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tenacious |
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Vishvanathan Anand has regained his statute in chess. It is time to hail a tenacious champion.
Kollywood has a tenacious tie-up with Tamil politics from time immemorial, as successive chief ministers have been from the film industry. a tenacious memory |
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circumvent
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to circumvent
You find a smart way around rules or barriers, or avoid doing something unpleasant altogether. If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way. |
Mozilla is refusing to remove a software tool meant to circumvent federal efforts at curbing Internet piracy.
Asking the police to circumvent all due process and laws to arrest people (who may or may not be guilty) is highly dangerous for the society. |
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jubilant |
If you are jubilant, you feel extremely happy because of a success. |
Akhilesh Yadav was in a jubilant mood after initial results indicated the Samajwadi Party would be the dominant party in Uttar Pradesh
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haughty
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similar: imperious, supercilious
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They have become so haughty that they mock poverty.
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tantamount |
tantamount to
If you say that one thing is tantamount to another, more serious thing, you are emphasizing how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second thing. |
The actions of the captain and crew of a capsized South Korean ferry were "" tantamount to murder,"" President said on Monday.
A politician can air his views within the confines of his home but he has no business to publicly advocate leniency towards rapists, which is tantamount to encouraging sexual violence against women. |
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languid
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Describe a slow-moving river or a weak breeze or a listless manner with the slightly poetic adjective, languid. If you describe someone as languid, you mean that they show little energy or interest and are very slow and casual in their movements. |
The present day Secunderabad Cantonment is a far cry from the Cantonment of yore when life went on at a languid pace and the infrastructure was more than enough for the populace.
We sat about languidly after dinner. |
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jingoism
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Jingoism is fanatical, over-the-top patriotism. If you refuse to eat, read, wear, or discuss anything that wasn't made in your own country, people might accuse you of jingoism. |
Political jingoism or serious intent: How to view Kejriwal's war on RIL. |
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belligerent
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similar: bellicose, pugnacious, truculent
If someone is belligerent, they're eager to fight. It's a good idea to avoid hardcore hockey fans after their team loses — they tend to be belligerent. |
the belligerent statements from both sides which have led to fears of war.
Yusuf started the one day series with a belligerent 70 off 32 balls. |
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fallacious
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Something fallacious is a mistake that comes from too little information or unsound sources. |
Mayawati said reports about Satish Chandra Misra and Naseemuddin Siddiqui contesting the Lok Sabha election were ""fallacious and mischievous.”
There are two fallacious arguments now used to justify continued force-saturation in J&K. |
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panache
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If you do something with panache, you do it in a confident, stylish, and elegant way. |
Frescobites, a new restaurant, recreates the magic of home-made food with dollops of European panache.
Actress Jennifer Aniston says she cannot pull off a red lipstick, whereas she believes that actresses like Gwen Stefani can flaunt it with panache. |
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insidious
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If something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it's insidious |
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a ""quiet, stealthy, insidious"" danger to the United States.
The brutal attacks get all the headlines. But the impact of racism on ordinary lives is far more subtle and insidious. an insidious disease. |
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subsume
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GST, which seeks to subsume various indirect taxes like excise, sales and service tax, was proposed by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government
The proposed Unified Financial Agency will subsume the functions of SEBI, IRDA |
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travesty |
travesty of
A travesty is a cheap mockery, usually of something or someone serious, such as a travesty of justice. |
Gujarat, which is really the product of the Gujarati people, is because of one individual... to say that 'I did it', will be a travesty of truth
Swami Nigamanand fought for Ganga. His death is not a tragedy, it is a travesty. |
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spurious
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similar: phony, sham
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A barcode helps in tracking and tracing the origin of drugs which in turn helps in minimising chances of genuine drugs being considered spurious |
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delineate
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If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail. If you delineate a border, you say exactly where it is going to be. ⇒ ...an agreement to delineate the border. |
CSI, in an open letter has called upon political parties to delineate their policy towards environmental issues in their respective manifestos.
The joint DoT-CAG working group will also delineate areas to be covered by the audit. Even though the two sides have signed several agreements since 1993 promising to delineate the Line of Actual Control, nothing has been actually agreed on. |
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eclectic
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An eclectic collection of objects, ideas, or beliefs is wide-ranging and comes from many different sources. |
Music in the city is eclectic and local bands are jamming to their own beats.
