Vocabulary Builder

VOCABULARY
BUILDER
Dictionary made simple ...
- B Garudadwajan
A Mathematical genius, a Sanskrit scholar and a man of letters a rare

combination indeed !
These words aptly describe the author. He is a man of many facets. A scientist in his prime,
his varied interest in the field of Classical Music, Mathematics, English and Sanskrit has
made him a multidimensional personality.
His vision to write this book is to help students master vocabulary in a very unique, simple
yet different way. This book can be used by students and lecturers alike, to grasp words and
their meaning, with excellent examples from The Ramayana, The Mahabharata and other
epics.
His fond wish is to reach as many readers as possible to keep the purity and ethos of the
English language alive for times to come. This book, he believes, is a small but significant
step in this direction.
The author lives with his wife Leela in Bangalore.
Concept Clusters for Vocabulary Build-up
1. Concept Clusters: Introduction

All of us, we know, are armed with dictionaries which give the meanings and
definitions of words that we do not know, or are not familiar with. This is one-way
movement to comprehension of what the words mean in the context of any
communication, be it a report, a journal, a book, or a speech made by a person. There
is, however, the converse problem that seeks to find the right or appropriate word,
among possibly many others, going with a given concept in order to describe or
explain an idea, a phenomenon, a state or activity contained in a communication,
without causing repetitive annoyance from using the same word or words over and
over again, which is a hurdle to the process of smooth and comfortable
communication. This reverse process of finding a set of potential candidate terms,
which may be words or phrases, which are relevant as well as elegant, is addressed by
looking into a thesaurus, or organized word store with bunches or clusters of related
terms as synonyms, broader terms, narrower terms and related terms having a role to
play in the concept in question. Such thesauri do exist today in good number as
effective tools of communications and retrieval in many fields of knowledge. An
absence of such appropriate words can thus mar the very purpose of communication,
or retrieval of the required information or reference to resources of such information.
A thesaurus thus fills this need by acting as a supplementary memory store leading a
communicator or a searcher to the right word and, if possible, to a right phrase or
idiom which has an impact on communication. A thesaurus is thus an assisted
memory resource.
However, a question will arise as to what a communicator should do if there
is no thesaurus at hand readily available. It may be a free-lance writer waiting for a
newspaper, or anyone sending a report on an event, for whom words of general
comprehension are needed to be used, without going into the realm of technical
jargon. In such a case, it is always a golden rule to develop a functional word store
consisting of words and phrases with associated words as relational concept keys to a
concept that needs to be used in his communication. These are Concept Clusters that
one can develop by applying oneself to generate word lists every day, together with
their meanings, and noting extended use of them in phrases and idioms to enhance the
impact of ones communication by consulting good dictionaries.
1.1. Source Material For Such Clusters
A word store can always be developed from good, leading newspapers,
magazines, and books and essays of authors of high eminence as source material. A
new word or phrase used in such sources is written down in a separate notebook with
meaning, every day, and all words meaning more or less the same in a context are
linked into a cluster. Such concept clusters are bunched and listed over a reasonable
period and alphabetized for easy location at the time of their use in a communication.
One can always take the help of a standard dictionary for obtaining an extended list of
such concept clusters. This has to be continued unremittingly over a large time frame
of say, a year or two, and a good list is now ready before the communicator. It must
be noted that vocabulary consolidation is a dynamic process, and one must always be
looking forward to adding more new words and phrases on continuing basis, as
knowledge itself is a dynamically increasing process.
2. An Experiment on the Project as above
Keeping these is mind, a modest exercise was taken up by the author as a
project, over a time frame of nearly two years, to generate such concept clusters
containing unfamiliar words from the daily newspaper articles and editorials, and
books of authors of repute. These new words have been listed and meanings noted.
Guidance has also been taken from famous dictionaries such as Concise Oxford
Dictionary and the highly educative Annandale Dictionary for meanings and
derivative word formations. Where meanings were not readily clear or were
ambiguous, Google search has also been resorted to de-mystify the unfamiliar words
and nail them in their context. Thus a working sample from this daily exercise has
been secured after continuing this exercise for a period of the past two years. A crop
of 2200 words has been secured after grouping these words as Concept Clusters.
Words that are too familiar are not part of this cluster store, but all words whose
synonyms are part of the familiar store already known, have been included in the
concept clusters wherever possible. These related term associates grouped under the
main concept indicator are all given serial numbers under the respective first letters of
the term associates (Fig-1&2). Ultimately, one can see that the purpose of the whole
exercise is to identify, enlist and cluster the unfamiliar words thrown up by the
sources mentioned above, and obtain an extended vocabulary.
In order to illustrate the use of these unfamiliar words, model sentences have
been added in the body format wherever desirable. Some of these sentences are
references to Indian epics and historical epochs of significance to our country.
Around 1440 sentences have been added, of which 119 are from our epics and others
(Fig-3).
Without a key, it is not possible to use this word store of unfamiliar words
with meanings and their use in model sentences. Thus an alphabetical key has been
provided to the stock of the vocabulary, and the body format is divided into (1) Serial
Number of each word identified by the initiating letter of that word under the
respective alphabetical bunch; (2) Each main word in the bunch, with a cluster of
associated or related words there under; (3) Meanings of words at each Serial
Number; and (4) Illustrative sentence where felt desirable. Sometimes more than one
sentence is provided to highlight the use of the word in question, and these sentences
are provided in the last two columns (Fig-1).
(Cluster under surrogate)
The following example illustrates the arrangement:

Serial
No.
Main word and

related words
S 23
Surrogate (n), (adj)

Substitute (ive)
Alternate
Proxy
Deputy
Meaning
Use in a sentence
construction
What is in place Abstracts,

digests,
of another (e.g. surveys,
monographs,
Surrogate
contents lists, etc, are all
mother)
alerts and appetizers of
information available in
different formats (digital
and non-digital), all of
which may be referred to
as document surrogates at
varying
levels
of
communication.
Referring to the Fig.1, S23 is the Serial Number of the concept Surrogate, under S,
and related words, Substitute, Alternate, Proxy and Deputy, are clustered under
Surrogate. The meaning of the main concept generator, Surrogate, is given in the
third column, and a model example sentence using the word Surrogate in a
particular context of Document Surrogate, is provided in the last column.
3. See References
The four words under the main word, Surrogate, form a concept cluster. Now
each word in the cluster is separately identified by its respective Serial Number listed
separately under the respective initial letter alphabetical bunch, and is directed by
See S23 reference indicator against each such link word. The figure below illustrates
this arrangement.
Under the
S24
bunch
(Serial Number)
S
Substitute (-ive)
(Link word, linked to
S23, Surrogate
Under the
A7
bunch
A
Alternate
(Link word)
linked to S23,
Surrogate
Proxy
(Link word linked to
S23)
Deputy
(Link word)
linked to S23
Under the
P6
bunch
P
Under the
D14
bunch
D
Fig-2
See S23
(See references)
(Meaning obvious)
See S23
See S23
See S23
Thus all the link words related to Surrogate are directed to the main word
Surrogate listed as S23 under the S bunch; and the link words themselves are listed
as S24, A7, P6 and D14 respectively under the S, A, P and D bunches. (Fig-2).
If, for example, one already has control of a vocabulary of say, 1500 words,
then, from this project, an additional store of 2200 words which were not familiar
earlier, will enrich ones vocabulary. Besides, an additional working tool is also now
available from the exercise to broaden ones base of relational words that can be used
as additional material from which to choose appropriate words in ones
communication without detracting from the quality of such communication by
avoiding repeated use of the same words or phrases time and again.
4. Guidance Material
As already mentioned, the help and guidance provided by the dictionaries is
gratefully acknowledged. Special mention is also due, with thanks, of the excellent
guidance given by the book All About Words: An Adult Approach to Vocabulary
Building by Maxwell Nurnberg and Morris Rosenblum who have taken much pains
and care to discuss the genesis and historical significance of words and word
functions from the basic stem of the Latin, Greek or other origin, besides synonyms of
words in a number of cases.
* Alphabet letter wise break-up of the number of words in the sample above, with the number
of sentences in each alphabetical bunch, and the number of references to epics.
A
No. of
Words
122
139
178
152
107
113
52
103
100
15
14
70
102
No. of
Sentences
70
103
102
96
61
87
43
78
55
10
48
68
No. of
Reference
s to epics
Total
No. of
Words
26
40
207
12
131
267
93
43
25
75
2191
No. of
Sentences
18
23
141
83
171
64
21
18
55
1434
No. of
References
to epics
24
119
Fig-3
5. Conclusion
It is interesting to quote some useful thoughts contained in the book mentioned
above. The authors say that a Newspaper is sometimes a dictionary. Surely, a
newspaper of high quality educates, providing the meaning and significance of the
title in the following explanatory reporting of the item wherein words that may be
unfamiliar do occur. They further observe that, if you want to add to your store of
words, you must read with a purpose, and list out unfamiliar words with their
meanings to know what they convey; and if the source fails to explain the words, you
should seek the help of a good dictionary and try to fix them in your mind along with
their meaning. This, to me, is an exploration with a purpose rather than shooting in
the dark in order to educate oneself. According to the authors of the book, a
dictionary search for the meaning of a word or phrase used is rewarding and effective
in making the result stay indelibly in ones mind only when, on reading the original
source, one fails to get the import of what is conveyed, and really feels the need to
consult a dictionary. They say that such a search is connected with ones interests, is
associated with ones ideas, and becomes ones own in the process. (pp 42-44).
The present effort is, thus, in line with the useful suggestions given in the
book. Such concept clusters grow with the growth of knowledge and improve the
quality and speed of Communication!
B.GARUDADWAJAN
REFERENCES:
1. All About Words: An Adult Approach to Vocabulary Building Maxwell Nurnberg
and Morris Rosenblum (1966).
2. Concise Oxford Dictionary (Tenth Edition) (2001).
3. The Concise English Dictionary Charles Annandale.
INDEX TO INDEX SHEETS
( i- iii)
INDEX TO
ALPHABETICAL TEXT
MATTER: PAGES
1 - 18
(iv vi)
19 38
(vii ix)
34 63
(x xii)
64 83
(xiii xiv)
84 99
(xv xvi)
100 118
(xvii)
119 126
(xviii xix)
127 142
(xx xxi)
143 154
(xxii)
155 157
(xxii)
158 160
(xxii xxiii)
161 172
(xxiv xxv)
173 186
(xxv xxvi)
187 191
(xxvi)
192 196
(xxvii xxx)
197 227
(xxx)
228 230
(xxxi xxxiii)
231 247
(xxxviii xxxiii)
248 285
(xxxviii XL)
286 297
(XL XLi)
298 303
(XLi)
304 307
(XLi XLii)
308 320
(XLii)
321
(XLii)
322
INDEX LETTER
PAGES (INDEX)
INDEX PAGES : NOTE

