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Hit Parades

Group 1
Sl.No. Word POS Meaning

1. Aberrant adj deviating from the norm

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