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Set 1 Flashcards

1
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Officious

Off-like Nidhi

A

Prone to giving unwanted advice

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2
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Odium

A

Like odour

Intense dislike or hatred

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3
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Placate

A

Play with Kate Winslet

Make less angry

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4
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Insidious

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Like cholesterol

Gradually causing harm

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5
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Thwart

A

Sounds like hot
So we use sun block
Meaning : Block

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6
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Surreptitious

A

Sur ki reputation bachane ke liye secretive hona padta h

Meaning : secretive

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7
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Petulant

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Pet reminds Nidhi’s tummy

Like her, meaning is extremely moody

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8
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Ardous

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Rhymes with tideous

Meaning: requiring great effort

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9
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Credulity

A

Credit card company makes you easily believe in their schemes to loot you
Meaning : tendency to believe easily
Synonym: gullible

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10
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Panacea

Panaseeuh

A

Remedy for all diseases

Remember by penicillin

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Juggernaut

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Like a juggler, it’s unstoppable

Meaning: unstoppable force

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12
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Parsimonious

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Parsi log money ko leke kanjoos hote h

Meaning: frugal or stingy

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13
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Cornucopia

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Abundant supply (like in a corn field)

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14
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Taxing

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Exhausting (like doing taxes)

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15
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Base 2

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Having low morals or without principles

I know..so crazy

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16
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Improvident

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Im(not)prudent
Meaning: not careful

Old guy didn’t have a provident fund cuz he was a miser
Meaning: miser

17
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Aphorism

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Aphrodite -> archika->short

Meaning: Short saying

18
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Elusive

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Meaning:Hard to express or define

  1. Skillfully evasive
  2. Difficult to find
19
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Assiduously

A

Nidhi takes great care of her ass

Meaning: with great care

20
Q

Modicum

A

Cum in hindi means small amount

Meaning: a small amount

21
Q

Anomalous

A

A-normal

Meaning : not normal

22
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Prudent

A

Sounds like Pepsodant
You must use Pepsodant cuz ur teeth are SENSIBLE and u must b CAREFUL
Meaning: sensible and careful

23
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Exculpate

A

Ex-skull-pate
Don’t blame the skull if you’re plate is empty

Meaning: to free from blame, forgive

24
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Exact

A

Like extract

Meaning : forcibly obtain, to claim or to demand

25
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Exacerbate

A

Meaning : to make worse

26
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Exonerate

A

Meaning: to free from blame or guilt

27
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Superfluous

A

Like super flu

Meaning : unnecessary

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