Please Note :
(1) The Serial Number against each word refers to the word under the respective
Alphabetical letter. For example, the word ABANDON is itemized under the letter
A of the A bunch of words at Serial Number A54. Similarly for other words at their
Serial Numbers in the respective Alphabetical bunch.
(2) The circled numbers indicate the number of related words bunched together as a
Cluster under the respective word in the corresponding word bunch under its initial
Alphabetical letter; and the circled numbers themselves are listed under the main
word with its Serial Number. For example, the word ALERBIC has a Cluster of 8
related words under the word ALERBIC at A32 in the text, and indexed at Serial
No.A32 with 8 circled against it.
INDEX TO CONTENTS
(See Index Pages: Note for details)
A
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
ABANDON (n)
54
AGGRAVATE
26
ABANDON (v) (oneself to)
55
AGITATE (_ION)
113
ABASHED
15
AGONY (4)
41
ABDUCT (-ion) (1)
121
AGREEMENT
91
ABET (3)
104
AID (v)
105
ABJURE (v)
28
AIM (to)
64
ABOMINABLE (3)
AIRTEL
112
ABORTIVE CLUE
14
AIRWAYS
ABOUT (What one is _____)
17
AKIN TO
39
ABROGATE (v) (3)
18
ALARM
13
ABSTEMIOUS (__NESS)
23
ALERT (5)
61
ABUNDANCE
10
ALEXIA
103
ABUSE (Physical)
70
ALL ALONG
44
ACCIDENTAL
83
ALLEGIANCE
ACERBIC (8)
32
ALLEGORY (--ical)
110
ACQUITTAL
52
ALLUREMENT (--ING)
110
ACRID
34
A LMS (Seek) (4)
85
ACRIMONIOUS
33
ALTERNATE
ADAPT
89
ALZHEIMERS
21
ADHOC (__ism)
60
AMANUENSIS
88
AD LIB
11
AMASS
68
ADONIS
81
AMATORY
93
ADOPT
90
AMBIENCE
56
ADRENALINE
40
AMBIGUOUS
37
ADULT (CONTENT)
95
AMBIT
73
ADVENTITIOUS (1)
82
AMBIVALENT (--CE)(5)
36
ADVERSE (7)
48
AMBUSH (3)
AEROPHONE
97
AMENDS (pl)
51
AFFLUENCE
107
AMNESIA
22
AESTHETE (-ic)
116
AMNESTY (2)
87
AFICIONADO
35
AMOK
115
AGE-RELATED DISABILITIES (4)
20
AMUCK
114
ANAESTHETISE (---SIA) (3)
31
ATOP
ANGUISH
42
ATROCITY
ANIMAL MAGNETISM
38
ATROPHY
65
ANNOY (--ED)
27
ATTORNEY (Power of-)
101
ANNUL
19
ATTRACTION
ANTAGONISM (--TIC)
94
ATTRIBUTE (to) (1)
58
ANTE (up the ---)
79
AUDACITY (--ous)
86
ANTIQUITY
24
AUGUR
46
ANXIETY
12
AUSTERE (-ERITY)
122
APEX
98
AUTOCRAT
69
APOCALYPSE (1)
111
AUTOMATIC PILOT
76
APOCRYPHA
96
AUTOMATIC PILOT
(ON)
77
APPROBATION (3)
43
AUTOPILOT
75
APPROPRIATENESS
118
AVALANCHE
30
AQUILINE
80
AVATAR
29
AQUEDUCT
84
AVENGE
119
ARABESQUE
63
AWARENESS (Provide)
62
ARBITRARY (2)
47
AWKWARD
ARCH-ENEMY
120
AWRY
45
ARISTOCRACY (2)
106
AXIOM (2)
74
ARISTOTELIAN
72
ARMAGEDDON
99
ARMOURY
100
AROUSE
67
ARROGANT
53
ARTFUL
117
ASCENDANT (in the----)
49
ASCRIBE
59
ASHAMED
16
ASPERSION
50
ASPHYXIATE (7)
25
ASSAULT
71,78
ASSIDUOUS (---ITY)
102
ASSISTED MEMORY
57
ASTRIDE
66
ATAVISM (--TIC)
109
ATHARVA VEDA
92
108
B
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
BABEL
BABY (Throw the ___ out with
the bath water)
B134
BESEECH
B139
B56
BESET (v)
B53
BACK (on the ---- of)
B10
BESIEGE
B132
BACK (of beyond)
B82
BESOT
B32
BACK TO FRONT
B81
BESTRIDE 91)
B77
BACKFOOT (Be on the)
B91
BETENOIRE (3)
B137
BACKFOOT (Go on the---)
B35
BETRAYAL (nation)
B43
BAFFLE (Bewilder) (2)
B71
BEWILDER
B40
BAFFLE (Obstruct)
B39
BID (for) (2)
B76
BAIT (1)
B78
BIGWIG
B52
BAIT (Rise to the ----)
B79
BILL (v) (3)
B115
BALANCED (and deliberate)
B47
BILL (ed) for
B11
BALL GAME
B84
BILLING (Top)
B96
BALLISTIC (Go---)(1)
B46
BINGE (v)
B31
BALONEY (1)
B36
BINGO (1)
B33
BAMBOOZLE (--v)
B7
BIOPIC
B102
BANANA REPUBLIC
B89
BITE (a bitter pill)
B85
BANG (on)
B21
BITE (the bullet)
B86
BANKRUPT (-cy)
B23
BITTER
B41
BANNER (Under the ---)
B34
BITTERNESS
B108
BAPTISE (1)
B87
BIZARRE
B95
BARB
B117
BLANDISH (--MENT) (5)
B113
BARBARISM
B6
BLASPHEME (-Y)
B4
BARD
B44
BLEARY
B16
BARITONE
B45
BLITZKRIEG
B99
BARON
B59
BLOCKADE (1)
B130
BARRAGE (n)
B17
BLOCK BUSTER
B110
BARRAGE (v)
B18
BEFUDDLE (d)
B72
BARRICADE
B131
BEG (the question)
B126
BASH
B125
BEGGARY
B103
BASHFUL
B9
BEGRUDGE
B3
BATHWATER
B57
BEHEMOTH
B100
BATON(Pass or hand over the--)
B37
BELEAGUERED (3)
B58
BATTER
B124
BELITTLE (d)
BAULK (v)(6)
B38
BELLICOSE (5)
B104
BEAT (a path)
B83
BELLIGERENT
B105
BECKON
B67
B116
BEDLAM
B66
BELLWETHER (3)
BEND (--over
backward)(2)
BEDRAGGLE(d)
B15
BENEFACTION
B64
BENEFICENCE
B63
BENEFACTOR (3)
B61
BENEFICIAL
B49
BENEFICIARY
B62
BENIGN (2)
B48
BLONDE (1)
B118
BENIGN (medical)
B26
BLOOD MONEY
B80
BENIGN NEGLECT
B120
BLOOD (WAS UP)
B24
BLOOMER
B12
BERATE
B2
B5
B14
BERSERK (4)
B133
BLOT
B106
BLUFF (call ones----)
B19
B22
BLUNDER
B13
BLUES
BRAZENNESS
(insolence)
B114
BOARD (Above---)
B109
BRAVE (it out)
B101
BODE / FORE BODE (8)
B50
B93
BOISTEROUS
B90
BRAZEN (adj)
BRAZEN (v) (it out)
(defend)
BONE (cut or pare something to

the ----)
B111
BRAINIAC (n)
B55
BONE (Have a bone to pick with

someone)
B112
BRAINSTORM (-ing)
B29
BONHOMIE (1)
B129
BREACH (n)
B135
BONKERS (Go---)
B73
B136
BOOTLICKER
B20
BREACH (v)
BREAD (Know which
side ones --- is buttered)
BOOTS (Die with---on)
B122
BREATH (Take ones

away)
B27
BOOTS (Give one the ---)
B121
BREATHE Down (ones

neck)
B68
BOOTS (Heart in ones boots)
B123
BREATHE FIRE (over

an issue)
B70
BOTCH (up)
B75
BREATHE (NEW LIFE

INTO)
B69
BOTTOM LINE
B92
BREATHE (not a word)
B30
BOULEVARD
B54
BRIBE (-ERY)
B107
BOUNTIFUL
B127
BROKE (adv)
B60
B94
B28
BROWNIE POINTS
B88
BSNL
B128
BROTHER (2)
B98
BUCK (stops)
B97
BROUHAHA
B65
BUGBEAR
B138
BRUNETTE
B119
BUMPKIN
B42
BRUSH
B1
BURLESQUE (n)
B51
BRUSQUE (adj)
B25
BYWORD
B74
BRUTAL
B8
C
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
CACOPHONY
43a
CAVILLOUS
69
CAGEY (--ness) (1)
92
CENOTAPH
75
CAHOOTS (In---with)
54
CENSOR (v) (1)
143
CALAMITY
63a
CENTREPIECE
CALLING
98
CENTRIC (1)
76
CALL ONES BLUFF
26
CHAGRIN (ed)
135
CALL (Take a ---on)
123
CHAMPION
37
CALM
108
CHANCE (upon)
153
CALUMNIATE
59
CHARGE
157
CAMERADERIE
156
CHARLATAN
125
CAMOUFLAGE (5)
45
CHART BUSTER
124
CANARD
117
CHARITY (Seek)
104
CANCER (--ous)
21
CHAUVINIST
38
CANNABIS
73
CHAWL
149
CANNY
97
CHEAT (--ing)
123a
CANTANKEROUS
60
CHECKMATE
171
CAP (in HAND)
88
CHERUB (--IC)
146
CAPITULATE (2)
152
CHIEF
138
CAPRICIOUS
99
CHILL (OUT)
65
CAPTAIN
137
CHINK (n)
151
CAPTIOUS (5)
66
CHOKE
27
CARAPACE
132
CHORD (Strike a sympathetic--)
103
CAROUSE (v) ---AL (n)
40
CHRISTEN
87
CAROUSEL (n)
39
CIVIC AMENITIES
89
CASH-STRAPPED
74
CLAMBER (1)
139
CASUALTY (1)
167
CLAN
CASUISTRY (1)
145
CLASSIFIED MATERIAL
(3)
100
CATACLYSM
168
CLEAN (keep ones hands--)
129
CATASTROPHE
63b
CLEAN (Make a --- breast of)
130
CATCH UP (with)
24
CLIFF HANGER
62
CAUSE (MAKE COMMON--- with)
155
CLOISTERED
72
CAVIL (at)
71
CLOSE SHAVE
CAVILLING
70
CLOUD NINE
85
CLOUD SEVEN
86
CONFOUND (7)
29
CLUMSY (6)
CONFUSE
30
COCK A SNOOK
58
CONNATE (adj)
158
COCKLES (warm the--)
16
CONNOISSEUR (1)
44
COFFERS
102
CONSCIENCE
134
COGENT
150
CONSIST (of) (2)
67
COGNAIZANCE
S6
CONSPECTUS
68a
COGNESCENTI
55
CONSPIRACY (of silence) (1)
COHORT
10
CONTAMINATION
118
COINCIDENCE (2)
48
CONTEMPTUOUS
23
COLD (mood)
80
CONTRARINESS
81
COLLATERAL
51
CONTRARY
33
COLLECT (in secret)
126
CONTRETEMPS
114
COLLUSION
110
CONTRIBUTE (To an unholy act)
144
COME (in or into the open)
107
CONTRITE (Adj)
164
COMEDIAN
95
CONUNDRUM (6)
113
COMFORTER
96
CONVICTION
61
COMEUPPANCE
43
COOK (ones goose)
19
COMMEND
34
COPIOUS
12
COMMISERATION (1)
90
CORACLE
141
COMMIT
35
CORNER (Turn a new--)
127
COMMOTION
64
CORNERS (cut---)
128
COMPARE (beyond)
41
CORNUCOPIA
22
COMPARE (notes)
42
CORRUPT/CORRUPTION
COMPATIBILITY
115
COSMETICS (Repairs)
160
COMPLAINT
36a
COST-EFFECTIVE (1)
78
COMPLICIT
57
COST-EFFICIENT
79
COMPOSED (Is ---) of
94
COSTLY
83
COMPOSURE (--sed)
169
COUNTERFEIT
53
COMPRISE
93
COUP (1)
136
COMPUNCTION (3)
133
COURSE (on or off)
17
CONCOMITANCE
49
COURTLY (1)
159
CONCORD
116
COY
13
CONDEMN
CRAMMED
CONDOLENCE
91
CRAZED
82
CONDOMINIUM
84
CREATURE COMFORTS
68
CONFIDE
36
CREDIT (to)
77
111,112
47/109
CONFIDENTIAL
101
CREDULITY (Blind)
52
CREDULOUS
31
CRITICISE
CROON/CROONER
14/15
CROPPER (Come a--)
20
CROSS (adj)
154
CROSS (Bear the--)
147
CROTCHET
CROWD (v)
105
CROWD OUT
106
CROWNING GLORY
18
CRUELTY (18)
11
CRUISE (v)
140
CRUSADE (n)
161
CRUX (1)
148
CRY DOWN
46
CUL-DE-SAC
50
CUNNING (1)
170
CURATE (n)
163
CURATE (v)
162
CURL (v)
165
CURL (Make someones hair)
166
CURSE (3)
28
CURTAIN LECTURE
142
CURTAINS
63
CUSSEDNESS (7)
32
CYBERNETICIST,
CYBERNETICS
122,
121
CYBERSPACE
120
CYBER WORLD (3)
119
CYCLONE (5)
95a
CYNICAL (4)
25
D
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DAMP SQUIB (1)
129
DELIVER
99
DANCE (a jig)
57
DELUGE(n), (v) (5)
124
DANCE (attendance upon) (2)
101
DEMARCHE
97
DANCE (to ones tunes)
33a
DEMEAN
10
DARK HORSE
116
DEMENTIA
24
DARKEN
119
DEMOCRACY
127
DARN
110
DEMURE (8)
15
DAWDLE
54
DENIGRATE (20)
DAZE
133
DENOUNCE (6)
45
DEADLOCK
146
DENY
60
DEAD PAN
29
DEPLORE
11
DEBILITATING
79
DEPOSE
131
DEBOUCH (--ment)
92
DEPRAVITY
115
DEBRIS
22
DEPRECATE
DEBUNK (5)
72
DEPRECIATE (-ion)
DEPTH
40
DEBUTANT/E
37/38
DECADENT
52
DEPTHS (Hidden)
41
DECEIVE
43
DEPUTY
14
DECEPTION
71
DERISIVE
42
DECIMATE
66
DEROGATE
95
DECLAIM (--MATION)
132
DESIGNED (-ly) (3)
48
DECORUM
35
DESPAIR
17
DECOY
74
DESPISE
73
DECREPIT
94
DESPOT
85
DECRY
47
DESTROY (-ed) (6)
64
DEFAME (--ATORY)
61
DETRACT (from)
62
DEFECTIVE
134
DETRIMENT
89
DEFERMENT/DEFER/DEFERRAL(1)
140
DEVASTATE (-d)
65
DEGENERATE
51
DIASPORA
56
DEJECT (-ED)
136
DICEY
58
DELIBERATIVE
70
DICTATOR (-SHIP)(3)
84
DELICATE
139a
DICTION
104a
DELICIOUS
DIE (in harmess)
142
DELIRIOUS
DIFFUSE (-ION)
12
DIG
122
DOCK (v), (n)
125
DIG (in ones heels) (3)
108
DOCTRINAIRE
114
DIG (oneself into a hole)
109
DODGER
80
DIG (up)
107
DOLEFUL
21
DILEMMA
117
DON JUAN
88
DILIGENCE
123
DOODLE
59
DIME
16
DOOM (of fate)
49
DIN
68
DOTE (upon)
28
DIRE STRAITS
13
DOTTY /DOTTY(about)
DISABLED
86
DOVE (1)
120
DISADVANTAGEOUS
53
DOWN CAST
137
DISAFFECTION
23
DOWNHEARTED (4)
135
DISAPPROVE (of)
46
DRAIN
91
DISARMING
111
DRAW (away from)
34
DISBELIEVING
143
DRAW (from)
31
DISCHARGING (5)
50
DRAW (on)
32
DISCOMFITED (-ure)
145
DRAW (open or shut)
27
DISCOURAGED
138
DRAW (the ire/fire)
33
DISCRIMINATORY
121
DRAW (to)
30
DISDAINFUL
25
DREGS (2)
77
DISGRACE
104
19,20
DISHEVELLED
106
DRESS (down) (v)

