1) Inimical:tending to obstruct or harm.

, , , ,

2) Vexed: difficult and much debated; problematic.annoyed, frustrated,
or worried.
3) Embers: a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying
fire,
4) Repercussions : an unintended consequence occurring some time
after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one,
5) Conundrum: a confusing and difficult problem or
question, , ,
6) plague: cause continual trouble or distress to,
7) Vengeance : punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury
or wrong,,
8) Insurrection : A violent uprising against an authority or government
9) Blatant: (of bad behavior) done openly and
unashamedly,, ,
10) Mavericks : an unorthodox or independent-minded person
11) Voracious: wanting or devouring great quantities of food, ,
,
12) Extradition : , ,
13) tumble : fall suddenly, clumsily
14) amid : surrounded by; in the middle of, , , ,
15) legitimate : conforming to the law or to rules., ,
,
16) decry : publicly denounce, , ,
17) weed :,
18) misnomer : a wrong or inaccurate name or
designation,,
19) squander : waste , ,
20) sedition : conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the
authority of a state or monarch , ,
21) besmirch : damage (someone's reputation) , ,
22) Redux : brought back; revived
23) debris : scattered pieces of rubbish or remains,,
,
24) deciduous : shedding its leaves annually,,,
25) visceral :
26) clinch : confirm or settle

Spears
antelope

Tame
dilapidated
pedagogic
seclusion
dawn
pervasive
voyages
cartography
asserted
thatching
garrison
culminated
congregational
prostrates
reverence
accession
craving
moderation
celibacy
clutched
conquest
bulge
graben
horsts
crippled
frivolous
seeping
mutters
primogeniture
coparcenary
fabled
opulence
congregation
flocked
creeds
guilds
wedge
motifs
bustled
emporium
nomadic
scanty
subjugated
mendicants

intricate
exigencies
skepticism
pedagogic
dismayed
cynicism
assertion
convened
tyranny ----- The cruel and unjust use of power or authority
Polity ------- A society that has an organised political structure. India is a
democratic polity.
acrimonious
grappling
substantively
resentful
retaliation
persecution
Pledge
Hagiography ------ Writing of saints lives.
Hospice ------- House of rest for travellers, especially one kept by a religious
order.
piety
Mystics
ecstasy
thronged
enmity
vehement
indulgences
disseminated
asserting
infuriated
Subservience
folklore
Confederacy Alliance
oppressive
placate
arbitrary
Sedition
vehement
perpetrating
repressive
fringes
dispossession
accentuated
debunked
solace

contentious
wrath
Atrocities
reprehensible
Scourge
Assertive: An assertive person or group is one that can express themselves
and their views strongly.
Dispossessed: To possess is to own something and to be dispossessed is to
have to give up ownership or to give up authority.
Ostracise: This means to exclude or banish an individual or a group. In the
context of this chapter, it refers to a social boycott of an individual and his
family.
reprisals
callous
blatant
exquisite
Dearth -- a scarcity or lack of something , ,
Formidable inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large,
powerful, intense, or capable, , ,
Ponder -- think about (something) carefully, especially before making a
decision or reaching a conclusion.
Promulgate -- promote or make widely known (an idea or cause), put (a law
or decree) into effect by official proclamation.
Accretion [sedimentology] The gradual increase or extension of land by
natural forces acting over a long period of time, as on a beach by the
washing up of sand from the sea or on a flood plain by the accumulation of
sediment deposited by a stream. Synonym: aggradation.
Aggradation The building-up of the Earth's surface by deposition;
specifically, the accumulation of material by any process in order to establish
or maintain uniformity of grade or slope; also called accretion. Compare
degradation.
Alluvial Pertaining to material or processes associated with transportation
and/or subaerial deposition by concentrated running water. Compare
colluvial.
Alpine (a) [geomorphology] (adjective) Characteristic of, or resembling the
European Alps, or any lofty mountain or mountain system, especially one so
modified by intense glacial erosion as to contain cirques, horns, etc. (e.g.,

