Words Flashcards

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Made embarrassed or uneasy

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Abashed

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A flock of birds; a group of people

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Bevy

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Amusing funny comical

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Droll

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To involve (someone, oneself) in a fight, trouble, or confusion

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Embroil

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A deliberately caused distraction

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Feint

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An ornamental band on a wall or table; a shaggy cloth

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Frieze

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A crafty or dishonest man; a male servant; a man of humble birth

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Knave

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Lacking color, unusually pale complexion

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Pallid

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Uneasy, impatient, and hard to control; an animal refusing to move

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Restive

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A shallow spot in water; a raised spot of sand in water

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Shoal

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To speak sharply to; to scold

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Upbraid

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To take away by force without any right to do so

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Usurp

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An agent representative sent to convey a message or advance the cause of government

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Emissary

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14
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Deep hatred; animosity

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Enmity

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15
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Disgraceful or shameful

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Ignominious

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16
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Courage or fortitude

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Mettle

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17
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Serve as an indicator; to forecast predict

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Portend

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18
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To guess or make a judgement without enough evidence

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Surmise

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19
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Alarm or fear

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Trepidation

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20
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Lacking grace and refinement

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Uncouth

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A deviation from the common rule; an irregularity

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Anomaly

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To escape or evade detection by cunning and dexterity

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Elude

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An obscure or indirect suggestion; a hint

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Intimation

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Expressing sorrow or grief

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Plaintive

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Extravagantly or foolishly idealistic and chivalrous; unrealistically impractical in the pursuit of ideas
Quixotic
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Extravagantly or foolishly idealistic and chivalrous; unrealistically impractical in the pursuit of ideas
Quixotic
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The absence of what is necessary for well being and comfort
Privation
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Quick of thought or discernment; wise; shrewd
Sagacious
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A devotion or close adherence to truthfulness; accuracy
Veracity
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To calm , make quite, or relieve
Allay
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A record of historical events, usually arranged year by year
Annals
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Praise, or an award involving special praise
Commendation
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To confirm with evidence; to make more certain
Corroborate
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Displaying a warmth and intensity of felling; eager; enthusiastic
Fervid
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A quickness of ideas or invention; cleaverness
Ingenuity
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Extreme drowsiness accompanied by dulness an inaction
Lethargy
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With relation to a disease, very dangerous or harmful and tending to cause deterioration or death
Malignant
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A confused jumble of people; a skirmish or scuffle
Mêlée
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Hard work, physical or mental, that often involves pain or fatigue
Toil
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Malaria, or other illness involving fever, chills, and shivering
Ague
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A vivid red color; a crimson pigment made from cochineal insects
Carmine
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A resounding, loud banging or ringing noise
Clangor
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Sophisticated, confident, and charming usually referring to a man
Debonair
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An influential person of high rank; having superior skill in a certain art or profession
Eminence
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Being pleasantly appealing and intriguing to the mind; a spicy stimulating taste
Piquant
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A passionate display of intense feeling
Vehemence
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Adaptable to many different uses or activities
Versatile
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Desiring or seeking revenge; spiteful
Vindictive
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Native or indigenous people who predate the arrival of colonists
Aboriginal
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A knot of hair at the nape of the neck, similar to a bun but worn lower
Chignon
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A sore or inflamed swelling, usually on hands or feet, caused by exposure to the cold
Chilbain
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Having a joyful and lively manner
Jaunty
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Speaking or using several languages
Polyglot
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To win or regain the the favor of another; to appease a god or spirit
Propitiate
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Having an indulgent, careless, or disreputable quality; lacking restraint
Rakish
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To accomplish or achieve something, or cause it t happen; to gain in profit
Realize
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To go back on a promise or commitment, to revoke or rescind
Renege
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A state of ill humor caused by failure or humiliation
Chagrin
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Short, handled stick of wood used for hitting or beating; a club
Cudgel
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A series of shots fired rapidly, simultaneously, or in succession
Fusillade
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Not able to be pierced, harmed, or affected; impenetrable
Impervious
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Done quickly or carelessly, only for the sake oof getting rid of the duty
Perfunctory
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Bending in and out; winding or crooked
Sinuous
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Or a reddish color
Sorrel
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Greenness; freshness of vegetation
Verdure
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To find out or make certain
Ascertain
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An inclination to do nothing; a property of matter by which an object remains unchanged unless acted upon by an outside force
Inertia
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Pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others
Insolence
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Mournfully; sorrowfully
Ruefully
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Consisting of tough fibrous tissue and muscle; lean and muscular
Sinewy
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A state of delicacy and elusiveness; cleverness and indirectness
Subtlety
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Never stopping; incessant
Unremitting
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A leftover mark or trace of something now gone
Vestige
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Pleasingly sweet or innocent; engaging
Winsome
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A guess formed on slight evidence
Conjecture
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Humble respect and submission shown to a superior or an elder
Deference
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To blot out; to erase, strike, or scratch out
Efface
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To disentangle; to free from difficulties
Extricate
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Expression of praise; applause
Plaudit
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Shining with brilliant luster and splendor
Resplendent