Vocabulary Flashcards
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implacibility
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the quality of having strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change
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unwavering
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-continuing in a strong and steady way
“firm and decided”
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inexplicable
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incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
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earnest
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an intense and serious state of mind
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primordial
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primitive
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subjugation
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the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.
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teetering
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shaking
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rapacious
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greedy
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unadorned
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plain
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obtuse
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slow to react or understand
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queasy
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sick or nauseous
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guru
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authority
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frenetic
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fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way
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stark
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severe or bare in appearance or outline
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redress
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make reparation for
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brevity
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shortness of time
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gig economy
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In a gig economy, temporary jobs are commonplace and companies hire independent contractors and freelancers instead of full-time employees.
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exhilarating
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making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
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self-loathing
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self-hate
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injenious
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(of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
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pester
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annoy someone
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defy
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to confront with assured power of resistance
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haunted
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-to visit books: book haunting
-to have a disquieting(concerning) or harmful effect on
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agonizing
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brutal and painful
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trivial
tedious, small, unimportant
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seductive
attractive
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undodgeable
inevitable
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servile
having a strong willingness to serve or please people
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unscathed
unhurt
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conspiracy
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
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antidote
a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison
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fumbling
doing or handling something clumsily
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treason
the crime of betraying a nation or a sovereign by acts considered dangerous to security
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chastened
have a restraining or moderating effect on
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arcane
complicated therefore only known by a small number of people
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otherworldly
more closely connected to spiritual things than to the ordinary things of life
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condemn
express strong disapproval of
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ticklish
If you are ticklish, you quickly feel uncomfortable when someone lightly touches your skin to make you laugh.
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morbid
a morbid fascination with death
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peril
danger
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wreak
*cause (damage)
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bereavement
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
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unflinching
not shrinking from danger
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agonizing
causing extreme physical and mental pain
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palpable
so obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt:
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deranged
insane
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happenstance
by chance
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enticing
attractive
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eradicate
to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad
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slow-witted
not smart and therefore slow to notice or understand things
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eminently
remarkably
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banish
get rid of
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shrewd
smart/clever
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ravage
damage
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dispirited
feeling hopeless
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vigor
energy
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smitten
having suddenly started to like or love something or someone very much
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agony
extreme pain
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morose
sullen and ill-tempered.
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rendezvous
a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people
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embark on
to begin (a journey)
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forgo
to give up the enjoyment or advantage of
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inscrutable
mysterious
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sleazy
marked by low character or quality
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renunciation
quitting/rejection
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festering
rotten
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banquet
feast
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succumb to
give in
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sovereignty
government free from external control
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fend off
keep clear of
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devotion
love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause.
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venal
money-driven
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squalid
grimy/dirty
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dominion
sovereignty or control
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unscrupulous
abandonded
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denunciation
public condemnation of someone or something
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insidious
subtle and hidden
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badger
persuade through constant efforts
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undertaking
a formal pledge or promise to do something
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engrossing
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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predicament
difficulty/dilemma
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assuage
relieve or alleviate
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imprudent
hasty or rude
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dizzying
causing someone to feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.
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fret
be constantly or visibly worried or anxious.
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ostentatiously
in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress.
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perilous
dangerous
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grumbling
a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
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curmudgeons
a bad-tempered person, especially an old one
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fault
an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.
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mire
getting stuck in dilema
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linchpin
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implausible
unbelievable
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bereavement
the loss of something deemed important
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shirivel
shrink
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salvation
the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation.
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pull off
succeed in achieving or winning something difficult.
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futile
incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
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concoct
make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients.
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wing it
to do something without much preparation or practice
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perverse
showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences.
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masonry
stonework
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sacrophagus
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
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sepulchral
gloomy, relating to tomb and interment
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pensive
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
"a pensive mood"
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implacable
relentless; unstoppable.
"the implacable advance of the enemy"
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undisguised
(of a feeling) not disguised or concealed; open.
"she looked at him with undisguised contempt"
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inscription
words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book.
"the inscription on her headstone"
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compel
force or oblige (someone) to do something.
"a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions"
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render
* give or provide
* cause to be or become; make.
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epitaph
a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
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piously
religously
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serenely
in a calm, peaceful, and untroubled manner.
"she smiled serenely"
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inconspicuous
not noticable
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flippancy
lack of respect or seriousness; frivolousness.
"she was infuriated by his careless flippancy"
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deities
gods
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mornachs
king/queen
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atheism
not beliving in god
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moribund
* (of a person) at the point of death.
"on examination she was moribund and dehydrated"
* * (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor.
"the moribund commercial property market"
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anachronistic
outdated
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seducers
liars
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irreverently
in a way that *does not show the expected respect* for something or someone that is important, official, or holy
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allegorical
interpreted as a hidden meaning
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scant
* a period of time when an area receives less than average precipitation
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irreconcilable
* representing findings or points of view that are so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible.
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at odds with
in conflict or at variance.
"his behavior is at odds with the interests of the company"
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satirical
containing or using satire.
"a New York-based satirical magazine"
(of a person or their behavior) sarcastic, critical, and mocking another's weaknesses.
"his satirical sense of humor"
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adamant
* refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
"he is adamant that he is not going to resign"
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hampered
* hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
"their work is hampered by lack of funds"
