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English Final part1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Embellish | To make something prettier by adding ornamental objects; to add fictitious details |
| Segregate | To seperate from others |
| Assuage | to satisfy, to make less severe, to soothe |
| Petulant | cranky irratable, and full of ill humor |
| Grandiose | affectedly grand or important; pompous. |
| Guile | insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. |
| Surfeit | excess; an excessive amount. |
| Enrapture | to move to rapture; delight beyond measure. |
| Abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate. |
| Relinquish | to renounce or surrender. |
| Tyro | a beginner in learning anything;novice. |
| Idiosyncrasy | a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. |
| Adjunct | something added to another thing but not essential to it. |
| Yore | time past. |
| Abyss | a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm. |
| Bereave | to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death. |
| Cajole. | to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax. |
| Emulate | to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass. |
| Abhor(v) | to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate. |
| Placid | pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed. |
| Hamper | to hold back; hinder; impede. |
| Bigot | a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion. |
| Kindle | to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning. |
| Noxious | harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being. |
| Remunerate | to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble. |
| Talisman | a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm. |
| Laconic (adjective) | using few words; expressing much in few words; concise. |
| Abrasive | tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive. |
| Bilk (v.) | to defraud; cheat. To frustrate: a career bilked by poor health. To escape from. |
| Covert | concealed; secret; disguised. |
| Engender (v.) | to produce, cause, or give rise to. |
| Hangar (n.) | a shed or shelter. |
| Knotty (adj.) | having knots; full of knots. |
| Nuance (n.) | a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc. |
| Renown (n.) | widespread and high repute; fame. |
| Tangent | off on / ata tangent, digressing suddenly from one course of action or thought and turning to another. |
| Abase | to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade. |
| Billow (v) | to rise or roll in or like billows; surge. |
| Cower (v) | to crouch, as in fear or shame. |
| Enhance (v) | to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify. |
| Harangue (n) | a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe. |
| Labyrinth | an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. |
| Nullify (v) | to render or declare legally void or inoperative. |
| Plaintiff (n) | a person who brings suit in a court. |
| Replete (adj.) | abundantly supplied or provided; filled. |
| Tangible (adj) | capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. |
| Abrogate (v) | to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal. |
| Enigma (n) | a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation. |
| Harbingers (n) | a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald. |
| Lexicon (n) | a wordbook or dictionary. |
| Nuzzle | to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does. |
| Reprehensible (adj.) | deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy. |
| Absolution | act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties. |
| Blatant(adj.) | brazenly obvious; flagrant. |
| Creditable (adj.) | bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem. |
| Ensconce (v) | to settle securely or snugly. |
| Laceration (n) | the result of a lacerating; a rough jagged tear. |
| Obdurate (adj). | unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. |
| Plausible (adj.) | having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable. |
| Reprieve (n) | to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). |
| Tawdry (adj.) | gaudy; showy and cheap. |
| adversary (n) | a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe. |
| augment (v) | to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase. |
| importune | to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence. |
| malignant (adj) | disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred. |
| portentous (adj) | of the nature of a portent; momentous. |
| posterity (n) | succeeding or future generations collectively. |
| propagate (v) | to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock. |
| transgression (n) | an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command. |
| tyranny (n) | arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. |
| vex (v) | to irritate; annoy; provoke. |
| Agate(n) | a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings. |
| Beget (v) | to cause; produce as an effect. |
| Dainty (adj.) | of delicate beauty; exquisite. |
| Fortnight (n) | he space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks. |
| Knave (n) | a dishonest person. |
| Lineament | Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour. |
| Obscure | (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain. |
| Stint | to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict. |
| Visage | the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression. |
| Wean | to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food. |
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