Sem 1 exam Spelling lessons Flashcards

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Libation

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A drink, especially an alcoholic one

Intoxicant

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Motley

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Made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

varied

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Ignominy

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Public shame; disgrace or dishonor

Disgrace, infamy

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Emaciated

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Extremely thin; wasted away

Withered

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Castigate

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To criticize or punish severely

Reprimand, chastise, scold

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Docile

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Easy to teach or manage

Submissive, complaint

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Heresy

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The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

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Banter

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Teasing; playful conversation

Joshing, badinage, raillery

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Gauche

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Lacking social graces; tactless

Awkward

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Anathema

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  1. A hated repellant person or thing
  2. A formal curse
    Abhorration, detestation, condemnation
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ostensible

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professed but not necessarily true

supposed

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ineroxable

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unrelenting, unavoidable

relentless, certain

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cliche

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a worn-out idea or overused expression

platitude, banality

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extol

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to praise highly

exalt, laud

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adamant

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unyielding, firm in opinion

stubborn

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diffident

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lacking in self-confidence, shy

timid

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disparity

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inequality, difference

gap

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opus

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a creative work, especially a numbered composition

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clement

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merciful, lenient

forbearing, benign

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rancor

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extreme hatred or ill will

animosity, enmity

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expunge

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to erase or eliminate

obliterate

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bigot

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one who is intolerant of differences in others

racist; extremist

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jingoism

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extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

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negliegence

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careless neglect, often resulting in injury

carelessness

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candid
outspoken, blunt | frank, direct
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mollify
strident, harsh sounding, grating | shrill
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augment
to enlarge, to increase in amount or intensity | expand supplement
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chaos
complete disorder | confusion, jumble
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argot
special words or phrases used by a specific group of people | jargon
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appease
to calm, to make satisfied( often only temporarily))
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bacchanalian
wild and druken
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extradite
to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
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copious
numerous; large in quantity
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bastion
a strong defense or fort
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ostracize
to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
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irascible
easily angered
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furtive
stealthy; secretive
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mercenary
a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
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avarice
greed; desire for wealth
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jettison
to cast overboard; to discard
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jaundiced
prejudiced; hostile
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divulge
to tell' to reveal
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meticulous
extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
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dogmatic
arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs
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insipid
lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimpulating
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temerity
recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
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gregarious
sociable; fond of the company of others
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extraneous
inessential; not constituting a vital part
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abet
to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing
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coerce
to force by using pressure; threats; or threats