Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

English New words > Words 1 > Flashcards

Words 1 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
Q

Briny

A

Salty : Outer islands had smeared the night sky in a briny haze.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Lancing

A

Cut open: The full moon looked less like a jewel than a yellowy blister in need of lancing.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Gawking

A

Stared stupidly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Gleaming

A

Shining: Floors set with gleaming squares of black and white stone.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Strut or strutting

A

walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait: Too busy in strutting around in a stupid purple uniform.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

gait

A

a person’s manner of walking.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Sneer

A

Mock smile, remark or tone: Retvenko said with a sneer.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

crane

A

Streching out one body part: you can stop craning neck like a hopeful goose.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Indenture

A

A official document or under employment: That’s counting against your indenture.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Brawl

A

a noisy fight among a group of people: it would be like brawling with an expensive vase.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

scaffold

A

a platform on which criminals were killed in past times by hanging.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Remnants

A

a piece of something that is left after the rest has gone: It had been nothing, the yellow-green remnants of a crack.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Decree

A

An official order: The government decreed a state of emergency.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Scowl

A

a look on your face that shows you are angry or in a bad mood: So he furrows his brow, twists his mouth into a scowl and lets his eyes go dead.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Dismissive

A

saying or showing that you think that somebody/something is not worth considering seriously: She waved her hand through the air, the gesture almost dismissive.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

slack

A

loose; not tightly stretched: The sergeant’s face went slack.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

inventoried

A

collected

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Parley (paali)

A

a discussion or meeting between two groups of people who disagree, in order to try and find a way of solving a problem.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Earnest

A

serious or determined: This week is the last gasp of winter before spring began in earnest.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

glint

A

to shine with small bright flashes of light: He shook his head, dark hair glinting in the lamplight.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

unerringly

A

Committing no error: Kaz’s eyes found Inej unerringly in the crowd.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Concoct

A

to make something unusual by mixing different things together: He an Inej had concocted a 100 theories to account for murder.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Divest

A

deprive (rid) someone of (power, rights, or possessions): But we can’t give government the unilateral (one sided) right to divest us of all our rights.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Seconded

A

Adopted, Aided, Assisted, Abetted, Helped, Indorsed, Endorsed, Forwarded:A temporary officer will also be seconded to the Youth Offending Team, on a permanent arrangement.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

dredge
ड्रे᠎̮ज्‌

A

To dig, gather or pull out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Excavate

A

To dig, gather or pull out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

inquisitive
इन्ˈक्व़िज़टिव़्‌

A

tending to inquire or investigate. : asking many questions. especially : too curious about other people’s affairs.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Famished

A

very hungry; Just think of all those poor famished people in the Middle Ages, with only porridge and vegetables to eat and not a fast food chain in sight.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Morbid

A

Unhealthy, grusome, abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings; She has a morbid interest in funerals. He has a morbid sense of humor.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Canst

A

thou canst. (old use) ​used to mean ‘you can’, when talking to one person; if thou canst love me, I’ll marry thee

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Expunge

A

erase or remove completely; the kind of man that could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Conduit

A

electricity, gas pipelines channels of travelling or a person, an organization or a country that is used to transfer things, information, etc. from one person or place to another

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

eradicate

A

to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots; Widespread, global vaccination has been successful in eradicating smallpox

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

excruciate

A

torment (someone) physically or mentally.
“I stand back, excruciated by the possibility”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

skedaddle

A

depart quickly or hurriedly; run away.
“when he saw us, he skedaddled”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

perversion

A

the action of changing something from right to wrong or from good to bad

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

animosity

A

a strong feeling of anger and of not liking somebody/something; to feel animosity of anyone as he ddfines would indeed be an indication of envy and resentment.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

apotropaic

A

An agent intended to ward off evil. designed to avert evil.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

permanence

A

the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely. persistance, stability, durability
“the clarity and permanence of the dyes”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Whimsy

A

unusual, playful, and unpredictable; Whimsy is also a whim — something you do just because you want to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

clarity of intent

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

abbreviate

A

to make something shorter, especially a word or phrase; Many places might require advance reservations and have abbreviated hours, so check their websites in advance.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

intricate

A

Intricate is an adjective that means having many complexly interrelating parts or elements,very complicated or detailed.
“an intricate network of canals”“The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair”.
“The tiled floor is installed in an intricate pattern”.
“Police officers uncovered an intricate web of deceit”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

lithe
लाइद़्

A

(used about a person or their body) having a body that moves and bends easily and elegantly; Inej was lithe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

trifle

A

slightly; inessential; rather or something that is of little value or importance: I’m a trifle confused about the arrangements for tonight.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

dread

A

to be very afraid of or worried about something; begin the day looking forward to your job instead of dreading it.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Naivety

