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ardit cepa English 20 cards

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1Rekindle
2Digressverb (use without object).
meaning; to deviate or wander away from the main topic.
3StoicAdj. a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
4Lexical
5DazzleVerb (used with object)
Meaning; 1-to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light. 2- to impress deeply.
6RamificationNoun. A consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome.
7SupersedeVerb. To replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, as by another person or thing.
8FerventlyAdverb. very enthusiastically or passionately.
He was working fervently on his new research.
9FlounderVerb. to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements. (usually followed by about, along, on, through.)
The horses were floundering through the deep snow.
10PoignantAdjective.
Meaning; Keenly distressing to the feelings.
e.g. The boy sent a poignant letter to Santa asking for a pair of shoes.
11PhilanthropistNoun.
Meaning; a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
12AdventNoun.
Meaning; the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.
13PenitentiaryNoun.
Meaning; a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline or punishment.
e.g. Most of the inmates in the penitentiary have committed major criminal offenses.
14StrutVerb.
Meaning; to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out.
McGregor walk
15LegacyNoun.
Meaning; anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor.
16CoercionNoun.
Meaning; force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force.
17MalnutritionNoun.
Meaning; lack of proper nutrition, inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.
18FerocityNoun.
Meaning; ferocious quality or state, savage fierceness.
angry chihauhau lol
19BlunderNoun.
Meaning; a gross stupid or careless mistake.
e.g. That's your second blunder this morning.
20UnderpinningNoun.
Meaning; a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.