Vocab Sem 2 Flashcards by Makhya Walls

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Encroach

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Intrude on a person’s territory

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Allude

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Calling attention to indirectly

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Obsolete

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Out of date

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Magnate

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Rich, powerful, or successful business person

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Swelter

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Being uncomfortably hot

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Zeal

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Showing great enthusiasm or devotion to your goal

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Shamble

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A scene or condition of disorder or distruction

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Waft

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Moved gently by wind or waves

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Awry

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Twisted, wrong, or amiss. Awry plans

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Inept

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Awkward or clumsy, lacking ability

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Stifle

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Retrain or stop one’s self from acting

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Porous

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Having space or holes

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Enamor

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Filled with a feeling of love

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Utter

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Complete absolute
To say something

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Adage

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Popular phrase or saying

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Wean

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To withdraw

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Shaddy

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Of poor quality; dishonest

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Qualm

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A feeling if disturbia

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Aghast

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Shocked, taken aback

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Gape

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To come widely open; to stare in amazement

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Calamity

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An event causing great and often sudden damage

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Dismantle

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Take to pieces

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Falter

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Start to lose strength or momentum

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Encumber

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Restrict or burden

Divulge

Make known

Zany

Amusingly unconventional

Frenzy

A state or period of uncontrolled excitement

Diverge

Separate from another route

Jar

To bump or shake

Inert

Lacking the ability or strength to move

Derelict

Deserted, abandoned, neglected

Futile

Having no useful result

Turncoat

A person who gose over to the other side

Vex

To annoy pester or puzzle

Miniscule

Very small

Detest

To dislike intenselt

Windfall

Unexpected good fortune

Frugal

To be saving

Garble

To confuse

Blik

To defraud, to cheat or swindle

Mar

To render less attractive, less useful

Genteel

Polite;refined

Unwieldy

Hard to handle or manage

Behoove

To be necessary or proper for

Obscure

Hard to understand; not clear or distinct; not well known

Neophyte

A novice or beginner

Vocation

An occupation

Feat

Outstanding accomplishment

Jocular

To be jolly or fond of

Supple

Easily bent or folded

Salient

Prominent; stands out

Rakish

Dashing or stylish in manner

Nimble

Quick and light in movement

Robust

Full of health and strength

Fruitful

Producing something in abundance