Vocab Flashcards

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Abandon a match

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To give up, discontinue or withdraw from.

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2
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Cognitive

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Intellectual abilities

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3
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Unscathed

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To come out Unharmed!

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4
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Satire

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Witty Mockery !

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5
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To be Pensive

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Deeply thoughtful in a sad way !

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6
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Dawdling

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To waste and while away the time lazily !

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7
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Objective

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Factual and provable.

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Subjective

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Opinion based.

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9
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Commove/commoving

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To move violently; agitate.

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10
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Agitate

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Stir or disturb; cause trouble.

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11
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Exasperate

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Irritate intensely; infuriate.

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12
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Allure

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Powerfully attract or charm; tempt; fascinating.

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13
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Captivating

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Capable of attracting.

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14
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Deceptive

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Misleading; giving a false impression.

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15
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Delusive

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Misleading; giving a false/wrong impression.

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16
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Ambiguous

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Not having one obvious answer/meaning; not completely clear.

17
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Equivocal results/nature

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Uncertain or questionable in nature.

18
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Beguiling

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Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.

19
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Lure

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Something that tempts or is used to tempt someone to do something; a type of bait used in fishing.

20
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Entice

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Similar to lure; tempts by offering an advantage.

21
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Enticement

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Something used to lure or entice someone.

22
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Prosaic

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Usual; common; lacking imaginativeness; dull; conventional; commonplace.

23
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Commonplace

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Prosaic; not unusual; ordinary. Unemployment was commonplace in the olden times.

24
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Cult

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Group of religious people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange;
Excessive admiration for a particular thing; Kind of a craze.

25
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Vogue

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Prevailing fashion or style at a particular time.

26
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Incendiary

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(Of a device or attack) designed to set/cause fires.

Eg: incendiary bombs.

27
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Combustible

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Easily able to catch fire and burn.

Eg: a combustible gas.

28
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Flammable/inflammable

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Easily set on fire.

29
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Provocative

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Causing anger or another strong reaction; especially deliberately.
A provocative article.

Also intended to arouse sexual desire or interest.

30
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Gall/galling

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To make someone feel annoyed; causing annoyance or resentment.

31
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To resent

A

To feel bitterness at a circumstance, action or person.

She resented the fact that he had children.

32
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Seditious

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Causing people to rebel against an authority.

33
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Undermine

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Lessen the effectiveness; power; erode the base or foundation.

34
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Subvert

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Undermine the power and authority of an system/institution.

Subverting; subversive person.

35
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Paltry

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(Of an amount) very small; lacking in importance or worth.

She would earn a paltry $5 each day.

36
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Contempt

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The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
He stared at the girl with total contempt.