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deploy = arrange forces, to spread out strategically over an area
use = to deploy my skills


thwart = to block or prevent from happening
use = my plans have been thwarted by the strike


recumbent = reclining
use = She looked at his recumbent form beside her


pandemic = spread over a whole area or country
use = Malaria is still pandemic in India


clique = a small group
use = a very unfriendly clique of people


equable = even-tempered
use = an equable climate


pretense = affection, excuse
use = She made absolutely no pretence of being interested.








omniscient = all-knowing
use = the omniscient narrator


meander = to wander aimlessly without direction
use = The film meanders along with no particular story line





fanaticism = excessive zeal, extreme devotion to a cause
use = their fanaticism led to the fight


scanty = meager, insufficient



eloquence = fluent and effective speech
use = renowned for her eloquence and beauty


specious = false but plausible
use = a specious argument


haughty = arrogant
use = a haughty manner


lapidary = relating to precious stones
use = she employed a lapidary to cut a large diamond


undocumented = not certified

serpentine = winding
use = the serpentine course of the river




clime = region, climate
use = doctors advised him to move to a warmer clime


cataract = Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness
use = cataract operation


engender = generate, to produce
use = Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy



abase = lower, humiliate
use = he refused to abase himself in the eyes of his followers