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scampering
improvise
reconnaissance
purport
debris

run quickly with light steps due to fear

or excitement.
create or perform spontaneously
without any preparation

preliminary surveying or research,

exploration

appear or claim to do something esp.

falsely
scattered fragments , typically of
something wrecked or destroyed

mangle

strew
mayhem

profusely

frantically
exgratia

kin

ransacked
assailants
vicinity

severely mutilated , disfigure by

cutting , tearing , crushing beyond
recognition

scatter or spread things over a surface

or area
violent or damaging disorder , chaos
abundantly

madly , in an uncontrolled manner

done with a sense of moral obligation

rather than because of any legal
requirement(esp. with reference to
paying of money
one's family and relations

go hurridly through a place stealing

things and causing damage
a person who physically attacks
another.
the area near or surrounding a
particular place

undercut
impede
vicious

overture

outrage
plausible
concoct

exemplary

contentious
stout
apex

revive

offer goods or services at a lower

prices than a competitor
delay or prevent

deliberately cruel or violent

an approach or proposal made to

someone with the aim of opening
negotiations proposal , offer

an extremely strong reaction of anger ,

shock or indignation
seems reasonable or probable

create or devise (esp a story or plan)

serving as desirable model

controversial, involving heated

argument

(of a person) somewaht fat or heavily

build
reaching a high point or climax

restore to life , resurrect, regain life

cauldron
blaze

blitzkrieg
plunder
unleash
ratify
sluggish
amiss

antecedent
Abetment

A situation characterized by instability

and strong emotions.
A very large or fiercely burning fire

An intense military campaign intended

to bring about a swift victory.
Steal goods from, (typically using force
and in a time of war or civil disorder
Release from a leash or
restraint ,release

making it officially valid , approve,

sanction

Slow-moving or inactive., slow , lazy.

Not quite right; inappropriate or out of

place.
A thing or event that existed before or
logically precedes another
encourage or assist to do something
wrong.

sabotage
Apprehension
Thwart
contigents

oration
conspicuous
sloppy

haphazard
prima facie
veracity

Deliberately destroy, damage, or

obstruct (something).

Anxiety or fear that something bad or

unpleasant will happen

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing

something
Possible, or liable, but not certain, to
occur; incidental; casual ;
subject to chance

A formal speech, esp. one given on a

ceremonial occasion.

Standing out so as to be clearly visible ,

; prominent - noticeable
careless and unsystematic

lacking any obvious principle of

organisation

based on first impression , accepted as

correct untill proved otherwise
conformity to facts , accuracy

retract

draw , pull , withdraw

melee

a confused fight

dismal

evade

skirmish
broached
ado

palpable
consession

chauvinism
profound

exaggerate
accord

memoirs

depressing or dreary
escape or avoid

an episode of irregular or
premedidated fighting

raise a sensitive topic for discussion

trouble , difficulty , fuss

able to touched or felt , so intense as

to be almost touched or felt
a thing that is granted

exaggerated or aggressive patroitism

very great or intense

represent something as being larger ,

greater , better or worse that it really is
give or grant someone

a historical account or biography

written from personal knowledge

cynical
reconciliations
envisage
fiat

avert

narcissism

premise
stultify

disdain
censure
ubiquitous

beleiving that people are motivated by

self interest
the reestablishing of cordial relations
form a mental picture of something
not yet known or existing
decree , a formal authorization
turn away

excessive erotic interest in oneself and

one's physical apperance, extremely
selfishness , egoistic
pre requisite

cause to lose enthusiasm and initiation

consider to be unworthy of one's
consideration

express severe disapproval of,

expression of formal disapproval
present , appearing or found
everywhere , omnipresent

clamorous
flurry

appeasement
shrill

legitimate
dissent

frills
ecclesiatical
undermine
egalitarian

blatant (done openly and unshamedly),

conspicously & offensively loud
a small swirling mass of something

pacify or placate (relieve or satisfy ) by

acceding to their demands
high pitch and piercing voice /sound
conforming to the law or to rules

hold or express opinions that are at

variance with those previously,
commonly or officiallly expressed.
a thing resembling such a ship in
appearance or function

of or relating to the christian church or

its clergy

dig or excarvate beneath(a building) so

as to make it collapse .

