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Abrasive
Rough;causing irritation;harsh
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Appropriate
2.
Abreast
Being up to particular standard or level
especially in being up to date in knowledge
ex:\"kept abreast of the latest developments\"
Take for one\'s own use
ex: Principal appropriated Flood relief fund for
personal use
23.
Arbiter
The practice of pursuing political or other
goals
Judge
ex;Professional mediator arbitrate disputes
24.
Arcane
secret;hidden
25.
Ascetic
Person who leads austere life
26.
Asperity
harshness;rough
Ex:Asperity of cheap sweater/asperity of
principal for not attending college
27.
Assail
Attack
Ex:Assail the enemy
28.
Assiduous
Persevering;diligent;sedulous;consistent efforts
Ex:\"her assiduous attempts to learn French\";
29.
attuned
Adjusted;
Ex:Attuned to the new environment
30.
Augury
Foreboding;presage;divination;omen;prophecy;
Ex:\"I hoped the augury was a true one, but
there were times when I doubted.\"
31.
August
Majestic;grand;venerable;revered
Ex:\"august holy men\"
32.
Autism
Syndrome to consider others as people
33.
Avid
Enthusiastic;Desirous of power
34.
Axiom
Self evident truth
Ex; Its axiomatic that brain is dependent upon
body
35.
Balk
Refuse to proceed
36.
Balk
Refuse to proceed or to do something
37.
Balloon
Swell
Ex: Junk shares ballooned during dotcom boom
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Bane
Something cursing
Ex:Mosquitoes are baneful to my life
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4.
Activism
Adumbrate
Describe roughly or briefly or give the main
points or summary of
ex:\"I adumbrated that I did not like his
wife\"
5.
Aerie
The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a
hawk or eagle)
6.
Affected
Fake acting;have effect
7.
Affluenza
An extreme form of materialism resulting
from the excessive desire for material goods
ex:\" Neologism for american\'s desire for
electronic goods is Affluenza\"
8.
Albeit
Although
ex:The village head is illiterate albeit very
intelligent
9.
Alienate
Causing hostility;
10.
Amortize
Gradually paying off debt
Ex:\"Amortize your mortgage over a loan
period based on your input\"
11.
Amulet
Talisman
12.
Anachronism
something wrong happened in the past
Ex:Did you catch the anachronisms set in the
latest blockbuster set in the Ancient Greece?
13.
Analgesia
Pain relief
ex:Natural birth advocates reject Analgesia in
child birth
14.
Anoint
Treat as divine;apply oil or ointment
15.
Antagonize
Hostility;unfriendly
16.
Antedate
Be earlier in time; go back further
Ex:\"Stone tools antedate bronze tools\"
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Baying
Howling like wolf
Ex:The lonely dog bayed all night
17.
Antithetical
Directly opposed
Ex:Partying hard is antithetical to one\'s
performance in exams
40.
Benediction
Opp:Malediction
41.
Beneficent
Philanthropic;doing good;benevolent
Ex: Salmankhan is a beneficent guy
42.
Benign
Innocuous;harmless;kindly;not cancerous
43.
Besiege
Attack;surrounded
Ex:The regiment was besieged by the enemies
44.
Bevy
Group of birds;large group of people
EX:The bar owner cringed after watching bevy
of women
45.
Bickering
Quibble;nibble;spat;squabble;fuss
18.
Apocryphal
Of questionable authenticity
19.
Apostate
Person who deserts Party or religion or cause
Ex: Some people consider freedom fighters as
Apostate
20.
Apostle
Pioneer of a reform moment
Ex:Rubens is the Apostle of Mediterrian diet
21.
Approbation
Formal praise or approval
Ex:She won approbation from er peers
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Blight
Destroy;ruin;killing plants
EX:Violence had blighted our town
Blight killing their farms
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Bonhomie
Friendliness
Ex:Everest base trip had developed bonhomie
with so many people
48.
Brandish
Shake;wave
Ex:After drinking Brandi, drunken guy had
brandished sword in ladies tent
49.
Brook
Suffer
Ex:Brook shields had to brook a lot of wicked
remarks from MI guy
66.
Cloying
Distasteful
Ex;Cloying sweets
67.
Coda
Epilogue;end
Ex:The coda of the day was amazing
68.
Coffer
Place of storing financial
documents;treasury
Ex:\"He was arrested for dipping into
coffer\"
\"I use my drawer as coffer for storing
priceless old coins
69.
Collude
Connivance;secret agreement;collusion
Ex:Two companies colluded for
increasing the prices
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Burlesque
Travesty;lampoon;humorous comedy
Burnish
Polish;smooth
Ex;I have replaced all rustic door knobs with
burnished knobs
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51.
Compendium
Brief summary
Ex:Movie review is a compendium of
entire movie
Bygone
Former or past
71.
