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Vocab Solution 1 Flashcards

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tacit

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understood or implied without being stated(munna tu doctor hai na)

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taint

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to damage(when something is tainted it is painted in a wrong way)

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tantalize

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to tease, torment by teasing(tanta rhyms with santa)

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tarry

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(v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while(tarry to marry during college)

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tawdry

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showy but cheap and of poor quality(tawdry approach to dry with towel)

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temerity

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rashness, boldness(its my temerity not timidity)

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tempest

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a violent storm(tempest spoiled our fest)

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temporize

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to put off making a decision; to stall(do not temporize otherwise my temper will rise)

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tenacity

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persistent determination(teens in city have more tenacity)

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tender

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kind, gentle and loving(i tender my regards for accepting my tender contract)

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tenterhooks

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anxious (do not tenterhook before interview)

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Testator

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a person who makes a will(testator takes test of my ssc cgl exam before giving me the property)

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testy

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easily irritated(after giving so many test he became testy and ate his not tasty question paper)

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thaw

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to melt or cause to melt; to warm up gradually(earlier indo-pak tension thaaa but it is thawing now)

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thespian

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an actor or actress()espn channel never shows any thespian

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thrifty

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careful about money; economical(one who does not spend even rs 50 in a day is called thrifty)

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thwart

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Prevent from happening(do not thwart my thought)

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TIFF

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a petty quarrel()tiff over tip to waiter

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timorous

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Fearful, timid//after getting diagnosed tumour one becomes timorous

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titter

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laugh nervously//a teacher does not titter

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torpor

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dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity// topper does not remain in torpor

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tremuluos

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shaking or quivering slightly// tree fall on us so we became tremuluos

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trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen// 3 nations are in trepidation during war

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lecherous

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lewd, lustful//basanti in lecherous ke samne mat nach

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perilous

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dangerous///eating peraa and lassi together is dangerous

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precarious

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dangerous or uncertain//please carry us

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turmoil

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a state of great confusion or disorder; mental strain or agitation// turmoil among people as govt turn oil prices

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puerile

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juvenile, immature// puri rail gari ram ke bharose chalti hai….chote ram ji isiliye itne accident hote hai

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turncoat

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(n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party// a turncoat wears every parities court

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babble

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the sound of a baby before beginning to speak// child says ba ba ba before babbling

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bacchanalian

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wild and drunken// amitabh bacchan is a bacchanalian

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baffle

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to confuse//the buffalo baffled me

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baulk

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hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking//being too tired she baulked to work

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banter

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good nurtured joking, amusing and friendly// banta singh bantering with santa singh

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bastion

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a strong defense or fort// bastion protect bastiyaa

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Bawdy

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indecent; humorously talk of sexual matters or obscene// bowdy actions of exposing body

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beatific

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(adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed// beautiful beats makes one feel beatific

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beeline

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If you make a beeline for a place, you go to it as quickly and directly as possible. (informal) // all the bees in line made beeline for honey

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beget

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to produce; to make happen// if you get money it will beget money

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beguile

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charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way// some nations do not buy oil rather they beguile oil companies

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beleaguer

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a beleaguered person is experiencing lots of difficulties and criticism//captain ordered to be in league match beleaguered his image

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bellicose

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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.// beg belly wrestler has bellicose nature

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benediction

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a christian player// ban addiction of drugs and promote benediction

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bequeath

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to hand down, to give or to leave in a will// the king of Kuwait bequeath his property to his son

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bereft

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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss// when rafting tube punctured in a sea we were bereft of hope

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berserk

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in a state of violent or destructive rage// dimag sarak gaaya hai kya i.e. why she is berserk

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beseech

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ask for or request earnestly// beggar beseech for bees rupees

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besiege

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to overwhelm; to surround and attack// first police seized the building then besieged it

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besmirch

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damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others// bees mirch khane me mix kar di to besmirch the image of chef

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bicker

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to fight or quarrel over something silly// after accident biker bickered with car owner

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biennial

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once in two years//

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blare

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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light// suddenly we saw flare and then heard blare of bomb

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blase

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(adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic// after collecting so many shoes lace i blase with them

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blasphemy

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the act or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.// bless a famous man like god is an act of blasphemy

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blowhard

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talkative boaster; braggart// hard blows on the face of blowhard

