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1). Ambivalent (Adjective) Synonyms: chance, happy chance, accident, happy
Meaning: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas accident, fluke
about something or someone. Usage: Technical innovation may be the result of pure
Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, serendipity.
indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute
Usage: Some loved her, some hated her, few were 9). Quaint (Adjective)
ambivalent about her. Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Synonyms: picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive,
2). Forsake (Verb) pleasantly old-fashioned
Meaning: abandon or leave. Usage: Narrow streets lead to a quaint bridge over the
Synonyms: abandon, desert, leave, quit, depart from, river.
leave behind
Usage: She forsook her child, giving him up for 10). Truculent (Adjective)
adoption. Meaning: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively
defiant.
3). Impudent (Adjective) Synonyms: defiant, aggressive, antagonistic,
Meaning: not showing due respect for another person; belligerent, pugnacious, bellicose
impertinent. Usage: The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper
Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious, imports.
brazen
Usage: He could have strangled this impudent upstart. 11). Intractable (adjective)
Meaning: hard to control or deal with.
4). Inept (Adjective) Synonyms: unmanageable, uncontrollable,
Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy. ungovernable, out of control.
Synonyms: incompetent, unskillful, unskilled, Usage: Their problems have become more acute and
inexpert, amateurish intractable.
Usage: My attempts at baking were inept but I fumbled
on. 12). Delineate (Verb)
Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely.
5). Novice (Verb) Synonyms: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline,
Meaning: a person new to and inexperienced in a job depict, portray.
or situation. Usage: The law should delineate and prohibit
Synonyms: beginner, learner, inexperienced person behaviour which is socially abhorrent.
Usage: He was a complete novice in foreign affairs.
13). Ascetic (adjective)
6). Salient (Adjective) Meaning: characterized by severe self-discipline and
Meaning: most noticeable or important. abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for
Synonyms: important, main, principal, major, chief, religious reasons.
primary, notable Synonyms: austere, self-denying, abstinent,
Usage: The salient points stuck out clearly in her mind. abstemious.
Usage: An ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual
7). Umbrage (Noun) labour.
Meaning: offence or annoyance.
Synonyms: take offence, be offended, take exception, 14). Daunt (verb)
bridle, take something personally Meaning: make (someone) feel intimidated or
Usage: She took umbrage at his remarks. apprehensive.
Synonyms: intimidate, abash, take aback, shake, ruffle,
8). Serendipity (Noun) throw.
Meaning: the occurrence and development of events Usage: Some people are daunted by technology.
by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
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Usage: The police struggled to garner sufficient Meaning: modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of
evidence. self-confidence
Synonyms: shyness, bashfulness, unassertiveness,
31). Contentious (adjective) modesty, modestness
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; Usage: He regretted his diffidence and awkwardness in
controversial. large groups.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, and
disputed 39). Fulminate (verb)
Usage: The contentious issue of abortion. Meaning: express vehement protest
Synonyms: protest, rail, rage, rant, thunder, storm,
32). Antipathy (noun) declaim, inveigh
Meaning: a deep-seated feeling of aversion. Usage: Ministers and preachers fulminated against the
Synonyms: hostility, antagonism, animosity, aversion, new curriculum.
animus
Usage: His fundamental antipathy to capitalism. 40). Assay (noun)
Meaning: the testing of a metal or ore to determine its
33). Countenance (noun) ingredients and quality
Meaning: a person's face or facial expression Synonyms: evaluation, assessment, analysis,
Synonyms: face, features, physiognomy, profile; facial examination, test
expression Usage: New plate was taxed when it was brought for
Usage: His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable assay.
countenance give little away.
41). Turbid (adjective)
34). Dogmatic (adjective) Meaning: (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with
Meaning: inclined to lay down principles as suspended matter
undeniably true Synonyms: murky, muddy, thick; opaque, cloudy
Synonyms: opinionated, peremptory, assertive, Usage: The turbid waters of the river.
imperative, insistent
Usage: She was not tempted to be dogmatic about what 42). Erudite (adjective)
she believed. Meaning: having or showing great knowledge or
learning.
35). Apropos (adjective) Synonyms: learned, scholarly, well educated,
Meaning: very appropriate to a particular situation knowledgeable
Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite, Usage: He was so erudite that only men who were his
apt equals in scholarship could understand him.
Usage: The song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt.
43). Saturnine (adjective)
36). Raffish (adjective) Meaning: (of a person or their manner) gloomy.
Meaning: unconventional and slightly disreputable, Synonyms: sombre, melancholy, melancholic, moody,
especially in an attractive way miserable
Synonyms: rakish, jaunty, dapper, dashing, sporty, Usage: He was a rather saturnine individual who never
flashy; unconventional spoke an unnecessary word.
Usage: His cosmopolitan, raffish air.
44). Abeyance (noun)
37). Vituperate (verb) Meaning: a state of temporary disuse or suspension.
Meaning: blame or insult (someone) in strong or Synonyms: suspension, a state of suspension, a state of
violent language dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty
Synonyms: revile, rail against, inveigh against, Usage: The project was left in abeyance for the time
fulminate against being.
Usage: He vituperated against all presidents with equal
gusto. 45). Diaphanous (adjective)
Meaning: (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and
38). Diffidence (noun) translucent.
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Synonyms: sheer, fine, ultra-fine, delicate, light, Synonyms: diverse, many, numerous, various, varied
lightweight, thin Usage: The multifarious local and ethnic traditions that
Usage: She wore a diaphanous dress of pale gold. are found in the USA.
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Synonyms: turn into bone, become bony, harden, Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or
solidify, stiffen accusation.
Usage: These cartilages may ossify. Synonyms: Diatribe, invective, polemic, attack.
Usage: She rounded on Nathan with a devastating
61). Accretion (noun) tirade.
Meaning: growth or increase by the gradual
accumulation of additional layers or matter. 69). Yoke (noun)
Synonyms: Accumulation, collecting, gathering, Meaning: a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the
amassing, cumulation. necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart
Usage: The accretion of sediments in coastal that they are to pull.
mangroves. Synonyms: Harness, collar, tackle, tack.
Usage: The horses were loosened from the yoke.
62). Acumen (noun)
Meaning: the ability to make good judgements and 70). Umbrage (noun)
take quick decisions. Meaning: offence or annoyance.
Synonyms: Astuteness, awareness, acuity, sharpness. Synonyms: take offence, be offended, take exception,
Usage: A gullible young man with little or no business bridle.
acumen. Usage: She took umbrage at his remarks.
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91). Garrulity (Noun) Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every
Meaning: excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial feature.
matters.
Synonyms: talkativeness, garrulousness, loquacity, 99). Lassitude (Noun)
loquaciousness, volubility, verbosity, Meaning: a state of physical or mental weariness; lack
Usage: They were irritated by his ungovernable of energy
garrulity. Synonyms: lethargy, listlessness, weariness, languor,
sluggishness, enervation
92). Arrant (Adjective) Usage: She was overcome by lassitude and retired to
Meaning: complete, utter bed.
Synonyms: downright, thoroughgoing, absolute,
complete, thorough
Usage: What he is talking is arrant nonsense! 100). Sycophant (Noun)
Meaning: a person who acts obsequiously towards
93). Consequential (Adjective) someone important in order to gain advantage.
Meaning: following as a result or effect. Synonyms: toady, creep, crawler, fawner, flatterer,
Synonyms: resulting, resultant, ensuing, consequent; flunkey, truckler
following Usage: He was surrounded by flatterers and
Usage: A loss of confidence and a consequential sycophants.
withdrawal of funds.
101). Infant (Noun)
94). Attenuate (Verb) Meaning: a very young child or baby.
Meaning: reduce the force, effect, or value of. Synonyms: Baby, newborn, young child, little child
Synonyms: weakened, reduced, lessened, decreased, Usage: Their first year at infant school.
diminished, impaired
Usage: Her intolerance was attenuated by an 102). Mortality (Noun)
unexpected liberalism. Meaning: the state of being subject to death.
Synonyms: Impermanence, temporality, transience,
95). Precarious (Adjective) perishability
Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain Usage: the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of
Synonyms: uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, mortality.
unpredictable
Usage: He made a precarious living as a painter. 103). Hapless (Adjective)
Meaning: unfortunate
96). Enervate (Verb) Synonyms: unlucky, luckless, out of luck, cursed,
Meaning: make (someone) feel drained of energy or doomed
vitality. Usage: The hapless victims of the disaster.
Synonyms: exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out,
devitalize 104). Persuade (Verb)
Usage: The scorching sun enervated her. Meaning: induce (someone) to do something through
reasoning or argument.
97). Equivocate (Verb) Synonyms: talk someone into, coax, convince, make,
Meaning: use ambiguous language so as to conceal the get, induce, coerce, prompt
truth or avoid committing oneself. Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the
Synonyms: prevaricate, be evasive, be non-committal, right thing.
be vague, be ambiguous
Usage: The government have equivocated too often in 105). Deserters (Noun)
the past. Meaning: a member of the armed forces who deserts.
Synonyms: Runaway, renegade, fugitive, escapee
98). Assiduous (Adjective) Usage: deserters from the army.
Meaning: showing great care and perseverance.
Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, 106). Tenure (Noun)
sedulous, attentive Meaning: the holding of an office.
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Synonyms: incumbency, term of office, term, period of Meaning: not showing due respect for another person;
office, time impertinent.
Usage: his tenure of the premiership would be Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious,
threatened. brazen
Usage: He could have strangled this impudent upstart.
107). Bureaucracy (Noun)
Meaning: excessively complicated administrative 114). Inept (Adjective)
procedure. Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy.
Synonyms: red tape, rules and regulations, protocol , Synonyms: incompetent, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert,
officialdom amateurish
Usage: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local Usage: My attempts at baking were inept but I fumbled
government. on.
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Usage: The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper Definition: a person who rises in opposition or armed
imports. resistance against an established government or leader.
Meaning: revolutionary, insurgent, mutineer agitator
121). Persuade (verb) Usage: The rebels took control of the capital.
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
reasoning or argument. 129). Substantial (adjective)
Meaning: prevail on, talk someone into, coax, Definition: of considerable importance, size, or worth.
convince, make, get, press someone into Meaning: considerable, real, material, weighty, soild,
Usage: He tried to persuade her to come with him. sizeable
Usage: Substantial progress had been made.
122). Traverse (Verb)
Definition: travel across or through 130). Utterly (adverb)
Meaning: travel over/across, cross, journey Definition: completely and without qualification;
over/across, make one's way across absolutely.
