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Flashcards by Gloria Rey, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Gloria Rey
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| ELOPING | To run off secrety to be married |
| MISTRESS | A woman who has a continuing relationship with a man no married to her |
| TO WOO | To seek* the love of, esp. with a view to marriage *To go in search of |
| MESALLIANCE | A marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior |
| HOUSEHOLD | The people of a house taken as a group |
| BALL | A large, formal party featuring social dance |
| GRIEF | Great mental sufferingor distress over a loss or dissapointment |
| GULF | Any wide gap or difference between two or more things, as betwween individual witch respect to social status, opinions... |
| BIGOTRY | Extreme unwillingness to accept the possibility that an idea differing from one`s own may be correct |
| SMUG | Overly confident of one´s ability, superior position or correctness |
| ENDORSEMENT | The act of expresing or giving public support to a candidate, an idea... |
| FAD | A short lived fashion, manner or conduct esp. one followed enthusiastically by a group |
| EAGER | Having or showing strong desire or interest |
| HEARTENING | To give courage or confidence to someone |
| FORLORN | Miserable, as in condiction or apperence |
| PRAISE | The act of expresing or giving public support to a candidate, an idea... |
| LUDDITES | A member of any of various bans of workers in England (1811-1816) who destryed industrial machinery in the belief that its use reduced the number of jobs. Any opponent of new technologies or of technological change |
| TRUSTWORTHY | Deserving og trust or confidence. True, accurate, honest, faithfull |
| SLIGHTLY | Small in amount/off litlle importance |
| STRAIGHTFORWARD | Going or direct straight ahead |
| ALLY | Partner, friend, aide, accomplice, collegue |
| DISGUISE | To change the apperence of so as mislead |
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