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candor

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the quality of being open and honest; frankness.; ingenuous

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assent

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agreement

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ascent

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uphill climb

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dissent

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disagreement

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descent

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downhill climb

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modishness

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state of being fashionable

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conservancy

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noun. personal knowledge or information about someone or something. synonyms: acquaintance, conversancy, familiarity.

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balkanized

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divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups.

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balk

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hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.

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aquiline

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like an eagle.

(of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.

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sophistry

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the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.
“trying to argue that I had benefited in any way from the disaster was pure sophistry”
a fallacious argument.
syn - quibbling

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sinecure

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well-paid position with little responsibility

Mnemonics: – I HAVE A SECURE, SINECURE JOB AND ALL THAT I HAVE TO DO IS TO SIGN AND OBTAIN 7 CRORES A DAY.

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insinuated

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suggest

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disquiet

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a feeling of worry or unease.
“public disquiet about animal testing”
Disquiet = D + is + quiet. If a baby ‘is quiet’ just after birth in spite of crying, it will make the doctors tense/anxious.
syn chagrin, dismay

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comestible

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edible

Comestible -> Eaten food provides energy because it is Combustible in stomach. here mes ( mess) & tible (table) ,,together it becomes mess the table with food…….

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infirmity

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physical or mental weakness.

in +firm = not firm

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abettor

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a person who encourages or assists someone to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.

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unforthcoming

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uncooperative

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ossify and inure difference??

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ossify - harden (make solid plans jaisa)

inure - harden to something unpleasant

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ribald

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humorously vulgar

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reprisal

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re + uprise; retaliation

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upend

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set or turn (something) on its end or upside down.

“she upended a can of soup over the portions”

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procure

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obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
;2 persuade or cause (someone) to do something.
“he procured his wife to sign the mandate for the joint account”

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bald

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not having any extra detail or explanation; plain or blunt.
“the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification”
plain, simple, unadorned

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redoubtable
inspiring fear
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equable
not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.
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priggish
self-righteously moralistic and superior.
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prurient
having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others. "she'd been the subject of much prurient curiosity" syn - lascivious, salacious,licentious
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puritanical
moralistic, seedha-saadha; | having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex.
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insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects. "sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem" stealthy; surreptitious
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indoctrinated
teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. "broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating the masses" Similar: brainwash propagandize proselytize
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vivacious
attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman).
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fetid
smelling extremely unpleasant.
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lobbying
seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue. | syn - importune
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skulk
keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive. "don't skulk outside the door like a spy!"
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sinister
``` giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen. "there was something sinister about that murmuring voice" Similar: menacing threatening ominous forbidding baleful ```
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premeditated
characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a measure of forethought and planning premeditated murder.
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pathologize
regard or treat as psychologically abnormal.
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amenable
open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled. MN - docile
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incipient
beginning to happen or develop.
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nebulous
(of a concept) vague or ill-defined. | "nebulous concepts like quality of life"
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walloped
``` strike or hit very hard. "they walloped the back of his head with a stick" Similar: hit strike beat ;2 heavily defeat ```
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pallid
1pale;2insipid
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importunate
persistent
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consternation
a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. "to her consternation her car wouldn't start" Similar: dismay perturbation chagrin disquiet divide it like con(conflicts)+ster(stir)+nation.. conflicts in gujrat stirred the whole nation..&people feared a lot from going out of their homes. 6 4.
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sullied
damage the purity or integrity of. "they were outraged that anyone should sully their good name" syn - besmirched
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undercutting
offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor). "these industries have been undercut by more efficient foreign producers"
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noxious
harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
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drone
``` make a continuous low humming sound. "in the far distance a machine droned" Similar: hum buzz ```
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arbitrator
an independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute. "the facts of the case are put to an independent arbitrator" Similar: adjudicator arbiter judge umpire

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