Words1 Flashcards
(209 cards)
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Pertinent/Relevant
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To do with the matter in hand
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Belated
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A word describing when something is late
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Tardy
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Slow to act
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Wary
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To be watchful or cautious
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Renowned
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Famous or well known
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Legacy
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Things that are left after something or someone are gone
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Dismal
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Gloomy or depressing
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Malady
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A disease or illness
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Crave
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To really want something. To be almost desperate for something.
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Static
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Still, stationary or not moving
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Dynamic
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Something full of energy. Constantly moving.
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Competent
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Having the skill or knowledge to do something well.
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Inept
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Clumsy or unskillful
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Coherent
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Logical and consistent
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Irrational
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Not thinking about things in a logical way.
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Compulsory
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Have to follow as its a rule.
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Pursue
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To chase or follow
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Inevitable
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Unavoidable. Sure to happen.
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Incline
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A slope
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Ungainly
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Not graceful
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Dexterous
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Skill in using your hands. Mental quickness.
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Vial
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A small bottle, especially for liquid medicine.
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Revered
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Show deep respect for
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Noxious or nauseous
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Harmful/be sick or feel sick
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Esteemed
In high regard
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Bleak
Barren and exposed
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Indelible
Impossible to erase or remove
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Prominent
Something or someone very important, a leader
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Fervently
Enthusiastically
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Synonymous
Something similar to
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Obscure
Not well known or hard to understand
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Ambiguous
A word that has more than one meaning
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Dubious
Feeling or causing doubt
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Veracious
True, accurate or correct
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Meticulous
Very careful about details
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Equivocal
Ambiguous or deliberately misleading
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Scrupulous
Very careful or precise
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Nebulous
Vague or unclear
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Frugal
You are very careful with your money
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Deficient
Lacking something or quality
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Negate
To stop
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Berate
To tell off
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Chastise
To punish severely
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Glut
A lot of something
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Surplus
To have something leftover
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Permeate
To get through or seep through
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Prowess
Great ability or skill at something
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Fortitude
Courage in bearing pain or great trouble. To show strength.
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Prior
Coming before in time, order or importance.
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Ensuing
As a result of.
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Succeeding (not winning)
After something in time
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Preliminary
Happening before and in preparation
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Amend
To change or fix
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Elated
Extremely happy or excited
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Provisional
Something temporary
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Vacant
Unoccupied or empty
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Extract
To remove or take away
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Cinch
Something that is easy (slang)
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Abrupt
All of a sudden or rude
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Seldom
Not often
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Abolish
To get rid of
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Sustain
To continue the effort
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Refute
To disagree
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Novice
A beginner at something
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Optimal
Means the perfect or ideal amount
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Deter
To discourage
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Folly
Something that is false or not what it seems
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Chastise
To tell off
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Deplete
Use up something
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Defy
To resist
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Haughty
Excessively proud or arrogant
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Pliable
Easily bendable or flexible
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Pertinent/relevant
To do with the matter in hand
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Urban
Of or living in a city or town
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Export
To sell or ship to a foreign country
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Felicitous
Well chosen
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Prosperous
Having success and/or wealth
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Fortuitous
Happening by chance or luck
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Hapless
Unlucky
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Burden
A heavy load or something to cope with
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Rural
Of or living in the countryside (opposite to urban)
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Disagreeable
Unfriendly or unhelpful
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Tentative
Cautious or hesitant
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Passive
Not active or involved
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Predicament
Embarrassing or difficult situation
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Flaw
An imperfection or a blemish
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Condemn
Force into an unpleasant situation
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Prosperity
Success and/or wealth
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Muffle
Wrap up for warmth or to deaden sound
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Tactful
Having skill in not being offensive or rude
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Forthright
Direct and outspoken
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Guffaw
An explosive laughter
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Bawl
A sudden cry
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Snicker
A sly and secretive laugh behind your hand
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Howl
A wolfish laugh or cry
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Snivel
A sniffy cry
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Mewl
A cry like a cat
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Belated
A word describing when something is late
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Tardy
