Vocabulary Flashcards
(259 cards)
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Aloof
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being distant and unfriendly, not taking part into things
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Aesthetics
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beauty, study of it or beauty in itself
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Anachronistic
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of another epoch
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Caprice
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capriccio
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Coinage
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to invent
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Dogmatism
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states in an arrogant manner as if it was a fact
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Foreground
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the area that people pay attention to (of)
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Idiosyncracy
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features
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Lionisation
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to treat a person as a celebrity
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Profuse
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huge amount
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Retinue
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a group of advisers
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Stigmatisation
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disapproval
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Transcend
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go further, rise above
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Warmongering
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encouragment of war
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Demur
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to refuse
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Panache
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to do something in an original, stylish and confident way
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Gawky
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tall and awkward
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Deflect
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to change direction
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Quixotic
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unusual idea that is impractical to become reality
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Flout
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to intentionally disobey a rule
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Brandish
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to wave something in the air
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Cloaked
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to cover or hide something
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Trite
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dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times
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Meticulous
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careful
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Trival
Of little value or importante
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Fleeting
lasting for a very short time
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Synoptic
taking a common view, forming a general summary
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Abridged
(of a pieve of writing) having been shorten
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Copious
abundant in supply and quantity
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Lurid
unplesenty light in colour
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Deferential
showing respect
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Intransigent
to refuse to change ones view to agree with somebody else
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lax
lacking care of, attention or control
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Negligent
failing to take care of something
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Obsequious
Obedient
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Resolute
Purposeful and determined person
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Acquisitive
eager to own and collect things
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Wary
Feeling or showing caution
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Profligate
recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
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Misnomer
a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term
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Profundity
great depth of insight or knowledge.
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Underscore
put emphasis on something
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Inimical
tending to obstruct or harm.
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Pellucidity
admitting the passage of light, ransparent, translucent
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Ample
large, plentiful
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Virulence
harmful - a pathogen
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Assuage
to make a bad feeling less intense
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Erudite
full of knowledge
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Fervid
highly passionate and enthusiastic
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Zeal
enthusiasm that makes somebody determined to do something
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Gullible
somebody easily convinced of something
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laconic
using a few words
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waver
to be undecided
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garrulous
to speak too much
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prevaricate
to be evasive in answering
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obdurate
to stubbournly refuse to change one's opinion
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Eligible
having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions OR desirable or suitable as a partner in marriage.
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Beacon
a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration.
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Reverence for
feeling respect for - riverenza
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Acumen
the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions
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Iconoclasm
the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.
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Corroborating
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
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Debunking
to expose or discredit claims believed to be false, exaggerated, or pretentious
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Bogus
not genuine or true
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Obsolete
to fall in disuse
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Exacting
demand and obtain something from somebody of high standards - esigente
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Scathing
harm injure- destroy in judgment - caustico
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frugality
sparing or economical as regards money or food. - frugalità
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thrift
the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully. - parsimonia
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Synergy
he interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
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Reap
get the most out of something, benefit
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fallow
ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production.
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disquieting
causing anguish
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belie
to make something look as it is not
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patent
easily recognisable
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frivolous
not having any serious purpose or value
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austerity
severity of attitude AND semplicity in appearance
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prolixity
use a lot of words
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volubility
talks easily and often
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eclipse
deprive of significance and power
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ruminate
ruminare, think deeply of something
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utterly
completely, absolutely
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prosaic
commonplace, unromantic
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hackneyed
been overused, trite = banale
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besieged
assediata da richieste
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skittish
playfully frivolous or unpredictable = nervous or excitable; easily scared.
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placid
not easily upset or excited = clam not easily excited
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abeyance
suspension, temporary disuse of something
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catharsis
an emotional cleanse
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compunction
fell guilty
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covet
to want with envy / bramare
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descry
to spot
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edacious
to eat with voracity / divorare
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ensconce
to hide snuggly
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fallacy
false idea
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hoary
gray or white with age, ancient, stale
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leitmotif
reacurring theme
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maudlin
overly sentimental
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holistic
to see something as a whole as their parts are deeply interconnected
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graft
corruption, corruption, usually through bribery
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epigram
a witty saying
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witty
humurous in a clever way
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decry
publicly announce
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balk
refuse to comply
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propitiate
to appease and placate
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lugubrious
excessively mournful
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mournful
addolorato
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flippant
showing inappropriate levity
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levity
leggerezza
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reprisal
a retaliatory action in war against the enemy
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retaliatory
act of revenge
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eponym
the name derived from a person, he person after whom something was named
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devlolve
to delegate to another
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byzantine
intricate and complex
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enjoin
to give instructions with authority
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umbrage
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
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recrimination
mutual accusation
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moot
not important
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neophyte
a beginner
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palliate
to hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies
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penury
povertá
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infelicitous
inappropriate
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poignant
emotionally moving
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hagiographic
talking in an excessively flattering way towards somebody's life
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jaundiced
to be biased due to envy
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proscribe
command against
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shibboleth
parola d'ordine/slogan
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Surrepitious
sneaky, secretive
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Transfix
trafiggere, stand motionless
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Salubrious
good for your health
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Sangfroid
extraordinary composure in front of danger
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Oust
to eject, expel
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Nabob
a wealthy influential person
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Histrionic
to be overly theatrical
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Internecine
a conflict within a group
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to proselytise
to convert somebody to another religion or idea
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to machinate
to complot and conspire
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ebullient
excessively happy, joyously unrestrained
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halcyon
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; marked by peace and prosperity
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to bristle
Bristle means to stand like a stiff hair or to show anger. An example of to bristle is for a cat's fur to stand straight up when scared.
