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48 Cards in this Set
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Pretext |
Disguise Noun for pretend |
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Ensued |
Followed "Chaos ensued" |
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Lackadaisical |
Lackadaisical attitude Lazy, no enthusiasm |
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Insidious |
Harmful "Insidious effects on health" |
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Heinous |
Evil and horrible "Heinous crime" |
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Aggrieved |
Very distressed "Aggrieved parents" |
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Replete |
Filled "Local media replete with reports pf snatch theft" "The harbor is replete with boats" Full "Replete, the guests can retire to the modern conservatory for coffee" |
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Perpetrator |
Person who commits crime |
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Crux |
Most important/difficult part "The crux of the problem" |
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Change |
Winds of change Metamorphosis |
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Envisage |
Imagine "I envisage an era of great scientific discoveries" |
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Misdemeanour |
Less serious crime Misbehaviour, misdeed |
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Ailment |
Illness (not so serious) |
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Tantamount to |
Equal to (a bad thing) |
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Aggravate |
Worsen "Lack of sleep aggravates the sickness" Annoy "How aggravating is this person?" |
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Trepidation |
Fear/anxiety about something youre about to experience "It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda" |
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Eradicate |
Get rid of Remove |
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Glean |
Collect/obtain knowledge/info slowly/indirectly "This information was gleaned from a survey" |
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Tenacious |
坚毅 Strong "Tenacious of memory" Tightly "held on tenaciously" |
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Sordid |
Immoral "sordid business/deal" Depressing, unpleasant "sordid sight" |
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Adamant |
Unyielding, determined |
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Perfidy |
Act of betrayal |
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Frugal |
Thrifty 节约 |
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niggardly |
吝啬 Stingy Miserly |
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Intrepid |
Dauntless Very brave, not afraid of dangers and difficulties "Intrepid explorer, intrepid mountaineer" |
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Insipid |
Boring, dull "Insipid coffee" "Insipid conversation/speech" |
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Invariable |
Always happens "they almost invariably get it wrong" Something that never changes |
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Docile |
Quiet, easy to control |
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Inherent |
Something that is necessary and a natural part "Violence is inherent in our society" |
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Intrinsic |
Intrinsic value: something of value because of its basic nature Belonging to a thing by its nature "Diamond has little intrinsic value and their price depends almost entirely on society" "Are people intrinsically evil?" |
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Superfluous |
Extra, unnecessary "Omit the superfluous words" |
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Ubiquitous |
Omnipresent "Ubiquitous fog/ants" "Ubiquity of mass media" |
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Repercussion |
Bad kesan |
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Myriad |
Many /"myriad mind of Shakespeare" Great variety |
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Avenue |
Ways "Avenues of escape" 途径 "an avenue of research" "an avenue to prosperity" |
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Derelict |
Abandoned "Derelict building" |
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Emanate |
"Revolting smell emanating from trash" |
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Decrepit |
Bad condition, worn out "Decrepit building/stove" |
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Entail |
Involve |
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City |
Concrete jungle Metropolis Megalopolis |
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Buzzword |
Popular word/phase |
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Reiterate |
Emphasise |
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Very large |
Mammoth Gargantuan |
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Inception |
Beginning Commencement |
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Perennial |
Exists all the time "The perennial urban problem of drugs" |
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Encompass |
Include |
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Vexatious |
Troublesome |
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Bona fide |
Genuine "We're happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes" |