of , relating to or believing in the

principle that all people are equal and
deserve equal rights and oppurtunities

honorifies
contemporary
echelon

embrace
mace bearer
heralds
eulogy

propitiation
lofty

appurtenances

a title or word implyfying or expressing

high status , politness or respect
living or occuring at the same time.

a level or rank in an organisation , a

profession or society

hold someone closely in one's arms

sign of affection (hug)

is a person who carries mace either a

real weapon or ceremonial
an offcial messenger of news

a speech or peace of writings that

praises someone or something highly ,
typically who has just died
the act of prpitiating or appeasing god
spirit or person
of imposing heights

an accessory or other items associated

with a particular activity or style of
living

perquisites

presumptions
behove

impetus
tarnish
helm

vitriolic

unbridled
levy

augment
hitch

intrusion
enact

a thing regarded as a special right or

privilage enjoyed as a result of ones
position

failing to observe the limits of what is

permitted or aprropriate
be appropriate or necassary

the force or energy or momentum with

which a body moves
lose or cause to lose luster

steering wheel , a position of

leadership or control

acerb , harsh or corrosive in tone

uncontrolled

impose and collect

increase

a temporary problem or interuption

the action of intruding , interference

put into practise

encroach

peddling
sparring

revelations
contraband
pugilist

kingpin
depute
parole
sworn

intrude on ( a person's territory)

advance gradually and in a way that
causes damage
try to sell by going house to house
(illegaly drug or stolen items).

make the motions of boxing without

landing heavy blows as a form of
training(boxing).
an enlightening or astonishing
disclosure

goods that are been imported or

exported illegally.
a professional boxer

a main or large bolt in a central

position.
appoint or delegate , authorize

the release of prisoner temporarily

before completion of sentence.
testimony given under oath

forgery

dilineate
rhetoric

toil
exhort

the action of forging or producing a

copy of a document , signature ,
(counterfeit) ,
fake
falsification
describe or portray something
precisely

the art of effective or persuasive

speaking or writing ,
using language effectively to please or
persuade
work extremely hard or
incessantly

Verb
Strongly encourage or urge (someone)
to do something.
Synonyms
admonish - urge - advise

refrain

subsequently
holistic

Verb
Stop oneself from doing something.
Noun
A repeated line or number of lines in a
poem or song, typically at the end of
each verse.
Synonyms
verb. abstain - forbear - hold back restrain
noun. chorus - burden - tag undersong
following in time and order ( BAAD
MEIN)

Adjective
Characterized by comprehension of
the parts of something as intimately
interconnected and explicable only by
reference to the whole.
Characterized by the treatment of the
whole person, taking into account
mental and social factors, rather than
just the physical...

gloom

commemorate

adversary

Noun
Partial or total darkness.
A state of depression or despondency:
"economic gloom".
Synonyms
darkness - gloominess - obscurity dark - murk
Verb
Recall and show respect for (someone
or something) in a ceremony.
Serve as a memorial to.
Synonyms
celebrate - solemnize - remember
Noun
One's opponent in a contest, conflict,
or dispute.
The Devil.
Synonyms
opponent - antagonist - enemy - foe rival - competitor

apartheid

stalemate

destitute

Noun
(in South Africa) A policy or system of
segregation or discrimination on
grounds of race.
Segregation in other contexts.

Noun
A position counting as a draw, in which
a player is not in check but cannot
move except into check.
Verb
Bring to or cause to reach stalemate:
"the currently stalemated peace talks".
Synonyms
deadlock - impasse - dead end - cul-desac
Adjective
Without the basic necessities of life.
Not having.
Synonyms
needy - indigent - poor - necessitous penurious

arbitrary

whim

Adjective
Based on random choice or personal
whim, rather than any reason or
system.
(of power or a ruling body)
Unrestrained and autocratic in the use
of authority.
Synonyms
high-handed

Noun
A sudden desire or change of mind,
esp. one that is unusual or
unexplained.
A windlass for raising ore or water
from a mine.
Synonyms
caprice - fancy - vagary - whimsy - quirk
- fad

capricious

contrary

Adjective
Given to sudden and unaccountable
changes of mood or behavior.
Synonyms
whimsical - wayward - fickle - freakish crotchety

