Olivia Flashcards
(136 cards)
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Impose (v)
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To make someone do something
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Apprehensive (a)
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Nervous, worried
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Reinstate (v)
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To bring someone or something back in
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Onerous, taxing (a)
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Hard going, tough
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Formidable (a)
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Strong, tough to beat, difficult to overcome
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Innovative (a)
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Imaginative, ingenious, thinking of new ideas
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Intimidating (a)
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Scary, threatening
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Simultaneously (adv)
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At the same time
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Haughty (a)
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Stuck up, arrogant
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Preoccupied (a)
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With something on your mind, unable to concentrate
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Riveting (a)
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Fascinating
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Hearty (a)
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Strong, healthy
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Overbearing (a)
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Bullying, over-powering
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Unity (n)
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Being together, joined
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Diplomatic (a)
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careful with your words
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Plucky (a)
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Unexpectedly brave
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Aloof (a)
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Cold, keeping your distance
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Infirm (a)
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Unwell, sick
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Decrepit (a)
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Falling apart, old and unwell
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Wane (v)
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To lessen , to become weaker
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Wax (v)
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To grow strong (moon)
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Swab (v)
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To wipe or clean
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Warp (v)
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To bend or go out of shape
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Tic (n)
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An involuntary movement
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Wit (n)
Cleverness, or brains
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Intensive (a)
Demanding, stressful, tiring
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Opulent (a)
Luxurious, rich, lavish
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Preach (v)
To advise, to tell someone how they should behave
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Barter (v)
To exchange goods without money
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Congregation (n)
People who go to a church
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Unobtrusive (a)
Trying not to be noticed
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Demure (a)
Shy, reserved
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Effeminate (a)
Boys being like "'girls"
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Abstain (v)
To give something up
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Crude (a)
Not skilful, basic
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Imposing (a)
Threatening, impressive
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Rigorously (adv)
With lots of energy, thoroughly
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Successive (a)
In a pattern, in regular way, repeated
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Waylaid (a)
Getting diverted / lost (literally or in a conversation)
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Hearten (v)
To give encouragement
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Tranquil, placid (a)
Calm and relaxed
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Animosity (n)
Dislike, natural grudge
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Mitigate (v)
To make things better
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ComPOUND (v)
To make something worse
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Coppice (n)
A batch of young trees
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Solitude (n)
Being alone
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Anemone (n)
Wild flower
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Heath (n)
Wild grass land
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Undo (v)
To take something apart or erode it
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Elude (v)
To escape from, to get away from
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Vintage (a)
Old but valuable
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Diligent (a)
Taking a lot of care over something
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Inconsolable (a)
Very upset, nothing will make you feel better
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Acknowledge (v)
To agree that someone is right
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Indifferent (a)
Not having strong feeling either way, neutral
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Forthright (a)
Honest, blunt, maybe rude
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Resolute, steadfast (a)
Determined, not going to change your mind, steadfast
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Constitute (v)
To form or make up something
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Monotone (a)
One single colour, one single element, dull
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Discerning (a)
Knowledgeable, able to tell small details
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Vivacious (a)
Full of life
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Brooding (a)
Menacing, threatening, angry
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Intrepid (a)
Brave and fearless
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Decidedly (adv)
Undeniably, unarguably
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Caper (v)
To fool around, to muck about
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Mortified (a)
Die of shame, really embarrassed
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Precious (a) (not "valuable")
Over particular about something
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Timescale (n)
The amount of time it takes to do something
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Warrant (n)
A document that allows you to do something
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Integral (a)
Essential, can't do without it
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Drivel (n)
Talking nonsense
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Detritus (n)
Useless stuff left behind after an event
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Controversial (a)
Something that will start something of an argument
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Surly (a)
Grumpy, rude
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Benign (a)
Mild, good-natured
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Malign (a)
Evil, spiteful
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Compelling (a)
Evident, impossible to deny
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Lull (n)
A pause, a period of calm
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Serendipity (n)
Everything just turns out right
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Recede (v)
To go back, to retreat
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Radical (a)
Extreme, further than would normally be taken
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Moderate (a)
A balanced way of doing something
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Reprieve (n)
A stay of execution
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Abhorrent (a)
Awful, horrible
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Departure (n) (not leaving)
Something different
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Commiserate (v)
To be sad together, to comfort someone
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Vindicate (v)
Prove someone right
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Provoke (v)
To get someone to react
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Provocative (a)
Likely to get a reaction, cause an argument
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Pertinent (a)
Relevant, suitable
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Embellish (v)
To decorate or exaggerate a story
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Relentless (a)
Never stopping, keeps on coming
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Jaded (a)
Tired, past your best, lacking sparkle
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Dogged (a)
Determined, not giving up
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Chivalry (n)
Kindness and protection of weaker people
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Bland (a)
Uninteresting, lacking in colour
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Apprehend (v)
To arrest
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Detain (v)
To keep someone locked up
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Mitigate (v)
To make something less bad
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Emancipate (v)
To free someone or a group of people
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Mundane (a)
Boring, day-to-day, humdrum
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Arcane (a)
Difficult to understand, obscure
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Restless (a)
Fidgeting, not getting any rest
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Viable (a)
Possible, do-able, practical
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Objective (a)
Not letting feelings sway your decision
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Concede (v)
To admit
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Mediocre (a)
Average, not special
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Inferior (a)
Poorer quality than something else
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Underscore (v)
To underline something or to emphasise it
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Obstinate (a)
Stubborn, refusing to see reason about something
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Vessel (n)
Ship, any container that can be filled
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Imperial (a)
Belonging to an emperor
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Testify (v)
To tell everyone what you saw, to tell a story
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Subject to (a)
Liable to get something, likely to happen
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Insignia (n)
Logo, badge
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Passage (n)
Travelling across, place on a journey
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Redress (v)
To put something right
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Offset, counteract (v)
To balance something up, to make things level again
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Inept, incompetent (a)
Useless, unable to do something sufficiently well
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Immoral (a)
Doing something you know to be wrong
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Amoral (a)
Having no idea of right or wrong
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Fiend (n)
A monster, something really horrible
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Laud (v)
To praise highly
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Cogent (a)
Sensible, intelligent
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Apathy (n)
Having no enthusiasm for something, lazy
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Unsullied (a)
Clean and spotless
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Culpable (a)
To blame for something
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Attest (v)
To bear witness to something, to confirm it is true
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Revered (a)
Admired, loved
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Stalemate (n)
A draw, neither side being able to make progress
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Bond (n)
Being tied together, a link§
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Headstrong (a)
Trusting your own opinion and not listening to sense
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Plunder (v)
To steal by violence or during a war
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Anarchy (n)
The state of there being no rules, no one in charge, chaos
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Epitaph (n)
The inscription on your gravestone, summing up your life
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Fair (not blond) (a)
Beautiful (old-fashioned)
