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Question		Answer
Bedlam start learning		Chaos confusion It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding.
PANDEMONIUM start learning		chaos There was pandemonium in the classroom till the head appeared.
Tumultuous start learning		very loud; involving strong feeling
Turbulance start learning		violent disorder
turmoil start learning		confusion
upheaval start learning		disturbance
felon start learning		one who has committed the crime
Menace start learning		Threatening thing
miscreant start learning		one who creates trouble
Rogue start learning		a violent person
Scoundrel start learning		Villan
artful start learning		skillfull in cunning way
Artifice start learning		trickery
Bilk start learning		cheat someone of money, possessions A con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars.
Chicanery start learning		trickery It can take several hours in large counties for the ballots to reach the counting station, giving ample opportunity for chicanery.
Crafty start learning		sly and decptive
Dupe start learning		a person who can easily be fooled
Duplicity start learning		double behaviour
Fleece start learning		cheat someone of money
Guile start learning		trickery
Gulled start learning		deceived The immigrant was gulled because he trusted everyone very easily.
Hoodwink start learning		cheat or deceive She was hoodwinked into buying a worthless necklace.
Mislead start learning		deceive
Swindle start learning		cheat someone of money
wily start learning		cunning The boss is a wily old fox.
Artless start learning		without deception The artless sincerity of a young child.
Credence credible start learning		truthfulness, or believability They could give no credence to the findings of the survey.
credulous start learning		believing things very easily The law will afford relief to the credulous people who have been duped.
Guileless start learning		without deception Jacobs, a sweet and guileless performer, is quite delightful.
ingenuous start learning		innocent
naive naivete start learning		inncoent
Recapitulate start learning		summarize
Rehash start learning		repeat or use again, with no or few changes He just rehashes songs from the 60's.
Reiterate start learning		repeat
Calamitous start learning		disatrous
cataclysm start learning		a violent upheaval The immediate cause for this cataclysm was the recession.
Catastrophe start learning		disaster
Debacle start learning		disaster The revolution ended in a debacle.
coup start learning		clever action At this point in time, no one can be sure as to whether the coup was justified.
Apprehensive start learning		worried nervous You have no reason to be apprehensive about the future.
cynical start learning		always questioning or doubting people or their motives Do you have to be cynical about everything?
dubious start learning		doubtfull
questionable start learning		doubtfull
skeptical start learning		doubtful
dignified start learning		dignified proper
Demure start learning		shy and reserved She is a demure young lady.
prim start learning		formally precise or proper She is much too prim and proper to be a host.
Propriety start learning		following what is socially acceptable in speech and behavior Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone.
Seemly start learning		dignified, proper, and in good taste It was not considered seemly to talk in such a way in front of the children.
Arrogant start learning		too proud and looking down on others
Bombastic start learning		(of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious There were bombastic speeches by party members.
Braggart start learning		one who brags I am not trying to be a braggart, but the editors mentioned me frequently in their journals.
Bravado start learning		a bold or brave manner Don't threaten me, she whispered with false bravado.
Conceited start learning		very proud He is a very conceited person.
Egotistical start learning		very proud or self-centered His egotistical behavior prevented him from really loving anyone but himself.
Haughty start learning		very arrogant or proud He replied with haughty disdain.
Hubris start learning		excessive pride His failure was brought only by hubris.
Pompous start learning		arrogant or conceited His speech sounded very pompous and self congratulatory.
Supercilious start learning		displaying arrogant pride, scorn, or indifference The jewelry store clerk was very supercilious.
Swagger start learning		walk or behave in a very arrogant or proud way He swaggered into the room, looking very pleased with himself.
Vanglorious start learning		very proud and boastful He has always come across as deeply untrustworthy and extremely vainglorious.
unassuming start learning		modest Sachin Tendulkar is a very unassuming cricketer.
altruist start learning		omeone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
Benefactor start learning		one who gives money or other support for a good cause He is a generous benefactor.
beneficent start learning		kind or generous
benevolent start learning		kind or generous
Humane start learning		kind or compassionate Campaigners claim that the animals are not being kept in humane condition.
