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30 Cards in this Set
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Felonious |
Person who is wicked crime & commit a vile crime |
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Vile |
Unacceptable, extremely unpleasant |
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Ethnic cleansing |
Mass expulsion of religious group in an area |
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Expulsion |
Forcing ppl to leave the organisation |
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Heretofore |
Previously, before this point in time |
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Attenuating |
Reduce the force or effect |
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Generous |
Willing to give help or support |
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Benefactor |
Supporter,some one who help another by giving money |
She is the benefactor of this school |
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Liberal |
Willing to consider new things & idea |
She is very liberal |
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Benevolent |
Willing to help |
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Dissembler |
Faking & pretending |
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Mince |
1. Walk,2.cut food in to small pieces |
He minced across the room, walk with small delicate steps |
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Whit |
Not any amount,not at all, amount |
The last whit of warmth was drawn by the sunset |
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Bout |
Short period of illness or involvement in an activity, short in time |
Uk a bout with the flu |
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Sobbing |
Weeping and crying |
I found her sobbing in the bedroom |
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Dissimilitude |
Dissimilarities or diversity |
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Berate |
Scold or criticise someone angrily |
She berated herself for being fickle |
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Fickle , capricious |
Sudden change in behaviour or idea or thoughts |
Capricious climate |
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Histrionic |
Dramatic in character or style |
Histrionic outburst , histrionic talents |
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Flamboyance |
Very confident in behaviour, and likely to be noticed by other .. Attention-seeking |
The stunning tone give the show a lot of visual flamboyance
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Prevaricate |
Speak or act in evasive (indirect) way |
He seemed to prevaricate when journalist asked pointed question |
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Chimerical |
A hope or dream that is extremely unlikely ever to come true |
Is the ideal of banishing hunger throughout the world just a chimerical? |
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Figment , delusional |
Something that seems real but is not |
Was it just a figment of my imagination or did I hear jhons voice in the other room |
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Ardour |
A great enthusiasm(Interest) or love Intense feelngs of love |
The couple ardour for one another was evident in the loving glance they shared |
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Stout |
1.Fat and solid looking especially around waist 2.Stout object (strong) 3.Strong and determined |
1. He needed a stout heart and nerves of steel |
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Rambling |
Too long and confused Spreading out in many directions Walking |
A long rambling essay or speech A rambling rose , old house Walking- the activity of going for long walk |
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Labyrinth |
Complicated irregular path in which difficult to find one's way |
Its a big deal to reach my home because of labyrinth |
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Shun |
To avoid something To ignore someone bcz you can't accept the behaviour or belief |
She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting Mom's doctor told her to shun fatty food to get rid of cholesterol |
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Aphorism |
Brief and witty saying. Short clever saying |
The popular aphorism gives advice in a manner that is both witty and concise |
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Humility |
Modesty |
When some ppl BCM rich they often lose their humility , meekness, quality of not being proud |
