Camisole = a woman’s loose-fitting undergarment for the upper body, typically held up by shoulder straps.
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Shelling = Type of: fire, firing. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.
Synonyms: bombard, fire on, open fire on, shoot at, attack, pound, bomb
Ex: The shelling went on for hours without pausing
Ex: The Indian army retaliated with its own shelling of the Pakistani side, he said.
We lie down in a small hole to wait till the shelling is over.
Ex: A teacher and four schoolchildren were among the victims after the shelling hit near a school
Ex: He died as German forces were shelling Paris.
Ex: J&K: Villages tense over shelling
Ex: Heavy shelling, air intrusions create fear among border residents
Ex: The shelling continued throughout the day with high intensity
Ex: 1 killed, 3 injured due to intense shelling
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Bunker
a shelter, usually underground, that has strong walls to protect the people inside it from bullets or bombs
Ex: Jammu Border Villages: ‘Bunkers provide physical protection, what about mental trauma?
Ex: The community bunkers provide shelter to 16-20 people, and are equipped with a kitchen space and toilet.
Ex: A community bunker is being constructed next to the house, and there are family bunkers in the front and back
Ex: These bunkers have been filled with rain water and mud as nobody is taking care of these vital structures.”
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lucid dream = is a dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming. During a lucid dream, the dreamer may gain some amount of control over the dream characters, narrative, and environment
Ex: The most recent research suggests that about eight out of ten people will have a lucid dream in their lives.
Ex: Then he discovers lucid dreaming, where the brain realises it is in a dream and can learn to control it.
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Astral projection = is the process of separating one’s consciousness (subtle body) from the physical body.
Ex: astral projection, sounded like a fairytale. It was described in my books as an out of body experience
Ex: Since I had mastered lucid dreaming, I decided to try dreaming about astral projection
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Retaliate = make an attack in return for a similar attack.
synonyms: fight back, strike back, hit back, respond, react, reply, reciprocate,counterattack
Ex: They say they will retaliate by halting British imports.
Ex: pak govt: we expected india to attack, will retaliate
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surgical strike = is a military attack which is intended to damage only a legitimate military target, with no or minimal collateral damage to surrounding structures, vehicles, buildings, or the general public infrastructure and utilities.
Ex: India carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, inflicting heavy casualties on terrorists and ‘those protecting them
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Tinikling
One of the most popular folk dances in the Philippines is the Tinikling. The traditional dance, which usually involves a pair of two bamboo poles, is considered to be the oldest in the country and its appeal has spread across the globe particularly to the United States
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precedent = an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
“there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training”
synonyms: model, example, pattern, previous case, previous instance
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Exponential = means growing or increasing very rapidly.
Ex: We are looking for exponential growth in our investment.
Ex: There has been an exponential increase in the world population this century.
Ex: Because of the poor economy, crime has increased exponentially in our state.
Ex: The low cost of mobile phones has caused sales to rise exponentially
Ex: Computer innovations have expanded exponentially since 1980.
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Quadruplets = are a set of four offspring born at one birth.
Ex: Two mothers have met to compare what it is like to raise quadruplets.
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pragmatic
solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules:
Ex: In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.
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drifter = someone who does not have a permanent home or job and moves from one place to another or from one job to another
Ex: What is he, a drifter?
Ex: the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job
Ex: he was a fifty year old drifter who killed teenage runaways.
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impression = an imitation of a person or thing, done to entertain.
Ex: She is so good at impressions
Ex: He did a funny impression of the politician
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