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1) Abdicate: to give up a position or power/ to renounce a throne, high
office, dignity
Syn: Relinquish, Resign
Example -“Pakistan PM Imran Khan will have to abdicate his chair
sooner or later”, Bilawal Bhutto.
2) Abjure: Formally reject a formerly held belief.
Syn: Recant, Forswear
Example: In a sober ceremony, Sia abjured her old religion and
embraced Christianity.
3) Abrupt: Sudden and unexpected/ Rude/ Extremely sharp
Syn: Precipitous, Discourteous,
Example: US-North Korea nuclear talks came to an abrupt end.
4) Abscond: to depart secretly and hide oneself
Syn: Flee, Escape
Example: WikiLeak’s founder Julian Assange has been sent to 50
weeks jail for absconding while on bail.
5) Abstruse: Difficult to comprehend
Syn: Recondite, Esoteric
Example: "In the beginning, the script seemed abstruse but later I
liked it a lot", Bhumi Pednekar.
6) Accede: to give consent/ to attain or assume office
Syn: Assent
Example : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel urged that Guruji went to Kashmir
to get Maharaja Hari Singh to accede his state.
7) Accolade: Praise & approval/ Ceremonial embrace
Syn: Citation, Salutation
Example: Cristiano Ronaldo has been known for his bold statements
regarding individual accolades.
8) Accusation: a charge of wrong doing; imputation of guilt or blame
Syn: Complaint, Indictment
Example: Another #Metoo accusation on Anu Malik. Singer Neha
Bhasin accused him of being a sexual predator.
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9) Adage: a wise saying
Syn: Proverb, Byword
Example- I love the old adage ,'A picture is worth thousand words".
10) Admonish: to express warning & disapproval/ to give friendly earnest
advice to
Syn: Rebuke, Reproach
Ex: "I was admonished by my producer for being straightforward" ,
Kangna Ranaut.
11) Affluent(adj): having an abundant supply of money or possession of
goods/ flowing freely/ in abundance
Affluent (n): branch flowing into mainstream
Syn: wealthy, tributary
Example - My friend Ananya is from an affluent family, so studying
abroad is not a big deal for her.
12) Agonised: expressing pain or agony
Syn: Anguished,
Example: PM recalled the Pulwama terror attack and said that the
nation is “agonised and angry” at the loss of brave sons of the soil.
13) Apathetic: not interested or concerned
Syn: Complacent, Nonchalant
Example: "Khushi is the most apathetic/ nonchalant of all of us" ,
Jahnvi Kapoor in Koffee with Karan.
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14) Appalling: causing dismay, shock or disgust
Syn: abhorrent
Example- Shahrukh Khan visited the acid attack survivor and
condemned the incident as unfortunate and appalling.
15) Assiduity: great and constant diligence and attention
Syn : Industriousness, attentiveness
Ex: India was initially cautious as openers Gautam Gambhir and
Rahul Dravid chose assiduity over assertion.
16) Assuage: to make(unpleasant feeling) less severe/ to satisfy
Syn: Alleviate, lessen
Example: “One CM, two deputies” BJP’s new formula to assuage
Shivsena.
17) Baffling:Extremely confusion and and difficult to understand
Syn: perplexing, Bewildering
Example: Dia Mirza baffled at BCCI for hosting T20I in New Delhi.
18) Bolster: to support or strengthen
Syn : Reinforce, Sustain
Example: IPL 2019: Bolstered by David Warner’s return.
19) Breach: act of breaking a law, agreement & code of conduct/ gap in
wall, barrier or defence
Syn: Violation, Rupture
Example: FB Data Breach Case: Facebook revealed that many app
developers may have accessed facebook user’s data for months.
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20) Cajole: persuade (someone) to do something by flattery/ deceive
someone by soothing words
Syn : Coax, Wheedle
Example: Ivanka Trump and her team Cry, Cajole, and carp to get her
out of the bad press.
