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Sindhu (India)
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  1. exhortation
    an earnest attempt at persuasion
  2. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  3. de facto
    existing, whether with lawful authority or not
  4. fatalism
    a doctrine that all events are predetermined in advance
  5. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  6. glitz
    extravagant showiness that is tasteless or superficial
  7. ambit
    an area in which something operates or has power or control
  8. withers
    the highest part of the back at the base of an animal's neck
  9. charter
    a document creating an institution and specifying its rights
  10. append
    fix to; attach
  11. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  12. flurry
    a light brief snowfall
  13. enervating
    causing weakness or debilitation
  14. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  15. idiosyncratic
    peculiar to the individual
  16. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  17. abatement
    the act of making less active or intense
  18. rend
    tear or be torn violently
  19. rote
    memorization by repetition
  20. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  21. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  22. rabbi
    spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation
  23. disrepute
    the state of being held in low esteem
  24. tormented
    experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
  25. in tandem
    with one beside or behind the other
  26. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  27. refrain
    resist doing something
  28. arabesque
    position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind
  29. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  30. futile
    producing no result or effect
  31. prophecy
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
  32. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  33. stricture
    a principle that restricts the extent of something
  34. cusp
    the point of transition when something happens or changes
  35. scrunch
    wrinkle, crease, or crumple a smooth surface
  36. akin
    related by blood
  37. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  38. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  39. wholly
    to the full or entire extent
  40. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  41. barre
    a rod that ballet dancers use as a support
  42. emotive
    characterized by feeling
  43. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  44. stratify
    form, arrange, or deposit in layers
  45. fringe
    an ornamental border of short lengths of hanging threads
  46. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  47. surmount
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  48. manic
    affected with or marked by frenzy uncontrolled by reason
  49. weal
    a raised mark on the skin
  50. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  51. mitigation
    the action of lessening in severity or intensity
  52. cohort
    a band of warriors
  53. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  54. behoove
    be appropriate or necessary
  55. unduly
    to an unnecessary degree
  56. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  57. botch
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  58. fascism
    a political theory advocating an authoritarian government
  59. pacifist
    someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
  60. cue
    a reminder for some action or speech
  61. lasso
    a long noosed rope used to catch animals
  62. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  63. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  64. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  65. nibble
    bite off very small pieces
  66. chaperone
    one who accompanies and supervises young people
  67. plummet
    drop sharply
  68. communist
    relating to socialism that abolishes private ownership
  69. enmesh
    entangle in or as if in a net
  70. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  71. fleeting
    lasting for a markedly brief time
  72. self-effacing
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  73. limbic
    of or relating to brain structures regulating emotion
  74. tango
    a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
  75. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  76. disjunction
    state of being disconnected
  77. lamented
    mourned or grieved for
  78. symbiotic
    of organisms living together, especially to mutual advantage
  79. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  80. repertoire
    the range of skills in a particular field or occupation
  81. ridicule
    language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
  82. abolitionist
    a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
  83. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  84. viviparous
    producing living young and not eggs
  85. dissident
    a person who objects to some established policy
  86. concise
    expressing much in few words
  87. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  88. unprovoked
    occurring without motivation or incitement
  89. laureate
    someone honored for great achievements
  90. colonialism
    exploitation by a stronger country of a weaker one
  91. embroil
    force into some kind of situation or course of action
  92. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  93. multifarious
    having many aspects
  94. prevarication
    the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
  95. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  96. forbear
    refrain from doing
  97. preconception
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
  98. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  99. pandemic
    existing everywhere
  100. fleeting
    lasting for a markedly brief time
Created on Wed Jun 18 10:31:09 EDT 2025

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