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Vocb Flashcards

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Crime

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Perpetrator - criminal

Petty crime - not serious crime

White collar crime - business world crime

Abduction - kidnapping

Arson - act of burning property

Assault - violent physical attack

Manslaughter- act of killing a person

Felony- serious crime such as murder or bulglary

Prosecutors

Capital punishment-death penalty

Crime wave - a sudden increase in the amount of crime

Trafficking

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Music

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Harmony - producing a pleasing sound

Choir -

Sellout

Genre

Folk

Aficionado

To be tone deaf

Conductor

Chorus

Front man

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Art

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Aesthetics

Motif

Curator

Artifact

Masterpiece

Heritage

Philistine

Portrait

Landscape

Figurative art

Realism

Abstract art

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Food

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Famished

Sweet tooth

Relish

Delicacy

Bland

Devour

Delectable

To foot the bill

Savour a meal

Binge eating

Cuisine

Whet your appetite

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Weather

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Frigid - extremely cold weather

Torrid - very hot weather

Gloomy

Drizzle

Precipitation- (raining cats and dogs)

Blizzard

Hurricane

Arid

Breeze

Hall storm

Tropical

Smog

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Sports

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Strenuous exercise - rigorous exercise

Pulverize - beat someone very badly and convinced

Endurance

Performance enhancing

Ardent fan

Amateur

Arena

Felicitate

Mascot

To hone skills

Consolation prize

Adrenaline

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Holiday

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Picturesque

Excursion

Exotic destination

Quaint places

Breath taking view

Ecotourism

All inclusive

Full board

Far off destination

Long haul flights

Layover

Swarming with tourist

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Education

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Erudite

Inquisitive

Luminary - an expert of particular field

Humanities

To play truant

Sophomore

Dissertation

Esteemed

Insightful

Diligent

Fastidious

Negligence

Credentials

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Health

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Epidemic

Prognosis

Diagnosis

Recuperate - recovering from a disease

Impair-incapacitate

Therapeutic

Carcinogenic

Chronic- often

Tranquilizer

Anorexia

Immunization - increase immunity

Panacea- a solution for all disease or problems

Potent

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Technology

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Cutting edge

Breakthrough

Tech savvy - speak

Obsolete- outdated

Revolutionize

intuitive

Censorship

Navigate

Automation

Technophile x person who loves technology

Technophobe - dislike technology

Glitch

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Preposterous

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Silly , ridiculous,illogical

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Perspicacity

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The ability to understand things quickly

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Elucidate

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To explain things in very clear manner

Explaining

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Trepidation

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Nervousness , anxiety

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Predilection

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Strong liking for something

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Iniquitous

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Unfair, wrong vile,morally wrong

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Intrepid

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Fearless adventurous

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Inebriated

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It means heavily drunk intoxicated

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Conundrum

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Problem a confusing or difficult situation

There is a conundrum amongst people which side to favour

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Scourge

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A person or thing that cause great trouble or suffering

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Transgression

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An illegal activity an action which is forbidden by society or a person

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Deterrent

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A thing that discourage or is intended to discourage someone from doing something

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Penurious

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Extremely poor

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Affluent

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Very rich

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Magnanimous

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Very generous person

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Oblivious

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Unaware of something

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Mellifluous

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Someone with a very sweet

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Biosterous

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Very excited very lively

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Precarious

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Very sensitive situation or something that can fall anytime

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Embellish

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To decorate something or someone add something to add details in the story for entertainment

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Precocious

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Highly talent child in a field

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Loquacious

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Talkative person

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Gullible

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A person who easily believe others

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Suave

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Charming and elegant person

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Pompous

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A person who gives great importance to one self (negative )

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Taciturn

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A reserved person who does not talk much

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Opinionated

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Phlegmatic

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A very calm person

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Erudite

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A man of knowledge

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Clairvoyant

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Punctilious

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A person who behave in proper manner

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Indefatigable

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A person who is. Not easily defeated

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Vapid

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A boring person

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Iconoclastic

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A person who has belief different form society

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Misanthropic

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A person who dislikes or hate other. People

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Puerile

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An immature or childlike person

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Ascetic

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Self disciplined

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Surcease

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To stop to end ending

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Dichotomy

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Difference between two things

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Discrepancy

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A lack of compacting or similarity between two or more facts

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Psyche

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The thought process of a person or community

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Flabbergasted

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To be very surprised

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Desiccated

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Very dry

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Bedazzled

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To very impressed by someone

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