Vocab Solution 3 Flashcards
penury
“extreme poverty//penurious students keep on baging ““pen your please.pen your please”””
percussion
the sharp striking of one thing against another//i stopped percussion sound with cushion
perdition
damnation; ruin; hell//partition will lead to perdition
peregrination
wandering from place to place//we started a peregrination for migration
peremptory
expecting to be obeyed//peremptory order to empty home
perennial
lasting for a long time//perennial problem of nai in punjab
perfidy
faithlessness, treachery//perfidy of servant ki usne poisonous barfi di
perfunctory
done without care; in a routine fashion// he is running my factory in perfunctory
peripatetic
many short travels//its pathetic to have peripatic life style
perjury
lying under oath//speaking lie in front of jury is perjury
pernicious
harmful//nasha is pernicious
peroration
the concluding part of a speech//in the end of oration there is peroration
perpetuate
to cause to continue//petu ate to perpetuate his obesity
perspicacious
keen; mentally sharp//a perspicacious girl can tell how much money will be in boys purse
pert
attractive and neat//pert wears skirt
pertinent
having to do with the subject at hand; relevant//it is pertinent to keep tenant
perturb
to disturb greatly//if you perturb that means you disturb
peruse
(v.) to read thoroughly and carefully//peruse the manual before use
pervasive
to spread throughout//shiva is pervasive all over
perverse
contrary, persisting in error//some verses are perverse now
perversion
corruption; turning from right to wrong//perversion is the new version of society
pestilent
deadly//pesticides have pestilent effects
pestle
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar//with the pestle we can make paste
petrify
scare, frighten//we have kept a pet to petrify
petulant
Irritable or short-tempered//this petu has become petulant
pharisaical
self-righteous; hypocritical//Pharisaical support use of cycle
philanderer
faithless lover; flirt//wanderers are considered philanderer
philatelist
stamp collector//philatelist does not care about stamps rate list
philistine
one who lacks culture or taste//people of philistine are not philistine
phlegmatic
calm and unemotional in temperament//in front of our flag we remain phelgmatic
Phylum
Group of closely related classes//we made a file of phylum
physiognomy
facial features//consult your physio to improve physiognomy
piebald
multicolored; spotted//we cant see piebald on a bald horse
piecemeal
(adj) one piece at a time; (adv) gradually//piecemeal method of eating meal
pied
multicolored//pied pie chart
pillage
to rob of goods by open force//now a days there is pillage in our village
pillory
to punish, hold up to public scorn
pinion
to confine//pinioned with pin
pique
to cause resentment; to provoke//don’t pique me anymore otherwise my anger will reach at its peak
pith
(n) core, essence; significance or weight//collect the pith and throw in pit
pittance
a small amount//give some pittance for her dance
Placebo
a fake drug used in the testing of medication//this is not a place for placebo
placid
calm, peaceful//placid action of acid in bathroom
plagiarize
steal another’s ideas and pass them off as one’s own//plan arise in my mind to plagiarize plague ideas
plaintive
expressing sorrow//plaintive because of plain tv
plaint
a long piece of sth//girl become late due to designing their plaint
platitude
stale; overused expression//flat attitude is my platitude
platonic
spiritual; theoretical//there is a tonic which makes our relationship platonic
plaudits
applause; enthusiastic praise or approval//he won plaudit after good audit
plebeian
(adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class//play boy are often plebeian
Plebiscite
vote of the people//people cite their opinion during plebiscite
plenary
(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members//its my plea to let me go in plenary
plethora
excess//please throw a party if you have plethora of money
pliable
flexible//ply is not pliable
pliant
bending readily; easily influenced//there was a plaint in our flight
plight
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation//there is a plight of flight
plucky
courageous; spunky//luck and pluck makes a man successful
plumage
feathers of a bird//after a certain age birds loose plumage
plumb
to examine deeply; determine the depth//plumber is trying to plumb the situation
plummet
fall suddenly and steeply//a comet plummets towards earth
podiatrist
foot doctor//podiatrist is the artist of feet
poignant
emotionally moving//she has poignant memory of when she was pregnant
poltroom
coward// some people become poltroom in pool room
polemical
controversial; argumentative//during poll politician polemical from mike
polyglot
a speaker of many languages//goat is not a polyglot
pomposity
self-important behaviour//pompous people keep on doing self pumping
politico
politician//a politico is a politician
ponderous
Heavy and slow moving//ponderous people ponder a lot
pontiff
Pope//a pontiff never indulges in a tiff
pontificate
officiate as bishop//pontificate among those who have certificate of religious studies
portend
foretell//when we reached the ports end we portend tsunami waves
portly
(adj.) - fat, chubby, round//shortly you will become portly
poseur
person who affects an attitude to impress others// poseur in a pose
Poser
difficult question//posers asks many poser
potpourri
mixture//potpourri in port
poultice
A soft, moist mass of bread, meal or clay//put ice as poultice
pragmatic
practical//in a probleati situation approah a pragati an
prate
to talk idly; chatter//she was prating on rate
prattle
meaningless, foolish talk//don’t prattle about rattle snake
precarious
Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability
precept
a rule of conduct or action//you have to pre accept the precepts of high school
precipice
a very steep cliff//first sip ice before climbing at precipice
precipitous
a precipitous change is sudden great and unpleasant//tsunami was a precipitous gift to us by nature
preclude
to prevent//don’t preclude let me conclude
precocious
talented beyond one’s age//pre conscious child is a precocious child
predicament
a difficult situation//its a predicament to predict
predilection
preference//we have predilection for our dialect
precursor
forerunner//cursor is the precursor of various files to be opened
predispose
influence sb//director predisposed her this pose
preeminent
famous; outstanding//all prominent people are not preeminent
preempt
to prevent//empty my land to preempt illegal possession
preem
spend lot of time making yourself look attractive//preeming for her prince
prelude
an introduction//prelude is beginning, conclude is end
premonition
a warning in advance//premonition while carrying money
preponderance
bulk//preponderance of pounds
preposterous
absurd//sometimes most of us gives preposterous excuse
prerogative
a right or privilege//being interrogative is prerogative of police
prescience
foreknowledge//i know the science of prescience
presumptous
over confident, arrogant//assumption of marriage in first meeting is presumptous
preternatural
supernatural//unnatural powers are preternatural
pretext
a false reason, deceptive excuse//i called her home on the pretext of textbook
prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead//put barricade on site to prevaricate
prim
feeling or showing disapproval//trim the speech to be prim
Primogeniture
first child in the family//primogeniture is naughty in nature
primordial
original; existing from the beginning//this dial is primordial from the beginning of company
pristine
fresh and clean; uncorrupted//pristine clothes of a priest
privation
lack of necessities//privation in private job
privy
sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).//we met a private place to get privy information
probity
honesty, integrity//i got a chance to prove my probity
prodigal
wasteful//a proudy gal is prodigal
prodigious
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree//prodigious work by child prodigy
profligate
wasteful in money//bill gates does not profligate
progeny
offspring//progeny of jaini
prognosis
medical forecast//diagnosis was done prognosis
proliferate
to increase in number quickly//life rate are proliferating
proletarian
connected with ordinary people//people in poultry farm are proletarian
prolific
Abundantly productive//prolific production is being profitable
promiscuous
No strong pair bonds or lasting relationships.//promiscuous person has promise to kiss many people
promulgate
to make known officially//promulgate for checking of all visitors at mau gate
propensity
a natural inclination or tendency//now a days people have propensity to live in metro city
prophylactic
intended to prevent disease//physician use lactic acid as prophylactic
propitiate
to appease//let me proper eat to if you want to propitiate me
propitious
presenting favorable circumstances//huge profit will propitious to us
proponent
supporter//proponent has many oponent
propound
to suggest for consideration; to propose//we propound for the revaluation of pound
propriety
