1 Flashcards by Mohammad Sifat Raquib

Anomaly

Atypical.

Unusual.

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Sarcastic

Sardonic. 
Snide. 
Derisive. 
Taunting. 
Mocking.

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Emulate

Imitate

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Wry

Intellectual jokes with a twist.

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Scarcity

Paucity.

Dearth.

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Prattle

To babble.

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Unconventional

Unorthodox

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Painstaking

Meticulous.

Very careful.

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Exacting

Very demanding.

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Audacious

Very bold.

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Hobble

To hamper.

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Indifferent

Damn care.

Apathetic.

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Soporific

Sleep inducing.

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Diffident

Lacking self confidence.

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Pragmatic

Practical.

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Evocation

An imaginative re-creation.

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Presumptuous

Impertinently bold

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Recalcitrant

Resistant.
Obdurate.
Obstinate.

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Boon

Timely benefit.

Blessing.

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Bane

A source of harm and ruin.

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Clandestine

Surreptitious.
Furtive.
Covert.

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Aboveboard

Known to everyone.

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Bolster

To reinforce.

To support.

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Affable

Amiable.
Genial.
Gregarious.

Agreeable, marked by pleasing, warm and friendly personality.

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Austere

Plain. Simple. Strict. Without adornments.

Austerity.

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Altruistic

Unselfish concern for others’ wellbeing.

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Ambiguous

Uncertain. Unclear. Not definitive.

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Elated

Very happy.

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Upbraid

Reproach.
Castigate. 
Rebuke. 
Scold. 
Disdain.

To express disapproval of.

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Nostalgia

A sentimental longing for the past.

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Conjecture

Supposition. Guess.

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Obsolete

Archaic.

Antiquated.

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Auspicious

Propitious.

Favorable.

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Morose

Gloomy. Despondent.

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Impasse

Deadlock.
Stalemate.
Disagreement.

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Verdant

Lush. Green.

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Unscrupulous

Dishonest.

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Anachronism

False or wrong assignment of time.

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Belie

To given an wrong impression.

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Mitigate

Alleviate. Assuage. Mollify.

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Covet

To strongly desire. To crave.

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Antithesis

Antithetical. Antipode.

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Prototype

Archetype. An original model.

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Aloof

Detached.

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Trite

Cliche. Unoriginal. Common.

Banal.
Hackneyed. 
Trite. 
Platitudinous. 
Insipid.

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Antecedent

Precursor.

Forerunner.

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Plausible

Credible. Could happen. Believable.

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Implausible

May not happen. Incredible.

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Prudent

Cautious.

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Aesthetic

Beautiful.

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Paradox

True-false both.

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Enigmatic

Inscrutable.
Puzzling.
Baffling.

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Acquiesce

To comply. To agree. To give in.

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Naive

Gullible.

Credulous.

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Jaded

Spoiled.

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Autonomous

Independent.

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Futile

Completely useless.

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Indigenous

Endemic.

Native to a certain area.

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Ubiquitous

Prevalent.
Pervasive.
Widespread.
Everywhere.

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Pandemic

Ubiquitous epidemic.

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Fortitude

Strength of the mind to allow one to endure pain or adversity with courage.

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Exhort

To strongly encourage.

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Tenacious

With great determination

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Thwart

To frustrate

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Incontrovertible

Indisputable.

Inevitable.

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Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings.

Contradictory.

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Diminutive

Very small.

Minuscule.
Infinitesimal.

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Trivial

Trifle.
Insignificant.
Minutiae.

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Exhort

To plead.
To implore.
To request.

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Antipathy

Animosity.
Enmity.
Rancor.

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Sabotage

To undermine.

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Digress

To depart from the subject.

Gress: to progress.

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Transgress

To come across.

Trans: Across the line.
Re: Again, or Back.

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Tenacious

Filled with great determination.

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Indulgent

Characterized by overly generous and tolerant.

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Divisive

Polarize.

To divide things into opposing parts.

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Dissension

To polarize.

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Nebulous

Vague.

Inchoate.

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Analogy

Analogous.
Alike.
Similar.

