1. FORESAKE,VACATE | ABANDON,DESOLATE,STERILE,EMPTY |
2. ABDICATE | GIVE UP,RELINQUISH,RENOUNCE |
3. ABOUND,AFFLUENT | LUXURIATE,COPIOUS,AMPLE |
4. LUXURIANT | LUSH,LAVISH,FERTILE |
5. LAX | VAGUE,LOOSE,CARELESS |
6. ABSORB | ASSIMILATE,MERGE,ENGROSS |
7. AGREE | CONCUR,CONSENT,ASSENT |
8. AXIOM | MAXIM,TRUISM,APHORISM,TRUTH |
9. BAFFLE,THWART | PUZZLE(Confound),FRUSTRATE,CONTROL,PERPLEX |
10. BASHFUL | SHY,TIMID,DIFFIDENT,CONSTRAINED |
11. BENEVOLENT | |
12. BLITHE | JOVIAL,GAY,MERRY |
13. CALLOUS | INSENSITIVE,STIFF,HARDENED |
14. COLD | RESERVED,INDIFFERENT |
15. CONTEMPTIBLE,VILE | DESPICABLE,DESPISED,MEAN,LOW |
16. COVET | CRAVE,YEARN |
17. CAPITULATE | SUBMIT,SURRENDER |
18. CIRCUMLOCUTION(using more words than necessary) | AMBIGUTY,VERBOSITY,PERIPHRASIS |
19. PERILOUS, DETRIMENTAL(HARMFUL) | HAZARDOUS,DANGEROUS |
20. DERISIVE | SARCASTIC,SCORNFUL,MOCKING |
21. DETESTABLE | ABHOR,LOATHE,DESPISE |
22. AUGUST | DEGNIFIED,NOBLE |
23. DISFIGURE | MAR,RUIN,BLIGHT,MUTILATE,VANDALIZE |
24. WANE(decrease/fade), RECEDE,DWINDLE | ,EBB,DECAY,SINK, ABATE ,DECREASE,DIMINISH |
25. RAPTURE | ECSTASY,FRENZY,JOY |
26. EFFEMINATE | WOMANISH,UNMANLY,SOFT,WEAK |
27. EGREGIOUS(extremely bad) | ATROCIOUS,TERRIBLE(atrocious acts of brutality) |
28. CONSUMMATE | EXCELLENT,SEX |
29. EMBARGO | BOYCOTT,BAN,STOP,DETENTION |
30. INFRINGE(to break a law or rule) | TRANSGRESS,TRESPASS |
31. ENTICE | PERSUADE,LURE,ALLURE |
32. ENUNCIATE(pronounce words clearly) | |
33. PROPOUND(to suggest an idea) | PROPOSE,PUT FORWARD,EXPONENT(propounder) |
34. ESOTERIC | SPECIAL,PRIVATE |
35. APPREHENSIVE | WORRIED,FEARFUL,DREAD |
36. AMICABLE,AFFABLE | FRIENDLY,CORDIAL,WARMHEARTED |
37. TURBULENT(a turbulent sea / storm) | ANGRY,RAGING,FUMING,WILD,FURIOUS |
38. BIGOT(strong, unreasonable beliefs) | ZEALOT, DOGMA |
39. ARGOT | JARGON,SLANG, VERNACULAR(language spoken in a particular area) |
40. FULMINATE | CRITICIZE, ANGRY |
41. CLAMOUR(demand sth loudly) | ROAR,EXPLODE |
42. GALLANT | HEROIC,BRAVE,BOLD |
43. GLIB(words that are clever, but are not sincere) | READY,FLUENT,PLAUSIBLE |
44. VINDICTIVE, GRUDGE(feeling of anger or dislike) | RANCOUR(BITTERNESS),SPITE, RESENTMENT |
45. TRIBULATION(great trouble or suffering) | DISTRESS,SORROW,ANGUISH, BEREAVEMENT(on death of a relative) |
46. IMPEDE,HINDER,HAMPER | STOP,DELAY,OBSTRUCT |
47. DUPE,HOAX | TRICK,FOOL |
48. INIMICAL,HOSTILE | HARMFUL,UNFRIENDLY,OPPOSED |
49. LICENTIOUS | IMMORAL,CORRUPT |
50. UNFEASIBLE | IMPOSSIBLE |
51. INGENUOUS,NAÏVE(honest, innocent) | CANDID,FRANK,JUST |
52. VINDICATE(prove that sth is true) | JUSTIFY,DEFEND |
53. LIMPID | TRANSPARENT,CLEAR |
54. LOQUACIOUS | TALKATIVE,VOLUBLE |
55. FORLORN(appearing lonely and unhappy) | LONELY,MISERABLE |
56. HUMDRUM,MONOTONOUS | BORING,TEDIOUS,SAME WORK AGAIN & AGAIN |
57. OCCULT | SUPERNATURAL,OBSCURE,MYSTERIOUS |
58. MACABRE(unpleasant and strange because connected with death) | GHOULISH,GRISLY,GRIM,GRUESOME,TERRIBLE |
59. PARABLE | SHORT STORY |
60. NIGGARDLY, PARSIMONIOUS, | MEAN, STINGY,AVARICE,FRUGAL(GREED 4 MONEY) |
61. NUPTIAL | MARRIAGE,WEDDING |
62. NULLIFY(make sth lose its effect or power) | INVALIDATE,NEGATE(An unhealthy diet will nullify the effects of training) |
63. OBSOLETE | OUT OF DATE,ANTIQUE(old,ancient) |
64. PUSILLANIMITY | COWARDICE,TIMIDITY |
65. PERSECUTE(to deliberately annoy sb) | HARASS,MALTREAT |
66. RAMIFICATION | COMPLICATIONS |
67. RELINQUISH | QUIT,GIVE UP,RESIGN |
68. ESCHEW,SHUN | AVOID,EVADE,ELUDE |
69. STRENUOUS(needing great effort and energy) | ARDUOUS,ZEALOUS,ENERGETIC |
