Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Your good-hearted acceptance and tolerance of others' foibles, goes a
long way in maintaining harmony in your relationships.
foible |
2.
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Mining and quarrying have been age-old practices in India, as evidenced
by the profuse use of a variety of stones in the thousands of ancient
temples and monuments scattered all over the country.
profuse |
3.
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The Dalai Lama has called on the Chinese authorities to show clemency
towards a Tibetan monk whose suspended death sentence ran out on
Thursday.
clemency |
4.
| -Lisa Marie is a solid singer with plenty of character in her husky voice.
husky |
5.
The full and macabre story of what happened at Qibya was revealed only
during the morning after the attack.
macabre |
6.
With his meaningless talk, he reveals only the immense vacuity of his
mind.
vacuity |
7.
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The book, which was disrespectful to Jesus, has caused a furore in the
north-eastern states, where more than 70% of the population is Christians.
furore |
8.
It was found by the police that many people are being fooled by tricksters
for extracting money from them.
trickster |
10.
You can't win without a bevy of match winners.
bevy |
11.
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Look at the likes of Gandhi who achieved so much through pacifism.
pacifism |
12.
15.
As per the latest census data, the people are getting better medical care in
the community, therefore their longevity is rising.
longevity |
16.
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More than six million people worldwide have learned the transcendental
meditation techniques, which include people of all ages, cultures, and
religions.
transcendental |
17.
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He was obedient worker, but when sacked by the employer on the ground
of insubordination, the union decided to go on strike.
insubordination |
18.
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With few options left, President Cleveland met with New York financier
J.P. Morgan, who pledged a whopping $60 million in gold. Adjusted for
inflation, that would be about $1.5 billion today. - "Apple has more cash
than the U.S. Treasury", Los Angeles Times, 29th July, 2011
whopping |
19.
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Newly elected leader Hamid Karzai aims to bring Afghanistan "out of the
quagmire".
quagmire |
20.
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15, 2010
Musicians, and most especially Thelonious Monk tend not, as writers do,
to write hundreds of letters sharing with intimates what is going on in their
hearts or heads. A biography of Monk, perforce, has to rely on the not
always reliable, often conflicting, memories of others. -- New York Times,
October 15, 2010
perforce |
22.
If you have been suffering from insomnia for long time, you may be
depressed.
insomnia |
23.
Gas and electricity bills are filled with jargon that makes them difficult to
understand.
jargon |
24.
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The low wall along the edge of a balcony is called parapet.
parapet |
26.
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Our objective is to take Afghans to a better life, out of this quagmire...Our
people want dignity.
quagmire |
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28.
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We wish her all the best and will miss her cheery smile and ebullience of
character.
ebullience |
30.
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The conditions that lead to my parents' divorce were engendered by their
obsessive attitude toward work.
engender |
32.
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She was known for her plaintive singing of Urdu poems, set to tunes
influenced by Indian classical music and the folk melodies of the
Himalayas. -- "Pakistani folk music doyenne dies", BBC News, 4 February,
2004
plaintive |
33.
The patient was worried that he had cancer, but the lump on his forehead
turned out to be benign.
benign |
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34.
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The state is aware that the policeman is the son of either a farmer or a
worker. He suffers from the same social and economic handicaps as the
others who are engaged in the relentless struggle to ameliorate their
condition.
ameliorate |
35.
After the Indian government had lifted restrictions on the activities of the
Dalai Lama the Chinese became very vociferous in criticising India for
even the most innocuous activities which the Dalai Lama was called upon
to perform.
vociferous |
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The defence ministry has accused the rebels of abducting 16 children
from a Roman Catholic orphanage in the town on Friday. It described the
abduction as a "nefarious act of terrorism" and an "ideal example of the
inhumanity of the terrorist outfit". -- BBC News, December 29, 2010
nefarious |
38.
Five months after Malaysia incurred global opprobrium by closing off its
currency and capital markets, its officials are in no mood to apologize.
opprobrium |
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39.
The child's insistence on not getting out of the bath and continuing to play
with water exasperated his mother who was in a hurry.
exasperate |
41.
The football player's career was cut short because of a debilitating injury
to his left knee.
debilitate |
42.
