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750 Flashcards

1
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Contemporaries

A

Belonging to the same period

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2
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Comrades

A

Friends

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3
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Encroacher

A

Someone who enters by force in order to conquer

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4
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Soporific

A

Drug that induces sleep

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5
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Beguile

Poppy

A

To trick a person do something by being nice

Wlid plant with big red flower

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6
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aesthetics

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Philosophy of principles of beauty in art

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7
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dermatoglyphics

Stratigraphy

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Study of lines forming in skin of palm and soles of feet

Study of rock strata

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8
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Tartar(sullen)

A

Bad tempered, voilent person

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9
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Vagabond

Swindler

A

A person who has no home or job travels from place to place

Cheater

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10
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Gallant
Robust
Reckless

A

Noble chivalrous braveman
Strong and healthy
Rash

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11
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Elocution

A

Clear way of speaking and pronunciation

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12
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Solemn

A

Dignified formal

Sincere

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13
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Avert

A 
To turn away
To prevent(bad thing)
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14
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Harbour

A

Shelter for ship

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15
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Barracks

A

Place where soldiers live

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16
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Shacks

Ordnance depots

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A small building built of metal or wood in bad way

Place where military supplied and materials are stored

17
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Clientele

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Collective noun of clients

18
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Outlaw(fugitive)

Outcast

A

Person who did a illegal activity and hiding from law

A person rejected from a society

19
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Atonement

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The act of showing you are sorry for doing something wrong

20
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Expiate

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To accept punishment for showing sorry

21
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Remonstrate

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Argue in protest / opposition

22
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Vendetta

A

Murder as revenge

23
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Subtle

A

Not very noticable

24
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Eminent

A

Periya manishan

25
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Nonentity
Nonpareil
Nonconformist

A

A person of no importance / influence
A eminent beyond comparison
One who does not respect behave properly

26
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Pillage

Proliferate

A

Act of stealing valuble things

Grow rapidly

27
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Occidental
Oriental
Celestial

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West(europe)
East(japan)
Heaven

28
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Maladriot
Consumate
Inveterate

A

Without skill clumpsy
Extremely skillful
Always doing or enjoying something

29
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Avarice

A

Extreme desire for wealth

30
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Prelude

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Something that precedes an action or introduces that follows

31
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Presbyte

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Long sighted or far sighted

32
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Obituary

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Notice of someones death

33
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sojourn

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Short stay at a place

34
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Solitude
Soiree
Solstice

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State of being alone
Party
The time in which the sun reaches the highest and lowest point on sky

35
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abattoir

A

Place where animals slaughtered

36
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Eccentric

A

Person with abnormal habits

37
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Frantic

A

Doing something in haste anxiety

38
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Sulky (morose sullen )

A

Bad tempered

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