1000 Important English Vocabulary Words

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1). Ambivalent (Adjective)

→ Meaning: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

→ Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, and irresolute

→ Usage: Some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her.

2). Forsake (Verb)

→ Meaning: abandon or leave.

→ Synonyms: abandon, desert, leave, quit, depart from, leave behind

→ Usage: She forsook her child, giving him up for adoption.

3). Impudent (Adjective)

→ Meaning: not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

→ Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious, brazen

→ Usage: He could have strangled this impudent upstart.

4). Inept (Adjective)

→ Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy.

→ Synonyms: incompetent, unskillful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish

→ Usage: My attempts at baking were inept but I fumbled on.

5). Novice (Verb)

→ Meaning: a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.

→ Synonyms: beginner, learner, inexperienced person

→ Usage: He was a complete novice in foreign affairs.

6). Salient (Adjective)

→ Meaning: most noticeable or important.

→ Synonyms: important, main, principal, major, chief, primary, notable

→ Usage: The salient points stuck out clearly in her mind.

7). Umbrage (Noun)

→ Meaning: offence or annoyance.

→ Synonyms: take offence, be offended, take exception, bridle, take something personally

→ Usage: She took umbrage at his remarks.

8). Serendipity (Noun)

→ Meaning: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

→ Synonyms: chance, happy chance, accident, happy accident, fluke

→ Usage: Technical innovation may be the result of pure serendipity.

9). Quaint (Adjective)

→ Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

→ Synonyms: picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned

→ Usage: Narrow streets lead to a quaint bridge over the river.

10). Truculent (Adjective)

→ Meaning: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

→ Synonyms: defiant, aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent, pugnacious, bellicose

→ Usage: The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports.

11). Intractable (adjective)

→ Meaning: hard to control or deal with.

→ Synonyms: unmanageable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, out of control.

→ Usage: Their problems have become more acute and intractable.

12). Delineate (Verb)

→ Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely.

→ Synonyms: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray.

→ Usage: The law should delineate and prohibit behavior which is socially abhorrent.

13). Ascetic (adjective)

→ Meaning: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

→ Synonyms: austere, self-denying, abstinent, abstemious.

→ Usage: An ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour.

14). Daunt (verb)

→ Meaning: make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.

→ Synonyms: intimidate, abash, take aback, shake, ruffle, throw.

→ Usage: Some people are daunted by technology.

15). Idyllic (adjective)

→ Meaning: like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

→ Synonyms: perfect, ideal, idealized, wonderful, blissful.

→ Usage: An attractive hotel in an idyllic setting.

16). Burgeon (verb)

→ Meaning: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

→ Synonyms: grow rapidly, increase rapidly/exponentially, expand.

→ Usage: Tourism has burgeoned over the last ten years.

17). Anomalous (adjective)

→ Meaning: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.

→ Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, non-typical, irregular.

→ Usage: Nuclear weapons testing may have been responsible for the anomalous weather conditions.

18). Friable (adjective)

→ Meaning: easily crumbled.

→ Synonyms: crumbly, easily crumbled, powdery, dusty.

→ Usage: The soil was friable between her fingers.

19). Protean (adjective)

→ Meaning: tending or able to change frequently or easily.

→ Synonyms: ever-changing, variable, changeable, mutable, kaleidoscopic.

→ Usage: The diverse and protean nature of mental disorders.

20). Recondite (adjective)

→ Meaning: (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.

→ Synonyms: obscure, abstruse, arcane, esoteric, little known.

→ Usage: The book is full of recondite information.

21). Boisterous (adjective)

→ Meaning: noisy, energetic, and cheerful

→ Synonyms: lively, active, animated, exuberant, spirited, bouncy, frisky

→ Usage: A group of boisterous lads.

22). Inveigle (verb)

→ Meaning: persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

→ Synonyms: cajole, wheedle, coax, persuade, convince, talk

→ Usage: He was attempting to inveigle them into doing his will.

23). Sodden (adjective)

→ Meaning: saturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through.

→ Synonyms: soaking, soaking wet, soaked, soaked through, wet through

→ Usage: His clothes were sodden.

24). Perfidious (adjective)

→ Meaning: deceitful and untrustworthy

→ Synonyms: treacherous, duplicitous, deceitful, disloyal, faithless

→ Usage: It is highly risk to hire a perfidious labour.

25). Conundrum (noun)

→ Meaning: a confusing and difficult problem or question.

→ Synonyms: problem, difficult question, vexed question, difficulty

→ Usage: One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts.

26). Denouement (noun)

→ Meaning: The final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

→ Synonyms: final scene, final act, last act

→ Usage: The film's denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous.

27). Stolid (adjective)

→ Meaning: calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

→ Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional, calm

→ Usage: A stolid, slow-speaking man.

28). Dissemble (verb)

→ Meaning: conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

→ Synonyms: dissimulate, pretend, deceive, feign, act

→ Usage: An honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble.

29). Dilatory (adjective)

→ Meaning: slow to act

→ Synonyms: slow, unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack

→ Usage: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information.

30). Garner (Verb)

→ Meaning: gather or collect (something, especially information or approval)

→ Synonyms: accumulate, amass, assemble; store

→ Usage: The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence.

31). Contentious (adjective)

→ Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

→ Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, and disputed

→ Usage: The contentious issue of abortion.

32). Antipathy (noun)

→ Meaning: a deep-seated feeling of aversion.

→ Synonyms: hostility, antagonism, animosity, aversion, animus

→ Usage: His fundamental antipathy to capitalism.

33). Countenance (noun)

→ Meaning: a person's face or facial expression

→ Synonyms: face, features, physiognomy, profile; facial expression

→ Usage: His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away.

34). Dogmatic (adjective)

→ Meaning: inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true

→ Synonyms: opinionated, peremptory, assertive, imperative, insistent

→ Usage: She was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed.

35). apropos (adjective)

→ Meaning: very appropriate to a particular situation

→ Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite, apt

→ Usage: The song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt.

36). Raffish (adjective)

→ Meaning: unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive way

→ Synonyms: rakish, jaunty, dapper, dashing, sporty, flashy; unconventional

→ Usage: His cosmopolitan, raffish air.

37). Vituperate (verb)

→ Meaning: blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

→ Synonyms: revile, rail against, inveigh against, fulminate against

→ Usage: He vituperated against all presidents with equal gusto.

38). Diffidence (noun)

→ Meaning: modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

→ Synonyms: shyness, bashfulness, unassertiveness, modesty, modestness

→ Usage: He regretted his diffidence and awkwardness in large groups.

39). Fulminate (verb)

→ Meaning: express vehement protest

→ Synonyms: protest, rail, rage, rant, thunder, storm, declaim, inveigh

→ Usage: Ministers and preachers fulminated against the new curriculum.

40). Assay (noun)

→ Meaning: the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality

→ Synonyms: evaluation, assessment, analysis, examination, test

→ Usage: New plate was taxed when it was brought for assay.

41). Turbid (adjective)

→ Meaning: (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter

→ Synonyms: murky, muddy, thick; opaque, cloudy

→ Usage: The turbid waters of the river.

42). Erudite (adjective)

→ Meaning: having or showing great knowledge or learning.

→ Synonyms: learned, scholarly, well educated, knowledgeable

→ Usage: He was so erudite that only men who were his equals in scholarship could understand him.

43). Saturnine (adjective)

→ Meaning: (of a person or their manner) gloomy.

→ Synonyms: sombre, melancholy, melancholic, moody, miserable

→ Usage: He was a rather saturnine individual who never spoke an unnecessary word.

44). Abeyance (noun)

→ Meaning: a state of temporary disuse or suspension.

→ Synonyms: suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty

→ Usage: The project was left in abeyance for the time being.

45). Diaphanous (adjective)

→ Meaning: (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.

→ Synonyms: sheer, fine, ultra-fine, delicate, light, lightweight, thin

→ Usage: She wore a diaphanous dress of pale gold.

46). Epitome (noun)

→ Meaning: a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

→ Synonyms: personification, embodiment, incarnation, paragon; essence

→ Usage: She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste.

47). Castigate (verb)

→ Meaning: reprimand (someone) severely.

→ Synonyms: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove

→ Usage: He was castigated for not setting a good example.

48). Apprehension (noun)

→ Meaning: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

→ Synonyms: alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness,

→ Usage: He had been filled with apprehension at having to report his failure.

49). Approbation (noun)

→ Meaning: approval or praise.

→ Synonyms: acceptance, assent, endorsement, encouragement

→ Usage: He yearned for popular approbation.

50). Refractory (adjective)

→ Meaning: stubborn or unmanageable.

→ Synonyms: obstinate, mulish, bull-headed, intractable

→ Usage: The refractory students spend a great deal of time in the detention room.

51). Pique (noun)

→ Meaning: A feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride.

→ Synonyms: irritation, annoyance, resentment, anger, displeasure

→ Usage: He left in a fit of pique.

52). Turgid (adjective)

→ Meaning: Swollen and distended or congested.

→ Synonyms: swollen, congested; in space, in flood

→ Usage: A turgid and fast-moving river.

53). Multifarious (adjective)

→ Meaning: Having many varied parts or aspects.

→ Synonyms: diverse, many, numerous, various, varied

→ Usage: The multifarious local and ethnic traditions that are found in the USA.

54). Torpor (noun)

→ Meaning: A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

→ Synonyms: lethargy, torpidity, sluggishness, inertia, inertness, inactivity

→ Usage: He spent most of the journey in a state of torpor.

55). Audacious (adjective)

→ Meaning: Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

→ Synonyms: bold, daring, fearless, intrepid, brave, unafraid

→ Usage: The audience was left gasping at his audacious exploits.

56). Tenacity (noun)

→ Meaning: The quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

→ Synonyms: persistence, pertinacity, determination, perseverance, doggedness

→ Usage: The tenacity with which he stuck to his story.

57). Apostate (noun)

→ Meaning: A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.

→ Synonyms: dissenter, heretic, nonconformist; defector, deserter

→ Usage: After 50 years as an apostate, he returned to the faith.

58). Discomfit (verb)

→ Meaning: Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

→ Synonyms: embarrass, make uncomfortable, make uneasy, abash

→ Usage: He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.

59). Laconic (adjective)

→ Meaning: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

→ Synonyms: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical

→ Usage: His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.

60). Ossify (verb)

→ Meaning: Turn into bone or bony tissue.

→ Synonyms: turn into bone, become bony, harden, solidify, stiffen

→ Usage: These cartilages may ossify.

61). Accretion (noun)

→ Meaning: growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.

→ Synonyms: Accumulation, collecting, gathering, amassing, cumulation.

→ Usage: The accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves.

62). Acumen (noun)

→ Meaning: the ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions.

→ Synonyms: Astuteness, awareness, acuity, sharpness.

→ Usage: A gullible young man with little or no business acumen.

63). Ephemeral (adjective)

→ Meaning: lasting for a very short time.

→ Synonyms: Transitory, transient, fleeting, passing.

→ Usage: Fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old.

64). Garrulous (adjective)

→ Meaning: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

→ Synonyms: Talkative, voluble, and chatty.

→ Usage: A garrulous old man who chattered like a magpie.

65). Fetter (noun)

→ Meaning: a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.

→ Synonyms: shackles, manacles, handcuffs, irons, leg irons, chains.

→ Usage: He lay bound with fetters of iron.

66). Inure (verb)

→ Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.

→ Synonyms: Harden, toughen, season, temper.

→ Usage: These children have been inured to violence.

67). Pejorative (Adjective)

→ Meaning: expressing contempt or disapproval.

→ Synonyms: Disparaging, derogatory, denigratory.

→ Usage: Permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term.

68). Tirade (noun)

→ Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

→ Synonyms: Diatribe, invective, polemic, attack.

→ Usage: She rounded on Nathan with a devastating tirade.

69). Yoke (noun)

→ Meaning: a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull.

→ Synonyms: Harness, collar, tackle, tack.

→ Usage: The horses were loosened from the yoke.

70). Umbrage (noun)

→ Meaning: offence or annoyance.

→ Synonyms: take offence, be offended, take exception, bridle.

→ Usage: She took umbrage at his remarks.

71). Abysmal (adjective)

→ Meaning: extremely bad; appalling

→ Synonyms: very bad, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful

→ Usage: some of the teaching was abysmal.

72). Tawdry (adjective)

→ Meaning: showy but cheap and of poor quality

→ Synonyms: gaudy, flashy, showy, garish, loud; tasteless

→ Usage: she had cheap, tawdry rings on her fingers.

73). Dross (noun)

→ Meaning: something regarded as worthless; rubbish.

→ Synonyms: rubbish, junk, debris, chaff, draft, detritus

→ Usage: sometimes it's possible to find a little gem amongst the mass-produced dross.

74). Ardour (noun)

→ Meaning: great enthusiasm or passion.

→ Synonyms: passion, avidity, fervor , zeal, wholeheartedness, eagerness

→ Usage: she was unaccustomed to being kissed with such ardour.

75). Insouciant (adjective)

→ Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern

→ Synonyms: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried, unruffled, and unconcerned

→ Usage: he had an insouciant attitude to their money problems.

76). Dulcet (adjective)

→ Meaning: (especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically).

→ Synonyms: sweet, sweet-sounding, mellifluous, euphonious, soothing, mellow

→ Usage: record the dulcet tones of your family and friends.

77). Desiccate (Verb)

→ Meaning: remove the moisture from (something), typically in order to preserve it.

→ Synonyms: dried, dried up, dry, dehydrated, powdered

→ Usage: We can use the desiccated coconut for cooking.

78). Pellucid (adjective)

→ Meaning: translucently clear.

→ Synonyms: translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline

→ Usage: mountains reflected in the pellucid waters.

79). Pariah (noun)

→ Meaning: an outcast.

→ Synonyms: outcast, persona non grata, leper, reject, untouchable

→ Usage: they were treated as social pariahs.

80). Taciturn (adjective)

→ Meaning: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

→ Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet

→ Usage: after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose.

81). Perfunctory (adjective)

→ Meaning: (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.

→ Synonyms: cursory, desultory; quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid

→ Usage: The guards gave a perfunctory look up and down the carriage.

82). Transient (adjective)

→ Meaning: lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

→ Synonyms: transitory, temporary, short-lived, short-term, ephemeral

→ Usage: A transient post-war baby boom.

83). Reprobate (noun)

→ Meaning: an unprincipled person.

→ Synonyms: rogue, rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing, villain, wretch

→ Usage: He had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of Corruption.

84). Libertine (noun)

→ Meaning: a person, especially a man, who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles.

→ Synonyms: philanderer, ladies' man, playboy, rake

→ Usage: His image as an unbridled libertine is a total myth.

85). Tractable (adjective)

→ Meaning: (of a person) easy to control or influence.

→ Synonyms: controllable, manageable, malleable, governable, yielding,

→ Usage: She has always been tractable and obedient, even as a child.

86). Sedulous (adjective)

→ Meaning: (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

→ Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous

→ Usage: He watched himself with the most sedulous care.

87). Intrepid (adjective)

→ Meaning: fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

→ Synonyms: fearless, unafraid, undaunted, dauntless, undismayed

→ Usage: The intrepid band braved a precipitous mountain track.

88). Morose (adjective)

→ Meaning: sullen and ill-tempered.

→ Synonyms: sullen, sulky, gloomy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered

→ Usage: She was morose and silent when she got home.

89). Demur (verb)

→ Meaning: raise objections or show reluctance.

→ Synonyms: raise objections, object, take exception, take issue

→ Usage: Normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred.

90). Equipoise (noun)

→ Meaning: balance of forces or interests.

→ Synonyms: equilibrium, balance, evenness, symmetry, parity

→ Usage: This wine represents a marvelous equipoise of power and elegance.

91). Garrulity (Noun)

→ Meaning: excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial matters.

→ Synonyms: talkativeness, garrulousness, loquacity, loquaciousness, volubility, verbosity,

→ Usage: They were irritated by his ungovernable garrulity.

92). Arrant (Adjective)

→ Meaning: complete, utter

→ Synonyms: downright, thoroughgoing, absolute, complete, thorough

→ Usage: What he is talking is arrant nonsense!

93). Consequential (Adjective)

→ Meaning: following as a result or effect.

→ Synonyms: resulting, resultant, ensuing, consequent; following

→ Usage: A loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.

94). Attenuate (Verb)

→ Meaning: reduce the force, effect, or value of.

→ Synonyms: weakened, reduced, lessened, decreased, diminished, impaired

→ Usage: Her intolerance was attenuated by an unexpected liberalism.

95). Precarious (Adjective)

→ Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain

→ Synonyms: uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, unpredictable

→ Usage: He made a precarious living as a painter.

96). Enervate (Verb)

→ Meaning: make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.

→ Synonyms: exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out, devitalize

→ Usage: The scorching sun enervated her.

97). Equivocate (Verb)

→ Meaning: use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

→ Synonyms: prevaricate, be evasive, be non-committal, be vague, be ambiguous

→ Usage: The government has equivocated too often in the past.

98). Assiduous (Adjective)

→ Meaning: showing great care and perseverance.

→ Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive

→ Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every feature.

99). Lassitude (Noun)

→ Meaning: a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

→ Synonyms: lethargy, listlessness, weariness, languor, sluggishness, enervation

→ Usage: She was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed.

100). Sycophant (Noun)

→ Meaning: a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

→ Synonyms: toady, creep, crawler, fawner, flatterer, flunkey, truckler

→ Usage: He was surrounded by flatterers and sycophants.

101). Infant (Noun)

→ Meaning: a very young child or baby.

→ Synonyms: Baby, newborn, young child, little child

→ Usage: Their first year at infant school.

102). Mortality (Noun)

→ Meaning: the state of being subject to death.

→ Synonyms: Impermanence, temporality, transience, perish ability

→ Usage: the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality.

103). Hapless (Adjective)

→ Meaning: unfortunate

→ Synonyms: unlucky, luckless, out of luck, cursed, doomed

→ Usage: The hapless victims of the disaster.

104). Persuade (Verb)

→ Meaning: induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.

→ Synonyms: talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, induce, coerce, prompt

→ Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing.

105). Deserters (Noun)

→ Meaning: a member of the armed forces who deserts.

→ Synonyms: Runaway, renegade, fugitive, escapee

→ Usage: deserters from the army.

106). Tenure (Noun)

→ Meaning: the holding of an office.

→ Synonyms: incumbency, term of office, term, period of office, time

→ Usage: his tenure of the premiership would be threatened.

107). Bureaucracy (Noun)

→ Meaning: excessively complicated administrative procedure.

→ Synonyms: red tape, rules and regulations, protocol, officialdom

→ Usage: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government.

108). Entangle (Verb)

→ Meaning: cause to become twisted together with or caught in.

→ Synonyms: Intertwine, entwine, tangle, intertwist, twist, ravel,

→ Usage: Fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled.

109). Legitimate (Adjective)

→ Meaning: able to be defended with logic or justification; valid.

→ Synonyms: valid, sound, admissible, acceptable, well founded

→ Usage: these are legitimate grounds for unease.

110). Echelons (Noun)

→ Meaning: a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.

→ Synonyms: Level, rank, grade, step, rung, tier, plane, order, division

→ Usage: the upper echelons of the business world.

111). Ambivalent (Adjective)

→ Meaning: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

→ Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute

→ Usage: Some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her.

112). Forsake (Verb)

→ Meaning: abandon or leave.

→ Synonyms: abandon, desert, leave, quit, depart from, leave behind

→ Usage: She forsook her child, giving him up for adoption.

113). Impudent (Adjective)

→ Meaning: not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

→ Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious, brazen

→ Usage: He could have strangled this impudent upstart.

114). Inept (Adjective)

→ Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy.

→ Synonyms: incompetent, unskillful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish

→ Usage: My attempts at baking were inept but I fumbled on.

115). Novice (Verb)

→ Meaning: a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.

→ Synonyms: beginner, learner, inexperienced person

→ Usage: He was a complete novice in foreign affairs.

116). Salient (Adjective)

→ Meaning: most noticeable or important.

→ Synonyms: important, main, principal, major, chief, primary, notable

→ Usage: The salient points stuck out clearly in her mind.

117). Umbrage (Noun)

→ Meaning: offence or annoyance.

