Vocab 2 Flashcards
Resounding speech/victory
To echo or ring with sound; To be celebrated or notably important; uttered loudly.
Eg: His name resounds in the pages of history.
Render
To cause; to do; to provide; to perform; to deliver; etcetera.
Eg: To Render aid/a service/a verdict.
A Ballot
Aprocess of voting. A slip or sheet of paper, machine, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote; voting in general or a round of voting.
Turbulent
Being in a state of agitation or tumult; essentially disturbed; given to acts of aggression and violence.
Tumult
Highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; Violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar.
Eg: The tumult reached its height during the premier’s speech
Paradox
Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory; but in reality may seem true.
Sequel
Something that takes place after or as a result of an earlier event; a result or consequence.
Dissent
Hold or express opinions that are at variance with the ones that are commonly or officially expressed; basically to differ in opinion or sentiment.
Exemplify
To show or illustrate by example;
Eg: The series of Sherlock exemplify the zenith of man’s thinking.
Reproach
To express one’s disappointment in their actions.
Eg: Her friends reproached her for her behaviour.
Gorge
To fill oneself with food; eat a large amount greedily; Also it means a narrow valley.
Eg: He gorged an entire pie all by himself.
Alchemy
A magical power or process of transformation, creation or combination.
Eg: Finding the person who’s right for you requires a very subtle alchemy.
Catastrophe
An event causing great and unusually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
Eg: An environmental catastrophe.
Interweave
To weave/blend/mix together; intertwine.
Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Eg: Aesthetic sense.
Philosophy
A theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for one’s behaviour.
Variegated
Marked by variety;
Eg: The subject’s variegated strands or his variegated observations.
Timid
Showing lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.
Eg: He was too timid to ask for what he wanted. His timid behaviour was the reason behind the failure of his interview.
Resolute
Admirably purposeful, determined and unwavering.
Eg: He was resolute in his fight to uphold liberal values.
Irresolute
Showing hesitancy or feeling hesitant; uncertain or not sure of.
Transcend
To pass beyond the limits of; To be greater than; surpass someone or something; to exist above.
Eg: Emotions that transcend understanding. Love that transcends infatuation. Transcend the phenomena.
Extol
To praise enthusiastically.
Ameliorate
To make ( something bad or unsatisfactory ) better.
Eg: The new policy schemes have done much to ameliorate living standards of the poor.
Appraise
To asses the value or quality of; to asses the performance; to set a price or value; estimate; quote.
They appraised the jewels at Rs. 13 lakhs.
Lament
A passionate expression of grief or sorrow or disappointment; a complaint:
Intemperence
Excess
Parvenus
Means that one has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it.
Eg: Little parvenus - young upstarts.
Didactic
Making moral observations
Eg: The author’s tone was didactic.
Pedagogy
The art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.
Dietetic
Pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
Dialect
Provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, especially when considered as substandard.
Diatonic
(of a scale, interval, etc.) involving only notes proper to the prevailing key without chromatic alteration.
(of a melody or harmony) constructed from a diatonic scale.
Diastolic
Referring to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation (expansion).
Noun form: Diastole
Amenable
Ready or willing to answer; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable:
Eg: An amenable servant.
Liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible.
Eg: You are amenable for this debt.
Artifact/Artefact
Any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
Federal
Pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
Deploy
(Military)to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
To arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately.
Eg: To deploy a battery of new missiles.
Canon of
A fundamental principle or general rule.
Eg: The canons of good behavior; in the canon of the humanities and social sciences.
Manifest
Readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain.
Eg: A manifest error.
Manifesto
A public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
Eg: No party fulfills their manifesto.
Materialize
To come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out; bringing it in ACTION.
Eg: Materialize your plans and see what wonders it would work for you.
Insidious
Operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect; deceitful.
Eg: An insidious disease/plan/troop.
Tacit
Understood without being openly expressed; implied; silent; saying nothing; unvoiced or unspoken:
Eg: tacit approval; a tacit partner; a tacit prayer; a tacit proposal.
Notorious
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed; widely and unfavourably known.
Eg: He is a very notorious student indeed; A notorious gambler; A newspaper that is notorious for its sensationalism.
Columnists
The writer or editor of a newspaper or magazine column.
Malign
To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame.
Eg: To malign an honorable man.
Coup
A highly successful; unexpected move; clever action or accomplishment.
Eg: The military staged four coups in the last few decades.