A

Bholapan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Vixen

A

fox

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Hypocrite

A

A person who pretends to have a higher standards than really have: the norms of society are made by group of hypocrites

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Blistering

A

blazing hot, boiling, heated : the blistering midday heat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

futile

A

irrelevant: When she get caught all she made her futile excuses

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

abdicate

A

Reject or resign; his continuous flawed acts leads to his abdication

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

Agony

A

grief

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

recourse
रिˈकॉस्‌

A

having to use something or ask somebody for help in a difficult situation; It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war.The public believes its only recourse is to take to the streets.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

reinforce

A

to make something stronger; continuous learning will reinforce my knowledge.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

repercussion
ˌरीपˈकश्‌न्‌

A

means a result or consequence, especially one that is somewhat removed from the action or event that caused it. For example, “The repercussions of the war are still keenly felt”.
Or simply the result of something you do: Any decrease in tourism could have serious repercussions for the local economy.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

incessantly _ in+cen+cently

A

never-ending, persistent: He checks his phone incessantly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

plague
प्‍लेग्‌

A

to smite, infest, or afflict with: Financial problems have been plaguing their new business partners.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

stasis

A

a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium: The stasis will smother you to death; you must pick up and make a change.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

smother

A

to kill somebody by covering his/her face so that he/she cannot breathe or to cover something/somebody with too much of something: The stasis will smother you to death; you must pick up and make a change.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

rogue

A

a dishonest or unprincipled person; rascal; scoundrel: “Come here, you little rogue!” chuckled my uncle.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

blight

A

to spoil or damage something, especially by causing a lot of problems: blight potato or you grishas are a blight on this earth.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

abomination

A

a thing that causes disgust or loathing or a feeling of hatred: A good few who declared they would march in protest at the abomination cried off with a variety of weak excuses.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

strife
स्‍ट्राइफ़्‌

A

violent conflict: ne who spreads strife among brothers is an abomination.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

espionage
‍ˈए᠎̮स्‌पिअनाश्

A

the act of finding out secret information about another country or organization: you will be tried for espionage and crimes against the people.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

vindictive
व़िन्ˈडिक्‌टिव़्‌

A

wanting or trying to hurt somebody without good reason: With vindictive pleasure, she said in Fjerdan…….

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

veneer
व़ˈनिअ(र्‌)

A

a part of somebody’s behavior or of a situation which hides what it is really like underneath: the calm veneer dropping away from his face, a sophistication of a gentleman is always a veneer.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

unabashed (ana+ bashed)

A

not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
“he was unabashed by the furore his words provoked”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

furore (Fi+eyu + ori)

A

an outbreak of public anger or excitement.
“the verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry” or a wave of enthusiastic admiration; a craze.
“it was little thought that they would excite such a furore among stamp collectors”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

archaic
/ɑːˈkeɪɪk/

A

very old or old-fashioned.
“prisons are run on archaic methods”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

virile(vuh + rile)

A

having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive (typically used of a man) or masculine or manly.
“he was a powerful, virile man”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

culmination

A

the highest or climactic point of something, or end or conclusion of something.
“the deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation” or”It has been a mammoth undertaking and is the culmination of many hundreds of hours of research, editing and printing.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

Innately (in+ate+ly)

A

existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth: Humans are innately tied to the Earth as we live within it, walk upon it, take our food and water from it, and depend on it for sustenance.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

Ardent

A

very enthusiastic or passionate:need for an ardent colleague,”She is an ardent believer in her religion”.
He handled that with grace and patience, and then performed as brilliantly as any of his most ardent admirers could have hoped.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

Wanton

A

deliberate / unjustified_How Wanton! they want us to play a act for them.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

Quintessential

A

A perfect example for quality_ she was the quintessential girl for the basketball tough, tall and quick

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

Delinquent

A

Lawless: (typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.
“delinquent teenagers”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

Hooligan

A

a violent young troublemaker_ Durken hooligan are roaming here.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

ambidextrous

A

pretentious or able to use right and left hand equally well; “Few of us are naturally ambidextrous”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

