Direct Hits 1-50 Flashcards by Aadit Kumar

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings

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Sardonic

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mocking in a bad way

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Dearth

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shortage

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Paucity

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Shortage

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Prattle

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To speak in a foolish matter

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Wry, droll

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humorous with a clever truth

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unorthodox

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Atypical

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Fastidious

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meticulous, painstaking

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Audacious

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Fearless

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Indifferent, apathetic

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lack of interest

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Diffident

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lack of self confidence

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Self effacing

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Lack of self confidence

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Evocation

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an imaginative recreation of something, a calling forth

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presumptuous

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Taking liberties, brashly over stepping ones place

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly resistant

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Obdurate

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stubborn

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obstinate

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stubborn

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boon

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A blessing

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Bane

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A source of harm

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Clandestine

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secret

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Surreptitious

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Secret

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genial

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Agreeable

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Gregarious

warm and friendly

Austere

Not ornate

Altruism

unselfish concern for others

Ambiguity

Having more than one meaning

Upbraid

to express disapproval

Reproach

To scold

Castigate

to scold

nostalgia

Sentimental

Conjecture

an inference based on guesswork

obsolete

no longer in use

archaic

Antiquated

propitious

auspicious, favourable

Gaffe

a blunder

Impasse

a deadlock

anachronism

the false assignment of an event in time

belie

To prove false

Mitigate

to relieve, to lessen

Mollify

to ease

covet

To strongly desire

Antipode, antithesis

exact opposite

Prototype

an original model

Aloof

Detached, distant

Hackneyed

commonplace

Banal

Trite

Platitudinous

commonplace

Insipid

Commonplace

Antecedent

a preceding event

Plausible

Believeable

Prudent

careful, cautious

Aesthetic

Pertaining to beauty

Paradox

A seemingly contradictory statement

Enigmatic

puzzling

Inscrutable

Puzzling

Acquiesce

to comply

autonomy

Independent, self governing

Futile

Completely useless

Indigenous

Native to an area

Endemic

Native to an area

ubiquitous

widespread

Pandemic

An epidemic that is widespread

Fortitude

strength of mind and courage