Word List

1. abase-

Students need to abase themselves to

the Principal of their school.
He abased his head due to shame.
I abased my head to show respect to my
teachers.

2. abrade-

He was asked to abrade the windows.

She tore the page as she tried to abrade
it quickly with an eraser.
I need to abrade my school shirt myself
as it is too much dirty.

3. alleviate-

To alleviate pain from coughing,

medicines are needed to be taken.
A number of measures were taken to
alleviate the problem.
Only time can alleviate the problems in a
relationship.

4. amalgamate-

The company has now amalgamated with

another local firm.
They decided to amalgamate the two
schools.
The two companies were amalgamated
into one.

5. beleaguered-

The beleaguered party leader was forced

to resign.
I was beleaguered badly at my school.
In many countries people are
beleaguered for their religion.

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6. benediction-

The benediction was interrupted by a

group of masked individuals.
When the mother found her child, her
arms outstretched in benediction.
Religious people give a benediction
almost every day.

7. berserk i went berserk when i heard i was

selected.
He went berserk after getting bullied.
She went berserk after hearing the score
of the match.
8. bestial-

His activities were bestial.

She acted like a bestial person because
of her anger.
The murderer was a bestial human being.

9. importune-

She importuned me to be her friend.

I was importuned by the beggar for
money.
He was importuned for mercy by the
prisoners.

10.

He was kidnapped and kept at a defunct

railway station.
I was lost in a defunct road of the jungle.
The law of sacrificing wives when their
husbands die id defunct now.

defunct-

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11.
cacophon
ous-

There was a cacophonous sound coming

out of the classroom.
The radio made a cacophonous sound
when there was no signal.
There was cacophonous sound coming
out of the stadium.

12.

trounce-

Brazil trounced Argentina 51 in the final.

He was roundly trounced in last
Novembers election.
She was trounced in the tournament.

13.

canny-

He is a canny student.
He took a very canny decision.
She was canny enough to realize that it
was a trap.

14.

clangour-

There were celebrations everywhere as I

could hear the clangour.
The movie theater was full of clangour.
There was clangour in front of my house.

15.

callow-

He is one of the callow youths who

were selected for the job.
Dont do it, you are still a callow boy
for the task.
We dont hire callow fellows for this
work.

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16.
e-

delectabl

The delectable smell of freshly baked

bread made me feel extremely hungry.
The delectable chocolate truffles were
very costly but the taste was really good.
The pizza looked very delectable as it
was cooked by a chef.

17.
s-

deleteriou

The deleterious effect of stress on health

can eventually lead to some diseases.
Smoking is deleterious to health so we
should avoid it.
Some fruits may be deleterious to health
so we should be careful when we are
eating an unknown fruit.

18.
demagog
ue-

Bangladesh is full of demagogue leaders.

19.

ebullient-

The Officer was in ebullient mood.

She sounded as ebullient and happy as
ever.
He was accompanied by an ebullient,
talkative girl.

20.

fallacious-

You are interfering with their

conversation based on a fallacious -0oinformation.
The certain disagreement rose from a
fallacious argument.
He barked at me although he knew that
was a fallacious statement given against
me.

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gossamer

I want that gown of gossamer silk

That spider was hanging on its own
gossamer.
The gossamer wings of a dragonfly are
amazing.

22.
depredati
on-

The depredations of age and disease are

spreading rapidly.

23.

elixir-

The scientists are still looking for the

elixir for AIDS.
We need the elixir

24.

depose-

25.
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egregious

The chairman deposed him for his

inappropriate behaviour.
The organization decided to depose him
as they thought he was not qualified
enough.
The office deposed him as he was not
working hard enough.
Do not worsen the situation as it is
already egregious.
When I informed them that I accidentally
lost the purse the situation became
egregious.
The political situation is always egregious
in our country.

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fatuous-

Why are you acting in a fatuous manner?

His statement made in the conversation
was really fatuous.
Their arguments are completely fatuous.

27.
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enunciate

Could you please enunciate the sentence

again?
Always try to enunciate and express
lectures clearly.
She enunciated each word slowly and
carefully.

28.

glib-

He is a glib salesman.
Do not give me glib answers.
He had assumed that his glib
explanations would convince us.

29.
embezzle
ment-

He was accused of embezzlement.

He went to prison because of
embezzlement.
We should never accuse anyone of
embezzlement unless we have strong
evidence.

