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Ambiguous

/am-BIG-yoo-us/

अस्पष्ट (aspasht) / द्विअर्थी (dviarthi)

Elementary Academic

Open to more than one interpretation

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Ameliorate

/uh-MEEL-yuh-rayt/

सुधारना (sudharna)

Intermediate Academic

To make something bad or unsatisfactory better

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Bellicose

/BEL-ih-kohs/

लड़ाकू (ladaku) / युद्धप्रिय (yuddhpriy)

Advanced Academic

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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Capitulate

/kuh-PICH-oo-layt/

समर्पण करना (samarpan karna)

Intermediate Academic

To surrender or give in under agreed conditions

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Casuistry

/KAZH-oo-is-tree/

कुतर्क (kutark) / छल-तर्क (chhal-tark)

Expert Academic

The use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in moral questions

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Compelling

/kum-PEL-ing/

प्रभावशाली (prabhavshali)

Elementary Academic

Evoking interest or attention in a powerfully irresistible way

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Debilitate

/dih-BIL-ih-tayt/

कमज़ोर करना (kamzor karna)

Intermediate Academic

To make someone weak and infirm

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Defenestration

/dee-fen-uh-STRAY-shun/

खिड़की से बाहर फेंकना (khidki se bahar phenkna) / पदच्युत करना

Expert Academic

The act of throwing someone out of a window

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Deteriorate

/dih-TEER-ee-uh-rayt/

बिगड़ना (bigadna)

Elementary Academic

To become progressively worse

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Hegemony

/hih-JEM-uh-nee/

वर्चस्व (varchasv) / प्रभुत्व (prabhutv)

Intermediate Academic

Leadership or dominance by one country or group over others

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Hermeneutics

/hur-muh-NOO-tiks/

व्याख्याशास्त्र (vyakhyashastra) / मीमांसा (mimamsa)

Expert Academic

The branch of knowledge dealing with interpretation of texts

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Inevitable

/in-EV-ih-tuh-bul/

अनिवार्य (anivarya) / अटल (atal)

Elementary Academic

Certain to happen; unavoidable

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Insidious

/in-SID-ee-us/

कपटी (kapati) / छलपूर्ण (chhalpurn)

Intermediate Academic

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects

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Internecine

/in-tur-NEE-seen/

आपसी संघर्ष (aapsi sangharsh) / परस्पर विनाशकारी

Expert Academic

Destructive to both sides in a conflict

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Kakistocracy

/kak-ih-STOK-ruh-see/

निकृष्टतंत्र (nikrishttantra) / सबसे बुरे लोगों का शासन

Expert Academic

Government by the least suitable or competent citizens

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Kleptocracy

/klep-TOK-ruh-see/

चोरतंत्र (chortantra) / भ्रष्ट शासन (bhrashht shaasan)

Advanced Academic

Government by thieves; rule by corrupt officials

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Machiavellian

/mak-ee-uh-VEL-ee-un/

कूटनीतिक (kootneetik) / छलपूर्ण (chhalpurn)

Expert Academic

Cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics

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Meticulous

/meh-TIK-yoo-lus/

सूक्ष्मदर्शी (sookshmdarshi)

Elementary Academic

Showing great attention to detail

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Opprobrium

/uh-PROH-bree-um/

निंदा (ninda) / बदनामी (badnami)

Expert Academic

Harsh criticism or censure

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Palimpsest

/PAL-imp-sest/

पुनर्लिखित पांडुलिपि (punarlikhit pandulipi)

Expert Academic

A manuscript on which original writing has been erased to make room for later writing

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Perfunctory

/pur-FUNK-tuh-ree/

लापरवाही से किया गया (laparwahi se kiya gaya) / खानापूर्ति

Advanced Academic

Carried out with a minimum of effort or care

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Pernicious

/pur-NISH-us/

हानिकारक (haanikarak) / घातक (ghatak)

Intermediate Academic

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

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Rapprochement

/ra-prosh-MAHN/

मेल-मिलाप (mel-milaap) / संबंध सुधार

Advanced Academic

The establishment of harmonious relations between nations or groups

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Ratiocination

/rash-ee-os-ih-NAY-shun/

तर्कशक्ति (tarkshakti) / विवेचन (vivechan)

Expert Academic

The process of exact, logical thinking

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Recalcitrant

/rih-KAL-sih-trunt/

अड़ियल (adiyal) / जिद्दी (ziddi)

Intermediate Academic

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude

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Resilient

/rih-ZIL-ee-unt/

लचीला (lacheela)

Elementary Academic

Able to recover quickly from difficulties

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Scrutinize

/SKROO-tuh-nyz/

जाँच करना (jaanch karna) / बारीकी से देखना

Elementary Academic

To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

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Tantamount

/TAN-tuh-mount/

बराबर (barabar) / समतुल्य (samtulya)

Intermediate Academic

Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as

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Tenacious

/tuh-NAY-shus/

दृढ़ (dridh) / अटल (atal)

Elementary Academic

Holding firmly to something

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Tergiversation

/tur-jiv-ur-SAY-shun/

टालमटोल (taalmataol) / पलटी मारना (palti maarna)

Expert Academic

The making of evasive or ambiguous statements

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