Vocab Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Muttered

A

Say something in a low voice

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What is a rag?

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A piece of old cloth

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Groaned

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Make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair

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3
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Synonym of group

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Clump

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Glum

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Looking or feeling dejected

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5
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Quarrel

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An angry argument or disagreement

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6
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Chauvinism

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= feminist but with man

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7
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Peer

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Sb who is similar to you

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Sth you really want and believe will happen, even though it is impossible

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Wishful thinking

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9
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Stupid and reckless

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Foolhardy

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10
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When you admit sth is true

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Granted

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11
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Easy going

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Laid-back

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12
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To change direction suddenly

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To veer

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13
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When the situation is opposite to what it was previously

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The boot is on the other foot

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14
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Sth negative affects you greatly

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Takes a terrible toll

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15
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Infrequent/rare

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Odd

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16
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Where old people’s lives ?

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Old peoples home
Retirement home
Nursing home

17
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Psychiatric hospital

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Asylum

The funny farm

18
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Very very old

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As old as the hills

19
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Reminiscent

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Reminds me of

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Knife, fork, spoon

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Active person

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Apprehend, grab

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Walking back and towards while thinking

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Dark
Dimly-lit
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Funny
Witty
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Not very interesting, dark
Dull
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Sth dark, negative, bad is coming soon, but I don't know exactly when.
Looms
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Without realizing what you are doing
Inadvertently
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Without much taste
Insipid
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Behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything
Nonchalant
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Annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted
Disgruntled
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Very ordinary and not interesting or unusual
Nondescript
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Showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment
Unassuming
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Unscathed
Completely unharmed
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Alluring
Attractive
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A bone of contention
A topic that is often argued
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White stuff when you brake a bone
Plaster
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To be hounded by
Ask a question over and over again. Normally kids do it with their parents to convince them on buying something
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Sweet and rich food
Luscious