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

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Superannuate

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Retire someone with a pension

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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

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Epigraphy

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Study of inscriptions

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Despotism

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Cruelty

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Emaciate

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Thin and wasted

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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

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Glib

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Fluent but insincere and shallow

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Gaol

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Jail

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Hoodwink

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Deceive

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Imbroglio

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Complicated situation

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Harangue

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Irksome

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Tedious(Too long,slow or dull)

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Laconic

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Jocund

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Jiffy

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Few moments

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Ornate

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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
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Throttle
Strangle
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Scion
Offspring
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Terse
Concise/pithy
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Vociferous
Noisy
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Vindictive
Revengeful
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Zealot
Fanatic
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Vagary
Strange and sudden change