Anguish: Extreme mental distress Complicity: the state of being in partnership or involvement in wrongdoing Confection: the process of preparing

something Cravat: necktie Deleterious: Injurious to health Dereliction: the act of abandoning something Despair: A state in which all hope is lost or absent Desperation: A state in which all hope is lost or absent Dismal: ack of skill Dived: to plunge into water Elite: the best of things considered collectively! as of a group Elusive: Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analy"e Emboldened: to make something bold Endure: to hold out against something Erroneous: containing errors! mistakes #awkish: threatening diplomatic policy #ostile: characteristic of an enemy #ysterical: uncontrollably emotional Inebriated: to make drunk! intoxicate Innate: In$born Intrepid: Invulnerable to fear or intimidation %ingoism: the practice of jingoes urch: an instance of swaying abruptly &allets: a wooden implement used for striking a surface &andible: bone of the lower jaw &isnomer: misappropriate name or designation &isogyny: hatred of women &orph: a species that occurs in two or more forms &umbo$jumbo: anguage or ritual causing! or intending to cause! confusion 'onchalance: lack of concern 'ugget: A lump of a precious metal

(etition: a formally drawn re)uest to the person in authority for mercy (lacebo: An innocuous or inert medication* given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug (ogrom: an organi"ed massacre (rognosis: a forecast (unitive: inflicting punishment +atified: to confirm by expressing approval +efinement: process of refining +eplicated: +eproduce or make an exact copy of +iot: public disorder caused by a group of persons protesting against another ,ciatica: 'euralgia along the sciatic nerve ,hire: the counties in the &idlands in which hunting is popular ,ilos: a pit for storing grains ,luggish: lacking energy ,luggish: lacking energy in actions ,urge: a rushing forward movement -hwart: to oppose successfully .eered: to change the direction Abatement: termination Abysmal: extremely hopeless Acumen: keen insight Ambit: boundary or limit Anonymity: the state or )uality of being anonymous Arid: extremely dry Caveat: a warning or caution Chicanery: deception by sophistry Clemency: the act of showing mercy Compliance: the tendency to yield Consortium: combination of financial institutions working together Contentious: )uarrelsome Curb: anything that controls Custom duty: a tax levied on the imports Deficit: Expenses minus incomes

Docile: easily managed Erroneous: containing errors Evoke: to call up or cause to appear Exacerbated: aggravate Exacerbates: to aggravate Expedient: tending to promote some proposed object /oisted: impose fraudulently /ormidable: causing fear #assle: a disorderly dispute #erald: a royal or official messenger Immediacy: the )uality of being immediate Incursion: invasion of a place or territory Inevitable: that cannot be avoided Intrusion: illegal act of entering %eopardi"e: ha"ard or risk ethal: deadly ust: Intense sexual desire &urmur: a low continuous sound of distinct voices 'eonatal: pertaining to newborn children 0bviate: to prevent or eliminate 0rgy: wild! drunken activity (ioneer: a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region! thus opening it for occupation and development by others1 (ivot: the end of a shaft (lum: a fruit or a tree (robation: the act of testing (roficiency: skill or expertness +ein: controlling or directing power +use: a trick ,acked: a large bag for storing grain ,hrink: to contract or lessen in si"e ,ordid: dirty or filthy ,talling: shed for accommodation of an animal ,ympathy: sharing feelings of another person

,ynapse: a region where impulses are received and transmitted -orpedoed: s self$propelled missile containing explosives 2ntenable: incapable of being defended .ague: not clearly stated .erdict: a judgment 3hack: to strike with a smart blow 3rath: fierce anger Askance: with suspicion 4i"arre: weird! unusual 4reach: violation 4rutal: cruel or inhuman Clutch: to hold tightly Codification: the process of arranging in a systematic form Commemorative: to honor the memory of someone Console: to lessen the grief De facto: in fact Decelerated: to decrease the velocity of something Dichotomy: division into parts Dismantle: to disassemble Egress: an exit Emulate: to try to e)ual or excel Entrenched: establish firmly Enunciate: to pronounce in a particular manner Expulsion: the act of expelling Extremist: supporter of extreme doctrines /ragile: delicate /rill: affectation of manner! style /umbling: to fell about clumsily 5lumly: dejected #ordes: a large group #ostile: not friendly or generous Ideologues: a person who "ealously advocates an ideology Impede: hindrances! obstruction Imponderable: that cannot be precisely determined