Usage: He traversed the deserts of Persia and Meaning: completely, totally, absolutely, entirely, fully
Baluchistan. Usage: He looked utterly ridiculous.
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Meaning: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen, Definition: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction;
sure to happen, unpreventable, uninspired or uninspiring
Usage: His resignation was inevitable. Meaning: uninspired, uninspiring, unimaginative, dull,
humdrum, colourless,
152). Unassailable Usage: No excuses were made for the team's lacklustre
Definition: unable to be attacked, questioned, or performance.
defeated.
Meaning: impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable, 160). Menace
inviolable Definition: a person or thing that is likely to cause
Usage: The world's most unassailable fortress. harm; a threat or danger.
Meaning: danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat; jeopardy
153). Queer Usage: A new initiative aimed at beating the menace of
Definition: strange; odd. drugs.
Meaning: odd, strange, unusual, funny, peculiar,
curious, bizarre 161). Dampen
Usage: It seemed queer to see the windows all dark. Meaning: Humidify, moisten, wet
Definition: Make slightly wet.
154). Preponderance Usage: The fine rain dampened her face.
Definition: the quality or fact of being greater in
number, quantity, or importance. 162). Vest
Meaning: prevalence, predominance, dominance Meaning: invest in, grant to, give to
Usage: The preponderance of women among older Definition: confer or bestow (power, authority,
people. property, etc.) on someone.
Usage: Executive power is vested in the President
155). Redundant
Definition: not or no longer needed or useful; 163). Illicit
superfluous. Meaning: illegal, unlawful, banned
Meaning: unnecessary, not required, inessential, Definition: forbidden by law, rules, or custom.
unessential Usage: Police were searching for the illicit drugs in the
Usage: An appropriate use for a redundant church. room.
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Usage: They were granted full amnesty for their Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at
transgressions . variance with those commonly or officially held.
Usage: there was no dissent from this view
168). Sovereignty
Meaning: Power, dominion, supermacy 176). Relevance
Definition: Supreme power or authority. Meaning: applicability, application, appositeness,
Usage: Full West German sovereignty was achieved in bearing, concernment, germaneness, materiality,
1955. pertinence, pertinency, relevancy
Definition: the quality or state of being closely
169). Blatant connected or appropriate.
Meaning: flagrant, glaring, obvious Usage: This film has contemporary relevance
Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and
unashamedly. 177). Critique
Usage: She forced herself to resist his blatant charm Meaning: Analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal,
review
170). Periphery Definition: a detailed analysis and assessment of
Meaning: edge, margin, boundary something, especially a literary, philosophical, or
Definition: the outer limits or edge of an area or object. political theory
Usage: New buildings on the periphery of the hospital Usage: A critique of Marxist historicism
site.
178). Gestures
171). Derelict Meaning: Signal, signaling, sign, signing, motion,
Meaning: Unsafe, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, wave, ondication
insecure Definition: a movement of part of the body, especially
Definition: in a very poor condition as a result of a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
disuse and neglect Usage: he threw out both hands in a gesture of
Usage: A derelict Georgian mansion surrender
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Meaning: vestibule, foyer, hall, entry, lobby, portal several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often
Definition: a covered shelter projecting in front of the into two battalions
entrance of a building Usage: the Royal Highland Regiment
Usage: the north porch of Hereford Cathedral
192). Infiltrate
184). Fiesta Meaning: penetrate, invade, intrude on, permeate, enter
Meaning: Festival, carnival, holiday, party Definition: enter or gain access to (an organization,
Definition: an event marked by festivities or place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in
celebration order to acquire secret information..
Usage: the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Usage: the organization has been infiltrated by
informers
185). Fusion
Meaning: Blend, combination, amalgamation, joining, 193). Interrogation
bonding Meaning: questioning, vross-questioning, carechism,
Definition: the process or result of joining two or more quizzing
things together to form a single entity. Definition: the action of interrogating or the process of
Usage: the election results produced pressure for fusion being interrogated.
of the parties Usage: would he keep his mouth shut under
interrogation ?
186). Traverse
Meaning: cross, negotiate, travel over/across 194). Adjunct
Definition: travel across or through. Meaning: Supplement, addition, complement, extra
Usage: he traversed the forest Definition: a thing added to something else as a
supplementary rather than an essential part.
187). Genesis Usage: computer technology is an adjunct to learning
Meaning: origin, source, root, beginning, start, outset
Definition: the origin or mode of formation of 195). Armada
something Meaning: fleet, flotilla, navy, squadron
Usage: this tale had its genesis in fireside stories Definition: a fleet of warships.
Usage: an armada of forty-five warships
188). Civic
Meaning: Municipal, city, town, urban, metropolitan 196). Canon
Definition: relating to a city or town, especially its Meaning: principle, rule, law, tenet, formula
administration; municipal. Definition: a general law, rule, principle, or criterion
Usage: a meeting of civic and business leaders by which something is judged.
Usage: the appointment violated the canons of fair play
189). Cooper and equal opportunity
Meaning: Make, repair, barrel
Definition: a maker or repairer of casks and barrels. 197). Vulnerable
Usage: my father coopered casks and barrels for the Meaning: at risk, in peril, in danger, unsafe,
ships unprotected
Definition: exposed to the possibility of being attacked
190). Rover or harmed, either physically or emotionally
Meaning: wanderer, traveler, drifter, brid of passage Usage: we were in a vulnerable position
Definition: a person who spends their time wandering.
Usage: they became rovers who departed further and 198). Thrall
further from civilization Meaning: power, control, grip, grasp, yoke
Definition: the state of being in someone's power, or of
191). Regiment having great power over someone.
Meaning: Unit, outfit, force Usage: she was in thrall to her abusive husband
Definition: a permanent unit of an army typically
commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into 199). Trammel
Meaning: restraint, curb, check, impediment, barrier
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Definition: restrictions or impediments to freedom of Usage: she propped her chin in the palm of her right
action. hand
Usage: we will forge our own future, free from the
trammels of materialism 208). Assiduous
Meaning: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough,
200). Revere sedulous, attentive
Meaning: respect, admire, prize, treasure, value Definition: showing great care and perseverance.
Definition: feel deep respect or admiration for Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every feature
(something) .
Usage: Cezanne's still lifes were revered by his 209). Episodic
contemporaries Meaning: intermittent, irregular, sporadic, periodic,
fitful
201). Robust Definition: occurring occasionally and at irregular
Meaning: durable, resilient, tough, hard-wearing, long- intervals.
lasting, well made, Usage: volcanic activity is highly episodic in nature
Definition: (of an object) sturdy in construction
Usage: a robust metal cabinet 210). Impervious
Meaning: impermeable, impenetrable, waterproof
202). Perhaps Definition: not allowing fluid to pass through.
Meaning: maybe, possibly, conceivably, feasibly Usage: an impervious layer of basaltic clay
Definition: used to express uncertainty or possibility.
Usage: perhaps I should have been frank with him 211). Capricious
Meaning: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable,
203). Towering unstable, mercurial, erratic
Meaning: high, tall, lofty, sky-high, steep Definition: given to sudden and unaccountable changes
Definition: extremely tall, especially in comparison of mood or behaviour..
with the surroundings. Usage: A capricious and often brutal administration
Usage: Hari looked up at the towering buildings
212). Empirical
204). Progenitor Meaning: seen, factual, actual, real, verifable, first-
Meaning: ancestor, forefather, forebear, parant hand
Definition: a person who originates a cultural or Definition: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by
intellectual movement. observation or experience rather than theory or pure
Usage: his children were the progenitors of many of logic.
Scotland's noble families Usage: They provided considerable empirical evidence
to support their argument
205). Dynamism
Meaning: activity , progress 213). Esoteric
Definition: the quality of being characterized by Meaning: abstruse, obscure, arcane, cryptic, difficult,
vigorous activity and progress. puzzling
Usage: the dynamism and strength of the economy Definition: intended for or likely to be understood by
only a small number of people with a specialized
206). Asymmetric knowledge or interest.
Meaning: lopsided, unsymmetrical, crooked Usage: Esoteric philosophical debates
Definition: having parts which fail to correspond to
one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking 214). Inevitable
symmetry. Meaning: unavoidable, certain, sure, fated, inexorable
Usage: the church has an asymmetrical plan with an Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable.
aisle only on one side Usage: war was inevitable
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Definition: characterized by pretentious or showy Usage: The woman in charge was a martinet who
display; designed to impress. treated all those beneath her like children
Usage: A simple design that is glamorous without
being ostentatious 224). Unlawful
Meaning: illegal, illicit, illegitimate, against the law
216). Poignant Definition: not conforming to, permitted by, or
Meaning: moving, sad, touching, tearful, pitiful, tragic recognized by law or rules.
Definition: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. Usage: The use of unlawful violence
Usage: A poignant reminder of the passing of time
225). Bequest
217). Sarcastic Meaning: legacy, inheritance, endowment, estate,
Meaning: Sardonic, ironic, satirical heritage, bestowal, donation
Definition: marked by or given to using irony in order Definition: the action of bequeathing something.
to mock or convey contempt Usage: A painting acquired by bequest
Usage: Making sarcastic comments
226). Gullible
218). Vain Meaning: credulous, trustful, nave, innocent, ignorant,
Meaning: conceited, egoistic, egocentric, self-loving simple, unguared
Definition: having or showing an excessively high Definition: easily persuaded to believe something;
opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth. credulous
Usage: Their flattery made him vain Usage: an attempt to persuade a gullible public to
spend their money
219). Trauma
Meaning: Injury, damage, hurt, wound, sore, cut, 227). Deceptive
lesion Meaning: misleading, illusory, illusive, ambiguous,
Definition: physical injury. delusive,
Usage: Rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt Definition: giving an appearance or impression
trauma different from the true one; misleading
Usage: He put the question with deceptive casualness
220). Aloof
Meaning: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote, 228). Elusive
stuffy Meaning: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track down
Definition: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
distant. Usage: Success will become ever more elusive
Usage: They were courteous but faintly aloof
229). Tyranny
221). Indefatigable Meaning: despotism, absolutism, autocracy,
Meaning: tireless, untiring, unwearied, unflagging dictatorship
Definition: (of a person or their efforts) persisting Definition: cruel and oppressive government or rule.
tirelessly. Usage: Refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression
Usage: An indefatigable defender of human rights
230). Rebate
222). Dilatory Meaning: refund, repayment, partial refund
Meaning: slow, unhurried, tardy, lax, slack, idle, lazy Definition: a partial refund to someone who has paid
Definition: slow to act. too much for tax, rent, or a utility.
