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wrong questions Flashcards

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fester

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V: something that festers is sth that rot or decays; suppurate

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chortle

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V: A form of laughter

the obnoxious joke still made her chortle

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paradigm

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N: An ideal or perfect model of sth

He is the paradigm of a perfect student.

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tyrannical

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ADJ: Exercising power in a cruel way, dictorial

Tyrannical and despotic are both words to describe a person who holds the majority of power and abuses it

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discrete

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ADJ: individually separate and distant

Speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units.

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kitschy

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ADJ: Tacky, cheap, sth of poor taste (art, objects, design) and is often of poor quality.

Synonym: Gaudy

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barricade

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N: Barrier, obstacle

Obstruct(synonym): Be or get in the way of

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Affluent

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ADJ: 1)Wealthy, rich

2)of water flowing freely or in great quantities

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Collusion

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N: A secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy

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feral

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ADJ: Untamed or wild

A pack of feral dogs.

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gregarious

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ADJ: used to describe people who are sociable or outgoing; amiable, cordial, congenial

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IMPERVIOUS

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ADJ: Not letting things pass through or unaffected by sth

While everyone else got sick, Michael seemed to be impervious to germs.

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