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1. STRINGENT - Strict, precise and exacting (Of regulations, requirements, or conditions)/ dBksj & RIGOROUS
2. BISTEROUS - Noisy, energetic, and cheerful/ m/ keh & EXCITED 3. HAGGARD - Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from
fatigue, worry, or suffering/ Fkdk&ekank & CAREWORN 4. OSTENTATION - The pretentious or showy display of wealth and
luxury, designed to impress/ fn[ kkok&SHOWY 5. SURREPTITIOUS - Kept secret, especially because it would not be
approved of / xqIr & SECRET 6. INANITION - Exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment / ' kfDrghu&
LETHARGY 7. ABEYANCE - A state of temporary disuse or suspension / fuyEcu &
SUSPENSION 8. DAUNTLESS - Showing fearlessness and determination / fuMj &
BRAVE 9. BOAST - Talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's
achievements, possessions, or abilites / v kRekç' kal k & PRIDE 10. HASTE - Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action @ TkYnh
& HURRY 11. VACILLATE - Waver between different opiniouns or actions / Be
indecisive / v fuf' pr r k & IRRESOLUTE 12. INDOMITABLE - Impossible to subdue or defeat / v t s; &
UNCONQUERABLE 13. REITERATE - Say somehing again or a number of times, typically
for emphasis or clarity / nksgjkuk & REPEAT 14. NINCOMPOOP - a foolish or stupid person / ew[ kZ & FOOL 15. EXORBITANT - Unreasonably high (Of a price or amount
charged) / gn l s T; knk & HIGH 16. JEOPARDY - Danger of loss, harm, or failure / [ kr j k & RISK
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17. EBULLIENT - Cheerful and full of energy / çi QqfYyr & ENTHUSIASTIC
18. TRUCULENT - Eager or quick to argue or fight / Aggressively defiant / mxz & FEROCIOUS
19. FACSIMILE - An exact copy, especiallyof written or printed material / çfr fy fi & REPLICA
20. CHAUVINISM - Exaggerated or aggressive patriotism / vU/ &ns' kHkfDr & ZEALOTRY
21. PIQUANCY - A pleasantly sharp and appetizing flavor / Spiciness / pVi Vki u & FLAVORING
22. TO CONFRONT - Come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent / v i us l keus gksuk & TO ACCOST
23. FALLACY - A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments / v fo' ol uh; rk & BIAS
24. TO REPROACH - Express to (somone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions / fr j Ldkj d juk & TO ADMONISH
25. LITTER - Rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles left lying in an open or public place / dwM+k & TRASH
26. OBLITERATE - Destroy utterly / Wipe out / feVk nsuk & ANNIHILATE
27. COMMEMORATE - Mark or celebrate (an event or person) by diong or producing something / l ekj ksg eukuk & CELEBRATE
28. PLEBISCITE - The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution / t uer&l axzg & REFERENDUM
29. PLEBISCITE - Further back in position / of or mearer the rear or hind end / i hNs gksuk & DORSAL SIGNIFICANCE
30. PILLAGE - Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime / Mkdk Mkyuk & DESECRATE
31. CLUSTER - A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together / l ewgc¼ gksuk & ASSEMBLAGE
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32. AFFECTIONATE - Readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness / Lusge; & SYMPATHETIC
33. CONSEQUENT - Following as a result or effect / i QyLo: i & ENSUING
34. PHONETIC - relating to speech sounds / èoU; kRed & SPOKEN 35. TO ASTOUND - Shock or greatly surprise / HkkSapDdk d juk&TO
BEWILDER 36. STYMIE - Prevent or hindr the progress of / ck/ k, ¡ Mkyuk&IMPEDE 37. SUFFIX - A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a
derivateive / ckn esa t ksM+Ukk&ADDITION 38. REALM - A field or domain of activity or interest / xfr fof/ k ; k : fPk
dk {ks=k&DIMENSION 39. RAVINE - A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides / xgjk dqaM&ABYSS 40. CAJOLE - Persuade (somone) to do something by sustained
coaxing or flattery / pki ywl h d j uk&ENTICE 41. FUSTIAN - Pompous or pretentious speech or writing / fujFkZd
' kCnt ky&BOMBASTIC 42. CYNCISM - An inclination to believe that people are motivated
purely by self-interest / Scepticism / fuj k' kkokn&BITTERNESS 43. PINNACLE - The most successful poin / the culmination /
