Newspaper S RC Flashcards

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Repugnant

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extremely distasteful; unacceptable. Abhorrent

In conflict with.

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Fastidious

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excessive care or delicacy.
meticulous, attention to detail.
very high standards

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emphatic

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expressing forcibly and clearly.

stressing on something

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prerogative

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a right or privilege of an individual or a class.

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contentious

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likely to cause an argument. controversial, argumentative.

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elusive

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difficult to find, catch or achieve or remember.

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eccentric

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a person or behaviour that is slightly strange or unconventional.
not in the centre.

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cohesion

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sticking together tightly, union

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Belligerent

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unfriendly, aggressive

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Injunction

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a judicial order restraining a person from beginning or continuing an action violating/threatening to violate legal right of another, or
compelling a person to carry out a certain act, e.g. to make amends to the injured party.

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Reticent

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Not revealing ones thought or feeling.

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Bereft

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deprived or lacking

sad and lonely

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veracious

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truth

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quiescent

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inactive or dormant

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Tribunal

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dispute solving body/ court of law.

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Tribune

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a Popular leader

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Bereaved

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deprived of close relation through their death

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plenary

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absolute, full attendance of a assembly.

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belligerence

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hostile, aggressive and war like

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Sanctification

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“to set apart for special use or purpose.
Give moral or social sanctions to
to make it pure or holy.

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Soteriological

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The term soteriology denotes beliefs and doctrines concerning salvation in any specific religion, as well as the study of the subject.

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Antithesis

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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

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Dire

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extremely important, urgently needed or of poor quality.

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Heremetical

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not affected by outward influence or power; isolated.
so tightly closed that no air can leave or enter
heremetic life

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Ad hoc
when necessary or needed.
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nemesis
the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall. a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy.
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circumscribed
restrict (something) within limits.
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decontextualizing
understand something in isolation, outside its context.
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Outlandish
looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar. weird
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Sagacity
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.
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Forayed
a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid.