norman lewis Flashcards

(43 cards)

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Summus

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Top of mountain or peak

So only sum means addition

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Consummate

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Complete in the peak

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3
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Genelogist

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Studies family tree

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4
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Genesis

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Birth or origin

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5
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Congenital

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By birth

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6
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Notus

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Note

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7
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notorious

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Noted for negative activities

Notorious mass murderer

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Chronos

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Time

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Anachronism

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Out of time

Ana prefix negative

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10
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Chronic

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Generally for more time

Chronic disease more than 3 months

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11
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Incongruous

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Not congruent (geometry)

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12
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Chronometer

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For accurate time measurement in ships

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13
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Antipathy

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Pathy feeling

Strong dislike

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14
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Apathy

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Feeling less or not interested

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15
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Sympathy empathy

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Sympathy - feeling for some one

Empathy - feeling for someone by feeling us in his position.

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16
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Scio

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To know

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17
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Unconscionable

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Kutraunarchi ilamal

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18
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conscience

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With moral right wrong sense

19
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Omni

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All

Eg omnivorous

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Prescient

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Simple words intution or knowing events before they occur

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Nescient

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glib

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Smooth

But thet fool only nescient(poor knowledge)

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Egregious

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Extremly violent activities

Vicious

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Grex or gregis

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Herd or flock

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gregarious
Likes/Happy to be with herd or friends
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Congregate
Religious Grouping
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Segregate
Separate a group
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Aggregate
To combine in group
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Disparaging
Insulting a successful person
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Equivocating
Doubtful we cant say which is correct
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Titillate
Asaiya thondura mari | Arouse someone by exciting them
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Adulate
Thalaila thooki vachu kondadurathu Eg like ajith vijay Praise excessively
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proscribe
Preventing from doing liked things | Eg sugar patient proscribed to eat sweets
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Obviate
Prevent or avoid things by good positive attitude
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Militate
Powerful factor that prevents an action
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Maligning
Speaking bad about someone in bad words
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Condone
Accept morally wrong behavior | Eg men are polygamous(many wife)
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Placate
Consoling or samathanam seirathu | Eg friend kalyanathuku kupudama vitutu avan samathanan panna try panurathu
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Par
Equality
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Disparage and disparity
Not giving equality like black in america
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Equivocal
To decieve with doubtful answer Puriyama pesurathu Rendthu nadula kolapikaruthu
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Ambigous
Doublful answer due to confussion | Ambi-both
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Double entendre
Double meaning