GRE WORD COLLECTION By: sml.md40@gmail.com



1. Eccentric: 1. Out of Centre

2. Very Unusual, different from others

Odd eccentric manner, eccentric dress

2. Original: 1. Innovative

2. Old indigenous

3. Introducing something new

Completely original film, original people of the place,

Indigenous culture, Plants, Animals

3. Innovate: 1. Introduce something new

4. Trifling: 1. Unimportant or of little importance

Syn. Trivial

Trifling matters

Trivial person: a person who focus on unimportant matters

5. Sparse: 1. The state of being rare

6. Grades into: 1. Unite, Blend, merge well

7. Land fast: 1. Land like

8. Precarious: 1. Risky

Precarious condition, precarious weather, precarious health, precarious career

2. Factful

9. Orthodox: 1. Traditional(Old opinion)

Orthodox Hindu, Orthodox belief, Orthodox medicine

10. Imperceptible: 1. Impossible to see or notice

11. Perceptible: 1. Easily noticeable

12. Imprecation: 1. Curse

He muttered imprecation.

13. Mutter: 1. To speak under breath

14. Relentless: 1. Constant or continuous

The wind blew relentlessly.

2. very determined or bold

Relentless despot: Tyrant , relentless competitor/enemy/rioter

Relentless nature: harsh: severe

15. Vain: 1. Worthless, futile

Vain attempt or effort

16. Prone to: 1. Likely to (-ve) do or have or suffer from

17. Eminence: 1. Fame or popularity

18. Temperate: 1. Mild

Temperate climate or weather

2. Emotionally calm and controlled

Temperate attitude

3. Moderate

Moderate temp., moderate eater, moderate drinker

19. Notorious: 1. Infamous

Notorious criminal or crime

Notorious question: question very difficult to solve

20. Eminent: 1. professionally famous

An eminent artist

21. Pre-eminent: 1. Extraordinary or greatest or outstanding

A pre-eminent writer

22. Tumult: 1. Confused noise (because of number of people are speaking at the same time)

23. Chaos: 1. Great disorder

24. Tumultuous: 1. Noisy in a confused way

Tumultuous mass of the people/life of the people

25. Provident (+ve): 1. Economical (time, money, energy, resources)

2. Far sighted

He was provident because he made a house at the age of twenty-two.

26. Providential: 1. Luck or favorable

Providential time

27. Dispassionate: 1. Unbiased (+ve), not influenced by emotion

Syn. Impartial

Dispassionate job

28. Invalidate: 1. to prove false

His claims were invalidated. The theory was invalidated.

2. Cancel out

The government decision was invalidated by the court.

29. Obscure: 1. Hide

The sun was obscured by the cloud.

2. To make something hard to understand by using difficult words or language.

The teacher tries to obscure his lecture.

3. to make unclear

The history was obscure without legends.

30. Plausible: 1. Reasonable or likely to be true, possibly true

31. Entitle: 1. to make title

2. Authorized or to make legally valid.

The Pass entitles you to enter.

32. Superficial: 1. Trifling or trivial

Superficial analysis

33. Wane: 1. gradually decreasing

Waning moon

His energy waned.

2. on the wane (Phrase): decreasing

His popularity is on the wane.

34. Wax: 1. gradually increase

Waxing moon

2. To paint a substance on the surface

3. To remove hair

His anger waxed. The furniture was waxed

4. Wax and wane (phrase): fluctuate

His happiness waxed and waned.

35. Moderate: 1. v. gradually decrease (lessen or subside)

The rain moderated.

2. To lead the discussion

The political issue was moderated by the chairperson.

3. Preside

The priest moderating over the religious discussion (Church)

36. Persist: 1. Continue

2. Continue in spite of difficulties

I persisted my study.

37. Vacillate: 1. Fluctuate (to be undecided) (repeatedly change your desires and opinions)

The decision maker vacillated over the issue.

Syn. Waver

My determination vacillated.

The country’s leaders are still vacillating between confrontation and compromise.

38. Disperse: 1. Scatter

39. Distinctive: 1. Different from another

Distinctive flavor of wine

2. of superior quality

Distinctive African music

40. Strive: 1. Try hard (to achieve something)

2. To struggle against

I am striving against poverty.

41. Grapple: 1. Struggle

I am grappling with problems (to grapple with poverty)

Grappling with death , grapple with poverty/difficulty

42. Compelling: 1. Convincing or persuasive

Compelling argument

2. Strong or forceful (compelling reason)

3. Enticing (com-beauty) , attractive

Compelling scene of sight, compelling dance

43. Comely: 1. physically attractive

A comely girl or woman

44. Dictated by: 1. Directed by

45. Caprice: 1. Unpredictable nature or changeable nature (-ve)

The staffs are habitual to the caprices of the manager.

Capricious interest, capricious manager, capricious music

Capricious (not following a typical pattern)

46. Obliging: 1. Helpful (+ve)

Obliging neighbors, obliging friends, obliging passer-by

47. Aesthetics: 1. Beauty in arts, literatures

2. Study of beauty

48. Aesthete: 1. a person who loves beauty or finds beauty in arts, literature, books.

49. Galaxy: 1. a group of intellectual people

50. Instinctive: 1. Natural

51. Distrust: 1. Mistrust

52. Veneration: 1. Deep respect (for quality, age, character)

53. Venerate: 1. To feel or have deep respect (somebody or something is great/holy/old)

Mother Teresa was venerated as a saint.

To venerate the temple/leader/priest/tradition/culture

Syn. Revere

54. Indifference: 1. Lack of interest, concern

2. State of being of average standard

Indifferent food items

I am indifferent to their dispute.

55. Suspicion: 1. Doubt

56. Qualms: 1. Doubt

Syn. Misgivings, reservation

I have some misgivings about the teacher’s quality.

I have some misgivings about the service of the hospital.

57. Reckless: 1. Careless (about unpleasant consequence)

He is spending money or time recklessly.

58. Bewilder: 1. To make somebody thoroughly confused or perplexed.

I was bewildered by the lecture.

Bewildering complexity of the English grammar

59. Obfuscate: 1. to confuse deliberately

The teacher tries to obfuscate the students.

60. Addle: 1. Rotten, not fresh

An addled egg

2. To be unable to think clearly (confuse)

Heat addled brain

61. Reception: 1. Greeting or welcoming

2. Formal party

The wedding reception

62. Novelty: 1. Nov (new or original)

2. Originality or newness

3. Inexpensive jewellery

The X-mass tree was illuminated by novelty.

63. Illuminate: 1. to give light (lumen-light)

2. to decorate with light

The house was illuminated on the occasion of matrimonial ceremony.

3. To decorate with golden or silver color

The manuscript was illuminated.

4. Clarify (informal)

The teacher could not illuminate the problem.

64. Chunk: 1. large piece

Chunk of fruits

2. Long span of time

He spent chunk of time on politics.

65. Fructify: 1. to bear fruits

Fructification process

66. Fruition: 1. Achievement (from fruit)

It is my great fruition.

67. Inimitable: 1. That can’t be imitate (unique) (of one kind)

Inimitable style, inimitable arts

68. Dogma: 1. a set of belief or belief followed by a typical group without doubt

Ant: Hersey

69. Dogmatic: 1. following traditional principle without doubt

Ant:Heretical

70. Hersey: 1. Opinion that is contrary to popular belief

71. Dogmatism: 1. Belief in traditional principle

72. Imaginative: 1. Inventive or creative

Imaginative mind

73. Coin: 1. Invent

Newly coined word

74. Caution: 1. Great care in order to avoid danger or risk

2. Warning (to be careful about danger or risk)

His comment has come as caution.

75. Giant: 1. Powerful and impressive person

76. Peripheral: 1. of the surrounding location

The city and its peripheral villages, peripheral job

2. Secondary

My peripheral profession

3. Extraneous

77. Amateur: 1. Non professional

78. Entomologist: 1. A person studies on insects

79. Stigma: 1. Part of flower

2. Token of disgrace

Stigma in character, social stigma

80. Stigmatize: 1. publically criticize

81. Stigmatization: 1. Public criticize (-ve)

The venal politician was stigmatized.

82. Venal: 1. Taking bribe (3';)

83. Marginalize: 1. To make powerless

2. to keep aside (-ve)

Marginalized society

Marginal: 1. Small and not important

84. Lionize: 1. To treat as a celebrity

The football player was lionized.

85. Lionization: 1. Popularity

86. Spotlight: 1. Focus

87. Foreground: 1. To make something or somebody more important or popular

2. Front

The foreground of the photograph

These political leaders are in the foreground.

88. Transcend: 1. To reach beyond your expectation (transcendent, transcendence)

My awareness transcended

Syn. Exceed

89. Groundless: 1. Baseless

Groundless fear, groundless argument , groundless prediction

90. Transgress: (trans-across/ gress-progress) (-ve)

1. to go beyond the limit of morality

He has transgressed the unwritten law of the society.

91. Subaltern: 1. Lower in rank

Subaltern tribes

2. Helping higher rank

92. Leonine: 1. Very courageous

Leonine person

93. Asinine: 1. Stupid

2. Very silly

An asinine person

94. Saturnine: 1. Gloomy or very sad, serious (sullen)

Saturnine face, saturnine occasion, saturnine place

Fig. dark-skinned (swarthy)

Swarthy face

95. Demanding: 1. Giving sincere attention or very careful

A demanding reader

2. Requiring much effort

Demanding work or task

3. Irritating others by demanding something

96. Acerbic: 1. Sour or bitter (-ve)

2. Bitter or angry: acerbic criticism- bitter criticism acerbic debate-angry debate

Acerbic criticism, acerbic remark, acerbic food item

97. Scathe: 1. Hurt or injure (physical or sentimental) (-ve) (scathing: withering)

Scathing remarks

98. Unscathed: 1. adj. not injured or hurt

The soldier got back unscathed from the battle field.

99. Exacting: 1. Very careful

Exacting analysis: very careful and detailed analysis

2. Requiring much effort or time

Exacting job

3. Demanding much effort or time

Exacting manager or boss

100. Copious: 1. Plentiful or abundant

Copious options, copious notes, copious information

There are copious books in the library.

101. Cornucopia: 1. Symbol of abundant

2. Abundant

Cornucopia of questions, cornucopia of information

102. Meticulous: 1. Giving sincere attention or very careful

A meticulous student, a meticulous analysis, a meticulous teaching

Meticulous analysis: very careful and detailed analysis

Syn. Scrupulous

103. Contemporary: 1. A person belonging to the same time (;dsflng)

2. Belonging to the same time (adj.)

3. syn. Modern

A contemporary jazz/music/poetry

104. Coeval: 1. of the same age (eval-age)

2. Having the same date of origin

Coeval people, coeval companies

105. Miser: 1. Stingy person or greedy person (-ve)

Miserliness: greed

106. Stinginess: 1. Syn. Miserliness

107. Diffident: 1. Lack of confident (lacking of self-confidence) (diffidence)

2. Shy

108. Coy: 1. Shy

109. Frugal: 1. Economical

2. syn. Thrifty

3. Provident

110. Frugality: 1. Thrift

2. being economical

111. Liberality: 1. Generosity

2. Giving freedom

112. Misconception: 1. Wrong belief, mistake on belief

113. Frequent: 1. To visit frequently

The café is frequented by the local people.

2. Happening or doing something often

He is frequent visitor to this country.

114. Novice: 1. Beginner

Syn. Tyro

Syn. Neophyte

2. New or lacking experience

115. Convoluted: 1. Coiled (not straight, twisted)

Convoluted path, convoluted talk, convoluted thinking,

Convoluted mind, convoluted structure Convoluted writing: complex writing

116. Mirror: 1. reflect

117. Labyrinth (N): 1. Coiled path

2. Something that is hard to understand

Syn. Maze

The labyrinth of the English grammar. The labyrinth of the legal system

118. Engage: 1. Involve someone’s interest or attention

2. to fight against

3. to start war

119. Disengage: 1. to stop fighting, to give up war

120. Engaging: 1. Very attractive (adj.)

2. Troth (promise for marriage)

3. Betroth (to promise for marriage)

121. Fanciful: 1. having unusual imagination

A fanciful person, fanciful story/tale

2. unusual and attractive

Fanciful architectural design

122. Fancy (noun): 1. Imagination that is unusual

123. Fancier: 1. Breeder or supplier of animals or plants

A dog fancier

124. Vintner (n): 1. Wine maker and/or seller

125. Chimera: 1. a type of Greece mythical being (lion’s head, goat’s body, serpent’s tail)

2. Great imagination that can’t be fulfilled

His goal is only a chimera.

126. Chimerical (adj.): 1. highly imaginary that can’t be fulfilled

Chimerical goal

127. Serpentine: 1. like a snake, bending, meandering or not straight (tortuous)

Serpentine River, serpentine man/person/path/road

2. Very evil

128. Viper (v.): 1. Poisonous snake

2. a harmful person or evil person

129. Consequential: 1. Happening as a consequence

The heavy rainfall and consequential flood

2. Very important

Consequential decision

130. Inconsequential: 1. not important

Inconsequential decision, inconsequential discovery

131. Involved: 1. Complicated, complex (adj.)

Involved theory, involved ideology

The GRE course is more involved than I thought.

132. Tenet (n.): 1. Principle (l;2fGt)

The fundamental tenet, the central tenet

133. Ideology: 1. A set of belief

Capitalist ideology, Ideology of Karl Marx

134. Bigot (n.): 1. A single minded person who can’t tolerate

A religious bigot, a political bigot

135. Fanatic: 1. Zealot

2. A very aggressive person to support the ideas or belief

A religious fanatic, A national zealot

136. Bigotry: 1. Single mindedness that lacks patience or tolerate

137. Zeal: 1. Great enthusiasm

2. Strong belief, zeal in religion

138. Patience: 1. Ability to accept

139. Bovine: 1. Cow like, cattle like

A girl with bovine eye

2. beef

3. slow moving and dull witted (stupid)

140. Ursine: 1. Bear like

141. Vulpine: 1. Fox like

2. disease (-ve)

3. cunning (w't{)

A vulpine person

142. Vixen: 1. Female fox

2. cunning woman

143. Simian: 1. Monkey like

2. simian face

144. Canine: 1. Dog like

145. Feline: 1. Cat like

2. Preferring isolation

Feline person

146. Urbane: 1. Of the city

2. civilized/polite/suave/polished

147. Pastoral: 1. Of the village-pastoral song, pastoral life

2. pastoral scene

3. of the pastor-pastoral responsibilities

4. relating to pasture-pastoral land, pastoral beauty

148. Bucolic: 1. Of the village or countryside, rustic (typical of country or country people)

2. Bucolic scene

149. Maritime: 1. Of the sea

Maritime law, maritime climate

2. Bordering to the sea

Maritime countries, maritime city

150. Idyll: 1. A poem which describes the peaceful and pleasant place

2. peaceful and pleasant feeling

151. Idyllic: 1. Peaceful and pleasant and beautiful

Idyllic Hamlet (small village/town)

152. Abut: 1. Adjoin

My house abuts onto the road.

153. Abutting: 1. Adjoining

China and its abutting countries

Syn. contiguous

154. Ossify: 1. Turn into the bone or harden

The joints have been ossified.

2. Cease developing or be stagnant or rigid

His opinions ossified, the culture/tradition ossified

155. Osseous: 1. Made of bone

156. Stupefy: 1. To make somebody feel thoroughly confused or surprised

(to stun, baffle, or amaze)

The decision stupefied me.

157. Stave: 1. Break in

The engine stove (past)

158. Stave off: 1. Keep away or remove

The travellers ate fruits to stave off hunger.

To stave off fear/infection/anxiety/hunger

159. Relegate: 1. Demote (demotion), retrograde

The club was relegated.

2. give the responsibility or a work to a person or group

The proposal was relegated to the committee members for discussion.

160. Transmute: 1. Thoroughly change

Syn. Transform

The early criminal transmuted himself into a national hero.

161. Incise: 1. Carve or cut into (in-into, cise-cut)

The surface of the clay pot was incised. The gorge was incised.

162. Lank: 1. Tall or thin

Syn. Lanky, gangling

163. Squat: 1. To seat on heels (6'qm'Ss j:g]_

2. To occupy others property (governmental or private)

3. Short or fat

Squat boy, body, squat tower

165. Brawny: 1. having muscular strength

A brawny weight lifter

Syn. Burly (husky)

166. Brawn: 1. Muscular strength

167. Fair: 1. physically attractive

Syn. comely

168. Meager: 1. Thin or lean

Meager person or animal

2. Insignificant or very little or paltry

Meager salary, meager interest rate

3. of poor quality

Meager books

169. Estimable: 1. Deserving esteem or respect or admiration

Estimable chair person, estimable scholar/ university

170. Heyday: 1. the time in which you feel greatly happy and wealthy or peaceful

171. Tribulation: 1. Great trouble or suffering

Syn. Throes

The tribulations of modern life

172. Tribunal: 1. Court (having authority to deal with particular problem)

The international tribunal

173. Reticent: 1. Un-willing to speak, quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts

He is reticent about his past.

Reticent ruler/regime

174. Chivalry: 1. Bravery (chivalric: very brave)

2. Kindness particular to woman

175. Subsidy: 1. funding by the government or organization

The company was subsidized.

176. Intricacy: plexity

The intricacies of economic policies

177. Ameliorate: 1. to make better or improve (that is bad)

The bad situation was ameliorated

Ant. Aggravate (bad to worse), exacerbate

178. Ascertain: 1. to make sure

2. Find out

It is hard to ascertain the facts.

179. Exacerbate: 1. Worsen (that was already bad)

Syn. Aggravate

The injury has been aggravated.

180. Counterproductive: having the opposite effect to the one which is intended

Increase in taxation would be counterproductive.

181. Overlook: 1. Face

My house overlooks the garden.

2. To ignore as insignificant

To overlook mistakes

182. Renege: 1. Betray (re-back, ege-neg

183. Renegade: 1. A person who betrays (country, political party or person)

2. adj. perfidious (per-non, fid-faith)

Renegade guard of the Indira Gandhi

184. Tiring: 1. Adj. shy/coy

185. Deliver: 1. provide

186. Retreat: 1. Give up or withdraw

The soldiers retreated from war.

2. noun. Inactivity

The project is in retreat.

3. a quitter place

He is in the retreat of the lab.

187. Deliver a promise: 1. To promise

188. Grandiose: 1. Very impressive

Grandiose building, grandiose personality, grandiose plan

2. so great that it is unlikely to complete

Grandiose project (Melamchi), grandiose treaty

189. Anonymous: 1. Having a name that is not publicly known.

Anonymity: 1. Secrecy of name

He requested for anonymity.

190. Thuggery: 1 a violent man, especially a criminal

191. Peer: 1. Look with difficulty or concentration

192. Confront: 1. Meet face to face (face upto a problem)

193. Contort: 1. To become something twisted or make something twisted out of

its natural or normal shape

194. Faze: 1. Unsettle

2. to make somebody feel afraid

Syn. Daunt

Nobody can faze me.

195. Frantic: 1. Hurried or confused

2. widely agitated

196. Bang: 1. Sudden, loud, sharp noise

197. Tirade: 1. A long angry speech

Syn. Diatribe

198. Expletive: 1. A swear word

He dropped the book on his foot and muttered several expletives

under his breath.

199. Flea: 1. A small jumping blood sucking insect

200. Flea market: 1. A street market selling second hand goods

201. Consternation: 1. Anxiety or dismay

The announcement of her retirement caused consternations

among tennis fans.

202. Fortify: 1. Strengthen against attack

2. Invigorate or encourage

3. increase the alcoholic content or nutritious value of

203. Collusion: 1. Secrete co-operation or conspiracy in order to deceive

or for illegal purpose.

Collusion between politicians and security personnel to kill the journalist

204. Connive: 1. To let go a criminal or criminal activity

The prison guard connived at the escape of the prisoner (knowingly)

2. Conspire

3. to pretend to be ignorant

205. Adversities: 1. Difficulties or misfortunes

206. Obloquy: 1. Defamation (ob-not, loq-talk)

2. Dishonor

Smoking on public places is matter of obloquy.

207. Redolent: 1. Sweet smelling (+ve)

Redolent food item, redolent wine

2. having strong smell

Redolent spices, redolent herbs

3. evocative (reminding)

The restaurant is redolent of my village.

208. Infamy: 1. State of being notorious (s'Voft)

209. Infamous: 1. Notorious

Infamous criminal or crime

2. very bad or detestable (3[0ff nfUbf])

Infamous weather, infamous surrounding

210. Droll: 1. of odd or amusing qualities

Droll expressions

211. Vapid: 1. Tasteless, dull or uninteresting, unexciting

Vapid song, vapid poem, vapid stories

212. Arid: 1. Hot and dry

Arid climate of deserts, arid days

The trees are wearing a deserted look as the winter set in

2. Uninteresting or dull

Arid movie

213. Amiable: 1. Sweet tempered (am-love or friend), friendly

An amiable person

2. Pleasant

An amiable writing style, amiable story

214. Apocryphal: 1. well known but lacking authenticity (apo-god)

2. Not verified

Apocryphal stories

215. Apocrypha: 1. Religious document or stories lacking authenticity

216. Canon: 1. A set of religious rule

217. Canonical: 1. Very holy

Canonical Bible

2. Authentic because it has been traditionally approved

Canonical method

218. Pubs: 1. a building where people go to drink and meet their friends

219. Odoriferous: 1. Bad smell

2. Carrying smell

Odoriferous gas (indicating bad smell)

220. Odorous: 1. Giving strong smell

Odorous gas (petrol, kerosene)

221. Malodorous: 1. Bad smelling

222. Fetid: 1. Giving unpleasant or bad smell

Fetid rotten vegetable, fetid water of marsh

223. Absolute: 1. Holding total or complete power

Absolute monarchy Qualified success (limited success)

Qualified monarchy (holding limited power)

224. Despotic: 1. Autocratic

Despotic reign

225. Despot: 1. Tyrant or autocrat

226. Regal: 1. Royal

Regal authority, regal party

2. Splendid (excellent, very good)

Syn. Stately

Stately matrimonial ceremony

227. Perturb: 1. To make somebody worried or disturbed

228. Imperturbable:1. Calm (not easily worried or excited by other), impassivity, steadiness

Imperturbable person, mind, imperturbable dog

229. Skittish: 1. Easily frightened or excited

A skittish horse

2. anxious

Skittish businessman, skittish voter

3. nervous or fearful

Skittish test taker

230. Evince: 1. To show clearly

He evinced an interest in arts.

231. Reassures: 1. To remove doubt or fear

232. Abash: 1. To make somebody feel ashamed or embarrassed

She was ashamed by his earthy remarks.

Syn. Mortify (to make somebody feel ashamed/publicly confused)

233. Earthy: 1. Giving the smell of earth

Earthy herbs, earthy drugs

2. unrefined or vulgar

Earthy language, earthy words, earthy remarks

234. Earthly: 1. Worldly or material

Earthly pleasure

2. of the earth

235. Fete: 1. Honor or celebration or entertain, successful step

2. to honor somebody or celebrate (gfu/Ls clegGbg)

The president was feted on the occasion.

236. Hero: 1. Very courageous person

237. Heroic: 1. Very courageous

Heroic deed

238. Deed: 1. A legal document that shows ownership

2. a thing that somebody does that is usually very good or very bad

239. Brook: 1. A small river

2. tolerate or endure

I brook no criticism/insult/slight.

240. Savage: 1. Maul (fierce and violent-treat roughly)

2. wild

Savage beast

3. harsh and cruel

Savage behavior, savage person

241. Lambaste: 1.To attack verbally or physically

The politician was lambasted by the media.

242. Pillory: 1. A cross for punishment

2. Punishment by tying to cross

(which is kept in the public place for entertainment)

3. verb. To criticize somebody publicly

To ridicule somebody publicly

The student was pilloried in the class.

243. Revile: 1. To make insulting, harsh or critical remarks

He was reviled in the party.

His activities was reviled by all.

244. Abate: 1. Lessen or subside (a-into, bate-reduce)

My tension/Pain has abated.

The rain has abated.

245. Rebate: 1. Discount

246. Discount: 1. Verb. Ignore in order to insult

I was discounted in the party.

247. Denounced: 1. Publicly criticize or disapprove (de-neg, nounce-name)

The violence in Seria has been denounced/condemn.

248. Dominant interest: 1. Phrase. Successful business people

249. Authorization: 1. Legal permission

2. a legal document of permission

3. License

250. Centralization:

251. Central: 1. Very important

Central questions (very important questions)

252. Intensify: 1. To make intense

I have to intensify my study.

The attack has been intensified.

253. Improvise: 1. To perform without planning (to improvise the jazz)

To improvise a speech

2. improvise meal (to prepare meal from what is available when the guest

arrived in the late evening)

I had to improvise the meal.

254. Deleterious: 1. Harmful

255. Nasty: 1. unpleasant

256. Insolvent: 1. Bankrupt , unable to pay debt, not economically sound

Insolvent country or company or person

Wrong state policy could bankrupt corporations: Gorkana Bista

257. Solvent: 1. Economically sound

258. Zealous: 1. Having intense enthusiasm (fervent, ardent, impassioned)

A zealous politician

2. Having strong belief (pu|jfbL)

A zealous religious leader

Ant. smug

259. Smug: 1. Too much satisfied of what you have done

Syn. Complacent (too much satisfied –ve)

The politician was never complacent.

260. Desolate: 1. Unpopulated , deserted of people because it is inhabitable

A desolate hill, desolate moor

2. Cheerless, unhappy or lonely

Desolate widow

Syn. Forlorn

261. Onerous: 1. Burdensome

Onerous responsibility, duty, job, onerous lease, onerous journey

262. Glib: 1. Natural and fluent but not focusing on the subject matter

A glib talker, glib response, glib talk

2. careless, superficial

A glib person (careless person)

263. Intimate: 1. Hint

He intimated that he is going to resign.

The teacher intimated that the chapter was important.

2. having a close and friendly relationship, intimate friend

264. Tarnish: 1. To lose brightness

Tarnished silver

2. To lose gradually, fade away, spoil

His popularity tarnished over the period

265. Untarnished: 1. Undamaged

Untarnished silver, untarnished reputation

266. Metamorphose: 1. To change in form or career

The boy metamorphosed into a successful businessman.

Syn. Transform

267. Impair: 1. Damage

Impaired mental quality, impaired vision, to impair a trust

268. Impugn: 1. To dispute the truth, validity and honesty

269. Coerce: 1. To force an unwilling person to do something, cow, commandeer

The teacher coerced the student into silence.

2. To obtain information using force

The policeman coerced information using torture.

270. Intact: 1. Complete or undamaged, not broken

Intact palace, intact reputation, intact friendship

After 100 of years the palace is still intact. His reputation is still intact.

271. Inquisitive: 1. Curious to ask questions (in-into, qui-question)

Inquisitive students, inquisitive disposition

2. prying (taking interest on others personal matters unnecessarily)

272. Presumptuous: 1. Arrogant (pre-early, sumptuous-reach)

Too much confident that shows lack of respect to other people

Presumptuous talk, presumptuous person

273. Censorious: 1. Very critical (indicating others mistake all the time)

A censorious person

274. Intelligible: 1. Comprehensible

Intelligible teaching method

275. Unintelligible: 1. Hard to understand

Unintelligible teaching method

276. Peninsula: 1. Mass of land surrounded by waters on three sides

The Indian peninsula

277. Insular: 1.narrow minded (not showing willingness towards others culture

traditions or outward world)

2. of the island

3. Isolated

An insular person, insular animal (in difficult condition)

4. difficult situation or state

278. Invert: 1. To turn upside down

279. Convert: 1. Chang from one form to another

2. new arrival typically in religion

280. Advert: 1. To refer

In his speech he adverted about pitfalls of the networking business.

281. Pitfall: 1. A danger or difficulty, especially that is hidden or not obvious at first

282. Pervert: 1. To turn into negative

The justice was perverted.

He was perverted by the city life.

He was perverted by time.

2. to make somebody sexually corrupted

283. Avert: 1. To turn aside

He averted his eyes.

2. prevent from happening

The accident averted.

The pilot tried to avert the accident but he failed.

284. Revert: 1. Return

I reverted to my earlier profession.

The teacher reverted to the subject matter.

285. Technical: 1. relating to mechanics

2. relating to particular sub., art or craft or its techniques

286. Inept: 1. Skill less (in-not, ept-skill)

An inept football coach

287. Adept: 1. Skillful (ad-plus, ept-skill)

288. Adroit: 1. Skillful (skill of hands or minds), very clever

Adroit artist, adroit politician, adroit surgeon

289. Maladroit: 1. skill less or awkward

Maladroit handling of budget in the crisis, maladroit teenager

Ant. Adroit

290. Politic: 1. Wise

2. wise in dealing

291. Impolitic: 1. unwise

292. Apolitical: 1. Not involving in politics

An apolitical organization (u}x|/fhgLlts)

293. Atypical: 1. not normal (rare case), not usual

A typical occasion

294. Aseptic: 1. not contaminated

2. without infection

295. Jargon: 1. Professional language or words i.e. difficult to understand by others

Legal jargon

Syn. argot

296. Argot: 1. Language of typical group (code language, criminal language)

Arcane language

297. Arcane: 1. Known by few people

2. hard to understand

Syn. Esoteric

Esoteric method of meditation

298. Heretofore: 1. before this time, until recently, before now (before but not long ago)

Heretofore history

299. Hitherto: 1. Until now

300. Electrify: 1. Rural electrification

2. highly energize

The leader electrifies the audience.

301. Enthralling: 1. Fascination (absorb total attention)

Enthralling dance, enthralling program, performance

302. Accomplished: 1. Greatly skilled because of achievement

An accomplished graduate/actor/chef

(Accomplish: to succeed in doing or completing something, achieve)

303. Auspicious: 1. Favorable (likely to be successful in future)

Syn. Promising

Auspicious time, Their first meeting was hardly auspicious.

304. Masterful: 1. Skillful

2. having the ability to control

A masterful police inspector

305. Pedestrian: 1. Traveller on foot

2. dull, ordinary, common,(commonplace, trite, quotidian, mundane )

A pedestrian speaker

306. Impede: 1. Hinder (im-not, ped-leg), to bring obstacle

2. to slow the progress

To impede the process or progress

307. Expeditious: 1. Without delay (ex-out, ped-leg)

Expeditious service

308. Stark: 1. severe

309. Rife with: 1. Full of

310. Indifferent to: 1. Lack of interest/concern

2. of average standard

Indifferent food item

311. Apathy: 1. Lack of interest or feelings (a-not, pathy-feelings)

312. Antipathy: 1. Feeling of hatred or dislike (anti-against, pathy-feelins)

313. Sympathy: 1. Positive feelings towards other

314. Empathy: 1. The quality to understand other’s feelings

315. Affable: 1. Easy going or friendly (not easily angered by others)

2. Warm

Affable welcome (warm welcome) He greeted me affably.

316. Irascible: 1. Easily angered (ira-anger)

Irascible person

317. Maintain: 1. Forcefully state

Syn. Assert: to state clearly and firmly syn. Contend

318. Infant: 1. Child

319. Harbinger: 1. Index (a sign which shows something is going to happen soon)

320. Prophetic: 1. Relating to future telling

The prophetic book of the Old Testament

321. Monotonous: 1. Tedious (long and boring because the same thing comes repeatedly)

322. Virtual: 1. Almost but not real

A virtual test

323. Virtually all: 1. Almost all

324. Shore up: 1. support

325. Electorate: 1. voters

326. Besieged: 1. Surrounded by enemies or problems (be-verb, sieg-capture)

The city was besieged by hostile troops.

He was besieged by poverty.

327. Code of ethics:

328. Aloof: 1. Without concern or isolated, not friendly

I remained aloof to their disputes. Syn. Remote, distant

329. Placid: 1. peaceful or calm

Placid mind, placid village

2. with little or no movement

Placid water of the lake

330. Restive: 1. Unable to remain calm bcozyou are not satisfied, anxious or bored

A restive student

331. Skittish: 1. Nervous, excited

332. Tranquil: 1. Peaceful, free from disturbance

Tranquil mind

333. Vociferous: 1. Bearing loud or forceful voice

A vociferous speaker/opponent

2. loud or forceful

Vociferous speech/debate/argument

334. Aloft: 1. In the height

335. Lofty: 1. Tall

Lofty trees, lofty ambitions

336. Disappointing: 1. Frustrating

2. Not as expected

My result was disappointing.

The business was disappointing.

337. Retrospective: 1. Relating to the past (clttsf] lbg) (back see)

2. viewing the past

New statute to have retrospective law

338. Retroactive: 1. Active from the past date

339. Retrograde: 1. Demote (opp. Promote)

340. Retrogressive: 1. Regressive (k|ltudgsf/L) (opp. Progressive)

Retrogressive political party

341. Introspective: 1. Self-examining

342. Circumscribe: 1. To make circle

2. To limit (l;ldt ug]{)

The government circumscribed the power of the president.

343. Circumscribed power: 1. Limited power

344. Prosaic: 1. Dull, unimaginative (pro-essay), uninteresting, unexciting

Prosaic writing, prosaic life style

345. Partial: 1. Of part

2. biased

346. Impartial: 1. Unbiased

347. Jaundiced: 1. Having sick and pale color

Jaundiced face

2. biased because of previous activities

The people are watching the leaders with jaundiced eyes.

348. Low profile: 1. not to attract attention (publicity grfxg])

349. Celebrated: 1. Famous or praised by many

A celebrated artist (+ve)

350. Mysterious: 1. Hard to explain or impossible to explain, strange

2. Unsolved

351. Long-awaited: 1. Waited for long time

352. Fortuitous: 1. Accidental (not by plan), by chance

My arrival in the meeting was fortuitous.

2. lucky or fortunate (informal)

Fortuitous timing to start a business

353. Decorous: 1. Proper in manner, polite and appropriate

Decorous manner

2. noun. Decorum : state of being proper/proper manner

Syn. Seemly: proper syn. Propriety

Ant. Indecorous or unseemly or impropriety

354. Standing: 1. Status or reputation

355. Phony: 1. Fake or non-genuine

Phony documents, phony watch, phony allegation

356. Allegation: 1. Statement without proof

357. Allege: 1. To state without proof

358. Unqualified: 1. Not qualified

2. complete

Unqualified success

Qualified success: limited success

359. Unprincipled: 1. Not following proper principle

Unprincipled politician

360. Regional: 1. Of the region

Regional administration

2. unsophisticated or narrow minded

Regional attitudes

Syn. Provincial:1. of the province

Provincial government

2. narrow minded or unsophisticated

Provincial attitude/person

Provincial political parties (Iflqo bn)

361. Nonmetropolitan: 1. Not metropolitan

362. Metropolis: 1.Large city

363. Susceptible: 1. Vulnerable, easily influenced by feelings and emotions

Susceptible economy

364. Buoyant: 1. Floating (t}/g])

Buoyant object on the water

2. Cheerful

Buoyant face

3. sound (economy)

Buoyant economy

365. Cumbersome: 1. Burdensome (onerous), large and heavy, difficult to carry

Cumbersome name, cumbersome process

Cumbersome table (difficult to move)

366. Suave: 1. Sophisticated, confident and elegant

A suave professor

367. Elegant: 1. Beautiful, good, attractive , graceful (elegance)

Elegant baby, elegant dress, elegant manner, elegant meal

2. clever and simple

Elegant solution to the problem

368. Feckless: 1. Unthinking or irresponsible

Feckless exploitation of natural resources, feckless husband

2. Careless, reckless

3. lacking in efficiency or vitality

Feckless teacher

369. Lackluster: 1. Dull, unexciting, uninteresting (luster-brightness)

Lackluster face, lackluster performance, lackluster writing

370. Foolhardy: 1. Courageous but unplanned

Syn. Rash

Rash person

371. Tedious: 1. Syn. Monotonous

2. long boring that comes repeatedly

372. Culpable: 1. Responsible & Deserving blame for having done smthing wrong

373. Mutter: 1. To speak in an inaudible way

2. To speak under breath

374. Rebuke: 1. Scolding

2. strongly and formally criticize, disapprove

Syn. Reprimand

Censure

375. Reproof: 1. Rebuke or scolding

376. Loquacity: 1. Talkativeness

Adj. loquacious: talkative

Loquacious children

377. Probity: 1. Great honesty, adherence to highest principles

A man of probity

378. Guile: 1. Cunning intelligence in order to deceive

Syn. Sly intelligence

Sly: cunning syn. Wily syn. Duplicity

379. Beguile: 1. To use cunning intelligence in order to deceive others, cheat

380. Guileless: 1. Honest, simple

A guileless person

Ant. Guileful: deceptive

381. Impassive: 1. Not showing feelings or emotions

Impassive expression or mood

382. Impassioned: 1. Strongly emotional (im-into, passion-strong feeling), fervent

Impassioned speech

383. Infiltrate: 1. Pass through

Infiltration process

2. pass through secretly in order to get information

384. Resentment: 1.feeling of anger or annoyance because you have been

unfairly treated (from resent)

syn. Indignation (not prestige)

385. Ambiguous: 1. Unclear, having different meanings

Ambiguous constitution, ambiguous statement

2. uncertain (on business)

The company is ambiguous

386. Vocal: 1. Relating to voice

2. forceful or strong speech in the public place

Vocal speech

387. Facet: 1. Front part of gemstone

The facet of diamond

2. Feature, aspect, part

The student has many facets.

388. Multifaceted: 1. Having many facet

Multifaceted diamond, multifaceted student

389. Salient: 1. Very important or significant

2. easy to see or notice

Salient error

390. Unanimous: 1. Agreed by all (;j{;Ddt) (un-one, nim-mind)

Unanimous decision, unanimous declaration of independence

Noun. Unanimity: agreed by all

391. Enigmatic: 1. Mysterious or hard to interpret (from enigma)

Enigmatic smile, enigmatic life of the poet

392. Pith: 1. Soft or spongy tissue

2. central part or theme

What is the pith of the passage?

393. Pithy: 1. Having soft or spongy tissue

Pithy lemon, orange, plant

2. using few or effective words

Pithy saying, pithy poem

394. Kernel: 1. The most inner part of the fruit

2. grain

3. theme or central point

What is the kernel of the passage?

395. Stalk: 1. To follow furtively (in hunting), to move slowly or quietly

The lion was stalking the zebra.

She claimed that he had been stalking her over a period of three years.

396. Furtive: 1. Secret so that the concerned one may not notice you

(marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious)

The policeman is following the thief furtively

Furtive glance

397. Sheaf: 1. Small bundle

Sheaf of stalks, sheaf of paper

398. Essence: 1. Gist

Syn. crux

399. Succinct: 1. Using few and effective words (clearly expressed)

Syn. Concise

Succinct writing report, keep your answer as succinct as possible

400. Motif: 1. A type of art or pattern, dotted pattern

2. theme based on which a story, play or drama or film is developed

401. Ambivalent: 1. Having two conflicting emotions at the same time

2. ambiguous (unclear)

402. Equivocate: 1. To speak unclearly in order to deceive

403. Equivocal: 1. Speaking unclearly in order to deceive

Equivocal statement

404. Persuasive: 1. Providing good reasoning

405. Refute: 1. Prove wrong

2. reject

Syn. Repudiate

Syn. Rebut, controvert

406. Choreograph: 1. Compose the sequence of steps and moves for a dance

407. Sculpt: 1. Carve or shape

408. Crab: 1. A sea creature with hard cell

2. Bad tempered person

3. a machine that is used to uplift another machine or equipment

409. Regenerate: 1. Grow again

2. to have spiritual rebirth

Regeneration of Buddha

3. the issue generated

410. Generate: 1. Produce

To generate new ideas

411. Entrench: 1. To make strong from the very foundation

entrenched habit, tradition, culture

I want to entrench (strengthen) my position in the office.

412. Spawn: 1. To produce eggs

The parents spawned an elegant baby. (humorous)

2. To produce in large numbers

The decision spawned unpleasant consequences.

413. Pawn: 1. Personal security officer (PSO)

2. a person who is used by others (ef8fsf] 66\6')

414. Yield: 1. Noun. Production

2. verb. Produce

My effort could not yield desired result.

3. Surrender: 1. To give up under pressure or to admit under pressure (cede)

(bafadf l:jsfg]{ cyjf bafadf 5f8\bLg])

415. Beget: 1. Produce (syn. Father)

Love begets love

2. to make something happen

Violence begets violence

416. Excise: 1. (ex-out, cise-cut) surgically cut off

The tumor was excised.

2. Delete or remove

The unnecessary part of the article was excised.

3. a government tax on some good made, sold or used within country

417. Mesmerize: 1. Fascinate (to have such a strong effect on you that you cannot give

your attention to anything else) (cfs{lift ug]{)

Mesmerizing song or music

Syn. Hypnotize

418. Profane: 1. Verb. To treat holy objects without respect

They profaned the tomb. (6'd)

419. Pulsate: 1. To beat faster and regularly

His heart pulsated.

2. to be full of excitement or energy

420. Rend: 1. Tear into pieces or two parts (past. Rent)

The child was rend in the accident. (Rofltg] , WjhfWjhf x'g])

The peace process is about to rend.

421. Repress: 1. Suppress (bafpg')

To repress feelings, anger

To repress the demonstration (k|b{zgnfO bafpg])

422. Trauma: 1. Deeply distressing and disturbing experience

Syn. Emotional shock

423. Hubbub: 1. Long and confused noise (xNnfvNnf)

A hubbub of shouting or laughter

2. confused and busy condition or situation

I could not decide anything at all because of hubbub.

424. Humility: 1. Politeness, humbleness

They greeted us with sincere of humility.

425. Effusive: 1. Having or showing excessive feelings.

Effusive greeting, effusive speech/thanks/welcome/praise

2. pouring out or overflowing

Effusive lava

Syn. Gushy (u;L)

Gushy speech, gushy welcome

426. Gusher: 1. Oil well

Effusive gusher

427. Effusion: 1. Overflowing with feeling

428. Extrude: 1. To come out with force (ex-out, trude-direction)

Lava extruded from volcano

2. to bring metal or plastics into shape by pushing from inward

429. Egoism: 1. Focusing owns interest

430. Alacrity: 1. Cheerful readiness or eagerness (tTk/tf, pT;'stf)

2. Promptness or swiftness (celerity, briskness, willingness)

He received my invitation with alacrity.

431. Recede: 1. Gradually decreasing (wane, moderate, decrease, fade)

2. vanish or disappear from view

The airplane receded.

432. Retreat: 1. Give up or withdraw

The soldiers retreated from the war.

2. noun. Inactivity (lgliqmotf)

The project is in retreat.

433. Sublimate: 1. To express indirectly in order to make it socially acceptable

The artist sublimated his erotic feelings into a series of arts.

Syn. Channel

434. Erotic: 1. Relating to sex

435. Sublime: 1. Of high quality

Sublime beauty, sublime performance, sublime confidence (overconfidence)

436. Subliminal: 1. Affecting your mind unknowingly (affecting subconscious mind)

2. below perceptible level

Subliminal advertisement, subliminal message

437. Strew: 1. Scatter in an untidy way

To strew flower (k'ikj[i6L), to strew books, paper

438. Untidy: 1. Not organized

Untidy dress (gldnfOsg nufpg])

2. untidy theory or principle

439. Tidy: 1. Organized

anize therefore clear to understand (tidy principle)

440. Steep: 1. (from stoup-container) saturate (8'jfpg])

He is steeped in happiness.

The city is steeped in glory.

2. of a slope

441. Succor: 1. Help who is in distress or difficulty

442. Minister: 1. Verb. To help

Church minister, to minister the poor

443. Allegory: 1. Symbolic story, poem, picture

444. Treatise: 1. Carefully and thoroughly written article or book on a subject

(from treaty)

445. Tract: 1. Indefinite land

A tract of desert, a tract of forest

2. a pamphlet on religious matter

446. Crypto-Zoology: 1. The science or study in which beings without scientific

verification are studied

447. Autopsy: 1. Official examination of a dead body in order to identify the cause of death

or the extent of the disease

The autopsy of Michel Jackson

Syn. Post-mortem

448. Barrage: 1. Barrier (a/fh)

2. continuous firing (bombardment)

A barrage of projectiles, a barrage of shots, British Barrage Rocket

3. a barrage of questions, criticism, blames (large no. of)

449. Promulgate: 1. Publicize or declare publicly, proclaimed, announced

2. put into effect (nfu" x'g]), implement

The new law was promulgated.

Time-bound calendar to accomplish promulgation of constitution

450. Cull: 1. Select and kill (bird flu)

The rats were culled.

2. to select

The teacher culled some stories from Greece Mythology.

3. to select and reject

Freshly culled flower

451. Decant: 1. Pour

The wine was decanted.

He decanted his feelings.

452. Decanter: 1. A container for alcoholic drinks or chemicals

453. Carafe: 1. decanter generally for alcohol

454. Decimate: 1. To kill in large number or quantity

The fruits were decimated by blight. (disease)

The villagers were decimated by disease.

455. Annihilate: 1. To destroy completely

The city was annihilated in the war.

The troops were annihilated. Bombs annihilated the city.

2. to defeat (fail) complete

The LTTE was annihilated.

His opponents were annihilated in the last election.

456. Pulverize: 1. Crush into pieces (lk:g])

2. to defeat completely

The LTTE was pulverized.

457. Rout: 1. Noun. Complete defeat (k/f:t)

The rout of the LTTE

458. Harbor: 1. Sea harbor

2. to provide shelter (;+/If0f lbg])

Some people believe that Pakistan is harboring terrorist.

The fruit harbors bacteria.

He is harboring ill-will. (b':dgL)

459. Grill:1. Interrogate (s]/sf/)

The thief was grilled by the policeman.

The thief was interrogated..

460. Put into effect: 1. Implement

Syn. promulgate

461. Hew: 1. To cut away using ax or similar tool

462. Hew to: 1. Adhere (faithfully)

He hewed to the principal.

463. Abrogate: 1. Cancel out, invalidate (vf/]h ug]{)

To abrogate the treaty.

464. Abolish: 1. Eliminate (pGd'ng), remove

To abolish the slavery

465. Annul: 1. Cancel out (no legally valid)

To annul the treaty, law, decision

466. Rescind: 1. Cancel out

Rescind the law or decision

Syn. Revoke (vf/]hL)

Syn. Repeal

467. Irrevocable: 1. That can’t be canceled (ir-not, revoke-cancel)

Irrevocable decision

468. Philology: 1. The study of how language or words develop

469. Parlance: 1. Language (par-similar, lance-language)

The doctors used their own parlance.

The parlance of the advertisement is lucid. (clear)

Common/legal/modern parlance

470. Patois: 1. (Kof6\jf) local language or dialect

(Pp6} efiff 7fpFF cg';f/ leGgfleGg} pRrf/0f x'g])

471. Polyglot: 1. A person who knows many languages

472. Argot: 1. Slang

2. arcane language

1. known by few people

2. hard to understand

473. Jargon: 1. Professional language or words

474. Colloquy: 1. Informal language (jf]nLrfnLsf] efiff) (loq-talk)

2. vernacular language

475. Requisite: 1. necessary

476. Exorbitant: 1. Highly excessive (clt dxuf]+)

Exorbitant price, exorbitant fee

477. Astronomical: 1. Relating to astronomy

Astronomical research

2. huge (ljzfn)

Astronomical price: highly excessive price

478. Prohibitively expensive: 1. So expensive that you can’t afford it

The fee of the university is prohibitively expensive.

479. Superfluous: 1. Unnecessary or extra

because it is more than needed (super-very, fluous-flow)

superfluous writing, (rfxLg] eGbf j9L /fv]sf]) This description is superfluous.

480. Episodic: 1. Loosely connected (n';) lose(n'h)

Episodic stories

2. occurring at intervals

Episodic volcanic eruption

481. Execrable: 1. Inexpensive and of poor quality

Execrable wine

482. Tempestuous: 1. Stormy (cfFwL)

Tempestuous evening

2. turbulent or greatly disturbed

Tempestuous political situation

3. strong and turbulent or having conflicting emotions

A tempestuous woman

483. Gale: 1. Forceful wind or storm

Gale of laughter, gale of tears

484. Objectionable: 1. That can’t be accepted

Objectionable teaching

485. Unobjectionable: 1. Not objectionable (of average standard)

Unobjectionable performance

486. Jubilant: 1. Greatly happy or over joyed because of success

487. Mischievous: 1. Bad tempered

Mischievous child

488. Undue: 1. Inappropriate because it is excessive

Undue thinking, undue criticism (rflxg] eGbf j9L)

489. Scant: 1. Little or insignificant

Syn. Scanty

Verb. To provide in a little amount

To provide unwillingly, scant attention

490. Grudging: 1. Unwilling

Grudging respect

491. Begrudge: 1. To give unwillingly (be-verb, grudge-unwilling)

He begrudges me some money.

He begrudged respect to the teacher.

492. Immoral: 1. Not moral

2. improper

493. Expedient: 1. (ex-out, ped-leg) suitable or necessary for a typical purpose

although it is improper

The sale of Alaska was an expedient step.

494. Expeditious: 1. Without delay

Expeditious service

495. Exhilarating: 1. Giving a lot of enjoyment or fun

Exhilarating regatta (/]u6f)

496. Regatta: 1. Boat racing

497. Exempt: 1. Not subjected to obligation (jfWo gx'g])

ETS is a tax exempt company. Duty exempt

498. Exiguous: 1. Scanty, little amount

499. Exotic: 1. Unseen before therefore interesting

Exotic mountains, views

2. not native, foreign (cfofltt)

Exotic birds, animals

500. Expansive: 1. Open, demonstrative and communicative

The student is expansive.

501. Extant: 1. Still in existence, still surviving

Extant manuscript

502. Facetious: 1. Treating serious subject with humor deliberately (knowingly) (km]l;;;\)

Syn. Flippant (silly and improper)

Stop being facetious, this is serious.

503. Brazen: 1. Shamelessly open

Brazen behavior, He was brazenly promoted.

He was brazenly appointed to the post.

504. Auspicious: 1. favorable

505. Audacious: 1. Bold, daring and fearless, willing to take risk

The audacious decision bewildered me.

506. Wrest away: 1. Pull away by force

507. Oligarchy: 1.rule by few people (oli-few)

508. Sovereignty: 1. Supreme power or authority

509. Interregnum: 1. The period or state in which there is no ruler in the country

(inter-period, reg-regin)

510. Regime: 1. Prescribed list of diet to make sound health

511. Regicide: 1. Killing of king and/or queen

512. Stolid: 1. Calm, tranquil, peaceful, repose

Stolid mind

513. Stolidity: 1. calmness

514. Exasperation: 1. Irritation or annoyance or anger (from exasperate)

515. Wax: 1. Make a recording (music)

516. Parody: 1. To imitate humorously

I am trying to parody the song.

2. humorous imitation

The parody of the song

517. Convoke: 1. Gather at a place for a typical purpose (con-together, voke-call)

518. Gouge: 1. Overcharge

2. deeply scratch

3. deeply crave

519. Carve: 1. To cut into flat pieces

Carve the Torquay

520. Yoke: 1. Verb. Unite (h'jf)

I yoked to the job throughout my career.

521. Wean: 1. To make a baby habitual to solid food (to stop breast feeding)

2. wean off: to make somebody stop bad habit

522. Wizardry: 1. Magic

2. great skill

523. Alarm: 1. signal to make somebody aware

524. Foresee: 1. To see future, predict

The astrologer could foresee his death.

525. Witticism: 1. Short humorous saying (wit-humor)

526. Witless: 1. Stupid or very silly

Witless person, witless activity, witless remarks, witless question

527. Perplexity: 1. Bewilderment or great confusion

528. Nostalgia: 1. Desire for the past including homesickness (nos-knowledge)

The bard was nostalgic.

529. Bard: 1.verbal poet (cf;'slj)

Kabir was a bard.

530. Invaluable: 1. Priceless

531. Invigorate: 1. Energize (in-into, vigor-energy)

The brisk morning walks invigorate me.

532. Astral: 1. Relating to star

533. Aster: 1. A star like flower

534. Etiolated: 1. Without vigor or feeble

Etiolate: to cause to appear pale and sickly

535. Singular: 1. Alone

2. Unique, exceptional, odd

Singular method/skill

536. Circumscribed: 1. To make a circle

2. to limit

To circumscribe the power

537. Undermine: 1. Gradually weaken, challenge

The prime minister’s power was undermined.

2. weaken

To undermine the conclusion

538. Sidereal: 1. Relating to stars that are far away

539. Feeble: 1. Weak

540. Foible: 1. a minor flaw in character (from feeble)

The citizens overlooked the politician’s foible.

541. Bearing: 1. Behavior

542. Comportment: 1. Behavior (the way in which sb/st behaves)

She won admiration for her comportment during the trial.

543. Comport: 1. Behave: to present yourself

Comported myself with confidence

544. Composer: 1. Mental calmness

Syn. Equanimity (equ-equal, anim-mind or soul)

A poet with equanimity

545. Resoluteness: 1. Strong determination

546. Legislation: 1. Law making

2. law or set of laws

Legislation against smuggling

547. Enact: 1. To make a law

548. Outlaw: 1. A person who breaks the law

2. bar

The terrorist organization was outlawed.

Outlawed political parties

549. Peregrination: 1. Long and slow journey (meandering) (wandering)

I befriended him on his peregrination.

550. Traverse: 1. Travel across

He traversed in USA.

