Words Flashcards by Nishka Abhayawansa

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Recollections

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A memory or rememberance

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Benevolent

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Good and kind

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Bestowed

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Grant or give something

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Disconsolate

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Sad, unhappy and unable to be consoled

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Reverential

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Respect and worship

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Earnest

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Showing sincere and intense conviction

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Tyrant

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A cruel and oppressive ruler

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Oppressive

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Cruel and unfair

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Caprice

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A sudden change of mood or behaviour

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Indiscriminately

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Not using or exercising discrimination. Done at random or without careful judgement

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Vehement

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Showing strong feeling

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Semblance

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Outward appearance of something of similarity

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Beneficience

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Doing good

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Ignoble

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Dishonourable

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Inclemency

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Unpleasantly cold or wet weather

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Apathy

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Lack of interest

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Chimerical

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Something you hope for but is ultimately impossible to achieve

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Avidity

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Keen interest

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Cursory

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Casual and not in thorough detail

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Procure

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Obtain

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Lineaments

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Distinctive features

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Impediments

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Hindrance

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Réponde

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Fret

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Imbued

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Store and fill with

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Fervent

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Passionate

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Preceptors

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Teacher

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Render

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Make or give

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Accorded

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Agreed upon

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness or loyalty

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Ardent

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Passionate

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Progeny

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Descendants

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Relinquish

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Give up

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Avert

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Prevent or turn away

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Preservation

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Protect

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Inclination

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Tendency

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Latterly

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Recently/alternately

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Ineffectual

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Without affect

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Potent

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Strong

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Immutable

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Can’t quiet or change

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Decreed

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Declare as law

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Hitherto

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Previously

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Sacrilege

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Disrespectful

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Zeal

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Passion

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Repugnance

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1) disgust

2) inconsistent

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Cooped

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Closed in

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Uncouth

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Uncivilised

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Imbibed

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Acquired/learn

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Reprobate

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Rogue

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Elementary

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Simple or basic