DRIVE (some one around
the bend)
DISHONOUR (-NEST) (4)
102
DRIVE (up the wall/against)
112
DISINGENUOUS (5)
113
DROSS
78
DISLODGE
147
DROVES
93
DISLOYAL (-TY)
39
DRUNKARD
67
DISMISS (-AL)
41a
DUCK , sitting
75
DISOBEDIENT (-CE)
36
DUCKS AND DRAKES
98
DISORIENT
DUD
130
DISPARAGE
DULCET
DISPASSIONATE
44
DULLARD
90
DISPLAY
83
DUPLICITY (-ous)
100
DISPOSE (of)
26
DUSKY
96
DISPUTATIOUS
69
DVD
128
DISQUIET
18
DYKE
105
DISRESPECT
103
DYNASTY
76
87/87a
144
DISRUPTIVE (1)
118
DISSENTIENT
63
DISTRACTION
DISTRESSED
139
DISTRESS SIGNAL
141
DIVINE ROLE
55
DO (for)
81
DO (in)
82
DYSLEXIA
126
E
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EAR (keep anto the ground)
83
EARNEST
17
EMBLEM (6)
EMPLOYEE WELFARE
MEASURES
18
EARTHEN
86
ENCROACH (----upon)
EARTHQUAKE (1)
68
ENCOUNTER
66a
EARTHY (4)
85
ENDEARMENT
79
EASE (out)
ENDEMIC (1)
62
EAT (like a bird)
72a
ENDOGAMY
48
EAT (like a horse)

EAT (my hat if something
happens)
73
ENDOGENIC
63
74
ENERVATE (--D)
89
EAT (ones heart out)
72
ENFRANCHISEMENT
43
EBB (at a low---)
46
ENIGMATIC
47
EBB (away)
45
ENORMITY (8)
EBULLITION
92
ENORMOUS
ECOLOGY (2)
39
ENSIGN
64
EDGE (n)
31
ENTENTE CORDIALE
EDGE (give___to)
32
ENTERTAINMENT
93
EDGE (out)
30
ENTICE (---MENT)
78
EDGY
98
ENTREATY
70
EERIE (6)
66
ENTRENCH
95
EFFECTIVENESS
90
ENTRUST (4)
19
EFFETE (5)
60
ENURE (v)
12
EFFICIENCY (5)
91
ENVELOPE (push the---)
13
EGG (v)
82
ENVIOUS.
51a
EGG (with an----on ones face)
57
ENVIROMENT
40
EKE (out)
29
ENVISAGE (2)
52a
ELAN (2)
53
EPHEMERA (---L)
69
ELBOW (ones way)
96
EPICUREANISM
86a
ELUDE
38
EPIGRAPH
28
EMBARRASED
76
EPITOME
81
EMBATTLED
36
EPONYM (-----ous)
49
EMBEZZLEMENT
71
EQUANIMITY
97
EMBITTERED (4)
52
EQUINE
67
40a
11
EROTIC
65
EQUIVOCAL
21
ERRONEOUS
94
EXPURGATE
84
ESPERANTO
75
EXTENUATE
56
ESTUARY (1)
EXTRAVAGANT
87
ETHOS
59
EXTROVERT
10
EUPHEMISM
22
EXUBERANCE
EUPHONIOUS (5)
EXUDE (4)
80
EUTHANASIA (1)
89a
EVACUATE (2)
27
EVADE (2)
37
EVANGELIST (--ISE)
20
EVENHANDEDNESS
24
EVEN TENOR (2)
23
EVICT
26
EVIDENCE
EVOCATIVE
EVOLVE (and innovate)
77
EXACERBATE
15
EXASPERATE (5)
14
EXCHANGE (v)
33
EXCITE (5)
50
EXCLAMATORY
58
EXCORIATE
25
EXCULPATE
35
EXCUSE
19a
EXECRATE (-ion)
16
EXERCISE (2)
44
EXHAUST (ion)
88
EXHIBIT
55
EXHORTATION
51
EXONERATE (-ion)
34
EXPENSIVE
54
EXPLODE
41
EXPLOITATION
61
EXPLORATION
82a
EXPOSE
42
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FACE
89a
FERVOUR (n)
105
FACE (In the of)
39
FESTER (v)
32
FACE (Off) (n)
76
FESTOON
87
FACE (Off) (v)
75
FETE (n)
86
FACE (On the of it)
58
FETE (v)
85
FACE BOOK
50
FIAT (n)
63
FACETIOUS
37
FICKLE (4)
99
FAGGED (OUT)
96
FIDAYIN
FAIRYTALE
20
FIDGET
80
FAKE (adj)
96
FIEF
11
FAKE (v) (1)
52
FIEFDOM
12
FALL GUY (1)
59
FINICKY (3)
21
Fall (out) (v), (n)
FIRE (and brim stone)
33
FALL (Over backwards)
47
FIRE (Set the world on)
103
FALL (THROUGH)
89
FIRE (Run through --)
102
FALSE REASONING
91
FIRES (Keep the-- burning)
49
FANATIC
FIRTH
FARCE (4)
84
FIT (Health)
64
FASHIONABLE
58a
FIT (Concord)
69
FASTIDIOUS
22
FLAB
93
FATUOUS (--ity)
74
FLAK (or Flack)
24
FAULT-FINDING-Captious
43
FLAM BOYANCE
44
FAULT-FINDING-Cynical
15
FLAMES (8)
57
FAULTY
107
FLASH POINT
109
FAUX PAS (3)
FLATTER (--ER)
10
FAVOUR (Fall out ofwith)
61
FLAUNT
62
FAVOURITISM
68
FLAWED (9)
106
FAWN (v)
FLEA MARKET
78
FEATHERS (Soothe ruffled---)
72
FLINCH (5)
13
FEIGN
51
FLOOD (v)
88
FENCE (Eating the crop)
34
FLUMMOX
17
FERMENT (7)
97
FLUSH (adv) (9)
56
FERMEMT (adj)
104
FLY-BY-NIGHT
82
FLY-BY-WIRE
83
FRIGAL (--ITY)
25
FLY (in the face of)
35
FRUSTRATE
16
FLY (off the handle)
36
FUDGE (n)
67
FOCUS
48
FUDGE (v) (1)
38
FOIST (v) (1)
53
FULCRUM
45
FULL (of oneself)
65
FOLD /FOLD UP
55/73
FOOT (caught on the wrong--)
FUNDAMENTALISM
90
FOOT (set off on right/wrong--)
FUNGUS (6)
40
FOOT FALL
70
FIRTOVE
25
FOOTLODGE
46
FOOTSTEPS
77
FORBID (to or from)
14
FORCE (Tur de---)
23
FORD / FORDLESS
94/45
FOREBODE (--ING)
27
FORE CAST
26
FORE LOCK / FORERUNNING
71/107a
FORGE (-D) (3)
29
FORGE TFULNESS
15a
FORGIVENESS
79a
FORTUITOUS
FOUR-SQUARE
54
FRACTIOUS (11)
98
FRAGILE
79
FRANCHISE (3)
92
FRAUD
66
FRAUDULENT
31
FRAY (v)
108
FAEAK
41
FREAK (v)
42
FREAKISH
100
FREE
81
FREEBIE
18
FRETFUL
101
FROLICSOME (1)
60
FROWARD
19
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GADFLY
42
GAFFE
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24
03
GRAPEVINE
GRASS (LET THE -GROW UNDER)
GAGGLE
14
GRATUITOUS (5)
25
GAINSAY
39
GRAVY TRAIN
02
GALORE
30
GREASE (THE PALM) (3)
32
GAME PLAN
47
GREENHORN
04
GARBAGE
09
GRIEVE
48
GARBLE
52
GRIMACE
46
GARISH
15
GROUNDSWELL
34
GAWK
27
GROW (LET THE

GRASS-UNDER)
12
GAWKY
01
GUILEFUL
19
GEEK
22
GUILELESS
16
GENEROUS SPRINKLING
41
GUILTY (SHAME)
10
GENOCIDE
35
GULLIBLE
17
GET (AROUND)
50
GUMPTION
29
GIBBERISH
31
GUNFIRE (HAIL OF--)
28
GIBE (OR JIBE)
23
GUN (JUMP THE --)
43
GINGERLY
18
04
GIVE (SOMEONE AWAY)
07
GUNS (GO GREAT--)

GUNS (STANDS TO
ONES--)
GLIB
33
GUSTS
51
GLITZ
20
GLUTINOUS
40
GOAL
26
GO (DOWN)
45
GO (DOWN WELL)
44
GO (THROUGH THE MOTIONS)
21
GO (UNDER)
08
GOOSE
06
GORGE
49
GOSSIP (5)
38
GRAFT
37
GRANDSTAND
36
11
13
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HACKING
71
HATE (FIGURE)
21
HACKLES (Raise ones--)
HATEFUL--
21a
HAGIOGRAPHY
83
HAUGHTY (7)
36
HAIL
45
HAVERSACK
10
HALF (NOT--)
42
HEAD (OFF)
53
HALITOSIS (1)
27
HEAD (OLD--)
16
HAM-HANDED (or HAMFISTED)
73
HEAD (OVER MY--)
67
HAMMER (and Tongs)
13
HEAD (someone or
something) off
98
HAMMER (come or go under--)
12
HEADS (I WIN)
88
HANDICAP
19
HEADSTRONG
22
HANDRAIL
35
HEARKEN (or HARKEN)
39
HANG
33
HEAT (SEXUAL)
80a
HANGDOG (LOOKS) (6)
15
HEAVY GOING
51
HANG (ones gloves)
90
HEAVY WEATHER
52
HANG (OUT)
49
HECKLE
25
HANG (UP)
14
HEDONISM (1)
24
HANG UP (ones boots)
89
HEELS (On the of)
75
HANSENS DISEASE (1)
55
HEELS (Take to ones--)
76
HAPPENSTANCE
31
HEIRLOOM
44
HARANGUE
HEIST
HARBINGER (n)
54
HELTER-SKELTER
HARD (To be put to)
81
HEM (AND HAW)
HARE (Run with a and hunt with

