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119 Cards in this Set
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Manifesto |
Noun A public declaration of intention, opinions and motives |
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Nascent |
Adj Begining to exist or develope |
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Polemic |
Noun A controvertial argument |
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Caricature |
Noun A picture, description |
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Irrational |
Adjective Deprived of reason Utterly illogical |
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Debunk |
Verb To expose as being pretentious |
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Rational |
Adj Reasonable, sensible |
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Sanctify |
Verb To purify or free from sin |
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Conflate |
Verb Merge |
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Abstraction |
Noun General idea or term Something visionary and unrealistic |
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Nuance |
Noun A subtle difference of distinction in expression |
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Articulate |
Adj Using language easily and fluently Expressed , formulated |
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Grapple |
Verb To hold or make fast to something |
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Grievance |
Noun A complaint or resentment |
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15 Ephemeral |
Adj Lasting a very short time , short lived |
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Unfetter |
Verb Liberate To free from restraint |
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Nauseating |
Adj Causing sickness of stomach Disgust |
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Strew |
Verb To cover or overspread |
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Torso |
Noun A sculptured form representing the trunk of a nudr malr or female |
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Fallacious |
Adj Logically unsound Deceptive, misleading |
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Sentient |
Adj Having power of perception by senses |
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Beleaguer |
Verb To surround with military forces |
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Malignant |
Adj Disposed to cause harm Very dangerous or harmful in influence or effect |
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Relic |
Noun A surviving memorial of something past |
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Poacher |
Noun A person who trespasses a private property especially to catch fish or game illegally |
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Paranoia |
Noun Baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others |
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Litany |
Noun A prolonged or tedious account |
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Vitrol |
Noun Something highly caustic or severe in effect |
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Purport |
Verb To present, especially deliberately |
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30 Utterance |
Noun Vocal expression |
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Partisans |
Noun An afherent or supporter of a person , group , party or cause |
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Demagogue |
Adj A person, especially an orator or political leader |
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Bout |
Noun A contest or trial of strength |
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Tirade |
Noun A prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation |
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Nauseam |
Adverb To a sickening or disgusting degree |
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Ovation |
Noun An enthsiastic public receotion of aperson |
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Persecuted |
Verb To persue with harassing or oppressive treatment |
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Vile |
Adj Highly offensive |
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Acolytes |
Noun Any attendant, assistant |
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Obnoxious |
Adj Highly objectiinable or offensive |
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Atrocity |
Noun Brutality |
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Trite |
Adj Lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of excessive rrpetition |
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Mischief |
Noun Harm or trouble |
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44 Imperative |
Adj Absolutely necessary or required
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Onset |
Noun Begining or start |
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Prognosis |
Noun A forcasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery |
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Proximity |
Noun Nearness in place , time, order, occurance or relation |
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Paternalistic |
Noun The system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations etc. In the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his childern |
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Abandom |
Verb To leave completly and finally , |
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Dignity |
Noun Nobility or elevation of character |
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Adversity |
Noun Unfavourable fortune or fate |
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Stressor |
Noun An activity , event, or other stimulus that causes stress |
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Grumpy |
Adj Surly or ill-temoered, discontentedly or sullenly irritable |
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Impairment |
Noun The state of being diminished, weakend or damaged |
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Manifest |
Adj Readily percieved by the eye or the understanding |
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Sedation |
Noun The calming of mental excitement |
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Perpetuation |
Verb To preserve from extinction or oblivion |
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Comorbid |
Adj Presen simultaniously in a patient |
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Hospice |
A house of shelter or rest for pilgrims |
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Palliative |
Verb To relieve or lessen without curing |
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54 Imprudent |
Adj Rash, incautious - suddenly syrus sensed feroza's hesitation and before she might imprudently commit herself, he thrust his neck and fiercely scowling features through the curtains. |
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Menace |
Noun Something that threatens to cause harm - the young man's bicycle appeared to be perilously close to cyrus's menacingly parked volkswagen |
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Shudder |
65 Verb Tremble - almost shuddering with the effort, he slid his arms into the leather sleeves of his jacket and turned away to do up the zipper |
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Apparition |
Noun A supernatural appearance of a person -the young man , who was no fatter than any other weight-pumping punjabi, was so startled by the apparition glaring at him out of the curtains that he froze on the edfe if his seat. |
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Petrified |
Verb Paralyze with astonishment
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Interminable |
Adjective Unending |
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Swivel |
Verb To turn on
- cyrus stared at the petrified youth for an interminable moment and then swivelled his fearsome eyes to feroza. |
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Craggy |
Adj Rugged , harsh - some trick of light had turned them into sunken hollows and his own long, craggily, handsome face chalky |
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Grimacing |
Noun A facial expression, often ugly , that indicates disapproval , pain
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Pallid |