→ Synonyms: take offence, be offended, take exception, bridle, take something personally

→ Usage: She took umbrage at his remarks.

118). Serendipity (Noun)

→ Meaning: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

→ Synonyms: chance, happy chance, accident, happy accident, fluke

→ Usage: Technical innovation may be the result of pure serendipity.

119). Quaint (Adjective)

→ Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

→ Synonyms: picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned

→ Usage: Narrow streets lead to a quaint bridge over the river.

120). Truculent (Adjective)

→ Meaning: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

→ Synonyms: defiant, aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent, pugnacious, bellicose

→ Usage: The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports.

121). Persuade (verb)

→ Definition: induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.

→ Meaning: prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into

→ Usage: He tried to persuade her to come with him.

122). Traverse (Verb)

→ Definition: travel across or through

→ Meaning: travel over/across, cross, journey over/across, make one's way across

→ Usage: He traversed the deserts of Persia and Baluchistan.

123). Indulge (Verb)

→ Definition: allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.

→ Meaning: wallow in, give oneself up to, give way to, yield to, abandon oneself to

→ Usage: We indulged in a cream tea.

124). Sway (verb)

→ Definition: move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.

→ Meaning: swing, shake, oscillate, rock, undulate, move from side to side

→ Usage: The curtains were swaying in the breeze.

125). Deteriorated (Verb)

→ Definition: become progressively worse.

→ Meaning: worsen, get worse, decline, be in decline, degenerate, decay

→ Usage: His condition has deteriorated in the intensive care unit.

126). Ramification (Noun)

→ Definition: a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.

→ Meaning: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot, issue

→ Usage: Any change is bound to have legal ramifications.

127). Heap (verb)

→ Definition: put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap.

→ Meaning: Pile up, pile, stack up, stack, make a pile of, make a stack of

→ Usage: She heaped logs on the fire.

128). Rebel (noun)

→ Definition: a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader.

→ Meaning: revolutionary, insurgent, mutineer agitator

→ Usage: The rebels took control of the capital.

129). Substantial (adjective)

→ Definition: of considerable importance, size, or worth.

→ Meaning: considerable, real, material, weighty, solid, sizeable

→ Usage: Substantial progress had been made.

130). utterly (adverb)

→ Definition: completely and without qualification; absolutely.

→ Meaning: completely, totally, absolutely, entirely, fully

→ Usage: He looked utterly ridiculous.

131). Congenial

→ Meaning: (of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one's own.

→ Synonyms: like-minded, compatible, kindred, well suited, easy to get along with

→ Usage: I was working with a bunch of very congenial people.

132). Strident

→ Meaning: (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.

→ Synonyms: harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud

→ Usage: A strident voice interrupted the consultation.

133). Confluence

→ Meaning: the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.

→ Synonyms: convergence, meeting, junction, joining, conflux, watersmeet

→ Usage: The confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss.

134). Lavish

→ Meaning: sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

→ Synonyms: sumptuous, luxurious, luxuriant, lush, gorgeous, costly

→ Usage: He held lavish dinner parties at his home.

135). Insolent

→ Meaning: showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

→ Synonyms: impertinent, impudent, cheeky, illmannered

→ Usage: She hated the insolent tone of his voice.

136). Vagrant

→ Meaning: a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.

→ Synonyms: tramp, drifter, down-and-out, derelict, beggar, itinerant, wanderer

→ Usage: The old car was a welcome shelter for the occasional vagrant.

137). Gregarious

→ Meaning: (of a person) fond of company; sociable.

→ Synonyms: sociable, social, company-loving, companionable, convivial

→ Usage: He was a popular and gregarious man.

138). Enigma

→ Meaning: a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.

→ Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, paradox, problem,

→ Usage: How it works is a complete enigma to me.

139). Assuage

→ Meaning: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

→ Synonyms: Relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate, dampen

→ Usage: The letter assuaged the fears of most members.

140). Sanguine

→ Meaning: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

→ Synonyms: optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive

→ Usage: He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy.

141). Apocryphal

→ Meaning: (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

→ Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated, false,

→ Usage: An apocryphal story about a former president

142). Adage

→ Meaning: a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

→ Synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom, proverb, slogan

→ Usage: It is vital for every pilot to remember the old adage safety first

143). Ersatz

→ Meaning: (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.

→ Synonyms: artificial, substitute, imitation, fake, false

→ Usage: Ersatz emotion

144). Espionage

→ Meaning: the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.

→ Synonyms: spying, undercover work, cloak-anddagger activities, surveillance, reconnaissance

→ Usage: The camouflage and secrecy of espionage

145). Restive

→ Meaning: (of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction.

→ Synonyms: restless, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, uneasy

→ Usage: The crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive.

146). Accolade

→ Meaning: an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgement of merit.

→ Synonyms: honor, recognition, privilege, award, gift, title

→ Usage: The hotel has won numerous accolades

147). Harbinger

→ Meaning: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

→ Synonyms: sign, indicator, signal,

→ Usage: Witch hazels are the harbingers of spring.

148). Restraint

→ Meaning: unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behavior; self-control.

→ Synonyms: self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline, control

→ Usage: The customary restraint of the British police

149). Trepidation

→ Meaning: a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen

→ Synonyms: fear, apprehension, dread, fearfulness,

→ Usage: He sat in the waiting room, full of trepidation

150). Imperturbable

→ Meaning: unable to be upset or excited; calm.

→ Synonyms: self-possessed, composed, collected, calm, cool, calm

→ Usage: My father was a solid, imperturbable man

151). Inevitable

→ Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable.

→ Meaning: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen, sure to happen, unpreventable,

→ Usage: His resignation was inevitable.

152). Unassailable

→ Definition: unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.

→ Meaning: impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable, inviolable

→ Usage: The world's most unassailable fortress.

153). Queer

→ Definition: strange; odd.

→ Meaning: odd, strange, unusual, funny, peculiar, curious, bizarre

→ Usage: It seemed queer to see the windows all dark.

154). Preponderance

→ Definition: the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.

→ Meaning: prevalence, predominance, dominance

→ Usage: The preponderance of women among older people.

155). Redundant

→ Definition: not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.

→ Meaning: unnecessary, not required, inessential, unessential

→ Usage: An appropriate use for a redundant church.

156). Consensus

→ Definition: a general agreement.

→ Meaning: agreement, harmony, concord, likemindedness, concurrence, consent

→ Usage: There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed.

157). Debacle

→ Definition: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

→ Meaning: failure, catastrophe, disaster, disintegration, mess, wreck, ruin; downfall,

→ Usage: The only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle.

158). Beleaguer

→ Definition: lay siege to.

→ Meaning: besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, hemmed in, under attack

→ Usage: He led a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city.

159). Lackluster

→ Definition: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring

→ Meaning: uninspired, uninspiring, unimaginative, dull, humdrum, colorless,

→ Usage: No excuses were made for the team's lackluster performance.

160). Menace

→ Definition: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.

→ Meaning: danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat; jeopardy

→ Usage: A new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs.

161). Dampen

→ Meaning: Humidify, moisten, wet

→ Definition: Make slightly wet.

→ Usage: The fine rain dampened her face.

162). Vest

→ Meaning: invest in, grant to, give to

→ Definition: confer or bestow (power, authority, property, etc.) on someone.

→ Usage: Executive power is vested in the President

163). Illicit

→ Meaning: illegal, unlawful, banned

→ Definition: forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

→ Usage: Police were searching for the illicit drugs in the room.

164). glimpse

→ Meaning: brief look, glance

→ Definition: a momentary or partial view.

→ Usage: She caught a glimpse of the ocean

165). Delineation

→ Meaning: Presentation, description

→ Definition: the action of describing or portraying something precisely.

→ Usage: The artist's exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery

166). Intermittent

→ Meaning: broken, irregular, discontinuous

→ Definition: occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

→ Usage: They heard intermittent bursts of gunfire

167). Transgression

→ Meaning: offence, crime, sin, wrong

→ Definition: an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence.

→ Usage: They were granted full amnesty for their transgressions.

168). Sovereignty

→ Meaning: Power, dominion, supremacy

→ Definition: Supreme power or authority.

→ Usage: Full West German sovereignty was achieved in 1955.

169). Blatant

→ Meaning: flagrant, glaring, obvious

→ Definition: (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.

→ Usage: She forced herself to resist his blatant charm

170). Periphery

→ Meaning: edge, margin, boundary

→ Definition: the outer limits or edge of an area or object.

→ Usage: New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site.

171). Derelict

→ Meaning: Unsafe, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, insecure

→ Definition: in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect

→ Usage: A derelict Georgian mansion

172). Fascinating

→ Meaning: Engrossing, captivating, absorbing, interesting, enchanting, beguiling, enthralling, riveting

→ Definition: extremely interesting

→ Usage: A fascinating book

173). Invoked

→ Meaning: Pray to, call on, appeal to, plead with, Supplicate, solicit

→ Definition: call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration

→ Usage: the antiquated defense of insanity is rarely invoked in England

174). Gadfly

→ Meaning: as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly

→ Definition: a person who annoys others especially with constant criticism

→ Usage: loud sports commentator who was a tactless gadfly during post-game interviews with the losing team

175). Dissent

→ Meaning: Disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion, argument, dispute

→ Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.

→ Usage: there was no dissent from this view

176). Relevance

→ Meaning: applicability, application, appositeness, bearing, concernment, germaneness, materiality, pertinence, pertinency, relevancy

→ Definition: the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate.

→ Usage: This film has contemporary relevance

177). Critique

→ Meaning: Analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, review

→ Definition: a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory

→ Usage: A critique of Marxist historicism

178). Gestures

→ Meaning: Signal, signaling, sign, signing, motion, wave, ondication

→ Definition: a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.

→ Usage: he threw out both hands in a gesture of surrender

179). Audacity

→ Meaning: Boldness, daring, bravery, courage, pluck, insolence

→ Definition: a willingness to take bold risks.

→ Usage: he whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan

180). Exemplify

→ Meaning: typify, epitomize, symbolize, be a typical example of

→ Definition: illustrate or clarify by giving an example.

→ Usage: he exemplified his point with an anecdote

181). Assent

→ Meaning: Agree to, accept, approve, consent to

→ Definition: express approval or agreement

→ Usage: the Prime Minister assented to the change

182). Accord

→ Meaning: Give, grant, tender, present, award, hand, yield

→ Definition: give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

→ Usage: the powers accorded to the head of state

183). Porch

→ Meaning: vestibule, foyer, hall, entry, lobby, portal

→ Definition: a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building

→ Usage: the north porch of Hereford Cathedral

184). Fiesta

→ Meaning: Festival, carnival, holiday, party

→ Definition: an event marked by festivities or celebration

→ Usage: the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

185). Fusion

→ Meaning: Blend, combination, amalgamation, joining, bonding

→ Definition: the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.

→ Usage: the election results produced pressure for fusion of the parties

186). Traverse

→ Meaning: cross, negotiate, travel over/across

→ Definition: travel across or through.

→ Usage: he traversed the forest

187). Genesis

→ Meaning: origin, source, root, beginning, start, outset

→ Definition: the origin or mode of formation of something

→ Usage: this tale had its genesis in fireside stories

188). Civic

→ Meaning: Municipal, city, town, urban, metropolitan

→ Definition: relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal.

→ Usage: a meeting of civic and business leaders

189). Cooper

→ Meaning: Make, repair, barrel

→ Definition: a maker or repairer of casks and barrels.

→ Usage: my father coopered casks and barrels for the ships

190). Rover

→ Meaning: wanderer, traveler, drifter, brid of passage

→ Definition: a person who spends their time wandering.

→ Usage: they became rovers who departed further and further from civilization

191). Regiment

→ Meaning: Unit, outfit, force

→ Definition: a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions

→ Usage: the Royal Highland Regiment

192). Infiltrate

→ Meaning: penetrate, invade, intrude on, permeate, enter

→ Definition: enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information..

→ Usage: the organization has been infiltrated by informers

193). Interrogation

→ Meaning: questioning, vross-questioning, carechism, quizzing

→ Definition: the action of interrogating or the process of being interrogated.

→ Usage: would he keep his mouth shut under interrogation?

194). Adjunct

→ Meaning: Supplement, addition, complement, extra

→ Definition: a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.

→ Usage: computer technology is an adjunct to learning

195). Armada

→ Meaning: fleet, flotilla, navy, squadron

→ Definition: a fleet of warships.

→ Usage: an armada of forty-five warships

196). Canon

→ Meaning: principle, rule, law, tenet, formula

→ Definition: a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.

→ Usage: the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity

197). Vulnerable

→ Meaning: at risk, in peril, in danger, unsafe, unprotected

→ Definition: exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally

→ Usage: we were in a vulnerable position

198). Thrall

→ Meaning: power, control, grip, grasp, yoke

→ Definition: the state of being in someone's power, or of having great power over someone.

→ Usage: she was in thrall to her abusive husband

199). Trammel

→ Meaning: restraint, curb, check, impediment, barrier

→ Definition: restrictions or impediments to freedom of action.

→ Usage: we will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism

200). Revere

→ Meaning: respect, admire, prize, treasure, value

→ Definition: feel deep respect or admiration for (something) .

→ Usage: Cezanne's still lifes were revered by his contemporaries

201). Robust

→ Meaning: durable, resilient, tough, hard-wearing, longlasting, well made,

→ Definition: (of an object) sturdy in construction

→ Usage: a robust metal cabinet

202). Perhaps

→ Meaning: maybe, possibly, conceivably, feasibly

→ Definition: used to express uncertainty or possibility.

→ Usage: perhaps I should have been frank with him

203). Towering

→ Meaning: high, tall, lofty, sky-high, steep

→ Definition: extremely tall, especially in comparison with the surroundings.

→ Usage: Hari looked up at the towering buildings

204). Progenitor

→ Meaning: ancestor, forefather, forebear, parant

→ Definition: a person who originates a cultural or intellectual movement.

→ Usage: his children were the progenitors of many of Scotland's noble families

205). Dynamism

→ Meaning: activity, progress

→ Definition: the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.

→ Usage: the dynamism and strength of the economy

206). Asymmetric

→ Meaning: lopsided, unsymmetrical, crooked

→ Definition: having parts which fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

→ Usage: the church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side

207). Prop

→ Meaning: buttress, support, brace, underpin, reinforce

→ Definition: support or keep in position

→ Usage: she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand

208). Assiduous

→ Meaning: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive

→ Definition: showing great care and perseverance.

→ Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every feature

209). Episodic

→ Meaning: intermittent, irregular, sporadic, periodic, fitful

→ Definition: occurring occasionally and at irregular intervals.

→ Usage: volcanic activity is highly episodic in nature

210). Impervious

→ Meaning: impermeable, impenetrable, waterproof

→ Definition: not allowing fluid to pass through.

→ Usage: an impervious layer of basaltic clay

211). Capricious

→ Meaning: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, unstable, mercurial, erratic

→ Definition: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

→ Usage: A capricious and often brutal administration

212). Empirical

→ Meaning: seen, factual, actual, real, verifiable, firsthand

→ Definition: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

→ Usage: They provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument

213). Esoteric

→ Meaning: abstruse, obscure, arcane, cryptic, difficult, puzzling

→ Definition: intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

→ Usage: Esoteric philosophical debates

214). Inevitable

→ Meaning: unavoidable, certain, sure, fated, inexorable

→ Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable.

→ Usage: war was inevitable

215). Ostentatious

→ Meaning: showy, loud, fancy, ornate, affected, actorly, kitsch

→ Definition: characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

→ Usage: A simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious

216). Poignant

→ Meaning: moving, sad, touching, tearful, pitiful, tragic

→ Definition: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

→ Usage: A poignant reminder of the passing of time

217). Sarcastic

→ Meaning: Sardonic, ironic, satirical

→ Definition: marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt

→ Usage: Making sarcastic comments

218). Vain

→ Meaning: conceited, egoistic, egocentric, self-loving

→ Definition: having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

→ Usage: Their flattery made him vain

219). Trauma

→ Meaning: Injury, damage, hurt, wound, sore, cut, lesion

→ Definition: physical injury.

→ Usage: Rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt trauma

220). Aloof

→ Meaning: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote, stuffy

→ Definition: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

→ Usage: They were courteous but faintly aloof

221). Indefatigable

→ Meaning: tireless, untiring, unwearied, unflagging

→ Definition: (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

→ Usage: An indefatigable defender of human rights

222). Dilatory

→ Meaning: slow, unhurried, tardy, lax, slack, idle, lazy

→ Definition: slow to act.

→ Usage: He had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor

223). Martinet

→ Meaning: disciplinarian, taskmaster, tyrant, drill sergeant

→ Definition: a person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian.

→ Usage: The woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children

224). Unlawful

→ Meaning: illegal, illicit, illegitimate, against the law

→ Definition: not conforming to, permitted by, or Recognized by law or rules.

→ Usage: The use of unlawful violence

225). Bequest

→ Meaning: legacy, inheritance, endowment, estate, heritage, bestowal, donation

→ Definition: the action of bequeathing something.

→ Usage: A painting acquired by bequest

226). Gullible

→ Meaning: credulous, trustful, naive, innocent, ignorant, simple, unguared

→ Definition: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous

→ Usage: an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money

227). Deceptive

→ Meaning: misleading, illusory, illusive, ambiguous, delusive,

→ Definition: giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading

→ Usage: He put the question with deceptive casualness

228). Elusive

→ Meaning: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track down

→ Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

→ Usage: Success will become ever more elusive

229). Tyranny

→ Meaning: despotism, absolutism, autocracy, dictatorship

→ Definition: cruel and oppressive government or rule.

→ Usage: Refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression

230). Rebate

→ Meaning: refund, repayment, partial refund

→ Definition: a partial refund to someone who has paid too much for tax, rent, or a utility.

→ Usage: The scheme eases the move to the council tax by giving rebates in the first year

231). Adhesion

→ Meaning: sticking, adherence, gluing, fixing, union, festening

→ Definition: the action or process of adhering to a surface or object.

→ Usage: The adhesion of the gum strip to the paper

232). Virtuoso

→ Meaning: genius, expert, master, artist, doyen

→ Definition: a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit

→ Usage: A celebrated clarinet virtuoso

233). Waif

→ Meaning: ragamuffin, guttersnipe

→ Definition: a homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child.

→ Usage: she is foster-mother to various waifs and strays

234). Ulterior

→ Meaning: Secondary, underlying, undisclosed, unexpressed, unapparent, hidden, covert

→ Definition: existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden.

→ Usage: could there be an ulterior motive behind his request?

235). Telltale

→ Meaning: revealing, revelatory, meaningful, significant, meaning

→ Definition: revealing, indicating, or betraying something.

→ Usage: The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon

236). Stupor

→ Meaning: daze, state of senselessness

→ Definition: a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

→ Usage: A drunken stupor

237). Rescind

→ Meaning: revoke, repeal, cancel, overtrun, annul, withdraw

→ Definition: revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

→ Usage: the government eventually rescinded the directive

238). Acrimony

→ Meaning: rancor, ill feeling, bad blood, animosity, bitterness

→ Definition: bitterness or ill feeling.

→ Usage: the AGM dissolved into acrimony

239). Diminish

→ Meaning: decrease, decline, reduce, lessen

→ Definition: make or become less.

→ Usage: The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

240). Mirth

→ Meaning: merriment, high spirits, cheer, gaiety, fun, jollity, joy

→ Definition: amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.

→ Usage: his six-foot frame shook with mirth

241). Corporeal

→ Meaning: bodily, fleshly, carnal, human, mortal, earthly

→ Definition: relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit.

→ Usage: He was frank about his corporeal appetites

242). Epigram

→ Meaning: quip, witticism, gem, jest, pun, sally

→ Definition: a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way

→ Usage: a Wildean epigram

243). Laudable

→ Meaning: admirable, worthy, deserving, noteworthy, reputable, sterling

→ Definition: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation.

→ Usage: laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized

244). Reluctant

→ Meaning: unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resisting

→ Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.

→ Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer

245). Plebiscite

→ Meaning: Vote, ballot, referendum,

→ Definition: the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

→ Usage: the administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms

246). Amateur

→ Meaning: non-professional, layman, layperson

→ Definition: a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.

