7 Flashcards
(68 cards)
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unyoke
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unbridle, free
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retribution
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vengeance, revenge, reckoning
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expectorate
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spit
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virago
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scold, shrew, termagant
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flagrant
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outrageous, blatant
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incipient
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nascent, commencing
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virile
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masculine, vigorous
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supervene
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happen, occur, take place
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vouchsafe
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grant
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detonate
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explode, ignite
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bearing
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direction, heading, course
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panning
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criticism
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flouting
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contravention, breech, infringement
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quibble
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carp
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doughty
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brave, adventurous, courageous, fearless
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hawkish
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asvocating a beliggerent diplomatic policy
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tenuous
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weak, flimsy
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contrition
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repentence, penitence, remorse
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execrate
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detest, loath
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clout
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influence, authority, weight
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conducive
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favourable, contributory
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expatriate
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emigrant/ banish a person from his native country
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dastardly
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despicable, craven, vile
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demurral
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defense, denile
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swarthy
dark skinned
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nitpick
criticize, carp
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wangle
contrive, engineer, fix
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inveterate
chronic, habitual
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murine
pertaining to a mouse
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ablactate
wean, deprive
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brook
tolerate, accept, allow
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effluvium
smell, stink, stench, reek
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reconnoiter
scout, inspect, investigate
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gyrate
rotate, circle, spin
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pestilence
plague, epidemic, pandemic
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beholden
obligated
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effrontery
impudence, nerve, insolence
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tawdry
garish, flashy
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pander
exploit, manipulate
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perennial
eternal, never ending
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licentious
immoral, profligate
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stygian
dark, black, gloomy
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wade
cross, splash and play in water
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bilk
swindle
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bushwhack
ambush, ambuscade
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alcove
a niche in the wall of a room
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grail
a greatly desired or sought after object
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regent
a ruler or governor
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protean
versatile, variable, many-sided
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timbre
tone, sound, resonance, ring
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auspice
support, backing, sponsorship
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resplendent
splendid, dazzling
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genuflect
express servile attitude, worship
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salient
prominent, outstanding, important
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bromide
platitude, banal
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travesty
mockery, distortion
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privy
informed, aware
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glean
garner, collect, gather
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enthropy
anarchy, disarray, chaos
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hoopla
fuss
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akimbo
hand help on one's sides
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forensic
relating to a court of law
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mezzanine
the lowest balcony in a theatre
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wrack
torture, torment
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sapid
tasty, flavourful
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glutinous
viscuous, sticky
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suave
smooth, polished, debonair
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quash
repress, subdue, subjugate
