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1
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Excruciating / adj /

A

Giving torture

[ syn ] torturous

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Flagging/adj/

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Lacking energy
Eg. Flagging ambition

[ ant ] unflagging
Eg. Unflagging determination

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Flag / v/

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To decline or decrease

Eg. My interest flagged

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Buoy 3 /v/

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1) To float
2) to be cheerful

3) To maintain a high level ( of economy)
Eg. The economy buoyed

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Opt / v/

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To choose or select

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Peregrinate

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From periphery

To make a roundabout journey

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Peregrination /n /

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Roundabout journey

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Alarming / adj /

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AI: all, arm: carrying weapons

Causing fear or worry
Eg. the unemployment is increasing in an alarming rate

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Leery 2

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1) cautious ( about future consequence)

2) fig. Meaning- casting doubt because you are cautious
Eg. Leery eyes

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Leer

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To look with sexual intention
Eg. Leering look

[ syn ] ogle

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Influx 2

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In- into, flux- flow

1 ) great flow

2) arrival in great number or amount
Eg. The influx of refugees

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Exodus

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Departure in great number

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Equity /n/

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Fairness ( that is morally good )

[ ant ] iniquity ( lack of fairness that is morally bad)

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Equitable / adj /

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Fair ( that is morally good )

[ Ant ] iniquitous ( unfair or morally bad)

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Fictional 2/ adj /

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1) of the fiction
Eg. Fictional characters

2) unreal
Eg. Fictional address

[ syn ] fictitious

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Empirical

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Based on test or experiment

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Elegant 2

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1) very impressive
Eg. Elegant dressup / performance

2) simple, direct and clear
Eg. Elegant solution to the problem

[ ant ] inelegant

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Unsound 2

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1 ) baseless
Eg. Unsound reasoning

2) structurally poor
Eg. Unsound building / bridge

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Axiomatic

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Obviously true

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Axiom

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Obviously true statement ( further verification

is not needed )

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Tenet / n/

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Ten - hold

Idea or principal
Eg. The fundamental tenet of the political party

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Plutocracy 2/n/

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Pluto - wealth

1) dominance by wealthy people
2) rule by wealthy people

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Neophyte / n/

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Neo - new

Beginner ( lacking experience )

[ syn ] tyro, novice

Eg. The teacher is a neophyte

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Novice / adj /

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New ( lacking experience )

Eg. A novice writer

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Challenging

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Very difficult but enjoyable (Requiring much time and effort )
Eg. A challenging job

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Challenge /n/

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A difficult task that requires much time and effort

Eg. The research topic is a challenge for me

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Challenge /v/

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To have doubt

Eg. The students challenged the teacher’s quality

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Unchallenged / adj /

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Undoubted

Eg. the premise is unchallenged

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Fledging 2/n/

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1) A bird that is about to fly

2) fig. Meaning - neophyte

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Fledging 3 / adj /

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1) about to fly
Eg. A fledging bird

2) beginning to grow but not fully developed
Eg. A fledging democracy

3) New ( lacking experience)
Eg. A fledging teacher

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Squander

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To spend recklessly

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32
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Reckless

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Unaware of future consequence

Eg. A reckless driver

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Squalor / n /

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Poverty and dirtiness

Eg. The squalor of the slum

34
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Squalid / adj /

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Poor and dirty

Eg. Squalid life of the shim

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Obstreperous / adj /

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Very noisy and difficult to control

Eg. Obstreperous class

36
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Placid 2/n/

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1) calm or peaceful
Eg. Placid mind

2) slight or no movement
Eg. Placid water of the lake

37
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Negativity

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Negative attitude

[ ant ] positivity

38
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Evince

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Show clearly

Eg. He evinced an interest in arts

39
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Candid / n/

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Frank with honesty

40
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Candor /n/

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Frankness ( with honesty )

Eg. I appreciated candor

41
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Candid photograph / ph /

A

A natural photograph ( you are unaware of being photographed )

42
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Imperative 2/ adj /

A

1) commanding

2) very necessary

43
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Exploit / v /

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To get maximum advantage of

Eg. Students must exploit lectures

44
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Exploit / n/

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Hard mental or physical work

Eg. He has been successful through exploit

45
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Betray

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Reveal ( usually unintentionally )
→ sometimes positive
Eg. His eyes betrayed innocence

46
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Articulate

A

Clear at expression ( therefore easy to understand )
Eg. Teacher is articulate

[ ant ] inarticulate

47
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Articulate 2/v/

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1) to express clearly

2) to link or connect with a joint so that it can be moved
Eg. Articulated limbs

48
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Coherence

A

Logical connection ideas

Eg. From a to b, b to c

49
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Cohesion 2

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1) unity
Eg. Social cohesion

2) the unity of paragraphs

50
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Lack 2

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1 ) without

2) not sufficient

51
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Recount 3

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1) to count again
2) To tell an amusing story in a friendly environment
3) to report

52
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Presumption

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Something that is considered as true even if there is no evidence

53
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Cause

A

Purpose

54
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Tug

A

Touch

55
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Regardless of

A

Inspite of

56
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Incur

A

Pay under obligation

57
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Brainstorm

A

To think or discuss a subject ( it provides abundant information)

58
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Arbitrator /n/

A

A person who settles the dispute officially (judge)

59
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Sway /n/

A

Influence

60
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Unwarranted

A

un - not , warrant - reason

Baseless ( not justified)
Eg. Unwarranted assumption

61
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Warrant 2

A

1) reason for doing something

2) A legal document that gives authority to arrest somebody

62
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Justify

A

To provide reason

63
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Feigned

A

Unreal or pretended ( Bahana garnu)

64
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Contempt

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Strong dislike ( lack of respect for others)
Eg. The contempt of court
65
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Guise

A

Appearance

66
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Disguise

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To change appearance ( to hide identity)

67
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Undisguised

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Real ( not pretended)

68
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Undue

A

Excessive

Eg. Undue praise

69
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Revered

A

Deeply respected

70
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Seemingly

A

Outwardly ( The reality may be different )

71
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Deceivingly

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Intended to mislead

72
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Set somebody apart / ph /

A

Isolate or separate

73
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Eyes

A

Perspective

74
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Crude 3

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1) unrefined
Eg. Crude alcohol/oil

2)( unrefined language ) vulgar ( not accepted by the society)
Eg. Crude language

3) of basic value
Eg. Crude tools

75
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Demanding 2

A

1) requiring much time and effort
Eg. A demanding job
A demanding reader

2) expecting much time and effort from others
Eg. A demanding leader
A demanding student
A demanding manager

76
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Rich 2

A

1) very expensive and impressive
Eg. Rich furniture / dressup

2 ) very impressive
Eg. The forest is richly green

77
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Robust

A

Vigorous

78
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Taxing

A

Requiring much time and effort
Eg. A taxing job

[ syn ] difficult, exacting,demanding (+1)

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79
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Arduous / adj /

A

Ard- hard

Very difficult ( requiring much time and effort)
Eg. Arduous job / journey
80
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Gruelling / adj /

A

Requiring much time and effort that makes you feel tired

Eg. Preparing for the GRE is a grueling process.

81
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Gruel /n/

A

A type of semi-liquid meal

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