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Vacillation |
to repeatedly change your opinions or desires
Eg. I vacillate between the red truck and the blue one |
It is like oscillation i.e. swinging |
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Promulgate |
: to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people: to make (a new law) known officially and publicly
Eg. the encyclical that promulgated the church's position on artificial birth control |
Prom (promote)+ul+gate. So promoting something out of the gate, i.e. to make known by opening the gate (or opening declaration) to everyone out there. |
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Incendiary |
Causing trouble : producing a fire : causing anger
Eg. His team continued to clear the building and toss flares into corners as they sought out any living insurgents or incendiary devices. |
INSane person who sets his DIARY on fire. |
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Ordinance |
a law or regulation made by a city or town government
Eg. Slavery was abolished by a royal ordinance of 1897. |
order by nuns(they give orders for the welfare of people) |
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Pliable |
: able to bend, fold, or twist easily : too easily influenced or controlled by other people
Eg. the wooden strips become more pliable if they are first soaked in water |
PLIER is a tool which is used for bending and twisting materials without breaking them. Therefore, PLIER operates on materials which are PLIABLE. |
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Pertinent |
: relating to the thing that is being thought about or discussed : relevant or applicable to a particular matter,
Eg. he impressed the jury with his concise, pertinent answers to the attorney's questions |
can brake into pert(read like part)+in it. to take part in. it(something) must be suitable. |
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Proclivity |
: a strong natural liking for something that is usually bad : a tendency to do something that is usually bad
Eg. showed artistic proclivities at an early age |
Acclivity- an upward slope; Declivity --a downward slope; Proclivity -- a natural inclination |
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Unfasten |
to make (something) loose
Eg. When Sachin was six, we decided that he needed to know how to fasten and unfasten his seat belt. |
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Reprimand |
a formal expression of disapproval
Eg. "the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules" |
Rep+rimand(Remand) when police take remand of someone,,they Scold them harshly (Strong rebuke) |
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Zenith |
the strongest or most successful period of time
Eg. at the zenith of her career as a dancer |
Word sounds like 'Jannat' which is in highest point |
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Banal |
boring or ordinary
Eg. please find new ways of phrasing your thoughts instead of relying on banal expressions |
ban + al' --> 'ban all' those directors whose movies are 'banal' (the same old story lines are repeated ; (another meaning) dull and unoriginal(dubbed)) |
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Pilfer |
to steal things that are not very valuable or to steal a small amount of something |
Ur pill get lost in fur. It seems like fur steal ur pill |
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Austere |
of a person : having a serious and unfriendly quality : simple and harsh
Eg. an austere conductor who is as tough on himself as he is on the orchestra |
AUS-australia TERE-tear(sorrow). like the recent beatings of Australians in INDIA. so one should deny oneself from going there |
