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Venerate (v)
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To respect someone very, very highly
2
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Commiserate (v)
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To share someone’s pain
3
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Chastise (v)
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To tell off
4
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Commend (v)
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To give compliment
5
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Paramount (a)
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Super-important
6
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Inconsequential (a)
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Of little importance
7
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Rowdy (a)
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Noisy and busy
8
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Severe (a)
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Strict, harsh, scary
9
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Simultaneously (adv)
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At the same time
10
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Stunning (a)
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Really pretty, beautiful
11
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Bough (n)
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Branch
12
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Annex (n)
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A side building add to another building
13
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Moult (v)
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Lose (fur), shed
14
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Adjourn (v)
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To postpone, to meet again later
15
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Tenacious (a)
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Never giving up
16
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Heinous (a)
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Evil, extremely unpleasant
17
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Scarce (a)
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Not much of something
18
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Fulfil (v)
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To satisfy, to feel successful
19
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Striking (a)
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Beautiful, stunning
20
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Ethereal (a)
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Wispy, like it’s made of smoke, you can’t hold it
21
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Amble (v)
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To walk slowly enjoying it
22
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Relish (v)
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To savour something, take your time doing it
23
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Rigorously (adverb)
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With energy, very severely
24
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Crude (a)
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Unskilfully, badly done
25
Deem (v)
To judge or declare something
26
Deter (v)
To put off someone from doing something, to discourage
27
Cherish (v)
To love dearly, to count something as very special
28
Dear (a)
Costly and expensive
29
Custom (n)
Trade, buying and selling
30
Norm (n)
An established, normal way to behave
31
Fast (adv)
Secure, stuck
32
Egocentric (a)
Obsessed with yourself, me me me
33
Altruistic (a)
Doing things for the benefit of other people (not yourself)
34
Disheveled (a)
Messy, with your hair or clothes all in a mess
35
Groom (v)
To brush the fur or coat of an animal to make them look good
36
Tantalising (a)
Teasing, almost within your grasp
37
Desensitised (a)
Your senses have been dulled, made less sensitive, no longer sensitive to something
38
Indulge (v)
To give yourself a treat
39
Abstain (v)
To give something up, to do without something
40
Opulent (a)
Luxurious
41
Scanty (a)
Not much of something
42
Preach (v)
To speak to people at church, to tell someone how to behave, as if you were priest
43
Demure (a)
Quiet, not showing off, shy
44
Accordingly (adv)
In the same way
45
Shawl (n)
Something you wrap round yourself to keep warm
46
Incline (n)
Slope or a slant
47
Lean (a)
Thin, not fat
48
Noted, eminent (a)
Well-known, famous
49
Superfluous, redundant (a)
No longer needed, too much of something
50
Wilful (a)
Headstrong, not listening to other advice
51
Demand (n)
The need for something, how popular something is
52
Mirage (n)
Illusion, something that it just in your imagination
53
Shipment (n)
A batch of something for delivery
54
Limelight (n)
The centre of attention
55
Novice (n)
A beginner, someone who is just starting to learn something
56
Wholesome (a)
Good for you, healthy
57
Dilute (v)
To add water, to make it less strong
58
Dapper (a)
Neat, well dressed
59
Intrepid (a)
Brave, daring
60
Heath (n)
Wild land
61
Brooding (a)
Grumpy, threatening, bad-tempered
62
Flourish (v)
To do really well, to develop strongly
63
Contrasting (a)
Being very different
64
Hue (n)
Shade of a colour
65
Coppice (n)
A batch of young tree
66
Canter (v)
To jog (horse)
67
Solitude (n)
Being alone, pace and quiet
68
Erode (v)
To wear away (weather or water)
69
Brook (n)
Stream
70
Surplus (n)
A little more of something than you need
71
Stockpile (v)
To gather far more of something than you need, to hoard
72
Babble (v)
To talk without making sense
73
Abridged (a)
Shortened (books, plays, texts)
74
Saunter (v)
To wander along without a care
75
Traverse (v)
To cross something (something big like an ocean or a continent)
76
Idle (a)
Lazy, or not moving
77
Ornate (a)
Beautifully or finely decorated
78
Problematic (a)
Causing you a problem
79
Harbour (v)
To shelter or hide someone
80
Disdain (n)
Contempt, showing someone you do not think much of them
81
Refuse (n)
Rubbish
82
Spurn (v)
To reject someone roughly
83
Marine (a)
To do with the sea
84
Deadlock (n)
A stage where nothing can be agreed, a stop
85
Tendon (n)
Sinews that connect bone and muscle
86
Relinquish (v)
To let go of something
87
Forlorn (a)
Sad, gloomy
88
Jovial (a)
Cheerful, smiley
89
Draconian (a)
Harsh, unforgiving, cruel
90
Ostentatious (a)
Showy, wanting everyone to see you, boastful
91
Oblivious (a)
Completely unaware
92
Stringent (a)
Very harsh, inflexible
93
Perceptive (a)
Able to notice small things, sensitive, intelligent
94
Compliant (a)
Obedient, you don't cause problems
95
Courteous (a)
Very polite
96
Unanimous (a)
Together, all as one
97
Fruitful (a)
Bearing fruit, successful
98
Nostalgic (a)
Looking back at the past (in a positive way)
99
Intermittent, sporadic (a)
At irregular intervals, with no pattern
100
Provisional (a)
Temporary, not permanent
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