21) Calamity: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Syn: Catastrophe, disaster
Example: Captain Amrinder Singh declared natural calamity in
Punjab.
22) Candid: openly straightforward without secretiveness/ informal or
natural especially caught off guard and unprepared
Syn: Ingenuous, Outspoken
Example: PM Modi and Angela Markel talk candid and straight.
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23) Capricious: determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
or reason/ changeable
Syn: Impulsive, Freakish
Example: Who will stop Trump’s capricious immigration policy ?
24) Compelling: Drivingly Forceful/ demanding attention/ convincing
Syn: Fascinating, coercive
Example: WWE: Roman Reigns is now the most compelling star
25) Contaminated:made dirty, polluted or poisonous by the addition of
chemical, waste or infection
Syn: corrupt, harm
Example - The Ganges or Ganga is highly contaminated because of
rapid industrialization.
26) Contend: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure
oneself against others / to assert or maintain/ come to terms with
Syn: Postulate, deal
Example: Rohit Sharma is contended with sporadic captaincy
responsibility.
27) Counterfeit : made an imitation of something else with intent to
deceive
Syn: Fake, Forged
Example: AAFA said that Amazon is not doing its part to eliminate
counterfeit from its store.
28) Cripple: a person who is partially or totally unable to use his one or
more limbs
Syn: Injure, immobilize
Example- Permanently crippled by her wounds,Muniba Mazari
devoted herself to the welfare of the people.
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29) Dampen: to make slightly wet/ make less strong or intense
Syn: moisten, diminish
Example: Diwali celebrations dampened due to rains in Benguluru.
30) Dangle: hang freely
Syn: swing, suspend
Example: Khushi and Jahnvi were sitting on the edge of the
pool,dangling their feet in the water.
31) Daunting: discouraging through fear
Syn: Intimidating, frightening
Example- Haunted is a daunting movie.
32) Dazzling: brilliantly or showily bright, colorful
Syn: Candescent, splendid
Ex: PM Modi shares dazzling pictures of Kartarpur corridor.
33) Delinquent (n): a young offender
Delinquent (adj): guilty of misdeed/ being overdue
in payments/ failing in what duty requires
Syn: derelict, wrongdoer
Ex: Tis Hazari violence: DHBCA has also sought registration of an FIR
against the delinquent police officials for their criminal acts.
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34) Demagogue: a political leader who tries to influence people by making
emotional speeches
Syn: Agitator, instigator
Example- MP Azam Khan is a demagogue.
35) Demise (n): death/ termination of existence or operation
Demise (v): transfer by a lease or by a will
Syn : doom, termination
Ex: The demise of Sridevi created a vacuum in her daughter's lives.
36) Denunciation: public act of denouncing
Syn: Censure, Reprimand
Example- The blatant journalist made a denunciation of Tara Sutaria.
37) Deploring: express strong disapproval of/regret strongly/to feel or
express grief
Syn : Censure, lament
Ex: I deplore her habit of wasting time by making tik tok videos.
38) Deprivation: lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and
shelter/removal of rank or office
Syn: Privation, dispossession
Ex: The UN Human Rights office says it is extremely concerned at the
right's deprivation in Kashmir.
39) Despondency: feeling downcast, disheartened and hopeless
Syn: melancholy, gloom
Ex: Dia Mirza, “ I sense a growing despondency. It is not a bad thing.
Let’s convert this anxiety into action! The time to act on #AirPollution
is now”
40) Destitution: state of having no money or possessions
Syn: Dire straits, poverty
Example - "Even though I grew up in a destitute condition, it did not
stop me from dreaming big", Ronaldo.
41) Detrimental: causing harm or injury
Syn: Damaging, prejudicial
Example: “The changes introduced in Right to Information act can be
detrimental", Justice Madan Lokur said.
