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Word Group 2.1 Absconded Ameliorate Arduous Ascetic
Word Group 2.1 Absconded Ameliorate Arduous Ascetic
Group 2.1
He
absconded
with the company funds. to escape from a place that you are not
allowed to leave without permission
The new laws were designed to
ameliorate
the To make something better
problem of chronic debt.
She was now faced with an
arduous
trek involving a lot of effort and energy,
across the mountains. especially over a period of time
He led a simple
ascetic life and was a person who lives in a simple and strict
regardless of worldly affairs. way, especially for religious reasons, a
monk
Her
austere
bedroom with its simple narrow Simple and plain; without any decorations,
bed showed her ascetic life. strict and serious in appearance and
behaviour
My father’s favourite
axiom
is that you can only A rule or principle that most people believe
succeed through hard work. to be true
It is
axiomatic
that life is not always easy. True in such an obvious way that you do
not need to prove it
His attire and speech gave away his
bucolic Connected with the countryside or country
origin. life
For the history of Pali before thecanonical Included in a list of holy books that are
books were composed we have no direct accepted as genuine; in agreement with
evidence. accepted, traditional standards
The government’s treatment of refugees Likely to cause disagreement between
remains a highly
contentious
issue. people
John silently hoped the call wasn't some Extremely complicated and difficult to
convoluted effort to patch up the differences follow
between him and the captain.
The accident was the result of a culpable Responsible and deserving blame for
failure to consider the risks involved. having done something wrong
If you wish to continue to believe that To tell somebody that what they think is
falsehood, I will not
disabuse you by telling true is, in fact, not true. To undeceive
you the truth.
She has very
eclectic
tastes in literature. Not following one style or set of ideas but
choosing from or using a wide variety
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Word Group 2.2
He had the
effrontery
to accuse me of lying! Behaviour that is confident and very rude,
without any feeling of shame
It is a critic’s job to follow every
ephemeral Lasting or used for only a short period of
fashion. time
She could turn any conversation into an Having or showing great knowledge that is
erudite
discussion. gained from academic study
From his youth he was diligent in his studies Improvised, done without preparation
and a great reader, and during his college life
showed a marked talent for
extemporaneous speaking.
Stop being
facetious
; this is serious. Trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a
time when other people do not think it is
appropriate, and when it would be better to
be serious
He was always fulminating against Criticize somebody/something angrily
interference from the government.
The film is being promoted with all the usual A way of speaking or writing that makes
hyperbole . something sound better, more exciting, more
dangerous, etc. than it really is. Exaggeration
He seems to have been an admirable Clearly expressed; easy to understand
teacher, with a great power of
lucid
exposition.
He is yet to decide his stream; he keeps A regular movement between one position
oscillating between science and art. and another or between one amount and
another
After losing the game, the team was A song of praise or victory
disappointed not to sing their victory
paean.
The
penurious little boy could not afford to Very poor
buy school lunch
Word Group 2.3
When David leant about John’s
perfidy
, he the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy
sweared revenge.
He was perspicacious enough to realize acutely perceptive, keen discernment
that things were soon going to change.
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Both feel deeply about nature and religion, devoutly religious
and are devotedly
pious to church and
religion.
His resignation
precipitated
a leadership Cause (an event or situation, typically one
crisis. that is undesirable) to happen suddenly,
unexpectedly, or prematurely or in haste,
impulse
In so doing, Coram created London's first art one that precedes and indicates or advances
gallery, a
precursor
of the Royal Academy. another
Like every other institution, the Washington A preference or special liking for something;
and political press corps operate with a good a bias in favour of something
number of biases and predilections
.
S
he is also a
prolific
composer of ballads in producing large volumes or productive
English and Irish.
Avex officials say young people have no An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear,
qualms about copying and distributing especially about one’s own conduct; a
music. misgiving
Strikes were headed by groups of workers a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
who had previously been
quiescent.
He initially backed them up but later Say that one no longer holds an opinion or
recanted , telling prosecutors there was no belief
agreement.
If that was the case then they clearly formidable, especially as an opponent
reckoned without Mrs Hiley, a redoubtable
lady who has stuck to her guns throughout,’
he said.
Turner was famously
reticent
regarding his Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings
private life. readily
Word Group 2.4
Through humour, satire, and a range of literary work that ridicules or criticizes a
experiments with language, the collection offers human vice through humour or derision
an oblique commentary on Caribbean society
Fortunately for him, he will not be Involving immoral or dishonourable
contemplating his sad and sordid crime from actions and motives; dirty and unpleasant
the inside of a prison cell.
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His room was squalid and packed with dirty extremely dirty and unpleasant,
clothes. especially as a result of poverty or
neglect
The team squandered several good scoring Waste (something, especially money or
chances. time) in a reckless and foolish manner
Elisabeth was stoic, always holding her indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or
feelings close; and Emily was the effervescent, pain
impulsive optimist.
He is confident the job will be completed by the Prevent or hinder the progress of
end of the year, and even sooner had not the
horrendous weather of recent months stymied
their progress.
He knows that the economic power of Supersede and replace
capitalism
supplants the dictatorial power he
envisions for himself.
During the colder months these reptiles remain lethargic, sluggish, dormant
in a
torpid
state.
His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the Present, appearing, or found everywhere
members of the family.
It is the duty of the referring clinician to ensure truthfulness, honesty
the completeness, accuracy, and veracity of the
information provided.
You speak of democracy but vilify
those that Speak or write about in an abusively
dare speak against your hero. disparaging manner
Over the years, founder Ted Byfield has been extremely harmful or poisonous, hostile
particularly
virulent
in his attacks on the
mindset that is increasingly reliant on
government handouts and regulation.
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