VOCABULARY week 11

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POIGNANT
The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.
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moving, painful to the feelings
INUNDATE
We have been inundated with requests for help.
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to flood
FRUITLESS
All diplomatic attempts at a peaceful solution to the crisis have been fruitless.
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useless
GARBLED
He left a rather garbled message on my answerphone.
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confused, mixed up
SANGUINE
They are less sanguine about the prospects for peace.
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optimistic
PHLEGMATIC
As a footballer his great asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner.
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sluggish, calm
CORROBORATE
Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
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confirm, support
COMPREHENSIVE
He has written a fully comprehensive guide to Rome.
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thorough
ZEALOUS
a zealous supporter of the government's policies
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enthusiastic
COERCE
The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.
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force
ELAPSE
Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job.
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pass, slip by
METICULOUS
Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.
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carefull
DOMICILE
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home
LAX
He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security.
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careless, negligent
SPORADIC
More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic outbursts of ethnic violence.
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occasional
RASH
That was a rash decision - you didn't think about the costs involved.
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too hasty, reckless
CONJECTURE
There's been a lot of conjecture in the papers recently about the royal marriage.
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guess
OBVIATE
A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force.
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eliminate, do away with
LURID
You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today's paper.
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sensational
QUIP
It was Oscar Wilde who made the famous quip about life mimicking art.
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joke

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