Adjective
Opposite in nature, direction, or
meaning.
Noun
The opposite.
Synonyms
adjective. opposite - adverse - reverse opposed - converse
noun. opposite - reverse - converse contrast - antithesis

doctrine

hitherto

Noun
A belief or set of beliefs held and
taught by a church, political party, or
other group.
A stated principle of government
policy, mainly in foreign or military
affairs: "the Monroe Doctrine".
Synonyms
tenet - ism - teaching - dogma
Adverb
Until now or until the point in time
under discussion.
Synonyms
so far - yet - heretofore - up to now

caveat

genocide

ostensibly

avowdely

Noun
A warning or proviso of specific
stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
A notice, esp. in a probate, that certain
actions may not be taken without
informing the person who gave the
notice.
Synonyms
warning - caution
Noun
The deliberate killing of a large group
of people, esp. those of a particular
ethnic group or nation.
Adverb
Apparently or purportedly, but
perhaps not actually: "portrayed as a
blue-collar type, ostensibly a
carpenter".
Synonyms
seemingly - apparently
by open declaration

irritants

autonomy

besieged

Noun
A substance that causes slight
inflammation or other discomfort to
the body.
A thing that is continually annoying or
distracting.

Noun
(of a country or region) The right or
condition of self-government, esp. in a
particular sphere.
A self-governing country or region.
Synonyms
self-government - independence
Verb
Surround (a place) with armed forces
in order to capture it or force its
surrender; lay siege to.
Crowd around oppressively; surround
and harass: "she spent the whole day
besieged by newsmen"

snub

fauxpas

Verb
Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully:
"he snubbed faculty members and
students alike".
Noun
An act of showing disdain or a lack of
cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring
someone or something.
Adjective
(of a person's or animal's nose) Short
and turned up at the end: "snubnosed".
Synonyms
retrousse
Noun
An embarrassing or tactless act or
remark in a social situation.
Synonyms
gaffe - error - misstep - blunder

veterans

imbroglio

forge

Noun
A person who has had long experience
in a particular field, esp. military
service: "a veteran of two world wars".
Noun
An extremely confused, complicated,
or embarrassing situation: "the
Watergate imbroglio".
Synonyms
entanglement - complication
Verb
Make or shape (a metal object) by
heating it in a fire or furnace and
beating or hammering it.
Move forward gradually or steadily.
Noun
A blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.
Synonyms
verb. counterfeit - falsify - fake fabricate
noun. smithy

accede

itinerary

Verb
Assent or agree to a demand, request,
or treaty.
Assume an office or position.
Synonyms
assent - agree - consent - comply accept - acquiesce
Noun
A planned route or journey.
A travel document recording these.
Synonyms
route

stint

detractors

Verb
Supply an ungenerous or inadequate
amount of (something): "stowage room
hasn't been stinted".
Noun
A person's fixed or allotted period of
work: "his varied career included a
stint as a magician".
A small short-legged sandpiper (genus
Calidris) of northern Eurasia and
Alaska, with a brownish back and white
underparts.
Synonyms
verb. limit - restrict - scrimp - confine skimp - scant
noun. limitation - restriction - restraint
- confinement
Noun
A person who disparages someone or
something.

disparage

precis

subtle

Verb
Regard or represent as being of little
worth.
Synonyms
depreciate - belittle - decry underestimate
make a summary (of).

Adjective
(esp. of a change or distinction) So
delicate or precise as to be difficult to
analyze or describe.
(of a mixture or effect) Delicately
complex and understated.
Synonyms
subtile - fine - delicate - nice - sharp

effacing

elitism

predominant

Verb
Erase (a mark) from a surface: "words
effaced by frost and rain"; "his anger
was effaced when he stepped into the
open air".
Make oneself appear insignificant or
inconspicuous.

Noun
The advocacy or existence of an elite
as a dominating element in a system
or society.
The attitude or behavior of a person or
group who regard themselves as
belonging to an elite.
Adjective
Present as the strongest or main
element.
Having or exerting control or power.
Synonyms
prevalent - prevailing - dominant preponderant

envoy

reneging

contention

rationale

Noun
A messenger or representative, esp.
one on a diplomatic mission.
Synonyms
emissary - messenger - legate ambassador - deputy

Verb
Go back on a promise, undertaking, or
contract.
Noun
Heated disagreement.
An assertion, esp. one maintained in
argument.
Synonyms
quarrel - strife - dispute - argument contest

Noun
A set of reasons or a logical basis for a
course of action or a particular belief:

deprive

posits

scavenger

erroneously

Verb
Deny (a person or place) the
possession or use of something.
Synonyms
divest - bereave - rob - strip dispossess

Verb
Assume as a fact; put forward as a
basis of argument.
Noun
A statement made on the assumption
that it will prove to be true.

