Word Meaning Synonym

ABASE (verb) to lower in esteem or value degrade, cheapen, debase,

denigrate, undermine

ABASH (Verb) embarrass humiliate, disconcert, mortify

ABATE (Verb) lessen in intensity subside, diminish, decrease

ABBREVIATION (noun) short form abridge, shorten, contract

ABDICATE (Verb) to give up renounce, relinquish

abandon
ABDUCTOR (noun) kidnapper -

ABERRANT (adj) away from the normal deviant, abnormal,

anomalous
ABET (verb) encourage especially in doing aid, encourage
something wrong
ABEYANCE (noun) temporarily not happening or suspension, adjournment
being used
ABHOR (verb) hate detest, loathe, despise
ABJECT (adj) extremely unpleasant wretched, miserable,
hopeless
ABJURE (verb) renounce upon oath relinquish, forswear,
repudiate
ABLUTION (noun) Washing as a matter of religious -
rite
ABNEGATE (verb) sacrifice, renounce, self-denial disown, negate, forswear

ABOLISH (verb) put an end to (a practice or law) abrogate, remove, annul

ABOMINABLE (adj) very disgusting detestable, loathsome,

abhorrent
ABORIGINAL (adj, noun) an original inhabitation native, indigenous, local

ABORT (verb) bring to an end halt, terminate, -ify

ABORTIVE (adj) failing to achieve the intended failed, unsuccessful, vain,

result. thwarted, futile, useless,
worthless, ineffective,
ineffectual, ineffica
ABOUND (verb) have in large numbers or proliferate, superabound,
amounts thrive, flourish, be abundant

ABRADE (verb) to peel off wear away, erode

ABRASIVE (adj) rough in manner biting, caustic, harsh

ABRIDGED (adj) shortened abbreviated, censored,

edited
ABROGATE (verb) cancel or repeal (a law or an repeal, annul, retract
agreement)
ABSCISSION a cutting off by surgery -

ABSCOND (verb) to leave secretly especially to decamp, bolt, flee

avoid arrest
ABSOLUTE (adj) complete or total unreserved, unrestricted,
dictatorial
ABSOLVE (verb) pardon forgive, release, free, clear
ABSOLVE (verb) free someone from acquit, exculpate, exonerate

ABSTAIN (verb) to keep away from or hold back refrain, eschew, forgo

ABSTEMIOUS (adj) moderate especially in eating and temperate, restrained

drinking
ABSTRACT not concrete; not practical abstruse, recondite,
summary
ABSTRUSE not easy to understand deep, recondite, mysterious

ABUNDANCE (noun) profusion plenitude, wealth,

copiousness
ABUT (verb) to border upon adjoin, touch, be contiguous

ABYSMAL (adj) extremely bad pathetic, low, wretched

ACCEDE (verb) yield concede, acquiesce,

consent
ACCESSIBLE (adj) able to be reached, used or approachable, attainable,
understood handy
ACCLAIM (verb) greet with loud approval hail, applaud, commend

ACCOLADES (noun) anything given or done as a sign honours

of appreciation or respect

ACCOMODATING (adj) ready to make adjustment obliging cooperative, helpful,

adaptable, amenable,
pliable, compliant,
complaisant, indulgent, cons

ACCORD (noun & verb) agreement harmony, understanding,

rapport
ACCOST (verb) to approach and speak to address, greet, hail
someone aggressively
ACCOUTREMENTS (noun) pieces of equipment that you paraphernalia, equipment,
need for a particular activity. stuff, apparatus,
implements, appliances,
regalia, appurtenances.
ACCRUE (verb) to increase or grow naturally increase, accumulate, grow
ACERBIC (adj) sharp (temper, tone, etc) caustic, biting, sarcastic

ACHILLE’S HEEL (noun) a weak or vulnerable point weakness, flaw,

ACHILLES HEEL (noun) a person's weak or
vulnerable point.
ACME (noun) the highest point
imperfection
most weak spot, weak point,
weakness, vulnerable spot,
shortcoming, failing,
imperfection, flaw, defect,
peak, summit, zenit

ACME (noun) the highest point of achievement peak, pinnacle, zenith,

or excellence crown, crest
ACQUIESCE (verb) agree comply, concur, approve,
assent, admit, coincide,
accord, match
ACQUIESCE (verb) to agree quietly without protest agree, accede, assent
(but also without enthusiasm)
ACQUITTAL (noun) a setting free as a result of the exoneration, reprieval,
judgement of a court vindication
ACRID (adj) pungent bitter, sharp, unpleasant

ACRIMONIOUS (adj) bitter in manner, speech, etc bitter, rancorous, fierce

ACROPHOBIA (noun) abnormal fear of being at a high -
place

ACTUATE (verb) motivate (someone) to act in a motivate, stimulate, move,

particular way drive, rouse, stir, stir up, fire,
fire up, arouse
ACUMEN (noun) the ability to make good insight, keenness,
judgments and take quick penetration, sagacity,
decisions. perspicacity
ACUMEN (noun) the ability to make good astuteness, awareness,
judgements and take quick shrewdness, acuity,
decisions. sharpness, cleverness,
canniness.
ADAGE (noun) an old quote accepted as a truth proverb, quotation, motto

ADDLED (adj) confused and unable to think muddled, confused, fuddled,

propely. befuddled, bewildered,
dazed, dizzy, disoriented

ADDUCE (verb) refer to as evidence cite, quote, name, mention,

instance, specify, identify

ADEPT (adj & noun) very skilful; skilled person skilful, expert, clever

ADHERE (verb) stick to; be devoted to hold, stay, remain

ADJOURN (verb) break off (a meeting) until later stop, postpone, delay,
suspend, defer, put off, end

ADJUDICATE (verb) make a formal judgment on an judge, try, hear, examine,

undecided matter arbitrate, decide
ADJUNCT (noun) an additional part. supplement, addition,
accompaniment,
complement, companion,
extra, add-on, additive,
accessory, appu
ADLIB (adverb) speak or perform in public without impromptu, extempore,
preparing beforehand. without preparation, without
rehearsal,
extemporaneously, offhand,
spontaneous
ADMINISTER (verb) manage, dispense direct, order, run, oversee,
control, govern
ADMONISH (verb) reprimand firmly caution, reprimand,
reproach, rebuke
ADO (noun) without delaying; immediately fuss, trouble, bother, upset,
agitation, commotion, stir,
confusion, excitement,
tumult, disturbance

ADULATION (noun) excessive admiration worship, admiration,

lionization, idolization,
veneration, awe, devotion,
adoration, exaltation, hon
ADVENT (noun) arrival coming on, start, beginning,
dawn, initiation, introduction

ADVENTITIOUS (adj) fortuitous coincidental

ADVERSITY (noun) difficulty, misfortune hardship, distress, disaster,

misadventure, tribulation.

AEGIS (noun) sponsorship guidance, care, auspices

AFFABLE (adj) good-natured and friendly friendly, amiable, genial,
warm, cordial, pleasant,
pleasing, charming,
agreeable, sympathetic
AFFRAY (noun) fight or violent behaviour in a fight, brawl, battle,
public place. engagement, encounter,
confrontation, melee, clash,
skirmish, scuffle, tussle,

AGGLOMERATION (noun) collect or form into a mass collection, mass, cluster,

lump, clump, pile, heap,
bunch, stack, bundle,
quantity
AGGRAVATE (verb) to worsen deteriorate

AGGRIEVED (adj) resentful because of unfair resentful, affronted,

treatment indignant, disgruntled,
discontented, angry,
distressed, unhappy,
disturbed, a
AGOG (adj) very eager to hear or see eager, excited, impatient, on
something tenterhooks, anxious,
curious, expectant,
enthusiastic
ALACRITY (noun) brisk eagerness or enthusiasm eagerness, willingness,
readiness, enthusiasm,
ardour, fervour, keenness,
joyousness, liveliness, ze
ALLAY (verb) reduce or end (fear, concern or reduce, diminish, decrease,
difficulty) lessen, assuage, alleviate,
ease, relieve, soften, mollify,
lull, mitiga

ALLEGIANCE (noun) loyalty to a person of higher loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity,

status or to a group or cause. obedience, fealty,
adherence, homage,
devotion, bond, trueness,
ste
ALLEVIATE (verb) ease improve, assuage, lighten,
lessen
ALLIANCE (noun) the state of being joined or association, league, treaty,
associated coalition, partnership

ALLURE (noun) powerful attractiveness or charm appeal, glamour,

magnetism, charm, draw,
pull, fascination
ALLUSION (noun) indirect reference to something implication, comment on

ALTER EGO (noun) a close friend, a person’s pal, chum, buddy

alternative personality
AMALGAM (noun) a mixture or blend combination, union, blend,
mixture
AMATEUR (noun) a person who engages in a sport non-professional, beginner,
or activity as a pastime rather dilettante, tyro
than as a profession.
AMBIVALENT(adj) unsure undecided, in two minds,
hesitant
AMBUSH (verb) to make a surprise attack from a trap, surprise, pounce on,
hidden position. lay a trap of, waylay, entrap,
ensnare.
AMELIORATE (verb) make (something) better nurture, promote, nourish,
alleviate, improve
AMELIORATE (verb) make better improve, benefit, boost,
raise, amend, refine
AMITY (noun) a friendly relationship between friendship, friendliness,
people or countries. peace, peacefulness,
peaceableness, harmony,
harmoniousness,
understanding
AMNESIA (noun) loss of memory -

AMNESTY (noun & verb) an official pardon for people pardon, forgiveness, liberty
convicted of political offences
ANACHRONISM (noun) a thing that belongs to a period misdate, metachronism,
other than the one in which it parachronism
exists
ANARCHY (noun) disorder chaos, revolution,
lawlessness, anarchism,
mayhem, rebellion
ANIMOSITY (noun) hatred or strong dislike antipathy, ill will, enmity,
hostility
ANNALS (noun) a historical record of events year records, archives,
by year chronicles, accounts,
registers, journals, history
ANNIHILATE (verb) destroy completely abolish, destroy,
exterminate
ANODYNE (adj) unlikely to cause offence or bland, inoffensive,
disparagement innocuous, neutral,
unobjectionable
ANONYMITY (noun) secrecy obscurity, mystery,
vagueness, ambiguity
ANTAGONISM (noun) feeling of hatred hatred, revulsion, aversion,
antipathy
ANTECEDENT (adj) going before in time, prior previous, earlier, prior,
foregoing, preceding,
precursory
ANTEDILUVIAN (adj) anything which is very outdated or prehistoric, antiquated,
old-fashioned archaic
ANTIDOTE (noun) a thing that counteracts remedy, answer, solution,
something unpleasant panacea
ANTITHESIS (noun) a person or thing that is the direct contradiction, contrast,
opposite of another extreme, opposite
APATHETIC (adj) not interested or enthusiastic uninterested, indifferent,
unconcerned, unresponsive,
unfeeling, unemotional,
emotionless, languid,

APLOMB (noun) calm self-confidence poise, self-assurance,

assurance, self-posession,
calmness, composure

APOCRYPHAL of doubtful origin untrue, mythical, fictional

APOGEE (noun) highest point summit, peak, zenith

APOTHEOSIS (noun) the highest point culmination, climax, peak,
pinnacle, summit, zenith,
apex, peak, acme, apogee.

APPALLING (adj) something that is so bad or horrific, horrifying, terrible,

unpleasant that it shocks you. awful, dreadful, ghastly,
hideous.
APPENDAGE (noun) a thing attached to or projecting attachment, adjunct,
from something larger or more accessory, addition
important
APPETITE (noun) hunger, desire taste, craving, enthusiasm

APPRISE (verb) inform notify, tell, brief, intimate

APPROBATION (noun) commendation, official approval approval, praise, consent,

admiration, good opinion,
esteem
APPROPRIATE (adj) suitable, correct for a particular proper, fitting apt relevant
circumstance pertinent, right

ARBITRARY (adj) based on random choice or capricious, casual, erratic,

impulse illogical

ARBOREAL (adj) of or living on trees -

ARCHETYPE (noun) a very typical example typification, type, prototype,
representative, stereotype,
original, pattern, model,
standard
ARDENT (adj) very enthusiastic enthusiastic, keen, fervent,
zealous, devoted, eager,
dedicated
ARDOUR (noun) very strong feelings of passion, acidity, fervour,
enthusiasm or love zeal, eagerness,
vehemence
ARDUOUS (adj) very difficult and tiring difficult, gruelling, strenuous

ARGOT (noun) the jargon or slang of a particular jargon, slang, idiom, cant,
group. dialect, parlance, patter,
speech, vernacular, patois,
terminology, lang
ARRANT (adj) used to emphasize how bad utter, downright, absolute,
someone or something is complete, thorough,
consummate.
ARRIVISTE (noun) a person who has recently social climber, status
become wealthy or risen in social seeker, would-be, go-getter,
status self-seeker, adventurer,
newcomer, upstart, parv
ARTLESSNESS (noun) unpretentiousness natural, sincere, open,
ingenuous, innocent,
uncontrived
ARTLESSNESS (noun) sincere and straight forward naïve, natural, innocent,
childlike, pure, ingenuous
ASCENT (noun) an upward slope way up, incline, rise, slope,
gradient, climb
ASCETIC (adj) strictly self-disciplined and austere, self-denying,
avoiding any pleasures or luxuries abstinent, abstemious,
frugal, simple, rigorous.
ASCRIBE (verb) assign, put down to attribute, credit, blame on
ASHEN (adj) very pale from shock, fear, or pale, wan, pasty, grey,
illness. leaden, colourless, sallow,
pallid, white, waxen, ghostly.

ASININE (adj) lacking in intelligence stupid, foolish, pointless,

brainless, mindless, doltish,
idiotic, imbecilic, insane,
lunatic, ridic
ASPERITY (noun) harshness of tone or manner harshness, sharpness,
roughness, abrasiveness,
severity, acerbity,
astringency
ASPERSION (noun) critical remark about someone’s criticism, condemnation,
character deprecation
ASPIRE (verb) have ambitions wish, desire, aim, hope,
want
ASSAY (verb & noun) evaluation try, examine, probe

ASSIDUOUS (adj) diligent, constant tireless, persevering,

attentive, industrious, hard-
working,
ASSIGNATION (noun) meeting tryst, rendezvous, get-
together
ATHEIST (noun) doubter nonbeliever, agnostic

ATONEMENT (noun) amends for a wrong compensation, recompense,

payment, repayment,
redress, restitution,
indemnity, indemnification,
expi
ATROPHY (verb & noun) waste away wither, weaken, degenerate,
shrivel, deteriorate

ATTENUATE (verb) made weak or less effective weaken, reduce, decrease

diminish, impair.
AU FAIT (adj) having a thorough knowledge of familiar, acquainted,
conversant, at home, up to
date with, in touch, abreast
of, apprised of, in th

AUDACITY (noun) willingness to take bold risks. boldness, fearlessness,

intrepidity, recklessness,
pluck, gustiness
AUGUST (adj) inspiring respect and admiration distinguished, respected,
eminent, venerable,
hallowed, illustrious,
prestigious
AUGUST (adj) inspiring respect and admiration. distinguished, respected,
eminent, venerable,
hallowed, illustrious,
prestigious, renowned,
celebrat
AURA (noun) the distinctive atmosphere of a atmosphere, air, quality,
place, person or thing. aspect, character,
ambience, mood, spirit,
feeling, feel, flavour, colour,

AUSTERE (adj) lacking comforts, luxuries or strict, self-denying,

decoration. moderate, temperate, sober,
simple, frugal, Spartan,
restrained, ascetic, puri

AUTOCRAT (noun) a ruler who has absolute power; a tyrant, despot, absolute ruler
domineering person
AVAIL (noun & adj) use or benefit advantage, reward,
purpose, gain, aim
AVANT-GARDE (adj) original fashionable
AVER (verb) avow profess, affirm, claim,
declare, state, affirm,
maintain
AVERSION (noun) dislike loathing, hatred, hate,
repugnance, distaste
AVERT (verb) turn away, prevent turn aside, stop happening,
ward off, avoid, forestall

AVID (adj) keenly interested keen, eager, enthusiastic,

ardent, passionate, devoted,
dedicated, fervent, fervid,
zealous
AWE-INSPIRING (adj) causing a sense of wonder. breathtaking, amazing,
stupendous, astonishing,
awesome, extraordinary,
incredible, magnificent, won
AWESOME (adj) very impressive or very difficult amazing, stunning,
astounding, astonishing,
stupendous
AWRY (adj) away from the expected course or amiss, not right, wrong
position
AXIOMATIC (adj) true in such an obvious way that self-evident,
you do not need to prove it. unquestionable, undeniable,
accepted, understood,
given, granted.

BABEL (noun) confused mixture of noises or clamour, din, racket, tumult,

voices babble, coronation
BACCHANALIAN (adj) drunken revelling, unruly

BADINAGE (noun) a humorous or light-hearted banter, repartee, wordplay,

conversation that often involves raillery, wit, witticisms,
teasing ripostes, sallies, quips
BALEFUL (adj) causing or threatening to cause menacing, threatening,
harm unfriendly, hostile,
antagonistic, evil, nasty,
bitter
BALMY (adj) pleasantly warm mild, gentle, summery,
calm, tranquil
BAROQUE (adj) showy and very ornate ornate, fancy, curlicued,
extravagant, rococo,
ostentations, showy.
BAUBLE (noun) a showy trinket or decoration trinket, knick-knack,
ornament, toy, novelty,
gimmick
BEATIFIC (adj) feeling or expressing blissful rapturous, joyful, ecstatic,
happiness or joy. seraphic, blissful, serene,
happy, glad
BEDROCK (noun) the central principles on which core, base, basis,
something is based. foundation, root, heart,
backbone, essence.
BEFOGGED (adj) totally confused. muddled, fuddled,
befuddled, addled, groggy,
dizzy, muzzy
BEGRUDGE (verb) feel aggrieved about envy, grudge, regret

BEGUILE (verb) to trick somebody into doing charm, attract, entrance, win
something especially by being over, woo, captivate,
nice to them. bewitch, spellbind, dazzle,
blind, hypnotize, me
BEHOLDEN (adj) bound in gratitude indebted, obligated, obliged,
bound, duty-bound, honour -
bound, grateful, thankful,
appreciative.
BEHOVE (verb) it is right or necessary for be incumbent on, be
somebody to do something. obligatory for, be required
of, be appropriate for, be
expected of, be advisable
BELEAGUERED (adj) in difficulties, harassed persecuted, tormented,
troubled, beset, hard-
pressed, pestered, plagued,
vexed
BELIE (verb) contradict, give the lie to disprove

BELITTLE (verb) disparage decry, demean, deride

BELLIGERENT (adj) aggressive bellicose, warlike,

pugnacious, quarrelsome
BEMOAN (verb) lament bewail, regret, mourn

BENEVOLENT (adj) kind generous, caring,

compassionate, giving,
benign
BENIGHTED (adj) lost in intellectual or moral ignorant, unenlightened,
darkness, ignorant. uneducated, unschooled,
untutored, illiterate,
unlettered, unscholarly, unr

BENIGN (adj) cheerful and kindly kindly, kind, warm-hearted,

good-natured, friendly,
warm, affectionate,
agreeable
BEQUEATH (verb) leave give, bestow on, donate, will

BERATE (verb) to criticize or speak angrily to rebuke, reprimand,

somebody because you do not reproach,
approve of something they have admonish
done
BEREFT (adj) deprived of, without
BESOTTED (adj) to be infatuated with
reprove,
devoid, deprived, robbed
obsessed with, beguiled by,
bewitched by, devoted to.

BEWILDERING (adj) difficult to understand baffling, perplexing,

puzzling, mystifying,
confusing
BEWITCHED (verb) attracted and delighted by captivate, enchanted,
something entranced, enraptured,
charmed, beguiled,
delighted, fascinated
BIBLICAL (adj) of or related to the Bible -
BIDDABLE (adj) obedient tractable, amenable, pliable,
pliant, complaisant,
cooperative, malleable,
persuadable, manipulable,
BILATERAL (adj) two-sided two-pronged, mutual, joint

BIOPSY (noun) an examination of tissue taken -

from the body to discover the
presence of a disease.
BLANDISHMENTS (noun) flattery intended to persuade or flattery, cajolery, coaxing,
coax wheedling, blarney, fawning

BLASE (adj) unenthusiastic about indifferent to, uninterested

in, uncaring about,
apathetic towards.
BLINKERED (adj) cause to have a narrow outlook narrow-minded, limited,
restricted, conventional,
parochial, provincial, insular,
localist, petty, m
BLUSTERY (adj) stormy, swaggering stormy, gusty, gusting,
windy, squally, wild, rough,
raging, tempestuous,
turbulent, violent.

BOISTEROUS (adj) noisy, lively and high spirited lively, active, animated,
exuberant, spirited, bouncy,
frisky
BONAFIDE (adj) genuine authentic, real, true
BONHOMIE geniality camaraderie

BOURGEOIS (adj) having to do with the middle middle-class, property

class, especially in being owning, propertied,
conventional and concerned with conventional, traditional,
wealth. conservative, conformist,
ordi
BOWDLERIZED (adj) edit heavily censored, emasculated,
expurgated
BOYCOTT (verb & noun) stay away from shun, avoid, spurn, snub

BRAGGART (noun) a person who brags boaster, blusterer,

trumpeter, swaggerer,
poser, egotist
BRAVADO (noun) false show of confidence swagger, bluster

BRAVADO (noun) boldness intended to impress or arrogance, bluster,

intimidate braggadocio, machismo,
swagger.
BRAVURA (adj) skilful and enthusiastic virtuoso, magnificent,
outstanding, exceptional,
excellent, superb, brilliant
BRAWN (noun) physical strength as opposed to physical strength,
intelligence muscliness, brawniness,
burliness, huskiness
BRAZEN (adv) bold and shameless unashamed, unabashed,
defiant, impudent, insolent,
impertinent, blatant

BREVITY (noun) shortness conciseness, concision,

succinctness, pithiness,
terseness, briefness
BRUNT (noun) the chief impact of something full force, impact, shock,
bad. burden, pressure, strain,
stress, impetus, thrust,
weight, violence, effe
BRUSQUE (adj) abrupt or offhand curt, blunt, short, sharp,
terse, brisk
BUGBEAR (noun) cause of anxiety or irritation hate, bane, irritation, dislike,
anathema, aversion

BULLISH (adj) aggressively confident optimistic, hopeful, buoyant,

positive, disposed to look on
the bright side, sanguine,
confident, ch

BUMPTIOUS (adj) self-confident or proud in an conceited, arrogant, self-

annoying way. assertive, pompous,
overbearing, swaggering,
strutting, presumptuous.
BURSARY financial support support, money, grant,
endowment, backing
BYWORD (noun) a notable example of something. perfect example of, classic
case of, model of, exemplar
of, embodiment of,
incarnation of, personifi
CACHET (noun) the state of being respected or prestige, distinction, status,
admired standing
CACOPHONY (adj) a harsh mixture of sounds -

CALCULATED (adj) done with awareness of the likely deliberate, premeditated,

effect. planned, intentional,
intended, purposeful,
conscious considered,
studied
CALIBRE (noun) the quality of a person’s ability quality, merit, distinction,
character, worthy stature,
excellence
CALUMNY (noun) the making of false and damaging slander, defamation, libel,
statements disparagement
CANDOUR (noun) the quality of being open and frankness, openness,
honest honesty candidness
CANKER (noun) an influence that corrupts evil, disease, pestilence
CANNY (adj) careful and showing good shrewd, astute, sharp,
judgement especially in business sharp-witted discerning,
or politics. acute, penetrating,
discriminating perceptive,
persp
CANVASS (verb) ask for political support campaign, electioneer
CAPITULATE (verb) to agree to do something that you surrender, yield, submit,
have been refusing to do for a concede, defeat, relent ,
long time succumb, crumble, acquire

CAPRICIOUS (adj) showing sudden changes in fickle, inconstant,

attitude or behaviour changeable, variable,
unstable, mercurial, erratic
CAPSIZE (verb) (of a boat) overturn in the water overturn, turn over, upset,
upbend, knock over, flip
over, tip over, invert, topple
over
CAPTIOUS (adj) prone to petty fault finding. critical, fault-finding,
quibbling, niggling, cavilling,
carping, criticizing,
disapproving
CAPTIVATE (verb) enthrall enchant, charm, bewitch,
fascinate, entrance, capture,
subdue
CAPTIVITY (noun) imprisonment confinement, servitude,
slavery, subjection

CARDINAL (adj & noun) most important fundamental, principal,

serious, prime, key, chief,
central
CARNAL (adj) connected with the body sensual lustful, lascivious,
lecherous, licentious, lewd
CARNIVORE (noun) A flesh eating animal. -
CASCADING (adj) flow, waterfall pour, gush, fall, tumble, spill,
drop, surge
CATACLYSMIC (adj) of a violent upheaval or disaster. disastrous, catastrophic,
calamitous, tragic,
devastating, ruinous,
terrible, violent, awful
CATECHIZE (verb) to examine systematically by interrogate, question, cross-
questioning examine, cross-question,
quiz, examine, probe,
browbeat, interview.
CATEGORICAL (adj) expressed clearly and in a way unqualified, unconditional,
that shows that you are very sure unequivocal, unreserved,
about what you are saying absolute
CAUSTIC (adj) sarcastic in a hurtful way mordant, scathing, derisive,
trenchant
CAVIL (verb) make petty objections. complain, carp, grumble,
grouse, grouch, whine,
bleat, quibble about, niggle
about, criticize, denou

CAVORT (verb) jump or dance around excitedly dance, romp, jig, caper,
frisk, gambol, frolic
CERTITUDE (noun) feeling of complete certainty certainty, confidence,
positiveness, conviction,
reliability
CESSATION (noun) the action or an instance of stop, discontinuance, halt,
stopping intermission, armistice, end

CESSATION (noun) the action or an instance of end, ending, termination,

stopping. stopping, halting, ceasing,
finish, stoppage, closure,
interruption, respi
CHAGRIN (noun) a feeling of annoyance or annoyance, irritation,
disappointment vexation, exasperation,
displeasure, pique
CHARISMATIC (adj) having an attractiveness or charm charming fascinating,
that can inspire admiration or magnetic, captivating
enthusiasm in other people

CHARY (adj) cautiously reluctant wary, cautious, circumspect,

heedful, careful, guarded,
mindful, watchful, distrustful,
sceptical

CHASTISE (verb) reprimand severely scold, upbraid, berate,

reprimand, reprove, rebuke,
admonish, chide, censure,
castigate, lambast

CHAUVINIST (noun) excessively loyal person fanatic, zealot

CHEF - D'OEUVRE (adj) a master piece master work, best work,

greatest creation, crowning
achievement, work of art,
treasure gem, pearl, j

CHICANERY (noun) the use of complicated plans and trickery, deception, deceit,
clever talk in order to deceive deceitfulness, duplicity,
people. dishonesty,
unscrupulousness,
underhandedness
CHIMERICAL (adj) extremely fanciful unreal, visionary,

CHIVVY (verb) to do something repeatedly nag, badger, hound, harass,

pressurize
CHIVVY (verb) tell (someone) repeatedly to do nag, badger, hound, harass,
something pester, plague, torment,
persecute, annoy
CHRONIC (adj) lasting for a long time constant, persistent, grave

CHURLISH (adj) rude or bad-tempered rude, ill-mannered,

discourteous, impolite,
ungracious, uncivil, ill-bred,
boorish, oafish, ungallan

CIRCUMSPECT (adj) cautious careful, prudent, guarded,

vigilant, wary, judicious
CIRCUMVENT (verb) avoid skirt, evade, outwit, thwart,
dodge, get around, get out
of
CITE (verb) quote name, call, summon,
mention, arraign, convoke,
invite, notify, warn
CIVILITY (noun) politeness courtesy, consideration,
courteousness, respect,
good manners
CLAMOROUS (adj) noisy vociferous, boisterous,
deafening, riotous, raucous,
loud, rowdy
CLAMOUR (noun) a loud demand din, racket, uproar, tumult

CLANDESTINE (adj) kept secret, surreptitious secret, covert, furtive,

surreptitious, stealthy, closet

CLEMENCY (noun) kindness shown to somebody mercy, mercifulness,

when they are being punished leniency, mildness,
indulgence, forbearance
CLOISTERED (adj) shut away, secluded secluded, sheltered,
sequestered, protected,
isolated
COALESCE (verb) unite, come together combine

COERCED (verb) force pressurize, drive, compel,

intimidate, bully
COGENT (adj) strongly and clearly expressed in strong, powerful, potent,
a way that people believe. weighty, plausible, effective,
sound,
COGITATE (verb) think deeply contemplate, consider,
ruminate
COGNATE (adj) similar alike, equivalent,
associated, related
COGNIZANCE (noun) knowledge sensibility, awareness,
consciousness
COLLABORATE (verb) work together with other team up, join forces, pool
resources, act as a team,
collude, cooperate
COLLAPSE (verb) fall fold; breakdown; lose strength cave in, crumple, subside,
suddenly disintegrate, fail, end
COLLATERAL (noun & adj) security guarantee
COLLOQUALISM (noun) an informal word or phrase conversational, idiomatic,
spoken, slang, everyday
COLLOQUIAL (noun & adj) informal idiomatic, informal,
conversational

COMMISERATE (verb) express sympathy or pity offer sympathy to, be

sympathetic to, express
sympathy for, send
condolences to, condole
with, sympa
COMMODIOUS (adj) roomy and comfortable spacious, ample, large, big,
vast, voluminous, extensive

COMMUTE (verb) travel regularly by train or bus to adjust, decrease, reduce

and from one’s place of work;
exchange for something else;
change to one less severe.
COMPASSION (noun) a strong feeling of sympathy for pity, sympathy, empathy,
people who are suffering care, concern, solicitude
COMPATRIOT (noun) fellow citizen national, neighbor

COMPENDIOUS (adj) presenting facts in a succinct, pithy, brief, crisp,

comprehensive manner compact, concise,
condensed, shortened,
compressed
COMPETITIVE (adj) involving competition ambitious, zealous, vying,
combative

COMPLACENT (adj) too satisfied with yourself or with smug, self-satisfied,

a situation (usually disapproving) gloating, triumphant, proud

COMPLAISANT (adj) willing to please others or to assenting, willing,

accept their behaviour without acquiescent, agreeable
protest
COMPLIANT (adj) conforming to requirements yielding, docile, amenable
COMPLICITY (noun) involvement collusion, responsibility,
connivance, support,
participation
COMPLICITY (noun) involvement conclusion, connivance

COMPULSION (noun) pressure forcing someone to do pressure, obligation,

something coercion, duress, impulse
COMPUNCTION (noun) feeling of guilt that prevents or scruples, misgivings,
follows wrong doing qualms, worries, unease
CONCEPTION (noun) beginning, comprehension, idea prelude, preamble,
introduction, start
CONCERTED (adj) jointly arranged or carried out. strenuous, vigorous,
energetic, active, forceful,
forcible, strong, intense,
concentrated
CONCILIATE (verb) to reconcile bring together please, placate, pacify,
mollify, propitiate, assuage,
calm down.
CONCOCTION (noun) mixture blend, combination

CONDESCENDING (adj) patronizing lofty, pompous, disdainful,

arrogant, snobbish, haughty

CONDESCENDING (adj) patronizing lofty, pompous, disdainful,

arrogant, snobbish, haughty

CONDONE (verb) accept or forgive (an offence or disregard, ignore, excuse,

wrong doing) forgive, pardon
CONDUIT (noun) a person, an organization or a channel, duct, pipe, tube,
country that is used to pass things gutter, groove, furrow,
or information to other people or trough, trench, culvert, cut,
places. sluice, spillway, r
CONFISCATE (verb) take or seize with authority appropriate, expropriate,
impound, remove, seize,
sequester, sequestrate, take
away, take possession

CONFLAGRATION (noun) a large and destructive fire fire, blaze, flames, inferno,
firestorm, holocaust.
CONFLUENCE (noun) flowing together meeting, convergence,
union

CONFORM (verb) comply with, abide by observe, follow, fulfil,

accept, adapt to,

CONFORM (verb) comply with rules or standard. comply with, abide by, fulfil,
uphold, need, accept, obey,
observe, follow

CONFOUND (verb) surprise or bewilder amaze, astonish,

dumbfound, stagger,
surprise, startle, stun,
stupefy, daze, nonplus,
shake, unnerve
CONFUTE (verb) prove to be wrong. disprove show/prove to be
false, contradict, negate,
deny, refute, rebut, gainsay,
belie, invalidate
CONGENITAL (adj) present at birth, habitual innate, inborn, hereditary,
ingrained
CONGREGATE (verb) gather into a crowd or mass assemble, flock, crowd

CONGRESS (noun) a formal meeting of delegates for parliament, assembly, upper

discussion house, lower house,
legislature, senate
CONJECTURE (noun) guess, surmise speculation, guess,
assumption, imagination,
inference, supposition
CONJUGAL (adj) marital matrimonial, wedded,
married, connubial
CONSCIENTIOUS (adj) taking care to do things carefully diligent, punctilious,
and correctly industrious, dedicated,
painstaking, meticulous
CONSECRATE (verb) sanctify sanctify, bless, make holy

CONSENSUS (noun) agreement consent, accord, harmony,

compromise
CONSONANCE (noun) agreement or compatibility agreement, concord,
accord, harmony, unison,
conformity
CONSTERNATION (noun) anxiety or dismay dismay, perturbation,
anxiety, distress, disquiet,
angst, trepidation.
CONSTRUCTIVE (adj) serving a useful purpose productive, helpful,
beneficial, practical, useful
CONSTRUE (verb) be interpreted in a particular way interpret, understand, read,
see, take, render, analyse,
explain, elucidate
CONSUMMATE (verb & adj) showing great skill and flair accomplish, skillful, achieve,
accomplished, expert

CONTEMPLATION (noun) attentive viewing or consideration thought, meditation,

consideration, pondering,
reflection, thinking, musing,
rumination, deliberatio

CONTEMPORARY (adj) modern, of that period existing, current,

fashionable, up to date
CONTENTIOUS (adj) controversial debatable, arguable, touchy,
litigious
CONTINGENT (adj) dependent subject, body, reliant,
deputation, group,
conditional
CONTRAVENE (verb) break breach, flout, disobey,
disregard

CONUNDRUM (noun) a confusing and difficult problem problem, difficulty,

or question quandary, dilemma, puzzle,
enigma, mystery
CONVALESCENCE (noun) period of recovery recuperation, restoration
CONVENE (verb) call together assemble, summon,
organize, arrange
CONVENTIONAL (adj) conservative, usual customary, ordinary

CONVIVIAL (adj) welcoming friendly, warm, genial,

hospitable, cordial
CORPORAL (adj) physical bodily

CORPULENT (adj) fat obese, stout, swollen, portly

CORROBORATION (verb) validation legalization, justification,

rationale, substantiation,
confirmation, support
COSMETIC (adj) involving or producing an superficial, surface, skin-
apparent or superficial deep, outward, exterior,
concession, improvement etc external.
without any real substance to it.

COSMOPOLITAN (noun & adj) consisting of people from different multinational, multi-ethnic,
countries sophisticated, broad-based

COSSET (verb) care for and protect in an pamper, indulge,

excessively soft-hearted way overindulge, mollycoddle,
nanny, nursemaid, feather-
bed
COTERIE (noun) an exclusive group of people with clique, set, circle, inner
shared interests or tastes. circle, crowd, in-crowd,
band, pack, crew,
community, league, alliance,
f
COUP DETAT (verb) a sudden violent seizure of power overthrow, takeover,
ousting, deposition;
bloodless coup, palace
revolution, rebellion, revolt,
insu
COURSE (noun) a direction taken or intended path, track, way, classes,
itinerary
COURTLY (adj) very dignified and polite refined, polished, elegant,
suave, urbane
COVERT (adj) secret or hidden, making it to secret, furtive, clandestine,
difficult to notice surreptitious, stealthy

COYNESS (noun) pretending to be shy or modest. simpering, coquettishness,

flirtatiousness, skittishness,
shyness, modesty,
bashfulness, reticence,

CRASS (adj) very thoughtless and stupid insensitive, blundering,

dense, thick, vacuous,
mindless, witless, oafish
CRAVEN (adj) lacking courage. cowardly, lily-levered, faint-
hearted, pigeon-hearted,
spiritless, spineless, timid,
timorous, fearf
CREDENCE (noun) belief acceptance, belief,
credibility, authority,
confidence
CREDENTIALS (noun) documents such as letters that documents, papers, bona
show who you claim to be fides, references
CREDIBILITY (noun) belief integrity, reliability,
trustworthiness, sincerity,
authority
CREDULOUS (adj) gullible naïve, trusting, gullible,
innocent, unsuspecting,
uncritical
CRESCENDO (noun) gradually becoming louder upsurge, increase, buildup,
loudening, swelling, climax

CRESCENT (adj) the curved sickle shape of the hemispherical, curved,

waxing or waning moon; a curved semi-circular, hemispherical
street of houses
CRESTFALLEN (adj) sad and disappointed downhearted, downcast,
despondent, disconsolate
CRITICAL (adj) of or at a crisis significant, serious,
dangerous, decisive, vital,
important

CROTCHETY (adj) easily irritated bad-tempered, ill-tempered,

irritable, irascible, moody,
cantankerous, waspish,
shrewish, grumpy

CRUDITY (noun) something which lacks primitiveness, simplicity,

refinement. roughness, inaccuracy, lack
of refinement
CRYPTIC (adj) mysterious or obscure in enigmatic, mysterious,
meaning. confusing, mystifying,
perplexing, puzzling,
obscure, abstruse, arcane.

