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incinerate
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destroy by burning (specially waste material)
waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills
rogue
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a dishonest or unprincipled man;
misappropriate
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dishonestly or unfairly take for one’s own use; EMBEZZLE
the report revealed that the department officials had misapropriated funds
embezzle
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steal or misappropriate
she had embezzled $5,500 in company funds
envisage
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contemplate or conceive of as a possibility; forsee, predict
untenable
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(specially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; INDEFENSIBLE
preordain
he beleives that everything we do is preordained
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decide or determine beforehand; PREDESTINE
palliative
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releiving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition, painkiller, soothing,
orthodox medicine tend to be palliative rather than curative
calmative
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having a sedative effect
tenable
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defensible, justifiable
such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable
espy
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catch sight of
she espied her daughter rounding the corner
vacillate
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be indecisive
I vacillated between teaching and journalism
exterminate
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destroy completely, kill
terminators exterminated humans in the movie
immure
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enclose or confine against someone’s will
Her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum
odious
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extremely unpleasant; repulsive
superlative
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of the highest quality or degree; excellent
a superlative piece of skill
peerless
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unequalled, unrivalled; incomparable
a peerless cartoonist
linchpin
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a person or thing vital to an organisation
nurses are the linchpin of National Health Services
churlish
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rude in a mean spirited and surly way
it seems churlish to complain
desolation
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misery OPP- joy
in choked desolation she watched him leave
infamy
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the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed
a day that will live in infamy
ebb
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(of an emotion) gradually decrease
purveyor
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seller
a purveyor of large luxury vehicles
sully
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damage the purity or integrity of, taint; make dirty
they were outraged that anyone should sully their good name
antagonistic
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hostile, opposed, inimical
besiege
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lay siege to, beleaguer
infirmity
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physical or mental weakness; fraility, feebleness
old age infirmity come to men and women alike
malign
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speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner; defame
interim
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meantime, meanwhile, interval, interlude
lore
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mythology, myths, legends, stories, folklore
the jinns of Arabian lore
infirm
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frail, weak
subliminal
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subconscious, unconscious
cessation
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end, termination
the cessasion of hostilities
sovereignity
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independence
apathetic
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uninterested, indifferent
agile
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nimble, able go move quickly and easily
efficacious
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effective
eloquent
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fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
malfeasance
sākt mācīties
wrongdoing
enjoin
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urge, encourage
the code enjoined members to do something
solemn
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formal and dignified; sincere, earnest, honest
precarious
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uncertain, dangerous
Affectation
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pretension
an affectation of calm
affliction
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a cause of pain or harm
a crippling affliction of the nervous system
immure
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enclose or confine against one’s will
her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum
estranged
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no longer close or affectionate to someone
Harry felt more estranged from his daughter than ever
plucky
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brave, courageous
preordained
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predestine, decide or determine beforehand
grouse (verb)
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grumble, complain about something trivial
beset
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trouble persistently, bedevil, beleaguer
the social problems that beset India
rile
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to irritate (Group- disapprove/scold)
nothing ever seemed to rile him
heresy
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belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine
Huss was burned for heresy
snide
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disparaging, derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
snide remark
querulous
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complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner
invective
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insulting, abusive, or highly critical language; abuse, vituperation
he let out a stream of invective
vituperation
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bitter and abusive language
virulent
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malicious(intending to do harm), bitterly hostile
lampoon
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publicly criticize by using ridicule; mock, satirize, ridicule
drub
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defeat
revile
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criticize
approbation
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approval or praise
deride
sākt mācīties
express contempt for; ridicule
the decision was derided by environmentalists
dexterous
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showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
"a dexterous keyboard player"
depose
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remove from office suddenly and forcefully; overthrow
"he had been deposed by a military coup"
exhume
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dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.
"the bodies were exhumed on the orders of a judge"
interlude
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an intervening period of time; an interval.
"enjoying a lunchtime interlude"
ingenuity
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the quality of being clever, original, and inventive
lackadaisical
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lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
languid
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(of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; relaxed, unhurried
"his languid demeanour irritated her"
langour
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tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable; lassitude, lethargy
"her whole being was pervaded by a dreamy languor"
palpable
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. (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
a palpable sense of loss, palpable dreams of the maharaja
espionage
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spying
denounce
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condemn, criticize; publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
"the Assembly denounced the use of violence"
subpoena
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summon (someone) with a subpoena.
"the Queen is above the law and cannot be subpoenaed"
detractor
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a person who disparages someone or something
equanimity
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calmness and composure, specially in a difficult situation
irreverent
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disrespectful
inoculate
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imminize, vaccinate
admonitory
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giving or conveying a warning or reprimand.
"the sergeant lifted an admonitory finger"
hackneyed
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having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
hackneyed old sayings
exonerate
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absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
"an inquiry exonerated those involved"
absolve
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declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment. EXONERATE
jaundiced
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affected by bitterness, resentment, or cynicism
he looked on politicians with a jaundiced eye
eponym
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(of a person) giving their name to something; (of a thing) named after a person or group
Alexandria, Egypt is an eponym because it is named after Alexander the Great
infelicitious
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unfortunate, inappropriate OPP- felicitious
his illustration is singularly infelicitious
modicum
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small amount
graft
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corruption, usually through bribery
in countries with rampant graft
ineluctable
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inescapable, unable to be resisted or avoided
the ineluctable facts of history
obtain
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be prevalent, customary or established
abrogate
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evade a responsibility or duty; revoke (cancel) or relinquish (renounce, give up)
canard
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an unfounded rumour or story
the public will always be fooled by the media canards h
unfounded
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having no foundation or basis in fact, groundless, baseless
dissipate
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waste or fritter away (money, energy or resources); 2. (with reference to a feeling or emotion) dissapear or cause to disappear
he inherited, but then dissipated, his father’s fortune
oblique
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not straightforward, indirect
extrapolate
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draw from specific cases for more general cases
bastardize
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corrupt or debase (degrade) typically by adding new elements
palaver
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talk unnecessarily or at length, chatter, prattle, blather
concomitant
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naturally accompanying or associated
raillery
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good-humoured teasing; banter
dissolution
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debauched living; dissipation

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