the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs//propriety of proprietor
prosaic
dull//poetry is interesting but prose is prosaic
Proscenium
stage forward of curtain//
proselytize
to convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause
protract
to prolong
prostrate
lying face down//lay straight to prostrate
protean
readily changing form or character//protean eats protein
protrude
to stick out//a rude protrude his tongue
protuberance
a bony outgrowth or protruding part//pump air in tube for protuberance
provender
dry food for livestock//who is the vender for provender
provident
providing carefully for the future//allocate your provident fund providentally
prune
cut away; trim//we prune our hair in salon
prude
excessively modest person//prude generally become rude
prurient
given to lustful or lewd thoughts//pure thoughts are not prurient
pry
to try to find out people’s private lives//spy has tendency to pry
pugilist
boxer//this is the list of all pugilist
pugnacity
combativeness; disposition to fight//she has a huge capacity for pugnacity
pulchritude
physical beauty//right attitude increases one’s pulchritude
pulverize
to pound, crush, or grind into powder or dust//pulverize means to powderize
punitive
punishing//punitive measures against nature
pummel
to beat, as with the fists//camel does not pummel
punctilious
showing great attention to detail or correct behavior//punctilious person is punctual
puny
small and weak//pony tail is puny
purge
to wash away impurities, clean up//urge the court to purge from conviction
purgative
relieves constipation; strong cathartic//purgative left forgetive effects
Purgatory
A place of temporary punishment//purgatory is a pure gate to heaven
Puritans
strict moral attitude//puritan does not eat a ton
purloin
to steal//a lion has a habit of purloin
purse
to pucker or to tighten one’s lips//i pursed my lips when sb stole my purse
pushover
easy to do or win// it is pushover to push
purveyor
supplier; seller//purveyor hired a conveyor
pussillanimous
small-minded//pussy is not pussillanimous animal
pulative
thought-to-be//put a cup of tea on table is pulative
putrid
rotten and foul smelling//get rid of putrid fruits
pylon
a tall metal structure that is used for carrying electricity wires high above the ground//standing near pylon is not safe during cyclone
sabbatical
A leave of absence from an organization to renew or develop skills//sab baate kal karenge because tomorrow is sabbatical
sacrilege
improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred//leg in front of sacred thing is act of sacrilege
sadistic
(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel//a sadistic person enjoys making people sad with his stick
sacrosanct
extremely holy// there are sakro saints but only few are sacrosanct for me
sagacious
wise//sagacious people eat palak saag
salacious
lascivious, lustful//my sala was watching salacious song
sallow
yellowish//
ruddy
having a healthy red color//
sally
suddenly rush forth//sally with sallies
salubrious
promoting health or well-being//salubrious atmosphere as sali is with you
salutary
beneficial//salute to army by prisoners is salutary
salvage
to save from fire or shipwreck//salvage from salary and wage
salvo
a burst of gunfire or cannon shot// poorey saal salvo of savlon soap bellets in valley
sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to other people//sant and muni are more sanctimonious
sanguinary
bloody//sanguinary incident in sindhu nadi
sanguine
cheerful; optimistic//sanguine people sang and drink wine
sangfroid
composure or coolness//he sang and used fa deo to be sangfroid
sardonic
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic//sardonic comments of sir don
sartorial
pertaining to tailors//she tore saari to make new sartorial style
saturnine
gloomy and remote //saturnine face of people of saturnine
scads
a large number or amount//scads of adds
savory
tasty//save money to enjoy savory savai
scabbard
cover for a sword// a sword cupboard is called scabbard
scaffold
a temporary platform used in work on a building//fold the scaffold after work
scamper
to run quickly//they did scam and scampered
schism
split//there is no schism in sikhism
scintilla
trace amount//not a scintilla of scene from tola
scoff
to make fun of//doctor scoff at his cough
scotch
to put an end to//dad scratched the rumour of drinking scotch
scourge
to whip, punish severely//karj is a scourge
scowl
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure // he scowls when i call him reel
scruple
doubt or uneasiness as to what is right or proper//screwed people were willing to escape but have a feeling of scruple
