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Chapter-95 Flashcards

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Congregate

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to come together; assemble, especially in large numbers: People waiting for rooms congregated in the hotel lobby.

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Evangelist

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Preacher of the gospel

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Beseech

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1- to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.

2- to beg eagerly for; solicit.

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Susceptible

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likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
“patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection”
synonyms: open to, receptive to, vulnerable to, defenceless against; an easy target for; raresusceptive to
antonyms: immune, resistant

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Edifice

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1-a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
2- any large, complex system or organization.

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Silhouette

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the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper.
a dark image outlined against a lighter background.

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Waft

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1- to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
2- to send or convey lightly, as if in flight: The actress wafted kisses to her admirers in the audience.
3- Obsolete. to signal to, summon, or direct by waving.

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Uncanny

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1- mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house.

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Facade

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Architecture.
1- the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.
2- any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
3- a superficial appearance or illusion of something: They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.

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Visage

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1- the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
2- aspect; appearance.

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Surreptitious

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1- obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
2- acting in a stealthy way.

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Sacrilege

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Violation or injustice of a sacred object

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Immense

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1- vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.

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Waylay

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1- to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
2- to await and accost unexpectedly: The actor was waylaid by a swarm of admirers.

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Accost

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1- to confront boldly: The beggar accosted me for money.

2- to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark.

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Murky

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1- dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
2- obscure or thick with mist, haze, etc., as the air.
3- vague; unclear; confused: a murky statement.

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Sinews

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A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone

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Nonchalant

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Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed. Not displaying anxiety

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Exasperation

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A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

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Brusque

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Abrupt in manner

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Vehemance

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Great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or expression

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Relish for conversation

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Liking or enjoyment for the taste of something

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Obstruse/obscure

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Difficult to understand

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Remonstrated

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Make a forcefully reproachable protest

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Vanity

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It is the excessive belief in one’s own ability or attractiveness to others

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Didactic

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Intended to teach

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Crestfallen

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Sad and disappointed

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Lacklustre

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(Of hair or eyes) not shining, dull

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Prosaic

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1- Lacking imaginativeness pr originality

2- commonplace or dull

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Amiable

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Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant

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Vacillation

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The inability to decide different opinion or actions

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Splotch

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A daub or smear of something typically a liquid

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Beshawled

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Wearing a shawl

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Reminiscence

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1- the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.
2- a mental impression retained and revived.

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Tawdry

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1- (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.

2- low or mean; base: tawdry motives.

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Interminable

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1- incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
2- monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant: I can’t stand that interminable clatter.

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Sanctum

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A holy place

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Callous

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To make hard

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Verse

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A stanza
2- one of the lines of a poem.
3- poem, or piece of poetry.

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Metaphor

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something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.

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Maven

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A person who has special knowledge or experience, an expert

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sacrosanct

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  1. extremely sacred or inviolable.

2. regarded or treated as being above or beyond interference, criticism, etc.

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Paeans

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1- any song of praise, joy, or triumph.

2- a hymn of invocation or thanksgiving to Apollo or some other ancient Greek deity.

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Err

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  1. To make an error or misjudgment: I erred in turning onto the dead-end street.
  2. To commit an act that is wrong; do wrong.
  3. Archaic To stray.
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Privy

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  1. Made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret: was privy to classified information.
  2. Belonging or proper to a person, such as the British sovereign, in a private rather than official capacity.
  3. Secret; concealed.
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Scruples

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  1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action: “He would have taken any life with as little scruple as he took my money” (Charles Dickens).
  2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
  3. A minute part or amount.
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Reinvigorate

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To add a new life or energy

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Impregnable

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  1. Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress.
  2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an impregnable argument.
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Malevolent

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  1. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious

2. (Astrology) astrology having an evil influence

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Renaissance

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  1. A rebirth or revival.

2. a revival or rebirth, esp of culture and learning

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Malevolent

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  1. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious

2. (Astrology) astrology having an evil influence

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Renaissance

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  1. A rebirth or revival.

2. a revival or rebirth, esp of culture and learning

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