CULPABLE (adj) guilty, liable to blame, responsible blamable

CURRENT (adj) present, flow recent, existing, in progress,

up to date, contemporary

CURSORY (adj) fleeting, casual, hastily done hasty, superficial, slight,

desultory, careless
DAPPER (adj) (of a man) neat in dress and smart, spruce, trim,
appearance debonair, neat, tidy, crisp,
well dressed, well turned,
well groomed, elegant,
DASTARDLY (adj) wicked and cruel wicked, evil, iniquitous,
heinous, villainous,
diabolical, fiendish
DAUNT (verb) cause to feel nervous or alarm, depress, deter,
discouraged. discourage, dishearten,
dismay, intimidate
DAUNTLESS (adj) fearless and determined indomitable, intrepid,
doughty, plucky

DE RIGUEUR (adj) required by etiquette or current fashionable, in fashion,

fashion voguish, in vogue, modish,
trendsetting, latest, smart,
chic
DEBACLE (noun) a complete failure or disaster fiasco, failure, catastrophe,
disaster, disintegration,
mess, wreck, ruin, downfall,
collapse, defea

DEBILITATE (verb) enfeeble, enervate weaken, encumber, hinder,

incapacitate, hamper

DECAPITATE to behead; capitulate…to yield, to execute, guillotine, cut off

surrender somebody's head
DECIMATE (verb) destroy a large proportion of wipe out, kill

DECRY (verb) publicly declare to be wrong condemn, run down,

complain about, criticize,
belittle, deprecate,
disparage
DECRY (verb) express strong disapproval disparage, belittle, criticize

DEDUCE (verb) arrive at (an opinion) by conclude, reason, work out,

reasoning. gather, infer, glean, divine,
intuit, extrapolate,
understand, conjectur
DEFACE (verb) spoil the appearance of mar, spoil, despoil,
vandalize, ruin, disfigure,
mutilate
DEFAMATORY (adj) spoiling the good reputation offensive, libellous,
derogatory, insulting,
slanderous
DEFLECTION (noun) a sudden change in the direction turning aside, turning,
that some thing is moving in, diversion, drawing away,
usually after it has hit something. deviation, divergence,
declination, aberration.
DEFUNCT (adj) no longer in existence invalid, obsolete, useless,
non-operational, outdated,
redundant, out of use
DEGRADATION (noun) the action of being broken down baseness, disgrace,
or made worse dishonour, debasement,
dismissal
DEGRADED (adj) not worthy of any respect humiliated, demeaned,
debased, cheapened

DEIFY (verb) making into or worship as a god. worship, revere, venerate,

reverence, extol, exalt,
adore, immortalize
DELUGE (noun) torrential rain flood, rush, overwhelm,
inundate,
DEMENTED (adj) behaving in a crazy way because crazy, uncontrolled, manic,
of being extremely upset or frenzied, frantic
worried
DEMOTIC (adj) (of language) used by ordinary popular, vernacular,
people. colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar,
common, informal,
everyday, non-literary
DEMUR (noun) the action of raising objections objection, protest,
protestation, complaint,
dispute, dissent, carping,
cavilling, recalcitrance, op
DEMURE (adj) shy sedate, modest, retiring,
diffident, reserved, shy,
decorous
DEPICT (verb) to represent or show something in describe, detail, relate,
a picture or story. narrate, recount, unfold
DEPLETING (adj) reduce in quantity or numbers exhaust, reduce, diminish,
use up, run down, lessen,
drain
DEPLORABLE (adj) very bad and unacceptable, often disgraceful, shameful,
in a way that shocks people. dishonourable, disreputable

DEPORTMENT (noun) manner posture, bearing, behavior,

carriage, demeanor, mien
DEPRECATE (verb) to feel and express strong deplore, abhor, despise,
disapproval of something execrate, criticize, censure,
condemn
DERIDE (verb) ridicule mock, taunt, scoff, sneer,
slur, gibe

DEROGATORY (adj) disparaging insulting, offensive, critical,

belittling
DESCRY (verb) catch sight of discern, detect,
comprehended
DESECRATE (verb) damage, despoil vandalize, lay waste to
DESECRATE (verb) damage, despoil vandalize, lay waste to
DESPERADO (noun) a desperate or reckless criminal. bandit, criminal, outlaw,
renegade, marauder, raider,
robber, lawbreaker, villain,
thug, ruffian, ho
DESPERATE (adj) causing or involving anxiety distracted, anxious, worried,
distressed, fraught, frantic,
reckless, hopeless, serious

DESPOILATION (noun) making a place less attractive, devastation, destruction,

valuable, or important by taking ruin, ruination, vandalism,
things away from it or by depredation, despoilment,
destroying it plunder
DESULTORY (adj) aimless unfocused, random,
indiscriminate, half-hearted,
haphazard

DETENTION (noun) custody imprisonment, arrest,

incarceration, locking up,
confinement
DETER (verb) discourage from doing something discourage, dissuade, warn,
through fear of the consequences caution, dishearten,
demoralize
DETEST (verb) hate abominate, despise, loathe,
dislike intensely
DETRIMENTAL (adj) causing harm or damage harmful, damaging,
injurious, hurtful, inimical,
deleterious, pernicious, ill,
bad
DEVIOUS (adj) skilful in using underhand tactics underhand, deceitful,
dishonest, dishonourable,
disreputable, unprincipled,
unethical
DEVOUR (verb) eat greedily, overwhelm demolish, consume, gulp
down, overcome
DEVOUT (adj) deeply religious dedicated, devoted,
committed, loyal, faithful,
staunch, genuine, firm,
steadfast, resolute, zealous

DIATRIBE (noun) a long and angry speech or piece attack, criticism, invective,
of writing attacking and criticizing tirade, denunciation
somebody or something

DICTION (noun) pronunciation, language delivery, elocution, speech,

accent, enunciation,
articulation, projection
DICTUM (noun) a formal statement from an pronouncement,
authoritative source proclamation, direction,
injunction, assertion,
statement, command,
commandment.
DICTUM (noun) a formal statement from an pronouncement,
authoritative source proclamation, direction,
injunction, assertion,
statement, dictate,
command, mandate.
DIDACTIC (adj) intended to teach or give moral instructive, instructional,
instruction educative, educational,
informative, informational
DIFFIDENCE (noun) shyness reserve, hesitancy,
reticence, quietness, timidity

DILATORY (adj) slow to act slow, unhurried, tardy,

unpunctual, lax, slack,
sluggish, sluggardly, slothful

DILETTANTE (noun) a person who dabbles in a subject dabbler, potterer, tinkerer,

for enjoyment but without serious trifler
study.
DIMUNITIVE (adj) extremely or unusually small. tiny, small, little, petite,
minute, miniature, mini,
minuscule, microscopic,
compact, toy, midget,
DISCERN (verb) recognize or be aware of perceive, make out, detect,
recognize, notice, observe,
identify, determine,
distinguish
DISCERNING (adj) having or showing good discriminating, selective,
judgement judicious, tasteful, refined,
cultivated, cultured,
sophisticated
DISCORD (noun) lack of agreement or harmony confusion, disturbance,
dissension, strife, clash
DISCREET (adj) careful not to attract attention or careful, cautious, chary,
give offence circumspect, considerate,
delicate, diplomatic,
guarded
DISCRETE (adj) individually separate and distinct separate, distinct, individual

DISCRIMINATE (verb) make a distinction (between) tell apart, separate, classify,

single out, differentiate,
distinguish

DISDAIN (verb) to think that something or scorn, deride, contempt,

someone is not good enough to belittle, undervalue, slight,
gain your respect or attention. despise
DISGORGE (verb) pour forth, discharge discharge, eject, emit, expel,
evacuate, empty, spew out,
belch, spout, regurgitate

DISMEMBER (verb) to cut or tear the dead body of a disjoint, joint, cut the limbs
person or an animal into pieces. of, pull apart, cut up, chop
up, break up, dissect, divide,
segment,
DISPARATE (adj) (of two or more things) so contrasting, different,
different from each other that they differing, dissimilar, unlike,
cannot be compared varying, various.
DISPASSIONATE (adj) not influenced by strong emotion unemotional, unsentimental,
unruffled, unperturbed,
impassive, composed,
temperate, sober, placid

DISPASSIONATE (adj) not influenced by strong emotion; unemotional, non-emotional,

rational and impartial unsentimental, emotionless,
impassive, nonchalant, cool,
collected, comp

DISPENSE (verb) give out bestow, allot, hand out,

distribute, dole out, mete out

DISQUIET (noun) unrest uneasiness, anxiety,

concern, worry, foreboding,
alarm
DISSEMBLE (verb) hedge evade, stall, quibble, put off,
dither
DISSEMBLE (verb) hide or disguise one’s motives or dissimulate, pretend,
feelings deceive, feign, act,
masquerade, sham, fake,
bluff, counterfeit, pose,
posture
DISSEMINATE (verb) distribute broadcast, spread, publish,
publicize, circulate

DISSEMINATE (verb) to spread information, knowledge spread, distribute, publicize,

etc to many people propagate, proclaim,
disperse, dissipate,
broadcast
DISSENT (noun) lack of agreement disagreement, argument,
dispute, demur, disapproval,
objection.
DISSIPATE (verb) waste (money, energy or squander, misspend, waste,
resources) throw away, lavish, expend,
run through, go through.

DISSOLUTE (adj) degenerate (lacking moral immoral, depraved,

restraint or discipline) debauched, dissipated
DISSOLUTE (adj) degenerate (lacking moral immoral, depraved,
restraint or discipline) debauched, dissipated
DISSONANCE (noun) discord disagreement, dissension,
conflict, difference
DISTEND (verb) swell balloon, bloat, inflate,
increase
DISTEND (verb) swell balloon, bloat, inflate,
increase
DISTORT (verb) deform, misrepresent warp, disfigure, twist, bend,
alter
DITHER (verb) a state of agitation or indecision hesitate, falter, waver,
vacillate, oscillate,
temporize.
DIVERTED (verb) redirect, entertain, distract deflect, switch, reroute,
sidetrack, avert
DIVEST (verb) strip rid, deny, deprive, rob
DOCTRINAIRE (adj) very strict in applying beliefs or dogmatic, rigid, inflexible,
principles. uncompromising, unyielding,
adamant, insistent,
pontifical, authoritari

DOGGED (adj) showing determination, not giving determined, resolute,

up easily purposeful persistent,
persevering
DOLDRUMS (pl.noun) a state of inactivity or depression depression, melancholy,
gloom, glumness,
downheartedness,
dejection, despondency,
heartache, unhappi
DOLEFUL (adj) sad or depressing miserable, dejected, sad,
woeful, mournful

DOLEFUL (adj) sad or depressing mournful, woeful, sad,

unhappy
DONNISH (adj) serious and concerned with scholarly, studious,
academic rather than practical academic, scholastic,
matters. bookish, book-loving,
intellectual, erudite,
educated, le
DOUBLE-CROSS (verb) to cheat or deceive somebody betray, cheat, defraud, trick,
who trusts you. hoodwink, mislead, deceive,
swindle, break one's
promise, to be dislo
DOUGHTY (adj) brave and resolute fearless, dauntless,
determined, resolute,
indomitable
DOUR (adj) very severe or stern unfriendly, forbidding,
morose, sour, gruff, dismal
DRABNESS (noun) The state of being dull and dullness, boringness,
uninteresting. tedium, monotony,
dreariness, lifelessness,
barrenness, mediocrity,
mundanenes
DRACONIAN (adj) harsh cruel, oppressive, drastic

DREARY (adj) bleak and depressing dull, drab, uninteresting, flat,

dry, banal, bland, insipid,
colourless, lifeless, sterile,
tedious,
DULCET (adj) sweet and soothing mellifluous, euphonious,
soothing, mellow
DUN (verb) to pressurize importune, solicit, petition,
plague, harass, hound
DURESS (noun) threats or violence used to force a coercion, compulsion, force,
person to do something pressure, intimidation,
threats, constraint,
enforcement.
EAVESDROP (verb) to listen secretly to what other listen in, spy, intrude,
people are saying. monitor, tap, wiretap,
record, overhear.
EBULLIENT (adj) cheerful and full of energy cheerful, joyful, cheery,
jaunty
ECLECTIC (adj) not following one style or a set of extensive, comprehensive,
ideas but choosing from or using varied, diverse, catholic
a wide variety.
ECSTATIC (adj) feeling or showing great rapturous, blissful, elated,
enthusiasm euphoric
EDICT (noun) an official order or statement decree, order command,
given by somebody commandment, mandate,
proclamation,
pronouncement, dictum,
dictate, fiat, pro
EFFRONTERY (noun) behaviour that is confident and impudence, impertinence,
very rude, without any feeling of cheek, insolence, audacity,
shame temerity
EFFUSIVE (adj) expressing pleasure or approval gushy, fulsome, enthusiastic
in an unrestrained way

EFFUSIVE (adj) expressing pleasure or approval gushing, gushy,

in an unrestrained way unrestrained, unreserved,
extravagant, enthusiastic,
ebullient, exuberant
EFFUSIVE (adj.) expressing emotion in
an demonstrative, gushing,
unrestrained way enthusiastic
EGOCENTRIC (adj) selfish insensitive, inconsiderate,
egoistic
EGREGIOUS (adj) outstandingly bad or shocking appalling, terrible, awful
EGRESS (noun) exit door, outlet, way out

ELAN (noun) showing great enthusiasm and flair, stylishness, elegance,

energy, style and confidence grace, poise, suaveness

ELICIT (verb) to make out draw out, extract, evoke,

bring forth
ELOQUENT (adj) fluent or persuasive in speaking persuasive, expressive,
or writing articulate, fluent, strong,
forceful, powerful, potent,
silver-tongued, luci
ELUCIDATE (verb) make clear, explain -

EMACIATED (adj) abnormally thin and weak thin, skeletal, scrawny,

scraggy, angular, starved,
underfed, cadaverous,
shrivelled
EMANCIPATE (verb) free from legal social or political untie, release, unfetter,
restrictions unshackle
EMBARK (verb) begin (a new project or course of begin, start, commence,
action) undertake, venture into,
launch into, institute, initiate.

EMBELLISH (verb) make more attractive adorn, emboss, beautify,

embroider
EMBEZZLE (verb) misappropriate misuse, cheat, steal

EMBROIL (verb) to involve entangle, enmesh, confuse

with
EMENDATION (noun) removal of errors and corruptions. correction, rectification;
improvement, improve,
enhancement, enhancing,
polishing, refinement, clar
EMINENT (adj) famous renowned, noted, esteemed,
prominent
EMISSARY (noun) representative ambassador, envoy, agent,
messenger
EMOTIVE (adj) causing people to feel strong inflammatory, controversial,
emotions contentious, sensitive,
delicate, difficult,
problematic, touchy, awkwa

EMPATHIZE (verb) be in sympathy with identify, sympathize, relate

to, commune

EMPYREAN (noun) heaven or the sky heaven, the heavens, the

sky, the upper regions, the
stratosphere, the azure
ENCORE (noun) calling for repetition of a repeat performance, extra
performance, additional
performance, replay, repeat,
repetition.
ENCUMBER (verb) burden, get in the way hamper, hinder, impede

ENDANGER (adj) exposed to danger imperilled, damaged,

injured, jeopardized
ENDEMIC (adj) regularly found in a particular prevalent
place or among a particular group
of people and difficult to get rid of

ENDURANCE (noun) the fact or power of enduring determination, fortitude,

something painful and long- patience, perseverance,
lasting. persistence, pertinacity,
resolution, stamina, str
ENGENDER (verb) produce; cause to occur cause, create, stimulate,
prompt
ENHANCE (verb) increase the quality, value, or augment, develop, increase,
extent of boost
ENNUI (noun) listlessness and dissatisfaction boredom, tedium, lethargy,
arising from boredom. languor, restlessness,
malaise, dissatisfaction

ENTENTE (noun) a friendly relationship between understanding,

two countries; an agreement. arrangement, agreement,
entente cordiale, covenant,
settlement, deal, alliance,
treat
ENTHRALLING (adj) holding someone’s attention fascinating, entrancing,
enchanting, bewitching,
captivating, charming,
beguiling, enrapturing, deli
ENTICE (verb) attract, beguile tempt, allure, lure,
persuade, inveigle, charm
EPITHET (noun) a word or phrase used to describe sobriquet, nickname,
the most important quality of a byname, title, name, label,
person or thing tag, designation,
description.
EPITOME (noun) essence synopsis, précis, brief,
abridgement, digest,
contraction, condensation
EQUANIMITY (noun) calmness and evenness of calmness, equability, self-
temper control, poise
EQUIPOISE (noun) balances of forces or interests equilibrium, balance,
evenness, symmetry, parity,
equality, equity, stability,
steadiness, poise.
EQUIVOCAL (adj) - ambiguous, uncertain,
indefinite, indeterminate,
puzzling, doubtful, obscure,
involved, hazy, waveri

EREMITE (noun) a recluse. hermit, solitary, ascetic

coenobite.
EROSION (noun) gradual wearing away corrosion, attrition, wearing
down

ERRANT (adj) straying from the accepted course sinful, naughty, delinquent,
or standards misbehaving

ERSATZ (adj) artificial and not as good as the artificial, substitute,

real thing or product imitation, synthetic, fake,
false, mock, simulated,
pseudo, bogus, sham, spu
ERUDITE (adj) learned well-educated, scholarly,
knowledgeable, intellectual,
cultured, widely read

ESCHEW (verb) deliberately avoid doing abstain from, refrain from,

forswear, renounce
ESOTERIC (adj) intended for or understood by abstruse, obscure, arcane,
only a small number of people recondite
with a specialized knowledge
ESPOUSE (verb) adopt or support adopt, embrace, take up,
take to, accept, welcome,
back, champion, abet,
encourage, prefer, aid, def
ETCH (verb) cut (a text a design) on a surface. engrave, inscribe, carve,
incise, chisel, score, notch,
imprint, impress, stamp,
print, prink.
ETHOS (noun) the moral ideas and attitudes that spirit, character,
belong to a particular group or atmosphere, climate, mood,
society feeling, temper, tenor,
flavour, essence,
quintessence
ETIQUETTE (noun) the code of polite behaviour in a ceremony, civility,
society. conventions, courtesy,
decency, politeness.
EUPHEMISTIC (adj) using less direct words instead of polite, mild, understated,
those which are harsh and blunt. softened, indirect, neutral,
evasive, diplomatic, coded,
newspeak
EUPHONIOUS (adj) sounding pleasant pleasant-sounding, sweet-
sounding, mellow,
mellifluous, dulcet, sweet,
honeyed, lyrical, silvery, si
EUPHORIA (noun) a feeling of great happiness ecstasy, joy, rapture,
jubilation, excitement

EUPHORIC (adj) elated rapturous, jubilant, joyous,

ecstatic, exhilarated, excited

EUTHANASIA (noun) the painless killing of a patient -

suffering from an incurable and
painful disease
EVANESCENT (adj) vanishing. disappearing, fading away
EVASIVE (adj) elusive cagey, slippery, shifty,
equivocal, ambiguous,
vague
EVIDENCE (noun) proof, indication, show confirmation, data, facts,
verification, support,
substantiation
EVOKE (verb) call to mind suggest, remind, induce, stir
up
EVOLVE (verb) develop gradually derive, descend, develop,
emerge, grow, improve,
mature, modify gradually,
progress, unfold
EXACERBATE (verb) make worse aggravate, deepen, intensify

EXALTED (adj) at a high level dignified, esteemed,

respectable
EXASPERATE (verb) greatly irritate infuriate, incense, anger,
annoy, irritate, madden,
enrage, inflame, antagonize

EXCULPATE (verb) show / declare to be not guilty of clear, pardon, acquit,

wrongdoing. exonerate, absolve

EXHORTATION (noun) the act of speaking strongly and urging, encouragement,

earnestly persuasion, pressure,
pressurization, pushing,
insistence, incitement,
goadin
EXHUME (verb) dig up, bring out of the ground disinter, unearth
EXIGENT (adj) pressing critical, crucial, vital

EXIGUOUS (adj) very small meagre, inadequate, scanty,

paltry, miserly
EXONERATE (verb) clear acquit, absolve, forgive,
vindicate, pardon
EXPEDITIOUS (adj) quick and efficient. speedy, swift, quick, rapid,
fast, prompt
EXPEDITIOUS (adj) quick and efficient speedy, swift, quick, rapid,
fast, prompt, punctual,
immediate, instant, sudden,
brisk
EXPIATE (verb) make amends for atone for, redress, redeem,
offset, purge
EXPONENT (noun) a promoter of an idea or theory promoter, proponent,
supporter, model, exemplar

EXPOUND (verb) present and explain (a thought or present, put forward, set
idea) systematically forth, proffer, offer, advance,
propose, propound, frame,
give an account

EXPULSION (noun) the act of expelling, banishment removal, debarment,

dismissal, exclusion,
discharge, ejection,
rejection.
EXPUNGE (verb) remove completely erase, remove, delete,
efface, rub out

EXQUISITE (adj) very beautiful and delicate, highly beautiful, elegant, graceful,
refined magnificent, superb.

EXTRAVAGANT (adj) profligate, exaggerated overgenerous, excessive,

grandiose, wasteful,
immoderate, overstated
EXTRICATE (verb) wriggle out liberate, detach, extract

EXUBERANT (adj) lively and cheerful animated, boisterous,

buoyant, eager, ebullient,
effervescent.
EXULTANT (adj) jubilant thrilled, overjoyed, happy,
elated, proud

FABLED (adj) famous legendary, mythical, mythic,

mythological, fabulous,
folkloric, heroic, traditional,
fictitious
FABRICATION (noun) invention of false information in invention, concoction, piece
order to deceive people. of fiction, fiction, falsification,
falsity, lie, falsehood, fib,
decep
FACETIOUS (adj) treating serious issues with flippant, flip, glib, frivolous,
inappropriate humour waggish, whimsical

FACTUAL (adj) based on or concerned with facts accurate, circumstantial,

or facts. correct, demonstrable,
empirical, faithful, genuine,
matter-of-fact, objec
FALLACIOUS (adj) based on a mistaken belief erroneous, misleading,
mythical, deceptive, wrong
FALLIBLE (adj) prone to mistakes erring, errant, imperfect,
flawed
FALLOW (adj) when nothing is created or inactive, dormant, quiet,
produced, not successful slack, slow flat, idle, static
FALSETTO (noun) high-pitched voice above one's high voice, high-pitched
normal range used by male voice, high-pitched tone,
singers piercing tone, ear piercing
tone.
FAR-FETCHED (adj) far from reality and therefore improbable, unlikely,
unlikely. implausible, scarcely
credible, difficult to believe,
dubious, doubtful.
FATALISM (noun) the belief that all events are passive acceptance,
decided in advance by a resignation, acceptance,
supernatural power and humans stoicism, defeatism,
have no control over them. pessimism, negativism,
gloom, pred
FATHOMLESS (adj) incapable of being understood or enigmatic, mysterious,
explained. impenetrable,
incomprehensible,
unfathomable, opaque,
profound, deep.
FATIGUE (noun) extreme, tiredness tiredness, exhaustion,
lethargy
FATUOUS (adj) silly and showing a lack of silly, foolish, inane, puerile
intelligence
FAUX-PAS (noun) an embarrassing blunder in a gaffe, blunder, mistake,
social situation indiscretion, impropriety,
solecism, gaucherie,
peccadillo
FAWNING (adj) trying to gain favour by servile obsequious, servile,
flattery or attentive behaviour sycophantic, flattering,
ingratiating, unctuous
FECKLESS (adj) lacking determination or purpose useless, worthless,
incompetent, inefficient,
inept, lazy, idle, slothful,
indolent, shiftless, spir
FERVENT (adj) keen avid, ardent, enthusiastic,
eager, zealous, passionate,
fanatical
FETISH (noun) something to which a person is obsession, compulsion,
obsessively devoted mania
FETTLE (noun) healthy; in good condition shape, trim, fitness, physical
fitness, health, state of
health, condition, form,
repair, state, ord
FEUD (noun) A long-lasting and bitter dispute animosity, and bitter dispute
antagonism, conflict,
dispute, grudge, hostility.

FICTITIOUS (adj) of or related to fiction untruthful, fictional

FIDDLING (adj) small, unimportant or difficult to trivial, petty, trifling,
do. insignificant, unimportant,
inconsequential,
inconsiderable, negligible, p

FIDELITY (noun) continuing faithfulness to a loyalty, constancy,

person cause or belief devotedness, devotion,
commitment, adherence
FIENDISH (adj) devilishly cruel wicked, cruel, vicious, evil,
nefarious, unspeakable,
brutal, brutish, savage,
barbaric, barbarous,
FIGUREHEAD (noun) a merely nominal head, e.g. of an titular head, nominal leader,
organization or government front man, cipher, token,
mouth-piece, puppet,
instrument, man of stra

FILIAL (adj) connected with the way children dutiful, devoted, loyal,
behave towards their parents. faithful, compliant,
respectful, dedicated,
affectionate, loving.
FILLIP (noun) a stimulus, esp. of stimulus, stimulation, boost,
encouragement a boost encouragement, incitement,
incentive, impetus,
inducement, motivation,

FINESSE (noun) elegant or delicate skill skill, expertise, flair, subtlety

FINESSE (noun) elegant or delicate skill skill, subtlety, expertise,

flair, knack, panache.
FINICKY (adj) too concerned or worried about fussy, fastidious, punctilious,
details or standards overcritical, difficult,
awkward
FITFUL (adj) active or occurring irregularly intermittent, sporadic,
spasmodic, broken,
disturbed, disrupted, patchy,
irregular, variable, uneven

FIXATION (noun) an excessive interest in someone obsession with,

or something. preoccupation with, mania
for, monomania, fetish,
addiction, complex,
neurosis, comp
FLAGRANT (adj) very obvious and unashamed blatant, glaring, obvious,
overt, conspicuous

FLOTSAM (noun) wreckage of boats or rubbish rubbish, debris, waste,

garbage. etc., that are found waste matter dross, refuge,
floating on the sea or along the remains, scrap, lumber, odd
shore. and ends.
FLOUNDER (verb) have trouble doing or struggle mentally, be out of
understanding something. one’s depth, be in the dark,
have difficulty, be
confounded, be confuse
FLUCTUATE (verb) rise and fall irregularly in number vary, differ, shift, change,
or amount. alter, waver, swing,
oscillate, alternate, rise and
fall
FLUMMOXED (adj) completely baffled bewildered, mystified,
bemused, perplexed
FOOTNOTE (noun) an extra piece of information that note, marginal note,
is printed at the bottom of a page annotation, comment, gloss,
in a book. aside, incidental remark,
digression, parenthesis.

FOREBODING (noun & adj) a feeling that something bad will premonition, presentiment,
happen. threatening, sinister,
menacing, apprehension,
ominous
FORFEIT (verb) lose or give up as a necessary surrender, relinquish,
result handover, yield, sacrifice,
renounce, give up
FORLORN (adj) very sad and lonely sad, miserable, dejected,
despondent, disconsolate,
abject.
FORTE (noun) a thing for which someone has a strength, strong point,
particular talent. speciality, talent, special
ability, skill, bent, gift, claim
to fame.
FORTHRIGHT (adj) direct and outspoken frank, direct, straightforward,
honest, candid, open,
sincere, straight, blunt

FORTUITOUS (adj) happening by luck. chance, unexpected

FOUR-SQUARE (adj) firm and resolute resolute, determined, full of

determination, purposeful,
purposive, resolved,
decided, adamant, firm

FRACAS (noun) noisy disturbance or quarrel disturbance, quarrel, scuffle,

brawl, affray, tussle, melee

FRACTIOUS (adj) irritable and bad tempered peevish, complaining,

restless, awkward, testy,
touchy
FRACTIOUS (adj) bad-tempered or easily upset grumpy, grouchy, crotchety,
cantankerous, peevish

FRANKENSTEIN (noun) monster evil, devil

FRENETIC (adj) involving a lot of energy frantic, wild, frenzied, hectic,
fraught, feverish

FRENZY (noun) a state or period of uncontrolled agitation, delirium,

excitement or wild behaviour derangement, excitement,
fever, fit, fury, hysteria,
insanity
FRETFUL (adj) behaving in a way that shows you distressed, upset,
are unhappy or uncomfortable. miserable, unsettled,
uneasy, ill at ease,
uncomfortable, agitated,
distraught, s
FRIVOLITY(noun) behaviour that us silly or amusing lightheartedness, levity,
especially when this is not jocularity, gaiety fun,
suitable silliness, zaniness,
giddiness, flippancy
FRUGAL (adj) economical in the use of anything thrifty, sparing, economical,
saving, careful, cautious.

FULMINATE (verb) express strong protest protest, rail, rage, rant

declaim

FUNCTIONARY (noun) a person whose job is to do official, office-bearer, office-

administrative work, esp. for a holder, public servant, civil
government or a political party. servant, bureaucrat,
administrator.
FUSSILADE (noun) a series of shots fired at the same salvo, volley, barrage,
time or quickly one after another. bombardment, cannonade,
burst, blast, hail, shower,
rain, stream, blitz, dis
GAFFE (noun) an embarrassing blunder blunder, mistake, error, slip,
indiscretion, impropriety,
breach of etiquette,
miscalculation, gauch

GAINSAY (verb) deny or contradict, speak against deny, dispute, contradict,

repudiate, declare untrue,
challenge, oppose, contest,
disprove, debunk
GAIT (noun) a person’s way of walking. walk, step, stride, pace,
tread, manner of walking,
way of walking, bearing,
carriage, comportment,
GALLING (adj) extremely irritating annoying, vexing, infuriating,
maddening, irksome

GALLIVANT (verb) go from place to phase in search jaunt, run, roam, wander,
of excitement. travel, gad, flit, range, rove,
ramble, traipse, stray.
GALORE (adj) in abundance a plenty, in abundance, in
profusion, in great quantity,
in large numbers, by the
dozen.
GALVANIZE (verb) shock or excite into action spur, prod, motivate

GAMBIT (noun) an action or remark intended to stratagem, machination,

gain an advantage scheme, tactic, manoeuvre

GANGLING (adj) (of a person) tall, thin and lanky, rangy, wiry, stringy,
awkward bony, angular, skinny,
spindly, scrawny, thin,
spare, gaunt, awkward, g
GARBLED (adj) reproduced (a message or muddled, jumbled, confused
transmission) in a confused and misquoted, misstated
distorted way.
GARGANTUAN (adj) huge massive, colossal

GARISH (adj) unpleasantly bright and showy gaudy, lurid, loud, over-
bright, harsh, glaring,
violent, flashy, showy
GARNER (verb) gather or collect gather, collect, accumulate,
amass, assemble, hoard,
stockpile.

GARRULITY (noun) the state of being extremely talkativeness,

talkative. garrulousness, loquacity,
volubility, verbosity, long-
windedness, chattiness,
effusiv
GASCONADING (verb) boasting rodomontading, blustering

GAUCHE (adj) socially awkward or gawky, inelegant, graceless,

unsophisticated ungraceful, inept

GENEALOGY (noun) family tree descent, ancestry, descent,

lineage, progeniture

GENEALOGY (noun) family tree descent, ancestors,

descendants, forebears,
pedigree
GENERATION (noun) age group, production cohort, creation, invention,
making
GENESIS (noun) origin birth, start, beginning

GENETICS (adj) the science of heredity heredity, inheritance

GENIAL (adj) friendly and cheerful friendly, affable, cordial,

congenial, amiable, warm,
approachable,
GENIALITY (noun) cheerfulness friendliness, warmth,
affability, cordiality,
amiability
GENOCIDE (noun) the murder of a whole race or racial killing, massacre,
group of people wholesale slaughter, mass
slaughter, wholesale killing,
mass murder, exter
GENRE (noun) type kind, variety, genus, sort,
field
GERMANE (adj) relevant to a subject under relevant, pertinent,
consideration applicable,

GHOULISH (adj) having an unhealthy interest in macabre, grisly, gruesome,

death or disaster grotesque, ghastly, morbid,
perverted
GIMCRACK (adj) badly made, of little value flimsy, shoddy,
insubstantial, rickety,
ramshackle, thrown
together, makeshift, inferior,
poor-quali
GINGERLY (adv) in a careful or cautious manner cautiously, carefully,
circumspectly, delicately,
warily, charily.
GLEAN (verb) collect gradually from various obtain, get, take, draw,
sources derive, extract, cull, garner,
gather, reap, select

GLISTEN (verb) to shine sparkle, twinkle, glint,

gleam, shimmer, glimmer,
flicker, blink, wink.
GLUT (noun) an excessively large supply abundance, excess,
overabundance, overflow,
plenty
GOSPEL(adj) something absolutely true. the truth, the whole truth,
the naked truth, gospel
truth, god’s truth, the honest
truth
GRADATION (noun) arrangement into categories degree, nuance, stage,
progression, shift
GRADIENT (noun) incline slope, ramp, hill, grade, rise,
pitch, ascent
GRATIFYING (verb) giving pleasure or satisfaction gladdening, pleasing,
satisfying
GRATIS (adj) free gratuitous, complimentary,
without payment
GRATITUDE (noun) thankfulness, appreciation of appreciation, gratefulness
kindness
GRATUITOUS (adj) unwarranted, free unjustified, needless,
unnecessary
GRAVE (adj & noun) serious, tomb, ominous, solemn severe, weighty,
momentous, crucial, critical,
important, vital
GRAVITY (noun) seriousness, solemnity severity, importance,
magnitude, significance,
enormity
GREGARIOUS (adj) sociable extroverted, expressive,
unreserved, expansive,
companionable
GRIEF (noun) deep sorrow, especially caused pain, misery, unhappiness,
by someone’s death heartache, anguish, angst

GRIEVANCE (noun) complaint, injustice criticism, accusation,

grumble, moan
GRIEVOUS (adj) grave severe, serious, dire,
heinous, terrible, dreadful
GRIM (adj) very serious or gloomy stern, forbidding, uninviting,
unapproachable, aloof,
distant, formidable, strict,
dour, harsh

GRISLY (adj) extremely unpleasant and gruesome, ghastly, frightful,

frightening and usually connected horrid, horrifying, fearful,
with death and violence. hideous, macabre, horrible,
horrendous, g
GUSTO (noun) enjoyment or vigour enthusiasm, relish, appetite,
delight, glee, pleasure,
satisfaction, gratification

GUTTURAL (adj) formed in the throat, throaty in throaty, husky, gruff,

sound. gravelly, growly, growling,
croaky, harsh, rough,
rasping, grating, jarring,
HABITAT (noun) home locale, environment,
territory, surroundings,
habitation, haunt
HABITUE (noun) a resident of or frequent visitor to regular, visitor, familiar face,
a place regular, patron, frequenter,
haunter
HACKNEYED (adj) used too often and therefore overused, overworked,
boring vapid, stale, trite
HALCYON (adj) peaceful and happy serene, calm, pleasant,
balmy, tranquil, mild
HALLMARK (noun) a distinctive feature mark, sign, indicator,
indication, feature,
characteristic, trait, attribute,
property.
HAM-FISTED (adj) lacking skill when using your clumsy, bungling,
hands or when dealing with incompetent, amateurish,
people. inept, maladroit.
HANGDOG (adj) having a sad or guilty ashamed, guilty-looking,
appearance. sheepish, abashed, abject,
cowed, cringing, downcast,
crestfallen, woebegon

HAPHAZARD (adj) random slapdash, chaotic, jumbled,

messy
HAPLESS (adj) unfortunate unlucky, wretched, luckless,
ill -fated
HARBINGER (noun) a person or thing that announces herald, sign, indicator,
or signals the approach of prelude
something
HARBINGER (noun) a person or thing that announces herald, sign of, indicator,
or signals the approach of indication, signal, prelude,
something portent
HARD-CORE (adj) the most committed or diehard, staunch, dedicated,
uncompromising members of a committed, steadfast, hard-
group. line, dyed-in-the-wool,
extreme, entrenched,

HARD-HITTING (adj) not afraid to talk about somebody uncompromising, blunt,

or something in an honest and forthright, frank, honest,
very direct way. direct, tough, critical,
condemnatory, unsparing,
HARROWING (adj) extremely upsetting or disturbing distressing, traumatic,
upsetting, heartbreaking,
heart-rending, shocking,
disturbing.
HAUTEUR (noun) proud haughtiness of manner haughtiness,
superciliousness, loftiness,
arrogance, pride
HAVEN (noun) a place where people or animals refuge, retreat, shelter,
feel safe, secure and happy. sanctuary, asylum, place of
safety, place of security,
port in a strom, la

HEADWAY (noun) forward progress make progress, make

strides, gain ground,
progress, advance, proceed,
move, get on, get ahead,
shape
HEARTEN (verb) raise someone’s spirits cheer, raise, comfort,
reassure, console, boost,
buoy, revitalize, encourage,
energize, exhilarate,

HEARTFELT (adj) deeply felt sincere, genuine, unfeigned,

earnest, profound, deep,
wholehearted, ardent,
fervent, passionate
HECKLE (verb) interrupt (a public speaker) with jeer, taunt, jibe at, disrupt,
comments or abuses. interrupt, harass.

