vocubalary Flashcards

Coax , chaplusi , flattery (454 cards)

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Ambiguous

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Unclear

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Adulation

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coax, flattery, chaplusi

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insolent

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rude, batamiz

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indolent

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lazy

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cohesive

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unity

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flabbergasted

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astonished

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innunendo

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hint, clue

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nonchalantly

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relaxed way, gerzimmedar

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peculiar

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strange

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quibble

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to criticise

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contented

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satisfied, happy

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swagger

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boast, very much confident, pompous

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subservient

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very willing to obey someone, obsequious

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obsequious

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subservient, very willing to obey someone

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waspish

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easily irritated, fretful

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fretful (negative)

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easily irritated, waspish

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omnipresent

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ubiquitous, everywhere

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wan

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pale, pallid

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pallid

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wan, pale

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anathema

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curse

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xeric

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very dry

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asperity

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bitterness towards someone, acridity, acrimony,rancour

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acridity

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asperity, bitterness towards someone

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virile

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strength, power

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perplexed
confused
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havoc
devastation
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vagary
unexpected change
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fastidious
difficult to please
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affable
friendly, loving
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berated
to scold , angry
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wrath
anger
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yield
surrender
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verbose
using unnecessary words
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fiasco
failure
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wimpy
weak
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enervated
weak
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languid
WEAK, EXXHAUSTED, SLUGGISH
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voracious
greedy, rapacious, famished ,ravenous
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dilapidated
destroy, ramshackle
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inundated
full, deluged, flooded
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thwart
hindrance, impede, foiled
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incoherence
not clear
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articulate
clear, lucidly
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stern
serious
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stoic
no reaction
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diligent
hardworking, toilsome, assiduous
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affluent
wealthy
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destitute
poor
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apposite
appropriate
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ubiquitous
everywhere
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spurious
false
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rampant
widespread, pervasive
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incumbent
obligatory, binding , mandatory , ones duty
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laconic
using few words, opposite verbose
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amplify
to increase size, or effect of something
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abridge
to shorten
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evanescent
eternal
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truancy
absent of student in school without permission
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stride
progress
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hamper
to restrict
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concise
giving lot of information in few words
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adhere
follow the rule or support the idea
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disclose
to reveal
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conceal
hide
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misologist
one who hate arguments or reason
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misandrist
one who hate men
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misanthropist
one who hate humankind
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misogynist
one who hate women
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lax
negligent
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witty
frank person
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immaculate
perfect
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impeccable
perfect
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woeful
sad
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imbibe
to drink something, or to soak
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adversity
catastrophe
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engrossing
interesting
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tedious
tiredness
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whimsical
eccentric , sanki
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jittered
nervous
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rapturous
happy, ecstatic
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apiary
large group of bee
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demure
coward
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sultry
passionate , hot
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unamusing
uninterested
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repulse
hate
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stifled
suffocating
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enchanting
to attract, alluring
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aviary
where birds kept
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mar
spoil
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callous
rude
