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186-260 Flashcards

1
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Espionage

A

Spy

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Elegy

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Opari
Poem or song for the death of a person
Mourning

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Conscience

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Morally right and wrong

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Consciousness

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Awarness by using the sensory and mental power

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Aquittal

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Judgement of no guilty

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Parley

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Discussion between enemies to solve a problem

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Ambrosia

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Very pleasant to eat

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Flounder

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Struggle in difficult suituation

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Fumble

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Stamering to speak

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Ombudsman

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Official whose job is to listen to complaints about a company or government

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Collier

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Ship that carries coal

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Bovine

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Cows

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Canine

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Dogs

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Feline

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Cats

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15
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Vermious

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Small animals insects

Cockroaches rat

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Glower

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To look in angry manner

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17
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Gnaw

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To keep bitting till the thing disappears

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18
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Gnash

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To grind together

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19
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Destitute

Pauper

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Person without money food

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Impious

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Not having respect to god

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21
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Blashphemy

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Lack of respect to god or religion

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Quibble

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Slight objection about a trivial matter

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23
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Prevaricate

quibble

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To hide the truth

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Preponderate

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Weigh more heavy

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25
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Lexicographer

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One who compiles dictionary

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26
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Lapidist

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Skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

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27
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Amputation

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Surgical removal of a part of limb or whole limb

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Velodrome

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Track or building used for cycle racing

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29
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Coffer

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Strong box used in past to store valuable objects

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30
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Pantry

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Cupboard or small room in house to store food

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31
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Scullery

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Small room nxt to kitchen for washing dishes

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32
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Plagiarism

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Stealing one s idea

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33
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Piracy

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illegal act of attacking ships to loot

To make copy of dvd books to sale

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34
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Perusal

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Reading carefully to remember

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35
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Illegible

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Impossible to read

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36
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Incomprehensible

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Impossible to understand

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37
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Satrist

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One who crticises in humourous way

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38
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diviner

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One who claims to discover hidden knowledge with supernatural powers

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39
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Sprightly

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Full of life energy

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40
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Ghastly

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In threating manner

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41
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Ominously

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In a manner bad is going to happen in future

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42
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miser

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Kanjan

One who loves wealth and hates spending it

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43
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Curmudgeon

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Bad tempered old person

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44
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Scrimp

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To spend very little money on things needed to live so that to spend in someother thing

45
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Constriction

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Bottleneck

46
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Consternation

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Anxiety or dismay due to a sad happening

47
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Man eater

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A wild animal that attacks and eats humans

48
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Savage

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Brutal aggressive voilent

49
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Assertive

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Politely firm and stubborn

50
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Lordy

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Exclamation of surprise and dismay

51
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Deprecate

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Disapproval

52
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Deprive

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To prevent doing an important thing

53
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Decipher

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To succeed in finding meaning of something difficult to read or understand

54
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Anthropids

Aquarians

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Looks like human

Person born between 21 january and 19 feb

55
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Gullible

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Naive
Belive what others say
Credulous

56
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Perceptible

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Noticeable

57
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Assent

A

To agree

58
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Sage

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Very wise person

59
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Recluse

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Person who lives alone and avoids people

60
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Sporadic

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Intermittent

Occurs after regular intervals

61
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epidemic

Pandemic

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Rapid spread

Rapid spread across world

62
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Endemic

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Fixed to particular place

63
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Commemorate

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To remind people of important person

64
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Commensurate

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Match something in size and quality

65
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Commiserate

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To show sympathy that alleviates (less the pain)

66
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Tempest

A

Voilent strom

67
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Breeze

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Light mind

68
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Imperialist

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A person who believes a powerful country increase its power over another country By business

69
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Implorer

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A person who asks a person to do something because he needs it very much

70
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Blockhead

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A very stupid person

71
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Bottleneck

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To prevent an or to slow down an activity

72
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Breach

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Failure to do something that must be done by law

73
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Martyr

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A person who is killed or tortured by his religion Or political belief

74
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Gladiator

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A person trained to fight or kill animal to entertain public

75
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Posthumous child

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Given or happening after someone has died

76
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Deprived child

Waif

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Not having enough food education all basic needs to live happy
Thin child without enough food

77
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jibe

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Unkind remark about someone

78
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Pose

A

To create problem

To ask something to show our presence

79
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Mortgage

A

A legal agreemenr by which bank lends u money to buy house

80
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Invoice

A

Bill

81
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Dereliction

A

Failing to do ones job
Wilful negligence

Another meaning very poor

82
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Debacle

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Situation of failure or embarrasment

83
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Deterrent

A

Thing that makes someone less likely to do

84
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Ambivalent

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Showing both good and bad feelings

85
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horticulture

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Study practise of growing flowers fruits and vegetables

86
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Walkway

A

A path set for walking

87
Q

Walk out
Walk about
Walk over

A

Pathila porathu
Important person walk among ordinary people election time canvas
To disrespect

88
Q

Panacea

A

Cure for all disease

89
Q

Laxative

Purgative

A

Bady mathirai mari

Empties your bowel

90
Q

Mercenary

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Soldier who fights for the one who pays

91
Q

Corroborate

A

To confirm with evidence

92
Q

Extricate

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To escape

93
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Bigot

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Narrow
Prejudiced
Obstained ( shrud adamant idea or belief)

94
Q

dogmatic

Opinionated

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Opinionated

Strong that ones idea is only correct and not willing to change

95
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Plaintive

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Sad or mournful

96
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Ceasefire

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Agreement to stop fighting

97
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Outpost

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Small group of soliders to watch enemies movements

98
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Ridicule

Sarcastic

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Criticism and mockery

99
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Contempt

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A feeling tha something or somebody does not require respect

100
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Satire

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Criticising in humorous way

101
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Delegate

A

To give ones power to lower person

102
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Anarchy

A

No order or government

103
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Mutiny

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Revolt by soldiers

104
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Faint

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That cannot be clearly seen or smelt or heard

105
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Cyclone
Tornado
Hurricane

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Tropical strom
Voilent strom
Voilent strom in atlantic ocean

106
Q

Fable
Parrable
Tale

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Moral story with animals
Moral and religious story said by jesus in bible
Adventurous imaginative action story

107
Q

Vulnerable

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Weak

Easily hurt

108
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Choir
Coir
Quire

A

Group of singers
Rough materials to make rope
Four sheets of paper made to eight leaves

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