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1
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Credulous / adj /

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Cred- believe

Easily believing ( easily fooled )
Eg. A credulous customer
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Credible

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Reasonable and likely to be true ( probability )
Eg. Credible report

[ syn ] believable, plausible

[ ant ] implausible

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Gullible

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Credulous ( Galli lai main bato bhanda patyaune )

Easily believable, easily fooled

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Gull / n/

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A type of bird

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Gull /v/

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Dupe ( to make fool or deceive )

Eg. He was gulled by the shopkeeper

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Incredible 3

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1) unbelievable
Eg. The report was incredible

2) so wonderful that it is hard to believe even if it is true
Eg. The student has incredible determination
Incredible India

3) wonderful
Eg. Incredible smile

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Wastrel 2

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1) extravagant person

2 ) an immoral person ( who isn’t accepted by the society )

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Disprove

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To prove something as false

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Overshadow 3

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1) To cast shadow
2) fig meaning- to minimize the importance or something or somebody

3) to confuse or obscure
Eg. To overshadow the description

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Discredit / v/

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To defame
Eg. The staff discredited the office

[ syn ] vilify
Eg. He was vilified by the press

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Repudiate

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To reject
Eg. He repudiated the charges of crime

[ syn ] refute

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Cursory

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Cur -run ( sarsari)

Superficial
Eg. Cursory teaching

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Preclude

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Pre-Early, crude - stop

Prevent from happening

[ syn ] preempt
Eg. To preempt war

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Occlude / v/

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To block

Eg. To occlude vision

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Dispassionate

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Dis-Not ( aru ko passion bata afu prabhawit nahune )

Unbiased
Eg. Dispassionate judge / judgement

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Disinterested

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Unbiased or neutral

Eg. Disinterested observation

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Passionate 3

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1) strongly emotional
Eg. Passionate speech

2) having or showing strong sexual feelings
Eg. Passionate lovers

3) very hot
Eg. The passionate sun

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Provident

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Economical

[ ant ] improvident

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Frugal meal / ph /

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Inexpensive meal ( In order to save money)

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20
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Notorious 2

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1) known by many people for -ve activities
Eg. A notorious crime / criminal

2) fig. Meaning - extremely negative
Eg. The question is notoriously difficult

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Tantalize 2

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1) to tease by not giving what was promised
Eg. The politicians are tantalizing the people

The question in tantalizingly easy but notoriously difficult

2) To excite or desire
Eg. Tantalizing flavor of wine

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22
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Apt 2

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1) Quick to learn
Eg. Apt mind

2) appropriate
Eg. Apt name

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Prone

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Lying with your face down

[ ant ] supine
Eg. Supine position of yoga

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Supine

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Fig. Meaning- inactive

Eg. Supine politician

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Recumbent

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Half standing or half bending
Eg. Recumbent position of yoga

Recumbent state of a lion

26
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Incumbent

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Obligated to the job right now

Eg. The incumbent president

27
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Incumbent /n/

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A person who is obligated to the job rightnow

28
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Cumbersome 4

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1) cumber - burden
Burdensome
Eg. A cumbersome job

2) very heavy and difficult to move
Eg. a cumbersome table

3) very difficult to pronounce
Eg. Cumbersome name

4) long and complicated
Eg. Cumbersome process or visa application

29
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Encumber /v/

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To have burden ( mental or physical)
Eg. She was encumbered with heavy books

[ ant ] disencumber

30
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Onerous 2

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1) Oner - burden
Burdensome

2) fig. Meaning - irritation
Eg. Onerous job

31
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Onus / n/

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Burden

32
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Inimical to / ph /

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Harmful to

Eg. The tv program is inimical to the children

33
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Inimical

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Very unfriendly or hostile
Eg. Inimical person / country

Inimical demonstration

34
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preeminence /n/

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Dominance or majority
Eg. The preeminence of French speaking students

I am preeminently happy ( extremely happy)

35
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Tumult 2

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1) loud and excited emotion

2) violence, confusion or disorder ( astabesta )

36
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Perceptible

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Easily to see or notice
Eg. The perceptible error

[ ant ] imperceptible
Eg. Imperceptible scar on face

37
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Relent / v/

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1) to stop

2) Give in ( to decline surrender)
Eg. The despot relented

38
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Relentless 2

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1) continuous
Eg. Relentless pressure

2) not declining or uncompromising
Eg. The relentless dictator

[ syn ] unrelenting

39
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Neoteric

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New

Eg. Neoteric method

40
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Original 2

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1) New or innovative
Eg. Original idea

2) of the first kind
Eg. Original fashion

[ ant ] unoriginal

41
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Orthodox

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Ortho- direct from the past

Conventional or traditional

[ ant ] heterodox ( unorthodox )
Eg. Heterodox teaching strategies/ medical treatment

42
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Heterogenous

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Many and diverse

[ ant ] homogenous ( uniform )

43
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Ameliorate 2

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A- into, meli-sweet ( amilo bata ramro ma)

1) to improve or make better

2) To reduce the degree of something -ve ( mitigate)
Eg. To ameliorate damage

[ syn ] meliorate

44
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Overlook 3

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1) oversee (monitor)

*2) ignore as its insignificant
Eg. The teacher overlooked my mistakes

3) face downward
Eg. My village overlooks the river

45
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Condone 2

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1) to ignore as insignificant
Eg. To condone mistakes

2) to promote something -ve by ignoring
Eg. The government was accused of condoning racism

46
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Ascertain 2

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1) To make sure or certain

2) to find out
Eg. To ascertain a connection

47
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Subjective 4

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1) relating to subject
Eg. Subjective pronoun

2) theoretical
Eg. Subjective test

3) existing based on mind ( not based on test or experiment)
Eg. The subject of essay writing is highly subjective

4) personal
Eg. It is my subjective opinion’

48
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Eccentric

A

Very different from others / very strange or unusual

Eg. Eccentric manner, dressup

49
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Daring

A

Very courageous

50
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Soporific

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Causing sleep
Eg. The teacher was soporific in the class

Soporific atmosphere

[ syn ] somniferous
somni- sleep, ferous-carry

51
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Monotonous

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Boring because something comes repeatedly

Eg. A monotonous job

52
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Intensify

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To increase intensity

Eg. I have to intensity my study

53
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Improvise /v/

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To perform without planning, preparation or rehearsal
Eg. To improvise jazz

[ syn ] extemporize
Eg. To extemporize a speech

54
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Temporize

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To cause delay for personal benefit

Eg. The PM temporized to resign

55
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Procrastinate

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To cause delay

56
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Notable 2

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1) very important or significant
Eg. Notable change

2 ) well-known
Eg. Notable author

57
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Prophecy

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Prediction

58
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Prophecy / v /

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To predict

59
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Prophet 2

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1) messenger of god

2) future teller

60
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Prophetic 2

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1) of the prophet
Eg. Prophetic life

2) indicating what will happen in the future
Eg. Prophetic statements of the Bible

Prophetic sign

61
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Respite/ n/

A

Short break

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