Vocabulary Part III Flashcards
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Adorn ,,,,,a place,,,,,,with chains, garlands, or other decorations , embellish
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Festoon
The staffroom was festooned with balloons and streamers
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Awhile
For A short time
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You are tired,.rest awhile
They sang awhile
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Commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds, purported, acknowledged
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Putative
The putative leader of the terrorist cell was arrested yesterday
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To bite the bullet
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Submit bravely to sth painful and unpleasant
When govt is short of money, taxes save increased and public are asked to bite the bullet and pay the taxes
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Ham handed, ham fisted means heavy handed, clumsy
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He dealt with the delicate situation in a ham handed manner
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Shoot from the hip
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Act impulsively, impetuously
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Varying in colour when seen in different lights or from different angles, having a play of lustrous rainbow colours, changeable, opalescent , opaline
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Iridescent
The material of her saree gives off iridescent hues
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A state of dishonour
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Ignominy
Even though he was innocent, he suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
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An expert able to appreciate a field , especially in fine arts , connoisseur
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Cognoscente
My boss has a reputation among film cognoscenti
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To throw the book 📖 at smne
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To make all possible charges against a person
She resigned because her boss threw the book 📖 at her
Unreasonable
Accuses another of every conceivable offence
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Seasoned politician
Experienced , mature politician exposed to rigour of politics
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Being insensitive, deaden feelings or morals , emotionally hardened , having skin made tough and thick through wear. …. ….. v and adj
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Callous
In a Callous act , the company fired more than half of its employees
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Ring true
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Stubbornly resistant to authority or control, marked by stubborn resistance to authority
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Recalcitrant
The university suspended the most Recalcitrant demonstrators
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To have or to keep an ear to the ground
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To be alert regarding rumours or trend of opinion
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Honoris causa
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As an honour, as a token of respect
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Temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus, not responding to treatment , stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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Refractory
His condition is chronic and Refractory to treatment
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Stand down
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Retire from team, cease to be candidate
He stood down in favour of his friend
He is not contesting the election. He has decided to stand down
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Stand down
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Retire from team, cease to be candidate
He stood down in favour of his friend
He is not contesting the election. Je has
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To turn the Nelsons eye
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To turn a blind eye, to refuse to take notice of a situation
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Dies non
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Day on which no legal business is done
The govt of AP issued a statement that if the striking employees did not report for duty by Dec 15, they would face dies non
No work, no pay hisaab
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Dies non
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Day on which no legal business is done
The govt of AP issued a statement that if the striking employees did not report for dutfor Dec 15, they would face dies nob
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Dies non
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Day on which no legal business is done
The govt of AP issued a statement that if the striking employees did not report for dutfor Dec 15, they would face dies nob
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Dies non
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Day on which no legal business is done
The govt of AP issued a statement that if the striking employees did not report for dutfor Dec 15, they would face dies nob
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Quality of being noticeable or important
Saliency
The saliency maps supported findings from other studies
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Person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality, remove sth that has been rejected , look for and gather
Cull
You Will need an official permit of you plan on culling the local deer population
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Surly
Unfriendly, usually in bad mood
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System of numbering pages
Pagination
Pls check the draft doc thoroughly. He is often careless with his pagination
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It is Tantamount to a refusal
It tantamounts to a refusal
To equal to, to amount as much to
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Noticeablely odorous, having a strong pleasant odour
The old shop is redolent of the sweets we used to have in our childhood
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Sisyphean task
Unending and unprofitable work , everlastingly laborious
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Left handed compliment
Ambiguous, double edged compliment of doubtful sincerity
I must congratulate you as i hear you have stopped beating your wife
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Carte blanche
Full authority or freedom given to one to do what he considers desirable
He was given carte blanche to plan and construct his goal
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Anything that tends to arouse
Fillip
His endorsement to the company gave a much needed fillip in sales
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Foreboding about what is going to happen , a sign of sth about to happen
Presage
The current economic conditions could presage a recession
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When you say that an individual is a model of rectitude what you are suggesting is that he is honest straightforward and thinks and behaves in a way that is morally acceptable
Don't be fooled by his easy going attitude . he is a man of steely rectitude
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State of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more , eating until excessively full
Repletion
Don't eat after you have reached repletion. You might vomit.
