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1. Intransigent 15. Cliché

(refusing to compromise ; inflexibility; narrow-mindedness ) (overused expression ; corny, hackneyed, passé, old,
Owing to their intransigent attitude we were unable to unoriginal, stereotypical, timeworn, dull, overused, lifeless,
reach an agreement. trite, unimaginative)
2. Intrinsic ''Don't cry over spilt milk" was among her favorites clichés.
( basic; essential; inherent; core; innate; deep-rooted) 16. Repertoire
Flexibility is intrinsic to creative management.. (materials available for performance/the entire body of
3. Plethora artistic work in a specific area/range of resources that
(excessive amount or number; excess; abundance) somebody has)
The plethora of rules and regulations is both contradictory A chef's repertoire is what she knows how to cook.
and confusing. 17. Unnerve
4. Ossify ( upset, discomfit, take aback, unsettle, disquiet, jolt, startle,
(become inflexible, petrify, fossilize, harden, solidify, fix) fluster, agitate, shake, ruffle)
My father’s opinion has started to ossify so I know he won’t While Claire and the Deans were unnerved, poor Effie
change his mind. looked on the verge of fainting
5. Vindicate
18. Pervasive
(acquit, clear , exonerate, exculpate, absolve/defend ; justify) (universal, inescapable, prevalent, persistent, omnipresent,
These discoveries vindicate their theory. ubiquitous, general, widespread, extensive, rife)
6. Speculate
The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books..
(guess/consider possibilities/take risk) 19. Rendition
She could only speculate about her friend's motives. (an interpretation or performance of a piece of music or
7. Commensurate
drama / a translation of a literary work/ version,
( equal in extent or size ; appropriately proportionate ; interpretation, rendering, execution, delivery, performance)
corresponding ; matching) He gave a moving rendition of Lennon's 'Imagine'.
His job is commensurate with his qualifications, leadership 20. Wobble
& interpersonal skills. (shake, tremble, quiver)
8. Ephemeral
The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle..
( short-lived; transient, passing, fleeting, momentary, 21. Altruistic
transitory, evanescent ) ( unselfishly generous; concerned for others; humane,
Her success as a popular singer was ephemeral. philanthropic, noble, self-sacrificing )
9. Insipid
It was an entirely altruistic act.
(dull ; flavorless; inane ; banal ; trite; wishy-washy ) 22. Defamation
On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid. (libel, slander, character assassination, calumny, vilification,
10. Parochial
traducement , obloquy, scandal, backbiting, aspersions,
(narrow-minded; insular; close-minded ;unsophisticated)
muckraking, denigration)
John’s view of life is parochial and does not include
She sued him for defamation.
anything outside of his own happiness.
23. Loath
11. Degenerate
(unwilling or reluctant to do something /disinclined, wary,
(become worse; debased, decadent, immoral, debauched,
chary, against, opposed, averse )
corrupt, perverted, wicked )
She was loath to admit her mistakes.
Will too much freedom make them degenerate?
24. Disabuse
12. Rudimentary
( to tell somebody or make somebody realize that an idea is
( basic; developing; primary )
not true; enlighten, set straight, correct)
His understanding of the language is very rudimentary.
He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions.
13. Condone
25. Eschew ( to avoid doing or using something on principle;
(overlook, excuse, disregard, forgive, ignore, pardon,
abstain from; avoid ; shun )
tolerate, make allowances/disparagement; derision )
A civilised leader must eschew violence.
The company does not condone using illegal software.
26. Disenchantment
14. Disdain
(disappointment, dissatisfaction, discontent)
( n. extreme scorn / look down on somebody or something)
She expressed disdain at the adulation the industry gives to There is growing disenchantment with the educational
system.
beauty over talent.