Conceited

A

excessively proud of oneself: Hwang Jinyi was a conceited ginseng until she hit the ground hard, I have met snuffy, stupid, undutiful, conceited, and snobbish priests, but for me one Fr. Francis outweighs them all.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

Jeopardize

A

putting someone in a situation in which there is danger of loss.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

Voracious

A

He had a voracious appetite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

Idiosyncrasies

A

way of thought peculiar to an individual_ you hang on in your idiosyncrasies got you in big trouble.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
84
Q

Loathes

A

feels intense dislike_Everyone loathes you.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
85
Q

Ingrate

A

ungrateful person_ If i punish her, I would be called an ingrate.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
86
Q

Infuriate

A

make someone extremely angry_ I delibrately infuriate you so that you can realise your importance.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
87
Q

Throttle

A

attack or kill someone by chocking_ Govt is throttling citizen’s income.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
88
Q

Deplorable

A

Deserving strong condemnation or shockingly bad in quality._ This situation of earthquake is very deplorable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
89
Q

Felon

A

Apradhi

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
90
Q

Sitgmatize

A

Laanchit: regard as worthy of disgrace_ Carbonal gas factory is now stigmatize property due to Bhopal gas tradegy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
91
Q

Destitute

A

without basic necessities_ when ever there was a war kings never gave attention to his destitute people.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
92
Q

Knave

A

Dhroot, Dusht_ He was a knave man.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
93
Q

Nimble

A

Chatur_ That nimble person is quite a glib.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
94
Q

Exorbitant

A

Unresonably high price_ That gucci wallet has exorbitant price.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
95
Q

Pruning

A

Chatai_ I will do some pruning and cut somethings off from my life.

96
Q

Tout

A

To advertise or create publicity for, or A Broker or comission agent who attempt to sell something in a bold or aggressive way (informer): unlicensed autorickshaw drivers touting for business at stationsunlicensed autorickshaw drivers touting for business at stations

97
Q

Ambush

A

Suprise attack_ I fell into expected ambush that changed my point of view.

98
Q

Frail

A

weak and delicate person: Mike use to nbe a frail boy in his teenage

99
Q

Belch

A

(DaKaar lena) coming out: who are you to belch some absurd out

100
Q

Inexplicable

A

Unable to explain: It was an inexplicable scenario we have ever encountered

101
Q

Docile

A

ready to accept control or instruction, submissive, easygoing: a cheap and docile workforce

102
Q

Exuberance

A

the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.
“a sense of youthful exuberance”

103
Q

ubiquitous (au+biquitous)

A

omnipresent,present, appearing, or found everywhere.
“his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family” or “I don’t think the average man on the street has any idea how ubiquitous GPS has become.”

104
Q

Harrowing

A

Distressing; harrowing war poems and pacifist literature

105
Q

Harrowing

A

Distressing; harrowing war poems and pacifist literature

106
Q

pacifist

A

शांतिवादी: Mahatma Gandhi was a pacifist

107
Q

ingenious

A

(of a person) clever, original, creative and innnovative:For Buddhists, the monkey in dream may indicate the flash of ingenious idea.

108
Q

derail

A

obstruct: and when something comes through to derail those plans it is extremely difficult at points to get through.

109
Q

emulate

A

copy someone to achieveing something: The King of Wands reminds you that you have someone in your life that you emulate

110
Q

bewilder

A

causing someone perplexed and confused: she was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

111
Q

obnoxious

A

extremely unpleasant: her obvoxious acts made her resticate from the school

112
Q

scorn

A

disdain, disrespect, contempt: I do not wish to become the object of scorn

113
Q

contempt

A

disdain, disrespect, scorn: when he was found to have lied to the House this was a contempt

114
Q

strikhedonia (Stri+khe+dOn)

A

the joy being able to say “ to hell with it” or the pleasure of leaving for somewhere new

115
Q

Arthrodynia (R+throw+D+nia)

A

a state of exhaustion with how shitty people can be to each other, typically causing a sense of affection for things that are sincere but not judgmental, are unabashedly joyful, like your pet dog. absence of pain.

116
Q

enshroud

A

envelop completely and hide from view.
“heavy grey clouds enshrouded the city”

117
Q

usher

A

show or guide (someone) somewhere.
“a waiter ushered me to a table” or Forecasters warn that it could usher in the first storm of the year. City believe victory could usher in an era of dominance.

