1500 Essential (300-600) Flashcards
(300 cards)
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dubious
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feeling doubt
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dud
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no use person smth that fails
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dulcet
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melodious harmonious
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dupe
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cheat make a fool of
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duplicity
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deliberate deception
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duress
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threats to compel smb
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dwarf
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person or smb much below the usual size
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dynamo
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a generator something that produces electric current
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earthenware
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dishes made of baked clay
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ebullience
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exuberance outburst of feeling
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement
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ecumenical
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representing the whole Christian world
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edacious
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voracious devouring
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eddy
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circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)
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edible
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fit to be eaten/not poisonous
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effete
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infertile worn out weak
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efficacy
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production of a desired result
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effluvia
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outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
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effrontery
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boldness impudence arrogance
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egress
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way out exit
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elaborate
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worked out with much care in great detail
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elegy
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a lament a melancholy composition
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elicit
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draw out
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eloquence
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fluent speaking skillful use of language
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emaciate
make thin and weak
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embellish
make beautiful
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embezzle
use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
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emote
stir up excite
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empirical
relying on experiment
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encapsulate
enclose in capsule
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encomium
warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric
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encumbrance
burden things that get on the way of
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endearing
making dear or liked
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endemic
epidemic
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endorse
write one's name on the back of
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enduring
lasting
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enervate
weaken deprive of strength attenuate
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engender
cause produce give rise to
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engrave
impress deeply
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engrossing
taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal
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engulf
swallow up
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enigma
smth that is puzzling
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enmity
hatred being an enemy
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ensign
flag/badge
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entangle
put into difficulties
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enthral
please greatly/enslave (fig)
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entice
tempt or persuade
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entreat
ask earnestly
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enunciate
pronounce (words)/express a theory
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enzyme
catalyst
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epicurean
devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
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epistle
letter
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epithet
adjective
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epitome
brief summary representative example a typical model
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equable
steady regular
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equanimity
calmness of temperament
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equilibrium
state of being balanced
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equipoise
equal distribution of weight equilibrium
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equivocal
having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious
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equivocate
try to deceive by equivocal language
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eradicate
get rid of pull up by the roots
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erratic
irregular in behaviour or opinion
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erudite
learned scholarly
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eschew
avoid
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esoteric
abstruse intended only for a small circle of
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espouse
marry give one's support to
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eulogy
formal praise panegyric
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euphoria
elation state of pleasant excitement
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euthanasia
easy and painless death
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evasive
tending to evade
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evince
to show clearly to indicate
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evoke
call up bring out
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excoriation
severe criticism
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exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
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exhaustive
complete thorough
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exigency
emergency an urgent situation
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exoneration
set smb clear free (e.g.. from blame)
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exorbitant
much too high or great
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expatiate
to roam wander freely
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expedient
likely to be useful for a purpose
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expiation
ending expiring
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exploit
brilliant achievement develop use selfishly
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expostulate
argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest
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expurgate
to remove obscenity purify censor
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exscind
to cut out cut away
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extant
still in existence
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extempore
without previous thought or preparation
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extenuate
reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse
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extinct
no longer active
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extinguish
end the existence of/wipe or put out
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extirpate
to destroy exterminate cut out exscind
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extol
praise highly
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extort
obtain by threats violence
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extralegal
outside the law
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extricable
that can be freed
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extrovert
cheerful person
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exuberance
state of growing vigorously being full of life
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facetious
humorous funny jocular
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facile
easily done
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fallacious
based on error
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falter
waver/move in an uncertain manner
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fatuous
without sense foolish self-satisfaction
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fawn
young deer try to win smb's favor
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feckless
lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless
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fecund
fertile
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feint
pretend
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felicitous
apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos
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felon
person guilty of murder
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ferment
substance become excited
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ferocity
savage cruelty
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ferret
discover by searching search
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fervid
showing earnest feeling
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fervor
warmth of feelings earnestness
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fetid
stinking
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fetter
to shackle put in chains
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feud
bitter quarrel over a long period of time
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fidelity
loyalty accuracy
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fidget
move restlessly make nervous
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figurehead
carved image on the prow of a ship
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finesse
delicate way of dealing with a situation
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finical
too fussy about food clothing etc.
