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Ambiguous
/am-BIG-yoo-us/
अस्पष्ट (aspasht) / द्विअर्थी (dviarthi)
Open to more than one interpretation
Explore this word →Ameliorate
/uh-MEEL-yuh-rayt/
सुधारना (sudharna)
To make something bad or unsatisfactory better
Explore this word →Bellicose
/BEL-ih-kohs/
लड़ाकू (ladaku) / युद्धप्रिय (yuddhpriy)
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Explore this word →Capitulate
/kuh-PICH-oo-layt/
समर्पण करना (samarpan karna)
To surrender or give in under agreed conditions
Explore this word →Casuistry
/KAZH-oo-is-tree/
कुतर्क (kutark) / छल-तर्क (chhal-tark)
The use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in moral questions
Explore this word →Compelling
/kum-PEL-ing/
प्रभावशाली (prabhavshali)
Evoking interest or attention in a powerfully irresistible way
Explore this word →Debilitate
/dih-BIL-ih-tayt/
कमज़ोर करना (kamzor karna)
To make someone weak and infirm
Explore this word →Defenestration
/dee-fen-uh-STRAY-shun/
खिड़की से बाहर फेंकना (khidki se bahar phenkna) / पदच्युत करना
The act of throwing someone out of a window
Explore this word →Deteriorate
/dih-TEER-ee-uh-rayt/
बिगड़ना (bigadna)
To become progressively worse
Explore this word →Hegemony
/hih-JEM-uh-nee/
वर्चस्व (varchasv) / प्रभुत्व (prabhutv)
Leadership or dominance by one country or group over others
Explore this word →Hermeneutics
/hur-muh-NOO-tiks/
व्याख्याशास्त्र (vyakhyashastra) / मीमांसा (mimamsa)
The branch of knowledge dealing with interpretation of texts
Explore this word →Inevitable
/in-EV-ih-tuh-bul/
अनिवार्य (anivarya) / अटल (atal)
Certain to happen; unavoidable
Explore this word →Insidious
/in-SID-ee-us/
कपटी (kapati) / छलपूर्ण (chhalpurn)
Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects
Explore this word →Internecine
/in-tur-NEE-seen/
आपसी संघर्ष (aapsi sangharsh) / परस्पर विनाशकारी
Destructive to both sides in a conflict
Explore this word →Kakistocracy
/kak-ih-STOK-ruh-see/
निकृष्टतंत्र (nikrishttantra) / सबसे बुरे लोगों का शासन
Government by the least suitable or competent citizens
Explore this word →Kleptocracy
/klep-TOK-ruh-see/
चोरतंत्र (chortantra) / भ्रष्ट शासन (bhrashht shaasan)
Government by thieves; rule by corrupt officials
Explore this word →Machiavellian
/mak-ee-uh-VEL-ee-un/
कूटनीतिक (kootneetik) / छलपूर्ण (chhalpurn)
Cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics
Explore this word →Meticulous
/meh-TIK-yoo-lus/
सूक्ष्मदर्शी (sookshmdarshi)
Showing great attention to detail
Explore this word →Opprobrium
/uh-PROH-bree-um/
निंदा (ninda) / बदनामी (badnami)
Harsh criticism or censure
Explore this word →Palimpsest
/PAL-imp-sest/
पुनर्लिखित पांडुलिपि (punarlikhit pandulipi)
A manuscript on which original writing has been erased to make room for later writing
Explore this word →Perfunctory
/pur-FUNK-tuh-ree/
लापरवाही से किया गया (laparwahi se kiya gaya) / खानापूर्ति
Carried out with a minimum of effort or care
Explore this word →Pernicious
/pur-NISH-us/
हानिकारक (haanikarak) / घातक (ghatak)
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
Explore this word →Rapprochement
/ra-prosh-MAHN/
मेल-मिलाप (mel-milaap) / संबंध सुधार
The establishment of harmonious relations between nations or groups
Explore this word →Ratiocination
/rash-ee-os-ih-NAY-shun/
तर्कशक्ति (tarkshakti) / विवेचन (vivechan)
The process of exact, logical thinking
Explore this word →Recalcitrant
/rih-KAL-sih-trunt/
अड़ियल (adiyal) / जिद्दी (ziddi)
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude
Explore this word →Resilient
/rih-ZIL-ee-unt/
लचीला (lacheela)
Able to recover quickly from difficulties
Explore this word →Scrutinize
/SKROO-tuh-nyz/
जाँच करना (jaanch karna) / बारीकी से देखना
To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
Explore this word →Tantamount
/TAN-tuh-mount/
बराबर (barabar) / समतुल्य (samtulya)
Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as
Explore this word →Tergiversation
/tur-jiv-ur-SAY-shun/
टालमटोल (taalmataol) / पलटी मारना (palti maarna)
The making of evasive or ambiguous statements
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