551. Prestidigitation: 1. Magic

2. trick (sleight of hand)

He used prestidigitation to receive money from his parents.

He used prestidigitation in business.

552. Wangle: 1. To obtain something by persuading

I wangled some money out of my parents.

I wangled an invitation from the party.

553. Elect: 1. Decide

I elected to stay at home.

554. Carnage: 1. Mass killing and wounding

Hundreds of people were killed in the carnage.

555. Holocaust: 1. Destruction by fire or wire

Holocaust by Hitler, nuclear holocaust by USA

556. Unprovoked attack: 1. Attack without any reason

557. Assassination: 1.killing of a politician or religious leader

The assassination of Bhutto

558. Massacre: 1. Defenseless killing

The royal massacre

2. to kill from own side

3. to defeat easily

The team was massacred.

4. to spoil

They massacred the dance

559. Strangle: 1. To kill somebody by pressing neck or throat

Syn. throttle

560. Ravage: 1. To destroy completely

The disease ravaged the villagers.

The ravage of time (phrase)

2. Unseen attack of time

The ravage of time left the house untouched.

3. Sign of old age

I can see ravage of time on your face.

561. Cull: 1. Select and reject (ljofF s]nfpg])

562. Stab: 1. To plunge knife

He was stabbed to death.

563. Hack: 1. Illegally copy or download

2. cut forcefully

The branches of trees were hacked.

He was hacked to death.

3. n. a newspaper writer who writes in dishonest way for money

564. Hack eyed: 1. Common, unoriginal, uninteresting

The teacher delivered a hack eyed lecture/speech/remarks.

565. Banal: 1. Trite (unoriginal or overused)

A banal lecture

2. Uninteresting because it is common

Banal temple, banal site

566. Arrest: 1. Draw

I want to arrest your attention.

2. to stop

To arrest the disease, to arrest the blood flow

567. Arresting: 1. Having the authority to arrest

An arresting police officer

2. eye-catching or interesting, unusual

Arresting gods in Kathmandu, arresting site

3. stopping (/f]Sg]) (blood flow, disease)

568. Amorphous: 1. Shapeless (not having typical shape)

2. vague, ill-organized or unclassified

Amorphous statement, amorphous ideas/principle

569. Verbose: 1. Wordy

Verbose structure

Syn. Prolix: a prolix structure, lix: word

570. Lexicon: 1. Dictionary (le-word)

571. Lexicographer: 1. A person who prepares a dictionary (dictionary complier)

572. Dyslexia: 1. Fast ability to read or write (it is a cerebral process)

Dyslexic leader, he is dyslexic

573. Cerebral: 1. Relating to brain

Cerebral question, theory, cerebral hemisphere

2.Requiring time to understand (very difficult because it is intellectual)

Cerebral question, cerebral argument

574. Cerebration: 1. Thought or thinking

His cerebration is always wrong

575. Sere: 1. Dry (sere forest)

576. Serene: 1. Peaceful

Serene village, serene mind

577. Serenity: 1. peacefulness

578. Sententious: 1. Moralistic (it may be pompous)

The pop delivered a sententious preaching. (k|jrg)

579. Recalcitrant: 1. Stubbornly disobedient (uncooperative, refusing rules/orders)

Recalcitrant teenagers/prisoner/student

2. unmanageable

Syn. Froward

580. Stubborn: 1. Determined not to change your opinion or attitude

581. Vaunted: 1. Often praised (when talked) as being very good (+ve)

A vaunted player, a vaunted team

582. People: 1. Inhabitant (peopled by)

583. Palpitate: 1. To beat faster and irregularly (Pulsate)

He is palpitating with fear or coldness.

584. Hoard: 1. To pile up or collect secretly (collect and hide) (-ve)

2. to hold property

585. Amass: 1. Collect or pile up

586. Amiss: 1. Wrong

Amiss approach to the question

Adj. amiss

587. Remiss: 1. Negligent (nfk/jfxL ug]{)

I am remiss about payment. I am remiss about my exam.

588. Horde: 1. Group

The prime minister was surrounded by horde of journalist.

Syn. Throng

A throng of photographers.

589. Scent: 1. To spread perfume

2. To identify through smell

The dog scented the criminal.

I scented insecurity.

590. Scorch: 1. Burn the surface

The table was scorched by hot pan.

591. Scoff: 1. Mock (to laugh somebody/something in an unkind way)

The teacher was scoffed in the classroom.

2. to eat quickly

He scoffed breakfast.

592. Gorge: 1. To eat greedily (nf]lekf/fn] vfg])

593. Guzzle: 1. To drink greedily

The device guzzled electricity.

My motorbike guzzles petrol. He guzzled wine.

594. Caustic: 1. Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

2. scathing or biting remark

595. Scathe: 1. Hurt, injure

596. Innocuous: 1. Harmless

Innocuous fungus

2. inoffensive or harmless

Innocuous question, innocuous remarks

597. Lumber: 1. Timber

2. to move in a clumsy (awkward) way

A lumbering elephant, a lumbering truck

598. Lumber jack: 1. Wood cutter

599. Awkward: 1. Difficult

Awkward questions

2. not easily reachable

Awkward location

3. inconvenient or uncomfortable

The child is sleeping awkwardly. Awkward environment, awkward weather

600. Tenebrous: 1. Dark or shadow, obscure

Tenebrous sky in the monsoon

601. Somber: 1. Dark color

Somber sky, somber face, somber suit

2. very sad or gloomy or serious

602. Defection: 1. Deserting owns country or organization In favor of hostile or organization

603. Defector: 1. A person who deserts country or organization in favor of hostile country

or organization

604. Repatriate: 1. To go back or send back to your own country (re-back, patriate-father)

The Bhutanese refuse are seeking for repatriation.

I had to repatriate money for my old parents.

605. Expatriate: 1. Noun. A person who settles abroad (ex-out, patriate-father)

American expatriates in Canada.

2. verb. to settle abroad

3. adj. settling abroad

Expatriate export

606. Expatiate: 1. To talk or write on a subject thoroughly for a long time (pati-long)

I am expatiating on Hinduism.

They are expatiating on/upon the national issues.

607. Peripatetic: 1. Not working at a place

Peripatetic nature of my job

608. Peripatetic teacher: 1. A teacher who teaches at different institutions

609. Cessation: 1. Stoppage

Cessation of war, cessation of hostility

610. Fervent: 1. Having or showing intense feeling or enthusiasm

2. zeal

A fervent supporter, fervent opponent, fervent debate: heated debate

611. Fervency: 1. Intense feeling or enthusiasm

Fervor: intense feeling or enthusiasm

Religious fervor

612. Bounty: 1. Great generosity

Nature’s bounty

2. abundance

3. large amount of money given by the government

The early civilization is considered the bounty of Nile river.

613. Exploitation: 1. Thoroughly use

614. Rhetoric: 1. Art of using language in order to impress

I am fond of Pluto’s rhetoric.

615. Proliferate: 1. Rapidly increase or multiply

The number of tourist has proliferated.

616. Prolific: 1. Huge

Prolific use of pesticide

2. producing much or many

Syn. Productive

A prolific author, a prolific tree, a prolific land, a prolific woman

617. Conduit: 1. Pipe for water or wire

2. messenger

3. port (aGb/ufx)

618. Burgeon: 1. Go rapidly or multiply (proliferate)

Burgeoning tree, burgeoning economy, burgeoning industry

2. rapid growth

Burgeoning of tourist

619. Surfeit: 1. Great amount of food or something (that is more than needed)

Surfeit of food/choices

2. verb. To be greatly enough (more than needed)

Surfeited shopping, surfeited with wine (satiate-t[Kt)

620. Corpulent: 1. Fat

Corpulent person

621. Ample: 1. Greatly enough (large number)

2. fat (in order to avoid offence, euphemism)

You are ample.

3. ample chair, seat (comfortable)

622. Semantic: 1. Relating to meaning of language or logic

623. Tlamatinime: 1. Those who know

624. Nuance: 1. Slight distinction (in meaning, sound, color)

I can see nuance in your face. Nuance in color

There is some nuance between two words.

625. avail of: 1. use

626. Juxtapose: 1. To keep side by side

627. Connote: 1. To provide meaning

628. Mentor: 1. Experienced teacher

629. Resort to: 1. adopt

630. Stew: 1. A dish of meat or vegetable cooked in liquid

631. Recipe: 1. Method of cooking

2. a list that is likely to act

A recipe for success

632. Subtlety: 1. Actual test

633. Pungent: 1. Giving sharp smell

Pungent remark (caustic remark)(Joª\UofTds)

2. bitter reality (pungent reality)

634. Satiate:1. To be satisfied with eating (not for thirst)

To satiate curiosity, hunger, desire

Syn. Sate

635. Overwhelmed: 1. To have intense feelings (both +ve or –ve)

Overwhelmed by happiness/sadness

2. cover (5f]Kg]), overflow

The bridge was overwhelmed by flood.

3. defeat or over power (k/f:t ug'{)

The team was overwhelmed (defeated)

4. to kill the actual taste

The excessive use of onions overwhelms the subtlety of meat.

636. Zesty: 1. sharp

637. Masticate: 1. Chew

638. Deplete: 1. To reduce something by large amount so that there is no enough left

639. Luxuriant: 1. Healthy grow

640. Adept: 1. Skillful

641. Gauche: 1. Awkward when dealing with people and often saying or doing wrong thing (u;)

2. socially awkward (unaware of social behaviors)

A gauche villagers

Syn. Skill less

642. Exemplary: 1. Providing a good example for people to copy (pbfx/l0fo)

2. worthy of imitation

Exemplary arts

643. Prosaic: 1. Dull, uninteresting

Prosaic life style

644. Unstinting: 1. Generous

Giving generously

He is unstinting to praise.

645. Hideous: 1.very Ugly

Hideous face

2. disgusting (3[0ff nfUbf])

Hideous crime

646. Limpid: 1. Clear

Limpid water of the river, limpid eyes

647. Fatuous: 1. Stupid, very silly

Fatuous question

648. Teratoid: 1. Monstrous, referring ugly (/fIf; h:tf]) (from the monster’s name)

2. monstrously distorted (8/nfUbf] lsl;dn] jfªuLPsf])

Teratoid face

649. Bonny: 1. Attractive or beautiful

2. plump and healthy looking

A bonny baby or child, bonny tomato

3. bonny sum of money

650. Decorous: 1. Having proper manner

2. proper

651. Felicitous: 1.Congrats, suitable, giving a good result

652. Reticent: 1. Unwilling to speak

2. rude, aggressive, noisy, self-assertive

653. Whimsical: 1. Unusual and not serious in the way

2. capricious/changeable

3. humorous, playful, fantastic

654. Pithy: 1. Using few and effective words

Pithy saying

655. Conformist: 1.following traditional principle without correction (from confirm)

656. Flawless: 1. Without error, perfect

Flawless character/flawless image/flawless diamond/flawless English

657. Arduous: 1. Pain taking/hard, involving a lot of effort and energy (ard-hard)

658. Facile: 1. Easy or that requires little effort (ˆof;n)

2. effortless (facile victory)

3. doing or performing easily

facile explanation (superficial explanation, simplistic explanation)

facile teacher, facile orator/driver

659. Glib: 1. Fluent but not focusing on subject matter

660. Implacable: 1. That can’t be placated (zfGtkfg{ g;lsg]), that can’t be pacified

Implacable enemy, implacable advance of enemies

2. relentless (that can’t be stopped)

661. Feminine roles: 1. Weak roles

662. Forlorn: 1. Unhappy and isolated

Forlorn widow

663. Desolate: 1. Unhappy and isolated

2. deserted of people or unpopulated because of being bleak

Desolate hill, desert, moor

664. Bleak: 1. Unsuitable, cold and unpleasant (not hopeful and encouraging)

Bleak future/chance/economic climate

665. Moor: 1. A high open area of land not used for farming

666. Doughty: 1. Persistent and brave

Doughty soldiers

667. Magnanimous: 1. Greatly generous, kind, forgiving especially for enemies

Magnanimous gift

Syn. Munificent

668. Bellicose: 1. Warlike, aggressive or combative

Bellicose person

669. Unanimous: 1. Fully in agreement

2. agreed by everyone involved

She is a unanimous character in this drama.

670. Tenuous: 1. Very weak or slight

Tenuous link, tenuous relationship

2. precarious relationship (vulnerable)

Tenuous relationship between India and Pakistan

3. rare or thin

Tenuous cloud, tenuous oxygen

671. Nebulous: 1. Unclear (nebula-cloud) or hard to understand

Nebulous reading passage, nebulous sky

672. Hazy: 1. Unclear (haze-t''jfnf])

Hazy sunrise, hazy reading passage

673. Substantial: 1. Large or significant

Substantial salary, income, substantial increase in price

674. Insubstantial: 1. Little or insignificant

675. Measured: 1. Very careful (adj.)

Measured tone while speaking

2. slow and even

Measured pace

676. Slender: 1. Slim, thin on attractive way

Slender body

677. Profuse: 1. Abundant

Profuse resources

678. Bleak: 1. Cheerless

Bleak face

2. without decoration, simple, (lacking attraction)

Bleak room

3. cold and miserable

Bleak morning, bleak winter season

679. Dingy: 1. Cheerless, old looking and lacking brightness

Dingy face, dingy cloth

680. Dinghy: 1. A small boat

681. Din: 1. Continuous noise (confused)

682. Disparage: 1. Belittle (dis-not, parage-similar) (xf]Rofpg])

2. insulting

683. Vilify: 1. To write or speak in an abusively disparaging way

Syn. Defame

The prime minister was vilified by media.

684. Calumny: 1. Slander (a false spoken statement intended to damage the

good opinion people)

2. untrue statement to defame other

685. Abide: 1. Remain or stay (Abiding: lasting for a long time)

2. to be faithful

686. Encumber: 1. To be/to have burdensome (you can’t act freely)

2. difficult to move

He arrived encumbered with his overcoat.

Encumbered with responsibilities

687. Mortify: 1. To make somebody feel ashamed

2. to make somebody publicly confused

The teacher was mortified by the students in the class.

Syn. Abashed

Embarrass

Mortify

Discomfit (not comfortable)

Disconcert

688. Concerted: 1. Done together (two or more than two)

Concerted project, concerted effort to find the job (;+o'St k|of;)

689. Consort: 1. Husband or wife (for god/king)

690. Inveigle: 1. To make somebody to what you want through flattery, excessive persuasion

or deception

He inveigled her into his affection. ( km;fpg])

691. Wangle: 1. To obtain something by persuading, or by a clever plan

I wangled an invitation for the party.

692. Wan: 1. Sickly in color (pale or pallid)

Wan face

693. Reap: 1. To cut and collect (harvest)

to reap prestige/reputation

694. Reaper: 1. A person who harvest

A solitary reaper

2. a machine that harvest

695. Garner: 1. Gather or reap

I want to garner information about universities.

696. Granary: 1. A place for keeping grains

697. Appease: 1. Pacify, to make somebody calm (zfGt kfg]{)

The manager appeased his staffs by increasing the salary.

Dahal failed to appease hardliners.

2. to appease the goddess through sacrifice

The government appease the protestors by accepting their demands.

698. Manacle: 1. Ring or chain in order to control (man-hand)

(for both hands and ankles)

699. Fetter: 1. (For ankles, for feet) ring or chain

2. to control, to restrict somebody’s freedom

The government tries to fetter human rights.

700. Unfettered: 1. Not restricted or without restriction

Unfettered liberty

701. Trammel: 1. Restrict or control

To trammel human right

702. Untrammeled: 1. Unrestricted

Untrammeled liberty, untrammeled park

703. Mandate: 1. To order (v.) (cfb]z lbg')

704. Countermand: 1. To cancel previous order by another order

(counter-against, mand-order)

705. Fiat: 1. Order

Legal fiat, official fiat

Syn. Decree

706. Eviscerate: 1. To carry out, bowel

2. weaken

The corruption has eviscerated the company/economy of country.

707. Visceral: 1. Visceral fear: fear felt deeply inside

The voters had visceral fear.

708. Continent: 1. adj. able to control bowel and bladder (medical)

2. able to control sex

709. Incontinent: 1. Unable to control bowel and bladder

An incontinent patient

2. unable to control sex (lustful)

710. Virulent: 1. Bitterly hostile or antagonistic

Virulent attack

2. disgusting (3[0ff nfUbf])

Virulent racism

3. Harmful (causing harm)

Virulent food

711. Pedant: 1. A person who annoys other by correcting minor errors and giving

to much attention to minute details and trying to correct them

(vain about knowledge)

Adj. pedantic (show-offish about one’s knowledge)

712. Vain: 1. Worthless

2. boastful (3dl08)

A vain person

713. Brag: 1. To be boastful about success/achievement/property

714. Braggart: 1. A person who is boastful about success/achievement/property

715. Braggadocio: 1. Boastfulness about success/achievement/property

716. Blowhard: 1.talkative boastful (ukmf8L 3d08L)

717. Vainglorious: 1. Boastful about success/property/achievement

A vainglorious person

718. Overwrought: 1. Excessively elaborated or complicated in design

Overwrought arts/writing/work

2. tensed (nervously excited)

An overwrought student

719. Overweening: 1. Domineering

His wife is overweening.

720. Commandeer: 1. Capture by security force

The bus was commandeered by the army.

The truck was commandeered by the mob. (large cloud of people)

2. to join a arm force under compulsion.

3. to command forcefully

721. Enlist: 1. To include in list

Your name has been enlisted.

2. to join arm force according to your own will

722. Hegemony: 1. Adj. act of domineering

The government’s hegemony over the tribal groups (cultural hegemony)

The Indian hegemony over Nepal

723. Clout: 1. Great power

2. great influence

China’s economic clout, the American political clout

724. Reclusive: 1. Preferring isolation (withdrawn)

Reclusive neighbor

725. Recluse: 1. A person who prefers isolation, a person who avoids company

Reclusive life of hermit (hf]uL)

2. hermit

726. Hermitage: 1.a place for hermit (s'6L cf>d)

727. Hermetic: 1. Airtight

The bottle was hermetically sealed.

2. mysterious or occult (supernatural)

Hermetic subjects (magic, religion)

728. Occult: 1. Connect with magic powers (can’t be explained by reason or science)

729. Monumental: 1. Impressive in the memory of

Monumental building

2. huge

Monumental effort

3. terrible, dreadful or awful (form huge)

Monumental mistake or error

4. great in scope or ambition

Monumental subject

730. Lofty ambition: 1. High ambition

731. Lofty: 1. Tall or high, lofty trees

732. Aloft: 1. In the height

733. Incipient: 1. Of the beginning stage

Incipient career

734. Fervent: 1. Having or showing intense feelings or enthusiasm

Fervent supporter

735. Discordant: 1. Not harmonious, conflicting (from discord: disagreement)

Discordant music, marital/family discord

It is difficult to bring together discordant political parties.

736. Inveterate: 1. Long, habitual, always or often doing the same thing

Inveterate drinker, inveterate liar, inveterate reader/writer

2. often or always existing or happening

Inveterate optimism

737. Chronic: 1. Long suffering, very bad

Chronic disease, chronic shortage of land in the city

2. inveterate

A chronic liar

738. Abysmal: 1. Bottomless or too low (a-not, bys-bottom)

Abysmal universe, abysmal chasm

2. very bad

Abysmal poverty, abysmal problem

739. Chasm: 1. Deep split generally caused by the earthquake

2. chasm between the rich and the poor (kmf6f])

740. Abyss: 1. Bottomless pit

Scientist believed that the universe is an abyss.

741. Dismal: 1. Very bad

Dismal poverty

2. very sad

Dismal person

3. most unlucky

Dismal number, dismal days

4. lacking security

Dismal country Pakistan

742. Dulcet: 1. Pleasant to listen

Dulcet music, dulcet voice

743. Facile: 1. Effortless (km\of;n)

Facile victory

2. superficial or cursory

Facile explanation of the text

3. AmE. (before noun) doing something easy or without interruption

Facile teacher, a facile writer, artist

744. Euphemism: 1. Mild and indirect expression in order to avoid offence

(it was a traditional system)

The modern age is a permissive one in which things can be said

explicitly, but the old tradition of euphemism dies hard.

‘pass away’ for ‘die’, ‘we are letting you go’ for ‘you are freed’

745. Avant-grade: 1. Innovative

2. a new, unusual

746. Circuitous: 1. Not straight or direct

Circuitous route or path, circuitous logic or talk

747. Antediluvian: 1. (ante-early, diluv-flood) before the flood or very ancient

Antediluvian period

2. old or ante

Antediluvian car, a person with antediluvian attitude

748. Deluge: 1. Heavy rainfall

2. flood

A deluge of (a large number of, a large amount of)

A deluge of applicants

749. Superannuated: 1. Retired of age

A superannuated army officer

2. Old or ante

Superannuated car (old fashioned)

750. Cacophonous: 1. Unpleasant to listen, jarring, discordant, dissonance

Cacophonous sound, music

2. harsh sound

751. Perspicuous: 1. Able to express an idea clearly

A perspicuous teacher, a perspicuous orator (jStf)

752. Perspicuity: 1. Clarity

753. Perspicacious: 1. Having sharp mind or acute, having keen discernment

754. Abstruse: 1. Difficult to understand

Abstruse theory, idea, handwriting

755. Crypt: 1. Grave in the basement of the church

Crypt of Diana

756. Mausoleum: 1. A building which serves as a grave

Mausoleum of Bhutto

757. Sepulcher: 1. Grave or tomb

758. Cryptic: 1. Mysterious (hard to interpret)

She smiled a cryptic smile.

759. Arduous: 1. Very difficult or hard because it takes much effort (ard-hard)

Arduous journey or task

760. Anthology: 1. Collection

An anthology of poems

761. Compendium: 1. Anthology or compilation

2. brief but to the point

Oxford compendium dictionary

762. Cycle: 1. Collection or compilation (;+u|x)

A cycle of songs, a cycle of poems

763. Panegyric: 1. Formal speech of praise (from spoken or written form) (+ve)

(encomium, eulogy)

764. Jeremiad: 1. Long or mournful lamentation or compliant (from the Bible)

765. Lamentation: 1. Deep sorrow or regret

766. Lament: 1. To express deep sorrow

2. regret

3. noun. A poem or song which describes deep sorrow about someone’s

death or lost love

The cycle includes a number of laments.

767. Encomium: 1. Speech of praise

768. Elegy: 1. A mournful poem on someone’s death (zf]s sljtf)

769. Mournful: 1. Deeply sad

770. Elegiac: 1. Mournful (PnLhfPs)

He wrote elegiac poems.

771. Eulogy: 1. Speech of praise generally of a person who has recently died

The priest delivered a eulogy in the funeral ceremony.

772.Philippic: 1. Bitter verbal attack

773. Overbearing: 1. Unpleasantly and arrogantly domineering

Overbearing wife/husband

774. Olfactory: 1. Relative to sense of smell

775. Gustatory: 1. Relating to sense of taste (gus-taste)

2. affecting the sense of taste

Gustatory pleasure

776. Ominous: 1. Indicating something bad is going to happen (min-threaten) (from omen)

Syn. Portentous

Ominous cloud, ominous glance

777. Portend: 1 (v.) to indicate something unpleasant is going to happen

778. Portent: 1. (noun) something which indicate unpleasant thing to happen

The black cat is a portent.

779. Portentous: 1. (adj.) indicating something bad is going to happen

Portentous dream

780. Omnivorous reader: 1. A reader who reads all types of books

781. Omniscient: 1. Knowing all (omni-all, scient-science/knowledge)

God is omniscient

782. Omnipotent: 1. All powerful (;j{zlStdfg)

Omnipotent god

783. Omnipresent: 1. Present everywhere

784. Prescient: 1. Knowing earlier about future (pre-early,scient-science)

A prescient politician

785. Prescience: 1. Early knowledge about future

786. Oracular: 1. Prophetic (indicating that something definitely happens in the future)

Oracular statement of Bible (with hidden meaning)

787. Oration: 1. Formal speech (efif0f)

788. Peroration: 1. Concluding part of the oration (cGTo)

2. long and boring speech

789. Exonerate: 1. (ex-out, oner-burden) to free from burden

2. to free from blame (bf];d'St)

The thief was exonerated.

790. Filibuster: 1. Long speech that is delivered in the parliament in order to delay

or obstruct other programs

791. Ostensible: 1. Stated as a true but not necessarily so

Ostensible democratic government of Afaganistan

2. ostensible reason

The ostensible reason for his absence is illness.

792. Ostentatious: 1. Showy indicating how wealthy or important you are

Ostentatious car, ostentatious person, ostentatious jewellery, homes

793. Obdurate: 1. Stubborn (refusing to change your mind or any action in any way)

Obdurate child, student (:jefjdf kl/j{tg gug]{)

794. Indurate: 1. (v.) harden

Indurated sofa set bed

795. Zany: 1. Comic (from a character’s name of a drama)

2. crazy: very silly or stupid

Crazy/zany activities

796. Oblivious: 1. Unaware of what is happening in the surrounding (cglj1)

An oblivious student in the library, oblivious old man

Only a callous person could be oblivious to the suffering of the starving

child.

797. Obnoxious: 1. Offensive or very unpleasant

Obnoxious nature of a child

798. Noxious: 1. Harmful or very unpleasant, noxious smell

799. Insuperable: 1. Impossible to overcome

Insuperable financial problems

800. Agrarian: 1. Relating to agriculture

Agrarian family, agrarian society

801.Alluvial: 1. Fertile

Alluvial soil

802. Arable: 1. Cultivable (v]tLof]Uo)

Arable land

803. Alimentary: 1. Relating to nourishment

804. Anesthetic: 1. Making numb or insensitive (n7\ofpg])

805. Opiate: 1. Painkiller

Opiate deadens your pain.

806. Deaden: 1. kill

807. numbing alcohol or wine: 1. Pain killer

808. Amphibian: 1. Living both on water and land

2. untrustworthy because of dual nature

Syn. Amphibious

Amphibious person, amphibious vehicle, amphibious helicoptor

809. Compliant: 1. Obedient

A compliant student

810. Hue and cry: 1. Loud clamor or public outcry (as protest)

811. Clamor: 1. Great noise

812. Hue: 1. Color

2. character or aspect

Political hue-political character/aspect

813. Torpor: 1. Laziness or lethargy

2. physical or mental inactivity

814. Torpid: 1. Mentally and physically inactive (dormant, sluggish) (from torpor)

Syn. Laziness or lethargic, listless

The torpid travellers

815. Torque: 1. Twisting force

816. Tantrum: 1. Sudden outburst of anger or annoyance (generally for children)

The tantrum of children

817. Multiplicity: 1. A large number

Multiplicity of species

818. Motility: 1. Movement

Motility of single celled organism

819. Shrug off: 1. To raise shoulder, to show indifference

820. Nonchalance: 1. Not worry, lack of worry/anxiety/interest (non-not, chal-worry)

821. Castigate: 1. Harshly and formally criticize (criticize-disapprove)

The minister was castigated in the parliament.

Syn. Censure

Syn. reprimand

Syn. Excoriate (upbraid)

Syn. Chastise

822. Catharsis: 1. A drug that makes bowel empty

Syn. Purgative (pur-clean)

823. Calamity: 1. Disaster

The natural calamity, the financial calamity

Calamitous: disastrous

Calamitous economic policy

824. Blandish: 1. To coax (kmsfpg])

The manager blandished the staff not to leave the job.

Syn. Cajole, Wheedle, Coax

825. Hoax: 1. Rumor in order to trick other (a piece of information or story that people talk

about but not to be true)

After the bomb hoax they ran out pell-mell.

Bomb hoax creates panic in airport.

826.Pell-mell: 1. Hurriedly and confusedly

827. Benison: 1. Benediction (bene-good, dict-tell)

2. blessing

3. boon: advantage

828. Insouciant: 1.indifferent, unconcerned, carefree, heedless

2. lack of interest or worry

829. Mediocre: 1. Of average standard (not very good)

Mediocre teaching

830. Hitherto: 1. Till now

831. Several: 1. More than two but not many

Several friends

832. Puny: 1. Small and weak

Puny children, puny little lamb

2. pitiful

Puny effort

833. Homespun: 1. (homespun philosophy) simple and unsophisticated

2. home made

Homespun fabric, homespun yarn (wfufsf] 8Nnf)

834.Nugatory: 1. Useless

Nugatory effort

Syn. Futile, Pointless

835. Nubile: 1. Marriageable (nub-marriage)

2. sexually mature

A nubile girl

3. sexually attractive

A nubile woman

836. Connubial: 1. Relating to marriage

Connubial life (bfDkTo hLjg) Conjugal life

Syn. Conjugal

837. Nuptial: 1. Relating to marriage

Nuptial dates (ljjfxsf] ;fOtx?) Postnuptial life, ante nuptial life

838. Matrimony: 1. Marriage

Matrimonial ceremony

839. Niggardly: 1. Extremely unwilling to expense money

A niggardly woman, niggardly hand

2. scanty (little)

Niggardly food item

Syn. Stingy: 1. Unwilling to expense money

2. little

840. Nefarious: 1. (ne-negative, fari-natural law) criminal

Syn. Wicked (ljs]8)

Nefarious activities-criminal activities

841. Nocturnal: 1. Of night or active during the nights

Nocturnal birds in sex, nocturnal stillness (/ftsf] z'Gotf)

842. Diurnal: 1. Of day or active during the day

Diurnal job

843. Hibernate: 1. To sleep during the winter

2. to be inactive during the winter

The animals went into hibernation.

3. to be inactive for a long time

The pilots go into hibernation in the monsoon.

844. Narrative: 1. Relating to story

A narrative poem

845. Multiform: 1. Existing in many form

Multiform cancer, multiform illness

846. Carcinogenic: 1. Causing cancer

Carcinogenic part of the potato

847. Canker: 1. Cancer (for people, animals or plants)

2. great trouble

Poverty is a canker

848. Pontifical: 1. Relating to pope

Pontifical responsibilities

2. pompous: giving importance to yourself

Pontifical speech

849. Ponderous: 1. Heavy in weight

Ponderous elephant

2. heavy in weight therefore slow in movement

Ponderous elephant

3. awkward (difficult)

Ponderous statement or structures, ponderous dance (awkward dance)

Ponderous writing (slow writing)

850. Ponder: 1. To think deeply

He is pondering over changing his job.

Syn. Mull over, consider

851. Propitious: 1. Favorable (likely to produce a successful result)

Propitious timing to start a business

852. Magnate:1. Successful business person

Syn. Tycoon

853. Peremptory: 1. Domineering

Peremptory manager

2. that should be obeyed without dispute

Peremptory order

854. Sanguine: 1. Healthily reddish , ruddy (sanguine-blood)

2. cheerful and optimistic

I have sanguine views about my career.

855. Sanguinary: 1. Causing bloodshed (/Stkftk"0f{)

Sanguinary attack

856. Consanguinity: 1. Blood relationship (con-together, sanguine-blood)

857. Ignominious: 1. Causing public shame, causing self-humiliating (ig-neg, nomini-name)

Ignominious end of the career

The class president was berated ignominiously.

858. Berate: 1. Highly scold

859. Imperious: 1. From emperor, domineering

Imperious manager , imperious handwriting

2. harsh/rigid

860. Imperial: 1. From emperor , relating to emperor

British imperial power Imperial family, imperial palace

2. domineering (wanting others to obey what is ordered)

Imperial manager

861. Unaffected: 1. Not affected

He is unaffected by pain and pleasure.

2.natural ( non-artificial )

Unaffected manner, unaffected English tone, unaffected interest in arts

862. Affected: 1. Artificial or insincere

Affected greetings, affected welcome, affected English tone

Noun. Affectation: artificiality

863. Impending: 1. Happening soon (that can’t be stopped by others)

Impending danger

Syn. Imminent

Imminent deadline, imminent retirement

864. Pending: 1. Waiting for

Pending for decision

865. Flag: 1. Verb. To lose strength, energy or sprit

His interest flag over the period

866. Flagging: 1. Being weak

Flagging ambition

867. Deliquesce: 1. Dissolve into liquid (de-down, liq-liquid)

868. Loom: 1. A frame to weave cloth

2. to appear in a threatening way

Looming shadow (larger in size), my examination is looming

3. appear around or above

Looming clouds

869. At hand: 1. Near or approaching

870. Hand: 1. Main role

2. needle of clock

871. Vehicle: 1. Means of expression

The play is an ideal vehicle for her talent.

872. Calumniating: 1. Slanderous (defamatory: libelous: not true)

Calumniating remarks

873. Raffish: 1. Unconventional or slightly disreputable in an attractive way

874. Rakish: 1. Stylish (in an immoral way)

Rakish hat, rakish car (unconventional), He smiled rakishly.

875. Rapacious: 1. Desiring more property and wealth

Rapacious manager

Syn. Grasping

876. Covetous: 1. Zealous of other’s properties (-ve) (from covet)

2. desired by many or all, covetous post (+ve)

877. Skinflint: 1.noun. Miser (a person who is unwilling to spend money)

2. adj. stingy

878. Epicure: 1. Export of food and drinks

2. Hedonist of food and drinks or food or drinks

879. Hedonist:1. A person who thinks that pleasure is the ultimate goal

2. a person who loves pleasure

Hedonistic prince

880. Ebullient: 1.strongly energetic and confident (noun. Ebullience)

Ebullient expression/person

The orator gave such an impassioned speech that the crowd seemed

moved to ebullience.

881. Dispirited: 1. Dejected (unhappy and disappointed)

882. Dejected: 1. Dispirited

Dejected football player in the second half

Syn. Downcast

Downcast player

Syn. Despondent (sad, without much hope) Syn. Crestfallen

883. Crest: 1. Highest point of success

He reached crest of his career in the age of forties.

884. Crackerjack: 1. exceptionally good (excellent)

Crackerjack surgeon, crackerjack musician

885. Artful: 1. Skillful or artistic

Artful writing

2. cunning Syn. Sly, Wily, Vulpine, Fox like

886. Artless: 1. Without decoration

Artless beauty, artless furniture/room

2. natural

Artless beauty

3. simple and honest (willing to believe)

Artless woman (+ve), artless player (-ve)

887. Deride: 1. Mock in order to insult or slight

His dress up was derided.

The teacher’s suggestion was derided.

888. Derisive: 1. Adj. mocking, ridicule (deride, derision)

Derisive laugh, derisive remarks

889. Amateurish: 1. Non professional

Amateurish artist

2. skill less, unskilled, inept

Amateurish cook

890. Meticulous analysis: 1. Very careful and detailed analysis (exacting analysis)

891. Subvert: 1. To destroy completely (sub-lower, vert-turn)

The government subverted established political institution.

The writer subverted traditional style.

892. Subversive: 1. Destroying the established system or intuition

Subversive political force/party

893. Hectic: 1. Busy and hurried

2. frantic (done quickly with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not

not very organized )

894. Delicate: 1. Delicious (With good flavor)

2. tender (fragile) delicate flowers, delicate health, delicate china cup

Delicately: 1. Easily damage or broken, fragile

2. having beautiful shape and appearance

3. made or formed in very careful and detailed way

4. showing or needing very skillful, careful and sensitive treat

895.Gingerly: 1. Very carefully

He kept the china cup in the cupboard very gingerly.

The diplomat dealt with a subject matter gingerly.

896. Flippant: 1. Not serious,

2. without reading carefully

Flippant remarks

897. Perfunctory: 1. Superficial, without real interest (per-not, funct-function)

Syn. Cursory (inattentive to details)

Cursory teaching, perfunctory performance, cursory copy checking

Perfunctory salute, perfunctory teaching/study

898. Defunct: 1. Death, no longer in existence (de-neg, function)

Defunct of monarchy, largely defunct railway network

899. Ignoble: 1. Not honorable, not deserving respect

Ignoble past of the politician, ignoble attitudes/thoughts

900. Supplement: 1.additional part in order to make complete

2. extra separate section

Syn. surcharge

901. Synthetic: 1. Artificial, man –made

902. Vanguard: 1. Forefront (;jeGbf ;'?df cfpg])

The party claimed to be the vanguard of the world

revolutionary movement.

903. Struck a blow: 1. (gofF axfj Nofof])

904. Disseminate: 1. Spread

To disseminate information

To disseminate cancer in all organs

905. Conceal: 1. Hide

906. Secrete: 1. Not Carry out

To keep secret

907. Analogous: 1. Similar

908. Avant-grade: 1. Innovative or unconventional

909. Seamstress: 1. Female tailor

910. Daring: 1. Adventurous

2. boldly unconventional

Daring fashion, daring technological change

911. Outlandish: 1. Peculiar or strange

Outlandish ideas, outlandish dress up

912. Divulge: 1. Disclose (v'nf;f ug'{)

He denied to divulge his salary. She denied to divulge her age.

913. Retrench: 1. Economize

Because of recession the company could retrench.

2. reduce (fig.) gradually

His property retrenched over the period.

914. Fuse: 1. Combined, unite

915. Transgression: 1. The activity of breaking the boundary of morality

916. Mitigate: 1. Alleviate (lgjf/0f), lessen (reduce the intensity of something negative)

Poverty mitigation program, to mitigate poverty, to alleviate pain

917. Testimony: 1. Supportive document

918. Treachery: 1. Betrayal or deception

919. Perfidy: 1. Betrayal (unfair treatment of somebody who trust you) (per-not, fidy-faith)

920. Sophistry: 1. False reasoning, invalid reasoning

921. Sophist: 1. A teacher of false reasoning

2. a paid teacher of philosophy

The students did not believe in the teacher’s sophistry.

922. Redemption: 1. Freedom from sin, activity of freedom from sin

2. exchange (economics)

The redemption of coupon

3. improvement or betterment

The redemption of reputation

923. Stain: 1. To damage reputation

2. to leave a mark that is difficult to remove

This event had stained the city’s reputation unfairly.

924. Perceived sins: 1. Realized sin (become beware of something)

925. Atonement: 1. Improvement from sin (d'lSt), amendment from sin

926. Soporific: 1. Making you want to go to sleep, causing sleep

Soporific drug, soporific teacher/music

Syn. Somniferous (somni-sleep, ferrous-carry)

927. Sedulous: 1. Diligent (giving sincere attention), with sedulous care (xf];Lof/Lk"j{s)

He composed an essay with a sedulous care.

928. Coruscating: 1. Sparkling (rlDsg]), flash

2. Brilliant

Coruscating wit , the light coruscated on the wall

929. Debilitate: 1. Decrease, to make weaker

Overwork debilitates your stamina.

930. Secular: 1. Isolating from religion, isolated

Secular state

2. Individual

3. not religious

931. Secular priest: 1. Priest who doesn’t remain on church but remains in the community

932. the matrix of : 1. The origin of

933. Insight: 1. understanding

934. Preternatural: 1. Supernatural (that doesn’t seem natural)

2. beyond natural

Preternatural monsoon, preternatural beauty

The teacher has preternatural talents.

935. Falsifiable: 1. That can be proven false

A falsifiable statement, falsifiable document

936. Teleological: 1. Relating to objective or final goal

937. Discrepant: 1. Different

The prices are discrepant

938. Consonant: 1. To be harmony with (consonance Ant. Dissonance)

939. Preclude: 1. Prevent from happening

940. Countenance: 1. Verb. To give approval (accept/permit)

The city does not countenance a rock concert in the park.

2. n. approval

3. face (expression of face)

Somber countenance

941. at the very least: 1. Number: in minimum

2. to talk about most pessimistic matter (lg/fzfhgs)

942. Petty: 1. Insignificant or unimportant

Petty information

943. Complaisance: 1. Obedient or agreement (ready to accept other people’s action)

Complaisant student

Syn. Compliant

944. Candor: 1. Frankness with honesty

He was much loud for his career.

945. Candid: 1. Frank and honest

Candid person

946. Didactic: 1. Intended to teach or give lesson

Didactic story

947. Edify: 1. Morally and intellectually correct, improve, instruct (mind/character)

Your mind needs to be edified.

Edifying philosophy

948. Grating: 1. Harsh or unpleasant to listen

Grating noise, grating voice

2. irritating

Grating language, grating slogans (from grater-sf]/];f])

949. Rousing: 1. Noisy and energetic, greatly exciting or enthusiastic, noisy cheers

2. unusually good

Rousing success

950. Rousing speech: 1. Exciting speech

951. Colossal: 1.extremely large, huge, massive, enormous

Colossal effort/hill/structure

952. Allay: 1. Satisfy

To allay the hunger/thirst

2. pacify (to reduce the intensity of something negative)

Allay the anger

953. Cadge: 1. Panhandle or beg (cad-down)

The beggar cadged meal

954. Mendicant: 1. Religious beggar, supplicant

955. Mendicate: 1. Beg by religious beggar

956. Slick: 1. A thin layer of liquid which makes the surface smooth or slippery

Oil slick on the road

957. Anodyne: 1. Pain killer, harmless

Adj. innocuous (harmless), anodyne medicine

Anodyne language, anodyne question, anodyne conversation

958. Iridescent: 1. Reflecting different colors (descent-reflection)

Iridescent diamond, iridescent birds, iridescent hue

959. Monocoque: 1. The structure of vehicle or aircraft

960. Pavonine: 1. Relating to peacock

2. iridescent

961. Parietal: 1. Relating to wall of cavity or body (med.) (pari-wall)

Parietal rules –entry rules (rule for opposite sex)

962. Callous: 1. Ruthless, unfeeling, insensitive

Syn. Hardened, heartless

Unfeeling (cruel to others)

Callous remarks, He had not always been so callous.

963. Cauterize: 1. Burn

2. wound with searing heat in order to stop blood (cau-caustic)

964. Sear: 1. Burn the surface of something in a way that is sudden and powerful

965. Adorn: 1. Decorate, to cover with decoration

The wall was adorned by beautiful posters.

The Christmas tree was adorned.

Ant. Unadorned (simple)

966. Sensitize: 1. To make sensitive or aware

The teacher sensitizes the students about the rules of the examination.

967. Ostracize: 1. Exclude from group (temporarily or permanently) (shun, excommunicated)

He was ostracized from company for two years.

968. Inured: 1. Habitual to difficulty or unpleasant situation

Inured to poverty, The doctors are inured to death.

I am inured to difficult job.

969. Attune: 1. To be harmony with, to be similar, well habitual

2. acclimatize or to be habitual (both +ve or –ve)

Attuned to violence

970. Hiatus: 1. Pause or break in activity (long or short)

Go on hiatus

He released another album after a five year hiatus.

971. Apotheosis: 1. Highest point of success (apo-god, theo-god)

As an artist he reached apotheosis at the age of twenty.

2. perfect and excellent example

The dish is apotheosis of the Indian cuisine.

The design is an apotheosis of simplicity. (;/ntfsf] gd"gf)

972. Cuisine: 1. Style of cooking

The Indian cuisine

973. Hierarchy: 1. Organized rank (importance from highest to lowest)

974. Eon: 1. (cfo]fg) very long period of time (longer than era)

I waited for him for eon.(humorous)

975. Epoch: 1. Historical period

Victorian epoch

976. Tenure: 1. Working period

2. holding period

The tenure of the land

Dhungel’s case was discussed during Mashav Nepal’s tenure and was taken

up by Jhalanath khanal.

977. Devise: 1. Think up or planned or invent

To devise a rule, theory or principle

978. Formulate: 1. Devise

979. Contend: 1. Compete syn. Vie

2. forcefully state

3. to make a hypothesis

I contend that the report is trustworthy.

980. Assert: 1. Forcefully state

981. Maintain: 1. Forcefully state

982. Equivocate: 1. To speak unclearly in order to deceive (equi-equal, vocal-speak)

The politician equivocated on the issue.

983. Bilk: 1. To obtain money through fraud

984. Contender: 1. Competitor

985. Fidget: 1. To move in a nervous way or you are bored

Fidgety student

986. Contravene: 1. Interfere, violate (x:tIf]k)

To contravene the rules and regulations

987. Officious: 1. Willing to give more information than needed

An officious receptionist

2. interfering

Officious classmate

988. Meddle: 1. Interfere (to become involved in something that doesn’t concern you)

989. Meddlesome: 1. Interfering

A meddlesome classmate, meddlesome manner

990. Coalesce: 1. Unite for a specific purpose

991. Fritter: 1. A type of food item

2. to waste time on insignificant matters (money, energy, resources)

992. Forswear: 1. Give up, to stop doing or using something

Syn. Renounce

Forgo

He never forswears religion.

993. Rakish: 1. Stylish (unusual)

Rakish hat

994. Mercenary: 1. A soldier who fights for money

Adj. earning money by any means

A mercenary lawyer

995. Impeccable: 1. Flawless or without error (im-not, pecca-error)

Impeccable diamond, impeccable character

He speaks impeccable English.

996. Conducive: 1. Supportive or helpful

Conducive environment of the classroom

997. Pusillanimous: 1. Fearful or timid (lacking courage)

Pusillanimous minister

998. Putative: 1. Supposed, presumed

A putative criminal, putative father of the child

He is putative to be a policeman.

999. Revealing: 1. Disclosing (gen.)

2. allowing more of the wearer’s body to be seen than usual

3. vulgar

Revealing dress

1000. Tatty: 1. Shabby (ragged and dirty)

Tatty carpet, tatty sofa-set

1001. Natty: 1. Smart, neat and fashionable (modish)

Natty dresser

1002. Becoming: 1. Making you feel attractive

Becoming dress

2. proper

Becoming manner

1003. Gaudy: 1. Unpleasantly bright

Gaudy light of disco, gaudy appearance

Syn. Garish

Garish appearance, garish decoration

1004. Resplendent: 1.attractively bright (dent-brightness)

Resplendent appearance

1005. Denture: 1. Artificial teeth

1006. Bizarre: 1. Odd, unusual or unfamiliar

Bizarre dress, bizarre ideas

1007. Outlandish: 1. Bizarre or unusual, very strange

Outlandish dress up

Outlandish ideas or opinions

1008. Mephitic: 1. Noxious or harmful, unpleasant, noisome

Mephitic vapor

1009. Atavist: 1. Grandfather (old eng.)

1010. Atavistic: 1. Resembling forefathers, grandfathers or ancestors

Atavistic grandson

1011. Madrigal: 1. Pastoral song (without musical instrument)

1012. Specious: 1. Seemingly true but false

Specious reasoning, argument

1013. Spacious: 1. Comfortable or having sufficient space

The bus is spacious.

1014. Ghastly: 1. Horrible (Uof:6nL)

Ghastly murder

2. like ghost

Ghastly face of Michel Jackson

3. very unwell (med.)

I feel ghastly.

1015. Accomplice: 1. Partner in crime (dltof/)(ac-plus, complice-crime)

1016. Complicity: 1. Involvement in crime (;fF7ufF7)

He was accused on complicity.

1017. Felon: 1. Severe criminal (fel-crime or criminal)

1018. Felony: 1. Severe crime

1019. Fell: 1. Adj. criminal, very evil or violent

A fell person

2. verb. Cut down

The tree was felled down.

1020. Grate: 1. To make irritating sound or harsh sound (from grater)

1021. Gratify: 1. To please or satisfy

1022. Granulate: 1. Turn into grain

1023. Gawk: 1. To look surprisingly

Syn. gape

1024. Gape: 1. Open mouth

2. surprise (fig.)

1025. Agape: 1. With surprise or with open mouth

He is standing agape.

1026. Engross: 1. Thoroughly absorb

Engrossing story/music

If something engrosses you, it is so interesting that you give it all

your attention and time.

1027. Endorse: 1. To give approval

The book is not endorsed by the ETS.

1028. Countenance: 1. Face

Innocent countenance

2. approval

3. verb. To give approval

1029. Endue: 1. Provide (generally by nature)

Devkota was endued with poetic power.

A person is endued with reasoning power.

1030. Endow: 1. Naturally provide (en-verb, dow-money), gift by hidden power

He was endowed with poetic power.

2. to provide something as a charity or fund

The hospital was endowed with a large sum of money.

1031. Elicit: 1. Find or get with difficulty

I asked a question to the teacher but elicited no response.

1032. Burke: 1. Kill

Hundreds of people were burked.

1033. Retrieval: 1. Finding

Data retrieval

1034. Paying off: 1. r'Stf ug]{

1035. Vulgarity: 1. Lacking politeness

1036. Restitution: 1. (re-again, stitution-establish) restoring after being damaged

2. compensation, salary, wage

1037. Expiate: 1. To amend for sins (kfkdf]rg)

Syn. Atone

1038. Immolate: 1. Sacrificed by burning in the name of god (cfTdbxg)

Self-immolation

Dalai Lama upset over self-immolations.

1039. Consecrate: 1. To make holy

The grave was consecrated.

1040. Desecrate: 1. To make unholy

Syn. Profane

The temple was desecrated.

1041. Sanctify: 1. To make holy

2. to give official approval to something

Syn. Consecrate, Hallow

1042. Sanctuary: 1. Holy place

2. shelter

Animal sanctuary

1043. Lurk: 1. To remain, hide, follow furtively

2. (animal/person) hide in order to ambush

The tiger is lurking in the grass.

1044. Impale: 1. Pierce, push a sharp pointed object through something (5]8\g')

The arrow impaled into the stag. (a male deer)

1045. Conciliatory: 1. Soothing, making calm (reducing anger)

Conciliatory message, conciliatory words (in order to reduce anger)

2. pacify (to make somebody who is angry or upset become calm and quite)

1046. Bilious: 1. Relating to bile (lkTt)

2. bad tempered

3. relating to vomiting

A bilious patient

1047. Sylvan: 1. Relating to woods, forest

Sylvan products

2. of the village

Sylvan civilization

1048. Macabre: 1. Horrible (qf;b)

Macabre murder

1049. Coruscate: 1. Flash or sparkle

Coruscating light

1050. Coruscating: 1. Flashing or sparkling

2. brilliant

Coruscating wit

1051. Rankle: 1. Irritate

He felt rankled because of his own decision.

1052. Lull: 1. Calm down or comfort

The mother is lulling her baby.

2. reduce

Lulling wind

3. n. the period of inactivity

Lull of wind

4. to sit in a relaxed way

1053. Loiter: 1. To wait for somebody without any specific purpose

He is loitering at the bus station.

2. to talk and walk lazily and without any specific purpose

He is loitering along the riverside.

1054. Lunge: 1. To move hurriedly

He lunged for the light.

He lunged in order to attack.

1055. Adduce: 1. Cite as evidence, reasons, facts (ad-plus, duce-put forward)

1056. Cite: 1. Quote

1057. Quotidian: 1. Usual, ordinary or everyday

Quotidian job, quotidian life, quotidian dish

1058. Interdict: 1. Order by the court to stop something, order of prohibition (lgif]wf1f)

2. prohibit or ban

The society prohibit alcoholic drinks.

1059. Arraign: 1. Call on by the court or judge

He was arraigned to answer the questions

1060. Inculpate: 1. To blame (in-into, culp-blame)

1061. Exculpate: 1. To free from blame (ex-out, culp-blame)

The thief was exculpated.

Syn. Acquit

Syn. Absolve

Syn. Vindicate

Syn. Exonerate

1062. Incriminate: 1. To make somebody appear guilty (bf]zL 7x/ ug]{)

Incriminating evidence

1063. Convict: 1. To blame by court or judge

A convicted murder

1064. Conviction: 1. Official blame by court

Ant. Acquittal: an official decision in court that a person

is not guilty of crime

The jury voted for acquittal.

2. strong belief

Firm conviction (b[9 ljZjf;)

1065. Zeal: 1. Strong conviction

Zeal conviction

2. great enthusiasm

1066. Countermand: 1. To cancel previous order by another order

(Counter-against, mand-order)

1067. Esteem: 1. Highly respect or admire

The scholar was esteemed. Esteem of the company

1068. Curb: 1.noun. Divider between footpath and road

2. verb. Restrict or control, curb

To curb attempts, Government bid to curb bird flue

1069. Muster: 1. Gather under compulsion

The crew mustered

The soldiers mustered for war

2. to find as much support, courage etc. as you can

He could muster only 154 votes at the election.

1070. Taunt: 1. To challenge in an insulting way (laughing at their failures)

The teacher was taunted in the class.

2. mock (lh:Sofpg]): make fun of

1071. Console: 1. To give comfort or sympathy to sb who is unhappy or disappointed

1072. Musty: 1. Unfresh/not fresh

Musty air

1073. Musky: 1. Sweet smelling/giving sweet smell

Musky perfume

1074. Express: 1. Operated at high speed

1075. Gloomy: 1. Cheerless (sad, depression, dark)

Gloomy face, gloomy occasion, gloomy morning

1076. Sty: 1. A place for keeping pigs

1077. Stygian: 1. Hellish (too dark)

Stygian room, stygian crypt

1078. Inferno: 1. Great fire (in-into, ferno-fire)

1079. Infernal: 1. Too hot

Infernal day, infernal mind, infernal region (hell)

1080. Persnickety: 1. Giving only a little importance (pernickety)

Persnickety description

2. requiring much attention or emphasis

1081. Gourmandize: 1. To eat delicious food to the excess

1082. Gourmand: 1. A person who eats delicious food to the excess

1083. Finicky: 1. Showing or requiring great attention to detail

2. too particular, too choosy, too selective

A finicky eater, a finicky dresser

1084. Misanthropic: 1. Hating and avoiding human kind or people

1085. Curmudgeon: 1. Bad tempered person of complaining nature, often an old one

1086. Bad tempered: 1. Often annoyed or angered (Grumpy, Curmudgeon, petulant, crab)

Syn. Cantankerous person

1087. Curmudgeonly: 1. Cantankerous

1088. Puerile: 1. Childish

2. stupid

1089. Barren: 1. Unable to produce babies, not producing any useful, infertile

Barren trees/barren woman

2. Having few or no vegetation

3. not creative

1090. Chauvinist: 1. National zealot (pu|/fi6«jfbL)

1091. Male chauvinist: 1. A person who thinks that males are superior to female

1092. Genial: 1. Friendly, cheerful and pleasant

Syn. Affable

A genial person, genial host/manner

1093. Congenial: 1. Very friendly

Congenial person

2. very suitable

Library is congenial place to study.

