WORDS MEANINGS

Decency The quality of being decent.

Abbrohence Contradictory to, detesting; having or showing
abhorrence; loathing.
Covert Scceret or hidden
A financial rescue
Bail out
Ransom Money paid for the freeing of a hostage
To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
Tottering

Absolve:
To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility
etc.).
Admonished To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify
Skimish
By extension, any minor dispute.
Veracity
The quality of (a person) speaking or stating the truth.
Break a leg:
Good luck
Sine qua non Inevitable, unavoidable, dispensable

Paucity Lack of time, shortage of time

Coalition A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more

political parties.
Revoke When people in authority revoke something such as a licence, a law, or
an agreement, they cancel it.
Indices plural form of index.

Disparity: a great difference.

Convene .

Nudge to touch or push (someone or something) gently.

:
Sanctuary refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.
:
Disarray :
increasing or reviving after a period of little activity, popularity, or
Resurgent occurrence.
Escalate
increase rapidly.
Influx:
an inflow of water into a river, lake, or the sea.
Bifurcate :
divide into two branches or forks.
Tether: tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement.

Riparian: relating to or situated on the banks of a river.

Overdue: having been needed for some time.

Catering: Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site or a

site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft.

Pacific peaceful in character or intent.

Auspice with the help and support of (someone or something)

Formalize: give (something) legal or formal status. Give a definite structure or

shape to something

Flashpoint: a place, event, or time at which violence or hostility flares up

Viable: capable of working successfully; feasible

Concentric: of or denoting circles, arcs, or other shapes which share the same
centre, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller.

Cede: give up (power or territory).

to encourage or incite a person to take some action that's often often

egged on:
inappropriate, dangerous or illegal.
Standoff: a situation in which neither side has won a competition or argument, or
an occasion when someone prevents officials from acting, usually by
threatening violence: The battle of wills between teacher and student
was a standoff. She locked herself in the house, but after a brief
standoff, police convinced her to come out.

Nevertheless: in spite of that; notwithstanding; all the same.

Estuary: the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
:
Repatriate send (someone) back to their own country. send or bring (money or
an asset) back to one's own country.

Hiatus: a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

Demarcate: set the boundaries or limits of. (or) separate or distinguish from.

(n) a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred

Premise:
or follows as a conclusion
(v) base an argument, theory, or undertaking on.
Pageant: a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in
elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical
scene.

Covenant: an agreement.
Sanction: a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

Irredentism: a political principle or policy directed toward the incorporation of

irredentas(a territory historically or ethnically related to one political unit
but under the political control of another) within the boundaries of their
historically or ethnically related political unit
subscribe:(v)
express or feel agreement with (an idea or proposal).

.nearly accurate; approximate.

Proximate: (adj)

Impunity: (n) exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious

consequences of an action.

malignity: (noun) an instance of malignant or malicious behavior or nature

Indices plural form of index.

inclusion(N) the action or state of including or of being included within a group or

structure.

Solicit (v) ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.

Mutiny is a criminal conspiracy among a group of people (typically members of

the military or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly
oppose, change, or overthrow a lawful authority to which they are
subject. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of
the military against their superior officers, but it can also occasionally
refer to any type of rebellion against authority figures or governances.

(of a rider or their boots) having a spiked device on the heels for urging
Spurred adjective a horse forward.

Imperial: adjective relating to an empire.

synonyms: royal, regal, monarchal, monarchial, monarchical,
sovereign, kingly, queenly, princely, majestic; rareimperatorial
"the symbol figured on the imperial banners"
Mortgage : ‫ رہن‬- ‫ گروی رکھنا‬: (Noun) A conditional conveyance of property as
security for the repayment of a loan. ... Conveyance, Transfer,
Transferral, Transport, Transportation - ‫ایک جگہ سے دوسری جگہ تبدیل کرنے کا‬
‫ عمل‬-

meaning in Urdu: ‫ نسلیت‬- Nasliat

Ethnicity

Foment: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of

action).

Albeit conjunction though."he was making progress, albeit rather slowly"

Exacerbate: verb
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Annexation Annexation is the administrative action and concept in international law
relating to the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another
state. It is generally held to be an illegal act

bolster ties to support or improve something or make it stronger

joint military drills

relating to or using force or threats

Coercive

Exclusion:
the process of excluding or the state of being excluded.

