abash abate abdicate aberration " The defeat was a temporary aberration. abhor " I abhor terrorism. abject / " There is abject poverty in India. abnegate abortive " Mission that proved abortive was reported in the newspaper. abridge " The book was abridged for children. absolve / " The Judge absolved the accused from all charges. absolute " There is no absolute standard for beauty. abstinent abstract " This book is an abstract of Ramayana. He is a painter of abstracts. abstruse /" I find maths to be an abstruse subject. abysmal " His habits are abysmal. accolade " To represent the country in something is itself a great accolade. accost " I was accosted on the road by a complete stranger. acerbic {)" He is of acrebic temperament. acquiesce " Her family will never acquiesce to inter-caste marriage. acrid " I don't like Anil's acrid nature. I get vomitting sensation when I get the acrid of burning rubber. acrimonious " He passed some acrimonious remark on her. acumen " Pooja's political acumen has made her popular in the university. acute " Dogs have an acute sense of smell. Her judgment is acute. There is an acute shortage of water in our area. adulation " Syeophants are experts in adulation. adamant " She is adamant that she wont attend the party. allusion " This cross-border shelling is an allusion of war. aloof /" He keeps himself aloof from politics. altruism " Social workers must have altruism. ambience " The park has a peaeful ambience. ambiguous " 'I saw a man with binoculors' is an ambiguous sentence. ambivalent " He has an ambivalent attitude towards her. ameliorate " The army has been called to ameliorate the city situation. amenable //" An employee is amenable to the officer. amenity -" Due to electricity we have lot's of amenities in life. The valley of flowers is an amenity in the Himalayas. amiable " Nehru chacha was always amiable with children. amicable " The two parties do not seem to reach an amicable settlement. amnesty " The rebels who surrendered themselves were granted amnesty. amoral /" Ravan was an amoral person. amorous {}" After having alcohol in the party he became amorous. amorphous " He found it difficult to manage the amorphous organization. anarchism " Anarchism is a result of bad government. analogy " Chimpanzee and human being have analogy between them. anarchy /" Bad government can give rise to anarchy. monarchy anecdote " I love to read anecdotes published in 'Reader's Digest'. anguish /" I saw him in a state of anguish. animosity " I don't have any animosity towards anyone. anomaly / " There are many anomalies in the tax system. antecedent " Before marriage I would like to know about his antecedent . antipathy " She made no attempt to hide her feelings of antipathy towards him. aristocratic artful " He is quite an artful devil. He played an artful trick on her. artifice " Pretending to be ill was her artifice. ascendancy /" He has the ascendancy over all his main rivals. He has ascendancy over all others. ascetic /" He is leading the life of an ascetic. assiduous " His marksheet shows that he is an assiduous boy . His success was due to his assiduous campaign. assimilate " The numerous concepts have to be assimilated. assuage " The man assuaged his angry son. astute " The astute man gave the idea. attrition " ); audacity augment ()" The side job augmented his income. auspicious " They were looking for an auspipcious day to move into their new house. austere " Ram was a rather austere figure. It was a big house furnished in an austere style. autocratic " An autocratic leader. . autonomous avarice " Ram earned money by greed and avarice. . avow " Ram avowed to kill Ravana. . avuncular awry /" His plans to visit Germany was went awry. . axiom -" Ram's axioms are quite clear. . banal " The teacher wrote some banal remarks in his book. bane " The neighbour's children are a bane of my life. bastion /" Flying aircrafts has been a male bastion. beget " Shiva beget Ganesha. Unemployment begets crime. feline " Female models have feline grace. equine " Although we did not want to call her ugly she did have an equine face. piscine porcine ursine brevity " ); broach " He decided to broach the isuue before the evening was over. bucolic bureaucracy " Too much of bureaucracy hinders fast progress. burgeon burlesque / " Burlesque theater); cacophony cadence " Poetry should be recited in slow rythmic cadence. cajole " She was cajoled into selling her property. callow " He is a callow youth of seventeen. candor capitalism " Capitalism encourages private enterprises. capitulate / " The auhtorites capitulated to the demands of the hijackers. recapitulate capricious " We experienced a capricious summer breeze in the evening. caricature " Caricatures of famous pesonalities arouses laughter. castigate catalyst categorical /" He made a categorical denial of all the charges levelled against him. catharsis " Aristotle propounded the theory of catharsis in his book 'Poetics'. clemency " The clemency of today's weather is good for picnic. He pleaded for clemency before the judge. inclement " It's been rather inclement this week. clich coalesce " A couple of parties coalesced to form a new government. coerce " The workers were coerced to call off strike. cogent " The police got cogent evidence to prove his guilt. cognitive " A child's cognitive sense is more developed than adult's. cognizant " Her younger brother is cognizant of law. coherent " His teachings are not coherent to us. He wasn't coherent on the phone. colloquial " Colloquial expressions are not used in writing. collusion " It appeared that there was a collusion between the opposition parties. commensurate " Her post is not commensurate to her qualification. compelling compendium " The book is a compendium of ideas, facts and figures. complacent complement " A fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner); complicity comprehensive " The CNN gave a comprehensive coverage of the hijacking incident. comprise / " The land he conquered comprised several provinces); compose " Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. I like the symphonies composed by Beethoven. She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult); constitute " Females constitute major part of the population in Kerala. The government has constituted a committee to look in to the causes of the accident. conciliatory concise " I have a copy of Oxford's concise dictionary. concord /" The neighbouring states should live in concord. discord corollary " Blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love. corroborate " Witnesses corroborated her accident. cosmopolitan " Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city. He has a cosmopolitan attitude. countenance " She has a pleasant countenance. His boss would never give countenance to such a stupid plan. coup -" The Prime Minister was afraid of a military coup. The takeover of a multinational company was a brilliant coup. covenant " He did not keep his covenant to give charity to the orphanage. She was forced to sign the covenant. covert /" The army should keep track of covert actions by the forign espionage agencies. covet " She covets her sister's house. Don't covet other's wealth. credulous /" Credulous people rely upon the promises of the leaders. credible " completely credible testimony); incredible " He has most incredible good luck. incredulous " It seems incredulous. credence /" He gives credence to the gossips. creditable " The student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable); criterion //" What are the criteria for selecting the candidate for the job. cryptic " Anand could solve a cryptic puzzle); culinary " The culinary items were bought from the supermarket); culminate " The freedom movement culminated in getting independence); culpable " The culpable officials were suspended); exculpate cursory " Give a cursory look into the matter); curtail " A prudent person will curtail his expenditure on unnecessary items); cynic " He is a cynic who criticises everyone); daunt dearth //" ); desultory dialectical dictum /" Dictums have moral teachings. didactic " The 18th century English poetries have a didactic tone. diffident digress dilettante discern / " It is hard to discern how the market will react to the political developments. discreet " I should make few discreet enquiries about him before I marry. discrete indiscrete discriminate " Our society still discriminates between boys and girls. disdain " She gave me a look of disdain. disinterested " She showed a disinterested act of kindness towards the poor. disparage " She disparaged her student's efforts. disparate disseminate " Computers are used to disseminate information. dissipate " Her son's letter dissipated all her fears. He dissipated all his income in drinking. dissolution " We witnessed the dissolution of their marriage in the court. dissonant distend distinguish // " We distinguish several kinds of maple ); docile " The docile masses of an enslaved nation. A gentle old horse, docile and obedient. Docile pupils eager for instruction); doctrinaire dogmatic " Dogmatic writings); enervate enfranchise disfranchise engender " Poverty engenders crime. enigma " Shakespeare's character Hamlet has always been an enigma for the readers. enormity " In Jainism killing of animals is an enormity. ephemeral " Indian philosophers taught that one should leave aside ephemeral pleasures and look for lasting happiness. epigram " Tenali Rama was well known for his epigrams. epigraph " Sanchi is famous for its epigraphs. epitaph " 'Here lies a good and honest man' were the words inscribed in Mr. John's epitaph. epithet " The corrupt politician was greeted with abusive epithets on his arrival. epitome " Rita is the epitome of beauty. equanimity " The task of translating a novel needs equanimity on part of the translators. equitable " King Vikramaditya was famous for his equitable decisions. equivocal " She tried to give an equivocal answer. Mr. Ram Babu is well known in our neighborhood in giving equivocal answers to crucial questions. equivocate " One of the first things a young diplomat learns is how to equivocate during policy statements. erudite " Mr.Ghose gave an erudite lecture on the modern history of India. esoteric " A compilation of esoteric philosophical theories); espouse " ); ethereal " Her ethereal beauty. Ethereal solution. euphemism # # " 'Pass away'is a euphemism for 'die'. evanescent " His memory is as evanescent as a snowflake. exacerbate exacting exalt " The poor will be exalted. fatalist fatuous fauna " We must preserve the fauna. flora " By study of fossils the scientists can get information on flora of pre-historic period. fecund /" This area has fecund soil. felicity " He has written the book with great felicity. fervor fetter " The thief was put in fetters at the jail. I am now free of fetters of the society. fidelity " Masses have fidelity towards their leaders. One should have fidelity towards one's partner. Translation of books should be done with fidelity to the origional. figurative " President is the figurative head of the organization. Actual man in power is th e Sectretary of the organization. literal " Literal reproduction of speech. His interpretation of the poem was too literal. finesse " He deals with difficult issues with great finesse. flagrant " He tries to get things done by flgarant violation of all rules and regulations. flaunt " He always flaunts his wealth to others. flout " He flouted the norms set by the society. foible " People tolerate her foibles because of her old age. foment " The Defamation Bill fomented journalists to take to the streets. forbear " The unhappy teachers forbore from going on strike. forebear " I don't know the whereabouts of my forebears. forgo forsake " He forsook his career to join the freedom struggle. fortuitous " It was a fortitious meeting . founder " He is the founder of the party. flounder " His jeep got floundered in the mud. He flounders whenever asked to do any difficult work. frenetic histrionic / " 04 'histrionic'( ) . homily " 04 'homily'( ) . homogeneous " 04 'homogeneous' . heterogeneous " . husbandry " 04 'husbandry' . hyperbole hypothetical iconoclast " He is an iconoclast because he does not follow the beliefs blindly. ideology " Our ideologies differ widely. idiosyncrasy " One of her idiosyncrasy is always washing in cold water. idyllic ignominy " It is difficult to suffer the ignominy of defeat. illicit /" ); imminent " ); immutable " Dress code in college was an immutable decision. impartial " impartial justice is provided to everyone in a secular state. impeccable " His written Hindi is impeccable. imperial /" The imperial army supressed the rebellion. imperious " Rita is an imperious