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Group 5 Flashcards

1
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Aloof

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Detached, unfriendly

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2
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Clangor

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Repeated loud banging or ringing sound

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3
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Debunk

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Exposing falseness of a belief/idea

Sentence- the physicist debunked the psychic’s claims

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4
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Diminutive

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Extremely small

Mnemonic- diminish sounds like

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5
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Discernible

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Capable of being seen or noticed

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6
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Zealous

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Passionate
Synonym- fervid, ardent

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Weary

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Extremely tired

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Stigmatize

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Great disapproval

Mnemonic- maa ko stick se maara toh society se disapproval milega

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Sporadic

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Recurring in irregular instances/
Infrequent
Mnemonic- opposite of periodic

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10
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Prosaic

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Unoriginal , unromantic

Opposite of mosaic

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Plodding

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Slow and unexciting

Mnemonic- plotting which works slow

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12
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Panache

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Stylish elegance

Movie fashion, all girls from panache

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13
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Enigmatic

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Mysterious, difficult to understand

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14
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Estranged

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No longer close to someone

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15
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Frivolous

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Carefree, no serious purpose

Mnemonic- free, you don’t care about the thing if it’s free, you are carefree

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16
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Imperious

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Arrogant

Mnemonic- emperor will have ghamand and is arrogant

17
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Impertinent

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Irrelevant, not showing respect

18
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Invasive

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Spreading very quickly and harmfully inside the body

19
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Irresolute

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Uncertainty, feeling hesitancy

Mnemonic- Ir(not) knowing how to make resolutions

20
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Laudable

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Deserving praise, worthy of high praise

21
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Lax

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Lacking in strictness

Mnemonic- don’t be lax while doing tax

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