W8 Flashcards

(52 cards)

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bombastic

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The definition of bombastic is important-sounding language that is meaningless

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appropriated

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taken without permission / seized / annexed

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nary

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not / derived from ‘never’

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qualm

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doubt

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iconoclastic

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(NOTE : not only related to god but in general, that is not according to the general belief)- criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.
Sceptical / critical / questioning / irreverent / heretical

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fickle

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The definition of fickle is changing your mind easily and often. / capricious

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capricious

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changing your mind easily and often. / fickle

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inadvertent

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unintentional

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unheralded

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unannounced / unexpected

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confessional

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a small wooden closet in church in which priest sit an hear people’s confessions

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duly

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justified / righteously / expected

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unduly

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excessively / unreasonably / unjustifiable

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politic

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wise / sensible / prudent / diplomatic / provident

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dignity

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state of being worthy, honest and respected.

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indignation

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affront / unfair treatment / provoke someone / humiliate someone / annoy someone / exasparation

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indignity

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shame / resentment / humiliation / embarassment / opprobrium / obloquy

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foreboding

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The definition of foreboding is someone or something that implies something bad or dangerous will occur.
{fore + bad}

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veritable

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The definition of veritable is a word that means real or genuine
{vverifiable}

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tyro

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beginner / novice / learner / neophyte / punk

{try karo}

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specious

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misleading

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inviolable

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sacred

{in(not) + violable }

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opine

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(opining )= to share our opinion or thoughts

{opinion}

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irredeemable

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cannot be redeemed / cannot be changed

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spurn

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to reject with contempt

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shun
to avoid and neglect
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askance
The definition of askance is something done with a hint of suspicion, doubt or disapproval. > A young man looking askance. {askew + glance }
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inkling
inkling – hint | {wink}
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presentiment
The definition of a presentiment is a feeling of foreboding or an intuitive feeling about something bad that will happen in the future {pre + sentimental (nervous)}
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clairvoyance
The definition of clairvoyance is the ability to detect or sense things that are not normally able to be sensed. {clear voice in head -> intuition}
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cursory
not thorough detailed / desultory / offhanded / uniterested / indifferent / mechanical / hurried / perfunctory
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incriminate
The definition of incriminate is to make someone seem guilty or to implicate someone in wrongdoing. {inhone crime kiya}
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foreshadow
warning or indication of (a future event). / forecast / prognostic {fore sahadow}
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antedated
The definition of an antedate is a date for a historical event or writing that is earlier than the previously established date. {ante dated}
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invigorated
Invigorate is defined as to give strength or energy. | {vigora}
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sclerotic
The definition of sclerotic is hard or having scoliosis. / ossified {skeleton}
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ossify
To ossify is to become bony or to turn into bone or bony tissue, or to stop developing and become stagnant. {fossil}
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vindicate
clear someone of blame | {win the case}
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brevity
The definition of brevity is defined as the quality of being brief
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prosody
Prosody is the study of the style and structure of poetry. | {pros(anti of poetic) + study => study about poetry}
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versification
to convert something into poem/ verses
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specter
Specter refers a ghost, or something that is widely feared or is a source of terror or dread {inspector ka bhoot}
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sham (verb + adjective)
to pretend to be something you are not or to disguise something. + sham is something or someone that is false or has a disguise. {scam}
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frolic
The definition of frolic is to play or engage in lighthearted merriment. {friends and liquor}
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prejudice
negative bias
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inextricable
impossible to disentangle or separate. / inseparable / tangled / entangled / impossible to escape from. / inescapable {in + extra + cable => lot of cables -> entangled / fasa hua } {in exitable}
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mural
The definition of a mural is a painting or enlarged photograph attached directly on a wall or ceiling. {murat}
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unwitting
unintentional | {wit = knoledge }
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involuntary
unintentional | {done without voluntaringly -> did not do knwingly}
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backdrop
a setting, or a location, or a background for a scene | {back(parda) + drop(girna) -> related to theatre -> scene’s setup}
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sprawl
The definition of sprawl is to spread out in an undignified or ungraceful manner. {spread}
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patina
film / layer | {patila}
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deign
condescendingly doing something | {condescending}