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Apt

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  1. Relevant to

2. Quick to learn

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Prone to violent

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Very aggressive and likely to attack
He is drunk and prone to violence.
He is vain & prone to violence.

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Recumbent

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  1. Half standing.
    Recumbent statue of lion
  2. Half bending ( of person)
    The recumbent position of yoga.
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Incumbent

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Obligated to the job right now.
The incumbent president.
/n/: A person who is obligated to the job right now.

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Cumbersome

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1.Burdensome or irritating.
\:cumbersome job/ journey.
2. Difficult to pronounce.
\: cumbersome name.
3. Difficult to move 
Cumbersome table 
4. Long and complicated
A cumbersome process of visa application.
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Encumber

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Yo have burden (mental or physical )
Eg: He was encumbered with his duty.
She was encumbered with heavy boots.

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Uncumber

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Without responsibility

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Onerous

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Burdensome

Onerous job/ journey

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Onus

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Burden

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Exonerate

Ex:out ; oner: burden

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To free from blame.
The new evidence exonerated the prisoner.
~Exculpate
~Acquit
~vindicate
~ absolve
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Absolve

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  1. To free from blame

2. To pardon

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Apt to

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Likely to

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Vindicate

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  1. To free from blame2. To make flawless eg. The theory was vindicated.
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Vindictive

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Seeking revenge

Eg: a vindictive enemy.

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Inculcate
In( into) culp( blame)
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To blame

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Culpable

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Deserving blame

: He is more culpable then other.

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Incriminate

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To make sb appear guilty. Eg: incriminating evidence.

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Bellicose

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Very aggressive and likely to attack.~belligerent~ combative~truculent( truck driver lai Kehi bhannu hunna) ~war-like ~ pugnacious.

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Combative

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Causing strong disagreement.
A combative issue.
Combative committee member.

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Belligerent

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  1. Engaged in war or fight.

Eg. Belligerent countries/ groups.

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Belligerent demand

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The requirement of much time or effort.

-demand for the GRE.

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Pugilist

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Boxer

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Pugilism

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Boxing

Pugilism in the parliament.

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Pummel

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To beat with fist

Eg: he was pummeled into unconsciousness.

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Polemical

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Verbally attacking by writing or speaking.

Polemical writing.

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Elementary

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Basic

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Elemental

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  1. Relating to chemical element. _component.
  2. Very basic & components:_needs.
  3. Relating to the nature:_fury
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Wrathful

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Very angry: a wrathful customer~furious

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Ire

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Anger

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Irascible

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Easily angry

: irascible Classmet.

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Enrage

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To cause strong anger

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Outrage

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To cause extreme anger.

/n/ extreme anger.

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Fume

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To be extremely angry

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Livid

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  1. Of dark color.
    Fig;2. Very angry.
    Eg: a livid customer.
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Moody

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  1. Changing mood without any particular reason
  2. Angry without any particular.
  3. That makes you sad or upset.
    _ film/drama.
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Primal

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(Of animal)
Very basic and powerful
Primal instinct

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Shrewd

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  1. Having mental ability to understand the situation quickly & make a good judgement. ( turning situation into advantage )Eg: shrewd politician/ bussiness.~Insightful~astute~ canny~perspicacious~penetrating
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Perspicacious
Penetrating
Canny

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Shrewd

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Shrewdness

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1.Mental ability to change situation into advantage.
2.mental ability to understand the situation quickly and make a good judgement.
~Acumen ~astuteness ~ perspicacity
~canniness ~ insight

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PerspicUous

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Lucid (clear)

Perspicuous translation.

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Perspicuity

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Lucidity

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Conspicuous

Spi: see

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Easy to see or notice
Eg. Conspicuous error.
Oppt: inconspicuous.

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Espy

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  1. To see

I espied him in the crowd

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Counterspy

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Spy over spy

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Espionage

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The activity of spying.

Eg. He was accused of espionage.

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Shrew

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  1. A rat like animal.

Fig: 2. A women who scold others

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Shrewish (women)

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Scolding

Eg. Shrewish women.

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Uncanny

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  1. Very strange or mysterious
    Eg. Uncanny silence
  2. Uncanny stillness
    He has uncanny ability to predict
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Eerie

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Very strange or mysterious

Eg. Eerie stillness

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Impenetrable

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  1. Impossible to see through : _darkness 2. Impossible to understand : _ theory 3. Impossible to pass through:
    _forest/_road.
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Inchoate

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Beginning to grow but not fully developed.

~incipient.

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Sinuous

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  1. With many turns and twist.:A sinuous path /river. 2. Long indirect & complicated eg. A sinuous lecture.
    ~circuitous (ghumti) ~ Tortuous
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Serpentine

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With many turn and twist

~ Anfractuous ~meandering: serpentine river: meandering path

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Devious

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  1. Long n indirect : _route
  2. Indirect and dishonest
    Eg: _ activities
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Disingenuous

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Appearing to be simple & honest but actually not ( indirect & dishonest)
: a disingenuous person.

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Dialect

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Regional language ( informal )

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Patois (patuwa)

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Informal language

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Jargon

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Informal language (patios)
2. Language or word of typical groups or
Sector: legal jargon
Scientific jargon.

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Cant

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Informal language used by typical group :

The cant of thieves

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Trope

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A word or phrase used to create artistic effect

Eg: literary tropes.

