Commonly used words Part-I

Word	Meaning
hysteria	Hysteria among a group of people is a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger or panic
forge	"1. If one person or institution forges an agreement or relationship with another, they create it with a lot of hardwork, hoping that it will be strong or lasting 2. If somone forges something such as a banknote, a document, or a painting, they copy it or make it so that it looks genuine, in order to deceive people"
exuberance	Exuberance is behaviour which is energetic, excited, and cheerful
ancillary	The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work support the main work of the institution
valiant	A valiant action is brave and determined, though it may lead to failure or defeat
envisage	If you envisage something, you imagine that it is ture, or likely to happen
ostensible	Ostensible is used to describe something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, about which you or other people have doubts
adulation	Adulation is uncritical admiration and praise of someone or something
venerate	If you venerate someone or something, you value them or feel great respect for them
sacred	Something that is sacred is believed to be holy and to have a special connection with god
deceased	A deceased person is the one who has recently died
caprice	A caprice is an unexpected action or decision which has no strong reason or purpose
trounce	If you trounce someone in a competition or contest, you defeat them easliy or by a large number of score
startle	If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly
panache	If you do something in panache, you do it in a confident, stylish and elegant way
devour	If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly
blistering	"1. Blistering is used to describe action in sports to emphasize that they are done with great speed or force 2. Blistering heat is very great heat"
delirious	"1. Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever 2. Someone who is delirious is extremely excited and happy"
raucous	A raucous sound is loud, harsh and rather unpleasant
mellow	If someone is mellow, they feel very relaxed and cheerful, especially as the result of alcohol or good food
grisly	Something that is grisly is extremely unpleasant, and usually involves death and violence
spooked	If people are spooked, something has scared them or made them nervous
eerie	If you describe something as eerie, you mean that it seems strange and frightening, and makes you feel nervous
sprawling	"1. If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way 2. If you say that a place sprawls, you mean that it covers a large area of land"
deterrent	A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it
detriment	If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them
digress	If you digress, you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while
pander	If you pander to someone or to their wishes, you do everything that they want, often to get some advantage for yourself
quibble	When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important
rebel	When someone rebels, they start to behave differently from other people and reject the values of society or of their parents
congenial	A congenial place, person or environment is pleasant
wrath	Wrath means the same as anger
infringe	If someone infringes a law or a rule, they break it or do something which disobeys it
flout If you flout something such as law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it
conciliatory	When you are conciliatory in your action or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone
prodigal	"1. You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly,and then return at a later time as a better person 2. Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left"
indignant	If you are indignant, you are shocked and angry, because you think that something is unjust or unfair
poignant	Something that is poignant affects you deeply and makes you feel sadness or egret
flamboyant	If you say that someone or something is flamboyant, you mean that they are very noticeable, stylish and exciting

obfuscation ,bafflement

Confusion resulting from failure to understand

usage:-
googles obfuscation on the privacy policy issue is a well known fact

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confides
Reveal in private; tell confidentially

usage:-
Suspecting Draco Malfoy may have become a Death Eater, Harry confides his suspicions to Dumbledore

tantrums
A display of bad temper;
usage:-He'd be a lovely, good little boy most of the time, but then he would become suddenly very aggressive, with these massive tantrums."


nepotism
Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

usage:-The newly-elected chief minister, Ms Mayawati, set up an inquiry into alleged irregularities, nepotism and bribery in the selection process.


lynched
Putting to death by mob action without due process of law

usage:-10 thieves were lynched in Bihar

silhouette
An outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)A drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color

usage:-

A passenger aircraft is silhouetted against the early morning rising sun in New Delhi.
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Face-abs(fill in usage)

Facetious and abstemious are the only words that contain all the vowels in the correct order.

Facetious
Cleverly amusing in tone
bantering
Be silly or tease one another



abstemious
Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
Marked by temperance in indulgence
light

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APPORTIONED
Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
Give out as one's portion or share.

usage:-
Raghul had to make an apportioned payment on his primary credit card
and his supplementary card although they were linked together in the same account


detractor
One who disparages or belittles the worth of something

usage:
JayaLalitha is known detractor to Karunanidhi and vice versa.


aghast
apalled
dismayed
shocked

usage:
medical fraternity in India are aghast at the news of caesarian surgery performed by a 15 yearteenager from the state of Tamil Nadu.


truce
A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

usage:-
Five foreigners kidnapped in Nigerian Delta, a day after truce ended.

complacency
The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

usage:
Campaigners of AIDS program in India warn there should be no cause for complacencywith the results of AIDS numbers in India, as they were still rising.

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Bounty
payment or reward
abundance
amplitude

usage:
Raising the bounty on Osama's head will only boost his image


preposterous

Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
absurd

usage:-
The act of the extremists killing the hostages, is completely cruel and preposterous.


myriad
a large indefinite number
infinite
multitudinous

usage:-
The myriad of beautiful flowers in the valley of flowers in Himachal offers a myriad of beauty to the beholders.

nascent
coming into existence
emerging

Most of the popular nascent companies get into acquisition with larger companies for a brighter prospect.


envoy
emissary
A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

usage:-
an envoy came to anncounce a rebellion in some remote part of the kingdom.

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chump
A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage offall guy.

usage:- if u r not alert most of the people will take advantage of you, and exploit you as a chump.


contrived
Showing effects of planning or manipulation
artificially formal.
usage:
The film had a Poor third act and a, contrived climax

preposterous
Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
absurd
The IMF chairman said that the plan to construct the road to Everest by China was completely preposterous, that would completely damage the eco-system.

prerogative
A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
usage:-Indian system has a justice is prerogative of those in power, and the legal system is more susceptible.

compassion
A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering.
The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it.
usage:-
The airline authorities didnot show compassion towards the physically disabled guy as it bared the guy from boarding the plane.