42) Deteriorate: become worse or disintegrate
Syn: decline, retrograde
Example: Air quality continued to deteriorate and is in ‘severe’
category in Delhi.
43) Deterrent: something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Example- Capital punishment may act as a deterrent to rapists.
44) Devastated: brought to a state of ruin and destruction; emotionally
shattered or distraught
Syn: annihilated, desolate
Example: A Ransomware attack can devastate your company.
45) Dwindle: become smaller or lose the substance
Syn: Shrink, diminish
Example: The population of butterfly is dwindled in Pune, according
to a report.
46) Divergent: tending to move apart in different directions/ different
interest,views,attitude
Syn: different, conflicting
Ex: Congress leader spoke in divergent voices on the Supreme court
verdict in the Karnataka crisis.
47) Disdain: feeling of aversion or antipathy/ communication that belittles
somebody or something
Syn: contempt, scorn
Example -" They looked at me with disdain just because the film
'Chashme Baddoor' could not do well", Taapsee Pannu in an
interview.
48) Rebuff: reject bluntly often disdainfully
Syn: Snub, cold shoulder
Example- Kareena rebuffed Saif when he asked for a date for the first
time.
49) Distorted: changed, specially in a way that makes something worse
than it was before
Syn: contorted, deformed
Example- Kangna blamed Hrithik for distorting the facts.
50) Divulge: to disclose or reveal(something private, )
Syn: proclaim, disclose
Example- Disha Patani refused to divulge details on her personal life.
51) Drastically: extreme in effect/ severely or seriously
Syn: substantially, radically
Example- After the success of the film Queen, Kangna's life changed
drastically.
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52) Dwell: to live/to emphasize or ponder in thought, speech or writing
Syn: abide, stay
Example- "I don't dwell on what went wrong",Virat Kohli.
53) Ebullient: very energetic, positive and happy
Syn: exuberant, lively
Example- "After taking my power coffee,I transform myself into an
ebullient character",Shahid Kapoor.
54) Eloquent: Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
Syn: articulate, fluent
Example- Sadhguru's speeches are always eloquent and powerful.
55) Emancipation: process of giving people social, or political freedom or
rights
Syn: Freeing, liberation
Example- Muniba Mazari has been working for the emancipation of
disabled people (differently-abled people).
56) Embark: to go on board vehicle for transportation/ to make a start
Syn: commence, begin
Example- Kareena and her husband Saif Ali Khan embarked on their
another vacation to Maldives.
57) Emulated: to attempt to equal or surpass by imitation/ to compete with
Syn: Imitate, Follow
Example- Many girls on tik tok try to emulate Kareena's attitude and
style.
58) Emphatic: Clear and determined in action or speech
Syn: vehement, assertive
59)Engraved: to carve text or symbol into (something) / to impress deeply
Syn: inscribe, etch
Example- Ritesh engraved my name on the platinum bracelet,Genelia.
60) Enormous: very large in size, quantity or extent/ exceedingly wicked
Syn: gigantic, mammoth
61) Entangled: to wrap or twist together/ involve in difficult situation
Syn: intertwine, complicate
Example- Mamta Kulkarni got entangled in a legal dispute over drug
racket.
62) Entrenched: dug in/ established firmly or securely
Syn: Rooted, fixed
Example- Don't entrench yourself too much in the work.
63) Envisaged: to form a mental image of something in advance of
realization
Syn: Visualize, Conceive
Example- I envisage becoming DM of my district one day.
64) Eradicate: to remove or destroy utterly
Syn: exterminate, uproot
Example- Social evils must be eradicated from the society.
65) Erudite: having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying
Syn: Scholarly, knowledgeable
Example- Sadhguru aka Jaggi Vasudeva is an erudite who is born in
Mysuru,Karnataka.
66) Evacuate: to leave empty/ remove from a dangerous place to a safer
place
Syn: Void, expel
Example- We will have to evacuate this place asap.
