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AGGRAVATE
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Make worse or more serious Annoy or EXTRAPATE
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Military action would only aggravate the situation
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barrage
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a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area
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BELLICOSE
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Demonstrating aggression & willingness to fight Belligerent, Combative, IRASCIBLE
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Current dispute has excited bellicose passions Belligerent, Combative, IRASCIBLE
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EMPATHIZE
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Understand & share the feeling of another
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Counsellor need to be able to empathize with the people
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RAGE
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A great anger or A great desire, strongly like
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Red sarees are all in rage this season
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rump
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a small or unimportant remnant of something originally larger.remainder = remnant
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SEVER
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Divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly or forcibly
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RSS is free to persue 'Ghar Wapsi' programs but it should sever the ties with BJP before doing so
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TATTERS
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Irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper Shred, Rip, Rend
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The kids will tatter that doll beyond repair if they dont quit yanking on it Shred, Rip
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TENET
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A principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of religion
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Recycling is a core tenet of environmental faith
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SCRIPTURE
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The sacred writings of religion
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SYNCRETIC
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Characterized or brought about by combination of different forms of belief or proactice
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Dr Portman practices syncretic form of medicine borrowing from both Eastern and Western medical traditions
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SYNOGAUGE
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A building in which Jews meet for religious worship or instruction
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Temple for Hindus
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AMNESIA
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A partial or total loss of memory
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CHAUVINISM
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Aggressive or exaggerated patriotism
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COERCION
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The action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force
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Anti conversion laws in India cover many cases other than coercion such as Allurement, inducement and fraud
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DILAPIDATE
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Cause (something) to fall into disrepair or ruin
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A ruined Taj Mahal, built by Mughals, dilapidated by Indians
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EDIFICE
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A complex system of beliefs A large, imposing building such as Church or govt building Cathedral, Hall, Palace
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A magnificent edifice with a domed ceiling Cathedral, Hall, Palace
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GROVEL
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Lie or crawl abjectly on ground with face down Act in order to obtain forgiveness or favour
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Hindu's grovel in Temple in front of God
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LAMBAST
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Criticize harshly
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The manager fiercely lambasted his team
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Momentous
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A very great significance
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PIFFLING
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trivial or unimportant
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it was recorded in a basement for a piffling two grand
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RAVAGED
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Severly damaged, Devastated
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He hopes to visit his ravaged homeland
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SHACKLE
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A pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together
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STALWART
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A loyal, reliable and hard working supporter of or participant in an organization or team
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Vinit and Sunil are Stalwart of Trek It Easy
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Vagaries
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an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior
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Vagaries of markets/weather
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cognizance
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knowledge or awareness
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he brought the affair to the cognizance of the court
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merrily
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in a cheerful way
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Ancient Hindus merrily ate beef
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quintessential
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representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
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Diwali is assumed to be the quintessential Hindu festival
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Arcane
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things known and understood by few people
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dither
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be indecisive,oscillate,
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Sanju Singh is epitome of ditherence
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emanate
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originate from; be produced by
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the proposals emanated from a committee"
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sinuous
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having many curves and turnsmeandering, lithe, supple
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the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale
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Titivate
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make minor enhancements to
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Ramesh is thinking of titivating his house on Diwali this year
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Annulment
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A court order cancelling marriage
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brute
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a savagely violent man or animal
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he was a cold-blooded brute
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Debauch
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destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
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Enthralling
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capturing and holding one's attention; fascinating.
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An enthralling bestseller
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Fecund
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producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile.A woman capable of being pregnant
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A lush and fecund garden
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Indolent
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Disinclined to work or exertion
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misdemeanour
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a minor wrongdoing
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he pleaded guilty to misdemeanours
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