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J ab: v.
disease caused by an excess of bile in the blood

which makes the skin and the whites of the eyes
become abnormally yellow; jaundiced: adj.
affected by jealousy. spite. etc; bitter.
jaunt: n. .
~ (at sb/sth) (with sth); ~ sb/sth (with sth) poke
or push at sb/sth roughly. usu with sth sharp or
pointed.
jabber: v.
~ talk rapidly in what seems
to be a confused manner.
short journey. made for pleasure.
JABBER:
(A) tickle jaunty: (adj)
(B) argue Jaunty Rhodes,
(C) stroke Captain of the South
(D) speak slowly African team is a
(E) joke inaptly jaunty person.
Eg: There was no
mistaking that it was
jaded: adj. jaunty walk.Sporting a jaunty red beret. A jaunty
stroll.
Oozing charm, the jaunty dance instructor
literally swept the women off their feet.
Syn:
debonair, buoyant, sprightly, dapper, natty,
breezy, blithe, nonchalant, insouciant, devil,
rakish, raffish, dashing, high-spirited, animated,
spirited, gay, jovial, jolly, joking, frisky, perky,
tired and lacking zest. usu after too much of sth. chipper, bouncy, confident, swaggering, cocky,
swashbuckling, venturesome, provocative,
jargon: n. hoydenish, frolicsome, jocose, rollicking,
gamesome, vivacious, prankish, cocksure,
impish, devilish, brash, forward, exhilarated,
impetuous, assured, presumptuous, sporting,
facetious, waggish, roistering, conceited,
technical or specialized words used by a strutting, flippant, flip, audacious, bumptious,
particular group of people and difficult for others impertinent, saucy, cheeky, pert, brazen, cavalier
to understand. Ant:
appropriated, preempted, claimed, private,
jangle (n) booked, engaged, and arrogated.
We daily encounter melodious
jingles when we called any busy jejune (n)
office of our city. But never Je + June..... Due to scorching
ending jingle running among heat in the month of June
our colleague create jangle. becomes jejune for aged person.
Eg: The spurs jangled noisily.The racket from Eg: Surprised by their jejune
the street jangled my nerves.Keys jangling in my responses to our problems.
pocket. Syn: humdrum, insipid
Syn: jingle, clink, clatter, jingle, jingle-jangle Ant: exciting, imaginative, inspiring,
interesting, stimulating
jaundice: n.
jeopardize:
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put in danger; jeopardy: n. in jeopardy in danger person who has such a belief.
of harm. loss or destruction.
jocose: (adj)
jest: n. Jokes ... Jocose stories
contain playful jokes.
Eg: Philip was
nervous, but tried to
hide the fact by a
jocose manner.
Syn:
amusing, blithe, capering, clever, comic,
thing said or done to cause amusement; joke ;. comical, droll, dry, fanciful, farcical, flip,
flippant, frivolous, gay, humorous, indecorous,
jetsam: n. ironic, irreverent, jesting, jocular, joking,
goods thrown joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, punning,
overboard from a ship ridiculous, sarcastic, satirical, sprightly,
in distress to lighten it; waggish, whimsical, wisecracking, witty, wry
such goods washed up
ashore ;. jocular: adj.
meant as a joke;
humorous.
JOCULAR
jettison: (v) (A) carefree
Jet + Son..... son (smoke (B) serious
etc) of jets (plane) known (C) strange
As jettison. (D) essential
Eg: (E) witty
>> Planes jettisoning
smoke.
>> A ship jettisoning
wastes;
>> A pilot jettisoning jocund: adj.
aircraft fuel
jingoism: (n)
merry; cheerful ;.
jollity: n.
extreme and unreasonable belief that one's own

country is best. together with a warlike attitude
towards other countries.
jingoist: n.
state of being jolly.
joust (v)
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Joust…………………..Jostle……….In the (E) without probability

modern world, if people jostle they compete with
each other in a selfish way but in medieval times jug: n.
if two knights on horse backs joust they fought
with each other, using lances
Eg: The jousts to quench India’s thrust Pepsi &
Coke are in the fray.
A politician who relishes a joust with reporters.
Syn: contend, tilt.
jostle: v.
(US pitcher) deep vessel. with a handle and a lip.

for holding and pouring liquids.
juggernaut: (n)
Lord Jagganath Rath have a
force of juggernaut force.
Eg:
~ push roughly against (sb). usu in a crowd. >> A juggernaut of western
culture.
jovial: adj. >> An advertising juggernaut.
>> A political juggernaut
jumble:
very cheerful and good-humoured; merry.
jubilation: n.
to mix into a confused or disordered mass.
juncture: n.
great happiness. esp because of a success.
judiciary: n.
at this juncture (fml ) at a particular. esp

important. stage in a series of events.
junket: n.
sweet custard-like pudding
made of milk curdled with
judges of a country collectively. rennet. and often sweetened
and flavoured.
judicious: adj.
showing or havinggood
sense.
junta: n.
JUDICIOUS
(A) insecure
(B) unwise
(C) inept
(D) lacking consequence
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group. esp of military officers. who rule a

country after taking power by force in a
revolution.
jurisprudence: n.
science or philosophy of law.
juxtapose: (v)
Just + position..... Two objects
side by side or just next to one
another in position.
JUXTAPOSE
(A) ebb
(B) evolve
(C) clarify
(D) separate
(E) eradicate
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K
Ant: optimist, cutup, live wire, carouser,
celebrant, celebrator, merrymaker, reveler (or
reveller), roisterer, libertine, playboy, rake.
ayak (n)
kindle: v.
kaya +k………….. What’s the secret behind our

cine star Sunil Shetty's kaya (= body in Hindi) is
it cricket, swimming or kayaking? Kayak is a
canoe, which is used especially by the Eskimos.
Eg: catch fire.
Kayaked rapids of the Colorado River.When I
can, I go swimming & kayaking says Sunil. kindred: n.
we kayaked down the river"
Syn:
dugout, outrigger, piragua, war canoe, pirogue,
birch-bark canoe, coracle
ken: n.
family relationship.
kinetic: adj.
beyond/outside one's ken not within one's range

of knowledge.
kernel: n. of or produced by movement.
kismet: (n)
soft and usu edible part inside a nut or fruit Kismat (= fate) decides someone’s destiny.
stone .. Eg:
What chance did I stand against kismet?
killjoy: (n) Syn:
karma, fortune, fate, destiny,kismat
kleptomaniac: n.
Killjoy David kills the joy of his friends. Killjoy

one who spoils the enthusiasm or fun of others
Eg:
his constant negative attitude made him a real
killjoy when others were trying to have fun.
Syn: holdout, resister, sourpuss, Cassandra,
complainer, crepehanger, cynic, defeatist, person suffering from kleptomania ; . adj.
depreciator, doomster, downer, drag, drip,
fussbudget, gloom merchant, gloomy, party knack: n.
pooper, sourball, sourpuss, wet blanket,
worrywart
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skill at performing some special task; ability. small round hill or mound.
knavery: n. knotty: adj.
dishonesty; trickery ;.
knead: v.
(of timber) full of knots.
kudos: n.
press and stretch with the hands to form a firm

smooth paste.
honour and glory; credit.
kneel: v.
=>Usage at dream dream. ~ (down) go down on

one or both knees; rest on the knee(s).
knell: n.
sound of a bell rung slowly after a death or at a

funeral.
knit: v.
~ sth (for sb) make (a

garment or fabric) by
forming wool. silk. etc
yarn into connecting
loops. either by hand
(using long needles) or on a machine.
knoll: n.
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L abile: adj.
LABILE injure by tearing; laceration: n. tearing of the

