English - Spelling Flashcards

1
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He made a solid ???? to refute Mr Allen’s statement.

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Argument

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2
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It was his ???? that Mr Williams was wrong.

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Contention

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3
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Nothing will be done because no one in ???? takes the matter seriously.

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Authority

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4
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In her work we find the constant ???of the same themes.

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Repetition

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5
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He talked in a very ???? manner.

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Colloquial

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6
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The party must adopt more ???? strategies and a broader vision.

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Inclusive

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7
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This research is based on ????, not fact.

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Anecdote

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8
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the use of ???? devices such as metaphor and irony

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Rhetorical

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9
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His statement was seen as an ???? to the recent drug-related killings.

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Allusion

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10
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it would be an ???? to say I had morning sickness, but I did feel queasy

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Exaggeration

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11
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He always goes for subtlety and ???? in his movies.

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Understatement

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12
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The novel is a stinging ???? on American politics.

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Satire

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13
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The word ‘professional’ has a ???? of skill and excellence.

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Connotation

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14
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The two parties’ policies are almost ????.

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Indistinguishable

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15
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To me that painting is completely ????.

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Meaningless

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16
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There was a confrontation between a local ???? and the police.

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Resident

17
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an ???? letter from her prison cell

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Anguished

18
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He was crashing about the house like a ???? animal.

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Demented

19
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The sheer ???? of the plan amazed everyone.

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Audacity

20
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Which type of investment offers the greatest ?????

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Security

21
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He swore to take ???? on his political enemies.

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Revenge

22
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The book is an ???? of poverty and its causes.

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Analysis

23
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Police ???? that the man may be armed.

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Believe

24
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There is a strong sense of ???? in this town.

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Community

25
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They have created an ???? in which productivity should flourish.

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Environment

26
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She was the last ???? member of the family.

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Surviving

27
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The author had an unusual way of ???? your attention.

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Grabbing

28
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He already had an ???? for his next novel.

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Idea