Word Meaning
Acrimony harshness Bitterness
Allay pauty Ease
Allure entice/fascinate
Abject humble servile
Absolve Pardon/forgive
Admonish Reprove/Criticize
Abash disconcert /embarrassed
Abjure forsake | Renounce
Abate Moderate decrease
Bellicose Warlike
Bucolic Related to countryside, rather peaceful
Befuddle to conjuse
Blasphemous disrespectful to religion.
Belligerent Aggressive
Bleak Grim / dull
Boisterous Noisy / Energetic
Benign Harmless
Barbarous dangerous cruel
Cacophany Harsh or unpleasant sound
Capnous unpredictable
Clandestine Hidden / Secretive
Callous Insensitive / careless
Catapult To move someones thing into higher position.
Calumny defamation, lie to damage reputation
Conspicuous Prominent / Obvious
Clemency Leniency / Mercy
Dereliction failure in duty
Delitenious Harmful and damaging
Delineate to explain clearly / precisely
Dogmatic asserting opinion as if true
Diffident not confident
Diatribe A force full verbal attack
Defray splena / bay settlement of funds
Desultory Lacking a clear plan
Demagogue A leader who manipulates people for power
Diaphamous light and delicate, almost transparent, used for ot clothes
Exonerate to dear from blame or accusation
Enigma Mysterious | Puzzling
Exemplary worthy of imitation, outstanding
Embellish decorate on Exaggerate
Exacerbate To make a problem worse
Efface destroy I obliterate
Erudite Highly knowledgeable, Scholarly
Epitome Example / ideal person worthy
Feral Wild and untamed (animal/instincts)
Frugal Avoiding waste, Miser
Facetious Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor
Fallacious Based on a mistaken belief logically unsound.
Fatuous Silly or pointless and lacking intelligence
Flagrant Blatantly wrong
Fastidious Very attentive to the details/hard to please
Fractions Irritable and difficult to control
Foment To instigate or stirupa trouble, unrest
Fugocious Lasting for a very short time
Gibberish Heawingless
Gratify To please or satisfy
Garrulous Excessively talkative
Galvanize To shock or excite into action
Guile Cunning Ideciet
Gauche Socially awkward or tactless
Grandiloquent Using pompous language
Glean To gather into gradually
Gossamir Very delicate light
Garish Overly brighter flashy
Hermetic Completely sealed isolated
Humdrum Boring, dull or monotonous
Harangue A long aggressive speech
Histrionic Overly dramatic or theatrical behavious
Hapless Unlucky, unfortunate
Hubris Excessive pride or arrogance
Hackneyed Overused, lacking originality
Hedonistic Focus on pleasure seeking
Harbinger A sigh that something is coming
Herold To announce something
Imbibe To absorb Ideas/knowledge
Inundate To overwhelm (flooding)
Impeccable Flawless/Perfect
Impetuous Acting without thinking impulsive
Insidious Gradually harmful subtle but dangerous
Infallible Not wrong
Incorrigible Cannot be corrected
Indolent Dazy avoiding work
Inveterate Long established habit
Iconoclast One who challenges belief
Jargon Special hand of a particular field
Jubilant Joyful or triumphant
Juxtapose To place 2 things side by side for comparison
Jeopardy Danger or risk
Jejune Naive, simple of dull
Jocular Fond of joking, humorous
Jettison To discard or abandon
Jingoistic Aggressively patriotic
Jaded Worn out due to exposure
Joviality Cheerfulness good nature
Kinetic Related to Motion
Kindle To ignite or arouse feeling
Knavish Dishonest or deceitful
Kafkaesque Nightmare, absurd bureaucratic
Kowtow To show excessive submission
Kleptocracy A govt where leader misuses power to steal wealth
Knavery Dishonest behaviour
Kilter Out of balance mot functioning properly
Kleptomaniac Person who has uncountable urge steal things
Kaleidoscopic Constantly changing or complex pattern
Labyrinth A complicated Maze/confusing situation
Laconic Using very few words
Languid Weak, slow, lacking energy
Laudable Worth praising
Levity Humour in a serious situation
Lopsided Uneven/unbalanced
Leverage Use something to maximize advantage
Loquacious Very talkative
