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27 Cards in this Set
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Untameable |
that cannot b tamed |
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impracticable |
that cannot be put into practice |
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Eligible |
who is fit to be choosen for office |
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Answerable |
Accountable |
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objectionable |
open to objection |
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impregnable |
a person or a building which cannot be defeated and seized |
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Obsolete |
Something better has invented |
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mercenary |
a person hired to fight for another country than their own, materialistic motive only, only to get money |
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Posthumous |
posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person's death but relates to something they did before they died. |
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A drawn battle |
neither party gains the victory |
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A maiden speech |
someone's first speech |
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officiate |
Official incharge of something, conduct, perform |
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censure |
severe disapproval of someone or something |
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circumnavigate |
travel around the world |
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ineffaceable |
which cannot be effected |
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irritable |
getting annoyed easily |
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incomprehensible |
cannot understand easily |
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unsociable |
unable to mix in gathering |
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avaricious |
a person very greedy of money and possessions |
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indecipherable |
cannot read or understood |
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invisible |
not clear to see |
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invaluable |
beyond all prices |
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inaudiable |
beyond hearing |
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surreptitious |
things done secretly |
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Gratuitous |
if you describe something as gratuitous, you mean that it is unnecessary, and often harmful or upsetting. |
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hirelings |
get paid to work done |
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nudist |
go verywhere naked |
