Words1 Flashcards

(46 cards)

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occurring in the night

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nocturnal

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spreading unchecked

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rampant

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continuing indefinitely

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perpetual

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Sam’s new restaurant is TINY.

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charming ‣ intimate ‣ nice

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5
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not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient

insufficient or inadequate

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deficient

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6
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secretly listen in on someone else’s conversation

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eavesdrop

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an expression used to express despair often in a humorous way.

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Woe is

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8
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witness to an event

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bystander

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9
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bring something out for use again

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Dusted off

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completely drenched

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Soaking wet

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in a single action or effort

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Fell swoop

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experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

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anguished

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(of food) extremely tasty; delicious.
(of a person) very attractive.

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scrumptious

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1-(of food or drink) delicious.
2-humorous: extremely attractive.

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delectable

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adjective
1.
making a series of knocking sounds.

2.
dated•informal
very good of its kind (used for emphasis).

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Rattling

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[adjective]
very unhappy and unable to be comforted.

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Disconsolate

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[Adjective]

characterized by or causing the action or fact of forming a united whole.

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cohesive

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tending to move apart in different directions

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Divergent

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Productive

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Very complex

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someone who believes war is never justifiable

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archenemy, especially one who is often victorious

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related to a judgment

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To make messy

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move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion
Slither
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open to two or more interpretations
Ambiguous
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to establish firmly and securely
Entrench
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an expert able to appreciate a field
connoisseur
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marked by great carelessness
slipshod
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lacking brightness or color
drab
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word opposite to another in meaning
antonym
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to reprimand severely
chastise
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perseverance
persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
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languish
1. (of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak. "plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant" Similar: weaken grow weak deteriorate decline go into a decline wither droop flag wilt fade fail waste away go downhill Opposite: thrive flourish fail to make progress or be successful. "Kelso languish near the bottom of the Scottish First Division" archaic pine with love or grief. "she still languished after Richard" Similar: pine for yearn for ache for long for sigh for desire want hanker after carry a torch for grieve for mourn miss repine archaic assume a sentimentally tender or melancholy expression or tone. "when a visitor comes in, she smiles and languishes" 2. be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation. "he has been languishing in jail since 1974" Similar: waste away rot decay wither away moulder be abandoned
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large and dangerous fire
Inferno
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act of asking for information
inquiry
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abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
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Proponent
person who supports a cause
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Creeper
Slowly growing plant
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Jubilant
Feeling great happiness
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preempt
1. take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) from happening; forestall. 2. acquire or appropriate (something) in advance.
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Inquire
1. ask for information from someone. 2. investigate; look into.
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Infuriate
make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.
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accelerate
(especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly. شتاب دادن
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tyranny
cruel and oppressive government or rule. "refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression" Similar: despotism absolutism absolute power autocracy dictatorship undemocratic rule reign of terror totalitarianism Fascism oppression suppression repression subjugation enslavement authoritarianism high-handedness imperiousness bullying harshness strictness severity cruelty brutality ruthlessness injustice unjustness Opposite: democracy liberality *a state under cruel and oppressive government. *cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control
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opaque
not able to be seen through; not transparent