List4 Flashcards

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Deteriorate

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Worsen, decline

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Endorse

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To declare one’s public support of

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Adroit

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Clever or skilful

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Eloquent

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Influent or persuasive

Clearly expressing or indicating sth

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Dexterous

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Skilful

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Engross

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Absorb all the attention or interest of

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant

Of external original, outside

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Awash

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Covered or flooded with water

Containing large numbers or amount

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Secular

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Non-religious

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Abhorrent

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Detestable, inspiring disgust and loathing

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Bland

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Uninteresting

Showing no strong emotion

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Arbitrary

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Random

(Power) unrestrained and autocratic in use of authority; tyrannical

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Atypical

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Not representative; untypical

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Riveting

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Extremely interesting

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Cagey

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Secretive, reluctant to give information

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Convergent

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Coming closer together

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Slothful

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Lazy

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Assiduous

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Showing great care and perseverance; Diligent

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Fulsome

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Enthusiastic, flattering to an excessive degree

abundant

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Covet

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To desire, to crave

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Accentuate

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To make more noticeable or prominent

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Construe

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To interpret,

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Presage

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To be a sign or warning of

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Malinger

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To pretend to be ill; to sham

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Belie
To fail to justify To fail to give true impression
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Conversant
Familiar with or knowledgeable about something
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Magnanimous
Generous or forgiving
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Partisan
Biased
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Reconnaissance
Preliminary observation, exploration, investigation Preliminary surveying or research
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Erratic
Unpredictable, irregular
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Milestone
A significant state or event in the development of something
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Predisposition
Inclination, tendency to
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Adequate
Appropriate Enough
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Beguile
To charm or attract in a deceptive way
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Abeyance
A state of temporary suspension
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Undercut
To undermine, to damage
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Unassailable
Impossible to doubt or attack Not defeated
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Lucubration
Laborious work
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Quip
A witty remark, joke
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Droll
Funny, humorous, dry amusement
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Obsequious
Servile, obedient
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Bent
Inclination
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Reactionary
Oppose to political or social change or new ideas
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Parochialism
Narrow-mindedness, provincialism
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Immerse
Involve on selfie deeply in a particular activity
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Flout
Openly disregard, defy
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Subversive
Disruptive, inflammatory
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Stagnate
To become inactive or dull
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Acquiesce
Accepted something reluctantly but without protest
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Idiosyncratic
Peculiar or individual Distinctive
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Diplomatic
Acting in a way that does not cause offence Not causing bad feelings
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Mixed
Contradictory, inconsistent
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Inconsistent
Incompatible, contradictory, mixed
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Elusive
Difficult to find, catch or achieve Difficult to remember
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Slippery
Not to be trusted. Difficult to understand , elusive in meaning
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General
Not confined by specialisation
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Abstract
Involving general ideas To draw away the attention of
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Yield
To produce To give up and cease resistance; to succumb
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Galvanise
To shock or excite into taking action To encourage
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Ingenuity
The quality of being clever, original, and inventive
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Animate
Lovely To encourage
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Elaborate
Detailed, intricate To develop or present in further detail
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Surmount
To overcome (a difficulty) To stand or be placed on top of
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Manifestation
Demonstration Indication, evidence
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Naysayer
Someone who says something is not possible, not good, or will fail
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Deplore
To feel or express strong condemnation To condemn
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Row
To dispute, to argue
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Involved
Very complicated
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Deliberate
Done or decided after careful thought To think about something carefully
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Cow
To threaten
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Disinterested
Unbiased, impartial
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Apprehend
To arrest, to anticipate especially with anxiety
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Sensible
Practical, realistic
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Patent
Obvious or clear
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Consensus
A general agreement
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Reconcile
To resort friendly relations to make consistent with another
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Radical
Innovative, progressive Complete, thorough
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Have yet to
還沒有 have not yet to
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Stop short of
Stop
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Bear out
To show, to prove
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Status quo
Situation right now
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Hinge on
Depend on, reply on
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Shed light on
Help to explain by providing further information about it
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In light of
Taking into consideration
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Gloss over
To cover
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Posterity
All future generations of people
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Concord
Agreement or harmony