Noun
An animal that feeds on carrion, dead
plant material, or refuse.
A person who searches for and collects
discarded items.
Synonyms
dustman - sweeper
mistakenly: in a mistaken manner; "he
mistakenly believed it".

decennial

stout

debase

Adjective
Recurring every ten years.
Lasting for or relating to a period of
ten years.

Adjective
(of a person) Somewhat fat or of heavy
build.
Noun
A kind of strong, dark beer brewed
with roasted malt or barley.
Synonyms
strong - sturdy - corpulent - robust stalwart - tough
Verb
Reduce (something) in quality or value;
degrade.
Lower the moral character of
(someone): "war debases people".
Synonyms
degrade - abase - demean - humiliate deteriorate

iniquitous

perpetuate

litigation

characterized by iniquity; wicked

because it is believed to be a sin;
"iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was
sinful to wear.

Verb
Make (something, typically an
undesirable situation or an unfounded
belief) continue indefinitely.
Preserve (something valued) from
oblivion or extinction.
Synonyms
immortalize - eternize - eternalize

a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial

contest to determine and enforce legal
rights.

grotesque

uphill

Adjective
Comically or repulsively ugly or
distorted.
Noun
A very ugly or comically distorted
figure, creature, or image.
Synonyms
preposterous - ludicrous - fantastic fantastical

Adverb
In an ascending direction up a hill or
slope: "follow the track uphill".
Adjective
Sloping upward; ascending.
Noun
An upward slope.
Synonyms
adverb. upward
adjective. difficult - hard - arduous toilsome - laborious
noun. ascent - upgrade - rise - acclivity

apathy

callous

dilly dallying
detrimental

consensus

Noun
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or
concern.
Synonyms
indifference - unconcern - torpor listlessness

Adjective
Showing or having an insensitive and
cruel disregard for others.
Synonyms
unfeeling - insensitive - heartless - hard
to waste time . esp. in decision making
Adjective
Tending to cause harm.
Synonyms
harmful - injurious - prejudicial deleterious - noisome
Noun
General agreement.
Synonyms
accord - agreement - unanimity

consonance

eventually

Noun
Agreement or compatibility between
opinions or actions.
The recurrence of similar sounds, esp.
consonants, in close proximity (chiefly
as used in prosody).
Synonyms
harmony - accord - concord - unison concordance

Adverb
In the end, esp. after a long delay,
dispute, or series of problems:
"eventually, after midnight, I arrived at
the hotel".
Synonyms
finally - at last - ultimately - in the end lastly

precursor

arson

fracas

Noun
A person or thing that comes before
another of the same kind; a
forerunner.
A substance from which another is
formed, esp. by metabolic reaction.
Synonyms
forerunner - harbinger - predecessor herald

Noun
The criminal act of deliberately setting
fire to property: "police are treating the
fire as arson".
Synonyms
incendiarism - fire-raising
Noun
A noisy disturbance or quarrel.
Synonyms
hubbub - ruction - row - uproar - din

solidarity

fringes

Noun
Unity or agreement of feeling or
action, esp. among individuals with a
common interest; mutual support
within a group.
An independent trade union
movement in Poland that developed
into a mass campaign for political
change and inspired popular
opposition...
Synonyms
unity

Noun
An ornamental border of threads left
loose or formed into tassels or twists,
used to edge clothing or material.
Verb
Decorate (clothing or material) with a
fringe.

tenuous

woes

uphold

Adjective
Very weak or slight: "the tenuous link
between interest rates and
investment".
Very slender or fine; insubstantial: "a
tenuous cloud".
Synonyms
thin - slender - slight - weak - flimsy delicate - fine
Noun
Great sorrow or distress.
Things that cause sorrow or distress;
troubles.
Synonyms
misery
Verb
Confirm or support (something that
has been questioned): "the court
upheld his claim for damages".
Maintain (a custom or practice).

