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23 Cards in this Set
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Exhortation |
Urging, encouragement, persuasion |
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Exacerbate |
Make something worse, aggrevate |
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Impede |
Delay/prevent by obstructing them, hinder |
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multilateral
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agreed upon or participated in by three or more parties, especially the governments of different countries. |
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Sovereignty |
supreme power or authority./the authority of a state to govern itself or another state./a self-governing state |
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Reiterate |
say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity."she reiterated that the government would remain steadfast in its support"Similar:repeatsay againrestateretellrecapitulate |
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paleontology |
also spelled palaeontology, scientific study of life of the geologic past that involves the analysis of plant and animal fossils, including those of microscopic size, preserved in rocks |
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opulence |
great wealth or luxuriousness |
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Biennial |
taking place every other year. |
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Expunction |
Erasing,deleting,crossing out |
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Embellished |
make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features./make (a statement or story) more interesting by adding extra details that are often untrue |
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Chock-ablock |
Crammed full of PPL or things |
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Tinkering |
Attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way |
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surreptitiously |
Secretively |
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Spoil |
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Refurbished |
Repair it and make it like new |
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Destitute |
Extremely poor and not being able to provide for oneself/ not having |
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Empanelled |
Enrol on to a jury |
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Deprecate |
Express disapproval of |
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Gazetted officer |
A high ranking public servant whose appointment is recorded in the official government or state gazette |
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Gazette |
Authorised legal document of govt containing the mode of operations under the law of the land. |
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Stonewalled |
Delay or obstruct by refusing to answer questions or by being evasive |
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Assuage |
Make an unpleasant feeling less intense |