52.
compendium
A publishing containing different works
Cadaver
Corpse;clay;dead body
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53.
Complaisant
54.
Calumny
canard;slander;aspersion;malign;false
rumor
Ex:I hate your wicked(morally bad)
calumnious accusations
Complying cheerfully;Oblige;pleasing
Ex:Complaisant workers in the new
country
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Concede
Give in;admit;accept
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Concur
Approve;agree;avow;concede;affirm;
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canoe
small light boat
75.
Confection
56.
Caravan
A procession going with
mules;elephants;sheep etc
Ex:Caravan of animals
The act of creating by mixing few things
Ex:confection of sweets
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confection
The act of creating something (a medicine
or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or
mixing a variety of components
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Confound
Frustrate
Ex: I was confounded with the questions
Baffle;conundrum;puzzle;riddle
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connotation
Suggestion;implied;literal meaning
Ex:Titanic means \"Large\", but it was
sunk, so it had negative connotation
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Constrict
Squeeze;restrict the freedom of
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Construe
Interpret;translate
81.
Contextualize
place in context
82.
Converge
Unite;move towards a point
83.
Conversely
Opposite
84.
convoke
Call together
Ex:The dean has convoked this meeting
for discussion about new rules
85.
Coroner
medical examiner
86.
Cosset
Pamper;
Ex\"The cosseted toddler
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Couch
formulate particular style or language
Ex:Couch pillows twice a day
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Counterintuitive
against intutively
57.
Catholic
Universal;broadminded
58.
Cellulite
Excessive fat in thighs
59.
Chicanery
wile;deception;bilk;trick
Ex:I have had enough of your chicanery
young man :)
60.
Chronological
Arranging in time order
61.
Circumscribe
To be constructed around so as to touch all
points
Ex:A square circumscribed inside a circle by
touching all points
2)To limit;restrict;skittish(limited)
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64.
65.
Circumspect
Clamber
clandestine
Cliquish
cautious;wile
x:my brother was circumspect about my
future hubby
climb awkwardly
Ex:with excitement to reach the top of
summit she clambered even the steepest
points
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or
methods
Ex:\"clandestine intelligence operations\"
Snobbish;social exclusiveness
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Counterpoint
Antithetical;opposite
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Dilate
make wider;
ex;Doctor given eye drops for dilating my pupil
Talk at length;elaborate
Ex:Poet dilated for an hour about his new poem
90.
Covert
Esoteric;veiled;hidden
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Credulous
Gullible;dupe;easily believing
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Crescendo
Reaching climax;steadily increasing force
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Dilatory
Draw back with fear or pain;recoiled
Ex:Girl cringed after finding her mother
when she was with her BF
Come late
ex:He\'s a dilatory fellow
93.
Cringed
118.
Dilettante
person who learns art for fun
Ex:He is a Dilettante fellow
94.
Culmination
Highest point
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Din
Loud and confusing noise
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Cupidity
Greed;Avarice
Ex:Doctor had lost his licence due to his
cupidity
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Dirge
Elegy;Eulogy\'Encomium;coda;compendium;Paean;Panegyric
Ex:His Dirge for Linocoln was so boring
121.
Discomfit
96.
Dalliance
Flirting
Frustrating;confusion(baffle)
Ex:Your acts are discomfiting
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Daunt
Dishearten;discourage
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Discordant
Dissonant;inharmonious;disharmonious
Ex:Discordant speech
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Debase
degrade;lower
Ex:Don't debase yourself by accepting bribery
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Discriminate
Discern;showing good judgement
124.
Disjointed
disconnected;jerky;having joints separated
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Disparage
belittle;shame
Ex:your acts bring disparage to us
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Disparate
Discrete;distinct;different
Ex:Use quotations to disparate from others
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Declaim
Speak in pompous manner;Formal speech
x:After drinks Gabby declaim about her
policy whole night
100.
Declivity
Downward slope
101.
Deem
Judge;consider
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Deface
Mar the appearance;vandalize;wanton
127.
Dispassionate
detached;disinterested;Calm;not passionate
103.
Default
Failure to act
128.
Disquieting
Disturbing
104.
Deference
Reverence;submission;yielding to authority
129.
Dissemble
Pretend
Ex:Dissembling as an inexperienced guy
105.
Deflect
turn aside
130.
Distaff
106.
deleterious
Harmful
relatives from maternal side;woman staff
Ex:Doctor had asked whether any distaff has cancer?
107.
Delimit
Fix;limit
Ex:The role of an executive coach was
delimited by our behavior
131.
Distend
Swell;balloon
Ex:Distended tummy
132.
Distill
Purify;extract the important elements
133.
Dither
Act indecisively;
Ex:Stop dithering, select one shirt first.
Trembling or state of fear
Ex;Children came out of dither state
134.
