Word List 1 Flashcards
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prerequisite
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- a thing that is a prior condition for something to happen
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kismet
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- destiny, fate
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leviathan
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- a very large thing, especially an organisation or a vehicle
- an autocratic ruler or state
- a large sea monster
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misconstrue
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- interpret wrongly
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fallible
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- capable of making mistakes or being wrong
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nonchalant
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- feeling casually calm, relaxed and showing no enthusiasm
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inertia
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- a tendency to do nothing or remain unchanged
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penchant
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- a strong habitual liking for something or a tendency to do something
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glut
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- an excessively abundant supply if something
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incongruous
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- not in harmony or in keeping with the surroundings
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irreverent
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- showing a lack of respect for things usually taken seriously.
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fervent
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- having or displaying a passionate intensity
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fervour
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- intense and passionate feeling
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fervid
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- intensely passionate, especially to an extreme degree
2. hot, burning and glowing (literary)
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sanctimonious
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- making a show of being morally superior to others
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awhile
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- for a short time
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derogate
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- deviate from
- detract from
- disparage
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schism
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- a split or division by two oppositely opposed factions or groups
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arrant
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utter
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asunder
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- apart, into pieces
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atrabilious
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melancholy or irritable
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aurora
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- dawn
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barque
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- a boat
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bedizen
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- dress up or decorate gaudily
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gaudy
1. extravagantly bright or showy
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beget
1. produce a child
| 2. cause, bring about
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behold
1. see, observe
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1. beseech
1. ask urgently or fervently
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bestrew
1. cover or partly cover a surface with scattered objects
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betake (oneself to)
1. go to
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betide
1. happen
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betoken
1. be a sign of
| 2. be a warning or a prediction
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blithe
1. happy or carefree
| 2. a casual indifference for serious things
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bête noire
1. a person that one particularly dislikes
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callous
1. insensitive
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bosky
1. covered by trees and shrubs, wooded
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brand
1. a sword
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brume
1. mist or fog
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ignoble
1. not honourable in character or purpose
| 2. of lowly social status
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celerity
1. swiftness of movement
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circumvallate
1. surround with or like a rampart or wall
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clarion
1. loud and clear
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cleave (to)
1. stick fast to
2. adhere strongly to
3. become heavily emotionally involved
4. make a way through (something) forcefully
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cockcrow
1. dawn
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coruscate
1. flash or sparkle
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imbue
1. inspire or permeate with (a feeling or a quality
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ablutions
1. the act of washing oneself
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crapulent
1. relating to the drinking or alcohol or drunkenness
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crescent
1. growing, increasing or developing
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darkling
1. growing dark or being characterised by darkness
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the deep
1. the sea
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dell
1. a small valley, usually amongst trees
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dingle
1. a deep wooded valley or dell
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dolour
1. a state of great sorrow or distress
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candour
1. the quality of being open and honest
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dome
1. a stately building
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dulcify
1. sweeten
| 2. calm or soothe
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deify
1. worship or regard as a god
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effulgent
1. shining brightly
| 2. emanating joy or goodness
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eminence
1. fame or acknowledged superiority in a particular field
| 2. a piece of rising ground
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eld
old age
