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400-450 Flashcards

1
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Repatriate

A

To send or bring a person back to his own country

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2
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Fastidious

Meticulous

A

Being very careful

Expecting 100 percentage

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3
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precarious

A

Not safe
Not certain
Dangerous

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4
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Intestate

Intaglio

A

Die without making a legal will

Engravings on precious stone

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5
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Inveterate

A

Bad habbit always doing it

Unlikely to stop

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6
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Masochist

Sadist

A

Hurts himself

Hurts others

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7
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Nihilist

A

A person who believes nothing has value especially religion

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8
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Physiology

A

Scientific study of normal function of living

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9
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trilogy

A

Study of three related works of a same author

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10
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Topology

A

Way something is arranged or related

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11
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trichology

A

Study of hair and scalp

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12
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Epigraphy

A

Study of ancient inscriptions

Like words written in a stone

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13
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Succulent

Dissident

A

Juicy and having thick tissues

Person who critices government in a country where it is dangerous

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14
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Thespian

A

An actor (humorous)

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15
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Fascimile

FAX

A

Exact copy of something

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16
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Semantics

A

Study of meanings and words

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17
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Null
Lull or soothe or placate
Cull

A

To reduce to nothing
To make somebody relaxed and calm
To kill certain number of animals in group to prevent over population

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18
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Annul

A

To officially ban or state something is no longer legal

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19
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Hackneyed

A

Overused therefore boring

Unoriginal and trite( lacking originality)

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20
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Syllogism

A

A way of arguing in which two statements are used to prove the third statement is true

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21
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Epitome

Epistle

A

Perfect example

Long serious letter on important subject

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22
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Hieroglyphics

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Written iN pictorial symbols

23
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Acronym

A

A word formed from the first letters of words

CAD , WHO

24
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Abridgement

A

Short veraion of a written work

25
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Almanac

A

A book published every year that gives information about the subject in that particular year

26
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Anachronism

A

A person or custom that is old fashioned

27
Q

Parvenu

A

A person from low social or economic position who suddenly became rich and powerful

28
Q

Promiscuous

A

Having many sexual partners
Taken from Wide range of sources
Without careful thought

29
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Sumptuary

A

Regulating / controling expenditure/ personal behaviour(kind of law that restricts freedom like male should not wear gold and only samurai can have sword like tat)

30
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Paleontology

A

Study of fossils ( the remains of plants and animals in rocks )

31
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Statute

A

A law passed by parliment

32
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Stature

A

A persons height

Respect or importance given to a person based on his ability

33
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Prop

A

A piece of wood or metal used for supporting something or keeping something

34
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scaffold

A

Plateform used for execution of criminals by cutting of their heads or hanging them

35
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Lean to

A

A small building with its roof leaning against the side of building

36
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Rafter

A

Sloping piece of wood tat supports the roof

37
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Aquaphobia

A

Fear of drowning in water

38
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horizon

A

Longest distant at which land and sky joins

39
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waybill

A

List of goods or passengers carried

40
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Wagon

A

Railway or railroad truck carrying goods

41
Q

Wirepuller

A

A person who is able to control or influnece events without realizing it

42
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Whist

A

Card game

43
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Callous

A

Cruel not caring about others

44
Q

Hagiography

A

A book about life of person that praises him too much(oruthanoda pugal padura book)

45
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Invincible
Infalliable
Invulnerable

A

Cannot be defeated
Never wrong no mistakes
Safe cannot be harmed

46
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Hanger

A

Large building where aircrafts are kept

47
Q

granary

Dockyard

A

Place where grains are stored

Area where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired

48
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Usurer

A

Person who lends money for high interests

49
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Inadmissible

A

That cannot be allowed or accepted

50
Q

Janitor

A

One who is appointed to maintain and clean the building

51
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Beadle(verger)

A

One who hold decorum in prayer meeting in church

52
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Congregation

A

Group of people gather in church for prayer excluding priest and choir

53
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Confrontation

A

Angry dispute

54
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Conflageration

A

excessive fire that destroys lot of buildings and land

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