POS stands for "anomaly approbation" or "a deviation from the normal order, form, or rule" POS is used to describe an expression of approval or praise to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify daring and fearless; recklessly bold inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable to criticize severely to officially rebuke trickery or subterfuge.
POS stands for "anomaly approbation" or "a deviation from the normal order, form, or rule" POS is used to describe an expression of approval or praise to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify daring and fearless; recklessly bold inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable to criticize severely to officially rebuke trickery or subterfuge.
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POS stands for "anomaly approbation" or "a deviation from the normal order, form, or rule" POS is used to describe an expression of approval or praise to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify daring and fearless; recklessly bold inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable to criticize severely to officially rebuke trickery or subterfuge.
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2. Alacrity noun eager and enthusiastic willingness 3. Anomaly noun deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality 4. Approbation noun an expression of approval or praise 5. Assuage verb to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify 6. Audacious adj daring and fearless; recklessly bold 7. Capricious adj inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable 8. Censure verb to criticize severely; to officially rebuke 9. Chicanery noun trickery or subterfuge 10. Connoisseur noun an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert 11. Discordant adj conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound 12. Disparate adj Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar 13. Eloquent adj well-spoken; expressive; articulate 14. Enervate verb to weaken; to reduce in vitality 15. Ennui noun dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy 16. Equivocate verb to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent 17. Exculpate verb exonerate; to clear of blame 18. Exigent adj urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention 19. Filibuster noun intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action 20. Ingenuous adj artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication 21. Inured adj accustomed to accepting something undesirable 22. Irascible adj easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts 23. Laud verb to praise highly 24. Magnanimity noun the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving 25. Martial adj associated with war and the armed forces 26. Mundane adj of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary 27. Nascent adj coming into being; in early developmental stages 28. Nebulous adj vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form 29. Neologism noun a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses 30. Noxious adj harmful; injurious 31. Obtuse adj lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression 32. Obviate verb to anticipate and make unnecessary 33. Onerous adj troubling; burdensome 34. Parody noun a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art 35. Perennial adj recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly 36. Perfunctory adj cursory; done without care or interest 37. Prattle verb to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner 38. Prescience noun foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring 39. Prevaricate verb to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead 40. Refute verb to disprove; to successfully argue against 41. Relegate verb to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position 42. Solicitous adj concerned and attentive; eager 43. Sporadic adj occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances 44. Static adj not moving, active, or in motion; at rest 45. Stupefy verb to stun, baffle, or amaze 46. Tortuous adj winding; twisting; excessively complicated 47. Truculent adj fierce and cruel; eager to fight 48. Voracious adj having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous 49. Waver verb to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion Group 2
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. abscond verb to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
2. ameliorate verb to make better or more tolerable 3. arduous adj strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort 4. ascetic noun one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion 5. austere adj without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic 6. axiom noun a universally recognized principle 7. axiomatic adj taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth 8. bucolic adj rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants 9. canonical adj following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards 10. contentious adj argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement 11. convoluted adj complex or complicated 12. culpable adj deserving blame 13. disabuse verb to undeceive; to set right 14. eclectic adj composed of elements drawn from various sources 15. effrontery noun extreme boldness; presumptuousness 16. ephemeral adj brief; fleeting 17. erudite adj very learned; scholarly 18. eulogy noun a speech honoring the dead 19. extemporaneous adj improvised; done without preparation 20. facetious adj playful; humorous 21. fulminate verb to loudly attack or denounce 22. hyperbole noun an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech 23. lucid adj clear; easily understood 24. oscillation noun the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm 25. paean noun a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving 26. penurious adj penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous 27. perfidy noun intentional breach of faith; treachery 28. pernicious adj extremely harmful; potentially causing death 29. perspicacious adj acutely perceptive; having keen discernment 30. pious adj extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion 31. precipitate adj acting with excessive haste or impulse 32. precipitate verb to cause or happen before anticipated or required 33. precursor noun one that precedes and indicates or announces another 34. predilection noun a disposition in favor of something; preference 35. prolific adj producing large volumes or amounts; productive 36. qualms noun misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy 37. quiescence noun stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest 38. recant verb to retract, esp. a previously held belief 39. redoubtable adj awe-inspiring; worthy of honor 40. reticent adj quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings 41. satire noun a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision 42. sordid adj characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul 43. squalid adj sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect 44. squander verb to waste by spending or using irresponsibly 45. stoic adj indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast 46. stymie verb to block; thwart 47. supplant verb to take the place of; supersede 48. synthesis noun the combination of parts to make a whole 49. torpid adj lethargic; sluggish; dormant 50. torque noun a force that causes rotation 51. ubiquitous adj existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread 52. veracity noun Truthfulness; honesty 53. vilify verb to defame; to characterize harshly 54. virulent adj extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic Group 3
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. abate verb to lessen in intensity or degree
2. accolade noun an expression of praise 3. adulation noun excessive praise; intense adoration 4. aesthetic adj dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful 5. avarice noun greed, esp. for wealth 6. burgeon verb to grow rapidly or flourish 7. cacophony noun harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance 8. canon noun an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature 9. castigation noun severe criticism or punishment 10. catalyst noun a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing 11. catalyst noun a person or thing that causes change 12. caustic adj burning or stinging; causing corrosion 13. chary adj wary; cautious; sparing 14. cogent adj appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing 15. complaisance noun the willingness to comply with the wishes of others 16. contrite adj regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness 17. dearth noun smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack 18. demur verb to question or oppose 19. didactic adj intended to teach or instruct 20. discretion noun cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions 21. disinterested adj indifferent; free from self-interest 22. dogmatic adj stubbornly opinionated 23. ebullience noun the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings 24. elegy noun a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead 25. emollient adj soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh 26. empirical adj based on observation or experiment 27. enigmatic adj mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand 28. esoteric adj intended for or understood by a small, specific group 29. exonerate verb to remove blame 30. fallacy noun an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief 31. furtive adj marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious 32. gregarious adj sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people 33. harangue verb to deliver a pompous speech or tirade 34. heretical adj violating accepted dogma or convention 35. impecunious adj lacking funds; without money 36. incipient adj beginning to come into being or to become apparent 37. inert adj unmoving; lethargic; sluggish 38. innocuous adj harmless; causing no damage 39. intransigent adj refusing to compromise 40. inveigle verb to obtain by deception or flattery 41. morose adj sad; sullen; melancholy 42. odious adj evoking intense aversion or dislike 43. opaque adj impenetrable by light; not reflecting light 44. peruse verb to examine with great care 45. preen verb to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care 46. prodigious adj abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary 47. putrefy verb to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor 48. quaff verb to drink deeply 49. sanction noun authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance 50. urbane adj sophisticated; refined; elegant 51. viscous adj thick; sticky Group 4
