Word meanings Flashcards

1
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Ominus

A

Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen

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2
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Steeple

A

A church with a spire(church tower)

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3
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Bugle

A

A brass instrument like a small trumpet

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4
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Abide

A

Accept

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5
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Tidings

A

News , info or a flock of magpies

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6
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Barred

A

Closed or secured with a long rigid piece of wood or metal

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7
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Confirmity

A

Copying what everyone else does

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8
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Dialect

A

A way of speaking a language that’s special to a group of people, like people from a certain place or culture.

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9
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Colloquial language

A

An informal , everyday language

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10
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Derogatory

A

Bad words / bad language or negative words

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11
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Belied

A

Fail to give a true impression of something

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12
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Mewling

A

Cry

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13
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Furnace

A

An enclosed structure in which material can be heated to high temperature

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14
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Ballad

A

A poem narrating a story in short stanza

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15
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Woeful

A

Extremely sad

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16
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Pard

A

An archaic term for leopard

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17
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Muse

A

To think about something carefully and for a long time

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18
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Dominion

A

Control over a country or people

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19
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Converse

A

To have a conversation

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20
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Midst

A

In the middle of an event , situation or activity

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21
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Denizen

A

An animal , plant or person that lives in or is often in a particular place

22
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Kindred

A

Similar or related

23
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Splendour

A

Great beauty that attracts admiration and attention

24
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Dews

A

Drops of water that form outside during the night

25
Q

Bear

A

To have or continue to have something

26
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Aghast

A

Suddenly filled with strong feelings of shock , normally a bad way

27
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Sanguine

A

Positive and hoping for good things

28
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Crag

A

A high , rough mass of rocks

29
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Woe

A

Extremely sad

30
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Appalls

A

To cause someone to be extremely upset or shocked

31
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Hapless

A

Unlucky and usually unhappy

32
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Blights

A

Something that spoils or has a very bad effect on something

33
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Hearse

A

A vehicle used to carry a body in a coffin to a funeral

34
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Fluttering

A

To make up a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side

35
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Margin

A

The outer edge of an area

36
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Sprightly

A

Energetic and good health

37
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GAY

A

Happy

38
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Jocund

A

In a happy mood

39
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Pensive

A

Thinking in a quiet way

40
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Morn

A

Morning

41
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Skylar

A

A type of bird

42
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Dreary

A

Boring and making you feel unhappy

43
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Tender

A

Gentle , kind , loving

44
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Mellowing

A

Smooth and soft , or not too sharp , bright , new or rough

45
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Bower

A

A pleasant place under the branches of a tree in a wood or garden

46
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Blitz

A

A fast violent attack on a town , city ; usually with bombs dropped from an aircraft

47
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Welfare state

A

The government looks after the ill

48
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Bombardier

A

A military person who aims and often releases bombs from an aircraft

49
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Britches

A

Trousers

50
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Helves

A

When a cow is separated from her calf