→ Usage: it takes five years for a top amateur to become a real Tour de France rider

247). Exorcise

→ Meaning: drive out, cast out, expel

→ Definition: rid (a person or place) of a supposed evil spirit.

→ Usage: infants were exorcised prior to baptism

248). Antagonist

→ Meaning: adversary, opponent, enemy, foe, rival, competitor

→ Definition: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

→ Usage: the woman was forcing her antagonist's face into the mud

249). Aberration

→ Meaning: anomaly, deviation, abnormality, variation, quirk

→ Definition: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

→ Usage: they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration

250). Brusque

→ Meaning: curt, abrupt, blunt, short, terse, brisk, crisp

→ Definition: abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

→ Usage: She could be brusque and impatient

251). Quirky

→ Meaning: eccentric, odd, outlandish, offbeat, zany, weird

→ Definition: having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects.

→ Usage: Her sense of humour was decidedly quirky

252). Reconnaissance

→ Meaning: survey, exploration, observation, probe, scan

→ Definition: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features

→ Usage: An excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance

253). Humdrum

→ Meaning: Dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, banal, ordinary, everyday

→ Definition: lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous.

→ Usage: humdrum routine work

254). Revamp

→ Meaning: renovate, redecorate, refurbish, recondition, rehabilitate, rebuild, overhaul

→ Definition: give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.

→ Usage: An attempt to revamp the museum's image

255). Covet

→ Meaning: desire, crave, have oneaetms heart set on

→ Definition: yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).

→ Usage: I covet one of their smart bags

256). Inadvertently

→ Meaning: Accidentally, by accident, unwittingly

→ Definition: without intention; accidentally.

→ Usage: His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list

257). Misconstrue

→ Meaning: misunderstand, misinterpret, misconceive, miss, confuse, confound

→ Definition: interpret (a person's words or actions) wrongly.

→ Usage: my advice was deliberately misconstrued

258). Nonchalant

→ Meaning: Feeling, relaxed, calm

→ Definition: (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.

→ Usage: She gave a nonchalant shrug

259). Nexus

→ Meaning: Connection, focal point

→ Definition: a connection or series of connections linking two or more things.

→ Usage: The nexus between industry and political power

260). Arson

→ Meaning: incendiaries, pyromania, fire-raising, firebombing

→ Definition: the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

→ Usage: Police are treating the fire as arson

261). Bankrupt

→ Meaning: Insolvent, without, denuded of, vacant of

→ Definition: completely lacking in a particular good quality.

→ Usage: His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home

262). Abundant

→ Meaning: Plentiful, copious, ample, profuse, rich, lavish, liberal, bountiful, bumber

→ Definition: existing or available in large quantities; plentiful

→ Usage: there was abundant evidence to support the theory

263). Acquittal

→ Meaning: Absolution, clearing, exoneration, exculpation,

→ Definition: a judgment or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged.

→ Usage: the trial resulted in an acquittal

264). Rudimentary

→ Meaning: Basic, elementary, introductory, early, primary, initial, first

→ Definition: involving or limited to basic principles.

→ Usage: He received a rudimentary education

265). Scruple

→ Meaning: hesitation, compunction, reservation, thoughtd

→ Definition: a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.

→ Usage: I had no scruples about eavesdropping

266). Specious

→ Meaning: misleading, deceptive, false, unsound

→ Definition: superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

→ Usage: A specious argument

267). Tenacious

→ Meaning: firm, tight, fast, clinging, good

→ Definition: tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.

→ Usage: A tenacious grip

268). Unutterable

→ Meaning: indescribable, beyond words, unthinkable, inconceivable

→ Definition: too great or awful to describe.

→ Usage: Moments of unutterable grief

269). Dissentient

→ Meaning: dissenting, differing, discordant, negative

→ Definition: in opposition to a majority or official opinion.

→ Usage: dissentient voices were castigated as hopeless bureaucrats

270). Cynicism

→ Meaning: scepticism, doubt, mistrust, distrust

→ Definition: an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism

→ Usage: public cynicism about politics

271). Abhorrent

→ Meaning: detestable, hateful, loathsome, execrable

→ Definition: inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.

→ Usage: Racism was abhorrent to us all

272). Renounce

→ Meaning: reject, repudiate, abandon, resign

→ Definition: formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession)

→ Usage: Isabella offered to renounce her son's claim to the French Crown

273). Bizarre

→ Meaning: Strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious, offbeat, outlandish, queer

→ Definition: very strange or unusual.

→ Usage: a bizarre situation

274). Scurrilous

→ Meaning: abusive, vituperative, derogatory, pejorative, libelous

→ Definition: making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

→ Usage: A scurrilous attack on his integrity

275). Calumny

→ Meaning: slander, libel, character assassination, calumniation

→ Definition: the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.

→ Usage: A bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation

276). Abundant

→ Meaning: plentiful, copious, ample, profuse, rich, liberal, opulent

→ Definition: existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.

→ Usage: There was abundant evidence to support the theory

277). Applaud

→ Meaning: clap, cheer, whistle, praise, commend, salute

→ Definition: show approval or praise by clapping.

→ Usage: The crowd whistled and applauded

278). Exonerate

→ Meaning: absolve, clear, acquit, discharge , release, relive, free

→ Definition: (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.

→ Usage: an inquiry exonerated those involved

279). Meritorious

→ Meaning: praiseworthy, admirable, estimable, creditable, excellent

→ Definition: deserving reward or praise.

→ Usage: A medal for meritorious conduct

280). Reproach

→ Meaning: rebuke, reproof, reproval, admonition, scolding

→ Definition: the expression of disapproval or disappointment

→ Usage: He gave her a look of reproach

281). Reticence

→ Meaning: reserve, restraint, inhibition, shyness, modesty

→ Definition: the quality of being reticent; reserve.

→ Usage: The traditional emotional reticence of the British

282). Ruse

→ Meaning: Ploy, stratagem, tactic, move, device, scheme, trick

→ Definition: an action intended to deceive someone; a trick

→ Usage: Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house

283). Preempt

→ Meaning: Foretall, prevent, secure

→ Definition: take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) happening; forestall

→ Usage: The government pre-empted a coup attempt

284). Rancour

→ Meaning: bitterness, spite, hate, ill will, vitriol

→ Definition: bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing.

→ Usage: He spoke without rancour

285). Recluse

→ Meaning: hermit, ascetic

→ Definition: a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

→ Usage: She has turned into a virtual recluse

286). Remorse

→ Meaning: contrition, repentance, guilt, sorrow, compunction

→ Definition: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

→ Usage: They were filled with remorse and shame

287). Sensual

→ Meaning: physical, carnal, bodily, animal

→ Definition: of or arousing gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure.

→ Usage: The production of the ballet is sensual and passionate

288). Undulate

→ Meaning: rise and fall, surge, wave, billow, roll, swell, ripple

→ Definition: move with a smooth wave-like motion.

→ Usage: Her body undulated to the thumping rhythm of the music

289). Wary

→ Meaning: cautious, careful, chary, alert, prudent

→ Definition: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

→ Usage: Dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers

290). Trite

→ Meaning: hackneyed, banal, vapid, ordinary, predictabe

→ Definition: (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse

→ Usage: This point may now seem obvious and trite

291). Dilatory

→ Meaning: Slow, unhurried, tardy, lax, sluggish, idle, indolent

→ Definition: slow to act.

→ Usage: He had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor

292). Cardinal

→ Meaning: Fundamental, basic, main, chief, primary, prime, first

→ Definition: of the greatest importance; fundamental.

→ Usage: Two cardinal points must be borne in mind

293). Braggart

→ Meaning: Brag, show-off, trumpeter, poser, egotist

→ Definition: a person who boasts about their achievements or possessions

→ Usage: braggart men

294). Assuage

→ Meaning: Relieve, ease, alleviate, smother, lessen, lower

→ Definition: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

→ Usage: The letter assuaged the fears of most members

295). Penury

→ Meaning: extreme/dire poverty, pennilessness, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence

→ Definition: the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.

→ Usage: He couldn't face another year of penury

296). Tenuous

→ Meaning: Slight, flimsy, weak, fragile, shaky

→ Definition: very weak or slight

→ Usage: The tenuous link between interest rates and investment

297). Turbid

→ Meaning: murky, muddy, thick,

→ Definition: (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.

→ Usage: The turbid estuary

298). Verbose

→ Meaning: wordy, garrulous, talkative, voluble, effusive

→ Definition: (using or expressed in more words than are needed.

→ Usage: Much academic language is obscure and verbose

299). Venerate

→ Meaning: revere, respect, worship, hallow, deify

→ Definition: regard with great respect; revere

→ Usage: Philip of Beverley was venerated as a saint

300). Viscous

→ Meaning: Sticky, gummy, tacky, syrupy

→ Definition: having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity

→ Usage: Viscous lava

301). Abeyance

→ Meaning: Suspension, remission, reserve, suspense

→ Definition: a state of temporary disuse or suspension.

→ Usage: Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries

302). Vacillate

→ Meaning: dither, teeter, temporize, hesitate, fluctuate

→ Definition: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

→ Usage: I vacillated between teaching and journalism

303). Tantamount

→ Meaning: equivalent to, equal to, amounting to, as good as, more or less, synonymous with, virtually the same as, much the same as

→ Definition: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as

→ Usage: The resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt

304). Proximity

→ Meaning: Closeness, nearness, presence, propinquity

→ Definition: a nearness in space, time, or relationship

→ Usage: Do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets

305). Fulsome

→ Meaning: ample, profuse, generous, liberal, lavish

→ Definition: complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree

→ Usage: The press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation

306). Extol

→ Meaning: praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, heap praise on

→ Definition: praise enthusiastically

→ Usage: He extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples

307). Insipid

→ Meaning: tasteless, unflavoured, bland, weak, thin

→ Definition: lacking flavour; weak or tasteless

→ Usage: Mugs of insipid coffee

308). Incisive

→ Meaning: Penetrating, acute, sharp, keen, canny, clever, smart, quick

→ Definition: (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

→ Usage: She was an incisive critic

309). Idolatry

→ Meaning: idolization, idolizing, fetishization, worship, worshipping, adulation, adoration, adoring, reverence, glorification

→ Definition: extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone..

→ Usage: We must not allow our idolatry of art to obscure issues of political significance

310). Disdain

→ Meaning: scorn, deride, slight, undervalue

→ Definition: consider to be unworthy of one's consideration..

→ Usage: He disdained his patients as an inferior rabble

311). Accolade

→ Meaning: Honour, recognition, privilege, award, gift, title

→ Definition: an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit.

→ Usage: The hotel has won numerous accolades

312). Acrid

→ Meaning: pungent, bitter, sharp, sour, tart, harsh, acid, acidic

→ Definition: unpleasantly bitter or pungent.

→ Usage: Acrid smoke

313). Adjunct

→ Meaning: Supplement, addition, accompaniment, complement, additive, accessory

→ Definition: a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.

→ Usage: Computer technology is an adjunct to learning

314). Bolster

→ Meaning: pillow, cushion, support, pad, rest

→ Definition: a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support

→ Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence

315). Orator

→ Meaning: Speaker, lecturer, declaimer

→ Definition: a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.

→ Usage: A theatrically effective orator

316). Pacifist

→ Meaning: Objector, pacifier, concientious

→ Definition: a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable

→ Usage: she was a committed pacifist all her life

317). Savour

→ Meaning: Suggest, smack of, have a suggestion of

→ Definition: have a suggestion or trace of (a quality or attribute, typically one considered bad).

→ Usage: Their genuflections savoured of superstition and popery

318). Surfeit

→ Meaning: Excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply, avalanche, deluge

→ Definition: an excessive amount of something.

→ Usage: A surfeit of food and drink

319). Taciturn

→ Meaning: untalkative, reticent, quiet, mute, dumb, inarticulate

→ Definition: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

→ Usage: After such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose

320). Witticism

→ Meaning: Joke, quip, witty remark, flash of wit, jest, pun, pleasantry

→ Definition: a witty remark.

→ Usage: Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms

321). Abdicate

→ Meaning: resign, retire, quit, stand down

→ Definition: (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.

→ Usage: in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor

322). Atrophy

→ Meaning: waste, become emaciate, wither, shrivel, wilt

→ Definition: (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution

→ Usage: The calf muscles will atrophy

323). Axiom

→ Meaning: Accepted truth, general truth, dictum, truism, principle

→ Definition: a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self evidently true.

→ Usage: The axiom that sport builds character

324). Burnish

→ Meaning: Shine, brighten, smooth, glaze

→ Definition: polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.

→ Usage: Highly burnished armour

325). Cataclysm

→ Meaning: disaster, calamity, tragedy, art of God, crisis

→ Definition: a sudden violent political or social upheaval.

→ Usage: The cataclysm of the First World War

326). Converge

→ Meaning: Meet, intersect, cross, connect, link up, coincide

→ Definition: (of lines) tend to meet at a point.

→ Usage: a pair of lines of longitude is parallel at the equator but converge toward the poles

327). Delineate

→ Meaning: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent

→ Definition: describe or portray (something) precisely.

→ Usage: The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent

328). Devious

→ Meaning: underhand, deceitful, dishonest, dubious, dirty

→ Definition: Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals.

→ Usage: he's as devious as a politician needs to be

329). Enervate

→ Meaning: exhaust, tire, weary, devitalize, drain, sap, weaken, enfeeble

→ Definition: make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.

→ Usage: Enervating heat

330). Esoteric

→ Meaning: abstruse, obscure, arcane, cryptic, Delphic

→ Definition: intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

→ Usage: Esoteric philosophical debates

331). Innate

→ Meaning: inborn, natural, inbred, inherent, intrinsic, intuitive, untaught

→ Definition: inborn; natural.

→ Usage: Her innate capacity for organization

332). Austere

→ Meaning: Severe, harsh, stiff, reserved, remote, serious

→ Definition: severe or strict in manner or attitude

→ Usage: he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook

333). Onerous

→ Meaning: burdensome, heavy, awkward, oppressive

→ Definition: (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.

→ Usage: He found his duties increasingly onerous

334). Wanton

→ Meaning: deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, vicious, evil

→ Definition: (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.

→ Usage: Sheer wanton vandalism

335). Loquacious

→ Meaning: Talkative, voluble, wordy, rambling

→ Definition: tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

→ Usage: Never loquacious, Sarah was now totally lost for words

336). Mortify

→ Meaning: embarrass, shame, abash, appal, crush

→ Definition: cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.

→ Usage: She was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror

337). Perdition

→ Meaning: damnation, eternal punishment

→ Definition: (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death.

→ Usage: She used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition

338). Penance

→ Meaning: atonement, expiation, self-mortification, penalty

→ Definition: punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing.

→ Usage: He had done public penance for those hasty words

339). Vicissitude

→ Meaning: Change, alteration, transformation, shift, switch, turn

→ Definition: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

→ Usage: Her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune

340). Punctilious

→ Meaning: meticulous, careful, diligent, attentive, studious, rigorous

→ Definition: showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.

→ Usage: He was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests

341). Terrestrial

→ Meaning: Earthy, worldly, mundane, earthbound

→ Definition: on or relating to the earth.

→ Usage: Increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems

342). Laggard

→ Meaning: layabout, lagger, slug, snail, idler, lounger

→ Definition: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others

→ Usage: Staff were under enormous pressure and there was no time for laggards

343). Aghast

→ Meaning: horrified, appalled, in shock, wide-eyed, shell-shocked, dismayed

→ Definition: filled with horror or shock.

→ Usage: She winced, aghast at his cruelty

344). Pristine

→ Meaning: immaculate, fresh, new, clean, virgin, pure

→ Definition: in its original condition; unspoilt.

→ Usage: Pristine copies of an early magazine

345). Altercation

→ Meaning: Argument, quarrel, fight, dissension, quarrel

→ Definition: a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.

→ Usage: I had an altercation with the ticket collector

346). Opulent

→ Meaning: Luxurious, sumptuous, palatial, grand, magnificent, rich, lush

→ Definition: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.

→ Usage: The opulent comfort of a limousine

347). Eulogize

→ Meaning: praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, acclaim, extol

→ Definition: praise highly in speech or writing.

→ Usage: He was eulogized as a rock star

348). Astute

→ Meaning: shrewd, sharp, bright, brilliant, smart, canny, wise, incisive

→ Definition: having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

→ Usage: An astute businessman

349). Sombre

→ Meaning: dark, dark-coloured, dull, drab, shady

→ Definition: dark or dull in color or tone.

→ Usage: The night skies were sombre and starless.

350). Errant

→ Meaning: guilty, culpable, aberrant, deviant, lawless

→ Definition: erring or straying from the accepted course or standards.

→ Usage: An errant husband coming back from a night on the tiles

351). Perturb

→ Meaning: worry, upset, disturb, trouble

→ Definition: make (someone) anxious or unsettled.

→ Usage: They were perturbed by her capricious behavior

352). Imbibe

→ Meaning: drink, consume, sup, sip, quaff, swallow, down, guzzle, swill, lap

→ Definition: drink (alcohol).

→ Usage: They were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer

353). Perjury

→ Meaning: lying under oath, violation of an oath, giving false evidence/testimony, bearing false witness/testimony

→ Definition: the offence of willfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath.

→ Usage: He claimed two witnesses at his trial had committed perjury

354). Vanquish

→ Meaning: conquer, trounce, annihilate, worst, overcome, overwhelm,

→ Definition: defeat thoroughly.

→ Usage: he successfully vanquished his rival

355). Sombre

→ Meaning: dark, dark-coloured, dull, drab, dingy, shady

→ Definition: dark or dull in color or tone.

→ Usage: The night skies were sombre and starless

356). Sojourn

→ Meaning: Stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence

→ Definition: a temporary stay.

→ Usage: Her sojourn in Rome

357). Insouciant

→ Meaning: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried, unruffled, calm, breezy

→ Definition: showing a casual lack of concern.

→ Usage: An insouciant shrug

358). Labyrinth

→ Meaning: Maze, warren, network, web, coil, entanglement

→ Definition: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.

→ Usage: You lose yourself in a labyrinth of little streets

359). Modicum

→ Meaning: little bit, small amount, particle, degree, speck, fragment, scrap, crumb

→ Definition: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable.

→ Usage: His statement had a modicum of truth.

360). Sonorous

→ Meaning: resonant, rich, full, booming, vibrant, deep, clear

→ Definition: (of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full.

→ Usage: He read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice

361). Monotonous

→ Meaning: tedious, dull, unexciting, tiresome, unvaried, prosaic, dreary, colourless

→ Definition: dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest..

→ Usage: The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity

362). Annihilate

→ Meaning: destroy, obliterate, liquidate, eradicate, extinguish, exttinguish

→ Definition: destroy utterly; obliterate.

→ Usage: A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

363). Expurgate

→ Meaning: censor, bowdlerize, blue-pencil, redact, cut, edit

→ Definition: remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account).

→ Usage: An expurgated English translation

364). Insanity

→ Meaning: mental illness, lunacy, instability, madness, loss of reason

→ Definition: the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.

→ Usage: He suffered from bouts of insanity

365). Indignation

→ Meaning: resentment, affront, anger, distress, unhappiness, hurt, pain, upset, pique, spleen

→ Definition: anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

→ Usage: The letter filled Lucy with indignation

366). Passionate

→ Meaning: intense, ardent, fervent, zealous, fiery, heated, eager, animated, spirited

→ Definition: having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs.

→ Usage: Passionate pleas for help

367). Infuriate

→ Meaning: enrage, incense, anger, inflame, send into a rage

→ Definition: make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.

→ Usage: I was infuriated by your article

368). Brood

→ Meaning: offspring, young, progeny, spawn

→ Definition: a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth

→ Usage: A brood of chicks

369). Panacea

→ Meaning: universal cure, cure-all, wonder drug, magic formula, magic bullet

→ Definition: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

→ Usage: The panacea for all corporate ills.

370). Reproachful

→ Meaning: disapproving, reproving, critical, censorious, admonitory

→ Definition: expressing disapproval or disappointment.

→ Usage: She gave him a reproachful look

371). Jubilant

→ Meaning: Overjoyed, exultant, joyful, rejoicing, gleeful, euphoric, ecstatic, transported

→ Definition: feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

→ Usage: a large number of jubilant fans ran on to the pitch

372). Comprehend

→ Meaning: understand, grasp, take in, see, apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom, make out

→ Definition: grasp mentally; understand.