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reluctant
not willing
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incorrigible
cannot be corrected
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rebuked
scold
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grudge
malevolence, khunnas
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revulsion
hate
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Rancour
acrimony, bitterness toward someone
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acrimony
rancour chupnewala
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flunked
failed , flopped , flunked
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lustrum
five years
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biennium
two years
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daunt
to threaten , darana
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languish
lazy
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steward
care taker
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chauffeur
cab driver
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gabby
very talkative
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agnostic
unsure whether god exist or not
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acquiescence
agree
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affirmative
declarative
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altruist
kind genuine , philanthropist
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abecedarian
amateur
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rant
continuously shouting
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placid
stable
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toil
diligent , hard work
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foment (negative)
badkana
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frailty
defect
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emancipate
liberate
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gospel
true , fact
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languor (trick,langur)
lazy, inactive
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larceny
stealing
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rapport
bond, support
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wont
habit, accustomed
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accustomed
habit
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pensive (pen)
meditative, duberehna
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willowy
flexible
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unrequited ( unrequired)
unasnwered,no reply
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Turbid
muddy
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Taciturn
reticent (quiet)
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smug
self-satisfied , complacent
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complacent (campus placement)
smug, self satisfied
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copious
abundant, ample
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regale (positive)
entertain, delight, amuse
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abashed
ashamed
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serendipity
luck
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facetious (negative)
joking
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accolades
tarif, award, compliment, gift
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hegemony
dominate
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mettlesome
intrepid, courageous
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intrepid (entry courage)
courage
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jollity
fun person
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bibulous (bibi pareshan)
piyakkad regular drinker
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lionized (lion)
glorified
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Mitigate
To reduce , kam karna
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Apprehensive
Fearful, anxious, nervous, uneasy
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Apprentice
Learner, rookie , new field
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Ostracization
Exclude form group , outcast
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obsolete
outdated, outmoded
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erratic-
sanki, eccentric
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peculiar
strange
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murky
gloomy, sad
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discernible
understandable
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conspicuous
understandable, perceptible, easily noticeble
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solace
comport
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lament
afsos, mourn
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distress ,t torment, afflict
irritate, annoy
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Dilettante
doing work without serious
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kiosk (small stall)
booth, small counter, milk booth
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apprise
to inform, notify
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jaded
enervated tiresome, thakavat
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surfeited
abundant, excessively full, or fed up with something
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vivacious
high spirited person
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grave
serious
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inextricably
inevitably, unavoidable, ineluctable
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cite
mention (antonym -conceal)
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hauteur
arrogance
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Quarrel
fight
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quiver
shiver , tremble
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tremble
shiver , quiver
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waver
dadmagana , hesitate
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prolific
fertile
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exiguous
scarce, less,
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wearisome
monotonous, tiresome
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jubilation
feeling of great happiness and triumph
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deplorable (N)
SHAMEFUL
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despicable (N)
Deserving hatred, contempt, or strong disapproval.
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contempt (N)
DISRESPECT, DISDAIN , SCORN ,
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SCORN (N)
CONTEMPT , WORTHLESS, DISRESPECT
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INTREPID (P)
BRAVE, FEARLESS , ADVENTUROUS
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ALLEVIATE (P)
less severe , relieve
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mischievous
naughty, shararti ,
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mirth
HAPPY , EXCITEMENT
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CEASE
STOP
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BRISK
ENERGETIC
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ENDEAVOUR
TO ACHIEVE SOMETHIG , TO ATTEMPT
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GRIM
GLOOMY , SAD
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INFER
GUESS ,DEDUCE
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DEDUCE
CONCLUDE, INFER, JUDGE
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LINGER
STAY
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OBSTINATE
ZIDDI, STUBBORN
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NOTBALE
FOMOUS PERSON, DISTINGUISHED
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TRIVIAL
INSIGNIFICANT , UNIMPORTANT
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MEAGER
SCANTY, INADEQUATE, INSUFICIENT
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SPORADIC
IRREGULAR , OCCASIONAL antonyms- incessant
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MEEK
GENTLE
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Incessant
Regular without break, antonyms - sporadic