1094. Concurrent: 1. Happened together

Concurrent dosage of medicine, class concurrent with noise

Syn. Concomitant: (con-together, comitant-happen)

2. noun. Something that happens together

1095. Obtuse: 1. Slow and unwilling to learn (dull witted), lack of sharpness

An obtuse student

1096. Acute: 1. Sharp (intelligent and quick to notice and understanding)

2. very sensitive and well developed, perceptive

Acute mind, acute eyesight, acute pen (sharp pen)

1097. Languid: 1. Lethargic: lacking energy or interest

A lethargic student

2.slow and relaxed

The morning passed in a languid way.

3. sickly

Languid face

1098. Disavow: 1. Deny (to state that you are not responsible for something)

Recant, retract

1099. Avow: 1. Declare publicly (avowal: open and public statement)

1100. Vow: 1. Verb. To make serious promise

Noun. Serious promise

1101. Disabuses: 1. To remove misconception, to set right

(to tell sb that what they think is true is, in fact, not true)

1102. Dwindle: 1. To reduce gradually

The water table dwindled.

The energy dwindled over the time.

The population of Japan dwindled away.

1103. Atrophy: 1. Lose of muscles, flesh, strength

His teaching skill atrophied.

1104. Swindle: 1. Cheat or deceive

1105. Swindler: 1. Cheat, a person who deludes

1106. Prevaricate: 1. To speak indirectly in order to hide the truth (pre-early, vari-diff.)

Syn. Beat about the bush

1107. Escalate: 1. Rapidly increase, grow, worsen, more serious , rise

The demand of electricity escalated.

1108. Curtail: 1. To reduce or to make short (curt-short)

To curtail staff, to curtail budget, to curtail expenditure

1109. Curt: 1. Short or rude

Curt reply

Syn: brusque, brusque reply

: Abrupt, abrupt reply

1110. Abrupt: 1. Sudden and unexpected

Abrupt change of weather

1111. Defy: 1. Refuse or Disobey

To defy the constitution

1112. Defiance: 1. Noun. Refusal to obey

Defiance of the constitution

1113. Deify: 1. To respect somebody like a god (deification)

Ancient kings were deified.

1114. Under–stated: 1. Not addressing the topic properly

(not addressing the intensity properly)

2. subtle: to express minutely (;6n)

1115. Tentative: 1. That can be change again (approximate)

A tentative agreement

1116. Hyperbolic: 1. Exaggerating or overstating (in order to impress)

1117. Restrained: 1. Controlled or restricted

2. tight lipped (r'k nfu]/ j:g])

1118. Argumentative: 1. Having arguments or reasoning

Argumentative essay

2. inclined to argue

An argumentative child

1119. Authoritative: 1. Trusted by all

Authoritative news channel, authoritative magazine

Authoritative order: the order that should be obeyed without dispute

(peremptory order)

1120. Peremptory: 1. Domineering

Peremptory manager, a peremptory teacher

1121. Passionate: 1. Strongly emotional

Passionate speech

2. showing strong sexual feelings

3. very hot (literary)

Passionate sun

1122. Hypercritical: 1. Fault finding

A hypercritical teacher

1123. Subjective: 1. Existing based on mind

2. unreal

3. (grammar) relating to subject

1124. Objective: 1. Based on fact

Objective data

1125. Resilient: 1. Getting back to the previous condition (elastic)

Resilient materials

2. that can be strong again

Resilient patient, resilient economy, resilient competitor

1126. Volatile: 1. Evaporating

2. unpredictable or changeable, fickle

Volatile nature of person

3. having severe nature (cfj]zdf cfpg])

A volatile customer

1127. Homogeneous: 1.of the same kinds

1128. Heterogeneous: 1. Of different kinds

Heterogeneous group

1129. Insipid: 1. Tasteless (in-not, sip-taste)

Insipid food item

2. dull, uninteresting, unexciting

Insipid movie, insipid story

Syn. Bland

Bland vegetables, bland movie, bland lecture

1130. Sip: 1. To drink in a small amount

He is sipping sugarcane.

1131. Imbibe: 1. Drink (general drinks or alcoholic drinks)

He imbibed a little amount of wine.

He imbibed cold coffee.

2. absorb

I could not imbibe the lecture.

1132. Tipple: 1. To drink in a habitual way

He loves tippling and dancing.

1133. Stipple: 1. To make dots

Stippled arts

1134. Admirable: 1. Very good

Admirable quality (deserving admiration)

1135. Explicit: 1. Clear

2. clearly explained, open and direct way

Explicit writing, sexually explicit film

1136. Implicit: 1. Clear in itself , absolute

1137. Explicate: 1. Explain

1138. Explicable: 1. That can be explained

Explicable event

1139. Inexplicable: 1. That can’t be explained

1140. Unflappable: 1. Not easily upset (usually calm in difficult situation)

Unflappable person

1141. Incidental: 1. Relating to incident

2. minor

Incidental expenses

1142. Commodious: 1. Spacious (comfortable)

A commodious room, commodious microbus

1143. Incommodious: 1. Not spacious or uncomfortable

Syn. Cramped

Cramped room

1144. Grueling: 1. Requiring much effort and making you feel tired

Preparing for the GRE is the grueling process.

1145. Gruel: 1. Semi-liquid meal (hfpnf]) (oat, milk and water are boiled)

A tureen of gruel

1146. Grisly: 1. Horrible (grisly murder) (qf;)

Syn. Gruesome , gruesome murder

1147. Prude: 1. A person who is easily shocked or offended by sex matters that don’t

shock or offend others

adj. prudish : easily shocked by sex

a prudish person

1148. Reprobate: 1. Socially immoral person (deeply habitual to drinks or sex)

The reprobate was shunned (alx:sf/) from the society.

To shunned weapons: to give up weapons

1149. Urchin: 1. A child is fond of offending others

A street urchin: a neglected and homeless child

1150. Sea urchin: 1. A type of sea creature

1151. Ornithologist: 1. A person who makes scientific studies on birds (orni-birds)

1152. Optometrist: 1. A person who detects visual power and prescribes lenses (opt-see)

1153. Oculist: 1. Eye specialist

1154. Upshot: 1. Final result or outcome

The upshot of the discussion

1155. Opprobrium: 1. The state of deserving severe blame or criticism, contempt, scorn

1156. Opprobrious: 1. Deserving severe blame or criticism

An opprobrious politician or minister

1157. Onomatopoeia: 1. Words imitating the sounds of nature (cgf]df6f]lko cg's/0fTds)

1158. Babble: 1. To make gentle sound by the river

Babbling brook

2. to speak very quickly that is not understandable

The children are babbling.

3. to speak in a stupid way

They are babbling in their own dialect.

1159. Malapropism: (from Mrs. Malaprop’s name)

1. verbal mistakes with a humorous result

1160. Spoonerism: 1. (from spooner): verbal mistake by repeating the initial sound with

humorous result

1161. Obeisance: 1. Deep respect by bowing (em's]/)

1162. Malediction: 1. Curse

Ant. Benediction (blessing)

1163. Sustain: 1. Continue

2. to experience something negative or suffering

He sustained loss. He sustained an injury

1164. Incongruous: 1. Not harmonious

My house is incongruous with those of neighbors.

1165. Considerable: 1. Significant or large

Considerable income

1166. Equitable: 1. Just or fair (Goflos)

Equitable distribution of funds, equitable judgement

1167. Equity: 1. Justice or fairness

1168. Iniquitous: 1. Very unfair or evil, sinful, immoral (from iniquity)

Iniquitous war/deed

1169. Pest: 1. A person who annoys or bothers other repeatedly

2. a person harasses other

1170. Pester: 1. Harass (to annoy or bother other’s repeatedly)

1171. Financial woes: 1. Financial trouble

1172. Woe: 1. Something that causes sorrow, distress or trouble

1173. Woeful: 1. Causing sorrow, distress or trouble

Woeful songs

1174. Fleeting: 1. Adj. lasting for a very short time

Fleeting glimpse of whale under the water

1175. Momentary: 1. Lasting for a very short time

Momentary solution (Ifl0fs ;dfwfg)

1176. Momentous: 1. Very important that gives lasting memory (+ve)

Momentous convocation (lbIffGt) day

1177.Momentum: 1. Encouragement

The positive feedback provided me a new momentum.

Syn. Stimulus, Incentive, Impetus

1178. Premature: 1. Too early

Premature wrinkle, premature aging, premature birth of child

Premature prediction of the election or victory

1179. Diversity: 1. Unending or different

1180. Reproduction: 1. Copy, imitation

2. the activity of imitation

1181. Invigorate: 1. Energize to make lively

The positive feedback invigorated me.

The morning walk invigorated me.

The mayor invigorated the economy of down town.

1182. Given: 1. Considering

1183. Keep abreast of: 1. To be aware of

2. to be informed of

1184. Abreast: 1. Side by side

1185. Synoptic: 1. Relating to summary or summarized

Synoptic chart of weather forecast, synoptic overview

1186. Synopsis: 1. Summary or outline

1187. Abridge: 1. Summarize, shorten

The dictionary was abridged by removing uncommon and rare word.

To abridge human rights (to curtail human rights), Abridged version

To abridge freedom of speech (af]Ng] :jtGqtf)/dictionary/book/program

The prime minister abridged his visit.

1188. Sensational: 1. Making sense active (generally relating to war horror or sex)

Sensational movie

1189. Sensationalize: 1. To activate your sense (war, horror or sex)

1190. Lurid: 1. Vivid in color that looks unnatural

Lurid potatoes, lurid t-shirt

2. deliberately shocking (relating to war, sex or horror)

Lurid headlines, lurid news

1191. Understated: 1. Not addressing the intensity properly (-ve) (v3)

Adj. subtle (+ve) (effective)

Minutely expressed

Understated essay, the essay with understated elegant (beauty)

1192. Circumspect: 1. Caution (cir-round, spect-see)

Wary and unwilling taking risk

A circumspect manager, circumspect businessman

1193. Reluctant: 1. Unwilling to do something, hesitant to do something

1194. Intransigent: 1. Unwilling to change or wavered, very stubborn (cl8u)

I am intransigent in my decision.

1195. Resolute: 1. Strongly determined

Syn. Unwavering

1196. Deferential: 1. Showing respect

Deferential attention

The students are deferential to the teacher.

1197. Deference: 1. Formal respect

The party was organized in deference to the guest.

The relatives treated one another with deference.

1198. Defer: 1. Post-pond

They defer the admission

Jiabao’s visit has been deferred not cancelled.

2. formally respect

1199. Lax: 1. Not strict or careless, having no proper system

Syn. Careless

Lax management of the college

Lax governmental system, lax security in the airport

2. less rigid (not tight)

Lax limb or muscle

Syn. Flabby

Flabby muscle

1200. Negligent: 1. careless

1201. Negligible: 1. Insignificant

Negligible damage to the car, negligible amount of money

1202. Obsequious: 1. Strongly obedient or servile (to the excess) (fawning, ingratiating)

Obsequious waiters

2. having the nature of flattery (rfKn';L)

An obsequious person, obsequious language: honorific language

1203. Obsequies: 1. Funeral rites, funeral activities

Hundreds of people participated in the obsequies

Funereal: suitable for funeral, sad

A funereal atmosphere

1204. Sheer: 1. Complete or total, unlimited

Sheer pressure, sheer nonsense: complete nonsense

2. very thin and transparent

Sheer curtail (kftnf] sk8f)

3. very steep

Sheer wall, sheer cliff

4. verb. To change direction quickly (generally for boat or ship)

The ship sheered away towards the north.

1205. Bluff: 1. Verb. To pretend in order to misinform

Noun. Pretention to be misinform

2. cliff

3. open, frank and honest but not polite all the time

A bluff and easy going person

1206. Precipice: 1. Cliff

2. the point from which difficulty, trouble begins

1207. Precipitous: 1. Very steep, acting with excessive haste and impulse

Precipitous mountain

2. very quick or sudden (without planning)

Precipitous decision, precipitous attack

1208. Acclivity: 1. Upward slope (ac-up, cliv-slope) (psfnf])

1209. Declivity: 1. Downward slope (cf[]/fnf])

1210. A sheer number of: 1. A large number of

A sheer number of questions

1211. A sheer amount of: 1. A large amount of

A sheer amount of natural resources

1212. Blessed: 1. Very holy or sacred

A blessed place

2. endowed with divine power (b}jL zStL ePsf])

1213. Profound: 1. Very deep (having or showing great skill or knowledge)

A profound professor

2. difficult to understand (profound question, theory)

1214. Profound change: 1. Drastic/ great change

Profound pain : great pain

Profound sleep: complete sleep

1215. Acumen: 1. The ability to think quickly and making right decision

(mental keenness and sharpness)

Business acumen, political acumen

1216. Acuity: 1. The ability see, hear and think quickly and effectively

Mental acuity, visual acuity

Syn. Sharpness

1217. Notation: 1.symbol that represents information

1218. Marked: 1. Very noticeable

1219. Agonizing: 1. Deeply painful

I am agonizing over my examination. Agonizing memory

1220. Landmark: 1. An important event or situation or thing

2. a place or building of historical importance

3. a building or structure that you can view from a distance

1221. Ethnomusicology:1. The study of music

1222. Iconoclast: 1. A person who attacks on or opposes established social or political system

(icon-image)

1223. Iconoclasm: 1. The belief that the political or social system should be attacked

1224. Didactic: 1. Intended to teach or giving lessons

Didactic stories

1225. Autodidact: 1. Something that is self-instructive (t:jL/ cfkm} af]N5)

1226. Parable: 1. Short and simple story by Christ that is didactic

1227. Precept: 1. Instructional statement or didactic statement

Moral precepts, precepts of Chanakya

1228. Didacticism: 1. Belief that art or writing should be didactic

1229. Fastidious: 1. Very careful about minute details (+ve)

A fastidious artist

2. always neat and clean (+ve)

3. difficult to please (fig.) (-ve)

1230. Reverence: 1. Deep respect

I have reverence for my culture and tradition.

Reverence for the person/activities

1231. Curiosity: 1. The desire to learn new or more

2. something that causes interest

The museum is a curiosity for me.

1232. Contra aid net-work (;+hfn)

1233. Revise: 1. Change (Ame.)

1234. Review: 1. Repeat again (Ame.)

1235. Recant: 1. To change previous statement by another statement in order to make it

publicly acceptable

syn. retract

1236. Protract: 1. Lengthen

Protracted illness

1237. Heed: 1. To pay sincere attention to somebody’s advice or warning

The students heeded to the teacher.

Noun. Sincere attention

Syn. Take notice of

I had to pay heed to the demands of coalition partners.

1238. Heedful: 1. Sincerely attentive

Heedful statements

1239. Heedless: 1. Inattentive (Wofg glbg])

1240. Easygoing: 1. Relaxed and friendly

Syn. Sweet tempered/even tempered

Easygoing classmate

1241. Herald: 1. Messenger

2.harbinger (indicator)

1242. Unheralded: 1. Not previously recognized

Unheralded author, unheralded book

1243. Revered: 1. Deeply respect

1244. Slight: 1. Verb. Insult

Nick took her comment as a slight on his abilities as a manager.

I don’t mean to slight you.

1245. Premises: 1. Fact of example

2. boundary

1246. Acknowledge: 1. Agree, to accept or admit as a truth or real existence

He refused to acknowledge injustices which he had committed.

2. regard or recognize

He is acknowledged as a prominent writer/skillful artist.

3. express gratitude, thanks or appreciation

1247. Inflation spiral: 1. The growth of inflation in an uncontrollable way

1248. Indubitably: 1. Undoubtedly, without question

1249. Incorrigibly: 1. That can’t be reformed

An incorrigible student/drinker

1250. Adamant: 1. Unwilling to be changed or persuaded, determined (-ve)

An adamant soldier/police inspector (+ve)

Syn. Obdurate syn. Stubborn

PM adamant on Dhungel amnesty, Adamant children, adamant student (-ve)

1251. Set up: 1. established

1252. Induce: 1. To cause something (Inducement)

Syn. Bring about

The drug induces hunger.

2. persuade (convince)

The teacher induced the students to study hard.

1253. went over to: 1. supported

1254. go over to: 1. support

1255. Deport: 1. Expelled from country

1256. Revile: 1. To make critical remarks about somebody

2. to make insult

1257. Abuse: 1. Misuse

Drug abuse

2. mistreat in order to insult

1258. Incomprehensible: 1. Impossible to understand, hard

Incomprehensible theory

1259. Unrealistic: 1. Not real

2. impractical (cJojxf/Ls)

Unrealistic salary

1260. run down: 1. Ramshackle (in a very bad condition and needing repair)

2. ruining down

1261. Reinforce: 1. Strengthen

To reinforce the quality

2. to support by sending or spending or supplying additional people

or materials

The classroom was reinforced with new furniture.

1262. Amateurish: 1. Non professional

2. skill less

An amateurish cook

1263. Personable: 1.attractive because of having pleasant appearance or character

Personable man/chairperson/teacher

1264. Brute: 1. Forceful or cruel

2. a large strong animal

3. a thing which is awkward and unpleasant

1265. Sway: 1. Move slowly

1266. Placate: 1. To reduce anger

2. pacify

The manager placated the staff by increasing the salary.

1267. Unnerve: 1. Not energy (un-not, nerve-energy)

2. to make somebody lose confidence or courage

3. to make somebody fearful

1268. Innervate: 1. Energize (in-into, nerve-energy)

1269. Enervate: 1. To lose energy (e-out, nerve-energy)

Enervated economy (sdhf]/ cy{tGq)

He was enervated by day long travel.

1270. Presumed: 1. To consider something as a truth

1271. Cynical: 1. Believing that people are dishonest, unfair or biased (cynicism)

Do you have to be so cynical about everything?

1272. Conviction: 1. Strong belief

Conviction in religion , firm conviction (b[9 ljZjf;)

2. official blame by court

A convicted murderer

1273. that everybody has an angle: biased

1274. Rationality: 1. Reasoning or justification

1275. Disinterested: 1. Uninterested or not interested

2. unbiased, impartial

A disinterested observer

1276. Wary: 1. Cautious, chary, sparing (;fjwfgL)

1277. Judicious: 1. Having or showing good judgement (from judge)

A judicious investment, a judicious person

1278. Belies: 1. To prove as false, contradict (be-verb, lies-false)

1279. Overshadow: 1. To provide shadow

The house was overshadowed by the lofty trees.

2. to make something less important

He was overshadowed by his brother’s performance.

3. to make less enjoyable

The life of island has been overshadowed by the constant

threat of Tsunami.

1290. Foreshadow: 1. (+ve or –ve) to indicate what is upcoming in the future

The economic recession foreshadows economic doldrums. (7Kk x'g])

1291. Doldrums: 1. inactivity

The economy doldrums hit Europe after The Second World War

1292. Aquifer: 1. A porous rock that absorbs water (aqu-water)

1293. Shale: 1. Soft rock

1294. Obsidian: 1. Black volcanic rock

1295. Igneous rock: 1. Rock made from volcanic activity

1296. Ignite: 1. Light or to catch fire

Petrol ignites fire.

1297. Ignite a controversy: 1. To cause a controversy

1298. Ignite a quest: 1. To cause a quest (interest, a long search for something)

1299. Ligneous rock: 1. Wood like rock

1300. Obelisk: 1. Pointed carved rock

1301. Taper: 1. Noun. Candle

Verb. To get narrower

1302. Wick: 1. Thread of candle or oil lamp

1303. Quarry: 1. Stone mine, marble mine, or slate mine (Sjf/L)

2. to dig out marble, stone or slate

3. victim (noun)

The policeman is following his quarry.

1304. Pumping: 1. To carry out gas, liquid

1305. Innocuous: 1. Harmless

Innocuous medicine, innocuous question

His activities are innocuous.

1306. Feasible: 1. Possible to do (x'g ;Sg])

The plan is economically feasible.

Syn. Practicable

1307. Minimal: 1. little

1308. Remedial: 1. Done to improve

Remedial course

2. done to cure

Remedial therapy

1309. Benign: 1. Harmless (ljgfOg)

Benign tumor, benign disease

2. kind, generous

Benign weather

Benign tumor (not causing death), benign nature of the person (kind)

Benign disease (not causing death), benign weather or climate (mild)

1310. Implication: 1. Indirect meaning or hint

1311. Antedated: 1. Precede (to indicate old habit or profession)

1312. Cloak: 1. Noun. Sleeveless long coat

2. covering

The cloak of snow over the field

3. verb. To hide or cover

The field was cloaked with snow.

His personality was cloaked with shyness.

1313. Portray: 1. Sketch (portraiture)

2. to describe in detail

3. to perform a role (drama/play)

He is portraying as a protagonist.(the main character who plays +ve role, hero)

1314. Precede: 1. Syn. Antecede, happens earlier or come together

1315. Precedent: 1. Earlier event or activity (pre-early, cedent-event)

Syn. Antecedent

1316. Precedence: 1.priority (k|fyldstf)

1317. Unprecedented: 1. Without previous occurrence (ce"tk"j{)

Unprecedented success, unprecedented failure

1318. Renewed: 1. Fresh and energetic

I felt renewed.

2. renew (gljs/0f)

1319. Consensus: 1. Agreement (;xdlt)

Twelve point consensus, to breach consensus

1320. Breach: 1. Violate (pnª\3g)

1321. Disparate: 1. Different from one another/each other (dis-not, par-similar)

1322. Disparity: 1. Dissimilarity

Disparity between the rich and the poor

1323. Parity: 1. Similarity (par-similar)

1324. Commonplace: 1. Uninteresting, unexciting, or unoriginal because it has been overused

Commonplace remarks, commonplace lecture

Syn. Trite, Banal, Hackneyed

Hackneyed remarks

1325. Platitude: 1. Hackneyed remarks (platitudinous) (jejune)

Syn. Cliché (lSn;])

Political speech full of platitude and empty promises

1326. Opera: 1. Long musical play

1327. Overture: 1. Introductory music to opera

1328. Diva: 1. Lady Opera singer

2. Lady popular singer

1329. Aria: 1. Solo song for opera

1330. Solo: 1. A single performance in dancing, singing, acting or music

1331. Ensemble: 1. Group performance in dancing, singing, acting or music

1332. Tempo: 1. Speed of music

Tempo of development

1333. Orchestra: 1. A large group of instrumentalist

1334. Conductor: 1. A person who directs orchestra

1335. Baton: 1. Stick

Baton charge

1336. Arbitrary: 1. Random (with no connection)

The candidates were given arbitrary number. Arbitrary success

1337. Arbitrary ruler: 1. Unprincipled and autocratic ruler, despot

1338. Thrilled: 1. To be greatly happy or excited

I was thrilled to be invited.

1339. Elated: 1. To be greatly happy or excited

They were elated at the result. Elated football fan

Syn. Thrill

1340. Interchangeable: 1. That can be replaced by another

Interchangeable words

1341. Vocal: 1. Relating to voice

2. forceful and strong in the public place

1342. Polemical: 1. Attacking or opposing other’s ideas, opinion, theory (argumentative)

Polemical essay, polemical theory

1343. Fuel: 1. Intensify (increase greatly)

His remarks simply added fuel to the fire of her rage. (anger)

1344. Lay in: 1. Store for

1345. no bearing on: 1. No relation (no relevance)

1346. at the expense of: 1. In order to harm or neglect (-ve)

Communicative English is at the expense of English literature.

1347. come through: 1. Survive

He came through accident

1348. far from: 1. Instead of

1349. aside from: 1. In addition to

1350. Disseminate: 1. Spread information, knowledge etc.

To disseminate health awareness program

The cancer disseminate through all organs

1351. Boisterous: 1. Noisy, loud and energetic (+ve)

Boisterous welcome party

2. violent (-ve)

Boisterous weather

1352. Cinquecentennial: 1. The celebration which comes in five hundred years

(cinque-five, centi-hundred)

1353. get off: 1. To start a journey

2. to start or begin something

1354. Rousing: 1.greatly exciting

A rousing cheer, a rousing speech

1355. Verifiable: 1. That can be proven, authentic

1356. Verify: 1. Attest

1357. Veracity: 1. Truthfulness, honesty

1358. Veracious: 1. Truthful

1359. Verisimilar: 1. Appearing as true

Verisimilar events of the film

2. verisimilitude: appearance of truth

1360. Scrutinized: 1. Closely examined or thoroughly examined (scrut-examine)

1361. Inscrutable: 1. That can’t be examined (in-not, scrut-examine)

Syn. Mysterious

Inscrutable expression, inscrutable mood

1362. Deem: 1. Consider

1363. Deeming: 1. considering

1364. Incentive: 1. Encouragement to do something

1365. Erroneous: 1. False, not correct, wrong

He provided me erroneous information.

He submitted erroneous report. Erroneous diagnosis

1366. Corroborate: 1. Support or strengthen (by providing evidence or information)

Syn. Confirm

The essay was corroborated with examples or evidence.

The testimony was corroborated. Corroborating evidence

1367. Debunk: 1. To expose something as a false

The theory was debunked.

The statement or claim was debunked.

1368. Bogus: 1. Not authentic, fake or false (pretending to real)

Bogus refugee , bogus claim/evidence/experiment

1369. Obsolete: 1. Outdated or old fashioned

Obsolete TOEFL score

1370. a plethora of: 1. A large number of

2. a large amount of

1371. a slew of: 1. A large number of (slew: to turn or side suddenly in other direction)

a slew of visitors

1372. Deleterious: 1. Causing harm or harmful

The chemical is deleterious to the environment.

Deleterious effect of the drug

Syn. Detrimental

Syn. Pernicious

The television program has pernicious effect on children.

1373. Addictive: 1. That causes addiction

Addictive drug

2. greatly enjoyable (+ve) (that you can do it again and again)

Playing football is addictive to me.

1374. Inimical: 1. Very unfriendly, harmful to something

These police are inimical to the interests of the society.

1375. Foe: 1. Enemy

1376. Antagonistic: 1. Hostile (trying to oppose strongly)

Antagonistic force

Syn. Opponent

1377. Protagonist: 1. The main character who plays positive role

1378. Pernicious: 1. Causing harm or harmful (generally indirectly)

Pollution is pernicious to health.

The TV program has pernicious effect on children.

1379. Detrimental: 1. Causing harm or harmful, damaging

The drug is detrimental to health.

1380. Endemic: 1. Available in a typical place or native (regularly found among particular

people or in particular area)

Endemic plants/animals/endemic disease

2. natural or bigot (innate) or inherent

Endemic trait (cfkm}leqsf] u'0f)

1381. Contumacious: 1. Stubbornly disobedient (to authority, rules, regulations)

Contumacious defendant (k|ltjfbL)

1382. Defendant: 1. A person who defends the case

1383. Outlaw: 1. A person who breaks the law

2. ban (k|ltaGw nufpg') Outlawed political parties

1384. Erratic: 1. Unpredictable, changeable, irregular

Erratic oil prices/erratic manager/erratic bus schedule

1385. Irresolute: 1. Not determined (Resolute: unwavering)

Syn. Wavering

1386. Seditious: 1. Resisting authority (use of words or actions to oppose the government)

Syn. Insurrection (contumacious)

1387. Inflated: 1. Exaggerated

1388. Inflate: 1. To fill air

2. increase

Inflated talk (xfjfbf/L ukm)

1389. Employed: 1. Used

Employ: 1. To use skill, method for a particular purpose

1390. Photo retouching: 1. (aflx/af6 x]bf{ /fd|f] b]lvg] , /fd|f] cfa/0f)

1391. Cabal: 1. A small groups of plotters (if8\oGqsf/Lx?sf] ;d"x)

The cabal is planning to overthrow the government.

1392. Mafia: 1. Organized group of criminals

1393. Artifice: 1. Trick to harm others (from artificial)

Syn. cunning

1394. Chicanery: 1. Treat to harm others (l;s]g/L), subterfuge (wile)

1395. Plucky: 1. Very determined and courageous

A plucky goalkeeper

1396. Pluck: 1. Strong determination or courage

The goalkeeper took pluck to catch the ball.

1397. Politic: 1. Wise

2. wise in dealing

A politic diplomat

1398. Impolitic: 1. Unwise

1399. Ribald: 1. Vulgar or relating to sex

Ribald jokes/ribald songs/ribald language

1400. Coarse: 1. Not smooth (rough)

Coarse surface

2. vulgar or relating to sex

Coarse language, jokes, songs

1401. Traitor: 1. A person who betrays country

Syn. Turncoat

2. perfidious (wf]s]jfh) (not faith)

3. treacherous

1402. Confer: 1. Provide or offer (followed or ensued by on or upon)

The award was conferred on/onto him.

2. to discuss on a subject matter in order to reach a conclusion

1403. Self-conferred: 1. provided to yourself

1405. Father: 1. Originator

1406. Professed: 1. Declared or announced

He professed the loyalty to the king.

1407. Deconstruct: 1. Destroy

2. gra. To divide a sentence into many parts in order to analyze

1408. Contest: 1. Compete (k|lt:k{wf ug'{)

Syn. Vie

2. formally opposed in order to eliminate

The bill was contested in the parliament by the opposition party.

3. dispute

The decision was contested.

1409. Contestant: 1. Competitor

1410. Stagnate: 1. To stop developing or making progress, still

1411. Propagate: 1. Spread (idea, belief or information)

1412. Hardened: 1. Cruel

A hardened criminal

Syn. Ruthless/callous/unfeeling

2. careful and practical

Hardened analysis

1413. Atrocious: 1. Brutal or cruel

Atrocious Hitler

2. very bad

Atrocious handwriting/weather

1414. Atrocity: 1. Brutality

Hitler’s atrocity

2. badness

1415. Concur: 1. Agree (con-together, cur-run)

I concur with you or with your opinion.

1416. Cursive: 1. Slanting and running fast

Cursive handwriting

Discursive: moving from one point to another without ant strict structure

1417. Precursor: 1. Harbinger or index

Robin is the precursor of spring.

2. early stage of development

‘Rhymes and blues’ are the precursor of the rock music.

1418. Scurry: 1. To move faster

The rabbit scurried away

Syn. Scuttle

1419. Rigorous: 1. Painstakingly thorough or complete

Rigorous training period

1420. Rigor: 1. Hardship (sl7gfO)

In spite of rigor I completed the task.

1421. Defunct: 1. Death or no longer in existence

The defunct of monarchy

1422. Discreet: 1. Secret and sensible (others can’t notice)

The journalist gave a discreet order to police. He was always discreet about his love affairs.

The journalist was following the prime minister at a discreet distance.

Ant. Indiscreet

1423. Dubious: 1. Doubtful

1424. Legislators: 1. Law makers (ljwfos)

1425. Accede: 1. Agree (generally with pressure)

Accede to the demand, Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne

2. Join, to take responsibility or power

Poland acceded to EU, The prince acceded to the throne after the King’s death.

1426. Cherished: 1. Most enjoyed, loved or held

Cherished memory/tradition/belief

1427. Disquiet: 1. Not calm/to make somebody feel worried

1428. Reputation: 1. The opinion that people have about what sb/sth is like, based on

what has happened in past (+ve or –ve)

syn. Repute

1429. Unsparing: 1. Very harsh and rigid (very unpleasant)

Unsparing critique , unsparing criticism

1430. Of late: 1. Recently

1431. Belligerent: 1. War like or aggressive

He was drunk and belligerent

2. engaged in war

Belligerent countries

1432. Belligerent approach or demand: 1. Aggressive approach or demand

(requiring great effort to understand)

1433. Forbidding: 1. Very harsh or rigid

Forbidding poetry (lacking sweetness)

2. threatening or frightening

Forbidding landscape, forbidding look, forbidding animal

1434. an ample: 1. Sufficient (large number)

1435. Disposition: 1. Usual attitude, mood or character of a person or animal

Saturnine disposition: gloomy or cheerless disposition

The disposition of tiger

1436. Thorny: 1 prickly (3f]Rg] vfnsf]), biting, very difficult or complicated

Thorny issue/problem/question

1437. Patent:1. Clear, obvious

Patent lie, patent disregard of rules and regulations

1438. Patent leather:1. Hard and shining

1439. Accessible: 1. Easily reachable

My house is accessible by bus.

2. easily understandable

Accessible writing/essay

3. easily available

The information is accessible to all. The teacher is not accessible.

1440. Intrinsic: 1. Internal as a part

Creativity is intrinsic to human beings

Intrinsic brightness of stars, intrinsic beauty

Intrinsic value of Gemstone (precious stone)

1441. Frivolous: 1. Unimportant or worthless

Window shopping is a frivolous activity.

Frivolous teaching method, frivolous comment

2. silly or lacking seriousness

Frivolous remarks/ frivolous conversation

1442. Impenetrable: 1. Impossible to understand

Impenetrable writing or essay

2. impossible to see through

Impenetrable darkness, impenetrable fog

3. impossible to pass through

Impenetrable forest, impenetrable mass of people

1443. Forge: 1. To move ahead forcefully

He is forging through the crowd

2. to bring metal or plastic into shape

3. to make fake

To forge the note, to forge the documents

1444. to forge friendship: 1. To establish friendship

1445. to forge relationship: 1. To establish relationship

1446. Impetuous: 1. Hasty or unplanned (acting or done quickly without think carefully)

Impetuous decision, impetuous attack (im-into, pet-time)

Syn. Impulsive (im-into, pulse-moment)

Impulsive reply or response

Syn. Headlong , vehement

Headlong decision

1447. Prodigal: 1. Extravagant (energy, money, resources) (Profligate)

A prodigal writing: the writing in which unnecessary words are used

2. Immoral

Prodigal businessman

1448. Intractable: 1. Unmanageable

Intractable economy of the country , Intractable child, intractable student

1449. Penitential: 1. Expressing regret or sorrow (from penitent)

Penitential prayer, penitential austerity: very complicated

2. painful

1450. Austere: 1. Severe or extreme or harsh

Austere writing or essay

2. Having little flow of money, rigid

Austere economy, austere economy: rigid economy

3. not fancy, not decorated, without adornment, bare

Austere furniture, her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed

4. unfriendly or cold or serious

Austere classmate, his austere father

5. giving up worldly pleasure (not luxurious), ascetic

Austere life of an ascetic (;+Gof;L)

1451. Taciturn: 1. Speaking little or tight lipped (6\of;L6g{)

Syn. Uncommunicative

A taciturn student

1452. Tacit: 1. Self-understood or unspoken

Tacit agreement, tacit requirement

1453. Voluble: 1. Fluent and willing to speak much or write much

2. energetic and expressive using a lot of words in a clear way

Voluble writing (using a lot of words)

1454. Pellucid: 1. Transparently clear (pel-drive, lucid-clear)

Pellucid lecture, pellucid reading passage

1455. Lucid: 1. Clear

Lucid translation, lucid essay

2. able to express ideas clearly , ability to translate clearly

1456. Elucidate: 1. Clarify (e-out, luc-clear) (formal) (elucidation: dysphemism)

The spokesperson elucidated the decision

1457. Extraneous: 1. Unnecessary or irrelevant to the main part

Extraneous details or description syn. Irrelevant

1458. Eclipse: 1. Darken

2. Overshadow (5fFofdf kflb{g])

1459. Bolster: 1. Noun. Pillow (tlsof)

2. Strengthen or support

To bolster confident, to bolster career

1460. Appropriate: 1. Verb. Allocate (economics)

The fund was appropriated for security purpose.

The fund was appropriated for road maintenance.

2. verb. To take something without permission, illegally, unlawfully (confiscate)

His photograph was appropriated by media.

3. adj. suitable, acceptable or correct

An appropriate response/method

1461. Expropriate: 1. To take private property for public use generally by the government

The land was expropriated for the expansion of the airport.

1462. Hotly dispute: 1. Angrily dispute

1463. Complementary: 1. completing something (addition in order to improve or complete)

Complementary goal/objectives

1464. Scholarship: 1. Academic study or research of higher level

2. an amount of money given to somebody by an organization to help

pay for their education

1465. Confounding: 1. Surprising and confusing (confounded-annoyed/very bad)

Their decision confounded me.

2. to prove as false

The theory was confounded.

1466. Posthumous: 1. Happen, publish, done after the person’s death

He was posthumously famous.

Posthumous award

1467. Hobbyist: 1. A person who does something as hobby

2. a photographer who takes photographs as a hobby

1468. Documentarian: 1. An analyst of history

2. Producer or director of documentary

3. a photographer who collects photographs of real events

1469. Notable: 1. Famous, popular or well-known

Notable singer, player

2. unusual and exciting (remarkable)

Notable activity, notable example (unusual but worth noticing)

Notable improvement of a poor students

1470. To name one (w]/} dfG5]sf] ljrdf Pp6fsf] gfd lbg'kbf{)

1471. She resorts to: to do or use something because other choices are not possible

1472. Terse: 1. Short, brief and concise (often not seeming polite and friendly)

1473. Undue: 1. Excessive than needed

Undue criticism

1474. Acquisition: 1. Achievement, act of getting something

1475. Distortion: 1. To change shape, appearance or sound of something

1476. Attenuation: 1. Weaken in value or effectiveness

The drugs attenuate the effects of virus.

1477. to bar: 1. Block

1478. Ally: 1. A person, organization or countries that co-operates for a typical purpose

Verb. Co-operate

1479. Adhere: 1. Strongly support

Syn. Cling

1480. Adherent: 1. Strong supporter

1481. Succumb: 1. Surrender

He succumbed to the pressure.

2. Die

The patient eventually succumbs.

1482. Forfeit: 1. To lose something or give something as a punishment or rule

If the money is not claimed within six months it will be forfeited

2. give up

He forfeited his car

1483. Confined: 1. Imprison (for person or animal)

Syn. Immure

Syn. Incarcerate

2. to keep in limit or restrict (something or somebody)

The report was confined to two hundred words.

He was confined to bed for several months as he was sick.

He was confined to wheelchair after the accident.

1484. Solidify: 1. To make solid/to be solid

Solidified lava or wax

2. strengthen or support

To solidify the plan/to solidify position

1485. Gladdened: 1. To make somebody glad

My arrival gladdened my family

1486. Appreciated: 1. To increase value or price

2. to recognize true value and praise or admire

They appreciated his quality

1487. Accentuate: 1. Highlight (to give emphasis)

Her short hair accentuate her huge eyes.

1488. Depicted: 1. Described

The advertisement depicts smoking is attractive and glamorous.

1489. Deranged: 1. Unable to behave and think normally, especially because of mental illness

He seemed to be at the verge of total derangement.

1490. Perplexed: 1. Greatly confused, puzzled

1491. Precluded: 1. Prevent from happening

I tried to preclude their dispute. (pre-early, clud-happen)

1492. Frugality: 1. Careful use/state of being economical (money, resources, time, energy)

1493. Frugal meal: 1. Simple and plain meal (;fbfvfgf)

1494. Plague: 1. To cause great distress or trouble

A plague of rats

1495. Perfectionist: 1. A person who tries to make everything perfect

1496. Urged: 1. Forcefully state or suggest, adjure

1497. Unprecedented: 1. Without previous occurrence

Unprecedented success/failure

1498. Customary: 1. Regular/usual/habitual

1499. Untenable: 1. That can’t be defended or used, unable to justify

Untenable argument, untenable plan

His position has been untenable and forced to resign.

1500. Intractable: 1. Unmanageable

Ant. Tractable

1501. Chaotic: 1. Greatly disorder, complete confusion

The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour.

1502. Irreversible: 1. That can’t be recover

1503. Superfluous: 1. Unnecessary or extra

Superfluous words in writing

1504. Arthritis: 1. A disease that caused joints painful or swollen

1505. Tardy: 1. Slow, late

Tardy progress, tardy arrival: late arrival, tardy payment: late payment

1506. Characteristic: 1. Indicating typical quality of a person or things

2507. Pseudonym: 1. Nickname, pen name (sobriquet)

The rebel chief uses the pseudonym ‘BADAL’

1508. Mountebank: 1. A dishonest person who pretends to be somebody else to deceive other

(especially to get their money)

Syn. Charlatan Syn. Quack (doctor) a person who pretends to be a doctor

:sound of duck

1509. Hallucination: 1. Practice of viewing unrealistic things

(generally caused by abuse of drugs or alcohol)

1510. Complacency: 1. Too much satisfaction what you have done or achieved (-ve)

Syn. Smugness

Adj. complacent: 1. too much satisfied of what you have done or achieved

syn. Smug

The politician was never complacent, Complacency stops progress

We must not become complacent about progress.

1511. Ailing: 1. Sick or ill

The ailing old man eventually died. Ailing economy, ailing industry

1512. Malady: 1. Disease or sickness or serious problem

The patient was suffering from a mysterious malady.

Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.

1513. Evil-intentioned: 1. Causing harm to people

An evil-intentioned boy

Syn. malicious

1514. Malice: 1. Evil intentioned (the desire to harm others)

She is entirely without malice.

1515. Excitable: 1. Easily excited

Excitable child, excitable dog

1516. Cowardly: 1. Afraid or lacking courage (cow-fear)

Cowardly attack (k5fl8af6)

(A cowardly person is unable to do something that is correct or expected

because of fear)

2. intimidate (to frighten or threaten somebody)

The teacher coward the students into silence

1517. Crooked: 1. Not straight

A crooked smile, crooked teeth

2. dishonest or corrupt

A crooked politician, crooked card games (intended to deceive)

1518. Unrest: 1. (tgfj) a political situation in which people are angry

Industrial/civil unrest

1519. Alarm: 1. To make somebody frightened or disturbed

The government was alarmed by unrest.

1520. Likened: 1. Compare (similarities)

Life is often likened to a journey.

1521. Skew: 1. Twist unfairly

To skew the truth, to skew agreement in your favor

2. twist

1422. Hypothesis: 1. A statement or claim that is not proven yet but is a subject of

further discussion or study

1523. Regimented: 1. Very strict or organized

Regimented discipline of the school

2. strictly control

The parents regimented their children.

1524. Unilateral: 1. One sided

Unilateral decision

1525. Lateral: 1. One side

Lateral part of the tree, lateral part of the house

1526. Quandary: 1. A state of perplexity or uncertainty in which you can’t decide what to

do because the situation is difficult

He is in a quandary.

2. Practical dilemma

A legal quandary

1527. Nomenclature: 1. Naming (classify)

1528. Schism: 1. (l;hd)(l:shd) division in rock

2. split or division

Schism between central committee members

Schism between political parties, Schism between the rich and the poor

1529. Rift: 1. Great disagreement or division (ulDe/ c;xdlt)

Rift between political parties

2. crack or opening

Rift in the wall, rift in the cloud

1530. Coalition: 1. Union

Coalition government, coalition force (;+o'Tt ;]gf)

1531. Machination: 1. Secret plan or plot or scheme

My activities were defeated by their machination.

1532. Plebiscite: 1. Vote to settle national issue (hgdt ;+u|x) (pleb-people)

The national issue was settled by plebiscite.

1533. Plebian: 1. General people (;j{;fwf/0f)

(indicating lower rank)

1534. Vagaries: 1. Change that is unpredictable or that can’t be controlled (vag-wander)

The vagaries of the weather, vagaries of heart beat (medical)

1535. Vagrant: 1. A homeless person who does not have specific job and place to live

and earns a living by begging

The part of the city that is of tourist interest is a suitable place for vagrant.

1536. Extravagant: 1. Adj. spending money, time, energy more than needed or unnecessarily

Extravagant person

2. more than needed

Extravagant praise (rfOg]eGbf j9L k|z+;f)

Extravagant vacation, extravagant purchase

1537. Shiftless: 1. Having no ambition and lazy

A shiftless student

1538. Fiasco: 1. Complete failure or disaster

The concert turned out to be a fiasco. a political fiasco

Syn. Debacle

1539. Fresco: 1. An art made on wet surface

1540. Disappointment: 1. Sadness

2. a person or thing that causes sadness

The result is a great disappointment.

1541. Disappointing: 1. Adj. causing sad or not as expected

My examination was disappointing

The sale was disappointing

1542. Acidulous: 1. Sour

2. bitter or cutting (JoªUofTds)

Acidulous remarks

1543. Tone: 1. Mood

1544. Graphic: 1. Relating to the use of words, pictures, maps

A graphic designer

2. (to explain something negative) detailed or thorough or complete

Graphic explanation of Mumbai attack

1545. Vivid: 1. Very bright (viv-life)

Vivid red, vivid color

2. lively (seeming real)(hLjGt)

Vivid dream, vivid explanation, vivid movie

1546. Impassable: 1. Impossible to pass through

Impassable forest, impassable road because of snow

1547. Bubbling: 1. Exciting

2. making a gentle sound (while flowing)

A bubbling river

1548. Acrimonious: 1. Sour or bitter (from acrimony)

Acrimonious black coffee

2. angry and bitter

Acrimonious debate: angry debate

Acrimonious remarks: bitter remarks

1549. Wavelike: 1. Moving in a wavy manner

Wavelike smoke, Wavelike fog (slx/f])

1550. Fog: 1. Confusion

1551. Throbbing: 1. Pounding (jump) irregularly

Throbbing heart, throbbing drums, throbbing headache, Heart throb concert

1552. Martial: 1. Relating to the war or army (df;{n)

Martial music, martial discipline, martial arts (o'4snf)

1553. Tremendous: 1. Very great or large or huge

Tremendous effort, tremendous success

2. very good or excellent, wonderful

Tremendous performance, tremendous time/experience

1554. Masculine: 1. Relating to boy or man

Masculine name, masculine voice, masculine handshake (forcefully)

1555. Bombast: 1. A high sounding language with little meaning in order to impress

A bombastic speech, a bombastic writing

Bombastic: that sounds seem important or impressive but in fact insincere

(pompous, grandiloquent)

1556. Connotation: 1. Implied meaning or indirect meaning (cfzo)

The connotation of the sentence is negative.

1557. Denotation: 1. Direct meaning

1558. Implication: 1. Implied meaning or hint

1559. wit: 1. Wisdom and cleverness

2. humor

1560. Wry wit: 1. Twisted or humorously twisted

Wry comedy (xf:oJoª\Uo), wry path

1561. Wry hair: 1. Curly hair

1562. Charm: 1. Something that is considered to have divine power in order to protect

from potential evil (cfs{if0f)

syn. Amulet

syn. Talisman

2. power of pleasing or attracting people

1563. Ascetic: 1. Very rigid, not luxurious

2. a person who practices self-denial

3. a person who lives a life that is not luxurious

Ascetic life style

1564. Indulgence: 1. Luxurious (the state or act of having or doing whatever you want)

The menu offers a temptation to over-indulgence.

1565. Intrepid: 1. Fearless or very bold (in-not, trepid-fear)

An intrepid explorer, an intrepid soldier

1566. Trepidation: 1. fear about future (trep-fear)

The patient had trepidation about surgery.

Syn. Apprehension (act of capturing or arresting somebody)

The patient had apprehension about surgery.

1567. Torrid: 1. Very hot

Torrid climate, torrid zone

2. showing strong sexual feelings

Torrid lovers, torrid love affairs

1568. Frigid: 1. Very cold

Frigid air, frigid climate, frigid water

2. showing no sexual feelings

3. not sharing love or affection

Frigid family members

1569. Hearty: 1. Strong and energetic

He is healthy and hearty.

2. Open, energetic and cheerful

Hearty welcome

3. of large amount

Hearty meal satisfies your hunger.

1570. Querulous: 1. Annoyingly complaining (quarrelsome)

Syn. Peevish

Querulous students, querulous children, querulous remarks

1571. Demarcation: 1. The action of fixing the boundary or something

The demarcation of responsibility

1572. Litigation: 1. The condition engaged in lawsuit (n;'6) (d'4f) (lit-legal)

The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year

Syn. Lawsuit

1573. Endeavor: 1. Effort (k|oTg), to try very hard, strive

Perpetual endeavor (per-throug, per-time) (nuftf/ k|oTg)

1574. Seemly: 1. Proper

Seemly amount of money, seemly behavior

1575. Unseemly: 1. Improper

Unseemly behavior, unseemly amount of money

1576. Epitaph: 1. (Plk6fkm) words written on tombstone

1577. Biblical: 1. Of bible

2. on large scale

1578. Scriptures: 1. Holy writing

1579. Exegesis: 1. Critical explanation or interpretation of a text of bible or scriptures

1580. Analogy: 1. Similarity

2. almost similarity

The analogy between two words

1581. Transport: 1. Strong emotion (indicating positive)

Transports of joy (cltv'zL)

1582. Lesion: 1. (lnhg) part of a body in which there is injury or wound

Skin/brain lesion

1583. Suture: 1. To stitch operated part or wound

1584. Vigilant: 1. Watchful, alert (vig-see or watch), alert

Vigilant against thieves

1585. Retort: 1. Quick and angry reply

The teacher hurled (throw forcefully) a retort.

2. verb. To answer quickly and angrily

The student asked some pertinent questions but the teacher retorted.

1586. Pertinent: 1. Relevant (polite that showing respect) (;fGble{s)

Pertinent questions

The student asked pertinent question to the teacher.

The issue is pertinent in the meeting.

1587. Rejoinder: 1. Quick and angry reply (in speech or writing)

1588. Perish: 1. Die

2. be destroyed

3. rot

Informal: very cold,

Seven perish on Rolpa Landslide

1589. Gratify: 1. Satisfy or please

1590. Gratification: 1. Satisfaction

Instant gratification

1591. Gratuity: 1. Tips (grat-tips) (small amount of money provided for service)

The waiter received paltry gratuity.

1592. Paltry: 1. Too small, little

1593. Engendered: 1. Produced (to make a situation or feeling exist)

The issue engendered controversy.

1594. set up: 1. Establish

1595. Endearment: 1. A word or phrase that expresses love or affection (+ve)

They exchanged endearment. They whispered endearment.

1596. Elation: 1. Great happiness and excitement

1597. Pacifism: 1. Believe that violence and war are wrong to settle a dispute or issue

1598. Pacifist: 1. Antimilitarist (a person who thinks that or believes that war and violent

are wrong to settle a dispute or issue)

1599. Warmonger: 1. A person who thinks that or believes that war is the ultimate solution

to settle a dispute

1600. Pacify: 1. Soothe

To pacify the anger or enemy

1601. Pacific: 1. Peaceful or loving peace

Pacific people

2. relating to pacific ocean

1602. Recompense: 1. Compensation or award or salary

There must be adequate recompense for the worker who lost their jobs.

1603. Chagrin: 1. (;lu|g) a feeling of annoyance or disappointment

Syn. Vexation (lrGtf)

1604. Vex: 1. Annoy

After hearing the news I got vexed.

1605. Influx: 1. Arrival in great number (in-into, flux-flow)

Influx of refugee, influx of capital

2. great flow

Influx of fund into the company

1606. Exodus: 1. Departure in great number

Exodus of refugees

1607. Emend: 1. Rectify or correct

The text was emended. To emend the news, emendation of news (e"n;'wf/)

1608. Story: 1. News

Top story

2. flat of house (ame.) Bri. Storey

1609. Amend: 1. To change the meaning/word/phrase or sentence

To amend the situation, to amend the constitution

1610. Truncate: 1. To reduce the length/size or extent

The branches of the trees were truncated.

The program was slightly truncated . The prime minister truncated his visit.

1611. Portend: 1. To indicate that something negative is going to happen (-ve)

Syn. Foreshadow

1612. Seismic: 1. Relating to earthquake

1613. Epicenter: 1. Main center

Pakistan is the epicenter of terrorism.

1614. Rubble: 1. Debris, waste (8]j|L) (eUgfjif]z)

Hundreds of people were under the rubble.

1615. Extricate: 1. To separate from difficulty or problem, isolate

I extricated myself from legal problems. The police tried to extricate people from the rubble.

1616. Extirpate: 1. Eliminate or root out (abolish)

Extirpate poverty, Some organizations are trying to extirpate Hinduism.

It is blamed that the Chinese government is trying to extirpate the Tibetian culture

1617. Extricable: 1. That can be separated from trouble/difficulty/problem

1618. Inextricable: 1. That can’t be separated

Inextricable link between poor health and poverty

1619. Tremor: 1. Gentle earthquake

2. trembling because of fear, coldness or nervousness

1620. Repudiate: 1. Reject (-ve) (cl:jsf/ ug{')

The minister repudiated allegation against him.

The opposition party repudiated the government policy.

The two ministers repudiated blames against them.

2. to prove as false (v08g ug{')

The claim was repudiated. The theory has been repudiated

1621. Authorize: 1. To give legal permission

Only authorized students can enter into the examination hall.

1622. Hypothesize: 1. To claim/make hypothesis

1623. Shuttle: 1. Vehicle

1624. Ingenuity: 1. Inventiveness

1625. Encroachment: 1. Go into without others desire or beyond desire (cltqmd0f ug{')

The encroachment of tourism and commercialization into villages

2. interfere

Sorry for encroaching your time

1626. Gossip: 1. Information about other’s matters

2. conversation about other’s personal matters

3. a person who talks about other’s personal matters

He is a terrible gossip.

