Word List

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GRE WORD LIST OF COLLINS

Mound: raised part of the earth
Hillock: small hill
Foothill: small hill on the lap of the mountain
Knoll: small round hill
Hummock: small hill (not necessarily round)
Bluff: cliff, precipice, precipitous, steep
Acclivity: upward
Declivity: downward
Proclivity: strong inclination
Promontory: headland which ends in lake or sea
Slake: to quench thirst
Loch: lake
Hasty (adj): headlong, impulsive, impetuous, rash
Craggy Mountain: rocky mountain
Craggy face: thin face
Precipitate: I) hasty (adj); II) to make hast (v)
Impetus: that encourages a process or activity to
develop more quickly, stimulus
Pulsate: beat faster, palpitate, throb, flutter
Footlight: light on the stage
Lank: tall and thin
Squat: short and fat
Gaunt: thin
Rotund: off round shape
Portly: rather fat
Obese: very fat (related to disease)
Corpulent: very fat
Dwarf: pigmy (Australian people/pigmy tribe in
Australia), gnome (underground spirit),
Lilliputian
Angular: I) with sharp corners II) stiff in nature III)
thin
Coastline: meeting line of land and sea
Cape: the part of land which sticks out to the sea
Cove: part of water which reaches into the land
Dock: a place to load or unload; quay (syn)
Embark: load to the ship
Embark on a new career: start a new career
Disembark: unload
Harbor (v): I) to provide shelter to the criminal II)
to keep ill will in the brain
Dinghy: small boat
Skiff: small boat handled by one person
Regatta: boat racing
Galleon: a ship for trade (a ship that was used in
war in 60s and 70s)
Gallon: unit of liquid
Gall: annoy or irritate, anger
Crestfallen: very sad and weak
Elated (ant. Crestfallen): greatly happy
Ebb: returning wave; to reduce (v)
Scuttle: to sink; founder (syn)
Capsize: overturn
Cant: I) to tilt a boat in order to repair II) jargon of
thieves, jargon of groups; argot (syn)
Ballast: support
List: tilt
Listless: lacking energy
Enlist: to join arm force according to owns will
Dragoon: to join arm force under compulsion,
conscript, coerce, draftee
Coven: group of witches
Bewitch: spellbound
Wizard: I) male magician II) successful or export
people
Necromancy: black magic
Hex: magic in order to harm other
Levitate: to float in air through magic
Conjure: to call up evil sprit
Exorcise: to remove evil spirit
Incantation: magic, spell (syn)
Alcove: corner of the room, nook (syn)
Scuttle: move quickly with short steps
Mince: I) move quickly with short steps II) to
reduce in size
Congressman: a person who is elected to congress
Congress: gather or unite
Regress: go back
Transgress: go beyond the limit
Egress: exit
Digress: deviate (the teacher was digressing in the
class)
Rostrum: podium
Lectern: lecturing desk
Dais: platform
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Nostrum: questionable medicine
Filibuster: long speech that is delivered in the
parliament in order to delay program or avoid
election
Ratify: to pass the bill in order to implement
Amend: to improve
Rider: additional to the bill
Theocracy: ruled by religious people
Oligarchy: ruled by few people
Plutocracy: ruled by rich people
Gerontocracy: ruled by old people
Abrogate: nullify (abrogate the 1950s treaty)
Repercussions: bad effect
Senator: a person who is elected to the senate
Boycott: to refuse to obey
Despot: autocrat
Absolute: holding complete power
Qualified (ant. Absolute): limited
Aggrandize: to empower power
Sculptor: a person who makes sculptor
Sculpt: to make sculptor
Mallet: hammer
Gavel: a hammer used by judge to draw attention
Mace: symbol of authority (Rajdanda)
Bludgeon: club (gadda)
Cornucopia: symbol of abundance
Cornucopia of information: sufficient information
Fox: symbol of cunning
Bee: symbol of hard work
Beaver: I) small animal found in NA II) symbol of
hard work
Caret: symbol of insert
Carat: unit of gold
Trojan horse: symbol of deception
Scales: symbol of justice
Laurel: symbol of victory
Torch: symbol of liberty
Fox like: cunning
Feline: cat like
Equine: horse like
Canine: dog like
Bestial: animal like
Avuncular: uncle like
Simian: monkey like
Infantile: child like, innocent
Childish: stupid
Ursine: bear like
Bovine: cow like
Asinine: stupid
Leonine: lion like
Vixen: I) female fox; II) cunning woman
Beeline: direct path
Flit: fly for a short distance
Teem: gather in a great number
Drone: I) male bee; II) lazy person; III) unmanned
aircraft; IV) to make a dull sound (v)
Apiary: a place of bee
Aviary: a place for keeping birds
Avian: pertaining to birds
Nib: beak
Plumage: feathers
Molt: to change feathers by birds
Talon: long nails of birds
Aerie: large nest
Warble: sing by birds
Exotic: unseen before
Slough: to change outer covering by snakes
Viper: I) poisonous snake; II) harmful person
Venom: poison
Slither: crawl (slithering snake)
Clamber: climb by crawling
Serpentine: meandering, tortuous, circuitous,
sinuous, winding
Distort: twist (the news was badly distorted);
contort (syn.) (the road was contorted)
Nip: to carry apart flowers
Nipping (forest): stopping to grow
Tipple: drink habitually
Imbibe: to drink thoroughly, to read thoroughly
Gulp: drink continuously
Guzzle: eat or drink greedily
Swill: to drink in large amount
Sip: drink in small amount
Insipid: tasteless
Vapid (music): tasteless in music
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Log: daily record book
Deed: daily record of savings
Title deed: lal purja
Titular: of title only, figurehead, nominal
Nominal charge: of name only
Lug: carry with force
Log: timber
Timbre: standard tune of musical instrument
Lumberjack: woodcutter
Lumber: timber
Lumber: walk clumsily
Splinters: brush wood
Tinder: dried small branches
Mot: small piece of wood
Splinter: divide partially
Potable water: drinkable water
Comestible: edible
Mushroom: grow unnecessarily
Rampant: uncontrollably growing
Ebb: returning waves
Ebb: reduce (v)
Crestfallen: very sad and weak
Sadden: to be sad
Sadist: a person who enjoys at other pain
Masochist: a person who enjoys at his own pain
Compunction: remorse or regret
Melancholy: sadness that comes from others;
vicarious sadness (syn)
Mishap: accident or ill luck
Hap: fortune
Hapless: unfortunate
Haply: fortunately
Kismet: fate
Fatalism: belief in fate
Canker: I) cancer; II) great trouble
Goose: female water bird
Geese: plural of goose
Quack: I) sound of duck family; II) false doctor
Charlatan: pretender to be a professional,
mountebank (syn)
Wake: watermark left by birds, boats and ships
Gander: male water birds
Duck: queen duck
Drake: king duck
Rake: to label the soil
Rake: hand like instrument to collect leaves
Henhouse: a house for hen
Coop: a place for keeping chicken
Corral: a confined place for horses
Coup: brilliant plan
Abortive: fruitless, unsuccessful
Chicken hearted fearful; timid (syn)
Lionhearted (ant): fearless, intrepid (syn)
Trepidation: fair about future, apprehension (syn)
Ram: male sheep
Ewe: female sheep
Shear: to cutoff wool
Fleece: wool of sheep
Sheepish: full of shame; coy
Fleece: I) a kind of coat made of fleece (n); II) loot
(v)
Highwayman: a person who loots on highway
Lamb: baby sheep
Flock: I) group (n); II) to arrive or depart in great
number (v)
Flux: flow
Influx: arrive in great number
Exodus: to depart in great number
Dogged: very loyal
Dog day: hottest day in a year
Dog end: last part of cigarette
Kennel: a place for keeping dogs
Canine: dog like
Dogmatic: principled
Equine: horse like
Cavalier: unfeeling and arrogant, ruthless, callous
Cavalcade: a number of people in procession on
horseback, vehicle and foot
Trot: canter slowly
Canter: gallop slowly
Galloping price: sharp increase in price
Astronomical price: highly exorbitant
Exorbitant: excessive
Bridle: I) control (v); II) leather strip to control
horse
Unbridled: uncontrolled
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Bridle path: a path for horse
Ashen: of ash color, pale (syn)
Ruddy: healthily reddish, sanguine (syn)
Sanguine: cheerful and optimistic
Consanguinity: blood relationship
Propinquity: kinship
Sanguinary: gory, bloody
Roseate: I) of rose color; II) optimistic
Underdog: a person who is likely to loose the
election
Swarthy: dark
Visage: face (complexion)
Cherubic visage: innocent face
Countenance: I) face; II) approval
Physiognomy: features of face
Physiognomic: face reader
Wan: sickly in color, shallow (syn), cadaverous
(syn)
Cadaver: dead body
Cascade: small waterfall
Water chute: very small water falls
Cataract: I) a kind of eye disease; II) big water fall
Wane: decrease
Wax (ant. of wane): increase
Azure: sky blue color
Azure image: clean image, spotless, flawless,
immaculate
Maculate (ant): spotty
Mauve: pale purple
Absolute: complete
Qualified: limited
Agenda: point that is discussed in a meeting
Quorum: required number
Docket: I) the list of agenda; II) the list of total
cases that are being dealt in the court; III) a list of
complete goods
Deed: daily record of savings
Title deed: lal purja
Aggrandize: I) enlarge; II) to increase power
Dilate: expand
Dilute: make thinner or weaker
Ambience: environment
Environ: surround
Amend: improve
Emend: to correct or rectify; proof read
Anarchist: a person who likes disorder in the
country
Dissident: a person who opposes the ruler even if
the situation is dangerous
A cable of dissident: group of dissident
Desperado: a person who breaks the law violently
Anarchy: disorder in the country
Annals: historical documents
Palimpsest: historical paper in which the original
writing has been erased and rewritten
Papyrus: a paper made from papyrus tree
Ethnic: pertaining to native tribe
Ethnology: study of ethnic things
Ethos: moral values, mores (syn)
Etymology: the study of words and their
derivatives
Philology: study of language
Annihilate: destroy completely
Decimate: kill one out of ten
Cull: I) to select and kill; II) to select and reject
Strangle: to kill somebody by pressing the throat or
neck
Hacked: cut with heavy stroke
Hack: illegally download or copying
Hackneyed: unoriginal, banal, trite, common place
Clich: unoriginal statement, platitude (syn)
Anthem: song of praise in respect to the state
Provincial: narrow minded, insular (syn), parochial
(syn)
Parochial school: school run by church
Catholic: wide minded, cosmopolitan (syn)
Cosmopolitan city: having worldly environment
Ode: a poem written in praise of somebody or
something
Apolitical: indifferent to politics
Politic: wise, canny (syn)
Atypical: not typical, not normal
Amoral: indifferent to morality
Apropos: I) regarding, II) appropriate
Paean: song of praise (about person of thing)
Appropriate: I) to take possession of, II) allocate
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Ascendency: controlling influence (the PM is
gradually increasing ascendancy gradually)
Clout: great influence (the Indian clout over
Nepalese politics)
Hegemony: domination (the American hegemony)
Lout: I) clumsy person; II) skill less person
Flout: reject, to show disapproval, spurn
Asunder: separated into many pieces
Sunder: separated into many pieces
Dismember: separate into many pieces (The USSR
dismembered)
Secede: separate (Pakistan seceded from India)
Disband: dissolve
Band: group
Atone: improve, amend
Emend: correct, ratify
Eagle-eyed: sharp eyed
Vulture eyed: looking at somebody with malice
Malice: ill will
Harbor: I) to provide shelter to criminals; II) ill
will in brain
Evict (ant): expelled
Atrocity: brutal deed
Atrocious (adj): flagitious, heinous, barbarian,
vicious, ruthless
August: majestic, stately, palatial, magnificent,
splendid
Authoritarian: despotic
Despot: autocrat, tyrant
Authoritative: trusted by all
Authoritative order: that should be obeyed without
any dispute
Peremptory (syn): peremptory order
Countermand: to cancel previous order by another
Counter: against
Mend: order
Fiat: order
Edict (syn): order
Marshall: to put into order
Horde: crowd, Throng (syn)
Hoard: amass
Autonomous: self governing or independent
Autocratic: despotic
Avenge: revenge
Nemesis: a person seeking revenge, vindictive
person (syn)
Bastion: I) strong hold; II) a group of people for
protection; III) a place protected by army
Bastion school: school that teaches endangered
culture or tradition
Beleaguer: to surround a place in order to attack,
besiege (syn)
Siege: to surround
Bellicose: aggressive or war like, belligerent (syn)
Belliguered: suffering from great trouble
Mutiny: revel
Bequeath: to provide large amount of property as
charity to an organization
Alms: The mendicant was asking for alms
(bhikcha)
Alms giver: person who provides alms
Beg: I) serious request; II) panhandle, mooch,
cadge,
Importunate: begging continuously
Bourgeois: I) supporting capitalism; II) supporting
social principles as they were in the past; III)
seeking social respect and money
Boycott: refuse to use, obey or buy
Breach: violet, infringe
Infraction: breaching
Desperado: a person who violet the law of nation
violently
Broach: I) open up II) introduce
Calculated: planned for personal benefit
Miscalculation: wrong judgment
Canard: I) false report, fabricated report, invented
report
Ichthyology: study of fish
Icon: symbol
Iconoclast: a person who attacks of established
religious principle
Nihilist: a person who thinks that established social
principled are ground less
Pagan: I) a person who does not have his own
religion; II) heathen; III) a person who follows his
own religion that is different from mainstream
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religion
Ideology: principle
Practicality (ant): pragmatism
Pragmatic: practical
Idiom: a group of words that give different
meaning
Idiosyncrasy: state of being unusual
Idiosyncratic: unusual
Idiosyncratic gesture: body language
Gesticulate: to signal, betoken (syn)
Carping: insignificant complain, grousing (syn)
Grouse: to complain about insignificant matters
Whimper: complain with tears, whine (syn)
Snivel: complain with tears with running nose
Repine: I) to complain; II) to fret
Fret: to make others uneasy
Pine: I) a kind of tree; II) to long for somebody who
has died or gone away (v)
Sonorous: deep and continuous
Pine for: to become homesick
Pine away: to become gradually sadder and weaker
because somebody has died or gone away
Serrated: having wavy blades, fluted (syn)
Hone: sharpen, energize, whet (syn)
Touch stone: the stone that is used to test the
quality of gold
Blunt: not sharp
Stenographer: short hand typist
Hard handed: greedy
High handed: unreasonable because s/he interferes
others department
Reasonable (ant)
Even handed: unbiased
Offhand: without planning or without preparation,
without premeditation (syn), impromptu (syn),
extemporaneous (syn)
Improvise: to compose something without planning
or immediately (for jazz)
Brush: touch lightly
Cling: I) touch heavily; II) to be faithful
Pigment: a substance that produce color
Palette: color mixing box
Pied: multicolor
Piebald: Of two colors
Brindled: having gray and brown spots
Mottled: spotted
Dappled: spotted because of light
Canopy: umbrella of a tree
Umbrage: shadow of tree
Umbra: full shadow
Penumbra: partial shadow
Barrister: advisor at law who can advocate as well
In brief: in short
Brief: written case
Writ: filed case
Litigant: a legal person who takes case to the court
Litigation: taking the case to the court
Apologist: a legal person who write in defense in
the court (lekhandas)
Seamstress: female tailor
Seam: male tailor
Seam: border
Sartor: a tailor engaged in stitching gents garments
Raiment: cloth
Brocade: rich fabric of silver and golden color
Arcade: continuous row of shops on both side
Relic: memento
Toga: roman outer robe
Jog: I) walk as exercise; II) push gently (nudge)
Totter: I) walk generally after getting drunk; II)
walk with difficulty
Promenade: walk informally
Stomp: walk with heavy steps
Stride: walk with long steps
Plod: walk with difficulty
Saunter: walk comfortably and slowly, amble
(syn), stroll (syn)
Gambol: jump freely
Scuttled: I) walk quickly with short steps; II) sink
Mince: I) walk quickly with short steps; II) to
reduce in size or cut into small pieces
Sneakers: sport shoes
Capitulate: surrender
Recapitulate: to sum up or summarize
Decapitate: to cut off head, behead (syn)
Hack: I) to cut with heavy stroke II) to illegally
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download or copy III) a writer of a newspaper for
money who does dishonest things
Hackneyed (adj): unoriginal, banal, commonplace,
trite
Clich: unoriginal statement, platitude (syn)
Pilot: a person who directs ship
Doldrums: sadness, depression, energy less
condition
Dolorous: mournful, doleful, funeral, lugubrious,
elegiac, plaintive
Elegy: a mournful poem on someones death
Plaintiff: a person who files the case
Defendant: a person who defends the case
Shoal: I) a hill made of sand under water II) a
group of fish swimming to the same direction
Mound: raised part of the earth
Hillock: small hill
Hummock: small hill
Knoll: small round hill
Foothills: small hill on the lap of the mountain
Promontory: head land which ends in lake or sea
Shyster: questionable lawyer
Lawyer: in charge of court room
Litigation: taking the case to the court
Litigant: a legal person who takes the case to the
court
Radar: a device that gives information
Drone: I) unmanned aircraft II) a lazy person while
others are working
Ambush: padkiney
Waylay: to wait in hiding to attack
Obstetrician: physician experts at delivering babies
Hospitable: polite, civil (syn)
Civility: politeness, comity, humility (not
humiliation)
Humble: degrade
Corporal: junior post of army
Sergeant: junior post of army higher than corporal
Adjutant: helper to army officer
Subaltern: I) a post in the British army to assist
officer II) second in rank
Subaltern tribe: ethnic cast under ..