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. acerbic adj having a sour or bitter taste or character
2. amalgamate verb to combine several elements into a whole 3. amenable adj agreeable; responsive to suggestion 4. bolster verb to provide support or reinforcement 5. bombast noun self-important or pompous writing or speech 6. bombastic adj pompous; grandiloquent 7. credulous adj tending to believe too readily; gullible 8. diatribe noun a harsh denunciation 9. fawn verb to flatter or praise excessively 10. fervent adj greatly emotional or zealous 11. flout verb to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention 12. fortuitous adj happening by fortunate accident or chance 13. garrulous adj pointlessly talkative; talking too much 14. germane adj relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter 15. glib adj marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial 16. halcyon adj calm and peaceful 17. hubris noun arrogant presumption or pride 18. idolatrous adj given to intense or excessive devotion to something 19. imminent adj about to happen; impending 20. imperturbable adj marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness 21. impetuous adj hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement 22. implacable adj not capable of being appeased or significantly changed 23. indifferent adj having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice 24. intrepid adj steadfast and courageous 25. laconic adj using few words; terse 26. malleable adj capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable 27. maverick noun an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party 28. mendacity noun the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty 29. mercurial adj characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood 30. meticulous adj characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail 31. mollify verb to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity 32. obdurate adj unyielding; hardhearted; intractable 33. obfuscate verb to deliberately obscure; to make confusing 34. obsequious adj exhibiting a fawning attentiveness 35. obstinate adj stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising 36. opprobrium noun disgrace; contempt; scorn 37. ostentatious adj characterized by or given to pretentiousness 38. pedantic adj the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules 39. pervade verb to permeate throughout 40. pervasive adj having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout 41. phlegmatic adj calm; sluggish; unemotional 42. pirate verb to illegally use or reproduce 43. plethora noun an overabundance; a surplus 44. polemical adj controversial; argumentative 45. pragmatic adj practical rather than idealistic 46. rancorous adj characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment 47. rhetoric noun the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion 48. salubrious adj promoting health or well-being 49. sedulous adj diligent; persistent; hard-working 50. solvent adj able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance 51. soporific adj causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep Group 5
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. Aggrandize verb to increase in intensity, power, or prestige
2. Alchemy noun a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold 3. Anachronism noun something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context 4. Astringent adj having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe 5. Contiguous adj sharing a border; touching; adjacent 6. Convention noun a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude 7. Cynicism noun an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness 8. decorum noun polite or appropriate conduct or behavior 9. derision noun scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment 10. desiccate verb to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull 11. dilettante noun one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge 12. disparage verb to slight or belittle 13. divulge verb to disclose something secret 14. immutable adj not capable of change 15. inimical adj damaging; harmful; injurious 16. intractable adj not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate 17. neophyte noun a recent convert; a beginner; novice 18. presumptuous adj overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties 19. pristine adj pure; uncorrupted; clean 20. probity noun adherence to highest principles; uprightness 21. proclivity noun a natural predisposition or inclination 22. profligate adj excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant 