List 19 Flashcards

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Abominable

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adj. causing moral revulsion, very bad or unpleasant
repugnant, detestable

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Aspire

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v. to have a strong desire to achieve or to become sth
aim, wish, desire

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Score

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n. a written or printed version of a piece of music
grade, mark, tally

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Loathe

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v. to detest, hate
abash is to mortify as loathe is to detest
detestabhor

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Cherish

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v. to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you
treasure, value, relish
cherish is to fondness as complain is to discontent

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Obsessed

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adj. excessively preoccupied of the mind
obsessed is to interested as pristine is to clean

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Ardent

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adj. passionate, showing strong positive feelings about something
ardent is to interested as incensed is to angry

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Abhor

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v. to hate, detest, abhor, loathe, despise

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Zealous

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adj. filled with enthusiasm; fervent
enthusiastic

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Effusive

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adj. showing much or too much emotion
gushing, unrestrained

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Endeavor

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n. an attempt or effort; to try very hard to do something
attempt, striving

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Affinity

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n. A natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship

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Antagonistic

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adj. feeling or showing enmity or ill will

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Distress

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n. extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain

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Apprehensive

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adj. fearful or anxious
anxious, uneasy
anxious is to apprehensive as worried is to concerned

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Abject

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adj. being of the most miserable kind; wretched

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Excruciating

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adj. extremely painful
painful, agonizing

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Despondent

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adj. feeling or showing extreme discouragement or depression

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Jovial

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adj. Cheerful and friendly, happy

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Rue

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n/v. to feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for

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Jocund

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adj. cheerful and lighthearted

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Doleful

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adj. sad, woeful, gloomy

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Hapless

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adj. unlucky, unfortunate

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Somber

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adj. dark, gloomy, melancholy

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Melancholy
n./adj. n. depression of the spirits; adj. affected with depression of the spirits
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Choleric
adj. easily angered; bad-tempered
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Hydrophobia
n. extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans.
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Xenophobia
n. dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries
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Amnesia
n. a partial or total loss of memory
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Insomnia
n. chronic inability to fall asleep
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Segment
n/v. n. any of the parts into which something can be divided; v. to divide or become divided into parts
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Fracture
n. the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material
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Circumference
n. the perimeter of a circle
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Comprise
v. to have somebody/something as parts or members; to consist
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Prologue
n. the introduction of a play
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Caliber
n. the level of quality or ability that someone or something has achieved; the width of the inside of a gun or tube
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Hide
n. the skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed
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Bouquet
n. an attractively arranged bunch of flowers
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Shard
n. A fragment of a brittle substance, as of glass or metal.
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Constellation
n. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.
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Choir
n. an organized company of singers
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Grove
n. a small wood or stand of trees
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Mingle
v. to mix or combine; to socialize
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Muster
v. to gather or bring together;assemble
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Assortment
n. a collection of various kinds
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Stratify
v. to separate into layers
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Dissociate
v. to disconnect or separate
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Preamble
n. an introductory occurrence; a preliminary
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Fin
n. one of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim
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Terrestrial
adj. of, on, or relating to the earth
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Desolate
adj. empty and without people, making you feel sad or lonely; barren, deserted, depressing
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Core
n. central part
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Indigenous
adj. native people
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Domicile
n. the place where a person lives
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Milieu
n. the social environment that you live or work in
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Onsite
adj. on the site; a particular area/site
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Pachyderm
a type of animal with a very thick skin
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Manure
n. animal dung used for fertilizing land
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Poodle
n. a dog breed
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Calf
n. a young cow or bull