WORDS
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DEFINITION
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EXAMPLE
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Gullible
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Easily fooled or cheated ; especially : quick to believe
something that is not true.
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They sell overpriced souvenirs to gullible tourists.
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Concoct
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i)
To make(a food or drink) by mixing different
things together.
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i)
The drink was first concocted by a bartender
in New York.
ii)
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ii)
ii) to invent or develop(a plan, story, etc.)
especially in order to trick or deceive someone.
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iii)
She had concocted a plan to deceive her
classmate.
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Stratagem
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A trick or plan for deceiving an enemy or for achieving a
goal.
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He had tried various stratagems to get the cat into the
carrier, but it seems like the cat is smarter than the master.
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Diabolical
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Extremely evil ; very unpleasant, bad or annoying.
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The police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical
serial killer.
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Credulous
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Too ready to believe things : easily fooled or cheated.
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Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense.
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Tuesday, 24 May 2016
vocab - (24 may 2016)
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