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15). Idyllic (adjective) 23). Sodden (adjective)
Meaning: like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or Meaning: saturated with liquid, especially water;
picturesque. soaked through.
Synonyms: perfect, ideal, idealized, wonderful, Synonyms: soaking, soaking wet, soaked,
blissful. soaked through, wet through
Usage: An attractive hotel in an idyllic setting. Usage: His clothes were sodden.
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Usage: The police struggled to garner sufficient Meaning: modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of
evidence. self-confidence
Synonyms: shyness, bashfulness,
31). Contentious (adjective) unassertiveness, modesty, modestness
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an Usage: He regretted his diffidence and awkwardness
argument; controversial. in large groups.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, and
disputed 39). Fulminate (verb)
Usage: The contentious issue of abortion. Meaning: express vehement protest
Synonyms: protest, rail, rage, rant, thunder,
32). Antipathy (noun) storm, declaim, inveigh
Meaning: a deep-seated feeling of aversion. Usage: Ministers and preachers fulminated against the
Synonyms: hostility, antagonism, animosity, aversion, new curriculum.
animus
Usage: His fundamental antipathy to capitalism. 40). Assay (noun)
Meaning: the testing of a metal or ore to determine its
33). Countenance (noun) ingredients and quality
Meaning: a person's face or facial expression Synonyms: evaluation, assessment,
Synonyms: face, features, physiognomy, profile; facial analysis, examination, test
expression Usage: New plate was taxed when it was brought for
Usage: His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable assay.
countenance give little away.
41). Turbid (adjective)
34). Dogmatic (adjective) Meaning: (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick
Meaning: inclined to lay down principles as with suspended matter
undeniably true Synonyms: murky, muddy, thick; opaque, cloudy
Synonyms: opinionated, peremptory, assertive, Usage: The turbid waters of the river.
imperative, insistent
Usage: She was not tempted to be dogmatic about what 42). Erudite (adjective)
she believed. Meaning: having or showing great knowledge
or learning.
35). Apropos (adjective) Synonyms: learned, scholarly, well
Meaning: very appropriate to a particular situation educated, knowledgeable
Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite, Usage: He was so erudite that only men who were
apt his equals in scholarship could understand him.
Usage: The song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt.
43). Saturnine (adjective)
36). Raffish (adjective) Meaning: (of a person or their manner) gloomy.
Meaning: unconventional and slightly disreputable, Synonyms: sombre, melancholy, melancholic, moody,
especially in an attractive way miserable
Synonyms: rakish, jaunty, dapper, dashing, sporty, Usage: He was a rather saturnine individual who
flashy; unconventional never spoke an unnecessary word.
Usage: His cosmopolitan, raffish air.
44). Abeyance (noun)
37). Vituperate (verb) Meaning: a state of temporary disuse or suspension.
Meaning: blame or insult (someone) in strong or Synonyms: suspension, a state of suspension, a state
violent language of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty
Synonyms: revile, rail against, inveigh against, Usage: The project was left in abeyance for the time
fulminate against being.
Usage: He vituperated against all presidents with equal
gusto. 45). Diaphanous (adjective)
Meaning: (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and
38). Diffidence (noun) translucent.
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Synonyms: sheer, fine, ultra-fine, delicate, light, Synonyms: diverse, many, numerous, various, varied
lightweight, thin Usage: The multifarious local and ethnic traditions
Usage: She wore a diaphanous dress of pale gold. that are found in the USA.
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Synonyms: turn into bone, become bony, harden, Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or
solidify, stiffen accusation.
Usage: These cartilages may ossify. Synonyms: Diatribe, invective, polemic, attack.
Usage: She rounded on Nathan with a devastating
61). Accretion (noun) tirade.
Meaning: growth or increase by the gradual
accumulation of additional layers or matter. 69). Yoke (noun)
Synonyms: Accumulation, collecting, gathering, Meaning: a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over
amassing, cumulation. the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or
Usage: The accretion of sediments in coastal cart that they are to pull.
mangroves. Synonyms: Harness, collar, tackle, tack.
Usage: The horses were loosened from the yoke.
62). Acumen (noun)
Meaning: the ability to make good judgements and 70). Umbrage (noun) Meaning:
take quick decisions. offence or annoyance.
Synonyms: Astuteness, awareness, acuity, sharpness. Synonyms: take offence, be offended, take
Usage: A gullible young man with little or no business exception, bridle.
acumen. Usage: She took umbrage at his remarks.
63). Ephemeral (adjective) Meaning: lasting for a 71). Abysmal (adjective) Meaning:
very short time. Synonyms: Transitory, transient, extremely bad; appalling
fleeting, passing. Usage: Fashions are ephemeral: Synonyms: very bad, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful
new ones regularly drive out the old. Usage: some of the teaching was abysmal.
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Synonyms: sweet, sweet-sounding, mellifluous, 84). Libertine (noun)
euphonious, soothing, mellow Meaning: a person, especially a man, who
Usage: record the dulcet tones of your family freely indulges in sensual pleasures without
and friends. regard to moral principles.
Synonyms: philanderer, ladies' man, playboy, rake
77). Desiccate (Verb) Usage: His image as an unbridled libertine is a
Meaning: remove the moisture from (something), total myth.
typically in order to preserve it.
Synonyms: dried, dried up, dry, dehydrated, powdered
Usage: We can use the desiccated coconut for cooking.
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91). Garrulity (Noun) Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out
Meaning: excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial every feature.
matters.
Synonyms: talkativeness, garrulousness, loquacity, 99). Lassitude (Noun)
loquaciousness, volubility, verbosity, Meaning: a state of physical or mental weariness; lack
Usage: They were irritated by his ungovernable of energy
garrulity. Synonyms: lethargy, listlessness, weariness,
languor, sluggishness, enervation
92). Arrant (Adjective) Usage: She was overcome by lassitude and retired
Meaning: complete, utter to bed.
Synonyms: downright, thoroughgoing, absolute,
complete, thorough
Usage: What he is talking is arrant nonsense! 100). Sycophant (Noun)
Meaning: a person who acts obsequiously towards
93). Consequential (Adjective) Meaning: someone important in order to gain advantage.
following as a result or effect. Synonyms: resulting, Synonyms: toady, creep, crawler, fawner,
resultant, ensuing, consequent; following flatterer, flunkey, truckler
Usage: He was surrounded by flatterers
Usage: A loss of confidence and a consequential and sycophants.
withdrawal of funds.
101). Infant (Noun)
94). Attenuate (Verb) Meaning: a very young child or baby.
Meaning: reduce the force, effect, or value of. Synonyms: Baby, newborn, young child, little child
Synonyms: weakened, reduced, lessened, decreased, Usage: Their first year at infant school.
diminished, impaired
Usage: Her intolerance was attenuated by an 102). Mortality (Noun)
unexpected liberalism. Meaning: the state of being subject to death.
Synonyms: Impermanence, temporality, transience,
95). Precarious (Adjective) perishability
Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain Usage: the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of
Synonyms: uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, mortality.
unpredictable
Usage: He made a precarious living as a painter. 103). Hapless (Adjective)
Meaning: unfortunate
96). Enervate (Verb) Synonyms: unlucky, luckless, out of luck,
Meaning: make (someone) feel drained of energy or cursed, doomed
vitality. Usage: The hapless victims of the disaster.
Synonyms: exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out,
devitalize 104). Persuade (Verb)
Usage: The scorching sun enervated her. Meaning: induce (someone) to do something
through reasoning or argument.
97). Equivocate (Verb) Synonyms: talk someone into, coax, convince, make,
Meaning: use ambiguous language so as to conceal the get, induce, coerce, prompt
truth or avoid committing oneself. Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do
Synonyms: prevaricate, be evasive, be non-committal, the right thing.
be vague, be ambiguous
Usage: The government have equivocated too often in 105). Deserters (Noun)
the past. Meaning: a member of the armed forces who deserts.
Synonyms: Runaway, renegade, fugitive, escapee
98). Assiduous (Adjective) Usage: deserters from the army.
Meaning: showing great care and perseverance.
Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, 106). Tenure (Noun)
sedulous, attentive Meaning: the holding of an office.
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Synonyms: incumbency, term of office, term, period of Meaning: not showing due respect for another person;
office, time impertinent.
Usage: his tenure of the premiership would be Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious,
threatened. brazen
Usage: He could have strangled this impudent upstart.
107). Bureaucracy (Noun)
Meaning: excessively complicated administrative 114). Inept (Adjective)
procedure. Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy.
Synonyms: red tape, rules and regulations, protocol , Synonyms: incompetent, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert,
officialdom amateurish
Usage: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local Usage: My attempts at baking were inept but I fumbled
government. on.
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Usage: The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper Definition: a person who rises in opposition or armed
imports. resistance against an established government or
leader. Meaning: revolutionary, insurgent, mutineer
121). Persuade (verb) agitator Usage: The rebels took control of the capital.
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
reasoning or argument. 129). Substantial (adjective)
Meaning: prevail on, talk someone into, coax, Definition: of considerable importance, size, or
convince, make, get, press someone into worth. Meaning: considerable, real, material,
Usage: He tried to persuade her to come with him. weighty, soild, sizeable
Usage: Substantial progress had been made.
122). Traverse (Verb)
Definition: travel across or through 130). Utterly (adverb)
Meaning: travel over/across, cross, journey Definition: completely and without
over/across, make one's way across qualification; absolutely.
Usage: He traversed the deserts of Persia and Meaning: completely, totally, absolutely, entirely, fully
Baluchistan. Usage: He looked utterly ridiculous.
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137). Gregarious Usage: Ersatz emotion
Meaning: (of a person) fond of company; sociable.
Synonyms: sociable, social, company-loving, 144). Espionage
companionable, convivial Meaning: the practice of spying or of using spies,
Usage: He was a popular and gregarious man. typically by governments to obtain political and
military information.
138). Enigma Synonyms: spying, undercover work, cloak-and-
Meaning: a person or thing that is mysterious or dagger activities, surveillance, reconnaissance
difficult to understand. Usage: The camouflage and secrecy of espionage
Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum,
paradox, problem, 145). Restive
Usage: How it works is a complete enigma to me. Meaning: (of a person) unable to remain still, silent,
or submissive, especially because of boredom or
139). Assuage dissatisfaction.
Meaning: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense. Synonyms: restless, fidgety, edgy, on edge,
Synonyms: Relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate, tense, uneasy
dampen Usage: The crowd had been waiting for hours
Usage: The letter assuaged the fears of most members. and many were becoming restive.
151). Inevitable
Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable.
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Meaning: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen, Definition: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction;
sure to happen, unpreventable, Usage: His resignation uninspired or uninspiring
was inevitable. Meaning: uninspired, uninspiring, unimaginative, dull,
humdrum, colourless,
152). Unassailable Usage: No excuses were made for the team's
Definition: unable to be attacked, questioned, or lacklustre performance.
defeated.
Meaning: impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable, 160). Menace
inviolable Definition: a person or thing that is likely to
Usage: The world's most unassailable fortress. cause harm; a threat or danger.
Meaning: danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat; jeopardy
153). Queer Usage: A new initiative aimed at beating the menace
Definition: strange; odd. of drugs.
Meaning: odd, strange, unusual, funny, peculiar,
curious, bizarre 161). Dampen
Usage: It seemed queer to see the windows all dark. Meaning: Humidify, moisten, wet
Definition: Make slightly wet.
154). Preponderance Usage: The fine rain dampened her face.
Definition: the quality or fact of being greater in
number, quantity, or importance. 162). Vest
Meaning: prevalence, predominance, dominance Meaning: invest in, grant to, give to
Usage: The preponderance of women among older Definition: confer or bestow (power,
people. authority, property, etc.) on someone.
Usage: Executive power is vested in the President
155). Redundant
Definition: not or no longer needed or useful; 163). Illicit
superfluous. Meaning: illegal, unlawful, banned
Meaning: unnecessary, not required, inessential, Definition: forbidden by law, rules, or custom. Usage:
unessential Police were searching for the illicit drugs in the room.
Usage: An appropriate use for a redundant church.
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Usage: They were granted full amnesty for their Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at
transgressions . variance with those commonly or officially held.
Usage: there was no dissent from this view
168). Sovereignty
Meaning: Power, dominion, supermacy 176). Relevance
Definition: Supreme power or authority. Meaning: applicability, application, appositeness,
Usage: Full West German sovereignty was achieved in bearing, concernment, germaneness, materiality,
1955. pertinence, pertinency, relevancy
Definition: the quality or state of being closely
169). Blatant connected or appropriate.
Meaning: flagrant, glaring, obvious Usage: This film has contemporary relevance
Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and
unashamedly. 177). Critique
Usage: She forced herself to resist his blatant charm Meaning: Analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal,
review
170). Periphery Definition: a detailed analysis and assessment of
Meaning: edge, margin, boundary something, especially a literary, philosophical,
Definition: the outer limits or edge of an area or object. or political theory
Usage: New buildings on the periphery of the hospital Usage: A critique of Marxist historicism
site.
