1 Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
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Reluctant
A
Didn’t want to
2
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Bigotry
A
Intolerance of other’s opinion
3
Q
Proverbial
A
Familiar
4
Q
Reiterate
A
Say again
5
Q
Surge
A
Sudden powerful upward or downward movements
6
Q
Sluggish
A
Slow
7
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Stagnant
A
Slow
8
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Torrential
A
Heavy … may b rain :p
Copious or Relentlessly!
9
Q
Torrent
A
Flood
Outburst
10
Q
Topography
A
Landscape map
11
Q
Influx
A
Inflow of water into river or sea or anything
12
Q
Meticulous
A
Very careful and precise
13
Q
Endure
A
Suffer
Last
14
Q
Decade
A
10 year
15
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Millennia
A
1000 year
16
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Consequence
A
Result of an action
Importance or relevance
17
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Linger
A
Stay longer than it needed
18
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Grotesque
A
Ugly
Distorted
19
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Heuristic
A
Enabling a person to learn by themselves
20
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Exploit
A
Make full use
and
derive benefit from
21
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Contemporary
A
Occurring at same time
22
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Impend
A
Be about to happen
(Of something bad) loon
23
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Grapple
A
Struggle without weapon
24
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Lull
A
Calm
Lullabies
25
Resurgence
Renewal
Revival
26
Tumultuous
Loud
Thunderous
27
Dystopian
Imagined place where everything is bad
28
Unruly
Disorderly
29
Inhibited
Shy
Slow !
Reticent
Bashful
Self-conscious
30
Disparate
So unlike that there is no basis for comparison
31
Strife
Conflict
32
Refute
Prove that someone is wrong
33
Precede
Previous
Come before time
34
Tinted
Color something slightly
Tinge