30.

He became embroiled in a dispute with

his neighbours.
Do not embroil me in your problems.
I do not wish in embroiling in other
peoples matters.

embroil-

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31.
grandiloq
uent-

Do not be a grandiloquent.
I am feeling that you are becoming a
grandiloquent.
Becoming grandiloquent is bad.

32.

flaccid-

That is a flaccid leadership.

His muscles are flaccid.
I like eating the flaccid stalks of celery.

33.

enervate-

The weather enervating him.

That disease is enervating everyone it is
affecting.
The surgery really enervated me for
weeks.

34.

gingerly-

He opened the box gingerly and looked

inside.
I gingerly took my grandmother up the
stairs.
You should work gingerly in order to
reduce your mistakes.

35.

fledgling-

We are living in a fledgling economy.

That is a fledgling organization we are
working for.
Yesterday I saw a female bird feeding her
fledglings.

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gullible-

I am not gullible enough to believe

something that outrageous.
They sell overprized souvenirs to gullible
tourists.
These toys are aimed at gullible little kids
to buy.

37.

ignoble-

You should not have ignoble thoughts.

He is an ignoble person.
Such an ignoble act is completely
unexpected out of a military officer.

38.
heterogen
eous-

I have a fairly heterogeneous group of

students.
Our country has a heterogeneous
population.
I have a heterogeneous collection of
stamps.

39.
te-

incapacita

He was incapacitated by old age and

sickness.
There is a group of mentally
incapacitated people living beside our
house.

40.
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harrowing

I had a really harrowing experience when

I took a bite off the left over pizza.
This movie will give you a harrowing
nightmare.
The whole thing was very harrowing for
her.

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Impoveris
hed-

Those are impoverished areas of the city.

The workers of the organization are
impoverished.
The grand prize of the lottery was won by
an impoverished family.

42.
hypochon
driac-

He is a hypochondriac as we all know.

My brother is a real hypochondriac.
Do not be a hypochondriac- there is
nothing wrong with you.

43.
e-

implausibl

Do not give me an implausible

explanation.
This idea is completely implausible.
This is a highly implausible claim.

44.
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humdrum

There is a lot of dull, humdrum work in

politics.
Let us bring some change in your
humdrum life.
Dont you feel sick doing this humdrum
work every day?

45.
te-

immacula

She always looks immaculate.

The suit he was wearing was immaculate.
The performance was immaculate.

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46.
e-

regurgitat

She memorized the names only to

regurgitate them in the exam.
Do not regurgitate everything, try to
understand them.
Regurgitation is a bad habit.

47.
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reimburse

Any costs you incur will be reimbursed in

full.
You will be reimbursed for your expenses.
His costs in recovering the suitcase were
fully reimbursed.

48.
e-

incarcerat

Thousands were incarcerated in labour

camps.
The state incarcerated over 1900 people
last year.
Many people was incarcerated due to
discrimination.

49.

triennial-

I made a triennial contract last year.

That is a triennial convention that we are
visiting now.
We all signed up a triennial statement
yesterday.

50.
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vouchsafe

He vouchsafed me to different family

secrets.
He vouchsafed the secret and betrayed
me.
She vouchsafed the secret only to a
certain followers.

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abase-

52.

abrade-

53.

alleviate-

54.
amalgam
ate-

55.
beleaguer
ed-

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benedicti
on-

57.

berserk-

58.

bestial-

59.
e-

importun

60.

defunct-

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cacophon
ous-

62.

trounce-

63.

canny-

64.

clangour-

65.

callow-

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e-

delectabl

67.
s-

deleteriou

68.
demagog
ue-

69.

ebullient-

70.

fallacious-

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gossamer

72.
depredati
on-

73.

elixir-

74.

depose-

75.
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egregious

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fatuous-

77.
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enunciate

78.

glib-

79.
embezzle
ment-

80.

embroil-

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grandiloq
uent-

82.

flaccid-

83.

enervate-

84.

gingerly-

85.

fledging-

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gullible-

87.

ignoble-

88.
heterogen
eous-

89.
te-

incapacita

90.
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harrowing

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te-

immacula

92.
hypochon
driac-

93.
e-

implausibl

94.
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humdrum

95.
te-

immacula

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96.
e-

regurgitat

97.
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reimburse

98.
e-

incarcerat

99.

triennial-

100.
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vouchsafe

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