23. propensity noun a natural inclination or tendency; penchant 24. prosaic adj dull; unimaginative 25. pungent adj characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste 26. quixotic adj foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals 27. quotidian adj occurring or recurring daily; commonplace 28. rarefy verb to make or become thin, less dense; to refine 29. recondite adj hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure 30. refulgent adj radiant; shiny; brilliant 31. renege verb to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise 32. shard noun a piece of broken pottery or glass 33. sparse adj thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals 34. spendthrift noun one who spends money wastefully 35. subtle adj not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern 36. tacit adj implied; not explicitly stated 37. terse adj brief and concise in wording 38. tout verb to publicly praise or promote 39. trenchant adj sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating 40. unfeigned adj genuine; not false or hypocritical 41. untenable adj indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable 42. vacillate verb to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; to waver 43. variegated adj multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color 44. vexation noun annoyance; irritation 45. vigilant adj alertly watchful 46. vituperate verb to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate 47. volatile adj readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive Group 6
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. acumen noun quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight
2. adulterate verb to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients 3. archaic adj outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time 4. aver verb to state as a fact; to confirm or support 5. dissemble verb to disguise or conceal; to mislead 6. eccentric adj departing from norms or conventions 7. endemic adj characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people 8. evanescent adj tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing 9. exacerbate verb to make worse or more severe 10. grandiloquence noun pompous speech or expression 11. hackneyed adj rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage 12. hedonism noun devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses 13. hegemony noun the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others 14. iconoclast noun one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions 15. impassive adj revealing no emotion 16. impunity noun immunity from punishment or penalty 17. inchoate adj in an initial stage; not fully formed 18. infelicitous adj unfortunate; inappropriate 19. insipid adj without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland 20. loquacious adj extremely talkative 21. luminous adj characterized by brightness and the emission of light 22. malevolent adj having or showing often vicious ill-will, spite, or hatred 23. misanthrope noun one who hates all other humans 24. mitigate verb to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate 25. occlude verb to obstruct or block 26. pedagogy noun the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing 27. penury noun poverty; destitution 28. pine verb to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor 29. pith noun the essential or central part 30. pithy adj precise and brief 31. placate verb to appease; to calm by making concessions 32. platitude noun a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful 33. plummet verb to plunge or drop straight down 34. prodigal adj recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish 35. profuse adj given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant 36. proliferate verb to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly 37. queries noun questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations 38. querulous adj prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome 39. recalcitrant adj obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage 40. repudiate verb to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown 41. rescind verb to invalidate; to repeal; to retract 42. reverent adj marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect 43. specious adj seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive 44. spurious adj lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit 45. subpoena noun a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony 46. succinct adj brief; concise 47. superfluous adj exceeding what is sufficient or necessary 48. surfeit verb excess; overindulgence 49. tenacity noun the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued 50. tenuous adj having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak 51. tirade noun a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation 52. transient adj fleeting; passing quickly; brief 53. zealous adj fervent; ardent; impassioned
ADVANCED VOCABULARY
Group 1
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. Abjure verb to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to
