vocab Flashcards by Dipendra Singh

tacit

goes without saying

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taciturn

goes without saying

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tactile

sense of touch

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tangible

palpable, significantly visible

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tantalize

tease

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tantamount

equal value

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tarry

to delay

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tardy

to delay

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retardy

to delay

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tautology

repetition

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tawdry

cheap and gaudy

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tedious

boring

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temerity

boldness

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temper

to mold

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temporize

act evasively to gain time

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tendentious

biased

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tenet

doctrine

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tenuous

very thin

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tether

to tie with rope

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theocracy

lead by a religious leader

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thespian

dramatic

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threadbare

gareeb

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throng

crowd

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thwart

frustrate

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tightwad

frugal, or stingy or miser, frugal is positive

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timid

lack of courage

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tirade

long accusation

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titular

title without obligation

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toady

obsequious, bootlicker, sycophant,

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torpor

lethargic

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torrid

very dry and hot

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totter

drunken walk

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tout

publicize

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tractable

docile

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traduce

chugli

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transgression

sin

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transmute

change form

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transport

strong emotion

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travail

painful effort

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travesty

parody

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treacly

excessive sweet

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trenchant

incisive style

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incisive

very specific and very clear and intelligent

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trepidation

feeling of anxiety

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trite

common

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tumult

loud noise by people

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turpitude

a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

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tutelage

guardianship

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tyro

newbie

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abase

punch down

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abash

embarrass

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abate

subside

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abdicate

renounce

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abduction

kidnapping

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aberrant

weird

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abet

aid

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abhor

hate

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abject

pathetic

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abjure

renounce

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abnegation

self-sacrifice

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abominable

detestable

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enormity

sinful

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peccadillo

comparatively less evil

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infamy

infamous, known for bad things

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abomination

a thing that haunts and gives guilt

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aboriginal

native

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abortive

fruitlessness

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abrade

wear down, ghiss gaya

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abrasive

rub it

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abridge

condense

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abscond

run away

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evasive

try to avoid commitment

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aversion

strong dislike

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avers

to state

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abstain

to control

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abstinence

practice of control

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abstruse

difficult to understand

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abut

periphery

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abysmal

bottomless, too huge

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accede

to say yes

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accentuate

to amplify

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acclaim

renowned

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acclivity

uphill

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accolade

an award for a merit

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accord

agreement

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accost

approach someone

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acerbity

sourness

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acquiesce

agreement without revolt

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acquittal

relieve from charges

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acumen

intellect and smart

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adage

proverb

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adept

capable

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admonition

warning

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adroit

skillful

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advent

arrive

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affliction

state of distress

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affluence

wealth

aghast

filled with horror or shock

alcove

nook

allay

pacify

allegory

hidden meaning poem

allude

allusion, hint at

aloft

up in the air

amble

walk leisurely

ameliorate

make better

amenable

open to suggestions

amity

friends

amnesia

forget

amorous

showing love

anathema

a curse or something who loudly dislikes

animus

ill feeling

aphorism

a maxim, observation

aplomb

self confidence

apocryphal

of doubtful nature but assumed to be true

apostate

who leaves faith politics everything,

mnemonic- without prostate

apotheosis

make someone god

appall

horrifying

apparition

ghost

appellation

title given

approbation

approve

arcane

secret, mysterious, understood by a few

arduous

difficult and tiring

arraign

to call someone to answer in court

ascetic

self discipline

aseptic

free from virus

asinine

stupid

assiduous

show perseverance

assuage

make less intense

astringent

contraction of skin cells

asunder

many parts

atavism

recall

atrocity

cruel act

austere

strict manner

attrition

declination

avarice

greed

awry

wrong

ardent

intense, passionate

nimble

agile and quick

saboteur

who sabotages

saccharine

very sweet

sacrilegious

profane

sacrosanct

most sacred

sagacious

shrewd

salacious

sexual

fret

anxious

furtively

secretly

perpetrated

commit

salubrious

healthy

salvage

recover from loss

sanguine

cheerful

sardonic

sarcastic

saturnine

gloomy

savant

scholar

scad

top notch

scanty

miser

scoff

mock

scourge

cause of widespread devastation, severe punishment

scruple

fret about, hesitate

scrupulous

thorough

scuffle

small confused fight with someone, scuffled with the police

scurvy

contemptible

seamy

sordid

sear

burn

secession

withdrawal

sedentary

sitting

sedition

revolt against authorities

sedulous

diligent

seethe

boiling

sententious

moral lecture

sentinel

lookout

sequester

isolate

serendipity

something accidentally happening of desire

servile

slavish

shambles

in wreck

shard

to break

shear

cut

shirk

avoid mostly responsibility

shoddy

cheap untrustable

sinecure

high paying job with no responsibilitity

skimp

go scanty

skinflint

miser

skirmish

a little fight

skulk

move furtively

slake

quench

slander

defamation

slapdash

in hurry and waggishly

sleight

dexterity

slither

slip or slide

slovenly

untidy and carelessness in work habit

smolder

burn without flame

sodden

filled with

sojourn

temporary stay

solemn

seriousness

solicit

seek

solicitous

caring and concerned

sordid

mean and wretched

spartan

avoid luxury

spasmodic

periodic

specious

seemingly reasonable but incorrect

splice

unite or fasten together

spry

nimble

spurious

counterfeit

spurn

reject

squander

waster

stalwart

vigorous and unwaveringly dependable

stanch

to stop the flow of blood

steadfast

loyal

stealth

secret

stellar

something of stars

stilted

artificial, forced

stint

be thrifty

stipulate

specify and state conditions

stoic

impassive and non-reactive to joy or anger

stolid

impassive

stoke

feed plentifully

strew

scatter

strident

loud and harsh

stringent

strict

strut

swagger

stupor

state of daze, apathy

subjugate

conquer

sublime

with great beauty, exalted,

subliminal

not conscious

suborn

persuade to act unlawfully,

subterfuge

trick

subversive

overthrow

succinct

terse

succor

aid assist comfort

sully

tarnish

sumptuous

lavish

supercilious

arrogant

superfluous

unnecessary

supplant

replace

supple

flexible

surfeit

indulge in excess of anything

surly

rude

surmise

premise- based on the fact

surmise- based on intuition

surmount

overcome

surreptitious

secret

swathe

bandage

transcend

go beyond limits