Slow to act
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Punctual
Be somewhere on time
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Summit
The very top of something
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Nadir
The lowest point of something
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Consent
Give someone permission to do something
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Ajar
A little open (e.g. A ajar door)
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Tolerant
Allow something to happen
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Shabby
Something in a scruffy condition
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Meagre
Something little or insubstantial
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Dingy
Dark and gloomy (e.g. A cave/castle)
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Insolent
Be rude and disrespectful
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Adverse
Used to describe not ideal situations
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Impaired
Not fully functional
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Monarch
A king or queen
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Primarily
The most important feature of something
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Invoking
Causing a feeling or response
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Significance
Being important
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Sacred
Holy and religious
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Notorious
Famous for bad reasons
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Conclude
Final step of a problem, to finish
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Deny
To say it wasn't you that did something
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Merge
To join or come together
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Content
Full of happiness and satisfaction
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Upbeat
Informal, cheerful and optimistic
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Jubilant
Really happy, like at a jubilee
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Lament
To feel or express sorrow
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Dismayed
Alarm mixed with sadness
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Gleeful
Full of triumph and delight
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Elated
Extremely happy and excited
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Melancholy
Sad or gloomy
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Desolate
Very sad and lonely
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Tint
A shade of colour
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Innocuous
Not harmful
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Perpendicular
At right angle or 90%
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Consultation
A meeting held to discuss something
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Radiant
Looking happy or shining
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Taut
Something that is tight
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Numerous
Many or consisting of many items
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Trifle (NOT THE PUDDING‼🤓️)
Something of not great value
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Scanty
A small amount of something
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Plentiful
Plenty of something, large quantities
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Myriad
A large number
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Negligible
Very small amount
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Populous
Thickly populated
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Paltry
Tiny, meagre or insubstantial
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Sparse
Thinly scattered or spread out
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Copious
Large amounts or excessive
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Scarce
Used to describe when there aren't many of something
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Amend
To change something
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Warp
To become misshapen or bent
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Soiled
Dirty or worn
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Deficient
A word describing when you haven't got enough of something, or something that is not good enough
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Veto
To reject or disagree with a suggestion
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Subtle
Making a small or slight change
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Opaque
To describe something you can't see through (the opposite to transparent).
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Cease
To stop
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Clad
Dressed or clothed
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Doltish
To describe something stupid
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Shrewd
Having or showing common sense
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Astute
Quick at seeing how to gain an advantage
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Imbecile
A stupid person
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Inane
Silly or lacking sense
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Savvy
To have the knowledge about something
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Ludicrous
Absurd, ridiculous or laughable
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Sage
Very, very wise
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Deciet
Deceive someone by lying
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Periphery
A boundary or edge
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Dauntless
To describe something fearless
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Wary
To be watchful or cautious
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Gullible
Something that is gullible is easy to trick
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Berate
To scold harshly ( to tell someone off).
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Stationary
Something not moving
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Ambulatory
Related to walking
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Stable
Something steady and not moving
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Stagnant
Not flowing, still and stale
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Locomotive
Movement that is powered
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Singular
Uncommon, extraordinary or strange
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Barb
Hooked or pointed. Also a pointed or painful remark
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Despair
Complete lack of hope
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Anguish
Severe physical or mental pain
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Subsequent
After an event
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Suffice
To be just enough for purpose
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Comprehend
To understand something
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Peripheral
Not important or central to the subject
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Juvenile
Young or a young person or animal
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Sated
To be fully satisfied
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Ravenous
Really really hungry
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Replete
To be filled
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Famished
Very hungry
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Satiated
To be provided with enough
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Conflict
A battle, war, argument or fight
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Concise
Short and to the point
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Coax
To encourage
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Collossus
To be better than others or huge and important. Someone or something massive.
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Thrifty/frugal
Careful with your money and what you spend it on
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Dew
Water vapour in the air that forms water droplets on the ground at night.
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Trout
A river fish
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Brimming
To be full to the top
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Pronoun
A word you can use in place of a noun (I, him, they, she)
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Contemplate
To think about or consider as a possibility
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Deploy
To prepare and organise resources or things to do something
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Impudent / Impertinent
Cheeky or disrespectful
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Meddle
Interfere with
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Scuffle
Fight or disturbance
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Perturbed
Anxious or uneasy
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Flatter
To praise insincerely or make more attractive than in reality
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Relic
Something that has survived from the past
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Immune
Protection from a certain disease
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Grimace
Ugly facial expression
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Ominous
Threatening suggesting trouble is coming soon
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Adamant
To refuse to give up your argument
