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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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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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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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merrily
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in a cheerful way
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Ancient Hindus merrily ate beef
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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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sinuous
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having many curves and turns; meandering, 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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Indolent
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Disinclined to work or exertion
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dis (ed)
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speak disrespectfully to or criticize
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I don't like her dissing my friends
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myriad
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a countless or extremely great number of people or things
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myriads of insects danced around the light above my head
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Ostensibly
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Apparently , not actually
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portmanteau
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consisting of or combining two or more aspects or qualities OR a large travelling bag, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts
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Ramify
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Split into branches or parts
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John decided to ramify dev team to have better productivity
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straddle
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sit or stand with one leg on either side of
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he turned the chair round and straddled it
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Emolument
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salary or other compensation for a job
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Wreath
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an arrangement of flowers, leaves & stems in a ring
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Yoke
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a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of animals & attached to the plough or cart that they are required to pull
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Netaji formed the Azad Hind Sena to throw off the yoke of British rule in India
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accolade
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an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit
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a touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood
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Trifling
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Unimportant or Trivial
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