Five point someone

Anvesh Jadav (India)
Lexicon from best seller book Five Point Someone written by Chetan Bhagat
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  1. grinning
    a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up
    Now he sat grinning in the next chair.
  2. smug
    marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
    We humans are pretty smug about our large brains and sophisticated ways. Scientific American (Mar 29, 2011)
  3. sulk
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
    After three days the raja began again to sulk, because there were still no flowers to be seen in his garden. Campbell, A.
  4. high-five
  5. squinting
    having eyes half closed in order to see better
    When he woke up in the morning, he found himself squinting.
  6. shrug
    raise shoulders to show one doesn't know or care about something
    I looked over at Tiger, and he just shrugged and kept walking. Golf Digest (Dec 17, 2012)
  7. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
    Japan, with Zimbabwe and a few minions, have the worst ratios there are.
  8. hoot
    a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
  9. wail
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  10. homage
    respectful deference
  11. groan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  12. whiny
    habitually complaining
  13. nauseated
    feeling queasy, as though one is about to vomit
  14. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
  15. dollop
    a soft lump or portion of something, especially food
  16. denounce
    speak out against
  17. devour
    eat greedily
  18. giggle
    laugh nervously
  19. goof-off
    an idle worthless person
  20. nudge
    push against gently
  21. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  22. sequin
    a small disk of shiny material used to decorate clothing
  23. negligee
    a loose dressing gown for women
  24. spoilt
    (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
  25. brat
    a very troublesome child
  26. nibble
    bite off very small pieces
  27. falsetto
    a male singing voice with artificially high tones
  28. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  29. bonhomie
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
    Carey was widely described as cold and difficult to work with, lacking the calculated bonhomie found in many politicians.
  30. gluttony
    habitual eating to excess
  31. huffy
    quick to take offense
  32. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  33. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  34. waddle
    walk unsteadily
  35. despotic
    having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler
  36. panting
    breathing heavily (as after exertion)
  37. tamer
    an animal trainer who tames wild animals
  38. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  39. crummy
    of very poor quality
  40. pounding
    repeated heavy blows
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  41. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
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  42. grumpy
    annoyed and irritable
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  43. quirk
    a strange attitude or habit
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  44. righteous
    morally justified
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  45. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
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  46. doable
    capable of existing or taking place or proving true
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  47. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
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  48. tug
    pull hard
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  49. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
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  50. articulate
    express or state clearly
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  51. accord
    concurrence of opinion
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  52. scramble
    move hurriedly
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  53. scowl
    frown with displeasure
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  54. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
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  55. anagram
    a phrase rearranged from the letters of another phrase
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Created on Sun Dec 30 11:12:52 EST 2012 (updated Sun Jan 20 23:47:46 EST 2013)

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