70. TEPID | LUKEWARM |
71. SPRUCE(an evergreen forest tree) | NEAT & CLEAN |
72. DESPOTISM,TYRANNY | AUTOCRACY,CRUELTY |
73. USURP(to take sb’s position and/or power without having the right to do) | ASSUME, SEIZE(GRAB) |
74. UNDULATION(series of waves) | VIBRATION,WANE(DECREASE) |
75. INSINUATE | DISSEMINATE(spread information, knowledge),PERMEATE |
76. VIVACIOUS | woman having a lively, attractive personality |
77. APATHETIC(no interest or enthusiasm) | LIFELESS |
78. WANTON | causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason |
79. CAPRICIOUS(showing sudden changes in attitude) | UNPREDICTABLE |
80. MUNDANE | DULL,ORDINARY,EARTHLY |
81. ZENITH(highest point of sth) | SUMMIT,PINNACLE |
82. FRIVOLOUS | SILLY,TRIVIAL |
83. GOAD,PROD | POKE,ENCOURAGE,CONTROL |
84. GUILE | SUBTLE,CUNNING |
85. HYPOCRISY | pretending to have virtues |
86. IMPORTUNE(ask sb for sth many times) | DEMANDING,URGENT,PRESSING |
87. IMPROMTU(done without preparation or planning) | IMPROVISED, an impromptu speech, EXTEMPORE |
88. SOLICIT(to ask sb for sth) | Beg for sth, such as support, money, or information |
89. INADVERTENTLY | UNINTENTIONALLY,ACCIDENTLY |
90. LENIENT | OPENMINDED |
91. PONDER | TO THINK |
92. ALLUDE | REFFER TO STH |
93. REMISS | NEGLIGENT,CARELESS |
94. CONSPICUOUS(easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention) | CLEAR,DEFINITE, advertisements posted in a conspicuous place |
95. PACIFY | APPEASE,PLACATE |
96. TAME(animals, birds not afraid of people) | DOCILE(quiet and easy to control),FRIENDLY |
97. RADICAL | BASIC |
98. ATONE(sorry for doing sth) | MAKE AMENDS |
99. DEPLORE | DISAPPROVE,CRITICIZE |
100. COMMOTIN | TUMULT |
101. MITIGATE(to make sth less harmful, serious) | ALLEVIATE, action to mitigate poverty |
102. ALLEVIATE | LIGHTEN,EASE, to alleviate suffering |
103. DISDAIN,CONTEMPT,REFUSE | to think that sb/sth is not good enough to deserve your respect |
104. INEPT | INADEQUATE |
105. MIMBLE,AGILE | SWIFT,FAST,BUSY, an agile mind / brain,BRISK |
106. COMMEMORATE | CELEBRATE PAST MEMORY |
107. CREDULOUS,GULLIBLE | TOO EASILY CONVINCED |
108. DOGMA | VIEW,BELIEF |
109. EARNEST | SERIOUS,SOLEMN |
110. EMANATE(to produce or show sth) | He emanates power and confidence |
111. EMBEZZLE(steal money) | PURLOIN |
112. EMINENT | UNUSUAL,EXCELLENT,FAMOUS&RESPECTFUL |
113. FOSTER(encourage sth to develop) | NURTURE,PROMOTE |
114. APPRAISE(make a formal judgement) | VALUATE,ASSESS,ESTIMATE |
115. FASTIDIOUS(careful that every detail of sth is correct) | METICULOUS,DELICATE, Everything was planned in fastidious detail. |
116. ALTRUIST | Who loves everybody |
117. ANARCHIST | who believes that laws and governments are not necessary |
118. ATHEIST | who believes that God does not exist |
119. BIBLIOPHILE | who loves or collects books |
120. BIGAMY | Having 2 wives |
121. CANNIBAL | a person who eats human |
122. CARNIVOROUS | any animal that eats meat |
123. CELIBACY | balbhramchari |
124. COSMOPOLITAN | containing people of different types or from different countries |
125. DOMICILE | place where sb lives |
126. FRATRICIDE | crime of killing your brother or sister |
127. PARRICIDE | killing your father, mother or a close relative |
128. GENOCIDE | murder of a whole race or group of people |
129. HOMICIDE | crime of killing sb deliberately,MURDER |
130. PHILANTHROPIST | rich person who helps the poor |
131. REGICIDE | crime of killing a king or queen |
132. SADIST | who gets pleasure,from hurting other people |
Sunday, November 20, 2011
VOCABULARY BUILDER
