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Acerbic

A

Bitter

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Adamant

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refusing to change

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ailing

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make worse, in poor health, ill health

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aphorism

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saying/observation that contains truth

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aristocratic

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noble, wealthy upper class men

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assimilate

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take in and understand fully

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Avuncular

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kind and generous

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Baffle

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Confound, Confuse

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baseness

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bad character

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beatification

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blessed

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benightedness

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ignorance

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Besieged

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surround or mobbed

he was besieged by a horde of zombies

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bewildered

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confuse in sense of hackaa-backaa

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Bleak

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Unhappy

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bolster

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to support

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Bristle

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angry

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brusquely

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rude

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buttress, butressed

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strong stone structure, make something strong

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candid

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frank

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dabbling

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  1. splashing in water
  2. take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
    “he dabbled in politics”
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cede

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to give up

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chastening

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restraining

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chivalrous

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polite and kind

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chums

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close friend

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circumscribe

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restrict (something) within limits

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civilly

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politely

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clemency

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Mercy

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Cogent

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Persuasive, Compelling

Anmol is very cogent while getting things done

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cohesion

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forming a united whole

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complacency

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happy with things are

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comprehend

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understand

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conciliate

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make peace

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conciliatory

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that tries to end an argument , to conciliate

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Confound

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Baffle, Confuse

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conjecture

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speculate

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contemporary

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doing something at same time with multiple people

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Countenance

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  1. a persons face
  2. support or approval
  3. acceptable or possible
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ennobled

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give nobility

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Cower

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डर के मारे पीछे हटना

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cronies

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friend

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Curtail

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to reduce

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daunting

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intimidating

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decisively

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having the ability to make clear decisions

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deferential

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regard another opinion

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deigned

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condescend; do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity.

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Deliberation

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slow and careful

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Deploring

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strong disapproval

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derelict

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no longer used or in bad condition

my friends watch has become derelict

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derogative

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disparage

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dicey

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unpredictable and potentially dangerous, precarious

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diffident

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lacking confidence

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diminution

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reduce its size

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Disbarred

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exclude someone from something

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Disparate

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essentially different in kind; contrasting

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dissertation

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thesis

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Dithering

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not make up ur mind

anushka was dithering to jump in water

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dogma

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religious belief pun asu shakte

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doting

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showing that you love someone

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Duplicity

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Deceitfullness

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ecstatic

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overwhelming happiness

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effacing

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to make something disappear; to remove something

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eloquent

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beautiful

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embellished

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ornate, decorative

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endorse

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approve

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enunciate

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say or pronounce clearly

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errant

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offending

“fear of being hit by an errant bullet”

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erudite

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scholarly

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Eschewing

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Avoiding

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eschewing

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avoid using, abstain from

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evanescent

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ephemeral

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Exculpate

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declare that someone is not guilty

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Exonerate

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  1. Release someone from duty or obligation.
  2. absolve from blame or wrongdoing.
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fastidiously

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attending every details, punctiliously

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fawning

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flattering

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Feckless

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lacking initiative, irresponsible

some people are feckless about their jobs

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Feted

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honor or entertain someone lavishly

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Forthcoming

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about to happen

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fortuitous

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fortunate

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Futile

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useless

English is very futile language

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glib

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using words in a way that is clever and quick, but not sincere

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grim

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horrifying and unhappy

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Hailed

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Laud

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Hamstrung

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held back, hobbled

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haphazardly

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Careless

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Harried

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harassed

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haughty

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proud and thinking that u are best and no one else is.

