PAIR OF WORDS
1 Fain.
Meaning: willingly or happily
Use in sentence: I would fain forget what I had
done.
2 Emigrate:
Meaning: to leave one’s country
Use in sentence: Ahmed emigrated to the USA.
3 Envy:
Meaning: to wish for something that someone else
has
Use in sentence: She was looking with envy at her
friend’s new dress.
4 Invade:
Meaning: to enter a country, town, etc. using
military force in order to take control of it
Use in sentence: The rioters invaded the
government buildings.
5 Trifling:
Meaning: unimportant, petty
Use in sentence: I got the trifling details of the
incident from by neighbor.
6 Simulation:
Meaning: imitation, replication
Use in sentence: The politician gave the simulation
of the general concern towards the needy ones.
7 Venal:
Meaning: Corruptible, money grubbing, likely to
accept bribes
Use in sentence: They are accused of being
involved in venal practice.
8 Counsel.
Meaning: to give advice, especially on social or
personal problems
Use in sentence: He didn’t accept my counsel.
Feign
Meaning: to pretend that you have a particular
feeling or that you are ill, tired etc.
Use in sentence: You know how everyone feigns
surprise when you tell them how old you are.
Immigrate:
Meaning: to settle in another country
Use in sentence: Her family permanently
immigrated to the USA.
Jealousy:
Meaning: something that you want to be or long
for your own
Use in sentence: I felt sick with jealousy.
Attack:
Meaning: try to hurt or defeat using force
Use in sentence: A woman was attacked and
robbed by a group of neighbor.
Trivial:
Meaning: not important or serious
Use in sentence: I know it seems trivial but I am
very much worried about the disappearance of
my luggage.
Dissimulation:
Meaning: an act of hiding the real feelings or
intentions with a pretension
Use in sentence: He was capable of great
dissimulation and hypocrisy.
Venial:
Meaning: not very serious and therefore able to
be forgotten
Use in sentence: They judged dismissed the
venial crimes and focused on the theft of the
animals.
Council
Meaning: a body of persons specially designated
or selected to act in an adversary, administrative,
or legislative capacity
Use in sentences: you will meet the council this
evening.
9 Distinct
Meaning: clearly noticeable; that certainly exists
Use in sentence: There’s a distinct smell of
cigarettes in here
10 Apposite
Meaning: suitable and right for the occasion
Use in sentence: It is, however, apposite to note
that this process will continue in the year ahead
11 Deprecate
Meaning: to not approve of something
Use in sentence: we deprecate this use of
company funds for political purposes.
12 Punctual
Meaning: arriving, doing something or happening
at the expected, correct time
Use in sentence: He’s fairly punctual.
13 Judicial
Meaning: involving a court of law
Use in sentence: The defense team will seek a
judicial review of the sentence.
14 Salutary
Meaning: producing good benefits
Use in sentence: The vitamins have had a salutary
influence on Junaid by giving him more energy.
15 Canvas
Meaning: a piece of cloth used by artists for
painting on, usually with oil paints or the painting
itself
Use in sentence: He spotted the canvas and
smiled, shaking his head in disbelief.
16 Voracity
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Use in sentence: Nothing can satiate my greed and
Distinctive.
Meaning: Something that is distinctive is easy to
recognize because it is different from other things
Use in sentence: she’s got a very distinctive voice.
Opposite
Meaning: completely different
Use in sentences: you’d never know they’re
sisters – they’re completely opposite to each
other in every way.
Depreciate
Meaning: to (cause something to) lose value,
especially over time.
Use in sentence: If the value of our currency
continues to depreciate, it will soon be worthless
abroad.
Punctilious
Meaning: very careful to behave correctly or to
give attention to details
Use in sentences: He was always punctilious in his
manner
Judicious
Meaning: having or showing reason and good
judgments review in making decisions
Use in sentence: we should make judicious use of
the resources available to us.
Salubrious
Meaning: describes a place that is pleasant, clean
and healthy to live in
Use in sentences: He doesn’t live in a very
salubrious part of town.
Canvass
Meaning: To try to get political support or votes,
especially by visiting all the houses in an area
Use in sentence: the younger activists were
exited to canvass door-to-door for Bilawal.
