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46 Cards in this Set
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Overshadow |
Cloud To make sb sth less important, or sucesssful, to make an event less enjoyable than it should be News of the accident overshadowed the days event |
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Stream |
To move or pour out in a continuous flow of liquid or gas Tears streamed down his face People scream across the bridge |
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Commute |
To travel regularly by bus train etc To replace one punishment with another, journey |
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Gore |
Wound Verb To wound a person, thick blood that has flowed from a wound in a voilent situation |
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Yore |
In days of yore, long ago |
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Eccentric |
Considered by other people to be strange or usual Eccentric clothes |
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Embellish |
To make sth more beautiful by adding decoration to it, |
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Primordial |
Existing at or from the beginning of the world, very basic primeval |
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Polemical |
Involving strong arguments for or against sth often in opposition to the opinion of others |
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Epoch |
Noun Era A period of time in history one during which important events or changes happen, era Epoch making Having a very important effect on people lives and on history |
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Witchcraft |
The use of magic powers evil ones |
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Creepy
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Scary causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or slight horror, scary Strange in a way that makes u feel nervous |
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Virtuoso |
A person who is extremely skillful at doing sth |
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Blemish |
Noun verbA mark on the skin or an object that spoils it and makes it look less beautiful or perfect To spoil |
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Crimson |
Dark red in colour |
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Epilogue |
A speech at the end of a play book that comments on or acts as a conclusion |
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Partake |
To drink or eat sth especially that is offered to u, to take part in a activity, to have some of particular quality |
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Transient |
Continue for only a short time, fleeting temporary |
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Purview |
With in the limits of what a person an org is responsible for |
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Hermit |
A person who for religious reasons lives a very simple life alone and does not meet or talk to other people |
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Tenterhooks |
Very anxious or excited while u r waiting to find out sth or see what will happen |
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Inconsequential |
Not important or worth considering, trivial |
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Motley |
Adj Consisting of many different types of people or things that do not seems to belong together She had a motley group of friends at college |
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Wily |
Cunning |
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Pittance |
Noun A very small amount of money that sb receives as a wage |
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Moratorium |
A temporary stoppage of an activity especially by official agreement |
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Fratricide |
The crime of killing ur brother or sister, crime of killing ur own country or group |
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Anvil |
An iron block on which a black smith puts hot pieces of metal before shaping them with a hammer |
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Hornet |
Hornet nest. A difficult situation in which a lot of people get very angry |
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Gory |
Gory Involving a lot of blood or voilence showing or describing blood and voilence |
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Aloft |
Adv High in the air |
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Aloft |
High in the air |
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Alter ego |
Close friend A person whose personality is different from ur own but who shows or acts as another side of ur personality |
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Ephemeral |
Shortlived Adj |
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Efficacious |
Effective |
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Jovial |
Adj Very cheerful and friendly |
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Fend |
To take care of urself without help from anyone else Fend sth off To defend and protext urself from sb sth Waroff to protect ur self from difficult questions criticisms |
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Flinch |
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Weary |
Adj Very tired Making u feeling tired No longer interested or passionate abt sth |
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Pipe dream |
A hope or plan that is impossible to achieve or not practical |
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Eyewash |
Word promise that are not true or sincere |
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Fiasco |
Disaster Sth that does not succeed |
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Ostracize |
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Surreptitious |
Adj Furtive stealthy Done secretly or quickly in the hope that other people will not notice |
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Amoral |
Not following any moral rules and not caring about right and wrong |
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Gemane |
Relevant Adj Connected with sth in an important or appropriate way |
