520 sanli_intl Flashcards
(110 cards)
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aloof
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emotionally distant
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indifferent
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showing no interest or concern
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sentimental
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overly emotional
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hysterical
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having excessive and uncontrollable emotion
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benevolent
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kind and generous
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compassionate
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kind and sympathetic
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charismatic
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charming
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cordial
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polite and warmly friendly
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tact
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consideration and sensitivity in dealing with others
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fidelity
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faithfulness, loyalty
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headstrong
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stubborn and disobedient
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exasperate
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to annoy and irritate
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indignant
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outraged, angry at something unjust
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malicious
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intending to har or cause suffering
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exploit
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to take unfair advantage of
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jeer
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to laugh at with scorn
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snub
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behave coldly and ignore
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admonish
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to scold or warn strongly
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reprimand
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to scold or warn strongly
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vivacious
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lively, spirited, animated
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timid
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lacking confidence
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sky
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lacking confidence
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meek
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humble
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tame
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humble
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submissive
giving in orders, obedient
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cynical
believing the worst about people or events, choosing to be negative
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dejected
depressed, sad
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feeble
weak, faint
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resolute
determined, firm
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resilient
recovering quickly, standing up again well
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robust
strong, sturdy
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pragmatic
practical, useful
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adversity
hardship, difficulty, misfortune
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strenuos
requiring hard effort or energy
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memento
souvenir
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fiasco
total failure
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pathos
a quality that evokes pity/sadness
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encumber
burden
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callow
unsophisticated
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lore
traditional knowledge
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aboriginal
indigenous, native, original, first
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inarticulate
not clearly expressed
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simonize
polish (a vehicle)
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precocious
advanced (prematurely smart of a child), having certain abilities faster than others-at a younger age
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perforated
with holes in it
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cache
treasure
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loquacious
talkative
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perturb
to make anxious/unsettled
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avid
having an eager desire for something
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keen
showing enthusiasm
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cagey
reluctant to give information (unwilling to share)
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reluctant
unwilling, hesitating
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shrewd
having sharp powers of judgement, sharp, intelligent in a way
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squat (n)
a building occupied by people living in it without the legal right to do so
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insipid
lacking flavor, vigor, or interest
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arrest
stop or check, and attract the attention of
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prodigious
very great
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bestow
present to, give (e.g. I bestow you to this award)
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confer
grant, give. present to, bestow (eg. I confer praise on you)
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largesse
generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others (e.g. donation, handouts)
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decant
to pour from one container to another without disturbing the sediment (sediment-remains, matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid)
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relish
great enjoyment
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ordain
to make someone officially a priest or a leader
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sultry
hot and humid
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protuberance
something that sticks out of a surface
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insolence
rude and disrespectful behavior
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receding
to go or move back from a previous position
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preceding
to go or move forwards from a previous position
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superfluous
unnecessary, usually because there is more than enough
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germinal
relating to or the nature of a germ cell or embryo
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revert
to return to normal
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emigrate
to leave one's country to settle in another
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endorse
declare one's approval of
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deferential
showing humble and respect behavior
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inoculated
to vaccinate
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integral
necessary to make a whole complete
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petulant
childishly misbehaving or bad-tempered
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sulky
bad tempered, uncooperative
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resentful
feeling bitterness or anger for getting treated unfairly
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indignation
anger about a situation you think is unfair
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sullen
bad-tempered, gloomy
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conceit
excessive pride in oneself
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delude
make someone believe something, that is not true
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colloquial
(of words and expressions) informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing:
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distorted
twisted out of shape
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domicile
the country that a person treats as their permanent home
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dogmatic
certain that you are right, and everyone else is wrong
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incontrovertible
impossible to doubt because it being obviously true
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reprieve
an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
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rebuke
express sharp disapproval or criticism of against someone's actions or saying
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dismal
depressing
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devise
plan
93
reproach
to criticize someone, especially for their failure in something
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torrent
a sudden large amount, seemingly uncontrollable
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quota
a limited or fixed number or amount of people or things
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vocation
regular work a person does to earn money
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matrimony
marriage
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supplicate
ask or beg for earnestly and pleadingly
99
smut
sexual
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lascivious
sexual
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apoplectic
extremely angry
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curt
rude, as a result of being too quick
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gaily
cheerfully, happily
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suffuse
spread through and influenced
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spasmodic
happening suddenly, but irregularly
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indissoluble
unable to be destroyed, everlasting
107
asunder
forcefully separated
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warranted
to make a particular activity or something, necessary
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officious
bossy, telling people what to do
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snigger
to laugh at someone in a silly and an unkind way,