After the medical reports were out, it was clear that it wasn't the new
technique but copious amounts of steroids that helped the swimmer break
so many world records.
copious |
43.
My friend's near total lack of investment acumen led him to invest all his
money in a company that had already declared bankruptcy.
acumen |
44.
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45.
The archer's years of relentless practice culminated in victories in the
international tournaments around the world.
culminate |
46.
Recently, the world's most wanted terrorist was killed in a covert military
operation; no one except few top officials in the government and military
knew about it.
covert |
47.
Ben Bernanke was confident that the American economy, with its great
intrinsic vitality, will emerge from this recession with renewed vigor.
intrinsic |
48.
Only through judicious use of water and energy can we make the lifestyle
sustainable.
judicious |
49.
The delegation from the United Nations tried to mediate between the
warring nations, but their armies kept attacking each other.
mediate |
50.
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This document is a convincing evidence that reveals the corruption
rampant in the corporation.
rampant |
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51.
When the government declares a tax amnesty, it means that if people pay
the taxes they owe, then the government will officially forget that they
broke the law by not paying tax in the first place.
amnesty |
52.
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The senior engineers in a company we used to work for had a real clique;
they all had meetings together, ate lunch together and would not talk to
any one else; so it was no fun working there.
clique |
53.
The rampant violation of building codes across the country is not possible
without the complicity of the concerned government officials.
complicity |
54.
When the missile was already on its way to destroy the city, the military
commander decided to not carry out the attack, but by then his decision to
launch the missile was irrevocable.
irrevocable |
55.
Our school had hardly any funds, it was only the largess of one of the
city's eminent businessmen that we got a new library.
largess |
56.
The teacher did not really seem to appreciate poetry and that was
probably the reason why her interpretation of the poem was pedantic and
empty of feeling.
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57.
When the little child was rescued from the well, there was an effusion of
emotion from the crowd that had gathered around.
effusion |
58.
59.
Most members of the workers' union were generally happy with the
increased wages, but there was a small faction that called for further
increases.
faction |
60.
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The indigent family had nothing to eat, nothing to spend, and virtually
nothing to wear.
indigent |
61.
The chief of CIA was very upset when his clandestine activities were
disclosed in the newspapers.
clandestine |
63.
The bloody battle between the tribes ended a century long period of
concord.
concord |
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64.
Our agreement to buy the car is contingent upon the ability of the seller to
buy another car in next two weeks. That is, he will not sell us his car if he
cannot find another car to buy for himself.
contingent |
65.
After he learned about free and unlimited movies in the hotel room, my
movie loving friend fell into a state of total lethargy and got away from in
front of the TV only few times a day, and that too to grab few more bags of
potato chips.
lethargy |
66.
The manager's laconic letter to the dismissed employees left them feeling
very angry and hurt.
laconic |
68.
These days news is disseminated through not just traditional media such
as newspaper and television but also through new channels such as
Facebook and Twitter.
diseminate |
69.
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70.
Letting the army come in and work as a peace keeping force in the
troubled region created a plethora of problems.
plethora |
71.
The new student always malingered and did not come to school on the
day when there was going to be an exam.
malinger |
74.
75.
The interior decorator of our new house had such a utilitarian philosophy
that she did not put any decorative object in the house unless it was
genuinely useful.
utilitarian |
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76.
The mother of one of our childhood friends believed that too much
television has a noxious influence on the personality development of
children, so we hardly ever watched TV in her home.
noxious |
77.
The recent drop in the share market was not due to a single reason but a
result of many discrete economical and political events.
discrete |
78.
The psychiatrist was very professional and discreet; no matter how much
the media asked, he never revealed anything about the problems of his
famous patients.
discreet |
79.
The teacher's goal was to edify her students and not just force a handful of
facts down their throats and test them on their ability to memorize them
without understanding.
edify |
80.
I am looking forward to the summer stay in Germany because it is a
welcome hiatus from the monotonous life in the same office building for
last fifteen years.
hiatus |
81.
The new candidate was very smart and popular but he still lost the
election because his entire campaign was nothing but a continuous
attempt to vilify the opposition.
vilify |
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82.
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One of the most important tenets of our democratic form of government is
that people can be trusted to govern themselves; how well it works in
practice is another issue though.
tenet |
83.
