vocab 2 Flashcards
cascade
a small or group of a waterfall flowing from a mountain
cataclysm
sudden or violent change
ceasefire
an agreement to stop fighting between two countries
chaotic
a situation where everything happens in a confused way
circumstantial
clues available at a scene
com-memorate
to keep great persons and events in peoples memory
conceited
to have high opinion on oneself
congenital
pertaining of something to a individual from birth
corroborate
to confirm with the help of evidence
cynic
வெடுவெடுப்பாக எடுத்ததற்கெல்லாம் குறை கூறுபவர்,one who thinks human nature is evil
cathedral
a very big church
concurrent
happening at the same time ,coincident
consternation
fear and anxiety
constriction
the action of compressing
cur-mud-ge-on
a bad temper person
coffer
the place where all money is kept
convoy
a group of vechical travel toghere
coterie
ஒரே கருத்துக்கள் கொண்ட (இலக்கியக்) குழு
colt
young male horse
coercion
use or force someone to do something
constellation
group of stars
callous
hard,stiff,cruel disgrace to others
calumny
—alumny atatm (remember)to make of false and defamatory statement in order to damage someones reputation
carol
a religious pop song or popular hyme
cenotaph
a tomb like monument for someone who have died (specially in war)
centinnial
hundreth anniversary
centurion
the commandar of century of roman army
clique
small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.
cocktail
a alcoholic drink consisting of sprit mixed with other ingrediants
coffle
a line of animals or slaves fastened on driving along toghere
cortege
சவ ஊர்வலம்
complacent
showing satisfaction with ones achievement
conservatory
a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants.
contingency
a future event of circumstances that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainity
conundrum
a confusing or difficult problem or question
cosmetician
a person who applies cosmetics for occupation
cosmocrat
the ruler of the world
credential
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
creditable
deserving public acknowledgement and praise
culpable
deserving blame
duffer
slow witted person (stupid)
dell
a small valley among tress
demography
study of population
druggist
a person who qualified to prepare and sell drugs
drunkard
a person who has an habit of drinking
domicile
place where person live permenently
decree,verdict
judgement of law of court 2 words
deteriorate
to go bad to worst
derelict
a person without home job or property
dynasty
succession of ruler belonging to one family
devious
a proper way of misleading
dubious
open way of doubt and suspicion
drought
வறட்சி
dyke
a wall built to prevent from flooding
deploy
to spread troops for battle
deport
send unwanted person out of country
delible
able to be deleted
dandy
one who pays too much attention to his clothes and appearance
drapper
one who deals with clothes
death trap
place where many peoples died in accident
death blow
that destroys or put an end
defection
the desertion of one’s country or cause in favour of an opposing one.
deliverance
final release from rebirth
deprecate
to feel or express disapproval to something or someone
diatribe
bitter and violent attack in words
dilettante
a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowle
directory
a book of names and address
disenfranchisement
to take away someones right to vote
dodo
a flightless bird which is now extinct
dunce
a person who is slow to learn
detour
usually the longer route
dominion
a area controlled by a ruler
dirge
a poem or song for a dead
diss-er-tation
a writing on particular subject
delinquent
one who commits minor crime repeatedly
debauchery
excessive use of alchol or sex
deterrent
that whose fear prevents something bad from happening
devious
a roundway or indirect way
devour
eat food hugryly or quickly
disciplinarian
a person who belives or practice a firm disipline
dismayed
filled with depression or disgradgement
diurnal
active in day time (animal)
diva
a famous female singer of popular music
downpour
a heavy rainfall
drizzle
light rain fall
death toll
list of peoples killed in earthquake
death rattle
a ratting in a throat of dying man
decorum
dignified and socially acceptable behavior
debenture
certificate given by business cooperation
destitution
lack of the necessity of life
delirium
mental disturbance caused by illness
delegate
representative
deism
belief in existence of god that is based on faith than on religious teachings
delusion
false idea of anything
demagogue
a political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason
depraved
morally bad or evil
deponent
person who makes a written statement for a use in law court
despot
ruler with unlimited power especially a cruel or oppressive one
derisory
not to be considered serious
a language that is no longer be spoken
dead
denizen
a person ,an animal or a plant that lives grows or it often found in a particular place
dictatorship
government carried out by an absolute ruler
diplomacy
the skill and policy of a statesman or politician in dealing peoples
discripency
difference between two things that should be the same
discripency
முரண்பாடு
dissimulate
the fact of trying to hide your real feelings, character, or intentions
disciple
a person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous and tries to live the way that person does or did
dotage
old age man who behave like fool
draughtsman
a person whose job is to draw a detailed plans of machinery buildings
drover
one who deal in cattle
despodency
loss of complete hope
detrimental
cause harm or damage
dexterous
skillful at handling things
eccentric
a man with odd habits
elegy
poem written on death of someone loved or lost
effeminate
man having the qualities of woman
euthanasia
things that bring gentle and painless death from incurable death
eloquence
persuasive or fluent speech
epistle
a verse letter(kavithai in letter)
escapism
tendency to escape from hard realities
entamology
study of insect
err
liable to error
epithed
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
epigraph
a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writting
epitaph
a summary statement of commendatory for a dead person
edict
a formal or authoritative proclamationl
egoist
one who always think about himself “what is there in for me “
epilogue
a short speech addressing directly to the audience by an actor at the end of play
a long artificial mound of stone to hold back water or to support a road as protection
