AEnglish Vocabulary List

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Vocabulary Cards: 33

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  • 1.
    • artful
    • cunning
    • crafty
  • 2.
    • teachings in general
    • particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught
    • tenet
    • ADJ. doctrinal
    • dogma
  • 3.
    • straightforward
    • direct
    • frank
  • 4.
    • soil
    • defile
    • tarnish
  • 5.
    • pier
    • dock
    • wharf
    • landing place (for boats)
  • 6.
    • producing tears
    • tearful
  • 7.
    • disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments
    • mildness as of the weather
    • ADJ. clement
  • 8.
    • expressing sorrow
    • mournful
  • 9.
    • not shiny
    • matte
    • having a dull finish
    • N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering
  • 10.
    • pattern
    • model
    • example that serves as a model
    • list of all the inflectional forms of a word
  • 11.
    • chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse
    • something that checks
    • V: check
    • restrain
  • 12.
    • daring
    • bold
  • 13.
    • unlikely (to be true)
    • unbelievable
  • 14.
    • firm dislike
  • 15.
    • money or goods given to the poor
  • 16.
    • small surgical tool for making incisions
  • 17.
    • make a harsh noise
    • have an unpleasant effect
    • shred by rubbing against a rough surface
  • 18.
    • promise
    • vow
    • use profane oaths
    • use offensive words
  • 19.
    • improve
  • 20.
    • common
    • typical
    • routine
    • kept regularly in stock or supply
    • N: goods for sale in a shop
    • OP. unique
    • standard
  • 21.
    • wishing evil
    • exhibiting ill will
  • 22.
    • middle class
    • selfishly materialistic
    • too interested in material possessions
  • 23.
    • give an imitation that ridicules
    • imitate mockingly
  • 24.
    • objection
    • protest
  • 25.
    • stinginess
    • extreme poverty
    • ADJ. penurious: very poor
    • stingy
  • 26.
    • slink
    • stealthily lie in waiting
    • exist unperceived
  • 27.
    • opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
    • action made to produce a future advantage
  • 28.
    • impassive
    • wooden
    • with no show of feeling
    • with an expressionless face
  • 29.
    • seemingly reasonable but incorrect
    • misleading (often intentionally)
  • 30.
    • speak equivocally about an issue
  • 31.
    • lazy
    • halfhearted
    • lacking interest or effort
    • lacking purpose or zest
    • languid
  • 32.
    • state strongly or positively
    • demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.)
    • make a claim to (by forceful action)
  • 33.
    • affected
    • not natural