List10 Flashcards

(83 cards)

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Inert

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Unable to move

Moving or acting very slowly

Sluggish

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Circumvent

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To avoid being stopped by

To get around in a clever and sometimes dishonest way

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Heartfelt

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deeply felt, very sincere

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Voluble

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Easily rolling or turning

Glib, fluent

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Acquiescent

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Tending to accept or allow what other people want or demand

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Induce

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To move by persuasion or influence

To cause the formation of

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Somnolent

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Drowsy, sleepy

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Befuddle

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To confuse

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Hidebound

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Not willing to accept new or different ideas

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Embolden

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To make someone more confirent

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Derision

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The use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

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Lambaste

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To attack verbally

To assault violently

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Stale

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Not clean, clear or pure

Boring or unoriginal; banal; 陳腐

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Gradient

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The rate of regular or graded upward or downward

Change in the value of a quantity

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Entail

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To restrict by limiting

To assign, transmit for an indefinitely long time

To impose, involve or imply as a necessary result

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Antecedent

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Something that came before something else

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Shackle

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To prevent free action

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Admonish

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To speak to in a way that expresses disapproval or criticism

To tell to do something

To give friendly advice or encouragement to

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Stifle

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To stop from doing or expressing something

To not allow to do or express

To make difficult or impossible

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sparse

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Thinly covering an area, less than necessary or normal

Present only in small amounts

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Bar

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To prevent

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Disseminate

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To spread

To cause to go to many people

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Recant

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To renounce, to withdraw formally and publicly

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Repudiate

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To refuse to accept

To say or show that is not true

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Teem
To be full of something
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encomium
Glowing and warmly enthusiastic pause
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Tribute
Something that you say, give or do to show respect, gratitude or affection
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Intrinsic
Belonging o the essential nature of a thing: occurring as a natural part of something
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aver
To say in a very strong and definite way
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Feign
To pretend to tell or be affected by To Induce as a false impression
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Avow
To declare assuredly to declare openly and without shame
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Conspire
To secretly plan with someone to do something harmful or illegal To happen in a way that produces bad or unpleasant results
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Concomitant
Happening at the same time as something else
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Obfuscate
To make something more difficult to understand To confuse
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Spurn
To refuse to accept To reject with disdain
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Endemic
Growing or existing in a certain place Common in a particular area
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Becoming
Attractively suitable, fitting
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Insouciance
A relaxed and calm state; a feeling of not worrying about anything Nonchalant
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Abstemious
Not eating and drinking too much Marked by restraint
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Surreptitious
Done in a secret way
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Respite
A period of temporary delay An interval of relief or rest
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Reproach
An expression of disapproval A cause of blame or discredit To express disapproval
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Confine
To keep within limits To force to say in something
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Delude
To cause to believe something that is not true; to deceive, trick
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Sketchy
Not compete or clear Done quickly without many details Likely to be bad or dangerous
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Rudimentary
Not very developed or advanced Basic or simply
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Divulge
To make known, to make public
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Downright
Completely; totally Plain, blunt
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resilience
The ability to become strong, healthy or successful again after something bad happens The ability of something to return to its original shape
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Compunction
Anxiety arising from awareness of guilt
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Primitive
Very basic and simple
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Dissent
To publicly disagree To differ in opinion Difference in opinion
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Attest
To show, prove or state that something is real or true
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Incise
To cut into To engrave, to carve
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Epoch
A period of time that is very important in history
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Myriad
A great number Both numerous and diverse
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Hamstring
To make ineffective or powerless
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Renown
Great fame and respect To give renown to
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Concoct
To make by mixing different things together To fabricate; to invent or develop especially in order to trick or deceive someone
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Stave off
To forestall
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Unfathomable
Impossible to understand
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Unfounded
Not based on facts or proof Groundless
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Trace
Very small amount
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Perpetuate
To cause to continue
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Impassioned
Filled with passion and zeal
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Impassion
To arouse the feelings or passions for
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Fiery
Having or showing a lot of strong and angry emotion Easily provoked, irritable
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Genteel
Polite Marked by false delicacy or affection
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Bumble
To act, move or speak in a clumsy way
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Bewilder
To cause to lose ones bearings To confuse
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Entrench
To place in a very strong position that cannot be easily changed
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Tweak
To make a small adjustment to To injure slightly To annoy, bother
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Controvert
To dispute or oppose by reasoning
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Imprudent
Not wise not sensitive
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Blatant
Very obvious and offensive
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Unworldly
Naive Having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge of the world
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Ethos
the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
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Unflinching
Staying strong and determined Uncompromising, steadfast
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Slapdash
Haphazard, quick and careless
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Improvise
To speak or perform without preparation To make using whatever is available
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Shriek
To make a loud, high-pitched cry/noise
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Croon
To sing or speak in low and soft voice
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Caterwaul
To make a loud and unpleasant sound To protest or complain noisily