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Lengthen in time, cause to be or last longer
Protract
The protracted talks had finally come to an end
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Be deliberately unclear or ambiguous in order to mislead or withhold info
Prevaricate
I was trying to prevaricate in order to get some more time to finish the project
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To be in the blues,,,, to have the blues
To be depressed
He is in the blues as he has been suspended
He has got the blues
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Objurgate
Rebuke severely, scold
The mother objurgated her son for his tantrums
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Long estd, habitual
Inveterate drinker,,,liar,,,
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Call on a person and call at a place
This blessed train calls at every station
I called on him at his house
Call on....to pay a short visit
Call at....to go to smne s place or office.....to stop at
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Dress or groom with elaborate care
Primp
He primped his hair for the awards ceremony
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Awry
Crookedly, amiss, improperly, wrongly
He held the spoon awry
Our plans to go to darjeeling went awry
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Speak unfavourably about
Traduce
He has paid multiple ppl to traduce his rivals character
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Bat an eye
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Sententious
Abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralising, concise and full of meaning
His speech was given in such a sententious way that it was condescending. His style of speech was so sententious that the students gave him a standing ovation
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To pull the wool over another's eye
Trick or deceive smne
He tried to pull the wool over my eyes but he didn't succeed
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Refusing to believe or accept sth
Repudiate
He has publicly repudiated his company's policies
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In the teeth of........in defiance of....in opposition to
In teeth if opposition...despite great opposition he won
He won the contract in the teeth of incredible competition
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Good weather with comfortable temperatures . Leniency and compassion shown towards offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
Clemency
The pres granted him clemency
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Loudmouth
Talk loudly and brags about his achievements, also sometimes sounds rude
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Bigmouth
Don't tell hari about the surprise party we have planned for shekhar. He is a bigmouth and just might tell everything
Talks a lot and very often about things that he shouldn't be , can't keep secrets
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When you badmouth smne
Ever since manager denied her the loan, meenakshi has been badmouthing him
You speak ill of them, behind their back
My neighbour badmouths politicians all the time
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Discomfit....to frustrate the plans of ....to perplex , to embarrass, to baffle
Noun Discomfiture
The secret plans of america were disclosed to the Discomfiture of the state dept
He was gr8ly discomfited by their vulgar jokes
He was discomfited by their question
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Corroborate
Confirm by evidence
Made strong
His statement has been corroborated by his friend
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To go/get off/ escape scot free
To go unharmed/ unpunished / escapes deserved punishment
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As sure as eggs is eggs
Sth definite, sth certain
He will be here as sure as eggs is eggs
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Loyalty citizens owe to their country
Fealty
He ended up betraying his sovereign even though he swore fealty to her
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Am artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
Both n and adj
Ersatz
He tried to scam the customers by selling them ersatz products
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erosion by friction; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water wind or ice,
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation; wearing down to weaken or destroy; the act of
rubbing together; wearing something down by friction:
Attrition
The recent pushback makes it seem that this will not just be a war of attrition.
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Sibilant:
a consonant characterised by a hissing sound); of speech sounds produced by forcing air thru a constricted passage
After the confrontation, the room was filled with sibilant whispering.
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Much water has flowed under the bridge
Lot of time has passed and many things have happened
Much water has flowed under the bridge since we last met
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Thingamabob:
something unspecified whose name is either not known or forgotten
our intern got us one of those
thingamabobs which you can use to take a selfie.