178). Gestures
171). Derelict Meaning: Signal, signaling, sign, signing,
Meaning: Unsafe, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, motion, wave, ondication
insecure Definition: a movement of part of the body, especially
Definition: in a very poor condition as a result of a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
disuse and neglect Usage: he threw out both hands in a gesture of
Usage: A derelict Georgian mansion surrender
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Meaning: vestibule, foyer, hall, entry, lobby, portal several companies, squadrons, or batteries and
Definition: a covered shelter projecting in front of the often into two battalions
entrance of a building Usage: the Royal Highland Regiment
Usage: the north porch of Hereford Cathedral
192). Infiltrate
184). Fiesta Meaning: penetrate, invade, intrude on, permeate, enter
Meaning: Festival, carnival, holiday, party Definition: enter or gain access to (an organization,
Definition: an event marked by festivities or place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially
celebration in order to acquire secret information..
Usage: the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Usage: the organization has been infiltrated by
informers
185). Fusion
Meaning: Blend, combination, amalgamation, joining, 193). Interrogation
bonding Meaning: questioning, vross-questioning,
Definition: the process or result of joining two or more carechism, quizzing
things together to form a single entity. Definition: the action of interrogating or the process of
Usage: the election results produced pressure for fusion being interrogated.
of the parties Usage: would he keep his mouth shut under
interrogation ?
186). Traverse
Meaning: cross, negotiate, travel over/across 194). Adjunct
Definition: travel across or through. Meaning: Supplement, addition, complement, extra
Usage: he traversed the forest Definition: a thing added to something else as
a supplementary rather than an essential part.
187). Genesis Usage: computer technology is an adjunct to learning
Meaning: origin, source, root, beginning, start, outset
Definition: the origin or mode of formation of 195). Armada
something Meaning: fleet, flotilla, navy, squadron
Usage: this tale had its genesis in fireside stories Definition: a fleet of warships.
Usage: an armada of forty-five warships
188). Civic
Meaning: Municipal, city, town, urban, metropolitan 196). Canon
Definition: relating to a city or town, especially its Meaning: principle, rule, law, tenet, formula
administration; municipal. Definition: a general law, rule, principle, or
Usage: a meeting of civic and business leaders criterion by which something is judged.
Usage: the appointment violated the canons of fair
189). Cooper play and equal opportunity
Meaning: Make, repair, barrel
Definition: a maker or repairer of casks and barrels. 197). Vulnerable
Usage: my father coopered casks and barrels for the Meaning: at risk, in peril, in danger,
ships unsafe, unprotected
Definition: exposed to the possibility of being
190). Rover attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally
Meaning: wanderer, traveler, drifter, brid of passage Usage: we were in a vulnerable position
Definition: a person who spends their time wandering.
Usage: they became rovers who departed further and 198). Thrall
further from civilization Meaning: power, control, grip, grasp, yoke
Definition: the state of being in someone's power, or
191). Regiment of having great power over someone.
Meaning: Unit, outfit, force Usage: she was in thrall to her abusive husband
Definition: a permanent unit of an army typically
commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into 199). Trammel
Meaning: restraint, curb, check, impediment, barrier
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Definition: restrictions or impediments to freedom of Usage: she propped her chin in the palm of her right
action. hand
Usage: we will forge our own future, free from the
trammels of materialism 208). Assiduous
Meaning: diligent, careful, meticulous,
200). Revere thorough, sedulous, attentive
Meaning: respect, admire, prize, treasure, value Definition: showing great care and perseverance.
Definition: feel deep respect or admiration for Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every feature
(something) .
Usage: Cezanne's still lifes were revered by his 209). Episodic
contemporaries Meaning: intermittent, irregular, sporadic,
periodic, fitful
201). Robust Definition: occurring occasionally and at
Meaning: durable, resilient, tough, hard-wearing, long- irregular intervals.
lasting, well made, Usage: volcanic activity is highly episodic in nature
Definition: (of an object) sturdy in construction
Usage: a robust metal cabinet 210). Impervious
Meaning: impermeable, impenetrable, waterproof
202). Perhaps Definition: not allowing fluid to pass through.
Meaning: maybe, possibly, conceivably, feasibly Usage: an impervious layer of basaltic clay
Definition: used to express uncertainty or possibility.
Usage: perhaps I should have been frank with him 211). Capricious
Meaning: fickle, inconstant, changeable,
203). Towering variable, unstable, mercurial, erratic
Meaning: high, tall, lofty, sky-high, steep Definition: given to sudden and unaccountable
Definition: extremely tall, especially in comparison changes of mood or behaviour..
with the surroundings. Usage: A capricious and often brutal administration
Usage: Hari looked up at the towering buildings
212). Empirical
204). Progenitor Meaning: seen, factual, actual, real, verifable, first-
Meaning: ancestor, forefather, forebear, parant hand
Definition: a person who originates a cultural or Definition: based on, concerned with, or verifiable
intellectual movement. by observation or experience rather than theory or
Usage: his children were the progenitors of many of pure logic.
Scotland's noble families Usage: They provided considerable empirical evidence
to support their argument
205). Dynamism
Meaning: activity , progress 213). Esoteric
Definition: the quality of being characterized by Meaning: abstruse, obscure, arcane, cryptic,
vigorous activity and progress. difficult, puzzling
Usage: the dynamism and strength of the economy Definition: intended for or likely to be understood by
only a small number of people with a specialized
206). Asymmetric knowledge or interest.
Meaning: lopsided, unsymmetrical, crooked Usage: Esoteric philosophical debates
Definition: having parts which fail to correspond to
one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking 214). Inevitable
symmetry. Meaning: unavoidable, certain, sure, fated, inexorable
Usage: the church has an asymmetrical plan with an Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable.
aisle only on one side Usage: war was inevitable
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Definition: characterized by pretentious or showy Usage: The woman in charge was a martinet
display; designed to impress. who treated all those beneath her like children
Usage: A simple design that is glamorous without
being ostentatious 224). Unlawful
Meaning: illegal, illicit, illegitimate, against the law
216). Poignant Definition: not conforming to, permitted by, or
Meaning: moving, sad, touching, tearful, pitiful, tragic recognized by law or rules.
Definition: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. Usage: The use of unlawful violence
Usage: A poignant reminder of the passing of time
225). Bequest
217). Sarcastic Meaning: legacy, inheritance, endowment,
Meaning: Sardonic, ironic, satirical estate, heritage, bestowal, donation
Definition: marked by or given to using irony in order Definition: the action of bequeathing something.
to mock or convey contempt Usage: Making sarcastic Usage: A painting acquired by bequest
comments
226). Gullible
218). Vain Meaning: credulous, trustful, naïve, innocent, ignorant,
Meaning: conceited, egoistic, egocentric, self-loving simple, unguared
Definition: having or showing an excessively high Definition: easily persuaded to believe
opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth. something; credulous
Usage: Their flattery made him vain Usage: an attempt to persuade a gullible public
to spend their money
219). Trauma
Meaning: Injury, damage, hurt, wound, sore, cut, 227). Deceptive
lesion Meaning: misleading, illusory, illusive,
Definition: physical injury. ambiguous, delusive,
Usage: Rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt Definition: giving an appearance or impression
trauma different from the true one; misleading
Usage: He put the question with deceptive casualness
220). Aloof
Meaning: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote, 228). Elusive
stuffy Meaning: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track down
Definition: not friendly or forthcoming; cool Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
and distant. Usage: Success will become ever more elusive
Usage: They were courteous but faintly aloof
229). Tyranny
221). Indefatigable Meaning: despotism, absolutism,
Meaning: tireless, untiring, unwearied, unflagging autocracy, dictatorship
Definition: (of a person or their efforts) persisting Definition: cruel and oppressive government or rule.
tirelessly. Usage: Refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression
Usage: An indefatigable defender of human rights
230). Rebate
222). Dilatory Meaning: refund, repayment, partial refund
Meaning: slow, unhurried, tardy, lax, slack, idle, lazy Definition: a partial refund to someone who has paid
Definition: slow to act. too much for tax, rent, or a utility.
Usage: He had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor Usage: The scheme eases the move to the council tax
by giving rebates in the first year
223). Martinet
Meaning: disciplinarian, taskmaster, tyrant, drill 231). Adhesion
sergeant Meaning: sticking, adherence, gluing, fixing,
Definition: a person who demands complete union, festening
obedience; a strict disciplinarian. Definition: the action or process of adhering to a
surface or object.
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Usage: The adhesion of the gum strip to the paper Usage: The new law is expected to diminish the
government's chances
232). Virtuoso
Meaning: genius, expert, master, artist, doyen 240). Mirth
Definition: a person highly skilled in music or another Meaning: merriment, high spirits, cheer, gaiety,
artistic pursuit fun, jollity, joy
Usage: A celebrated clarinet virtuoso Definition: amusement, especially as expressed
in laughter.
233). Waif Usage: his six-foot frame shook with mirth
Meaning: ragamuffin, guttersnipe
Definition: a homeless, neglected, or abandoned 241). Corporeal
person, especially a child. Meaning: bodily, fleshly, carnal, human, mortal,
Usage: she is foster-mother to various waifs and strays earthly
Definition: relating to a person's body, especially
234). Ulterior as opposed to their spirit.
Meaning: Secondary, underlying, undisclosed, Usage: He was frank about his corporeal appetites
unexpressed, unapparent, hidden, covert
Definition: existing beyond what is obvious or 242). Epigram
admitted; intentionally hidden. Meaning: quip, witticism, gem, jest, pun, sally
Usage: could there be an ulterior motive behind his Definition: a pithy saying or remark expressing an
request? idea in a clever and amusing way Usage: a Wildean
epigram
235). Telltale
Meaning: revealing, revelatory, 243). Laudable
meaningful, significant, meaning Meaning: admirable, worthy, deserving,
Definition: revealing, indicating, or betraying noteworthy, reputable, sterling
something. Definition: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving
Usage: The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon praise and commendation.
Usage: laudable though the aim might be, the
236). Stupor results have been criticized
Meaning: daze, state of senselessness
Definition: a state of near-unconsciousness or 244). Reluctant
insensibility Meaning: unwilling, disinclined,
Usage: A drunken stupor unenthusiastic, grudging, resisting
Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
237). Rescind Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer
Meaning: revoke, repeal, cancel, overtrun,
annul, withdraw 245). Plebiscite
Definition: revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or Meaning: Vote, ballot, referendum,
agreement). Definition: the direct vote of all the members of an
Usage: the government eventually rescinded the electorate on an important public question such as
directive a change in the constitution.
Usage: the administration will hold a plebiscite for the
238). Acrimony approval of constitutional reforms
Meaning: rancor, ill feeling, bad blood, animosity,
bitterness 246). Amateur
Definition: bitterness or ill feeling. Meaning: non-professional, layman, layperson
Usage: the AGM dissolved into acrimony Definition: a person who engages in a pursuit,
especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.
239). Diminish Usage: it takes five years for a top amateur to become
Meaning: decrease, decline, reduce, lessen a real Tour de France rider
Definition: make or become less.
247). Exorcise
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Meaning: drive out, cast out, expel
Definition: rid (a person or place) of a supposed evil 255). Covet
spirit. Meaning: desire, crave, have one’s heart set on
Usage: infants were exorcised prior to baptism Definition: yearn to possess (something,
especially something belonging to another).
248). Antagonist Usage: I covet one of their smart bags
Meaning: adversary, opponent, enemy, foe, rival,
competitor 256). Inadvertently
Definition: a person who actively opposes or is hostile Meaning: Accidentally, by accident, unwittingly
to someone or something; an adversary. Definition: without intention; accidentally.
Usage: the woman was forcing her antagonist's face Usage: His name had been inadvertently omitted
into the mud from the list
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Usage: there was abundant evidence to support the 271). Abhorrent
theory Meaning: detestable, hateful, loathsome, execrable
Definition: inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.
263). Acquittal Usage: Racism was abhorrent to us all
Meaning: Absolution, clearing, exoneration,
exculpation, 272). Renounce
Definition: a judgement or verdict that a person is not Meaning: reject, repudiate, abandon, resign
guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. Definition: formally declare one's abandonment of
Usage: the trial resulted in an acquittal (a claim, right, or possession)
Usage: Isabella offered to renounce her son's claim to
264). Rudimentary the French Crown
Meaning: Basic, elementary, introductory, early,
primary, initial, first 273). Bizarre
Definition: involving or limited to basic principles. Meaning: Strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious,
Usage: He received a rudimentary education offbeat, outlandish, queer Definition: very
strange or unusual.
265). Scruple Usage: a bizarre situation
Meaning: hesitation, compunction,
reservation,thoughtd 274). Scurrilous
Definition: a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard Meaning: abusive, vituperative, derogatory,
to the morality or propriety of a course of action. pejorative, libelous
Usage: I had no scruples about eavesdropping Definition: making or spreading scandalous claims
about someone with the intention of damaging
266). Specious their reputation.
Meaning: misleading, deceptive, false, unsound Usage: A scurrilous attack on his integrity
Definition: superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
Usage: A specious argument 275). Calumny
Meaning: slander, libel, character assassination,
267). Tenacious calumniation
Meaning: firm, tight, fast, clinging, good Definition: Definition: the making of false and defamatory
tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or statements about someone in order to damage
adhering closely. their reputation; slander.