Lurid Shocking or sensation
Lucid Clear/easy to understand
Moribund On the verge of decline
Magnanimous Generous or forgiving
Mundane Boring, dull
Malevolent Having evil intentions
Maverick Someone who thinks and act indigently
Myriad A very large no. of anything
Morose Gloomy, sullen
Munificent Extremely generous
Mercurial Very volatile, unpredictable changes easily
Modicum Small Quantity
Nascent Just beginning, emerging
Nebulous Unclear, vague, big
Notorious Famous for something bad
Nuance A subtle difference in meaning
Nonchalant Calm and unconcerned
Nefarious Wicked, criminal
Noxious Harmful/poisonous
Nadir Lowest point
Narcissistic Self-centred
Niggardly Miser, doesn’t spend much
Odious Unpleasant hateful
Onerus Burdensome, difficult to carry
Obdurate Refusing to change opinion
Obfuscate To deliberately make something unclear
Oblivion State of being forgotten
Obsequious Overly submissive or flattering
Obstinate Stubborn (Casual)
Ostentatious Showy, flashy
Obsolete No longer in use
Officious Excessively eager to advise
Penchant Strong/king for something
Pernicous Harmful in hidden way
Progmatic Practical, realistic
Profilic Highly productive
Placate To calm or soothe anger
Pensive Deeply thoughtful
Parsimonious Extremely stingy
Pugnacious Eager to fight/ a argue
Panacea A solution for all problems
Prosaic Dull, ordinary
Quaver To shake or tremble in voice
Quaint Attractively old fashioned
Quench To satisfy (thirst / desire)
Querulous Complaining in a whining manner
Quibble To argue over trivial Matters
Quintessential Perfect e.g. of something
Quorum Minimum no. required to hold a meeting
Quash To rejector supress
Quagmire A messy situation
Quip Sarcastic remark
Repudiate Reject strongly
Ravenous Extremely hungry
Reclusive Avoiding society living along
Recalcitrant Stubbornly disobedient
Reticent Reserved, not open emotionally
Reverie A state of day dreaming
Ruminate To thing deeply
Relinquish To give up voluntarily
Repartee Quick, witty reply
Rancorous Full of bitterness
Surreptitious Secretive, done secretly
Sagacious Wise, having good judgement
Scant Berely sufficient
Skeptical Doubtful and questioning
Sacrosanct Sacred, cant be questioned
Spordiac Occurring at irregular intervals
Stoic Showing no emotion pain
Sycophant A flatterer for personal gain
Sanguine Optimistic/Positive
Superflous Extron, not needed
Truncate To shorten by cutting off
Tantamount Equivalent in effect
Tedious Boring and Repetive
Tenacious Very determined
Tautology Unwanted repetition of Ideas
Transcend To go beyond limits
Taciturn Silent or reserved
Trepidation Fear or anxiety over something
Temerity Excessive boldness rash carriage
Trite overused
Unfeigned Genuine, sincere
Ubiquitous Present everywhere
Unanimous Complete agreement
Uncanny Strange or mysterious
Unscathed unharmed
Unbeaval Sudden disruption
Usurp Seize power illegally
Undulate Move in a wave like nation
Ulterior Hidden (motive)
Unbriddled Uncontrolled
Venal Open to brivery, corrupt
Valiant Brave and courageous
Vehement Showing strong emotion
Venerable Respected due to age and wisdom
Volatile Unstable
Vapid Dull, lack of interest
Veracity Truthfulness
Verbase Using too many words
Verbatim Exactly in same words
Vindicate To clear from blame
Whelm To engulf or submerge
Wane To decrease gradually
Whimsical Unpredictable
Wince To shriek in pair
Wistful Sad, longing
Wetter A state of confusion
Wizen To become shrivelled (with age)
Wreathe To surround or encircle
Wonted Usual or customary
Waggery Playful Joking
Xenophobia Dislike of foreign cultures
Xenial Friendly
Xeric Dry
Xerophyte A plant that survives dry condition
Xylography Art of engraving on wood
Xenophile A person who love foreign culture
Xerox Copy of document
Yearn To desire
Yonder At some distance
Yield Produce, surrender
Yelp A short painful cry
Zealous Full of Energy passion
Zenith Highest point
Zymotic Related to infectious diseases
Zestful Full of Energy
Zero Sum One’s gain = another is loss