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ossify

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being rigid, harden

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expunged

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erased

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inviolable

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sacred

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tyro

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beginner

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loath

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reluctant

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loathe

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hatred

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admonish

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warn

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debunk

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prove to be false (mn - something like iconoclasm)

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unseemly

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improper

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nuance

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subtlety; a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

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ebullient

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enthusiastic

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antic / grotesque

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comically ugly like a Halloween mask

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corollary

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consequence

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recapitulation

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summarize

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capitulate

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surrender

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adjudicate

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judge

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apprehension

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fearful expectation / anxiety

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celerity

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quickness

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epiphany

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sudden realization

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relegate

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lower in position

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reproach

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criticize

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opulence

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wealth

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hubris

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excessive pride

hubris
Meaning : arrogance, over-bearing pride
mnemonic : HUB+RIS(RAISE)–A person RAISEd in a HUB(city centre),will be arrogant and conceited towards
villagers and others

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apothegm

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short saying

25
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denouement

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resolution of a story

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machinate

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scheme

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dolorous

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sorrowful / doleful

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lacerate

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distress deeply

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chimera

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illusion

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conflagration

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large fire

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frustrate

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prevent

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inured

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harden ; accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
“these children have been inured to violence”

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ostracize

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exclude

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perfunctory

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done routinely; quotidian

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catholic

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universal

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dilapidated

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run down
3.pdf - Ruined becoz of neglect

criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly.

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underscore

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emphasize

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precipitate

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hasty

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exonerate

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vindicate

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baleful

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threatening

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encumber

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hold back

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ascribe

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attribute

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vacillate

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waver

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complacent

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contented to a fault

self-satisfaction; smugness

45
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disseminate

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spread

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stalwart

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staunch

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exalt

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praise

48
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untenable

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indefensible; “this argument is clearly untenable”

un-TEN(et)-able ..if you do not follow the tenets (rules), then you cannot defend yourself..
 a child un(der) ten not able defense himself they need parents maintenance (under+ten+not able)

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tempered

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moderated in effect

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obstreperous

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noisily defiant

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firebrand

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troublemaker

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mendicant

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beggar

men + dicant(empty something)…men with no money..beggar

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hoary

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ancient

Meaning : white with age
mnemonic : Hoary or Hairy (white here).

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elegiac

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mournful

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veneer

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disguising layer

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insolent

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rude