Usage: A tenacious grip Usage: A bitter struggle marked by calumny and
litigation
268). Unutterable
Meaning: indescribable, beyond words, unthinkable, 276). Abundant
inconceivable Meaning: plentiful, copious, ample, profuse,
Definition: too great or awful to describe. rich, liberal, opulent
Usage: Moments of unutterable grief Definition: existing or available in large quantities;
plentiful.
269). Dissentient Usage: There was abundant evidence to support the
Meaning: dissenting, differing, discordant, negative theory
Definition: in opposition to a majority or
official opinion. 277). Applaud
Usage: dissentient voices were castigated as ‘hopeless Meaning: clap, cheer, whistle, praise, commend, salute
bureaucrats Definition: show approval or praise by clapping.
Usage: The crowd whistled and applauded
270). Cynicism
Meaning: scepticism, doubt, mistrust, distrust 278). Exonerate
Definition: an inclination to believe that people are Meaning: absolve, clear, acquit, discharge , release,
motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism relive, free
Usage: public cynicism about politics Definition: (of an official body) absolve
(someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
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Usage: an inquiry exonerated those involved
287). Sensual
279). Meritorious Meaning: physical, carnal, bodily, animal
Meaning: praiseworthy, admirable, estimable, Definition: of or arousing gratification of the
creditable, excellent senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure.
Definition: deserving reward or praise. Usage: The production of the ballet is sensual
Usage: A medal for meritorious conduct and passionate
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295). Penury Definition: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually
Meaning: extreme/dire poverty, pennilessness, the same as
impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence Usage: The resignations were tantamount to
Definition: the state of being very poor; extreme an admission of guilt
poverty.
Usage: He couldn't face another year of penury 304). Proximity
Meaning: Closeness, nearness, presence, propinquity
296). Tenuous Definition: a nearness in space, time, or relationship
Meaning: Slight, flimsy, weak, fragile, shaky Usage: Do not operate microphones in close
Definition: very weak or slight proximity to television sets
Usage: The tenuous link between interest rates and
investment 305). Fulsome
Meaning: ample, profuse, generous, liberal, lavish
297). Turbid Definition: complimentary or flattering to an
Meaning: murky, muddy, thick, excessive degree
Definition: (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with Usage: The press are embarrassingly fulsome in their
suspended matter. appreciation
Usage: The turbid estuary
306). Extol
298). Verbose Meaning: praise enthusiastically, go into raptures
Meaning: wordy, garrulous, talkative, voluble, effusive about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise
Definition: (using or expressed in more words than are to the skies, heap praise on,
needed. Definition: praise enthusiastically
Usage: Much academic language is obscure and Usage: He extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples
verbose
307). Insipid
299). Venerate Meaning: tasteless, unflavoured, bland, weak, thin
Meaning: revere, respect, worship, hallow, deify Definition: lacking flavour; weak or tasteless
Definition: regard with great respect; revere Usage: Mugs of insipid coffee
Usage: Philip of Beverley was venerated as a saint
308). Incisive
300). Viscous Meaning: Penetrating, acute, sharp, keen,
Meaning: Sticky, gummy, tacky, syrupy canny, clever, smart, quick
Definition: having a thick, sticky consistency between Definition: (of a person or mental process)
solid and liquid; having a high viscosity intelligently analytical and clear-thinking. Usage: She
Usage: Viscous lava was an incisive critic
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Meaning: Honour, recognition, privilege, award, gift, Meaning: untalkative, reticent, quiet, mute, dumb,
title inarticulate
Definition: an award or privilege granted as a Definition: (of a person) reserved or
special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit. uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Usage: The hotel has won numerous accolades Usage: After such gatherings she would be taciturn
and morose
312). Acrid
Meaning: pungent, bitter, sharp, sour, tart, harsh, acid, 320). Witticism
acidic Meaning: Joke, quip, witty remark, flash of wit, jest,
Definition: unpleasantly bitter or pungent. pun, pleasantry
Usage: Acrid smoke Definition: a witty remark.
Usage: Maurice roared with laughter at his
313). Adjunct own witticisms
Meaning: Supplement, addition, accompaniment,
complement, additive, accessory 321). Abdicate
Definition: a thing added to something else as a Meaning: resign, retire, quit, stand down
supplementary rather than an essential part. Definition: (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.
Usage: Computer technology is an adjunct to learning Usage: in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German
emperor
314). Bolster
Meaning: pillow, cushion, support, pad, rest 322). Atrophy
Definition: a long, thick pillow that is placed under Meaning: waste, become emaciate, wither, shrivel, wilt
other pillows for support Definition: (of body tissue or an organ) waste away,
Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or
confidence become vestigial during evolution Usage: The calf
muscles will atrophy
315). Orator
Meaning: Speaker, lecturer, declaimer Definition: 323). Axiom
a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or Meaning: Accepted truth, general truth,
skilled. dictum, truism, principle
Usage: A theatrically effective orator Definition: a statement or proposition which is
regarded as being established, accepted, or
316). Pacifist self-evidently true.
Meaning: Objector, pacifier, concientious Usage: The axiom that sport builds character
Definition: a person who believes that war and
violence are unjustifiable 324). Burnish
Usage: she was a committed pacifist all her life Meaning: Shine, brighten, smooth,glaze
Definition: polish (something, especially metal)
317). Savour by rubbing..
Meaning: Suggest, smack of, have a suggestion of Usage: Highly burnished armour
Definition: have a suggestion or trace of (a quality or
attribute, typically one considered bad). 325). Cataclysm
Usage: Their genuflections savoured of superstition Meaning: disaster, calamity, tragedy, art of God, crisis
and popery Definition: a sudden violent political or
social upheaval.
318). Surfeit Usage: The cataclysm of the First World War
Meaning: Excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply,
avalanche, deluge 326). Converge
Definition: an excessive amount of something. Meaning: Meet, intersect, cross, connect, link
Usage: A surfeit of food and drink up, coincide
Definition: (of lines) tend to meet at a point..
319). Taciturn Usage: a pair of lines of longitude are parallel at
the equator but converge toward the poles
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327). Delineate 335). Loquacious
Meaning: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, Meaning: Talkative, voluble, wordy, rambling
depict, portray, represent Definition: tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
Definition: describe or portray (something) precisely.. Usage: Never loquacious, Sarah was now totally
Usage: The law should delineate and prohibit lost for words
behaviour which is socially abhorrent
336). Mortify
328). Devious Meaning: embarrass, shame, abash, appal, crush
Meaning: underhand, deceitful, dishonest, dubious, Definition: cause (someone) to feel very
dirty embarrassed or ashamed.
Definition: Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics Usage: She was mortified to see her wrinkles in
to achieve goals. the mirror
Usage: he's as devious as a politician needs to be
337). Perdition
329). Enervate Meaning: damnation, eternal punishment
Meaning: exhaust, tire, weary, devitalize, drain, sap, Definition: (in Christian theology) a state of
weaken, enfeeble eternal punishment and damnation into which a
Definition: make (someone) feel drained of energy or sinful and unrepentant person passes after death.
vitality. Usage: She used her last banknote to buy herself a
Usage: Enervating heat square meal before perdition
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Definition: a person who makes slow progress and
falls behind others 351). Perturb
Usage: Staff were under enormous pressure and there Meaning: worry, upset, disturb, trouble
was no time for laggards Definition: make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
Usage: They were perturbed by her
343). Aghast capricious behaviour
Meaning: horrified, appalled, in shock, wide-eyed,
shell-shocked, dismayed 352). Imbibe
Definition: filled with horror or shock. Meaning: drink, consume, sup, sip, quaff, swallow,
Usage: She winced, aghast at his cruelty down, guzzle, swill, lap
Definition: drink (alcohol).
344). Pristine Usage: They were imbibing far too many pitchers of
Meaning: immaculate, fresh, new, clean, virgin, pure beer
Definition: in its original condition; unspoilt.
Usage: Pristine copies of an early magazine 353). Perjury
Meaning: lying under oath, violation of an oath,
345). Altercation giving false evidence/testimony, bearing false
Meaning: Argument, quarrel, fight, dissension, quarrel witness/testimony
Definition: a noisy argument or disagreement, Definition: the offence of wilfully telling an untruth
especially in public. or making a misrepresentation under oath.
Usage: I had an altercation with the ticket collector Usage: He claimed two witnesses at his trial had
committed perjury
346). Opulent
Meaning: Luxurious, sumptuous, palatial, grand, 354). Vanquish
magnificent, rich, lush Meaning: conquer, trounce, annihiliate, worst,
Definition: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.. overcome, overwhelm,
Usage: The opulent comfort of a limousine Definition: defeat thoroughly.
Usage: he successfully vanquished his rival
347). Eulogize
Meaning: praise enthusiastically, go into raptures 355). Sombre
about/over, wax lyrical about, acclaim, extol Meaning: dark, dark-coloured, dull, drab, dingy, shady
Definition: praise highly in speech or writing. Definition: dark or dull in colour or tone.
Usage: He was eulogized as a rock star Usage: The night skies were sombre and starless
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359). Modicum Meaning: intense, ardent, fervent, zealous, fiery,
Meaning: little bit, small amount, praticle, degree, heated, eager, animated, spirited
speck, fragment, scrap, crumb Definition: having, showing, or caused by
Definition: a small quantity of a particular thing, strong feelings or beliefs.
especially something desirable or valuable. Usage: Usage: Passionate pleas for help
His statement had a modicum of truth.
367). Infuriate
360). Sonorous Meaning: enrage, incense, anger, inflame, send into
Meaning: resonant, rich, full, booming, vibrant, deep, a rage
clear Definition: make (someone) extremely angry
Definition: (of a person's voice or other sound) and impatient.
imposingly deep and full. Usage: I was infuriated by your article
Usage: He read aloud with a sonorous and musical
voice 368). Brood
Meaning: offspring, young, progeny, spawn
361). Monotonous Definition: a family of birds or other young animals
Meaning: tedious, dull, unexciting, tiresome, unvaried, produced at one hatching or birth Usage: A brood
prosaic, dreary, colourless of chicks
Definition: dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in
variety and interest.. 369). Panacea
Usage: The statistics that he quotes with monotonous Meaning: universal cure, cure-all, wonder drug, magic
regularity formula, magic bullet
Definition: a solution or remedy for all difficulties
362). Annihilate or diseases.
Meaning: destroy, obliterate, liquidate, Usage: The panacea for all corporate ills.
eradicate, extinguish, exttinguish
Definition: destroy utterly; obliterate.. 370). Reproachful
Usage: A simple bomb of this type could annihilate Meaning: disapproving, reproving, critical,
them all censorious, admonitory
Definition: expressing disapproval or disappointment.
363). Expurgate Usage: She gave him a reproachful look
Meaning: censor, bowdlerize, blue-pencil, redact, cut,
edit 371). Jubilant
Definition: remove matter thought to be objectionable Meaning: Overjoyed, exultant, joyful, rejoicing,
or unsuitable from (a text or account). Usage: An gleeful, euphoric, ecstatic, transported
expurgated English translation Definition: feeling or expressing great happiness and
triumph.
364). Insanity Usage: a large number of jubilant fans ran on to
Meaning: mental illness, lunacy, instability, madness, the pitch
loss of reason
Definition: the state of being seriously mentally ill; 372). Comprehend
madness.. Meaning: understand, grasp, take in, see,
Usage: He suffered from bouts of insanity apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom, make out
Definition: grasp mentally; understand.
365). Indignation Usage: he couldn't comprehend her reasons for
Meaning: resentment, affront, anger, distress, marrying Lovat
unhappiness, hurt, pain, upset, pique, spleen
Definition: anger or annoyance provoked by what is 373). Moratorium
perceived as unfair treatment. Meaning: embargo, ban, prohibition, suspension, stay,
Usage: The letter filled Lucy with indignation stoppage, halt
Definition: a temporary prohibition of an activity
366). Passionate Usage: a moratorium on the use of drift nets
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374). Feud Definition: induce (someone) to do something
Meaning: quarrel, fight, argue, bicker, through reasoning or argument.
squabble, dispute, clash Usage: It wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do
Definition: be engaged in a prolonged and bitter the right thing
quarrel or dispute.
Usage: Hoover feuded with the CIA for decades 382). Fluff
Meaning: Fuzz, lint, dust
375). Deafen Definition: soft fibres from fabrics such as wool
Meaning: Make deaf, make temporarily deaf, or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps.
Definition: cause (someone) to lose the power of Usage: he brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff
hearing permanently or temporarily. Usage: We
were deafened by the explosion 383). Hail
Meaning: Sleet, precipitation, beat, rain, fall, drop
376). Fortune Definition: pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers
Meaning: chance, accident, coincidence, destiny, from cumulonimbus clouds
foruity Usage: rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof
Definition: chance or luck as an arbitrary force
affecting human affairs. 384). Allude
Usage: some malicious act of fortune keeps them Meaning: refer to, suggest, hint at, imply, mention,
separate touch on, cite
Definition: suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint
377). Envy at.