Veracity
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest and
accurate
 voracity Use in sentence: The veracity of the second claim
can be tested against – the findings of
archeology.
17 Persecute Prosecute
Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over Meaning: to officially accuse someone of
a long period of time because of their race, committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a
religion, or political beliefs or to annoy someone lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of
by refusing to leave them alone. committing a crime is guilty of that crime
Use in sentence: Religious minorities were Use in sentence: He was prosecuted for fraud.
persecuted and massacred during the thirty-year
regime.
18 Emigrant Immigrant
Meaning: a person who emigrates Meaning: a person who has come to a
Use in sentence: There were only a small different country in order to live there
number of emigrants on board permanently
Use in sentence: Illegal immigrants are sent
back across the border if they are caught
19 Wreck Wreak
Meaning: to destroy or badly damage Meaning: to cause something to happen in a
something violent and often uncontrolled way
Use in sentence: Our greenhouse was wrecked Use in sentence: The recent storms have
in last night’s storm wreaked havoc on crops
20 Euphemistic Euphuistic
Meaning: a word or phrase used to avoid Meaning: affected elegance of language
saying an unpleasant or offensive word Use in sentence: Euphuistic style has been
Use in sentence: ‘Senior Citizen’ is an used in many of his writings
euphemism for ‘old person’.
21 Amoral Immoral
Meaning: without moral principles Meaning: Morally wrong
Use in sentence: During battle, many soldiers Use in sentence: It’s an immoral tax, because
become amoral and forget the difference the poor will pay relatively more
between wrong and right while fighting for
their lives.
22 Effluence Affluence
Meaning: a thing that flows out or forth Meaning: having a lot of money or owning a
Use in sentence: Its manifestation in time is lot of things
not a creation; it is an effluence from the Use in sentence: when the economy crashed,
eternal fount of spirit. many people of affluence from the eternal
fount of spirit
23 Wretch Retch
Meaning: a person who experiences Meaning: to react in a way as if you are
something vomiting vomiting
Use in sentence: A gentleman said that a week Use in sentence: The sight of blood makes
ago he was the wretch in the country, but now him retch.
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24 Imperial
Meaning: belonging or relating to an empire
or the person or country that rules it
Use in sentence: Although the imperial child
was so young, he still became the next thing.
25 Degrade
Meaning: to lower in rank or status
Use in sentence: He likes to degrade people by
calling them embarrassing names.
26 Temporal
Meaning: relating to practical matters or
physical things, rather than spiritual ones
Use in sentence: Her starting point: ‘The
future is the only temporal area over which
people have power’.
27 Precipitate
Meaning: to make something happen
suddenly or sooner than expected
Use in sentence: Fear of losing her job
precipitated her into action.
28 Mitigate
Meaning: to make something less harmful,
unpleasant, or bad
Use in sentence: It is unclear how to mitigate
the effects of tourism on the island.
29 Popular
Meaning: liked, enjoyed or supported by many
people.
Use in sentence: She is the most popular
teacher in school
30 Compliment:
Meaning: Remark that expresses approval,
admiration or respect
Use in Sentence: I take it as a compliment
when people say that I look like my mother.
31 Excite
Meaning: to make someone have strong
feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
Use in sentence: Nothing about my life excites
Imperious
Meaning: unpleasantly proud and expecting
obedience
Use in sentence: He sent them away with an
imperious wave of the hand.
Denigrate
Meaning: to say that someone or something
is not good or important
Use in sentence: You shouldn’t denigrate
people just because they have different
beliefs from you.
Temporary
Meaning: not lasting or needed for very long
Use in sentence: The ceasefire will only
provide a temporary solution to the crisis.
Precipitous
Meaning: very steep, perpendicular
Use in sentence: People were shocked by his
precipitous fall from political power.
Alleviate:
Meaning: to make something bad such as
pain or problems less severe
Use in sentence: The drugs did nothing to
alleviate her pain/suffering.
Populace
Meaning: the ordinary people who live in a
particular country or place
Use in sentence: The populace has suffered
greatly
Complement:
Meaning: to make something else seem
better or more attractive when combining
with it
Use in sentence: The music complements her
voice completely.
