verb Test English Flashcards

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1
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simple, plain,harsh or sour in flavor

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austere

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make up, to devise

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concoct

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3
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to lower in character

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debase

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4
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to confuse

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disconcert

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5
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grand in an impressive or stately way

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grandiose

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a breaking of a law

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infraction

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7
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to make milder or softer

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mitigate

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8
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to rob of good by open force

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pillage

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9
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inspiring fear or awe

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redoubtable

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10
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strong and sturdy

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stalwart

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11
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dismay, confusion

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consternation

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12
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disavow

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disavow

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13
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calm, free from emotion

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dispassionate

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14
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scatter

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dissipate

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15
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to remove

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expurgate

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16
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an armored or protective glove

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gauntlet

17
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low base

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ignoble

18
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to attack as false

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impugn

19
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to place in a lower position

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relegate

20
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serving to promote some end

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subservient

21
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lacking in resistance

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susceptible

22
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praise or flattery that is excessive

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adulation

23
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showing practical wisdom

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astute

24
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standing out from the mass

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egregious

25
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation

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equivocate

26
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hesitating

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irresolute

27
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cloudlike

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nebulous

28
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extreme poverty

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penury

29
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ambitious

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pretentious

30
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to revive

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resuscitate

31
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inactive, sluggish, dull

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torpid