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Daniel Flashcards

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Reinstate (v)

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To bring someone or something back

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Innovative (a)

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Imaginative, creative, having original ideas

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Implausible (a)

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Unbelievable

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Credible (a)

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Believable

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Withhold (v)

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To keep something back

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Riveting (a)

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Fascinating

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Preoccupied (a)

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Worried, concerned about something

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Haughty (a)

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Arrogant, thinking your better than everyone else

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Scrutinise (v)

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To look at something in detail

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard going, tough to do…

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Hearty (a)

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Healthy and strong

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Revelry (n)

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A wild celebration

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Outlaw (n)

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A bad person, someone who breaks the rules

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Hearten (v)

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To encourage

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Animosity (n)

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Dislike

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Mitigate (v)

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To make something better

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Compound (v)

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to make something worse

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Ornate (a)

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Complex and decorative

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Overbearing, domineering

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Bullying, not giving someone any space

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Diplomatic (a)

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Careful and polite

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Aloof (a)

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Keeping your distance, unfriendly

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Zealous (a)

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Super keen

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Decrepit, infirm (a)

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Very weak and unwell

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Gingerly (adv)

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Warily, very carefully

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Adequate (a)

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Enough, sufficient

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Mangle (v)

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To squash, pulverise or break

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Hem (n)

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The edge of a piece of clothing

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Attire (n)

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Clothing

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Heir (n)

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The person who inherits something

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Heirloom (n)

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Something special that you inherit from your parents

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Waylaid (a)

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Distracted, taken down the wrong path

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Garment (n)

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An item of clothing

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Weld (v)

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To join together pieces of metal

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Civil (a)

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Polite (but only just polite)

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Stationery (n)

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pens and pencils

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Stationary (a)

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Not moving

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Muster (v)

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To gather together people or feelings

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Elude (v)

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To escape from people

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Emblazon (v)

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To display publically

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Amicable (a)

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Friendly in nature

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Vivacious (a)

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Lively, full of life

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Quell (v)

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To end a disturbance

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Culminate (v)

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To come to an end

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Devious (a)

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Sneaky, underhand

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Dignified (a)

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Keeping your self-respect or dignity

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Integral (a)

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Essential

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Compulsory (a)

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You have to do it, it is not optional

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Drivel (n)

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Nonsense

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Dross, detritus (n)

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What’s left over when something is finished, rubbish

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Substantial (a)

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Sizeable, big

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Controversial (a)

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Likely to cause an argument

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Matter of fact

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A statement with no tone or “voice”

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Canter (v)

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To trot but not go at full speed

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Coppice (n)

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A group of young trees

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Heath (n)

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An area of wild grassland

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Brood (v)

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To be annoyed or to look after eggs

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Sporadically, intermittently (ad)

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Happening at irregular intervals

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Supple (a)

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Flexible, bendy

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Defect (n)

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A fault

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Radical (a)

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Extreme

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Placid (a)

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Calm

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Dissuade (v)

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To persuade someone not to do something

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Delinquent (n)

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Someone who looks like they might commit a crime

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Recollect (v)

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To remember, have a memory

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Affiliated (a)

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Linked to, assicated with

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Docile (a)

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Blindly obedient

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Sleek (a)

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Silky and shiny

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Diligent (a) Conscientious (a)

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Taking a lot of care with something

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Sound (a)

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Healthy, accurate, strong

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Feign (v)

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To pretend

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Tactful (a)

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Thoughtful about someone’s feelings

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Forthright (a)

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Blunt, not caring about someone’s feeling

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Cease (v)

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To stop doing something

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Commence (v)

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To start something

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Defraud (v)

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To cheat someone out of money

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Ground (n) (not floor)

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A reason, a justification

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Momentous (a)

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Very important

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Flippant (a)

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Making light of something

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Pardon (v)

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To let someone off something

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Denial (n)

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The act of saying it wasn’t you

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Contempt, disdain (n)

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Feeling that someone is inferior or worthless

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Abiding (a)

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Long lasting

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Sanction (n)

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A punishment, consequence

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Secluded (a)

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Sheltered, isolated

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Collaborate (v)

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To work together

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Rustic (a)

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to do with the countryside

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Attain (v)

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To get, to achieve

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Lauded (a)

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Highly praised

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Apathy (n)

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Boredom, lack of enthusiasm

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Cogent (a)

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Convincing, compelling

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Frieze (n)

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A large painting or poster or display

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Dissent (n)

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Disagreement, disrespect

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Affinity (n)

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A liking for

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Endorse (v)

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To show your approval, or to say you like something

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Forfeit (v)

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To lose the right to something, to give up

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Forfeit (n)

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A task or a joke to be performed in a game

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Enunciate (v)

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To say something clearly

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Lacklustre (a)

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Dull, not shiny

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Utopia (n)

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Paradise, Heaven

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Adept (a)

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Good at something, skillful

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Magnitude (n)

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Greatness, importance

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Berate, chide (v)

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Tell off

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Appraise (v)

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To assess or make a decision about something

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Correlate (v)

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To link or have a relationship with something

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Toil (n. v)

