common words 3 Flashcards
(119 cards)
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flagrant
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obviously bad; notorious(literally, faming)
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flustered
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confused
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foreboding
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feeling of impending doom
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forfeit
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to lose as a penalty; to give up the loss due to the penalty
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formidable
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impressive in strength; inspiring fear
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frivolous
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not serious; trifling
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fulsome
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abundant; offensively insincere
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garrulous
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excessively talkative
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gaudy
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showy, often tastelessly so
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gaunt
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thin, bony,emaciated
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genial
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affable
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grapple
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to wrestle with, either literally or figuratively
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gregarious
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very social; enjoying company
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guile
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deceit, cunning,duplicity
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gullible
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easily fooled, naive
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hamper
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to hinder, to get in the way oft interfere with
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haughty
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arrogant,lofty
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haven
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a place of safety
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heinous
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brutal, hatefully,cruel
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hew
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to cut down
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hue
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color
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ignoble
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not noble, common
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immaculate
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spotless, completely clean, pure
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impair
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to make worse
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impede
to hinder, to obstruct
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inane
pointless, empty of intelligence
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incense
to inflame with anger
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incite
to move to action, to sir up
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incredulous
not believing
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indolent
lazy ,avoiding labor
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inordinate
excessive, beyond the usual bounds
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insipid
uninteresting, without taste, without significance
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insolent
disrespectful
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invoke
to call on, call forth, to summon
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irate
angry
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ire
anger
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jest
to joke, a joke
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jocular
humorous, merry
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jubilant
joyful, triumphant
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juxtapose
to place side by side
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laud
to praise
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laudable
worthy of praise
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lavish
extravagantly generous, to give profusely
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lax
not strict
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lexicon
a dictionary
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lithe
flexible,supple,graceful
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lucid
clear
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lucrative
profitable,moneymaking
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malcontent
an unhappy or dissatisfied person
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mar
to spoilt make imperfect, to ruin
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meager
deficient
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meander
to move in a circular or winding or wandering way
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mendicant
beggar
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meticulous
precise, detail-oriented
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mettle
courage, inner strength
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millennium
a thousand years
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mirth
merriment, glee
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monotonous
without variety,repetitious
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morose
sullen, ill-humored
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multitude
a large number of people or things
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mundane
ordinary
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municipality
a city or town
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nadir
the lowest point,(opposite of zenith)
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noisome
offensive,foul
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nomadic
wandering, roaming
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obdurate
stubborn, hard-headed
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obstreperous
noisily defiant
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odious
offensive,repugnant
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opulent
wealthy, expensively high quality
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ornate
elaborately decorated, sumptuous,highly detailed in embellishment
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ostentatious
impressive, attracting attention(sometimes this carries a boastful connotation)
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ostracize
to exclude
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pact
an agreement
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panegyric
a speech of high praise
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paragon
an ideal, a model of excellence
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rapacious
greedy, grasping
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ratify
to approve, to confirm
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squander
to waste,to throw away
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soporific
sth that puts you to sleep
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solace
comfort, especially for grief or stress
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smite
to strike ,to hit
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shrewd
clever, practical,astute
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shackle
a restraint, such as a prisoner's chain; to restrain
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servile
submissive, like a servant
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serendipity
good luck, especially unexpected good luck
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sanguine
cheerful,optimistic,red
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salvage
to save goods that are in danger of destruction
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sage
wise, a wise person; name of an herb
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ruminate
to think, to turn over in your mind
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rue
to feel regret, a bitter tasting herb
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robust
strong
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repulse
to repel, to drive off, to force away
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repugnant
offensive, repulsive
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reproach
to scold, disgrace or shame
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reprehensible
deplorable
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rouse
to become active, to awaken
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relinquish
to abandon,to give sth up
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redoubtable
formidable, respected,inspiring fear
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recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant
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rebuke
to criticize, to censure, to chide, to reprimand, a reprimand
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raze
demolish, to level to the ground
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ravenous
extremely hungry, famished,
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vilify
to abuse verbally, to malign
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visage
a person's face
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vivify
to bring life, animate
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vocation
an occupation, a calling
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voracious
having great appetite, ravenous
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wan
pale
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wane
to decrease in size
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wary
cautious, on guard
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wax
to increase in size
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zeal
extreme devotion
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zealot
a person who is extremely enthusiastic about sth especially religion or politics
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zephyr
the west wind, a gentle breeze
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zenith
the highest point that the sun or moon reaches in the sky, directly above you
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yearn
want sth very much especially when it's very difficult to get
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wrath
intense angry
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whim
a sudden wish to do sth or have sth especially when it's sth unusual or unnecessary
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wince
to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are feeling pain or embarrassment
