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legion

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army or large no. of people/ crowd

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conceited

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excessively proud of oneself

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debacle

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disaster/fiasco

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depreciate

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diminish in value

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synopsis

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summary/abstract/precis

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tinge

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affect/influence/touch

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procrastinate

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to delay

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atrocious

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brutal/horrifyingly wicked

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atrocity

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hostility/brutality/inhumanity

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rebuke

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express sharp disapproval/ reprimand/reproach

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reproach

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express sharp disapproval/ reprimand/ rebuke

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admonish

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express sharp disapproval/ reprimand/ rebuke

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reprimand

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express sharp disapproval/admonish/ reproach

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discerning

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having or showing a good judgment/judicious

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litany

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long & tedious list

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rebuttal

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an opposing statement or argument or debate

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bewildered

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baffled/perplexed

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non-plussed

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so surprised that don’t know how to react

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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

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dithering

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hesitant/ uncertain/wavering/faltering/undecisive about something

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flickering

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unsteady/wavering/hesitant

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detractors

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criticizers/disparagers/denigrators

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aboveboard

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legitimate/honest/forthright

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caprice

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a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior./ whimsy / quirky

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longevity

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amount of time your life or your term of service lasts

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moot

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ubject to debate / debatable / arguable / uncertain

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prodigy

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genius / virtuoso / mastermind

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falter

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hesitant/stammer/delay/stall

{intermittent electricity falut}

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29
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proliferation

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a rapid increase in number

{pro-life-rate}

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prevarication

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reacting in an evasive manner/roundabout the truth

{re-fabricate}

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wasteful

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profligate/extravagant/spendthrift

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prodigal

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uneconomical/wasteful/extravagant

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33
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vacillate

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dither/waver/hesitate

{vaise-hi-late-should I go…or not ?? !!!}

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wavering

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flickering/faltering/hesitating/dithering

{up-down like a wave}

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35
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celerity

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doing something rapidly

{accelration}

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milieu

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settings/environment

{mile-EU}

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arduous

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taxing/labourious/toilsome

{hard work}

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38
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assiduity

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meticulously/diligently

{acid - handle with care}

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onerous

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burdensome/arduous/taxing

{on our ass}

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erroneous

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wrong/incorrect

{erros}

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41
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scrupulous (1 & 2)

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meticulous/diligent + honest/highminded

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42
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assiduous

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meticulous/diligent/extremely careful

{acid-handle with care}

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43
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sedulous

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dedicated + careful + persistent

{seducing a women}

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44
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topical

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recent/current/up to date/contemporary

{topic-kal ka hi}

45
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fallacious

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based on mistaken beliefs/false/wrong

{false}

46
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retroactive

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taking effect from a date in the past

{retro-activated}

47
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faltering

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wavering/dithering/moving unsteadily or hesitantly

{intermittent Electricity faults}

48
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staunch

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very loyal and committed in attitude

{stay unchanged}

49
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stalwart

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loyal, reliable and hardworking

{stewart of Batman}

50
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steadfast

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oyal / dutiful / resolute / faithful / committed / unwavering / unfaltering / stalwart/obedient/obsequous
{steady-fast}

51
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resolute

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determined/purposeful/steadfast/unwavering

{resolution of publishing paper; be determined}

52
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riveting

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compelling

{rivet means to keep intact}

53
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denuded

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strip of its covering/stripped/deprived

54
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ebullient

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energetic/enthusiastic

{Red Bull}

55
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feckless

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worthless/nugatory/futile
{fekne layak}
{F in class; all the work gone in vain}

56
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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

{flip people off}

57
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fecund

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prolific/furtile/productive

{feces + kande}

58
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exculpate

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declare someone is not guilty of any wrongdoing

{ex-culprit}

59
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idyllic

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an extremely happy and peaceful situation or place/perfect/ideal/ picturesque / pastoral
{idyll -> ideal place; kinda unrealistic}

