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16 Cards in this Set
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deride (v)
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(v)
To laugh at with contempt To subject to ridicule She was inclined to deride Mr Hemingway's mania for firearms... |
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sybarite (n)
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(n)
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure |
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trammel (n) (v)
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1. A kind of net for catching birds, fish, etc. 2. A shackle usedfor making a horse amble. 3. Something that impedes activity, progress or freedom. 4. An instrument used for drawing ellipses 5. An instrument for aligning or adjusting parts of a machine (v) 1. To entangle (as in a net) 2. To hamper / hinder activity |
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capacious (adj)
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(adj)
Able to contain much, Roomy / Spacious |
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venial (adj)
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(adj)
Capable of being forgiven Pardonable / excusable |
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evanescent (adj)
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(adj)
Liable to vanish or pass away like vapour Fleeting |
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unctuous (adj)
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(adj)
1. Of the nature or quality or an ointment, i.e. fatty / oily / greasy 2. Having a smooth,greasy feel 3. Insincerely or excessively suave |
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canorous (adj)
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(adj)
Richly melodious, pleasant sounding, musical |
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bagatelle (n)
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(n)
1. A trifle, of no importance 2. A short, light musical / literary piece 3. A game played with a cue and balls on an oblong table |
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peccadillo (n)
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(n)
A slight offense, a petty fault |
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expatiate (v)
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1. To speak or write at length / in detail 2. To move about freely / wander |
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tyro (n)
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A beginner in learning / a novice |
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schadenfreude (n)
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(n)
A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others |
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vicissitude (n)
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1. Regular change / succession from one thing to another 2.Irregular change / mutation 3.A change in condition or fortune |
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truculent (adj)
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(adj)
1. Fierce / savage / ferocious 2. Cruel / destructive / ruthless |
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ephemeral (adj)
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(adj)
1. Beginning and ending in one day 2. Short-lived |
