english finals
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- ambidextrous
- able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
- gape
- to stare with open mouth; to open the mouthwide; to open wide
- reiterate
- to say again, repeat
- verbatim
- word for word; exactly as written or spoken
- belligerent
- given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive/ one at war, one engaged in war
- duplicity
- treachery, deceitfulness
- impetus
- a moving force, impulse, stimulus
- retrogress
- to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
- scrutinize
- to examine closely
- coerce
- to compel, force
- culinary
- of or related to cooking or the kitchen
- muse
- to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
- precedent
- an example that may server as a basis for imitation or later action
- attainment
- an accomplishment, the act of achieving
- bequeath
- to give or pass on as an inheritance
- cogent-
- forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
- finite-
- having limits; lasting for a limited time
- panacea-
- a remedy for all ills; cure all; an answer to all problems
- benefactor-
- one who does good to others
- discrepancy-
- a difference; a lack of agreement
- embark-
- to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
- truculent-
- fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
- brandish-
- to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
- destitute-
- deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
- inopportune-
- coming at a bad time; not appropriate
- premeditated-
- considered beforehand, deliberately planned
- suppress-
- to stop by force, put down
- buffet-
- to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to rive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty / a slap, blow
- inter-
- to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
- somber-
- dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
- waive
- to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer