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Anathema : someone or something that one vehemently dislikes
Related words : abhorrent, hateful, odious

Coalition : A temporary alliance for combined action.
Sentence : Political parties' coalition formed the government.

Paucity : the presence of something in smaller quantity
Related words : quench, dearth, deficit, drought

Hegemony : Dominance, influence of control over other country.

Linchpin : A person or a thing that is vital to an organisation or enterprise. The most important part of complex system.
Sentence : Companies never let their linchpin employees.

Loksabha's spy cam!

Friends these are the new words that I came across while reading the things that happened in assembly. Some of them would like to discuss it here.

Tumultuous : making an uproar or loud, confused noise. Loud, excited and emotional.
Sentence usage : Kejriwal made an end to a tumultuous run of 49 days in power for non success of Lokpal Bill in LokSabha.

Collude : Come to a secret understanding. To work with others secretly to do something illegal!
Sentence usage : Kejriwal Says BJP and Congress colluded with each other against the LokPal Bill after his government filed an FIR against RIL's Mukesh Ambani.

Melee : Confused struggle or fight involving many people.
Sentence usage : After some melee between members, head of the assembly put the resolution seeking leave for introduction of the LokPal bill.

Obstreperous : Noisy and difficult to control
Sentence usage : Use of pepper spray, uprooting of mikes, arguing with each other made the situation obstreperous,on the discussion of Telengana issue.

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Ethos : The guiding beliefs of a person or organisation.The characteristic spirit of a culture.

Sentence usage : NGOs basically work for social ethos.

Enamour : to influence with love.

Sentence usage : Guy told the girl, "He is enamoured with her!". Girl is now excited!!

Insinuate : to suggest in artful way or indirect way.

Sentence usage : One would appreciate if his teacher insinuates him about studies if straightforward way doesn't work.

Pandemonium : wild and noisy disorder and confusion

Sentence usage : MPs of Loksabha created pandemonium and used pepper spray over Telengana issue.

Denunciation : public criticism by someone or something

Sentence usage : The attack on toll booths by MNS people shows strong denunciation over the the presence of toll booths.

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Engender : Cause or Give rise to.
Related words : procreate, Beget

Pliable : impressionable, adaptable. Able to bend or twist easily.
Sentence usage : One should be pliable enough to work in various areas.

Delusion : False idea, a belief that is not true
Sentence usage : He is living under delusion that without doing handwork he can achieve success.

Precarious : Not securely held in position, likely to collapse. Dependent on uncertain premises
sentence usage : His sluggishness towards his work had made his job precarious.

Notional : based on suggestion, not present in reality. Theoretical. Speculative
Sentence usage : Fake politician just makes notional ideas and do not implement them once they get into position.

Malaise : mental sense of being ill.
sentence usage : Constantly worrying about something can only engender to malaise.

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Plagiarism : The act of using someone else's ideas and passing them as one's own.
This word is generally used in violations of copyrights

Sinecure : A job or position in which someone is paid more in comparison to the little work he/she does.
Thats unfair, isn't it?? One has to be an ardent plagiarist for that.

Mercenary: one who is extremely greedy about making money at the expense of ethics.
Related words : rapacious, covetous, avaricious

Parsimonious : one who is reluctant to spend money or use resources. Stingy!

Callous : No feeling or concern about the problems that others face. Feeling no sympathy for others.
That makes me think of doctors who should be callous in nature, then only they can treat their patients.

Now fusion of above words in a sentence : The one who is plagiarist, has forgot all the ethics.He might be a beneficiary of sinecure, he must be doing so because he is mercenary. And if he is mercenary he should not be parsimonious!! He has to be callous too as he has not thought of the person whose idea he is using and passing it as his own!!!

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Oligarchy : A country or business which is run by a small number of people.
The first question, which are the countries that have oligarchy?? They are Pakistan, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba.
Now whats the word for government which is run by a single individual, its Monarchy.
And what if there is absence of government, Anarchy.

Polyglot : The one who knows, understands and speaks many languages.
Sentence Usage : If you cannot be polyglot you should at least be a diglot. Now, diglot is bilingual person who knows two languages.

Turmoil : A state of great disturbance or uncertainty.
Sentence Usage : When your mind is in turmoil, when it is not able to decide which one is to choose, just go with the most moral and ethical one.

Vehement : showing strong feeling. Deeply felt. Forcibly expressed.

Propounded : Put forward for consideration for others.
Sentence Usage : I thought about an idea and propounded the same to my friends for further implementation

Cosmopolitan : A person who has lived in different parts of the world.
So there is a good chance of a person who is cosmopolitan, being a polyglot too.

Interesting Ones

Juxtaposition : The fact of two things being seen or placed closed together with contrasting effect.

Consider an example : Two hoardings on the road one below the other. One gives the message that healthy food is very important to keep yourself away from obesity and the other showcases McDonald's products which are darn tasty for everyone. Isn't that a juxtaposition??? It is.

Blasphemy : the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of respect for God. Irreverence. Profanation

Infallible : incapable of error. Unerring. Certain 

Sentence Usage : He has infallible capability of remembering the names.

Undertone : A low or accompanying sound. A low or quiet voice.

Word is also used with reference to colour. A colour that is seen in small amounts.

Insidious : having gradual and cumulative effect. Seductive.