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You must dot you ri's and cross the t's
means that you must pay attention to detail
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Abrogation
An official or legal cancellation
If the current situation continues, I will abrogate my responsibilities
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An ostentatious display of effort or extravagance, any act if immodest indulgence
Splurge
I splurged on a new laptop
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Gratuitous
Uncalled for , unwarranted
It was a gratuitous insult
He is a gratuitous liar
he was offended by the gratuitous advice she offered him
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Smidge
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount
She came to the event without a smidge of makeup on her face
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cause to be more favourably inclined, gain the good will of, make more temperate, acceptable or suitable by adding sth else, make less rigid or softer
mollify
she managed to mollify the angry customer
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an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
corsage
the dress comes with a matching corsage
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smne who deliberately foments trouble, piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
firebrand
my firebrand friend almost got arrested last night
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When you clamp up, you don’t just stop talking, you stop talking all of a sudden. Its very abrupt. You’re talking one minute and.....”
People who are shy or very nervous clam up when they’re in the company of others. For eg, some of my friends clam up whenever my father walks into the room
Sometimes, people clam up because they don’t wish to talk about something
In other words, they wish to avoid saying something. They don’t wish to reveal anything.
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done as a duty or habit , wihtout real interest, attention or feeling
perfunctory
they only made a perfunctory effort
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blackboard jungle is a school marked by indiscipline and lawlessness.
Infra dig’ is a colloquial expression. It means “beneath one’s dignity,’ ‘undignified.’
He considers it infra dig to come is my place.
She considers it infra dig to speak in her mother tongue.
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Draco was the first person to codify laws in Athens in 621 B.C. He suggested capital punishment even for minor crimes. Hence ‘draconian’ means ‘rigorous, severe, harsh, cruel’.
He took draconian measures to put down violence.”
Nail-biting’ is used figuratively to mean ‘characteristic of or causing emotional tension or anxiety.’
We had another nail-biting session with him.
Pakistan won in a nail-biting finish.
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mechanism that can move automatically, acc. to Jewish folklore, an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
golem
my coworker moves about like a golem
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We cannot wish away merit’”
“ ‘Wish away’ means ‘to wish that something were out of existence,’ ‘put to end’.
‘We cannot wish away merit’ means ‘We cannot make it disappear through our wish’. We can’t wish away facts means that we can’t remove them by wishing to remove them.”
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kickback’.”
“It has two meanings: (a) ‘recoil’, ‘a sharp violent reaction’ (b) ‘money received, usually because of help or favours given or sometimes because of confidential agreement or as a result of force applied’, ‘
the usual secret rebate of part of a purchase price by the seller to the buyer or to the one who directed or influenced the purchaser to buy from such seller’.
He kicked up a row over kickbacks.”
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Folksy’ means ‘friendly, sociable, informal’.
His writing is marked by a folksy style.
Folkie’ is slang for ‘a folk singer’ and ‘folknik’ is slang for ‘a devotee of folk songs or folk singers’.”
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slight touch or trace’.
The water has a suspicion of chlorine.”
“‘Logistics’ is related to the word ‘lodge’..It means ‘the art of moving, lodging and quartering troops
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The word ‘yawn’ is used in the sentence in the sense of ‘a tiresome thing or parson’.
Some people consider the Taj a big yawn.
You relieve someone of something.
He was relieved of his wardenship.
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He is a cog in the wheel.’”
“It means that he is an unimportant person
When a person is referred to as a cog in the wheel, it means that he works like anyone else, but is not an important person.
I am a cog in the wheel of this company.”
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To pull the chestnuts out of the fire’ means ‘to get someone out of a difficulty’
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The informal expression ‘wrong side of’ is usually used with someone’s age. If you say that someone is on the wrong side of 60, you mean that the person is older than sixty. At least, the individual looks older.”
My uncle has slowed down considerably. Understandable I guess, considering that he’s on the wrong side of 70.”
When you say that someone is on the right side of 60, what you’re suggesting is that the person is not 60 yet.”
If you want to improve your game, you should play tennis with Janani. Like you, she’s on the right side of thirty.”
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The expression ‘in the saddle’ means ‘to be in charge’. Any person who is in the saddle is the decision maker.”
The Chief Minister has had several setbacks. I don’t think he’ll be in the saddle for long.”
For the first time, the company my father works for has a woman in the saddle.”
