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71. Knell: To ring specially for death or funeral.
72. Bromance: A close non-sexual relationship between man
73. Buttressed: A structure build against the wall to support or strengthen it
74. Imperialist: A policy or practice by which a country increase its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
75. Implosion: Bringing into the center
76. Hegemon/Hegemony: Influence or control over another country/group of people
77. Vengefully: Feeling or showing desire to harm someone who has harmed you
78. Cardinal: Basic
79. Retreat: Movement of solider away from enemy
80. Realm: An area of activity
81. Erstwhile: In the past
82. Augment: To increase the size or amount
83. Wed: To bring or join together
84. Fledgling: Young bird just able to fly
85. Impending: To be about to occur, to hover threateningly
86. Catastrophe: A terrible disaster
87. Menace: Danger, possible harmful situation
88. Inflation: Continuous increase in the price of goods and services/ filled and made larger
89. Commodity: Something that is brought or sold, something that is useful or valued
90. Thwarted: To prevent someone from doing something
91. Pursue: To follow
92. Debacle: Complete failure or great disorder.
93. Prodding: to push someone/something with finger
94. Broker: A person who help other people to reach an agreement
95. Amicable: To show friendly or polite desire
96. Meteoric: Sudden or fast/ marked by quick success
97. Vying/Vie: To compete with other in attempt to win or get something.
98. Bigot: A person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people or idea
99. Envision: To picture something in mind for future
100. Sway : A contributing force or influence.
101. Spurred: Something that makes you want to do something or that causes something to happen.
102. Inculcated: To cause (something) to be learned by (someone) by repeating it again and again.
103. Estranged: No longer friendly/ no longer involved or connected with another person/something
104. Resentment: Feeling of anger or displeasure about someone/something
105. Dispensation: An act of providing something to the peoples, release from law or rules
106. Imperative: Very important
107. Indispensable: Extremely important and necessary
108. Milieu: he physical or social setting in which people live or in which something happens.
109. Sine qua non: Something that is absolutely necessary
110. Vagueness: Not clear in meaning
111. Envisaged: To picture a plan
112. Despondency: A state of very sad and without hope
113. Belligerent: Angry or aggressive/ fighting a war
114. Resurgent: Popular, active
115. Vehemently: Showing strong often angry feeling, very
116. Ragtag: Made up of different peoples are thing and not organized
117. Dethrone: To take someone away from the power or authority of king or queen
118. Inaction: Failure to do something that should be done, lack of activity
119. Bandwagon: A popular party or activity, effort, cause etc. that attract growing support.
120. Archenemy: Someone main enemy
121. Impede: To slow the movement and progress action of something
122. Orchestra: To organize or plan
123. Saddle: Seat on horse or bicycle
124. Perturbed: To cause (someone) to be warned or upset
125. Reincarnation: The idea or believe that people are born again with a different body after death
126. Resurrection: the event told about in Bible In which dead people will be brought back to life before the day of final judgment.
127. Topsy-turvy: Disorder or confusion
128. Arduous: very difficult
129. Relishing: Enjoyment, feeling of likeness
130. Haywire: Not working properly, emotionally or mentally upset
131. Conundrum: A confusing or difficult problem
132. Prudent: Having or showing careful good judgment, judicious, discreet.
133. Brouhaha: A great excitement or concern about something
134. Aftermath: The period of time after a bad and usually destructive event.
135. Holocaust: Killing of millions of Jews and other peoples by Nazis in the world war II
136. Vows: Serous promise
137. Outcry: A reaction showing that people are angry or unhappy about something.
138. Mayhem: Action that hurt peoples and destroyed thing
139. Plunged: To fall suddenly or jump suddenly from high place
140. Agony: Extreme mental or physical pain.
141. Maneuvers: A clever or skilful action or movement….. Military activities that are for training.
142. Absurdity: Completely foolish, silly or un-reasonable
143. Pragmatic; Dealing with problem that exist in a specific situation in reasonable and logical way
144. Re-demarcated: To show the limit or edge of something
145. Verdict: The decision made by jury during the trial
146. Summon: To appear (someone) to appear in a court of law
147. Perished: To die or be killed; to disappear or destroyed.
148. Lambastes: to criticize (someone or something) very harshly
149. Coax: get somebody to do something by kindness
150. Coherent: sticking together
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