75 more difficult English Words – Flashcards
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demure
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quiet, modest, reserved
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deride
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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despot
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a dictator with absolute power
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diligent
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showing care in doing one's work
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elated
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full of high-spirited delight
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eloquent
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expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
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embezzle
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to steal money by falsifying records
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empathy
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sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own
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enmity
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ill will; hatred; hostility
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erudite
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learned or scholarly
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extol
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to praise, revere
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fabricate
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to make up, invent
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feral
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Savage; wild
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flabbergasted
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Astounded
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forsake
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to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
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fractious
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(adj.) troublesome or irritable
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furtive
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secretive; sly
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gluttony
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excessive eating or drinking
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gratuitous
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uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted
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haughty
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proud, arrogant
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hypocrisy
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Pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have.
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impeccable
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perfect, flawless
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impertinent
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insolent; rude
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implacable
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(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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impudent
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casually rude, insolent
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incisive
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clear and sharp in analysis or expression
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indolent
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lazy
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inept
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not suitable or capable, unqualified
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infamy
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(n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute
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inhibit
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restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent
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innate
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(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
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insatiable
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not capable of being fully satisfied
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insular
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(adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off
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intrepid
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brave in the face of danger
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inveterate
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(adj.) stubbornly established by habit
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jubilant
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extremely joyful
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knell
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the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
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lithe
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Flexible, graceful.
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lurid
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shocking; sensational
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maverick
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an independent, nonconformist person
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maxim
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common saying expressing a principle of conduct
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meticulous
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extremely careful about details
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modicum
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a small amount of something
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morose
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gloomy or sullen
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myriad
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a very large number
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nadir
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(n.) the lowest point of something
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nominal
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insignificant, trifling
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novice
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one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
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nuance
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a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression
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oblivious
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(adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something
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obsequitous
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obeying/performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner
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obtuse
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lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
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parody
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humorous or ridiculous imitation
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penchant
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a tendency, partiality, or preference
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perusal
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a careful examination, review
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plethora
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excess, overabundance
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predilection
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preference or preferred way of doing something
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quaint
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charmingly old fashioned
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rash
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hasty, incautious
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refurbish
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to brighten, freshen or polish; to restore or improve
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repudiate
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to reject, decline
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rife
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abundant or plentiful, full of sth bad or unpleasant
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salient
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significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest
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serendipity
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(n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them
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staid
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(adj.) sedate, serious, self-restrained
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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sycophant
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one who sucks up to others
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taciturn
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Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
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truculent
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ready to fight; cruel
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umbrage
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resentment, offense
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venerable
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respected because of age, distinguished
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vex
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(v.) to confuse or annoy
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vociferous
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(adj.) loud, boisterous
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wanton
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(adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful
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zenith
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the point of culmination; peak
