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