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norman lewis Flashcards

1
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Summus

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Top of mountain or peak

So only sum means addition

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2
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Consummate

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Complete in the peak

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Genelogist

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Studies family tree

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Genesis

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Birth or origin

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Congenital

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By birth

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Notus

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Note

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7
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notorious

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Noted for negative activities

Notorious mass murderer

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Chronos

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Time

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Anachronism

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Out of time

Ana prefix negative

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Chronic

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Generally for more time

Chronic disease more than 3 months

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Incongruous

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Not congruent (geometry)

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12
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Chronometer

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For accurate time measurement in ships

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13
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Antipathy

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Pathy feeling

Strong dislike

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14
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Apathy

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Feeling less or not interested

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15
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Sympathy empathy

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Sympathy - feeling for some one

Empathy - feeling for someone by feeling us in his position.

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16
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Scio

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To know

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17
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Unconscionable

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Kutraunarchi ilamal

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18
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conscience

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With moral right wrong sense

19
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Omni

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All

Eg omnivorous

20
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Prescient

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Simple words intution or knowing events before they occur

21
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Nescient

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No knowledge

22
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glib

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Smooth

But thet fool only nescient(poor knowledge)

23
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Egregious

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Extremly violent activities

Vicious

24
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Grex or gregis

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Herd or flock

25
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gregarious

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Likes/Happy to be with herd or friends

26
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Congregate

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Religious Grouping

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Segregate

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Separate a group

28
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Aggregate

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To combine in group

29
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Disparaging

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Insulting a successful person

30
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Equivocating

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Doubtful we cant say which is correct

31
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Titillate

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Asaiya thondura mari

Arouse someone by exciting them

32
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Adulate

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Thalaila thooki vachu kondadurathu
Eg like ajith vijay
Praise excessively

33
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proscribe

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Preventing from doing liked things

Eg sugar patient proscribed to eat sweets

34
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Obviate

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Prevent or avoid things by good positive attitude

35
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Militate

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Powerful factor that prevents an action

36
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Maligning

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Speaking bad about someone in bad words

37
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Condone

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Accept morally wrong behavior

Eg men are polygamous(many wife)

38
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Placate

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Consoling or samathanam seirathu

Eg friend kalyanathuku kupudama vitutu avan samathanan panna try panurathu

39
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Par

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Equality

40
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Disparage and disparity

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Not giving equality like black in america

41
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Equivocal

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To decieve with doubtful answer
Puriyama pesurathu
Rendthu nadula kolapikaruthu

42
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Ambigous

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Doublful answer due to confussion

Ambi-both

43
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Double entendre

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Double meaning

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