1 Flashcards by Lakshay Chauhan | Brainscape

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Absolve

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Abridge

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To shorten or condense

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Abysmal

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D

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Acquiesce

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Agreement

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Advocate

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To support or favor

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Aesthetic

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Concerned with the appreciation of beauty

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Affinity

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Kinship, sympathy

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Agenda

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A

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Aggrandize

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S

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Allusion

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An indirect reference

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Altruistic

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Unselfish

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Amnesty

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An official pardon for a group of people who violate law

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Animosity

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A

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Anomalous

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A

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Arduous

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A

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Augment

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A

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Austere

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A

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Aversion

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Dislike

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Banal

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Unoriginal, hackneyed

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Baroque

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Extravagantly ornate, flamboyant

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Begrudge

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To envy other’a possession , to concede reluctantly

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Benediction

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Blessing

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Benign

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Kind, gentle

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Blanch

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To turn pale

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Blithe

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Happily, joyful, lighthearted

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Botch

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To bungle, to foul up

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Bracing

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To prepare

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Broach

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To open up a subject for discussion

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Buffoon

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Clown or fool

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Bulwark

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Something used as Defense

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Cache

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A hiding place, something hidden in a secret place

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Callous

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Insensitive, indifferent

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Candor

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Truthfulness, great honesty

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Capitulate

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To surrender, stop resistance

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Catharsis

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Am emotional purification

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Cauatic

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Biting in humor

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Censure

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Act of blaming or condemning

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Chastise

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To critisize severely

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Chronic

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Constant last a long tome

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Circumspect

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Careful, thought through

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Clemency

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Disposition towards mercy , mildness

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Clique

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An exclusive group

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Coalesce

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To come together as one, to fuse or unite

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Coherent

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Making sense, organize and logical

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Colloquial

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Conversational, used in informant speech

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Convey

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To transport, conduct,

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Conviction

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Determination,

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Copious

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Abundant, lavish

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Corroborate

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To confirm

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Criterion

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Standard for judging

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Cursory

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Brief, without much attention to detail

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Dearth

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Small number, shortage

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Deference

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Respect courtesy

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Deft

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