flesh.
(A) intrinsic
(B) differential lachrymatory (n)
(C) colorable
(D) restored A lachrymatory or tear bottle
(E) stable is a small, narrow-necked
readily or continually undergoing chemical. vessel or phial found in
physical. or biological change or breakdown. ancient tombs. They were
formerly thought to hold the
laborious: adj. tears of mourners - whence
the name - another theory is that they were
perfume bottles; lachrymose: adj. in the habit of
weeping; tearful; mournful.
lackadaisical: adj.
LABRORIOUS
(A) mildly irritating
(B) easily accomplished
(C) obviously unimportant
(D) practically impossible
lacking vigour and determination;
(E) successfully completedc
unenthusiastic.
needing much effort.
lackluster (adj)
labyrinth: n.
LACKLUSTER
(A) necessary
(B) descriptive
(C) radiant
(D) organized
(E) mature
complicated network of winding passages. India shining” it is a slogan, which the NDA
paths. etc through which it is difficult to find Govt made out to be a hit in their election
one's way. campaign for the 14th. Lok Sabha the congress
feels lack of shining as to how to take on NDA.
lace: n. As a human being many times we also feel
lackluster. Lackluster means not shining, dull,
lifeless Congress retorted back to the NDA Govt.
for their lack luster performance.
Eg: No excuses were made for the team's
lackluster performance.
Syn: dim, colorless, obscure, lackluster,
lusterless, lusterless……………
laconic: (adj)
delicate fabric with an ornamental openwork
design of threads.
lacerate: v.
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Lack + iconic…………a person who lacks words Syn: calm, easygoing, low-key, nonchalant
in his speaking called laconic person.
Eg: laity: n.
>> her laconic reply
Syn:
>>concise, brief, uncommunicative, picker
LACONIC
(A) blithe
(B) incapable
(C) fragrant
(D) garrulous
(E) intransigent
the laity all the members of a Church who are
not ordained clergymen; laymen ;.
LACONIC
(A) stylized
lambaste: v.
(B) unedited `
(C) insincere
(D) verbose
(E) outgoing
lag: v.
~ (behind sb/sth); ~ (behind) go too slow; fail to
keep pace with others.
hit (sb) hard and repeatedly; thrash ;.
LAG
LAMBASTLE
(A) look around
(A) allow
(B) dodge easily
(B) choose
(C) seem hard
(C) praise
(D) forge ahead
(D) smoothen
(E) change radically
(E) bolster
laggard: n.
lament: v.
person who lags behind.

~ (for/over sb/sth) feel or express great sorrow
lagoon: n. or regret for (sb/sth).
lampoon: n.
salt-water lake separated from the open sea by

sandbanks or coral reefs.
laidback (adj)
piece of writing that attacks and ridicules a
Laid-back ------ offer going person. a book. an institution. etc.
through our ordeal of
exams when we lay back lance: n.
under the dense tree , the
unhurried breeze gives us a feeling of laid-
blackness. Laid-back means easy-going &
relaxed.
Eg: Pratima believed in a laid-back approach.

Delights are laid-back.
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straight and limp.

weapon used for catching fish. etc with a long
lap: n.
wooden shaft and a pointed steel head.
lancet: n.
area formed by the upper part of a seated

person's thighs.
larceny: n.
sharp pointed two-edged surgical instrument
used for opening abscesses. etc.
languid: adj.
(instance of) theft of personal goods.
lard (n)
lacking vigour or energy; slow-moving.
languish: v.
Muslim lords do not eat lard. They can eat other

meat like cow, goat etc.
Eg:
>>Give thanks to the lard…………..
Syn:
>> beefy, blimp, brawny, broad, bulging, bulky,
lack or lose vitality. bull, burly, butterball, chunky, corpulent, cow,
distended, dumpy, elephantine, fleshy,
languor: n. gargantuan, gross, heavy, heavyset, hefty, husky,
inflated, jelly-belly, meaty, obese, oversize,
paunchy, plump, plumpish, ponderous, porcine,
portly, potbellied, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, solid,
stout, stubby, swollen, thickset, tubby, whale
larder: n.
tiredness or laziness of mind and body;

listlessness ;.
lank: adj.
cupboard or small room used for storing food.
largess: n.
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existing but not yet active. developed or visible.

LATENT
(A) recent
(B) slow
(C) intricate
(D) patent
(E) incredible
lateral: adj.
generous giving of money or gifts. esp to sb of
lower rank or status.
lascivious: adj.
of. at. from or towards the side.
latitude: n.
feeling. expressing or causing sexual desire.
lassitude: n.
distance of a place north or south of the equator.

measured in degrees ..
laud (v)
tiredness of mind or body.

LASSITUDE People loudly lauded the Mother Teresa's effect
(A) a fear of discovery to bring peace.
(B) a feeling of vigor Eg:
(C) a twinge of embarrassment >> Laud their efforts.He critics lauded the new
(D) a want of seriousness book by the best-selling author.
(E) a sense of superiority >> The oppressed people were expected to laud
the dictator at every opportunity.
latch: n. Syn:
>> praise, eulogize, flatter, commend, exalt,
extol, glorify, proclaim
laudable: adj.
fastening for a gate or door. consisting of a bar

that is lifted from its catch. groove. hole. etc by a
lever.
latent: adj.
deserving praise; praiseworthy.
laudatory: adj.
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expressing or giving praise.

substance used to make dough rise before it is
lavish: adj. baked to make bread.
leave-taking: n.
~ (in doing sth) giving or producing generously

or in large quantities. act of saying goodbye.
lax: adj. lechery: n.
not sufficiently strict or severe; negligent..
laxative: n. adj excessive interest in sexual pleasure.
lectern: (n)
causing or helping the bowels to empty.
layman: n. high sloping desk made to hold a lecturer's

notes. a Bible in church. etc.
leery: adj.
person who does not have an expert knowledge

of a subject.
leash: n. ~ (informal ) wary; suspicious.
leeway: n.
= lead.
leaven: n.
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amount of freedom to move. change. etc that is

left to sb.
legacy: n.
skilful performance of tricks using the hands;

juggling; conjuring;
legislature: n.
money or property left to sb in a will.
legate (n)
Legate…….........
delegate……………..Quite
similar to delegate, a legate is a
body of people with the power to make and
person who is the official
change laws.
representative of another person,
especially the pope’s official
leniency:
representative in a particular county.
Eg:
>> Congress said that the people had “rebuffed
all attempts by legates of Gods and BJP” to
reach even the half way mark in parliament.
>> The papal legate in India The legate was
charged with a list of objectives to accomplish
on behalf of his country.
Syn:
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient
>>commissary, consul, delegate, diplomat,
or tolerant ; a disposition to yield to the wishes of
official emissary
someone.
legato: adj. adv
leonine: adj.
of or like a lion.
lethal: adj.
(to be played) in a smooth even manner.
causing or able to
cause death.
legend: n.
LETHAL
(A) protected
(B) painless
(C) pleasant
(D) stimulating
(E) harmless
lethargic: adj.
story handed down from the past. esp one that
may not be true.
legerdemain: n.
Hot weather makesme lethargic.
levee: n.
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person who compiles dictionaries; lexicon: n.

assembly of visitors. esp at a formal reception.
dictionary. esp of an ancient language ..
levitate: v.
liaison: n.
rise and float in the air. esp by means of

supernatural powers. communicationand co-operation between units
of an organization.
levity: n.
lack of proper seriousness or libel: n.
respect.
LEVITY
(A) vulnerability
(B) attraction
(C) justice
(D) generosity
(E) gravity false written or printed statement that damages
sb's reputation; libelous: defamatory; injurious to
LEVITY the good name of a person.
(A) veracity
(B) audacity libertine: (n)
(C) felicity Liberty +…….. Liberty Cinema
(D) gravity becomes a heaven for libertine
(E) depravity people.
Eg: His more libertine
levy: v. impulses.the legend of Don Juan
LEVY depicts him as a playboy and
(A) reconsider libertine
(B) relinquish Syn:
(C) repatriate beast, debauchee, Don Juan, hedonist,
(D) revitalize latitudinarian, lecher, lewd, promiscuous, rake,
(E) rescind satyr, swinger, debauchee, rounder.
Noida Toll bridge collects levy from travellers. LIBERTINE
Meaning: ~ sth (on sb) collect (a payment. etc) (A) serf
by authority or force; impose sth. (B) miser
(C) prisoner
lewd: adj. (D) ascetic
(E) authoritarian
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libidinous: adj.
~ (on/upon sth) right to keep sb's property until
a debt owed in connection with it (for repair.
transport. etc) is paid ..
ligneous: adj.
having or showing strong sexual feelings; lustful

