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MGH - 300 Basic Words Flashcards

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aboveboard

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open and honest

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abysmal

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extremely bad
> abee iss maal ko kon laaya means bad maal

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acme

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the highest point of achievement
> acne highest points on skin

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advocate

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speak, plead, or argue in favor of
> judge advocate usually pleads

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affable

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likeable; easy to talk to
> affection able

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affluent

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wealthy
> wealthy people are influential

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altruism

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the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
> someone is true and nice means unselfish

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amiable

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friendly
> am i lovable? yes

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amply

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more than is adequate
> ample

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amuck

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in a frenzied or uncontrolled state
> mad truck

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analogous

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similar in some respects but otherwise different

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animosity

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intense hostility
> enemy city

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antedated

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precede in time; come before something in date

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antiquated

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old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time
> antique + dated means an old item

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apex

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highest point

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aphorism/aphoristic

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a short instructive saying about a general truth
> a phrase

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appreciable

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large enough to be noticed

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apprehension

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fearful expectation
> pre + tension

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archaic

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so old as to appear to belong to a different period
> study of old things is archaelogy

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ascendancy

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the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
> ascending means gaining power

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ascribe

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attribute or credit to
> sounds like prescribe

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assail

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attack in speech or writing
> assailant is common word in mumbai newspapers

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assuage

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make something intense less severe
> ass usage in toilet makes things better

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augment

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enlarge or increase; improve
> breast augmentation is a thing

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autonomously

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In an autonomous or self-governing manner

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avarice

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greed

27
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avarice

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greed

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avert

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turn away; ward off or prevent
> sounds like divert

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avid

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marked by active interest and enthusiasm
> person always eager to be in video

30
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badger

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to pester
> bad girls always pester people

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balk

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refuse to comply
> when you see a bulky thing you avoid it

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banish

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expel from a community, residence, or location; drive away

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beatific

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blissfully happy
> beautiful things make people happy

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becoming

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appropriate, and matches nicely

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begrudge

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to envy someone for possessing or enjoying something; to give reluctantly

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behoove

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to be one’s duty or obligation
> sounds like behave which should be one’s duty

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belittle

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lessen the importance, dignity, or reputation of

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bellicose

A

warlike; inclined to quarrel
> huge belly people sumo each other

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benign

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kind; (medicine) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive
> cloud nine

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besiege

A

harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried
> be seized means harassed by someone in power

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besmirch

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damage the good name and reputation of someone
> mirchi lagake naam bigadna

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bleak

A

having a depressing or gloomy outlook
> when someone leaks, he’s depressed

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boon

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a desirable state; very close and convivial
> boon or curse

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boorish

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ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance
> BOOing ill mannered people

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brusquely

A

in a blunt, direct manner
> why brush? kiss directly

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buck

A

resist
> or duck which means avoid

47
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buttress

A

make stronger or defensible
> butts make your sitting stronger

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cadaverous

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emaciated; gaunt; very pale, thin, or bony
> kada (katta) wearing people are thin: stereotype

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candid

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a straightforward and honest look at something

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cardinal

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of primary importance; fundamental
> kind of cardio(heart) which is primarily important

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carping

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persistently petty and unjustified criticism
> ping your horn at other’s cars and that’s a bad behaviour

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cavalier

A

given to haughty disregard of others
> sounds like cavalry who on the horse are more arrogant than the ones on feet

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