Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
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- Confluence
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(n): the act or process of merging
2
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- Conjugal
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(adj): of or relating to marriage of a couple eg conjugal meeting in prison
2
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- Contentious
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(n): Likely to cause people to argue
3
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- Conundrum
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(n): A confusing or difficult problem
4
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- Copious
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(adj): very large in amount or number
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- Corpulence
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(n): state of being fat
6
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- Coterie
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(n): intimate exclusive interest group
7
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- Credulous
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(adj): easily fooled or cheated
8
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- Cryptic
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(adj): difficult to understand
9
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- Curmudgeon
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(n): miser
10
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- Dearth
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(n): The state of not having enough of something
11
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- Demagogue
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(n): a leader who makes use of false claims to increase power
12
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- Desecrate
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(v): to damage a holy thing
13
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- Diatribe
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(n):An angry long criticising speech
14
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- Diffidence
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(n): The state of lacking confidence
