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adjective: sundry सनडर ी adjective: truculent ट्र कू लेंट्
1. eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
of various kinds; several. "his days of truculent defiance were over"
"lemon rind and sundry herbs" synonyms defiant, aggressive, antagonistic, combative, belligerent, pugnacious, confrontational, re
synonyms: various, varied, miscellaneous, assorted, mixed, diverse, diversified; : ady for a fight, obstreperous, argumentative, quarrelsome, uncooperative;
several, numerous, many, manifold, multifarious, multitudinous; bad-tempered, ornery, short-tempered, cross, snappish, cranky;
literarydivers feisty, spoiling for a fight
"wings, radiators, and sundry other items were sent out to various workshops" "a number of staffers have complained that Wilson is too truculent to work with"
noun antonyms
cooperative, amiable
plural noun: sundries; plural noun: sundry :
1.
various items not important enough to be mentioned individually.
"a drugstore selling magazines, newspapers, and sundries"
adjective adjective
adjective: serpentine/winding/sinuous adjective: inceptive/embryonic/incipient
1. 1.
of or like a serpent or snake. relating to or marking the beginning of something; initial.
"serpentine coils" GRAMMAR
synonyms: serpentlike, snakelike (of a verb) expressing the beginning of an action; inchoative.
"a serpentine form" noun
antonyms: straight GRAMMAR
winding and twisting like a snake. noun: inceptive; plural noun: inceptives
"serpentine country lanes" 1.
synonyms: winding, windy, zigzag, twisty, twisting and an inceptive verb.
turning, labyrinthine, meandering, sinuous, snaky, tortuous
"a serpentine path"
antonyms: straight
complex, cunning, or treacherous.
"his charm was too subtle and serpentine for me"
synon complicated, complex, intricate, involved, tortuous, convoluted, elaborate, knotty, c
yms: onfusing, bewildering, baffling, impenetrable
"serpentine sentences"
antony
straightforward, simple
ms:
noun
noun: serpentine; singular proper noun: Serpentine; noun: the Serpentine
1.
a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes
mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.
2.
a thing in the shape of a winding curve or line, in particular.
a riding exercise consisting of a series of half-circles made alternately to right and
left.
plural noun: serpentines
3.
historical
a kind of cannon, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
verb
verb: serpentine; 3rd person present: serpentines; past tense: serpentined;
past participle: serpentined; gerund or present participle: serpentining
1.
move or lie in a winding path or line.
"fresh tire tracks serpentined back toward the hopper"
adjective noun
adjective: embryonic; adjective: embryonal noun: sedition; plural noun: seditions
1. conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
relating to an embryo. synonyms: rabble-rousing, incitement to rebel, subversion, troublemaking, provocation;
synonyms: fetal, unborn, unhatched; rebellion, insurrection, mutiny, insurgence, civil disorder
in utero "the on-campus protestors were charged with sedition"
"an embryonic chick"
2.
(of a system, idea, or organization) in a rudimentary stage with potential for further
development.
"the plan is still in its embryonic stages"
synonyms rudimentary, undeveloped, unformed, immature, incomplete, incipient, inchoate
: ;
fledgling, budding, nascent, emerging, developing, early, germinal
"an embryonic prodemocracy movement"
antonyms: mature
ऐम्ब्री ऑलिक
adjective
adjective: incipient
in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.
"he could feel incipient anger building up"
(of a person) developing into a specified type or role.
"we seemed more like friends than incipient lovers"
synonyms: developing, growing, emerging, emergent, dawning, just
beginning, inceptive, initial, inchoate;
nascent, embryonic, fledgling, in its infancy, germinal
"the system detects incipient problems early"
antonyms: full-blown
Origin
adjective noun
adjective: tumid/inflated/overblown noun: artifice; plural noun: artifices
1. clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.
(especially of a part of the body) swollen. "artifice and outright fakery"
"a tumid belly" synonym trickery, deceit, deception, duplicity, guile, cunning, artfulness, wiliness, craftiness, slyn
2. s: ess, chicanery;
(especially of language or literary style) pompous or bombastic. fraud, fraudulence
"tumid oratory" "in our trade, artifice is an asset"
adjective verb
adjective: sinuous verb: dodge; 3rd person present: dodges; past tense: dodged; past participle: dodged;
having many curves and turns. gerund or present participle: dodging; noun: dodging
"the river follows a sinuous trail through the forest" 1.
synonym winding, windy, serpentine, curving, twisting, meandering, snaking, zigzag, curli avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.
s: ng, coiling "we ducked inside our doorway to dodge shrapnel that was raining down"
"a sinuous river" synonyms: dart, bolt, dive, lunge, leap, spring More
lithe and supple. move quickly to one side or out of the way.
