A* Vocabulary English Language

Created by: alexdakota
Created on: 24-04-15 23:38

Aberration

a departure from what is normal, usual or expected, typically an unwelcome one e.g. the outbreak of violence was an aberration

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Acquiesce

accept something reluctantly e.g. I acquiesced his decision

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Arcane

magical/mysterious e.g. he was an arcane man

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Brusque

abrupt and offhand in manner e.g. she could be brusque and impatient

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Circumspect

cautious and watchful e.g. Mr Cabbage was very circumspect with his choice of lady friends

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Callous

hard-hearted and cruel e.g. they have a callous disregard for lives

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Chide

scold or rebuke e.g. she chided him for not replying to her letters

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Diligent

hard working, conscientious e.g. I am a very diligent student

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Elated

ecstatically happy e.g. I felt elated at beating Chloe

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Eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing e.g. an eloquent speech

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Erudite

having or showing great knowledge or learning e.g. Dan always turned the conversation into an erudite discussion

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Impeccable

something that is faultless e.g. his spelling was impeccable

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Intrepid

fearless, adventurous e.g. our intrepid reporter

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Lithe

thin, supple and graceful e.g. she had a lithe figure

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Morose

sullen and ill-tempered e.g. she was morose and silent when she got home from school

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Obsequious

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree e.g. they were served by obsequious waiters

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Penchant

a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something e.g. he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs

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Perusal

the action of reading or examining something e.g. I continued my perusal of the instructions

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Salient

most noticeable or important e.g. I covered all of the salient points of the case

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Superfluous

unnecessary e.g. you should avoid asking teachers superfluous information

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Taciturn

reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying little e.g. after such meetings at school she would be taciturn and morose

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Umbrage

offence or annoyance e.g. she took umbrage at his remarks

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Venerable

accorded a great deal of respect e.g. a venerable statesman

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Wanton

deliberate and unprovoked e.g. wanton vandalism

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Zenith

the time at which something is most powerful or successful e.g. during summer, the selling of ice-creams is at its zenith

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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Acquiesce

Back

accept something reluctantly e.g. I acquiesced his decision

Card 3

Front

Arcane

Back

Card 4

Front

Brusque

Back

Card 5

Front

Circumspect

Back

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Comments

felicitee

Report Mon 1st June, 2015 @ 17:02

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Report Sun 1st May, 2016 @ 08:59

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Report Wed 1st February, 2017 @ 21:16

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Report Mon 24th April, 2017 @ 14:58

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NBingham

Report Sat 3rd June, 2017 @ 12:15

question:

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alexdakota

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Once you practice them you get used to it :)

v_bethell

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