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Strong hold on Vocabulary is the base for English language. Today I am providing list of important words picked from previous papers.
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- Agnostic(n)- A person who is not sure whether or not God exist.
- Alacrity(n)- Enthusiasm
- Allay(V)- Calm, pacify
- Alleviate(V)- Mitigate, to make lesson
- Allude(V)- Refer in indirect way
- Attruism(n)- Work for others
- Ambidextrous(adj.)- Able to use both hands with equal ease
- Ambivalence(n)- Uncertainty
- Ameliorate(v)- To improve
- Amenable(adj.)- Easy to control
- Amiable(adj.)- Friendly in disposition (outlook)
- Amicable(adj.)- Friendly in feeling
- Amnesty(n)- Pardon (to excuse)
- Amorous(adj.)- Showing sexual desire and love
- Anamalous(adj.)- Abnormal
- Apathy(n)- Lack of interest
- Aplomb(n)- Assurance
- Apocalyptic(adj.)- Prophety
- Apocryphal(adj.)- Of questionable authorship or authenticity
- Apostate(n)- A person who abundance political or religious beliefs
- Archetype(n)- Ardutype (original)
- Aduous (adj.)-Stupid
- Arraign(v)- Change in core(indict)
- Asinine(adj.)- Stupid
- Askance(adj.)- Suspicion
- Bludgeon (n)- Staff (Lathi), a short club with a heavy loaded end
- Bohemian (n)- A person with artistic or literary interests who disregards conventional standards of behaviour
- Bonhomie (n)- Amiability, Friendly
- Bowdlerize (v)- To remove passages considered offensive
- Brackish (adj.)- Salty
- Braggadocio (n)- Boast, Ding haakna
- Cadence (n)- The rise and fall of voice in speaking
- Callow (adj.)- Young and inexperienced , immature
- Calumny (n)- False accusation
- Conard (n)- Deliberately misleading story
- Candour (n)- Frank and honest speaking. The quality of being frank and honest in his behaviour
- Canker (n)- A disease causing sore patches
- Cantankerous (adj.)- Bad tempered
- Capacious (adj.)- Spacious
- Capricious (adj.)- Fickle
- Captious (adj.)- Fault finding
- Carapace (n)- Hard outer cell
- Carousal (n)- A noisy drinking party
- Cartel (n)- A group of companies in the same business area that form an association
- Castigate (v)- To criticize or punish somebody severely
- Casuistry (n)- Use of clever argument to deceive people
- Catechism (n)- Book for religious instruction
- Canterize (v)- To born with a hot substance
- Cardinal (adj.)- Very important
- Consternation (adj.)- A feeling of great surprise, shock & anxiety
- Construe (v)- To interpret
- Contiguos(adj.)- Adjoining, adjacent
- Continence (n)- Continence, self-restraint
- Contretemps (n)- Squabble
- Contrite (adj.)- Discord, disagreement
- Contrived (adj.)- Showing effect of planning or manipulation
- Contusion (n)- Injury in which the skin is not broken
- Codici (n)- Addition to will (Vasiyat) by a person
- Cogent (adj.)- Convincing
- Cogitate (v)- To think seriously
- Cognitive (adj.)- The process of learning
- Cohorts(n)- A band of soldiers, Group of people
- Colloquial (adj.)- Used in conversation but not formally
- Collusion (n)- A secret agreement for fraudulent means of purpose, conspiracy
- Collosus (n)- Extremely large sized
- Comestible (n)- Eatable, edible
- Comelypance (n)- A punishment for something bad that on has done
- Commensurate (adj.)- Proportional
- Commiserate (adj.)- To symphatise with
- Complacent (adj.)- Too satisfied with one self
- Comport (v)- To behave in a particular way
- Compunction (n)- A feeling of guilt about doing something
- Concatenate (v)- To link together
- Comcomitant (n)- An accompany condition
- Complaisant (adj.)- Willing to please
- Concord (v)-Harmony
- Condescend (v)- Lower oneself
- Condone (v)- To forgive
- Conflagration (n)- A general burning
- Embroi (v)- To involve in quarrel
- Emetic (n)- An agent that causes vomiting
- Emissary (n)- Agent
- Emollient (n)- Softening or soothing agent
- Empathize(v)- To relate to another after being through the same experience yourself
- Empyrean (n)- The highest heaven
- Enamoured (adj.)- In love, captivate
- Encomium (n)- High praise
- Endemic (adj.)- Prevalent in or restricted to a particular locality
- Enervate (v)- To deprive of strength, force, vigour etc.
