Barron's 3 Flashcards by Parushi Ruhil

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pall

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become dull

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palliate

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relieve without curing

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paltry

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of little importance

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pandemonium

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uproar, disorder

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paroxysm

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violent outburst

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paucity

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shortage

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peregrination

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travel

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perverse

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contrary

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plaintiff

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the complaining party, in law

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potentate

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ruler

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precocious

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reaching maturity early

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prerogative

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an exclusive power or right

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pretext

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an excuse

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prevarication

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lying, deviation from the truth

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privation

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lack of necessities

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proffer

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offer for acceptance

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promulgate

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make public, proclaim

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propinquity

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nearness in time and place

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propitious

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favorable

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quarry

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something hunted or pursued

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quell

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crush

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quip

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to joke

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rabid

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furious, mad, fanatical

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raiment

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clothing, dress

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recant

A

renounce the previous statement

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recondite

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obscure, hidden

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redolent

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fragrant

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relegate

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banish

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reprehensible

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blameworthy

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romp

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move in a lively manner

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salubrious

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wholesome, healthful

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schism

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split

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scion

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descendant

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senile

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infirm, weak as a result of old age

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servile

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submissive, slavish

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shibboleth

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slogan

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spurious

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fake

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squeamish

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easily shocked

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stentorian

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loud

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stipulate

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make a specific demand

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substantiate

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ratify, confirm

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subterfuge

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a trick, deception

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supine

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lying on the back

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symptomatic

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indicative

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temerity

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foolish boldness

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termagant

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a shrew, a scolding woman

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thwart

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to hinder

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timorous

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fearful

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tremulous

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trembling

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truncate

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cut short

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turpitude

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evil, wickedness, vileness

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umbrage

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offense, resentment

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unabated

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without subsiding

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unctuous

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affectedly emotional

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vapid

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dull

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unwieldy

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difficult to handle, bulky

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vestige

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evidence, trace

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venial

A

forgivable, pardonable