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plethora

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plethora [  PLETH-er-uh’  ] [  noun  ] MEANING : 1. a very large amount, superfluity or overabundance 2. an abnormality which is characterized by excessive blood in the circulatory system or in some organ or area of it USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He was an enigmatic man with a plethora of achievements. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Bedrooms, spread over two floors of a shuttered building, are compact, but well kept, air-conditioned, en-suite and jollied up by a plethora of paintings of traditional Spanish scenes.
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infallible

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infallible  [  in-FAL-uh’-buh’ l  ] [  adjective  ] MEANING : perfect, unerring or reliable USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The pedant's observations were infallible just as his pedagogic skills were impeccable. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : There's a need to get their stall in order before demanding payments in this way, as it would appear the system is not infallible.
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pacifist

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pacifist  [  PAS-uh’-fist  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. one who refrains from war and violence 2. one who refrains from joining military service because of his belief in pacifism   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It is probable that Pakistan thinks India's pacifist reactions to the Mumbai terror attacks to be a sign of cowardliness.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The German Green Party has averted a crisis by voting against a pacifist move from its ranks to demand a permanent ceasefire in Yugoslavia.
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jaded

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jaded  [  JEY-did  ] [  adjective  ]   MEANING :  wearied, bored, dulled or fatigued USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :  The educated urban youth in Mumbai is so jaded that they find even rave parties unexciting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :  Variously described as jaded and lacking belief in their futures—"a burned generation," as Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi put it—they are increasingly leaving for Europe and elsewhere.
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Exotic  [  ig-ZOT-ik  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1.(adj.) of foreign origin or imported 2.(adj.) strange or unusual 3.(n.) something that is imported or is of foreign origin   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their love for exotic locations was well known. 
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Gall

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Gall  [  gawl  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to annoy or cause vexation 2. (tr.v.) to cause a sore due to rubbing or friction 3. (n.) audacity, impudence or insolence 4. (n.) bile of an animal 5. (n.) rancour, bitterness or one that is bitter 6. (n.) vexation or annoyance 7.(n.) a sore that is caused by rubbing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He galled his friend to the extent that they were involved in a fight.
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Nadir

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Nadir [ NEY-der, NEY-deer ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. the lowest possible point; extreme despair or adversity 2. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith. USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Relations between Iran and the USA reached their nadir when 66 US diplomats were taken hostage by Islamic militants in 1979.
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Tryst [ trist, trahyst ] [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) an appointment or meeting or a place for such a meeting, a private romantic rendezvous between lovers 2. (tr.v.) to fix up a meeting 3. (intr.v.) to agree for an appointment or meeting USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Their trysts were varied, romantic, playful and passionate.
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