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51 Cards in this Set
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Dupe |
duplicate incidents are placed in movies to trick n swindle others( hoax, fool)
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indignant |
Angry over something wrong, injustice
Think of ignite |
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screed |
long speech or writing often tedious.
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reprobate |
repeatedly, rob food items - express strong disapproval of - condemn, decry, objurgate, excoriate; |
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macabre |
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
think of like macabra which is made on death people |
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indict |
sorry for the bad language :( but will make you learn the word : if you push your dick in a girl without her permission she will accuse you of rape
formally accused of the crime |
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erratic |
erotic scenes in movies are unpredictable;
mercurial |
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diabolical |
di (the) abol(abolished) - process of destroying something usually by devil;
wicked, cunning, evil, cruel,gruesome;
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remiss |
re+MISS you miss something repeatedly because of NEGLIGENCE, CARELESSNESS. |
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telltale |
telling the scandal, revealing;
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peruse |
read it carefully - prior to use |
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hound |
pursue or chase relentlessly
Hunters chasing the deer in the jungle
s- dog |
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indigenous |
indian geniusses - native / local talent
originating where it is found |
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bleak |
Bleak sounds like leak, when someone leak urine in his pants he feels cold and cheerless
cold, cheerless, depressing outlook |
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voracious |
saloni vohra is to voracious. she is always hungry, greedy, ravenous |
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incendiary |
Insane person who set his diary on fire;
controversy, flammable; |
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insolvent |
unable to pay one's bills; bankrupt;
in (not) + sol(solution) for debts;
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underwrite |
UNDER an agreement, u WRITE your signature, which is like a guarantee
grant financial support |
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demean |
to insult; cause someone to loose dignity/ respect;
disgrace, disparage; |
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retiring |
retired (old) people are reserved kind, they speak less
reticent, shy Retire means to avoid attention. |
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demure |
demur is the one who objects(damn u r wrong); demure is who doest not object, who is reserved and shy |
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embroilled |
entangled, involved in argument; |
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vindictive |
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
vindictive=win+addictive obsessed about winning ...revenge if i lose |
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pine |
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
yearn; Mera dost jab WINE pe leta hai tab he starts pining for his girlfriend. |
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Ebullient |
Excitement Your dad purchasing you a new 'Enfield Bullet' so you shpw ur 'Excitement' -> ebullient! :D |
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sycophantic |
sycophant.....split it like .....syco(sounds like psycho)+phan...sounds like FAN.......SO JUST IMAGINE a PSYCHO FAN of yours in your office who want to please you in whatever way..by flattering..or by bootliking.....just to gain your favour...
ass-kisser, crawler |
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elusive |
illusive things are always difficult to understand exclusive content is hard to get! |
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nettlesome |
causing irritation, annoyed, fractious |
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overt |
opposite of covert
we know covert is hidden, secret so overt is not hidden, know to everyone |
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startling |
very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable. |
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nuance,subtlety |
the quality or state of being subtle.
nuance = new + ounce.. and ounce is a very small unit for weight.. hence a very small difference.. |
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mendacity |
untruthfulness, prevaricate, fabricate
mend+a+city. during elections, politicians promise that "they will mend the city and make it better" which is a lie.... |
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facetious |
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
Face-tease, tease by making funny faces
comical, notserious, |
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oblivious |
not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.
unaware, unaffected, unconcern
somethings are so OBVIOUS that you take them for granted, thus oblivious to it |
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posit
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assume as fact;
Posit is short of positive, so we assume (posit) that something is true without being completely positive |
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elicit
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implicit - which is understood .. explicit - means specifically told/derived so elicit - explicit
call forth, deduce; |
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indecorous
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not appropriate standards;
not decorate properly..INAPPROPIATE |
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deleterious
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harmful to living things;
relate it to DELETE...so you DELETE all the spam mails because they may BE HARMFUL to your PC. |
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ingratiate
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in ghar aaya n you give him to eat... gratitudely to gain the favor;
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fawning
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boot licking; attention to gain favor;
ypur office fan to work for ypu to gain favour; sycophant; |
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pastoral
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pastoral = past + oral; At past oral exam has been taken by school teachers at villages.
countryside, rural, unsophisticated, rustic; |
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itinerant
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sounds like itenary( plan of a trip).. so a traveller..keeps on wandering\ travelling... hope its hlpful
peripatetic; |
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peripatetic
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peri means around; path is to move around;
travel from one place to another |
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penurious
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some1 ask ur pen regularly;
not having enough money to pay for necessities; poor; |
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stultifying
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Stultify sounds like STUNT+IFY. When one guy who tries to be a stunt man and fails then he looks stupid.Stultify=stunt+failed.
foolish, less of enthusiasm; |
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dicey
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dangerous, uncertain;
dice was dangerous to pandavas; |
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ennoble
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confer dignity or honor upon;
en + noble prise won; |
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precis
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pre before cis is for thesis; summary to come before thesis;
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bewildered
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confusing, perplexing; not knowing what is going on
s - nonplussed |
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nonplussed
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puzzled;
s - bewildered |
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compliance
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acting together by certain accepted standards
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