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55 Cards in this Set
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agrarian
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relating to fields or lands or their tenure (agriculture)
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cavernous
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constituting or suggesting a cavern
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Urdu
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Indo-Aryna language with same colloquial basis as standard Hindi; official language of Pakistan; widely used by Muslims in urban areas of India
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Sanskrit
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ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and Hinduism
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ghazal
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river; SW Sudan flowing East to unite with Bahr el Jebel forming the White Nile
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ascertain
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to find out or learn with certainty
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Dacca
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capital of Bangladesh, in Dhaka District; located on Buriganga River, population of 11 million; largest city in Bangladesh
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Partition
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led to creation of Pakistan and India on the 14th and 15th of August 1947; when granted independance from Britain
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camphor
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tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline compound C10H16O, obtained from the wood and bark of camphor tree and used as liniment and topical analgesic, plasticizer, or insect repellent
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pastilles
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originally a pill shaped lump of compressed herbs, which was burnt to release its medicinal properties
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Yahyah Khan
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President of Pakistan from 1969-1971; following resignation of Ayub Khan
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jute
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glossy fiver of either two Asian plants of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine; also a plant producing jute
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deciduous
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falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
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Kishore Kumar
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Indian film playback singer and comic actor; achieved notable succresses as a lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter, and scriptwriter
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Sheikh Mujib Rahman
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a Bengali political leader in East Pakistan and founding leader of Bangladesh; headed Awami League; first President of Bangladesh and became first prime minister
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Sun Temple at Konarak
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"Black Pagoda," built in Orissa red sandstone and black granite by King Narasimhadeva I of Ganga Dynasty; World Heritage Site
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avatar
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incarnation of Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form; embodiment as of a quality or concept
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pinafore
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sleeveless usually low necked harment fastened in the back and worn as apron or dress
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bullocks
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a young bull
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emaciated
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to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin
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Gujarati
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Indo-Aryan language descended from Sanskrit, and part of the Indo-European language family
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assiduously
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marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
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edifice
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a large or massive structure
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Surya
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In Hundu religious literature, most notable as the visible form of God that one can see everyday (sun god)
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languid
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drooping or flagging from or as if in exhaustion
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defile
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to make unclean or impure; to corrupt the purity of perfection of
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Durwan
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a doorkeeper
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garble
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to alter of distort as to create the wrong impression of change the meaning
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litany
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repetitive or incantatory recital
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Zamindar
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employed by the Mughals to collect taxes from peasants
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place especially if covering a circuit
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parapet
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low wall or railing to protect the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge
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diaphanous
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characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
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Burdwan
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West Bengal state in eastern India; headquarters of Bardhaman District; district capital since Mughals
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sedulous
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involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
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obscure
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deficient in light;dark, out of sight, hidden
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chutney
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pungent relish made of fruits, spices, and herbs
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palanquins
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covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of 2-4 bearers
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quahogs
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edible clam of the Atlantic Coast of North America
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effigy
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crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group
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sitar
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stringed instrument of India, made of seasoned gourds and teak
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caste
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any of the hereditary, endogamous social classes or subclasses of traditional Hindu society
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privation
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lack of basic necessities or comforts of life
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non sequitur
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a statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it
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malaise
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a general sense of depression or unease
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maudlin
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effusively or tearfully sentimental
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disconsolate
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seeiming beyong consolation; extremely dejected
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paroxysm
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sudden ourburst of emotion or action
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propitious
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presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
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conjugal
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having to do with marriage or the relationship of spouses
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dowry
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money or property brough by a bride to her husband at marriage
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clamorous
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making or marked by a loud outcry or sustained din
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mortify
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to cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride
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placid
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undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm, quiet
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disdain
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to regard or treat with haughty contempt/to despise
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