Adj Pale - as abruptly as it had appeared, her father's hideously grimacing and pallid face disappeared. |
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Perilous |
Adj Dangerous - |
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Wretched |
Adj Miserable, pitiable - feroza stood wretchedly as the wide -shouldered fugure mounted his bicycle and without once turning to look back, rode forever out if her life |
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Eminently |
Adverb Hughly, very - he is eminently qualufied to handle pakistan's external relatiins. |
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Concur |
Agree, cooperate, work together - khan's advisors on foriegn policy are also seen to concur with the establishment line. |
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Wrangle |
Verb To argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner -Govt. Will still have to contend with institutional wrangling over foreign policy. |
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Diaspora |
Noun The spread of something originally confined to a local |
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Pragmatic |
Adj Of relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations -the chinese , however , are pragmatic in their approach to incoming government. |
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Apprehension |
Noun Suspicion or fear of future trouble - the government had shown apprension at the time. |
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Egregious |
Adj Extraordinary in some bad way - neighbourly disputes do not always stem from cases as egregious as child abduction or murder. |
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Forbid |
Verb To brohibit - the man decided to forbid maid from working in neighbour' house. |
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Emblem |
Noun A sign - it is also an emblem of sick society |
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Bandy |
Verb To pass from one to another or back and forth - the possibility of a new pakistan has been bandied about and many millions believe that just such a country is around the corner. |
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Pervade |
Verb To become spread throughout all parts of - hope is a good thing, but so is consideration of the exact sort of moral affiliations that pervade pakistani society. |
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Divisive |
Adj Forming or expressing division or distribution. - the divisive nature of the results has led to an eruption of even more incivility. |
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Afflict |
Verb To distress with mental or bodily pain - the moral rot afflicts all those who make machinary of society. |
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80 Alley |
Noun A passage
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Timidity |
Noun Lacking in self assurance , shy -Alarmed as zareen was by feroza's timidities, she might not have agreed by his stand |
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Irreconcialable |
Adj Incompatible He knew zareen would be as irreconcilably opposed to their daughter marrying outside the faith as himself. |
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Complacent |
Adj Pleased |
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Unscathed |
Adj Unharmed - zareen might be complacent about feroza's taking part in a play, believing tgeir daughter would come out of the experience unscathed to marry a suitable parsee boy at the proper time. |
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Vagary |
Noun An unpredictable or Erratic action, a whimsical, wild or unusual idea. - she had married too young, at seventeen , to have any concept of the vagaries of the sexual drive and the tyranny of restrained passions. |
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Tyranny |
Noun Unrestrained exercise of power, despotic(auticratic) abuse of authority |
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Husky |
Adj Big and strong, burly -cyrus had noticed feroza's reaction to the husky youth. |
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Indoctrination |
Noun Teqching or inculcating a doctrine, principle or ideology - despite all their carefull indoctrination, it would not be as easy to keep feroza out of harm's way. |
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Rack |
Verb To torture, to strain in mental effort - the morning after zareen had voiced her concern and presented her stratagy to her husband, she was racked by doubt. |
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Muffle |
Verb To wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound - |
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Spurt |
Noun A sudden, forcefull gush or jet - |
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Gnash |
Verb To grind or strike together, especially in rage or pain - muffled spurts of gnashing sound came from the gardener, who was mowing the lawn. |
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Din |
Noun A loud , confused noise, a continued or tumultous sound - sparrows were creating a din in the gardenia hedge. |
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Careen |
Verb (Of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion - tyres squealing, a car careened madly round and round the main gulberg market traffic circle. |
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Ferocity |
Noun A ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness - the shrill ferocity of the noise made her heart pound. |
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Loftier |
Adj Exalted in rank, dignity , eminent Elevated in style -She was in need of loftier counsel than the rational consolations cyrus had served up. |
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Prudent |
Adj Wise or judicious in practical affairs |
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Cheek by jowl (idiom) |
Positioned very close together - given the medley of religions that exist cheek by jowl in the subcontinent. |
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Banished |
Verb Put away -zareen's heasache had been banished by her resolve to visit the shrine. |
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100 Haul |
To pull or draw with force - i think its time we went to data sahb, hauled her daughter off her mystic tomb. |
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Rutted |
A furrow or track in ground - feroza walked to the vats of cooked rice lines uo on the dirt path that ran along the rutted parking lot. |
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Stout |
Noun Heavily built. |
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Scruffy |
Adj Untidy -the stout , scruffy-looking man zareen always dealt with greeted her. |
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Aloft |
High up |
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Fervour |
Adj Intense heat - |
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Twirl |
Verb Spin - holding aloft and punching a gigantic pair of tongs , a long haired holy man , intoxicated by Godly fervour, twirled and circled the ring of onlookers. |
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Ladle |
Noun A long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dippling or conveying liquids. - poor pilgrims held out their ragged shirt- flaps and veils fir the ladled rice. |
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Dart |
Verb to move swiftly - |
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Mischief |
Noun Conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance - zareen held on to feroza , her eyes stern and darting , warning off any mischief. |
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Bemused |
Noun Bewildered or confused - |
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Predicament |
Noun An unpleasantly dificult, perplexing or dangerous situation - they smiled at each other, shrugging, and made good natured , bemused faces at their common predicament. |
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Conceive |
Verb To form a notion or idea of, imagine - they could not even bring themselves to conceive on her brother's confident and handsome face. |
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Wrench |
Verb To twist suddenly and forcibly, pull, jerk -her pain wrenched their hearts. |
