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41 Cards in this Set
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Temperate |
Emotionally calm n controlled |
Temperate demonstrator |
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Notorious |
Extremely |
The question is notoriously difficult |
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Tumultuous |
Greatly disorder |
Tumultuous lifestyle |
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Providential |
Lucky |
Providential escape |
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Dispassionate |
Unbiased |
Dispassionate judgement |
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Underscore |
To give emphasis or support To underline |
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Perceptible |
Easy to see or notice |
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Precarious |
Likely to collapse |
A precarious ladder |
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Predicament |
Very unpleasant |
I dont know how to get out if this predicament |
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Clerical |
Relating to church/religion Relating to clerk/clergy |
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Pledge |
To promise |
The agitating parties & gov. Pledge to solve the problem. |
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Expiate/atone/Redeem |
To free from sin |
An attempt to expiate his sins |
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Demotic |
Common |
Demotic culture/lifestyle |
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Defy |
To refuse to obey |
To defy the constution |
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Deify |
To respect sm1 as god or godess |
The kings were defied |
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Cower/cringe |
Fear |
Child was cowering in the corner |
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Timid |
Not confident Careful |
Timid receptionist/teacher |
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Shy |
1.Easily frightened 2.not confident 3.coy |
Shy animal/bird A shy receptionist She is attractively shy |
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Potray |
To sketch To communicate/represent To play a part |
The chart portrays the employment rates of diff country He was portraying as poor farmer |
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Hoax |
Rumor |
Bomb hoax |
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Coax/cajole/blandish/wheedle |
1.to persuade smb.smth to do smth 2.to get smthing by pursuading |
to coax a dog To coax inf |
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Peevish (Irritable/cantankerous/testy/surly/churlish) |
Bad tempered |
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Inimical |
Hostile or very unfruendly |
Inimical demonstration/person |
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Despicable/contemptible |
(Very bad) causing hatred |
Despicable traitor |
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Pusillanimous |
Fearful |
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Unflappable/phlegmatic/imperturbable |
Undisturbed/calm(even in crisis) |
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Petty |
1.Insignificant 2.holding insignificant power 3.complaining in insignificant matters |
Petty cash/details Petty staff Petty teacher |
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Impudent/Insolent |
Rude and impolite |
Impudent youngsters |
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Extemporaneous/impromptu/off hand |
Without planning and prepration |
Extemporaneous dance |
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Malevolent |
Desiring to harm others |
Malevolent attitude |
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Malapropos |
Unsitable |
These terms applied to him seemed malapropos |
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Sassy |
Impolite Very stylish |
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Lethargy |
Languor-lazy |
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Petulant |
Showing anger or irritation |
Petulant children |
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Decrepit/ramshackle |
Worn out or ruined bcz of age or neglect |
A row of decrepit houses |
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Turpitude/depravity |
Immoral behaviour |
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Disparaging |
Belittle |
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Travail/hardship |
Long and unpleasant experience |
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Drudgery |
Boring or irritating work |
The housewives were left alone with their drudgery |
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Fiasco/flop/debcale |
Complete failure |
His plans turned into fiasco The whole thing was total fiasco |
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Farce |
Broad comedy Ridiculous activity |
The debate turned into a drunken farce |