Vocab Sem 2 Flashcards by Makhya Walls | Brainscape

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Encroach

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Intrude on a person’s territory

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Allude

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Calling attention to indirectly

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Obsolete

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Out of date

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Magnate

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Rich, powerful, or successful business person

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Swelter

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Being uncomfortably hot

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Zeal

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Showing great enthusiasm or devotion to your goal

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Shamble

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A scene or condition of disorder or distruction

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Waft

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Moved gently by wind or waves

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Awry

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Twisted, wrong, or amiss. Awry plans

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Inept

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Awkward or clumsy, lacking ability

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Stifle

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Retrain or stop one’s self from acting

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Porous

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Having space or holes

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Enamor

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Filled with a feeling of love

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Utter

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Complete absolute
To say something

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Adage

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Popular phrase or saying

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Wean

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To withdraw

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Shaddy

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Of poor quality; dishonest

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Qualm

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A feeling if disturbia

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Aghast

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Shocked, taken aback

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Gape

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To come widely open; to stare in amazement

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Calamity

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An event causing great and often sudden damage

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Dismantle

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Take to pieces

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Falter

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Start to lose strength or momentum

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Encumber

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Restrict or burden

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Divulge

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Make known

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Zany

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Amusingly unconventional

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Frenzy

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A state or period of uncontrolled excitement

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Diverge

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Separate from another route

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Jar

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To bump or shake

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Inert

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Lacking the ability or strength to move

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Derelict

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Deserted, abandoned, neglected

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Futile

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Having no useful result

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Turncoat

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A person who gose over to the other side

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Vex

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To annoy pester or puzzle

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Miniscule

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Very small

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Detest

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To dislike intenselt

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Windfall

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Unexpected good fortune

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Frugal

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To be saving

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Garble

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To confuse

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Blik

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To defraud, to cheat or swindle

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Mar

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To render less attractive, less useful

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Genteel

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Polite;refined

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Unwieldy

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Hard to handle or manage

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Behoove

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To be necessary or proper for

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Obscure

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Hard to understand; not clear or distinct; not well known

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Neophyte

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A novice or beginner

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Vocation

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An occupation

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Feat

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Outstanding accomplishment

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Jocular

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To be jolly or fond of

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Supple

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Easily bent or folded

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Salient

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Prominent; stands out

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Rakish

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Dashing or stylish in manner

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Nimble

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Quick and light in movement

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Robust

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Full of health and strength

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Fruitful

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Producing something in abundance