Vocab.....

Word List--11

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abrasive · grouchy or irritating

abscond · run away

acclaim · praise

acquiescent · passive or unresisting

adamant · stubborn

affinity · liking

alias · false name

allayed · put to rest

aloof · distant or cold

amenable · agreeable

antiseptic · sterile or bland

aplomb · self-confidence or ease

audacious · bold or daring

bustled · hurried

clarified · explained or made clear

commencement · start or beginning

compliment · praise or flattery

convivial · warm or friendly

crude · vulgar or offensive

cunning · slyness or sneakiness

curtailing · holding back

dearth · shortage or lack

decorously · properly or decently

depicted · showed

deterred · discouraged

devotee · fan or enthusiast

dispatch · send out

disrupted · interrupted or disturbed

domineering · dominant

dubious · doubtfully

dumbfounded · astonished or speechless

dunce · fool or idiot

efficacious · effective or successful

emissary · representative or agent

encumbered · burdened

engender · produce

enmity · hostility or ill will

enumerating · listing or naming

eschewing · avoiding

evinced · displayed

exemplify · serve as an example of

extension · product or outgrowth

fallacious · incorrect

feeble · weak

felicitous · fortunate

fervent · hot-blooded

fickle · unpredictable or unreliable

finesse · grace or flair

flourish · showy gesture

forlorn · sad or unhappy

forsake · abandon

frenetically · wildly or frantically

furtive · sly or sneaky

genial · friendly

hallowed · sacred or respected

harangue · lecture or criticism

haughty · proud or conceited

heredity · inherited traits

hone · sharpen

imperious · bossy or commanding

indigent · poor or needy

inept · clumsy or unskilled

jubilant · joyful

maverick · rebel

medley · jumble or mix

muted · muffled or quieted

pallid · pale

paradigm · example or model

passionate · hot-blooded or fervent

peer · colleague or equal

penitent · apologetic

persistent · constant

pertinacious · constant

precipitate · reckless or hasty

preen · swell with pride

prescient · prophetic

pressed · questioned persistently

presumptuous · conceited or presuming

prime · major or foremost

propensity · tendency

provoked · irritated or aggravated

regurgitate · repeat

reluctantly · unwillingly

replete · filled or full

reproving · disapproving

requisite · required or necessary

resolute · firm or steadfast

resolution · determination or firmness

rigid · firm or stiff

sardonic · mocking or scornful

scoffed · jeered or laughed at

shiftlessness · laziness

stance · position or viewpoint

sullen · gloomy or morose

tirade · outburst

trepidation · fear or nervousness

undermined · damaged

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1)avow--to state or admit something:
He avowed that he regretted what he had done.

2)deem ----
to consider or judge something in a particular way:
[+ object + noun or adjective] The area has now been deemed safe.
[+ noun or adjective] We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.
[+ object + to infinitive] Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will be deemed to have withdrawn from the scheme.

3)facsimile --an exact copy, especially of a document:

4)consanguinity:- close affinity, kinship

5)egregoius:- bad or offensive

6)badger:- pester

7)enervate:- reduce mental or moral vigor

8)om somebody, either legally for the public good or illegally by theft or fraud"

The thief's goal was to expropriate the ladies' jewelry.

8)eerie --strange in a frightening and mysterious way:
She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees.

That the pace of technological development is accelerating is now undeniable. The steady onslaught of Moore's Law and its eerie regularity is the most profound example.

9)lark --an activity done for amusement, which is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage:The kids hid their teacher's bike for a lark.

10)proposition--an idea or opinion:
They were debating the proposition that 'All people are created equal'.

11)privy--be privy to sth to be told information that is not told to many people:
I was never privy to conversations between top management.

12)ensue--to happen after something else, especially as a result of it:
The police officer said that he had placed the man under arrest and that a scuffle had ensued.

13)trudge--to walk slowly with a lot of effort, especially over a difficult surface or while carrying something heavy:We trudged back up the hill.
I'd had to trudge through the snow to get there.

14)precocity:having mature qualities at an unusually early age.

15)prevarication:To deviate from the truth.

16)prodigious--extremely great in ability, amount or strength:
She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels.
She was a prodigious musician.

17)promulgate:To make known by open declaration

18)propitious:Benevolent, being of good omen.

19)purloin :to steal something:
I was using a pen that I'd purloined from the office.

20)raconteur:A person who excels in telling anecdotes.

21)rapture:Ecstasy. A state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion. A mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things.

22)recherche :very unusual and not generally known about and chosen with great care in order to make people admire your knowledge or style:
a recherche word/topic
a recherche menu

23)ruminate:to think carefully and for a long period about something:
She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.

24)sagacious:Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness. Shrewd.

25)sanguine:Confident and optimistic.

26)soiree:an evening party, often with musical entertainment

27)sojourn: A temporary stay.

28)soliloquy --a speech in a play which the character speaks to him- or herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters:
Hamlet's soliloquy 'To be or not to be'

29)spurious:False. Forged. Outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities.

30)supercilious:behaving as if or showing that you think that you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs or ideas are not important:
He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice.

31)supererogation: The act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation, or need.

32)torpid--not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling like you want to sleep:
If you have a sudden loss of cabin pressure at 20 000 feet, passengers will become torpid and then lose consciousness.

33)trepidation:Fear, apprehension.

34)unequivocal:Unquestionable. Leaving no doubt.

35)unfeigned:Sincere, honest.

36)unruffled:Poised and serene especially in the face of setbacks or confusion. Smooth.

37)vacillate--to be uncertain what to do, or to change frequently between two opinions:Her mood vacillated between hope and despair.

38)vestige:a still existing small part or amount of something larger, stronger or more important that existed in the past but does not exist now:
These old buildings are the last vestiges of a colonial past.
There is now no vestige of hope that the missing children will be found alive.

39)vicissitudes--changes which happen at different times during the life or development of someone or something, especially those which result in conditions being worse:
You could say that losing your job is just one of the vicissitudes of life.

40)vociferated:To cry out loudly, shout.

41)condescend --condescend to do sth If you condescend to do something, you agree to do something which you do not consider to be good enough for your social position:
I wonder if Michael will condescend to visit us?

42)wan --(of a person's face) paler than usual and tired-looking

43)wan:Dim, faint, pallid, suggesting poor health.

44)bucolic --relating to the countryside:
The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with peasants harvesting crops in a field.

45)Expedient--quick but not always right

46)abate--to cease

47)demur --to express disagreement or refusal to do something:
The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.

48)non sequitur--a statement which does not correctly follow from the meaning of the previous statement

49)meandering --moving slowly in no particular direction or with no clear purpose:
a meandering river
a long meandering speech

50)Delusion--misconception

51)cabal--a small group of people who plan secretly to take action, especially political action:
He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.

52)Philippic--harsh bitter,verbal attack

53)platitude --a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and meaningless because it has been said so many times before:
Milosevic doesn't mouth platitudes about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.

54)picayune:having little value or importance:
The misery suffered in this war makes your own problems seem pretty picayune.

55)bravura--unnecessary actions to make what is being done look more exciting or clever than it is:He gave a bravura performance.

56)Impetuous--without patience

57)Regicide--killing of king

58)acrid--harsh,sharp

59)callow--immature,naive

60)Endemic--indigenious

61)apothecary:a person who in the past made and sold medicines

62)RHINOPHYTONECROPHILIA--One who likes smelling dead plants and flowers

63)PLEONASM--Tautological

64)NOSEGAY --Pungent smelling

65)UNGUENT--unguent
a thick oily substance for the skin, usually having a pleasant smell:
She smelled powerfully of bath salts and unguents.

66)tout --
1)to advertise, make known or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging their sale, popularity or development:
As an education minister, she has been touting these ideas for some time.
He is being widely touted as the next leader of the Social Democratic party.
Several insurance companies are now touting their services/wares on local radio.

2)to repeatedly try to persuade people to buy your goods or services:
There were hundreds of taxis at the airport, all touting for business/custom.

67)wizened --having dry skin with lines in it, especially because of old age:
He was a wizened old man with yellow skin and deep wrinkles.

68)countenance--the appearance or expression of someone's face:
He was of noble countenance.

69) Lacerate: to cut or gash the skin so that the wound is deep with irregular edges

70)tranquil --calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, anxiety, etc:

71)obscured : hidden, not clearly understood or expressed

72)rended: split, torn apart
perturbed: disturbed, anxious

73)slither: To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface

74)furtive: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being
observed

75)cerebrated
syn:to think

76)disquieted
syn:worried

77)asphyxiated----Breathless

78)razed-------------demolish

79)Solicitous: Careful, attentive, thoughtful

80)astute: Keen, bright, clever

81)ensanguine To cover or stain with or as if with blood.

82)pugnacious Combative in nature; belligerent

83)juggernaut-a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in
its way

84)contrivance-inventive skill( in common parlance "jugaad")

85)inexorable--continuing without any possibility of being stopped:
the inexorable progress of science

86)Sempiternal - everlasting, fugacious its antonym.

87)Enormity-an act of extreme wickedness
( well for the junta out there watch out. "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of grea size"; well i used it in that sense too but not now. Use immensity instead ot any other word")

88)catch-22- it means a no win situation.
( another info on this. this phrase is named after J.Heller book of same title. it could have been named catch-18 but L.Uris novel Mila-18 on warasaw ghetto uprising was released first and so he chose to name it catch-22)

89)instigate: To urge on; goad, To stir up; foment

90)occult:

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena.
2. Beyond the realm of human comprehension; inscrutable.
3. Available only to the initiate; secret
4. Hidden from view; concealed.
5. Not accompanied by readily detectable signs or symptoms: occult carcinoma.

91)dissipate:

1. To drive away; disperse.
2. To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing:
1. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander.
2. To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust:
3. To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly

92)Misogynist: One who hates woman. In our context, one who hate she-wolves. BTW, does any one know what is the female word for a wolf???

93)Blatant: Brazen, Shameless

94)Periphrase- circumlocution; to say in a roundabout way

95)concubine:

1. Law. A woman who cohabits with a man without being legally married to him.
2. In certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status.

96)cohabit : To live together in a sexual relationship, especially when not legally married

97)acquiesce: To consent or comply passively or without protest

98)quirk ----> peculiarity of character;trick of fate

99)frugivorous ----> feeding on fruits

100)expedite...speed up

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1)delusion--false belief,misconception

2)Mendacious--dishonest ,lying

3)Artifice--clever trick ,cunning device

4)Incessant--non-stop,unceasing

5)Antebellum--before the war

6)a priori:Found by deduction. Derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions.

7)abeyance::a state of not happening or being used at present:
Hostilities between the two groups have been in abeyance since last June.
The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached on funding it.

8)abstruse:Difficult to understand.

9)accoutred:dressed, clothed, outfitted.

10)acrid:Sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor.

11)acumen:Keenness and depth of perception. Power to see what is not evident to the
average mind.

12)ad libitum:In accordance with desire.

13)ad-lib--to speak in public without having planned what to say:
She ad-libbed her way through the entire speech.

14)addle--to make someone feel confused and unable to think clearly:
I think my brain's been addled by the heat!

15)amatory--relating to sexual love:
amatory adventures

16)antechamber: Hall, lobby, reception room.

17)antediluvian--extremely old-fashioned:
My mother has some hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the role of women.
People living before the great flood described in the Bible.

18)aperture:An opening or hole. Today, this word usually refers to the size of the opening in a lens that lets light into a camera.

19)apothegm:A short, pithy, and instructive saying.

20)appetency:Appetite, having a fixed and strong desire.

21)aquiline--of or like an eagle:
an aquiline nose (= a nose curved like an eagle's beak)
aquiline features (= a face with this type of nose)

22)archipelago: A group of islands.

22)ardor:Extreme energy or vigor. Sexual excitement.
great enthusiasm or love:His ardour for her cooled after only a few weeks.

23)asphytic: having asphyxia, a lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that is usually caused by interruption of breathing and that causes unconsciousness.

24)asseveration:A strong and earnest statement or affirmation.

25)athwart: Across. In opposition to.

26)axiom:A statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference. An established rule or principle.

27)bacchanalian: The Bacchanalia were wild and mystic festivals of the Roman god Bacchus. The term has since been extended to refer to any drunken revelry.

28)altercation--a loud argument or disagreement:

29)beau ideal:A perfect embodiment of a concept.

30)beguiling:Leading by deception

31)boudoir:A woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room.

32)brocade: A rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver.

33)brusquerie:Abruptness of manner.

34)cadaverously:Like a cadaver or a corpse.
looking pale, thin and ill:cadaverous features

35)cassock--a long, loose, usually black piece of clothing worn especially by priests

36)catalepsy--a medical condition in which a person's body becomes stiff and stops moving, as if dead

37)chagrin: A gnawing, corroding grief. To be vexed or annoyed.
disappointment or annoyance, especially when caused by a failure or mistake:
My children have never shown an interest in music, much to my chagrin.

38)circumlocution:The use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea.

39)cloister: A place or state of seclusion. An area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted.

40)coadjutors:Assistants; Those who work together with one another.

41)colloquy:Conversation, dialogue, a high-level serious discussion.

42)conundrums--Intricate and difficult problems. Riddles whose answers involves puns.

43)coppice:A thicket, grove, or growth of small trees.

44)coquetries:Flirtations.

45)corpulent:Having a large bulky body. Obese.

46)cosmogony:A theory of the origin of the universe.

47)cravat:A necktie. A band or scarf worn around the neck.

48)crotchety--bad-tempered and easily annoyed:
By the time the meal began, the youngest children were getting tired and crotchety.

49)cupola--a small dome (= round roof) on top of a building

50)decamped--Departed suddenly or secretly.

51)decrepitude--Wear from old age.

52)demur: Hesitation (as in doing or accepting) usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed.
--to express disagreement or refusal to do something:
The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.

53)denouement-- The final outcome of a complex sequence of events.

54)derision--when someone or something is laughed at and considered ridiculous or of no value:They treated his suggestion with derision.
Her speech was met with hoots/howls of derision.

53)dint--by dint of as a result of:
She got what she wanted by dint of pleading and threatening.

54)despotism:A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power.

55)disapprobation: Condemnation. The act or state of disapproving.

56)discomfited:Put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment. Disconcerted.

57)disconsolate:Downcast, dejected, cheerless.

58)disinter--
1)to dig up a dead body from the ground
2)to find and use something that has not been seen or used for a long time

59)dissemble--to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts:
He accused the government of dissembling.

60)doggerel--poetry that is silly or worthless

61)dungeon--an underground prison, especially in a castle

62)dotage--old age, especially with some loss of mental ability

63)dyspeptic:indigestion or ill humor.

64)eclat:a strong and stylish effect:
She broke onto the music scene with great eclat.

65)educed--Brought out. Extracted. Evoked.

66)effulgence--Brilliance, radiant splendor.

67)egregious--Obviously bad. Flagrant.

68)emaciated--
very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger:
There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine.

69)ennui:Boredom, a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction.

70)entrails --the intestines and other inside organs of an animal or person, when they are outside the body:pig entrails
FIGURATIVE The sofa's entrails (= pieces of material from inside) were sticking out in places.

71)epigram--a short saying or poem which expresses an idea in a way that is clever and amusing:One of Oscar Wilde's most frequently quoted epigrams is "I can resist everything except temptation".

72)epithet-- A characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing.

73)semblance--a situation or condition which is similar to what is wanted or expected, but is not exactly as desired:
The city has now returned to some semblance of normality after last night's celebrations.

74)phantasmagoria--
1. A shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined, as in a dream.
2. Any constantly changing scene.

75)eschew:To avoid or habitually especially on moral or practical grounds.

76)ethereal:Heavenly. Of or relating to the regions beyond the earth.

77)evinced:Displayed clearly; revealed.

78)exacerbate:To make more violent, bitter, or severe.

79)excoriations:Abrasions of the skin. Places where the skin is worn off.

80)expedient:helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable:It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished.

81)expostulate:to express disagreement or complaint:
Walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill.