Meaning: Jealousy, desire, enciousness Usage: She had a way of alluding to Jean but
Definition: a feeling of discontented or resentful never saying her name
longing aroused by someone else's possessions,
qualities, or luck. 385). Defy
Usage: She felt a twinge of envy for the people on Meaning: disobey, refuse to obey, flout, disregard,
board ignore
Definition: openly resist or refuse to obey.
378). Flaunt Usage: a woman who defies convention
Meaning: parade, exhibit, show off, draw attention to
Definition: display (something) ostentatiously, 386). Elude
especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to Meaning: evade, avoid, get away from, dodge,
show defiance flee, escape(from)
Usage: newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their Definition: escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy,
prosperity or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.
Usage: he tried to elude the security men by sneaking
379). Jibe through a back door
Meaning: taunt, sneer, jeer, insult, barb
Definition: an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt. 387). Ambivalent
Usage: a jibe at his old rivals. Meaning: Equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful,
indecisive, irresolute, unresolved, mixed
380). Grisly Definition: having mixed feelings or contradictory
Meaning: gruesome, horrid, fearful, hideous, ideas about something or someone.
macabre, dire, awful Usage: some loved her, some hated her, few were
Definition: causing horror or disgust. ambivalent about her
Usage: The town was shaken by a series of grisly
crimes 388). Anecdote
Meaning: Story, tale, narrative, sketch
381). Persuade Definition: a short amusing or interesting story about a
Meaning: Coax, sway, prompt, inveigle, entice, tempt, real incident or person
make, get Usage: He told anecdotes about his job
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389). Demur Usage: She was encumbered by her heavy skirts
Meaning: object, protest, take issue, take
exception,cavil 397). Calamitous
Definition: raise objections or show reluctance. Meaning: disastrous, woeful, dire, tragic, fatal, direful
Usage: normally she would have accepted the Definition: involving calamity; catastrophic or
challenge, but she demurred. disastrous
Usage: Such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and
390). Discreet floods
Meaning: careful, circumspect, cautious, wary, chary,
guarded, close-mouthed 398). Slothful
Definition: careful and prudent in one's speech or Meaning: Lazy, idle, indolent, work-shy, inactive,
actions, especially in order to keep something inert, sluggish, dull, heavy
confidential or to avoid embarrassment. Usage: Definition: lazy.
We made some discreet inquiries Usage: Fatigue made him slothful
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Definition: (of an object) easily broken or damaged. Usage: He was familiar with the nuances of the local
Usage: Fragile items such as glass and china dialect
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Definition: lasting or existing for a long or apparently Usage: He acknowledged their presence with a
infinite time; enduring or continually recurring. condescending sneer.
Usage: His perennial distrust of the media
430). Pariah
422). Abnegation Meaning: outcast, leper, reject,
Meaning: rejection, refusal, abandonment, abdication, untouchable, undesirable
surrender, disavowal Definition: an outcast.
Definition: the action of renouncing or rejecting Usage: They were treated as social pariahs.
something..
Usage: Abnegation of political power 431). Desist
Meaning: abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep
423). Mortal Definition: stop doing something; cease or abstain.
Meaning: deadly, physical, bodily, fleshly, corporal, Usage: Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage
earthly, fatal, killing
Definition: (of a living human being, often in contrast 432). Inscribe
to a divine being) subject to death. Usage: All men Meaning: crave, write, etch, cut, score, incise
are mortal. Definition: write or carve (words or symbols) on
something, especially as a formal or permanent
424). Somnolent record. Usage: His name was inscribed on the new
Meaning: sleepy, drowsy, tired, heavy –eyed, groggy silver trophy
Definition: sleepy; drowsy
Usage: a somnolent summer day 433). Succumb
Meaning: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender,
425). Amicable capitulate, cave in
Meaning: friendly, cordial, civil, easy, easy-going Definition: fail to resist pressure, temptation, or
Definition: characterized by friendliness and absence some other negative force.
of discord. Usage: We cannot merely give up and succumb to
Usage: An amicable settlement of the dispute despair.
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Definition: an official order that has the force of law.
438). Convalesce Usage: The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly
Meaning: recuperate, get better, recover, get well
Definition: recover one's health and strength over a 446). Introspection
period of time after an illness or medical treatment. Meaning: brooding, heart-searching, self-absorption
Usage: He spent eight months convalescing after the Definition: the examination or observation of one's
stroke own mental and emotional processes.
Usage: Quiet introspection can be extremely valuable
439). Besmirch
Meaning: sully, tarnish, blacken, stain, taint, smear, 447). Peculiar
spoil, ruin Meaning: strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, weird
Definition: damage (someone's reputation). Definition: different to what is normal or
Usage: He had besmirched the good name of his expected; strange.
family. Usage: He gave her some very peculiar looks
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454). Glut 462). Hostility
Meaning: appoint, induct, install, invest, anoint, Meaning: antagonism, bitterness, malevolence,
consecrate malice, rancor, venom, anger, hatred
Definition: An excessively abundant supply of Definition: hostile behaviour; unfriendliness
something or opposition.
Usage: there is a glut of cars on the market Usage: Their hostility to all outsiders
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Definition: the action of deceiving someone. Definition: weaken or damage (something, especially
Usage: Obtaining property by deception. a faculty or function)
Usage: a noisy job could permanently impair
470). Astounding their hearing
Meaning: amazing, astonishing, shocking, surprising,
stunning 478). Astounding
Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable Meaning: amazing, astonishing, shocking, surprising,
Usage: The summit offers astounding views. striking
Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable.
471). Trepidation Usage: The summit offers astounding views
Meaning: fear, apprehension, dread, agitation, dismay
, alarm 479). Contemplate
Definition: a feeling of fear or anxiety about something Meaning: look at, view, regard, examine, inspect,
that may happen. observe, survey, study
Usage: The men set off in fear and trepidation Definition: look thoughtfully for a long time at.
Usage: He contemplated his image in the mirrors.
472). Certainty
Meaning: Confidence, certitude, fact, truth, validity 480). Stupefy
Definition: firm conviction that something is the case. Meaning: stun, daze, knock out, benumb, numb
Usage: She knew with absolute certainty that they Definition: make (someone) unable to think or feel
were dead properly
Usage: The offence of administering drugs to a woman
473). Scandalising with intent to stupefy her.
Meaning: shock, appal, outrage, revolt, repel, sicken
Definition: shock or horrify (someone) by a real or 481). Erratic
imagined violation of propriety or morality. Meaning: unpredictable, variable,
Usage: Their lack of manners scandalized their hosts. inconstant, uncertain, unstable,
Definition: not even or regular in pattern or movement;
474). Stringent unpredictable.
Meaning: Strict, firm, rigid, severe, harsh, Usage: Her breathing was erratic
tight, exacting, demanding, stiff
Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or 482). Prominent
conditions) strict, precise, and exacting Meaning: important, well known, leading, eminent,
Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution pre-eminent, noted, public, foremost, famed, big, top,
great, chief, main
475). Strained Definition: important; famous.
Meaning: austere, abstinent, Spartan, monastic, simple Usage: She was a prominent member of the city
Definition: characterized by severe self-discipline and council
abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for
religious reasons 483). Instincts
Usage: an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual Meaning: inclination, drive, compulsion, need
labour Definition: a natural or intuitive way of acting
or thinking.
476). Entrench Usage: They retain their old authoritarian instincts.
Meaning: establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root,
install, plant 484). Prerequisites
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so Meaning: precondition, condition,
firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely essential, requirement, imperative, basic
Usage: Ageism is entrenched in our society Definition: a thing that is required as a prior
condition for something else to happen or exist
477). Impair Usage: sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our
Meaning: damage, harm, diminish, reduce, weaken, courses
lessen, blunt, impede, disable
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485). Strained Meaning: Underneath, below, further down,
Meaning: drawn, careworn, worn, pinched, tried, lower down
weary Definition: having, revealing, or involving a great deal
Definition: truthful and straightforward; frank of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and
Usage: Jean's pale, strained face culture.
Usage: a chic, sophisticated woman.
486). Spout
Meaning: nozzle, lip, rose 494). Arbitrations
Definition: a tube or lip projecting from a container, Meaning: adjudication, meditation, negotiation,
through which liquid can be poured. Usage: A intervention, interposition
teapot with a chipped spout Definition: The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute
Usage: Tayside Regional Council called for
487). Disown arbitration to settle the dispute
Meaning: reject, cast off, cast aside, abandon,
repudiate, renounce, deny 495). Candid
Definition: refuse to acknowledge or maintain any Meaning: frank, outspoken, forthright, open,
connection with. honest, truthful, direct, bluff
Usage: Lovell's rich family had disowned him because Definition: truthful and straightforward; frank
of his marriage Usage: His responses were remarkably candid
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Usage: He has been plagued by ill health. Meaning: Out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-
fashioned
501). Proclaim Definition: no longer produced or used; out of date
Meaning: Indicate, show, signify, reveal, Usage: The disposal of old and obsolete machinery
manifest, betray, demonstrate
Definition: his high, intelligent forehead proclaimed a 509). Integrate
strength of mind that was almost tangible. Usage: Meaning: combine, amalgamate, mix, intermix,
indicate clearly join, fuse, blend
Definition: combine (one thing) with another to form a
502). Debtor whole
Meaning: borrower, mortgagor, Usage: Transport planning should be integrated with
Definition: a person, country, or organization that owes energy policy.
money.
Usage: Generally, debtors must negotiate with each 510). Alleviate
creditor separately Meaning: Reduce, ease, relive, dull, lessen,
quiet, blunt, moderate
503). Hypocrisy Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem)
Meaning: cant, humbug, pretence, posturing, empty less severe.
talk, pietism Usage: He couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it.
Definition: the practice of claiming to have higher
standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. 511). Affirm
Usage: his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life. Meaning: Declare, state, aver, proclaim, pronounce,
attest, swear, avow, vow, guarantee, promise, certify
504). Influx Definition: state emphatically or publicly.
Meaning: inundation, inrush, rush, stream, flood, Usage: He affirmed the country's commitment to peace
ingress
Definition: an arrival or entry of large numbers of 512). Travesty
people or things Meaning: misrepresentation, distortion,
Usage: A massive influx of tourists corruption, poor imitation, parody
Definition: a false, absurd, or distorted
505). Imperative representation of something.
Meaning: vital, crucial, critical, essential, exigent, Usage: The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of
pressing, urgent justice
Definition: of vital importance; crucial
Usage: immediate action was imperative. 513). Reparation
Meaning: amends, restitution, redress,
506). Compensate compensation, repayment, atonement.
Meaning: Recompense, repay, pay back, recoup, Definition: the action of making amends for a wrong
requite one has done, by providing payment or other
Definition: give (someone) something, typically assistance to those who have been wronged.
money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury Usage: The courts required a convicted offender
incurred; recompense. to make financial reparation to his victim.
Usage: Payments were made to farmers to compensate
them for cuts in subsidies 514). Dissent
Meaning: disagreement, argument, dispute, demur
507). Diligence Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at
Meaning: assiduity, rigour, heedfulness, carefulness, variance with those commonly or officially held.
studiousness Usage: There was no dissent from this view
Definition: careful and persistent work or effort.
Usage: Few party members challenge his diligence as 515). Oppress
an MP Meaning: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, suppress,
repress, subject
508). Obsolete
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Definition: keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, Definition: produce a pleasing visual combination.
especially by the unjust exercise of authority Usage: A Usage: Steeply pitched roofs which harmonize with the
system which oppressed working people. form of the main roof.
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Meaning: legal, lawful, licit, authorized, valid, upright, 539). Stern
allowable Meaning: serious, unsmiling, stony, flinty,
Definition: conforming to the law or to rules. steely, disapproving, sober
Usage: His claims to legitimate authority Definition: (of a person or their manner) serious and
unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and
532). Fiction exercise of discipline.
Meaning: Novels, stories, narration, story telling Usage: A smile transformed his stern face.
Definition: literature in the form of prose, especially
novels, that describes imaginary events and people. 540). Guts
Usage: they were supposed to be keeping up the Meaning: instinctive, intuitive, impulsive, natural,
fiction that they were happily married basic, emotinal
Definition: used in reference to a feeling or reaction
533). Abide based on an instinctive emotional response rather
Meaning: obey, observe, follow, keep to, conform to, than considered thought
accept, accede to Usage: I had a gut feeling that something was wrong.
Definition: accept or act in accordance with (a rule,
decision, or recommendation). 541). Blatant
Usage: I said I would abide by their decision. Meaning: Flagrant, glaring, obvious,
undisguised, overt, open, manifest
534). Espionage Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and
Meaning: Spying, undercover work, intelligence, unashamedly.
cyber-espionage, counter-espionage Usage: Blatant lies.
Definition: the practice of spying or of using spies,
typically by governments to obtain political and 542). Exorbitant
military information Meaning: extortionate, excessive, sky-high,
Usage: The camouflage and secrecy of espionage inordinate, huge, enormous
Definition: (of a price or amount charged)
535). Manslaughter unreasonably high..
Meaning: Killing, murder, slaying Usage: Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone
Definition: the crime of killing a human being without calls
malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting
to murder 543). Frivolous
Usage: The defendant was convicted of manslaughter Meaning: flippant, glib, waggish, joking, jokey, non-
serious.