(sosit jati)
Subordinate (syn): lower in rank, to assist
Woman subordinate: putting woman in lower rank
Centurion: roman army officer in the command of
100 soldiers
Bully: to make somebody do something by
threatening, hector (syn), bluster (syn), browbeat
(syn)
Extort: get money by threatening
Contort: twist (contorted body)
Distort: to twist
Tortuous: serpentine
Bullion: a bar of gold or silver
Bullheaded: pigheaded, mulish, headstrong,
obdurate, indurate, obstinate, stiffer, ecked, single-
minded, one legged (adj), adamant, presumptuous,
supercilious, overbearing, overweening, arrogant
Bigot: single minded person (religious bigot)
Bigotry: single mindedness
Fanatic: zealot, highly eager person; Religious
fanatic, national zealot (ugrawadi)
Zeal: great eagerness
Zealous: highly eager, fanatic
Jingoist: aggressive nationalist, chauvinist (syn)
Male chauvinist: a person who thinks that males
are superior to female and behaves accordingly
Nationalist: great patriot (less than jingoist)
Patriot-nationalist- jingoist
Mane: thick hair around lions neck
Leonine: like lion
Daring: sahasilo
Saturnine: sad or gloomy
Asinine: stupid
Bristle: erected hairs
Bristling: I) having erected hairs II) angry:
Wispy: thin
Bushy beard: thick beard
Hoary: white with age
Hirsute: hairy
Ciliated: having thin hairs
Tonsure: shave of head for religious purpose
Hackles: hairs on dog back
Plait: braid
Upbraid: harshly criticized
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Wattles: red fleshy parts on a male birds head
Nib: pen point
Plumage: feathers
Talon: long nails
Molt: to change feathers by bird
Molten: melted
Molten eyes: rasako aakha
Aviary: a place for keeping birds
Warble: I) sing II) talk foolishly, talk quickly that
is not understandable, babble (syn)
Nip: stop to grow
Tipple: drink formally
Stipple: to make dots
Aerie: large nest
Stag: male deer
Venison: meat of deer
Benison: boon, benediction, blessing
Doe: female deer
Hoofs: hard part of foot of some animal
Colt: male baby horse
Filly: female baby horse
Cavalry: soldiers on horse
Cavalier: stone hearted, petrified, callous,
unfeeling, ruthless
Equine: pertaining to horse
Corral: a place of cows and horses
Coral: I) to drive cows or horses into II) to send
unnecessary number of people into a room or into a
bus
Coral: a kind of gem
Capitulate: to surrender
Captious: fault finding, hypercritical (syn)
Hypocritical: pretending to be morally better then
s/he really is
Hypocrisy: pretention to be morally better then s/he
is, cant (syn)
Cant: jargon of thieves or group, language of
group, argot (syn)
Jargon: professional or technical language
Carnage: mass killing and wounding
Carnal: sexual
Carnal desire: sexual desire, sensual (syn)
Sensuous: pertaining to sense (Sensuous pleasure)
Canal: artificial water channel
Conduit: I) a pipe for water or wire II) messenger,
herald (syn)
Culvert: artificial water channel
Sluice: artificial channel to prevent the flow of
water channel
Duct: water channel or pipe or conduit
Aqua duct: water pipe
Abduct: kidnapped
Moat: artificial water channel around castle
Drawbridge: temporary bridge over moat
Cataclysm: great change because of flood or war
Catastrophe: disaster or calamity
Caucus: an impressive group in party
Faction: I) a clique in a party who disagree with
other II) disagreement
Cavalcade: possession on horse back or by vehicle
or on foot
Cede: surrender (typically land unwillingly)
Ceremonious: very formal
Cessation: stoppage
Cession: noun of cede
Charisma: great charm to attract to other
Charm: amulet, talisman
Chauvinist: jingoist
Checkered: changeable
Zenith of career: the successful point in career
Nadir (ant) of career: worst situation in career
Chronicle: historical document in time order
Chronic: long lasting and painful
Citadel: a house for defense
Fort (syn): killa
Rampart: a defensive wall around citadel upon
which people can walk
Fortify: to surround a place by erecting wall for
defense
Ford: shallow water
Shoal (adj): not deep, shallow; deep (ant)
Oxford: a kind of shoe made of leathers
Fordable: river that can be crossed
Turgid: that cannot be crossed
Idol: I) image of god II) socially love person
Pariah: socially rejected person, outcast
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Shun: socially reject
Shunned company: isolated company
Shunt: I) deviate II) to leave track by train
Idolatry: worshipping idols
Pious: devoted to god
Impious: not devoted to god
Pious attitude: good attitude
Impious attitude: bad attitude
Piety: devotion to god
Impiety: lack of devotion to god
Theist: a person who believes in god
Atheist: a person who does not believe in god
Monotheist: a person who believe in single god
Polytheist: a person who believe in multi god
Henotheist: a person who respect his own religion
or god simultaneously he respect other god as well
Pagan: I) a person who does not have his own
religion II) a person who does not obey
conventional religion
Ethereal: light and delicate
Blasphemy: defamation of god
Theocracy: ruled by religious leader
Limitable: finite
Illimitable: infinite
Illuminate: I) to provide light II) to decorate
manuscript by silver or golden colors
Frieze: decorative band on wall
Cornice: projected decorative part on wall
Illusive: deceptive, delusive (syn)
Illusion: misleading idea
Illusory: false
Delude: cheat
Delusion: false believe
Babble: I) talk foolishly II) to make repeated sound
generally by river
Rivulet: small-river, brook (syn)
Bacchanalian: wild drunken party with free sex
Orgy: bacchanalian party
Revelry: noisy generally after getting drunk
Revelry party: drunken party
Totter: I) walk generally after getting drunk II)
walk in the similar manner, stagger (syn)
Stupor: unconsciousness after getting drunk
Coma: deep unconsciousness
Comatose: I) in deep unconsciousness II)in deep
sleep
Slumber: sleep
Somnolent: partially sleep
Somniloquist: a person who speaks in sleep
Somnambulist: sleep walker
Insomnia: sleep disorder
Soporific: causing sleep
Badger: a kind of nocturnal animal which lives in a
pit
Pitfall: drawback, hidden danger
Badger (v): to irritate somebody by repeatedly
asking the same question, pester (syn)
Pest: bad tempered person, a person who cause
irritation, gad fly (syn), crab (syn)
Curmudgeon: bad tempered person, crotchety
(syn)
Goad: a kind of stick to chase goat
Goad (v): to irritate somebody continuously until
you react, Lull (ant)
Badinage: teasing conversation, chaffing (syn),
bantering (syn)
Serious conversation (ant)
Chaff: I) husk II) dry grass
Bale: I) heap of dry grass II) rolled paper
Folder: cardboard of plastic board to hold a loose
sheet
Tantalize: tease by not giving what was promised
Baleful: threatening, menacing (syn), minatory
(syn)
Baneful: causing destruction of damage
Bane: damage of destruction
Quagmire: I) wetland II) difficult situation
Sodden: soggy
Creek: a narrow part of land from which sea water
come to land
Arid: sere, parched
Gripe: to complain about something
Carp: grouse
Entreat: to request somebody because you are
helpless, beseech (syn)
Balk: I) to be unwilling to do something because it
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is dangerous II) to stop
Ballast: support, tilt, list
Discography: the total list of words of music
Listless: lacking energy
Enlist: I) to include in the list II) to join arm force
according to ones will
Dragoon: to join army under compulsion, coerce,
draftee, conscript
Balm: something that relief pain
Balmy: having sweet smell, fragrant (syn)
Redolent (syn): from red rose
Aromatic: strongly sweet smelling
Balmy summer evening: pleasant and warm
Torrid: I) very hot (ant) II) passionate, strongly
emotional
Bane: damage or destruction
Baneful: causing destruction or damage
Baleful: threatening, menacing (syn), minatory
(syn)
Barefaced: shameless, brazen (syn)
Baroque: highly decorated, ornate (syn)
Rococo: highly decorated in furniture or arts
Fusillade: continuous firing, salvo (syn)
Barrage I) continuous firing (syn): II) barrier
Levee: embankment
Levy: tax
Tribute: I) tax levied by another country II) great
respect
Tithe: one tenth tax
Enact: to make law
Exact: force for payment
Condone (ant): ignore
Incur: pay under obligation
Civil: polite
Civility: politeness, comity (syn), humility (syn)
Lone: sad
Hospitable: polite
Clandestine: secret
Cryptic: secret or mysterious
Tryst: secret meeting
Assignation: secret meeting between lovers
Adore: love or like greatly
Dote (syn): to love or like somebody ignoring
general mistake
Lovesome: lovely
Forlorn: sad and isolated
Snog: kiss continuously
Caess: kiss and touch with affection
Amorous: loving sexually
Platonic: loving non-sexually
Ogle: look amorously
Cuddle: hug amorously
Coddle: pamper, mollycoddle (syn)
Coddled egg: half boiled egg
Philanderer: faithless lover
Anglophile: lover of English
Philatelist: stamp collector
Numismatist: coin collector
Love child: child before marriage
Love nest: secret place for lover
Clime: climate of a region
Frigid: very cold, icy, glacial, wintry, snowy
Torrid (ant): very hot
Arid: very dry, parched (syn), sere (syn)
Clout: great influence
Flout: reject, to show disapproval, spurn (syn)
Rout: complete defeat
Tout: I) to praise somebody in term of merits, II) to
sell ticket in black II) conveince highly
Lout: clumsy person
Taut: stretch
Tautological: unnecessary (visible to eye)
Coalesce: unite, ally (syn), couple (syn)
Splice: unite to piece of rope or wire
Yoke: unite
Ally: supporter, proponent, constituent, adherent
Coeval: having the same date of origin
Cogent: convincing
Cognate: linguistically related
Bandy: talk glibly
Glib: fluent but not focusing subject matter
Tribulation: suffering
Purge: to clean
Lawyer: in charge of courthouse
Arbiter: judge
Shyster: questionable lawyer
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Advocate: lawyer
Advocate (v): support strongly
Courthouse: tribunal (syn)
Diatribe: long abusive speech, harangue (syn)
Tribulation: suffering, affliction (syn), throes (syn)
Arabesque design: design in which flowers are
intertwined
Limbo: I) kind of red Indian dance II) a region near
heaven III) depression
Purgatory: an imaginary place where soul is
purified
Purge: I) to clean II) to remove opponent illegally
Oust: deposed, dismiss
Unfrock: to remove king or priest, defrock (syn)
Ordain: to appoint king or priest
Waltz: I) dance after getting drunk, II) a kind of
ritual African dance in which two dancers dance at
same tune
Tango: dance by catching hands
Enthralled: mantramugdha
Strut: I) dance with confidence, II) walk with
confidence, III) supportive bar to the aeroplane
wing
Choreographer: a person who teaches of dance
steps
Adjutant: helper to army officer
Cubicle: small partition room
Closet: small room
Sanctum: I) secret room, II) holy place
Domicile: home
Dormer: projected window in a room
Hovel: poor house
Castle: facilitated building
Moat: artificial water channel around castle
Drawbridge: temporary bridge
Spire: pointed roof of church
Ire: anger
Irish: angry, wrathful (syn), irate (syn)
Amok: in the state of rage
Enrage: to make others angry
Limn: I) to draw lines, II) to describe by lining
Stipple: to make dots
Cartographer: map makers
Legend: symbol to read map
Firm: strong
Infirm: weak
Frail (syn): feeble
Infirmary: sick room or hospital
Tenant: a person who remains in the rent
Peon: landless farmer
Vassal: a person who takes land from state
promising military support in return
Yeoman: middle class farmer
Hoe: a kind to tool
Conservatory: I) green house, II) school of fine
arts including music, drama, songs
Plebe: people, dem
Diadem: crown
Demotic: pertaining to people, plebian (syn)
Circlet: decorative headband
Brooch: decorative Shari pin
Cameo: ornament made of shell
Knick knack: I) cheap jewelry II) meat
Trinket (syn), bauble (syn)
Fetter: shackle
Handcuffs: manacle
Cuff: last part of sleep
Last: model for shoe
Pattern: a model for glove
Mitten: a kind of glove
Lancet: I) surgical tool, II) a kind of weapon
Incision: cutting off
Incisive: cutting
Incisive criticism: bitter criticism
Excise: surgically cut off
Suture: to stitch wound
Amputate: to cut off show that other bodily parts
can be shaved
Breastplate: chest guard
Cold-shoulder (v): to insult somebody by ignoring
while meeting
Shoulder: I) to bear responsibility, II) temporary
bus station by the side of the road
Curb: I) roadside, II) control (v)
Sidewalk: footpath
Curbsider: a person who ignores television
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Junction: meeting point of two roads
Confluence: flowing together or meeting of two
rivers
Verge: boarder
Converge: to meet at the same point
Diverge: separate from the same point
Pendant: locket
Pend (v): hang
Strangle: to kill somebody by pressing neck or
throat
Stiff-necked: arrogant
Knapsack: a bag that is carried on shoulder or back
Meteoric: very fast, swiftly
Gull: cheat
Gullible: easily bearing, credulous (syn)
Credible: reasonable and likely be true, plausible
(syn)
Credits: casting of films
Masthead: casting of newspaper
Credo: religious belief of belief, creed (syn),
credence (syn)
Discredit: belittle or defame
Sect: section
Dupe: I) cheat (v), II) a person who is easily fooled
Duped (adj): easily fooled
Cautioned: very careful
Courageous (ant)
Malleable: shapeable
Ductile: that can be brought into wire
Ductile person: lenient person
Lenient: characterized by tolerance and mercy
Lode: metal in its natural condition
Smelt: to melt ores
Slag: residue of ores
Residue: remaining part after evaporation
Myopic: shortsighted
Astigmatism: visio defect
Mislead: lead to wrong direction
Pertinent: to the point, relevant
Irrelevant (ant)
Calculated: planned for personal benefit
Canard: I) fabricated report or story, invented
report
Capitulate: surrender, cede, disgorge
Gorge: eat greedily
Disgorge: vomit, Shallow (syn)
Gorge: narrow valley, ravine (syn)
Captious: fault finding, hypercritical (syn)
Hypocritical: pretending to be morally better than
he or she really is
Holocaust: destruction by fire or wire
Nuclear holocaust: nuclear bombing
The holocaust: Hitler
Canal: artificial water channel
Cataclysm: great change by war or flood
Catastrophe: disaster, calamity
Caucus: an influencing group in party
Barrister: an advocate, advisor in law
Barterer: exchanger of goods or commodities
Mercantile: trading
Correspondents: exchanging of letters
Missive: letters
Bask: luxuriate in the sun
Luxuriate: highly enjoy
Bliss: great happiness and pleasure
Luxuriant forest: healthily growing, lush (syn)
Sere (ant)
Bawdy: morally bad, debauched (syn), seamy
(syn), sordid (syn), base (syn), depraved (syn), base
passion (syn)
Beatific: blessed
Beatify (v): to declare a person who died had lead a
holy life
Beatitude: blessedness
Sanctify: to make holy, consecrate (syn), hallow
(syn)
Desecrate: to make unholy, profane (syn)
Bedizen: vulgar cloth
Bedraggle: to be thoroughly wet, douse (syn),
drench (syn)
Moisten: to be moistures
Soggy: wet
Sodden: wet
Marsh: sodden
Quagmire: wet land, mire (syn)
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Mire: complicated situation
Befuddle: confuse, conflate, confound, obfuscate,
discombobulate, addle, muddle, puddle, muddy,
garble (syn)
Beguile: to attract somebody in order to cheat
Behoove: to make compulsory
Obviate (ant): to make unnecessary
Flora: plant of a region, II) period of time
Florid: flowery
Flower: grow, thrive (syn)
Languish (ant): to become worsen
Flinch: to be fearful, cower, cringe, quail (syn)
Cow: terrorize
Embolden (ant): to make other strong
Chronicle: historical document in time order
Annals: historical document
Palimpsest: a kind of historical paper in which
original writing has been errased and rewritten
Papyrus: a kind of paper made from papyrus tree
Citadel: a house for defense
Rampant: defensive wall around citadel upon
which people can walk
Fortify: I) to surround a place by wall for
protection, II) strengthen, to make strong
Civil: polite, hospitable
Fort: gun point
Fortify: strengthen, to make strong
Clandestine: secret
Clime: climate of a region
Clout: great influence
Hegemony: domination
Dominate: impress
Coalesce: unite, yoke, ally (syn)
Separate (ant)
Splice: unite the rope or wire
Coeval: of same age
Cognate: convincing
Divest: to loose something because somebody has
taken it
Divulge: disclose
Declassify: disclose
Promulgate: declare, avow (syn)
