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Beschreibung
Karteikarten von Becca Dawrant, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Becca Dawrant
vor mehr als 9 Jahre
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| Frage | Antworten |
| Repast (Noun) | A meal or food |
| Perfunctory (Adj) | Done routinely with little care |
| Opprobrium (Noun) | Harsh criticism or disapproval |
| Mendicant (Noun) | Person who lives by begging |
| Nascent (Adj) | Beginning to exist |
| Flag (Verb) | Become tired, weaker or less intense |
| Aggrandize (Verb) | Increase in power, status or wealth |
| Specious (Adj) | Deceptively attractive |
| Voluble (Adj) | Energetic and rapid talking |
| Panegyric (Noun) | Elaborate praise |
| Noisome (Adj) | Extremely offensive smell |
| Interregnum (Noun) | Time between two reigns |
| Seraphic (Adj) | Pure, angelic and sublime |
| Penury (Noun) | Extreme poverty |
| Hermetic (Adj) | Protected from outside influences |
| Inculcate (Verb) | Teach by frequent repetion |
| Laconic (Adj) | Using very few words |
| Maelstrom (Noun) | State of confused activities or emotions |
| Impecunious (Adj) | Having little or no money |
| Foment (Verb) | Instigate or stir up |
| Discern (Verb) | Detect with the senses |
| Mirth (Noun) | Happiness, gaiety and laughter |
| Orator (Noun) | Eloquent and skilled public speaker |
| Castigate (Verb) | Criticise harshly |
| Adulterate (Verb) | Make impure by adding poor quality substances |
| Ostensible (Adj) | Appearing true, but not necessarily so |
| Meretricious (Adj) | Attractive in a cheap or false way |
| Ingrate (Noun) | Ungrateful person |
| Canard (Noun) | False story or report |
| Austere (Adj) | Severe or strict in appearance |
| Fortuitous (Adj) | Happening by chance |
| Hegemony (Noun) | Dominance of one group over others |
| Ebullient (Adj) | Lively and enthusiastic |
| Alacrity (Noun) | Cheerful readiness |
| Equivocate (Verb) | Be unclear in order to mislead |
| Contumacious (Adj) | Stubbornly disobedient |
| Acidulous (Adj) | Sharp-tasting or sour |
| Fecund (Adj) | Fruitful in offspring or vegetation |
| Missive (Noun) | A written message |
| Adroit (Adj) | Very clever or skillful |
| Converge (Verb) | Come together and meet |
| Disparity (Noun) | Great difference |
| Scrupulous (Adj) | Diligent, thorough and attentive to details |
| Immutable (Adj) | Unchanging over time |
| Rancor (Noun) | Bitter, long-lasting resentment |
| Misnomer (Noun) | Incorrect or unsuitable name |
| Hedonist (Noun) | One who lives for pleasure |
| Munificent (Adj) | Extremely generous |
| Ineffable (Adj) | Too great to be expressed in words |
| Peccadillo (Noun) | Small offence or sin |
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