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English language -1 Flashcards

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Odium

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A wide spread hatred of someone because of their actions

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Genial

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Kind hearted

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Abhor

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Feel hatred or disgust towards

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Confluence

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A gathering together

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Uncanny

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Very weird and strange

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Supercilious

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To feel better or more achieving than other people

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Cacophony

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Loud, confusing and disagreeable sounds

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Ambivalent

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Having more than one side to something or someone

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Shabby

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In an unfavourable condition

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Countenance

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Someone’s physical appearance

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Disconsolate

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A depressing and sad feeling or setting

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Quintessence

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The epitome of something

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Mellifluous

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Sweet or nice looking

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Aberration

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A state or condition completely different from the norm

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Pulchrify

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Make something beautiful (could be used to describe a setting like the sky or the moon)

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Effulgence

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Bright, shining

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Asunder

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In pieces

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Superficial

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Appearing to be true until examined more truely

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Celestial

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Relating with the sky

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Inexplicable

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Something that cannot be explained

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Cajole

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Influence

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Debase

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To lower the esteem of something

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Erudite

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Someone with a great amount of knowledge

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Machiavellianism

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Portraying cunning and manipulative behaviours and do whatever’s necessary to gain power for example, Lady Macbeth

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Virtuous

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Showing good and moral standards

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Arbitrary

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Random

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Unprecedented

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Unkonwn

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Immutable

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Can’t change

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Amiable

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Kind

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Fastidious

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Very attentive and concerned with detail

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Fervent

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A passion for something

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Misanthropic

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When you keep your distance from society and don’t like it (could be used to personify the moon or clouds

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Irksome

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Annoying

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Pernicious

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Deadly

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Bilious

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Pleasant

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