Incite
Meaning: to encourage someone to do or
feel something unpleasant or violent
Use in sentence: she was expelled for inciting
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32 Libel:
Meaning: Printed defamation
Use in sentence: Publishers never publishes a
libel material against national interests.
33 Male:
Meaning: Masculine, opposite to female
Use in sentence: This book is recommended
by our male readers.
34 Banned:
Meaning: Order forbidding something
Use in sentence: The government has banned
any kind of political activities during the
martial law.
35 Barred:
Meaning: Something that stops progress
Use in sentence: The police barred the main
boulevard during the strike, so that the
procession could not reach the airport.
36 Virtuous
Meaning: Having good moral qualities and
behavior
Use in sentence: he described them as a
virtuous and hardworking people
37 Exceptional
Meaning: Much greater than usual, especially
in skill, intelligence, quality, etc
Use in Sentence: The Company has shown
exceptional growth over the past two years.
41 Luxuriant
Meaning: growing quickly, strongly and well
Use in Sentence: this stretch of land was once
covered with luxuriant forest, but is now bare.
42 Mean
Meaning: to express or represent something
such as an idea, thought or fact
Use in Sentence: these figures mean that
almost 7% of the working population is
unemployed
her classmates to rebel against their
teachers.
Liable:
Meaning: Legally responsible
Use in sentence: The principle warned the
students that they would be liable for any
damage caused by them during the strike.
Mail:
Meaning: Post, the carriage which brings the
mail
Use in sentence: The mail train arrives at this
station in the evening.
Band:
Meaning: A group of persons playing music
together
Use in sentence: The police band won first
prize in All-Pakistan Band Competition.
Bared:
Meaning: Un-covered
Use in sentence: The Mountains were
completely bared when we visited the area
Virtual
Meaning: describe something that can be
done or seen using a computer and therefore
without going anywhere or talking to anyone.
Use in sentence: In, tests we have found the
virtual machine runs at a reasonable speed.
Exceptionable
Meaning: offensive and upsetting
Use in sentence: This action is normally only
taken in exceptional circumstances.
Luxurious
Meaning: very comfortable and expensive
Use in sentence: They have a very luxurious
house.
Mien
Meaning: a person’s appearance, especially
the typical expression on their face
Use in sentence: his aristocratic mien and
smart clothes singled him out.
43 Observation Observance
Meaning: When you observe something or Meaning: when someone obeys a law or
someone follows a religious custom
Use in Sentence: the police are keeping the Use in sentence: The state must enforce the
suspect under observation. observance of human rights in its domestic
legal order.
44 Need: Knead:
Meaning: require (something) because it is Meaning: work (moistened flour or clay) into
essential or very important rather than just dough or paste with the hands or massage or
desirable: squeeze with the hands.
Sentence: I need your help now Sentence: She kneaded his back
46 Queue: Meaning: a line of people, usually Cue: Meaning: a signal for someone to do
standing or in cars, waiting for something something Sentence: They started washing
Sentence: There was a long queue of traffic up, so that was our cue to leave the party.
stretching down the road.
47 Quarts: Quartz:
Meaning: a unit of liquid measure of capacity. Meaning: a hard mineral consisting of silica,
Sentence: You spilled a quart of water on my found widely in igneous and metamorphic
table. rocks.
Sentence: The rocks i have used contain
some quartz, which may help to create the
effect we want.
48 Choral: Coral:
Meaning: of a chorus or a choir, Meaning: the hard, stony skeleton secreted
Sentence: Choral singing became a matter of by certain marine polyps.
national pride. Sentence: What you will not find here are
pristine corals.
49 Discrete: Discreet:
Meaning: separate and distinct. Meaning: careful and prudent in one’s
Sentence: These are discrete projects, and speech or actions, especially in order to keep
their funding records should be kept separate. something confidential.
Sentence: Discreet silence over the matter.
50 Epic: Epoch:
Meaning: An epic is a story or long poem Meaning: a period of time considered in
telling the tale of a fictional or historical hero. terms of noteworthy and characteristic
Sentence: Epic tale that favors the bizarre. events, developments, persons, etc
Sentence: Epoch of the final decline of
democracy.
