General Vocabulary Flashcards
(191 cards)
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squalid
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dirty (place or action) marked by filthiness
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Anguish
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severe metnal or physical pain or suffering
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conceits
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- excessive pride for oneself
- extended, elaborate metaphor.
“the idea of the wind’s singing is a prime romantic conceit”
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frivolous
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not having any serious value or purpose
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callousness
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insensitive/cruel disregard to others
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vehement
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passionate, forceful, intense feelings
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endearment
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a word or phrase expressing love or affection
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revel
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enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way
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proliferating
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multiplying and rapid increase in numbers
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elude
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evade, cleverly avoid
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dubiously
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without hesitation or doubt
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servitude
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slavery; punishment for a crime
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being demeaned
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deminished in respect or dignity for something
“Language is being demeaned because of the nuclear arms race”
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spellbind
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fascinate; enchant; to hold one’s attention as by a spell
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polymath
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person with wide range of knowledge
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artificiality
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being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally through processes
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rapport
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close and harmonious relationship
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viable
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practical; able to be implemented
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anathema
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a curse; a vigorous denunciation
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jeopardy
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danger; peril; vulnerability
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pugnacious
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eager to fight; belligerent; combative; obnoxious
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acquiescence
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accept passively or reluctantly
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conception
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birth
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denigrate
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defame, belittle; criticize unkindly
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capitulation
surrender; giving up resistance
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maverick
an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
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bawling
crying
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mortified
embarrased, ashamed, humiliated
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palatable
edible; pleasant tasting
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exhuberance
the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.
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guileless
without deception, innocent
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animosity
strong hostility (unfriendliness and opposition)
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fruition
accomplishment; realization
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pretentious
attempting to impress by creater creater importance on themselves" showy, conspicuous
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extricate
to free; remove from entanglement
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contracted
1. catch a disease (contracted a virus)
2. shrink (glass contracts when it cools)
3. enter a formal and legally binding agreement (the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies)
4. acquire (he contracted a debt of one million dollars)
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tenuous
flimsy; weak
"tenuous grasp on reality"
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substantiating
(substantiate) make a claim solid/believable/substantial
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affinity
1. natural liking for something
(strong affinity for music)
2. similarity of characteristics
(this building has no affinity to contemporary architectural styles)
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replete
complete; full
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corroboration
evidence to confirm; proof
(there is no corroboration for this)
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foraging
(person or animal) seraching for food or supplies; looking around
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recalcitrant
resistant; defiant of authority
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forfeiture
loss or giving up something as a penalty for a wrongdoing
(the court ordered the forfeiture of his computer)
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Fitful
Not regular or steady; unstable
The fitful nature of Macbeth
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eloquent
persuasive
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astute
clever; shrewd; intellectually observant
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Perturbed
Unsettled, in anxiety
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Impertinence
lack of respect, rudeness
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Tittering
Giggling
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Quixotic
idealistic, impractical
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disillusioning
disappointing
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alterity
state of being different
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schematized
rearrange, design
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salient
noticeable and Important
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inexorable
impossible to stop or correct
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curtailed
limit, restrict
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assiduously
with great care and perseverance
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Self aggrandizement
Promoting oneself as being important and great
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egress
action of leaving a place
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speculate
hypothesize
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balk
resist
Mnemonic: bark at something = resist
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misgivings
doubt or suspicion
Menmonic: mistakenly give = left in doubt
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lethal
destructive
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duress
acting not from own will: from someone's coercion and threatening
mnemonic: husband to wife: U DRESS the way I want you to dress
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armour
(verb) provide someone with defense
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fatuous
foolish; silly; simple-minded
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barter
trade
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paling
a fence made of pointed wood
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tepid
lukewarm; moderate warmth
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prudish
(编译词) take being proper to an exaggerated or ridiculous degree.
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placebo
a replacement for medicine (used to trick patients and make them feel better psychologically just by consuming the pill)
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transcience
temporary
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vestige
remnant; that which is left
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clandestine
secretive; held or conducted secretly
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expatriate
banish; ostracism
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lexicon
dictionary
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felicity
great happiness
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debacle
great disaster' a tumultuous breakup
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pernicious
wicked; deadly; highly injurious or destructive
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tutelage
instruction; a guiding influence
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ancillary
subsidiary; auxiliary; subordinate
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plethora
excess; surplus
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impeachable
to charge with a crime or misconduct
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effete
decadent; marked by weakness
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presumptuous
audacious; tending to be overly bold
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voracious
gluttonous; extremely greedy; insatiable
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inviduous
hostile; offensive; rousing ill will
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histrionic
dramatic; theatrical; relating to the theater
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gingerly
cautiousle; carefully; proceeding with caution
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decadence
deterioration; decline
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brazenly
in a bold or shameless way
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Sooty
Covered with or coloured like soot (a black powdery substance produced by the incomplete burning)
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Rigging
the system of ropes, cables, or chains employed to support a ship's masts and to control or set the yards and sails
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Hull
the main body of a ship, including the bottom, sides, and deck but not the masts (a tall upright post on a ship or boat), superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.
