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Tactic
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1. Tactic (noun)
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an action or strategy carefully planned to
achieve a specific end
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Synonyms
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ploy, stratagem
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Your tactic of ignorance won't work.
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2. Intimidation (noun)
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the action of intimidating someone, or the
state of being intimidated
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Synonyms
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coercion, threatening
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Man seeks to influence his fellow men in
various ways, by intimidation, by deceit, by bribery; and it is quite natural
to find the same ideas in the sphere of religion.
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3. Lynching (verb)
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(of a group of people) kill (someone) for an
alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging
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Synonyms
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execution, the gallows
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The elaborate precautions taken to prevent
lynching are a peculiarity of the constitution of 1895.
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4. Acquiescence(noun)
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the reluctant acceptance of something
without protest
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Synonyms
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acceptance, consent
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Antonyms
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refusal, dissent
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That Israel was the stronger may be
suggested by the acquiescence of Judah in the new situation.
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5. Restraint (noun)
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a measure or
condition that keeps someone or something under control
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Synonyms
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restriction, curtailment
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Antonyms
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assistance, arousal
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Ex
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One who is entirely dependent upon the
manual alphabet has always a sense of restraint, of narrowness.
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6. Masquerading (verb)
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pretend to be someone one is not
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Synonyms
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frolic, revel
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Antonyms
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unmask, reveal
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Ex
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They may be mere weeds like groundsels or
ragworts, or climbers masquerading like ivy, or succulent and almost
leafless, or they may be shrubs and even trees.
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7. Sordid (adjective)
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involving immoral or dishonourable actions
and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
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Synonyms
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miserly, filthy
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Antonyms
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decent, reputable
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It's a little sordid and not undeserved, but
I must say, it's plausible.
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8. Dossiers (noun)
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a collection of documents about a particular
person, event, or subject
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Synonyms
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summary,
information
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Ex
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Went to a movie without trying to analyze
the advertising campaign or to a party without automatically building mental
dossiers on all the attendees.
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9. Detractors (noun)
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a person who
disparages someone or something
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Synonyms
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critic, vilifier
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One of the detractors laughed with derision
at the news.
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10. Atrocities (noun)
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an extremely
wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury
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Synonyms
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barbarity, wickedness
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Antonyms
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pleasantry, kindness
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Ex
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All of this means examples of atrocities by
the government or by the mob are increasingly likely to be documented and
publicized.
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11. Penurious
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Meaning
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lacking money; excessively unwilling to
spend, not having enough money to pay for necessities.
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Synonyms
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parsimonious, hard up, impecunious, in
straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched
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Sentence
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Warren Buffett, famous multi-billionaire,
still drives a cheap sedan, not because he is penurious, but because luxury
cars are gaudy and impractical.
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12. Ponderous
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Meaning
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having great mass and weight and
unwieldiness
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Synonyms
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heavy, lumbering
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Sentence
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Laden with 20 kilograms of college
textbooks, the freshman moved ponderously across the campus.
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13. Expunge
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Meaning
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to eliminate completely; remove by erasing
or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.
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Synonyms
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excise, scratch, strike
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Sentence
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When I turned 18, all of the shoplifting and
jaywalking charges were expunged from my criminal record.
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14. Interlocutor
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Meaning
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a person who takes part in a conversation.
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Synonyms
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conversational partner
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Sentence
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The government’s interlocutor(middle man),
R.N. Ravi, confirmed to a local daily that the August 3 agreement was indeed
a ‘framework agreement’.
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15. Hitherto
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Meaning
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used in negative statement to describe a
situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.
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Synonyms
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as yet, heretofore, so far, thus far, til
now, until now, up to now, yet
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Sentence
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Before John learned to fly an airplane, he
had hitherto been afraid of heights.
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16. Diabolic
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Meaning
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showing the cunning or ingenuity or
wickedness typical of a devil.
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Synonyms
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devilish, diabolical,
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Sentence
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An idle mind is a Diabolic's workshop.
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17. Rancour
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Meaning
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and
ill-will.
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Synonyms
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bitterness, gall, rancor, resentment,
reprisal.
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Sentence
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Although my friend betrayed me, I have no
rancor towards him.
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18. Expatriate
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Meaning
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a person who is voluntarily absent from home
or country.
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Synonyms
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exile, expat
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Sentence
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The poet was exiled because he signed a
letter protesting the government's actions.
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19. chicanery
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Meaning
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the use of tricks to deceive someone
(usually to extract money from them).
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Synonyms
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chicane, guile, trickery, wile
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Sentence
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You can smell the chicanery from a dishonest
politician like Lalu And Mulayam.
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20. Retreat
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Meaning
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the act of withdrawing or going backward
(especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
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Sentence
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the disorderly retreat of Pakistani troops
in Kargil war.
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