82)fastidious: Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail; difficult to please; exacting.

83)felicity: Happiness. The quality or state of being happy.

84)fete:A lavish often outdoor entertainment, a large elaborate party.

85)flambeau:A flaming torch

86)gainsay --to refuse to accept something as the truth:
Certainly there's no gainsaying (= It is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his performance.

87)girting: Surrounding, encircling. More commonly spelled "girding".

88)gossamer:Something light, delicate, or insubstantial. A cobweb, for example.

89)harangue :to speak to someone or a group of people, often for a long time, in a forceful and sometimes angry way, especially to persuade them:
A drunk in the station was haranguing passers-by.

90)hauteur:arrogance, haughtiness

91)idiosyncrasy: A peculiarity of temperament. An individual hyper-sensitiveness, as to a drug or food.

92)imbibed:Received into the mind and retained. Absorbed.

93)imbued:Infused. Permeated, as if with dye.

94)immolation:to be killed as a sacrificial victim.

95)improvisatori:Those that improvise, like actors or poets.

96)impunity:Freedom from any punishment, loss, or consequences.

97)inanition:Loss of vitality that results from lack of food and water. The absence or loss of social, moral, or intellectual vitality or vigor.

98)incipient--just beginning:signs of incipient public frustration

99)ineffable:Indescribable. Incapable of being expressed in words.

100)inhumed--buried, as in a grave.

101)inimitable--Not capable of being imitated. Matchless.

102)juxtaposition:The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side.

103)laconic:Using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious.

104)lambent --shining gently:a lambent glow

105)mien--a person's appearance, especially the typical expression on their face:
His aristocratic mien and smart clothes singled him out.

106)moiety:One of two equal parts. Half of something.

107)mollified:Appeased. Soothed in temper or disposition.

108)monomania:Excessive concentration on a single object or idea.

109)morass:Marsh, swamp.
Something that is difficult to deal with.

110)obeisance--obedience and respect, or something you do which expresses this:
One by one the noblemen made their obeisances (= bent at the waist) to the Queen.

111)obstreperous:Marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; Stubbornly resistant to control.

112)ocular: Having something to do with the eyes.

113)pallid: Pale, lacking color.

114)palpably:Easily perceptible by the mind. Capable of being touched.

115)paroxysm --a sudden and powerful expression of strong feeling, especially one that you cannot control:
In a sudden paroxysm of jealousy he threw her clothes out of the window.

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1) sacrilege--the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.

2)Blasphemy is sacrilege, profanity, holding or stating opinions that a religion would find to be shockingly disrespectful of its beliefs.
"To say that about Jesus is blasphemy,” said Alexis.
In a less formal way, more “tongue in cheek” way the term blasphemy, or its adjective form blasphemous, can be applied to anyone who defies convention:

Oh, the board of directors finds her quite blasphemous,” smiled Brandon, “but the workers love her.”

3)catholic -- means universal, broad, or all embracing.
Joey has very catholic tastes in music.� His collection includes everything from opera to alternative

4)To chastise --

to punish, to severely criticize or reprimand.---
"If he pulls the cat’s tail again,” said Zach, “he must be immediately chastised.”

Sometimes chastise is used in a less formal sense to mean a chiding from someone who thinks you blew it.----
When he referred to women as “girls”, we got about 10,000 chastising letters from our readers

5)To coerce means:--To force, usually through pressuring with threats, irresistible temptations, promises, or intimidation, etc.
“She didn’t want to go in the first place,” said Michelle.“She was coerced.”

You might hear it said that someone’s testimony was coerced, in which case it implies they were pressured, and the testimony might not be true

6)testimony -- spoken or written statements that something is true, especially those given in a court of law:Some doubts have been expressed about his testimony.

7)To circumscribe-- means to outline in the sense of to literally draw a line around.
She carefully circumscribed on the map the area we would cover the following day.

To circumscribe also means to define by setting boundaries:"Liberty is circumscribed by law,” Professor Howard was fond of saying.

To circumscribe also means to restrict or limit by setting boundaries:
Armed guards circumscribed the prisoner’s movements

8)A cadence is a rhythmic pattern.
“Your language has such a beautiful cadence” he whispered to Maria

9)An apocalypse is a term applied to a cataclysmic disaster so huge as to threaten planetary existence.

“The Cuban Missile Crisis is as close to an apocalypse as I ever want to get,” said Uncle Sid.

The word apocalypse also refers to specific Judeo-Christian writings regarding the ultimate battle between good and evil.

The last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, is sometimes called the Book of the Apocalypse

10)Alacrity-- is eagerness or cheerful willingness expressed in briskness of response.Alacrity describes responding with a sense of vigor.

He did not fail to notice the alacrity with which Fred raised his hand when a volunteer was needed

11)Bureaucracy refers to the often complicated, wasteful, and inefficient administration of the government or other large organizations; red tape.

12)A bane is a poison — often referring to someone who poisons enjoyment.Technically, a bane is a scourge, an affliction, that which torments and causes misery and death, but the word is often used tongue in cheek as in the phrase “He is the bane of my existence,” meaning he is a real annoyance.
She was the bane of the entire English Department. We were all glad when she retired

13)Cerebral is that which is characterized by intellect. Someone who is cerebral is all head and no heart. He uses big words, thinks things through, and is rational.
“Let’s stop being so cerebral and go rent a trashy movie,” said Nancy after six hours of studying

14)To avow is to openly and categorically declare, assert, admit, or state something forcefully and in no uncertain terms.

Ralph avowed he was no where near the scene of the crime.

15)Absolute-- means total, complete, entire, exact, beyond question, without exception. When you answer a question with the word “absolutely” you are saying yes in a way that is complete and unequivocal. The absolute last day for registration means that it will be impossible to register after that.

“He’s an absolute idiot,” said Bethany as Carlos sped past them at twice the speed limit

16)Conjecture--is supposition, speculation, assumption, guesswork, inference.
“That’s pure conjecture,” stormed Monica.Don’t you dare pass it along as if it were truth.”

As a verb, conjecture means to speculate, assume, make an educated guess, etc.
“He conjectured about what the defendant knew and didn’t know.

17)Amnesty-- refers to a pardon, usually given to a whole group of people, particularly for political offenses.It is technically a “forgetting”. Amnesty International is a group that seeks to get pardons for political prisoners and others whose human rights are being violated with imprisonment. If your local library calls an amnesty it means that on that day you can return overdue books without penalty

18)A compendium is a collection, a compilation, a summary, an anthology, a digest, a summary.

Luis gave her a beautifully bound compendium of Shakespeare’s sonnets

19)Acerbic-- means sharp and stinging, bitter or pungent, harsh.� It is most often used figuratively to describe harsh speech rather than to describe an actual taste or smell.
His acerbic comments left her in tears

20)To consecrate --is to make or declare sacred, to bless, to sanctify, to ordain.

Abraham Lincoln said that the brave men who died at Gettysburg consecrated the ground of that battlefield

21)beleaguered-- troubled by someone or a situation:
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.

22)"Your agenda"-- refers to your time and how you will manage it. An agenda is a to-do list, a docket, a schedule.

23)Blatant means loudly offensive, brazenly obvious.
You will often hear the phrase “blatant disregard” meaning glaring and shameless disregard.::He acted with blatant disregard for the facts

25)Concurrent means simultaneous, happening at the same time.

“I think the two concerts are happening concurrently on separate stages,” said Margo, “so we can’t go to both.”

Concurrent also means being in accord or harmony.� When two people concur they agree, think the same way at the same time

26)belittle--Though she had spent hours fixing the computer he belittled her efforts.
Stop belittling yourself - your work is highly valued.

Belittle means to put down or find fault with, to diminish, literally to make small.
“She belittles him so constantly,” said Marianne, “I wonder why he stays married.”

27)Commensurate means equal or equivalent.

“The two girls were commensurate in their ability, so I hired both of them,” said Elaine.

Commensurate also means fitting, appropriate to.

“In six months, I will give you a raise commensurate with your performance,” said Mr. Ludlow

28)Conciliatory describes an attitude that is apologetic and expresses willingness to make concessions or to meet another half way.� It implies a desire to make up after a fight.

“He apologized with his words,” said Hazel, “but there was nothing conciliatory about his attitude.

Conciliatory can also describe an attitude that expresses flexibility, willingness to compromise, and agreeableness.

“His conciliatory words were a soothing balm after their fierce disagreement.”

29) Acrid means pungently bitter in taste or smell;

The acrid smell of smoke was overwhelming.

Acrid can also be used figuratively to refer to caustic, cutting expression.

She could not get his acrid comments out of her mind

30)To broach is to initiate, suggest or bring up for the first time. Subjects, topics of conversation, ideas, and issues are all open to being broached.
"I wanted to tell Donald about Jim,” said Kim, “but I didn’t know how to broach the subject.

31) To tout ---is to promote, sing the praises of, to brag publicly about in an attempt to sell or influence.

“Is he still touting Amway?” asked Rick when I told him Michael was coming to the party

32)Exemplify means to serve as a model or be a very good example of.
“Jonathan exemplifies what it means to be a pacifist,” said Mr. McSorley.

33)Eclectic means varied, composed of elements from many different sources, implying an unusual or interesting mix.

“Nathaniel has wonderfully eclectic taste in music,” said Katie.

34)Someone who is "verbose" uses lots of words to say something that could be said in many fewer words. Verbose means long winded and implies boring.

“She is so verbose that once when she called, my mom put the phone down and went to the bathroom without her ever realizing it.”

The noun form is verbosity and means the quality of being verbose or using too many words.

“The kids make fun of his verbosity and call him a wind bag,” laughed Connie

35)misbegotten--badly or foolishly planned or designed:a misbegotten belief/idea
misbegotten social and economic policies

36)spurious means false, counterfeit, not what it is cracked up to be.

When his wife died, he became the victim of spurious rumors, and it took him years to clear his name.

Spurious can also mean misbegotten, born out of wedlock.

The nobles rebelled when the king’s spurious offspring tried to ascend to the throne

37)To malinger means to fake illness with the intent of avoiding work or responsibility.
“Mr. Jamison thinks I was malingering,” said Joey.“I need you to write him a note and tell him I really was sick.”

38)Utopia is a perfect society, an ideal place, a perfect political system.The word came from a work of fiction that a man named Sir Thomas Moore wrote way back in 1516, which described a perfect society on an island called Utopia.
"His idea of utopia includes no taxes and lots of Chinese food,” joked Jasmine

39)Encroach --

to trespass, especially in the sense of making gradual inroads into.::“His garden is encroaching on my land,” complained Uncle Henry.“I should start charging him rent.”

Encroach also means to trespass on or interfere with the rights or domain of another.::“Now, Grandma, please don’t encroach on our duty to discipline when the
little fella needs it.”

40)To vindicate means to prove innocent, to clear one’s name, to disprove an accusation.

We thought Josh took the money, but Harry’s confession vindicated him

41)Decorous means proper, polite, well-mannered, in good taste.

42)To litigate-- is to bring suit, to try a case in court.

“I was so moved by Ralph’s apology that I decided not to litigate,” said Virginia.

People involved in a civil court case are called litigants.

The litigants finally agreed to settle the dispute out of court

43)A covenant is a formal agreement, a solemn promise.

The Book of Genesis relates that God made a covenant that promised the land of Palestine to the descendants of Abraham.

44)To be definitive is to be authoritative, conclusive, the most reliable or complete.
“Jimmy claims to have written the definitive guide to dining out in Philadelphia,” laughed Rachel. He gained twenty pounds while writing it.

45)To be despondent is to be depressed, in a state of despair, feeling hopeless.
Alexander was despondent for months after Abigail broke off their engagement.

46)A respite is a period of rest, of relief, especially from something difficult or uncomfortable.
The rains kept coming, offering no respite to the weary flood workers.

47)To be zealous is to be-- fanatical, gung-ho, aggressively enthusiastic, passionately involved with.

“He is so zealous about saving the whales that he cannot talk of anything else,” said Kyle.

48) amorous --is related to the word love. An amorous nature is one that is inclined to love; to feel amorous toward someone is to be in love with them, to be sexually or romantically attracted to them.

His amorous feelings led him to send Janis fresh flowers every day for a week
Manifesto.

49)manifesto--is a statement of principles, a declaration of political beliefs, a document that spells out a doctrine.

We studied the Communist Manifesto in history last term

50)Vicarious --means second handily.
When instead of focusing on our own experience, we live our lives through other people, taking pride in their accomplishments, being thrilled at their risks, etc. we are said to be living vicariously.Some people, for example, live vicariously through the characters on their soap operas.

Jennifer relived her youth vicariously through her teenage daughter

51)To be affable-- means to have a pleasant nature, to be easy going, friendly, amiable, easily pleased.

His affable manner drew people to him at any social event

52)To pervade--means to spread throughout, to infuse, to permeate.A scent that fills the air is said to pervade the room.
The fear that pervaded the group made them give up their search

53)A predilection-- is a tendency, an inclination towards, a fondness for.
His predilection for the sea drew him to a voyage around the Cape of Good Hope.

54)contrive --to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning:
Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd be ideally suited.

55)histrionic--very emotional and energetic, but lacking sincerity or real meaning:
a histrionic outburst
She put on a histrionic display of grief at her ex-husband's funeral.

56)Dubious means uncertain, skeptical, doubtful, questionable.

When he predicted that we would be out of debt in six months, we were dubious.

In that sentence, dubious means skeptical, but you could also say: He got into trouble for selling art works of dubious origin.

In that case dubious means questionable

57)Singular-- means unique, special, remarkable, exceptional.
She had a singular beauty that had captivated him from the first moment they met.

58)sanctimonious--acting as if morally better than others:
sanctimonious religious leaders preaching about morality

59)To preempt --is to supersede, to replace by prior arrangement.

A speech by the President always preempts normal programming.

During the Cold War people used to talk about a “preemptive strike” meaning a first strike that would supersede any attack on the part of the enemy.

60) Frenetic means frantic or frenzied, it describes how one acts when both desperately rushed and disorganized.Intense nervous activity is described as frenetic.

Her frenetic efforts to get Stevie out of the closet did little more than keep her busy till the fire department arrived.

61)frenzy -- uncontrolled and excited behaviour or emotion, which is sometimes violent:In a frenzy of rage she hit him.

62)Immutable --means unchangeable, permanent, steadfast.
“That Kevin will be home for dinner is an immutable law of nature,” laughed Aunt Anna."He hasn’t missed a meal in years.”

63)transient
1)lasting for only a short time; temporary:
A glass of whisky has only a transient warming effect.
2)means on the move, just passing through, not staying long.
Many of the transient workers returned to Mexico after the harvest.

64)Exigent means urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action.
When exigent circumstances exist, police may enter your home without a warrant

65)Facile--means easily done, glib, lacking depth.
Lazy John always preferred facile tasks

66)Concord means harmony, agreement, a peaceful similarity of attitudes.

“We have achieved concord at last in these difficult peace negotiations,” said the President.

67)headstrong--very determined to do what you want without listening to others:
She was a headstrong child, always getting into trouble.

68)Willful-- means headstrong, stubborn determined to have one’s own way.
“Nathan is quite willful and turns a deaf ear to good advice,” lamented Aunt Martha.

Willful also means intentional or deliberate.
“The slight was not willful,” said Destiny. “I certainly didn’t mean to hurt her feelings.”

69)To precipitate is to bring about, to set off, to cause to happen.
Her accusations precipitated an investigation into the finances of all school organizations.

70)exacting --demanding a lot of effort, care or attention:
an exacting training schedule,exacting standards

71)Rigorous-- means exacting, strict, harsh, demanding of precision.
Sean found the rigorous demands of law school exhilarating.

72)exhilarate--to give someone strong feelings of happiness and excitement

73)To reprove-- means to criticize or correct.
His mother seldom needed to reprove him, but one word stopped Hunter in his tracks.
The noun form of reprove is reproof, and means a mild criticism or correction.
His reproof damaged her pride.

