vocab 3 Flashcards
abase
degrade
abash
embarrass
aberrant
abnormal
abetment
accomplice
abeyance
Temporaryly not in use,stalemate,gridlock,deadlock
abhor
dislike
detest
dislike
abject
poor or unhappy
abjure
renounce upon oath(கைவிடு)
abnegation
to give up a right or claim
abode
the place where someone lives
abominable
வெறுக்கத்தக்க
abortive
fruitless ,unsuccessful,premature(baby)
futile
fruitless
abridge
shorten
abscission
cutting off
abscond
depart secretly
absolute
complete
absolve
declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment. 2.paradon (manichi viturathu)
abstract
shortened form of speech ,remove some part of speech,(draw from)
abysmal
not measurable,very bad
accede
agree to do
acclaim
பாராட்டு
applaud
கைத்தட்டல்
accord
do something in complete agreement, compromise, treaty, deal
accused
one who is under trial in court
acme
the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed.
acquit
declare not to be guilty
adapt
to change to suit the diffrent environment (alter)
adept
proficient திறமையான
adolescent
one who is growing as an adult
adverse
unfavorable
aftermath
the period which follows an undesired event
aghast
the sudden feeling of shock and worry ,amazed ,frightened,afraid (ghost -remember)
agile
able to move your body quickly
agony
extreme sufferings
aisle
long space between the two rows of seat
alchemist
one who tries to change other metal into gold
altar
place where a religious object is put in church
altercation
a loud argument
amenable
willing to accept a suggestion
angst
great anxiety
anguish
extreme unhappiness
annotate
to add a brief explanation
apathy
lack of interest
appalling
very bad and shocking
appeasement
the act of giving advantage to one party
argumentative
often arguing and ready to argue
articulate
a good orator, express, pronounce, speak, say
assault
a violent attack
asset
valuables
atrocities
the violent and cruel act
attenuate
to calm
attrition
a gradual weakening of something
augment
add to/increase
august
important respected impressive
aura
the feeling of a person or place
averse
strong disliking
awful
hateful
affluent
wealthy
prosperous
wealthy
copious
wealthy
adroit
clever or skillful.
aptitude
clever or skillful.
supposition
a belief held without proof
analogy
similarity
avail
use,benifit,advantage
amendment
improvement ,or modification
arbitrary
random
despot
a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
arbitrary government /absolute government
a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
arbitrate
reach an authoritative judgment or settlement.
diligent
showing great care on work
curtailed
shortening or reducing the quantity
dispute
argument
wrangling
argument
obscure
doubtful
acclimatize
adjust.(adjustment to the change in climate -real meaning )
appropriate
suitable,proper
awe
respect mixed with fear
harmony
the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes
accordance
unity, simultaneous
adversary
enemy,opponent
hostile
aggressive,attack panravan
antitoxin
antidote
apprehend -2
arrest (someone) for a crime.,understand (2 meanings )
provoke
make someone angry.
vex
make someone feel angry ,annoyed etc
discernible
perceptible.
aloof
seperated ,isolated
annals
chronological ,history
appease
satisfy
soothe
reduce pain or discomfort in (a part of the body).,satisfy
pacify
சமாதானப்படுத்த
adhere
stick,remain,fix or hold
alleged
charged
accumulate
collect,gather
amass
collect,gather
hoard
collect,gather
advent
start beginning arrival
goon
attacker, gangster
avert
prevent ,avoid
loathe
dislike
aspire
desire,want
fervent
having or displaying passionate intensity
assure
ensure guarantee
triumph
a great victory
exploit
make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
“it’s a kind of victory”
accent
- emphasize(emphasize in way of pronounciation)
2. airport jordindians
zenith
height ,peak
akin
familiar, similar
auspicious
favorable ,lucky
glitch
தடுமாற்றம்,sudden malfunctioning
anachronism
the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong.