Usage: He had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor Usage: The scheme eases the move to the council tax
by giving rebates in the first year
223). Martinet
Meaning: disciplinarian, taskmaster, tyrant, drill 231). Adhesion
sergeant Meaning: sticking, adherence, gluing, fixing, union,
Definition: a person who demands complete festening
obedience; a strict disciplinarian. Definition: the action or process of adhering to a
surface or object.
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Usage: The adhesion of the gum strip to the paper Usage: The new law is expected to diminish the
government's chances
232). Virtuoso
Meaning: genius, expert, master, artist, doyen 240). Mirth
Definition: a person highly skilled in music or another Meaning: merriment, high spirits, cheer, gaiety, fun,
artistic pursuit jollity, joy
Usage: A celebrated clarinet virtuoso Definition: amusement, especially as expressed in
laughter.
233). Waif Usage: his six-foot frame shook with mirth
Meaning: ragamuffin, guttersnipe
Definition: a homeless, neglected, or abandoned 241). Corporeal
person, especially a child. Meaning: bodily, fleshly, carnal, human, mortal,
Usage: she is foster-mother to various waifs and strays earthly
Definition: relating to a person's body, especially as
234). Ulterior opposed to their spirit.
Meaning: Secondary, underlying, undisclosed, Usage: He was frank about his corporeal appetites
unexpressed, unapparent, hidden, covert
Definition: existing beyond what is obvious or 242). Epigram
admitted; intentionally hidden. Meaning: quip, witticism, gem, jest, pun, sally
Usage: could there be an ulterior motive behind his Definition: a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea
request? in a clever and amusing way
Usage: a Wildean epigram
235). Telltale
Meaning: revealing, revelatory, meaningful, 243). Laudable
significant, meaning Meaning: admirable, worthy, deserving, noteworthy,
Definition: revealing, indicating, or betraying reputable, sterling
something. Definition: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise
Usage: The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon and commendation.
Usage: laudable though the aim might be, the results
236). Stupor have been criticized
Meaning: daze, state of senselessness
Definition: a state of near-unconsciousness or 244). Reluctant
insensibility Meaning: unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic,
Usage: A drunken stupor grudging, resisting
Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
237). Rescind Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer
Meaning: revoke, repeal, cancel, overtrun, annul,
withdraw 245). Plebiscite
Definition: revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or Meaning: Vote, ballot, referendum,
agreement). Definition: the direct vote of all the members of an
Usage: the government eventually rescinded the electorate on an important public question such as a
directive change in the constitution.
Usage: the administration will hold a plebiscite for the
238). Acrimony approval of constitutional reforms
Meaning: rancor, ill feeling, bad blood, animosity,
bitterness 246). Amateur
Definition: bitterness or ill feeling. Meaning: non-professional, layman, layperson
Usage: the AGM dissolved into acrimony Definition: a person who engages in a pursuit,
especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.
239). Diminish Usage: it takes five years for a top amateur to become a
Meaning: decrease, decline, reduce, lessen real Tour de France rider
Definition: make or become less.
247). Exorcise
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Meaning: Honour, recognition, privilege, award, gift, Meaning: untalkative, reticent, quiet, mute, dumb,
title inarticulate
Definition: an award or privilege granted as a special Definition: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative
honour or as an acknowledgement of merit. in speech; saying little.
Usage: The hotel has won numerous accolades Usage: After such gatherings she would be taciturn
and morose
312). Acrid
Meaning: pungent, bitter, sharp, sour, tart, harsh, acid, 320). Witticism
acidic Meaning: Joke, quip, witty remark, flash of wit, jest,
Definition: unpleasantly bitter or pungent. pun, pleasantry
Usage: Acrid smoke Definition: a witty remark.
Usage: Maurice roared with laughter at his own
313). Adjunct witticisms
Meaning: Supplement, addition, accompaniment,
complement, additive, accessory 321). Abdicate
Definition: a thing added to something else as a Meaning: resign, retire, quit, stand down
supplementary rather than an essential part. Definition: (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.
Usage: Computer technology is an adjunct to learning Usage: in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German
emperor
314). Bolster
Meaning: pillow, cushion, support, pad, rest 322). Atrophy
Definition: a long, thick pillow that is placed under Meaning: waste, become emaciate, wither, shrivel, wilt
other pillows for support Definition: (of body tissue or an organ) waste away,
Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or
confidence become vestigial during evolution
Usage: The calf muscles will atrophy
315). Orator
Meaning: Speaker, lecturer, declaimer 323). Axiom
Definition: a public speaker, especially one who is Meaning: Accepted truth, general truth, dictum,
eloquent or skilled. truism, principle
Usage: A theatrically effective orator Definition: a statement or proposition which is
regarded as being established, accepted, or self-
316). Pacifist evidently true.
Meaning: Objector, pacifier, concientious Usage: The axiom that sport builds character
Definition: a person who believes that war and
violence are unjustifiable 324). Burnish
Usage: she was a committed pacifist all her life Meaning: Shine, brighten, smooth,glaze
Definition: polish (something, especially metal) by
317). Savour rubbing..
Meaning: Suggest, smack of, have a suggestion of Usage: Highly burnished armour
Definition: have a suggestion or trace of (a quality or
attribute, typically one considered bad). 325). Cataclysm
Usage: Their genuflections savoured of superstition Meaning: disaster, calamity, tragedy, art of God, crisis
and popery Definition: a sudden violent political or social
upheaval.
318). Surfeit Usage: The cataclysm of the First World War
Meaning: Excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply,
avalanche, deluge 326). Converge
Definition: an excessive amount of something. Meaning: Meet, intersect, cross, connect, link up,
Usage: A surfeit of food and drink coincide
Definition: (of lines) tend to meet at a point..
319). Taciturn Usage: a pair of lines of longitude are parallel at the
equator but converge toward the poles
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Definition: (of an object) easily broken or damaged. Usage: He was familiar with the nuances of the local
Usage: Fragile items such as glass and china dialect
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Definition: lasting or existing for a long or apparently Usage: He acknowledged their presence with a
infinite time; enduring or continually recurring. condescending sneer.
Usage: His perennial distrust of the media
430). Pariah
422). Abnegation Meaning: outcast, leper, reject, untouchable,
Meaning: rejection, refusal, abandonment, abdication, undesirable
surrender, disavowal Definition: an outcast.
Definition: the action of renouncing or rejecting Usage: They were treated as social pariahs.
something..
Usage: Abnegation of political power 431). Desist
Meaning: abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep
423). Mortal Definition: stop doing something; cease or abstain.
Meaning: deadly, physical, bodily, fleshly, corporal, Usage: Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage
earthly, fatal, killing
Definition: (of a living human being, often in contrast 432). Inscribe
to a divine being) subject to death. Meaning: crave, write, etch, cut, score, incise
Usage: All men are mortal. Definition: write or carve (words or symbols) on
something, especially as a formal or permanent record.
424). Somnolent Usage: His name was inscribed on the new silver
Meaning: sleepy, drowsy, tired, heavy eyed, groggy trophy
Definition: sleepy; drowsy
Usage: a somnolent summer day 433). Succumb
Meaning: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender,
425). Amicable capitulate, cave in
Meaning: friendly, cordial, civil, easy, easy-going Definition: fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some
Definition: characterized by friendliness and absence other negative force.
of discord. Usage: We cannot merely give up and succumb to
Usage: An amicable settlement of the dispute despair.
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Definition: the action of deceiving someone. Definition: weaken or damage (something, especially a
Usage: Obtaining property by deception. faculty or function)
Usage: a noisy job could permanently impair their
470). Astounding hearing
Meaning: amazing, astonishing, shocking, surprising,
stunning 478). Astounding
Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable Meaning: amazing, astonishing, shocking, surprising,
Usage: The summit offers astounding views. striking
Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable.
471). Trepidation Usage: The summit offers astounding views
Meaning: fear, apprehension, dread, agitation, dismay ,
alarm 479). Contemplate
Definition: a feeling of fear or anxiety about something Meaning: look at, view, regard, examine, inspect,
that may happen. observe, survey, study
Usage: The men set off in fear and trepidation Definition: look thoughtfully for a long time at.
Usage: He contemplated his image in the mirrors.
472). Certainty
Meaning: Confidence, certitude, fact, truth, validity 480). Stupefy
Definition: firm conviction that something is the case. Meaning: stun, daze, knock out, benumb, numb
Usage: She knew with absolute certainty that they Definition: make (someone) unable to think or feel
were dead properly
Usage: The offence of administering drugs to a woman
473). Scandalising with intent to stupefy her.
Meaning: shock, appal, outrage, revolt, repel, sicken
Definition: shock or horrify (someone) by a real or 481). Erratic
imagined violation of propriety or morality. Meaning: unpredictable, variable, inconstant,
Usage: Their lack of manners scandalized their hosts. uncertain, unstable,
Definition: not even or regular in pattern or movement;
474). Stringent unpredictable.
Meaning: Strict, firm, rigid, severe, harsh, tight, Usage: Her breathing was erratic
exacting, demanding, stiff
Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or 482). Prominent
conditions) strict, precise, and exacting Meaning: important, well known, leading, eminent,
Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution pre-eminent, noted, public, foremost, famed, big, top,
great, chief, main
475). Strained Definition: important; famous.
Meaning: austere, abstinent, Spartan, monastic, simple Usage: She was a prominent member of the city
Definition: characterized by severe self-discipline and council
abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for
religious reasons 483). Instincts
Usage: an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual Meaning: inclination, drive, compulsion, need
labour Definition: a natural or intuitive way of acting or
thinking.
476). Entrench Usage: They retain their old authoritarian instincts.
Meaning: establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root,
install, plant 484). Prerequisites
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so Meaning: precondition, condition, essential,
firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely requirement, imperative, basic
Usage: Ageism is entrenched in our society Definition: a thing that is required as a prior condition
for something else to happen or exist
477). Impair Usage: sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our
Meaning: damage, harm, diminish, reduce, weaken, courses
lessen, blunt, impede, disable
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Usage: He has been plagued by ill health. Meaning: Out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-
fashioned
501). Proclaim Definition: no longer produced or used; out of date
Meaning: Indicate, show, signify, reveal, manifest, Usage: The disposal of old and obsolete machinery
betray, demonstrate
Definition: his high, intelligent forehead proclaimed a 509). Integrate
strength of mind that was almost tangible. Meaning: combine, amalgamate, mix, intermix, join,
Usage: indicate clearly fuse, blend
Definition: combine (one thing) with another to form a
502). Debtor whole
Meaning: borrower, mortgagor, Usage: Transport planning should be integrated with
Definition: a person, country, or organization that owes energy policy.
money.
