Wednesday, January 30, 2013

ENGLISH VOCAB

     1.    Ravenous(adj): extremely hungry
Key : Ravan
Usage: A ravenous appetite
     2.    Recalcitrant (n): stubborn
Key: CALCI (CALCULATOR)
Usage: a recalcitrant child.
3.    Redolent(adj): smelling strongly of something
Key: RED- LAWN
Usage: The office was having redolent of furniture polish.
4.    Refrain (v): resist; to stop oneself doing something
Key: RAIN
Usage: He refrained himself from cigarettes.
5.    Rife(adj): full or widespread
Key: RIFLE(GUN)
Usage: An area where crime is rife.
6.    Ruminate(v): to think deeply; to meditate
Key: ROOM, ATE
Usage: Ruminating on a serious issue.
7.    Rankle(v): to irritate; to cause angry feeling
Key: RANK- UNCLE
Usage: This incident happened twenty years ago, but it still rankles in my mind.
8.    Reticent(adj): reserved; not showing his thoughts readily
Key: RAT-SCENT
Usage: The manager was reticent about his plans.
9.    Reverie(n): day dream; lost in pleasant thoughts
Key: RIVER
Usage: He was in deep reverie when I knocked the door.
10.  Rabid(adj): violent & extreme (of feeling)
Key: RABBIT
Usage: Rabid hate against Pakistan.
11.  Resurgent(adj): reviving; getting a new life
Key: SURGEON
Usage: A resurgent economy hope.
12.  Retrench(v): cut down
Key : WRENCH
Usage: Forced the company to retrench the employees.
13.  Ribald (adj): rude & humorous remark
Key: BALD
Usage: Ribald remarks on the politians.
14.  Rubicund(adj): high coloured (of a person’s face or complexion)
Key: Ruby
Usage: His rubicund face shows that his health is good.
15.  Sedulous(adj): hard working; diligent
Key: SAD
Usage: She is doing a sedulous research.
16.  Slander(n): defamation
Key: CYLINDER
Usage: Julia bring a slander action against Harry.
17.  Spectral (adj): ghostly
Key: SPECS
Usage: This building is known for the spectral beings.
18.  Tyro(n): beginner
Key: TYRE
Usage: He is tyro in this export business
19.  Tremulous(adj): timid
Key: TREE-MULE
Usage: With a tremulous hand, she accepted the bribe.
20.  Thwart(v): to oppose a plan/an attempt
Key: THE WAR
          Usage: Difficulties thwarted my all plans

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