Verbal - 1 Flashcards

1
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Abate

A

to make or become less in degree, intensity,
value, or amount

We waited for the storm to abate before we
headed out.

Synonyms:
decrease, diminish, reduce, subside

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2
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Abdicate

A

to give up a right or responsibility, especially
formally

Synonyms:
relinquish, renounce, resign

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Aberrant

A

going off the usual, normal, or right way;
deviating from the usual or normal type

The aberrant weather during that rainy summer
left many feeling as though there had not been
any summer at all.

Synonyms:
abnormal, atypical, deviant, unusual

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Pernicious

A

Harmful Effect

Corruption is Pernicious for Democracy and Growth

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5
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ReCondite

A

Little Knowledge
Abstruse

Sophomores entering in IT are recondite for .NET

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Ardent

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Very Enthusiastic or Passionate

I am quite ardent about technology.

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Salubrious

A

Pleasent, healthy

Eating non-veg food is Salubrious for health

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Lackadaisical

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Lack Enthusiasm and Determination

Most of the sohphomores entering in IT are Lackadaiscal

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Overt

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Done or shown openly

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Condescending

A

having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority.

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Laggardly

A

One that Lags, Slow

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Diminutive

A

Minute or extremely small

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Indignant

A

Anger or annoyance

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Plausible

A

Seeming Reasonable or probable

It is quite plausible that azure stack will replace Azure Wap

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Quagmire

A

Bad situation difficult to escape

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16
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Onerus

A

Hard to deal with

17
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Sequestration

A

Act of keeping groups apart from one another

Segregation

18
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Rudimentary

A

simple, not complex

19
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Ebbing

A

Flowing Backward or away

20
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Fallacy

A

Deceptive, False Notion

21
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Plenitude

A

Plenty

In Abundance

22
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Dearth

A

Scarcity

InAdequate supply

23
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Disparaged

A

to speak of or treat slightingly

belittle

24
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Paucity

A

smallness of quantity,

scarcity

25
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Dichotomy

A

division into two parts

26
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Paradigm

A

an example serving as a model

pattern

27
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Touted

A

To solicit business

Employment

28
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Prolixity

A

Extended to great

unnecessary or tedious length

29
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Superfluous

A

Being more than is sufficient or required