A2 Flashcards
(56 cards)
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advent
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An arrival of sth
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adventitious
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accidental
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adversity
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misfortune
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advocate -> advocacy (n)
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to support
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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affable
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friendly
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affected
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artificial
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affidavit
They swore affidavits and put further material before the court.
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a sworn statement
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affinity
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a close relationship
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affirmation
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assertion
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affluent
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wealthy
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affray
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a noisy quarrel
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affront
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an insult
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agenda
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a program
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agglomerate
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to gather into a mass
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aggrandize
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to make greater
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aggravate
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to make worse
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aggregate
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a group of things
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aggrieved
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feeling that you have been treated unfairly; wronged
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aghast
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horrified
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agile
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nimble
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agnostic
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one who doesn’t know
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agrarian (adj)
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agricultural
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akimbo
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with hands on hips
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alacrity
They accepted the offer with alacrity.
eagerness
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albeit
although
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alchemy
early chemistry
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alienate
to make unfriendly
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allay
to allay fears/concern/suspicion
to calm
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allege
to declare
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allegory
a symbolic story
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alleviate
to relieve
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allocate
to distribute
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allude
to refer indirectly
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alluvial
pertaining to soil deposits
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altercation
an angry argument
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altruism
unselfish concern
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amass
to accumulate
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amatory
showing love
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ambidextrous
able to use 2 hands
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ambrosia
the food of the gods
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ambulant
Able to walk; not having to stay in bed
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ameliorate (v) -> amelioration (n)
to improve
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amenable
easily led
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amenity
a pleasant quality
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amiable
friendly
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amity
friendship
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amnesty
pardon
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amorphous
shapeless
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amplify
to increase
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amulet
a piece of jewellery that some people wear because they think it protects them from bad luck, illness, etc. (a charn)
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anachronism
something that is miplaced in time
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analgesic (n/adj) -> analgesia (n)
a pain reliever (painkiller)
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analogous
Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.
comparable
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anarchy
absence of government
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anathema
a curse