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When the wealthy man donated a million dollars to the museum, the
cynics said that this was merely an attempt buy himself a reputation as a
cultured person.
cynic |
86.
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The accountant's failure to spot the errors in the financial report of the
company that he was tasked to audit made him culpable in the tax fraud
case.
culpable |
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90.
The manufacturing sector in America has been moribund for decades due
to the rise of low cost manufacturing in developing nations, but now, with
the rising prices of oil, it is becoming profitable once again.
moribund |
91.
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Whenever the baby-sitter was unable to mollify the cranky child, she
would switch on the TV and show cartoon programs to entertain him; and
soon, the child learned to start crying whenever he wanted to watch TV.
mollify |
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92.
My friend, who is very intelligent but extremely lacking in confidence,
made only perfunctory attempts at answering the questions in the exam
and left more than half an hour before the ending time.
perfunctory |
94.
96.
The entertainer that we hired for my son's birthday party kept all the kids
busy by telling anecdote after anecdote about Harry Potter and his
adventures.
anecdote |
97.
The robbers terrorized the neighborhood villages for several weeks and
finally, after there was nothing else left to take away, they escaped to their
bastion deep in the jungles of Satpuras.
bastion |
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98.
We wished that the tone of our leader would have a more pleasing
cadence, but he always spoke in a dull monotone.
cadence |
99.
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According to historian Angus Maddison, India, at its heyday during the first
century, had a 32.9% share of world's GDP. Even at the end of 16th
century, it produced 24.4% of world's GDP. But now, this figure has
reached about 5%.
heyday |
101.
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A society which accepts licentious behaviour, that society can not be
termed as social and acceptable society.
licentious |
102.
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Last week, several hundred Shia pilgrims in Baghdad were killed in a
stampede sparked by rumors of a suicide bomber in their midst.
stampede |
103.
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104.
In my school days, I always participated in class discussions and
completed home work on time; my teachers thought I exemplified their
model student but many of my classmates thought I was a sycophant.
exemplify |
105.
The driver of the taxi was such a fatalist that he never wore seat belt; he
would argue that if he were to be injured in an accident, there was nothing
he could do to prevent it.
fatalist |
106.
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My artist friend who went on to become a surgeon has such finesse in his
hands that one can hardly tell if his patients even had surgeries done;
often you can barely make out the marks of stitches.
finesse |
107.
The choleric watchdog that our uncle had, would sink his teeth into
anyone who came within biting distance from his doghouse situated in the
backyard.
choleric |
108.
When the enthusiastic engineer could not finish his project in time
because he was in endless search for perfection; his manager told him to
be cognizant of the deadlines as they are also important.
cognizant |
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109.
Just by taking a cursory look at the writings of her students, the teacher
was able to assess their skills and help them improve by insightful advise.
cursory |
110.
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In a Chinese dialect, the difference between one word and its opposite
can sometimes be nothing more than just a nuance of inflection; so it is
easy for beginners to inadvertently convey a completely wrong message.
nuance |
111.
The little cabin in the woods near the lake was congenial to the writer; he
wrote several of his bestselling books there.
congenial |
112.
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champion after beating Sri Lanka in front of an ebullient crowd at the
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.]]
ebullient |
113.
The jury was able to see through the mendacious witness that the lawyer
of the defendant had presented and they convicted the accused as there
was nothing else to disprove his involvement in the corruption case.
mendacious |
114
The hot winds of summer months desiccated the few remaining grapes on
the vine; and after a day or two, they looked like raisins.
desiccate |
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115.
Even his friends found him sardonic; he could not discuss anything without
mocking it and there was hardly anything about which he could say one or
two nice things.
Sardonic |
116.
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In Mexico, the company had 90% of the search market and millions of
search queries were about cars, and yet, General Motors spent only 1% of
its advertising budget online. Most executives were still in denial of the
emergence of online advertising, and only the CEO was sentient enough
to see that this made no sense.
Sentient |
117.
The vandals effaced the fine art work inside the walls of the palace and
fort that were created under the patronage of the art loving king of the
south.
effaced |
118.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a protagonist for the long and continuing
struggle for racial equality and end of segregation for which he ultimately
sacrificed his life.
protagonist |
119.
