Saturday, January 12, 2013

ENGLISH VOCABULARY - II

1.    Diaphanous:
Meaning: Transparent
Usage: A diaphanous door.
2.    Disport:
Meaning: to smile
Usage: People disported themselves at the stage show.
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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