118
Q

uncanny

A

strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
“an uncanny feeling that she was being watched”

119
Q

explicit

A

stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
“the arrangement had not been made explicit”

120
Q

stagger

A

To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall or To astonish or deeply shock: Once the curtain falls, you’ll stagger outside feeling unbalanced, wondering what just happened and what it all means.”

121
Q

appendage

A

a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.
“they treat Scotland as a mere appendage of England” or a projecting part of an invertebrate or other living organism, like tails or extra limb

122
Q

picket

A

stricker, demonstrator, protestor: “Pickets marched in front of the company headquarters”.
“The strikers held picket signs painted with angry slogans”.
“Workers picketed outside the grocery store”.
“The union is picketing the factory”.

123
Q

extenuate

A

cause (an offence) to seem less serious{excuse, mitigate, make excuse for}, To represent or estimate at less than the true value or significance:”even the fact that you once helped to save my life could not extenuate your offence” She was found guilty of theft, but because of extenuating circumstances was not sent to prison.

124
Q

albeit

A

al+ biet : although- The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.

125
Q

exhortation

A

You can use the word exhortation to describe a loud or enthusiastic urging, or a speech or written passage that tries to persuade, inspire, or encourage someone to do something:But there was little need for my exhortation, for he came out of his own accord, not only willingly but with eagerness, and straight at me.”Despite the exhortations of the union leaders the workers voted to strike”.
“The book is essentially an exhortation to religious tolerance”.

126
Q

Fabled

A

famous, especially by reputation.Legendary
Unreal
Lacking in substance or reality
Not corresponding to criteria or acknowledged facts
Fictitious
Told or celebrated in fables

“a fabled art collection”

127
Q

abject

A

(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree: miserable, pathetic, pitiful
“his letter plunged her into abject misery” or
(of a person or their behaviour) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing.
“an abject apology”

128
Q

indomitable

A

impossible to subdue or defeat, invincible
“a woman of indomitable spirit”

129
Q

prevail

A

triumph: “it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion”

130
Q

enunciate

A

say or pronounce clearly.
“she enunciated each word slowly”

131
Q

inopportune

A

Wrong timming or occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
“I might come in inopportune moment”

132
Q

ghastly

A

terrible, horrrorful, fearful or extremly unwell: you might saw ghastly shodows over the windows. Don’t worry about them they are just tree branches.

133
Q

illiquid

A

Assests that cannot be converted into cash easily: Please make sure we have sended all her illiquids on the given address

134
Q

Dismal

A

causing a mood of gloom or depression, mournful, melancholy
“the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening”

135
Q

Frantic

A

Panic, panic-stricken, frighten:”she was frantic with worry”

136
Q

Maim

A

injure, wound or wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged.”100,000 soldiers were killed or maimed”

137
Q

infraction

A

breaking a law, a violation or infringement of a law or agreement.

138
Q

Jostle (Jos)

A

Bump again, pushing through elbow, knock into: he was jostled by the passengers on railway station

139
Q

Sublime

A

in terms of beauty- majestice, outstanding, noble, uplifting and in terms of a person’s nature-arrogant, supreme, utter (absolute)

140
Q

Don

A

put on (an item of clothing): The masterpiece donned by her in party was mesmerizing.

141
Q

Jive

A

to talk in a foolish, deceptive, or unserious way: Wha you think you are the only one entiled to throw jive.

142
Q

Anorexia

A

An eating disorder causing people to obsess about weight and what they eat.

143
Q

dissonance

A

Harshness, disagreement, lack of agreement or harmony between people or things. You want to be healthy, but you don’t exercise regularly or eat a nutritious diet is an example of cognitive dissonance.

144
Q

Flamboyant

A

exuberance, confident, lively. “the band’s flamboyant lead singer”

145
Q

Pensive

A

thoughtful, thinking, musing: You look pensive

146
Q

Prowess (Pa+ra+O+ess)

A

skillfuness, mastery, ability or courage, bravery, heroism: You are a flaming skillet of sporting prowess

147
Q

Grit

A

A determined, courageous attitude, bravery: you have a admirable northern grit but you slink like bowie

148
Q

Slink

A

move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner, sneaky way, often to avoid attention.
“the fox came slinking through the bracken”I thought I saw someone slinking around outside”.
“He slinked away in shame”.
“John was trying to slink into the house by the back door”.
“The dog howled and slunk away”.