scrupulous
exact, careful//turning screw in plus direction scrupulous
scuffle
to fight or struggle closely with//fold shirt cuff before scuffle
scurrilous
coarsely abusive; vulgar//scurrilous remark of giving curry less
scurry
rush//scurrying after seeing scary scene
Satire
A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.//he set fire to show satire
scupper
spoil it completely//skipper scuppers the chance of winning
scuttle
to sink a ship by cutting holes in it,,quick short steps//cut the ship to scuttle
seamy
morally degraded, unpleasant//see my seamy life
sear
to burn the surface of sth in a way that is sudden and powerful//sear causes tear
Secession
withdrawal from the Union//secession due to recession
seclude
to isolate//we exclude while seclude
secrete
produce and release substance into organism//its no longer secret that plant secret
sedate
calm; quiet//one should be sedated before his first date
sedentary
doing or requiring a lot of sitting//dentist has sedantary life style
sedition
rebellion or resistance against the government//he said i will shun from sedition
sedulous
hard working; diligent//sedulous job of seducing women
seedy
dirty and untidy// a seedy man smokes bidi
seemly
proper; appropriate//unseemly dress of seema aunty
seethe
be in an agitated emotional state//soothe who is seethe
seine
fishnet//sena used seine to catch criminals
semblance
(n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition//when there is a semblance there is a resemblance
seminal
(adj.) original, important,//seminal learning in a seminar
Seminary
School for training and educating priests and ministers//missionary runs seminary
senile
characteristic of old age// senile remains in denial mode
sententious
(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy//sententious sentence
sentient
conscious; capable of feeling or perceiving//sentimental aunt is sentient
sentinel
guard//sentinel use antennal technology
sepulcher
a tomb or burial chamber//vulture near sepulcher
sequester
to isolate//requester became sequester
septic
infection//use anti septic during septic
sere
parched; dry//sere days were very rare
serendipity
An accidental but fortunate discovery//do not look pity after serendipity discovery
serene
calm, placid// see rain for serenity
serenade
sing and play for somebody//serenade without instrument aid
serrated
jagged; saw-like//can you rate this serrated saw
servile
overly submissive//servile attitude while serving
sever
to cut off//do not sever you sewer pipe
sextant
navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude//to see our extent we use sextant
shackle
to put into chains//police shackle to tackle criminal
sham
Something fake or false//if you have some shame you should not sham
shamble
To walk clumsily or shuffle along//we shamble while amble
shard
a piece of broken glass or pottery//shard is too hard
shaving
the act of removing hair with a razor//when the carpenter shaves wood it left wood shaving
sheathe
to cover with something that protects//a sheathe is made of a metal sheet
shimmer
shine with a faint, flickering light//if something shimmer it glimmers
silo
tower for storing fodder//i go in xylo to see my silo
cellar
an underground room or rooms//jailer cannot permit cellar in jail
shipshape
neat and tidy - as any boat should be//everything was shipshape in shape
shoal
an area of shallow water//shoal do not want to dwell in a hole
shoddy
(adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship//shoddy service in shadi
shrewd
bad tempered and unpleasant women//shrew ho gayi suru
shyster
lawyer using questionable methods//shy star cannot be shyster
sidereal
relating to the stars//watching real sidereal bodies from side mirror
simian
monkey-like//simian is similar like money
simmer
To cook gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point//do not keep gas at sim while simmer
simper
to smirk, smile foolishly//keep your smile simple not simper
sinecure
a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work//just need to sign papers in in sinecure jobs
sinewy
lean and muscular; stringy and tough//sinewy muscles of sunny
sinuous
winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible//sinuous sign
siren
dangerous, attractive woman//siren does not care about police siren
skimp
to save or hold back//when we skimp we skip
skinflint
stingy person; miser//a skinflint sucks even the skin of a fly
skirmish
minor battle//skirmish in kashmir
skittish
nervous; easily frightened// experts does not become skittish while skating
skullduggery