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blurt

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to say suddenly or without thinking// to flirt blurt anything

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boisterous

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(adj.) rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited// delhi is a boisterous and lively city

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boorish

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(adj.) rude, unrefined; clumsy// rich people have brooish behaviour

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bravado

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false bravery// brave people do not need to show bravado

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blanch

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to turn pale//after leaving lunch for a month her face became blanch

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browbeat

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bully; intimidate// my bro beats and browbeats me

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bungle

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to handle badly; to botch or mess up// bengal govt have bungled the naxalite problem

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burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish//sale of burger paints has burgeon in recent years

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buttress

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(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure// heavy butts do not buttress in race

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debonair

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confident, stylish, and charming// mr. dev was a debonair

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decadence

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moral deterioration// since last few years there is a decadence in youths

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deft

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quick and skillful//she is deaf and dumb but still dift

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deify

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to make into a god; to treat like a god//why people deify a man

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demeanor

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outward behavior or bearing// persons demeanour is decided by the manner they behave

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detrimental

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harmful//mental people are detrimental

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dichotomy

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a division into two parts//dichotomy in tomy group

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digress

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to stray from the main subject// digression during rigorous discussion

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disaffected

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having lost faith or loyalty; discontent//disaffected lovers lost their affection

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diligence

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careful and persistent work or effort// delhi gents are giligents

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disavow

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to deny responsibility for or connection with// disha publication denied of his vow of success

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disburse

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to pay out//i disburse from this purse

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Discombobulated

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confused//bomb in disco discombobulated

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discord

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lack of agreement, tension, strife//if there is dis accord (aggrement)there is discord

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disconsolate

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(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation///console the disconsolate one

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discourse

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written or spoken communication or debate

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disgorge

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surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge///George disgorged whiskey into glass

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disgruntled

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angry or dissatisfied//we are disgruntled because of this grant

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disdain

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(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt//all animals disdain this den

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disheaveled

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rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder//because of his shave he looks disheaveled

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disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike//this parrot is disparate than others

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dispel

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To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering.///I can’t dispel your belief in short span of time

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disport

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enjoy oneself unrestrainedly; frolic/////watching sports disports me

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disquietude

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uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious//////your quiet attitude disquietude me

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dissemble

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character/////one’s real feeling does not resembles while dissemble

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disseminate

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to spread widely//this seminar to disseminate awareness about education

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dissident

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one who disagrees///resident who agreed to cooperate are new dissident

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distrait

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absentminded, distracted////forgeting is not his traint he is distrait

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fatuous

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silly, foolish///fatuous fat man

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faun

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to try to please somebody by praising them or paying them too much attention///fauning over phone

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fiasco

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a complete failure////psycho is prone to fiasco,,,,, or one who goes to disco will be a total failure in life

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figment

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Something invented or imaginary///that wig man was her figment of imagination

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flippant

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lacking proper respect or seriousness///phillippines ware pant flippantry

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forsake

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to abandon, to give up, to renounce////for god sake do not forsake me

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forte

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a person’s strong point; what a person does best///making forts is his forte

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foster

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(v.) to bring up, give care to; to promote, encourage; (adj.) /// posters were stacked to foster sale

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harbinger

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an omen or sign//she indicated me about herbinger with her finger

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harbour

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to provide shelter to somebody who is hiding from the police/// harbouring near harbor

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harp

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to talk or write about excessively///media was harping about sania mirzas half pant

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harrowing

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extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening///sorrowing after a harrowing incident

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harry

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to annoy or harass// dont harry harry potter

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hatch

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to come out of an egg///let the chicks hack later we will match them

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haughty

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arrogant///hotties are generally haughty

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headlong

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With great speed or force; reckless/// people with long hand seems to be headlong

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headstrong

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stubborn; willful///his head is strong that is why he is so headstrong

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heckler

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person who verbally harasses others ////hittler was a heckler

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hedonist

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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life////dor leads a hedonist life

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headless

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not noticing; disregarding/// we became headless towards needless

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hegemony

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leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others./// hegemony because of his money

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Heresy

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against orthodox opinion/// hare say that i am heresy about hairs always being white in color

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hermit

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one who prefers to live alone///her meet (lover)became a hermit