the hound)
65
HENS TEETH
43
HARE (start a ---)
64
HERCULEAN
18
HARK (BACK)
40
HERITAGE
97
HARMONY (8)
69
HIGH HORSE
37
HARNESS
93
HINDER
20
HARRY (POTTER)
74
HINT
HAT (IN HAND)
56
HIT (a road block)
94
HAT (keep something under ones--)
57
HIT (the roads)
87
HAT (Pass the ---around)
58
HIT (the stands)
86
HAT (Throw onesinto the ring)
23
HOARD (4)
80
HATCHET (Bury the---)
77
HOBBY HORSE
41
39a
93A
HOCK
50
HYPOTHECATION
78
HOG (Go the full--)
82
HYSTERICAL (2)
HOLD
32
HOLDS (Nobarred)
68
HOLOCAUST (2)
66
HOLOGRAM
HOME (Bring to)
34
HOMOGENEITY
70
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER
47
HOOK (off the --)
48
HOOPLA
30
Hope
85
HORS DE COMBAT
HOSPITABLE
28
HOSTILE
79
HOTCHPOTCH
95
HOUSEMAKER
60
HOUSEWIFE (1)
59
HUBBUB (8)
38
HUFFED
84
HUGENESS
17
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
72
HUMDRUM
92
HUMILIATE
HUMONGOUS (2)
HUMORIST
63
HUMOUR (n) (3)
61
HUMOUR (v)
11
HUMOUR CARDINAL
62
HURLY-BURLY
91
HURRICANE
14a
HURTLE (1)
96
HYBRID
46
HYPE
29
HYPNOTISE
26
I
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ICING
13
INANE
32
ICON
49
INAPPROPRIATE
89
IDENTIFY (--ied)
78
INCENTIVES
92a
IDIOSYNCRASY
43
INCESSANT
64
IF ONLY
90
INCITE
25
ILK (4)
INCONSIDERATION
12a
ILL-DISPOSED
35
INCORRIGIBLE
91
ILLEGAL (adv), (adj)
INCUMBENCY
47
ILLICITY (3)
INCUNABULA
38
ILL-TEMPERED
88
INCURSION
68
IMAGERY
83
INDEFEASIBLE
27
IMBECILE (1)
75
INDEMNIFY
12
IMITATION
80
INDICATION
IMMINENCE
71
INDULGE
54
IMMURE
29
INDUSTRIOUS
81
IMPASSE (3)
36
INEBRIETY (1)
50
IMPASSION (--ED)
21
INELEGANT
IMPASSIVE
22
INELUCTABLE (4)
11
IMPERIOUS (2)
40
INESCAPABLE
95
IMPERTINENT (-CE)
24
INEVITABLE
96
IMPETUOUS
72
INEXORABLE (2)
41
IMPETUS
58
60
IMPIOUS (--ETY)
33
INFIRM
INFORMATION
GATHERING
IMPLAC-ABLE
INFRACTION
97
IMPLICATE (2)
52
INFRINGE(-MENT)
15
IMPRECATION
26
INGENUOUS
74
IMPREGNATE
46
INGRATIATE (-ION)
92
IMPROMPTU
31
INHUMANITY
10
IMPUDENT
39
INNARDS
IMPUGN (1)
23
INNOCENT
28
IMPULSE (1)
55
INNOVATE (-ION)
69
IMPUNITY
77
INNUENDO (4)
44
IMPURE
34
INROAD (-S) (9)
67
84
INSCRUTABLE
98
INSINCERE (ITY)
93
INSOLVENT (4)
73
INSPIRE
48
INSUBORDINATE
30
INSUFFERABLE
56
INTEGUMENT
79
INTEL (1)
66
INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
85
INTEMPERATE
87
INTERFERE (-ING)
45
INTERMIT
65
INTERMITTENT
63
INTERNECINE
62
INTOXICATION
51
INTRIGUING (-E)
37
INTROVERT
14
INTRUDE (-SIVE, -SION)
17
INUNDATE
82
INURE (or ENURE)
18
INVADE
16
INVALID (adj, adv)
INVALID (n) (6)
59
INVALID (v)
57
INVEIGLE
76
INVENT
70
INVIDIOUS (4)
20
INVOKE
19
INVOLVE
53
IRASCIBLE
86
IRONY
IRRESISTIBLE
94
IRRITATED
61
ISOLATE
42
J
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JABBER (n), (v)
JALOPY
JARGON (2)
JEALOUS (-Y)
15
JEER
JEJUNE (4)
13
JELL (or GEL) (v)
JESTER
11
JIBE (or GIBE) (v)
JIBE (or GIBE) (n) (10)
JINGO ( ISM)
12
JUDGEMENT
JUGGERNAUT
JUGGLE (v)
14
JUGGLERY
10
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KANGAROO COURT
KEEL (ON AN EVEN--)
KETAMINE
KETTLE
13
KEYSTONE
KICK BACKS
KICK START
11
KIDNAP
14
KILTER (OUT OF--)
KIND (CLAN, TRIBE)
KINDLE
KNICK KNACKS
10
KNUCKLE (UNDER)
12
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LABORIOUS
LEVIATHAN
LACONIC (-SM) (3)
14
LEWD
32
LAGGARD
LIBATION (1)
60
LAITY (Plural usually)
38
LIBEL (v)
23
LAM (on the--)
48
LIBERATE
53
LAME DUCK
47
LIBERTINE
33
LAMENTATION
69
LIBIDINOUS (10)
29
LAND (v)
LID (Blow the-off)
50
LANDSLIDE (3) (Geology)
64
LIE (v) (-d);LYING
44
LANDSLIDE (Politics)
24
LIE (Give the to)
45
LANDSLIP
65
LIFE (For---)
55
LAPEL
43
LIFE (For the of me, etc)
54
LARGER THAN LIFE
12
LIGHT HOUSE
62
LASCIVIOUS
30
LIMBO (2)
16
LASH
58
LIMP (adj)
51
LAST DITCH
LINE (In line with)
41
LATERITE
49
LINGUIST
62a
LAVISH
59
LINE (Out of ---with)
42
LAY OFF (1)
LIP SMACKING (2)
36
LEADER (--SHIP)
52
LISSOME (4)
28
LEAK (4)
63
LITHE
68
LEAN (or BEND or Fall over

backwards)
LIVE OFF
10
LECHEROUS
31
LIVE (Some thing out)
11
LEGEND
26
LOGISTICS (3)
27
LEGERDEMAIN (5)
20
LOGO
LEISURELY (Adj)
39
LONE (--R)
21
LEISURELY (Adv)
40
LOOK (Over ones shoulder)
56
LEITMOTIF
19
LOOK (Someone in the eye)
17
LEONINE
46
LOOSE (on the--)
57
LEPROSY
25
LOOT
37
LESE MAJESTY
15
LSD (Lysergic acid

diethylamide)
22
LET GO (OF)
13
LUKEWARM (2)
18
LUNGSPACE
LURID
35
LUSTFUL
34
LURCH (n)
67
LURCH (v)
66
LUXURIOUS
61
LYING (falsehood)
44
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MACHIAVELLIAN
83
MDA (Methylene dioxy

Amphitamine)
51
MAELSTROM
48
MEASURE (For good--)
33
MAIN (In the --)
75
MEDDLESOME
56
MAKE BELIEVE
11
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
20
MAKE (LIGHT OF)
38
MEGALOMANIA (3)
63
MAKEOVER
18
MELANGE (2)
40
MAKE-UP
MELODIOUS
MAKE WAY
90
MEMENTO
49
MALAPROPOS
47
MEMORIAL
54
MALEDICTION
19
MEMORY
43
MALEFIC INFLUENCE
21
MENTAL (MAKE-UP)
27
MALEVOLENT
15
MERCURIAL (2)
96
MALICIOUS
34
MERCY KILLING
12a
MALIGNANT(-CY)(3)
14
MESMERISE (-M)(4)
28
MANDARIN
69
METICULOUS
86
MAN (ENOUGH)
76
METRO
31
MANIFESTATION
MIASMA
93
MANIKIN (OR MANNIKIN)(1)
60
MICAWBERISM
99
MANIPULATE (-ION)
70
MIFFED (4)
79
MAN (IN THE STREET)
77
MILDEW
45
MANNEQUIN
61
MIMIC
64
MAN (OF THE HOUSE)
78
MINDSET (2)
26
MAOIST (-M)
88
MINNOW
22
MARCH
94
MINSTREL (3)
24
MARCHING ORDERS (2)
68
MISCALL
36
MARK
95
MISCARRY
MARSHLAND
57
MISCONCEIVE (-D)
97
MASQUERADE (4)
23
MISCONSTRUE (4)
MASSIVENESS
16
MISDIRECT (-ED)
98
MAT (ON THE --)
74
MISERLINESS (-LY)
32
MATCH
73
MISERY
30
MATTER (NO--)
58
MISFORTUNE
88a
MAVERICK (3)
13
MISLEAD
29
MISNOMER (4)
35
MISTAKE
MISUNDERSTAND
MITIGATE
72
MNEMONIC (-S) (2)
42
MOCKERY
87
MODEL (strategy)
84
MODERNIZATION
82a
MODEST
10
MODUS VIVENDI
62
MOLLYCOODDLE
59
MOMENTS THOUGHT
65
MONASTIC
50
MONIKER
37
MONOGRAM (2)
MONOGRAPH
82
MONSTER
52
MONUMENT (3)
53
MONUMENTAL (large)
17
MOON (over the-----)
81
MOONLIGHTING (--ER)
80
MORAL TURPITUDE
71
MORBID
39
MOTIONS (go through the---)
85
MOTIVATE (--ion)
12
MOULD (3)
44
MOUTH- WATERING
67
MUDDLE
41
MUSHY
89
MUSICIAN
25
MUST (1)
66
MUSTER
MUSTINESS
46
MYSTERY (--ious)
55
MYSTIC
92
MYSTIQUE
91
N
Word
Serial
No.
NAIL (a person or thing) (v)
NAIL (in the coffin)
18
NAVE (--TY) (6)
NATTY (adj) (2)
NAXALITE (--ism) (1)
21
NEEDLE (of suspicion)
15
NEFARIOUS BEING
19
NEGATE (v)
NEST (feathering ones own)
NETIZEN
17
NICK- NACKS
20
NINCOMPOOP
23
NONE (the worse for it)
22
NONEST (adv)
11
NONEST FACTUM
12
NONSTARTER
25
NONESUCH
14
NONSENSE (1)
NONSUCH (or nonesuch)
13
NOSE (be led by the ---)
NOSE (turn up ones----- at)
NOSTALGIA
10
NUANCE
26
NUB
24
NUGGETS
16
NULL (and void)
Word
Serial
No.
O
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
OATH (Profanity)
30
OVERDRIVE (n)
18
OATH (Promise)
OVERDRIVE (v)
19
OBEISANCE (2)
35
OVERTURE
22
OBFUSCATE (4)
27
OVERWEENING
OBLATION
33
OVERWHELM (2)
20
OBLIGATION (to pay back a debt)
31a
OVERWROUGHT
OBLIVION
11
OWE
31
OBSCURITY
26a
OBSEQUIOUS
10
OBSTINATE
OCCASION (On --)
23
OCCASION (Take---)
24
OESTRUS
30a
OFFENCE (Take__ at or affront at--)
28
OLD HEAD (on young)
OLIVE BRANCH
25
OMEN
32
OPAQUE (--CITY)
29
OPIUM (OPIATE)
13
OPPOSE
36
OPPRESSION
34
OPPUGNANT
ORIGAMI
ORPAT
17
OSSIFY
37
OSTENTATION (--OUS)
OUTAGE
21
OUTDISTANCE (2)
14
OUTPACE
15
OUTPERFORM
16
OUTRAGE (--OUS)
26
OUTREACH
12
OUTWORN (2)
P
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
PACIFISM (--T)
144
PAROXYSM (3)
137
PACIFY
05
PARSIMONY (-IOUS) (6)
74
PAEAN
15
PASS MUSTER
07
PAGE (On the same--)
91
PASS (--the buck)
169
PAIN
99
PASSIONATE
114
PAIR (WITH)
134
PATIENT (Oldage)
117
PALE
76
PAUPER (--ISM)
153
PALE (Beyond the of)
75
PAUSE (On--)
123
PALM (Bear the --)
42
PAWNBROKING
152
PALM (Grease the --)
44
PEACE (--ful)
142
PALM (Hold in the of ones hand)
41
PECULIAR
42a
PALM (Off)
43
PECUNIARY Consideration
133
PALSY
139
PECK
110
PAMPER (3)
105
PEEK-A-BOO
111
PANACHE (1)
78
PEEVED (--ISH) (7)
121
PANDEMIC
162
PEJORATIVE (9)
31
PANDEMONIUM
90
PELL-MELL (adj) (3)
88
PANTS (Catch someone with down)
11
PELL-MELL (n)
89
PANTS (Drive by the seat of ones--)
12
PENELOPES WEB
127
PAPER (OVER)
186
PENITENT (4)
198
PARADIGM SHIFT
17
PENTIUM CHIP
145
PARALYSIS
138
PERDITION (3)
129
PARANOIA
26
PERCEPTIVE (--ON) (1)
08
PARANOID (--IA)
25
PERFIDY (nation) (1)
52
PARAPET
159
PERIPATETIC
112
PARDON (n) (2)
141
PERIPHRASTIC
64
PARE
197
PERJURY
193
PARIAH
149
PERMEATE (3)
96
PARIAH STATE
150
PERPLEX
46
PARKINSONS DISEASE
30
PERSECUTION
101
PAROCHIAL
72
PERSECUTION COMPLEX
195
PARODY
77
PERSECUTION MANIA
194
PERSPICACIOUS (--CITY)
65
PLEBISCITE
98
PERSPICUOUS (--ity)
66
PLEDGE (3)
151
PERSUADE
128
PLIGHTED
81
PERVADE
100
PLUGHOLE
160
PERVERSE (11)
50
PLUMES (of smoke)(2)
108
PET AVERSION
136a
PLUNDER
132
PETULANT
38
POET
177
PHALANX
14
POGROM
135
PHASE (OUT)
176
POISE (--D)
58
PHENOMENAL
28
POLITE
191
PHILLUMENIST
48
POLITENESS
37
PHOENIX
POLLUTION (2)
148
PIE (--s)
124
POLYGLOT (1)
45
PIGEON
161
POLYHISTOR
156
PIGGYBACK (Rideon)
102
POLYMATH
155
PILLAGE
131
POMP (and splendour)
29
PILLORY
140
PONTIFICATE
190
PINK SLIP
82
PORTEND
71
PIPE DREAM
118
PORTENT (5)
174
PIPING HOT
86
POSER
158
PIQUE
93
POSH
187
PIQUED
92
POSTPONE (--MENT)
202
PIT
35
POSTULATE
120
PITCH (for)
171
POT (Calling the kettle black)
PITCH (IN)
170
POTBOILER
203
PITCHFORK
49
POT SHOT
51
PLACATE (2)
04
POUND
181
PLACEBO EFFECT
20
POWDER KEG
85
PLAINT (3)
79
POWER CUT (2)
125
PLAINTIVE
80
POWER OF ATTORNEY
168
PLAN
164
POWER HOUSE
189
PLANT
119
PRECEDENT
02
PLASTIC SURGERY (2)
196
PREDACIOUS
33
PLAY (the second fiddle to)
87a
PREDATORY (2)
32
PLAY (fast and loose)
87
PREDICATE (ON)
16
PLEBEIAN
23
PREDICT
67
21
PREDILECTION
62
PROTAGONIST (6)
53
PRE-EMPT
199
PROTEAN (1)
147
PRE-EMPTION
200
PROTEST
57
PREEN
136
PROTOTYPE (1)
154
PREMIUM (At a--)
165
PROVENANCE (1)
39
PRESAGE
70
PROVOKE
40
PRESENTIMENT
175
PROXY
06
PRESERVATION
192
PRURIENT
113
PRESERVE
106
PSYCHE
55
PRESUMPTUOUS
179
PSYCHEDELIC
97
PRETENCE
166
PSYCHIATRY (4)
107
PREVAIL
24
PSYCHOLOGY
56
PREVENT (Time over-run)
95
PSYCHOTROPIC (6)
09
PRICEY (2)
104
PULL (a fast one on) (3)
59
PRIMORDIAL
178
PULL (the plug on ones career)
34
PRIVATE DETECTIVE
188
22
PRIVATE EYE (5)
157
PULL (ones weight)