74)To capitulate-- is to surrender, cave in to pressure, to collapse.
His defense capitulated when the new evidence was presented

75)To be superficial-- is to be shallow, concerned with only the obvious, not deep or probing.
Superficial also refers to something that is literally at, near, or pertaining to the surface of something.:His wound was only superficial.It healed within days.

77)harbinger --someone or a thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad:a harbinger of doom

78)Circumspect means cautious, guarded, vigilant.
Ethan was quite circumspect in discussing his summer plans.�His friends didn’t realize he was waiting to see if he got a job in LA.

79)Approbation is praise, approval, admiration.
Approbation for his discoveries from the scientific community came years too late.

80)Anarchy means lawlessness, the absence of government or authority; a state of chaos.

It can be used in the formal sense:

The anarchy following revolution subsided only when a new government was firmly established.
It can also be used informally:

When the sweet young substitute teacher replaced Ms. Henderson, the class seemed to revert to anarchy

81)Colloquial --means informal, conversational, common.

Although his colloquial style is fun and easy to read, his content is quite profound.

Also means local or regional dialect expression.
Outsiders laugh at our region’s colloquialisms

82)Expedite means to facilitate, to help along, to speed the progress of, to make easier.:If everyone will pitch in, it will expedite matters.

83)Apartheid --is a rigid policy of racial segregation.
Until recently South Africa had an official policy of apartheid

84)ecstasy--a state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure:

85)To edify means to uplift, to benefit or instruct, especially morally.
We were edified by reading George Washington’s rules for conduct

86)restrain --to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something:When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.

87)To fetter --literally means to restrain, to shackle.

No matter how he was fettered, Harry Houdini escaped.

Fetter is often used to refer to something that shackles in the sense of holding one back or hampering progression.

Jared was fettered by his inability to speak Spanish fluently. He missed a lot of what was being discussed

88)A despot --is a tyrant, a king or dictator with absolute power who uses it oppressively.

89)deplore --to say or think that something is very bad:
We deeply deplore the loss of life.

90) A vocation is a calling, a profession or business that one has a strong inclination toward.The difference between someone with a vocation and someone with merely a job is the person with the vocation loves what he or she does and can’t imagine doing anything else.When someone feels pulled to go into the priesthood or to become a monk or nun, they are said to have a vocation.

His hobby of stamp collecting became a vocation when he opened a small hobby shop.

91)adjutant--staff officer assisting the commander; assistant

92)addendum--addition; appendix to book

93)addle--to make someone feel confused and unable to think clearly:
I think my brain's been addled by the heat!

94)adjure --to ask or order someone to do something:
The judge adjured him to answer truthfully.

95)adamant--impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision:

96)acuity--the ability to hear, see or think accurately and clearly:
Tiredness also affects visual acuity.

97)admonish--to tell someone that they have done something wrong:
His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.

98)upright--honest, responsible and moral:
She behaved as any upright citizen would have under the circumstances.

99)adventitious --not expected or planned:
an adventitious event/situation

100)actuarial--calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

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1)vicious --describes people or actions that show an intention or desire to hurt someone or something very badly:a vicious thug

2)vivacious --A vivacious person, especially a woman or girl, is attractively energetic and enthusiastic:
He brought along his wife, a vivacious blonde, some twenty years his junior.

3)demure--(especially of women and children) quiet and well behaved:
She gave him a demure smile.

4)chutzpah --imaginative and shocking behaviour, involving taking risks but not feeling guilt

5)vamp--a woman who is conscious of and makes use of her attractiveness to men in order to get what she wants

6)crescendo --a gradual increase in loudness, or the moment when a noise or piece of music is at its loudest:The music reached a crescendo.

7)podgy -slightly fat:a podgy face

8)oodles --a very large amount of something pleasant:
She inherited oodles of money from her uncle.

9)oomph--power, strength or energetic activity:
You want a car with a bit of oomph.

10)sarong--a long piece of thin cloth which is worn wrapped around the waist

11)slinky--(of women's clothes) made of delicate cloth and fitting the body closely in a way that is sexually attractive:a slinky black dress

12)whiff --a brief smell, carried on a current of air:
During the first few months of pregnancy the slightest whiff of food cooking made my stomach turn.

13)garb--clothes that are in a particular style or are a uniform:
prison/clerical/military garb

14)redolent--smelling strongly of something or having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else:
The album is a heartfelt cry, redolent of a time before radio and television.

15)holster--a small case usually made of leather and fixed on a belt or a strap, used for carrying a gun

16)reminisce--to talk or write about past experiences which you remember with pleasure:My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.

17)romp --to play in a rough, excited and noisy way:
The children romped happily around/about in the garden.

18)promiscuous --having a lot of different sexual partners or sexual relationships, or (of sexual habits) involving a lot of different partners:
I suppose I was quite promiscuous in my youth.

19)neophyte --someone who has recently become involved in an activity and is still learning about it

20)bouffant--describes a hairstyle in which the hair is arranged in a high rounded shape

21)raffish --not following usual social standards of behaviour or appearance, especially in a careless and attractive way:
He has a certain raffish elegance.

22)tenacious --holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way:The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.

23)flea market--a market, which usually takes place outside, where old or used goods are sold cheaply

24)impeccable--perfect, with no problems or bad parts:
impeccable taste/manners/credentials
His English is impeccable.

25)simulacrum--something that looks like or represents something else

26)smattering--a very small amount or number:
There's only a smattering of people who oppose the proposal.

27)plump
1) having a pleasantly soft rounded body or shape:a child with plump rosy cheeks
2)POLITE WORD FOR fat:
He's got rather plump since I last saw him.

28)kohl::kaajal

29)exasperate --to make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem

30)oddball--a person whose behaviour is unusual and strange

31)sartorial--relating to the making of clothes, usually men's clothes, or to a way of dressing:sartorial elegance

32)lodestar--
1)a star, especially the Pole Star, used to help find direction
2)an example or principle that people want to follow:The party manifesto is no longer the lodestar it used to be.

33)kitsch--art, decorative objects or design considered by many people to be ugly, lacking in style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny:
His home's full of 1950's kitsch.

34)be in a funk --to be very unhappy and without hope:
He's been in a real funk since she left him.

35)cameo --a small but noticeable part in a film or play, performed by a famous actor

36)reprise--a repeat of something or part of something, especially a piece of music

37)suave--describes a man who is very polite, charming and usually attractive, often in a way that is slightly false:
He's very suave and sophisticated.

38)straddle --to sit or stand with your legs on either side of something:
He pulled on his helmet and straddled the motorbike.

39)shimmy --to do a dance in which you shake your hips and shoulders:
She shimmied across the dance floor.

39)hitherto --until now or until a particular time:
Mira revealed hitherto unsuspected talents on the cricket pitch.

40)surreal--strange; not like reality; like a dream:

41)deranged --completely unable to think clearly or behave in a controlled way, especially because of mental illness:a deranged iminal/mind/personality
.to be mentally deranged

42)reparation--payment for harm or damage:
The company had to make reparation to those who suffered ill health as a result of chemical pollution.

43)caveat--a warning to consider something before acting further, or a statement which limits a more general statement; a proviso:
He agreed to the interview, with the caveat that he could approve the final article.

44)imbibe--to drink, especially alcohol:
Have you been imbibing again?

45)delirium tremens--a physical condition caused by drinking too much alcohal over a long period in which sopmeone shakesuncontollably and sees imaginary things.

46)inebriated --having drunk too much alcohol:
In her inebriated state, she was ready to agree to anything.

47)gaudy --unpleasantly bright in colour or decoration:
gaudy plastic flowers

44)ephemeral --lasting for only a short time:
Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.

45)interlocutor--someone who is involved in a conversation,smeone who is involved in a conversation and who is representing someone else:
Abraham was able to act as interpreter and interlocutor for our group.

46)kleptomania--a very strong and uncontrollable desire to steal, especially without any need or purpose, usually considered to be a type of mental illness

47)flamboyant--very confident in behaviour, or intended to be noticed, especially by being brightly coloured:a flamboyant gesture,
The writer's flamboyant lifestyle was well known.
His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.

48)gargantuan--very large:a problem of gargantuan proportions,
a gargantuan appetite

49)ichthyologist--person who studies fish

50)jeopardize--to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged:
She knew that by failing her exams she could jeopardize her whole future.

51)kaleidoscopic--
1. (adjective)--quickly changing from one thing to another
2. a tube-like toy that you look through to see different patterns of light made by pieces of coloured glass and mirrors
3. a changing and enjoyable mixture or pattern:
The street bazaar was a kaleidoscope of colours, smells and sounds.

52)gubernatorial--relating to governor

53)perfidious--unable to be trusted, or showing a lack of loyalty:
She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy.

54)ramification--the possible results of an action:
Have you considered all the ramifications of your suggestion?

54)charlatan--a person who pretends to have skills or knowledge that they do not have, especially in medicine

55)lothario-a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women

56)cogitate--to spend time thinking very carefully about a subject

57)deference--respect and politeness:He treats her with such deference.

58)tractable--easily dealt with, controlled or persuaded:
The problem turned out to be rather less tractable than I had expected.

59)dilatory--slow and likely to cause delay:dilatory behaviour/tactics
British institutions have been dilatory in cutting credit card charges.

60)impertinent--rude and not respectful, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you:
I hope he didn't think me impertinent when I asked him about his private life.

61)paraphernalia --all the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity:We sell pots, gloves, seeds and other gardening paraphernalia.

62)creepy--strange or unnatural and making you feel frightened:a creepy film
a creepy smile

63)stumble--to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.

64)semblance--a situation or condition which is similar to what is wanted or expected, but is not exactly as desired:
The city has now returned to some semblance of normality after last night's celebrations.

65)prognosticate--To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell

66)myriad--a very large number of something:
a myriad of choices
And now myriads of bars and hotels are opening up along the coast.

67)obsequious--too eager to praise or obey someone:
She is almost embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.

68)splurge--to spend a lot of money on buying goods, especially luxury goods; splash out:I feel like splurging (out) on a new dress.

69)overt--done or shown publicly or in an obvious way; not secret:
overt criticism,overt racism
He shows no overt signs of his unhappiness.

70)perpetrate--to commit a crime, or a violent or harmful act:
In Britain, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol.
Federal soldiers have been accused of perpetrating atrocities against innocent people.

71)sift --to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not:

The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person.

After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
The police are trying to sift out the genuine warnings from all the hoax calls they have received.

72)expedite--to cause to be done more quickly; to hurry:
Something needs to be done to expedite the process.

73)compatriot--a person who comes from the same country

74)inflict:to force someone to experience something very unpleasant:
These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries.

75)throwback --a person or thing that is similar to an earlier type:
He's an unappealing throwback to the days of '80s City slickers.
In some ways the new applet technology is a throwback to the old pre-PC days.

76)inroads--make inroads to start to have a direct and noticeable effect (on something):The government is definitely making inroads into the problem of unemployment.

77)replete --
1.full, especially with food:After two helpings of dessert, Sergio was at last replete.
2.well supplied:This car has an engine replete with the latest technology.

78)Garrulous--chatty, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky

79)accrue:Meaning: To accumulate
Usage:
Interest accruing in my savings account.
Common sense that accrues with experience.

80)Filicide: The killing of one’s child.

81)Recalcitrant--(of a person) unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or (of an animal) refusing to be controlled

82)mores --the traditional customs and ways of behaving that are typical of a particular (part of) society:middle-class mores,the mores and culture of the Japanese

83)Abysmal--infinitely or immeasurably deep, limitless.
Her abysmal sadness sapped her energy for many months.
Abysmal also means hopelessly bad, wretched.
It’s an abysmal day and I’m not going to cheer up,” declared Aunt Ida defiantly

84)spaghetti--pasta made in the form of long, thin threads

85)complement--something that completes, perfects, or goes really well with something else;
Garlic bread is a complement to spaghetti, popcorn is a complement to a good movie;
A good book may be the perfect complement to a rainy Sunday afternoon, a DVD player complements a stereo system.
Does red wine or white wine best complement fish?” asked Sheila

86)clique--a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group:
“Who wants to belong to that clique of snooty girls anyway?” exclaimed Naomi

87)snooty--behaving in an unfriendly way because you believe you are better than other people:She was one of those really snooty sales assistants that you often find in expensive shops.

88)ascendancy--a position of power, strength or success:
They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy

89)Bourgeois -- middle class. Bourgeois is a term first used in France to describe a city dweller who was neither a farmer nor a noble.Today it is used to describe anyone with middle class values of materialism and respectability.

90)Ambivalent --having mixed feelings, holding attitudes that contradict one another leading to uncertainty.

91)Austere --
(1)stark, without frills, stripped down, extremely simple
The monk’s room was austere, without so much as a picture or a book, other than the Bible.
(2)Austere also has the meaning of stern, cold, solemn and unemotional.
His austere personality made people both respect and fear him.
(3)As a noun, austerity refers to stark simplicity, self-denial.� Times of austerity are lean times:
In the course of his life, the Buddha experienced both opulence and austerity

92)Capricious --unpredictable, impulsive, erratic, arbitrary, subject to whims, prone to change without warning::
The Bill of Rights is a guarantee that the government will never act capriciously against any American citizen just because of appearance, ideas or beliefs

93)Ameliorate-- to improve, to make better, to make tolerable.
Dr. Burns hoped that allowing young patients to watch M-TV would ameliorate their attitudes about visiting the dentist

94)impassioned --describes speech or writing that is full of strongly felt and strongly expressed emotion:
Relatives of the dead made an impassioned plea for the bodies to be flown back to this country.

95)ardent--showing strong feelings:

96)Arcane --secret in the sense of known to or understood by only an enlightened few. The secret teachings of a cult would be said to be arcane knowledge. The ability to create fire by rubbing sticks together could be called an arcane skill.

97)Benevolent-- kindly, generous, prone to good deeds, having good intentions.
His benevolent nature made it really hard for him to turn away anyone in need

98)To cajole --to coax, wheedle, attempt to persuade with a persistent emotional appeal.::“I didn’t want to come,” said Ashley, “but Joshua cajoled me until just to shut him up, I agreed.”

99)earmark--to keep or intend something for a particular purpose:
Five billion dollars of this year's budget is already earmarked for hospital improvements.

100)To appropriate --to confiscate, to seize, to claim or set aside for oneself.
I’m going to appropriate four chairs from the library,” said Mrs. Carmody.

To appropriate also can mean to earmark or set aside for a specific purpose:
I have appropriated 10 dollars a day for spending money.

As an adjective “appropriate” is pronounced as uh-PROH-pree-it and means apt, fitting, suitable.
It is always appropriate to bring a small token when you are invited to someone’s house

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1)unhinge --make someone menatally unbalanced

2)sordid -dirty and unpleasant:
There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas.

3)zany--strange, surprising or uncontrolled in an amusing way:
a zany film,zany clothing/ideas

4)maelstrom
1)a situation in which there is great confusion, violence and destruction:
The country is gradually being sucked into the maelstrom of civil war.
2)an area of water which moves with a very strong circular movement and sucks in
anything that goes past

5)bilious --relating to an illness caused by too much bile, which can cause vomiting:
She suffered from bilious attacks.

6)dandy-------person too fond of finery in dress, a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance.

7)honcho--the person in charge:
Who's the head honcho round here?

8)congeal --to change from a liquid or soft state to a thick or solid state:
The blood had congealed in thick black clots.

9)diabolical --a wicked person.

10)compere--a person whose job is to introduce acts in a television, radio or stage show:He started his career as a TV compere.

11)cabal--a small group of people who plan secretly to take action, especially political action:
He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.

12)acculturate --Assimilate culturally

13)coup--a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by (part of) an army:a military coup

14)rambunctious--full of energy and difficult to control:
rambunctious children,a lively and rambunctious puppy

15)pristine--new or almost new, and in very good condition:
We've just moved into our pristine new offices.

16)retract-- to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false:retract an invitation/confession/promise
When questioned on TV, the minister retracted his allegations.

17)repudiate --to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good or reasonable:
He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.
I utterly repudiate those remarks.

18)cullet : broken or waste glass returned for recycling

19)magniloquent --
magni= max.. Loquitur,loq kind of word relates to words,speaks..
so meaning is ...High in speaks,Lofty,bombastic.

