word list 6 Flashcards by maria christofi

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deserving blame

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culpable

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rudely brief in speech or maner (o apotomos)

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curt

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to suspend

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curtail, shorten

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one who owes (pou xrwsta)

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debtor

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weaken by illness or by age

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decrepit

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afierwsi - to honor someone by placing his name at the beginning of a literary work

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dedicate

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to tear down completely (katedafisi)

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demolish

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to depress a surface by pressure or a blow (poulwma xaxa)

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dent

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describe

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depict

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to express disapproval (apodokimasia)

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deprecate

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take away

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deprive

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make fun of

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deride, jeer

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throw out

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discard

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to recognize

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discern (diakrinw) , perceive (antilamvanome)

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to spread (dianemw i diaspeirw)

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disseminate, distribute

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to entertain, to amuse (diaskedazw)

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divert

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to make known

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reveal, divulge (apokaliptw)

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to make very wet

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drench

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a long period of dry weather

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drought

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very sleepy

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drowsy

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doubtful

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dubious

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a prison, a dark cell

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dungeon

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diarkis - isxiros

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durable, sturdy, lasting

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para3enos, ekkentrikos, perittos

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strange, eccentric, odd

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graceful language (evglwttia, pistikotita)

eloquence, persuasive

tending to escape notice (apiastos)

elusive

give off (ekpempw)

emit

learned

erudite

accompany (sinodia)

escort

a favorable opinion, respect

esteem

high praise (egkomio)

laudation, eulogy

very happy, full of joy

exultant

easy

facile

anaptissw - to develop gradually (stadiaka)

evolve

detailed, meticulous (leptomeris)

exacting

to make angry and impatient

exasperate

very clear, definite (safis)

explicit

to use for selfish advantage or profit

exploit

to explain in detail

expound

without preparation

impromptu (aftosxedio), extempore (proxeiro)

extensive (ektetamena)

far-reaching

no longer active, having died out

extinct

to praise highly

extol

to move hesitatingly (distaktika)

falter, unsteadily

starvation

famine

an act requiring great strength or courage

feat

lacking strength or power (adinamos)

feeble

to cross a river or a narrow body of water

ferry

bitter hostility (exthrotita)

feud

to praise too much (kolakevw)

fletter

to escape swiftly

flee (fled, fled)

to shine unsteadily (astatheis)

flicker

weak, lacking solidarity (adinamos)

flismy

poulerika

fowl

a fault, a deception (e3apatisi)

fraud

to worry

fret

very cold

frigid

secret

furtive

useless

futile

endimasia

clothing, gard