HECTORING (verb) boasting, bullying bragging, intimidating

HEDONISTIC (adj) engaged in the pursuit of pleasure epicurean, extravagant,
intemperate, luxurious,
sensual, sybaritic, pleasure-
loving, self-indulgent

HEGEMONY (noun) dominance of one group or state leadership, dominance,

over another supremacy, control
HEGEMONY (noun) preponderant influence especially leadership, dominance,
of one state over others. dominion, supremacy,
ascendancy, predominance,
primacy, authority,
sovereignt
HERETICAL (adj) against traditional religious atheistic, blasphemous
doctrine
HERMETICALLY (adv) impenetrably unyieldingly
HETERODOX (adj) unorthodox heretical, dissenting,
profane, sacrilegious,
deviating
HETEROGENEOUS (adj) varied mixed, diverse, assorted,
various
HETEROGENOUS (adj) varied assorted, mixed, various,
diverse
HIDEOUS (adj) extremely ugly ugly, unsightly, repulsive,
repellent, revolting,
gruesome, disgusting,
grotesque, monstrous, grim

HILARIOUS (adj) extremely funny or merry. boisterous, cheerful,

cheering, entertaining, jolly,
jovial, lively, merry, mirthful,
rollicking, up
HOARY (adj) of an advanced age, advanced in ancient, old, grizzled,
years venerable
HOLISTIC (adj) considering the whole rather than complete, entire
individual parts
HOLOCAUST (noun) destruction on a mass scale destruction, devastation

HOMESPUN (adj) simple and ordinary, not coming unsophisticated, unpolished,

from an expert. unrefined, plain, simple,
rustic, folksy, artless,
modest, natural, coa

HOMICIDE (noun) murder killing, shooting, slaughter,

stabbing
HOMOGENEOUS (adj) of the same kind uniform, identical,
unvarying, consistent,
similar, undistinguishable
HONE (verb) make sharper or more efficient. sharpen, make sharp, whet,
grind, file, put an edge on.

HORRENDOUS (adj) extremely unpleasant horrifying, frightful, fearful,

awful, terrible, shocking,
appalling, grim, hideous,
grisly, ghastly
HORTATORY (adj) intended to strongly urge exhortatory, moralistic,
someone to do something homilectic, didactic,
pedagogic
HOTFOOT (adv) in eager haste. hastily, hurriedly, speedily,
quick, fast, rapidly, swiftly,
without delay, in haste,
headlong, post

HUBRIS (noun) excessive pride or self-confidence arrogance, conceit,

conceitedness, haughtiness,
pride, vanity
HURTLE (verb) move at great speed speed, rush, race, chase,
bolt, bowl, dash, careen,
sweep, whizz, buzz, zoom,
flash, blast, charge,
HYPERACTIVE (adj) agitated wired, agitated, energetic,
restless
HYPERBOLE (noun) an exaggerated statement exaggeration, overstatement

HYPODERMIC (adj & noun) used to inject a drug or other nozzle, plunger, needle
substance beneath the skin
HYPOTHETICAL (adj) theoretical supposed, imaginary

HYPOTHETICAL (adj) based on situations or ideas theoretical, speculative,

which are possible and imagined conjectured, notional,
rather than real and true imagined, supposed

IDEE FIXE (noun) an idea that dominates the mind, obsession, fixation, passion,
an observsion. mania, compulsion,
preoccupation, enthusiasm,
infatuation, addition, f

IDIOSYNCRATIC (adj) individual or peculiar distinctive, individual,

characteristic,
distinguishing, peculiar
IGNOMINY (noun) public disgrace shame, humiliation,
disgrace, stigma
ILLEGIBLE (adj) unreadable scribbled, scrawled,
indecipherable
ILL-FATED (adj) destined to fall or be unlucky doomed, blighted,
condemned, damned,
cursed, ill-starred, ill-
omened, jinxed, unfortunate,
hapless
ILLITERATE (adj) uneducated uninformed, ignorant,
untaught, not conversant,
uneducated
IMMACULATELY (adv) free from flaws or mistakes perfectly, pristinely,
flawlessly, faultlessly,
specklessly
IMMANENT (adj) present within or throughout inherent, intrinsic, innate,
latent, essential,
fundamental, basic,
ingrained, natural
IMMURE (verb) hold captive, put under lock and confine, intern, incarcerate,
key imprison, detain

IMPASSE (noun) a situation in which no progress is deadlock, dead end,

possible; a deadlock stalemate, checkmate,
standstill, halt, stop
IMPECCABLE (adj) without faults or mistakes flawless, faultless,
unblemished, spotless,
stainless
IMPECUNIIOUS (adj) having little or no money indigent, destitute,
penniless, needy, poor,
impoverished
IMPERIOUS (adj) expecting to be obeyed without arrogant, authoritarian,
question autocratic
IMPETUOUS (adj) acting or doing quickly and impulsion, motion, thrust,
without thought drive, movement
IMPORT (noun) the implied meaning of meaning, sense, essence,
something. gist, drift, purport, message,
thrust, substance, sum and
substance, implic

IMPROMPTU (adj) done without preparation or unrehearsed, unprepared,

feeling. unscripted, extempore,
improvised, spontaneous,
unstudied, unpremeditated,

IMPULSIVE (adj) acting or done without thinking impetuously, rash, reckless,

ahead incautious
IMPUTE (verb) believe that (something) has been attribute, ascribe, assign,
done or caused by someone or credit, accredit, chalk up
something
INCAPACITY (noun) lack of ability or skill to do disability, incapability,
something. inability, debility,
impairment, indisposition,
unfitness, powerlessness,
INCENSE (verb) to inflame with anger, to enrage. enrage, infuriate, anger,
madden, send into a rage,
outrage, inflame,
exasperate, antagonize,
provok
INCESSANT (adj) never stopping relentless, continual, never-
ending, unremitting,
ceaseless, constant,
persistent
INCIPIENT (adj) beginning to happen or develop. developing, impending,
growing, emerging,
inceptive
INCLINATION (noun) leaning, slope disposition, tendency, bent,
bias, affection, attachment,
wish, desire, liking, fancy,
allurement, h
INCOGNITO (adj & adv) in disguise secretly, undercover,
anonymously
INCONSEQUENTIAL (adj) not important insignificant, unimportant,
immaterial, inessential,
irrelevant, negligible,
inappreciable, inconsi
INCONTROVERTIBLE (noun) not able to be denied indisputable, indubitable

INCRIMINATE (adj) indicate as involved in wrong implicate, give away,

doing convict, cause to look guilty

INCUMBENT (adj) necessary for (someone) as a binding, obligatory,

duty. mandatory, necessary,
compulsory, required,
essential
INCURSION (noun) sudden attack raid, sortie into, sally against

INDECOROUS (adj) in bad taste. improper, unseemly,

unbecoming, undignified,
immodest, indecent,
indelicate, indiscreet,
immoral, sh
INDIGENCE (noun) abject poverty poverty, penury,
impoverishment,
impecuniousness,
destitution
INDIGENT (adj) very poor impecunious, destitute,
penniless, impoverished
INDISPOSITION (noun) the state of being ill or unfit illness, ailment, disorder,
sickness, affliction, malady,
infirmity, malaise, disease,
infection, up
INDOCTRINATE (verb) make (someone) accept a set of brain-wash propagandize,
beliefs without considering any proselytize, inculcate, re-
alternatives. educate, persuade,
convince, condition disciplin

INDOMITABLE (adj) not to be overcome, invincible, unconquerable,

unconquerable. unbeatable, unassailable,
impregnable, invulnerable,
unsurpassable, unsha
INDUBITABLE (adj) impossible to doubt unquestionable,
undoubtable, undeniable,
irrefutable, sure, certain
INEBRIATION (noun) drunkenness intoxication, insobriety,
tipsiness
INEPTITUDE (noun) the quality or the state of being unskilled, clumsy, all thumbs
incompetent
INFALLIBLE (adj) incapable of making mistakes or foolproof, watertight,
being wrong reliable, surefire, flawless,
dependable, fail-safe
INFINITESIMAL (adj) extremely small minute, tiny, minuscule,
extremely small,
microscopic, indiscernible,
imperceptible, inappreciable

INFLUX (noun) the arrival or entry of large inundation, inrush, stream,

number of people or things flood, incursion
INFRINGE (verb) break (a law, agreement etc) contravene, violate,
transgress, break, breach,
disobey, defy, flout,
overstep, exceed
INFUSION (noun) pouring introduction, instillation,
implantation
INGENIIOUS (adj) very suitable for a particular inventive, creative,
purpose and resulting from clever imaginative, original, clever,
new ideas innovative, resourceful,
gifted, enterprising

INGENUOUSNESS (noun) innocent and unsuspecting naiveté, innocence,

simplicity, sincerity,
trustfulness
INGRATE (noun & adj) an ungrateful person. Gratis: free ungrateful, unthankful,
unappreciative
INGRATIATE (verb) to make acceptable by conscious charm, win, captivate
effort
INHIBIT (verb) slow down, stop restrain, reduce, stall,
hinder, hamper
INIMICAL (adj) tending to obstruct or harm harmful, injurious,
detrimental, deleterious,
pernicious, damaging,
hurtful, dangerous,
destructive,
INJUNCTION (noun) an official order given by a court order, ruling, direction,
of law which demands that directive, command,
something must or must not be instruction, demand, decree,
done edict, dictum.
INNATE (adj) inborn, natural natural, native, instinctive,
intrinsic, inherent
INNOCUOUS (adj) not harmful or offensive inoffensive, unobjectionable,
unexceptionable,
unoffending, harmless, mild,
peaceful, gentle, tame,

INNUENDO (noun) a remark which makes an indirect insinuation, implication, hint,

reference to something suggestion, intimation,
overtone
INQUEST (noun) an official investigation to find out inquiry, examination,
the cause of somebody’s death inquisition, post-mortem
especially when it has not
happened naturally
INQUEST (noun) an official inquiry to gather the inquiry, investigation,
facts relating to an incident. inquisition, probe, review,
study, survey, analysis,
exploration, scrutiniza
INQUISITIVE (adj) eagerly seeking knowledge, questioning, inquiring,
prying interested, nosy, probing,
intrusive
INSATIABLE (adj) voracious unquenchable, avid,
ravenous, greedy,
unappeasable
INSCRUTABLE (adj) impossible to understand or enigmatic. mysterious,
interpret inexpressive
INSENTIENT (adj) not having perception, incapable inanimate, lifeless, inorganic
of sensation inert, insensate,
unconscious, comatose,
anaesthetized, desensitised,

INSIDIOUS (adj) sinister menacing, subtle,

dangerous
INSIDIOUS (adj) proceeding in a gradual and stealthy, subtle,
harmful way surreptitious, sneaking,
crafty
INSINUATE (verb) imply suggest, hint, indicate,
intimate
INSOLENT (adj) rude and disrespectful impertinent, impudent,
impolite, uncivil
INSOMNIA (noun) the condition of being unable to wakefulness, restlessness
sleep
INSOUCIANT (adj) lacking concern untroubled, blasé, heedless,
nonchalant
INSURGENT (adj & noun) rebellious, rebel uprising, dissatisfied,
insurrectionary
INSURMOUNTABLE (adj) insuperable insoluble, impossible,
intractable, undefeatable,
overwhelming
INSURRECTION (noun) a violent uprising against authority uprising, rebellion

INTERCESSION (noun) intervening on behalf of another mediation, intermediation,

negotiation, arbitration,
conciliation, intervention,
interceder, arbitra
INTERIM (adj & noun) temporary provisional, intervening, pro
tem, acting
INTERIM (adj) temporary provisional, intervening, pro
tem, acting
INTERJECT (verb) butt in throw in, exclaim,
interpolate, speak,
interpose, cut in
INTERLOPER (noun) a person who interferes in intruder, encroacher,
another's affairs. trespasser, invader,
infiltrator, unwanted person,
uninvited guest, immigrant,

INTERMINABLE (adj) endless ceaseless, everlasting,

incessant, perpetual, never-
ending
INTERMITTENT (adj) irregular discontinuous, blinking,
flashing, sporadic, broken,
alternating
INTERN (verb) imprison detain, hold, confine

INTERPOLATE (verb) to add something to a piece of insert, interpose, introduce,

writing implant, add, incorporate

INTERREGNUM (noun) rebellion mutiny, rebellion, uprising,

rising, revolt

INTERVENED (verb) interfere, occur mediate, arbitrate,

intercede, get involved,
intrude, happen
INTIMIDATE (verb) threaten bully, frighten, coerce,
terrorize, overawe, daunt
INTONATION (noun) the rise and fall of the voice in accent, delivery, inflection,
speaking modulation, sound,
pronunciation, speech-
pattern, pattern, tone
INTRACTABLE (adj) stubborn, difficult inflexible, obdurate,
obstinate, pig-headed, wilful

INTRANSIGENT (adj) refusing to change one’s views or inflexible, unbending,

behaviour uncompromising,
unshakable, resolute,
stubborn, obdurate
INTREPID (adj) extremely, brave heroic, bold, brave,
courageous, daring, gallant,
valiant
INTRIGUE (verb) arouse the curiosity or interest of interest, fascinate, attract,
draw, lure, tempt, tantalize,
tempt, rivet, absorb, engross

INUNDATE (verb) flood swamp, overwhelm, deluge,

engulf, submerge
INURE (verb) to make someone or something harden, toughen, seasoned,
get used to something unpleasant habituate, familiarize
so that they are no longer strongly
affected by it.
INVECTIVE (noun) strongly abusive or critical abuse, insult, vituperation,
language expletive, swearing, curse,
denunciation, censure,
revilement, vilifica
INVEIGLE (verb) persuade by trickery or flattery cajole, wheedle, wax,
persuade, convince, talk,
tempt
INVESTITURE (noun) installation inauguration
INVIGORATING (adj) making somebody feel healthy revitalizing, energizing,
and full of energy. refreshing, reviving,
verifying, bracing,
rejuvenating, enlivening,
restor
INVINCIBLE (adj) unbeatable unshakable, unassailable,
unconquerable, indomitable,
insuperable, impregnable,
indestructible

INVOKE (verb) appeal to, evoke, bring into play call up, pray to, raise, cite

INVOLUNTARY (adj) done without conscious control. reflex, reflexive, automatic,

knee-jerk, mechanical,
unconditioned,
spontaneous, instinctive,
instin
IOTA (noun) an extremely small amount. bit, mite, speck, scrap,
shred, ounce, scintilla, atom,
jot, title, whit, little bit,
particle, frac
IRASCIBLE (adj) bad tempered irritable, short-tempered,
dyspeptic, cantankerous
IRKSOME (adj) tedious and annoying irritating, annoying, vexing,
vexatious, galling,
exasperating, displeasing,
grating, disagreeable,
ITERATE (adj) do or say repeatedly. repeat, recapitulate, go over
again, rehearse, restate,
reiterate.
ITINERANT (noun & adj) travelling wandering, roving, roaming,
nomadic, peripatetic

JADED (adj) tired out or lacking enthusiasm, weary, fatigued, sapped

having had too much of
something.
JAUNDICED (adj) feeling or showing prejudice, bitter, resentful, cynical,
distaste or jealousy soured, distorted,
disenchanted, pessimistic,
sceptical.
JEJUNE (adj) dull and uninteresting boring, tedious, dreary,
mundane, commonplace,
routine
JEOPARDY (noun) danger of loss or harm danger, peril,
endangerment, insecurity,
vulnerability
JEST (noun) something said or done to amuse joke, witticism, funny
people. remark, gag, quip, sally,
pun, play on words.
JETTISON (verb) throw overboard get rid of, throw away,
chuck out, discard, ditch,
abandon
JINGOISM (noun) excessive support for one’s chauvinism, xenophobia,
country. isolationism, sectarianism,
hawkishness, militarism,
belligerence, bellicosi

JOCOSE (adj) playful or humorous jocular, cheerful

JOIE DE VIVRE (noun) exuberance, literally joy of living gaiety, cheerfulness,
cheeriness, merriment,
happiness, joy, light-
heartedness, jolliness,
joviality
JUDICIOUS (adj) sensible prudent

JUNCTION (noun) a join; connection; crossroads intersection, link, joint,

seam
JUNCTURE (noun) point in time; a convergence of stage, moment, occasion
events
JUNCTURE (noun) a particular point or stage in an point, point in time, time,
activity moment, stage, period,
phase
JURISDICTION (noun) the authority to administer justice -
or exercise power, authority, field

JUSTIFICATION (noun) good reason, rationale validation, rationalization,

excuse, explanation
JUVENILE (adj) silly and more typical of a child childish, immature, puerile,
than an adult callow, inexperienced
KEEPSAKE (noun) a small item kept in memory of memento, souvenir,
the person who gained it or reminder, something to
originally owned it. remember someone by,
relic, remembrance,
memorial, token.
KINDRED (adj) cognate, congenial related, allied, connected,
comparable, similar, like,
alike, parallel, associated,
corresponding, c
KOWTOW (verb) be excessively meek and prostrate oneself, bow,
obedient towards someone bowdown before, genuflect,
bow and scrape, pay
homage, show reverence,
show
KUDOS (noun) praise and honour prestige, cachet, glory,
honour, status, standing,
distinction, prestigiousness,
fame, celebrity, re

LABORIOUS (adj) difficult, arduous protracted, lengthy,

backbreaking, painstaking
LABOURED (adj) not natural or unprepared contrived, stiff, strained,
forced, unnatural, artificial,
mannered, studied, affected,
overdone, he
LACHRYMOSE (adj) tearful or sad tearful, weeping, crying,
teary, sobbing, woeful,
unhappy, depressed,
miserable
LACKADAISICAL (adj) not showing enough care or careless, lazy, lax,
enthusiasm. unenthusiastic, lukewarm,
indifferent
LACONIC (adj) using very few words brief, concise, terse,
incisive, compendious
LAMENT (verb) to feel or express great sadness bemoan, bewail, deplore,
or disappointment about regret, rue
somebody or something.
LAMPOONED (verb) ridiculed satirized, mocked

LAPSE (noun & verb) a slight error; become void or no slip, momentary failure,
longer valid come to an end, gap
LARCENY (noun) the crime of stealing something theft, stealing, robbery,
from somebody; an occasion pilfering, thievery,
when this takes place purloining, burglary,
misappropriation
LARCENY (noun) theft of personal property stealing, robbery, pilfering,
thievery, purloining,
burglary, housebreaking.
LARGESSE (noun) generosity generosity, liberality,
bountifulness, bounty,
benefaction
LASSITUDE (noun) physical or mental weariness lethargy, listlessness,
weariness, languor,
sluggishness, enervation,
sloth, apathy
LAX (adj) not strict severe or careful enough slack, slipshod, negligent,
about rules or standards of neglectful, heedless,
behaviour unmindful
LEEWAY (noun) the amount of freedom to move or freedom, scope, latitude,
act that is available. liberty, flexibility,
independence, licence
LEGACY (noun) something handed down by a bequest, inheritance,
predecessor. heritage, bequeathal,
bestowal, benefaction,
endowment, gift, patrimony,
heirl
LEGATEE (noun) a person who receives money or beneficiary, inheritor, heir,
property heiress, recipient, receiver,
payee, assignee
LEGERDEMAIN (noun) skilful use of one’s hands when sleight of hand, juggling,
performing tricks. conjuring, magic, wizardry,
illusion, dexterity.

LEGIBLE (adj) readable intelligible, understandable,

decipherable,
comprehensible, clear

LEGION (noun) a large number of people of one horde, host, throng,

particular group. multitude, crowd, drove,
mass, mob, rabble, gang,
swarm, flock, herd, body,
pac
LEGITIMATE (adj) related to being lawful or legal lawful, reasonable

LETHARGIC (adj) lacking energy and enthusiasm. apathetic, idle, inactive,

indolent lazy.
LEVEL-HEADED (adj) calm and sensible practical, realistic, prudent,
circumspect, pragmatic,
wise, reasonable, sober

LEVITATE (verb) rise and float in the air -

LEVITY (noun) lack of serious thought; light- humour, cheerfulness,

heartedness jokiness, flippancy
LEXICON (noun) dictionary glossary, word list
LIBEL (noun) character assassination defamation, calumny,
misrepresentation, scandal
mongering
LIBERAL (adj) open-minded, generous tolerant, broadminded,
moderate, freethinking,
laissez-faire,
noninterventionist
LIBERATE (verb) set free; free from conventional unshackle, unfetter, free
ideas about behaviour.
LIBERTINE a person who lives an reprobate, debauchee,
irresponsible and immoral life hedonist
LIBERTINE (noun) a person who lives an debauchee, profligate,
irresponsible life lecher
LIMPID (adj) clear and transparent lucid, clear, plain,
understandable, intelligible,
comprehensible,
perceptible, coherent

LINGUA FRANCA (noun) dialect, a common language used lingo, language, dialect,
among people whose native argot
languages are different
LITANY (noun) a long boring account of a series recital, repetition, list, listing,
of events, reasons etc. catalogue, roll, inventory.

LITERAL (adj) taking words in their usual or honest, accurate, exact,

primary sense without metaphor unembroidered,
or allegory unembellished, plain
LITERATE (adj) able to read and write cultured, erudite, learned,
literary, knowledgeable
LOATHSOME (adj) causing hatred or disgust hateful, detestable,
abhorrent, repulsive, odious,
repugnant, repellent,
disgusting, revolting.

LOCALE (noun) the scene of an event backdrop

LODESTAR (noun) a principle that guides guide, guiding light, guiding

somebody’s behaviour or actions. star, role model, model,
luminary, exemplar, ideal,
inspiration; crit

LOPSIDED (adj) with one side lower or smaller asymmetrical, uneven,

than the other unequal, askew, crooked
LOQUACIOUS (adj) wordy talkative, garrulous,
rambling, long-winded,
effusive
LOTUS-EATERS (noun) day dreamer fantasizer, romantic

LOURING (adj) dark and threatening. overcast, dark, leaden, grey,

cloudy, gloomy
LOWBROW (adj) not highly intellectual or cultured mass-market, tabloid, pop,
popular, intellectually
undemanding, lightweight,
easy to understand, acc
LUCID (adj) clear, sane, articulate cogent, coherent, logical,
reasoned, simple, plain
LUCRE (noun) money obtained through money, cash, funds, capital,
dishonest means finance, riches, wealth,
spoils, ill-gotten gains, profit,
gain, procee
LUDICROUS (adj) absurd, ridiculous comical, foolish, stupid,
farcical, nonsensical,
preposterous
LUGUBRIOUS (adj) sad and dismal mournful, gloomy, sad,
doleful
LUMINARY (noun) a person who inspires or leading light, inspiration,
influences others leader, expert, master,
dignitary, celebrity, public
figure, legend
LUNATIC (noun) outrageous an insane person
LUSTROUS (adj) shiny glossy, gleaming, radiant,
shimmering, glistening
MACABRE (adj) unpleasant and strange because gruesome, grisly, grim, gory,
connected with death and morbid, ghastly
frightening things
MACHIAVELLIAN (adj) scheming plotting, cunning, crafty

MACHINATIONS (noun) secret and complicated plans, schemes, plots, intrigues,

especially to gain power. conspiracies, designs,
plans, devices, ploys, ruses,
tricks, wiles.
MAELSTROM (noun) a situation of confusion or turbulence, tumult, turmoil,
upheaval. uproar, commotion,
disorder, jumble, disarray,
chaos
MAGINIFECENT (adj) extremely attractive and wonderful, brilliant,
impressive outstanding, bravura,
superlative, splendid,
glorious
MAGNANIMOUS (adj) large hearted and forgiving noble, generous,
honourable

MAGNATE (noun) a wealthy and influential person, tycoon

esp. in business
MAGNILOQUENCE (noun) the ability to speak in a grand or grandiloquence, loftiness,
bombastic style grandiosity, pompousness,
pomposity, pretentiousness,
bombast, rhetoric,

MAGNUM OPUS (noun) work of art masterpiece, tour de force,

work of genius, stunning
success, cinema etc.,
MAIM (verb) to injure somebody seriously, injure, wound, hurt, cripple,
causing permanent damage to disable, put out of action,
their body. lame, incapicitate, impair,
mar, mutilate,
MAINSPRING (noun) the most important part of motive, motivation, impetus,
something, the most important driving force, incentive,
influence on something. impulse, cause, prime
mover, reason, origin,

MAINSTREAM (adj) the ideas and opinions that are normal, conventional,
thought to be normal because ordinary, orthodox,
they are shared by most people. conformist, accepted,
established recognized,
common, usua
MALADROIT (adj) awkward incomplete, gawky, clumsy,
ungainly, gauche, inept,
lumbering

MALAPROPISM (noun) incorrect usage of words solecism, misuse

MALCONTENT (noun) a person who is dissatisfied and troublemaker, mischief-

rebellious maker, agitator, dissentient,
dissident, rebel, discontent
complainer, grumbl

MALEVOLENCE (noun) wickedness ill will, malice, evil

MALEVOLENT (adj) malicious wicked, spiteful, mean

MALICIOUS (adj) meaning or meant to do harm wicked, mean, spiteful,

nasty, cruel

MALIGN (verb & adj) slander, harmful damaging, smear, libel,

hurtful, criticize

MALIGNANT (adj) evil hateful, nasty, mean,

malevolent, wicked
MANDATE (noun) command, order, charge authorization, order,
permission, consent and
command
MANDATORY (adj) required by rule or law compulsory, obligatory

MANGLE (verb) to hack, tear, or crush into a mutilate, maim, disfigure,

misshapen state. damage, injure, crush,
crumple, hack, cut about,
lacerate.
MANHANDLE (verb) push or drag (someone) roughly jostle, shove, hustle, handle
roughly, push, pull; maltreat,
ill-treat, mistreat, abuse,
maul, moles
MANIFEST (verb) to show something clearly, display, show, exhibit,
especially, a feeling, an attitude or demonstrate, evince, reveal,
a quality express, declare
MANIFESTOS (noun) a public declaration of policy proposal, program

MANIPULATE (verb) control or influence in a clever or exploit, control, influence,

underhand way manoeuvre, engineer, steer,
direct, orchestrate,
choreograph
MANOEUVRE (noun) a carefully planned scheme or intrigue, gambit, scheme
action
MARAUDING (adj) going around a place in search of predatory, rapacious,
things to steal or people to attack thieving, vulturine,
plundering
MARINER (noun) a sailor sailor, seafarer, seaman

MARVEL (verb) to feel astonishment be amazed, be astonished,

be surprise, be awed,
wonder, stare, gape, be
dumbfounded, admire,
applaud
MASOCHISTIC (adj) hurting or harming oneself -

MASQUERADE (verb) a pretence pretend to be, pose as,

impersonate, simulate
profess to be
MAUNDER (verb) talk in a rambling way ramble, prattle, prate,
blether, blither, drivel, rattle,
chatter, jabber, gabble,
babble
MAVERICK (noun) an unconventional or independent individualist, rebel,
minded person dissident, dissenter
MAWKISH (adj) sentimental in an excessive way sentimental, over-emotional,
cloying, sickly, saccharine,
sugary, syrupy, sickening,
nauseating, mau

MAYHEM (noun) confusion and fear, usually chaos, disorder, confusion,

caused by violent behaviour or by havoc, bedlam,
some sudden shocking event. pandemonium, tumult,
uproar, turmoil, madness,
maelstrom,
MEDDLE (verb) interfere with something that is tinker, intrude, butt in, pry
not one’s concern.
MEDDLESOME (adj) fond of interfering in others offairs interfering, meddling,
intrusive, prying, inquisitive,
officious, importunate.

MEDIOCRE (adj) of only average or fairly low average, ordinary,

quality pedestrian, commonplace

MELANGE (noun) varied mixture mixture, medley, blend, mix,

miscellany, diversity,
collection
MELEE (noun) a confused fight tumult, disturbance, rumpus,
commotion, disorder, brawl,
fracas, fight, fray

MELLOW (adj) relaxed and good humoured. genial, jovial, jolly, cheerful,
happy, merry

MELODRAMATIC (adj) too dramatic or exaggerated exaggerated, histrionic,

extravagant, over-dramatic,
overdone, over-sensational,
theatrical
MEMOIR (noun) an account written by a public account, historical account,
figure of his/her life and history, record, chronicle,
experiences. annal(s), commentary,
narrative, story, rep

MERCENARY (adj) motivated chiefly by the desire to money-oriented, grasping,

make money greedy, avaricious,
acquisitive, covetous, venal,
materialistic
MERCURIAL (adj) often changing or reacting in a volatile, capricious,
way that is unexpected temperamental, excitable,
fickle
MESMERISED (verb) spell bound captivated

METTLE (noun) spirit and strength in the face of fortitude, spirit, tenacity,
difficulty resolve, determination,
resolution, indomitability,
METTLESOME (adj) spirited; brave gritty, fearless, courageous

MIDDLING (adj) second – rate, of average size, average, standard, normal,

quality, status etc ordinary

MILIEU (noun) a person’s social environment environment, background,

backdrop, setting, context,
atmosphere, scene,
location, locale, conditions

MINATORY (adj) threatening menacing baleful, warning,

ominous
MINUSCULE (adj) extremely small tiny, minute, microscopic,
little, micro, miniature
MIRTHFUL (adj) in high spirits merry, high-spirited,
cheerful, cheery, hilarious,
gleeful, jocular
MIRY(adj) very muddy or baggy muddy, oozy, slushy, slimy,
swampy, marshy, boggy,
fenny, sodden, slushy,
saturated, squelch
MISAPPREHENSION (noun) a mistaken belief misunderstanding, mistake,
error, misinterpretation,
misconstruction, misreading,
misjudgement, misc

MISDEMEANOUR (noun) an action that is bad or wrongdoing, evil deed,

unacceptable crime, felony, misconduct,
offence
MISHAP (noun) accidental and unfortunate calamity, disaster,
misfortune, catastrophe
MISSIVE (noun) letter epistle, note, notification,
communication, memo,
memorandum
MODICUM (noun) small quantity of something little bit, small amount,
particle, degree, speck,
fragment, scrap, crumb,
grain, morsel
MODUS OPERANDI (noun) a way of operating or doing method of working, method,
something. way, manner, technique,
style, procedure, approach,
course of action, met

MONOMANIA (noun) an obsession with one thing. obsession, fixation, idea,

ruling passion, consuming
passion, mania, compulsion,
fetish, preoccupati

MONOTONY (noun) repetitiveness boredom, tedium, dullness,

uniformity, ennui, sameness

MORAL FIBRE (noun) the inner strength to do what you resolution, fortitude, resolve,
believe to be right in difficult backbone, spine, mettle,
situations. firmness of purpose.

MORASS (noun) a complicated situation confusion, chaos, muddle,

tangle, entanglement,
imbroglio, jumble, clutter,
mire
MORDANT (adj) sharply sarcastic caustic, trenchant, biting,
acerbic, sardonic
MORES (noun) customs and conventions of traditions, practices, habits,
community usages
MORES (noun) the customs and behaviour that customs, conventions,
are considered typical of a traditions, practices,
particular social group or procedures, habits, usages
community
MORIBUND (adj) at the point of death, losing waning, obsolescent, seen
effectiveness and about to end. better days

MOUNTEBANK (noun) a quack seller of remedies swindler, charlatan, fraud,

fraudster, imposter, trickster,
racketeer, hoaxer, sharper,
quack
MULTIFARIOUS (adj) having great variety diverse, numerous, various,
varied, diversified, multiple,
multitudinous, multiplex,
manifold
MULTIFARIOUS (adj) having great variety. diverse, many, numerous,
varied, various, diversified,
multitudinous, multiple,
manifold, multifacet
MUNIFICENCE (noun) extreme generosity generosity, bountifulness,
magnanimity, lavishness,
liberality
MURKY (adj) dark and gloomy grey, leaden, dull, dim,
overcast, cloudy
MUTED (adj) muffled sound. muffled, faint, indistinct,
quiet, soft softened, low,
dull; hushed, whispered,
lowered, stifled, su
MUTILATE (verb) cause a serious damage to mangle, maim, disfigure,
(something) butcher, dismember, tear
apart, lacerate, cripple,
lame, disable,
MYRMIDONS (noun) faithful followers hirelings
NADIR (noun) the worst moment of a particular the lowest point, lowest
situation level, rock-bottom
NAÏVE (adj) lacking experience, wisdom or innocent, unsophisticated,
judgement artless, ingenuous,
inexperienced, guileless,
unworldly
NARCISSIST (noun) self admiring person self-obsessed, conceited

NASCENT (adj) just coming into existence and growing, embryonic,

beginning to develop incipient, young, fledgeling,
evolving, emergent, rising,
dawning
NECROMANCY (noun) witchcraft or black magic. sorcery, (black) magic,
witchcraft, wizardry,
occultism, enchantment,
divination, demonology,
voodoi
NEFARIOUS (adj) wicked or criminal sinful, evil, iniquitous,
villainous, criminal, heinous,
atrocious
NEGATE (verb) cancel out, deny counteract, undo, reverse,
contradict, wipe out, -ify,
disprove, make invalid
NEPOTISM (noun) undue favouritism to one's favouritism, partiality,
relations and close friends. partisanship, patronage,
unfairness
NERVE - RACKING (only) making you feel very nervous and stressful anxious, worrying,
worried. fraught, nail-biting, tense,
difficult, trying, worrisome,
disquieting,

NETTLED (adj) annoyed irritated, cross, put out,

irked, galled, vexed,
exasperated, infuriated,
upset, displeased, offende
NIGGLE (verb) criticize in a petty way complain, object, moan,
fuss, nag, carp, cavil,
grumble, grouse
NIHILISM (noun) the belief that nothing has any negativity, cynicism
value, especially religious and
moral principles
NIRVANA (noun) perfect bliss and release from paradise, heaven, Eden,
karma, attained by the extinction bliss, blessedness, ecstasy,
of individuality. joy, peace, serenity,
tranquillity, enlightenme

NOISOME (adj) very unpleasant disagreeable, distasteful,

displeasing, obnoxious,
abhorrent
NONCHALANT (adj) calm, relaxed calm, cool, unconcerned,
collected, composed
NON-COMMITTAL (adj) showing what one thinks or which evasive, equivocal,
side one supports temporizing, guarded,
circumspect, wary, careful,
prudent
NONDESCRIPT (adj) having no interesting or unusual undistinguished, featureless,
features or qualities characterless, ordinary,
commonplace
NONENTITY (noun) a person without any special unimportant person, person
qualities, who has not achieved of no importance, person of
anything important. no account, nobody, cipher,
man of straw, not
NONPAREIL (adj) a person or thing having no match incomparable, matchless,
or equal. unrivalled, unparalleled,
peerless, unmatched,
inimitable, unique,
consumma
NONPLUSSED (adj) surprised and confused as to how surprised, stunned,
to react dumbfounded, confounded,
astounded, astonished,
amazed
NOSTRUM (noun) favourite method for improving remedy, cure, prescription,
something. answer, magic formula,
recipe for success

NOTIONAL (adj) based on a guess, estimate or hypothetical, theoretical,

theory; not existing in reality. speculative, conjectural,
suppositional, putative,
conceptual, abstract,
NOVEAU RICHE (pl.noun) people who have recently the new rich, parvenus,
become rich and who like to arrivistes, upstarts, social
display their wealth in an obvious climbers, vulgarians.
or tasteless way.
NOVITIATE (noun) the period or state of being a probationary period,
novice esp. in a religious order. probation, trial period, test
period, apprenticeship,
training period, trainees
NOXIOUS (adj) harmful or very unpleasant toxic, poisonous, deadly,
lethal, venomous, injurious,
deleterious
NUANCE (noun) a very slight difference in fine distinction, subtle
meaning, expression, sound etc. distinction, shade, shading,
gradation, variation,
modulation, degree, subt

NUGATORY (adj) of no value worthless, unimportant,

inconsequential, valueless,
trifling, trivial, insignificant,
meaningless
OBDURATE (adj) stubbornly refusing to change stubborn, adamant,
one’s mind inflexible, unbending,
unyielding, immovable,
obstinate
OBFUSCATE to muddle or confuse disguise, complicate,
conceal
OBLITERATE (verb) destroy completely destroy, wipe out, annihilate,
exterminate, extirpate,
demolish, eliminate,
eradicate, kill, decimat
OBLIVION (noun) a state in which you are not unconsciousness,
aware of what is happening insensibility, stupor,
around you, usually because you stupefaction,
are unconscious or asleep. senselessness, blankness,
darkness, coma, blac

OBNOXIOUS (adj) very unpleasent offensive, detestable, nasty

OBSEQUIOUS (adj) flattering servile, slavish, sycophantic,

cringing, deferential,
grovelling, spineless,
crouching

OBSOLESCENT (adj) becoming obsolete declining, waning,

disappearing

OBSTREPEROUS (adj) noisy and difficult to control unruly, unmanageable,

disorderly, rowdy,
uncontrolled, truculent,
turbulent, uproarious,
tumultuous
OBTRUSIVE (adj) noticeable in an unwelcome way. conspicuous, prominent,
noticeable, obvious,
pronounced, unmistakable,
intrusive
OCCLUDE (verb) close up or block block up, obstruct, clog,
choke
ODDITY (noun) a strange person or thing. eccentric, crank, misfit,
maverick, nonconformist.
ODIOUS (adj) extremely unpleasant repulsive, repugnant,
disgusting, offensive,
abominable
ODIOUS (adj) extremely unpleasant revolting, repulsive,
repellent, repugnant,
disgusting, offensive
ODIUM (noun) widespread hatred or disgust disgust, abhorrence,
repugnance, revulsion,
repulsion, loathing,
detestation, hatred, hate,
execrati
ODYSSEY (noun) a long eventful journey. journey, voyage, trek,
travels, quest, crusade,
pilgrimage, wandering,
journeying.
OFFBEAT (adj) different from what most people unconventional, unorthodox,
expect. unusual, eccentric, outre,
idiosyncratic, strange,
bizarre, weird, pecul