20)bourgeois--A capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

21)topsy-turvy --confused, not well organized or giving importance to unexpected things; upside down:The government's topsy-turvy priorities mean that spending on education remains low.

22)virtuoso--a person who is extremely skilled at something, especially at playing an instrument or performing:
Famous mainly for his wonderful voice,Cole was also a virtuoso on the piano.

23)sententious --trying to appear wise, clever and important:
The document was sententious and pompous.

24)dank--(especially of buildings and air) wet, cold and unpleasant

25)dapper--describes a man who is dressed in a fashionable and tidy way:
Hercule Poirot is the dapper detective of the Agatha Christie novels.

26)spruce--(of a person) tidy and clean in appearance:
He looked spruce and handsome in a clean white shirt.

27)natty --stylish and tidy in every detail:
He's always been a natty dresser.

28)jaunty--showing that you are happy and confident.

29)dappled--marked with spots of colour that are lighter or darker than the main colour, or marked with areas of light and darkness:
a dappled pony.
The dappled sunlight fell across her face as she lay beneath the tree.

30)flecked --having small marks or spots:
It's a dark grey material but it's flecked with white.

31)variegated--having a pattern of different colours or marks:
variegated leaves,a variegated plant

32)dastardly--evil and cruel\

33)appall--to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval:
I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital.

34)consternation--a feeling of anxiety, shock or confusion:
The prospect of so much work filled him with consternation.

35)dawdle-to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary:Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school!

36)amble --to walk in a slow and relaxed way:
He was ambling along the beach.

37)debacle --a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization:
The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.

38)defile--to spoil the beauty, importance, purity, etc. of something or someone:
It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled by a rubbish dump.

39)depraved --morally bad or evil:
a depraved character/mind

40)debility--physical weakness

41)frailty--weakness and lack of health or strength:
Though ill for most of her life, physical frailty never stopped her from working.

42)languor--lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.

43)debunk --to show that something is less important, less good or less true than it has been made to appear:The writer's aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress.

44)decapitate--to cut off the head of a person

45)decimate --to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely:
Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.

46)amputate--to cut off a part of the body:
They had to amputate his foot to free him from the wreckage.

47)pare--to cut away the outer layer from something, especially a fruit or a vegetable:He was busy paring apples in the kitchen.

48)expunge
(1)to rub off or remove information from a piece of writing:
His name has been expunged from the list of members.
(2)to cause something to be forgotten:
She has been unable to expunge the details of the accident from her memory.

49)decoy --something or someone used to trick or confuse other people or animals into doing something, especially something dangerous:
They used a girl hitch-hiker as the decoy to get him to stop.

50)senile--showing a lack of mental ability because of old age, especially a lack of ability to think clearly and make decisions:
He spent many years caring for his senile mother.

51)frail--weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken or harmed:
a frail old lady

52)dilapidated--describes something old and in poor condition:
The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated.

53)altruist--a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others

54)ensnare --to catch or get control of something or someone:
Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs.

55)filch--to steal something of little value:Who's filched my pencils?

56)calmny::a statement about someone which is not true and is intended to damage the reputation of that person:He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued.

57)denigrate--to say that someone or something is not good or important:
You shouldn't denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.

59)libel --a piece of writing which contains bad and false things about a person:
She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.

60)slander::a false spoken statement about someone which damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement

61)defection:desertion(leaving the country)
Over the years there were hundreds of defections to the West/defections from the East.

62)deference--respect and politeness:
He treats her with such deference.

63)obeisance --obedience and respect, or something you do which expresses this:
One by one the noblemen made their obeisances (= bent at the waist) to the Queen.

64)recalcitrant --(of a person) unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or (of an animal) refusing to be controlled

65)audacious -showing a willingness to take risks or offend people:
He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.

66)insolent--rude and not showing respect:

67)defunct--no longer existing, living, or working correctly:

68)a strong liking:Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection for spicy food.

69)smoulder --to burn slowly with smoke but without flames:
a smouldering fire

70)succumb --to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat

71)groovy --very fashionable and interesting:
That's a groovy hat you're wearing, did you knit it yourself?

72)gravitas --seriousness and importance of manner, causing feelings of respect and trust in others

73)sedate--tending to avoid excitement or great activity and to be calm and relaxed:

74)beau --a boyfriend

75)throwaway--made to be destroyed after use:throwaway cups and plates

76)swoon --to feel a lot of pleasure, love, etc. because of something or someone:
The audience swooned with delight.

77)plummet--to fall very quickly and suddenly:

78)dispel --to remove fears, doubts and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary:I'd like to start the speech by dispelling a few rumours that have been spreading recently.

79)escapade --an act involving some danger, risk or excitement because it is different from usual or expected behaviour

80)zeitgeist --the general set of ideas, beliefs, feelings etc. which is typical of a particular period in history

81)icky --unpleasant, especially to look at:
an icky shade of green

82)mien --a person's appearance, especially the typical expression on their face:
His aristocratic mien and smart clothes singled him out.

83)coiffed --describes hair that is carefully arranged in an attractive style

84)preclude--preclude
to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something

85)dainty --small and graceful:
She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and had big feet.

86)infra dig --below what you consider to be socially acceptable:Diane thinks it's a bit infra dig to do her own housework.

87)lout --a young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive and sometimes violent way:Teenage louts roam the streets at night.

88)ensconce--to make yourself very comfortable or safe in a place or position:
After dinner, I ensconced myself in a deep armchair with a book.

89)prima donna--the most important female singer in an opera company

90)sobriquet--a name given to someone or something which is not their real or official name; nickname:
These charms have earned the television programme's presenter the sobriquet 'the thinking woman's crumpet(sexually attractive)'.

91)flaccid--soft rather than firm;

92)cherubic---adjective--having a round, attractive face like that of a child:
a blonde-haired child with a cherubic face

93)burnish--If you burnish something such as your public image, you take action to improve it and make it more attractive:
The company is currently trying to burnish its socially responsible image.

94)dishevelled--very untidy:dishevelled hair/clothes/appearance

95)mop --a stick with soft material fixed at one end, especially used for washing floors or dishes:a floor mop

96)garish --unpleasantly bright

97)shoddy --badly and carelessly made, using low quality materials:
shoddy goods,shoddy workmanship

98)onomatopoeia--the creation and use of words which include sounds that are similar to the noises that the words refer to

99)prance --to walk in an energetic way and with more movement than necessary:
It's pathetic to see fifty-year-old rock stars prancing around on stage as if they were still teenagers.
She pranced into the office and demanded to speak to the manager.

100)couture --the designing, making and selling of expensive fashionable clothing, or the clothes themselves:a couture show/collection/house

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1)ELUSIVE--
Difficult to define,achieve,find
Ex:Peace is always elusive to a greedy person.

2)Equitable-- (adjective) Fair, just

Example: Gina and Neil trusted the judge would make an equitable decision.

Synonyms: candid, nondiscriminatory, proportionate

3)REBUFF: an unkind refusal of a friendly offer,request,suggestion
Syn : Rejection
Ex: He rebuffed his colleague's suggestion.

4)Fervent: (adjective) Having or showing great feeling; intensely devoted or earned

Example: Dipen, looking up into Pamela’s eyes, was so fervent about his proposal that he cried as he spoke.

Synonyms: ardent, impassioned, zealous

5)BREVITY--1. The quality of using few words while writing or speaking
Syn: conciseness
Ex:Her speech is a good example of brevity

2. the fact of lasting a short time
Ex: The brevity of a particular post

6)ABET--to help or to encourage somebody to do something wrong

Ex: He was abetted by deception of his colleague

7)DECRY:to strongly criticise somebody or something,esp. publicly,Condemn

8)Hedonist:(noun) Someone who is devoted to pleasure

Example: Glenda is a complete hedonist; her life’s goal is to have fun, no matter the cost.

Synonyms: epicurean, profligate, rake

9)Precipitous: (adjective) Causing to happen before expected, warranted, needed, or desired; hasty

Example: A precipitous end to the drama came when Joy and Marsha began speaking to one another again.

Synonyms: breakneck, brief, frantic

10)CHURLISH: rude or bad tempered
Ex: He is churlish by nature

11)morose--unhappy, annoyed and unwilling to speak or smile; sullen:
a morose expression
Why are you so morose these days?

12)Rapturous: (adjective) Filled with joy, ecstatic

Example: At the end of the film, the theater shook with rapturous applause.

Synonyms: devoted, passionate

13)profound--felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way:
His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.

14)Rouse: (verb) To stir up; excite

Example: The music, which was loud and had a strong beat, roused the crowd to a screaming frenzy.

Synonyms: awaken, raise, stir

15)ECSTASY: a feeling or a state of very great happiness

16)Puerile: (adjective) Childish; silly; immature

Example: You’re too old to be so demanding and puerile; share the rest of the pizza with your sister!

Synonyms: trivial, unfledged, ungrown

17)Accrue: (verb) To accumulate

Example: Radha’s irresponsible spending habits caused her to accrue a large debt on her credit card.

Synonyms: amass, gather, increase

18)Antagonistic: (adj) Hostile

Example: In a court case, the defense lawyer and prosecutor have an antagonistic relationship.

Synonyms: antipathetic, contrary, disinclined

19)BEQUEST :money or property that u ask to be given to a particular person when u die(formal use)

Ex: He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren

20)Salutary:
1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial:
salutary advice,a salutary experience,a salutary reminder of the dangers of mountain climbing

2. Favorable to health; wholesome: a salutary climate.

Example: In their advertisements, food companies try to convince consumers that their products are tasty as well as salutary.

21)resilient--able to quickly return to a previous good condition:
This rubber ball is very resilient and immediately springs back into shape.
She's a resilient girl - she won't be unhappy for long.

22)PARABLE: a short story that teaches a moral or a spiritual lesson
Ex: Bible has many parables told by jesus

23)Treacly: (adjective) Overly sentimental; sappy

Example: Craig felt that Paloma’s reaction to his proposal was treacly, perhaps even a bit false.

Synonyms: maudlin, saccharine, schmaltzy

24)overly--too; very:
Earlier sales forecasts were overly optimistic.

25)Exonerate: (verb) To free from a charge of guilt; declare or prove blameless

Example: The young man's DNA exonerated him after DNA evidence proved a different man was at the crime scene.

Synonyms: absolve, exculpate, liberate

26)fickle (1)likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason:
She's so fickle - she's never been interested in the same man for more than a week!
The world of popular music is notoriously fickle.

27)mercurial::changing suddenly and often:a mercurial temperament
She was entertaining but unpredictable, with mercurial mood swings.

28)Placid: (adjective) Tranquil; calm; quiet

Example: The placid atmosphere of life in the village suited Mark, who wanted to escape the bustle of the city.

Synonyms: equable, halcyon, imperturbable

29)Rueful: (adjective) Regretful

Example: A rueful Arthur spent a restless day wishing he could take back the hurtful things he had said to Claudia.

Synonyms: compunctious, expiatory, penitent

30)Steadfast: (adjective) Loyal, devoted

Example: Jane’s parents were steadfast people, supporting her even through her worst days.

Synonyms: inexorable, obdurate, unwavering

31)Plenary::

–adjective
1. full; complete; entire; absolute; unqualified: plenary powers.
2. attended by all qualified members; fully constituted: a plenary session of Congress.

–noun
3. a plenary session, meeting, or the like.

32)genteel–adjective
1. belonging or suited to polite society.
2. well-bred or refined; polite; elegant; stylish.
3. affectedly or pretentiously polite, delicate, etc.

33)putrefy--to decay, producing a strong unpleasant smell:
the smell of putrefying flesh

34)ineluctable= incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny.

35)rummage= Search haphazardly

36)madrigal--a song performed without musical instruments in which several singers sing different notes at the same time

37)retrogress= Get worse or fall back to a previous condition

38)Askance –Doubtfully

39)Lissome - Flexible

40)brazen - Bold

41)superannuated - Retired or ineffective

42)pert -animated

43)indict -accuse

44)gibe-taunt

45)ennui-a feeling of boredom and mental tiredness caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do:
The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter.

46)Sisyphean-denoting a task that can never be accomplished

47)Coruscate-- flashing brightly

48)sanguine--positive and hopeful:
They are less sanguine about the prospects for peace.

49)impasse = deadlock, standstill, place from which there is no escape; dead -end street, cul-de-sac

50)farrago--a confused collection or mixture........say a farrago of half-baked ideas

51)Independent in behavior or thought
sentences: An actor should be maverick while crafting the character.

52)loquacious--one who is very talkitive

53)cognition--The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.

54)mawkish --showing emotion or love in an awkward or foolish way:
The film lapses into mawkish sentimentality near the end.

55)suave--sophisticated, civilized, cultured, elegant, smooth, mundane

56)transcendent--Beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding:transcendent power/beauty/love

57)inveigle--to persuade someone to do something in a clever and dishonest way, when they do not want to do it:
Her son tried to inveigle her into giving him the money for a car.

58)ZEPHYR-light wind

59)grotesque --strange and unpleasant, especially in a ridiculous or slightly frightening way:
By now she'd had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque.

60)gooey --soft and sticky:
a gooey cake

61)imbroglio--An intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

62)embroil--to cause someone to become involved in an argument or a difficult situation:She had no desire to embroil herself in lengthy lawsuits with the tabloid newspapers.

63)concomitant --something that happens with something else and is connected with it:
Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.

64)bacchanal-- a drunken or riotous celebration

65)equine --connected with horses, or appearing similar to a horse

66)salubrious --describes a place that is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in:
He doesn't live in a very salubrious part of town.

67)lasso -a rope which is shaped in a ring at one end, which can be tightened by pulling the other end:
Lassos are used particularly by cowboys to catch cattle and horses.

68)CRUMMY--Of very poor quality

69)vainglorious --Characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity; boastful.

70)ABERRANT --One whose behaviour departs substantially from the norm of a group

71)paean--a song, film or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically:
The song is a paean to solitude and independence.

72)quizzical --seeming to ask a question without saying anything:
She gave me a quizzical look/glance/smile.

73)disparage --to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them:

74)mollycoddle--o give someone too much care or protection:
You're not helping the children by mollycoddling them - they have to grow up sometime.

75)quadruped--any animal that has four legs:
Horses, lions and dogs are quadrupeds, but humans are bipeds.

76)camaraderie--a feeling of friendliness towards people with whom you work or share an experience:

77)facetious --not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be amusing or to appear clever:
facetious remarks
He's just being facetious.

78)caprice --a sudden and usually foolish desire to have or do something, or a sudden and foolish change of mind or behaviour; a whim:
The $300 million palace was built to satisfy the caprice of one man.

79)factotum --a person employed to do all types of jobs for someone:
She was a general factotum at the restaurant - washing dishes, cleaning the floors and polishing the furniture.

80)juvenile --
1)relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult:juvenile crime/offenders

2)silly and typical of a child:
juvenile behaviour,a juvenile sense of humour

81)HOODLUM --thug, ruffian, hooligan, lout.

82)THESAURUS--dictionary of synonyms

83)manacle --handcuffs

84)SCAREMONGER --a person who spreads stories that cause public fear

85)transmogrify --to change or be changed completely:
Almost overnight, that sweet little child had transmogrified into an anti-social monster.

86)ragamuffin--a dirty untidy child in torn clothes

87)flippant --not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be amusing or to appear clever:a flippant remark/attitude
It's easy to be flippant, but we have a serious problem to deal with here.

88)frivolous --behaving in a silly and foolish way when you should be serious:
I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.

89)miasma--
1)an unpleasant and bad-smelling fog:
A miasma of pollution hung in the air above Mexico City.
2)a very unpleasant general feeling or character of a situation or place:
After he lost his job, he sank into a miasma of poverty and despair.

90)palave--unnecessary inconvenience and trouble:
Organizing the annual office lunch was such a palaver, I swore I'd never do it again.