Indian cinematic icon Amitabh Bachchan took to the Penguin Annual Lecture 2013 podium, much to the joy of an eclectic audience of almost a thousand. eclectic display of antiques. |
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eminent
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Anyone highly regarded or prominent is eminent. People that are eminent are giants in their field. |
BCCI will recommend three eminent persons to Supreme Court to inquire into the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.
Two books written by eminent personalities had exposed corruption in allocation of coal blocks: Javadekar |
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abstain
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If you abstain from something, you restrain yourself from consuming it. If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it. |
The GM diet and health program recommends that during the first seven days you must abstain from all alcohol and that you must drink 10 glasses of water each.
India chose to abstain from voting on a United Nations resolution against Sri Lanka. |
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forlorn
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forlorn
a forlorn hope If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success. |
Kala cotton, a rare species indigenous to the arid region of Kutch, was left in a forlorn state for financially better option of genetically—modified cotton varieties.
Arsenal now sit seven points behind Chelsea with a game in hand and their title chase looks forlorn. |
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ephemeral
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similar: transitory, fleeting
If you describe something as ephemeral, you mean that it lasts only for a short time. |
So unless AAP transforms into a party with serious governence agenda rather than just a single issue one, its hype may just be ephemeral.
After that, ephemeral pings picked up by one commercial satellite suggest the aircraft flew on for at least six hours. When the apolitical Anna found himself abandoned by the ephemeral public affection, Kejriwal knew it was the time to take over. |
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vilify
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similar: denigrate, besmirch
To vilify someone is to spread nasty stories about them, whether true or not. |
The institution of a Commission of Inquiry by the UPA Government into the snooping scandal was supposed to have been a masterstroke to vilify Modi.
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rudimentary
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Rudimentary things are very basic or simple |
In those days, the Maoist guerrillas had access to few rudimentary firearms like the Bharmar (muzzle-loading gun).
He had only a rudimentary knowledge of French. |
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incongruous
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Something that's incongruous is inconsistent or incompatible with something else. |
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says at 71 he finds dancing ""incongruous"", but nevertheless, he enjoys it only if the retakes are within ""tolerable limits.""
The choice of comparing Indira Gandhi with Modi may seem highly incongruous at first. |
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heretic
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Shia Islam is considered heretic here in Malaysia.
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staunch
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As an adjective, staunch means firm. You might want to go to that concert Friday night, but your parents' staunch opposition prevents you. |
being a staunch believer and proponent of organic farming, he was not willing to use chemical fertilizers.
I have been a staunch supporter of the Congress till now. But I am not satisfied with the Congress this time. |
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itinerant
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An itinerant is a person who moves from place to place, typically for work, like the itinerant preacher who moves to a new community every few years. |
An itinerant artist, Nair feels he has contacts in different countries from where too artists can be invited to contribute to the project.
'Gandhi virudha Gandhi' drama directed by M. Ganesh would be staged by the artistes of Ninasam's itinerant theatre group. |
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guileless
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If you are guileless, you are not a liar; you are innocent. |
With the exception of a small guileless group that accepts everything from political promises to weather reports unquestioningly, most others love to indulge in weather forecast bashing.
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apathy
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You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything. |
Is there apathy among voters in Bangalore?
Blame it on the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation’s apathy, commuters have to sweat it out waiting for bus under the scorching sun, thanks to lack of bus shelters. |
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treacherous
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If you describe someone as treacherous, you mean that they are likely to betray you and cannot be trusted. |
Mountaineers pass through the treacherous Khumbu Icefall on their way to Mount Everest.
A 26-year-old third mate was navigating a South Korean ferry through a notoriously treacherous waterway for the first time when it tilted and sank. Uddhav Thackeray today launched a stinging attack on NCP chief Sharad Pawar terming him a ""treacherous"" politician. |
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avaricious
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लालची, Someone who is avaricious is greedy or grasping, concerned with gaining wealth. |
He pointed out that humans have to curb their avaricious tendency otherwise they would be ruining themselves.
Its high time Air India is privatised and taken out of the clutches of an inept, avaricious bureaucracy. |
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disaffected
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Usually if you're disaffected, you're upset with people in authority. |
Rahul Gandhi has even asserted that the riots can induce disaffected Muslim youths to seek help from Pakistan.
