W2 Flashcards

(56 cards)

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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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agnostic

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

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rear (noun + verb)

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back + grow/develop/cultivate/rise

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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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indisposed

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unwilling/reluctant

{not in this possessively}

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content

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state of being satisfied and happy

[–T–T–]

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contentious

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controversial/likely to cause argument

[–T–TIO–]

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conspicuous

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clear/visible

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contention

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heated argument

[–T–TIO–]

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conscientious

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a conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously

[–SCIEN—]

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contented

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satisfied

[—T—T–]

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15
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contend

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compete

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16
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contentment

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satisfaction

[—T—T–]

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consensus

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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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consentient

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of the same opinion in a mater ; in agrrement

[–SCIEN—]

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consensual

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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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amply

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largely/plentiful/enough or more than enogh

{ample}

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pell-mell

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confused, rushed and in a disorderly manner

{pell ??? mell ???}

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feign
fake/false | {fenk}
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malice
desire to harm someone
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dissimulation
dissembling / deceit | {it is simulation}
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dissimilitude
dissimilarity / diversity | {dis-similar}
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treacly
sentimental | {tearful-actly}
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tawdry
cheap/mean/nasty | {taav de rahi}
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gaudy
cheap/mean | {one who has gaadi are mean to those who dont}
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penurious
extremely poor | {penury}
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perennial
everlasting / longlasting | {purani nal}
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ailing
in poor health | {ill}
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construe
interpret | {conclude}
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broadside
fierce verbal attack | {roadside fight}
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panegyric
accolade / eulogy / public speach or written text to praise something / paean / {paean}
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prognostication
predict | {pre-diagnostic}
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eschew
deliberatley avoided / abstain from / forgo / shun / spurn / abnegate / reject / repudiate / abjure / renounce {ae...shoooo...}
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vapid
trite/haclneyed/perfunctory/uninterested/cursory | {rapid}
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sterile
not able to produce children
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high-minded
virtuous/righteous/uptight/ethical | {mind with hogh virtues}
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morph
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 )
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quixotic
idealistic/unrealistic | {quick + exostic}
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ameliorate
make something better / improve | {!= deteriorate}
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impulse
inspiration / stimulation
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feud
prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute | {fuel}
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*stultify (1 + 2)
hamper/hinder/impede/obstruct/frustrate + cause to appear someone foolish or absurd
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assuage
relieve / ease / mitigate / alleviate / soothe / mollify / calm {as u age}
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spurn
reject/refuse
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shun
avoid/evade
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preclude
prevent | {not include}
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unanimous
united/fully in agreement | {union}
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dissemble
dissimulate/feign/masquerade | {dis(fake) - semblance(expression) -> pretence}
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uptight
overly obedient and righteous. | {Papa}
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mitigate
lessen/mollify/attenuate | {mitti k ghar k gates are small}