Diurnal
Going off track;going off topic
Ex:You are preparing for GRE in a most
desultory way
Occurring every day; Happens in the morning
Ex:Taking lunch is a diurnal affair
135.
Doctrinaire
Rigid;impractical
Ex:Don\'t be doctrinaire and consider other feelings also
136.
Doff
Take off shirts:remove hats as state of gesture
Ex:Doff your shirt and kiss me
137.
Dogma
Gospel;sermon;gospel;doctrine;tenet;code of beliefs
138.
Domicile
Abode;dwelling place;habitat;Shack
Ex:You should have a domicile near to a place where you work
139.
Dovetail
join or fit together
Ex:Their careers dovetailed nicely
140.
Drivel
Saliva dropping out from mouth
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Delineate
limn(draw);describe;draw a outline
109.
Demagouge
Leader who claims power by spreading false
information
110.
Demure
Diffident;Shy;coy;Diffident
Ex:Demure fellow
111.
Desultory
112.
Detached
Disinterested;unbiased
113.
Diaphanous
Transparent;translucent;pellucid
Ex:Diaphanous silk
114.
Dictum
Proverb;Formal order
Ex:The old dictum was \"A stitch in time
saves nine\"
115.
Didactic
Instructive;teaching
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Droll
Goof;Funny in an odd way
Ex:It was a droll production, funny in a odd
way
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Ethos
Characteristic or attribute of person,
group (culture) or time period
ex:Ethos of hard work and athletic
competition
142.
Dupe
Person who became fool
Ex:I was a dupe;many people duped me before
also
166.
Euphemism
Use inoffensive words in case of
offensive
Ex:Instead of saying he "Died of cancer",
using euphemism as :"Finally is troubles
are over"
167.
Euphony
Sweet sound
Ex;You miss poet's euphony if you
translate
168.
Euphoria
reveler;Merrymaker;very
happy;blithe;elated
169.
Exhume
disinter;place body outside
170.
Exigent
Enlighten spiritually
Ex:read book which can edify you
Emergency
Ex:due to Exigent matters i didnt come
for lunch
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Exonerate
Audacious;presumptuous
Ex:I hate my daughter's BF effrontery proposal
Exculpated;clear from blame
Ex:he was exonerated from crime
172.
Expedience
Opportunism
143.
Duplicity
Deceitful
Ex:We came to know his duplicity after few
days
144.
Dyspeptic
Irritating;suffering from indigestion
Ex:Dyspeptic professor
145.
Ebullient
enthusiastic
Ex:Ebullient kid
146.
Ebullient
Unrestrained joyous
147.
Echelon
Higher ran executives;a level
Ex:You can't meet echelons directly;I can't
thrust echelon further
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149.
Edify
Effrontery
150.
Egalitarian
belief in the equality of all people
(economic;social;political)
173.
Expedient
Proper;formal
Ex:It is expedient to send gift
151.
Egress
emerge out of
Ex:You should not block a primary or
secondary egress doors
174.
Expurgate
Censor;
Ex;Expurgated Novel due to lewd content
175.
extemporaneous
152.
Elicit
Call forth;bring out;evoke
153.
Emaciate
Became thin
Ex:Family surprised to see emaciated guy who
was in Sea
Done without rehearsal
Ex: It was extemporaneous to act in front
of MY Mom when she cam suddenly
176.
Exuberant
Joyfully unrestrained;excessive
177.
Facsimile
Fax;duplicate copy
178.
Faction
Small group
EX: Small factions's caucus had
terminated abnormally with argots and
cants
179.
Fashioned
Forged
Ex:Fashioned house in the forest
180.
Fathom
Come to understand;measure the depth of
Ex: Its hard to fathom the mind of my
neighbors
154.
Embellish
Ornate;decorate;adorn
155.
Emulate
copy
156.
Engender
Produce;procreate;multiply
Ex: Demagouge was responsible for
engendering hatred and divisiveness
157.
Enigma
Puzzle;confound;conundrum;
158.
Enumerate
Specify individually
159.
Enumerate
specify one-by-one;count
Enumerate
Specify individually;count
181.
160.
Fathomless
fathom;sound;Come to understand
161.
Epicure
Gastronomist;person who has good taste in
food and drinks
Ex:He is a great epicure(Dad)
182.
Fecund
fertile
Ex:Fecund land
183.
Felicitous
Marked by happiness;appropriate
Ex:Felicitous ocassion
184.
Fervid
Fervent;Torrid;perfervid;ardent
Ex:Fervid fan of football
185.
Fiat
Order
186.
Figurative
Having many forms
162.
Equanimity
Composure
Ex:Doctor's Equanimity was unparalleled
163.
Equitable
Fair;equal;just
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Ersatz
Inferior;substitute
Ex:Ersatz quality
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Finesse
Extreme delicacy
188.
