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
38.
Bane
Something cursing
Ex:Mosquitoes are baneful to my life
3.
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\"
39.
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
47.
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
50.
Burlesque
Travesty;lampoon;humorous comedy
Burnish
Polish;smooth
Ex;I have replaced all rustic door knobs with
burnished knobs
70.
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
72.
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
73.
Concede
Give in;admit;accept
74.
Concur
Approve;agree;avow;concede;affirm;
55.
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
76.
confection
The act of creating something (a medicine
or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or
mixing a variety of components
77.
Confound
Frustrate
Ex: I was confounded with the questions
Baffle;conundrum;puzzle;riddle
78.
connotation
Suggestion;implied;literal meaning
Ex:Titanic means \"Large\", but it was
sunk, so it had negative connotation
79.
Constrict
Squeeze;restrict the freedom of
80.
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
87.
Couch
formulate particular style or language
Ex:Couch pillows twice a day
88.
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)
62.
63.
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
91.
Credulous
Gullible;dupe;easily believing
92.
Crescendo
Reaching climax;steadily increasing force
117.
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
119.
Din
Loud and confusing noise
95.
Cupidity
Greed;Avarice
Ex:Doctor had lost his licence due to his
cupidity
120.
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
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
165.
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
171.
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
148.
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
164.
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\"