51 Brooch: Broad:
Meaning: a small piece of jewelry with a pin at Meaning: very wide
the back that is fastened to a woman's clothes Sentence: We walked down a broad avenue
Sentence: She wore a small silver brooch. lined with trees.
52 Collision: Collusion:
 Meaning: an accident that happens when two Meaning: agreement between people to act
vehicles hit each other with force together secretly or illegally in order to
Sentence: There has been a collision on the deceive or cheat someone
southbound stretch of the motorway. Sentence: It is thought that they worked in
collusion with the terrorist network.
53 Hoard: Horde:
Meaning: to collect large amounts of Meaning: a large group of people
something and keep it in a safe, often secret, Sentence: Hordes of students on bikes made
place crossing the road difficult.
Sentence: During the siege people began
hoarding food and supplies.
54 Illusion: Delusion:
Meaning: an idea or belief which is not true Meaning: when someone believes something
Sentence: He had no illusions about his talentsthat is not true
as a singer. Sentence: He's under the delusion that he
will be promoted this year.
55 Prescribe: Proscribe:
Meaning: to say what medical treatment Meaning: to not allow something
someone should have Sentence: The Athletics Federation has
Sentence: The drug is often prescribed for banned the runner from future races for
ulcers. using proscribed drugs.
56 Respectfully: Respectively:
Meaning: in a way that shows you want to be Meaning: relating or belonging to each of the
polite or honor someone separate people or things you have just
Sentence: As the body was carried through the mentioned
crowd, people drew back respectfully. Sentence: In the 200 meters, Lizzy and Sarah
came first and third respectively.
57 Complacent: Complaisant:
Meaning: Satisfied Meaning: willing to please; affably agreeable;
Sentence: We can't afford to become obliging
complacent about any of our products. Sentence: Can we really sit back and watch
the suffering of a whole nation and be so
complaisant?
58 Corporal: Corporeal:
Meaning: of the human body; bodily; physical: Meaning: Of a material nature; tangible.
Sentence: Nowadays it is not the custom to Sentence: Corporeal need such as food and
inflict corporal punishment in schools. drink should receive due measure of
attention.
59 Auger: Augur:
Meaning: a tool consisting of a twisted rod of Meaning: to be a sign of especially good or
metal fixed to a handle, used for making large bad things in the future
holes in wood or in the ground Sentence: Do you think that this recent
Sentence: In order to measure the pH directly; ministerial announcement augurs a shift in
 the kit includes a plastic auger to perforate the government policy?
ground.
60 Moat: Mote:
Meaning: a long wide hole which is dug all the Meaning: something, especially a bit of dust,
way around a place such as a castle, and that is so small it is almost impossible to see
usually filled with water, to make it more Sentence: Dust motes swam alongside the
difficult to attack gloomy corridor.
Sentence: The site of the manor house is
surrounded by a narrow moat which is fed by
water from the New River.
61 Loath: Loathe:
Meaning: to be unwilling to do something Meaning: to hate someone or something
Sentence: I'm loath to spend it all at once. Sentence: From an early age the brothers
have loathed each other.
62 Ingenious: Ingenuous:
Meaning: very clever and skillful Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/
Sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways showing innocent or childlike simplicity and
to work more quickly. candidness
Sentence: It has to be said it was rather
ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger
to look after his luggage.
63 Naughty: Knotty:
Meaning: not behaving properly; mischievous Meaning: complicated and difficult to solve
or disobedient Sentence: That's rather a knotty question.
Sentence: Now that's naughty - you mustn't
throw food on the floor!
64 Ghostly: Ghastly:
Meaning: pale and transparent Meaning: unpleasant and shocking
Sentence: The image is fading which gives the Sentence: Today's newspaper gives all the
figure a rather ghostly appearance. ghastly details of the murder.
65 Hew: Hue:
Meaning: to cut a large piece out of rock, Meaning: a particular shade or tint of a given
stone or another hard material in a rough way color
Sentence: The monument was hewn out of Sentence: In the Caribbean waters there are
the side of a mountain. fish of every hue.
