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Reveller

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a person who is enjoying themselves in a lively andnoisyway.

“drunken revellers brawled in the town centre in the early hours

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Polemics

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a speech or piece of writing expressing a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something.
“his polemic against the cultural relativism of the Sixties”

expressing or constituting a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something; polemical.
“unashamedly polemic writing”

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Tamper, with the purpose of deception, manipulate, falsify, fake

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FUDGE

HE FUDGED THE FIGURES IN THE ACCOUNT

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Needle smne

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Deliberately annoy or embarrass the person

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Report or maintain, to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true , swear, affirm, assert, verify, allege

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AVER

HE AVERRED THAT THE EXPERIMENTS WERE FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES

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Consequent upon

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Consequent upon his resignation, there was a cabinet reshuffle
He resigned consequent upon his disagreement with the boss

Subsequent to

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French leave

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When you leave your place of work without permission

He took french leave to attend the cricket match

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A person who shows no gratitude

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Ingrate

He is an ingrate who never stops complaining about what he does not have

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Cohesion

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the action or fact of forming a united whole.
“the work at present lacks cohesion”

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Unshackle

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Fetters

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Buttress

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Noun
source of defence or support.
“she clung to her shrinking faith as a buttress against despair

Verb also
authority was buttressed by religious belief

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Anathema

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something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
“racial hatred was anathema to her

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Advance evidence for, cite, abduce

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ADDUCE

WHAT WERE THE ARGUMENTS ADDUCED FOR AND AGAINST THE TOPIC OF DEBATE

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Biennial…….occurring every 2 yrs

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Biannual …. occurring twice a Yr

She is a jinx to them
The dog is a jinx on the house
He seems to be jinx-ridden

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Culled

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of an animal)selectivelyslaughtered.

“compensation paid for pedigree culled stock”

(of flowers or fruit) picked.

“fresh culled daffodils

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Embattled

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of a place or people) involved in or prepared for war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces.
“the embattled northern province”
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(of a building or part of a building) having battlements.
“the church has a low embattled tower

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Tenuous

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Lacking substance or significance, slight, thin, flimsy, fragile

It was very Easy for the opposing team to break down his tenuous arguments

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Union commerce and industry minister

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Piyush goyal

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Diaspora

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the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.
“the diaspora of boat people from Asia”
people who have spread or been dispersed from their homeland.
“the Latin American diaspora has spread across the United States”
the dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel.
“a secular interpretation of Jewish history in antiquity and during the Diaspora

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Not fanciful or imaginative, lacking wot or imagination, not challenging, dull and lack of excitement, pedestrian, earthbound, humdrum, unglamorous, commonplace, matter of fact

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PROSAIC

MY HOMETOWN IS A REALLY SMALL PROSAIC PLACE

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A dog in the manger

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A person who prevents others from enjoying what he himself does not need or can’t enjoy

I don’t like his dog in the manger policy

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State of the art

His paper on the state of the art in modern architecture was greatly appreciated

Are you going to speak on the state of the art in para-psychology

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State of a particular discipline at a particular time. It revers to development of a discipline at a particular time

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Enter into a list of prospective jurors, select from a list, impanel, panel

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Empanel

How are the judges empanelled for these competitions

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In behalf of my client, I urge you to reconsider your decision

Pls speak in my behalf

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In the interest of, for the benefit of

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When a person changes his opinion or course of action

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He has done a volte-face

Ppl were surprised at the volte-face of the ministers economic policy

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Informal terms for objecting, complain, kick, beef, squawk, grouse, holler

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GRIPE

ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WERE GRIPING ABOUT THE NEW RULES

NOUN. VERB

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Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water, be in serious difficulty, falter, stumble, bumble

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FLOUNDER

HE WAS FLOUNDERING ABOUT IN THE SHALLOW OFFSHORE WATERS 💧

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I dare say

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I assume as possible, I think it likely, I suppose
1st person sing. And present only

I dare say it will rain this afternoon
You are tired, I dare say

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Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy, taking pains to avoid being observed, sneaky, stealthy, furtive

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SURREPTITIOUS

HE CARRIED OUT A SURREPTITIOUS SEARCH OF HIS BROTHER’S BELONGINGS

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A movie bombed 💣

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It flopped….. financial disaster

Satishs latest novel bombed 💣

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Of insufficient quantity to meet a need, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity, lacking interest or significance or impact, inadequate, juvenile, puerile, insipid

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JEJUNE

THE MLA HAD A VERY JEJUNE RESPONSE TO OUR PROBLEMS

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Having superior power and influence, overriding, paramount, predominant

