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35 Cards in this Set
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block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of |
Obstruct |
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a strong cloth made from wool, used especially to make jackets and coats |
Serge |
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Immediately |
Forthwith |
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(exclamation) used to express anger or annoyance |
Confound |
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intr to continue or remain in a certain place, position |
Stay foot |
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done consciously and intentionally |
Deliberate |
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(formal) of an unusual quality or standard; noticeable |
Singular |
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Exact and accurate |
Precise |
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a particular event, or the time at which it takes place |
Occasion |
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Done oe existing alone |
Solitary |
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Лама |
Llama |
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very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger |
Gaunt |
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At or to a great height |
Up aloft |
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disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at |
Unsavoury |
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a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition(зверинец) |
Menagerie |
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something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God or a religion |
Blasphemy |
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To knock smo down.l, esp in sports |
Fell |
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A castrated bull used as a draught animal |
Ox |
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a harsh or hoarse cry or yelp |
Yawp |
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a feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation; rejoicing(ликование) |
Exultation |
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(british) used as a way of exhorting someone to calm down or be more reasonable |
Steady on! |
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a forcefully reproachful protest |
Remonstrance |
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lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards |
Prostrate |
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(informal) a doctor or surgeon.(костоправ) |
Sawbones |
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not skilled at achieving, or not able to produce, good results(неэфективный) |
Ineffectual |
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to play tricks on someone, especially a new person in a fraternity or sorority |
Haze |
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holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action |
Pertinacious |
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in a way that shows you have too high an opinion of your own importance, and are too eager to tell people what to do |
Officiously |
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intervene between parties |
Interpose |
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a heavy fall of rain |
Downpour |
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unconventional and slightly strange |
Eccentric |
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money payed as a reward |
Bounty |
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based on a guess and not on information |
Speculative |
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a project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one. |
Enterprise |
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physical strength and good health |
Vigour |