536). Bankrupt Definition: not having any serious purpose or value.
Meaning: insolvent, without, bare of, denuded of Usage: Frivolous ribbons and lacy frills.
Definition: (of a person or organization) declared in
law as unable to pay their debts. 544). Unprecedented
Usage: His father went bankrupt and the family had to Meaning: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched,
sell their home unrivalled, without equal
Definition: never done or known before
537). Prevalent Usage: The government took the unprecedented step of
Meaning: widespread, frequent, usual, common, releasing confidential correspondence
general, universal
Definition: widespread in a particular area or at a 545). Dread
particular time. Meaning: fear, be afraid of, worry about
Usage: The social ills prevalent in society today Definition: anticipate with great apprehension or fear
Usage: Jane was dreading the party.
538). Eradicating
Meaning: eliminate, do away with, remove, suppress 546). Disparate
Definition: destroy completely; put an end to Meaning: contrasting, different, differing, unlike,
Usage: This disease has been eradicated from the world dissimilar,
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Definition: essentially different in kind; not able to be Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility
compared. or a desirable future event.
Usage: They inhabit disparate worlds of thought Usage: The Rome Treaty envisaged free
movement across frontiers.
547). Accentuate
Meaning: point up, heighten, stress, spotlight, 555). Conventional
foreground, frature Meaning: normal, standard, regular, ordinary
Definition: make more noticeable or prominent.. Definition: based on or in accordance with what is
Usage: His jacket unfortunately accentuated his generally done or believed.
paunch Usage: A conventional morality had
dictated behaviour.
548). Exacerbate
Meaning: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame 556). Rupture
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative Meaning: break, fracture, crack
feeling) worse. Definition: (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily
Usage: Rising inflation was exacerbated by the part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst
collapse of oil prices. suddenly.
Usage: If the main artery ruptures he could die.
549). Credence
Meaning: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, 557). Bumpy
confidence, reliance, traction Meaning: uneven, rough, irregular
Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as true Definition: (of a surface) uneven, with many patches
Usage: Psychoanalysis finds little credence among raised above the rest.
laymen. Usage: The car jolted on the bumpy road.
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562). Hover Meaning: disguise, hide, conceal, mask, screen
Meaning: be suspended, be poised, hang, float Definition: hide or disguise the presence of (a
Definition: remain in one place in the air. person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage.
Usage: Army helicopters hovered overhead. Usage: The caravan was camouflaged with netting
and branches from trees.
563). Embark
Meaning: board ship, go on board, 570). Surmise
Definition: go on board a ship or aircraft. Meaning: guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, infer
Usage: He embarked for India in 1817. Definition: suppose that something is true without
having evidence to confirm it.
564). Recession Usage: He surmised that something must be wrong.
Meaning: economic decline, downturn, depression
Definition: a period of temporary economic decline 571). Troupe
during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, Meaning: group, company, band, ensemble, set, cast
generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive Definition: a group of dancers, actors, or other
quarters. entertainers who tour to different venues.
Usage: the country is in the depths of a recession. Usage: A dance troupe.
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Meaning: unashamed, shameless, brazen, confident, Definition: nothing other than; unmitigated (used for
immodest, unshrinking, fearless emphasis)
Definition: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed Usage: she giggled with sheer delight
Usage: He was unabashed by the furore his words
provoked 585). Plague
Meaning: afflict, bedevil, torment, trouble, beset,
578). Melodramatic dog, curse
Meaning: histrionic, extravagant, overdone, overripe, Definition: cause continual trouble or distress to
overemotional, sentimental Usage: He has been plagued by ill health
Definition: characteristic of melodrama, especially in
being exaggerated or overemotional. 586). Archive
Usage: He flung the door open with a melodramatic Meaning: file, log, catalogue, pigeonhole
flourish. Definition: place or store (something) in an archive.
Usage: The entire directory will be archived
579). Mimic
Meaning: imitate, copy, mock, parody, lampoon, 587). Liberate
caricature Meaning: set free, free, release, let out, let
Definition: imitate (someone or their actions or words), go, discharge, deliver
especially in order to entertain or ridicule Usage: He Definition: set (someone) free from imprisonment,
mimicked Super Star Rajini voice. slavery, or oppression.
Usage: The serfs had been liberated
580). Protagonist
Meaning: supporter, adherent, backer, proponent, 588). Retreat
advocate, promoter, exponent, prime mover Meaning: withdraw, retire, draw back, pull back,
Definition: an advocate or champion of a particular pull out, fall back, give way
cause or idea. Definition: (of an army) withdraw from enemy
Usage: He's a strenuous protagonist of the new forces as a result of their superior power or after a
agricultural policy. defeat Usage: The French retreated in disarray
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Meaning: uncommunicative, secret, silent Definition: Usage: The creditor to whom the land is pledged
(of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal
feelings and intentions or not to disclose information. 602). Tumultuous
Meaning: loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering, ear-
Usage: She was very secretive about her past. splitting, noisy, vociferous
Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise.
594). INTRUSIVE Usage: Tumultuous applause
Meaning: invasive, obtrusive, unwanted Definition:
causing disruption or annoyance through being 603). Coalition
unwelcome or uninvited. Usage: That was an Meaning: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc,
intrusive question. caucus.
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action,
595). IMPRESARIO especially of political parties forming a government.
Meaning: organizer, manager, producer Usage: A coalition between Liberals and
Definition: a person who organizes and often finances Conservatives.
concerts, plays, or operas.
Usage: A theatrical impresario. 604). Inhibit
Meaning: impede, hinder, hamper,
596). BLATANT discourage, obstruct, slow, retard
Meaning: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised Definition: hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action
Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and or process)
unashamedly. Usage: Cold inhibits plant growth
Usage: A blatant lie.
605). Squirm
597). SACROSANCT Meaning: wriggle, wiggle, writhe, twist, slide,
Meaning: sacred, respected, inviolate slither, turn, shift, fidget
Definition: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) Definition: wriggle or twist the body from side to
regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered side, especially as a result of nervousness or
with. discomfort Usage: He looked uncomfortable and
Usage: The individual's right to work has been upheld squirmed in his chair.
as sacrosanct.
606). Allegedly
598). PERCOLATE Meaning: reportedly, supposedly, reputedly,
Meaning: filter, drain, drip ostensibly, apparently, presumedly
Definition: (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through Definition: used to convey that something is claimed
a porous surface or substance. to be the case or have taken place, although there is no
Usage: The water percolating through the soil may proof
leach out minerals. Usage: He was allegedly a leading participant in
the coup attempt
599). ENVIRON
Meaning: surround, encircle, enclose, ring, envelop; 607). Creep
Definition: surround; enclose. Meaning: crawl, squirm, wriggle, writhe, worm,
Usage: The stone circle was environed by an expanse inch, edge
of peat soil Definition: move slowly and carefully in order to
avoid being heard or noticed
600). USHER Usage: He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise
Meaning: escort, accompany, help, assist
Definition: show or guide (someone) somewhere. 608). Gimmick
Usage: He ushered him to a window seat. Meaning: stunt, contrivance, scheme, trick, dodge,
ploy, stratagem
601). Pledge Definition: a trick or device intended to
Meaning: Mortgage, guarantee, pawn attract attention, publicity, or trade.
Definition: give as security on a loan.
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Usage: It is not so much a programme to improve
services as a gimmick to gain votes. 616). Maverick
Meaning: individualist, nonconformist, free
609). Provocative spirit, eccentric, outerside
Meaning: annoying, irritating, infuriating, provoking, Definition: an unorthodox or independent-minded
maddening, goading person.
Definition: causing anger or another strong reaction, Usage: He's the maverick of the senate
especially deliberately
Usage: A provocative article. 617). Verdict
Meaning: judgement, adjudication, decision, finding,
610). Orthodoxy ruling, resolution, decree, order
Meaning: doctrine, belief, creed, dogma, credo, theory, Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or
view, idea, practice criminal case or an inquest
Definition: authorized or generally accepted Usage: The jury returned a verdict of not guilty
theory, doctrine, or practice.
Usage: Monetarist orthodoxy. 618). Embroil
Meaning: Involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh,
611). Tendentious catch up, mix up, bog down, mire
Meaning: partisan, expressing, intending Definition: involve (someone) deeply in an argument,
Definition: expressing or intending to promote a conflict, or difficult situation.
particular cause or point of view, especially a Usage: The organization is currently embroiled
controversial one. in running battles with pressure groups.
Usage: A tendentious reading of history
619). Reckless
612). Credence Meaning: rash, careless, thoughtless, incautions,
Meaning: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, precipitate
confidence, reliance, traction Definition: heedless of danger or the consequences
Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as of one's actions; rash or impetuous Usage: You
true. mustn't be so reckless".
Usage: Psychoanalysis finds little credence among
laymen 620). Legislative
Meaning: law-making, judicial,
613). Reluctant juridical, administrative
Meaning: unwilling, disinclined, grudging, resistant, Definition: having the power to make laws..
opposed, antipathetic. Usage: The country's supreme legislative body.
Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined..
Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer. 621). Scepticism
Meaning: Doubt, doubtfulness, Dubiousness, lack of
614). Disingenuous conviction
Meaning: dishonest, deceitful, underhand, Definition: a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of
underhanded, duplicitous, lying, false Definition: something.
not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that Usage: These claims were treated with scepticism.
one knows less about something than one really
does. 622). Contingent
Usage: This journalist was being somewhat Meaning: Chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible,
disingenuous as well as cynical unforeseen, unpredictable Definition: subject to
chance.
615). Ascribing Usage: The contingent nature of the job.
Meaning: attribute, assign, put down, set down,
accredit, credit 623). Culmination
Definition: regard something as being due to (a cause). Meaning: Climax, pinnacle, peak, high point,
Usage: He ascribed Jane's short temper to her Height, crest, zenith
upset stomach.
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Definition: the highest or climactic point of something, Meaning: Speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step
especially as attained after a long time. up, quicken
Usage: The deal marked the culmination of years of Definition: make (an action or process) happen
negotiation. sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Usage: He promised to expedite economic reforms.
624). Surrogate
Meaning: substitute, proxy, replacement 632). Conscience
Definition: a substitute, especially a person deputizing Meaning: moral sense, sense of right, still small voice
for another in a specific role or office. Definition: a person's moral sense of right and wrong,
Usage: Wives of MPs are looked on as surrogates for viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour.
their husbands while the latter are at Westminster. Usage: He had a guilty conscience about his desires
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Meaning: Flippant, flip, glib, joking, jocular, playful, Meaning: a form of sexual desire in which
impish gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a
Definition: treating serious issues with deliberately particular object, item of clothing, part of the body,
inappropriate humour; flippant Usage: A facetious etc.. Usage: A man with a fetish for surgical masks
remark.
647). Blatant
640). Murky Synonyms: flagrant, manifest, unmistakable, open,
Meaning: dark, gloomy, grey, leaden, dull, dim, cloudy obvious
Definition: dark and gloomy, especially due to thick Meaning: (of bad behaviour) done openly and
mist. unashamedly
Usage: The sky was murky and a thin drizzle was Usage: Blatant lies
falling.
648). Sacrosanct
641). Lynch Synonyms: sacred, hallowed, inviolable,
Synonyms: hang, hang by the neck inviolate, untouchable
Meaning: (of a group of people) kill (someone) for an Meaning: (especially of a principle, place, or
alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be
hanging. interfered with
Usage: Her father had been lynched by whites. Usage: The individual's right to work has been upheld
as sacrosanct
642). Arid
Synonyms: dry, dried up, waterless, as dry as a bone, 649). Martyr
thirsty, Dull Synonyms: suffer from, be a constant sufferer
Meaning: lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning.. from, have chronic
Usage: His arid years in suburbia Meaning: a person who displays or exaggerates
their discomfort or distress in order to obtain
643). Impresario sympathy Usage: She wanted to play the martyr
Synonyms: Organizer, manager, producer,
stage manager 650). Swoop
Meaning: a person who organizes and often finances Synonyms: dive, descend, drop, plunge, pitch
concerts, plays, or operas Meaning: (especially of a bird) move rapidly
Usage: Amit Shah plays impresario to this knee-jerk downwards through the air.
nationalism. Usage: The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse
in total darkness
644). Gravitas
Synonyms: dignity, seriousness, solemnity, gravity, 651). Flare
loftiness, grandeur Meaning: Blaze, flash, flame, burn up
Meaning: dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of Definition: burn or shine with a sudden intensity.
manner.. Usage: The bonfire crackled and flared up
Usage: A post for which he has the expertise and the
gravitas 652). Trigger
Meaning: Activate, set off, set going, trip
645). Manace Definition: cause (a device) to function.
Synonyms: Danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat Usage: Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering
Meaning: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; the alarm
a threat or danger.
Usage: A new initiative aimed at beating the menace of 653). Evacuate
drugs Meaning: remove, clear, move out, shift, take
away, expel, evict.
646). Fetish Definition: remove (someone) from a place of
Synonyms: fixation, obsession, compulsion, mania danger to a safer place.
Usage: Several families were evacuated from their
homes.
