sophisticated lexis Flashcards
trick the examiner into giving you a high grade (45 cards)
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tenacious
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keeping a firm hold of something
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gilded
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covered with gold paint
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torpid
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tired
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festooned
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decorated
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abberation
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differs from the norm
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abhor
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to hate
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alactrity
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eagerness
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barzen
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bold
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callous
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harsh, cold
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coerce
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making someone do something by force/ threat
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clandestine
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secret
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coherent
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logically consistent
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decry
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openly criticize
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debase
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lower esteem/ quality
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despot
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one who has total power and is cruel
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dilligent
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care/hard working
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impertinent
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rude
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gluttony
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overindulgence in food/drink
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feral
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savage
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innate
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inherit
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maverick
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independant person
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meticulous
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careful with details
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novice
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beginner
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parody
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sarcastic imitation
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perusal
careful examination
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vex
to confuse/annoy
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rash
hasty
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umbrage
resentment
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repudiante
reject help
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salient
significant/ conspicuous
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taciturn
not inclined to talk
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serendipity
luck
finding good things by accident
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eleemosynary
supported by charity
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taboo
a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find it embarrassing or offensive.
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marginalised
treated as insignificant
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accentuates
makes prominent
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transgression
an act that goes against code of conduct
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daunting
difficult to deal with, intimidating
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diplomatic
when a person is able to control a difficult situation without upsetting anyone
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enigmatic
mysterious and difficult to understand
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domineering
arrogant and careless about other's feelings
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malevolent
necessarily causes violence
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dauntless
not easily frightened
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nascenting
developing e.g. macbeth's decent to murdering anyone he wants to
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turmoil
state of confusion and anxiety