embankment
explicable—vivarichi solrathu
capable of being explicated
eradicate
to root out the evil or a bad person
epicurean
eat drink and be merry
ethnology
science of races of mankind and their relation
ecology
a scientific study of plant and environment
explore
travel into a country for learning about it
extricate
free from difficulties
emigrant
one who leaves one’s country in order to settle permanently on others
empiric
a person who relies on experiment or observation
ethics
to study more values
economical
one who is careful in use of money or fuel
e-gal-ita-rian-ism
belief that all peoples are equal and have equal rights and oppurtunity
emeritus,voluntary
one who honorably discharges from service
eavesdropper
one who securly listen to the talk of others
effervesce
give off bubbles of gas
effluent
liquid waste that moves out of the factory
elucidate
to explain something difficult or mysteries
embezzlement
misappropriation of money
equestrian
person who rides on horse back
equine
pertaining to horses
equilibrium
a state of perfect balance
espionage
practice of employing spies in war
euphemism
a mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one
evacuate
to shift peoples from place of danger to a safe place
exonerate
free somebody from blame guilt or obligation
extant
still existing and known
esoteric
which is known by a few peoples
ewe
adult female sheep
equinox
the day when night and day are equal
exquisite
extremely beautiful and delicate
exemplary
extremely good
embellish
make more attractive by adding decorative details or features
emblazon
display a design on something
embroil
to involve deeply in an argument conflict or differnt sutivation
empathy
the ability to understand and share the feeling of another
epigram
expressing an idea in clever and amusing way
equivocal
doubtful character or sincerity(dubious)
erroneous
wrong or incorrect
eternal
lasting or existing for ever
emissary
a person sent on a mission
epitome
a perfect example
epidemic
a disease affecting many peoples at the same place and time
episode
part of a story
episodic
happening only some times or irregularity
equanimity
calmness of mind or temper
erotica
books or picture intended to arouse sexual desire
erudite
a learnt or scholarly person
facsimile
an exact copy
etymology
the science which deals with derivation of words
euphemism
bombastic style of writing
euphonious
sounding pleasant
euphoria
a strong feeling of happiness
evanescent
of a short duration of period
extravaganza
public activity which takes place in a very elaborate colorful and expensive way
egregious
extremely bad
epic
long poem about a nations past history or its heros
exorcist
an expert on evil sprits
evasive
one who is not willing to give clear answer to a question
extrovert
one who likes to mix with crowd like teachers,counseller ,insurance agent etc
foster child
a child brought up by a person are not his parent
fortnight
a period of fourteen days
fable
an animal story with a moral
famine
a dreadful shortage of food
felony
serious crime like murder
fatalist
one who believes in fate
fraud
act of deceiving somebody in order to make money
feasible
capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
felicitate
congratulate somebody in formal manner
fastidious
hard to please
florist
one who deals with flower
fruiterer
one who deals with fruits
fanatic
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
foregone
having gone before,முன்பே
fossile
remains of prehistoric animals or plants
funambulist
one who walks on rope
fidelity
faithfullness in behaviour, person
fancy
created from imagination rather from life
fantasy
the activity of imagining things that are impossible
fecund
producing or capable of producing an abundance offsprings ,fertail
fluke
unlikely chance occured especially a surprising piece of luck
footnote
an additional piece of information printed at the bottom of a page.
forerunner
a person or a thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something
flounder
to try in water utmost not to drown
fallacy
false belief
fauna
animals of certain region
fiasco
complete failure
flagstaff
a long pole on which flag is flown
frenzy
a state of extreme excitement
frostbite
injury to nose ,fingers or toes caused by extreme cold
garrulous
a person who talks too much
genocide
the deliberate murder of whole community or race
gratis
without payment or free of cost
genetics
the study of heredity
glossary
list of explanation of words
groan
a deep sound made in some pain
glade
open space in a forest
gaviour
person who rescues somebody from sins
gullible
a person who can be easily fooled
garrison
a group of soldiers living in a town or fort defending it
gesture
a movement of part of a the body to express and idea or feelings
goose
a silly person
gust
strong rush of air,rain,smoke,carried by wind
gladiator
one who fights with another person or animal
geek
a unfashionable person
gillie
a man or boy who attends someone with a haunting or fishing expeditions
gimbals
a application which allows an object to remain horizontal (ships compass)
gimcrack
poorly made but attractive
glib
fluent and easy often in an insincere way
gracious
kind and pleasant
gallery
a room or building to show art
geologist
one who studies about rock and soils
gynecologist
one who treats female problem
grandiloquence
using pompous style of speech
gamble
to play games for money
gastronomy
science of preparing and appreciating good food
geology
the science of earth history and rocks
gobble
greedy
gregarious
animal that live in flocks
herbivorous
one who eat vegitables
hostess
a women who entertain guests
hype
excessive publicity ,to advertize
hedonist
one who believes gaining pleasure is most important in a life
henpecked
a man who dances to the tune of his wife
honorary
an office for which non salary is paid
holocaust
large scale destruction fire
heath
a flat waste land
hymn
religious song
hermaphrodite
creature having both male and female organ
harangue
loud talk on speech
howdah
seat on elephants back
hygienist
a person who is very careful about his health
hag
an ugly woman
zymologist
study of enzymes
haunt
visit a place often
herbarium
a place for the collection of dry plants
homophones
two words different in spellings and meanings but pronounced alike
honorarium
Anhonorariumis a fee that someonereceivesfor doing something which is not anormalpart of theirjob, forexamplegiving atalk.