personality. impervious " ); impetuous " Don't be so Impetuous. implement " Man's earliest implements were carved from stones and bones. impotent " Without the chairman's support the committee is impotent. impugn " He clearly impugned on the matter of partition. inane " Do not speak in an inane manner. Rock is an inane. inflame " Her nasty remarkes inflamed my temper. ingenuous " Only the most ingenuous persons would believe, today the feeble excuses of the corrupt politicians. inherent " Singing and dancing are mostly inherent talents. injunction " The court issued an injunction against the minister. innate " Ram had the innate qualities of being calm all the time. innocuous " Krishna's decision to quit from the job was innocuous. inordinate " The postal system came to a standstill due to inordinate delay. insatiable " Desires are insatiable. insidious " Jealousy is insidious . insinuate " Antony's friends tried to insinuate by their remarks to win ceaser's favour. insipid " She prepared insipid tea. She presented a insipid performance. insolent " The soldier was punished for his insolent behaviour. instigate " Opposition leaders instigated the people against the government . insular -" Insular attitudes are not good for health. insurgent " Security against insurgent terrorists should be provided . integral " Security was beefed up in the integral part of the country. intractable " Intractable children should be guided properly. intransigent " We are unable to reach any compromise due to their intransigent nature. intrinsic " The Montessari educational system has intrinsic values. introspective " Some children are introspective. inundate " They were inundated with enquiries. Brashmaputra inundates the valleys every year. invective " The opposition let out a stream of invectives against the ruling party. inveterate " She is an inveterate musician. ( ) His inveterated behaviour brought his downfall. irascible " An irascible person loses temper on petty issues. ironic " He made ironic statements in front of everyone. magnanimous " He is a very rich and magnanimous person. magnate " An oil magnate is a very important person. malaise " There are signs of a creeping malaise in our office. malfeasance malinger malleable " Aluminium is a malleable metal. mandate " Our election victory has given us a clear mandate to go ahead with our policies. manifest " A manifest truth. The symptoms manifested themselves ten days later. ); manifesto " The party released it's manifesto. marshal " the children were marshalled in to the ground by their teachers. martial " India is developing the martial technics. martyr " Netaji like warriors were the martirs of the independence. ); matriculate " When did you matriculate?); maudlin " He behaves like a maudlin when he drinks. maverick maxim " 'Where there is a will there is a way' is a maxim. mediate " He begged his friends to mediate with the authorities to improve the situation. mellifluous " People adore her due to her mellifluous speech. mendacious " It does not pay to be mendacious. mendicant " Once prosperous he now leads the life of a mendicant. mentor " I would not have been successful without my mentor. mercenary " I've yet to see another mercenary like him. mercurial " Be careful of the dosage of the mercurial medicine She has a mercurial mind. metamorphosis " It is interesting to study metamorphosis of a frog. microcosm " The city is a microcosm of the entire country. obfuscate oblique " The oblique comment was very harmful. The oblique line is necessary for a goud diagram. {/ } Her birth date is 3/1.99); oblivion " When his wife died, he drank himself into oblivion. No body can rescue him from political oblivion. obscure " That is an obscure example. Luther was not an obscuse monk. obsequious obtuse /" Why is so obtuse?); officious onerous " He has to do onerous duties. opaque " The house had opaque glass windows. opulent " We can see oppulent surroundings at the hill view. orthodox " Her ideas were too orthodox. ostensible /" His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal is popularity. ostentatious " She dresses in a very ostentatious manner. pacify " I always pacify my mother when she loses temper. painstaking " She completed the painting with painstaking detail. . palliate " Many modern drugs palliate but do not cure illness. . palpable " I don't like his palpable jokes. . His statement is palpable nonsense. . paltry /" I don't want to accept this paltry amount of money. . He gave a paltry excuse for coming late. . panacea " There's no panacea to make idiot an intelligent. paradigm paradox parochial parody " She has a gift for parody. parsimonious partisan " In the office, when I was in deep trouble he helped me as a partisan of mine. patent " He has put forward a patent question. paternal " Due to his father's death he was deprived of paternal love. petulant " she is a petulant girl. philanthropy " His principle of philanthropy makes worry about the poor. philistine " Navya dismissed critics of her work as philistines. pious " Reena's mother is a perfect pious. She is always ready with her pious phrases. Such reforms seem likely to remain merely pious hopes. pivotal " He is the pivotal character in the play. placate " Children are unable to placate their teacher for their poor conduct. plaintive " I heard his plaintive voice. plebeian plethora " Sneeha brought the report which contained a plethora of details. poignant " I was shattered by the poignant scene of the accident. polarize " The performance of the government has polarised public opinion. Due to low pressure, air polarised northwards Whole of the world polarized during the world war. polemic " The students launched into a fierce polemic against the Government's policies. ponderous " Your bag is ponderous. His ponderous attempts at wit did not make anyone laugh. portent " Some people believe that a cat crossing the road before us is a portent of something unpleasant. portentous " Portentous signs are seen, Don't know what will happen. Rita has adopted a portentous tone. postulate " The doctor postulates that a cure will be found by the year 2000. pragmatic " Scienists apply pragmatic solution to the problem. precedent " A decission without precedent is useless. Remember this incident as a precedent. precept " Maintaining good relationship with neighbours is a precept of