Usage: Generally, debtors must negotiate with each 510). Alleviate
creditor separately Meaning: Reduce, ease, relive, dull, lessen, quiet,
blunt, moderate
503). Hypocrisy Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem)
Meaning: cant, humbug, pretence, posturing, empty less severe.
talk, pietism Usage: He couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it.
Definition: the practice of claiming to have higher
standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. 511). Affirm
Usage: his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life. Meaning: Declare, state, aver, proclaim, pronounce,
attest, swear, avow, vow, guarantee, promise, certify
504). Influx Definition: state emphatically or publicly.
Meaning: inundation, inrush, rush, stream, flood, Usage: He affirmed the country's commitment to peace
ingress
Definition: an arrival or entry of large numbers of 512). Travesty
people or things Meaning: misrepresentation, distortion, corruption,
Usage: A massive influx of tourists poor imitation, parody
Definition: a false, absurd, or distorted representation
505). Imperative of something.
Meaning: vital, crucial, critical, essential, exigent, Usage: The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of
pressing, urgent justice
Definition: of vital importance; crucial
Usage: immediate action was imperative. 513). Reparation
Meaning: amends, restitution, redress, compensation,
506). Compensate repayment, atonement.
Meaning: Recompense, repay, pay back, recoup, Definition: the action of making amends for a wrong
requite one has done, by providing payment or other assistance
Definition: give (someone) something, typically to those who have been wronged.
money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury Usage: The courts required a convicted offender to
incurred; recompense. make financial reparation to his victim.
Usage: Payments were made to farmers to compensate
them for cuts in subsidies 514). Dissent
Meaning: disagreement, argument, dispute, demur
507). Diligence Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at
Meaning: assiduity, rigour, heedfulness, carefulness, variance with those commonly or officially held.
studiousness Usage: There was no dissent from this view
Definition: careful and persistent work or effort.
Usage: Few party members challenge his diligence as 515). Oppress
an MP Meaning: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, suppress,
repress, subject
508). Obsolete
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Definition: keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, Definition: produce a pleasing visual combination.
especially by the unjust exercise of authority Usage: Steeply pitched roofs which harmonize with the
Usage: A system which oppressed working people. form of the main roof.
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Definition: essentially different in kind; not able to be Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility
compared. or a desirable future event.
Usage: They inhabit disparate worlds of thought Usage: The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement
across frontiers.
547). Accentuate
Meaning: point up, heighten, stress, spotlight, 555). Conventional
foreground, frature Meaning: normal, standard, regular, ordinary
Definition: make more noticeable or prominent.. Definition: based on or in accordance with what is
Usage: His jacket unfortunately accentuated his generally done or believed.
paunch Usage: A conventional morality had dictated
behaviour.
548). Exacerbate
Meaning: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame 556). Rupture
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative Meaning: break, fracture, crack
feeling) worse. Definition: (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily
Usage: Rising inflation was exacerbated by the part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst
collapse of oil prices. suddenly.
Usage: If the main artery ruptures he could die.
549). Credence
Meaning: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, confidence, 557). Bumpy
reliance, traction Meaning: uneven, rough, irregular
Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as true Definition: (of a surface) uneven, with many patches
Usage: Psychoanalysis finds little credence among raised above the rest.
laymen. Usage: The car jolted on the bumpy road.
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Meaning: unashamed, shameless, brazen, confident, Definition: nothing other than; unmitigated (used for
immodest, unshrinking, fearless emphasis)
Definition: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed Usage: she giggled with sheer delight
Usage: He was unabashed by the furore his words
provoked 585). Plague
Meaning: afflict, bedevil, torment, trouble, beset, dog,
578). Melodramatic curse
Meaning: histrionic, extravagant, overdone, overripe, Definition: cause continual trouble or distress to
overemotional, sentimental Usage: He has been plagued by ill health
Definition: characteristic of melodrama, especially in
being exaggerated or overemotional. 586). Archive
Usage: He flung the door open with a melodramatic Meaning: file, log, catalogue, pigeonhole
flourish. Definition: place or store (something) in an archive.
Usage: The entire directory will be archived
579). Mimic
Meaning: imitate, copy, mock, parody, lampoon, 587). Liberate
caricature Meaning: set free, free, release, let out, let go,
Definition: imitate (someone or their actions or words), discharge, deliver
especially in order to entertain or ridicule Definition: set (someone) free from imprisonment,
Usage: He mimicked Super Star Rajini voice. slavery, or oppression.
Usage: The serfs had been liberated
580). Protagonist
Meaning: supporter, adherent, backer, proponent, 588). Retreat
advocate, promoter, exponent, prime mover Meaning: withdraw, retire, draw back, pull back, pull
Definition: an advocate or champion of a particular out, fall back, give way
cause or idea. Definition: (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces
Usage: He's a strenuous protagonist of the new as a result of their superior power or after a defeat
agricultural policy. Usage: The French retreated in disarray
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Meaning: uncommunicative, secret, silent Usage: The creditor to whom the land is pledged
Definition: (of a person or an organization) inclined to
conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose 602). Tumultuous
information. Meaning: loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering, ear-
Usage: She was very secretive about her past. splitting, noisy, vociferous
Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise.
594). INTRUSIVE Usage: Tumultuous applause
Meaning: invasive, obtrusive, unwanted
Definition: causing disruption or annoyance through 603). Coalition
being unwelcome or uninvited. Meaning: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc,
Usage: That was an intrusive question. caucus.
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action,
595). IMPRESARIO especially of political parties forming a government.
Meaning: organizer, manager, producer Usage: A coalition between Liberals and
Definition: a person who organizes and often finances Conservatives.
concerts, plays, or operas.
Usage: A theatrical impresario. 604). Inhibit
Meaning: impede, hinder, hamper, discourage,
596). BLATANT obstruct, slow, retard
Meaning: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised Definition: hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or
Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and process)
unashamedly. Usage: Cold inhibits plant growth
Usage: A blatant lie.
605). Squirm
597). SACROSANCT Meaning: wriggle, wiggle, writhe, twist, slide, slither,
Meaning: sacred, respected, inviolate turn, shift, fidget
Definition: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) Definition: wriggle or twist the body from side to side,
regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort
with. Usage: He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his
Usage: The individual's right to work has been upheld chair.
as sacrosanct.
606). Allegedly
598). PERCOLATE Meaning: reportedly, supposedly, reputedly,
Meaning: filter, drain, drip ostensibly, apparently, presumedly
Definition: (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through Definition: used to convey that something is claimed to
a porous surface or substance. be the case or have taken place, although there is no
Usage: The water percolating through the soil may proof
leach out minerals. Usage: He was allegedly a leading participant in the
coup attempt
599). ENVIRON
Meaning: surround, encircle, enclose, ring, envelop; 607). Creep
Definition: surround; enclose. Meaning: crawl, squirm, wriggle, writhe, worm, inch,
Usage: The stone circle was environed by an expanse edge
of peat soil Definition: move slowly and carefully in order to avoid
being heard or noticed
600). USHER Usage: He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise
Meaning: escort, accompany, help, assist
Definition: show or guide (someone) somewhere. 608). Gimmick
Usage: He ushered him to a window seat. Meaning: stunt, contrivance, scheme, trick, dodge,
ploy, stratagem
601). Pledge Definition: a trick or device intended to attract
Meaning: Mortgage, guarantee, pawn attention, publicity, or trade.
Definition: give as security on a loan.
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Usage: It is not so much a programme to improve
services as a gimmick to gain votes. 616). Maverick
Meaning: individualist, nonconformist, free spirit,
609). Provocative eccentric, outerside
Meaning: annoying, irritating, infuriating, provoking, Definition: an unorthodox or independent-minded
maddening, goading person.
Definition: causing anger or another strong reaction, Usage: He's the maverick of the senate
especially deliberately
Usage: A provocative article. 617). Verdict
Meaning: judgement, adjudication, decision, finding,
610). Orthodoxy ruling, resolution, decree, order
Meaning: doctrine, belief, creed, dogma, credo, theory, Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or
view, idea, practice criminal case or an inquest
Definition: authorized or generally accepted theory, Usage: The jury returned a verdict of not guilty
doctrine, or practice.
Usage: Monetarist orthodoxy. 618). Embroil
Meaning: Involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh, catch
611). Tendentious up, mix up, bog down, mire
Meaning: partisan, expressing, intending Definition: involve (someone) deeply in an argument,
Definition: expressing or intending to promote a conflict, or difficult situation.
particular cause or point of view, especially a Usage: The organization is currently embroiled in
controversial one. running battles with pressure groups.
Usage: A tendentious reading of history
619). Reckless
612). Credence Meaning: rash, careless, thoughtless, incautions,
Meaning: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, confidence, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, precipitate
reliance, traction Definition: heedless of danger or the consequences of
Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as one's actions; rash or impetuous
true. Usage: You mustn't be so reckless".
Usage: Psychoanalysis finds little credence among
laymen 620). Legislative
Meaning: law-making, judicial, juridical,
613). Reluctant administrative
Meaning: unwilling, disinclined, grudging, resistant, Definition: having the power to make laws..
opposed, antipathetic. Usage: The country's supreme legislative body.
Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined..
Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer. 621). Scepticism
Meaning: Doubt, doubtfulness, Dubiousness, lack of
614). Disingenuous conviction
Meaning: dishonest, deceitful, underhand, Definition: a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of
underhanded, duplicitous, lying, false something.
Definition: not candid or sincere, typically by Usage: These claims were treated with scepticism.
pretending that one knows less about something than
one really does. 622). Contingent
Usage: This journalist was being somewhat Meaning: Chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible,
disingenuous as well as cynical unforeseen, unpredictable
Definition: subject to chance.
615). Ascribing Usage: The contingent nature of the job.
Meaning: attribute, assign, put down, set down,
accredit, credit 623). Culmination
Definition: regard something as being due to (a cause). Meaning: Climax, pinnacle, peak, high point, Height,
Usage: He ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset crest, zenith
stomach.
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Definition: the highest or climactic point of something, Meaning: Speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up,
especially as attained after a long time. quicken
Usage: The deal marked the culmination of years of Definition: make (an action or process) happen sooner
negotiation. or be accomplished more quickly.
Usage: He promised to expedite economic reforms.