"the sinuous grace of a cat" "Adam dodged between the cars"
synonyms: lithe, supple, agile, graceful, loose-limbed, limber, lissome avoid (something) in a cunning or dishonest way.
"she moved with sinuous grace" "he went after people who had either dodged the war or invented a record in it"
synonyms: avoid, evade, get out of, back out of, sidestep, do an end run;
informalduck, wriggle out of
"the mayor tried to dodge the debate"
2.
PHOTOGRAPHY
expose (one area of a print) less than the rest during processing or enlarging.
noun
noun: dodge; plural noun: dodges
1.
a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.
synonyms: dart, bolt, dive, lunge, leap, spring
"a dodge to the right"
a cunning trick or dishonest act, in particular one intended to avoid something
unpleasant.
"bartering can be seen as a tax dodge"
synonyms ruse, ploy, scheme, tactic, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, hoax, wile, cheat, deception, blin
: d; More
Origin
noun Verb swagger/brag/strut
noun: artifice; plural noun: artifices verb: swagger; 3rd person present: swaggers; past tense: swaggered; past
clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive participle: swaggered; gerund or present participle: swaggering
others. 1.
"artifice and outright fakery" walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way.
synony trickery, deceit, deception, duplicity, guile, cunning, artfulness, wiliness, craftines "he swaggered along the corridor"
ms: s, slyness, chicanery; synonyms: strut, parade, stride;
fraud, fraudulence walk confidently;
"in our trade, artifice is an asset" informalsashay
"we swaggered into the arena"
boast, brag, bluster, crow, gloat;
strut, posture, blow one's own horn, lord it;
informalshow off, swank
"try to swagger less and instead show some humility"
noun
noun: swagger
1.
a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive gait or manner.
"they strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger"
synonyms: strut;
confidence, arrogance, ostentation
"a slight swagger in his stride"
bluster, braggadocio, bumptiousness, vainglory;
informalswank
"he was full of swagger"
adjective
adjective: swagger
1.
denoting a coat or jacket cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.
Strut Thrash/pummel/batter
swagger/brag/strut verb
noun verb: thrash; 3rd person present: thrashes; past tense: thrashed; past
noun: strut; plural noun: struts participle: thrashed; gerund or present participle: thrashing
1. 1.
a rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression. beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.
2. "she thrashed him across the head and shoulders"
a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait. synonym hit, beat, strike, batter, thump, hammer, pound, rain blows on;
"that old confident strut and swagger has returned" s: assault, attack;
verb cudgel, club;
verb: strut; 3rd person present: struts; past tense: strutted; past informalwallop, belt, bash, whup, whack, thwack, clout, clobber, pummel, slug, tan, so
participle: strutted; gerund or present participle: strutting ck, beat the (living) daylights out of
1. "she thrashed him across the head and shoulders"
walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait. hit (something) hard and repeatedly.
"peacocks strut through the grounds"
synonyms: swagger, swank, parade, stride, sweep, sashay "the wind screeched and the mast thrashed the deck"
"he strutted around his vast office" move in a violent and convulsive way.
2. "he lay on the ground thrashing around in pain"
brace (something) with a strut or struts. synonyms: flail, writhe, thresh, jerk, toss, twist, twitch
"the holes were close-boarded and strutted" "he was thrashing around in pain"
struggle in a wild or desperate way to do something.
"two months of thrashing around on my own have produced nothing"
informal
defeat (someone) heavily in a contest or match.
"I thrashed Pete at cards"
move with brute determination or violent movements.
"I wrench the steering wheel back and thrash on up the hill"
rare term for thresh (sense 1).
noun
noun: thrash; plural noun: thrashes; noun: thrash metal; plural noun: thrash metals
1.
a violent or noisy movement, typically involving hitting something repeatedly.
"the thrash of the waves"
2.
a style of fast, loud, harsh-sounding rock music, combining elements of punk and heavy
metal.
a short, fast, loud piece or passage of rock music.
