Set 15 Flashcards

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demean

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beneficence

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preordained

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in light of

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latch on to

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equanimity

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recuperative

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misanthrope

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(phr.) to use one's higher status or authority to gain an advantage or force compliance ##Footnote The manager didn't want to wait in line, so he pulled rank to get served first.

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pit sb/sth against sb/sth

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hem and haw

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aggrandize

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every now and then

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(v.) to say something suddenly and without thinking, especially because you are excited or nervous ##Footnote - She couldn't help but blurt out the secret as soon as her friend arrived. - "Will you marry me?" he blurted. - “Gosh, you look awful!” she blurted. \> late 16th century: probably imitative. \> Oxford Dictionary of English, Merriam-Webster, Cambridge Dictionary

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push the envelope

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leave sb high and dry

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beyond your wildest dreams to a degree or in a way you had never thought possible ...Suddenly she was rich **beyond her wildest dreams**. ...The plan succeeded **beyond my wildest dreams**. ...Because even in our **wildest** financial **dreams**, we’ll never earn our way out of it. — [More, faster, better](https://rojospinks.substack.com/p/more-faster-better?r=123eww&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post) (Rosie Spinks • Jan 26, 2024 • Substack)

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floor noun ... verb TODO

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flog a dead horse **1** : to keep talking about a subject that has already been discussed or decided ...I don't mean to **flog a dead horse**, but I still don't understand what happened. **2** : to waste time and effort trying to do something that is impossible ...He keeps trying to get it published but I think he's **flogging a dead horse**. \> Merriam-Webster, Cambridge Dictionary

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situationship

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farm sb/sth out

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put sth away

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forswear/forswore/forsworn

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dissertation

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dilettante

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subjugation

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beef sth up

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unrequited

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euthanasia

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Chicken Little

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slap-up meal/dinner etc

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defamation

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go down a treat

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deliberate

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all hands on deck

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proclivity

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get round to sth

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turnaround

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(n.) the quality of being friendly and lively; jovial /ˈdʒoʊviəl/ warmth and good cheer ##Footnote The holiday gathering was marked by a spirit of conviviality, with laughter and animated conversation filling the room.

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aristocrat

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(phr.) to choose or support something or someone decisively ##Footnote After much deliberation, she decided to plump for the blue dress.

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(adj.) impossible to understand or interpret; If a person or their expression is **inscrutable**, it is very hard to know what they are really thinking or what they mean. ##Footnote In public he remained inscrutable. \> late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- ‘not’ + scrutari ‘to search’ (see **scrutiny**). \> Collins English Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of English

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outpatient

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preeminent

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fly/flew/flown

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tick sb/sth off

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above the fray

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hardheaded

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improvident

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obsolescence

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tremendous

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gobsmacked

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incarnation

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ingratiate

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triplicate

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highfalutin

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nomophobia

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mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/ noun **1** playful or mildly troublesome behavior, especially by children: NAUGHTINESS, badness, bad behavior, misbehavior, mischievousness, misconduct, misdemeanor, perversity, disobedience, pranks, tricks, larks, capers; *informal* monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky; *British informal* carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery, monkey tricks ...The boys were full of mischief at the family gathering. ...Her eyes sparkled with mischief as she planned a prank. **2** the pleasure or enjoyment of playing tricks on people or embarrassing them: IMPISHNESS, roguishness, devilment ...Kiki’s eyes were bright with mischief. ...There was a hint of mischief in his smile. ...She had a natural mischief that made everyone laugh. **3** → make mischief INFORMAL to deliberately cause quarrels or unfriendly feelings between people make mischief between ...I didn’t want to make mischief between them. **4** : HARM, hurt, an injury; impairment, damage, detriment, ill, trouble → do yourself a mischief INFORMAL•BRITISH to injure yourself slightly ...If you try to lift that box, you’ll **do yourself a mischief**. **5** damage or harm that is done to someone or to their property ...The jury cleared him of the charge of criminal mischief. ...Spreading false rumors can lead to serious mischief. ...The hacker's mischief disrupted the entire system. \> From **mes-** "adversely, badly" (see mis- (2)) + chever "happen, come to a head," from Vulgar Latin \*capare "head," from Latin caput "head" (from PIE root **kaput-** "head"). \> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus, Etymonline

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reprehensible

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culmination

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chap /tʃæp/ verb **1** (of the skin) to become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather ...His skin is very dry and chaps easily. **1a** to cause skin to become rough, cracked, or sore due to cold or dry conditions ...The winter wind chapped his lips. ...Her hands were chapped from washing dishes. noun **1** (informal, mainly British) a man or boy ...He's a decent chap. ...That chap over there is my neighbor. **2** cracks in the skin caused by exposure to cold or dry conditions ...She applied lip balm to prevent chaps. ...The lotion helped heal the chaps on his hands. **3** → chaps [plural] protective leather covers worn over your trousers when riding a horse ...The cowboy put on his chaps before riding. ...Her leather chaps protected her legs while riding. \> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford Dictionary of English

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scalding /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/ adjective **1** extremely hot; hot enough to burn ...Be careful, the coffee is scalding hot! ...She tested the scalding water with her finger and quickly pulled it back. **2** harshly critical or severe ...He gave his son a scalding lecture about responsibility. ...The critic wrote a scalding review of the new movie. \> **scald (v.)**: c. 1200, scalden, "to be very hot;" also "to affect (someone) painfully by short exposure to hot liquid or steam," from Old North French escalder "to scald, to scorch" (Old French eschalder "heat, boil up, bubble," Modern French échauder), from Late Latin excaldare "bathe in hot water" (source also of Spanish escaldar, Italian scaldare "heat with hot water"), from Latin ex "out, out of" (see **ex-**) + calidus "hot" (from PIE root **kele-** (1) "warm"). Related: Scalded; scalding. \> Etymonline

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(adj.) having a jagged or saw-like edge: JAGGED /ˈdʒæɡɪd/, sawtoothed, sawtooth, saw-edged, zigzag, notched, indented, toothed; *technical* serrate, serrulate, serrulated, serriform, serratiform, crenulated, crenate, denticulate, denticulated ##Footnote The chef used a serrated knife to easily slice through the crusty bread. \> "notched on the edge like a saw," 1660s, from Latin serratus "sawlike, notched like a saw," from serra "a saw" (also a name of a type of serrated battle formation), a word of unknown origin. De Vaan suggests a connection to Latin sario 'to hoe, weed," and a PIE source in *sers- "cutting off." \> Etymonline