Chinna Jan'15-Jun'15 Flashcards
Reverence
Deep respect
It is necessary to show reverence to elders
Annihilate
Destroy utterly
the war annihilated the village.
Interminable
Endless
She felt the waiting for the exam results was interminable
Apathy
Lack of interest,enthusiasm or concern
Apathy in your life is very harmful as it can ruin your life if you let it in.
Mired
Cover or splatter in mud
He was mired in pride due to his success.
Glitch
A small problem or fault that stops something working successfully
the glitch in the government is that very less people are honest
Surmise
To guess or suppose something using the evidence you have
by the behavior of me and my friend my teacher surmised that we both had an argument
Fallacy
A false idea that many people believe is true
a detective sometimes has to find which is a fallacy and which is truth
Dissemble
To hide real feelings or intentions
my friend is so open minded and sometimes she is even incapable of dissembling
Liaise
To act as a link between two or more people or groups
one of the functions of a chief minister is to liaise between the council of ministers and governors
Omnipotent
(of a deity) having unlimited power
Ozymandias is an Egyptian pharaoh who thought he is omnipotent.
Inutile
of no use or service.
the inutile part of garbage must be recycled
Belie
To show to be false; contradict
His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