91)curmudgeon --a bad-tempered old person

92)menage, menage --a group of people living together in the same house

93)panacea 1) something that will solve all problems:Technology is not a panacea for all our problems. 2) something that will cure all illnesses

94)pique --bad mood,a feeling of anger and annoyance, especially caused by damage to your feeling of pride in yourself:
He stormed from the room in a fit of pique, shouting that he had been misunderstood.

95)misconstrue --to form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says:
She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.

96)succor --help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need:
Her organization gave succour and strength to those who had been emotionally damaged.

97)mugger --robber, thug, assailant or attacker.

98)impugn -to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities or reputation by criticizing them:--Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer?

99)largesse, largess --willingness to give money, or money given to poor people by rich people:The national theatre will be the main beneficiary of the millionaire's largesse.

100)virulent--describes a dangerous disease or poison which very quickly spreads or has an effect:A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the US.

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1)cipher: (noun) nothing, zero, or null; a worthless person or thing; a secret code (of numbers or letters); a distinctive emblem, monogram, or colophon

Example: The jilted husband’s incipient autonomy was precipitated by his wife’s Dear John” letter, which she scribbled on her company’s letterhead (with the company’s cipher printed at the top).

Synonyms: naught, null, nihil, nonentity, void, vacuum

2)foreshadow --to act as a warning or sign of a future event:
The recent outbreak of violence was foreshadowed by isolated incidents in the city earlier this year.

3)Conflagration: (noun) A big, destructive fire
Example: The old barn was destroyed last summer by a conflagration, which spewed smoke high into the sky.
Synonyms: burning, flaming, inferno

4)Inconspicuous: (adjective) Hard to see or perceive; attracting little attention; not striking
Example: Due to its natural camouflage, the moth will be inconspicuous once it lands on the bark of an oak tree.
Synonyms: modest, muted, unassuming

5)Listless: (adjective) Indifferent due to illness or sadness
Example: When Dana heard that her ex-husband had remarried, she grew depressed and listless.
Synonyms: apathetic, insouciant, vacant

6)insouciance --a relaxed and happy way of acting without worry or guilt:
I admired his youthful insouciance.

7)NUANCE- a subtle difference or distinction
Ex: The artist best work explored the nuance between darkness and deep shadow

8)Upbraid: (verb) To scold

Example: Monty’s grandmother upbraided Monty and his friends for breaking the vase while playing ball in the house.

Synonyms: decry, defame, derogate

9)garrulous --having the habit of talking a lot, especially about unimportant things

10)saturnine --serious and unfriendly:
a saturnine character/look/frown

11)desultory--: (adjective) lacking order or consistency; rambling; disjointed; passing randomly from one thing to another

Example: Many ostensibly brilliant works of literature result not from inspired creativity but rather simply from a desultory frame of mind.

Synonyms: discursive, incoherent, incongruous

12)venal: (adjective) able to be bribed or bought; corruptible

Example: Venal people need not be inveigled, wheedled, or cajoled by any more creative means than a simple bribe.

Synonyms: dishonest, purchasable

13) tantamount: (adjective) equivalent; equal to; amounting to

Example: For about five seconds, this roller coaster gives the rider a weightless feeling tantamount to that of being in outer space.

Synonyms: commensurate, akin, cognate, parity

14) risible: (adjective) laughable, comical, or ludicrous; given to or easily aroused to laughter

Example: After a few drinks, she becomes quite risible, giggling and laughing at anything anyone says.

Synonyms: farcical

15)penchant: (noun) strong liking or taste for something; tendency or inclination to favor something

Example: A fastidious person has a penchant for tidiness.

Synonyms: bent, propensity

16)livid: (adjective) enraged; extremely angry

Example: When accused falsely of embezzlement, the bookkeeper, who had always performed his duties with utmost probity, grew livid with anger and indignation.

Synonyms: incensed

17)ineffable--Definition: (pronoun) incapable of being expressed in words or spoken; inexpressible

Example: Ineffable joy overcame him at the sight of his dog which had been missing for several days.

Synonyms: indefinable, untellable

18)ebullient --very energetic, positive and happy:
He wasn't his usual ebullient self.

19)engender: (verb) to bring about, cause, or produce

Example: An ebullient attitude at the workplace engenders the same among one’s coworkers.

Synonyms: incite, kindle, spur

20)ubiquitous: (adjective) being everywhere, especially at the same time

Example: The fulminating volcano created a ubiquitous cloud of black ash that resulted in what has become known as “the year without a summer.”

Synonyms: omnipresent, pandemic, pervasive

21)rife: (adjective) abundant; prevalent; commonly occurring

Example: The stand-up comedian’s act was rife with ribald (obscene) jokes which fell flat on the prudish audience.

Synonyms: abundant, prevalent, replete

22)itinerant: (adjective) traveling from place to place, especially for work

Example: An itinerant construction worker moves from place to place depending on where work is available.

Synonyms: nomadic, peripatetic

23)diffidence: (noun) lack of self confidence or faith in one’s own ability; timidity or shyness

Example: His diffidence compelled him to go to great lengths to extricate himself from public speaking obligations, which he considered to be a tumultuous ordeals.

Synonyms: self-doubt

24)extricate --to remove or set free something with difficulty:
It took hours to extricate the car from the sand.

25)paucity --a lack of something:
There is a paucity of information on the ingredients of many cosmetics.

26)repose: (noun) rest; inner peace; tranquility; serenity

Example: In her quest for greater repose, she joined a yoga class and started taking long, meditative walks.

Synonyms: placidity, peacefulness

27)stolid -- stoic,calm and not showing emotion or excitement, or (of a thing) not interesting or attractive:He's a very stolid, serious man.

28)sardonic: (adjective) disdainful; contemptuous; scornful

Example: It was not so much her words, but her sardonic tone of voice that landed her in trouble with her parents.

Synonyms: mordant, trenchant

29)pristine: (adjective) pertaining to the earliest times; pure or unspoiled

Example: We bathed in the pristine waters of the mountain springs, and we imagined how the valley below, now a bustling city, appeared in its pristine state.

Synonyms: immaculate

30)presage--to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen:But still the economy is not showing signs of any of the excesses that normally presage a recession.

31)espouse-: (verb) to advocate, support, promote, or argue for

Example: Her latest novel subtly espoused the virtues of healthy living through its focus on an aerobics instructor.

Synonyms: vindicate, champion

32)foppish: (adjective) excessively vain about one’s dress, manner, or general appearance; overly refined

Example: It seemed ironic that one so normally foppish would show up to the event in a pair of sweatpants.

Synonyms: punctilious, meticulous, fastidious

33)ruminate: (verb) to think over; mull over; “chew on”

Example: Though they had been ruminating on the nature of reality for many years, they were no closer to understanding it.

Synonyms: ponder

34)lachrymose --sad or tending to cry often and easily,lugubrious, plaintive, elegiac, doleful:
He is better known for his lachrymose ballads than hard rock numbers.

35)laconic: (adjective) brief and to the point; expressing much in few words

Example: Always known for being laconic, he surprised many with his sudden tirade.

Synonyms: terse, concise

35)incumbent: (adjective) pressed or emphatically urged; currently in office

Example: The incumbent and popular senator will have no trouble defeating her little-known challenger in the next election.

Synonyms: compulsory, conclusive, requisite, unalterable

36)turbid: (adjective) clouded; muddy

Example: The turbid waters of the river led them to question whether they really wanted to go for a swim.

Synonyms: bemired

37)dint--(noun) force; power

Example: Although it felt as though the other car hit mine with the dint of a locomotive, my car suffered only a few dents.

Synonyms: puissance

by dint of as a result of:She got what she wanted by dint of pleading and threatening.

38)dent --a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or being hit:a dent in the door of a car

39)progenitor: (noun) ancestor; forefather

Example: Blues music is commonly accepted as being the progenitor of both rock and roll and jazz.

Synonyms: ascendant, predecessor

40)cajole: (verb) to persuade by flattery or by promises; entice; taunt

Example: He cajoled her on to the dance floor by insisting that she was a natural.

Synonyms: wheedle, coax, inveigle

41)mendicant: (adjective) living by begging for money and food

Example: The monk led a mendicant lifestyle, seeking alms and spending most of the day in silent meditation.

Synonyms: vagabond

42)vagabond--a person who has no home and usually no job, and who travels from place to place:They live a vagabond life/existence, travelling around in a caravan.

43)belie --to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion:
Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling.

44)impunity--freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done,exemption:Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.

45)duress --threats used to force a person to do something:
He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.

46)inundate--: (verb) to flood or overflow; deluge; overwhelm

Example: Each December, the Post Office is inundated with letters addressed to Santa Claus.

Synonyms: saturate, imbrue

47)pedantic --giving too much attention to formal rules or small details:
They were being unnecessarily pedantic by insisting that Berry himself, and not his wife, should have made the announcement.

48)mercurial: (adjective) volatile; given to changing moods suddenly

Example: Her mercurial shifts in attitude were hard to miss; in the same breath she'd vacillate between rancor and joy.

Synonyms: capricious, fickle, whimsical

49)chimerical: (adjective) imaginary; wildly fanciful; unreal; impossible

Example: While some consider Bigfoot a chimerical fancy, others are dedicated to proving its existence.

Synonyms: phantasmal

50)taciturn: (adjective) silent; reserved

Example: While most pet parrots were hard to keep quiet, hers had taken on a taciturn demeanor, causing her to wonder if she was somehow culpable.

Synonyms: uncommunicative

51)demeanour--a way of looking and behaving:
There was nothing in his demeanour that suggested he was anxious.

52)mordant cruel; criticizing in an amusing way:
mordant wit/humour

53)harangue--to speak to someone or a group of people, often for a long time, in a forceful and sometimes angry way, especially to persuade them:

A drunk in the station was haranguing passers-by.

Our drill sergeant was quite a martinet; any contumacious behavior, even the slightest peccadillo, was followed by a harangue and a hundred pushups.

54)martinet--someone who demands that rules and orders always be obeyed, even when it is unnecessary or unreasonable to do so

55)peccadillo--a small fault or a not very bad action:
a youthful peccadillo
He dismissed what had happened as a mere peccadillo.

56)elysian: (adjective) blissful; heavenly; delightful

Example: After a full day at the spa, their spirits were raised to an elysian state.

Synonyms: beautific

57)ignominious: (adjective) disgraceful; dishonorable; contemptuous

Example: The review of the novel showed an ignominious lack of insight, the reviewer having missed the point of the tale entirely.

Synonyms: ignoble, contemptible

58)ingenuous: (adjective) acting or speaking in a candid manner; innocent, naive, or unsophisticated

Example: Though ingenuous, the new hire showed a propensity for innovative thinking and was expected to become an essential member of the team.

Synonyms: frank, guileless

59)propensity--a tendency towards a particular way of behaving, especially a bad one:
She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
He's well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion.

60)plenary: (adjective) absolute, complete, or full

Example: A plenary inspection of the house was done with a white glove and a critical eye by the fastidious headmaster.

Synonyms: inclusive, sweeping, unconditional

61)aspersion: (noun) an insulting or derogatory remark; a slanderous, defamatory statement

Example: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but aspersions will never hurt me.”

Synonyms: asperity

62)anathema--something which is greatly disliked or disapproved of:
Credit controls are anathema to the government.
For older employees, the new system is an anathema.

Synonyms: pariah

63)coquettish: (adjective) alluring; enticing

Example: The debutante gave her date a coquettish glance, hoping that her eyes could communicate the enormous crush she had harbored for the entire school year.
She greeted him with a coquettish smile.

Synonyms: coy

64)deign: (verb) to condescend; to deem another worthy in accordance with one’s own sense of self-worth or dignity; to grant or allow;to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it:

Example: The supermodel deigned to wear the out-of-favor designer's clothes but later said she would rather be seen wearing her bathrobe in public than don his garments again.

Synonyms: stoop, consent

65)condescend --If you condescend to do something, you agree to do something which you do not consider to be good enough for your social position:
I wonder if Michael will condescend to visit us?

66)fastidious-- (adjective) difficult to please; finicky

Example: My mother is an extremely fastidious woman; no restaurant is clean enough, and the food is never hot enough for her discerning taste.

Synonyms: punctilious

67)punctilious--very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details:
He was always punctilious in his manners.

68)turgid: (adjective) swollen; inflated; bombastic; pompous

Example: The children held their turgid bellies in agony, and regretted raiding the cookie jar.

Synonyms: tumescent, declamatory

66)glib: (adjective) fluent in speech or writing, but without thought, restraint, or sincerity

Example: Mary realized that her boyfriend only made glib promises, after he had canceled their celebration dinner for the fifth time in a row.

Synonyms: superficial, slick

67)specious: (adjective) seemingly reasonable or genuine, yet without true merit

Example: The second-grade teacher revealed the truth behind the specious claim that "all boys have cooties," and scolded the class for believing such silly rumors.

Synonyms: spurious

68)boorish (adjective) ill-mannered; unrefined; rude

69)pusillanimous--weak and cowardly; frightened of taking risks:
He's too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents.

70)approbation: (noun) official approval; commendation

Example: Winning the national spelling bee won the boy warm approbation from his parents, teachers, and peers.

Synonyms: sanction

71)iconoclast: (noun) one who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions

Example: Ted was considered the school iconoclast for desecrating the ancient artifacts in the university's anthropology department.

Synonyms: instigator

72)ostentatious ---too obviously showing your money, possessions or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.

73)penitent: (adjective) regret for an offense, wrongful act, or sin committed

Example: The penitent boy apologized profusely to his mother for breaking her favorite lamp, and offered to vacuum the house every day for a month.

Synonyms: contrite, repentant

74)stultify: (verb) to cause to appear foolish; to impair or to render ineffectual or futile

Example: Jake's bumbling performance during his interview stultified his chance of receiving his promotion, and almost got him fired.

Synonyms: stagnate, cripple

75)subjugate-(verb) to subdue or conquer; enslave

Example: Kelly subjugated her puppy's violent temper and trained her to be a docile therapy dog.

Synonyms: vanquish, quell, quash

76)profligate--prodigal

77)sedition--(noun) any act designed to incite others against the government or to resist lawful authority; treason

Example: Benedict Arnold committed sedition when he planned to surrender West Point to the British.

Synonyms: conspiracy, treachery, treason

78)rancour--a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past:
They cheated me, but I feel no rancour towards/against them.

79)knavery: (noun) trickery; deceit; crafty dealing; dishonesty

Example: The boy's knavery was detected when the teacher opened his desk to reveal the other students' "lost" items.

Synonyms: chicanery, guile

80)savant (noun) a person who has had profound or extensive learning or understanding; scholar

Example: The 80-year-old man was a chess savant; he studied the game of chess his entire life and played against all of the masters.

Synonyms: connoisseur, pundit

81)turpitude: (noun) depravity; wickedness

Example: Exposing his moral turpitude, the boy shoved his sister in the mud on her wedding day.

Synonyms: corruption, baseness

82)penurious: (adjective) extremely stingy; miserly

Example: Growing up, my father was a penurious shopper, restricting us to only bargain-brand foods, and prompting us to save our fast-food ketchup packets for home use.

Synonyms: frugal, parsimonious

83)pernicious: (adjective) injurious; ruinous; hurtful

Example: The pernicious rumor about the boy's parents prevented him from making friends at school for many years.

Synonyms: deleterious, baleful

84)odious: (adjective) deserving or causing hatred or scorn; detestable; despicable; offensive

Example: The odious odor of the skunk filled car, and everyone gagged and begged me to drive faster.

Synonyms: abhorrent, repugnant

85)precocious--showing unusually early mental development or achievement:
A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.

86)maverick: (noun) a person who takes an independent stance; a radical or non-conformist

Example: Cindy was a maverick at her high school, for she refused to dissect all creatures in biology class, and accepted her failing grade with dignity.

Synonyms: rebel, dissenter

87)solicitous--(adjective) worried; apprehensive,concerned; anxious; distraught (especially over the well-being or safety of others),showing care and helpful attention to someone:

To assure themselves of her safety, the girl's solicitous parents called her several times a day while she was backpacking across Europe.
He made a solicitous enquiry after her health.