;.
libido: n.
woody.
lilliputian: adj.
(psychology ) emotional energy or urge. esp

sexual.
libretto: n. on a small scale; tiny.
limber: adj.
words that are sung and spoken in an opera or supple; flexible ;.

musical play.
limbo: n.
licentious: (adj)
An Immoral person wants some

license for his libidinous
acts………..
Eg:
Licentious soldiers were given
illustrated lectures on the consequences of
sexual promiscuity.
in limbo in an intermediate or uncertain state;
Syn: neglected.
>> lascivious, sensuous, desirous.
limn:
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portray; describe vividly.

line of descent from an ancestor; ancestry.
limp: adj.
not stiff or firm. lineaments:(n)
LIMP A line of ancestry known as
(A) true lineaments
(B) firm Eg: He made out the lineaments
(C) clear of the piece. "The gross and
(D) stark subtle folds of corruption on the
(E) endless average senatorial face are hardly the lineaments
of virtue" Norman Mailer.
Syn:
>>appearance, face, features, character, quality.
limpid: adj.
clear; transparent. linger: v.
LIMPID
(A) rampant
(B) vapid
(C) turbid
(D) rigid
(E) resilient
LIMPID
(A) unfading
(B) coarse
(C) elastic
(D) murky
(E) buoyant
indecent (adj)
Behavior those are not decent
actually they are indecent
behaviour.
Eg:
stay for a long time; be unwilling to leave.
>> The drama was grossly
indecent.
linguistic: adj.
>> "If servitude is a high honour," the
Gentleman said, "it would be indecent for me to
seek it; and if obtained by my own exertion it
would be no honour.
Paintings of nude figures are artistic, not
indecent.
Syn: of language or linguistics.
>> bawdy, foulmouthed, gross, immodest, light,
obscene, offensive, racy, rank, ribald, risqué, lionize (v)
rude, scabrous, scurrilous, smutty, suggestive, We lionize lion as a celebrity
tasteless, vicious, vulgar, wicked Eg: Winner was lionized.
Syn: dignify, celebrate, honor,
lineage: n. lionise, celebrate
LIONIZE
(A) exculpate
(B) analyze
(C) anthropomorphize
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(D) demote
(E) denigrate
liquidate: v.
bending or turning easily; supple.
litigation: n.
pay or settle.
list: n.
process of going to law.
litotes: n.
ironical
understatement.esp
using a negative to
series of names. items. figures. etc written or
emphasize the contrary . It wasn't easy It was
printed.
very difficult.
LIST
(A) be upside down
litter: n.
(B) be upright
(C) side backward
(D) sway to and fro
(E) lie flat
listless: adj.
light rubbish (eg bits of paper. wrappings.

bottles) left lying about. esp in a public place.
livid: adj.
having no energy. vitality or enthusiasm.
litany: n.
of the colour of lead; bluish-grey.
Insipid (n)
series of prayers to God for use in church

services. spoken by a priest with set responses by Meera do not like to sip insipid tea made by
the congregation. Dilkhush.
lithe: adj. loath: adj.
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all the way home.Loiter over a task.

>> Don’t loiter on your way home from the
grocery store.
Syn: linger idly, dawdle, dally, saunter, stroll,
delay, shuffle, putter, procrastinate, traipse,
shamble
~ to do sth unwilling; reluctant; loathe: v. feel loll: v.
great hatred or disgust for (sb/sth).
lode: n.
~ rest. sit or stand lazily. often while leaning

against sth.
vein of metal ore. longevity: n.
loft: n.
long life.
room or space directly under the roof of a house. lookout:

used for storing things.
lofty: adj.
(of thoughts. aims. etc) noble; exalted. the act of keeping watch against danger. etc..
log: n. loom: n.
length of tree-trunk that has fallen or been cut

down. machine for weaving cloth.
loiter: (v) lope: v.

Letters loiter around the
world.
Eg:
>> They loitered along in the sunshineLoitered
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sit or stand in a lazy way. esp leaning against sth;

run fairly fast with long bounding strides. loll.
lopsided: adj. louts (n)
Loot.... Boys those believe in loot
(theft) be have in bad manners
like a lout. lout: n. clumsy vulgar
man or youth with bad manners.
Syn: buffoon, bumpkin, cad,
chuff, churl, clodhopper, clown,
countryman, hayseed, hick, hobnail lubber,
lumpkin, mucker, oaf, peasant, philistine, rube,
rustic, swain, vulgarian, yokel, yahoo
with one side lower. smaller. etc than the other;
Ant:
unevenly balanced.
>> gentleman, intellectual, smoothy
loquacious: adj.
low: adj.
not high or tall; not extending far upwards.
lubricate: v.
fondof talking; talkative ;.
lot: n.
the `lot. all the `lot. the whole `lot the whole put oil or grease on or in so that it moves easily.
number or amount (of sb/sth).
lucid: adj.
lottery: n. clearly expressed;
easy to understand.
LUCID
(A) unrecognized
(B) limited
(C) murky
(D) improbable
(E) inconsistent
LUCID
(A) vague
way of raising money by selling numbered
(B) cynical
tickets and giving prizes to the holders of
(C) tedious
numbers selected at random.
(D) unreliable
(E) improper
lounge: v.
lucrative: adj.
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A song which we sing for babies for putting

them to sleep.
producing much money; profitable. Syn:
>> berceuse, cradlesong
lucre:(n)
Ker... collecting path ker lumber: n.
(road tax) is a lucrative
job
Eg: She found
receptionist job more
lucrative than teaching.
Wrote almost entirely for
lucre.Foreign coins are not acceptable lucre in
most vending machines in this country. unwanted pieces of furniture. etc that are stored
She runs her antiques store more for personal away or take up space.
satisfaction than for lucre.
Syn: lumen:
>> gain, spoils, profit
ludicrous: adj.
a unit of luminous flux equal to the light emitted

in a unit solid angle by a uniform point source of
one candle intensity.
causing laughter; ridiculous; absurd.
luminary: n.
lugubrious: adj.
person who inspires or influences others.
luminous: adj.
dismal; mournful. giving out light; bright.
LUMINOUS
lull: v. (A) dark
~ sb/sth (to sth) make (a (B) cold
person or an animal) quiet or (C) hard
less active; soothe sb/sth. (D) silent
LULL (E) minute
(A) pronounced interest
(B) intense discussion lunar: adj.
(C) speedy resolution
(D) increased activity
(E) enhanced performance
lullaby (n)
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of the moon.
lunatic: n.
~ (for sb) strong sexual desire.
insane person. luster:
lurid: adj.
shine; gloss.
having bright glaring colours or combinations of lustrous: adj.

colour.
lurk: v.
having lustre.
luxuriant: adj.
be or stay hidden. esp when waiting to attack.
luscious: adj.
growing thickly and strongly; lush; luxuriate: v.

~ in sth take great pleasure in sth; enjoy sth as a
luxury.
rich and sweet in taste or smell.
lush: adj.
growing thickly and strongly; luxuriant.
lust: n.
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machinations: [ machination: ]
acabre: (adj)
an intrigue. plot. or scheme.

