Andrew Words Flashcards
(335 cards)
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Ostracize
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To exlude someone from a group.
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Consent
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To agree with someone
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Dissent
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To disagree with an opinion
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Concord
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An official agreement
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Discord
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A disagreement between people
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Contrary
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Opposite in direction or meaning
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Function
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To work or operate in a particular way
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Dispute
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To argue about something
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Status
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A social or professional rank or standing
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Immaculate
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Perfectly clean, neat or tidy
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Derelict
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In very poor condition due to disuse
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Perilous
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Full of danger or risk
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Overt
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Something done or shown openly
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Covert
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Not openly displayed
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Candid
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Truthful and straightforward
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Liberal
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Someone who is open to new ideas and generous
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Quota
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A fixed share of something that someone is entitled to recieve
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Omit
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To exlude someone
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Tally
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To agree
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Ewe
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A female sheep
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Yew
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A type of tree
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Innovative
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New and creative in thinking
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Disparage
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To regard someone or something as being of little worth
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Implausible
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Something that is unbeleivable
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Withhold
To refuse to give something
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Subdue
To overcome something or someone
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Yield
To produce or provide
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Deliver from
To save or rescue someone from something.
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Ostentatious
Noticeable, flashy
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Discreet
Careful to keep something private
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Liberate
To set someone free
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Oppress
To cause anxiety
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Volatile
Able to change at any moment
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Detrimental
Tending to cause harm
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Flourish 1
To grow in a healthy way
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Moral
Strictly honest
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Plucky
Having courage in difficult situations
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Amenity
A facility in a building or place
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Colonise
To send a group of settlers to a place and take control of it.
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Devout
To commit yourself to your religion
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Unkempt
Having an untidy appearance
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Legislate
To create a law
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Subordinate
Not as important
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Desist
To stop
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Placate
To calm someone down
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Pacify
To calm someone down
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Reconcile
To restore friendly relationships
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Diminish
To become less
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Altruistic
Concerned about the welfare of others
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Wane
To become weaker
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Wax
To become stronger
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Proficient
Skilled in doing something
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Loathsome
Extremely unpleasant
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Odious
Extremely unpleasant
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Adept
Very good at something
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Fissure
A crack in a rock
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Enganging
Attractive and charming
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Riveting
Charming
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Imposing
Large in appearance
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Augment
To increase something in size
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Sloppy
Careless
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Mortified
Feeling extremely embarassed
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Engross
To interest
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Caress
To touch or stroke
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Fathom
To get to the bottom of
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Mundane
Lacking excitement
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Resolute
Determined
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Onerous/Taxing
Something that is difficult or hard to do
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Scrutinise
To inspect closely
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Resourceful
Having the ability to find ways to overcome difficulties
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Haughty
Snobbish
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Preoccupy
To worry about something
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Decline
To decrease or get smaller
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Discard
To get rid of something that is no longer useful
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Sanction
A threatened punishment for breaking a rule
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Indulge
To treat yourself
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Sane
Having a healthy mind
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Foe
Enemy
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Refute
To prove that something is wrong
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Forbearing
Patient and restrained
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Stingy
Reluctant to give
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Optimal
Likely to produce the best result
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Raucous
A disturbingly harsh and loud noise
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Indolent
Lazy
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Dismal
Causing a mood of gloom
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Miser
A person who spends as little money as possible
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Shun
To ignore someone
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Forgo/Abstain
To go without something
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Batten
A strip of metal used to fasten somethiing
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Glut/Surplus
A situation where there is more of something that is needed
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Permeate
To spread something to every part of a place
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Futile
Incapable of producing any useful result
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Functional
Having a special purpose
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Thwart
To stop someone from accomplishing something
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Impede
To delay someone
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Contempt
The feeling that someone or something is worthless
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Awe
The feeling of fear or wonder
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Smother
To extinguish a fire by covering it
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Kindle
To set something on fire
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Outmoded
Old-fashioned
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Exuberant
Full of energy
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Appease
To satisfy someone
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Impulsive
Acting or done without anticipation
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Alleviate
To make something less severe
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Sonorous
When a person's voice sounds really low
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Intrepid
Fearless and adventurous
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Obliged
To do as someone asks
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Obscure
To keep something from being seen
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Redundant
To make someone no longer needed
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Exhaustive
Including all elements of sonething
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Prolonged
Continuing for longer than usual
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Gracious
Kind and pleasant
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Pensive
Enganged in deep thought
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Remote
Distant
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Impel
To force or urge someone to do something
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Malign
Evil in nature
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Slander
To make false statements about someone
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Hinder
To make it difficult for someone to do something
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Unfurled
To develop or show
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Gingerly
Carefully
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Earnest
Serious and sincere
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Fond
Affectionate or loving
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Klutz
A clumsy, awkward person
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Gloat
To dwell on one's own success with smug pleasure.