amenities

mire

chid

Noun
A desirable or useful feature or facility
of a building or place.
The pleasantness of a place or a
person.
Noun
A stretch of swampy or boggy ground.
Verb
Cause to be stuck in mud.
Synonyms
noun. mud - ooze - slough - sludge morass - bog - slime
verb. muddy
Verb
Scold or rebuke: "she chided him for
not replying".

pivotal

defy

manoeuvre

Adjective
Of crucial importance in relation to the
development or success of something
else.
Fixed on or as if on a pivot.
Synonyms
central - cardinal - axial
Verb
Openly resist or refuse to obey: "a
woman who defies convention".
(of a thing) Make (an action or quality)
almost impossible: "his actions defy
belief".
Synonyms
challenge - dare - brave
Act in order to achieve a certain goal;
"He maneuvered to get the
chairmanship"; "She maneuvered
herself into...

rebuke

hegemony

placate

Verb
Express sharp disapproval or criticism
of (someone) because of their behavior
or actions.
Noun
An expression of sharp disapproval or
criticism.
Synonyms
verb. reprove - reprimand - reprehend
- scold - upbraid - chide
noun. reprimand - reproof - reproach reprehension
Noun
Leadership or dominance, esp. by one
country or social group.
Verb
Make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Synonyms
appease - pacify - soothe - propitiate mollify

mea culpa

turbulence

hypothetical

Noun
An acknowledgment of one's fault or
error.
Noun
Violent or unsteady movement of air
or water, or of some other fluid.
Conflict; confusion: "political
turbulence".
Synonyms
turmoil - unrest - disturbance commotion

Adjective
Of, based on, or serving as a
hypothesis.
Noun
A hypothetical proposition or
statement: "Flynn talked in
hypotheticals, tossing what-if scenarios
to Kernaghan".
Synonyms
hypothetic - conjectural - presumptive

Vulnerable

corrigendum

discursive

Adjective
Exposed to the possibility of being
attacked or harmed, either physically
or emotionally: "we were in a
vulnerable position".
(of a partnership) Liable to higher
penalties, either by convention or
through having won one game toward
a rubber.
Noun
A thing to be corrected, typically an
error in a printed book.
Synonyms
misprint - erratum - literal

Adjective
Digressing from subject to subject.
(of a style of speech or writing) Fluent
and expansive rather than formulaic or
abbreviated.

disgressing

prose

intervention

Verb
Leave the main subject temporarily in
speech or writing.
Noun
Written or spoken language in its
ordinary form, without metrical
structure.
Verb
Talk tediously: "prosing on about
female beauty".

Noun
The action or process of intervening.
Interference by a country in another's
affairs.
Synonyms
interference - interposition - mediation
- intercession

elusive

autocratic

rendition

Adjective
Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Difficult to remember or recall.
Synonyms
evasive - elusory

Adjective
Of or relating to a ruler who has
absolute power.
Taking no account of other people's
wishes or opinions; domineering.
Synonyms
autocratical - despotic

Noun
A performance or interpretation, esp.
of a dramatic role or piece of music.
A visual representation or
reproduction.
Synonyms
rendering - translation - interpretation
- performance

forays

entrench

chasity

Noun
A sudden attack or incursion into
enemy territory, esp. to obtain
something; a raid: "the garrison made
a foray against Richard's camp".
Verb
Make or go on a foray: "the place into
which they were forbidden to foray"

Verb
Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief)
so firmly that change is very difficult or
unlikely.
Establish (a person or authority) in a
position of great strength or security.
Synonyms
intrench

Noun
The state or practice of refraining from
sexual intercourse.
Synonyms
purity - virtue

deterrence
erradicate

transgress

disincentive: a negative motivational

influence.

