ELA Flashcards by Riho T.

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Ailment

A

A disease

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Bachelor

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Unmarried man

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Disposition

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Character, temper (性格)

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Expurgation

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Removing script that could be harmful

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Extravagance

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overspending

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Forte

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Strong point

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Indiscretion

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damage

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Pessimist

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A person who believes the worst things would happen

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Eligible

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Qualified, allowed

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Exquisite

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magnificent

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Indecorous

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Improper

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Lax

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Careless

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Metaphysical

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academic

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Profligate

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corrupt

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Sententious

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Acting overly important (ドヤ)

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Vulgar

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rude

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Attribute

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think it is caused by

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Blurt

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babble

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Constitute

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to make up

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Demoralize

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to depress

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Poach

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to illegally hunt

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Propound

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to promote

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Tamper

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interfer with

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Vary

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different

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Analogy

similarities

Calamity

tragedy

Celibacy

not married

Equanimity

peace

Hypocrisy

pretending to be better than real (羊頭狗肉)

Machination

tricks

Speculation

a theory

Vicinity

neighbourhood

Aristocratic

upper-class

Canonical

accepted (可能)

Impetuous

hasty, impulsive

Irretrievable

unrecoverable

Philanthropic

charity

Presumptuous

arrogant (でしゃばり)

Supercilious

high and mighty (bad)

Susceptible

at risk of (影響を受けやすい)

Betoken

signify

Chafe

annoyed (苛立つ)

Condole

sympathize (憐れむ)

Console

comfort

Reconcile

restore friendship

Reproach

criticize (非難)

Retort

to talk back (反対)

Vacillate

to go between (確かでない)

Accumulation

build-up (蓄積)

Authenticity

being real (信憑性)

Consternation

hysteria (激怒)

Credulity

blind acceptance (盲信)

Legislation

laws

Morbidity

suffering of disease

Scepticism

doubting

Triviality

unimportant (些細な事)

Capacious

big

Heretical

weird (異端者)

Inquisitive

to want to know

Irrevocable

absolute, can't change

Meditative

thinking

Mercenary

money based (現金)

Ostentatious

flashy (麗しい)

Secular

non-religious

Alienate

to neglect

Apprise

notify

Conduct

to hand on/pass

Consent

allow

Devour

eat

Grieve

feel sorry

Lavish

spend money (ふんだんに)

Savour

enjoy (嗜む)