society. precipitate ( )" To precipitate any object out of earth's gravity line requires a large amount of force. The price hike of the onions precipitated the people to buy them at heavy price. precipitous " Being precipitous, he is always in loss. There is a precipitous fall in grain prices. preclude " Those, who take bribe, should be precluded from their jobs. precursor predilection preeminent preempt premise -" The voluntary organisation is working on the premise that they will have very little support. provincial " Provincial taxes are very less in some provinces. Provincial attitudes will not help to become gentle. provisional " Please produce your provisional certificate for verification. proximity " Me and my sister share a good proximity. prudent " It would have been more prudent for us not have started building the new house. purported putative " Einsteen is a putative personality in the field of science. qualify ()" Our cricket team was qualified for the semi-finals. Qualify these remarks. qualitative " There is some qualitative improvement in his studied. quantitative ,Measurements of distance and time provide a quantitative picture querulous " She is a very querulous woman. quixotic " His ideas are as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood. He behaves in a quixotic way. ramification " Ramification of a nerve is very systematic in our body. rancor rapacious " He is a rapacious person. rebuke " Servant got a rebuke from his master. rebut " The allegations to her met with immediate rebuttal. recalcitrant recant " He recanted his former opinions in public. reciprocal " There should be reciprocal relationship between parents and children); reclusive " She leads a reclusive life. recondite " Her husband has recondite knowledge about Astro-Physics. recrimination " We should not indulge in mutual recrimination. redolent " Her cottage was redolent with flowers. redundant " She wrote a beautiful paragraph without a redundant word. refute " My lawyer refuted all his arguments. reiterate " The government has reiterated its commitment to the upliftment of the poor. relegate " He has been relegated to an inferior post. He relegates unpleasant tasks to his assistant. saccharin sacrilege " She regarded the damage done to the painting as sacrilege. sacrosanct sagacious sage " I stuffed the chicken with dried sage. salient " She pointed all the salient features of T.V. salutary / " The railways was a salutary reminder of carelessness of railway authorities. sanctimonious " Ramu cheats everyone. He is a sanctimonious person. sanguine " Rani is sanguine of success in her experiment. sardonic /" I don't like Sardonic talks. scintillate scrupulous " A scrupulous inspection of the firm' accounts to done in this week. scrutinize " He scrutinized all the documents relating to the trail. secular " The secular functions of the govt. are to give equal status to all the religions. The new secular belong to tribal cast. sedition " She was charged to death on account of sedition. sensory /" Are your sensory organs working properly. sensual sensuous " The paintings had a sensuous appeal. sentient sequester " He sequestered the things that is why he is very rich. serendipity " Charles Danow made the game of monopoly in Serendipity. servile " I am a servile of my nation. singular " The detectives were greatly puzzled by the singular nature of the crime. slavish " Woman's life without man is slavish. sloth " Sloth is his habit. sobriety " The man is not noted for sobriety. solicitous " He seems to be solicitous about his friend's health. subversive succinct " His story was full of suspense, short and succinct. succumb " The city succumbed after only a short siege. The driver later succumbed to his injuries. supercilious " She is supercilious person and can't bear anyone else's superiority. superficial " The burns are all superficial, so do not worry. superfluous " Mother gave away superfluous vegetables as she had prepared too much. surfeit " We should not eat in surfeit. surreptitious " He has left the surreptitious job. surrogate " She looked upon them as a surrogate family when her real parents were killed. sycophant " He is a habitual sycophant. synthesis " His poems are a synthesis of modern and traditional values. tacit " He gave tacit consent to his friend. taciturn " Joe is a taciturn person and hardly wastes time. tangential tangible " The clerk had tangible evidence of his work. He has a tangible skin. tantamount tautological temerity temperate " A temperate region. A temperate person controls his senses. tenable " His statement is tenable. tenacious " Parvati was tenacious in doing the penance. tenet " The basic tenet of Buddhism was non-violence. tentative " He made a tentative statement in the assembly. tenuous " It is a tenuous creeper and it needs a support. terse " It was a terse judgement. torpor " He fell into a deep torpor. theology " There is a course in theology in our University. verisimilitude " The mirage is a verisimilitude); vernacular " They are running a vernacular press); vestige " The vestige of the remains of the Dwaraka is noteworthy); vex ()" Their lies would vex anyone. Her failures vexed him. viable " Chanakya adopted viable plans to please the king Viable Organisms are prone to bacteria); vicarious " He got a vicarious pleasure); vicissitude " Deal with the vicissitudes of life calmly); vilify " ); vindicate ()" He was vindicated by the court. vindictive " He is very vindictive); virtuoso " He is a virtuoso of Sarod); virulent " A virulent strain of Japanese enscephlitis has spread in parts of AP. visionary " Bill Gates has the visionary insights in the field of technology); vitiate " The quarry has vitiated the environment); vitriolic " The master had a vitriolic talk with the servant); vocation " He has teaching as his vocation); vociferous " The meeting was vociferous. volatile volition " She married him entirely of her own volition); adroit " Mr.Seshan was an adroit administrator. dexterous " Zakir Hussain is a dexterous musician. gauche /" He has a gauche style of walking. bemused benefactor " The Birla Group has been a benefactor to many educational institutions in India. beneficiary benevolent " She has a benevolent nature. benign " He is known for his benign disposition. malignant " She has the malignant power over him. Fortunately the tumor is not