Vocab Words Flashcards
(100 cards)
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famished
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very hungry, starving
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dissident
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someone rebellious
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immense
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a lot, largely
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acumen
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intelligence
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garrulous
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talkative
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corpulence
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fat
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diminutive
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small
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fray
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disorderly fight/ brawl
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shrewd
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cunning
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acute
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keen
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drudge
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monotonous work
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dilapidated
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ruined, ramshackle
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taciturn
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she has always been rather taciturn
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zealous
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enthusiastic
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culpability
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after the accident, the company refused to accept culpability
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belligerent
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the belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war
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lie
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I am lying on the bed
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lay
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I am laying the books on the table
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industrious
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hardworking, diligent
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new/no moon to full moon
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waxing
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full moon to no moon
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waning
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a group of fish
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school
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a group of cows
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herd
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symphony
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elaborate musical composition
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porous
spaces or holes in which liquid or air can pass
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tacit
she felt that she had her parents' tacit approval to borrow the car
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recession
a period of temporary economic decline
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fledgling
a young bird
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acquaintance
a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
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companion
a good friend
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quagmire
a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
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euphony
the quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words.
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cacophony
a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
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blunder
a careless mistake
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pledge
a solemn promise or undertaking
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veto
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
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forlorn
his face looked forlorn
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sweltering
uncomfortably hot.
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inept
he was always rather inept at sport
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dormant
the project is dormant for the time being.
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inferno
a large fire that is dangerously out of control.
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antelope
a mammal like a deer with horns and long, thin legs that allow it to run very fast
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geologist
a person that studies what the Earth is made of and how it was formed.
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botanist
an expert in or student of the scientific study of plants
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linguist
a person skilled in foreign languages.
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graphologist
a specialist in inferring character from handwriting
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frigid
very cold in temperature.
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negligible
so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
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libel
something damaging to a persons reputation
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plausible
seeming reasonable or probable
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consolidate
combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole.
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semiannual
occurring twice a year; half-yearly.
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biannual
occurring twice a year.
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conducive
making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
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bellicose
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
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eloquence
fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
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robust
strong and healthy; vigorous.
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vain
producing no result; useless.
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ravenous
extremely hungry.
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cynical
deeply distrustful
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gregarious
a person that is fond of company; sociable.
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disgruntled
angry or dissatisfied
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awry
away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.
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meticulously
in a way that shows great attention to detail; very thoroughly.
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compel
force to act
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captivated
hooked. I am captivated by Yosemite's natural beauty
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frock
old fashioned dress
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cast
Many meanings. One meaning is cast away/throw away
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apex
the top or highest part of something
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nucleus
center part of an object
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breach
broke. I breached the security
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impulsive
sudden
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imprudent
unwise
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equine
resembling a horse
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premeditated
planned
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acrid
angry, bitter
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haughty
arrogant
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noisome/malodorous
foul smell
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eulogy
speech praising a person who died
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domicile
country of origin
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avarice
greed
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malady
sickness
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bastion
support
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adamant
immovable, unflexible
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wishy- washy
weak, indecisive
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pliant
easily influenced and controlled
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tractable
easy to control or influence
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obstinate
stubborn
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stodgy
boring, dull
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infirm
frail, weak
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facile
effortless
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advent
arrival, emergence
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carped
complain
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judiciary
law
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gyroscope
circle watcher
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cohort
a group of people with a shared characteristic
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woodwind
kettledrums
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rudder
Part of a boar/airplane used for steering
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dubious
doubtful
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encapsulates
summarize
