Word List 1 Flashcards
(54 cards)
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ailment
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illness
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jeer
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scoff at; mock; show contempt for
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memento
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souvenir
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jeopardize
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endanger
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fiasco
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total failure
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colossal
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huge
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flamboyant
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showy
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collaborate
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work together
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empathy
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understanding
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exhilarate
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excite
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enclumber
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burden
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retort
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sharp answer
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medley
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mixture
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dubious
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doubtful
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callow
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unsophisticated; inexperienced
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instigate
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to provoke, to start a conflict
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debilitated
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weakened
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idiosyncrasy
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individual peculiarity; unusual
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simulate
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pretend
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lore
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traditional knowledge
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cultivate
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nurture
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qualm
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misgiving, a uneasy feeling
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tentative
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uncertain; provisional
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precocious
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advanced
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burgeon
begin to grow or increase rapidly
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acumen
intellect
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imprudent
foolhardy; foolish; reckless
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aboriginal
primordial; from the beginning
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brandish
wave
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raze
demolish
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terrace
patio
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revenue
income
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console
comfort
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synopsis
summary
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corroborate
confirm
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hubbub
loud, chaotic scene
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sublime
majestic
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qualm
misgiving
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impartial
neutral
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predicament
bad situation
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vaunt
boast
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covert
secret
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transgression
violation
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maven
expert
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haughty
arrogant
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bestride
straddle
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reluctant
unwilling
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ruminate
ponder
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impartial
neutral
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luminous
radiant
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kindle
ignite
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jargon
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession that are hard to understand for others
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bourgeois
middle class and into having nice things
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aesthete
someone who appreciates art and beauty
