5/5 Flashcards
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Tyro
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Beginner or novice
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Tortuous
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Full of twist and turns
3
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Superannuate
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Retire someone with a pension
4
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Senility
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Feeble mindedness of old age
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Schism
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division into two parts
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Sycophant
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Flatterer
7
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Epigraphy
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Study of inscriptions
8
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Despotism
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Cruelty
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Emaciate
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Thin and wasted
10
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Erudite
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Scholarly
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Evasive
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Avoiding committment or self revelation
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Extol
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Praise enthusiastically/glorify
13
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Glib
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Fluent but insincere and shallow
14
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Gaol
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Jail
15
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Hoodwink
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Deceive
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Imbroglio
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Complicated situation
17
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Harangue
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Scolding
18
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Irksome
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Tedious(Too long,slow or dull)
19
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Laconic
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brief
20
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Jocund
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Cheerful
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Jiffy
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Few moments
22
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Ornate
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Decorated
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Nefarious
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Very wicked
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Perusal
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Careful study
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Perquisite
Perks
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Sedition
Rebellion
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Slander
Defamation
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Scourge
Severe punishment
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Sumptuous
Splendid and expensive looking/ feast
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Scion
Offspring
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Sartorial
Pertaining to dress
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Supercilious
Haughty (arrogantly superior and disdainful)
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Thwart
Prevent someone from accomplishing something
34
Throttle
Strangle
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Scion
Offspring
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Terse
Concise/pithy
37
Vociferous
Noisy
38
Vindictive
Revengeful
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Zealot
Fanatic
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Vagary
Strange and sudden change
