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

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ship

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coyly

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simpering, flirtatious manner

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pampered

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treated with excessive care; spoiled

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harem

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place for a man’s wives

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lolling on a diva

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lying on a sofa (without back)

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fanned

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spread out

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eunuch

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a castrated man

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sedentary

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sitting down most of the time

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lethargic

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acting in an slow, sluggish manner

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lithe

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congealed

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Turned from liquid to solid

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translucent

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semitransparent

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plaintively

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sorrowfully

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parlour

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constricted

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garble of sound

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unclear sound

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earnest

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serious, grave

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lopsided

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asymmetrical

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candid

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udder

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mammary gland

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mangy

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genial

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acquisitive

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incendiary

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combustible, flammable, burning easily

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benevolence

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rebuking

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disapproving

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juncture

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a particular point of time

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frayed

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sprigged

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decorated with floral design

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recreational

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recede

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punitive

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disciplinary

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ailing

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vulture

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decadent

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overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

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degenerated, decayed

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broken down

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carrion

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dead and rotted flesh

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condescending

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possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing

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patronize

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treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority

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replenish

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hoard

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accumulate, save

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chair

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ordförande

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anaesthetic

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pain killer drug