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Parlance
Par(similar)
Lanc(language)

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1.Language: the parlance of the advertisement is lucid

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Vernacular

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Informal :

Vernacular language

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Inkling

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Hint

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Full bore

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  1. Functioning in full capacity or speed.
  2. Full or complete / whole.
    Eg: full bore funding from the university. Full bore car . Full bore gun/ person / worker
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Impeccable

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Flawless: impeccable diamond

Impeccable character

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Despicable

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Not deserving respect

~dishonorable

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Maculated ma.ku.ne

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  1. Partially good (spotty)
    _image /character / T-shirt/table
    Oppt: immaculate
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Flout

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  1. To reject : the pm flouted luxurious car
    ~ spurn
    : Myanmar spurned foreign aids.
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Flaunt

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Show with pride

: to flaunt confidence /wealth/nationalism

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Evince

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Show clearly
He evinced an interest in arts.
He evinced negativity. (-ve attitude)

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Abnegate

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To renounce

: Abnegate responsibility

72
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Clout

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Grt influence : China’s economic clout: American political clout

73
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Lout

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Clumsy person

74
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Pout

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To raise lips

75
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Tout

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Highly praise
2. Highly published
: the Pdt was touted.

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Rout

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Completely defeat/ flop

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Assay

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To evaluate

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Teeming

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Full
: teeming with birds
Terming bees

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Abounding

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Teeming

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Vaunt

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To express Sth with energy and pride

:Vaunted culture .

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Silence

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To suppress

:To silence the protestor

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Repress

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To suppress
To _ feeling/ to _ protestor
~Opress

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Subdue

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To bring under control
To subdue protestors.
To subdue feeling .

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Subdued

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Mild ( of low pitch )

Subdued melody

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Undulating

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1.With rhythming up n down : _ melody. 2. Wavy: _ landscape. 3. Uneven : undulating landscape 4 fluctuating: _ fever

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Clangor

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Sharp. Interrupted sound .

The _ From heavy metal. (Music)

87
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Chastity

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  1. The state of not having sex.

2. The state of pure sex.

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Chaste

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Not having sex (bramachary)

2. Pure eg: chaste kiss

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Continent

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Able to control bowl and bladder:The patient is still continent. 2. To control sexual desire Oppt: incontinent

90
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Quietus

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Silence

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Avenge

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To take revenge

~Retaliate

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Avenger

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A person who is seeking revenge ( a vindictive person)

93
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Vindictive

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Seeking revenge :

A _ enemy

94
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Reprisal

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Revenge ~ retaliation

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Aghast

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Shocked or horrified
~ ghostly ~ macabre
~ ghastly : a macabre murder.

96
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Indiscreton

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Speech or behavior ( you speak unnecessary thing or you behave without judgement

97
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Discreet

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1 secret and sensible ( with proper judgement)
Eg. The govt gave a discreet order to the journalist.; the journalist was following the P.M at a discreet distance.oppt: indiscreet

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Discrete

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1 separate

Discrete parcel

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Vow

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  1. Serious promise

/v/ to take serious promise; the political party vowed to end the violence.

100
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Avow

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To declare publicly; The politicians avowed loyalty to democracy.; An avowed enemy; An avowed liar (bold liar)

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Disavow

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1 to deny the responsibility of Sth ; the political party disavowed the bomb attack.2 to deny the responsibility of previous speech = or activity; the politician disavowed his yesterday speech.

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Recant

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To change previous statement by another statement. ~retract; the politician recanted his yesterday speech. ~Disavow (nearest syn)

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Wane

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Decrease gradually.; his popularity waned over the period.;waning moon.

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Wax and wane

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Fluctuate.; his popularity waxed and waned

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On the wane

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Gradually decreasing.; his popularity is on the wane

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Wa

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To increase gradually .; his popularity waxed.;waxing moon. 2to make bright using a subject .;the furniture was waxed 3.of music: to record ; to wax tracks.4 to remove hair

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Depilate

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To remove hair/ to loose hair.

108
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Depilation

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The process of loosing or removing hair

109
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Exlfoliate

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Out foil : to remove dead skin ; exfoliating cream

110
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Defoliate

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To fall apart leaves

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Deciduous

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Falling apart leaves ; deciduous forest

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Poultice ( malam Pati)

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Soothing application or ointment

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Unguents

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Ointment

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Swathe

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1 to wrap around; his hands s was swathe around in bandages. The mountain was swathe in snow. Her neck was swathe in jewels

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Rapt

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1 highly attentive ;rapt audience

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In rapt attention

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In high attention ; the student sat in rapt attention.

117
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Rapture

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Great pleasure .

118
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Enraptured /v/

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To provide great pleasure. ; the comedian enraptured the audience.

119
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Avid

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Greedy for knowledge (+ve) .; AN AVID ready. He is studying avidly.

120
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Avidity

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Greedy for knowledge

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Heed

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To pay sincere attention

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Needful

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Sincerely attentive . :needful student . Oppt: Heedless

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Wan /adj/

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Pallid (. Of skin or face )
Wan skin /face . 2. Not energetic
Wane smile/ laughter .

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Cadaverous

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Pale or pallid (BOF UNHEALTHY COLOR).; cadaverous face. ~wan ~ jaundiced ~ sallow

125
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Cadaver

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Dead body

126
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Jaundiced

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1 Biased ( In term of previous experience ).
The people are watching the leader with jaundiced eyes .

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