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Lexicography
Practice of writing dictionary
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Wreath
Arrangement of flower at grave
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Oligopoly
An oligopoly is a market in which pricing control lies in the hands of a few sellers
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pomology
fruit growing
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floriculture
flower growing
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olericulture
vegetable growing
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pisciculture
practice of fish farming (breeding)
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viticulture
cultivation of grapes
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horticulture
branch of agriculture deals with vegetables and fruits
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pedology
study of science
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sphygmomanometer
instrument used to measure blood preasure
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ornithology
study of birds
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bryology
study of ancient plants, that grow in the humid environment, like mosses
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entomology
study of insects
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chiropody or podiatry
study of feet
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orology
study of mountains
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agronomy
practice of crop plants
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myrmecology
study of ants
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yearn
strongly desire to do something
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Scrupulous
honest and having strong morals
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tenacious
persistent and determined
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xenial
hospitality for stranger
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prudent
wise and careful
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quaint
unusual and charming
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notorious
famous for something bad
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meticulous
extremely careful
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gallant
brave ,intrepid
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frugal
not wasting money
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candid
honest and straight forwarded
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amicable
friendly
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lint
fur (clothe before medicine during injury )
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prosaic
dull
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alliteration
repetition of sound
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commendation
praise, kudos
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bilious
bad tempered , irritated
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fulgent
bright and radiant
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dwindle
decrease ( kam hona )
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perpetual
continue for long time (without stoppage)
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vindictive
revengeful
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concur
agree
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BELLIGERENT
aggressive , hostile, pugnacious
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APATHY
lack of interest
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PRAGMATIC
practical
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ABSTAIN
STAY AWAY FROM SOMETHING
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ASSIDUOUS
HARDWORKING AND diligent
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BOLSTER
STRENGTHEN, TO SUPPORT
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DEBACLE
A SUDDEN FAILURE
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FORTIFY
TO STRENGTHEN, SECURE
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PLAUSIBLE
SANBAV , SEEMINGLY TRUE
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SCRUTINIZE
TO EXAMINE CAREFULLY
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SUBTLE
NOT OBVIOUS, indirect , delicate , nuanced
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DISDAIN
DISRESPECT
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DEVOUR
EAT FASTLY, OR DESTROY
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POROUS
TINY HOLE WHILE HELP XCHANGE OF GASES
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LOQ/LOC -to speak, to talk
eloquent, loquacious, somniloquent , magniloquent, grandiloquent, blandiloquent, melliloquent, ventriloquent, dentiloquent, circumlocution,
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obtuse
stupid, dull , not smart, nincompoop
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acute
smart , sharp (opposite obtuse)
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nincompoop
not smart
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neo/nov
new
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neophyte
maladroit, rookie, beginner
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maladroit
not skillful, rookie , amateur
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apprentice
beginner, who is new learner, rookie
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parsimony
kanjusi, not willing to spent money , stinginess
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esoteric
unclear , complex, cryptic , uncanny, arcane, vague abstruse
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abstruse
obscure, difficult to understand , recondite
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compliant
pliable, agree, willing to adhere the rule
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ARCANE
MYSTERIOUS , UNCANNY
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UNCANNY
MYSTERIOUS , ARCANE
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CRYPTIC
UNCLEAR, ESOTERIC, OBSTRUSE , VAGUE
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nuanced
barikiya complex , subtle difference
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mnemonic
memory, to remember something
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flaccid
not firm or stiff , soft
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melancholy
deep, pensive, sadness, gloomy
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narcissist
who admire himself more
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blasphemy
Speaking or acting in a way that insults or mocks religion, God, or anything considered holy.
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biped
any creature who walk on two leg
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recluse
Someone who chooses to live in isolation and doesn’t like being around others
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ameliorate
to improve or to do something better, opposite exacerbate
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exacerbate
To make a bad situation worse or more severe.
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recondite
hard to understand, obscure, complex,
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succour
help, support, or assistance to someone
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pensive
deep thought
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reconcile
To make peace or settle differences between people or things.
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bigamy
Being married to two people at the same time without divorcing the first.
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absolve
FREE FROM GUILT OR BLAME
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FAMISHED
EXTREMELY HUNGRY
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PESSIMIST
ONW WHO ALWAYS EXPECT THE WORST
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DISCREET
PRUDENT, SUBTLE ,CAUTIOUS , SAMAJHDAR , CAREFUL IN WHAT YOU SAY ,
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EXONERATED
CRIME FREE , INNOCENT , GUILTY FREE
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EXHUMED
TO TAKE OUT CORPSE FROM GROUND , TO DIG OUT THE CORPSE
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OMNIOUS
SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
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BENIGNANT
BENEVOLENT
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RIPOSTE
INSULT , CRITICISM IN A CLEVER AND QUICK WAY
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DISTRATE
BEPARWAH , IRESPONSIBLE , ABSENT MINDED, DISTRACTED
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REGNANT
A person who is reigning or in power, like a king or queen.
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SKULK
(CHIPKAR JANA) To move around secretly, often with bad intentions or to avoid being seen.
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IMPART
(TO GIVE ) BESTOWED, To communicate or pass on knowledge or something to someone.
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BESTOWED
To give or present something valuable, often formally or as an act of generosity.
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DUBIOUS
DOUBTFUL, QUESTIONABLE
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DECREE
An official order or command, usually given by someone in power.
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BRAWL
VIVAD , ROUGH AND NOISY FIGHT
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ANALOGOUS
SIMILAR BUT NOT IDENTICAL , LIKE ONION AND SPRING ONION
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UNABATED
Something that doesn't lose its strength, force, or intensity over time.
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SCAB
KHAROJ
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RELUCTABLE
UNENTHUSISTIC - UNWILLING
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GOSPEL
TRUE, FACT
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CURATE
ORGANISE , LOOK FOR THE ITEMS
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CORROBORATION
VERIFICATION , AFFIRMATION,
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ABLAZE
AG BABULA, BURNING FIERCELY , VERY BRIGHT COLOUR,
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GRAPEVINE
RUMOR , HEARSAY
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LAUDATRY-
PRAISE (TARIF)
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EQUIVOCAL
CONFUSING , UNCLEAR
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ANTIAPATHY
DISLIKE
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jubilant
joyful, happy
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snug
Comfortably warm, tight, or secure, cozy
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magnanimous
GENEROUS, NOBLE, AND FORGIVING
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Grandiloquent
using fancy and pompous language
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portentous
meaning something important or ominous
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exuberant
full of energy and enthusiasm
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predicament
difficult, tricky or challenging situation, quandary
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quandary
difficult situation
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superficial
means shallow in personality or lacking depth
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deviant
different or abnormal
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dogmatic
Someone who thinks "I’m right, and there’s no way I could be wrong."
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pugnacious
Someone who is eager to argue or fight, belligerent
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inferno
resemble hell
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dystopia
an imaginary place where life is hard, unpleasant, bad, (opposite - utopia)
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utopia
imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
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euphoria
an emotion of happiness, excitement
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Intemperance
Lack of self-control, especially with things like food, alcohol, or emotions.
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superfluous
extra and unnecessary
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Andr/o
man ( misandry, androgynous,android )
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androgynous
being both male and female
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Bell/i
war like ( belligerent, bellicose,)
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bellicose
war like
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cand/
glowing, honest, luminous ( candid,candle, incandescent)
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iridescent
luminous color, like rainbow
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incandescent
glowing, luminous, with heat
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nom/nomin
name(nominal,misnomer)
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misnomer
misnamed (galat nam)
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cruc/
crucial, crucifix, excruciating
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excruciating
intense pain,
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profound
something that is deep, intense, or very important
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vestige
A trace or remnant of something that once existed but is now gone or disappearing
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remnant
leftover, bachahua, ruins
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mollify
To calm someone down or soften their feelings, especially when they’re angry or upset.
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titivate
make small improvement
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haughty
ganmandi, (conceited) means arrogantly superior and disdainful
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dexterity
skillful
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conceited
ghamandi (haughty)
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avarice
extreme greedy , edacious rapacious ravenous
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rapacious
greedy , avarice ravenous
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ravenous
extreme hungry or appetite , famish, rapacious , voracious
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arduous
difficult, challenging task that requires a lot of physical or mental effort (strenuous)
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strenuous
(stress+nice) physically very hard or requires a lot of effort (arduous)
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Enliven
(cheerful) means to make something more lively, interesting, or cheerful
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Annihilated
means completely destroyed or wiped out
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exult
joy, cheer, enliven
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guile
cleverness, deceit, slyness
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iconoclast
a person who criticizes religion beliefs and custom
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heretic
A heretic is someone who believes something different from what everyone else believes, especially about religion.
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Absconder
a person who runs away to avoid trouble like getting arrested or punished, skulk
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Apostle
An apostle is someone who spreads a message or belief, especially about religion.
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feigns
to pretend or fake something
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Entrenched
firmly established and difficult to change opposite- transient
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averted
prevent or avoid
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Transient
lasting only for short time
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startling
shock or surprise
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entrust
(verb) giving someone responsibility
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novice
amateur, inexperience, apprentice
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apparatus
a set of tools equipment needed for a specific task
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entails
need, involves, require
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servile
excessive willingness to serve or please other (obsequious,subservient)
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risible
laughable, hilarious, ludicrous,so foolish , absurd
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ludicrous
so foolish, unreasonable laughing, ridiculous
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droll
risible, unreasonable laughing, ridiculous, risible, ludicrous (opposite serious)
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giddy
excited, feeling silly,
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decrepitude
old and weak because of age or damage (feebleness)
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feeble
don’t have much strength or power. weak
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austerity
simple lifestyle, without luxury
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surge
increase like wave, prices
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knell
sound of bell , toll
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flutter
disturbed
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toll
sound of bell or death toll or toll tax
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perceive
to understand, notice
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ignominy
ignore, criticize
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restorative
restore health, strength, well being
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connotation
different feeling of a particular word (opposite - denotation)
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denotation
exact meaning of particular word without extra feeling (opposite- connotation)
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pejorative
a word or expression that shows criticism, disapproval, disrespect
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deluge
flood, cataclysm, disaster, apocalypse
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deception
cheating or hiding the truth to fool someone. delude
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delude
deception
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contented
satisfy,peaceful
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condemn
to strongly disapprove, to say someone is wrong, bad or guilty
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afflict
distress, pain, suffering, torment
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condescending
showing an attitude or superiority
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AVERSION
REPULSION, HATRED
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VAIN
Having excessive pride in one’s appearance or abilities
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ENTICE
to allure, attract, lure
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wreck
destroy, ramshackle
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fathomable
understandable, opposite- unfathomable
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chide
scold, rebuke, reprimand, admonish
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admonish
chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand
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hinterland
remote or less developed area
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vane
device that shows direction of the wind
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dismal
depressing, gloomy, sad, melancholy
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abeyance
temporary suspension, like indus water treaty after ind vs pak conflict
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reprimand
scold, rebuke, chide, admonish
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teetotaller
one who never drink alchohol, abstain from drinking
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prevail
win or overcome something
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oblivion
state of being forgotten, unaware, or completely destroyed.
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jeer
make rude or to mocking someone
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fatuous
Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way.
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formidable
darvana, nervous, fearsome, daunting, intimidating, threating, frightened
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ostentatious
showy, pretentious, pompous,gaudy
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gaudy
showy (ostentatious), pretentious, pompous
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irk
irritate
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opulent
rich, affluent
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morose
gloomy, sad, melancholy
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savvy
one who posses good knowledge and is practical
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espionage
spy, or gather secret information
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pacifist
one who oppose war or violence who want peace
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ENTWINED
CLOSE TOGETHER, TWISTED, WRAPPED TOGETHER , DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE 1)Love and sorrow are often entwined in poetry. 2)Their lives became entwined after they met at university.
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tapestry
like memories, ideas, cultures, event or sometime (fabric) 1)Her life was a tapestry of joy, pain, and adventure. 2)The city is a tapestry of languages and traditions.
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psephologist
one who studies election and voting trend
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extempore
a speech delivered without any preparation
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monologue
a long speech by single person
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maiden speech
first speech delivered by a new member in a parliament or legislative assembly.
425
pantheist
a person who believe that god is everything and everywhere
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fervent
passionate
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thalassophile
one who love the sea
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pyrophile
one who loves or is obsessed with fire
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cryophile
one who loves cold weather or cold environment
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embargo
an official ban on trade or commercial activity
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a person who believe that pleasure is the most important thing in life
hedonist
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loquacious
one who is very talkative
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a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
epicure
434
anecdote
brief and amusing story about a real incident or person
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a speech made to oneself
soliloquy
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precedence
priority
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discern
notice, perceive
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purview
The range of authority or responsibility of a person, organization, or law.
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domain
area of territory
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denizen
habitat
441
beguiled
to charm or enchant someone by deceptive way
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grit
courage, intrepid
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frisky
playful, joyful
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seclusion
solitude, akela, alone
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girth
width
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prick
to stab or poke in sharp object like thorn (chuban)
447
dearth
shortage, insufficient, not enough opposite - plenty, abundant
448
Extravagance
spending lots of resources like money opposite - stingy
449
grandeur
magnificent
450
venial
pardonable, forgivable,
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genial
gentle person and friendly
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munificent
magnanimous , gentle and forgiving person
453
penurious
poor, destitute, lack money
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