paradigm
முன்னுதாரணம்,example
hermit
துறவி
benevolent
kind
animosity
enmity
adversity
unfavorable like disaster
cordial
affable
absorbing
longlasting
insolent
arrogant
haughty
arrogant
craving
desire
avarice
greed or lust
renounce
abdicate ,நிராகரிக்க
relinquish
கைவிடpatta
consent
agree
sovereignty
supreme power or authority
adjure (not abjure )
order,tell,
persuade
induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
doppelganger
உருவ ஒற்றுமையை
amorphous
shapeless, unstructured
amortize
payback,refund,repay
flee
தப்பியோட
inquest
autopsy
deformity
உருக்குலைவு,anomaly-synonym
scuff,graze
abrasion
babble
talk in a way which is difficult to understand
bacchanalian
drunken
backbite
to speak something at the back of someone
badger
annoy
badinage
playful teasing
baffle
confuse
bait
trap,
snare
trap(snake)
decoy
trap,ஆசை காட்டி ஆபத்திற்கு இழுத்துச் செல்பவன்
baleful
deadly
balk
to be unwilling to do something
balmy
pleasantly warm
bane
curse,harm,injury
banter
a conversation which is funny and not serious
barb
sharp projection in a fish hook
bard
poet
barefaced
shameless
baroque
highly ornate
barrage
structure built across the river
beeline
direct or quick route
beget
(especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproducti
begrudge
to give unwillingly
beguile
cheat or mislead,charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.
behemoth
huge creature
behest
A person’s order or command
benevolence
kindness
blackguard
a man who has no moral principle
blatant
open or unashamed
blister
swellings on skin
blunder
a big mistake
boisterous
noisy and full of energy ,clamorous
bombast
pompous(ஆடம்பர) language with little meaning
boost
to improve or increase
booze
to take an alcoholic drink
brickbat
an insult , spoken attack
brutal
savagely violent
buckle
crumble under pressure
bully
to hurt or frighten someone
bunk
to leave without permission (school cut adikarathu)
butcher
to kill/murder someone (கசாப்பு)
blemish
taint,stain,spoil,dirt
cabal
group of peoples who plan secretly
cache
hiding place
cadaver
a dead human body
cadence
regular rise and fall of the voice
cahoots
acting together generally for a dishonest purpose
calamity
disaster
caldron
large kettle
caliber
ability,bore size of gun
callow
one with little expression or knowledge
canvass
seek votes
capitalize
to supply money to a business
capitulate
surrender
capricious
A sudden change of mood
carcass
a dead body of large animal
cardinal
most important
careen
stay away from side to side while moving forward quickly
casanova
one who has lot of sexual relationships
catastrope
a sudden destructive even
cave(v)
collapse
cave(n)
a large hole on side of hill
censure
strongly critisize,curb,disapproval
charismatic
attractive
chaste
pure
chide
Scold
clamour
to make a loud complaint or demand
clandestine
planned/done in secret ,illegal
clasp
to hold something firmly
cloak
long gown or to hide
coalition
a temporary alliance
coddle
to protect something or someone too much
collate
to put in order
collision
the act of hitting something with other objects
combat
a fight especially during the war
commendable
praiseworthy
commute -2
to make the same journey regularly and also “to change”
complement
a things that improve
conceal
to hide
concurring
to agree with someone
condolence
sympathy for the family of a person who has recently died
confrontation
fight or argument
consecrate
make or declare sacred
conspicuity
clarity
conspirator
one who plans something illegal
contemplate
think of a particular thing for a long time
conversant
having knowledge of
convict
one proved guilty or to be proven guilty
conviviality
friendly
corporal
bodily
countenance
the expression of face
coupled
two successive rhyming lines of verse
cramp
hamper or restraint/painful involuntary tightening of a muscle
crooked
dishonest/not forming a straight line
culminate
Reach the climax or peak
culprit
someone who has done something wrong
cosmic
related to universe
penitent
contrite
counterpart
complementary ,corelative