OFFICIOUSNESS (noun) asserting authority in an dictatorial, meddlesome,

overbearing way overzealous
OFF-KEY (adj) inappropriate. incongruous, unsuitable,
discordant, out of place, out
of keeping, jarring,
dissonant, inharmonious
OMNIPOTENT (adj) all-powerfu invincible, unstoppable,
supreme
OMNIVOROUS (adj) A creature that can eat every -
thing.
ONEROUS involving much effort and difficulty arduous, difficult, heavy,
tiring, tedious
ONSLAUGHT (noun) a fierce or defensive attack assault, attack, offensive,
aggression, advance,
charge, onrush, rush
ONUS (noun) responsibility obligation, burden, duty

OPALESCENT (adj) like or of an opal displaying a fire multi-coloured, many-hued,

play of colours. prismatic, rainbow-like,
kaleidoscopic, iridescent,
lustrous, shimmering,

OPEN-HANDED (adj) generous and giving willingly. generous, magnanimous,

charitable, benevolent,
beneficial, big-hearted,
munificent, bountiful, liber
OPPORTUNE (adj) done or occurring at an especially auspicious, propitious,
convenient or appropriate time favourable, advantageous,
right
OPPRESSIVE (adv) causing distress or anxiety harsh, cruel, brutal,
repressive, crushing,
tyrannical
OPULENCE (noun) luxury and grandeur richness, luxuriousness,
grandiosity, splendour
ORACULAR (adj) hard to interpret enigmatic, cryptic, abstruse,
unclear, obscure, confusing,
mystifying, puzzling,
perplexing

ORGIASTIC (adj) resorting to some activity in an debauched, wild, riotous,

excessively frenzied manner. wanton, abandoned,
dissolute, depraved,
bacchanalian, saturnalian
OROTUND (adj) (of a person’s voice) deep and deep, sonorous, strong,
impressive powerful, full-toned, rich,
clear, round, resonant,
reverberating.
ORTHODONTIST (noun) a person who strengthens teeth; -
corrects irregularities in teeth

OSTENSIBLE (adj) apparent perceived, professed,

seeming, superficial,
alleged, supposed
OSTRACIZE (verb) exclude from a society or group exclude, shun, spurn, reject,
repudiate, boycott

OUTCRY(noun) a reaction of anger or strong shout, exclamation, cry, yell,

protest shown by people in public. howl, whoop, roar, scream,
shriek, screech.
OUTLANDISH (adj) strange or unfamiliar weird, queer, offbeat,
freakish, grotesque, zany,
eccentric, bizarre, fantastic,
unusual
OUTLAW (verb) make illegal. ban, bar, prohibit, forbid,
veto, embargo, boycott,
make illegal, disallow,
proscribe, interdict.
OUTMODED (adj) no longer fashionable or useful old-fashioned, outdated,
outworn, dated ancient,
archaic, antiquated,
obsolete, disused, behind
the
OUTRE (adj) unusual and rather shocking weird, queer, outlandish,
offbeat, freakish, grotesque

OUTRE (adj) very unusual and slightly weird, queer, outlandish,

shocking offbeat, freakish, grotesque,
quirky, zany, eccentric

OUTSET (noun) from the beginning start, starting point,

beginning, arrival, birth,
origin, inception, conception,
opening, launch, in

OVATION (noun) long, enthusiastic round of laurels tribute, cheers

applause
OVERHAUL (verb) examine and repair service, maintain, repair,
mend, fix up, rebuild, patch
up, renovate, revamp,
remodel, recondition,

OVERTURES (noun) approaches made with the aim of opening move, conciliatory
opening negotiations or move, approach, advances,
establishing a relationship feeler, signal, proposal,
offer, tender, sugges

OVERWEENING (adj) showing too much confidence or overconfident, conceited,

pride. cocksure, smug, haughty,
supercilious, disdainful,
lofty, patronizing, arr
OVERWROUGHT (adj) in an overemotional state, with tense, agitated, nervous,
highly strained nerves. edgy, edge, keyed up,
worked up, neurotic,
overexcited, beside oneself,
di
PACHYDERM (noun) a very large animal with thick skin -

PACIFIC (adj) peace-loving peaceable, non-violent, non-

aggressive, mild, gentle

PAEAN (noun) song of praise plaudit, exaltation,

extolment, encomium

PAEANS (noun) prayers offered in praise thanks giving

PAGEANTRY (noun) elaborate or sumptuous show or spectacle, display,

display. ceremony,
ceremoniousness,
magnificence, pomp, glory,
splendour, grandeur, glamo

PALLID (adj) pale, especially because of poor pale, white, pasty, wan,
health ashen
PANACEA (noun) cure-all universal remedy, solution,
cure, magic potion, answer

PANACHE (noun) impressive or flamboyant flair, elan, vivacity, gusto

confidence of style or manner
PANDEMIC (adj) prevalent over a whole country or endemic
the world
PANDEMONIUM (noun) chaos bedlam, uproar, mayhem,
racket
PANDORA’S BOX (noun) - evil, controversial

PANTOMIME (noun) acting that is unaccompanied by -

words
PARANOID (adj) irrationally anxious suspicious, mistrustful,
distrustful, fearful, insecure

PARITY (noun) the state of being equal or equality, equivalence,

equivalent. uniformity, sameness,
consistency,
correspondence, congruity,
congruence, lev
PARLOUS (adj) dangerously uncertain dire, bad, dreadful, awful,
terrible, appalling

PAROCHIAL (adj) having a narrow outlook or range narrow-minded, insular,

narrow, limited,
conservative.
PAROXYSM (noun) any sudden violent action spasm, attack, fit, burst,
bout, convulsion, seizure,
outburst, outbreak, eruption,
flare–up, access
PARSIMONIOUS (adj) extremely unwilling to spend miserly, mean, niggardly,
money frugal
PAST MASTER (noun) a person who is very good at expert, virtuoso, master,
something because they have a wizard, genius, artist, old
lot of experience in it. hand, adept, professional,
doyen, veteran, mae
PATRICIAN (adj & noun) aristocratic noble, titled, posh

PATRIOTIC (adj) having love for one’s country nationalist, jingoist, partisan,
compatriot
PECCADILLO (noun) a minor sin or fault misdemeanour, misdeed,
infraction, error, slip
PECUNIARY (adj) financia economic, fiscal

PECUNIARY (adj) having to do with money economic, fiscal

PEDESTRIAN (adj) dull and boring tedious, monotonous,

uneventful, tiresome,
wearisome
PENCHANT (noun) a strong liking liking, fondness, preference,
taste, relish, appetite,
partiality, soft spot, love,
passion, desire,

PENITENT (adj) feeling sorrow and regret for repentant, contrite, regretful,
having done wrong remorseful, sorry,
apologetic, rueful
PENSIVE (adj) expressing deep thoughtfulness, meditative, thinking,
often with some sadness brooding, pondering,
contemplative, preoccupied,
lost in thought

PENURIOUS (adj) extremely poor impecunious, impoverished,

destitute, indigent, needy

PEREGRINATIONS (noun) travel or wandering from place to travels, wanderings,

place journeys, voyages,
expeditions
PEREMPTORY (adj) insisting on immediate attention brusque, imperious, high-
or obedience. handed, brisk, abrupt,
summary, commanding,
authoritative, dogmatic,
autocr
PERENNIAL (adj & noun) happening again and again; continual, unceasing,
something which is there for a everlasting
very long time
PERFIDIOUS (adj) that which cannot be trusted treacherous, duplicitous,
deceitful, disloyal, faithless

PERFUNCTORY (adj) carried out with a minimum effort quick, brief, hasty, token,
or thought casual
PERNICIOUS (adj) having a harmful effect deadly, evil, mischievous,
virulent, harmful, injurious,
detrimental, preventing,
pervasive, maligna
PERPETUATE (verb) to make something such as a bad presence, conserve,
situation, a belief etc continue for sustain, maintain, continue,
a long time. eternalize
PERSPECTIVE (noun) viewpoint, outlook perception, standpoint,
viewpoint, side, angle
PERSPICACIOUS (adj) insightful astute, wise, sagacious,
smart, sharp

PERTURBATION (noun) agitation, make uneasy discomposure, trepidation,

worry, derangement, quiver,
shock, turmoil, tumult,
disturbance, commotio

PERVASIVE (adj) spreading widely through or prevalent, penetrating,

present every where in pervading, permeating,
something. extensive, ubiquitous,
omnipresent, rife,
widespread
PETRIFIED (adj) paralysed with fear alarmed, terrified, horrified,
fossilized, scared
PETULANT (adj) Bad-tempered and unreasonable, peevish, bad-tempered, ill-
especially because you cannot do tempered, pettish, cross,
or have what you want. impatient, irritable, moody,
sulky, snappish, c
PHILANTHROPIC (adj) related to the practice of helping charitable, generous,
the poor, especially by giving considerate
them money
PHLEGMATIC (adj) calm and unemotional apathetic, cold, cool,
imperturbable, lethargic,
passive, placid, sluggish,
stoical, stolid, torpid
PHONEY (adj) A person or thing that is not bogus, not genuine, sham,
genuine false, fake, fraudulent,
forged, feigned, spurious,
counterfeit, pseudo; i
PHYSIOGNOMY (noun) the shape and features of a face, features, countenance,
person's face. profile, expression, facial
expression
PIECE DE RESISTANCE (noun) the most important or impressive masterpiece, magnum opus,
feature of a creative work masterwork, tour de force,
showpiece, prize, gem,
jewel, jewel in the crow

PIFFLING (adj) trivial or unimportant inadequate, insufficient, tiny,

small, minimal, trifling,
paltry, pitiful, miserly,
miserable, negli
PINION (verb) to hold or tie somebody especially hold down, pin down, press
by their arms, so that they cannot down, restrain, constrain,
move. hold fast, immobilize, tie,
bind, rope, fasten

PIONEER (noun) a person who develops new ideas developer, innovator,

PIPE–DREAM (noun)
or techniques. ground-breaker, trailblazer,
pathfinder, founder, front
runner, architect expe
hope or scheme that will never be fantasy, false hope, illusion,
realised delusion, daydream, reverie,
mirage, chimera

PIQUANT (adj) stimulating to the mind intriguing, stimulating,

interesting, fascinating,
colourful
PLACATE (verb) pacify calm down, conciliate,
mollify, soothe, appease,
assuage
PLACID (adj) not easily excited or irritated calm, equable, tranquil,
imperturbable, unexcitable
PLAINTIVE (adj) sounding sad and mournful mournful, sad, wistful,
doleful, pathetic, pitiful,
melancholic, sorrowful,
unhappy, wretched, woefu
PLATITUDINOUS (adj) a comment or statement that has hackneyed, overused,
been made very often before and banal, clichéd, trite,
is therefore not interesting. commonplace

PLAUSIBLE (adj) seeming reasonable or probable credible, reasonable,

believable, likely, feasible,
tenable, probable, possible,
conceivable, imagin

PLEBEIAN (adj) lacking refinement uncultivated, unrefined,

lowbrow, rustic, coarse,
uncouth
PLEBISCITE (noun) a vote by the people of a country vote, poll, referendum,
or a region on an issue that is ballot.
very important.
PLENARY (adj) entire or absolute unconditional, unlimited,
unrestricted, unqualified,
absolute, complete,
sweeping, comprehensive,
pl
PLETHORA (noun) overabundance, an excessive excess, glut, surfeit,
amount superfluity, surplus,
inundation
PLUMMET (verb) fall straight down at high speed.plunge, tumble, drop, sink,
slump
PLUTOCRAT (noun) a person who is powerful because rich person, capitalist,
of his wealth. tycoon, magnate, nabob,
millionaire, billionaire,
multimillionaire, nouveau
POISE (noun) a calm and confident manner balance, equilibrium,
control, grace, gracefulness,
presence
POLARITY (noun) the situation when two difference, separation,
tendencies, opinions etc oppose opposition, contradiction,
each other. antithesis, duality,
antagonism
POLYMATH (noun) a person with a wide knowledge pansophist, oracle
of many subjects.
PONDER (verb) consider carefully contemplate, deliberate,
muse, brood
POPULOUS (adj) where a large number of people densely populated, heavily
live. populated, thickly populated,
heavily settled, crowded,
congested, packed

PORTENT (noun) a sign or warning that something omen, sign, indication,

(important or unpleasant) is likely presage, warning,
to happen. forewarning, harbinger,
augury, signal, promise,
threat, m
POSIT (verb) put forward as a fact or as a basis imagine, conceive,
for argument speculate, conjecture
POSTERITY (noun) all succeeding generations. future generations,
succeeding generations,
those who come after us,
the future.
POTABLE (adj) safe to drink clean, filtered

POTENT (adj) strong forceful, powerful, effective,

intoxicating, heady,
compelling, persuasive
POT-POURRI (noun) a mixture of things mixture, assortment,
collection, selection,
assemblage, medley,
miscellany, melange, mix,
variety, m
PRECARIOUS (adj) not safe or certain uncertain, insecure,
unreliable, unsure,
unpredictable, risky,
hazardous
PRECINCT (noun) the area around a place or area, zone, sector, district,
building, often enclosed by a wall. section, quarter, region

PRECLUDE (verb) prevent rule out, stop, prohibit,

disqualify, exclude
PRECOCIOUS (adj) intelligent bright, talented, gifted
PRECURSOR (noun) a person or thing that comes ancestor, herald,
before some body or something predecessor, antecedent,
pioneer, originator
PREDICTION (noun) a preference or special liking for preference, partiality, liking,
something tendency, weakness, taste

PREDISPOSITION (noun) a condition that makes somebody susceptibility, proneness,

or something likely to behave in a tendency, liability,
particular way or to suffer from a inclination, disposition,
particular disease. vulnerability, weakness.

PREORDAIN (verb) decided or determined predestine, destine, fate,

beforehand. doom, foredoom,
predetermine, prescribe
PREROGATIVE (noun) privilege choice, right, sanction, due

PRESAGE (verb) be a sign or warning of foreshadow, portend, augur,

prophesy
PRESCIENT (adj) prophetic psychic, clairvoyant,
discerning, perceptive
PREVAIL (verb) triumph overcome, win through,
reign, succeed
PREVARICATE (verb) avoid giving a direct answer to a be evasive, be vague, cavil,
question lie, temporize
PRIGGISH (adj) a person is considered priggish if self-righteous, smug,
he behaves as if he is superior to sanctimonious, moralistic,
others. sententious, prudish,
puritanical, prim, strait-lac
PRIMEVAL (adj) relating to the earliest times in primitive, prehistoric,
history ancient, archaic, primal
PRIMORDIAL (adj) existing at or from the beginning ancient, earliest, first,
of time. prehistoric, antediluvian,
antique, primeval, primitive,
primal
PRISTINE (adj) immaculate perfect, pure, spotless,
faultless, unspoiled,
untouched
PROBE (noun & verb) an investigation investigate, query, explore,
survey, prod
PROBITY (noun) honesty and decency integrity, uprightness,
rectitude
PROCLIVITY (noun) a natural tendency to do liking, inclination, tendency,
something or to feel something, leaning, disposition,
often something bad propensity, bent, bias,
penchant, predispositio

PROCRUSTEAN (adj) rigid and inflexible unbending, unyielding

PRODIGAL (adj) using money or resources in a wasteful, extravagant,

wasteful way improvident, imprudent,
thriftless
PROFANE (adj) blasphemous irreverent, wicked,
irreligious, sacrilegious,
disrespectful
PROFFER (verb) to offer something such as an offer, tender, present,
advice or explanation. extend, give, submit,
volunteer, suggest, propose,
put forward; hold out.

PROFUSE (adj) plentiful excessive, overflowing,

lavish, prodigal,
extravagant, abundant,
liberal
PROGENITORS (noun) forefathers ancestors, forefathers,
forebears
PROGENY (noun) offspring young , descedants,
children

PROGNOSTICATION (noun) a thing that somebody says will forecast, prediction,

happen in the future prophecy,

PROLIFIC (adj) productive, abundant creative, inexhaustible,

fruitful, plentiful
PROLIX (adj) tiresomely wordy and dull verbose, flowery, rambling,
protracted, long-winded
PROPENSITY (noun) a tendency to behave in a certain tendency, inclination,
way partiality, proclivity,
predisposition, susceptibility,
predilection, penchan

PROPHECY (noun) a prediction about what will prediction, forecast,

happen prognostication, divination,
augury
PROPINQUITY (noun) nearness in time or space proximity, closeness,
nearness, adjacency,
contiguity, vicinity.
PROSCRIBE (verb) ban make illegal, bar, veto,
disallow, rule out, exclude,
forbid
PROTAGONIST (noun) character hero, leading role, central
character
PROTEAN (adj) able to change or adapt variable, mutable,
kaleidoscopic
PROTOCOL (noun) procedure etiquette, practice, set of
rules
PROTOTYPE (noun) first or earlier form from which original, first example, first
other forms are developed or model, master, mould,
copied. template, framework,
pattern, type, design, gui
PROTRACTED (adj) draw out extend, prolong, stretch out,
drag out, spin out, expand,
lengthen
PROTRACTED (adj) lasting longer than expected or prolonged, extended,
longer than usual endless
PROTRUSION (noun) projection flange, lip, outcropping,
overhang, protuberance,
extension
PROVIDENTIAL (adj) happening by chance and at a opportune, advantageous,
favourable time favourable, propitious

PROVOCATION (noun) aggravation irritation, frustration,

annoyance
PROWESS (noun) skill or expertise in a particular skilfulness, expertise,
activity effectiveness, mastery,
facility, ability, capability,
capacity, genius, adr
PROXY (noun) a person authorized to act on deputy, representative,
behalf of another. substitute, delegate, agent,
surrogate, attorney,
ambassador
PSEUDONYM (noun) false name, especially one used false name, stage name,
by an author pen name, nom de plume
PUERILE (adj) childishly silly fatuous, infantile, inane,
immature
PURLOINED (adj) steal pilfered, looted, thieved,
robbed
PURPORT (verb) appear to be or do, especially claim, lay claim, profess,
falsely. pretend, set oneself up (as),
appear, seem, allege.

PURVEY (verb) provide or supply (food or drink) sell, supply, provide, furnish,
as one’s business cater, retail, deal in, carry,
handle, auction, peddle,
hawk
PUSILLANIMITY (noun) lacking courage timorousness, timidity,
cowardliness, fearfulness
QUAINT (adj) attractively unused or old picturesque, charming,
fashioned sweet, attractive, pleasantly

QUARANTINE (verb & noun) isolation imposed on those who -

have been exposed to an
infectious disease.
QUEASY (adj) feeling nauseous nauseous, nauseated,
bilious, sick
QUEER (adj) strange or unusual funny, peculiar, curious,
bizarre, weird
QUELL (verb) put an end to thwart, subdue, repress,
suppress, abolish
QUERULOUS (adj) argumentative complaining, peevish, fretful,
fretting, tetchy, censorious,
disagreeable, irritable

QUEST (noun) a long or difficult search pursuit, hunt, search,

expedition
QUINTESSENCE (noun) essence epitome, embodiment,
personification, ideal, soul,
heart, perfect example
QUINTESSENCE (noun) the perfect or most typical epitome, embodiment,
example prototype, paragon, ideal
QUIRK (noun) an aspect of somebody's idiosyncrasy, peculiarity,
personality or behaviour that is a oddity, eccentricity, foible,
little strange. whim, notion, conceit,
vagary, caprice, fan
QUIXOTIC (adj) high minded and unselfish to an idealistic, romantic,
impractical extent. extravagant, un business
like, visionary
QUOTIDIAN (adj) run-of-the mill ordinary, average, normal,
mainstream, modest, plain,
simple
RABID (adj) having very strong feelings about extreme, fanatical,
something and acting in an overzealous, violent,
unacceptable way. maniacal, wild, passionate
RADDLED (adj) looking very tired haggard, gaunt, hollow-
eyed, drawn, pinched, tired,
fatigued, drained,
exhausted, washed out,
unwell
RAMIFICATION (noun) complex results of an action or consequence, result,
event. aftermath, outcome, effect,
upshot, issue, sequel,
complication, development, i

RAMPAGE (noun) a period of wild and violent berserk, out of control, wild,
behaviour violent, frenzied, running
amuck, rioting.
RANCID (adj) tasting or smelling unpleasant sour, stale, rank, putrid, old

RANT (noun) speak in a loud, angry and tirade, harangue, diatribe,

forceful way. broadside, verbal onslaught.

RAPACIOUS (adj) avaricious, very greedy usorious, extortionate,

mercenary, materialistic
RAPPORT (noun) relationship bond, understanding,
affinity, link, connection,
empathy
RAPPROCHEMENT (noun) a renewal of friendly relations reconciliation, increased
between two countries or groups understanding, agreement,
cooperation, harmonization,
softening
RAPTUROUS (adj) feeling or expressing great ecstatic, joyful, joyous,
pleasure or enthusiasm elated, euphoric,
transported, rhapsodic,
ravished, enchanted,
enthusiasti
RARA AVIS (noun) a rare person or thing. rare person / thing, rare bird,
wonder, marvel, nonpareil,
non such, one of a kind;
anomaly, curiosi
RAVAGED (verb) badly damaged devastated, ruined,
wrecked,
RAVINGS (noun) wild talk that makes no sense. gibberish, rambling,
babbling, wild talk,
incoherent talk, delirium.
REBUFF (verb) reject in an abrupt or unkind way reject, spurn, refuse,
decline, repudiate, disdain
REBUT (verb) claim or prove to be false refute, deny, disprove,
invalidate, negate
RECALCITRANT (adj) obstinately disobedient defiant, rebellious,
mutinous, wilful, perverse
RECANT (verb) withdraw a former opinion or renounce, forswear,
belief. disavow, deny, repudiate,
abjure, relinquish, abandon

RECEPTIVE (adj) open, alert accessible, approachable,

interested, sympathetic,
friendly
RECEPTIVE (adj) willing to listen to or to accept open-minded, responsive,
new ideas and suggestions flexible, amenable,
interested, attuned,
susceptible, impressionable

RECHERCHE (adj) unusual or little known, and obscure, rare, esoteric,

therefore not easily understood abstruse, arcane, recondite

RECLUSIVE (adj) isolated cloistered, withdrawn,

ascetic, secluded, solitary
RECONDITE (adj) not known or understood by many obscure, abstruse, arcane,
people esoteric
RECOURSE (noun) possible course of action option, possibility,
alternative, resort, hope,
remedy, choice
RECRIMINATION (noun) an accusation in response to one accusation (s), counter
from someone else charge (s), counterattack
(s), retaliation (s)
RECTITUDE (noun) righteousness integrity, morality,
correctness, decency
RECUPERATING (adj) recovering from illness or recovering, convalescing,
tiredness improving, mending,
regaining, recovering
REDOLENT (adj) strongly suggestive of evocative, suggestive,
reminiscent, remindful

REDUNDANT (adj) superfluous unnecessary, extra,

neeedless
REFRACTORY (adj) stubborn or difficult to control obstinate, stubborn, mulish,
bull-headed, obdurate,
headstrong, wayward, wilful,
perverse, recalcitr

REFUTE (verb) prove to be wrong disprove, rebut, confute,

demolish, explode, debunk,
discredit, invalidate

REGAL (adj) having to do or fit for a monarch, kingly, princely, majestic,

especially in being magnificent or magnificent, splendid, noble,
dignified. dignified, dominant,
paramount, sovereign,
REGIME (noun) government, routine rule, administration,
organization, management,
command, system,
establishment
REGRESS (verb) return to an earlier or less revert, retrogress, relapse,
advanced state. lapse, backslide, slip back,
drift back, subside, sink
back, deteriorat
REITERATE (verb) say again or repeatedly restate, recap, retell

REJOINDER (noun) quick or witty reply answer, reply, response,

retort, riposte, counter, sally

REJUVENATE (verb) make (someone or something) revive, revitalize, renew,

look younger or more lively regenerate, restore.
RELAPSE (verb) fall back into a previous state deterioration, go back to
RELENT (verb) finally agree to something after capitulate, yield, accede,
refusing to do so initially. acquiesce, soften, melt,
weaken.
RELENTLESS (adj) never stopping or weakening persistent, continuing,
constant, continual,
unabated, incessant
RELINQUISH (verb) give up renounce, give up, part with,
give away, hand over, turn
over, lay down, let go of,

REMINISCE (verb) think or talking about the past for recall, recollect
enjoyment
REMONSTRATE (verb) make a strongly critical protest. protest, complain,
expostulate, reprimand,
reproach, reprove, upbraid,
berate, scold
RENEGADE (noun) person who deserts and betrays traitor, defector, deserter,
an organization, country or set of turncoat
principles
RENEGE (verb) default on, withdraw from retract, retreat from

REPEAL (verb) officially cancel (a law or act of revoke, rescind, cancel,

parliament) reverse, abrogate, annul,
-ify, invalidate, render
invalid, quash, aboli
REPLENISH (verb) refill top off, restock, reload
REPLETE (adj) sated, full stuffed, complete, supplied,
abounding, sated

REPREHENSIBLE (adj) wrong or bad and deserving deplorable, disgraceful,

condemnation. discreditable, blameworthy,
culpable, wrong, bad,
shameful, dishonourable,

REPRIMAND (verb) to reprove severely rebuke, admonish, chastise,

chide, upbraid, reprove,
reproach
REPRISAL (noun) an act of retaliation counterattack, counter-
stroke, revenge, vengeance,
retribution, requital,
recrimination
REPROBATE (noun) a person who behaves in an rogue, rascal, scoundrel,
immoral way villain, wretch, rake
REPUTE (noun) the opinion generally held of fame, renown, distinction,
someone or something stature, eminence
REQUITAL (noun) the act of repaying or retaliating. repayment, reward, return,
payment, recompense,
reparation.
RESCIND (verb) cancel a law, order or agreement abrogate, annul,
countermand
RESENT (verb) dislike, begrudge hate, not like, rail against,
be offended by
RESENT (verb) dislike, begrudge hate, not like, rail against,
be offended by
RESILIENT (adj) elastic, hardy, hard-wearing supple, flexible, pliant,
tough, durable

RESILIENT (adj) elastic, hardy, hard-wearing supple, flexible, pliant,

tough, durable

RESPONSIVE (adj) to react quickly and favourably open, approachable,

reactive, alert
RESTITUTION (noun) payment for injury or loss compensation, recompense,
reparation, damages,
indemnity, reimbursement,
repayment, remuneration.

RETICENT (adj) reserved taciturn, uncommunicative,

unforthcoming, restrained,
quiet, silent

RETICENT (adj) reserved taciturn, uncommunicative,

unforthcoming, restrained,
quiet, silent

RETINUE (noun) a group of advisers or assistants entourage, escort, company,

accompanying an important attendant, staff, personnel,
person suite, aides, associates.

RETORT (verb, noun) reply angrily, angry reply rejoin, snap, rejoinder

RETROGRADE (adj) going backwards; reverting to an traditional, retrospective,

inferior state conservative, nostalgic
RETROGRADE (adj) retrospective unprogressive, negative,
regressive
RETROSPECTIVE (adj) looking back reflection, hindsight

REVERIE (noun) daydream daydream, trance, fantasy,

vision, fancy, hallucination,
musing, inattention

REVERT (verb) relapse regress, lapse, slip back

REVILE (verb) to criticize somebody or criticize, censure, condemn,

something in a way that shows attack, inveigh, flay
how much you dislike them.
RIGMAROLE (noun) a lengthy and complicated lengthy process, fuss,
process bother, commotion, trouble,
ado, pother
RIPOSTE (noun) quick clever reply retort, counter, rejoinder,
sally, return, retaliation,
answer, reply
RISQUE (adj) slightly indecent or rude bawdy, indecent, ribald,
racy, broad, earthy, spicy,
suggestive, titillating,
improper, naughty, ind
RIVEN (adj) divided because of split, rent, ruptured,
disagreements, especially in a severed, torn apart
violent way
RIVETED (verb) to hold someone’s interest or engrossed, captivated,
attention so completely that they enthralled, intrigued,
cannot look away or think of spellbound, rapt,
anything else. mesmerized, transfixed
ROCOCO (adj) relating to an elaborately ornate ornate, fancy, very elaborate
style of architecture, furniture etc curlicued, over elaborate,
extravagant, baroque, fussy,
busy, ostentat

ROISTER (verb) revel noisily, be uproarious. celebrate, revel, carouse,

frolic, romp, have fun, make
merry
ROTUND (adj) round plump, stout, fat, corpulent,
curved
RUDDY (adj) reddish rosy, glowing, flushed,
healthy-looking
RUEFUL (adj) expressing regret sorrowful, regretful,
apologetic, sorry,
remorseful, shamefaced,
sheepish, contrite, repentant

SABOTAGE (noun) deliberately destroy or damage disruption, spoiling, ruining,

wrecking, undermining,
filibustering, impairment,
damage, subversion.

SACCHARINE (adj) of sickly sweetness sentimental, over-

sentimental, over-emotional,
mawkish, cloying, sickly,
sugary, sickening, nauseati

SACRILEGIOUS (adj) treating something sacred or profane, blasphemous,

highly valued with great impious, sinful, irreverent,
disrespect. irreligious, godless, ungodly,
unholy, and disres

SACROSANCT (adj) sacred untouchable, holy, invidable

SALLY (noun) a sudden charge out of a place charge, sortie, foray, thrust,
surrounded by an enemy drive, offensive, attack, raid,
assault, descent, blitz

SALUBRIOUS (adj) good for one’s health healthy, beneficial,

wholesome
SALUTARY (adj) beneficial because of allowing beneficial, advantageous,
one to learn from experience. profitable, productive,
helpful, useful, valuable,
worthwhile, practical,
SANCTIMONIOUS (adj) self-righteous smug, pious, holier-than-
thou
SANCTITY (noun) the state of being very important blessedness, inviolability,
and worthy of great respect. sacredness, purity

SANGFROID (noun) the ability to stay calm in difficult composure, equanimity,

circumstances equilibrium, aplomb, poise
SANITARIUM (noun) hospital infirmary, health resort,
clinic, hospice
SARDONIC (adj) showing that you think you are mocking, satirical, sarcastic,
better than other people and do ironical, scornful,
not take them seriously contemptuous
SATURNINE (adj) gloomy morose, glum
SATURNINE (adj) serious or gloomy somber, melancholic, dour,
glum

SAUNTER (verb) to walk in a leisurely manner, to stroll, amble, wander,

wander about without purpose meander, drift, maunder,
walk, ramble, promenade.
SAVANT (noun) a very knowledgeable person intellectual, scholar, sage,
philosopher, thinker
SAVOIR FAIRE the faculty of knowing just what to social skill, social grace,
dot and how to do it. urbanity, urbaneness,
suaveness, finesse,
sophistication, poise,
aplomb,
SAW (noun) a proverb or wise saying. saying, maxim, proverb,
aphorism, axiom, adage,
motto, epigram, dictum,
gnome
SCHISM (noun) a breach especially in the unity of division, split, rift, breach,
a church rupture, break, separation,
severance, estrangement,
alienation
SCORNFUL (adj) showing or feeling contempt contemptuous, derisive,
derisory, withering, mocking,
scoffing, sneering, scathing,
snide, disparagi

SCRUTINY (noun) close and critical examination survey, scan, investigation

SCURRILOUS (adj) very rude and insulting and abusive, vituperative,

intended to damage somebody’s derogatory, disparaging,
reputation denigratory
SEAR (verb) to cause somebody
sudden and great pain.
SECTARIAN (adj) related to a sect or group
to feel distress, grieve, sadden,
make miserable/wretched,
upset, trouble, harrow,
cause anguish to, afflict
bigoted, dogmatic, partial

SEDATE (adj) anesthetize, staid, dignified serene, tranquilize, calm,

demure, cool
SEDENTARY (adj) inactive deskbound, sitting

SEDITION (noun) incitement to rebellion treason, agitation,

subversion, rabble-rousing,
troublemaking
SEDITIOUS (adj) an action or speech urging rabble rousing, inciting,
rebellion against the authority of a agitating, fomenting,
state or ruler. troublemaking, provocative,
inflammatory.
SEDULOUS (adj) showing dedication and great diligent, careful, meticulous,
care thorough, assiduous,
attentive, industrious

SEGREGATE (verb) to remove from a group isolate, separate, set aside,

keep apart
SEGREGATE (verb) separate isolate, keep apart, set
apart, set aside
SEMBLANCE (noun) appearance, a show impression, resemblance,
façade, veneer, air

SENILE (adj) having a loss of mental abilities declining, doddery

because of old age
SENTIENT (adj) able to perceive or feel things attentive, alert, awake,
responsive, conscious
SEQUEL (noun) follow-up, development continuation, consequence,
outcome, result

SERAPHIC (adj) serene, blissful. beatific, sublime, rapturous,

ecstatic, joyful, rapt,
ethereal, pure innocent,
cherubic, saintly, a

SHAM (noun) a thing that is not as good or pretence, fake act, fiction
genuine as it seems to be simulation, imposture

SHAMBOLIC (adj) very disorganized chaotic, disorganized,

muddled, confused
SHEEPISH (adj) embarrassed from shame or embarrassed,
shyness uncomfortable, self-
conscious, shamefaced,
ashamed
SINE DIE (adv) finished without a decision on the adjourned, postponed
next date
SINGLE-MINDED (adj) only thinking about one particular determined, hell-bent,
aim or goal because you are committed, unswerving,
determined to achieve something. unwavering, undeviating,
resolute, purposeful, set, fi
SINISTER (adj) seemingly evil or dangerous menacing, threatening,
ominous, forbidding
SKULDUGGERY (noun) underhand or dishonest manner trickery, swindling,
fraudulence,
unscrupulousness
SKULDUGGERY (noun) underhand or dishonest trickery, swindling,
behaviour fraudulence,
unscrupulousness,
underhandedness,
chicanery, machinations
SKULK (verb) hide or move around in a stealthy lurk, loiter, hide, creep,
way sneak, slink, sidle, slope,
prowl
SLANDEROUS (adj) making false and harmful defamatory, denigratory,
statements disparaging, derogatory,
libellous, pejorative, false,
untrue, scandalous
SLIGHTING (adj) rude or disrespectful insulting, disparaging,
belittling, derogatory,
disrespectful, denigratory,
uncomplimentary, pejorat
SMUG (adj) irritatingly pleased with oneself. complacent, self-
congratulatory, superior,
puffedup, pleased with
oneself, self-approving, well
plea
SNIDE (adj) disrespectful or mocking in an disparaging, derogatory,
indirect way deprecating, insulting,
vituperative
SOJOURN (noun) halt a temporary stay

SOLECISM (noun) a breach of good manners or faux pas, gaffe, impropriety,

etiquette infelicity, slip, error, blunder,
miscalculation

SOLICITUDE (noun) anxious care for somebody's concern, care,

comfort, health or happiness. attentiveness, mindfulness,
consideration,
considerateness,
thoughtfulness, solicitou

SOLITUDE (noun) loneliness privacy, seclusion, isolation

SOMBRE (adj) sad and serious dark, dull, drab, dingy,

shady, restrained, solemn
SOMBRE (adj) very solemn or serious solemn, earnest, serious,
grave, sober, unsmiling,
poker-faced, stern, grim,
dour, humourless, gloom
SOMNOLENT (adj) sleepy drowsy, dozy

SOMNOLENT (adj) sleepy drowsy, dozy

SONOROUS (adj) loud deep, resonant, echoing,

booming
SOPHISTRY (noun) the use of clever logic to make sophism, fallaciousness,
people believe that something is equivocation
right when actually it is not
SOPORIFIC (adj) causing drowsiness or sleep somnolent, sedative,
calmative, tranquilizing,
narcotic, opiate, drowsy,
sleepy, somniferous
SORDID (adj) involving dishonest or immoral sleazy, seamy, unsavoury,
actions and motives shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry,
debased, degenerate,
corrupt, dishonest.

