Vocabulary Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Desert or leave someone/something
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Abandon
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Hatred
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Antipathy
3
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To fall heavily
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Cascade
4
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Linger or waste time
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Dawdle
5
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Hesitating or doubting
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Dubious
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To grow well or thrive
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Flourish
7
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Explain or to decorate
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Illustrate
8
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To set something free
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Liberate
9
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Hopeful
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Optimistic
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Uncooperative
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Recalcitrant
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Strong and healthy
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Robust
12
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Narrow or thin
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Taper
13
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The shorten form of a word
A
Abbreviation
14
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Worried or nervous
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Anxious
15
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To provide for
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Cater
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To discuss something (verb) or a discussion (noun)
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Debate
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How long something will take
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Duration
18
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An irregular rise or fall in a number or amount
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Fluctuate
19
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Very clean or spotless
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Immaculate
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To warm up
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Limber
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Very rich, luxurious or lavish
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Opulent
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Doing something carelessly or without thinking
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Reckless
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To stir up or excite someone
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Rouse
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A piece of work to be done
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Task
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To renounce someone's throne
Abdicate
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Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
Apprehension
27
Careful
Cautious
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Money that is owed or due
Debt
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Wanting to do something very much
Eager
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Recklessly bold or rash
Foolhardy
31
A situation in which no progress is possible
Impasse
32
Wait around
Linger
33
Trying to impress or attract attention
Ostentatious
34
Disprove or prove wrong
Refute
35
Procedure
Routine
36
A remark made in order to anger, wound or provoke someone
Taunt
37
Hate
Abhor
38
Close to the actual, but not totally correct
Approximate
39
To cut out unacceptable parts of something
Censor
40
To trick someone
Deceive
41
To save money
Economize
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To predict
Foreseen
43
Imply
Insinutate
44
Tall/high
Lofty
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Dominating
Overbearing
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To turn down or refuse something
Reject
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Regret
Rue
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To keep a firm hold on something
Tenacious
49
A sudden action
Abrupt
50
Random
Arbitrary
51
Distress or embarrassment at having failed or being embarrassed
Chagrin
52
A decrease in something
Decline
53
A person who is excessively coneceited or self absorbed
Egotist
54
Falsify
Forger
55
Acting or done without forethought
Impulsive
56
Producing a great deal of profit
Lucrative
57
Done or shown openly
Overt
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Unwilling and hesitant
Reluctant
59
Think deeply about something
Ruminate
60
Abrupt
Terse
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Existing or available in large quantities
Abundant
62
Having little or no rain
| Lacking in interest, excitement or meaning
Arid
63
A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.
Chasm
64
An official order issued by a legal authority
Decree
65
Exit
Egress
66
A method, statement or procedure for achieving something
Formulae
67
Silly, stupid
Inane
68
Full of or shedding light; bright or shining
Luminous
69
To quell anger,a agitation or excitement
Pacify
70
To remember
Reminisce
71
An action intended to deceive someone
Ruse
72
Give evidence as a witness in a law court
Testify to
73
Skillful
Adept
74
A dangerous, difficult or otherwise unfortunate situation
Plight
75
Thoughtfulness, consideration
Tact
76
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
Euphemisim
77
Peak
Pinnacle
78
Hostile or aggressive
Belligerent
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Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive
Utilitarian
80
Lasting for a very short time
Ephemeral
81
Hit
Smite
82
Enclosure
Corral
83
Cheerful
Jaunty
84
Extremely cruel
Fiendish
85
Enough or more than enough
Ample
86
Not having enough
Deficient
87
A person who makes or sells woman's hats
Milliner
88
A place where bees are kept
Apiary
89
To make something known or to reveal
Divulge
90
Very puzzled
Perplexed
91
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
Pragmatic
92
General agreement
Consensus
93
Give someone pleasure or satisfaction
Gratified
94
Accept or allow something that is usually considered wrong or offensive
Condone
95
Lacking any principle of any organization
Haphazard
96
Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
Articulate
97
Not harmful or offensive
Innocuous
98
Refuse to accept or be associated with
Repudiate
99
Combine 2 things together
Integrate
100
Attractively lively and animated
Vivacious
