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50 Cards in this Set
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Repugnant |
unacceptable |
Raul Gandhi as prime minister is repugnant
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Dilatory
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slow to act |
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Pugnacious
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truculent |
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Acquiesce
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accept something reluctantly but without protest. |
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Squabble
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a noisy quarrel about something trivial. |
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Foundering
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fill with water and sink |
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Buoyancy
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the ability or tendency of something to float in water or other fluid |
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Amiable
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having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
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Ostracize
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exclude from a society or group.
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Suppliant
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a person making a humble plea to someone in authority.
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Vagabond
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a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job |
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Glutton
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an excessively greedy eater. |
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Mendicant
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begging |
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Manifest
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demonstrate
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the scientists manifested the experiment
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Vantage
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a place or position affording a good view of something
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Philistine
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a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts
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Inanimate
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lifeless
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Spleen
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bad temper; spite.
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Protege
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a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person |
Raul Gandhi is a protege
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Benefactor
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a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause. |
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Predecessor
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a person who held a job or office before the current holder |
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Retreat
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withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat. |
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Emancipate
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set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions |
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Plebiscite
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the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution |
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Florid
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ornate, very elaborate
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Titular
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holding a purely formal position or title without any real authority
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Wince
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an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. |
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Bibliography
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a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed as an appendix
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Epitaph
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a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone. |
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Vanity
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Stupid ******* thing has 2 opposite meanings. |
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Rococo
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denoting furniture or architecture characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-century continental Europe
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Repose
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noun is a state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity.
verb is be situated or kept in a particular place. |
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Sanguine
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optimistic, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
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Communal
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1. shared by all members of a community for common use.
2. conflict between different communities, especially those having different religions |
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Contemporary
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(adj) living or occurring at the same time.
(noun) a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another. |
"the event was recorded by a contemporary historian"
"he was a contemporary of Darwin" |
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Disapprobation
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strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
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Scornful
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expressing the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
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Figurative
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departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
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Anthropology
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Anthropology is the study of humans, past and present.
the study of human races,origins, societies, and cultures |
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Maladaptive
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not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation.
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Morphology
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1.the study of the forms of things, in particular:
2.a particular form, shape, or structure. |
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Presuppose
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tacitly assume at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action that something is the case
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"your argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power"
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Objective
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(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
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recriminatory
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involving mutual or counter accusations.
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Dispassionate
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not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial.
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Hortatory
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tending or aiming to exhort
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Pedagogy
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related to teaching
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Belligerence
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aggressive or warlike behaviour
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Indignation
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anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
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Conscript
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enlist someone compulsorily, typically into the armed services
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