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62 Cards in this Set
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Coddling |
to treat in an indulgent and over protective way |
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addle |
mix up or confused |
add+ all |
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reaped |
increased |
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countenance |
facial expression approval or support |
(count+ten) A ten year old kid is learning how to count upto 10 and his dad's countenance gave kid a lot of encouragement |
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natty |
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners |
NATTY sounds like NEAT and N se naya also..., so natty |
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panegyric |
a forma expression of praise |
pane sounds like paean means praise and gyric sounds like lyric, so panegyric means expression of praise |
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fortification |
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
fort like thing |
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adumbration |
the act of providing vague advance indications; |
a dumb representation will give only vague indication or information |
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vacillation |
the inability to decide between different opinion |
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ouster |
exclusion from the position |
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limning |
a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
lining |
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arcadian |
peaceful |
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Muddled |
Confuse or unclear |
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serpentine |
twisted |
serep (snake) |
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idyllic |
perfect |
idle (when you are ideal without work you are jolly ) |
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eschew |
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of |
CHEWINGGUM IS A BAD HABIT while working in an office, so you must avoid this HABIT. |
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incite |
provoke or stir up |
incite sounds same as excite |
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spur |
provoke or stir up |
spur gear is spiked wheel that is used in gear of automobiles, which ENCOURAGES the wheel to move forward |
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subtilize |
to make subtle |
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iniquitous |
wicked because it is believed to be a sin |
this sounds like in quit us We should quit those habits, virtues that are bad. Thus inquitous = wicked. |
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regent |
king like |
reg=king |
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rector |
priest or academic leader |
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quintessence |
perfect example |
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nadir, perigee |
lowest point |
na+gir meaning from where one cannot fall that is the lowest point... |
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bourgeois |
middle class |
“high class” family chicks are “gorgeous”, but “middle class” ones are a little bore... They are nothing but “bourgeois” |
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brawn |
muscular |
if you eat prawn you will become brawn,meaning muscular |
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breach |
breaking of contact or duty |
breach ==> brea(k)(ch)...break the contract |
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brook |
tolerate |
relate this to BROOK BOND tea....jst drink the tea and then u can tolerate any tension. :-) |
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brunt |
main impact or shock |
Break it as Bra-aunt. So if you see neighbour Aunt in bra, you will have what? shock and main impact :P |
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obliteration |
destruction of a place |
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cadency |
a rythemic series |
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expedient |
appropriate |
pronounce it like "experienced"...an experienced person is always SUITABLE for making decisions.. |
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vilipend, depreciat |
to decrease |
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jejune |
dull |
june end |
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labyrinthine |
unnecessarilycomplicated |
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finagle |
to obtain by dishonest |
finagle...sounds like finger... so Sidhi Ungali se ghee nahi nikala to tedi karni padegi. |
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nice |
so small as to be insignificant |
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truant |
absent (not present ) |
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fetching |
beautiful |
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imminent |
about to occur |
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seminal |
containing seeds of later development |
SEMINAL is like SEMI fINAL (generally of a contest)which further decides the turn of events for the future final. |
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MENIAL |
domestic servant |
MEN In A Low level are MENIAL |
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clerical |
of or relating to clerk |
clerk |
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perilous |
dangerous |
Perilous sounds like very less.. SO very less chance for safety.. Dangerous |
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intricate |
having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate |
which has tricks. |
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pandered |
indulge another's desire |
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fester |
become worse or more intense specially through long term neglect or indifference |
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convulsion |
a violent disturbance |
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retching |
vomiting |
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contretemps |
an awkward clash |
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wag |
joker |
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gleaned |
extracting from various sources |
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pillory |
attack or ridicule publically |
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loaf |
do nothing useful with time |
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specter |
a mutual representation of some haunting experience |
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rail |
complain or protest strongly |
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puffery |
exaggerated or false praise |
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comfabulation |
invented talk |
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rote |
experienced |
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crack |
very good |
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extortionate |
very expensive |
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doting |
extremely fond of |
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