1. Diaphanous:
Meaning: Transparent
Usage: A diaphanous door.
2. Disport:
Meaning: to smile
3. Dulcet:Meaning: Sweet sounding
Usage: I thought I recognized your dulcet tone.
4. Despondency:
Meaning: hopeless, sad
Usage: It is very difficult to come out from despondency after his father’s death.
5. Didactic:
Meaning: a bitter; criticism in speck writing
Usage: Launch a diatribe against the government.
6. Exculpate:
Meaning: Prove guiltless
Usage: The Supreme Court exculpated Sanjay Dutt from TADA Case.
7. Encumber:
Meaning: to become burden
Usage: Traveling is difficult when you’re encumbered with heavy suitcases.
8. Extol:
Meaning: to praise highly
Usage: He was extolled as a hero.
9. Effulgent:
Meaning: shinning brilliantly
Usage: The effulgent beauty.
10. Ephemeral:
Meaning: short lived
Usage: Ephemeral mosquitoes during the rainy season.
11. Febrile:
Meaning: nervous and little excited
Usage: Febrile pre-election activity.
12. Fealty:
Meaning: loyalty
Usage: The CBI officer took an oath of fealty.
13. Fatuous:
Meaning: stupid and silly; foolish
Usage: A fatuous look / remark.
14. Firebrand:
Meaning: trouble maker
Usage: A young right-wing firebrand in the college.
15. Facile:
Meaning: effortless; not hard to do
Usage: A facile work / speech.
16. Garrulous:
Meaning: talking much especially about unimportant things
Usage: He become garrulous after a few glasses of wine.
17. Germane:
Meaning: relevant
Usage: The manager gave remarks that were germane to the discussion.
18. Grueling:
Meaning: difficult, tiring and involving great effort
Usage: It was a grueling day for me.
19. Gambit:
Meaning: a risky action
Usage: His opening gambit at the debate was excellent.
20. Gadfly:
Meaning: a person who disturbs others
Usage: A gadfly was there in our party. It was very difficult to get rid of him.
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