→ Usage: he couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat

373). Moratorium

→ Meaning: embargo, ban, prohibition, suspension, stay, stoppage, halt

→ Definition: a temporary prohibition of an activity

→ Usage: a moratorium on the use of drift nets

374). Feud

→ Meaning: quarrel, fight, argue, bicker, squabble, dispute, clash

→ Definition: be engaged in a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.

→ Usage: Hoover feuded with the CIA for decades

375). Deafen

→ Meaning: Make deaf, make temporarily deaf,

→ Definition: cause (someone) to lose the power of hearing permanently or temporarily.

→ Usage: We were deafened by the explosion

376). Fortune

→ Meaning: chance, accident, coincidence, destiny, foruity

→ Definition: chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs.

→ Usage: some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate

377). Envy

→ Meaning: Jealousy, desire, enciousness

→ Definition: a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

→ Usage: She felt a twinge of envy for the people on board

378). Flaunt

→ Meaning: parade, exhibit, show off, draw attention to

→ Definition: display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance

→ Usage: newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity

379). Jibe

→ Meaning: taunt, sneer, jeer, insult, barb

→ Definition: an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt.

→ Usage: a jibe at his old rivals.

380). Grisly

→ Meaning: gruesome, horrid, fearful, hideous, macabre, dire, awful

→ Definition: causing horror or disgust.

→ Usage: The town was shaken by a series of grisly crimes

381). Persuade

→ Meaning: Coax, sway, prompt, inveigle, entice, tempt, make, get

→ Definition: induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.

→ Usage: It wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing

382). Fluff

→ Meaning: Fuzz, lint, dust

→ Definition: soft fibres from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps.

→ Usage: he brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff

383). Hail

→ Meaning: Sleet, precipitation, beat, rain, fall, drop

→ Definition: pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds

→ Usage: rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof

384). Allude

→ Meaning: refer to, suggest, hint at, imply, mention, touch on, cite

→ Definition: suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

→ Usage: She had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name

385). Defy

→ Meaning: disobey, refuse to obey, flout, disregard, ignore

→ Definition: openly resist or refuse to obey.

→ Usage: a woman who defies convention

386). Elude

→ Meaning: evade, avoid, get away from, dodge, flee, escape (from)

→ Definition: escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.

→ Usage: he tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door

387). Ambivalent

→ Meaning: Equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, irresolute, unresolved, mixed

→ Definition: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

→ Usage: some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her

388). Anecdote

→ Meaning: Story, tale, narrative, sketch

→ Definition: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

→ Usage: He told anecdotes about his job

389). Demur

→ Meaning: object, protest, take issue, take exception, cavil

→ Definition: raise objections or show reluctance.

→ Usage: normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred.

390). Discreet

→ Meaning: careful, circumspect, cautious, wary, chary, guarded, close-mouthed

→ Definition: careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.

→ Usage: We made some discreet inquiries

391). Revive

→ Meaning: resuscitate, bring back from the edge of death

→ Definition: restore to life or consciousness.

→ Usage: both men collapsed, but were revived

392). Eerie

→ Meaning: uncanny, sinister, ghostly, unnatural, strange, odd, queer, unreal

→ Definition: strange and frightening.

→ Usage: An eerie green glow in the sky

393). Confront

→ Meaning: trouble, bother, burden, distress, vex, irritate, worry, face

→ Definition: (of a problem or difficulty) present itself to (someone) so that action must be taken.

→ Usage: The new government was confronted with many profound difficulties.

394). Subside

→ Meaning: calm, lull, fade, wane, ebb, still, cease, terminate

→ Definition: become less intense, violent, or severe.

→ Usage: I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides

395). Defendant

→ Meaning: accused, prisoner at the bar

→ Definition: an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law..

→ Usage: The defendant tried to claim that it was selfdefence

396). Encumbered

→ Meaning: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede, check, cramp, limit, slow

→ Definition: restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

→ Usage: She was encumbered by her heavy skirts

397). Calamitous

→ Meaning: disastrous, woeful, dire, tragic, fatal, direful

→ Definition: involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous

→ Usage: Such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods

398). Slothful

→ Meaning: Lazy, idle, indolent, work-shy, inactive, inert, sluggish, dull, heavy

→ Definition: lazy.

→ Usage: Fatigue made him slothful

399). Catharsis

→ Meaning: purgation, relief, exorcism, release, purging

→ Definition: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

→ Usage: Music is a means of catharsis for them.

400). Revile

→ Meaning: criticize, censure, attack, lambaste, brand, denounce

→ Definition: criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.

→ Usage: He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead.

401). Contours

→ Meaning: outline, shape, form

→ Definition: an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.

→ Usage: She traced the contours of his face with her finger

402). Anarchy

→ Meaning: rebellion, disorder, misrule, chaos, tumult, nihilism, mobocracy

→ Definition: a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems

→ Usage: He must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy

403). Convalesce

→ Meaning: recuperate, get better, recover, get well

→ Definition: recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment.

→ Usage: He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.

404). Fragile

→ Meaning: breakable, brittle, frangible, flimsy, fine

→ Definition: (of an object) easily broken or damaged.

→ Usage: Fragile items such as glass and china

405). Dissuade

→ Meaning: discourage, deter, prevent, divert, sidetrack

→ Definition: persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.

→ Usage: His friends tried to dissuade him from flying

406). Lurking

→ Meaning: skulk, loiter, hide, take cover

→ Definition: be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something

→ Usage: A ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness

407). Besmirch

→ Meaning: sully, tarnish, blacken, stain, taint, smear, spoil, ruin

→ Definition: damage (someone's reputation).

→ Usage: He had besmirched the good name of his family

408). Neophyte

→ Meaning: beginner, learner, novice, newcomer, tyro, fledgling

→ Definition: a person who is new to a subject or activity

→ Usage: Four-day cooking classes are offered to neophytes and experts

409). Austere

→ Meaning: severe, stern, strict, formal, stiff, dour, grim, cold

→ Definition: severe or strict in manner or attitude.

→ Usage: He was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook.

410). Onus

→ Meaning: burden, responsibility, liability, obligation, duty, weight, load, charge, mantal

→ Definition: something that is one's duty or responsibility.

→ Usage: The onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss

411). Intrigue

→ Meaning: Interest, be of interest to, fascinate, attract, draw, lure, tempt

→ Definition: arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.

→ Usage: I was intrigued by your question

412). Nuance

→ Meaning: shade, gradation, degree, variation

→ Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

→ Usage: He was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect

413). Accord

→ Meaning: give, grant, tender, award, hand, yield

→ Definition: give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition)

→ Usage: The powers accorded to the head of state.

414). Titter

→ Meaning: giggle, snigger, tee-hee

→ Definition: give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle

→ Usage: Her stutter caused the children to titter

415). Cabal

→ Meaning: clique, faction, group, set, band, camp

→ Definition: a secret political clique or faction.

→ Usage: A cabal of dissidents

416). Pious

→ Meaning: devout, dedicated, reverent, holy, godly, faithful, dutiful, righteous

→ Definition: devoutly religious

→ Usage: A deeply pious woman

417). Grotesque

→ Meaning: Malformed, deformed, distorted, twisted

→ Definition: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted..

→ Usage: A figure wearing a grotesque mask

418). Entrench

→ Meaning: establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root, install

→ Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

→ Usage: Ageism is entrenched in our society

419). Obscure

→ Meaning: unclear, unknown, hidden, doubtful, indeterminate

→ Definition: not discovered or known about; uncertain.

→ Usage: His origins and parentage are obscure.

420). Harangue

→ Meaning: tirade, lecture, homily, rant, fulmination, broadside

→ Definition: a lengthy and aggressive speech.

→ Usage: They were subjected to a ten-minute harangue by two border guards

421). Perennial

→ Meaning: everlasting, perpetual, eternal, unending, never-ending, abiding, lasting

→ Definition: lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

→ Usage: His perennial distrust of the media

422). Abnegation

→ Meaning: rejection, refusal, abandonment, abdication, surrender, disavowal

→ Definition: the action of renouncing or rejecting something..

→ Usage: Abnegation of political power

423). Mortal

→ Meaning: deadly, physical, bodily, fleshly, corporal, earthly, fatal, killing

→ Definition: (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.

→ Usage: All men are mortal.

424). Somnolent

→ Meaning: sleepy, drowsy, tired, heavy –eyed, groggy

→ Definition: sleepy; drowsy

→ Usage: a somnolent summer day

425). Amicable

→ Meaning: friendly, cordial, civil, easy, easy-going

→ Definition: characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.

→ Usage: An amicable settlement of the dispute

426). Befuddled

→ Meaning: confused, muddled, addled, dizzy, foggy, fuzzy

→ Definition: cause to become unable to think clearly

→ Usage: even in my befuddled state I could see that they meant trouble

427). Callow

→ Meaning: immature, naïve, green, untried

→ Definition: (of a young person) inexperienced and immature.

→ Usage: Earnest and callow undergraduates

428). Foment

→ Meaning: instigate, incite, provoke, excite, prompt, start, kindle

→ Definition: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)

→ Usage: They accused him of fomenting political unrest

429). Sneer

→ Meaning: smirk, snicker, snigger

→ Definition: a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone

→ Usage: He acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer.

430). Pariah

→ Meaning: outcast, leper, reject, untouchable, undesirable

→ Definition: an outcast.

→ Usage: They were treated as social pariahs.

431). Desist

→ Meaning: abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep

→ Definition: stop doing something; cease or abstain.

→ Usage: Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage

432). Inscribe

→ Meaning: crave, write, etch, cut, score, incise

→ Definition: write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.

→ Usage: His name was inscribed on the new silver trophy

433). Succumb

→ Meaning: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in

→ Definition: fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

→ Usage: We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.

434). Mendacious

→ Meaning: lying, untruthful, dishonest, false, double-dealing, two-faced, perfidious

→ Definition: not telling the truth; lying

→ Usage: mendacious propaganda

435). Querulous

→ Meaning: petulant, testy, touchy, waspish, prickly, crusty, cross, crabby

→ Definition: complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner.

→ Usage: She became querulous and demanding

436). Chaos

→ Meaning: disorder, disarray, confusion, bedlam, furore, babel

→ Definition: complete disorder and confusion

→ Usage: Snow caused chaos in the region

437). Alienated

→ Meaning: estrange, turn away, isolate, detach, distance

→ Definition: make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.

→ Usage: An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants

438). Convalesce

→ Meaning: recuperate, get better, recover, get well

→ Definition: recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment.

→ Usage: He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke

439). Besmirch

→ Meaning: sully, tarnish, blacken, stain, taint, smear, spoil, ruin

→ Definition: damage (someone's reputation).

→ Usage: He had besmirched the good name of his family.

440). Disgust

→ Meaning: revulsion, repugnance, aversion, distaste, loathing

→ Definition: a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive.

→ Usage: The sight filled her with disgust.

441). Discrimination

→ Meaning: prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, partisanship,

→ Definition: the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

→ Usage: Victims of racial discrimination.

442). Consciousness

→ Meaning: awareness, alertness, sentience, responsiveness, wwakefulness

→ Definition: the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings.

→ Usage: She failed to regain consciousness and died two days later

443). Exaggerate

→ Meaning: overstate, overstress, overvalue, overestimate, magnify

→ Definition: represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.

→ Usage: She was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains.

444). Debilitate

→ Meaning: weakening, enervative, tiring, exhausting, devitalizing, draining

→ Definition: make (someone) very weak and infirm

→ Usage: He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset

445). Decree

→ Meaning: order, edict, command, mandate, precept

→ Definition: an official order that has the force of law.

→ Usage: The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly

446). Introspection

→ Meaning: brooding, heart-searching, self-absorption

→ Definition: the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

→ Usage: Quiet introspection can be extremely valuable

447). Peculiar

→ Meaning: strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, weird

→ Definition: different to what is normal or expected; strange.

→ Usage: He gave her some very peculiar looks

448). Denial

→ Meaning: contradiction, rebuttal, repudiation

→ Definition: the action of denying something.

→ Usage: She shook her head in denial

449). Probed

→ Meaning: examine, feel, prod, poke, check

→ Definition: explore or examine (something), especially with the hands or an instrument.

→ Usage: Hands probed his body from top to bottom.

450). Engulf

→ Meaning: flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, inundate

→ Definition: (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.

→ Usage: The cafe was engulfed in flames

451). Gallant

→ Meaning: brave, courageous, valiant, bold, plucky, daring, fearless

→ Definition: (of a person or their behavior) brave; heroic.

→ Usage: She had made gallant efforts to pull herself together

452). Hoax

→ Meaning: practical, joke, joke, jest, prank, trick, jape

→ Definition: a humorous or malicious deception.

→ Usage: The evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax

453). Haggle

→ Meaning: barter, bargain, negotiate, quibble, wrangle

→ Definition: dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.

→ Usage: The two sides are haggling over television rights.

454). Glut

→ Meaning: appoint, induct, install, invest, anoint, consecrate

→ Definition: An excessively abundant supply of something

→ Usage: there is a glut of cars on the market

455). Firmament

→ Meaning: the sky, heaven, the blue,

→ Definition: the heavens or sky.

→ Usage: Thunder shakes the firmament

456). Intrusive

→ Meaning: intruding, invasive, obtrusive, interrupting, trespassing, unwanted

→ Definition: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited

→ Usage: That was an intrusive question

457). Temporize

→ Meaning: equivocate, stall, delay, prevaricate, hesitate

→ Definition: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.

→ Usage: The opportunity was missed because the queen still temporized

458). Lampoon

→ Meaning: saririze, mock, ridicule, rag, tease

→ Definition: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

→ Usage: The actor was lampooned by the press

459). Grapple

→ Meaning: wrestle, struggle, tussle

→ Definition: engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.

→ Usage: passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack.

460). Dawdle

→ Meaning: linger, dally, idle, and waste time

→ Definition: waste time; be slow.

→ Usage: she mustn't dawdleae”she had to make the call now.

461). Rampage

→ Meaning: riot, tear, run amok, storm, charge

→ Definition: (especially of a large group of people) move through a place in a violent and uncontrollable manner.

→ Usage: Several thousand demonstrators rampaged through the city

462). Hostility

→ Meaning: antagonism, bitterness, malevolence, malice, rancor, venom, anger, hatred

→ Definition: hostile behavior; unfriendliness or opposition.

→ Usage: Their hostility to all outsiders

463). Vacillate

→ Meaning: dither, teeter, temporize, hesitate, fluctuate,

→ Definition: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

→ Usage: I vacillated between teaching and journalism.

464). Ordained

→ Meaning: appoint, induct, install, invest, anoint, consecrate

→ Definition: make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on

→ Usage: He was ordained a minister before entering Parliament

465). Provision

→ Meaning: supply, delivery, furnishing, allocation, distribution, presentation

→ Definition: The action of providing or supplying something for use.

→ Usage: New contracts for the provision of services

466). Stipulation

→ Meaning: condition, precondition, provision, prerequisite, specification

→ Definition: a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement

→ Usage: They donated their collection of prints with the stipulation that they never be publicly exhibited

467). Mausoleum

→ Meaning: tomb, sepulcher, crypt, vault, catacomb

→ Definition: a stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs

→ Usage: The cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum

468). Entrench

→ Meaning: establish, settle, lodge, set, root, install, plant, embed, anchor, seat

→ Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.

→ Usage: Ageism is entrenched in our society

469). Deception

→ Meaning: deceit, duplicity, fraud, guile, pretence, artifice

→ Definition: the action of deceiving someone.

→ Usage: Obtaining property by deception.

470). Astounding

→ Meaning: amazing, astonishing, shocking, surprising, stunning

→ Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable

→ Usage: The summit offers astounding views.

471). Trepidation

→ Meaning: fear, apprehension, dread, agitation, dismay, alarm

→ Definition: a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

→ Usage: The men set off in fear and trepidation

472). Certainty

→ Meaning: Confidence, certitude, fact, truth, validity

→ Definition: firm conviction that something is the case.

→ Usage: She knew with absolute certainty that they were dead

473). Scandalizing

→ Meaning: shock, appal, outrage, revolt, repel, sicken

→ Definition: shock or horrify (someone) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality.

→ Usage: Their lack of manners scandalized their hosts.

474). Stringent

→ Meaning: Strict, firm, rigid, severe, harsh, tight, exacting, demanding, stiff

→ Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting

→ Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution

475). Strained

→ Meaning: austere, abstinent, Spartan, monastic, simple

→ Definition: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

→ Usage: an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour

476). Entrench

→ Meaning: establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root, install, plant

→ Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

→ Usage: Ageism is entrenched in our society

477). Impair

→ Meaning: damage, harm, diminish, reduce, weaken, lessen, blunt, impede, disable

→ Definition: weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function)

→ Usage: a noisy job could permanently impair their hearing

478). Astounding

→ Meaning: amazing, astonishing, shocking, surprising, striking

→ Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable.

→ Usage: The summit offers astounding views

479). Contemplate

→ Meaning: look at, view, regard, examine, inspect, observe, survey, study

→ Definition: look thoughtfully for a long time at.

→ Usage: He contemplated his image in the mirrors.

480). Stupefy

→ Meaning: stun, daze, knock out, benumb, numb

→ Definition: make (someone) unable to think or feel properly

→ Usage: The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her.

481). Erratic

→ Meaning: unpredictable, variable, inconstant, uncertain, unstable,

→ Definition: not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

→ Usage: Her breathing was erratic

482). Prominent

→ Meaning: important, well known, leading, eminent, pre-eminent, noted, public, foremost, famed, big, top, great, chief, main

→ Definition: important; famous.

→ Usage: She was a prominent member of the city council

483). Instincts

→ Meaning: inclination, drive, compulsion, need

→ Definition: a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking.

→ Usage: They retain their old authoritarian instincts.

484). Prerequisites

→ Meaning: precondition, condition, essential, requirement, imperative, basic

→ Definition: a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist

→ Usage: sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses

485). Strained

→ Meaning: drawn, careworn, worn, pinched, tried, weary

→ Definition: truthful and straightforward; frank

→ Usage: Jean's pale, strained face

486). Spout

→ Meaning: nozzle, lip, rose

→ Definition: a tube or lip projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured.

→ Usage: A teapot with a chipped spout

487). Disown

→ Meaning: reject, cast off, cast aside, abandon, repudiate, renounce, deny

→ Definition: refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with.

→ Usage: Lovell's rich family had disowned him because of his marriage

488). Speculation

→ Meaning: conjecture, supposition, guesswork

→ Definition: the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

→ Usage: There has been widespread speculation that he plans to quit

489). Fragile

→ Meaning: breakable, brittle, frangible, flimsy, delicate, fine

→ Definition: (of an object) easily broken or damaged.

→ Usage: Fragile items such as glass and china.

490). Articulate

→ Meaning: fluent, eloquent, effective, persuasive, lucid, vocal

→ Definition: having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently

→ Usage: She was not very articulate.

491). Legitimate

→ Meaning: legal, lawful, authorized, permitted, permissible, allowable

→ Definition: conforming to the law or to rules.

→ Usage: His claims to legitimate authority

492). Snazzy

→ Meaning: stylish, smart, attractive, lovely, gorgeous, stunning

→ Definition: stylish and attractive.

→ Usage: snazzy little silk dresses

493). Sophisticated

→ Meaning: Underneath, below, further down, lower down

→ Definition: having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.

→ Usage: a chic, sophisticated woman.

494). Arbitrations

→ Meaning: adjudication, meditation, negotiation, intervention, interposition

→ Definition: The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute

→ Usage: Tayside Regional Council called for arbitration to settle the dispute

495). Candid

→ Meaning: frank, outspoken, forthright, open, honest, truthful, direct, bluff

→ Definition: truthful and straightforward; frank

→ Usage: His responses were remarkably candid

496). Bicker

→ Meaning: Squabble, argue

→ Definition: argue about petty and trivial matters.

→ Usage: couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce

497). Fluctuate

→ Meaning: vary, differ, shift, change, alter, waver, swing, alternate

→ Definition: rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.