Batter/thrash/pummel Eddy/vortex/maelstrom
noun
noun: eddy; plural noun: eddies
verb 1.
verb: batter; 3rd person present: batters; past tense: battered; past a circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool.
participle: battered; gerund or present participle: battering synonyms: swirl, whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom
strike repeatedly with hard blows; pound heavily and insistently. "small eddies at the river's edge"
"a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg" a movement of wind, fog, or smoke resembling this.
synonyms: pummel, pound, hit repeatedly, buffet, thrash, beat up, clobber, trounce, rain verb
blows on; verb: eddy; 3rd person present: eddies; past tense: eddied; past participle: eddied;
informalknock around/about, beat the living daylights out of, give someone a gerund or present participle: eddying
good hiding, lay into, lace into, do over, rough up 1.
"they took turns battering the effigy" (of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way.
subject (one's spouse, partner, or child) to repeated violence and assault. "the mists from the river eddied around the banks"
noun: battering synonyms: swirl, whirl, spiral, wind, circulate, twist;
censure, criticize, or defeat severely. flow, ripple, stream, surge, billow
noun: battering "cold air eddied around her"
"the movie took a battering from critics"
Noun maelstrom
noun: maelstrom; plural noun: maelstroms
a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
synonyms: whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl;
literaryCharybdis
"a maelstrom in the sea"
a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
"the train station was a maelstrom of crowds"
synony turbulence, tumult, turmoil, disorder, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, pandemoniu
ms: m, bedlam, whirlwind
"the maelstrom of war"
Noun vortex
noun: vortex; plural noun: vortexes; plural noun: vortices
a mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.
"we were caught in a vortex of water"
synonyms: whirlwind, cyclone, whirlpool, gyre, maelstrom, eddy, swirl, spiral;
black hole
"a whirling vortex of smoke"
Faction/set/party Vexation/aggravation/bother
noun: faction; plural noun: factions noun
a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
"the left-wing faction of the party" noun: vexation
synony clique, coterie, caucus, cabal, bloc, camp, group, grouping, sector, section, wing, 1. the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
ms: arm, branch, set; "Jenny bit her lip in vexation"
ginger group, pressure group
synon annoyance, irritation, exasperation, indignation, anger, crossness, d
"a faction of the party"
a state of conflict within an organization; dissension. yms: ispleasure, pique, bile, disgruntlement, bad mood;
syno infighting, dissension, dissent, dispute, discord, strife, conflict, friction, argument, di informalaggravation
nym sagreement, controversy, quarreling, wrangling, bickering, squabbling, disharmony, "she stamped her foot in vexation"
s: disunity, schism
o something that causes annoyance, frustration, or worry.
"the council was split by faction"
plural noun: vexations
"the cares and vexations of life"
Atonement/redress Redress/atonement/reparation
noun verb
noun: atonement; plural noun: atonements verb: redress; 3rd person present: redresses; past
1. reparation for a wrong or injury. tense: redressed; past participle: redressed; gerund or present
"she wanted to make atonement for her husband's behavior" participle: redressing
o (in religious contexts) reparation or expiation for sin. 1. 1.
"an annual ceremony of confession and atonement for sin" remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).
o CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY "the power to redress the grievances of our citizens"
the reconciliation of God and humankind through Jesus synonyms: rectify, correct, right, put to rights, compensate
Christ. for, amend, remedy, make good, resolve, settle
noun: Atonement; noun: the Atonement "we redressed the problem"
even up, regulate, equalize
"we aim to redress the balance"
archaic
set upright again.
"some ambitious architect being called to redress a leaning wall"
noun
noun: redress; plural noun: redresses
1. 1.
remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance.
"those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights"
synon compensation, reparation, restitution, recompense, repayment, inde
yms: mnity, indemnification, retribution, satisfaction;
justice
"your best hope of redress"
Reparation रै पअ रे शि सोलललोकुवी soliloquy/ monologue/speech
noun oun
noun: reparation noun: soliloquy; plural noun: soliloquies
1. 1. 1. an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or
the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
money to or otherwise helping those who have been synonyms monologue, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily, a
wronged. : side
"the courts required a convicted offender "Viola ends the scene with a soliloquy"
to make financial reparation to his victim" o a part of a play involving a soliloquy.
synony amends, restitution, redress, compensation, recompense, re
ms: payment, atonement
"the victims are seeking reparation"
o the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated
state.
plural noun: reparations
2. 2.
archaic
the action of repairing something.
