Lesson 2 Flashcards by Daniel Balanov

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Archipelago

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Group of islands

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Assiduous

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Hard working

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Bay

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Water surrounded by land on 3 sides

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Callow

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Immature, inexperienced

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Carnivore

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Meat eater

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Circuitous

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Indirect

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Cipher

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Code

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Competence

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Skill and knowledge

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Composure

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Poise

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Connoisseur

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Appreciator & judge of art

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Corpulent

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Fat

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Daunt

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To frighten, to intimidate

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Decibel

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Measure of sound

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Decrepit

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Worn out, broken down

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Derision

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Mockery

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Disconsolate

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Unhappy

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Drab

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Dull, colorless

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Effusive

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Emotionally unrestrained

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Enterpreneur

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Businessman

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Erudition

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Knowledge acquired by study

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Foolhardy

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Unthinking, rash

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Fragile

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Easily broken

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Gauche

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Clumsy

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Gustatory

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Pertaining to the sense of taste

Herbivore

Plant eater

Hobble

To walk with difficulty

Hone

To improve (ex: skills)

Humdrum

Dull

Impeccable

Flawless

Impecunious

Poor

Impromptu

Improvised

Inadvertent

Unintententional

Industrious

Hard-working

Ingenuity

Cleverness

Insipid

Bland, lacking in flavor

Laryngitis

Inflammation of larynx

Magnanimity

Generosity

Muffled

Lower the volume

Pork

Meat of pig

Beef

Meat of a cow

Mutton

Meat of a sheep

Venison

Meat of a deer

Eulogy

Speech of praise at a funeral

Panegryic

Speech of praise

Patron

Supporter

Peninsula

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

Penury

Poverty

Pride

Group of lions

Regiment

Military unit

Ruse

Trick

School

Group of fish

Sever

To cut or separate

Silo

Something that provides mass storage space

Static

Unmoving

Stickler

Person who insists on something

Tiff

Minor argument

Tirade

Harangue, bitter speech

Valor

Bravery

Vex

To annoy