201-300 Flashcards by Yashika Naruka

Euphoria

Feeling of intense happiness

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Fathom

verb
to understand something
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I can’t fathom what he means.I can’t fathom what he means.
noun
a measure of the depth of water; 6 feet (1.8 metres

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Invective

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
“he let out a stream of invective”

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Pilfer

to steal something in small quantity or of little value, especially from the place where you work

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Deride

to say that somebody/something is ridiculous; to laugh at something in a cruel way

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Berate

scold or criticize (someone) angrily

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Clamor

to demand something in a loud or angry way

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Shun

Persistently avoid, ignore, reject

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Foilage

Plant leaves collectively

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Accede

Agree toa demand request treaty

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Acquiesced

Accept sth reluctantly but without protest

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Genial

Friendly, cheerful, jovial

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Barbaric

Savagely cruel

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Roving

Wanderer, nomadic

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Hearty

Loudly vigourous And cheerful

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Solace

Comfort or consolation in times of distress

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Profiteer

Seeks to make an excessive Or unfair profit illegally

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Fidget

Make small movements of hands and feet bcz of nervousness or impatience

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Bashful

Shy and embarrassed

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Ameliorate

To make something better more bearable or satisfactory

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Hoax

Humorous/malicious deception

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Innuendo

Allusion

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Concur

To be of the same opinion

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Mirth

Amusement expressed in laughter

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Despondency

Low spirits from loss of hope or courage

Parochial

Having a limited or narrow scope or outlook

Jejune

Dull monotonous

Riveting

Compelling

Bevy

Large group of people or things of particular kind

Bawl

Shout or call out noisily and unrestrained

Dawdle

Move slowly or idly

Fretful

Easily annoyed or irritated

Qualm

Sudden feeling of usually disturbing emotions

Affix

To fasten or stick one thing to another

Fish out of water

Uncomfortable

Under a cloud

Under a suspicion

At sea

Completely confused

At ones disposal

Available for ones use

Be in hot water

In a difficult situation

Let the cat out of the bag

To accidently reveal a secret

To face the music

To face sth unpleasant bcz of previous actions

Smell a rat

Begin to suspect deception or a person who deceives

Recluse

One who lives in solitude

Insolvent

Unable to pay debt, bankrupt

Ignominious

Causing or deserving public disgrace or shame

Dire

Extremely serious or urgent

Presage

Omen portend Herald

Secularist

Who advocates separation of state from religious institutions

Donkey's years

Long period of time

A green horn

An inexperienced man

Fits and starts

Irregularly

Impervious

A person who remains unmoved by the suggestions of others

Plutocracy

Govt by the wealthy

Oligarchy

Small group of people controlling the country or organization

Geraphobia

Fear of old age

Dipsophobia

Fear of drinking alcohol

Ochlocracy

Govt by populace or mob rule

Gamophobia

Fear of getting married, being in a relationship or commitment

Ergophobia

Fear of finding employment or work

Cynophobia

Fear of dogs

To drive sth home

To keep repeating a point until it's clearly understood

Halcyon days

Peaceful days

At the eleventh hour

At the last moment

Give away

1. donate sth 2. Ruin a secret

To give someone stick

To criticise or mock someone

In offing

Appear soon or happen soon

To take to heels

To run away

Dog days

Hot days

Adrem

To the point

Apostate

Who has given up his faith or religion or left a political party

In the red

In debt

In black

Making a profit

Under the rose

In secret

As the crow flies

In a straight line

De jure

Legally

De facto

In practice

En masse

Collectively

For the nonce

For the present, temporarily

Nonce

For once

Harp on

Keep on talking

To show the white feathee

To show signs of cowardice

Mite

a very small creature like a spider that lives on plants and animals and in carpets, etc.

Dupe

Trick deceive

Immaculate

Without blemish or imperfection

Flatten the curve

Flattening-the-curve (FTC) refers to a strategy adopted to slow down and spread out the outbreak dynamics.

Vicious

Having bad intentions of hurting someone badly

Implore

Asking someone to do or not to do something in a singer, emotional and determined way

Usurp

To take control of a position of power esp without having the right to

Impeach

To formally accuse a public official of a serious crime in connection with their job

Voracious

Having an eager approach to an activity