Vocabulary workshop level E, Unit 1,2,3 Flashcards

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adulterate

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contaminate, pollute

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ambidextrous

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versatile, flexible

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augment

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supplement, amplify

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bereft

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deprived of, lacking

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deploy

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station, organise

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dour

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harsh, forbidding

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fortitude

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resolve, steadfastness

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gape

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ogle

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gibe

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mock, jeer

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guise

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costume, appearance

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insidious

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cunning, subtle

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intimation

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clue, inkling

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opulent

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rich, plentiful

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pliable

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adaptable, resilient

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reiterate

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restate, recapitulate

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stolid

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impassive, unemotional

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tentative

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provisional, inconclusive

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unkempt

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messy, rough

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verbatim

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exact, precisely

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warily

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prudently, cautiously

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adroit

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skilful, clever

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amicable

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friendly, cordial

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averse

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disinclined, opposed

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belligerent

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assertive, at war

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benevolent
well-meaning, kind
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cursory
quick, superficial
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duplicity
double-dealing, deceit
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extol
glorify, applaud
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feasible
workable, viable
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grimace
pained expression, facial contortion
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holocaust
devastation, annihilation
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impervious
resistant, impenetrable
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impetus
impulse, spur
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jeopardy
risk, hazard
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meticulous
fastidious, careful
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nostalgia
remembrance, sentimentality
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quintessence
exemplar, paragon
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retrogress
decline, revert
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scrutinize
inspect
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tepid
lukewarm, half-hearted
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adversary
antagonist
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alienate
separate, drive apart
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artifice
trickery, deception
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coerce
pressure, bully
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craven
cowardly, fearful
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culinary
related to cooking
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demise
decease, passing away
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exhilarate
stimulate, excite
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fallow
unproductive, dormant
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harass
annoy, bedevil
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inclement
implacable, stormy
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liquidate
pay off, terminate
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muse
contemplate
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negligible
insignificant, trivial
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perpetuate
continue, preserve
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precedent
guide, tradition
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punitive
penalising, retaliatory
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redress
correct, mitigate
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sojourn
visit, brief stay
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urbane
elegant