vocabulary Flashcards

1
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skeptical

A

not easily convinced

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2
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arcane

A

only few people can understand

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3
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faltering

A

lose strength or momentum

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4
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alleged

A

something which is said without any proof

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5
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cognizance

A

having knowledge or awareness about something

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6
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floundered

A

to struggle in mud or water

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7
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a person who leaves one country to settle in another

A

emigrant

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8
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a person who deliberately sets fire to a building

A

arsonist

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9
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one who is rather fastidious

A

meticulous

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10
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subservient

A

subservient

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11
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respiration

A

respiration

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12
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blow the whistle

A

report to the authority

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13
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bob’s your uncle

A

something that is successful

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14
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intriguing

A

to arouse curiosity

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15
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expedite

A

to make some action or process sooner

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16
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revelation

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to disclose a previously unknown fact