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65 Cards in this Set
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Amalgam |
Mixture of multiple things |
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Profligate |
Spending resources recklessly and wastefully |
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Amenable |
Easily persuaded |
Me lol |
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Castigate |
To reprimand or scold harshly |
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Parochial |
Narrowly restricted in scope or view |
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Qualify |
To limit a statement, make less severe, make a statement less absolute |
He qualified his love for alphonso mangoes by pointing out that hapus was the best. |
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Veracious |
Truthful |
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Venerate |
To worship, respect deeply |
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Mercurial |
Prone to unexpected changes in mood |
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Censure |
To express strong disapproval |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Wanting |
Lacking |
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Belie |
Misrepresent, give a false representation |
Her smile belies her inner turmoil |
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Iconoclast |
Person who attacks cherished beliefs of society, rebel |
Lady Gaga on fashion |
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Egregious |
Standing out in a negative manner, shockingly bad |
Infamous, Ashaan |
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Upbraid |
To scold or reprimand |
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Ambiguous |
Unclear, open to more than one interpretation |
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Prevaricate |
Beat around the Bush, speak in an evasive way |
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Parsimonious |
Extremely miserly and stingy |
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Artful |
Clever in a cunning way ; exhibiting artistic skill |
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Demur |
To object, to show reluctance |
I demur when invited to social events |
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Harangue |
A long aggressive speech, tirade |
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Commensurate |
To be in proportion, corresponding to degree or amount |
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Impertinent |
Disrespectful, improperly forward |
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Ambivalent |
Mixed or conflicting emotions about something |
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Betray |
To reveal or make something known, mostly by mistake |
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Vindicate |
Clear someone of blame, guilt, suspicion |
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Exonerate |
Clear someone of blame or suspicion, vindicate |
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Exulpate |
Clear someone of blame or suspicion, vindicate |
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Auspicious |
Favourable |
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Extant |
Still existing, opposite to extinct |
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Acrimony |
Bitterness and ill - will |
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Galvanize |
To excite or inspire someone to action |
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Calumny |
Making of a false statement meant to injure a person's reputation |
Slander, defame falsely |
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Laconic |
Brief, using very few words |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, unsuspecting, naive |
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Prodigal |
Rashly, Wastefully extravagant |
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Aberration |
Deviation from what is normal or expected |
Glitch in the matrix |
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Disinterested |
Unbiased, neutral |
Disinterested jury |
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Venality |
Condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption |
Indian Police, Sreesanth |
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Frugal |
Not spending much money but spending wisely |
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Involved |
Complicated, difficult to comprehend |
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Enervate |
To Sap, drain energy from, weaken |
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Restive |
Restless |
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Amorphous |
Shapeless |
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Equivocal |
Confusing or ambiguous |
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Rustic |
Characteristic of the rural life, awkwardly simple and provincial |
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Concede |
To acknowledge defeat; admit to a wrongdoing ; surrender, give over |
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Diffident |
Showing modest reserve, lacking confidence |
Opposite to confident |
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Torpor |
Inactivity due to lethargy or lack of vigor or energy |
Laziness |
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Mitigate |
Make less severe or harsh ; lessen the severity of a crime |
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Fortuitous |
Occurring by happy and lucky chance, having no apparent cause |
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Inexorable |
Impossible to stop or prevent |
Inevitable |
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Frivolous |
Not serious, carefree |
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Exacerbate |
To make worse |
Too much workout exertion can exacerbate your body health. |
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Germane |
Relevant or appropriate |
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Chortle |
To chuckle, laugh merrily, often in a breathy muffled way |
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Obscure |
Make unclear; known only by a few |
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Didactic |
Excessively instructive |
Rohit Sarin |
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Apathetic |
Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern |
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Conspicuous |
Completely obvious, without any attempt at concealment |
Unhidden, overt |
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Culminate |
Reach the highest or most decisive point |
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Glut |
An excessive supply ; supply with an excess of |
_____ of food |
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Gall |
The trait of being rude and impertinent ; feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will |
(negative) The balls to do something |
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Aesthete |
One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature |
Art nerd |