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heyday

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golden age///hey want a day I said during heyday

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hiatus

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(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)/// there was no hiatus when he beat us

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hurtle

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to move with great force and speed// turtle cannot hurtle

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humdrum

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lacking excitement; boring or monotonous///hum drum bajatyege too log bore ho jayenge because i do not like sound

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jabber

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chatter rapidly or unintelligibly/// do some labour instead of jabber

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jeer

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(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision// dont jeer you have drunken beer

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jejune

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without interest; dull// zoo becomes jejune in june

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jeopardize

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to put in danger////our neligence has jeopardize leopards spacies

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jibe

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an unkind or insulting remark about somebody [insult]////jilebi khane walo ki hum khub majak urate hai

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jittery

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extremely tense and nervous; jumpy///i feel jittery in jet plane

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Jacose

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joking; humorous////dont be jacose without any cause

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Juggeranaut

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a large and powerful force that cannot be controlled/// this knot cannot handle juggeranaut of cocacola

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ken

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range of knowledge/// this variety of these sugarcane are beyond my ken

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killjoy

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a person who spoils the fun of others///killjoy kills others joy

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kindle

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to start a fire////one of my kin kindled me for higher studies

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kindred

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having similar origin, nature, or character////some kind things are kindred

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kitsch

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art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way./// kitchen is an example of kitsch

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knave

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a dishonest or unscrupulous man////now a days its a wave to become knave

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knead

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To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. ///knead according to your need

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kudos

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fame; glory; honor////kudos as he won in judo karate

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knotty

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complex; difficult to solve///knotty knot of marriage

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nadir

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lowest point///due to loss my father is at his nadir

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narcissistic

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conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration///fascist are narcissistic

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natter

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talk casually, especially about unimportant matters; chatter./// dont chatter on this matter

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natty

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neat; dapper; smart/// natty clothes are neat

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nebulous

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vague///nebulous water because of nimbu ras

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necromancy

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black magic/// necromancy is not considered fancy

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nefarious

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extremely wicked///my nephews are nefarious

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nemesis

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seeking revange or The polar opposite of a character ///no nemesis against sisters

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non-descript

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undistinguished or uninteresting; dull///this script is non descript

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nettle

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to annoy// making kettle pitha is a nettle work

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nexus

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a link, tie, or bond///nexus between us and next to us

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niggard

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a person who is unwilling to spent, thrifty///this gaurd is niggard or a thrifty person will never buy a knee guard to protect himself

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niggle

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a small criticism or complaint///new girl in hostle always niggle

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nip

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to give sb/sth a quick painful punch///nip with pen nib

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noisome

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extremely unpleasant////noise are noisome

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nuance

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a slight or subtle degree of difference////there is nuance between new ounce and old ounce

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nugatory

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of no value or importance////give me warranty otherwise your product is nugatory to me\\new gate is of no importance because it not of metal as the previous one

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numskull

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a stupid or foolish person///a numskull has only one skull

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nuptial

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relating to marriage///use new petal in nuptial

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oaf

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a stupid person/// uff this oaf

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obdurate

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stubborn///obdurate to pay double rate

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obeisance

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gesture of respect////obey saints with obeisance

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obfuscate

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to confuse/// create fuss to obfuscate

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oblique

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indirect

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oblivious

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unaware///it obvious to be oblivious while writing

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obloquy

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(n.) public abuse indicating strong disapproval ////for his rudeness radio jokckey faced obloquy

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obsequious

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“eager to please///i am obessed with this idea of seeking ““please others”” “

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obstinate

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stubborn///abstain to be obstinate

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obstreperous

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noisy and difficult to control///streets in peru are obstreperous

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obtuse

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annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand////obtuse to understand obtuse angle

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obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary////dont deviate obviate the problem

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occlude

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shut, block////dont let him include in us occlude the gats

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occult

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(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernaturall

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Odyssey

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a long journey////odyssey to orrisse

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off-hand

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showing rude lack of interest in others///do not shake hand but off hand

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officious

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excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help///there is a officious in our office

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Oligarchy

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A government ruled by a few powerful people///there is no place for oligarchy in monarchy

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Ombudsman

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a man who investigates complaint and medicates for settlements between aggrieved parties///oh man i need an ombudsman for the problem