624). Surrogate
Meaning: substitute, proxy, replacement 632). Conscience
Definition: a substitute, especially a person deputizing Meaning: moral sense, sense of right, still small voice
for another in a specific role or office. Definition: a person's moral sense of right and wrong,
Usage: Wives of MPs are looked on as surrogates for viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour.
their husbands while the latter are at Westminster. Usage: He had a guilty conscience about his desires
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Meaning: Flippant, flip, glib, joking, jocular, playful, Meaning: a form of sexual desire in which gratification
impish is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object,
Definition: treating serious issues with deliberately item of clothing, part of the body, etc..
inappropriate humour; flippant Usage: A man with a fetish for surgical masks
Usage: A facetious remark.
647). Blatant
640). Murky Synonyms: flagrant, manifest, unmistakable, open,
Meaning: dark, gloomy, grey, leaden, dull, dim, cloudy obvious
Definition: dark and gloomy, especially due to thick Meaning: (of bad behaviour) done openly and
mist. unashamedly
Usage: The sky was murky and a thin drizzle was Usage: Blatant lies
falling.
648). Sacrosanct
641). Lynch Synonyms: sacred, hallowed, inviolable, inviolate,
Synonyms: hang, hang by the neck untouchable
Meaning: (of a group of people) kill (someone) for an Meaning: (especially of a principle, place, or routine)
alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered
hanging. with
Usage: Her father had been lynched by whites. Usage: The individual's right to work has been upheld
as sacrosanct
642). Arid
Synonyms: dry, dried up, waterless, as dry as a bone, 649). Martyr
thirsty, Dull Synonyms: suffer from, be a constant sufferer from,
Meaning: lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning.. have chronic
Usage: His arid years in suburbia Meaning: a person who displays or exaggerates their
discomfort or distress in order to obtain sympathy
643). Impresario Usage: She wanted to play the martyr
Synonyms: Organizer, manager, producer, stage
manager 650). Swoop
Meaning: a person who organizes and often finances Synonyms: dive, descend, drop, plunge, pitch
concerts, plays, or operas Meaning: (especially of a bird) move rapidly
Usage: Amit Shah plays impresario to this knee-jerk downwards through the air.
nationalism. Usage: The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in
total darkness
644). Gravitas
Synonyms: dignity, seriousness, solemnity, gravity, 651). Flare
loftiness, grandeur Meaning: Blaze, flash, flame, burn up
Meaning: dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of Definition: burn or shine with a sudden intensity.
manner.. Usage: The bonfire crackled and flared up
Usage: A post for which he has the expertise and the
gravitas 652). Trigger
Meaning: Activate, set off, set going, trip
645). Manace Definition: cause (a device) to function.
Synonyms: Danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat Usage: Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering the
Meaning: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; alarm
a threat or danger.
Usage: A new initiative aimed at beating the menace of 653). Evacuate
drugs Meaning: remove, clear, move out, shift, take away,
expel, evict.
646). Fetish Definition: remove (someone) from a place of danger
Synonyms: fixation, obsession, compulsion, mania to a safer place.
Usage: Several families were evacuated from their
homes.
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Usage: A match flared as he lit a cigarette.
654). Advocacy
Meaning: support for, argument for, arguing for, 672). Triggered
calling for, pushing for Meaning: activate, set off, set going, trip
Definition: public support for or recommendation of a Definition: cause (a device) to function.
particular cause or policy Usage: Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering the
Usage: His outspoken advocacy of the agreement has alarm.
won no friends
673). Advocacy
655). Allegation Meaning: support for, argument for, arguing for,
Meaning: claim, assertion, declaration, witness, calling for
evidence, hint, intimation Definition: public support for or recommendation of a
Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done particular cause or policy.
something illegal or wrong, typically one made without Usage: His outspoken advocacy of the agreement has
proof. won no friends.
Usage: He made allegations of corruption against the
administration 674). Allegation
Meaning: claim, assertion, declaration, statement
656). Agitation Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done
Meaning: anxiety, perturbation, distress, concern, something illegal or wrong, typically one made without
alarm, worry proof.
Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement. Usage: He made allegations of corruption against the
Usage: She was wringing her hands in agitation administration.
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Meaning: brave, courageous, fearless
Definition: possessing or showing courage or 689). Scarce
determination. Meaning: short, in short supply, scant
Usage: She made a valiant effort to hold her anger in Definition: (especially of food, money, or some other
check. resource) insufficient for the demand.
Usage: as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were
681). Posterity developed.
Meaning: future generations, succeeding generations
Definition: all future generations of people. 690). Perpetual
Usage: the names of those who died are recorded for Meaning: everlasting, never-ending, eternal,
posterity on a framed scroll. permanent
Definition: never ending or changing.
682). Relinquish Usage: the population lived in a perpetual state of fear.
Meaning: renounce, give up, part with turn over
Definition: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. 691). Shrewd
Usage: he relinquished his managerial role to become Meaning: astute, sharp, acute, intelligent
chief executive. Definition: having or showing sharp powers of
judgement; astute.
683). Persuade Usage: She was shrewd enough to guess the motive
Meaning: convince, talk someone into, induce behind his gesture.
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
reasoning or argument. 692). Subvert
Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the Meaning: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overtum
right thing. Definition: undermine the power and authority of (an
established system or institution).
684). Ancestry Usage: An attempt to subvert democratic government
Meaning: forebears, forefathers, parentage
Definition: one's family or ethnic descent. 693). Emergence
Usage: he was proud of his Irish ancestry. Meaning: disclosure, exposure, publication
Definition: the process of becoming visible after being
685). Propulsion concealed.
Meaning: thrust, motive force, impluse Usage: I misjudged the timing of my emergence.
Definition: the action of driving or pushing forwards.
Usage: they dive and use their wings for propulsion 694). Muster
under water. Meaning: assemble, bring together, mobilize
Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection
686). Ephemeral or in preparation for battle.
Meaning: transient, fleeting, passing Usage: They had mustered 50,000 troops.
Definition: lasting for a very short time.
Usage: fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly 695). Ordeal
drive out the old. Meaning: trail, tribulation, test.
Definition: a very unpleasant and prolonged
687). Dissuade experience.
Meaning: discourage, deter, prevent, disincline Usage: The ordeal of having to give evidence.
Definition: persuade (someone) not to take a particular
course of action. 696). Infallible
Usage: his friends tried to dissuade him from flying. Meaning: error free, flawless, perfect
Definition: incapable of making mistakes or being
688). Persist wrong.
Meaning: persevere, continue, carry on Usage: She had an infallible sense of timing.
Definition: continue in an opinion or course of action
in spite of difficulty or opposition. 697). Assiduous
Usage: the minority of drivers who persist in drinking. Meaning: careful, diligent, attentive
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Definition: showing great care and perseverance. Usage: The ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring.
Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every
feature. 705). Tinkle
Meaning: ring, jingle, jangle, chime, peal, ding, ping
698). Shoddy Definition: make or cause to make a light, clear ringing
Meaning: Poor Quality, inferior, rubbishy sound.
Definition: badly made or done. Usage: Cool water tinkled in the stone fountains.
Usage: We're not paying good money for shoddy
goods. 706). trumpet
Meaning: proclaim, announce, declare, broadcast,
699). Inducement blazon
Meaning: incentive, attraction, encouragement, Definition: proclaim widely or loudly.
temptation Usage: The press trumpeted another defeat for the
Definition: a thing that persuades or leads someone to government.
do something.
Usage: Companies were prepared to build only in 707). Percussion
return for massive inducements Meaning: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump, thump
Definition: the striking of one solid object with or
700). Contemptuous against another with some degree of force.
Meaning: scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, Usage: the clattering percussion of objects striking the
insolent walls and the shutters.
Definition: showing contempt; scornful.
Usage: She was intolerant and contemptuous of the 708). Wade
majority of the human race. Meaning: paddle, wallow, dabble, slop, plod
Definition: walk with effort through water or another
701). Provincial liquid or viscous substance.
Meaning: small-town, non-metropolitan, non-urban, Usage: He waded out to the boat.
back woods, backwater
Definition: of or concerning a province of a country or 709). Impeccable
empire of or concerning a province of a country or Meaning: flawless, faultless, unblemished, spotless,
empire. perfect, exemplary
Usage: Provincial elections. Definition: in accordance with the highest standards;
faultless.
702). Rebuke Usage: He had impeccable manners.
Meaning: reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, chide,
upbraid, criticize 710). Perplex
Definition: express sharp disapproval or criticism of Meaning: puzzle, baffle, mystify, worry, befuddle,
(someone) because of their behaviour or actions addle, fog, throw
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) Definition: make (someone) feel completely baffled
because of their behaviour or actions. Usage: She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness.
Usage: she had rebuked him for drinking too much.
711). Inadvertent
703). Lambasted Meaning: unintentional, unintended, accidental,
Meaning: criticize, castigate, chastise, censure, unpremeditated
condemn Definition: not resulting from or achieved through
Definition: criticize (someone or something) harshly. deliberate planning.
Usage: They lambasted the report as a gross distortion Usage: An inadvertent administrative error occurred
of the truth. that resulted in an over payment.
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Usage: The inquiry exonerated Lewis and his
company. 721). Rehabilitate
Synonyms: reintegrate, readapt, retrain
713). Hostile Meaning: restore (someone) to health or normal life by
Meaning: antagonistic, aggressive, confrontational, training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or
belligerent illness.
Definition: showing or feeling opposition or dislike; Usage : helping to rehabilitate former criminals
unfriendly.
Usage: He wrote a ferociously hostile attack. 722). Asylums
Synonyms: mental hospital, mental institution,
714). Stimulus psychiatric hospital
Meaning: Spur, encouragement, boost, prompt Meaning: an institution for the care of people who are
Definition: a thing that arouses activity or energy in mentally ill.
someone or something; a spur or incentive. Usage : he'd been committed to an asylum
Usage: If the tax were abolished, it would act as a
stimulus to exports. 723). Prevarication
Synonyms: dishonesty, distortion, lie, equivocation
715). Constrain Meaning: a person dishonest to his organization
Meaning: compel, force, drive, oblige Usage : My hesitation and prevarication had apparently
Definition: compel or force (someone) to follow a not inspired my interlocutor with confidence in me.
particular course of action.
Usage: Children are constrained to work in the way the 724). Exacerbating
book dictates. Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame,
compound
716). Receptive Meaning: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative
Meaning: Open-mined, responsive, flexible feeling) worse.
Definition: willing to consider or accept new Usage : Rising inflation was exacerbated by the
suggestions and ideas. collapse of oil prices
Usage: A receptive audience.