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Ephemeral

Fleeting.

Short lived.

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Penchant

Predilection.
Inclination.
Specific liking.

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Capricious

Mercurial.

Fickle.

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Boorish

Uncouth.
Crass.
Crudely behaving person.

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Incredulous

Disbelieving.

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Indignant

Anger at unjust.

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Innuendo

Insinuation.

A veiled reference.

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Thwart

Stymie.
Block. 
Parry. 
Prevent. 
Forbear.
Stop.
Frustrate.
Disrupt.

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Adroit

Deft.
Dexterous.
Adept.
Skillful.

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Malodorous

Not skillful.

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Admonish

To earnestly warn against.

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Incontrovertible

Indisputable.
Unquestionable.
Beyond a doubt.

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Voracious

Insatiable. 
Plundering. 
Rapacious. 
Ravenous.
Avaricious.

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Callous

Emotionless.

Insensitive.

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Intrepid

Undaunted.
Fearless.
Courageous.

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Nonchalant

Coolly damn care.

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Convoluted

Spiral.

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Itinerant

Peripatetic.

Nomadic.

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Sedentary

Staying in one place.

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Poignant

Touching.

Moving.

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Impetus

Encouragement that empowers activity.

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Bucolic.

Pastoral.
Rustic.
Charming, unspoiled nature.

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Unflappable

Equanimity.

Calm during unusual scenarios. M

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Panache

Flamboyant.
Verve.

Great vigor and energy, especially in artistic performance.

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Provocative

Provoking discussions and stimulating controversy.

Placid

Calm.

Serene.

Fortuitous

Accidental fortune.

Dispel

To scatter.
To drive away.
Dispel a misconception.

Amalgam

Mixture.

Feasible

Possible.

Viable.

Anguish

Torment.

Agonizing mental and/or physical pain.

Intemparate

Lacking restrain and moderation.

Temperate: having it.

Superficial

Shallow.

Concerned with only the surface or appearance.

Laud

Extol.
Tout.
Acclaim.

Praise.

Dismissive

Showing indifference.

Disparage

To belittle.

To behave in a disrespectful way.

Pompous

Impertinent.
Insolent.
Arrant.

Cryptic

Convoluted.

Subtle

A gradual unnoticeable change.

Disparity

Inequality.

Parity

Equality

Curtail

To cut short.

Exasperate

To make angry.

Incense.

Innocuous

Harmless.

Tirade.

Hate speech.

Diatribe.

Charlatan

Cheat.
Fraud.
Imposter.

Unwary

Dupe with spurious information.

Spurious

False

Dupe

Mislead.

Skeptic

A skeptic asks questions because he doesn’t believe.

Rhetorician

An eloquent writer or speaker.

Hedonist

Someone who solely seeks pleasure.

Ascetic

Someone who practices self-denial.

Raconteur

Someone who is great with anecdotes.

Iconoclast

Someone who ridicules great figures, ideas and institutions.

Dilettante

A superficial liked of art or a specific knowledge.

Partisan

Biased due to strong believe liking.

Penchant.
Inclination.
Predilection.

Mentor

Edifier.

Acolyte

A devoted follower.

Demagogue

A leader who appeals and takes advantage of its followers’ fears, emotion and others.

Villainous

Despicable.

Automation m

Self-working.

Recluse

Forlorn.
Solitary.
Secluded.

Bungler

Unproductive due to incompetence.

Clairvoyant

Seer.

Prognosticator

Guesser based on present data.

Pundit

Wise advisor

Zealot

Enthusiast.

Champion.

Neophyte

Greenhorn.
Novice.
Tyro.

Benefactor

Benefitting.

Patron.

Dismember

Prevaricator.
Lier.
Deceiver.

Proponent

An advocate.

Prodigy

Someone with great talent.

Progenitor

An originator.

Precocious

Very advanced.

Oracle

Pundit.

Misanthrope

Hater of mankind.

Innovator

One who introduced new things.

Sycophant

Unctuous and coying ingratiating person.

Today.

Obsequious

Servile.
Groveling.
Lackey.

