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Vocab Solution 3 Flashcards

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penury

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“extreme poverty//penurious students keep on baging ““pen your please.pen your please”””

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percussion

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the sharp striking of one thing against another//i stopped percussion sound with cushion

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perdition

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damnation; ruin; hell//partition will lead to perdition

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peregrination

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wandering from place to place//we started a peregrination for migration

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peremptory

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expecting to be obeyed//peremptory order to empty home

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perennial

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lasting for a long time//perennial problem of nai in punjab

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perfidy

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faithlessness, treachery//perfidy of servant ki usne poisonous barfi di

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perfunctory

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done without care; in a routine fashion// he is running my factory in perfunctory

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peripatetic

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many short travels//its pathetic to have peripatic life style

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perjury

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lying under oath//speaking lie in front of jury is perjury

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pernicious

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harmful//nasha is pernicious

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peroration

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the concluding part of a speech//in the end of oration there is peroration

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perpetuate

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to cause to continue//petu ate to perpetuate his obesity

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perspicacious

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keen; mentally sharp//a perspicacious girl can tell how much money will be in boys purse

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pert

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attractive and neat//pert wears skirt

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pertinent

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having to do with the subject at hand; relevant//it is pertinent to keep tenant

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perturb

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to disturb greatly//if you perturb that means you disturb

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peruse

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(v.) to read thoroughly and carefully//peruse the manual before use

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pervasive

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to spread throughout//shiva is pervasive all over

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perverse

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contrary, persisting in error//some verses are perverse now

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perversion

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corruption; turning from right to wrong//perversion is the new version of society

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pestilent

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deadly//pesticides have pestilent effects

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pestle

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a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar//with the pestle we can make paste

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petrify

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scare, frighten//we have kept a pet to petrify

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petulant

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Irritable or short-tempered//this petu has become petulant

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pharisaical

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self-righteous; hypocritical//Pharisaical support use of cycle

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philanderer

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faithless lover; flirt//wanderers are considered philanderer

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philatelist

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stamp collector//philatelist does not care about stamps rate list

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philistine

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one who lacks culture or taste//people of philistine are not philistine

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phlegmatic

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calm and unemotional in temperament//in front of our flag we remain phelgmatic

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Phylum

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Group of closely related classes//we made a file of phylum

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physiognomy

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facial features//consult your physio to improve physiognomy

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piebald

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multicolored; spotted//we cant see piebald on a bald horse

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piecemeal

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(adj) one piece at a time; (adv) gradually//piecemeal method of eating meal

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pied

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multicolored//pied pie chart

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pillage

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to rob of goods by open force//now a days there is pillage in our village

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pillory

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to punish, hold up to public scorn

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pinion

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to confine//pinioned with pin

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pique

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to cause resentment; to provoke//don’t pique me anymore otherwise my anger will reach at its peak

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pith

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(n) core, essence; significance or weight//collect the pith and throw in pit

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pittance

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a small amount//give some pittance for her dance

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Placebo

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a fake drug used in the testing of medication//this is not a place for placebo

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placid

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calm, peaceful//placid action of acid in bathroom

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plagiarize

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steal another’s ideas and pass them off as one’s own//plan arise in my mind to plagiarize plague ideas

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow//plaintive because of plain tv

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plaint

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a long piece of sth//girl become late due to designing their plaint

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platitude

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stale; overused expression//flat attitude is my platitude

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platonic

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spiritual; theoretical//there is a tonic which makes our relationship platonic

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plaudits

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applause; enthusiastic praise or approval//he won plaudit after good audit

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plebeian

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(adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class//play boy are often plebeian

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Plebiscite

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vote of the people//people cite their opinion during plebiscite

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plenary

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(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members//its my plea to let me go in plenary

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plethora

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excess//please throw a party if you have plethora of money

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pliable

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flexible//ply is not pliable

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pliant

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bending readily; easily influenced//there was a plaint in our flight

