Spelling Flashcards

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desiccate

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gedroogd, dried

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2
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ecstasy

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feeling of great happines

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3
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millennium

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1000 years

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4
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dumbbell

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gewichten

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5
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supersede

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take place of (authority/use)

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6
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accidentally

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on/by accident

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7
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pedlar

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door-to-door salesman

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8
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minuscule

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tiny/wee

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9
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coolly

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calmly

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10
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accommodate

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give place to stay

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11
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irresistible

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can’t resist

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12
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liaison

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connection to (work)

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13
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harass

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to bother/disturb/upset

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14
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definitely

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certainly

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15
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occurrence

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happens once in a while/appearence

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16
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embarrass

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to cause shame

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17
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cemetery

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burial place/graveyard

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18
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inoculate

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vaccinate

19
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sacrilegious

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not showing respect for a holy place

20
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questionnare

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list of questions, survey

21
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unconscious

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not conscious, without awareness

22
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precocious

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unusually mature, especially in mental development

23
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surveillance

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observation to gather information

24
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chrysanthemum

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brightly coloured showy flower

25
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idiosyncrasy

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a tendency, habit

26
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chauffeur

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private driver

27
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onomatopoeia

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formation of a word by imitation of a sound of the noise or action described (meow)

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conscientious

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careful, particular, taking great care

29
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demitasse

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small coffee cup

30
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vengeance

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punishment inflicted for a wrong done to oneself or somebody else, revenge

31
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prospicience

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the act of looking forward; foresight

32
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acquiesce

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to accept the inevitable; to comply passively

33
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malfeasance

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conduct by a public official that violates the public trust or is against the law

34
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irascible

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irritable, quick-tempered

35
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antediluvian

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relating to the period before the biblical flood, old-fashioned

36
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foudroyant

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sudden and overwhelming; stunning

37
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eudemonic

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conducive to happiness

38
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logorrhea

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excessive and often incoherent talkativeness

39
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pterodactyl

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flying reptiles with no feathers (dino)

40
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stichomythia

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dialogue, especially a dispute, delivered in alternating lines

41
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feuilleton

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part of a European newspaper or magazine with content designed to entertain the reader

42
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milquetoast

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a timid, unassertive or apologetic person

43
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chrematistic

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relating to making money