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27. Gullible 38. Toady

( tending to trust and believe people, and therefore easily ( a person who behaves in a servile sycophantic manner ;
tricked or deceived; susceptible; naïve ; trusting; credulous ) sycophant, groveled, creep, crawler)
He preyed upon gullible people, who believed his stories of Never tell the boss anything he doesn't wish to hear: he
easy wealth. doesn't want an independent adviser, he just wants a toady.
28. Exodus 39. Elicit
(departure; mass migration; hegira) ( provoke a reaction/ draw out something hidden )
A massive exodus of doctors is forcing the government to What were their chances of eliciting any worthwhile
recruit from abroad. information from such an obstinately uncooperative
29. Engross witness?
(occupy somebody's attention / absorb, captivate, occupy, 40. Bigot
engage, involve, enthrall, mesmerize ) ( somebody with strong opinions, especially on politics,
He was examining the plan, evidently engrossed in his own religion, or ethnicity, who refuses to accept different views;
ideas. extremist, dogmatist, racist, chauvinist, hypocrite)
30. Cavort James was not a mere tyrant and bigot, as the popular
( jump or dance around excitedly / frolic, prance, caper, imagination speedily assumed him to be.
gambol, romp, horse around, dance ) 41. Waggle
They were spotted cavorting beside the swimming pool. (move back and forth/wobbling motion)
31. Cognitive Bonnie waggles her pen at the class to get their attention.
(connected with thinking or conscious mental processes / 42. Frivolous
mental, intellectual, cerebral, perceptive, rational, thinking, ( lacking in intellectual substance and not worth serious
thought) consideration; silly and trivial; playful, frolicsome, perky,
Patients who have locked-in syndrome are conscious and lighthearted, dizzy , flippant )
aware, with no loss of cognitive function. Though Nancy enjoyed Bill's frivolous, lighthearted
32. Cower companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could
( to cringe or move backward defensively in fear ; quivering as ever be serious.
from fear; wince ; flinch ; recoil ) 43. Corpus
The frightened child cowered in the corner of the room. ( body of writing, compilation, anthology)
33. Squishy I've got the corpus of Shakespeare's works.
( soft and moist / soggy, spongy, mushy, squidgy, slimy, wet, 44. Pensive
damp ) ( thinking deeply about something, especially in a sad or
The ground was soft and squishy, and she felt mud oozing serious manner; meditative, brooding, pondering,
over the top of her shoes. contemplative, reflective)
34. Entreat The pensive youth gazed at the painting for a long time and
( v. plead desperately ; ask earnestly ; beseech ) then sighed.
She entreated her father to let her stay out till midnight. 45. Sniff
35. Extrapolate ( breathe in through nose/ suspect something)
(infer / generalize, reason, deduce, conclude, draw She sniffed and wiped her nose with a tissue./ The dog
conclusions) sniffed the carpet.
Look closely, you can extrapolate a lot more from these 46. Quintessential
numbers.. ( something in its purest and most perfect form; exemplary;
36. Plausible typical )
( believable and appearing likely to be true, usually in the He was the quintessential professional, dignified and
absence of proof; reasonable / having a persuasive manner in gracious.
speech or writing, often combined with an intention to 47. Exhaustible
deceive) ( capable of being used up; capable of being exhausted.)
Even though your argument is plausible, I still would like to People on earth should be fully aware that water resource is
have more proof. limited and exhaustible.
37. Slurp

(drink or eat (something) with a loud sucking noise/ gulp)

Kyle finished his drink with a big slurp, and wiped his mouth
with the back of his hand..

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48. Slapdash 57. Meddlesome

( careless, hasty, and unskillful ; haphazard ; sloppy; hurried ; ( tending to interfere in other people's concerns unnecessarily;
shoddy ) intrusive ; officious ; prying ; snoopy)
From the number of typos and misspellings I've found on it, He felt his marriage was suffering because of his
it's clear that Mario proofread the report in a remarkably meddlesome mother-in-law.
slapdash fashion. 58. Pandemonium
49. Trenchant ( wild uproar and chaos; a place or situation that is noisy and
( direct, incisive and deliberately hurtful ; scathing ; biting ; chaotic; mayhem, bedlam, racket, hubbub )
caustic /effective in the pursuit of a goal ; energetic ; When the ships collided in the harbor, pandemonium broke
penetrating) out among the passengers.
I am afraid of his trenchant wit for it is so often sarcastic. 59. Promulgate
50. Contrived ( to proclaim or declare something officially, especially to
( not natural and spontaneous ; unrealistic and unconvincing ; publicize formally that a law or decree is in effect; to make
forced; artificial; affected ) something widely known; propagate ; disseminate )
Feeling ill at ease with his new in-laws; James made a few As soon as the Civil Service Commission promulgates the
contrived attempts at conversation and then retreated into names of the successful candidates, we shall begin to hire
silence. members of our staff.
51. Vociferous 60. Quirk
( shouting in a noisy and determined way; full of noisy ( a strange and unexpected turn of events; coincidence,
shouting ; clamorous; vocal, loud, voluble) chance, accident, twist / a peculiar habit, or aspect of
The crowd grew vociferous in its anger and threatened somebody's character; idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, foible )
to take the law into its own hands. By a quirk of fate, he found himself working for the man
52. Cardinal whom he had discharged years before.
( fundamentally important ; chief; core) 61. Reprisal
If you want to increase your word power, the cardinal rule ( a violent military action, e.g. the killing of prisoners or
of vocabulary building is to read. civilians, carried out in retaliation for an enemy's action;
53. Cynical payback, act of vengeance, punishment, revenge )
( doubting or contemptuous of human nature or the motives, I am confident that we are ready for any reprisals the
goodness, or sincerity of others / mocking, scornful, or enemy may undertake.
sneering ) 62. Sever
Cynical at all times, he was suspicious of all altruistic ( to cut through something or cut something off, or be cut
actions of others. through or off; to break off a relationship or tie with
54. Encroach somebody, or become broken off; to separate or put things or
( to intrude gradually or stealthily, often taking away people apart, or become separated or put apart)
somebody's authority, rights, or property / impinge, infringe, He severed the lowest tree limbs.
invade, trespass, make inroads into, violate ) 63. Sordid
The encroachment of the factories upon the neighborhood ( demonstrating the worst aspects of human nature such as
lowered the value of the real estate. immorality, selfishness, and greed / dirty and depressing)
55. Pursuit The social worker was angered by the sordid housing
(the action of pursuing someone or something./ an activity of provided for the homeless.
a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one.) 64. Sway
The cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird /A whole ( to swing back and forth, or cause something to do this;
range of leisure pursuits. waver between opinions; to persuade or influence somebody
56. Enervate to believe or do something ; dominance )
( to weaken somebody's physical, mental, or moral vitality; He has come under the sway of terrorists.
debilitate, sap one’s strength, drain, fatigue, exhaust, weary,
wear out, deplete, enfeeble )
I was feeling quite enervated by the strain of moving.

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