alpine lake) GG. (b) (not recommended as a landform term). An ecological

community term for high-elevation plant communities.
Anthroscape A human-modified landscape of substantial and
permanent alterations (removal, additions, or reorganization) of the physical
shape and /or internal stratigraphy of the land, associated with management
for habitation, commerce, food or fiber production, recreation, or other
human activities that have substantively altered water flow and sediment
transport across or within the regolith.
Arete A narrow, jagged mountain crest, often above the snowline,
sculptured by alpine glaciers and formed by backward erosion of adjoining
cirque walls.
Atoll A coral reef appearing in plan view as roughly circular, and
surmounted by a chain of closely spaced, low coral islets that encircle or
nearly encircle a shallow lagoon in which there is no land or islands of noncoral origin; the reef is surrounded by open sea.
Avalanche A large mass of snow, ice, soil, or rock, or mixtures of these
materials, falling, sliding, or flowing very rapidly under the force of gravity.
Velocities may sometimes exceed 500 km/hr.
Bald (not preferred; colloquial: southeastern USA; use summit,
mountaintop, etc.) An ecological term for the grass or shrub covered
(naturally tree-less) summit of a high elevation hill or mountain, flanked by
forested slopes; not above the local tree-line. Compare glade.
Blind valley A valley, commonly in karst, that ends abruptly downstream
at the point at which its stream disappears underground.
Caldera A large, more or less circular depression, formed by explosion
and/or collapse, which surrounds a volcanic vent or vents, and whose
diameter is many times greater than that of the included vent, or vents.
Compare volcanic crater.
Canyon A long, deep, narrow, very steepsided valley cut primarily in
bedrock with high and precipitous walls in an area of high local relief (e.g.,
mountain or high plateau terrain), often with a perennial stream at the
bottom; similar to but larger than a gorge. Compare gorge, box canyon, slot
canyon.
Corroborate <=====>

Gregarious <=====>
Cadence <=====>
Turpitude <=====>
Loquacious <=====>
Promulgate <=====>
Pusillanimous <=====>
Pry <=====>
Misogynist <=====>
Conducive <=====> ///
Flagrant <=====>
blasphemy <=====>
FORTUITOUS= ,
inoculate <=====>

CONFABULATION=
Sanctimonious ,
Spurious , ,
Collusion, ,
subversive <=====>
INEPTITUDE

{nishchayatmak} = COGENT, ,

Pernicious <=====>
Impediment -- A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
Xenophobia <=====> {videshi dveSh} , ,

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Bound - Determined.
Swift - Quick action.
Collaborative - Combined action.

Heartening - Confidence to / Cheer.

Pitted - Was in fight.
Dominant - Major .
Guilty - Someone feel unhappy about their action.
Toppled - A position of Authority.
Regime - System of rule or Government.
Outrage - Intense feeling of anger and Shock.
Intervention - The act of coming between the group.
Tackle - To deal with.
Obvious - Recognised.
Convention - Agreement.
Non Combatant - A person who is not directly involved in battle.
Unequivocal - Absolute or Clear.
Obligation - A binding Promise.
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Mentor - A wise counselor / Loyal advisor.
Tactfully - Skilfully dealing any situations.

Baited - Teased.
Emphasise - Giving special attention.
Accused - Blamed.
Ethos - Fundamental Character or Spirit of a Culture.
Fostered - promoted the growth.
Bristles - To become rigid with anger.
Chronological - Arranged in the order of time.
Latter-day - Present day / Modern day.
Invocation - The act of calling upon a spirit.
Jibes - Insulting remark about someone.
Demeanour - Conduct / Behaviour.
Camaraderie - Feeling of trust among the group of people.
Iconography - Symbolic Representation.
Deliberately - Carefully considered.
Undermined - Attacked by secret means.
Conspiracy - An unlawful plan formulated in a secret by two or more
persons.
Utterance - Vocal expression or Word that said.

Straitjacket - Very limited or Restricting.