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Preponderant

He holds a Preponderant influence on the board

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Force to leave (an office), declare under oath, force out, swear

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Depose

The office deposed him during a board meeting

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By the time I went there, he had sold his possessions lock, stock and barrel

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Completely , entirely, the whole thing

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Be undecided about sth, waver bw conflicting positions or courses of action, move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern, oscillate, hover, waver, fluctuate

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VACILLATE

HE KEEPS VACILLATING BETWEEN HAVING A NIGHT IN OR GOING OUT FOR DINNER

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Using Shank’s mare to get from one place to another

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You are going to be using your legs , walking 🚶‍♀️

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Zilch

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nothing.
“they knew absolutely zilch about rock ‘n’ roll”

not any; no.
“the character has zilch class”

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Truce

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an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.

“the guerrillas called a three-day truce”

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Securitisation

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process in which certain types of assets are pooled so that they can be repackaged into interest-bearing securities

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Populism

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noun
a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.
“the question is whether he will tone down his fiery populism now that he has joined the political establishment”
support for populist politicians or policies.
“the government came to power on a wave of populism”
the quality of appealing to or being aimed at ordinary people.
“art museums did not gain bigger audiences through a new populism

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Protectionism

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the theory or practice ofshieldinga country’s domestic industries from foreign competition bytaxingimports.

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Moot

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adjective

subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.
“whether they had been successful or not was a moot point”

having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision.
“the whole matter is becoming increasingly moot”

verb
raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility).
“the scheme was first mooted last October”

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Espy

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catch sight of.
“she espied her daughter rounding the corner”

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Hallowed

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adjective
made holy; consecrated.
“hallowed ground”
greatly revered and honoured.
“the band will be in some hallowed and historic surroundings

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Debacle

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noun
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
“the only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle

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Ignominious

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deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
“the party risked ignominious defeat

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Shoddily

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घटियापन से

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Cyclostyle

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noun
an early device for duplicating handwriting, in which a pen with a small toothed wheel pricks holes in a sheet of waxed paper, which is then used as a stencil.

verb
duplicate with a cyclostyle.
“they cyclostyled a few hundred copies”

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Rankle

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(of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment.
“the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles”

(of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester.
“the wound is but skinned over and rankles still at the bottom

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Diminutive

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extremely or unusually small.
“a diminutive figure dressed in black”

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Stature

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a person’s natural height.
“a man of short stature”

importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.
“an architect of international stature”

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Grapple

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engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
“passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack”

seize or hold with a grappling hook.

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Miffed

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somewhat annoyed; peeved.
“she turned around, looking slightly miffed

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Clamorous

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making a loud and confused noise.
“a jostling, clamorous mob”

expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands.
“the clamorous radical wing of the party”

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Cacophony

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a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
“a cacophony of deafening alarm bells

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Discordant

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disagreeing or incongruous.
“the operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities

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Raucous

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making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
“raucous youths”

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Reverberation

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prolongation of a sound; resonance.
“electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation”

a continuing effect; a repercussion.
“the attack has had reverberations around the world”

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Inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent.
“the seemingly inexorable march of new technology”

(of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting.
“the doctors were inexorable, and there was nothing to be done”

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Unwind

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undo or be undone after winding or being wound.
“Ella unwound the long woollen scarf from her neck”

relax after a period of work or tension.
“the Grand Hotel is a superb place to unwind”

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Unabash

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not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
“he was unabashed by the furore his words provoked”

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Erroneous

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wrong; incorrect.
“employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions”

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Impediment

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a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
“a serious impediment to scientific progress”

a defect in a person’s speech, such as a lisp or stammer.

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Eclectic

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deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
“universities offering an eclectic mix of courses

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Farthing

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the least possible amount.
“she didn’t care a farthing for the woman

Aise hi hai….

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Impasse

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a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.
“the current political impasse”

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Elusive

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difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
“success will become ever more elusive”

difficult to remember.
“the elusive thought he had had moments before

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Fiscally

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in a way that relates to government revenue, especially taxes.