The tire on the rear wheel of my car started to distend alarmingly as the
attendant at the service center carelessly pumped more and more air into
it.
distend |
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120.
If your golf loving grandfather leaves you all his wealth through his will, the
money will be said to be a bequest from him to you. But it will not be polite
for you to request a bequest right now.
bequest |
121.
123.
Our priest's discourse was always didactic. He never said anything that
did not seem to teach a moral lesson.
didactic |
124.
When the company was unable to succeed in stopping the piracy of its
products, the only option it had left was to litigate its case in the court.
litigate |
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126.
The rich man extolled the boy who returned his gold Rolex watch and then
rewarded him with a heartfelt handshake.
extol |
128.
After losing lot of young men without any conclusive victory for either side,
the warring tribes made a covenant in which they agreed not to fight each
other anymore.
covenant |
129.
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The youthful driver flouted all traffic laws and drove through red lights,
knocked down pedestrians and finally stopped only to buy more alcohol.
flout |
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We invited our new neighbours for watching the world cup final but they
vacillated for so long about being able to join us that we decided to not
invite them in future.
vacillated |
132.
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Mother Teresa was venerated by a very large number of people for her
devoting her life to serve countless men, women and children; not
surprisingly, they wanted the Pope to declare her a saint.
venerate |
133.
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The village we used to live in was very scenic, had great weather and
there was lot of time to relax and nothing to worry about; for me it was
utopia.
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134.
The nephew of the founder of the company was so scheming that that he
usurped the control of the entire company when the found was away for
just a few days.
usurp |
135.
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The parks, reservoirs and fountains in Udaipur are worth visiting.
reservoir, vat :
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136.
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The changing of autumn leaves, distant views, and horses grazing in the
green meadows are examples of bucolic splendor in the remote areas of
north eastern America.
bucolic |
137.
A chronic disease is one that has been afflicting someone for a long time,
does not go away and if it goes, it keeps coming back.
chronic |
138.
Even though England's imperial days are over, there is ample testimony to
their royal ways of life in the hill stations they created across India.
imperial |
139.
Many of the new magazines and television programs are far too urbane to
appeal to a wide audience that resides outside of the big cities in India.
urbane |
140.
During the parent teacher meeting, the head of the parents association
launched into a tirade against the sale of sweetened soft-drinks in the
school cafeteria.
tirade |
141.
The nursery students were filled with trepidation when they saw the older
children in their school dressed in scary Harry Potter costumes.
trepidation |
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142.
The new employee was fired from his job within a week of his starting due
to an act of turpitude; he was caught stealing from the company's store.
turpitude |
143.
144.
The first page of the new novel is the epitome of the entire book; I could
read it and understand what the author would say in the remainder of the
story.
epitome |
146.
The ethereal music that we heard and admired turned out to be not angels
plucking on their harps but the wind blowing past the dish antennas on the
roof of our house.
ethereal |
147
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Often, when talking about the death of someone close, instead of saying
so directly we often convey it through a euphemism such as passed away
or is no more.
euphemism |
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148.
His description of the war was so prosaic that it was hard for his listeners
to believe that any of the soldiers were wounded or any of the buildings
were destructed.
prosaic |
149.
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Due to his young age, great wealth, and charisma, Apple's founder Steve
Jobs became a symbol of his company and of the whole computing
industry.
charisma |
150.
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The new student in our class said she was an artist, but in reality, she was
merely a dilettante; she did not even know how to paint with water colors.
dilettante |
151.
The discussion at our meeting today was desultory; no one's comments
seemed to be related to anyone else's and we hardly discussed any of the
planned topics.
desultory |
152.
The delegates to the state convention ignored the candidates'
qualifications and their positions on major issues of national importance
and instead, only concentrated on their foibles.
foible |
153.
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154.
Despite the pleadings and protestations of her parents, the young girl
refused to renounce her love for the sailboats and decided to go alone on
a voyage to circumnavigate the world.
renounce |
156.
The Executive Officer of the travel company told the new manager that
she had reached the pinnacle of her career.
pinnacle |
157.
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159.
