Barrons 333 High Frequency Flashcards
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Abreast
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side by side and facing the same way.
updates were designed to help readers keep abreast of the market
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Abyss
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deep or bottomless chasm
“teetering on the edge ot the abyss ot a total political wipeout”
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Agog
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Eager or Curious
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Abscond
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depart secretly and hide
he absconded from jail
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abstemious
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indulge moderately
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ambivalence
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two contradicting thoughts
I wanted to go to the party but i was feeling bit of an ambivalence.
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Assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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Ease or soothe or satisfy
His anger was only assuage when the bussinessman agreed to meet him.
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Cacophonous
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Discordant; Inharmonious
Noise in a room can quickly become cacophonous
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Trite
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Cliche`, banal, Hackneyed
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Caustic
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burning; sarcastically biting
her caustic wit undermined some of her friends
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Coda
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concluding section of literary; something that summarizes; denouement
“his new novel is a kind of coda to his previous books”
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Cogent
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Convincing
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Difference between
Complaint and Compliant
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Complaint means to express grief, pain, or dissatisfaction. Compliant means to complete or perform what is due or, in other words, submission.
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Conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing
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penitent
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contrite; repentant
“I’m sorry, “ she said with a penitent smile.
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Connundrum
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Riddle; difficult choice
whether to forgive him or not was a connundrum
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Deride
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ridicule
he could’nt take the constant derision
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dirge
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lament with music
after his ten-minute dirge, the audience booed
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disabuse
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correct a false impression; undeceive
Let me disabuse you out of that notion, let me correct you
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Disinterested
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unprejudiced; impartial; fair
* does not mean lacking of interest
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Dissemble
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disguise; pretend
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dissolution
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disintegration; looseness in morals
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distend
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expand
his anger was distended by the enemies
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dupe
someone easily fooled
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effrontery
impudence; shameless
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Elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
| "The Echo Gate includes versions of the Latin love elegy."
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equanimity
calmness of temperament; composure
| I can't believe the equanimity she displayed, while getting assualted, s
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equivocate
lie; mislead
| The applicant seemed to be equivocating when we asked him about his last job
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Esoteric
Hard to understand; known to only few
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Eulogy
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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Fervor
Glowing ardor (enthusiasm) ; intensity of feeling
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Flout
Reject; mock
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Foment
stir up; instigate
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Goad
urge on
| the crowd groaded him to act, he did not want to but had to
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harangue
long, vehement speech
| He harangued us for hours about the evils of popular culture.
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Impassive
without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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Inundate
Overwhelm; flood; submerge
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invective
Abuse
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Lassitude
languor; fatigue
| "she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed"
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levee
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
| Much of the city was under water after floods broke levees
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malingerer
one who feigns(pretends) illness to escape
duty
| "while some thought Malinga was malingering, they couldn't see the pain Malinga dealt with"
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Officious
meddlesome; interfering
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Onerous
burdensome
| "First they had the onerous task of rearranging the furniture."
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Pedantic
showing off learning; bookish
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Phlegmatic
Calm; not easily disturbed
| "He is also phlegmatic on the subject of his dealings with Hollywood."
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Platitude
Trite remark; Commonplace statement; hackneyed, banal
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plummet
fall sharply
| The stock market plummeted fast
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Preamble
introductory statement
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Precursor
**forerunner**; **Harbinger**; something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
| Bad breath can be a precursor to bad gums
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Propitiate
Appease
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Ostracize
Proscribe; banish; outlaw
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Qualified
limited; restricted
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Quiescent
dormant
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Rarefied
made less dense (of a gas)
| when u go up the mountain, air gets rarefied.
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Hermit
Recluse; Loner
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Reproach
express disapproval
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Reprobate
rogue
| This is stolen from his cottage by the squire's reprobate son Dunstan Cass, who disappears.