- Enigma (n)- A riddle, a puzzle
- Entreat (v)- Plead, Beseech
- Enunciate (v)- Speak distinctly, articulate
- Ephemera (adj.)- Temporary, short lived
- Epicure (n)- One who enjoys and has a discriminating taste for find food & drink
- Epistemology (n)- Study the nature of knowledge
- Epitaph (n)- Inscription in the memory of the dead person
- Epithet (n)- Descriptive word or a phrase
- Epitome (n)- Icon, paragon, embodiment
- Equanimity (n)- Calm and balanced
- Equivocal (adj.)- Uncertain, doubtful
- Equivocate (adj.)- To use evasive language (doubtful not clear- evasive)
- Erudite (adj.)- Scholar minded profound knowledge
- Ennvi- Bored
- Fawning (adj.)- Courting, favour by flatter
- Fecund (adj.)- Productive
- Felony (n)- A major crime
- Feral (adj.)- Wild and undomesticated
- Fervid (adj.)- Impassioned
- Fetid (adj.)- Wound
- Fetish (n)- An object with magical powers
- Fiat (n)- A command
- Fiduciary (adj.)- Related to a son or daughter
- Flagellate (v)- To whik
- Flipplant (n)- To take a serious situation lightly or casually
- Flummox (v)- To confuse
- Fortuitous (adj.)- Happening by chance
- Fractious (adj.)- Stubborn
- Fulminate (v)- To criticize very angrily
- Furbish (v)- To renovate
- Furtive (adj.)- Secretive
- Gargantuan (adj.)- Of tremendous size or volume, memock
- Gauche (adj.) Lacking social experience
- Gavel (n)- Hammer light tude
- Generic (adj.)- Not having a brand name
- Genuflect (adj.)- To be obedient or respectful
- Germane (adj.)- Being relevant and appropriate
- Gingerly (adj.)- Very cautious and carefree
- Glitch (n)- A minor malfunction or error that causes temporary setback
- Gluttonous (adj.)- Voracious
- Gossamer (adj.) Delicate
- Gourmet (n)- Food lover
- Gratis (adj. or adv.)- Free of charge
- Gratuitous (adj.)- Spontaneous
- Gravid (adj.)- anticipating
- Grove (v)- To lower oneself to please another
- Habiliment (adj.)- Press or attire
- Halcyon (adj.)- Peaceful
- Hallowed (adj.)- Blessed
- Harangue (n/v)- A long, angry or forceful speech
- Harbinger (adj.)- A forerunner
- Harlequin (adj.)- Vaned in colour
- Hedonism (n)- The doctrin that please is highest good endorgence sensual pleasure
- Hegamony (n)- Bullying over someone
- Hermetical (adj.)- Seated or fusion
- Haitus (n)- A gap or break
- Hubris (n)- Arrogance
- Iconoclastic (adj.)- Attacking, cherist traditions
- Idiosyncratic (adj.)- An unusual traides in a person
- Incantation (n)- Singing or chanting of magical space
- Incarcerate (v)- To imprison
- Inchoate (adj.)- Not fully developed yet
- Incipient (adj.)- Not fully developed yet
- Incriminate (v)- To accuse
- Indelible (adj.)- Impossible to remove
- Indict (v)- To charge
- Indigent (adj.)- Poor, destitute
- Indubitably (adj.)- Beyond a doubt
- Inebriated (adj.)- A person who has drunk too much alcohol
- Ineluctable (adj.)- Inevitable that cannot be Stopped
- Infraction (n)- Violation of law
- Inimitable (adj.)- Matchless
- Iniquitous (adj.)- Wrong, wicked
- Innuendo (n)- Insinuation, suggestion
- Insidious (adj.)- Cunning
- Insouciant (adj.)- To take a serious issue in a light manner
- Levity (n)- Lightness
- Libertine (n)- Without moral restrained philanderor, playboy
- Lithe (adj.)- Graceful
- Loquacious (adj.)- To be sad
- Lugabrious (adj.) To be sad
- Macabre (adj.)- Horrible
- Malestrom (n)- A situation full of strong emotions or confusing events
- Malapropism (n)- Ludicrous, Misuse of words
- Malediction (n)- Curse
- Martinet (n)- Very strict disciplinarian
- Masochist (n)- Person who enjoys his own pains
- Masticate (v)- To chew
- Maudlin (adj.)- Tearfully sentimental
- Maunder (v)- Wander
- Mausoleum (n)- Tomb
- Maverick (n)- Rebellious
- Mayhem (n)- Inflict injury
- Melange (n)- Mixture
- Mendacious (adj.)- Not truthful, lying
- Mendicant (n)- Beggar
- Meretricious (adj.)- Attractive
- Misanthrope (n)- A person who hates people
- Modicum (n)- Small amount
- Mordant (adj.)- Sarcastic
- Moribund (adj.)- Coming to an end
- Mortify (v)- Humiliation