f' k[ kj&SUMMIT 44. BELLIGERENT - Hostile and aggressive /
yM+kdw&ANTAGONISTIC 45. INDISCREET - Having, showing, or proceeding from too great a
readiness to reveal things that should remain private or secret / v l ko/ kuhi w. kZ&CARELESSNESS
46. EXEMPTION - The action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others / NqV&IMMUNITY
47. PERVERSE - Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in way that is unreasonable or unacceptable / nqj kxzgh&NEFARIOUS
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48. FISSURE - A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or spoitting, especially in rock or earth / nj kj &CLEAVAGE
49. MORBID - Characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease / vLoLFk&GHASTLY
50. WHINE - A long, high-pitched complaining cry / d j kguk&GRIPE 51. REQUISITE - Made necessary by particular circumstances or
regulations / ç; kst uh; oLrq&PRECONDITION 52. RAVAGE - Cause severe and extensive damage to / foèoal
d j uk&DAMAGE 53. RAVISH - Fill (someone) with intense delight / Enrapture / eqX/
d j uk&ENTHRAL 54. FOSSILIZE - Preserve (an animal or plant) so that it become a
fossil / i k"kk. k cukuk&PRESERVE 55. DEPICT - Represent by a drawing, painting or other art form / o. kZu
dj uk&CHARACTERIZE 56. REDUNDANCY - The state of being not or no longer needed or
useful / cgqrk; r&EXCESS 57. INHIBITOR - A thing which inhibits someone or something / v oj ks/
d j us okyk&AVOIDANCE 58. STUPOR - A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility /
vpsrurk&SLUMBER 59. SUBTLE - So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or
describe (especially or a change or distinction) / t fVy&UNDERSTATED
60. OPULENT - Ostentatiously costly and luxurious / / uh&RICH 61. MOROSE - Sullen and ill-tempere / fpM+fpM+k&GLOOMY 62. CANTANEKEROUS - Bad-rempered, argumentative, and
uncooperative / >xM+kyw&QUARRELSOME 64. CONNOISSEUR - An expert judge in matters of taste /
i kj [ kh&DISCERNING JUDGE
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65. INCENSED - Very angry / enraged / Øq¼&EXASPERATED 66. TRANSCEND - Surpass (a person or achievement) / v kxs
t kuk&ECLIPSE 67. DRIVEL - Nonsense / cdokl &BLATHER 68. PERSERANCE - Persistence in diong something despite difficulty
or delay in achieving success / n<+rk&ENDURANCE 69. FRIVOLOUS - Not having any serious purpose or value /
rqPN&PUERILE 70. PETRIFY - Change (organic matter) into a stony substance by
encrusting or replacing it with a calxareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit / dM+k cukuk&HARDEN
71. SUCCULENT - (Of food) tender, juicy, and tasty / j l hyk&JUICY 72. CONGREGATION - A group of people assembled for religious
worship / l ekxe&ASSEMBLY 73. ATROCITY - An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one
involving physical violence or injury / Øqj rk&BARBARITY 74. PROCRASTINATE - Delay or postpone action; put off doing
something / v kt dy d juk&DELAY 75. MELLIFLUOUS - Pleasingly smooth and musical ot hear (Of a
sound) / l qe/ qj &DULCET 76. DODGE - Avoid (Someone or something) by a sudden quick
movement / pdek nsuk&AVOID 77. MONOTONOUS - Tedious, and repetitious /lacking invariety and
interest / uhj l &DULL 78. ELUSIVE - Difficult ot find, catch, or achieve / i dM+ esa u v kus
okyk&BAFFLING 79. LETHARGY - A lack of energy and enthusiasm / l qLr h&DROWSY 80. HOODWINK - Deceive or trick / / ks[ kk nsuk-DEFRAUD 81. ARTICULATE - Having or showing the ability to speak fluently
and coherently / l ki Q&l kIkQ cksyuk&DISTINCT 82. ASCEND - Go up or climb / p<+uk&CLIMB
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83. SCUTTLE - Metal container with a handle, use to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire / dks; yk j [ kus dh Vksd jh&BRAZIER
84. LOQUACIOUS - Tendign to talk a great deal / talktive / ckrwuh&TALKATIVE
85. ELOQUENT - Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing / l qoDrk&FLUENT
86. NEFARIOUS - Wicked or criminal (Typically of an action or activity) / n"V&INIQUIOTOUS
87. PERNICIOUS - Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way / ?kkrd&DANGEROUS