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Mahmood Hussain (Pakistan)
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  1. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  2. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  3. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  4. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  5. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  6. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  7. acknowledgment
    the state or quality of being recognized
  8. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  9. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  10. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  11. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  12. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  13. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  14. annul
    cancel officially
  15. applause
    a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
  16. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  17. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  18. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  19. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  20. aristocracy
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  21. articulation
    the manner in which things come together and are connected
  22. aspiration
    a cherished desire
  23. assessment
    the act of judging a person or situation or event
  24. assimilate
    make alike
  25. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  26. available
    obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
  27. avert
    turn away or aside
  28. basin
    a bowl-shaped vessel used for holding food or liquids
  29. bemoan
    regret strongly
  30. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  31. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
  32. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  33. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  34. boondoggle
    work of little or no value done merely to look busy
  35. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  36. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  37. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  38. capability
    the quality of being able to do something
  39. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  40. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  41. caveat
    a warning against certain acts
  42. chaff
    material consisting of seed coverings and pieces of stem
  43. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  44. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  45. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  46. classic
    of recognized authority or excellence
  47. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  48. coherence
    the state of sticking together
  49. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  50. combat
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
  51. commemorate
    call to remembrance
  52. commission
    the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  53. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  54. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  55. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  56. condescending
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  57. condition
    a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
  58. conjunction
    the state of being joined together
  59. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  60. constrain
    hold back
  61. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  62. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  63. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  64. corrugated
    shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
  65. covert
    secret or hidden
  66. decipher
    convert something hidden or secretive into ordinary language
  67. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  68. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  69. diversity
    noticeable variety
  70. dominant
    most frequent or common
  71. effective
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  72. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  73. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  74. elliptical
    rounded like an egg
  75. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  76. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  77. emission
    the act of causing to flow forth
  78. encompass
    include in scope
  79. endow
    give qualities or abilities to
  80. engender
    call forth
  81. enhancement
    an improvement that makes something more agreeable
  82. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  83. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  84. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  85. eventually
    after an unspecified period of time or a long delay
  86. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  87. expanse
    a wide and open space or area, as of land, sea, or sky
  88. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  89. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  90. extravagant
    recklessly wasteful
  91. facilitate
    make easier
  92. fiduciary
    relating to or of the nature of a legal trust
  93. finance
    the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
  94. framework
    the underlying structure
  95. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  96. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  97. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  98. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  99. harassment
    the act of tormenting by persistent attacks and criticism
  100. hereditary
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  101. heritage
    that which is inherited
  102. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  103. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  104. illegitimate
    contrary to or forbidden by law
  105. immerse
    cause to be submerged
  106. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  107. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  108. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  109. improbable
    having a chance of occurring too low to inspire belief
  110. inalienable
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
  111. incident
    a single distinct event
  112. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  113. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  114. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  115. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
  116. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  117. innovative
    introducing new ideas or creative methods
  118. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  119. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  120. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  121. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  122. kaleidoscope
    an optical toy in a tube
  123. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  124. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  125. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  126. legislate
    make laws or bills
  127. livelihood
    the financial means whereby one supports oneself
  128. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  129. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  130. mayhem
    violent and needless disturbance
  131. methodology
    the techniques followed in a particular discipline
  132. migratory
    (of animals) moving seasonally
  133. motivate
    give an incentive for action
  134. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  135. nonetheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  136. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  137. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  138. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  139. outwit
    beat through cleverness
  140. pandemic
    existing everywhere
  141. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  142. parameter
    a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied
  143. participation
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
  144. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  145. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  146. percent
    a proportion in relation to a whole
  147. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  148. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  149. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  150. pledge
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  151. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  152. plummet
    drop sharply
  153. poise
    hold or carry in equilibrium
  154. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  155. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  156. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  157. prestige
    a high standing achieved through success or influence
  158. promulgate
    state or announce
  159. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  160. reciprocal
    concerning each of two or more persons or things
  161. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  162. rehabilitation
    use of therapies to restore or improve physical function
  163. reliance
    the state of depending on something
  164. reliant
    depending on another for support
  165. rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
  166. saga
    a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
  167. scold
    censure severely or angrily
  168. seasoned
    aged or processed
  169. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  170. segment
    one of several parts that fit with others to make a whole
  171. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  172. spatial
    pertaining to the expanse in which things are located
  173. spur
    a prod on a rider's heel used to urge a horse onward
  174. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  175. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  176. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  177. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  178. sustainable
    capable of being prolonged
  179. swamp
    low land that is seasonally flooded
  180. swindler
    a person who steals by means of deception or fraud
  181. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  182. threshold
    the starting point for a new state or experience
  183. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  184. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  185. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
  186. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  187. trivia
    something of small importance
  188. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  189. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  190. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
  191. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
  192. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  193. widespread
    widely circulated or diffused
  194. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
  195. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  196. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  197. yeoman
    a free man who cultivates his own land
  198. zenith
    the highest point of something
Created on Fri Apr 13 05:46:37 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Jun 28 05:33:35 EDT 2012)

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