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Grimace
To make an ugly, twisted expression on one's face.
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Flourish
A bold or extravagant action
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Revert
To return to a previous state.
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Scrounge
To live at the expense of others
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Latter
Tge last thing that is mentioned
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Peevishness
Spiteful bbehavior
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Wake
A disturbed air or water following behind something
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Crescendo
The loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound
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Unwitting
Not aware
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Mutual
Experiencing the same thing as another
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Swagger
To behave in a confident and arrogant way
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Nonchalant
Casual and relaxed
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Outmanoeuvre
Avoid an opponent using speed
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Mangnanimous
Generous or forgiving
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Fleeting
Lasting for a very short time
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Akin
Of the same character
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Disarray
A state of disorganisation or untidiness
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Strew
To scatter things untidily
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Warrant
To necessitate a course of action
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Scrawled
Written in a hurried, careless way
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Blithely
In a carefree manner
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Gape
Become wide open
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Indignant
Angry or annoyed at what is perceived as unfair
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Totter
To move in a feeble or unsteady way
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Falsehood
A lie
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Verity
The truth
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Disperse
To move apart
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Convene
To come together
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Haggle
To negotiate
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Profusion
A very large amount of something
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Multitude
A very large amount of something
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Incessant
Continuing without pause or interuption
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Stifle
To restrain a reaction
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Toy
To consider an idea
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Earshot
The distance within which one can hear or be heard
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Wayward
Difficult to control
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Whim
A quick decision or change of mind
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Exasperated
Irritated greatly
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Respite
A period of rest or relief from something difficult
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Studious
Spending a lot of time studying or reading
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Exude
To display an emotion or quality strongly or openly
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Euphemism
A nicer word used instead of something harsh or offensive
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Hotchpotch
Mixed confusedly
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Unregimented
Not subject to strict order or control
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Pungent
Strong or sharp in taste or smell
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Intoxicating
Exciting or exhilarating
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Muse
Ask oneself in a thpughtful manner
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Jest
To speak in a joking manner
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Slick
Done in an impressive and efficient way
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Adroit
Skilful or clever
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Idyllic
Extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque
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Octogenarian
Someone who's aged between eighty and eighty-nine years old
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Concede
To admit defeat
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Slink
To move smoothly and quietly in a stealthy way
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Detest
To hate
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Enlighten
To make someone understand
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Deceitful
Dishonest
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Unfeeling
Not caring about the feelings of others
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Drivel
Nonsense
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Evident
Apparent
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Seldom
Not often
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Jovial
Cheerful, happy
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Heed
To take notice of, to pay attention to
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Denounce
To say something is wrong publicly
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Tangible
Real, practical, you can touch it
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Concerto
A musical composition, often for an orchestra
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Exertive
Having a tendency to rouse to action
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Wiry
Lean and strong
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Prowl
To move about stealthily, often in search of prey
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Wily
Clever and sharp, sometimes deceitfully so
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Tartly
In a sharp manner
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Wince
To grimace slightly in reaction to pain
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Pretentious
Pretending to be important or better
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Dismissive
Showing something is unworthy of consideration
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Dub
To give a nickname to
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Savour
To taste and enjoy
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Conscientious
Working well and thoroughly
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Bore
To drill a hole into
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Reticently
In a hesitant way
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Enormity
Scale and seriousness
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Hoax
A deception, trick or deceit
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Stave off
To put off or delay something bad
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Sole
One and only
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Brooding
Darkly menacing
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Loom
To appear vaguely from the distance
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Surly
Miserable
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Serendipity
Surprising good luck
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Intersect
Lines crossing each other
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Turmoil
Chaos
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Docile
Good
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Recollection
Think again ; remember
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Affiliated
A member of a group
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Discordant
Sounds that clash with each other
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Dreadful
Awful
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Grievous
Terrible
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Cacophonous
Sounds that clash with each other
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Flawed
Unsound ; imperfect
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Decay
To rot
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Sheen
Shiny ; glossy
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Conflict
Discord
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Striking
Noticeable / beautiful
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Expose
Reveal / show
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Variable
Changable
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Decisive
Definite
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Trivial