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Thicket

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a dense group of bushes or trees.
“a horned owl perfectly camouflaged in a dense thicket

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Masquerading

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pretend to be someone one is not.
“a journalist masquerading as a man in distress”

be disguised or passed off as something else.
“idle gossip that masquerades as news

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Dubiety

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the state or quality of being doubtful; uncertainty.
“his enemies made much of the dubiety of his paternity”

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Sceptical

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not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
“the public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals”

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Syncretic

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characterized or brought about by a combination of different forms of belief or practice

Syncretism is the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought

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Gubernatorial

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relating to a governor, particularly that of a state in the US.
“a gubernatorial election”

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Expunge

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obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).
“the kind of man that could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory

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Obliterate

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destroy utterly; wipe out.
“the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind

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Sterling

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(of a person or their work or qualities) excellent or valuable.
“this organization does sterling work for youngsters”

Aise hi hai…

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Hoax

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a humorous or malicious deception.
“the evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax

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Acrimony

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bitterness or ill feeling.
“the AGM dissolved into acrimony”

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Barrage

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bombard (someone) with questions, criticisms, complaints, etc.
“his doctor was barraged with unsolicited advice

Dhyan se….

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Gravitas

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dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.
“a post for which he has the expertise and the gravitas”

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Oblation

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a thing presented or offered to God or a god.

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Indict

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formally accuse of or charge with a crime.
“his former manager was indicted for fraud

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Relic

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an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest.
“a museum of railway relics”

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Gargantuan

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enormous.
“a gargantuan appetite”

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Solicit

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ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
“he called a meeting to Solicit their views

accost someone and offer one’s or someone else’s services as a prostitute.
“he met her while she was soliciting in Soho

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Comatose

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relating to or in a state of coma.
“she had been comatose for seven months”

HUMOROUS
extremely lethargic or sleepy.
“she lay comatose in the sun listening to a personal stereo”

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Dismembered

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(of a body) having had thelimbscut off.
“a dismembered corpse”

(of a territory or organization)partitionedor divided up.
“dismembered communities

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Furore

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an outbreak of public anger or excitement.
“the verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry”

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Implead

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prosecute or take proceedings against

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Doublespeak

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deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language.
“the art of political doublespeak”

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Euphemism

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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
“the jargon has given us ‘downsizing’ as a euphemism for cuts

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Fortuitous

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happening by chance rather than intention.
“the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous”

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Arrear

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money that is owed and should have been paid earlier.
“he was suing the lessee for the arrears of rent”

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Insinuation

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an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad.
“I’ve done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations”

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Enthuse

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express eager enjoyment, interest, or approval regarding something.
“they both enthused over my new look”

make (someone) interested and eagerly appreciative.
“public art is a tonic that can enthuse alienated youth”

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Ablate

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remove (body tissue) surgically.
“therapeutic intervention to ablate existing cancer cells”
2.
gradually remove material from or erode (a surface or object) by melting, evaporation, frictional action, etc., or erode (material) in this way.
“drying winds slowly ablate away the ice”

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Flux

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the action or process of flowing or flowing out.
“the flux of ions across the membrane”

continuous change.
“since the fall of the wall Berlin has been a city in flux”

Dhyan se….

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Surreptitious

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kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
“low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen”

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Fallacy

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a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.
“the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy

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Can’t be removed or erased, unerasable

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Indelible

The curry fell on my white shirt. It will now leave an indelible stain there.

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A large entrance or reception room or area, any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity, hall, antechamber, anteroom, foyer, lobby, entrance hall

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Vestibule

To reach my office, you have to first climb the stairs and then walk through the vestibule.

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Wool gathering

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Day dreaming, absent mindedness, purposeless thinking

You seem to be wool gathering. Pay attention to what I am saying

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A feeling of deep regret, scruple, misgiving, uneasiness

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Compunction

He feels no compunction about his crimes.

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Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason, Inexorable, adamant

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Intransigent

She tried to persuade him to agree to the deal but he was intransigent

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Wet blanket

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Does or say sth that spoils everyone’s mood and prevent enjoying themselves

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Live wire

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Person full of energy , smne whose company ppl enjoy

Or manually alert and keeps ppl on toes

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Indicate, as with a sign or omen, forecast, auspicate, prefigure, bode, omen, predict , prognosticate, augur, foreshadow, foretell

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PORTEND

THE DARK BLACK CLOUDS PORTEND A HEAVY STORM

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Mealy-mouthed

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Unwilling to express his views plainly or directly out of fear of offending the listener

I don’t believe in going to mealy mouthed persons for advice.

