Vocabulary Flashcards
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low point, rock bottom
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NADIR
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promoting health, healthy
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SALUBRIOUS (adj)
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an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose, pack, clique, ingroup, inner circle
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COTERIE
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A SHAMBLES
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ruin, chaos, bloodshed, disorder
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to get on like a house on fire
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vigorously fast, excellently
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the use of tricks to deceive smne, shenanigan, wile, trickery, guile
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CHICANERY (noun)
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in good humour
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out of humour
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pleasing to the ear, sweet, honeyed, dulcet
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MELLIFLUOUS
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Nip in the bud
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destroy sth at the very beginning
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you congratulate smne ON his performance/sth
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acutely insightful and wise, sagacious, sapient, clear-sighted
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PERSPICACIOUS
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Don’t cross the bridge before you come to it
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don’t worry too much about future problems, deal with problems as and when they arise
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considered no as
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regard as
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in the open air, outdoors, outside, out of doors
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ALFRESCO (adj)
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connected with magic powers and things that cannot be explained by reason or science
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OCCULT (adj)
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If you proselytize, you try to persuade someone to share your beliefs, especially religious or political beliefs.
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[formal] I assured him we didn’t come here to proselytize. [ VERB] Christians were arrested for trying to convert people, to proselytise them.
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disinclined to work or exertion, slothful, lazy, work-shy
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INDOLENT (adj)
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not enough room to swing a cat
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small, cramped, crowded stadium
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great coolness and composure under strain, poise, assuredness, sang-froid, cool
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APLOMB (n)
“Diana passed the test with aplomb”
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determined by chance, or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason, impulsive, whimsical
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CAPRICIOUS (adj)
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aware of- sensible
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I am sensible of the difficulties you will face when you undertake this work
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sensible—considerable
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there was a sensible increase in the volume of exports last year
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the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for also, unplanned fortunate discovery
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SERENDIPITY noun
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respect for and willingness to obey somebody/something
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OBEISANCE
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that causes a fire (adj)
INCENDIARY
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include or absorb (something) in something else.
"most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories"
SUBSUME (v)
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(used about a person or behaviour) noisy and full of energy
BOISTEROUS
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forbid, especially by law.
"strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces"
denounce or condemn.
"certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny"
PROSCRIBE
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attempting to win favour from influential people by flattery, fawning, sycophantic, bootlicking
OBSEQUIOUS (adj)
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mistook for
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sic--latin--thus it is--if there is a mistake in the writing of a person and if you want to quote the particular psg, beside the mistake you write within brackets 'sic'. It means that the grammatical or spelling mistake is not yours but that of the original writer.
The student wrote, 'I am grately (sic) embrased (sic) to report this'.
what the student wrote has been reproduced. Sic indicates that the spellings as found in the student's writing have been retained.
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it is not up to scratch-------it is not up to the standard
his design is not up to scratch------gen. negative
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to influence by gentle urging, flattering, tempt, lure, entice, convince
INVEIGLE
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own up
to admit frankly and fully a fault or a crime
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expendable---- -ve
that may be sacrificed to achieve some end
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being dishonest, cruel or unfair in order to get what you want
unscrupulous
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a short fight between groups of people
skirmish
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perfectly clean and tidy------immaculate white shirts
without any mistakes; perfect------His performance of ‘Gandhi’ was immaculate.
immaculate
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connected with the meaning of words and sentences
SEMANTIC (adj)
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a noise or piece of music that gets louder and louder
CRESCENDO (n)
The rain fell in a crescendo on the rooftops.
The authorities finally took action when public outrage reached a crescendo.
(opposed to decrescendo or diminuendo)
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a person who lives outside his/her own country
EXPATRIATE (n)
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defying expression or description, unutterable, indescribable, indefinable
INEFFABLE (adj)
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exchange 'for'
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a quick reply to a question or remark, replication, retort, counter, return, comeback, rejoinder
RIPOSTE (n)
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with the compliments of
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showing little emotion, emotionlessness, impassive
PHLEGMATIC (adj)
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effusively or insincerely emotional, mushy, sentimental, sappy
MAWKISH (adj)
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to apply the guillotine to the bill (speaker applied)
stop any further discussion of a bill
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the teacher/engineer is not worth his salt
not efficient or capable, not worth the money he is being paid
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adjective
making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
"a scurrilous attack on his integrity"
SCURRILOUS
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adjective
dealing with problems in a practical way rather than by following ideas or principles
PRAGMATIC
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greedy
AVARICIOUS (adj)
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noun
an event or sign that warns that something will end or be destroyed very soon
DEATH KNELL
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noun
a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force.
