word_1 Flashcards
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edifying
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didatic
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intricate
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complicated
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pejorative
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1.Derogatory 2.disapproval/criticism
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sinecure
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to pay even without work
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staunch
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strong and loyal in opinion/ faithful
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cantankerous
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bad tempered and always complaining
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daunting
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to make nervous and less confident
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expended
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spend a lot
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acquittal
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conviction decision of court
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moiling
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work hard move around in confusion
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corporeal
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that can be touched
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petty
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small unimportant
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ennui
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feeling of bored not satisfied
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enervated
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lacking energy
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efficacious
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effective
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dross
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useless
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reconnoitered
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get information about the area
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hoodwinked
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trick
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lambasted
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criticize or attack
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vitiated
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spoil or reduce the effect
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deride
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mock
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pilloried
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criticize smbd in public
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banter
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friendly remark or joke
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halcyon
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peaceful and happy
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contempt
respect
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mired
difficult situation that u cant escape
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evinced
show clearly that you have feeling
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defalcated
to engage in embezzlement
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tact
polite
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heretical
people of heresy
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clandestine
done secretly or kept secretly
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stratagems
trick or plan to gain adv Or trick
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proboscises
trunk of elephant long organ
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discomfit
make confused or embarrased
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apposite
very appropriate for a particular situation
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pontificate
to give opinion in a way to show u r right
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feckless
ineffective careless
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stoicism
dont compalin when suffering or feeling
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mediocrity
average
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succinctness
expressed clearly in few words
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spurious
based on false idea specious
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extemporaneous
impromptu
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chicanery
deception
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nigh
near
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extolled
to praise
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addle
to confuse
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permeate
to spread in every part affect every part
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weltering
Large confusing amount of sth
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forswearing
renounce make promise or stop doing sth
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castigation
to criticize sb
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jingoistic
patriotic
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unfettered
without restriction
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jaded
Tired and bored coz of having too much
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truant
absent/ bunk
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iniquitous
sinful
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fatuous
foolish stupid
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pusillanimous
cowardly
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mettle
Ability determination to do sth despite difficult condition
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jejune
too simple naive
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seminal
1.very imp 2.having strong influence
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menial
not skilled or imp boring or badly paid
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chimera
impossible idea or hope
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unbedizened
unadorned
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parochial
Narrow minded
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quintessence
1.perfect example 2.most imp feature
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salubrious
pleasant to live in clean healthy
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substantiated
provide information evidence to prove true
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subversive
rebellious going against
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cohesion
act of keeping together
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propitiatory
intended to win back frenship or angry
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vilify
say or write unpleasant malign, revile
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unencumbered
not carrying heavy that makes u slow
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polemical
arguing passionately strong argument
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divisive
causing disagreement
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abysmal
extremely bad or very low std
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plaintive
mournful
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facile
glib
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recalcitrant
unwilling to obey rules
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slick
glib skillful,a slick striker
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conglomerations
mixture of different things
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jeremiad
express lamentation
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philippic
condemnation tirade
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virulent
1.extremely dangerous 2.showing strong neg feeling
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perspicuous
easily understood
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quiescent
calm peaceful
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compendium
brief summary
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gaiety
happiness
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tenebrous
hard to understand dark
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eviscerate
remove inner organs
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entice
to persuade smb inveigle
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curmudgeonly
bad tempered person
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finicky
too worried abt wat u eat dress disliking many things
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epicurean
devoted to pleasure enjoying yourself
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persnickety
worrying too much about unimp details
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verdant
fresh and green
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bountiful
in large quantities generous
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Stygian
dark gloomy
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raffish
not accepted according to some social std but interesting attractive
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enormity
great size effect serious crime
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iniquity
being or sth that is very unfair or wrong
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caparisoned
decorated
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ablated
to remove or destroy by cutting abrading or evaporating
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foment
to create trouble or violence or make it worse incite
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peremptory
expecting to be obeyed immediately and without question
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genial
Friendly cheerful affable
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flippantly
show that u dont take seriously as others think
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incongruous
inappropriate
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allusive
containing indirect speech writing
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splenetic
bad tempered and angry
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simpatico
pleasant easy to like
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machination
secret plan intigue
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periphrasis
indirect way of express
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esculent
edible
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somnolence
almost asleep making u feel tired
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nescience
lack of knowledge
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belletrism
view to see literature as fine art
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disinterred
to dig up sth
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espied
to see sb/sth suddenly
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vitiated
to spoil or reduce the effect of sth
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exsiccated
dry
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censured
find fault and criticize
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excoriated
censure scathingly
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startling
to move or jump suddenly
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languid
weak sluggish in character