trickery; underhandedness//skullduggery to dig out skull
slacken
to slow down//lack of motivation slacken my interest
slake
to satisfy//go to lake to slake
slew
large in number or quantity//he is working to slow slew of work is left
slack
lack of tension, lull, relaxation; sluggish//drive slack in a lake
Slander
spoken defamation//slander about cylender vender
slapdash
careless and hasty//slapped him with is slapdash work
sleazy
dirty and not socially acceptable//lazy stays at sleazy place
sleeper
a person who sleeps in a particular way// a person who sleeps
sleight
adroitness in using the hands//he wrote eight on slate with his sleight
slight
to insult//switch of lights while slight
slipshood
untidy in dressing, personal habits, etc; careless, sloppy//bats played slipshood shot in slip
slither
to move with a sliding, side-to-side motion of the body//leather shoe slither
sloth
laziness; avoiding work or effort//sloth is slow
slough
(v.) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary//while slough animals leave rough skin
sloven
person habitually untidy, dirty, or careless in dress, habits, etc.//slow one is a sloven
smirk
to smile in a self-satisfied or artificial way//smirk on their faces after selling taj smarak
sombre/somber
dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy//sombre sambhar
somnanbulist
sleepwalker//a list of all somnanbulist
somnolent
sleepy //feeling somnolent in tent
smattering
a small amount//smattering of this matter
smoulder
burn slowly and without a flame//when fire become older it smoulder
snicker
half-stifled laugh//everyone snickered at my snicker
snivel
cry or whine with snuffling//i am not well is it i snivel
snub
treat with disdain or contempt; slight//snub him in pub
sodden
thoroughly soaked, saturated//all of sudden i got sodden
soiree
an evening party or celebration//sorry i could not attend soiree
solace
comfort//solaced when i opened my shoe lace
solicit
to ask for; to seek//i solicit let me sit
solicitous
concerned//my solicitor was solicitous about the result of my case
sololoquy
speech to oneself//talking about a soul looks like sololoquy
somatic
pertaining to the body//somatic pleasures with sumo
sonorous
full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style//sonorous voice of sonu
Sophistory
Use of trickery and false logic in arguments//we see lots of example of sophistry in history
sophomoric
immature and overconfident//your lyric is sophomoric
soporific
causing sleep//100 puri kha kar i feel soporific
sordid
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul//sorry i did sordid behaviour
spangle
a small circular piece of glittering material used for decorating garments//spangled bangles
spar
to argue or fight//spartans always spar
spasmodic
occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts//there is no logic behind spasmodic activity
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction//go to spa to get rid of spasm
spat
a pretty quarrel//spat over spit
spate
a large number or amount of something, esp. in a brief time//it is our fate which helps us in the state of spate
spawn
to lay eggs//prawn is spawning
spectre
ghost//spectre does not have fear of inspecter
specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong//specious things are suspicious
Sphinx
an imaginary creature//body of sphinx is fix
splice
To join or unite together//splice the supply wire
Spiel
a lengthy speech or sales pitch whose intent is to persuade//a spy tries to spiel
spites
urge to hurt//inspite of friendship he spites
splurge
spend a lot of money//on a special urge we splurge
splinter
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal//splinter when some thing splits
spoonerism
an unintentional exchange of sounds//speaking with a spoon in the mouth caused spoonerism
sporadic
occurring irregularly//sporadic things are periodic
spruce
neat, clean, simple, and correct in appearance//our spouse is spruce
spry
vigorously active; nimble//spy needs to be spry
spunky
courageous and determined//donkey is not spunky
spurn
to reject//spurn to earn illegally
squabble
a noisy argument, esp. over an unimportant matter//while playing scrabble, children squabble
squander
to waste//we squander while wander
squat
sit on one’s heels//squat makes sweet
squatter
to settle on unoccupied land without legal claim//do not squatter my quarter
squirm
feel embarrassment, move around a lot//squirm because of ice cream
staccato
detached or disconnected in sound or style//staccato sound of auto
stagger
to move unsteadily //staggering after drinking or sick
staid
unemotional; serious//he can not stay in staid room
