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Sem 1 exam Spelling lessons Flashcards

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Libation

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A drink, especially an alcoholic one

Intoxicant

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Motley

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Made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

varied

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Ignominy

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Public shame; disgrace or dishonor

Disgrace, infamy

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Emaciated

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Extremely thin; wasted away

Withered

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Castigate

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To criticize or punish severely

Reprimand, chastise, scold

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Docile

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Easy to teach or manage

Submissive, complaint

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Heresy

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The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

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Banter

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Teasing; playful conversation

Joshing, badinage, raillery

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Gauche

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Lacking social graces; tactless

Awkward

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Anathema

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  1. A hated repellant person or thing
  2. A formal curse
    Abhorration, detestation, condemnation
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ostensible

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professed but not necessarily true

supposed

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ineroxable

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unrelenting, unavoidable

relentless, certain

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cliche

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a worn-out idea or overused expression

platitude, banality

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extol

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to praise highly

exalt, laud

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adamant

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unyielding, firm in opinion

stubborn

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diffident

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lacking in self-confidence, shy

timid

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disparity

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inequality, difference

gap

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opus

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a creative work, especially a numbered composition

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clement

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merciful, lenient

forbearing, benign

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rancor

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extreme hatred or ill will

animosity, enmity

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expunge

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to erase or eliminate

obliterate

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bigot

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one who is intolerant of differences in others

racist; extremist

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jingoism

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extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

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negliegence

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careless neglect, often resulting in injury

carelessness

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candid

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outspoken, blunt

frank, direct

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mollify

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strident, harsh sounding, grating

shrill

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augment

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to enlarge, to increase in amount or intensity

expand supplement

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chaos

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complete disorder

confusion, jumble

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argot

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special words or phrases used by a specific group of people

jargon

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appease

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to calm, to make satisfied( often only temporarily))

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bacchanalian

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wild and druken

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extradite

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to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority

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copious

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numerous; large in quantity

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bastion

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a strong defense or fort

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ostracize

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to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

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irascible

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easily angered

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furtive

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stealthy; secretive

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mercenary

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a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

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avarice

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greed; desire for wealth

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jettison

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to cast overboard; to discard

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jaundiced

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prejudiced; hostile

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divulge

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to tell’ to reveal

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meticulous

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extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise

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dogmatic

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arrogant and stubborn about one’s (often unproven) beliefs

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insipid

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lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimpulating

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temerity

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recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger

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gregarious

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sociable; fond of the company of others

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extraneous

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inessential; not constituting a vital part

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abet

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to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

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coerce

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to force by using pressure; threats; or threats

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