Isabel's Words Flashcards by Vickie Godding

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Desist

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Stop

‘Desist’ said the teacher to the naughty children.

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Ewe

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Female sheep

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Legislate

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To make a law

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Fowl

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Farmyard birds

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Meddle

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Interfere

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Subordinate

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A lower social position

The waitress is subordinate to the manager

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Aquire

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To get

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Obtain

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To get

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Undesirable

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Unwanted, unpleasant

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Apprehension

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Nervous or afraid

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Dread

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The opposite of looking forward to something

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Reinstate

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To bring something back

Or put something back in

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Innovative

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New and imaginative way to do something

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Apocolypse🍓🍓🍓🥑

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End of the world😊

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Legitimate

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Reasonable

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Placate

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Calm down

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Mollify

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Calm down

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Reconcile

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Get back on good terms

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Traits

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Characteristics

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Formidable

S- - - - -

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Strong

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Onerous

H- - - - - - -

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Difficult, hard work

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Endurable

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Something to put up with

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Taxing

H_ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Hard work

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Scrutinize

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Look hard at something

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Cacophony

A huge noise

Haughty

Proud and stuck up | Looking down on people

Resourceful

Thinking of new ways to do something

Genteel

Well mannerd classy

Waylaid

Distracted and took a diversion

Uproar

A large commotion Can be angry Noun

Enterprise

New problem

Disconcerted

Worried

Indulged

Spoilt

Extinguish

To put a fire out | To stop something.

Kindle Adjective

To get a fire going | To get started

Tranquil

Peaceful | Calm

Chaos

Opposite of tranquil

Animosity

A natural dislike. | You just don’t get on.

Mitigate

To ease or make something better

To compound

To make something worse

Odious

Hateful

Mollify

Calm down

Benign

Harmless

Substantial

Big

Surly

Sulky

Mystify

Confuse, make a mystery of

Lull

Calm and quiet

Integral

Essential

Implore

Beg

Gritty

Tough, determined

Melodramatic

Over dramatic, big fuss

Retinue

Group of advisors

Lag

To fall behind

Fathom

Think deeply or a measurement of depth in water

Mundane

Day to day boring things

Indispensable

Can’t do without it

Watertight

It will hold water or a sensible idea

Surly

Sulky and bad tempered

Auxiliary

Help or support

Mystify

Confuse

Substantial

Big

Integral

Essential

Artefact

Historical object

Benign

Harmless

Delinquent

A young person in trouble. Crime etc

Verdict

The decision of a court

Recollect

To remember

Affiliated

Linked to another group or business

Docile

Easy to manage | Can be a bit dopey

Diligent

Hard working | Paying attention to detail

Conscientious

Hard working | Tries their best