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68 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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warn,reprove
When her courtiers questioned her religious beliefs, she admonished them, she would any religion on her wish. |
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ambivalence
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state of having contradicting or conflicting emotional attitudes.
chechi is always in an ambivalent state when deciding her career. |
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apathy
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lack of caring , indifference.
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approbation
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approval
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aver
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assert confidently or declare.
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belie
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contradict, give a false impression
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burgeon
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grow forth, sent out buds.
The plants that burgeon are a promise of the beauty that is to come. |
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burnish
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make shiny , polish
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buttress
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support, prop up
My arguments were buttressed with facts. |
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cogent
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convincing
I had cogent reasons for postponement of GRE date. |
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary
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conciliatory
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reconciling, soothing
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condone
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overlook, forgive , give tacit approval,excuse
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confound
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confuse, puzzle
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish.
In deference to gandhi's request, stop the agitation of violence in name of religion |
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delineate
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portray,depict,sketch.
close friends can delineates the character of each other. |
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deride
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make fun of , ridicule
critics derided the pretentious dialogue and refused to consider the play seriously. |
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desiccate
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dry up
Freedom fighters desiccate the food for preserving it. |
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diffuse
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wordy,rambling,spread out
If you pay authors by words in they will produce diffuse manuscripts rather than compendiums. |
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discredit
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the Indian government lacked the confidence to extradite anderson from U.S, it cultivated discredit.
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discrepancy
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ramalingam made discrepancies in funds of satyam to topple the organisation.
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disinterested
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Everyone is behind gains and takes decision according to that, the disinterested person suffers the most.
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disparate
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the disparate views of coach & captain lead to failure of the team.
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dissemble
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disguise, pretend
Although john dissemble his motive to learn dance, we all know he is to meet girls. |
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disseminate
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By Internet, news disseminates at faster rate than media.
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divest
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shashi tharoor was divested of his power and could no longer act as showman.
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eclectic
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ecliers toffy had eclectic varieties of chocolate.
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efficacy
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power to produce desired effect,
The efficacy of the drug relies upon the regular consumption of the dosage. |
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effrontery
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shameless boldness, sheer nerve, presumptuousness.
When he was been scolded for being late, he had the effrontery to ask for letter for recommendation. |
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elicit
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drawn out by discussion,the detective tried to elicit were he had hidden the loot.
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engender
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produce,cause
to receive praise for real accomplishment engenders the self-confidence in a child. |
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esoteric
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hard to understand, known only to the chosen few.
Vedas are esoteric |
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exculpated
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clear for blame,
She was exculpated when the real criminal accepted his crime. |
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facetious
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amusing tone, banter
I don't want any facetious discussion about the projects viability. |
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fatuous
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brainless, inane, foolish
Fatheads are fatuous |
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fawning
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being obsequious, flattering
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felicitous
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apt,well chosen, suitably expressed.
Hari's speech was felicitous |
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flout
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reject,mock, contempt for.
M.F.husain paintings engenderr flout from indian public |
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foment
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stir up, instigate, rumors about betrayal foment the TPC of chengannur
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gouge
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overcharge.
The high demand of airplane ticket encouraged the ticket scalpers to gouge the passengers, by asking astronomical rates. |
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impede
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hinder, block
The SP was condemned for impeding the resolvability of the case |
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implacable
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cannot be pacified
Her hate towards marti made her the implacable enemy of marti. |
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inadvertently
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unintentionally, oversight, carelessly
Chechi inadvertently missed a question in entrance. |
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inchoate
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recently begun, rudimentary, elementary.
before world, earth was an inchoate mass. |
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inured
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accustomed , hardened.
I became inured to defeats. |
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lassitude
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lethargy, dormant
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precarious
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uncertain, risky
Share market is a precarious investment. |
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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morose
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sullen,dull, ill-humored, malancholy
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occlude
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shut,close
The hartal lead to occlusion of markets. |
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penchant
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strong inclination, liking
I have great penchant towards foreign university |
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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probity
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uprightness, incorruptibility
I stood by my probity, but it lead to total absurdness. |
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profound
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deep, not superficial, complete.
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qualified
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limited, restricted
Unable to support him generously, judge only gave him qualified endorsement. |
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quiescent
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at rest, dormant, temporal inactive
Below the Q-point the transistor is dormant. |
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recant
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disavow, disclaim,retract a previous statement, openly confess , error.
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recondite
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abstruse,profound.
He read the recondite texts for preparing his thesis. |
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reproach
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disapproval or disagreement
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repudiate
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I repudiated the debts of IEEE with contempt.
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rescind
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cancel,
I rescind the barc exam due to gre studies |
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secrete
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to cache or hide away.
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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stipulate
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make express conditions, specify
chidanbaram stipulate the need of change of quiescent atitude of pak action against the Let |
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supposition
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hypothesis
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tacit
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understood, not put in words.
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torpor
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lethagry
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