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Stultify (stuhl-tuh-fahy) (Verb):

 

1)            To make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.

The bank robber’s clever escape left the cops stultified in front of the crowd that had gathered at the scene.

 

2)            To render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, esp. by frustrating means; cripple, impede, frustrate, hinder, thwart

Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were finally able to reach the summit of Mount Everest after facing several stultifying problems offered by the sheer incline of the north face of the mountain.

               

Dunce (duhns) (Noun):

  

1)            A dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt, dullard, numbskull, blockhead, ignoramus, nincompoop, ninny

                Being a dunce at school, he often had to suffer punishments given to him by the teachers.

 

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Resilient (ri-zilyunt) (Adjective):

1.            Recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

2.            Elastic; rebounds readily

He is likely to keep faith with Torres alongside Villa in a two pronged attack as the Spanish seek to become the first team to score against the resilient Portuguese at this world cup.              

 

Retort (ri-tort) :

1. (Verb)Answer back

2. (Noun) A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one).

Indeed some of the retorts made by government officials whenever this topic is brokered appear to be purely a tactic of obfuscation.

 

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Jocular (JOK-yuh-ler) (adj):

 

1.       Funny or intended to make someone laugh.

          We passed the night making jocular comments about opera stars.

 

2.       Describes someone who is happy and likes to make jokes.

           Michael was in a very jocular mood at the party.

               

Inveigle (in-VEY-guhl) (verb):  To persuade someone to do something in a clever and dishonest way, when they do not want to do it.

Her son tried to inveigle her into giving him the money for a car.

 

                               

 

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Troth (trawth) (noun): faithfulness, fidelity or a pledge of fidelity, truth or verity, a person's promise, to pledge or betroth

It was his troth to marry her on his return from the crusade.      

 Benediction (ben-i-dik-shuhn) (noun): a blessing or an expression good wishes, the invocation of divine blessing or the blessing pronounced by an officiating minister

The old man’s benediction was misinterpreted by the ignorant villagers as a curse because he spoke with a lisp.

 

 

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Crony (kroh-nee) (Noun):

 

1)            A close friend or companion; chum; buddy

Over the years, the dog has proved to be man’s best crony.

Ricochet (rik-uh-shey):

  

1)            [Noun] The motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow

 

The ricochet of the tennis ball took a lot of time to die down after being bounced on one of the walls of a small room with a lot of speed.

 

2)            [Verb] To move in this way, as a projectile; rebound; deflect; glance

 

The ball ricocheted off the wall towards us.

 

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Congeries (kon-jeer-eez) (noun): A collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation; heap

From the airplane the town resembled a congeries of tiny boxes.              

Shambles (sham-buh l) (noun):  A state of great disorder; A scene of carnage; A slaughterhouse.

The Tax Credit system has become a complete shambles.

 

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Fathom (fath -uh m) (verb): 

 

1.            To penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand

2.            To measure the depth of; sound

 

We simply could not fathom the reasons why the rule was axed.

 

Indemnity (in-dem-ni-tee) (noun):

 

1.            Protection or security against damage or loss.

2.            Compensation for damage or loss sustained.

 

The government paid the family an indemnity for the missing pictures.

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Somnambulate (som-nam-byuh-leyt) (Verb):

 

1)            To walk during sleep; sleepwalk

His habit of somnambulating at night once made him fall into a muddy ditch!

 

Eidetic (ahy-det-ik) (Adj):

 

1)            Of, pertaining to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.

People with eidetic memories are capable of astounding feats of recalling information.

 

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Immaculate (i-ma-kyu-lut) (Adjective):

1.            Perfectly clean; without a spot or stain; unsoiled

2.            Perfectly correct; without a flaw, fault, or error

The Park has beautiful landscaped gardens and facilities which can only be described as immaculate.     

Somniferous (som-ni-furus) (Adjective):

1. Sleep inducing

2. Soporific

 The prescribed medication had a somniferous effect.

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Cusp (kuhsp) (Noun):

 

1)            The zodiacal degree that marks the beginning of a house or a sign

Being born in a cusp is generally considered to be lucky.

2)            A point that marks the beginning of a change

Mankind now, is standing on the cusp of a new era – one that is moulded by alternative energy resources.

                 

Talisman (tal-is-muhn) (Noun):

 

1)  A stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm

               The talisman kept the sorcerer safe during his voyage into hostile lands.

2)  Anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions

                Even though their talismanic striker Didier Drogba is injured, Ivory Coast still has plenty of firepower to overcome or at least draw with the Brazilians.

 

 

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Ebullition(eb-uh-lish-uh n) (Noun): 

 

1.            Seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; (sudden and violent) outburst; effusion; blowup

A cupful of superheated water might appear calm when stationary but even the slightest of disturbances can cause an ebullition so powerful that it becomes a danger to any person in a vicinity of three feet.

2.            The state of being ebullient i.e. overflowing with fervour, enthusiasm or excitement; being high-spirited; ecstatic

Sid’s ebullition knew no bounds when he came to realize that his home made particle accelerator was actually capable of generating dark matter.

                 

Spiel(speel) (Noun): A usually high-flown or extravagant talk or speech, esp. for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch

 

Even after the theater was filled, the lobbyists kept up with their spiel hoping to gather customers for the next show.

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Rubric (roo-brik) (noun): a title, heading or note in a manuscript printed in red to distinguish it from the rest of the text, protocol or an established procedure or mode of conduct

 

The manuscript was completed but the author wanted to coin a catchy rubric for the novel.       

 Illimitable (ih-lim-i-tuh-buhl) (adjective): limitless or having no limit, infinite not able to be contained within a limit

 

Earth, stars, and the vastness of space present an illimitable universe, which never ceases to amaze us.

 

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Scrumptious(skrump-shus) (Adjective): Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

 

If you are craving for some scrumptious  juicy mangoes this summer, then Lalbagh is where you should head to.             

 Bedlam (bed-luhm) (noun): A scene of wild uproar and confusion

 

The puzzle boxes are easy, compared to the bedlam retro cube which is still puzzling us.

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Doula (doo-luh) (noun):  A woman experienced in childbirth who provides advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a mother before, during, and just after childbirth.

 

A postpartum doula typically begins providing care in the home after the birth.

 

Baksheesh (bak-sheesh) (noun): Payment (as a tip or bribe) to expedite service.

 

Baksheesh is a term used to describe tipping, charitable giving, and certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East and South Asia.

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Stupefy (stoo-puh-fahy) (Verb):

 

1)            To put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor

 

Abhilash was stupefied by the excess anesthesia that was used during the surgery.

 

2)            To overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish; stun; besot; bewilder

 

George Bush was stupefied by an Iraqi reporter who threw shoes at him during a press conference.

                 

Revenant (rev-uh-nuh nt) (Noun):

 

A person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost

 

In the ‘Warcraft’ storyline, undead revenants terrorize the civilian population in the lands of Lordaeron.

 

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