→ Usage: Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year

498). Cogent

→ Meaning: convincing, compelling, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, weighty

→ Definition: (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.

→ Usage: They put forward cogent arguments for British membership

499). Narrative

→ Meaning: account, story, tale, history, description, record, portrayal, report, rehearsal, recital

→ Definition: a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

→ Usage: A gripping narrative.

500). Plagues

→ Meaning: afflict, bedevil, torture, torment, trouble, beset, dog

→ Definition: cause continual trouble or distress to

→ Usage: He has been plagued by ill health.

501). Proclaim

→ Meaning: Indicate, show, signify, reveal, manifest, Betray, demonstrate

→ Definition: his high, intelligent forehead proclaimed strength of mind that was almost tangible.

→ Usage: indicate clearly

502). Debtor

→ Meaning: borrower, mortgagor,

→ Definition: a person, country, or organization that owes money.

→ Usage: Generally, debtors must negotiate with each creditor separately

503). Hypocrisy

→ Meaning: cant, humbug, pretence, posturing, empty talk, pietism

→ Definition: the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.

→ Usage: his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life.

504). Influx

→ Meaning: inundation, in rush, rush, stream, flood, ingress

→ Definition: an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things

→ Usage: A massive influx of tourists

505). Imperative

→ Meaning: vital, crucial, critical, essential, exigent, pressing, urgent

→ Definition: of vital importance; crucial

→ Usage: immediate action was imperative.

506). Compensate

→ Meaning: Recompense, repay, pay back, recoup, requite

→ Definition: give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense.

→ Usage: Payments were made to farmers to compensate them for cuts in subsidies

507). Diligence

→ Meaning: assiduity, rigour, heedfulness, carefulness, studiousness

→ Definition: careful and persistent work or effort.

→ Usage: Few party members challenge his diligence as an MP

508). Obsolete

→ Meaning: Out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned

→ Definition: no longer produced or used; out of date

→ Usage: The disposal of old and obsolete machinery

509). Integrate

→ Meaning: combine, amalgamate, mix, intermix, join, fuse, blend

→ Definition: combine (one thing) with another to form a whole

→ Usage: Transport planning should be integrated with energy policy.

510). Alleviate

→ Meaning: Reduce, ease, relive, dull, lessen, quiet, blunt, moderate

→ Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

→ Usage: He couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it.

511). Affirm

→ Meaning: Declare, state, aver, proclaim, pronounce, attest, swear, avow, vow, guarantee, promise, certify

→ Definition: state emphatically or publicly.

→ Usage: He affirmed the country's commitment to peace

512). Travesty

→ Meaning: misrepresentation, distortion, corruption, poor imitation, parody

→ Definition: a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

→ Usage: The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice

513). Reparation

→ Meaning: amends, restitution, redress, compensation, repayment, atonement.

→ Definition: the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged.

→ Usage: The courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim.

514). Dissent

→ Meaning: disagreement, argument, dispute, demur

→ Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.

→ Usage: There was no dissent from this view

515). Oppress

→ Meaning: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, suppress, repress, subject

→ Definition: keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority

→ Usage: A system which oppressed working people.

516). Cacophonous

→ Meaning: loud, noisy, ear-splitting, blaring, booming, deafening,

→ Definition: involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

→ Usage: The cacophonous sound of slot machines

517). Glimpse

→ Meaning: brief look, quick look

→ Definition: a momentary or partial view

→ Usage: She caught a glimpse of the ocean

518). Integrity

→ Meaning: honest, probity, rectitude, honour, ethics, sincerity, truthfulness, virtue, decency

→ Definition: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.

→ Usage: A gentleman of complete integrity.

519). Intolerance

→ Meaning: bigotry, dogmatism, illiberality, parochialism, insularity

→ Definition: unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one's own

→ Usage: A struggle against religious intolerance.

520). Elusive

→ Meaning: Difficult to catch/find, difficult to track down

→ Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

→ Usage: Success will become ever more elusive.

521). Deem

→ Meaning: regard as, consider, judge, adjudge, rate, fin, count, esteem, reckon, account

→ Definition: regard or consider in a specified way.

→ Usage: The event was deemed a great success

522). Taboo

→ Meaning: Prohibition, proscription, veto, ban, restriction

→ Definition: a social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing

→ Usage: many taboos have developed around physical exposure

523). Harmonize

→ Meaning: Coordinate, match, blend, mix, balance

→ Definition: produce a pleasing visual combination.

→ Usage: Steeply pitched roofs which harmonize with the form of the main roof.

524). Prolong

→ Meaning: Lengthen, make longer, extend, elongate

→ Definition: extend the duration of

→ Usage: An idea which prolonged the life of the engine by many years

525). Hatch

→ Meaning: devise, conceive, concoct, brew, invent, plan, design, formulate

→ Definition: conspire to devise (a plot or plan)

→ Usage: The little plot that you and Sylvia hatched up last night

526). Pioneer

→ Meaning: Settler, colonist, explorer, trailblazer

→ Definition: a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.

→ Usage: The pioneers of the Wild West

527). Prone

→ Meaning: Susceptible, vulnerable, liable, given, disposed

→ Definition: likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable.

→ Usage: Farmed fish are prone to disease

528). Implications

→ Meaning: Suggestions, inference, innuendo, hint, intimation

→ Definition: the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated

→ Usage: The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible

529). Utopian

→ Meaning: unworldly, non-material, immaterial

→ Definition: modelled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.

→ Usage: It is based on a utopian ideology.

530). Spur

→ Meaning: stimulus, incentive, encouragement, stimulant, inducement, prompt

→ Definition: a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive

→ Usage: Wars act as a spur to practical invention.

531). Legitimate

→ Meaning: legal, lawful, licit, authorized, valid, upright, allowable

→ Definition: conforming to the law or to rules.

→ Usage: His claims to legitimate authority

532). Fiction

→ Meaning: Novels, stories, narration, story telling

→ Definition: literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

→ Usage: they were supposed to be keeping up the fiction that they were happily married

533). Abide

→ Meaning: obey, observe, follow, keep to, conform to, accept, accede to

→ Definition: accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).

→ Usage: I said I would abide by their decision.

534). Espionage

→ Meaning: Spying, undercover work, intelligence, cyber-espionage, counter-espionage

→ Definition: the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information

→ Usage: The camouflage and secrecy of espionage

535). Manslaughter

→ Meaning: Killing, murder, slaying

→ Definition: the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder

→ Usage: The defendant was convicted of manslaughter

536). Bankrupt

→ Meaning: insolvent, without, bare of, denuded of

→ Definition: (of a person or organization) declared in law as unable to pay their debts.

→ Usage: His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home

537). Prevalent

→ Meaning: widespread, frequent, usual, common, general, universal

→ Definition: widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.

→ Usage: The social ills prevalent in society today

538). Eradicating

→ Meaning: eliminate, do away with, remove, suppress

→ Definition: destroy completely; put an end to

→ Usage: This disease has been eradicated from the world

539). Stern

→ Meaning: serious, unsmiling, stony, flinty, steely, disapproving, sober

→ Definition: (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

→ Usage: A smile transformed his stern face.

540). Guts

→ Meaning: instinctive, intuitive, impulsive, natural, basic, emotinal

→ Definition: used in reference to a feeling or reaction based on an instinctive emotional response rather than considered thought

→ Usage: I had a gut feeling that something was wrong.

541). Blatant

→ Meaning: Flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised, overt, open, manifest

→ Definition: (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.

→ Usage: Blatant lies.

542). Exorbitant

→ Meaning: extortionate, excessive, sky-high, inordinate, huge, enormous

→ Definition: (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.

→ Usage: Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls

543). Frivolous

→ Meaning: flippant, glib, waggish, joking, jokey, nonserious.

→ Definition: not having any serious purpose or value.

→ Usage: Frivolous ribbons and lacy frills

544). Unprecedented

→ Meaning: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, without equal

→ Definition: never done or known before

→ Usage: The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence

545). Dread

→ Meaning: fear; be afraid of, worry about

→ Definition: anticipate with great apprehension or fear

→ Usage: Jane was dreading the party.

546). Disparate

→ Meaning: contrasting, different, differing, unlike, dissimilar

→ Definition: essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.

→ Usage: They inhabit disparate worlds of thought

547). Accentuate

→ Meaning: point up, heighten, stress, spotlight, foreground, frature

→ Definition: make more noticeable or prominent.

→ Usage: His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch

548). Exacerbate

→ Meaning: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame

→ Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

→ Usage: Rising inflation was exacerbated by the collapse of oil prices.

549). Credence

→ Meaning: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, confidence, reliance, traction

→ Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as true

→ Usage: Psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen.

550). Suffice

→ Meaning: be enough, be sufficient, do, serve,

→ Definition: be enough or adequate.

→ Usage: A quick look should suffice.

551). Intrusive

→ Meaning: obtrusive, unwanted, interrupting, unwelcome

→ Definition: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.

→ Usage: That was an intrusive question

552). Hesitation

→ Meaning: pausing, delay, waiting

→ Definition: the action of pausing before saying or doing something.

→ Usage: She answered without hesitation.

553). Consequence

→ Meaning: result, upshot, outcome

→ Definition: a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

→ Usage: Inflation is a consequence of a rapid growth in the money supply.

554). Envisage

→ Meaning: predict, forecast, foretell, expect

→ Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.

→ Usage: The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers.

555). Conventional

→ Meaning: normal, standard, regular, ordinary

→ Definition: based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.

→ Usage: A conventional morality had dictated Behavior.

556). Rupture

→ Meaning: break, fracture, crack

→ Definition: (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly.

→ Usage: If the main artery ruptures he could die.

557). Bumpy

→ Meaning: uneven, rough, irregular

→ Definition: (of a surface) uneven, with many patches raised above the rest.

→ Usage: The car jolted on the bumpy road.

558). Emanate

→ Meaning: emerge, flow, pour

→ Definition: (of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source).

→ Usage: Policy statements which emanate from government departments.

559). Consent

→ Meaning: agreement, assent, accord

→ Definition: permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

→ Usage: No change may be made without the consent of all the partners.

560). Ostensible

→ Meaning: apparent, seeming, outward, surface

→ Definition: stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

→ Usage: The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.

561). Bolster

→ Meaning: Pillow, cushion, pad, support

→ Definition: a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.

→ Usage: Most of them were sitting on the floor which was strewn with cushions, bolsters, and rugs.

562). Hover

→ Meaning: be suspended, be poised, hang, float

→ Definition: remain in one place in the air.

→ Usage: Army helicopters hovered overhead.

563). Embark

→ Meaning: board ship, go on board,

→ Definition: go on board a ship or aircraft.

→ Usage: He embarked for India in 1817.

564). Recession

→ Meaning: economic decline, downturn, depression

→ Definition: a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

→ Usage: the country is in the depths of a recession.

565). Metaphor

→ Meaning: figure of speech, image, trope, figurative expression

→ Definition: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

→ Usage: When we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor.

566). Pacifism

→ Meaning: peacemaking, conscientious objection(s), passive resistance, love of peace

→ Definition: the belief that war and violence are unjustifiable and that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.

→ Usage: there remains a powerful undercurrent of pacifism.

567). Nuance

→ Meaning: fine distinction, shade, shading, gradation, variation

→ Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

→ Usage: He was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect.

568). Unrelenting

→ Meaning: implacable, inflexible, uncompromising, unyielding

→ Definition: not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

→ Usage: He was an unrelenting opponent of the Jacobite cause.

569). Camouflage

→ Meaning: disguise, hide, conceal, mask, screen

→ Definition: hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage.

→ Usage: The caravan was camouflaged with netting and branches from trees.

570). Surmise

→ Meaning: guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, infer

→ Definition: suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

→ Usage: He surmised that something must be wrong.

571). Troupe

→ Meaning: group, company, band, ensemble, set, cast

→ Definition: a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues.

→ Usage: A dance troupe.

572). Avaricious

→ Meaning: grasping, acquisitive, covetous, greedy, rapacious, mercenary

→ Definition: having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

→ Usage: An avaricious, manipulative woman

573). Disconcert

→ Meaning: unsettle, nonplus, discomfit, confuse, perplex, ruffle, shake, worry.

→ Definition: disturb the composure of; unsettle.

→ Usage: The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.

574). Harangue

→ Meaning: tirade, lecture, diatribe, homily, polemic, rant, fulmination, broadside, invective

→ Definition: a lengthy and aggressive speech

→ Usage: They were subjected to a ten-minute harangue by two border guards

575). Unscrupulous

→ Meaning: unprincipled, immoral, amoral, dishonest, cunning, furtive, sly, bad, evil, wicked

→ Definition: having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

→ Usage: Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants.

576). Preachy

→ Meaning: moralistic, didactic, dogmatic

→ Definition: having or showing a tendency to give moral advice in a tedious or self-righteous way.

→ Usage: His patriotic pictures had a preachy tone

577). Unabashed

→ Meaning: unashamed, shameless, brazen, confident, immodest, unshrinking, fearless

→ Definition: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

→ Usage: He was unabashed by the furore his words provoked

578). Melodramatic

→ Meaning: histrionic, extravagant, overdone, overripe, overemotional, sentimental

→ Definition: characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated or overemotional.

→ Usage: He flung the door open with a melodramatic flourish.

579). Mimic

→ Meaning: imitate, copy, mock, parody, lampoon, caricature

→ Definition: imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule

→ Usage: He mimicked Super Star Rajini voice.

580). Protagonist

→ Meaning: supporter, adherent, backer, proponent, advocate, promoter, exponent, prime mover

→ Definition: an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea.

→ Usage: He's a strenuous protagonist of the new agricultural policy.

581). Jargon

→ Meaning: Slang, cant, idiom, argot, patter

→ Definition: special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.

→ Usage: legal jargon

582). Evocative

→ Meaning: Reminiscent, suggestive, redolent

→ Definition: bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind

→ Usage: Powerfully evocative lyrics

583). Beneath

→ Meaning: Underneath, below, further down, lower down

→ Definition: extending or directly underneath something.

→ Usage: A house built on stilts to allow air to circulate beneath.

584). Sheer

→ Meaning: utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, perfect, patent

→ Definition: nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis)

→ Usage: she giggled with sheer delight

585). Plague

→ Meaning: afflict, bedevil, torment, trouble, beset, dog, curse

→ Definition: cause continual trouble or distress to

→ Usage: He has been plagued by ill health

586). Archive

→ Meaning: file, log, catalogue, pigeonhole

→ Definition: place or store (something) in an archive.

→ Usage: The entire directory will be archived

587). Liberate

→ Meaning: set free, free, release, let out, let go, discharge, deliver

→ Definition: set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression.

→ Usage: The serfs had been liberated

588). Retreat

→ Meaning: withdraw, retire, drawback, pull back, pull out, fall back, give way

→ Definition: (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat

→ Usage: The French retreated in disarray

589). Combat

→ Meaning: battle, fighting, action, conflict, war, warfare

→ Definition: fighting between armed forces.

→ Usage: Five Hurricanes were shot down in combat.

590). Retract

→ Meaning: Pull in, draw in, pull back, sheathe, put away

→ Definition: draw or be drawn back or back in

→ Usage: She retracted her hand as if she'd been burn.

591). ENDURANCE

→ Meaning: tolerance, bearing, sufferance

→ Definition: the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.

→ Usage: She was close to the limit of her endurance.

592). ANXIETY

→ Meaning: worry, concern, apprehension

→ Definition: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

→ Usage: His anxiety grew as his messages were all left unanswered

593). SECRETIVE

→ Meaning: uncommunicative, secret, silent

→ Definition: (of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information.

→ Usage: She was very secretive about her past.

594). INTRUSIVE

→ Meaning: invasive, obtrusive, unwanted

→ Definition: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.

→ Usage: That was an intrusive question.

595). IMPRESARIO

→ Meaning: organizer, manager, producer

→ Definition: a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas.

→ Usage: A theatrical impresario.

596). BLATANT

→ Meaning: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised

→ Definition: (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.

→ Usage: A blatant lie.

597). SACROSANCT

→ Meaning: sacred, respected, inviolate

→ Definition: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.

→ Usage: The individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct.

598). PERCOLATE

→ Meaning: filter, drain, drip

→ Definition: (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.

→ Usage: The water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals.

599). ENVIRON

→ Meaning: surround, encircle, enclose, ring, envelop;

→ Definition: surround; enclose.

→ Usage: The stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil

600). USHER

→ Meaning: escort, accompany, help, assist

→ Definition: show or guide (someone) somewhere.

→ Usage: He ushered him to a window seat.

601). Pledge

→ Meaning: Mortgage, guarantee, pawn

→ Definition: give as security on a loan.

→ Usage: The creditor to whom the land is pledged

602). Tumultuous

→ Meaning: loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering, earsplitting, noisy, vociferous

→ Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise.

→ Usage: Tumultuous applause

603). Coalition

→ Meaning: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus.

→ Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

→ Usage: A coalition between Liberals and Conservatives.

604). Inhibit

→ Meaning: impede, hinder, hamper, discourage, obstruct, slow, retard

→ Definition: hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process)

→ Usage: Cold inhibits plant growth

605). Squirm

→ Meaning: wriggle, wiggle, writhe, twist, slide, slither, turn, shift, fidget

→ Definition: wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort

→ Usage: He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair.

606). Allegedly

→ Meaning: reportedly, supposedly, reputedly, ostensibly, apparently, presumedly

→ Definition: used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or have taken place, although there is no proof

→ Usage: He was allegedly a leading participant in the coup attempt

607). Creep

→ Meaning: crawl, squirm, wriggle, writhe, worm, inch, edge

→ Definition: move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed

→ Usage: He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

608). Gimmick

→ Meaning: stunt, contrivance, scheme, trick, dodge, ploy, stratagem

→ Definition: a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or trade.

→ Usage: It is not so much a programme to improve services as a gimmick to gain votes.

609). Provocative

→ Meaning: annoying, irritating, infuriating, provoking, maddening, goading

→ Definition: causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

→ Usage: A provocative article.

610). Orthodoxy

→ Meaning: doctrine, belief, creed, dogma, credo, theory, view, idea, practice

→ Definition: authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice.

→ Usage: Monetarist orthodoxy.

611). Tendentious

→ Meaning: partisan, expressing, intending

→ Definition: expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.

→ Usage: A tendentious reading of history

612). Credence

→ Meaning: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, confidence, reliance, traction

→ Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as true.

→ Usage: Psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen

613). Reluctant

→ Meaning: unwilling, disinclined, grudging, resistant,, opposed, antipathetic.

→ Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.

→ Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer.

614). Disingenuous

→ Meaning: dishonest, deceitful, underhand, underhanded, duplicitous, lying, false

→ Definition: not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

→ Usage: This journalist was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical

615). Ascribing

→ Meaning: attribute, assign, put down, set down, accredit, credit

→ Definition: regard something as being due to (a cause).

→ Usage: He ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach.

616). Maverick

→ Meaning: individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, eccentric, outer side

→ Definition: an unorthodox or independent-minded person.

→ Usage: He's the maverick of the senate

617). Verdict

→ Meaning: judgment, adjudication, decision, finding, ruling, resolution, decree, order

→ Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest

→ Usage: The jury returned a verdict of not guilty

618). Embroil

→ Meaning: Involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh, catch up, mix up, bog down, mire

→ Definition: involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.

→ Usage: The organization is currently embroiled in running battles with pressure groups.

619). Reckless

→ Meaning: rash, careless, thoughtless, in cautions, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, precipitate

→ Definition: heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous

→ Usage: You mustn't be so reckless.

620). Legislative

→ Meaning: law-making, judicial, juridical, administrative

→ Definition: having the power to make laws..

→ Usage: The country's supreme legislative body.

621). Scepticism

→ Meaning: Doubt, doubtfulness, Dubiousness, lack of conviction

→ Definition: a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.

→ Usage: These claims were treated with scepticism.

622). Contingent

→ Meaning: Chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforeseen, unpredictable

→ Definition: subject to chance.

→ Usage: The contingent nature of the job.

623). Culmination

→ Meaning: Climax, pinnacle, peak, high point, Height, crest, zenith

→ Definition: the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.

→ Usage: The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation.

624). Surrogate

→ Meaning: substitute, proxy, replacement

→ Definition: a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.

