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52 Cards in this Set
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Juncture |
sounds very similar to PUNCTURE...well if your tyre gets punctured when you have an important meeting, you find your self IN a HUGE CRISIS.
S- diverge, critical point, meeting point |
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Construe |
Opposite of misconstrue;
translate / interpret |
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tractable |
easily control, managed & docile, easily shaped & molded
S- malleable, pliable, mutable; |
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Prospective |
of or concerned with or related to the future, potential |
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Prejudiced |
Baised, partial; |
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Predilection |
pre(before)+dialect(local language); you generally become partial when you are taking an interview and you meet someone who speaks your language ( :) assume the interview is in the US)
s - partial, fondness, liking |
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Adumberate
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A+DUMB+REPRESENTATION=ADUMBRATION...imagine a dumb is giving you a representation...how will he do it???....represent in outline,indicate faintly...; |
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Bogus |
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Bug gone to client now the code is fake;` |
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Spurious |
s-PURE+ious...pure means true...spurious means the opposite of it..which is FALSE,CONTERFEIT
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Alleviate |
ALL (all)+ EVI (evil)+ ATE (has been eaten up) so hence you are relieved of the pain and you feel relief
Allevator made our life easier, less painfull S - easier, assuage, palliate |
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Listless
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lacking energy or enthusiasm;
I lost my list of universities to apply so now I am lacking spirit hence I am listless; s - languid, apathetic, unenergetic; |
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Loafing |
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vENERABLE |
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Pertinent |
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Akin |
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Patent |
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Deearth |
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Divagate |
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Stinting |
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Turbid |
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vindicate |
vin( win) the( di ) cate ( case) when ypu win the case tou are free from accused blame and charges...
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egregious
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means aggressive. aggressive people r shockingly bad;
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venerate
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vanar hanuman ji v respect him;
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impertinent
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improper -tenant r always rude , harsh, disdainful;
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vociferous
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voice + furious = furious voice ; loudly
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vehement
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showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
ve he men - he men who is forcefull, passionate to save the world; s - vociferous, passionate, ardent, zealous |
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gossamer
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in school I have a friend sameer who is so delicate, lightful never say anything to anyone;
S - thin, delicate, silky; |
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dogmatic
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highly opinionated, not accepting that your belief may not be correct
read it in reverse - I am god - who say I am god is arrogant and stuborn; s - opinionated, peremptory, assertive; |
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peremptory
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predilection
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PRE(before)ELECTIONS political leaders show PARTIALITY towards the people
s - liking, partiality, baised; |
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assertive
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confident, forcefull personality;
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conspicuous
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can s d picture; can see the clear picture of the situation; completely obvious;
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deferential
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Respect ;
Since deferential equations are difficult to solve, people stupid at math do not attempt them because they respect their difficulty....and probably have a life....; s - deference, regardful |
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Superfluous
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divide it as super+flow.. when there is large(super) flow of water, it becomes EXCESSIVE / OVERABUNDANCE of water..;
extra, more than required/ desirable; |
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culpable
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culp( culprit)...so a culprit is always DESERVING OF BLAME FROM EVERYONE.
a state of guilt, blameable, deserves blame, |
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apathetic
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apathetic: A Past Ethic(a moral principle)which are uninterested to today's generations;
not intrested, indifferent; |
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volubility
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vol - volume, bility - ability; some1 has the ability to talk very easily and continuously;
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juxtapose
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just a pose ; just for the photo they are placed side by side for contrast;
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magnanimous
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magnificent person is always noble and generous in spirt especially towards rival;
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ascetic |
spartan, austere , practice self denial;
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rudimentary |
being in the earliest stages of development; being or involving basic facts or principles; |
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ephemeral |
short amt of time; |
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subsume |
contain or include |
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supplant |
sub plant - substitute of plant, one has taken the place of other, replacing
S- supercede , supersede , supervene upon |
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vilify |
Vilify (to defame someone) is the opposite of glorify (to praise someone highly).
s- rail , revile , vituperate |
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disaffected |
discontented towards the authority
Dis+Affection
s- dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, malcontent, restless, |
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tantamount |
being essentially equal to something
ta-n-ta; an equal amount of 'ta' on both sides of 'n'.
s- equivalent |
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staunch |
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
So staunch like a stone.
s - steadfast |
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steadfast |
Dependable, loyal;
steadfast~stood + first ; One who has always STOOD with you and is the FIRST one to help you is a LOYAL friend. Another meaning - Always STEADY so unswerving |
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Contrive
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come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
con(gather together)+trive(sounds like tribe); people in tribe gathered together to invent something |
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implacable
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Sounds like IMPLEASABLE -- some one who cannot be pleased or appeased -- not pacifiable;
who can't be pleased / pacify; unpleasable, unappealing, unforgivable; |
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tortuous
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tortoise coil ( kachuva chap is not straight , full of repeated turns and bends;
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