725). Indecorously
717). Lethargy Synonyms: improper, unseemly, unbecoming,
Meaning: sluggishness, inertia, inactivity, inaction, undignified, immodest, indecent, immoral
Definition: a lack of energy and enthusiasm. Meaning: not in keeping with good taste and propriety;
Usage: There was an air of lethargy about him. improper
Usage : a pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures
718). Debilitate
Meaning: weakening, enfeebling, enervating, 726). Assertion
enervative Synonyms: declaration, contention, statement, claim,
Definition: make (someone) very weak and infirm. submission, swearing
Usage: He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset Meaning: a confident and forceful statement of fact or
. belief
Usage : His assertion that his father had deserted the
719). Aggregate family
Meaning:
Definition: a material or structure formed from a mass 727). Incongruity
of fragments or particles loosely compacted together. Synonyms: inappropriateness, dissonance, difference,
Usage: The specimen is an aggregate of rock and inconsistency, lack of harmony
mineral fragments. Meaning: the state of being incongruous;
incompatibility
720). Tumultuous Usage : the incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny
Meaning: loud, thunderous, ear-shattering body disturbed her the incongruity of his fleshy face
Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise. and skinny body disturbed her
Usage: He left the stage to tumultuous applause.
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728). Adjudication Synonyms: judgment, adjudication, decision, finding
Synonyms: arbitration, refereeing, umpiring Meaning: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or
Meaning: The action or process of adjudicating criminal case or an inquest.
Usage : The matter may have to go to court for Usage: The coroner recorded a verdict of death by
adjudication misadventure
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Usage: The hurricane ravaged southern Florida. Meaning: idealistic, unbusinesslike, romatic,
extravagant, visionary, unworldly
744). Swell Definition: extremely idealistic; unrealistic and
Meaning: Expand, bulge, distend, inflate, balloon, impractical
bloat, grow, increase, rise Usage: A vast and perhaps quixotic project.
Definition: become or make greater in intensity,
number, amount, or volume 752). Brazen
Usage: The flooding submerged large parts of the Meaning: bold, shameless, forward, unashamed,
region on Sunday, three days after water-swelled unabashed, unblushing
streams and rivers began rising Definition: bold and without shame.
Usage: He went about his illegal business with a brazen
745). Interim assurance
Meaning: meantime, meanwhile, interval, interlude
Definition: the intervening time 753). Ingenious
Usage: In the interim I'll just keep my fingers crossed. Meaning: inventive, creative, imaginative, original,
innovative, resourceful, inspired
746). Curtain Definition: (of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
Meaning: hanging, screen, blind, window hanging Usage: He was ingenious enough to overcome the
Definition: a screen of heavy cloth or other material limited budget
that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage
Usage: She drew the curtains and lit the fire 754). Naive
Meaning: innocent, artless, guileless, trustful,
747). Boast unaffacted, fond, wide-eyed, simple
Meaning: Brag, crow, swagger, swank, own, enjoy, Definition: (of a person) natural and unaffected;
have innocent
Definition: talk with excessive pride and self- Usage: Andy had a sweet, naive look when he smiled
satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or
abilities 755). Suave
Usage: She boasted about her many conquests Meaning: charming, sophisticated, debonair, urbane,
polished, dignified, gentlemanly, gallant
748). Intercept Definition: (especially of a man) charming, confident,
Meaning: Stop, head off, cut off and elegant.
Definition: obstruct (someone or something) so as to Usage: All the waiters were suave and deferential
prevent them from continuing to a destination.
Usage: Intelligence agencies intercepted a series of 756). Epicure
telephone calls. Meaning: gourmet, gourmand,
749). Pave connoisseur,gastronome
Meaning: Cover, surface, floor, top, finish Definition: a person who takes particular pleasure in
Definition: cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or fine food and drink
bricks; lay paving over Usage: They see themselves as epicuresdelighting in
Usage: China Satellite will pave the way to a hack- food that is properly prepared
proof communication system.
757). Magnanimous
750). Feasibility Meaning: generous, charitable, benevolent, open-
Meaning: Practicability, practicality, workability, handed, bountiful, liberal, princely, kind, kindly
viability Definition: generous or forgiving, especially towards a
Definition: the state or degree of being easily or rival or less powerful person
conveniently done. Usage: She should be magnanimous in victory
Usage: The feasibility of screening athletes for cardiac
disease. 758). Paragon
Meaning: Model, good example, apotheosis, exemplar,
751). Quixotic paradigm, acme, shining example
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Definition: a person or thing viewed as a model of Usage: Her intolerance was attenuated by an
excellence unexpected liberalism
Usage: Your cook is a paragon.
767). Vindictive
759). Aesthetic Meaning: Vengeful, out for revenge, revengeful,
Meaning: Connoisseur, genteel avenging, unforgiving, implacable, bitter
Definition: concerned with beauty or the appreciation Definition: having or showing a strong or unreasoning
of beauty desire for revenge
Usage: The pictures give great aesthetic pleasure. Usage: The criticism was both vindictive and
personalized
760). Gregarious
Meaning: sociable, social, companionable, clubbable, 768). Discomfit
convivial Meaning: embarrass, discomfort, unsettle, unnerve,
Definition: (of a person) fond of company; sociable upset, disturb, perturb, distress
Usage: He was a popular and gregarious man. Definition: make (someone) feel uneasy or
embarrassed.
761). Abandon Usage: He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
Meaning: Desert, Leave, cast aside, 769). Accusation
Definition: cease to support or look after (someone); Meaning: allegation, charge, claim, asseveration,
desert. blame, criticism, complaint
Usage: Her natural mother had abandoned her at an Definition: a charge or claim that someone has done
early age. something illegal or wrong
Usage: accusations of bribery.
762). Patronage
Meaning: Sponsorship, backing, funding, promotion, 770). Indict
support, guaranty, protection Meaning: Charge with, arraign for, take to court for,
Definition: the support given by a patron. put on trial for
Usage: The arts could no longer depend on private Definition: formally accuse of or charge with a crime.
patronage Usage: His former manager was indicted for fraud.
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Usage: Arrangements for inducting new members to an Usage: The children were traumatized by separation
organization from their families
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Definition: invoke or use a curse against. Usage: It wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the
Usage: It often seemed as if the family had been right thing.
cursed.
798). Persona
791). Hinge Meaning: image, face, public face, character,
Meaning: depend, hang, rest, turn, pivot, centre, be personality, identity, self
conditional Definition: the aspect of someone's character that is
Definition: attach or join with or as if with a hinge presented to or perceived by others
Usage: The ironing board was set into the wall and Usage: Her public persona.
hinged at the bottom.
799). Astonish
792). Ballot Meaning: surprise, stagger, startle, stun, confound,
Meaning: Vote, poll, election, straw poll, plebiscite dumbfound
Definition: a system of voting secretly and in writing Definition: surprise or impress (someone) greatly.
on a particular issue. Usage: You never fail to astonish me.
Usage: A strike ballot
800). Vicious
793). Disenchant Meaning: brutal, savage, violent, dangerous, ruthless,
Meaning: disillusioned, disappointed, let down, fed up, heartless, callous, cruel
discontented Definition: deliberately cruel or violent
Definition: cause (someone) to be disappointed Usage: A vicious assault.
Usage: He may have been disenchanted by the loss of
his huge following 801). Adherent
Meaning: follower, supporter, defender, advocate,
794). Cohort disciple, votary, member, friend
Meaning: unit, outfit, force Definition: someone who supports a particular party,
Definition: an ancient Roman military unit, comprising person, or set of ideas
six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion. Usage: He was a strong adherent of monetarism.
Usage: A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting
legislation 802). Bystander
Meaning: onlooker, watcher, looker-on, passer-by,
795). Presumption eyewitness
Meaning: brazenness, audacity, boldness, temerity, Definition: a person who is present at an event or
front, pertness, forwardness incident but does not take part.
Definition: behaviour perceived as arrogant, Usage: Water cannons were turned on marchers and
disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is innocent bystanders alike
permitted or appropriate
Usage: He lifted her off the ground, and she was 803). Diligence
enraged at his presumption. Meaning: assiduity, rigour, carefulness,
conscientiousness, intentness
796). Bigoted Definition: careful and persistent work or effort.
Meaning: prejudiced, biased, partial, one-sided, Usage: Few party members challenge his diligence as
dectarian, discriminatory an MP
Definition: obstinately or unreasonably attached to a
belief, opinion, or faction, and intolerant towards other 804). Eulogy
people's beliefs and practices. Meaning: accolade, panegyric, paean, encomium,
Usage: A bigoted group of reactionaries tribute, testimonial
Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises
797). persuade someone or something highly, especially a tribute to
Meaning: prevail on, induce, win someone over, coax, someone who has just died.
convince, make get Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother.
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
reasoning or argument. 805). Flaccid
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Meaning: soft, loose, flabby, yielding, slack, lax, Meaning: Heartless, unfeeling, uncaring, cold, hard,
toneless. cruel, harsh
Definition: soft and hanging loosely or limply, Definition: showing or having an insensitive and cruel
especially so as to look or feel unpleasant. disregard for others.
Usage: She took his flaccid hand in hers. Usage: His callous comments about the murder made
me shiver
806). Demise
Meaning: dying, death, passing, expiry, expiration, end 814). Slovenly
Definition: a persons death Meaning: scruffy, untidy, messy, unkempt, slatternly,
Usage: Mr Grisenthwaites tragic demise. dishavelled, blowsy, down at heel
Definition: (especially of a person or their appearance)
807). Delusion untidy and dirty
Meaning: misapprehension, misconception, Usage: A fat, slovenly ex-rock star
misleading, mistake, deception, misbelief
Definition: the action of deluding or the state of being 815). Verbose
deluded. Meaning: wordy, loquacious, garrulous, talkative,
Usage: What a capacity television has for delusion. voluble, orotund, expansive, babbling, prating
Definition: using or expressed in more words than are
808). Arbitrary needed
Meaning: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, Usage: Much academic language is obscure and
erratic, unpredictable, wild, casual verbose.
Definition: based on random choice or personal whim
rather than any reason or system. 816). Mandate
Usage: An arbitrary decision. Meaning: instruction, directive, direction, decree,
command, order, injunction, edict, charge
809). Cynical Definition: an official order or commission to do
Meaning: misanthropic, pessimistic something.
Definition: believing that people are motivated purely Usage: A mandate to seek the release of political
by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or prisoners
integrity.
Usage: He was brutally cynical and hardened to every 817). Smacks
sob story under the sun Meaning: slap, blow, spank, cuff, clout, thump, punch,
rap, swat, crack
810). Concise Definition: a sharp slap or blow, typically one given
Meaning: Succinct, short, brief, pithy, incisive, crisp. with the palm of the hand.
