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Rajat G. (India)
villain,bad man ,despicable
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  1. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  2. sporadically
    in an irregular or unpredictable manner
  3. caitiff
    a cowardly and despicable person
  4. hubbub
    loud confused noise from many sources
  5. affray
    a noisy fight
  6. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  7. ramification
    the act of branching out or dividing into branches
  8. surreptitiously
    in a secretive manner
    chori chori chupke chupke
  9. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
    yeh lazy lamhe
  10. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  11. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
    baddatamiz dil
  12. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
    to support sth
  13. fulcrum
    the pivot about which a lever turns
  14. buttressing
    a support usually of stone or brick
  15. harridan
    a scolding (even vicious) old woman
    ek thi dayan
  16. revenant
    someone who has returned from the dead
    mere karan arjun aayenge
  17. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
    return after a long time or break
  18. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  19. kinship
    relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
    tera mujhse hai pahle ka nata loi
  20. allure
    the power to entice or attract
    yun hi nahi dil lubhata koi
  21. plethora
    extreme excess
    a large or excessive amount of something
  22. covenant
    a signed written agreement between two or more parties
    the oath of vayuputras
  23. voyeuristic
    of viewers who enjoy seeing the sex acts or organs of others
  24. scrooge
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
    uncle scrooge
  25. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
    aankhon ki gustakhiyan maaf ho
  26. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  27. hurtle
    make a thrusting forward movement
    bhaag dk boss
  28. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
  29. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  30. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
    kyun paisa paisa karti hai .........
    katrina is avarice here
  31. amorous
    expressive of or exciting love or romance
  32. apocalypse
    a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the powers of evil
  33. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
    friendship
  34. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  35. scion
    a descendent or heir
    scion of sardar
  36. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
    lacking restraints in case of sexual case
    like IMRAN HASHMI
  37. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  38. supplication
    a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
    miss pooja
  39. adamantine
    consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
    hard kaur
  40. exiguous
    extremely scanty
    chotey acche lagte hain
  41. copious
    large in number or quantity
    bade acche kagte hain
  42. sporadically
    in an irregular or unpredictable manner
    kabhi kabhi mere dil me yeh penseeI(khyal)ata hai
  43. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  44. ebony
    hard dark-colored wood used to make furniture
    men in ebony
  45. choleric
    characterized by anger
  46. lancinating
    painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
  47. pasquinade
    a composition that humorously imitates somebody's style
  48. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    gayle's batting is omnious
  49. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  50. unwitting
    not aware or knowing
    anjaana anjaani
  51. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  52. razzmatazz
    any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
    fashiopn ka hai yeh jalwa
  53. murky
    cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
    toofani
  54. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
    kabhi khushi
    kabhi gum
  55. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
    kabhi khushi
    kabhi gum
  56. debonair
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
    dhaating naach
  57. loony
    informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    crazy kiya re
  58. gaiety
    a joyful feeling
  59. gaiety
    a festive merry feeling
    grand gaiety
  60. plutocrat
    someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth
    kbc
  61. aficionado
    a serious devotee of some activity, genre, or performer
  62. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  63. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
    ddlj
  64. sycophancy
    fawning obsequiousness
    chamcha
  65. canorous
    richly melodious
  66. vicinal
    belonging to or limited to a vicinity
    tu mere agal bagal
  67. encore
    an extra performance in response to audience demand
    once encore
  68. paladin
    someone who fights for a cause
    phata poster nikla paladin
  69. fleck
    a small contrasting part of something
  70. autarchy
    a political system governed by a single individual
    independent
  71. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
    ghul mil launda
  72. putter
    do random, unplanned work or activities; spend time idly
  73. coven
    an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches
    coven karenge coven karenge
  74. hitherto
    up to this point; until the present time
    hitherto chappan
  75. goliath
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  76. ravage
    make a pillaging or destructive raid on, as in wartime
    lootera
  77. pillager
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
    lootera
  78. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  79. estranged
    caused to be unloved
    make unfriend
  80. logomachy
    an argument about words or the meaning of words
  81. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
    dil to puerile hai ji
  82. dipsomaniac
    a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
    to ingenue chori sharabi ho gayi
  83. gadabout
    someone who restlessly seeks social activity and amusement
    ranbir kapoor in YJHD
  84. Schadenfreude
    delight in another person's misfortune
  85. indulge
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  86. engulf
    flow over or cover completely
  87. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  88. profane
    not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
  89. profuse
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  90. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  91. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  92. promontory
    a natural elevation
    high point of the land
  93. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  94. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  95. prognosis
    a prediction of the course of a disease
  96. proscribe
    command against
  97. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
    inequality in cast marriage
  98. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  99. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  100. reluctant
    unwilling to do something contrary to your custom
  101. euphoric
    characterized by a feeling of well-being or elation
  102. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  103. confined
    being in captivity
  104. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  105. detention
    a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
  106. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  107. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  108. severity
    excessive sternness
  109. austerity
    excessive sternness
  110. asserted
    confidently declared to be so
  111. upend
    become turned or set on end
  112. disruption
    an act or event that causes a delay or break in an ongoing activity
  113. turf out
    put out or expel from a place
  114. exacerbate
    make worse
  115. foment
    try to stir up
    encourage for sth
  116. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  117. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  118. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  119. oratorical
    related to the practice of public speaking
  120. blitzkrieg
    a military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
  121. thrive
    grow vigorously
  122. envisage
    form a mental image of something that is not present
  123. regime
    the governing authority of a political unit
  124. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  125. callous
    emotionally hardened
  126. lynching
    putting a person to death by mob action without due process
  127. blatant
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  128. turmoil
    a violent disturbance
  129. aspiring
    desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
  130. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
    wage,salary,income
  131. cymbal
    a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk
    different sounds
  132. graft
    the practice of offering something for an illegal advantage
  133. accreditation
    the act of granting official approval or recognition
  134. enshrine
    enclose in a place of worship
  135. mesmerized
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  136. revolt
    rise up against an authority
  137. Palestinian
    of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants
  138. accusation
    an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offense
  139. trample
    tread or stomp heavily or roughly
  140. unabashed
    not embarrassed
  141. erupt
    start suddenly
  142. lash
    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
  143. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  144. arson
    malicious burning to destroy property
  145. omission
    leaving out or passing over something
  146. remnant
    a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists
  147. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  148. aristocratic
    belonging to or characteristic of the nobility
  149. throng
    a large gathering of people
  150. vindication
    the justification for some act or belief
  151. acquisition
    an ability that has been obtained by training
  152. conceive
    have the idea for
  153. preconceived
    formed beforehand
  154. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  155. ambit
    an area in which something operates or has power or control
  156. debar
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  157. enthrall
    hold spellbound
  158. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  159. mutilation
    an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
    destroy beyond imagination
  160. escalation
    an increase or intensification
  161. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  162. unconscionable
    lacking a sense of right conduct
  163. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  164. prudence
    knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
  165. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  166. pervert
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  167. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  168. visage
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  169. verbatim
    using exactly the same words
  170. verbiage
    overabundance of words
Created on Tue Oct 01 09:30:38 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Feb 21 13:38:55 EST 2015)

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