66 Adverse: Averse:
Meaning: having a negative or harmful effect Meaning: strongly disliking or opposed to
on something Sentence: Few MPs are averse to the
Sentence: The match has been canceled due attention of the media.
to adverse weather conditions.
67 Maize: Maze:
Meaning: a tall plant grown in many parts of Meaning: An intricate, usually confusing
the world for its yellow seeds which are eaten network of interconnecting pathways
 as food, made into flour or fed to animals
Sentence: Some of our foods may contain
ingredients produced from genetically
modified maize.
68 Medal:
Meaning: a small, flat piece of metal with a
design or inscription stamped or inscribed on
it, made to commemorate some event, or
awarded for some distinguished action
Sentence: She won three Olympic gold
medals.
Sentence: The old part of the town was a
maze of narrow passages.
Meddle:
Meaning: to concern oneself with or take
part in other people's affairs without being
asked or needed
Sentence: People shouldn't meddle with
things they don't understand.

69 Illusion: Allusion:
Meaning: an idea or belief which is not true Meaning: something that is said or written
Sentence: He had no illusions about his talents that is intended to make you think of a
as a singer. particular thing or person
Sentence: Her novels are packed with literary
allusions.
70 Ordinance: Ordnance:
Meaning: a law or rule made by a government Meaning: all military weapons together with
or authority ammunition, combat vehicles, etc. and the
Sentence: City Ordinance 126 forbids car equipment and supplies used in servicing
parking in this area. these
Sentence: Do not touch any military
ordnance that may be found lying around this
area.
71 Willing: Willful:
Meaning: to be happy to do something if it is Meaning: said or done deliberately or
needed intentionally
Sentence: You said you needed a volunteer - Sentence: Willful killing is a grave breach.
well, I'm willing.
72 Capital: Capitol:
Meaning: a city which is the centre of Meaning: the building in which a state
government of a country or smaller political legislature meets
area Sentence: A state legislature will meet in a
Sentence: Australia's capital city is Canberra. capitol building.
73 Assay: Essay:
Meaning: an examination or testing Meaning: attempt/ a short piece of writing on
Sentence: A positive result has been obtained a particular subject
in a mouse lymphoma assay. Sentence: The Diploma is assessed by three
essays of 3,000 words each.
74 Envelop: Envelope:
Meaning: to cover or surround something Meaning: a flat, usually square or
 completely rectangular, paper container for a letter
Sentence: The graveyard looked ghostly, Sentence: A stamped, addressed envelope
enveloped in mist. should be enclosed for reply.
75 Decree: Degree:
Meaning: an official statement that something Meaning: amount or level of something
must happen Sentence: This job demands a high degree of
Sentence: More than 200 people were freed skill.
by military decree.
76 Desolate: Dissolute:
Meaning: describes a place that is empty and Meaning: immoral
not attractive Sentence: He led a dissolute life.
Sentence: The house stood in a bleak and
desolate landscape.

77 Species: Specie:
Meaning: a set of animals or plants in which Meaning: Coined money
the members have similar characteristics to Sentence: The next insinuation is that the
each other Bank has refused specie payments.
Sentence: Over a hundred species of insect
are found in this area.
78 Tortuous: Torturous:
Meaning: not direct or simple Meaning: causing torture
Sentence: He took a tortuous route through Sentence: It was torturous to think that he
back streets. could have stopped the boy from running
into the road.
79 Wet: Whet:
Meaning: covered in water or another liquid Meaning: to increase someone's interest in
Sentence: My bike got wet in the rain. and wish for something
Sentence: I've read an excerpt of the book on
the Web and it's whetted my appetite.
80 All: Awl:
Meaning: every one (of), or the complete Meaning: a small, pointed tool for making
amount or number (of), or the whole (of) holes in wood, leather, etc.
Sentence: All animals have to eat in order to Sentence: That awl causes loud noise.
live.
81 Boy: Buoy:
Meaning: a male child Meaning: a floating object on the top of the
Sentence: As a young boy, my father used to sea, which is used for directing ships and
walk three miles to school. warning them of possible danger
Sentence: The zones for swimming and the
zones for water sports are clearly marked by
buoys.