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‘Via media’=Latin expression =‘middle way’. It is a middle way between two extremes.
He either fasts completely or over eats. He doesn’t believe in the via media, which is eating moderately.
We must find a via media between religious fanaticism and atheism.
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magnate=person of wealth, influence or distinction in a specified area of business or industry’. ‘Magnate’ is from the Latin magnus which means ‘great’.
‘Penchant’ means ‘inclination’, ‘liking’.
He has a penchant for irony.
She has a penchant for ugly men.
He has a penchant for classical music.
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revelry in drinking, merry drinking party, engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking--------n & v
CAROUSE
they were out carousing last night
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mirth..................amusement, especially as expressed in laughter
the grp was full of mirth and excitement after winning the game show
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mores................the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a society or community.
"an offence against social mores"
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cusp...........a point of transition between two different states.
"those on the cusp of adulthood"
--a pointed end where two curves meet.
imbroglio..................an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
"the abdication imbroglio of 1936"
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retrench..........(of an org or ind) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.
"as a result of the recession the company retrenched"
reduce (something) in extent or quantity.
"withering household incomes have caused families to retrench their spending"
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edict........official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
"Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property"
proclivity...............a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.
"a proclivity for hard work"
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amorphous......without a clearly defined shape or form.
"an amorphous, characterless conurbation"
lacking a clear structure or focus.
"an amorphous and leaderless legislature"
heft............lift or carry (something heavy).
"he lifted crates and hefted boxes"
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encapsulate......express the essential features of (something) succinctly.
"the conclusion is encapsulated in one sentence"
enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
"the company would encapsulate the asbestos waste in concrete pellets"
succinctly..........................
in a brief and clearly expressed manner.
"one word succinctly describes the economy's performance: unbalanced"
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mire....cause to become stuck in mud.
"sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down"
involve smne or sth in (a difficult situation).
"economy is mired in its longest recession since war"
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stasis..... slowing or stoppage of normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: such as. : slowing of current of circulating blood.
**a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
"long periods of stasis"
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civil strife.
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piecemeal....characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time.
"the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development"
in an unsystematic way, through partial measures taken over a period of time.
"many organizations have been built up piecemeal"
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beleaguered.....in a very difficult situation.
"the board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation"
2.
(of a place) surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender; besieged.
"he led a relief force to the aid of beleaguered city"
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resuscitate....revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death.
"an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him"
Similar:
defibrillate
make (something) active or vigorous again.
"measures to resuscitate the ailing economy"
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scion....a descendant of a notable family.
"he was the scion of a wealthy family"
copious......abundant in supply or quantity.
"she took copious notes"
profuse in speech or ideas.
"I had been a little too copious in talking of my country"
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tepid ................. (especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.
"she soaked a flannel in the tepid water"
2.
showing little enthusiasm.
"the applause was tepid"
acuity.....sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.
"intellectual acuity"
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yeoman......a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder.
2.
a servant in a royal or noble household, ranking between a sergeant and a groom or a squire and a page.
conundrum.......a confusing and difficult problem or question.
"one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts"
a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle.
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spartan.....showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury.
"the accommodation was fairly spartan"
austerity....sternness/severity of manner/attitude.
"he was noted for austerity & authoritarianism"
2.
diff eco conditions created by govt measures to reduce public expenditure.
"country was subjected to acute economic austerity"
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hog......take or use most or all of (something) in an unfair or selfish way.
"he never hogged the limelight"
egged....encourage smne to do sth foolish or risky.
"he liked to boast and she would egg him on shamelessly"
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hapless....(especially of a person) unfortunate.
"the hapless victims of the disaster"
discomfiture.....a feeling of unease or embarrassment; awkwardness.
"many MPs are secretly enjoying his discomfiture"
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resile.....abandon a position or a course of action.
"can he resile from the agreement?"
convolute.....(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
"the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens"
2.
intricately folded, twisted, or coiled.
"walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells"
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caveat....a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
"there are a number of caveats which concern the validity of the assessment results"
LAW
a notice, especially in a probate, that certain actions may not be taken without informing the person who gave the notice.
nefarious....(of action/activity) wicked/ criminal
"nefarious activities of organized-crime syndicates"
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grouse....complain, grumble
vacuous....having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
"a vacuous smile"
2.
empty.
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repository...a place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored.
"a deep repository for nuclear waste"
a place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities.
"accessible repositories of water"
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receptacles...............
a hollow object used to contain something.
"fast-food receptacles"
contingent.....subject to chance.
"contingent nature of the job"
noun
a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group.
"contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference"
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asphyxia.....
a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation.
macabre....disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
"a macabre series of murders"
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diamantaire (French origin) is gem-quality diamond manufacturer or producer, master diamond cutter, and graduate gemologist specializing in diamonds.
fugitive.....a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.
"fugitives from justice"
2.
quick to disappear; fleeting.
"the fugitive effects of light"
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catharsis....process of releasing, and providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
"music is a means of catharsis for them"
purgation....
purification or cleansing.
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stymied.......
prevent or hinder the progress of.
"the changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments"
expunction....Expunction is act/process of expunging sth—erasing, deleting, crossing out, or destroying it. Expunction is esp used in context of law, in which it refers to removal of arrest/conviction from person's public criminal record. Expunction aka expungement
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paleontology.....study of ancient life, from dinosaurs to prehistoric plants, mammals, fish, insects, fungi, and even microbes.
(of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.
"a butcher who sold putrid meat"
very unpleasant; repulsive.
"the cocktail is a putrid pink colour"
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revile....criticize in abusive /angrily insulting manner.
"he was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead"
palliative....(of medicine/medical care) relieving symptoms without dealing with cause of condition.
"palliative drugs"
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overture....initiative toward agreement or action : proposal. : sth introductory : prelude. : orchestral intro to a musical dramatic work
fallacy....a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.
"the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy"
a failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid.
"Kraft exposes three fallacies in this approach"
faulty reasoning.
"the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem"
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contrive....create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.
"his opponents contrived a cabinet crisis"
manage to do sth foolish/create undesirable situation.
"he contrived to flood the flat three times"
auteur....a film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author.......an artist (such as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive.
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dithering....
be indecisive.
"I can't bear people who dither"
lassitude...
state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.
"she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed"
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subaltern is smne wa low ranking in a social, political, or other hierarchy. also mean smne who has been marginalized or oppressed.
onomastics
study of history and origin of proper names, especially personal names.
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obfuscate....make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
"the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins"
bewilder (someone).
"the new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them"
vouchsafe
verb
give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.
"it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven"
reveal or disclose (information).
"you'd never vouchsafed that interesting titbit before"
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condescending.....
having/showing attitude of patronizing superiority.
"she thought teachers were condescending"
umbrage....
offence or annoyance.
"she took umbrage at his remarks"
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bellwether.....
leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck.
something that leads or indicates a trend.
"Basildon is now the bellwether of Britain's voting behaviour"
vilify...
speak/write about in abusively disparaging manner
"he has been vilified in the press"
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opprobrium
noun
harsh criticism or censure.
"the critical opprobrium generated by his films"
public disgrace arising from shameful conduct.
"opprobrium--being closely associated w gangsters"
an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace.
dissident
a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
"dissident who had been jailed by a military regime"
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entrenched...
(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
"an entrenched resistance to change"
insidious
proceeding in gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.
"sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem"
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seminal...
strongly influencing later developments.
"his seminal work on chaos theory"
elusive....difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
"success will become ever more elusive"
difficult to remember.
"the elusive thought he had had moments before"
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insipid...
lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.
"mugs of insipid coffee"
lacking vigour or interest.
"many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works"
perusal
action of reading or examining something.
"I continued my perusal of the instructions"
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gadfly....person who annoys/criticizes others to provoke them into action.
"always a gadfly, he attacked intellectual orthodoxies"
imperceptible...
so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.
