VWL1 Flashcards

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Preposterous

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Absurd

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Proclivity

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An inclination

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3
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Prone

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Likely to do

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4
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Theoretical

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Unproven

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5
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Contingent

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Conditional

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6
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Eventuality

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A possibility

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7
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Implausible

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Unlikely

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8
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Inconceivable

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Impossible to grasp fully

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9
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In vain

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Without success

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10
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Neologism

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A new word

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11
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Parlance

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A particular manner of speaking

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12
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Patois

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A nonstandard dialect

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13
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Polyglot

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Using several languages

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14
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Vulgar

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Crude or indecent

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15
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Annotation

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An explanatory note

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16
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Appellation

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A name or title

17
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Eponym

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A person whose name is used to make a word

18
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Linguistics

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Study of language

19
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Malapropism

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A humorous confusion of words

20
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Perchance

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Perhaps