451 Flashcards

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Antidote

Antibody

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A substance that controls effect of poison

Produced by body to fight diseases

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2
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Antigen

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A substance that enters the body and cause disease

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3
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Wreath

Wreathe

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Ring of flowers

To surround or cover something

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4
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Wrath

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Extreme anger

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5
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Labourious

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Takes lot of time

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6
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Dirge elegy

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Song sung at funeral

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7
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Pyre

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Large pile of wood over wich dead body is placed and burnt

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Cenotaph

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A monument built in memory of war soilders who are buried in someother place

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Cenotaph

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A monument built in memory of war soilders who are buried in someother place

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Conservatory

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A small room made of glass roof and walls at the side of a building

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Downpour
Blizzard
Avalanche

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Heavy rain
Snowstrom
A mass of snow ice and rock that falls down from a mountain

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Centennial
Centurion
Centenarian

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100 th anniversary
Army officer who commands 100 soilders
A person who lives for 100 years

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13
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Palaeography

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Study of ancient writings

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14
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Tremor

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Movement of ground

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Green house

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Place of glass roof and glass sides for growing plants

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plantain

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A fruit like banana but less sweet and cooked and ate as vegetable

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Litter

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One meaning is trash

Group of young animals like puppies

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Shoal

Swarm

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Group of fishes swimming together

Large group of insects(bees)

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Excerpt

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A short piece of writing taken from a film or writing or music

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Salvo

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Act firing at same time to mark an occasion

21
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Fusillade

Volley

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Rapid series of firing or throwing

Firing or throwing at a time

22
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Homophone

Homonym

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Same pronunciation different spelling and meaning

Same pronunciation and spelling but different meaning

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Revel

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To celebrate with yourself

24
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Overhaul

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To examine and repair

25
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Animosity

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Strong dislike

26
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Entreaty

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Serious and often emotional request

27
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Plaintiff

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Person who makes a complaint

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Deist

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One who believes in god

29
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Coffle

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Group of animals or slave chained in a line

30
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Cortege

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Line of cars or people moving along slowly in a funeral

31
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Liquidator

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Avan sotha vithu kadan adikuraven

32
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Venal

Hireling

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One who does crime for money

Coolie padai

33
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myopia

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Inability to see far away things

34
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Eulogy

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Speech of praising someone

35
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Accolade

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Award for an achievement that people admire

36
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Glazier

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One who fits glass into windows

37
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Patisserie

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Shop that sells cakes

38
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Imperceptable

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Very small cannot be heard or seen

39
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Indelible

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Mark that cannot be removed

Like ink

40
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Jaunt

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A short journey or excursion

41
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Stroller

Rambler

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Person who likes slow relaxed walking

Person who walks in countryside for pleasure

42
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Pulpit

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Small stand where the priest stands in a church