W8 Flashcards

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bombastic

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The definition of bombastic is important-sounding language that is meaningless

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appropriated

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taken without permission / seized / annexed

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3
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nary

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not / derived from ‘never’

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4
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qualm

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doubt

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5
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iconoclastic

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(NOTE : not only related to god but in general, that is not according to the general belief)- criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.
Sceptical / critical / questioning / irreverent / heretical

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fickle

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The definition of fickle is changing your mind easily and often. / capricious

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capricious

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changing your mind easily and often. / fickle

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8
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inadvertent

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unintentional

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9
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unheralded

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unannounced / unexpected

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10
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confessional

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a small wooden closet in church in which priest sit an hear people’s confessions

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11
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duly

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justified / righteously / expected

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12
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unduly

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excessively / unreasonably / unjustifiable

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13
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politic

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wise / sensible / prudent / diplomatic / provident

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14
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dignity

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state of being worthy, honest and respected.

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15
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indignation

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affront / unfair treatment / provoke someone / humiliate someone / annoy someone / exasparation

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indignity

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shame / resentment / humiliation / embarassment / opprobrium / obloquy

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foreboding

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The definition of foreboding is someone or something that implies something bad or dangerous will occur.
{fore + bad}

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veritable

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The definition of veritable is a word that means real or genuine
{vverifiable}

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tyro

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beginner / novice / learner / neophyte / punk

{try karo}

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20
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specious

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misleading

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21
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inviolable

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sacred

{in(not) + violable }

22
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opine

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(opining )= to share our opinion or thoughts

{opinion}

23
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irredeemable

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cannot be redeemed / cannot be changed

24
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spurn

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to reject with contempt

25
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shun

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to avoid and neglect

26
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askance

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The definition of askance is something done with a hint of suspicion, doubt or disapproval.
> A young man looking askance.
{askew + glance }

27
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inkling

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inkling – hint

{wink}

28
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presentiment

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The definition of a presentiment is a feeling of foreboding or an intuitive feeling about something bad that will happen in the future
{pre + sentimental (nervous)}

29
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clairvoyance

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The definition of clairvoyance is the ability to detect or sense things that are not normally able to be sensed.
{clear voice in head -> intuition}

30
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cursory

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not thorough detailed / desultory / offhanded / uniterested / indifferent / mechanical / hurried / perfunctory

31
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incriminate

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The definition of incriminate is to make someone seem guilty or to implicate someone in wrongdoing.
{inhone crime kiya}

32
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foreshadow

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warning or indication of (a future event). / forecast / prognostic
{fore sahadow}

33
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antedated

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The definition of an antedate is a date for a historical event or writing that is earlier than the previously established date.
{ante dated}

34
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invigorated

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Invigorate is defined as to give strength or energy.

{vigora}

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sclerotic

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The definition of sclerotic is hard or having scoliosis. / ossified
{skeleton}

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ossify

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To ossify is to become bony or to turn into bone or bony tissue, or to stop developing and become stagnant.
{fossil}

37
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vindicate

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clear someone of blame

{win the case}

38
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brevity

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The definition of brevity is defined as the quality of being brief

39
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prosody

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Prosody is the study of the style and structure of poetry.

{pros(anti of poetic) + study => study about poetry}

40
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versification

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to convert something into poem/ verses

41
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specter

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Specter refers a ghost, or something that is widely feared or is a source of terror or dread
{inspector ka bhoot}

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sham (verb + adjective)

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to pretend to be something you are not or to disguise something. + sham is something or someone that is false or has a disguise.
{scam}

43
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frolic

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The definition of frolic is to play or engage in lighthearted merriment.
{friends and liquor}

44
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prejudice

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negative bias

45
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inextricable

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impossible to disentangle or separate. / inseparable / tangled / entangled / impossible to escape from. / inescapable
{in + extra + cable => lot of cables -> entangled / fasa hua }
{in exitable}

46
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mural

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The definition of a mural is a painting or enlarged photograph attached directly on a wall or ceiling.
{murat}

47
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unwitting

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unintentional

{wit = knoledge }

48
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involuntary

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unintentional

{done without voluntaringly -> did not do knwingly}

49
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backdrop

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a setting, or a location, or a background for a scene

{back(parda) + drop(girna) -> related to theatre -> scene’s setup}

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sprawl

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The definition of sprawl is to spread out in an undignified or ungraceful manner.
{spread}

51
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patina

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film / layer

{patila}

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deign

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condescendingly doing something

{condescending}