Malgudi Days Flashcards

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Sheer

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Nothing other than

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Wordage

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Quantity of words

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Shackled

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Restrained

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Vowed

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Solemnly promised to do a thing

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Propitious

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Indicating a good chance of success

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Monotony

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Lack of variety and interest

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Profundities

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Great depth of insight or knowledge

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Plausibly

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Seeming reasonable

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Obscure

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Uncertain

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Cowire

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Sea shells

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Resplendent

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Attractive & impressive

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Vermilion

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Red pigment

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Whiskers

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Moustache kind of

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Half wit

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Stupid

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Bough

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The main branch of the tree

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Flanked

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Edge

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Din

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Loud Noise

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Vociferousness

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Loud and forceful

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Dallied

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Loitered

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Flare

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  1. A sudden brief burst of bright fire or flame

2. Widening of clothes at bottom

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Bewildering

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Perplexing

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Astonished

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Greatly surprised

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Shrewd

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Having sharp power of judgement

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Disposed

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Inclined

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Impetuous nature

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Acting or done quickly w/o giving it a thought

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Blot out

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Wipe out

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Careworn

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Tired and unhappy because of prolonged Worry

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Piqued

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Resentful or feel irritated

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Cheerot

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Cylindrical cigar

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30
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Disorge

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Pour out

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31
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Incantation

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Magic spell

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32
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Groan

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Moan

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33
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Gratified

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Give pleasure or satisfaction

Make someone happy

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34
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Cloquence

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Fluent or persuasive speaking

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35
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Shirk

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Avoid pr neglect

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36
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Kerchief

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Used to cover head

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Endure

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  1. Remain in existence

2. Suffer patiently

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Whimpered

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Make slow sounds of sorrow

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Essay

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Attempt or try

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Perspiration

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Sweat

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Timid

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Showing a lack of confidence

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Famished

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Extremely hungry

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Giddy

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Dizzy or about to faint

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Ruminated

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Think deeply about something

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Swarmed

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Gather around

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Evasive

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Tending to avoid commitment

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Beckon

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Make gesture to someone to approach or to follow

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Implore

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Beg someone to approach or follow

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Wailing

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Sobbing

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Suffused

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Gradually spread through

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Resplendent

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Attractive through being richy

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Contemplating

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Deep reflective thought

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Donned

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Put on clothes or item

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Pliant

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Easily influenced or directed

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Pugnacity

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Quarrelsome

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Culvert

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A tunnel carrying a stream

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Skirmishes

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Fights

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Loafed

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Spend time in aimless manner

59
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Stirred

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Move or cause to move slightly

60
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Sparse

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Scattered

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Rambling

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The activity of walking in for countryside pleasure

62
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Urchin

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Young child poorly dressed

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Scourge

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A person or thing causing the trouble

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Leer

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Look in a lascivious or unpleasant way

65
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Mongrel

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A dog with do definite breed

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Staff

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Wooden stick

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Treble

A

Three times

68
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Goaded

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Hit

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Tyrant

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Cruel and apprehensive ruker

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Hoarse

A

Change in voice quality that affects the ability to speak

71
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Absurd

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Widly unreasonable

72
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Sallow

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Yellowish

73
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Meek

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Quite gentle

74
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Indulgent

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Caring

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Compassionate

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Sympathetic

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Enroached

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Intrude

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Impudence

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Shameless

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Impertinence

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Lack of respect

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Ribaldry

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Bawdy Remarks

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Endearingly

A

Inspiring affection

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Courteous

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Politr

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Drawl

A

Speak in slow

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Spurt

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Gush out in a sudden and forceful stream

84
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Leper

A

A person who is rejected by others for moral growings

85
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Rabid

A

Extreme

86
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Brute

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Savagely violent man

87
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Menancingly

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Way to suggest the presence of danger

88
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Humbug

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Something intended to deceive

89
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Thronged

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A large densely packed crowd of people or animals

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Girt

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Encircled

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Hemmed

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Surrounded

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Dingy

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Dull

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Wizened

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Shrivelled or wrinkled with ageing

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Wilderness

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Neglected or abandoned area

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Convolvulus

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A twining plant

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Forlorn

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Sad or unhappy

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Muddled

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Perplexed

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Menagerie

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Collection of wild animals kept for exhibition

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Pitied

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Fell sorrow for the misfortunes of

100
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Hideous

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Extremely Unpleasant