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117 Cards in this Set
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Abberation |
Deviation from what is normal |
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Abreast |
Up to date with latest news |
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Abstain |
Refrain or hold back |
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Abyss |
An extremely deep hole |
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Adept |
Expert |
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Agog |
Exited |
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Allure |
Attraction |
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Altruism |
Selflessness |
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Ambivalent |
Uncertain |
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Annual |
Declare invalid |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest |
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Arbitrary |
Random |
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Arbiter |
A person who settles disputes |
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Artless |
Candid |
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Audacious |
Bold |
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Austere |
Having an extremely plain and simple style |
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Blight |
A thing that spoils or damages something |
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Blithe |
Indifferent |
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Blowhard |
Show off |
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Bolster |
Support |
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Bombastic |
High sounding little meaning |
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Boycott |
Rejection |
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Burlesque |
Parody or skit |
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Cacophony |
Harsh noise |
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Chronic |
Continuing or persistent |
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Coda |
Finale |
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Confound |
Contradict |
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Deign |
Do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity |
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Disingenuous |
Not candid |
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Docile |
Submissive |
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Doff |
Remove ( an item of clothing) |
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Endow |
Bless or provide with a quality |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting for very short time |
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Ethos |
Character |
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Facetious |
Flippant |
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Faction |
Section |
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Fallow |
Inactive |
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Falter |
Fumble |
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Flail |
Struggle |
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Fluke |
Coincidence |
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Forage |
Hint |
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Fortuitous |
Fortunate |
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Fringe |
Unorthodox |
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Garner |
Assemble |
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Gist |
Quintessence |
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Gossamer |
Used to refer something light/ultra fine |
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Grovel |
Suck up |
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Harangue |
Diatribe |
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Impetuous |
Impulsive |
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Indictment |
Citation |
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Inert |
Inactive |
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Ingrate |
Ungrateful person |
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Insipid |
Boring |
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Lax |
Negligent |
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Listless |
Enervated |
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Livid |
Furiously angry |
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Loll |
Stand in a lazy way |
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Lurid |
Melodramatic |
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Mar |
Damage |
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Mince |
Use polite expression to indicate disapproval |
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Minion |
Underlying of a powerful person |
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Mirth |
High spirits |
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Modest |
Ordinary |
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Morose |
I’ll- tempered |
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Muse |
Inspiration |
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Oblique |
Indirect |
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Opaque |
Cloudy |
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Overwrought |
Exaggeration |
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Pertain |
Related |
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Pine |
To strongly desire |
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Palacate |
Pacify |
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Platitude |
Cliche |
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Plethora |
Excessive amount |
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Posit |
Put forward |
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Prodigal |
Extravagantly wasteful |
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Prophetic |
Predictive |
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Purist |
Perfectionist |
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Pyre |
Funeral pyre |
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Quack |
Swindle |
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Reticence |
Restraint Radhika has a reticence nature |
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Rue |
Bitterly regret Shubham will rue the day he turned down that opportunity |
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Ruminate |
Think deeply about something Mummy ruminate all the time |
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Stigma |
Dishonour The stigma of going to jail will always be with her |
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Strut |
Walk with a stiff or erect Parade |
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Sublime |
Majestic Cricket match went from sublime to ridiculous |
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Surly |
I’ll- natured He left with a surly expression |
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Syncopation |
A displacement of beats so that the strong beat becomes weak and vice Verda |
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Taunt |
Insult |
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Towdry |
Showy but cheap and poor quality Towery jewellery |
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Temperate |
Mild |
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Terse |
Abrupt A terse statement |
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Tome |
A book, especially a large scholar one |
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Torrid |
Full of difficulty Torrid situation |
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Transgression |
Offense or crime |
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Vapid |
Uninteresting Vapid story |
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Vestige |
Fragment or remainder |
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Vilify |
Defame Dalits have always been vilified by the society |
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Viscous |
Gluey |
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Volatile |
Turbulent |
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Waffle |
Fail to make up own’s mind |
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Waft |
Float |
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Wanton |
Spiteful Inhuman behaviour |
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White wash |
Cover up |
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Whittle |
Wear away He was sitting on a floor whiting the stick |
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Winsome |
Winning |
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Wizened |
Creased Wrinkle with age |
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Wry |
Ironic |
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Zeal |
Passion |
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Arcimonious |
Bitter |
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Essentric |
Slightly strange |
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Trifling |
Unimportant |
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Innovative |
Original |
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Ostentatious |
Showy |
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Opulent |
Luxurious |
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Vindicate |
Clear of blame He felt vindicated after courts decision in favour of him |
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Mellow |
Pleasantly smooth Veera khan ma’am was a tough lady but became mellow with age |
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Deranged |
Mad or insane Deranged gunman killed children in us |