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plight

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a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation//there is a plight of flight

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plucky

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courageous; spunky//luck and pluck makes a man successful

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plumage

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feathers of a bird//after a certain age birds loose plumage

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plumb

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to examine deeply; determine the depth//plumber is trying to plumb the situation

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plummet

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fall suddenly and steeply//a comet plummets towards earth

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podiatrist

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foot doctor//podiatrist is the artist of feet

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poignant

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emotionally moving//she has poignant memory of when she was pregnant

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poltroom

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coward// some people become poltroom in pool room

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polemical

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controversial; argumentative//during poll politician polemical from mike

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polyglot

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a speaker of many languages//goat is not a polyglot

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pomposity

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self-important behaviour//pompous people keep on doing self pumping

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politico

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politician//a politico is a politician

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ponderous

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Heavy and slow moving//ponderous people ponder a lot

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pontiff

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Pope//a pontiff never indulges in a tiff

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pontificate

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officiate as bishop//pontificate among those who have certificate of religious studies

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portend

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foretell//when we reached the ports end we portend tsunami waves

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portly

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(adj.) - fat, chubby, round//shortly you will become portly

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poseur

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person who affects an attitude to impress others// poseur in a pose

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Poser

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difficult question//posers asks many poser

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potpourri

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mixture//potpourri in port

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poultice

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A soft, moist mass of bread, meal or clay//put ice as poultice

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pragmatic

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practical//in a probleati situation approah a pragati an

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prate

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to talk idly; chatter//she was prating on rate

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prattle

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meaningless, foolish talk//don’t prattle about rattle snake

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precarious

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Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability

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precept

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a rule of conduct or action//you have to pre accept the precepts of high school

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precipice

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a very steep cliff//first sip ice before climbing at precipice

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precipitous

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a precipitous change is sudden great and unpleasant//tsunami was a precipitous gift to us by nature

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preclude

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to prevent//don’t preclude let me conclude

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precocious

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talented beyond one’s age//pre conscious child is a precocious child

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predicament

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a difficult situation//its a predicament to predict

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predilection

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preference//we have predilection for our dialect

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precursor

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forerunner//cursor is the precursor of various files to be opened

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predispose

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influence sb//director predisposed her this pose

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preeminent

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famous; outstanding//all prominent people are not preeminent

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preempt

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to prevent//empty my land to preempt illegal possession

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preem

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spend lot of time making yourself look attractive//preeming for her prince

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prelude

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an introduction//prelude is beginning, conclude is end

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premonition

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a warning in advance//premonition while carrying money

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preponderance

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bulk//preponderance of pounds

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preposterous

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absurd//sometimes most of us gives preposterous excuse

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prerogative

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a right or privilege//being interrogative is prerogative of police

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prescience

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foreknowledge//i know the science of prescience

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presumptous

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over confident, arrogant//assumption of marriage in first meeting is presumptous

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preternatural

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supernatural//unnatural powers are preternatural

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pretext

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a false reason, deceptive excuse//i called her home on the pretext of textbook

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prevaricate

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead//put barricade on site to prevaricate

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prim

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feeling or showing disapproval//trim the speech to be prim

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Primogeniture

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first child in the family//primogeniture is naughty in nature

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primordial

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original; existing from the beginning//this dial is primordial from the beginning of company

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pristine

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fresh and clean; uncorrupted//pristine clothes of a priest

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privation

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lack of necessities//privation in private job

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privy

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sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).//we met a private place to get privy information

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probity

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honesty, integrity//i got a chance to prove my probity

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prodigal

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wasteful//a proudy gal is prodigal

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prodigious

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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree//prodigious work by child prodigy

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profligate

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wasteful in money//bill gates does not profligate

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progeny

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offspring//progeny of jaini

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prognosis

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medical forecast//diagnosis was done prognosis

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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly//life rate are proliferating

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proletarian

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connected with ordinary people//people in poultry farm are proletarian