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Celerity
speed and rapidity
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to Stultify
to lose energy and enthusiasm
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to Impugn
to attack as false or wrong
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hubris
overbearing pride and presumption
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to irk
irritate
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to meander
wander aimlessly
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Derisive
abusive vocally
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to glean
collect information bit by bit
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to court
corteggiare, to try to win over
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rugged
(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.
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to cow
to frighten somebody in order to make them obey you
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scornful of
feeling or expressing drisdain or derision.
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recondite
little known, nascosto - Celato, segreto, profondo e inaccessibile - it a recondite science
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feckless
someone who is ineffective or irresponsible. A person who cannot be trusted to take on responsibility is an example of someone who would be described as feckless.
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pounctilious
extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
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luminary
a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
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clangorous
characterized by or making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.
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to excise
to charge excise on (goods) = tassare
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impecunious
having little or no money.
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to feign
to pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
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to dissemble
to conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs.
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abstruse
difficult to understand, rare, - noto ma difficile a intendersi per troppa sottigliezza o astrattezza - einstein theories
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trifiling
unimportant, trivial
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extant
still in existence; surviving.
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penchant for
strong preference or tendency
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abase
umiliare
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to collude
to cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others.
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to glower
to stare in an angry way
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effrontery
Shameless boldness - insolent or impertinent behaviour.
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languid
privo di forze
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lassitude
extreme tiredness, either mental or physical
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refractory
stubbornly resistant to authority or control - unmanagable
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Pundit
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field - an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public.
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Augment
to enlarge or increase; improve
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Connive
to take part in immoral and unethical plots
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Truculent
having a fierce, savage nature
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Probity
integrity, strong moral principles
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Loquacious
to talk well but a lot, too detailed
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Verbosity
to talk a lot resulting in dullness, girare il punto
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mightly
potente e/o very
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chicanery
clever but dishonest talk used to decieve people at your own advantage
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gainsey
to refuse to accept something as the truth / contraxddire
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latent
present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious or completely developed
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goad
to prompt, stimulate, provoke deribelatly
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abscond
to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape somwhere
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cogent
a reason well said that convinced people
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abstemious
marked by temperance in induglence, not doing this to give you oleasure
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gregarious
to temperamentally enjoy and seek the company of others
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harangue
to speak to someone or a group of people, often for a long time, in a forceful and sometimes angry
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confund
to be confusing by being difficult to explain and deal with
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maverick
a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected
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aberrant
different from an accepted standard
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guiless
ingenuo
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alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
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condone
to accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive), with reluctance
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dupe
to decieve and trick
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mendacious
laying not telling the truth
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impervious
to not be passed/affected by
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enervate
indebolirsi
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apprise
to tell somebody about something
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Negligible
trascurabile
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Stalwart
A loyal, reliable, and hard-working supporter of or participant in an organization or team.
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Spearhead
a leading element, force, or influence in an undertaking or development
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Pinnacle
highest point of achievement or development
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Craven
lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
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Officious
"assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters. OR
intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering."
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Ostentatious
Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.
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Aver
to Declare something as true
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Facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
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Paucity
The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
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Sway
to Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.
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Fortuitious
Happening by chance rather than intention.
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Prescint
Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
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Foresighted
the ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future.
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Blemishes
mark of physical deformity
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Pretensions
strengthen (reinforced concrete) by applying tension to the reinforcing rods before the concrete has set OR a claim or assertion of a claim to something.
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Commensurate
corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
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Kindered
relative eg family
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Affiliated
closely associated
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to coalesce
to Coalesce is when different elements of something join together and become one
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Ubiquitious
present, appearing, or found everywhere.
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Sporadic
occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
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Scanty
small or insufficient in quantity or amount.
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Maeger
deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness
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Ameliorate
to make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
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Harbinger
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
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Herald
a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen
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Panacea
Rimedio universale, buono per tutti i mali
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Perfunctory
(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
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Ruthless
having or showing no pity or compassion for others.
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Canny
having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.
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Shrewd
having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.
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Abate
to decrease in intensity
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Gouge
to cut or impress on a surface
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Levee
an embarkment created to prevent a river from overflowing
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grandiloquent
style or way of using language is complicated in order to attract admiration and attention, especially in order to make someone or something seem important:
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admonish
ammonire o esortare
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divest
take away possessions from someone
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complaisant
cheerful willingness to do favours
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contrite
feeling or expressing pain for sins or offenses
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elegy
a mournful peom, a lament for the dead
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knack
the tendency of doing something
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hark back to
evoke (an older style or genre).
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hauteur
arrogant
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vitriol
harsh criticism
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dash
1. strike or fling (something) somewhere with great force, especially so as to have a destructive effect; hurl.
2. to discourage
2. flair = stylishness and originality."
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treachery
betraying one's trust
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subvert
undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
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hobble
"1. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.
2. tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
3. restrict the activity or development of."
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scrap
"a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.
Particularly small thing"
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agog
In a state of eager desire; highly excited by eagerness or curiosity; astir.
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vex
to annoy; harass; trouble
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brash
boorish or rude
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apogee
"1. That point in the orbit of a planet or other heavenly body which is at the greatest distance from the earth; especially, that particular point of the moon's orbit.
2. climax"
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nadir
point of extreme depression
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sublimate
divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.
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relegate
assign an inferior rank or position to.
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philistine
one who treats art derisively
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chauvinist
a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.
