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Aaditya (India)
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  1. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  2. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  3. behest
    an authoritative command or request
  4. petition
    a formal request that something be submitted to an authority
  5. evasive
    avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
  6. affront
    a deliberately offensive act
  7. provision
    the activity of supplying something
  8. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  9. muckraking
    the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
  10. rein
    any means of control
  11. spur
    incite or stimulate
  12. paradigm
    class of items that can be substituted in the same position
  13. proactive
    causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond
  14. creche
    a hospital where foundlings are taken in and cared for
  15. reprisal
    a retaliatory action against an enemy
  16. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  17. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  18. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  19. pertinent
    having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
  20. diligent
    characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
  21. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  22. corporal
    affecting the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  23. flamboyance
    the quality of being showy, extravagant, or elaborate
  24. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  25. plumage
    the covering of feathers on a bird
  26. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  27. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
Created on Sat Nov 10 00:50:29 EST 2012 (updated Fri Nov 16 09:51:18 EST 2012)

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