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prolific

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Abundantly productive//prolific production is being profitable

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promiscuous

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No strong pair bonds or lasting relationships.//promiscuous person has promise to kiss many people

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promulgate

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to make known officially//promulgate for checking of all visitors at mau gate

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propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency//now a days people have propensity to live in metro city

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prophylactic

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intended to prevent disease//physician use lactic acid as prophylactic

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propitiate

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to appease//let me proper eat to if you want to propitiate me

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propitious

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presenting favorable circumstances//huge profit will propitious to us

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proponent

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supporter//proponent has many oponent

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propound

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to suggest for consideration; to propose//we propound for the revaluation of pound

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propriety

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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs//propriety of proprietor

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prosaic

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dull//poetry is interesting but prose is prosaic

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Proscenium

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stage forward of curtain//

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proselytize

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to convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause

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protract

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to prolong

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prostrate

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lying face down//lay straight to prostrate

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protean

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readily changing form or character//protean eats protein

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protrude

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to stick out//a rude protrude his tongue

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protuberance

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a bony outgrowth or protruding part//pump air in tube for protuberance

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provender

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dry food for livestock//who is the vender for provender

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provident

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providing carefully for the future//allocate your provident fund providentally

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prune

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cut away; trim//we prune our hair in salon

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prude

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excessively modest person//prude generally become rude

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prurient

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given to lustful or lewd thoughts//pure thoughts are not prurient

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pry

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to try to find out people’s private lives//spy has tendency to pry

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pugilist

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boxer//this is the list of all pugilist

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pugnacity

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combativeness; disposition to fight//she has a huge capacity for pugnacity

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pulchritude

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physical beauty//right attitude increases one’s pulchritude

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pulverize

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to pound, crush, or grind into powder or dust//pulverize means to powderize

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punitive

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punishing//punitive measures against nature

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pummel

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to beat, as with the fists//camel does not pummel

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punctilious

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showing great attention to detail or correct behavior//punctilious person is punctual

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puny

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small and weak//pony tail is puny

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purge

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to wash away impurities, clean up//urge the court to purge from conviction

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purgative

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relieves constipation; strong cathartic//purgative left forgetive effects

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Purgatory

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A place of temporary punishment//purgatory is a pure gate to heaven

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Puritans

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strict moral attitude//puritan does not eat a ton

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purloin

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to steal//a lion has a habit of purloin

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purse

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to pucker or to tighten one’s lips//i pursed my lips when sb stole my purse

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pushover

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easy to do or win// it is pushover to push

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purveyor

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supplier; seller//purveyor hired a conveyor

157
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pussillanimous

A

small-minded//pussy is not pussillanimous animal

158
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pulative

A

thought-to-be//put a cup of tea on table is pulative

159
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putrid

A

rotten and foul smelling//get rid of putrid fruits

160
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pylon

A

a tall metal structure that is used for carrying electricity wires high above the ground//standing near pylon is not safe during cyclone

161
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sabbatical

A

A leave of absence from an organization to renew or develop skills//sab baate kal karenge because tomorrow is sabbatical

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sacrilege

A

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred//leg in front of sacred thing is act of sacrilege

163
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sadistic

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(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel//a sadistic person enjoys making people sad with his stick

164
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sacrosanct

A

extremely holy// there are sakro saints but only few are sacrosanct for me

165
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sagacious

A

wise//sagacious people eat palak saag

166
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salacious

A

lascivious, lustful//my sala was watching salacious song

167
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sallow

A

yellowish//

168
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ruddy

A

having a healthy red color//

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sally

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suddenly rush forth//sally with sallies

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salubrious

A

promoting health or well-being//salubrious atmosphere as sali is with you

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salutary

A

beneficial//salute to army by prisoners is salutary

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salvage

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to save from fire or shipwreck//salvage from salary and wage

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salvo

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a burst of gunfire or cannon shot// poorey saal salvo of savlon soap bellets in valley