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Usage: A match flared as he lit a cigarette.
654). Advocacy
Meaning: support for, argument for, arguing for, 672). Triggered
calling for, pushing for Meaning: activate, set off, set going, trip
Definition: public support for or recommendation of a Definition: cause (a device) to function.
particular cause or policy Usage: Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering
Usage: His outspoken advocacy of the agreement has the alarm.
won no friends
673). Advocacy
655). Allegation Meaning: support for, argument for, arguing
Meaning: claim, assertion, declaration, witness, for, calling for
evidence, hint, intimation Definition: public support for or recommendation of
Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done a particular cause or policy.
something illegal or wrong, typically one made without Usage: His outspoken advocacy of the agreement
proof. has won no friends.
Usage: He made allegations of corruption against the
administration 674). Allegation
Meaning: claim, assertion, declaration, statement
656). Agitation Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done
Meaning: anxiety, perturbation, distress, something illegal or wrong, typically one made
concern, alarm, worry without proof.
Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement. Usage: He made allegations of corruption against
Usage: She was wringing her hands in agitation the administration.
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Meaning: brave, courageous, fearless
Definition: possessing or showing courage or 689). Scarce
determination. Meaning: short, in short supply, scant
Usage: She made a valiant effort to hold her anger in Definition: (especially of food, money, or some other
check. resource) insufficient for the demand.
Usage: as raw materials became scarce, synthetics
681). Posterity were developed.
Meaning: future generations, succeeding generations
Definition: all future generations of people. 690). Perpetual
Usage: the names of those who died are recorded for Meaning: everlasting, never-ending, eternal,
posterity on a framed scroll. permanent
Definition: never ending or changing.
682). Relinquish Usage: the population lived in a perpetual state of fear.
Meaning: renounce, give up, part with turn over
Definition: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. 691). Shrewd
Usage: he relinquished his managerial role to become Meaning: astute, sharp, acute, intelligent
chief executive. Definition: having or showing sharp powers
of judgement; astute.
683). Persuade Usage: She was shrewd enough to guess the
Meaning: convince, talk someone into, induce motive behind his gesture.
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
reasoning or argument. 692). Subvert
Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the Meaning: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overtum
right thing. Definition: undermine the power and authority of
(an established system or institution).
684). Ancestry Usage: An attempt to subvert democratic government
Meaning: forebears, forefathers, parentage
Definition: one's family or ethnic descent. 693). Emergence
Usage: he was proud of his Irish ancestry. Meaning: disclosure, exposure, publication
Definition: the process of becoming visible after being
685). Propulsion concealed.
Meaning: thrust, motive force, impluse Usage: I misjudged the timing of my emergence.
Definition: the action of driving or pushing forwards.
Usage: they dive and use their wings for propulsion 694). Muster
under water. Meaning: assemble, bring together, mobilize
Definition: assemble (troops), especially for
686). Ephemeral inspection or in preparation for battle.
Meaning: transient, fleeting, passing Usage: They had mustered 50,000 troops.
Definition: lasting for a very short time.
Usage: fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly 695). Ordeal
drive out the old. Meaning: trail, tribulation, test.
Definition: a very unpleasant and
687). Dissuade prolonged experience.
Meaning: discourage, deter, prevent, disincline Usage: The ordeal of having to give evidence.
Definition: persuade (someone) not to take a particular
course of action. 696). Infallible
Usage: his friends tried to dissuade him from flying. Meaning: error free, flawless, perfect
Definition: incapable of making mistakes or being
688). Persist wrong.
Meaning: persevere, continue, carry on Usage: She had an infallible sense of timing.
Definition: continue in an opinion or course of action
in spite of difficulty or opposition. 697). Assiduous
Usage: the minority of drivers who persist in drinking. Meaning: careful, diligent, attentive
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Definition: showing great care and perseverance. Usage: The ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring.
Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every
feature. 705). Tinkle
Meaning: ring, jingle, jangle, chime, peal, ding, ping
698). Shoddy Definition: make or cause to make a light, clear
Meaning: Poor Quality, inferior, rubbishy ringing sound.
Definition: badly made or done. Usage: Cool water tinkled in the stone fountains.
Usage: We're not paying good money for shoddy
goods. 706). trumpet
Meaning: proclaim, announce, declare,
699). Inducement broadcast, blazon
Meaning: incentive, attraction, encouragement, Definition: proclaim widely or loudly.
temptation Usage: The press trumpeted another defeat for
Definition: a thing that persuades or leads someone to the government.
do something.
Usage: Companies were prepared to build only in 707). Percussion
return for massive inducements Meaning: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump,
thump Definition: the striking of one solid object
700). Contemptuous with or against another with some degree of force.
Meaning: scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, Usage: the clattering percussion of objects striking
insolent the walls and the shutters.
Definition: showing contempt; scornful.
Usage: She was intolerant and contemptuous of the 708). Wade
majority of the human race. Meaning: paddle, wallow, dabble, slop, plod
Definition: walk with effort through water or
701). Provincial another liquid or viscous substance. Usage: He
Meaning: small-town, non-metropolitan, non-urban, waded out to the boat.
back woods, backwater
Definition: of or concerning a province of a country or 709). Impeccable
empire of or concerning a province of a country or Meaning: flawless, faultless, unblemished, spotless,
empire. perfect, exemplary
Usage: Provincial elections. Definition: in accordance with the highest standards;
faultless.
702). Rebuke Usage: He had impeccable manners.
Meaning: reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, chide,
upbraid, criticize 710). Perplex
Definition: express sharp disapproval or criticism of Meaning: puzzle, baffle, mystify, worry, befuddle,
(someone) because of their behaviour or actions addle, fog, throw
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) Definition: make (someone) feel completely baffled
because of their behaviour or actions. Usage: She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness.
Usage: she had rebuked him for drinking too much.
711). Inadvertent
703). Lambasted Meaning: unintentional, unintended,
Meaning: criticize, castigate, chastise, censure, accidental, unpremeditated
condemn Definition: not resulting from or achieved through
Definition: criticize (someone or something) harshly. deliberate planning.
Usage: They lambasted the report as a gross distortion Usage: An inadvertent administrative error
of the truth. occurred that resulted in an over payment.
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Usage: The inquiry exonerated Lewis and his
company. 721). Rehabilitate
Synonyms: reintegrate, readapt, retrain
713). Hostile Meaning: restore (someone) to health or normal life
Meaning: antagonistic, aggressive, confrontational, by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction,
belligerent or illness.
Definition: showing or feeling opposition or dislike; Usage : helping to rehabilitate former criminals
unfriendly.
Usage: He wrote a ferociously hostile attack. 722). Asylums
Synonyms: mental hospital, mental institution,
714). Stimulus psychiatric hospital
Meaning: Spur, encouragement, boost, prompt Meaning: an institution for the care of people who
Definition: a thing that arouses activity or energy in are mentally ill.
someone or something; a spur or incentive. Usage : he'd been committed to an asylum
Usage: If the tax were abolished, it would act as a
stimulus to exports. 723). Prevarication
Synonyms: dishonesty, distortion, lie, equivocation
715). Constrain Meaning: a person dishonest to his organization Usage :
Meaning: compel, force, drive, oblige My hesitation and prevarication had apparently not
Definition: compel or force (someone) to follow a inspired my interlocutor with confidence in me.
particular course of action.
Usage: Children are constrained to work in the way 724). Exacerbating
the book dictates. Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen,
inflame, compound
716). Receptive Meaning: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative
Meaning: Open-mined, responsive, flexible feeling) worse.
Definition: willing to consider or accept new Usage : Rising inflation was exacerbated by the
suggestions and ideas. collapse of oil prices
Usage: A receptive audience.
725). Indecorously
717). Lethargy Synonyms: improper, unseemly, unbecoming,
Meaning: sluggishness, inertia, inactivity, inaction, undignified, immodest, indecent, immoral
Definition: a lack of energy and enthusiasm. Meaning: not in keeping with good taste and propriety;
Usage: There was an air of lethargy about him. improper
Usage : a pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures
718). Debilitate
Meaning: weakening, enfeebling, enervating, 726). Assertion
enervative Synonyms: declaration, contention, statement,
Definition: make (someone) very weak and infirm. claim, submission, swearing
Usage: He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset Meaning: a confident and forceful statement of fact
. or belief
Usage : His assertion that his father had deserted
719). Aggregate the family
Meaning:
Definition: a material or structure formed from a mass 727). Incongruity
of fragments or particles loosely compacted together. Synonyms: inappropriateness, dissonance,
Usage: The specimen is an aggregate of rock and difference, inconsistency, lack of harmony
mineral fragments. Meaning: the state of being
incongruous; incompatibility
720). Tumultuous Usage : the incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny
Meaning: loud, thunderous, ear-shattering body disturbed her the incongruity of his fleshy face
Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise. and skinny body disturbed her
Usage: He left the stage to tumultuous applause.
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728). Adjudication Synonyms: judgment, adjudication, decision, finding
Synonyms: arbitration, refereeing, umpiring Meaning: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or
Meaning: The action or process of adjudicating criminal case or an inquest.
Usage : The matter may have to go to court for Usage: The coroner recorded a verdict of death
adjudication by misadventure
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Usage: The hurricane ravaged southern Florida. Meaning: idealistic, unbusinesslike, romatic,
extravagant, visionary, unworldly
744). Swell Definition: extremely idealistic; unrealistic and
Meaning: Expand, bulge, distend, inflate, balloon, impractical
bloat, grow, increase, rise Usage: A vast and perhaps quixotic project.
Definition: become or make greater in intensity,
number, amount, or volume 752). Brazen
Usage: The flooding submerged large parts of the Meaning: bold, shameless, forward,
region on Sunday, three days after water-swelled unashamed, unabashed, unblushing
streams and rivers began rising Definition: bold and without shame.
Usage: He went about his illegal business with a brazen
745). Interim assurance
Meaning: meantime, meanwhile, interval, interlude
Definition: the intervening time 753). Ingenious
Usage: In the interim I'll just keep my fingers crossed. Meaning: inventive, creative, imaginative, original,
innovative, resourceful, inspired
746). Curtain Definition: (of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
Meaning: hanging, screen, blind, window hanging Usage: He was ingenious enough to overcome
Definition: a screen of heavy cloth or other material the limited budget
that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage
Usage: She drew the curtains and lit the fire 754). Naive
Meaning: innocent, artless, guileless, trustful,
747). Boast unaffacted, fond, wide-eyed, simple
Meaning: Brag, crow, swagger, swank, own, enjoy, Definition: (of a person) natural and unaffected;
have innocent
Definition: talk with excessive pride and self- Usage: Andy had a sweet, naive look when he smiled
satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or
abilities 755). Suave
Usage: She boasted about her many conquests Meaning: charming, sophisticated, debonair, urbane,
polished, dignified, gentlemanly, gallant
748). Intercept Definition: (especially of a man) charming, confident,
Meaning: Stop, head off, cut off and elegant.
Definition: obstruct (someone or something) so as to Usage: All the waiters were suave and deferential
prevent them from continuing to a destination.
Usage: Intelligence agencies intercepted a series of 756). Epicure
telephone calls. Meaning: gourmet, gourmand,
749). Pave connoisseur,gastronome
Meaning: Cover, surface, floor, top, finish Definition: a person who takes particular pleasure
Definition: cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or in fine food and drink
bricks; lay paving over Usage: They see themselves as epicures—delighting in
Usage: China Satellite will pave the way to a hack- food that is properly prepared
proof communication system.
757). Magnanimous
750). Feasibility Meaning: generous, charitable, benevolent, open-
Meaning: Practicability, practicality, workability, handed, bountiful, liberal, princely, kind, kindly
viability Definition: generous or forgiving, especially towards
Definition: the state or degree of being easily or a rival or less powerful person
conveniently done. Usage: She should be magnanimous in victory
Usage: The feasibility of screening athletes for cardiac
disease. 758). Paragon
Meaning: Model, good example, apotheosis,
751). Quixotic exemplar, paradigm, acme, shining example
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Definition: a person or thing viewed as a model of Usage: Her intolerance was attenuated by
excellence an unexpected liberalism
Usage: Your cook is a paragon.
767). Vindictive
759). Aesthetic Meaning: Vengeful, out for revenge, revengeful,
Meaning: Connoisseur, genteel avenging, unforgiving, implacable, bitter
Definition: concerned with beauty or the appreciation Definition: having or showing a strong or unreasoning
of beauty desire for revenge
Usage: The pictures give great aesthetic pleasure. Usage: The criticism was both vindictive and
personalized
760). Gregarious
Meaning: sociable, social, companionable, clubbable, 768). Discomfit
convivial Meaning: embarrass, discomfort, unsettle, unnerve,
Definition: (of a person) fond of company; sociable upset, disturb, perturb, distress
Usage: He was a popular and gregarious man. Definition: make (someone) feel uneasy
or embarrassed.
761). Abandon Usage: He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
Meaning: Desert, Leave, cast aside, 769). Accusation
Definition: cease to support or look after (someone); Meaning: allegation, charge, claim,
desert. asseveration, blame, criticism, complaint
Usage: Her natural mother had abandoned her at an Definition: a charge or claim that someone has
early age. done something illegal or wrong Usage: accusations
of bribery.