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omnipotent

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all-powerful

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onus

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a burden; a responsibility///if anything goes wrong onus will come on us

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opalescent

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showing varying colors as an opal does///opal stone is opalescent

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Opium

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a liquid from the poppy plant containing substances that numb the body/// we drink rum instead of opium

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opportune

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suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time////its my fortune to get this opportune

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opulence

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extreme wealth///people who have opal and lancer car are oppulent

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orient

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to make or adapt ab/sth for a particulor purpose///orient fans were oriented for hot weathers

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ostentatious

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showy///stunts are ostentatious

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oust

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(v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place////if you are ousted you are out

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outstrip

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to become larger ,more important than ab/sth// demand for striped shirts has outstriped

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overweening

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presumptuous; arrogant

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quack

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an unqualified or fake doctor, charlatan// thare are many quacks in kuwait

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quagmire

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soft wet ground/// we will admire if you come out of quagmire

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quaint

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charmingly old-fashioned/// he is attracted to quaint aunt

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qualms

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Feelings of doubt///in the bussiness of alms there is no qualms of loss

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quandary

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dilemma/// i was in quandary whether give clothes to laundary or wash at home

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quash

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to officialy say that a decision in court of law is no longer valid or corrected///court declined the plea to make squash our national game

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queasy

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nauseated, uneasiness /// wife askes kyu ji feeling queasy

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queer

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strange// queer behaviour of bear

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quibble

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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details/// stop babble quibble

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quintessential

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the most typical; ideal/// making unique is essential for a quintessential

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quirk

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a strange or interesting thing that happens accidentaly///strange and interesting things happens quickly

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quiver

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to tremble or shake///quiver due to fever

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quixotic

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overly idealistic; impractical/// quixotic idea of ticking all question in quiz

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quizzical

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slightly surprized///i was quizzical by seeing his physical exercise

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Quorum

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Least number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business; majority////quorum of 4 needed to play carom

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quotidian

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everyday; commonplace///its a quotidian of newspapers to quote indians opinion daily

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ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere///you quit us to be ubiquitous

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ulterior

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hidden/// ultra interior is ulterior

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umbrage

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feel offended insulted///if someone brags i feel ofended

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unassuming

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not wanting to draw attention to oneself or to one’s abilities or status///i assume i am great but don’t want to draw any public attention

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uncanny

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strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation///which you cannot understand is uncanny

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uncouth

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uncultured; crude/// shut your mouth you are uncouth

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unctuous

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excessively smooth or smug, oily///you are cute he said as unctuous to his GF

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underscore

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to emphasize///low score underscores the need of more effort

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understudy

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To study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required. ///my understudy is studying me

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undulate

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move with a smooth wavelike motion///if someone undulates it pendulates

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unkempt

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untidy///unkept is not kept properly

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ungainly

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(adj.) clumsy, awkward; unwieldy,Not elegant or well-planned, /// you will not gain anything if you have not planned properly

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unguent

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ointment// urgent need of unguent

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unscathed

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wholly unharmed, not injured///if in an accident one gets no scar then he is unscathed

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upbraid

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to criticise sb or speak angrily because they have done something wrong////up andaa(egg) wala bread khaya… you will be criticized

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upshot

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outcome; final result////sixer was the upshot of shot

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unwieldly

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hard to handle or control because of large size or heaviness///they are not so wild animal still difficult to handle

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urchin

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poor and often mischievous city child///urchin does not wear gold chain

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ursine

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of or like a bear///ursine does not know how to sign

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usurp

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to seize and hold a position by force or without right///usurp use your power

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Usury

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the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates/// from your treasury brother

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Utopia

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an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect///ethiopia is considered as utopia

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uxorious

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excessively devoted to one’s wife///uxorious people look serious for luxurious

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unscrupulous

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dishonest///stealing by opening the serew with pilus unscrupulously

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waif

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a homeless child////wife bring a waif to home

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wallow

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(v.) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way;; (n.) a wet, muddy, ////do not shallow water while you wallow

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wane

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To decrease gradually////she has become wane because of her plan

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wangle

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to get by persuasion, influence, etc./////she got bangle by her wangle

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wanton

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causing harm///wanton because he want her

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wax

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increase, grow////after a few days of waxing hairs start to wax

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wee

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very small////bee is a wee insect!!!! we together means big but wee here means small