SOULFUL (adj) expressing deep sadness or love emotional, deep, deeply felt,
profound, fervent, heartfelt,
sincere, passionate,
meaningful, signifi

SPARSE (adj) thin scarce, meagre, bare, light

SPARTAN (adj) frugal abstemious, economical,

austere
SPASMODIC (adj) happening suddenly for short intermittent, fitful, irregular,
periods of time, not regular or sporadic, erratic, occasional,
continuous. infrequent periodic

SPECIOUS (adj) seemingly reasonable, but misleading, deceptive, false,

actually wrong. fallacious, unsound,
casuistic, sophistic.
SPECTRE (noun) a haunting fear or premonition. threat, menace, shadow,
cloud, vision, prospect,
danger, peril, fear, dread.
SPLENETIC (adj) ill-tempered, peevish angry, wrathful, cross,
peevish, petulant, irascible
SPOILS (noun) stolen goods booty, loot, plunder, ill-
gotten gains, haul, pickings,
takings
SPRIGHTLY (adj) lively and full of life spry, energetic, active,
spirited, animated
SQUALID (adj) the state of being extremely dirty dirty, filthy, grimy, repulsive,
and unpleasant sordid
STATUESQUE (adj) (of a woman) attractively tall, tall and dignified, imposing,
graceful and dignified. striking, stately, majestic,
noble, magnificent, splendid,
impressive,

STATUTE (noun) a written law law, regulation, enactment,

act, bill, decree, edict, rule,
ruling, resolution,
promulgation, dictum

STENTORIAN (adj) very loud high decibel, booming

STENTORIAN (adj) loud and powerful loud, booming, thundering,
thunderous
STOLID (adj) calm, dependable and showing impassive, phlegmatic,
little emotion. unemotional, calm, placid,
unexcitable, apathetic,
uninterested, unimaginativ
STRAIT-LACED (adj) having very strict moral attitudes prim and proper, prim,
pradish, priggish,
puritanical, moralistic,
prissy, mimsy, victorian,
conven
STRIDENT (adj) harsh and unpleasant harsh, raucous, rough,
rasping, jarring
STRIDENT (adj) loud and harsh harsh, raucous, rough,
rasping, jarring, loud, shrill,
screeching piercing,
unmelodious
STRINGENT (adj) strict, precise and demanding strict, firm, rigid, rigorous,
harsh, tough, inflexible
STUPENDOUS (adj) extremely impressive amazing, astounding,
astonishing, extraordinary,
remarkable, wonderful,
prodigious, phenomenal,
stag
STYGIAN GLOOM (noun) gloomy and indistinct gloom, darkness

STYMIE (verb) prevent or slow down the process impede, hinder, obstruct,
of thwart, foil
SUAVE (adj) confident, elegant and polite, charming, sophisticated,
sometimes in a way that does not debonair, urbane, worldly,
seem sincere. polished, refined, poised
dignified, civilized,
SUBJUGATE (verb) conquer and bring under control subdue, vanquish

SUBLIME (adj) of very high quality and causing exalted, elevated, noble,
great admiration lofty, awesome, magnificent

SUBLIMINAL (adj) subconscious unconscious, concealed,

hidden, unintentional
SUBLIMINAL (adj) subconscious unconscious, concealed,
hidden, unintentional
SUBLIMINAL (adj) affecting your mind even though subconscious, unconscious,
you are not aware of it. hidden, concealed.

SUBTERRANEAN (adj) bottomless unfathomable, yawning,

profound, cavernous
SUBVERSIVE (adj) trying to undermine an disruptive, troublemaking,
established system or inflammatory, insurgent,
government by attacking it insurrectionary,
secretly. unremarkable,
undistinguished,
SUBVERT (verb) undermine threaten, challenge,
weaken, destabilize,
sabotage
SUBVERT (verb) undermine challenge, weaken,
threaten, destabilize,
sabotage
SUCCOUR (noun) help and support in times of assistance, ministration,
hardship and distress relief, support

SUFFUSE (verb) gradually spread through or over permeate, spread over,

imbue, fill, load
SUMPTUOUS (adj) splendid and expensive looking lavish, opulent, luxurious,
magnificent, resplendent,
gorgeous, splendid, rich,
expensive
SUPERCILIOUS (adj) arrogant haughty, arrogant,
patronizing, disdainful,
scornful, condescending,
pompous, stuck-up
SUPERFLUOUS (adj) extra and not required redundant, surplus,
unnecessary, unessential,
excessive
SUPERVISE (verb) oversee administer, manage, direct,
control, take charge of,
organize
SURFEIT (noun) excess surplus, flood, glut,
oversupply
SURFEIT (noun) an excess surplus, abundance,
oversupply, superfluity,
overdose, glut, deluge
SURLY (adj) bad-tempered and unfriendly bad-tempered, ill-natured,
grumpy, glum, crotchety,
prickly, cantankerous,
irascible, splenetic.
SURPASSING (adj) oustanding exceptional, extraordinary,
remarkable, striking,
phenomenal, rare, great,
supreme, sublime,
consumm
SURVEILLANCE (noun) close observation of a suspected check, observation,
spy or criminal. reconnaissance, scrutiny,
supervision, vigilance, watch

SWASHBUCKLING (adj) engaging in or full of daring and daring, romantic, heroic,

romantic adventures. daredevil, swaggering,
dashing, adventurous,
rakish, bold, valiant, valoro
SWINGEING (adj) severe or otherwise extreme severe, extreme, serious,
drastic, harsh
SYMBIOTIC (adj) to the advantage of both interdependent

SYMPHONY (noun) an elaborate musical composition opus, masterpiece, sonata,

for full orchestra. concerto
SYNOPSIS (noun) outline rundown, abridgment,
summary, abstract,
summation
TACIT(adj) unspoken inferred, implicit,
understood, unstated,
implied
TACITURN (adj) saying little untalkative,
uncommunicative, quiet,
aloof, unsociable
TACTILE (adj) tangible, demonstrative perceptible, palpable,
concrete, physical,
affectionate
TANGENTIAL (adj) peripheral lateral, divergent, at a
tangent

TARDY (adj) late, slow to act or respond late, unpunctual, belated,

delayed, dilatory
TAUTOLOGY (noun) the saying of the same thing over repetition, repetitiveness,
again in different words, seen as reiteration, redundancy,
a fault of style superfluity, periphrasis,
iteration, duplicatio
TAWDRY (adj) showy but cheap and of poor gaudy, flashy, garish, loud
quality
TEMERITY (noun) excessive confidence or boldness audacity, boldness,
audaciousness, nerve,
effrontery, impudence,
impertinence cheek, gall,
TEMPERATE (adj) (of a region or climate) having mild, clement, pleasant,
mild temperatures agreeable, benign
TEMPORAL (adj) chronological, worldly of time, sequential, earthly,
secular

TENABLE (adj) able to be defended against defensible, justifiable,

attack or objection defendable, supportable,
sustainable
TENACIOUS (adj) stubborn obstinate, resolute,
persistent, insistent,
dogged, determined
TENET (noun) one of the principles or beliefs principle, belief, doctrine,
that a theory or larger set of precept, creed, credo, article
beliefs is based on. of faith, dogma, canon, rule,
theory, co
TENUOUS (adj) very slight or weak slight, insubstantial, flimsy,
negligible, weak
TEPID (adj) lacking interest or enthusiasm. unenthusiastic, apathetic,
half-hearted, indifferent,
cool, luke warm,
uninterested, unconcerned,
of
TERMINAL (adj) predicted to lead to death incurable, lethal, mortal, life
threatening, visual display
unit
TERRAIN (noun) used to refer to an area of land land, ground, territory,
when you are mentioning its topography, landscape
natural features
TERSE (adj) using few words abrupt, brief, brusque,
compact, concentrated,
crisp
TESTIMONY (noun) evidence or proof of something testament, proof, evidence,
attestation, witness,
confirmation, verification,
corroboration.
TESTY (adj) easily irritated grumpy, ill-tempered, ill-
natured, ill-humoured,
dyspeptic, irritable, tetchy,
irascible, peevish, c
TÊTE–A–TÊTE (noun) a private conversation between conversation, dialogue,
two people consultation, colloquy
THRIFT (noun) carefulness and economy in the providence, prudence,
use of money and other canniness, carefulness,
resources. economy, economizing,
saving, scrimping, frugality,
ab
THROES (noun) struggling in the midst of agony, pangs, suffering,
torture, torment, anguish,
distress, hardship, struggle

TIMBRE (noun) the character of a musical sound tone, sound, sound quality,
or voice as distinct from its pitch voice, colour, tonality,
and strength resonance, ring
TIMOROUS (adj) nervous scared, timid, fearful, afraid,
shy, apprehensive
TITAN (noun) A person of outstanding ability prodigy
TITULAR (adj) holding a formal position or title nominal, formal, official,
without any real authority. ceremonial, token, puppet,
theoretical, purported,
supposed, ostensible.
TOMFOOLERY (noun) silly behaviour silliness, fooling, clowning,
capering, capers, antics,
pranks, tricks, buffoonery,
skylarking, nons
TORPEDO (noun) under water missile -
TORPID (adj) lazy dull, sluggish, inactive,
numb, stupid, tedious,
boring, uninteresting,
spiritless, vapid, vacuous,
TORRID (adj) very hot and dry hot, sweltering, sultry,
scorching, boiling, parching.

TORTUOUS (adj) winding, convoluted twisting, meandering,

circuitous, indirect
TOXIC (adj) poisonous noxious, deadly, venomous,
contaminated
TRADUCE (verb) say unpleasant or untrue things defame, slander, malign
about vilify
TRADUCE (verb) say unpleasant or untrue things defame, slander,
about misrepresent, malign, vilify
TRANSIENT (adj) fleeting temporary, passing,
momentary, short, brief,
impermanent

TRANSITORY (adj) short lived momentary, brief, passing,

transient, ephemeral,
temporary, short-lived
TRANSLUCENT (adj) transparent lucent, lucid, clear, see-
through, semi-transparent
TRANSPIRE (verb) come to be the case become known, become
apparent, be revered, be
disclosed, come to light,
emerge, come out, get out,
b
TRANSPOSE (verb) move to a different place or interchange, exchange,
situation. switch. swap(round),
transfer, reverse, invert,
rearrange, turn
about/around
TREMULOUS (adj) unsteady, timid quavering, quivering,
trembling, shaky, wobbly
TRENCHANT (adj) expressed strongly and clearly incisive, cutting, pointed,
piercing, penetrating, sharp,
keen, acute, acerbic,
pungent
TREPIDATION (noun) fear nervousness, unease,
anxiety, consternation,
apprehension, foreboding,
concern
TRIBULATION (noun) great trouble or suffering trouble, worry, anxiety,
burden, affliction, ordeal
TRIBULATION (noun) great affliction or oppression trouble, worry, anxiety,
burden, ordeal, trial
TRICE (noun) quickly or suddenly in a moment, in a minute, in
a short-time, in a flash, in an
instant, in the twinkling of an
eye, ri
TRIDENT (noun) A spear like instrument with three -
sharp points
TRIVIAL (adj) unimportant petty, trifling, small, piddling,
insignificant, frivolous,
diminutive, slight, scanty,
meagre, inap

TRUANCY (noun) staying away from school etc absenteeism, non-

without permission or explanation attendance, absence,
playing truant.
TRUCULENT (adj) quick to argue and fight defiant, aggressive,
antagonistic, belligerent,
pugnacious
TURBID (adj) muddy cloudy, opaque, dirty,
murky, thick
TURBULENT (adj) confused, violent disordered, unstable,
tumultuous, in turmoil,
chaotic, disorderly
TURGID (adj) (of language or style) pompous bombastic, pompous,
and boring overblown, inflated,
affected, pretentious,
grandiose,
TURPITUDE (noun) baseness, depravity wickedness, immortality,
corruption, corruptness,
vice, degeneracy, evil,
baseness
TUTELAGE (noun) auspices protection, sponsorship,
guidance, support
UBIQUITOUS (adj) present appearing, or found every omnipresent, all pervasive,
where rife prevalent
UMBRAGE (noun) offense insult, slight, bitterness,
resentment, aversion,
alienation, detestation
UNANIMITY (noun) agreement accord, unity, unison,
concordance
UNANIMOUS (adj) common agreed, undivided,
undisputed
UNANIMOUS (adj) fully in agreement agreed, undivided,
undisputed

UNASSAILABLE (adj) unable to be attacked, impregnable, invulnerable,

questioned, or defeated. impenetrable, inviolable,
invisible unconquerable,
unattachable, secure,
UNAWARES (adj) so as to surprise. by surprise, unexpectedly,
without warning, abruptly,
suddenly, unprepared,off-
guard, cold, red-hand
UNBRIDLED (adj) unrestrained unrestricted, free, unchained

UNCONSCIONABLE (adj) not right or reasonable amoral, unprincipled,

unscrupulous,
dishonourable, dishonest,
corrupt immoral, unethical
UNCOUTH (adj) rude or socially unacceptable uncivilized, uncultured,
uncultivated, unrefined,
unpolished common, low,
cross.
UNCTUOUS (adj) excessively flattering or friendly sycophantic, ingratiating,
servile obsequious, fawning
grovelling, subservient,
wheedling, cajoling

UNDEMONSTRATIVE (adj) not tending to express feelings unemotional, unaffectionate,

openly impassive, dispassionate,
restrained, reserved,
unresponsive, unmoved,

UNDERCURRENT (noun) an underlying feeling or influence undertone, overtone,

suggestion, connotation,
implication, intimation, hint,
nuance, trace, suspicio

UNDULATE (verb) roll ripple, swell, surge, heave

UNFLINCHING (adj) not afraid or hesitant resolute, determined,

dogged, tenacious, resolute,
staunch
UNILATERAL (adv) one-sided independent

UNSTUDIED (adj) natural and unaffected. natural, unlaboured, easy,

unaffected, unforced,
uncontrived, unmannered,
unstilted, unpretentious,
UNTOWARD (adj) unexpected and unusual. unanticipated, unforeseen,
unpredictable, surprising,
inopportune, untimely,
unseasonable, ill-timed
UNWIELDY (adj) hard to move or manage because cumbersome,
of its size, shape or weight unmanageable,
unmanoeuvrable, awkward,
difficult, clumsy, ungainly;
massive, heavy, heft

UNWONTED (adj) not usual or expected. unusual, uncommon,

unaccustomed,
uncustomary, unfamiliar,
unprecedented, atypical,
untypical, abnorm
UPSTART (noun) a person who has suddenly parvenu, arriviste, nouveau
become important and behaves riche, vulgarian, status
arrogantly seeker, social climber
URBANE (adj) suave polished, sophisticated,
cultured, refined, stylish,
debonair, elegant
USHER (verb) to escort people to seats in a hall escort, accompany, help,
etc. assist, take, sow, see, lead,
conduct, guide, steer, pilot,
shepherd, convo

UTOPIAN (adj) impractical fanciful, unrealistic

VACILLATE (verb) be indecisive; be doubtful dither, waver, teeter,
temporize, hesitate,
oscillate, fluctuate
VACUOUS (adj) empty-headed stupid, blank, dim, inane,
unintelligent
VACUUM (noun) a gap or loss left by someone or gap, space, absence, lack,
something important deficiency, blank, lacuna

VAGABOND (noun) vagrant drifter, wanderer, tramp,

beggar
VAGARY (noun) an unexpected and mysterious quirk, idiosyncrasy,
change peculiarity, oddity,
eccentricity
VAGRANT (noun, adj) homeless person beggar, tramp, nomadic,
itinerant
VALOR (noun) courage spirit, bravery, nerve,
heroism, fearlessness,
boldness, gallantry
VALOR (noun) courage spirit, bravery, nerve,
heroism, fearlessness,
boldness, gallantry
VAN (noun) front line forefront, precursor,
forerunner
VANGUARD (noun) front line precursor, forerunner,
advance guard, forefront
VANQUISH (verb) conquer annihilate, subjugate,
overcome, rout, crush,
defeat, subdue
VAPID (adj) offering nothing that is stimulating insipid, uninspired,
or exciting. colourless, uninteresting,
feeble, flat, dead, dull,
boring, tedious, uninspiri
VARIEGATED (adj) multicolored flecked, dappled, spotted

VEILED (adj) not expressed directly or clearly. covert, surreptitious, hidden,

concealed, disguised,
camouflaged, masked,
suppressed, underlying, un

VENAL (adj) prepared to do dishonest or corrupt, bribable, dishonest,

immoral things in return for fraudulent, mercenary
money.
VENERATE (verb) regard with great respect revere, reverence, respect,
worship, adulate, hallow,
deify, idolize, hold sacred,
exalt, honour, es
VERACITY (noun) reality truth, accuracy, creditability,
honesty, candor

VERACITY (noun) the quality of being true or truthfulness, accuracy,

accurate correctness, exactness,
preicision, realism,
authenticity, faithfulness, fid

VERBATIM (adj & adv) word for word, exact faithfully, exactly, precisely,
literally, accurately

VERBOSE (adj) wordy prolix, repetitive, talkative

VERDICT (noun) a formal decision made by a jury adjudication, judgement,

in a court of law as to whether a opinion
person is innocent or guilty.

VERITY (noun) truth reality, actuality

VERSATILE (adj) adaptable, multipurpose multitalented, flexible,

resourceful, adaptable
VERTIGO (noun) dizziness giddiness, unsteadiness,
lightheadedness
VET (verb) to examine (e.g a document or screen, assess, evaluate,
candidate) thoroughly and appraise, examine, look
critically over, review, consider,
scrutinize, study, inspect
VEXATIOUS (adj) causing annoyance or worry. annoying, vexing, irritating,
irksome, displeasing,
infuriating, maddening,
exasperating, galling, r
VIABLE (adj) capable of working successfully workable, feasible,
practicable, applicable,
usable, operable,
operational, possible, within
reach,
VICARIOUS (adj) experienced in one’s imagination indirect, second-hand,
after watching or reading about derived substitute
another persons actions or
feelings
VICISSITUDES (noun) changes of circumstances or change, alteration,
fortune unpredictability, fluctuation
VILE (adj) extremely wicked foul, nasty, unpleasant, bad,
disagreeable, horrid,
horrible, dreadful
abominable, atrocious,
offens
VILIFICATION (noun) speaking or writing in a very condemnation, censure,
abusive way criticism, denunciation
VIRULENT (adj) extremely harmful acrimonious, baleful, bitter,
deadly
VISAGE (noun) countenance features, façade
VISION (noun) dream, eyesight, foresight mental picture, hallucination,
image, visualization, idea,
revelation

VISTA (noun) view panorama, scene,

seascape, outlook,
landscape
VITALITY (noun) energy liveliness, vigor, animation,
strength, verve, life, vivacity

VITRIOLIC (adj) full of anger and hatred acrimonious, bitter, caustic,

mordant, acerbic
VITUPERATE (verb) to attack some one in a bitter and revile, upbraid, lambaste,
abusive way reprimand, castigate
VIVACIOUS (adj) lively full of life, bubbly, spirited,
energetic, effervescent,
cheerful, chirpy
VIVID (adj) bright, gaudy, clear colorful, glowing, dramatic,
stunning, flamboyant,
brilliant, vibrant
VOCAL (adj) verbal, vociferous choral, spoken, speaking,
voiced, singing, oral
VOCIFEROUS (adj) vocal voluble, determined,
raucous, strident,
enthusiastic, noisy
VOLITION (noun) - desire, decision, choice,
preference, option
VOLUMINOUS (adj) very large capacious, commodious,
roomy, spacious, ample, full,
big, large, sizeable,
immense, vast, generous,
VORACIOUS (adj) insatiable hungry, ravenous,
gluttonous, rapacious,
greedy, big, avid
VOUCHSAFE (verb) to give or tell something to grant, give, accord, award,
somebody, esp. as a privilege. offer, hand, confer on,
bestow on
WAIVE (verb) refrain from insisting on or relinquish, renounce, give
applying (a right or claim). up, abandon, reject,
surrender, yield, cede, do
without, dispense with.
WAYWARD (adj) capricious or irregular wilful, self-willed,
headstrong, stubborn,
obstinate, obdurate,
WEIRD (adj) suggesting something creepy, eerie, ghostly,
supernatural, unnatural or mysterious, preternatural,
unconventional scary
WHEEDLE (verb) use endearments or flattery to coax, cajole, inveigle, lure,
persuade someone to do induce, blarney, entice,
something. charm, tempt, beguile,
flatter, persuade, inf
WHET (verb) excite or stimulate (someone’s stimulate, excite, arouse,
desire, interest, or appetite) rouse, kindle, trigger, spark,
quicken, waken, stir, inspire,
animate, fa
WHOLESOME (adj) helping towards good health and beneficial, healthful,
physical or moral well-being. hygienic, salubrious

WINDED (adj) - out of breath, breathless,

gasping for breath, panting,
puffing.
WISTFUL (adj) having or showing a strange or regretful, nostalgic,
regretful longing yearning, longing, plaintive,
rueful, melancholic, sad,
mournful

WONT (adj) in the habit of doing something. accustomed, used, given,

inclined, in the habit of.
WORKADAY (adj) ordinary, not very interesting ordinary, average, run-of-
the-mill, mainstream,
conventional, unremarkable,
unexceptional, unpretent

WRATH (noun) extreme anger anger, rage, fury,

annoyance, indignation,
outrage, pique, chagrin,
vexation, exasperation
ZEALOTRY (noun) excessive enthusiasm in following fanaticism, zeal,
a religion or policy zealousness, extremism,
radicalism
ZEST (noun) great enthusiasm and energy enthusiasm, gusto, relish,
avidity, zeal
Antonym Root
upgrade, undergird, ab = to, towards
improve, better, mend

- ab = away, apart, off, down

increase, intensify augment away, apart, off, down

elongate, enlarge, -
elaboration, lengthen
acquire, obtain, procure ab = away, apart, off, down

- A/AB/ABS = off, away, apart,

down, from
typical, regular, ab = away, apart, off err =
characteristic wander
dissuade, discourage, a - = to + better = bait
prevent
- ab = away, apart, off

adore, like, admire ab = away, apart, off

pleasant, warm ject = to throw

take, acquire, gain jur = law, oath, court

- lee/lau/lav = washing

take, acquire, gain nega = deny, not

introduce aboleve = to retard or destroy

likeable, loveable, adorable omen = a sign,

min/men/ment = mind
foreign, exotic, alien ab = to; origin = beginning
towards
speeden, accelerate, oriri = arise
proceed
successful, fruitful -

be scarce -

deposit rod = peel

kind, soothing, comforting rad/rod = peel

elongated breg/brev = shorten,

condense
retain, introduce rogare = ask
- sciss = cut

- condere = hide

restricted, curtailed, limited sol/solu = loose

condemn solu/solv = loosen, free

inculpate, condemn, charge sol/solu = loose

indulge in tenere = to hold

unrestrained, indulgent temetum = strong drink

tangible, practical trahere = to draw

shallow, superficial, ab + strudese = to thrust

unscholarly away
scarcity unda = wave

far, removed bout/but = end, border

fantastic, outstanding, abyss = deep pit

magnificent
refuse cede/cess = yield, to let go

distant, aloof, inaccessible cess/cede = yield

condemn, criticize, deplore clam/claim = shout

brickbats -

unobliging, disobliging -

discord, disharmony, cord = heart

disagreement
- costa = side

- -

decrease, diminish, erode, cres/cru = to grow

depreciate.
soothing, comfort, ac/acr/acu = sharp, bitter
reassuring

strength -

- -

trough, nadir, bottom ac = sharp (point)

nadir, lowest point -

disagree, decline, refuse, quer/ques/quis/quire =

demur, dissent, oppose, question
differ, dispute, contradict
disagree, protest quie = quiet

accusation, condemnation, acquitter/quit = free

culpability
fragrant, pleasant, odorous ac/acr/acu = sharp/bitter

friendly, amiable, genial acr = sharp; mon = warn

- acro = height; phob = fear

- -

witlessness AC, ACR = sharp, sour

witlessness -

- ad = to + aio = to say

- -

- -

clumsy, amateurish, inept apt/ept = skill, ability

- A/AD/AL = to, toward, near

- JOURN = day

- -

- -

- -

- A/AD/AL = to, toward, near

praise A/AD/AL = to, toward, near

- -

disparaging, unflattering -

departure ven/vent/veni = come

planned -

well-being, prosperity -

- -
unfriendly, prickly -

- -

- -
ameliorate, improve grav, griev = heavy

pleased -

uninterested, incurious -

apathy -

- -

disloyalty, treachery -

aggravate LEV = raise, lift, make light

distance, separation LIG/LI = bind, choose

repulsion A/AD/AL = to, toward, near

- LUD/LUS = play

enemy, adversary, opponent ALTER = other ; EGO = self

- -

professional, virtuoso, AM, AMI = love

savant

decisive val/vail = value, strength

- -

worsen, leave alone AM, AMI = love

worsen, leave alone -

animosity, enmity -

- MEM/MEN/MIN/AMNE/MNE
M = remember
- MEM/MEN/MIN/AMNE/MNE
M = remember
coeval, contemporary chron = time

order A, AN = not, without ; ARCH

= rule

goodwill, friendship ANIM = mind, spirit, soul

- -

nurture NIHIL=home, nothing,

destroy
offensive, objectionable -

divulsion AN = not, without ; NYM =

name
liking, affinity, preference anti = against, opposite

later, subsequent -

modern, current, in vogue ante = before, luv = wash

poison ANTI = against, opposite

- -

enthusiastic, eager, -
passionate

gaucheness -

genuine, true apo = away, cryp = hidden,

mysterious
abyss, nadir, low apo = away
nadir theo = god

admirable, excellent -

- PENS/POND = to weigh, to
attach

- PET/ PETIT = seek, go

toward
- -

disapproval prob/prov = truth, prove

inappropriate, irrelevant APPRO = correct, fit

rational, reasoned -

- ARBOR = tree
- -

half-hearted ARD = difficult

- -

easy, undemanding, ard = hard, difficult

comfortable
- -

- -

- -
- ART/ARTI = skill, craft, other

scheming -

descent SCEND/SCEN = climb

sybaritic -

- scrib/scrip/scriv = write
- -

intelligent -

mildness -

praise spers/spar = scatter

- SPIR = breathe, live

- -

lazy sed/sid/sess = sit, settle

- sign = mark, sign

believer theo/thei = god

- -

growth A, AN = not, without

strengthen -
out of touch -

timidity -

- -

- -

- -

immoderate -

democrat CRAC/CRAT = rule, power

- VAL/VAIL = value, strength

unoriginal -
- VER = true

liking, love VERT/VERS = to turn

- VERT/VERS = to turn

apathetic, half-hearted -

uninspiring, unimpressive -
- -

- -

- -

silence -

restrained -

- -

benevolent, friendly -

harsh, wintry -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

repel be - to make, to have a

certain quality

- be = to make, to have a
certain quality
- -

- -

vindicated BE = to make, to, to have a

certain quality
praise BE = to make, to have a
certain quality
peaceful, quiet, agreeable, belli/bellu = war, fight
placid, calm, composed
applaud BE = to make, to have a
certain quality
malevolent VOL = wish, will

enlightened -

unfriendly, hostile -

take BE = to make, to, to have a

certain quality
praise -

filled with -
indifferent -

straight forward, -
comprehensible

repelled -

- biblio = book
disobedient, uncooperative -
unilateral LAT = side

autopsy, post mortem BIO = life

- -

- -

broad-minded -

calm, still -

quiet, restrained -

male fide BEN/BON = good

enemity, hostility ben/bon = good; homo =
human-beings
proletarian, unconventional. -

- -

support, approve of -

- -

humility -

- -

mediocre -

weakness, puniness -
timid, shy -

verbosity, garrulity BREV = short

- -

polite, verbose -

- -

pessimistic -

self-effacing -

- burs = money, purse

- -

- -

- PHON = sound

- -

inefficiency -

- -

guardedness, evasiveness, -
insincerity
blessing, boon -
foolish, reckless -

dissuade -
resist, hold out CAPIT = head

stable, consistent -

right -

forgiving, easy-going -

hate, disillusion, offend, -

displease

freedom, liberty, CAP/CAPT/CEPT = to take,

independence hold, sieze, receive, catch

unimportant -

spiritual CARN = flesh

- VOR = eat
- CAD/CAS/CID = fall happen

fortunate, beneficial -

- -

qualified, equivocal -

mild, kind -
- -

- -

doubt -

continuance, prolongation, CEDE/CESS = yield

advancement, extension,
perpetuation, continuity
start, resumption -

delight -

- -

heedless -

praise -

adversary, opponent -

- -

- -

practical -

- -
- -

temporary, mild CHROM = colour

polite -

reckless spec/spic/spect = look, see

- VEN/VENT/VENI = come

ignore, neglect, disregard cite/cita = to call, to start

rudeness, churlishness, civi = citizen

discourtesy, impoliteness

- claim/clam = shout

silence -

open, above board -

ruthlessness, strictness -

sociable clud/clus/claus/clois =
cloister, cluster, reclusive

split up co/com/con = with, together

persuade co/com/con = with, together

weak, illogical, vague. -

- -

different cogn = know

ignorance, oblivion cogn = know

resist LABOR = work

- LAPS = slip

- lat = side
formal LOCU/LOQU/LOGUE/LOGY/
LIX = speak, speech
formal co/com/con = with, together

- -

cramped CO/COM/CON = with,

together

increase mut = change

indifference, heartlessness -

foreigner co/com/con = with, together

rambling; expanded -

passive PET/ PETIT = seek, go

toward

dissatisfied, humble PLAC = please

unwilling -

unconforming CO/COM = join

ignorance co/com/con = with, together

detachment LCO/COM/CON = join

persuasion PEL/PULS = drive

- -

conclusion, result, end, final, CAP/CAPT/CEPT = to take,

termination hold, sieze, receive, catch
half-hearted -

provoke -

- -

deferential scend/scen = climb

deferential scend/scen = climb

acknowledge CO/COM/CON = with,

together
- -

- -

- -

divergence FLU/FLUX = flow

flout -

flout -

- -

prove -

acquired GEN = birth, class, kin

dismiss, disperse GREG = herd, crowd

- GREG = herd, crowd

fact ject, jet = to throw, to throw

unmarried JUNCT/JUG = join

casual SCIEN = to know

desecrate sacr/sanct = sacred, holy

disagreement sens/sent = feel, think

- -

satisfaction -

destructive, negative STRUC/STRU = build

- -

- SUMMA = highest

- -

old tempor = time

uncontroversial tend/tens/tent = stretch

- tact/tang = touch

observe ven/vent/veni = come

- -

deterioration, worsening VAL/VAIL = value, strength

disband ven/vent/veni = come

unconventional, informal, ven/vent/veni = come

strange, irregular, unusual
unfriendly vita/viva = life, alive

spiritual corp = body

thin, lean, delicate, weak corp = body

weaken, undermine robor = strength

fundamental, structural. -

insular, local, narrow- COSMO = world

minded

- -

- -

election -

- CUR, COUR = run

uncouth -

overt, above board -

brazenness -

intelligent -
brave, courageous -

suspicion CRED = belief, trust

- CRED = belief, trust

unreliability CRED = belief, trust

shrewd cred = belief, trust

- CRES/CRET = grow

- CRES/CRET = grow

cheerful -

stable CRIM/CRIT = judge, accuse,

separate, criminal,
incriminate, discriminate,
criterion, critical, critic
good-humoured, sweet- -
natured

sophistication -

straightforward, clear. -

innocent culp = fault, blame

outdated, ancient CUR, COUR = run

thorough, complete, perfect cur, cour = run

- -

noble, praiseworthy -

encourage -

timorous, timid -

fashionable -

- -

energised DE = down, out, away, apart

- capt/capit = head

- dec = ten, tenth

praise DE = down, out, away, apart

approve DE = away, apart, down

- -

beautify DE = down, out, away, apart

complimentary de = down, out, away, apart

- de = away
working, extant de = down, out, away, apart

honour, exaltation, praise GRAD, GRESS = to step, to

go

proud, dignified GRAD = to step, to go

demonize -

- lav/lau/lu = wash

calm MENT = mind

formal -

- -

bold de = down, out, away, apart

- -

- de = down, out, away, apart

admirable -

- port = to carry

praise -

encourage, advise, guide, rid/ris = laugh

cheer, inspire, stimulate,
incite
complimentary roga/rogat = ask

miss out -

consecrate sacr/sanct = sacred, holy

consecrate sacr/sanct = sacred, holy
- -

calm sper = hope

- -

methodical suit/sal/sil/sault = resilient,

exultant, salient, somersault,
desultory, assault

release tain/ten/tent/tin = hold, twist

encourage -

love testa = witness

benign, beneficial -

above board -

- VOR = eat

apathetic -

- DIA = across

- DIC/DICT = to say
- -

- -

- -

brashness FID = faith, trust

quick, expeditious, fast -

professional -

enormous -

overlook, miss -

undiscerning, indiscriminate -

harmony, peace, concord, CORD/CARD = heart

agreement, corporation
indiscreet -

connected DIS = apart, away

equate CRIM/CRIT = judge, accuse,

separate, criminal,
incriminate, discriminate,
criterion, critical, critic
respect, value -
retain -

- dis = apart, away

complimentary dis = apart, away

- -

emotional dis-not, apart, away

withhold spers/spar = scatter

calmness quie = quiet

- simu/simi = same, similar

- -

- sem = seed

- DIS = apart, away, not

agreement, acceptance -

- -

upright solu/solv = loosen, free

upright, ascetic, pious solu/solv = loosen, free

harmony son = sound

deflate tend/tens/tent = stretch

deflate tend/tens/tent = stretch

straighten tors, tort = twist

- -

focus VERT/VERS = to turn

invest with VEST = clothing

liberal, flexible -

hesitant, half-hearted -

happiness -

cheerful DOL = pain, sorrow

cheerful -

- -

be loyal, play it straight. -

timid -

cheerful, friendly -
excitement -

lenient, considerate -

exciting -

harsh -

- -

free will -

- -

depressed -

narrow -

miserable -

- dict = to say

timidity -

restrained FUS = pour

restrained fus = pour

reticent, restrained, fus = pour

reserved
altruistic EGO = self

marvellous, fantastic greg = herd, crowd

entrance grad, gress = to step, to go

clumsiness -

- -

inarticulate -

- LUC/LUM/LUS = light, shine

fat, corpulent -

enslave MAN = hand

- -

- EN, EM = in, into

- EN, EM = in, into

- EN, EM = in, into

- -

unsung MIN = mind

- mis/mit = to send

- -

- -

- -
- -

free, unburden EN, EM = in, into

- -

- DEMOS = people

- -

- EN, EM = in, into

- EN, EM = in, into

animation contentment -

- -

boring, dull -

repel EN, EM = in, into

- -

enlargement, expansion, tome = cut, a piece of, slice

augmentation, increment

perturbation, agitation, ANIM = mind, spirit, soul

distress
imbalance -
clear, plain, obvious, voc/voca/vok/vow = call,
distinct, lucid word

- -

- ROD/ROS = graw

innocent, well bahaved ERR = wander

genuine -

ignorant rud = rough, crude

indulge in -

simple, familiar -

reject, oppose -

- -

- -

- -

dysphemistic -

- -
misery, depression EU = good, well

miserable PHOR = to carry

- thanatos = death

permanent -
frank, straight forward vad/vas = go

- VID/VIS = to see

- VOC/VOCA/VOK/VOW =
call, word
- -

- EX, EC = out, out of

degraded, denounced, alt/alti = high

disgraceful
- -

convict CULP = fault, blame

discouragement -

bury EX, EC = out, out of

trivial, unimportant -

ample, generous -

charge, convict ONER = burden

show -

slow -
- -

- PON/POS = put, place

- -

admission -

- -

crude -

thrifty vag = wander

get entangled EX = make

gloomy -

miserable suit/sal/sil/sault = resilient,

exultant, salient, somersault,
desultory, assault

real, historical -

- -

serious -

false, fictional -

truthful FAL/FALS = deceive

infallible -
busy -

- -

credible, likely -

- -

- -

energy, vigour -

intelligent, sensible -

- -

- -

- -

apathetic FERV = boil

- -

- -

- -

real FICT/FACT = make, produce

important, large -

disloyalty, infidelity. -

kind, humane, benevolent -

- -

- -

curb -

- -

- -

- -

constant -

- -

unobtrusive, slight -

- -
- -

be steady -

- -

- -

calm FORE = before

retain -

happy -

- -

secretive, dishonest -

predictable -

- -

- -

even-tempered FRAG/FRAC = break

contented, affable -

angel -
calm -

- -

- -

seriousness -

extravagant -

- -

disloyalty, treachery -

- -

- -

confirm -

- -

pleasurable -

- -
- -

demotivate -

- -

squat -

- -

tiny -

drab, tasteful -

- -

taciturnity -

humble, modest -

elegant, sophisticated -

- gen = birth, race, creation

- GEN = birth, race, creation

destruction GEN = birth, class, kin

death, culmination gen = birth, race, creation

- gen = birth, race, creation

unfriendly, morose -
unfriendliness -

gen = birth, class, kin -

- GEN = birth, race, creation

irrelevant -

- -

- -

carelessly, recklessly -

- -

- -

scarcity, dearth -

- -

- GRAD/GRESS = step

- GRAD/GRESS = step

frustrating GRAT = pleasing

charge for something grat = please, favour

ingratitude GRAT = pleased

necessary, justified grat = pleasing

jovial, happy GRAV/GRIEV = heavy

insignificance grav, griev = heavy

reserved, reclusive greg = herd, crowd

- GRAV, GRIEV = heavy

- grav, griev = heavy

jovial, happy GRAV/GRIEV = heavy

amiable, pleasant -

pleasant, attractive -

- -

- -

- HABIT/HIBIT = have, hold

passing trade, tourist -

original, fresh -

stormy -

- -

expert -
confident, frank -

orderly, planned hap = by chance

fortunate, lucky hap = by chance

- -

- -

moderate -

mild -

heartening -

humility, modesty -

- -

retrogress, stagnate -

dishearten -

insincere -
- -

modest -
temperate, abstemious, -
austere

self-government -

self-government -

orthodox hairein = to take, choose

accessibly -
orthodox hetero = other

homogeneous hetero = other

homogeneous GEN = birth, class, kin ;

