DECK 6 Flashcards

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Lugubrious

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Look buried

Overly sad

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Macabre

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Ma ki kabre

Gruesome

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Tacit

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Taciturn

Understand it without stated

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Exorbitant

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Extra orbit

Very expensive

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5
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Corporeal

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Corpse

Physical not mental

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6
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Morose

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No rose

Sad

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Eclectic

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Eclairs

Diverse

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Idiosyncratic

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Unusual habits

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Ardent

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Harvey Dent

Passionate

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Doctrainaire

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Doctor nair

Lay down principles as undeniably true

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Officious

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Officials

Asserting authority over others

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12
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Conducive

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Conductive

Make situation more likely to happen

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13
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Equanimity

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Equal enimity

Calm state of mind

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14
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Supplant

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Substitute plant

Take place of

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15
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Lampoon

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Bufoon

Parody

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16
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Lambaste

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Lame bastard

Criticise harshly

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17
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Turpitude

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Tar pit attitude

Wickedness

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18
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Peccadillo

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Pakka dil no

Small sin

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19
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Antagonize

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Cause someone to become hostile

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20
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Philistine

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Feel tiny

Narrow minded

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21
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Relegate

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Opp of delegate

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22
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Dirge

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Digging the pit to bury someone while singing

A mournful song

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23
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Imperturbable

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Not easily upset

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24
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Excoriate

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Ex criticise

Criticise harshly

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Curmudgeon
A grumpy person
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Swindle
To cheat
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Wheedle
Will Wheaton | Use flattery to achieve goal
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Haughty
Hottie | Arrogant
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Chary
Scary | Great caution
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Xenophobia
Dislike strangers
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Squandar
Waste in a reckless manner
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Cajole
Kajol | Persuade someone by flattery
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Heady
Giving someone head | Having a strong effect
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Exigent
Ex agent | Urgent
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Endemic
Pandemic | Spread in a particular area
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Disdain
Diss de | Insult someone
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Inchoate
In chotte | Beginning
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Abeyance
Obey once | Temporary suspension
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Redoubtable
Formidable
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Burnish
Varnish | Polish
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Wily
Maeve Wiely | Cunning
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Quandary
Laundry | Uncertain
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Substantiate
Establish with facts
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Sophistry
Use of clever but false arguments to cheat
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Penchant
Enchant | Strong preference
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Gauche
Awkard
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Deprecate
Criticise
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Affront
In front | Insult
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Propitious
Profit is good | Good chance of success
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Detente
Detention | Easing the strained relations between 2 countries
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Outlandish
Unfamiliar
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Abscond
Absent | Depart secretly
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Imbrogilo
I am bro or girl | Confused
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Languish
Anguish makes you weak | Weaken
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Nimble
Moving quickly and lightly
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Prurient
Prude | Characterised by lust
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Bawdy
Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way
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Croon
Hum or sing softly
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Aspersion
Ass person | Attack someone's reputation
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Nadir
Lowest point of a person or in a company | Opp of zenith
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Echelon
Rank in a company
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Apogee
Highest point | Opp Perigee
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Ennui
Anything new? | Feeling bored
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Conflagaration
Flagaration = flare | Huge fire
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Chagrin
Chai grim | Irritation
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Contretemps
Contemporary temps | A minor dispute
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Commiserate
Common misery | Sympathise
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Zenith
Hiighest point
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Expatiate
Speak in detail about
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Jocund
Jocosta | Cheerful
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Fraught
Causing stress
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Slovenly
Dirty
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Factious
Fascist | Likely to argue
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Spurn
Spit and turn | Reject with contempt
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Callow
Hallow | Immature
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Flagrant
Flag rent | Offensive
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Obstreperous
Street person | Noisy
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Temerity
Opp of timidity
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Odious
Odour - bad smell | Hateful
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Deportment
The way a person stands and walks
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Precocious
Pre conscious | Unusually mature
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Verve
We are | Energetic
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Fallow
Uncultivated
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Tenuous
Ten of us | Weak
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Obdurate
Durability | Stubborn
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Gratuitous
Unnecessary and unwarrented
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Soliloquy
Solo guy | A long speech
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Stolid
Solid stone | Emotionless
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Capitulate
Captain its too late | Surrender
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Cogitate
Meditate
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Plucky
Pre lucky | Brave
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Feint
Faking it | Distracting movement