1) perjure (verb)
Synonyms: forswear
Meaning: willfully tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court
Sentence: It is necessary for the court to proceed against those who had perjured themselves.
2) intransigence (noun)
Meaning: an unreasonable refusal to change your ideas or behavior
Sentence: The government's attempts to pursue dialogue via an amnesty committee have floundered in the intransigence of the group's leadership but the military path Mr. Jonathan has now chosen is fraught with risk.
3) fraught (adjective)
Synonyms: full - replete - loaded - laden - pregnant
Meaning: full of problems, difficulties, or things that are confusing
4) amnesty (noun)
Synonyms: pardon
Meaning: a situation in which a government agrees not to punish, or to no longer punish, people who have committed a particular crime
5) flounder (verb)
Synonyms: stumble
Meaning: to feel confused and not know what to say or do next
6) abut (verb)
Synonyms: border - adjoin
Meaning: to be next to or touching an area or building
Sentence: He has kidnapped foreigners inside Cameroon, which abuts Borno.
7) depose (verb)
Synonyms: testify - dismiss
Meaning: to give information about something in a court of law
Sentence: The opposition felt that some key people associated with the scam were not called to depose or had not been properly questioned.
Reference: The Hindu Newspaper - 24 May
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