English vocabulary Flashcards
(105 cards)
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Haul
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Pull or drag with effort or force
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Grub
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Food
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Vigorous
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Strong, healthy and full of energy
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Disable
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Of a disease, injury or accident DISABLED CHILD
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Boiler
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A container for heating water
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Caretaker
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A person employed to look after a building
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Desolate
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Uninhibited and giving the impression of bleak emptiness DESOLATE HOUSE
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Trodden
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Walk in a specific way
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Varmint
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1.A troublesome wild animal especially a fox 2. A troublesome and mischievous person esp a child
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Curious
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Eager to know and learn
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Exaggerate
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Represent as being larger, better or worse than it really is
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Nasty
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Very bad or unpleasant
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Estate
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An area or amount of land or property
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Pester
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Trouble or annoy someone with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions
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Prance
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- Of a horse..move with high springy steps 2. ( of a person) walk or move around with ostentatious exaggerated movements
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Burglar
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Robber
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Feeble
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Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness
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Scullery
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A small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work
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Dart
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The act of inning somewhere suddenly and rapidly He’s going to dart out of the side door
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Lorry
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A truck
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Trailer
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An unpowered vehicle towed by another
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Name this legendary bird of popular mythology of Arabia
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Roc
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Name this structure of the ship
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Ship Mast
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Is this horse bare back
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Yes
Unsaddled horse or donkey
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What are the two structures on this horse
Saddle
Stirrups
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What disease is this man suffering from
Leprosy
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What kind of a structure is this
Dome
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Is this forest dense or not dense
Dense forest
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An open space in a forest is known as
Glade
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Meaning of the word OCCUR
To happen or to take place
The accident occurred at 3 PM
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A person involved in trade especially one dealing with foreign countries is known as a
Merchant
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Articles offered for sale are known as
wares
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A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load or unload is known as a
Wharf
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A place which is uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness is known as a
Desolate place
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A semiprecious stone which is typically blue in colour is
Turquoise
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A bright green precious stone is
Emerald
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An orange yellow flavouring, food colouring, dye, made from dried stigmas of crocus is
Saffron
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Remove impurities or unwanted substances is known as to
Refine
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Originating in a distant foreign country is
exotic
EXOTIC BIRDS
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Attractive because colourful or out of the ordinary is also known as
Exotic
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A person who eats the flesh of other human beings
cannibal
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To make a gesture with a hand, arm or head encouraging someone to follow or approach is known as
To beckon
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The owner or keeper of a herd of domestic animals is known as
Herdsman
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A steep rock face especially at the edge of a sea is known as a
Cliff
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The dark shape and outline of someone against a brighter background is known as a
Silhouette
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A feeling of relaxation following a release from anxiety is known as
relief
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A strong wooden or a metal post with a point at one end driven into the ground is known as a
STAKE
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To emit a deep loud roar typically in pain or in anger is to
Bellow
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To put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome is known as
to intrude
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A momentary or a partial view is known as a
GLIMPSE
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Another word for serious is
SOLEMN
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Shine brightly especially with reflected light is
Gleaming
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Extremely sharp or very sharp is
RAZOR SHARP
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The horizontal bar fixed to the head of a boats rudder is known at the
Tiller
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The chief muslim ruler is known as a
CALIPH
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Another word for
TO CROWD TOGETHER
HUDDLE
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A pair of fetters connected together by a chain used to fasten a prisoners wrist or ankles together
Shackle
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To poke with a finger, foot or pointed object is to
PROD
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Name the hard creamy white substance composing the main part of the task of elephant, walrus or narwhal
IVORY
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Name this animal
Narwhal
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Name this animal
WALRUS
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Plant leaves collectively are known as
Foliage
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To be reluctant to do something is to
HESITATE
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A state of armed conflict between different countries is known as
WAR
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Speak with sudden pauses
STAMMER
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An animal which is not dangerous or frightened of people is known as a
TAME ANIMAL
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Societies consisting of a group of people linked by a common language, religion are known as
TRIBE
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A feeling of ill will resulting from a past insult is known as
GRUDGE
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A Muslim place of worship
MOSQUE
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A book, document or piece of music written by hand is known as a
MANUSCRIPT
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Istanbul is a major city in Turkry. What was the old name of Istanbul
Constantinople
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The capital of Egypt is
Cairo
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The capital of Iraq is
Baghdad
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The capital of Syria is
Damascus
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To express words or texts in another language is to
TRANSLATE
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The old name of the country IRAN was
PERSIA
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Give another word for TO STALK
HUNT
CHASE
GO AFTER
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Someone who is delicately small and pretty is
DAINTY
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Give another word for CUDDLY
Huggable
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Someone who is easily frightened is
TIMID
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Name this flower
Anemone
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Name this breed of cat
MANX cat
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Name this tree
Sycamore tree
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The bridge that crosses a moat is called a
Drawbridge
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A deep ditch surrounding a castle, fort or town is called a
Moat
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A garment typically worn is South America made of thick piece of wooden cloth with a slit in the middle of the head is called a
Poncho
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Name this
Knights armour
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What is this
Windmill
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A short ceremonial tune played on brass instrument to introduce something or someone important is known as
Fanfare
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What is this
Cobblestones
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Name this posture
Crouched posture
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Another word for torch is
flashlight
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Name this weapon
Crossbow
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Name this medieval war weapon
Battle axe
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Itizens of Rome are known as
Romans
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People living in Egypt are known as
Egyptians
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What kind of a door is this
Trapdoor
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This man is sitting at the edge of a ....
Precipice
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What is this swimming stroke known as
Dog Paddle
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A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area is known as
Embankment
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To get off a horse is known as
Dismounting