malignant. malign " He is all set to malign you. malevolent " Beware of that malevolent man. malefactor " The malefactors will be punished. bequest " She has left a bequest of Rs7 lacs for her grand children. bequeath " She has bequeathed Rs 7 lacs for her grandchildren. bereaved beset " We must bravely face the difficulties that beset us. blasphemy " ); blatant blight /" ); blithe /" She spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation. He was loved for her blithe spirit. bourgeois bovine " Showed a bovine apathy); canine " One of his canines was broken. catholic " My friend is a Roman Catholic. caustic /" Soda can be caustic. He made some caustic remarks at her in the party. celibacy " Sages used to practice celebacy. censure " The celebrities become victims of publlic censure. cerebral chagrin " Much to my chagrin I found my son smoking. charisma charlatan " Charlatans are not to be believed. chasm /" There are chasms in rocks. chastise / " Juvenile delinquents are not to be chastised. chicanery " He fell prey to political chicanery. chimera chivalrous choleric chronic /" He is a chronic smoker. chronological chronology chronicle /" He consulted the chronicles of the period to find the facts. circuitous " He gave a circuitous and puzzling explanation on the theory. circumlocution circumscribe circumspect " Be circumspect in all your actions!); circumvent " It is difficult to circumvent the problems that keep cropping up eveyday. civil " The country faced civil disorder during partition. You should have a civil behaviour in public. { } He is a civil lawyer, not a criminal lawyer. The civil government of the country was overthrown in clique " The committee is full with small clique of inntellectuals. concurrent / " Development seems to be concurrent with deforestation. condescend condone / / " Many crimes are condoned in our country. conducive ///" Working conditions are not conducive to productivity in the factory. confluence " Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers); congenial /" The atmosphere in our colony is not congenial for serious studies. congenital " He is suffering from congenital blindness. conjecture " Sometimes weather conjectures become true. conjure " The magician conjures before unfolding the trick. connoisseur /" He's no connoisseur of art, he only shows off. consecrate " Homi Jehangir Babha consecrated his life to science. consensus /" A coalition government has to work in consenses. desecrate " Foreign invaders desecrated many idols in the temples. consonant dissonant construe " His statements were wrongly construed. consummate /" Salvador Dali was a consummate artist); contentious " The author's recent book has become contentious. A central and contentious element of the book. contiguous /" Contiguous bad events in her life, broke her down completely. contingent " They had to plan for contingent expenses. The results of confession were not contingent, they were certain. contrite " He looked contrite after hearing the sad news of his father. contrived " A contrived news about her missing intended to mislead her family. conventional /" He is very much conventional in his ideas. Many conventional power plants are there in our country. A conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white. convivial " She has spend her whole evening in convivial atmosphere. copious " Plants need copious sunshine. She took copious notes. debacle debauchery debilitate " ); decadent decimate " The earthquake has decimated the population by a large scale. The government decimated the grants by a great extent. decorous " His speech is very decorous while talking in a get together. deduce " The result can be deduced after a long analysis. defame " He has brought defame to the family by sobbing. deference " The people at the court showed deference on the arrival of the judge. definitive " He gave a definitive solution to the problem. His will is definitive and could not be changed whatever may be the circumstances. degenerate " His physical weakness degenerated his mental abilities also. deleterious " The smoke has deleterious effect on public health . delineate " The architect delineated about the plan. The secretary delineated the initial plans of the project. delude " Don't get deluded by the empty promises made by anybody. Ram is trying to delude Sita. . deluge " The village was in a great deluge after the rains. Their was a deluge of complaints in principal's room. . demagogue " All leaders of modern age are demagogues. He was a demagogue of the Congress Party. denizen " I am a denizen of India. depravity " He has fallen into depravity. deprecate " The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts); deride " He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics. derogatory " Prabha's derogatory remarks angered Mohan a lot. desiccate despondent " He is very despondent about his results. despot / " The despot drove the poor people out of the kingdom. destitute " Give the clothes to the destitutes. dogma /" He believed all the Marxist dogma); domestic " Domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction have to be first tackled. Domestic servant. Domestic worries The dog is a domestic animal. Domestic wine); dormant /" A dormant volcano. Dormant buds. Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened); dubiety duplicity /" ); ebullient " A.R.Rahman is an ebullient music director. eccentric " His ecccentric behaviour puts him down. eclectic { }" She has an eclectic taste in music. edify " Yoga edifies and tones our body . efface " Time will efface the bad memories. effusion " An effusion of blood made him unconscious. egalitarian " Women work on egalitarian principles. egocentric egoist egregious " Anand is an egregious person in the field of chess. elicit " We should elicit information by reasoning. elliptical elusive emigrate / " The family emigrated to Europe ten years back. immigration eminent " He is an eminent architect. empirical " Her accounts were based on empirical facts. emulate encroach " We shpold not encroach others freedom. endemic exasperate " His constant sly remarks exasperated her. exemplify " Her style exemplifies modern Indian cooking. exhaustive " He made an exhaustive study of the dinosaur fossils. exhort " His father exhorted him to take the civil services exam. exigency existential exonerate " The