27 Jan 2025 Flashcards

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Patron

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Supporter

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Expatriate

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A person who lives outside their country

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Compassion

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Sympathy

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Impassive

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Emotionless

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Cacaphony

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A harsh discordant mixture of sounds

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Pugnacious/Beliigerent

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Eager of Quick to argue

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Repugnant

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Disgusting

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Impugn/Oppugn/Censure

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Challenge a statement or truth

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Pugilist

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Boxer (A professional one)

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Desecrate

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Violate/Spoil something

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Sacrosanct

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regarded as too important

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Transcend

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Surpass

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Condescend

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Show that one feels superior

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14
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Somnolent

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Sleepy

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Somnambulist

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Sleepwalker

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Somniloquy

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Sleeptalking

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17
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Somniferous

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Sleep inducing

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18
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Sophistry

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Deception

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Sophist

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Belie

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false representation/misrepresent

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Chastise

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to reprimand harshly

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Gall

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being rude
Alternative word - Impertinent

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Gossamer

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Characterized by lightness & delicacy

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Tortous

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Full of twists and turns

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Soporific

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Sleep inducing (somniferous)

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Provincial

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Characteristic of a limited prespective

27
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Incorrigible

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Not able to be changed or corrected

28
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Hackneyed

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Lacking significance due to overuse

29
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Ubiquitous

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Meaning : present, appearing, or found everywhere.

Use : “his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family”

Tamil : எல்லா இடத்திலும் இருக்கிற

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Burgeon

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Grow and Flourish

“the city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre”

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Construe

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Interpreted in a particular way

32
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Intransigent

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Unwilling to change one views

33
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Largess

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Extreme generosity and giving

34
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Temperance

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quality of moderation
தன்னடக்கம்

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Opaque

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Not clearly understood or expressed

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Exalt

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Praise or glorify

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Espouse

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To adapt or support a cause

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Pedantic

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Excessively concerned with minor details or rules

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Unscrupulous

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Without principles

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Ignoble

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Dishonorable

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Exonerate

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Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges / guilty

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Denigrate

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critize unfairly

43
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Bumbling

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lacking physical movement skills

44
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Expound

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Add details or explanation

45
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Contigent

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Dependant on/subject to chance