→ Usage: Wives of MPs are looked on as surrogates for their husbands while the latter are at Westminster.

625). Enumerate

→ Meaning: List, itemize, catalogue, set out, set forth, give

→ Definition: mention (a number of things) one by one.

→ Usage: There is not space to enumerate all his works.

626). Altruistic

→ Meaning: Unselfish, selfless, self-denying

→ Definition: showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.

→ Usage: It was an entirely altruistic act.

627). Maverick

→ Meaning: Individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, eccentric, outsider, trendsetter

→ Definition: an unorthodox or independent-minded person.

→ Usage: he's the maverick of the senate.

628). Promulgate

→ Meaning: make public, publicize, announce, proclaim, circulate

→ Definition: promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).

→ Usage: These objectives have to be promulgated within the organization.

629). pecuniary

→ Meaning: financial, money, monetary, fiscal, capital, ccommercial

→ Definition: relating to or consisting of money.

→ Usage: He admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.

630). Ponderous

→ Meaning: clumsy, slow, heavy, awkward, graceless

→ Definition: slow and clumsy because of great weight.

→ Usage: A swarthy, ponderous giant of a man.

631). Expedite

→ Meaning: Speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up, Quicken

→ Definition: make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

→ Usage: He promised to expedite economic reforms.

632). Conscience

→ Meaning: moral sense, sense of right, still small voice

→ Definition: a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour.

→ Usage: He had a guilty conscience about his desires

633). Contravene

→ Meaning: Break, breach, violate.

→ Definition: offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct).

→ Usage: He contravened the Official Secrets Act.

634). Sanctum

→ Meaning: Holy place, shrine, altar, refuge, foxhole, hiding place

→ Definition: a sacred place, especially a shrine within a temple or church

→ Usage: An icon installed within the sanctum of the temple

635). Whopping

→ Meaning: Huge, massive, enormous, gigantic, very big, very large

→ Definition: very large

→ Usage: A whopping $74 million loss.

636). Assassination

→ Meaning: Murder, killing, political execution, slaughter, butchery, extermination, termination

→ Definition: the action of assassinating someone

→ Usage: The assassination of President Kennedy

637). Foil

→ Meaning: thwart, oppose, baulk, disappoint, impede, obstruct

→ Definition: prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

→ Usage: A brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery

638). Motley

→ Meaning: Mixed, diverse, assorted, sundry, varied, disparate

→ Definition: incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.

→ Usage: A motley crew of discontents and zealots.

639). Facetious

→ Meaning: Flippant, flip, glib, joking, jocular, playful, impish

→ Definition: treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant

→ Usage: A facetious remark.

640). Murky

→ Meaning: dark, gloomy, grey, leaden, dull, dim, cloudy

→ Definition: dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.

→ Usage: The sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling.

641). Lynch

→ Synonyms: hang, hang by the neck

→ Meaning: (of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging.

→ Usage: Her father had been lynched by whites.

642). Arid

→ Synonyms: dry, dried up, waterless, as dry as a bone, thirsty, Dull

→ Meaning: lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning.

→ Usage: His arid years in suburbia

643). Impresario

→ Synonyms: Organizer, manager, producer, stage manager

→ Meaning: a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas

→ Usage: Amit Shah plays impresario to this knee-jerk nationalism.

644). Gravitas

→ Synonyms: dignity, seriousness, solemnity, gravity, loftiness, grandeur

→ Meaning: dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.

→ Usage: A post for which he has the expertise and the gravitas

645). Manace

→ Synonyms: Danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat

→ Meaning: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.

→ Usage: A new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs

646). Fetish

→ Synonyms: fixation, obsession, compulsion, mania

→ Meaning: a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc..

→ Usage: A man with a fetish for surgical masks

647). Blatant

→ Synonyms: flagrant, manifest, unmistakable, open, obvious

→ Meaning: (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly

→ Usage: Blatant lies

648). Sacrosanct

→ Synonyms: sacred, hallowed, inviolable, inviolate, untouchable

→ Meaning: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with

→ Usage: The individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct

649). Martyr

→ Synonyms: suffer from, be a constant sufferer from, have chronic

→ Meaning: a person who displays or exaggerates their discomfort or distress in order to obtain sympathy

→ Usage: She wanted to play the martyr

650). Swoop

→ Synonyms: dive, descend, drop, plunge, pitch

→ Meaning: (especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air.

→ Usage: The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darkness

651). Flare

→ Meaning: Blaze, flash, flame, burn up

→ Definition: burn or shine with a sudden intensity.

→ Usage: The bonfire crackled and flared up

652). Trigger

→ Meaning: Activate, set off, set going, trip

→ Definition: cause (a device) to function.

→ Usage: Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering the alarm

653). Evacuate

→ Meaning: remove, clear, move out, shift, take away, expel, evict.

→ Definition: remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place.

→ Usage: Several families were evacuated from their homes.

654). Advocacy

→ Meaning: support for, argument for, arguing for, calling for, pushing for

→ Definition: public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy

→ Usage: His outspoken advocacy of the agreement has won no friends

655). Allegation

→ Meaning: claim, assertion, declaration, witness, evidence, hint, intimation

→ Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.

→ Usage: He made allegations of corruption against the administration

656). Agitation

→ Meaning: anxiety, perturbation, distress, concern, alarm, worry

→ Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

→ Usage: She was wringing her hands in agitation

657). Eradicate

→ Meaning: get rid of, eliminate, do away with, remove, suppress

→ Definition: destroy completely; put an end to

→ Usage: This disease has been eradicated from the world

658). Turmoil

→ Meaning: confusion, tumult, disorder, commotion, unrest, trouble, upset

→ Definition: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

→ Usage: The country was in turmoil.

659). Assent

→ Meaning: agree to, approve, bless

→ Definition: express approval or agreement

→ Usage: The Prime Minister assented to the change.

670). Assist

→ Meaning: help, aid, abet, give assistance

→ Definition: help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.

→ Usage: A senior academic would assist him in his work.

671). Flared

→ Meaning: Blaze, flash, flame

→ Definition: burn or shine with a sudden intensity.

→ Usage: A match flared as he lit a cigarette.

672). Triggered

→ Meaning: activate, set off, set going, trip

→ Definition: cause (a device) to function.

→ Usage: Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering the alarm.

673). Advocacy

→ Meaning: support for, argument for, arguing for, calling for

→ Definition: public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.

→ Usage: His outspoken advocacy of the agreement has won no friends.

674). Allegation

→ Meaning: claim, assertion, declaration, statement

→ Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.

→ Usage: He made allegations of corruption against the administration.

675). Agitation

→ Meaning: anxiety, perturbation, distress, concern

→ Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

→ Usage: She was wringing her hands in agitation.

676). Eradicate

→ Meaning: get rid of, eliminate, do away with, remove

→ Definition: destroy completely; put an end to.

→ Usage: This disease has been eradicated from the world.

677). Turmoil

→ Meaning: confusion, disorder, disturbance

→ Definition: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

→ Usage: A time of great political turmoil.

678). Fumigate

→ Meaning: disinfect, purify, sterilize

→ Definition: disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals.

→ Usage: We got sulphur candles to fumigate the house.

679). Veer

→ Meaning: career, swing, wheel, twist

→ Definition: change direction suddenly.

→ Usage: An oil tanker that had veered off course.

680). Valiant

→ Meaning: brave, courageous, fearless

→ Definition: possessing or showing courage or determination.

→ Usage: She made a valiant effort to hold her anger in check.

681). Posterity

→ Meaning: future generations, succeeding generations

→ Definition: all future generations of people.

→ Usage: the names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a framed scroll.

682). Relinquish

→ Meaning: renounce, give up, part with turn over

→ Definition: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

→ Usage: he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive.

683). Persuade

→ Meaning: convince, talk someone into, induce

→ Definition: induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.

→ Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing.

684). Ancestry

→ Meaning: forebears, forefathers, parentage

→ Definition: one's family or ethnic descent.

→ Usage: he was proud of his Irish ancestry.

685). Propulsion

→ Meaning: thrust, motive force, impulse

→ Definition: the action of driving or pushing forwards.

→ Usage: they dive and use their wings for propulsion under water.

686). Ephemeral

→ Meaning: transient, fleeting, passing

→ Definition: lasting for a very short time.

→ Usage: fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old.

687). Dissuade

→ Meaning: discourage, deter, prevent, disincline

→ Definition: persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.

→ Usage: his friends tried to dissuade him from flying.

688). Persist

→ Meaning: persevere, continue, carry on

→ Definition: continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

→ Usage: the minority of drivers who persist in drinking.

689). Scarce

→ Meaning: short, in short supply, scant

→ Definition: (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand.

→ Usage: as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed.

690). Perpetual

→ Meaning: everlasting, never-ending, eternal, permanent

→ Definition: never ending or changing.

→ Usage: the population lived in a perpetual state of fear.

691). Shrewd

→ Meaning: astute, sharp, acute, intelligent

→ Definition: having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.

→ Usage: She was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture.

692). Subvert

→ Meaning: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overtum

→ Definition: undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

→ Usage: An attempt to subvert democratic government

693). Emergence

→ Meaning: disclosure, exposure, publication

→ Definition: the process of becoming visible after being concealed.

→ Usage: I misjudged the timing of my emergence.

694). Muster

→ Meaning: assemble, bring together, mobilize

→ Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.

→ Usage: They had mustered 50,000 troops.

695). Ordeal

→ Meaning: trail, tribulation, test.

→ Definition: a very unpleasant and prolonged experience.

→ Usage: The ordeal of having to give evidence.

696). Infallible

→ Meaning: error free, flawless, perfect

→ Definition: incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

→ Usage: She had an infallible sense of timing.

697). Assiduous

→ Meaning: careful, diligent, attentive

→ Definition: showing great care and perseverance.

→ Usage: She was assiduous in pointing out every feature.

698). Shoddy

→ Meaning: Poor Quality, inferior, rubbishy

→ Definition: badly made or done.

→ Usage: We're not paying good money for shoddy goods.

699). Inducement

→ Meaning: incentive, attraction, encouragement, temptation

→ Definition: a thing that persuades or leads someone to do something.

→ Usage: Companies were prepared to build only in return for massive inducements

700). Contemptuous

→ Meaning: scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, insolent

→ Definition: showing contempt; scornful.

→ Usage: She was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race.

701). Provincial

→ Meaning: small-town, non-metropolitan, non-urban, back woods, backwater

→ Definition: of or concerning a province of a country or empire of or concerning a province of a country or empire.

→ Usage: Provincial elections.

702). Rebuke

→ Meaning: reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, chide, upbraid, criticize

→ Definition: express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions.

→ Usage: she had rebuked him for drinking too much.

703). Lambasted

→ Meaning: criticize, castigate, chastise, censure, condemn

→ Definition: criticize (someone or something) harshly.

→ Usage: They lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth.

704). Blare

→ Meaning: Blast, sound loudly, toot, honk, shriek, screech

→ Definition: make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound.

→ Usage: The ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring.

705). Tinkle

→ Meaning: ring, jingle, jangle, chime, peal, ding, ping

→ Definition: make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound.

→ Usage: Cool water tinkled in the stone fountains.

706). trumpet

→ Meaning: proclaim, announce, declare, broadcast, blazon

→ Definition: proclaim widely or loudly.

→ Usage: The press trumpeted another defeat for the government.

707). Percussion

→ Meaning: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump, thump

→ Definition: the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force.

→ Usage: the clattering percussion of objects striking the walls and the shutters.

708). Wade

→ Meaning: paddle, wallow, dabble, slop, plod

→ Definition: walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance.

→ Usage: He waded out to the boat.

709). Impeccable

→ Meaning: flawless, faultless, unblemished, spotless, perfect, exemplary

→ Definition: in accordance with the highest standards; faultless.

→ Usage: He had impeccable manners.

710). Perplex

→ Meaning: puzzle, baffle, mystify, worry, befuddle, addle, fog, throw

→ Definition: make (someone) feel completely baffled

→ Usage: She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness.

711). Inadvertent

→ Meaning: unintentional, unintended, accidental, unpremeditated

→ Definition: not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.

→ Usage: An inadvertent administrative error occurred that resulted in an over payment.

712). Exonerate

→ Meaning: absolve, clear, acquit,

→ Definition: (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.

→ Usage: The inquiry exonerated Lewis and his company.

713). Hostile

→ Meaning: antagonistic, aggressive, confrontational, belligerent

→ Definition: showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.

→ Usage: He wrote a ferociously hostile attack.

714). Stimulus

→ Meaning: Spur, encouragement, boost, prompt

→ Definition: a thing that arouses activity or energy in someone or something; a spur or incentive.

→ Usage: If the tax were abolished, it would act as a stimulus to exports.

715). Constrain

→ Meaning: compel, force, drive, oblige

→ Definition: compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.

→ Usage: Children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates.

716). Receptive

→ Meaning: Open-mined, responsive, flexible

→ Definition: willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.

→ Usage: A receptive audience.

717). Lethargy

→ Meaning: sluggishness, inertia, inactivity, inaction,

→ Definition: a lack of energy and enthusiasm.

→ Usage: There was an air of lethargy about him.

718). Debilitate

→ Meaning: weakening, enfeebling, enervating, enervative

→ Definition: make (someone) very weak and infirm.

→ Usage: He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset.

719). Aggregate

→ Definition: a material or structure formed from a mass of fragments or particles loosely compacted together.

→ Usage: The specimen is an aggregate of rock and mineral fragments.

720). Tumultuous

→ Meaning: loud, thunderous, ear-shattering

→ Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise.

→ Usage: He left the stage to tumultuous applause.

721). Rehabilitate

→ Synonyms: reintegrate, readapt, retrain

→ Meaning: restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.

→ Usage: helping to rehabilitate former criminals

722). Asylums

→ Synonyms: mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital

→ Meaning: an institution for the care of people who are mentally ill.

→ Usage: he'd been committed to an asylum

723). Prevarication

→ Synonyms: dishonesty, distortion, lie, equivocation

→ Meaning: a person dishonest to his organization

→ Usage: My hesitation and prevarication had apparently not inspired my interlocutor with confidence in me.

724). Exacerbating

→ Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound

→ Meaning: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

→ Usage: Rising inflation was exacerbated by the collapse of oil prices

725). Indecorously

→ Synonyms: improper, unseemly, unbecoming, undignified, immodest, indecent, immoral

→ Meaning: not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper

→ Usage: a pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures

726). Assertion

→ Synonyms: declaration, contention, statement, claim, submission, swearing

→ Meaning: a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief

→ Usage: His assertion that his father had deserted the family

727). Incongruity

→ Synonyms: inappropriateness, dissonance, difference, inconsistency, lack of harmony

→ Meaning: the state of being incongruous; incompatibility

→ Usage: the incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her the incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her

728). Adjudication

→ Synonyms: arbitration, refereeing, umpiring

→ Meaning: The action or process of adjudicating

→ Usage: The matter may have to go to court for adjudication

729). Pervasive

→ Synonyms: prevalent, penetrating, extensive, general, common, universal, rife

→ Meaning: (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.

→ Usage: ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society

730). Vacillate

→ Synonyms: dither, teeter, waver, hesitate, oscillate, fluctuate

→ Meaning: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

→ Usage: I vacillated between teaching and journalism

731). Pivotal

→ Synonyms: central, crucial, vital

→ Meaning: of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else.

→ Usage: Japan's pivotal role in the world economy

732). Afloat

→ Synonyms: floating, drifting, non-submerged

→ Meaning: floating in water; not sinking.

→ Usage: A swimmer fighting to stay afloat

733). Sabotage

→ Synonyms: wreck, damage

→ Meaning: deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

→ Usage: Power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces.

734). Contingent

→ Synonyms: chance, accidental, possible

→ Meaning: subject to chance.

→ Usage: The contingent nature of the job

735). Nullify

→ Synonyms: annul, void, invalidate

→ Meaning: make legally null and void; invalidate.

→ Usage: Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions

736). Verdict

→ Synonyms: judgment, adjudication, decision, finding

→ Meaning: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

→ Usage: The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure

737). Erstwhile

→ Synonyms: old, past, one-time

→ Meaning: former

→ Usage: Written in memory of the composer's erstwhile teacher

738). Conspiracy

→ Synonyms: plot, scheme, plan

→ Meaning: a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

→ Usage: The Company was involved in a conspiracy with bookmakers to manipulate starting prices

739). Coterie

→ Synonyms: set, circle, crowd

→ Meaning: a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.

→ Usage: All prime ministers develop a small coterie of kindred spirits

740). Pervasive

→ Synonyms: prevalent, penetrating, extensive

→ Meaning: (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.

→ Usage: Ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society.

741). Commemorative

→ Meaning: Memorial, remembrance, celebratory, celebrative

→ Definition: acting as a memorial of an event or person.

→ Usage: Minister of State ManojSinha today released a commemorative postage stamp on Tourism in India on the occasion of 70th Independence Day

742). Disaster

→ Meaning: catastrophe, tragedy, act of god, calamity

→ Definition: a sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.

→ Usage: US President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration for flood-devastated Louisiana

743). Ravage

→ Meaning: ruin, destroy, raze, damage, lay waste, wipe out.

→ Definition: cause severe and extensive damage to.

→ Usage: The hurricane ravaged southern Florida.

744). Swell

→ Meaning: Expand, bulge, distend, inflate, balloon, bloat, grow, increase, rise

→ Definition: become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume

→ Usage: The flooding submerged large parts of the region on Sunday, three days after water-swelled streams and rivers began rising

745). Interim

→ Meaning: meantime, meanwhile, interval, interlude

→ Definition: the intervening time

→ Usage: In the interim I'll just keep my fingers crossed.

746). Curtain

→ Meaning: hanging, screen, blind, window hanging

→ Definition: a screen of heavy cloth or other material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage

→ Usage: She drew the curtains and lit the fire

747). Boast

→ Meaning: Brag, crow, swagger, swank, own, enjoy, have

→ Definition: talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities

→ Usage: She boasted about her many conquests

748). Intercept

→ Meaning: Stop, head off, cut off

→ Definition: obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.

→ Usage: Intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls.

749). Pave

→ Meaning: Cover, surface, floor, top, finish

→ Definition: cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or bricks; lay paving over

→ Usage: China Satellite will pave the way to a hack proof communication system.

750). Feasibility

→ Meaning: Practicability, practicality, workability, viability

→ Definition: the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done.

→ Usage: The feasibility of screening athletes for cardiac disease.

751). Quixotic

→ Meaning: idealistic, unbusinesslike, romatic, extravagant, visionary, unworldly

→ Definition: extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

→ Usage: A vast and perhaps quixotic project.

752). Brazen

→ Meaning: bold, shameless, forward, unashamed, unabashed, unblushing

→ Definition: bold and without shame.

→ Usage: He went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance

753). Ingenious

→ Meaning: inventive, creative, imaginative, original, innovative, resourceful, inspired

→ Definition: (of a person) clever, original, and inventive.

→ Usage: He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget

754). Naive

→ Meaning: innocent, artless, guileless, trustful, unaffected, fond, wide-eyed, simple

→ Definition: (of a person) natural and unaffected; innocent

→ Usage: Andy had a sweet, naive look when he smiled

755). Suave

→ Meaning: charming, sophisticated, debonair, urbane, polished, dignified, gentlemanly, gallant

→ Definition: (especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant.

→ Usage: All the waiters were suave and deferential

756). Epicure

→ Meaning: gourmet, gourmand, connoisseur, gastronome

→ Definition: a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink

→ Usage: They see themselves as epicures “delighting in food that is properly prepared

757). Magnanimous

→ Meaning: generous, charitable, benevolent, openhanded, bountiful, liberal, princely, kind, kindly

→ Definition: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person

→ Usage: She should be magnanimous in victory

758). Paragon

→ Meaning: Model, good example, apotheosis, exemplar, paradigm, acme, shining example

→ Definition: a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence

→ Usage: Your cook is a paragon.

759). Aesthetic

→ Meaning: Connoisseur, genteel

→ Definition: concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

→ Usage: The pictures give great aesthetic pleasure.

760). Gregarious

→ Meaning: sociable, social, companionable, clubbable, convivial

→ Definition: (of a person) fond of company; sociable

→ Usage: He was a popular and gregarious man.