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finicky
finical
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fission
splitting or division (esp. of cells)
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fixate
stare at
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flak
criticism/anti-aircraft guns
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flamboyant
brightly colored florid
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flaunting
show off complacently
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flax
pale yellow (hair) a plant
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fledged
able to fly trained experienced
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fleet
number of ships quick-moving
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flinch
draw move back wince
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flop
fail/move/fall clumsily
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florid
very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)
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flout
reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition)
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fluke
lucky stroke
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fluster
make nervous or confused
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foible
defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
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foil
prevent from carrying out contrast
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foment
put smth warm (to lessen the pain)
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foolproof
incapable of failure or error
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foppish
like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
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forage
food for horses and cattle
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forbear
refrain from be patient ancestor
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forbearance
patience willingness to wait
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ford
shallow place in a river (to cross)
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forestall
prevent by taking action in advance preempt
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forfeit
suffer the loss of smth
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forge
workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead
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forgery
counterfeit
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forswear
renounce disallow repudiate
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foster
nurture care for
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fracas
noisy quarrel
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fragile
easily injured broken or destroyed
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fragrant
sweet-smelling
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frantic
wildly excited with joy pain anxiety
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frenetic
frantic frenzied
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fret
worry irritation wear away
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fringe
edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead
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froward
intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn
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frugal
careful economical
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fulmination
bitter protest
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fulsome
disgusting offensive due to excessiveness
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gainsay
to deny to oppose
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garble
make unfair selection from facts
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garment
article of clothing
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garner
to gather and save to store up
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garrulity
talkativeness
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garrulous
too talkative
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gaucherie
socially awkward tactless behavior
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germane
relevant pertinent to
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gist
the point general sense
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glean
gather facts in small quantities
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glib
ready and smooth but not sincere
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glimmer
weak/unsteady light
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gloat
over look at with selfish delight
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glut
supply to much fill to excess
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gnaw
waste away bite steadily
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goad
smth urging a person to action
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gorge
eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream
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gossamer
soft light delicate material
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gouge
tool for cutting grooves in wood
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grandiloquent
using pompous words
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grave
serious requiring consideration
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graze
touch or scrape lightly in passing
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gregarious
living in societies liking the company
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grievous
causing grief or pain serious dire grave
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grovel
crawl humble oneself
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guile
deceit cunning
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gullible
easily gulled
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gush
burst out suddenly/talk ardently
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gust
outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.
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hack
cut roughly hired horse
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halcyon
calm and peaceful
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hallow
to make holy consecrate
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harangue
a long passionate speech
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harbinger
smth or smb that foretells the coming of
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harrow
to distress create stress or torment
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haughty
arrogant conceited
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heed
attention/give notice to
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heinous
odious (of crime)
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heresy
belief contrary to what is generally accepted
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hermetic
sealed by fusion
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heterogeneous
made up of different kinds
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hew
make by hard work cut (by striking)
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highbrow
(person) with superior tastes
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hirsute
hairy shaggy
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hoax
mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
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hoi
polloi the masses the rabble
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hollow
not soled with hole
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holster
leather case for a pistol
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homiletics
act of preaching
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hone
stone used for sharpening tools
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hoodwink
trick mislead
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hospitable
liking to give hospitality
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hubris
arrogant pride
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hush
make or become silent
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husk
worthless outside part of anything
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hypocrisy
falsely making oneself appear to be good
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iconoclast
person who attacks popular beliefs
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idiosyncrasy
personal mannerism
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idolatry
excessive admiration of
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idyll
a carefree episode or experience
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ignoble
dishonorable common undignified
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ignominious
shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful
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illicit
unlawful forbidden
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imbroglio
complicated and embarrassing situation
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immaculate
pure faultless
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imminent
likely to come or happen soon
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immutable
that cannot be changed
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impair
worsen diminish in value
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impassive
unmoved feeling no sign of passion
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impecunious
having little or no money
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impede
hinder get in the way of
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impediment
smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)
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impending
imminent being about to happen expected
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imperative
urgent essential
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imperious
commanding haughty arrogant
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impermeable
that cannot be permeated
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imperturbable
calm not capable of being excited
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impervious
not allowing to pass through (of materials)
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imperviousness
haughty arrogant commanding
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impetuous
having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful
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impiety
lack of reverence or dutifulness
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implacable
incapable of being placated unpleasable
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implicate
show that smb has a share
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implicit
implied though not plainly expressed
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implosion
collapse bursting inward
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importune
beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)
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imprecation
an invocation of evil a curse
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impromptu
without preparation
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impudent
rash indiscreet
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impugned
challenged to be doubted
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impute
to attribute to a cause or source ascribe
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inadvertent
not paying proper attention
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inane
silly senseless
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inasmuch
since because
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incense
make angry
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incessant
often repeated continual
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inchoate
not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary
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incipient
beginning
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incise
engrave make a cut in
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incite
stir up rouse
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inclined
directing the mind in a certain direction
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incongruous
out of place not in harmony or agreement
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incorrigibility
cannot be cured or corrected
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incredulous
skeptical unwilling to believe
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inculcate
fix firmly by repetition
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incumbents
official duties
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incursion
a raid a sudden attack
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indefatigability
not easily exhaustible tirelessness
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indelible
that cannot be rubbed out
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indigence
poverty
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indigenous
native
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indistinct
not easily heard seen clearly marked
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indolence
laziness
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indomitable
not easily discouraged or subdued
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indulge
gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself
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indulgent
inclined to indulge
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ineffable
to great to be described in words
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ineluctable
certain inevitable
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inept
unskillful said or done at the wrong time
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ineptitude
quality of being unskillful
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inferno
hell
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infuriate
fill with fury or rage
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infuse
put pour fill
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ingenuous
naive young artless frank honest sincere
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ingest
take in by swallowing
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inimical
harmful or friendly
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inimitable
defying imitation unmatchable
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innocuous
causing no harm
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inscrutable
incapable of being discovered or understood
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insensible
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
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insinuate
suggest unpleasantly make a way for smth gently
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insipid
without taste or flavor
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insouciant
unconcerned carefree
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insularity
narrow-mindedness isolated
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insurrection
rising of people to open resistance to
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interdict
prohibit forbid
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interim
as an installment
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intersperse
place here and there
