Words Flashcards

words (75 cards)

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Very old fashioned, outdated

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Archaic

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Perfect, Flawless, cannot make mistakes.

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Infallible

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Well meaning, kind, generous.

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Benevolent

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To come out, appear.

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Emerge

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A sudden downfall, catastrophe, failure.

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Debacle

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To warn or repremand someone firmly.

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Admonish

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7
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Entirely lacking, free from.

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Devoid

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8
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To suppress firmly

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Stifle

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Harmful, poisonous, lethal

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Noxious

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10
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An object thought to bring good luck.

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Talisman

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A puzzle or mystery, something difficult to understand.

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Enigma

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Done openly, unashamed, obvious.

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Blatant

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Disturbing, horrifying due to injury or death.

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Macabre

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Pleasure seeker.

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Hedonist

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A long soft feather or to spread out into a feather like shape.

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Plume

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Gossip passed around by word, rumor

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Hearsay

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17
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The clear someone of suspicion.

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Vindicate

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18
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Telling lies under oath

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Perjury

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19
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Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted.

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Unorthodox

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20
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Lean, haggard, bony, angular.

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Gaunt

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21
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To fool or trick someone.

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Dupe

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Inclined to agree with rules, submissive.

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Compliant

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A person without a home or work who wanders. OR Having no settled home.

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Vagabond

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A state of confusion.

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Bedlam

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To confuse or, to take by surprise. (Accidentally)
Confound.
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To be worthwhile
Behoove
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Close in time
Imminent
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To grow in a healthy way, or to attract attention
Flourish
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A beginner
Novice
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To wander aimlessly
Ramble
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Word play that exploits multiple meanings
pun
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Extremely unpleasant
Odious
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Nonsense
Drivel
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Someone who intrudes on privacy
Interloper
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Having complex colors
Kaleidoscopic
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Great energy or enthusiasm in a cause or object. Usually used in Religion
Zeal
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Relating to apes
Simian
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Incapable of providing a usefully result. Pointless
Futile
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To publicly criticize
Lampoon
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Unsure to respond
Nonplussed
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to make an unpleasant fooling less intense
Assuage
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Bitterness, resentfulness, especially when its logs standing.
Rancor
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Excessive confidence or boldness, audacity.
Temerity
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A severe flood, a heavy fall or rain.
Deluge
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Primarily intellectual in nature.
Cerebral
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Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest.
Insipid
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Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to detail.
Scrupulous
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An inhabitant or occupant of a particular place.
Denizen
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A young person with a well paid job and a fashionable lifestyle.
Yuppie
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A person who believes that war and conflict is unjustifiable.
Pacifist
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A feeling of fear or agitation about something that might happen.
Trepidation
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A temporary stay or to stay somewhere.
Sojourn
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Exuberantly plentiful or abundant.
Profuse
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To impair the appearance of or cause to disfigure.
Mar
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Having unlimited power
Omnipotent
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Inherited, inborn
Innate
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To wipe out, destroy completely, or to put an end to.
Eradicate
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Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern.
Apathy
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Very hot and dry
Torrid
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An official order or commission to do something or to give authority.
Mandate
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To delay or block a vote in government by talking for a very long time.
Filibuster
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To feel or show triumph, elation, or jubilation.
Exult
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To prove a statement or theory wrong or false.
Refute
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The quality of being open and honest in expression.
Candor
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The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of their condition.
Disdain
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Feeling great anger
Irate
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A countless or extremely great number.
Myriad
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To read, typically in a thorough or careful way
Peruse
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Broken, useless, no longer working or ineffective
Kaput
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The state of being holy, sacred, of saintly.
Sanctity
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To enjoy greatly or to be pleased
Relish
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Crude, offensive, or suggestive
Lewd
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Strive to be equal, or to match something through imitation
Emulate
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An external form, appearance, or manner of representing something that is concealing.
Guise
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Severe, or strict, in attitude or appearance
Austere