Vow: serious promise
Dungeon: underground
Don: I) teacher of university, II) head of mafia
Don (v): dress on
Doff (ant): dress off
Strip: I) to put off clothes, II) a type of dance where
dancer put off clothes according to music
Confinement: imprisonment, immure (syn),
incarceration (syn)
Lurch: I) to move in a wavy manner, II) to be
undecided
Careen (syn): to move in a wavy manner
Chapel: I) meeting room in a church II) meeting
house of a church
Spectrum: colorful lighten of knowledge, diff
Spectral: I) part of spectrum II) horrible, ghastly,
ghostly, aghast, macabre, grisly, gruesola
Truancy: bunking off
Truant: bunker
Flee: run away
Glee: happiness, mirth (syn)
Bliss: great happiness
Abscond: run away secretly and hide
Skulk: run away secretly
Asylum: I) mental hospital II) refugee camp
Slum: dirty place in the city, squalid (syn)
Slumber: sleep
Lumber: timber
Lumberjack: I) wood cutter, II) walk clumsily (v)
Refuge: shelter
Hospitable: polite
Clemency: mildness or kindness
Clement weather; mild weather
Clement person: kind person
Inclement (ant): unkind, bad, stormy
Courthouse: tribunal
Propinquity: kinship
Hermit: recluse
Hermetic: mysterious, sphinx-like (syn)
Hermetic: airtight
Mendicant: religious beggar
Ascetic: person who practices self denial
Gregarious: sociable
Miser: greedy person, skinflint (syn)
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Penurious: extremely poor, greedy
Parsimonious: very greedy, niggardly (syn)
Tight wad: parsimonious person
Hedonist: person who loves pleasure
Hedonistic: loving pleasure
Coward: fearful person, craven (syn)
Pusillanimous: fearful, timorous, trepid (syn)
Intrepid (ant): fearless
Vintner: wine maker
Wry: twisted, repath, rehair
Awry: twisted
Crab: I) a member of crustacean family, II) a kind
of louse, III) bad tempered/irritating person, gadfly,
pest, curmudgeon, crotchety (syn)
Crustacean: having crust
Incrustation: hardening
Mendacity: great dishonesty
Mendacious: greatly lying, fib, prevaricate (syn)
Probity: great dishonesty
Probe: investigate, delve
Delve: dig into, temerity, pluck, valor, spunk,
fortitude, mettle, courage (syn)
Cravenness: fearfulness
Cowardice: fearfulness
Unguent: ointment
Poultice: a kind of soothing application to skin
Balm: something that relief pain
Astringent: making oily skin less oily
Astringent criticism: harsh criticism
Unsophistication: simplicity, artlessness
Ingenuousness: artlessness
Turpitude: wrong doing, malfeasance, depravity
(syn)
Depraved: morally bad, bawdy (syn)
Miscreant: evil doer
Recreant: a person who is in the process of
changing religion
Remiss: negligent
Amiss: wrong
Amass: collect heavy amount
taken it
Doddering: shaking, quavering
Doggerel: poor verse
Potboiler: poor novel
Doldrums: lack of energy, sadness, depression
Domicile: home
Hovel: poor house
Skyscraper: very tall building
Mansion: great building
Dormant: inactive or passive
Dormer: projected window on roof
Dorsal: back
Dossier: I) file containing documents
Dour: arrogant
Douse: I) bedraggle, drench II) to put out fire III) to
pour water
Dowdy: untidy, dirty, shabby, squalid, slipshod,
slovenly
Urchin: I) dirty and silly child II) a kind of sea
creature
Dumfound: to be greatly surprised
Recast: arrange from very beginning, construct
from very beginning
Rift: I) crack II) great disagreement
Replica: copy
Replicate: to copy
Reprisal: revenge
Concatenate: to connect
Abut: adjoin, contiguous (syn)
Annex: add
Nexus: connection
Embed: joint firmly
Append: connect
Graded into: join unnoticeably
Ignite: kindle or to catch fire
Bungle: I) mismanage II) to loose something
because of mismanagement
Bungler: a person who looses something because
of mismanagement or carelessness
Stoke: I) to supply fuel in fire II) to feed somebody
Smolder: to burn without flame
Solder: to join, weld (syn)
Separate (ant)
Sequester: separate
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Seclude: separate
Sever: discontinue or separate
Splinter: split partially
Secede: separate
Secular: indifferent to religion
Quarantine: isolate to prevent the spray of disease
Awe: great respect, wonder with little fear
Veneration: deep respect, tribute, esteem,
deference, reverence (syn)
Contumacious (ant): not showing respect to elders
Bow: deep respect, prostrate
Genuflect: bent down with support of knees as
respect
Recumbent: bent down
Corrugated: wrinkled
Decimate: kill one out of ten
Lynch: to kill without legal sanction
Chaff: husk
Chaffing: bantering, joking to humorous purpose
(quizzical)
Chafe: I) to rub palm in order to keep worm, II)
irritate,
Jest: joke
Jovial: humorous, jocular
Jocund: merry
Zealous: fanatic
Holocaust: destruction by mass killing
Carnal: sensual, sexual
Sensuous: pertaining to sense
Carousal: drunken raven
Revelry: noisy generally after getting drunk
Stupor: unconscious after getting drunk
Torpor: laziness
Torpid: lazy
Quaff: drink with great pleasure in large amount
Genealogy: I) record of lineage II) the study of
lineage III) a figure which shows lineage
Atavist: grandfather
Atavism: resembling forebears characteristics in
grandchildren
Sibling: brothers or sisters born to same parents
Progeny: future generation
Generality: general or vague statement, a statement
without specific details
Generate: produce
Beget: produce, father (syn)
Spawn: lay eggs, produce
Pawn: I) personal security officer II) a person who
is used by other
Gambit: I) first sacrifice in chess in order to trick
II) clever starting
Generic: of the total class
Genre: class
Genesis: starting
Preface: introduction, prefatory
Prelude: beginning
Preamble: introduction
Statutory: fixed by law
Amble: walk comfortably in a relaxed way, saunter,
stroll
Jog: walk as exercise
Genial: congenial, friendly and pleasant
Geniality: friendliness, state of being friendly and
pleasant
Amiable: friendly, amicable, cordial, affable (syn)
Amenable: friendly and responsive, friendly and
obedient
Amity: friendship
Amnesty: pardon
Platonic: loving non sexually
Paramour: illicit lover
Genteel: very gentle
Gentility: refinement by birth
Nobility: highest social class
Gentry: social class second only to nobility
Sentry: guard, sentinel (syn)
Sentinel: aware
Blackguard: dishonest person, knave
Nave: simple, immature and honest, ingenuous,
artless, jejune (syn)
Artful (ant)
Ingenious: clever
Mendacity: dishonesty
Mendacious: greatly lying
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Genuflect: kneel down to show respect to god
Prostrate: I) bow II) deep respect
Supine: I) lying on back II) not alert [vigilant (ant)]
Incumbent: obligated to job, jobholder
Quiver: I) arrow case II) tremble
Fireband: trouble maker
Glint: small piece of light or fire
Flint: a piece of fire
Agitator: rioter, fireband
Mental agitation: mental anxiety
Ferment: a state of agitation or turbulent change or
development
Coiffure: hairstyle
Plait: braid
Upbraid: harshly criticized
Hirsute: hairy
Hoary: white with age
Wispy: thin and weak, lacking clarity
Bushy beard: thick beard
Ciliated: having thin hairs
Mane: thick hears around lions neck
Hackles: hairs on dogs back
Tonsure: shave of heads for religious purpose
Arsonist: a criminal who sets fire
Pyromaniac: a person with instant desire to set fire
Kleptomaniac: a person having instant desire to
steal things
Flinch: the reflex action of something
Stealth: secret deed
Ferret: to search for something hurriedly in order
to steal
Rifle: to search for something hurriedly (in order to
steal)
Rummage: to search for something by throwing
goods
Furtive glance: secret glance so that others may not
notice you
Surreptitious (syn): glance
Bootlegging: illegal trade
Smolder: burn without flame
Solder: weld
Fume: to cause anger, to be angry
Stoke: I) to feed fire II) to feed somebody
Conflagration: wide spread fire
Flag: to loose strength
Mast: pole
Pylon: electricity pole
Guy: metallic rope in order to support
Tether: I) tie (v) II) a kind of rope to tie animals
Holocaust: destruction by fire or war
Sap: I) liquid from tree II) to loose strength or
energy
Exude: come out
Undermine: sap
Mute: to decrease sound or color
Muffle: to reduce sound or protest
Mitigate: lessen
Abate: lessen or subside
Bate: to decrease
Discount: ignore
Douser: a kind of aircraft that is used to put out fire
Douse: to be thoroughly wet, bedraggle (syn),
drench (syn)
Douse: to extinguish fire by using water, to throw
water
Soggy: wet, sodden (syn)
Ignite: to set fire, to catch fire
Ignite a controversy: to cause controversy
Ignite a war: to cause a war
Ignite: to cause something negative
Kindle: ignite
Ignite hope: to be hopeful
Kindle interest: to be enthusiastic
Kindling: brush wood, splinters
Mote: small piece of wood
Escapade: prank, showing dishonest behavior to
elderly people by doing silly things
Tantalize: tease by not giving what was promised
Badinage: teasing conversation, bantering, chaffing
(syn)
Chaff: husk, dry grass
Equinox: equal length of day and night
Hibernate: to be inactive during the winter
Wintry: very cold, frigid
Torrid: very hot
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Passionate: strongly emotional
Nocturnal: active during night
Lucubration: writing or reading on a subject for a
long time as a research
Perigee: shortest distance between moons orbit
and earths orbit
Lunar: pertaining to moon
Lunatic: mad
Umbra: full shadow
Umbrage: I) shadow of a tree II) to be offended (v)
Shimmer: move gently (shimmering moon)
Waft: move gently (wafting smoke)
Glimmer: unsteady light (the oil lamp is
glimmering)
Glimmering hope: slight hope
Mason: a person who makes wall using stone
Obelisk: rectangular pillar that tapered at top used
as a demarcation in boarder
Shale: soft rock
Igneous rock: rock made of volcano
Petrified: stone hearted
Petrify chemical process of changing into rock
Pestle: upper part of grinding stone
Mortar: lower part of grinding stone
Obsidian: black volcanic rock
Opal: a kind of gem that reflects different color
Ligneous rock: wood like stone
Craggy mountain: rocky mountain
Craggy face: thin face
Fiasco: complete failure, debacle (syn)
Mural: painting on wall
Diorama: 3 dimensional visions
Maudlin: tearfully sentiment, mawkish (syn)
Panorama: wide and clean vision
Vista: long series of vision
Crevice: rift, crack, fissure
Partition: divide into parts (v), [supporting one side
only (adj), prejudice; unbiased (ant)]
Closet: small room
Cbsect drama: drama prepared for reading in room
Cubicle: small partitioned room
Sanctum: holy place
Sanctuary: shelter, refuge, shrine, protected area,
holy place
Holy: a private room generally of the office where
knocking is prohibited
Privy: toilet detached from home
Privy matters: private matters
Privy parts: sexual parts
Pry: to take interest in others personal matter that is
unnecessary
Spry: vigorously active
Refectory: dining hall (of college, university)
Frieze: decorative band on wall
Illuminate: I) to be bright II) to decorate
manuscript with golden or silver band
Lumen: unit of light
Luminous: having its own light
Luminary: enlightened person
Illuminate: to give light (v); to be bright (n)
Artisan: craftsman, manually skilled workers
Artless: nave, ingenuous, jejune
Artful: cunning, crafty, vulpine, oblique, wicked,
wily, sly
Articulate: fluent at expression, eloquent
Artifice: trick in order to deceive other
Hoax: trick, ruse, stratagem
Pell mell: hurriedly and in a confused way
Easel: wooden frame to which canvas is tied
Canvass: ask for vote by going from one place to
another
Nuance: slight difference
Fisherman: a person who catches fish
Piscatorial: pertaining to fish
School: a group of fish swimming to same direction
Spatula: I) a tool with flat blade II) a kind of
instrument used by doctor III) slice of fish
Trout: a kind of fish
Ichthyology: study of fish
Shoal: a hill of sand under water
Bard: verbal poet
Poetess: female poet
Canto: division of poem
Stanza: part of poem
Sonnet: a poem with fourteen lines
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Sequence: group of sonnets
Alliteration: repetition of consonant sound at the
beginning of words
Epic: long narrative poem
Ballad: a kind of poem or song that tells story
Ode: a poem in praise of somebody or something
Epigram: short humorous saying or poem
Recount: to tell story
Parable: story by Christ
Novel: long story
Essay: to attempt
Assay: I) to evaluate the quality of gold II) to
evaluate the quality of something III) Confirm
Idyll: a poem which describes beautiful, peaceful,
and pleasant area or country side
Idyllic: peaceful and pleasant
Fable: didactic story
Didactic: intended to teach or give lesson
Autodidactic: something that is self instructive
Precept: instructional statement
Closet drama: drama prepared for reading at home
Pantomime: performance without dialogue, mime
(syn)
Maim: mutilate, damage
Soliloquy: talking to oneself on the stage while
performing a play
Loquacious: talkative, garrulous, voluble (syn)
Taciturn: uncommunicative, speaking little
Tacit: unspoken, silent
Reserved: uncommunicated, tight lipped (syn),
withdrawn (syn)
Cycle: group of songs
Madrigal: pastoral song
Tango: I) a kind of dance catching hands II) dance
after getting drunk
Arabesque: artistic dance step
Arabesque design: a kind of decoration
intertwining flowers
Strut: I) dance with confidence II) walk with
confidence III) supportive bar to airplane wings
Tome: big book
Pore: to read collecting tome
Rote: repeat over and over
Peruse: read carefully and thoroughly
Imbibe: drink thoroughly, read thoroughly
Belabor: repeat over and over
Lucubrate: read and write during the night
Lucubration: read or write something for a long
time as a research
Laborious: I) hard working, industrious, assiduous,
diligent, sedulous
Lackadaisical: not serious about profession,
frivolous, flippant (syn)
Dabble: I) to move water by hands or legs II) to do
something without seriousness
Levity: lack of seriousness at work, frivolity (syn)
Gravity (ant): seriousness at work
Incantation: magic through word
Spell: magic
Hex: magic in order to harm other
Vex: annoying or irritate
Witch: female magician
Bewitch: to do magic
Wizard: I) male magician II) successful and skillful
person
Coven: group of witches
Levy: tax
Tithe: one tenth tax
Tribute: I) tax levied by another country II) great
respect
Levee: embankment
Peer: equal
Peerless: without equal
Inept: skill less or maladroit
Adroit (ant): adept, skillful person, deft
Savant: skillful person
Synchronous: occurring at the same time
Guise: appearance
Disguise: to change appearance
Semblance: appearance
Incognito: disguise under an assumed name
Imposter: a person with false identity
Distinct: different
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Monotony: sameness
Monotheism: belief in single god
Monochromatic: of single color
Monolithic: unyielding or strong
Monumental: massive
Monologue: speech you make to yourself
Shapeless: amorphous
Alienate: separate, lose [reunite (ant)]
Reconcile: reunite
Estrange (ant): remove from customary
environment or association
Docile: easily manageable
Facile: easy work
Arduous (ant): painstaking, difficult to do
Revitalize: reenergize, rejuvenate
Predestine: happened by nature
Jumble: garble, confuse
Doubt: misgivings, qualms
Demur: I) to cast doubt II) protest
Demure: coy, shy
Defy: deny
Aerate: to pass air
Beget: produce
Spawn: to produce eggs
Pawn: a person who is used by others
Exalt: I) to praise II) to uplift to a position in which
s/he is not suitable
Exult: to be happy at other failure
Air (v): to broadcast
Fallow: unused, unproductive
Alluvial: fertile
Arable: cultivable
Imperative: highly necessary
Exploit: thoroughly use or utilize (sosith)
Milk: thoroughly extract
Demanding: urgent, exigent
Corroborate: support
Deny (ant)
Indefatigable: untiring
Contingency: emergency (bhaipari aauney)
Gruel: semi liquid meal
Rival: I) competitor (n) II) to be similar (v) III) to
be in the same stream
Antagonize: to cause anger
Disengage: separate
Peruse: read carefully and thoroughly
Glide along/ over: pass unnoticeably
Strive: try
Committed by: perpetrated by
Perpetual: continuous
Perpetrate: to commit an offense
Seemly: becoming
Seemly behavior: appropriate for the society
Decorous (syn): of proper manner
Apparent: clear
Unapparent (ant): unclear
Disconnected: disjointed
Disingenuous: cunning, crafty, vulpine, fox like,
sly, wily (syn)
Artless, (ant)