Fledgling
Bird which got new feathers
Ex:Nice to see fledglings to come out of aeries
for the first time
189.
Fleeting
Passing quickly;temporarily(transitory)
190.
Foment
Instigate;stir up;provoke
191.
Forage
Search for a food
Ex: Raccoon's forage in your garden,if you
leave food
214.
Gouge
Digging tool like chisel
215.
Gradation
Progression
216.
Graft
embezzlement;inserting one plant into
another where it continues to grow
EX:I hate his graft and like him when he
grafts one plant into an another plant
217.
Graft
Inserting plant into another plant
218.
Grandstand
Perform showily to impress others
219.
Grating
Irritating;harsh or discordant
220.
Grievous
causing grief;
221.
Grovel
creep or crawl by keeping one's face on the
ground
192.
Foray
Sudden attack
193.
Forbearance
Patience
194.
Ford
A place water is small enough to cross or ride
195.
Foreshadow
Presage
222.
Guile
Clever deceit;cunning;mulct(impose a fine)
196.
Forfeit
Surrender or loose as a part of error;cancel
223.
Gussy
Adorn;clothe;decorate
197.
Fortify
strengthen
224.
Hackneyed
common place;banal
198.
Fortuitous
Happen by chance
225.
Grasping or squeezing due to nervousness
199.
Frenetic
Frantic;Wildly excited
Ex:He was such a frenetic,he used to sex
while brushing his teeth :)
Handwringing
226.
Hapless
Unlucky;unfortunate
227.
Harangue
Vehement speech;
Ex:Coach's harangue for failure
228.
Hardy
Hard;Brave
229.
Harrow
Farming tool that breaks soil;Painfully disturb
or distress
230.
Hearken
Pay attention;listen
231.
Hedge
Fraud;putting bets on both sides;
200.
Fringe
Periphery;on the margin
201.
Frisky
Playful like a lively kitten(young domestic cat)
Ex:Frisky child
202.
Fulminate
Rail;Explode;attack against
Ex: My father fulminate against gun powder
203.
Furtive
Secret;hiding
Ex:Quite furtive about junk food
204.
Gabby
Trivial conversation
232.
Hedonism
pursuit of pleasure as highest(ethic)
205.
Garner
collect;amass
Ex:He garnered so many copies of classic
novels for GRE
233.
Hedonist
Person devoted to pleasure
234.
Hegemony
Domination;authority
235.
Hew
Strike;chop or hawk
236.
Hoary
Very old or gray
237.
Homage
Honor or respect
238.
Hoodwink
Deceive
239.
Hostile
Inimical;Enmity or ill-will;unfriendly
240.
Hotly
Fiery and intense
241.
Idyllic
Pastoral;bucolic;rustic;mean;base
242.
Ignoble
Not noble
243.
Illiberality
Bigotry;narrow mindedness;
244.
Imbue
Saturate or dye;soak cloth throughly
245.
Imminent
Impending;ready to happen
246.
Impair
damage
247.
Impasse
Deadlock
206.
Gauche
Tactless;lacking social grace;awkward;crude
207.
Gawky
Physically awkward
208.
Gestation
Pregnancy period
Ex:Elephant's gestation period is 22 months
209.
Glacial
Cold;unsympathetic
EX:Judge's glacial looks had scared me
210.
Glower
Frown;sullen;Looking angry or sullen and
wrinkle one's forehead as a symbol of
disapproval
Ex:GF glowered at me as I had missed her
birthday
211.
Gory
Slaughterous;sanguinary;butchery
Ex:I hate gory movies where people eyes are
gouged out
212.
Goth
Barbarian
213.
Gothic
Medieval;(literature)grotesque(ludicrous)
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Impecunious
penury;wretched;
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Lachrymose
Mournful
249.
Impede
Obstruct
286.
Languid
sluggish;slow
250.
Imperious
Commanding
287.
Larceny
Theft
251.
Impious
not religious;Lacking reverence
288.
Largess
Magnanimous;generosity
252.
Implode
Burst inward
289.
Lassitude
Tiredness;weariness
253.
Imponderous
can't think
290.
Latent
Potential but hidden
254.
Imprecation
curse
291.
Lax
Slack
255.
Impugn
Attack the truth
292.
Leap
Pass from one state to another
256.
Impute
Ascribe;credit
293.
Leery
Suspicious or circumspect
257.
Inasmuch
Considering;In like manner
294.
Legerdemain
Trickery or magic with hands
258.
Incarnadine
Blood red or flesh-colored
295.
Lest
259.
Inchoate
incipient;beginning state
For fear that, in order to prevent
Ex:\"she tiptoed lest her mother should hear
her\"
260.
Incipient
Inchoate
296.
licentious
261.
Inconstancy
Fickleness;Unreliability
262.
