Basic II Flashcards

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Inter

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to bury a dead person; among, amid

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Imbue

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to make someone feel an emotion very strongly; to give something a particular quality

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Elaborate

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to give new info about something

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Bewildering

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difficult to understand, confusing

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5
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Exorbitant

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much higher than usual or reasonable

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Contend

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to compete

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Fathom

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to understand what something means, especially something difficult

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Floundering

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having a lot of problems

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Apogee

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the most successful part of something

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10
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Epiphany

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a moment of very strong emotions, when someone suddenly understands something

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Impasse

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a deadlock

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Impugn

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to say something that makes people doubt someone’s honesty, ability etc.

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13
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Acrimony

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angry feelings between people

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Cacophony

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a mixture of unpleasant loud sounds

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Sinecure

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a job which you get paid for, even though you do not have to do very much work

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Elusive

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difficult; evasive, subtle

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17
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Ornate

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with a lot of decoration

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18
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Ostentatious

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showy, ornate

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Dilapidated

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run-down, broken

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Impassioned

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passionate, full of strong feeling

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Miscreant

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a villain, who causes trouble for people

22
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Interloper

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an intruder, who is not wanted

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Ebullience

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Despair

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a feeling that you have no hope at all

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Duress
an unfair or illegal threats
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Ignoble
shameful, dishonorable
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Facetious
playful; witty, smart
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Precarious
uncertain
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Altruistic
thinking about the needs of others instead of your own
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Baneful
evil or bad
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Candid
directly truthful, frank
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Benevolent
kind and generous
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Despise
strongly dislike
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Eloquent
able to express your opinion well
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Articulate
able to talk easily and clearly
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Ambiguous
having more than one meaning, difficult to understand
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Vociferous
expressing your opinions loudly and strongly
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Impede
to interfere
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Hinder
to interfere, to hamper
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Appease
to satisfy
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Candor
the quality of being honest and truthful
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Forthright
frank
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Morose
depressed, bad-tempered, unhappy
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Dolorous
depressed
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Abashed
embarrassed or ashamed
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Nonplussed
perplexed, confused and worried about something you cannot understand
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Atrocious
extremely bad
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Lethargic
tired
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Sluggish
tired, moving slowly
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Vigorous
energetic, using a lot of energy