avoid 2. Abrogate verb to abolish or annul by authority; to put down 3. Abscission noun The act of cutting off or removing 4. Acarpous adj Effete; no longer fertile; worn out 5. Accretion noun Growth; increase by successive addition; building up 6. Admonish verb To reprove; to express warning or disapproval 7. Adroit adj Adept; dextrous 8. Adumbrate verb To foreshadow or intimate; to suggest sketchily; to obscure 9. Anathema noun A solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing 10. Anodyne adj/noun Soothing; something that assuages or allays pain or comforts 11. Antipathy noun Aversion; dislike 12. Antithetical adj Diametrically opposed; as in antithesis 13. Apocryphal adj Of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious 14. Apogee noun Farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith (antonym: perigee) 15. Apostate noun One who abandons long-held religious or political convictions 16. Apotheosis noun Deification; glorification to godliness 17. Apposite adj Appropriate; pertinent; relevant; apropos 18. Apprise verb To give notice to; to inform 19. Arabesque noun A complex, ornate design; also to a dance position 20. Arcane adj Mysterious; abstruse; esoteric; knowable only to initiates 21. Arrant adj Impudent 22. Artless adj Completely without guile; natural; without artificiality 23. Ascetic noun/adj Someone practicing self-denial; austere; stark 24. Asperity noun Severity; rigor; roughness; harshness; acrimony; irritability 25. Aspersion noun An act of defamation or maligning; animadversion 26. Assay noun/verb An analysis; examination; test; to put to a test 27. Asseverate verb To aver; to allege; to assert 28. Assiduous adj Diligent; hard-working; sedulous 29. Attenuate verb To rarefy; to weaken or make thinner 30. Augury noun Omen; portent 31. Auspice noun Protection or support; patronage 32. Auspicious adj Favorable; propitious; successful; prosperous 33. Aver verb To affirm; to assert; to prove; to justify; to asseverate 34. Baleful adj Sinister; pernicious; ominous 35. Bane noun Cause of injury; poison; source of harm 36. Beatify verb To bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly 37. Bedizen verb To adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner; to festoon 38. Belie verb To give a false impression of; to misrepresent 39. Bellicose adj Belligerent; pugnacious; warlike 40. Bilge noun Bulge the protuberance of a cask 41. Blandish verb To toady or fawn 42. Blithe adj Carefree; merry 43. Boisterous adj Loud; noisy; rough; lacking restraint 44. Boor noun A rude or insensitive person; lout 45. Burnish verb To polish; to rub to a shine 46. Byzantine adj Labyrinthine; complex 47. Cabal noun A scheme or plot; a group of plotters 48. Cachinnate verb To laugh loudly 49. Cadge verb To sponge or mooch 50. Cajole verb To inveigle, coax, or wheedle 51. Calumniate verb To slander; to make a false accusation 52. Calumny noun Slander; aspersion 53. Caparison verb To adorn or bedizen 54. Captious adj Calculated to confuse or entrap in argument; hypercritical; caviling 55. Caret noun An insertion mark used by editors and proof- readers 56. Cavil verb To find fault without good reason 57. Celerity noun Speed; alacrity 58. Chasten verb To chastise or correct 59. Chauvinist noun A blindly devoted patriot 60. Chimera noun An illusion; originally, an imaginary fire- breathing she-monster
Group 2
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. Churlish adj Boorish; vulgar; loutish; difficult and intractable
2. Coalesce verb To come together; to fuse or unite 3. Coda noun Concluding section of a musical or literary piece 4. Coeval adj Of the same period; coexisting 5. Commensurate adj Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree, size or amount 6. Contemn verb To scorn or despise 7. Contumacious adj Insubordinate; rebellious 8. Corrigible adj Capable of being set right; correctable; reparable 9. Countenance verb/noun To approve of or tolerate; face; composure 10. Cozen verb To deceive, beguile, or hoodwink 11. Craven adj Contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage 12. Curmudgeon noun A crusty, ill-tempered coot; a misanthrope 13. Daunt verb To cow or dismay 14. Debacle noun Rout; fiasco; complete failure 15. Decorous adj Correct; formal; marked by decorum 16. Defalcate verb To embezzle or misappropriate 17. Denigrate verb To blacken; to belittle; to sully; to defame; to disparage 18. Denouement noun An outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot 19. Deposition noun Accretion; depositing; building up layer by layer; official testimony 20. Deprecate verb To disparage or belittle; to put down 21. Depredate verb To plunder, pillage, ravage, or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner 22. Derivative adj Unoriginal; obtained from another source 23. Descant verb To comment at length 24. Descry verb To discriminate or discern 25. Desuetude noun Disuse 26. Desultory adj Random; thoughtless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose 27. Detraction noun Slandering; verbal attack; aspersion 28. Diaphanous adj Transparent; gauzy 29. Diffident adj Reserved, shy, or