Mason Flashcards

(90 cards)

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Impose (v)

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To make someone do something

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Intimidate (v)

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To threaten

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Dread (v)

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To really not want to do something

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Apprehensive (a)

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Nervous, worried

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Irritated (a)

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Annoyed

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Appropriate (a)

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Suitable, what you’d expect

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Rowdy (a)

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Noisy, busy

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Severe (a)

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Strict, harsh, serious

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Simultaneously (adv)

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At the same time

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Thoroughly (adv)

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Really, very

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Address (n)

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Speech

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Formidable (a)

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Strong, touch, hard to beat

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Endure (v)

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To put up with something hard

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard going, tough and difficult

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Scrutinise (v)

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To look at something very closely

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Oversee (v)

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To keep an eye on something, to manage

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Hearty (a)

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Healthy, strong

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Puny (a)

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Weak and weedy

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Overbearing (a)

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Bossy, bullying

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Opaque (a)

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Not transparent, light can’t pass through it

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Opulent (a)

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Luxurious

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Scanty (a)

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Not much of something

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Preach (v)

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To tell people how to behave

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Barter (v)

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To trade or exchange

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Arduous (a)
Hard going, tough
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Aspire (v)
To aim for, to try to do something
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Intensive (a)
Stressful, difficult
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Undertake (v)
To start to do something
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Enterprise (n)
A new venture or project
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Uproar (n)
A huge fuss and bother
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Depart (v)
Leave
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Heir (n)
Someone who inherits something
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Heirloom (n)
Something that is passed down from generation to generation
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Rigorous (a)
Strict, harsh, with energy
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Deceased (a)
Dead
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Deemed (v)
Judged, decided
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Deter (v)
To put off or discourage
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Crude (a)
Basic, not advanced, not skilled
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Vast (a)
Huge, very big
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Lagoon (n)
A big lake
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Fable (n)
Legend, a story with a meaning
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Snare (n)
A trap
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Sporadic (a)
Random, without a pattern
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Vial (n)
Small flask, jug
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Novel (n)
A work of fiction, a story
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Novel (a)
New and unusual
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Clarify (v)
To make something clear
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Amicable (a)
Friendly
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Monotonous (a)
Dull, boring, no variation
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Lethargic (a)
Lacking in energy
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Disconcerted (a)
Worried, concerned, disturbed
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Kindle (v)
To light a fire (or start a fire in your heart)
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Indulge (v)
To give yourself a treat
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Turmoil (n)
Storminess
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Placid, tranquil (a)
Gentle, calm
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Watertight (a)
Doesn't le water through it
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Invest (v)
To put money into something the hope that you will get more back
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Sundial (n)
Old fashioned time teller
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Benign (a)
Mild or good in nature
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Malign (a)
Bad natured
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Supple (a)
Flexible
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Rational, logical (a)
Makes sense, sensible
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Rigid (a)
Stiff, inflexible
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Dissuade (v)
To convince someone not to do something
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Recede (v)
To go backwards
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Occur (v)
To happen
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Sleek (a)
Silky and smooth
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Diligent, conscientious (a)
Very careful, with lots of efforts
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Flaw (n)
A weakness or problem (plan, personality, something physical)
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Feign (v)
To fake something or to pretend
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Indifferent (a)
Not caring, uninterested
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Composed (a)
Calm, in control of yourself
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Buoyant (a)
Floating, or very happy
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Atypical (a)
Strange, not typical
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Skim (v)
To touch the surface briefly, to skate across something
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Babble (v)
To make a noise with your mouth constantly
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Viable (a)
Do-able, practical
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Objective (a)
Taking a broader look at something, not being swayed by your feelings
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Biased (a)
Unfair, giving one side more advantage than another
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Conform (v)
To obey rules, to go along with something
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Indiscretion (n)
A mistake, an error, an accident
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Counterfeit (a)
Fake, not real
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Cryptic (a)
Hard, almost impossible to understand
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Ethical, moral (a)
Knowing what's right or wrong
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Thrive (v)
To grow well, to do really well
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Wither (v)
To start to die, or do poorly
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Dense (a)
Thick, deep, heavy
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Moor (n)
Desolate land where no one lives
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Singular (a) (not to do with one)
Strange, weird
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Distort (v)
To twist or bend out of shape