English Flash Cards

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Partisan

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One who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group derivatives

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Pernicious

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Very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental

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Covert

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Secret, concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy derivatives

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Portentous

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Momentous, having great significance derivatives

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Gall

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Bile, an irritant, impudence, something bitter derivatives

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According

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Harmonious, agreeable

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Wanton

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Immoral, lewd, licentious; wanton n. someone who is immoral or lewd

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Virtuous

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Having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble

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Disparage

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To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner, to belittle;

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Profane

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Showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate, desecrate or defame

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entreat

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a plea or earnest request; to appeal

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implore, beg, request,

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utter

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to express by speaking, pouncing or carried to the utmost point of highest degree

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say, speak, voice,

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idolatry

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extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone

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fetishism, reverence, adoration,

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repose

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a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

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rest, relaxation, slumber,

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air

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to broadcast or televise; to make public

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broadcast, show, screen

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baleful

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having a harmful or destructive effect; menacing or sinister

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threatening, evil, unfriendly

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intercede

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to intervene on behalf of another; to act as a mediator or arbitrate

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negotiate. moderate, interpose

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forsake

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to quit or to leave entirley; to depart or withdrawl from

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abandon, desert, leave

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chide

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to voice disapproval; to scold or chastise

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scold, reprove, lecture

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discord

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a lack of agreement

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conflict, friction, strife

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Submissive

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yielding or surrendering oneself to the will of another

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passive, yielding, biddable

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Feign

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to give a false appearance; to give a fake punch

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simulate, sham, fake

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Dexterous

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skillful and active with the hands; skill or cleverness in using hands or body

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skilled, proficient, practiced

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Dissemble

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to disguise, pretend, to disguise the truth

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sham, fake, buff

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beguile

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to persuade with charm

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woo, captivate, dazzle

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calamity

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a serious event causing distress or misfortune

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disaster, tragedy, misfortue

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perjury

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false testimony under oath, bearing false wittness

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lying, false, falsehood

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ascend

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to move forward

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climb, mount, scale

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vexation

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discomfort or distress; annoyance

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irritation, exasperation, aggravation

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inundate

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to cover with; to over flow

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overwhelm, overrun, over load

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assuaged

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to soothe, calm, moltify

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He tried to assuage the guilt of wrongdoing by doing right.

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chattels

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any article of tangible property other than land, building. moving article of personal property

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He'd not just claimed her in deed but, had the nerve to brand her like a chattel as well!

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dictum

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an authoritive proclamation, judicial assertion

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Because Jason didn't follow the safety dictum, he was suspended from the football tem.

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taciturn

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reserved in speech ; reluctant to join in convesation

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At dinner the Prince usually spoke to the taciturn Micheal Ivanovich more often than to anyone else.

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illicity

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not allowed or approved by common custom, rule, or standard

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As a port it was notorious for its smuggling and illict trade.

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indigenous

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originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native

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Coffee of different species is indigenous and grows wild.

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expounding

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to explain, interpret

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In expounding these ideas socrates limited himself to the sphere of practice

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Erratic

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Having no certain or definite course; wondering not fixed

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Her breathing was erratic as she opened the door.

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Contemptuous

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Showing or expressing ; disrespectful

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One of the audience members, that had a contemptuous remark brought pebbles to pelt him with.

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Auspicious

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Favored by fortune

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He made an auspicious debut.

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Abominable

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Repungantly, hateful, detestable, loathesome

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benign

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having a kindly disposition; gracious

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Magisterfal

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relating to; benifiting a master

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Benevolence

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desire to

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exodus

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a mass departure of people, especially emigrants

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The reason for their exodus is remained open to speculation.

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expunge

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to erase or remove completely

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The president has the power to expunge anyone's criminal record.

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impudent

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not showing due respect for another person

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Matt is an impudent scoundrel who doesn't seem to respect rules or people.

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Iota

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an extremely small amount

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She had an iota of luggage.

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Cynical

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belief that people are motivated by self-interest: distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

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He was cynical about politicians' tax promises

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Fatalistic

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belief that all events are predetermined or inevitable

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Although she was fatalistic she hoped she could convince her sister not to move.

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Ruefully

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in a way that expresses sorrow or regret

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The ittl boy ruefully apologized for breaking the window.

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sordid

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morally ignoble or vile

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The apartment we looked at had sordid living conditions.

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squalid

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dirty or deteriorated, especially from poverty or lack of care

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The homeless man had no choice but to sleep in the squalid living conditions.

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apprehension

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anticipation of misfortune

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His expression was apprehensive, but he said nothing

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obscure

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not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain

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Everything seemed dark, obscure, and scary.

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furtive

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taken, used, ect. , surreptitously or by stealth or, secret

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She gave a furtive look at the deserted buildings across he road.

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Demise

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the end of existence or activity; termination

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The demise of war, now that is inevitable.

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veneer

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a thin layer of wood or material that is attached to the surface of something in order to make it look authentic

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While the actress showed the photographers her warm veneer, she was actually fuming inside.

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eccentric

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unconventional and slightly strange.

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It sounds a little eccentric doesn't it?

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cease

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to stop; discontinue

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I ceased the thief from staling the Mona lisa.

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fret

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to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent

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I was fretting he wouldn't come back.

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Reprimand

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a severe reproof or rebuke

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This wasn't his friend and he wasn't going to defend or reprimand him.

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notoriety

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being famous or well-known especially for something bad

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He achieved instant fame and notoriety for the movie.

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purloined

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to take something that belongs to someone else

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Since Eddie tried to purloin the women's purse, he spent the night in jail.