149
Q

Plucky

A

courageous, brave, bold: You look like a plucky hero from an animal based disney adventure movie

150
Q

delectable

A

Mouth-watering, delicious, appetizing: you area delectable slice of cheese cake

151
Q

Quiff

A

a piece of hair brushed upwards and backwards from a man’s forehead: why boys considered themselves adorable with such a huge quiff on their head suitable enough to be a home for migrant birds.

152
Q

Cherub (che (ae) + rub)

A

Infant, child: “a wistful cherub of eighteen months, photographed at her playgroup”

153
Q

Coerce (Co + a + r(s)ce)

A

pressureize, persude a unwilling person) or obtain something by presureizing : It explains the kinds of tactics interrogators are likely to use to coerce you into confessing or divulging information.

154
Q

Fortify

A

making something stronger or better in quality: They hurriedly fortified the village with barricades of carts.

155
Q

Annex

A

To add extra subordinate part or take over, take possesions of: Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.

156
Q

ineptitude

A

lack of skill or ability.
“the officials displayed remarkable ineptitude”

157
Q

Perilous

A

Danger, risky, usade : Being presumptious all the time sometimes made perilous situation to be judged by people in a unfavourable manner

158
Q

Fascist

A

Dictator

159
Q

Avid

A

keen, passionate, devoted: “an avid reader of science fiction”

160
Q

insatiable

A

impossible to satisfy, uncontrollable: No one can stope their insatiable desire of power and money.

161
Q

unsurpassed

A

matchless, better or greater than any other: Charles dickens is unsurpassed in his creation

162
Q

Repugnant (Re (ae) +Pugnant)

A

a thing offensive, detestable, or obscene.incompeltible, disgusting, repulsive: Charles dickens is unsurpassed in his creation of distincitvely cruel, comic and repugnant characters,”I find your attitude towards these women quite repugnant”.
“The idea of cheating in an exam is morally repugnant to me”.
“The trade in wild animals was repugnant to most people”

163
Q

Caricature (cak+ture)

A

Parody, mimic, satire, distorted/exaggerated drawing: “he was famous enough to be caricatured by Private Eye”

164
Q

Sombre (Som + ber)

A

dingy, dark-coloured, serious: Dickens’s novels became increasingly sombre

165
Q

deprave

A

morally bad, marked by corruption or evil: Other countries also agreed that the coup was the depraved action

166
Q

Oust

A

to drive or force out,If we can muster 61 votes in this House, we can oust a judge, under the present system.

167
Q

alleged

A

assume, suspects, described, declared: It is alleged that these employees colluded with certain builders who were contracted by the trust and in return received certain kickbacks.

168
Q

ostensibly

A

apparently, seemingly, as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so.
“the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health”

169
Q

pudgy

A

Fat, plump, fleshy, stout: Her pudgy fingers are so soft

170
Q

stout

A

bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses. or bold, brave, or dauntless: a stout heart; stout fellows.

171
Q

Ridicule

A

make fun of someone:He had become an object of ridicule.

172
Q

compel

A

to force somebody to do something: Hunger compelled him to eat.

173
Q

slobbish

A

lazy and having low standards of cleanliness, very lazy and messy.: Her boyfriend used to call her a fat slob.

174
Q

Cynical

A

suspicious, not trusting or mocking, sarcastic: a cynical remark

175
Q

Scathing ( (s)k + thing)

A

adjective. bitterly severe, as a remark, to describe something that is very critical of something else, or when someone’s criticism is so harsh that it feels like you’ve been burned: a scathing attack on the new leader,Her father gave her a scathing look.witheringly harsh. If you enter a singing contest and the judge says that your singing is like that of a toad with laryngitis, that is scathing criticism.

176
Q

chivalry
‍ˈशिव़्‌ल्‌रि

A

polite, kind, and unselfish behavior, especially by men toward women: “tales of chivalry and knightly deeds”

177
Q

miscreant
ˈमिस्‌क्रिअन्‌ट्

A

a person who causes trouble or does something wrong or illegal; a criminal:Local people demanded that the District Magistrate apprehend the miscreants.

178
Q

wrangle
‍ˈरैङ्‌ग्‌ल्‌

A

“a noisy futile dispute usually marked by anger,” quarrel: They’re still wrangling over the financial details.