Inculcate
Teach persistently;plant in brain
Sexually
unrestrained;lewd;prurient;wanton;sordid;
lascivious;salacious;
Indefatigable
Untiring
297.
limpid
lucid;vivid;clear;
263.
Indeterminate
Vague
298.
lionize
treat like celebrity
264.
Ineffable
sacred;sacrosanct;inviolable
Ex:Ineffable beauty;sacrosanct
299.
lissome
flexible;supple;plasticity;lithe;svelte
265.
300.
listless
spiritless;
266.
Inept
efficient
301.
livid
angry
267.
Inert
impassive
302.
Lofty
268.
Infallible
Incapable of error;certain
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated
in nature or style
ex:\"a noble and lofty concept\"
269.
Ingrained
deep routed
303.
Lofty
High moral or intellectual value
270.
Ingrate
Ungrateful person;person showing no
gratitude
304.
Ludicrous
Preposterous;incongruous
Ingratiate
Make an effort to gain favor
305.
lugubrious
lachrymose;mournful;
271.
inimical
hostile
306.
Lull
Make or cause to fall asleep
272.
Inordinate
Excessive
307.
Lumber
walk heavily;ponderous
273.
Inquest
Judicial inquiry
308.
luminous
shining
274.
Insinuate
Adumbrate
309.
lurid
gruesome
275.
Insinuate
Adumbrate;give to understand;insert in a
subtle manner
310.
Machiavellian
Follower
276.
311.
machination
scheme
277.
Insularity
Detached;standing alone
312.
maelstrom
whirlpool
278.
Insurrection
Rebel against a government
313.
Magnanimous
Largess;benefact
279.
Inter
Bury a dead body in a place
314.
Magnate
wealthy person
280.
Interplay
Interaction or reciprocal relationship
315.
Magnate
281.
Intrepid
Brave;fearless
Powerful businessman:mogul
Ex:Business magnate
Juncture
critical point of time
316.
maim
injure;wound
282.
Kindle
Ignite;burning
317.
Makeshift
Fleeting;temporary;
283.
Knell
The sound made by bell before funeral
318.
Malediction
Imprecation
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Malinger
Pretended to be sick
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Noisome
Disgusting;offensive;harmful
320.
Manifest
Excessively sentiment;crying for some
purpose
355.
Nontrivial
Important or huge
321.
Manifest
clear picture;image;
356.
Normative
Implying or establishing a norm;tell what to
do
322.
Mannered
Having particular manner
357.
Notoriety
Ill-fame;criminal ways
323.
Martinet
Fastidious
358.
Obdurate
Stubborn;obstinance;abstruse
324.
Maxim
general principle expressed in proverb
359.
Objective
Unbiased;factual;
325.
Memoir
An account of the author\'s personal
experiences
360.
oblique
slanting or slope
361.
Obviate
Forestall;prevent
326.
Mendacious
dishonest
362.
Occlude
Impede;Obstruct;block;jam
327.
Mendicant
Beggar;impecunious;impoverished
363.
occlude
block
328.
Meretricious
Gaudy;tawdry;showy;cheap
364.
Occult
329.
Metaphorical
Expressing one thing and representing
another
Arcane;hide;occlude;preternatural
Ex:Moon occults the Sun
365.
Offhand
Casual;brusque(rude)
330.
Metaphysical
Study of nature
366.
Officious
Meddlesome
331.
Milieu
environment;atmosphere
367.
Offset
Counteract
332.
Militate
act upon;work against
368.
Ogre
Fiend;demon;devil
333.
Mired
Struck;entangled
369.
Ominous
baleful;indicating tragic events
334.
Mirth
merriment;happiness;jollity
370.
Omnivorous
335.
Missive
Letters
Eat both plants and animals
Ex:Man is omnivorous
336.
Modicum
Less quantity
371.
opine
express opinion
337.
Modish
Stylish;contemporary
372.
opprobrium
disgrace
338.
Molt
Shedding skin
373.
Opulent
Rich and superior in quality
339.
Monastic
Abstinence;reclusive;seclude;hermit;
374.
orotund
340.
Moreover
Besides
rich;full;
ex:orotund voice
Mores
Conventions that embody the particular
group
375.
ossify
341.
become bone;become hard;become inflexible
in attitude
Morgue
Mortuary
376.
Ostensible
Outward appearance
342.
Morose
compunction;saturnine;gloomy;remorse;deep
regret
377.
Ostentatious
Pompous
343.
378.
Outstrip
Surpass
344.
Munificent
Lavish;over generous
379.
Oven
An enclosed in which heat is produced
345.
Mutilate
Mar;blemish;destroy severely
380.
Overshadow
Dominate
346.
Myopic
Short sighted
Ex:Increasing price is myopic
381.
Overwrought
Overly nervous;agitated
382.
Palatial
palace;magnificent
347.
Nadir
Lowest point
383.
Palliate
Mitigate;sooth;assuage;alleviate
348.