82 Fallow: Fellow:
 Meaning: describes land that is not planted Meaning: describes someone who has the
with crops, in order to improve the quality of same job or interests as you, or is in the same
the soil situation as you
Sentence: Farmers are eligible for government Sentence: She introduced me to some of her
support if they let a certain amount of land lie fellow students.
fallow.
83 Jewry: Jury:
Meaning: all the Jews Meaning: a group of people who have been
Sentence: Dr. Lisa is an expert of Latin chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a
American Jewry. law court and to decide whether a person is
guilty or not guilty
Sentence: Police officers aren't usually
allowed to be on a jury.
84 Functional: Dysfunctional:
Meaning: designed to be practical and useful Meaning: not behaving or working normally
rather than attractive Sentence: The craftsman is likely to seem
Sentence: Project work is used to integrate dysfunctional in a culture of innovation and
material and make knowledge functional. change.
85 Yew: Eue:
Meaning: an evergreen tree with flat leaves Meaning: Unable to find this word in
like needles and small red cones, or the wood dictionaries
from this tree Sentence: An eue passed in his life which
Sentence: There is little sound except for the made him dull for an year.
breeze stirring in the churchyard yew trees.
86 Allusive: Elusive:
Meaning: containing a lot of allusions Meaning: difficult to describe, find, achieve
Sentence: Her music is allusive. or remember
Sentence: The answers to these questions
remain as elusive as ever.
87 Ladylike: Ladyship:
Meaning: graceful, controlled and behaving in Meaning: a respectful way of referring to or
a way that is socially acceptable for a woman talking to a woman or girl who has the rank
Sentence: Laura is very ladylike and elegant. of a peer or knight without using her title
Sentence: We are honored to welcome your
ladyship here tonight.
88 Differ: Defer:
Meaning: to be not like something or Meaning: to delay something until a later
someone else, either physically or in another time; to postpone
way Sentence: My bank has agreed to defer the
Sentence: The twins look alike, but they differ repayments on my loan while I'm still a
in temperament. student.
89 Conscious: Conscience:
Meaning: to notice that a particular thing or Meaning: the part of you that judges how
 person exists or is present moral your own actions are and makes you
Sentence: I think she's very conscious of being feel guilty about bad things that you have
the only person in the office who didn't have a done
university education. Sentence: You didn't do anything wrong - you
should have a clear conscience.
90 Confidant: Confidante:
Meaning: a person you trust and share your Meaning: a woman or girl confidant
feelings and secrets with Sentence: Within a few short years he was a
Sentence: Within a few short years he was a trusted confidant.
trusted confidant.
91 Atheist: Agnostic:
Meaning: someone who believes that God or Meaning: someone who does not know, or
gods do not exist believes that it is impossible to know,
Sentence: I know an atheist who says ' Oh whether a god exists
god! Sentence: Although he was raised a Catholic,
he was an agnostic for most of his adult life.
92 Loose: Lose:
Meaning: not firmly fixed in place Meaning: to no longer have something
Sentence: There were some loose wires because you do not know where it is, or
hanging out of the wall. because it has been taken away from you
Sentence: I've lost my ticket.
93 Briefing: Debriefing:
Meaning: information that is given to Meaning: to question someone in detail
someone just before they do something or a about work they have done for you
meeting where this happens Sentence: The pilots were thoroughly
Sentence: They received thorough briefing debriefed after every mission.
before they left the country.
94 Dual: Duel:
Meaning: with two parts, or combining two Meaning: a formal fight in the past, using
things guns or swords, arranged between two
Sentence: This room has a dual purpose, people as a way of deciding an argument
serving as both a study and a dining room. Sentence: The composer Strauss was once
challenged to a duel.
95 Deduce: Imply:
Meaning: to reach an answer or a decision by Meaning: to communicate an idea or feeling
thinking carefully about the known facts without saying it directly
Sentence: We cannot deduce very much from Sentence: I detected an implied criticism of
these figures. the way he was treated.
96 Altogether: All together:
Meaning: completely or in total Meaning: all at the same time
Sentence: The government ought to abolish Sentence: The last time we were all together
the tax altogether. was in 1999.