Ma+ cabre……… kabra of Makbera is very
macabre.
Eg:
>> A macabre series of murders………….
Macabre tales of war and plague in the middle
Ages.a macabre movie about animated corpses
Syn:
>> grotesque, horrible, ghastly, grim.
make dirty or spotty; also used metaphorically ;
mace: n. spot. stain. or pollute.
MACULATED
(A) unobserved
(B) unfocused
(C) unplanned
(D) unfeigned
(E) unspotted
madrigal: n.
large heavy club formerly used as a weapon. usu
having a head with metal spikes ..
macerate: v.
song for several voices. usu without instrumental

accompaniment.on the themes of love and/or
nature 16..
(cause sth to) become soft or break up by
maelstrom: n.
soaking.
MACERATE
(A) harden by drying
(B) influence by lying
(C) cover by painting
(D) cure by medicating
(E) assess by observing
Machiavellian: adj.
great whirlpool.
magisterial: adj.
cunning and deceitful in gaining what one

wants; showing such cunning or deceit.
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having or showing authority; magistrate: n.

official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts;
Justice of the Peace.
magnanimity: n.
used temporarily until sth better is available.
maladroit: adj.
being magnanimous.
magnate: n.
not clever or skilful; clumsy; bungling.
malady: n.
wealthy and powerful landowner

or industrialist.
magniloquent: adj.
disease; illness.
malaise: n.
(of words. speech) pompous-sounding ..
magnitude: n.
general feeling of illness. without clear signs of a

particular disease.
(usu large) size.
malapropism: (n)
maim: v.
ncomical confusion of a word with another.

similar-sounding.word which has a quite
different meaning. Eg: `an ingenuousmachine
for peeling potatoes'.
malcontent: n. adj
wound or injure so that part of the body cannot
be used.
makeshift: n. adj
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improper professional conduct.
malicious: adj.
discontented and rebellious.

intended to harm others.
malediction: n.
malign: v.
prayer that sb or sth may be destroyed. hurt. etc;

curse ;. say unpleasant or untrue things about;
malignant: adj. feeling or showing great desire to
malefactor: n. harm others; malevolent.
MALIGN
(A) reconcile
(B) venerate
(C) argue in response to
(D) speak well of
(E) agree with
malinger (v)
wrongdoer; criminal.
malevolence (n)
maa + linger…………… Boys lingering around

his mom malingering in order to escape school.;
malingerer: n. person who malingers.
Mal (bad) + valence………………. A person malleable: adj.
who wants to valance the mal (bad) created
toward him, actually crate ill will; malevolent:
adj. ~ wishing to do evil or cause harm to others;
spiteful.
Eg:
>> Her malevolent eyes
Only mindless malevolence would explain this that can be beaten or pressed into different
cruel vandalism. shapes easily.
Syn:
>> ill will, enmity, indignity malodorous: adj.
malfeasance:
a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do;
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smelling unpleasant.
mammal: n.
violently mad.
any of the class of animals that give birth to live manifest: adj. ~
offspring and feed their young on milk from the
breast.
mammoth: n.
(fml ) clear and obvious.
manifesto: n.
large hairy type of elephant. now extinct.
manacle: n.
one of a pair of chains or metal bands for

(publication containing a) public declaration by
binding the hands or feet; fetter ;.
a political party. ruler. etc of principles and
policy.
mange: n.
mannerism: n.
skin disease of hairy animals. caused by a

parasite. mangy: adj. suffering from mange.
peculiar habit of behaviour. speech. etc.
mangle: v.
mantle: n. loose sleeveless cloak.
manumit: v.
damage greatly. (almost) beyond recognition;

mutilate.
maniacal: adj. (fml ) (formerly) free (a slave).
mar: v.
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damage (sth); spoil. officer of high rank.
maraud: marquetry (n)
Marquetry is the art of veneering or inlaying with

wood. The art was known in Egypt and the East
two thousand years ago and was introduced from
a sudden short attack ; search for plunder. Persia into Venice during the 14th century,
whence it spread to Florence, France, Germany
marital: adj. and Holland. As intarsia it is conspicuous in
church woodwork of the 15th century.
marsupial: n. adj
of a husband or wife; of marriage.
maritime: adj.
of the class of mammals which includes the

kangaroo. the female of which has a pouch on its
body to hold its young.
of the sea. sailing or shipping. martial: adj.
maroon: adj. n
brownish red. of or associated with war.

marrow: n. martinet: n.
soft fatty substance that fills the hollow parts of

human and animal bones.
person who imposes strict discipline and
marshal: n. demands obedience to orders.
martyr: n.
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poured to form shapes for eg printer's type.

gramophone records. etc.
maudlin: adj.
foolishly or tearfully sentimental or self-pitying.
esp when drunk ..
person who is killed or made to suffer greatly maul: v. ~ sb/sth (about) handle sb/sth roughly
because of his beliefs. or brutally.
mausoleum: n.
mash: n. grain. bran. etc cooked in water until >> large. finely built tomb.
soft. used as food for animals. mauve: adj. n
masochist: n. men. >> pale purple colour.
mason: n. person who builds in or works with maverick: n. unbranded calf.
stone. mawkish: adj. sentimental in a feeble or sickly
way.
masquerade: (n) maxim: n. saying that expresses a general truth
or rule of conduct. eg `Waste not. want not' ..
mayhem: n. violent disorder or confusion; havoc.
meager: deficient in quality or quantity.
mealymouthed: hesitant to state facts or
opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity
or hypocrisy.
meander: v. follow a winding course. flowing
Masquerade..... mask ..... slowly.
Political mask is a very famous way for criminals meddlesome: adj. fond of or in the habit of
to reach power. Even a fake would feel meddling.
ashamed as our politicians change their masks
from one to another. They masquerade as the mediate: (v)
people’s well wishers.
Eg:
>> Abu Salem masqueraded the police under an
assumed name.The stowaway masqueraded as a
crew member. act as a peacemaker or go-between for two or
>> She masqueraded as a shepherd.A more people. groups. etc who disagree.
masquerade of humility.Although she was mediocre: adj. not very good; second-rate.
deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of meditation: n. deep thought. esp about spiritual
polite interest as her guest droned on. matters.
Syn: revel, circus, mask, festivity, mummery, medium: n. (pl usu media) means by which sth
masked ball, mask-ball, masking, pretense, is expressed or communicated.
imposture. medley: n. piece of music made up of passages
Ant: candor, frankness, openheartedness, from other musical works.
sincerity meek: adj. humble and obedient; submissive.
mass: n. celebration of Christ's Last Supper. esp megalith (n)

in the Roman Catholic Church.
masticate: v. chew (food).

mat: n. piece of material. made of straw. rushes.
fibre. etc. used to cover part of a floor.
materialism: n. 1obsession with material Mega (big) + lith (stone)… Megalith is usually a
possessions.bodily comforts. etc while big stone. A very large stone used in various
neglecting spiritual values. prehistoric architectures or monumental styles,
maternal: adj. of or like a mother. notably in Western Europe during the second
matriarch: n. female head of a family or tribe. millennium BC.
matriculate: v . be admitted or admit as a Eg: a tall upright megalith.
student to a university. Syn: cromlech, dolmen
Ant: obelisk, mausoleum
matrix: n.
megalomania: n.
mould into which molten metal. liquid. etc is form of madness in which a person has an
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exaggerated view of his own importance. power. merit: n.

etc. quality of deserving praise or reward; worth;
excellence.
melancholy: n.
deep sadness which lasts for some time; meritocracy(n)
depression ;.
melee: (n)
Merit + cracy.....A government based on merit.

