Group 1 Flashcards
Brazen
Meaning :
- a person who is not embarrassed of behaving in a wrong way
- Having a shiny yellow color
Synonyms:
Audacious
Shameless
Sentence:
There was instance of brazen cheating in the exam
Broach (verb)
Meaning :
- Open up the bottle containing wine
- Raise a difficult subject for discussion
Synonym:
Bring up
Sentence:
Shall we broach another case of wine?
He didn’t try to broach the subject of poetry.
Burnish (verb)
Meaning :
- Polish the metal unless it shines
- Work hard in order to improve something.
Synonym:
Buff
Furbish
Sentence :
He missed no opportunity to burnish his image.
The company is currently trying to burnish it socially responsible image.
Cadge
Meaning :
To ask someone you know for something due to lack of money
Synonym:
Sentence :
I cadge lift from my friend to go to office .
Callous
Meaning :
Not caring or being apathetic about others
Synonym:
Apathetic
Careless or heartless
Sentence :
He is callous about the safety of his workers.
Calumny (noun)
Meaning :
Untrue or unfair statement that gives the bad opinion of someone or something.
Synonym:
Defamation
Lie
Canard
Sentence :
He was the victim of calumny.
Calumny is answered best with silence .
Cant
Meaning :
An special word used by a group of people in order to hide the real meaning.
Synonym:
Jargon
Sentence :
They always can’t about world peace
There has been a great deal of politicians cant.
Cantankerous (adj.)
Meaning :
Bad tempered
Synonym:
Irritable
Sentence :
A cantankerous old man.
Captious
Meaning :
Tending to find and call attention to faults
Synonym:
Critical
Faultfinding
Sentence :
there’s no captious client but faulty product .
Cardinal (adj.)
Meaning :
Serving as an essential component
Synonym:
Central
Fundamental
Sentence :
There is a matter of cardinal significant .
Carnal
Meaning :
Of or relating to the body or flesh
Synonym:
Sentence :
the ruling person is that of carnal love
Carping
Meaning :
Petty criticism
Keep complaining about something that is annoying
Synonym:
Fault finding
Sentence :
He always find something to carp about .
Cataclysmic
Meaning :
A sudden violate change in the earths surface
Synonym:
Disasters
Sentence :
The flowers were cataclysm for which the local people never recovered .
Caucus (noun)
Meaning :
meeting to select a candidate or promote a policy
Synonym:
Gather
Assembly
Sentence :
The feasible policy was concluded from caucus.
Causal (adj.)
Meaning :
Implying, cause-and-effect relationship
Synonym:
Sentence :
don’t overuse of causal connective like because