88)travesty: (noun) a comical and ludicrous parody; a debased imitation

Example: The awful movie was a travesty of the author's brilliant novel.

Synonyms: spoof, lampoon

89)perfidy: (noun) deliberate breech of trust or faith

Example: I could not trust my best friend after her act of perfidy; she told the entire school my deepest, darkest secret.

Synonyms: treachery

90)DOGGED--showing determination; not giving up easily
Ex: dogged determination
syn:tenacious

91)petulant: (adjective) irritable; irascible; grumpy

Example: During their first date, Melissa was horrified that the seemingly confident and professional man she had admired turned into a petulant child when the waiter made the slightest mistake.

Synonyms: peevish

92)Palliative: (noun) Alleviating, soothing, calming

Example: This herbal tea has palliative ingredients and reduces a woman’s birthing pains.

Synonyms: assuagement, comfort, consolation

93)QUINTESSENCE 1.the perfect example of something 2. the most important feature of something

Ex :It's a quintessence of indian scupltures.

Syn: Essence

94)retinue: (noun) a group of attendants or servants

Example: Surrounding herself with a retinue gave the movie star a false sense of security.

Synonyms: entourage

95)Brusque: (adjective) Abrupt in manner; curt

Example: Mr. Finnegan rose in haste and stormed out of the conference room, ending the meeting in a brusque manner.

Synonyms: abrupt, blunt, discourteous

96)Conscientious--: (adjective) Showing care and precision; painstaking

Example: Martin is a conscientious scientist, ensuring the validity of his experiment data through deliberate, careful procedure.

Synonyms: diligent, fastidious

97)QUINTUPLE-Meaning: 1)consisiting of 5 parts,people,or groups::--There were quintuple in each group

2)to become 5 times bigger

98)Platitude: (noun) A trite remark

Example: When Jay’s dog died, Marjorie could only think of platitudes—like “he’s not suffering anymore”—with which to comfort Jay.

Synonyms: triteness, triviality, truism

99)Diminution: (noun) Decrease, lessening

Example: The diminution in money set aside for books meant that many students had to use old, beat-up texts.

Synonyms: abatement, decay, retrenchment

100)ANNALS--(1)an official record of events or activities year by year; historical records:
Ex:His deeds went down in the annals of Indian history.

(2)used in the title of academic journals:
Ex:Annals of Science, vol. viii

ANNALIST.....
a person who writes annals

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1)Tenacious--(adjective) Holding firmly; stubborn, persistent
Example: Marianna was tenacious about getting to the finish line first, not giving up even when half her team dropped out of the race.
Synonyms: mulish, obdurate, obstinate

2)Dour--(adjective) Gloomy, stern
Example: Although Oscar the Grouch is a dour character, he sometimes smiles and jokes with his friends.
Synonyms: surly, ugly, unfriendly

3)smug--complacent

4)Enervate--(verb) To deprive of strength; weaken, devitalize, debilitate
Example: Enervated by the marathon, the runner spent a few days resting to recover her strength.
Synonyms: fatigue, incapacitate, jade

5)paradigm: (noun) a model; standard; pattern; example
Example: The research methodology used to discover a cure for a certain virus might become a paradigm for future research of similar diseases.
Synonyms: paragon, archetype

6)Iniquitous- (adjective) Wicked, immoral
Example: To satisfy his own greed, Mr. Haugg set into motion an iniquitous scheme that would bankrupt many retirees.
Synonyms: criminal, delinquent, evil

7)Idiosyncratic--: (adjective) Having highly individual qualities and characteristics
Example: My sister is an idiosyncratic artist, so she needs to find a partner who can let her be herself, someone who can live with her frequent 3:00 AM meals and 36-hour painting sessions.
Synonyms: peculiar, personal, representative

8)Insipid: (adjective) Not exciting or interesting; dull
Example: Bob’s insipid conversation skills caused Emma to end the date early.
Synonyms: arid, banal, tedious

9)Mercenary--: (adjective) Motivated by a desire for money or other gain; greedy
Example: Mercenary soldiers fight for material gain rather than an ideological cause.
Synonyms: avaricious, bribable, corrupt

10)Onerous-: (adjective) Burdensome; troublesome
Example: Proofreading 500 pages of legal documents is an onerous task.
Synonyms: arduous, austere, backbreaking

11)Pithy--: (adjective) Concise in words; to the point
Example: Eva’s pithy comments bored no one and garnered support for her cause.
Synonyms: expressive, forceful, honed

12)esoteric--abstruse,recondite,difficult to comprehend or understand

13)Lambaste--Definition: (verb) To condemn, criticize, deride
Example: After the teacher failed them all, the angry boys lambasted her in a mass email.
Synonyms: trim, upbraid, wallop

14)Rectitude---(noun) Conduct according to moral principles; strict honesty; uprightness
Example: You could tell the sheriff was a man of rectitude just from the fair and direct way he dealt with people.
Synonyms: courage, fame, honor

15)Officious--: (adjective) Meddlesome, bossy, overbearing
Example: My husband’s mother is an officious woman, calling me every week to tell me how to run my household.
Synonyms: interfering, intrusive, nosy

16)Terse--: (adjective) To the point, concise; curt
Example: I knew that Tara didn’t feel like talking when she brushed off my questions with terse replies.
Synonyms: abrupt, aphoristic, brusque

17)Vociferous: (adjective) Making one’s feelings known loudly; talkative
Example: Increasingly vociferous, Donald demanded that he be compensated for the amount he spent getting the brand new car fixed.
Synonyms: clamorous, distracting, insistent

18)Cloying: (adjective) Overly sweet
Example: Bergman was bothered by Savitri’s ex-boyfriend, who was cloying and flirty, often speaking in a high, cutesy voice.
Synonyms: saccharine, sweetened, syrupy

19)Adroit--: (adjective) Skillful in a physical or mental way; clever; expert
Example: Mr. Berman is so adroit with words that he learns a new language every year.
Synonyms: adept, dexterous, ingenious

20)Despot--(noun) An absolute ruler; king with unlimited powers; autocrat
Example: Although he started off temperate in his policies, he became a despot in old age.
Synonyms: autocrat, czar, duce

21)Apathetic: (adjective) Not interested; indifferent; listless
Example: Even when they realized how boring the movie was, the apathetic audience made no move to leave.
Synonyms: emotionless, flat, impassive

22)Capricious: (adjective) Tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason; flighty
Example: Takashi is capricious when it comes to hobbies; last week he was a stamp collector, but this week he’s a bird watcher.
Synonyms: arbitrary, careless, changeful

23)Aver: (verb) To declare to be true
Example: The defendant averred his innocence before the press, the judge, and the jury.
Synonyms: asseverate, attest, vouch

24)Felicitous: (adjective) Pleasant; delightful
Example: Adam’s holiday party was the most fun and felicitous time that I have had in a while.
Synonyms: opportune, pat, pertinent

25)Extol--: (verb) To praise highly
Example: The music teacher extolled the superb performance of her most talented student.
Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, bless

26)Inimical--: (adjective) Unfavorable, hostile
Example: Roger’s steady, inimical gaze warned his colleagues to keep their distance.
Synonyms: adverse, antipathetic, contrary

27)Obviate: (verb) To make unnecessary
Example: Sufficient preventative dental care can obviate the need for procedures like root canals.
Synonyms: avert, block, counter

28)Malevolent--(adjective) Evil, wishing harm on others
Example: Some local residents fear that malevolent spirits lurk in the shadows of the swamp.
Synonyms: hostile, lousy, malicious

29)Obstinacy--(noun) Extreme stubbornness
Example: Jeremiah’s obstinacy makes it difficult for him to admit his own mistakes.
Synonyms: decisiveness, determination, resoluteness

30)MACABRE: unpleasant n strange because connected with death and frightening things
Syn: Ghoulish,grisly
Ex: Sam narrated a macabre tale.

31)Prevaricate--: (verb) To lie; avoid the truth
Example: Deidre prevaricated when questioned directly about her truancy.
Synonyms: quibble, shift, shuffle

32)plebeian--belonging to a low social class:
He used to make fun of what he called her 'plebeian origins'.
He retained a plebeian taste in food and drink.

33)Raze--:(verb) To tear down completely; level to the ground; demolish
Example: The wrecking ball razed the old barn, splintering the wood timbers, while the backhoe lifted the crushed skeleton of the barn into the bed of the dump truck.
Synonyms: decimate, expunge, subvert

34)BLITHE: carefree,cheerful
Ex:The children were playing in the hazardous-waste dump.While they played ,they were blithely unaware that they were doing something dangerous.

35)Reprove:(verb) To express disapproval of
Example: The track coach reproved his runners for eating too much junk food.
Synonyms: berate, caveat, commonition

36)Quotidian-- (adjective) Everyday, usual, ordinary
Example: Though a fantastic thought 100 years ago, the airplane has become a quotidian fixture of life.
Synonyms: ordinary, per idem, periodic

37)Slipshod--: (adjective) Careless, as in appearance or workmanship
Example: The master carpenter fired his helper because the helper’s slipshod work was driving away clients.
Synonyms: disheveled, haphazard, substandard

38)Toady: (noun) A servile flatterer, sycophant
Example: Mr. Greenhall is a toady, judging by the way he flatters and bows to our boss.
Synonyms: fawner, groveler, sniveler

39)QUIBBLE: to argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant deal
Ex: It isn't worth quibbling over such a small amount

40)Belie: (verb) To give a false idea of; disguise; contradict
Example: Luther’s peaceful face belied the problems he was having at work.
Synonyms: controvert, deny, disaffirm

41)Censure: (noun) Strong disapproval; to express strong displeasure with someone
Example: The rabbis censured Samuel for falling asleep during his own bar mitzvah.
Synonyms: castigation, condemnation, disapproval

42)Debase: (verb) To devalue; cheapen
Example: Mixing lead with the gold will debase the gold’s value.
Synonyms: cripple, debauch, debilitate

43)Effusive--: (adjective) Overflowing with emotion
Example: Janice’s mother-in-law was effusive upon seeing the baby for the first time, smiling to the point of tears.
Synonyms: demonstrative, ebullient, enthusiastic

44)Exultant:(adjective) Marked by great joy
Example: Akhtar was exultant when he heard that he got the promotion he was seeking.
Synonyms: delighted, ecstatic, elated

45)Hubris:(noun) Excessive pride
Example: Jason’s hubris drove his friends away, because all he could talk about was himself, his accomplishments, and his grand future.
Synonyms: imperiousness, insolence, loftiness

46)Innocuous: (adjective) Harmless; not offensive
Example: It’s unbelievable that such an innocuous statement riled Martin.
Synonyms: flat, inane, innocent

47)Haughty: (adjective) Scornfully proud
Example: The haughty princes believed their royal blood made them genetically superior to others.
Synonyms: conceited, overbearing, supercilious

48)Winsome: (adjective) Charming
Example: With her pleasant voice and good manners, Marcella is a winsome child.
Synonyms: adorable, handsome, magnetic

49)Meager: (adjective) Deficient in quantity
Example: Two glasses of water a day is a meager amount for an athlete.
Synonyms: exiguous, flimsy, inadequate

50)Verisimilitude--: (noun) authenticity
Example: The verisimilitude of the wax figure made it impossible not to touch for signs of life.
Synonyms: credibility, genuineness, likeliness

51)sanction: (verb) to authoritatively or officially approve, authorize, permit, or support
Example: The motor vehicle code sanctions stopping on a freeway shoulder only in the event of an emergency.
Synonyms: accept

52)Revere--: (verb) To show deep respect
Example: Many female writers revere Virginia Woolf not just for her fine novels but also for her insight into the difficulties of being a female artist.
Synonyms: apotheosize, appreciate, cherish

53)Serene: (adjective) Not disturbed or troubled; calm, peaceful
Example: Gazing upon their sleeping baby’s serene face brought joy to the young couple.
Synonyms: imperturbable, quiescent, quiet

54)Vivacious: (adjective) Bubbly; full of life
Example: Marta DeSouza is a vivacious woman; when she dances, she glows and smiles the entire time.
Synonyms: animated, ebullient, scintillating

55)Vilify:To defame other, criticise others..
The left parties vilified the govt policies...
Synonms: vituperate, revile

56)Ambivalent--: (adjective) Having conflicting feelings toward someone or something
Example: Nora’s feelings for Ajay were ambivalent; she felt she couldn’t live without him in her life, yet she was tired of their constant arguing.
Synonyms: clashing, contradictory, debatable

57)Antithesis: (noun) Contrast, opposite
Example: Outgoing and talkative, Jack is the antithesis of his shy brother.
Synonyms: antipode, antipole, contra

58)Cacophony: (noun) Harsh, jarring sound; dissonance
Example: The cacophony of car horns blaring in traffic, coupled with the screeching music blasting in the next apartment, kept Mr. Tazzio awake for hours.
Synonyms: din, disharmony, harshness

59)Exemplar: (noun) A person or thing regarded as worthy of imitation; model
Example: Marjorie, a straight-A student, is an exemplar of behavior for her little brothers and sisters.
Synonyms: epitome, exemplification, prototype

60)Prescience--: (noun) Apparent knowledge of things before they happen; foreknowledge
Example: My aunt works as a fortune teller because she has the gift of prescience.
Synonyms: awaiting, contemplation, expectancy

61)Quixotic: (adjective) Extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary; impractical
Example: My cousin rolled his eyes when he told me that his girlfriend is on a quixotic mission to save the world.
Synonyms: honorable, intrepid, knightly

62)misanthrope: (noun) a person who hates or distrusts humankind
Example: The neighbors came to know her as “Cat Woman”; some saw her as an enigma, while others viewed her as a misanthrope — morose and aloof around other people, yet jocund and carefree around her menagerie of felines.
Synonyms: cynic

63)Munificent: (adjective) Very generous, charitable
Example: This alumni association is a munificent one, donating thousands of dollars to its school hospital every year.
Synonyms: benevolent, philanthropic, unstinting

64)Aggrandize: (verb) To exaggerate one’s accomplishments; to make something seem greater
Example: The minister’s public relations staff always aggrandized his accomplishments, hoping to increase his reputation and popularity.
Synonyms: boost, commend, dignify

65)Proliferate: (verb) To multiply, flourish, grow rapidly
Example: The students observed the petri dishes after several days and concluded that mold proliferates in dark, moist conditions.
Synonyms: burgeon, engender, escalate

66)Reproach: (verb) To express disapproval
Example: Manuel reproached his daughter Cathy for reading in the dark; her eyesight is already poor.
Synonyms: admonishment, condemnation, ignominy

67)Cantankerous: (adjective) Cranky, irritable
Example: Children are often cantankerous when they are sick.
Synonyms: irascible, irritable, morose

68)halcyon-- (adjective) calm; peaceful; serene
Example: The lake’s quiescent waters and the halcyon summer air seemed propitious for only two activities: fly fishing and truancy.

69)salient: (adjective) prominent or conspicuous; notable or significant
Example: The most salient feature of my house is its orange color.
Synonyms: noticeable

70)Coddle: (verb) To treat someone tenderly
Example: Kristin coddled the girl, bringing her candies and flowers because she was crying.
Synonyms: cosset, cotton, favor

71)Debacle: (noun) Utter disaster
Example: The show turned out to be a total debacle, and people streamed out of the theater long before it ended.
Synonyms: disaster, fiasco, ruination

72)Destitution--(noun) Poverty, penury
Example: The rats, garbage, and crumbling buildings convinced me of the area’s destitution.
Synonyms: indebtedness, privation, repudiation

73)Empathetic: (adjective) Having the ability to share another’s emotions, thoughts, or feelings
Example: Nurse Ozicki was empathetic with all the patients, which sometimes caused her emotional pain.
Synonyms: forbearing, sensitive, sympathetic

74)Duplicitous (adjective) Characterized by dishonesty; deceitful
Example: He is not to be trusted due to his duplicitous nature.
Synonyms: scheming, sharp, shrewd

75)Exiguous: (adjective) Scanty; meager
Example: The exiguous evidence presented by the prosecution would not result in a conviction.
Synonyms: diminutive, inadequate, limited

76)Formidable: (adjective) Terrifying, fearsome
Example: In this snowy weather, the mountain range is a formidable obstacle.
Synonyms: intimidating, menacing, redoubtable

77)Gregarious-- (adjective) Sociable
Example: Uri, a gregarious boy, gets lonely if he can’t speak to several people a day.
Synonyms: affable, convivial, extroverted

78)Incredulous: (adjective) Unwilling or unable to believe; doubting, skeptical
Example: Although early western explorers brought specimens of the platypus back with them, many people were incredulous, thinking such creatures could not exist.
Synonyms: aporetic, disbelieving, unconvinced

79)SUCCINCT--Meaning :expressed clearly in few words
Syn: concise
Ex: Keep your answers as succinct as possible.

