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1
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extortion

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the activity of getting money by threatening

eg. he was accused of extortion

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distort

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twist
eg. the plastic was distorted by heat
the news was badly twisted

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assertive

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very confident

eg. assertive teacher

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assert

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to claim

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unsound

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1) spurious
eg. unsound reasoning

2) structurally poor
eg. unsound building, bridge

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erroneous

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wrongs

[syn] amiss

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unerring

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without mistake

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serpentine

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fig. m - very evil

eg. a serpentine person

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immutable

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unchangeable

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transmute

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to change completely

eg. the criminal transmuted himself into a national hero

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muted

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mild

eg. muted color/voice

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antithetical

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completely opposite
eg. antithetical political ideologies
i found him to be antithetical

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disapprobation

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disapproval

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approbation

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approval/praise

[syn] plaudit

eg. he received approbation for his contribution to the society

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garner

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to get or receive
eg. to garner approbation
i will garner much time to prepare for the GRE

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garnish

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to decorate food items

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glean

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to collect through difficult means

eg. i gleaned information about universities

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malignant 2

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1) causing death
eg. malignant tumour

2) fig m - desiring to harm others (having ill-will)
eg. a person with malignant attitude

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concise

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to the point (brief)

eg. oxford concise dictionary

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anomalous 3

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1) abnormal
eg. anomalous behaviour

2) inconsistent
eg. anomalous data

3) very rare and unusual
eg. anamalous gemstone in teh museum

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anomaly 3

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1) abnormality
2) inconsistency
3) the state of being rare and unusual

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aberrant

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abnormal ( aber samma ghumne)

eg. aberrant behaviour/mind

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aberration

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abnormality

eg. mental aberration

24
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digressive

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deviating

eg. the teacher was digressive in the class

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malign

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to hurt others reputation

eg. he was maligned by the press

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benignant

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benign

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misnomer

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mis- wrong, nomer-nomenclature

wrong name
eg. the international airport is a misnomer because almost all fights are domestic

28
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curtail

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cutoff

eg. to curtail freedom

29
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curt

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short and rude
eg. curt reply

[syn] brusque, abrupt[+1]

30
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abrupt

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sudden or unexpected
eg. abrupt change of weather

[syn] terse (-ve)

31
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terse (+ve)

A

using few and effective words

eg. terse style of writing

32
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laconic

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using few words

eg. the laconic manager/response/writing

33
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inconclusive 2

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1) insignificant
eg. inconclusive discussion

2) not leading to the conclusion

34
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immure

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put into prison / imprison

[syn] confine [+1], incarcerate
eg. solitary confinement

35
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confine

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to limit

eg. he was confined in the wheelchair after the accident

36
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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 govt. was accused of condoning violence

37
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mural

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art on wall

38
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pattern

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a type of art

39
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delineate

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to describe draw or indicate in detail or clearly

eg. the location was delineated in the map

40
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extricate

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to set free
eg. the people were extricated from rubbles
i had to extricate myself from problems

41
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immaculate

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spotless/clean
eg. immaculate character/t-shir/table

[ant] maculated (spotty or partially good)

42
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peccadillo

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minor flaw

eg. sexual peccadillo of the celebrity

43
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undulating 4

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1) uneven
eg. undulating surface

2) fluctuating
eg. undulating fever

3) wavy
eg. undulating smoke

4) with rhythmic up and down
eg. undulating melody

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cadence

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rhythmic up and down

[syn] cadency

45
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cadenza

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solo song

46
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aria

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solo song for opera

47
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parochial 2

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1) relating to church
eg. parochial school

2) fig. m - having or showing narrow outlook / limited
eg. parochial attitude

48
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insular

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in-into, sul-penninsula - island

1) of a typical island

2) having and showing narrow outlook or limited
eg. the British linguistic insularity

49
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provincial 2

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1) of the province
eg. provincial political party

2) fig. m - having and showing narrow outlook or limited
eg. provincial political ideology

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chauvinist

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jingoist (aggressive rationalist) (-ve)

51
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chauvinism

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jingoism

52
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nationalist

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strong patriot

53
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patriot

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lover of the nation

54
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male chauvinist

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a person who believes that males are superior to females

55
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preternatural

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supernatural (relating to god, ghost or magic)

[syn] extraordinary, paranormal

56
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necromancy

A

black magic

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