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Sankari 50 Words Q
Sankari 50 Words Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ardent | very passionate or eager |
| disconsolate | very unhappy or without comfort |
| dominion | control or power over something |
| assuage | to make less painful or severe |
| allusion | a reference to something well-known |
| pensive | deep in thought, often sad or serious |
| repose | rest or relaxation |
| inarticulate | unable to express oneself clearly |
| intimate | close or personal; to hint or suggest |
| uncouth | rude or awkward |
| indefatigable | never tired; always determined |
| dormant | inactive, sleeping |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| pinnacle | the highest point |
| commiserate | to feel or show sympathy for someone |
| interment | burial in a grave |
| remorse | deep regret for doing something wrong |
| fortitude | courage in pain or difficulty |
| erroneous | wrong or mistaken |
| predilection | a strong liking for something |
| menaced | threatened or in danger |
| inclemency | bad or harsh weather |
| progeny | children or descendants |
| caprice | a sudden change of mood or behavior |
| incipient | beginning to exist or appear |
| defer | to delay or put off; to show respect to someone’s opinion |
| esteem | respect or value |
| emaciated | extremely thin or weak from lack of food |
| facile | easy or simple (sometimes too easy) |
| lassitude | tiredness or lack of energy |
| vivacity | liveliness or energy |
| eulogy | a speech praising someone (usually after death) |
| allude | to hint at something |
| dissipate | to scatter or disappear |
| shroud | a cloth used to cover a body; to cover or hide |
| placid | calm and peaceful |
| tedious | boring or too long |
| indignation | anger at something unfair |
| venerable | respected because of age or wisdom |
| mockery | making fun of someone or something |
| candor | honesty or openness |
| guile | clever but dishonest behavior |
| conjecture | a guess or opinion without proof |
| surmount | to overcome or get past a difficulty |
| lamentations | cries or expressions of sadness |
| rent | torn or split apart |
| sacrilege | treating something holy or sacred disrespectfully |
| malice | the desire to harm someone |
| efface | to erase or wipe out |