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welch

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to not to do smth that you have promised to do////you have Welch the problem of giving me charisma’s bell

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wheedle

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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end////be dull before wheedle

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whimsical

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unpredictable////whimsical cycling by the mad boy

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whine

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complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)////we whine after drinking wine

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whit

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a very small amount///wheat is whit

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wily

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cunning///will power alone cannot give you success you need to be cunning

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wince

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to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear///some wins and some wince

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wither

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to dry up ///with her i saw withering flowers

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woe

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Deep distress or misery///britney’s wedding woes

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wrangle

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To quarrel in a noisy or angry way////wrangles because of dufferent angle

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xenophobia

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a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers///some jains have xenophobia

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yen

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A strong desire; craving///yen for earning yen

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yearn

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to have a strong and earnest desire////yearn to earn crores of dollars

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yore

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long ago///i became bore liestening the stories of yore

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zany

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Comical because of strangeness; clownish////we became zany after drinking johny’s water

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zilch

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zero, nothing///filch made me zilch by stealing the million dollar document

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zing

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to move with high whistling sound///zing sound from king’s car

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gainsay

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to deny///everybody gains through study nobody can gainsay

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gait

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manner of walking////people with large gate have different way of walking

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gale

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a very strong wind///chris gale plays well when the wind is blowing away from him towards the bowler

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gall

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making angry ///for a girl i slapped him on his gal

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gamely

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bravely; with spirit///he plays every game gamely

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gargantuan

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of huge or extraordinary size and power////gargantuan gang of ants

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gaunt

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very thin///my aunt has become gaunt

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gaudy

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flashy; showy///god weares gaudy clothes

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garrulous

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excessively talkative////girls are garruluos

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gawk

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to stare stupidly///when somebody gawks it looks awkward(Embarrassing) ///stare duck when they say quack quack

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genteel

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polite///Hi gentlemen

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genuflect

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bend the knee as in worship///Gents never genuflect even if they loose in a conflict

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germane

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related to the topic being discussed///te learn german language german teacher will be germane

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gibe

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to utter taunting words///gibe after bribe

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glare

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To shine with a strong, harsh light///players wear anti glare glasses

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glean

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to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor///glean evidence to clean his image

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glutton

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someone who eats too much///glutton eats on one ton mutton

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goad

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to drive or urge on, stimulate, provoke///stop goading god

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gory

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(adj.) marked by bloodshed, slaughter, or violence////muhammad ghori fought many gory wars

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grapple

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struggle///he was grappling with how to grab the apple

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gratuitous

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unnecessary or giving freely///your gratitude to us is gratuitous

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grill

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question severely////police grills the girl

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grueling

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(adj.) very tiring, calling for an extreme effort///rulling the country is really grueling

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guffaw

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sudden loud laughter///dont guffaw in guffa there can be a lion

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gusto

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Enthusiastic enjoyment///eat both dhosaa and ghusaa with gusto

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labile

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likely to change///labels are labile because of low sales

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lacerate

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to tear or cut roughly// nowadays laser lights are being used to lacerate

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lachrymose

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tearful///dont lack remorse it will not let you lachrymose

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lackadaisical

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uninterested; listless///lackadaisical approach in riding bicycle

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laggard

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a person who moves slowly or falls behind////the security gaurd is laggard

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lambaste

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to criticize harshly/// say namaste or face lambaste

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languar

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weakness; weariness///langurs are weaker than jaguar

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lampoon

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ridicule; spoof/// filling the lamp by pouring the oil using spoon is ridiculous

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larcency

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theft/// larcency of large cents(american unit of dollar)

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larder

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place where food is stored/// food from cloud cannot be brought without using laddre

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Langesse

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generous gift or act of kindness/// people having less lung actually have large heart

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lass

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a girl// a saw a beautiful lass in mass

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laddie

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a boy or young man//you were laddie but today you have became daddy///laddie equals ladki but opposite is boy

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Latitude

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freedom to chose///you can choose at what latitude you want to live but you cannot…..

