Group 7 Flashcards

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Appease

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Satisfy

Synonyms- assuage, pacify, placate

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Arbitrary

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Based on random choice

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Archaic

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Very old, old fashioned

Mnemonic- archaeology

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Clamorous

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Making a loud and confused noise

Mnemonic- clam has loud noise

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Dearth

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Lack of something, scarcity

Mnemonic- death leads to scarcity of a species

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Explicable

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Explainable

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Indefatigable

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Tireless, untiring
Never giving up or getting tired

Mnemonic- fatigue, opposite

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Indolent

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Lazy, idle

Mnemonic - in+dole—-> jo dolta nahi hai

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Insular

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Uninterested in other’s cultures, lacking contact with other people

Mnemonic- opposite of secular

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Intransigent

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Uncompromising, unwilling to change one’s views, adamant

Mnemonic- in(not)+ transact( won’t do any transaction)

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Tendentious

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Tendency to promote a particular pov(a controversial one)

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Stern

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Strict, severe

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Soporific

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Tediously boring, inducing sleep

Mnemonic - SOP bharna is v boring

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Intrepid

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Adventurous, fearless, brave

Mnemonic- in+trap—-> you are fearless that you will come out of the trap

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Irreverent

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Not feeling or showing respect

Mnemonic- reverend not showing respect(irr)

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Malign

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Evil in nature

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Neophyte

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A person who is new to a subject, activity, religion

Mnemonic- (new)

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Platitude

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A remark that has been made very often and hence not interesting

Mnemonic- plateau is flat and boring

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Prescient

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Showing knowledge of events before they occur

Mnemonic- pre+event
Before event knowing things
OR president, knows what events will occur before it occurs

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Pristine

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Spotless, clean

Mnemonic- sounds like priest, priest is always pure and clean

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Reproach

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Expression of disapproval

Mnemonic- re+approach, when you ask someone to approach again and again and then disapprove of his work

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Robust

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Strong and healthy

Mnemonic- robot is always strong

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Salubrious

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Healthy, pleasant

Mnemonic- salu bhai is v healthy

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Sedulous

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Showing dedication and diligence(carefully and thoroughly)