4-Letter-Word List Flashcards

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Ajar

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Slightly open

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Acme

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High point; zenith

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Apex

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High point; pinnacle; zenith

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Avid

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Passionate; ardent

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Bane

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A curse for ruin

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Bard

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A poet

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Bent

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A natural inclination or strong liking for something; a predilection

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Bevy

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A large group

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Bilk

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To steal; to embezzle

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Boon

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A sudden gain; a windfall

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Boor

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A rude person

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Curt

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Terse; abrupt; brief, bordering on rudeness

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Deft

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Skillful; adept

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Dire

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Serious, urgent

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Diva

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A female singer; a prima donna

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Dolt

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An obtuse person

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Dupe

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To trick

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Fawn

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To flatter subserviently

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Foil

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To baffle a plan; to thwart

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Gait

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A manner or rate of walking

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Gale

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A strong wind; gust

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Garb

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Clothing; attire

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Glib

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Easeful with speaking, storytelling

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Glut

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To oversupply; to stuff

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Guru

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A learned person who has followers

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Hack

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Hackneyed, trite, stale; to chop

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Hail

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To praise

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Hale

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Healthy

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Heed

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To listen to advice; to consider

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Hone

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To sharpen

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Icon

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A religious image or symbol

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Iota

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A very small amount

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Keen

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Sharp-minded; acute

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Laud

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To praise; to adulate

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Loom

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To come into view, usually in a threatening manner

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Mire

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A swamp pit; mud; a quagmire

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Mock

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To poke fun at; to scoff at

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Molt

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To shed hair, feathers, shell, or horns

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Onus

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A duty or burden

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Opus

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A great work, usually of music

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Oust

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To forcibly remove a ruler from power

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Pact

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An agreement, contract; a compact

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Sway

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Influence, control, dominion

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Tact

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Finesse in dealing with people; diplomacy

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Tome

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A very big book

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Tout

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To flaunt

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Tyro

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A beginner; a neophyte; a fledgling

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Void

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To cancel; to nullify

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Wary

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Cautious; chary

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Whet

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To sharpen; to stimulate an interest in

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Wily

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Crafty, sly