Date 11-11-2019

1.callous-adjective
1. showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
"his callous comments about the murder made me shiver"
2.celerity
noun

swiftness of movement.

3.debased
adjective
1. reduced in quality or value. Degrade or devalue.
"the debased traditions of sportsmanship”
4.debonair
adjective
1. (of a man) confident, stylish, and charming.
"all the men looked debonair and handsome in white tie and tails"
5. docile
adjective
1. ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.
"a cheap and docile workforce"
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6.deride
Verb. express contempt for; ridicule.
"the decision was derided by environmentalists"
to laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they
are stupid or of no value:
He derided my singing as pathetic.
This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.

7. Ebullient
adjective

1. 1.
cheerful and full of energy.
"she sounded ebullient and happy"
ARCHAIC
(of liquid or matter) boiling or agitated as if boiling.
"misted and ebullient seas"

8. archaic
adjective
1. very old or old-fashioned.
"prisons are run on archaic methods"
 (of a word or a style of language) no longer in everyday use but sometimes
used to impart an old-fashioned flavour.
"a term with a rather archaic ring to it"
 of an early period of art or culture, especially the 7th–6th centuries BC in
Greece.
"the archaic temple at Corinth"

9. eccentric
adjective

1. 1.
(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
"he noted her eccentric appearance"

noun
1. 1.
a person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behaviour.
"he's seen as a local eccentric"
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 10. elucidate
verb

1. make (something) clear; explain.

"work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter"

11. evanescent
adjective
1. 1.
LITERARY
soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
"the evanescent Arctic summer"

DATE 14-11-19

12. articulate

adjective
/ɑːˈtɪkjʊlət/
1. 1.
having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
"an articulate account of their experiences"

TECHNICAL
having joints or jointed segments.
"delicate articulate plants with a slender central stem"

verb
/ɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt/
1. 1.
pronounce (something) clearly and distinctly.
"he articulated each word with precision"
o
2. 2.
form a joint.
"the mandible is a solid piece articulating with the head"
o
 13. mandible
noun
ANATOMY•ZOOLOGY
1. the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
o either of the upper and lower parts of a bird's beak.
"the drake is all black except for an orange mark on the upper mandible"
o either half of the crushing organ in an arthropod's mouthparts.
14 .fallacious
adjective
1. based on a mistaken belief.
"fallacious arguments"

15. ferocious
adjective
1. savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
"a ferocious beast"

INFORMAL
very great; extreme.
"a ferocious headache"

16 foible
noun

1. 1.
a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.
"they have to tolerate each other's little foibles"

17.feebleadjective
1. lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
"by now, he was too feeble to leave his room.

lacking strength of character.

"I know it's feeble but I've never been one to stand up for myself"
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18. Gestation period
 Fetal development period from the time of conception until birth. For
humans, the full gestation period is normally 9 months. The word
"gestation" comes from the Latin "gestare" meaning "to carry or to
bear."

19. trade-off
noun
1. a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a
compromise.
"a trade-off between objectivity and relevance"
20. frugal
adjective
1. sparing or economical as regards money or food.
"I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes"
simple and plain and costing little.
"a frugal meal".

simple and plain and costing little.

"a frugal meal"

21. gape
Verb. be or become wide open.
"a large duffel bag gaped open by her feet"

noun
1. a wide opening.
"a gape of the jaws"

22. galore
in abundance.
"there were prizes galore for everything"
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23 tortuous
adjective
1. full of twists and turns.
"the route is remote and tortuous"
excessively lengthy and complex.
"a tortuous argument"

24 incipient
adjective
1. beginning to happen or develop.
"he could feel incipient anger building up"
o (of a person) developing into a specified type or role.
"we seemed more like friends than incipient lovers"

25. grapple
verb
1. 1.
engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
"passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack"
ARCHAIC
seize or hold with a grappling hook.
noun
1. 1.
an act of grappling.
o
2. 2.
an instrument for seizing hold of something; a grappling hook.

26. halcyon
adjective
1. denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
"the halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring"

Serene, pleasant
 27. idyll noun

1. an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque period or situation, typically an

idealized or unsustainable one.
"the rural idyll remains strongly evocative in most industrialized societies"
Similar:
perfect time
ideal time
wonderful time
moment of bliss

28. evocative
adjective
1. bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
"powerfully evocative lyrics"

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29. hoodwink
deceive or trick.
"staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn-off shotgun"

30. impel
verb
1. drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.
"financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures"

drive forward; propel.

"vital energies impel him in unforeseen directions"

31. innocuous
adjective
1. not harmful or offensive.
"it was an innocuous question"
 32. judicious
adjective
1. having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense.
"the judicious use of public investment"

33. juxtapose
Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side. This is
often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc.

verb
past tense: juxtaposed; past participle: juxtaposed
1. place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.
"black-and-white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with colour images"

34. kibble 1

verb
1. grind or chop (beans, grain, etc.) coarsely.
"a high protein legume such as kibbled beans"
noun
NORTH AMERICAN
1. ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food.
"a bowl of kibble"

35. lampoon
verb
1. publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
"the actor was lampooned by the press"
noun
1. a speech or text lampooning someone or something.
"the magazine fired at God, Royalty, and politicians, using cartoons and lampoons"
 36. limp 1

verb
1. walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.
"he limped heavily as he moved"

noun
1. a tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness.
"the accident left him with a pronounced limp"

37. gait
noun
1. a person's manner of walking.
"the easy gait of an athlete"

38. impede
verb
1. delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
"the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing"

38. ludicrous
adjective
1. so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.
"it's ludicrous that I have been fined"

39. lithe
adjective
1. (especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful.
"she lay gazing up at his tall, lithe figure"

40. supple
adjective
1. bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
"her supple fingers.
verb
 1. make more flexible.

