Vocab Flashcards

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Muttered

A

Say something in a low voice

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1
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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

A

Clump

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4
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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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8
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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

A

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

A

Asylum

The funny farm

18
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Very very old

A

As old as the hills

19
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Reminiscent

A

Reminds me of

20
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Knife, fork, spoon

A

Cutlery

21
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Active person

A

Vivacious

22
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Apprehend, grab

A

Seize

23
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Walking back and towards while thinking

A

Pace

24
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Dark

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Dimly-lit

25
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Funny

A

Witty

26
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Not very interesting, dark

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Dull

27
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Sth dark, negative, bad is coming soon, but I don’t know exactly when.

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Looms

28
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Without realizing what you are doing

A

Inadvertently

29
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Without much taste

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Insipid

30
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Behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything

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Nonchalant

31
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Annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted

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Disgruntled

32
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Very ordinary and not interesting or unusual

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Nondescript

33
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Showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment

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Unassuming

34
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Unscathed

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Completely unharmed

35
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Alluring

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Attractive

36
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A bone of contention

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A topic that is often argued

37
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White stuff when you brake a bone

A

Plaster

38
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To be hounded by

A

Ask a question over and over again. Normally kids do it with their parents to convince them on buying something

39
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Sweet and rich food

A

Luscious