Deleterious: harmful
Tenuous: weak
Substantial (ant): important, significant
Obdurate: indurate
Pervasive: ubiquitous
Rife: available everywhere
Strife: conflict
Intelligible: understandable
Gratuitous: I) free of cost II) without warranty
Grat: free
Gratis: free of cost
Gratuity: tips
Thankless: unable to get thanks
Discreet: prudent
Indiscreet (ant)
Spurious: fake, phony, apocryphal
Apocrypha: religious document that has not been
approved by the church
Asset: I) property owned by the company II) an
important person or thing
Liability: legal responsibility, things that need to be
paid
Incumbent: beholden
Qualified: limited
Absolute (ant): hold
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Denial: deny
Concur: accede, concede, agree
Incite: provoke, instigate
Dissent: disagree
Venial: that can be forgiven
Farty: insignificant
Venal: taking bribe
Congregate: gather
Segregate: separate
Insulate: protect
Strata: layer
Stratified: with different layer
Flaccid: flabby
Vague: nebulous, unclear, hazy,
Vent: outlet, to express
Vent your spleen: express your anger
Felicitous: honorable
Felicitation: fete
Felicity: happiness
Dissipate: scatter
Dissipating: I) scattering II) extravagant
Abut: adjoin
Abutting: contiguous
Annex: connect
Append: link to the end
Indices: plural of index
Enact: to make law
Actuate: motivate
Exact: force for payment or highly demand
Exacting: highly demanding
Layer: strata
Sentry: guard, sentinel
Sentient: aware, circumspect
Striated: with different layer of muscles
Flaccid: not strong, flappy (syn)
Sinew: I) tough to chew II) thin but strong
Tender: I) soft II) offer
Prologue: introduction to play
Soliloquy: talking to oneself on the stage while
performing a drama or play
Analogue: property of having analogous to
something
Analogy: similarity almost
Analogous: almost similar
Parity: similar
Disparity (ant):
Disparate (adj): dissimilar
Epilogue: concluding part
Armada: a fleet for warship
Ensign: flag on ship
Beholden: obligated to the job, incumbent
Black guard: dishonest person, knave (syn)
Flaunt: challenge in an insulting way
Mock: imitate in an insulting way
Entertain: enrapture
Droll: unexpectedly entertaining
Disport: entertaining
Inculcate: to teach belief
Inflate: to fill air
Inflated: pompous, bombastic, grandiloquent,
magniloquent, vainglorious, tumid
Tumid: swollen
Verge: boarder
Converge: meet at the same point
Confluence: I) flowing together II) meeting point
of two river
Amazon: female warrior
Ruffian: male warrior in nature
Proscribe: inhibit
Audit: officially, examine the account
Denizen: indigenous person
Thoughtful: visionary, clear sighted, perspicacious,
clairvoyant
Redundant: tautological
Taut: stretch
Tout: to sell ticket in black, highly published
Sterile: barren
Quell: suppress, oppress, repress, stifle, quash
Foment: incite, instigate, provoke
Evoke: to call up memories
Invoke: call up, conjure
Revoke: cancel
Convoke: gather
Invert: to turn upside down
Delay: dally, tarry
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Egress: exit
Regress: to go back
Transgress: go beyond the limit
Digress: deviate
Entrance: enthrall
Enthrall: greatly attracted
Lateral: to one side, medial
Pie: multicolor
Piebald: of two colors
Brindled: with brown or gray spot
Dapple: spotted
Gainsay: deny
Fiasco: completely failure, debacle
Flop: failure
Fop: dandy, preoccupied with colors
Destroy: subvert, raze
Saboteur: a person who destroy something for
political or military benefit
Restitution: indemnification, compensation
Neglect: regard with disgust
Complaisance: obedient
Pla/ Pli
Plaint: flexible
Churlishness: rudeness
Swift: very fast
Vibrancy: vibrant color, too bright and striking
Vibrant sound: resounding
Reverberate: resound
Berate: highly scold
Contravene: interfere
Contraband: illegal goods
Contortion: distortion
Contingent: depend on
Apparition: ghost
Appellation: I) ointment II) diligent attention
Aperture: small hole
Aphasia: loss of speech
Concession: amnesty
Conciliatory: soothing
Conclave: private meeting
Concord: harmony
Concur: agree, accede, concede
Concurrent: happen together
Condign: appropriate
Condiment: spices
Condescend: to belittle somebody thinking that you
are superior
Purport: meaning
Purported: stated without proof
Purse: wrinkled
Purveyor: one who supply food, caterer
Putative: I) supposed II) reputed
Putrid: I) rotten and bad smelling II) unpleasant on
color
Pylon: electric pole
Guy: supporting rope
Pyromaniac: person having instant desire to set fire
Crone: I) ugly old woman II) hag
Crotchety: I) bad tempered II) unpredictable
Crevice: fissure
Credence: belief
Crescendo: gradually increasing
Oculus: eye
Monocle: lens for single eye
Oculist: eye specialist
Refracted: deviated
Periscope: a tube like device to see what is on the
surface
Militate: work against
Militant: aggressive or combative
Exhibitionist: I) a person who draws attention II) a
person who walks naked in the street
Symphony: a long musical piece divided into 3 or 4
parts that is for orchestra
Concerted: done together
Consort: husband or wife
Orchestra: a large group of instrumentalist directed
by conductor
Baton: stick used by conductor and policeman
Accompaniment: befriending
Dulcet: melodious, sweet sounding, euphonious,
mellifluous
Audition: a short performance for judgment
Chorus: I) group of singer II) the repeated part
which comes after each verse
Improvisation: composing something without
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planning
Solo: single performance
Ensemble: group performance
Deserters: a person who leaves for ever unkindly
Defamation: obloquy, vilification
Enemies: foes
Assassination: killing for political or religious
benefit
Ruffle: I) boggle, confuse II) to make surface rough
III) decorative strip that is attached to the shirt
Rafter: sloping support to the roof
Molding: decorative band on the cabinet or
furniture
Gait: manner of walk
Curb: I) to control or restrict II) edge of the road
Casement: small window
Exile: banish
Banish: expatriate
Expatiate: lengthy talk
List: tilt
Conscript: to join arm force under compulsion,
dragoon, draftee, coerce
Barrage: I) continuous firing II) barrier
Sluice: artificial water channel to control the flow
of water
Cacophony: harsh in sound, raspy in sound
Deluge: heavy rainfall or flood
Wary: very cautious, leery, chary
Brash (ant)
Gulled: duped, that can be cheated
Passionate: strongly emotional II) driven by
feelings rather than principle
Taciturn: speaking little, uncommunicative
Tacit: unspoken
Goad: I) a kind of stick to chase animals II) to
irritate somebody continuously until you react III)
urge
Loquacious: talkative, garrulous, voluble
Garrulous: talkative in insignificant matter
Befriended: accompanied
Vigilant: watchful, aware
Supine: lying on back, unaware
Shrill: sharp in voice
Sated: satisfied by eating, satiated (syn)
Willful: headstrong, pigheaded
Willfulness: pigheadedness, pigheadedness that
shows lack of respect
Glibness: fluency but not focusing in subject matter
Bandy: talk glibly
Bent: I) skill II) grass
Attentive: heedful
Elegance: beauty or attractiveness
Grandiose: impressive
Unimposing (ant): not impressive
Grandiose: so great that is unlikely to complete
Subservience: trying too hard to please other,
fawning (syn)
Untenable: that cant be defended
Insured: covered by insurance
Fordable: that can be cross through
Ford: shallow water
Unpretentious: one who does not pretend
Impregnable: invulnerable
Injure: hurt the feeling of
Behemoth: huge creature
Mammoth: huge or gigantic
Whelp: to produce puppies, puppy
Bud: to grow smoothly
Defoliate: strip the branches or leaves
Frond: big leaf
Needle: leaf of pine
Catcall: boo, heckle
Woo: to win favor
Moo: low (barking of cow)
Gusty: windy
Wardrobe: I) cupboard for clothes II) the total
collection of clothes III) changing room
Wardrobe master/mistress: in charge of wardrobe
Raiment: clothing
Crockery: cooking dishes
Pantry: larder
Rung: step of ladder
Artery: I) highway II) vein
Plaque: a substance that grows unnecessarily in
vein or teeth
Rivulet: small river
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Levee: embankment
Silt: sandy particles
Anecdote: short and amusing story based on facts
Dote: to love or like somebody ignoring some
mistake
Theatric: histrionic, attracting unusually
Jocular: humorous
Humor: the ability to laugh at something
interesting
Parody: humorous imitation
Burlesque: humor play on stage
Skit: a kind of small play
Supplant: replace
Snatch: take
Beg: cadge
Earn (ant)
Inviting: attractive
Convict: to declare by court that somebody is
guilty, indict (syn)
Savor: enjoy continuously
Savory: palatable, tasteful
Unsavory: unpalatable
Gulp: drink continuously
Miss: fail to see, catch, attend
Rash: small swollen part in body because of allergy
Lancet: instrument
Cocoon: to cover baby with cloth lovingly
Aphoristic: I) widely popular, proverbial II) pithy
Terse: pithy, rather rude
Ornate: decorated
Esoteric: known by few
Import: importance
Metaphorical: indirect comparison
Zealous: highly enthusiastic
Pedantic: bookish
Flamboyant: too bright
Stylish: modish
Pious: religious
Pious intention: good intention]
Virtuous: having good quality
Virtuoso: expert
Idolatrous: highly devoted
Lucubrate: study during night
Lucubration: reading or writing on a subject matter
for a long time
Pore: study heavily
Imbibe: read thoroughly
Pervade: I) to spread II) to go through
Pervasive: spreading through out
Invade: to enter others country without permission
(Americas invasion to the Iraq)
Incursion: short invasion
Incur: pay under obligation
Encompass: include, surround
Rifle: to search something hurriedly (to steal)
Glean: to search information through difficult
means (I am trying to glean information about
university)
Winsome: agreeable
Concede: accede, agree, concur
Accumulate: gather
Raise: uplift
Appraise evaluate
Apprise: inform
Corral: a place of horse or cow
Coral: a kind of jem
Equine: pertaining to horse
Den: natural habitat for tiger or lion
Vindictive: revengeful
Revenge: avenge
Illudite: highly scholastic
Immaculate: clean image, pristine, azure, sky blue,
flawless
Cistern: water tank
Belligerent: aggressive, bellicose
Protracted: long
Infirm: weak
Cognizance: awareness
Framework: a structure supporting or containing
something
Coincide: to be the same, happen together
Evenhanded: unbiased
Hard-handed: greedy
Highhanded: unreasonable because s/he would like
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to interfere other department
Offhand: without planning
Shorthand: lack of man power, fast and speedy
writing
Defunct: no longer in existence
Phenomenon: a thing that is observed to be happen
Old belief die hard: it takes time to erase old
attitude
Even when: although
Limp: I) infirm II) walk in an unsteady way
because of injured leg
True: veracious
Veritable: true or positive
Categorical: based on truth
Limpid: clear
Firm: strong
Lustrous eye: bright eye
Stark: severe in color
Stark nature: steep nature
Stark terror: complete terror
Endless: interminable
Hotheaded: easily angered
Single minded: obdurate, indurate
Disparity: difference
Parity: similarity
Recklessness: fakeness
Weary: tire or exhaust
Taper: I) candle (n) II) get narrower (v)
Undergird: strengthen
Buffet: push(v)
Console: give moral or emotional strength to
Feign: pretend
Reveal: disclose
Tribulation: suffering
Aggravator: worsen
Renege: betray
Vilify: defame, discredit
Exculpate: to free from blame
Exonerate (syn): out
Onerate: burden
Onerous: burdensome
Attribute guilt: impute guilt
Hostility: acts of overt warfare
Accretion: gradual increase in layer
Discernment: good judgment
Discern: to understand subtle things
Discerning: having or showing good judgment
Nonentity: stupid person, powerless person
Mogul (ant): powerful person; Luminary (ant):
enlighten person
Cadge: panhandled, mooch, beg
Conceal: hide, enshroud (the mountain was
enshrouded with fog)
Abjure: renounce upon oath
Adjure: urge
Perjure: to break oath
Conjure: to call up evil spirit
Commingle: mix, mingle
Arbitrate: to settle a dispute officially
Espouse: adopt
Adapt: acclimate
Adept: skill full
Appease: pacify
Specious: seemingly true but false
Paradox: seemingly false but true
Unfeigned: not pretended or real
Quote: cite
Quotidian: ordinary
Ascertain: assure
Wishful: having hope or desire
Premature: untimely
Pertain: to be relevant
Pert: impudent, rude, disloyal
Be apathetic: be indifferent
Be illegitimate: illegal
Revoke: cancel
Irrevocable: that cant be cancelled
Incongruous: lacking harmony
Unison: oneness in pitch
Studied: planned or delivered
Endure: I) continue II) undergo or be subjected to
Arrhythmic: irregular
Timely: opportune
Opportune: favorable to be successful
Inopportune (ant)
Subordinate: sub
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Terminus: last stop of bus or train
Rebus: figure representing words
Blithe: happy
Conceited: showing pride
Smirk: conceited smile, simper (syn)
Grin: wide smile
Sturdy: strong or hardy
Laconic: using few words while speaking
Grave: sad
Polemic: verbal dispute
Polemical verbally disputing
Imitative: to copy
Conciliatory: soothing
Personable: attractive
Modest: average, medium
Mod: popular fashion
Modish: fashionable and stylish, rakish (syn)
Precipitate: hasty
Dissident: opposing the ruler even if the situation is
worst
Desperate: final
Deference: great respect
Contempt: lack of respect
Aversion: strong dislike
Averse: disinclined, not liked
Resignation: service under unwillingness
Suspicion: doubt
Untoward: unfavorable
Decisive: able to make decision
Imperative: very necessary
Opprobrious: severely criticizing, excoriating
Meretricious: too bright and cheap
Innocuous: harmless
Invulnerable: impregnable
Irreproachable: above reproach
Veritable: true
Impetuous flow of water: sudden and forceful
Pernicious: harmful
Inefficacious: not effective
Factotum: servant of all work, general assistant
Arbiter: judge who settles dispute
Arbitrator: judge
Arbitrate: to settle dispute
Mace: symbol of authority
Bludgeon: club, to hit with club
Espionage: spying
Stipulate: specify by speaking
Chevron: V shaped band that show rank
Epaulet: band on shoulder
Dog-tag: metal that shows rank or name attached to
uniform
Insignia: band or mark on the uniform to indicate
the rank
Gyroscope: a kind of device that is used to
ascertain direction or balance generally In ship
Kaleidoscope: a kind of tube like device that
reflects different color
Kaleidoscope vision: constantly change able vision
Periscope: a device used to visualize out of sight
Lectern: lecturing desk
Podium: rostrum
Organ: a large musical instrument with many pipes
Hull: I) pos; covering of seed; husk II) the body of
the ship III) to hit or impale the body of ship with
missile
Impale: pierce
Impel: carry out
Ossify: turn to bone or harden
Ossified: stone hearted, harden, petrified
Osseous: made of bone
Dorsal: back or upper part
Ventral: lower part or abdominal
Viscera: organ in abdomen
Visceral: deeply felt
Stomach: I) swallow II) thoroughly agree
(generally obnoxious person or thing)
Vendetta: long quarrel in which bloody revenge is
common
Coagulate: thicken or congeal
Stanch: to stop flow, arrest, stem
Stem from: germinate
Soot: black dust deposited from combustion
Lint: small piece of wool or cotton attached to the
cloth, a kind of cotton used for wound
Brush: touch lightly
Cling: I) touch heavily II) to be faithful
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Gravel: group of pebbles
Gristle: hard unpleasant part of meat
Tendering: I) softening, II) offer
Fluted: serrated
Align: I) arrange II) to change in order to make it
similar
Weary: tired
Ennui: greatly boring condition
Faction: I) disagreement II) clique in a party who
disagree with other
Verify: attest
Attest: to be witness
Qualms: doubt, misgivings
Demur: shy, serious, coy
Decoy: bait
Hone: sharpen or stipulate, whet (syn)
Centrifuge: separate from centre
Centrifugal: separating from the centre
Centripetal: turning to the centre
Concentric: having common centre
Calibrate: to mark
Chisel: I) cheat II) to cut with chisel
Inundate: flood
Spate: flood
Spate of errors: with many errors
Deluge: heavy rainfall, flood
Flood light: the light to illuminate the area
Transmit: to send electric signal
Deride: jeer, mock, quip, taunt
Taunt: challenge in an insulting way
Imitate: ape, mimic, emulate