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Solicitous
worried and concerned
| "she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students"
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Stigma
token of disgrace;brand
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Pinnacle
apex, culmination, highest point
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Draconian
Harsh use of power
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Mercenary
Greedy
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Prolocutor
Spokesperson
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Despot
Tyrant
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Cantankerous
Argumentative
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Orator
Good speaker
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Miscreant, interloper
Not excellent speecher
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Impassioned
Emotional
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Forlorn
Dispirited, not interested
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Annex
Obtain or purchase
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Enmity
Hatred
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Embryonic
Not fully developed
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Pestilential
Harmful, virulent
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Adversaries
Enemies
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Occupants
Travellers
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Sacrosanct
Sacred
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fervent
fervid, ardent, very passionate
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limpid
clear
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Scrimping
be thrifty or parsimonious;
| "I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education"
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Repose
**Noun** : Rest, tranquil
**Verb** : to place, or to be situated in a state or condition
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embezzle
steal, misappropriate
| "the report revealed that department official had misappropriated funds.
"she had embezzled £5,600,000 in company fund"
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insensate
insensible
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Bridle
curb, restrain
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Cogitation
meditation
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chivying
harassing
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ineluctable
inescapable, unavoidable
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venerate
respect
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lionize
treat as celebrity
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MARKS Received in 2nd attempt
Anmol: 338
Aditya: 338
Tanisha: 340
JAI BAJRANGBALI TOD DE DHUSHMAN KI GALI
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supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
Haughty, arrogant
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dispassionate
unbiased
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dictum
a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle.
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competence
the ability to do something successfully or efficiently.
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extravagance
lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.
PROFLIGACY
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peremptory
expected to obey
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abridged
make shorter by dismantle
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kudos
recognition
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wastrel
rake, wasteful, prodigal or
good-for-nothing person
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maverick
person with unusual opinions
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licentious
lack of moral discipline
| "the ruler's tyrannical and licentious behaviour"
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broached
talking about an embarrassing subject
| How will you broach the subject of the money he owes us?
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munificent
generous
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occult
connected with magic powers and things that cannot be explained by reason or science
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lugubrious
looking sad
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jocund
cheerful
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remonstration
protest
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recuse
unqualified due to impartiality from judging
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Diff. in **Recreation** and **Recreant**
**Recreation**: pleasure, enjoyment
**Recreant**: Coward
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Assaying
Examining
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sieve
fine mesh strainer, filter
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Liaison
cooperation, collaboration between two different parties like an agent or broker
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amorous
ardent in lust
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Puerile
Behaving in silly way not like an adult
| I find his sense of humour rather puerile. Synonyms. childish
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Dire
1] extremely serious or urgent.
2] of a very poor quality.
| misuse of drugs can have dire consequences.
the concert was dire.
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unyielding
inflexible, stiff, tas se mas naa hone
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uncouth
lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
| "he is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time"
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Ire
Anger
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neologism
a newly coined word or expression.
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Scourge
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
CHABOOCK ni marlyale nishan
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debilitating
tending to weaken something
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vacuous
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
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becloud
obfuscate
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circumlocution
using too many words, circuitousness
| ghumun firun bolne
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mavericks
people who do not follow the herd
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hypochondriacs
people with imaginary illnesses
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charlatans, quacks
people who fool others
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hypocrisy
saying one thing and doing another
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Prurience, voyeurism
enjoyment from seeing the pain or distress of others.
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insuperable
impossible to overcome
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raconteur, regale
teller of stories, entertain
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Abiding
lasting a long time; enduring.
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seldom
not often
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Stalwart
brave and loyal
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Fawning
1] displaying exaggerated flattery or affection
2] obsequious.
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Adroitness
Skill
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Pertinacity
Persistence
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Jaunty / Jocose
Playful
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interim
Meanwhile
| "in the interim I'll just keep my fingers crossed"
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Frantic
Panic, anxious
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Vacuous
Inane
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Quacks / Charlantans
Tricksters
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blemish
a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.
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bantering
playful, good-humored teasing
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Ordeal
Very unpleasant
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Delimit
Determine limit not exceed
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Choleric
easily angered
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Arboreal
living in trees
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jocund
cheerful and lighthearted
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iniquitous
grossly unfair and morally wrong.
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tumultuous
loud uproar or turbulent noise
| the crowd was __tumultuous__ and went berserk as the police arrest their
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1)Benign
2)Benighted
1)Kind
2)Ignorance
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Sartorial
Relating to tailoring
