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regicide

murder of a king or queen

eccentric

irregular, bizzare

apostate

one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

uncouth

ill mannered, behaving or speaking in rude way

recast

reconstruct

hirsute

hairy, having lot of hair on your body

ubiquitous

omnipresent, being everywhere

abet

help someone do something wrong

turpitude

immoral behavior, depravity

rhetoric

speach or writing intended to be effective and influence people

ossify

be fixed. unable to change

splice

fasten together, unite

foil*

1)contrast


2)defeat ,frustrate

martial

warlike, connected to war and fighting

entreat

plead, ask earnestly

countenance*

1)face, your face or your expression


2)approve, to accept

2)teacher refused to countenance such rude behavior in the class

blandishment

flattery, praise

crass

behave in stupid and offensive manner

extant

still existing in spite of being very old

descry

catch sight of, esp something a long way away

bogus

counterfeit, not true or real, fake

bogus note

plaintive

mournful

plaintiff

a person who brings an action in a court of law

sbi was a leading plaintiff in the case against Mallya

lien

legal claim on a property

fidelity

loyalty

pith

central idea or essence of something

temperate

self-controlled.......


1) climate, not very hot or cold


2) temperate behavior is calm and sensible

pique

irritation, being upset because someone has ignored you

interdict

prohibit, forbid

aplomb

assurance

spurn

reject, scorn

multifarious

varied, diversified, of many different kinds

saturnine

gloomy, looking sad or serious

gloat

express evil satisfaction, happy about someone else's failure

molt

shed hair or feathers

forswear

renounce, abandon

avow

declare openly,


make public statement about something you believe in

egress

exit, place of exit

fret

be annoyed

belabor

explain extensively