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HIGH FREQUENCY 1.
H1
| Word | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| belie | contradict, give a false impression | His coarse, hard-bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity. |
| beneficent | kindly, doing good | The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his beneficent impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing. |
| abate | V. subside or moderate | Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. |
| aberrant | Adj. abnormal or deviant | Given the 'aberrant' nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. |
| admonish | V. warn, reprove | He 'admonished' his listeners to change their wicked ways. |
| aesthetic | Adj. artistic | The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass, appealed to Alice's aesthetic sense. |
| alacrity | N. cheerful promptness, eagerness | Excited about the hiking expedition they were about to embark upon, Jim and Jill jumped into the van with 'alacrity'. |
| bombastic | Adj. pompous | The conceited orator spoke in such a 'bombastic' manner, that we longed to deflate him. |
| boorish | Adj. rude ,insensitive | Although Scott never allowed his wife to finish any sentence, she ignored his 'boorish' behavior 'coz she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy. |
| cacophonous | Adj. discordant, inharminious | The new orchestra students know nothing about music, and make a 'cacophonous' sound when practicing. |
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