179
Q

tyranny
‍ˈटिरनि

A

the cruel and unfair use of power by a person or small group to control a country or state the arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power, or despotic abuse of authority. : It is still at that stage and of course is a communist tyranny still.”The refugees were fleeing tyranny”.
“He was dedicated to ending the tyranny of slavery”.

180
Q

grovel

A

to treat someone with too much respect or fear in a way that shows weakness in order to be forgiven or to gain approval or favor. He had to grovel to get her to accept his apology. He made a groveling apology to his girlfriend.

181
Q

grovelling

A

behaving with too much respect towards someone, in order to show that you want to please them or want them to forgive you: Their spokesperson went on TV to make a grovelling apology.There is no appeal, and no amount of grovelling will get them back in the pecking order. He is not a man who would accept grovelling. We must equally beware of truculence and of grovelling

182
Q

kernel
‍ˈकन्‌ल्‌

A

The kernel of something is the central and most important part of it.
The kernel of the film is James Franco’s relationship with his ill father

183
Q

incite

A

to encorage somebody by making him angry or excited: He was accused of inciting the crowd to violence.

184
Q

commotion
कˈमोश्‌न्‌

A

great noise, excitement, ruckus, noisy disturbance: He looked up to see what all the commotion was about.

185
Q

nuance
‍ˈन्‍यूआन्‍स्‌

A

a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc: He watched her face intently to catch every nuance of expression. Her singing has both warmth of sound and delicacy of nuance.Because she is a chef, she notices every nuance of flavor in the meal.

186
Q

provocature

A

someone who intentionally causes arguments or discussions, or intentionally makes other people feel angry, offended, or uncomfortable: He is a provocateur not afraid of confronting his own audience.

187
Q

Evidently

A

obviously, clearly, apprently: evidently Mrs Smith thought differently”

188
Q

puny (P (phe)+U+ ni)

A

undersize, weak, malnornished or poor in quantity, amount and size: “the army was reduced to a puny 100,000 men”

188
Q

disparage

A

regard or represent as being of little worth, belittle, downgrade
“he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors”

188
Q

detriment

A

harm, damage, injury, loss, disadvantage: “such tests are a detriment to good education”

189
Q

bigot

A

prejudiced person: “don’t let a few small-minded bigots destroy the good image of the city”

190
Q

flamboyant

A

(of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
“the band’s flamboyant lead singer”

191
Q

trivialize

A

make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is.
“the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers”

192
Q

verbose
/və(ː)ˈbəʊs/

A

using or expressed in more words than are needed.
“much academic language is obscure and verbose”

193
Q

eminence

A

elevation, rise, notability: fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere.
“her eminence in cinematography”

194
Q

obtuse

A

stupid, dull, slow-witted, unintelligent : “he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse”

195
Q

subjugate

A

conquer, defeat, crush, vanquish: “the invaders had soon subjugated most of the population” or make someone or something subordinate to.
“the new ruler firmly subjugated the Church to the state”

196
Q

Despondent

A

in low spirits from loss of hope or courage, discourage, disheartened, low-spirited:
“she grew more and more despondent”

197
Q

epiphany (e + phif+ ny)

A

A moment of sudden realisation: I had epiphany about this.

198
Q

whirlwind

A

used with reference to a very energetic person or a tumultuous process.
“a whirlwind of activity”

199
Q

covenant

A

agreement, contract, deal or agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract: “there was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned” or

200
Q

insinuating

A

1.
hinting at something bad in an indirect and unpleasant way.
“dirty, insinuating laughter”
2.
using subtle manipulation to manoeuvre oneself into a favourable position.
“a sneaky, insinuating move”

201
Q

manoeuvre (ma + nue+ ve)

A

operation, excercise, move, action or tactic, gambit, ploy, trick, cunning scheme and action: “shady financial manoeuvres”

202
Q

platonic

A

(of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual.
“their relationship is purely platonic”

203
Q

unpalatable (un+pa+le+table)

A

not pleasant to taste or difficult to put up with or accept, disagreeable, unpleasant, displeasing: Maybe the unpalatable truth is making peace with mediocrity

204
Q

tantamount

A

equivalent to , equal to: that life ultimately might tantamount to nothing that of all this is just fleeting

205
Q

fleeting

A

lasting for a very short time.
“for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy”

206
Q

quip

A

a witty remark, joke, jest, pun: “Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man” or to make a witty remark: “‘Flattery will get you nowhere,’ she quipped”

207
Q

convulse

A

shake uncontrollably/violently: “she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain”

208
Q

extraneous

A

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with,or applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part.
“one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material”
“when the transmitter pack is turned off no extraneous noise is heard”

209
Q

unpropitious (un+ pro+pi+tious)

A

unfavourable: “his reports were submitted at a financially unpropitious time”

210
Q

Onsra

A

A feeling- bittersweet moment when you love for the last time or realize your love won’t continue: “I get this bittersweet feeling of onsra, that what we have is coming to a close.”