67) Excerpt: a passage elected from a large work
Syn: Extract, Selection
68) Exploitation: the use of something in order to get an advantage from
it
Syn: victimization, profiteering
69) Faltering: move or speak hesitatingly/ be unsure or weak
Syn: Uncertain, weak, hesitant
Example- Tara Sutaria walked the ramp without faltering.
70) Feasible: Capable of being done/ Reasonably or likely
Syn: Executable, practicable
Example- This idea is not feasible.
71) Reckless: careless of consequences/ irresponsible
Syn: foolhardy, heedless
Example- Her reckless attitude brought her fame.
72) Reiterated: to say something again, once or several times
Syn: Repeat, restate
Example- She is in the habit of reiterating her statements.
73) Rejuvenate: make younger or more vital
Syn: Revive, revitalize
Example- The acupuncture treatment rejuvenated me, Urvashi
Rautela.
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74) Relinquish: to give up; put aside or desist from
Syn: abdicate, forego
Example- Mr Rohit was forced to relinquish control of the project.
75) Reminiscent: that tends to remind you of something
Syn: Evocative, Suggestive
Example- The remake of the song is reminiscent of the 90s hit song.
76) Remunerate: to pay an equivalent to service, loss or expense
Syn: Reimburse, compensate
Example- The job offered me an excellent remuneration.
77) Repeal: cancel officially
Syn: abrogation, annulment
Example- First amendment of Indian constitution added 9th schedule
to our constitution.
78) Revamp: to change or arrange something again, in order to improve it
Syn: Rehabilitate, repair
Example- KBC is planning to revamp the show before next season.
79) Revert: go back to a previous state
Syn: Retrogress
Example- The supreme court decided to revert the high court's
verdict.
80) Rhetoric: art of speaking or writing effectively
Syn: Grandiloquence, Fustian
Example- The audience were impressed by the rhetoric Sadhguru aka
Jaggi Vasudeva used in the debate .
81) Ridicule: to make fun of
Syn: derision, mockery
Example- Rakhi Sawant constantly worked to ridicule Sunny leone .
82) Robust: sturdy and strong in form/ marked y richness and fullness of
flavour/ rough and crude
Syn: Vigorous, Unrefined
Example- We need a robust mechanism to deal with this.
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83) Rumble: make a low continuous noise/ to be involved in a gang fight
Syn: Growl, lumber
Example- The rumble of the kids woke the lady up.
84) Sabotage: intentional destruction of something and hinder normal
operation
Syn: Demolishment, vandalization
Example- Hrithik is trying to sabotage the case by creating confusion,
Kangna Ranaut.
85) Sagging: hanging down (as from exhaustion, weakness or weight}
Syn: drooping, hang
Example- I somehow managed to revive my sagging spirit and
restarted working on the project.
86) Scarcely: only a very short time before, almost not
Syn: barely, hardly
Example- Seeing My favorite actor Sharukh, I could scarcely control
my joy
87) Scorn: open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with disdain
Syn: Contempt, disdain
88) Scramble - to move hurriedly to a place, especially by using all limbs
against a surface.
Example- Both players scrambled to catch the ball.
89) Scrutinise: to examine closely and minutely
Syn: Audit, Inspect
Example- The committee scrutinised the matter deeply.
90) Segregation: a state of being segregated, set apart, separated, or
restricted to one group
Syn: Seclusion, separateness
Example- The movement fought against practices that segregated
blacks and whites.
91) Sluggish: slow moving or inactive, not acting or working with full vigor
Syn: Slow, lethargic
Example- He is very sluggish.
92) Slump: sudden fall in price, amount and value/ to fall or sink suddenly
Syn: Depression, Recession
93) Snub: Refuse to acknowledge/ reject outright and bluntly/ unusually
short
Syn: Rebuff/ ignore
94) Squander: to spent extravagantly or foolishly/ allow (an opportunity) to
pass or be lost.
