| Question |
Answer |
| onus |
burden; responsibility |
| rooster |
cock; adult male chicken |
| beguile |
deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile |
| herbivorous |
grain-eating; CF. herbivore |
| battalion |
army unit made up of four or more companies |
| academic |
related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
| ambience |
environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature |
| perfidious |
treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery |
| wring |
twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands) |
| dearth |
scarcity |
| deport |
send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment |
| superannuated |
retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| wag |
shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit |
| bemused |
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| probe |
explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe |
| wreak |
inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on |
| swathe |
swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| choir |
group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir |
| infringe |
violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person) |
| conundrum |
riddle; difficult problem |
| premeditate |
plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder |
| pillage |
plunder |
| pen |
fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose |
| spangle |
small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation |
| avantgarde |
group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| convention |
social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement |
| debilitate |
weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble |
| speck |
small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye |
| unctuous |
oily; bland; insincerely suave |
| effete |
having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted |
| epaulet(epaulette) |
ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.) |
| clipper |
sailing vessel built for great speed |
| oculist |
physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
| rabble |
mob; noisy crowd |
| habituate |
accustom or familiarize; addict |
| broil |
cook by direct heat; N. |
| ingratiate |
become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss |
| accommodate |
oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
| cognizance |
knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware |
| prolong |
lengthen; extend; draw out |
| herd |
group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle |
| equanimity |
calmness of temperament; composure |
| lethal |
deadly |
| apoplexy |
stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
| fauna |
animals of a period or region; CF. flora |
| appreciate |
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference |
| intransigence |
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising |
| intellect |
higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability |
| credulity |
belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous |
| damn |
condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation |
| embark |
commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
| exult |
rejoice |
| concerted |
mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together |
| innocuous |
harmless |
| minatory |
menacing; threatening |
| insurrection |
rebellion; uprising |
| evanescent |
fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| hoard |
stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use |
| stealth |
action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy |
| incognito |
with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ. |
| deflect |
turn aside; turn away from a straight course |
| refectory |
dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school) |
| exacerbate |
worsen; aggravate; embitter |
| diverse |
differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: |
| ovation |
enthusiastic applause |
| plane |
carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat |
| verbatim |
word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly |
| flagrant |
conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous |
| impale |
pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
| vigor |
active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous |
| gourmet |
connoisseur of food and drink; epicure |
| precocious |
advanced in development; N. precocity |
| smug |
self-satisfied; complacent |
| seethe |
be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| equilibrium |
balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity |
| inextricable |
from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories |
| composure |
mental calmness |
| inviolable |
secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability |
| avid |
greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity |
| aureole |
sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light |
| holster |
leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
| blunt |
having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt |
| championship |
position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion |
| incline |
slope; slant; Ex. steep incline |
| cog |
tooth projecting from a wheel |
| apprehensive |
fearful; discerning |
| actuate |
motivate; activate; cause to act |
| gerontology |
study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age |
| bard |
poet |
| larder |
pantry; place where food is kept |
| cleft |
N: split |
| rider |
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
| jostle |
shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds |
| coquette |
flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V. |
| exhume |
dig out of the ground; remove from a grave |
| crypt |
secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |
| resurrect |
revive |
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