The belief that rulers should be chosen for their
confusedstruggle; confused crowd of people. superior abilities and not because of their wealth
mellifluous: adj. sweet-sounding; (almost) or birth
musical. Eg: Meritocratic society
memento: n. thing given. bought. etc and kept
as a reminder (of a person. a place or an event). metallurgical: [ metallurgy: ]
memoir: n. written record of events. usu based
on personal knowledge.
memorial: n. ~ monument. plaque. ceremony.
etc that reminds people of an event or a person.
memorialize: commemorate.
menace: n. threatening quality. tone. feeling. etc.
menagerie: n. collection of wild animals in the scientific study of the extraction. refining.
captivity. esp in a travelling circus or for alloying. and fabrication of metals and of their
exhibition. structure and properties.
mendacious: adj. untruthful; lying.
mendicant: n. adj (person) getting a living by metamorphosis: n. (fml) change of form or
begging. nature. eg by natural growth or development.
menial: adj. (of work) suitable to be done by
servants; unskilled. metaphor: n. use of a word or phrase to indicate
sth different from (though related in some way
menorah (n) to) the literal meaning. as in `I'll make him eat
his words' or `She has a heart of stone' I'll make
him eat his wordsShe has a heart of stone.
metaphysical: adj. of metaphysics.
mete: v.
A menorah is a seven-branched candelabrum mete sth out (to sb) (fml ) give or administer
used in Jewish worship. (punishment. rewards. etc).
mentor: n. experienced and trusted adviser of an
inexperienced person. meteoric: adj.
of meteors.
mercantile: adj.
of trade and commerce; of merchants ;. methodical: adj.
done in an orderly. logical way.
mercenary: adj.
interested only in making money. etc; done from meticulous: adj. ~ giving or showing great
this motive. precision and care; very attentive to detail.
metrical: adj. of or composed in verse. not prose.
mercurial: adj.
(of people or their moods. etc) often changing. metropolis: n. chief city of a region or country;
capital.
meretricious: adj.
apparently attractive but in fact valueless. mettle: n. quality of endurance or courage. esp in
people or horses.
merger: n. miasma: n. (fml ) unhealthy or unpleasant mist.
joining together (esp two commercial etc.
companies). microcosm: n. thing or being regarded as
representing the universe. or mankind. on a
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small scale; miniature representation. millinery: n.
mien (n)
Mian Ji at my locality has a bohemian life style

(trimmings for) women's hats.
that reflects in his look & character………
Eg:
mime: n.
He has a cautious, academic mienHe was a
Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien.
Syn: aspect, manner, air, demeanor,
comportment, bearing, presence
migrant: n. adj person or animal who migrates.

migratory: adj. having or of the habit of
migrating.
milch (adj.)
(in the theatre. etc) use of only facial expressions
and gestures to tell a story.
mimicry: n.
Milch… Milk a milch cow or goat, one that is

kept for milk
Eg: Defence, lane, external affairs, finance
ministries, or low aims, such as being seen as
potential milch cow.
milieu: n. (usu sing ) social surroundings;

environment. mimicking.
militant: adj. using force or strong pressure. or
minatory: (adj)
supporting their use. to achieve one's aims.
militate: (v)
Adopting a minatory pasture he said that mina is

A Militant militates the activity of the military. only mine.
Eg:these fundamental differences will militate Eg:
against the two communities coming together He is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger-
"All these factors militated to a different wagging.
targeting priority" Tom Clancy. "The chaste Syn: menacing, ominous, sinister, threatening,
banality of his prose . . . militates against the baleful, forbidding, ugly.
stories' becoming literature" Anthony Burgess. MINATORY
His boyish appearance militated against his (A) reassuring
getting an early promotion. (B) hopeful
Syn: object, expose, disapprove, debate, dispute (C) sensitive
militia: n. force of civilians who are trained as (D) plain
soldiers and reinforce the regular army in the (E) repulsive
internal defence of the country in an emergency.
mincing: adj. affected.
millennium: n. period of 1000 years. mingle: v. ~ with sth/~ (together) form a
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mixture with sth; combine. misdeed (n)

miniature: n. very small detailed painting. usu of
a person.
minion: n. (derog or joc ) subordinate or
assistant. esp one who tries to win favour by
obeying a superior slavishly. Deed that is not correct is known as a misdeed.
minuscule: adj. very small; tiny ;. Eg:Punished for her misdeeds by the church
minute: n. one sixtieth part of an hour. equal to elders.
60 seconds . 60. Syn: fault, transgression, offense, misbehavior,
misbehavior
minutiae: (n) misgivings: [ misgiving: ] a feeling of
uncertainty. apprehension. or doub.
mishap: n. unlucky accident(usu not serious).
misnomer: n. wrong use of a name. word or
description.
misogamy: hatred of marriage.
Minut’s man keeps details of each & every misogynist: n. person who hates women.
minute for his son. missile: n. object or weapon that is thrown or
>> The minutiae of experimental and fired at a target.
mathematical procedure.
missive: (n)
mirage: n. optical illusion caused by hot air
conditions. esp that of a sheet of water seeming
to appear in the desert or on a hot road.
mire: n. swampy ground or bog; soft deep mud.
mirth: n. merriment orhappiness; laughter.
misadventure: n. (piece of) bad luck; misfortune.
Having been on a mission, Columbus had
misanthrope: a person who hates or distrusts
written a missive to his love miss Mishu.
mankind.
Eg:
misapprehension: n. under a misappre`hension
>> He hastily banged out electronic missives.
not understanding correctly.
>> The two old friends like to fire off missives
miscellaneous: adj. of various kinds.
filled with good-natured teasing and mock
miscellany: n. ~ varied collection of items.
insults.
mischance: n. (piece of) bad luck.
Syn: word, note, message.
mischief: n. behaviour that is annoying or does
slight damage. but is not malicious (used esp as
mite: n.
in the expressions shown).
very small or modest contribution or offering.
misconduct: n. (esp law ) improper behaviour.
esp of a sexual or professional kind.
mitigate: v.
misconstrue: v. get a wrong idea of or
make (something) less severe. violent or painful;
misinterpret (sb's words. acts. etc).
moderate.
miscreant: (n)
mnemonic: adj.
of or designed to help the memory.
mobile: adj.
that can move or be moved easily and quickly
Mis+ creant. …………A Miscreant creates so from place to place.
many mistakes.
Eg: Her miscreant husband.Miscreant mock: v. ~ makefun of (sb/sth). esp by
behavior.halt, vile miscreant, and face justice!. mimicking him/it contemptuously; ridicule.
Syn: wretch, villain, knave, rogue, ruffian, mode: n. ~ (fml ) way or manner in which sth is
rapscallion, scamp, caitiff, sneak, scoundrel, done.
culprit, reprobate, delinquent, bully, malefactor, modicum: n. ~ small or moderate amount of sth.
felon, criminal, convict, outlaw, jailbird, modish: adj. fashionable.
drunkard, bootlegger, blackguard, outcast, modulate: v.
scapegrace, racketeer, hoodlum, pickpocket, vary the strength. volume or pitch of.
loafer, rounder, rowdy…………. modulation: toning down; changing from one
misdemeanor: a crime less serious than a felony. key to another.
miserly: adj. like a miser; mean or selfish. mogul: n.
very rich. important or influential person.
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molecule: n. momentum: n.
smallest unit into which a substance can be
divided without a change in its chemical nature.
mollify: v.
lessen the anger of (sb); make calmer; soothe.
mollycoddle: v. force that increases the rate of development of a

process; impetus.
monarchy: n.
treat (sb) with too much kindness and

protection; pamper.
MOLLYCODDLE
(A) talk boastfully
(B) flee swiftly system of government by a monarch.
(C) treat harshly
(D) demand suddenly monastic: adj.
(E) adjust temporarily
molt:
of or relating to monks or monasteries.
monetary: adj.
the act or process of sheding hair. feathers. shell.

horns. or an outer layer periodically. of money or currency.
molten: adj. mongrel: n.
melted or made liquid by heating to a very high dog of mixed breed.

temperature.
monochromatic:
momentous: adj.
having or consisting of one color or hue;

monochrome: adj. having or using images in
black. white and shades of grey; black and white.
very important; serious. monogram: n.
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two or more letterscombined in one design and of. related to or serving as a monument.
marked on handkerchiefs. notepaper. etc .. moodiness: n..
monograph: n. moratorium: n.
~ (on sth) temporary stopping of an activity. esp

by official agreement.
morbid: adj.
detailed scholarly study of one subject.
monolithic: adj.
consisting of one or more monoliths. having or showing an interest in gloomy or

unpleasant things. esp disease or death.
monotheism: n.
mordant: adj.
belief that there is only one God.
monotonous (adj) very sarcastic; biting.
mores: (n)
Mono (Single) tones make us monotonous.

