English Flashcards

(28 cards)

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Apotheosis

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Summit, pinnacle, acme, culmination;
the highest point.

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2
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Loquacious

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Talkative, wordy.

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Utmost

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The maximum, extreme.

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4
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Balderdash

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Hogwash, nonsense, malarkey.

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5
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Wherewithal

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The means to do something, such as money.

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6
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Upholster

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To cover walls or furniture with textile.

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7
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Assemblage

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A gathering of people or things.

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8
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Quaint

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Unusually attractive or old-fashioned.

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9
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Rabble

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Tumultuous crowd or common people lacking wealth/social status.

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10
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Albeit

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Although.

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11
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Thereof

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Of/about the thing just mentioned.

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12
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Verboten

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Prohibited.

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13
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Heed

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To pay attention, take into consideration.

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14
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Misbegotten

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Born to unmarried parents;
having an improper origin.

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15
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Dexterous

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Skillful, clever; done with dexterity.

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Atrocious

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Utterly cruel, barbaric, appalling;
of poor quality, horrible.

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Gregarious

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Tending to associate with cluster, sociable; relating to a social group.

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Belated

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Past the usual time.

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Besmirch

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To harm the beauty, reputation,
object or idea of something.

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Boisterous

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Noisy, energetic, cheerful
(person, event, nature or behaviour).

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Benefactor

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A good, helpful man who provides a benefit;
female: benefactress.

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Paean

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A joyous piece of work/art that praises someone/thing; a tribute.

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Ubiquitous

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Bodacious

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Bold and audacious, brazen;
voluptuous.

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Bequeath
To leave/pass on something; inheritance.
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Forthcoming
Happening soon; the next.
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Minutiae
Small unimportant details.
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Bewildered
Confused.