Extols (praise enthusiastically, eulogize, rhapsodize over, rave about) - praise enthusiastically

(he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples)

Ensuing - happen or occur afterwards or as a result (much of the ensuing conversation was
dedicated to lamenting the wound)

Ensue (result, follow, develop, stem, spring, arise, derive, evolve, proceed, emerge, emanate,
issue, flow): happen or occur afterwards or as a result (the accelerated split would have proceeded
with their compromise had they any inkling of the holocaust that would ensue)

Horrendous: extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible (those that revisit the horrendous toll that
Partition entailed, and those that mourn Indias descent into a communal mindset spearheaded by the
spiritual heirs of those who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi for being too soft on Muslims)

Delineate (outline, trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch): indicate the exact position of (a border
or boundary) Pakistans trajectory was delineated long ago

inkling (idea, vague idea, notion): a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint (the accelerated split
would have proceeded with their compromise had they any inkling of the holocaust that would ensue)

Lampoon (mock, ridicule): publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or
sarcasm. (The haphazard process no doubt deserves to be lampooned)

Muddle (confuse, mix up, jumble): bring into a disordered or confusing state (The world, we all
freely admit, is in a muddle)

Fester (form pus, secrete pus, discharge): (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate
(Corruption, a chronic problem of Pakistan, is a festering wound on the body politic of the country)

Retribution (punishment, penalty, nemesis, fate): punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance

for a wrong or criminal act. [For decades North Korea threatened American imperialists and our
South Korean allies with a sea of fire and retribution for trying to contain their conventional and
nuclear weapons projects.]

Wear on sleeve: to make your feelings or beliefs known to everyone (Some people feel the need to
wear their patriotism on their sleeve) Usage notes: often used in the form wear your heart on your
sleeve (to make your emotions known to others): (I don't like wearing my heart on my sleeve)

Dig in (one's) feet/heels: To resist opposition stubbornly; refuse to yield or compromise. (Prayer is
worship of God and is not to be exercised as a sign of arrogance by digging ones feet in and showing
that Muslims, too, can do what they want)

Travesty (misrepresentation, distortion, perversion): What a travesty we have made of the way
we follow our most dignified and peaceful religion

Mild (gentle, tender, soft, soft-hearted, tender-hearted, sensitive, sympathetic): Our faith
requires us to be mild, gentle and speak in measured tones, without anger or rancour.

Rancour (bitterness, spite, hate, hatred, resentment, malice, ill will, malevolence, malignancy):
Our faith requires us to be mild, gentle and speak in measured tones, without anger or rancour.
Entrenched (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to
change; ingrained): Strangely, our habits have become so entrenched in harshness that even our
religious sermons in mosques are shouted out.

Bereft (deprived of, robbed of, stripped of, denuded of): deprived of or lacking (something)
needed, wanted, or expected (North Korean army says President Trump is "a guy bereft of reason."
"Sound dialogue is not possible with such a guy bereft of reason and only absolute force can work on
him)

Impanels (): enroll/ enlist (someone) on to a jury (Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in
Washington to investigate Russias interference in the 2016 elections)

Smishing (Cyber crime: Text/ SMS Phishing): Don't Be a Victim of 'Smishing'

Cosmopolitan (well travelled, knowing, aware, mature, seasoned, experienced): worldly, all over the
world (it reveals your cosmopolitan bias to a shocking degree)

Kleptocracy (): Breaking it down to understand the big picture (The former head of the US
government ethics watchdog has warned that Donald Trumps conflicts of interest put the country at
risk of being seen as a "kleptocracy.")

Implode (): to burst inward/ self-destruct (When he rushes out of me the crowd gasps---and I implode
from sheer emptiness)

Pandemonium (tumult): a wild uproar (The power failure occurred during rush hour, and with none
of the traffic lights working, pandemonium ensued as drivers struggled to get home)

Tumult (): a turbulent uprising: Riot/ a : disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with
uproar and confusion of voices : commotion (Her mind was in a tumult of emotions/ The country was
in tumult)

Beleaguered (besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded): Being subjected to constant or

repeated trouble or harassment/ put in a very difficult situation (So why aren't the Committees and
investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia
relations?)

Non sequiturs: A statement (such as a response) that does not follow logically from anything
previously said

Calumny (slander, defamation): An untrue statement that is made to damage someone's reputation
('To persevere in one's duty, and be silent, is the best answer to calumny.' George Washington)

Vindicated (acquit, clear, absolve): To free from allegation or blame (Hours after Comeys
testimony was made public, the presidents lawyer announced that he felt completely and totally
vindicated.)

Anathema (abhorrent, hateful, odious, repugnant, repellent, offensive): Something or someone

that one vehemently dislikes (racial hatred was anathema to her)
Riveted (fixed, rooted, frozen): bonded, join or fasten (It has become somewhat routine for people
to remain riveted to a political crisis in Islamabad)

Nascent: (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to
display signs of future potential (the nascent space industry/ the same economic deficits threaten
to choke the nascent growth rates achieved after a decade-long slump)

Slump (sit heavily, flop, flump, collapse, sink, fall, subside): sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply
(she slumped against the cushions)

Thrall (power, clutches, hands, control, grip, grasp, yoke): the state of being in someone's power,
or of having great power over someone (she was in thrall to her abusive husband)

Unprecedented (unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled): never done or known before

(the government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence)

Enshrine (express, lay down, set in stone, embody, realize, manifest): place (a revered or
precious object) in an appropriate receptacle (relics are enshrined under altars/It is the term of
parliament that is enshrined in the Constitution and not of the prime minister)

Reminiscent (similar to, comparable with, inviting/bearing comparison with): ending to remind
one of something (the sights were reminiscent of my childhood)

Lament (wail, wailing, lamentation, moan, moaning, groan, weeping, crying, sob): a passionate
expression of grief or sorrow (his mother's night-long laments for his father)

Dispensation (exemption, immunity, exception, exclusion, exoneration, freedom, release,

relief): exemption from a rule or usual requirement (although she was too young, she was given
special dispensation to play before her birthday)

Dispensation (system, order, scheme, plan, arrangement, organization): a political, religious, or

social system prevailing at a particular time (scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under
the old dispensation)

Hamper (hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, curb, delay, set back):
hinder or impede the movement or progress of (their work is hampered by lack of funds)

Fraternity (profession, body of workers): a group of people sharing a common profession or

interests (members of the hunting fraternity)

Perjury (lying under oath, violation of an oath, giving false evidence/testimony, bearing false
witness/testimony, forswearing oneself, making false statements, willful falsehood): the
offence of willfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath (he claimed two
witnesses at his trial had committed perjury)

impunity (immunity, indemnity, exemption from punishment, freedom from punishment,

exemption, non-liability, license): exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious
consequences of an action (the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings)
Discourse (discussion, conversation, talk, dialogue, communication, conference, debate,
consultation, verbal exchange): written or spoken communication or debate (the language of
political discourse)