unassuming; lacking in self- confidence 30. Digress verb To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent 31. Dilatory adj Causing delay; procrastinating 32. Din noun Loud, sustained noise 33. Dirge noun A song of grief or lamentation 34. Disaffect verb To estrange or alienate the affection of 35. Discomfit verb To defeat; to put down 36. Discursive adj Digressive; passing from one topic to another 37. Dissolution noun Disintegration; looseness in morals 38. Distention noun The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape 39. Distrait adj Distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety 40. Doggerel noun Trivial, poorly constructed verse 41. Dross noun Slag, waste, or foreign matter; impurity; surface scum 42. Dulcet adj Melodious; harmonious; mellifluous 43. Dynamo noun Generator; forceful, energetic person 44. Eclectic adj Culled from many sources 45. Edacious adj Voracious; devouring 46. Edifying adj Enlightening 47. Effluvia noun Outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor 48. Effrontery noun Boldness; impudence; arrogance 49. Effusive adj Gushing; excessively demonstrative 50. Egress noun Exit 51. Encomium noun Glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric; tribute; eulogy 52. Endemic adj Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous 53. Engender verb To cause; to produce; to give rise to 54. Enormity noun Excessive wickedness; evilness 55. Ephemeral adj Evanescent; fleeting; short-lived 56. Epicure noun One devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand; sybarite 57. Episodic adj Loosely connected; not flowing logically 58. Epithet noun Disparaging word or phrase 59. Epitome noun Embodiment; quintessence 60. Equanimity noun Composure; self-possession
Group 3
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. Equipoise Noun Equal distribution of weight; equilibrium
2. Errant Adj Traveling; itinerant; peripatetic 3. Eschew Verb To shun or avoid 4. Estimable Adj Worthy; formidable 5. Evince Verb To show clearly; to indicate 6. Excoriate Verb To censure scathingly; to upbraid 7. Exegesis Noun Critical examination; explication 8. Exemplar Noun Typical or standard specimen; paradigm; model 9. Expatiate Verb To descant; to discourse; to discuss or write about at length 10. Expiate Verb To atone or make amends for 11. Expostulate Verb To argue earnestly in order to dissuade 12. Expurgate Verb To remove obscenity; to purify; to censor 13. Exscind Verb To cut out or extirpate 14. Extant Adj Existing; not destroyed or lost 15. Extirpate Verb To destroy; to exterminate; to cut out; to exscind 16. Fallow Adj Untilled; inactive; dormant 17. Fatuous Adj Silly; inanely foolish 18. Feckless Adj Ineffectual; 19. Felicitous Adj Apt; suitably expressed; well-chosen; apropos 20. Fetid Adj Stinking; smelly; malodorous 21. Fetter Verb To shackle; to put in chains 22. Filigree Noun An ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns 23. Florid Adj Flowery; ruddy; ornate 24. Foment Verb To incite; to rouse 25. Forbearance Noun Patience; willingness to wait 26. Forestall Verb To act in a way to hinder; to exclude or prevent an action; to avert 27. Forswear Verb To renounce; to disallow; to repudiate 28. Fracas Noun Noisy quarrel; imbroglio; brawl 29. Fractious Adj Quarrelsome; rebellious; unruly; refractory; irritable 30. Frieze Noun A semi-sculptural, raised-surface ornamental façade to a building 31. Froward Adj Intractable; not willing to yield or comply; recalcitrant 32. Gainsay Verb To deny, dispute, contradict, to oppose 33. Gambol Verb To skip about playfully 34. Garner Verb To gather and save; to store up 35. Gauche Adj Crude; awkward; tasteless 36. Gossamer Adj Delicate; insubstantial or tenuous; insincere 37. Guile Noun Artfulness; trickery; chicanery; duplicity 38. Hallow Verb To make holy; to consecrate 39. Harrow Verb To distress; to create stress; to torment 40. Heretical Adj Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma 41. Hermetic Adj Sealed by fusion; airtight 42. Heterodox Adj Unorthodox; heretical; iconoclastic 43. Hirsute Adj Hairy; shaggy 44. homiletics Noun The art of preaching 45. Homily Noun A sermon or morally instructive lecture 46. Iconoclastic Adj Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox 47. Idyll Noun A carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode; a literary or musical piece describing such 48. Ignominious Adj Shameful; dishonorable; ignoble; undignified 49. Imbroglio Noun Difficult or embarrassing situation 50. Impassive Adj Expressionless; stoic; stolid; unsusceptible to emotion; apathetic; phlegmatic 51. Imperious Adj Commanding; masterful; arrogant; domineering; haughty 52. Importune Verb To ask incessantly; to beg; to nag 53. Impugn Verb To attack or assail verbally; to censure; to execrate 54. Impute Verb To attribute to a cause or source; to ascribe 55. indefatigable Adj Tirelessness; doggedness 56. Indolent Adj Lazy; listless; torpid 57. Ineluctable Adj Certain; inevitable 58. Ingenuous Adj Guileless; trusting; naïve; credulous 59. Inherent Adj Ingrained within one’s nature; intrinsic; innate; firmly established 60. Inimical Adj Hostile; adverse; unfriendly