174
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sanctimonious

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making a show of being morally superior to other people//sant and muni are more sanctimonious

175
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sanguinary

A

bloody//sanguinary incident in sindhu nadi

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sanguine

A

cheerful; optimistic//sanguine people sang and drink wine

177
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sangfroid

A

composure or coolness//he sang and used fa deo to be sangfroid

178
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sardonic

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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic//sardonic comments of sir don

179
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sartorial

A

pertaining to tailors//she tore saari to make new sartorial style

180
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saturnine

A

gloomy and remote //saturnine face of people of saturnine

181
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scads

A

a large number or amount//scads of adds

182
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savory

A

tasty//save money to enjoy savory savai

183
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scabbard

A

cover for a sword// a sword cupboard is called scabbard

184
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scaffold

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a temporary platform used in work on a building//fold the scaffold after work

185
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scamper

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to run quickly//they did scam and scampered

186
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schism

A

split//there is no schism in sikhism

187
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scintilla

A

trace amount//not a scintilla of scene from tola

188
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scoff

A

to make fun of//doctor scoff at his cough

189
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scotch

A

to put an end to//dad scratched the rumour of drinking scotch

190
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scourge

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to whip, punish severely//karj is a scourge

191
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scowl

A

a facial expression of dislike or displeasure // he scowls when i call him reel

192
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scruple

A

doubt or uneasiness as to what is right or proper//screwed people were willing to escape but have a feeling of scruple

193
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scrupulous

A

exact, careful//turning screw in plus direction scrupulous

194
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scuffle

A

to fight or struggle closely with//fold shirt cuff before scuffle

195
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scurrilous

A

coarsely abusive; vulgar//scurrilous remark of giving curry less

196
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scurry

A

rush//scurrying after seeing scary scene

197
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Satire

A

A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.//he set fire to show satire

198
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scupper

A

spoil it completely//skipper scuppers the chance of winning

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scuttle

A

to sink a ship by cutting holes in it,,quick short steps//cut the ship to scuttle

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seamy

A

morally degraded, unpleasant//see my seamy life

201
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sear

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to burn the surface of sth in a way that is sudden and powerful//sear causes tear

202
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Secession

A

withdrawal from the Union//secession due to recession

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seclude

A

to isolate//we exclude while seclude

204
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secrete

A

produce and release substance into organism//its no longer secret that plant secret

205
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sedate

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calm; quiet//one should be sedated before his first date

206
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sedentary

A

doing or requiring a lot of sitting//dentist has sedantary life style

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sedition

A

rebellion or resistance against the government//he said i will shun from sedition

208
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sedulous

A

hard working; diligent//sedulous job of seducing women

209
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seedy

A

dirty and untidy// a seedy man smokes bidi

210
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seemly

A

proper; appropriate//unseemly dress of seema aunty

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seethe

A

be in an agitated emotional state//soothe who is seethe

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seine

A

fishnet//sena used seine to catch criminals

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semblance

A

(n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition//when there is a semblance there is a resemblance

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seminal

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(adj.) original, important,//seminal learning in a seminar

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Seminary

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School for training and educating priests and ministers//missionary runs seminary

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senile

A

characteristic of old age// senile remains in denial mode

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sententious

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(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy//sententious sentence

218
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sentient

A

conscious; capable of feeling or perceiving//sentimental aunt is sentient

219
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sentinel

A

guard//sentinel use antennal technology

220
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sepulcher

A

a tomb or burial chamber//vulture near sepulcher

221
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sequester

A

to isolate//requester became sequester

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septic

A

infection//use anti septic during septic

223
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sere

A

parched; dry//sere days were very rare

224
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serendipity

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An accidental but fortunate discovery//do not look pity after serendipity discovery

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serene

A

calm, placid// see rain for serenity

226
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serenade

A

sing and play for somebody//serenade without instrument aid

227
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serrated

A

jagged; saw-like//can you rate this serrated saw

228
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servile

A

overly submissive//servile attitude while serving

229
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sever

A

to cut off//do not sever you sewer pipe

230
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sextant

A

navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude//to see our extent we use sextant

