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Volume II Flashcards

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Cloister

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A tranquil, secluded place ( Clark + Louis )

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A tranquil, secluded place

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Cloister

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Commodious

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Spacious

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Spacious

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Commodious

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Congenial

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Social; agreeable ( Kaun Genny hai jo ki itni milansaar hai )

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Social; agreeable

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Congenial

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Connoisseur

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An expert

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An expert

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Connoisseur

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General agreement

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Consensus

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General agreement

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Consensus

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Coterie

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A circle of close associates, friends ( kaun Teri ?? - Aisi baate friends hi krte hain )

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A circle of close associates, friends

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Coterie ( kaun Teri?)

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Countenance ( Count ten once )

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A person’s face, especially the expression

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A person’s face, especially the expression

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Countenance

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Coup

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The violent overthrow of a government by a small group

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The violent overthrow of a government by a small group

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Coup

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Couture

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Fashion designs

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Fashion designs

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Couture

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Cower ( Cow+ Employer or Gaay Employer )

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To cinge in fear; to shrink away ( drr kr baith jana ) ( Gaay employer apne employees se drr kr daith jaata hai )

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Cranny

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A small opening as in a wall or rock face

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A small opening as in a wall or rock face

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Cranny

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Craven ( Spiderman Villain )

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Cowardly

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Cowardly

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Craven

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Curtail

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To truncate or to abridge

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To truncate or to abridge

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Curtail

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Damper ( Dumpher )

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One that depresses or restrains; a dulling or deading influence ( Dumpher vehicles ko rok deta hai )

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One that depresses or restrains; a dulling or deading influence

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Damper ( Dumper )

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Dauntless

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Fearless; unintimidated

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Fearless; Unintimidated

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Dauntless

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Dearth

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Scarcity; lack

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Scarcity; lack

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Dearth

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Debacle ( The Buckle )

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Collapse or failure ( The Buckle loosened and pant collapsed )

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Collapse; failure

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Debacle

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Debase ( The Base )

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To lower in quality, character or value ( Quality of The Base was lowered due to increase in cost )

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To lower in quality, character or value

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Debase

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Deduce

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To come to a conclusion by reasoning from evidence

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To come to a conclusion by reasoning from evidence

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Deduce

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38
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Deft ( Debt )

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Skillful ( Debt manage skilfully is called Deft )

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Skillful

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Deft

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40
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Demagogue

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A leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices to people

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A leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices to people

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Demagogue

42
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Demur ( The Mayur )

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To object, to make exception ( The Mayur object everything )

43
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To object, to make an exception

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Demur

44
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Denounce ( The Announce of condemning sb )

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To condemn, to expose critically

45
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To condemn, to expose critically

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Denounce

46
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Desiccate ( Desi Cat )

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To dry out completely (Desi Cat ko paani peene ko nhi milta hai isiliye to dehydrate / murjha jaati hai )

47
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Dehydrate

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Desiccate ( Desi Cat )

48
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Disparage ( This Par Age )

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To belittle ( Iske/This Par age jaane pr beijjati milti hai )

49
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To belittle

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Di-spa-rage

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Dispel

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To drive away; to dessipate

51
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To drive away; to dessipate

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Dispel

52
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Disperse

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Distribute widely ( money was distributed widely from this purse )

53
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Distribute widely

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Disperse

54
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Divine

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To foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess

55
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To foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess

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Divine

56
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Docile ( Do sile )

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Obedient ( Do Sile hue dimaag obedient hote hain )

57
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Obedient

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Docile

58
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Dromedary

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A one-humped domesticated camel

59
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A one-humped domesticated camel

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Dromedary

60
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Dulcet ( Dull Cat)

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Melodious, soothing ( Dull cat ki melodious awaaz hai )

61
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Melodious, soothing

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Dulcet

62
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Duress ( Dress )

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Hardship, restraint, confinement (Dress pehnne me bahut harshop krni pdti hai )

63
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Hardship, restraint, confinement

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Duress ( Dress )

64
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Efface ( E Face )

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To rub away ( E face achhe se ragad ragad ke dho lo )

65
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To rub away

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Efface ( e face make up wala )

66
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Egalitarian

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Advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens

67
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Advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens

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Egalitarian

68
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Elapse

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To pass to go by( said of time)

69
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To pass to go by( said of time )

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Elapse

70
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Elfin ( Elf in )

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Mischievous, fairylike ( Elf in Fairylike tales )

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Mischievous, fairylike

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Elfin

72
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Embellish

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To beautify by adding ornaments

73
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To beautify by adding ornaments

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Embellish

74
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Embody

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To give bodily form to; to personify

75
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To give bodily form to; to personify

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Embody

76
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Emit

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To send or give out; to express, utter

77
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To send or give out; to express, utter

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Emit

78
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Emulate ( Am u late ? )

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To attempt to equal or surpass; especially through imitation

79
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To attempt to equal or surpass; especially through imitation

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Emulate

80
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Endure ( end ur )

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To carry on through despite hardships; to put up with ( End ur Hardships – No. )

81
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To carry on through despite hardships; to put up with

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Endure

82
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Engulf ( In Gulf )

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To surround or enclose completely ( sallow up ) ( In gulf they do not chew but swallow )

83
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To surround or enclose completely

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Engulf

84
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Enrage

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Infuriate, anger

85
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Infuriate, anger

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Enrage

86
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Enrapture( In Rap tu re )

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To delight, to thrill or give pleasure ( In rap tu re itna khush kyu hota hai )

87
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To delight, to thrill or give pleasure

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Enrapture

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Entice ( Ant Ice )

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To lure, to attract ( Ant Ice se attract ho jaati hai )

89
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To lure, to attract

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Entice ( Ant Ice )

90
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Entomb

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To place in or as if in a tomb or a grave

91
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To place in or as if in a tomb or a grave

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Entomb

92
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Entomology

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The scientific study of insects

93
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The scientific study of insects

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Entomolgy

94
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Entreat ( enter + eat )

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To ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg ( Enter + Eat krne ke liye common log restaurant waalo se beg krte hain )

95
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To ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg

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Entreat

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Erudite (AR u diet ?)

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Deeply learned (AR u diet ? yes, kyunki iske liye scholar bnne ki jaroorat nhi hai )

97
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Deeply learned, scholarly

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Erudite ( Are u diet )

98
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Euphonious ( EU Phone us )

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Pleasing to the ear

99
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Pleasing to the ear

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Ephonious ( opposite of cacophony )

100
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Evade

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To flee; to avoid by cunning

101
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To flee; to avoid by cunning

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Evade

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