Vocabulary Part II Flashcards
Reveller
a person who is enjoying themselves in a lively andnoisyway.
“drunken revellers brawled in the town centre in the early hours
Polemics
a speech or piece of writing expressing a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something.
“his polemic against the cultural relativism of the Sixties”
expressing or constituting a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something; polemical.
“unashamedly polemic writing”
Tamper, with the purpose of deception, manipulate, falsify, fake
FUDGE
HE FUDGED THE FIGURES IN THE ACCOUNT
Needle smne
Deliberately annoy or embarrass the person
Report or maintain, to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true , swear, affirm, assert, verify, allege
AVER
HE AVERRED THAT THE EXPERIMENTS WERE FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES
Consequent upon
Consequent upon his resignation, there was a cabinet reshuffle
He resigned consequent upon his disagreement with the boss
Subsequent to
French leave
When you leave your place of work without permission
He took french leave to attend the cricket match
A person who shows no gratitude
Ingrate
He is an ingrate who never stops complaining about what he does not have
Cohesion
the action or fact of forming a united whole.
“the work at present lacks cohesion”
Unshackle
Fetters
Buttress
Noun
source of defence or support.
“she clung to her shrinking faith as a buttress against despair
Verb also
authority was buttressed by religious belief
Anathema
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
“racial hatred was anathema to her
Advance evidence for, cite, abduce
ADDUCE
WHAT WERE THE ARGUMENTS ADDUCED FOR AND AGAINST THE TOPIC OF DEBATE
Biennial…….occurring every 2 yrs
Biannual …. occurring twice a Yr
She is a jinx to them
The dog is a jinx on the house
He seems to be jinx-ridden
Culled
of an animal)selectivelyslaughtered.
“compensation paid for pedigree culled stock”
(of flowers or fruit) picked.
“fresh culled daffodils
Embattled
of a place or people) involved in or prepared for war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces.
“the embattled northern province”
2.
(of a building or part of a building) having battlements.
“the church has a low embattled tower
Tenuous
Lacking substance or significance, slight, thin, flimsy, fragile
It was very Easy for the opposing team to break down his tenuous arguments
Union commerce and industry minister
Piyush goyal
Diaspora
the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.
“the diaspora of boat people from Asia”
people who have spread or been dispersed from their homeland.
“the Latin American diaspora has spread across the United States”
the dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel.
“a secular interpretation of Jewish history in antiquity and during the Diaspora
Not fanciful or imaginative, lacking wot or imagination, not challenging, dull and lack of excitement, pedestrian, earthbound, humdrum, unglamorous, commonplace, matter of fact
PROSAIC
MY HOMETOWN IS A REALLY SMALL PROSAIC PLACE
A dog in the manger
A person who prevents others from enjoying what he himself does not need or can’t enjoy
I don’t like his dog in the manger policy
State of the art
His paper on the state of the art in modern architecture was greatly appreciated
Are you going to speak on the state of the art in para-psychology
State of a particular discipline at a particular time. It revers to development of a discipline at a particular time
Enter into a list of prospective jurors, select from a list, impanel, panel
Empanel
How are the judges empanelled for these competitions
In behalf of my client, I urge you to reconsider your decision
Pls speak in my behalf
In the interest of, for the benefit of
When a person changes his opinion or course of action
He has done a volte-face
Ppl were surprised at the volte-face of the ministers economic policy
Informal terms for objecting, complain, kick, beef, squawk, grouse, holler
GRIPE
ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WERE GRIPING ABOUT THE NEW RULES
NOUN. VERB
Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water, be in serious difficulty, falter, stumble, bumble
FLOUNDER
HE WAS FLOUNDERING ABOUT IN THE SHALLOW OFFSHORE WATERS 💧
I dare say
I assume as possible, I think it likely, I suppose
1st person sing. And present only
I dare say it will rain this afternoon
You are tired, I dare say
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy, taking pains to avoid being observed, sneaky, stealthy, furtive
SURREPTITIOUS
HE CARRIED OUT A SURREPTITIOUS SEARCH OF HIS BROTHER’S BELONGINGS
A movie bombed 💣
It flopped….. financial disaster
Satishs latest novel bombed 💣
Of insufficient quantity to meet a need, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity, lacking interest or significance or impact, inadequate, juvenile, puerile, insipid
JEJUNE
THE MLA HAD A VERY JEJUNE RESPONSE TO OUR PROBLEMS
Having superior power and influence, overriding, paramount, predominant
Preponderant
He holds a Preponderant influence on the board
Force to leave (an office), declare under oath, force out, swear
Depose
The office deposed him during a board meeting
By the time I went there, he had sold his possessions lock, stock and barrel
Completely , entirely, the whole thing
Be undecided about sth, waver bw conflicting positions or courses of action, move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern, oscillate, hover, waver, fluctuate
VACILLATE
HE KEEPS VACILLATING BETWEEN HAVING A NIGHT IN OR GOING OUT FOR DINNER
Using Shank’s mare to get from one place to another
You are going to be using your legs , walking 🚶♀️
Zilch
nothing.
“they knew absolutely zilch about rock ‘n’ roll”
not any; no.
“the character has zilch class”
Truce
an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
“the guerrillas called a three-day truce”
Securitisation
process in which certain types of assets are pooled so that they can be repackaged into interest-bearing securities
Populism
noun
a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.
“the question is whether he will tone down his fiery populism now that he has joined the political establishment”
support for populist politicians or policies.
“the government came to power on a wave of populism”
the quality of appealing to or being aimed at ordinary people.
“art museums did not gain bigger audiences through a new populism
Protectionism
the theory or practice ofshieldinga country’s domestic industries from foreign competition bytaxingimports.
Moot
adjective
subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.
“whether they had been successful or not was a moot point”
having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision.
“the whole matter is becoming increasingly moot”
verb
raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility).
“the scheme was first mooted last October”
Espy
catch sight of.
“she espied her daughter rounding the corner”
Hallowed
adjective
made holy; consecrated.
“hallowed ground”
greatly revered and honoured.
“the band will be in some hallowed and historic surroundings
Debacle
noun
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
“the only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle
Ignominious
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
“the party risked ignominious defeat
Shoddily
घटियापन से
Cyclostyle
noun
an early device for duplicating handwriting, in which a pen with a small toothed wheel pricks holes in a sheet of waxed paper, which is then used as a stencil.
verb
duplicate with a cyclostyle.
“they cyclostyled a few hundred copies”
Rankle
(of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment.
“the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles”
(of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester.
“the wound is but skinned over and rankles still at the bottom
Diminutive
extremely or unusually small.
“a diminutive figure dressed in black”
Stature
a person’s natural height.
“a man of short stature”
importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.
“an architect of international stature”
Grapple
engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
“passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack”
seize or hold with a grappling hook.
Miffed
somewhat annoyed; peeved.
“she turned around, looking slightly miffed
Clamorous
making a loud and confused noise.
“a jostling, clamorous mob”
expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands.
“the clamorous radical wing of the party”
Cacophony
a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
“a cacophony of deafening alarm bells
Discordant
disagreeing or incongruous.
“the operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities
Raucous
making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
“raucous youths”
Reverberation
prolongation of a sound; resonance.
“electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation”
a continuing effect; a repercussion.
“the attack has had reverberations around the world”
Inexorable
impossible to stop or prevent.
“the seemingly inexorable march of new technology”
(of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting.
“the doctors were inexorable, and there was nothing to be done”