List
of new words along with their meanings
Misbehaviour – those who behave badly
Disruptive – causing problems
Trigger off – to make something happen
Segregating – separating
Thwart – prevent
In the long run – a longer period in future
Rebellious – unwilling to obey
Impulsive – act without thinking
Agile – move quickly and easily
Cut-throat – people compete with one another in
unfair ways.
Peers – same age group
Axiom – old saying
Boomerang – act adversely
Usher – to be the beginning of something new
Leaps and bounds – very quickly
Immune – not affected
Manifold – many times
Vulnerable – weak and easily hurt
Assert – stress
Flourish – develop quickly
Pervert – not thought to be normal or acceptable
Massacre – killing of a large number of people
Macho – man in an aggressive way
Bizarre – strange
Domesticity – home or family life
Supplement – to add
Top rungs – steps
Emancipation – set free
Rigorous – careful
Links – connects
By and large – on the whole
Tremendous – remarkable
Gimmick – unusual trick to attract
Statutory – fixed by law
Dissuaded – discouraged
Commendable – deserving praise
Inhibition – mind block
Mandatory – compulsory
Flamboyant – attractive
Acme – excellent
Epitome – perfect example
Annexed – occupied
Accessible – that can be used
Moulding – shaping
Crucial – important
Mere – negligible amount
Envisages – imagines
Renaissance – revival
Reminisces – recollects the happy memories
Calamities – disaster
Monetary – financial
Vice versa – the opposite is also true
Prominent – widely used
Sedentary – spend a lot of time sitting down
Obesity – very fat
Adequate – enough
Threatening – express the possibility of danger
Cynical – disregard for safety of others
Inference – deduction
Traumatic – extremely painful
Downtrodden – the poor and the needy
Renounce – to give up
Paramount – greatest
Embodiment – typical example
Amass – to collect something in large quantities
Presume – believe
Boomerang – backfire
Perceives – understands
Evade – avoid
Anonymous – unnamed
Dearth – lack
Aggression – hatred
Aspirations – desires
Flourish – do well
Contented – satisfied
Enhance – increase
Compassion – Sympathy, care
inculcate – instill
Renowned – famous
Elaborately – descriptively
Verbatim – word to word
Regressive – not progressive
Restricting – keep something within limits
Genders – being male or female
Personification – representation
Meekness – gentleness
Grandiosity – pompous
begets – causes
Cutting edge – advanced stage
Rife – wide spread
Victimize – to make suffer unfairly
Unobtrusive – unnecessarily not attracting
Offenders – one who commits a crime
Impact – impression
Abolished – put an end to
Deterrent – a thing that scares
Executions – legally killing
Endowment – ability
By and large – generally
Chauvinism – narrow mindedness
Shun - avoid
Exorbitant – excessive
Retrieve – get back
Eradicate – remove
Mushrooming – coming up
Alma Mater – Ones school or college
A bag of bones – very thin person
A pay a man in his own coin – tit for tat
To call a spade a spade – to always speak the truth
even though it is displeasing
Once in a blue moon – rarely
To go back on one’s word – withdraw a promise
Chilled to the bones – facing severe cold
Back-stairs influence – corruption
To rain cats and dogs – heavy rains
To call in – to send for
A child’s play – a very easy task
Triggers – signals to start
By and large – on the whole
Statutory – fixed by law
Tremendous – remarkable
Commendable – deserving praise
Inhibition – mind block
Flam buoyant - attractive
Fanatics – a person filled with excessive and single-
minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or
political cause.
