Test 10 Flashcards
homely 2
1) comfortable
eg. homely environment
2) unattractive without makeup
eg. homely face
harangue /v/
to speak angrily or forcefully
eg. to harangue the staff
mask
to hide or pretend
sanctify 2
1) to make holy
eg. the ground was sanctified before the construction of the church
2) ffig. m - to approve
eg. the constitution sanctifies human rights
wrathful
very angry
eg. a wrathful customer
wrath
strong anger
hypocritical
pretending to be morally better than you actually are
eg. the hypocritical manager
captious
fault finding
eg. a captious student
wallow 2
1) to roll about
eg. the elephant was wallowing in the river
2) to remain at a place or situation from which you make no effort to come out
eg. he was wallowing in poverty
callow
immature, young and inexperienced
eg. the callow kids
fallow
not in use
eg. the fallow land
desecrate
[syn] profane [+2]
[ant] consecrate
to make unholy
the river was desecrated
profane 2
1) showing disrespect to holy things
eg. he was punished for his profane activities
2) not religious
eg. profane songs
cadge
beg
eg. the beggar cadge meal
hearten
[ant] dishearten
to encourage (to add spirit) eg. heartening result/news
atheist
a person who doesnt believe in god
henotheist
a person who believes in his/ her own religion and respects others as well
monotheist
a person who believes in single god
polytheist
a person who believes in many gods
theocracy
rule by religious leaders
agnostic 2 /n,adj/
1) doubtful in god’s existence
2) fig. m - doubtful
eg. i am agnostic on the theory
mainstream
followed by many people
sanctum 2
1) holy place
2) a private place or room where you are not bothered by others
eg. the manager is in the sanctum
sanctuary 2
1) holy place
2) shelter
eg. animal sanctuary
soluble
that can be solved
eg. a soluble problem
solvent
[ant] insolvent
economically sound (able to pay one's debt) eg. a solvent company, country, person
moribund 2
1) in the process of death
eg. a moribund parient/career
2) bankrupt
eg. a moribund company
defunct
no longer in existence
eg, the patient is now defunct
a defunct company / newspaper
entreaty
serious request
retreat 3
1) a calm and quite place
eg. a library is a retreat
2) to go into a calm and quite place
eg. he retreated into the library for personal studies
3) to return by giving up
eg. the soldiers retreated from war
he retreated to his earlier habit or profession
pusillanimous
[syn] chicken-hearted, cowardly, craven
fearful
gallant
[syn] valorous
very brave or courageous
eg. a gallant soldier
valor
[syn] gallantry
Bravery or courage
impudent
[syn] insolent, boorish, churlish, surly
rude/impolite
churl
rude or impolite person
prudent
[ant] imprudent
wise and sensible
jurisprudence
philosophy of law
prudish
too proper ( easily shocked by sex matters)
prude
too proper person ( a person who is easily shocked by sex matters)
disabuse
to remove misconception or delusion
sacrosanct 2
[syn] sacred
1) very holy
2) fig. m - very important
eg. the sacred river
sacrilegious
[ant] profane
showing respect to holy things
eg. sacrilegious activities
wily
[syn] artful, cunning, crafty, fox-like, vulpine, sly
clever but dishonest (motivated by personal advantage)
vulpine
relating to fox
vixen 2
1) female fox
2) fig. m - cunning woman
fox
cunning man
artful 2
1) artistic (almost outdated)
eg. artful furniture
2) clever to take advantage
eg. artful negotiator
artless 4
1) plain or simple
eg. artless furniture
2) natural
eg. artless beauty
3) true or genuine
eg. artless report
4) simple and honest
eg. artless villagers
pantheons 2
1) a number of birds
eg. the pantheons of the hindus
2) fig. m - very important people
eg. the pantheons of the American literature
epicure
[syn] gourmet
a person who enjoys good food and drink
gourmand
a person who enjoys good food and drink
perilous
risky or dangerous
eg. a perilous journey
intimation
[syn] inkling
hint
augment 4
1) increase
eg. the price augmented
my happiness or sadness augmented
2) uplift
eg. the seat was augmented
3) to improve or make better ( of taste)
eg. the taste was augmented by adding spices
4) to enlarge
eg. the photograph was augmented
furious
very angry
diva 3
1) a lady operatic singer
2) a lady celebrity
3) a lady pop singer
take pain
to make effort
savory 2
1) delicious (salty)
eg. savory meal
2) fig. m - appealing
eg. savory behaviour
indelible
[ant] delible
permanent ( that can’t be changed)
eg. indelible memory
charlatan
[syn] mountebank
a person who pretends to be a professional
anathema
curse
chide
scold in a mild way
vituperate
to scold
eg. vituperative remarks
berate
highly scold
eg. the student was berated in the classroom
vituperation
scolding
apotheosis
highest point of sucess
apogee
highest point
eg. the apogee of sucess
