9 Dec Flashcards

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blaze

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a large and often dangerous fire,

a very bright show of light or colour

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milieu

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the social environment that you live or work in

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stasis

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a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: such as. a : slowing of the current of circulating blood.

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4
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antagonism

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a feeling of hate and of being against somebody/something

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dormant

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not active for some time

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bated breath

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in a nervous and excited state anticipating what will happen They waited for the answer on their application with bated breath

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lethality

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the capacity to cause death or serious harm or damage

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augur

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(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcom

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palpable

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that is easily felt by the senses or the mind,that can be handled or touched

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astutely

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accurately assessing situations or people; perceptively

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beget

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(especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.
cause; bring about.

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12
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colloquial

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(used about words, phrases, etc.) used in spoken conversation, not in formal situations

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parlance

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a way of expressing yourself or a style of using words of a particular group of people

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mirage

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a hope or wish that cannot be achieved,
an image you think you see in very hot weather, for example water in a desert, but which does not really exist

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