"the juggernaut of public expenditure"
JUGGERNAUT
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having same boundaries, or being of equal extent, connecting, neighboring, adjacent
COTERMINOUS
France is coterminous with Italy
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Presently, soon, after a short time (British)
(American, Scottish) now, at present
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chew over
consider sth carefully and slowly
i'll chew it over and let you know next week
how are you going to chew over the matter
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connected with government or public money, especially taxes
fiscal
adjective
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the quality of being too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
invincibility
noun
"he gave off an aura of invincibility
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to destroy completely, leaving nothing: The approaching tornado was annihilating everything in its path.
ANNIHILATE (ANNIHILATION)
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cheerful friendliness; geniality.
bonhomie
noun
"he exuded good humour and bonhomie"
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verb
to criticize somebody/something publicly in an amusing way that makes them or it look ridiculous
noun
a piece of writing that criticizes somebody/something and makes them or it look ridiculous
lampoon
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an unfounded rumour or story.
NOT SURE
canard
noun
"the old canard that LA is a cultural wasteland"
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last year or the recent past, especially as nostalgically recalled.
yesteryear
noun
"return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear"
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having too little taste, flavour or colour
insipid
adjective
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to waste time, money, etc.
squander
verb
He squanders his time on TV and computer games.
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not pleasant to taste.
"scraps of unpalatable food"
difficult to put up with or accept.
"the unpalatable fact that many of the world's people are starving"
unpalatable
adjective
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Beard a lion in its den
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Achieve sth by means of trickery or devious methods, manage, wangle
FINAGLE (verb)
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Give expression to, express, show
EVINCE (verb)
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Beef up/out
Strengthen, add vigour, build up, reinforce
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Beef noun complaint
He made a horrible beef as he could not get his morning coffee
Verb to complain
Whenever he comes, he beefs about her
What are you beefing about
Stop beefing and start doing sth
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Carrot and stick policy
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Thunderous verbal attack, fulmination, rant
Diatribe
My friend goes into long diatribes against the ruling government whenever he sees me
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Harsh or corrosive in tone, acrid, vitriolic, virulent, acerbic, bitter
CAUSTIC
his caustic comments offended most of the superiors.
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Adjourn.....to move to another place
After dinner, they adjourned to the lawn
Postpone....to place after in order of importance
You must Postpone private profit to the public welfare.
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We were there from Monday through Friday means we were there for 5 days
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Occasionally you argue vigorously with someone to prove that your view of sth or sb is absolutely correct. Later when you are proved wrong you feel bad. Sometimes you have to make an abject apology. On such occasions others say that you had to eat humble pie
Yesterday he tried to prove that I was in the wrong. Finally he had to eat humble pie.
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Enthusiastic and assured vigour and livelinesss, zeal, ardour, flair
Elan
It was a performance of great elan and sophistication
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Can't carry a tune
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Sth that precedes and indicates approach of sth or smne, precursor, forerunner, predecessor, herald
Harbinger
The sudden cold is the harbinger of climate change
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According to _____opinion of other person_____ not according to me
In my opinion he is a fool
Not according to his view/ opinion
In his view / opinion
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Marked by a narrow focus on,or display of learning especially its trivial aspects, scholastic, academic
PEDANTIC
HIS ESSAYS ARE SO PEDANTIC THAT THE MAIN POINTS OF THE ISSUE GET LOST
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A flash in the pan
A sudden bright start followed by failure
His was a flash-in-the-pan popularity
He was a flash in the pan
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Refrain+from+gerund or noun
Smne is annoying or irritating
He is a pain in the neck
She is a pain
He is very painstaking-----he us very careful he is very industrious
He will spare no pains to carry out your instructions
He took pains to see that the function was a grand success
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Offensively self assured OT given to exercising usually unwarranted power, not allowing contradiction or refusal, autocratic, magisterial, dominating, bossy, high-and-mighty
PEREMPTORY
HE SPOKE IN PEREMPTORY TONES
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Of a menacing or threatening character, forbidding, menacing, sinister
MINACIOUS
THE MINACIOUS LEADER STRUCK FEAR IN THE HEARTS OF CITIZENS
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To go critical---to reach the stage of maintaining such a reaction ---self sustaining nuclear reactor ---Good news when a reactor goes critical
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MALAYSIA PM
Anwar Ibrahim
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Company is In the black----doing well. Making profit
In the red--- losses, losing money
You are in the black---- there is money in your bank account
The past 2 years have been bad. We hope to be in the black next year.
