Joseph Flashcards

(70 cards)

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Acquire (v)

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To get something, to obtain something

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Impose (v)

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To make someone do something

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Undesirable (a)

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Unwelcome, not wanted

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Apprehensive (a)

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Nervous, scared

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Reinstate (v)

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To restore, to bring back

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Innovative (a)

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Imaginative, thinking outside the box

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Address (not where you live) (n)

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A speech

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Simultaneously (adv)

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At the same time

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Hearty (a)

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Strong and healthy

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Puny (a)

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Weak, weedy, thin

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Gleeful (a)

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Joyful

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard work, tiring, requires a lot of you

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Scrutinise (v)

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To look at something in detail, very carefully

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Ingenious (a)

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Clever and inventive

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Haughty (a)

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Stuck up, snooty, you think you are better than everyone else

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Riveting (a)

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Fascinating, you can’t tear yourself away from it

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Preoccupied (a)

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Something on your mind, worried, can’t concentrate

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Hem (n)

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The edging of a piece of clothing

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Pulverise (v)

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To smash, to squash

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Enrol (v)

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To join a course or club

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Uniform (a)

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All the same

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Essence (n)

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The thing that makes you you, your nature

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Enterprise (n)

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Business, new venture

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Uproar (n)

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A big fuss

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Afterthought (n)
Something that occurs much later
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Heir (n)
Someone who inherits something
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Heirloom (n)
Something that is passed on from one generation to the next
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Rigorous (a)
With energy, in a tough way
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Successive (a)
One after another, at even intervals, consecutive
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Deter (v)
To stop, to put off, discourage
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Crude (a)
Rough, unskilled, basic
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Imposing (a)
Intimidating, scary
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Elude (v)
To escape from
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Catastrophe (n)
Disaster
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Diligent (a)
Extremely careful
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Sow (v)
To plant seeds
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Indulge (v)
To give yourself a treat
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Abstain (v)
To give something up, to deny yourself something
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Draft (n)
An early version of something that you'll need to change
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Opulent (a)
Luxurious, very special and rich
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Scanty, meagre (a)
Not much of something
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Integral (a)
Necessary, essential
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Drivel (n)
Nonsense spoken
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Implore (v)
To beg for something
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Dilapidated (a)
Falling down, falling apart
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Coppice (n)
A batch of young trees
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Canter (v)
To jog (horses)
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Heath (n)
Wild land, grasses
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Solitude (n)
Being alone
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Eddy (n, v)
Water whirling round
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Unsound (a)
Not safe, not strong
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Feign (v)
To pretend, to fake something
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Tedious (a)
Tiring and boring
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Exacting (a)
Demands a lot of you
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Conscientious (a)
Careful, taking trouble to do something well
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Viable (a)
Practical, workable
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Sheen (n)
Shine, glossiness
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Enigmatic (a)
Mysterious
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Extoll (v)
To praise or say good things about someone
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Ambivalent (a)
Mixed feelings about something, not especially excited
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Accord (n)
Agreement
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Indiscretion (n)
Mistake, something you've done wrong
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Concede (v)
Agree, confess, give in
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Perception (n)
Your understanding, your feelings about something
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Principal (a)
Most important
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Contradict (v)
To say the opposite thing
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Contempt, disdain (n)
Lack of respect, dislike
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incessant (a)
Not stopping, continual
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Brisk (a)
In a hurried way, not gentle
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Virtue (n)
Goodness