English vocab Flashcards

(54 cards)

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Vulnerable

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Fragile; Susceptible to harm

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Fractious

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Irritable (child manner)

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Imperative

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Urgent/important

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Fervent

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Passion/great intensity for something

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Tangible

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Able to touch

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Supercilious

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Behaving as superior to others

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Saunter

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Walking in a slow, relaxed manner

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Sumptuous

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Rich and luxurious; meant to be enjoyed/consumed

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Jovial

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Friendly/cheerful

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Perceptible

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Can be seen

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Facet

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A side

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Vitality

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State of being strong of active

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Discreet

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In a private manner

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Distort

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To pull and twist out of shape

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Languid

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Slow and relaxed

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Turgid

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Swollen or distended

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Contingent

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Subject to change

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Haughty

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Distain or arrogantly superior

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Intermittent

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Not continuous

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Lethargic

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Sluggish and lacking energy

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Revolting

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Disgusting and horrifying

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Shiftless

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Lazy in a disrespectful manner

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Elaborate

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Detailed/intricate

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Permeate

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To fill/pervade

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Ascertain
Find out for certain
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Florid
A red flush complexion
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Corpulent
Fat
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Jaunty
Lively and cheerful, self confident
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Tumultuous
Disorderly
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Gratify
Indulge or satisfy
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Defunct
Disproved, not functional
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Ineffable
Too great or extreme to be described in words
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Gaudy
Excessively, bright and showy, often tasteless
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Meretricious
Attractive but having no real value
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Peculiar
Weird
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Expostulations
Act of expressing disagreement of protesting something
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Luminous
Glowing, filled with light
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Garrulous
Excessively talkitive, especially on trivial manners
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Fortuitous
Happening by lucky chance
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Incessant
Doesn’t stop
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Keen
Sharp, clever
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Interminable
Endless
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Pander
To indulge
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Commensurate
In proportion
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Borne
Carried or transported
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Transitory
Not permanent
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Elude
Evade or escaped
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Vehement
Passionate or intense
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Apathetic
Showing no feeling or interest
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Elicit
Call forth
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Vacuous
Devoid of matter
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Strident
Unpleasantly loud and harsh
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Din
A loud noise
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Sporadic
Recurring in a scattered unpredictable manner