grotesque
ugly figure imitation (caricature)
culminate
come to a climax ,or reach the zenith
criterion
standard of principle or judgment
circuitous
roundabout, indirect
civil
community, public,citizen
comprise
include contain involve
colossal
huge or gigantic
retrenchment
reduce or contract
congenial
affable,consistence
genial
friendly
contrive
manage,arrange
intend
திட்டமிட்டு
intricate
very complicated
ponder
ஆழ்ந்து சிந்தித்து
gaze
ஆழ்ந்து சிந்தித்து
consolidate
merge,strengthen
ample
more than enough
confirm
approve or authorize
endorse
declare one’s public approval
recompense
compensation
reimburse
compensation
cynic in meanings
dubious
sneering
scolding badly
confidential
private secret hidden
vociferous
சப்தமிடுகிற
comestible
supply,food ,logistics
consummate
complete,perfect
bland
smooth
concerted
joint,collaborate
counteract
defeat,{baffle}-check
defile
pollute corrupt
cognizant
conscious
mounting
growing/increasing
conjugal
married
connubial
married
centrifugal
moving away from center
bibliography
a list of books
cataclysm-meaning
disaster
raucous
கரகரப்பான,cacophony
coagulate
condense ,thicken
cupidity
greedy
dab hand
an expert in something
dabble
work in non serious way
daft
silly or stupid
dainty
small and graceful
dally
to waste time or to do something slowly
procrastinate
to waste time or to do something slowly
damsel
a young unmarried girl
dank
damp /wet
dapper
neat and tidy
dappled
spotted
daub
smear
daunt
frightened
intimidate
frightened
dauntless
bold
dearth
lack of
debauched
one who is given to sex or alcohol
debilitate
weaken
debonair
fashionable /attractive
debunk
to show that something is less important
debut
something performed for the first time
decimate
kill/destroy
decipher
decode
declivity
downward slope
deface
disfigure
defacto
existing in fact
defeatist
one who accepts defeat easily
deference
respect
defiant
disobedient
defuse
reduce tension
deluge
a large amount of rain /water
denounce
to criticize strongly
deplorable
very bad
deposition
a testimony
derail
to comeoff the railway track
desecration
treatment of something scared with disrespect
desperate
feeling involving great willingness
despicable
unpleasant, causing string feeling of dislike
detente
the easing of hostility between countries
diffuse
spread over wide area
dine
eat dinner
disembarked
to leave a ship /plane after the journey
disillusion
disappointment
disinterested
impartial
disparagement
insult/abuse
dispassionate
not influenced by emotion
dispense with
get rid of or manage without
disseminate
spread widely
docile
obedient
dolorous
sad
draconian
extremely severe or harsh
ebb
sleepy
ebullient
very energetic and positive
eclectic
selected from various sources
ecstasy
a state of extreme happiness
edify
to educate morally or spirutually
eerie
weird/strange in frightening way
efface
wipe out
effect
result
effete
weak and without power
effigy
a model representing someone, dummy
effluvium
noxious smell
effrontery
extreme rudeness
egress
To go out of the place
elated
overjoyed
elicit
(a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
elite
a superior group
elope
to leave home secretly to get married
elusive
difficult to find
emaciated
thin and weak
emanate
emitting /ejecting
emancipate
set free
embark
to begin
embolden
to make someone brave
eminent
known and respected
emulate
try to be equal
endangered
to put at risk
endear
to cause someone to be liked
animosity
a feeling of hatred
enormity
of very great size or importance
enthrall
attract
enthusiastic
causing excitment
envisage
to except as a possibility
errand
a short journey to deliver
escalate
to increase
espouse
support/adopt a cause or way of life
estrange
no longer friendly
etch
make clearly defined
eunuch
a person who is neither a man nor a woman
exasperate
to irritate
exceptional
unusual
exceptionable
objectional
excruciating
extremely painful
executioner
one who carries the job of executing someone
exhilarate
cause to feel very happy
expostulate
disagree strongly