Nascent
Inchoate;incipient;given birth;juvenile;
384.
Pallor
Pallidness;lividness;luridness
349.
Neologism
New word
385.
Panache
Style;Flair;swagger
350.
Neologism
Newly invented phrase
386.
Panegyric
flattery;servile;
351.
Neophyte
Novice
387.
Panoply
Splendid;wide ranging of array
352.
Nettle
Irritate;sting;discomfort
388.
Paradox
Contradiction
353.
Nocturnal
Active in night time
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389.
Paragon
Model of excellence
424.
Platitude
banal;commonplace;cliche;shallow or overused
statement
390.
Paraphernalia
Appurtenance
391.
Parching
very hot
425.
Plausibility
apparent validity
392.
Pare
To cut down;to trim
426.
Plausible
Believable;
393.
Parish
Local church community
427.
Plebian
of common people
394.
Parley
Meeting;
428.
Plethora
Excess
395.
Parry
skillfully avoid;Equivocate
429.
Plucky
Brave;spirited
396.
Pastiche
Potpourri;medley;mix of incongruous parts
430.
Plutocracy
Society ruled by rich
397.
Patent
Obvious
431.
Polarized
Divided into sharply opposing groups;conflicting
situation
398.
Pathogenic
Disease causing
399.
432.
Polarized
conflicting or contrasting situation
Pathological
Relating to caused by disease
433.
Polemic
Controversial argument;attack specific idea
400.
Patronizing
Deign;condescend;feel superior than
others;Sanctimonious
434.
Politic
diplomatic;practical;
Pedant
Knowledgeable in books
435.
Polyglot
Speaking several languages
401.
Peddle
1)selling illegally;selling by wandering;
2)disseminate or spread
436.
Ponder
Contemplate;think deeply
402.
437.
Ponderous
Walk heavily;lumbering;
403.
Pejorative
disparaging;belittle;
438.
Posit
Suggest;put forward
404.
Penitent
Regretful;remorse;
439.
Potentate
Dictator;ruler
405.
Penumbra
Shaded region of Eclipse;outer
part;periphery;
440.
Prattle
Chat idly;babble
441.
Precarious
Unstable
406.
Penury
Extreme poverty
442.
Precipitate
Hasten;fling;plunge;fell down
407.
Per se
Intrinsically;by itself;
443.
precis
Concise;summary
408.
Peregrinate
Wander
444.
Predilection
Favorability
409.
Perennial
Perseverance;
445.
Predisposed
Biased;tendentious;proclivity
410.
Perfunctory
Mundane;banal;quotidian
446.
Prefatory
Preamble;introduction;preface
411.
Peripatetic
Wandering by foot
447.
Preposterous
Absurd
412.
Permeate
Disseminate;spread
448.
Prescient
Foreseeing the future;foresight
413.
Pernicious
Dangerous;
449.
Presumptive
Based on assumption
414.
Perspicacious
Sagacious;sage;wise
450.
Presumptuous
Arrogant
415.
Perspicacious
Having good discernment;keen insight
451.
Presumptuous
Assumption;bold;arrogant
416.
perspicacity
astuteness;perspicacious;intelligent
Ex:His perspicacity is amazing
452.
Preternatural
Supernatural
417.
Phalanx
Formation of soldiers in groups
453.
Prevaricate
Parry;equivocate
418.
Philistine
person in deficient or hostile to culture
454.
Primacy
The state of being foremost importance
419.
Phlegmatic
Sluggish
455.
Probity
Honesty or integrity
420.
Phony
Glib;mulct;deceive;cozen;delude;
456.
Proclivity
Inclination;natural tendency
421.
Pith
Cardinal;core;essence
457.
Prodigious
422.
Placebo
An innocuous(harmless) or inert
medication
Colossal;stupendous;So great in size, force or extent as
to elicit awe
Ex:Prodigious enemy
458.
Plagiarism
Copied from someone else
Prodigious
colossal;exuberant;profuse;abundant;luxurious;riotous
423.
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459.
Profligate
Wasteful;completely and shamelessly
immoral(wanton;sordid)
460.
Profound
Deep insight;intense;pervasive
461.
Prolix
Prolonged conversation
462.
Prolix
Tautological;excessively prolonged;verbose
463.
Pronounced
Distinct;strong
464.
Propagate
Spread;disseminate
465.
Propensity
Like
466.
Prophetic
Ominous;presage;
467.
Propitiate
Appease;sooth
468.
Propitious
Favorable;auspicious
469.
Proselytize
Convert to another faith or religion
Ex:\"Christian efforts to proselytize Jews
began to be made on nationalistic lines\"
493.
Reactant
something that reacts
494.
Reap
harvest
495.
Recalcitrant
Not obedient;rebel
496.
Recant
Publicly retract
497.
Recapitulate
Summarize
498.
