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  1. attache
    a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
    Last year's attack on India's embassy killed 54 people, including India's defense attaché.
  2. wrinkle
    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
    The possibility of the attack's worsening relations between India and Pakistan adds another wrinkle.
  3. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
    Indian and U.S. officials have since said it was carried out by a Taliban-allied insurgent group known as the Haqqani network, with assistance from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency.
  4. menace
    something that is a source of danger
    Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told reporters in Islamabad that, "Whenever terrorist activity occurs it should strengthen our resolve to eradicate and eliminate this menace."
  5. invasion
    any entry into an area not previously occupied
    The explosion came a day after the anniversary of the 2001 U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban regime.
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