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Hard, physical work

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Prolong (v)

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To make something last a long time

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Precursor (n)

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A thing that happens beforehand

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Connive (v)

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To plot, to get together and plan bad things

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Raucous (a)

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Noisy, rowdy

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Insinuate (v)

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To suggest indirectly (bad)

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Adamant (a)

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Determined, resolved

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Acclaimed (a)

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Highly regarded

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Inquisition (n)

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A tough interrogation

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Denigrate (v)

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To downgrade or blacken

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Burgeoning (a)

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Growing, developing

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Sustenance (n)

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Food

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Allocation (n)

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A share, an part of something that is yours

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Erstwhile (a)

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Former, previously

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Subsequently (adv)

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Afterwards, later

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Subjective (a)

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Personal (view point)

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Objective (a)

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Having a broader outlook

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Ameliorate (v)

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To improve

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Sceptic (n)

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A non-believer, someone who doubts

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Abhor (v)

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To hate

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Perennial (a)

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Regularly occuring

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Sobering (a)

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Make you feel down, bring you back down to earth

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Redundant (a)

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No longer needed

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Superfluous (a)

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More than you need, over the top

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Wilful, headstrong (a)

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Not listening to anyone else’s ideas

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Prudent (a)

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Being sensible

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Alienate (v)

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To make someone feel left out

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Assertive (a)

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not letting yourself be pushed around

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Dearth (n)

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A lack of something

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Indulge (v)

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To give yourself a treat

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Abstain (v)

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To go without

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Discreet, unobtrusive (a)

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Not causing a fuss, keeping out of the way

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Demure (a)

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Shy, modest

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Sparse (a)

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Scarce, not much of something

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Transient (a)

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Changing frequently, often moving, rootless

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Quandary (n)

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A problem, a puzzle

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Arbitrary (a)

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Decided in an unclear way

142
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Notorious (a)

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Famous for a bad reason

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Forbearing (a)

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Patient, not getting annoyed easily

144
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Allegory, Parable (n)

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Stories with a moral or a lesson

145
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Integrate (v)

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To start to belong to a group

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Moor (n)

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An area of wild land

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Premonition (n)

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An unexplained idea or hunch that something bad is going to happen

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Impotent (a)

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Powerless

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Inept (a)

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Useless or unskilled

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Gallant (a)

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Polite, kind, noble

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Overcast (a)

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Cloudy and grey

152
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Agitated (a)

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Disturbed, upset

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Unabashed (a)

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Bold, unashamed

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Keen (v)

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Screeching or screaming or wailing

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Squint (v)

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To look very carefully, as if it is difficult

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Competent (a)

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Able to do something, not an expert

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Conceited (a)

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Snooty, arrogant

158
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Terminate (v)

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To finish something off, to close something

159
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Synthetic (a)

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Made artificially

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Erratic (a)

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Inconsistent, random, irregular

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Unbridled (a)

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Uncontrolled, wild

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Conventional (a)

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In the normal way

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Char (v)

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To burn something

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Hereditary (a)

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Passed down in the family (a trait or characteristic)

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Chalice (n)

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A large cup used in religious ceremonies

166
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Fervent (a)

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To do with strong or keen beliefs/desires

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Devout (a)

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Religious or holy

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Rind (n)

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The outside part of cheese or bacon

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Seer (n)

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A wizard or a wise man

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Whet (v)

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To sharpen something or to get appetite going

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Chic (a)

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Very fashionable

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Waif (n)

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A poor, homeless child

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Lease (v)

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To lend something for money

174
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Awry (a)

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The wrong direction

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Covet (v)

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To really want something that doesn’t belong to you

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Condescending, patronising (a)

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Talking down to someone

177
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Resent (v)

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To hold a grudge

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Bashful (a)

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Shy

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Biddable, compliant (a)

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Will do what you are told

180
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Discreet (a)

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Cautious in speech

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Discrete (a)

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Different or separate

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Principle (n)

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Strong belief

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Principal (a)

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First or main

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Abscess (n)

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A sore or swelling

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Benign (a)

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Good or harmless

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Mnemonic (n)

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A way of remembering something

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Conscientious (a)

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Taking a lot of care over something

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Proficient (a)

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Skilful in something

189
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Integrity (n)

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Honesty

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Peripheral (a)

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On the edge, barely involved

191
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Repudiate (v)

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To deny, refuse to recognise

192
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Reviled (a)

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Widely hated

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Quandary, dilemma (n)

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Problem or a puzzle

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Transient (a)

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Passing by quickly

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Advocate (n)

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Someone who supports or sponsors something

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Rash (a)

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Reckless, incautious

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Simpering, preening (a)

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Spending too much time on your appearance, vain

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Snob (n)

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Someone who thinks he is better than everyone else

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Seductive (a)

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Tempting

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Semblance (n)

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Something similar

201
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Unfounded (a)

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Baseless, no foundation

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Elicit (v)

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To bring something out

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Illicit (a)

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Illegal, not following rules

204
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Principle (n)

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A belief, or moral idea

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Principal (a)

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Most important, first

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Augment (v)

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To grow in number or size

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