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Question		Answer
abhor start learning		hate
bigot start learning		narrow-minded
counterfeit start learning		fake
enfranchise start learning		give voting rights
hamper start learning		disturb
kindle start learning		to start a fire
noxious start learning		harmful, poisonous, lethal
placid start learning		calm, peaceful
remuneration start learning		payment for work done
talisman start learning		lucky charm
abrasive start learning		rough, harsh, coarse
bilk start learning		cheat, defraud
covert start learning		hidden, undercover
engender start learning		to cause
hangar start learning		storage area for a plane
knotty start learning		complex, difficult to solve
nuance start learning		something subtle
plagiarism start learning		using other people’s work as if it was yours
renown start learning		fame
tangent start learning		going off the main subject
abasment start learning		humiliation, degradation
billow start learning		to move freely and gently for example in the wind
cower start learning		to move backwards because you are frightened
enhance start learning		improve
harangue start learning		a loud angry speech that criticizes sb/sth
labyrinth start learning		a maze
nullify start learning		to make sth lose its effect or power
plaintiff start learning		a person who makes a formal complaint against sb in court
replete start learning		full
tangible start learning		that can be clearly seen to exist
abrogate start learning		cancel, deny, repeal
blasphemy start learning		behaviour or language that insults God or religion
credible start learning		believable
enigma start learning		puzzle, mystery
harbinger start learning		a sign that shows that sth is going to happen
labyrinthine start learning		complicated, highly convoluted
nuzzle start learning		to touch sb/sth with the nose or mouth, especially to show affection
plaudits start learning		praise and approval
reprehensible start learning		shameful, very bad
tardy start learning		late in happening or arriving
absolution start learning		a formal statement that a person is forgiven for what he or she has done wrong
blatant start learning		obvious
creditable start learning		praiseworthy
ensconce start learning		to establish firmly in a position
hasten start learning		hurry, accelerate, rush
laceration start learning		a cut
obdurate start learning		stubborn
plausible start learning		reasonable and likely to be true
reprieve start learning		a postponement of a sentence
tawdry start learning		intended to be attractive but cheap and of low quality
abstain start learning		to stay away from sth, especially sth you like, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong
blighted start learning		damaged, destroyed, ruined
credulous start learning		gullible, too ready to believe things and therefore easy to trick
enshroud start learning		to cover or surround sth completely so that it cannot be seen or understood
haughtiness start learning		arrogance, pride
lachrymose start learning		tearful, having a tendency to cry easily
obfuscate start learning		to make sth less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately
plethora start learning		an amount that is greater than is needed
repudiate start learning		refuse to accept sth, deny, reject
tedium start learning		boredom
abstemious start learning		not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol, or to do things that are enjoyable
blithe start learning		free-spirited, showing you do not care about what you are doing
crepuscular start learning		related to the period of the evening when the sun has just gone down but there is still some light in the sky
enunciate start learning		to say sth very clearly and easily to understand
headstrong start learning		stubborn
lacklustre start learning		not interesting or exciting, dull
objective start learning		not subjective
pliable start learning		flexible/ easy to influence or control
rescind start learning		to officially state that law, contract, etc. is no longer valid
temper start learning		to make sth less severe by adding sth that has the opposite effect
abstruse start learning		difficult to understand
blunderbuss start learning		an old type of gun with a wide end
cringe start learning		to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about sth
envenom start learning		to cause bitterness and bad feeling
hedonism start learning		the belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
laconic start learning		using only a few words to say sth, brief, to the point
oblique start learning		indirect
plumage start learning		feathers of a bird
resignation start learning		acceptance of fate
tenacious start learning		that does not stop holding sth or give up steadily, determined, continuing to exist for longer than you might expect
accolade start learning		praise or an award for an achievement that people admire
bolster start learning		to improve sth or make it stronger
cryptic start learning		with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood
ephemeral start learning		lasting or used for only a short period of time, short-lived
hedonist start learning		a pleasure seeker
lamentation start learning		an expression of great sadness or disappointment
obliterate start learning		to remove all signs of sth, either by destroying or covering it completely
plummet start learning		to fall suddenly from a high level or position
resolution start learning		determination
tentative start learning		not definite or certain because you may want to change it later
acquiesce start learning		to crept sth without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it
bombast start learning		words which sound important but have little meaning, used to impress people
curtail start learning		to limit sth or make it last for a shorter time
epicure start learning		a person who enjoys food and drink of high quality and knows a lot about it
heed start learning		to pay careful attention to sb's advice or warning
lampoon start learning		to criticize sb/sth publicly in an amusing way that makes them or it look ridiculous
oblivious start learning		not aware of sth
podium start learning		a small platform that a person stands on when when giving a speech or conducting an orchestra
resonant start learning		causing sounds to continue for a long time
tenuous start learning		so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists

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