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Question		Answer
magnanimous start learning		generous and forgiving, specially towards a rival or less powerful person
debacle start learning		a fiasco, a sudden and ignominious failure
ignominious start learning		deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating no other party risked ignominious defeat
coup start learning		success it was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract
cataclysm start learning		catastrophe, calamity. Antonym- salvation, godsend
rogue start learning		a dishonest and unprincipled man you are a rogue and an embezzler
miscreant start learning		criminal bring the miscreants to justice
wily start learning		shrewd, clever, skilled at gaining an advantage, specially deceitfully his wily opponents
gulled start learning		deceive he had been gulled into believing that the documents were authentic
chicanery start learning		trickery, the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose transmute of ballots gave ample time for chicanery
artifice start learning		trickery pretending to faint was merely an artifice
artful start learning		sly, scheming, devious. Antonym- ingenuous, honest
bedlam start learning		uproar, pandemonium, commotion there was bedlam in the courtroom
pandemonium start learning		uproar, wild and noisy disorder or confusion
execrable start learning		appalling, awful execrable cheap wine
propriety start learning		decorum, socially acceptable nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone
aver ⚜️ start learning		state or assert to be the case she averred that she had never seen that man before
avow start learning		assert or confess openly they avowed their undying love for eachother
contend start learning		assert, struggle to surmount (cope with, face, deal with) he contends that the judge was partial; she had to contend with his uncertain temper
surmount start learning		overcome a difficulty or obstacle all manner of cultural differences were surmounted
obtrude start learning		intrude
impinge start learning		to encroach land development practices not only increase the fire risk, but also impinge on wildlife habitats
fraternize start learning		associate or form a friendship with someone, specially when one is not supposed to fraternizing with the enemy
gregarious start learning		sociable popular and gregarious group
genial start learning		friendly and cheerful our genial host
complaisance start learning		ready to accept and doing what others want you to do she was a complaisant wife and a dutiful daughter
homonym start learning		two or more words having similar spelling or pronounciation but different meanings and origins COMPLAISANT COMPLACENT
complacent start learning		smug and self-satisfied
dissemble start learning		conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs
masquerade 🌟 start learning		a false show or pretence he was tired of the masquerade and wanted the truth to come out; i doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long
shroud start learning		cover or hide the clouds shroud the mountains 9 out of 10 days
ignominious start learning		humiliating she made an ignominious entry to the party
redoubtable start learning		formidable he was a redoubtable debater
cantankerous start learning		bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative Kanika is usually cantankerous
chagrin start learning		annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated to my chagrin, I couldn’t find my beauty blender anywhere
choleric start learning		bad-tempered or irritable I get choleric when chlorine ruins my coloured hair
churlish start learning		rude, discourteous, ungracious It’s churlish to condemn the food after having eaten it in such proportions
curmudgeon start learning		a bad-tempered or surly person I become a curmudgeon in heat
grouchy start learning		irritable and bad tempered
gruff start learning		rude, harsh, bad-tempered Aishwarya said she had to maintain a gruff exterior after the death of her father
irascible start learning		easily angered that rascal makes me irascible
testiness start learning		irritability why are you laughing at me? she inquired with a frank testiness
preside start learning		be in a position of authority in a meeting or gathering, chair, officiate the prime minister will preside at the emergency cabinet meeting
officiate start learning		act as an official incharge of something 3 judges will officiate at the 2 Grand Prix
sordid start learning		seamy, morally ignoble, immoral he was always attracted towards a sordid/seamy way of life
ignoble start learning		dishonourable ignoble feelings of intense jealousy
hallow start learning		honour as holy the ganges is hallowed as a sacred, cleansing river
exalt start learning		glorify, think or speak very highly of someone or something, venerate, revere, reverence my dad exalted me after my 12th grades were published
commemorate start learning		recall and show respect for a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead
furtive start learning		secretive they spent a furtive day together
