451 Flashcards

(42 cards)

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Antidote

Antibody

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A substance that controls effect of poison

Produced by body to fight diseases

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Antigen

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A substance that enters the body and cause disease

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3
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Wreath

Wreathe

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Ring of flowers

To surround or cover something

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Wrath

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Extreme anger

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Labourious

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Takes lot of time

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Dirge elegy

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Song sung at funeral

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Pyre

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Large pile of wood over wich dead body is placed and burnt

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Cenotaph

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A monument built in memory of war soilders who are buried in someother place

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Cenotaph

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A monument built in memory of war soilders who are buried in someother place

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Conservatory

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A small room made of glass roof and walls at the side of a building

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Downpour
Blizzard
Avalanche

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Heavy rain
Snowstrom
A mass of snow ice and rock that falls down from a mountain

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Centennial
Centurion
Centenarian

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100 th anniversary
Army officer who commands 100 soilders
A person who lives for 100 years

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Palaeography

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Study of ancient writings

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Tremor

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Movement of ground

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Green house

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Place of glass roof and glass sides for growing plants

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plantain

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A fruit like banana but less sweet and cooked and ate as vegetable

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Litter

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One meaning is trash

Group of young animals like puppies

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Shoal

Swarm

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Group of fishes swimming together

Large group of insects(bees)

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Excerpt

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A short piece of writing taken from a film or writing or music

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Salvo

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Act firing at same time to mark an occasion

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Fusillade

Volley

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Rapid series of firing or throwing

Firing or throwing at a time

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Homophone

Homonym

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Same pronunciation different spelling and meaning

Same pronunciation and spelling but different meaning

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Revel

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To celebrate with yourself

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Overhaul

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To examine and repair

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Animosity
Strong dislike
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Entreaty
Serious and often emotional request
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Plaintiff
Person who makes a complaint
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Deist
One who believes in god
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Coffle
Group of animals or slave chained in a line
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Cortege
Line of cars or people moving along slowly in a funeral
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Liquidator
Avan sotha vithu kadan adikuraven
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Venal | Hireling
One who does crime for money | Coolie padai
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myopia
Inability to see far away things
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Eulogy
Speech of praising someone
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Accolade
Award for an achievement that people admire
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Glazier
One who fits glass into windows
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Patisserie
Shop that sells cakes
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Imperceptable
Very small cannot be heard or seen
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Indelible
Mark that cannot be removed | Like ink
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Jaunt
A short journey or excursion
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Stroller | Rambler
Person who likes slow relaxed walking | Person who walks in countryside for pleasure
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Pulpit
Small stand where the priest stands in a church