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Contraband |
things that are brought into or out of a country illegally
Eg. "customs men had searched the carriages for contraband" |
cont + brand.. selling contradictory brand. means illegal trading. |
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Humanism |
: a system of values and beliefs that is based on the idea that people are basically good and that problems can be solved using reason instead of religion
Eg. Humanism in its earliest stages was uncritical. |
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Throttle |
: to choke or strangle (someone): to defeat (someone or something) easily or completely : a device that controls the flow of fuel to an engine
Eg. He throttled her in a fit of jealous rage. |
throttle rhymes with THROAT KILL, it means to KILL BY SQUEEZING THE THROAT. |
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Evocative |
bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind
Eg. Things happened there are so evocative that they bring tears to the eyes |
Provocative- cause to start something (provoke). Evocative- an effect of something (evoke). Provoke:evoke::cause:effect |
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Throng |
a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
Eg. "he pushed his way through the throng" |
this word sounds like THRONE...so when a king sits on the throne...CROWD gathers at that time. |
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Imbue |
to cause (someone or something) to be deeply affected by a feeling or to have a certain quality
Eg. her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before |
imbue i m b(l)ue (color of water)= so in cartoon when some 1 soaked you in water u become blue and u say I M Blue |
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Tiara |
: a crown worn by the pope: a small crown that is decorated with jewels and that is worn by women or girls on special occasions
Eg. she brought me up to royalties, and people with stars and garters, and elderly ladies with gigantic tiaras and parrot noses |
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Inhibit |
to prevent or slow down the activity or occurrence of (something)
Eg. the cold inhibited her from getting much work done that morning |
Prohibit' means forbade someone to do anything. 'Inhibit' means to make obstacle in doing something |
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Contingency |
something (such as an emergency) that might happen
Eg. "a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies" |
Another definition is: provision made against future unforeseen events, e.g. an allocation of funds in a budget. In case of an emerengency, you lay up food in tin cans or can-tin for an emerGENCY = contingency |
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Formidable |
: deserving serious attention and respect : large or impressive in size or amount
Eg. Two formidable men stood on either side. |
FOR+ME+DEVIL...he is so strong...I'm afraid of him. |
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Thrift |
careful use of money so that it is not wasted
Eg. Through hard work and thrift they sent all of their children to college. |
thrift sounds like drift in case of expenses he use to drift . i think u r familier wid drift in nfs |
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Vestige |
the last small part that remains of something that existed before
Eg. the fossilized vestige of a dinosaur that traversed that muddy landscape millions of years ago |
think of in + vestigate, where we look for traces or remains of something. |
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Phlegmatic |
not easily upset, excited, or angered
Eg. a strangely phlegmatic response to what should have been happy news |
phlegmatic -> plleg (flag) when we hoist a FLAG we have the AUTOMATIC reaction be calm and unexcited. |
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Voracious |
having or showing a tendency to eat very large amounts of food
Eg. Suddenly a colony of extremely voracious ants were crawling across my legs. |
remember carniVORES ,herbiVORES...So "VORE" tells sumthing about eating. |
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Innuendo |
a statement which indirectly suggests that someone has done something immoral, improper, etc.
Eg. "she's always making sly innuendoes" |
you go for a stay in an INN but U END up washing kitchen utensils...what does it imply? you had no money to pay!! |
