Vocab 21 Flashcards
1
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Verb: to honour or very much respect a person or thing
Exmaple
Robert Burns is Scotland’s most ……. poet
A
Venerate
2
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Verb: to make someone like you by praising or trying to please them:
Examples
He’s always trying to …… himself with his boss.
A
Ingratiate
3
Q
Adjective: made very weak:
Examples
The president had never before appeared so isolated or …..
Her grandfather is …… with palsy and dementia.
A
Enfeebled
4
Q
Adjective: showing the strong power of nature:
……. force/fury
A
Elemental
5
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Noun: lack of activity or interest, or unwillingness to make an effort to do anything:
E.g.
The organization is stifled by bureaucratic ……
A
inertia
6
Q
Adjective: existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object:
Truth and beauty are …..concepts.
A
Abstract
7
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elude
8
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allude
9
Q
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atrophy
10
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gaudy