"his head moved in an almost imperceptible nod"
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aberration...a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
"they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration"
gubernatorial...
relating to governor, particularly of a state in the US.
"a gubernatorial election"
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obliterate....destroy utterly; wipe out.
"the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind"
make invisible or indistinct; conceal or cover.
"clouds were darkening, obliterating the sun"
cancel (esp postage stamp) to prevent further use.
"special stamp should be placed on left-hand side and not be used to obliterate the postage stamp"
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posterity...........all future generations of people.
"the victims' names are recorded for posterity"
perversion....distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.
"the thing which most disturbed him was the perversion of language and truth"
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ting...permeate or imbue slightly with feeling/quality.
"this visit will be tinged with sadness"
permeate....
spread throughout (something); pervade.
"the aroma of soup permeated the air"
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imbue...inspire/permeate with (a feeling or quality).
"his works are imbued w calmness and serenity"
impede...delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
"sap causes swelling which can impede breathing"
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progenitor....a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent.
"his children were the progenitors of many of Scotland's noble families"
a person who originates a cultural or intellectual movement.
"the progenitor of modern jazz"
discord...disagreement between people.
"a prosperous family who showed no signs of discord"
lack of harmony between notes sounding together.
"the music faded in discord"
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sickly....often ill; in poor health.
"she was a thin, sickly child"
2.
(of a flavour, smell, colour, etc.) unpleasant in a way that induces discomfort or nausea.
"the walls were painted a sickly green"
engender...
cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
"the issue engendered continuing controversy"
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ludicrous....
foolish/unreasonable/out of place as to be amusing.
"it's ludicrous that I have been fined"
primordial...existing at or from beginning of time; primeval.
"the primordial oceans"
(esp of a feeling or state) basic and fundamental.
"the primordial needs of the masses"
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biota...plant &animal life of a region/period
sear...burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.
"the water got so hot that it seared our lips"
2.
(of pain) be experienced as a sudden, burning sensation.
"a crushing pain seared through his chest"
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inter alia...
among other things.
"the study includes, inter alia, computers, aircraft, and pharmaceuticals"
nebulous...in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
"a giant nebulous glow"
2.
(of a concept) vague or ill-defined.
"nebulous concepts like quality of life"
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congeries...
a disorderly collection; a jumble.
"a congeries of European states"
exoteric...
intended for or likely to be understood by the general public.
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archetype...a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
"he was the archetype of the old-style football club chairman"
confound
verb
1.
cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.
"the inflation figure confounded economic analysts"
2.
mix up (something) with something else.
"he was forever confounding managerialism with idealism"
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obfuscate...make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
"the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins"
bewilder (someone).
new rule is likely obfuscate ppl than enlighten them
ruddy...(of a person's face) having healthy red colour
"a cheerful pipe-smoking man of ruddy complexion"
2.
used as a euphemism for ‘bloody’.
"young people today, they're a ruddy shower"
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dystopia...imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
"environmental disaster is the backdrop to this modern dystopia"
elusive...
difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
"success will become ever more elusive"
difficult to remember.
"the elusive thought he had had moments before"
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illusive...
deceptive; illusory.
"an illusive haven"
clairaudient....supposed faculty of perceiving, as if by hearing, what is inaudible.
"his clairaudience enabled him to overhear the enemy's debates"
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desultory...
lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
"a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion"
aka perfunctory....
(of conversation or speech) going from one subject to another in a half-hearted way.
"the desultory conversation faded"
occurring randomly or occasionally.
"desultory passengers were appearing"
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solicitation....act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone.
"he was a regular target for solicitation of funds"
accost...
approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
"reporters accosted him in the street"
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discerning...
having or showing good judgement.
"the brasserie attracts discerning customers"
dysmorphia...
deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
"muscle dysmorphia"
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astute...
having or showing ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's adv...
"an astute businessman"
sanguine...
optimistic or positive, esp in apparently bad or diff situation
"he is sanguine about prospects for global economy"