PULL (-the wool over ones
13
eyes)
PROCLAIM
163
PULSATE
122
PROD (3)
167
PUMMEL (4)
180
PRODIGAL (7)
184
PUNCTILIOUS
109
PRODIGIOUS
27
PUNCTUATE
183
PRODUCTIVITY
198a
PUNGENT
47
PROFESSION (1)
126
PUNISHMENT
130
PROFLIGATE
185
PURPOSE (All to no--)
63
PROFUSION
10
PURPOSE (Ill to the--)
173
PROGNOSTICATE (--ION)
68
PURPOSE (on, of--)
61
PROHIBIT
73
PURPOSE (To the--)
172
PROMENADE
83
PUSH
201
PROMISE (Hold someone to their --)
18
PUSHFUL
116
PROMONTORY
84
PUSHOVER
115
PROMPT (in time)
94
PUSSY-FOOT
143
PROPENSITY
19
PUT (DOWN)
60
PROPHESY)CY)
69
PUT (PAID)
03
PROPONENT
54
PUTSCH (2)
103
PROPRIETY (3)
36
PUZZLE
146
PROSPERITY
182
Q
Word
Serial
No.
QUADRENNIAL
12
QUAINT
04
QUALM
08
QUANDARY
09
QUARREL (--SOME)
10
QUEER (adj) (3)
02
QUEER (THE PITCH)
01
QUESTION (BEG THE --)
11
QUID (PRO QUO)
05
QUIP
03
QUIRIK (OF FATE)
06
QUISLING
07
Word
Serial
No.
R
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
RACK AND RUIN (Go to --)
109
RECCE (2)
53
RACK (or WRACK)
107
RECLUSIVE
57
RADICALISM
105
RECOGNIZANCE
104
RAIL (against or at)
33
RECOLLECT
99
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
RAISE (and EDUCATE)
117
RAKE (n)
84
RECOVERY
38
RAKE (IN)
85
RECUR
126
RAKES PROGRESS
86
RECUSE (ONE SELF)
52
RAMP
15
REDEMPTION (7)
36
RAMPAGE
61
RED-FACED (4)
97
RAMROD
71
RED HERRING (3)
07
RAMROD STANCE
72
REDOLENT (OF)
13
REDOUBT
80
RANGE
102a
118
RAPPORT
83
REDOUBTABLE
02
RAPPROCHEMENT
78
REDOUND (TO)
79
RAPTORIAL
19
REEK (OF)
106
RATCHET (UP)
23
RE-EXAMINE
60
RAVAGE
116
REFERENDUM
58
RAZZLE-DAZZLE (3)
18
REFLECT (ON)
94
RAZZMATAZZ (3)
47
REFLEX
25
REAR (ITS HEAD)
101
REFORMATION
37
REAR END (--ED) (v)
125
REFRACTORY
40
REAR GUARD ACTION
01
35
RE-ASSESS
59
REFUTE
REGAIN (POSSESSION
39
OF)
REBALDRY
46
REGIME
63
REBELLIOUS (ON)
41
REGRETFUL
121
REBOUND
70a
RELENTLESS
04
REBUFF (n)
92
RELEASE
42
REBUFF (v)
91
RELIC (5)
56
REBUT (11)
34
RELIVE (6)
12
RECALCITRANT
124
REMIND
55
RECALL
68
REMORSEFUL
120
RECAPITULATE
51
REMOVE (in full)
32
RENMINBI (1)
62
RITZY
50
RENOVATE (--ION) (5)
114
ROB
76
REPEAL
16
ROCK (--to someones beats) (2)
29
REPEAT
127
ROGUE
88
REPENTANT
119
ROIL (v)
96
REPOSE
28
ROLAND GARROS
26
REPRIEVE
77
ROLL (n), (v)
128
REPRISAL
103
ROLLICKING
70
REPRISE (4)
102
ROPE (of sand)
110
REQUEST (3)
93
ROUGH AND TUMBLE
112
RESENT (--FUL)
64
ROUGH DIAMOND
111
RESERVE (--D, --ATION)
122
ROUGH (Take the into the

smooth)
54
RESIST
123
ROWLING JK (1)
89
RESPONSE
24
RUBBLE (2)
14
RESTIVE
06
RUBICON (Crossing the)
21
RESTORATION
115
RUBRIC
65
RESTRICTED
75
RUDE
20
RETRACT
98
RUDELY (halted in its tracks)
27
114a
RUFFLE (Ones feathers)
22
RETRENCH
RETRIBOTION
74
RUIN (-ED)
44
REVENGE (oneself on)
66
RUMOUR
87
REVERENTIAL (Bow)
113
RUMPUS
45
REVILE
05
RUN (GOOD-FOR THE MONEY)
08
REVISIT (2)
48
RUN-IN
67
REVOKE
17
RUN-UP (n)
09
RICIN
108
RUN-UP (v)
10
RICOCHET (1)
30
RUN (UP AGAINST)
11
RIDDLE (n)
81
RUT (2)
73
RIDDLE (v)
82
RUTHLESS (3)
03
RIDICULE (7)
31
RIDING (rough shodover)
43
RILE (v)
95
RINGLEADER
100
RIP-ROARING (4)
69
RISK-AVERSE
90
RISQUE
28a
RITZ
49
S
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
SACRILEGE
218
SCUPPER (v) (4)
155
SADISM
27
SEALANT
237
SALLY
102
SEAM (n)
51
SALT (of the earth)
68
SEAMS (Bursting at the --)
208
SALT (Worth ones)
69
SECLUDE
133
SALUTATION
245
SECRET
179
SAMARITAN (1)
168
SECURITY DEPOSIT
13a
SAMSON
163
SEDATE (adj)
188
SANCTIMONIOUS
88
SEDATE (1) (Calm)
29
SANGFROID
98
SEDATE (v)
76
SANGUINARY
72
SEDITION (-OUS)
232
SARCASM (8)
90
SEDUCE (-UCTION)
18
SARCASTIC
56
SEDULOUS (3)
225
SATIRE (7)
08
SEEPAGE, SEEP
236
SAUCY (5)
60
SEIZURE
187
SAUNTER (v)
148
SELF-CONSCIOUS
43
SAVAGERY
26
SELF-DETERMINATION
(3)
131
SAVANT
80
SELF-IMPORTANCE (3)
45
SCAM
193
SELF-SERVER (-ING,
116
SEEKING)
SCANDAL (17)
192
SELF-WILLED
79
SCAPEGOAT
154
SENESCE (-SCENCE)
202
SCEPTICAL (CISM) (3)
252
SENILE
165
SCOFF (v)
114
SENSITIVE (-ing)
103a
SCOPE (3)
59
SEQUESTER (6)
132
SCORN (-FUL)
57
SEQUESTRATE (v)
134
SCROOGE
66
SERENDIPITY
85
SCOTCH (v)
123
SERRATION
200
SCOUR (v)
112
SEXUAL COLOUR
162
SCRAMBLED (1)
141
SHADOW (Cost a on)
204
SCROUNGE (v)
161
SHADOWS
22
SCRUMPTIOUS (1)
01
SHAGGY (1)
194
SCRUPLE
212
SHAME
189
SCUM
143
SHAME FACED
42
SHARK (1)
217
SLAVER
213
SHARP
77
SLEAZE (n) (2)
210
SHEEPISH
44
SLEDGEHAMMER
223
SHIPSHAPE (adj), (adv)
54
SLEIGHT (OF HAND)
119
SHIVERS
244
SLENDER
09
SHOAL
227
SLIGHT (v)
110
SHOCK (n)
259
SLIM
256
SHORE (UP) (3)
94
SLIP (Aof a girl)
58
SHORT CHANGE (v)
52
SLUGABEDS (n)
198
SHORT SHRIFT
25
SLUGGARD
197
SHOULDERS (Young--)
49
SLUGGISH
196
SHOVE (Get or Give someone the-)
228
SMART
257
SHOWCASE (2)
151
SMOKE
153
SHOWINESS
53
SMOTHER
93
SHRINK
55
SHOULDER
100
SHRINKING VIOLET
164
SNARL (n), (v)
201
SHRIVELLING
150
SNEER (n), (v)
195
SHUT DOWN
167
SNIDE
115
SHY
28
SNOOK (Cock a --)
96
SIBLING
178
SNOOP (n) (1)
105
SIEGE MENTALITY
191a
SNOOP (v)
104
SIGN
14
SNUFF (OUT)
36
SIGN OFF
65
SOBER (2)
62
SIGNATURE
224
SOCIAL NETWORK (3)
145
SIMMER (v)
238
SOLECISM (-IC)
33
SINECURE
81
SOLITARY (5)
126
SIGN QUA NON
06
SOOTHING (melody)
20
SISTER
177
SOT
109
SISYPHEAN (1)
171
SOUR
78
SITTING DUCK
254
SOUTH PAW
118
SIXES AND SEVENS (at)
249b
SOUVENIR
125
SKEIN (n)
152
SPANGLED (idea)
39
SKULDUGGERY
122
SPANKING (NEW)
226
SKYWAY (1)
173
SPAR (1)
203
SLAB
99
SPARK (anger) (v)
113
SLAM (v)
222
SPARTAN
114a
SLANDER (6)
97
STENT
71
SPEARHEAD (6)
221
STENTOR (--ian)
07
SPELL (n)
84
STICK-IN-THE-MUD
137
SPENDTHRIFT
233
STICK (Ones neck out)
138
SPENT (UP)
235
STICK (Rough end of the)
159
SPHINX LIKE (4)
136
STIFLE
181
SPIRIT GEEK (4)
108
STIMULANT
74
SPLINT
70
STIMULATE
140
SPLURGE
87
STIMULUS (4)
73
SPOIL (v)
146
STINGY (--iness)
89
SPOOF
32
STONEWALL
31
SPOOK (n)
190
STOP (SHORT)
40
SPOOK (v)
191
STOP (SHORT OF)
41
SPORE
117
STORE (v)
147
SPREAD
139
STORM
149a
SPRINKLING (n)
205
STORM WATER (1)
160
SPY
241
STORMY PETREL
206
SQUALL
125a
STOWAWAY (n)
175
SQUIRM (2)
127
STOWAWAY (v)
174
STABILITY (SOIL)
240
STRADDLE
129
STAGGER (n)
248
STRADDLE-LEGGED
(1)
130
STAGGER (v) (1)
247
STRAGGLE
05
STAGGERS (THE --)
249
STRAGGY
34
STAID (3)
30
STRAIGHTAWAY
144
STAKE (n)
209
STRAIT-JACKET (-ED)
17
STALE (-NESS)
176
STRAITS
16
STALK
216
STRANGE
169
STAND (One in good stead)
111
STRAINGE (-ULATE)
86
STAND (TESTIMONEY TO)
67
STRATEGY (5)
158
STAND (To ones guns)
50
STRAW (Man of -)
48
STANDARD
157
STREAK (n)
121
STANDS (Hit the --)
219
STREAK (v)
120
START (Flying ---)
220
STRIVE (to, for)
124
STASH (v)
207
STROKE (6)
186
STATUARY
211
STUN
260
STAY (the course)
135
STUPENDOUS
19
STEAD (Stand someone in good--)
251
STYMIE
83
STEAL (Someones thunder)
250
SWEAR (Hold promise) (2)
64
SUBLIME
75
SWIPE
149
SUBLIMINAL (Phil.)
214
SWIRL
128
SUBMERGE (v)
182
SWISHING
101
SUBMERGENCE
185
SWORDS (Cross-- with)
21
SUBMERSE (v)
183
SYCOPHANT (5)
35
SUBMERSION
184
SYMBIOSIS (-tic) (1)
10
SUBMIT
243
SYMBOL
156
SUBSIDENCE
239
SYMPATHISE (1)
82
SUBSTITUTE (-ive)
24
SYMPTOM (7)
12
SUBTLE (3)
95
SYNC (In--- with)
37
SUBVERSIVE
215
SYNC (Out of with)
38
SUFFOCATE
63
SYNCRETIC
03
SUFFRAGE
231
SYNCHRONISATION
199
SUFFUSE (--d)
246
SYNCRETISM
02
SUFI
230
SYNCRETIST
04
SUGGESTION
15
SYNDROME
13
SULKY
61
SYNERGY (--IC)
11
SUM (IN--)
172
SUPERCILIOUS
103
SUPERNATURAL
170
SUPERSTITION (2)
92
SUPPLE
255
SUPPLICATION
180
SUPPORT (to commit a crime)
229
SUPPORTER
258
SURE-FOOTED
142
SURRENDER
242
SURROGATE (5)
23
SURVEY
249a
SUSPEND (4)
91
SUSPICION (Needle of)
166
SUSPICIOUS
253
SUV (Sports utility vehicles)
234
SWAMP (n)
107
SWAMP (v) (4)
106
SWANK (v)
46
T
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
TACTICS
54
THROW (In the towel)
02
TAD (A-)
74
THUMB (ones nose at)
33
TAKE (it on oneself)
32
THWART (v)
17
TALK (Walk the -)
86
TIDE (n)
43
TAMBOL A / BINGO
16
TIME BOMB
83a
TANTALISING
57
TIMELESS
87
TARGET (n), (v) (3)
46
TINDER BOX
89
TARNISH
50
TINNITUS
29
TATA
80
TIPPLER
35
TEAM (UP)
69
TITTER (n), (v)
19
TEASE
52
TIZZY (5)
09
TEEM (with)
67
TOADY (n); TOADY (to) (v)
13
TEEMING (adj)
68
TOKEN
03
TEETH (In the of)

