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Question		Answer
supplicant start learning		a person who asks for something in a humble manner deal with the supplicants asking for jobs and other political favours
servile start learning		OBSEQUIOUS, SYCOPHANTIC, Subservient
ingratiating start learning		SYCOPHANTIC an ingratiating manner
obfuscate start learning		make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
flabbergast start learning		astonish
allay start learning		diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry); diminish the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears
assuage start learning		alleviate, make less intense, mitigate
propitiate start learning		appease, mollify, conciliate the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices
impassioned start learning		emotional, heartfelt (enthusiastic/excited) she made an impassioned plea for help
effusive start learning		gushing, expressing or showing gratitude in an untestrained or heartfelt manner
blithe start learning		casual, unconcerned. Antonym- Thoughtful a blithe disregard for the rules of the road
exultant start learning		triumphantly happy he waved to the exultant crowds
felicity start learning		intense happiness he told his friebds that marriage has brought him a felicity that he had never known before
sedulous start learning		diligent, meticulous, assiduous
indolent start learning		lazy they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure
jaded start learning		satiated meals to tempt the most jaded appetites
lackadaisical start learning		lazy, carelessly lazy, unenthusiastic his teachers did not approve of his lackadaisical approach towards homework
languid start learning		slow or lazy they proceeded at a languid pace
lassitude start learning		lack of energy, physical or mental weariness i was overcome with lassitude and retired to bed
listless start learning		lethargic the heat made everyone tired and listless
torpor/torpid start learning		lethargy they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism
platitude start learning		cliché, hackneyed, trite, truism
plebeian start learning		(in ancient Rome) a commoner two dancers, one royal and one plebeian
aberration start learning		anomaly, deviation, abnormality for her, such a low grade on an exam was an aberration
incidental start learning		minor importance, secondary, auxiliary (additional) keep extra cash for some incidental expenses on the trip
woe start learning		great sorrow or distress to add to his woe, customers have been tipping less
plaintive start learning		sounding sad and mournful a plaintive cry
despondent start learning		disheartened, discouraged i had never seen her looking so despondent
convalescent start learning		(of a person) recovering from an illness or medical treatment. convalescents benefit from relaxation"; a convalescent kid
barrage start learning		abundance a barrage of questions
glut start learning		excess, surplus there is a glut of cars in the market
inundate start learning		overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with we’ve been inundated with complaints from listeners
steeped start learning		surround or fill with a quality or influence; soak a city steeped in history
belabour start learning		over-elaborate. Antonym- understate there is no need to belabour the point
aggrandize start learning		increase the power, status, or wealth of her sole aim is to aggrandize herself
proliferate start learning		increase rapidly in number; multiply books and articles on this subject have proliferated over the last year
abate start learning		subside, become less intense or wisespread they awaited for the crowd’s anger to abate
fortuitous start learning		happening by chance rather than intention, unanticipated the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous
opportune start learning		propitious, auspicious, favourable he couldn’t have arrived at a less opportune moment
propitious start learning		favourable, auspicious, promising it was not a propitious time to start a new business
hapless start learning		unfortunate the hapless victims of the disaster
restive start learning		restless, the crowd has been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive
skittish start learning		playfully frivolous or unpredictable my skittish and immature mother
affliction start learning		a cause of pain or harm they sympathized with us in our affliction
tribulation start learning		a cause of great trouble or suffering the tribulations of being a megastar
destitute start learning		extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself so many families in india are destitute
impecunious start learning		having little or no money they were so impecunious that they couldn’t afford to give one another even small christmas presents
indigent start learning		poor, needy a charity for the relief of indigent artists
insolvent start learning		bankrupt the company became insolvent
penury start learning		extreme poverty he died in penury
solvent start learning		having assets and excess of liabilities; able to pay debts interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies
dwindle start learning		diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength traffic has dwindled to a trickle
flag start learning		fatigued, tire, if you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you
apposite start learning		appropriate use only apposite quotation during your GRE exam
apropos start learning		appropriate, pertinent, apposite let’s discuss this on an appropos moment
germane start learning		relevant to the subject under consideration that is not germane to our theme
wistful start learning		vague or regretful longing; nostalgic, yearning a wistful smile
wont start learning		habit, routine he was wont to fell asleep after supper; Paul, as was his wont, was driving too fast
vacuous start learning		mindless, lack of thought or intelligence although the suggestions are overly simple they are’nt vacuous
profligate start learning		recklessly extragavant or wasteful in the use of resources Indians are profligate users of water and energy
squander start learning		waste, misspend, misuse taxpayers money has been squandered on building statues
provisional start learning		temporary or conditional some skeptics contend that science can never end because all knowledge is provisional and subject to change
incontrovertible start learning		not able to be denied or disputed incontrovertible truth
certitude start learning		sure or certain you will fall in love with Rome, I told him with certitude
categorical start learning		unambiguously explicit and direct, unqualified, unequivocal a categorical assurance
stint start learning		provide very less or be very frugal to avoid having to stint yourself, budget in advance
prohibitive start learning		very high price the price of property in the city is prohibitive
gouging start learning		very high price, overcharge housing shortages permit landlords to charge gouging rents
exiguous start learning		very small in size or amount
puny start learning		small and weak their plane made the others look puny
remonstrate start learning		to argue in protest or objection he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy
rebut start learning		refute, deny, disprove he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends
expostulate start learning		remonstrate, express strong disapproval or disagreement more than likely the cat will expostulate his opinion of his new food by leaving it in his dish
belie start learning		contradict, to show to be untrue her own words belie her argument; his lively, alert manner belied his years
demur start learning		object they accepted this ruling without demur
champion start learning		supporter of a group, cause, idea, or belief; advocate he championed the rights of the working class and the poor
espouse start learning		adopt or support they espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education
detractor 🌟 start learning		a person who disparages someone or something the island, say its detractors has been devoured by development
devour start learning		eat hungrily or quickly he devoured half of his burger in one bite
inimical start learning		unfriendly or hostile the policy was inimical to Britain’s real interest
obdurate start learning		stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate
defiant start learning		showing defiance (open resistance; bold disobedience) Wes was defiant towards Annahelise
incorrigible start learning		inveterate, habitual she’s an incorrigible flirt
pertinacious start learning		tenacious, persistent, determined i need to work with pertinacious resistance to interruptions
wilful start learning		stubborn or determined intention to do as one wants a spoiled, wilful child
recalcitrant start learning		obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline a class of recalcitrant 15 year olds
refractory start learning		stubborn or unmanageable he is a refractory child
indefatigable start learning		persisting tirelessly Wes in indefatigable in his search for the truth
steadfast start learning		resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering Bonny has always shown steadfast loyalty towards Annahelise
extemporaneous start learning		extemporary; spoken or done without preparation he gave an extemporaneous speech
offhand start learning		without planning or preparation Annahelise was caught offhand in her last trial due to the unlogged evidence
obstreperous start learning		noisy and difficult to control the boys are cocky and obstreperous
strident start learning		grating sound, loud and harsh the voice had become increasingly strident
vociferous start learning		expressing or characterised by vehement opinions; loud and forceful he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover
rapacious start learning		greedy
ravenous start learning		extremely hungry
void start learning		invalidate or nullify the contract was void
repudiate start learning		reject
recant start learning		renounce, forswear, withdraw he had to publicly recant his opinions about her
disavow start learning		deny any responsibility or support for the coach disavowed the responsibility for the players behaviour

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