Diplomats and foreign leaders have urged Iraq's Shiite-led government to address long-term grievances in the disaffected Sunni community to undercut support for militants. |
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refractory
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Imagine yourself pulling a dog who doesn't want to walk. The dog is refractory, or stubbornly resisting your authority. |
If you have a cold you can't shake, you could say you have a refractory cough.
a refractory child. |
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ascetic
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To be ascetic, you learn to live without; it's all about self-denial. An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs. |
Gujarat Chief Minister is known for his ascetic lifestyle and enthusiasm for yoga.
Buddha was indeed a Hindu Prince who became a ascetic at young age. |
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elucidate
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similar: expound
If you elucidate something, you make it clear and easy to understand. |
an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
There was no need for him to elucidate. |
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unequivocal
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स्पष्ट, कोई दो राय नही, If there is no doubt about it, it's unequivocal. An unequivocal response to a marriage proposal? ""Yes. Yes! A thousand times yes!"" |
The IPCC report says that a warming trend is ""unequivocal""
While the Baniya caste is an unequivocal BJP supporter, the Congress has some backing in the Jain community. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has been unequivocal in his criticism of Saturday's execution of Afzal Guru. |
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precocious
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confusing: precarious, pugnacious, pernicious, penurious
way beyond their years in skill or knowledge. |
Gary Kirsten has seen Virat Kohli as a precocious talent who later evolved into a premier batsman
Though only seven years old, she was a precocious chess prodigy, able to beat players twice her age. |
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magnanimous
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If you are magnanimous, you behave kindly and generously toward someone, especially after defeating them or being treated badly by them. |
he apologises for LTTE killing former PM Rajiv Gandhi and requests India to be ""magnanimous in putting the past behind.""
in case of rape and murder when you are magnanimous to offer shield of Juvenile Act,you are oblivious of the plight of the victim. |
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quotidian
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Quotidian is a fancy way of saying ""daily"" or ""ordinary."" Quotidian events are the everyday details of life. |
Amrita is perched on a small table in her kitchen, cooking, surrounded by the quotidian realities of her life – gas cylinders, brooms, vessels.
Muslims after Eid revert to quotidian life and the spirit and essence of both the Eid and the Hajj is soon forgotten. |
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frustrate
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If someone or something frustrates a plan or attempt to do something, they prevent it from succeeding. ⇒ The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff. |
The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff. |
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ameliorate
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improve a situation reduce a problem To ameliorate is to step in and make a bad situation better. You could try introducing a second lollipop to ameliorate a battle between two four-year-olds over a single lollipop. |
a strong leadership offered by Mr. Modi could ameliorate the living conditions of the people in the lower rungs of society.
India should make all efforts to ameliorate the plight of Kashmiris. |
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supplant
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similar: replace, supersede
Supplant means to take the place of. |
He may be supplanted by a younger man.
Thailand is also a major production base for international auto manufacturers, but Indonesia is hoping to supplant it in coming years. |
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immutable
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If you can't change it, it's immutable. There are many things in life that are immutable; these unchangeable things include death, taxes, and the laws of physics. |
They also have a secret society with some immutable rules.
Devyani Case: The laws of any land are immutable and cannot be changed for the sake of anybody. |
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mollify
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similar: placate
To mollify is to calm someone down, talk them off the ledge, make amends, maybe even apologize. |
Prakash Javadekar swung into action to mollify the angry Naidu.
Senior BJP leaders rushed to meet and mollify Uddhav Thackeray midst a public clamour. |
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vehement
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vehement speech
vehement protests vehement desire You can use the adjective vehement to describe an extremely strong, powerful, or intense emotion or force. |
the current Congress-led government has ""met vehement condemnation"" over corruption
In 2012, vehement protests by conservative activists and Christian groups forced a TV channel to scrap a talk show |
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contrive
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If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone. |
Now Congress looks up to AAP to disturb the numbers in the election to contrive some unholy coalition and come back to power.
I have no other serious differences with Mr. Naidu, but if they (party leadership) contrive to force me out, I cannot say anything. |
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juxtapose |
juxtapose something with another thing |
In these two characters Misro attempts to juxtapose the two extreme tendencies of people in love.
I would go to Broadway just to paint those 150-year-old buildings that juxtapose the present with the past The appeal of her paintings comes from a classical style which is juxtaposed with modern themes. |