TELECOM CHANNEL
PROVIDERS(4)
26
TOKEN (By the same--)
14
79
TOMB
45
TEMBLOR
62
TORMENT
28
TEMERITY (4)
63
TORRID
58
TEMPERATE
60
TORRIDITY
59
TEMPERATE ZONE
61
TORTURE
53
TEMPESTUOUS
84
TOUR DE FORCE
07
TEMPLATE
71
TOUT (v)
56
TENSION
10
TOW (IN)
12
TENUOUS (ity)
76a
TRACK
40
TENURE
24
TRADUCE (-MENT)
41
TEPID
34
TRAGEDY
88
TERMS (Come to with)
23
TRAIL
11
TERRENE
78
TRAITOR (-ISM)
21
TERRESTRIAL
77
TRAIN (Something on)
76
TERRORISM (5)
48
TRANCE
82
TETHER (At the end of ones--)
08
TRANQUIL (-LITY) (9)
65
THICK AND FAST
72
TRAUMA (-TISATION)
27
THREATEN
47
TRAVESTY
31
THROTTLE
25
TREACHERY
22
THROUGH THICK AND THIN
01
TREASONABLE (11)
20
TREMORS
64
TRESPASS
66
TRIBE
05
TRICKERY (skill)
39
TRICKLE
81
TRIVIAL (--ISE)
83
TROJAN HORSE
49
TROOP (v)
30
TRUCULENCE (-t)
06
TRUDGE
75
TRUISM
55
TRUMPS (Come up --)
18
TRUNDLE (v)
44
TRYST
70
TSUNAMI
76c
TUMBLE
85
TUMULTUOUS
36
TURBULENCE
37
TURPITUDE
73
TWITCH / TURN
15
TWITTER
38
TYPE
04
TYPHOON
76b
TYRANT
51
TREADMILL
42
U
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
ULULATE (--ION)
29
UPEND
19
UMBRELLA (Under the --)
07
UP (THE ANTE)
32
UNAVOIDABLE
40
UPPISH (--NESS)
31
UNBEKNOWN (to)
04
UPPITY (adj) (1)
30
UNBIND
35
UPROAR (--IOUS)
22
UNCALLED (FOR)
25
UPSET (PRICE) (adj)
24
UNCANNY
28
UPSET (v)
20
UNCERTAIN
26
UPSTAGE
03
UNCONTROLLED
38
URGE (v)
36
UNDERBRIDGE
13
UTTER (CONFUSION)
UNDERLINE (1)
23
UNDERPASS
12
UNDERPIN
02
UNDERSCORRE
42
UNDER (THE BANNER/ THE WINGS /

THE UMBRELLA)
06
UNDO (--DONE)
21
UNENTHUSIASTIC
33
UNEXCEPTIONABLE
27
UNFAVOURABLE
18
UNFORTUNATE
17
UNHOLY (5)
15
UNILATERAL
14
UNKINDNESS
14a
UNMETHODICAL
11
UNMOOR (v) (4)
34
UNPERSON
05
UNREST
37
UNRULY
10
UNSOPHISTICATED
08
UNTOWARD
16
UNWIELDY
01
UNWORLDLY
09
UPBEAT
39
41
V
Word
Serial
No.
VACATE
04
VAGUE
10
VANGUARD
16
VARIANTS
05
VAUNT (1)
14
VAUNTING
15
VEILED REMARK
23
VENALITY
17
VERDANT
21
VERDICT (6)
06
VESTIGE
08
VIADUCT
13
VIBES (6) (n), (v)
01
VICTIM
22
VILIFY
09
VIOLATION
24
VIRTUOSO (-SITY)
07
VIRULENT (-CE)
20
VITRIOLIC
03
VOCABULARY (1)
25
VODAFONE
19
VOTING
18
VOW
02
VROOM (n)
12
VROOM (v)
11
Word
Serial
No.
W
Word
Serial
No.
Word
Serial
No.
WAFT (v)
43
WEND (ones way)
16
WAKE-UP CALL
73
WET BLANKET
40
WALK (AMONG)
64
WHAMMY (n) (4)
26
WALK (AWAY)
53
WHAT (WITH)
58
WALK (on egg shells)
69
WHEEDLE
56
WALK (the talk)
52
WHIFF (n)
46
WALL (IN)
50
WHIFF (v)
47
WALL (up and against the--)
38
WHIM (At a--)
01
WALL (With ones back to the-)
37
WHIMSICAL (3)
42
WANDERLUST
10
WHISKER
18
WANNABE
74
WHISTLE BLOWER
(BLOWING)
63
WAR GAMES
36
WHOLE HOG
05
WAR-LIKE
44
WICKEDNESS
31
WAR MONGERING
45
WILD
68
WARM (up to)
23
WILD CARD
06
WARNING BELL
72
WILD CAT
07
WASTEFUL
WARP AND WEFT or
WARP AND WOOF
60
WILL (At--)
75
57
WINCE (v)
08
WATER (Much has Flowed

under the bridge)
15
WIND (Ones way)
17
WATER (Under the bridge)
14
WIND SHEAR (1)
25
WAYWARD
13
WINDFALL
03
WEAK AND IMMOBILE
39
WINDFALL TAX
04
WEATHER COCK
29
WINE BIBBER
22
WEATHERVANE (1)
28
WINGS (In the)
19
WEIGH (DOWN)
24
WINGS (In the--) (stage)
20
WEIGHT (Throw onesbehind)
21
WINGS (Under the--)
11
WEIRD
41
WISTFUL
51
WELL AND TRULY
27
WITHDRAW (from fear)
09
WELL HEAD
71
WITS (SCARED out of ones--)
33
WELL-OILED
61
WITS (Have ones wits about)
32
WELL SPRING
70
WOEBEGONE
48
WELTER (n) (2)
12
WOO (v)
65
WOOD (for the trees)
35
WORK (ones fingers to the bone)
54
YEAST
Y01
WORLDLY
59
YEN
Y03
WORN OUT
62
YUAN
Y02
WORST
67
WORST (v)
66
WRATH
49
Z
ZEALOT (-RY)
Z01
WRINKLE (n), (v), (2)
34
ZERO (IN ON)
Z02
WRITHE (v)
WRONG END (Get theof the
stick)
30
Wrong foot (Caught on the--)
55
02
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Use in a sentence construction
A1
Awkward
See C5; Inelegant
A2
Allurement (-ing)
Seduction
Attraction
Make-up
Distraction
Powerful attraction
A3
Attraction
See A2
A4
Ambush
Decoy
Camouflage
Stalk
A surprise attack by
people or predators
lying in wait in a
concealed position
Leopards are a classical example of

predators remaining concealed from
their prey before pouncing on them.
They are past masters in ambushing
their prey.
A5
Abominable
Resentful
Atrocious
Annoying
Disgusting;
mind- boggling
The arguments the lawyer has used to

prove his clients innocence are
abominable and intriguing.
A6
Airwaves (Pl)
Radio frequencies
for broadcasting
A7
Alternate
A8
Allegiance
See S23
Loyalty;
commitment to an
idea, principle, ideal,
etc.
A9
Atrocity
The teachers alluring explanation to

his students has made him the most
wanted master of the school.
Krishna was an alluring gift to
Brindavan.
Owning allegiance to Dharma, it is

highly improper that these elders of
high respectability are mute spectators
to an act of profanity and attack on the
modesty of a woman in the open
court. (Draupadis wail)
See C 11; See A5
A10 Abundance
A11 Ad lib (Ad libitum)
(adj or adv)
See E8
Speak or perform Although it is a mark of genius to
without
prior speak ad-lib, it is always a safe rule
preparation
that those whose views are of vital
significance in public life make their
speech on public floors, especially in
the presence of the media, after
carefully
editing
their
speech
beforehand.
A12 Anxiety
See T9
A13 Alarm
See T9
A14 Abortive clue
See R7
A15 Abashed
See H15
A16 Ashamed
See H15; See R97

1
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A17 About (what one is

--)
Knows well what Do not sermonize to him on the

should be said or virtues of advertisement. He knows
done in a situation
what he is about, and the art of
speaking and convincing the clients.
A18 Abrogate (v)

Annul
Repeal
Revoke
Cancel; Repeal;
The government of the country
Declare invalid (law, unilaterally abrogated the agreement
contract)
for the provision of monetary aid to
develop the airports in that country.
A19 Annul
See A18
A20 Age-related
disabilities
Alzheimers
Parkinsons
Dementia
Amnesia
See A21
See P30
See D24
See A22
Lot of interest is being evinced to do
research and fight the Alzheimers
disease, which is a a dreadfully cruel
and wasting brain-related illness that
catches up with old age and infirmity.
A21 Alzheimers
A form of
progressive mental
deterioration due to
degeneration of the
brain usually
occurring in middle
or old age; Memory
less: See A20
A22 Amnesia
A partial or total loss Unrelenting depression with no effort

of memory See A20 to divert the mind can hasten
amnesia.
A23 Abstemious
See S62; P74

Sparing and limited.
A24 Antiquity
See P39
Deprive a being
(man or animal) of
oxygen so that it
becomes
unconscious or dies.
A25 Asphyxiate
Suffocate
Choke
Throttle
Strangulate
Constrict
Smother
Stifle
A26 Aggravate
See E14
A27 Annoy (-ed)
See E14; SeeP121;

See A5
2
It is a golden rule to be abstemious in

food and drinks.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A28 Abjure (v)
Renounce
Abjure the realm= Swear an oath, or

take an oath, to leave the country for
ever.
A29 Avatar
A manifestation of a
deity or a human
being in another
form
This is his devilish avatar every night

when he makes a secret survey of his
neighbourhood
for
striking
a
potentially rich target.
A30 Avalanche
A mass of snow, ice

and/or rock falling
along the sides of a
mountain; A deluge
or sudden rush of a
massive discharge
SeeD124
When someone becomes an object or

victim
of some
harm
done
intentionally or unwittingly, he or she,
in a state of uncontrolled annoyance,
indulges in an avalanche of amusing
curses.
A31 Anaesthetise
(Anesthesia)
Desensitise
Sedate (v)
Tranquilise
A32 Acerbic (adj) Acerbidity
Bitter
Sharp
Cussed
Vitriolic
Sour
Acrimonious
Acrid
Pungent
Insensitive to pain
by artificial
administration of
drugs or gases
Bitter in tase
We have been seeing acerbic debates

in the Parliament on the subject of FDI
(Foreign Direct Investment) in multibrand retail trade in our country to
bring down inflation.
A33 Acrimonious
Bitter and caustic