Syn: banausic, dreary, droning, dull, monotone,
prosaic, recurrent, reiterated, repetitious,
repetitive, same, samely, sing-song, soporific, In our culture, if someone gives us hundred
tedious, tiresome, toneless, treadmill, rupees we ask for two hundred.
unchanged, unchanging, unrelieved, unvaried, Eg: An offense against social mores.
unvarying, wearisome Liked the idea better the more I thought about
Ant: interesting, varied it.
Syn: culture, custom, ethics, fashion, morals,
monumental: adj. thought, tradition.
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person who tries to cheat others by clever talk;

morgue: n. swindler.
building in which dead bodies are kept before
being buried or cremated; mortuary ;. muddle: v.
moribund: (adj)
at the point of death; about to come to an end.
morose: adj.
~ sth (up) put sth into disorder; mix sth up.
very unhappy. bad-tempered and silent; sullen.
muggy: adj.
mortar: n. mixture of lime or cement. sand and
water. used to hold bricks. stones. etc together in
building.
mortician: n. =undertaker.
mortify: v.
(of weather) oppressively warm and damp.
mulct: defraud a person of something; fine.
multifarious: adj.
Don’t say moti(=fat) to a fat lady else she will

felt mortified.
Meaning: cause (sb) to be very ashamed or
embarrassed.
mosaic: n. of many different kinds; having great variety.

picture or pattern made by placing together
small pieces of glass. stone. etc of different multiform: having many forms.
colours. multilingual: adj. speaking or using many
languages.
mote: n. small particle. usu of dust; speck ;. multiplicity: n. ~ of sth large number or great
motif: n. decorative design or pattern. variety of things.
motility: ability to move spontaneously and
independently. mummy (n)
motley: adj. of many different types of people or A mummy is any dead body, human or animal,
things. that has been naturally or artificially preserved.
mottled: adj. marked with patches of different Natural mummification can occur through
colours without a regular pattern. freezing, drying, or preservation in bogs or oil
motto: n. short sentence or phrase chosen and seeps. Artificial mummification may be achieved
used as a guide or rule of behaviour or as an by embalming (for example, the mummies of
expression of the aims or ideals of a family. a ancient Egypt) or by freeze-drying.mundane:
country. an institution. etc. adj. ordinary and typically unexciting.
mountebank: n. munificent: (adj)
Muni should be munificent in

character.extremely generous; (of sth given)
large in amount or splendid in quality.
mural: n. painting done on a wall.
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Mourn (v)
Murder of Mahatma Gandhi was a mournful act.

Eg:
Publishers mourned declining sales of hardback
fiction.
Mourned the wasted years.We mourned for
weeks after our pet's death.
Syn: deplore, grieve, fret, sorrow, rue, regret,
bemoan, sigh, long for, miss, droop, languish,
yearn, ache, pine, anguish, complain……………
murky: adj.
unpleasantly dark; gloomy.
murmur: n.muse: n. the Muses the nine

goddesses. daughters of Zeus or Jupiter. who
protected and encouraged poetry. music.
dancing. history and other branches of art and
literature ..
musky: adj. (smelling) like musk.
muster: n. assembly or gathering of people or
things. esp for review or inspection.
musty: adj.
smelling or tasting stale. mouldy and damp.
mutable: adj. liable to change; likely to change ;.

mutablility: .
mute: adj. silent; making no sound.
muted: (of a sound or colour) softened.
mutilate: v. injure. damage or disfigure by
breaking. tearing or cutting off a necessary part.
mutinous: adj. guilty of mutiny; refusing to obey;
rebellious.
mutter: v. ~ (to sb) (about sth) speak or say
(something) in a low voice that is hard to hear.
myopic: adj. short-sighted.
myriad: n. extremely large number.
mystic: adj. of hidden meaning or spiritual
power. esp in religion.
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nautical: adj. of ships. sailors or navigation.
navigable: adj. suitable for ships. boats. etc to
sail on.
adir: (n)
nebula: n.
light or dark patch in the night sky caused by a
cluster of very distant stars or a cloud of dust or
gas.
nebulous: (adj)
Badshah of Iron Nadir reached his nadir after

his defeat…………
Eg: They had reached the nadir of their
sufferings………..
Syn: low-water mark Nebulous…Nibu (lemon in Hindi) is a good
NADIR source of vitamin c that is the reason we use it in
(A) immobile object our daily life. If we add the juice of a lemon to a
(B) uniform measurement clean glass of water. What change occurs in the
(C) extreme distance water? It becomes some what hazy.
(D) topmost point Nebulous: in the form of a cloud or hare of a
(E) regular phenomenon concept or idea, vogue or ill defined
Eg: A nebulous idea to get over in
narcissist: [ narcissism: ] exams.Nebulous assurances of future
an exceptional interest in or admiration for cooperation.
oneself. esp. one's physical appearance. made nebulous references to some changes the
narrative: n. spoken or written account of events; future may holdCould just make out the
story. nebulous outline of a fishing shack in the dense
nascent: adj. beginning to exist; not yet well fog.
developed. Syn: indistinct, dim, vague,cloudy, nebulose
natal: pertaining to birth.
natation: swimming. necromancy: n.
natty: (adj)
A Natty person keeps himself neat and dresses

art or practice of communicating by magic with
smartly.
the dead in order to learn about the future.
Eg: a natty blue blazer and designer jeansNatty
clothe.A natty dresser.A natty woman, she's
nectar: n.
usually impeccably dressed in tailored clothing
from Europe.
Syn: dapper, spiffy, spruce, dashing, snappy,
smart
nausea: n. feeling of sickness or disgust.
nauseate: (v) sweet liquid produced by flowers and collected

by bees for making honey.
I dislike a nine seater car.

Eg: I was nauseated by the vicious AchieversPoint
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Such hateful graffiti would nauseate anyone even
with an ounce of human decency. "I’d just like to say that I was amazed at
Syn: churn up, sicken, disgust, revolt, turn how quickly I was able to grasp the concepts of
nauseous: adj. causing nausea; disgusting ;.
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book !! -Thomson, Singapore nether: adj. lower.
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SMS "GRESC" on 09899004123 and pay by cash
Rs. 399/- at the time of receiving this book.
A netsuke is a Japanese carved toggle, usually

nefarious: adj. made of wood or ivory, originally used to tether a
medicine box or purse, worn dangling from the
waist.
nettle: n. common wild plant with hairs on its
leaves that sting and redden the skin when
touched.
nexus: n. (fml ) connected group or series; bond
or connection.
nib: n.
wicked; unlawful.
negate: v.
metal point of a pen.
nicety: n. accuracy; precision.

niggardly: adj. mean; stingy.
deny or disprove the existence of (sb/sth); niggle: v. ~ give too much time and attention to
negation: n. action of denying. unimportant details; criticize in a petty way.
nihilism: n. total rejection of all religious and
negligence: n. lack of proper care or attention; moral beliefs.
carelessness. nihilist: n. believer in nihilism.
negligible: adj. of little importance or size; not
worth considering. nimbostratus (n)
nemesis: n.
Nimbostratus is a type of cloud, low, dark grey

and trailing.
nimble: adj. able to move quickly and neatly;

agile
nip: v. press (something) hard (eg between the
(usu sing) (fml) deserved and unavoidable finger and thumb. or the teeth. or with the claws
punishment for wrong doing. as a crab does); pinch.
NEMESIS nirvana: n. state of perfect bliss in which the
(A) unjust punishment individual becomes absorbed into the supreme
(B) unstated thesis spirit.
(C) irreparable loss nocturnal: adj. of or in the night; done or
(D) unquoted saying happening in the night.
(E) scriptural commandment noisome: adj. offensive; disgusting; stinking.
neologism: n. newly-invented word. nomad (n)

neophyte: n. person recently converted to some
belief or religion.
nepotism: n. practice among people with power
or influence of favouring their own relatives. esp
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No + Mad..... Mad person lives a nomadic life.

