50 Flashcards by Shashwat Jain

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Conventional wisdom

A

Widely accepted ideas and beliefs

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Tends

A

Be inclined / be apt / be likely

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Hampered

A

Hinder / delay / set back

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Prerogative

A

Entitlements

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Debilitating

A

Make (someone) very weak and infirm

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Garrulous

A

Talking to much

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Hoi polloi

A

The common people generally

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Bestow

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Confer or present

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Cease

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Bring or come to an end

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Respite

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A pause from doing something

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