Word of the day

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ayah

a native maid or nursemaid employed by Europeans in India

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godown

(in eastern Asia, especially India) a warehouse.

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impinge

have an effect or impact, especially a negative one

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A Dakhma, also called a Tower of Silence, is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation – that is, for dead bodies to be exposed to carrion birds, usually vultures.

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pomfret

a deep-bodied fish of open seas, which typically has scales on the dorsal and anal fins.

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stenographer
1: a writer of shorthand
2: a person employed chiefly to take and transcribe dictation

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longshoreman
: a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport

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A paddleboat or paddlewheeler is a ship or boat propelled by one or more paddle wheels driven by an engine. Boats with paddle wheels on the sides are also called sidewheelers, while those with a single wheel on the stern are known as sternwheelers.

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natatorium
: an indoor swimming pool

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dhow

a lateen-rigged ship with one or two masts, used in the Indian Ocean

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The Kailasa temple is one of the largest Indian rock-cut ancient Hindu temples located in the Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. A megalith carved out of one single rock, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world because of its size, architecture and sculptural treatment.

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have you seen these indian temples?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khajur...p_of_Monuments

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tetrapod

a four-footed animal, especially a member of a group which includes all vertebrates higher than fishes.

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derisory

ridiculously small or inadequate

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nictate

: blink

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frogmarch

force (someone) to walk forward by holding and pinning their arms from behind

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indomitable

impossible to subdue or defeat

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sadhu

a holy man, sage, or ascetic

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palmistry

the art or practice of supposedly interpreting a person's character or predicting their future by examining the lines and other features of the hand, especially the palm and fingers

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rota

a list showing when each of a number of people has to do a particular job

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antivenin

an antiserum containing antibodies against specific poisons, especially those in the venom of snakes, spiders, and scorpions.Also called antivenom

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krait

a highly venomous Asian snake of the cobra family

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exigency

an urgent need or demand

Took's exigency for pos rep knows no bounds.

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intransigence

refusal to change one's views or to agree about something

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verruca

a contagious and usually painful wart on the sole of the foot; a plantar wart

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Shatranj (Arabic: شطرنج‎, from Middle Persian چترنگ‎ chatrang) is an old form of chess, as played in the Persian Empire.

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