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1
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cultivate

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to promote (usu. +ve)

eg. i am trying to cultivate my personality

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snub /v,n/

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insult

[syn] slight /v,n/, affront

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upfront

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frank

[syn] candid, outspoken

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sedative

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a drug that causes sleep

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sanguine 2

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1) healthily reddish
eg. sanguine face

2) fig. m - cheerful or optimistic
eg. i have sanguine views about my career

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sanguinary

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bloody (causing bloodshed)

[syn] gory

eg. sanguinary attack

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gore /syn/

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bloodshed

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consanguinity

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blood relationship

[syn] kinship

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nuptial

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nup - marriage

relating to marriage
eg. nuptial days (bibah ko site haru)

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nubile

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nub - marriage (not for boy)

marriageable
eg. a nubile girl

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connubial

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conjugal

eg. connubial life (dampatya jiwan)

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12
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marriage

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fig. m - combination
eg. marriage of theories

[ant] divorce

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ornate

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covered with decoration

eg. ornate building

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adorn /v/

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to decorate

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roseate 2

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1) of rose or pink color
eg. roseate face

2) fig. m - optimistic or cheerful
eg. i have roseate views about my career

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16
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jaundiced 2

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1) of unhealthy color

[syn] pale, pallid, sallow, cadaverous, wan [+1]

2) fig. m - biased because of previous experience
eg. the people are watching the leaders with jaundiced eyes

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17
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cadaver

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dead body

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wan

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not energetic

eg. wan smile / laughter

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wane

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to decrease gradually

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20
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waffle

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equivocate (dohoro artha lagne gari bolne)

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21
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baffle

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puzzle (to surprise or confuse)

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waver

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to fluctuate between opinions

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23
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deter

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to discourage

24
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unwavering

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not fluctuating

eg. unwavering determination

25
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demonstrative

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showing feelings or emotions freely and openly

eg. demonstrative dance

[ant] undemonstaritve

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statutory 2

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1) hygienic (that promotes your health)
eg. statutory meal

2) improving or beneficial ( from something -ve or difficult)
eg. i got statutory lesson from the accident

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salubrious

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hygienic

eg. salubrious meal/air

28
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wholesome 3

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1) hygienic
eg. wholesome meal

2) morally good
eg. wholesome family values

3) suggesting good health or behaviour
eg. a wholesome person

29
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elation

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sudden excitement or happiness

[syn] thrill

30
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thriller

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something that causes sudden happiness and excitement

31
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abridge /v/

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a - into, bridge - pul

to summarize
eg. abridged book

32
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ephemeral

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e - out, phem - fame

that continues for a short time or a very short time
eg. ephemeral pain

33
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blasphemy

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blas - -ve, phem - fame

disrespect to god
eg. he was given the death penalty on the charge of blasphemy

34
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euphemism

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eu - good, phem - fame

mild and indirect expression in order to avoid offense (sometimes -ve)
eg. euphemism can be counterproductive

[ant] dysphemism

35
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momentous

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moment - samaye

very important
eg. a momentous decision

36
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momentum

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fig m - encouragement

37
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fugitive

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a person who runs away from the beginning in order to avoid being captured

38
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palette

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color mixing bowl / range of colors

39
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resplendent

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dent - dentist (daat ko chamak)

attractively bright (+vce)

eg. resplendent appearance

40
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refulgent

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flug - shine

shining very brightly
eg. refulgent blue eyes/surface

41
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synoptic

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summarized

eg. synoptic account (description)

42
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synopsis

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summary

43
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flamboyant

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so attractive that it captures attention

eg. flamboyant talk

44
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mistrust

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distrust

45
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demur 2

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1) polite refusal

2) to refuse politely
eg. to demur the proposal

46
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splendour

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greatly impressive quality

[syn] majesty, magnificence

eg. the majesty of the himalayas

47
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self-righteous

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thinking that you and your activities are right and other are wrong
eg. a self righteous person

48
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doleful

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from condolence

sad and sorrowful (unhappy)
eg. doleful expression

[syn] dolorous

49
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cramp

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congested

eg. cramped stadium

50
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lackluster

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1) not bright, dull

2) uninteresting / unexciting

51
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lustrous

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shining very brightly

eg. lustrous face/eyes

52
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virulent

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harmful

eg. virulent racism

53
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prevaricate

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pre - early, vari - change

to speak indirectly in order to hide the truth
eg. i knew that he was prevaricating

54
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fib /n,v/ 2

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1) to tell lies in insignificant matters
eg. he fibbed about his salary

2) /n/ insignificant lie

55
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Fisch /v/

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to steal things of little value

[syn] pilfer

56
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fischer /n/

A

pilferer

57
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larceny

A

the crime of theft

eg. he was accused of larceny

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