Immense – a lot of
Irrevocable – that cannot be repaired
Conventional –
Accomplish –
Shabby – dirty, untidy
Exorbitant –
Retrieve –
Harbinger – signal
Bizarre – strange
Astounding – great
Genome – genetic material of an organism
Amenities – pleasant features
Commute – travel regularly
Discarding – throwing
Abundant – plentiful
Formidable –
Zenith – great prosperity
Connotations – hidden meaning
Vogue – prevailing fashion
Pursue – achieve
Proficiency – good command
Prejudices – preconceived opinion
Decline – gradual loss
Ambience – atmosphere of the place
Authentic – genuine
Demography – study of statistics of population
Tackle – to deal with a problem
Psychosomatic – mind related problem
Extensive – far reaching
Refractory – difficult to control
Hallmark – designate as excellent
Therapeutic – for treatment of illness
Reliant – dependant
Far-fetched – difficult to believe
Sword of Damocles – an imminent danger
Offshoots – branches
insignificant – unimportant
Transcends – goes beyond
At stake – at risk
Grim – unpleasant
New pastures – a new job, place to live, etc
Engendered – gave rise to
Erosion – Destroying gradually r flowing away
Disintegration – break into small
Cramped – crowded
Longevity – long life
Sanitation – remove human waste
Oriental – eastern
Hailing from – have one’s home or origins in
Perspective – view point
Confined to – restricted to certain limits
Wear and tear – damage sustained from continuous
use
Disastrous – a great misfortune
Self-centred – selfish
Evacuating – to move people
Hefty – big and heavy
Inevitable – unavoidable
Victims – person who suffers th results of a crime
Transnational – existing in or involving many countries
Outsourcing – somebody else to do the work
Splurge – spend
Swayed – influenced
Solace – comfort
Monotonous – never changing and therefore boring
Fascination – strong attraction
Fads- trends
Chunk – large amount
Bewildering – confusing
Curiosity – a strong desire to know something
Rational – based on reasons
Ensuring – make sure
Interpret – to explain the meaning
Exhibit – display
Unparalleled – unequalled
Appealing – attractive or interesting
Intangible – that exists but tht is difficult to measure
Progression – development
Comprehensive – complete or full
Documenting – to record
Awakening – realizing or become aware
Personnel – staff
Aspirants – persons with strong desires
Cosmopolitan – culture of people from different
countries
Individualism – Doing things in ones own way
Exposed – not confined
Glaciers – large mass of ice
Delinquency – misbehaviour, unlawful
Traffickers – persons doing illegal trade
Yawning gap – very wide and frightening
Evade – avoid
Appalling – fearful
In the long run – for a longer period
Consequences – results
Extensive – large amount
Obligations – commitment
Trauma – unpleasant experience
Amnesia – loss of memory
Senility – illness
Outcasts – expelled from society
Anarchy – lawlessness
Conservative – opposed to social changes
Juggle – do many things together
Aspire – desire to achieve
Conflicts – fights
Disparities – differences
Domain – area of activity
Pivotal – great importance
Child rearing – brining up and caring for children
Evolved – to develop gradually
Feasting – to have large amount of food.
Spiritual vaccum – absence of spirituality
Axiom – proverb
Vent to – express a feeling
Grey matter – intelligence, brain
Snag – an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.
Legends –
Concealing – hiding
Pat on the back - appreciate
Instantaneously – taking no time
Hinder – restrict
Encompasses – cover something completely
Tremendous – huge
Interface – connection
Accessible – that can be used
Impart – provide
Ongoing – continuing
Reluctant – hesitating
Frontiers – borders
Proactive – practical
Enthralled – fascinated
Stimulates – encourages
Repercussions – consequences
Flourish – develop quickly and successfully
Susceptible – easily influenced
emaciate – thin and weak
Deceptive – misleading
Rendering – performing in a particular way
Shun – avoid
Enthrall – fascinate
Meditation – the practice of thinking deeply
Threatening – express the possibility of danger
Adequate – enough
Prominent – widely used
Sedentary – spend a lot of time sitting down
Obsession – think too much about something
Obesity – very fat
Manual – operated by hand
Freelance – earn money by selling ones own work
Mere – negligible amount
Crucial – important
Formidable – impressive
Of late – recently
persuasive – convince
Abdicating – refuse to perform duty
Potentials – qualities
Deplorable – very bad
Speculate – guess
Endowment – ability
Induce – persuade
Evocative – pleasant
Aptitudes – talents
Chauvinism – narrow mindedness
In line – similar
Called off – cancelled
Calibre - ability
Offences – crimes
To put all eggs in one basket – to invest all the money in the same
place
All ears – listen carefully
To burn ones fingers – to incur losses
To break the ice – to start a conversation
To call in – to send for
Once in a blue moon – rarely
Alma mater – one’s school or college
To go back on ones word – to withdraw a promise
At a stone’s throw – very near
At arm’s length – to avoid a person
At par – at the same level
A bed of roses – something that is very easy.
Tedious – difficult
Downtrodden – the poor and the needy.
Shatter proof – designed not to break
Borne – carried
Forum – meeting places
Retaliate – take revenge
Allies – countries that help one another
Sovereignty – a country with the power to rule
Monster – usually large
Autocracy – rule by a single power
Scornfully – with no respect
Waive – To forgo
Naïve – foolish
Scoured – to search thoroughly in order to find sb/sth
Nostalgia – pleasant memory of the past
Unique – having no comparison
Tranquility – silence, peace
Plummet – fall, drop
Traumatic – extremely painful
Embodiment – typical
Paramount – greatest
Bad debt – money that cannot be recovered
Damn cheap – very cheap
Crocodile tears – to pretend to cry
To build castles in the air – baseless talk
A black sheep – the most unsuccessful person in the group
Eager beaver – very hardworking
Monkey business – fooling round, silly behaviour
Raining cats and dogs – very heavy rains
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch – don’t depend on
anything blindly
Kill the birds with one stone – to accomplish two things with one
action
Ugly duckling – Anything that starts out looking ugly but turns out
to be beautiful
At the drop of a hat – At once, immediately
Dressed to kill – dressed to attract
Blue blood – of high or noble birth
Bolt from the blue – something sudden or unexpected
Every cloud has a silver lining – There is something good in every
situation, no matter how bad it may seem.
