Vocab 45 Flashcards

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Verb: to rub off or remove information from a piece of writing/ to cause something to be forgotten

e.g. His name has been ……… from the list of members

She has been unable to ……….. the details of the accident from her memory.

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Expunge

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Adjective : producing an unpleasant sound

e.g. “the singers continued their ……..chanting

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Discordant

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Noun : If someone has a ………. for something, they like it a lot:
Ever since she was a child, she has had a ……. for spicy food.

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predilection

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Adjective: too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you.

e.g. They criticized the ……..lifestyle of their leaders.
an …………. gesture/manner

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ostentatious

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Verb:to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen that will be to your advantage.

e.g. Officials were accused of ……. with the company in the supply of arms to Sierra Leone.

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Connive

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