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My Bank of Ambitious Vocabulary Flashcards

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Instead of saying ruined say….[3]

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Tarnished
Sullied
Blighted

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Name ambitious vocab for intending to harm someone [3]

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Malevolence
Malice
Animosity(strong hostility)

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instead of saying ‘happy’ say……[3]

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euphoric
ecstatic
rapt

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Instead of saying hate say…….[4]

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abhor
detest
loathe
despise

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Synonyms for beautiful[4]

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Majestic
Eloquent
Sublime
Grandeur- means the splendour and impressiveness of appearance or style eg the majestic grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture”

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Synonyms of shock/surprise [3]

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Perplexed
Astonished
in Awe

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Another way of saying your words hurt

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your words cut deep, deeper than any blade

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What is another way of saying skilled?[3]

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Proficient
Prowess
Great finesse

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What is another way of saying inadequate?[2]

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Insufficient
Scarce

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Synonyms of small[4]

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Nanoscopic
Microscopic
Miniscule
Miniature

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Snynonyms of revenge [3]

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Vendetta
Vengeance
Retribution

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Instead of saying raw say …..

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sheer

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Instead of saying strange say….[3]

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Abnormal
abnormal phenomenon
anomalous

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What is the way to say an endless pit/place? [3]

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Abyss
Void
Gulf

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How to say something was infinite? [4]

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boundless
limitless
multitudinous
immeasurable

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What is another way of saying mistake?

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blunder

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What is another way of saying surrounded? [2]

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Engulfed
Encompasses

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What is another way of saying perfect? [6]

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Pristine
Immaculate
flawless
Unparalleled
Quintessential
Exemplary

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What is another way of saying tried incredibly hard? [3]

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-Endeavoured (could also be used as a synonym for adventure)
-Strived
-Exerted himself with his utmost

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What is another way of saying cut?

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Sever eg he severed his bond with the girl
eg he severed his head

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What is another way of saying unaware? [2]

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Oblivious (could also be used when someone don’t care)

Heedless

22
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What is another way of saying useless?
[1]

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Redundant

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What’s another way of saying non-stop?[4]

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Relentlessly

unceasing/ceaseless

Incessant(never ending but negatively) eg the incessant beat of the music

Perpetual

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What is another way of saying sad?[5]

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Despair
Melancholy
Sorrow
Downcast
Inconsolable

25
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Synonyms of danger [3]

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peril
jeopardy
Compromise

26
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Instead of saying disaster say….. [3]

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Calamity
Devastation
Catastrophic

27
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What is another way of saying alot?[5]

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abundance
bountiful
magnitude
plethora
A number then ‘fold’ eg tenfold which means ten times as great

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How to describe someone with a high rank or status?[2]

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Exalted
Esteemed

29
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Synonyms for fire [2]

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Inferno
Blaze

30
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Synonyms of weak [3]

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Feeble
Powerless
Incapacitated

31
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Synonyms of strong [4]

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Powerful
Mighty
Formidable
Absolute

32
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Another way of saying sky[2]

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the canvas
the vastness of above

33
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What is another way of saying ate?[3]

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Devoured
Ingest
Engulfed

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What is another way of saying world? [3]

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Dimension
Realm
Sovereign

35
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Synonyms for red (4)

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Scarlet, Velvet , Vermillion , Crimson

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Synonym for yellow [1]

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marigold

37
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Synonyms for big [4]

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Substantial
Colossal
Vast
Immense

38
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How to say something is about to happen?

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Imminent(approaching and is just about to happen)
Fated
Inevitable

39
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Instead of saying suffering say

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Excruciating
agony
anguish
torment

40
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What does impertinent mean?

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not showing proper respect; rude.

41
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What is another way of saying unfortunate situation?[1]

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Plight
eg we must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty”

42
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What does surrogate mean?

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A substitute eg a surrogate soul reaper

43
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The man who can burn even fire itself

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The man who can burn even fire itself

44
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How to use therein?

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doesn’t make sense at end of sentence
but means like there inside/ there

Afternoon groups relate to the specific addictions and problems therein.

45
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blaze/set anlaze

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46
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What’s another way of saying from then on? [2]

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Henceforth
hereby

47
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Synonyms of disgraceful [2]

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Heinous
treachourous

48
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Instead of saying army say….

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armada

49
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Synonyms of embodiment[2]

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Manifestation
Incarnation

50
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What is another way of saying as a result/which causes?

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thereby

51
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Synonyms for purple

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52
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What does overcompensate mean?

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take excessive measures in attempting to correct or make amends for an error, weakness, or problem.

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