Vocabulary Flashcards
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Gilded
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Golden
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Torpid
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tired
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Somnambulant
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Sluggish
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Festooned
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decorated (verb)
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Bellicose
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aggressive
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Crepuscular
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twilight (adj) - sun setting/rising purple/red sky
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Preternatural
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unnatural
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Coruscating
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sparkling
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Malodorous
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Smelly
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Tremulous
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trembling
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Disenchanted
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disappointed
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Ethereal
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delicate in a way thats not of this world - heavenly, supernatural
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Ornate
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highly decorated
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ubiquitous
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found everywhere
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Vivacious
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lively and animated
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jaunty
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cheerful and self-confident
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unscrupulous
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dishonest or unfair
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tottering
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feeble/ unsteady (verb)
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metropolis
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a large city
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Bucolic
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idyllic, perfect countryside (adj)
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Temerity
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extremely confident/ audacity
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perspicacious
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really clever
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avarice
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excessive greed (noun)
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brusque
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short, abrupt, dismissive
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cajole
to urge, coax
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brazen
bold, clear, obvious (adj)
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clandestine
secret (adj)
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cynical
believing the worst of others, all acts are selfish
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demure
quiet, modest, reserved
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extol
to praise(verb)
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fabricate
to make up, invent
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feral
wild, savage
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fractious
troublesome, irritable
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vociferous
loud
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macabre
gruesome, horrifying, frightening
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euphoric
happy
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Morose
Sad
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Indigant, exasperated
1 - Raw Anger
2 - Fed up anger
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Serene, Harmonious
Calm
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Gargantuan
big
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Befuddled
Confused
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Lackadaisical
Lazy
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Abominable, Atrocious
Bad
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Heinous, malevolent
evil
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Agil, nimble
fast
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Appetising, Luscious
Tasty
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Loathsome, gruesome
disgusting
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Gallant, Valiant
Brave
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Sweltering, Blazing
Hot
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Effervescent
bubbly, enthusiastic
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Euphonious
pleasing to the ear
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capricious
unpredictable, inexplicable
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Fiasco
disaster
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pragmatic
dealing with things in a sensible way
