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english Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Pretext An excuse Her pretext of being tired did not fool us for an instant
Fabricate to Construct, to make up something, to lie He fabricated stories about a big monster living in his attic
Avid Eager I am an avid reader of fictional stories
Vigilant Watchful I was staying vigilant the whole night to look out for burglars
Nuance A slight variation in the meaning or tone In reading the satires of jonathan Swift, one must be vigilant in order to catch each nuance
Enhance intensify, heighten, to make better The coaches in the new train were enhanced for better comfort.
Throng crowd up Times Square is thronged by people on Weekends
Laconic Speaking few words but expressing a lot Usually he rambles a lot when talks, but today I found his speech very laconic
Plethora excess or plenty You have pletohora of options to eat outside in the NYC
Reticent Silent, not willing to talk Even under repeated questioning, the witness remained reticent
Intrepid Brave The corporal received a silver star for his intrepid deeds in the combat
Furtive Secret, stealthy She removed her shoes and tiptoed into the bedroom in a furtive manner
Accost To approach and speak If a surly panhandler should accost you, just keep on walking
Adroit Skillful My nephew is quite adroit in making airplane models
Gesticulate Move the arms energetically I often marvel as I watch the traffic cop gesticulate at the onrushing cars
Cajole coax, influence The parakeet refused to be cajoled into entering her cage
Rudimentary elementary, basic, not-advanced Since my grasp of algebra is rudimentary, I can't solve the problem
Irate angry, incensed My uncle was irate when the drun driver swerved in front of us
Hapless unfortunate The hapless contest winner was unable to locate the lucky ticket
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