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Overly sweet, treacly, syrupy, saccharine
CLOYING
HIS FLATTERY WAS SO CLOYING THAT EVEN THE BOSS STARTED GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE
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Bouquet,,,,,,,a compliment
Brickbat,,,,,,, an uncomplimentary remark
He expected bouquets for his speech but got only brickbats
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Come up with ( an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort, forge, contrive, invent, devise, formulate
EXCOGITATE
AFTER MONTHS OF POURING OVER THE READINGS, SHE HAS EXCOGITATED AN ABSTRACT FOR HER THESIS
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Emphasise sth
Not ON sth
LAY EMPHASIS ON STH
Stress a point
Lay stress on a point
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Expedite means to speed up, to execute promptly, hasten some action or process
His rude remarks last month expedited his fall
This expedites the flowering process
You will be in trouble unless you expedite things
You must expedite the despatch of food packets to the ppl affected by the floods
Expeditiously means acting or done with speed and efficiency
The government must take expedious actions to wipe out black money
Pls despatch the books expeditiously
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Ridicule with satire, satirise, mockery, parody
LAMPOON
THE WRITER OFTEN LAMPOONS THE RIDICULOUS STATEMENTS MADE BY OUR POLITICIANS
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Marked by rude or peremptory shortness , short, curt
Brusque
His brusque comments irked the committee members.
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Peoples means nations or races
The Peoples of the third world must unite in their own interest
The english of the english speaking peoples varies from country to country
Shoe-string budget is a small budget
To live on a shoe-string is to manage on very little money
He started his institution on a Shoe string
Idk how he is managing on a Shoe string
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Ravish Kumar
Ramon magsaysay awardee
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Sharath kamal receives khel ratna award
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Censure severely, correct, chasten, chastise
CASTIGATE
HE WAS CASTIGATED FOR HIS OFFENSIVE REMARKS
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Restrict (smne or sth) so as to make free movement difficult, restrain, encumber
CUMBER
I AM CUMBERED WITH WORK COMMITMENTS
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Underwhelmed by sth
You weren't really impressed by it
We went with a lot of expectations. But most of us were underwhelmed by the former VC s speech
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Tough and callous by virtue of experience; ready and able to resort to force or violence. Hardboiled, hard bitten
PUGNACIOUS
THE PUGNSCIPUS PROFESSOR IS VERY STRICT WITH HIS STUDENTS
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Tongue in cheek -------- you speak with your tongue in your cheek when you do not mean what you say or say the opposite of what you mean
When I said to him that Mr. Rao called him a fine writer, he said, are you sure that he was not speaking with his tongue in his cheek . I told him that he spoke straight from his heart
Speak insincerely
When she said he was honest, she was speaking with the tongue in her cheek
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Cast off, refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognise as valid, reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust, renounce, disown
REPUDIATE
SHE REPUDIATED THE ACCUSATIONS MADE AGAINST HER
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Be in contradiction with, represent falsely, negate, contradiction, misrepresent
BELIE
HIS SOFT SPOKEN ATTITUDE BELIES HIS SHORT TEMPER
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Snafu,,,,,,,,,,total confusion or commotion
Faux pas,,,,,,,,,a false step (literal)
English,,,,,an offence against social convention , any indiscreet action or speech
He committed a faux pas when he referred to the PM as Mrs. Gandhi
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Rendezvous
A place where ppl meet often, the place chosen for meeting
Let the library be our rendezvous
This hotel is a rendezvous for the writers in this city
Let us agree on a suitable rendezvous
The pre arranged meeting of two or more spacecrafts is also called a rendezvous
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Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame, embarrassing, humiliating, undignified
Ignominious
The football team was ignominiously disbanded
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out of condition, not strong or robust, incapable of exertion or endurance, flabby, soft
FLACCID
The climax of the film was flaccid and unconvincing
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Providing protective supervision,watching over or safeguarding, custodial
TUTELARY
EVEN THOUGH SHE IS MILES AWAY, I HAVE ALWAYS FELT HER TUTELARY PRESENCE GUIDING ME
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Parliament adjourned sine die
Adjourned without specifying when it would meet next
When adjournment is indefinite
The meeting was adjourned sine die
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Indias navy chief
Admiral r. Hari Kumar
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Smne who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field, learned person, pundit
SAVANT
SHE IS A MUSICAL SAVANT
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He is barking up the wrong tree 🌳
To be misled or mistaken, to criticise or attack the wrong person
Look! I did not throw the stone . You are barking up the wrong tree.