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shackle

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to put into chains//police shackle to tackle criminal

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sham

A

Something fake or false//if you have some shame you should not sham

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shamble

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To walk clumsily or shuffle along//we shamble while amble

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shard

A

a piece of broken glass or pottery//shard is too hard

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shaving

A

the act of removing hair with a razor//when the carpenter shaves wood it left wood shaving

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sheathe

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to cover with something that protects//a sheathe is made of a metal sheet

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shimmer

A

shine with a faint, flickering light//if something shimmer it glimmers

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silo

A

tower for storing fodder//i go in xylo to see my silo

239
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cellar

A

an underground room or rooms//jailer cannot permit cellar in jail

240
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shipshape

A

neat and tidy - as any boat should be//everything was shipshape in shape

241
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shoal

A

an area of shallow water//shoal do not want to dwell in a hole

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shoddy

A

(adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship//shoddy service in shadi

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shrewd

A

bad tempered and unpleasant women//shrew ho gayi suru

244
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shyster

A

lawyer using questionable methods//shy star cannot be shyster

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sidereal

A

relating to the stars//watching real sidereal bodies from side mirror

246
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simian

A

monkey-like//simian is similar like money

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simmer

A

To cook gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point//do not keep gas at sim while simmer

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simper

A

to smirk, smile foolishly//keep your smile simple not simper

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sinecure

A

a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work//just need to sign papers in in sinecure jobs

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sinewy

A

lean and muscular; stringy and tough//sinewy muscles of sunny

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sinuous

A

winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible//sinuous sign

252
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siren

A

dangerous, attractive woman//siren does not care about police siren

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skimp

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to save or hold back//when we skimp we skip

254
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skinflint

A

stingy person; miser//a skinflint sucks even the skin of a fly

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skirmish

A

minor battle//skirmish in kashmir

256
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skittish

A

nervous; easily frightened// experts does not become skittish while skating

257
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skullduggery

A

trickery; underhandedness//skullduggery to dig out skull

258
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slacken

A

to slow down//lack of motivation slacken my interest

259
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slake

A

to satisfy//go to lake to slake

260
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slew

A

large in number or quantity//he is working to slow slew of work is left

261
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slack

A

lack of tension, lull, relaxation; sluggish//drive slack in a lake

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Slander

A

spoken defamation//slander about cylender vender

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slapdash

A

careless and hasty//slapped him with is slapdash work

264
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sleazy

A

dirty and not socially acceptable//lazy stays at sleazy place

265
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sleeper

A

a person who sleeps in a particular way// a person who sleeps

266
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sleight

A

adroitness in using the hands//he wrote eight on slate with his sleight

267
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slight

A

to insult//switch of lights while slight

268
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slipshood

A

untidy in dressing, personal habits, etc; careless, sloppy//bats played slipshood shot in slip

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slither

A

to move with a sliding, side-to-side motion of the body//leather shoe slither

270
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sloth

A

laziness; avoiding work or effort//sloth is slow

271
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slough

A

(v.) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary//while slough animals leave rough skin

272
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sloven

A

person habitually untidy, dirty, or careless in dress, habits, etc.//slow one is a sloven

273
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smirk

A

to smile in a self-satisfied or artificial way//smirk on their faces after selling taj smarak

