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AGHAST
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Filled with horror or shock; Frightened, Spooked, Terrified
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Critics were aghast to see how awful the play was; Frightened, Spooked, Terrified
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BEREAVE
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Be deprived of a relation or friend through their death; To take loved one from, especially by death
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Taliban bereaved the children of Army school in Peshawar
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epitome
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a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.; summary of book
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EVANGELIZE
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Convert or seek to convert into (Christian)
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PROSELYTISE
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GAD
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Go from place to place in pursuit of pleasure
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She looked worn out & must have been gadding about too much
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HARANGUE
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Lecture at length in an aggressive & critical manner, Berate (scold angrily) at somebody; TIRADE
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He harangued the public on their ignorance
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JUBILIATION
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a feeling of great happiness and triumph; SMUG
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Bindra was jubilant once he won gold medal; SMUG
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meager
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(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality; scanty
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she was earning meagre Rs1700/month
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ostracize
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exclude from a society or group
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she was declared a witch and ostracized by the villagers
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paucity
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the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts
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Paucity of foreign exchange
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PENCHANT
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A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
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He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs
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PERPETRATOR
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Often a suspect until it has been proven that he or she committed offense
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Identifying the perpetrator of cyber-attach is impossible; Assassin, Butcher, Criminal
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Pragmatic
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dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
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proliferation
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rapid increase in the number or amount of something
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a continuing threat of nuclear proliferation
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RAPACIOUS
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Excessively grasping or covet; Living on prey; Greedy, Insatiable, VORACIOUS
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Rapacious landlords; Greedy, Insatiable, VORACIOUS
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RENEGADE
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A person who deserts & betrays on organisation; Traitor, Whistle-blower, Turncoat, Rebel
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Edward Snowden; An agent who later turns out to be renegade; Traitor, Whistle-blower, Turncoat, Rebel
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ROT
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Decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; Decompose
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The leaves were turning black with rot
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SALVE
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An ointment used to promote healing of skin or as protection
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The wound should be washed with water & then a save applied
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SUCCOR
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Assistance & support in times of hardship & distress
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The wounded had little chance of succor as nobody was around
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TONSURE
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A part of monk's head left bare on top by shaving off the hair
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His hair is thinning up, soon he will be having a tonsure like a monk.
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WINCE
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To have an expression on your face for a very short time which shows that you are embarassed or in pain; Blench, cringe, Quail
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She winced at the movies graphic depiction of combat injuries; Blench, cringe, Quail
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BAYING FOR BLOOD
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When a group of people are baying for blood, they want someone to be hurt or punished
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BELIE
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To Tell lies about; To deny the authority
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BE - LIE
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BRINK
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Extreme edge of land before the a steep slope
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The country was on the brink of constitutional crisis.; Verge, Edge, Threshold
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DERACINATE
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To Pull up by the roots, Uproot
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To Extripate, To Liberate
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DISCERN
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See Clearly, Distinguish
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She can't discern between right and wrong; Spot, Detect
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EERIE
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Strange and Frightening
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An eerie green glow in the sky stupefied children
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ELOPE
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Run away secretly in order to get married
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Aniket C eloped with his girlfriend
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GAUNTLET
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A strong glove with a long, loose wrist.; An Armed glove
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Throw down the gauntlet - To setback; Pick up the gauntlet - To start a war
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HEARTH
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The floor of fireplace
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HELM
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A position of a leadership
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The chairperson is to step down after four years at the helm
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HOBBLE
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Walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.; Restrict the activity or development of
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Even if Modi gets majority in joint session, a rowdy minority can still hobble him
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HORDE
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A large group of people, troop, army
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IGATE is regularly recruiting in horde
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INFIDEL
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A person who has no religion or whose religion is not that of majority
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A holy war against the infidels.; Heathen, Unbeliver
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KOSHER
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Genuine and Legitimate
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She consulted lawyer to make everything kosher
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MAIM & MUTILATE
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Wound or injure so that part of the body is permanently damaged
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The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others.; Cripple
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MOCKERY & DERISION
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Teasing & Contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person
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The Children's cruel mockery of each other.; Caricature, Farce
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NIGHTINGALE
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A small beautiful European bird that sings beautiful songs especially at night
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ORDINANCE
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An authoritative order; A religious rite
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The President issued a series of ordinances in 1944; DICTATE, Edict
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OXYMORON
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Something that is made up of Contradictory elements
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That's an oxymoron! said James when he heard DJ describing the song as Instant Classic
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PERPLEX
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Make someone completely puzzled
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Questions about the meaning of life have always perplexed humankind.; Entangle, Mystify
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PULVERISE
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Reduce to (become) powder
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Bombs and missiles are the area weapons that pulverize the entire zone
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PUNY
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Small & Weak
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White faced puny children.; Undernourished, Pygmy, Feeble
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STUPEFY
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Make unable to think or feel properly
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The amount they spent on cloths will stupefy their parents.; Numb, Shock, Astound
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TESTIMONY
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A solemn declaration that something is right. Formal given or spoken statement
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According to testimony of several doctors, the new drug has many undesriable side effects
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TRUMPET
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Proclaim widely or loudly, Announce
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The team of ISRO trumpeted on major mission of Mars
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VEIL
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Semi transparent material for covering the face. ; Something that stops or hides the view
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She could hardly veil her distress of me; Camoufladge
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BANDY
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Pass on or discuss in a casual or uninformed way
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Rs 40000 was the figure that has been bandied about
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CUDDLE
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hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection.
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He just wanted a comforting kiss and a cuddle
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HIRSUTE
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Hairy
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Their Hirsute chests
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