If you think that I gave the info to the boss, you are barking up the wrong tree 🌳
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Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary, edge, adjoin , border
ABUT
THE NEW SHOPPING MALL 🛍 ABUTS HIS PROPERTY
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Imperious
Overbearing , domineering
Person who tries to impose his will on others in an offensive manner ,,,,,,,,,,arrogance
He always commands in an imperious tone
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Imperial
Pertaining to an empire or its rule
Britain was an imperial power
Magnificent,majestic
It was not an ordinary dinner, it was an imperial banquet.
He is noted for his imperial generosity.
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Turnkey project
Project that will be completed in every aspect by the contractor, all the owner has to do is to turn the key 🔑 of the door 🚪 to commission it.
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cacophonous
involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
"the cacophonous sound of slot machines"
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obstreperous
adjective
noisy and difficult to control.
"the boy is cocky and obstreperous"
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A careless leisurely gait, promenade, amble, perambulation, stroll
SAUNTER
THEY ARE SAUNTERING BY THE LAWNS AS THEIR CLASSES GOT CANCELLED
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Look daggers at smne
You're looking very sharply or angrily at them
When the Principal caught the students smoking in the bathroom, she looked daggers at them
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Providing privacy or seclusion, kept separate and secluded, preclusive, cloistered
Sequestered
Even though the town has many visitors, it still keeps its quaint and sequestered appearance
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Plumb
Utterly, downright, quite
She is plumb certain
It is plumb nonsense
He is plumb crazy 🤪
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Chagrin
Noun
Mental distress caused by disappointment, humiliation or failure
Verb
To vex acutely through disappointment, humiliation or failure
Much to his chagrin, he failed in the exam
I managed to conceal my chagrin
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He was chagrined at being ridiculed by them
NO I chagrined him
He was chagrined at my remarks
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Recklessly wasteful, unrestrained by convention or morality , spendthrift, prodigal, extravagant, debauched, degenerate, dissolute
PROFLIGATE
YOU SHOULD STOP YOUR PROFLIGATE SPENDING HABITS AND LEARN HOW TO SAVE MONEY
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He is afflicted with heart disease/blindness/ incurable cancer/
He was afflicted by the news of his friends death
To distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering
Inflict. Force or impose sth painful or damaging
He inflicted a heavy blow on the thief
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Make a buzzing sound, buzz, bombilate
BOMBINATE
THE OFFICE WILL BE BOMBINATING AFTER THE COFFEE BREAK
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Cause problems or difficulties, annoy persistently , troubled, badger, nag
BELEAGUER
THE EMPLOYEES IN THE INDUSTRY FELT INCREASINGLY BELEAGUERED AND BURNT OUT
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Several malcontents with protest signs were seen shouting outside the VCs office
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Willing to accept sth without protest , compliant, willing ,agreeable
ACQUIESCENT
DEFEATED IN THE BATTLE, THE LOSING SIDE WAS ACQUIESCENT AND AGREED TO ALL DEMANDS WITHOUT OBJECTION
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Nuance
A very small difference in meaning, feeling, sound
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Levitate
rise or cause to rise and hover in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers.
"I swear to God he levitated over the bar"
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Gander
a look or glance.
"take a gander at the luggage, will ya?"
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Truism
a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.
"the truism that you get what you pay for
a proposition that states nothing beyond what is implied by any of its terms.
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Profane
not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular.
"a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane"
(of a person or their behaviour) not respectful of religious practice; irreverent.
"a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb"
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Stand by
Remain turned in to a station until it starts sending messages
Please stand by for the next programme
To stand near, look on without interfering
He stood by watching the fight
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Stand by
Remain loyal or faithful
He stood by me in the crisis
She stood by her promise
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He is not able to see the wood for the trees
When a person pays a lot of attention to detail, he won't be able to see the overall picture
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A cruel, wicked, inhuman person, ogre, devil, demon, monster
FIEND
HE WAS PORTRAYED IN THE MEDIA AS A COMPLETE FIEND
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An event that happens at the same time as or in connection with another, attendant, accompanying, collateral
Concomitant
These drugs can be given concomitantly with chemotherapy
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Even Homer sometimes nods
Even the best ppl may occasionally be dull or make mistakes
Nod
To make a mistake as if asleep or half asleep
Krishna is generally alert but I caught him nodding the other day
On the nod
Approval without taking a vote
The board accepted the report on the nod
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Raison d'etre
Reason or justification for a things existence
This institution had almost ceased to have raison d'etre
Plunder was the very raison d'etre of the power of the East India company
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honorarium
noun
a payment given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge.
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Inveterate
having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.
"an inveterate gambler
of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change.
"the inveterate hostility between the two countries was not easily eradicated
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Perambulation
to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse. : to make an official inspection of (a boundary) on foot. intransitive verb. : stroll. perambulation