Syn: Dissipate, waste
Example- I don't want to squander my valuable time browsing social
media.
95) Speculate: to review something idly or casually and often
inconclusively without knowing the facts/invest in risk
Syn: Conjecture, suspicion
Example - Speculations of Sara-Kartik relationship is doing rounds.
96) Splendid: excellent , beautiful and impressive
Syn: Glorious/ Resplendent
Example - The splendid debut of Deepika Padukone in Om Shanti Om,
made her a big star.
97) Spontaneously: without advance preparation
Syn: impromptu, impulsively
98) Stagnation: a state of inactivity
Syn: Doldrums
99) Sterile: unable to produce young, plants and crops/ free from bacteria/
lacking in imagination,ideas or enthusiasm
Syn: infertile, unproductive
100) Strain: use to the utmost, exert vigorously or to the full capacity
Syn: Stretch, Wrench
101) Stringent: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
Syn: Rigorous, tight
Example- I follow stringent morning rituals.
102) Stumble: miss a step or nearly fall/ encounter by chance/
unintentional and embarrassing blunder
Syn: Blunder, lapse
Example- Shirley stumbled on the uneven pavement.
103) Stubborn: who is not willing to change their ideas or consider
anyone else’s reason or arguments
Syn: adamant, unyielding
Example- Shivangi is a stubborn
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104) Superficial: on the surface only, not deep/ little substance or
significance
Syn: Frivolous, Dilettante, Glib
105) Sustainability: ability to be sustained, supported or confirmed/
avoidance of depletion of natural resources in order to maintain ecological
balance
Syn: Continuous, Viable
106) Taciturn: habitually reserved and uncommunicative
Syn: Reticent, buttoned-up
107) Tactful: having or showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with others
or difficult issues
Syn: Considerate, discerning
108) Tantamount: equivalent in value, significance or effect
Syn: Alike, Cognate
109) Tenacious: not easily pulled apart/persistent in maintaining, adhering
to or seeking something valued or desired
Syn: Dogged, Pertinacious
110) Tormented: extreme pain and anguish of body or mind
Syn: Agony, Excruciate
111) Treacherous: tending to betray/ dangerously unstable and
unpredictable
Syn: Perfidious, unrealiable
112) Trivial: of little worth or importance/Commonplace, ordinary
Syn: Insignificant, trifling
113) Turbulence: noise, disturbance
114) Turmoil: a state of extreme confusion, agitation or commotion
Syn: Ferment, Restlessness
115) Unequivocal: leaving no doubt
Syn: Unambiguous, lucid
116) Vehemently: marked by forceful energy/in a strong and emotional
way
Syn: Strenuous, emphatic
117) Vertebrate: animals having backbone or skeletol
118) Vicious: deliberately cruel or violent/ immoral/imperfect
Syn: Condemnable, savage
119) Vulnerable: capable of being emotionally and physically wound
Syn: Susceptible, liable
120) Wander: to move about without any fixed goal or aim
Syn: roam, saunter
121) Whimsical: full of whimsy, quaintly,playfully, or gently humorous/
subject to sudden change
Syn: Capricious, freakish
122) Fiasco: a complete failure
Syn: debacle, catastrophe
123) Fierce: marked by extreme and violent energy,
Syn: Ferocious, Savage
124) Formidable: extremely impressive in strength or excellence/ causing
fear
Syn: spine-chilling, dreadful
125) Fostered: to give parental care to/ to promote the growth and
development of
Syn: Nurture, encourage
126) Fragile: easily broken/ constitutionally weak/ tenuous , slight
Syn: breakable, delicate
127) Frugal: avoiding waste
Syn: Economical, thrifty
128) Furtive: done in a quiet or secretive way to avoid being noticed
Syn: clandestine,surreptitious
129) Gigantic: of very great size or extent Syn: enormous, mammoth
130) Glimpse: a momentary or partial view
Syn: Glance, peak
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