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importune [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to beg, urge or demand repeatedly 2. (intr. v.) to immorally request or make advances
	USAGE :
	But there was no question ever of the Centre or the state government engaging its spokesmen or despatching interlocutors to importune them for meetings. The Times of India, THE LEADER ARTICLE: Valley's New Voice: Hurriyat Doesn't Represent Kashmiri Aspirations, Anand K Sahay, 7 Dec 2004
insurgent [ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) rebellious, opposed to authority or mutinous 2. (n.) one who indulges in insurgent activities or one who revolts against authority
	USAGE :
	Yet on Thursday, on Thai television a man claiming to represent 11 insurgent groups announced an immediate ceasefire. BBC, Thai insurgents 'call ceasefire' , By Jonathan Head, 17 July 2008
maudlin [ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. tearfully or weakly emotional 2.mawkish or sentimental especially under the influence of alcohol
	USAGE :
	One of the best impassioned outcries comes from a maudlin columnist in the Salt Lake City Tribune. Chronicles magazine, Suleymen the Murderer, by Thomas Fleming
obloquy [ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. condemnatory, derogatory or abusive language 2. disgrace or denunciation suffered due to abuse
	USAGE :
	Imagine the obloquy which would have been heaped on the Metropolitan police if it had not involved the CPS at an early stage. BBC, UK: The toughest case, April 26, 2002
pensive [ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	thoughtful especially when sad or gloomy
	USAGE :
	Suresh Nanda told TOI that the incident had made his son pensive over the years. The Times of India, My son lost his youth in trial, Smriti Singh, 6 Sep 2008