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1.Protracted(a.):continuing for a long time, especially longer than is normal or necessary

EX:It was the beginning of a protracted duel.

2.Manifestation(n.):evidence that something exists or is present; an occasion when a ghost or spirit appear

EX:A high fever is an early manifestation of the disease.

3.Aptitude(n.):natural ability that makes it easy for you to do something well

EX:He has an unfortunate aptitude for saying the wrong thing.

4.Inexorably(adv.):without remorse, ruthlessly

EX:The aches and pains begin as the ageing process inexorably sets in.

5.Plague(v.):to cause pain or trouble to somebody or something over a period of time

EX : Financial problems continued to plague the company.

6.Sophisticated(a.):having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience

EX:She was a sophisticated and well-traveled woman.

7.Deportation(n.):the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial

EX:The man was sentenced to deportation for robbery.

8.Solidarity(n.):unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards

EX:The vote was a show of solidarity.

9.Skull(n.):the skeleton of the head of a vertebrate forming a bony or cartilaginous case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws

EX:He had a fractured skull.

10.Gruesome(a.):inspiring horror or repulsion

EX:The police report described the scene in gruesome detail.

11.Congress(n.):an association usually made up of delegates from constituent organizations

EX:Congress is not currently in session.

12.Session(n.):the period during the year or day in which a school conducts classes

EX:I'm going to take classes during the summer session.

13.Reside(v.):to dwell permanently or continuously to occupy a place as one's legal domicile

EX:He still resides at his parents' house.

14.Sector(n.):a geometric figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

EX:He was assigned to the northern sector.

15.Solicitude(n.):care and concern for someone's health, safety etc

EX:She was grateful to him for his solicitude.

16.Adjoin(v.):a room, building, or piece of land that adjoins something is next to it and connected to it

EX:A vacant plot of land adjoins his house.

17.Zeal(n.):eagerness to do something, especially to achieve a particular religious or political aim

EX:In their zeal to catch drug dealers, police have ignored citizens' basic civil rights.

18.Summon(v.):to order someone to come to a place

EX:The smell summoned up memories of family holidays by the sea.

19.Capriciously(adv.):likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way

EX:Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.

20.Implicit(a.):suggested without being directly expressed

EX:His statement is being seen as implicit criticism of the work of research laboratories.

21.Deportation(n.):the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

EX:People who work illegally are liable to prosecution and deportation.

22.Citadel(n.):a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

EX:Some of the rebels were killed in the act of storming the citadel.

23.Aloof(a.):unfriendly and deliberately not talking to other people

EX:They worked hard, but tended to stay aloof from the local inhabitants.

24.Pragmatic(a.):dealing with problems in a sensible, practical way instead of strictly following a set of ideas

EX:Williams took a more pragmatic approach to management problems.

25.Capricious(a.):likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way

EX:She was as capricious as her mother had been.

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