97 Ambiguous: Ambivalent:
 Meaning: having or expressing more than one
possible meaning, sometimes intentionally
Sentence: His reply to my question was
somewhat ambiguous.
98 Appraise:
Meaning: to examine someone or something
in order to judge their qualities, success or
needs
Sentence: At the end of each teaching
practice, trainee teachers are asked to
appraise their own performance.
99 Bad:
Meaning: unpleasant; causing difficulties or
harm
Sentence: Our holiday was spoiled by bad
weather.
100 Compare:
Meaning: to examine or look for the
difference between two or more things
Sentence: If you compare house prices in the
two areas, it's quite amazing how different
they are.
101 Farther:
Meaning: to a greater distance
Sentence: The fog's so thick, I can't see farther
than about ten meters.
102 Occlude:
Meaning: to close, shut, or block
Sentence: I try to set the end distance (at
which the fog totally occludes everything) no
lower than 4000.
103 Practical:
Meaning: relating to experience, real
situations or actions rather than ideas or
imagination
Sentence: Qualifications are important but
practical experience is always an advantage.
104 Raze:
Meaning: to completely destroy a city,
building, etc
Meaning: having two opposing feelings at the
same time, or being uncertain about how you
feel
Sentence: I felt very ambivalent about leaving
home.
Apprise:
Meaning: to tell someone about something
Sentence: The President has been apprised of
the situation.
Badly:
Meaning: in a severe and harmful way
Sentence: She was badly affected by the
events in her childhood.
Contrast:
Meaning: an obvious difference between two
or more things
Sentence: The antique furnishing provides an
unusual contrast to the modernity of the
building.
Further:
Meaning: to a greater distance or degree; at
a more advanced level
Sentence: We discussed the problem but we
didn't get much further in actually solving it.
Occult:
Meaning: relating to magical powers and
activities, such as those of witchcraft and
astrology
Sentence: She claims to have occult powers,
given to her by some mysterious spirit.
Practicable:
Meaning: able to be done or put into action
Sentence: The troops will be brought home
as soon as practicable.
Raise:
Meaning: to lift something to a higher
position
 Sentence: The town was razed to the ground
in the bombing raid - not a building was left
standing.
105 Canon:
Meaning: a Christian priest with special duties
in a cathedral
Sentence: He was first appointed as a
residentiary canon and only became
Chancellor after several years with us.
106 Avenge:
Meaning: to do harm to or punish the person
responsible for something bad done to you
Sentence: He swore he would avenge his
brother's death.
107 Caret:
Meaning: a mark (‸) used in writing or in
correcting proof, to show where something is
to be inserted
Sentence: Some screen readers use the
system caret to determine which area of the
screen to read or magnify.
108 Revel:
Meaning: to separate the parts, esp. threads
Sentence: The road raveled rapidly and
became merely a pile of loose stones.
109 Aviary:
Meaning: a large cage or closed space in which Meaning: a place where people keep bees,
birds are kept as pets
Sentence: I have an aviary with 17 birds.
110 Demeane:
Meaning: Unable to find in dictionaries
Sentence: Unable to find in dictionaries.
Sentence: Would all those in favor please
raise their hands?
Cannon:
Meaning: a large, mounted piece of artillery;
sometimes, specif., a large gun with a
relatively short barrel, as a howitzer
Sentence: Instead of eight machine guns, it
now had twelve, or four 20mm cannon.
Revenge:
Meaning: harm done to someone as a
punishment for harm that they have done to
someone else
Sentence: He is believed to have been shot
by a rival gang in revenge for the shootings
last week.
Carat:
Meaning: a unit for measuring the weight of
jewels
Sentence: 24-carat gold is the purest.
Reveal:
Meaning: to make known or show something
that is surprising or that was previously
secret
Sentence: He was jailed for revealing secrets
to the Russians.
Apiary:
especially a collection of hives kept to
provide honey
Sentence: I once visited an apiary where
there were numerous cardboard boxes
scattered around.
Demean:
Meaning: to cause someone to become less
respected
Sentence: The entire family was demeaned
by his behavior.