274
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sombre/somber

A

dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy//sombre sambhar

275
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somnanbulist

A

sleepwalker//a list of all somnanbulist

276
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somnolent

A

sleepy //feeling somnolent in tent

277
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smattering

A

a small amount//smattering of this matter

278
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smoulder

A

burn slowly and without a flame//when fire become older it smoulder

279
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snicker

A

half-stifled laugh//everyone snickered at my snicker

280
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snivel

A

cry or whine with snuffling//i am not well is it i snivel

281
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snub

A

treat with disdain or contempt; slight//snub him in pub

282
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sodden

A

thoroughly soaked, saturated//all of sudden i got sodden

283
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soiree

A

an evening party or celebration//sorry i could not attend soiree

284
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solace

A

comfort//solaced when i opened my shoe lace

285
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solicit

A

to ask for; to seek//i solicit let me sit

286
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solicitous

A

concerned//my solicitor was solicitous about the result of my case

287
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sololoquy

A

speech to oneself//talking about a soul looks like sololoquy

288
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somatic

A

pertaining to the body//somatic pleasures with sumo

289
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sonorous

A

full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style//sonorous voice of sonu

290
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Sophistory

A

Use of trickery and false logic in arguments//we see lots of example of sophistry in history

291
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sophomoric

A

immature and overconfident//your lyric is sophomoric

292
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soporific

A

causing sleep//100 puri kha kar i feel soporific

293
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sordid

A

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul//sorry i did sordid behaviour

294
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spangle

A

a small circular piece of glittering material used for decorating garments//spangled bangles

295
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spar

A

to argue or fight//spartans always spar

296
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spasmodic

A

occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts//there is no logic behind spasmodic activity

297
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-spasm

A

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction//go to spa to get rid of spasm

298
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spat

A

a pretty quarrel//spat over spit

299
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spate

A

a large number or amount of something, esp. in a brief time//it is our fate which helps us in the state of spate

300
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spawn

A

to lay eggs//prawn is spawning

301
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spectre

A

ghost//spectre does not have fear of inspecter

302
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specious

A

superficially plausible, but actually wrong//specious things are suspicious

303
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Sphinx

A

an imaginary creature//body of sphinx is fix

304
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splice

A

To join or unite together//splice the supply wire

305
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Spiel

A

a lengthy speech or sales pitch whose intent is to persuade//a spy tries to spiel

306
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spites

A

urge to hurt//inspite of friendship he spites

307
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splurge

A

spend a lot of money//on a special urge we splurge

308
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splinter

A

a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal//splinter when some thing splits

309
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spoonerism

A

an unintentional exchange of sounds//speaking with a spoon in the mouth caused spoonerism

310
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sporadic

A

occurring irregularly//sporadic things are periodic

311
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spruce

A

neat, clean, simple, and correct in appearance//our spouse is spruce

312
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spry

A

vigorously active; nimble//spy needs to be spry

313
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spunky

A

courageous and determined//donkey is not spunky

314
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spurn

A

to reject//spurn to earn illegally

315
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squabble

A

a noisy argument, esp. over an unimportant matter//while playing scrabble, children squabble

316
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squander

A

to waste//we squander while wander

317
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squat

A

sit on one’s heels//squat makes sweet

318
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squatter

A

to settle on unoccupied land without legal claim//do not squatter my quarter

319
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squirm

A

feel embarrassment, move around a lot//squirm because of ice cream

320
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staccato

A

detached or disconnected in sound or style//staccato sound of auto

321
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stagger

A

to move unsteadily //staggering after drinking or sick

322
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staid

A

unemotional; serious//he can not stay in staid room

323
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stalwart

A

loyal, reliable, and hardworking//stalwart will stay with you even in war

324
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staunch

A

stop the flow of blood//staunch blood with stone

325
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stealthily

A

in a secretive or sneaky manner//stealthy enter to steal

326
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stentorian

A

very loud//sten gun has stentorian sound

327
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stellar

A

chief//star tailor is steller in our city

328
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stickler

A

perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right//stickler stick to rules

329
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stifle

A

to feel unable to breathe//fire of rifle stifle

330
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stilled

A

not natured and relaxed //tilted because he was stilled

331
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stipple

A

cover with dots of paint etc.//with the help of stapler i made a stipple painting