Unimportant
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Momentus
Important
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Virtue
Merit
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Blotch
A mark
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Flippant
Not serious
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Traipse
To move reluctantly or in a tired manner
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Allay
Calm or diminish a fear or worry
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Avert
To turn away
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Dour
Unfriendly, gloomy or miserable
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Mere
Having no greater extent than, barely
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Ravenous
Very hungry
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Stoically
In a tolerant way
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Forte
A great strength, something one excels at
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Succulent
Moist and tasty
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Invariably
On each occasion
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Mite
A small amount
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Draught
A liquid with medicinal properties
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Overfamiliarity
An inappropriately informal manner
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Probing
Enquiring closely, nosy
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Encroach
Advance gradually but beyond acceptable limits
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Audacious
Daring and bold or showong lack of respect
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Coy
Making a pretence of modesty or shyness
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Dupe
To deceive and trick
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Rack one's brains
To make an effort to think or remeber
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Niggled
Slightly irritated
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Sedate
Unhurried and tranquil
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Undulating
Rising and falling
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Predicament
A difficult or embarrassing situation
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Unbeknown
Without having knowledge of
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En route
On the way
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Bristle
To recoil or react defensively
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Unnerved
Made to lose confidence or courage
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Intuitive
Tending to use one's feelings to judge
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Fickle
Often changing one's feelings or affections
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Seasoned
Experienced and accustomed to certain conditions
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Resolve
Firm determination
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Trap
A two-wheeled carriage pulled by a pony or horse
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Plume
A long puff of smoke
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Stout
Heavily built
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Amenable
Responsive and open
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Voluminous
Having much fabric, loose and full
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Mohair
A yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat mixed with wool
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Inaudible
Unable to be heard
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Helm
A position of leadership
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Steadfastly
In a firm way
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Sculpted
Well shaped
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Ruddy
Having a reddish colour to the face
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Craggy
Rugged and rough but in an attractive sort of way
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Etching
An engraving or carving on a surface
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Divulge
To make known
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Tweed
A rough cloth flecked with colours
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Attire
Clothes
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Equine
Relating to horses
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Buffed
Polished until smooth, shining or gleaming
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Furtive
Secret or sneaky
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Blatantly
In an obvious way
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Plateau
To flatten or level out
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Ogle
To stare admiringly at something
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Flyaway
Light, airy and difficult to control
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Vista
A lovely view
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Buffet
To strike or batter against
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Feat
A great achievement requiring courage, skill or strength
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Stark
Sharply clear
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Woe
Great distress misery or sorrow
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Resolutely
In a firm manner
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Brusquely
In a rude or off-handed manner
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Thrum
A continuous humming sound
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Precariously
In an unsteady way
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Hunker
To crouch down or squat low
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Decibel
A unit to measure the intensity of a sound
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Invasive
Intruding undesirably
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Reel
Deville bewildered and shocked
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Flank
To be on each side or on one side of
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Batty
Mentally unsound
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Besiege
To overwhelm or surround
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Ubiquitous
Present everywhere
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Whinny
A noise made by a horse
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Taper
To narrow in thickness towards one end
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Primed
Made ready for use or action
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Frond
A leaf like a fern or palm
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Nestle
To be situated
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Secluded
Private and sheltered
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Yearn
To really want something
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Congenial
Pleasing and pleasant
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Adorn
To make more attractive or beautiful
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Dominate
To be the most conspicuous (stand out the most)
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Confounded
Surprised or confused
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Taint
To spoil because of an unwanted quality
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Accentuated
Made prominent or noticeable
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Grate
To make a rasping sound
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Abrasive
Capable of polishing by rubbing or grinding
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Corruption
Dishonest behaviour by those in power
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Clad
Clothed or dressed
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Wield
To hold and wave weapon with intent to use it
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Instinct
And inbuilt ability
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Benevolence
Goodwill and kindness
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Bliss
Supreme happiness
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Grouchy
Sulky
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Foriegn
Unfamiliar
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Seethe
To fume
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Divergence
Turning away from a route or path
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Affinity
A liking for
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Disclose
To make known
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Seclusion
Isolation
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Rustic
Rural
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Lauded
Praised
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Apathy
Not interested
