WL10 Flashcards
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abode
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the house or place where one lives
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abyss
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a very large and deep chasm; hell
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acute
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keen, good or sharp; penetrating
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alibi
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a plea of being somewhere else when a crime was committed. an excuse
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alien
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foreign
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alter
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to change; to become, or make different
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analyze
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to examine carefully and in detail
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antidote
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a drug, that counteracts or prevents the action of a poison
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apologist
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someone who formally defends a belief or cause
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apparatus
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a machine with a specified purpose; an organization or system
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arduous
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difficult; needing a lot of work, effort or energy
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augment
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to make or become greater in size, number, strength, amount
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awkward
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clumsy and ungraceful
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banish
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to send someone away from a place
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benign
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kind; gentle
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bounteous
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generous; beneficent; plentiful
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brazen
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bold; impudent; shameless
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caucus
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a small dominant group of people taking independent decisions
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certainty
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something that cannot be doubted
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chagrin
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strong feelings of embarrassment; annoyance
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chastise
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to punish someone severely; to scold
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cherish
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to care for lovingly; to take great care to keep
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clandestine
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concealed; furtive; sly; surreptitious
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classify
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to put into a particular group or category
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clemency
the quality of being clement; mercy
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collate
to study and compare; to check and arrange
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complimentary
paying a compliment; admiring or approving; given free
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conjure
to perform magic tricks; to summon; to beg
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conscious
awake, alert and aware of ; knowing
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consist
to be composed of several elements; to be contained
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correlated
to have a connection or correspondence
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crisis
a crucial or decisive moment; a turning-point, a time of difficulty or distress
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debilitated
to make someone weak or weaker
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decipher
to translate; to work out the meaning of something
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dedicate
to give or devote
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deferential
showing deference or respect
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deflect
to turn aside from the correct or intended course or direction
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delegate
a person designated to represent; deputy; representative
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diagnosis
identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
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disclosure
the act of making something known; revelation
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discontent
dissatisfaction; lack of contentment
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dispersal
distribution; the act of diffusing
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diverge
to separate and go in different directions
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doze
to sleep lightly
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duplicate
to make or be an exact copy; to reproduce
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edible
fit to be eaten; suitable to eat
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elastic
able to be changed; flexible; able to return to formal status
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elegy
a mournful or thoughtful song or poem
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emphasize
to put emphasis on something; to stress
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eruption
a sudden and violent break out
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evade
to escape or avoid
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evict
to put someone out of a place by force of law
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exacting
rigid or severe in demands or requirements
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exclusive
involving the rejection or denial of something else
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expedient
suitable or appropriate; practical or advantageous
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extent
amount, scope or degree
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fertile
producing or capable of producing and developing
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flaw
fault, defect, imperfection or blemish
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fling
to throw something, especially violently or vigorously
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forebode
to foretell; to prophesy
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flounder
to sink
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fractious
cross and quarrelsome; inclined to quarrel and complain
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frugal
thrifty; economical; not generous
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harass
to pester, torment or trouble someone
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humongous
huge or enormous
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idiosyncrasy
a personal peculiarity or eccentricity
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impoverish
to make poor or poorer; to reduce the quality
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incorrigible
not able to be improved, corrected
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incumbent
imposed as a duty or heavy responsibility
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instigate
to urge someone on or incite them
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instinctive
prompted by instinct or intuition; involuntary; automatic
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laudable
worthy of praise; commendable
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liaison
communication or co-operation between individuals or groups
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lore
the whole body of knowledge on a particular subject
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lurk
to lie in wait, especially in ambush
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malignant
feeling or showing hatred; malicious or malevolent
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massive
very big, bulky, solid and heavy; of great size or power
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mutinous
rebellious; difficult to control
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nonchalant
calmly or indifferently unconcerned
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ornamental
serving as an ornament; decorative
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ostentatious
pretentious, showy
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outlandish
very strange; odd; bizarre
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parallel
alongside and never meeting or intersecting
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patter
to move with light rapid footsteps
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perseverance
continued effort to achieve something
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phlegmatic
calm; not easily excited
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precede
to go or be before someone or something
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proportion
a comparative part of a total; size; dimensions
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prose
dull and uninteresting discussion or speech
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qualm
sudden feeling of nervousness or apprehension; conscience
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raze
to destroy or demolish
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recede
to go or move back or backwards
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recline
to lean or lie on one's back or side
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sage
someone of great wisdom and knowledge
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scrawl
to write or draw illegibly, untidily or hurriedly
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sonnet
a short poem
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sovereign
a supreme ruler or head
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stanza
a verse in poetry
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stipend
a salary or allowance
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tender
soft and delicate; fragile
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thesis
an idea or proposition to be supported or upheld in argument
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trait
an identifying feature or quality
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treason
disloyalty to or betrayal
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unruly
disobedient or disorderly
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unswerving
not deviating from a belief or aim; steadfast
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validate
to confirm the validity of something
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valor
courage; bravery; boldness
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venerate
to revere; to respect
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virulent
having a rapidly harmful effect; highly poisonous
