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40 Cards in this Set
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coinage |
1. inventions 2. Coins and currency |
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apostle |
a vigorous and pioneering advocate of a particular idea |
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entomology |
حشرهشناسی |
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flamboyance |
panache; dash |
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dash (v) |
1. to go somewhere quickly 2. to hit sth with great force |
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flout |
to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom |
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self-righteous |
believing that your ideas are morally better than those of others |
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brandish |
to wave sth in the air in a threatening or excited way |
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pious |
1. strongly believing in religion, and living in a way that shows this belief 2. insincere |
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remedial |
intending to correct sth or to improve a bad situation |
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scant |
very little and not enough |
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terse |
using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly |
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resort to do sth |
turn to and adopt (esp. an extreme or undesirable course of action) |
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synoptic |
giving a short description of sth |
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posthumous |
happening after a person's death |
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gawky (adj) gawkiness (n) |
tall and awkward and inelegant |
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reserve (n) |
1. a supply that you keep or the act of supplying 2. the quality of not showing your feelings; shyness |
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forfeit |
to lose the right of doing or having sth because you have broken a rule |
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incur |
to experience sth bad as a result of actions you have taken |
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avail (yourself of sth) |
1. to be useful for sb or sth 2. to make use of sth |
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invigorate |
to make sb feel fresher and more vigorous |
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abridged |
made shorted by having some details removed |
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lurid |
1. shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity 2. too brightly colored |
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circumspect |
careful not to take risks |
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aloof from sth |
not involved in sth |
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probity |
complete honesty |
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illiberal |
1. uncultured or unrefined 2. not generous |
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acquisitive = covetous |
eager to own things; wanting to have sth too much |
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tendentious |
expressing a particular opinion that many other people disagree with |
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flabby |
1. soft and fat 2. weak and without force |
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replicate |
to copy or repeat sth |
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draw on/upon sth |
to start using a supply of sth |
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supersede |
to replace sth, esp. sth older or old-fashioned |
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misnomer |
a name that does not suit what it refers to |
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scruffy |
untidy and looking a little dirty |
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diffuse (adj) |
1. spread out and not directed in one place 2. not clear or easy to understand |
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virulence |
the danger and speed of spreading of a disease; very strong feelings of hating sb or sth |
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populous |
With a large population |
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malignant |
detrimental; leading to death |
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replenish |
to fill sth up again |