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opinion, a thought, etc. about 503. (4) codicil 509. (1) contingency
somebody/something ; comment codicil (N.) : an instruction that contingency (N.) : an event that
contract (N.) : an official writ- is added later to a will, usually may/may not happen
ten agreement to change a part of it emergency (N.) : a sudden seri-
proposition (N.) : an idea/a plan furlough (V.) : to give somebody ous and dangerous event/situa-
of action that is suggested, es- permission to leave his duties for tion which needs immediate ac-
pecially in business a period of time (soldiers, pris- tion to deal with it
497. (3) cartography oners, workers) prophecy (N.) : a statement that
cartography (N.) : the art/pro- adjunct (N.) : a thing that is add- something will happen in the fu-
cess of drawing/making maps ed/attached to something larg- ture
chirography (N.) : another name er/more important 510. (3) penchant
for calligraphy effusion (N.) : the expression of penchant (N.) : a special liking
xerography (N.) : a process of feelings in an exaggerated way for something ; fondness
photocopying 504. (3) appraisal propensity (N.) : a tendency to
pictography (N.) : the use of pic- appraisal (N.) : a judgement of a particular kind of behaviour ;
torial symbols to communicate the value, performance/nature of inclination
498. (4) podium somebody/something preoccupation (N.) : a state of
podium (N.) : a small platform pay (N.) : salary ; wages thinking about something contin-
that a person stands on, while uously
505. (3) exonerate
giving a speech/conducting an 511. (1) partilineal
exonerate (V.) : to officially state
orchestra, etc. patrilineal (Adj.) : relationship
that somebody is not responsi-
pulpit (N.) : a small platform in between father and child that
ble for something that he has
a church that is like a box and is continues in a family with each
been blamed for
high above the ground, where a generation
let go (Id.) : to stop holding some-
priest, etc. stands to speak to matrilineal (Adj.) : relationship
the people body/something
between mother and child that
499. (4) apprentice release (V.) : set somebody/ continues in a family with each
something free ; stop holding generation
500. (1) obsolete
something; free somebody from familial (Adj.) : related to or typ-
obsolete (Adj.) : no longer used
a duty, responsibility, etc. ical of a family
because something new has
been invented ; out of date 506. (4) obsolescent 512. (3) syllable
obsolescent (Adj.) : becoming syllable (N.) : any of the units
outdated (Adj.) : no longer useful
because of being old-fashioned ; old-fashioned and no longer use- into which a word is divided,
out of date ful containing a vowel sound and
501. (2) nepotism adolescent (N.) : in the process usually one/more consonants
of developing from a child into particle (N.) : an Adv./ a Prep.
nepotism (N.) : giving unfair
an adult that can combine with a V. to
advantages to your own family if
reticent (Adj.) : unwilling to tell make a Phr. V. In, looked
you are in a position of power
people about things up, up is the Particle
monotheism (N.) : the belief that
translucent (Adj.) : allowing light sibilant (Adj.) : making a ‘s’ or
there is only one God
to pass through but not trans- ‘z’ sound as in – sip , zip
hedonism (N.) : the belief that
parent 513. (2) expurgate
pleasure is the most important
507. (1) cocktail expurgate (V.) : to remove/leave
thing in life
out parts of a piece of writing/
red tapism (N.) : the practice of cocktail (N.) : a drink usually
or a conversation, while printing/
requiring excessive paperwork made from a mixture of one or
reporting it, because you think
and tedious procedures before more alcoholic drinks and fruit
those parts could offend people
official action can be considered/ juice
exterminate (V.) : to kill all the
completed mock tail (N.) : a cocktail con- members of a group of people/
502. (2) numismatist taining no alcohol animals
numismatist (N.) : a person who bisque (N.) : a thick soup, espe- extirpate (V.) : to destroy/get rid
collects/studies coins/medals cially made from shellfish of something that is bad/not
ornithologist (N.) : a person who 508. (2) bovine wanted
studies birds bovine (N.) : connected with 514. (3) ovine
philatelist (N.) : a person who cows ovine (N.) : connected with
collects/studies stamps feline (N.) : connected with an sheep
coin collector (N.) : a collector animal of the cat family canine (N.) : connected with dogs
and student of money – collects ovine (N.) : connected with bovine (N.) : connected with
coins with the aim to complete sheep cows
sets of coins vulpine (N.) : of or like a fox feline (N.) : connected with cats
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