Group 4
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. Inimitable Adj One of a kind; peerless
2. Iniquity Noun Gross injustice; wickedness 3. Innervate Verb To supply with nerves; to embolden; to energize 4. Inscrutable Adj Incapable of being discovered or understood 5. Insensible Adj Unconscious; unresponsive; unaffected; numb 6. Insouciant Adj Carefree; unconcerned; heedless 7. Insular Adj Parochial; narrow-minded 8. Interdict Verb To prohibit; to forbid; to ban; to halt 9. Inveigh Verb To attack verbally; to denounce; to deprecate 10. Inveterate Adj Deep-routed; ingrained; habitual 11. Involute Adj Intricate; complex; convoluted 12. Itinerate Adj To travel from place to place; to peregrinate 13. Jejune Adj Vapid; uninteresting; immature; puerile 14. Jibe Verb To agree; to be in accord 15. Jocose, jocular Adj Humorous; gay; blithe 16. Labile Adj Readily open to change; unstable 17. Lachrymose Adj Causing tears; tearful 18. Lambaste Verb To censure; to excoriate; to berate 19. Lassitude Adj Listlessness; languor; weariness 20. Libertine Noun Someone unrestrained by morality or convention 21. Limn Verb To draw; to outline in detail; to delineate; to describe 22. Limpid Adj Transparent; serene; clear; untroubled; pellucid 23. Lubricious Adj Lewd; wanton; greasy; slippery 24. Luculent Adj Easily understood; lucid; clear 25. Macerate Verb To waste away; to soften or wear away by excessive fasting or by excessive steeping 26. Maculate Adj Marked with spots or blotches; besmirched; impure 27. Malinger Verb To feign illness so as to avoid work; to avoid work 28. Maunder Verb To digress; to meander; to stray from the topic or path 29. Mellifluous Adj Sweetly flowing usually used to describe use of words 30. Mendicant Noun Beggar; supplicant 31. Meretricious Adj Cheap; gawdy; tawdry; flashy; showy 32. Metamorphose Verb To transform; to change utterly 33. Mettle Noun Strength of spirit; courage; stamina 34. Mettlesome Adj Courageous; high-spirited 35. Militate Verb To have weight; to bear on; to argue (against) 36. Minatory Adj Menacing; threatening 37. Misogynist Noun One who hates women or females 38. Multifarious Adj Varied; motley; greatly diversified 39. Nadir Noun Low point; perigee 40. Natty Adj Trimly neat and tidy; smart 41. Nexus Noun A connection, tie, or link 42. Noisome Adj Offensive, especially to one’s sense of smell; fetid 43. Nonplused Adj Baffled; in a quandary; at a loss for what to say or do 44. Nostrum Noun Panacea; cure all; placebo; questionable remedy; palliative 45. Nugatory Adj Trifling; inconsequential 46. Obloquy Noun Abusively detractive language; sharp criticism; vituperation; calumny 47. Obstreperous Adj Noisy; loud 48. Officious Adj Meddlesome; pushy in one’s services 49. Ossified Adj Tending to become more rigid; conventional; sterile and reactionary with age; literally, tuned into bone 50. Ostensible Adj Seeming; appearing as such; professed 51. Overweening Adj Presumptuously arrogant; supercilious; overbearing 52. Palliate Verb To make something appear less serious; to gloss over 53. Panegyric Noun Formal praise; eulogy; encomium 54. Paradigm Noun A mode, example, or pattern; exemplar 55. Pariah Noun An outcast; a rejected and despised person 56. Parry Verb To block; to evade or ward off, as a blow 57. Parsimonious Adj Cheap; miserly 58. Partisan adj/noun Committed to a party; biased or prejudiced; supporter; adherent 59. Paucity Noun Scarcity; a lacking of 60. Peccadillo Noun A slight offense; literally, a minor sin
Group 5
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. Pellucid Adj Transparent; easy to understand; limpid
2. Penchant Noun Strong inclination; a liking 3. Peregrination Noun Traveling about; wandering 4. Peremptory Adj Admitting of no contradiction; haughty; imperious 5. Perigee Noun Closest or lowest point in an orbit; nadir 6. Peripatetic Adj Itinerant; traveling; nomadic 7. Peroration Noun The concluding part of a speech; grandiloquent speech 8. Personable Adj Pleasing in appearance; attractive 9. Petrous Adj Like a rock; hard; stony 10. Petulant Adj Impatient; irritable 11. Philistine Noun A crass individual guided by material rather than by intellectual or artistic values 12. Phlegmatic Adj Impassive; stoical; lethargic; sluggish 13. Picaresque Adj Involving clever rogues or adventures 14. Pillory Verb To punish; to hold up to public scorn 15. Piquant Adj Agreeably pungent; stimulating 16. Pique noun/verb Resentment; to annoy, irritate, or offend; to excite, provoke, or arouse 17. Placebo Noun Inactive pill prescribed for mental relief rather than for physical effect; something tending to soothe 18. Plangent Adj Pounding; thundering; resounding 19. Plumb Verb To measure the depth; to examine critically 20. Poignant Adj Distressing; pertinent; touching; stimulating; emotional 21. Poseur Noun Affected or insincere person; literally, a poser 22. Prate Verb To chatter; to babble, as in prattle 23. Precarious Adj Uncertain; risky; dangerous 24. Precept Noun Rule establishing standards of conduct 25. Précis Noun Concise summary of essential points 26. Preempt Verb To replace; to supersede; to appropriate 