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a1 JUNTA (huntu) Noun - A government, specially a military one, that has

taken power in a country by force

The military junta in Pakistan has just announced that the basic

rights of the citizens will not be revoked but a new constitution will be

adopted.

a2 MANIACAL (mu'nIukul) Adjective - Raging mad, Insane

I could hear maniacal screaming coming out of the hospital room,

and im INVETERATE Adjective - Long established, Habitual, Deep-rooted

The two families bore an inveterate hatred for each other and the

bitterness went back several generations.

a3 NEFARIOUS Adjective - Wicked, Extremely immoral

In a shocking revelation, three reputed doctors were found to be

involved in the nefarious activity of smuggling human organs out of the

hospital for their commercial gains.

mediately knew that something was terribly wrong with the child.

a4 INVETERATE Adjective - Long established, Habitual, Deep-rooted

The two families bore an inveterate hatred for each other and the

bitterness went back several generations.

HACKLE Verb (hakul) - 'Make someone's hackles rise' means 'make

someone very angry'

The provocation from the audience in the front benches was

sufficient to raise his hackles, but he managed to check his anger and kept

speaking without showing any emotion.

a5 OBVIATE Verb (obvee'eyt) - 1) Make unnecessary or redundant (2) To

remove from the way (usually a difficulty)

The use of E-mail has obviated the use of telegram which was

believed to be the fastest way of communicating; people can now send any

message all over the world within no time.

a6 HACKLE Verb (hakul) - 'Make someone's hackles rise' means 'make

someone very angry'

The provocation from the audience in the front benches was

sufficient to raise his hackles, but he managed to check his anger and kept

speaking without showing any emotion.

a7 GIRTH (gurth) Noun - Measurement of a person around the waist

The doctor sternly advised him to start exercising, and also to

have a check on his diet, if he wished to control his fast-expanding girth.