60
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abase

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to humiliate/to denigrate

{a(negative) + base(position)}

61
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frivolous

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something that has little or no value

62
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flout

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openly disregard

{flouting a middle finger to the rules and convention}

63
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furor

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an outbreak of public anger or excitement

{furious}

64
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furtive

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attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive/sneaky
{furtive-fart}

65
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harangue

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tirade / lecture / diatribe / homily

{her-ear-rang out of diatribe}

66
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hidebound

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unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention
{head-bound}

67
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hubris

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excessive pride or self-confidence/conceited/haughty/arrogance
{huge-breasts}

68
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hermit

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a person living in solitude as a religious discipline/solitude/ascetic/loner
{her-emit}

69
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grandstand

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showoff

{manoj -> handstand}

70
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abashed

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embarrassed

{abe-shhh; said someone hearing your prolixity}

71
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repudiate

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refuse to accept

{refuse-to-ate}

72
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disparage

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egard to represent as being worthless / denigrate / belittle / depreciate
{opposite to praise}

73
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denigrate

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criticize unfailry / disparage / belittle

{deny that you are great}

74
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abomination

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something awful / causes disgust

{Abominable bride: Sherlock Holmes}

75
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abstemious

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indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink
{abstinent ; abstainer}

76
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acerbic

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sharp / bitter/acidic

{acedic}

77
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acrimonious

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angry and bitter

{a cry for money ; worker’s union}

78
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abrogate

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get rid off

{ae-bro-gate -> Get out}

79
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anodyne

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not likely to cause offense or disagreement and somewhat dull
{no-one’s-dying}

80
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avaricious

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greedy
{everyones riches -> Govind}
{have our riches -> Govind}

81
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assail

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violent attack / assault

{assault}

82
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wacky

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funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way

{Phoebe]

83
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wicked

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evil / cruel / morally wrong

{Witches}

84
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obscenity (1 & 2)

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state of being obscene / immorality / indecency / impropriety
{bad-scene}

85
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unvarnished truth

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unaltered reality / complete truth

{not- varnished}

86
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subterfuge

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deceit/trickery

{subtle-refugees : Bangladesh -> India}

87
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adversary

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opponent/rival/competitor

{adverse}

88
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counterintuitive

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contrary to expectation

{opposite to intuition}

89
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snub

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insult/affront/humiliate

90
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paean

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Paean is a song that expresses great or enthusiastic joy or praise
{Paan Singh Tomar : Irrfan work deserves paean}
{~poem}

91
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eulogy

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a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died.
{your-logic …it’s amazing}

92
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panegyric

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paean / eulogy

{paean}

93
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prognosticate

A

predict

{pre-diagnostic}

94
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incense (1 & 2)

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making angry/enrage/provoke + pleasant-smelling burning stick

95
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incendiary

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likely to cause controversy or something that is prone to starting fires
{incense}

96
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inscrutable

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difficult to understand / enigmatic

{scrutiny = careful study}

97
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enigmatic

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difficult to understand

{arithmatic]

98
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precis

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summary/abstract

{precise}

99
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perfidy

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treachery/deceit/infidelity

{no-fidelity}

100
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crestfallen

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downhearted/disappointed

101
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dumbfounded

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astonished / astound / amaze / surprise / startle / stupefy

102
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feted

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honoured / entertained

{deserving to get their feet touched}

103
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disbarred

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expel/exclude

{it-is-bahared}

104
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profound

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intense/keen/great

{professionals - found}

105
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smattering

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a small amount of something

{small - matter}

106
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culpable

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deserving blame./ guilty / in the wrong

{culprit - able}

107
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cowed

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ause (someone) to submit to one’s wishes by intimidation. / intimidate / bully / daunt
{coward}

108
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toil

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labour / struggle / exertion / work on something

{toilet cleaning}

109
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psychedelic

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relating to or denoting drugs (especially LSD) that produce hallucinations and apparent expansion of consciousness
{psych - of- Delhi - guys}

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