Verb
Put an end to; destroy.
Synonyms
extirpate - uproot - exterminate - root
out - destroy

Verb
Infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a
moral principle or other established
standard of behavior).
(of the sea) Spread over (an area of
land).
Synonyms
infringe - contravene - violate - exceed
- sin - trespass

stigma

referendum

Noun
A mark of disgrace associated with a
particular circumstance, quality, or
person: "the stigma of mental
disorder".
(in Christian tradition) Marks
corresponding to those left on Jesus'
body by the Crucifixion, said to have
been impressed by divine...
Synonyms
brand - stain - taint

Noun
A general vote by the electorate on a
single political question that has been
referred to them for a direct decision.
The process of referring a political
question to the electorate for this
purpose.
Synonyms
plebiscite

onlooker

nonetheless

garner

laud

Noun
A nonparticipating observer; a
spectator.
Synonyms
spectator - bystander - looker-on viewer - beholder

Adverb
In spite of that; nevertheless.
Synonyms
nevertheless - notwithstanding - still yet - though
(TAB BHI, PHIR BHI)
Verb
Gather or collect (something, esp.
information or approval): "garner
evidence".
Synonyms
store - collect - hoard - gather accumulate - stock
to praise esp in a public context

slack off
truce

proclaim

abate: become less in amount or

intensity

Noun
An agreement between enemies or
opponents to stop fighting or arguing
for a certain time: "the guerrillas called
a three-day truce".
Synonyms
armistice - respite - cease-fire

Verb
Announce officially or publicly: "the
manifesto proclaimed that imperialism
would be the coalition's chief
objective".
Declare something one considers
important with due emphasis.
Synonyms
declare - announce - promulgate publish - pronounce

despair

lacklustre
laureate

Noun
The complete loss or absence of hope.
Verb
Lose or be without hope: "to despair of
ever knowing".
Synonyms
noun. desperation - hopelessness despondency
verb. despond
lacking brilliance or vitality;

Noun
A person who is honored with an
award for outstanding achievement.
Adjective
Wreathed with laurel as a mark of
honor.
Synonyms
prizewinner

vigorous

wither

impunity

Adjective
(of a person) Strong, healthy, and full
of energy.
Characterized by or involving physical
strength, effort, or energy: "vigorous
aerobic exercise".
Synonyms
strong - energetic - robust - forceful powerful

Verb
(of a plant) Become dry and shriveled.
(of a person, limb, or the skin) Become
shrunken or wrinkled from age or
disease.
Synonyms
fade - wilt - sear - languish - droop shrivel
Noun
Exemption from punishment or
freedom from the injurious
consequences of an action.

repeal

unequivocal

Verb
Revoke or annul (a law or
congressional act).
Noun
The action of revoking or annulling a
law or congressional act.
Synonyms
verb. annul - revoke - rescind - cancel abrogate - abolish
noun. revocation - cancellation annulment - abrogation

Adjective
Leaving no doubt; unambiguous: "an
unequivocal answer".
Synonyms
unambiguous - definite - clear - distinct
- explicit

incongruous

jurisprudence

copious

suffregette

Adjective
Not in harmony or keeping with the
surroundings or other aspects of
something; not in place.
Synonyms
inappropriate - improper - unsuitable inep
Noun
The theory or philosophy of law.
A legal system.
Synonyms
law

Adjective
Abundant in supply or quantity.
Synonyms
abundant - plentiful - profuse - ample rich - generous
Noun
A woman seeking the right to vote
through organized protest.

latter

tantamount

akin

Adjective
Situated or occurring nearer to the end
of something than to the beginning.
Belonging to the final stages of
something.
Synonyms
last - final - late - ultimate - recent
Adjective
Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually
the same as: "the resignations were
tantamount to an admission of guilt".
Synonyms
equivalent - equal
Adjective
Of similar character: "genius and
madness are akin".
Related by blood.
Synonyms
related - kindred - similar - cognate affined - alike

facet

incarceration

mens rea

Noun
One side of something many-sided,
esp. of a cut gem.
A particular aspect or feature of
something.
Synonyms
aspect - side

captivity: the state of being

imprisoned; "he was held in captivity
until he died"; "the imprisonment of
captured..