80)Flounder--: (verb) To struggle to move or obtain footing; to move clumsily or ineffectually
Example: The dancer floundered and fell after the audience began booing.
Synonyms: flummox, stumble, thrash

81)retinue: (noun) a group of attendants or servants
Example: Surrounding herself with a retinue gave the movie star a false sense of security.
Synonyms: entourage

82)nterloper: (noun) intruder or trespasser; one who intrudes into the private affairs of others

83)Bombast: (noun) Talk or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning
Example: Bombastic speeches, while appearing complex and intelligent, are usually no more than loud, pretentious talk with little substance.
Synonyms: crowing, rabidity,swagger

84)Pragmatic: (adjective) Concerned with actual practice rather than theory; practical
Example: Akiko was a pragmatic girl who always completed tasks in the most efficient way possible.
Synonyms: efficient, extensional, philistine

85)scurrilous (adj.)MEANING: vulgar, coarse
Eg: When Bruno heard the scurrilous accusation being made about him, he could not believe it because he always tried to be nice to everyone.

86)Venerate: (verb) To revere
Example: Some cultures venerate the elderly, looking to them for answers to life’s difficult questions.
Synonyms: admire, extol, laud

87)PUTSCH--a sudden attempt to remove the government by force
Ex: Augusto Pinochet led a violent putsch in 1973 in Chile

88)bonhomie--to be friendly and approachable

89)SUAVE: confident,elegant n polite,sometimes in a way that doesnot seem sincere
Ex: She is suave and generous

90)Virtuous--Definition: (adjective) Pure; honorable
Example: Orlando kept a virtuous lifestyle by not drinking or smoking.
Synonyms: chaste, exemplary, inculpable

91)Inscrutable(adjective) -> very difficult to understand
he smiled inscrutably.
inscrutable expression/face.
He believes that a certain portion of life must remain inscrutable.

92)Allege: (verb) To declare; assert without proof
Example: When the police officers arrived on the scene, Raymond alleged that Huma had broken his car window.
Synonyms: avow, depose, recount

93)Blithe: (adjective) Joyful
Example: Tanisha has a blithe nature, always smiling and singing, without a care in the world.
Synonyms: jocund, mirthful, vivacious

94)SAGACIOUS Meaning: showing good judement and undestanding
Syn: wise
Ex: She was sagacious by birth.

95)ABBOT--Meaning: a man who si the head of a monastery

96)Gingerly--meaning :with extreme care or delicacy, in a careful way

97)Dispersion: (noun) A spreading or scattering out
Example: From a distance, the dispersion of swans taking flight looked like snow moving upward.
Synonyms: dissemination, expansion, propagation

98)Despondent: (adjective) Lacking in hope; dejected
Example: Miriam was despondent that Hyatt had left her for a younger woman.
Synonyms: disconsolate, morose, wretched

99)pudgy(adjective)-short & fat
I was a pudgy child.
an infant's pudgy fingers.

100)Eulogy-: (noun) Spoken or written praise, especially of the recently deceased
Example: After the minister read the eulogy, there was not a dry eye in the congregation.
Synonyms: exaltation, glorification, laudation

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2007-06-23T04:42:00.000-07:00

1)pedestrian --prosaic,not interesting; showing very little imagination:
His speech was long and pedestrian.

2)Motley--Having or composed of many different or clashing elements
Example: A motley group of Yevgeny’s friends—athletes, artists, and business people—were at his party
Synonyms: unlike, varicolored, varied

3)remunerative--Lucrative,well -paid -- remunerative job

4)endemic---especially of a disease or a condition, regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area:
Malaria is endemic in many of the hotter regions of the world.

5)chicanery--guile

6)Disseminate--To distribute; spread out
Example: The charity not only aided the victims of the disease directly but also disseminated information about the disease to the general public.
Synonyms: broadcast, circulate, declare

7)Convivial--friendly and making you feel happy and welcome:
a convivial atmosphere/host
Example: Parties are convivial events, bringing people together for food, drink, and good company.
Synonyms: conversible, entertaining, festal

8)Licentious--Definition: (adjective) Immoral, dissolute
Example: The pastor warned his congregation to avoid alcohol, for it encouraged licentious behavior.
Synonyms: unprincipled, unruly, wanton

9)modicum---a small amount
Synonyms: fragment, grain, inch
There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense could have seen that the plan wouldn't work.

9)antipathy --strong dislike, opposition or anger:
Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement.
Declarations of racial antipathy against ethnic minorities will not be tolerated.
He is a private man with a deep antipathy to/towards the press.
Synonyms: enmity, escape, eschewal,aversion

10)Altruism--unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
Example: Mother Teresa’s humanitarian work in India is an example of altruism.
Synonyms: comity, compassion, feeling

11)Wane--Definition: (verb) To grow smaller
Example: Though they were popular in the 80s, the band’s influence waned in the early 90s.
Synonyms: atrophy, decline, decrease

12)Sprightly--Definition: (adjective) Full of energy and spirit
Example: Even at age 80, Mrs. Blitzen walked with sprightly vigor.
Synonyms: light, lively, nimble

13)Inscrutable--Definition: (adjective) That which cannot be easily understood; unreadable, unfathomable, enigmatic
Example: Whether she is happy or sad, angry or pleased, Belinda always wears the same inscrutable expression.
Synonyms: incomprehensible, inexplicable, mysterial

14)Reprehensible-Deserving of condemnation; blameworthy
Example: Shoplifting is not only reprehensible, it’s criminal.
Synonyms: culpable, delinquent, demeritorious

15)Implacable--Not capable of being appeased
Example: The sick baby was implacable, crying all night long even though her father doted on her.
Synonyms: pitiless, rancorous, relentless

16)Pliant--(adjective) Bends without breaking; adaptable, compliant
Example: Bamboo is useful because it is pliant and can be bent into many shapes for different purposes.
Synonyms: conformable, convertible, ductile

17)Parochial--(adjective) Restricted to a small area or scope; narrow; limited; provincial
Example: Their narrow-minded opinions are the result of a parochial existence; they’ve only lived in one small town.
Synonyms: conservative, conventional, ecclesiastic

18)Mitigate--To make or become milder; moderate
Example: If you’re going to venture outside, a heavy winter coat will mitigate the effects of the snowstorm.
Synonyms: remit, soften, soothe

19)Allay--(verb) To lessen; dispel
Example: Ms. Diaz allayed her son’s fear of the dark by sitting with him until he fell asleep.
Synonyms: decrease, diffuse, ease

20)Amicable:(adjective) Friendly; showing good will
Example: Though their rock band split up months earlier, Craig’s amicable gesture to his fellow ex-band members was to invite them over for Thanksgiving.
Synonyms: polite, regular, sociable

21)Ruffian--:(noun) Brutal, violent, lawless person; hoodlum
Example: Klaus’s mother worried that the little ruffians would bully Klaus on his way home from school.
Synonyms: brute, cannibal, clod

22)Congenial--: (adjective) Kindred, compatible, agreeable
Example: Trevor was certainly a congenial host, mingling with all his guests, making time for pleasant conversation with everyone.
Synonyms: delightful, favorable, harmonious

23)Dilatory--: (adjective) Tending to delay
Example: Because he didn’t want to go to the doctor, the child was dilatory in preparing for the appointment.
Synonyms: dallying, laggard, remiss

24)Emphatic--(adjective) Expressed, felt, or done with emphasis or force
Example: The geological team was emphatic that they not harm the cave while exploring it.
Synonyms: cogent, resounding, significant

25)Soporific--(adjective) Sleep-inducing
Example: Chemistry class always has a soporific effect on Sam, causing him to doze off.
Synonyms: balmy, calming, deadening

26)Inane--(adjective) Empty, vacant; lacking sense or meaning
Example: Made during the course of a constructive discussion, Verne’s inane interjection angered us all.
Synonyms: asinine, daft, jejune

27)Irreverent--(adjective) Lacking proper respect; satiric
Example: Comedians are often irreverent, poking fun at institutions of authority.
Synonyms: impudent, insolent, profane

28)Torpid--(adjective) Inactive; sluggish
Example: I can understand Vincent’s torpid demeanor, because he slept for only an hour last night.
Synonyms: apathetic, benumbed, comatose

29)comatose--very tired or in a deep sleep because of extreme tiredness, hard work or too much alcohol:
By midnight I was virtually comatose.

30)Vindicate--(verb) To clear from criticism, guilt, or suspicion
Example: The detective’s photos vindicated Anthony, proving that he had not been at the party and could not have committed the crime.
Synonyms: support, uphold, warrant

31) Quell--Definition: (verb) To subdue,to stop something, especially by using force:
Example: Mr. Del Valle quelled the classroom commotion by banging his chair several times on the floor.
Synonyms: quash, stifle, subjugate

32)commotion --a sudden short period of noise, confusion or excited movement:
His arrival caused quite a commotion.

33)Remiss-(verb) Negligent in attending to a task; lax in the performance of duty
Example: I fired Fritz because he was remiss in his duties; he never cleaned the bathrooms and he always forgot to lock the door when he left.
Synonyms: behindhand, culpable, thoughtless

34)Sporadic-(adjective) Happening from time to time; not constant or regular; occasional
Example: The Durrieres’ visits to the amusement park grew more sporadic as their children matured.

35)Thwart--(verb) To hinder, obstruct, block
Example: The rain thwarted the Roper’s plans to visit the national garden.
Synonyms: impede, inhibit, trammel

36)Voluble--Definition: (adjective) Talkative
Example: Inya must be the most voluble student in the school; everyone remembers at least one of her discussions.
Synonyms: articulate, facund, fervent

37)Alleviate--Definition: (verb) To make easier; relieve, as in pain or suffering
Example: Mr. Michiko took some pain medication to alleviate his headache.
Synonyms: lighten, mitigate, mollify

38)Agnostic---
Definition: (noun) A person who professes neither a belief nor a disbelief in God
Example: The agnostic felt awkward when celebrating religious holidays with his family, because he could neither support nor denounce their faith.
Synonyms: freethinker, skeptic, unbeliever

39)SACRILEGE--The act of treating a holy thing or a place without respect
Ex: "Its not fair on your part to sacrilege the altar",said Rosa.

40)LURKING--Meaning: To wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do something bad or illegal
Synonym: Skulk Ex: Danger lurks in this highway.

41)demagogue: (noun) a political agitator and charismatic orator who appeals to emotions and prejudice
Example: This quintessential demagogue ingratiated himself with the masses by inciting passions.
Synonyms: proselytizer

42)Dirge---(noun) A sad song or poem expressing grief
Example: In some cultures, a dirge is played at the end of a funeral.
Synonyms: death song, elegy, lament

43)Arcane: (adjective) Hidden, secret; understood by only a few, esoteric
Example: In the past, magic was often referred to as an arcane art, because it was understood only by small groups of mystics.
Synonyms: abstruse, cabalistic, covert

44)complaisance --
a willingness to please others by being polite and fitting in with plans

45)Equivocal--(adjective) Open to more than one interpretation; vague; misleading
Example: It’s hard to get the truth from Aileen; her responses are always equivocal and hard to trust or interpret.
Synonyms: puzzling, questionable, suspect

46)Commandeer--(verb) To take forcibly
Example: With swords drawn, the pirates commandeered the British ship.
Synonyms: expropriate, grab, hijack

47)purloin--to steal something:
I was using a pen that I'd purloined from the office.

48)leery --not trusting of someone or something and tending to avoid them if possible; wary:I've always been a bit leery of authority figures.

49)Debauched--: (adjective) Morally corrupt
Example: Samantha believes that only debauched individuals would cheat on their spouses.
Synonyms: immoral, licentious, perverted

50)Slothful--(adjective) Lazy
Example: Due to his slothful habits, dirty dishes piled up in Sam’s sink all week long.
Synonyms: inactive, inert, stagnant

51)premise--an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based:
They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.

52)dilettante --a person who is or seems to be interested in a subject, but whose understanding of it is not very deep:
He's a bit of a dilettante as far as wine is concerned

53)carte blanche--unlimited authority,complete freedom to do something:
Her husband has given her carte blanche to redecorate the living room.

54)stymie--to hinder or obstruct

55)dither -- to act indecisively
Stop dithering and choose which one you want!

56)recumbent--RESTING,lying down:
She looked at Timothy's recumbent form beside her.

57)fervent--adj. passionate; intense

58)resplendent --adj. dazzling and shining

59)subjugate-- v. to dominate or enslave

60)contumacious--adj. resisting authority

61)ingenue --a young woman who lacks experience and is very trusting, especially as played in films and plays,an unworldly young woman

62)advocate --TO PLEAD IN FAVOR OF

63)prosaic--lacking interest, imagination and variety; boring:

64)anachronism--a person, thing or idea which exists out of its time in history, especially one which happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed, etc:For some people, marriage is an anachronism from the days when women needed to be protected.

65)assay--to determine the quality of a substance.

66)termagant--a woman who argues noisily to obtain or achieve what she wants

67)complaisance --a willingness to please others by being polite and fitting in with plans

68)amortize--to put money into a fund at fixed intervals

69)cower --to lower your head or body in fear, often while moving backwards:
Stop cowering! I'm not going to hit you.

70)rummage--search thoroughly

71)covenant--A formal agreement between two or more people; a promise:

72)decadence--low moral standards and behaviour:

73)suffuse--to spread through or over something completely:
His voice was low and suffused with passion.

74)reticent--unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings:
He is very reticent about his past.

75)acquiesce -- to agree without protest

76)disapprobation --disapproval

77)stigmatize--to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of them:
People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.

78)servile--too eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows a lack of respect for yourself:As a waiter you want to be pleasant to people without appearing totally servile.

79)heresy--opinion contrary to popular belief

80)circumlocution-- an indirect way of saying something, especially something unpleasant:Politicians are experts in circumlocution.

81)jettison
1.to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed:
The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts.
2.to decide not to use an idea or plan:
We've had to jettison our holiday plans because of David's accident.
3.to throw goods, fuel or equipment from a ship or aircraft to make it lighter:
The captain was forced to jettison the cargo and make an emergency landing.

82)impasse --a situation in which further development is impossible:
The dispute had reached an impasse, as neither side would compromise.

83)the gamut--the whole range of things that can be included in something:
In her stories she expresses the whole gamut of emotions, from happiness to sorrow.

84)insular--interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas

85)succour--help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need:
Her organization gave succour and strength to those who had been emotionally damaged.

86)facsimile:an exact copy, especially of a document:
a facsimile of the original manuscript

87)lassitude--physical or mental tiredness:
Shareholders are blaming the company's problems on the lassitude of the managing director.

88)retroactive--a reverse action ,If a law or decision, etc. is retroactive, it has effect from a date before it was approved:the first British law to have retroactive effect

89)corpulent--fat:a corpulent gentleman

90)grovel--to behave with too much respect towards someone to show them that you are very eager to please them:He sent a grovelling note of apology.

91)lucent--adj. shining; translucent

92)homeostasis--maintenance of stability

93)artifice--a clever trick or something intended to deceive:

94)antebellum --relating to the time before a war, especially the American Civil War:

95)Anthropomorphism--assigning human traits to objects,gods and animals

96)canon--code of laws,a basis of judgement

97)equanimity--calmness and self-control, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation:

98)Philippic--harsh,bitter verbal attack

99)repartee--quick and usually amusing answers and remarks in conversation:
Oscar Wilde's plays are full of witty repartee.

