Word Power
Set 4B
25 Words
ALOK SINGH
NAZNIN MADAM
IPEX DHANBAD
RECTITUDE
Morally correct behavior or thinking
HONESTY
INTEGRITY
PROBITY
STRAIGHTFORWARDNES
S
encourage the graduates to go on to
live lives of unimpeachable rectitude
and integrity
ENTANGLE
Cause to become twisted together
with or caught in
TANGLE
EMBROIL
IMPLICATE
CONFUSE
Enlighten(Ant.)
the story is entangled with
legends
RETRIBUTION
RETRIBUTION
Punishment that is considered to be
morally right and fully deserved
REQUITAL
RETALIATION
PUNISHMENT
PENALTY
The killer acted without
fear of retribution .
INTRINSIC
INTRINSIC
Belonging naturally; essential
INTERNAL
INNER
INTERIOR
INWARD
REAL
the intrinsic brightness of a sta
APPRAISAL
APPRAISAL
An act of assessing something or
someone
ESTIMATE
VALUATION
EVALUATION
RATING
I made a quick appraisal of the
situation and decided to leave right
away.
LUMINARY
LUMINARY
A person who inspires or influences
others, esp. one prominent in a
particular sphere
LIGHT
STAR
luminaries of the art world
STRINGENT
STRINGENT
Strict, precise, and exacting
SEVERE
STRICT
AUSTERE
STERN
RIGOROUS
stringent rules against
unauthorized persons being in the
building
34. EXOTIC
EXOTIC
Originating in or
characteristic of a distant
foreign
country.
OUTLANDISH
STRANGE
FOREIGN
She's known for her exotic
tastes.
ESTRANGE
ESTRANGE
Cause (someone) to be no longer
close or affectionate to
someone; alienate
ALIENATE
REMOVE
she estranged several of her
coworkers when she let her
promotion go to her head
JEREMIAD
JEREMIAD
A long, mournful complaint or
lamentation; a list of woes
LAMENTATION
LAMENT
WAIL
The Office to read the
reactionary jeremiads written by
certain critics.
WHIMPER
WHIMPER
Make a series of low, feeble sounds
expressive of fear, pain, or
discontent
WHINE
SNIVEL
WAIL
She whimpered about
having to get up early.
39. HARASS
HARASS
Subject to aggressive pressure or
intimidation
Trouble
Bother
Annoy
worry
He claims that he is being unfairly
harassed by the police.
40. GADFLY
GADFLY
animal-biting fly; irritating
person
HORSEFLY
BREEZE
a loud sports commentator who
was a tactless gadfly during postgame interviews with the losing
team
41. HYBRID
HYBRID
A thing made by combining
two different elements; a
mixture
CROSS
CROSSBRED
CROSSBREED
a hybrid of two roses
42. MAIM
MAIM -
WOUND OR INJURE (SOMEONE) SO
THAT PART OF THE BODY IS
PERMANENTLY DAMAGED
MUTILATE
LAME
MANGLE
DISABLE
The bomb killed 16 people
and maimed several others.
MINIMUM
MINIMUM
The least or smallest amount or
quantity possible, attainable, or
required
MINIMAL
LEAST
Poverty line remains at
MINIMUM Rs 32, says Montek
EXCRUCIATE
EXCRUCIATE
Torment (someone) physically
or mentally
TORTURE
TORMENT
AGONIZE
PERSECUTE
she has long been
excruciated by a persistent
45. OUTRE
OUTRE
bizarre: conspicuously or grossly
unconventional
uncanny
peculiar
weird
an actor known more for his
outr offscreen antics than
for his on-screen
TEDIOUS
TEDIOUS
Too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or
monotonous
TIRESOME
WEARISOME
DULL
Rather than write a long tedious
article for Voice of the Lobster , I'll
drop a few short tedious comments
ASSIMILATE
ASSIMILATE
Take in (information, ideas,
or culture) and understand
fully
DIGEST
ABSORB
IMBIBE
Assimilation is a one of the great
aspect that refugee faces when they
can to the United State of America.
48. COTERIE
COTERIE
A small group of people with shared
interests or tastes, esp. one that is
exclusive of other people
CLIQUE
CIRCLE
His films are admired by a
small coterie of critics.
OBEISANCE
Deferential respect
obeisance at the dargah of
Sufi saint Khwaja
Moinuddin Chisty in Ajmer.
50. FATIGUE
FATIGUE
Extreme tiredness, typically
resulting from mental or physical
exertion or illness
TIRE
WEARY
EXHAUST
WEAR OUT
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is
also known as chronic fatigue
51. PERFIDY
PERFIDY
Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
TREACHERY
BETRAYAL
DISLOYALTY
Honesty(Ant.)
They are guilty of perfidy.
MASTICATE
MASTICATE
Chew (food)
CHEW
MUNCH
Do You Masticate?
Thanks for
Watching
Have a
Nice Day
