Yui Yoshida IELTS Vocab Round 4 Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Riveting

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something that is extremely interesting and captures your full attention

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something that is extremely interesting and captures your full attention

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Riveting

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3
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Aversion

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to strongly dislike or have a repulsion towards something

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to strongly dislike or have a repulsion towards something

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Aversion

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5
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Indulge

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to allow oneself to enjoy something, usually in excess

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6
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Unsurpassed

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something that is the best and cannot be beaten

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something that is the best and cannot be beaten

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Unsurpassed

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7
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to allow oneself to enjoy something, usually in excess

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Indulge

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8
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a difference between two things that should be the same

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Discrepancy

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Discrepancy

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a difference between two things that should be the same

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10
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Pervasive

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something that is present or noticeable everywhere

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something that is present or noticeable everywhere

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Pervasive

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Ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

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Ubiquitous

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13
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Vicissitude

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an unwelcoming or unpleasant change in circumstances or fortune

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14
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an unwelcoming or unpleasant change in circumstances or fortune

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Unabashed

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not embarrassed

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not embarrassed

17
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Sybarite

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a person who indulges in luxury

18
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ridicule or expose to public scorn

19
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Pillory

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ridicule or expose to public scorn

19
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a person who indulges in luxury

20
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Martinet

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someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

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someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

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Inchoate
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Inchoate
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Equivocate
to speak vaguely, with the intention of misleading someone
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to speak vaguely, with the intention of misleading someone
Equivocate
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Diatribe
a verbal attack against a person
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