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Vocabulary 12 Flashcards

1
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Abbreviate

A

Shorten

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Absorbing

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Very interesting

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Accompanied

A

Go somewhere with someone with you. (Or play an instrument with someone else playing with you)

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Advance

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To make progress

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5
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Affirmative

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Agreeing with something

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Banish

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Ban / send someone away as a punishment

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Bearded

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Having a beard

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Blustery

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Very windy

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Brisk

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Active and energetic

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Bumper

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Very large (also a horizontal bar across the front or back of a vehicle used to reduce damage in a crash)

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Challenging

A

Difficult

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12
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Coarse

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Rough

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Compliant

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Obeying the rules

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14
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Comrade

A

Friend

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15
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Contempt

A

Feeling that a person or thing is worthless

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16
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Dawn

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The beginning of the morning when the sun first rises

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17
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Destitute

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Very poor

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Eccentric

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Slightly strange or unusual (used to describe a person’s behaviour)

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19
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Educated

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Having had a good education

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20
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Fantasy

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An idea that is impossible or unlikely

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21
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Flashy

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Attractive or impressive

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22
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Flimsy

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Easily damaged

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Formal

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Suitable for an official or important occasion

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Granted

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To allow or agree with a request

25
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Ignorant

A

Not knowing something

26
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Inaudible

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A sound that’s too quiet to hear

27
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Inhale

A

Breathe in

28
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Insert

A

Put something into something else

29
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Intentional

A

On purpose

30
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Intrepid

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Fearless / adventurous

31
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Landlord

A

Someone who rents out a building

32
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Leisurely

A

Doing something without rushing or ina relaxed way

33
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Magnify

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To make something seem larger than it is, say by using a magnifying glass or microscope

34
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Miserly

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Not spending much money (used to describe a person’s behaviour)

35
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Omit

A

Leave out

36
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Outgoing

A

Friendly and confident

37
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Overcast

A

When the sky is full of grey clouds

38
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Plentiful

A

When there is lots of something

39
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Postpone

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To arrange for something to take place at a later time

40
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Precise

A

Accurate

41
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Reality

A

How things really are (opposite of fantasy)

42
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Reap

A

To gather plants (usually a harvest)

43
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Relapse

A

To become worse after something had previously become better

44
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Reluctant

A

Not willing to do something

45
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Retreat

A

To withdraw or move back

46
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Rowdy

A

Noisy

47
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Scarce

A

Not enough (usually used to describe money or food)

48
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Scorn

A

Feeling contempt for someone or something

49
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Sow

A

Plant seeds (also an adult female pig)

50
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Tenant

A

Someone who lives in a building that is owned by someone else

51
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Traitor

A

A person who betrays someone or something

52
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Turbulent

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Used to describe something that is not calm

53
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Underdog

A

Someone who has not much chance of winning a fight/competition

54
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Unruffled

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Not disordered or disarranged

55
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Vague

A

Not clear in meaning

56
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Valley

A

The area of low land in between hills and mountains

57
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Vile

A

Disgusting

58
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Wary

A

To be cautious about a potential danger

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