Jury exonerated him from all charges of corruption. expatriate expedient " His action is seen as expedient rather than principled. expedite " Courier companies expedite the delivery of mails to customers. explicit " She was quite explicit about why she has left. implicit " I have implicit faith in your abilities. ); extol " The elders should extol the virtues of one's children. extraneous " An issue extraneous to the debate. The ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play. Water free of extraneous matter Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph); extrapolate extricate " I cannot extricate myself from this task); extrovert introvert " He is an introvert who does not take part in any activities. exult " ); fabrication " Ranjit Singh gave a new fabrication to the game of cricket. facetious " He kept making facetious remarks in the hall. facile " He has the ability to find too facile a solution for so complex a problem. faction " The trade union of our factory is divided by faction. farcical " The play had a farcical ending. fastidious " She has a fastidious and incisive intellect. frugal " She is a frugal housewife. furtive " Chanakya planned his work in a furtive manner. futile " He made a futile attempt to cross the border. garrulous " The talk show hosts are very garrulous. genre " Players of Gavaskar's genre are no longer there in the team. genteel " The receptionists are usually very genteel. gesticulate " The teacher gesticulated to the students to sit down. glut " Glut of food was kept in the plate. grandiloquent grandiose gratuitous " ); gravity " ); gregarious " Sheep are gregarious animals. guile hackneyed ()" English being spoken world over has many hackneyed expressions); hapless " 04 'hapless' . harbinger " 04 'harbinger' . hedonism hegemony " 04 'hegemony' () . heresy " 04 'heresy' . hermetic " 04 'hermetic' . heyday " 04 'heyday' . hiatus " 04 'hiatus' . hierarchy " 04 ); hindrance " 04 'hindrance' . inaugurate " He will be inaugurated as president in January. incandescent " She was incandescent with rage. incantation -" Chant incantations to ward off evil spirits. incense " I like the incence of the sandal. incessant " This week is of almost incessant rain. incipient " They are all the signs of incipient unrest. incisive " He has an incisive mind. incongruous " They made an incongruous couple, she so tall and gracious and he seems so short and funny. incorrigible " samir is an incorrigible liar. increment /" Over the years the increment to his resources was slow but steady. indifferent " She appeared indifferent to their sufferings. As a viewer, I've seen hundreds of films, good, bad and indifferent. indigenous /" The Kangaroo is indigenous to Australia. indigent " The country has a large indigent population. indignant " Strikers are indignant at what they regard as false accusations. indolent " Her husband is indolent. indulgent " The father gave an indulgent smile to his daughter. Let us take an indulgent view of the play. ineffable " It was ineffable for me to narrate the whole Ramayana. inept " I have never heard anyone so inept at making speeches. inert " Inside the room she saw Sita's inert body on the sofa. inexorable /" His demands are inexorable. infamous " ); infatuated " He is infauted with her. infer " Any one can infer a connection between pan chewing and mouth cancer. imply " His silence seemed to imply agreement. infinitesimal " ); irrevocable " The committee passed irrevocable judgement against the chairman. itinerant " The medical representative is a itinerant worker. itinerary " We placed the itinery in front of our guests. judicious " Gandhiji was a very judicious person. juxtapose " The traditional Ganesh idols are juxtaposed with computers in pandals. kinetic " All moving bodies have kinetic energy. labyrinth laconic " My friend is a loconic person. lament " Mere lamenting over corruption is not going to remove it. They lamented as their friend's demise. lampoon " He was lampooned by her friend in front of the whole class. languish " The value of gold is languishing. latent " Strong commitment to moral values was latent in Gandhi's political philosophy. Many a children's latent talent never blossoms because of lack of opportunities. laud " He was lauded for his bold stand. legacy " He got a huge legacy. It is a legacy of the past. lethargy " The deed has not yet been signed due to his lethargy. levity " The levity of his remark was a shock to the august assemblage. libel - {}" He has filed a libel suit against the newspaper. slander " Ramesh started a vicious slander against Rahul. litigate " He litigated his brother for a share in the property. loquacious " A loqueacious person. lucid " A lucid moment in his madness. A lucid thinker. lugubrious luminous " His luminous career is full of good research. machination " Their machinations were quashed at an early stage. macroeconomic milieu " Do you need to smoke & pollute the milieu more than it already is. minuscule " It was so minuscule that it couldn't be read even with a magnifying glass. misanthropic " He has a very misanthropic attitude. mitigate " You would have to mitigate the risks before getting the approval. mollify " Its difficult to mollify her once she looses her temper. monolithic moribund " You are really coming to moribund. morose /" He has known as a morose person. mortify # # / " We should not mortify any one. mundane /" Rekha leads a very mundane life. munificent " For true personality development we should learn to munificent. myopia / " My sister has myopia. myriad " I could see myriads of stars in the clear sky. narcissism " Some teenagers suffer from narcissism. nebulous " She has some nebulous plans for future. nefarious " He had a nefarious personality. neologism nihilism nominal " The students pay nominal fee in the university. nostalgia " He had a bout of nostalgia when he went abroad. notorious " The notorious dacoit Phoolen Devi later turned into a politician. novel " The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem. noxious " Noxious chemical wastes. nuance " There were subtle nuances in his poem. obdurate " Today's yungsters find their elders obdurate. pathology " She has taken up pathology as her major subject. patriarch " The father is generally the patriarch of the family. patrician " He lives a patrician lifestyle. patronize " She