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33 Cards in this Set
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objurgate |
object going at gate, disapproval, dislike |
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INDIGNANT |
indignant == in (a negative prefix - asainst) + dignant (resembles dignity) ANGER at accusations on DIGNITY - angered at something unjust or wrong |
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umbrage |
RAGE, Anger caused by offence, offended he took umbrage at her comments |
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tenacious |
Ten Asians. Ten developing Asian countries if united together, are unyieldingly stubborn/tenacious also, asians are good a school because they are GOOD AT REMEMBERING - tenacious advocate |
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specious |
Like the movie "Species" about a fake woman/alien who is deceptive - fake, false and deceptive |
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recondite |
I found Ullysses recondidte |
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Dissonance |
Dissonance - DE-RESONNACE lack of harmony, incongruity |
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Chicanery |
chicanery sounds like a chick who uses means of deception to trick boys |
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Fervid |
fur video caused fervid emotions 1 - intensely emotional/passionate 2. extremely hot |
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EXASPERATE |
EXASPERATE = Ex + separate - Ex is seperate cuz she used to annoy & irritate me. |
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patent |
The editor missed a patent mistake in the book. -glaringly obvious |
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mawkish |
mawkish - aww kiss - overly sentimental |
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mulct
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mal+ act = -ve act = SWINDLE out of MONEY MU (mujhe)L (License ka)C (Chalaan)T (Thok Diya) = IMPOSE A FINE |
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palaver |
jab + VEER (dost) sath hou tou palaver krty han idle gossip/talking |
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APPROBATION |
APPROval, praise, congratulations |
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pernicious |
insidious |
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pervasive |
widespread (in a negative way) |
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factious |
causing factions / dissent - inclined to dissension, controversial |
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factitious |
FACTs go up in TITS = No respect for facts - fake, artificial |
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fractious |
my fractious uncle (causing fractions) is very irritable |
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invidious |
invi (envy) + ous (us) sounds like "envy among us", causing resentment or ill-will among people |
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insouciance
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INNOCENSE leads to CASUAL, CALMNESS, carefreeness |
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picayune |
picayune - picky, petty, hard to satisfy |
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vicissitude |
vacillation in fortunes, change in fortune or circumstances |
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inscrutable |
cannot be SCRUTINIZED, cannot be understood - incomprehensible |
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propitiate |
propiti (property) + ate .. imagine if your elder brother ate (here it means encroach) all your property ....you will quarrel with him... your father will try to appease or pacify you. - appease, pacify, calm down |
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propitious unpropitious |
- good chances of success / favorable - bad chances of success / unfavorable |
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portent |
imPORTENT for us life. dangerous
- portentous = ominous, foretelling bad events |
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prolixity |
- boring verbosity |
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PRECOCIOUS |
precocious chess prodigy pre(early) + cock (genital of man in slang) -> a "pre"-teen who has a huge "cock" is precocious.
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sybarite |
someone who like 2 SEE(SY)+ BAR as RIGHT (RITE) enjoys luxury and indulgence in life. SEE+BRIGHT THINGS = FASHION, LUXURY |
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piquant |
PIQ (pick) + QUANTity of spice |
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feckless |
fuckless/reckless lazy idiot, LAZY, Incompetent, irresponsible |
