Buy everything own nothing 2 (FLIPPED) Flashcards

(33 cards)

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What is “confused, puzzled”?

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Bemused

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What is “one of nine goddesses, daughters of Zeus, presiding over literature, science, and the arts”?

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Muse

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What is “a person, or an (imaginary) being or force that gives someone ideas and helps them to write, make music, or paint”?

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Muse

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What is “to think about, to look at something from all angles, to consider”?

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Ponder

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What is “the act of looking thoughtfully at something”?

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Contemplation

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What is “to think long and carefully about something”?

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Deliberate

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7
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What is “dissatisfied, unhappy”?

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Disgruntled

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What is “annoyed, unhappy, irritated”?

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Vexed

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What is “impatient, bad-tempered”?

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Testy

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What is “to complain without stopping in an irritating way”?

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Gripe

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What is “rather irritated, quite annoyed”?

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Peeved

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What is “the (main) cause of annoyance”?

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Pet peeve

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What is “extremely happy, without worries”?

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Happy as Larry

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What is “a fraud, dishonest scheme”?

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Scam

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What is “to swindle, to try to get something in a dishonest way”?

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Scam (verb)

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What is “much too high, exorbitant”?

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What is “a malicious deception”?

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What is “dishonest scheme that forces small businesses to pay lots of money for so-called protection”?

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Protection racket

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What is “something that is much overpriced”?

20
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What is “act of deceit or swindle”?

21
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What is “trustworthy and reliable”?

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What is “to trigger, to inspire”?

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What is “to ignite, to give rise to suddenly”?

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What is “of a discussion: to become heated”?

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Sparks were flying

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What is "to provide a trigger for the start of an event"?
To spark off
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What is "to arouse, to inspire"?
To kindle
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What is "to cause something to happen"?
To stir
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What is "to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected, especially used for negative events or situations"?
To precipitate
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What is "uncertain and nervous, not quite knowing what to say"?
Hesitant
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What is "to waste time by being indecisive"?
To dilly-dally
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What is "to be unable to make a decision"?
To dither
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What is "stopping often, nervous or unsure"?
Haltingly
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What is "to avoid making decisions"?
To sit on a fence