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1. Effigy: An image of a person
2. Atrocities: A very cruel or terrible actions
3. Heck: Polite form of hell
4. Envoy: A person who is sent by one Govt; to represent it in dealing with other government
5. Prod/prodding: To push someone or something with your finger
6. Escalate: To become worse/ to make something worse
7. Liaise/liaison: To make it possible for two organization or groups to work together and provide information to each other
8. Nefarious: Evil or immoral
9. Fabricate: To make up (something such as story) in order to trick peoples
10. Insinuation: Usually bed or insulting that is said in indirect way
11. Reiterate: To repeat something you have already said in order to emphasize it
12. Sit in: Dharna (urdu)
13. Swearing in: to induct into the office by administration of oath.
14. Economic sanctions: Iqtasadi pabandiyan (Urdu)]
15. Hole up: To hide out
16. Impeding: To slow the movement/progress
17. Nostalgia: Pleasures and sadness that is caused by remembering something from past and wish that you could experience it again
18. Restrain: To prevent (a person) from doing something.
19. Turmoil: A state of confusion or disorder
20. Optimism: A feeling that good thing will happen in the future
21. Narrative: A story that is told or written
22. Hegemony: Influence/control over another country , a group of people
23. Cordon off: A line person/ object to keep peoples away
24. Patronizing: To give money/support
25. Joint venture; To start to do something new or different that involve risk
26. Resurgence: A growth or increase that occurs after period without growth
27. Stun: To surprise or upset very much
28. Urge: To ask people to do or support in a way that shows that you believe it is very important
29. Anguish: Extreme suffering, grief, pain
30. Sabotage: That act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work correctly
31. Dire need: Urgent need of
32. Acrimonious: Angry and bitter relation
33. Barricade: To block something so that people or things cannot enter or leave
34. Acquittal: the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime : the act of acquitting someone
35. Punitive action: Punishment
36. Incumbent: A person who hold particular office or position
37. Relinquishes: to give up (something) : to give(something, such as power, control, or possession) to another person or group
38. Diatribe: an angry and usually long speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something
39. Impeachment: to charge (a public official) with a crime done while in office; to cause doubts about the truthfulness of (a witness, testimony, etc.)
40. Alleged: accused of having done something wrong or illegal but not yet proven guilty
41. Arbitration: a process of settling an argument or disagreement in which thepeople or groups on both sides present theiropinions and ideas to a third person or group,, example,,
42. Dowry: money or property that wife or wife family gives to her husband during to the marriage.
43. Carnage: Killing of many peoples
44. Ransom: Money that is paid in order to free someone who has captured or kidnaped.
45. Vendetta: a very long and violent fight between two families or groups; a series of acts done by someoneover a long period of time to causeharm to a disliked person or group
46. Mob: A very large group or crowd of peoples who are angry or violent or difficult to control.
47. Ruling: official decision made by judge or referee
48. Lynch : to kill (someone) illegally as a punishment of crime
49. De Facto: in reality : actually
50. Appeasement: To make someone less angry or happy by giving something desired
51. Rhetoric: The act or skill of speaking or writing formally effective as a people way to persuade or influence.
52. Rapport: A friendly relationship
53. Albeit: Even though
54. Xenophobia: Fear or Hatred of stranger or foreigner
55. Nativism: Policy of favoring native over foreigner/immigrant
56. Authoritarian: Not allowing personal freedom
57. Pervades: To spread through all parts of something
58. Bourgeoisie: Middle class society
59. Plebiscite: A vote people to show their interest in a proposal.
60. Redux: Brought back, Returning.
61. Retaliation: To get revenge against someone
62. Relentless: Reaming strict or determined
63. Infuriate: To make someone angry, furious.
64. Ramification; Something that is result of action
65. Abducted; To someone away from place by force.
66. Emboldened: To make someone one more confident
67. Fanatics: Extremist
68. Behest: Command, authoritarian order urgent prompting
69. Ominous: Suggesting that something bad will happen in the future
70. Brazen: Acting or done in open way
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