Eng vocab 4 Flashcards

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Adequate

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Suitable or enough for a requirement; good enough

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2
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Anxious

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Nervous about what may happen; worried

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3
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Apprehensive

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Fearful of what may be coming.

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4
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Churn

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To move about vigorously.

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5
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Disposition

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A person’s inherent qualities of mind and character; a person’s temperament.

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6
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Distraught

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Deeply upset; disturbed with painful feelings.

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7
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Enhance

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To increase or improve in value, desirability or attractiveness.

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8
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Palpable

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Easily felt or sensed; noticeable; obvious

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9
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Recollection

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A memory.

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10
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Utopia

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A place of ideal perfection esp, in laws, government and social conditions; an impractical scheme for social improvement.

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11
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Aptitude

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A natural ability

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12
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Awe

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A feeling of mixed fear, respect and wonder.

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13
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Chastise

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To punish severely; to criticize harshly.

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14
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Hoard

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To store up a hidden supply of something.

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15
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Petulant

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Marked by rudeness; peevish; unreasonably irritated

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16
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Rarity

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Someone or something rare

17
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Remorse

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A deep regret coming from a sense of guilt for past wrongs.

18
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Sphere

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A globe;a ball; a globe-shaped body

19
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Transgression

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A violation of a rule or law; crossing a limit.

20
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Vital

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Necessary for life; of great importance.