Stoic

Emotionless.

Callus.

Reprobate

One who lacks moral principles.

Renegade

A disloyal person.

Squander

Atrophy.

To waste away.

Abolition

Termination.

Eradication.

Draconian

Martinet.

Strict adherence to rules.

Laconic

Terse.
Brief.
Succinct.

Spartan

Austere.

Arduous

Exacting.

Demanding.

Halcyon

Characterized by equanimity, tranquility.

Unflappable.

Sophistry

Plausible but deliberately fallacious.

Fallacious

Misleading.

Chimerical

Magically benefitting but probably not realized.

Ostracize

To ban.

Impecunious

Destitute.
Poor.
Indigent.

Nefarious

Vile.

Villainous.

Jovial

Jocose.

Jocular.

Dirge

A mournful song or hymn.

Maudlin

Tearful. Sentimental.

Quixotic

Marked by impractical idealism.

Pandemonium

A wild uproar.

Tumult.

Panacea

Cure all.

Panoramic

Viewing everything around.

Fiasco

Debacle.

Tardy

Belated.

Slow.

Bowdlerize

To remove passages from a book for children.

Galvanize

Electrocute.

Stirring activity.

Picayune

Trifling.
Trifle.
Minutiae.
Trivial.

Gerrymander

Divide a geographical area to gain votes.

Maverick

Nonconformist.

Juggernaut

Someone who crushes everything in its path.

Serendipity

Accidental fortune.

Zenith

Apex.

Pinnacle.

Nadir

Lowest point.

Expunge

Expurgate.
Excise.

To delete. To remove. Take out.

Eccentric

Odd

Extricate

To get out of difficulty.

Exemplary

Out of the ordinary.

Enumerate

To count. To list out.

Elusive

Difficult to understand.

Exorbitant

Over expensive.

Repudiate

Recant.
Renounce.

To take back. To reject. To disavow.

Redundant

Repetitive.

Relinquish

To give up.
To surrender.
To give back.

Resilient

Flexible. Patience. Perseverance.

Reaffirm

To state agin.

To confirm.

Reticent

To hold back one’s thought.

Reserve.

Rebuff

To bluntly reject.

Renovate

To make new again. To model again.

Rejuvenate

To make juvenile again. To make young again.

Resurgent

To surge again. To rise again.

Deleterious

Harmful

Decry

Disapprove

Despondent

Gloomy.

Denounce

Defame.

Demise

To die.

Debunk

To express as false.

Deride

To ridicule.

Tarnish

Diminish

Tactless

Inconsiderate

Devoid

Lacking quality and/or quantity.

Bereft.

Impeccable

Flawless.

Implacable

Unable to be placated or appeased.

Inexorable

Unable to be stopped, prevented or calmed.
Relentless.
Inevitable.

Incoherent

Not coherent

Insurmountable

Not able to be surmounted.

Surmount = overcome.

Irreverent

Disrespectful. Lacking seriousness.

Circumscribe

To confine.

Circuitous

Roundabout.

Circumvent

To dodge. To bypass.

Circumspect

To suspect. To be prudent/ cautious.

Magnanimous

To be generous.

Erroneous

Filled with errors.

Momentous

Filled with importance.

Mandate

Fix

Corroborate

To support.

Steadfast

Fixed. Unswerving.

Mellifluous

Sweetly flowing.

Ominous

Noisome. Offensive.

Portend

Foretell.

Acrimonious

Bitter.

Acerbic

Bitter joke like.

Exacerbate

To make worse.

Copious

Abundance

Abstemious

Filled with moderation.

Malodorous

Stinky. Fetid.

Tedious m

Tiring.

Demure

Reticent.

Reserved.

Denigrate

To disparage.

Despoiled

Plunder.

To steal.

Lexicon

Dictionary

Munificent

Generous.

Omnipotence

Having unlimited or great power.

Omniscient

All knowing.

Patron

Benefactor.

Saga

Epic. Legend.

Voluptuous

Hedonistic.

Wane

To decline.

Watershed

Water divider.

Inflection point.

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