surreptitious start learning		secret, specially because it wouldn’t be approved of Romeo and Juliet held surreptitious meetings
sly start learning		cunning, surreptitious he took a sly sip of water during the presentation
skulk start learning		move in a stealthy manner there was some skulking behind the bushes
usurp start learning		seize, take by force Khilji usurped the trone
expropriate start learning		appropriate he expropriated my ideas for his own article
appropriate start learning		apt, seize, expropriate
divest start learning		deprive, strip the company is divesting itself of some of its assets
preempt start learning		to acquire or appropriate before someone else Kanika preempted the GRE book; many tables were already preempted by family parties
mull start learning		ruminate, cogitate, contemplate
pensive start learning		thoughtful, reflective, contemplative, introspective a pensive mood
pique start learning		irritation he left in a fit of pique
peeve start learning		to irritate, annoy Kanika was peeved at being excluded from the surprise
miffed start learning		peeved, somewhat annoyed
grate start learning		have an irritating effect Seeing Ayush’s messages on my phone grated on my nerves
harangue 🌟 start learning		a lengthy and aggressive speech the interns were harangued by Annalise
heckle start learning		interrupt (especially a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuses he was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators; Mr. Heckle
demonstrators 🌟 start learning		a participant in a public meeting or march troops opened fire on crowds of demonstrators
disgruntle start learning		angry or dissatisfied Miss Grundy was always disgruntled
slur start learning		speak indistinctly; an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation the comments were a slur on staff at the hospital
slander start learning		make false and damaging statements about; defame they were accused of slandering the head of the state
opprobrium start learning		harsh criticism or censure the critical opprobrium generated by Bhansali’s films
obloquy start learning		strong public condemnation, opprobrium he endured years of contempt and obloquy
calumny 🌟 start learning		the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; SLANDER he accused the press of publishing vicious calumnies
libel start learning		a written defamation he sued the newspaper for libel
delectable 🌟 start learning		delicious; extremely attractive
enthral start learning		capture the fascinated attention of; captivate I was enthralled by his presence
rapture start learning		intense happiness; ecstasy; exaltation; exhilaration The Raptures
ennui start learning		boredom, tedium
ingenuous start learning		naive, innocent and unsuspecting,
gallant start learning		brave, heroic she had made gallant attempt to hide her tears
intrepid start learning		fearless, adventurous (used for rhetorical or humourous effect)
pluck start learning		spirited and determined courage, bravery it must have taken a lot of pluck to walk a path marked ‘Danger’
valiant start learning		brave, courageous, plucky, intrepid
defer start learning		postpone, adjourn they deferred the decision until February
protract start learning		prolong a heated, protracted court case
apocryphal start learning		of doubtful authencity, although widely circulated as true, fictitious an apocryphal story
erroneous start learning		wrong, incorrect employees sometimes make erroneous assumptions
ersatz 🌟 start learning		artificial and not as good as the real thing or product; not real or genuine ersatz coffee; ersatz emotion; she tried to make an ersatz version of the pizza without using gluten
fallacious 🌟 start learning		based on mistaken belief fallacious arguments
illicit start learning		illegal illicit drugs
sophistry start learning		the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving trying to argue that i had benefited in any way from the disaster was pure sophistry
specious 🎐 start learning		superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleadingly attractive a specious argument
prevarication start learning		avoid telling truth some people believe that prevarication in a good cause is justifiable
perjury start learning		the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath 2 witnesses at the trial had committed perjury
mendacity start learning		untruthfulness, lying men have the audacity to lie—> mendacity. i was deeply offended by your mendacity
cower start learning		crouch down in fear children cowered in terror as the shoot out errupted
craven start learning		pusillanimous, cowardly
pusillanimous 🌟 start learning		timid you should be ashamed of your pusillanimous conduct during this dispute
trepidation 🌟 start learning		a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen; apprehension; dread while everyone else was scared of spiders, Robin had no sense of trepidation; overpowered with trepidation
somber 🌟 start learning		gloomy, depressing or dismal funerals and burials tend to be very somber occasions

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