762). Patronage
Meaning: Sponsorship, backing, funding, promotion, 770). Indict
support, guaranty, protection Meaning: Charge with, arraign for, take to court
Definition: the support given by a patron. for, put on trial for
Usage: The arts could no longer depend on private Definition: formally accuse of or charge with a crime.
patronage Usage: His former manager was indicted for fraud.
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Usage: Arrangements for inducting new members to an Usage: The children were traumatized by separation
organization from their families
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Definition: invoke or use a curse against. Usage: It wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the
Usage: It often seemed as if the family had been right thing.
cursed.
798). Persona
791). Hinge Meaning: image, face, public face,
Meaning: depend, hang, rest, turn, pivot, centre, be character, personality, identity, self
conditional Definition: the aspect of someone's character that
Definition: attach or join with or as if with a hinge is presented to or perceived by others Usage: Her
Usage: The ironing board was set into the wall and public persona.
hinged at the bottom.
799). Astonish
792). Ballot Meaning: surprise, stagger, startle, stun,
Meaning: Vote, poll, election, straw poll, plebiscite confound, dumbfound
Definition: a system of voting secretly and in writing Definition: surprise or impress (someone) greatly.
on a particular issue. Usage: You never fail to astonish me.
Usage: A strike ballot
800). Vicious
793). Disenchant Meaning: brutal, savage, violent, dangerous, ruthless,
Meaning: disillusioned, disappointed, let down, fed up, heartless, callous, cruel
discontented Definition: deliberately cruel or violent
Definition: cause (someone) to be disappointed Usage: A vicious assault.
Usage: He may have been disenchanted by the loss of
his huge following 801). Adherent
Meaning: follower, supporter, defender, advocate,
794). Cohort disciple, votary, member, friend
Meaning: unit, outfit, force Definition: someone who supports a particular
Definition: an ancient Roman military unit, comprising party, person, or set of ideas
six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion. Usage: He was a strong adherent of monetarism.
Usage: A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting
legislation 802). Bystander
Meaning: onlooker, watcher, looker-on, passer-
795). Presumption by, eyewitness
Meaning: brazenness, audacity, boldness, temerity, Definition: a person who is present at an event or
front, pertness, forwardness incident but does not take part.
Definition: behaviour perceived as arrogant, Usage: Water cannons were turned on marchers
disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is and innocent bystanders alike
permitted or appropriate
Usage: He lifted her off the ground, and she was 803). Diligence
enraged at his presumption. Meaning: assiduity, rigour, carefulness,
conscientiousness, intentness
796). Bigoted Definition: careful and persistent work or effort.
Meaning: prejudiced, biased, partial, one-sided, Usage: Few party members challenge his diligence as
dectarian, discriminatory an MP
Definition: obstinately or unreasonably attached to a
belief, opinion, or faction, and intolerant towards other 804). Eulogy
people's beliefs and practices. Meaning: accolade, panegyric, paean,
Usage: A bigoted group of reactionaries encomium, tribute, testimonial
Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises
797). persuade someone or something highly, especially a tribute
Meaning: prevail on, induce, win someone over, coax, to someone who has just died.
convince, make get Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother.
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
reasoning or argument. 805). Flaccid
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Meaning: soft, loose, flabby, yielding, slack, lax, Meaning: Heartless, unfeeling, uncaring, cold,
toneless. hard, cruel, harsh
Definition: soft and hanging loosely or limply, Definition: showing or having an insensitive and
especially so as to look or feel unpleasant. cruel disregard for others.
Usage: She took his flaccid hand in hers. Usage: His callous comments about the murder
made me shiver
806). Demise
Meaning: dying, death, passing, expiry, expiration, end 814). Slovenly
Definition: a person’s death Meaning: scruffy, untidy, messy, unkempt,
Usage: Mr Grisenthwaite’s tragic demise. slatternly, dishavelled, blowsy, down at heel
Definition: (especially of a person or their
807). Delusion appearance) untidy and dirty
Meaning: misapprehension, misconception, Usage: A fat, slovenly ex-rock star
misleading, mistake, deception, misbelief
Definition: the action of deluding or the state of being 815). Verbose
deluded. Meaning: wordy, loquacious, garrulous, talkative,
Usage: What a capacity television has for delusion. voluble, orotund, expansive, babbling, prating
Definition: using or expressed in more words than
808). Arbitrary are needed
Meaning: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, Usage: Much academic language is obscure and
erratic, unpredictable, wild, casual verbose.
Definition: based on random choice or personal whim
rather than any reason or system. Usage: An arbitrary 816). Mandate
decision. Meaning: instruction, directive, direction,
decree, command, order, injunction, edict, charge
809). Cynical Definition: an official order or commission to do
Meaning: misanthropic, pessimistic something.
Definition: believing that people are motivated purely Usage: A mandate to seek the release of political
by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or prisoners
integrity.
Usage: He was brutally cynical and hardened to every 817). Smacks
sob story under the sun Meaning: slap, blow, spank, cuff, clout, thump, punch,
rap, swat, crack
810). Concise Definition: a sharp slap or blow, typically one given
Meaning: Succinct, short, brief, pithy, incisive, crisp. with the palm of the hand.
Definition: giving a lot of information clearly and in a Usage: She gave Mark a smack across the face.
few words; brief but comprehensive.
Usage: A concise account of the country’s history. 818). Relentless
Meaning: persistent, continuing, contant,
811). Spawned continual, non-stop, lasting, never-ending, steady
Meaning: releases, deposit egg, Definition: unceasingly intense
Definition: (of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) Usage: The relentless heat of the desert.
release or deposit eggs
Usage: The fish spawn among fine-leaved plants. 819). Crucify
Meaning: condemn, attack, tear apart, arraign,
812). Casuistry denounce, pillory, malign, revile, vilify
Meaning: sophistry, sophism, chicanery, quibbling, Definition: criticize (someone) severely and
Definition: the use of clever but unsound reasoning, unrelentingly.
especially in relation to moral questions; sophistry. Usage: Our fans would crucify us if we lost.
Usage: The minister is engaging in nothing more or
less than casuistry 820). Stringent
Meaning: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe,
813). Callous harsh, tight, exacting, stiff
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Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or Definition: great sorrow or distress (often
conditions) strict, precise, and exacting used hyperbolically)
Usage: Stringent guidelines on air pollution. Usage: The Everton tale of woe continued.
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Usage: Synthetic rubber
836). Filthy
Meaning: dirty, mucky, grimy, muddy, murky, slimy, 844). Cohesive
unclean Meaning: adhesive, united
Definition: disgustingly dirty. Definition: characterized by or causing cohesion
Usage: A filthy hospital with no sanitation Usage: Each parish was formerly a cohesive unit
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Definition: formally decline to vote either for or Usage: The royal palace (some pedants would say
against a proposal or motion the ex-royal palace)
Usage: Forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some
sixty more abstained. 859). Engender
Meaning: Cause, create, generate, rouse,
852). Adulterate incite, provoke, kindle, trigger, effect
Meaning: Make impure, degrade, debase, spoil, taint, Definition: cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation,
defile, foul, sully or condition).
Definition: render (something) poorer in quality by Usage: The issue engendered continuing controversy.
adding another substance.
Usage: The brewer is said to adulterate his beer 860). Gullible
Meaning: credulous, trustful, naïve, innocent, unwary,
853). Laconic simple
Meaning: brief, terse, succinct, shot, economical, Definition: easily persuaded to believe
elliptical, crisp, pithy something; credulous
Definition: (of a substance) made by chemical Usage: An attempt to persuade a gullible public
synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product. to spend their money.
Usage: Synthetic rubber
861). Vacillate
854). Capricious Meaning: Dither, be indecisive, hesitate,
Meaning: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, oscillate, waver, teeter, temporize
unstable, mercurial, volatile Definition: waver between different opinions
Definition: given to sudden and unaccountable changes or actions; be indecisive
of mood or behaviour Usage: I vacillated between teaching and journalism.
Usage: A capricious and often brutal administration
862). Mitigate
855). Laudable Meaning: reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten,
Meaning: estimable, of note, worthy, admirable, damp, dull, appease, soothe, still, quell, quiet,
commendable, deserving, reputable Definition: make (something bad) less severe,
Definition: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise serious, or painful.
and commendation Usage: Drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this
Usage: Laudable though the aim might be, the results problem
have been criticized
863). Propriety
856). Corroborate Meaning: decorum, modesty, civility,
Meaning: confirm, verify, endorse, ratify, courtesy, politeness
validate, certify Definition: conformity to conventionally
Definition: confirm or give support to (a statement, accepted standards of behavior or morals.
theory, or finding). Usage: He always behaved with the utmost propriety
Usage: The witness had corroborated the boy's account
of the attack 864). Volatile
Meaning: tense, strained, fraught, uneasy, charged,
857). Desiccate explosive, turbulent
Meaning: dried, dried up, dry, powered Definition: liable to change rapidly and
Definition: remove the moisture from unpredictably, especially for the worse
(something), typically in order to preserve it Usage: The political situation was becoming
Usage: Desiccated coconut. more volatile
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Usage: A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet Meaning: wise, clever, intelligent,
knoledegeable, sensible
866). Ostentation Definition: having or showing keen mental
Meaning: showiness, show, showing off, discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd
Definition: the pretentious or showy display of wealth Usage: They were sagacious enough to avoid any
and luxury, designed to impress outright confrontation
Usage: The office was spacious, but without any trace
of ostentation 874). Sabbatical
Meaning: furlough, leave of absence, recess, ime
867). Philanthropist off, break, holiday, liberty, vacation
Meaning: benefactor, donor, backer, helper, patron Definition: a period of paid leave granted to a
Definition: a person who seeks to promote the welfare university teacher for study or travel, traditionally one
of others, especially by the generous donation of money year for every seven years worked Usage: She's away
to good causes on sabbatical
Usage: The trust was founded by an American
philanthropist. 875). Seemly
Meaning: decorous, proper, becoming, fitting, suitable,
868). Enervate apt
Meaning: exhaust, tire, weary, drain, sap, weaken, Definition: conforming to accepted notions of
enfeeble, indisposed propriety or good taste; decorous
Definition: make (someone) feel drained of energy or Usage: I felt it was not seemly to observe too closely.
vitality
Usage: Enervating heat. 876). Shrew
Meaning: virago, dragon, vixen, cat, fishwife, witch,
869). Eulogy hellcat, she-devil
Meaning: Accolade, panegyric, paean, tribute Definition: a bad-tempered or aggressively
Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises assertive woman.
someone or something highly, especially a tribute to Usage: The girls became shrews and harridans
someone who has just died
Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother. 877). Hegemony
Meaning: Leadership, dominance, dominion,
870). Garrulous supremacy, ascendancy, power, control, mastery
Meaning: talkative, voluble, long-winded, chatty, Definition: leadership or dominance, especially by
expansive one state or social group over others.
Definition: excessively talkative, especially on trivial Usage: Germany was united under Prussian hegemony
matters after 1871.
Usage: A garrulous cab driver.
878). Sadistic
871). Extirpate Meaning: callous, barbarous, bestial, vicious,
Meaning: Weed out, eradicate, stamp out, root out, brutal, cruel, savage, cold-blooded, inhuman,
eliminate, suppress ruthless, heartless
Definition: eradicate or destroy completely Definition: deriving pleasure from inflicting
Usage: Timber wolves were extirpated from New pain, suffering, or humiliation on others
England more than a century ago. Usage: She took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him.
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Meaning: swindler, charlatan, rogue, villain, fraud, Usage: Children living in deplorable conditions.
trickster
Definition: a person who dishonestly claims to have 888). Contingent
special knowledge and skill in some field, typically Meaning: Chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible,
medicine. unforeseen
Usage: A quack doctor. Definition: subject to chance..
Usage: The contingent nature of the job.
881). Reckoning
Meaning: calculation, estimation, computation, 889). Barricade
working out, summation Meaning: Blockade, obstruct, closeup, bar, block off,
Definition: the action or process of calculating or fortify
estimating something. Definition: block or defend with a barricade.
Usage: The sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Usage: They barricaded the building and occupied it all
Earl of Mar. night.
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Meaning: insanity, madness, mental illness, dementia,
mania, frenzy 903). Garner
Definition: the state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in Meaning: gather, collect , assemble
technical use). Definition: gather or collect (something,
Usage: It has been suggested that originality demands a especially information or approval).
degree of lunacy. Usage: The police struggled to garner
sufficient evidence
896). Reprimand
Meaning: rebuke, reproof, admonition, reproach, 904). Remorse
reproval, scolding Meaning: contrition, deep regret,
Definition: a formal expression of disapproval. Usage: repentance, penitence, guilt, feeling of guilt
The golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules. Definition: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
Usage: They were filled with remorse and shame
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Definition: existing or occurring at or on the surface. Meaning: Non-transparent, cloudy, filmy,
Usage: The building suffered only superficial damage. blurred, misty, dirty, dingy
Definition: not able to be seen through; not transparent
911). Anomaly Usage: Bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid
Meaning: Oddity, peculiarity, irregularity,
inconsistency, incongruity, quirk 919). Bolster
Definition: something that deviates from what is Meaning: Pillow, cushion, pad, support, rest
standard, normal, or expected Definition: a long, thick pillow that is placed under
Usage: There are a number of anomalies in the present other pillows for support
system Usage: The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
confidence
912). Equivocal
Meaning: hazy, foggy, vague, indefinite, inexplicit, 920). Deride
nebulous, borderline Meaning: ridicule, mock, jeer at, scoff at, make fun of,
Definition: (of a person) using ambiguous or evasive pillory
language Definition: express contempt for; ridicule
Usage: The equivocal nature of her remarks Usage: The decision was derided by environmentalists
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926). Gauge Definition: having or showing no moral principles; not
Meaning: measure, calculate, compute, work honest or fair
out, determine, ascertain Usage: Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted
Definition: estimate or determine the amount, level, or to harass existing tenants.
volume of.
