Padhle Flashcards

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gelid

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icy; extremely cold.

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2
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presage

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to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen,
Predicting things and intuition

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3
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dowdy

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unfashionable

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4
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tutelary

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serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

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5
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Blabby

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Overly talkative

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6
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Garrulous

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Talkative

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7
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Dwindle

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Diminish

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8
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Prune

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Ill- tempered and unpleasant person

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9
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Retreat

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Withdraw, draw back

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10
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Maverick

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An unorthodox or independent minded person

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11
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Dissident

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Freethinker, a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state

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12
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Colossal

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Extremely Big/ Giant

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13
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Belligerent

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Aggressive

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14
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Serene

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Peaceful, calm, humble

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15
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Hostile

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Displaying hatred

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16
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Meek

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Sentimental in an exaggerated way

17
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Arrogant

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Displaying a sense of self-importance

18
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Perverse

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Strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy, nefarious

19
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Nefarious

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Wicked or criminal