Charm: ambulate, talisman
Placate: assuage, pacify, appease
Adapt: make fit for
Maladroit: inmate, clumsy, skill less
Adroit (ant): adept, deft
Anger: ire, wrath
Wrathful: angry
Amok: in the stage of rage
Grueling: tiring
Gruel: semi liquid meal
Glib: bandy
Morose: sad because something unpleasant has
happened to you suddenly
Stalemate: depression
Equivocation: speaking indirectly to cheat
Equinox: equal length of day and night (Sep 22 &
March 20)
Vernal equinox: march 20
Vernal: pertaining to spring
Sequester: separate
Secede: separate
Secular: separate from the religion
Secular priest: priest who does not remain in
church but remain in community]
Laity: low class worker in church
Ecclesiastic: pertaining to church
Interdict: prohibit to ecclesiastic work
Precept: instruction or didactic statement
Autodidactic: self instructive
Explicit: explain
Enunciate: explain by words
Limn: explain by drawing
Unintelligible: unable to understand
Temper: state of being angry
Prominent: very important
Notoriety: infamy
Ready wit: changeable
Gentry: social class second to nobility
Gentility: refinement by birth
Unisom: oneness
Consolidate: I) strengthen II) to unite different part
or piece to make it strong
Instigation: deliberate and intentional triggering
Provocation: a speech that cause anger
Sexual provocation: arousing
Secure: fasten
Infest: I) to be present in large number II) bad
tempered or irritating person
Pester: irritate, fester
Unearth: dig out, exhume
Impart: separate
Fracas: angry noise or quarrel
Rapture: great pleasure
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Rapt audience: highly attentive
Avid reader: highly attentive
Enrapture: to have great pleasure
Relic: memento
Relish: enjoy
Unsavory: tasteless, unpalatable
Palatable: delicious
Novel: new
Predicament: unpleasant, complicated situation
Just: fear deal
Largess: generous gift
Grate: a harsh rasping sound
Grated pickle: coreyko acchar
Skepticism: doubt
Inerrancy: without mistake
Garrulous: talkative in insignificant matter
Fallibility: chance of being mistake
Plausible: chance of being true, credible
Steep: saturate
Stoup: holy container in which water is kept
Plummet: decline sharply
Rocket (ant): soar
Plumb: I) to measure vertical length II) to adjust
taps II) vertical (adj)
Plumage: feathers
Parch: to go dry
Cumbersome: burdensome
Cum: twist
Well fortified: well strengthen
Alarmed: to be fearful
Natty: smartly dress (from neat)
Sloppy: dirty and loose fittings
Exigent: urgent or demanding
Prepossessing: attractive in appearance
Unprepossessing: unattractive
Inquisitive: eager to ask question
Absurd: preposterous, stupid
Deferrable: that cant be postpone
Defer: I) highly respect II) postpone
Platitude: clich
Contrite: very sorry for what you have done
Contrive: to manage a secret meeting with
somebody, engineer (syn)
Unsubstantiated: not supported
Adherent: supporter, ally, proponent, constituent
Detached: unbiased, aloof, without concern
Cleanse: to clean
Engulf: surround
Incise: surgical cut off
Excise: cut off
Unconventionality: newness
Perceptibility: understandable
Inscrutable: unable to understand
Inscrutability: state of being unable to understand
Imperturbability: state of being calm
Discourse: talk
Accomplishment: achievement
Import: significant or important
Momentous: very important
Momentary: transient, ephemeral, transitory, short
lived
Apt: suitable, appropriate
Opportune: achievements
Opportune: favorable to have success
Inopportune (ant)
Outset: starting
Series: array
Disarray: without series
Gait: manner of walking
Itinerant: traveler from place to place
Itinerary: planning for travelling
Interregnum: the period of time between two
rulers (1649-1660)
Regal: royal
Regicide: killing of king and queen
Regimen: prescribed course of medicine, diet and
exercise
Regale: entertain
Gale: forceful wind
Terminus: last stop of bus or train
Rebus: figure representing words
Rarefy: to make dense
Humid: arid (ant)
Royal: to make murky, to make turbid
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Effrontery: bare face, shameless, boldness
Deference: great respect
Deceitfulness: cheating
Scurvy: I) worthless, contemptible, reproachable II)
disease cause by lack of vitamin C
Chimerical: highly imaginative that can not be
fulfilled
Valiant: gallon, brave
Carefree: jaunty
Jaunt: short pleasure journey
Junta: ruled by army or autocrats
Obdurate: indurate, obstinate
Complaisant (ant)
Commensurate: to be proportionate
Transitory: momentary
Aver: declare something as true
Deny: to oppose the truth
Indignant: refuse
Resent: oppose
Pith: main point or essence
Flustered: confused
Brittle: easily breakable
Awkward: gauche
Dominate: impress
Flair: natural talent
Reconcile: reunite
Estrange (ant)
Docile: easily manageable (person)
Facile: easy task
Irreconcilable: that cant be united
Wrathful: angry, iris, irate, fumed
Tempestuous: greatly furious
Amok: in the state of rage
Sidestep: to avoid confrontation
Confront: direct fight or dispute
Detain: hold
Comprehend: understand
Apprehend: I) comprehend II) arrest, collar (syn)
Hastily: fast
Facilitate: to ease
Hurdle: run with jump
Hallow: sanctify, consecrate
Hide: raw skin
Mundane: ordinary, simple
Exotic: extraordinary, unseen before, not native
Agile: nimble, fast moving
Plasticity: resilience
Apprise: inform
Appraise: evaluate
Oblige: force or compel to do something
Underrate: understate
Berate: highly scold
Reverberate: echo
Hortatory: encouraging
Exert (syn): highly hortatory
Enjoin: highly exert
Squalid: dirty
Florid: flowery
Flower: thrive
Burgeon: grow highly
Bud: growing smoothly
Extraneous: superfluous
Fervid: eager, harden
Manipulate: rig, fix
Rig: cart like vehicle pulled by teem
Teem: gather in great number
Impassioned: calm
Lethargic: energy less
Inept: skill less, maladroit
Adept (ant): adroit,[masterful (ant)]
Impassioned: calm
Dolt (ant): a person who is not very bright
Guileless: with deception
Beguile: to attract somebody to cheat
Lure: allure, entice
Decoy: bait
Altercation: noisy quarrel
Antipathy: feeling of hater, odium, rancor (syn)
Fondness: great love
Concealed: hidden
Enshrouded: hide
Nostalgia: desire for the past including
homesickness
Imbecility: weakness of mind
Paranoia: mental disease of doubt
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Amnesia: loss of memory
Sustain: survive
Fledge: to grow feathers
Fledging: of the beginning state
Unfledged: not fully developed
Mate: to have sex in order to produce
Consummate: I) perfect II) to complete marriage
by doing sex
Molten: melted
Molten eyes: tearful eyes
Diatribe: tirade, harangue
Encomium: speech of praise
Eulogy: speech of praise
Elegy: a mournful poem on somebody death
Panegyric: formal written or oral praise
Kudos: prestige that goes with profession
Ode: poem that praise somebody or something
Anthem: song that praise state
Epitome: paradigm, perfect example
Paragon: model of perfection
Euphemism: mild word instead of hard words
Epistle: I) formal religious letter II) formal long
letter
Missive: formal letter
Epigram: pithy amusing poem
Epigraph: short introduction (generally on statue,
home, book)
Epitaph: word written on tomb stone
Behemoth: huge creature
Mammoth: gigantic, titanic
Slither: creep or crawl
Clamber: climb by crawling
Toady: yes men, sycophant
Bud: grow smoothly, thrive, flourish
Needle: I) leaf of pine II) antagonize
Frond: big leaf
Serrated leaf: wavy leaf
Catcall: boo, booing, heckling
Gusty: windy
Puff: whiff (small packet of air flow)
Dcollet: low neck T-Shirts (ladies garment)
Fop: a person who is very careful about
appearances and wears beautiful cloth, dandy (syn)
Crockery: cooking pots
Caldron: large kettle
Anthology: a book that has been published as a
collection
Trilogy: combination of three books
Catechism: a religious book containing question
answer
Ladder: pantry
Granary: a place for keeping grains
Granulate: turn into grains
Pen sib: sadly thoughtful
Logistical: logical
Epitaph: word written in tomb stone
Explicate: explain
Hale: healthy
Gorge: eat greedily
Calorific: heat producing
Plaque: a substance that block artery
Snipped: piece
Immure: imprisoned, incarcerate
Anecdote: story base on real event that is amusing
Dote: to love or like somebody ignoring general
mistake
Parable: didactic story
Rave: excessively favorable review of a film or
play
Pan (ant)
Lyric: I) word of song II) kind of poem
Cycle: group of songs
Skit: a kind of play
Convict: to declare by court that somebody is guilty
Miss: fail
Rash: red eruption of the skin (dabar)
Antihistamine: anti- allergy medicine
Aphoristic: using few words, pithy, terse (syn)
Eloquent: expressing yourself clearly and readily
Esoteric: known by few, arcane (syn)
Metaphorical: giving indirect meaning
Zealous: highly enthusiastic
Pedantic: bookish
Flamboyant: I) too bright II) excessively decorated
Rakish: stylish
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Prudent: discreet
Pious intention: good intention
Idolatrous: highly devoted
Requiem: funeral song, pindha
Prelude: beginning
Prefatory: introduction, preface (syn)
Preamble: introduction of statute (law passed by
parliament)
Bent: I) strongly determined II) skill
Occlude: close
Shun: I) to seek safety by concealing
Equity: fairness
Inequity: unfairness
Ready wit: changeable mind
Volatile temper: changeable mind
Propagation: spreading
Emulation: copy
Emulate: copy, mimic, ape
Revelation: declassification
Presumptuous: arrogant that shows lack of
interest, supercilious (syn)
Superannuated: retired by age
Superimpose: impose one upon another
Imposing: impressive
Superfluous: unnecessary, extraneous,
supererogatory (syn)
Supersede: replace, supplant
Delicate: tender
Sinew: tough to chew
Sinew body: thin but strong
Humble: abase
Ascertain: to make sure
Germinal: creative
Contemptible: deserving no respect
Venerable (ant)
Vacillation: swaying
Perpetrate: to commit an offense
Burgeoning: rapid growth
Penchant: I) inclination II) liking
Stigma: token of disgrace
Grievance: complaining
Grieve: to become very sad because somebody has
died
Somatic: pertaining to body
Confound: confuse because you cant select
Stipulate: specify
Scrutinize: thoroughly examine
Chary: very cautious
Brisk: fast
Brisk weather: cold but pleasant
Flag: undermined, decrease
Wax: increase
Under cut; reduced price
Strive: try
Cog: teeth of wheel
Ambiguity: vagueness and unclear, giving two
meanings
Faade: I) front part of house II) false appearance
Facsimile: fax copy
Forgery: fraud
Rigging: I) manipulation II) controlling people by
false assurance
Rig: I) manipulate II) fix III) cart like vehicle
pulled by team
Teem: gather in great number
Spiny: having spines
Smooth (ant)
Tempo: speed up music
Digits: finger
Whorl: fingerprint
Twig: small branch
Fruition: achievement
Fructify: to bear fruits
Pulp: thick juice
Kernel: I) inner part of fruit II) theme
Gory: bloody, sanguinary
Sanguine: I) cheerful and optimistic II) ruddy
Stanch: check, arrest, stem (to stop blood flow)
Congeal: thicken, coagulate
Bony: very thin
Bonny baby: plump and healthy looking
Bonny: attractive
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Ossify: harden
Osseous: made of bone
Splint: a piece of wood or metal tied to broken
hand or leg to maintain the shape
Endow: I) provide or give or bequeath income or
money to a person or organization II) to give natural
power by unseen force
Spell: enchant
Endure: face with courage
Hardship: rigor, privitation
Bombast: using difficult and lengthy means to
impress, pompous
Prose: writing style
Prosaic: dull or unimaginative
Vapid: tasteless (music)
Insipid: tasteless
Frugal: economical, thrifty, provident
Husband (v): to be economical, retrench (syn)
Entrench: strengthen
Consolidate: unite in order to make strong
Circumlocution: talking using unnecessary words
to hide information
Prattle: I) prate (talk at length but foolishly)
Expatiate: lengthy talk
Expatriate: exile, expel from a country
Succinct: laconic, pithy, terse, sententious,
compendium, concise
Lexicon: dictionary
Lexicographer: a person who write dictionary
Concise: brief
Verbiage: using unnecessary words
Verbose: wordy, prolix (syn)
Verbatim: direct speech
Verbalize: to change feeling into words
Mundane: I) not interesting, ordinary II) not related
to heavenly or spiritual world [heavenly or spiritual
(syn)]
Tirade: long abusive speech, harangue, diatribe
(syn)
Critical: I) abusive II) important
Caret: symbol of insert
Propound: suggest
Sterling: to the best quality
Quote: cite
Quotidian: ordinary
Extraordinary (ant)
Accord: agreement
Detach: unbiased
Liquidate: pay off
Defray: pay back
Reimburse: pay back
Disburse: pay out
Fearless: dauntless
Perplexed: confused
Enlighten: to give sufficient information
Nondescript: ordinary
Disband: dissolve
Fearless: dauntless
Perplexed: confused
Negligible: insignificant
Avaricious: greedy for wealth
Impassive: imperturbable, calm
Perturb: disturb
Tranquil: calm
Mollify: pacify: soothe
Querulous: complaining
Fawn: flatter
Prodigal: extravagant, spend thrift, profligate,
lavish, squandering, dissipating
Perfidious: treacherous
Culpable: blame worthy
Consensus: agreement, accord
Demography: pertaining to structure of population
Roster: list that includes duty and leave of staff
Slate: I) list of candidate for election II) list of debit
and credit III) stone
Manifest: I) list of goods, people, cargo etc. of ship
or airplane II) clear
Arrears: in debt
Candid: frank
Diligence: hard work, industrious
Hesitancy: slowness to do something because you
are uncertain
Dart: to move quickly and certainly
Projectile: missile
Whorl: I) the ring of leaf and flower II) something
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that move round and round III) finger print
Desiccate: dry up
Saturate (ant)
Dehydrate: lo lose water
Band: group
Betoken: to provide signal
Scale: the pattern of rhythmic up and down
Stickler: a person who insists
Proxy: authorized agent
Connoisseur: expert of food, art etc.
Anachronism: lack in time, old fashioned
Sluggard: lazy person
Indolence: laziness
Theorizing: composing theory
Purport: I) meaning II) stated without proof
Disport: amuse or entertain
Droll: amusing at an unexpected time]
Functionary: official
Defunct: no longer in existence
Factotum: handy man
Waffling: equivocal
Dexterous: skillful
Deft: skillful
Gravity: seriousness
Mirth (ant): happiness
Generic: of total class
Genre: class
Artistry: creativity
Foppish: dandy
Defection: deserting
Eddy: circular motion
Anomaly: deviation from the normal
Shove: push roughly
Melee: confused fight
Scuffle: short confused fight or struggle
Milieu: background or environment
Torque: twisting force
Malady: illness
Malice: uncomfortable feeling before malady
Buccaneer: pirate
Burgle: to enter others house illegally to steal
Filch: steal
Larceny: theft
Forge: I) illegally copy II) invent
Renege: betray
Liberate: to set free
Retreat: I) withdraw II) chautara
helpless, beseech (syn)
Subdued: I) deem in color II) low in sound III)
defeat using force (v) IV) suppress (v)
Aloof: without concern, detached (syn)
Rebuff: rudely deny
Badinage: teasing conversation
Meddle: interfere
Meddlesome: interfering
Taunt: challenge in an insulting way
Mock: imitate in an insulting way
Enrich: I) to improve quality II) to be full
Forfeit: to loss something because you have done
something wrong
Douse: to extinguish fire
Occlude: close
Preternatural: extraordinary
Protracted: long
Germane: relevant
Profound: deep
Integrity: trustfulness
Extravagance: state of being prodigal
Subordinate: assistant
Punitive: pertaining to punishment
Vituperate: scold, abuse
Teetotalism: absenting from alcoholic drinks
Intemperance: excess
Jingoism: chauvinism
Jingoist: chauvinist, national zealot
Male chauvinism: person who thinks male is
superior to female
Refulgent: very bright
Gaudy: unpleasantly bright, garish (syn)
Lackluster: dull
Stiff: hard
Plodding: walking with difficulty, plod
Gambol (ant): jump freely
Distant: unfriendly, cold
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Weary: tired
Grueling: tiring
Propitiate: pacify the anger
Incense: to cause anger
Pester: to irritate somebody by asking question
repeatedly, badger (syn)
Elate: to be greatly happy
Pest: bad tempered person
Venial: insignificant, that can be forgiven
Venal: corrupted, bribe
Forgery: fake copy (note, signature etc.)
Counterfeit: bogus
Bogus air: pretends
Arson: a crime of setting fire
Arsonist: a criminal who sets fire
Incandescent: I) giving out light when heated II)
too bright
Embezzlement: the fraudulent appropriation of
funds or property entrusted to your care but owned
by other
Punitive: pertaining to punishment
Taper: I) candle II) to get narrower
Wick: thread in candle
Vinyl: hard plastic
Patent leather: leather of fine quality
Hides: unrefined leathers
Pleat: permanent folding
Ashen: of ash color
Chuck: bit holder
Chisel: I) to cheat II) to cut with chisel
Misconstrue: wrongly interpret
Construe: rightly interpret
Credulous: gullible
Cringing: cowering
Fawning: flattering
Arduous: effort taking
Futile: useless. Nugatory
Euphoria: short pleasure for brief time
Doze: partially sleep
Emollient: soothing, pacifying
Figurehead: titular person
Cloistered: monastic
Tribunal: court
Defendant: a person who defend the case
Monolithic: solidly built
Legislature: law making body
Cogitate: ponder, muse, contemplate, ruminate,
Prevaricate: to talk indirectly to hide truth
Capitulate: surrender
Scholar: man of letters
Extemporize: improvise (to compose something
without planning)
Misanthrope: who hates mankind
Pagan: a person who does not have own religion
Mad aleck: a person acting crazily and
energetically
Defenestration: throwing of a person or thing out
of window
Habiliments: clothing, especially for a particular
purpose; equipments, fittings
Labidophorous: with a pair of pincer like organs
Fecker: a contemptible person
Rammed: very crowded, busy
Scalpel: surgical tool
Laser: light controlling device
Agronomist: one who study crop and soil
management
Rung: step of ladders
Crate: packing box
Eulogize: praise
Ballad: a long poem usually a tragic ending
Stigmatize: criticize
Stigma: token of disgrace
Denigrate: criticize
Lampoon: mockery
Satirize: parody
Tirade: long abusive speech, harangue, diatribe
Treatise: carefully written document on a subject
Indiscretion: indiscrete behavior that is against
convention
Affliction: suffering
Courtyard: aagan
Thatch: a kind of long grass
Statuary: collection of statue
Gargoyle: artificial water fountain
Gutter: artificial water channel
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Anvil: iron block
Perceptible: clearly understandable
Perfunctorily: done as a duty without seriousness
Insolently: without veneration
Veneration: esteem
Ardently: lovingly, truly, enthusiastically
Phlegmatically: calmly
Composure: equanimity
Surreptitiously: furtively
Obsession: thinking the same matter all the time
Haltingly: not fluently
Reluctance: unwillingness
Bliss: great pleasure
Complacence: state of being too much satisfied
about what you have done, smugness (syn)
Envious: jealous, covetous (syn)
Rapacious: highly covetous
Astonishment: great surprise
Anxiety: vexation, exasperation
Pride: pleasure
Dread: great fear
Limerick: a kind of short humorous poem
Mockery: lampoon
Sarcasm: satire
Mores: moral values or conduct
Collage: art made from paper clips
Plot: I) part of land II) story III) planning
Cabal: group of plotters
Canker: cancer
Gesticulate: betoken, signal
Waver: sway
Electrify: to energize
Deadpan: to make a dull expression
Verdigris: green layer
Indelible: that cant be erase
Passage: passing
Fiat: order, edict (syn)
Illegibility: something that cant be understood
Expiate: to amend to sin
Canvass: to know public opinion
Adorn: decorate
Conviction: strong belief
Correct: ratify
Erroneous: wrong
Preach: religious speech
Conversant: familiar
Converse: opposite, obverse (syn)
Comply: agree
Invade: to enter into others land without permission
for war
Allege: state without prove
Disprove: prove as false
Insinuate: hint
Inkling: hint, innuendo (syn)
Confide: to tell trustworthy person
Disclose: divulge
Promulgate: declare publicly
Overture: intro to opera
Diva: lady opera singer
Preamble: intro to statue
Amble: walk comfortably
Saunter: walk taking time
Motility: movement
Climactic: reaching the climate
Stalemate: deadlock
Cast: group of singer or actor, troupe (syn)
Commencement: starting
Malodorous: pungent
Odorous: giving off smell
Odoriferous: carrying smell
Caustic: sour, bitter
Obdurate: pigheaded, indurate, adamant (syn)
Period: symbol of stop
Ominous: threatening, baleful, menacing, minatory
Vanquished: thoroughly defeated
Woo: to win favor
Coup: brilliant plan
Coop: a place for chicken
Invincible: that cant be vanquished
Adored: greatly love or like
Smother: I) kill by covering face II) cover
Choked: blocked, stopped
Counterspy: spy over spy
Surmise: guessing, conjecture (syn)
Computation: calculation
Embellish: I) beautify II) to make story interesting
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by adding false information
Ameliorate: make better of good
Worsen (ant): aggravate
Equate: to consider equal
Undermine: sap, weaken
Resume: restart
Reinforce: strengthen
Fluke: unexpected occurrence
Burst of insight: sudden outcome of vision
Insightful: visionary, clear-sighted
Preen: to smart oneself, primp
Prim: proper as expected
Envelop: hide, enshroud
Shroud: burial garment
Confine: immure, imprisoned, incarcerated
Antagonize: to cause anger
Propitiate (ant): to pacify the anger
Rumple: to be untidy
Squalid: dirty
Din: continuous noise
Frailty: weakness, infirmity
Hush: silence after din
Hush-hush: secret
Unobstructed view: panoramic view
Quiescence: inactivity
Rapids: the part of the river when it flows through
rock
Obdurate: indurate, adamant
Complaisant (ant): obedient
Demonstrative: showing love affairs, humane (syn)
Ineffectual: not effective
Salubrious: healthy
Unsavory: unpalatable
Palate: roof of the mouth
Insipid: tasteless or vapid
Awkwardly located: not convenient
Baleful: threatening
Undemanding: not urgent
Articulate: eloquent
Extroverted: not introspective
Verdant: I) lacking experience II) green
Pellucid: lucid
Sere: dry
Seasoned: highly experience
Anon: soon
Adversary: opponent
Underling: servant of low grade, minor
Hireling: hired person like servant
Audacious: brave
Timid: timorous
Amity: friendliness
Recalcitrance: state of being forward
Froward: unruly, fractious
Transmute: to change
Recalcitrant: resistant to authority
Receptiveness: willingness
Extemporaneous: offhand
Placid: calm
Distend: swell
Assuage: pacify
Clinch: to clarify in order to remove doubt
Profligacy: extravagance
Frugality: economic
Paucity: scarcity, dearth
Tenacity: boldness
Puissance: power
Impuissance (ant)
Base: morally bad
Baseless: state of being morally bad
Smattering: slight knowledge
Rave: excessively favorable review about a film or
play
Flak: I) severe criticism II) guns to fire flying birds
and airplane
Argot: language of a group
Cant: hypocrisy
Snub: insult, slight, affront, derogatory
Discord: disagreement
Indignity: lack of prestige
Slack: loose
Taut (ant)
Shattered: very upset
Equable: mentally peaceful
Equanimity: mental calm, composer
Impede: hinder, to slow the progress
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Assist (ant)
Beseech: entreat
Ascribe: refer
Arrow: declare something publicly as true,
promulgate
Land credence: to make trust worthy
Control: standard in which result of the experiment
is tested by person or organization
Simulation: pretends
Recondite: top secret therefore hard to understand
Dispensed: distribution
Inimitable: extraordinary
Intelligible: easily understandable
Exhume: disinter
Confiscate: to seize property
Withstand: restrain
Inter: bury
Plaudit: praise or approval
Witty: humorous
Hoodwink: to cheat somebody, trick
Appall: shock
Solvency (ant): bankruptcy
Adversity: unfavorable or complicated situation
Germane: relevant
Immaterial: irrelevant
Inopportune: untimely
Implosion: burst inside
Shard: sliver
Streak: long line that is of different color
Chaffing: joking, bantering
Rarefy: to lessen the density
Vituperative: scolding
Foment: arouse
Squelch: to suppress
Manumit: liberate
Inchoate: unclear, not fully developed, explicit
(ant)
Enduring: long lasting
Tyro: beginner, neophyte (ant)
Eccentric: odd person or thing
Beneficent: generous
Exemplary: worthy
Novice: beginner
Sect: section
Ostracize: to expel the group
Suppliant: pleader
Recreant: a person who is in the process of
changing religion
Miscreant: wondering
Proselyte: a person who has changed religion
Inadvertent: unintentional
Intriguing: interesting
Cut in minds: to impress
Curio status: old situation
Relegated: demoted
Plebiscite: vote
Scrappy: I) untidy II) likely to fight
Idiosyncratic: odd or peculiar, eerie (syn)
Autonomous: independent or self governing
Atrocious: flagitious, vicious, barbarian, heinous
Atrocity: brutality
August: majestic, splendid, palatial, stately,
magnificent
Pusillanimous: fearful, trepid, timorous, timid,
chicken hearted, craven [syn]
Purlieus: sub urban area, out skirt, frequently
visited place
Limbo: I) a kind of dance II) a region near heaven
III) depression or uncertainty
Bastion: I) strong hold (Killa) II) a group of people
for protection III) a place protected by army
Perigee: shortest distance between moons orbit
and earth
Lunar: pertaining to moon
Umbra: full shadow
Canopy: umbrella of tree
Lunatic: mad/ insane
Half baked: half mad
Docket: I) a list of cases II) a list of goods III) a list
of meeting
Indubitable: unquestionable
Questionable: disputatious, controversial,
controvertible, debatable
Skeptic: doubtful
Authoritarian: despotic, tyrannical, autocratic
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Authoritative: trusted by all, peremptory order
Ennui: boring condition
Ascendancy: controlling influence
Ideology: imaginary or visionary theorization
Practicality (ant): pragmatism
Conflagration: wide spread of fire
Buck: I) male deer II) resist, oppose
Fawn: I) baby deer II) flatter, blandish (syn)
Blandishment: flattery
Burgeon: grow highly
Flower: to grow, thrive
Languish (ant)
Assent: agree, concede, accede, concur
Embrace: I) hug tightly II) agree totally, consonant
III) include; exclude (ant)
Balk: hinder, to bring obstacle, impede, thwart,
stultify, scotch, stymie
Badger: I) continuously irritate II) a kind of
nocturnal animal
Ticklish: disturbing
Perturb: disturb
Imperturbable: calm
Illusive: cheating, deceptive, delusive
Illusory: fake or false
Delude: cheat, swindle, hoodwink, cozen, chisel
Bilk: to pay partially in order to cheat
Idolatry: worshipping idol
Immolate: sacrifice to god
Impious (ant): not devoted to god
Despondent: sad, gloomy, downcast, disconsolate
(syn)
Derelict: neglected
Handcuffs: manacle
Snip: cut into pieces
Hew: cut away
Gouge: I) cut with depth II) over charge
Engrave: carve
Tamper: to use without permission
Misrepresent: to communicate about others in a
wrong way to defame
Warp: deform
Undermine: sap, weaken
Literal: give real meaning
Metaphor (ant)
Rashness: state of being fool
Mettle: courage
Sanity: healthy state of mind
Irascibility: angle
Esoteric: topics known by few people
Time capsule: a box which is buried so that future
generation may identify earlier civilization in term
of what is there
Veritable: truth and important
Veritable book: book for which you give greater
priority
Contempt: lack of respect
Condescension: superior
Shirk: to pretend of being sick in order to avoid
work, malinger, goldbrick [syn]
Parry: I) to try to avoid question II) ward off
Tarry: delay, dally (syn)
Chary: very cautious to get risk, leery, wary [syn]
Grill: question in order to trouble, interrogate (syn)
Snarl: to produce angry sound through nose
Yearn: longing, yean, strong desire
Embroil: to engage into complicated situation or
problem, mire, quagmire (syn)
Perdition: punishment after death
Salvation (ant): a state of being preserved from
harm
Dilate: expand
Dilute: make thinner
Enigma: great mystery or puzzling situation
Perverse: I) turn from right to wrong II) sexually
corrupt
Detractor: a person who discredits other unfairly
Detraction: unfair criticism or unfair slander
Icon: symbol, image of god
Iconoclast: a person who attacks on established
religious principle
Nihilist: a person who thinks that established social
principles are groundless
Philistine: a person who does not like or understand
music, culture etc. II) stupid person
Poseur: a person who pretend in order to impress
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Enjoin: to exhort highly
Exhort: to encourage, convince highly
Hortatory: highly encouraging
Hort: encourage
Amazon: a woman of worrier nature
Pander: I) to serve to low desire II) a person who
find sexual partner for other
Zany: comic or crazy
Malapropism: verbal mistake with humorous result
Spoonerism: humorously wrongly used words
which are corrected immediately
Sinecure: titular, figure head, nominal
Ensconce: I) to manage ones position II) to manage
ones position in work place
Automation: robot, self directing machine
Collate: to examine in order to implement
Cogitate: think deeply, muse, ponder, ruminate,
contemplate [syn]
Ruminate: chew over and over
Cud: a food for ruminating
Masticate: chew
Rehabilitate: I) to make person leave addiction II)
to remove addiction III) to turn a person to healthy
life or healthy state of mind
Disabuse: to remove misconceptions or error
Riddle: I) to make holes with bullets II) puzzle III)
a question that cant be answer
Denture: artificial teeth
Collusion: conspiracy
Bicker: to quarrel insignificant or unimportant
matter
Diffidence: lack of confidence, shyness
Niggle: to waste time
Giggle: laugh nervously, titter
Paroxysm: excessive over flow
Attenuate: to lessen the effect of something
Atrophy: loss of muscles because of sickness or
lack or exercise
Aphasia: loss of speech
Stygian: very dark and dirty
Sacrosanct: I) very holy II) very important
Sacred: holy
Sanctify: to make holly, hallow, consecrate (syn)
Desecrate (ant): profane
Auxiliary: assistant
Abyss: bottomless pit
Abysmal: very low
Abysmal property: very bad property
Dismal property: very bad property
Dismal: very bad, very sad
Palpable: I) touchable II) perceptible
Impalpable (ant): that cant be touched
Secular: unbiased to all religion
Segregate: separate
Sequester: separate
Seclusion: isolation
Aurora: corona
Salient: very special or important
Saccharin: a kind of too sweet substance
Saccharine: I) too sweet II) too polite
Saccharine smile: to sweet but causing sentiment
Calorific: heat producing
Calorie: unit of energy
Sedative: causing drowsiness
Anesthetic: causing numbness
Sanctimonious: pretending to be religious
Audacity: boldness with risk
Caliber: strength, ability
Astringent: a drug or face wash making oily skin
less oily
Astringent criticism: harsh criticism
Cupidity: greed
Piquant: I) pleasant of sharp taste II) exciting or
interesting
Solemnity: seriousness
Ready: changeable
Wit: sharp wisdom
Temper: mental state
Astronomical: I) pertaining to astronomy II) highly
expensive
Crescendo: gradual increase
Parquet: wooden carpet
Celestial: of the sky
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Asteroid: one of the small planets between mars
and Jupiter
Scurrilous: sordid, indecent, seamy, debauched,
bawdy, obscene, depraved
Sedition: opposing authority
Dose: prescribed amount of medicine by a doctor
Sweltering: pressing by heat
Hurdle: obstacle
Perseverance: determination to reach destination in
spite of difficulties
Sentence: prescribed amount of punishment by
court
Paean: song of praise
Elegy: a sad poem on some ones death
Autopsy: official examination of dead body
Cadaver: dead body
Nave: artless
Ingnue: nave person
Xenophobic: hating foreigners
Genius: expert
Venal: corrupted
Vendor: seller
Urbane: polished, civilized
Sophisticated: urbane person
Surly: rude
Entity: real being, totality
Modest: of medium standard
Braggart: a person who is proud of success and
property
Retouch: to add color to old photographs
State: satiate
Cuisine: I) food II) style of cooking
Finger: to hold something with finger
Windfall: unexpected gain
Retract: to change previous statement by another
statement, recant (syn)
Utopia: an imaginary world where everyone is
happy
Refine: to change
Indigent: poor
Contented: satisfied
Felicity: happiness, comity
Aristocratic: patrician
Stature: degree of measurement
Smug: I) too satisfy of what you have done (-ve) II)
too pleased of what you have done, complacent
(syn)
Emaciated: I) without nourishment II) abnormally
think
Variegate: of different colors
Plethora: many
Epistemologist: one who study on knowledge
Catacombs: continuous row of graves at the same
place
Entomologist: one who study on insects
Aster: a kind of plant bearing star like flowers
Malaise: uneasiness before malady
Hireling: hire person in order to work
Malefactor: evil doer
Reef: hill made of coral
Autodidact: something that is self instructive
Didactic: instructive
Sophomore: a student in the second year of
bachelors degree in NA universities
Sophomoric: silly
Ravel: I) to entangle II) to disentangle
Satiric: sarcastic, sardonic (syn)
Jeer: mock
Reticent: silent (-ve)
Dismantle: I) separate II) to gradually end an
organization
Chaotic: disorder
Relent: to gradually become mild
Relentless: continuous, unrelenting (syn)
Lilliputian: pigmy, dwarf, gnome
Comport: expose
Posit: agree
Genuflect: knell as respect
Prostrate: bow down
Generate: produce, father
Annihilate: destroy completely
Cull: to select and kill
Swathe: to wrap around
Synergic: co-operative
Captious: fault finding, hypercritical
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Checkered: changeable
Antagonist: unfriendly, causing anger, hostile
Ceremonious: very formal
Bacchanalian: wildly drunken party, orgy (syn)
Abjure: renounce upon
Affirm: I) declare as truth II) assure as true, aver
(syn)
Bandy: talk glibly
Glib: fluent but not focusing on subject matter
Bask: luxuriant in sun
Luxuriate: highly enjoy
Stifle: quell, quash, suppress, aprs [syn]
Repress: to suppress felling
Environ: surround
Insurmountable: that can not be defeated,
invincible (syn)
Salutary : I) beneficial II) wholesome, salubrious
(hygienic)
Droll: entertaining, amusing
Doddering: shaky
Beatific: blessed
Hale: healthy
Cog: teeth of wheel
Cognitive: ability, ability to understand others
Cogent: convincing
Incognitue: disguised under assumed name
Salutary food: healthy food
Palatable: delicious, savory
Unsavory (ant): unpalatable
Pathological: I) pertaining to pathology
Pathological mind: abnormal mind, unreasonable,
not sensible
Pathological violence: that can not be controlled
Pathetic: causing sadness
Pathos: sorrow or sad feeling
Apathy: lack of interest
Antipathy: hate
Empathy: the quality to understand others feelings
Demoniac: devilish, diabolical
Buffoonery: silly and Amusing
Amusing: entertaining
Buffoon: silly and amusing person
Rebuff: rudely deny
Bucolic: of the country side, rustic, pastoral
Acute: sharp minded
Agog: highly keen or highly interested
Clandestine: secret
Destitute: very poor
Kismet: fate
Fatalism: belief in fate
Tryst: clandestine meeting
Assignation: secret meeting between lovers
Disparage: belittle, pejorative
Aggrandize: enlarge, empower
Beguile: to attract somebody in order to cheat
Guile: deception
taken it
Filch: to steal
Larceny: theft
Recast: I) arrange from the very beginning II)
reconstruct
Breach: violet, infringe (syn)
Fringe: boarder
Infraction: breaking the law
Broach: open up or introduce
Exalt: I) praise II) to uplift to position for which
he/she is not capable
Debut: first performance as singer, actor, dancer
etc.