The gardener had a maudlin concern for worms in his garden; he would
ring a bell before walking on the grass so that they have a chance to get
out of his way.
maudlin |
160.
Except for United States of America, India has the largest amount of
arable land; still there is routine occurrence of food shortage due to
excessive dependence on rainfall.
arable |
161.
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In the wedding reception, we had some ice-cream, then we had gulabjamun, and some doodh-jalebi, but we were worried about our weight so
we decided to forgo the delicious looking kheer.
forgo |
162.
The main aim of windows and skylights in a house is to get clean air and
sunlight inside.
skylight |
163.
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The state is aware that the policeman is the son of either a farmer or a
worker. He suffers from the same social and economic handicaps as the
others who are engaged in the relentless struggle to ameliorate their
condition.
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It's the Indian penchant for chilli that alarms many Western visitors.
penchant |
166.
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In 1935 for instance, the British Government in Burma appointed a
committee to inquire how the imperial idea might be inculcated and
fostered in educational institutions.
inculcate :
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The topic is a bit arcane, and takes some explaining to get readers up to
speed to appreciate it.
arcane :
168.
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Soon enough night brought a liquid, comforting blackness over dusk; stars
strode out; the mogra flowers below their balcony sent up loops of their
fragrance.
dusk :
169.
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What we're monitoring here is the genesis of that second stage of human
evolution. BBC News, 12 April 2006
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The issue has brought together younger folks who are more proenvironment and very older folks who remember a time before
clotheslines became synonymous with being too poor to afford a dryer.
Debate Follows Bills to Remove Clotheslines Bans, New York Times,
October 10, 2010
clothesline :
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He had the audacity to question my decision.
audacity :
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Vast numbers of people even in the media front line can't enunciate words
properly.
enunciate :
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A British serviceman who died two days after a shooting in Iraq was the
"epitome of the professional soldier Regiment 'numbed' by Iraq death,
BBC News, September 9, 2006.
epitome :
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I'd run in from school and hurtle up the stairs to put down a new song I'd
just written Natasha Marsh, BBC Wales Music, September 11, 2009
hurtle :
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I have tried to bear that with a degree of equanimity and dignity.- "There is
no prospect of recovery", BBC News, 20 August, 2009
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Bringing all the disparate parts of the college together under one single
complex will bring obvious logistical, financial and academic benefits. "Future artists find a historic home", BBC News, 5 June 2009 .
disparate :
177.
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One salutary feature is that all the parties, with the exception of the
Communists, share a common foreign and economic policy. -- BBC News,
20 March 2009.
salutary :
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181.
One paragraph marked in the document provides commercially sensitive
data which we ask you to redact as indicated.
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Kashyap says the Bollywood star system smacks of feudalism and
nepotism - children of stars often get preference over new actors. -"Reality hurts Indian filmmaker", BBC News, 9 February 2005.
nepotism :
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Daniel Craig has promised a more human and fallible version of James
Bond will be appearing when the latest 007 movie hits cinema screens. -BBC News, 26 March 2006.
fallible :
185.
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Actress Kate Winslet has spoken of her regret over her "absolutely
amicable" split from husband Jim Threapleton. -- BBC News, 5 September
2001.
amicable :
186.
Unjust regimes such as the Taliban should be dealt with in their nascence.
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Both organisations said the violence had been provoked by the forcible
conversion of Hindus to Christianity. -- BBC News, 28 December 1998.
forcible :
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The bridge is currently generating tolls of 9m plus per annum and now
you have the effrontery to demand more. -- BBC News, 20 August 2004
effrontery :
190.
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Every time you take a full and deep breath, or when you cachinnate well,
you get extra energy instantly.
cachinnate : ,
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Unlike other fields, latrology is not meant for every Tom, Dick and Harry.
latrology : ,
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It's a wonderful keepsake you'll want to refer back to in years to come.
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For some reason, however, he did not welcome the idea; perhaps there
was too much gaiety.
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The hope was that a few would find their imagination sparked and would
break away from the indigence into which they had been born. -- BBC
News, 19 January, 2006.
indigence :
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In 1929 some of our scouts attended the jamboree held at Arrowe Park,
Birkenhead.
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The chairman said ' You're a very obdurate young man '.
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