Word list 05
Group 1
Anecdote | a brief amusing story |
Celerity | speed |
Dexterous | skilful with hands |
Extraneous | irrelevant |
Incoherent | not clear |
Maladroit | clumsy; unskillful |
Pallid | pale |
Presumptuous | assuming too much; arrogant |
Scrupulous | careful; diligent; painstaking |
Unequivocal | clear; obvious |
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Group 2
Animosity | hatred; antagonism |
Censorious | disapproving; critical |
Dichotomy | a division into two parts |
Extrapolate | extend; predict on the basis of known data |
Incongruous | not fitting in; out of place |
Malady | illness |
Palpable | easily felt; easily perceived |
Pretentious | pompous; self-important |
Scrutinize | examine carefully |
Unfetter | set free |
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Group 3
Annex (n) | a building which is an addition to an existing building |
Censure | blame |
Didactic | intended to teach; instructive |
Extrinsic | irrelevant; on the outside |
Inconsequential | unimportant; insignificant; negligible |
Malediction | a curse |
Panacea | remedy for all ills |
Prevaricate | speak misleadingly and evasively |
Scuttle | sink |
Unfrock | to remove a priest from his position |
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Group 4
Annex (v) | take possession of; seize; capture |
Cerebral | intellectual |
Diffident | lacking confidence |
Fallacious | false |
Inconspicuous | not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable |
Malefactor | a wrong-doer |
Paradigm | 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things |
Pristine | unspoiled |
Seminary | an institution in which priests are trained |
Unprecedented | never having happened before |
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Group 5
Anomaly | something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity |
Certitude | certainty |
Digress | wander off the subject |
Falter | hesitate; waver |
Indelible | cannot be wiped out |
Malinger | deliberately avoid work; shirk |
Paradox | apparently contradictory statement |
Proclivity | tendency towards |
Sensuous | appealing to the senses |
Unscathed | unharmed; intact; without a scratch |
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Group 6
Antagonism | hostility; strong opposition |
Charlatan | trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have |
Dike | dam; embankment |
Fanatical | obsessive; fixated |
Indifferent | 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding |
Malingerer | person who deliberately tries to avoid work |
Paragon | a perfect example |
Procrastinate | delay; put off |
Sentinel | guard; sentry |
Unwitting | not deliberate; unconscious |
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Group 7
Antagonistic | opposed; hostile; aggressive |
Chary | wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give |
Dilatory | slow; falling behind with one's work |
Fanaticism | passion; excessive devotion |
Indigenous | native to a particular area |
Malleable | flexible; can be shaped |
Paramount | of supreme importance |
Prodigal | wasteful; extravagant |
Sequester | isolate |
Upbraid | scold; tell off; reprimand |
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Group 8
Antediluvian | outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned |
Chastises | punishes |
Dilemma | puzzling situation |
Fastidious | overly particular; finicky |
Indolence | laziness |
Mallet | 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo |
Parasite | 1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another |
Prodigious | very large |
Serendipity | fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery |
Uproarious | hilarious; hysterical; very funny |
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Group 9
Anthology | a book which is a collection of poems or stories |
Chicanery | trickery |
Dilettante | person who dabbles in a subject without serious study |
Fatuous | silly; foolish |
Inductee | novice; beginner |
Manipulatable | influencable; controllable |
Parched | dried up |
Profane | unholy |
Serene | calm; peaceful |
Upshot | outcome |
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Group 10
Anthropocentrism | putting man at the center of one's philosophy |
Chimerical | changeable; unstable |
Diligent | hard-working |
Feasible | possible and practicable |
Indulgent | pampering; satisfying desires |
Marred | damaged; spoiled |
Pariah | an outcast from society |
Profanity | swearing; cursing |
Serrated | jagged; saw-like |
Urbane | sophisticated; suave |
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