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W2 Flashcards

1
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paean

A

praising words or poem or song

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crusade

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vigorous camaign for political, social, or religious change / protest

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vituperative

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abusive / vitriolic / verbal attack

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4
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agnostic

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disbeliever of God / sceptic / athiest/ heretic/ apostate /dissident

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rear (noun + verb)

A

back + grow/develop/cultivate/rise

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6
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impartial

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unbiased

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dispose (1 + 2 + 3 )

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willingness/inclined + making someone believe/encourage + arrange

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8
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indisposed

A

unwilling/reluctant

{not in this possessively}

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9
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content

A

state of being satisfied and happy

[–T–T–]

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10
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contentious

A

controversial/likely to cause argument

[–T–TIO–]

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11
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conspicuous

A

clear/visible

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12
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contention

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heated argument

[–T–TIO–]

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13
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conscientious

A

a conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously

[–SCIEN—]

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14
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contented

A

satisfied

[—T—T–]

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15
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contend

A

compete

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16
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contentment

A

satisfaction

[—T—T–]

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17
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consensus

A

a general agreement

[—SEN—]

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conscience

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one’s moral sense of right or wrong

[–SCIEN—]

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19
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consentient

A

of the same opinion in a mater ; in agrrement

[–SCIEN—]

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20
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consensual

A

relating to consensus

[–SCIEN—]

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21
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conscious

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aware

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22
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contempt

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ridicule / scorn

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23
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amply

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largely/plentiful/enough or more than enogh

{ample}

24
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pell-mell

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confused, rushed and in a disorderly manner

{pell ??? mell ???}

25
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feign

A

fake/false

{fenk}

26
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malice

A

desire to harm someone

27
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dissimulation

A

dissembling / deceit

{it is simulation}

28
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dissimilitude

A

dissimilarity / diversity

{dis-similar}

29
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treacly

A

sentimental

{tearful-actly}

30
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tawdry

A

cheap/mean/nasty

{taav de rahi}

31
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gaudy

A

cheap/mean

{one who has gaadi are mean to those who dont}

32
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penurious

A

extremely poor

{penury}

33
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perennial

A

everlasting / longlasting

{purani nal}

34
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ailing

A

in poor health

{ill}

35
Q

construe

A

interpret

{conclude}

36
Q

broadside

A

fierce verbal attack

{roadside fight}

37
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panegyric

A

accolade / eulogy / public speach or written text to praise something / paean /
{paean}

38
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prognostication

A

predict

{pre-diagnostic}

39
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eschew

A

deliberatley avoided / abstain from / forgo / shun / spurn / abnegate / reject / repudiate / abjure / renounce
{ae…shoooo…}

40
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vapid

A

trite/haclneyed/perfunctory/uninterested/cursory

{rapid}

41
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sterile

A

not able to produce children

42
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high-minded

A

virtuous/righteous/uptight/ethical

{mind with hogh virtues}

43
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morph

A

change smoothly from one image to another (dramatically~fading of one image and the next one coming into existence ~ Its a animation phase change thing )

44
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quixotic

A

idealistic/unrealistic

{quick + exostic}

45
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ameliorate

A

make something better / improve

{!= deteriorate}

46
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impulse

A

inspiration / stimulation

47
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feud

A

prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute

{fuel}

48
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*stultify (1 + 2)

A

hamper/hinder/impede/obstruct/frustrate + cause to appear someone foolish or absurd

49
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assuage

A

relieve / ease / mitigate / alleviate / soothe / mollify / calm
{as u age}

50
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spurn

A

reject/refuse

51
Q

shun

A

avoid/evade

52
Q

preclude

A

prevent

{not include}

53
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unanimous

A

united/fully in agreement

{union}

54
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dissemble

A

dissimulate/feign/masquerade

{dis(fake) - semblance(expression) -> pretence}

55
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uptight

A

overly obedient and righteous.

{Papa}

56
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mitigate

A

lessen/mollify/attenuate

{mitti k ghar k gates are small}

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