Saturday Climbing Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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Bewilder

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Confuse, puzzle

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Seek

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Past(sought) : Search for, try to discover, try to obtain

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3
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Spasmodically

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Irregularly

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4
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Desperation

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Hopelessness, despondency, despair

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5
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Competend

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Capable, fit, well qualified

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6
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Resentment

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Sense of bitterness, displeasure

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7
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Deceptive

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Tending to deceive:

The enemy’s peaceful overtures may be deceptive

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Dwindled

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To become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away:

His vast fortune has dwindled away.

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9
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Taut , tauter, tautest

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Tightly drawn, tense, not slack

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10
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Disparagement

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Scorn, slander, belittlement

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11
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Dismiss

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Send away, fire, release, free

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12
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Contemptuous

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Scornful, disrespectful

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13
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Frantic

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Desperate or wild with excitement, frenzied, mad

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14
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Incensed

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1) adj. angry, irritated

2) any pleasant perfume or fragrance

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15
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Irritated

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Annoyed

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16
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Rant

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To speak or declaim violently; talk in a wild or vehement (strong) way; rave

17
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Rave

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Talking widely; frenzied; delirious

18
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Cease

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Stop; halt (break or pause)

19
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Hypocrite

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A person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs

20
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Dreadful

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Terrible, horrible

21
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Frequent

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Happening often; regular, common

22
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Decency

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Proper behaviour, integrity, modesty

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Epitome

24
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Drifted

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Tendency, movement, direction

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Slam
Strong impact; loud noise produced by a strong impact
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Tenuous
Gentle, thin, fine, sparse
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Intricate
Complex, complicated
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Agonizingly
In tormented manner
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Gaudy
Showy, flashy | Her gaudy makeup
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Straddled
Sit or stand with legs spread wold