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Vocabulary 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| parsimonious | stingy |
| affluent | rich, wealthy, growing wealth |
| opulent | lavish |
| ephemeral | short lived |
| evanescent | something that vanishes |
| multifarious | diverse |
| euphemism | expression that replaces something that offends |
| badinage | half teasing banter |
| persiflage | mockery |
| cliche | old, worn out saying |
| bromide | dull unoriginal remark |
| platitude | unimaginative pattern of words said as if it's original |
| anodyne | something said to allay negative feelings |
| phlegmatic | sluggish, impassive |
| bovine | low, dull |
| discordant | dissonant, grating. harsh |
| cacophonous | harsh, grating sound |
| clandestine | concealed, secretive because its unethical |
| confluence | flow together |
| convalesce | begin to get well |
| euphony | good sound |
| euthanasia | good death |
| threadbare | shabby |
| trite | banal |
| fallacious | erroneous, false |
| stolid | impassive, lethargic |
| leonine | like a lion |
| porcine | pig like |
| vulpine, vulpus | foxlike, shrewd |
| ursine | bear like |
| lupine | wolf like |
| ubiquitous | everywhere at once |
| incarnate | in the flesh |
| surreptitious | stealthy and secretive |
| enervate | exhauted |
| vituperation | harsh, insulting language, invective |
| impassive | emotionless |
| rapt | engrossed, spellbound, enraptured |
| construe | interpret |
| avenue | method, channel |
| intimation | making something known |
| commiserate | sharing misery with someone |
| vacillate | swing back and forth in indecision |
| ambivalent | having conflicting simultaneous thoughts, vacillating |
| synergistic | greater effect by working together |
| dissimulate | hide true feelings, dissemble |
| alleviate | make pain light |
| levity | lightness, unseriousness |
| obsequious | someone who is excessively eager to please, fawning, or servile |
| querulous | full of complainrs |
| supercilious | sneering, raising eyebrows |
| obstreperous | full of noise |
| impecunious | habitually without funds |
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| chivalrous | gentlemanly |
| cavalier | haughty, unmindful |
| innocuous | harmless |
| noxious | harmful |
| bibulous | fond of drinking alcohol |
| imbibe | to drink up, absorb |
| cadaverous | looking like a corpse |
| decadence | falling down, in a state of decay |
| dolorous | suffering or grieving |
| doleful | exaggerated sadness |
| condole | suffer with |
| non sequitir | conclusion not based on evidence |
| orient | become familiar with |
| disorient | confuse |
| indolent | lazy |
| notable | well known |
| putrefy | to make rotten or putrid |
| circumscribe | to draw a line around, limit |
| put down | suppress |
| rail against | fulminate against, protest |
| raked up | bring to light, dug up |
| rallied around | support, back |
| erudite | intellectual, scholarly |
| harangue | long, angry, impassioned speech |
| stalwart | loyal, staunch |
| impertinent | disrespectful |
| elan | energetic passion, confident flair |
| irascible | choleric, hot tempered |
| nebulous | hazy, unclear |
| penchant | predilection, fondness |
| perfunctory | cursory, superficial, quick and not thorough |
| ignoble | dishonorable |
| pertinent | relevant |
| restive | impatient, restless |
| salvage | recover |
| obloquy | disrepute, calmuny, infamy, defamatiom |
| scrimp | live frugally |
| hail | summon, praise |
| blaze | marking, brilliance, make widely known |
| pliable | easily bent |
| sportive | playful |
| insolent | disrespectful |
| desperado | bold reckless outlaw |
| tirade | a long, angry, and emotionally charged speech of criticism or accusation |
| prosaic | mundane, dull |
| solicitous | eagerly attentive |
| dregs | sediments bottom of liquid |
| browbeat | bully, intimidate |
| encomium | a formal, enthusiastic expression of high praise |
| parley | a conference or discussion between enemies or opposing sides |
| invidious | unfair, unjust |
| lachrymose | tearful, sorrowful |
| charade | pretence |
| parochial | narrow minded, provincial |
| discomfited | embarrassed |
| largesse | extreme generosity |
| lament | express deep sorrow |
| behest | command, order |
| obstinate | stubborn, refusing to change mind |
| shoal | group of fish |
| obfuscate | obscure, cloud, confuse |
| pupa | 3rd stage of development in metamorphosis |
| epilogue | final section added to the end of a book |
| arid | dry |
| moor | anchor |
| mower | used to trim grass |
| callous | insensitive, heartless |
| inglorious | shameful, ignominious, disgraceful |
| censure | a formal, public, or very strong expression of disapproval or condemnation |
| defray | cover, pay for |
| bawdy | lewd |
| boorish | rude, uncouth, insensitivity |
| castigate | chastise, rebuke |
| denounce | condemn |
| deride | mock, ridicule, scorn |
| acquisitive | strong desire to possess |
| providence | fate, foresight, |
| fanatical | obsessive |
| efface | erase |
| hamstrung | rendered powerless |
| pharisaism | hypocrisy |
| indigent | destitute |
| impediment | obstacle |
| impious | lacking piety, reverence |
| insipid | bland, uninteresting |
| impenitent | unremorseful |
| macabre | gruesome, morbid |
| luscious | extremely pleasant, delicious |
| languid | listless, lethargic |
| nimble | agile |
| niggardly | stingy |
| notion | idea, concept |
| arcane | esoterica, hidden |
| invective | abusive language, vitriol, vituperation |
| impregnable | invincible, unassailable |
| wily | cunning, crafty |
| knell | toll, chime |
| kindred | kin, relatives |
| dotage | senility |
| antiquated | outdated |
| keen | eager, sharp |
| judicious | having, showing, or done with good judgment, wisdom, and careful consideration |
| jejune | dull, tedious |
| oracular | prophetic |
| repudiate | reject |
| fecundate | make fertile, productive |
| prudence | he ability to govern oneself by using reason, acting with wisdom, caution, and good judgment to manage risks and affairs |
| peerless | unrivalled |
| peevish | irritable |
| perverse | immoral, twisted, unreasonable |
| quell | subdue, suppress |
| quaint | picturesque, charming |
| petulant | irritable |
| quibble | minor complaint |
| prevaricate | avoid telling the truth |
| obduracy | stubborn, intractable |
| rescind | revoke, repeal |
| remonstrate | protests |
| recant | formally withdraw |
| affront | insult |
| profane | blasphemous, sacrilegious |
| lofty | towering or noble or condescending |
| steep | soak |
| terse | concise. succinct |
| derisive | mocking |
| imbecile | extremely stupid person |
| solicit | request, canvass |
| entreat | beseech, ask urgently |
| spry | agile |
| spurious | false, phony, specious |
| squalid | filthy, wretched, miserable |
| stupor | a state of near-unconsciousness, extreme apathy, or greatly dulled sensibility |
| tenuous | weak, flimsy |
| subvert | undermine |
| propitious | favourable, promising, advantageous |
| untoward | inappropriate, inconvenient |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique, resentment, or annoyance |
| chagrin | vexation, humiliation |
| thrifty | economic, frugal |
| incisive | astute, cutting, acute |
| trenchant | incisive, sharp, or vigorous language and thought, characterized by forceful, effective, and clear expression |
| treacherous | perilous, perfidious, unfaithful |
| tenement | apartment building |
| temperate | moderate, mild |
| non resinous | racking resin |
| diffident | shy, reserved, timid |
| vilify | malign |
| vagrant | vagabond |
| beguile | charm, mislead |
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ananya nagar