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Words Flashcards

1
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Libation

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Act of drinking a ceremonial drink. I.e. his favourite libation is scotch on the rocks

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Effulgent

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Shining brightly - can also refer to a person. “There was my father, with the most effulgent smile on his face”

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3
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Denizen

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Is soos n inhabitant

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Denizen

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Is n unhabitant van sekere plek

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5
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Capitulate

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Basies naar om op te gee? To surrender, or yield

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Verbose

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Wanneer jy te veel woorde gebruik
Academic language is often verbose.
The speech was verbose

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Mar

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To impair the quality of
New year celebrations often marred with accidents

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Parish

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A geographical area seeved by a pastor

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Parochial se hoof betekenis

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As jy narrow-minded is, “parochial attitudes”

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Motley

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Eintlik maar n deurmekaar spul
A motley crew of discontents

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Canter

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Pace of a quadraped between trotting and galloping

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Noisome

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Having an extremely offensive smell
The noisome conconction

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Equanimity

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Steadiness/equilibrium under stress

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14
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Chide

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To critisize gently

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15
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Amicable

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Having a spirit of friendliness

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16
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Acclamation

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Enthusiastic approval
Taylor swift brought het fans to their feet in acclamation

17
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Exasperation

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Feeling of great irritation
(She rolled her eyes in exasperation)

18
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Extol

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To praise enthusiastically
(He extolled the virtues of the russian people)

19
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Obtuse

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Slow to understanding or annoyingly insensitive
He wondered whether the doctor was deliberately being obtuse
Kan ook n hoek wees tussen 90 en 180 grade

20
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Eulogise

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Praise eloquently

21
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Malaise

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Feeling of discomfort waarvan oorsprong nie heeltemal bekend is nie
General air of malaise

22
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Feckless

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Generally incompetent and ineffectual
You are a feckless human being

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Affable

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Exhibiting warmth and friendliness
My aunt is affable

24
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Panoply

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An array of items, or a complete collection
I have a panoply of mugs

25
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Tenable

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The ability to defend against attack
Such a feeble argument is no longer tenable

26
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Ostracise

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To shun

27
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Usurp

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To seize control illegaly

28
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Riposte

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Clevel reply to critisim. “You have a strange sense of humou”, Craig riposted
Kan ook in fencing wees, waar iemand vinnig terugkap, cool

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Limpid

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Clear, transparent or glassy
The limpid waters of the carribean

30
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Myopic

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Short sighted
Kan net naby sien, kan ook verwys na n gebrek aan foresight, i.e the myopic spending of governments

31
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Aggrandise

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To enlarge or increase in power

32
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Loose vs lose

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Loose - los
Lose - om te verloor

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