211
Q

awe

A

a feeling of filled with wonder, astonishment, wonderstruck: I am little in awe.

212
Q

Fiddle

A

play, fool around, fuss: “could you not fiddle with that”? or falsify, manipulate, distort, pervert, misrepresent: “everyone is fiddling their expenses”

213
Q

convalescence
/ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsns/

A

time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.
“a period of convalescence”

214
Q

perspicacious

A

adjective- notices, realizes, and understands things quickly: she is a perspicacious women

215
Q

hoodwink

A

deceive or trick.
“staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn-off shotgun”

216
Q

gilded

A

adjective-covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.
“an elegant gilded birdcage”
wealthy and privileged.
“he saw plain, decent boys transformed to gilded, roistering youths”

217
Q

scourge

A

whip (someone) as a punishment.
“our people did scourge him severely” or cause great suffering to.
“political methods used to scourge and oppress workers”

218
Q

coveted

A

crave, desire, want, and wish: The Nobel prizes, the most coveted of international awards

219
Q

Sardines

A

pack closely together.
“we sardined our dismantled bikes into the boot”

220
Q

grotesque

A

An odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre: “a figure wearing a grotesque mask”, “the rods are carved in the form of a series of gargoyle faces and grotesques”

221
Q

Stigma

A

shame, disgrace, dishonoured: “the stigma of having gone to prison will always be with him”

222
Q

prudish

A

a person who is easily shocked or offended by things that do not shock or offend others.

223
Q

prude

A

a person who is easily shocked or offended by things that do not shock or offend others: “the sex was so ambiguous and romantic that none but a prude could find it objectionable”

224
Q

preferential

A

favoured, preferred, priveliged: “preferential interest rates may be offered to employees”

225
Q

iteration (it+ ration)

A

the process of doing something again and again, usually to improve it, or one of the times you do it: And of course the first iteration of the Spirit Keeper’s Tarot was straightforward black and white line drawings.

226
Q

revelatory (re +va + le +tri)

A

an act of revealing to view or making known. b. : something that is revealed. especially : an enlightening or astonishing disclosure: art that was surreal, dream-like, and not literal, but revelatory through signs and symbols of divine truths.

227
Q

infringe

A

verb_ To defy, break or ignore the terms of a law, rule agreement, etc, or To intrude, meddle, or trespass in others’ affairs: if you infringe on how a person looks at themselves, For example, you and I cannot, merely by agreement between us, agree to defame someone else or to infringe on someone’s trademarks.

228
Q

squarely

A

bodly, directly, firmly, unwaveringly: The story teaches us that “opposition must be faced squarely and with courage” (Mountfort).

229
Q

blatant

A

very obvious and offensive or offensively loud or noisy: blatant disregard for the rules or His behavior showed a blatant lack of respect.

230
Q

contingent

A

a group of people from the same country, organization, etc. or Plural for a group of people or animals of a particular kind: the Indian contingent at the conference

231
Q

impressionable

A

adjective_ easily influenced or impressed or Easygoing, Gentle, Laid-back, Meek, Obedient: The teacher was accused of forcing his political beliefs on impressionable teenagers. The book had a profound effect on his impressionable young mind, Watching him mimic my actions has made me realise how easily impressionable he is.

232
Q

retrospect

A

a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time: In retrospect, he regarded his move as the best thing he’d ever done, We can recollect or retrospect the nature or character of a mental event just past.

233
Q

kitsch

A

घटिया_ something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality: The mix is astonishing, from the kitsch to the majestic, from the grotesque to the sublime.

234
Q

contentious
कन्ˈटे᠎̮न्‌शस्‌

A

likely to cause argument: Although she is very pleasant in person, Katie has a tendency to become aggressive and contentious in online discussions.

235
Q
A

English New words (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions