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Senate

The smaller but higher law making body

Pave

Cover a piece of ground with flat stones

Waiver

Surrender

Coalition

A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming government

Oust

Force someone out from a job or position

Plunged into

Be suddenly brought into a particular state.

Unprecedented

Never done or known before

Turmoil

State of great disturbance, confusion or uncertainty

Purport

Appear to be or do something, especially falsely


Syn: pretend

Setback

A reversal or check in progress


Syn: prb, difficulty, issue

Plea

A request made in an urgent and emotional manner

Spur

An encouragement

Fishing enquiries

Refers to asking questions which are not at all connected with the subject matter

Petition

An appeal or request, especially a written one signed by a large number of person and presented formally to someone in authority

Embark on

Begin a new project or course of action

Procure

Obtain

Novice

A person who is new to and lacks experience in a job or situation

Verdict

A decision made by a jury in a court of law about whether someone is innocent or guilty

Junk

Discard

Notion

Concept

Arraign

Call someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

Comtroller

A controller (used in the title of some financial officer)

Quash

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure


Syn: cancel

Placate

Make someone less angry or hostile

Hostile

Unfriendly

Stake

Support

Fiduciary

Involving trust especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary

Misconduct

Unacceptable or improper behavior

Reinforce

Strengthen or support

Curb

Restriction

Deficient

Insufficient or inadequate

Menace

Danger, risk , hazard

Ambit

The scope, extent or bounds of something

Hail

Call out to someone to attract their attention

Vindicate

Clear of blame

Slammed

Be closed forcefully and loudly

Curator

Keeper of a museum or other collection

Dementia

A disorder in which a person is unable to remember things or think clearly

Ghetto

A part of a city lived in by a minority group

Lauded

Praise highly

Rebate

A partial refund to someone who has paid too much

Ingenious

Clever, original and inventive

Mandible

Either of the upper or lower parts of the beak

Verily

Truly; certainly

Garner

Gather or collect

Ferocious

Very fierce or violent

Acclimatise

Get use to a new climate or conditions

Mahout

A person who works with animal

Brim

Be full to the point of overflowing

Bogged down

Hinder or confuse someone with a lot of complicated details

Unscathed

Without suffering any injury, damage or harm

Concurrence

1. The fact of two or more events or circumstances happening or existing at the same time


2. Agreement or consistency

Consent

1. Permission for something to happen


2. Agreement to do something

Smelt

Extract metal from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

Impunge

Challenge, query , dispute

Alleviate

Make suffering, deficiency or a problem less severe

Modality

A particular method or procedure

Truism

A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting

Inhospitable

Harsh and difficult to live in

Rugged

Having a broken, rocky and uneven surface


Syn: rough, uneven, irregular

Chinks

Opening, gap, space, hole

Armour

The metal covering formerly worn to protect the body in battle

Rivulet

A small stream of water

Lurk

Be present in a latent or barely visible state, although still presenting a threat

Erred

Be mistaken or incorrect, make a mistake

Redact

1. Edit for publication


2. A censor or obscure(part of text) for legal or security purposes

Defunct

No longer existing or functioning

Perjury

The offence of willfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath

Intervene

Take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events

Gimmick

A trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity or trade

Cite

Refer to(a passage, book, author ) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement especially in a scholarly way


Holistic

Relating to the whole of something or to the total system instead of just to its parts

