Meaning pt 3 Flashcards
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Acerbic
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Bitter
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Adamant
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refusing to change
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ailing
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make worse, in poor health, ill health
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aphorism
A
saying/observation that contains truth
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aristocratic
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noble, wealthy upper class men
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assimilate
A
take in and understand fully
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Avuncular
A
kind and generous
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Baffle
A
Confound, Confuse
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baseness
A
bad character
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beatification
A
blessed
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benightedness
A
ignorance
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Besieged
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surround or mobbed
he was besieged by a horde of zombies
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bewildered
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confuse in sense of hackaa-backaa
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Bleak
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Unhappy
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bolster
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to support
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Bristle
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angry
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brusquely
A
rude
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buttress, butressed
A
strong stone structure, make something strong
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candid
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frank
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dabbling
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- splashing in water
- take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
“he dabbled in politics”
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cede
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to give up
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chastening
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restraining
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chivalrous
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polite and kind
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chums
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close friend
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circumscribe
restrict (something) within limits
26
civilly
politely
27
clemency
Mercy
28
Cogent
Persuasive, Compelling
| Anmol is very cogent while getting things done
29
cohesion
forming a united whole
30
complacency
happy with things are
31
comprehend
understand
32
conciliate
make peace
33
conciliatory
that tries to end an argument , to conciliate
34
Confound
Baffle, Confuse
35
conjecture
speculate
36
contemporary
doing something at same time with multiple people
37
Countenance
1. a persons face
2. support or approval
3. acceptable or possible
38
ennobled
give nobility
39
Cower
डर के मारे पीछे हटना
40
cronies
friend
41
Curtail
to reduce
42
daunting
intimidating
43
decisively
having the ability to make clear decisions
44
deferential
regard another opinion
45
deigned
condescend; do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
46
Deliberation
slow and careful
47
Deploring
strong disapproval
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derelict
no longer used or in bad condition
| my friends watch has become derelict
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derogative
disparage
50
dicey
unpredictable and potentially dangerous, precarious
51
diffident
lacking confidence
52
diminution
reduce its size
53
Disbarred
exclude someone from something
54
Disparate
essentially different in kind; contrasting
55
dissertation
thesis
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Dithering
not make up ur mind
| anushka was dithering to jump in water
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dogma
religious belief pun asu shakte
58
doting
showing that you love someone
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Duplicity
Deceitfullness
60
ecstatic
overwhelming happiness
61
effacing
to make something disappear; to remove something
62
eloquent
beautiful
63
embellished
ornate, decorative
64
endorse
approve
65
enunciate
say or pronounce clearly
66
errant
offending
| "fear of being hit by an errant bullet"
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erudite
scholarly
68
Eschewing
Avoiding
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eschewing
avoid using, abstain from
70
evanescent
ephemeral
71
Exculpate
declare that someone is *not* guilty
72
Exonerate
1. Release someone from duty or obligation.
2. absolve from blame or wrongdoing.
73
fastidiously
attending every details, punctiliously
74
fawning
flattering
75
Feckless
lacking initiative, irresponsible
some people are feckless about their jobs
76
Feted
honor or entertain someone lavishly
77
Forthcoming
about to happen
78
fortuitous
fortunate
79
Futile
useless
| English is very futile language
80
glib
using words in a way that is clever and quick, but not sincere
81
grim
horrifying and unhappy
82
Hailed
Laud
83
Hamstrung
held back, hobbled
84
haphazardly
Careless
85
Harried
harassed
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haughty
proud and thinking that u are best and no one else is.