Syn: casual, changing, drifting, emigrating, Non+entity................a person who has no entity
errant, gypsy, immigrant, immigrating, is called a nonentity.
impermanent, itinerant, migratory, peripatetic, Eg: A political nonentity.
ranging, roving, seasonal, shifting, temporary, Syn: nullity, upstart, no-account
tramp, transient, unsettled, vagabond, vagrant,
wanderer nonpareil (adj)
Ant: indigenous; nomadic: adj. of nomads;
wandering.
nomenclature: n.
No +parallel --- something that has no parallel is
known nonpareil thing.
The Yankees' nonpareil center fielder.
Syn: nonesuch, apotheosis, ideal, paragon, saint
system of naming. esp in a particular branch of nonplus: v.
science.
nominal: adj.
surprise or puzzle (sb) greatly.
existing. etc in name only; not real or actual. nonsense: n. meaningless words.
noose: n. loop in one end of a rope. with a knot
nonchalance: that allows the loop to be tightened as the other
end of the rope is pulled.
nostalgia: n. sentimental longing for things that
are past.
nostrum: n. medicine falsely recommended as
effective; quack remedy ;.
notable: adj. deserving to be noticed;
remarkable.
indifference; lack of interest.
notch: n. ~ V-shaped cut in an edge or surface V.
noncommittal: neutral; unpledged; undecided.
notoriety: n. fame for being bad in some way.
nourish: v. keep alive and well with food.
nondescript: n. adj
nourishment: n. food.
nova: n. (astronomy) star that suddenly becomes
much brighter for a short period.
novelty: n. quality of being novel; newness;
strangeness.
novice: n. person who is new and inexperienced
in a job. situation. etc; beginner.
noxious: adj. harmful; poisonous.
nuance: n. subtle difference in meaning. colour.
without a distinctive character and so not easily feeling. etc.
classified. nugatory: adj. worthless; pointless; not valid.
nullify: v. make (an agreement. etc) lose its legal
nonentity: (n) force.
numismatist: n. expert in numismatics; collector
of coins and medals ;.
nuptial: adj. of marriage or of a wedding.
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nurse: n. person. usu female. trained to help a

doctor to look after the sick or injured.
nurture: v. care for and educate.
nutrient: n. adj (substance) serving as or
providing nourishment. esp for plants or
animals.
nutrition: n. nourishment; food.
nutritious: adj. of (high) value as food;
nourishing.
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obese: adj. (of people) very fat.
obfuscate: v. (deliberately) make (something)

af: n. confused or difficult to understand.
obituary: n. printed notice (eg in a newspaper) of
a person's death. often with a short account of
his life and achievements.
objective: adj. not influenced by personal
feelings or opinions; unbiased; fair.
obligatory: adj. required by rule. law or custom;
compulsory.
oblique: adj. not horizontal or vertical; sloping;
slanting.
obliterate: v. remove all signs of (sth); rub or blot
out.
Obliterated (v)
Only a literate person can obliterate corruption.

Eg: Clouds were darkening, obliterating the
sun.in a single stroke, the March snowstorm
obliterated our hopes for an early spring.
Syn: liquidate, annihilate, level, blotted out,
obliterate
stupid. clumsy and awkward person (usu male).
oblivion: n.
oatmeal: n. state of forgetting; state of being unaware or
meal made from crushed oats. used in porridge. unconscious.
oatcakes. etc.
oblivious: adj.
obdurate: adj. ~ of/to sth unaware of or not noticing sth;
impossible to change; stubborn. having no memory of sth.
obeisance: n. obloquy: n.
deep bow (of respect or obedience). public shame or disgrace; abuse; discredit ;.
obelisk: (n) obnoxious: adj.

very unpleasant; nasty; offensive.
oinionated (adj)
Obituary + list…………India gate is marvelous Opinionated person keeps his opinion above the
monument of fighters who sacrifice their life for rest
nation. One India gate there is a list of deceased Eg: Opinionated talker.She’s so opinionated
armament, which in scripted on it. Therefore, and completely unwilling to entertain the notion
obelisk is a tapering stone pillar of square or that she might be wrong.
rectangular cross section, set up as a monument Syn: bigoted, stubborn, unyielding, opinionative,
or landmark self-opinionated
Syn: pillar, needle, shaft, monolith, dagger
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obscure: adj. Ant: admirable, alluring, appealing,

not easily or clearly seen or understood; commendable, delightful, desirable, enjoyable,
indistinct; hidden. laudable, likable, lovable, nice, pleasant,
wonderful.
obsequious: adj.
~ (to sb) too willing to obey or serve; too odium: n. general or widespread hatred or
respectful (esp in the hope of getting a reward or disgust felt towards a person or his actions.
favour from sb). odoriferous: giving off an order.
odorous: adj. having a (pleasant or unpleasant)
obsequy: smell.
exequies; funeral; interment. odyssey: n. long adventurous journey.
offensive: adj. upsetting or annoying; insulting.
obsession: n. offhand: adj. too casual; abrupt.
~ state of being obsessed. officious: adj. too ready or willing to give orders.
offer advice or help. or use one's authority; bossy
obsessive: adj. of or having an obsession. and interfering.
obsidian: black volcanic rock. ogle: v. ~ at sb look or stare at (esp a woman) in
obsolete: adj. no longer used; out of date. a way that suggests sexual interest.
obstetrician: n. doctor who specializes in
obstetrics. olfactory:(adj.)
obstinate: adj. refusing to change one's opinion
or chosen course of action; stubborn.
obstreperous: adjnoisy and uncontrolled; unruly.
obtrude: v. ~(on/upon sb/sth) (fml ) force Oil + factory ........ Olfactory is coming from oil
(oneself. one's opinions. ideas. etc) upon sb/sth. factory
esp when unwanted. Eg: Olfactory nerve.
obtrusive: adj. very noticeable or obvious; Syn: sensory
inclined to obtrude.
obtuse: adj. slow to understand; stupid. oligarchy: n.
obviate: v. remove (sth); get rid of.
Occident: n. the Occident the countries of the
West. ie Europe and America.
occlude: to close up or block off:OBSTRUCT.
occult: adj. only for those with special
knowledge or powers; hidden. secret.
oculist: n. specialist in treating diseases and
form of government in which a small group of
defects of the eye.
people hold all the power.
odds: n. probability or chance.
ominous: adj.
odious: (adj)
Audio………. High pitch sound of the audio was

creating odious in the neighborhood.
Eg: suggesting that sth bad is about to happen;
>> Odious associates. threatening.
>> An odious business.
>> Unequivocally detestable; "abominable omnipotent: adj.
treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices";
"execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to
those you govern"- Edmund Burke
Syn: offensive, repellent, repulsive, disgusting,
abhorrent, abominable, creep, crumb,
detestable, disgusting, execrable, foul, hateable,
heel, horrible, horrid, loathsome, mean,
obnoxious, offensive, ornery, repellent,
repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unpleasant, vile
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having unlimited or very great power. ONEROUS

(A) popular
omnipresent:(adj) (B) beneficial
(C) calming
(D) showing great consideration
(E) requiring little effort
In India Maruti's omni car is present onomatopoeia: n.

everywhere.
Eg: Seeking some much-needed relief from the
omnipresent noise of the big city.
Syn: infinite, everywhere, ubiquitous, all-present,
all-pervasive, infinite, boundless
omniscient: adj.
combination of sounds in a word that imitates or

suggests what the word refers to eg hiss. cuckoo.
thud ; hiss cuckoo thud.
onslaught:(n)
knowing everything.
omnivorous: adj. Slaughters give onslaught on animals.

