Lesson 13 Flashcards
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ARMAGEDDON
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ARMAGEDDON Noun time or place of great war between forces of good and evil. Syn. World War, a global war Unless people in western societies change the way they live, and reduce their emissions, the world is heading for an environmental Armageddon.
ARMAGEDDON
Hebrew root
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har + megiddon =
hill of Megiddo
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ARRAIGN
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ARRAIGN Verb (ARRAIGNMENT N.) to publicly accuse, to put to trial, impeach, incriminate, indict, charge in court Syn. charge, prosecute, have up Ant. praise, lionize, applaud On the OROP issue, the veterans arraigned the governments for failing to fulfill a pending promise.
ARRAIGN
Latin root
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ad + ratio = to + reason
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ARROGATE
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ARROGATE Verb to snatch away without right Syn. badger, infringe, to claim arrogantly Ant. grant, offer, give away, donate Rohini watched in astonishment as her boss arrogated all the credit for her brilliant work.
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ARTICULATE
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ARTICULATE Adjective, Verb eloquent, fluent; express, give voice Syn. eloquent, cogent, expressive; to assert Ant. inarticulate, dumb, foolish; quiet The Trump administration was not an articulate defender of its own actions. To articulate well is to win hearts!
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ARTLESS
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ARTLESS Adjective (ARTLESSNESS N.) without guile; free from artificiality, uncultured Syn. simple, natural, open, sincere Ant. crafty, wily, clever The artless comments of an innocent child has two elements: surprise and curiosity
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ASCEND
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ASCEND Verb (ASCENT N.) to rise or climb Syn. mount, soar Ant. descend, decline; descent (n.) To ascend the global league of super stars, Indian IT firms will need to create their own Googles. His ascent to the top post was quick.
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ASCERTAIN
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ASCERTAIN Verb (ASCERTAINMENT N.) to determine, discover, make certain of Syn. verify, discern Ant. invalidate, doubt, question Try as he might, the archaeologist could not ascertain the correct age of the skeleton.
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ASCETIC
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ASCETIC Adjective, Noun self-denying, abstinent, austere Syn. restrained, stringent, solitary, hermitic; recluse, hermit, yogi, rishi Ant. self-indulgent, hedonistic The monk lived an ascetic life, deep in the wilderness, denying himself all forms of comfort.
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ASININE
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ASININE Adjective (ASININITY Noun) of or like an ass / donkey Syn. silly, stupid, foolish, idiotic, dim Ant. clever, bright, intelligent, smart An asinine approach to economic reforms cannot possibly encourage growth – we need smartness.`
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ASKEW
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ASKEW Adjective, Adverb something not at a straight level Syn. slanted, off-balance, crooked, tilted, oblique Ant. straight, symmetrical The entire range of global diplomatic relations seems to be going askew.
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APOGEE
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PERIGEE
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