patronizes our theatre group. paucity " The culprit escaped punishment due to paucity of evidences. peccadillo pedantic pedestrian " Pedestrian should walk on the footpath. pejorative " He recieved pejorative remarks for his work. penchant " She has a penchant for buying party gowns. penitent " My grandma told me a story about a penitant. pensive " She looked pensive when she heard the news. peremptory " Look! My orders are peremptory. perennial " Increasing of mosquitos is a perennial problem in our colony. These plants are perennial. perfidy " Act of perfidy will not survive for too long. perfunctory " I attended a perfunctory interview last week. peripatetic " Ancient people were peripatetic. periphery " our school has strong and high periphery. Every man has a limited political periphery in his life. perjury permeate " The fragrance of flowers permeated through the drawing room. pernicious " Smoking is pernicious to health. perquisite " Perquisites include the use of company house. The impeachment of the chief justice is the perquisite of the president. prerequisite " A degree is a prerequisite for joining the P.G. course. pertinent " The teacher asked the students to ask pertinent questions. perturb " The sad news of my friend's accident has perturbed me greatly. peruse " Would you care to peruse the wine list. pervade " The smell of flowers pervaded our garden. prepossess prerogative " A president has the prerogative of pardoning criminals. prevail " The system of shaving the hair of widows prevailed in some traditional areas of West Bengal. Much to the suprise of the spectators, the amateur boxer proved that he could prevail over Bhim Singh, a veteran. pristine " Our country is full of pristine monuments. prodigal " Not a penny was left with him because of being a prodigal man. prodigious " A prodigious amount of money was spent in building this monument. prodigy " Being a prodigy Ruskin Bond won the national award at a very young age. profane " He was found guilty of being a profane person. profess " He professed himself as an intellectual. She professed of being his mother. Professing christianity as a religion was considered as a crime during that period. proficient " Bring a proficient cook, he prepares delicious food. profligate " No one should be prfligate. profound " Life of Gandhiji had a profound influence on the youngsters during the independnece movement. profuse " I gave profuse thanks to her hospitality. proliferate " High yielding variety seeds should be used to proliferate the productions in agriculture. prolific " Farmers are now adopting package approach to the prolific harvest. promulgate " Birla Tata promulgated the future plan. propensity " The rich have the propensity to spend on costly items. propitious " This is not the propitious time to grow wheat. proponent " Gandhiji was the first proponent of satyagraha. proprietary " The HMT is the sole proprietary of various brand of watches. propriety " Our colonians behave with a mutual propriety. prosaic " Reema told the interior decorator that she would not prefer a prosaic decoration for her room. proscribe " Usually, the government proscribes some un-licenced drugs. proselytize protagonist " Ram is the protagonist of Ramayan. protract provident " Every brilliant student might have a provident. relinquish " You should relinquish a bad habit. She relinquished possession of the house to her sister. remonstrate " We remonstrated with the man about his misbehaviour. renaissance renounce " Lord Ram renounced his claim to the throne of Ayodhya. He renounced his son as he turned into a criminal. How could he renounced his own son and daughter. reparation " There can be no reparation for so much injustice. repercussion " His resignation will have serious repercussion on the staff. replenish " Let me replenish your glass. { } You should replenish your car with petrol before starting on a journey. replete -" Her house is replete with all modern comforts. We felt replete after a tidy meal. reprehensible " Her attitude is most reprehensible. reprisal " They shot 1.hostages in reprisal. reproach " She heaped reproaches upon her new servent. reprove " He was reproved for not doing his work properly. repudiate " He has repudiated his old friend. She repudiated a charge against her as it was untrue. requisite " The firm employs the requisite number of women. He lacks the requisite experience for developing his skill. resolute /" He is a resolute man. respite /" She toiled whole day without respite. reticent " She seemed strangely reticent about her childhood. retract " she made a false statement which she later retracted. Retract the reverse gear otherwise car will hit the tree. reverberate " The hall reverberated from the noise of the visitors. revere " Our science teacher is reverred by the principal for her excellent teaching. rhetoric " People are now fed up with empty rhetorics of politicians. rigorous " The accused got the rigorous imprisonment of seven years. robust " He is a robust man with full of energy. rogue " He is a rogue. {/} He is a rogue elephant, that is why he is kept apart from others. rudimentary " I have only a rudimentary knowledge of French. In india there are villages with rudimentary sanitation. Some dinosaurs had only rudimentary teeth. ruminate rustic solvent " You should give money to a solvent person. Water is a universal solvent. insolvent " Ram helped his insolvent friend by clearing his debts. soporific " He is taking a soporific drug for his disease. sordid " That village is a sordid one. spawn " A fish lays its spawns in deep waters. specious " Don't misguide me by such specious argument. sporadic " Sporadic bloody incidents are very usual during elections. spurious squander stagnation static " Nothing, which is static, can develop. staunch " Brahmins in Hindu society is usually staunch. steadfast /" Steadfast love of god never ceases. stigmatize " People stigmatize the relation between boys and girls. stipulate " The money lander stipulated that the money should be returned with in five months. stoic " Mahesh is a stoic who never complains of his pain. stratum / " Nobody can be debarred of fundamental rights because of his/her stratum. stricture " One should avoid strictures on other people. Hindu religion strictures against eating cow meat. strife " Dowry is the major cause of strife in