Queer

Strange;odd

Laurel

Honour or praise for an achievement

Paramour

A lover

Apprise

Inform or tell

Seize

Take hold of suddenly and forcibly

Scuffle

Fight

Ply

1. Thickness or layer of a material


2.travel regularly over a route

Snag

An unexpected difficulty


A small tear

Pillion rider

A seat for a passenger behind a motorcyclist

Veer

Change direction suddenly

Tamper

Interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alteration

Vigilance

The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

Rake up

Bring up something that is best forgotten

Falsehood

The state of being untrue

Baulk

Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

Disseminate

Spread(something, especially information) widely

Intensify

Boost

Inflict

Cause(something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something

Varsity

University

Anomaly

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected

Poacher

A person who hunts

Waging

Carry on

Convict

Declare to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law

Expedite

Make happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly

Foster

Encourage the development

Barring

Except for

Stringent

Strict, firm, rigid

Vengeance

Revenge

Vendetta

A prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone

Succumb

Fail to resist pressure

Inextricable

Impossible to separate

Horde

A large group of people

Duress

Threat, violence

Litigation

The process of taking legal action

Provenance

The place of origin

Scribe

Clerk

Avid

Eager

Waylaid

Attack

Ramification

A complex or unwelcome consequenc of an action or event

Imperative

Crucial

Elite

Best

Ombudsman

An official appointed to investigate individuals complaint against a company or organization especially a public authority

Corpus

Collection, body

Consortium

Association

Consulate

The place where consul works

Consul

An official who is based in a foreign city and protects their country's citizens and interest there

Reconciliation

The end of a disagreement and the return to the friendly relation

Plaguing

Cause continual trouble to

Delagate

A person sent to represent others



Delegation: a body of delegates

Codify

Arrange according to a plan or system

Slew

A turn or slide violently or uncontrollably

Disembark

Leave a ship, aircraft or train

Nuisance

A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

Jostle

Push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd

Agglomeration

Collection

Pulse

Beat

Savour

Enjoy

Transcend

Be or go beyond the range or limits of ( a field of activity or conceptual sphere)

Decrepit

Worn out

Collate

Collect and combine

Copious

Abundant in supply

Facelift

A procedure carried out to improve the appearance of something

Overhaul

Analyse and improve (a system)

Centenary

The hundredth anniversary of a significant event

Perpetrator

A person who carries out a harmful, illegal or immortal act

Allegiance

Loyalty

Animosity

Strong hostility

Retaliation

Counter attack

Abrupt

Sudden and unexpected

Veteran

A person who has had long experience in a particular field

Torrent

Outburst

Wield

Have and be able to use(power or influence)

Vigilante

A member of a self appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate

Impunity

Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

Amid

Surrounded by , in the middle of

Fringe

The outer or less important part of an area, group or activity

Outrageous

Shockingly bad

Fraught

Filled with

Deplorable

Completely unacceptable

Hounded

Harass

Mere

Used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is

Intervention

Involvement

Diktats

An order that must be obeyed

Mar

Spoil

Expediency

The quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral ; convenience

Ubiquity

The fact of appearing everywhere or being every common

Elusive

Difficult to find, catch or achieve

Cusp

A point of transition between 2 different states

Oblivious

Unaware

Arbitrate

Reach an authoritative judgement or settlement

Mitigate

Lessen the gravity of something

Perpetuate

To cause something to continue

Dampen

Make less strong or intense

Fillip

Something which acts as stimulus or boost to an activity

Platitude

A remark or statement, especially one with moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

Striated

Striped or streaked

Amorphous

Lacking a clear structure or focus

Anodyne

Not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull

Disingenuous

Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does, dishonest, underhanded, deceitful

Constellation

A ceremony or celebration in which a person or event is remembered

Prescience

The fact of knowing something in advance

Alacrity

Brisk and cheerful readiness

Indigenous

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place, native

Tepid

Showing little enthusiasm

Intrepid

Fearless, adventurous

Straddle

Extend across or be situated on both sides of

Stymie

Prevent or hinder the progress of

Thwart

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

Calumny

Making false statements that damage another's reputation

Vilification

Abusively disparaging speech or writing

Commendation

Formal or official praise

Decry

Publicly denounce

Defile

Damage the purity or appearance of, mar or spoil

Demure

Researved, modest and shy

Censure

Express severe disapproval of ( someone or something)

Desecrate

Treat with violent disrespect

Vandalise

To destroy or damage

Sanctify

Set apart as or declare holy

Blaspheme

Speak irrelevantly about God or sacred things

Succinct

Briefly and clearly expressed

Circuitous

Longer than the most direct way

Incisive

Quick and direct

Discursive

Digressing from subject to subject

Eschew / forgo

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from

Belie

Fail to give true impression of

Brink

Edge

Unscathed

Unharmed