HETERO = different
beautiful -

- -

young -

narrow hol = whole

- hol = whole

sophisticated -

- homo = humans
heterogeneous HOMO = same

blunt -

- -

- -

at moderate speed -

modesty -

- -

lethargic hyper = over, excess, too

much
understatement hyper = over, excess, too
much
- hypo = under, too little

real hypo = under, too little

real, actual HYPO = under, too little

- -

- -

honour -

legible lect, leg, lex = read, speak

- -

literate LITERA = letter

bad, damaged -

transcendent -

release, free -

- -

imperfect, sinful -

well off, wealthy PEC = money

humble -

cautious, considered PET/ PETIT = seek, go

toward
- -

- -

cautious -

- -

ability, capability -
placate, please -

intermittent, occasional CEDE/CESS = yield, to go

full-blown -

unconcern, indifference, clin/cliv = slope, lean

neutrality, nonchalance,
apathy, insouciance,
heedlessness
openly cogn = know

significant, unimportant -

debatable, controversial contra = against

exculpate CRIM/CRIT = judge, accuse,

separate, criminal,
incriminate, discriminate,
criterion, critical, critic
optional -

retreat CUR, COUR, CURS = run

- -

wealth, affluence, opulence -

wealthy, affluent -

- -
- -

submissive, weak. -

doubtful -

sobriety, temperance -

skilful, talented APT/EPT/APPRO = correct,

fit, skill, ability
fallible, erring, imperfect FAL/FALS = deceive

huge -

- -

obey, comply with -

removal, abrogation fus = pour

unimaginative GEN = birth, class, kin

disingenuous, artful -

grateful, obliged grat = please, favour

repel, disgust, repulse grat = please, favour

encourage habit/hibit = have, hold

helpful, advantageous -
- -

acquired NAT/NAS/NATE = born

obnoxious -

- -

- QUER/QUES/QUIS/QUIRE =
question

- -

disinterested QUER/QUES/QUIS/QUIRE =
question

quenchable sat/satis = enough, satiate,

saturate

expressive -

- -

beneficial sed/sid/sess = sit, settle

straightforward -

- sin = curve

polite -

- SOMN/SOP = sleep

anxious, concerned -

loyal surg/surrect = rise

easy super/sur = above

content SURG/SURRECT = rise

- -

permanent INTER, IT, ITER = between,

among
permanent INTER, IT, ITER = between,
among
- INTER, IT, ITER = between,
among

- -

finite term = end

constant INTER, IT, ITER = between,

among

release INTER, IT, ITER = between,

among
- INTER = between, among

- reg/rec = related to a king,

rule

keep away VEN/VENT/VENI = come

encourage tim = fear

- -

easygoing tract = draw, pull

complaint, flexible -
timorous, timid TREP/TREM = shake, fear

- -

dessicate, parch, scorch unda = wave

sensitize -

praise -

- -

divestiture VEST = clothing

tiring -

vulnerable, conquerable VICT/VINC/VANO = conquer

- VOC/VOCA/VOK/VOW =
call, word
- -

- -

- -

pleasant, agreeable -

- -
sedentary, settled IT/ITER = between, among

fresh -

optimistic -

fascinating, uninspiring -

safety, security. -

- -

load, accept ject, jet = to throw, to throw

- -

sad, serious jocus = joke

depression, sobriety -

rash, injudicious jud = judge

- JUNCT/JUG = join

- junct/jug = join

- JUNCT = join

- jur/jus = law, right

- JUR/JUS = law, right

mature -
- -

unrelated -

- -

obscurity, infamy victorious team

easy, simple labor = work

natural -

cheerful, laughing, happy -

enthusiastic, excited -

verbose, long-winded -

celebrate, rejoice. -

- -

improve, strengthen LAPS = slip

- -

- -

meaner, miserliness -
vigour, energy -

stern, careful -

constraint, restriction -

- -

- -

- -

illegible leg/lec/lex = read, speak

- -

unlawful, unreasonable leg = law, contract

vigorous, energetic, -
animated
excitable -

- lev = raise, lift, make light

gravity lev = raise, lift, make light

- leg/lec/lex = read, speak

- -

narrow-minded, insular, LIBER = free

parochial conservative
confine, fetter LIBER = free

puritan liber = free

puritan LIBER = free

unintelligible -

- LING/LINGU = tongue

- -

figurative litera = letter

illiterate, unlettered LITERA = letter

loveable, delightful, pleasant -

- loca = place

- -

even, level, balanced -

taciturn locu/loqu/logue/logy/lix =
speak, speech

practical, pragmatic -

sunny, bright -

highbrow, intellectual -

complicated luc/lum/lus = light, shine

- -

sensible lud/lus = play

cheerful, joyful -

nobody, plebian -

sane person luna = moon

dull lus = light, shine

- -

simple, artless -

- -

- -

modest, tawdry, cheap MAGN/MAGNA/MAJ/MAS/M

AX = great, big

selfish, mean, ignoble magna = big; anim = mind,

spirit, soul

- magn/magna = great, big

- -

- magn/magna/maj/mas/max =
great, big magnate, majesty,
magnitude, master, magnum
opus, magnificent,
magnanimous, maximum,
magnify
- -

- -

- -

expert mal = bad, malicious, malign,

malice, malignant,
malodorous, malevolence,
malady, anomalous,
maladroit
- -

- -

benevolence vol = free will

benevolent vol = wish, will

kind mal = bad, malicious,

malign, malice, malignant,
malodorous, malevolence,
malady, anomalous,
maladroit
praise mal = bad, malicious, malign,
malice, malignant,
malodorous, malevolence,
malady, anomalous,
maladroit
benign MAL = bad

- dat = to give

optional, discretionary dat = to give

- -
- -

hide MAN = hand

- man = hand, manual,

manuscript, emancipate,
manifest, manifesto,
manipulate, manoeuvre,
manicure
- man = hand

- MAN = hand

- -

- MARI = sea

- -

- -

- -

- -

conformist -

cool, dry -

- -

leave alone MED/MEDI = middle

- -

outstanding MED/MEDI = middle

- -

- -

- -

calm, stoical -

- -

altruistic, philanthropic -

stable, steady, constant -

repulsed -

- -

timid, timorous MED/MEDI = middle

- -

- -

- -
vast, huge -

miserable, dejected -

- -

- -

- -

boon hap = by chance

- miss/mit = to send

- -

- -

- -

variation, variety, exicitment MONO = one

weakness, cowardice -

- -

vague, uncritical -
- -

- -

thriving, recovering MOR/MORI/MORT = death

- -

homogenous -

homogenous -

meanness, niggardliness -

bright, sunny -

amplified -

- -

opponents, adversaries -
zenith, acme, climax -

sophisticated, disingenuous, -
worldly

modest -

- nasci = be born
- -

good, admirable -

vindicate neg = not, deny

impartiality -

- -

- -

- -

- -

hell, purgatory -

pleasant -

anxious, concerned -

revealing, careless, -
indiscreet

distinctive, ordinary -

somebody, celebrity, heavy -

weight.
mediocre -

- -

- -

actual, genuine, real -

- -

- -

innocuous, safe, pleasant NOC/NIC/NEC/NOX = harm

- -

- -

amenable, complaint, OB = against

tractable

clarify OB = against

create, establish -
- -

delightful, pleasant, OB = against

charming
insolent, bold, impudent, seq/sec = follow
defiant, swaggering,
presumptuous,
contemptuous, arrogant,
hardened, intim
- -

calm, quiet, restrained -

unobtrusive, inconspicuous OB = against

- -

conformist -

delightful, pleasant -

delightful, pleasant, -
agreeable

approval, delight -

- -

- -

self-effacing -
harmonious -

powerless pot = power, drink

- VOR = eat

easy ONER = burden

- -

- ONER = burden

- -

tight - fisted -

disadvantageous, ill-timed -

lenient, humane -

restraint, simplicity -

- -

puritanical, ascetic -

- -

- DENT = tooth ; ORTHO =

straight

real tend/tens/tent = stretch

welcome, accept, include -

- -

ordinary, commonplace, -
conventional

permit, allow -

fashionable, modern -

ordinary, normal -

ordinary -

end, conclusion -

criticism -

- -

- -

modest, diffident, -
unassuming
- -

- DERMA = skin

hostile, aggressive, -
belligerent

censure, calumination -

criticism -

- -

flushed, rosy -

- PAN = all

- -

local, concentrated DEMOS = people

peace, calm pan = all

uncontroversial. -

- mime = imitate

- -

inequality -

safe, conducive, good, -

suitable

cosmopolitan, broad- -
minded, liberal.
- -

generous, extravagant, -
lavish
- -

- PATER/PAT = father

turncoat PATER/PAT = father

- -

- pec = money

- PEC = money

inspired, exciting -

- -

impenitent, unrepentant -

- PENS/POND = to weigh, to
attach

wealthy -

- -

- -

momentary, temporary, per = through; ann/enn =

fleeting year
faithful, loyal -

careful, thorough -

good, healthy, invigorating, PER = through by, for,

wholesome, pure, throughout, against
innocuous, advantageous,
inoffensive, excellent, fine,
- -

- SPEC/SPIC/SPECT = look,
see
inattentive, dull spec/spic/spect = look, see

peace, quietness, tranquility, turb = shake, whirling

composure, quietude,
silence, moderation,
repression, apathy, inertia

- -

- PETR = rock

good-humoured, easy- -
going, affable

misanthropic, miserly, anthrop = mankind; phil =

selfish love

- -

authentic, genuine -

- -
- -

critical, important, serious, -

huge

- -

- -

- -

bland, insipid, dull -

enrage plac/pac/peac = please,

calm, peace

excitable, temperamental -

- -

original, fresh -

unlikely, improbable -

refined, cultivated, -
sophisticated

- -
- -

dearth, scarcity PLE = full

rise -

- -

- -

congruity, conformity -

ignoramus -

- PENS/POND = to weigh, to
attach
uninhabited, deserted -

- -

- PON/POS = put, place

- -

- POT = potion, potable

weak, impotent POT = power, drink

- -
safe, secure -

- -

permit pre = before

slow pre = before

- PRE = before

- PRE = before

- pre = before

- -

- roga/rogat = ask

- -

- scien/sci = to know

fail val/vail = value, strength

- -

broad-minded, permissive -

modern AEV, EV = age, era

modern -

dirty, spoilt pri/prim = first

- PROB/PROV = truth, prove

untrustworthiness PROB/PROV = trust, prove

unconcern, neutrality, CLIV = slope, lean
indifference

- -

thrifty, economical, -
parsimonious

pious pro = ahead, forth

refuse, withdraw -

scarce, meagre, insufficient, fus = pour

inadequate, scanty, limited,
curtailed

- gen = birth, race, creation

predecessor, ancestor gen = birth, race, creation

- -

unproductive pro = a lot

concise LOCU/LOQU/LOGUE/LOGY/
LIX = speak, speech
- PENS/POND = to weigh, to
attach

- -

- -

include prescribe scrib/scrip/scriv = write

- proto = first
constant, consistent -

minor character proto = first

- -

concise, brief tract = draw, pull

shortened, curtailed -

depression trud/trus = push, thrust

inopportune -

- VOC/VOCA/VOK/VOW =
call, word
inability, ineptitude -

- -

- NOM/NYM/NOMEN = name

mature, sensible -

- -

- -

- -

bravery, fearlessness, -
courage
modern, ugly -

integrated, included quad/quar/quat = four, one-

fourth
- -

ordinary, conventional, -
normal
bring about, prompt -

agreeable quer/ques/quis/quire =
question

- QUER/QUES/QUIS/QUIRE =
question
- quint = five

- -

false, fictional -

- -

unusual, exciting -

- -

healthy -

- -

- -

fresh -

- -

generous -
- port = to carry

- -

bored, indifferent -

- -

- -

- -

accept, welcome -

confirm -

amenable, docile, compliant -

reaffirm -

hostile, resistant cap/capt/cept = to take, hold,

sieze, receive, catch

resistant, unresponsive CEPT = receive, catch, seize

commonplace -

- clud/clus/claus/clois =
cloister, cluster, reclusive
straightforward, simple, -
familiar
- -
- -

immorality rect = straight

- -

- -

necessary unda = wave

obedient, manageable -

confirm -

low, poor, humble, plebian, REG/REC = related to a king,

ignoble rule

- reg/rec = related to a king,

rule

progress, improve -

- IT/ITER = between, among

- -

enfeeble -

- laps = slip
harden -

short-lived, irresolute, -
intermittent
keep, retain -

- MNEM = memory, remember

- -

loyalist -

keep, honour -

introduce, enact, ratify -

deplete ple = full

hungry ple = full

creditable, praiseworthy, -
good

praise, commend, -
compliment

- -

virtuoso -

obscurity, infamy -

- -

enforce -

like sens/sent = feel, think

like sens/sent = feel, think

rigid suit/sal/sil/sault = resilient,
exultant, salient, somersault,
desultory, assault

rigid suit/sal/sil/sault = resilient,

exultant, salient, somersault

apathetic, insensitive SPOND/SPONS = answer

- -

talkative tacit/tic = silent

talkative, communicative tacit/tic = silent

- -

- tors, tort = twist

forward-looking grad, gress = to step, to go

forward-looking retro = backward

- spec/spic/spect = look, see

- -

- VERT/VERS = to turn

praise, extol -

- -

- -
- -

united, integrated -

bored, uninterested -

- -

- -

thin, skinny rota = wheel, round

pale rud = rough, crude

happy, unrepentant -

- -

- -

pious, respectful -

impious sacr/sanct = sacred, holy,

invidable
- -

unhealthy -
unwelcome, irrelevant -

humble sacr/sanct = sacred, holy

- SACR/SANCT = sacred, holy

perturbation -

- san = healthy, sound

- -

cheerful -
cheerful, jovial -

- -

ignoramus, fool -

awkwardness, gaucheness -

- -

mainstream, orthodox -

admiring, respectful -

glance, cursory look -

- -
- -

broad-minded sec/sect = cut

agitated sed/sid/sess = sit, settle

active sed/sid/sess = sit, settle

obedience se = apart, away

- -

nonchalant -

integrate greg = herd, crowd

integrate se = apart, away

- simu/simi = same, similar

- sen = old

unconscious SENS/SENT = feel, think

forerunner, prelude seq/sec = follow

demonic -

reality, genuiness -

efficient, organized -

unabashed -

- di/dia/diur/die = day
half-hearted, lackadaisical -

- -

- -

probity -

- -

- -

complimentary -

- -

complimentary, sympathetic -

- ject, jet = to throw, to throw

- -

- -

company sol = sun, alone, solitude

bright -
cheerful -

wide-awake somn/sop = sleep

wide awake somn/sop = sleep

- son = sound

truthfulness soph = wise

invigorating -

high-minded, respectable -

matter of fact -

dense spers/spar = scatter

lavish -

- -

- -

- -

good-humoured -

- -

doddering, sluggish, -
lethargic, inactive
clean, pleasant -
unimpressive, plain -

- -

muffled -
quiet, soft -

emotional, lively, -
imaginative

permissive, broad-minded -

soft, dulcet -

soft, dulcet -

lenient, flexible -

run-of-the-mill, ordinary -

happiness -

assist, help -

unsophisticated, rude -

liberate JUD = judge

poor, lowly, ordinary -

conscious sub = under, below

conscious, explicit sub = under, below

explicit -

shallow terra/terre = land, earth

sophisticated, cosmopolitan. -

strengthen sub = under, below

stabilize VERT/VERS = to turn

- -

- -

humble, plain, cheap -

humble super/sur = above

necessary super/sur = above

- VID/VIS = to see

deficit super/sur = above

lack, dearth -

good-natured, friendly, -
pleasant

mediocre, poor -
- -

timid, unadventurous -

minor, mild -

independent BIO = life

- PHON = sound

expansion, elaboration sym/syn = same, together

explicit tacit/tic = silent

talkative, loquacious -

intangible tact/tang = touch

central tact/tang = touch

punctual, early -

- -

tasteful, refined -

shyness, bashfulness -

extreme -

spiritual tempor = time

indefensible, untenable -
slack, weak tain/ten/tent/tin = hold, twist

- -

convincing, substantial, -
strong
enthusiastic -

- TERM = end

- TEERA = land, earth

long-winded, verbose, -
rambling

- -

good-humoured -

- -

profligacy, extravagance -

- -

- -

brave, bold, courageous tim = fear

inept -
- -

- -

- torp = stiff, numb

active topos = place

cold, cool, wet -

straight tors, tort = twist

harmless tox = poison

- -

praise, overrate -

lasting, permanent, durable, trans = beyond

enduring, persistent,
chronic, perpetual,
unending, incessant

permanent TRANS = beyond

opaque trans = beyond

- -

- -

steady trep/trem = shake, fear

vague -
confidence trep/trem = shake, fear

- -

- -

- -

- TRI = three ; DENT = teeth

great, large, massive, via = way

ponderous, heavy,
important, serious, grave,
consequential, mighty,
ample, si
- -

cooperative, friendly, -
amicable

clear turb = shake, whirling

orderly turb = shake, whirling

simple, plain -

virtue, honour -

- tuit = watch over

rare, scarce -

- umbr = shadow

discord, disagreement, un/uni = one

dissonance
individual un/uni = one
individual UN/UNI = one

assailable, defenceless -

- -

restricted -

scrupulous, ethical, moral -

refined, cultured, cultivated, -

polite

blunt, no-nonsense -

demonstrative, gushing -

- -

steady, flat unda = wave

unsteady, wavering -

joint lat = side

- -

trained, professional -
manageable, dainty -

usual, customary, habitual -

- -

rustic, unsophisticated, urb = city

uncouth

- -

practical, feasible -
- -

bright vac = empty

continuity -

- vag = wander

- -

- vag = wander

cowardice val/vaiL = value, strength

cowardice VAL/VAIL = value, strength

rear VAN = front

rear VAN = front

- VICT/VINC/VANO = conquer
lively, colourful, exciting -

uniform vari = different, various

- -

honourable, honest -

despise -

misjudgment, ver = true

misconception, quirk,
prejudice
falsity -

approximately verb = words

succinct, laconic VERB = words

- -

fiction ver = true

limited VERT/VERS = to turn

- VERT/VERS = to turn

- -

- -
impracticable -

- -

- -

pleasant -

praise -

harmless, safe -

- VID/VIS = to see
- VID/VIS = to see

- VID/VIS = to see

listlessness VITA/VIVA = life, alive

pleasant, kind -

praise, extol -

unenthusiastic VITA/VIVA = life, alive

dull, boring VITA/VIVA = life, alive

silent voc/voca/vok/vow = call,

word
silent, quiet VOC/VOCA/VOK/VOW =
call, word

coercion vol = free will

tiny, tight-fitting -

satiable VOR = eat

withhold, refuse -

claim, pursue -

well behaved, docile -

- -

- -

dull, spoil. -

insalubrious -

- -

- -

- -

extraordinary, exceptional -

happiness, good humour -

apathy -

distaste, aversion -
Usage
Do not abase yourself by giving statements that can
lower your image.

I am abashed by public demonstration of love by

couples.
You may go out after the storm has abated.

During the process of abbreviation sometimes the spirit

of narration can go off.
The old king expressed a desire to abdicate the throne.

With sheer presence of mind he managed to break free

from his abductors.
He is depressed and that is the root cause of his
aberrant behaviour.
Abetment of a crime should also be deemed a
punishable crime.
The motion was not immediately okayed; it was kept in
abeyance till the CEO’s arrival.
I abhor jokes that demean women or are racist.
Abject poverty has made some educated youth also to
take up crime as a career.
The king abjured the throne and also declared that he
would become an ascetic soon.
He used to sing the latest film songs while taking his
morning ablutions.
He abnegated his place in the team so that his younger
brother could get a chance to play.
Some educationists feel that at least at the primary
level all examinations must be abolished.
Child labour is an abominable custom.

In New Zealand there are some seats reserved for the

aboriginals in the parliament.
The attempt to assassinate the diplomat was aborted
by the armed forces.
The burglars’ attempt to loot the bank was an abortive
one.

Although the earth abounds in natural resources, we

must be judicious in using them.

His skin got abraded when he fell from his bike.

His abrasive remarks can rattle even the calmest man
on earth.
I normally carry the abridged version of my favourite
dictionary wherever I go.
The old law needs to be abrogated and an absolutely
new law must take its place.
The cut made on the skin by a doctor is called an
abscission.
The bank robbers are still absconding.

Some one has rightly said, “Absolute power corrupts

absolutely.”
He was absolved of all the charges.
The court absolved the officer of all the charges and
asked the concerned department to take him back into
service.
I abstained from voting as I felt that none of the
candidates deserved to be elected for the prestigious
post.
He believes in simple living, particarly, having an
abstemious diet, and leading a life based on ideals.
His lectures were too abstract for the students who
were thirsting for practical inputs.
His abstruse philosophical utterances could not be
comprehended by the common man.
“There is an abundance of talent all around the
country”, exclaimed the new coach.
What is disturbing is that a wine shop abuts the school.

The team’s abysmal performance was duly criticised by

the press.
I finally had to accede to my daughter’s demand for a
computer.
The best part of this organisation is that even the CEO
is very accessible.
Marlon Brando’s fantastic performance in The
Godfather, won him worldwide acclaim.
Michael Jordan has won many accolades in several
basketball tournaments for his outstanding
performance.
Although Phillip is a very querulous person, he has an
accommodating wife.

The two warring groups have finally signed an accord.

Two armed men accosted the bus driver on the

highway when he stopped to have his dinner.
The amateur painter, equipped with all the
accoutrements of painting, aspired to create a master
piece on the lines of the Monalisa.

Since you are late you will now have to pay the bill
along with the interest accrued on it.
The mediators got no chance to settle the dispute as
the leaders constantly indulged in acerbic speeches.

Fielding seems to be the Achilles’ heel of the Indian

cricket team.
Mr. Smiths Achille's heel was that he was too gullible
and could be easily duped.

The special effects in Star Wars marked the acme of

perfection of cinematic special effects.
By sheer dint of hard work she reached the acme of
her career at a fairly young age.
Not wanting to create a controversy he acquiesced in
his boss’ impractical suggestions.

The fond husband acquiesced in buying a mink coat

for his wife.
The acquittal of the notorious criminal sparked off a
controversy.
The acrid smell of ammonium nitrate inflames my
nostrils.
An acrimonious battle is being fought at the border.
The sharp detective remarked that the acrophobic girl
could not have committed suicide by jumping from the
twentieth floor; somebody must have pushed her.

The reason for them to cast aspersions against their

colleague was actuated by jealousy

By sheer dint of hard work and sharp business acumen

he rose to the position of a successful business
magnate within a short time.
Due to his sheer diligence coupled with shrewd
business acumen he became a successful industrialist.

I find the adage, ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed’,

somewhat ambiguous.
Although I explained the situation very clearly to him,
he still had an addled expression on his face.

The argument is adduced with evidences in order to

make it more tenable.

Dorothy’s adept handling of the situation pleased her

boss very much.
Every citizen of the country must adhere to the laws of
the land.
The court adjourned the case.

A senior bureaucrat was appointed as an arbitrator to

adjudicate the contentious issue.
Physiotherapy is an essential adjunct to drugs in
treating a stroke.

Besides being a man of vast erudition, he is also an

excellent orator who can speak adlib on any topic.

She was administered a palliative by the doctor, to

ease her pain.
The traffic cop admonished the motorist for violating
traffic rules.
She decided to come to the actual point without much
ado.

Despite all the popularity and adulation he is as

modest as he was before.

The advent of new computers made some workers feel

that machines would replace them.

Many commercial movies are full of unbelievable

adventitious happenings.
She is a level-headed person who maintains her
composure even in adversity.

This event is being held under the aegis of T.I.M.E

Being an affable and gregarious person she made a lot
of friends and very soon adjusted herself to the new
atmosphere.

A group of students was taken into custody by the

police for causing an affray at the college campus.

The suburbs of the city were an agglomeration of

shanties in all its poverty and squalor.
You are aggravating the situation by grieving so much
over such a petty issue.
Students were aggrieved by the sudden and
unprecedented hike in tuition fees.

The city was agog with the rumour that the notorious
criminal had escaped from police custody.

The party accepted the deal with alacrity.

His reassurances allayed her fears to a large extent.

All the team members swore allegiance to the newly

elected chief.

Is it possible to alleviate the misery of the downtrodden

when funds are scarce.
The rebels formed an alliance with the students’ group.

We were bewitched by the mystical allure of the idyllic

surroundings.

Milton’s magnum opus, Paradise Lost has several

allusions to the Bible.
He is my alter ego.

India, which is a land of diverse cultures, is a curious

amalgam of the traditional and the modern.
Although he is an amateur artist his works show great
promise.

Janice has ambivalent reactions about her new job.

Naxals ambushed and killed ten policemen who were

on patrol duty.

Mahatma Gandhi strived relentlessly to ameliorate the

lot of the downtrodden sections of society.
She was a hard-core feminist whose chief mission in
life was to ameliorate the status of women.
The United Nations was not successful in promoting
amity between the belligerent nations.

He has been suffering from amnesia ever since he

sustained a serious head injury.
The President refused to grant amnesty to the convict.

With so much of violence all around one wonders

whether Gandhian philosophy is an anachronism
today.
There was complete anarchy after the assassination of
the President.

She does not nurture any rancor or animosity even

against those who tried to malign her.
His acts of bravery, as a commander of the British
Army, made him a legend in the annals of military
history.
Lethal weapons have the capacity to annihilate the
entire human race.
Although newspapers are expected to be critical,
anodyne reporting is desirable.

The bureaucrat was willing to speak if he was assured

of anonymity.
Such antagonism in sports makes me question the real
purpose of sport itself.
The doctor intended to take into account the
antecedents of the disease before starting his
treatment.
Capital punishment sometimes sounds like an
antediluvian concept to me.
It is said that walking is an antidote for all ailments both
somatic and psychological.
Inequality is the antithesis of egalitarianism.

Although he had led a very active life in his youth, with

age and ill health he has now become apathetic and
rather senile.

Being an orator par excellence, he can deliver any

speech with aplomb.

Though inspiring yet it is obvious that the stories about

his achievements were mostly apocryphal.
He retired when he was at the apogee of his career so
that people remembered him forever.
Her acting career reached its apotheosis when she
enacted the role of Helen of Troy.

The social worker was so moved by the appalling living

conditions of the slum dwellers that he vowed to
ameliorate their lot.
The ancient Indian texts, the Upanishads are
appendages to the Vedas.

Her appetite has been impaired after a recent bout of

illness.
Experts of the intelligence department have apprised
the government of a possible terrorist attack in the
capital.
His flawless speech received widespread approbation.

The company is passing through a difficult time; this is

not the appropriate time to think of employee welfare.

One must avoid taking arbitrary decisions and never

venture into anything before weighing the pros and
cons.
Most primates are arboreal animals.
Our country is the archetype of a secular society.

Many youngsters are ardent fans of pop icons.

The ardour and the dedication with which he performs

the work assigned to him is worthy of emulation.

After the arduous journey I must have slept for about

twelve hours.
The argot of college students is difficult to
comprehend.

Although he was initially an arrant coward, he gradually

overcame his fears and became more confident.

The arriviste craved to be accepted by the snobs of the

celebrity club.
Her childlike artlessness endeared her to one and all.

The cherubic young girl endeared herself to everyone

with her artlessness.
His ascent to fame and wealth was the result of his
diligence and determination.
He gave up his opulent life for he now preferred to lead
an ascetic existence.

Do not ascribe ulterior motives to children.

After witnessing the gory sight he began to sweat and
his face looked ashen.

The company resorted to cheap and asinine publicity

which little helped in boosting its sales.

She remarked with asperity that she did not need my

advise.

Don’t cast aspersions on anyone’s character.

One must always aspire to reach one’s chosen goal in

life.
Abraham Lincoln’s first assay into politics was a
disaster.
He is an assiduous worker and an asset to the
company.

The lovers arranged a secret assignation in a remote

part of the town.
Though I am not an atheist, yet sometimes, I am not
very sure about the modern day ideas of godliness.

Having lived a corrupt and immoral life he has now

turned to spirituality to make atonement for the sins he
has committed

He is suffering from muscular atrophy.

Antibiotics are administered to a person suffering from

infections in order to attenuate the bacteria and viruses
responsible for causing the infection.
Being in the show business, she is au fait with the
latest fashion.

The Principal was shocked at the audacity and

impudence of some of his students.

Although she was initially nervous while addressing the

august gathering, very soon she began to feel at ease
and started speaking eloquently.

I consider it my privilege to address this august

gathering.

People always admired her because she had an aura

of grace and distinction.

Despite inheriting a huge fortune, he continued to live

an austere life.

People rebelled against the autocrat who had been

tyrannizing them for a long time.
The doctors left no stone unturned to save the patient,
but to no avail.
Her avant-garde works won critical acclaim.
The disgruntled patron averred that he would never
support an upcoming artist in future.

I have an aversion for sweetmeats.

The alert crew averted a major accident.

Being an avid collector of rare artefacts she has an

amazing collection of several antique pieces.

The scenic beauty and serenity of the hill station was

awe-inspiring.
The mountaineers were congratulated on their
awesome achievement.

Our plans for the picnic had gone awry thanks to the
unseasonal rains.
It is axiomatic that life is not always a bed of roses.

The babel caused by the raucous grunts of

automobiles was cacophonous to the ears.
After their team won the league matches the
supporters indulged in bacchanalian revelry.
He often engaged in friendly badinage with his
colleagues in order to lighten the atmosphere.

Intimidated by the thief’s baleful looks, the travellers

handed over their valuables to him without protest.

It was a balmy and redolent spring morning and the

weather was just ideal to go for a picnic.
Michael Angelo, the famous Italian painter was famous
for the baroque paintings of the Sistine Chapel.

Unlike other young women of her age, Nina is not

interested in decking herself up with baubles or other
accessories.
The beatific expression on his face revealed that he
had managed to clinch the deal.

Honesty and mutual trust form the bedrock of a lasting

relationship.

Lack of proper sleep can make a person befogged and

petulant.

I know he won’t begrudge it if you ask him for a

personal loan.
He was so beguiled by her charm that he failed to
understand that her intention was to deceive him.

She was a self-respecting person and did not like to be

beholden to anyone.
It behoves us to call on him when he is sick.

Several governmental and voluntary organisations

came forward to offer assistance to the beleaguered
victims of the tsunami.

The fond parents’ hopes were belied when their son

failed in his exams.
Belittling children in front of others lowers their
confidence.
His belligerent nature makes people wary of him.

The captain bemoaned that he seldom got advice from

the coach.
The benevolent king distributed his wealth among the
poor.

Education alone can uplift the benighted peasant folk.

The hostess greeted us with a benign smile.

The old man did not bequeath his wealth to his

wayward sons.
The master berated the servant for not doing his job
properly.

His statements are bereft of any truth.

The gullible girl was so besotted by the glib talker’s
charm that she failed to see his true colours.

The bewildering array of jewellery displayed in the

shop made my choice very difficult.

The tourists were bewitched by the idyllic surroundings

and the tranquility of the place.

Biblical quotations have a charm of their own.

His biddable servant was always at his beck and call,
ready to take orders.
There is an urgent need for bilateral talks between
India and Pakistan.
After the biopsy the surgeon declared that the patient
was not suffering from cancer.

There are very few children who do not yield to

blandishments.

Over the years he adopted a rather blasé attitude

towards luxury and good life.

A person with a blinkered approach to things cannot

accomplish much in life.

As the night was dark and blustery we decided to halt

at a nearby inn and resume our journey the next
morning.

It was quite a challenge for the teacher, to discipline a

class of twenty boisterous children.

He is a bonafide student of our college.

The work environment in the office is fantastic. Such
bonhomie is a rarity in professional situations.
He accused them of having a bourgeois mentality and
a parochial outlook.

The great works of Shakespeare had been

bowdlerized by some self appointed moralists.
The opposition party decided to boycott the
proceedings of the assembly in order to express their
dissidence.
Besides being an unendurable bore, he is also a
prodigious braggart.

Such bravado will lower your esteem among your

friends.
He made a desperate attempt to display his bravado in
the presence of the girls of his class.

The soprano’s bravura performance was well

appreciated by the discerning audience.

The job was a test of one’s brawn rather than of one’s

brain.
People were shocked by the criminal’s effrontery and
brazen defiance of the law.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Her family often bore the brunt of her mood swings and
frustrations.

People resented his brusque manners and lack of

decorum.
Adherence to tradition is a bugbear to present day
youth.

He was bullish about his chances of winning the

election.

Her bumptious nature earned her the epithet, ‘Madam

Know-All’.

Please meet the bursar and collect your bursary. He is

there in the bursary.
Most government officials have become the byword for
venality.

Few acquisitions can match the cachet of owning a

Mercedes Sedan.
The cacophony of vehicular traffic is responsible for the
sound pollution which is rampant in cities.
As the share market is highly capricious, one is taking
a calculated risk by investing in shares.

It is unbecoming of a musician of his calibre to stoop to

such base levels in order to steal the limelight from his
rivals.
The minister filed a defamation suit against the press
for calumny.
Candour is a rare quality among politicians.

Corruption and nepotism are cankers in our body

politic.
The canny businessman was ahead of his peers much
to their envy.

He has gone out to canvass for his party.

The hijackers were forced to capitulate when they
realised that they were over powered.

Most of the characters in Hardy’s novels eventually

succumb to the capricious workings of fate.

The weather suddenly turned rough and the boat

capsized in the choppy sea.

The querulous guest was captious about the service

offered by the hotel.

The performance of the children captivated the

audience.

Many great leaders wrote their autobiography in

captivity.

Love for all fellow beings is a cardinal virtue, which is

advocated by scriptures of all religions.

As a saint he should have long given up all carnal

desires.
The tiger is a carnivore
Many a poet has glorified a woman’s lustrous and
cascading tresses.
The tsunami which occurred in the year 2004 had
cataclysmic consequences in the coastal areas of
India.

The suspects were catechized by the police officials.

The Minister gave a categorical assurance that welfare

measures would be extended to people belonging to all
sections of the society.
The teammates were infuriated by their chief’s caustic
remarks.
The customers cavilled at the service offered by the
hotel.

The children cavorted in the sand and thoroughly

enjoyed themselves at the beach.
It cannot be predicted with certitude that the judgement
will be in our favour.

There seems to be no cessation of the tribulations

which fate has imposed on her.

Sometimes there seems to be no cessation of the evils

that have beset the world

He married a girl belonging to a different religion, much

to the chagrin of his conservative parents.

Being a charismatic leader he had a tremendous fan

following.

Having lost a lot of money earlier, he is now extremely

chary of investing in shares.

He chastised his team for its slipshod performance.

The chauvinist was booed by the crowd after his

speech.
Leonardo - da - Vinci's chef - d'oeuvre was his painting
of the Monalisa.

The fraudster conned a number of gullible people with

his glib talk and chicanery.

His dream of rooting out corruption seems chimerical.

The smarmy salesman chivvied people to buy his

products.
Smarmy sales persons constantly chivvy customers to
buy their products.

Diabetes is a chronic and debilitating ailment, which

leaves a person weak and emaciated.
I was rather surprised when a polished gentleman like
him turned down her invitation in such a churlish
manner.

While driving, it is better to be circumspect than be

sorry later.
The reigning chess champion circumvented every
move of his opponents.

During the course of his speech, he cited a few verses

from the scriptures.

His behaviour is a model lesson in civility.

The clamorous crowd gave him its full support.

The boisterous children stopped their clamour as soon

as they heard their father’s stentorian voice.
The Minister was accused of having clandestine
dealings with the underworld.

The murderer’s plea for clemency was rejected by the

Supreme Court, which had imposed the death
sentence on him.
After retirement, he is leading a cloistered life.

Some atoms coalesce to from molecules.

The accused alleged that the police had coerced him

into giving a confession.
The reasons cited by them for not executing the plan
do not seem to be cogent.

She cogitated over the issue for a long time before

accepting the proposal.
There are many cognate words in English and Greek.

Keep your boss in full cognizance of the prevailing

situation.
The young team has decided to collaborate with the
old task force.
Law and order collapsed totally during the bandh called
by the opposition.
Collateral is a must for availing bank loans.
Colloqualisms are not permissible in formal speech.

I wish the meetings of the society were conducted in a

more formal manner. The colloquies are, at times,
taking out the seriousness of the issues to be
discussed.
People commiserated with her over her recent loss.

Even the commodious auditorium could not

accommodate the surging crowds who came to witness
the programme.
The judge commuted the death sentence of the
prisoner to life imprisonment.

All religions of the world advocate compassion for

fellow human beings.
As a compatriot I have some duties towards others.

The compendious essay on inherited diseases written

by an eminent geneticist was very useful not only to
the students of genetics but also to lay persons.

In this increasingly competitive world one must be

thoroughly competent and skilled in order to stay in the
race.
In the current competitive scenario no one can afford to
be complacent.

People always take advantage of her complaisant

nature.

He is too compliant and finds it difficult to say ‘no’.

The lawyer claimed that he could prove the complicity
of the accused in the crime.

His complicity in the crime has been established

beyond doubt.
Although she was reluctant to accept the proposal, she
had to acquiesce out of compulsion.
He is a downright fraud who deceived a lot of people
without any compunction.
The peace plan seems to be doomed right from the
conception stage itself.
All nations of the world should make a concerted effort
to curb terrorism.

The mediator made a vain attempt to conciliate the

two groups involved in the conflict.

The heady concoction had an intoxicating effect on us.

The condescending tone of the new coach irritated the

youngsters.

The condescending tone of his speech irritated even

the dignitaries.

No nation in the world condones terrorism.

