50-100 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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patronage

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the support given to an organisation

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pawn

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people with little importance

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3
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peck

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kiss lightly

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peddler

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one who travels door to door to sell something

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5
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pellet

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a small ball of something

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6
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pelt

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throw

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perfidious

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unable to be trusted

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persevere

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continue inspite of difficulty

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persist

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continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

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10
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personify

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represent in human form

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perspire

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to sweat

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12
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perturb

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disturb

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13
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14
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pivotal

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central and important

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15
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plaint

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legal complaint

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plight

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unpleasant condition

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17
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pomp

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the splendid and colorful ceremony

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18
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populace

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ordinary peoples

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19
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posthumously

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awarded/published after death

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20
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pragmatic

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practical

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precedent

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an action which is already taken place

22
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precincts

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part of a city where vehicles are not allowed

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predicament

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unpleasant situations

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prejudice

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unfair opinion

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preposterous
very foolish
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proclivity
a tendency to choose or do something regularly
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proliferation
increase greatly and suddenly in number
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promising
showing signs of being successful in the future
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propensity
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
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provocative
causing angry reaction
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pugnacious
quarrelsome
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punitive
intended to punishment
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purge
to get rid of peoples who you dont like
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quantum
unit of something
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quell
to stop something especially by using force
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quench
satisfy
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query
a question or doubt
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quiescent
dormant, at rest
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quietude
state of stillness, calmness, and quiet in a person or place
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racial
related to race 🏇
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rancor
வெறுப்பு, bitterness
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rankle
irritate
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rapport
a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
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ratify
confirm formally by signing it or voting for it
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ravenous
extremely hungry
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raze
to destroy
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rebellious
one who opposes the system
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rebuff
to refuse a helpful suggestion
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rebuke
scold harshly
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recalcitrant
one who is unwilling to obey order