CAT Vocabulary 2

Question 1

Superfluous

Answer 1

Excessive

Use : The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information

மிதமிஞ்சிய

Question 2

Superficial

Answer 2

Shallow

ஆழமற்ற

Use : The building suffered only superficial damage

Question 3

Transient

Answer 3

Temporary

நிலைத்தில்லாத

Use : a transient cold spel

Question 4

Umbrage

Answer 4

Offense

Use : She took umbrage at his remarks

Question 5

Adumbrate

Answer 5

Foreshadow

சூசகமாக அறிவி

Use : Hobhouse had already adumbrated the idea of a welfare state

Question 6

Somber

Answer 6

Gloomy

துயரம் நிறைந்த

The night skies were sombre and starless

Question 7

Adumbration

Answer 7

Outline something or give vague indications

Question 8

Pervert

Obscure

Answer 8

Distort from original course

தப்பான வழியில் திருப்பு

He was charged with consipiring to pervert the course of justice

Question 9

Avert

Circumvent

Answer 9

Avoid or turn away one’s thought

தவிர்

She averted her eyes ehile we made conversation

Question 10

Transverse

Answer 10

Situated or extended across something

குறுக்காகவுள்ள

A transverse beam supports the dashboard

Question 11

Vociferous

Answer 11

Loud & Foreceful

சப்தமிடுகிற

He was a vociferous opponent of the takeover

Question 12

Barrage

Answer 12

Bombard someone with questions criticsms & complaints

His doctor was barraged with unsolicited advice

Question 13

Bastion

Answer 13

An institution or place strongly maintaing paticular principles

Crickets last bastion of discrimination

Question 14

Bellicose

Belligerent

Answer 14

Demonstrating aggression & willingness

A mood of bellicose jingoism

சண்டையிடும் குணமுள்ள

Question 15

Benign

Answer 15

Gentle & Kind

His benign but firm manner

Question 16

Bequeath

Answer 16

To leave something to a person by will

He bequeathed his art collection to the town

சாசனத்தினால் கொடு

Question 17

Bereft

Answer 17

Depriving or lacking something

இழக்கும்

The city was deprived of its water supplies

Question 18

Bolster

Answer 18

To support or strengthen

The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence

Question 19

Bombastic

Ostentatious

Answer 19

Highly sounding with little meaning

Bombastic rhetoric

Question 20

Bourgeois

Answer 20

Characteristic of the middle class

A bored & bourgois family

Question 21

Audacious

Brazen

Answer 21

Bold & Without shame

He went about his illegal business with brazen assurance

Question 22

Brevity

Answer 22

Concise & exact use of words in speech

சுருக்கம்

Staff will edit manuscripts with emphasis on brevity

Question 23

Brusque

Answer 23

Abrupt in speech or manner

Use : She could be brusque & impatient

(பேச்சில்) திடீரென

Question 24

Obdurate

Intranssigent, Obstinate

Answer 24

Stubbornly refusing to changes one’s opinion

I argued this point with him but he was obdurate

Question 25

Oblivion

Answer 25

The state of being unaware or unconcious of what is happening | மறதி ## Footnote They drank themselves into oblivion

Question 26

Obsequious

Answer 26

Obdient or attentive to an excessive degree | அடிமை போன்ற பணிவுள்ள

Question 27

Obstinate

Answer 27

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion

Question 28

Obstinate

Answer 28

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion | பிடிவாதம் உடைய ## Footnote Her obstinate determination to pursure a career on radio

Question 29

Obstreperous

Answer 29

Noisy & difficult to control | ஆரவாரமுள்ள ## Footnote The boy is cocky & obsteperous

Question 30

Obtuse

Answer 30

Annoyingly insensitive ## Footnote Use : He wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse

Question 31

Occlude

Answer 31

To stop, close up of obstruct an opening | தடை செய் ## Footnote Thick makeup can occlude the pores

Question 32

Odious

Answer 32

Extremely unpleasant | வெறுக்கத்தக்க ## Footnote Use : He is one of the most odious people you could ever meet

Question 33

Omnious

Answer 33

Giving the impression that something bas or unpleasant is going to happen | அச்சுறுத்தும் ## Footnote Use: There were **omnious** dark clous gathering over head.

Question 34

Omnipotent

Answer 34

Having unlimited power | சர்வ வல்லமையுள்ள ## Footnote USE: God is descibrd as **omnipotent** & benevolent

Question 35

Omniscient

Answer 35

Knowing everything (unlimited knowledge) | எல்லாம் அறிந்தவர் ## Footnote Use : A third person **omniscient **narrator

Question 36

Onerous

Answer 36

Demanding | கனம் மிகுந்த ## Footnote USE: He found his duties increasingly **onerous**

Question 37

Opultent

Answer 37

Ostentaniously rich & famous | செல்வமுள்ள ## Footnote Use: The **opulent ** comfort of a limosine

Question 38

Ornate

Answer 38

Highly decorated | Use : An ornate worught iron railing ## Footnote நன்கு அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட

Question 39

Ossify

Answer 39

Become rigid in attitude | Our political system has ossified

Question 40

Ostensible

Answer 40

Stated or appearing to be true | Use : The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible point

Question 41

Ostentatious

Answer 41

Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display | A simple design that is glamorous without being ostentanious ## Footnote ஆடம்பரமான

Question 42

Ostracize

Answer 42

To exclude someone from society or group | ஊரை விட்டு நீக்கு ## Footnote "she was declared a witch and ostracized by the villagers"

Question 43

Overwrought

Answer 43

In a state of nervous excitement ## Footnote She was too overwrought to listen to reason

Question 44

Abet

Answer 44

To help or encourage someone to do something wrong ## Footnote He was not guilty of murder but was guilty of abetting others

Question 45

Abeyance

Answer 45

A temporary state of suspension ## Footnote Matters were held in abbeyance pending further enquiries

Question 46

Abjure

Answer 46

To formally reject or renounce something ## Footnote Use : MPs were urged to abjure their jacobian allegiance

Question 47

Abstemious

Answer 47

Moderate or self restrained | Use : Very abstemious of you

Question 48

Abstruse

Answer 48

Difficult to understand | Use : An abstruse philosphical inquiry ## Footnote எளிதில் புரிந்துக் கொள்ள முடியாத

Question 49

Acerbic

Answer 49

Harsh in tone (sharp or forethright in speech) | Use : His acerbic wit

Question 50

Acme

Answer 50

The highest point | Use : Physics is the ame of scientific knowledge ## Footnote உச்சம்

Question 51

Acrimonious

Answer 51

Angry and bitter especially in speech and behaviour | Use : An acrimonious disputes about wages ## Footnote எரிச்சலான