Vocabulary Flashcards
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Subdued
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quieted and brought under control
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ajar
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partly open
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scowl
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frown
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beret
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type of cap
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debase
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humiliate
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quaint
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picturesque
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tantalizing
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tempting
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a bib
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haklapp
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obscure
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verb- to conceal
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obscurity
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unimportant
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menial
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unskilled
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piously
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holy
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sedately
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calmly
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headless
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not noticing; disregarding
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turret
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tower
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disconsolate
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sad
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tremulous
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trembling
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others. Gain another’s favor.
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irreverent
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disrespectful
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meek
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humble
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reminiscing
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to recall past experiences, events
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cultivate
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grow
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deprive
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bereave
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vessel
ship
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coyly
simpering, flirtatious manner
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pampered
treated with excessive care; spoiled
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harem
place for a man's wives
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lolling on a diva
lying on a sofa (without back)
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fanned
spread out
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eunuch
a castrated man
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sedentary
sitting down most of the time
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lethargic
acting in an slow, sluggish manner
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lithe
flexible
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congealed
Turned from liquid to solid
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translucent
semitransparent
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plaintively
sorrowfully
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parlour
salon
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constricted
tightened
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garble of sound
unclear sound
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earnest
serious, grave
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lopsided
asymmetrical
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candid
sincere
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udder
mammary gland
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mangy
scabby
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genial
friendly
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acquisitive
greedy
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incendiary
combustible, flammable, burning easily
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benevolence
kindness
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rebuking
disapproving
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juncture
a particular point of time
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frayed
worn out
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sprigged
decorated with floral design
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recreational
comical
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recede
retreat
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punitive
disciplinary
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ailing
unwell
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vulture
prey bird
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decadent
overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive
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degenerated, decayed
broken down
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carrion
dead and rotted flesh
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condescending
possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
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patronize
treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
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replenish
refill
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hoard
accumulate, save
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chair
ordförande
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anaesthetic
pain killer drug