1627. Apogee: 1. Highest point (apo-god, gee-earth)

Apogee of success, apogee of human creativity

1628. Assertion: 1. Strong statement or declaration (from assert)

1629. Apex: 1. Highest point or supreme

Apex court: supreme court

1630. Ingenuous: 1. Simple, honest and willing to believe

An ingenuous man or woman

Ant. Disingenuous: cunning, duplicitous

1631. Ingénue: 1. A woman who is simple, honest and willing to believe

1632. Ingenious: 1. Clever or inventive, very suitable for particular purpose

Ingenious mind or person

1633. Contemplated: 1. Deeply think

Syn. Mull over, muse, ponder, cogitate, ruminate

1634. Ruminate: 1. To chew over and over

The cows are ruminating.

2. to think greatly

He is ruminating over changing his careers.

1635. Masticate: 1. Chew

1636. Eschew: 1. Give up or avoid because you think that it is no longer necessary

or appropriate

The party eschewed violence, to eschew weapons

1637. Deprecate: 1. Belittle (xf]Rofpg])

2. to consider of less value or important

He deprecated my achievements.

1638. Depreciate: 1. To reduce in price or value, vilipend

1639. Appreciate: 1. To increase in price or value

2. to recognize true value and admire (praise)

I appreciate your quality.

1640. Depredate: 1. Violently attack to cause damage or destroy (it may cause killing)

The settlement was depredated by wild elephants.

1641. Consider: 1. Syn. Deem

1642. Forgo: 1. Give up (past: forwent)

To forgo opportunity

1643. Dilapidated: 1. (of furniture and building) old and in very bad condition

Syn. Ramshackle, ruining condition

The government cannot rebuild all the school at once, so we have

this year allocated budget for 50 dilapidated schools of the capital valley.

1644. Vox pop : informal. Popular opinion represented by informal comments from the public

1645. Havoc: 1. Widespread destruction or disorder, damage or confusion

Definitely, a major disaster like earthquake will create havoc.

1646. Panic: 1. Sudden uncontrollable fear

1647. Taboo: 1. A ban or restriction made by social custom

1648. Absconding: 1. Leave quickly and secretly

He has been absconding for months, allegedly for involvement in

red passport issue. The criminal absconded.

2. to steal something and hide

The thief absconded.

1649. Nabbing: 1. Catch a wrongdoer

2. take suddenly

1650. Budge: 1. Move slightly

Both factions have refused to budge from their position.

1651. ad hoc: 1. Created or done for a particular purpose only

Singh has proposed to form ad hoc to hold the general conventions at

the earliest.

1652. Guesstimate: 1. An attempt to calculate something that is based more on guessing

than on information

1653. Scuffle: 1. A short and not very violent fight or struggle

Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators.

Deuba fraction is even ready to get the proposal endorsed through a vote

if consensus is not possible.

Infamous political figure for his despotic and brutal rule

Vulnerable and marginalized people

The world is grappling with the fallout from the global recession

that has pushed more people into poverty.

1654. Swift: 1. Happening or done quickly and immediately, doing something quickly

2. moving very quickly

Swift action, swift decision

Seeking swift initiation of conservation effort

1655. Incumbent: 1. Noun. A person who has an official position (in-into, cumb-burden)

Adj. having an official position

The present incumbent of the white house

Incumbent working committee, incumbent president

Predecessor (before)-incumbent (now)-successor (after)

2. job holder, obligated to the job

But the meeting took a sudden turn after party president

Sushil Koirala remained adamant on dissolving the wings.

1656. Slag: 1. Useless residue

1657. Smelt: 1. To melt ores or rocks

2. a type of fish that is edible (fit or suitable to be eaten)

1658. Molten: 1. Melted

Molten lava/glass

1659. Molten eyes: 1. Tearful eyes

1660. Spurn: 1. Reject or refuse (cl:jsf/ ug'{)

The prime minister spurns the luxurious car.

Syn. Flout syn. Shun

He flouted my help. Baidhya camp spurns party order again

1661. Rivulet: 1. A very small river, a small stream of water or other liquid

1662. Creek: 1. Small covered river

1663. sink hole: 1. The hole into which the river flows

1664. Levee: 1. Embankment

1665. Culvert: 1. Artificial water channel

1666. Sluice: 1. Artificial water channel to control the torrent of water or river

Sluice gate

1667. Torrent: 1. A large amount of water moving very quickly, heavy current

2. a large amount of something that comes suddenly and violently

Torrent of air/water/rain

1668. Limn: 1. To draw lines clearly (lim-clear)

1669. Cartographer: 1. Map maker

1670. Legend: 1. Symbol that helps to read the map

1671. Bifurcate: 1. Divide into two

The river bifurcated

1672. Elect: 1. Decide, to choose

1673. Given: 1. Deeming (considering)

1674. Forestall: 1. Prevent from happening (fore-early, stall-stop)

I tried to forestall their debates

Fight to forestall problems

1675. Pre-empt: 1. Prevent from happening

2. to stop regular program in order to broadcast an urgent program

A good training course will pre-empt many problems

1676. Sustain: 1. Survive

2. confirm

The evidence is not detailed enough to sustain his agreement.

3. suffer

He sustained an injury.

1677. Cultivate: 1. To improve or make better (foster, nurture)

To cultivate skill/talents/friendship

1678. Ineluctable: 1. Unavoidable, inevitable, certain

Ineluctable consequence

1679. Pensive: 1. Sadly thoughtful

Pensive mind of a poet, pensive expression, pensive mood

1680. Mentor: 1. An experienced teacher/trainer/adviser

1681. Sound: 1. Speak

2. adj. very good

Sound economy, sound health, sound sleep

1682. resort to: 1. To use or do something because other ways are not possible

1683. Slang: 1. Nonacademic language

1684. Panegyric AL: 1.containing formal praise

Panegyrical speech/writing/article

1685. Erudite: 1. highly scholastic (the knowledge came from academic study)

Erudite language/words/author (e-out, rud-rude)

1686. Rational: 1. Reasonable

1687. Subtlety: 1. Actual test

2. the state of being very minute (hard to understand)

Subtle essay, subtle elegant of writing (in literature, +ve)

1688. Understated: 1. Subtle

Understated writing, understated elegant of writing

1689. Stew: 1. A type of dish of meat or vegetable that is cooked in liquid

1690. Pungent: 1. Sharp in taste or flavor

Pungent onion/herbs

2. sharp that affects mind

Pungent criticism/pungent remarks

1691. Minion: 1. Low leveled person, servant

While I was waiting to see him, a minion brought me some tea.

1692. Otherwise: 1. Different from others, apart from that

An otherwise poet

1693. Replete: 1. Adj. full of the capacity

Bag replete with books

1694. Replenish: 1. Refill

The cylinder is replenished with gas.

Sleep is necessary to replenish energy.

1695. Augmented: 1. Increase in size/intensity/volume/extent

To augment the seat, price augmentation, my happiness augmented

1696. Insatiable: 1. That cannot be satisfied, never satisfying (wanting more)

Insatiable desire for learning, insatiable hunger

1697. Delicate: 1. Delicious

2. so soft or tender that can be easily spoiled

Delicate flowers/delicate health (poor)

1698. Toothsome: 1. Delicious

Toothsome food items

Syn. Scrumptious syn. Appetizing

1699. Salubrious: 1. Hygienic, pleasant

Salubrious food/environment/room

Syn. Wholesome

1700. Salutary: 1. Improving or beneficial from something negative or difficult

I got salutary lesson from the accident

Salutary lesson/experience/warning

1701. Zest: 1. Great energy and enthusiasm

The teacher was teaching with zest

2. strong flavor

1702. Zestic: 1. Energetic and enthusiastic

1703. Detestable: 1. Unpleasant to test

2. feeling of hatred

Detestable food/manner

1704. Abominate: 1. Strongly hate

Syn. Detest/abhor/loathe

The Nepalese abominated the monarchy.

1705. Abominable: 1. Detestable

Abominable behavior/racism

1706. Loath: 1. Unwilling or hesitant

He was loath to decide.

1707. Apparently: 1. Clearly, obvious, easily seen

2. relating to appearance

1708. Uninspired: 1. Dull, ordinary, not interesting

1709. Banal: 1. Unoriginal, uninteresting

1710. Vital: 1. Very important

Vital role

2. very necessary to live

Vital organs

3. healthy and strong

A vital teenager

1711. Luxuriant: 1. Healthily growing

Luxuriant forest, luxuriant hair

Syn. Lush

Lush corn field/forest

1712. Hoary: 1. White with age

A hoary old man

2. very old and well known, no longer interesting

Hoary tales, hoary old jokes

3. not interesting or funny because of overuse

1713. Unkempt: 1. Untidy

Unkempt room, unkempt hair

1714. Plait: 1. Braid (twisted together)

Her hair was tied back in a long thick plait.

1715. Exemplify: 1. To give example

1716. Sublimate: 1. Purify (sublimation process)

2. to express indirectly in order to make it socially acceptable

He sublimated his erotic feelings into a series of arts.

1717. Stint: 1. A short period of time (while comparing to total length)

During the stint he had a little experience.

2. to use or provide only a little

1718. Stinting: 1. Greedy

Stinting praise

1719. Unstinting: 1. Generous

Unstinting praise (v'n]/ k|z+;f ug]{)

1720. Hedonistic: 1. Loving pleasure or luxury

A hedonistic prince

1721. Fatuous: 1. Silly or stupid

Fatuous remarks, fatuous questions

1722. Ovoid: 1. Egg like, oval

Ovoid face

1723. Asteroid: 1. One of the small planet between Mars and Jupiter (ast-star, iod-like)

1724. Adorn: 1. Cover with decoration

Adorned candle stick. Gold rings adorned her fingers.

The wall is adorned with poster.

1725. Bonny: 1. Very attractive

Bonny baby/bonny lass (a girl, a young woman)

1726. Felicitous: 1. Appropriate or very suitable

Felicitous flavor of meat, felicitous word or phrase

1727. Brash: 1. Confident and aggressive (to take risk)

A brash businessman, brash president Bush

1728. Moron: 1. Silly and stupid person

A conformist moron

1729. sense of whimsy: 1. Sense of humor

The politician has sense of whimsy.

1730. Mercurial: 1. Changeable or unpredictable

Mercurial mood/mercurial interest

Syn. Fickle, capricious,

fickle mood, fickle friends/supporters/consumers

1731. Detour: 1. Noun. Following a round path or indirect path

We have to make a detour around the flooded fields.

1732. Arduous: 1. Very difficult that takes much effort (ard-hard)

Arduous journey, arduous task

1733. Irk: 1. Annoy or irritate

1734. Irksome: 1. Annoying or irritating

Irksome job, irksome task, irksome journey

1735. Onus: 1. Burden, the responsibility for something

Present government is national burden: UML

The onus is on parents to teach their children not to use drugs.

1736. Acquit: 1. To free from blame

Syn. Absolve (ab-far)

Syn. Vindicate

Syn. Exculpate

1737. Immutable: 1. Unchangeable or that can’t be changed (im-not, mut-change)

Immutable clause in the constitution

1738. Mute: 1. Adj. silent

2. to reduce the intensity of sound or color

1739. Odds: 1. Difficulties

1740. at odds: 1. In difficulties

The top speakers are at odds.

1741. Odds maker: 1. A person who predicts about result of race, election or sporting

occasions and managing bet

1742. feminine role: 1. Fearful roles/weak roles

1743. Adventurous: 1. Very determined and courageous, willing to taking risk

1744. Doughty: 1. Determined, courageous

A doughty fighter or soldier

1745. Lovelorn: 1. Sad because the person whom you love doesn’t love you

1746. Magnanimous: 1. Greatly generous (magna-great, anim-soul)

Magnanimous person, magnanimous praise

Syn. Munificent

Greatly generous

1747. Bellicose countries: 1. The countries engaged in war

1748. Sand: 1. Verb. To make smooth by rubbing (from sand paper)(vf:;L)

The furniture was sanded.

1749. Truculent: 1. Aggressive or war like, combative, eager to fight

A truculent person, a truculent country, a truculent student in the class

1750. Costly: 1. Expensive

2. causing loss

The victory was costly

1751. Cost: 1. loss

1752. forfeit time: 1. Lose time

1753. Foraging: 1. Searching for food or resting (from forage)

The female only leaves the young when she forages for the food.

2. to search for something especially using the hands

The convicts, from Naar VDC, had beaten seven villagers of Gorkha to

death for entering their area to forage for Yarsagumba.

1754. Subcutaneous: 1. Under skin

A subcutaneous injection

1755. Dusk: 1. The time of day when the light has almost gone, but it is not yet dark (;fFem)

Syn. Twilight

1756. root site: 1. The site where birds inhabit

1757. Per se: 1. Considering individually

The drug is not harmful per se, but it is dangerous when taken with alcohol.

1758. Appropriate: 1. Most suited

1759. Markedly: 1. Noticeably, distinctly

1760. Enterprising: 1. Innovative and making plans successful

1761. Eliding over: 1. Passing over or ignoring (from elide)

1762. Partisan: 1. A tendentious person, bias person, one-sided, follower

1763. Aristocracy: 1. Believe that power should be exercised by the higher class

The shift of power from aristocracy to bourgeoisie

1764. backers: 1. Supporters

1765. awe: 1. Feeling of great/strong fear

2. feeling of great respect or wonder

He speaks of her with awe.

1766. Disillusionment: 1. The situation in which unanticipated happened

I was disillusionment by the service of hospital.

1767. Remorse: 1. The feeling of being extremely sorry for something bad or wrong

you have done (kZrftfk) (contrite)

I felt guilty and full of remorse.

1768. Heartening: 1. To encourage somebody (making happy and cheerful)

Ant. Dishearten, discourage

It is heartening to see the determination of these young people.

1769. Variable: 1. Always changing or likely to change

Variable weather, variable plan

Ant. Invariable: always the same or not changing

1770. Ineffectual: 1. Not producing desired result or effect

An ineffectual teacher

1771. air of : 1. Quality of

1772. Gentility: 1. State of being gentle

2. novelty

He took her hand with discreet gentility.

1773. Craft: 1. Specific skill

1774. Versatile: 1. Competent in many fields

He is a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts.

1775. Repugnant: 1. Greatly disagreeable/disgusted

The idea of eating meat is repugnant to her.

We found his suggestion absolutely repugnant.

1776. Predisposition: 1. Strong inclination (-ve)

1777. Inculcate: 1. To teach belief until you are prepared

To inculcate a sense of responsibility in somebody

The objective of organizing a competition is to inculcate a sense of

camaraderie, esprit-de-corps and personality development.

1778. Directive: 1. Official order

1779. Solidarity: 1. Support by one person or people for another because they

share feelings, opinions, aims etc

Demonstrations were held as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.

1780. Proficient: 1. Able to do something well because of practice or training

With practice, you should become proficient within six months.

1781. Ephemeral: 1. Lasting or used for only a short period of time

Syn. Short-lived, fleeting, brief

Ephemeral pleasure

1782. Multifarious: 1. Of many different kinds, having great variety

A vast and multifarious organization

1783. Master: 1. Verb. To learn or understand something completely

2. To manage to control an emotion

3. to gain control of animal or person

1784. Menace: 1. Threat (minatory)

The communist remain a potential menace to the stability of government.

1785. Incapable: 1. Not able to do something

2. not able to control yourself or your affairs

The children seem to be totally incapable of working by themselves.

1786. Gratifying: 1. Giving pleasure or satisfaction

A gratifying victory

1787. Gratify: 1. To please or satisfy

1788. Infeasible: 1. Impossible to do or use

1789. Tenable: 1. That can be defended

Tenable argument/theory

2. that can be held or used (for a particular period of time)

The scholarship is tenable for two years.

Tenable plan

Ant. Untenable

1790. Operative: 1. Relating to operation

2. able to be used or operated (ready to be used or operated)

Operative system

3. very important

Operative device

1791. Anachronistic: 1. Lacking in time order (ana-not, chron-time)

Anachronistic historical documents

2. outdated or old fashioned (not suitable or appropriate for the

current time)

anachronistic leader, anachronistic political principle

1792. Demure: 1. Quiet and polite (of shy nature)

Demure girl or woman

1793. demure appearance: 1. Simple appearance (not bright or flashy)

Demure suit

1794. Gratuitous: 1. Not necessary or appropriate

Gratuitous violence

1795. Cynical attempt: 1. Dishonest, unfair or biased attempt

1796. Quixotic: 1. Romantic but idealistic (cfb{zjfbL)

Syn. Impractical

Quixotic dream, quixotic goal/ambition

1797. Self-righteous: 1. Believing that your activities, manner or behaviors are better than others

a self-righteous pope, a self-righteous priest

1798. Deflect: 1. Turn aside

The river deflected, the ball deflected

1799. Demonstrative: 1. Showing emotion freely and openly

Demonstrative person

1800. Adequate: 1. Sufficient, enough

Adequate attention

There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students.

1801. Populous: 1. Populated

A populous countryside

1802. Malignant: 1. Harmful or causing death

Malignant tumor/disease, malignant nature of person

1803. Amenable: 1. Showing willingness to accept

Syn. Agreeable

The parents and their amenable children, Amenable government

2. that can be controlled or fixed (medical), amenable disease

1804. Nascent: 1. Newly born or coming into existence, not yet fully developed

1805. Methodical: 1. With proper method

Methodical teaching

1806. Metallurgical: 1. Separating metal from ore

1807. Meretricious: 1. Attractive in a cheap or flashy way, but not in real (-ve)

Meretricious jewelry or ornament

Meretricious beauty: false beauty

1808. Meritorious: 1.Deserving honor or merit

A meritorious person

Syn. Praiseworthy

1809. Odious: 1. Causing hatred or strong dislike

Odious criminal/odious crime

1810. Odium: 1. Feeling of hatred or strong dislike

1811. Podium: 1. A speech desk or lecture desk

Syn. Lectern (from lecture)

1812. Rostrum: 1. Speech desk

1813. Capricious music: 1. The music that has no connection with previous beat

1814. Mercantile: 1. Relating to trading

1815. Barterer: 1. Exchanger of goods

1816. Mendacious: 1. Not honest (greatly lying)

Mendacious politician, mendacious news

2. based on lies

Mendacious report, mendacious news

Mendacity: great dishonesty or lies

1817. Amoral: 1. Not caring about morality

Amoral politician

1818. Aromatic: 1. Giving sweet, strong smell/flavor

Aromatic perfume, aromatic rice

1819. Amicable: 1. Polite and friendly (avoiding disagreement and argument) (am-friend)

Amicable agreement, amicable person

1820. Amity: 1. Feeling of friendship (ldqtfsf] efjgf)

The international amity, amity among the people

1821. Depredate: 1. Attack violently (it may cause killing)

The settlement was depredated by wild elephants.

1822. Contentious: 1. Causing heated disagreement, disputable, argumentative (ljjfbf:kb)

Contentious nuclear program of Iran

Both views are highly contentious.

1823. Amorous: 1. Loving sexually

Mery rejected Tony’s amorous advances. (am-love)

1824. Platonic: 1. Loving non sexually or loving spiritually

Their relationship is strictly platonic.

1825. Enamored: 1. Fallen in love (followed by person, place, thing) (en-verb, amor-love)

He was enamored with the beauty of the Himalayas.

1826. Scowl: 1. Angry look/look angrily

The receptionist scowled at me.

1827. Appealing: 1. Attractive and interesting

Brightly colored packaging made the pens especially appealing to child.

2. delicious

Appealing food item

1828. Forbidding: 1. Frightening or threatening (not friendly or appealing)

Forbidding landscape

Forbidding writing or essay: rigid and hard to understand

1829. Sartorial: 1. Relating to tailoring (sartor-tailor)

Sartorial job

2. relating to cloth

1830. Syntax: 1. The arrangement of the elements of a sentence or structure

1831. Syntactical: 1. Relating to structure

In the English language the syntactical pattern is still in Germanic.

1832. Acquisitive: 1. Material (desiring to collect properties) (ef}ltsjfbL)

An acquisitive society

We rejected the acquisitiveness of our parent’s generation.

1833. Fractious: 1. Unruly, irritable (eg]sf] gdfGg])

Fractious child

2. causing disagreement

1834. Angular: 1. With sharp corners

Angular peaks of the Himalayas

2. thin and bony

Angular face, angular body

3. stiff in nature (s8f :jefjsf])

Angular person, angular mother in law

1835. Gaunt: 1. Thin and bony because of sickness or trouble

A gaunt person

2. not attractive and without any decoration

1836. Burly: 1. Having muscular strength

A burly weight lifter

1837. Tautological: 1. Unnecessary or redundant (tauto-stretch) (same thing twice)

It is visible to the eye, return back

1838. Redundant: 1. Unwanted, unnecessary or extra because it comes repeatedly

2. extra

Redundant engine of the airplane

Redundant organs

1839. Riveting: 1. Engrossing (absorbing total attention, very exciting)

Riveting story: an engrossing story

1840. Pragmatic: 1. Practical

1841. Practicable: 1. Feasible

1842. Preachy: 1. Trying to teach others (in an annoying way or unwanted situation) (-ve)

A preachy teacher/author

1843. Pugnacious: 1. Aggressive or war like (cfqmfds) (pur-war/fight) (pugnacity)

1844. Pugilistic: 1. Aggressive or war like

1845. Pugilist: 1. Boxer

1846. Queer: 1. Odd or unusual

Queer habit: unusual habit

1847. Quaver: 1. Tremble, usually because person is afraid or nervous

His voice quavered with fear.

1848. Feign: 1. Pretend (jfxfgf ug'{)

The soldier (knight) is feigning death in the battle field.

1849. Unfeigned: 1. Not pretended, real (jf:tljs)

1850. Dissipate: 1. Scatter

2. lose

To dissipate energy/strength

1851. Disclaim: 1. Deny (cl:jsf/ ug'{)

He disclaimed the blame against him

The political party disclaimed the violence.

1852. Array: 1. Series

An array of books

2. to put on clothes in a series, to keep in a series (beautiful clothes)

3. troop: an array of soldiers

1853. an array of: 1. a large number of

An array of computers/weapons

1854. Disarray: 1. Out of series

1855. Diverge: 1. Separate

The road diverge

2. to be dissimilar or to become dissimilar

Their life style diverge

1856. Converge: 1. To be similar

2. to meet at the point

1857. Verge: 1. Border

1858. on the verge of: 1. About to happen

He is on the verge of tears.

1859. Loud: 1. Praise

1860. Atone: 1. Amend from sin

Syn. Expiate

1861. Sedative: 1. A drug that induces sleep

1862. Doze: 1. To sleep partially

He is dozing at his table.

1863. Slumber: 1. Sleep

He slumbered all the morning.

1864. Somniloquist: 1. A person who speaks while sleeping

1865. Somnambulist: 1. A person who walks while sleeping

1866. Insomnia: 1. Sleep disorder (inability to sleep)

1867. Scintillate: 1. Sparkle

1868. Scintilla: 1. Spark, very small amount of something (lemNsf)

There is no scintilla of truth.

1869. Shimmer: 1. To shine in a trembling way

Shimmering moon, shimmering light on water

The sun was shimmering on the sunlight.

1870. Glimmer: 1. To light unsteadily

Glimmering oil lamp

2. to be unsteady

Glimmer hope

1871. Debilitate: 1. Decrease, to make somebody weaker

His stamina debilitated.

The troops were severely debilitated by hunger and disease.

1872. Penetrate: 1. To understand

2. go into (pierce)

I could not penetrate the passage at all.

1873. Taint: 1. A damage or spoil the quality of something or the opinion that people

have of somebody/something

The administration was tainted with scandal.

They are demanding that the prime minister sack two tainted

ministers immediately.

1874. Sack: 1. A large bag with no handles

2. to dismiss somebody from a job

Syn. Fire

House stalled demanding sack for two ministers.

1875. Matrix: 1. A set of numbers

2. origin

1876. Teleology: 1.( Religion) the doctrine of design and purpose in the

material world (ef}lts ;+;f/) final goal or purpose

2. (Philosophy) phenomena or process

1877. Somber: 1. Sad and serious

2. dark or gloomy

Somber sky, somber color/dress

1778. at variance: 1. Not in agreement

The two political parties are at variance.

The statements are at variance.

1779. Discrepancy: 1. Difference

Discrepancy in price that should have been the same

1880. Tedious: 1. Monotonous because it comes repeatedly

1881. Edifying: 1.inspiring by correcting

Edifying philosophy

1882. Colossus: 1. Huge statue or structure or person

1883. Figurine: 1. Small statue

Figurine of Buddha

1884. Repast: 1. (dated) meal

1885. Voracious: 1. Eating or wanting large amount of food, ravenous

2. wanting a lot of new information and knowledge

1886. Appetite: 1. Hunger, a strong desire

Appetite for food, sexual appetite, insatiable appetite

1887. Provoke: 1. To excite others

To provoke the protesters (k|bz{gsf/L)

Candane would provoke her little sister into an argument by teasing her

and calling her names.

1888. Impecunious: 1. Having little or no money (im-not, pecuni-money)

Impecunious patient , A mendicant is impecunious.

1889. Pecuniary: 1. Relating to money

Pecuniary award, pecuniary problem

1890. Lucre: 1. Money earned in a dishonest way

1891. Lucrative: 1. Profitable, producing large amount of money

Lucrative business

1892. Slick: 1. A thin layer of a substance that makes something slippery

Slick of oil on a rain-soaked street

1893. Asphalt: 1. A type of black substance

1894. Entail: 1. Cause, involve, carry

The job entails a lot of hard work.

1895. Opalescent: 1. Reflecting different colors

Opalescent sky

1896. Opal: 1. A type of colorless gem with highly reflective quality

An opal ring

1897. Incandescent: 1. Reflecting a lot of light when heated (in-into, cande-light, escent-reflection)

Incandescent bulb

2. very impressive

Incandescent personality, incandescent smile

1898. Descriptor: 1. A word, phrase or expression which describes something

1899. Antiquated: 1. Outdated or obsolete or outmoded

Antiquated medical treatment, antiquated political tenet

Syn. archaic

1900. Empire: 1. A group of businesses controlled by a single person or company

2. a group of states or countries controlled by one ruler or a government

1901. Encompass: 1. Include

My interest encompasses a number of subjects.

The passage encompasses all details.

2. cover or envelope

The hill was encompassed with fog

3. surround

The city was encompassed with ring road

1902. Proponent: 1. Strong supporter

Syn. Advocate Ant. Opponents

Proponent of issue

1903. Undertake: 1. Start, attempt or begin

I am going to undertake a research.

2. promise

The political parties undertook to end conflict.

1904. the flood of: 1. A large number/amount of

1905. Pledge: 1. Promise, commitment

1906. Alienate: 1. Separate or lose

Very talented children may feel alienated form the others in the class.

1907. Abase: 1. Humiliate or degrade

2. to humiliate or degrade yourself (showing Humbleness)

The politician abased themselves before the tycoons.(success)

1908. Estranged: 1. Separate

He got estrange from his family.

1909. Entice: 1. Allure, persuade (cfsif{0f ug]{)

Sexual allure

1910. Verdant: 1. Green that looks attractive

Verdant cornfield, verdant forest

2. lacking experience (cfnf]sfrf])

A verdant teacher, a green teacher

1911. Verdigris: 1. Green layer generally on brass or copper (verd-green)

1912. Bountiful: 1. Greatly abundant

The hill was covered with bountiful vegetation

2. greatly generous or giving a lot

Bountiful nature

1913. Sarcastic: 1.biting (Joª\UofTds) (cast-burn)

Sarcastic remarks

1914. Chauvinistic: 1. Greatly aggressive

Chauvinistic nationalist

1915. Garrulous: 1. Excessively talkative in unimportant things

1916. Gregariousness: 1. Social or group oriented

Gregarious animal/person, She is very outgoing and gregarious.

1917. Banter: 1. Joke for humorous purpose

He enjoyed exchanging banter with the customer.

1918. Bantering: 1. Joking for humorous purpose (not to bother other)

1919. Churlish: 1. Not polite or rude or insensitive

Churlish attitude or behavior

Syn. Surly

1920. Churl: 1. A rude person, impolite person, insensitive person (farmer)

1921. Tact: 1. The ability to speak or deal with others without offending or upsetting (with politeness)

(sensitivity)

Settling the issue requires great tact and diplomacy.

1922. Went on: 1. Continue

1923. Point out: 1. Indicate

1924. Denigrate: 1. To criticize or insult unfairly, belittle (de-neg, nigra-black)

I didn’t intend to denigrate her achievements.

1925. Applaud: 1. Praise

2. to show your approval

We applaud her decision.

1926. Heretical: 1. Contrary to popular belief, modern (not dogmatic)

Heretical use

1927. Axiomatic: 1. Self-evidently true statement (from axiom)

1928. Intertwined: 1. Twist together

2. connected closely

1929. Startling: 1. Greatly surprising/frightening /shocking (from startle)

Startling news/evidence/fact/discovery/revelation/contrast

1930. Deities: 1. God or goddess (sig. deity)

1931. Avenge: 1. To take revenge

1932. Vindictive: 1. Revengeful (abnfsf] efjgf)

Vindictive enemies

1933. Rue: 1. Regret

He is ruing in his decision.

1934. Rueful: 1. Regretful

1935. Solicitous: 1. Positively concerned for others well being

He was solicitous about my health.

Solicitous injury/person

1936. Martinet: 1. A very strict person who demands that other people obey

orders or rule completely

1937. Lenient: 1. Not as strict as expected while punishing somebody and when making sure that

rules are obeyed

A lenient sentence, a lenient fine

1938. Leery: 1. Suspicious or careful about somebody/something, and trying to avoid doing with

or dealing with them

syn. Wary

The government is leery of changing the current law.

1939. Acolyte: 1. A person who admires and helps another person

The businessman is dining with his acolytes. The acolyte of the priest or pope

Adj. helpful and doing admiration

Acolyte students of the teacher

1940. Impregnable: 1. That can’t be destroyed or damaged

Impregnable fort (lsNnf), impregnable house

2. very strong or impossible to defeat

Impregnable team

1941. Forte: 1. Strong subject (for-strength)

My forte is English.

1942. Invincible: 1. That can’t be defeated (in-not, vince-win)

Invincible enemy, invincible foe

1943. Leering: 1. Evil and unpleasantly sexual

Leering look

1944. Leer: 1. To look at somebody with evil and unpleasantly sexual intention

He was leering at girls.

1945. Ogle: 1. To look with sexual intention (-ve)

2. to look with great interest (+ve)

He was ogling into the menu.

1946. Impressionable: 1. Easily impressed/influenced by other

Impressionable people

1947. Hieroglyph: 1. Picture writing to provide message or information

(that can be understood with great effort)

Some people think that the art of Monalisa is a hieroglyph.

1948. Hieroglyphic: 1. Relating to symbols (hard to understand)

Hieroglyphic message

1949. Rebus: 1. Picture writing that represents words

1950. Uncharted: 1. Not recorded or mentioned in chart/map or plan (un-not)

Uncharted sea/island (that is new)

1951. Worthwhile: 1. Very important or having worth

My project work is worthwhile.

Worthwhile research, The trick was worthwhile

1952. Relent: 1. Give in (to finally agree on something after refusing)

The king relented, After two days, the rain relented.

1953. Peevish: 1. Feeling or showing irritation

Peevish patient in the waiting room

1954. Lavish: 1. Excessive

Lavish love/care

2. extravagant

A lavish person, He was lavishly rich.

1955. Synopsis: 1. Summary

He carried out synopsis in one sentence.

Syn. summary

1956. Inventive: 1. Having the ability to invent something

Inventive mind

1957. Discern: 1. To understand something difficult with great effort

To discern the signature

Discernment: 1. Ability to judge good quality

1958. Discerning: 1. Having or showing good judgement

A discerning judge

1959. Discernible: 1. That can be understood with great effort

Discernible signature

1960. Studied: 1. Adj. carefully planned (of]hgfj4)

The attack was studied.

1961. Deliberation: 1. Careful planning

After a long deliberation, I reached a conclusion.

1962. Hard-headed: 1. Very strong or bold

Hard-headed decision

1963. Hard-handed: 1. Very greedy or not generous

1964. Short-handed: 1. Lacking manpower

Short-handed company

1965. Short-hand: 1. Fast or quick

A short-hand typist

1966. Even-handed: 1. Fair

Even-handed judge

1967. High-handed: 1. Having the nature of interfering others

A high-handed minister/HOD

1968. Peaky: 1. Pale and sick

Peaky face

1969. Dysfunctional: 1. Not functional

The system is dysfunctional.

1970. Rancor: 1. Feeling of hatred

Syn. Strong dislike

1971. Rancorous: 1. Feeling strong hatred

Rancorous activity

1972. Schematic: 1. (writing) using symbols

2. incomplete

3. lacking structures

Schematic writing/diary

1973. Emulate: 1. Imitate or copy (to try to be similar)

To emulate other’s styles

1974. Douse: 1. (douser) to be thoroughly wet

He was doused in the rain.

2. to pour liquid over something or somebody

He was doused with kerosene and burn to death.

3. to extinguish fire by using water

1975. Facilitate: 1. To ease

I tried to facilitate the opposing groups.

1976. Delude: 1. Cheat

Syn. Swindle

1977. Gull: 1. A type of bird

2. to cheat others or to make fool

I was gulled by the shopkeeper.

Syn. Dupe

I was duped by the shopkeeper.

1978. Dupe: 1. A person who is easily cheated or fooled

1979. Gullible: 1. Easily believing/easily fooled

A gullible student, a gullible costumer

Syn. Credulous (cred-believe)

A credulous costumer

1980. Balky: 1. Refusing to do something, what is wanted or expected (balk-stop)

Balky voters

2. not functioning when needed

Balky motorbike, balky computer

The horse balked.

1981. Balk: 1. Hesitate to move forward or stop

1982. Baleful: 1. Threatening

Baleful glance

2. harmful

Money taken as bribe has a baleful effect on your life.

1983. Demographic: 1. Relating to population

The demographic trend of world is soaring. (cfsflzbf])

1984. Soar: 1. Rocket or sky rocket

Skyrocketing price, Soaring price, soaring bird

The economic boom send property price skyrocketing.

1985. Demotic: 1. Popular or common among people (dem-people)

Demotic way of speaking/ teaching , demotic culture

1986. Incessant: 1. Continuous (-ve), never stopping

Incessant rain

My sleep was disturbed by incessant barking of the dog.

1987. Unwitting: 1. Unintentional (not by planned)(un-not, wit-wisdom)

Unwitting error

1988. Discomfit: 1. Publicly confused

The teacher was discomfited in the classroom.

2. abash (a-into, bash-shy), to make somebody feel ashamed

He was abased in the classroom.

1989. Bashful: 1. Shy

Syn. Coy/sheepish

1990. Sequester: 1. Separate (se-separate)

1991. Suborn: 1. To persuade somebody to do something illegal

He was accused of suborning the witness. (;fIfL)

2. to receive false testimony

1992. Evince: 1. To show clearly

He evinced his interest in arts.

1993. Ape: 1. Verb. Mimic (gSsn ug]{)

To ape the style of teacher

1994. Apich: 1. Mimicking

An apich person

1995. Quell: 1. Quash or repress or suppress (-ve)

To quell demonstrators or protestors

2. remove

To quell fear (+ve)

1996. Strafe: 1. To attack with machinegun

The city was strafed by drones.

1997. Drone: 1. Unmanned aircraft

2. male bee

3. a lazy person while others are working

Verb. To make monotonous or dull sound

1998. Seethe: 1. Agitate or boil (tgfj)

Seething zone or region, Boiling zone, Tarai boiling

1999. Swathe: 1. Med. Wrap around

2000. Shear: 1. Cut

To shear wool/hair/tin

2001. Thorny: 1. Very difficult

A thorny problem/issue

2002. Roseate: 1. Of rose color, rosy (of pink color)

Roseate face/complexion

2. optimistic

Roseate use

2003. Cadaverous: 1. Pale and sick (cadaver-dead body)

Syn. Peaky

Cadaverous face

2004. Umbra: 1. Full shadow

2005. Penumbra: 1. Partial shadow

2006. Waggish: 1. Silly and playful (wag: wit or joker)

A waggish student

2007. Heresy: 1. Opinion that is contrary to popular belief

Ant. Dogma

2008. Undulating: 1. Not plain

Undulating hilly region, landscape

2. irregular

Undulating fever

3. wavy, moving in a wavy manner

Undulating cloud, smoke

2009. Go awry: 1. To be unexpected

My plans went awry.

2010. Convey: 1. Communicate or express

2. to take from one place to another place

The tourists were conveyed by bus. The goods were conveyed by the ship.

2011. Pitch: 1. The quality of sound high or low

2012. Inflection: 1. Change of a word by adding something or completely new (go-went)

2. change of sentence or statements into different styles

3. intonation (cf/f]x cj/f]x)

2013. Implied: 1. Expressed indirectly

2014. Expressive: 1. Expressing ideas clearly and openly (from express)

Expressive essay/person

2015. Historic: 1. Popular or famous in the history (explained in history)

Historic prime minister

2. of the past (clttsf])

Historic description

3. while comparing to the past or history

Historic increase in price

2016. Axiom: 1. Self-evidently true statement or correct statement

2017. Ubiquitous: 1. Omnipresent, widespread

The advertisement of the company is ubiquitous.

2018. Pervasive: 1. Available or present everywhere

Pervasive smell, His fame was pervasive.

2019. Empirical: 1. Based on experiment or experience

Empirical data

2020. Unguent: 1. Ointment (cream)(dnd)

2021. Salve: 1. A creamy substance that is applied to skin or wound

2022. Balm: 1. A substance that relives pain

2. a substance that is applied to dead body in order to preserve

2023. Mottled: 1. Spotted

Mottled skin/face/leaf

2024. Dappled: 1. Spotted

Dappled skin/coat/deer

2025. Astringent: 1. Making oily skin less oily

Astringent ointment (contracting skin)

2. harsh (tightening effect)

Astringent criticism

2026. Exfoliate: (med.) to remove dead skin

Exfoliating cream

2027. Defoliate: 1. To fall apart leaves (de-apart, foli-leaf)

2028. Dismay: 1. Feeling of being worried, upset, sad

Syn. Consternation

2029. Affliction: 1. Suffering

He was afflicted with fever.

2030. Disburse: 1. Provide (burse-provide)

2. pay out money or fund that has already been allocated (lgsf;f ug{')

Full disbursement, partial disbursement

2031. Reimburse: 1. Pay back (re-back, im-into, burse-provide)

To reimburse money

2032. Offhand: 1. Without preparation or planning (spontaneous)

Offhand speech/remark/performance/teaching

2033. Equanimity: 1. Mental calmness (equ-equal, anim-mind or soul)

Syn. Composure

Discomposure: to feel anxious or disturbed

2034. Elicit: 1. Receive

Elicit response

I asked a question but elicited no response.

2035. Merely: 1. Rarely

2036. Lukewarm: 1. Tepid (dgtftf])

Lukewarm water: tepid water

2. dull or unexciting

Tepid remarks, story

Lukewarm lecture, story

2037. Ardent: 1. Enthusiastic, passionate, fervent

Ardent student

2. true

Ardent believer of god (;RrfeTt)

3. loving

Ardent mother, ardent lovers are amorous

2038. Morose: 1. Causing sad or upset

2. sad or upset (mournful, sullen, melancholy)

Morose person, film, story, report, news, morose expression

2039. Satirize: 1. To use satire to show the fault in a person, an organization, a system etc

2040. Satire: 1. Criticize, ridicules (humorously)

2041. Upper crust: 1. Upper level

2042. Stratify: 1. To divide into many layers (from strata)

Stratified society

2043. Incrustation: 1. Hardening (in-into, crust-hard)

Incrustation of dust on the table

2044. Trivial: 1. Petty

2. trifling

3. small and less important or no importance

2045. Maladaptive: 1. Not properly adaptive to the environment or situation

He is maladaptive to his job. The student is maladaptive to the class.

The animal is maladaptive to the environment.

2046. Shallow: 1. Not deep

2. superficial

Shallow description of the poem

2047. Shoal: 1. Adj. not deep or shoal

Shoal water of the river

2. noun. Hill of sand under water

A captain should be aware of shoal.

2048. A shoal of fish: 1. A school of fish

2049. Prospect: 1. Future career

He went abroad in order to improve his prospects.

2. future possibility

3. wide view of a place that can be observed from the highest point

The prospect of the country side

2050. Witty: 1. Funny and clever , humorous

Witty remarks/saying/person

2051. Buoy: 1. An object that floats on the water to indicate safety or danger

2052. Dour: 1. Very serious or sad or unfriendly

Dour opponent, dour enemy, dour expression, dour mood

2053. Llama: 1. A type of furry animal

2054. Concierge: 1. French. A guard of apartment who cares about entry and exit of a person

2. US. A person employed at a hotel who helps and gives

information to those who are staying there

2055. Agronomist: 1. A person who studies and practices about crops and soil management

2056. Curator: 1. Manager or in charge

The curator of art gallery, museum, zoo

2057. Wrought: 1. Carefully formed or prepared (artistically prepared)

Wrought essay

2058. Chronicles: 1. Historical documents in time order (chronic-time)

2059. Comprise: 1. Include

2060. Anachronistic: 1. Lacking in time order (ana-not, chrone-time)

Anachronistic record

2. Outdated (not relevant to the present time)

Anachronistic political leader

2061. Fang: 1. Tooth of snake or animals of dog family

2. tooth of some animals

2062. Slough: 1. To change outer covering by a snake

2063. Molt: 1. Slough

2. to change feathers by birds

2064. Slither: 1. Creep

Slithering snake

The economy of the country is slithering.

2065. Clamber: 1. Climb by creeping

2066. Venom: 1. Poison

2067. Embellish: 1. Decorate or beautify

2. to make a story interesting by adding false information

Embellished story

Syn. Color

The essay was colored.

2068. His eyes colored: 1. His feelings changed

2069. Color: 1. Noun. Pretend or pretention

He is speaking under color.

2070. Mastery: 1. Great skill

2071. Superheroes: 1. A fictional character with immense power such as flying

2. great hero, greatly courageous person

2072. Thewy: 1. Having muscles that generates power

Thewy weight lifter

Syn. Sinewy

Sinewy body

2073. Sinewy: 1. Tough to chew

Sinewy meat

2074. Pneumatic: 1. Driven by air

Pneumatic mill

2. filled with air

Pneumatic balloon/tyre/tube

2075. Billow: 1. To fill air

Billowing jacket

2. to move in a wavy or undulating manner

Billowing smoke from the chimney, billowing clouds

2076. Flocculent: 1. Made of wool

Flocculent jacket

2. resembling wool

Flocculent snow on the mountain

2077. Atrophy: 1. Noun. Loss of muscle because of sickness or lack of exercise

2. lose

Atrophy of skills

3. verb. To lose muscles

To lose

His skill atrophied over the time.

2078. Child-rearing: 1. Child raising

2079. Imperative: 1. Commanding (cf1fy{s)

Imperative sentence, imperative statement

2. very necessary

2080. Fiat: 1. Order

An official fiat, a legal fiat

2081. Unambiguous: 1. Straight, clear

2082. Winter solstice: 1. The shortest day of winter

2083. Condemn: 1. Strongly disapprove or criticize

The violence was condemned vehemently.

2084. Vehement: 1. Violent or strong, especially anger

Maoist Lawmaker Balkrishana Dhungel, whose presence in parliament

is being vehemently opposed by right defenders.

2085. Equinox: 1. Equal length of day and night (equi-equal, nox-period)

Vernal equinox

2086. Vernal: 1. Of the spring season

2087. Vernal time: 1. Spring season

2088. Venial: 1. Insignificant that can be forgiven (;fgf]ltgf])

Venial mistake

2089. Deplore: 1. Strongly disapprove or criticize

The citizens deplored the expansion of city. To deplore the violence

2090. Burke: 1. (from a person’s name) to make successful expedition (cGj]if0f)

2091. Underscore: 1. Underline

2. to give emphasis

2092. Innate: 1. By birth (nate-native)or natural

Innate rights (hGdl;4 clwsf/)

2. (philosophy) originating in mind

Innate philosophy

2093. Nativity: 1. Birth

The nativity of Christ, nativity church

2094. Natation: 1. Swimming

Natation training

2095. Subtle: 1. So minute that it is hard to understand (+ve), you need great effort to understand

Subtle beauty of an essay

Syn. Understated

Understated essay

2096. Unabashedly: 1. Not ashamed (nfh} gdfgL)

2097. Squander: 1. To spend money/time/energy/resources carelessly

2098. Venture: 1. Risky activity

2. to do something with risk

Although he was suffering from fever he ventured outdoors.

2099. Squalor: 1. Dirtiness and poverty

They are living is squalor.

2100. Squalid: 1. Dirty and poor

Squalid life of slum

2101. Slum: 1. Dirty place in the city

2102. Turbid: 1. Murky (wldnf])

Turbid water of the river

2103. Adjure: 1. Urge (to ask or to order somebody to do something) (adjuration)

He adjured him to tell the truth.

2104. Exscind: 1. Delete, cut out (ex-out, cind-cancel)

Syn. Excise

Excise writing

2105. Obfuscation: 1. Confused deliberately (hfgLhfgL e|ddf kfg]{)

2106. Ossification: 1. Rigidity

2107. Recondite: 1. Hard to understand

Syn. Arcane

2. known by few people

Recondite vocabulary

2108. Recreant: 1. Coward, careful

2. fearful

2109. Bemusing: 1. Confusing

2110. owing to: 1. Because of

2111. Proximity: 1. Nearness

The bus stand is proximity to my home.

Geographic proximity does not guarantee societal similarity.

2112. Discerned: 1. To understand something difficult with effort

Discerned signature

2113. Discernible: 1. That can be understood with effort

Discernible passage

Ant. Indiscernible (that can’t be seen, heard or understood)

2114. Discerning: 1. Having or showing good judgement

A discerning judge, teacher, chair person

2115. Viscous: 1. Gummy and not easily flowing (sticky)

Viscous substance

2. glutinous

2116. Stickler: 1. A person who insists

A stickler for punctuality

2117. Osseous: 1. Made of bone

2. unchanged or rigid

Osseous culture/opinion/tradition

2118. Rarefied: 1. Thin or rare (in insignificant amount)

Rarefied oxygen at the peak of the mountain

2119. Epitomize: 1. To be or give perfect example

He epitomizes laziness

2. summarize

2120. Epitome: 1. Perfect or excellent example

2121. Clan: 1. A large group

The tribe was divided into many clans.

2. a large family

2122. Wrath: 1. Anger

Syn. Ire

2123. Wrathful: 1. Angry

2124. Verisimilar: 1. Appearing as a true (very-true, similar-same)

Verisimilar events of the movie

2125. Verisimilitude: 1. Appearance of truth

2126. Adversity: 1. Hardship, poverty, misfortune, great trouble

The adversity of family/country, financial adversity

2127. Adversary: 1. Opponent

Ant. Proponent

Proponents of issue, proposal

2128. Quiescence: 1. Inactive or dormant, stillness, motionlessness

Quiescent volcano

2129. Tribulation: 1. Suffering or hardship

2130. Edifice: 1. Structure

Edifice science (jf:tzf:q')

2131. Imposing: 1. Very impressive

2132. Humble: 1. Not treating yourself as superior

Humble request/humble manner/humble rank

2133. Venerable: 1. Deeply respectable

Venerable person/university/Taj Mahal

2134. August: 1. Greatly impressive, majestic, venerable

August hero, august structure, august lineage/mansion

2135. Enchanted: 1. To be greatly attracted

He was enchanted to see her again after so long.

2136. trade for: 1. To stop one thing in order to start another

2137. Livestock: 1. Farm animals

2138. Noisome: 1. Unpleasant to smell or very unpleasant

His death decisively ends a regime that had turned Libya into an international

pariah and ran the oil-rich nation by the whim and brutality of its notoriously eccentric leader.

2139. Decisive: 1. Very important for the final result of a particular situation

A decisive factor/victory, a decisive step

2. able to decide something quickly and with confidence

Decisive action on gun control

2140. Pariah: 1. A person who is not acceptable to society and is avoided by everyone

Shunned HIV victims in Pak fight pariah status

2141. Turmoil: 1. A state of greatly anxiety and confusion

Syn. confusion

Emotional/mental/political turmoil

2142. Anticipation: 1. The fact of seeing that something might happen in the future and

perhaps doing something about it now

2. the feeling of excitement about something (usually something good)

that is going to happen

happy/eager/excited anticipation

with hope and anticipation, PM begins Indian trip.

2143. Tycoon: 1. A person who is successful in business or industry and has become rich and powerful

a business/property/media tycoon

2144. Unassailable: 1. That can’t be destroyed, defeated or questioned

The party now has an unassailable lead.

2145. Sweet tooth: 1. Liking for sweet food

2146. Gumdrops: 1. A type of candy that is chewy

2147. Affinity: 1. Kinship or attraction

I have a close affinity for the land of forebears.

2. similarity

Affinity in attitude

2148. Forebears: 1. Forefathers

2149. Predilection: 1. Strong liking or desire (lect-select), preference, affinity

Predilection for learning more, predilection for arts

I have predilection for sweet dish.

Ant. Aversion: strong dislike

He had an aversion to getting up early.

2150. Triumph: 1. Important victory (ljho k|fKt ug]{) (triumphant: very successful)

Triumph over enemy troops

2. important success

Happy or joyous feelings that come from a victory or success

3. an excellent example

The design is a triumph of simplicity.

2151. Ensue: 1. Follow

2152. Ensued by: 1. Followed by

Preposition is ensued by gerund Eg. Fond of drinking

2153. Equalize: 1. To make equal, to be equal

2154. Equal: 1. Peer

2155. Peerless: 1. Without equal or extraordinary (+ve)

Peerless artist

2156. Deposition: 1. Removing from position (de-down, position-place)

Deposition of the prime minister

2. act of depositing

3. (from the bible) (legal) evidence that is submitted to the court (legal evidence)

2157. Submit: 1. Surrender

Syn. Cede

He finally submitted

2. to express opinions

2158. Yield: 1. Surrender

2. produce

The meeting yielded no conclusion.

3. noun. Production

2159. Belied: 1. Contradict, to give false impression, disapprove

The claim was belied.

Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years. a

2. to prove false

2160. Badmouth: 1. To make critical remarks, curse or criticize

2161. Excoriate: 1. Harshly criticize

The children were excoriated by the parents.

2162. Segregate: 1. Separate

2163. Malicious: 1. Desiring to harm others

A malicious person, malicious distortion of news

2164. Distort: 1. Twist (tort-twist) (facts, ideas, appearance, shape, sound)

The news was badly distorted.

Distorted face, heat distorted the plastic

2165. Contort: 1. Twist

Contorted limbs. Her face contorted with anger.

2166. Extort: 1. To get money by threatening

He was arrested and charged with extortion.

2167. Repartee: 1. Quick and clever reply

The army chief sent a repartee to the prime minister.

2168. Tortuous: 1. Not straight, not simple and direct, convoluted, winding (gfuj]nL k/]sf])

Tortuous path, tortuous route/conversation/logic

(Anfractuous: twisted or not smooth)

2169. Moody: 1. Changing mood without any particular reason

2. angry without any particular reason

3. causing sad or upset

Moody story/film

2170. Vegan: 1. Avoiding animal products

2171. Unappetizing: 1. Not delicious, unpleasant to eat

2172. Bland: 1. Insipid

2173. Glee: 1. Happiness, joy

2174. Gleeful: 1. Happy or joyous

2175. Flee: 1. Run away

2176. Advent: 1. The time when something starts or arrives (arrival)

The advent of spring season The advent of printing press

2177. Adventitious: 1. Coming from outside (not native)

The adventitious population of USA

2. not designed (happened by chance or accidental)

Adventitious similarities of arts

2178. Tertiary: 1. Of the third rank

2179. Endowed: 1. Funded

2180. In excess of: 1. More than

2181. Inflation: 1. Continuous increase in price of goods or services

The government is unable to control the ubiquitous inflation.

2. the activity of filling air

The inflation of balloon or tube or tyre

2182. in concert with: 1. Together with

He, in concert with his family members, went abroad.

2183. Seized upon: 1. To take or use something as opportunity

2184. Democratize: 1. To make democratic

The army needs to be democratized.

2. to make something available to all

The democratization of higher education

2185. Appropriation: 1. To take others property without permission or illegally

2. allocate

The fund was appropriated for the security purpose.

2186. Collusive behavior: 1. Conspiring behavior

2187. Predatory: 1. Using others for personal pleasure (from predator)

2. exploiting others causing harm

2188. County: 1. District

2189. Recess: 1. Corner

2190. Aggrandize: 1. Increase or advance (power, influence or prestige)

(make something greater not to become more numerous)

Self-aggrandizement: self-advancement

2191. Jeopardize: 1. Endanger

(to risk harming or destroying something)

The culture has been jeopardizing.

This is not the right time to discuss government formation for it could

jeopardize the implementation of the seven-point deal.

2192. Abjure: 1. Renounce (give up)

2193. Mollify: 1. Pacify

2194. Condone: 1. Excuse as insignificant (ignore as insignificant)

(to accept behavior that is morally wrong)

The teacher could not condone such activity.

Terrorism can never be condoned.