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Hobbled

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held back

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statement

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impeachment

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charge of misconduct made against someone

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impede

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delay/prevent/hinder

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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inadvertently

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unintentionally, unwittingly

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inarticulate

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not able to express ideas

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incessant

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continue without interruption

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Inculpate

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Accuse

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indifferent

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not interested, don’t care

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indiscernible

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imperceptible

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Industrious

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hard working or diligently

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Ingratiating

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desperately trying to please

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innate

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janamlya pasun asnara gun

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insatiable

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unsatisfiable

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insolent

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lacking respect

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insolvent

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unable to pay debts owed

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insularity

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narrow minded

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intangible

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unable to touch

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inveterate

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habitual

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irascible

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easily angered

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Irreconcilable

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incompatible, incongruous, conflicting

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Lachrymose

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crying

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lambast

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criticize

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Languid

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unenergetic 😩

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Languished

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waste away

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largesse

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gifts

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latitude

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freedom

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Lax

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Relaxed, careless, not sufficiently strict

“many parents are too lax with their children”

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legion

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lots of something

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lionize

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Celebrate

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loath

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not wanting to do something

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Loathe

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to despise

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magnanimity

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generosity

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manifesto

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published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government.

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meek

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submissive, shy

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Monotonous

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Banal, never changing

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Muse

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source of inspiration

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myopic

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short sighted

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nonplussed

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confused OR Unimpressed

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ominous

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suggesting that something bad is going to happen

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opulence

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splendor

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ornate

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decorative, embellish

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palpable

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easily known

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parsimony

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chindigiri, miserliness, kanjus makkhi chus

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Pastoral

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connected with pleasant country life
OR
giving help and advice on personal matters

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pecuniary

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related to money

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pedagogy

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the method and practice of teaching

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pellucid

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not very clear

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penurious

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having no money

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Penury

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Poverty

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perfidy

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treachery, betrayal

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pervert

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change system in bad way

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petulant

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whining, irritating

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plucky

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having courage

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precarious

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insecure, uncertain

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precipitate

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premature happening of an event

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precis

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summary or abstract

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prevaricate

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speak evasively

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pristine

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untouched quality

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prolific

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1] productive, creative
2] Plentiful, abundant

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Protracted

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extended especially in terms of time

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provocative

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cause reactive

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Pugnacious

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Aggressive

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pulverous

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consisting tiny particles is powder

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pulverous

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consisting tiny particles is powder

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punctilious

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meticulous

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Punctiliously

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attending every details, fastidiously

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rehash

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reuse

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relinquish

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to give up

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remiss

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negligent

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Remiss

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negligent

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Rescinded

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To take away; cancel; repeal, Retract

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retract

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take back (in terms of statement or decision) , rescind

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retraction

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a withdrawal of a statement

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revoke

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officially cancel

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Rustic

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ग्रामीण

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truculent

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Aggressive

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salacious

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to concerned with sex

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salvage

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rescue

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Sanguine

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Cheerful

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Scrupulously

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अति सावधानी से, नियमनिष्‍ठापूर्वक
carefully, hesitantly

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appeasement

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please someone, make someone happy

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Sedulously

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careful

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Semblance

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related to face (resemblance in face)

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simpering

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act in ingratiating manner

intended to gain approval or favour;

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smitten

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suddenly feeling love OR Sorrow

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snide

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insulting people

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Snub

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to treat somebody rudely

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solicitous in

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showing interest or concern

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sparse

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scarcity

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spasmodically

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occurring in irregular burst

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Splendor

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Luxury

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spurious

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false or fake

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spurious

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fake

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stasis

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a period of inactivity

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Strictures

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limitations

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stringent

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harsh

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stultifying

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preventing new ideas from developing

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subvert

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undermining the power and authority of

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sullen

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bad tempered

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surrogate

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substitute

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Tabloid

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magazine

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tactless

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lack of skill

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tax

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strain

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temerity

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overconfidence

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thoroughgoing

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absolute

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timidity

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shy

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trounce

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Defeat someone in a contest

India trounced Pakistan by five goals to one in the qualifying match

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ubiquitous

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available everywhere, universal

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understated

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Subtle

yache dusre pun arth hotat but ek ahe

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unequivocal

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non-ambiguous

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unremitting

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not relaxing, never slackening

“He achieved what he did by unremitting hard work.”

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unseated

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dethrone

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Unwittingly

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unintentionally, inadvertently

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Vacillate

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waver, uncertain especially when making a decision

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viable

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feasible, capable of working successfully

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vociferous

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loud and forceful, vehement

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want

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lack

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wary of

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very cautious of

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Wary of

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Skeptical towards something
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whir

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washing machine sarkha noise

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