Word Power

Set-5B
25 WORDS
By Naznin Madam
Alok Singh

TESTIF
Y

TESTIFY

give evidence; state under

oath
BE A WITNESS

SWEAR
SHOW
CONFIRM

Bill Gates to testify in $1

billion lawsuit against

ASCEND

ASCEND

Verb

Go up or climb:
RISE
CLIMB
MOUNT
GO UP
ARISE
They watched their balloons
slowly ascend into the sky.

OSTRACIZ
E

Verb

OSTRACIZE

Exclude (someone) from a society or group.

EXCLUDE
BANISH
IGNORE
SNUB
INCLUDE(ANT)

Timmy was ostracized from the class

picture because the photographer
thought his sweater was ugly and
clashed with his classmates clothing.

FORLORN

FORLORN

Adj

Sad; unhappy

PITIFUL
DEJECTED
DESPONDENT
DESPERATE
CHEERFUL(ANT)

she was forlorn when she found out the

trip had been cancelled

RILE

RILE

Make (someone) annoyed

Verb

ENRAGE
ANNOY
IRRITATE
PEEVE
PLACATE (ANT)

Her comments riled the

professor.

LAZE

LAZE

Verb

Spend time in a lazy manner

BE IDLE
LOUNGE
LOAF

While he was sick, he just

lazed around the house.

UGLY

Adj

UGLY

nattractive; horrible
HORRIBLE
DREADFUL
BEAUTIFUL(ANT)

They avoided what could

have been an ugly situation.

EFFETE

Adj EFFETE

(of a person) Affected,

overrefined, and ineffectual:

EXHAUSTED
DECADENT

the soft, effete society that

marked the final years of the
Roman empire

SLOPPY

Adj

SLOPPY

Careless; casual

SLACK
SHODDY
SLAPDASH
POOR
THOROUGH(ANT)

Your work has been very

sloppy lately.

HARBINGE
R

Noun

HARBINGER

A forerunner of something
FORERUNNER
HERALD

THE HARBINGER OF A
TOTAL NEW REVOLUTION
IN THE MAKING.

INDOLEN
CE

INDOLENCE

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

LAZINESS
LETHARGY
IDLENESS
SLUGGISHNESS
INACTIVITY
LASSITUDE

a general feeling of indolence

usually overtakes them during
summer vacation

ACCENTUAT
ED

Verb

ACCENTUATED

Make more noticeable or prominent

EMPHASIZE
HIGHLIGHT
STRESS
HEIGHTEN

He likes to wear clothes that

accentuate his muscular
build.

DISRUPT

Verb

DISRUPT

Interrupt by causing a disturbance or

problem

SEVER

The weather disrupted

our travel plans.

SUMPTO
US

Adj

SUMPTUOUS

Splendid and expensive-looking

LUXURIOUS
MAGNIFICENT
SPLENDID
PALATIAL
GORGEOUS

the cruise ship claims to offer

sumptuous furnishings, exquisitely
prepared cuisine, and stellar
entertainment

LATENT


LATENT

Existing but not yet developed or

Adj

manifest;;.

HIDDEN
COVERT
BURIED
CONCEALED
EMBRYONIC
UNDERLYING
SUPPRESSED

he has a latent talent for acting

that he hasn't had a chance to
express yet

NUMINOU
S

Adj

NUMINOUS

Having a strong religious or spiritual

quality
SPIRITUAL
MYSTICAL
MAGIC
SUPERNATURAL
MAGICAL

Her poetry is filled with a

numinous beauty.

STUPID

Adj

STUPID

Lacking intelligence or common sense

UNINTELLIGENT
DIM
SLOW
DULL
BRAINLESS

I was stupid with

fatigue.

BUCOLIC

BUCOLIC

relating to the pleasant aspects of the

Adj

countryside and country life.

RURAL
RUSTIC
COUNTRY
URBAN(ANT)

a bucolic region where

farms are still common

GROGGY

GROGGY

Dazed, weak, or unsteady, esp.

Adj

from illness, intoxication, sleep, or

a blow

TIRED
SLEEPY
SLOW
UNSTEADY

The medicine sometimes makes

patients groggy.

VIE

VIE

Compete eagerly with someone in

Verb

order to do or achieve something

COMPETE
CONTEST
FIGHT

They are vying to win the

championship for the third year
in a row.

CONSOLE

CONSOLE

Comfort (someone) at a time of grief or

Verb

disappointment.

CHEER UP
COMFORT
SOOTHE
CALM
RELIEVE
DEPRESS(ANT)
the military officer who must console
the bereaved at a soldier's funeral

GENESIS

GENESIS

The origin formation of something

Noun

ORIGIN
BEGINNING
START
BIRTH

He was present at the meeting

which was later considered the
genesis of the new political
movement

SULTRY

Adj
SULTRY
HOT AND HUMID

MUGGY
STIFLING
OPPRESSIVE
CLOSE
STICKY
AIRLESS

The winter doldrums have long set in by now

and the longing for sultrysummer days is
festering.

HEDGE

HEDGE

A fence formed by closely growing

Noun

bushes

FENCE
HURDLE
BARRIER
HEDGEROW

the messenger was confronted

with a hedge of spears held
aloft by the castle guards

Happiness is good
health and a bad
memory.
-Ingrid Bergman