V-49,50 Flashcards

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recuperate

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to recover after an illness

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bemoan

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sorrow

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wily

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cunning and deceitful

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rancor

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a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something

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5
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strut

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to walk in pride trying to look important

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irate

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very angry

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stupefy

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to astonish / shock someone

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accede

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to agree / to accept

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acme

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the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed

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acuity

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sharpness or keenness of vision or thought

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bereft

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deprived / lacking of something

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knave

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a dishonest and unscrupulous man

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macabre

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disturbing becausing it is concerned with death

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malady

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disease

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mangy

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used to describe something that is old and dirty and is used a lot

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tumid

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pompous / bombastic

inflated / swollen / large

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pique

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to irritate / excite or cause interest

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nubile

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young and sexually attractive woman of marriageable age

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interdict

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to prohibit / forbid

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hurtle

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move in a high speed in an uncontrolled manner