31 Dec Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Efficient

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Utilizing maximum ( not wasting)
Eg. Efficient teacher / student/ machine
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Elaborate / v /

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To add details

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Elaborate / adj /

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Complex

Eg. Elaborate design

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Soar /v/

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Rocket or skyrocket

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Plummet

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To decline sharply

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Engender /v/

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To cause or cause to produce

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Agitation /n/

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Disturbance

Eg. Mental agitation

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Discomposure

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Mental agitation

[ ant ] composer (mental calmness)

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Composed / adj /

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Mentally calm
[ ant ] discomposed

Eg. A discomposed test-taker

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Say

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For example

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Startling

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Very unusual or surprising

unexpected

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Facet 2/n/

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1) The front part of the gemstone

2) part or aspect

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Temperament

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The usual (not always) mood, attitude, or character of a person or animal
Eg. Cheerful temperament

[ syn ] disposition
Eg. Mercurial disposition

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Mercurial 2 / adj /

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1 ) often changing
Eg. Mercurial political times

2) fluctuating between happiness and anger
Eg. Mercurial mood

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Brunch /n/

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Meal between breakfast and lunch

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Farce / n/

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A broad comedy with alot of illogical / stupid activities

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Farce / fig /

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Illogical or stupid activity

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Farcical 2 / adj /

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1) relating to farce
Eg. Farcical characters

2 ) illogical or stupid

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Soggy / adj /

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Wet and soft

Eg. Soggy land / coat

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Lukewarm 2/ adj /

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1 ) slightly warm
Eg. Lukewarm water

2) fig. Meaning - unexciting or uninteresting
Eg. Lukewarm performance

[ syn ] tepid
Eg. Tepid water / performance

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Criticism 3/n/

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1 ) flow or defect

2 ) blame or disapproval

3 ) careful judgement

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Infallibility / n/

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Fallible

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Likely to make mistake

Eg. Human beings are fallible

[ ant ] infallible

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Acreage /n/

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Fallow / adj /
Not in use | Eg. Fallow idea / land
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Ambiguous
Ambi- both ( not of a person) Giving either this or that meaning Eg. Ambiguous expression/word
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Devise /v/
Formulate
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Restate / v /
To communicate the same thing in another language
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Paraphrase /v/
To restate in simple and clear language
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Plagiarism
Imitation without citation
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Plagiarist / n/
A person who imitates without citation
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Commandeer /v/ (of vehicles )
To take illegally or capture
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On the horizon / ph /
Coming closer [ syn ] At hand Eg. My exam is on the horizon
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Handy / adj /
Easy to use Eg. Handy camera
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Hand
Main role