Recondite
Abstruse
499.
Recrudescent
Revival;reappear again
500.
Redound
To have good or bad effect as a result of
person's efforts or actions
Ex:Studying vocabulary little every day will
redound to success
501.
Redress
Provide relief
502.
Refractory
Stubborn
503.
Refulgent
Shine
470.
Protruding
jutting;Extending out
504.
Rejoinder
riposte;Witty response or reply;
471.
Providential
Lucky;charm;or relating to divine care
505.
Rend
Tear one's clothe
472.
Prudent
Wise;savage;judicious
506.
Render
473.
Psoriasis
skin disease
translate;declare formally;submit or
surrender
Puddle
Mix of water
507.
474.
Repast
meals
Puerile
Juvenile;childish
508.
475.
Repertorial
Number of theatrical performances
476.
Pugilism
Boxing
509.
Replete
Abundant;profuse
Pugnacious
Bellicose;belligerent;truculent;jingoist;war
like
510.
477.
Repose
Tranquility
511.
Reprobate
Unscrupulous person;morally not restricted
478.
Puissance
Power;might
512.
Requite
Reciprocate;repay;revengeful
479.
Pulchritude
Beauty;comely;piquant
513.
Resurgent
Recrudescent;revival
480.
Pungent
Sharp taste or
smell;bitter;stimulating;biting
514.
Revamp
Renovate;redo;revise
515.
Pusillanimous
Cowardice;timid
Revile
Rail;vituperate;spread negative information
481.
516.
Putative
Acknowledged;purported
Revile
482.
rail;vilify;Vituperate;spread negative
information about
483.
Querulous
Complaining;
517.
Rhetoric
Voluble;fluent
484.
Quiescent
Calm
518.
Rhetoric
485.
Quixotic
Ideally optimistic
1)Pleasant language;Using language
effectively to please or persuade
2)confused language
486.
Quotidian
Ordinary;found in every day course of
events
519.
Ribald
Obscene
487.
Quotidian
Every day;mundane;cliche
520.
Ridden
Burden
488.
Raccoon
Ex:Omnivorous, nocturnal mammal
521.
Rife
replete;abundant
489.
Raconteur
Narrator
522.
Rift
A gap;fissure(rock);fight
490.
Ramp
Any inclined surface
523.
Rococo
Ostentatious decoration
491.
Ranks
people;among groups of people
524.
Rue
Regret;remorse
492.
Rarefied
Lofty;very high up or elevated;exclusive
Ex:rarefied ranks of attendees
525.
Ruminate
Brood;think
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526.
Rummage
Thorough search
Ex:Please do rummage for rum
561.
Squabble
Quibble;spat;bickering;To argue over petty
things
Ex:Don't squabble over a silly girl
527.
Sacrosanct
Inviolable;Reverent
528.
Sardonic
cynically derisive
562.
Squalid
Wretch;filthy;sordid conditions;bad
529.
Savage
Pugnacious;bellicose;belligerent;truculent;war
like;jingoist
563.
Squelch
Crush(quench);suppress;walk in mud land
564.
standing
rank;exist infinitely
530.
Savant
Scholar;learned person
565.
stark
complete;plain
531.
Savor
Appreciate;enjoy
566.
Stasis
Equilibrium
532.
Scant
scarcity
567.
Status quo
Existing condition
533.
scant
Limit in quantity
568.
Steeped
Engulfed;engrossed;immersed
534.
Scathing
Vituperative;harsh criticism;coruscating
569.
Stentorian
Loud and powerful voice
535.
scathing
injurious;bitterly harsh(remark)
570.
Stigma
Social disgrace or mark on face
536.
Scintilla
Tiny part
571.
sting
pain
537.
Scram
Leave immediately
572.
Stingy
Mean;
538.
scurrilous
expressing reproach
573.
Stint
539.
Scurvy
Mean;Contemptible
Period of time;less amount of work;less
amount of food
Searchingly
In a searching or protruding manner
574.
540.
Stipulate
Specify
Secrete
Produce a substance from cell
575.
541.
Stolid
Stoic;unemotional
542.
Semantic
Relating to different meanings of words or
other symbols
576.
Stomp
Stamp;to bring down forcibly;to walk heavily
Ex:He was stomped out of class
543.
Sentient
Conscious
577.
Stratagem
544.
Seraphic
Angel
Machination;intrigue;Army maneuver to
deceive or surprise;scheme contrived to
deceive
545.
Shard
sharp fragment of Pottery
578.
Stratum
Layer(strata)
546.
Sift
Check and sort carefully
579.
Strut
Supporting structure
547.
Sinecure
Paying for less or no work
580.
Stymie;stymy
Block;hinder
548.
Skittish
Restive;nervousness;shy;fickle;uncertain
581.
Subjective
549.