"the old hall was pulled down to avoid the cost of reparation
Tacit/unsaid/silent/implicit/hinted Ubiquitous/pervasive
adjective Adjective yo͞oˈbikwədəs
adjective: tacit
1. understood or implied without being stated.
"your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement"
synonyms: implicit, understood, implied, hinted, suggested;
u·biq·ui·tous
adjective: ubiquitous
unspoken, unstated, unsaid, unexpressed, unvoiced;
1. present, appearing, or found everywhere.
taken for granted, taken as read, inferred
"his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family"
"tacit promises"
synonyms: omnipresent, ever-present, everywhere, all over the
antonyms: explicit
place, pervasive, universal, worldwide, global;
rife, prevalent, far-reaching, inescapable
"after WWII, television became almost ubiquitous in the
United States"
Subversive/revolutionary/seditious adjective
adjective: seditious
ubversive
1. inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state
1. 1.
or monarch.
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or
"the letter was declared seditious"
institution.
synonyms rabble-
"subversive literature"
: rousing, provocative, inflammatory, subversive, troublemaking
synonyms disruptive, troublemaking, inflammatory, insurrectionary;
;
:
rebellious, insurrectionist, mutinous, insurgent;
seditious, revolutionary, rebellious, rebel, renegade, dissi
treacherous, disloyal
dent
"a seditious speech"
"subversive activities"
noun
noun: subversive; plural noun: subversives
1. 1.
a subversive person.
synonym troublemaker, dissident, agitator, revolutionary, renegade,
s: rebel
"a dangerous subversive"
Assignation/tryst/date Sedulous/industrious/tireless
noun as·sig·na·tion
sedulous
ˌasiɡˈnāSH(ə)n 1. (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
गणेशि "he watched himself with the most sedulous care"
noun: assignation; plural noun: assignations syn diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, attentive, industri
1. 1. ony ous, conscientious, ultracareful, punctilious, scrupulous, painstaking,
an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one ms: minute, rigorous, particular
made by lovers. "he picked the thorn from his leg with sedulous care"
"his assignation with an older woman"
synonyms: rendezvous, date, appointment, meeting;
literary tryst
"their secret assignation"
2. 2.
the allocation or attribution of someone or something as
belonging to something.
Preamble/introduction/preface Ostensible/false/specious/spurious
pre·am·ble ostensible
noun 1. stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
noun: preamble; plural noun: preambles "the delay may have a deeper cause than the ostensible reason"
1. a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. syno apparent, outward, superficial, professed, supposed, alleged, purport
"what she said was by way of a preamble" nym ed
o LAW
s: "the ostensible star is Lana Turner, but it's Juanita Moore who
the introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, makes the movie click"
aims, and justification. anto Genuine
synonyms: introduction, preface, prologue;
nym
foreword, prelude, front matter;
s: SPECIOUS spe·cious
informalintro, lead-in;
formalexordium, proem, prolegomenon ˈspēSHəs/
"we memorized the preamble to the Constitution"
adjective
adjective: specious
1. superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
"a specious argument"
o misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive.
"the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance
of novelty"
syno misleading, deceptive, false, fallacious, unsound, spurious, cas
nym uistic, sophistic
s: "specious reasoning"
spurious spu·ri·ous
ˈsp(y)o͝orēəs
1. not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
"separating authentic and spurious claims"
syno bogus, fake, false, counterfeit, forged, fraudulent, sham, a
nym rtificial, imitation, simulated, feigned, deceptive, misleadi
s: ng, specious;
informalphony, pretend
"an attempt to be excused due to some spurious medical
condition"
anto
nym genuine
s:
o (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
"this spurious reasoning results in nonsense"
o archaic
(of offspring) illegitimate.
Subpoena/summons/writ
sub·poe·na
səˈpēnə
; plural noun: subpoenas; noun: subpoena ad
testificandum; plural noun: subpoena ad testificandums
1. 1.
a writ ordering a person to attend a court.
"a subpoena may be issued to compel their attendance"
verb
verb: subpoena; 3rd person present: subpoenas; past
tense: subpoenaed; past participle: subpoenaed; past
tense: subpoena'd; past participle: subpoena'd; gerund or
present participle: subpoenaing
1. 1.
summon (someone) with a subpoena.
"the Queen is above the law and cannot be subpoenaed"
o require (a document or other evidence) to be submitted
to a court of law.
"the decision to subpoena government records"