27 Jan 2025 Flashcards
Patron
Supporter
Expatriate
A person who lives outside their country
Compassion
Sympathy
Impassive
Emotionless
Cacaphony
A harsh discordant mixture of sounds
Pugnacious/Beliigerent
Eager of Quick to argue
Repugnant
Disgusting
Impugn/Oppugn/Censure
Challenge a statement or truth
Pugilist
Boxer (A professional one)
Desecrate
Violate/Spoil something
Sacrosanct
regarded as too important
Transcend
Surpass
Condescend
Show that one feels superior
Somnolent
Sleepy
Somnambulist
Sleepwalker
Somniloquy
Sleeptalking
Somniferous
Sleep inducing
Sophistry
Deception
Sophist
Debater
Belie
false representation/misrepresent
Chastise
to reprimand harshly
Gall
being rude
Alternative word - Impertinent
Gossamer
Characterized by lightness & delicacy
Tortous
Full of twists and turns
Soporific
Sleep inducing (somniferous)
Provincial
Characteristic of a limited prespective
Incorrigible
Not able to be changed or corrected
Hackneyed
Lacking significance due to overuse
Ubiquitous
Meaning : present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Use : “his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family”
Tamil : எல்லா இடத்திலும் இருக்கிற
Burgeon
Grow and Flourish
“the city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre”
Construe
Interpreted in a particular way
Intransigent
Unwilling to change one views
Largess
Extreme generosity and giving
Temperance
quality of moderation
தன்னடக்கம்
Opaque
Not clearly understood or expressed
Exalt
Praise or glorify
Espouse
To adapt or support a cause
Pedantic
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules
Unscrupulous
Without principles
Ignoble
Dishonorable
Exonerate
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges / guilty
Denigrate
critize unfairly
Bumbling
lacking physical movement skills
Expound
Add details or explanation
Contigent
Dependant on/subject to chance