V-15,16 Flashcards by Freya Malhotra

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conundrum

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puzzle / dilemma

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scalding

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extremely hot

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debacle

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disaster

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myriad

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a very large no. of something

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guileless

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honest and innocent

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guile

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sly / cunning

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bask

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to laze / lie under the sun

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discreet

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cautious / low key

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timid

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fearful / nervous / shy

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encomium

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a piece of writing full of praise

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prim

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formal / neat

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frugal

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thrift / economical

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mundane

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very ordinary

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guffaw

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to laugh loudly

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vagrant

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a person who moves from place to place coz he doesn’t have a home

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dishevelled

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very messy

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foible

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a small fault

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lacklustre

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without energy / boring

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drawl

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to speak slowly and in a lazy manner