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abate
abdicate
aberration " The defeat was a temporary aberration.
abhor " I abhor terrorism.
abject / " There is abject poverty in India.
abnegate
abortive " Mission that proved abortive was reported in
the newspaper.
abridge " The book was abridged for children.
absolve / " The Judge absolved the
accused from all charges.
absolute " There is no absolute standard for beauty.
abstinent
abstract " This book is an abstract of Ramayana. He
is a painter of abstracts.
abstruse /" I find maths to be an abstruse subject.
abysmal " His habits are abysmal.
accolade " To represent the country in something is
itself a great accolade.
accost " I was accosted on the road by a
complete stranger.
acerbic {)" He is of acrebic temperament.
acquiesce " Her family will never
acquiesce to inter-caste marriage.
acrid " I don't like Anil's acrid nature. I get
vomitting sensation when I get the acrid of burning rubber.
acrimonious " He passed some acrimonious remark on
her.
acumen " Pooja's political acumen has made her
popular in the university.
acute " Dogs have an acute sense of smell. Her
judgment is acute. There is an acute shortage of water
in our area.
adulation " Syeophants are experts in adulation.
adamant " She is adamant that she wont attend the
party.
allusion " This cross-border shelling is an allusion of war.
aloof / " He keeps himself aloof from politics.
altruism " Social workers must have altruism.
ambience " The park has a peaeful ambience.
ambiguous " 'I saw a man with binoculors' is an
ambiguous sentence.
ambivalent " He has an ambivalent attitude
towards her.
ameliorate " The army has been called to ameliorate
the city situation.
amenable //" An employee is amenable to
the officer.
amenity - " Due to electricity we have lot's of
amenities in life. The valley of flowers is an amenity in
the Himalayas.
amiable " Nehru chacha was always amiable with
children.
amicable " The two parties do not seem to reach an
amicable settlement.
amnesty " The rebels who surrendered themselves
were granted amnesty.
amoral /" Ravan was an amoral person.
amorous {}" After having alcohol in the party he
became amorous.
amorphous " He found it difficult to manage the
amorphous organization.
anarchism " Anarchism is a result of bad
government.
analogy " Chimpanzee and human being have
analogy between them.
anarchy /" Bad government can give rise to
anarchy.
monarchy
anecdote " I love to read anecdotes published in
'Reader's Digest'.
anguish /" I saw him in a state of anguish.
animosity " I don't have any animosity towards
anyone.
elusive
emigrate / " The family
emigrated to Europe ten years back.
immigration
eminent " He is an eminent architect.
empirical " Her accounts were based on empirical
facts.
emulate
" We shpold not encroach
encroach
others freedom.
endemic
exasperate " His constant sly remarks exasperated
her.
exemplify " Her style exemplifies modern Indian
cooking.
exhaustive " He made an exhaustive study of the
dinosaur fossils.
exhort " His father exhorted him to take the civil
services exam.
exigency
existential
exonerate " The Jury exonerated him from all
charges of corruption.
expatriate
expedient " His action is seen as expedient rather than
principled.
expedite " Courier companies expedite the
delivery of mails to customers.
explicit " She was quite explicit about why she has left.
implicit " I have implicit faith in your abilities.
);
extol " The elders should extol the virtues of one's
children.
extraneous " An issue extraneous to the debate. The
ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping
with the rest of the play. Water free of extraneous matter
Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph);
extrapolate
extricate " I cannot extricate myself from this task);
extrovert
introvert " He is an introvert who does not take
part in any activities.
exult " );
fabrication " Ranjit Singh gave a new fabrication to the
game of cricket.
facetious " He kept making facetious remarks in the
hall.
facile " He has the ability to find too facile a solution for
so complex a problem.
faction " The trade union of our factory is divided
by faction.
farcical " The play had a farcical ending.
fastidious " She has a fastidious and incisive
intellect.
frugal " She is a frugal housewife.
furtive " Chanakya planned his work in a furtive manner.
futile " He made a futile attempt to cross the border.
garrulous " The talk show hosts are very garrulous.
genre " Players of Gavaskar's genre are no longer there
in the team.
genteel " The receptionists are usually very genteel.
gesticulate " The teacher gesticulated to the
students to sit down.
glut " Glut of food was kept in the plate.
grandiloquent
grandiose
gratuitous " );
gravity " );
gregarious " Sheep are gregarious
animals.
