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1
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Addle

A

confuse

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aggrieved

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distressed or suffering from a lack of legal rights

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aplomb

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self confidence and assurance especially in demanding situation.

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appraise

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examine

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attune

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Make aware, to adapt

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benevolently

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intending to do good

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Bewail

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express grief

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brazen

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shameless

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burgeoning

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begin to grow

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concurring

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agreeing

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Conducive

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helpful

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iniquitous

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unrighteous, morally wrong

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cull

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(root word: “col” meaning “to pick” or “gather”)

The farmer culled the ripest apples from the tree to sell at the market.

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detract

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to reduce the strength, value, or importance of

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discernment

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keenness of understanding

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dissenting

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differing from the common opinion

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ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy

She was in an ebullient mood after receiving the good news.

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Emaciate

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make thin by starvation

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Eminence

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recognized superiority

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evince

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reveal, or indicate something

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expository

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Explanatory, Descriptive

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exuberant

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full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.
“a noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters”

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feat

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achievement

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Felicitous

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appropriately and pleasingly expressed

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fervid

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very enthusiastic

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fetid

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ghan vas

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fickle

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capricious

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finesse

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fineness, artfulness

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flippant

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lacking appropriate respect or serious

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Flit

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to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another

The butterflies flit from flower to flower in the garden.

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Florid

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a] excessively intricate or elaborate.
b] having a red or flushed complexion./red-faced

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furtively

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in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively.

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garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

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gloss

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conceal or disguise

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hilarity

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extreme amusement

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imbibe

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ingest

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imbroglio

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confusion

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impeded

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prevent

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imperturbation

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calmness

“perTLJRB’ similar to
“disturb”… perturbation
means disturbance

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impetus

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incentive, a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.

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incorrigible

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uncorrectable

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indelible

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making marks that cannot be removed

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insolence

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rude and disrespectful behaviour.

she was banished from her class for her insolence

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languid

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lazy

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lugubrious

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looking sad and dismal

The lugubrious melody of the song brought tears to her eyes.

(root word: “lugere” - Latin, meaning “to mourn”)

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malapropism

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absurd misuse

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malevolent

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evil, benevolent cha opposite

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nonchalant

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someone who does not learn from his mistakes OR unconcerned

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opprobrious

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(root word: “opprobrium” - Latin, meaning “disgrace” or “reproach”)

The critics wrote opprobrious reviews about the controversial film.

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perplexing

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puzzling

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peruse

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examine

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Poignant

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Don Meaning dhungnache

1] sadness chi feeling (negative connotation)
2] pleasantly stimulating (positive connotation)

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portentous

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of momentous significance

The sudden appearance of dark clouds was seen as a portentous sign of an

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prodigious

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great in size

“the cost of these proposals is prodigious”

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prodigy

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talented

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ramble

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a] to talk for a long time in a confused way.
b] to walk in the countryside for pleasure

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rambunctious

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uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous

The children were so rambunctious during the birthday party that they knocked over some decorations.

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rankle

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to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness

Her harsh words continued to rankle in his mind long after the argument.

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rapacious

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aggressively greedy or grasping

The rapacious business tycoon acquired multiple companies to expand his

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regurgitate

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bring back to mouth, cow jasa karte

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Rendition

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version or interpretation

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resiliently

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ability to resist, or recover quickly from difficult situation

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resurgence

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renewal

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Reviling

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denouncing

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scornfully

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lack of respect

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sinecure

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easy job

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spew

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eject

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Staid

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sedate, respectable, and unadventurous

The staid businessman always wore a formal suit to work.

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stealthily

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Sneaky and secret cautious manner.

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stentorian

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powerful sound. loud.

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subjugation

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bring under domination or control

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swerve

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to change or cause to change direction abruptly

The driver had to swerve to avoid hitting the deer.

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sycophantic

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behaving or done in an excessively obedient or attentive way in order to gain advantage

She flattered her boss with sycophantic remarks to gain a promotion.

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Thwarted

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Oppose, prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

“he never did anything to thwart his father”

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trepidation

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fear

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trifling

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unimportant or trivial

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Vernacular

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applicable to everyday language

(Sthanik bhasa)

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vocation

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life’s mission

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fissiparous

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Inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups

The political situation was highly fissiparous, with various factions

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Portentous

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of momentous significance, very important

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standoffish

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uncongenial, unfriendly

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brawl

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quarrels

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demur

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raise objection

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skirmish

A

engage in combat

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dissents

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disagree

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rudimentary

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involving or limited to basic principles, Primitive

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radical

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relating to OR affecting the basic nature of something

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obliqueness

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chicanery

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declivity

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a downward slope

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baloney

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foolish, nonsense

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bewitched

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delighted, to attract and interest somebody very much

