Flashcards in English vocab 10 Deck (80)
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bellow
to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar; a loud angry roar
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beneficiary
one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
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botch
to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; a hopelessly bungled job
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clutter
to fill or cover in a disorderly way; a state of disorder, mess
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dilapidated
falling a part or ruined, run-down
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dismantle
to take apart; to strip of something
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farce
a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
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futile
not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
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grueling
very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
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hospitable
offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
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lair
the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout
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lavish
overly generous, extravagant; abundant; to spend or give freely or without limit
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morbid
in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome
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notorious
widely known because of bad conduct
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pamper
to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward
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parasite
an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person
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shirk
to avoid or get out of doing work; neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
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surplus
an amount beyond what is required, excess; more than what is needed or expected
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timidity
the state of being easily frightened
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veto
the power to forbid or prevent; to prohibit, reject
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syn: yell, bawl, holler; howl
bellow
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syn: foul up, bungle, mangle
botch
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syn: recipient, heir
beneficiary
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syn: litter, confusion
clutter
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syn: disassemble
dismantle
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syn: in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed
dilapidated
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syn: buffoonery, mockery
farce
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syn: exhausting, punishing, taxing
grueling
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syn: fruitless, vain, ineffective
futile
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