Abut: adjoin
Abutting: adjoining, contiguous
Depredation: plundering
Depredate: plunder, loot, pillage, despoil, ravage,
fleece
Ravage: destruction
The ravage of time: unseen attack
Effigy: dummy
Plagiarism: imitation without citation
Plagiarist: a person who imitates without citation
Stigma: token of disagree, the felling of bad about
others
Languish: to be in the process of death
Thrive: foster, flower, flourish
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Elicit: to draw out conclusion, edict
Illicit: illegal
Emanate: produce or issue forth
Beget: produce, father
Spawn: produce, lay eggs
Efface: rub out
Deface: disfigure, mar
Embellish: I) beautify or decorate II) to add false
information to the story in order to make it
interesting
Enthrall: greatly attract
Corporeal: physical or bodily
Egregious: conspicuously bad, extremely bad,
notorious
Gregarious: group oriented or sociable
Ogre: giant in childrens story
Oblivion: I) unaware what is happening in the
surrounding II) forgetful what is happening in the
surrounding
Dotage: madness because of old age
Dote: I) to love or like somebody very much
ignoring genera mistake
Adore: to love or like greatly
Embezzled: misuse in terms or money
Sturdy: hardly, strong , stiff
Infirm (ant): frail
Dulcet: sweet sounding, mellifluous, euphonious
Cacophonous (ant): raspy
Immaterial: not physical
Inveterate: long established
Wont: habitual action
Unwonted: un-habitual action
Inured: habitual to unpleasant situation
Derogatory: insulting
Slight: insult (n), slight (syn)
Sporadic: occasional
Tepid: luke warm II) lacking excitement or
uninteresting [exciting, interesting (ant)]
Desolate: I) unpopulated II) unhappy and isolated,
forlorn (syn)
Per: not
Lorn: sad
Jure: oath
Pugn: war
Derilct: neglected
Balk: I) stop II) to be unwilling to do something
because of risky or dangerous
Balky: unable to make something or somebody to
use
Perjure: break the oath
Groan: cry with sorrow
Stymie: hinder, thwart, stultify, scotch, impede
Convene: meet together, gather community
members
Muster: I) gather under compulsion II) a group of
peacocks
Impugn: deny, oppose
Trigger: set off, start
Holster: pistol case
Corner: to trap, ensnare
Snare: trap, lasso
Despise: I) to make unhappy II) dislike
Embed: join firmly, attach
Extract (ant)
Grade into: to join unnoticeable
Endorse: approved
Limpid: clear
Murky: turbid
Roil: to make murky
Vagary: unpredictable behavior, capricious (syn)
Malicious: having ill will
Malice: ill will
Harbor: to keep malice in brain
Morbid: sad because of disease or dead
Withdrawn: uncommunicative, reserved,
tightlipped, taciturn (syn)
Taciturn: speaking little
Tacit: unspoken
Evasive: not frank
Candid: frank
Candor: rankness
Elusive: escaping, hard to define
Malevolent: unkind
Benevolent: kind
Volition: perfect ability to choose
Illimitable: not limit
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Auger: a kind of instrument for drilling
Carping: insignificant complaints or grousing
Oculist: eye specialist
Eye: see
Laceration: injury
Suture: stitching wounds
Awl: a kind of instrument to make hole into holders
Cobbler: shoe maker
Tanner: a person who turns hides into leathers
Last: a model for shoe
Pattern: a model for glove
Protocol: diplomatic document, code of conduct
Proxy: authorized agent
Chef: head of cook
Smock: apron
Itinerant: traveler
Aplomb: confidence
Doldrums: energy less condition, sadness,
depression
Dolorous: mournful, doleful
Equinox: equal length of day and night
Perigee: the shortest distance between moon and
earth
Apogee: highest point
Onomatopoeia: I) sound of nature II) words
imitating
Orifice: mouth like opening
Grotto: small cave
Cavern: large cave
Opus: work (kriti)
Peroration: concluding past of oration
Oration: speech
Rostrum: speech desk, podium
Peon: landless farmer
Vituperative remark: scolding remark
Rail: scold, chide, rant
Revulsion: I) sudden change of felling II) state of
unsettlement
Repertoire: list of musical performance
Lionhearted: daring
Pride: group of lions
Retreat platform: withdraw, give up
helpless, beseeching (syn)
Lily-white: very white
Flee: ran away
Abscond: to run away secretly
Flattering: hesitating, disloyal
Unflattering (ant)
Pursue: continue, to try to complete within a period
Ensue: follow
Precede (ant): antecede
Featherbrained: undecided
Giggle: titter, laugh nervously
Eagle eyed: sharp eyed
Cement: strengthen
Trowel: a kind of instrument to paste cement
Dement: go mad
Lawn: grassland
Conflagration: wide spread of fire
Match: matchbox
Paint: a substance used as coating to protect or
decorate surface
Incubator: a box in which premature baby is kept
for growing and maintaining temperature
Mural: wall painting, art on wall
Diorama: 3 dimensional painting
Rung: step of ladders
Lander: pantry
Idyllic: simple, peaceful and pleasant
Pastoral: of the countryside, rustic, bucolic, sylvan
Sylvan: pertaining to wood
Madrigal: pastoral sing
Entre: entrance
Entrance (v): to be attracted
Jocund: merry
Jocular: humorous, jocose
Permissiveness: extreme freedom including sex
Playful: humorous, festive, sportive
Underdog: a person who is likely to loose in the
election
Eulogistic: praise worthy
Eulogy: speech of praise
Euphony: sweet sound
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Euphemism: mild word instead of hard word
Eugenic: improving gene
Euphoria: extreme pleasure with happiness for
short time
Euthanasia: mercy killing
Debonair: good and friendly
Imbroglio: complicated situation, mire quagmire
Marsh: sodden land
Surfeit: great amount of food or something
Detonation: explosion
Implode: burst inside
Ejaculation: I) casting out II) talking fast
Mutter: speak unclearly, stutter (syn)
Deficiency: dearth
Defection: desert
Approbation: great approval or praise
Probity: great honesty
Mendacity (ant)
Effrontery: shameless, boldness
Barefaced: shameless
Purchase: I) firm step, II) to buy something
Solecism: grammatical mistake
Solecism: social mistake, gaffe
Grimace: unpleasant twisting in face
Suavity: polished manner
Meteoric: very fast, swift
Graduated: done gradually
Sturdy: hardy, strong
Frail (ant): I) infirm II) a basket for holding dried
fruit
Elliptical: I)oval shaped II) ovid III) obscure IV)
abstruse
Elysian: heavenly
Dour: arrogant
Travesty: humorous imitation of parody
Paragon: model of perfection, paragon (ant)
Paradigm: perfect example
Embargo: order by the state not to trade with other
countries
Fiat: order, edict
Countermand: to cancel previous order by another
order
Countercharge: recrimination
Counterspy: spy over spy
Counterproductive: aggravate, worsening
Assume: to hold or take power
Abdicate (ant)
Paraphernalia: bits and pieces (chahiney jati
sabai)
Parameter: limit
Inequity: lack of equity, lack of fairness
Replica: copy
Replicate: to copy
Transcribe: I) record as it is II) translate as it is
Reprisal: revenge
Bedizen: vulgar cloth
Redistribution: equal distribution of property
Depose: to remove from position, oust
Deposition: I) removing from the position II)
deposition III) legal evidence that is submitted to
court
Disposition: temperament or mood
Rescission: cancellation
Rescind: cancel, revoke, repeal, abrogate, abolish,
negate, annul, nullify, invalidate [syn]
Solace: comfort
Synthesis: combination
Smattering: slight knowledge
Syllogism: statement that is proved based on the
previous statement
Enactment: activating, making law in order to
implement
Condescension: communication that include lack
or respect
Precursor: forerunner
Manipulate: I) use II) work with data
Incredible: I) very good II) unbelievable
Ordeal: I) unpleasant experience II) unpleasant
taste
Allegation: acquisition without proof
Provision: a stipulated condition
Refrained: prevent
Fragile: easily damageable or breakable
Brittle: easily breakable
Friable: easily breakable
Hazy: unclear
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Nebulous: unclear
Seer: prophet
Erratic: wander, err, unpredictable, capricious,
whimsical, mercurial, volatile [syn]
Errant: wander
Abscond: to run away secretly and hide
Noxious: harmful
Skulk: to run away secretly
Flee: run away
Industrious: hard working, laborious, diligent,
assiduous
Indistinct: unclear
Exacting: highly demanding
Obedient: compliant
Plead: serious request
Obligatory: beholden
Flatter: to praise excessively in order to get
something, blandish, fawn (syn)
Commendable: praise worthy, laudatory (syn)
Captious: fault finding, hypocritical
Denigrate: criticize
Luminary: enlighten person
Luminous: having its own light
Sportive: festive, playful
Cheer: to be cheerful, encourage
Arbitrator: a person who settles dispute
Arbiter: judge
Proscribe: ban
Dawdle: to waste time, loiter, fritter (syn)
Toil: work hard
Roil: to make murky
Pest: bad tempered person, crab, gadfly,
curmudgeon (syn)
Irksome: irritating person
Courteous: polite
Curt (ant)
Eminent: professionally famous
Preeminent: extraordinary
Proficient: highly skillful, highly masterful
Enigma: I) puzzle or mystery II) a person or thing
that can not be understood
Nondescript: ordinary
Accuser: one who accused
Indicated: blamed
Prologue: introduction
Epilogue: concluding part of the novel
Novel: long story
Philosophy: long essay
Preamble: introduction to statue
Amble: walk comfortably in relaxed way, stroll,
saunter (syn)
Statutory: fixed by law
Tome: big book
Expend: to use money
Volume: collection of issue
Flighty: unfaithful
Steadfast: loyal (ant)
Proliferate: thrive
Supernumerary: unnecessary
Superimpose: impose one upon other
Superannuated: retired by age
Superfluous: unnecessary or extra
Bent: I) determined II) skill (n)
Flexibility: plasticity
State of being adamant (ant)
Deflect: turn aside
Title: right
Contiguous: adjoining, abutting (syn)
Abut: adjoin
Possible: probable
Lug: to carry with force
Log: daily record book
Largess: generous gift
Package: dispatch
Dispatch: I) to kill II) to send
Pendant: I) locket II) hang
Garment: raiment
Cubical: small portioned room
Mortar-board: a kind of hat
Milliner: a person who design and sells hat
(specially ladies)
Millinery: a collection of lady hat (for selling)
Faucet: tap
Prohibitive: inhibitive
Contraband: illegal things to trade
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Plaudit: praise or approval
Praise: hail, exalt, acclaim, appreciate, ennoble,
laud, Admire, commend
Extol: highly praise
Tout: to praise somebody in terms of merit
Admonish: warm gently, advice strongly
Premonition: unpleasant early feeling, foreboding,
presentiment (syn)
Timidity: fear
Preemptory: that should be obeyed without dispute
Imperative: very necessary
Comply: obey
Sedative: a drug that cause Drowsiness (as a side
effect)
Sedate: calm or relax
Doze: to sleep partially
Dose: prescribed amount of medicine by doctor
Sentence: prescribe amount of punishment by court
Epidemic: I) a set of cases that affects a typical
community II) a set of case of diseased
Contagiousness: spreading defamation from person
to person
Obloquy: defamation, vilification (syn)
Vilify: discredits
Virulent: harmful, detrimental, pernicious,
malignant
Laxative: making bowl empty
Lax: loose or careless
Morally lax: immoral
Psychosis: a disease mental condition that harm
your personality
Paranoia: diseased mental condition of doubt
Lawyer: in-charge of courtroom
Apologist: a person who write in defense of court
Team: a couple of horses
Rig: vehicles run by two horses
Commuter: a person who goes to city for work
from outskirts
Commuter-belt: outskirts
Rail: scold
Gladiator: I) a fighter with animal or person to give
entertainment II) in charge of arena
Tenet: dogma or principle
Temptation: greed
Cupidity: greed
Conquer: win
Victor: winner
Starvation: malnourishment
Famished: greatly hungry
Gorge: I) eat greedily II) narrow valley
Wanderlust: excessive desire of travel
Trek: travel on foot
Traverse: travel across
Humor: quality to laugh at something amusing
Titter: laugh nervously, giggle
Lively: vivacious, vivid, animated, kittenish,
skittish
Frugal: economical, provident
Miserly: penurious, parsimonious, niggardly
Arrogant: too confident
Courageous: mettlesome, spunky, plucky
Pugnacious: truculent
Famous: celebrated, noteworthy
Foolhardy: impulsive, doing something without
thinking future
Serenity: peaceful
Rash: food hardy
Timid: chicken hearted
Timorous: timid
Antidote: something that stop poison
Anecdote: story based on real event i.e. interesting,
true and amusing
Dote: greatly love or like
Venom: poison
Relapse: getting backing to previous condition after
being recovery
Palliate: reduced but not cured
Soporific: causing sleep
Somnolent: partially sleepy
Somniloquy: a person who talks or speaks while
sleeping
Insomnia: sleep disorder
Stimulant: energizing
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Tonic: substance that stops lethargy
Lethargy: lassitude, state of being without energy
Resuscitation: artificial breathing
Vent: I) outlet II) express
Vent your spleen: to express your anger
Sty: a place for pigs
Stygian: too dark
Abysmal: too low
Abyss: bottom less pit
Low: moo (barking or cow)
Cogent: convincing
Cog: teeth of wheels
Contentious: disputable or quarrelsome
Contention: angry dispute or quarrel
Fortuitous: accidental, by chance, unintentional,
unwitting
Reckless: careless
Feckless: not caring about responsibility
Threatening: baleful, minatory, menacing
Cataclysmic: changing greatly because of flood or
war
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Doomed: totally failed
Sacrifice: immolate
Pyre: piled of wood upon which a dead body is
cremated
Mortuary: funeral parlor
Invasion: illegal entrance in order to attack
Massacre: defenseless killing
Incursion: short invasion
Augury: future teller
Evanescent: short lived
Onerous: burdensome
Onus: burden
Illusive: deceptive, delusive
Pliant: flexible, pliable
Yield: I) to produce II) to incline
Upbraid: harshly criticize, pan, fulminate (syn)
Braid: plait
Reproach: blame or criticize, censure
Adore: greatly love or like
Dote: like
Penchant: liking or taste
Lag: fall behind
Laggard: a person who falls behind
Stray: I) to move aimlessly II) homeless child or
animal, waif (syn)
Vex: annoy or irritate
Hex: magic to harm other
Recast: reconstruct
Explain: explicate
Perspicacious: visionary, clear mind, clairvoyant,
insightful
Insight: vision
Ardent: mother: kind or loving mother
Ardent believer of god: true believer of god
Ardent student: eager student
Fervent: eager, ardent
Tepid: I) luke warm II) lacking excitement
Affluent: greatly wealthy
Opulent: highly affluent
Scarcity: dearth, paucity
Pauper: very poor person
Rapacious: highly covetous
Covetous: jealous, envious
Magnanimity: great kindness
Churlish: rude or unfriendly, curt, boorish, sly,
impudent
Gruff: rude in voice
Enmity: animosity, great unfriendliness, hostility
Loquacious: talkative
Garrulous (syn): talkative in insignificant matter
Harsh: unkind, unpleasant
Animate: lively, vivacious, vivid, kittenish, skittish
Weary: tired, jaded, spend
Gluttonous: eating too much, voracious, piggish,
immoderate
Disloyal: flighty (girl), disaffected
Affected: artificial, mannered (syn)
Rash: foolhardy, impetuous, headlong, precipitate,
impulsive, hasty
Blithe: happy
Lithe: supple
Lithe skin: smooth skin
Gloomy: sad
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Anathema: curse, imprecation, execration (syn)
Benison (ant): boon, benediction, blessing
Hex: magic to harm other
Vex: annoy or irritate
Incantation: spell
Admonition: I) gentle warning II) strong advice
Censure: blame or criticize, denigrate, reprimand
Censor: I) to remove abusive part II) a person who
does censorship
Expurgate: to remove abusive part
Premonition: unpleasant early feeling,
presentiment, foreboding (syn)
Discernment: good judgment
Antithetical: completely opposite
Calculating: planning for personal benefit
Ingenuous (ant)
Conjecture: guessing, extrapolation, speculation,
surmise
Truth: veracity
Diligent: hard working
Suspicious: doubtful
Dubitable: questionable
Indubitable (ant)
Qualms: doubts, misgivings
Cautious: very careful
Indecisive: unable to make decision
Repentant: regretting, rueful, penitent
Innocuous: harmless
Peerless: unequal
Indigent: poor
Penurious: I) very poor II) very greedy
Lampoon: mock, deride, jeer, scoff, gibe, quip,
taunt, imitate negative in order to make humor
Exalt: praise, admire, appreciate, acclaim, ennoble,
laud, hail
Entice: bait, lure, allure, attract
Disown: disclaim
Prattle: talk foolishly, babble, warble, prate, drivel
Heckle: catcall, boo
Woo: to win favor
Unprecedented: without previous occurrence
Precede: come earlier, antecede (syn)
Antecedent: precedent
Nave: ingenuous
Harmony: compatibility, congruence, congruity,
conformity
Incomparable: without equal, peerless
Equal: peer
Vacillation: I) wavering, fluctuation II) action
without determination
Eccentric: unusually focusing
Concentric: with the common centre
Intensify: to make tense
Recidivism: committing crime repeatedly
Intuitive: self knowing
Considered: planned, studied
Impromptu: without rehearsal, offhand, without
premeditation, without preplanning,
extemporaneous
Vantage: sage
Ethereal: light and delicate
Sublime beauty: of the high quality
Luminous: bright, having its own light
Luminary: enlighten person
Rational: reasonable, logical
Limbo: state of being uncertain or in depression
Eternal: endless
Ephemeral: short lived, momentary, fleeting,
transitory, transient
Equivocal: waffling
Waffle: equivocate, to speak on both side in order
to deceive
Ambiguous: unclear
Chancy: risky, precarious