Definition: giving a lot of information clearly and in a Usage: She gave Mark a smack across the face.
few words; brief but comprehensive.
Usage: A concise account of the countrys history. 818). Relentless
Meaning: persistent, continuing, contant, continual,
811). Spawned non-stop, lasting, never-ending, steady
Meaning: releases, deposit egg, Definition: unceasingly intense
Definition: (of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) Usage: The relentless heat of the desert.
release or deposit eggs
Usage: The fish spawn among fine-leaved plants. 819). Crucify
Meaning: condemn, attack, tear apart, arraign,
812). Casuistry denounce, pillory, malign, revile, vilify
Meaning: sophistry, sophism, chicanery, quibbling, Definition: criticize (someone) severely and
Definition: the use of clever but unsound reasoning, unrelentingly.
especially in relation to moral questions; sophistry. Usage: Our fans would crucify us if we lost.
Usage: The minister is engaging in nothing more or
less than casuistry 820). Stringent
Meaning: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh,
813). Callous tight, exacting, stiff
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Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or Definition: great sorrow or distress (often used
conditions) strict, precise, and exacting hyperbolically)
Usage: Stringent guidelines on air pollution. Usage: The Everton tale of woe continued.
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Usage: Synthetic rubber
836). Filthy
Meaning: dirty, mucky, grimy, muddy, murky, slimy, 844). Cohesive
unclean Meaning: adhesive, united
Definition: disgustingly dirty. Definition: characterized by or causing cohesion
Usage: A filthy hospital with no sanitation Usage: Each parish was formerly a cohesive unit
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Definition: formally decline to vote either for or Usage: The royal palace (some pedants would say the
against a proposal or motion ex-royal palace)
Usage: Forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some
sixty more abstained. 859). Engender
Meaning: Cause, create, generate, rouse, incite,
852). Adulterate provoke, kindle, trigger, effect
Meaning: Make impure, degrade, debase, spoil, taint, Definition: cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or
defile, foul, sully condition).
Definition: render (something) poorer in quality by Usage: The issue engendered continuing controversy.
adding another substance.
Usage: The brewer is said to adulterate his beer 860). Gullible
Meaning: credulous, trustful, nave, innocent, unwary,
853). Laconic simple
Meaning: brief, terse, succinct, shot, economical, Definition: easily persuaded to believe something;
elliptical, crisp, pithy credulous
Definition: (of a substance) made by chemical Usage: An attempt to persuade a gullible public to
synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product. spend their money.
Usage: Synthetic rubber
861). Vacillate
854). Capricious Meaning: Dither, be indecisive, hesitate, oscillate,
Meaning: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, waver, teeter, temporize
unstable, mercurial, volatile Definition: waver between different opinions or
Definition: given to sudden and unaccountable changes actions; be indecisive
of mood or behaviour Usage: I vacillated between teaching and journalism.
Usage: A capricious and often brutal administration
862). Mitigate
855). Laudable Meaning: reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten,
Meaning: estimable, of note, worthy, admirable, damp, dull, appease, soothe, still, quell, quiet,
commendable, deserving, reputable Definition: make (something bad) less severe, serious,
Definition: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise or painful.
and commendation Usage: Drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this
Usage: Laudable though the aim might be, the results problem
have been criticized
863). Propriety
856). Corroborate Meaning: decorum, modesty, civility, courtesy,
Meaning: confirm, verify, endorse, ratify, validate, politeness
certify Definition: conformity to conventionally accepted
Definition: confirm or give support to (a statement, standards of behavior or morals.
theory, or finding). Usage: He always behaved with the utmost propriety
Usage: The witness had corroborated the boy's account
of the attack 864). Volatile
Meaning: tense, strained, fraught, uneasy, charged,
857). Desiccate explosive, turbulent
Meaning: dried, dried up, dry, powered Definition: liable to change rapidly and unpredictably,
Definition: remove the moisture from (something), especially for the worse
typically in order to preserve it Usage: The political situation was becoming more
Usage: Desiccated coconut. volatile
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Usage: A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet Meaning: wise, clever, intelligent, knoledegeable,
sensible
866). Ostentation Definition: having or showing keen mental
Meaning: showiness, show, showing off, discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd
Definition: the pretentious or showy display of wealth Usage: They were sagacious enough to avoid any
and luxury, designed to impress outright confrontation
Usage: The office was spacious, but without any trace
of ostentation 874). Sabbatical
Meaning: furlough, leave of absence, recess, ime off,
867). Philanthropist break, holiday, liberty, vacation
Meaning: benefactor, donor, backer, helper, patron Definition: a period of paid leave granted to a
Definition: a person who seeks to promote the welfare university teacher for study or travel, traditionally one
of others, especially by the generous donation of money year for every seven years worked
to good causes Usage: She's away on sabbatical
Usage: The trust was founded by an American
philanthropist. 875). Seemly
Meaning: decorous, proper, becoming, fitting, suitable,
868). Enervate apt
Meaning: exhaust, tire, weary, drain, sap, weaken, Definition: conforming to accepted notions of
enfeeble, indisposed propriety or good taste; decorous
Definition: make (someone) feel drained of energy or Usage: I felt it was not seemly to observe too closely.
vitality
Usage: Enervating heat. 876). Shrew
Meaning: virago, dragon, vixen, cat, fishwife, witch,
869). Eulogy hellcat, she-devil
Meaning: Accolade, panegyric, paean, tribute Definition: a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive
Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises woman.
someone or something highly, especially a tribute to Usage: The girls became shrews and harridans
someone who has just died
Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother. 877). Hegemony
Meaning: Leadership, dominance, dominion,
870). Garrulous supremacy, ascendancy, power, control, mastery
Meaning: talkative, voluble, long-winded, chatty, Definition: leadership or dominance, especially by one
expansive state or social group over others.
Definition: excessively talkative, especially on trivial Usage: Germany was united under Prussian hegemony
matters after 1871.
Usage: A garrulous cab driver.
878). Sadistic
871). Extirpate Meaning: callous, barbarous, bestial, vicious, brutal,
Meaning: Weed out, eradicate, stamp out, root out, cruel, savage, cold-blooded, inhuman, ruthless,
eliminate, suppress heartless
Definition: eradicate or destroy completely Definition: deriving pleasure from inflicting pain,
Usage: Timber wolves were extirpated from New suffering, or humiliation on others
England more than a century ago. Usage: She took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him.
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Meaning: swindler, charlatan, rogue, villain, fraud, Usage: Children living in deplorable conditions.
trickster
Definition: a person who dishonestly claims to have 888). Contingent
special knowledge and skill in some field, typically Meaning: Chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible,
medicine. unforeseen
Usage: A quack doctor. Definition: subject to chance..
Usage: The contingent nature of the job.
881). Reckoning
Meaning: calculation, estimation, computation, 889). Barricade
working out, summation Meaning: Blockade, obstruct, closeup, bar, block off,
Definition: the action or process of calculating or fortify
estimating something. Definition: block or defend with a barricade.
Usage: The sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Usage: They barricaded the building and occupied it all
Earl of Mar. night.
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Meaning: insanity, madness, mental illness, dementia,
mania, frenzy 903). Garner
Definition: the state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in Meaning: gather, collect , assemble
technical use). Definition: gather or collect (something, especially
Usage: It has been suggested that originality demands a information or approval).
degree of lunacy. Usage: The police struggled to garner sufficient
evidence
896). Reprimand
Meaning: rebuke, reproof, admonition, reproach, 904). Remorse
reproval, scolding Meaning: contrition, deep regret, repentance,
Definition: a formal expression of disapproval. penitence, guilt, feeling of guilt
Usage: The golfer received a reprimand for a breach of Definition: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
rules. Usage: They were filled with remorse and shame
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Definition: existing or occurring at or on the surface. Meaning: Non-transparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred,
Usage: The building suffered only superficial damage. misty, dirty, dingy
Definition: not able to be seen through; not transparent
911). Anomaly Usage: Bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid
Meaning: Oddity, peculiarity, irregularity,
inconsistency, incongruity, quirk 919). Bolster
Definition: something that deviates from what is Meaning: Pillow, cushion, pad, support, rest
standard, normal, or expected Definition: a long, thick pillow that is placed under
Usage: There are a number of anomalies in the present other pillows for support
system Usage: The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
confidence
912). Equivocal
Meaning: hazy, foggy, vague, indefinite, inexplicit, 920). Deride
nebulous, borderline Meaning: ridicule, mock, jeer at, scoff at, make fun of,
Definition: (of a person) using ambiguous or evasive pillory
language Definition: express contempt for; ridicule
Usage: The equivocal nature of her remarks Usage: The decision was derided by environmentalists
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926). Gauge Definition: having or showing no moral principles; not
Meaning: measure, calculate, compute, work out, honest or fair
determine, ascertain Usage: Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to
Definition: estimate or determine the amount, level, or harass existing tenants.
volume of.
Usage: Astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic 934). Unpalatable
brightness. Meaning: disagreeable, unpleasant, displeasing,
unattractive, regrettable, unwelcome, nasty, horrible
927). Incipient Definition: difficult to put up with or accept
Meaning: developing, impending, growing, emerging, Usage: The unpalatable fact that many of the world's
emergent, dawning people are starving.
Definition: (of a person) developing into a specified
type or role. 935). Substantial
Usage: We seemed more like friends than incipient Meaning: Considerable, real, material, weighty, solid,
lovers. sizeable, meaningful, Major, marked, useful
Definition: of considerable importance, size, or worth.
928). Malevolent Usage: A substantial amount of cash.
Meaning: malicious, spiteful, hostile, evil-minded,
baleful, bitter 936). Exacerbate
Definition: having or showing a wish to do evil to Meaning: Aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame,
others. compound
Usage: The glint of dark, malevolent eyes. Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative
feeling) worse.
929). Proposition Usage: Rising inflation was exacerbated by the
Meaning: theory, hypothesis, thesis, argument, collapse of oil prices.
premise, postulation, theorem, concept, idea, statement
Definition: a statement or assertion that expresses a 937). Empirical
judgement or opinion. Meaning: Observed, seen, factual, actual, real, first-
Usage: The proposition that high taxation is hand
undesirable. Definition: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by
observation or experience rather than theory or pure
930). Soar logic.
Meaning: fly up, wing, wing its way Usage: They provided considerable empirical evidence
Definition: fly or rise high in the air. to support their argument.