See A32
The behaviour of some of the Heads

of Departments as guides of university
students working for their doctorate
degrees under their guidance has led
to
acrimonious
debates
and
widespread condemnation.
A34 Acrid
Unpleasantly bitter
and pungent. See
A32
A35 Aficionado
A very knowledgeable
person and
enthusiastic about a
subject See C44
The professor in a great aficionado

on the subject of calculus and waxes
eloquent on the calculus of two
dimensional curves.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A36 Ambivalent
Ambiguous
Uncertain
Equivocal
Unclear
Vague
Confusing or illdefined; Doubtful;

Contradictory
A37 Ambiguous
See A36
A38 Animal magnetism
See M28
Of similar character
or nature to
A39 Akin (to)
A40 Adrenaline
Adventurous
impulse; Hormone
secreted by the
adrenal glands; the
impact of this charge
of energy, driving
one to do what is
generally seen or
regarded as risky or
adventurous, or what
is heroic and rarely
attempted; the
adventurous
ingredient in a
persons character.
A41 Agony
Trauma
Anguish
Torment
Misery
Pain
A42 Anguish
Severe physical or
mental pain or
suffering
The problem set in the question paper

is ambivalent and does not clearly say
how one of the variable factors
operates.
In KRS, near Mysore, they have

made an artificial waterfall cascading
down a flight a steps in various
colours, akin to a natural waterfall
down a mountain slope of which rocks
with their surface, smooth and shiny,
disperse the dancing water foams in
various colours, specially on a moonlit
night.
As I was driving my brand new car
on the highway so elegantly paved
with cement and dotted with mango
groves and crops of paddy and
sugarcane on either side of the
highway, I was charged with brimful
of adrenaline to drive as fast as I
could.
Entering the neighbouring State, I
noticed the simple and elegant town
decked with charming young ladies in
groups; and I felt this angelic sight
raised my adrenaline and impelled me
to know more about the town.
The boy is emaciated, although well

taken care of by his guardians; his
anguish because of the loss of his
mother is too deep to overcome.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A43 Approbation
Approval
Praise
Appreciation
Appreciation; Praise
At the end of the concert, the

audience gave a standing ovation to
the vocal artist in complete
approbation.
A44 All along
From the beginning
The approach of the professor all

along has been to drive home the
fundamental concepts without trying
to confuse the students with more
technical details at higher level.
A45 Awry
Contrary to
expectations;
Askew; Turned to
one side; Away from
the expected course
or position.
The space shuttle was at last set

ready to be launched, with all
parameters in place; however, a few
minutes after liftoff, something had
gone wrong and the shuttle began to
career awry, and its trajectory began
drifting seriously from the expected
path.
A46 Augur
See B50
Based on random
choice or personal
inclination without
regard to a scientific
or rational analysis
Any system of public distribution of

essential requirements of the common
man should be based on a rational
criterion and not be arbitrary.
A48 Adverse
Untoward (adj)
Disadvantageous
Oppugnant
Unfortunate
Unfavourable
Ill disposed
Antagonistic
Unfavorable,
Inclement;
Uncomfortable
Unfortunately, he could not rise

further in his career thanks to an
adverse report against him in an
incident.
A49 Ascendant (for the)
Rising in power or
influence
Tendulkar has been such a

phenomenon in the cricket world that
his personality as a brand ambassador
is in the ascendant in promoting the
sales of the brand launched.
A50 Aspersion (Cast on)
An attack on
someones character
or reputation
See S97
A51 Amends (Pl)
Compensation
See R36
A47 Arbitrary
Unilateral
Ad hoc
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A52 Acquittal
Declaration of being
not guilty. See V6
A53 Arrogant
See H36
Complete lack of
inhibition or
restraint
With a generous supply of drinks, the

invitees swayed and danced with gay
abandon
A55 Abandon (v)

(oneself to)
Indulge in (a desire
or impulse) without
restraint
Unable to overcome the temptation, I

abandoned myself to a generous intake
of the delicious dish.
A56 Ambience
See E39, E40
A57 Assisted memory
See M42
Regard something as
belonging to or
being caused by
A54 Abandon (n)
A58 Attribute (to)

Ascribe
A59 Ascribe
Attribute something
to a particular cause,
person or period
See A58
A60 Ad hoc (--ism)
Formed, designed or
arranged for a
purpose specifically
and for a period
taken to dispose of
the matter See A47
A61 Alert (v)

Awareness
(provide)
Remind
Prompt (in time)
Prevent / Avoid
time over-run
Whistle blowing
Caution well in time
A62 Awareness
(Provide)
See A61
The unfortunate rail tragedy is

attributed to human error caused by
the failure of the engine driver to
notice the stop signal.
This post was created ad hoc to

fulfill
a
specific
need
for
computerization of liquefied gas
service data at subsidised charges for
below poverty line families only.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A63 Arabesque (adj,

adv)
A horizontal posture
in a ballet where the
leg is drawn back
horizontally while
the body is thrust
forward, with arms
out stretched, a
highly ornamental
design; A passage
with a highly
ornamented melody
The classical dance form in

Bharathnatyam of South India is a
graceful union of body and emotion
exhibited through body arabesque
movements of eyes, shoulders, hands,
fingers and legs in step with the dance
numbers.
A64 Aim (to)
See B76, See T46
A65 Atrophy (v), (n)
Waste away,
especially as a result
of degeneration of
cells, or become
vestigial during
evolution; gradually
decline in
effectiveness or
vigour.
As a result of a defective operation,

the left shoulder of my friend became
infected which, in course of time,
degenerated and led to muscular
atrophy, making the whole shoulder
movement extremely difficult.
A66 Astride (adv);

(prep)
See S130
With a leg on each
side of; standing
apart between
The Howrah bridge astride the

Hooghly river is regarded as an
engineering marvel.
The Eiffel Tower astride the river
Seinne in France is one of the wonders
of the world, and also at one time the
tallest man made construction.
A67 Arouse
Kindle; See E50
A68 Amass
See S94; See H80
A69 Autocrat
See D84
A70 Abuse (Physical)

A71 Assault (sexual,
etc.)
See C11
A72 Aristotelian
Relating to the
Greek Philosopher
Aristotle or his
theories (384-322
BC) or his theories
or his model of
knowledge structure,
etc.
See C11
The classical classification code or

manual used in general libraries for
classifying books for children and
general public, is based on the
Aristotelian model of classifying the
Universe of Knowledge into ten main
divisions.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A73
Ambit
Scope, extent and

brands
The distribution of clothes to the

rural folks of this village does not
come within the ambit of the
government department that is
involved in such distribution.
A74
Axiom
Postulate
Truism
An accepted
statement or
proposition regarded
as being selfevident; A concept
taken for being
evident by way of
instinct or natural
conviction.
A statement Between any two fixed

points in space, one and only one
straight line can be drawn joining the
points such that the distance between
them is of minimum length is an
axiom.
A75
Auto pilot
Same as Automatic
Pilot; See A76
A76
Automatic Pilot
A device for keeping

an aircraft on a set
course
A77
Automatic Pilot
(on)
A state of doing
something out of
routine or habit,
without
concentration or
conscious thought.
A78
Assault
See C11; See B58
A79
Ante (up the -)
Increase what is at stake or

under discussion; Heighten the
demand; Aggravate the crisis;
Harden the condition against a
move or proposal; Increase the
stake (The Federation of
Industries upped the ante
against the move of the
Government to relax the terms
for foreign business
participation
A number of railway accidents in

recent times indicate a crying need for
the government to spend more on the
safety and security of the railway
passengers and of those who use the
railway crossings and unmanned
railway gates while crossing the
railway lines in the traffic. In other
words, there has to be a shift to safety
and security from the present status of
comfort and frequency of running the
trains on automatic pilot, in the face of
the existing conditions of lurking
dangers, particularly at the crossings,
to guarding human life and property.
There appears to be a sudden spurt in the

realty sector values brought about by a
mad rush of entrepreneurs to a particular
metropolitan city.
Consequently, the
multi-storied flats newly built and ready
for purchase have gone up in their price,
and the builders and owners have upped
the ante before concluding the sale to the
intended buyer.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A80
Aquiline (adj)
Like an eagle
The headmaster seems to have an

aquiline look; no student can do a
prank in the class and get away
without being watched and caught
up.
A81
Adonis
A very handsome
man
A very handsome and eligible

bachelor is an Adonis to every heartthrobbing young girl.
A82
Adventitious
Accidental
Happening
according to chance;
coming from
outside, not native;
Accidentally or
casually acquired;
occurring
accidentally and
happening
eventually.
My friend arrived adventitiously

when I was with the Police
Commissioner
the
other
day
explaining how the heist took place
when no one was at home.
A83
Accidental
Happening by
chance; See A82
A84
Aqueduct
A conduit, channel, or
a structure for
conveying water from
one place to a site for
fulfilling water needs
of a town.
A85
Alms (seek)
Charity (seek)
Supplication
Beggary
Entreaty
Seek material help

and assistance
A86
Audacity (-ous)
Reckless daring;
Impudence; See T63
The party member audaciously

questioned the High Commands
decision asking him to step down.
A87
Amnesty
Reprieve
Pardon
An official pardon for

people convicted of
political offences; An
undertaking by the
authorities to take no
action against specified
offences during a fixed
period.
It is a common feature to note that prisoners guilty

of serious offences in the State and handed
deterrent punishment are granted amnesty based on
their laudable and amiable behaviour among their
fellowmen and demonstrable conduct of discipline
and respect to authority.
A88
Amanuensis
A literary assistant;
stenographer
It is believed that when Veda Vyasa authored Sri

Mahabharata, he had Lord Ganesha for his scribe, or
amanuensis, while he went on narrating the story nonstop.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A89
Adapt
Make suitable for a

new use or purpose
A90
Adopt
Choose to take up or
follow as procedure
A91
Agreement
A92
Atharva Veda
See H69
A collection of
hymns and ritual
utterances added at a
later stage to the
existing veda
material
A93
Amatory
Relating to or
induced by sexual
love or desire
A94
Antagonistic
A95
Adult (content)
See A48
Content appropriate
to adults, not so to
the younger group
A96
Apocrypha
Writings or part of
any literature of
disputed authorship
A97
Aerophone
A wind instrument;
A whistle
A98
Apex
The top or the

highest part of
anything
Moving lately from India, the new

bride, now on the threshold of a new
life in London after marriage, has to
adapt herself to the kind of life and
routine in a new environment of a
European country.
One has to adopt this process with
some changes as needed by the Indian
conditions and habits of use.
It is said that technological
knowledge,
including aerospace,
medicine, ship building, magic, etc.,
are part of Atharva Veda
Sexual exploitation has been found to

be a common phenomenon, with men
in positions of power and influence,
making amatory advances to their
female colleagues or juniors even
under
threats
of
character
assassination.
This movie contains adult material
(has adult content), and so is not
appropriate for viewing by children.
It is still mired in controversy that the
last part of Shrimadramayana, namely,
the Uttarakanda, is apocrypha, and not
authored by Shri Valmiki, if the earlier
parts of the epic upto Uddhakanda
reflect what Narada has narrated to
Valmiki as the story of Ramayana up
to Ramas killing of Ravana and his
subsequent return to Ayodhya after
complying with his fathers behest.
The case was taken to the apex court

of the country, and was eventually
dismissed for want of acceptable
evidence.
10
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
The last decisive war

of mass destruction
and devastation;
Catastrophic conflict
It is a sad day to reflect that, even in

the present century, some nations keep
flexing their muscles to over-awe
others with superior might that can
release their armageddon wiping out
races and cultures.
A100 Armoury
A store or supply of
arms; An array of
resources available for
a particular purpose
It is always advisable to carry an

armoury of first aid kit whenever one
is on a journey so as not to fall sick in
a new and strange place.
A101 Attorney (Power of --)
See P168
A102 Assiduous (--ity)
Showing great care

and perseverance.
See S225
It is said that the great sage,

Viswamitra assiduously persisted in
his goal of becoming Brahmarishi in
spite of innumerable failures each
time, ultimately succeeding to be
declared as Brahmarishi by no less a
celebrity than the sage Vasishtha, a
Brahmarishi himself.
A103 Alexia
Difficulty in reading
or recognizing
words, letters, etc.,
due to brain damage.
See D126
A104 Abet (v)
Encourage or assist
someone to do
something wrong, in
particular to commit a
crime
Alexia is loss of ability to read,

usually caused by brain lesions. It is
also called word blindness.
Alexia is the inability to comprehend
the meaning of written or printed
words and sentences.
Alexia is a neurological disorder
marked by loss of ability to
understand
written
or
printed
language, usually resulting from a
brain lesion.
The police successfully rounded up
our neighbor for aiding and abetting a
bank robbery on our next street.
A99
Armageddon
Aid
Support to commit a
crime
Contribute to an
unholy act
A105 Aid (v)
Assist; support; help

