| 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 |
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Commonly used words Part-I
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