332
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striated

A

marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels//

333
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stockade

A

enclosed area forming defensive wall//stockade is blockade

334
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stodgy

A

heavy, dull, or boring; old-fashioned//stodgy food at stage

335
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stolid

A

unemotional; lacking sensitivity//stolid expression means solid expression

336
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strew

A

spread by scattering//

337
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stricture

A

something that restrains, negative criticism//stricture from strict sun

338
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strident

A

loud and harsh//strident tone after seeing the dents

339
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strut

A

to swagger, display to impress others//when we strut we walk straight

340
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stulfify

A

frustrate because of boring// stultify because of stunt fail

341
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stupefy

A

to stun, baffle, or amaze//this stupid stupefy every one

342
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stupar

A

loss of awareness//stupar has stopper in his mind

343
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stygian

A

dark and gloomy, hellish//its difficult to stay in stygian nights

344
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stymie

A

to hinder, impede//i was stymied as somebody tied my hands

345
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subaltern

A

subordinate//subaltern sometimes become alternate

346
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subdue

A

to bring under control//sub inspector suduced the violence

347
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subjugate

A

to conquer//subjugates sab gates

348
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sublime

A

exalted, noble, uplifting//some limes are sublimes

349
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subliminal

A

below the level of consciousness//lime colours have subliminal effect on our my mind

350
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suborn

A

to convince someone to lie or commit a crime//suborn to burn truth

351
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subpoena

A

a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony//court issued subpoena to meena

352
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subsume

A

to include, incorporate//some new sum will be subsumed in textbook

353
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subterfuge

A

deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal//putting some fuse on subterfuge

354
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subversive

A

in opposition to authority or government//

355
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succinct

A

briefly and clearly expressed//be succinct to succeed

356
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succor

A

relief, help in time of distress or want//if soccer players succor each other

357
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Suffrage

A

the right to vote//people often suffer after suffrage

358
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suffuse

A

gradually spread through or over//bulb fused so darkness suffused

359
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sulk

A

be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.//sulk because bulk of works

360
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sully

A

to tarnish; taint//i will sue if you sully

361
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sundry

A

various or diverse//we can do sundry of works on sunday

362
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sunder

A

break apart or in two, using violence//thunder sunder sky

363
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supercilious

A

arrogant//supersilly person is supercilious

364
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sultry

A

very hot and humid//in sultry days we rest under trees

365
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superannuated

A

retired because of age or infirmity//superannuated things need to get renovated

366
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supersede

A

to take the place of; to replace//old seed was superseded by supersede

367
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supine

A

lying on the back

368
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supplant

A

to take the place of, supersede

369
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supple

A

bending easily//supple chappal

370
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supplicate

A

to beg earnestly and humbly//supplicate for duplicate bill

371
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surfeit

A

an excessive amount//sir is fate because surfeit of eating

372
Q

surly

A

rude and bad-tempered//surly nature of our sir

373
Q

surmise

A

to guess//a mice can sirmise

374
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surpass

A

to exceed or go beyond//free pass to surpass

375
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surreptitious

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(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud//sir repeated to us surreptitious

376
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sustenance

A

something that provides nourishment; food needed to live//sustenance to sustain

377
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swagger

A

To walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner//beggar does not swagger

378
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swank

A

display one’s wealth, knowledge, or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others//swan does not swank

379
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swanky

A

expensive and showy//my hacker is swanky

380
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surrogate

A

substitute//its a narrow gate i can not enter in it call some surrogate

381
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suture

A

interlocking line of union between bones//suture to look better in future

382
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swarthy

A

of dark color or complexion//earth becomes swarthy during war

383
Q

swathe

A

wrap around; bandage//after bath we swathe towel

384
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Swetter

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to be very hot in a way that makes you feel uncomfortablesweater makes me feel swetter

385
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swerve

A

a sharp or sudden turn//we have to swerve on curve

386
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surveillance

A

close watch over a person, group, or area; supervision//surveillance with lens

387
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swill

A

drink large quantities of//swill will make you ill

388
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sybarite

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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury//sybarite feel going to bar right

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