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discombobulated

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addled/confused

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sedulous

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hardworking

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cordial

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friendly

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perplexing

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confounding

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incisive

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display perceptions of great accuracy

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pernicious

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destructive

Pernicious sounds like
vicious in the end which
means very harmful Pernicious sounds like
vicious in the end which
means very harmful

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veracious

A

truthful

“VER” means TRUE

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amicability

A

amiable-ness

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palliative

A

something that relieves pain

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sycophantic

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behaving in servile sarkha way to gain advantage

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fledgling

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immature

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mellifluous

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pleasing and musical to hear

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divest

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deprive someone of

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defanging

A

making harmless

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lagniappe

A

Something given as a bonus

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avarice

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Greed

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proliferate

A

multiply

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corroboration

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evidence which confirms or supports a statement

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tout

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attempt to sell (something), praise

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apotheosize

A

idolize

Gerald Ford should be _______ as our football president

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benefactor

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a person who gives money or other help to a person

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despondency

A

loosing hopes

DESPair - DESPondence.

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elation

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great happiness and exhilaration.

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overwrought

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in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety.

sounds like OVER HOT

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panacea

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doing something for good cause

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mendicant

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begging

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mince

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cut or chop, exscind

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waffle about

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lengthy manner chat

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monetary

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related to money or currency

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precarious

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dangerously held

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timorous

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cowardly

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squabbles

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ladna zagdna

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debilitated

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weakened

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acute

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severe, critical

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tenuous

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very weak or slight, insubstantial

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rhetorical

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stylistic, art of persuasive speech

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moiling

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working hard

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corporeal

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relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit.

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epithets

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characteristic of the person

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heterodoxy

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deviation from orthodox

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hegemony

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leadership or dominance

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impotence

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helplessness

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parlous

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full of danger, precarious OR excessive

“the parlous state of the economy”
“she is parlous handsome”

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Prolific

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Vast number madhe aslela

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Inconsequential

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not important or significant

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Underwrite

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support financially

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Surfeit

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Abundance

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Apex

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Culmination, highest point

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Deftness

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the quality of being skillful, clever, or quick

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courteous

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polite, respectful

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impudence

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rude, arrogant, insolent

puddle madhe zaun pud

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nettle

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annoy

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Prescient

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clairvoyant

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happenstance

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Coincidence

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Acumen

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the ability to make good judgements

root: Acuity meaning - sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing

147
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shrewdness

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Acumen

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Evocative

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reminiscent, eloquent, poignant, stimulating

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endemic

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provincial

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explicit

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clear, not hiding anything

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inveterate

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habitual

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Aloof

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not involved or not friendly to other

Her shyness made her seem aloof.

153
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Improvise

A

act without preparation
(improvisation := कामचलाऊ व्‍यवस्‍था)

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riveting

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engrossing, absorbing everyone’s attention

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apt

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suitable in a particular situation

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imbued

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to fill somebody/something with deep feelings

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flustered by

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confused

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beseeched

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to ask somebody for something in a worried way because u need it very much

Vinanti purvak maangna,begged

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plangent

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loud and mournful

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invidious

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causing envy

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odium

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disgust

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choleric

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bad-tempered

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omen, augury

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a sign that something will happen in the future

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belittle

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insult

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piquant

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  1. tasting pleasant but strong and spicy
  2. interesting and exciting in mysterious way
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queasiness

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ulti yene, nausea

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exuberance

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excitement

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toiled over

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to work continually, strenuously

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coruscant

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glittering, sparkling

barbie laa jaut

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ruddy

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healthily red

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sanguinary

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causing bloodshed, bloodlust

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brevity

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concise, short

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aloof

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arrogant

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placid

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calm

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restive

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restless

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restive

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unable to remain silent, restless

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skittish

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restive

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besieged

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surrounded

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fraught

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filled with something unpleasant

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enfeeble

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weaken

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invigorate

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make something bad better/energize

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delineate

A

describe in detail

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overshadow

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make more prominent or important/ gharala zhadyanni obscure kela

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evince

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reveal the presence of, indicate, show

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exscind

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to cut off

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obloquy

A

prompt public condemnation/opprobrium/vituperation

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ossification

A

bone formation, inflexible

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redolent

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  1. to bring to mind, evocative
  2. smelling strongly of something
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recondite

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little known about, obscure

difficult or impossible for ordinary people to understand

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limpid

A

clear phrasing

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droll

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curious, funny, humorous

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unabashedly

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shamelessly

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adroit

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clever, skillful especially dealing with people

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obdurate

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refusing to change mind, stubborn

DURABILITY–STUBBORN

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vituperate

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bitter and abusive

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capitulate

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resign, to stop fighting and accept that you lost

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dissent

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disagreement with official

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pan out for

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work out for

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temperament

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personality

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infamous

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famous for bad deed

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proscribe

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ban, denounce

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daunting

A

seemingly difficult

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