humanitarian
one who feels sympathetic towards human being
hurricane
violent storm
hyperbole
an exaggerated statement
hijack
to force-ably take the control of vehicle
hutch
a structure intended to keep small animals
heifer
a cow that dont has a bred(inaperukkam)
hardened
not affected by anything
haggard
looking exhausted and unwell
hamlet
a small village or group of house
harridan
a strict bossy or beligerent woman
heirarchy
the organisation of peoples at different rank and administrative body
hireling
a person employed to undertake mental work
humanist
மனிதநேயக்,devotion to human welfare
hallucinogen
a drug which causes one to hallucinate
henchman
faithful and supportive
herculeane
having enormous strength or size
heterogeneous
things that contain elements of different nature
homogeneous
things which contain elements of same nature
horticulture
art of growing vegetable
hospitable
fond of entertaining guest
hypocrite
one who pretends to be what he is not
hawker
one who moves place to place to sell his ware
peddler
one who moves place to place to sell his ware
hedomania
pleasure
hippy
one who is against ordinary society especially dressing
horticulturist
one who has specialty in gardening
innovator
a person who introduced new things
irritable
easily made angry
invulnerable
that cannot be harmed or defeated
interlude
interval between two events
inn
place which provides both boarding and lodging
incomprehensible
statement which cannot be understood
invoice
list of goods with its price
innocuous
not injured to physical or mental health
instigate
to urge a man to do some evil
infantry
soldiers who fight on foot
internment
detaining and confusing something
incarnation
changing of magic spells
imbroglio
a confused, complicated or embarrassing situations
inheritance
property handed down after the death of a person
iconoclast
one who breaks the establishment of tradition image
inaugural speech
the lecture of a function for introduction
incredulous
not disposed or willing to believe
incredible
beyond belief or understanding
inundation
flooding ,crowdy
invocation
a prayer asking gods help
involution
shrinkage of body parts
immortal
a person with endless fame /a person who is not subjected to death
impurity
without risk of punishment
infallible
incapable of failure
isthmus
a relatively narrow strip of land
intangible
incapable of being touched or seen
inevitable
incapable of being avoided or presented
ineradicable
that cannot be rooted out
itinerary
a film or illustrative lecture of traveling
imperialism
policy of extending a countries and influence
inflammable
a thing which catches fire easily
illiterate
a person who cannot read or write
insoluable
a problem which cannot be solved
irrelevant
not to the point
illegal
forbitten or prohibitted by law
inexcusable
incapable of being justified or excused
incorrigible
one who cannot be corrected
indispensable
absolutely necessary
inexplicable
that cannot be explained or accounted for
unaccountable
that cannot be explained or accounted for
illegible
a writing that cannot be read
impeccable
குறை கூற முடியாத
introspect
to examine one’s own thought feelings
irrefutable
that which cant be answered
innumerable
that which cant be counted
inextinguishable
அழிக்க முடியாத,,that which cant be put out
inexhaustible
existing in very large amount that will never be finished
impiety
lack of respect especially for god or religion
imbecile
an adult person with abnormally low intelligence
inroad
a sudden attack on another’s territory
inextricable
so closely linked that separation is impossible
informant
a person who gives information
infidel
person with no belief in religion
intemperate
that which shows lack of self control
intrigue
making of secret plans to do something bad
idolatry
worshiping idols or pictures
immigrant
a person who comes from other country to settle here
immune
free from infection
impalpable
incapable of being perceived or touched
imperceptible
That which cannot be noticed
impertinent
not showing proper response
imponderable
that which cannot be guessed or calculated
imposter
one who assume a character or title not his own to deceive others,person trying to be one who he is not
impracticable
incapable of being practiced செயல் படுத்த முடியாத
impregnable
too strong to overcome or defeat
impresario
a manager or director of ballad or a concert a theater or opera company
impromptu
something said or done without preparation
impudent
rude or not respectful
incendiary
designed to cause fire or violence
incombustible
that which can’t be burnt
indelible
that which can’t be deleted
indemnity
compensation for loss
indestructible
that which cannot be destroyed
indignant
angry at injustice
inexplicit
not clearly explained
inexpressible
that which can’t be expressed in words
infectious
the disease that spreads to air and water
inimitable
incapable of being imitated
insurrection
rising in arms against an established government
intercede
place to obtain a favour to save someone else
intercept
obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.
conspire
make secret planning
introspection
examining of self-thought or feeling