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Day To Day Flashcards

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Inference

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Idea or conclusion that’s drawn from evidence. To infer means to deduce/conclde based on reasoning and evidence
The inference was based from my observations.

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To emerge

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Become apparent, important, prominent
Become known
Syn: come out, appear, turn up
Eg- he emerged from the lake
She finally emerged from her room at noon

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Emerging

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Newly created or noticed.
Emerging market include countries in the stage of being developed.

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Frontier market

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Less developed country

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Borderline

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Not quite
Very close to being considered as sth
Borderline genius would nearly genius
Borderline funny would mean funny but not quite
Borderline stalking is almost stalking but not a normal behavior

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Amplify

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Intensify
Increase volume
Louden

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Optimization

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To perfect or reach perfection

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Subset

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Division, portion

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Interference

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Intrusion

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Compile

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Produce(list, report, book) by assembling information collected from sources
Syn: assemble, put together, compose.
To compile a list of students

In computing, compiling is translating one code into programming

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Velocity

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Speed

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Veracity

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Accuracy, habitual truthfulness
Eg. officials were skeptical about the veracity of the story

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Plethora

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Plenty

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Pertain

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Relate
Associate
To belong as attribute, feature, function
Pertain to someting means to be connected with particular something

Eg - your questions should pertain directly to the matter at hand

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Attribute

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Quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something

Онцлог шинж

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Sophisticated

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A person that is knowledgeable, cultured, refined in their manners

Wordly wise, experienced

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Scope

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1.The extent or range
2. The opportunity or possibility to do sth. The scope for major change is at last here

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Integrate

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Combine one thing with other to make a whole

To form, coordinate

To end segregation and unite to one society

Example:
He seems to find it difficult to integrate socially. It’s very difficult to integrate yourself into a society whose culture is so different from your own.

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Enrich

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To enhance the quality

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Subsequent

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Following
Occuring later or after

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Unruly

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Disorderly and disruptive
Unruly people showed up

Commonly used phrase: unruly hair, meaning it’s hard to keep tidy

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22
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Repository

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A place where things are stored
A place where natural resource has accumulated or can be found in large amounts. E.g repository of water

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Prolific

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Producing in large quantities

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Proliferation

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Rapid increase in number

Or

Large number of sth

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Redundant

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No longer needed or useful
Get rid of redundant variables

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Transient

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Lasting only for a short period of time
Social conventions promote transient relationships over long lasting bond due to generational disparities between gen z and gen y

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To attribute

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Regard something as being caused by someone or something.
I attributed the firms success to the efforts of my supervisor

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Outlier

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Person or thing that differs from the norm

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Rekindle

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Revive something lost
Relight

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Far out and all

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Unconventional, offbeat

considerable departure from the conventional or traditiona

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31
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Heimlich method

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To free a person from choking

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32
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Embody

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Personify
Acting as if you already that IT girl

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Emboss

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Carve
E.g his name was embossed on his tombstone

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34
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Sheepishness

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Sheepishness is the characteristic of being embarrassed or ashamed

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35
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Fair-weathered friend

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A so-called friend who stops being your friend at difficult times

36
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Cynic

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not trusting or respecting the goodness of other people and their actions, but believing that people are interested only in themselves

one who believes that people act only in self-interest

37
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Flaky

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Unreliable

Mongolian tenants are flaky and never to be trusted

38
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Antsy

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unable to sit or stand still; fidgety

agitated, impatient

39
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Uneasy

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Anxious or worried that sth bad has happened or about to happen due to your actions

40
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Wary

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Cautious

Be wary of men

41
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Albeit

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Although
Even though
I found moving to the states exciting albeit frustrating.

42
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Repugnant

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Repellent, disgusting, repulsive
I found the situation absolutely repugnant

43
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Smitten

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If you are smitten it means you find then so attractive to the point you love them
I was smitten

Struck by strong feelings of affection and infatuation

44
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Trajectory

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Path

My life’s trajectory

45
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Invigorate
Invigorating

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To give strength to, to energize
Energizing

46
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Evocative

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Adj that can be used to describe sth that brings back good reminiscent feelings, memories

Going back to your old campus with evocative music playing was like reliving the old days

47
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Offspring

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Person’s child

48
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Pointedly

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Looking at someone pointedly would be to look at someone expressing direct disapproval and annoyance and boredom

49
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Pointedly

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Obvious way to express disapproval or criticism.
He looked at me pointedly could indicate that he is aiming to articulate his disapproval or criticism in an obvious way

50
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Fling

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Throw toss hurl

51
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Unsettling

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Uneasiness, disturbing

52
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Impose

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Force something onto someone else
You shouldn’t impose your personal opinions and values to your client.

Тулгар

53
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Inflict

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Cause sth negative
Inflict pain
The pain he has inflicted

54
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Familiarity breeds contempt

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When you’re too used to an activity or person as knowing them too well, you spark dislike towards them

55
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Lucrative

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Profitable, beneficial,

56
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Flaky

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Adj. someone who is unreliable
Or

Sth that’s breaking into pieces

57
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Emanate

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Radiate, produced from, originate
Eg emanate radiance/glow within

58
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Exude

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Display an emotion or quality strongly but openly
He exudes responsibility and trustworthiness

59
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Flamboyant person

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Someone who is so confident in their behavior/action, and seeks attention for it

60
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Vibrant personality

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Lively, energetic, full of life person

61
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Formidable

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Intimidating
Meeting formidable people like the Jeff Bezos was a once in a lifetime opportunity

62
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To grovel for something

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To beg like a dog

63
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Scrappy

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Disorganized
Scrappy notes from lecture

64
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Bliss

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A state of complete utter happiness

65
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Far fetched

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Unlikely to be true
Unconvincing
Implausible

That idea seems too farfetched
His story seems too far fetched

66
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Pariah

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Outcasts

67
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Idealist

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Seeking perfection

68
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Compartmentalization

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Separating one’s feelings and thoughts that conflict each other separate

His actions were characterized by compartmentalization

69
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Forsook

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I basically forsook my home country for US.
Abandon

70
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I envied how secure she was in her own skin

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Heing so confident and comfortable in their behavior/actions or in just who they are

71
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Bread and butter

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Source of income

72
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Peddle

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Sell an idea or item by going from house to house

73
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Wee hours

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Early hours
Until wee hours

74
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Paint the town red

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Go out to party and celebrate oneself flamboyantly

75
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Flamboyant

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Very confident in oneself.
Ostentatious (designed to attract people by vulgarly characterized display)

76
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Scapegoat

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The act of scapegoating refers to shifting blame onto someone else
To divert blame onto others

77
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Akin

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Similar
Professional investors(akin to professional tennis players) are lucrative when it comes to trading unlike amateurs

78
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Impediment

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Obstacle, a barrier in process, sth that intervenes with a process
Speech impediment

79
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Integrative

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Means to make something whole by bringing all parts together.
Syn: collective
Eg.

80
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Integral

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Something that is essential part of a whole.
Syn: essential, fundamental part of sth

81
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Permissible

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Allowed
Permissible range of questions

82
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Constraint

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Limitations or restriction

83
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Conversely

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On the other hand,
Opposed to,
Conversely, the opposite is true

84
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Snarky

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Sarcastic but in a biting or mean way
Rudely critical tone or manner
Bad-tempered

Example: keep your snarky comments to yourself

85
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Daunting

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Intimidating
Formidable

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