41 .magnanimous
adjective
1. generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.
"she should be magnanimous in victory"

42. mawkish
adjective
1. sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.
"a mawkish ode to parenthood"
ARCHAIC•DIALECT
having a faint sickly flavour.
"the mawkish smell of warm beer"

43. ode
noun
1. a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject,
written in varied or irregular metre.
o a classical poem of a kind originally meant to be sung.

44. mettle
noun
1. a person's ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience.
"the team showed their true mettle in the second half"

45. meddle
verb
verb: meddle; 3rd person present: meddles; past tense: meddled; past participle: meddled;
gerund or present participle: meddling
1. interfere in something that is not one's concern.
"I don't want him meddling in our affairs"

touch or handle (something) without permission.

"you have no right to come in here meddling with my things"
 46. mundane
adjective
1. 1.
lacking interest or excitement; dull.
"his mundane, humdrum existence"

.
of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
"according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane
world"

47. nexus
noun
1. 1.
a connection or series of connections linking two or more things.
"the nexus between industry and political power"
o
2. 2.
a central or focal point.
"the nexus of any government in this country is No. 10"

48. novice
beginner
1. 1.
a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
"he was a complete novice in foreign affairs"
Similar:
beginner
learner
a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows.

49. occult
noun
1. mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.
"a secret society to study alchemy and the occult"
adjective
1. 1.
involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or
phenomena.
"an occult ceremony"
 verb
/ɒˈkʌlt/
1. cut off from view by interposing something.
"a wooden screen designed to occult the competitors"

Date 22-11-19
50. infer
verb
1. deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than
from explicit statements.
"from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing"
51. onus
noun
1. something that is one's duty or responsibility.
"the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss"

52. penury
noun
1. the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.
"he couldn't face another year of penury"

53. pertinent
adjective
1. relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
"she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions"

54. apposite
adjective: apposite
1. apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.
"an apposite quotation"

55. petulant
adjective
1. (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
"he was moody and petulant"
 56.repentance
noun
1. the action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse.
"each person who turns to God in genuine repentance and faith will be saved"

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57.reverent
adjective
1. feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
"a reverent silence"

58.scribble
verb
1. write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.
"he took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible"
noun
1. a piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly.
"illegible scribbles"

59. illegible
adjective
1. not clear enough to be read.
"his handwriting is totally illegible"

60.solace
noun
1. comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness.
"she sought solace in her religion"
noun
1. comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness.
"she sought solace in her religion"

61.solemn
adjective
1. 1.
formal and dignified.
"a solemn procession"
characterized by deep sincerity.
"he swore a solemn oath to keep faith"
 62.sombre
adjective
adjective: somber
1. 1.
dark or dull in colour or tone.
"the night skies were sombre and starless"
2.
having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness.
"he looked at her with a sombre expression"

63.tacit
adjective
1. understood or implied without being stated.
"your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement"

DATE 27-11-2019

64.trait
noun
1. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
"the traditionally British trait of self-denigration"
a genetically determined characteristic.
"breeders were installing some trait that allowed the crop to thrive"

65.inexplicable
adjective
1. unable to be explained or accounted for.
"for some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank" . UNACCOUNTED

66.uproot
verb
1. 1.
pull (something, especially a tree or plant) out of the ground.
"the elephant's trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees"

move (someone) from their home or a familiar location.

"my father travelled constantly and uprooted his family several times"

67.verbose
adjective
1. using or expressed in more words than are needed.
"much academic language is obscure and verbose"
 68.obscure
adjective
1. 1.
not discovered or known about; uncertain.
"his origins and parentage are obscure"
not clearly expressed or easily understood.
"obscure references to Proust"
verb
1. keep from being seen; conceal.
"grey clouds obscure the sun"

69.wearisome
adjective
1. causing one to feel tired or bored.
"they have schedules and inventories that tell them in wearisome detail what they
should look for"

70.wintry
adjective
1. characteristic of winter, especially in feeling or looking very cold and bleak.
"a wintry landscape"

71.yearn
verb
1. have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one
has lost or been separated from.
"she yearned for a glimpse of him"
ARCHAIC
be filled with compassion or warm feeling.
"no fellow spirit yearned towards her"

72.bleak 1

adjective
1. (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.
"a bleak and barren moor"
 (of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary.
"he looked round the bleak little room in despair"
 (of the weather) cold and miserable.
"a bleak midwinter's day"
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73. exempt
adjective
1. free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
"these patients are exempt from all charges"
verb
1. free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on
others.
"they were exempted from paying the tax"
noun
1. a person who is exempt from something, especially the payment of tax.