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Invidious

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Causing envy or anger

Eg. Invidious lifestyle / position

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Insidious

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Harming indirectly

Eg. Insidious energy / pollution

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Disingenuous 2

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1) appearing to be simple and honest but actually not
Eg. Disingenuous classmate

2) indirect and dishonest
Eg. Disingenuous person/ activity

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Artless 4

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1) plain or simple
Eg. Artless furniture

2) true or genuine
Eg. Artless report

3) natural
Eg. Artless beauty

4) honest and simple
Eg. Artless villagers

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Contrive 4

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1) to plan
Eg. I contrived a meeting

2) to plan with much time and effort
Eg. The prisoner contrived to escape

3) invent
Eg. The contrived weapons out of stone

4) to make fake / to invent fake
Eg. The report was contrived
Contrived report

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Clandestine

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Secret ( from destiny)

Eg. Clandestine marriage/ meeting

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Devious 2

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1) long and indirect
Eg. Devious route

2) indirect and dishonest
Eg. Devious person / activity

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Portend

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( usually - ve )

To indicate what will happen in the future

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Repudiate 2

[ syn ] refute

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1) to reject

2) to prove something as false

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Authorize

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To permit legally

Eg. The vaccine was authorized

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Forsee

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To predict ( groundless)

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Hypothesize

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1) to make a guesswork
2) to claim based on available or incomplete evidence
3) to claim based on suggested ideas not based on proven ideas

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Question

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Doubt

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Contend 2

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1) to compete
Eg. They are contending for power

2) to claim

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Savor

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To enjoy

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Revitalize

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To energize

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Extol

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To highly praise

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Deprecate

[ syn ] derogate, disparage, pejorate

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To consider others of little value or importance

Eg. We shouldn’t deprecate other’s achievements

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Deprecation

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Insult

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Deprecatory

[ syn ] disparaging, derogatory, pejorative

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Intended to belittle

Eg. Deprecatory remarks

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Depredate

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To attack violently ( it may cause killing or destruction)

Eg. The settlement was depredated by wild elephants

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Depredation

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Violent attack ( it may cause killing or destruction)

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Renounce

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To give up / abandon

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Denounce

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Strongly criticize

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Spurn [ syn ] flout
To reject | Eg. The country spurned foreign aids
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Discountenance [ ant ] countenance
Disapprove / disapproval
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Countenance /n/
Face
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Eulogy
Speech of praise generally of a person who has recently died
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Eulogistic
Praising usually of a person who has recently died
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Eulogize
To praise usually of a person who has recently died | Eg. The eulogized city Of Troy
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Stalwart 2
1) very loyal Eg. Stalwart supporter 2) physically strong Eg. Stalwart supporter
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Precarious
Risky or dangerous | Eg. Precarious journey
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Stout
Strong | Eg. Stout body
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Irrefragable
Inviolable | Eg. Irrefragable rule / law
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Tottering 2
1) to walk or move unsteadily 2) to make unsteady movement before being collapsed Eg. Tottering airplane
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Fecund 2
1) fertile 2) creative Eg. Fecund imagination
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Fecund /n/
1 ) Fertility 2) creativity
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Distinctive
1) different from others | 2) of superior quality
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Dictate 3
1) to state with authority 2) to speak slowly and clearly so that you can write or record * 3) to determine Eg. Your salary dictates your lifestyle
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Incur 2
1) to pay under obligation | 2) to receive
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Reputation
General opinion about something or somebody | Eg. The company has bad reputation
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Kudos
Praise or prestige earned through your own effort | Eg. He received kudos for his contribution to the society
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Recompense
Compensation for loss or damage
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Obloquy
Ob = -ve, loc = talk Vilification ( defamation )
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Vilify
To defame
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Giant
Very powerful and impressive person
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To throw the spotlight
Highlight
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Amateur 2
1 ) non-professional 2) fig.m- unskilled Eg. Amateur cook
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Stigma 2
1) token of disgrace Eg. Stigma in character 2) unfair attitude of something or somebody Eg. Social stigma about race
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Stigmatization
Strong / harsh criticism
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Stigmatize
Harshly criticize | Eg. The PM was stigmatized in the parliament
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Lionize 2
1) to declare celebrity 2) fig.m - to treat somebody as a very important person / to make somebody famous Eg. The social workers were lionized.
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Lion-hearted [ syn ] leonine
Very courageous
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Lion's share
The majority | Eg. The Lion's share of the students
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Marginalize
To keep aside
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Foreground /v/
Highlight
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* Transcend
To rise above Eg. The PM transcended party politics The ascetic transcended worldly pleasures
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Latitude
Freedom
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Materialism
Love for the material world rather than the spiritual world
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Impetuous [ headlong ]
Hasty or unplanned | Eg. Impetuous decision
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Plod 2
1) to walk slowly with difficulty 2) to move ahead slowly with difficulty Eg. I am progressing ploddingly
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Sporadic
Intermittent / occasional | Eg. Sporadic monsoon
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Routine / adj /
Regular
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Apogee
Highest point | Eg. Apogee of success
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Epiphany
Epi - upon, phany - transparent Sudden realization that everything becomes transparent Eg. This meditation culminated in epiphany
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Culminate
To end after a process / to reach highest point after a process Eg. Their dispute culminated in a fight
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Diaphanous
Thin, light and transparent | Eg. Diaphanous curtain
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Impasse
Deadlock / stalemate | Eg. Political impasse
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Capitulate
To decline or surrender | Eg. The revenge capitulated
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Recapitulate
Recap - to summarize To include important matters Eg. The movie recapitulates the history of Nepal
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Regress [ ant ] progress
To go back to worst condition
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Impugn
``` To criticize ( suggesting that somebody is not honest and shouldn't be trusted ) Eg. He impugned his opponent's characters ```
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Acrimony
Bitterness ( relationship / taste / remark)
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Cacophony
Harsh or unpleasant sound
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Sinecure | figure-head person
Position without responsibility and power but well paid
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Strain
Tense ( relationship)
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Dissolution 2
1) dissolving or collapse | 2) immoral behavior ( in terms of drinks, drugs, sex )
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Melding
Combination
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Collision
Fig. m- conflict
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Clerical 2
1) relating to clergy ( of church ) Eg. Clerical duty 2) relating to clerk Eg. Clerical responsibilities
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Civil
Polite ( rather unfriendly )
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Cerebral 2
1 ) relating to brain Eg. Cerebral power 2) intellectual rather than emotional Eg. Cerebral documentary
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Cerabration
Thought
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cerebrate /v/
To think
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Antinomian 2
1) relating to church | 2) paradoxical
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Inevitable [ sym ] ineluctable
Unavoidable ( sure to happen) | Eg. Ineluctable consequence
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Radical 4
1) revolutionary Eg. A radical communist 2) complete Eg. Radical change 3) fundamental Eg. radical theory * 4) demanding reform ( low degree communist) Eg. a radical political party
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Piety [ ant ] impiety
Deep respect to god
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Secular
Not religious Eg. Secular political party Secular state
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Secularise
To isolate from religion | Eg. The hospital has been secularised
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Secular priest
The priest who doesn't remain in church but remains in the community.

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