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Amorous
showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire
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Clad
clothed in; dressed in
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Immaculately
in a perfectly clean, neat, or tidy manner
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In due course
At the appropriate time
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Consternation
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
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Ascertaining
find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
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Waif
a homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child.
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Evangelistic
Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary
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farcical
resembling farce; ridiculous, preposterous
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impound
take legal custody of something; seize
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force majure
a natural and unavoidable catastrophe beyond anyone's control
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nemesis
personal enemy
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chortie
a soft partly suppressed laugh
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yore
a time long past
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slog
hard work
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deploring
have strong disapproval
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cogent
logical, clear, convincing
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vex
annoy, irritate
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grouse
complain pettily, grumble
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conurbation
amalgamation of network of urban communities
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seer
a prophetess; someone who can foresee the future
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macabre
disturbing or terrifying because it is invovled with death or injury
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ruminating
chew the cud
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portico
a structure with a roof and pillars; acts like a front porch of buildings
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eminent
(of a person) very respected and famous in a particular sphere of profession
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bray
the loud, harch cry of a donkey or mule
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inaugurate
commence, begin or introduce
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feat
a great achievement requiring courage, skill, and strength
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plaudits
praise or approval
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throngs
a large group of people
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quip
a witty remark
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bereaved
being deprived of a loved one because they died
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briskness
liveliness and eagerness; alactrity
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peroration
the concluding part of a speech; conclusion
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josting
forcing your way through by pushing
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blusterous
making forceful attacks; speaking boastfully
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concilliatory
speaking in an appeasing manner; pacify
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mutiny
rebelion; refusal to obey
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carnage
massacre
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testament
1. a person's will
2. witness, evidence
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contingent
subject to change
"the contingent nature of the job"
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reverberate
resounding, echoing, resonating
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mainline
1. chief road
2. inject as drug
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nuisance
thing causing inconvenience or annoyance
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profligate
reckless and extravagant spending of money
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conundrum
difficult question
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stochiastic
random
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acclaimed
enthusiastically praised
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ambient
relating to the immediate surroundings of something
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approbation
an act of approving; praise
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beneficiary
someone who receives a benefit
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benign
not harmful
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bureaucratic
run by officials rather elected representatives
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circumvent
aviod
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commissioned
produced for specific order, especially for a work of art
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concede
agree / accept
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conferred
granted or bestowed
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lucrative
profitable
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impetuously
impulsive
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tactless
insensitive, inconsiderate
showing a lack of sensitivity and wit in dealing with others or with difficult issues
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prevaricate
act evasively
dodge the issue
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jilt
suddenly abandon
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copious
plentiful in number
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corollary
a further conclusion inferred from a proved conclusion with little or no additional proof; something that naturally follows
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corrugation
a wrinkle; fold; ridge
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furrow
long, narrow trench made from the plow
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craggy
rugged, rough
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credence
belief or acceptance that something is true
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intrigue vs intriguing
1. secret scheme or plot involving deception
2. fascinating
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abates
lessens
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to what expedient
With what method: asking about the method that should be used
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opulence
wealthy and rich
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collocate
a word or phrase that frequently occurs near or alongside another word in a language. For example, in English, the words "strong" and "coffee" are collocates because they often appear together (as in "strong coffee").
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preside
be in charge of, lead
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Advent
arrival of something
"the advent of television"
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On the grounds that
because, why
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Conflates
combines
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sanctimony
acting as if you were morally superior
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debut
Appearance/launching
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ethereal
extremely delicate; too good to be true
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accolade
awards
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Perfunctory
suggests something done without much care or interest, merely out of routine or duty.
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transcendence
go beyond something
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exalt
glorify or elevate something
"Exalt your favorite pro-wrestler"
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exult
rejoice
"Exult when you get the last two tickets to see your favorite band"
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blatantly
obvious and conspicuous manner
"despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends"
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obtrusive
very obvious in intrusive way
"I hate obtrusive acne bumps!"
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saloon vs salon
public bar for drinking vs business offering hairstyling, facials, etc.
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concerted
unified, coordinated
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implications vs effects
implications are conclusions, effects are consequences
implications talk about large event results, not the implications of objects like video games.
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stealthy
behaving secretively
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meteorically
in a way that develops fast
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censor vs censure
ban vs criticize
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lewdness
pornographic, vulgar
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expound
elaborate explanation
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