Noun
The intention or knowledge of
wrongdoing that constitutes part of a
crime, as opposed to the action or
conduct of the accused.

vile

per se

futile

Adjective
Extremely unpleasant.
Morally bad; wicked: "as vile a rogue as
ever lived".
Synonyms
mean - base - villainous - nasty - foul scurvy - sordid
Adverb
By or in itself or themselves;
intrinsically: "it is not these facts per se
that are important".
Adjective
Incapable of producing any useful
result; pointless.
Synonyms
vain - useless - unavailing - fruitless idle - nugatory

morbid

insightful

defamation

Adjective
Characterized by or appealing to an
abnormal and unhealthy interest in
disturbing and unpleasant subjects,
esp. death and disease.
Of the nature of or indicative of
disease.
Synonyms
unhealthy - diseased - unsound - ill sickly

exhibiting insight or clear and deep

perception; "an insightful parent"; "the
chapter is insightful and suggestive of
new...
a false accusation of an offense or a
malicious misrepresentation of
someone's words or actions

atrocities

cognisance
rupture

Noun
An extremely wicked or cruel act: "war
atrocities".
A highly unpleasant or distasteful
object: "the house was a split-level
atrocity".
awareness: having knowledge of

Verb
(esp. of a pipe, a vessel, or a bodily
part such as an organ or membrane)
Break or burst suddenly.
Noun
An instance of breaking or bursting
suddenly and completely: "a small
hairline crack could develop into a
rupture".
Synonyms
verb. break - sever - snap - burst crack - tear
noun. break - hernia - breaking breach - fracture - split

vociferous

repreive

Adjective
(esp. of a person or speech) Vehement
or clamorous.
Synonyms
noisy - loud - clamorous - uproarious obstreperous

Verb
Cancel or postpone the punishment of
(someone, esp. someone condemned
to death).
Noun
A cancellation or postponement of a
punishment.
Synonyms
verb. respite
noun. respite - postponement

veritable

veneer

worrisome

Adjective
Used as an intensifier, often to qualify
a metaphor: "a veritable price
explosion".
Synonyms
real - true - actual - genuine - very authentic

Noun
A thin decorative covering of fine wood
applied to a coarser wood or other
material.
Verb
Cover (something) with a decorative
layer of fine wood.
Synonyms
varnish - plywood
Adjective
Causing anxiety or concern.
Synonyms
troublesome - worrying - anxious uneasy

masquerading
stagnate

incumbent

connivance

Verb
Pretend to be someone one is not

Verb
(of water or air) Cease to flow or move;
become stagnant.
Cease developing; become inactive or
dull.
Adjective
Necessary for or resting on (someone)
as a duty or responsibility.
Noun
The holder of an office or post.
Synonyms
official
Noun
Willingness to secretly allow or be
involved in an immoral or illegal act.
Synonyms
indulgence - sufferance

hilt

clout

brinksmanship

Noun
The handle of a weapon or tool, esp. a
sword, dagger, or knife.
Synonyms
handle - haft - grip
Noun
A heavy blow with the hand or a hard
object.
Verb
Hit hard with the hand or a hard
object.
Synonyms
noun. rag - patch
verb. strike - hit

the practice of pushing dangerous

events to the verge of disaster in order
to achieve the most advantageous
outcome.

corollary

unravell

banalities

Noun
A proposition that follows from (and is
often appended to) one already
proved.
Adjective
Forming a proposition that follows
from one already proved.
Synonyms
consequence - conclusion - inference
Undo (twisted, knitted, or woven
threads).
(of twisted, knitted, or woven threads)
Become undone.
Synonyms
disentangle - untangle - ravel - undo solve
Fees which a feudal lord imposed on
his serfs for the use of his mill, oven,
wine press, or similar facilities

congregation

milieu

perpetrate

armistice

Noun
A group of people assembled for
religious worship.
A group of people regularly attending a
particular place of worship.
Noun
A person's social environment
Synonyms
environment - surroundings ambience - setting - medium

Verb
Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal,
or immoral action).
Synonyms
commit - perform - make

Noun
An agreement made by opposing sides
in a war to stop fighting for a certain
time; a truce.
Synonyms
truce - cease-fire

contretemps

implausible

revocation
ratchet

Noun
An unexpected and unfortunate
occurrence.
A minor dispute or disagreement.

Adjective
Not seeming reasonable or probable;
failing to convince; not believable.
Synonyms
improbable - unlikely - unbelievable incredible
the state of being cancelled or
annulled.

