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Group 9 Flashcards

1
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Boorish

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Rough, bad mannered, coarse

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2
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Brook

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Tolerate

Mnemonic- rhymes with hook, which tolerates weight of anything hanging on it

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3
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Circumspect

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Wary, cautious

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4
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Comity

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Association of nations for their mutual benefit

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5
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Commensurate

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In proportion, corresponding in size or degree

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6
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Deleterious

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Causing harm

Mnemonic- deleting

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7
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Dichotomy

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Division or contrast between two things

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8
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Edify

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Instruct or improve someone intellectually

Mnemonic- education- ify

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9
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Elicit

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Draw out, evoke a reaction from someone

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10
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Erudite

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Having or showing great knowledge/learning
Mnemonic-
Rude+ite— people who have great knowledge are rude

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11
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Trifling

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Unimportant or trivial

Mnemonic- tri-three+ fling
Teen flings waale log are now unimportant

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12
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Tact

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Skill in dealing with sensitive issues

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13
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Repudiate

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Refuse to accept, deny the truth
Mnemonic- ate the pudding again and denied eating it

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14
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Precarious

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Uncertain

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15
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Outstrip

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Move faster and overtake
Exceed

Mnemonic- think of a rubber strip stretching

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16
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Mordant

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A mordant sense of humor
Biting, sharp or critical, caustic, critical

17
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Meticulous

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Very careful and precious

Mnemonic- meti(beti) ke saath be careful as they are precious

18
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Fecund

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Highly fertile
Mnemonic- fek anda

19
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Feeble

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Lacking physical strength
Weak, pale

20
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Felicitous

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Well chosen or suited to the circumstances

Mnemonic- felicitation jiska hota hai

21
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Forbear

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Refrain from doing something

Mnemonic-forget beer( can’t do it)

22
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Haphazard

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Random, unplanned, unsystematic, disorganized

23
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Impede

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Be a hindrance or a obstacle

Mnemonic- ped(tree) on the way being an obstacle

24
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Impetuous

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Haste and lack of thought
Marked by violence
Mnemonic- i am petu so give me food or else i will become violent

25
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Irascible

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Characterized by anger

Mnemonic - rascal(hotheaded, short tempered, irritable)

26
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Mercenary

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Making money at the expense of ethics
Mnemonic- mercy na ho and pese ke liye kuch bhi karna

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