hend 25/27 Flashcards by Scam All

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Vertiginous

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Very high or steep; makes you feel dizzy

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Parvenu

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Someone newly rich or important, but not accepted by others

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Lapidary

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Related to cutting stones; also means very neat and well-written

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Protean

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Able to change easily or do many things well

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Rabble

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A noisy, messy crowd

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Effete

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Weak and lacking strength or energy

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Reprobate

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A bad person with no morals

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Wastrel

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Someone who wastes time or money

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Insipid

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Boring or lacking flavour

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Nebulous

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Unclear or hard to understand

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Austere

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Plain and serious; without luxury

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Felicitous

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Well-said or well-suited; lucky

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Repudiate

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To reject or say no to something

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Valour

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Great courage (especially in battle)

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Shrivel

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To become small and wrinkly

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Evanesce

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To slowly fade away

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Impoverished

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Very poor

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Affronted

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Offended or insulted

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Flattered

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Pleased by praise

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Apprehensive

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Worried something bad might happen

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Foreboding

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A bad feeling something will happen

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Premonition

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A strong feeling something is about to happen

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Valiant

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Very brave and determined

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Omen

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A sign of something that might happen

Aberration

Something not normal or unusual

Ablution

Washing, often for religious reasons

Normative

Describes what is usual or should happen

Niggle

A small worry or complaint

Gentry

Upper or middle-class people

Regent

Someone ruling instead of a king/queen

Disconcerting

Makes you feel confused or uneasy

Confounding

Very surprising or confusing

Bewildering

Hard to understand

Allegorical

Symbolic; has a hidden meaning

Clandestine

Done in secret

Intractable

Hard to control or deal with

Gregarious

Friendly and enjoys being around people

Enervated

Very tired and without energy

Febrile

Feverish

Pariah

Someone who is rejected by others

Outcast

A person not accepted by others

Sedate

Calm and quiet

Maverick

Someone who acts differently from others

Indigent

Very poor

Intrepid

Very brave

Eidetic

Has very clear and detailed memory

Regalia

Special clothing and items for ceremonies

Regency

Time when someone rules for a king/queen

Unanimity

When everyone agrees

Abated

Became weaker or less intense

Tacked

Changed direction

Predicate

Based on something; also part of a sentence in grammar

Satiate

To satisfy fully

Paler

Lighter in colour or less intense

Deciduous

Trees that lose leaves each year

Hermit

Someone who lives alone, away from others