Eg: An onslaught of third-class mail.An
onslaught of technological changes.The massive
onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by
surprise.
Syn: assault, invasion, onrush, barrage, charge,
(of animals) eating both plants and animal flesh. onrush, onset, storming, sortie, sally, raid, foray,
onerous:(adj) onus:(n)
On + us .... The onus of serving our parent is on

us.
Eg: The onus should be on the students.The
Teaching is an onerous job you have to teach onus was on the defense attorney.
one thing again & again Syn: blame, burden, care, liability, responsibility,
Eg: An onerous contract.An onerous task.Had burden, encumbrance, encumbrance, load.
the onerous and stressful job of notifying the
families of soldiers killed in action?Building the ooze: v.
scale model was an onerous task.
Syn: oppressive, burdensome, galling, grinding,
laborious, strenuous, tedious, tiresome, hard,
embittering, arduous, plodding, backbreaking,
grueling, toilsome, cumbersome, weighty,
ponderous, responsible, rigorous, severe,
vexatious, harsh, crushing, fatiguing, tiring,
exhausting, intolerable, austere, irksome, ~ from/out of sth; ~ out/away come or flow out
distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, afflictive slowly.
Ant: uncomplicated, undemanding, unexacting,
facile opalescent:(adj)
needing effort; burdensome.
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New opal car is coming in an opalescent body,

which changes colour according to surrounding.
Eg.: opalescent veil.
Syn: luminosity, phosphorescence, radiance, person who makes and sells optical instruments.
iridescent, nacreous esp contact lenses and glasses.
opaque: adj. optional: adj.
not allowing light to pass through; not

transparent. that may be chosen or not. as one wishes; not
compulsory.
opiate: n.
optometrist: one who fits glasses to remedy
visual defects.
opulence: n. opulently.
opus: n.
drug containing opium. used to relieve pain or to

help sb sleep.
opprobrium: n.
musical composition numbered as one of a
composer's works (work1 5b) (usu in order of
publication).
oacle (n)
Oracle software seems to be
infallible.
Syn: canon, commandment,
seer, soothsayer, sibyl, augur,
public disgrace and shame. sage, prophet, vaticinator, seer
OPPRBRIUM oracular: adj. of or like an
(A) good repute oracle; with hidden meaning.
(B) fair recompense
(C) fidelity orator: n.
(D) exposure person who makes formal speeches in public.
(E) patience
oratorio: n.
optician: n.
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wild party. usu with a lot of drinking and/or

sexual activity.
musical composition for solo voices. chorus and
orchestra.usu with a Biblical theme. orient: n.
Orient Fan is famous in
ordain: v. oriental countries like
India, China etc.
Meaning: the Orient
countries of the (Far)
East (eg Japan. China).
ORIENT
(A) hasten
(B) defile
make a priest or minister.
(C) menace
(D) confuse
ordeal:(n)
(E) decline
Closing a deal in an ordeal task
Eg: Ordeal of being the super
orientation: n. activity of orientating oneself;
star.Ordeal by fire.
state of being orientated.
The hikers were finally rescued after
an ordeal of three days in the
orifice: n.
wilderness.
Syn: tribulation, distress, calamity
Ant: ecstasy, joy, elation, rapture, euphoria,
heaven, paradise, seventh heaven, Eden, Utopia.
ordinance: n.
outer opening in the body. etc.
order. rule or law made by a government or an ornate: adj.

authority.
ordination: n.
richly decorated.
ornithologist: n.
ceremony of ordaining (a priest or minister).
orgy: n.
expert in ornithology.
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orthodoxy: adj.
generally accepted or
approved.
ORTHODOXY
(A) impermeability
Ostler......... hostler........ Hostel…. During the
(B) nonconformity
old age when there were no such five & seven
(C) impractically
star Hotels. When You were out of your own city
(D) similarity
you had to rely on hostels, which provided
(E) salaciousness
accommodation not only for your horse. (As you
know that there was a time when there were no
orthography: n.
jets or Ferraris in the market). A person who
took care your horse at the hostel what did you
call him? Most likely it was a hostler or an ostler.
Syn: hostler, stable boy, stableman
ostracize:
exclude from public favor; ban.
oust: (v)
(study or system of) spelling. In cricket, if you out you have to
oust from the field
oscillate: v. move repeatedly and regularly from Eg: Ousted from his post.
one position to another and back again. Syn: evict, dislodge, deprive, expel,
force out,, chase out, cast out,
osseous: adj. depose, dethrone, detrain, exit, egress
outcast: n. adj
of bone; having bones; bony ;. ossify: v. (fml )

(cause sth to) become hard like bone; change
into bone ;. Taslima Nasrin outcost by Bangladeshi people
for hurting muslim sentiments.
ostensible: adj. Meaning: ~ (person) driven away from home.
friends. society. etc; homeless and friendless
(person).
outfit: n.
all the equipment or articles
stated though perhaps not true; apparent. needed for a particular
purpose; kit.
ostentatious: adj.
outlandish: adj.
looking or sounding
strange.
showing or liking ostentation.
OUTLANDISH
(A) prolific
ostler (n)
(B) unchanging
(C) conventional
(D) noticeable
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(E) transparent
outlook: n.
run faster than (sb in a race) and leave him

behind.
outwit: v.
~ view on which one looks out.
outmoded:(adj.)
win or defeat (sb) by being cleverer or more

cunning than him.
Cash mode of payment is out of date, people
now using plastic card (credit, debit) as a ovation: n.
convenient way of the transaction.
Eg: Her outmoded garments.
Outmoded attire; outmoded ideas.
Outmoded machinery.
Syn: superannuated, démodé, passé, antique
outrage: n.
great applause or cheering expressing welcome

or approval.
(act of) great violence or cruelty.

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oversee: v.
showing too much self-confidence or conceit.
overwhelm: v.
watch over and control (sb/sth); supervise.
overt: adj.
cover (sth/sb) completely by flowing over or

pouring down on it/him; submerge suddenly.
done or shown openly or publicly; not secret or overwrought: adj.
hidden.
overthrow: v.
Mulayam Sing
Yadav government
overthrown by
Mauavat in UP.
Meaning: cause the
downfall or defeat of (sb/sth); put an end to.
in a state of nervous excitement. anxiety. etc;
overture: n. tense and upset.
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(A) calm
(B) torrid
(C) timid
(D) surprisingly successful
(E) unintentionally insulting
ovoid: adj. n
~ (fml ) friendly approach. proposalor offer made
(to sb) with the aim of starting discussions.
overturn: v.
egg-shaped (object).
oxford (n)
turn over or upside-down; upset.
overweening: adj.
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disease caused by an excess of bile in the blood

extreme and unreasonable belief that one's own

state of being jolly.

Joust…………………..Jostle……….In the (E) without probability

(US pitcher) deep vessel. with a handle and a lip.

very cheerful and good-humoured; merry.

great happiness. esp because of a success.

at this juncture (fml ) at a particular. esp

group. esp of military officers. who rule a

science or philosophy of law.

kaya +k………….. What’s the secret behind our

beyond/outside one's ken not within one's range

kernel: n. of or produced by movement.

Killjoy David kills the joy of his friends. Killjoy

knavery: n. knotty: adj.

press and stretch with the hands to form a firm

=>Usage at dream dream. ~ (down) go down on

sound of a bell rung slowly after a death or at a

~ sth (for sb) make (a

LABILE injure by tearing; laceration: n. tearing of the

person who lags behind.

salt-water lake separated from the open sea by

Eg: Pratima believed in a laid-back approach.

straight and limp.

area formed by the upper part of a seated

(instance of) theft of personal goods.

Muslim lords do not eat lard. They can eat other

tiredness or laziness of mind and body;

cupboard or small room used for storing food.

existing but not yet active. developed or visible.

of. at. from or towards the side.

feeling. expressing or causing sexual desire.

distance of a place north or south of the equator.

tiredness of mind or body.

fastening for a gate or door. consisting of a bar

deserving praise; praiseworthy.

expressing or giving praise.

~ (in doing sth) giving or producing generously

lax: adj. lechery: n.

not sufficiently strict or severe; negligent..

laxative: n. adj excessive interest in sexual pleasure.

causing or helping the bowels to empty.

layman: n. high sloping desk made to hold a lecturer's

person who does not have an expert knowledge

leash: n. ~ (informal ) wary; suspicious.

amount of freedom to move. change. etc that is

skilful performance of tricks using the hands;

Hot weather makesme lethargic.

person who compiles dictionaries; lexicon: n.

rise and float in the air. esp by means of

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having or showing strong sexual feelings; lustful

(psychology ) emotional energy or urge. esp

libretto: n. on a small scale; tiny.

words that are sung and spoken in an opera or supple; flexible ;.

An Immoral person wants some

portray; describe vividly.

bending or turning easily; supple.

process of going to law.

light rubbish (eg bits of paper. wrappings.

having no energy. vitality or enthusiasm.

of the colour of lead; bluish-grey.

series of prayers to God for use in church