He was accused of acting as a conduit between the

politicians and the underworld.

The police confiscated his assets when the charges of

corruption levelled against him were proved judicially.

The conflagration claimed several lives and damaged

several houses.
Triveni Sangam at Allahabad which is a confluence of
the Ganga and the Yamuna is a holy place for the
Hindus.
The traffic police has issued a warning that punitive
action will be taken against those who fail to conform to
safety rules.
Many multi-storied buildings in the city do not conform
to safety requirements.

The public prosecutor objected to the defence lawyer's

deliberate attempt to confound the witness.

I have strong evidence to confute his theory.

Congenital anomalies are often attributed to

consanguineous marriages.
All his friends and relatives congregated at the airport
to bid him adieu when he was going abroad to pursue
higher studies.
The Congress decided to support globalisation.

It is my conjecture that he is not guilty.

The young couple are enjoying their conjugal bliss.

As a conscientious teacher Shobana could not be a

silent witness to mass copying.

The new museum was first consecrated by a priest and

then opened to the general public.
After prolonged discussion a consensus has emerged
among the party men now.
Consonance among all the members of a team, leads
to a better performance.

The senior politician’s decision to retire from active

politics caused consternation among his party men.

He is always open to constructive criticism.

I construed his silence for acceptance and went ahead

with my plan.

The teacher showed consummate skill in handling the

difficult situation.

Most often he seems to be lost in contemplation.

In the contemporary world advertisements can create

an image around boring personalities too.
The contentious issue needs to be properly discussed.

My tour to Denver is contingent upon the sanction of

my leave.

Criminals contravening the provisions of the

constitution does not make to the headlines of
newspapers these days.
The conundrum about the existence of life after death
defies all explanation.

My wife is convalescing from her illness.

The chief convened an urgent review meeting.

Her conventional views on morality and dress code

may not be acceptable to some youngsters.
He thanked the convivial crowd for giving him such a
warm welcome.
Central schools have imposed a total ban on corporal
punishments.
The corpulent lady lost her balance and fell down.

The witness’ statement corroborated the evidence,

which the police already had.

Except for a few cosmetic changes nothing significant

has been done to improve the situation.

Since he studied at various places he is now a true

cosmopolitan.

As he was cossetted and pampered by his doting

parents, he turned out to be a spoilt brat.

The coterie of henchmen is said to have influenced the

minister in a lot of underhand dealings.

In a coup détat the Chief Minister was deposed by a

coterie of ministers who conspired against him.

The golf course was full of pot holes.

He charmed everyone with his courtly deportment.

In a covert operation the terrorists blew up a police

outpost.

I found her coyness and affected manners rather

disgusting.

He often parries the crass questions posed by his wife

as they are vexatious.
The craven subjects meekly obeyed the diktats of the
monarch.

The new evidence does not lend credence to what the

accused stated earlier.

The new ambassador presented his credentials to the

president.
No one can question Jane’s credibility.

I wonder how such credulous people survive in modern

times.

The music at the New Year Party hit a crescendo at

midnight.

The crescent of the moon has caught the attention of

many a poet.

Though crestfallen after the miserable failure he

managed to put up a brave front.
The patient’s condition is critical.

Although he was quite a cheerful person, with age and

ill health he has turned senile and crotchety.

Such crudity is unbecoming of a descendant of an

illustrious blue-blooded family.

His cryptic reply to my query left me totally flummoxed.

Though he accidentally knocked down and killed the

skater yet he is guilty of culpable homicide not
amounting to murder.
The current financial position of the company is not
sound.

One cursory glance at the newspaper is enough for a

professional to separate the wheat from the chaff.
The dapper youngman, charmed everyone at the party
with his impeccable manners.

The terrorists’ attack, in which several people lost their

lives, was condemned as an inhuman and dastardly
act.
The intrepid traveller was not daunted by the hardships
involved in the long and arduous journey.

Despite the many hardships she had to endure, the

dauntless young woman went ahead in pursuing her
goal.
A formal suit is de riguer in the men’s colonnade of the
club.

Although his maiden attempt at directing a film was a

sheer debacle, he gradually becomes a director of
repute.

A bout of viral fever has left me debilitated.

The notorious criminal was decapitated.

More people are decimated on the roads of Delhi than

in a war.
The opposition decried the government’s position on
globalisation.

The minister strongly decried the lack of proper

rehabilitation programmes for the victims of the
earthquake.
I could deduce from his silence that he is not in favour
of the decision.

Vandals defaced the great leader’s statue.

The bureaucrat announced his decision to sue the

newspaper for publishing defamatory remarks against
him.
Astronomers are studying if there has been any
deflection in the parts of the comet.
The abacus is more or less defunct these days.

Environmental degradation is attributed to ecological

imbalance, which is perpetrated by human activity.

The world’s natural environment has been degraded to

such an extent that there seems to be little hope for
humanity.
Illiterate people, particularly in rural India, deify
politicians and film stars and build temples in their
name.
There was a deluge of people for the tickets for the
one-day international.
She was nearly demented with worry and ran from
pillar to post to trace her lost child.

The pedestrian theme and demotic language of the

play came in for criticism.

They accepted the treatment meted out to them, by

their superiors, without demur.

The renowned actress played the role of a demure

bride, to perfection.

In his novels Thomas Hardy depicts man as a victim of

the vagaries of fate.
Environmentalists are concerned about the depleting
ground water level.

The principal severely rebuked the students for their

deplorable behaviour and warned them to mend their
ways.
His etiquettes and deportment could not be faulted.

The opposition deprecated the decision taken by the

ruling party claiming that it was detrimental to the
interest of the nation.
Deriding the suggestions made by youngsters is bound
to discourage them.

Politicians using derogatory comments against their

adversaries is a very common phenomenon.
At times, children can descry things, which we don’t
even notice.
The militants desecrated the holy shrine.
The invaders desecrated the holy shrines.
The police managed to capture the fugitive desperado
when he surfaced from his hide out last week.

As he is getting older the actor seems to be desperate

to get as many roles as possible.

The despoliation of the pristine hill stations by tourists

is a cause for serious concern.

He is weak at studies mainly because his reading

habits are desultory.

Many freedom fighters wrote their autobiographies

during the period of their detention.

The exorbitant price of branded clothes does not deter

the fashion conscious youth of today.

I detest people who tell lies.

Medical practitioners, across the world, aver that a

sedentary lifestyle is detrimental to one’s health.

The venal politician amassed a lot of wealth through

devious means.

He devours books by the dozen.

She was a devout and God fearing person who never

swayed from the path of righteousness.

He launched into a diatribe against corruption.

He could be a good orator if he improves his diction.

He fimly believed in the dictum, ‘Neither a borrower nor
a lender be’.

The General’s dictum was received with evident

resentment by the soldiers.

Didactic literature does not appeal to a majority of

today’s youth.

She gradually overcame her initial diffidence and

began to feel at home in the new surroundings.

The government was criticized, by the opposition, for

its dilatory approach in providing relief measures to the
flood ravaged villages.

The dilettante painter was pleasantly surprised when

someone offered to buy his painting.

The petite young lady was a diminutive figure beside

her burly husband.

I could discern a tinge of sarcasm in his tone.

The discerning audience rated the musician’s

performance as mediocre.

The couple decided to opt for a divorce because of

marital discord.
They made a few discreet enquiries before clinching
the deal.

Although they look similar they are as discrete as chalk

and cheese.
Death does not discriminate between the rich or poor,
old or new, man or woman.

Being an overly haughty person, he disdained her

advice.
The pristine waters of the lake were polluted by
factories disgorging their chemical wastes into the lake.

In the name of rituals people in primitive societies used

to dismember animals and humans.

Although the two sisters look alike they are as

disparate as chalk and cheese as far as their attitudes
are concerned.
Despite being struck by a grave tragedy she remained
dispassionate and took things in her stride in a highly
practical manner.

If you view the situation as a dispassionate observer,

you will be able to express an unbiased opinion.

It is alarming to note that criminals are holding parallel

courts and dispensing justice.

There was a lot of disquiet among the technical people

about the launch of the new product.

She is an upright individual not prone to dissemble.

Being an honest and straightforward person she could

not dissemble her actual feelings.

The purpose of teaching is not merely to disseminate

information but to instil a love for learning.

Information about AIDS must be widely disseminated

to control its spread.

Dissent within the members of the political party led to

its devastating fall.

Having dissipated all his ancestral inheritance, he is

now a bankrupt.

His dissolute behaviour shocked all his acquaintances.

Most of the critics of the pop singer consider him to be
a dissolute man.
The dissonance at the meeting makes me feel that we
are not heading towards peace.
The belly of this child has distended because of
malnutrition.
The child’s distended tummy indicates a serious
Vitamin-B deficiency.
Politicians distorting facts to suit their needs is no news
now a days.
Do not waste your time in dithering lest the opportunity
should slip out of your hands.

The traffic was diverted as a new flyover was being

constructed.
The Minister was divested of all powers.
Although people respect him for his knowledge and
intelligence, most resent his doctrinaire attitude.

Despite the obstacles which came his way he pursued

his goal with dogged tenacity and emerged successful.

He has been in the doldrums ever since he was fired

from his job.

A doleful atmosphere prevailed across the nation when

the news of the President’s death spread like wildfire.

She had a doleful expression on her face after she

witnessed the tragic scene.
She is a very meticulous person who has a donnish air
about her.

We were shocked to realize that we were double-

crossed by an old servant, who served our family for
several years and whom we trusted implicitly.

The feminist’s doughty campaign to put an end to the

atrocities committed against women earned her
national acclaim
The new teacher who looked dour and sullen failed to
make a favourable an impression on her students.
Being an adventure loving person she resented the
drabness of her life and craved to do something
exciting.

POTA is considered to be a draconian law by some

people.
Having led a very active life while in service, he now
finds his retired life dreary and monotonous.

The bawling baby calmed down as soon as she heard

her mother’s dulcet voice.
Credit card agents constantly dun customers for
payment.
The witness was forced to sign the document under
duress.

Most people have a nasty habit of eavesdropping.

The idea of going on a long holiday to his favourite

destination put him in an ebullient mood.
Besides being a well read person with eclectic tastes in
literature he is also an acclaimed orator.

The musician received an ecstatic applause from the

audience.
A government edict cannot be violated.

Inspite of commiting such a blatant error, he had the

effrontery to justify himself.

Generally a very querulous person, he was impressed

by the service rendered by the hotel staff and was
effusive in his praise of them.
The hostess accorded an effusive welcome to her
guests.

The agitated man was very effusive in his speech.

After interpreting Hitler’s suicide note, experts

concluded that he was egocentric.
Such an egregious blunder could only be committed by
a computer.
Forgive me for the transgression but I would like to
show the egress to all these lawmakers.
The elegant young woman could carry off any type of
dress with élan

The police managed to elicit vital information from the

criminal.
Since he is an eloquent speaker people listen to him
with rapt attention.

Since his theory was abstruse he elucidated it to the

gathering.
The debilitating ailment has made her weak and
emaciated.

Abraham Lincoln was instrumental in emancipating the

slaves of America.
We decided to survey the market before embarking on
the project.

Since time immemorial women have liked to embellish

themselves with jewellery.
He was dismissed from service, when he was found
guilty of embezzling official funds.
Much against his wishes he was embroiled in a
scandal.
The textual emendation suggested by the chief editor
was immediately incorporated by his juniors.

The eminent writer will be honoured next month.

The finance minister was sent as the PM’s special

emissary to the GATT conference.
Euthanasia is a highly emotive issue.

The heroine of the novel Tess of the Durbevilles is

made to experience such poignant situations that we
can’t help empathizing with her.
The vast empyrean was lit up with the golden hue of
the morning sun.
The programme was so entertaining that the audience
vociferously demanded an encore.

Children should not be encumbered with a lot of

homework.
Endangered species of birds and animals should be
saved from becoming extinct.
Malaria is endemic in many tropical countries.

The movie was so absurb that sitting through it, was a

test of one’s endurance.

Since it is a sensitive issue, it is likely to engender a lot

of controversy.
Reading contributes a great deal to enhance one’s
knowledge and wisdom.
Having nothing constructive to do we were overcome
by ennui.

The entente signed by the two nations is likely to put

an end to the long standing hostility between them.

The musician’s enthralling performance was

acknowledged with a standing ovation by the audience.

The abductors enticed the children with some

chocolates.
His tyrannical behaviour earned him the epithet, Hitler.

She is an epitome of good manners because of her

excellent upbringing.

She maintains her equanimity even during the most

trying circumstances.
The equipoise displayed by the father in dividing his
property became evident when both the brothers got
an equal share.
Clever politicians deliberately give equivocal
statements.

He distanced himself from friends and associates and

chose to live like an eremite.
Indiscriminate felling of trees leads to soil erosion
which in turn has a detrimental effect on the fertility of
the soil.
The Principal warned the boisterous students of
punitive action if they did not mend their errant
behaviour.
The cheat was caught red-handed when he was trying
to palm off an ersatz painting of a renowned artist, as
an original.

His erudite statements left the common man totally

confused.

The delinquent eschewed violence and vowed to turn

over a new leaf.
Philosophy is an esoteric science.

Ardent feminists who espoused the cause of women’s

liberation were instrumental in elevating the position of
women in a male chauvinistic society.

The glass panels of the windows were etched with

beautiful designs.

The ethos of the organisation is to deliver quality

service to the people.

It is unbecoming of a person of his calibre to breach

the rules of professional etiquette in such a blatant
manner.
“Vertically challenged” is a euphemistic term to refer to
short people.

Music which is calm and euphonious is capable of

soothing many a distraught soul.
The initial euphoria of winning the election gradually
waned and the elected representatives got back to
their respective duties.
He was euphoric when he won the election with a huge
majority.

Unable to see the suffering of their terminally, ill son,

the patients parents consented to euthanasia.

I seem to be working on an evanescent budget.

The seasoned politician kept giving evasive answers to
all the controversial questions.

The judge felt that the appeal was not backed up by

sufficient evidence.

Susan’s antics evoke images of my childhood.

People were highly superstitious and puritanical during

the medieval ages but over the years the human race
has gradually evolved into a more rational species.

His weak physical health was exacerbated by the dank

and inclement weather.
He rose to the exalted position of the president by
working very hard.
The parents were exasperated by their teenaged
daughter’s recalcitrant nature.

The accused was exculpated by the court when the

accusations levelled against him were proved to be
false.
The leader's exhortation roused the team members
into action.

The body was exhumed at the judge’s behest.

Terrorism is an exigent international problem which
needs to be tackled expeditiously.
His exiguous income was barely sufficient to make
ends meet.
After a thorough investigation he was exonerated from
the charges levelled against him.
The Chief Minister ordered expeditious action to be
taken against the errant officials.
The Minister ordered his men to take expeditious
action in evacuating the flood victims to safer places.
He was overcome by remorse and made an earnest
attempt to expiate his sins.
Shankaracharya was an exponent of the Advaita
philosophy.

He expounded his views on philosophy through his

lectures and writings

The Minister had to face expulsion from the party when

his alleged involvement in the scandal was proved
judicially.

She made an earnest attempt to expunge the

unpleasant memories of the past and begin life afresh.

The rare artefacts in the museum spoke volumes about

the exquisite craftsmanship of the artists of a bygone
era.
Adam’s extravagant lifestyle has been a source of
constant worry to his wife.

The seasoned politician managed to extricate himself

from the controversy.
She is normally a very exuberant person but of late she
appears to be rather dour.

The exultant sponsors announced a gift of $1,00,000

to the child prodigy.

Visiting the fabled city of Rome, during my holiday in

Europe last year, was a dream come true for me.

Her account of the incident was a complete fabrication.

The facetious remarks made by some men on

women’s day was met with the scorn which it rightly
deserved.
He was not aware of the factual errors in his essay
until they were pointed out.

The critics felt that the Finance Minister’s argument

was fallacious.
Human beings are fallible.
After a fallow period, trading in the country is gradually
picking up momentum.
The singer's falsetto was ringing in my ears long after
the concert was over.

The play, which had a far-fetched storyline failed to

impress the audience.

Towards the fag end of her life, her attitude towards life
was one of stoic acceptance driven by fatalism.

After a long, fathomless and rather uncomfortable

silence she began to speak.

We were overcome by fatigue after the long and

arduous journey.
Although she was irked by his fatuous remarks she
remained composed.
He became an object of ridicule due to the faux-pas
which he committed at the high society gathering.

Fawning bureaucrats, trying to curry favour with

politicians are a common sight these days.

He is a feckless young man who lives off his parents.

The defendant made a fervent appeal to the judges to

listen to his version also.

She is a diehard workaholic who makes a fetish of her

work.
Since the best players of the team are in fine fettle we
hope to win the tournament this year.

The long-standing feud between the two contiguous

nations culminated in a bloody war.

Though fictitious the character of Sherlock Holmes

looks very real.
Being a punctilious person, she is finicky even about
fiddling details.

Since I promised fidelity to the organisation in which I

am working, I cannot divulge this information which
should be kept confidential.
The beheading of innocent Indians held hostage by the
Taliban, was denounced by all nations of the world as
a fiendish act.

In a democracy, the President is merely a figurehead.

He was a devoted son who fulfilled his filial

responsibilities with dedication.

His words of encouragement gave the much needed

fillip to his sagging morale.

The plan was executed with masterly finesse.

Despite being amateur artists they performed the play

with masterly finesse.
My boss is so fastidious that he is finicky about even
the minutest of details.

Having had a fitful sleep last night, I felt groggy

throughout the day.

Jane’s fixation with cleanliness, sometimes, annoys her

husband Joe.

The boisterous students were rusticated from the

college for indulging in vandalism and flagrant violation
of set norms.
Among the flotsam on the beach we also found some
antique coins of a bygone era.
His unexpected question left me totally flummoxed and
floundering for an answer.

The prices of petrol and diesel have been constantly

fluctuating during the past one year.

The questions posed by the child left his parents totally

flummoxed.
The footnote provided in the book makes an interesting
reading.

She seemed to have had a foreboding of her imminent

death.

If you fail to pay the fee on time you will forfeit your
seat.

The orphaned children looked so forlorn that my heart

went out for them.

Since acting had always been her forte she decided to

pursue a course in theatrics.

Newspapers are expected to be forthright in

expressing their views without any bias.

By a fortuitous turn of events, he was able to turn

adversity into an advantage.
He was a four-square person who would not rest until
his goals were achieved.

The fracas between the two rival groups led to factional

rivalry.

Incessant nagging by parents tends to make a

teenager fractious and defiant.

Fractious children are possessive about their

belongings and resent sharing them with their peers.

Some leaders have understood that their wicked ways

create Frankensteins for their entire country.
The activity, which began at a frenetic pace, was
suspended abruptly owing to insurmountable
circumstances.
In a state of frenzy the angry mob destroyed public
property.

The stuffy atmosphere in the class room made the

children cranky and fretful.

Although he is an intelligent and hardworking student,

he is too easily distracted by frivolities.

Although he is extremely wealthy he believed in a

frugal existence.

Citizens, particularly those belonging to the salaried

class, fulminated against the unprecedented rise in
prices.
Several functionaries of government departments were
entrusted with polling duty at the time of elections.

Naxals, lying in ambush, fired a fussilade of bullets at

the policemen killing them instantaneously.

He seems to be oblivious of the serious gaffe he

committed during the course of his speech.

Although people criticise her as a hard task master

there is no gainsaying the fact that she is a charismatic
leader.

The comedian who was a stubby man with a peculiar

gait, never, failed to amuse his audience.

It was extremely galling to listen to his constant

bragging about himself.

In our society, girls are not allowed the leeway to

gallivant.
The carnival was a fun filled event with games,
entertainment and gifts galore.

The new leader is expected to galvanize his entire

team.
In a shrewd bureaucratic gambit the corrupt politician
was caught red handed.

He was a gangling teenager when I last saw him, but

now has grown into a handsome and polished
gentleman.

The garbled message led to a comedy of errors.

One must avoid using gargantuan words in one’s

speech.
Her garish dressing reflected her poor sartorial taste.

He campaigned extensively and garnered enough

support from the electorate.

His unrestrained garrulity was rather irritating.

Some old army men are prone to gasconading a lot.

The gauche young village lass felt like a fish out of

water in the snobbish and sophisticated atmosphere.

When you draw the genealogy of our family do not

forget to give a copy to me.

I am sure many people these days neither know nor

care for their genealogy.

An aging generation with no social security is worrying

sociologist.
If you trace the genesis of our family we are the
descendents of Rabindranath Tagore.
By the way, can genetics explain why the entire
lineage seems to have homogeneous qualities?
Being a warm and genial person, Jane has endeared
herself to all her friends.
The guests were overwhelmed by the hostess’s
warmth and geniality.

Genocide and ethnic violence rocked several regions

of the world after the Second World War.

Classic movies of different genres will be shown at the

Paradise theatre during the film festival.
The writer’s constant dwelling on issues which are not
germane to the topic under consideration speaks of his
discursive style.
People belonging to some tribal communities living in
the Amazon jungles are crude and uncivilized and
have a ghoulish passion for weird practices.
The labourers lived in gimcrack shacks in abject
poverty and squalor.

The thieves gained entry into the house stealthily and

gingerly tried to open the safe.

The evidence to support his theory was gleaned from

books and experiments.

She looked sick with worry and her forehead was

glistening with apprehensive perspiration.

The copious rains this year, led to a glut in the

production of food grains.

The leader’s word is taken as gospel by his follows.

The gradation of the questions from easy to difficult

became a controversial issue.
The steep gradient at the foot of the hillock is proving
to be a safety hazard for motorists.
It is gratifying to note that children, these days, are
taking active interest in social service.
The company offered to give one soap gratis to
everyone who bought two toothpastes.
The beggar expressed his gratitude by touching the
feet of the man who gave him food.
I get irritated when people give me gratuitous advice.
The grave expression on his face told me that it was
not the right time to talk to him.

Try and understand the gravity of the situation.

Marketing men are, almost invariably, gregarious by

nature.

She was overwhelmed with grief when she heard the

tragic news of her sister’s death in a ghastly road
accident.
Please take your grievance to someone who is in a
position to help.
The scooterist was grievously injured in the accident.

People, particularly children, distanced themselves

from her because she always had a grim expression
on her face.

He was a maniac who was involved in a series of grisly

murders.

The dance was well appreciated by the audience

because all the artists performed with gusto.

Although I could not understand the language in which

he was speaking, I could discern from his guttural
shouts that he was abusing someone.

Even the best zoos are poor substitutes for natural

animal habitats.

The flamboyant young man was a habitué at the

upmarket club.

The movie, which had a hackneyed theme failed to

capture the interest of the audience.
Jane recalled with nostalgia the halcyon days of her
childhood.
Malleability is the hallmark of pure gold.

The antique vase broke into smithereens due to the

servant’s ham-fisted handling.
Usage: I could discern from his hangdog look that he
failed miserably in the test.

The preparations for the wedding are taking place in a

rather haphazard manner.
The hapless couple met with an accident.

The nightingale, which was considered to be a

harbinger of spring was extolled by John Keats in one
of his odes.
The nightingale is a harbinger of spring.

Despite the negative publicity against the restaurant,

hard-core customers continue to patronize it.

Newspapers should be hard-hitting and forthright in

expressing their views.

With acute water scarcity and frequent power cuts,

most city dwellers are in for a harrowing summer this
year.

Elizabeth misconceived Darcy’s reserved nature for

hauteur, associated with affluence.

The resort which is a tranquil haven, is an ideal

getaway after a long and stressful week.

The police seem to be making little headway in

investigating the bank robbery which shook the entire
city.

It is heartening to learn that many young people are

coming forward to join the armed forces in order to
defend their mother land.

We offered our heartfelt sympathies to the members of

the bereaved family.
The meeting was stopped abruptly as the Chief
Minister who was addressing the gathering was
heckled by the angry public.
Many boxers indulge in pre match hectoring.
After living a hedonistic life for several decades, he has
now embraced austerity.

India was under British hegemony for over three

decades.
The United States was often criticized for perpetrating
hegemony.

Robert’s heretical statements embarrass his associates

no end.
His brain seems to be hermetically sealed.
His heterodox explanation angered the clerics.

The classes in American colleges have a

heterogeneous composition.
Professors prefer a heterogeneous mix of students in
their classes.
Her otherwise pretty face turned hideous after she
sustained grievous injuries in a road accident.

The movie, which was totally hilarious and thoroughly

entertaining, was enjoyed not only by children but also
by adults.

Children enjoyed listening to the hoary tales narrated

by the octogenarian.
A holistic approach to transport may be the solution to
most of our commutation problems.
The world will not be the same if another nuclear
holocaust takes place.
The old man’s homespun wisdom did not appeal to the
younger lot.

You will be charged with culpable homicide not

amounting to murder because you knocked down the
pedestrian unintentionally.
Though of the same age, the children are not a
homogenous group.

Most corporate houses spend a lot of money on honing

the skills of their employees.

In a significant breakthrough the police managed to

nab the notorious criminal who was accused of
committing several horrendous crimes.

Mahatma Gandhi’s hortatory speeches roused the

patriotic spirit of the Indians

The railway minister hot-footed to the accident-spot in

order to supervise relief work.

Most men fail to realize that hubris about their

achievements can lead to a miserable downfall.

The children playing in the street were mowed down by

a hurtling truck.

Hyperactive children could be very demanding.

The correct usage of hyperbole could add spice to a

writing.
The sight of a hypodermic needle terrifies me.

It is merely hypothetical to state that we would have

been better off under a different form of government.
‘Let us reason it out through a hypothetical case’, the
lawyer said.

His idee fixe on the existence of supernatural forces

was evident in his works.

His method of extracting work from his subordinates is

idiosyncratic but successful.

The ignominy of being defeated by his arch rival was

difficult for him to endure.
Please give me a printout as your writing is absolutely
illegible.
The ill-fated aircraft crashed into the fields killing all the
passengers on board.

The growing number of illiterates is a serious cause for

concern.

The children of the school were immaculately dressed

in pristine white uniforms.

Theists believe that God is immanent in very object of

creation.

The kidnapped children were immured in a dilapidated

house, away from the city.

Negotiations between the management and the union

leaders have reached an impasse, with both the
parties adopting an obstinate stance.
His impeccable character was worthy of emulation.

The minister promised financial assistance to the

impecunious peasant families.

The citizens rebelled against the monarch’s imperious

rule.
Avoid taking impetuous decisions lest you should
repent later.
As the text was pretty recondite, we could not
comprehend its full import.

Although he delivered an impromptu speech, the

audience listened to him with rapt attention.

He is usually very circumspect and avoids taking

impulsive decisions.
The politician categorically denied the motives imputed
to him by the media.

Ravi’s in capacity to complete his work in time drew the

displeasure of his employers.
Incensed by the management's apathy, the workers
resolved to intensify their strike.

The picnic had to be cancelled with the incessant

rainplaying spoilsport.

The political unrest was quelled in its incipient stages

before it could lead to a major agitation.

Unlike his brother who was a gregarious person,

Robert was a loner by nature and by inclination.

The prince roamed in his kingdom incognito to know

the welfare of his subjects.
The details are inconsequential and in no way helpful
in making a breakthrough.

Please do not call him a ‘criminal’ until you have

incontrovertible evidence against him.
There is incriminating evidence that the defendant had
lied under oath.

It is incumbent upon every fresh medical graduate to

serve in rural areas for a year.

The army was ready to face the likely incursion of the

enemy.
In most conservative societies smoking by women is
considered indecorous.

Having squandered all his wealth on gambling, he now

lives a life of indigence.

Despite being hardworking, a majority of people in this

nation lead an indigent life
He had to postpone his trip due to his indisposition.
He has been totally indoctrinated, that no amount of
cajolery will make him see reason.

Being a woman of indomitable will, she was not cowed

down by the impediments which came her way and
eventually achieved her goal.

It is an indubitable fact that no nation in the world can

afford to extol terrorism.

He revealed the truth while in a state of inebriation.

Arrogance and ineptitude led to the team’s miserable

performance.
All humans are prone to err, no man is infallible.

Even infinitesimal organisms like bacteria and viruses

are necessary for maintaining the ecological balance.

Many hill resorts witness a an influx of tourists during

the summer months.
He was convicted by the court when he was found
guilty of infringing the law.

Infusion of new talent is the need of the hour.

Children are ingenious when it comes to getting their

own ways.

She endeared herself to everyone with her

ingenuousness and childlike simplicity.

The ingrate son sneered at the idea of looking after his

ailing parents.
He is trying hard to ingratiate himself to his boss.

Jane is rather inhibited after her injury.

Students protested against the government’s latest

reservation policy because they felt that it was inimical
to the interests of people belonging to certain sections
of the society.
The injunction issued by the Supreme Court prevents
government doctors from setting up private practice.

One’s innate abilities vary from person to person.

Although it was a seemingly innocuous remark I could

discern the insinuation implied in it.

Since she could not tolerate his innuendos any longer

she refused to marry him.

An inquest was held to discover the cause of the

official’s mysterious death.

The Chief Minister ordered an inquest into the failure of

law and order in the state.

Children usually have an inquisitive bent of mind.

His insatiable appetite for money has made him rather

ruthless.

The ways of destiny are inscrutable to man.

It is a misconception that plants are insentient.

The insidious effects of terrorism can be felt in every

corner of the globe now.
The insidious effects of smoking eventually prove
detrimental to one’s health.

He insinuated that she tends to be very snobbish.

Infuriated by the students’ insolent behaviour, the

principal warned them to mend their ways.
Stress is one of the principal causes of insomnia.

The aged parents were hurt by their son’s insouciant

attitude towards their problems.
The armed insurgents attacked the police station.
Most of the problems we consider insurmountable can
be solved with a bit of determination.

The insurrection was quelled before it took a serious

turn.
As the intercession attempt turned out to be a failure,
the two groups continued to be at logger heads.

An interim committee was appointed to conduct a

probe into the scam.
Interim relief, in the form of festival advance, was
sanctioned for all central government employees.
He thought of interjecting before the problem took a
serious turn.

The old gentleman was considered an interloper by the

younger members of his family.

These days we have to endure many seemingly

interminable commercials to watch a movie on T.V.

The intermittent rain hindered relief operations.

The dictator got the rebels interned without any trial.

We do not know whether the lines are original or

interpolated at a later date.

During the interregnum when the old king died and the
crown prince was coronated, the Prime Minister took
charge of the affairs of the state.
The situation would have been worse if the elders had
not intervened.

The local bully tried to intimidate the small town

residents.
The Italian intonation in her voice was quite easy to
discern.

The intractable child refused to say sorry even after

being caught red handed while cheating in the
examinations.
He could not get along with any of his team mates
because of his intransigent attitude.
The intrepid traveller went ahead with his journey
despite the many obstacles which he had to encounter.

We were greatly intrigued by the lives of the royalty.

The flooded river inundated several villages.

He became inured to his wife’s persistent nagging.

Infuriated by their abominable behaviour, he let out a

stream of invectives.

The salesman tried to inveigle the customers into

accepting his proposal.

I attended the President’s investiture ceremony.

The invigorating breeze soothed her tired nerves and
distraught soul.

The Juventus Club seems to be invincible.

He tried to invoke the blessings of God before his

exams.
The excruciating pain in my shoulder caused me to let
out an involuntary cry of pain.

He does not seem to be having an iota of concern for

those in distress.

Socrates had a shrewish wife who was known for her

irascible nature.
The students were vexed with the irksome regulations
imposed by the warden of the hostel.

Young children are made to iterate nursery rhymes in

order to familiarize them with language.
The itinerant nature of a sales job appeals to some but
may be disliked by many.

After a hectic session at work we needed a break to

rejuvenate our jaded spirits.

A person with a jaundiced view of the world seldom

derives any happiness out of life.

His speech which was rather jejune, failed to sustain

the interest of the audience.

The Minister’s political career was in jeopardy when he

was implicated in the scam.

The remark was made in jest and not meant to be

taken seriously

The entire cargo had to be jettisoned as all but one of

the engines had developed a snag.

His colleagues were rather disgusted by the extreme

jingoism displayed by the expatriate employee.

His jocose attitude lightened our mood.

Despite his age, he is young at heart and had plenty of
joie de vivre.

The doctor told the diabetic that he must be more

judicious in his food habits.
Every cross road in Delhi has become an important
junction.
The unfaithful husband left his wife at a critical
juncture.
There is no point in advising her at this juncture.

The policeman refused to file the complaint as the

crime did not take place in his jurisdiction.

Many people feel that there is no justification for capital

punishment to be awarded to anyone.
Adults behaving in a juvenile manner often become the
butt of ridicule.
I will always treasure the gift he gave me for keep
sake, before he left for the U.S.

After a single interaction with her, I knew that we were

kindred spirits because our tastes and opinions
matched on a majority of issues.

He does not hesitate to kowtow to his bosses in order

to win their favour.

The victorious team received kudos from the students

and the faculty for winning the trophy.

The manager tried to cover up the team’s performance

with rather laborious arguments.
His joke, which was rather laboured, failed to evoke
laughter.

Since I am a jovial person, lachrymose films do not

appeal to me

The government’s lackadaisical attitude in preventing

the spread of the epidemic led to several deaths.

His style of writing though crisp and laconic is easy to

comprehend.
Many old timers lamented the demolition of antique
structures in the city, in the name of modernization.

The press lampooned the ruling party for not bringing

in any reform in their education policy.
Even momentary lapse in concentration on busy roads
could prove hazardous.
The notorious duo were sentenced to imprisonment on
charges of larceny.

Recently a famous socialite was sentenced to

imprisonment when he was proved guilty of larceny.

The philanthropist was extolled for his largesse.

The travellers were overcome by lassitude after the
long and arduous journey.

Lax supervision led to mass copying in the

examination.

A few corporate houses offer employees the leeway to

work flexitime.

We must be proud of our country’s rich legacy of

culture and traditional thought.

Since her uncle did not have any children of his own
she became the sole legatee to his vast property.

The authorities’-attempt to hush up the case at the

behest of those in power, is a classic case of political
and bureaucratic legerdemain.

Jona’s writing is barely legible.

A legion of photographers and press men waited at the

airport for the celebrity's arrival.

It is absolutely legitimate for the courts to deal firmly

with terrorists.
Sullen weather tends to make a person dour and
lethargic
He is a very level – headed person and seldom loses
his balance even when provoked.

The magician’s assistant appeared to levitate in the air

under the spell of hypnosis.
Such levity in religious matters may not endear you to
many.
You may find colloquial words in the lexicon.
He filed a defamation suit against the media, accusing
it of libel.

A liberal pay package alone may not enhance

productivity.
The woman of today is more liberated when compared
to her ancient counterpart.
The libertine did not mend his ways despite being
threatened with dire consequences.
The libertine led a life of idleness and dissipation and
eventually died penniless.
His limpid style of writing, bereft of all the trappings of
ornamentation, was comprehensible even to the lay
man.

People from different parts of India find it easy to get

on in Mumbai as the lingua franca is Hindi.

She listened patiently to the litany of complaints which

the children made against eachother.

Literal translations may sound very bland.

Kerala has the maximum number of literates in India.

It is loathsome to watch able-bodied young men

resorting to begging.

The locale did not get the approval of the Director of

the movie.
Expanding its business operations to offshore markets
is the company’s lodestar.

The members of the opposition party accused the

government of adopting lopsided policies.
The loquacious speaker kept on talking for three hours.

These unemployed youth seem to have become lotus-

eaters.
A louring sky portends an imminent storm.

His novels, being lowbrow, do not appeal to discerning

readers.

Since the explanation was absolutely lucid I think no

one has any question to ask.
The venal politician gloated over his filthy lucre.

The drama was absolutely ludicrous.

A lugubrious atmosphere prevailed over the city

following the leader’s assassination.
Although he was a fledgeling artist his work was well
appreciated by the leading luminaries of the art world.

The lunatic troubled everyone in the locality.

Her lustrous hair has been her crowning glory.

Macabre rituals like human sacrifice are still prevalent

among some tribal communities.

The Machiavellian politician is rumoured to have incited

the mob.
The machinations of the opposition led to the ruling
party’s miserable downfall.

Many nations in the world are caught in the maelstrom

of ethnic hatred and racial discrimination.

The audience appreciated the soprano’s magnificent

performance.

Her magnanimous gesture of donating her entire

earnings from the film, to charity received applause
from the media.
The business magnate bought all the photographs
displayed in the exhibition.
The sublime theme and the magniloquence of
phraseology has made Milton’s Paradise Lost a master
piece.

Richard Attenborough’s magnum opus Gandhi, was a

mega hit everywhere.
It is grossly inhuman of the terrorist organisation to
maim innocent people in order to promote their cause.

Before the onset of industrialization, agriculture was

the mainspring of Indian economy.

The veteran politician announced his retirement from

mainstream politics.

The maladroit handling of the strike has aggravated the

company’s problems.

One student wrote in his essay, “I have been grown

with a lot of fondness by my parents.” What
malapropism!
A band of malcontents were responsible for creating
unrest in the country and destabilizing the government.

Miton’s satan is a personification of malevolence.

His malevolent nature did not come to the fore front
initially.
The malicious man beat up the children playing near
his house.

The Chief requested the press not to malign his

overworked police force.

She developed a malignant tumor, which eventually

proved fatal.
The politician losing an election has to accept the
people’s mandate.

If you have a PAN number then it is mandatory to file

your tax returns.
The bodies of the accident victims were mangled
beyond recognition.
The protestors claimed that they were manhandled by
the police.