100)avant garde--new,innovative,experimental

Kirchoff ka baap bhi solve nahi kar sakta ....

2007-06-21T09:14:00.000-07:00

From one of the mail which i rec'd recently.........

To all, who know how to solve the problems mathematically, something for you all.
Please solve it

Kirchoff's Current Law (KCL):
At every node, the sum of all currents entering a node must equal zero.

Kirchoff's Voltage Law (KVL):
The voltage law says that the sum of voltages around every closed loop in the circuit must equal zero.

Exercise :
Please apply Kirchoff's Current and Voltage laws to the following figures.

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2007-06-20T05:53:00.001-07:00

1)rejoinder -An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply
The comment immediately drew a sharp rejoinder from a friend.

2)forego--To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.

3)nay--denial ,refusal--After all, he was the stud in whole class, nay, whole batch.

4)flout---To be scornful.To refuse or fail to obey,show contempt for
Antonyms: honor, respect

5)defeatist ---defeatist attitude,pessimistic
Antonyms: optimistic, positive

6)recalcitrant---Definition: disobedient, uncontrollable
Antonyms: amenable, compliant, docile, obedient, passive

7)agon---A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.

8)irresolvable--Impossible to separate into component parts; irreducible.

9)whisker--A slight amount or indication:I wish i had dream m/c which could do all my pending tasks in a whisker of a moment?

10)watered-down----Diminished in force or effect

11)serendipity----pure luck in discovering things you were not looking for

12)cringe--To shrink back, as in fear; cower.

13)transgression--violation, misbehavior
Antonyms: behavior, good manners, obedience, right

14)leash ---To restrain with or as if with a leash.

15)quaint--old-fashioned;Antonyms: current, modern, new, new-fangled, up-to-date

16)unequivocal--definite, positive
Antonyms: ambiguous, equivocal, indefinite, obscured, uncertain, unsure, vague

17)resolute:-- determined, strong-willed
Antonyms: afraid, cautious, cowardly, half-hearted, irresolute, weak

18)unfettered--To set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds.

19)shove--To push forward or along,To push someone or something with force.

20)incredible --
1. So implausible as to elicit disbelief: gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident.
2. Astonishing: dressed with incredible speed.

21)deliberations--thoughtfulness in decision or action.

22)ruffle::To disturb the smoothness or regularity of; ripple.
ruffle someone's feathers--to make someone annoyed..
This decison is surely going to ruffle more feathers and hurt more vested interests.

23)digress--To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking

24)ominous- menacing, foreboding
Antonyms: auspicious, happy, lucky, promising, propitious

25)clamp down on--to act to stop or limit something

26)manifestations--An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something: A high fever is an early manifestation of the disease.

27)disquisition --A formal discourse on a subject.

28)precarious--Dangerously lacking in security or stability

29)invective--An abusive expression or speech; a vehement verbal attack
Political satire at the expense of governments or institutions is one thing. Personal invective is another.

30)proselytize--To induce someone to convert to one's religious faith.

31)fulminate --To issue or utter verbal attacks or censures authoritatively or menacingly.

32)quiescent --Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; inactive.

33)leitmotif--A dominant and recurring theme

34)palliate--To cover by excuses and apologies; to extenuate.
To reduce in severity; to make less intense.

35)biddable--1. Easily led or commanded; obedient.2. Capable of being bid.
The chaotically organised event proved nothing more than that one charismatic individual can impose his will on a lot of biddable ones.

36)disconsolate --Being beyond consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited; hopelessly sad; filled with grief

37)chortle --1)To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle,
2)A snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.
Even Isaksson's stern wife, who rarely cracked a smile, chortled with glee.......

38)fecund ---
1. Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful; prolific.
2. Intellectually productive or inventive.

39)enunciate--To utter articulately; to pronounce
And all agree that he was from his college days a wonderful speaker, one who enunciated clearly and crisply and never seemed to have to grope for a word.

40)grope ---To reach about uncertainly

41)appellation--
1. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.
2. The act of naming.

42)polymath --A person of great or varied learning; one acquainted with various subjects of study.

43)redolent --Full of fragrance; odorous; smelling (usually used with 'of' or 'with').
The simple, semisweet and moist cake was redolent of cinnamon and nutmeg and studded with Mr. McCartney's favorite nuts, pecans.

44)dabbling--work with in a non-serious manner

45)acumen--Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.

46)tinge - affect as in thought or feeling--With a tinge of sadness

47)conundrum---
1) A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun.
2 A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma: “the conundrum, thus far unanswered, of achieving full employment without inflation”

48)rendition - a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.

49)knack-- A clever, expedient way of doing something

50)stutter--To speak or utter with a spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds.
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51)aggravate--to make situation worse

52)smorgasbord--A buffet meal featuring a varied number of dishes

53)abstemious--Eating and drinking in moderation.
The hermit led an abstemious way of life.

54)stentorian--Extremely loud: a stentorian voice

55)latitudinarian--broad minded

56)plaintive-sad ;plaintive voice

57)gauche--Lacking social polish; tactless.

58)truculent--Disposed to fight; pugnacious

59)obsequious--too eager to praise someone

60)malfeasance --an example of dishonest and illegal behaviour, especially by a person in authority:
Several cases of malpractice and malfeasance in the financial world are currently being investigated.

61)salubrious --describes a place that is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in:
He doesn't live in a very salubrious part of town.

62)obstreperous---too eager to have an argument; difficult to deal with and noisy:
obstreperous customers

63)fugacious--passing away quickly; evanescent.

64)vapid--lacking intelligence or imagination

65)vegetate--to live in a way that lacks physical and mental activity:
A report has shown that children spend too much time vegetating in front of the TV.

66)lugubrious--sad, especially in a slow or serious way:
a lugubrious face

70)conjure up--- to make a picture or idea appear in someone's mind:
For some people, the word 'England' may still conjure up images of pretty gardens and tea parties.

71)profligate--wasteful with money:
She is well-known for her profligate spending habits.

72)patrician --of or like a person of high social rank

73)pretentious--trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature:

74)jejune --very simple or childish:
He made jejune generalizations about how all students were lazy and never did any work.

75)prevaricate --to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think:
He accused the minister of prevaricating.

76)inordinate --unreasonably or unusually large in size or degree:
Margot has always spent an inordinate amount of time on her appearance.

77)capacious--able to contain a lot; having lots of space:
a capacious pocket/handbag

78) brawn--physical strength and big muscles:
She said she preferred brawn to brains (= a man who is physically attractive rather than a clever one).

79)disinter --1 to dig up a dead body from the ground,2 to find and use something that has not been seen or used for a long time

80)imbroglio --an unwanted, difficult and confusing situation, full of trouble and problems:
The Soviet Union became anxious to withdraw its soldiers from the Afghan imbroglio.

81)terra firma --dry land, when compared with the sea or air:
It was good to get back on terra firma again after that awful sea crossing.

82)swagger --to walk, especially with a swinging movement, in a way that shows that you are very confident and think that you are important, or to act in that way:
They swaggered into the room.
A group of young men swaggered about outside the bar.
His swaggering self-confidence irritates many people.

83)whizz --to move or do something very fast:
A police car whizzed by, on its way to the accident.
We whizzed through the rehearsal, so that we'd be finished by lunchtime.
Time just whizzes past when you're enjoying yourself.

84)dash --to go somewhere quickly:
I've been dashing around all day.
I must dash - I've got to be home by seven.

85)perjury --the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth:
She was sentenced to two years in jail for committing perjury (= telling lies in a law court).

86)ecstatic --extremely happy:
The new president was greeted by an ecstatic crowd.

87)morrow --the next day, or tomorrow:
They arranged to meet on the morrow.

88)tidings --news:tidings of great joy

89)snide -- containing unpleasant and indirect criticism:
She made one or two snide remarks about their house which I thought was a bit unnecessary.

90)grudge --a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, which often lasts for a long time:
I don't bear any grudge against you.

91)dime--an American or Canadian coin which has the value of ten cents

92)stalker --a person who illegally follows and watches someone, especially a woman, over a period of time:Several well-known women have been troubled by stalkers recently.

93)doodle --to draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored:She'd doodled all over her textbooks.

94)solitude --the situation of being alone without other people:
a life of solitude

95)derision--when someone or something is laughed at and considered ridiculous or of no value:They treated his suggestion with derision.Her speech was met with hoots/howls of derision.

96)innocuous ---completely harmless:
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.

97)brandish --to wave something in the air in a threatening or excited way:
She brandished a saucepan at me so I ran out of the kitchen.

98)heave --to move something heavy using a lot of effort:
He heaved the bag onto his shoulder

99)rant ---a long, angry and confused speech:
The minister's speech descended into a rant against his political opponents.

100)mete out --to give or order a punishment or make someone receive cruel or unfair treatment:Victorian schoolteachers regularly meted out physical punishment to their pupils.

101)ramification --the possible results of an action:
Have you considered all the ramifications of your suggestion?

102)anonymity --when someone's name is not given or known:
The police have reassured witnesses who may be afraid to come forward that they will be guaranteed anonymity.

103)misgiving --a feeling of doubt or worry about a future event:
Many teachers expressed serious misgivings about the new exams.

104)flunk --to fail an exam or course of study:
I flunked my second year exams and was lucky not to be thrown out of college.

Thoughts Of The Day

2007-06-20T02:15:00.001-07:00

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman (1903)

Nothing happens in this world by sheer chance. Everything has a reason. Everything that happens to you is there to test you.Its upto you to how you face it.

Living Ant Bridge

2007-06-20T00:35:00.001-07:00

Originally uploaded by Intrepid wanderer

Ants engaged in making living bridge so that others can pass through it.....

word list-2

2007-06-19T09:31:00.000-07:00

arboreal A Relating to or resembling a tree.
The garden had a special section devoted to arboreal splendors.

ardor CN enthusiasm, fervour, zeal

argot PN jargon slang

arrant A in the highest degree,Completely such; thoroughgoing: an arrant fool; the arrant luxury of the ocean liner.

arrogate V demand as being one’s property, seize and take control without authority;Antonyms: appropriate, give, hand over

ascetic A practicing religious self-denial, austere, stark
Antonyms: sybaritic

renounces--relenquish

ascribe N consider to be the origin of or belonging to ???

aseptic A surgically clean,lacking emotion: an aseptic smile.

asperity CN hardship, something hard to endure; harshness, irritability,

aspersion CN slander, calumny,An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander: Don't cast aspersions on my honesty.

asseverate V state categorically, make a positive statement or solemn declaration::Will you asseverate your statement?

assiduous A diligent, hard-working, sedulous

assuage V make something (pain desire) less,soothe, relieve
Antonyms: exacerbate, upset

exacerbate::To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate: a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.

astringent (A)substance that shrinks,(N)Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: astringent remarks.

atonement N (1)Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation.
(2)death of jesus

attenuate V make thin. Weaken, enervate

attune V bring into harmony

augury PN omen sign, prediction,A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil

august A majestic venerable,Venerable for reasons of age or high rank

austere A severely moral and strict, simple and plain, ascetic, stark

avarice CN greed, esp for wealth

avatar N incarnation ; new personification of a familiar idea

aver V affirm, assert, prove, justify

aversion N strong dislike

avid A eager, greedy, zealous for something

avow V admit, declare openly,state; profess
Antonyms: censure, condemn, deny, disclaim, disown, dispute, renounce, repudiate

awry A twisted toward one side, off course ; not functioning properly

axiom / axiomatic PN/A a universally accepted principle; self evident truth, taken as given

bacchanalian PN drunken merrymaking

baleful A harmful, causing evil, ominous, pernicious, baneful, pestilent

baneful A causing harm or ruin, sinister, ominous, pernicious, baleful

barrage PN artificial obstacle built across a river

barren A not good enough, unable to have young ones without value

bedizen V to adorn, especially in a cheap and showy manner
belabor V beat hard

belie V be in contradiction with, represent falsely, negate, contradict

bellicose A warlike, belligerent, pugnacious, contentious

belligerent A (person nation) waging war

benediction CN act of praying for divine protection, blessing

benevolence CN wish or activity in doing good

bequest PN The act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another

berate V scold sharply, reproach, vituperate, upbraid

bereft 1. Deprived of something: They are bereft of their dignity. 2. Lacking something needed or expected: “Today's graduates seem keenly aware that the future is bereft of conventional expectations” (Bruce Weber).3. Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved: the bereft parents.

beset V surrounded to be attacked by all sides, besieged ; plagued

bilge PN bulge; sides of the vessel that curve in to form the bottom (ship)

binge V Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

blandishment CN flattery, coaxing, enticement

blithe A cheerful, casual, carefree, insouciant, nonchalant

boorish A crude, offensive, rude

brazen A made of brass

thoughts of the day

2007-06-19T03:05:00.000-07:00

Valuing someone isn't merely by seeing each other everyday.....
What counts is that somehow in our busy lives we remember to say Take care!
You're precious...!

It is not important to hold All the Good cards in life,But it is important how good you play with the cards that you hold.”- Anonymous

Friendship and love defined in a single photo

2007-06-19T02:59:00.000-07:00

Word List-1

2007-06-19T02:01:00.000-07:00

abate V to lessen, to subside

abdication CN giving up control authority,disowning(antonyms:acceptance)

abet V help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong)--- abetted the thief in robbing the bank.

abeyance CN suspended action

abidance CN the state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with)--- abidance by parliamentary procedure.

abject A hopeless, most unfortunate or miserable

abjure V promise or swear to give up

abraded A rubbed off worn away by friction--- Using your brakes repeatedly will over time abrade them.

abrogate V To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.

absonous A inharmonious, incongruous, discordant-- a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.

abstruse A difficult to comprehend, obscure, esoteric, recondite

abut V border on,lie adjacent.

acarpous A worn out, effete, no longer fertile

accolade PN praise, approval, encomium

accretion CN the growing of separate things into one ; ---the accretions of paint that had buried the door's details like snow”

admonish /-nitory A warn strongly, take to task / containing warning
admonish, reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach. These verbs mean to correct or caution critically.

adulation CN excessive praise, flattery, sycophancy

affable A polite and friendly

affiance V give to (in marriage) ; assure by promise
To bind in a pledge of marriage

afterwise A Wise after the event, wise or knowing when it is too late

agglutination CN clumping of bacteria/red cells when held together by antibodies; glueing

agog A eager/excited

ail V trouble, be ill

alacrity CN eager and cheerful readiness

allegiance CN duty, support, loyalty

altruism N quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others, selflessness

amalgamate V to combine several elements into a whole

ambidextrous A able to use the left hand or the right equally well

ambiguous A having two contrary meanings, equivocal

ambivalent A characterized by opposite feelings or emotions
Definition: conflicting
Antonyms: certain, definite, resolved, settled, sure, unequivocal

ambulatory A (pertaining to legs) able to walk about, ambulant
Capable of walking; not bedridden: an ambulatory patient

ambuscade V To attack suddenly and without warning from a concealed place

ameliorate V improve make better

amenable A ageeable; responsive to suggestion; changeable

amortize V end (a debt) by setting aside money
1. To liquidate (a debt, such as a mortgage) by installment payments or payment into a sinking fund.
2. To write off an expenditure for (office equipment, for example) by prorating over a certain period.

anachronism CN something out of place i.t.o. its historical or chronological context

annals PN chronological record of events in successive years, chronicles,
A descriptive account or record; a history: “the short and simple annals of the poor”

antithetical A direct opposing

aplomb CN self-confidence

apochryphal A false, spurious, fallacious

apostate PN one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions,, one's principles, or a cause.

apotheosis CN deification, glorification to godliness,culmination,Antonyms: nadir
An exalted or glorified example: Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.

appellation CN identifying words by which something is classified, designation

apprise V make aware of(apprised us of our rights), give information or notice to ; Gain in value (of currency)

approbation CN approval, commendation

appropriate V confiscate, invade
1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.
2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it.

apropos A appropriate to the situation, apt, felicitous

apt A well-suited, quick-witted, pertinent

arabesque A a complex ornate design