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English Vocab List Set A Flashcards

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Animosity

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strong hostility; unkindness

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apiary

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place where bees are kept

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angelic

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exceptionally beautiful, innocent, or kind

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antiquate

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old-fashioned or outdated

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afflict

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cause pain or trouble to

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adulation

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excessive admiration or praise

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aesthetic

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concerned with beauty or exterior of something

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apathetic

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showing or feeling no interest or concern

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asylum

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protection granted to people in need of refuge

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abhor

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regard with disguist or hatred

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accolade

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an award granted as a special honour of acknowledgement

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anguish

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severe mental or physical pain or suffering

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abjure

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formally renounce (a belief, cause or claim)

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analgesic

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a drug that relieves pain

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apprehensive

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anxious or fearful that something bad will happen

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autopsy

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an examination to discover the cause of death or find a disease

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avaricious

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having an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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antagonise

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cause someone to become hostile

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allusion

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an indirect reference to someone or something

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ambiguous

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not having an obvious meaning/unclear

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or ideas about something/someone

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allude

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suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at

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amicable

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characterised by friendliness and absence of discord; friendly

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ambidextrous

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able to use both left and right hands equally well

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antic
grotesque or bizarre
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accede
agree to a demand or request/assume an office or position
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adverse
preventing success; harmful
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apprise
inform or tell someone
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averse
having a strong dislike of or opposing to something
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acetic
of or like vinegar or acetic acid
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autocracy
a system of government by one person with absolute power
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associate
connect with something else in one's mind/a partner
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antechamber
a small room leading to a main one
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agrarian
relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land
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annunciate
announce something
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akin
of similar character/related by blood
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alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness; energetic, willingness
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align
place or arrange in a straight line/support a subject (ally)
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allegiance
loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause
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altruistic
showing selfless concern for the well-being of others
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ameliorate
make something bad or unsatisfactory better; enhance/improve
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alleviate
make suffering or a problem less severe
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appellation
a name or title
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arbitrary
based on random choice or whim, rather than reason or system
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archaic
very old or old-fashioned
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appertain
relate to or concerning something
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approbate
relate to; concern
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arable
land suitable for growing crops
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anecdote
a short story about a real incident or person
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abundant
existing in large quantities
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assent
express approval or agreement
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auricle
a structure resembling an ear or ear lobe
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ascent
rising or moving up/climbing to the summit of a mountain
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abrasive
showing little concern for the feeling of others
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abominate
detest or loathe someone or something
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affable
friendly, good-natured or easy to talk to
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arduous
involving or requiring strenous effort; difficult and tiring
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ardent
enthusiastic or passionate
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aspersion
an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
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askew
not go as planned/not in a straight or level position
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adroit
clever or skilful
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appease
pacify or placate someone or something by acceding to their demands
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assimilate
take in and understanding something fully
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aggrandise
increase the power, status, or wealth of
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amalgamate
combine or unite to form one object
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analogous
comparable in certain respects, in a way which makes things clearer
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alloy
a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements
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abrogate
repeal or do away with (eliminate) a law, right, or formal agreement
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asbestos
a highly heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral
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augur
an event or circumstance that can foreshadow a good or bad outcome (present tense)
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acquaintance
someone or something one knows, but not to a high extent
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atrocious
horrifyingly wicked
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atheist
someone who believes that god does not exist
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archetype
a very typical example of a certain person or thing
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accentuate
make more noticeable or prominent
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abstinence
the practise of refraining oneself from indulging in something
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austerity
sternness or severity of manner or attitude/discipline oneself
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ambience
the character and atmosphere of a place
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anonymous
a oerson that cannot be identified by name or is unkown
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admonish
warn or reprimand someone firmly
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acquiesce
acccept something reluctantly but without protest
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amenable
open and responsive to suggestions/easily persuaded or controlled
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abyss
a deep or seemingly endless chasm
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abdicate
renounce one's position
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acrophobia
fear of heights
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aerophobia
fear of flying
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agoraphobia
fear of entering open or crowded places
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arachnophobia
fear of spiders
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aberration
a departure from what is normal or an anomaly
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acrimony
bitterness or ill feeling
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antecdent
a thing that existed before or logically precedes another
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anarchy
a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority; like the purge
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acquitted
free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
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actuate
cause someone to act in a particular way; motivate
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apalled
greatly dismay or horrified
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aural
relating to the ear or sense of hearing

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