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Vocab Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Cur?

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Mongrel dog

Worthless rumour animal

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Superfluous?

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Excessive amount

Unnecessary because more than needed

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Pernicious?

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Destructive

Harmful

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Tryst?

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Secret meeting/ rendezvous between lovers

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Ignominy?

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A shameful public disgrace

Loss of reputation

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Dire?

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Ominous

Urgently terrible

Dreadful

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Sagacious?

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Wise

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Usury?

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Practice of lending money with a high interest rate

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