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laud

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to praise highly/// lord let me laud for your help

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lax

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careless//lax in paying tax

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lechery

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lustfulness//eat leechy to calm your lechery desire

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leeway

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An extra amount of time or space that allows some freedom//when you leave a way that is called leeway

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levity

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lack of seriousness///one who wears levies jeans is leavity

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lexicon

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(n.) a dictionary of a subject///a lexicon about mexican lifestyle

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liaison

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a link; a person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups; a go-between///liaisoning for lying

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licentious

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immoral; unrestrained by society/// constitution does not give license to us to be licentious

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lien

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The right to take hold or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt, mortgage.///keep my lion as lien

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limber

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(adj.) - bending or flexing readily, pliable///timber cannot be limber

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limbo

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A place or state of neglect, oblivion, or transition///if you don’t eat niboo it is a neglect with your health

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limpid

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clear; transparent

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list

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to tilt or lean to one side////list of all listing building of city

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listless

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lacking energy///his name was not in the list so he became listless

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lithe

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Bending easily and gracefully//someone who is lightweight is lithe

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livid

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extremely angry///someone who has not lived the life of king is angry

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loath

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unwilling, reluctant//he was loath to admit his mistake

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loathe

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to hate///i loathe you because of your low thought

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ludicrous

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ridiculous, laughable, absurd///ludicrous ideas are rediculous

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lull

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calm///dull remains lull

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lumber

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to move slowly and awkwardly//plumbers do not lumber

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luminary

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expert person//luminous inverts are expert in their field

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macabre

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horrible; grim/// my cabre dance is horrible

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macerate

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to soften by soaking, to cause to waste away//the rate of mac book pro decreases after it has been soaked in water

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Machiavellian

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crafty;cunning;dishonost; double-dealing//machiavellian plan of a villain

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magnanimity

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generosity/// do not beg enmity follow magnanimity

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magniloquent

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boastful, pompous///magniloquent frequent lies

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malady

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serious problem//there is serious problem with my lady

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malaise

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a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness///discofort in leg due to my open shoe lase

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malefactor

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A criminal or wrongdoer//male factor makes a person malefactor

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing //college returned her fees for her malfeasance

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mangy

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shabby; filthy///mangy baby because of mango shake

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mannered

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artificial or stilted in character///our manner in front of our parent are mannered

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manumit

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release from slavery//manusmrit has set free the shudras from bondage

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mar

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to damage something good//dont mar my car

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masochist

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someone who enjoys being hurt//masochist hits maas of his chest

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maudlin

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talking in a silly way//modelling is a waste of life

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maul

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to injure by beating and rough treatment//muslim maulaana beats every hindu in shooping mall

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maverick

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rebel; nonconformist//ricky revolted against his maa to stay in old home

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mealy-mouthed

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Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly;hypocritical//his mouth is mealy mouthed for meal

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meek

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quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive///if someone is weak he is meek

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melee

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a noisy, confused fight///bruclee was having a melee with me

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meticulous

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extremely careful//you are so meticulous some times it seems ridiculous

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mendacious

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dishonest///she became mendacious on every monday

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meteoric

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acheiving success very quickly//meet your mentor for meteoric success

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miffed

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annoyed///if i am fed up with you that means i am annoyed with you

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mirth

A

frivolity; gaiety; laughter//after the birth there was mirth

336
Q

mitigate

A

to make less severe//use colgate to mitigate germs

337
Q

mogul

A

a rich or powerful person//mughal emperor akbar was mogul

338
Q

moribund

A

no longer in existence; at a point of death//without fund company is mori bund

339
Q

munificent

A

extremely generous, lavish//munificient gives sufficient money

340
Q

mural

A

wall painting//mural painting of murli darh krishnaa to boost morality

341
Q

ragamuffin

A

dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes//little child anghy due to old muffler

342
Q

ramify

A

To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivision//arrows of ram were ramify by ravan

343
Q

rampant

A

unrestrained; flourishing or spreading unchecked//my pant was rampant

344
Q

ramshackle

A

broken down//ramp was shaking and was in ramshackle condition

345
Q

rancid

A

having a bad taste or smell; spoiled//due to rain water and acid food becomes rancid

346
Q

rant

A

to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave// pay the rent or you leave

347
Q

rally

A

to recover//modi will have to do more rally to recover maharashter

348
Q

rapacious

A

greedy//rap singers are greedy not for money but more party

349
Q

rarefied

A

understood by only a small group of people//rarefied topics can be understood by rare people in the circle of the field