Her anxiety was manifest in her nervous movements.

The tall claims made in election manifestos should not

be believed by any sensible man.

The shrewd politician manipulated the facts to suit

himself.

In a crafty manoeuvre the dissidents managed to

overthrow the ruling party.
Marauding troops of armed men looted money and
valuables from many houses in the village.

Coleridges ‘Ancient Mariner’ is a poem about mariners

lost in the sea.
I could not help marvelling at the beauty of nature.

He is masochistic worker who does not care for his

health too.
The culprit who masqueraded as a government official
and tried to fool the gullible people was caught red
handed by the police.
People are bored by her company because she has
nothing interesting to speak, apart from continuously
maundering about her problems.

The maverick politician was not popular with his

partymen.
The poet has the dubious distinction of composing
mawkish poems.

The Prime Minister’s assassination led to the

destabilisation of the government and mayhem in the
country.

It is not prudent to meddle with the personal affairs of

others.
One must always be wary of meddlesome neighbours.

The cricket team’s mediocre performance in the

recently concluded test series drew flak from cricket
lovers across the country.
Despite being a melange of various cultures our
country stands united in its diversity

Several people were injured in the melee triggered by

communal disturbance and the police opened teargas
shells to bring the situation under control.

When I met him last evening, I found him in a mellow

mood engaged in friendly banter with his friends.

He conveyed the message with a melodramatic

flourish.

The memoirs of his early childhood make for poignant

reading.

The fact that his friends deserted him as soon as he

was bereft of all his wealth makes it obvious that their
interests in him were purely mercenary.

None can get along with a person who has a mercurial

temperament.

The gymnast’s performance mesmerised the audience.

He is a man of great mettle and does not rest until he

meets his goal.

The Rajputs were mettlesome warriors.

The audience who expected a spectacular show were

rather disappointed upon witnessing the artist’s
middling performance.
The social milieu of ancient India was not conducive to
the education and emancipation of women.

The minatory sky presaged an imminent storm.

The size of the font was so minuscule that I had to
strain my eyes to read through the paper.
A mirthful atmosphere prevailed across the kingdom on
the occasion of the prince’s coronation.

The incessant rain which lashed the city for the past
two days has left the streets dank and miry.

Some people still seem to be under the

misapprehension that the role of a woman is confined
to the kitchen.

The management warned him that it would not tolerate

any type of misdemeanour, henceforth.

The mishap could have been averted if the authorities

had been more alert.
The PM dashed off a missive to the governor
expressing his anguish about the law and order
situation in the state.
Although diligence and perseverance are essential
attributes of success, a modicum of luck is also
mandatory.

The notorious burglars revealed their modus operandi

during the course of their interrogation by the police.

His deep interest in solving crossword puzzles verges

on monomania.

The holiday at the hill resort was a well-deserved break

from the monotony of every day life.

As he is a man of impeccable moral fibre his character

is worthy of emulation.

We finally managed to free ourselves from the morass

of paper work and secured approval for our project.

The novelist’s sense of humour, albeit mordant, was

very appealing to his readers.
Many of the social mores of the past are now
moribund.
The mores of ancient society prevented women from
pursuing an education

With young men and women insisting on choosing their

life partners themselves, the concept of arranged
marriages would soon become moribund.
The mountebank who managed to con several gullible
people was nabbed by the police.

The sea is home to multifarious life forms.

India is a land of multifarious traditions and languages.

The large donation which he made spoke of the

philanthropist’s munificence.

The murky weather has a depressing effect on one’s

mood.
Except for the muted sounds of hooting of the owls at a
distance, the night was still and eerie.

The riders went berserk and mutilated the idols in the

temple.

Hitler was duly served by his group of myrmidons.

His involvement in the scam and consequent
resignation was the nadir of his career.
Although he was very naive when he first started the
business, he is now a stalwart.

The super star has become a narcissist a victim of his

own past glory.
Nanotechnology is still in its nascent stages in many
countries across the world.
It is surprising that people still believe in weird
practices like necromancy even in this twenty first
century.

The dubious politician was expelled from the party for

indulging in nefarious activities.

The opposition feels that its stand has been vindicated

while the ruling party’s stance stands negated.

Nepotism is not uncommon in the political and

bureaucratic circles of India.

Driving through the hilly terrain, especially negotiating

the hair-pin bends, was a nerve-racking experience.

She was visibly nettled by his slighting remarks.

The couple had the habit of constantly niggling at each

other which led to incompatibility between them.

The book titled, ‘The Vision of the Future’ glorifies

nihilism.

According to the scriptures, one can achieve a state of

nirvana through detachment and dedication to one’s
duty.

The convicts were confined in a noisome dungeon.

Despite the trying circumstances he appeared

nonchalant.
When journalists questioned him about the outcome of
the negotiations the minister remained non-committal.

The young lad who belonged to a nondescript village,

in a remote corner of the country, eventually achieved
immense success
Mr.Brown who was once a nonentity in social circles is
now a famous business tycoon.
His devotion to duty, sheer business acumen and
willingness to take risks made him a nonpareil
businessman within a very short time.

The new teacher was nonplussed when she was

accorded a rude welcome by the students.

Peddling failed nostrums of yesteryears will no way

help a nation to embrace the path of progress.

The figures published in the newspapers were only

notional, since the actual figures could not be obtained.

The nouvea riche do not hesitate to frequently throw

lavish parties in order to flaunt their wealth.

After graduating in theological studies, he underwent a

two-year novitiate and was inducted as a priest.

The discharge of noxious effluents into the atmosphere

has a detrimental effect on human health.

Despite watching her face intently to catch every

nuance of expression, I could not discern her inner
feelings.

The shares that she thought would fetch her a lot of

money proved to be nugatory.

He was so obdurate that all my attempts to make him

see reason proved futile.

The defence lawyer made a deliberate attempt to

obfuscate facts.
Several villages were obliterated by the flash floods.
He often sought solace for his innumerable worries by
drinking himself to oblivion.

His obnoxious behaviour attracted a lot of criticism.

The obsequious politician picked up the shoes of the

party president.

The prediction that the printed word would become

obsolescent with the advent of computers eventually
turned out to be false.
When the crowd grew unmanageable and
obstreperous, the police was called in to take charge.

The pastel colours of the decor made the room look

less obtrusive.

Excessive intake of fat in one’s diet can occlude the

arteries.
He looked like an oddity in his bizarre outfit and weird
hairdo.
He is such an odious person that people detest his
company.

People loathe his company because he is an extremely

odious person.

The celebrity who was involved in the scandal had to

face public odium.

The writer has recorded the details of his innumerable

odyssies in his travelogue.

He is a man with offbeat taste and style.

His officiousness made him unpopular with his

employees.
Although I was piqued by his off-key remarks I did not
make it very obvious.

God is omnipotent.

Certain types of ducks are omnivorous.

The onerous task of nurturing his younger siblings fell

on his tender shoulders after his father’s death.
The armed forces are pretty well equipped to defend
the country against an enemy onslaught.

The onus of looking after the safety and security of the

employees rests with the employer.
The fire works lit up the night sky with opalescent hues.

People often used to take advantage of his open-

handed nature.

The soldiers were waiting for the opportune moment to

strike back at the enemy.

The students resented the warden’s oppressive rules.

The spectators were awestruck by the opulence and

grandeur of the Versailles palace.
Journalists could not elicit much information from him
because of his oracular responses.

People belonging tosome tribal communities are

notorious for performing orgiastic rituals.

The boisterous children fell silent as soon as they

heard the master’s orotund voice.

I think I should see an orthodontist and get my teeth

aligned.

The ostensible reason for the increase in crime is

poverty but the police chief feels that there could be
other reasons too.
The bigots of his community ostracized him for getting
married to a girl belonging to a different religion.

The unprecedented rise in prices provoked a public

outcry.

His outlandish clothes made him the object of ridicule

at the party.

Smoking in public has been outlawed in many

countries.

With the advent of computers, typewriters have

become outmoded.

He was a dandy who was always garishly dressed in

outré outfits.

The models walked the ramp in outfits, that were rather

outré.

I made it clear to them at the very outset that

negligence will not be tolerated.

The standing ovation given by the audience testifies to

the soprano’s exquisite performance.
The car, which was partly damaged in the accident,
was overhauled at the workshop.

Since she knew his real nature she did not fall prey to
his charms and ignored all his friendly overtures.

His overweening pride eventually led to his downfall.

As the countdown for the d-day began, the organisers
of the event became overwrought and apprehensive.

The rhino is the fastest pachyderm.

His pacific nature prevented him from getting involved

in the brawl.

Even members belonging to the dissident group

changed tune and began singing paeans to the new
leadership as soon as it came to power.
Paeans were sung in praise of the lord when the king
recovered.
The audience watched spell bound, the rare pageantry
displayed by the Air Force cadets at the recent air
show.

Although she has recovered from her illness, she still

looks weak and pallid.
It is rightly said that music is the panacea for all
ailments.

The hostess displayed considerable panache in

conducting the show.
Doctors are trying to ensure that bird flu does not
become pandemic.
Pandemonium prevailed in the house when the
opposition leader insulted a ruling party member.
Reopening the scam report will tantamount to opening
a Pandora’s box.
The undisputed king of pantomime.

When my fears turned out to be unfounded, I realized

how paranoid I was.

Women labourers demanded wage parity with their

male counterparts.

Unmindful of the parlous weather the brave soldiers

went ahead with their mission of defending the country.

He felt out of place among the parochial and clannish

members of the community.
She broke into a paroxysm of sneezes due to a sudden
allergy triggered by pollution.

Despite amassing a lot of wealth, he leads a

parsimonious existence.
She is a past master in extracting work from her
subordinates.

People were taken aback by his patrician arrogance.

Mahatma Gandhi’s inspiring speeches roused the

patriotic spirit of several Indians.
Since he was a neophyte, his boss was tolerant of his
peccadillos.
Social work is very satisfying though one cannot
expect pecuniary benefits.
Constrained by pecuniary difficulties, he was forced to
discontinue his studies.
The programme, which started with a lot of promise,
turned out to be a pedestrian affair.

She has a penchant for dressing up in trendy clothes.

The young man was penitent of his mistakes and

resolved to tread the path of righteousness.

He sat beside the lake in a pensive mood, cogitating

about life.

Although he was born into a wealthy family he is now

leading a penurious life thanks to his prodigal habits.

She has an exquisite collection of rare artefacts which

she acquired during the course of her innumerable
peregrinations
The court issued peremptory summons to the
defaulting customers.

My mother has been a perennial source of inspiration

for me.
The turncoat politician was expelled by his party’s
leadership for his perfidious act.

His work, which is perfunctory and slipshod and does

not comply with the expected standards.
Smoking is a pernicious habit which has a detrimental
effect on one’s health.

Films and television, to a large extent, are responsible

for perpetuating violence among youth.

He came out with a strange perspective about the

issue.
It is astonishing that a perspicacious person like John
did not spot the blunder in the computer program.

The star player’s perturbation was very obvious when

questions were asked about his illicit relationships.

Movies have a pervasive influence on adolescent

behaviour.

We were petrified on seeing the ghastly road accident.

Age and ill health have made him senile and petulant.

His philanthropic nature earned him a lot of respect

and love from the poor and the needy.

Being a man with a phlegmatic temperament, people

resent his company.

It was not difficult for me to make out that the excuse

given by him was phoney.

I could discern from her physiognomy that she is of

Asian origin.
The off-white brocade sari, studded with diamonds and
gold sequins was the piece de resistance of her bridal
trousseau.

The teenager protested against the piffling allowance

given to him by his parents.

Thieves gained entry into the house through the rear

door, pinioned the inmates and looted all valuable
items.

The American scientists who were the pioneers of

robotic technology won the admiration of the scientific
community.

The project is just a pipe–dream and hankering for it

would be a waste of time and money.

The piquant story line of the movie kept the audience

glued to their seats.

The husband tried to placate his angry wife with a

bouquet.

She is, by nature, a placid person who seldom gets

perturbed.
His voice sounded plaintive when he recalled
nostalgically the pleasant memories of the past.

For a majority of youth, old sayings are rather

platitudinous.

The excuse which he gave for shirking away from the

work given to him, did not sound very plausible to me.

His plebeian tastes were heckled by the snobs of the

club.

The government decided to hold a plebiscite in order to

guage the people's opinion before implementing the
reforms.
The Supreme Court has plenary powers to revoke a
law.

A plethora of opportunities await job seekers who are

willing to put in a lot of hard work.

Share prices have plummeted to an all time low in the

past three months.
The officials fell a prey to the bribe offered by
plutocrats.

Few people can match the poise and grace of the

veteran actress.

The polarity between the two wings of the ruling party

led to its destabilization.

He was a polymath who commanded a lot of respect

on account of his exhaustive knowledge.
He pondered over ther issue for a while before
expressing his opinion.
India is the second most populous country in the world.

The failure of monsoon this year is a portent of the

impending drought.

Several psychologists have posited that rote learning

stultifies a child’s creative abilities.
These rare works of art which symbolize our country’s
cultural heritage should be preserved for posterity.

There is an acute shortage of potable water in many

cities in India.
Quinine is a potent antidote for malaria.

India is a pot-pourri of people belonging to diverse

cultures.
He cannot afford to be extravagant due to his
precarious financial position.

Women are not allowed to enter the precincts of the

temple at Sabarimala.

People’s discomfort precludes many women from

joining the police or armed forces.
The precious child won all the chess tournaments.
Autumn is the precursor of spring.

Jane has a predilection for Shakespeare’s comedies.

People who are obese have a predisposition to heart

ailments.

Stoics believe that the trials and tribulations which man

has to endure during the course of his life are
preordained.
Many people feel that it should be the captain’s
prerogative to choose his team members.
In the past, people believed that the hooting of an owl
presaged death.
Nobody paid heed to his prescient warnings.

The conditions prevailing in the slums horrified us.

When questioned about his involvement in the scandal

the minister prevaricated the issue.
The fun loving young girls of the hostel considered the
warden’s behaviour to be priggish.

Primeval society showed respect for nature.

A phenomenal growth in human population over the

years has led to the destruction of several primordial
forests.

I wish the pristine purity of our rivers could be restored

some how.

The Minister ordered a judicial probe into the incident.

He is an extremely trustworthy person, I can vouch for

his probity.
His criminal proclivities are perhaps inherited.

The school – level education system in our country is

rather procrustean.
His prodigal habits eventually left his family bankrupt.

His profane language horrified the believers.

He did not like the advice proffered to him by his

juniors.

The injured man was bleeding profusely while the

driver was making profuse apologies to all the
onlookers.

Our progenitors will be proud as our son has brought

name and fame to the family.
The proud father exclaimed, “To have such a gifted
progeny, who is a good poet as well as a prolific story
writer, is indeed a blessing!”
Many an economist’s gloomy prognostication about the
downward trend of the country’s economy eventually
turned out to be false.
He is a prolific wiriter who, on an average, writes about
100 stories in a year.
The orator’s prolix speech had a soporific effect on the
listeners.
His peripatetic existence is a result of his propensity
for travel.

The prophecies of Nostradamus are said to be coming

true one by one.

The two nations have several features in common

because of their geological propinquity.

The doctor proscribed sweets for the diabetic.

The protagonist in the play is a versatile actor.

The protean landscape transforms itself with the
seasons.
The protocol demands that a visiting dignitary be
received by a senior officer.
The prototype of the radar will be displayed for the
benefit of research students

After a protracted discussion the team finally solved

the problem.

He expired last week after being bedridden for six

months due to a protracted illness.
The protrusion in his left elbow is symptomatic of tennis
elbow.

The ghastly accident was averted by the driver’s

presence of mind and the passengers had a
providential escape.
There was no provocation for her rude behaviour.

Although he is extremely intelligent he seldom boasts

about his intellectual prowess.

The Chief Minister who was supposed to be the Chief

Guest sent one of his cabinet colleagues as his proxy
to attend the function.

Mary Ann Evans wrote under the pseudonym, George

Eliot.
It did not take much time for me to discern that the
excuse given by him was a puerile and evasive one.
He was nabbed by the police when he was found
possessing a purloined cheque.
The book purports to reveal the whole truth.

He began his career by purveying sundry items on the

pavement and eventually grew to become a business
tycoon.

Mahatma Gandhi’s advocacy of non-violence was

misconceived by the extremists as pusillanimity.
Although the cottage was old-fashioned it had a quaint
and alluring charm.

The foreigners who are suspected to be carrying the

‘bird flu’ virus were quarantined at the airport itself.
She felt queasy after taking a ride on the roller coaster.

Queer customs and rituals are still prevalent in tribal

societies.
The agitation was quelled by the timely action taken by
the government.
The querulous journalist kept on bombarding his
objections to the new scheme during the press
conference.

Gautama Buddha renounced his princely life and

embraced asceticism in his quest for truth.
He is the quintessence of optimism.

The manor house was a quintessence of Victorian

elegance.
Observing people, with all their quirks and foibles, was
his favourite past time.

The idea of interlinking all the rivers in the country is

rather quixotic.

The actor’s quotidian performance failed to sustain

audience interest.

Rabid fanatics belonging to two religious groups

indulged in arson, damaging a lot of public property in
the process.
Although he has recovered from a bout of illness, he
still looks raddled.

It is predicted that the centre's decision would have

widespread social ramifications.

The mob went on a rampage and destroyed public

property.

The rancid odour emanating from the dish was

nauseating.
He launched into a rant against the swindler who had
duped him.

The rapacious money lender charged a heavy interest

on the money he lent to the poor and illiterate villagers.
He has an excellent rapport with his boss.

The resumption of train services between India and

Pakistan is an indicator of the growing rapprochement
between the two countries.

His family and friends gave him a rapturous welcome

when he returned to his motherland after several years
of staying abroad.

Finding politicians of honesty and integrity seems to be

a rara avis these days.

Several maritime cities and towns were ravaged by the

tsunami which occurred in the year 2004.
They dismissed his utterances as the lunatic ravings of
a senile old man.

He felt humiliated when his proposal was rebuffed by

the members of he committee
The bureaucrat categorically rebutted his involvement
in the scam.
Psychologists aver that a recalcitrant attitude among
most teenagers is nothing abnormal.
When his disparaging statements were met with loud
protests from some sections of society, the leader was
forced to recant.

The new boss is very receptive to suggestion.

The receptive audience encouraged him to speak at

length on his new discovery.

Being a recherché subject, particle physics is beyond a

lay man’s comprehension.

His reclusive nature is mistaken by many for

arrogance.
Recondite subjects like philosophy are beyond a
layman’s comprehension.
Corporal punishment should be resorted to as a last
recourse, while discipling children.
Constant squabbles and mutual recrimination between
parents can have a detrimental effect on a child’s
psychology.
He has a sense of moral rectitude and hence I feel he
is a rare species in these dishonest times.
The climate of the hill station is ideal for convalescents
recuperating from an illness.

The rustic surroundings which were redolent of the

quaint charm of his native village, stirred nostalgic
memories in him.
The deputy chief’s post is very soon going to become
redundant.
The refractory labourers refused to call off their strike
when the management failed to accede to their
demands.

He refuted the accusations levelled against him by

proving his innocence.

The tourists were thoroughly amazed to see the

exquisite grandeur of the palace in all its regal
splendour.

The Nazi regime committed innumerable atrocities.

The teenager's regressing to childish behaviour could

probably be due to an underlying psychological
problem.

The Minister reiterated that he was innocent and

categorically denied his involvement in the scandal.
He expressed his disapproval with a curt rejoinder.

The commander’s exhortation rejuvenated the sagging

morale of the soldiers.
The patient relapsed into coma yet again.
Despite all the blandishments we showered on him he
did not relent from his obstinate stance.

One must relentlessly pursue one’s goal in order to

embrace success.
To express his displeasure with the British government
Rabindranath Tagore relinquished the title conferred
upon him.

The old soldier often reminisced about his victories and

achievements of the bygone days.
Students remonstrated against the college
management for hiking the tution fee.

The renegade was ostracized from the community for

his perfidious act.

Most politicians renege on the promises which they

make to the electorate, once they are elected.
The government was forced to repeal the rent control
act owing to wide protests from all quarters.

Please replenish the stock immediately.

History is replete with instances, which prove that men
have always been violent.

According to the law even those guilty of abetting a

crime are morally reprehensible.

He was reprimanded by his superiors for failing to

execute the task assigned to him.

The naxalites resorted to arson in reprisal for the

gunning down of some of their fellow men.

Overcome by penitence the reprobate vowed to mend

his ways and turn over a new leaf.
He is a person of ill repute and dubious credentials;
hence he cannot be trusted with the job.
I intend giving her a small gift in requital of the
kindness she has shown towards me.

Only the President has the authority to rescind an

order which has been approved by the cabinet.
I resent being talked to in a loud voice.

These days even toddlers resent being howled at.

Professional sports demand a lot of mental and
physical resilience.

Only a resilient person can withstand the pressures of

the modern corporate world.

The patient’s condition deteriorated, as he was not

responsive to treatment.
The court ordered the management of the company to
pay a lakh of rupees in restitution, to the worker who
injuries sustained while at work.

The actress was extremely reticent about her personal

life.

He is too reticent to take on the role of a PR executive.

The heroine arrived on the sets of the film with her

retinue, while the director waited impatiently.

The captain retorted by saying that his critics were the

kind of people who had never played the sport even at
club level tournaments.
The new law is actually a retrograde step and we will
not progress by its introduction.
Clamping stringent laws that curb freedom could prove
to be a retrograde step.
It is aptly said that even a fool becomes wise in
retrospect.
The loud knock on the door shook me from my reverie.

The teacher asked the students to revert to him in case

of any confusion.
Byron reviled against the oppressive rulers of his time
in his satirical works.

I prefer approaching an authorized agent, rather than

getting into the rigmarole of going from pillar to post, in
order to obtain my driving licence.
She was taken aback by his rather cheeky riposte.
The government should impose a ban on the display of
risque bill boards on roads in the interest of the general
public.

India was riven by internal conflicts among the various

kingdoms which paved the way for the British to
overpower the nation.
As my grandmother was a good raconteur, I was
riveted by the stories she told me.

The drawing room, which was tastefully decorated with

rococo furniture was, reminiscent of a Victorian manor.

The rollicking youngsters roistered at a party hosted to

usher in the New Year.

The new chief is a rotund, balding man.

This winter all my friends look ruddy.

I could make out from the rueful expression on his face

that he was penitent about his errant behaviour.

She greeted me with a saccharine smile.

Entering the precincts of a holy place with foot wear is

considered sacrilegious.

This school considers the rights of children sacrosanct.

We were caught unawares when the enemy troops

made a sally against our military deployment.

The salubrious climate of the city had a therapeutic

effect on her frail health.
The incident was a salutary reminder of the danger
involved in flouting the laws of safety.

The sanctimonious speech of the holy man infuriated

the large gathering.
The sanctity of the holy place was destroyed by
vandals indulging in nefarious activities.

The teacher displayed considerable sangfroid in

tackling the difficult situation.
His cancer is being treated in a sanitarium in the U.S.

I could discern from his sardonic tone that he is a

conceited individual.

His saturnine nature puts me off.

His usually cheerful countenance has a saturnine
expression indicating that something was seriously
wrong.
Having a lot of time at our disposal, since the flight was
delayed, we sauntered about the airport lounge
aimlessly.
He was a sevant and could speak extempore on any
subject.
He was a charismatic personality who could charm
people with his rare distinction and savoir faire.

The wise saws coined by our forefathers, are full of

truth, and have relevance even to this day.

The company seems to be on the brink of a schism

due to differences of opinion between the board of
directors.

I was taken aback by her scornful remarks

On close scrutiny it was revealed that the evidence

was doctored.
The official filed a defamation suit against the press for
the scurrilous attack on his character.
Seared by pangs of guilt for the sin he had committed,
he promised to make amends.

Modern-day politicians wilfully indulge in sectarian

politics.
He is a rather sedate man.

A sedentary job could lead to many health problems.

The group was charged with sedition.

He was labelled a rebel and arrested by the

government for his seditious speeches.

Being a perfectionist to the core he executes any job

assigned to him with sedulous care.

A child suffering from chicken-pox should be

segregated from other children.
Usually in aeroplanes the ‘No smoking’ and the
‘Smoking’ zones are segregated.
The reigning champion is so out-of-form that he seems
to have no semblance of a chance to win the title now.

The senile old man cursed all his relatives and called
them ‘crooked politicians’.
Since plants are sentient living beings they should be
nurtured with utmost care.
Star wars II is a sequel to Star wars I.

The little cherub endeared herself to everyone with her

seraphic smile.

I was shocked when I realized that all the love and

tenderness, which he showed was nothing more than a
sham.
She was appalled to find her well kept home, in a
shambolic state on her return from a brief holiday.
He did not give a reply to my question but gave a
sheepish smile.

The meeting was adjourned sine die.

He pursued his goal with single-minded devotion and
eventually emerged successful.

The sea appeared sinister indicating that a fierce storm

was imminent.
Most politicians do not shirk from resorting to
skulduggery in order achieve their aims.

The bureaucrat who was suspended from service on

allegations of skulduggery was reinstated when the
allegations eventually turned out to be specious.

When I saw someone skulking behind the bushes, I

called in the police immediately fearing that it was a
burglar.
The politician threatened to sue the newspapers for
publishing slanderous remarks against him.

Although she was piqued by his slighting remarks, she

chose to ignore them.

At this hour of crisis we cannot afford to be smug about

our achievements but must work hard to improve the
situation.

Piqued by his rival’s snide remarks, John launched into

a verbal tirade against him.

After my sojourn in Delhi, I longed to go back to my

village to escape the hectic life of Delhi.
People should be well versed in matters of etiqette in
order to avoid solecisms at social gatherings.

Mother Teresa's solicitude for the sick and the destitute

was legendary.

Somebody has aptly remarked, “Solitude is the

audience chamber of God.”
Although he is normally a cheerful person, today he
looks unusually sombre.
I could discern from the sombre expression on his face
that all was not well.

He hails from a somnolent village on the outskirts of

Denver.
The somnolent rhythm of the aria made me doze off in
the auditorium.
The sonorous voice of Jim Reeves is adored by
millions across the globe.
The proponents of alchemy were just indulging in
sophistry.

The monotony of the speaker’s voice had a soporific

effect on the listeners.

When the sordid details of his private life were

exposed, people were shocked at the seamy side of
their leader.

The audience were deeply moved after listening to the

soulful melodies.

Sparse crowds demotivate artistes.

The retired professor is leading a spartan life these

days.
But for a few spasmodic incidents of violence, the riot
hit districts were by and large peaceful.

Being a sticlker for detail he cannot be convinced by

such specious arguments.

The spectre of ethnic strife is looming large in several

countries of the world.

Very few people like to befriend a person who is

splenetic.
The thieves shared the spoils of the plunder among
themselves.

Not withstanding his age, he is a sprightly person with

a zest for life.
He was greatly distressed after witnessing the dismal
and squalid living conditions of the slum dwellers.
A statuesque woman and a stickler for discipline,
headmistress won the admiration of students.

According to a statute issued by the Ministry of Health

smoking in public is prohibited.

Our new drillmaster has got a stentorian voice.

The commander’s stentorian voice exuded authority.

Despite all the commotion around him, Bob remained

stolid and silent as usual.

The students resented the warden’s strait-laced

attitude.

The strident approach of the captain to tackle the

problem was resented by his teammates.
In a strident voice, he conveyed his dissidence with the
other members of the team.

Stringent traffic rules are required to bring down the

number of accidents in the city.
The winning team was congratulated for their
stupendous achievement.

A stygian gloom descended on the stadium when

some spectators died in the stampede.
The extremities of weather like floods and droughts
stymie economic growth.
I was so carried away by the man’s suave deportment
that I was shocked to learn that he was a crook.

India was subjugated by the British for over three

decades.
The sublime location of the resort, amid idyllic
surroundings, attracted a lot of tourists.

No one can deny the subliminal effects of

advertisements.
The neurons transmit subliminal messages to the
brain.
The ambience of the place where we work and live in
has a profound, though often subliminal influence on
our senses and moods.
The ancient palace had many subterranean passages.

The movie was banned by the ruling party which felt

that it was subversive and intended to destabilise the
government.

The militant group was accused of trying to subvert the

peace process.

The intelligence report claimed that the police had

unearthed a plot to subvert the state.

Several voluntary organizations came forward to offer

succour to the people of the flood ravaged districts.

Her face, which was suffused with pallor, suggested

that she was unwell.
More than the sumptuous spread on the table it was
the hostess’ geniality which was heart-waming.

The supercilious attitude of the leader has alienated

even his supporters.

This research paper has a lot of superfluous data in it.

Janice supervised the show well.

There is a surfeit of violence in movies these days.

A surfeit of fruits and vegetable has hit the market

much to the delight of the consumers.

The boss’s surly nature was resented by his

subordinates.

The surpassing beauty of the Taj Mahal has made it

one of the seven wonders of the world.
Surveillance cameras were installed at all strategic
locations in the airport in order to beef up security.

A swashbuckling hero of the seventies, his movies are

a big draw even today.

People fulminated against the imposition of swingeing

taxes, by the government.
The crow and the cow share a symbiotic relationship.

Beethoven’s Symphony had a spell binding effect on

the audience.
I have to submit the synopsis of my research by the
15th of this month.

There is a tacit understanding between the manager

and the captain that they will not interfere in each
other’s work.
Being a taciturn person by nature she has very few
friends.

He is a very tactile person who keeps touching people

to show his affection.

The politician kept on discussing tangential issues

when asked for his opinion on how he intended to
solve the important issues.
The Chief Guest apologized to the audience for his
tardy arrival.
An overdose of tautology in any piece of writing tends
to destroy the pleasure of reading it.

His flashy outfit revealed his tawdry dress sense.

The haughty young man’s temerity led to his miserable

downfall.

The temperate weather of the city has a salubrious

effect particularly on convalescents.
The chief of the spiritual movement detested
discussing temporal issues like managing the funds of
the trust.
The old notion that women are the weaker sex is no
longer tenable.
A tenacious person like Robert usually has his way.

Compassion to all living beings is the basic tenet of all

religions.

Being a tenuous argument it does not hold much

water.
Despite a lot of publicity, the event evoked only a tepid
response.

Thanks to recent advances in medical science cancer,

which was once considered a terminal disease, is now
completely curable.
This mountainous terrain of Afghanistan helped the
terrorist to escape.

He was hurt by her terse rejection of his friendly

overtures.

His achievement is a testimony of his resoluteness and

assiduousness.

Being a testy person, she does not get along with

anyone.

A tête–a–tête with an erudite genius like Mr. Simpson

is a very enriching experience.
One must practise thrift in the use of dwindling natural
resources.

The earthquake came as a massive blow when the

country was already in the throes of ethnic strife.

Her voice had a rich timbre which was just ideal for her
job as a radio announcer.

I wonder how such a timorous person can possibly

became an actor!
He is a Titan in business.
As he is merely a titular head, he does not really have
a say in important matters.

His friends were put off by his tomfoolery.

The submarine was sunk by a torpedo.

After a two-hour swimming session we lay torpid near
the pool.

People, living on the plains, experienced a torrid

summer this year.

The tortuous path leading to the shrine tires out even

athletically built pilgrims.
Toxic wastes are constantly polluting our rivers.

The members of the opposition party went all out to

traduce him.
Most politicians do not hesitate to openly traduce their
political rivals.
Suscess is usually transient, especially in the glamour
field.

Life is transitory, yet we cling to it.

The curtains in our bedroom are of translucent blue

colour.
It transpired that there will be a coalition government at
the centre.

The director transposes the play from medieval Europe

to post-Civil War America.

In a tremulous voice he said that he had seen a ghost.

Many critics did not approve of the writer’s trenchant

style.
There is a growing trepidation that leading such a
hectic life may be resented by most of the managers.

He maintains a sanguine attitude even while facing the

worst of tribulations.
An optimist maintains a sanguine attitude even while
facing the worst of tribulations.
I would be back in a trice, he said.

A particular mountain has been named ‘Trishul’ as its

shape resembles Lord Shiva’s trident.
If left moderated meetings could degenerate into a
discussion of trivial issues.

The principal warned the students that indulging in

truancy would be dealt with seriously.

People avoided his company because they resented

his truculent nature.

The clear river water turned turbid after industrial

wastes were dumped into it.
These are turbulent times, as life seems to have
become violent and unpredictable.

The novelist’s turgid style was lambasted by his critics.

He was sentenced to imprisonment for his act of

turpitude.

Some of the talented youngsters are now under the

tutelage of a foreign coach.
The celebrity was pursued by the ubiquitous paparazzi
who were anxious to photograph her.
He took umbrage at her leg pulling.

Lack of unanimity among the members of the party led

to the discord.
The chief was elected unanimously.
The selection committee unanimously elected the new
captain as he had perfect credentials for the job.

Ahead of us by more than ten points the rival team was

in an unassailable position.

The sudden and unseasonal downpour caught us

unawares.

His unbridled enthusiasm is contagious.

He is an unconscionable criminal who feels no

compunction in leading an immoral life.

It is unbecoming of an educated person to behave in

such an uncouth manner.

Some people can go to the extent of being unctuous in

order to get things done in their favour.

He was undemonstrative in his love even for his own

children.

I could discern an undercurrent of cynicism in his tone.

The undulating green stretch of land was ideally suited

for development of a golf course.
The armed forces pledged their unflinching support to
the government during the hour of crisis.

If the other party does not turn up, the case will be
decided unilaterally.
She composes verses with unstudied ease.

There will not be any change in the schedule unless

anything untoward happens.
The ordeal of lugging my unwieldly baggage over a
flight of stairs left me totally exhausted and panting for
breath.

The suggestion was accepted with unwonted

enthusiasm.

The upstart gloated over his newly acquired wealth.

John’s urbane style appealed to his peers.

The guests were ushered in to their seats before the

beginning of the programme.

His Utopian dreams will never be realised.

I warned him that if he continued to vacillate, the
opportunity would slip out of his hand.

John’s vacous remarks embarrassed his bosses very

much.
The Chief’s death has created a vacuum in the team.

Do you know that the vagabond next door is a

graduate?
Indian agriculture, to a large extent, is affected by the
vagaries of the weather.

His vagrant nature irritated his parents.

Hercules was famous for his valour.

He was awarded the President’s medal for showing

exemplary valor.

He was in the van of the Renaissance movement.

He was in the vanguard of the Renaissance

movement.
The Chicago Bulls vanquished their opponents very
comfortably.
Most people, these days, spend their evenings
watching vapid TV soaps rather than socializing or
pursuing an intellectual activity.

The joker’s variegated attire amused the children very

much.
Our veiled threats failed to have any impact on our
opponents.

During his brief stint as a minister the venal politician

amassed a lot of ill-gotten wealth

People, not only in India, but many nations across the

world venerate trees.

The judge directed the police to verify the veracity of

the eyewitness statements.

Since he is a person with dubious credentials, we

cannot be sure about the veracity of his claim.

The best part of this organisation is that even the CEO

is very accessible.

The new writer’s articles are full of verbose statements.

The accused will be kept in confinement until the jury

pronounces its verdict.

“I do not, even for a moment, doubt the verity of

Mona’s statement,” said her father.
Clark Gable is a versatile actor.

Pilot’s are tested for vertigo from time to time.

The publishing house thoroughly vets all the manuals

before they are released in the market.

Piqued by the child’s vexatious behaviour his mother

admonished him severely.
The plan had to be shelved mid way because it was
not economically viable.

Thanks to the developments in modern technology we

are able to experience the vicarious pleasure of
travelling to exotic locales in the world.

Despite experiencing the vicissitudes of life he is

always sanguine about the future.
The weather suddenly turned vile forcing us to shelve
our plans of going to the seaside for a picnic.

The vilification of our established customs and

traditions is resented by orthodox thinkers.
The couple were devasted after their only son
succumbed to a virulent strain of pneumonia.
The visage of the palace has been redone.
The Chairman’s vision for the company sounded rather
impractical.

The vista from the resort is breathtaking.

Mike’s speech lacked vitality.

He launched a vitriolic attack against the media,

accusing it of character assassination.
In his satire the poet vituperated against the tyrannical
behaviour of the aristocracy.
Jane is a vivacious lady.

He gave a vivid account of the accident.

The victim received vocal support from the press.

The jury did not change its verdict despite vociferous

appeals from the defendant.

“No one forced me”, He remarked “I did this out of my

own volition.
The magician fished out the missing rabbit, from the
pocket of his voluminous coat.

He has a voracious appetite.

Nature has vouchsafed innumerable benedictions on

mankind.

Claiming moral responsibility for the incident, he

waived his right to appeal.

On new year’s day, he resolved to give up his wayward

behaviour and turn over a new leaf.

People looked at her with a strange expression

because of her weird hairdo.

The children had a knack of wheedling money out of

their father.

Avid reading can whet one’s appetite for knowledge.

Children should be encouraged to eat wholesome

snacks rather than junk food.

The trek was pretty arduous and we were totally

winded by the time we reached the top of the
mountain.
I wish I could buy the talking doll displayed in the shop
window, said the little girl wistfully.

He was wont to waking up before the break of dawn.

He was shaken from his world of fantasy and was

brought face to face with his workaday life.

The organisers had to face the wrath of the audience

when there was an inordinate delay in starting the
programme.
Religious zealotry is one of the main causative factors
of communal tensions.

Despite being aged, he is young at heart and has a

great zest for life.