Noun
A device consisting of a bar or wheel
with a set of angled teeth in which a
pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing
motion in one directio...
Verb
Operate by means of a ratchet.
Synonyms
ratchet wheel

strident

detente
radicalisation

pervasive

Adjective
Loud and harsh; grating.
Presenting a point of view, esp. a
controversial one, in an excessively
and unpleasantly forceful way.
Synonyms
sharp - grating

the easing of tensions or strained

relations (especially between nations)

is the process in which an individual

changes from passiveness or activism
to become more revolutionary
Adjective
(esp. of an unwelcome influence or
physical effect) Spreading widely
throughout an area or a group of
people.
Synonyms
penetrating - penetrative

blasphemy

attrition

Noun
The act or offense of speaking
sacrilegiously about God or sacred
things; profane talk.
Synonyms
profanity

Noun
The action or process of gradually
reducing the strength or effectiveness
of someone or something through
sustained attack or pressure.
The gradual reduction of a workforce
by employees' leaving and not being
replaced rather than by their being laid
off.
Synonyms
abrasion - wear - friction

indigenous

lineage

Adjective
Originating or occurring naturally in a
particular place; native: "the
indigenous peoples of Siberia".
Synonyms
native - aboriginal - native-born

Noun
Lineal descent from an ancestor;
ancestry or pedigree.
A sequence of species each of which is
considered to have evolved from its
predecessor: "the chimpanzee and
gorilla lineages".
Synonyms
pedigree - ancestry - parentage descent - race - origin

credence

decry

obscurantist

Noun
Acceptance of something as true:
"psychoanalysis finds little credence
among laymen".
The likelihood of being true;
plausibility: "being called upon as an
expert lends credence to one's
opinions".
Synonyms
belief - trust - faith - credit - confidence
- reliance
publically denounce , declare`

a person who is deliberately vague.

VAGUE meaninig (Adjective
Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear
character or meaning: "patients with
vague symptoms".
Thinking or communicating in an
unfocused or imprecise way: "he had
been vague about his activities".).

resurgent

anathema

realm

Adjective
Increasing or reviving after a period of
little activity, popularity, or occurrence.
Synonyms
renascent
Noun
Something or someone that one
vehemently dislikes.
A formal curse by a pope or a council
of the Church, excommunicating a
person or denouncing a doctrine.
Synonyms
curse - malediction - imprecation malison - ban

Noun
A kingdom: "the peers of the realm".
A field or domain of activity or interest:
"the realm of applied chemistry"; "it is
beyond the realms of possibility".
Synonyms
kingdom - region - sphere - domain area - field

omnipotent

epithet

Adjective
(of a deity) Having unlimited power;
able to do anything.
Noun
God.
Synonyms
almighty - all-powerful

Noun
An adjective or descriptive phrase
expressing a quality regarded as
characteristic of the person or thing
mentioned.
Such a word or phrase as a term of
abuse.

ambush

perish

Noun
A surprise attack by people lying in
wait in a concealed position.
Verb
Make a surprise attack on (someone)
from a concealed position.
Synonyms
noun. ambuscade - wait - trap - snare
verb. waylay - ambuscade
Verb
Suffer death, typically in a violent,
sudden, or untimely way.
Suffer complete ruin or destruction.
Synonyms
die - pass away

convoy

slain

populace

Noun
A group of ships or vehicles traveling
together, typically accompanied by
armed troops, warships, or other
vehicles for protection.
Verb
(of a warship or armed troops)
Accompany (a group of ships or
vehicles) for protection.
Verb
Kill (a person or animal) in a violent
way.
Murder (someone).

Verb
Make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by
disturbing the sediment: "winds roil
these waters".
(of a liquid) Move in a turbulent,
swirling manner: "the sea roiled below
her".
Synonyms
muddy - rile

insurgency

apprehend

heckle

an organized rebellion aimed at

overthrowing a constituted
government through the use of
subversion and armed conflict
Verb
Arrest (someone) for a crime.
Understand or perceive.

Verb
Interrupt (a public speaker) with
derisive or aggressive comments or
abuse.
Noun
A heckling comment.
Synonyms
hackle - comb

placard

jostle

Noun
A poster or sign for public display,
either fixed to a wall or carried during
a demonstration.
Verb
Cover with placards.
Synonyms
poster - bill - notice
Verb
Push, elbow, or bump against
(someone) roughly, typically in a
crowd.
Noun
The action of jostling.
Synonyms
verb. shove - push - hustle - thrust
noun. push - shove - thrust