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Trudge

walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions

Plod

walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions

Saunter/ stroll

Walk in slow relaxed way

Stride

walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Scurry

move hurriedly with short quick steps.

Scamper

move hurriedly with short quick steps.

Sprint/Dash

run at full speed over a short distance.

Bolt/flee

Run away

Gambol

run or jump about playfully.

Frisk

hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items

Frolic

play or move about in a cheerful and lively way

Pursue/pursuit

Follow or chase

Hound

harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.

Stalk

pursue or approach stealthily.(in cautious manner.. so that no to b seen)

Demise

Death

Deceased

Recently dead person

Bereavement/bereaved

Losing someone close

Corpse/cadaver

Dead body

Carcass

Animal dead body

Obituary

Death notice

Elegy

Poem or mourning

Mausoleum

A large tomb

Epitaph

Inscription on a tombstone

Inquest

Investigation into cause of death

Perish

To die


great part of his army perished of hunger and disease"

Inter / disinter

To bury or dip up

Exhume

To dig up

Bemoan

Express sorrow

Lament

Express sorrow

Mourn

Express sorrow

Grieve/grief

Express sorrow


she grieved for her father"

Comminserate / condole

express sympathy for (someone);

Console.

To comfort

Posthumous

After death

Lethal / fatal

Deadly

Enlist

Join the army

Draft

Forced to join army

Conscript

Forced to join army

Deploy

Position soldiers or weapon for military action

Infiltrate

To enter territory, political party secretly

Assail

To attack

Vanquish

To defeat and conquer

Rout

defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

Scotch

decisively put an end to."a spokesman has scotched the rumours"

Quash/Squash ...

put an end to;

Quell/Squelch

put an end to;

Capitulate

To surrender or give in

Succumb

To surrender or give in

Yield

To surrender or give in

Pillage

To plunder, loot

Maraud/ marauder

To surrender or give in

Ransack

(Run seek)


search (a place or receptacle) thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm."man has ransacked the planet for fuel"

Rifle/rummage

search (a place or receptacle) thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm.

Scour

thorough search in order to locate something."David scoured each newspaper

Scout/Patrol

Walk around an area to protect or supervise it

Incursion

A raid

Foray


A raid

Booty

Loot

Espionage

Spying

Reconnaissance

Secret observations of area

Reconnoitring

Secret observations of area

Surveillance

Close watch by police

Ammunition

Bullets grenades etc

Artillery

Mounted guns cannon

Shrapnel

Fragments( small pieces ) from explosion of bomb

Assault

Attack/ offensive

Skirmish

Minor battle

Sortie

Air mission

Coup

Surprise attack

Truce

(Juice)


LCeasefire / general peace agreement

Armistice

Cease fire peace agreement


(Army ice)

Cannonade

period of continuous heavy gunfire.

Barrage

period of continuous heavy gunfire.

Bar rage

Volley/ salvo

period of continuous heavy gunfire.

Aggressors

Person who attack first

Combatant

Fighter

Carbine

Rifle

Bayonet

Long sharp knife on rifle

Sabre

Sword

Rapier

Sword

Gory

Bloody

Histrionics

excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style.

Protagonist

Leading actor

Thespian

Skilled actor

Understudy

Substitute actor

Effigy

Sculpture or model of person

Cynosure

Centre of attraction

Tableau

Stage scene by silent and motionless actor

Spectacle

Shrinking and impressive sight

Pageant

public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene.

Ant ink page....

Panorama

unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer.

Scenario

written outline of a film, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes.

Cavalcade

Parade


( Cavalry race)


Cavalry parade

Rostrum /podium/ dais

Raised platform for public speakinh

Portray

Describe / represent

Delineate

Portray describe

Depict

Describe

Emote

Display emotion

Baroque

Ornate ( decorated) style used in 18 century europe

Motif

decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern.

Mosaic

picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc

Mural

(Murali)


Wall painting

Painting of murali

Fresco

painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling

Fresh colour

Frieze

Richly painted band on wall

Replica / facsimile

A copy

Emboss

carve, mould, or stamp a design on (a surface or object) so that it stands out in relief.

Inscribe

Write or carve words etc on surface

Engrave

Write or carve words etc on surface

Etch

Produce design by engraving metal plate with acid or laser beam

Gild

To cover thinly with gold to give attractive look

Genealogy

Ancestry

Lineage

Ancestry

Descent

Ancestry

Dynasty

Hereditary rulers

Clan

Group of family having related to each other

Kindered

Family members

Atavism/atavistic

tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral.

Ata eating

Progenitors

Ancestors or forefathers

Throwback

tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral.

Forebears

Ancestors

Posterity

Descendants

Post inhereted

Progeny

Child

Provide gene

Scion

Child from.rich family

Betrothal/betrothed

Engagement

Nuptials

Wedding ceremony

Woo

Seek favour or love

Court

Seek favour or love

Conjugal

Pertaining (related) to marriage

Jugalbandi

Marital

Related to marriage

Fraternal

Related to brotherhood

Avuncular

Related to uncle

Filial

Related to son or daughter

Ethos

Fundamental atmosphere of a culture

Ethics

Heritage


Culture history

Mores

Social customs

Moral

Memorablia

Things worth(imp) remembering

Provenance

Origin source

Relic

an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest.


"a museum of railway relics"

Reel

Artefact

an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest.


Memento

Object kept as a reminder of a person or event.

Souvenir

object kept as a reminder of a person or event.

Keepsake

object kept as a reminder of a person or event.

Fare

Food

Repast

Meal

Feast

large meal, typically a celebratory one."a wedding feast"

Banquet

elaborate and formal evening meal for many people.

Collation

light informal meal.

Cuisine

Style of cooking

Condiments

Spices or seasoning

Legumes

Lentils and beans

Concoction

a mixture of various ingredients or elements

Decoction

concentrated liquor resulting from heating or boiling a substance,

Gourmet

Expert in food and wine

Gastronome

Expert in this food or wine

Epicure

Expert in food or wine


Gourmand

person who enjoys eating and often eats too much.

Glutton

person who enjoys eating and often eats too much.

Forage

Search for food



Food for horses or cattle

Partake

eat or drink (something)."he partook of a well-earned drink

Imbibe

drink (alcohol



Absorb ideas or knowledge

Swig

drink greedily

Guzzle

drink greedily

After gazzle

Quaff

drink greedily

Cough

Gormandize/ gorge

To eat greedily

Relish

To enjoy

Lavish

Garnish

To decorate

Ravenous

Very hungry

Famished

( famine)


Very hungry

Luscious

Pleasing to taste or smell

Succulent

Juicy

Scrumptious

Tasty (SC rum pio)

Sc Rum pio

Delectable

Tasty

Appetizing

Tasty

Appetite

natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.

Piquant

Tart and spicy

Acrid / pungent

Strong

Unpalatable

Not tasty

Unapptizing

Not tasty

Insipid

Not tasty ( no sip)

Bland

Not tasty ( black land )