Usage: Astronomers can gauge the star's 934). Unpalatable
intrinsic brightness. Meaning: disagreeable, unpleasant, displeasing,
unattractive, regrettable, unwelcome, nasty, horrible
927). Incipient Definition: difficult to put up with or accept
Meaning: developing, impending, growing, emerging, Usage: The unpalatable fact that many of the world's
emergent, dawning people are starving.
Definition: (of a person) developing into a specified
type or role. 935). Substantial
Usage: We seemed more like friends than incipient Meaning: Considerable, real, material, weighty, solid,
lovers. sizeable, meaningful, Major, marked, useful
Definition: of considerable importance, size, or
928). Malevolent worth. Usage: A substantial amount of cash.
Meaning: malicious, spiteful, hostile, evil-minded,
baleful, bitter 936). Exacerbate
Definition: having or showing a wish to do evil to Meaning: Aggravate, make worse, worsen,
others. inflame, compound
Usage: The glint of dark, malevolent eyes. Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative
feeling) worse.
929). Proposition Usage: Rising inflation was exacerbated by
Meaning: theory, hypothesis, thesis, argument, the collapse of oil prices.
premise, postulation, theorem, concept, idea, statement
Definition: a statement or assertion that expresses a 937). Empirical
judgement or opinion. Meaning: Observed, seen, factual, actual, real,
Usage: The proposition that high taxation is first-hand
undesirable. Definition: based on, concerned with, or verifiable
by observation or experience rather than theory or
930). Soar pure logic.
Meaning: fly up, wing, wing its way Usage: They provided considerable empirical evidence
Definition: fly or rise high in the air. to support their argument.
Usage: The bird spread its wings and soared into the
air. 938). Rigour
Meaning: accuracy, correctness, exactitude,
931). Jubilation diligence, carefulness, exactness
Meaning: Exultation, Joy, elation, glee, triumph Definition: the quality of being extremely
Definition: a feeling of great happiness and triumph. thorough and careful.
Usage: Unbelievable scenes of jubilation. Usage: His analysis is lacking in rigour.
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Definition: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem)
uninspired or uninspiring. less severe.
Usage: No excuses were made for the team's lackluster Usage: He couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it.
performance.
948). Tangible
941). Leniency Meaning: touchable, palpable, tactile,
Meaning: mercifulness, mercy, clemency, lenity, material, physical, real, substantial Definition:
forgiveness perceptible by touch.
Definition: The fact or quality of being more merciful Usage: the atmosphere of neglect and
or tolerant than expected; clemency. Usage: The court abandonment was almost tangible.
could show leniency.
949). Demonstrate
942). Reluctant Meaning: reveal, bespeak, indicate, signify,
Meaning: Unwilling, disinclined, grudging, resisting, signal, denote, show, display
opposed Definition: clearly show the existence or truth
Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. of (something) by giving proof or evidence.
Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer. Usage: Their shameful silence demonstrates
their ineptitude.
943). Curb
Meaning: Restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, 950). Narrate
control, limit Meaning: tell, relate, report, relay, retail, detail, unfold
Definition: a check or restraint on something. Definition: give a spoken or written account of.
Usage: Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider Usage: The story is narrated by the heroine.
dealing.
951). Recede
944). Frustrate Meaning: retreat, go back, move back, move away
Meaning: defeat, foil, block, stop, counter, spoil, Definition: go or move back or further away from
check, dash, crush a previous position
Definition: prevent (a plan or attempted action) from Usage: The floodwaters had receded.
progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled
Usage: The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad 952). Critical
weather. Meaning: censorious, condemnatory, scathing,
criticizing, disapproving, negative
945). Enact Definition: expressing adverse or disapproving
Meaning: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, comments or judgements.
sanction, authorize, accept Usage: I was very critical of the previous regime.
Definition: make (a bill or other proposal) law.
Usage: legislation was enacted to attract international 953). Prominent
companies. Meaning: Important, well known, leading, noted,
public, foremost, big, top, great, famed
946). Betray Definition: important; famous.
Meaning: break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be Usage: She was a prominent member of the city
unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, council.
let down
Definition: expose (one's country, a group, or a 954). Gullible
person) to danger by treacherously giving information Meaning: credulous, innocent, simple,
to an enemy. unsceptical, unworldly, ignorant
Usage: A double agent who betrayed some 400 British Definition: easily persuaded to believe
and French agents to the Germans. something; credulous.
Usage: An attempt to persuade a gullible public
947). Alleviate to spend their money.
Meaning: Reduce, quiet, relieve, dilute, modify,
moderate 955). Forgoing
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Meaning: do without, go without, give up, surrender, Definition: bad-tempered, argumentative,
eschew and uncooperative.
Definition: go without (something desirable). Usage: He can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.
Usage: She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while
they could. 963). Obstacle
Meaning: Barrier, hurdle, stumbling block, bar,
956). Gauge block, problem, deterrent, handicap
Meaning: measure, calculate, compute, work Definition: a thing that blocks one's way or prevents
out, determine, ascertain or hinders progress.
Definition: estimate or determine the amount, level, or Usage: The major obstacle to achieving that goal
volume of. is money.
Usage: Astronomers can gauge the star's
intrinsic brightness. 964). Trite
Meaning: hackneyed, banal, cliched, vapid, ordinary
957). Incipient Definition: (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or
Meaning: developing, impending, growing, emerging, freshness; dull on account of overuse.
emergent, dawning Usage: This point may now seem obvious and trite.
Definition: (of a person) developing into a specified
type or role. 965). Derision
Usage: We seemed more like friends than incipient Meaning: Mockery, ridicule, jeering, sneers, scoffing
lovers. Definition: contemptuous ridicule or mockery.
Usage: My stories were greeted with derision
958). Malevolent and disbelief.
Meaning: malicious, spiteful, hostile, evil-minded,
baleful, bitter 966). Meandering
Definition: having or showing a wish to do evil to Meaning: winding, windy, zigzag, turning,
others. curving, twisting, snaky
Usage: The glint of dark, malevolent eyes. Definition: following a winding course.
Usage: Meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates.
959). Proposition
Meaning: theory, hypothesis, thesis, argument, 967). Fervent
premise, postulation, theorem, concept, idea, statement Meaning: impassioned, intense, ardent,
Definition: a statement or assertion that expresses a sincere, feeling, heartfelt
judgement or opinion. Definition: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Usage: The proposition that high taxation is Usage: A fervent supporter of the revolution.
undesirable.
968). Florid
960). Soar Meaning: ruby, red, rosy, red faced, pinkish
Meaning: fly up, wing, wing its way Definition: having a red or flushed complexion.
Definition: fly or rise high in the air. Usage: A stout man with a florid face.
Usage: The bird spread its wings and soared into the
air. 969). Unanimity
Meaning: agreement, accord, concord, unity, union,
961). Brutalize solidarity
Meaning: attack, abuse, assault, beat, thump, pummel, Definition: agreement by all people
pound involved; consensus.
Definition: treat (someone) in a savage and violent way Usage: There is almost complete unanimity on
Usage: They brutalize and torture persons in their this issue.
custody.
970). Vice
962). Cantankerous Meaning: immorality, wrong, badness,
Meaning: irritable, cross, fraction, testy, touchy wickedness, evil, impurity
Definition: immoral or wicked behaviour.
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Usage: An open sewer of vice and crime. Definition: a person who helps another commit
a crime.
971). Disputable Usage: An accomplice in the murder.
Meaning: debatable, open to debate, Open to
discussion, open to question, doubtful 979). Meticulous
Definition: not established as a fact, and so open to Meaning: careful, exacting, demanding,
question or debate. accurate, correct
Usage: whether it can be described as art criticism may Definition: showing great attention to detail; very
be disputable. careful and precise.
Usage: The designs are hand-glazed with
972). Reveal meticulous care.
Meaning: Open up, tell, bring out, disclose, release,
leak 980). Accord
Definition: make (previously unknown or secret Meaning: Give, grant, tender, award, present,
information) known to others. hand, yield
Usage: Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie's Definition: give or grant someone (power, status, or
whereabouts. recognition).
Usage: The powers accorded to the head of state.
973). Deliberate
Meaning: Intentional, calculated, meant, prearranged, 981). Ascent
studied, done on purpose Meaning: climb, scaling, scramble, clamber
Definition: done consciously and intentionally. Definition: a climb or walk to the summit of a
Usage: A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict. mountain or hill.
Usage: The first ascent of the Matterhorn.
974). Stimulate
Meaning: Tonic, restorative, bracing, refreshing 982). Eulogy
Definition: raise levels of physiological or nervous Meaning: Accolade, paean, tribute,
activity in (the body or any biological system). compliment, commendation
Usage: The women are given fertility drugs to Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises
stimulate their ovaries. someone or something highly, especially a tribute
to someone who has just died.
975). Perilous Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother.
Meaning: Dangerous, hazardous, fraught with danger
Definition: full of danger or risk. 983). Hyperbole
Usage: She a perilous journey south. Meaning: Overstatement, magnification,
embroidery, excess, overkill, overplaying
976). Jubilant Definition: exaggerated statements or claims not meant
Meaning: Overjoyed, exultant, joyful, gleeful, thrilled to be taken literally
Definition: feeling or expressing great happiness and Usage: He vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles.
triumph.
Usage: A large number of jubilant fans ran on to the 984). Mammoth
pitch. Meaning: Huge, enormous, giant, massive, towering,
titanic, epic, massive, vast
977). Arraign Definition: huge
Meaning: Criticize, censure, attack, condemn, reprove, Usage: A mammoth corporation.
berate, find fault with
Definition: call or bring (someone) before a court to 985). Amalgamate
answer a criminal charge. Meaning: Combine, merge, unite, integrate,
Usage: Her sister was arraigned on charges of fuse, blend, mix, incorporate
attempted murder. Definition: combine or unite to form one organization
or structure.
978). Accomplice Usage: He amalgamated his company with another.
Meaning: Abettor, associate, collaborator
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986). Influx Definition: Generosity in bestowing money or
Meaning: in rush, rush, stream, flood, ingress gifts upon others
Definition: an arrival or entry of large numbers of Usage: Presumably public money is not dispensed with
people or things. such largesse to anyone else
Usage: A massive influx of tourists.
994). Flee
987). Impeccable Meaning: run, escape, take off
Meaning: flawless, spotless, stainless, perfect, ideal, Definition: Run away from a place or situation of
model danger
Definition: in accordance with the highest standards; Usage: To escape the fighting, his family fled from
faultless. their village
Usage: He had impeccable manners.
995). Outrage
988). Zenith Meaning: indignation, fury, anger
Meaning: Highest point, crowning point, height, top, Definition: An extremely strong reaction of
peak, climax, maximum, flower anger, shock, or indignation
Definition: the time at which something is most Usage: Her voice trembled with outrage
powerful or successful.
Usage: In 1977, punk was at its zenith. 996). Groom
Meaning: curry, brush, comb
989). Orderly Definition: Brush and clean the coat of (a horse,
Meaning: neat, trim, well kept, straight, tidy dog, or other animal)
Definition: neatly and methodically arranged. Usage: The horses were groomed and taken to shows
Usage: An orderly arrangement of objects.
997). Litigation
990). Endorse Meaning: case, legal proceeding, legal dispute
Meaning: autograph, initial, superscribe, inscribe, Definition: The process of taking legal action
countersign Usage: The company wishes to avoid litigation
Definition: declare one's public approval or support of.
Usage: The report was endorsed by the college. 998). Trajectory
Meaning: course, route, path
991). Ailment Definition: The path followed by a projectile flying
Meaning: illness, disease, sickness or an object moving under the action of given forces
Definition: an illness, typically a minor one. Usage: The missile’s trajectory was preset
Usage: We spend more on almost any article of bodily
aliment than on our mental aliment. 999). Agitation
Meaning: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress
992). Contaminated Definition: A state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Meaning: pollute, corrupt, infect Usage: She was wringing her hands in agitation
Definition: make (something) impure by exposure to or
addition of a poisonous or polluting substance. 1000). Premises
Usage: The site was found to be contaminated by Meaning: property, site, place
radioactivity Definition: A house or building, together with its land
and outbuildings, occupied by a business or
993). Largesse considered in an official context
Meaning: liberality, bounty, generosity Usage: The company has moved to new premises
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