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40 Cards in this Set
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regicide |
murder of a king or queen |
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eccentric |
irregular, bizzare |
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apostate |
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
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uncouth |
ill mannered, behaving or speaking in rude way |
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recast |
reconstruct |
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hirsute |
hairy, having lot of hair on your body |
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ubiquitous |
omnipresent, being everywhere |
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abet |
help someone do something wrong |
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turpitude |
immoral behavior, depravity |
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rhetoric |
speach or writing intended to be effective and influence people |
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ossify |
be fixed. unable to change |
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splice |
fasten together, unite |
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foil* |
1)contrast 2)defeat ,frustrate |
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martial |
warlike, connected to war and fighting |
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entreat |
plead, ask earnestly |
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countenance* |
1)face, your face or your expression 2)approve, to accept |
2)teacher refused to countenance such rude behavior in the class |
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blandishment |
flattery, praise |
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crass |
behave in stupid and offensive manner |
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extant |
still existing in spite of being very old |
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descry |
catch sight of, esp something a long way away |
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bogus |
counterfeit, not true or real, fake |
bogus note |
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plaintive |
mournful |
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plaintiff |
a person who brings an action in a court of law |
sbi was a leading plaintiff in the case against Mallya |
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lien |
legal claim on a property |
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fidelity |
loyalty |
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pith |
central idea or essence of something |
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temperate |
self-controlled....... 1) climate, not very hot or cold 2) temperate behavior is calm and sensible |
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pique |
irritation, being upset because someone has ignored you |
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interdict |
prohibit, forbid |
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aplomb |
assurance |
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spurn |
reject, scorn |
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multifarious |
varied, diversified, of many different kinds |
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saturnine |
gloomy, looking sad or serious |
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gloat |
express evil satisfaction, happy about someone else's failure |
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molt |
shed hair or feathers |
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forswear |
renounce, abandon |
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avow |
declare openly, make public statement about something you believe in |
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egress |
exit, place of exit |
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fret |
be annoyed |
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belabor |
explain extensively |
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