Words 3 Flashcards

(35 cards)

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LACKADAISICAL means

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Listless (lazy)

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2
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The fruit was EDIBLE

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Digestible

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3
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Universities and colleges should be designed to cater to the PHILOMATHS

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Teachers ( people that like to learn)

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PRETENSE most nearly means

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Dishonesty (relates to the word pretend)

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5
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At an early age, Jan showed a PROCLIVITY for music and dancing

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Predisposition (tendency to choose or do something regularly)

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The conversation was INCOHERENT

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Unintelligible
( spoken/ written expressed in a confusing unclear way)

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The week following Joe’s death was filled with often MAWKISH eulogies

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Sentimental

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8
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They ESTABLISHED proof

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Demonstrated

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9
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EPHEMERAL means

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Short lived

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10
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AVOCATION means

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Hobby
Or minor occupation

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KVETCH means

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Complain
(Someone who complains a lot)

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Their eyesight was ACUTE

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Sharp
(showing a perceptive understanding or insight)

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INAMORATA means

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Mistress
(A persons female lover)

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Their thoughts on the matter were INCONSEQUENTIAL

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Irrelevant
(Unimportant or not significant)

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DEBOUCH

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Emerge

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16
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They were an AMATEUR astronomer

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Novice
(Unpaid basis)

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I had no idea how to reach to my LUDIC boyfriend

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Playful
(Spontaneous playfulness)

18
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The rose was CRIMSON

19
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The word most opposite and meaning to BENISON is
A. Theft
B. Replaceable
C. Curse
D. Heavy

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C. Curse
( benison means a blessing

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They were EXEMPT from gym class

21
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The ELDRITCH light of the desert can play tricks on your eyes

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Strange
(Means weird)

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DEFECTIVE means

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ALLOT means

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ARCANUM

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The doctor gave the patient a CURSORY examination
Superficial (Not detailed or thorough)
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Their answer was TERSE
Brief
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The DULCET songs of the band got the attention of the audience
Harmonious (Sweet and soothing)
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They were arrested on a MISDEMEANOR charge
Petty crime (Minor wrongdoing)
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EMBONPOINT means
Plumpness
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They CONCOCTED a story about me
Invented
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I spent my day searching fruitlessly for that CHIMERA, my true self
Monster (Impossible to achieve)
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Their FORMER home was in Colorado
Previous
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MULCT means
Fleece (Extra money from someone by finding or taxing)
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my voice is STRIDENT
Harsh
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