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skimpy
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very small and not covering much of your body
a skimpy dress |
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slake
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satisfy,quench
to satisfy a desire |
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belabour
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to repeat an idea, argument, etc. many times to emphasize it, especially when it has already been mentioned or understood
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heterodox
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not following the usual or accepted beliefs and opinions, heretical
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expedite
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speed up the process of, hasten, facilitate, process faster
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piquant
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having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste
the chicken was served with a piquant sauce |
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allay
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lessen intensity, calm, satisfy
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deluge
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inundate, flood
Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid |
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lug
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difficult to carry
to carry or drag something heavy with a lot of effort I had to lug my bags up to the fourth floor. |
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plaudits
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enthusiastic approval
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fervid
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extremely hot
Characterized by intense emotion |
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discommode
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cause discomfort or inconnivance
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stint
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meagre, skimp,
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expatiate
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expand, elaborate
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mendacious
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lying
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candor
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candidness
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foment
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agitate, stir up
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diluvia
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deluge, antediluvian
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scrutinize
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to look at critically, minutally.
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abridgement
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capsule
We learnt only the abriged versions of engg texts. |
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abasement
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degradation
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dabbler
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amatuer, dilettante
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phenomenal
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extraodinary
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estrange
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arouse hostility
"years of boarding school estranged the child from her home" |
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nonchalance
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apathy, calm
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nimble
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agile
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precipitous
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over hasty, steepy
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forsake
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leave someone
The husband foresaked his family for a new woman |
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sultry
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hot, sweltering, sexually
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stolid
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impassive
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What target symptoms are most likely to respond to Typical Antipsychotics?
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Positive Symptoms
Agitation Hallucinations Delusions Combativeness & Belligerance Sleep Disturbance Tension Paranoid Behavior Disorganized thinking POSITIVE SYMPTOMS |
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reticent
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reluctant to draw attention towards to oneself, speak less.
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adulated
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flatter obsequiously, blandishment
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factious
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dissenting, cabal, junta, faction
disagreeing |
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divulge
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expose
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hedonist
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driven by pleasure
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meek
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little spirit, courage
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diaphanous
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transparent
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leavened
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Made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form
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aloof
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distant manner
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imperious
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Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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ransack
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search thoroughly, steal
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pan
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criticize harshly
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delude
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dishonest
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timorous
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fearful
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Knotty
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intricate, difficult, tangled
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indomitable
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Impossible to subdue
never say die. |
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invective
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abusive, vituperative
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bravado
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swagger, assumed air of defiance
The bravado of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by victims of his brutal |
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unpretentious
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unostentatious
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contrite
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repent
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Renege
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The mistake of not following suit when able to do so
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Misconstrue
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Interpret in the wrong way
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unflappable
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cannot be pertubed
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Squabble
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spat,quibble
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Disapprobation
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An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
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Profligate
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reckless wasteful, prodigal
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lofty
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elevated
a noble and lofty concept, loft mountains |
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parse
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break down the text
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barb
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cutting remark
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glacier
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slow moving mass of ice
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rebut
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Prove to be false or incorrect
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hortatory
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encouraging
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vilify
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ill-fame
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gibe
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barb
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opulence
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Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
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bliss
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A state of extreme happiness
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mortified
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humiliate, punish the flesh
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Copious
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abundant supply
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Veracity
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truthful
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Deplore
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The attack on indian embassy in pak was deplored by pak govt,
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recant
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Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
not keeping word. |
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inimical
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not friendly
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scurvy
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Of the most contemptible kind
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Gaudy
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tasteless showy
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Fretful
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Habitually complaining
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resplendent
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Having great beauty and splendour
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vile
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Causing or able to cause nausea, despicable
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succulent
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Full of juice
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allegiance
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The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
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torpid
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in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
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excoriate
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Express strong disapproval of
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laud
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glorify
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seditious
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Arousing to action or rebellion
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resolute
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unhesistant
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Prescient
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Perceiving the significance of events before they occur
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wholesome
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Conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
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Baleful
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Deadly or sinister
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Rectitude
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Righteousness as a consequence of being honourable and honest
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lode
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A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
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Rambunctious
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Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
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Cassette
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A container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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tantamount
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Being essentially equal to something
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clairvoyance
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extra sensory precption
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Epithet
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A defamatory or abusive word or phrase
like laskmi the fat one, the tiny one etc.. |
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onomatopoeia
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Using words that imitate the sound they denote
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