27. Profligate Adj Spendthrift; prodigal; wildly extravagant 28. Prolix Adj Long-winded; verbose 29. Propinquity Noun Nearness in time or place; affinity of nature 30. Propitiate Verb To appease; to conciliate 31. Proscribe Verb To ostracize; to banish; to outlaw 32. Provident Adj Frugal; looking to the future 33. Puerile Adj Childish; immature 34. Pugnacious Adj Contentious; quarrelsome; contumacious; given to fighting; belligerent 35. Puissance Noun Power; strength 36. Punctilious Adj Precise; paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette 37. Pundit Noun An authority on a subject; one who gives opinion 38. Pusillanimous Adj Cowardly; craven 39. Querulous Adj Habitually complaining; whining 40. Raffish Adj Tawdry; flashy; meretricious; low; vulgar; base 41. Ramify Verb To be divided or subdivided; to branch out 42. Rapacious Adj Voracious; greedy; plundering 43. Rebus Noun Riddle; a representation of words by pictures or symbols 44. Recidivism Noun Relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior 45. Recondite Adj Abstruse; profound; arcane 46. Reconnaissance Noun Preliminary survey to gain information, especially of an enemy 47. Reconnoiter Verb To engage in reconnaissance 48. Recreant noun/adj Coward; cowardly; craven; pusillanimous 49. Recumbent Adj Leaning; resting; prone 50. Redolent Adj Fragrant; suggestive or evocative 51. Refractory Adj Stubborn; unmanageable; intractable; unruly; fractious 52. Regale Verb To delight or entertain; to feast 53. Remonstrate Verb To protest; to object 54. Repine Verb To feel or express dejection or discontent; to long for 55. Repudiate Verb To disown; to disavow; to reject as untrue 56. Resolute Adj Adamant; steadfast; determined; irresolute 57. Rubric Noun Heading, title or category 58. Rue Verb To regret; to feel remorse or sorrow
Group 6
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning
1. Runic Adj Mysterious; magical
2. Sagacious Adj Having sound judgment; perceptive; wise 3. Salacious Adj Obscene 4. Salient Adj Prominent; protruding; conspicuous; relevant 5. Salutary Adj Wholesome; causing improvement; favorable to health 6. Sanctimony Noun Self-righteousness 7. Sanguine Adj Cheerful; confident; optimistic 8. Satiate Verb To surfeit; to overindulge 9. Saturnine Adj Gloomy; dark; sullen; morose 10. Seine Noun A large net dragged to catch fish 11. Seminal Adj Like a seed; constituting a source; originative 12. Sententious Adj Aphoristic or moralistic; epigrammatic; tending to moralize excessively 13. Sidereal Adj Astral; relating to stars or constellations 14. Simper verb/noun To smirk; a silly smile 15. Sinecure Noun Position requiring little or no work and usually providing an income 16. Sinuous Adj Winding; undulating; serpentine 17. Slake Verb To satisfy or quench 18. Sodden Adj Soaked or drenched; unimaginative; dull 19. Solder Verb To weld, fuse, or join 20. Sophistry Noun Fallacious reasoning; faulty logic 21. Sophomoric Adj Self-assured though immature; affected; bombastic; lacking maturity 22. Splenetic Adj Bad-tempered; irritable 23. Stanch Verb To stop the flow of a fluid 24. Stentorian Adj Extremely loud and powerful 25. Stint Verb To restrain; to be sparing or frugal 26. Striated Adj Striped; grooved; banded 27. Stygian Adj Gloomy; dark 28. Succor Noun Assistance; relief in time of distress 29. Sundry Adj Various; miscellaneous; separate 30. Supercilious Adj Disdainful; arrogant; haughty 31. Supine Adj Mentally or morally slack; literally, lying on one’s back; prone 32. Suppliant Adj Supplicant; asking humbly; beseeching 33. Supplicant Noun Beggar; mendicant 34. Tamp Verb To plug; to drive in or down by a series of blows 35. Tautology Noun A repetition; a redundancy 36. Tawdry Adj Cheap; gaudy; showy; tacky; meretricious 37. Tendentious Adj Biased; showing marked tendencies 38. Timorous Adj Timid; fearful; diffident 39. Toady Noun Sycophant; flatterer 40. Torrid Adj Scorching; ardent; passionate 41. Tractable Adj Docile; obedient; easily led 42. Travesty Noun Mockery; caricature; parody 43. Tumid Adj Swollen 44. Turbid Adj Roiled; muddy; clouded to the point of being opaque 45. Turgid Adj Swollen; tumid; thick; pompous; bombastic 46. Turpitude Noun Depravity; prurience 47. Tyro Noun Novice; greenhorn; rank amateur 48. Umbrage Noun Offense; resentment; pique 49. Undulate Verb To move in wavelike fashion; to fluctuate 50. Untoward Adj Perverse; unruly; unseemly 51. Upbraid Verb To scold; to censure; to rebuke; to chastise 52. Usury Noun The practice of charging an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest 53. Vaunt Verb To brag or boast 54. Venal Adj Capable of being bought or bribed; mercenary; purchasable 55. Venerate Verb To revere; to worship 56. Verisimilitude Noun Appearance of truth or reality 57. Veritable Adj Authentic; honest-to-goodness 58. Virago Noun A loud, domineering woman; a scold or nag 59. Vitiate Verb To pervert; to debase; to spoil; to make ineffective 60. Volubility Noun Fluency; verbosity; easy use of spoken language 61. Waft Verb To cause to move as if by a light breeze 62. Welter Verb To writhe; to toss about; to be in turmoil 63. Wend Verb To go; to proceed; to walk