W12 Flashcards
(117 cards)
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coercive
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threatening
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vandalism
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action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property
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self-effacing
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modest / humble
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demure
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modest / self-effacing
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romanticize
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make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is / glamorize
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demur
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protest / object / raise voice to show reluctance
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hold forth
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talk lengthily, assertively, or tediously about a subject. / speak / talk / go on
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aparel
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clothing
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proselytize (1 & 2)
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(1) convert or attempt to convert + (2) advocate / promote
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tentative
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inhibited / hesitant
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evangelize
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convert or attempt to convert / proselytize to christianity
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mull over
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thinking over it / contemplating
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pressing (1 & 2)
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(1) persistent / determined / tenacious + (2) urgent / critical
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oblique
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indirect
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hagiography
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writting of the lives of saints/ a biography that treats its subject with excessive reverence
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*predicament
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unpleasant situation / difficult situation / mess
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opulence
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affluence / wealth / luxury
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castration
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removing testicles of male or animal
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corral
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gather together / assemble / round up
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reverberations
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echo / resonance
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plodding
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slow moving and unexciting
{ploughing}
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incur
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(jhelna) become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behaviour or actions/ suffer
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meandering
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winding / prevaricating / zigzagging / twisting
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plod
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walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps
{plough}
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pertinent
relevent
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debase
degrade / insult
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impertinence
insolence / rudeness
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demean
degrade / insult / humiliate
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hegemony
authority / leadership / dominance / supremacy / ascendancy
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cosset
pamper
| {cuddle}
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unthinking
thoughtless / inconsiderate / uncaring
| {un(not)-thinking(thought)}
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egomaniac
a person who is obsessively egotistical or self-centred
| {egotist}
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reactionary
conservative / BJP / right-wing
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dispel
eliminate / banish
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augury
a sign of what will happen in the future
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anodyne
harmless / inoffencive / neutral / inocuous
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unaccustomed
not familiar / unusual / unused to
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apotheosis
peak / heyday / pinnacle
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vicissitudes
a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant. / change / alteration
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dysphoria
A state of feeling uneasy, unhappy or unwell
| {dis-euphoria}
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unflappable
calm in crisis / unperturbable
| {cant be flapped}
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*solicitude
care for someone / concern
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taken with
highly attracted
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gobble
eat hurriedly and noisely
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trope
figure of speech or play of words
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nuance
a subtle difference in shade of meaning
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incontrovertible
not able to be denied / indisputable
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despondent
disheartened
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incursion
invasion / attack
| {incur}
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hoodwink
deceit
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virility
masculanity / manliness / masculine
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guillotine
beheading machine that was used to punish in France
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involved (2)
difficult to understand / complicated
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reluctant
not willing / unwilling
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cement
stick / join / fix
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unheard of
unprecedented
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gall
impudence / insolence / audacity / rudeness / imperti nence
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soporific
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. / ranquilizing / sedating
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stately
impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner / dignified / majestic / ceremonious / solemn
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That ---------
the fact that ------
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dubious
doubtful/ uncertain
| {doubt}
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berserk
mad / crazy
| {bara sarka hua hai}
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undue
extreme / excessive
| {due -> deserve , undue -> excessive}
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monolithic
(1) formed from single large stone / massive / huge + (2) rigid / infelxible
{mono-lithic(stone)}
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*nettle
irritate / annoy
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succinct
concise / short / brief
| {suck ink -> less to write}
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nettlesome
annoying
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capricious
fickle / inconsistent / changeable
| {car-price always prone to change}
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obloquy
strong criticism
| {ob-loquacious}
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plucky
brave / courageous
| {someone who can pluck the hair of lion}
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pedantic
fussy / fastidious
| {pandit}
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obscure
uncertain
| {curious}
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solemn
(1) dignified / stately / ceremonious / (2) sincere / earnest / honest / firm
{~solemani}
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foment
provoke / instigate
| {ferment -> give rise to}
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resplendent
splendid / magnificent
| {splendid}
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indispensable
essential
| {dispense = to throw away}
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coddle
pamper / cosset
| {cuddle}
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onus
burden / responsibility / liability
| {on us}
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saturine
gloomy / sombre / melancholy
| {saturn -> shani}
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sombre
dark / dull / gloomy
| {somwar is a day noone wants, you feel so dull on that day}
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rankle
annoy / upset / infuriate / provoke
| {uncle of colony are annoying}
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obloquy
strong public condemnation / villification / vituperation / opprobrium
{ob(against) loquacious}
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umbrage
annoyance or resentment
| {umbrige in Harry Potter}
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*foolhardy
reckless / rash / careless
| {a stupid/fool on a Harley}
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round up
collection / assemble / muster
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muster
assemble
| {~cluster}
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opprobrium
harsh condemnation / villification
| {Oppo Vivo}
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disabuse
disillusion / correct / undeceive
| {dis(not)-abuse}
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incumbent
```
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility
{income bent}
```
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behoove
it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something
| {behave}
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subdue
defeat / conquer
| {sab do re.......}
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coveted
greatly desired
| {Kuwait -> full of oil}
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usurpation
seizing (usurp = seize)
| {slurp}
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*tenacious
firm / tight / persistent / determined
| {ten asians}
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dilapidated
weared / ruined due to age or negligence / ramshackle / tumble-down
{diluted appy outdated}
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ramshakle
in state of severe disrepair / in ruins / dilapidated
| {hey ram...kaisi shakal bana di.........}
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unassuming
modest / self-effacing / humble / meek
| {un-ass-being}
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*hubris
arrogant / conceit
| {hub-rise}
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arch (1 & 2)
(1) prime + (2) playfully / teasingly / naughty
| {archie comic}
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elfin
small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm / naughty / puckish
{dolphin -> playful animal}
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discursive
digressive / meandering
| {this is cursive handwriting}
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puckish
playful in a mischievous way. / naughty
| {hero puck}
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latitude
freedom
| {altitude -> difficult in climbing ; latitude -> freedom in movement}
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underdog
a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest
{gali ka kutta}
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luminary
a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere. / inspiration / leader / expert
{lumination -> enlightenment }
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ubjurgate
scold / rebuke severely
| {if you object to jury}
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bellicose
belligerant / aggressive / willing to fight / pugnacious
| {bell ko glucose}
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timorous
fearful / timid
| {timid}
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vigorous
strong / healthy / full of energy / powerful
| {vigora}
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cower
crouch down in fear / shrink
| {coward}
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belligerent
hostile / aggressive / pugnacious
{willing to rant}
{bell -> ox -> aggressive}
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*undergirds
provide support or a firm basis
| {ander tak garha}
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*hindsight
understand the siuation only after it has happened
| {behind sight}
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precipituous
dangerously high or steep. / done suddenly and without careful consideration.
{precipitate means gir jana}
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attrition
weakening / enfeebling
| {at recession}
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*intrigue (1 & 2)
(1) – interest / fascinate + (2) – conspire / make a secret plan / plot
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quotidian
daily / mundane / everyday
| {quote tedious}
