Spelling Flashcards
(43 cards)
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desiccate
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gedroogd, dried
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ecstasy
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feeling of great happines
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millennium
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1000 years
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dumbbell
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gewichten
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supersede
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take place of (authority/use)
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accidentally
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on/by accident
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pedlar
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door-to-door salesman
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minuscule
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tiny/wee
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coolly
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calmly
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accommodate
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give place to stay
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irresistible
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can’t resist
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liaison
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connection to (work)
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harass
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to bother/disturb/upset
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definitely
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certainly
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occurrence
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happens once in a while/appearence
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embarrass
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to cause shame
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cemetery
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burial place/graveyard
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inoculate
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vaccinate
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sacrilegious
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not showing respect for a holy place
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questionnare
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list of questions, survey
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unconscious
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not conscious, without awareness
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precocious
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unusually mature, especially in mental development
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surveillance
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observation to gather information
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chrysanthemum
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brightly coloured showy flower
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idiosyncrasy
a tendency, habit
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chauffeur
private driver
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onomatopoeia
formation of a word by imitation of a sound of the noise or action described (meow)
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conscientious
careful, particular, taking great care
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demitasse
small coffee cup
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vengeance
punishment inflicted for a wrong done to oneself or somebody else, revenge
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prospicience
the act of looking forward; foresight
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acquiesce
to accept the inevitable; to comply passively
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malfeasance
conduct by a public official that violates the public trust or is against the law
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irascible
irritable, quick-tempered
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antediluvian
relating to the period before the biblical flood, old-fashioned
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foudroyant
sudden and overwhelming; stunning
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eudemonic
conducive to happiness
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logorrhea
excessive and often incoherent talkativeness
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pterodactyl
flying reptiles with no feathers (dino)
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stichomythia
dialogue, especially a dispute, delivered in alternating lines
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feuilleton
part of a European newspaper or magazine with content designed to entertain the reader
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milquetoast
a timid, unassertive or apologetic person
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chrematistic
relating to making money
