WL8 Flashcards
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abandon
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to give something up completely; to leave
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abrasive
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capable of wearing away, , likely to offend others by being harsh
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absolve
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to set free or release; to grant pardon for
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accusation
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the act of accusing someone of having done something wrong
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adhere
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to stick or remain fixed
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amnesty
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a general pardon for offenses; a general pardon for offenses
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amplify
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to increase the strength of
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apostate
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someone who rejects a religion, belief
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assist
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to help, aid
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astute
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having the ability to judge d decisively; mentally perceptive; shrewd
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bizarre
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weirdly odd or strange
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bleak
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desolate, cold and unwelcoming, little or no hope
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bombastic
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ostentatiously lofty in style; pretentious
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bough
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a branch of a tree
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boundary
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a final or outer limit
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catastrophe
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a terrible blow or calamity; a great disaster
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clique
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a group of friends, professional colleagues
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coax
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to persuade them, using flattery
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concise
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brief but comprehensive
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condense
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to decrease the volume, size or density
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confront
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to come face to face with
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consume
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to use up; to eat or drink
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contrite
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sorry for something one has done; remorse
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corpulent
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fat; fleshy; obese
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craven
cowardly; cringing
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dejection
being dejected or sad
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denigrate
to scorn or criticize someone; to belittle the reputation
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descendant
a person or animal that is descended from an ancestor; an offspring
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despondent
sad; dejected; in low spirits
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deter
to discourage or prevent someone from doing something
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dilapidated
having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration
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dilate
to make or become larger, wider or further open
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disdainful
expressing extreme contempt
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dispassionate
calm; unemotional; impartial
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distract
to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention
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diversion
a detour from a usual route
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diverted
to make someone or something change direction
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divulge
to make something known; to reveal
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dolt
a stupid person
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emaciated
having become very thin (through illness, starvation etc)
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endurance
the capacity for, or the state of, patient toleration
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ephemeral
lasting a short time
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exonerate
to free someone from blame, or acquit them of a criminal charge
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extravagant
using, spending or costing too much
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facet
an aspect, eg of a problem, topic or someone's personality
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facile
over-simple; showing a lack of careful thought
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force
strength; power; impact or impetus
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fret
to worry, especially unnecessarily; to show or express anxiety
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glutton
someone who eats too much
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gossip
talk or writing about the private affairs of others
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halt
an interruption or stop to movement, progression or growth
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haughty
very proud; arrogant or contemptuous
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hostile
expressing enmity, aggression or angry opposition
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hyperbole
the use of an overstatement or exaggeration for effect
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impending
about to happen; imminent
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incapacitated
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
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indifferent
neither good nor bad; average; mediocre; neutral
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inevitable
unable to be avoided; certain to happen
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invincible
indestructible; unable to be defeated
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monotony
routine or dullness or sameness
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natal
connected with birth; native
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nebulous
vague; hazy; lacking distinct shape
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obdurate
hard-hearted. stubborn; difficult to influence or change
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obedient
obeying; willing to obey
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offensive
unpleasant, disgusting and repulsive; insulting
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onslaught
a fierce attack; an onset
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paralyze
to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability
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perplex
to puzzle, confuse or baffle
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pertain
to concern or relate to; to be appropriate; to apply
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pompous
solemnly self-important; pretentious
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porous
full of or having pores; easily crossed or penetrated
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primeval
relating or belonging to the Earth's beginnings; instinctive
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prominent
projecting; noticeable; conspicuous
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provoke
to annoy or infuriate someone; to incite or goad
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pun
a humorous play on words
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puny
small, weak or undersized; feeble or ineffective
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purloin
to steal, filch or pilfer
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quarrel
an angry disagreement or argument
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rectify
to put (a mistake, etc) right or correct; to adjust something
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remorse
a deep feeling of guilt, regret
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repel
to force or drive something or someone back or away; to reject
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resilient
able to return quickly to its original shape or position
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respiration
the act of respiring or breathing
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retort
to make a quick and clever or angry reply
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reverberation
the fact of being reverberated or reflected; An echolike force or effect
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rhetoric
using language effectively to please or persuade
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salvage
the rescue; the saving and utilization of waste
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sarcastic
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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scull
a short, light pole used for rowing a boat
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seclude
to keep away or isolate
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seep
to escape slowly or ooze through
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skitter
to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly
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stash
to put into a hiding-place
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sufficient
enough; adequate
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supersede
to take the place of; to replace
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surreptitious
secret, sneaky, clandestine, underhand
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suspicious
inviting or arousing suspicion; dubious
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tepid
slightly or only just warm; unenthusiastic
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terminate
to end or conclude
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terse
brief and concise; succinct.; abrupt and rude; curt
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unprecedented
not known to have ever happened before
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unscrupulous
without scruples or moral principles
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utilize
to make practical use of something
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versatile
adapting easily to different tasks, having numerous uses or abilities
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vie
to compete or struggle with
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vigorous
strong and active; forceful; energetic
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vindicate
to clear someone of blame or criticism
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yearn
to feel a great desire for it; to long for it