many marriages. stringent " Our country is passing through stringent economic conditions. Straingent measures should be used to enforce discipline of our school. stymie " Their plans to open a new shop have been stymied by lack of funds. subjugate " He has subjugated his party member. sublime subordinate insubordinate " Rama killed the insubordinate Ravana. substantive " Make substantive ideas regarding to start our business. subtle " Her mind is very subtle. tirade " The opposition party gave a long tirade against the government. touchstone " ); tout " A tout collects more money. transcend " It transcedents human knowledge. transgress " He trangressed all boundaries of decent behavior by abusing her in public. transient " The ephemeral pleasures are transient. transitory " Happiness is transitory. trepidation " He waited for his exam results with trepidation. intrepid " Darwin was an intrepid explorer. turpitude ubiquitous unconscionable /" I take unconscionable time to take bath. unctuous /" He speaks in an unctuous tone. uniform " One can see uniform tall white buildings on MG street. unremitting " She gave an unremitting dance performance for 48 hrs. unwitting //" an unwitting subject in an experiment); urbane //" He is an urbane man. usurp / / / " The minister usurped the king's throne. utilitarian " She got some utilitarian steel tables He is smart but utilitarian in nature. utopia -" Practically, Utopia is impossible. vacillate " To vacillate and delay decisions are not a good practice); vapid " She did not take part in the vapid conversation); vehement " He was quite vehement in his belief. venal " He is a venal politician); venerate " We have to venerate the elders); veracity " Harishchandra is known for his veracity); verbose verisimilitude " The mirage is a verisimilitude); vernacular " They are running a vernacular press); vestige " The vestige of the remains of the Dwaraka is noteworthy); vex ()" Their lies would vex anyone. Her failures vexed him. viable " Chanakya adopted viable plans to please the king Viable Organisms are prone to bacteria); vicarious " He got a vicarious pleasure); vicissitude " Deal with the vicissitudes of life calmly); vilify " ); vindicate ()" He was vindicated by the court. vindictive " He is very vindictive); virtuoso " He is a virtuoso of Sarod); virulent " A virulent strain of Japanese enscephlitis has spread in parts of AP. visionary " Bill Gates has the visionary insights in the field of technology); vitiate " The quarry has vitiated the environment); vitriolic " The master had a vitriolic talk with the servant); vocation " He has teaching as his vocation); vociferous " The meeting was vociferous. volatile volition " She married him entirely of her own volition); wanton " His work is pending due to his wanton behaviour); willful wistful " Yaksha was wistful and dreamt of his beloved. adverse " Excess of exercise had an adverse effect on his health. aesthetic " His house is very beautiful because he has a good sense of aestheticr. He is a very aesthetic person. She makes very aesthetic designs using her computer. affable /" I found your parents very affable unlike what you told me. affectation " He was highly irritated by her many affectation. affinity " I share a special affinity with her. affluent /" There's is an affluent society and I cannot adjust with them. agenda " The environment issue is high on the political agenda at the moment. agrarian " After the Green Revolution agrarian laws in the country has undergone tremendous change. aggregate " The aggregate profit and loss of the company will be known soon. congregate " Students congregated in the hall for morning prayer. segregate " They segregated the seriously sick and sent them to the intensive care. integrate " The students of this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds. agnostic alacrity " She accepted his proposal with alacrity. allege " He alleged that he was not the culprit in the crime. alleviate " The govt. has introduced schemes to alleviate poverty. allocate " The govt.has allocated pensions for the retired. The govt. has allocated funds for the project. alloy " Brass is an alloy. antithesis " Rich is the antithesis of poor. apartheid -/" South Africa has a history of long struggle against aparthied. apathy " There is certain apathy about the economic condition among the public. aphorism " Aphorisms contain general truth. apocalypse apocryphal " Most of the stories about his life are probably apocryphal. apotheosis appease " Shop keepers try their best to appease their customer. The owner appeased his workers by granting them bonus. appreciate " Only good manners are appreciated. depreciate " The value of rupee has depreciated over the last few months. apprehensive " I feel very apprehensive about tomorrow's match. misapprehension " There is no cure of misapprehension in any stream of medicine. approbation /" The approbation committee passed the bill willingly. appropriate " The alliance will be declared at an appropriate time. misappropriate " He was apprehended before he could misappropriate any money. expropriate aptitude " He has a great aptitude for computers. arbiter /" The chairman is the full fledged arbiter in settling the disputes . arbitrate / / " In anciant India judicial cases were arbitrated by the village elders . arbitrary " The arbitrary nominations by the party chief were widely criticised by the members. arcane archaic " 'Thee' is an archaic form of you. archetype " This painting is an archetype of the impressionists. ardent " King Ashoka was the ardent follower of buddhishm . arduous " From Joshimath to Badrinath is quite an arduous journey. belabor beleaguer belie " The lawyer belied the guilty. belittle " The rich zamindar belittled the farmer by insulting him before the Panchayat. belligerent " He is quite belligerent. wanton " His work is pending due to his wanton behaviour); willful wistful " Yaksha was wistful and dreamt of his beloved. address " Better note down my address so that we can communicate easily. The president gave a very inspiring address. adherent /" The opposition in the Parliament is gaining adherents. admonish " She had to be frequently admonished for not paying attention to work. He was admonished to open a bank account for himself. adulterate " Unscrupelous merchants do not hesitate to adulterate even baby food.