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64 Cards in this Set
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1.A period of fifteen days |
Fortnight |
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2.An amount that is paid to a man for his labour |
Remuneration |
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3.A period of ten years |
Decade |
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4. A legal advisor |
Solicitor |
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5. A husband or a wife /a married couple |
Spouse |
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6. An another's explanatory remarks at the beginning of a book |
Preface |
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7. A speech or a poem recited at the beginning of a play |
Prologue |
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8. A speech or a poem recited at the end of a play Or The concluding part of a literary work |
Epilogue |
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9. A roundabout way of expression /talking Or To talk without coming to the point |
Circumlocution |
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10. Things which contain elements of the same nature |
Homogeneous |
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11. Days of peace and pahppiness |
Halcyon |
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12. Goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally |
Contraband |
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13. One who is neither intelligent nor dull |
Mediocre |
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14. Any soft drink except water |
Beverage |
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15. A taken where fish or water plants are kept |
Aquarium |
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16. Belife or opinion contrary to what is accepted |
Heresy |
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17. Belife that nothing can be said about the existence of God |
Agnosticism |
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18. Bitter and ironical remark |
Sarcasm |
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19. Brief account of a subject |
Compendium /summary |
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20. One who travels to a sacred place |
Pilgrim |
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21. One who uses fear as a weapon of power |
Terrorists |
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22. Specialist in the eye disease |
Ophthalmologist / oculist |
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23. Short journey for pleasure Or Short journey made by a group of persons together |
Excursions |
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24. A mistake pointed out for correction in a printed book |
Corrigendum |
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25. A building in which soldiers live |
Barrack |
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26. A legal written statement |
Affidavit |
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27. An admirer of art |
Dilettante |
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28. The dead body of a person of an animal embalmed for burial |
Mummy |
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29. To treat a dead body with special substances in order to keep it in good condition |
Embalm |
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30. A traditional story related to deities |
Myth |
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31. Animal that live in herds |
Gregarious |
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32. A person who is indifferent to both pleasure and pain |
Stoic |
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33. A person who is sixty years old |
Sexagenarian |
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34. A person who is seventy years old |
Septuagenarian |
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35. A person who is eighty years old |
Octogenarian |
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36. A person who is ninety years old |
Nonagenarian |
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37. A person who is hundred years old |
Centenarian |
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38. A place of shelter for ships |
Harbor |
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39. The word whose meaning is difficult to understand |
Abstruse |
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40. An idle talk |
Gossip |
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41. A place where Jews worship |
Synagogue |
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42 A lovely young girl |
Nymph |
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43. A groud for the arrival and departure of aeroplanes |
Aerodrome |
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44. Plans and promises which are declared by the a candidate before the people in elections |
Manifesto |
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45. A notice which is sent by a court |
Summons |
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46. Agreed by all/state of being one mind |
Unanimous |
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47. A person who has a bad reputation |
Notorious |
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48. A building in which people sit to listen to songs, music etc |
Auditorium |
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49. A judgment of court |
Decree |
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50. A short performance by a singer, actor etc. To find out if he/she is good enough to be in a play, show etc. |
Audition |
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51. A dramatic performance |
Masque |
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52. A person who lives alone and avoids other people |
Recluse |
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53. A way of behaving that hides the truth or some true feelings |
Masquerade |
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58. The use of humour to attack a person Or Full of criticism and mockery |
Satire व्यंग |
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59. Unkind laughter or behavior that is intended to make someone's appear guilty |
Ridicule खिल्ली |
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60. The original copy of writing |
Protocol मूलप्रीति |
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Too much pride in oneself and one's abilities and importance |
Conceit घमंड |
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62. To break a rule or an agreement |
Violate नियमों का उल्लंघन |
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63. Bitter and violent attack in words |
Diatrible सार्वजनिक भर्त्सना |
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64. An ugly expression on one's face that shows that you are angry, disgusted etc |
Grimace चेहरे पर क्रोध, |
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65. A movement of the hand, head etc |
Gesture अंग संकेत, ईशारा |
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66. Treatment of means of exercise and massage |
Physiotherapy |
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67. A short description without any details |
Sketch रूपरेखा |
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68. Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter |
Alliteration अनप्रास अहंकार |