English Language Test Flashcards
(100 cards)
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leave for the holidays/close for the holidays (phrasal verb)
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break up (ex. for Christmas)
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Swings and roundabouts
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A situation in which different actions or options result in no eventual gain or loss (idiom)
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boorish
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rough and bad-mannered (synonym)
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From (fancier and means starting from)
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As of
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spurious
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not genuine (synonym)
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repudiate
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reject/renounce (synonym)
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equivocal (meaning)
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ambiguous / evasive
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tenuous
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synonym of unsubstantial / very weak
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Obsequiousness
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The act of being obedient in a servile or ingratiating manner
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sanguine
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optimistic
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unctuous
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excessively flattering
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garrulous
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extremely talkative
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evanescent
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quickly fading or disappearing
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attenuated
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having been reduced in force, effect, or value.
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cogent
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persuasive
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egregious
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outstandingly bad, shocking
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ostensible
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appears to be the case, but might not be
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circumscribe
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to limit or restrict
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reprobate
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bad egg / deviant / black sheep
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fatuous
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devoid of intelligence
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obdurate
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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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turpitude
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represents depraved behaviour
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intimation
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indirect suggestion
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prurient
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salacious (sexual)
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enfranchise
give a group of people voting rights or freedoms
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assiduous
meticulous
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laconic
brief
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probity
having integrity
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Up sticks
to go and live in a different place, with all your possessions
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A shot in the arm
something that has a sudden and very positive effect, providing help or encouragement
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is in with a shout
a good chance of doing or winning something
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turn/come up trumps
you deal with a difficult situation and make it a success
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on tenterhooks
to be anxious or excited because you don’t know what is going to happen
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very or really delicious?
really delicious (because VERY is only for normal adjectives, like tasty, and REALLY can be used with strong adjectives like enormous, delicious, etc.)
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aspersion
a disparaging remark on someone's character/name
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arcane
esoteric / relating to knowledge known to only a few
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pertinacious
unyielding or peversely insistent
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ascetic
puritan or rigorously self-disciplined
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toady
brown-noser
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quid pro quo
something given in exchange for something else
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aboveboard
without concealment or deception; honest
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amenable
ready, willing and responsive to something
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brolly
umbrella
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Bob's your uncle (2)
It's as simple as that / And there you have it
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prefigure
be an early indication or version of (something)
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terse
brief and to the point
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laconic
brief
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expurgate
to censor
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spelling of "middle class" synonym that starts with "B"
bourgeoisie
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invective
harsh, abusive language (noun)
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spelling of tin foil synonym
aluminium
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spelling of word starting with "misch" that means to cause trouble in a playful way
mischievous
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arrogate (2)
assert someone's right to / take control usually without permission
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candor
open, honest and sincere (noun)
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carouse
drink a lot of alcohol and act in a belligerent way
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exhort
urge on
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Ubiquitous
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
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Impecunious
Not having enough money to afford necessities
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Call forth
Produce/engender/bring about
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Solicitous
Attentive, caring and concerned, but sometimes overly so
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Cajole
Urge or influence by gentle urging or caressing or flattery
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profligacy
reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources
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derision
contemptuous ridicule or mockery
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spelling of the first word of the idiom that ends with "...one's eyes out"
Bawl one's eyes out
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how to spell the synonym of handicrafts that starts with "a"
artisinal
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spell 3 words that are synonym of unbearable
intolerable, insufferable, insupportable
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spelling of word that means "immunise (someone) against a disease by introducing infective material, microorganisms, or vaccine into the body", starting with "i"
inoculate
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redoubtable
honorable, and so much you are intimidated by it
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impute
name the cause of something
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noisome
anything unpleasant or anything that makes you nauseous.
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winsome
attractive or pleasing to others
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spelling of TWO noun forms of putting you to sleep temporarily drug that starts with "A"
anaesthesia / anaesthetic
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SPELLING of "The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object".
anthropomorphism
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truculent
belligerent
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Debauch
destroy or corrupt someone's morals
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execrable (2)
absolutely the worst 2) inferior (i.e. quality)
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spelling of word that is negative with "refute" inside of it
irrefutable
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incontrovertible
absolutely, 100 percent, completely true
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about = ?
around
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construe
make sense of / try to understand meaning
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taciturn
reserved/doesn't talk much
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Cupidity
a burning desire to have more wealth than you need
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What’s that got to do with the price of (fish/tea in China)?
It’s used as a rhetorical question to highlight an unrelated or irrelevant statement or suggestion made by someone else.
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Be up the duff
be pregnant
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Lose one’s bottle
to lose confidence, courage, or determination to do or pursue something.
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inexorable (1: person ; 2: thing/process)
1) stubborb 2 ) can´t be stopped
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Amorphous
lacks clearly defined form
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equanimity
emotional calmness and balance in times of stress
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linchpin
the thing that holds it all together
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inimical
to be antagonistic or opposed to something
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spelling of type of friendship that is related to "comrades"
camaraderie
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Etc. spelling of actual word
etcetera
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spelling of word meaniing to do something lazily, starting with "l"
Lackadaisical
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licentious
behaves or speaks inappropriately, usually in regards to sex
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Be on the blink
broken or not working properly
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A nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse)
a subtle sign is all you need to comprehend what someone’s saying or what’s happening in a situation
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Give me a tinkle (on the blower)
call me” or “give me a call”
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A few sandwiches short of a picnic
someone who lacks basic judgment and has no common sense
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How to spell word that means be realised, "come to fr..."
Fruition
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legacy
left over (from previous time)