Precarious:
not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

Prong 1: each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork.
2: each of the separate parts of an attack or operation, typically
approaching a place or subject from different positions

Purport appear to be or do something, especially falsely.

Revamp give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.

Saga 1.a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose

narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic.
2.a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents.

Belligerence: aggressive or warlike behaviour.

Corollary: forming a proposition that follows from one already proved

irritate; annoy.
Irk:
(especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air
swoop:
(/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of radical authoritarian ultranationalism,
Fascism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition
and strong regimentation of society and of the economy, which came to
prominence in early 20th-century Europe.

Obsolescence the process of becoming obsolete or outdated and no longer used.

Transcendent: beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience.

pyrrhic(adj) A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/ ( listen) PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a
devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Someone
who wins a Pyrrhic victory has also taken a heavy toll that negates any
true sense of achievement.

Catchphrase Trample:
walk over
Insidious:(adj) proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.

scam(v) a fraudulent scheme or action.

penultimate(adj) second last.

Catchment:noun the action of collecting water, especially the collection of rainfall over a
natural drainage area.

Stewardship: the job of supervising or taking care of something, such as an

organization or property.

Inexorable impossible to stop or prevent.

put a saddle on (a horse)

Saddle v
.
an act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to
bailout noun
save it from collapse.

denoting a thing or person previously mentioned.

Aforementioned
adjective
a nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by
Belligerent noun international law.
Attrition noun the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through
sustained attack or pressure.
Proxy war A proxy war is an armed conflict between two states or non-state actors
which act on the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not
directly involved in the hostilities.[1] In order for a conflict to be
considered a proxy war, there must be a direct, long-term relationship
between external actors and the belligerents involved.[2] The
aforementioned relationship usually takes the form of funding, military
training, arms, or other forms of material assistance which assist a
belligerent party in sustaining its war effort.

archaic plural of brother.

Brethren

Contiguous adj
sharing a common border; touching.
hard core
the most active, committed, or doctrinaire members of a group or
movement.
"there is always a hard core of trusty stalwarts"
synonyms: diehard, staunch, dedicated, committed, steadfast, hard-
line, dyed-in-the-wool, long-standing

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Indigenous adjective
"the indigenous peoples of Siberia"
synonyms: native, aboriginal, local;
Invasive adj tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully.
"patients suffering from invasive cancer"
tending to intrude on a person's thoughts or privacy.
"the sound of the piano was invasive"

Embankment noun a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.
"Chelsea Embankment"
a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of
low ground.
"a railway embankment"
synonyms: bank, mound, ridge, earthwork, causeway, barrier, levee,
dam, dyke

Broker verb past tense: brokered; past participle: brokered

arrange or negotiate (an agreement).
"fighting continued despite attempts to broker a ceasefire"
synonyms: arrange, organize, orchestrate, work out, thrash out,
hammer out, settle, clinch, contract, pull off, bring off/about;

Abject of the most contemptible kind

Aberration a state or condition markedly different from the norm

Abjure formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief

Abnegation the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

Abrogate revoke formally

Abscond run away, often taking something or somebody along

Abstruse difficult to penetrate

Accede yield to another's wish or opinion

Accost approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

Accretion an increase by natural growth or addition

Acumen shrewdness shown by keen insight

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

Adamant
scold or reprimand; take to task
Admonish
describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
Adumbrate

Affluent having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

Aggrandize embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of

Alacrity liveliness and eagerness

Alias a name that has been assumed temporarily

Ambivalent uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

Amenable disposed or willing to comply

Amorphous having no definite form or distinct shape

Anachronistic chronologically misplaced

Anathema a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

Annex attach to

Antediluvian of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

Antiseptic thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms

showing little or no emotion or animation

Apathetic
exact opposite
Antithesis
being of questionable authenticity
Apocryphal

official acceptance or agreement

Approbation

Arbitrary based on or subject to individual discretion or preference

Arboreal of or relating to or formed by trees
Arcane requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
Archetypal of an original type after which other things are patterned
Arrogate seize and take control without authority

Ascetic someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Aspersion a disparaging remark

