| synonyms: | to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong, blameworthy, blameable, censurable, reproachable, reprovable, found wanting; responsible, answerable, liable, accountable |
| antonyms: | blameless, innocent |
3.
Blaspheme blasˈfiːm-निन्दा
speak irreverently about God or sacred things.
In Pakistan a Christian
sweeper is arrested upon accusations
of blaspheming Islam.
| synonyms: | swear, curse, utter oaths, utter profanities, take the Lord's name in vain;
informalcuss;
archaicexecrate, imprecate
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4.
manoeuvre məˈnuːvə-पैंतरेबाज़ी
a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
a large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces.
move skilfully or carefully.
carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end.
In
Nepal people of the hill country dis empower those of its plains
through constitutional manoeuvre
| synonyms: | operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action
| synonyms: | training exercises, exercises, war games, operations |
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| steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, manipulate, move, work |
| synonyms: | intrigue, plot, scheme, plan, lay plans, conspire, pull strings;
pull wires;
raremachinate
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5. entrenched ɪnˈtrɛn(t)ʃt,ɛnˈtrɛn(t)ʃt/- आरोपित हुआ
(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
An entrenched patriarchy ensures
that women are subordinated
6.
apparent -स्पष्ट, प्रत्यक्ष
clearly visible or understood; obvious.
seeming real or true, but not necessarily so.
It is apparent that identity
politics is ripping apart the social
fabric in all the countries of South
Asia except tiny Bhutan.
| synonyms: | evident, plain, obvious, clear, manifest, visible, discernible, perceptible, perceivable, noticeable, detectable, recognizable, observable;
unmistakable, crystal clear, as clear as crystal, transparent, palpable, patent, distinct, pronounced, marked, striking, conspicuous, overt, blatant
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| synonyms: | seeming, ostensible, outward, superficial, surface, supposed, presumed, so-called, alleged, professed, avowed, declared, claimed, purported, pretended, feigned;
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7. camouflage ˈkaməflɑːʒ-आलिंगन
conceal the existence of (something undesirable).
Identity
politics embraced by the state camouflages
its abject failure to advance
it
| synonyms: | disguise, hide, conceal, keep hidden, mask, screen, veil, cloak, cover, cover up, obscure, shroud
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8. delineate -चित्रित
describe or portray (something) precisely.
However, it perhaps
inadvertently assumes a
certain symmetry between India
and Pakistan. The territory that
was delineated as Pakistan is not
disputed.
| synonyms: | describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize;
map out, chart;
define, detail, specify, identify, particularize
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| synonyms: | outline, trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch, block in, mark (out/off), delimit, mark the boundaries/limits of |
9. elusive ɪˈluːsɪv-हाथ न आनेवाला
difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Yet, total Swachh will remain
elusive, because even urban India has no comprehensive
waste management plan
| synonyms: | difficult to catch/find, difficult to track down;
evasive, slippery, shifty;
informalalways on the move, cagey
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10. pernicious-हानिकारक, घातक
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
"the pernicious influences of the mass media"
| synonyms: | harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious, dangerous, adverse, inimical, unhealthy, unfavourable, bad, evil, baleful, wicked, malign, malevolent, malignant, noxious, poisonous, cancerous, corrupting, ruinous, deadly, lethal, fatal;
literarymalefic, maleficent;
archaicpestilent, pestilential, baneful, pestiferous
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11. envisage परिकल्पित
contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
form a mental picture of (something not yet existing or known).
| synonyms: | foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think likely, envision;
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2. Thug
a violent person, especially a criminal,
a member of an organization of robbers and assassins in India
In India, thugs assault Dalits and
Muslims employed in the cattle
trade in the name of Hindu
dharma
synonyms
| ruffian, hoodlum, bully boy, bully, bandit, mugger, gangster, terrorist, gunman, murderer, killer, hitman, assassin, hooligan, vandal, Yardie;
informaltough, bruiser, hired gun;
informalrough, bovver boy, lager lout, chav, hoodie;
informalned;
informalhood, goon;
informalroughie, hoon;
datedcut-throat, desperado;
raremyrmidon
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