Magnanimous start learning		generous
Munificent start learning		generous We are extremely grateful for your munificent gift to our cause.
Patron start learning		one who gives money or other support She also selects buyers carefully, preferring a patron who is willing to donate works to a museum.
PHILANTHROPIST start learning		someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
abstemious start learning		not eating and drinking too much
abstinence start learning		self control
celibacy start learning		the state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.
forbear start learning		to choose not to do (something that youcould do): to avoid doing or saying(something) He carefully forbore any mention of hername for fear of upsetting them.
refrain start learning		to stop yourself from doing something thatyou want to do
temperae start learning		having temperatures that are not too hot or too cold.?....... emotionally calm and composed
indulge start learning		to allow (yourself) to have or do somethingas a special pleasure
conceivable start learning		imaginable orpossible
credible start learning		able to be believed
feasible start learning		able to be believed
plausible start learning		acceptable
pragmatic start learning		practical
verisimilar start learning		having the appearance of truth
viable start learning		capable of being done or used
Audacious start learning		vary bold
Brazen start learning		shamlessly bold She had become brazen about the whole affair.
cheeky start learning		slightly rude or disrespectful
Effrontery start learning		insolent or impertinent behaviour. He had the effrontery to accuse me of lying.
Gall start learning		bold and rude
impertinent start learning		rude Would it be impertinent to ask why you are leaving?
impudent start learning		rude During the examination, his conduct was impudent.
insolent start learning		rude Her insolent attitude cost her the job.
Nerve start learning		boldness
presemptuous start learning		bold Would it be presumptuous of me to ask to borrow your car?
temerity start learning		excessive boldness He had the temerity to call me a liar.
Flamboyance start learning		extravagant and conspicuously dashing display He was flamboyant on and off the stage.
Flaunt start learning		showoff He did not believe in flaunting his wealth.
GRANDILOQUENT start learning		pompous or bombastic His grandiloquent speech impressed no one.
GRANDIOSE start learning		grand, striking or magnificent He could no longer live the grandiose lifestyle to which he had become accustomed.
ostentatious start learning		characterized by pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others She wore ostentatious gold jewelry.
Panache start learning		Show off She carried off the performance with panache.
Pretentious start learning		assume great importance for oneself Bureaucrats are generally lazy, pretentious, and vindictive individuals.
Garrulous start learning		very talkative He became garrulous whenever he was extremely happy.
Loquacious start learning		very talkative She is a loquacious lady who never runs out of stories to tell.
Prolix start learning		using more words than are required This prolix article is telling you more than you want to know.
Verbiage start learning		speech or writing using more words than are required The verbiage devoted to the denigration of spell-check could fill a dictionary.
Verbose start learning		using more words than are required
Voluble start learning		very talkative Evelyn was very voluble on the subject of woman rights.
Abbreviated start learning		Shortened
Abridge start learning		shorten She has been asked to abridge the movie for television.
Brevity start learning		Shortness or conciseness
Condense start learning		Shorten
Laconic start learning		using few words
Monosyllabic start learning		very brief A monosyllabic reply.
Pithy start learning		short but expressed well and full of meaning The book is full of pithy observations about how we behave when we travel abroad.
Reticent start learning		Quiet not speaking a lot
SUCCINCT start learning		to the point
Taciturn start learning		quiet not speaking
Cant start learning		statements, especially about moral or religious issues, that are not sincere and that you cannot trust is speech was full of political, social and religious cant.
HYPOCRITICAL start learning		pretense of having virtues, beliefs, etc., that one does not actually possess
SANCTIMONIOUS start learning		pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
Prig start learning		a hypocritical person He was a prig so no one listened to his advice.
Prude start learning		a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity. the sex was so ambiguous and romantic that none but a prude could find it objectionable

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