barrons list Flashcards

(89 cards)

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abase

sentence: i tried to abase my brother by pointing at his grades and comparing them with my own in a family function.

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humiliate,degrade.

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abash

i felt abashed in my freshers intro session,when i revealed i was younger to amitha.

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embarass

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abbreviate

romi abbreviated peri ponna in yeh hain mohabatein. as pp.

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shorten

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abate

when i was travelling back from alwal to home after meeting rohit . i got drenched very badly as i did not wait till the heavy rain fall abate.

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subside or moderate

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addicate

ramya stopped convincing shanthan to come home n speak to her parents for the wedding as she got tired and she addicated and put an end to the fight.

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renounce,give up

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abberation

when mr modi rised to power .ppl had confidence about abberations in dollar value…to fall really low.

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deviation from the norm,abnormal,disorder, irregularity.

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abet

mona had asked me to sneek in and retrive nimish’s address from rams phone for which i was unwilling to abet her……..she was shocked as i am alawaus with he…and she was hyper with this abberated behaviour of mine.

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assist in wrong deeds.

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abeyance law category

matters of case were held in abeyance …..till ram was proved innocent by priya….for which they had to pay ransom money bade ache lagthe hain…

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holding on,suspension,temporary disuse

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abhor

i abhored him when he spoke ill of me regarding money n petty issues behind my back …you know who!!!!!!

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regard with hatred n disgust

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abdominable

when siddu eats jam with curd rice..its so abdominable

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very unpleasent ,very bad,

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abortive ,abort

i was abortive in convincing my father regarding public relations course in syracuse university

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unsuccessful

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abrasive

ramya is very abrasive regarding others personal problems she never encourages to share..

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showing little concern,harsh

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abridge

because its too much portion to cover we read ppts for exams to abridge the time to cover each chapter

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shorten,condense

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abrogate = abolish

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abolish

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abscond

when the theif was found to be the servant,,she absconded

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hide secretly

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absolve

when blair confessed in gossip girl…the father absolved her of her sins…

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pardon

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abstain

after knowing my allergy due to carpet grass i abstain myself from walking or sitting in grass

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refrain,with-hold from participation

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abstemious

root word: abs -away
temtem: intoxicating drink

i used to have an abstemious diet in hostel……which gave rise to my shoulder pain

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sparing in eating or drinking

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abstinence

root word: abs :away ,from
tineo: hold

i implemented total abstinence on alcohol drinking
to ro.

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restrain from eating or drinking

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abstruse,obscure,profound

abs: away
thrust: push with force
obs: hidden

my dsp lectures used to be abstruse…yet i managed to perform well

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difficult to understand

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abysmal,bottomless

we were ashamed of our abysmal behaviour with ravina….

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very bad,bottomless

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accede

imran khan acceded to sanjay dutts demands in the movie luck and suffered a lot

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agree

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acclaim

world acclaim miley cyrus

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applaud,announce with great approval

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accomplices

com :company

in mathilda movie…the principle asks the little mathilda of her accomplices in stealing her chocolates.

