Vocabulary Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Abate

A

Hostile

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Abhor

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Regarded with hatred and disgust

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Acrimony

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Bitter feeling

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4
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Adamant

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Unwavering

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5
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Affable

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Approachable

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6
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Anathema

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Disgrace

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7
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Arduous

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Strenuous

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8
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Audacity

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Confidence

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10
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Austere

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Harsh

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Bacchanalian

A

Intoxicated merrymaking

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12
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Balk

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Hesitant

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13
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Barrister

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A lawyer entitled to practice as an advocate

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14
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Bawdy

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Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way

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15
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Befuddle

A

Confuse

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16
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Cajole

A

Persuade someone by flattery

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Caustic

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Charlatan

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Chastise

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Clandestine

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Circumspect

22
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Cliche

A

Overused, unoriginal

23
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Copious

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Crass

25
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Collaborate

A

Work together

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Connoisseur
Expert, critic
27
Culinary
Food
28
Cult
Religious beliefs or practices that are regarded as strange
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Demagogue
Dictator
30
Decorum
Decency
31
Diffident
Shy
32
Dilettante
Amateur
33
Dogmatic
Inflexible
34
Dolorous
Mournful
35
Droll
Absurd
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Effigy
Representation