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Meal ticket

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Person on whose income another depends

His wife is his meal ticket at the moment

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To make a meal of sth

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Do sth laboriously

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Protege

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A person to whom another gives protection and help

You don’t have to worry about krishna. He is the protege of a central minister

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Bewildered, perplexed, vex, stupefy, baffle, dumbfound, puzzle, amaze

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Flummox

He was flummoxed after reading the legal document

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A memo was served on him

To serve on
To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, as required by law

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Also, he was served with a memo

115
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Smne cheats in exam
He fudged on his exam

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When smne doesn’t keep his promise
He fudged on his promise

When smne exaggerates or falsifi3s accounts
He has fudged the accounts

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Torpedoing

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destroy or ruin (a plan or project).
“fighting between the militias torpedoed peace talks”

dhyan se…

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Hegemony

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leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.
“Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871”

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Obfuscate

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make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
“the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins

bewilder (someone).
“the new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them”

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Conflate

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combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one.
“the urban crisis conflates a number of different economic, political, and social issues

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Fraught

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of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable).
“marketing any new product is fraught with danger

causing or affected by anxiety or stress.
“there was a fraught silence

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Sojourn

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a temporary stay.
“her sojourn in Rome”

stay somewhere temporarily.
“she had sojourned once in Egyp

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Invert

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put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement.
“invert the mousse on to a serving plate

123
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Expectorate

A

cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs.
“she was expectorating dirty coloured sputum”

124
Q

Rebut

A

.
claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
“he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends”

125
Q

Smother

A

kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
“I dreamed a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow”

make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective or possessive manner towards them.
“we smothered each other, and it was just not very healthy at all”

a mass of something that stifles or obscures.
“all this vanished in a smother of foam”

126
Q

Rife

A

(especially of something undesirable) of common occurrence; widespread.
“male chauvinism was rife in medicine”

in an unchecked or widespread manner.
“speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer

127
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Assuage

A

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
“the letter assuaged the fears of most members”

satisfy (an appetite or desire).
“an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge”

128
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Rev

A

increase the running speed of (an engine) or the engine speed of (a vehicle) by pressing the accelerator, especially while the clutch is disengaged.
“he revved up the engine and drove off”

129
Q

Capex

A

capital expenditure.
“in the current year the company’s capex is expected to be in the region of $200 million

130
Q

Cascade

A

Read karlena…

131
Q

Tantamount

A

equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
“the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt”

132
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Ubiquitous

A

present, appearing, or found everywhere.
“his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family

133
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Sclerotic

A

becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the ability to adapt.
“sclerotic management

134
Q

Insouciant

A

showing a casual lack of concern.
“an insouciant shrug”

135
Q

Ineptitude

A

lack of skill or ability.
“the officials displayed remarkable ineptitude

136
Q

Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking , resist , flinch

A

BALK

HE BALKED AT SUCH A DRASTIC SOLUTION

137
Q

Fish 🐟 in troubled waters 💧

A

Take advantage of difficulties and misfortunes of others for personal gain

He is notorious for fishing in troubled waters

138
Q

A black ⚫️ sheep 🐑

A

Considered by other members of family or group a failure or disgrace

He has no educational qualifications and he is the black sheep of the family

139
Q

Drubbing

A

a beating; a thrashing.
“I’ll give the scoundrels a drubbing if I can!”

a resounding defeat in a match or contest.
“Scotland’s 3-0 drubbing by France

140
Q

Eke

A

make an amount or supply of something last longer by using or consuming it frugally.
“the remains of yesterday’s stew could be eked out to make another meal”

manage to make a living with difficulty.
“Many traders barely eked out a living

141
Q

Resounding

A

In photos 📸

142
Q

Taking a small amount in the mouth to test its quality, savouring. Tasting, relishing

A

Degustation

Her six course Degustation menu is overpriced

143
Q

Take scenic route

A

Take long route

Delayed sth consciously

144
Q

Am angry dispute, an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining), herd and care for, quarrel, dustup, row, run-in, haggle , brawl

A

Wrangle

The shopkeeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street

145
Q

Unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one’s memory, talk socially without exchanging too much info , have a conference in order to talk sth over, chatter, visit,gossip , chat, natter, Confer, consult

A

Confabulate

I had just got done with a major assignment and. Was just confabulating with the others

146
Q

Diffusing warmth and friendliness , genial, amiable,cordial

A

Affable

She has such an affable smile

147
Q

Shockingly repellent, inspiring horror

A

Macabre

The documentary is about Macabre tales of War and suffering

148
Q

Itchy feet

A

You wish to travel, take a trip somewhere

Rohan used to get itchy feet every 6 months

149
Q

Get your feet wet

Let her get her feet wet before taking the plunge

A

Start slowly, get familiar with every aspect of the task gradually

Roman wants to start his own gym. He’s getting his feet wet by spending time at his friend’s gym

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