Assiduous marked by care and persistent effort

Atrophy a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

Bane something causing misery or death

Bashful self-consciously timid

Beguile influence by slyness

Bereft sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Blandishment flattery intended to persuade

Bilk cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

Cajole influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Callous emotionally hardened

Calumny a false accusation of an offense

Camaraderie the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

Candor the quality of being honest and straightforward

Capitulate surrender under agreed conditions

Carouse engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

Carp any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

Caucus meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

Cavort play boisterously

an indirect way of expressing something

Circumlocution
draw a geometric figure around another figure
Circumscribe
surround so as to force to give up
Circumvent

Clamor
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
Cleave separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Cobbler a person who makes or repairs shoes
Cogent powerfully persuasive
Cognizant having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization

Commensurate corresponding in size or degree or extent

Complement something added to embellish or make perfect

Compunction a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed

Concomitant following or accompanying as a consequence

Conduit a passage through which water or electric wires can pass

Conflagration a very intense and uncontrolled fire

Congruity the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

Connive
Consign give over to another for care or safekeeping

Construe make sense of; assign a meaning to

Bulwark A defensive wall or rampart.2. A defense or safeguard.

flagship The most important one out of a related group.

sabotaging To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from

being successful

contusion an injury in which the skin is not broken

anticipated Expected to arrive; scheduled

adversaries An opponent or rival.

contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
contentious
showing an inclination to disagree
contravene
go against, as of rules and laws
convivial
occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
corpulence
the property of excessive fatness
covet
wish, long, or crave for
cupidity
extreme greed for material wealth
dearth
an insufficient quantity or number
debacle
a sudden and complete disaster
debauch
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking
debunk
expose while ridiculing
defunct
no longer in force or use; inactive
demagogue
a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
denigrate
charge falsely or with malicious intent
derivative
a compound obtained from another compound
despot
a cruel and oppressive dictator
diaphanous
so thin as to transmit light
didactic
instructive, especially excessively
dirge
a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
disaffected
discontented as toward authority
discomfit
cause to lose one's composure
disparate
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
dispel
to cause to separate and go in different directions
disrepute
the state of being held in low esteem
divisive
dissenting with the majority opinion
dogmatic
pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
dour
showing a brooding ill humor
duplicity
the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
duress
compulsory force or threat
eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
edict
a formal or authoritative proclamation
ebullient
joyously unrestrained
egregious
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
elegy
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
elicit
call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
embezzlement
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
emend
make corrections to
emollient
a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
empirical
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
emulate
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
enervate
weaken mentally or morally
enfranchise
grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
engender
call forth
ephemeral
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
epistolary
written in the form of letters or correspondence
equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress
equivocal
open to two or more interpretations
espouse
choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
evanescent
tending to vanish like vapor
evince
give expression to
exacerbate
make worse
exhort
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
execrable
unequivocally detestable
exigent
demanding immediate attention
expedient
appropriate to a purpose
expiate
make amends for
expunge
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
extraneous
not belonging to that in which it is contained
extol
praise, glorify, or honor
extant
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
expurgate
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
fallacious
containing or based on incorrect reasoning
fatuous
devoid of intelligence
fetter
a shackle for the ankles or feet
flagrant
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
foil
hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
forbearance
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
fortuitous
occurring by happy chance
fractious
easily irritated or annoyed
garrulous
full of trivial conversation
gourmand
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
grandiloquent
lofty in style
gratuitous
unnecessary and unwarranted
hapless
unfortunate and deserving pity
hegemony
the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
heterogenous
consisting of elements that are not of the same kind
iconoclast
someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
idiosyncratic
peculiar to the individual
impecunious
not having enough money to pay for necessities
impetuous
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
impinge
infringe upon
impute
attribute or credit to
inane
devoid of intelligence
inchoate
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
incontrovertible
impossible to deny or disprove
incumbent
necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
inexorable
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
inimical
not friendly
injunction
a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
inoculate
inject or treat with the germ of a disease to render immune
insidious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
instigate
provoke or stir up
insurgent
in opposition to a civil authority or government
interlocutor
a person who takes part in a conversation
intimation
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
inure
cause to accept or become hardened to
invective
abusive language used to express blame or censure
intransigent
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
inveterate
habitual
irreverence
a mental attitude showing lack of due respect
knell
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
laconic
brief and to the point
largesse
liberality in bestowing gifts
legerdemain
an illusory feat
libertarian
an advocate of freedom of thought and speech
licentious
lacking moral discipline
linchpin
a central cohesive source of support and stability
litigant
a party to a lawsuit
maelstrom
a powerful circular current of water
maudlin
effusively or insincerely emotional
maverick
someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
mawkish
effusively or insincerely emotional
maxim
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
mendacious
given to lying
modicum
a small or moderate or token amount
morass
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mores
the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
munificent
very generous
multifarious
having many aspects
nadir
the lowest point of anything
negligent
characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
neophyte
any new participant in some activity
noisome
offensively malodorous
noxious
injurious to physical or mental health
obdurate
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obfuscate
make obscure or unclear
obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant
officious
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
onerous
not easily borne; wearing
ostensible
appearing as such but not necessarily so
ostracism
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
palliate
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
panacea
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
paradigm
a standard or typical example
pariah
a person who is rejected from society or home
partisan
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
paucity
an insufficient quantity or number
pejorative
expressing disapproval
pellucid
transparently clear; easily understandable
penchant
a strong liking
penurious
excessively unwilling to spend
pert
characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
pernicious
exceedingly harmful
pertinacious
stubbornly unyielding
phlegmatic
showing little emotion
philanthropic
of or relating to charitable giving
pithy
concise and full of meaning
platitude
a trite or obvious remark
plaudit
enthusiastic approval
plenitude
a full supply
plethora
extreme excess
portent
a sign of something about to happen
potentate
a ruler who is unconstrained by law
preclude
make impossible, especially beforehand
predilection
a predisposition in favor of something
preponderance
exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
presage
a foreboding about what is about to happen
probity
complete and confirmed integrity
proclivity
a natural inclination
profligate
unrestrained by convention or morality
promulgate
state or announce
proscribe
command against
protean
taking on different forms
prurient
characterized by lust
puerile
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
pugnacious
ready and able to resort to force or violence
pulchritude
physical beauty, especially of a woman
punctilious
marked by precise accordance with details
quaint
attractively old-fashioned
quixotic
not sensible about practical matters
quandary
state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
redoubtable
inspiring fear
relegate
assign to a lower position
remiss
failing in what duty requires
reprieve
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
reprobate
a person without moral scruples
rescind
cancel officially
requisition
an authoritative request or demand
rife
excessively abundant
sanctimonious
excessively or hypocritically pious
sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
scurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
semaphore
an apparatus for visual signaling
serendipity
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
sobriety
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
solicitous
full of anxiety and concern
solipsism
the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
spurious
plausible but false
staid
characterized by dignity and propriety
stolid
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
subjugate
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
surfeit
indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
surreptitious
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
swarthy
naturally having skin of a dark color
tangential
of superficial relevance if any
tome
a large and scholarly book
toady
a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
torpid
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
travesty
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
trenchant
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
trite
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
truculent
defiantly aggressive
turpitude
a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
ubiquitous
being present everywhere at once
umbrage
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
upbraid
express criticism towards
utilitarian
having a useful function
veracity
unwillingness to tell lies
vestige
an indication that something has been present
vicissitude
a variation in circumstances or fortune
vilify
spread negative information about
virtuoso
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
vitriolic
harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
vituperate
spread negative information about
vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud
wanton
a lewd or lascivious person
winsome
charming in a childlike or naive way
yoke
join with stable gear, as two draft animals
zephyr
a slight wind
wily
marked by skill in deception
tirade
a speech of violent denunciation
Onerous
adjective
(of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or
difficulty.
"he found his duties increasingly onerous"
synonyms: burdensome, heavy, inconvenient, troublesome,
awkward, crushing, back-breaking, oppressive
bona fides
/ˌbəʊnə ˈfʌɪdiːz/Submit
noun
a person's honesty and sincerity of intention.
"he went to great lengths to establish his liberal bona fides"
Malaise
1. A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness,
often at the onset of illness.
2. An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.
3. Ill will or hurtful feelings for others or someone.

Gammon
an insulting reference to a middle-aged white male who angrily
expresses his right-wing political views.
fast fashion
cheap clothing produced quickly and sold by large, mass-market
retailers in order to respond to the latest fashion trends