English Flashcards

(55 cards)

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Trick

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Ruse

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Great mental suffering

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Anguish

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A difficult journey

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Trek

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A false show of bravery

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Bravado

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Concise

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Laconic

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Overuse

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Trite

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Brief and to the point

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Concise

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Incapable of being subdued or overcome

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Invincible

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Mentally sharp

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Incisive

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The giving of help or relief to the poor

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Charity

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To die or be destroyed

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Perish

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To become less active

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Subside

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A place or condition of uproar and confusion

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Bedlam

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A wise and trusted advisor or teacher

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Mentor

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To spellbind

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Mesmerize

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A person who believes that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable

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Agnostic

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With ones identity hidden

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Incognito

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A statement that seems to be contradictory but may be true

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Paradox

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To come to an end

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Culminate

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Nearness

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Vicinity

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Uninterested or bored, as form too much of wordly pleasures

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Blasé

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An overused expression

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Cliche

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Unsophisticated

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Awkward

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Harmony
Accord
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Conflict
Discord
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Happening again
Recurrent
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Without mercy , pity, or compassion
Ruthless
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To prove to be true
Validate
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To quiet
Quell
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To take and hold by force without legal right
Usurp
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Language or action causing resistance against the government in power
Sedition
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Arrogant
Imperious
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Foundation or base
Pedastal
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A line of ancestors
Pedigree
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To require, as by law
Mandate
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A statement or belief, principles, or opinions
Creed
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Excite
Galvanize
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Producing money or wealth
Lucrative
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To grow in amount over time
Accrue
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To examine financial accounts and records to determine if they are correct
Audit
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Spiteful
Malicious
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Not dangerous to the health
Benign
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To picture in words
Depict
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To go beyond
Surpass
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Hint
Imply
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To conclude from facts or observations
Infer
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Repeated frequently
Continual
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Going on without interruption
Continuous
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Indifference
Apathy
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The quality that evokes a feeling of pity, sadness or compassion
Pathos
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A person having a serious mental disorder involving amoral or antisocial behavior
Psychopath
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Common; dull; matter of fact
Prosaic
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A beginner
Novice
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The manner in which words are arranged to form sentences
Syntax