guile
hackneyed ()" English being spoken world over
has many hackneyed expressions);
hapless " 04 'hapless' .
harbinger " 04 'harbinger'
.
hedonism
'hegemony'
hegemony " 04
( ) .
heresy " 04 'heresy' .
hermetic " 04 'hermetic' .
heyday " 04
'heyday' .
hiatus " 04
'hiatus' .
hierarchy " 04 );
hindrance " 04 'hindrance' .
inaugurate " He will be inaugurated as president
in January.
incandescent " She was incandescent with
rage.
incantation - " Chant incantations to ward off evil
spirits.
incense " I like the incence of the sandal.
incessant " This week is of almost incessant rain.
incipient " They are all the signs of incipient unrest.
incisive " He has an incisive mind.
incongruous " They made an incongruous couple, she
so tall and gracious and he seems so short and funny.
incorrigible " samir is an incorrigible liar.
increment / " Over the years the increment to his
resources was slow but steady.
indifferent " She appeared indifferent to their
sufferings. As a viewer, I've seen hundreds of films,
good, bad and indifferent.
indigenous / " The Kangaroo is indigenous to
Australia.
indigent " The country has a large indigent population.
indignant " Strikers are indignant at what they regard as
false accusations.
indolent " Her husband is indolent.
indulgent " The father gave an indulgent smile to his
daughter. Let us take an indulgent view of the play.
ineffable " It was ineffable for me to narrate the
whole Ramayana.
inept " I have never heard anyone so inept at making
speeches.
inert " Inside the room she saw Sita's inert body on the
sofa.
inexorable /" His demands are inexorable.
infamous " );
infatuated " He is infauted with her.
infer " Any one can infer a connection between
pan chewing and mouth cancer.
imply " His silence seemed to imply agreement.
infinitesimal " );
irrevocable " The committee passed irrevocable
judgement against the chairman.
itinerant " The medical representative is a itinerant
worker.
itinerary " We placed the itinery in front of our
guests.
judicious " Gandhiji was a very judicious person.
juxtapose " The traditional Ganesh idols are
juxtaposed with computers in pandals.
kinetic " All moving bodies have kinetic energy.
labyrinth
laconic " My friend is a loconic person.
lament " Mere lamenting over corruption is not
going to remove it. They lamented as their friend's demise.
lampoon " He was lampooned by her friend in front
of the whole class.
languish " The value of gold is languishing.
latent " Strong commitment to moral values was
latent in Gandhi's political philosophy. Many a
children's latent talent never blossoms because of lack of
opportunities.
laud " He was lauded for his bold stand.
legacy " He got a huge legacy. It is
a legacy of the past.
lethargy " The deed has not yet been signed due to
his lethargy.
levity " The levity of his remark was a shock to the
august assemblage.
apotheosis
appease " Shop keepers try their best to appease
their customer. The owner appeased his workers by granting
them bonus.
appreciate " Only good manners are appreciated.
depreciate " The value of rupee has depreciated
over the last few months.
apprehensive " I feel very apprehensive about
tomorrow's match.
misapprehension " There is no cure of misapprehension
in any stream of medicine.
approbation / " The approbation committee
passed the bill willingly.
appropriate " The alliance will be declared at an
appropriate time.
misappropriate " He was apprehended before he
could misappropriate any money.
expropriate
aptitude " He has a great aptitude for computers.
arbiter / " The chairman is the full fledged arbiter in
settling the disputes .
arbitrate / / " In anciant
India judicial cases were arbitrated by the village elders .
arbitrary " The arbitrary nominations by the party
chief were widely criticised by the members.
arcane
archaic " 'Thee' is an archaic form of you.
archetype " This painting is an archetype of the
impressionists.
ardent " King Ashoka was the ardent follower of
buddhishm .
arduous " From Joshimath to Badrinath is quite an
arduous journey.
belabor
beleaguer
belie
" The lawyer belied the guilty.
belittle " The rich zamindar belittled the farmer by
insulting him before the Panchayat.
belligerent " He is quite belligerent.
wanton " His work is pending due to his wanton
behaviour);
willful
wistful " Yaksha was wistful and dreamt of his beloved.
address " Better note down my address so that we can
communicate easily. The president gave a very inspiring
address.
adherent / " The opposition in the Parliament is
gaining adherents.
admonish " She had to be frequently
admonished for not paying attention to work.
He was admonished to open a bank account for himself.
adulterate " Unscrupelous merchants do not
hesitate to adulterate even baby food.