| Question |
Answer |
| adept |
expert at; very skilled |
| suffocate |
die or kill from lack of air; suppress |
| deadlock |
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate |
| laconic |
brief and to the point; using few words; terse |
| fake |
not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature |
| apparition |
ghost; phantom |
| scurrilous |
abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark |
| consanguineous(consanguine) |
having a common ancestor |
| diabolical |
diabolic; devilish; fiendish |
| wither |
(of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay |
| fresco |
painting on wet plaster (usually fresh) |
| masochist |
person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism |
| progenitor |
ancestor |
| odoriferous |
giving off an odor |
| asperity |
sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter |
| salient |
prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features |
| brook |
tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream |
| ductile |
malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled |
| subversive |
tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ? |
| monotony |
sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone |
| inkling |
hint; slight indication |
| corrode |
destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period) |
| nirvana |
in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude |
| ribald |
marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane; N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke |
| elastic |
able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material |
| biennial |
every two years |
| pugilist |
boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing |
| eulogy |
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize |
| limp |
walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak |
| coy |
shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offeržŠ ¹ÞŸÒÀ» ¶§ |
| ordain |
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination |
| noisome |
foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome |
| semblance |
outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city. |
| assert |
state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence |
| calamity |
disaster; misery |
| foil |
defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail |
| invocation |
prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking |
| retaliate |
repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate |
| complicity |
participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime) |
| tangible |
able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof |
| numismatist |
person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals |
| supplant |
take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace |
| progeny |
children; offspring; descendants |
| list |
tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side) |
| invoke |
call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God |
| slither |
slip or slide |
| precedent |
something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action; V. precede; CF. unprecedented |
| gaunt |
lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |
| dishearten |
discourage |
| commensurate |
equal in extent; of the same size |
| ethereal |
like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
| archaic |
antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N. |
| longevity |
long life; long duration |
| pan |
criticize harshly |
| quintessence |
purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence |
| scanty |
meager; insufficient |
| unseemly |
unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste |
| rebuff |
reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N. |
| pulverize |
crush or grind into very small particles |
| canny |
shrewd in money matters; thrifty |
| influx |
flowing into |
| overwrought |
nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done |
| clientele |
body of customers |
| patent |
obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N. |
| wane |
decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N. |
| fetter |
shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot |
| regeneration |
spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually |
| pedagogy |
teaching; art of education |
| jubilation |
rejoicing; great joy |
| mete |
measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment |
| pulmonary |
pertaining to the lungs |
| rift |
narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation |
| exonerate |
acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt |
| untoward |
unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter |
| ramp |
slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels) |
| juncture |
crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining |
| perspicuous |
(of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
| devoid |
empty; lacking |
| prefigure |
be a sign of; foreshadow |
| indicative |
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate |
| denigrate |
blacken; defame |
| lexicon |
dictionary |
| sober |
serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober |
| bode |
foreshadow; portend |
| reparation |
compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair |
| odious |
arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile |
| maraud |
move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army |
| meager |
scanty; inadequate |
| ceremonious |
marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
| autonomous |
self-governing; N. autonomy |
| vapid |
lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
| propitiate |
appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory |
| fledgling(fledgeling) |
inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person |
| immaculate |
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean |
| distinctive |
clearly different from others of the same kind |
| transpose |
reverse the order or position of |
| momentum |
quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force |
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