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Dissident

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A person who opposes official policy

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Intergation

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Process of joining or mixing with groups of different people

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Parapet

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A low protective wall on the edge of a roof

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Termites

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Small insect

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Irrevocably

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A way that can’t be changed

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Belligerence

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Aggressive behaviour

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Reconnaissance

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Military observation of a region to locate an enemy

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Quarrels

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Heated argument or disagreement

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Onerous

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Task involving great deal or effort

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Acquisitions

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Asset or object bought or obtained

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Tersely

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Uses few often in an unfriendly manner

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Reciprocating

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To return something

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Expeditions

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A journey taken by a group of people

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Platitudes

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Flat or dull remark

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Morose

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Sullen and ill tempered

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Intuition

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The ability to understand something

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Deign

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Something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

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Rivet

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Permanent mechanical fastener

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Unsurped

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To take control of a position of power without having the right too

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Hostility

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Unfriendly or opposition

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Brusquely

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In a way that s quick and slightly rude

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Adjunct

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Something added to something else

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Conjure

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To appear by the means of magic

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Chiding

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To speak out in anger

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Jovial

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Cheerful and friendly

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Resignation

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A formal notification of resigning

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Decipher

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To determine the meaning of something

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Impromptu

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Done without being planned

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Jubilant

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Feeling or expressing great happiness

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Approbation

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approval or praise

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Winced

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Make a slight grimace

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Lapels

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The collar of a coat or jacket

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Magnanimous

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Generous or forgiving

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Reining

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Guiding or pulling a horse by it’s rains

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Patronising

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Kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority

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Fervently

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Very enthusiastic or passionately

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Ostentatious

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Attracting or seeking to attract attention

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Languishing

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To exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation

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Abdomen

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The belly

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Chastised

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To punish severely

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Exhilarated

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Very happy and full of joy

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Menace

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A person or thing likely to cause harm or danger

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Ominously

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Suggesting that something bad is going to happen

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Scornfully

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Without respect

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Cistern

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Often built to catch and store rainwater

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Taulty

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Tight or completely stretched

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Unheeded

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Hard or noticed but disregard

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Stemmed

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A plant having a supporting stem

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Placatory

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Intended to make someone less angry

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Reedy

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High and thin in tone

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Mullion

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mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window

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Hovel

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A small squid

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Ineffectual

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not producing any significant or desired effect

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Serene

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calm, peaceful, and untroubled

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Goad

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provoke or annoy

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Contorted

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twisted or bent out of the normal shape

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Ruefully

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in a way that expresses sorrow or regret

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Conspiratorially

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in a manner suggestive of or relating to a conspiracy made by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful

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Creme-de-la-creme

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the best person or thing of a particular kind

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Pompous

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affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important

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Cretin

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a stupid person

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Volatile

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easily evaporated at normal temperatures

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Derisive

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expressing contempt

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Pointedly

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in a direct and unambiguous way, often indicating criticism or displeasure.

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Merest

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used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is.

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Tirade

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a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

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Gnat

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any of many species of tiny flying insects

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Incessant

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continuing without pause

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Astounded

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shock or greatly surprise

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Resented

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feel bitterness towards someone

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Incomprehensible

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not able to be understood; not intelligible.

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Simultaneously

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At the same time

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Euphemistic

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using or of the nature of a euphemism

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Delectation

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pleasure and delight

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Posterior

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further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end

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Prevarication

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the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

77
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Derriere

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a person’s buttocks.

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Rasped

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make a harsh, grating noise

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Accustomed

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customary; usual

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Contemptuous

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showing contempt; scornful

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Sullen

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Bad tempered skuclly

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Aghast

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filled with horror or shock

83
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Platitudes

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a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content

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Ruddy

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having a healthy red colour

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Dystopian

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relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice

English Summer Test (11 decks)

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