761). Abandon

→ Meaning: Desert, Leave, cast aside,

→ Definition: cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

→ Usage: Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age.

762). Patronage

→ Meaning: Sponsorship, backing, funding, promotion, support, guaranty, protection

→ Definition: the support given by a patron.

→ Usage: The arts could no longer depend on private patronage

763). Traverse

→ Meaning: cross, negotiate, cross, pass over.

→ Definition: travel across or through.

→ Usage: He traversed the forest

764). Recuperate

→ Meaning: get better, recover, convalesce, get back to normal

→ Definition: recover from illness or exertion

→ Usage: She has been recuperating from a knee injury.

765). Alms

→ Meaning: charity, bounty, subsidy, largesse, endowment

→ Definition: (in historical contexts) money or food given to poor people

→ Usage: The riders stopped to distribute alms.

766). Attenuate

→ Meaning: diminished, impaired, reduced, decreased

→ Definition: reduce the force, effect, or value of

→ Usage: Her intolerance was attenuated by an unexpected liberalism

767). Vindictive

→ Meaning: Vengeful, out for revenge, revengeful, avenging, unforgiving, implacable, bitter

→ Definition: having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge

→ Usage: The criticism was both vindictive and personalized

768). Discomfit

→ Meaning: embarrass, discomfort, unsettle, unnerve, upset, disturb, perturb, distress

→ Definition: make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

→ Usage: He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.

769). Accusation

→ Meaning: allegation, charge, claim, asseveration, blame, criticism, complaint

→ Definition: a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong

→ Usage: accusations of bribery.

770). Indict

→ Meaning: Charge with, arraign for, take to court for, put on trial for

→ Definition: formally accuse of or charge with a crime.

→ Usage: His former manager was indicted for fraud.

771). cacophony

→ Meaning: din, racket, noise, discord, dissonance, jarring, grating, rasping

→ Definition: A harsh discordant mixture of sounds

→ Usage: A cacophony of deafening alarm bells.

772). Brink

→ Meaning: edge, verge, margin, rim, lip

→ Definition: the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water.

→ Usage: The brink of the cliffs

773). Conscious

→ Meaning: aware, awake, compos mentis, alert, responsive, reactive, feeling, sentient

→ Definition: aware of and responding to one's surroundings.

→ Usage: Although I was in pain, I was conscious

774). Induct

→ Meaning: admit to, allow into, introduce to, install in,

→ Definition: admit (someone) formally to a post or organization

→ Usage: Arrangements for inducting new members to an organization

775). Perceive

→ Meaning: discern, recognize, tell, grasp, understand, deduce, conclude, sence, divine, intuit

→ Definition: become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand

→ Usage: His mouth fell open as he perceived the truth

776). Emphasis

→ Meaning: Prominence, importance, significance

→ Definition: special importance, value, or prominence given to something

→ Usage: They placed great emphasis on the individual's freedom

777). Evident

→ Meaning: Obvious, apparent, noticeable, conspicuous, perceptible.

→ Definition: clearly seen or understood; obvious

→ Usage: She ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment

778). Impatient

→ Meaning: Irritate, annoyed, angry, testy, tetchy, snappy, cross, crabby, moody

→ Definition: having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked

→ Usage: An impatient motorist blaring his horn.

779). Sonnet

→ Meaning: ballad, lyric

→ Definition: a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line

→ Usage: compose sonnets.

780). Mediocre

→ Meaning: ordinary, common, commonplace, average

→ Definition: of only average quality; not very good

→ Usage: He is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter.

781). Despicable

→ Meaning: Contemptible, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, awful, heinous

→ Definition: deserving hatred and contempt.

→ Usage: A despicable crime.

782). Traumatize

→ Meaning: disturb, shock, bother, hurt, mortify, pain, upset

→ Definition: subject to lasting shock as a result of a disturbing experience or physical injury.

→ Usage: The children were traumatized by separation from their families

783). Atrocity

→ Meaning: iniquity, violation, crime, wrong, offence, affront, scandal, injustice.

→ Definition: an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.

→ Usage: A textbook which detailed war atrocities

784). incalculable

→ Meaning: inestimable, untold, immeasurable, uncountable, indeterminable, incomputable

→ Definition: too great to be calculated or estimated

→ Usage: An archive of incalculable value.

785). Myopic

→ Meaning: unimaginative, uncreative, narrow-minded, short-term, small-mind

→ Definition: lacking foresight or intellectual insight

→ Usage: The government still has a myopic attitude to public spending.

786). Pertinent

→ Meaning: Relevant, apposite, appropriate, suitable, fitting, fit, apt, apropos

→ Definition: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite

→ Usage: She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions

787). Unsavoury

→ Meaning: unpalatable, unappetizing, unpleasant, disagreeable, uninviting, unattractive

→ Definition: disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at

→ Usage: They looked at the scanty, unsavory portions of food doled out to them

788). Perspective

→ Meaning: Outlook, view, viewpoint, point of view, standpoint, position, stand, attitude

→ Definition: a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

→ Usage: Most guidebook history is written from the editor's perspective.

789). Rapture

→ Meaning: ecstasy, bliss, euphoria, exaltation, joy, transport, rhapsody, delight, pleasure

→ Definition: a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

→ Usage: Leonora listened with rapture.

790). Curse

→ Meaning: Execrate, imprecate, hoodoo

→ Definition: invoke or use a curse against.

→ Usage: It often seemed as if the family had been cursed.

791). Hinge

→ Meaning: depend, hang, rest, turn, pivot, centre, be conditional

→ Definition: attach or join with or as if with a hinge

→ Usage: The ironing board was set into the wall and hinged at the bottom.

792). Ballot

→ Meaning: Vote, poll, election, straw poll, plebiscite

→ Definition: a system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue.

→ Usage: A strike ballot

793). Disenchant

→ Meaning: disillusioned, disappointed, let down, fed up, discontented

→ Definition: cause (someone) to be disappointed

→ Usage: He may have been disenchanted by the loss of his huge following

794). Cohort

→ Meaning: unit, outfit, force

→ Definition: an ancient Roman military unit, comprising six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion.

→ Usage: A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation

795). Presumption

→ Meaning: brazenness, audacity, boldness, temerity, front, pertness, forwardness

→ Definition: behavior perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

→ Usage: He lifted her off the ground, and she was enraged at his presumption.

796). Bigoted

→ Meaning: prejudiced, biased, partial, one-sided, dectarian, discriminatory

→ Definition: obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, and intolerant towards other people's beliefs and practices.

→ Usage: A bigoted group of reactionaries

797). persuade

→ Meaning: prevail on, induce, win someone over, coax, convince, make get

→ Definition: induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.

→ Usage: It wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing.

798). Persona

→ Meaning: image, face, public face, character, personality, identity, self

→ Definition: the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others

→ Usage: Her public persona.

799). Astonish

→ Meaning: surprise, stagger, startle, stun, confound, Dumbfound

→ Definition: surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

→ Usage: You never fail to astonish me.

800). Vicious

→ Meaning: brutal, savage, violent, dangerous, ruthless, heartless, callous, cruel

→ Definition: deliberately cruel or violent

→ Usage: A vicious assault.

801). Adherent

→ Meaning: follower, supporter, defender, advocate, disciple, votary, member, friend

→ Definition: someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas

→ Usage: He was a strong adherent of monetarism.

802). Bystander

→ Meaning: onlooker, watcher, looker-on, passer-by, eyewitness

→ Definition: a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.

→ Usage: Water cannons were turned on marchers and innocent bystanders alike

803). Diligence

→ Meaning: assiduity, rigour, carefulness, conscientiousness, intentness

→ Definition: careful and persistent work or effort.

→ Usage: Few party members challenge his diligence as an MP

804). Eulogy

→ Meaning: accolade, panegyric, paean, encomium, tribute, testimonial

→ Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died.

→ Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother.

805). Flaccid

→ Meaning: soft, loose, flabby, yielding, slack, lax, toneless.

→ Definition: soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant.

→ Usage: She took his flaccid hand in hers.

806). Demise

→ Meaning: dying, death, passing, expiry, expiration, end

→ Definition: a personals death

→ Usage: Mr. Grisenthwaiteal tragic demise.

807). Delusion

→ Meaning: misapprehension, misconception, misleading, mistake, deception, misbelieve

→ Definition: the action of deluding or the state of being deluded.

→ Usage: What a capacity television has for delusion.

808). Arbitrary

→ Meaning: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictable, wild, casual

→ Definition: based on random choice or personal whim rather than any reason or system.

→ Usage: An arbitrary decision.

809). Cynical

→ Meaning: misanthropic, pessimistic

→ Definition: believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

→ Usage: He was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun

810). Concise

→ Meaning: Succinct, short, brief, pithy, incisive, crisp.

→ Definition: giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.

→ Usage: A concise account of the country history.

811). Spawned

→ Meaning: releases, deposit egg,

→ Definition: (of a fish, frog, mollusk, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs

→ Usage: The fish spawn among fine-leaved plants.

812). Casuistry

→ Meaning: sophistry, sophism, chicanery, quibbling,

→ Definition: the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions; sophistry.

→ Usage: The minister is engaging in nothing more or less than casuistry

813). Callous

→ Meaning: Heartless, unfeeling, uncaring, cold, hard, cruel, harsh

→ Definition: showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

→ Usage: His callous comments about the murder made me shiver

814). Slovenly

→ Meaning: scruffy, untidy, messy, unkempt, slatternly, dishavelled, blowsy, down at heel

→ Definition: (especially of a person or their appearance) untidy and dirty

→ Usage: A fat, slovenly ex-rock star

815). Verbose

→ Meaning: wordy, loquacious, garrulous, talkative, voluble, orotund, expansive, babbling, prating

→ Definition: using or expressed in more words than are needed

→ Usage: Much academic language is obscure and verbose.

816). Mandate

→ Meaning: instruction, directive, direction, decree, command, order, injunction, edict, charge

→ Definition: an official order or commission to do something.

→ Usage: A mandate to seek the release of political prisoners

817). Smacks

→ Meaning: slap, blow, spank, cuff, clout, thump, punch, rap, swat, crack

→ Definition: a sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand.

→ Usage: She gave Mark a smack across the face.

818). Relentless

→ Meaning: persistent, continuing, content, continual, non-stop, lasting, never-ending, steady

→ Definition: unceasingly intense

→ Usage: The relentless heat of the desert.

819). Crucify

→ Meaning: condemn, attack, tear apart, arraign, denounce, pillory, malign, revile, vilify

→ Definition: criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly.

→ Usage: Our fans would crucify us if we lost.

820). Stringent

→ Meaning: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tight, exacting, stiff

→ Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting

→ Usage: Stringent guidelines on air pollution.

821). Harness

→ Meaning: hitch up, put something, saddle, yoke, couple,

→ Definition: put a harness on (a horse or other draught animal)

→ Usage: How to groom a horse and harness it.

822). Burgeoning

→ Meaning: Expand, spring up, shoot up, mushroom, boom, multiply, snowball

→ Definition: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

→ Usage: Manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand

823). Quest

→ Meaning: Search, hunt, pursuit

→ Definition: a long or arduous search for something.

→ Usage: The quest for a reliable vaccine has intensified

824). Evolve

→ Meaning: develop, progress, make progress, spread, extend

→ Definition: develop gradually

→ Usage: The Company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer

825). Obsolete

→ Meaning: Out of date, outdated, outmoded

→ Definition: no longer produced or used; out of date

→ Usage: The disposal of old and obsolete machinery.

826). Affluent

→ Meaning: wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well off, moneyed, comfortable

→ Definition: (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.

→ Usage: The affluent societies of the western world

827). Relevant

→ Meaning: pertinent, applicable, apposite, material, apropos, to the point

→ Definition: closely connected or appropriate to the matter in hand.

→ Usage: What small companies need is relevant advice.

828). Woe

→ Meaning: misery, sorrow, distress, sadness, unhappiness, heartache

→ Definition: great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically)

→ Usage: The Everton tale of woe continued.

829). Multitude

→ Meaning: army, sea, abundance, profusion, host, horde, mass

→ Definition: a large number of people or things.

→ Usage: A multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight.

830). Herald

→ Meaning: single, indicate, announce, point to, spell, presage, augur, portent, promis

→ Definition: be a sign that (something) is about to happen

→ Usage: The speech heralded a change in policy.

831). Brevity

→ Meaning: Conciseness, concision, pith, briefness, shortness, compression, crispness

→ Definition: concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

→ Usage: The staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity.

832). Feeble

→ Meaning: Weak, weakly, puny, infirm, delicate, sickly, ailing, failing, helpless, powerless

→ Definition: lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

→ Usage: By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

833). Miserable

→ Meaning: Unhappy, sad, dejected, depressed, downcast, downhearted, glum, gloomy, blue, forlorn

→ Definition: (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable

→ Usage: Their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable

834). Scanty

→ Meaning: meager, scant, minimal, limited, modest, restricted, sparse

→ Definition: small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

→ Usage: They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families

835). Brutal

→ Meaning: savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, barbaric, wicked, harsh

→ Definition: savagely violent

→ Usage: A brutal murder.

836). Filthy

→ Meaning: dirty, mucky, grimy, muddy, murky, slimy, unclean

→ Definition: disgustingly dirty.

→ Usage: A filthy hospital with no sanitation

837). Combat

→ Meaning: battle, fighting, action, conflict, armed conflict, war, warfare

→ Definition: fighting between armed forces.

→ Usage: Five Hurricanes were shot down in combat.

838). Obstinate

→ Meaning: Stubborn, headstrong, willful, unyielding, inflexible, dogged, inexorable

→ Definition: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

→ Usage: Her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio.

839). Eloquent

→ Meaning: persuasive, expressive, articulate, fluent

→ Definition: fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

→ Usage: An eloquent speech.

840). Impetuous

→ Meaning: impulsive, rash, hasty, reckless, heedless, foolhardy, injudicious, unthinking

→ Definition: acting or done quickly and without thought or care

→ Usage: She might live to rue this impetuous decision.

841). Ballast

→ Meaning: Heavy material, sand, iron

→ Definition: heavy material, such as gravel, sand, or iron, placed in the bilge of a ship to ensure its stability

→ Usage: The hull had insufficient ballast.

842). Deceit

→ Meaning: deception, duplicity, fraud, craft, chicanery, guile, simulation, lying, bluff

→ Definition: the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions; sophistry.

→ Usage: The minister is engaging in nothing more or less than casuistry

843). Synthetic

→ Meaning: artificial, fake, false, faux, imitation, mock, simulated, ersatz

→ Definition: (of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.

→ Usage: Synthetic rubber

844). Cohesive

→ Meaning: adhesive, united

→ Definition: characterized by or causing cohesion

→ Usage: Each parish was formerly a cohesive unit

845). Wane

→ Meaning: disappear, decrease, diminish, dwindle

→ Definition: (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size

→ Usage: The moon is waning.

846). Foster

→ Meaning: Encourage, promote, further, stimulate, forward, cultivate

→ Definition: encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).

→ Usage: The teacher's task is to foster learning

847). Swift

→ Meaning: prompt, rapid, sudden, immediate, instant, without delay

→ Definition: happening quickly or promptly

→ Usage: A remarkably swift recovery.

848). Formidable

→ Meaning: intimidation, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarming, frightening, brooding, awesome, fearsome

→ Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

→ Usage: A formidable opponent

849). Emphatic

→ Meaning: vehement, firm, forceful, forcible, energetic, vigorous, ardent

→ Definition: expressing something forcibly and clearly.

→ Usage: The children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience.

850). Drastic

→ Meaning: extreme, serious, forceful, dire, radical, substantial

→ Definition: likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme

→ Usage: A drastic reduction of staffing levels.

851). Abstain

→ Meaning: Not vote, decline/refuse to vote

→ Definition: formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion

→ Usage: Forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some sixty more abstained.

852). Adulterate

→ Meaning: Make impure, degrade, debase, spoil, taint, defile, foul, sully

→ Definition: render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance.

→ Usage: The brewer is said to adulterate his beer

853). Laconic

→ Meaning: brief, terse, succinct, shot, economical, elliptical, crisp, pithy

→ Definition: (of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.

→ Usage: Synthetic rubber

854). Capricious

→ Meaning: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, unstable, mercurial, volatile

→ Definition: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

→ Usage: A capricious and often brutal administration

855). Laudable

→ Meaning: estimable, of note, worthy, admirable, commendable, deserving, reputable

→ Definition: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation

→ Usage: Laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized

856). Corroborate

→ Meaning: confirm, verify, endorse, ratify, validate, certify

→ Definition: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

→ Usage: The witness had corroborated the boy's account of the attack

857). Desiccate

→ Meaning: dried, dried up, dry, powered

→ Definition: remove the moisture from (something), typically in order to preserve it

→ Usage: Desiccated coconut.

858). Pedant

→ Meaning: purist, formalist, doctrinaire, dogmatist

→ Definition: a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

→ Usage: The royal palace (some pedants would say the ex-royal palace)

859). Engender

→ Meaning: Cause, create, generate, rouse, incite, provoke, kindle, trigger, effect

→ Definition: cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

→ Usage: The issue engendered continuing controversy.

860). Gullible

→ Meaning: credulous, trustful, innocent, unwary, simple

→ Definition: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous

→ Usage: An attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money.

861). Vacillate

→ Meaning: Dither, be indecisive, hesitate, oscillate, waver, teeter, temporize

→ Definition: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

→ Usage: I vacillated between teaching and journalism.

862). Mitigate

→ Meaning: reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, damp, dull, appease, soothe, still, quell, quiet,

→ Definition: make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.

→ Usage: Drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem

863). Propriety

→ Meaning: decorum, modesty, civility, courtesy, politeness

→ Definition: conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

→ Usage: He always behaved with the utmost propriety

864). Volatile

→ Meaning: tense, strained, fraught, uneasy, charged, explosive, turbulent

→ Definition: liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

→ Usage: The political situation was becoming more volatile

865). Malleable

→ Meaning: pliable, ductile, soft, workable

→ Definition: (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.

→ Usage: A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet

866). Ostentation

→ Meaning: showiness, show, showing off,

→ Definition: the pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury, designed to impress

→ Usage: The office was spacious, but without any trace of ostentation

867). Philanthropist

→ Meaning: benefactor, donor, backer, helper, patron

→ Definition: a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

→ Usage: The trust was founded by an American philanthropist.

868). Enervate

→ Meaning: exhaust, tire, weary, drain, sap, weaken, enfeeble, indisposed

→ Definition: make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality

→ Usage: Enervating heat.

869). Eulogy

→ Meaning: Accolade, panegyric, paean, tribute

→ Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died

→ Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother.

870). Garrulous

→ Meaning: talkative, voluble, long-winded, chatty, expansive

→ Definition: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

→ Usage: A garrulous cab driver.

871). Extirpate

→ Meaning: Weed out, eradicate, stamp out, root out, eliminate, suppress

→ Definition: eradicate or destroy completely

→ Usage: Timber wolves were extirpated from New England more than a century ago.

872). Mirth

→ Meaning: merriment, high spirits, levity, revelry, fun, enjoyment, jollity

→ Definition: amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.

→ Usage: His six-foot frame shook with mirth

873). Sagacious

→ Meaning: wise, clever, intelligent, knowledgeable, sensible

→ Definition: having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise or shrewd

→ Usage: They were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation

874). Sabbatical

→ Meaning: furlough, leave of absence, recess, time off, break, holiday, liberty, vacation

→ Definition: a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher for study or travel, traditionally one year for every seven years worked

→ Usage: She's away on sabbatical

875). Seemly

→ Meaning: decorous, proper, becoming, fitting, suitable, apt

→ Definition: conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste; decorous

→ Usage: I felt it was not seemly to observe too closely.

876). Shrew

→ Meaning: virago, dragon, vixen, cat, fishwife, witch, hellcat, she-devil

→ Definition: a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.

→ Usage: The girls became shrews and harridans

877). Hegemony

→ Meaning: Leadership, dominance, dominion, supremacy, ascendancy, power, control, mastery

→ Definition: leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

→ Usage: Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.

878). Sadistic

→ Meaning: callous, barbarous, bestial, vicious, brutal, cruel, savage, cold-blooded, inhuman, ruthless, heartless

→ Definition: deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others

→ Usage: She took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him.

