Passages Flashcards

1
Q

Rue

A

Regret

To wish it never had been taken place

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2
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in-veigle

A

in - to -the -trap
To lure into the trap.

Miles accused Alexander of trying to inveigle colonists away from him.

Synonyms
Ensnare

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3
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Servile

A

Serve - Serving

Serving to someone as slave

Slavery

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4
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Un-Toward

A

UnFavorable, Unfortunate

Due to UnToward incident he was not able to continue his study.

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5
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Shirk

A

Running away from / Avoid Responsibilities
(Running away from Shark)

Synonyms

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6
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Sophomore

A

Juvenile

He was good in study in his Sophomore Years.

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7
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Suffuse

A

Gradually Spreading through Inwards

Oppsosite to Diffuse

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8
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Self-Effacing

A

Modest

He has Self-Effacing nature inspite of being so rich

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9
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Rifle

A

Searching Vigrously

Detectives were rifling through the crime scene

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10
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LackLuster

A

lacking luster, Dull

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11
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Defunct

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De-Functioning

Not working, Not Functioning, No Longer in Use, Dead

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12
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UnFlagging

A

Which does not change with time, Persistent

Party has unflagging support for Rahul otherwise he would have failed already.

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13
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Sated

A

Sat - Satisfied

Fully Satisfied

Synonym
Satiated

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14
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Speculating

A

Theorizing, Hyphothesizing

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15
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Needling

A

Needle - ling

Provoke, Annoy Someone, Poking Uneccessarily

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16
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Ranting

A

Giving Impassionate speech continously

17
Q

Protege

A

Apprentice

18
Q

Vassals

A

Slaves

Indians were vassals under British Rule

19
Q

VanGuard

A

Guard - Van

Who leads, Fore-front of any movement

20
Q

Pre-Cursor

A

something giving Indication of something going to start

Dancing Peacock is precursor for Rainy season

21
Q

Partisans

A

Devotees, Biased, Stench Followers

22
Q

Ascendant

A

Ascending to a higher power