350
Q

ratiocination

A

logical reasoning//calculation of ratio of one’s sin is called logical reasoning

351
Q

retribution

A

punishment//instead of tribute he got retribution

352
Q

Razzmatazz

A

noisy and exciting activity meant to attract attention//noisy ramzan at taz mahal

353
Q

ravage

A

to destroy//in order to take revange he ravaged my computer

354
Q

ravel

A

to make complicated//i reveal his identity to make things complicated for him

355
Q

ravenous

A

extremely hungry//brother of ravan was ravenous

356
Q

realm

A

an area of activity,interest//jhelum does not lie in our realm

357
Q

rebut

A

to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute; claim or prove that is false//false prove that this is a Rebook shoe… It is rather a cheap road class shoe

358
Q

recalcitrant

A

unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control//recalcitrant students use nakal in exam

359
Q

recrimination

A

an accusation made in reply; a counter charge//recrimination of crime in our nation

360
Q

rectitude

A

moral uprightness//recorrect your attitude

361
Q

redoubtable

A

worthy of fear or respect; mighty//we can not doubt your redoubtable attitude

362
Q

redress

A

to set right, remedy//re dress to redress yourself

363
Q

reek

A

an unpleasant smell//on the peak there is no reek

364
Q

refulgent

A

Shining, radiant//use detergent to make clothes refulgent

365
Q

regimen

A

set of rules, esp. to improve health///daily regimen of regiment

366
Q

rejoinder

A

An answer; a reply///re join us with a rejoinder of your behaviour

367
Q

relinquish

A

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up// i wish to relinquish my link with you

368
Q

reminiscence

A

memory or act of recalling the past///you have a sense to reminiscence

369
Q

remnant

A

something left over///remnant are remaining part

370
Q

remonstrate

A

plead(make an emotional plea) in protest///we remonstrate while demonstrate

371
Q

remorse

A

to regret///dont force me to remorse

372
Q

renege

A

to fail to carry out a promise/// i cannot run at this age

373
Q

Reparations

A

Payment for war damages///reparation was given after separation of india and pakistan

374
Q

repartee

A

a quick, witty reply///repartee during party

375
Q

reprieve

A

a temporary relief or delay///when judge deprives him from jail he reprives

376
Q

reprisal

A

an injury done in return for injury///if you don’t give me prize again i will injure you

377
Q

reprobate

A

morally unprincipled person///dont wait for him he is immoral or False report that boat is lost in storm

378
Q

repudiate

A

to reject/// she repudiates the proposal for date

379
Q

requite

A

to return or repay/// the quite man returned to speech and sanity

380
Q

restitution

A

the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner///thre is a new provision of returning stolen goods to owner in our constitution

381
Q

restive

A

restless///restive after taking too much rest

382
Q

reticent

A

not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily///i am not going to reveal the rate of my new scent

383
Q

retort

A

To respond critically or sarcastically///she retorted on the proposal of staying in resort

384
Q

reverie

A

daydream///near a river she was in reverie

385
Q

revoke

A

to cancel///dont provoke me to revoke your license

386
Q

rife

A

abundant; prevalent///rifles are rife in our home

387
Q

rile

A

to make angry, to arouse resentment///missing files riles me

388
Q

riveting

A

commanding full attention, fascinating///riveting to see his batting

389
Q

rotund

A

round///eating rotten eggs make your body round and fat

390
Q

cloister

A

to confine; seclude///my close sister lives in cloister

391
Q

clout

A

to influence///because of his king of clod therefore hi is out from the jail

392
Q

cloying

A

sickly sweet; excessive///the little totlaa kid clying(crying) from body

393
Q

coagulate

A

thicken; congeal; clot///colgate does not coagulate

394
Q

coalesce

A

to come together///members coalesced to form a coalition govt

395
Q

coda

A

the final added measures of a musical composition///enjoy coda with soda

396
Q

coddle

A

to treat sb with too much care and attention//parents treats their child with a bowl of noodle

397
Q

codicil

A

An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one. ///kothi sealed as code was added to will

398
Q

coeval

A

of the same time period///both of us co evolve and also kavil or layak so we are coeval

399
Q

reckless

A

careless////does who can’t keep their books on book rack are generally careless?

400
Q

fuss

A

Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.\\do not create unnecessary fuss over little maters

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