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52
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Post-Graduate
12/03/2012
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Avarice
 Definition
Greed
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Extol
 Definition
Praise Highly
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Malign
 Definition
Slander
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Mirth
 Definition
Being happy
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petulant
 Definition
irritable
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Quashed
 Definition
Annulled
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torpid
 Definition
slow
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Tyro
 Definition
beginner
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Wan
 Definition
looking ill
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Wile
 Definition
trick
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abscond
 Definition
leave secretly
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antipathy
 Definition
extreme dislike
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attenuate
 Definition
to lessen
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austere
 Definition
severe/strict/undecorated
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banal
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cliche
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bombastic
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pompous
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capricious
 Definition
changing mind
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castigate
 Definition
punish
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chicanery
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deception
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cogent
 Definition
well thought out
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decorum
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appropriateness
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desiccate
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dry out
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desultory
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disconnected
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diffident
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lacking confidence
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dilettante
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superficial interest
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dirge
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funeral speech
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enervate
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to reduce strength
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engender
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to bring about
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ephemeral
 Definition
lasting for a short time
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esoteric
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known by few
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exigent
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urgent
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foment
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incite / cause action
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impetuous
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impulsive
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inimical
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hostile
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innocuous
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harmless
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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irascible
 Definition
easily irate
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obsequious
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submissive
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obviate
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to prevent
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opprobrium
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public dissgrace
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perfidious
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deceitful
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perfunctory
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routine/indifferent
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propitious
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favorable
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quiescent
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inactive
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleep
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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aver
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affirm
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communsurate
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appropriate
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turptitude
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depravity / corruption
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probity
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honesty
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ascetic
 Definition
self-denial / austere
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