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501- Flashcards

1
Q

Codicil

A

Instruction that is later added to a will

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2
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Furlough

A

To give someone permission to leave his duty for a period of time

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3
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Adjunct

A

Thing that is added as an supplementary(add on) computer technology is an adjunt to knowledge

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4
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Effusion

A

Expression of feelings in exaggerated way

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5
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Exonerate

A

To free someone offiviallyfrom a blame

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6
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Cocktail

Mocktail

A

Alcoholic mixture of juices and drinks

Non alcoholic mixture

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7
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Bisque

A

Thick soup made of shellfish

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8
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Bovine
Feline
Ovine
Vulpine

A

Cow
Cat
Sheep
Fox

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9
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Contingency

Prophecy

A

Event that may or maynot happen in future

Statement that something wil happen in future

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10
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Penchant

Propensity

A

A special liking for something(eg champagne)

Tendency to a particular kind of behavior

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11
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Expurgate
Exterminate
Extirpate

A

To remove a objectionable part from a book
To kill
To destroy

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12
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Burrow

A

Rabbit hole

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13
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Tyrant(despotic)

A

Creul leader

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14
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Sharpnel

Splinters

A

Small pieces that is liberated by a bomb blast

Small piece of wood or glass broken from largr piece

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15
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spelelogy

A

Study of caves

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16
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Biodegradable

Perishable

A

Decomposition by bacteria

Going bad

17
Q

Rancid
Insipid
Tepid

A

Bad smell or smell from a decomposed substance
No taste or smell
Slightly warm sometimes not pleasant( not very enthusiastic )
Eg they have to drink a bitter tepid coffee(i.e coffee has to be hot it is slightly hot so negative in naturr)

18
Q

Yoke
Rein
Leash
Whip

A

Wooden piece connected to the animal pulling cart
Horse rope to hand of rider and horse mouth
Leather chain for holding or controlling a dog
Sattai

19
Q

rhinologist

Otologist

A

Nose doctor

Ear doctor

20
Q

suckle

A

To feed young one from the breast or teat

21
Q

Sobriquet

A

Nick name

22
Q

Drought

Famine

A

Long period without rain

Lack of food for long period of time

23
Q

Gingivitis
Gangrene
Conjuntivitis
Orchtis

A

Gum infection
Decay that takes place in a body part due to prevention of blood flow
Infection in eye
Inflamation of testis

24
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Anonymous

A

Name that is not made public

25
Q

Acrimonious
Audacious
Assiduous

A

Angry or bitter words
Willing to take risk or to do something shocking
Working very hard that everything can be done perfect

26
Q

glib

Inveterate

A

Smooth( clever words but not sincere)

Long time habit(ori poi richu )

27
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Erroneous

A

Not correct or wrong information
(workers made erroneous assumption )
( this is an erroneous value or information)

28
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Credential

A

Quality that makes you suitable do something

29
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Fantasy

Whim

A

Wild imagination

Sudden wish to have or do something unusual

30
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Sonnet
Psalm
Ballad

A

14 line poem
Song or poem in bible
Song or poem that tells story

31
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Vehemently

A

Forcefully

32
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Camouflage

A

To cover up
Disguise
Concealment
(during military operation the soldiers cover them up with turfs to merge with the surroundings)

33
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Precedence

Etiquette

A

Rank or importance

Code of politness

34
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Cosmocrat
Cosmesis
Cosmetician

A

Ruler of whole world
Preserving body beauty
One who sells cosmetics

35
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Nomads
Barbarian
Vagabonds

A

Community that moves from place to place
People who don’t belong to one of the greatest civilisation (rome greek christian )
People with no money who travels from place to place

36
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Chauffeur

A

Driver job

37
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Reminsced

A

To think or write about past happy time

38
Q

Serendipity

A

Good thing happening by chance

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