879). Facile

→ Meaning: simplistic, superficial, over simple, schematic, black and white

→ Definition: ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.

→ Usage: Facile generalizations.

880). Quack

→ Meaning: swindler, charlatan, rogue, villain, fraud, trickster

→ Definition: a person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.

→ Usage: A quack doctor.

881). Reckoning

→ Meaning: calculation, estimation, computation, working out, summation

→ Definition: the action or process of calculating or estimating something.

→ Usage: The sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Earl of Mar.

882). Preacher

→ Meaning: Minister (of religion), parson, clergyman, clergywoman, apostle, missionary, gospeller

→ Definition: a person who preaches, especially a minister of religion.

→ Usage: To preach the Truth to the face of Falsehood!

883). acquisition

→ Meaning: purchase, accession, addition, asset,

→ Definition: an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

→ Usage: The legacy will be used for new acquisitions

884). Anxiety

→ Meaning: worry, concern, apprehension, fear, tension, suspence

→ Definition: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome

→ Usage: He felt a surge of anxiety.

885). Jeopardize

→ Meaning: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk

→ Definition: put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

→ Usage: A devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York's position as a financial centre.

886). Oppressive

→ Meaning: Harsh, cruel, repressive, tyrannical, autocratic, dictation

→ Definition: inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment.

→ Usage: An oppressive dictatorship.

887). Deplorable

→ Meaning: disgraceful, shameful, unpardonable, unforgivable

→ Definition: deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable.

→ Usage: Children living in deplorable conditions.

888). Contingent

→ Meaning: Chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforeseen

→ Definition: subject to chance..

→ Usage: The contingent nature of the job.

889). Barricade

→ Meaning: Blockade, obstruct, close-up, bar, block off, fortify

→ Definition: block or defend with a barricade.

→ Usage: They barricaded the building and occupied it all night.

890). Reiterate

→ Meaning: repeat, say again, retell, iterate, harp on, dwell on

→ Definition: say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.

→ Usage: She reiterated that the government would remain steadfast in its support.

891). Authentic

→ Meaning: Genuine, original, real, actual, pukka, bona fide, true, veritable

→ Definition: of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine.

→ Usage: The letter is now accepted as an authentic document.

892). Predilection

→ Meaning: Liking, fondness, preference, partially, taste, penchant, weakness, leaning, bias, love

→ Definition: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

→ Usage: Your predilection for pretty girls.

893). Devout

→ Meaning: pious, religious, devoted, dedicated, reverent, believing, godly

→ Definition: having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.

→ Usage: She was a devout Catholic

894). Inadvertently

→ Meaning: accidentally, by accident, unwittingly

→ Definition: without intention; accidentally

→ Usage: His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list.

895). Lunacy

→ Meaning: insanity, madness, mental illness, dementia, mania, frenzy

→ Definition: the state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in technical use).

→ Usage: It has been suggested that originality demands a degree of lunacy.

896). Reprimand

→ Meaning: rebuke, reproof, admonition, reproach, reproval, scolding

→ Definition: a formal expression of disapproval.

→ Usage: The golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules.

897). Endeavour

→ Meaning: try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim.

→ Definition: try hard to do or achieve something.

→ Usage: He is endeavoring to help the Third World.

898). Blunt

→ Meaning: Not sharp, unsharpened, dull, worn, edgeless

→ Definition: (of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point.

→ Usage: A blunt knife.

899). Prerogative

→ Meaning: entitlement, right, privilege, advantage, due, birthright

→ Definition: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

→ Usage: In some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich.

900). Sycophant

→ Meaning: toady, creep, crawler, fawner, flatterer, flunkey, truckler, groveller, minion

→ Definition: a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

→ Usage: My sister is a shallow sycophant who will flatter anyone for a free designer handbag.

901). Agile

→ Meaning: nimble, lithe, supple, light-footed, graceful

→ Definition: able to move quickly and easily.

→ Usage: Ruth was as agile as a monkey.

902). Bewilder

→ Meaning: Baffle, mystify, puzzle, confuse, confound, nonplus,

→ Definition: cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

→ Usage: She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

903). Garner

→ Meaning: gather, collect, assemble

→ Definition: gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).

→ Usage: The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence

904). Remorse

→ Meaning: contrition, deep regret, repentance, penitence, guilt, feeling of guilt

→ Definition: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

→ Usage: They were filled with remorse and shame

905). Antsy

→ Meaning: Agitated, impatient, restless

→ Definition: the state of being restless or anxious

→ Usage: Being a complete introvert, Henry is shy and gets antsy when he has to speak to a girl.

906). Audacity

→ Meaning: daring, boldness, fearlessness, intrepidity, courage, heroism, pluck

→ Definition: a willingness to take bold risks.

→ Usage: He whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan.

907). Unceremonious

→ Meaning: abrupt, sudden, hasty, summary, rude, offhand

→ Definition: having or showing a lack of courtesy; rough or abrupt.

→ Usage: He was known for his strong views and unceremonious manners.

908). Complacent

→ Meaning: smug, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself, proud of oneself

→ Definition: showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

→ Usage: You can't afford to be complacent about security.

909). Expedite

→ Meaning: Speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up, quicken, rush

→ Definition: make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

→ Usage: He promised to expedite economic reforms.

910). Superficial

→ Meaning: Surface, exterior, external, outer, outside, outermost, slight

→ Definition: existing or occurring at or on the surface.

→ Usage: The building suffered only superficial damage.

911). Anomaly

→ Meaning: Oddity, peculiarity, irregularity, inconsistency, incongruity, quirk

→ Definition: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

→ Usage: There are a number of anomalies in the present system

912). Equivocal

→ Meaning: hazy, foggy, vague, indefinite, inexplicit, nebulous, borderline

→ Definition: (of a person) using ambiguous or evasive language

→ Usage: The equivocal nature of her remarks

913). Lucid

→ Meaning: cogent, coherent, communicative, articulate, eloquent

→ Definition: expressed clearly; easy to understand

→ Usage: A lucid account

914). Precipitate

→ Meaning: bring about, cause, lead to, occasion, trigger, provoke, hasten

→ Definition: (cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely

→ Usage: The incident precipitated a political crisis

915). Assuage

→ Meaning: relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, calm, reduce, lower, dilute

→ Definition: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

→ Usage: The letter assuaged the fears of most members

916). Erudite

→ Meaning: Learned, scholarly, well educated, well read, civilized

→ Definition: having or showing great knowledge or learning

→ Usage: Ken could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion

917). Antipathy

→ Meaning: hostility, antagonism, aversion, animus, opposition, enmity, hate, loathing

→ Definition: a deep-seated feeling of aversion

→ Usage: His fundamental antipathy to capitalism

918). Opaque

→ Meaning: Non-transparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, misty, dirty, dingy

→ Definition: not able to be seen through; not transparent

→ Usage: Bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid

919). Bolster

→ Meaning: Pillow, cushion, pad, support, rest

→ Definition: a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support

→ Usage: The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence

920). Deride

→ Meaning: ridicule, mock, jeer at, scoff at, make fun of, pillory

→ Definition: express contempt for; ridicule

→ Usage: The decision was derided by environmentalists

921). Recede

→ Meaning: retreat, go back, move back, move away

→ Definition: go or move back or further away from a previous position

→ Usage: The floodwaters had receded.

922). Critical

→ Meaning: censorious, condemnatory, scathing, criticizing, disapproving, negative

→ Definition: expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments.

→ Usage: I was very critical of the previous regime.

923). Prominent

→ Meaning: Important, well known, leading, noted, public, foremost, big, top, great, famed

→ Definition: important; famous.

→ Usage: She was a prominent member of the city council.

924). Gullible

→ Meaning: credulous, innocent, simple, unsceptical, unworldly, ignorant

→ Definition: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.

→ Usage: An attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money.

925). Forgoing

→ Meaning: do without, go without, give up, surrender, eschew

→ Definition: go without (something desirable).

→ Usage: She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.

926). Gauge

→ Meaning: measure, calculate, compute, work out, determine, ascertain

→ Definition: estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of.

→ Usage: Astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness.

927). Incipient

→ Meaning: developing, impending, growing, emerging, emergent, dawning

→ Definition: (of a person) developing into a specified type or role.

→ Usage: We seemed more like friends than incipient lovers.

928). Malevolent

→ Meaning: malicious, spiteful, hostile, evil-minded, baleful, bitter

→ Definition: having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

→ Usage: The glint of dark, malevolent eyes.

929). Proposition

→ Meaning: theory, hypothesis, thesis, argument, premise, postulation, theorem, concept, idea, statement

→ Definition: a statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion.

→ Usage: The proposition that high taxation is undesirable.

930). Soar

→ Meaning: fly up, wing, wing its way

→ Definition: fly or rise high in the air.

→ Usage: The bird spread its wings and soared into the air.

931). Jubilation

→ Meaning: Exultation, Joy, elation, glee, triumph

→ Definition: a feeling of great happiness and triumph.

→ Usage: Unbelievable scenes of jubilation.

932). Plummet

→ Meaning: Plunge, fall headlong, hurtle, dive, drop, crash, nosedive

→ Definition: fall or drop straight down at high speed.

→ Usage: A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully.

933). Unscrupulous

→ Meaning: unprincipled, unethical, immoral, amoral, sly, bad, improper, wicked, sinful,

→ Definition: having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

→ Usage: Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants.

934). Unpalatable

→ Meaning: disagreeable, unpleasant, displeasing, unattractive, regrettable, unwelcome, nasty, horrible

→ Definition: difficult to put up with or accept

→ Usage: The unpalatable fact that many of the world's people are starving.

935). Substantial

→ Meaning: Considerable, real, material, weighty, solid, sizeable, meaningful, Major, marked, useful

→ Definition: of considerable importance, size, or worth.

→ Usage: A substantial amount of cash.

936). Exacerbate

→ Meaning: Aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound

→ Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

→ Usage: Rising inflation was exacerbated by the collapse of oil prices.

937). Empirical

→ Meaning: Observed, seen, factual, actual, real, firsthand

→ Definition: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

→ Usage: They provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument.

938). Rigour

→ Meaning: accuracy, correctness, exactitude, diligence, carefulness, exactness

→ Definition: the quality of being extremely thorough and careful.

→ Usage: His analysis is lacking in rigour.

939). Inexorable

→ Meaning: relentless, unstoppable, inevitable, inescapable

→ Definition: impossible to stop or prevent.

→ Usage: The seemingly inexorable march of new technology.

940). Lackluster

→ Meaning: Dry, flat, lifeless, tame, tired, colorless, dull

→ Definition: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.

→ Usage: No excuses were made for the team's lackluster performance.

941). Leniency

→ Meaning: mercifulness, mercy, clemency, lenity, forgiveness

→ Definition: The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

→ Usage: The court could show leniency.

942). Reluctant

→ Meaning: Unwilling, disinclined, grudging, resisting, opposed

→ Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.

→ Usage: She seemed reluctant to answer.

943). Curb

→ Meaning: Restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limit

→ Definition: a check or restraint on something.

→ Usage: Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing.

944). Frustrate

→ Meaning: defeat, foil, block, stop, counter, spoil, check, dash, crush

→ Definition: prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled

→ Usage: The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.

945). Enact

→ Meaning: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, sanction, authorize, accept

→ Definition: make (a bill or other proposal) law.

→ Usage: legislation was enacted to attract international companies.

946). Betray

→ Meaning: break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, let down

→ Definition: expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.

→ Usage: A double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans.

947). Alleviate

→ Meaning: Reduce, quiet, relieve, dilute, modify, moderate

→ Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

→ Usage: He couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it.

948). Tangible

→ Meaning: touchable, palpable, tactile, material, physical, real, substantial

→ Definition: perceptible by touch.

→ Usage: the atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was almost tangible.

949). Demonstrate

→ Meaning: reveal, bespeak, indicate, signify, signal, denote, show, display

→ Definition: clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence.

→ Usage: Their shameful silence demonstrates their ineptitude.

950). Narrate

→ Meaning: tell, relate, report, relay, retail, detail, unfold

→ Definition: give a spoken or written account of.

→ Usage: The story is narrated by the heroine.

951). Recede

→ Meaning: retreat, go back, move back, move away

→ Definition: go or move back or further away from a previous position

→ Usage: The floodwaters had receded.

952). Critical

→ Meaning: censorious, condemnatory, scathing, criticizing, disapproving, negative

→ Definition: expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments’.

→ Usage: I was very critical of the previous regime.

953). Prominent

→ Meaning: Important, well known, leading, noted, public, foremost, big, top, great, famed

→ Definition: important; famous.

→ Usage: She was a prominent member of the city council.

954). Gullible

→ Meaning: credulous, innocent, simple, unsceptical, unworldly, ignorant

→ Definition: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.

→ Usage: An attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money.

955). Forgoing

→ Meaning: do without, go without, give up, surrender, eschew

→ Definition: go without (something desirable).

→ Usage: She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.

956). Gauge

→ Meaning: measure, calculate, compute, work out, determine, ascertain

→ Definition: estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of.

→ Usage: Astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness.

957). Incipient

→ Meaning: developing, impending, growing, emerging, emergent, dawning

→ Definition: (of a person) developing into a specified type or role.

→ Usage: We seemed more like friends than incipient lovers.

958). Malevolent

→ Meaning: malicious, spiteful, hostile, evil-minded, baleful, bitter

→ Definition: having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

→ Usage: The glint of dark, malevolent eyes.

959). Proposition

→ Meaning: theory, hypothesis, thesis, argument, premise, postulation, theorem, concept, idea, statement

→ Definition: a statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion.

→ Usage: The proposition that high taxation is undesirable.

960). Soar

→ Meaning: fly up, wing, wing its way

→ Definition: fly or rise high in the air.

→ Usage: The bird spread its wings and soared into the air.

961). Brutalize

→ Meaning: attack, abuse, assault, beat, thump, pummel, pound

→ Definition: treat (someone) in a savage and violent way

→ Usage: They brutalize and torture persons in their custody.

962). Cantankerous

→ Meaning: irritable, cross, fraction, testy, touchy

→ Definition: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

→ Usage: He can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.

963). Obstacle

→ Meaning: Barrier, hurdle, stumbling block, bar, block, problem, deterrent, handicap

→ Definition: a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

→ Usage: The major obstacle to achieving that goal is money.

964). Trite

→ Meaning: hackneyed, banal, clichéd, vapid, ordinary

→ Definition: (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse.

→ Usage: This point may now seem obvious and trite.

965). Derision

→ Meaning: Mockery, ridicule, jeering, sneers, scoffing

→ Definition: contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

→ Usage: My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

966). Meandering

→ Meaning: winding, windy, zigzag, turning, curving, twisting, snaky

→ Definition: following a winding course.

→ Usage: Meandering Rivers flow at vastly different rates.

967). Fervent

→ Meaning: impassioned, intense, ardent, sincere, feeling, heartfelt

→ Definition: having or displaying a passionate intensity.

→ Usage: A fervent supporter of the revolution.

968). Florid

→ Meaning: ruby, red, rosy, red faced, pinkish

→ Definition: having a red or flushed complexion.

→ Usage: A stout man with a florid face.

969). Unanimity

→ Meaning: agreement, accord, concord, unity, union, solidarity

→ Definition: agreement by all people involved; consensus.

→ Usage: There is almost complete unanimity on this issue.

970). Vice

→ Meaning: immorality, wrong, badness, wickedness, evil, impurity

→ Definition: immoral or wicked behavior.

→ Usage: An open sewer of vice and crime.

971). Disputable

→ Meaning: debatable, open to debate, Open to discussion, open to question, doubtful

→ Definition: not established as a fact, and so open to question or debate.

→ Usage: whether it can be described as art criticism may be disputable.

972). Reveal

→ Meaning: Open up, tell, bring out, disclose, release, leak

→ Definition: make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

→ Usage: Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie's whereabouts.

973). Deliberate

→ Meaning: Intentional, calculated, meant, prearranged, studied, done on purpose

→ Definition: done consciously and intentionally.

→ Usage: A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict.

974). Stimulate

→ Meaning: Tonic, restorative, bracing, refreshing

→ Definition: raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

→ Usage: The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries.

975). Perilous

→ Meaning: Dangerous, hazardous, fraught with danger

→ Definition: full of danger or risk.

→ Usage: She a perilous journey south.

976). Jubilant

→ Meaning: Overjoyed, exultant, joyful, gleeful, thrilled

→ Definition: feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

→ Usage: A large number of jubilant fans ran on to the pitch.

977). Arraign

→ Meaning: Criticize, censure, attack, condemn, reprove, berate, find fault with

→ Definition: call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.

→ Usage: Her sister was arraigned on charges of attempted murder.

978). Accomplice

→ Meaning: Abettor, associate, collaborator

→ Definition: a person who helps another commit a crime.

→ Usage: An accomplice in the murder.

979). Meticulous

→ Meaning: careful, exacting, demanding, accurate, correct

→ Definition: showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

→ Usage: The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care.

980). Accord

→ Meaning: Give, grant, tender, award, present, hand, yield

→ Definition: give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

→ Usage: The powers accorded to the head of state.

981). Ascent

→ Meaning: climb, scaling, scramble, clamber

→ Definition: a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill.

→ Usage: The first ascent of the Matterhorn.

982). Eulogy

→ Meaning: Accolade, paean, tribute, compliment, commendation

→ Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died.

→ Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother.

983). Hyperbole

→ Meaning: Overstatement, magnification, embroidery, excess, overkill, overplaying

→ Definition: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

→ Usage: He vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles.

984). Mammoth

→ Meaning: Huge, enormous, giant, massive, towering, titanic, epic, massive, vast

→ Definition: huge

→ Usage: A mammoth corporation.

985). Amalgamate

→ Meaning: Combine, merge, unite, integrate, fuse, blend, mix, incorporate

→ Definition: combine or unite to form one organization or structure.

→ Usage: He amalgamated his company with another.

986). Influx

→ Meaning: in rush, rush, stream, flood, ingress

→ Definition: an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things.

→ Usage: A massive influx of tourists.

987). Impeccable

→ Meaning: flawless, spotless, stainless, perfect, ideal, model

→ Definition: in accordance with the highest standards; faultless.

→ Usage: He had impeccable manners.

988). Zenith

→ Meaning: Highest point, crowning point, height, top, peak, climax, maximum, flower

→ Definition: the time at which something is most powerful or successful.

→ Usage: In 1977, punk was at its zenith.

989). Orderly

→ Meaning: neat, trim, well kept, straight, tidy

→ Definition: neatly and methodically arranged.

→ Usage: An orderly arrangement of objects.

990). Endorse

→ Meaning: autograph, initial, super scribe, inscribe, countersign

→ Definition: declare one's public approval or support of.

→ Usage: The report was endorsed by the college.

991). Ailment

→ Meaning: illness, disease, sickness

→ Definition: an illness, typically a minor one.

→ Usage: We spend more on almost any article of bodily aliment than on our mental aliment.

992). Contaminated

→ Meaning: pollute, corrupt, infect

→ Definition: make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

→ Usage: The site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity

993). Largesse

→ Meaning: liberality, bounty, generosity

→ Definition: Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

→ Usage: Presumably public money is not dispensed with such largesse to anyone else

994). Flee

→ Meaning: run, escape, take off

→ Definition: Run away from a place or situation of danger

→ Usage: To escape the fighting, his family fled from their village

995). Outrage

→ Meaning: indignation, fury, anger

→ Definition: An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation

→ Usage: Her voice trembled with outrage

996). Groom

→ Meaning: curry, brush, comb

→ Definition: Brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog,or other animal)

→ Usage: The horses were groomed and taken to shows

997). Litigation

→ Meaning: case, legal proceeding, legal dispute

→ Definition: The process of taking legal action

→ Usage: The company wishes to avoid litigation

998). Trajectory

→ Meaning: course, route, path

→ Definition: The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces

→ Usage: The missile trajectory was preset

999). Agitation

→ Meaning: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress

→ Definition: A state of anxiety or nervous excitement

→ Usage: She was wringing her hands in agitation

1000). Premises

→ Meaning: property, site, place

→ Definition: A house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context

→ Usage: The Company has moved to new premises