Usage: The bird spread its wings and soared into the
air. 938). Rigour
Meaning: accuracy, correctness, exactitude, diligence,
931). Jubilation carefulness, exactness
Meaning: Exultation, Joy, elation, glee, triumph Definition: the quality of being extremely thorough
Definition: a feeling of great happiness and triumph. and careful.
Usage: Unbelievable scenes of jubilation. Usage: His analysis is lacking in rigour.
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Definition: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem)
uninspired or uninspiring. less severe.
Usage: No excuses were made for the team's lackluster Usage: He couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it.
performance.
948). Tangible
941). Leniency Meaning: touchable, palpable, tactile, material,
Meaning: mercifulness, mercy, clemency, lenity, physical, real, substantial
forgiveness Definition: perceptible by touch.
Definition: The fact or quality of being more merciful Usage: the atmosphere of neglect and abandonment
or tolerant than expected; clemency. was almost tangible.
Usage: The court could show leniency.
949). Demonstrate
942). Reluctant Meaning: reveal, bespeak, indicate, signify, signal,
Meaning: Unwilling, disinclined, grudging, resisting, denote, show, display
opposed Definition: clearly show the existence or truth of
Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. (something) by giving proof or evidence.
Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer. Usage: Their shameful silence demonstrates their
ineptitude.
943). Curb
Meaning: Restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, 950). Narrate
control, limit Meaning: tell, relate, report, relay, retail, detail, unfold
Definition: a check or restraint on something. Definition: give a spoken or written account of.
Usage: Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider Usage: The story is narrated by the heroine.
dealing.
951). Recede
944). Frustrate Meaning: retreat, go back, move back, move away
Meaning: defeat, foil, block, stop, counter, spoil, Definition: go or move back or further away from a
check, dash, crush previous position
Definition: prevent (a plan or attempted action) from Usage: The floodwaters had receded.
progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled
Usage: The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad 952). Critical
weather. Meaning: censorious, condemnatory, scathing,
criticizing, disapproving, negative
945). Enact Definition: expressing adverse or disapproving
Meaning: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, comments or judgements.
sanction, authorize, accept Usage: I was very critical of the previous regime.
Definition: make (a bill or other proposal) law.
Usage: legislation was enacted to attract international 953). Prominent
companies. Meaning: Important, well known, leading, noted,
public, foremost, big, top, great, famed
946). Betray Definition: important; famous.
Meaning: break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be Usage: She was a prominent member of the city
unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, council.
let down
Definition: expose (one's country, a group, or a person) 954). Gullible
to danger by treacherously giving information to an Meaning: credulous, innocent, simple, unsceptical,
enemy. unworldly, ignorant
Usage: A double agent who betrayed some 400 British Definition: easily persuaded to believe something;
and French agents to the Germans. credulous.
Usage: An attempt to persuade a gullible public to
947). Alleviate spend their money.
Meaning: Reduce, quiet, relieve, dilute, modify,
moderate 955). Forgoing
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Meaning: do without, go without, give up, surrender, Definition: bad-tempered, argumentative, and
eschew uncooperative.
Definition: go without (something desirable). Usage: He can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.
Usage: She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while
they could. 963). Obstacle
Meaning: Barrier, hurdle, stumbling block, bar, block,
956). Gauge problem, deterrent, handicap
Meaning: measure, calculate, compute, work out, Definition: a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or
determine, ascertain hinders progress.
Definition: estimate or determine the amount, level, or Usage: The major obstacle to achieving that goal is
volume of. money.
Usage: Astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic
brightness. 964). Trite
Meaning: hackneyed, banal, cliched, vapid, ordinary
957). Incipient Definition: (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or
Meaning: developing, impending, growing, emerging, freshness; dull on account of overuse.
emergent, dawning Usage: This point may now seem obvious and trite.
Definition: (of a person) developing into a specified
type or role. 965). Derision
Usage: We seemed more like friends than incipient Meaning: Mockery, ridicule, jeering, sneers, scoffing
lovers. Definition: contemptuous ridicule or mockery.
Usage: My stories were greeted with derision and
958). Malevolent disbelief.
Meaning: malicious, spiteful, hostile, evil-minded,
baleful, bitter 966). Meandering
Definition: having or showing a wish to do evil to Meaning: winding, windy, zigzag, turning, curving,
others. twisting, snaky
Usage: The glint of dark, malevolent eyes. Definition: following a winding course.
Usage: Meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates.
959). Proposition
Meaning: theory, hypothesis, thesis, argument, 967). Fervent
premise, postulation, theorem, concept, idea, statement Meaning: impassioned, intense, ardent, sincere,
Definition: a statement or assertion that expresses a feeling, heartfelt
judgement or opinion. Definition: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Usage: The proposition that high taxation is Usage: A fervent supporter of the revolution.
undesirable.
968). Florid
960). Soar Meaning: ruby, red, rosy, red faced, pinkish
Meaning: fly up, wing, wing its way Definition: having a red or flushed complexion.
Definition: fly or rise high in the air. Usage: A stout man with a florid face.
Usage: The bird spread its wings and soared into the
air. 969). Unanimity
Meaning: agreement, accord, concord, unity, union,
961). Brutalize solidarity
Meaning: attack, abuse, assault, beat, thump, pummel, Definition: agreement by all people involved;
pound consensus.
Definition: treat (someone) in a savage and violent way Usage: There is almost complete unanimity on this
Usage: They brutalize and torture persons in their issue.
custody.
970). Vice
962). Cantankerous Meaning: immorality, wrong, badness, wickedness,
Meaning: irritable, cross, fraction, testy, touchy evil, impurity
Definition: immoral or wicked behaviour.
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Usage: An open sewer of vice and crime. Definition: a person who helps another commit a
crime.
971). Disputable Usage: An accomplice in the murder.
Meaning: debatable, open to debate, Open to
discussion, open to question, doubtful 979). Meticulous
Definition: not established as a fact, and so open to Meaning: careful, exacting, demanding, accurate,
question or debate. correct
Usage: whether it can be described as art criticism may Definition: showing great attention to detail; very
be disputable. careful and precise.
Usage: The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous
972). Reveal care.
Meaning: Open up, tell, bring out, disclose, release,
leak 980). Accord
Definition: make (previously unknown or secret Meaning: Give, grant, tender, award, present, hand,
information) known to others. yield
Usage: Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie's Definition: give or grant someone (power, status, or
whereabouts. recognition).
Usage: The powers accorded to the head of state.
973). Deliberate
Meaning: Intentional, calculated, meant, prearranged, 981). Ascent
studied, done on purpose Meaning: climb, scaling, scramble, clamber
Definition: done consciously and intentionally. Definition: a climb or walk to the summit of a
Usage: A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict. mountain or hill.
Usage: The first ascent of the Matterhorn.
974). Stimulate
Meaning: Tonic, restorative, bracing, refreshing 982). Eulogy
Definition: raise levels of physiological or nervous Meaning: Accolade, paean, tribute, compliment,
activity in (the body or any biological system). commendation
Usage: The women are given fertility drugs to Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises
stimulate their ovaries. someone or something highly, especially a tribute to
someone who has just died.
975). Perilous Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother.
Meaning: Dangerous, hazardous, fraught with danger
Definition: full of danger or risk. 983). Hyperbole
Usage: She a perilous journey south. Meaning: Overstatement, magnification, embroidery,
excess, overkill, overplaying
976). Jubilant Definition: exaggerated statements or claims not meant
Meaning: Overjoyed, exultant, joyful, gleeful, thrilled to be taken literally
Definition: feeling or expressing great happiness and Usage: He vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles.
triumph.
Usage: A large number of jubilant fans ran on to the 984). Mammoth
pitch. Meaning: Huge, enormous, giant, massive, towering,
titanic, epic, massive, vast
977). Arraign Definition: huge
Meaning: Criticize, censure, attack, condemn, reprove, Usage: A mammoth corporation.
berate, find fault with
Definition: call or bring (someone) before a court to 985). Amalgamate
answer a criminal charge. Meaning: Combine, merge, unite, integrate, fuse,
Usage: Her sister was arraigned on charges of blend, mix, incorporate
attempted murder. Definition: combine or unite to form one organization
or structure.
978). Accomplice Usage: He amalgamated his company with another.
Meaning: Abettor, associate, collaborator
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986). Influx Definition: Generosity in bestowing money or gifts
Meaning: in rush, rush, stream, flood, ingress upon others
Definition: an arrival or entry of large numbers of Usage: Presumably public money is not dispensed with
people or things. such largesse to anyone else
Usage: A massive influx of tourists.
994). Flee
987). Impeccable Meaning: run, escape, take off
Meaning: flawless, spotless, stainless, perfect, ideal, Definition: Run away from a place or situation of
model danger
Definition: in accordance with the highest standards; Usage: To escape the fighting, his family fled from
faultless. their village
Usage: He had impeccable manners.
995). Outrage
988). Zenith Meaning: indignation, fury, anger
Meaning: Highest point, crowning point, height, top, Definition: An extremely strong reaction of anger,
peak, climax, maximum, flower shock, or indignation
Definition: the time at which something is most Usage: Her voice trembled with outrage
powerful or successful.
Usage: In 1977, punk was at its zenith. 996). Groom
Meaning: curry, brush, comb
989). Orderly Definition: Brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog,
Meaning: neat, trim, well kept, straight, tidy or other animal)
Definition: neatly and methodically arranged. Usage: The horses were groomed and taken to shows
Usage: An orderly arrangement of objects.
997). Litigation
990). Endorse Meaning: case, legal proceeding, legal dispute
Meaning: autograph, initial, superscribe, inscribe, Definition: The process of taking legal action
countersign Usage: The company wishes to avoid litigation
Definition: declare one's public approval or support of.
Usage: The report was endorsed by the college. 998). Trajectory
Meaning: course, route, path
991). Ailment Definition: The path followed by a projectile flying or
Meaning: illness, disease, sickness an object moving under the action of given forces
Definition: an illness, typically a minor one. Usage: The missiles trajectory was preset
Usage: We spend more on almost any article of bodily
aliment than on our mental aliment. 999). Agitation
Meaning: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress
992). Contaminated Definition: A state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Meaning: pollute, corrupt, infect Usage: She was wringing her hands in agitation
Definition: make (something) impure by exposure to or
addition of a poisonous or polluting substance. 1000). Premises
Usage: The site was found to be contaminated by Meaning: property, site, place
radioactivity Definition: A house or building, together with its land
and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered
993). Largesse in an official context
Meaning: liberality, bounty, generosity Usage: The company has moved to new premises
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