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Vocab - Mar 2024 Flashcards

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Acrid

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Adj. strong, bitter, and unpleasant

Often a smell or taste that is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat

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Adage

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N. a wise saying or proverb

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Addendum

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N. extra information added at the end of a report, letter, contract, etc.

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Belligerent

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Adj. eager to fight or argue
Synonym: hostile, aggressive

N. a country, group, or person who is fighting a war

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Circuitous

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Adj. not straight or direct; roundabout

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Circumscribe

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V. to limit something

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Defunct

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Adj. no longer existing, living, or working correctly

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Degrade

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V. to reduce the quality of something

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to cause someone to seem to be worth less and lose the respect of others

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Exacting

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Adj. demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention

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Fitful

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Adj. going off and on irregularly,
often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way

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Flag (verb)

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V. to become tired, weaker, or less effective:
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to put a mark on something so it can be found easily among other similar things

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Gregarious

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Adj. liking to be with other people

Synonym: sociable

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Harrowing

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Adj. extremely upsetting because connected with suffering

Synonym: frightening, traumatic

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Incongruous

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Adj. appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation;
Not corresponding

Synonym: discordant

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Lethargic

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Adj. lacking in energy; feeling unwilling or unable to do anything

Synonym: sluggish

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Mirth

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N. laughter, humour, or happiness

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Obstinate

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Adj. unwilling to change your opinion or action despite argument or persuasion

Synonym: stubborn

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Paucity

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N. the condition of having very little or not enough of something

Synonym: scarcity

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Peerless

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N. better than any other of its type

Synonym: incomparable

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Sanctimonious

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Adj. acting as if morally better than others, or as if more religious

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Affluence

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N. the state of having a lot of money or owning many things

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Arrears

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N. money that is owed and should already have been paid

Synonym: overdue, late

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Cascade

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N. a small waterfall, or
a large amount of something that hangs down

V. to fall quickly and in large amounts

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Cringe

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V. to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened

Adj. very embarrassing, because of being so bad or silly

Synonym: flinch, cower

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Crotchety

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Adj. often in a bad mood and easily annoyed

Synonym: grumpy, disagreeable

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Format

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N. a pattern, plan, or arrangement

V. to organize or arrange text, especially on a computer, according to a chosen pattern

Synonym: layout, design

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Nimble

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Adj. quick and exact either in movement or thoughts

Synonym: flexible

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Onset

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N. the moment at which something begins, and especially something uncomfortable or unpleasant

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Partition

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V. To divide something into parts or sections

N. the division of something into smaller parts, or something that divides a space

Synonym: divider, separation

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Perishable

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Adj. products, especially food, that spoil or decay quickly

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Retrieve

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V. to find and bring back something

Synonym: recover, fetch

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Sinister

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Adj. appearing or suggesting that something evil is going to happen

Synonym: ominous, menacing

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Taut

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Adj. tight or completely stretched

Synonym: tight, strained

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Immobile

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Adj. not moving or not able to move

Synonym: fixed, stationary

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impassable

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Adj. impossible to travel on or over

Synonym: impenetrable, closed

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Innovation

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N. a new idea or method, or the use of new ideas and methods

Synonym: modernisation

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Jovial

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Adj. showing or feeling good humor; friendly

Synonym: jolly, cheerful

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Manacle

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N. A handcuff, something that chains or confines

V. To chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)

Synonym: put in chains

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Martial

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Adj. relating to soldiers, war, or life in the armed forces

Synonym: military

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Minimum

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N. the smallest amount or number allowed or possible

Synonym: least

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Avenge

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V to get satisfaction by harming or punishing the person responsible for something bad done to you or your family or friends

Synonym: to get revenge

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Cede

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V. to allow someone else to have or own something, especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so

Synonym: to give up (something)

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Deluge

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N. a very large volume of something, more than can be managed
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a very large amount of rain or water

V. To flood

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Discretion

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N. the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret

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Giddy

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Adj. feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behaviour

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Impact

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N. the force or action of one object hitting another

V. to have an influence on something

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Intimidate

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V. to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do

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Liberate

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V. to help someone or something to be free

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Logical

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Adj. reasonable and based on good judgment

Synonym: rational, sensible

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Misrepresent

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V. to represent something or someone falsely, often in order to obtain an advantage

Synonym: twist, falsify, distort

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Optional

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Adj. not necessary or demanded but possible or available; depending on what you decide to do

Synonym: elective, voluntary, discretionary
Antonym: required, mandatory

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Outright

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Adj. complete

Adv. directly and plainly, or immediately instead of in stages

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Rendezvous

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N. a meeting at a particular place and time

V. to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular place and time

Synonym: (n.) appointment, date

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Rotund

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Adj. (especially of a person) round or rounded in shape; rounded or fat

Synonym: round, plump, chubby

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Saunter

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V. to walk in a slow and relaxed way, often in no particular direction

N. a slow and relaxed walk

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Sluggish

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Adj. moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power

Synonym: lazy, unhurried, lethargic

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Subordinate

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Adj. having a lower or less important position

N. a person who has a less important position than you in an organization

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Tint

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N. a small amount of a colour

V. to slightly change the colour of something

Synonym: (v) colour, stain

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Variable

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Adj. likely to change often

N. a number, amount, or situation that can change

Antonym: constant

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Verge

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N. the edge or border of something
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the strip of land that borders a road or path

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Query

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V. to ask questions, especially in order to check if something is true or correct:

N. a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority

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