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800 Flashcards

1
Q

Respite

A

Postponing a punishment

Period of rest

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2
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Spire
Splurge
Scourge

A

A tall pointed thing at the top of a building
Act spending lot of money on something not needed
A person who inspires fear

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3
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Aberration

Amalgamation

A

Disorder in mental state

Combining of two or more of anything

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4
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Idiosyncrasy

Idiolect

A

Peculiar habit

Particular way a person uses a language

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5
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hoodlum

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Aggressive and voilent young criminal

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6
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Obsidian

A

A type of dark glass like rock that comes out of a valcano

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7
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Rectilineal /rectilinear

A

Moving in straight line

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8
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Gregarian

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Has no special status in a large group

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9
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Sanctity

Gratuity

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State of being very important or worth protecting

Money given to an employee when leaving a job

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10
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Panorama

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Wide uninterupted view

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11
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Manometer
Anemometer
Barometer

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To measure pressure of gases and liquids
Measure wind speed and direction
Measure atmospheric pressure and predict weather

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12
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Ingrate

A

Ungrateful

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13
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Potpourri

A

A mixture of dried leaf and flowers used for making room smell

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14
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Eremology

Ethology

A

Study of deserts

Study of animals in natural habitat

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15
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Harangue
Hullabaloo
Pandemonium

A

Long expressive / aggressive speech
Disturbance usually in protest
State of extreme confusion and disorder

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16
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amenable

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Readily reacting to suggestions and influences

17
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Abbot
Padre
Deacon

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Head of monks
Father (priest in church)
Rank below priest in a church

18
Q

Iniquitous

A

Very unfair or wrong

19
Q

usurper
Usherer
Undertaker

A

One who wrongly or illegaly takes anothers land
Someone employed to conduct others
One whose business is management of funerals

20
Q

Quangos

A

An organisation which is started by government

To do public works but has its liberty

21
Q

Prodigy

A

Young intelligent or gifted person

22
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Nations that do not look upon or trust each other

A

Askance

23
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Mnemonic

A

Helping u to remember something

24
Q

Corrigendum

Postscript

A

Printers error to be corrected

Note appended to a letter after the signature

25
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Quay

A

Metal or stone platform for loading and unloading ships

26
Q

Boer
Boor
Boar

A

South african
Rude or clumsy
Pig

27
Q

ineptness

Insolence

A

Lack of skills

Rude and disrespectful behaviour

28
Q

Mortar and pestle
Thistle
Stifle
Sceptre

A

Palaiya kalathula iruka olaku cup-mortar
Kuchi-pestle

Flower
To choke someone
Raja kaila irukum

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