Slack
Negligent;lazy;loose
Exist only in mind or relating to one's own
thoughts;not in reality
Slake
Quench(Satisfy);slack(lazy);not active
582.
Sublime
Awe
550.
Slew
A large number of quantity;turn sharply
583.
Subliminal
Imperceptible
551.
Sobriquet
A nick name
584.
Subpoena
Court order
552.
Solecism
Nonstandard use of grammar or words;esp in
etiquette
585.
Succinct
brevity;gist;Adumbrate;
553.
586.
Sully
make dirty
587.
Supplant
Supersede;Replace especially with sneaky
tactics
588.
Supposition
Assumption;hypothesis
589.
Surfeit
Excessive
590.
Surly
Rude;ugly;hostile;churlish;peevish;
591.
Surmise
Extrapolate;infer;hypothesis;conjecture
592.
Surrogate
Substitute
593.
Swindle
deceive
554.
Solicitous
request;conscious or anxious;taking care
555.
Solidarity
Fellowship in interests or responsibilities
556.
Somatic
Related to body
557.
Sound
Fathom;fathomless;wise;measure the depth of
558.
Spartan
Austere;frugal
559.
Spate
deluge;inundate;sudden rush of
560.
Spearhead
vanguard;leader
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594.
Sybarite
Excessively involved in pleasures
629.
Unconscionable
with out conscience;Morally unjustifiable
595.
Symbiosis
Inter dependent relationship between two
groups or people
630.
Unseemly
Improper
596.
Synoptic
Synopsis
631.
Unsparing
Generous;lavish;ruthless(unsparing
criticism)
597.
Syntax
Grammar rules
632.
Untempered
Not slowed down
598.
Tacit
Implied
633.
Upbraid
Irritate;reproach;captious;find faults
599.
Taciturn
reticent;reserved
634.
Usury
lending money at high rates of interest
600.
Tawdry
Gaudy;cheap
635.
Vacillate
waver in one's mind
601.
Temerity
Courageous
636.
Vandalize
Destroy wantonly;
602.
Tendentious
Biased;strong feelings
637.
Vanguard
603.
Tenuous
Long and thin
Leaders in any activity;soldiers in front
side
Terrestrial
Earth
638.
Variegated
Motley;different colors
604.
Terse
Sententious;pithy(often in rude manner)
639.
Verdant
Green;Juvenile;
605.
Timorous
Craven;coward;fearful
640.
Verisimilar
Truth;probably
606.
Tiptoed
walk on toes
641.
Vernal
Spring
607.
Titan
Colossus;heavy weight;giant;behemoth;a
person of great importance
642.
Vestige
Sign of something that existed
608.
643.
Vex
Annoy;bother
609.
Toady
Fawning;servile;inveigle
644.
Vicissitude
Change of fortunes
610.
Toddler
young child
645.
Vim
Enthusiastic
611.
Token
Symbol;representing entire group;only few
people
646.
Virulent
Poisonous;extremely infectious
Tome
Scholar book
Viscid or
Viscous
Gluey;Sticky
612.
613.
Topping
A flavor addition
648.
Vitriol
Vituperative;invective
614.
Torpor
Torpid;lethargic
649.
Vociferous
615.
Torrid
Passionate;very hot;
Vehement
outcry;strident;clamorous;Strident;
Tortuous
Twisting;winding;not straight forward
650.
Voluble
Fluent in speech
616.
Transgression
Violating law
651.
Wan
Pale;dull
617.
Travesty
Lampoon;Burlesque
652.
Wanton
618.
619.
Treacherous
Deceptive;betray;Quisling;mercenary
Destroy without any
reason;Promiscous;sordid(unrestrained
in sexual behavior)
620.
Trenchant
Caustic;sharp;essential
653.
Welter
Pile;wallow(roll);
621.
Truculent
Bellicose;belligerent;Savage;fierce;war
like;cruel;jingoist
654.
Whet
Stimulate;Make keen or more accurate
Ex:Whet my appetite
622.
Tumultuous
Riotous;violently agitate;noisy;chaotic
655.
Whitewash
623.
Turbid
Mucky
Deception;covering up
Ex:Govt whitewashed all details of scam
656.
Wimpy
Weak and ineffectual
624.
Turgid
Pompous
657.
Winnow
To analyze carefully
625.
Turgid
Pompous;
658.
Winsome
Charming
626.
Turpitude
Opprobrium;disgrace;a corrupt or disgrace
activity;
659.
Wizened
Withered;shriveled;shrink due to illness
647.
627.
Tyro
Beginner;Novice;Juvenile;fledgling
660.
Xenophobia
Fear of foreign places or things
628.
Umbrage
Annoy;irritate
661.
Yelp
Bark in a high pitched sound
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662.
Yoke
A burden or something that oppresses;A frame for attaching animals
663.
Zeitgeist
Based on particular time