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partner in crime

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acerbic,acerbity acri acer:harsh ,bitter ,sour our acerbity in ravina message ruined stuff
bitterness,sour
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acme the acme of mount everest had photos of all the mountaneeirs
pinnacle,highest point
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acquiesce assent though mom acquiesce to my dads suggestuin of getting grandmom n granddad to goa..i knew she had a prob with the fact,
agree passively
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aculty acu:sharp due time the aculty knife became blunt.....
sharpness
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anathema chemistry is anathema to me
``` a person or a thing which is cursed root words: ana-against the- god ma suffix...... against god.. ..its cursed.....loathed ```
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ancillary in an ancillary capacity mr arun was helpful for my project .
serving as an aid...support
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anecdote alex sir shared anecdotes about hostels....when he was an sra....
an-towards ec-out short interesting stories
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anguish an anguish ran over my face when my ear was operated,,,
an-to | pain or suffering
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animated film was full of animations which amuzed kids
anima-breath | lively..full of life..
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animosity i incurred animosity from ravina because i advocated monica in highlighting her flaws .
active,enimity
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animus the long message resulted in animus behaviour from everyone towards monica
hostility,unfrindliness, ami *anim
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annex pakisthan is trying to annex kashmir.
attach,take possesion of.
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annihilate..... sid annihilated his phone when he got scared and got angry.
ani-negative | destroy
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annotate facebook is fllled with annotations for each picture...
comments | explanatory notes
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annul nulla yuou-know-who tried to annul mine and nimis friendship
to make void.
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anamolous,anomaly due to anamalous wheather......reports were unpredictable,..
abnormal,irregular
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anonymity during charity many philanthropists maintain anonymity..... as they do not like publicizing themselves
state of being nameless.
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antagonism i maintained antagonism with vasavi throughout the manikanta phase.
hostility
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antecede the invention of electricity was anteceded the invention of tubelights..
precede
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antidote the andidote for frver is crocin in many houses lol
remedy
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antipathy rohit's antipathy towards anger keeps him away from being regarded as short tempered.
abhor,detest,despise,hostility,aversion
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antiquated | i had an antiquated room....
outdated
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accustomed typical....
typical
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antithesis the congress (tyranny) was antithesis of all whar public hoped for...
opposite of...
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apathy my apathy for dora
lack of caring
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aplomb varsha's aplomb of handling things in a calm peacefull way...makes her trustworthy,friendly and adorable.
poise,assurance
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apocalyptic the visions of the ecologists were apocalyptic
describing destructions of world
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apostate because he switched from one party to another his party members shunned (avoid) him as an apostate
an atheist, | apostle opposite of apostate
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appall i was appalled to see a murder happening in my colony.
dismay or shock | distressed as something unexpected happened.
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apparition-ghost
materialistic......
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append he appended pictures in his mail
attach
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diligent nimisha was diligent in her work
hard working
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apposite my word appropriate appo site
fitting
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appraisal often appraisal of old paintings is difficult hence they term them as priceless
estimate value of something | assess something
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apprise monica was apprised well in before that rohit is not gonna miss my bday
informed.
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approbation aishu did not image approbation from her mom for the boy she loved and hence she eloped
agreement
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apropos-to the point,regarding to
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arable ara-plow are in greek-arid arable lands give good vegetables
fit to grow.
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arbiter arbitrate-to act as one the president is the final arbiter of any decision
a judge
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arbitrary the coach feels the team lost because the umpire made arbitrary calls
fickle,capricious,depotism,tyrannical
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arcane mona kept that song arcane til now
secret
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archetype before the board exams in tenth the blue prints were acting as archetypes
prototype,typical
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ardor aksharas endless ardor in making naksh play foot ball gave amazing results
zeal
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ardous-difficult
i
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aristocracy nizams enjoyed der aristocracy
hereditary nobility
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arraign suhani was arraigned for her crime
indict,accuse of crime.
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articulate her articulate way of finding out who is the theif,impressed the police commissionor
effective
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artifice my word artificial
deceptive
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artless monika is an artless person
honest, guile less
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ascendancy modi's rise to ascendancy ...due to his diligent nature
controlling influency,rise to power
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ascertain can you please find out her ascertain address
find out certain
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ascetic old people believe in leading ascetic life...
austere,non adorned
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asperity he spoke with asperity which made me feel bad
shape (negatively)
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ascribe i ascribe my dads moods to be fickle
assign
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aspersion sonia gandhi casted aspersions on modis selfie pics
censure,throw negative comments,an attack on someones integrity,defamatio n
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assessment-appraisal,assay assail-assault
i
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assiduous nimisha was assiduous in her work
diligent
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assimilate i tried to assimilate my medicines schedule when the doc tol me
absorb
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astute lizards are astute observers
shrewd,keen
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atone me and sid knew we cant atone the phone
amend
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atrophy we need good disaster management to avoid atrophy of infrastructure
wasting of
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attenuate monika had an attenuated figure
thining
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attrition my college sufferered attritions as college was defamed in the news papers
decrease in number
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augment-increase | august-impressieve
j
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authoritarian
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