Indicted: to charge with an offence Innumerate: unfamiliar with mathematical concepts egitimate: according to the law ethal: causing death &isdemeanour: instance of misbehaviour &ortal: deadly &ourning: period of grieving 'aysayer: person who habitually expresses negative views 0minous: threatening (erpetual: continuing forever (erversely: persistent in what is wrong (lead: to use arguments (rodded: to poke with something pointed +eminiscent: suggestive +epatriation: to return to one6s own country +esilient: rebounding +etrospective: directed backwards +obust: vigorous ,abotaged: interference as by enemy agents ,candal: an offence caused by fault ,cion: a descendant ,heer: un)ualified! utter ,kimpily: lacking in si"e! fullness ,laughter: brutal killing ,leuths: private investigator ,olidarity: community of feelings and interests -antalise: tease by arousing expectations -umultuous: highly agitated -ycoon: a businessperson with great power and wealth 2nleash: set loose .enture: a business undertaking .exing: to irritate or annoy .igilant: alert Affront: a personal offensive act

Aficionados: an ardent devotee Agglomeration: cluster of varied parts Apostates: A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc1 Arbitrary: 4ased on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice Articulate: ,peak! pronounce! or utter in a certain way Avenue: a wide street 4attered: Damaged by blows or hard usage 4revity: the )uality of expressing much in a few words Charade: blatant deception Cheekily: insolent Clientele: followers Collateral: ,erving to support or corroborate Concede: to acknowledge as true Connived: to cooperate secretly Contemporary: Characteristic of the present Credence: belief as to the truth of something Cryptic: pu""ling Curdled: -ransformed from a li)uid into a soft semisolid or solid mass Demographic: A statistic characteri"ing human populations 7or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc18 Detriment: loss or damage Eccentric: not situated in the center Envisage: to visuali"e Expedited: to speed up the process of something #agiography: A biography that ideali"es or idoli"es the person 7especially a person who is a saint8 Ideology: body of doctrine or belief Imminent: Close in time* about to occur Impassioned: Characteri"ed by intense emotion Incestuous: guilty of incest Indigenous: native

Inevitable: Incapable of being avoided or prevented Intransigence: refusing to compromise itigation: a lawsuit ogjam: an immovable pile of logs ogjam: Any stoppage attributable to unusual activity &agnanimous: 'oble and generous in spirit &andate: a command on a public issue &andated: Assign under a mandate &assacred: 9ill a large number of people indiscriminately &elancholic: gloomy &ogul: A very wealthy or powerful businessman 'epotism: /avoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power 7as by giving them jobs8 (aradigm: A standard or typical example (ariah: A person who is rejected 7from society or home8 (illage: -he act of stealing valuable things from a place (ious: showing respect! devotion towards 5od (itched: to fix in a definite place or location (lausible: having the appearance of truth (ragmatism: -he attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth +avage: A destructive action +eminiscent: ,erving to bring to mind +evive: to activate ,avvy: to understand ,crutiny: investigation ,erenaded: ,ing and play for somebody ,hoved: to move along by force ,lain: 9ill intentionally and with premeditation ,piels: a high flown speech ,wathe: to wrap -umultuous: highly agitated 2nrepentant: ,tubbornly persistent in wrongdoing .anity: excessive pride in one6s appearance

Allegiance: loyalty or devotion of a person Amok: a psychic disturbance characteri"ed by depression Anodyne: a medicine which relieves pain Anonymity: the state of being unknown Anthropogenic: 0f or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings Awash: covered or crowded 4alustrade: a railing with supporting balusters 4awdy: indecent 4enign: (leasant and beneficial in nature or influence 4oasted: to speak with pride 4randished: Exhibit aggressively 4ristles: short! coarse hairs of animals Clamour: any loud! continued noise Clergy: group of ordained persons in a religion Cognitive: perception Collegial: involving shared responsibility Comatose: lacking alertness or energy Compassion: feeling of deep sympathy Conundrum: anything that pu""les Debunking: expose the falseness of something Despotism: absolute power or control Distortion: something that is distorted Ensconced: hide securely Enshrined: to cherish as scared Existential: Derived from experience or the experience of existence Extolling: praise enthusiastically /ragility: easily broken or damaged #arping: talking about something persistently #indrance: ,omething immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress #orrifically: -o an appalling extent Iconoclasm: action of iconoclasts Inflicting: to impose something

Islam phobia: (rejudice against &uslims 9neejerk: A reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon egitimate: according to the established law oftily: arrogant opsided: leaning to one side &agnilo)uent: expressed in a lofty style &inaret: tower attached to a mos)ue &ired: wet! swampy ground 0rthodox: customary (aranoia: excessive suspicion of the motives of others (lenary: /ull in all respects (osterity: descendants of a person (ow$wow: a )uick private conference (redatory: preying upon other animals for food (rofusion: abundance (utatively: supposed +elented: become less severe +eluctance: unwillingness +eluctance: unwillingness +eplicate: an exact copy +esilience: power to recover +igor: harshness ,anctity: scared ,carcity: A small and inade)uate amount ,cuttling: to run with hasty steps ,neak: to act in furtive manner ,tagnant: dull and inactive ,tatute: enactment made by formal legislature -rumped: to excel 2ngrudgingly: In a generous and ungrudging manner .eracity: truthfulness .icious: unpleasantly severe 3racking: damage or destruction

Absurdity: something senseless! illogical Accusation: Imputation of guilt Accused: charged with a crime or fault Affidavit: a written declaration made before an authori"ed official Agitation: urging of a cause before the public Anachronism: ,omething located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred Anemic: lacking power! vitality Arbitration: settling of a dispute Articulate: capable of speech 4arbaric: uncivili"ed 4arrack: large building for lodging soldiers 4ilateral: affecting two sides 4ilking: to fraud or cheat 4ra"en: shameless Callous: insensitive and indifferent Cogni"ance: awareness Cohesion: act of uniting Compliance: cooperation or obedience Conniving: to cooperate secretly Coyness: shy or modest Custodial: pertaining to custody Daft: Informal or slang term for mentally irregular Delineate: to trace the outline of Demeanor: behavior Dissident: disagreeing in opinion Dubious: doubtful Dugout: a kind of a boat Elite: best of something considered collectively Embroiled: conflict Encumbered: to hamper or hinder 5enome: a set of chromosomes #erald: an official messenger Imposition: the laying on of something as a burden or obligation

Inferior: lower in rank or degree Irrevocable: Incapable of being retracted or revoked Isolation: complete separation from others %uggernaut: an overpowering force itigation: a lawsuit &ephitic: poisonous 'ullifying: Declare invalid 0bscured: vague or uncertain 0utcry: a strong public expression of protest 0utrageous: grossly offensive (ervasive: ,preading or spread throughout (otshot: an aimless shot (rovoke: to anger! exasperate (urportedly: reputed or claimed +epentant: /eeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds ,ei"ed: to grasp ,obering: -ending to make sober or more serious ,ordid: &orally degraded ,purious: not genuine ,uffice: 4e sufficient* be ade)uate! either in )uality or )uantity ,ummitry: the act of holding a meeting -ainted: -ouched by rot or decay 2ndermining: Destroy property or hinder normal operations .iciousness: without any content Alacrity: willingness Allegiance: loyalty of a citi"en towards the government Allots: to divide or distribute Amputations: to cut off by surgery Anarchic: lawless 4eacon: a warning signal 4iomass: organic matter that is converted into fuel Canny: cautious Chafing: to wear by rubbing Chopper: a person or thing that chops

Chunks: a thick lump of anything Contentious: )uarrelsome Corrugated: to draw or bend into folds Covenants: a formal agreement Crux: a vital point Dalliance: a trifling away of time Debilitating: to make weak Dichotomy: dividing e)ually into two parts Envisage: to visuali"e Erotic: arousing sexual desire Evacuate: vacate /acade: -he front side of a building /erry: a commercial service for transporting persons using boats and automobiles /rosty: free"ing #aystack: a stack of hay #ooked: hook$shaped Imbecile: a blockhead Intrepid: fearless itany: a ceremonial form of prayer unacy: insanity &imic: to imitate &onologues: comedic solo (recarious: uncertain :ueenly: suggestive of a )ueen +eceding: to move away +esonance: echoing ,cavenging: to gather from discarded material ,htick: routine business inserted to gain attention to oneself ,hun: to keep away from something ,kein: a length of thread wound on a reel used in manufacturing ,luggish: lacking in energy ,tack: orderly pile ,tumbled: to strike foot against something

,uffused: to overspread with something -actful: skill in dealing with situations 2nscathed: without suffering any injury or harm .enerable: commanding respect 3ading: to walk in water 3ielding: to use as a weapon 3indfall: unexpected gain Accredited: officially recogni"ed as meeting the essential re)uirements Aerosol: colloidal particles dispersed in smoke Apparent: readily seen Augment: enlarge in si"e 4edlam: a state of wild uproar 4elching: to eject gas from the mouth noisily 4enign: gracious 4oulders: a large worn rock 4rutish: cruel Conduit: a pipe or tube for conveying water Culinary: used in cooking1 Cusp: a pointed end Demise: death or decease Denigrate: defame Discern: recogni"e or apprehend Discothe)ue: a kind of a night club Eclectic: choosing from various sources Elite: the best of anything taken collectively Emanating: proceed Envy: a feeling of discontent with regards to another6s advantages Ethos: spirit of a culture Euphoria: state of intense happiness Exclusion: blocking the entrance Expatriate: to withdraw from his own country Explicit: clearly demonstrated /a"ed: to cause to be disturbed

/ervent: enthusiasm /oment: to promote the development of something /ragile: easily broken or damaged /udged: foolishness /utile: ineffective 5rapple: to hold something fast #eresy: accepted doctrine especially of a religious system Incongruent: not agreeing exicon: a dictionary itigant: person engaged in a lawsuit ucrative: profitable &ural: a large picture painted directly on the wall 'ugget: a lump of a precious metal 0blige: to bind morally or legally 0nerous: troublesome 0pacity: the state of being opa)ue (anacea: a remedy for all diseases (edagogy: a function of a teacher (lausible: having an appearance of truth or reason (ragmatic: pertaining to a particular point of view (recinct: a district or city marked out for governmental or administrative purposes (recursors: a predecessor (resage: a warning indication (roponent: the person who puts forward the proposal +ampant: violent in action +aptors: a raptorial bird +esonates: to resound +estitution: reparation made by giving compensation for a loss +etellings: updated version of a story ,avvy: to understand ,oothe: to relieve -rump: a fine person .ague: no clearly stated

Affluent: wealthy Albeit: a conjunction meaning although! even if Amass: to come together Ambiguity: uncertainty of intention Anachronistic: something or someone that is not in its correct chronological time Assert: to state with confidence Assertion: a positive statement or declaration Commendable: worthy of praise Competence: sufficient )uantity Da""le: to impress deeply Dearth: lack of something Decipher: to make out the meaning of something Despotism: Absolute power or control Doggedly: persistent in effort Doled: distributing in charity Dragnet: a network for finding someone Drape: to cover with fabric gracefully Environs: outskirts of a city Envisage: to visuali"e Envision: to mentally picture a future event Ephemera: anything short$lived Epileptic: a disorder of the nervous system Evangeli"e: to preach the gospel to Evocative: tending to evoke /ledgling: an inexperienced person #ogwash: worthless stuff Impede: obstruction or hindrance Intervene: to come between disputing people Intriguing: to arouse the curiosity Intrusion: illegal act of taking possession of another6s property exicon: -he vocabulary of a particular language &aestro: an eminent composer of music 0lfactory: pertaining to the sense of smell

(anoptic on: a building so designed that the interiors are visible from a single point (aranoia: a mental disorder (lunge: to bring suddenly into action (rofane: not devoted to holy +eckon: to calculate in numbers +eify: to regard something as concrete +endition: translation +esurrected: to bring back to life ,agging: to hang loosely ,erf: a slave ,ubversion: to overthrow ,uffrage: the right to vote -antamount: e)uivalent in value or force -roves: a collection of objects .igorous: energetic and forceful 3ane: to decrease in strength or intensity Ambiguous: having several possible meanings or interpretations Amenable: willing to answer or act Amplification: to make larger! extend Anomaly: a deviation from the common rule Archive: documents or records of data Attrition: a reduction or decrease in numbers 4eleaguered: to surround with military forces 4out: period or session Concomitant: accompanying Conscientious: something that is done according to one6s inner sense of what is right Corpus: a complete collection of writings Crunches: to crush with the teeth Defaced: disfigure Dexterity: skill! agility Dystopian: a society characteri"ed by human misery Efficacy: capacity of producing a desired result

Emulate: to try to e)ual or excel Enamored: to be inflamed with love Encryption: to encode Exhorts: to give urgent advice #inted: an indirect but helpful suggestion #itchhiked: to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles #ubristic: having excessive pride or self$confidence #umbled: not proud or arrogant Indignant: expressing strong displeasure Infuse: to introduce Intervene: to come between disgusting people Introvert: a shy person abyrinth: a combination of paths or passages &alfeasance: performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified &andarins: a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials &eanders: taking an indirect course &uddle: to jumble up 'ettle: any of the allied or similar plants 'uanced: a very slight difference or variation 0utlast: to last longer than (ellets: a small rounded body (ersevered: to persist in anything undertaken (recarious: uncertain (retension: the laying of claim to something (unitive: inflicting punishment +ampant: .iolent in action +atify: to confirm by giving approval +ebuffing: an abrupt rejection +eneging: to go back on one6s word +obust: strong and vigorous ,everance: the state of being severed ,hielding: a broad piece of armor

,olitude: the state of living alone ,piel: a high$flown talk or speech ,prawling: to be spread out in an ungraceful manner ,taggering: tending to overwhelm -andem: one following or behind the other