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1
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Abhor

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Disgust and hatred

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Boisterous

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Noisy, energetic, cheerful

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Chivalrous

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Courteous and gallant towards women

Mnemonic- Shiva

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Churlish

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Rude and boorish

Mnemonic- sounds like girlish, don’t be rude to girlish people

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Clandestine

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Done secretively, kept secret

Mnemonic- plan+this+time—> plan this time secretly

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Truculent

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Eager to argue, aggressive

Mnemonic- sounds like truck, runs v aggressively

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Spartan

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Harsh, austere, lack of comfort or luxury

Mnemonic- spa mai tan is not a comfort, it’s harsh

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Sluggish

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Slow moving, lacking energy

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Skirt

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Avoid dealing with

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Satirical

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Mocking other’s weakness
Using satire

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Sham

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Person who pretends to be someone they’re not

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Rapacious

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Aggressively greedy

Mnemonic- who rape are v greedy

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Complacent

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Self satisfied

Mnemonic- placement hogaya toh i am satisfied with myself

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Cumbersome

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Difficult to handle because of heavy weight

Mnemonic- come+bear+some heavy things that are hard to manage

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Debilitating

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Make someone weak and infirm, hinder

Mnemonic- de+ability, person who has no ability is weak

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Droll

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Comical in an odd way

Mnemonic- when you are amused you roll on the ground
Drool

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Eccentric

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Person with unusual or odd personality

Mnemonic- sheldon is

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Fractious

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Irritable and quarrelsome

Mnemonic- jisko fracture hota hai they are irritated

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Limpid

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Clear and bright, transparent

Mnemonic- liquid which is transparent

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Mawkish

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Emotional in a false way/exaggerated way

Mnemonic- similar sound to mock

21
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Obeisance

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Bow or curtsy

Mnemonic- sounds like obey

22
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Ostentatious

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Designed to impress, pretentious or showy display

Mnemonic- stunts- you perform stunts to impress, attract attention

23
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Predilection

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Special liking for something, biasness of sorts

Mnemonic- koi apni dialect waala miljaye toh bias hojate hai obv

24
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Preclude

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Prevent from happening, make impossible

Mnemonic- pehle hu conclude kardena and khatam karna

25
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Pervasive

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Spreading widely throughout an area

Mnemonic- pervs are spread widely throughout the area

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Perilous

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Full of danger and risk

Mnemonic- peri perieating a lot is full of danger

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Perfunctory

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Carried without interest, not thorough, hasty and no attention

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Panacea

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Solution or remedy for all difficulties and diseases

Mnemonic- pace was a remedy for hardships but bullshit

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