GROUP 27 Flashcards by Neel GRE

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BOMBASTIC

A

POMPOUS

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LAMBASTE

A

LAME BASTARD

CRITICISE HARSHLY

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UNDERCUT

A

OFFER GOODS AT A LOWER PRICE THAN COMPETITOR

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EUPHEMISM

A

MILD EXPRESSION IN PLACE OF AN UNPLEASANT ONE

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TURPITUDE

A

TAR SPIT ATTITUDE

WICKEDNESS

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PECCADILLO

A

PAKKA DILNO

SMALL SIN

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ANTAGONIZE

A

CAUSE SOMEONE TO BECOME HOSTILE

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BARREN

A

BLEAK AND LIFELESS

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PHILISTINE

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FEEL TINY/PHILISTINE PEOPLE

NARROW MINDED

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RELEGATE

A

OPP OF DELEGATE

BANISH TO AN INFERIOR POSITIO

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DIRGE

A

DIGGING THE PIT TO BURY SOMEONE

A MOURNFUL SONG

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IMPERTURBABLE

A

NOT PERTURB ABLE

NOT EASILY UPSET

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EXCORIATE

A

EX CRITICISE

CRITICISE HARSHLY

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CURMUDGEON

A

CUR MUD GUN

A GRUMPY PERSON

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SWINDLE

A

SWINDLER

TO CHEAT

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WHEEDLE

A

WILL WHEATON FROM BBT

USE FLATTERY TO PERSUADE SOMEONE

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SENTIMENTAL

A

PROMPTED BY FEELING OF SADNESS

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MISCREANT

A

MIS CREATURE

LAWBREAKER

Q

IMPLACABLE

A

IM PLACABLE

CANT BE PLEASED

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HAUGHTY

A

HOTTIE

ARROGANT

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ESTIMABLE

A

RESPECTABLE

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TANGIBLE

A

WHICH CAN BE SENSED, REAL

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CHARY

A

SCARY

GREAT CAUTION

Q

REPUGNANT

A

EXTREMELY DISTASTEFUL

Q

XENOPHOBIA

A

DISLIKE STRANGERS

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SQUANDER

A

WASTE IN A RECKLESS MANNER

Q

CAJOLE

A

KAJOL

PERSUADE SOMEONE BY FLATTERY

Q

UNALLOYED

A

NOT ALLOYED

PURE

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HEADY

A

GIVING A HEAD

HAVING A STRONG EFFECT

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EXIGENT

A

EX AGENT

DEMANDING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, URGENT