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Mahin (Bangladesh)
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  1. stance
    a rationalized mental attitude
  2. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
  3. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  4. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  5. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  6. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  7. evince
    give expression to
  8. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  9. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  10. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
  11. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  12. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  13. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
  14. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  15. snub
    refuse to acknowledge
  16. opine
    express one's view openly and without fear or hesitation
  17. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  18. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  19. voice
    the sound made when a person speaks
  20. serene
    not agitated
  21. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  22. smug
    marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
  23. putt
    strike a golf ball lightly
  24. diva
    a distinguished female operatic singer
  25. bungle
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  26. defy
    resist or confront with resistance
  27. locale
    the scene of any event or action
  28. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  29. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  30. censor
    a person authorized to suppress unacceptable material
  31. malady
    impairment of normal physiological function
  32. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  33. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  34. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  35. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  36. lowly
    low or inferior in station or quality
  37. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  38. muted
    softened in tone
  39. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  40. errant
    straying from the right course or from accepted standards
  41. anemic
    relating to or having a deficiency of red blood cells
  42. dupe
    fool or hoax
  43. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  44. derive
    come from
  45. lull
    make calm or still
  46. futile
    producing no result or effect
  47. entail
    have as a logical consequence
  48. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  49. entice
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  50. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  51. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  52. banish
    expel, as if by official decree
  53. tax
    a charge that a citizen pays to support government programs
  54. lure
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  55. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  56. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  57. hamper
    prevent the progress or free movement of
  58. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  59. melee
    a noisy riotous fight
  60. spurn
    reject with contempt
  61. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  62. terse
    brief and to the point
  63. feeble
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
  64. zenith
    the highest point of something
  65. murky
    cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
  66. forego
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  67. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  68. detest
    dislike intensely
  69. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  70. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  71. guise
    an artful or simulated semblance
  72. avert
    turn away or aside
  73. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  74. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  75. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  76. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  77. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  78. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  79. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  80. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  81. docile
    easily handled or managed
  82. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  83. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  84. sooth
    truth or reality
  85. savvy
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  86. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  87. radical
    far beyond the norm
  88. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  89. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  90. fleeting
    lasting for a markedly brief time
  91. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  92. reliant
    depending on another for support
  93. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  94. irritant
    something that causes discomfort and annoyance
  95. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  96. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  97. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  98. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  99. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  100. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  101. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  102. invasive
    gradually intrusive without right or permission
  103. contend
    compete for something
  104. respite
    a pause from doing something
  105. fissure
    a long narrow depression in a surface
  106. unravel
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers of
  107. callous
    emotionally hardened
  108. inequity
    injustice by virtue of not conforming with standards
  109. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  110. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  111. perturb
    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried
  112. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  113. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  114. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  115. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  116. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  117. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  118. menacing
    threatening evil or danger
  119. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  120. applaud
    clap one's hands or shout to indicate approval
Created on Mon Feb 19 13:09:24 EST 2024 (updated Wed Feb 21 10:18:35 EST 2024)

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