December verbal - words thread
Prachi Pareekh
commodious
metamorphous
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Prachi Pareekh
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Prachi
vacuous -- empty material
blight -- malignant influence or effect
dread -- extreme fear.
Prachi Pareekh
commodious--large, spacious
metamorphous--Change completely
Prachi Pareekh
resilient -resuming in its original shape
2. Heterodox : conventional
Antonyms
4. SPHINX::PERPLEX
(a) oracle::interpret
(b) prophet::prepare
(c) siren::lure
(d) jester::astound
(e) minotaur::anger
Prachi
Expository - informative.
Commodious - large, spacious, voluminous.
Metamorphous - change completely, transformed
Vacuous - empty headed, empty material, stupid, unintelligent.
Blight - evil or malignant influence, disease, stains, scar, afflict,
disfigure.
Dread - extreme fear, terror, trepidation, anxiety, alarm, dismay,
fright.
Quaint - Attractively old-fashioned,starnge in as intrestingly pleasing
way
Penury - A state of extreme poverty or destitution
Tyro - new,beginner
Contrived - Make or work out a plan for; devise
Reticent - Reserved
Supercilious - Having or showing arrogant superiority to
Coda - The closing section of a musical composition
Subterfuge - intended to misrepresent the true nature
Trenchant - Clearly or sharply defined to the mind
Daunt - Cause to lose courage
Mollify - make less painful,assuage
Deplore - Express strong disapproval
Ephemeral - existing for short period
Overt - Open and observable; not secret or hidden
Graft - a tissue of a body which replaced with defective area of the
body
Naïve - new,lacking experience
Paralyze - Make powerless and unable to function,paralysis
Skittish - fluctuating,fickle minded
Meticulous - extreme care in treatment of details,more carefull
Hodgepodge- A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or
incongruous ideas
lacote or lactate - to produce milk to feed baby
Recuperative - getting back after injury(recover)
Relinquish - give up
Appease -Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will o
Circumlocution - An indirect way of expressing something
Spurn - Reject with contempt
Contentious - nclination to dispute or disagree
Morbid - Suggesting an unhealthy mental state
Embolden - Give encouragement to,cheer
Reverie - Absent-minded dreaming while awake,day dreaming
Extemporaneous - With little or no preparation ,extempo speech
Resilience - getting back to its original shape
Malaise - Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
Amble - Walk leisurely
Fickleness - not consistant,keeps changing
Laxity - being lazy
Reproach - A mild rebuke or criticism
Gratuitous - without cause,unnecessary
Deter - Try to prevent; show opposition to
Voluptuousness - The quality of having a well-rounded body
Lucid - clear
Loquacious - talkative
Testy - easily irritated,annoyed
Excise - Remove by erasing or crossing out (or) a form of tax
Rueful - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses,
remorseful
Insularity - isolated,(insulation)
Deification - The elevation of a person to the status of a god
Seemly - According with custom or propriety
Malady - Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part
Pristine - Immaculately clean and unused
Quibble - Argue over petty things
Bilk - Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
Invincible - unbeatable
Bemoan - Regret strongly
Disavow - Refuse to acknowledge
Hoarse - Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or
emotion
Abashment - Feeling embarrassed
Lure - The act of influencing by exciting hope or
desire,enticement,bait for catching fish
Odium - Hate with disgust
Dilate - Elaborate or expatiate upon,become wider
Mundane - very ordinary,boring
Rant - Talk in a noisy, excited manner,pompous
Rococo - Fanciful asymmetric ornamentation
Incipient - Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Stoic - unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
Squander - Spend lavishly or wastefully
Decrepit - Lacking physical strength or vitality
Abate - Make less active
Deplore - Express strong disapproval
Shun - Avoid and stay away from deliberately;Expel from a community or
group
Ostracize - Expel from a community or group
Elucidate - Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Tongue-tied - Unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
Tatter - A small piece of cloth
blight - destroy ,suffering from a disease
startle - A sudden involuntary movement
amble - moving at an easy pace
RUEFUL(lamenting) - feeling sorow
maverick - rebel
sedate - serious/unruffled
revere - worship/adore
malice - Feeling a need to see other suffe
hem - a border of a cloth/moning
incredulous - unable to belive
espouse - to take up&support/marry
heresy=contrary to the expeted,A belief that rejects the orthodox
tenets of a religion(heterodoxy)
intransignet - stubborn/umcompromising
bolster - Support; of morale, theories, etc
- (n) A pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular
pillows
equivoal - two(or)more interpretations(&used to confuse)
ambiguous - doubtful/dark/obscure/vague
intermittent - not continuous
indispensible - essential/not neglected
belligerence - aggressive behaviour
abet - support/encourage
retrospect - Contemplation of things past
revere - worship/adore
trenchant - keen/sharp/clear-cut
reliance - trust/confidence
verve - talent/energy/vitality
zeal - avid/keen/passion/ferver/love
giddy - Lacking seriousness
coy - Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative
way
rebuke - to criticize sharply/reprove
lull - soothe/relax/rest/calm
onerous - needing great effort,causing trouble or worry
gullible - Easily deceived or tricked
renege - Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
sham - something false,Adopted in order to deceive
dire - Causing fear or dread or terror