stalwart
loyal, reliable, and hardworking//stalwart will stay with you even in war
staunch
stop the flow of blood//staunch blood with stone
stealthily
in a secretive or sneaky manner//stealthy enter to steal
stentorian
very loud//sten gun has stentorian sound
stellar
chief//star tailor is steller in our city
stickler
perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right//stickler stick to rules
stifle
to feel unable to breathe//fire of rifle stifle
stilled
not natured and relaxed //tilted because he was stilled
stipple
cover with dots of paint etc.//with the help of stapler i made a stipple painting
striated
marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels//
stockade
enclosed area forming defensive wall//stockade is blockade
stodgy
heavy, dull, or boring; old-fashioned//stodgy food at stage
stolid
unemotional; lacking sensitivity//stolid expression means solid expression
strew
spread by scattering//
stricture
something that restrains, negative criticism//stricture from strict sun
strident
loud and harsh//strident tone after seeing the dents
strut
to swagger, display to impress others//when we strut we walk straight
stulfify
frustrate because of boring// stultify because of stunt fail
stupefy
to stun, baffle, or amaze//this stupid stupefy every one
stupar
loss of awareness//stupar has stopper in his mind
stygian
dark and gloomy, hellish//its difficult to stay in stygian nights
stymie
to hinder, impede//i was stymied as somebody tied my hands
subaltern
subordinate//subaltern sometimes become alternate
subdue
to bring under control//sub inspector suduced the violence
subjugate
to conquer//subjugates sab gates
sublime
exalted, noble, uplifting//some limes are sublimes
subliminal
below the level of consciousness//lime colours have subliminal effect on our my mind
suborn
to convince someone to lie or commit a crime//suborn to burn truth
subpoena
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony//court issued subpoena to meena
subsume
to include, incorporate//some new sum will be subsumed in textbook
subterfuge
deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal//putting some fuse on subterfuge
subversive
in opposition to authority or government//
succinct
briefly and clearly expressed//be succinct to succeed
succor
relief, help in time of distress or want//if soccer players succor each other
Suffrage
the right to vote//people often suffer after suffrage
suffuse
gradually spread through or over//bulb fused so darkness suffused
sulk
be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.//sulk because bulk of works
sully
to tarnish; taint//i will sue if you sully
sundry
various or diverse//we can do sundry of works on sunday
sunder
break apart or in two, using violence//thunder sunder sky
supercilious
arrogant//supersilly person is supercilious
sultry
very hot and humid//in sultry days we rest under trees
superannuated
retired because of age or infirmity//superannuated things need to get renovated
supersede
to take the place of; to replace//old seed was superseded by supersede
supine
lying on the back
supplant
to take the place of, supersede
supple
bending easily//supple chappal
supplicate
to beg earnestly and humbly//supplicate for duplicate bill
surfeit
an excessive amount//sir is fate because surfeit of eating
surly
rude and bad-tempered//surly nature of our sir
surmise
to guess//a mice can sirmise
surpass
to exceed or go beyond//free pass to surpass
surreptitious
(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud//sir repeated to us surreptitious
sustenance
something that provides nourishment; food needed to live//sustenance to sustain
swagger
To walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner//beggar does not swagger
swank
display one’s wealth, knowledge, or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others//swan does not swank
swanky
expensive and showy//my hacker is swanky
surrogate
substitute//its a narrow gate i can not enter in it call some surrogate
suture
interlocking line of union between bones//suture to look better in future
swarthy
of dark color or complexion//earth becomes swarthy during war
swathe
wrap around; bandage//after bath we swathe towel
Swetter
to be very hot in a way that makes you feel uncomfortablesweater makes me feel swetter
swerve
a sharp or sudden turn//we have to swerve on curve
surveillance
close watch over a person, group, or area; supervision//surveillance with lens
swill
drink large quantities of//swill will make you ill
sybarite
a person devoted to pleasure and luxury//sybarite feel going to bar right