87
Hobbled
held back
88
hyperbole
exaggerated statement
89
impeachment
charge of misconduct made against someone
90
impede
delay/prevent/hinder
91
impunity
freedom from punishment
92
inadvertently
unintentionally, unwittingly
93
inarticulate
not able to express ideas
94
incessant
continue without interruption
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Inculpate
Accuse
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indifferent
not interested, don't care
98
indiscernible
imperceptible
99
Industrious
hard working or diligently
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Ingratiating
desperately trying to please
101
innate
janamlya pasun asnara gun
102
insatiable
unsatisfiable
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insolent
lacking respect
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insolvent
unable to pay debts owed
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insularity
narrow minded
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intangible
unable to touch
107
inveterate
habitual
108
irascible
easily angered
109
Irreconcilable
incompatible, incongruous, conflicting
110
Lachrymose
crying
111
lambast
criticize
112
Languid
unenergetic 😩
113
Languished
waste away
114
largesse
gifts
115
latitude
freedom
116
Lax
Relaxed, careless, not sufficiently strict
| "many parents are too lax with their children"
117
legion
lots of something
118
lionize
Celebrate
119
loath
not wanting to do something
120
Loathe
to despise
121
magnanimity
generosity
122
manifesto
published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government.
123
meek
submissive, shy
124
Monotonous
Banal, never changing
125
Muse
source of inspiration
126
myopic
short sighted
127
nonplussed
confused OR Unimpressed
128
ominous
suggesting that something bad is going to happen
129
opulence
splendor
130
ornate
decorative, embellish
131
palpable
easily known
132
parsimony
chindigiri, miserliness, kanjus makkhi chus
133
Pastoral
connected with pleasant country life
*OR*
giving help and advice on personal matters
134
pecuniary
related to money
135
pedagogy
the method and practice of teaching
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pellucid
not very clear
137
penurious
having no money
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Penury
Poverty
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perfidy
treachery, betrayal
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pervert
change system in bad way
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petulant
whining, irritating
142
plucky
having courage
143
precarious
insecure, uncertain
144
precipitate
premature happening of an event
145
precis
summary or abstract
146
prevaricate
speak evasively
147
pristine
untouched quality
148
prolific
1] productive, creative
2] Plentiful, abundant
149
Protracted
extended especially in terms of time
150
provocative
cause reactive
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Pugnacious
Aggressive
152
pulverous
consisting tiny particles is powder
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pulverous
consisting tiny particles is powder
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punctilious
meticulous
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Punctiliously
attending every details, fastidiously
156
rehash
reuse
157
relinquish
to give up
158
remiss
negligent
159
Remiss
negligent
160
Rescinded
To take away; cancel; repeal, Retract
161
retract
take back (in terms of statement or decision) , rescind
162
retraction
a withdrawal of a statement
163
revoke
officially cancel
164
Rustic
ग्रामीण
165
truculent
Aggressive
166
salacious
to concerned with sex
167
salvage
rescue
168
Sanguine
Cheerful
169
Scrupulously
अति सावधानी से, नियमनिष्ठापूर्वक
carefully, hesitantly
170
appeasement
please someone, make someone happy
171
Sedulously
careful
172
Semblance
related to face (resemblance in face)
173
simpering
act in ingratiating manner
intended to gain approval or favour;
174
smitten
suddenly feeling love *OR* Sorrow
175
snide
insulting people
176
Snub
to treat somebody rudely
177
solicitous in
showing interest or concern
178
sparse
scarcity
179
spasmodically
occurring in irregular burst
180
Splendor
Luxury
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spurious
false or fake
182
spurious
fake
183
stasis
a period of inactivity
184
Strictures
limitations
185
stringent
harsh
186
stultifying
preventing new ideas from developing
187
subvert
undermining the power and authority of
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sullen
bad tempered
189
surrogate
substitute
190
Tabloid
magazine
191
tactless
lack of skill
192
tax
strain
193
temerity
overconfidence
194
thoroughgoing
absolute
195
timidity
shy
196
trounce
Defeat someone in a contest
| **India** *trounced* **Pakistan** by five goals to one in the qualifying match
197
ubiquitous
available everywhere, universal
198
understated
*Subtle*
| yache dusre pun arth hotat but ek ahe
199
unequivocal
non-ambiguous
200
unremitting
not relaxing, never slackening
| "He achieved what he did by unremitting hard work."
201
unseated
dethrone
202
Unwittingly
unintentionally, inadvertently
203
Vacillate
waver, uncertain especially when making a decision
204
viable
feasible, capable of working successfully
205
vociferous
loud and forceful, vehement
206
want
lack
207
wary of
very cautious of
208
Wary of
Skeptical towards something
| संशयी
209
whir
washing machine sarkha noise