Test 12 Flashcards
Derivative
[ syn ] banal
Unoriginal
Expurgate
Ex - out, Pur- clean
To remove offensive parts
Eg. The movie was expurgated
Unexpurgated
Not censored
Eg. Unexpurgated movie
Purge
To remove somebody forcefully or illegally
Eg. The secretary was purged
Oust
To remove from position ( applicable in false situation )
Eg. The PM was ousted.
Depose
To remove from the position ( usually of statehead )
Eg. Deposed PM
Reinstate
To reappoint or reestablish
Eg. The parliament was reinstated
Superimpose
To keep one upon another
Repose 2
1) to have rest
Eg. He was reposing on the sofa
2) rest or tranquility
Impose 2
1) to bring into effect
Eg. To impose new rules
2) to bring into effect that harms others
Eg. To impose lock down
Imposing
Very impressive
Eg. Imposing building / personality
interpose 2
1) to keep in-between
2) to interrupt (talk or speech)
juxtapose
to keep side by side (to find out similarity or difference)
eg. to juxtapose modern arts with classic arts
limbo 2
1) a state of uncertainty
eg. the govt is in limbo
2) a type of native American dance
censure
strongly criticize formally or publicly
eg. the PM was censured in the parliament
wanting
lacking
lack 2
1) without
2) not enough
epitaph
words written on the tombstone
sepulchre
tomb/grave
catacombs
a number of graves at the same place
grave
serious ( + / - )
eg. grave concern
grave expression
gravity
seriousness (+/-)
eg. I couldn’t understand the gravity of the situation
mausoleum
a building that serves as a grave
eg. the mausoleum of Bhutto
crypt
a grave in the basement of church
eg. the crypt of princess diana
cryptic
secret (difficult to understand and interpret)
eg. cryptic message
inter
[syn] inhume
[ant] disinter/exhume
bury (usually dead body)
epithet
naming or title in order to disparage (belittle)
coinage 3
1) coins
2) the activity of making coins
3) newly developed word meaning or phrase (creation)
iridescent
reflecting different color (like a rainbow)
appal
shock or horrify
eg. appalling murder
pavonine
pavo - peacock (relating to peacock)
reflecting different colours
opalescent
opal - stone
reflecting different colours
squabble
quarrel in insignificant matters
incandescent 2
1) glowing
eg. incandescent bulb
2) fig. m - very bright and impressive
eg. incandescent smile
macabre
horrible
eg. macabre murder
aghast
shocked
meagre 3
1) thin or rare
eg. the meagre atmosphere of mars
2) lean and thin
eg. meagre person/animal
3) minor / insignificant
eg. meagre salary / interest rate
petty 2
1) holding insignificant power
eg. petty staff
2) complaining in insignificant matters
eg. petty parents / teacher
bad-tempered
often angry ot annoyed
blatant
[syn] flagrant
obviously negative
eg. blatant lie
curmudgeon
a bad-tempered person
astound
[syn] amaze
to cause great surprise
pervert
to become immoral / sexually immoral
eg. he was perverted by city life
wax 4
1) to gradually increase
eg. waxing moon
2) to make bright using a substance
eg. the furniture was waxed
3) to record
eg. the tracks were waxed
4) to remove hair
wax and wane
fluctuate
eg. his popularity waxed and waned
rebate
discount
abet
to assist for negative purpose
eg. some countries are aiding and abetting criminals
abettor
one that abets
formidable 2
1) very strong
eg. formidable opponent
formidable winter season
2) redoubtable
inept 2
[syn] gauche, maladroit
[ant] adept
in - not, ept - skill
1) unskilled
2) socially awkward
eg. inept student in the classroom
eg. gauche waitor
adept
ad - plus, ept - skill
skilful / socially skilful
eg. adept football coach
deft
1) skilful
eg. i chose the words deftly
2) skilful at movement
eg. a deft dancer
dexterous
very skilful
eg. he handled the test dexterously
dexterity
great skill at doing something
quagmire 2
[syn] mire, morass
1) boggy land
2) fig. m - a very complicated situation from which you can’t come out easily
eg. the quagmire of controversy
mire /v/
to get into a very complicated situation from which you can’t come out easily
eg. he was mired in controversy
profess 2
1) to claim
eg. he professed that he was innocent
2) to declare publicly
eg. a professed enemy
He professed loyalty to democracy (+)
covet
strongly desire
eg. coveted success
covetous
jealous (-ve)
eg. a covetous person
pliable 2
[syn] pliant
1) easily bending
eg. pliable material
2) impressionable (easily influenced by others )
eg. pliable mind / audience
encomiastic
[syn] panegyrical
praising others by writing or speaking
encomium
[syn] panegyric
speech of praise (by writing or speaking )
encomiast
a person who praises others
comely
beautiful or attractive
eg. comely appearance
becoming
[ant] unbecoming
suitable for your status
eg. becoming dress / manner
malleable
1) easily shapeable
eg. malleable metal
2) that can change / that can be changed
eg. some criminals are malleable
3) tractable and manageable
eg. malleable child/student
susceptible
vulnerable (at high risk)
amenable 2
1) friendly and tractable
2) tractable and manageable
ruly
[ant] unruly
1) that can be governed
eg. ruly zone
2) manageable and tractable
eg. a ruly child
ductile
not brittle (that can be brought into thin wire) eg. ductile metal
deconstruct
1) demolish
eg. the building was reconstructed
2) to divide the sentence into many parts in order to analyze
eg. the teacher deconstructed a complex structure
imbue
[syn] infuse
saturate
eg. his mind was imbued with sadness
the city life is imbued with excitement
obliterate 2
1) to destroy completely so that no evidence is left
eg. the palace was obliterated
2) to hide
eg. the sun was obliterated by dark clouds