Green with envy – to be jealous
In the pink – to be in very good health
Show your true colours – to show what you really are.
Apple of your eye – A thing which is very precious to you
Cool as cucumber – not nervous, very calm
Go bananas – to become crazy
Spill the beans – to give away a secret
Head honcho – person in charge, leader
Laborious – tiring
Prudent – far-sighted
gooey – wet and sticky
Abide – follow, obey
Acoustics – related to the sound
Acumen – shrewdness, expertise
Adam’s apple – projection at the front of the neck
Adverse – unfavourable
a la carte – ordered as separate item from the menu
Bizarre – strange weird
Ampersand – the sign ‘&’
Tittle – the dot above the letter i
Arctic – region near the North pole
Antarctic – region near the South pole
Gyrate – dance
Asphyxiation – suffocation
Ascertain – find out
Crucial – very important
Deceptive – misleading
Delve – search deeply
Brag – boast
Brusque – curt, off hand
Carcinogenic – substance causing or producing cancer.
Cluster – a small group
Credentials – qualifications, achievements.
Diffident – lacking self confidence
Disembark – leave from a train, ship, etc
Dorsal – of or on the back.
Topsy-turvy – upside down
Sun stroke – fever caused due to excessive heat during summer
Freckles – light brown spots on the skin
Furore – an outbreak of public anger or excitement
Gregarious - outgoing, sociable
Gibberish – meaningless talk, nonsense
Stringent – strict
Pull your leg – to tease someone
Mouth watering – tasty, delicious
Cold feet – fear of doing something
On cloud nine – extremely happy or joyous
Butterflies in the stomach – feeling nervous
Mar – disfigure, spoil
Exclude – omit, keep out
Gullible – can be easily deceived
Relocate – move to a different place
Spick and span – neat and clean
Sin – act that beaks religious or moral law
Evident – obvious
Garrulous – talkative
atheist – one who does not believe in god
Sheen – brightness
Sedentary – inactive, deskbound
Skeptic – doubtful
Queer – odd, strange
Progeny - off spring, children
Pretext – excuse
Pilgrimage – a journey to a sacred place
Petite – small and delicate
Perusal – reading
Pasture – grass for the cattle
Parenthesis – anything written in the bracket
Orphan – child having no parents
Numerous – many
Obituary – notice of a person’s death in the newspaper
Nostril – opening of the nose
Lethal – sufficient to cause death
Plea – request
Hike – to increase
Barred – banned, disqualified, not permitted
Threaten – pressurize
Revive – refresh
Assault – physical attack
Abduct – kidnap
Grapevine – baseless talks, rumours
Colloquial – informal, slang, words used in daily conversation
Conspiracy – a plan with wrong intentions
Expel – drive away or push out
Beacon – guiding light, the red light atop the vehicles of VIPs
Reconcile – bring together after resolving
Atrocious – terrible
Slaughter – to kill, murder
Rubble – debris, ruins
Pachyderms – large and thick skinned mammals
Demolish – break down
perils – threats, danger
Stature – physique
Deluge – overflow, esp. for incessant rains
Versatile – multi-talented, all rounder
freebies – free gifts that are distributed for promotion
Admonition – warning, caution
Tenure – term or period
Suave – sophisticated
loopholes – ambiguity
Temptation – attraction, something that lures.
Intermingle – interact or mix with others.
Abandon – to keep away or desert something
Multilingual – available or known in many languages
Tycoons – industrialist, businessmen
Juvenile – young, immature, minors by age
Delinquency – criminal behaviour
inhibitions – shyness, reserved nature
Paparazzi – media persons aiming to report against the wishes of
the subject in question
Assault – physical attack
Condemn – criticize
Dormant – inactive
Ingenious – clever, imaginative
Appalled – very shocked
Ecstatic – extremely happy
Domineering – trying to control other people
Dogmatic – inflexible
Scion – descendant, offspring
Acerbic – sharp
Estranged – separated on bad terms
Blooper - mistake
Flout – disobey
Flawless – perfect
Amputate – cut or surgically remove a part of the body
Quirky - peculiar
Hilarious – comic, funny
Flustered – upset, disturbed
Brimming – overflowing
Incredible - unbelievable
Indignation – annoyance
Perplexed – puzzled
Scapegoat -
Grin – wide smile
Delusional –
Contented –
Irate – very angry
Evacuate –
Plaque – a plate on which inscription is done
Spruce – well groomed
Accelerate –
Replete – filled or well-supplied with something.
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