0Here is another Vocab Booster from us. When it comes to mastering Vocabulary, remember the trick is 'making sentences' using these words. Make a regular habit of reading newspapers and magazines, journals, stories etc to improve command over words. Vocab can never be made strong by 'mugging up'.
Adduce – providing fact/evidence to support an argument
Apathetic – having/showing little or no emotion
Savagery – cruel/ violent act
Viciousness – cruel nature feeling
Erratic – irregular
Spoilsport – spoiling the fun
Engrossed – very much interested/attentive
Cliché – a phrase used so much that no longer effective
Inexplicable – can’t be explained
Intrigue – secrecy
Antics – drawing attention through funny acts
Tactics – strategy/procedure
Reminiscent – reminding of something / similar to
Cascading effect – occurring in series/succession
Nodal – central
Malign – harm
Denigrate – to degrade someone’s value / defamed
Belittle – reducing value/importance
Disparaging – lowering value / reputation / importance
Embodiment – a perfect example or quality
Fathom – to understand the reason
Extolled – to praise highly
Ethereal – heavenly/celestial
Awestruck – feeling of wonder / amazed
Stifle – stopping someone from doing something
Mull over – to consider/ponder
Obstinate – stubborn / rigid / difficult to remedy
Delve – careful search
Searing – having high heat / intense/severe
Pedestal – foundation/position of esteem or importance
Defy – to go against / resist
Plagiarism – using another person’s ideas without giving credit to him
Barring – except/excluding
Prop up – support/bolster
Amid/amidst – surrounded by
Anomaly – unusual / unexpexted
Ingrained – firmly established
Rigorous – strict/difficult
Irked – irritated/bothered
Purported – said to be/alleged to be true
Urge – to persuade/advocate
Aides – assistants
Distraught – extremely upset/agitated
Bolster – provide support/boost
Doom / ruin
Ineptitude – incompetence / unskilled
Meticulous – very careful
Sublime – lofty / grand / outstanding
Essence – the basic nature
Tranquility – calmness / peaceful / quiet
Rejuvenate – to feel young/energetic again
Realm – sphere/domain / area of activity
Revered – to have great respect for someone
Benign – harmless / hurtles
Brewing – being made/boiling
Incidence – the rate of occurrence
Garner – to collect
Mitigate – to lesson/alleviate
Dissipate – to lose / spend / scatter / break up
Shove – to push
Hustling – quickly push/move
Bustling – to have a lot of activity
Rancor – the feeling of hatred/anger
Snowball – to increase / grow / expand
Herald – a sign of the beginning
Unabashed – shameless/brazen/audacious
Impervious – not allowing something
Impunity – freedom from punishement
Exhumed – to bring back
Scorn – dislike / disrespect
Miffed – offended (ill humour)
Nuances – small differences
Peculiar – unusual / characteristic of only one thing
Exhortation – influencing strongly by words/advice
Despotic – autocratic/dictatorial
Comrade – friend
Contrived – unnatural quality – false appearance
Allay – to reduce in intensity
Spiking – increasing
Reeling (under)- coping with pressure/stress
Donned – to put on
Exuberant – very lively / energetic / happy
Nonchalant – relaxed / calm / not concerned
Connivance – cooperation
Negated – to cause to be ineffective
Wanton – showing no thought / concern / care for others
Euphemisms – a pleasant word to substitute an offensive one
Eulogies – a speech that praises someone who has died
Lament – to express sorrow / regret
Draconian – very severe / cruel
Augurs – foretell / to suggest something positively
Itineraries / journey route
Rhetoric – skillful and effective writing / speaking
Articulate – clearly expressing ideas
Bandwagon – current trend that attracts
Trivial – ordinary
Inexorable – incapable of being stopped
Wary – cautious
Impede – to interfere / slow down the progress
Beleaguered – to cause repeated trouble
Grim – gloomy / depressing
Alluding – making indirect reference / indicating
Threshold – starting point
Refer to our study material for complete coverage.