2195. Manifest: 1. To make obvious or clear

Adj. obvious or clear (clearly reveal)

Noun. List

A manifest of passenger/goods

2196. Fear: 1. Wonder with great respect and little fear

2197. Encomium: 1. Speech of praise

2198. Zenith: 1. Highest point

Zenith of career

2199. Auspice: 1. A token of luck, good sign

Under the auspices of: in the support of or in the help of

The project is under the auspices of Church.

2200. Coda: 1. Concluding part

Coda of dance/music/book

2201. Nadir: 1. Lowest point

Nadir of career

2202. Perigee: 1. Lowest point

2. shortest distance between moon’s orbit and earth

2203. Bistro: 1. A small inexpensive restaurant

2204. Punctilious: 1. Very careful while doing something (in order to make it correct or proper)

Punctilious caretaker

Syn. Meticulous

2205. Levied: 1. Charged

2206. Laudation: 1. Approval or praise

2207. Dictum: 1. Saying

2208. Approbation: 1.an expression of praise or approval

Disapprobation: disapproval

2209. Invective: 1. Harsh criticism or vulgar words used while scolding

2210. Vituperation: 1. Harshly criticize, berate

2211. Compassionate: 1. Kind towards the sick, hurt, poor etc. (from compassion)

2212. Compliant: 1. Obedient

compliant student

2213. Parlous: 1. Dangerous or risky

Parlous situation, parlous financial condition

Syn. Perilous

Perilous financial condition

2214. Peruse: 1. Informally read in a relaxed way

He peruse the newspaper

2. to read or examine very carefully

He peruse the list

2215. Assuage: 1. Pacify, to ease or lessen , to appease

To assuage hunger/thirst

2216. Cant: 1. Arcane language

Syn. Argot

2. secret language that can be understood by few people

2217. Clandestine: 1. Secret

Clandestine language/marriage/meeting , The clandestine sale of weapons

2218. Tryst: 1. Secret meeting or meeting of lovers

Tryst of politician, tryst of lovers

2219. Assignation: 1. Secret meeting between lovers

His secret assignation with his friend’s wife

2220. Bourgeois: 1. Relating to middle class

Bourgeois society

2. deserving or seeking property and social respect

They are leading a bourgeois life after their matrimony.

3. supporting capitalism

2221. Sacrilegious: 1. Treating religious object without respect

Sacrilegious activity

2222. Piebald: 1. Of two colors specially black and white

Piebald zebra

2223. Brindled: 1. Having brown or green spots

Brindled dog

2224. Pied: 1. Multicolor

Pied arts

2225. Sweeping: 1. Including all, vast

Sweeping change in country, sweeping view of the countryside

2. not straight or having curves

Sweeping coastline

2226. Parochial: 1. Relating to church

Parochial school

2. narrow minded

A parochial person

2227. Lithe: 1. Easy to bend, flexible (litheness)

Lithe body of dancer, lithe skin (not stiff), lithe material

Syn. Supple

Supple skin, supple body of a dancer, supple leather (d'nfod)

2228. Blithe: 1. Happy (NjfOb), not anxious

He blithely greeted me.

2229. Collaborate: 1. Work together for effectiveness

2230. Collaborative: 1. Working together for effectiveness

Collaborative students, Elizabeth and Age were more collaborative.

2231. Benighted: 1. Having no knowledge or education

Syn. Ignorant

Benighted country/people/villagers

2232. Egregious: 1. Very bad that is noticeable

Egregious error, egregious manner,

egregious violation of rules and regulations

2233. Commensurate: 1. Proportionate

Salary commensurate with experience

2234. Halcyon: 1. Calm, peaceful and prosperous

Halcyon days (;'v, zflGt / ;+j[lbsf lbgx?)

Ant. Miserable days

2235. Unerring: 1. Without mistake (always correct or accurate) (un-not, error-mistake)

Unerring sense of English grammar

2236. Circadian: 1. Regularly changing (changes of bodies of people or animal)

2237. Prosperous: 1. Economically sound that gives happiness

A prosperous family/country

2238. Duplicitous: 1. Deceptive

Duplicitous tactic

Noun. Duplicity, deception or dishonesty

He received some money from me through duplicity.

2239. Subservient: 1. Showing too much willingness to serve (sub-lower, servient-servant)

Syn. Servile

Syn. Obsequious

She refused to be subservient to her husband.

Subservient workers of political parties, subservient waiter

2240. Refulgent: 1. Greatly shining (very bright)

Refulgent surface of gemstone, refulgent eyes

2241. Relish: 1. Enjoy or take pleasure

I relish travelling or watching movies

2242. Enjoin: 1. Greatly encourage (order)

The prophet enjoined followers not to worship idols.

2243. Incarcerate: 1. Imprison

He was incarcerated for two years

Syn. Immure (im-into, mure-wall)

2244. Mural: 1. Arts on wall (mur-wall)

2245. Cavil: 1. Protest, object

2. to object in insignificant matters

They caviled about tuition fees.

2246. Polished: 1. Civilized (having polite manner and knowledge)

Polished people

Syn. Urbane (refined, elegant) Syn. Suave, Syn. Sophisticated

2247. Jejune: 1. Unexciting or uninteresting

Jejune novel, story, film

2. too simple, naïve (immature)

Jejune remark, jejune response

2248. Academic: 1. Theoretical (not practical)

He has only academic knowledge.

2249. Posh: 1. Very attractive, expensive and popular

They stayed at a posh hotel.

2250. Precocious: 1. Having early talent

A precocious child/artist/singer

2. before expected time or normal time

Precocious fruits, flowers

2251. Prodigy: 1. Precocious child

The artist was a prodigy, prodigy artist

2252. Vicarious: 1. Coming from others, not from yourself

Vicarious experience/pleasure/sadness

Vicarious sadness from movies

2253. Reprehensible: 1. Very bad (deserving strong criticism)

Reprehensible speech by the minister

2254. Prehensile: 1. Able to grasp

Prehensile tail of monkey

2255. Risible: 1. Ridiculous, absurd (very silly not reasonable) (xf:of:kb)

Risible activities (having no common sense)

2256. Inadvertent: 1. Accidental (not designed), unintentional

Syn. Unwitting

Inadvertent arrival, inadvertent error

2257. Factitious: 1. Unnatural

Syn. Artificial

Factitious national identity of Palestine

2258. Simulate: 1. To make similar or pretend (in fact it is not real)

Simulated test (mock test)

Simulating a natural environment in underground houses

2259. Camaraderie: 1. Feeling of good friendship and trust among people

Camaraderie among people

2260. Turpitude: 1. Immoral or illegal behavior

Syn. Depravity, wickedness

His popularity waned because of turpitude.

2261. Paradigm: 1. Perfect example or model (Kof/f8fOd)

2. a set of principle or theory

2262. Paradigm shift: 1. Very important change or shift

2263. Paragon: 1. Model of perfection (k"0f{tfsf] gd"gf)

2. excellent example of perfection (it has not been imitated from others)

2264. Sepulchral: 1. Utter or complete, looking or sounding sad or serious (;]knqmn)

Sepulchral silence, sepulchral darkness

2265. Piquant: 1. Sharp and pleasant (+ve)

Piquant pickle, piquant sauce, piquant vegetable

2. interesting or exciting

Piquant talk, piquant movie, piquant novel, piquant gossip

2266. Mordant: 1. Harsh or very unpleasant

Mordant criticism/behavior/remarks

2267. Sardonic: 1. Showing disapproval (showing you are better than other)

Syn. Mocking Sardonic look/sardonic remarks

2268. Vitriolic: 1. Biting or harsh (JoªUofTds)

Vitriolic remarks, vitriolic criticism

2269. Arrant: 1. Complete or utter (emphasize how bad somebody/something is)

Arrant nonsense or fool

2270. Errant: 1. Wandering from place to place for adventure

Errant knight (of]4f)

2. unfaithful

Errant husband

3. leaving proper track

Errant boat, errant animal

4. wrong direction (sport)

Errant short

2271. Putrid: 1. Rotten and bad smelling (lKopl6«8)

Putrid vegetables, putrid meat

2. very unpleasant

Putrid color, putrid dress

3. very bad

Putrid performance on the stage

2272. Ersatz: 1. Fake (copied from others but not original) (P/;f;)

Ersatz shoes, ersatz coffee

2273. Trashy: 1. Not decent or respectable (immoral), of poor quality

Trashy films/novels/woman/clothes

2274. Opaque: 1. Hard to understand or unclear, impenetrable by light

Opaque lecture/reading passage/theory

2275. Covert: 1. Secret (uf]Ko)

Covert talk, covert operation, covert meeting

2276. Overt: 1. Open (v'Nnf)

Overt talk, overt personality

2277. Agile: 1. Quick and skillful (move and think)

Agile acrobat, agile tiger , Agile mind/brain

2278. Submissive: 1. Polite, humble

Submissive nature

2279. Suave: 1. Polished/urbane/sophisticated /confident

2280. Apprehend: 1. (archaic) comprehend

2. arrest syn. Collar

The police apprehended an armed suspect near the sense of crime.

2281. Pertain: 1. To be related (to exist or apply on a particular situation)

2282. Evoke: 1. Call into memory

Evocative moments

2283. Abstain: 1. Prevent from happening

Abstaining from drinks

2284. Invoke: 1. Call on

Invoke the name of god, Invoke evil spirit through necromancy

2285. Necromancy: 1. Black magic

2286. Necrosis: 1. Death of all organs

2287. invoke the law: 1. To implement the law, to execute the law

2288. Execute: 1. Implement

2. put to death

3. perform

The dance was executed on the stage.

2289. humble language: 1. Respective language (lower rank)

2290. Interlocutor: 1. The person whom you made conversation with (loc-talk)

2291. Converse: 1. To have conversation with

2. opposite (verse-opposite)

Building new roads increase traffic and converse is equally true.

2292. Conversant: 1. Able to converse

He is conversant in two languages.

2. familiar

I am conversant with new rules and regulations.

2293. toned down: 1. To lower the intensity

2. to reduce brightness or color

2294. Renderings: 1. Translations, making

The renderings of the Bible

2295. Egalitarian phrasings: 1. The language/expression that is equal to all

2296. accustomed to : 1. Habitual to

2297. Acidic: 1. Sour (containing acid)

2298. Mundane: 1. Dull, ordinary, common (compare with quotidian)

Mundane job, mundane words

2. not spiritual

Mundane life

2299. Penniless: 1. No money

2300. Opulent: 1. Greatly wealthy or rich

Opulent family

2. luxurious

Opulent room, opulent furniture

2301. Affluent: 1. Wealthy or rich

Affluent family, affluent country

2302. Indigent: 1. Poor

Indigent patient/family

2303. Indigence: 1. Poverty

An indigent patient/farmer

2304. Penurious: 1. Extremely poor

A penurious farmer

2. extremely unwilling to expense money, ungenerous, extremely thrifty

A penurious person

2305. Penury: 1. Extreme poverty

2. extreme unwillingness to expense money

2306. Penny-pinching: 1. Miserly (stingy)

Syn. Niggardly

Syn. Parsimonious

Syn. Penurious

2307. Depravity: 1. Immoral behavior

Syn. Turpitude

Moral depravity, sexual depravity

2308. moral depravity: 1. Immoral behavior

2309. Negativity: 1. Negative attitude (not thinking positive of others)

2320. Cynic: 1. A person who believes that people are selfish or biased and

doing for themselves

2311. Benevolence: 1. Kindness or generosity

A benevolent person

Ant. Malevolent

2312. Benevolent organization: 1. An organization that provides or gives charity

2313. Precocity: 1. Early talent

From an early age she displayed a precocious talent for music.

Sexually precocious

2314. Gnat: 1. A type of insect

2315. Gnatcatcher: 1. Sweet singing bird (song bird)

2316. Timid: 1. Fearful (Milquetoast)

2. shy

2317. Tameable: 1. That can be controlled

Tameable animal, tameable price

2318. Upset: 1. To give trouble or disturb

2319. Or: 1. Option or alternate

2. precise definition

2320. on the horizon: 1. Coming very soon

The festival is on the horizon. My examination is on the horizon.

2321. Perceptive: 1. Having or showing the ability to understand something easily and quickly

perceptive mind/person, perceptive analysis/observation/comment

syn. Astute, canny, insightful, shrewd

2322. Shrewish: 1. Scolding

Shrewish woman or girl

2323. Nurture: 1. To care and protect while they are growing and developing

2. to help somebody to develop and to be successful

2324. Abortive: 1. Unsuccessful

An abortive military coup

An abortive attempt to divert the course of river

2325. Séance: 1. A meeting in which a person tries to communicate with the

spirit of a dead body

2. a practice communicating with the spirit of a dead body

2326. Aberrant: 1. Abnormal/unusual (ab-far, err-wander) (deviation from the norm)

Aberrant behavior, aberrant mind

2327. Aberration: 1. Abnormality, state of being unusual (deviation from normal path)

Mental aberration, aberration in behavior

2328. Poised: 1. Calm and confident

A poised pilot

2. ready to move

Poised runners, poised dancers in the stage

3. prepared for or ready for

I am poised for success.

Poised between:

I am poised between fear and hope.

My village is poised between mountain and river.

2329. Unconventional: 1. Not conventional

2. unusual

2330. Repulsive: 1. Having or showing strong dislike or hatred (causing strong hatred)

Repulsive activity, repulsive person, repulsive criminal

2331. Dynamic: 1. Always changing (ultzLn)

2. very energetic

2332. Timorous: 1. Fearful or easily frightened

A timorous teenager, a timorous voice, He is speaking with timorous voice.

2333. Cowed: 1. Easily frightened or fearful

2334. Cow: 1. Intimidate (to frighten somebody in order to make them obey you)

The teacher cowed the student into silence.

2335. Cower: 1. To go backward or remain somewhere being fearful

The child is cowering in the corner. The animal is cowering.

2336. Turgid: 1. Very complicated and difficult to understand (complex)

The teacher used turgid language. Turgid phrasings/turgid expressions

2. swollen

Turgid limbs

2337. Roil: 1. To make murky (wldNofpg])

2338. Sparring: 1. Hot debate

2339. Lighthearted: 1. Cheerful (intended to be amusing, not serious)

She felt light-hearted and optimistic.

2340. Hostile: 1. Greatly unfriendly

2. of the enemy

Hostile territory, hostile troops, hostile enemies

Syn. Opposed to

2341. Extradite: 1. To send a prisoner or criminal from one country to another country (;'k"b{uL)

The criminal was extradited from Canada to USA.

2. noun. Extradition: sending a prisoner or criminal from one

country to another country

extradition treaty (;'k"b{uL ;GwL)

2342. Expurgate: 1. Censor (to remove offensive part) (ex-out, purg-clean) (censorship)

The article needs to be expurgated before it is published.

2343. Switch: 1. Change from one thing to another

2344. Hospitable: 1. Generous and friendly

We are hospitable to tourist.

Ant. Inhospitable

2. suitable to grow or develop (plants, animal, people)

The desert is hospitable for some species of plant.

Ant. Inhospitable

3. ready or willing to accept

I am hospitable to new ideas.

Ant. inhospitable

2345. Benignant: 1. Generous or kind (ben-good)

Benignant old man

2. benign (med.)

Harmless or not causing death

Benignant tumor

2346. Notion: 1. An idea, or a belief or an understanding of something (wf/0ff)

2347. Foster: 1. Nurture

To foster a child

2. promote or encourage

To foster the financial condition

2348. Inhibit: 1. Stop or slow down (hibit-stop)

To inhibit infection

A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.

2349. Sponsor: 1. Support

2350. Thrive: 1. To grow successfully

Thriving industry

Some plants thrived in desert.

Syn. Flourish

2351. Wallow: 1. Roll about (in water or mud), rolling and plunging

2. to enjoy something that causes you pleasure

3. To remain at a place without making any effort to come out

The elephants are wallowing in the river.

I am wallowing in misery.

I am wallowing in luxury.

2352. Abandoned: 1. The feeling of extreme freedom

She danced with wild abandoned.

2. left and no longer wanted

The child was found abandoned but not harmed.

2353. Discard: 1. To throw away because it is useless or unwanted

The theory was discarded. (rejected)

2354. Casual: 1. For typical purpose (not always)

A casual manner

2355. Contrive: 1. To invent something (artificial)

Early Americans contrive weapons out of stone, wood and bone.

2. to plan with difficulty

The prisoner contrived to escape.

3. plan

I contrived a meeting with the chairperson.

2356. Contrite: 1. Having or showing regret (sorry), seeking forgiveness, remorseful

(contrition, contritely)

Contrite apology

Her expression was contrite.

2357. Fashion: 1. To change form (invent)

They fashioned clay into figurines.

2358. Bipartisan: 1. Relating to two parties or involving two parties

Bipartisan support

2359. Partisan: 1. Biased (strongly supporting t one side or person or group)

2360. Palm: 1. Symbol of victory or celebration

2361. Combat: 1. Fight

2362. a wave of: 1. A large number of

2363. Appliances: 1. Machine that is powered by electricity and used in home

2364. Doorknobs: 1. A round handle that you used to open the door

2365. Outnumber: 1. To be more than something or somebody

2366. Flashy: 1. Bright

2367. Flamboyant: 1. Excessively decorated including carving

Flamboyant palace/windows/doors

2. fancy or showy in order to impress

Flamboyant language/talk/dress up

3. very noticeable because of color or brightness because it attracts

a lot of attention

flamboyant clothes/color

2368. Indisputable: 1. Not disputable, true and cannot be disregard or denied

2369. Pristine: 1. Natural or untouched (not developed)

Pristine land/forest /countryside

2. spotless (fresh and clean)

Pristine image of a person, Pristine clothes/table

The car is in pristine condition.

2370. Astute: 1. Sharply intelligent

She was astute enough to realize that what Jack wanted was her money.

Syn. Shrewd

2371. Courteous: 1. Polite (showing respect)

Courteous staff, courteous manner

2372. Awkwardness: 1. Skill less

2374. Impertinent: 1. Irrelevant

Impertinent manner/issue

2. rude that shows lack of respect

The student asked impertinent question to the teacher.

2375. Calumnious: 1. Defamatory

Calumnious remarks

2376. Desiccant: 1. Dried substance

2377. Demagogue: 1. A false leader who tries to hold power and win favor

by false claims or assurance (dema-people, gogue-leader)

2378. Pedagogue: 1. A strict teacher of children who is generally disliked (peda-child)

2379. Pedagogy: 1. Art or principle of teaching

2380. Retrograde: 1. Demote

2381. Mantra: 1. The phrase or word that comes repeatedly

2382. Filigree: 1. A decoration of delicate wire of precious metal such as gold or silver

A gold filigree earring

2383. Jaunt: 1. Short pleasurable journey

A three day jaunt

2384. Junket: 1. Short pleasurable journey generally on other’s expenses (using government’s money)

The people didn’t like the prime minister’s expensive junket.

Press junket

2385. Sojourn: 1. Temporary stay

A five years sojourn in the USA

His regular Nepal sojourn set himself as a friend of Nepal.

2. to stay temporarily

He had sojourned in the USA.

2386. give way to: 1. Be replaced by

2387. Speculative: 1. Risky (business)

Speculative boom/deal

2. guessing (general)

2388. Consol: 1. Bond

2389. Can: 1. Container

2390. Procurement: 1. Process of obtaining

2391. Procure: 1. To obtain

I procure a ticket

2. supply or provide (prostitute)

He was imprisoned for procuring prostitute.

2392. Maverick: 1. Non-conformist, independent individual

Maverick fashion

2. a person who is against convention/tradition

A maverick politician

2393. Conclusive: 1. Very true that can’t be doubted

Conclusive evidence/proof/result

2394. Articulate: 1. Fluent at expression

Articulate speaker or speech

2. verb. To express ideas clearly

The scientist articulated the theory.

3. to pronounce clearly and understandably

The child articulated some words

4. link or join

The bone articulated the clavicle

The back part of the bus was articulated to the front part.

2395. Commendation: 1. Praise, approval (commend)

This film deserves the highest commendation.

2396. Abusive: 1. Overuse

2. mistreat

He became abusive when he was drunk.

2397. Efficacious: 1. Producing the result that was wanted or intended

Syn. Effective

2398. Chastened: 1. To make somebody feel sad or embarrassed

He was chastened by his friends.

2399. Legendary: 1. Described in legend

Legendary character

2. popular, famous or well known

3. known by all

2400. Encomiums: 1. A speech or piece of writing that praises somebody

or something highly

2401. Staunch: 1. Very loyal and devoted

Staunched believer of god

Staunch advocate/believer/supporter

Syn. Faithful

2402. Sympathetically: 1. Appealing or pleasant

I am sympathetic with you.

2403. Agile: 1. Able to move easily, quickly (smart)

2404. Sprawl: 1. To sit or lie spreading hands and legs

2. to spread or develop in an untidy way

Sprawling child

2405. Backwater: 1. Part of the river in which there is no water current

2. Undeveloped place

A cultural backwater

3. a quiet place

2406. Picaresque: 1. Describing the adventure of a playful and dishonest character

Picaresque novel

2407. Prohibitive: 1. Stop

2. very high (prohibitively expensive)

2408. Affirm: 1. Confirm strongly

2409. Trope: 1. Word, phrase, or image used in a new and different way in order to

create an artistic effect

2410. Troupe: 1. Group of actors, singers or dancers

Acting/dancing/singing Troupe

2411. Literati: 1. Those who like literature

2412. Sunset: 1. The time when sun goes down

2. ending

The sunset of the British colonies. The sunset of the monarchy in Nepal

2413. Glut: 1. Something that is more than needed

There are gluts of banks in Kathmandu

2. to be greatly enough

The gas station was glutted with oil.

2414. Gluttonous: 1. Eating more than needed

Syn. Piggish , Syn. Voracious

A voracious eater

2415. Voracious reader: 1. A person who reads more than needed

2416. Panacea: 1. Remedy for all troubles

There is no single panacea for the problems of unemployment.

Syn. Cure-all, Syn. Elixir

2417. Manumit: 1. To set free (man-hand, it-free)

Syn. Emancipate

To emancipate a slave

2418. Occlude: 1. Stop or close up (clude-stop), obstruct or block

To occlude the passage, to occlude the outlet

2419. Censure: 1. Noun. Official or formal criticism

The country faced international censure.

Verb. Formally or officially criticize

The prime minister was censured for his activities.

2420. Mince: 1. To cut into small pieces (from mincer)

Mincing the onion

2. to move very quickly with short steps

(unnaturally, generally on the stage performance)

2421. Dissemble: 1. To hide or conceal reality (true feelings or opinions)

He tried to dissemble about the risk of investment.

2422. Ungainly: 1. Moving in an awkward and clumsy way (not graceful)

(that is not attractive and skillful)

Ungainly man/animal

2423. Desultory: 1. Having no special aim or purpose (pb]Zoljlxg)

Desultory study

2. done without seriousness (half-hearted)

Halfhearted attempt or desultory attempt

2424. Pejorative: 1. Insulting (intended to belittle, insult, criticize others)

Pejorative words, pejorative intentions

The statement has pejorative connotation.

2425. Daunting: 1. Making you feel afraid and less confident

The daunting course of GRE, a daunting teacher

Daunting evidence: lacking evidence

2426. Secularize: 1. Transfer the ownership or control from a religious organization to the state

2. to separate religion out of something

Secularize country (wd{lg/k]If)

2427. Rectify: 1. To correct or improve (rec-correct)

2428. Waffle: 1. Equivocate (to state unclearly)

The political party is waffling on important national issues.

2429. Rail: 1. Verb. To complain angrily

He rails at my activities.

2430. Tally: 1. Match or agree

2. to record

3. score (in sport)

2431. Scoop: 1. A type of spoon like kitchen tool

2. verb. (journalism) to report news stories earlier than other channels

2432. Disenchant: 1. To be dissatisfied (no more enthusiasm)

I am disenchanted with my job.

2433. Impute: 1. Say or suggest that sb or something has guilty (refer –ve)

2434. Apotheosize: 1. To give or be a perfect example (epitomize)

2. to reach highest point of success

2435. Persecute: 1. Unfairly treat (because of race/cast/religion etc)

2. harass ( repeatedly annoy or bother or threaten)

2436. Trumpet: 1. To make a sound by an elephant

2. to proclaim or declare something good or other’s praise

To trumpet somebody’s achievements

2437. Admonish: 1. Warn in a gentle way (strongly advice) (ad-plus, monish-monitor)

The teacher admonished the students to study meticulously.

2438. Sanction: 1. To give approval

The bank sanctioned study loan.

The government sanctioned a new policy.

2439. Temperaments: 1. Usual attitude/mood/character of a person or animal (disposition)

The temperaments of tiger

2440. Initiation: 1. Involving to a group or organization

2. the act of starting something

2441. Initiate: 1. Noun. A person who involves into a group or organization

2. verb. To start or begin

2442. Congruities: 1. Similarities

There are congruities between their life styles.

2443. Congruous: 1. Harmony or similar with others

My house is congruous with those of neighbors

Congruous activities, congruous designs of home in the colony

Ant. Incongruous

2444. Conformities: 1. Harmonies (following something without changes)(from confirm)

He is loyal to cultural conformities.

2445. Anomalous: 1. Not expected or unusual (anomaly)

Anomalous data/property/result/conclusion

Noun. Anomalies: something that is unusual or not expected

There are anomalies in data/result.

2. deviating from normal range (-ve)

2446. Lascivious: 1. Shows strong sexual desire or filled with sexual desire

2447. Paranormal: 1. Supernatural or very strange

(not able to be explained by what scientist know about the nature)

Paranormal dance/power/activities

2448. Eloquent: 1. Fluent or clear in expression (eloquence)

Syn. Articulate

An eloquent teacher expresses idea clearly

Eloquent dance/dancer

2449. Contingent: 1. A group of people at a meeting or an event who have

something in common

a contingent of voters

2. a small group of soldiers to assist an another group

The British contingent in Afghanistan

2450. Insistent: 1. Insisting : demanding something firmly and refusing

to accept any opposition or excuses

2451. Razzing: 1. Tease in an unfriendly way

2452. Rationalize: 1. To make something better or more attractive by reasoning (from bad to good)

He tried to rationalize theft.

2453. Larceny: 1. The crime of theft

2454. Rationale: 1. Reason or a set of reason

There is no rationale for leaving the job.

2455. Brisk: 1. Quick, busy

Ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade.

2. practical or confident

His tone became brisk and businesslike.

3. cold but pleasantly fresh

2456. Tout: 1. Highly praise

Syn. Extol

2. highly publicize

The product was touted.

3. to sell ticket in black

2457. Raze: 1. To destroy completely

The hall of the building in which the massacre took placed was razed completely.

2458. Proscribe: 1. Prohibit or ban

Proscribed organization

2459. Fascinating: 1. Attracting greatly

2460. Inchoate: 1. Not fully developed or formed

My plans are still inchoate , Inchoate ideas/theory

2461. Pliant: 1. Flexible (able to bend without breaking)

Pliant material, pliant body of the dancer

2. easily influenced by other

A pliant husband

Syn. Pliable

A pliable mind/person, pliable material

2462. Diligent: 1. Sincere, hardworking

A diligent student/worker

2463. Collegiate: 1. Relating to college

2464. Soccer: 1. Football

2465. Sealant: 1. A substance that is used to preserve furniture

2466. Dust mites: 1. Very small insect that remains in dust in one’s home

that can cause allergic reaction

2467. Mite: 1. Very small object or creature

2. small person (generally indicating the child)

2468. Pet dander: 1. Skin disease of pets

2469. Radical: 1. Completely new, having extreme opinion

Radical new plan: completely new plan Radical change: complete change

2. fundamental or basic 3. New

2470. Naïve: 1. Simple and artless

2471. Altruistic: 1. Selflessly helping (k/f]ksf/L)

Altruistic behavior

2472. Altruism: 1. Selfless help

Politician are not necessarily motivated by pure altruism.

2473. Altercation: 1. Noisy and angry debate or disagreement

I have several altercations with the teacher.

2474. Spat: 1. Minor dispute

2475. Spate: 1. Flood, large number of (happened suddenly within a short period of time)

Heavy rainfall and consequential spate

2476. a spate of: 1. A large number of

2. a large amount of

2477. Volition: 1. Perfect ability to choose

2. alternatives for choosing

Syn. Free will (OR5f)

2478. Yen: 1. Japanese currency

2. longing

I have always had a yen to travel around the world.

3. yearning, desire (rfxgf)

2479. Marooned: 1. To leave somebody in a place that they cannot escape from,

for example an island

syn. Strand

2480. Mugger: 1. A person who threatens or attacks somebody in order to steal their

money, especially in a public place

Birdwatchers fall prey to muggers

2481. Prey: 1. An animal, bird etc. that is hunted, killed and eaten by another

2. a person who is harmed or tricked by somebody, especially for

dishonest purpose

2482. Pledge: 1. A serious promise

Syn. Commitment

PM pledges better services for disabled

2. a sum of money or something valuable that you leave with somebody

to prove that you will do something or pay back money that you owe

Traffic police pledges to metal metro roads

2483. Suffocate: 1. To die because there is no air to breathe

2. to kill somebody by not letting them breathe air

He put the pillow over her face and suffocated her.

2484. Rile: 1. To annoy somebody or make them angry

Syn. Anger

Baidhya faction riles war victims

2485. Convene: 1. To gather for a specific purpose

2486. Enunciate: 1. Clearly and understandably expressed (e-out, nunci-clear)

The teacher could not enunciate the theory.

2. clearly spell

The teacher enunciated each letter.

2487. Seasoned: 1. Added with flavor (salt, pepper, herbs, spices)

Seasoned noodles

2. prepared for or ready for making furniture (it has been dried)

Seasoned wood

3. highly experienced

A seasoned teacher/artist/author

2488. Melancholy: 1. Very sad/gloomy/very unhappy

Melancholy mood/time, Melancholy poems/films

Syn. Mournful, somber

2489. Abet: 1. Assist (criminals/crimes) (help somebody to do something wrong)

Some people contend that Iran is abetting criminals.

2490. aid and abet: 1. Assist (crime/criminal)

2491. Overjoyed: 1. Greatly happy

2492. Joyous: 1. Greatly happy

2493. Doleful: 1. Very sad

Doleful music, I am doleful about my future.

Syn. dolorous

2494. Nonplussed: 1. Greatly surprised and confused or puzzled

(you can’t think or decide what to say or do)

I was nonplussed by his activities.

Syn. Perplexed

2495. Apologist: 1. A person who argues in defense of a person, activity or principle

that others can’t agree with

He is an apologist for Hitler.

2496. let go: 1. Dismissed

2497. Mammogram: 1. Chest X-ray

2498. Mammoth: 1. Huge or gigantic

Mammoth cave, mammoth building

2. noun. A large and powerful organization

2499. Behemoth: 1. Noun. Large and powerful organization

2. adj. gigantic or huge

2500. Assess: 1. Evaluated

2. to calculated the value or amount of something

Syn. Estimate

2501. Reallocate: 1. Fairly distribute

Government funds were reallocated to the new local authorities.

2502. Gingivitis: 1. A type of disease

(gums around the teeth become painful, red and swollen)

2503. Exterior: 1. Outer surface

The exterior of the building

2. Appearance

The exterior of a person

2504. Militant: 1. Aggressive or warlike

Militant debate: aggressive debate

Militant protestors

2505. Milieu: 1. Environment or background

I am from a middle class milieu.

2506. Throw into: 1. Involve

2507. Delineate: 1. To describe clearly (de-out, line), outline, depict

The report delineates social evils

In the preface of the book the characters were delineated.

2508. Falsify: 1. To prove false (for theory or statement)

The hypothesis was falsified.

2. to make something false in order to make someone believe

The financial report was falsified.

3. fail to fulfill

The political changes in Nepal falsified the expectations of the people.

2509. Ridicule: 1. To laugh at somebody or to make somebody stupid in order to insult

His dress up was ridiculed.

The teacher’s suggestions were ridiculed.

2510. Constrained: 1. Limit or restrict

2511. Disorient: 1. To lose normal path or direction

2. confuse

The hiker was disoriented by the thick fog.

The new student turned disoriented in the class.

2512. Orient: 1. To follow a clear path or normal path

2. to remove confusion

2513. Wizened: 1. Dry and withered

Wizened leaves, wizened flowers

2. energy less

Wizened protestors

2514. Overwork: 1. Work very hard

They were tried of overworking.

2. used too much

An overworked phrase or word

3. to work upon something for a long time giving effort

Overworked arts

2515. Dehumanize: 1. To behave harshly as if you are not a human

The prisoners were dehumanized.

2516. in order: 1. In a proper system

2517. Clash: 1. Short fight, disagreement

2. a loud sound of hitting

2518. Enlightened: 1. To provide information

2519. Despise: 1. strongly hate or detest

The Nepalese despise the monarchy

He despised himself for being so cowardly.

Syn. Abhor

Syn. Abominate

Syn. Loathe

2520. Distress: 1. Feeling of trouble/worry

2. upset or to make worried

2521. Outrage: 1. Extreme anger

Syn. Atrocity

The judge’s remark cause public outrage.

2522. Absurdity: 1. State of being very unreasonable, not logical or sensible

2523. Manifesto: 1. Declaration in which there is aim or purpose

An election manifesto

2524. Grievance: 1. Complaint (u'gf;f])

2. resentment (feeling of anger or annoyance because

you have been unfairly treated)

syn. Indignation

2525. Fixture: 1. As a part or member of something or group

She is a fixture in the parade.

2. goods that are attached to home even if it is sold

2526. Fixate: 1. To look at or think up something continuously

I am fixating on my career.

2527. Obstinate: 1. Unwilling to be changed, stubborn, hard-headed

He can be very obstinate if he wants to be.

2. difficult to deal with

Obstinate problem

3. that can’t be removed

Obstinate stain

2528. Neologism: 1. Newly developed word, phrase or language

2. new development in language

2529. Indispensable: 1. Very important and necessary (ckl/xfo{), essential, vital, fundamental

My presence in the team is indispensable.

2530. Haughty: 1. Thinking yourself better, smarter or more intelligent than others

Syn. Arrogant (snobbish)

Haughty face/look/manner

2531. Germane: 1. Relevant

Germane issue

Syn. Apposite

His remarks are extremely apposite to the present discussion.

2532. no whim was ever denied her: 1. Her every desire was fulfilled

2533. Cosseted: 1. Pamper (k'Nk'Nofpg])

Syn. Coddle

Syn. Mollycoddle

2534. Indulgent parents: 1. Parents who pamper their children

The indulgent parents spoiled the child.

2535. Borne: 1. Past participle of bear (bear-bore-borne)

2. carried out or spread by (as a suffix)

Airborne disease, waterborne disease

2536. Dandle: 1. To raise a baby up and down in arms or knees

2. pamper

2537. Pundit: 1. Greatly knowledgeable person

2. a person in authority

3. a respectful title

Syn. Pandit

2538. Stance: 1: publicly standing opinion, an opinion that is declared publicly

The stance of political party

2. standing position

The stance of the goalkeeper

2539. Relinquish: 1. Give up (power, authority, opinion) (to stop having something)

I never relinquish my rights.

He was forced to relinquish control of the company.

2540. Resolve: 1. Determination (to make firm decision to do something)

2. settle

2541. Confrontation: 1. Unexpected fight, disagreement (d'8e]8)

2542. Craven: 1. Very cowardly (fearful), lacking courage

A craven person, a craven decision

Ant. Brave

2543. Crave: 1. To have strong desire

I craved for this food item.

2544. Craving: 1. Strong desire

Craving for sweets

2545. self-serving: 1. Showing concern to your own interest or desires

Self-serving politician

2546. Void: 1. Empty

2547. Devoid of: 1. Completely without

He is devoid of knowledge.

The desert is devoid of people.

2548. Abhor: 1. Strongly hate or detest

Syn. Despise

Syn. Abominate

Syn. Loathe

2549. hovered around: 1. Stayed around

2550. Revenue: 1. Total earnings

Syn. Receipts

Shortfall in tax revenue

2551. Penetration of dance: the space occupied while dancing

2552. Rapport: 1. Emotional (sentimental) relationship understanding each other’s feelings

She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients.

2553. Sculptor: 1. A person who makes sculptures

2554. Fundamental: 1. Basic

2. serious and very important

2555. Malleable: 1. Easily influenced and changed

2. easily shapeable, tractable, pliable

2556. Uncharacteristic: 1. Unusual

2. not typical

2557. Accolade: 1. Award or praise

There is no higher accolade than honorary degree.

2558. Kudos: 1. Formally praise or respect

(that you deserve because you have done something good or significant)

Syn. Prestige

He received kudos for composing the lyrics of national anthem.

2559. Perspective: 1. Vision, insight

Syn. Viewpoint

A global perspective

2560. Invective: 1. Abusive words or insulted words (invect-attack)

A speech full of invective against the government

2561. Diatribe: 1. Long abusive and angry speech (both in spoken and written form)

Syn. Tirade

2562. Tribe: 1. Suffering

2563. Insinuation: 1. An indirect remark in order to insult others (-ve)

2564. Insinuate: 1. To make a remark (imply) about somebody that is bad or insulting

2. to enter a group or organization in someone’s personal life in a dishonest way

He insinuate himself into the higher circle.

2565. Inveigh: 1. Attack or criticize harshly

The prime minister was inveighed by the media.

2566. a broad array of: 1. A large number of

2567. Counterfeiting: 1. Making fake, duplicate

2568. Bootlegging: 1. Illegal trading

Bootleg CD /The alcohol was bootlegged.

2. pirate

2569. Levy: 1. Extra charge that should be paid (levying)

2570. Pilfering: 1. To steal insignificant things (from pilfer)

He was caught pilfering.

2571. Popular: 1. Liked or enjoyed by large number of people

2. prevailing in the society

2572. Par: 1. Equal

2573. Repose: 1. Tranquility, state of being rest

She went outside seeking a few moments of repose.

2574. Caricature: 1. Something or somebody that is exaggerated in a funny and twist way

2. a drawing or picture that is exaggerated in a funny or twisted way

2575. Salvation: 1. Saving from sin (danger, disaster, evil)

2. something that saves from danger

Tourism is salvation for Nepal.

2576. Throwback: 1. Somebody or something that is similar to the past

The car’s design is the throwback to the 1960s.

2577. Personify: 1. (literature) to consider nonperson AL thing as a person

In the poem the bird has been personified.

The river was personified as goddess.

2. epitomize, perfect example

2578. Astonishment: 1. showing or feeling emotions or surprise

2579. Drowsy: 1. Partially sleepy

They felt drowsy

2580. Moribund: 1. In the process of death, in very bad condition

Moribund company/patient

2581. Asides: 1. Bracketed remarks, in addition to

2. side talk (in drama)

2582. Wince: 1. Shrink back because something is painful or unexpected (em:sLg')

He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg.

2583. Cutting: 1. Trenchant, biting

Trenchant wit, trenchant weapons: cutting tools

2584. Fluke: 1. Right guessing (happens by accident)

2. the profession which you do voluntarily but later on it really becomes your profession

2585. Titanic: 1. Huge or very large force or power (in size)

Titanic struggle, titanic multinational company, titanic explosion

Syn. Gigantic

2586. Denouement: 1. Result or consequence (l8gf]df) (everything is explained or settled)

2587. Founder: 1. Beginning to fail because of particular problem or difficulty

The project foundered after problems with funding.

Their married life started foundering.

2. Person who starts organization

3. sinking

2588. Swerve: 1. To turn very fast, to change direction suddenly in order to avoid something

Syn. Veer

The wind veered.

2589. Amnesty: 1. An official statement that allows people who have been put in

prison for crimes against the state to go free

The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners.

2590. Amnesty International: 1. An international human right organization that works

to help people who have been put in prison for their beliefs

or race and not because they have committed a crime

2591. Amendment: 1. Small change or improvement that is made to a law or a document

To introduce/propose/table an amendment

Statute amendment vote date set

Parliament passed the bill without further amendment

2. statement of change

2592. Doom: 1. Death or destruction, any terrible event that you cannot avoid

Education for all doomed to failure

2. certain to fail

2593. Dooms-day: 1. The last day of the world when Christians believe that everyone

will be judged by the god

2594. Denizen: 1. A person, an animal or a plant that lives, grows or is often

found in particular place (indigenous)

syn. Inhabitant

2595. Untoward: 1. Unusual and unexpected and usually unpleasant

Cops have deployed along the border to prevent any untoward incident.

2596. Homicide: 1. The crime of killing somebody deliberately

Syn. Murder

2597. Bruise: 1. A blue, brown or purple mark that appeared on the skin after somebody

has fallen, be hit etc. (lgn8fd)

2. a mark on a fruit or vegetable where it is damaged

2598. Retaliate: 1. To do something harmful to somebody because they have harmed you first

Syn. Take revenge

Maoist to retaliate if Dhungel not freed

The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.

2599. Clemency: 1. Kindness shown to somebody when they are being punished

2. willingness not to punish somebody so severely

Syn. Mercy

2600. Partition: 1. To divide something into parts

2. a wall or screen that separates one part of room from anther

2601. the expedition: 1. A group of people for expedition

2602. Noteworthy: 1. Very noticeable

2603. Renown: 1. Fame and respect

He won renown as a fair judge.

2604. Local purpose: 1. General purpose

2605. Legacy: 1. Something that is left to next generation (s[lt)

The treaty is the legacy for the country. Pollution is legacy

Syn. Inheritance

2606. Relics: 1. Things that reminds old days

Relics from the ancient China

2. a part or belonging from a dead person that is considered holy (c:t')

3. memento (;Demgf): souvenir

2607. Verdict: 1. Decision

2608. Vivacious: 1. Lively or energetic, attractive personality

He had three pretty, vivacious daughters.

Vivacious person, vivacious spirit

2609. Vivaciousness: 1. Energy, liveliness

2610. Keenness: 1. Enthusiastic about an activity or idea (s]xL u/f}+ eGg] efjgf)

2611. Grossly: 1. Extremely

Press report has been grossly exaggerated.

2612. Palpable: 1. That can be touched

2. felt directly (noticed by the mind or sense)

The tension on the room was almost palpable.

Palpable sense of relief/attraction/excitement

2613. quite hyperbole: 1. Exaggerated

2614. Salacious: 1. Relating to sex (lustful, lascivious, bawdy)

(encouraging sexual desire or containing to much sexual detail)

Salacious talk

2615. Spurious: 1. Fake or phony or not genuine

Spurious document

2616. Stretch: 1. Exaggeration

2617. Pulverous: 1. Dusty

2618. Impunity: 1. Freedom from punishment

2. the system of lawlessness

Legal impunity

2619. henceforth: 1. From this time onwards

2620. Antiquity: 1. State of being very old or ancient

A number of monuments are of considerable antiquity.

2621. Beset: 1. Surround by something negative

Beset with problem, beset with enemy, beset with charges

2622. Provenance: 1. The place that originally came form

Syn. origin

2623. Esurient: 1. Very hungry or greedy

Esurient people

2524. Philanthropic: 1. Charitable (the practice of helping the poor and those in need)

A philanthropic person, a philanthropic organization

Ant. Misanthropic

2625. Insolent: 1. Impolite, not showing respect (in-not, sole-feeling)

Insolent person/behavior

Syn. Impudent

Syn. Churlish

Syn. Surly

2626. Impoverish: 1. To make somebody poor or something worse in quality

Intensive cultivation has impoverished the quality of soil.

2627. Indolent: 1. Lazy, unwilling to work or do something (slow)

2. slow to grow or recover

Indolent tumor

2628. Indigent: 1. Very poor

2629. Patrician: 1. Aristocrat (a person of a higher class family) (pat-father)

2630. Patriarch: 1. A male who is the leader of a family or society

2631. Matriarch: 1. Mother as the head of the family or society

2632. Paean: 1. Song of praise, joy or victory or thanksgiving

2633. Peon: 1. Landless farmer (particularly in Latin America)

2. a person with a hard and boring job that is not well paid

2634. Plebeian: 1. Common people indicating lower rank

2635. Proletarian: 1. A member of lower class family (;j{xf/f)

2636. Proletariat: 1. Lower class

2637. Patrimony: 1. Property left by father

2638. Alimony: 1. Property that is given to divorced spouse

2639. Nobility: 1. Highest social class

Syn. Gentry (ame.)

2640. Bourgeoisie: 1. Noun. Middle class

2641. Stratified society: 1. The society with different layers

2642. Gentility: 1. Refinement by birth (very good manners and behavior)

2643. Genteel: 1. Very gentle

2644. Outgoing: 1. Liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly

She was always cheerful and outgoing.

2645. Premier: 1. Most important, famous or successful

2. prime minister (especially in newspaper)

2646. Cusp: 1. A pointed end where two curves meet

2. the time when one sign ends and another begins

National unity government was inevitable just at the cusp of end of current

term of the constitution assembly.

2647. Rebut: 1. To say or prove that a statement or criticism is false

Syn. Refute

2648. Far-flung: 1. A long distance away

2. spread over a wide area

Far flung region

2649. Embezzle: 1. To steal money that you are responsible for or that belongs

to your employer

Government on Tuesday sacked vice-chairman and member-secretary

of social welfare council charging the duo with embezzling the council’s

funds.

2650. Peaceable: 1. Trying to avoid war/fight/dispute

peaceable people, peaceable country, peaceable nature of person

2651. Savagely: 1. Wildly or in a brutal way

2652. Assume: 1. To think something as true

2. to claim to have superior power over something or somebody

3. to hold power or responsibility

He assumes presidency.

The prince assumed throne.

2653. Perpetuate: 1. Continue

He perpetuated his task.

2654. Perpetual: 1. Continuous

Perpetual effort

2655. Assimilate: 1. Thoroughly learn, integrated

The teacher could not assimilate the lecture.

2. acclimate, adjust to

The animal assimilated into the climate.

2656. Vanquish: 1. To defeat others completely

2657. Pummel: 1. Beat with fist continuously

The thief was pummeled.

2658. many a (w]/}h:tf])

2659. Tether: 1. A piece of rope to tie animal (bfDnf])

2. verb. To tie

2660. Tethered to: 1. Cling to (to be greatly loyal to )

He tethered to his own religion.

2661. Lasso: 1. A piece of rope with a loop in order to catch animal (kf;f])

(used in hunting)

2662. Inflexible: 1. Rigid

2663. Theological: 1. Relating to religion

2664. Doctrine: 1. A set of principles, belief

2665. Dismiss: 1.to let go (+ve)

The students were dismissed home because of the

constant threat of Tsunami.

2666. Receptive: 1. Willing to listen and accept

Receptive students, receptive audience

Ant. Unreceptive

2667. Myopic: 1. Short-sighted

Myopic politicians

2668. Disinclined: 1. Not willing

Syn. Reluctant (loath)

She is a pragmatist, as disinclined to base her future on impractical

dreams as she would be to build a castle on shifting sand.

2669. Appall: 1. Shock or horrified

Appalling news

2670. Transient: 1. Lasting for a short time, fleeting

Transient happiness

Syn. Transitory

2671. Transient guest: 1. A guest who stays for a short time

2672. Profligate: 1. Using money, time, materials etc. in a careless way

Syn. Wasteful, extravagant

In short, don’t be profligate with your scratch paper.

2673. Pesky: 1. Annoying

Pesky insects

2674. Consummate: 1. Extremely skilled, perfect

She was a consummate performer

2. to make a marriage or a relationship complete by having sex

3. to have or make something complete or perfect

2675. Execrable: 1. Very bad

Syn. Terrible

2676. Eclectic: 1. Not following one style or set of ideas but choosing from or using

a wide variety (ideas drawn from various sources)

she has very eclectic tastes in literature.

2677. Expedient: 1. Useful or necessary for particular purpose, but not always fair and right

2678. Regency: 1. A period of government by a regent (a person who rules a country

because the king/queen is too young, old, ill, sick etc.)

2679. Harrowing: 1. Very shocking or frightening and making you feel very upset

2680. Wind chill: 1. The effect of low temperature combined with wind on sb/st

A wind chill warning is issued when the temperature is projected

to reach minus 25 degree.

2681. Stumble: 1. To hit your foot against something while you are walking

Syn. Trip (to face obstacle)

2. to make or walk in a unsteady way

3. to make a mistake or mistakes and stop while you are speaking, reading

to sb or playing music

2682. Stumbling block: 1. Obstacle

2683. Preponderance: 1. More of them than others

2684. Constellation: 1. A group of stars that forms a shape in the sky and has a name

2. a group of related ideas, things or people

A constellation of Hollywood talents

2685. Caucus: 1. Meeting of the members or leaders of a political party to choose

candidates or to decide policy

2. a group of people with similar interest

Baidhya faction, indigenous caucus stands in opposition

2686. Indigenous: 1. Belonging to particular

Syn. Native

2687. There’s many a slip twixt the cup and lip: 1. Nothing is completely certain until it

really happens because things can easily go wrong

2688. Thwart: 1. To prevent somebody from doing what they want to do

Syn. Frustrate, stymie , foil

2689. Burglar: 1. A person who enters a building illegally in order to steal

Burglar’s target house of President’s niece

2690. Already: 1. Before now or before particular time

2. that exist now and will continue later

2691. Pair: 1. Bring together

2692. Veil: 1. Hide

To veil the truth

2. covering of very thin transparent material worn, especially by woman

2693. Mirth: 1. Happiness, fun and laughter

2694. Hapless: 2. Unfortunate, not lucky (cefuL)

2695. Hap: 1. Fortune, chance or luck

2696. Haply: 1. Fortunately

2697. Levity: 1. Lack of seriousness

He is working with levity.

2. to lightening the situation (xNsf kfg]{)

2698. Gravity: 1. Seriousness (both –ve and +ve)

2. the force that attracts objects in space towards each other

2699. Grave: 1. Serious (both +ve and -ve)

2. place where dead body is buried

2700. Sully: 1. Spoil, reduce value, make dirty

He sullied the name of his family.

He sullied his own reputation, fame.

Syn. Besmirch

He besmirched his own reputation.

2701. Mar: 1. Disfigure

The wall of the house is marred by the dirty slogans.

2. spoil

His reputation was marred by corruption.

Glitches mar categorization

2702. Unmarred: 1. Undamaged

2. not spoiled

Unmarred reputation, unmarred wall

2703. Soil: 1. To be dirty

Soiled hands, his hands soiled

2704. Rookie: 1. A person who has just started a job or an activity and has very little experience

2. a member of a sport team in his or her first full year of playing that sport

2705. Broker: 1. Noun. A person who buys and sells things for other people

2. verb. To arrange the details of an agreement especially between

different countries

2706. Animosity: 1. A strong feeling of opposition, anger or hatred

Syn. Hostility

He felt no animosity towards his critics.

2707. Obtrusive: 1. Noticeable in an unpleasant way

The sofa would be less obtrusive in a paler color.

2708. Prodigious: 1. Very large and powerful and causing surprise or admiration

Syn. Colossal, enormous

DVD’s can store prodigious amounts of information.

Prodigious achievement/talent/effort

2709. Incredulous: 1. Not willing or not able to believe something

Syn. Disbelief

2710. Incredible: 1. Impossible or very difficult to believe

(unreasonable and unlikely to be true)

Syn. Unbelievable

2. extraordinary

Incredible skill/talent/beauty

You will not do incredible things without an incredible dream.

2711. Genius: 1. Unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability

The genius of Shakespeare

Genius is nothing more than another term for obsession.

2712. Stymie: 1. To prevent somebody from doing something that they have planned

or want to do

2. to prevent something from happening, block

Syn. Foil

2713. Infringe: 1. To break a law or rule (Infringement)

2. to limit somebody’s legal rights

2714. Imposition: 1. The act of introducing something such as new rule or law

Imposition of tax on domestic fuel

2. an unfair or unreasonable thing that somebody expects or ask you to do

2715. Balk: 1. To prevent something for getting something or doing something

2. to resist or object

2716. Revel: 1. To spend time enjoying yourself in a noisy, enthusiastic way

She reveled in the freedom he was allowed.

2717. Recast: 1. To change something by organizing or presenting it in a different way

She recast her lecture as a radio talk.

2718. Incorporate: 1. To include something so that it forms a part of something

Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan.

2. to create legally recognized company

2719. Synthesize: 1. To produce a substance by means of chemical or biological process

2. to produce sounds, music or speech using electronic equipment

3. to combine separate ideas, beliefs, styles etc.

2720. Discompose: 1. To disturb somebody and make them feel anxious

Syn. Disconcert, disturb, (perturb)

2721. Discouragement: 1. A feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm

to do something

2. the action of trying to stop something

Despite all of these discouragements, she refused to give up.

The rise in fuel prices is intended to act as a discouragement to car

users from using their cars.

2722. Predicament: 1. A difficult or unpleasant situation (difficult to know what to do)

Syn. Quandary

The clubs financial predicament

2723. Myriad: 1. Extremely large number of something

There are myriad ways of increasing your vocabulary.

Myriad of soldiers in china

2724. Hipster: 1. A person who follows new styles and fashion

2725. Stand out: 1. A person or thing that is very noticeable because they are or it is better,

more impressive etc. than others in a group (/fd|f] b]vfpg)

2726. Rival: 1. A person, company or thing that competes with other, in sport, business

2727. Scrap: 1. Things that are not wanted or cannot be used as original (but some value)

2728. Reassign: 1. To give different duty, position or responsibility

2729. Contention: 1. Claim, dispute, angry agreement between people

2730. Revitalization: 1. Improvement in the condition

2731. Stand alone: 1. Able to be operated on its own (:jrflnt)

(without being connected to larger system)

2732. Raised eyebrows: 1. (gesture of surprise)

2733. Histrionic: 1. Too emotional or dramatic (gf}6ªsL)

Histrionic behavior/gesture/manner

2734. Extemporaneous: 1. Without planning or preparation, improvised (extemporize)

Extemporaneous speech/lecture

2735. Conciliate: 1. To reduce other’s anger (soothe)

2736. Derogatory: 1. Insulting (expressing low opinions)

Derogatory remarks/words/language

2737. Derogate: 1. Belittle, insult, slight

He tried to derogate my achievements.

2738. Quadruped: 1. Any creature with four feet

2739. Aboriginal: 1. Native (not acquired)

Aboriginal culture/people/animal/plant

Syn. Indigenous

2740. Ethnology: 1. Study of ethnic things/goods (study and comparison of human races)

2741. Intermediary: 1. Noun. A person who tries to bring opposing groups or people in

agreement (dWo:tstf{)

An intermediary agent

2742. Oceanic: 1. Of the ocean

Oceanic birds/climate

2. huge

Oceanic effort: huge effort

2743. Convalesce: 1. To get recovery

She is convalescing at home after her operation.

2744. Convalescent: 1. Getting recovery

Convalescent period, convalescent patient

2745. Wistful: 1. Having or showing sadness

Wistful look

2. regretful

Wistful smile

2746. Culminate: 1. To end with a particular result, or at particular point

The agreement also culminated in withdrawal of the government tabled bill.

2748. Sanction: 1. Official permission or approval (authorization), permit

2749. Siphon: 1. To remove money from one place and move it to another especially

dishonestly or illegally

syn. Divert

2750. Manhunt: 1. An organized search by a lot of people for a criminal or prisoner

who has escaped

The investigation bureau said it had also launched a manhunt to nab

Uttam Pun of Kusunti.

2751. Flout: 1. To show that you have no respect for law etc. by openly not obeying it

Motorists regularly flout the law

2752. Confiscate: 1. To officially take something away from somebody, especially as a

punishment

Their land was confiscated after the war.

2753. Petition: 1. Noun. An official document asking a court to take a particular

course of action, requesting

2. verb. To formally ask for something in court

Khanal also filed a petition challenging the order.

2754. Racketeer: 1. A person who makes money through dishonest or illegal activities

He was charged with fraud and racketeering.

2755. Raid: 1. Surprise visit by police looking for criminals or for illegal goods or drugs

Raid on Lalitpur VoLP center, operator arrested

2756. Decency: 1. Honest, polite behavior that follows accepted moral standards and

shows respect for others

The move was aimed at maintaining decency at the major tourist

attraction in Kathmandu.

2765. Herald: 1. To be a sign that something is going to happen

These talks could herald a new era of peace.

2. to say in public that somebody/something is good or important

2766. Yummy: 1.very good to eat

Syn. Delicious

2767. Encapsulate: 1. To express the most important parts of something in a few words

Syn. Sum up

You need a word that encapsulates all of its features.

2768. Sleight of hand: 1. Skillful movement of your hand that other people cannot see

2. the fact of tricking people in a clever way

2769. Jaded: 1. Tired and bored, usually because you had too much of something

2770. Ramble: 1. A long confused speech or piece of writing

2. a long walk for pleasure

2771. Rambling: 1. Spreading in various directions with no particular pattern

Syn. Sprawling

2. a long and confused (speech or writing)

Syn. Incoherent

3. growing or climbing in all directions

2772. Glitch: 1. A small problem or fault that stops something working successfully

2773. Satellite: 1. A town country or an organization that is controlled by and depends

on another larger or more powerful one

Division chief Sukha Bahadur Roka Magar said combatants from

three satellite camps will come Dudhauli tomorrow.

2774. Disgruntled: 1. Annoyed or disappointed because something has happened

to upset you

As the deputy commanders had pledged to address the demand of the

disgruntled lot, the regrouping will start tomorrow.

YAN activists were disgruntled with yesterday’s police action

2775. Hooligan: 1. A young person who behaves in an extremely noisy and violent

way in public, usually in a group (hooliganism)

No hooliganism reported: MLTR concert trouble free

2776. Surveillance: 1. The act of carefully watching a person suspected of crime

or a place where a crime may be committed

syn. Observation

The police are keeping the suspects under constant surveillance.

Surveillance cameras/equipment

2777. Civvies: 1. Ordinary clothes, not military uniform

2778. Fugitive: 1. A person who has escaped or is running away from somewhere

and is trying to avoid being caught

adj. trying to avoid being caught

Gadhafi’s fugitive son captured

2779. Prosecutor: 1. A public official who charges somebody officially with a crime

2. a lawyer who leads the case against defendant in court

2780. Exile: 1. The state of being sent to live in another country (for political reason)

2781. Separatist: 1. A member of a group of people within a country who wants to separate

from the rest of the country and from their own government

Dalai Lama remains revered in China’s Tibetan areas but is vilified

as a ‘separatist’ by China’s communist authorities.

2782. Prodding: 1. Encouragement to do something

He needed no prodding

2783. Wrangle: 1. An argument that is complicated and continuous over a long period of

time

2. to argue angrily and usually for a long time about something

They are still wrangling over the financial details.

2784. Archaic: 1. Old and no longer used

2. very old fashioned

Syn. Outdated

It was an archaic health care system under the ministry of health.

2785. Sporadic: 1. Happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular

Syn. Intermittent

Sporadic fighting/gunfire/violence

Sporadic pockets of really high quality treatment are now available in

Nepal. Unfortunately, it’s not uniform and available to everybody.

2786. Esprit-de-corps: 1. Feeling of pride, care and support for each other

2787. Wearying: 1. Causing or feeling tired

2788. Dizzying: 1. Causing whirling

Dizzying height

2789. Giddy: 1. Feeling dizziness (lul8)

I am feeling giddy.

2790. Nauseating: 1. Causing vomiting (Queasy)

Nauseating trip by bus

2791. Vertiginous: 1. Dizzying

Vertiginous height

2792. Vertigo: 1. dizziness

2793. Vertex: 1. A point in which two lines meet to form an angle

2. highest point

2794. Vortex: 1. Whirlpool or whirlwind (e"e/L)

2. very turbulent situation

Political vortex in Egypt

2795. Maelstrom: 1. Whirlpool

2. turbulent situation

Political maelstrom

2796. Floe: 1. Floating ice

2797. Dilatory: 1. Late or slow, causing delay

A dilatory student

The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.

2798. Stringent: 1. Harsh in sound

Stringent voice

2. rigid or harsh (very unpleasant)

Stringent teacher

3. causing anger or irritation

Stringent slogans on the wall

2799. Adversely: 1. Oppositely, negative or unpleasant

2800. Patchworks of: 1. A collection of different things

2801. Artifact: 1. manmade object of historical or cultural importance

2802. Compute: 1. Calculate

2803. Forego: 1. Give-up

2804. Piecemeal: 1. Gradual with different methods at different times

Piecemeal preparation of the gre I am preparing for the gre piecemeal.

2805. Given that: 1. If

2806. Stirred: 1. Excited (:6/)

2807. Descry: 1. To catch sight of (b[Zofjnf]sg)

To descry the mountain

2808. Decry: 1. Publicly criticize

Syn. Condemn

2809. Finesse: 1. (from fine) delicate skills of hands

Finesse of surgeon

2810. Brute strength: 1. Extreme strength

2811. Drama: 1. Trick (in game)

2812. Graceful: 1. Attractive

2813. Poetic: 1. Relating to poet

2. exciting, interesting

Poetic expression

2814. Flounder: 1. Noun. A type of fish (lxn]df5ff)

2. to struggle in a confused way (to have a lot of problem )

I am floundering over the issue

2815. Bungle: 1. To fail to do something properly (as a result you lose something)

The police bungled the investigation. He bungled his examination.

2816. well-accustomed: (/fd|f];Fu afgL k/]sf])

2817. Frolicsome: 1. Very lively and playful (willing to entertain)

Frolicsome children, frolicsome puppy

2818. Beaming: 1. Bright

2. cheerful

Beaming face/countenance

2819. Mouthpiece: 1. A person, newspaper etc. that speaks on behalf of another

person or group of people (d'vkq)

The newspaper has become the official mouthpiece of the opposition party.

2820. vested interest: 1. Personal interest

2821. Manipulative: 1. Controlling others for personal benefit

Manipulative politician

2. connected with the ability to handle objects skillfully

2822. Affectation: 1. State of being artificial (intended to impress other)

2823. Progeny: 1. (people, plants, animal) offspring, descendant

This essay is the progeny of my earlier studies.

2824. Siblings: 1. Brother or sister born to same parents

2825. Essay: 1. To try to do something, attempt, to experiment

She essay an smile.

2826. Heartless: 1. Stone hearted (lgb{oL)

Syn. Callous, hardened

2827. Mawkish: 1. Foolishly sentimental

Mawkish talk/love/poetry/language

2828. Quip: 1. quick remark

2829. Homemaker: 1. Housewife

2830. Viable: 1. Possible to do

2831. Patron: 1. Customer

2832. Concession: 1. Reduction in amount, money/making situation less difficult

2833. Solicit: 1. Receive, take

2834. Input: 1. Advice

2835. Compress: 1. To press, squeeze or reduce

The material can be compressed

2. summarize

He compressed his life long experience into 15 pages.

2836. Backpackers: 1. Travellers

2837. Barely: 1. Hardly, only with difficultly

He could barely read and write.

2838. Slake: 1. Satisfy your desire

Slake desire/curiosity

2839. Slake your thirst: 1. To quench thirst

2840.Whet: 1. Sharpen, increase your desire

To whet cutting tool/mind

Syn. Hone

2841. Tremulous: 1. Fearful, lacking courage

Syn. Timorous, trembling

2842.Toady: 1. Flatter (rfKn';L)

Syn. Sycophant (self-seeking)

Syn. Bootlicker

Syn. Yes-man

2843. Entourage: 1. A group of people follow an important person for help (cG6/fh)

The prime minister and his entourage

Syn. Retinue

The prime minister and his retinue. A retinue of advisors and bodyguards

2844. Florid: 1. Having too much decoration or detail

Florid descriptions

2845. Worldly: 1. Earthly or material

Worldly pleasure

2846. Freelancer: 1. A person who works freely

(earning money by selling your work to several different organizations)

2847. Juvenile: 1. Noun. Child, young of animal

2. adj. immature

Juvenile delinquency

3. of the children

Juvenile stories

2848. Chef: 1. Head cook

2849. Patisserie: 1. Cake shop (sweet items)

2850. Confections: 1. Sweet

2851. Bouillabaisse: 1. Soup, or stew generally of fish that is spicy

2852. Baguette: 1. A loaf of bread (not necessarily sweet)

2853. Savories: 1. Herb for culinary use

2854. Culinary: 1. Relating to cooking

Culinary skill

2855. Gastronomy: 1. Science of cooking and serving

2856. amuse-bouches: 1.Stew (vegetable, meat) ( emf]n ePsf] t/sf/L)

2857. Tureen: 1. Deep bowl with a lid

2858. Grater: 1. A type of kitchen tool for grating (sf]/];f])

2859. Chalice: 1. A holy wine cup without handle, consecrated cup

Syn. Goblet

2860. Skillet: 1. Frying pan

2861. Caldron: 1. Large kettle (cald-fire)

2862. Trough: 1. A large container

2863. Beater: 1. A kitchen tool that is used to break eggs, egg beater

2. a person whose job is to chase animals by beating drums (in hunting)

2864. Chase: 1. Drive away

2. ornament into metal (metal chasing)

2865. Mace: 1. Condiment or spices

2. ceremonial staff (symbol of authority) (/fhb08)

3. club (bludgeon) (ubf)

2866. Bludgeon: 1. Verb. To hit with the club

He was bludgeoned to death.

2867. Chase the wind: 1. Do useless activities (worthless)

2868. Cliché: 1. Overused remarks, uninteresting or unexciting

2869. Incense: 1. To cause anger

The decision incensed the workforce.

2870. Multitudinous: 1. Extremely large in number (from multitude)

Multitudinous questions/concerns/queries

2871. Joviality: 1. Cheerfulness. Very happy

He was in a jovial mood.

2872. Stoic: 1. Calm, not showing emotions/feelings (not affected by pleasure or pain)

(stoicism: the fact of not complaining or showing what you are feeling when

you are suffering)

2873. Stalwart: 1. Very loyal or dedicated person

2. healthy and physically strong person

Adj. physically strong

Adj. very loyal and dedicated

2874. Indite: 1. Compose (literature)

2875. Fossilized: 1. Very-old fashioned and unlikely to be changed

2876. Galleon: 1. A large ship used in war or trade around 16th century

2877. Gallant: 1. Large and impressive

Gallant ship

2. very brave or courageous

A gallant fighter/knight

3. kind or polite to woman

A gallant old man

2878. Crony: 1. Intimate friend

He was playing cards with his cronies.

(Cronyism: the situation in which people in power give jobs to their friends)

2879. Refreshing: 1. Interesting and exciting

2. making you feel cool and fresh

The swimming was refreshing. The cold drink was refreshing.

2880. Hovel: 1. Poor house

2881. Outlet: 1. Expression

2882. Glade: 1. A beautiful place in the forest where there are no trees

The glade, developed as a park, is neither accessible nor affordable.

2883. Imperiously unsparing: (literature) very rigid

(the writing is succinct therefore difficult to understand)

The poem is imperiously unsparing.

2884. Sprightly: 1. Full of life and energy

Syn. Lively

2885. Disintegrate: 1. To break into small parts or pieces

2. to become much less strong and united and be gradually destroyed

2886. Circumvent: 1. To find a way of avoiding (5Ng])

2887. Salmon: 1. A large fish with silver skin

2888. Lackadaisical: 1. Not serious about profession or frivolous, worthless

He has a lackadaisical approach to finding a job.

2889. Upsurge: 1. Great increase

2890. Saturate: 1. Excessive, to make something completely wet

2891. Monologue: 1. Talking to own self (for audience +performers)

2892. Soliloquy: 1. Talking to own self (directly and privately to the audience)

2893. Bereaved: 1. Suffered because of losing close friend or relatives

2894. Exhausting: 1. Making you feel very tired

2895. Solace: 1. Comfort generally to the bereaved person/family

Syn. Comfort

2896. Solecism: 1. (grammar) grammatical mistake

In correctible solecism

2897. Conciliation: 1. The activity of lessening anger

Conciliatory message

2898. Fidelity: 1. Faithfulness, quality of being loyal

Sexual fidelity, fidelity to your principles

2899. Indulgent: 1. Tending to allow somebody to have or do whatever they want

2. pampering

Indulgent parent

3. done or prepared for special pleasure

Indulgent meal

2900. Epic: 1. Long narrative poem

2. long eventful story/film

2901. Immortalize: 1. To prevent somebody/something being forgotten in future

The poet fell in love with her and immortalized her in his verse.

2902. Fairness: 1. Comeliness, attraction

2903. Psyche: 1. The mind; your deepest feelings and attitudes

2904. Acclamation: 1. Public praise or approval

2905. Acclaim: 1. Publicly praise or approve or welcome

2906. Homeliness: 1. Comfortable

2. natural

2907. Charisma: 1. Great charm to attract or influence others

Charismatic leader Obama

2908. Frail: 1. Physically weak and thin

2. easily damaged or broken

2909. Perjury: 1. The crime of telling a lie on court

There was an urgent need to promulgate stronger acts to deal with perjury.

2910. Subterfuge: 1. A secret, usually dishonest, way of behaving

2911. Beast: 1. An animal that is large and dangerous

2. ruthless or cruel person

2912. Ambush: 1. To make surprise attack

The guerrillas ambushed them near the bridge.

2913. Fringe: 1. Band of contrast light

2914. Prize: 1. To give value

2915. Sadistic: 1. Enjoying at others pain (from sadist)

2. enjoying at others sexual pain

2916. Prominent: 1. Well known and important

Prominent family, prominent members of the society

2. very noticeable

Prominent award

3. sticking out that is very noticeable

Prominent bone on the face

2917. file into: 1. To move into on a line

File into possession

2918. gray thing: 1. Unpleasant thing

2919. Guise: 1. Appearance

2920. Mob: 1. Large crowd (violent and angry)

2. a large group of criminals who act secretly

2921. Mob boss: 1. The person who controls the mob

2922. Greet: 1. To react somebody/something in a particular way

2923. Baloney: 1. Nonsense (nonsense talk/opinion)

2924. Gesture: 1. Body language

2925. See: 1. To be aware of

2926. Butt: 1. To hit or push somebody/something with your head

2927. Root: 1. To make somebody unable to move

2928. Gladiators: 1. A fighter who fights with another person or criminal for public entertainment

2929. Glee: 1. Feeling of happiness

2930. Spectacle: 1. Something that is interesting or impressive that catches sight

2. glass

2931. Bout: 1. A boxing or wrestling match

2. a short period of great activity, competition

2932. Slug: 1. To hit somebody hard (Slugged: much beaten)

2933. Punch-drunken: 1. Confused as a result of being punched on the head

2. unable to think clearly

2934. Ignominy: 1. Public shame or loss of honor

Syn. Disgrace They suffered the ignominy of defeat.

2935. Hissed: 1. To expressed irritation or anger

“leave me alone”, he hissed.

2936. devil-may-care: 1. Relaxed without worry

A devil-may-care attitude to life

2937. Awash: 1. Flooded

The river had burst its banks and the road was awash.

2. floated, having something in large number

The city is awash with drugs.

2938. Lavender: 1. Pale purple color

2939. Suspense: 1. Wonder

2940. Unfurl: 1. Open

The leaves slowly unfurled. To unfurl the flag/banner

2941. Pennant: 1. Flag

2942. flock after flock: 1. A large group (ayfgsf ayfg)

2943. Refuge: 1. Shelter or protection from danger

A refuge for the homeless

2944. Willow: 1. A tree with long thin branches and long thin leaves

2945. Inadvertently: 1. Accidently, without intending to

Syn. Unintentionally

We have inadvertently left without paying the bill.

2946. Straggly: 1. Moving in disorganized way (rambling, sprawling)

A thin woman with grey, straggly hair

2947. Oar: 1. Make way (flat blade used for rowing the boat)

2948. Wear: 1. To have a particular expression

His face wore a puzzled look.

2949. Proprietary: 1. Relating to the owner or boss

2950. Rumble: 1. Reply, reveal, disclose

2. to make low, continuous and heavy sound

The train rumbled nearer. Rumbling clouds

Because of hunger his stomach rumbled

3. to move with low, heavy and continuous sound

2951. Utter: 1. Noun. Complete

Utter silence

2. verb. Speak

She did not utter a word during a lunch.

2952. Unoriginal: 1. Not new, very old

2953. Absurd: 1. Not logical or sensible, ridiculous

2954. Cult: 1. A system of religious beliefs

2. way of life, attitude and idea

2955. Apprise: 1. To tell or inform

Please apprise me of latest information.

2956. Trigger: 1. Cause to happen

To trigger an alarm

2957. Echo: 1. To repeat idea or opinion

2958. Counteract: 1. To do something to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effect

2959. Brevity: 1. Brief

Syn. Conciseness

2960. Scheme: 1. Verb. Conspire Syn. Plot

2. plan or system for doing something

2961. Elaborate: 1. Made or done with great care, discuss something more fully

Elaborate preparation/plan/plot/scheme/costume/meal/art

She had prepared a very elaborate meal.

(elaborating: advancing, developing)

2962. Docile: 1. Easily manageable, controlled (8f;n)

Docile child/animal

2963. Oscillating: 1. Changes in strength or direction

Oscillating electric current, oscillating star

2964. Luminous: 1. Having its own light

Luminous body

2. having great knowledge or enlightened

Luminous technician

2965. Credible: 1. Reasonable and likely to be true (cred-faith)

Credible evidence

2966. Credulous: 1. Easily believing (easily deceived or fooled)

Syn. Gullible

Gullible person

Ant. Incredulous

2967. Indubitable: 1. Very sure or certain (in-not, dubt-doubt)

Indubitable program

2968. Amazing: 1. Surprising

2969. Virtuosity: 1. Great skill or ability (in music/art/performance)

2970. Virtuoso: 1. Expert, greatly skilled person

A guitar virtuoso

2971. Luminary: 1. Greatly knowledgeable person, enlightened person

Scientific luminary

2972. Prolong: 1. Lengthen

2973. Exhaust: 1. To be tired

2. used up

The natural resources have been exhausted.

I have exhausted my research. (completed)

2974. Shake: 1. Make something weaken

Shake belief/feeling/confidence/reputation/faith

His reputation has been shaken.

2975. for a sake of something: 1. In order to help something

2976. Insurmountable: 1. That can’t be defeated

Insurmountable force

Syn. Insuperable

2977. Infidel: 1. A person who does not believe in religion

Syn. Pagan

2978. Ingrate: 1.Ungrateful person

2979. Indissoluble: 1. Impossible to destroy or break up (in-not, dissoluble-dissolve)

An indissoluble friendship

Indissoluble contract/tie/friendship/bond

2980. Indignant: 1. Feeling angry or annoyed because you have been unfairly treated

Noun. Indignation (feeling of anger or annoyance because you have

been unfairly treated) (in-not, dig-prestige)

2981. Comic strip: 1. A series of drawing inside boxes that tell a story

2982. Marvelous draftsmanship: 1. Great skill

2983. Attack: 1. Criticize

2. act of trying to kill

3. sudden and severe pain, illness

2984. Mercy: 1. Humanity

2985. Discredit: 1. Defame, damage someone’s reputation

2986. Reddened: 1. To make red

2987. Betray: 1. Reveal without wanting or trying to (grfxbf grfxb} klg v'nf;f ulb{g])

2. to give information to enemy, to hurt somebody who trust you

2988. Cowardice: 1. Lack of courage (craven)

2989. Valor: 1. Courage (at the time of difficulty)

Syn. Valorous (having or showing courage)

2990. Abduct: 1. Kidnap (to take somebody illegally)

2991. Culprit: 1. Person who has done something wrong or against the law

Culprits mostly use mobile phones to perpetrate the crimes.

2992. Perpetrate: 1. To commit a crime or do something wrong or evil

Noun. Perpetrator

2993. round-the-clock: 1. Lasting or happening all day and night

Round-the-clock nursing care

Nepal Telecom said they were discussing way to provide call

records to crime investigators round-the-clock.

2994. Decamp: 1. To leave a place suddenly, often secretly

According to the police, a gang broke into the house of Dongol in

Kuleshwor and decamped with cash and valuables worth 10 million.

2995. Impound: 1. (of the police, court) to take something away from somebody so

that they cannot use it

syn. Confiscate

Police have impounded the truck and detained its driver.

2996. Detain: 1. Keep somebody in an official place such as police station, a prison or a

hospital and prevent them from leaving

2. to delay somebody or prevent them for going somewhere

2997. Dangle: 1. To hang or swing freely

The body dangling from a rope tied to window.

2998. Assault: 1. The crime of attacking somebody physically

2. act of criticize severely

Sexual assault

The police on Friday night arrested Prakash Tamang of Sindhupalchok

for assaulting Mingla Tamang in Gokuleshwor.

2999. Assassinate: 1. Murder of important or famous person

3000. Prenatal: 1. Relating to medical care given to pregnant woman

Nepal Prenatal Society (perinatal-postnatal)

3001. Prenuptial agreement: 1. An agreement made by a couple before they get

married in which they say how their money and property

is to be divided if they get divorced

3002. Flak: 1. Gun on the ground and that are shooting to enemy aircraft

2. severe criticism

Biratnagar blood bank draws flak for its alleged mismanagement

of blood transfusion

3003. Squatter: 1. A person who is living in a building or on land without permission

and without paying rent

Gajurel claimed that the returned properties would be seized again if the

landless squatters and farmers were not provided better alternatives.

3004. Succumb: 1. Not be able to fight on attack, an illness

Succumbed to his injuries (death)

His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer.

3005. Plight: 1. A difficult and sad situation

The plight of the homeless

3006. Peril: 1. Serious danger

The future of politician seems to be in peril.

3007. Perilous: 1. Very dangerous

Syn. Hazardous

3008. Opt: 1. Choose

They have opted for voluntary retirement.

3009. Appetite: 1. Physical desire for food

2. a strong desire for something

The former combatant has no appetite left for politics. Sexual appetite

3010. Paucity: 1. Scarcity, lack, shortage

2. dearth

3011. Remarkable: 1. Notable, exceptionally good (unusual but interesting) (+ve)

3012. Ornamentation: 1. Decoration

3013. Overlay: 1. To cover

The photograph was overlaid by glass.

Noun. Covering

His voice was overlaid by sadness.

3014. Rococo: 1. Highly decorated (in furniture/arts)

Rococo style in furniture

3015. Vogue: 1. Popular fashion (cloth and behavior)

Vogue word/phrase

3016. Utilitarian: 1. For ordinary use (lacking ornamental values)

Utilitarian chair/room

3017. Exquisite: 1. Very beautiful

Exquisite flowers

2. fine

Exquisite fabric, exquisite explanation

3. extreme or severe (medicine) (-ve)

Exquisite pain/agony

3018. Garnish: 1. To decorate food items

2. to decorate

The window was garnished with flowers.

3019. In light of: 1. Because of

3020. In lieu of: 1. Instead of

3021. Allies: 1. A group of helping each other (;xofqL) (alliance)

3022. Insurrection: 1. Rebellious activity (uprising)

3023. Recreancy: 1. Perfidy

Syn. Betrayal

3024. Swayed: 1. To be influenced by

3025. Winsome: 1. Very attractive or agreeable (pleasant)

Winsome smile/lecture/talk

3026. Alluring: 1. Very attractive, enticing

3027. Cagey: 1. Unwilling to express in detail (evasive)

A cagey teacher

2. very clever in order to avoid trick or trap

A cagey sportsman

3028. Overwhelming odds: 1. Excessive difficulties

3029. Bravado: 1. Pretense of a bravery in order to impress (-ve)

He described his past actions with bravado.

3030. Duress: 1. Threat or force (in order to make somebody do something)

He gave information under duress. (-ve)

3031. Bravura: 1. Great skill and energy

Bravura performance, bravura dance

3032. Spur: 1. Encourage, motivate, increase

3033. Grossing concert: 1. Earning highest from that concert

3034. Pact: 1. A formal agreement between two or more (people/countries)

Nepal, India pen pact to avoid dual tax

Pen is mightier than the sword

3035. Counterpart: 1. A person or thing that has the same position or function in

different place or situation

syn. Opposite number

Finance minister Barsha Man Pun and his counterpart Pranab Mukherje

BIPPA: bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement

DTAA: double taxation avoidance agreement

3036. Lure: 1. To persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere

3037. Recount: 1. To tell to somebody about your experience

Women lured into going to the Gulf recount a harrowing tale

Recounting: telling/telling a story

3038. Evasive: 1. Not willing to give clear answer to the question

Syn. Cagey

Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night.

3039. Advocate: 1. Verb. To support something publicly

2. noun. A person who supports or speaks in favor of somebody

3. a lawyer

3040. Boon: 1. Something that is very helpful and makes life easier for you

The new software will prove a boon to internet users.

3041. Imprudent: 1. Not wise or sensible

Syn. Unwise

3042. Pandemic: 1. A disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world

3043. Wishy-washy: 1. Not having clear or firm ideas or beliefs

2. not bright in color

3044. Fictitious: 1. Invented by somebody rather than true (sfNklgs)

All the characters and places in my novel are fictitious.

3045. Suburb: 1. An area where people live that is outside the center of city

3046. Recapitulate: 1. To repeat or give a summary of what has already been said, decided

3047. Contention: 1. Angry disagreement between people

Syn. Dispute

2. an opinion that you expressed in an argument (claim)

3048. Cogent: 1. Strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe

Syn. Convincing (cogency)

3049. Cognition: 1. The process by which the knowledge and understanding is

developed in the mind

3050. Rearing: 1. The process of caring for children as they grow up, teaching them

how to behave as members of society

2. the process of breeding animals and birds

3051. Baggy: 1. Fitting loosely

She wouldn’t want to be caught dead in baggy pants.

3952. Rampant: 1. Existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled

(something negative)

Syn. Unchecked

2. growing thickly and very fast

The cause of rampant corruption in public sector has been attributed

to the government’s lethargic performance to control the financial crime

in political transition

3053. Attribute: 1. Responsible for doing something

2. noun. A quality of something

3054. Contraceptive: 1. A drug, device or practice used to prevent a woman becoming

pregnant (birth control)

3055. Infuriate: 1. To make somebody extremely angry

Syn. Enrage

The infuriated lots have threatened to launch more stringent protest

if police do not drop charges against him.

3056. Perk: 1. Noun. Something you receive as well as your wages for doing a particular job

2. verb. Brighten (liven up)

(to become or make somebody more cheerful and lively)

3057. Foul: 1. Very unpleasant, very bad, including rude words, very evil, cruel

Syn. Offensive

Syn. Abominable

3058. Question: 1. Doubt or confusion

3059. Invasive techniques: 1. Aggressive techniques

3060. Masterpiece: 1. Best work, excellent work

3061. Inevitable: 1. Unavoidable

3062. Moot: 1. Not worth considering (worthless)

2. disputable because something is uncertain

Cabinet moots contingency steps to prevent outbreak

3063. Laudable: 1. Deserving praise

3064. Scored: 1. Composed (in music)

3065. Homage: 1. Great respect or honor

They stood at silent homage around the grave.

3066. Overrated: 1. Exaggerated

3067. Incommensurate: 1. Not proportionate

The salary is incommensurate with experience.

3068. Unexceptional: 1. Ordinary (c? ;/xsf])

Syn. Unremarkable

3069. Flair: 1. Natural talent

2. style

The hotel with European flair

3070. Homonym: 1. The word that sounds similar but gives different meanings

3071. Metonym: 1. Typically similar for example the white house for US president

3072. Synonym: 1. Similar (same or nearly same meaning)

3073. Order: 1. A group of holy people (monk, ascetic etc.)

3074. Espouse: 1. Adopt (strongly support)

The new policy was espoused by the government.

3075. Distract: 1. Divert

3076. Aberration: 1. Abnormal

3077. Derelict: 1. Neglected (a person without home, job or property)

2. ramshackle (hL0f{ cj:yfdf ePsf] )

3078. Eyesore: 1. Unpleasant to look at ( building, object)

3079. Found: 1. Establish

3080. Vexing: 1. Annoying, irritating causing slight anger

3081. Plaintiff: 1. A person who files the case (jfbL)

3082. Defendant: 1. A person who defends the case (k|ltjfbL)

3083. Intriguing: 1. Unusual therefor eye-catching (fascinating, extremely interesting)

He found her intriguing. (intriguing is almost similar to arresting)

Intriguing person/question/ideas

Intrigue: secret plan in order to harm

3084. Commendable: 1. Deserving praise (from commend)

2. that can be recommended

The book is commended to all.

3085. Decent living: 1. Good living

3086. Famine: 1. A lack of food during a long period of time in a region

3087. Tenement: 1. Rule or a set of rules forming a residence

3088. Scraps: 1. Pieces

2. fighter or aggressive person

3089. bear out: 1. Carry out

3090. Letdown: 1. Disappointment

3091. Lowbrows: 1. Low status

3092. Folklore: 1. Folk tale

3093. Studied: 1. Adj. carefully planned or deliberate

3094. Stimulate: 1. Excite

3095. Virulence: 1. Strength, power, potency (drug, plant)

2. Harmfulness

Terrible virulence

3096. Vicinity: 1. Surrounding

3097. Strained: 1. Tensed

3098. Intolerant: 1. Bigoted (not willing to accept ideas that are different from yours)

3099. Acquaintance: 1. Friends but not intimate, slight friendship

3100. Shun: 1. Avoid

3101. Rejoiceful: 1. Joyous

3102. Contemplative: 1. Thoughtful

A contemplative poet, He gave her a contemplative look.

3103. Solitary: 1. Alone, single

3104. Underprivileged: 1. Having less money and fewer opportunities

Syn. (disadvantaged)

3105. Attenuate: 1. Decrease, weaken, to make less effective

The drug attenuates the effects of virus.

3106. Ascension: 1. Rise up, reaching a high position

Ascension to the pop star

3107. Crusty: 1. Bad tempered

2. having crust

Crusty bread, crusty surface

3108. Egotistical: 1. Thinking yourself better, smarter, more intelligent

Syn. Haughty

Syn. Arrogant

Syn. Supercilious

3109. Connoisseur: 1. Expert of food, drinks, arts and some other subjects

(who can judge)

3110. Immaculate: 1. Spotless (im-not, mac-spot), perfect

Immaculate person, immaculate table, immaculate shirt

3111. Enduring: 1. Long-lasting

Enduring political principle, enduring vision, enduring memories

3112. Purveyor: 1. Vehicle or provider or supplier (person or thing)

The newspaper is purveyor of authentic news. Purveyor of foods

3113. Solicitor: 1. Lawyer

2. US. A person whose job is to talk to many people and convince them

to donate others or to buy goods generally of charity organization

The solicitors were arrested.

3114. Purvey: 1. To supply foods, service or information to the people

3115. Ramification: 1. One of the large number of complicated and unexpected results

that follow an action or decision

syn. Complication

Entire country is facing ramification

3116. Pang: 1. Sudden strong feeling of physical or emotional pain

Hunger pang/pang of hunger, pang of jealousy

3117. Seamless: 1. With no spaces or pauses between one part and the next

Seamless approach to applying renewal energy technology

3118. Snarl up: 1. A situation in which traffic is unable to move

Syn. Jam YAN snarls up capital traffic

3119. Stern: 1. Strict

He warned a stern agitation as well

3120. Ratify: 1. To make an agreement officially valid by voting (Ratification)

3121. Gazette: 1. Official newspaper

Government gazette

3122. Lodge: 1. Verb. Register, submit

2. to make a formal statement

CA members will also get opportunity to lodge amendment proposals

3123. Deserter: 1. A person who leaves the army, navy etc. without permission

PLA deserters not to get stipend

3124. Bail: 1. Money that somebody agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear

at their trial

Yadav freed on bail

2. verb. To release somebody on bail

3125. Intent: 1. Showing strong interest or attention

2. determined to do something

3. giving all your attention to something

‘Letter of Intent’ is the final letter of approval issued to colleges seeking to begin new courses

3126. Tenant: 1. A person who pays rent for the use of room, building, land etc.

The absence of binding legal contract is a problem for landlords, tenants

and the government

3127. Intelligentsia: 1. The people in the country or society who are well educated

and are interested in culture, politics, literature etc

Economic diplomatic intelligentsia

3128. beef-up: 1. To make something bigger, better, more interesting etc

Security beef-up in the eastern region

3129. Squad: 1. A section of police force that deals with particular type of crime

Bomb disposal squad

2. a group of people who have a particular task

3130. Conclave: 1. A meeting to discuss something in private, the person at this meeting

The conclave is expected to make major decision to tackle climate change

3131. Inebriated: 1. Drunk

Inebriated drivers

3132. stone’s throw: 1. A very short distance

The shop is only stone’s throw away from a Metropolitan Police

sector office

3133. Surmise: 1. To guess or suppose something using the evidence

3134. Reminiscent: 1. Reminding past memory

3135. Limbo: 1. A situation in which you are not certain what to do next

We are in a state of limbo.

3136. Coffer: 1. A large strong box (for storing money)

2. a way of referring to the money that a government, an organization etc.

has available to spend

“The Maoist have no right to misuse the state coffers”, said NC general

secretary Prakash Man Sing

3137. Seclusion: 1. The state of being private or of having little contact with others

A life of simplicity and seclusion

3138. Hurdle: 1. Obstacle, difficulty

3139. Mulling over: 1. To spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal

Syn. Consider, ponder

Parties mulling over consensus government

3140. Pelt: 1. To attack somebody by throwing things at them

2. to fall very heavily

3. to run somewhere very fast

The demonstrators pelted stones at riot police and paid back

them with lathicharge.

3141. Ablaze: 1. Burning quickly and strongly

A vehicle was set ablaze in Minbhawan.

2. full of bright light and colors

3. full of strong emotion or excitement (ablaze with anger)

3142. Summon: 1. To order to somebody to appear on court

2. to arrange an official meeting syn. Convene

3. to order somebody to come to you

4. muster

The committee would summon the PM and ask him to check if the

fund was being misused.

3143. Cold-blooded: 1. Showing no feelings or pity for other people

Cold-blooded killing

3144. Kin: 1. Your family or your relatives

3145. Shanty: 1. Small houses, built of pieces of woods, metal and cardboard, where

very poor people live, especially on the edge of the big city

3146. Potent: 1. Powerful

2. having strong effect

Potent force, a potent drug

3147. Ambidextrous: 1. Adj. able to use the left hand or the right hand equally well

Knowing oneself is the most ambidextrous tasks on the earth.

3148. Strenuous: 1. Needing great effort and energy

Syn. Arduous

Strenuous walk

3149. Quash: 1. To officially say that a decision made by a court in no longer valid or correct

Syn. Overturn

2. to take action to stop something from continuing

Syn. Suppress

3150. Busted: 1. Caught in the act of doing something wrong and likely to be punished

Land racket busted

3151. Attorney: 1. Lawyer, arbiter

3152. Renovate: 1. To repair

3153. Remuneration: 1. An amount of money that is paid to somebody

Corruption by taking remuneration of fake fighters from

government funds

3154. Purport: 1. To claim to be something or to have something done (may not be true)

(to be true or real but not definitely true or real)

2. noun. General meaning of something

3155. Tattered: 1. Old and torn, in bad condition

3156. Goon: 1. A criminal who is paid to frighten or injure people

2. a stupid or silly person

3157. Tussle: 1. A short struggle, fight or argument especially in order to get something

2. to fight or compete

3158. Anarchy: 1. Situation in which there is no government, order or control

Anarchy creation

3159. Tantalize: 1. To make a person or an animal want something that they

cannot have or do

3160. Lilt: 1. The pleasant way in which a person’s voice rises and falls

2. a regular rising and falling pattern in music

No one can refute the fact that his films had all the trappings of glamor

and tantalizing and lilting music fare.

3161. Maestro: 1. A great performer, especially a musician

3162. Drivel: 1. Nonsense

3163. Presumption: 1. Fact

3164. Cause: 1. Purpose

3165. Incur: 1. Pay under obligation

2. situation in which you have to deal with it

3166. Implore: 1. Request

3167. Commute: 1. To travel regularly

3168. Perceived: 1. Acquired through experience (by nurture)

3169. log cabin: 1. Poor family

3170. Arbitrator: 1. Judge to settle disagreement

3171. full of himself: 1. Proud

3172. Ludicrous: 1. Unreasonable, absurd, ridiculous

3173. Upheaval: 1. Unrest, disrupted

3174. Embroiled in: 1. Engaged in difficulties

3175. Spearhead: 1. To take fast, lead (b|'t ultdf)

3176. Auction: 1. Bidding (lnnfd)

3177. Plantation owners: 1. Slave owners

3178. Prompted: 1. Caused (something to happen)

3179. Seminal: 1. Affecting future developments positively

3180. Assessment: 1. Evaluation

3181. Ontology: 1. Study of being (nature of existence)

3182. Militate: 1. Conspire (make difficult to happen or exist)

Syn. Hinder

3183. Divorce: 1. Separate

3184. Miscue analysis: 1. Wrong analysis

3185. Interpolation: 1. Insertion

3186. Plagiarism: 1. Imitation without citation

3187. Redact: 1. To remove information from the document because you do not

want to public to see it

All sensitive personal information has been redacted from the

public documents.

3188. Laurels: 1. Honor and praise given to somebody because of something that

they have achieved

Government rests on its honeymoon laurels

3189. rest on your laurels: 1. To feel to satisfied with what you have already achieved

3190. Prudent: 1. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions,

avoiding unnecessary risks (wise)

China to keep ‘prudent’ monetary policy in 2012

A prudent businessman

Ant. Imprudent

3191. Offered: 1. advice

3192. Concentration camp: 1. A large prison in which a large number of people are kept

generally at the time of war and the prisoners are force to live

in poor condition

3193. Inmate: 1. A prisoner

2. a person being treated in a mental hospital

3194. Mascara: 1. A type of makeup used on eyelashes

3195. Mannequin: 1. Dummy

3196. bear resemblance: 1. Looked like

3197. Vanish: 1. Sudden disappear, dead

3198. Vouch: 1. Say or inform

3199. Devour: 1. To eat quickly

He devoured everything in his plate.

2. destroy

3200. Struck: 1. Greatly surprise

3201. Divergent: 1. Differing

3202. Depilation: 1. Loosing hair or baldness

3203. Radiance: 1. Brightness

Radiance on face

3204. Anecdote: 1. Story based on real event

2. story of being that has not been scientifically proven or verified

(it is only personal experience)

3205. Extrapolate: 1. Insert

Some of the sentences have been extrapolated in the essay by author

3206. Transcribe: 1. Copy

3207. Exploit: 1. To get full advantage of

To exploit an opportunity

2. treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain

3. to treat somebody unfairly by making them work not giving them

much in return (zf]if0f ug{')

3208. Heinous: 1. Very evil

Heinous crime

3209. Embroider: 1. To make a story more interesting by adding details

2. beautify by adding something false

The report was embroidered.

3210. Delicacy: 1. Taste (state of rare)

3211. Preempt: 1. Prevent from happening

I tried to preempt their debate.

2. (journalism) to cancel regular program in order to broadcast new program

3212. Divest: 1. Give up

2. to lose something because somebody has taken it (rf]/Lg])

3. to sell company properties (opposite of investment)

3213. Debase: 1. Devalue

Corruption had debased politics

3214. Considerate: 1. Thinking of others positively

Syn. Thoughtful

3215. Laurels: 1. Honor and praise given to somebody because of something that they

have achieved

Government rests on its honeymoon laurels

3216. rest on your laurels: 1. To feel too satisfied with what you have already achieved

3217. Prudent: 1. Sensible and careful when you make judgments and decisions,

avoiding unnecessary risks

China to keep ‘prudent’ monetary policy in 2012, a prudent businessman

Ant. Imprudent

3218. Lachrymose: 1. Having a tendency to cry easily

Syn. Tearful

A lachrymose drama tends to cause tears

3219. Refractory: 1. Difficult to control (of a person)

2. difficult to treat or cure (medicine)

A refractory disease is difficult to treat or cure

3220. Abhorrent: 1. Causing hatred, especially for moral reasons

Syn. Repugnant

3221. Contemptible: 1. Not deserving any respect at all

Syn. Despicable

Abhorrent crime is contemptible

3222. Febrile: 1. Nervous, excited and very active

2. caused by fever (medicine)

3223. Disdainful: 1. Showing disdain, disrespectfully

Syn. Contemptuous, dismissive

3224. Exhaustive: 1. Including everything possible, very thorough or complete

Exhaustive research/test/study

3225. Crafty: 1. Clever at getting what you want, especially by indirect or dishonest method

Syn. Cunning, wily

3226. Obstreperous: 1. Noisy and difficult to control

3227. at the helm: 1. In charge of an organization, project etc.

2. to take charge of an organization, project etc.

3228. Crunch: 1. An important and often unpleasant situation or piece of information

2. a noise like the sound of something firm being crushed

Fragile optimism at crunch climate negotiations

3229. Fragile: 1. Easily broken or damaged

2. weak and uncertain

3. delicate and often beautiful

4. not strong and likely to become ill

3230. Lurch: 1. To make a sudden, unsteady movement forward or sideways

Syn. stagger, sway

2. noun. A sudden strong movement

3231. leave somebody in the lurch: 1. To fail to help somebody when they are relying

on you to do so

Government providing for injured SP, leaving another victim in lurch

3232. Bemoan: 1. To complain or say that you are not happy about something

Khemraj, Tekraj’s father, bemoaned, ‘How can we manage more money

when we have already gone into huge debt?’

3233. Delve: 1. To search for something inside a bag, container

Syn. Dig

The Problem Resolution subcommittee of the constitutional committee met

briefly today without delving into contested issues for want of ‘proper

homework’ at the intra and inter-party levels.

3234. Cannon: 1. To hit with a lot of force while you are moving

3235. Bigwig: 1. An important person

Bigwigs returning state facilities as per apex court verdict

3236. Woo: 1. To try to get the support of somebody

2. to try to persuade a woman to love him and marry him

Syn. Court

Singapore has a several attractions to woo visitors

3237. Circumlocution: 1. Using more words than are necessary, instead of speaking

or writing in a clear, direct way

3238. Relapse: 1. To go back into a previous condition

3239. Reiterate: 1. To repeat something that you have already said, especially to emphasize it

3240. Poignant: 1. Having a strong effect on your feeling, especially in a way

that makes you feel sad

syn. Moving

a poignant image/moment/memory

3241. Gallantry: 1. Courage (especially in a battle)

2. polite attention given by men to woman

3242. Plaintive: 1. Sounding sad

Syn. Mournful

A plaintive voice

3243. Truant: 1. A child who stays, away from school without permission (absent)

A number of pupils have been truanting regularly.

3244. Jingoistic: 1. Having strong belief that your country is the best (in war)

3245. Primordial: 1. Existing at or from the beginning of the world

Syn. Primeval

2. very basic

3246. Idiosyncrasy: 1. Person’s particular way of behaving, thinking (unusual)

Syn. Eccentricity

His teaching methods are idiosyncratic but successful.

3247. Chic: 1. Very fashionable and elegant

Syn. Stylish

She is always so chic, so elegant.

3248. Fathomable: 1. That can understand or with explanation

Ant. Unfathomable (too strange or difficult to understand)

3249. Chicken and egg situation, problem: 1. A situation in which it is difficult to tell

which one of the two things was the cause of the other

3250. Supplant: 1. Replace, supersede

The work has been largely supplanted by use of computers.

3251. Telos: 1. Ultimate goal or final purpose

3252. teleology: 1. It is considered to be a natural process in which the beginning

and end are mindless

3253. Embodiment: 1. Typical example of an idea or quality

Syn. Epitome

3254. Inexorable: 1. Uncontrollable

Syn. Relentless

3255. Unceasing: 1. Continue all the time

Syn. Incessant

3256. Winnowing: 1. Discarding unnecessary things (lgkmGg])

Syn. Sift out

3257. Littered with: 1. Filled with

3258. ad infinitum: 1. Without ever coming to an end (cgGtsfn ;Dd)

You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent.

3259. Mind-first: 1. Think and create

3260. Sentient: 1. See or able to feel things through the sense

Man is sentient being.

Ant. Insentient

3261. Cognizant: 1. Knowledge or understanding of something

Ant. Incognizant, Nescience

3262. Laissez-faire: 1. A policy of not interfering in the course of things

3263. Surreal: 1. Very strange, more like a dream than reality

3264. Penchant: 1. A special liking for something

Syn. Fondness

3265. Easel: 1. A wooden frame to hold a picture while it is being painted

Brush and easel

3266. Comatose: 1. Deeply unconscious, in a coma

2. extremely tired and lacking in energy (sleeping deeply)

3267. Preordained: 1. Already decided or planned by god or by fate

Syn. Predestined

Ordain: to make somebody a priest

: to decide something in advance

3268. Concede: 1. To admit that something is true, logical etc.

2. to give something away, especially unwillingly

The president was obliged to concede power to army.

3269. the gamut: 1. The complete range of particular kind of things, series

3270. Jailbird: 1. A person who has spent a lot time in prison

3271. Utopia: 1. An imaginary place or state in which everything is perfect

3272. Hair-splitting: 1. Act of giving too much importance to small and unimportant

differences in an argument

syn. Quibbling

3273. Crony: 1. A person that somebody spends a lot of time with

3274. Dignitary: 1. A person who has an important official position

Syn. VIP

3275. Hype: 1. Advertisement, discussion, exaggerate

3276. Naïve: 1. Lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgment

Naivety of ministers

2. innocent and simple

Syn. Artless

She has lost none of her naivety.

3277. First-past-the-post: 1. (of a system of election) in which only the person

who gets the most votes is elected

3278. Suffrage: 1. The right to vote in political elections

Granting suffrage to 16 years old citizen , women’s suffrage

3279. Dire: 1. Very serious

Living in dire poverty, financially dire straits

We are in dire need of your help.

3280. Strife: 1. Angry or violent disagreement

Syn. Conflict

2. trouble or difficulty of any kind

3281. Straits: 1. A very difficult situation especially because of lack of money

The factory is in dire straits.

3282. Trample: 1. To step heavily on somebody/something so that you crush or harm them

2. to ignore somebody’s feelings or rights and treat them as if they are

not important

The party leadership has trampled on the dreams of Nepalese.

3283. Obscene: 1. Connected with sex in a way that most people find offensive

Obscene gesture/language/book

2. extremely large in size or amount in a way that most people

find unacceptable

syn. Outrageous

3284. Sagacious: 1. Showing good judgment and understanding

Syn. Wise (wisdom)

3285. Seminary: 1. A college where priests, ministers are trained

3286. Nuisance: 1. A thing, person or situation that is annoying and causes trouble or problems

(inconvenience)

A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become

a nuisance to the world

3287. Nuisance value: 1. A quality that makes something useful because it causes

problems for your opponents

3288. Elliptical: 1. Using few words and therefore hard to understand

2. oval

3289. Calculated: 1. Carefully planned for a particular and often improper purpose

3290. Balmy: 1. Pleasant and warm

Syn. Mild

A balmy summer evening

3291. Intricate: 1. Complex

Intricate design, intricate plot

3292. Rudimentary: 1. Dealing with only most basic matters or ideas

Syn. Basic (Rudiments: fundamental things)

2. not highly or fully developed

They were given only rudimentary training in the job.

3293. Inflammable: 1. Easily excited or angered (full of strong emotion)

2. quickly and highly burns

3294. Dacoit: 1. A member of a group of armed force

3295. Arson: 1. The crime of deliberately setting fire to something, especially a building

Even rape, dacoity, forgery, drug peddling, robbery and arson are offences

with moral turpitude.

3296. Ecstatic: 1. Very happy, excited and enthusiastic (from ecstasy)

Syn. Delighted

3297. Vent: 1. Verb. To express feelings, especially anger strongly

2. noun. Opening

3298. Ire: 1. Anger

Syn. Wrath

To arouse/raise/provoke the ire

3299. Inaugurate: 1. To introduce new development or an important change

Classes shut, 1000 students rallied for bridge inauguration

3300. Unmet: 1. Not satisfied (of needs etc.)

Unmet needs

3301. Nigh: 1. Near, almost

3302. Vague: 1. Not clear

3303. Fallacy: 1. False (fallacious: wrong, based on false ideas)

3304. Robust: 1. Strong and healthy

Robust definition: strong definition/robust body

3305. Stripped of: 1. Without

3306. Morally: 1. Correctly

3307. Erringly: 1. Wrongly

3308. Decontextualize: 1. Make out of context

3309. Embrace: 1. Agree, accept

2. to include something, surround

3310. Attribute to: 1. Refer to

His illness attributes to poverty.

3311. Bluntly put: 1.To speak clearly (as truth)

3312. Prologue: 1. Introduction

3313. Appellation: 1. A name or title

3314. Title: 1. Legal right

He claims he has title to the land.

3315. Title deed: 1. A legal document that shows the ownership of land or home

3316. Scribe: 1. Writing (before printing)

3317. Accrue: 1. Gradually increase

Syn. Accumulate

Interest will accrue if you keep your money in saving account.

3318. Adultery: 1. A crime sex with other’s husband or wife

He was accused of committing adultery. An adulterous relationship

3319. Perpetrator: 1. Criminal or offender

3320. Treason: 1. The crime of doing something that could cause danger to your country,

such as helping its enemies during a war

3321. ADSL: 1. Asymmetric digital subscriber line

3322. Niche: 1. Comfortable or suitable (role, job, way of life)

2. an opportunity to sell a particular product

Chic niche

3. small hollow place

4. position or role taken by a kind of living things within its community

3323. Westminster: 1. The British parliament and government

3324. Illicit: 1. Not allowed by the law

Syn. Illegal

Illicit financial flows

2. not approved by the normal rules of society

An illicit love affair

3325. Evade: 1. To escape or avoid from somebody/something

Tax evaders, tax evasion

2. to find the way of not doing something

3. not to come or happen

3326. Rap: 1. To say something suddenly and quickly

2. to criticize somebody for something

Minister raps judicial council for bribery

3327. Rummage: 1. To move things around carelessly while searching for something

She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys.

3328. Emissary:1. A person who is sent to deliver an official message, especially from

one country to another

syn. Envoy

A very learned emissary from the south had stated recently that Lord

Buddha was born in Nepal, but spent his whole life in India.

3329. Surreptitious: 1. Done secretly and quickly (other will not notice)

Syn. Furtive surreptitious rise

3330. White elephant: 1. A thing that is useless and no longer needed, although it may

have cost a lot of money

Moreover, the diesel guzzling 200MW plants would consume 700

thousand liters of fuel every week, which makes it sound like a

white elephant.

3331. Dissolute: 1. Enjoying immoral activities

3332. Petulant: 1. Bad-tempered and unreasonable, easily angered and annoyed

(especially when you cannot do or have what you want)

3333. Infantile: 1. Typical of a small child (connected with babies)

Syn. Childish

3334. Hullabaloo: 1. A lot of loud noise, especially made by people who are annoyed or

excited about something

syn. Commotion, uproar

3335. Hubris: 1. The fact of somebody being too proud

3336. Incinerate: 1. To burn until it is completely destroyed

The waste was incinerated.

2. cremate (by burning) (bfx;+:sf/)

The dead body was incinerated.

3337. Incense: 1. Noun. A substance that produces pleasant smell when it is burn

2. verb. To make somebody angry

3338. Incensed: 1. Very angry

3339. Imprint: 1. To have a great effect on something so that it cannot be forgotten

or changed

2. to print or mark

3. noun. A mark made by pressing

3340. Craggy: 1. (of man’s face) having strong features and deep lines

3341. Pinched: 1. (of person’s face) thin, pale and unhealthy

3342. Pin-point: 1. Exact position

Pinpoint accuracy, pinpoint precision

3343. Snog: 1. To kiss each other, especially for a long time

They were snogging on the sofa.

3344. Caress: 1. To touch gently, especially in a sexual way

2. a gentle touch or kiss to show you love somebody

His finger caressed the back of her neck.

3345. Malady: 1. A serious problem

Syn. Ill

3346. Destitute: 1. Without money, food and the other things necessary for life (penury)

2. lacking something (impoverished)

Homelessness and destitution

3347. Anon: 1. Soon

See you anon

3348. Ensconce: 1. If you are ensconced or ensconce yourself somewhere, you are made

or make yourself comfortable and safe in that place or position

3349. Jilt: 1. To end a romantic relationship with somebody in a sudden and unkind way

A jilted lover

3350. Invader: 1. An army or a country that enters another country by force in order to

control of it

3351. Secede: 1. To officially leave an organization of states, countries etc. and

become independent

The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.

3352. Capitulate: 1. To agree to do something that you have been refusing to do for

a long time

syn. Give up, yield, surrender, cede

3353. Arrogate: 1. To claim or take something that you have no right to (stolen)

3354. Extol: 1. To praise very much

3355. Extenuating: 1. Showing reasons why a wrong or illegal act, or a bad situation,

should be judged less seriously or excused

There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive

a prison sentence

3356. Writ: 1. A legal document from a court telling somebody to do or not to do

The company has been served with a writ for breach of the contract.

2. verb. Easy to see or understand

3357. Symphony: 1. A long complicated piece of music with 3 or 4 movements

3358. Likable: 1. Having pleasant or appealing qualities

A likable girl/character

3359. Unearthing: 1. Disclosing

3360. Unearth: 1. To find something in the ground by digging

2. to find something by searching

Syn. Dig-up

I unearthed my old diaries when we moved house.

3361. Lineaments: 1. Feature on the face or appearance (x'lnof)

Lineaments on face

2. feature

What are the lineaments of the problem?

3362. Appreciably: 1. Significantly or largely

3363. paint his portrait: 1. Describe

3364. Posterity: 1. Future

Posterity will remember him as a great man.

3365. Heirloom: 1. Value belonging to the family for many years (;Dklt)

A family heirloom

3366. Dissension: 1. Disagreement

3367. Conflagration: 1. Wide spread fire

2. destructive war

Religious conflagration

3368. Rubicon: 1. A point with no return

The political parties have passed the Rubicon.

3369. Squall: 1. Loud cry

The baby gave a squall because of hunger.

2. a violent storm with rain and snow

3370. Burnish: 1. Brighten by rubbing

I have to burnish my quality/image. To burnish the metal

3371. Jaunty: 1. Lively, energetic and confident

Jaunty walk

3372. Sloppy: 1. Having more than needed liquid

2. careless

Sloppy performance , Sloppiness will kill your score.

3. foolishly sentimental

Sloppy lovers

4. loose and without much shape

Syn. Baggy

3373. Slipshod: 1. Careless or not systematic (slipshod shoes)

Slipshod management of the college

3374. Novel: 1. New, interesting, seeming slightly strange, unusual

3375. Parsimony: 1. Extremely unwilling to expense money

Syn. Meanness

3376. Avaricious: 1. Greed for wealth (from avarice)

Avaricious manager/minister

3377. Quaff: 1. Drink with great pleasure (generally in large amount)

3378. Motive: 1. Intention, reason for doing something

There seemed to be no motive for the murder.

3379. Ulterior: 1. hidden

3380. Ulterior motive: 1. Selfishness

She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me-what does

she really want?

3381. Nominal: 1. Of name only

Nominal post, nominal leader of the party

2. very small, less

3382. Incongruous: 1. Not harmonious

3383. Prospective: 1. Potential (of future), expected , forthcoming

Prospective candidate

3384. Pittance: 1. Insignificant amount of money (hardly enough to live)

3385. Actuate: 1. Activate, motivate

3386. Groovy: 1. Fashionable, attractive and interesting

3387. Avarice: 1. Strong desire for wealth

3388. Cupidity: 1. Strong desire for wealth, power

3389. Sonorous: 1. Having a pleasant full, deep sound

3390. Foolproof: 1. Very well designed, easy to use, it can’t fail

No system can ever be completely foolproof.

Syn. Infallible

3391. Raven: 1. A bird of crow family

2. shiny and black

A raven bird

3392. Splenetic: 1. Often bad-tempered and angry (churlish, unfriendly)

3393. Hirsute: 1. Having a lot of hair on face or body

Syn. Hairy

3394. Belabor: 1. To repeat an idea, argument to emphasize it

If you belabor the obvious point, you repeat or stress too much or

too often unnecessarily.

3395. Insidious: 1. Spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm

The insidious effect of polluted water supply

This kind of advertisement acts insidiously on young mind.

3396. Subjugate: 1. To defeat, to gain control over somebody/something

3397. Skinny: 1. Very thin, unpleasant and ugly, low in fat

2. designed to fit closely to the body

A skinny sweater

3398. Multilingual: 1. Using several different language (writing or speaking)

Syn. Polyglot

3399. Gaiety: 1. The state of being cheerful and full of fun, happiness

3400. Extroverted: 1. Lively and confident person who enjoys being with other people

Ant. Introverted : more interested in your own thought and feeling

His teacher perceived him as shy and introverted. (shy)

3401. Masochistic: 1. The practice of getting sexual pleasure from being physically hurt

Masochistic behavior/tendencies (from masochism)

2. the enjoyment of something that most people would find unpleasant

or painful

3402. Pious: 1. Having or showing deep respect for god and religion (from piety)

3403. Disguise: 1. To change your appearance so other cannot recognize you

2. to hide something or change

Syn. Conceal

3404. Amalgam: 1. Mixture or combination of things

The film script is amalgam of all three books.

3405. Skeptic: 1. A person who usually doubts that claims or statements are true

3406. Sonnet: 1. A poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables and fixed

pattern of rhymes

He composes laments anecdotes, allegories and sonnets.

3407. Permeate: 1. To spread to every part of an object or place (liquid, gas)

The smell of leather permeated the room.

2. to affect every part of something (idea, influence, feeling)

A belief that permeates all level of the society

3408. Grin: 1. To smile widely

He was grinning from ear to ear.

3409. Smirk: 1. To smile in a silly or unpleasant way

3410. Euphoric: 1. Strong feeling of excitement and happiness usually lasts only a short time

My euphoric mood could not last. (from euphoria)

3411. Plumage: 1. Feather covering the bird’s body

Roseate plumage

3412. Corporeal: 1. That can be touched physically

2. of or for the body

Corporeal needs

3413. Astounding: 1. So surprising that it is difficult to believe (from astound)

Syn. Astonishing

There was an astounding 20% increase in sales.

3414. Demeanor: 1. The way somebody looks or behaves (mien)

Jocose demeanor

3415. Jocose: 1. Humorous

Jocund: cheerful

3416. Indisposed: 1. Unwell, slight ill

She cannot perform tonight as she is indisposed.

2. not willing to do something

3417. Booty: 1. Valuable things that are stolen

2. the part of the body that you sit on

To shake your booty: to dance with great energy

3418. Delirium: 1. Mental state where somebody becomes delirious

3419. Delirious: 1. In excited state and not able to think or speak because of fever

Delirious with cold and fever

2. extremely excited and happy

3420. Standstill: 1. A situation in which all activity or movement has stopped

Syn. Halt

The security alert brought the airport to a standstill.

3421. Sentinel: 1. A soldier whose job is to guard something

Syn. Sentry

A tall round tower standing sentinel over the river

3422. Reparation: 1. The act of giving something to somebody or doing something for

them in order to show that you are sorry for suffering that you have caused

3223. Transfigure: 1. Change appearance

3424. Prescribe: 1. To say what should be done

3425. Chuckle: 1. To laugh quietly

She chuckled at the memory

3426. Simper: 1. Smile in a silly and annoying way

3427. Whine: 1. To complain in an annoying, crying voice

2. to make long, high unpleasant sound (pain or unhappy)

The dog whined and scratched at the door.

3428. Whimper: 1. To make low, weak crying noises

The child was lost and began to whimper.

3429. Illiberal: 1. Not allowing much freedom of opinion or action

3430. Uxorial: 1. Connected with a wife

Uxorious husband is too much devoted to his wife.

3431. Nervous: 1. Easily worried or frightened, Anxious

3432. Superimpose: 1. Combine

3433. Euphonious: 1. Pleasant to listen to (sound, word)

3434. Elite: 1. Powerful and a lot of influence (rich, intelligent)

Elite society, elite private colleges

3435. Autonomous: 1. Able to govern itself

Syn. Independent

3436. Parasitic: 1. Always relying on or benefiting from other people (giving nothing back)

2. that lives within or on another creature, deriving some or all of its

nutrients from its host

3437. Protozoan: 1. Single cellular organism

3438. Assiduous: 1. Working very hard and taking great care that everyone is done

as well as it can be

syn. Diligent

she was assiduous in her duty. assiduous students/planning

3439. Hostage: 1. A person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or a group, and

who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group

is asking

The hijackers kept the pilot as a hostage on board the plane.

3440. Compass: 1. The rang or an extent

2. instrument for finding direction

3441. Newcomer: 1. A person who recently arrived in a place or started an activity

A newcomer to opera

3442. Conscientious: 1. Taking care to do things carefully and correctly

A conscientious worker/students/teacher

3443. Hypochondria: 1. A state in which somebody worries all the time

3444. Unlikely: 1. Difficult to believe

3445. Cynosure: 1. A person of attraction or interest

She was a cynosure of all eyes.

3446. Cyclic: 1. Repeated many times and always happening on the same order

3447. Frenetic: 1. Involving a lot of energy and activity in a way that is not organized

A scene of frenetic activity

3448. Daffy: 1. Silly

3449. Hysterical: 1. Silly or strange (often funny)

This book is hysterical.

2. extremely funny, hilarious

3450. Bouillon: 1. Liquid made by boiling meat or vegetable in water

3451. Herculean: 1. Needing a lot of strength, determination or effort

A herculean task

3452. Grieve: 1. To feel very sad

Syn. Pain

3453. Reassess: 1. To think again about something to decide if you need to change your

opinion of it

3454. Overate: 1. More than needed (past of overeat)

3455. Underrate: 1. Not recognize how good, important something/somebody really is

3456. Categorical: 1. Expressed in Very strong, clear and definitive way

3457. Cosmetic: 1. Improving only the outside appearance

3458. Dirge: 1. A song or piece of music that is too slow and sad (at funeral for dead person)

3459. Prejudice: 1. Unfair, unreasonable feeling/dislike for a person, group, custom

(biased on race, religion, sex)

3460. Ennui: 1. Feeling of being bored and not satisfied because nothing interesting

is happening

3461. Mulish: 1. Unwilling to change your mind or attitude

Syn. Stubborn

3462. Waspish: 1. Bad-tempered and unpleasant

Syn. Irritable

3463. Onset: 1. The beginning to something

The onset of winter/disease/war

3464. Wile: 1. Clever trick that you use to get what we want

She used her feminine wiles to entice him to give her the job.

3465. Obverse: 1. Opposite

Joy and its obverse, sadness

3466. Dexterous: 1. Showing great skill or cleverness (with your hand)

Dexterous maneuver/carpenter, dexterous handling

3467. Simpatico: 1. Pleasant, easy to like, with similar interest and ideas (of a person)

Syn. Compatible

3468. Diabolical: 1. Extremely evil, bad or annoying

Syn. Terrible

3469. Delinquent: 1. A young person who regularly does illegal or immoral things

2. having failed to pay money

3470. Amazon: 1. A tall strong woman

2. a woman from a group of female soldiers

3471. Pulchritudinous: 1. Beautiful (from pulchritude)

3472. Avuncular: 1. Kind or friendly (like an uncle)

Avuncular shopkeeper

3473. Listless: 1. Having no energy or enthusiasm, lacks spirit or strength

Syn. Lethargic

Listless economy/political party/person

3474. Churn out: 1. To produce something quick and in large number

3475. Churn: 1. To make somebody feel emotionally confused

3476. Misdeed: 1. A bad or evil act

Syn. Wrongdoing

3477. build a castle in the air: 1. Plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true

3478. Apt: 1. Suitable or appropriate

2. likely or having a natural tendency

Babies are apt to put objects into their mouth.

3479. Medieval: 1. Connected with middle age

Medieval architecture/manuscript

3480. Abstract: 1. Based on general idea (not having physical reality)

2. main idea of the document, summary

3481. for the sake of something: 1. In order to help

3482. Palliate: 1. To make a disease or an illness less painful or unpleasant without curing it

3483. Postulate: 1. Statement that is accepted as true (that forms the basis of the theory)

Syn. Posit

3484. keep your own counsel: 1. To keep your opinions, plans

3485. pragmatic sanction: 1. Imperial or royal decree

3486. Decree: 1. Official order from the ruler

2. decision that is made in court

3487. Annotate: 1. To add notes, comments or explanations to the text

3488. Anoint: 1. To put oil or something on somebody’s head as a part of religious ceremony

The priest anointed her with oil.

3489. Arguable: 1. Possibly true

3490. Awful: 1. Very bad or unpleasant

Awful color/weather/look

2. used to emphasize something (in large amount)

There is not an awful lot of room.

3. very shocking

3491. Awesome: 1. Very good, very impressive, enjoyable

Awesomely beautiful

2. very difficult, frightening

3. of causing/feeling of fear and wonder

3492. Cavalier: 1. Having or showing no concern for something that is important or serious

The writer is cavalier about the truth.

3493. Permissible: 1. Acceptable according to the law or a particular set of rules

Permissible error

3494. Invidious: 1. Unpleasant and unfair, likely to offend somebody

3495. Sinuous: 1. Moves or bends in a smooth and attractive way, winding

Sinuous dancer/grace/movement

3496. Inviting: 1. Very attractive that allures you (engaging)

Inviting room/smile/prospect

3497. Profiteering: 1. The act of making a lot of money in an unfair way

3498. Narcissistic: 1. The habit of admiring yourself too much, especially your appearance

(self-flattery)

3499. Unequivocal: 1. Expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly

Syn. Unambiguous

3500. Stodgy: 1. Heavy and making you feel very full (of food)

2. serious and boring, not exciting

3501. Adoration: 1. A feeling of great love or worship (adore, adoring)

He gazed at her with pure adoration.

3502. Cannibal: 1. A person who eats human flesh (cannibalism)

2. an animal that eats the flesh of another animals of the same kind

3503. Ferret: 1. To search for something that is lost or hidden among a lot of things

She opened the drawer and ferreted around for her keys.

2. a small aggressive animal with long thin body kept for chasing rabbits

from the holes, killing rats

3504. Glide: 1. Continuous smooth movement

3505. Permissive: 1. Allowing or showing a freedom of behavior that many people do not

approve of, especially in sexual matters

permissive parents, permissive attitude

3506. Diminish: 1. To become or to make something become smaller, weaker

2. belittle (seem less important)

3507. Lissome: 1. Thin and graceful

He has fallen in love with a lissome girl.

3508. Incontrovertible: 1. That is true and can’t be disagreed with or denied

Syn. Indisputable

Incontrovertible evidence/proof

3509. Pirate: 1. A person who makes illegal copies

2. a person or organization who broadcasts illegally

3. a ship that attacks another in order to steal from that

3510. Irate: 1. Very angry

Irate customer, an irate phone call

3511. Squeamish: 1. Easily upset, to feel sick by unpleasant sight

2. not wanting to do something that might be considered immoral or dishonest

This movie is not for the squeamish.

3512. Limp: 1. Very tired, lacking energy or strength

His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground.

2. not stiff or firm

The hat had become limp and shapeless.

3. to move slowly or with difficulty after being damaged

3513. Inviolate: 1. Unharmed, unchanged, cannot be attacked

3514. Byzantine: 1. Complicated, secret and difficult to change

An organization with byzantine complexity

3515. Sanctimonious: 1. Giving the impression that you feel you are better and more moral

than other

syn. Self-righteous

3516. Ambience: 1. Atmosphere of a place, environment

Relaxed ambience of the city

3517. Recidivist: 1. A person who continues to commit crimes, and seems unable to stop,

even after being punished (recidivism)

3518. Supposedly: 1. Generally thought or believe but not known for certain

Syn. Purportedly, allegedly

3519. Mnemonic: 1. A word, sentence, poem etc. that helps you to remember something

3520. Jot down: 1. To write something quickly

Jot down the word when you find it.

3521. Taxing: 1. Needing a great amount of physical or mental effort

Syn. Demanding

A taxing job

3522. Effrontery: 1. Extreme boldness, presumptuousness, very rude

Syn. Nerve

3523. Exigent: 1. Urgent, pressing, requiring, immediate action or attention (from exigency)

3524. Fulminate: 1. To loudly attack or criticize angrily

He was fulminating against interference from the government.

3525. Obviate: 1. To remove the problem or the need for something

Syn. Preclude

3526. Hymn: 1. Song of praise

3527. Perennial: 1. Continuing for very long time, happening repeatedly

2. living for two years or more

3528. Prattle: 1. To talk in an empty and idle manner, to babble meaninglessly

3529. Haste: 1. Hurry, speed in doing something

‘More haste, less speed’ is well known paradox.

3530. Sordid: 1. Immoral and dishonest

I don’t want to hear the sordid details of their relationship.

2. dirty and unpleasant, squalid

People living in a sordid condition

3531. Filth: 1. Very dirty unpleasant substance, grime, foul

2. word, magazine that are connected with sex (offensive and rude)

3532. Ravenous: 1. Extremely hungry

Syn. Starving

3533. Adulation: 1. Excessive praise, intense adoration

3534. Catalyst: 1. A substance that makes a chemical reaction happening faster without

being changed itself

2. a person or thing that causes a change

3535. Demur: 1. To question or oppose

3536. Discretion: 1. Ability to make responsible decision

2. freedom or power to decide in a particular situation

3537. Emollient: 1. Making a person or situation calmer

An emollient reply

2. used for making your skin soft or less painful

An emollient cream

Syn. Soothing

3538. Stealth: 1. The fact of doing something in a quiet and secret way

Lions rely on stealth when hunting.

3539. Harangue: 1. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade, a long pompous speech

He walked to the front of the stage and began to harangue the audience.

3540. Inert: 1. Unmoving, lethargic, sluggish

3541. Preen: 1. To spend a lot of time making yourself look attractive

2. to feel very pleased with yourself , to clean itself

3542. Putrefy: 1. To rot, to decay and give off a foul odor (from putrid)

3543. Redoubtable: 1. Awe-inspiring (impressive), worthy of honor

3544. Supersede: 1. To take a place of something/somebody, replace

3545. Lineage: 1. The series of families

3546. Mansion: 1. Large impressive house

3547. Tenacity: 1. Determined, continue to exist, persistent (from tenacious)

2. adhesive

3548. Fetching: 1. Attractive

Fetching blue sweater, fetching smile

She looked very fetching in a little red hat.

3549. Benefactor: 1. Someone who helps another person, group etc. by giving money

An anonymous benefactor

3550. Unregulated: 1. Not controlled by laws or regulations

Ant. Regulate: control by rules

3551. Welter: 1. A large and confusing amount of something (weltering)

A welter of information

3552. Ruffian: 1. A person who is strong and violent and threatens and hurts others

A gang of young ruffians

3553. Centurion: 1. An army officer who commanded 100 soldiers

3554. Dispel: 1. To make something, especially a feeling or belief, go away or disappear

His speech dispelled any fears about his health.

3555. Uphold: 1. To support something that you think is right and make sure that it

continuous to exist

The regime has been criticized for failing to uphold human rights.

2. to agree that previous decision was correct

If the court of appeals uphold conviction, it decides it not to change.

3556. Politicize: 1. To make something a political issue

2. more involved in politics

3557. Castrate: 1. To remove the testicles (organ producing sperm)of male animal or person

3558. Tempered: 1. Angered

3559. Disheveled: 1. Very untidy, unkempt

3560. Apparition: 1. A ghost or an image of a person who is dead

3561. Self-effacing: 1. Not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities

Syn. Modest

3562. Elementary: 1. In or connected with the first stage of a course of study

An elementary English course

2. of the most basic kind (from element, elemental)

The elementary laws of economics

3. very simple and easy

Elementary question

3563. Gainsay: 1. To say that something is not true, to disagree with something, contradict

Syn. Deny

Nobody can gainsay his claims.

3564. Elusive: 1. Difficult to find, define or achieve (uncertain)

3565. Quest: 1. A long search for something that is difficult to find

Elusive quest

3566. Diminutive: 1. Very small

She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.

3567. Interloper: 1. A person who is present in the place or situation where they

do not belong

Syn. Intruder (intrusion)

She felt like an interloper in her own family.

3568. Miscreant: 1. A person who had done something wrong or illegal

3569. Hoodwinked: 1. To trick somebody

She had been hoodwinked into buying a worthless necklace.

3570. Procrastination: 1. To delay doing something that you should do,

People were dying of starvation while government procrastinated.

3571. Disservice: 1. To do something that harms somebody, harmful thing

3572. Vitiate: 1. To spoil or reduce the effect of something

The ‘yes’ vote was vitiated by the low turnout in the election.

3573. Distraught: 1. Extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly

She is still too distraught to speak about the tragedy.

3574. Squabble: 1. To argue noisily about something that is not very important

My sister is squabbling over what to watch on TV.

Syn. Bicker

3575. Inconsolable: 1. Extremely sad and not able to be comforted

3576. Kaleidoscope: 1. Situation, pattern containing a lot of different parts (mixture)

2. changing patterns

Kaleidoscopic pattern

3577. Lassitude: 1. State of feeling very tired in mind or body, lack of energy

3578. Initiative: 1. A new plan for dealing with a particular problem

2. ability to decide or act on your own

3. the power or opportunity to act and gain an advantage

3579. Pageant: 1. Beauty contest

3580. Peasant: 1. Farmer

2. a person who is rude, behaves badly, has little education

3581. Backsliding: 1. Returning to their former bad behavior (relapsing)

3582. Panorama: 1. A view of a wide area of land

Syn. View

2. a description, study or set of pictures that presents all the different

aspects of particular subject, events etc.

syn. Prospect

3583. Tendentious: 1. Expressing a strong opinion that people are likely to disagree with

Syn. Controversial (biased)

3584. Recoil: 1. To move your body quickly away from somebody /something because

you find them or it frightening or unpleasant

2. situation with a strong dislike or fear

3. to move suddenly backward when you fired it (of a gun)

3585. Propulsion: 1. The force that drives something forward (propulsive)

Wind/steam/jet propulsion

3586. Premonition: 1. A feeling that something is going to happen, something unpleasant

A premonition of disaster

3587. Infusion: 1. The act of adding something

A cash infusion in the business

3588. Inversion: 1. The act of changing the position or order

3589. Itinerant: 1. Travelling from place to place, especially to find the work

Itinerant workers/musicians

To lead an itinerant life

3590. Irreverent: 1. Not showing respect to sb/sth that other people usually respect

An irreverent attitude to tradition

3591. Galling: 1. Making angry because it is unfair

I had the galling experience of sitting next to an over-talkative passenger.

3592. Perforate: 1. To make a hole or holes through something

The explosion perforated his eardrum.

3593. Expunge: 1. Erase (to remove or get rid of something)

3594. Blight: 1. To spoil or damage something (by a lot of problem)

2. any disease that kills plants, especially crops

The apple trees were blighted by fungus.

3595. Verve: 1. Energy, excitement or enthusiasm

Syn. Gusto

It was a performance of verve and vitality.

3596. Saggy: 1. Hanging or sinking down in a way that is not attractive

2. long and tangled (lack of order)

3597. Recuperative: 1. Helping you to get better after you have been ill/sick, tired etc.

2. healing

3598. Plastic: 1. That seems artificial, false, fake

She gave a plastic smile.

3599. Incorruptible: 1. trusted, respected, very honest

2. that cannot be decayed or destroyed

3600. Falter: 1. Begin to fail (weaken)

My optimism has faltered.

2. to begin to move or walk in a unsteady way

His steps began to faltered.

3. to feel doubt about doing something

3601. Kindle: 1. Begin burning

They used dry twigs kindle to in a fire.

2. grow/start

To kindle hope/interest

3602. Rekindle: 1. Grow/start again

The debate rekindled. The movie has rekindled public interest.

3603. Dais: 1. A stage

3604. Nostrum: 1. An idea that is intended to solve a problem but that will probably not

succeed.

2. a medicine that is not made in a scientific way, and that is not effective

3605. Dandy: 1. A person who cares a lot about his clothes and appearance

2 very good

3606. Valor: 1. Great encourage especially in war (valorous)

Valorous deed/knights

3607. Laborious: 1. Difficult and painstaking

Syn. Onerous, taxing

3608. Sedate: 1. Slow, calm and relaxed

Syn. Unhurried

2. quiet and peaceful

3609. Eerie: 1. Strange, mysterious and frightening

Syn. Uncanny

3610. Unfounded: 1. Not based on reason or fact

Unfounded allegation/rumor

3611. Revive: 1. To make conscious, strong or healthy again (revival)

The economy is beginning to revive.

2. to start being used or done again, to produce again

Syn. Resurrect

3612. Emerge: 1. To come out of a dark, confined or hidden place

2. to become known, to start to exist

3. to survive a difficult situation or experience

3613. Jockey: 1. To try all possible ways of gaining an advantage over other people

3614. Ascendancy: 1. The position of having power or influence

Moral/political/intellectual ascendancy

3615. Adolescent: 1. Developing from child into an adult

Adolescent boys/girls/experiences

3616. Accelerate: 1. To happen or to make something happen faster or earlier

3617. Foment: 1. To create violence or trouble or make it worse

They accused him of fomenting political unrest.

3618. Affront: 1. To insult or offend somebody

His attitude really affronted her.

3619. Pumped up: 1. Excited and enthusiastic

I am pumped up for tonight’s concert.

3620. Instigate: 1. To make or bring something happen or start

Syn. bring something about

The government has instigated a program of economic reform.

2. to cause something bad to happen

They were accused of instigating racial violence.

3621. Adulterate: 1. To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

Syn. Contaminate

3622. Aver: 1. To state as a fact, to declare or assert

She averred that she had never seen that man before.

3623. Evanescent: 1. Tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing (fleeting)

Talking is evanescent, writing leaves footprints.

3624. Idolatrous: 1. Given to intense or excessive devotion to something (from idolatry)

3625. Infelicitous: 1. Unfortunate, inappropriate

3626. Pine: 1. To become very sad because somebody has died or gone away

2. to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor

3627. Plummet: 1. To plunge or drop straight down

3628. Subpoena: 1. To order somebody to attend court and give evidence as a witness

3629. Alchemy: 1. A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals. esp. base

metals into gold (an alchemist is one who practices alchemy)

3630. Convention: 1. Generally agreed upon practice or attitude

3631. Dilettante: 1. One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch

of knowledge (does not have much knowledge)

3632. Fawn: 1. To flatter or praise excessively

3633. Laconic: 1. Using few words, terse

‘Family reasons’, he said laconically.

3634. Phlegmatic: 1. Not easily made angry or upset

Syn. Calm

3635. Plethora: 1. An overabundance, a surplus

3636. Proclivity: 1. Natural tendency to do something

3637. Propensity: 1. Tendency or inclination to a particular type of behavior

3638. Rarefy: 1. To make or become thin, less dense , to refine, subtilize

3639. Shard: 1. A piece of broken pottery or glass

3640. Spendthrift: 1. One who spends money wastefully (extravagant, profligate)

Spendthrift government

3641. Variegated: 1. Multicolor, patches of different colors

2. consisting of many different types of things or person

3642. Alloy: 1. To mix one metal with another, especially one of lower value

3643. Bent: 1. Leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency

3644. Broach: 1. To bring up, to announce, to bring to talk about

The report fails to broach some important questions.

3645. Cardinal: 1. Major, most important

3646. Damp: 1. Slightly wet

2. to diminish the intensity of sound

3647. Die: 1. A tool for shaping

3648. Ford: 1. To walk or drive across the shallow part of river or stream

3649. Grouse: 1. To complain

Syn. Grumble

3650. Guy: 1. A rope used to keep a pole or tent in a vertical position

3651. List: 1. To tilt or lean to one side (of a ship)

3652. Meet: 1. Fitting, proper

3653. Milk: 1. To obtain money, advantage etc. in a dishonest way

3654. Nice: 1. Pleasant, enjoyable, attractive, exacting, fastidious, precise

2. subtle, minute, very small detail

3655. Spunk: 1. Courage, determination

2. sexually attractive person

A top babe with a spunky boyfriend

3656. Fortitude: 1. Courage, bravery

3657. Quail: 1. To lose courage, to turned frightened

3658. Qualify: 1. To limit

3659. Sap: 1. To destroy something gradually, to make somebody weaker (verb)

2. a stupid person that you can trick easily, fool, nitwit (noun)

3660. Scurvy: 1. Disease caused by lack of vitamin C

2. adj. despicable, contemptible, very evil

3661. Stand: 1. A group of trees

3662. Strut: 1. The supporting structural cross-part of a wing

3663. Table: 1. To present something formally for discussion

3664. Adumbrate: 1. To give general ideas or description of something without details

Syn. Outline (adumbration)

3665. Anathema: 1. A thing or an idea which you hate because it is the opposite of

what you believe

Racial prejudice is an anathema to me.

3666. Apostate: 1. A person who has rejected their religious or political beliefs

3667. Asperity: 1. The fact of being rough or severe, harshness, severity

3668. Asseverate: 1. To aver, assert

3669. Augury: 1. A sign of what will happen in future, omen, portent

3670. Captious: 1. Calculated to confuse or entrap in argument

3671. Celerity: 1. Speed, alacrity, think accelerate

3672. Desuetude: 1. Disuse

3673. Diaphanous: 1. Transparent, gauzy (of cloth)

3674. Heterodox: 1. Unorthodox, heretical, iconoclast

3675. Imbroglio: 1. Difficult, confusing and embarrassing situation

3676. Indefatigable: 1. Never giving up or getting tired, dogged

3677. Dogged: 1. Showing determination, not giving up easily

3678. Lubricious: 1. Showing a great interest in sex in unpleasant way

Syn. Lewd (wanton, greasy, slippery)

3679. Minatory: 1. Threatening, menacing

Minatory words

3680. Plangent: 1. Loud with a strong beat

2. expressing sadness

3681. Propitiate: 1. To appease, to conciliate (propitiatory)

Syn. Placate

Sacrifices were made to propitiate the god.

3682. Puissance: 1. Power, strength, influence (puissant: powerful, strong)

3683. remonstrate: 1. To protest, to object

3684. Stentorian: 1. Loud and powerful

He spoke in stentorian tone.

3685. Bedizened: 1. Decorated

Unbedizened: unadorned

3686. Draconian: 1. Extremely cruel and severe

Draconian punishment

3687. Drab: 1. Without interest or color, dull and boring

Drab building/cloth/office/room/life

3688. Crotchety: 1. Bad-tempered, easily made angry, grouchy, grumpy

Crotchety teacher

3689. Critical: 1. Expressing disapproval, disparaging

Critical comment/report/remark

2. extremely important (future situation will be affected by it), crucial

Your decision is critical to our future.

3. serious, uncertain, possibly dangerous

A critical moment in our country’s history

4. analytical

Critical analysis

3690. Congenital: 1. Existing since or before birth, naturally

Congenital blindness/disease

3691. Condescending: 1. Behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent

than other people

condescending tone/attitude/remark

He has condescending attitude towards woman.

3692. Conceited: 1. Having too much pride in yourself and what you do

Conceited musician/person

Conceit: too much pride in yourself what you do

: clever expressing in writing or speech

Syn. metaphor

3693. Thoughtless: 1. Not caring about the possible effects of your own words or action

Syn. Inconsiderate

A thoughtless remark

3694. Cloudy: 1. Not clear or transparent

The water looked cloudy and did not fit to drink.

3695. Cloistered: 1. Protected from the problems and dangers of normal life

(life is separated from the rest of the world)

A cloistered life

3696. Bibulous: 1. Liking to drink too much alcohol

3697. Climatic: 1. Most exciting and important, forming climax

3698. Deciduous: 1. Trees, bushes, that loses its leaves every year

3699. Votive: 1. Presented to a god as a sign of thanks

Votive offering , votive rings

3700. Steadfast: 1. Not changing in your attitudes or aims

Syn. Firm

He remains steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice.

3701. Nullify: 1. To make something lose its effect or power

3702. Quaint: 1. Attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way

Quaint old customs

3703. Generic: 1. Shared by, including or typical of whole group of things, not specific

2. not using the name of company that made it

The doctor offered me a choice of a branded or a generic drug.

3704. Dutiful: 1. Doing everything that you are expected to do, obedient

A dutiful daughter/son/wife

3705. Numeric: 1. Relating to number, expressed in number

3706. Legible: 1. Clear enough to read

Ant. Illegible

3707. Tolerable: 1. Fairly good, not of the best quality (can accept)

3708. Punctual: 1. Happening or done at the correct time, not late

3709. Literal: 1. That follows the original words exactly (being the basic or usual meaning)

Literal translation

2. lacking imagination

3710. Blustery: 1. With strong winds (blowing loudly and violently)

Blustery winds/conditions The day was cold and blustery.

3711. Redouble: 1. Increase something or make it stronger

3712. Conglomeration: 1. A mixture of different things that are found altogether

3713. Parallelism: 1. The state of being similar, a similar feature

3714. Fissure: 1. A long deep crack, difference

3715. Ill-stared: 1. Not lucky and likely to bring unhappiness (ending is disaster)

An ill-stared marriage

3716. Newly: 1. Recently

Newly married couple

3717. Once: 1. Suddenly

2. all together, at the same time (simultaneously)

3718. Blare: 1. Loud and unpleasant noise

3719. Humanoid: 1. A machine or creature that looks or behave like human

Humanoid robot/alien

3720. Lightning: 1. Very quick

Lightning speed

3721. Epicurean: 1. Devoted to pleasure and enjoying yourself

3722. Likeable: 1. Pleasant and easy to like (appealing)

Likeable girl/character

3723. Lily-livered: 1. Lacking courage

3724. Countervailing: 1. Having an equal but opposite effect

Countervailing influence have equal but opposite effect.

3725. Functional: 1. Practical and useful, working, able to work

3726. Elephantine: 1. Very large and clumsy , massive

Elephantine movement/ego/proportion

3727. Mystify: 1. To make somebody confused because they do not understand something

Syn. Baffle

They were totally mystified by the girl’s disappearance.

3728. Usury: 1. Practice of lending money to people at unfairly high rate of interest

3729. Kleptomania: 1. A mental illness in which somebody has a strong desire, which they

cannot control, to steal things

3730. Flagrant: 1. Shocking because it has done in a very obvious way and shows

no respect for people, law etc.

a flagrant abuse of human rights

3731. Stereotypical: 1. Fixed idea about a person or thing (not really be true)

3732. Coercion: 1. The action of making somebody do something that they do not want to do,

using force or threatening to use force

3733. Excursion: 1. A short journey made for pleasure

2. a short period of trying a new or different activity

3734. Orchestrate: 1. To arrange a piece of music

2. to organize a complicated plan or very carefully or secretly

3735. Ploy: 1. Word or action that are carefully planned to get an advantage over something

Syn. Maneuver

3736. Dissident: 1. A person who strongly disagrees with and criticize their government

China dissident jailed for 9 years (dissidence)

3737. Deterrent: 1. A thing that makes somebody less likely to do something

Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others.

3738. Incite: 1. To encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant

Incite crime/radical hatred/violence

Inciting subversion of state power

3739. Frown: 1. A serious, angry or worried expression on a person’s face

3740. Maximize: 1. To increase something as much as possible

Maximize efficiency/fitness/profit

2. to make the best use of something

Maximize opportunities/resources

3741. Necessitate: 1. To make something necessary

Increased traffic necessitate widening the road.

3742. Reciprocate: 1. To act or behave towards somebody in the same way as they

behave or feel towards you.

2. to move backward and forward in a straight line

3743. Vocalization: 1. The process of producing a word or sound with the voice

3744. Tonality: 1. Quality of piece of music

3745. Rally: 1. A large public held to support a particular idea

2. recover

3. race for vehicles over public roads

3746. Substantiate: 1. To provide information or evidence to prove that something is true

2. support

3747. Dilute: 1. To make a liquid weaker by adding water

2. to make something weaker or less effective

3748. Dilate: 1. To become or to make larger, wider or more open

Her eyes dilated with fear.

3749. Disinter: 1. To dig up something, especially a dead body, from the ground

2. to find something that has been hidden or lost for a long time

3750. Hydrate: 1. To make something absorb water

A lotion that protects and hydrates your skin

3751. Seemingly: 1. Outwardly

Seemingly true but false

3752. Wandering: 1. Traveling

3753. Preconception: 1. Biased, prejudice

3754. Unconstrained: 1. Not restricted or limited

3755. Foray: 1. Journey

2. raid

3756. Blaze: 1. To burn brightly and strongly

2. very popular

3757. Beckon: 1. Become popular (very attractive)

2. likely to happen in future

3. signal

He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill.

3758. Aphoristic: 1. Using few words and effective

3759. Aphorism: 1. Saying

3760. Obsessive: 1. Giving too much interest on one subject

3761. Unwarranted: 1. Not guaranteed by law

2. not justified

3762. Undisguised: 1. Real

3763. Ceaseless: 1. Continuous

3764. Disdain: 1. Contempt (to dislike others strongly/to disapprove others)

2. to refuse to do something because you think that you are superior

The manager disdain to speak to the staff.

3765. Declassification: 1. Public revelation or disclose (that was once kept secret)

3766. Classified: 1. Kept secret

Classified document

3768. Shed new light: 1. Clarified

3759. Crackdown: 1. Serious attempt to punish the criminals

3770. Shoplifting: 1. Stealing things from shop

3771. Phenomenon: 1. Event or occurrence

Natural phenomenon

3772. Document: 1. Record

2. support by writing

3773. Anti-Semitism: 1. Anti-Jews

3774. Acridity: 1. State of being sour or bitter (from acrid)

3775. Trenchant: 1. Sharp, effective

Trenchant remarks, trenchant cutting tools

3776. Expendable: 1. That is not worth considering to save

Expendable job experience

2. disposable

Expendable plastic cup/camera/rocket

3777. take the pain: 1. Make great effort

3778. Aptitude: 1. Natural skill or ability

3779. Silver tongue: 1. Great skill at persuading people to do or to believe

3780. Mellifluous: 1.sounding sweet and smooth, pleasant to listen

Syn. Euphonic

A softly mellifluous voice

3781. Strident: 1. Harsh and very unpleasant

Strident voice/slogan/person/remarks

3782. Shook: 1. Move

2. greatly surprise and upset

3783. Stun: 1. Greatly surprise and upset

3784. Decided: 1. Obvious and definite, easy to notice

2. having very strong opinion

3785. Mettlesome: 1. An ability and determination to do something successfully

(Mettle: strength of spirit)

3786. Gossamer: 1. The very fine thread made by spider

2. any very light delicate material

3787. Decease: 1. Death

3788. Hassled: 1. Bothered

The students hassled him repeatedly

3789. Alongside: 1. Together with, at the same time, next to

3790. Cordon: 1. To stop people from getting into the area by surrounding it with police

The police imposed a security cordon around the incident site.

3791. Hatch: 1. To come out of an egg

2. to create a plan or an idea, especially in secret

The gang had hatched a robbery plot.

3792. Dissenter: 1. A person who does not agree with opinions that are officially accepted

Let the dissenter express their views. (from dissent)

3793. Warpath: 1. Angry and wanting to fight

3794. Ailment: 1. An illness that is not very serious

Cold-related ailments soar

3795. Mired: 1. In a difficult or unpleasant situation that you cannot escape from

The country was mired in recession.

2. stuck in deep mud

3796. Sinister: 1. Seeming evil or dangerous, making you think something bad will happen

There was something cold and sinister about him.

3798. Rivalry: 1. A state in which two people, companies etc. are competing for

the same thing

A fierce rivalry for world supremacy

3799. Filthy: 1. Very dirty and unpleasant

2. very rude and offensive, usually connected with sex

3. (of weather) cold and wet

3800. Variety: 1. Several different things

3801. Folio: 1. A book made with large sheet of paper

2. a single set of paper from a book

3802. Antithesis: 1. The opposite of something (antithetical)

Love is antithesis of selfishness

2. contrast between two things

3803. Replicate: 1. To copy something exactly, duplicate

3804. Enhance: 1. To increase or further improve the good quality

Enhanced efficiency

3805. Surpass: 1. To do or to be better than somebody/something

3806. Reconcile: 1. To find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas

2. to make people become friends again after an argument

3807. Forthright: 1. Direct and honest in manner and speech

Syn. Frank

A woman with forthright view

3808. Forthwith: 1. Immediately, at once

The agreement between us is terminated forthwith.

3809. Misnomer: 1. A name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate

3810. Diffuse: 1. Spread over a wide area

Diffused light, diffused community

2. not clear or easy to understand , using a lot of words

A diffuse style of writing

3811. Predominant: 1. Most obvious or noticeable

Yellow is the predominant color.

2. having more power or influence than others

Syn. Dominant

Predominant culture

3812. Bite-sized: 1. Small enough to put into the mouth and eat

2. very small or short

Break it down into bite-sized pieces and solve the problem meticulously.

3813. Dissolution: 1. The process in which something gradually disappears

Dissolution of British colonies

2. the act of breaking up an organization

3. the act of officially ending

3814. Hinder: 1. Hamper (make difficult to do something)

A political situation that hinders economic growth.

3815. Convenient: 1. Useful, easy or quick to do, not causing problems

It is very convenient to pay by credit card.

2. near to particular place, easy to get to

The hotel is convenient to downtown.

3816. Onlooker: 1. A person who watches something that is happening but not involved in it

3817. Derivative: 1. Copied from something else, not having new or original ideas

A derivative design/style

3818. Industrious: 1. Hard-working

3819. Inexact: 1. Not accurate or exact

3820. Digress: 1. To start to talk about something that is not connected with the main

point of what you are saying (digression, digressive)

After several digressions, he finally got to the point.

3821. Pursuit: 1. The act of looking for or trying to find something

The pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit

3822. Dawn: 1. To begin

2. to become obvious or easy to understand

3823. Preparatory: 1. Done in order to prepare for something

Preparatory school: 1. Private school, that prepares students for college

3824. Coterie: 1. A small group of people who have the same interests and do things

together but do not like to include others

Shadowy coterie of cultural aristocracy, a literary coterie

3825. Doorstep: 1. Very close to

3826. Titan: 1. A person who is very large, strong, intelligent or important

The titan of the society

3827. Well read: 1. Having read many books and therefore having gained a lot of knowledge

The speaker, though well read and articulate, had a tendency to be

bombastic (pompous).

3828. Dearth: 1. Lack of something, scarcity, not being enough

3829. rite of passage: 1. A ceremony or an event that marks an important stage

in somebody’s life

3830. Twilight: 1. A faint light or the period of time at the end of the day

It was hard to see clearly him in the twilight.

2. stage something becomes weaker or less important

3. adj. used to describe a stage in which things are strange or mysterious

4. used to describe a situation or area of thought that is not clearly defined

3831. Symptomatic: 1. Begin a sign of an illness or a problem

The disagreements are symptomatic of the tensions within the party.

3832. the Enlightenment: 1. The period in the 18th century when many writers and

scientists began to argue that the science and reason were

more important than the religion and tradition.

3833. Enlightenment: 1. The process of understanding something or making sb. understand

3834. Tweak: 1. To pull or twist something suddenly

She gave his ear a tweak.

2. to make slight changes to the machine, system etc. to improve it

With a few tweaks this venue will be perfect.

3835. Wacky: 1. Funny and amusing in a slightly crazy way

Syn. Zany

Wacky-looking question format

3836. Vernacular: 1. Informal language spoken in a particular area

2. style of architecture concerned with ordinary houses

3837. Implement: 1. Carry out (start to happen or to be used)

3838. Quasar: 1. A large object like star, that is far away and that shines very brightly

and occasionally sends out strong radio signals

3839. Feat: 1. An action or piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage

3840. Carefree: 1. Having no worries or responsibilities

Carefree attitude/life

He looked happy and carefree.

3841. Pursue: 1. To do something or try to achieve something over a period of time

2. to continue to discuss

3. to follow or chase

Jake has been pursuing her for months.(trying to have a relationship)

3842. Annul: 1. To state officially that something is no longer legally valid

Their marriage was annulled after just six months.

3843. turn down: 1. To reject or refuse to consider an offer, proposal etc.

2. to reduce the noise, heat etc.

3844. Sequel: 1. A book, film, play etc. that continuous the story of an earlier one

2. something that happens after an earlier event (as a result of earlier event)

3845. Sinecure: 1. A job that you are paid for even though it involves little or no works

3846. Albatross: 1. A thing that causes problems or prevents you from doing something

The national debt is an albatross around the president’s neck.

3847. Monetary: 1. Connected with money

Monetary policy/growth

3848. Suspect: 1. Idea that is probably true or likely to happen

2. to be suspicious about something (questionable, distrustful)

3849. Suffice: 1. To be enough for somebody/something

One example will suffice to illustrate the point.

3850. Handcuff: 1. Metal rings used for holding to wrists of the prisoner

3851. Induct: 1. Officially introduce

3852. Volley: 1. A lot of questions, comments, insults etc. that are directed at somebody

quick one after another

2. hit or kick the ball

3853. Yell: 1. A loud cry of pain, excitement etc.

3854. Epithet: 1. An adjective or phrase that is used to describe character, or important quality

2. an offensive word or phrase that is used about a person or group, insult

3855. Usurp: 1. To take somebody’s position or power without having the right to do this

(Usurpation)

The usurpation of power

3856. Impotent: 1. Having no power to change things or to influence the situation

Syn. Powerless (impotence, impotently)

Without the chairman’s support, the committee is impotent.

3857. Memoir: 1. A written account of somebody’s life, a place or an event

3858. Fly-by-night: 1. Dishonest and only interested in making money quickly

3859. Exagitate: 1. Stirring up or censuring

3860. Inerrancy: 1. Without error in every way

3861. Malevolent: 1. Having or showing a desire to harm other people

Syn. Malicious, wicked , spiteful , evil-intentioned

Malevolent intentions/thought

3862. Refrain: 1. To stop yourself from doing something

Please refrain from smoking.

3863. Dross: 1. Something of very low quality, a waste substance separated from metal

3864. Reconnoiter: 1. To get information about an area, especially for military purpose

3865. Hoodwink: 1. To trick somebody

She had been hoodwinked into buying a worthless necklace.

3866. Apprentice: 1. A young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time

in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job

An apprentice electrician/chef

3867. Dessert: 1. Sweet food eaten at the end of the meal

A dessert wine

3868. Interminable: 1. Lasting for very long time and therefore boring and annoying

Syn. Endless

Interminable speech/wait/discussion

3869. Juggle: 1. Catch and throw again quickly

2. to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time

3. organize in a most useful or an effective way

3870. Cohesion: 1. The act or state of keeping together (cohesive)

Syn. Unity

Social/political/economic cohesion

3871. Icy: 1. Very cold, freezing, covered with ice

2. not friendly or kind, showing feeling of dislike or anger

Icy stare/gaze

3872. Unencumbered: 1. Not having or carrying anything heavy

2. not having any debt left to be paid

3873. Blog: 1. A website where a person write regularly about recent events or topics

3874. Quirk: 1. An aspect of somebody’s personality or behavior that is little strange

Syn. Peculiarity

2. a strange thing that happens, especially by accident

Her lips quirks suddenly.

3875. Divisive: 1. Causing people split into groups that oppose each other

3876. Gorgeous: 1. Very beautiful and attractive, giving pleasure and enjoyment

Syn. Lovely

A gorgeous girl/man/weather /view

2. with very deep color, impressive

3877. Oblique: 1. Not expressed or done on a direct way, indirect (allusive)

Oblique reference/approach/comment

2. slopping at an angle

3878. Immune: 1. Not affected by something, protected from something

3879. Game-changer: 1. A person , an idea or an event that completely changes

the way a situation develops

The advent of the digital camera proved to be a game-changer

in the photography industry.

3880. Moviegoer: 1. A person who goes to cinema/movie, especially regularly

3881. Gentrify: 1. To change an area, person etc. so that they are suitable for, or can mix

with, people of higher social class than before

Old working-class area of the city are been gentrifying.

3882. Aplomb: 1. Do in a confident and successful way, often in difficult situation

Considerable/great/remarkable aplomb (self-confident)

3883. Thrall: 1. Controlled or strongly influenced by somebody/something

His gaze held her in thrall.

3884. Synergy: 1. Extra energy, power, success etc. achieved by working together

3885. Syllogism: 1. A statement of arguing in which two statements are used to prove

that the third statement is true

‘All human must die; I am a human; therefore I must die.’

3886. Steel: 1. To prepare yourself to deal with something unpleasant

3887. Emanate: 1. To produce or show something

He emanates power and confidence.

3888. Etiquette: 1. The formal rules of correct or polite behavior in a society or among

members of a particular profession (Propriety)

medical/legal/professional etiquette

3889. Netiquette: 1. The rule of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet

3890. Netizen: 1. A person who uses the Internet a lot

3891. Assail: 1. To attack violently, either physically or with words

The proposal was assailed by the opposition party.

2. to disturb or upset somebody severely

3892. Potpourri: 1. Mixture of various things

3893. Shoo: 1. To make somebody/something go away, or to another place

(especially by saying ‘shoo’ and waving your arms and hand)

He shooed the dog out of kitchen.

3894. Picky: 1. Liking only a particular thing and difficult to please

Syn. Fussy (Finicky)

Picky eater, She is very picky about or clothes.

3895. Goggle: 1. To look with your eyes wide open, especially because you are surprised

3896. Delusive: 1. Not real or true

3897. Delusion: 1. False believe or opinion about yourself or your situation

The delusion of mentally ill

2. idea (caused by mental illness)

3898. Scrooge: 1. A person who is very unwilling to spend money

3899. Plunder: 1. To steal things from a place, especially by using force during the time of war (loot)

syn. Pillage

3900. Enormity: 1. The very great size, effect etc. of something very serious

2. a very serious crime

3901. Façade: 1. The front of the building

2. the way that somebody/something appears to be, which is different from real

3902. Tapestry: 1. A picture or pattern that is made by weaving colored wool into heavy

cloth, the art of doing this

Medieval tapestries

3903. Ablation: 1. The loss of material from large mass (ablate)

3904. Caparisoned: 1. Covered with a decorated cloth

3905. Callow: 1. Young and without experience

Syn. Inexperienced

3906. Corollary: 1. A situation, an argument or a fact that is the natural and direct

result of another one

3907. Blur: 1. A shape that cannot see clearly, often because it is moving too fast

Everything is a blur when I take my glasses off.

2. something that you cannot remember clearly

The events of that day were just a blur.

3908. Dime store: 1. A shop/store that sells a range of cheap goods (five-and-dime)

3909. Aspire: 1. To have a strong desire to achieve or to become something

3910. Retool: 1. To organize something in new or different way

3911. mise en scene: 1. The place or scene where events take place

3912. Lowbrow: 1. Having no connection with or interest in serious artistic or cultural ideas

Lowbrow newspapers

Ant. Highbrow, intellectual

3913. Geyser: 1. A natural spring that sometimes sends hot water or steam up into the air

2. a large container in which water is stored and heated

3914. Intermingle: 1. To mix people, idea, colors etc. together

3915. Pique: 1. To make somebody annoyed or upset, wound

3916. Mélange: 1. A mixture of variety of different things

A mélange of different cultures

3917. Exuberant: 1. Full of energy, excitement and happiness (exuberance)

2. strong and healthy, growing quickly

3718. Tint: 1. Artificial color used to change the color of hair

2. shade

3819. Panoply: 1. A large and impressive number or collection of something

Syn. Array

3920. Eurocentric: 1. Western worldview

3921. Chatter: 1. Continuous rapid talk about something that are not important

Jane’s constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.

2. a series of quick short high sound

The chatter of monkey, chatter of teeth

3922. Jocularly: 1. Humorous, enjoying making people laugh

A jocular comment

Syn. Jolly

3923. Prefigure: 1. To suggest or show something that will happen in future

These early paintings clearly prefigure his later work.

3924. Inconvenience: 1. To cause trouble or difficulty for somebody

3925. Concur: 1. To agree

3926. Slush: 1. Stories, films/movies or feelings that are considered to be silly and

without value because they are too emotional and romantic

Her novel is full of sentimental slush. Slushy romantic fiction

3927. Slush fund: 1. A sum of money kept for illegal purposes, especially in politics

3928. Umbrage: 1. To feel offended, insulted or upset by something, take offence

He took umbrage at her remarks.

3929. Unsolicited: 1. Not asked for and sometimes not wanted

Unsolicited advice

3930. Accession: 1. The act of becoming a ruler of a country

2. the act of becoming a part of international organization

3. a thing that is added to collection of object, paintings etc.

3931. Unexpurgated: 1. Complete and containing all the original material, even if it is offensive

3932. Diminutive: 1. Very small

She was diminutive figure beside her husband.

3933. Parry: 1. To defend yourself against somebody, deflect

2. to avoid having to answer a difficult question, criticism etc. , fend off

3934. Admissible: 1. Able to be admitted or allowed

Admissible evidence

The judge decided that the confession was admissible in court.

3935. Antic: 1. Very playful, funny and silly

An antic comedian/humor

3936. Bicameral: 1. Having two main parts

3937. Menial: 1. Not skilled or important, often boring or badly paid

Menial job/works

3938. Bumper: 1. Usually large, producing an unusually large amount

2. very good or successful

Bumper crop/harvest/season

3939. Clerical: 1. Connected with office work

Clerical worker/staff

3940. Captivating: 1. Attractive and interesting in a way that holds your total attention

Captivating story/smile

3941. Subsidiary: 1. Connected with something but less important than it

Syn. Additional

Subsidiary information/matter

2. business company that is owned or controlled by another company

3942. Conical: 1. Like a cone

Conical cap/tree

3943. Curvaceous: 1. Woman whose body has attractive curves

Curvaceous young girl/figure

3944. Fallow: 1. Not used for growing crops (area)

2. when nothing is created or produced, inactive (time)

3945. Demonstrative: 1. Person who shows emotions freely and openly

3946. Compatriot: 1. A person of the same country, countryman

3947. Illustrative: 1. Helping to explain something, or show it more clearly

Syn. Explanatory

3948. Kaleidoscopic: 1. Weather pattern in which it is compulsion to carry umbrella

and sunglass (situation pattern always changing)

3949. Maudlin: 1. Talking in silly, emotional way, often full of pity for yourself

especially when drunk (sentimental)

He gets very maudlin after a few drinks.

3950. Emphatic: 1. Making it very clear what you mean by speaking with force

3951. Prevalent: 1. That exist or is very common at a particular time or in a particular place

Syn. Widespread, common

3952. Magisterial: 1. Having or showing power or authority

2. showing great knowledge or understanding

3953. Bossy: 1. Always telling people what to do

3954. Prerogative: 1. Special right/privilege of wealthy (particular person)

The prime minister exercised his prerogative to decide election date.

3955. Prim: 1. Always behaving in a careful and formal way, formal and neat

Syn. Demure

3956. Hilarious: 1. Extremely funny

Hilarious joke/story

3957. Boorish: 1. Very unpleasant and rude

3958. Protean: 1. Able to change into many different forms

2. able to do many different things, able to change quickly and easily

Protean organism/actor

3859. Swill: 1. To clean something by pouring large amount of water

2. drink something quickly in large amount

3. to move, to make liquid move in a particular direction

3960. Pervade: 1. To spread through and be noticeable in every part of something

The sadness that pervades most of her novel

3961. Archetype: 1. The most typical or perfect example of a particular type of person

or thing (original model from which many copies are made)

3962. Skyscraper: 1. Very tall building in city

3963. Comet: 1. A mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a bright star

with a tail

3964. Corona: 1. A ring of light seen around the sun or moon

3965. Rambunctious: 1. Uncontrolled in a way that is playful or full of energy

A class full of rambunctious children

Rambunctious crowd/audience

3966. Ramp: 1. A usually sloping road that connects road to a highway

An exit/entrance ramp

2. a piece of equipment with a slope that is used to join two surfaces that are at

different level or height

A ramp wheelchair

3967. Handy: 1. Very useful and helpful

Handy tool/technique

2. clever or skillful in using your hands, doing small jobs etc.

Handy person

3. located or stored in a convenient place

3968. Capacious: 1. Having a lot of space to put things in

Syn. Roomy

3969. Promising: 1. Showing signs of being good or successful

Promising student, promising start, promising debut

3970. Debut: 1. To make a first public appearance

3971. Gigolo: 1. A man who is paid to be the lover of older woman, usually one who is rich

3972. Ruinous: 1. Costing a lot of money and more that you can afford

Ruinous legal fees

2. causing serious problem or damage

3. destroyed or severely damaged

3973. Enviable: 1. Very desirable (good and other people want to have to)

Enviable position

3974. Muddled: 1. Mixed up, confused (obfuscate, bewildered)

3975. Envious: 1. Wanting to be in the same situation as somebody else

Everyone is so envious of her.

3976. Equable: 1. Tend to remain calm and steady, not easily upset or annoyed

Equable fellow/climate/temperament

3977. Nice: 1. Pleasant, enjoyable, attractive, kind, friendly

3978. Dispensable: 1. Not necessary or required

Dispensable staff, dispensable luxuries

3979. Metaphysics: 1. A branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of existence, truth

and knowledge

3980. Epistemology: 1. The part of philosophy that deals with knowledge

3981. Hysteria: 1. State of extreme excitement, fear or anger

2. extremely exciting and exaggerated way of behaving or reacting

3982. Photorealism: 1. An artistic style that represents a subject in an accurate and

detailed way, like a photograph

Photorealist image

3983. Disembodied: 1. Sound coming from a person or place that cannot be seen or identified

2. separated from the body

3984. Expound: 1. To explain something by talking about it in detail

He expounded his views on the subject to me at great length.

3985. Wearisome: 1. That makes you feel very bored and tired

Syn. Tedious

A repetitive and wearisome task

3986. Insurgency: 1. An attempt to take control of a country by force (insurgent)

Syn. Rebellion

3987. Declamation: 1. The act of speaking or an expressing something to an audience

in a formal way (speech or writing)

3988. Conspiratorial: 1. Connected with conspiracy

2. suggesting that a secret is being shared

‘I know you understand’, he said and gave a conspiratorial wink.

3989. Abdicate: 1. To give up the position of being king or queen

2. to fail or resume to perform the duty

3990. Upbraid: 1. To criticize somebody or speak angrily to them

Syn. Reproach

3991. Titillate: 1. To interest or excite somebody, especially in a sexual way

Titillating picture

3992. Striation: 1. The stripped pattern on something, especially on a muscle

3993. Confute: 1. To prove a person or an argument to be wrong

3994. Blissful: 1. Extremely happy, showing happiness

Blissful smile

Bliss: 1. Extreme happiness

Married/wedded/domestic bliss

3995. Philately: 1. The collection and study of stamps

3996. Numismatics: 1. The study of coin and medals

Numismatist: 1. A person who collects or studies coins or medals

3997. Philanderer: 1. A man who has sexual relationship with many different women

(philandering: womanizing) (stud)

3998. Proboscis: 1. A long flexible nose of some animals (elephant)

2. the long thin mouth, like a tube, of some insects

3. a large human nose (humorous)

3999. Minutiae: 1. Very small details (ldg';L)

The minutiae of contract

4000. Stratagem: 1. A trick or plan that you used to gain an advantage or to trick an opponent

To adopt a cunning stratagem

4001. Wage: 1. To begin and continue war, battle etc.

The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 2007.

4002. Papal: 1. Connected with the pope

Papal authority, a papal visit to Mexico

4003. Immense: 1. Extremely large or great

Syn. Enormous

A project of immense importance

4004. Intemperate: 1. Showing a lack of control over yourself

Intemperate language

2. regularly drinking too much alcohol

4005. Spiritual: 1. Connected with the human spirit, rather than the body or physical things

Spiritual experience, spiritual development

Ant. Material

2. connected with the religion

4006. Temporal: 1. Connected with the real physical world, not spiritual matters

2. connected with or limited by the time

4007. Myth: 1. Story from ancient times, legend

2. something that many people believe but that does not exist, or is false

Syn. Fallacy

4008. Idolatry: 1. The practice of worshiping statues as gods

2. too much love or admiration for somebody/something

4009. Desiccated: 1. Dried in order to preserve it (desiccation)

Desiccated coconut

2. completely dry

4010. Roundabout: 1. Not done or said using the shortest, simplest or direct way

It was difficult to roundabout the trip.

4011. Willy-nilly: 1. Whether you want to or not

2. in a careless way without planning

4012. Uncanny: 1 strange and difficult to explain (supernatural connotation)

Syn. Weird

I had an uncanny feeling I was being watched.

4013. Ruffle: 1. To disturb the smooth surface of something, so that it is not even

She ruffled his hair affectionately.

2. to make somebody annoyed, worried or upset

She was obviously ruffled by his questions.

4014. Innuendo: 1. An indirect remark, usually suggesting something bad or rude

The song is full of sexual innuendo

4015. Epigram: 1. Short and clever poem or saying

4016. Exposition: 1. A full explanation of a theory, plan etc.

A clear and detailed exposition of legal position

4017. Discontent: 1. A feeling of being unhappy because you are not satisfied with a

particular situation (discontentment: disapproval)

syn. Dissatisfaction

4018. Dispel: 1. To make go away or disappear, remove

His speech dispelled any fear about his health.

4019. Soiree: 1. A formal party in the evening, especially at somebody’s home( A formal soiree )

4020. Tidy up: 1. To make clean and organized

To tide up rooms/principles

4021. Tidy away: 1. To keep goods in proper order

I tidied away all the books.

Tidy principle: clear and organized principle

Untidy principle: disorganized or unclear principle

4022. Equilibrium: 1. Balance

There is equilibrium in demand and supply.

2. mental calmness or composure

Syn. Equanimity (emotional calmness)

4023. Parabolic: 1. Having up and down

Parabolic career of the actress

4024. Disprove: 1. To prove as false

4025. Murky: 1. Cloudy, turbid, foggy

Murky sky/water/chapel

2. unclear

Murky feelings/opinions

3. dishonest and unclear

Murky past of the politician

4026. Reportedly: 1. According to other

4027. Courier: 1. A person who takes message or parcels secretly from one place to other

2. a business that sends message or parcels

3. to send message or parcel (verb.)

4028. Deterred: 1. Discourage (from deter)

The tourist were deterred to visit remote area.

4029. Soul: 1. Visitors, people

2. very important part

4030. Detached: 1. Unbiased, not joined to another (not attached)

2. showing a lack of feeling

4031. Apprehensive: 1. Fearful about future (near future)

4032. Prevail: 1. To exist or be very common at a particular time or at a particular place

2. to be accepted, especially after a struggle, (triumph)

3. to defeat an opponent

4033. Prototype: 1. The first design of something from which other forms are

copied or developed

The prototype of modern bicycle

4034. Definitive: 1. Final, not able to be changed

A definitive answer/agreement/statement

2. considered to be the best

4035. Formidable: 1. Ferocious

Formidable weather

2. very impressive

Formidable qualification

3. redoubtable, causing fear and deserving respect

3036. Blizzard: 1. With very strong winds

Blizzard condition

4037. Ferocity: 1. Violence, aggressive behavior (ferocious)

4038. Revulsion: 1. A very strong feeling of dislike or disgust

A growing revulsion to war

4039. Reprove: 1. To criticize or correct usually in a gentle way

The teacher reprove the student for being late.

4040. Muggy: 1. Warm and damp in an unpleasant way

A muggy August day

4041. Noncommittal: 1. Not giving an opinion, not showing which side of an argument

you agree with

A noncommittal reply/tone

4042. Masquerade: 1. To pretend to be something or someone else

4043. Saunter: 1. To walk in a slow relaxed way

Syn. Stroll

4044. lecherous: 1. An excessive or disgusting interest in sex

Syn. Lustful, lascivious

Lecherous old man

4045. Uproarious: 1. In which there is a lot of noise and people laugh or shout a lot

An uproarious party

2. extreme funny

4046. Laity: 1. A member of a church

4047. Buccaneer: 1. Pirate

2. a person who achieves success in a skillful but not always honest way

4048. Auxiliary: 1. Giving help or support to the main group

Syn. Ancillary

Auxiliary nurse/worker/service

2. used if there is a problem with the main piece of equipment

An auxiliary pump

4049. Celestial: 1. Of the sky or of heaven

Celestial bodies/light/music

4050. Jest: 1. To say things that are not serious or true, especially in order to make

somebody laugh

syn. Joke

4051. Earnest: 1. Very serious and sincere

An earnest young man

4052. Conservative: 1. Opposed to great or sudden social change (preferring tradition)

4053. Erect: 1. To build something, to establish something

4054. Rogue: 1. A person who behaves badly

2. a man who is dishonest and immoral

3.adj. living apart from the main group, and possibly dangerous

4055. Antebellum: 1. Connected with the years before war

4056. Jettison: 1. To throw something out of the moving plane or ship to make it lighter

2. to get rid of something that you no longer need or want

3. to reject an idea, belief , plan etc. that you longer think is useful

4057. Conjoin: 1. To join together, to join two or more things together

4058. Teem: 1. To fall heavily (of rain)

Syn. Pour

Teeming with: to be full of

4059. Valiant: 1. Very brave and determined (courageous)

4060. Indigestion: 1. Pain caused by difficulty in digesting food

Syn. Dyspepsia

4061. Vendetta: 1. A long and violent disagreement between two families or groups,

in which people are murdered in return for previous murders

syn. Feud

She conducted a personal vendetta against me.

4062. Unison: 1. Working together, agreed with each other

4063. Careen: 1. To move forward very quickly especially in a way that is dangerous

or uncontrolled

syn. Hurtle

The car careened.

4064. Subsume: 1. To include something in a particular group and not consider it separately

Subsumed under two categories

4065. Catcall: 1. A noise or shout expressing anger at or disapproval of somebody

who is speaking or performing in public

4066. Liability: 1. The state of being legally responsible for something

2. a person or thing that causes you a lot of problems

3. the amount of money that a person or company owes

4067. Yokel: 1. Not have much education or understanding of modern life (of countryside)

4068. Yeoman: 1. A farmer who owned and worked on his land

2. an officer of the US navy

4069. Casanova: 1. A man who has sex with a lot of women (having many lovers)

4070. Carouse: 1. To spend time drinking alcohol, laughing and enjoying yourself

in a noisy way with other people

4071. Prate: 1. To talk too much in a stupid or boring way (prating)

4072. Carp: 1. To keep complaining about sb/sth in an annoying way (carping)

4073. Mores: 1. The custom and behavior that are considered typical of a particular

social group or community

syn. Conventions

4074. Misogyny: 1. A man who hates women

4075. Stupor: 1. A state in which you are unable to think, hear etc. clearly

(because of drunk too much alcohol, taken drugs or had a shock)

4076. Ordeal: 1. A difficult or unpleasant experience

The interview was less of an ordeal than she had expected.

4077. Accretion: 1. The process of new layers being slowly added to something

The accretion of sand by wind action

4078. Astonishing: 1. Very surprising, difficult to believe

Syn. Amazing

She ran 100m in an astonishing 10.6 seconds.

4079. Fruitful: 1. Producing many useful results

Syn. Productive

The research has proved extremely fruitful.

4080. Ironic: 1. Showing that you really mean, the opposite of what you are saying

The ironic comment

2. strange or amusing because it is very different from expected

4081. Ace: 1. A person who is very good at doing something

4082. Splatter: 1. To fall or hit something noisily

Heavy rain splattered on the roof.

2. to make dirty

4083. Proofread: 1. To read and correct a piece of written or printed work

Has this document been proofread?

4084. Allusive: 1. Something mentioned in indirect way (from allusion)

An allusive style of writing

4085. Paramount: 1. More important than anything else

Safety is paramount.

2. Having the highest position or greatest power

China’s paramount leader

4086. Collateral: 1. Property or something valuable that you promise to give to somebody

if you cannot payback money that you borrow

Collateral damage: injury to ordinary people or building

4087. Gloss: 1. A shine on the smooth surface, designed to make something shiny

Two coats of gloss

2. a way of explaining to make more attractive or acceptable

4088. Periphrasis: 1. The use of an indirect way of speaking or writing

4089. Somnolence: 1. Almost asleep (from somnolent)

A somnolent cat, a somnolent town

2. making you feel tired

A somnolent Sunday afternoon

4090. Belletrism: 1. Engagement in the genre of literature known as belles-letter

4091. Palatable: 1. Having a pleasant or acceptable taste (pleasant or acceptable)

A very palatable local wine

Ant. Unpalatable, distasteful (unpleasant and not easy to accept)

4092. Comestible: 1. That can be eaten

Syn. Edible, esculent

4093. Mummy: 1. Dead body preserve by treating it with some special oils

Mummification: drying out the body and preventing decomposition

4094. Espy: 1. To see suddenly

Syn. Catch sight of , spy

4095. Exsiccated: 1. Anhydrate (free from water)

4096. Alien: 1. Strange and frightening, not usual and acceptable

An alien environment

Syn. Hostile

2. from another country or society

4097. Avid: 1. Very enthusiastic about something , keen

An avid reader/collector

2. wanting to get something very much

He was avid for more information.

4098. Concoction: 1. A strange or unusual mixture of things

4099. Baroque: 1. Used to describe European architecture

4100. Cripple: 1. No longer able to walk or move normally, disable

He was crippled by polio as a child.

2. to seriously damaged or harmed

4101. Prognosis: 1. An opinion based on medical experience about the development

of disease

2. judgement about how something is likely to develop in future

Syn. Forecast

4102. Outsource: 1. To arrange for sb outside a company to do work or provide good

for the company

We outsource all of our computing works.

4103. Ethos: 1. Moral idea and attitude that belongs to a particular group

An ethos of public service

4104. Freight: 1. Goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains etc.

Passenger and freight transportation service

4105. Indelible: 1. Impossible to forgot or remove

The experience made an indelible impression on me.

2. leaving a mark that cannot be removed

An indelible marker

4106. Pertinacious: 1. Determined to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties or

opposition (pertinacity)

4107. Impromptu: 1. Done without preparation or planning

Syn. Improvised

4108. Nihilism: 1. The belief that nothing has any value

(especially religious and moral principles have no value)

4109. Appraisal: 1. Judgement of the value, performance or nature (review or evaluation)

The report has been subject to appraisal.

2. a meeting in which an employee discuss with their manager

4110. Ouster: 1. The act of removing somebody from a position of authority in order

to put somebody else in their place

The president’s ouster by the military

4111. Outcry: 1. A reaction of anger or strong protest shown by the people in public

The new tax provoked the public outcry.

4112. Abnegation: 1. The act of not allowing yourself to have something what you want

(the act of rejecting something) (resignation)

4113. Outright:1. Complete and total

An outright ban/rejection/victory

2. open and direct

There was outright opposition to the plan.

4114. Arcadian: 1. Idea of perfect country life (from arcadia)

2. peacefully rustic

4115. Rustic: 1. Typical of country or of country people, simple

2. made very simply of rough wood

A rustic garden seat

4116. Valedictory: 1. Connected with saying goodbye, at formal occasion

A valedictory speech

4117. Valedictorian: 1. The student who has the highest marks in a particular group

of students and who gives the valedictory speech at a graduation ceremony

4118. Extended: 1. Long or longer than usual or expected

An extended lunch hour

4119. Sober: 1. Not drunk (not affected by alcohol)

2. serious and sensible, calm (people and their behavior)

He is sober, honest and hard-working.

3. plain and not bright (color and clothes)

4120. Maxim: 1. A well-known phrase that expresses something usually true

Syn. Proverb

Proverbial: famous

4121. Waive: 1. To choose not to demand something in a particular case, even though

you have a legal or official right to do

syn. Forgo

we have decided to waive the tuition fees in your case.

4122. Waiver: 1. A situation in which somebody gives up the legal right or claim

(an official document stating this)

4123. Query: 1. Question, doubt

4124. Largesse: 1. (also largess) the act or quality of being generous with money

(money that you give to people who have less than you)

To dispense largesse to the poor

4225. Aspartame: 1. A sweet substance used instead of sugar in drinks and food products

4126. Liege: 1. A king or lord

4127. Feudalism: 1. A social system that existed during the Middle Age in Europe

in which people were given land and protection by a nobleman,

and had to work and fight for him in return

4128. Bouncy: 1. Lively and full of energy

2. ability to make bounce

4129. Boutique: 1. A shop or store that sells fashionable clothes or expensive gifts

2. offering services or products of high quality

A boutique investment bank

4130. Blogosphere: 1. All the personal websites that exist in the internet, viewed as a

network of people communicating with each other

The growing influence of political blogosphere

4131. Obese: 1. Very fat, in a way that is not healthy (obesity)

4132. Inconstant: 1. Not faithful in love and friendship

Syn. Fickle

2. the frequency changes

4133. Obliterate: 1. To remove all sign of something, either by destroying or covering

it completely (destroy, erase)

Everything that happened that night was obliterated from his memory.

4134. Sabotage: 1. The act of deliberately spoiling something in order to prevent it from

being successful,( treason, destruction)

Economic/military/industrial sabotage

4135. Sought after: 1. Wanted by many people, because it is of very good quality

This design is most sought after.

4136. Abbreviated: 1. Shorten

4137. Divine: 1. Connected with god

Divine love/will/law

2. wonderful, beautiful

3. to find out something by guessing

4138. Primogeniture: 1. First-born child

2. the system in which the oldest son in the family receives all the

property when his father dies

4139. Steroid: 1. A type of drug used illegally by people playing sports to improve their performance

4140. Scorn: 1. Disdain, reject, contempt

4141. Glorify: 1. To make something seem better or more important than it really is

He denies that movie glorifies violence.

2. to praise and worship god

4142. Fledgling: 1. A person or an organization or a system that is new and without

experience (neoteric)

2. a young bird that has just learnt to fly

4143. Quintessence: 1. A perfect example of something

2. the most important feature of something

Syn. Essence

4144. Bane: 1. Something that causes trouble and makes people unhappy

The neighbor’s kids are the bane of my life.

4145. Rector: 1. Head of certain universities, colleges

4146. Unscrupulous: 1. Without moral principles, not honest or fair

Syn. Unprincipled

Unscrupulous method

4147. Libertine: 1. A person, usually a man, who leads an immoral life and is interested

in pleasure, especially sexual pleasure

4148. Cachinnated: 1. Laughed at

4149. Visage: 1. A person’s face

4150. Stifle: 1. To prevent something from happening

Syn. Suppress

2. to feel or to make somebody unable to breathe

4151. Cathedral: 1. Church

4152. Dichotomy: 1. Differences

4153. Cosmos: 1. Universe

The structure of cosmos

4154. Inaction: 1. Lack of action, state of doing nothing about a problem

4155. Poser: 1. A difficult question or problem, puzzle

2. also poseur: intended to impress other

4156. Enfeeble: 1. To make weak

4157. Injudicious: 1. Not sensible or wise, not appropriate in particular situation (unwise)

An injudicious remark

4158. Demean: 1. To make people have less respect for sb/sth (Demeaning)

2. to do something that makes people have less respect for you

Syn. Degrade

Such images demean women.

4159. Miscegenation: 1. The fact of children being produced by parents who are of different

races, especially when one parent is white

4160. Envision: 1. Imagine what a situation will be like in the future

4161. Predetermined: 1. To decide something in advance

4162. Preconceived: 1. Formed before you have enough information or experience

4163. Allude: 1. Mention something in indirect way

4164. Tragic: 1. Quick, unhappy ending

4165. Pat judgement: 1. Thoughtless judgement

4166. Substantive: 1. Significant, important or serious

Substantive issues

4167. Adage: 1. Saying

According to old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words.

4168. Samurai: 1. Member of military, warier member

4169. Psychic: 1. Having unusual brainpower, paranormal

4170. Wield: 1. To have and use power, authority etc.

2. to hold weapon or tool, brandish

He was wielding a large knife.

4171. Classically: 1. Traditionally

4172. Signed: 1. Uniquely prepared

4173. Signature: 1. Uniqueness

4174. Flaccid: 1. Soft or weak, not firm or hard, flabby

Flaccid breast

4175. Musculature: 1.The system of muscles in the body

4176. Radiant: 1. Showing great happiness, love or health

The bride looked radiant.

2. Giving a warm, bright light

The sun was radiant in clear blue sky.

4177. Veritable: 1. Positive, true

4178. Tinge: 1. A small amount of color, feeling or quality

4179. Con: 1. A trick in order to get money, to trick somebody

A con artist

4180. Mindful: 1. Remembering and considering

Syn. Conscious

4181. Gala: 1. A special public celebration or entertainment

A gala dinner/night

2. a sport competition

4182. Dignified: 1. Calm and serious and deserving respect

The dignified person/manner/voice

4183. Pardonable: 1. Forgivable

4184. Demonstrable: 1. That can be shown or proved

4185. Seascape: 1. A picture or view of sea

4186. Cataclysm: 1. A sudden disaster or violent event that causes changes

(for example a flood or war)

4187. Unappealing: 1. Not attractive or unpleasant

4188. Cadence: 1. The rise and fall of the voice in speaking

He delivered his word in slow, measured cadencies.

2. the end of the musical phrase

4189. Repellent: 1. Very unpleasant, causing strong dislike, repulsive

I found the pictures repellent.

2. substance used for keeping insects away

4190. Conundrum: 1. A confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve

Syn. Riddle (involving a trick with words)

4191. Stature: 1. Importance and respect that a person has because of their ability and

achievements (level, degree of measurement)

The actress of considerable stature

2. a person’s height

A woman of short stature

4192. Galvanized: 1. To make somebody take action by shocking them or by making them excited

The urgency of his violence galvanized them into action.

4193. Animate: 1. To make more lively or full of energy

A smile suddenly animated her face.

4194. Finagle: 1. To behave or obtain dishonestly

He finagled some tickets for tonight’s big cinema.

4195. Consolidate: 1. To make a position of power or success stronger

2. to join things together into one

4196. Territorial: 1. Connected with the land or sea that is owned by a particular country

Territorial disputes

2. guarding and defending an area of land that they believe to be their own

Territorial insects

4197. Extinction: 1. A situation in which plant, animal or a way of life stop existing

The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction.

4198. Self-portrait: 1. A painting etc. that you do for yourself

4199. Fantasy: 1. A pleasant situation that you imagine but unlikely to happen

His childhood fantasies about becoming a famous football player.

2. the product of your imagination, act of imaging things

4200. Terraforming: 1. To make a planet more like earth, so that people can live on it

4201. Conjecture: 1. An opinion or idea that it is not based on definite knowledge and

is formed by guessing

4202. Lapdog: 1. A person or system who is under the control of another person, group

or system

syn. Poodle

4203. Mow: 1. To cut grass (using machine or tool)

Mow the lawn

4204. Lawn: 1. Area of ground covered with short grass

4205. Vitality: 1. Energy, enthusiasm or vigor

4206. Couch: 1. A long comfortable seat or bed

2. to say or write words in a particular manner

4207. Fulsome: 1. Too generous on praising or thanking (do not sound sincere)

He was fulsome in his praise of the prime minister.

4208. Illustrious: 1. Very famous and much admired

Syn. Distinguished

A long and illustrious career

4209. Rapturous: 1. Expressing extreme pleasure or enthusiasm (from rapture)

Syn. Ecstatic

The Olympic team was given a rapturous welcome.

4210. Entrancing: 1. Enthralling

4211. Debauched: 1. Immoral in their sexual behavior, drinks, drugs etc.

Syn. Depraved, dissolute

4212. Jumble: 1. To mix things together in a confused or untidy way

(Gallimaufry: random grouping of items)

Books, shoes and clothes were jumbled together on the floor.

4213. Jumble sale: 1. Sale of old or used clothes

4214. Littoral: 1. The part of a country that is near the coast

Littoral states

4215. Chromatic: 1. Series

4216. Melisma: 1. A group of notes sung to one syllable of text

4217. Raiment: 1. Clothing

4218. Contagious: 1.(Contagious disease) spreads by people touching each other

Scarlet fever is highly contagious.

4219. Purist: 1. Traditional

4220. Licentious: 1. Behaving in a way that is considered sexually immoral

Licentious behavior

4221. Constrict: 1. To limit or restrict

Constricting rules and regulations

2. to become tighter or narrower

4222. Accuse: 1. To say that somebody has done something wrong, (blame) (accusation)

There was a hint of accusation in her voice.

4224. Racket: 1. A loud unpleasant noise

2. a dishonest or illegal way of getting money

3. (also racquet) a piece of sport equipment used for hitting the ball

4225. Instills: 1. To gradually make somebody feel, think or behave in a particular way

To instill confidence/discipline/fear

4226. Paradoxical: 1. A person, thing or situation that has two opposite features

‘More haste, less speed’ is a well-known paradox.

4227. Sophisticated: 1. Having a lot of experience

2. clever or complicated (machine, system)

3. able to understand difficult or complicated ideas (person)

A sophisticated audience

4228. Incantation: 1. Special words that are spoken or sung to have a magic effect

4229. tongue-in-cheek: 1. Not intended seriously, done or said as a joke

Tongue-in-cheek moment/remark

4230. Ill-prepared: 1. Not ready (because you are not expecting sth to happen)

2. badly planned or organized

An ill-prepared speech

4231. Repository: 1. A place where something is stored in large quantities

2. a person or book that is full of information

My father is a repository of family history.

4232. Window dressing: 1. The fact of doing or saying sth in a way that creates a good

impression but does not show the real facts

4233. Well rounded: 1. Having a variety of experiences and abilities and a fully developed

personality

2. providing or showing a variety of experience

A well-rounded education

4234. Acme: 1. The highest stage of development or the most excellent example

Syn. Height

The acme of engineering achievement

4235. Untested: 1. Not tested, of unknown quality or value

An untested assumption, untested products

4236. Ebb: 1. To move away from the land, go out

2. to become gradually weaker, decrease

4237. the ebb and flow: 1. The repeated, often regular, movement from one state to another

The ebb and flow of the season

4238. Tawdry: 1. Intended to be bright and attractive but cheap and of low quality

Tawdry jewelry

2. involving low moral standards , unpleasant or offensive

A tawdry affair

4239. Self-seeking: 1. Interested only in your own needs and interests

They are accused of self-seeking and corruption.

4240. Disallow: 1. To officially refuse to accept because it is invalid

To disallow a claim/an appeal

The second goal was disallowed.

4241. Withhold: 1. To refuse to give something to somebody

Syn. Keep back

Payment was withheld until the work was completed.

4242. Embryonic: 1. In an early stage of development

The plan, a yet, only exists in embryonic form.

4243. Ethereal: 1. Extremely delicate and light, more spiritual

Ethereal beauty, ethereal music

4244. Other worldly: 1. Concerned with spiritual thoughts and ideas rather than ordinary life

4245. Saccharine: 1. Too emotional in a way that seems exaggerated (sugary sweet)

Syn. Sentimental

A saccharine smile

4246. Cloying: 1. So sweet that it is unpleasant

2. using emotion in a very obvious way

4247. Urn: 1. Large metal container

4248. Endure: 1. Tolerate or bear

2. to continue to exist for a long time, last

I felt that life was no longer endurable.

4249. Unstable: 1. Likely to change suddenly

Syn. Volatile

The political situation remains highly unstable.

4250. Nourish: 1. To keep alive and healthy with food

All children were well nourished and in good physical condition.

2. to allow to develop or grow stronger (feeling, idea etc.)

4251. Grumpy: 1. Bad tempered

4252. Pout: 1. To show annoyed (you push out your lips)

2. to look sexually attractive

4253.Sullen: 1. Bad tempered and not speaking

2. dark and unpleasant

4254. Coherent: 1. Logical and well organized, clear and easy to understand

Coherent narrative/account/explanation

2. able to talk and express yourself

4255. Unsound: 1. Not acceptable, not holding acceptable views, containing mistakes

Ideologically unsound

2. in poor condition

The roof is structurally unsound.

4256. Conspicuous: 1. Easy to see or notice, likely to attract attention

Mary’s red hair always made her conspicuous at school.

Ant. Inconspicuous (not attracting attention)

4257. Clerk: 1. Receptionist

2. a person whose job is to keep the records or accounts in the office

4258. Confederation: 1. An organization consisting of countries, business etc. that have

joined together in order to help each other

4259. Rebuff: 1. An unkind refusal of a friendly offer, request or suggestion

Syn. Rejection

They rebuffed her request for help.

4260. Prose: 1. Writing that is not poetry

4261. Uncommonly: 1. To an unusual degree, extremely

2. not often, not usually

4262. Legitimize: 1. To make something legal, legalize

4263. Withdrawn: 1. Not wanting to talk to other people, extremely quiet and shy

4264. Studded: 1. Decorated with small raised piece of metal (from stud)

2. having a lot of something on or in it

4265. Armored: 1. Protected by metal covers

An armored car

4266. Rugged: 1. Not level or smooth (having rocks rather than plants)

2. having strong attractive features (on man’s face)

3. determined to succeed in a difficult situation

4. strong and designed to use in a difficult condition (equipment and cloth)

4267. Inordinate: 1. Far more than is usual or expected

Syn. Excessive The strike has led to inordinate delay.

4268. Atomism: 1. The idea of analyzing something by separating it into its different parts

4269. Degenerate: 1. To become worse , deteriorate, regress

Her health degenerated quickly.

4270. Verse: 1. Poetry

4271. Vanity: 1. Too much pride on your own appearance, abilities or achievements

4272. Laggard: 1. A slow and lazy person, organization etc.

4273. Gracious: 1. Kind, polite and generous to somebody of lower position

Gracious smile, gracious lady

2. showing the comfort and easy way of life that wealth can bring

4274. Outspoken: 1. Saying exactly what you think, blunt

4275. Tangible: 1. That can be clearly seen to exist

Tangible benefit/improvement/result

2. that you can touch and feel

4276. Heathen: 1. Used to refer a person who shows lack of education

4277. Aggrieved: 1. Feeling that you have been treated unfairly

2. suffering unfair or illegal treatment

4278. Overawe: 1. To impress somebody so much that they feel nervous or frightened

4279. Spy: 1. To collect secret information about another country, organization or person

Spy plane/satellite, a police spy

2. to suddenly see or notice something

4280. Back up: 1. Extra help or support

The police has backup from the army.

2. a copy of a file etc. (used if original is lost or damaged)

4281. Carry-out: 1. Take away

4282. Carry-over: 1. Something that remains or results from a situation in the past

His fitness is a carry-over from his army days.

4283. Execution: 1. Act of killing somebody as a legal punishment

He faced execution by hanging for murder.

2. act of doing, putting a plan into action

The idea was good, but the execution was poor.

3. skill of performing in music

4284. Curio: 1. A small object that is rare and unusual

4285. Suspend: 1. To hang or float

2. to prevent or stop from being active, officially delay something

Suspended animation: state of being alive but not conscious

Suspended sentence: a punishment given to the criminal

4286. Vintage: 1. The wine that is produced in a particular year or place

2. a period or season of gathering grapes for making wine

3. a particularly good and successful year

4287. Numbing: 1. Making you unable to feel anything

Numbing cold/fear

4288. Numbskull: 1. A stupid person

4289. Hypocrite: 1. A person who pretends to have moral standards or opinions that

do not actually have (insincere)

Charles was a liar and hypocrite who married for her money.

4290. Lapse: 1. To gradually become weaker

2. to stop believing or practicing

3. a period of time between two things that happens

4. a small mistake

4291. Downturn: 1. A fall in the amount of business that is done (economy becomes weaker)

A downtown in sales/trades/business

4292. Fragrant: 1. Having pleasant smell

Fragrant herbs/flower/oil

4293. Acquiescence: 1. The fact of being willing to do what somebody wants

4294. Rime: 1. Frost

4295. Holistic: 1. Considering the whole things

A holistic approach of life

4296. Tactile: 1. Connected with the sense of touch

Tactile stimuli, visual and tactile communication

4297. Brood: 1. To think a lot (that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset)

4298. Pander: 1. To do what somebody wants (to try to please them)

4299. Sacrosanct: 1. Considered to be too important

Syn. Sacred

4300. Sallow: 1. Having slightly yellow color that does not look healthy

Syn. Pasty

He was a small man with thin sallow face.

4301. Bronzed: 1. Having skin that has been turned brown in an attractive way by the sun

Syn. Tanned

Strong bronzed arms

4302. Deceit: 1. Dishonest behavior, deception

He was accused of lies and deceit.

4303. Viticulture: 1. The science or practice of growing grapes

4304. Cabernet sauvignon: 1. A type of red wine (a type of grape from which it is made)

4305. Chardonnay: 1. A type of white wine (a type of grape from which it is made)

4306. Counterintuitive: 1. The opposite of what you would expect

The results seem counterintuitive.

4307. Inconsistent: 1. Not matching the set of standards, ideas etc.

2. tending to change

Ant. Consistent

4308. Ripple: 1. A small wave on the surface of a liquid

2. gradually become louder or gradually spreads, large

4309. Feisty: 1. Strong, determined and not afraid

4310. Meek: 1. Quiet, gentle and always ready to do what other people want

Syn. Compliant, self-effacing

4311. Franchise: 1. Formal permission given by a company to sell its goods and products

2. right to vote in a country’s election

Universal adult franchise

4312. Latent: 1. Existing, but not at very noticeable, active or well developed

Latent disease

4313. Condign: 1. Punishment appropriate to the crime

4314. Emetic: 1. A substance that makes you vomit

4315. Aphrodisiac: 1. A food or drug that is said to give people a strong desire to have sex

A powerful aphrodisiac

4316. Excerpt: 1. A short piece of writing

4317. Normative: 1. Describing or setting standards or rules of behavior

A normative approach

4318. Vis-à-vis: 1. In relation to

2. in comparison with

4319. Schizophrenia: 1. A mental illness in which a person becomes unable to link

thoughts, emotions and behavior

4320. Unrequited: 1. Not returned by the person that you love

4321. Queasy: 1. Feeling sick, wanting to vomit, nauseous

4322. Temerity: 1. Extremely confident behavior

4323. Diadem: 1. A crown

4324. Gait: 1. A way of walking

4325. Construe: 1. To understand the meaning of word, sentence

Syn. Interpret

4326. Peddle: 1. To try to sell goods by going from house to house

2. to spread an idea or story

4227. Conjure: 1. Clever trick or magic

Conjure up: to make something appear as a picture in your mind

Syn. Evoke

4328. Lest: 1. In order to prevent from happening

2. used to introduce the reason

Syn. In case

4329. Blister: 1. A swelling on the surface of skin

2. to criticize somebody strongly

4330. Blistering: 1. Done very fast or with great energy

2. extremely hot, baking

3. very critical

4331. Snippet: 1. A small piece of information or news, or conversation

4332. Lacerate: 1. To cut skin or flesh with something sharp

His hand has been badly lacerated.

2. to criticize somebody very severely

4333. Morbid: 1. Having or expressing deep sad ,gloomy

2. connected with disease

4334. Staid: 1. Boring and old fashioned

The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image.

4335. Plodding: 1. Working or doing something slowly or steadily

4336. Hail: 1. To describe sb/sth as being very good or special

The conference was hailed as a great success.

2. signal to taxi or bus to stop

To hail a taxi

4337. Savory: 1. Having a taste that is salty not sweet (having pleasant taste and smell)

A savory smell from the kitchen

4338. Scalpel: 1. A small sharp knife used by doctors in medical operations

4339. Needle: 1. To deliberately annoy, criticize continuously, antagonize

2. pointed metal on recording disc

Syn. Stylus

4340. Blank: 1. With no feeling, understanding or interest

2. empty

4341. Shaky: 1. Shaking and feeling weak

2. not seeming very successful, uncertain

4342. Cachet: 1. Admire or prestige (Sof;])

4343. Valiant: 1. Very brave or determined, courageous

4344. Abstemious: 1. Not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol, or to do things

that are enjoyable

He was a hardworking man with abstemious habit.

4345. Grotto: 1. A small cave

4346. Oasis: 1. The area in the desert where there is water and plant grow

2. a pleasant place or period of time in the middle of something

unpleasant or difficult

syn. Haven

4347. Blatantly: 1. Done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked

Syn. Flagrant

4348. Truism: 1. A statement that is clearly true

4349. Chestnut: 1. Reddish brown in color

2. no longer interesting (told many time) (platitude)

4350. Supposition: 1. Assumption

4351. Certitude: 1. A feeling of being certain, freedom from doubt

4352. Reverie: 1. A state of thinking about pleasant things

Syn. Daydream

4353. Expedition: 1. Speedy promptness

4354. Élan: 1. Great enthusiasm and energy, style and confidence

She performed with skill and élan.

4355. Monomaniac: 1. Too much interest or enthusiasm for just one thing

4356. Artisan: 1. A person who does skilled works, craftsman

4357. Surrogate: 1. Used to describe the person or thing that takes the place of , or is used instead of

Surrogate father, surrogate mother

4358. Enmity: 1. Feeling of hatred

Personal enmities and political conflict

4359. Remnant: 1. Remains

4360. Siege: 1. A military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it

and stopping the supply of food

4361. Charge: 1. Accusation

4362. Concatenation: 1. A series of things or events that are linked together

A strange concatenation of events

4363. Miniature: 1. Very small, much smaller than usual

2. very small detailed painting

4364. Frenzied: 1. Involving a lot of activities and strong emotions (frantic, highly agitated)

Frenzied activity

4365. Codify: 1. To arrange laws, rules etc. into a system

4366. Wholehearted: 1. Complete and enthusiastic

4367. Importunate: 1. Asking for things many times in a way that is annoying

Importunate demands

4368. Ardor: 1. Very strong feelings of enthusiasm or love

Syn. Passion

4369. Epistolary: 1. Written or expressed in the form of letters

An epistolary novel

4370. Hardy: 1. Strong and able to survive in difficult condition and bad weather

4371. Carnal: 1. Connected with the body or sex

Carnal desire/appetite

4372. Wastrel: 1. A lazy person who spends their time or money in a careless and stupid way

4373. Semblance: 1. A situation in which something seems to exist although this may not, in fact,

be the case

The ceasefire brought about a semblance of piece.

4374. Bastion: 1. A group of people or system that protects a way of life or belief when it seems that

it may disappear

A bastion of freedom

2. a place that military forces are defending

4375. Analeptic: 1.

4376. Husband: 1. To use something very carefully

Times are hard and we have to husband our resources.

4377. Effect: 1. Cause or accomplish

4378. Discourse: 1. To talk or give long speech about something

Political discourse

4379. Avenue: 1. A street in a city or a town

2. a choice or way of making progress towards something

Several avenues are open to us.

4380. Paparazzi: 1. Photographers who follow famous people around in order to get interesting

photographs of them to sell to the newspaper

4381. Cosmopolitan: 1. Containing people of different types or from different countries

Cosmopolitan city

2. a person who has experience of many different parts of the world

She’s a real cosmopolitan.

4382. Alienable: 1. Able to be taken or given away

Ant. Inalienable

4383. Erstwhile: 1. Former, until recently but not anymore (onetime)

An erstwhile opponent

4384. Proxy: 1. A person who has been given the authority to represent somebody else

4385. Outstrip: 1. Surpass, exceed

4386. Grocery store: 1. Supermarket

4387. Asthma: 1. A medical condition of the chest that makes breathing difficult

A severe asthma attack

4388. Epidemic: 1. A large number of cases of particular disease (at same time, same place)

2. sudden rapid increase

4389. Baneful: 1. Evil or causing evil

4390. Falsehood: 1. The state of not being true, lie

4391. Problematic: 1. Difficult to deal or understand, full of problems

4392. Bedridden: 1. Having to stay in beds all the time because you are sick, injured or ill

4393. Veteran: 1. A person who has lot of experience in a particular area or activity

4394. Weighty: 1. Very important or serious

2. heavy

4395. Invasive: 1. Spreading very quickly and difficult to stop

4396. Fervid: 1. Feeling something too strongly, showing feeling that are too strong

4397. Aspersion: 1. Critical or unpleasant remarks or judgements

4398. Objurgate: 1. criticize

4399. Provocation: 1. The act of doing or saying deliberately in order to make angry

4400. Vicissitude: 1. One of the many changes and problems in a situation or in your life, that you

have to deal with

4401. Decipher: 1. To succeed in finding the meaning of something that is difficult (Decode)

to read or understand

To decipher a code

4402. Epiphany: 1. A Christian festival

4403. Impasse: 1. A difficult situation in which no progress can be made

Syn. Deadlock

To break/end an impasse

4404. Despair: 1. The feeling of having lost all hope

She uttered a cry of despair.

4405. Scurrilous: 1. Very rude and insulting (intended to damage somebody’s reputation)

He wrote a scurrilous piece about me in the local press.

4406. Pan: 1. To severely criticize(play, film or movie)

Syn. Slate

The band’s new album was universally panned by critics.

4407. Befuddled: 1. Confused and unable to think normally

He was befuddled by drink.

4408. Bemused: 1. Showing that you are confused and unable to think clearly

Syn. Bewildered

4409. Nepotism: 1. Giving unfair advantage to your own family if you are in the position of power

4410. Relativism: 1. The believe that the truth is not always and generally valid, but can be judged

in in relation to other things

4411. Gratitude: 1. Feeling of being grateful and wanting to express your thanks

He smiled at them with gratitude.

Ant. Ingratitude

4412. Favoritism: 1. The act of unfairly treating one person better than others because you like

them better

She had four children but never showed any favoritism.

4413. Sarcasm: 1. A way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to

be unpleasant to somebody or to make fun of them

4414. Merciless: 1. Showing no kindness or pity

Syn. Cruel

4415. Snub: 1. To insult somebody especially by ignoring them when you meet

2. to refuse to attend, boycott

4416. Mystique: 1. The quality of being mysterious or secret (seems attractive or interesting)

4417. Underdog: 1. A person, team or country etc. that is thought to be in weaker position than

others and therefore not likely to be successful, win a competition

Ant. Overdog

4418. Retain: 1. To keep something, to continue to have something, preserve

4419. Pivotal: 1. Of great importance because other things depends on it

4420. Detritus: 1. Natural waste material that is left

2. any kind of rubbish/garbage that is left, debris

4421. Bedlam: 1. A scene full of noise and confusion , chaos

4422. Refuse: 1. Waste material that has been thrown away

Syn. Rubbish/garbage

4423. Vicious: 1. Violent and cruel, brutal

2. aggressive and dangerous (animal)

4424. Croupier: 1. A person whose job is to be in charge of gambling table and collect and

pay out money, give out cards etc.

4425. Mien: 1. A person’s appearance or manner (demeanor)

I was impressed by her calm mien.

4426. Healing: 1. The process of becoming or making healthy again

(recuperating, convalescing)

4427. Preposterous: 1. Completely unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying

Syn. Outrageous

4428. Improbable: 1. Unlikely, not likely to be true or happen , unexpected

4429. Repertoire: 1. All the plays, songs, pieces of music etc. that a performer knows and can perform

2. all the things that a person is able to do

4430. Ambrosial: 1. Food of the god

2. something that is very pleasant to eat

4431. Catholic: 1. Including many or most things (eclectic)

To have catholic taste

4432. Decode: 1. To find the meaning of something , especially that has written in code

Syn. Decipher

4433.

4434. Consent: 1. Permission to do something , agreement about something

4435. White-collar: 1. Working in an office rather than factory

White-collar workers

4436. Attrition: 1. A process of making your enemy weaker by repeatedly attacking them

2. the process of reducing the number of people who are employed by an organization

4437. Façade: 1. Front part of the building (km;f8)

The façade of the home

2. outward appearance but the reality is different

(syn. Semblance)

There was hostility under the façade.

4438. Stem from: 1. Come from, origin from, grow from

4439. Stem: 1. To remove stem

2. to control or stop

To stem the spread of disease, To stem the flow of blood

4440. Reservation: 1. The activity of reserving for future use

The reservation of bus or hotel

2. doubt or uncertainty

I agreed with their decision without reservation.

3. an area particularly in the USA managed for native Americans

4. the forest or part of forest where hunting is prohibited

4441. Yardstick: 1. Measurement

4442. Readership: 1. The total number of people to read something

The readership of The kantipur

4443. Struck a chord: 1. Have the realization or feelings

4444. Kindred: 1. Similar or related

The two languages are kindred.

4445. Disservice: 1. Harmful thing

Wrong direction by the teacher is disservice to the students.

4446. Consign: 1. Provide 2. Send

The old man was consigned to old house in order to get rid of.

3. throw as useless

The letter was consigned to the dustbin.

4447. Etymology: 1. Study of words or history

4448. pig in a poke: 1. Good of low quality or poor quality about which you don’t have ideas,

the shopkeeper persuades you to buy a good

4449. Renaissance: 1. Rebirth

4450. Scrupulous: 1. Very careful about small details, meticulous

2. honest

Scrupulous businessman

4451. Check: 1. Control or stop (stem)

4452. Suavity: 1. Polished manner

Syn. Polish

4453. Dementia: 1. A serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or injury

4454. Ecclesiastical: 1. Connected with the Christian church

4455. Translucent: 1. Allowing light to pass through, but not transparent

His skin was translucent with age.

4456. Imbue: 1. To fill with strong feelings, opinions or values

Syn. Infuse

Her voice was imbued with unusual seriousness.

4457. Inter: 1. To burry a dead person

Ant. disinter

4458. Inasmuch as: 1. Used to add a comment on something that you have just said

He was a very unusual musician inasmuch as he was totally deaf.

4459. Deaf: 1. Unable to hear

4460. Bestow: 1. To give sth to sb, especially to show how much they are respected

It was the title bestowed upon him by the king.

4461. Orotund: 1. Using full and impressive sounds and language

4462. Fraudulent: 1. Intended to cheat, usually in order to make money illegally

4463. Unwelcoming: 1. Not friendly towards sb who is visiting or arriving

2. not attractive, looking uncomfortable

Ant. welcoming

4464. Crisp: 1. Pleasantly hard and dry (food)

2. firm, fresh and clean (vegetable and clothes)

3. pleasantly clear and sharp (sound)

4465. Ideal: 1. Perfect

2. existing only in your imagination

4466. Spiteful: 1. Behaving in an unkind way in order to hurt or upset

Syn. Malicious

4467. Perseverance: 1. The quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties

They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulties.

4468. Gordian knot: 1. A very difficult or impossible task or problem

4469. Ascent: 1. The act of climbing or moving up, an upward journey

The first ascent of Mount Everest

Ant. Descent

2. the process of moving forward to a better position or of making progress

4470. Infinitesimal: 1. Extremely small

Syn. Tiny

4471. Middling: 1. Of average size, quality, status etc.

Syn. Moderate, unremarkable

4472. Spice: 1. Extra interest or excitement

4473. Deadpan: 1. Without any expression or emotion, often pretending to be serious

She looked up, completely deadpan.

4474. Megalith: 1. A very large stone, especially one put in a place that was used for ceremonies

in ancient times

Megalithic monuments

4475. Magnificent: 1. Extremely attractive and impressive, deserving praise

Syn. Splendid (August, sumptuous)

4476. Insulae: 1. Residence belonging to someone other than the inhabitants, who rented the

space from the owner

4477. Inundate: 1. Overwhelm, swamp

2. flood

4478. Soaked: 1. Completely wet

Syn. Drenched

He woke up soaked with sweat.

4479. Tamper: 1. To make changes to sth without permission, especially in order to damage

Syn. Interfere with

4480.

4481. Unmitigated: 1. Complete

Syn. Absolute (Thorough)

4482. Irradiate: 1. To make something look brighter and happier

Faces irradiated with joy

4483. Expulsion: 1. The act of forcing sb to leave a place

4484. Indecipherable: 1. Impossible to read or understand

His signature is indecipherable.

4485. Coworker: 1. Colleague

4486. Scapegoat: 1. A person who is blamed for sth bad that sb else has done or for some failure

Syn. Fall guy

4487. Excommunicate: 1. To punish somebody by officially stating that they can no longer be a

member of community

4488. a good Samaritan: 1. A person who gives help and sympathy to people who need it

4489. Litter: 1. To be spread around place, making it look untidy

4490. Skateboarding: 1. A short narrow boards with small wheels at each ends, which you stand on

and ride as a sport

4491. Realty: 1. (also real estate) property in the form of land or buildings

2. the business of selling houses or land for building

4492. Moped: 1. A motorcycle with a small engine and also pedals

4493. Dormitory: 1. A room for several to sleep in, especially in a school or other institution

4494. Dissuade: 1. To persuade somebody not to do something

I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job.

4495. Sobriquet: 1. An informal name or title

Syn. Nickname (pseudonym)

4496. Meliorate: 1. Improve

4497. Neglected: 1. Not receiving enough care or attention

Neglected children

4498. Ammunition: 1. To supply of bullet etc. to be fired from gun

2. information that can be used against another person in an argument

The letter gave her all the ammunition she needed.

4499. Suntan: 1. (tan) to have brown color by the effect of sun

4500. Splendor: 1. Grand and impressive beauty

(beautiful and impressive quality or feature)

4501. Solipsism: 1. The theory that only the self-exists and can be known

4502. Leviathan: 1. A very large sea monster

2. a very large and powerful thing

4503. Gargantuan: 1. Extremely large, enormous

A gargantuan appetite/meal

4504. Ineffable: 1. Too great or beautiful to describe in words, unable to be expressed

4505. Pathogen: 1. A thing that causes disease

The spread of pathogens by insects

4506. Incursion: 1. A sudden attack on a place by foreign armies

2. the sudden appearance of something in a particular area of activity that is either

not expected or not wanted

4507. Insoluble: 1. That cannot be explained or solved (a problem, mystery)

2. that doesn’t dissolve in liquid

4508. Univocal: 1. If a word or term has only possible meaning

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