Word Power

Set 4B
25 Words
ALOK SINGH
NAZNIN MADAM
IPEX DHANBAD

RECTITUDE


Morally correct behavior or thinking

HONESTY

INTEGRITY

PROBITY

STRAIGHTFORWARDNES

S
encourage the graduates to go on to
live lives of unimpeachable rectitude
and integrity

ENTANGLE


Cause to become twisted together
with or caught in
TANGLE
EMBROIL

IMPLICATE
CONFUSE

Enlighten(Ant.)

the story is entangled with

legends

RETRIBUTION

RETRIBUTION

Punishment that is considered to be

morally right and fully deserved

REQUITAL

RETALIATION
PUNISHMENT
PENALTY

The killer acted without

fear of retribution .

INTRINSIC

INTRINSIC

Belonging naturally; essential

INTERNAL
INNER
INTERIOR
INWARD
REAL

the intrinsic brightness of a sta

APPRAISAL


APPRAISAL

An act of assessing something or

someone
ESTIMATE

VALUATION

EVALUATION
RATING

I made a quick appraisal of the

situation and decided to leave right
away.

LUMINARY


LUMINARY

A person who inspires or influences

others, esp. one prominent in a
particular sphere

LIGHT
STAR

luminaries of the art world

STRINGENT

STRINGENT

Strict, precise, and exacting

SEVERE
STRICT

AUSTERE
STERN

RIGOROUS

stringent rules against

unauthorized persons being in the
building

34. EXOTIC

EXOTIC

Originating in or
characteristic of a distant

foreign
country.
OUTLANDISH

STRANGE
FOREIGN
She's known for her exotic
tastes.

ESTRANGE

ESTRANGE

Cause (someone) to be no longer

close or affectionate to
someone; alienate

ALIENATE
REMOVE

she estranged several of her

coworkers when she let her
promotion go to her head

JEREMIAD

JEREMIAD

A long, mournful complaint or

lamentation; a list of woes
LAMENTATION

LAMENT
WAIL
The Office to read the
reactionary jeremiads written by
certain critics.

WHIMPER

WHIMPER

Make a series of low, feeble sounds

expressive of fear, pain, or
discontent

WHINE

SNIVEL
WAIL
She whimpered about

having to get up early.

39. HARASS

HARASS

Subject to aggressive pressure or

intimidation

Trouble
Bother
Annoy
worry

He claims that he is being unfairly

harassed by the police.

40. GADFLY

GADFLY

animal-biting fly; irritating

person
HORSEFLY

BREEZE

a loud sports commentator who

was a tactless gadfly during postgame interviews with the losing
team

41. HYBRID

HYBRID

A thing made by combining

two different elements; a
mixture

CROSS

CROSSBRED
CROSSBREED

a hybrid of two roses

42. MAIM


MAIM -

WOUND OR INJURE (SOMEONE) SO

THAT PART OF THE BODY IS
PERMANENTLY DAMAGED

MUTILATE
LAME
MANGLE
DISABLE

The bomb killed 16 people

and maimed several others.

MINIMUM

MINIMUM

The least or smallest amount or

quantity possible, attainable, or
required

MINIMAL
LEAST
Poverty line remains at
MINIMUM Rs 32, says Montek

EXCRUCIATE

EXCRUCIATE

Torment (someone) physically

or mentally
TORTURE

TORMENT
AGONIZE

PERSECUTE

she has long been

excruciated by a persistent

45. OUTRE

OUTRE

bizarre: conspicuously or grossly

unconventional

uncanny
peculiar
weird

an actor known more for his

outr offscreen antics than
for his on-screen

TEDIOUS

TEDIOUS

Too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or

monotonous

TIRESOME
WEARISOME
DULL
Rather than write a long tedious
article for Voice of the Lobster , I'll
drop a few short tedious comments

ASSIMILATE

ASSIMILATE

Take in (information, ideas,

or culture) and understand
fully

DIGEST

ABSORB
IMBIBE
Assimilation is a one of the great
aspect that refugee faces when they
can to the United State of America.

48. COTERIE

COTERIE

A small group of people with shared

interests or tastes, esp. one that is
exclusive of other people

CLIQUE
CIRCLE
His films are admired by a
small coterie of critics.

OBEISANCE

Deferential respect

obeisance at the dargah of

Sufi saint Khwaja
Moinuddin Chisty in Ajmer.

50. FATIGUE

FATIGUE

Extreme tiredness, typically

resulting from mental or physical
exertion or illness

TIRE

WEARY
EXHAUST
WEAR OUT
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is
also known as chronic fatigue

51. PERFIDY

PERFIDY

Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
TREACHERY

BETRAYAL

DISLOYALTY

Honesty(Ant.)

They are guilty of perfidy.

MASTICATE

MASTICATE
Chew (food)

CHEW
MUNCH

Do You Masticate?

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