Blithe: happy
Enigmatic: mysterious
Perplexing: unexpected and confusing
Exotic: unfamiliar
Conversant: familiar
Cynical: hopeless, thinking that other are doing for
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them selves
Reticence: negative silence
Benevolent: kind, generous, magnanimous,
munificent, clement
Clement: mild
Inclement: bad or stormy
Contention: angry dispute or quarrel
Contentious: disputable or quarrelsome
Contentment: satisfaction
Bellicose: war like, belligerent, combative,
truculent, pugnacious, martial, militant
Militate: work against
Bliss: state of great pleasure
Sullen: sad because something unpleasant has
happened to you, morese
Homage: great respect, tribute
Unconcern: not concern
Indifferent: lack of interest, apathy, nonchalant,
insouciant, aloof, dispassionate, disinterested
Exhibitionist: a person who draws attention
Avid: highly attentive, rapt (syn)
Rapture: great pleasure
Rupture: crack
Heed: to pay attention
Deedless: inattentive
Heedful: attentive
Sycophant: a person who praised excessive to get
something, flatterer, toady, boot wicker, yes-man
Turmoil: chaos, great confusion
Megalomaniac: person having the delusion of
greatness
Solitude: isolation
Recluse: I) hermit II) a person who prefer isolation
Martyr: a person who voluntarily suffer death
penalty for the country
Anonymity: without name, secrecy of name
Mercenary: I) a soldier who fights for money II)
earning money by any means (adj)
Hack: I) a news paper writer who writes for money
in a dishonest way II) to copy or download in illegal
way
Hackneyed: unoriginal, trite, banal
Clich: unoriginal statement, platitude
Hack: cut with heavy stroke
Lucre: money
Lucrative: profitable
Defray: payback
Deadbeat: a person who refuse to pay
Coin: make, invent
Waylay: ambush
Testimony: supporting document
Amuse: entertain
Bemuse: confuse
Muse: ponder, think deeply, ruminate, contemplate,
meditate
Pensive: sadly thoughtful
Jeopardy: endanger condition
Condescend: to belittle others thinking that you are
superior to them
Frenzy: madly excited
Curb: I) control, restrict II) roadside
Debacle: fiasco, complete failure
Rout: complete defeat
Mitigate: alleviate
Exacerbate: worsen, aggravate
Better (ant)
Palliate: reduce but not cure
Acquisition: blame
Dampen: I) moisten II0 to reduce enthusiasm
Obscurity: abstruse
helpless, beseech
Scoff: mock, or deride
Assail: attack violently
Laud: hail, praise
Flatter: fawn
Scowl: to look angrily, glower
Malinger: sham, goldbrick, shirk
Relinquish: give up
Relish: enjoy
Preempt: prevent from happening
Accommodating: servile
Axiomatic: self evidently true
Treacherous: perfidious (dhokeybhaj)
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Prudent: discreet
Harmonious: compatible
Virile: having strong sexual power, manly
Impotent (ant)
Feckless: careless
Conformable: harmonious
Gross: fat
Optimistic: sanguine
Limerick: kind of short humorous poem
Ode: a poem that praised somebody or something
Sonnet: a poem with 14 lines
Monologue: talking to oneself
Waltz: dance, tango
Aria: solo song
Convocation: gathering
Bargain: haggle
Supplication: prayer
Referendum: voting to know public opinion
Podium: rostrum
Fall: autumn seasons
Dusk: the time of day immediately following sunset
Sirocco: a hot storm which comes from Africa to
Europe
Microcosm: small world
Microfiche: hard drive
Mercurial: changeable, capricious, erratic,
whimsical, volatile
Temperament: disposition (mood)
Tempestuous: furious
Staid: uninteresting and boring (staid person)
Wantonness: shamelessness
Phlegmatic: not easily provoke by others
Cynical: thinking that other are doing for
themselves, hopelessness
Naivet: artlessness
Purge: I) to remove somebody forcefully II) clean
Proponent: ally, constituent, adherent
Entrench: strengthen
Retrench: to be
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Elevate: uplift
Liquidate: I) to be directionless II) payoff
Desalinize: to carry out salt
Assuage: pacify, soothe
Reactionary: an opponent of progress
Atoll: ring shaped island
Lagoon: water surrounded by atoll
Peninsula: mass of land surrounded by water on
three sides
Archipelago: group of islands
Mitten: a kind of glove
Smock: apron
Perfunctory: superficial, cursory
Superlative: of the best quality
Apparent: clear
Diffident: lack of confident and shy
Daring: mettlesome, courageous
Stalwart: diehard
Corrupt: venal
Austere: rigid and simple
Reticent: negatively silent
Brazen: shamelessly open, barefaced (syn)
Willful: I) not showing respect to elder II) arrogant
Wily: cunning
Contumacious: willful
Cogent: convincing
Unadorned: not decorated
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Grim: sad
Grim realities: bitter reality
Tractable: ruly, obedient, docile
Volatile: capricious
Manifest: clear
Affluent: greatly rich
Sedate: calm or relax
Wanton: lewd or lascivious woman
Obsession: thinking the same matter all the time
Caprice: whim, unpredictable behavior
Nonchalance: apathy, lack of interest, insouciant
Diligence: hard work, assiduity
Decimation: kill one out ten
Annihilation: complete destruction
Alacrity: promptness
Procrastination: lingering for personal benefit
Resolute: highly determined
Skill: bent
Fanatic: Zealot
Balky: hesitant
Contrary: opposite
Notorious: very bad, egregious, infamous
Infamy: state of being notorious
Wholesomeness: state of being hygienic
Sprint: short fast race
Snicker: to show disrespect, sneer
Smirk: conceited smile, simper
Incorrigible: highly difficult that cant be reform
Maudlin: tearfully sentimental
Sardonic: sarcastic, satirical, ironic
Ironic: unexpected
Apathetic: lack of interest
Zealous: fanatic
True: veracious
Saturate: steep
Dampen: I) moisten II) to reduce enthusiasm
Besmirch: sully, soil, spoil
Waive: discount
Pronounce: state
Presume: consider as true
Shower: light rainfall
Cloudburst: torrential rain
Censure: blame or criticize, denigrate, reprimand
Admonishment: I) gentle warning II) strong advice
Shard: broken piece, sliver
Assent: agree, concur, accede, concede
Relish: enjoy
Abound: to be abundant
Befriend: a company
Attest: I) verify II) to be witness
Lop: chop
Lope: run with relaxed step
Elope: run away in order to get marry
Instate: include
Patriotic: inspired by the love of the country
Prophetic: augury
Gratified: pleased
Hideous: ugly
Aesthetic: beautiful
Exquisite: highly beautiful
Frugal: economical, provident, thrifty
Miserly: parsimonious, niggardly, penurious
Sordid: morally bad, debauched, bawdy
Adept: skillful, deft, adroit
Inclusive: including everything
Amenity: I) convenient features
Prescience: early knowledge
Prescient: knowing earlier
Preternatural: extra ordinary
Prodigy: precocious saint
Precocity: early talent
Prodigious: huge
Prevalent: present everywhere
Primogeniture: senior by birth
Abase: to degrade oneself, humble
Abash: embarrass, mortify (syn)
Abdicate: to give up responsibilities or power
Assume (ant): to take power or responsibility
Abeyance: tabled condition or suspended action
Abhor: greatly hate
Monastic: pertaining to monastery
Perjure: break the oath
Ablution: holy bath, washing holy condition
Abnegation: sacrifice even if you dont want
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Abominate: detest
Abominable: detestable
Corrugate: having uneven surface
Corrosive: eating away
Corrode: eat away
Document: prove or support
Corpulent: very fat
Corporeal: physical
Corollary: consequence
Cornice: projective decorative band on wall
Cordon: surround so that no one can enter or come
out
Coquette: flirt
Copious: plentiful
Convoluted: coil
Convivial: festive, supportive, playful
Maze: labyrinth
Conviction: strong belief
Convict: blame
Conveyance: I) vehicle II) transfer
Convex: bulging out
Convent: monastery, cloister
Cabal: a group of plotters who do secret thing to
get political power
Dissidents: a person who oppose the leader even in
the bad situation
Mafia: organized group of criminals
Felon: severe killer
Felony: severe crime
Fell: I) evil or criminal II) cut down (V)
Cache: I) a hiding place II) a secret place in which
arms are placed hidden III) something that is kept
hidden for future use
Latent: hidden
Armada: warship
Cacophonous: loud and unpleasant in sound, harsh
sound, raspy, strident
Euphonious (ant): dulcet, mellifluous
Cadaver: dead body
Cadaverous: extremely pail and thin
Wan: sallow (syn), sickly in color
Wane: decrease
Wax: increase
Cadge: beg, panhandle
Cascade: waterfall
Cataract: big waterfall
Cascade: grotto, small cave
Cavern: big cave
Cadence: rhythmic up and down
Cadenza: solo song
Cajole: to attract somebody by faltering, coax,
blandish, wheedle
Blandishment: flattery
Calamity: disaster
Deluge: heavy rainfall, flood
Deluge of application: many application
Inundate: flood
Spate: flood
Spate of errors: many errors
Spat: minor quarrel
Calculated: I) planned and studied II) deliberate
Calculated affront: calculated slight, intentional
insult
Caldron: large kettle
Trough: large container
Tray: small container
Chalice: holy up for wine without handle, goblet
Tureen: deep bowl
Colander: deep bowl with many holes
Carafe: decanter
Spatula: I) a kind of hand shaped tool in kitchen II)
a kind of instrument used by doctor III) small slice
of fish
Caliber: special ability or quality
Faculty: ability
Impaired: mental faculty
Dement: mad, lunatic, deranged, insane
Calligraphy: art of good handwriting generally by
special pen or brush
Ponderous writing: slow writing
Ponderous elephant: heavy in weight
Gossamer: light in weight
Ponder: think deeply, muse, cogitate, contemplate,
ruminate
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Eschew: avoid
Masticate: chew
Callous: unfeeling, stone-hearted, cavalier, ruthless
Cavalier: arrogant
Cavalry: soldier on horse back
Cavalcade: procession
Callow: immature, juvenile
Rejuvenate: to make young again, revitalize
Fallow: unproductive
Wallow: indulge, roll in
Sallow: wan, sickly in color
Hallow: to make holy, sanctify
Beatify: to make holy for departed soul
Consecrate: to make holy
Anoint: to make holy
(Anointing with oil)
Desecrate: profane, to make unholy
Gallows: cross for death penalty
Pillory: I) punishment tying to cross II) criticize
Calorific: heat producing, giving energy
Calorie: unit of heat or energy
Gallon: unit of liquid
Calumny: slander (false statement to defame
other), slur, aspersions, detraction, libel
Slur: speak unclearly generally after getting drunk
Camaraderie: good friendship
Amiable: friendly, amicable, affable, congenial,
genial, Cordial [cold: distant (ant)]
Cordial: fruit juice in UK and liquor in USA
Amenity: convenient facility
Amnesty: pardon
Platonic: loving not sexually
Amity: friendship
Amenable: friendly and responsive
Polygamist: one who is engaged in multi-marriage
Polyglot: one who knows multi language
Polemical: I) verbal attack II) prickly remark
Podiatrist: leg specialist
Plumb: to measure vertical length, vertical ii)to
examine in depth
Pliant: pliable, flexible
Paced: calm
Pivotal: support
Pique: irritate, irk
Categorical: true
Causal: pertaining to cause and effect
Placebo: innocuous medicine
Cauterize: burn wood
Cimical: thinking that they are doing for
themselves
Curator: manager
Cupidity: greed
Cumility: addition
Culinary: pertaining to cooking
Smelt: to melt ores
Smolder: burn without flame
Sobriety: I) state of being without drunk II)
seriousness
Solvent: able to pay ones debt
Solstice: the longest distance between sun and earth
Conducive ambience: supportive and helpful
environment
Solecism: grammatical mistake
Solace: comfort
Celibate: absent from sex
Centaur: Greece mythological creature
Chameleon: a person with unpredictable nature
Arbiter: judge
Arbitrate: to settle a dispute
Arable: cultivable
Aquiline: crooked
Aptitude: skin
Appurtenances: additional things
Congeal: thicken
Confluence: flowing together, meeting of two
rivers
Amphitheater: oval shaped theater
Amiss: wrong
Amenities: convenient feature
Remiss: neglect
Ameliorate: make better or improve
Aggravate (ant
Ambrosia: food for god
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Amalgamate: mix
Aloft: in the height
Allusion: indirect difference
Allude: refer indirectly
Cessation: stoppage
Cerebral: pertaining to brain
Centurion: roman army officer
Poseur: a person who pertain in order to impress
Posterity: future generation
Posthumous: after death
Postulate: to consider something as true
Posture: affected behavior
Potion: liquid dose
Potpourri: heterogeneous mixture
Predispose: inclined in nature
Preeminent: professionally famous
Preempt: prevent from happening
Prehensile: grasping
Premise: statement
Somber: sad, gloomy
Cameo: I) guest role II) ornament made of shell
Diadem: crown
Circlet: decorative Shari-pin
Spangle: glittering on cloth
Filigree: a delicate ornament made of precious wire
Dog tag: decorative band on uniform
Knickknack: cheap jewelry, trinket, bauble (syn)
Meretricious: too bright and cheap, tawdry
Sleeper: something of little value right now but
latter on its become valuable
Bullion: bar of gold or sliver
Carat: unit of gold or diamond
Camouflage: to hide the reality, conceal
Guise: appearance, semblance
Incognito: disguise under assumed name
Cog: teeth of wheel
Cognitive ability: the ability to recognize other at
ones
Cogent: convincing
Imposter: a person with false identity
Misnomer: wrong name
Baptize: Christian naming
Epithet: naming in order to disparage
Nomenclature: naming
Snippet: part of news or information
Shard: sliver, small pieces
Distorted: twisted
Gloss-over: explain away
Glossary: short description of words
Glossy: shinning, glassy
Candor: frankness
Candid: outspoken
Aboveboard: legal and honest
Mentoring: expert counseling
Mentor: expert teacher, tutor, counselor
Covert: secret
Overt: open
Palliate: reduce but not cure
Canny: I) rat like animal II) scolding woman
Shrewish: scolding (shrewish woman)
Saga: heroic story
Sage: wise person
Presage: bode, prognosticate, foretell
Canon: I) rule II) religious rule III) a book
containing religious rule IV) collection of works
Trilogy: combination of three volumes of books
into one
answer
Tome: big book
Volume: collection of issues
Doggerel: poor verse
Pot boiler: poor novel
Idyllic: serenely pleasant
Capacious: spacious
Specious: seemingly true but false
Capacity: ability, the state of being spacious
Commiserate: to feel sympathy for
others(syn)condole
Communal: II) pertaining to community II) shared
by all
Compact: agreement
Compensate: indemnify, restitute, to keep in
balance
Compensatory: pertaining to compensation
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Complaisant: able to agree
Compliance: obedience, agreement
Complement: something that complement
Accrue: increase (ant) attrition-slightly decrease
Acerbic: sour, bitter
Acidulous: sour
Acoustics: study of sound or sound management
Acrid: sour, acrimonious sour, bitter
Acrophobic: fear of height
Actuarial: calculation
Actuate: motivate
Addendum: addition
Addiction: habituation, wont (syn)
Adorn: decorate
Complaint: grousing
Complicity: involving crime
Accomplish: partner in crime
Comport: expose oneself
Composure: mental calmness, equanimity
Compress: squeeze
Comprise: consist
Compunction: remorse, penitent, rue
Compute: calculate
Concede: agree
Concerted: done together
Promiscuous: lustful, prurient, desiring more sex
Prompt: immediateness
Promulgate: to declare publicly, avow
Phony: fake
Strut: supportive bar, dance or walk with
confidence
Studied: planned
Stultify: thwart, stymie
Stupefy: I) thoroughly confuse II) to make inactive
Stupor: unconscious after getting drunk
Subjective: existing based on mind
Sublime: of high quality
Sublimate: the product of vaporization of solid
Prosaic: dull or un-imagination
Proscenium: front part of stage
Prose: to encourage other to change relation
Prosperity: affluence
Protean: versatile
Caption: I) heading II) additional to the
photograph, cartoon etc.
Chasten: to realize somebody that he/she has done
mistake
Hypocrisy: pretention to be morally better than
he/she really is, cant (syn)
Carapace: crust
Incrustation: hardening
Strata: layer
Stratified: with many layers
Caste: social division
Spine: stud
Stud: decorative item
Spine: margin of book
Prelate: priest
Cardinal: I) head of the church II) very important
Prelate: priest
Ordain: to appoint priest or king
Unfrock: to remove king or priest, defrock
Laity: low class worker of the church
Seminary: a school in which church ministers are
inculcated
Spire: pointed roof of church
Ire: anger, wrath
Crypt: the basement of church that serves as a
tomb
Cryptic: mysterious or secret
Concord: harmony, conformity, congruence,
congruity, compatibility
Accord: agreement
Discord (syn): faction
Faction: a clique in a party who disagree with other
Heartless: unfeeling, callous, cavalier, stone-
hearted, petrified
Dishearten: discourage, deter
Careen: to move in a zigzag way
Lurch (syn): undecided
Waver: fluctuate
Undulate: to be up and down
Caricature: I) imitation of others II) a kind of
distorted picture
Burlesque: humorous performance on the stage
Carillon: a set of bell on the tower which are
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played by means of keyboard
Clapper: striker of a bell
Clangor: continuous resound
Anvil: iron block
Anneal: to increase toughness and reduce
brittleness by heating and cooling
Carrion: rotten flesh
Badinage: teasing conversation
Cull: to select and kill
Winnow: to provide air current
Knead: mix
Macerate: to soften by soaking in liquid

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