See A104
A106 Aristocracy
Affluence
Prosperity
The highest class in

some societies,
comprising people of
noble birth with
hereditary titles; A form
of government in which
power is held by the
nobility
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Dr. Johnsons letter to Lord Chesterfield is

strongly critical and sarcastic of the institution
of aristocracy that is pretentious of boasting to
support a cluster of less fortunate men of
letters but not coming forward to their aid
financially or otherwise when they most
needed it.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A107 Affluence
Wealth; Richness
See A106
A108 Atop
At the highest point;

At the summit
Your aim should always be to remain

atop a summit in any activity of
adventure that brings laurels to every
one.
A109 Atavism (-tic)
Relating to, or
characterized by, a
reversion to
something ancient or
ancestral
Certain
practices
among
the
followers of certain religions are
atavistic in the name of renaissance,
such as the mode of day-to-day divine
worship (Return to ancestry as neoclassicism)
A110 Allegory (-ical)
A story, poem or
picture that
illustrates a moral or
hidden meaning
through allusion to
an incident or a
series of events.
Epic literature, such as Ramayana,

Mahabharata and others, is essentially
allegorical, as they drive home many
cardinal principles of life and
behaviour followed by the kings and
commoners alike, by stories and
anecdotes.
A111 Apocalypse
Cataclysm
An event of great
destruction and
damage to the
Universe; The
complete final
destruction of the
world
Some predictions were given out to

the media that the world would come
to its apocalypse during the year 2012;
However, this did not come to pass.
Instead, we see that the greatest
apocalypse that can visit this earth is
the insatiable lust of some nations to
over-run their neighbors and claim
some part of their land as their own
territory.
A112 Airtel
See T79
A113 Agitation
State of being stirred

up to anger and
resentment;
Movement or
campaign against a
decision or action
considered hostile or
deplorable
When the private institutions of

technology and engineering colleges
decided to raise the fees enormously
high, all the students and their parents
launched an agitation in protest
against their decision and condemned
their decision unequivocally.
A114 Amuck (Amok)
Behave
uncontrollably and
destructively See
B134
Wild animals, especially elephants

moving in the forest, are annoyed and
go amuck when they are disturbed by
the noises from the passing vehicles
and human crowds whom they see as
intruders into their territory.
A115 Amok
See A114
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
A116 Aesthete (-ic)
One appreciative of,

or sensitive to, art
and beauty
Ravivarma (Raja) is known the world

over as an aesthete in painting of
heroes and heroines of the Indian
epics.
A117 Artful
Deceitful;
Mischievously
cunning See D113
We see a cunning youthful pickpocket, the Artful Dodger, in Dickens

Oliver Twist, who befriended Oliver
and impacted his life.
A118 Appropriateness
Propriety. See P36

Inflict retribution or
harm in return for an
injury or wrong (To
avenge an insult or
an indignity)
A119 Avenge (v)
A120 Arch-enemy
Chief enemy. See

B137
A121 Abduct (-ion)

Kidnap
Take someone
illegally by force or
deception
A122 Austere (-ity)
Severe or strict in
personal wants and
habits. See P74
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During the fire ordeal of Sita, Rama

wore a serious and sullen visage upon
Sita brought to his presence after
Ravanas elimination, and addressed
her in harsh terms that he underwent
all the travail following her abduction
by Ravana not because he wanted Sita
back to rejoins him, but because he
saw it was his duty to redeem the
honour of his house and to avenge the
insult to his name and identity caused
by the kidnap of Sita by Ravana, the
dreadful King of Rakshasas.
Mongoose is the snakes
enemy.
arch-
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B1
Brush
Encounter, however
brief, with
something bad
With a timely push, she was saved

from a brush with death.
B2
Berate
Scold and criticize

angrily
The customer was seen berating the

shop keeper.
B3
Begrudge
Envy the possession

of (With two
objects)
Harvey begrudges that widows

property (He has his eye on her
property)
B4
Blaspheme (v)
See D6
B5
Belittle
See D6
B6
Barbarism
See C11
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Beware of bamboozlers eyeing what
you wear or carry in your hand.
B7
Bamboozle (-v)
Impose upon, Hoax,

Deceive, Humbug
See L20
B8
Brutality
See C11
B9
Bashful
See D15
Though the young Rama won the

hand of Sita in the test before him of
lifting and stringing the holy Shiva
bow in the court of the pious Janaka,
Rama bashfully insisted that his dear
father, Dasaratha, give his consent
without which the marriage could not
happen.
B10
Back (On the --of)
With the support of,

or on the strength of
Purely on the back of his tireless

industry, this musician shot into fame
and is presently a front ranker among
the artistes.
B11
Bill (v): Billed for
Tabled for
Topics billed for discussion include

communal harmony.
B12
Bloomer
See F6
B13
Blunder
B14
Bend over backwards)
See F6
Make every effort,
especially to be fair
or helpful (See also
L5)
Lean
Fall (over
backwards)
B15
Bedraggled
Dishevelled;
Disorderly (hair,
clothes, appearance);
untidy
This man once had rolled in wealth,

but his sons had blown up his property
and money by their wayward ways
and so this poor man was reduced to
utter indigence, and he now goes
around bedraggled, with no one to
care for him and totally depressed.
B16
Bleary
Looking tired and

unfocussed due to
exhaustion
Oliver Twist, an inmate of the poor

house, was famished, and, with his
eyes bleary with hunger, asked the
warden for more rations when served
with a little gruel.
B17
Barrage (n)
1. Artillery
bombardment
concentrated over a wide area
2. An overwhelming number of
problems, question and complaints
to be faced.
B18
Barrage (v)
Bombard
with
complaints.
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questions
and
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
B19
Bluff (call ones--)
See C22
B20
Bootlicker
See S35
B21
Bang (on)
Exactly (time,
target)
B22
Blues
Feelings of
melancholy or
depression;
Melancholic music
of black American
folk origin.
B23
Bankruptcy
State of nothingness,
literally or metaaphorically; unable to
pay debts raised
earlier See I-73
Reading the bankruptcy of original

ideas, I have convened a brainstorming meeting of the residents of
the apartment.
B24
Blood (Blood is up)
Get excited and go

out of control
The slightest act of remark or

indifference to Rama was enough, and
Lakshmanas blood was up, and he
would become stormy.
B25
Brusque (adj)
Abruptly rude
Despite polite and earnest requests,

the security brusquely turned the press
delegation away from the gate.
B26
Benign (medical)
Non-malignant
See M14
B27
Breath (Take
someones breath
away)
Astonish, inspire or
awe someone,
drawing respect and
admiration as a
result
The ride of the globe by the daredevil rider of the motorbike in the
circus has indeed taken my breath
away.
B28
Bread (Know
which side ones
is buttered)
Know where ones

advantage lies
I have three appointment offers in my

pocket, and I should know which side
my bread is buttered most before
deciding my best choice.
Meaning

Dismiss ones statement as false;
Unmask ones duplicity or falsehood,
or the bluff.
This professor is a stickler for
punctuality; he is bang on arrival to
his class and exit from it without
making another professor wait outside
before entry. (Bang on time)
This missile, latest in its development
series, is bang on its target even from
as far away as two thousand
kilometers from the site of discharge.
(Bang on target).
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B29
Brainstorm (-ing)
A spontaneous group
discussion to produce
ideas and ways of
solving problems;
Generating ideas that are
potentially thought
useful and workable to
solve a problem.
Usually, R&D managers hold brain

storming sessions to thrash out their
knotty problems, so that no aspect or
point is regarded as insignificant that
has a bearing on the issue on hand.
B30
Breathe (not
breathe a word)
Remain silent about

something secret
Following
capture
of
the
collaborators in the heist, none of
them breathed a word on the where
abouts of the kingpin.
B31
Binge (v)
Indulge in an
activity to excess; A
period of excessive
indulgence
Some of the invitees to the party

binged in their revelry to such an
extent that there were a few ugly
scenes that invited the arrival of the
police to bring in the order.
B32
Besot (-ted)
Strongly infatuated;
Intoxicated; Heavily
drunk
Gods were besotted with the beauty

of Damayanti and went as suitors to
gain her hand in marriage.
B33
Bingo
Tambola
Game in which
players mark off
randomly called
numbers on printed
cards
B34
Banner (Under the)
Under the rule, or

sovereignty; See U6
Following political freedom, India

had faced a mammoth task of
integrating the various principalities
and feudal chiefs into one unitary
nation under the banner of the Indian
Constitution.
B35
Back foot (Go on

the --)
Be at a disadvantage;
Be out-manoeuvred or
out-classed; Make a
U-turn
The Management went on the backfoot and released funds demanded by

the Union.
B36
Baloney
Nonsense
Nonsense
B37
Baton (Pass or hand

over--)
Pass or hand over a

charge of work
After a simple get-together and a

farewell ceremony, the Director passed
the baton to the new appointee.
B38
Baulk
Thwart
Frustrate
Hinder
Baffle (wilfully)
Confound (wilfully)
stymie
Hesitate to accept an
idea or undertaking;
Thwart or hinder (a
plan or person):
obstruct the progress
The inauguration of the new building

for housing the direct disposal of
agricultural consumer products was
baulked by the officials of a
committee set up by the industry.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B39
Baffle (Obstruct)
See 38 and F16; See

C29; See O27
B40
Bewilder
See C29; See O27
B41
Bitter
B42
Bumpkin (-ish)
See A32
An un-sophisticated
rustic, or villagebred person
B43
Betrayal (nation)
Treason; See T20
B44
Bard
See M24; Poet
A bard is a poet, traditionally one

reciting epics.
B45
Baritone
An ordinary adult
male singing voice
We have to modulate our instruments

in sync with the musicians baritone.
B46
Ballistic
(Go -- against)
Launch a virulent
campaign against
The residents of this ward, annoyed

at the garbage being dumped right in
front of their houses, went ballistic
against it and staged their united
protest before the ward office.
Protest (vehemently)
B47
Balanced and
deliberate
See E23
B48
Benign
Hospitable
Beneficial
Doing good, or
resulting in good;
conferring benefit;
of a kind disposition;
Genial and kindly
B49
Beneficial
B50
Bode / Forebode
Augur
Predict
Prognosticate
Prophesy
Forecast
Presage
Portend
Forebode
See B48
Indicate a future
event through signs
and portents.
18
India is well known as a home of

bumpkins who constitute a vast source
of recipes and drugs from herbal and
inexpensive home-grown resources
that can cure even serious illnesses.
Our dream is to have a nation being

ruled by a benign government with a
mandate to promote the good of the
common man.
If coming events casting their

shadows before, is true according to
Thomas Campbell, then a storm
before a calm, or a calm before a
storm, should forebode ill to the illfated region or audience facing it.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B51
Burlesque (n)
A representation, either
as a literary piece such
as essay, play or a script
for screening, or as
painting or cartooning,
intended to criticize by
imitating the similar
dialogues or personal
behaviour, or to hold to
criticism views
expressed on customs
and beliefs in society.
See S90
One of the plays of George Bernard

Shaw, titled Doctors Dilemma is a
burlesque delineation of the fraternity
of surgeons whom he humorously
refers to as human vivisectionists in
the name of alleviators of human
suffering.
B52
Bigwig
An important person
You need to present your paper in a

very agreeable and convincing manner
as the meeting is being attended by the
bigwig in science and industry.
B53
Beset (v)
Trouble or harass
persistently. Be
beset; Be assailed or
attacked
I am so beset with such long-drawn

formalities that, out of frustration, I
am inclined to drop the idea of my pet
project, although I am aware that the
project will make a significant
contribution to conservation of energy
resources.
B54
Boulevard
A wide street,
typically one lined
with trees
I love always to take a long walk on

this boulevard every morning.
B55
Brainiac (n)
A very intelligent
person
Geniuses were not necessarily

brainiacs during their childhood, but
they had a rare inscrutable insight and
perception beyond what an ordinary
human eye or brain could fathom.
B56
Baby (Throw the -out with the bath

water)
Discard something
useful while
throwing out the
insignificant as
unwanted
B57
Bath water (Throw

the baby out with
the --)
See B56
Whenever we shift from one

residence to another, or relocate from
one city to another, we seek to discard
many useless household articles, but
in the process we end up seeing that
some of the things we had carefully
saved would also have been
inadvertently removed, much to our
surprise, like the baby being thrown
out with the bath water.
B58
Beleaguered
Embattled
Battered
Assault (ed)
Attacked; Harassed;
Battered
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When Mumbai was attacked all of a sudden

by the terrorists, with a widespread death and
destruction of some parts of the city, it
presented a picture of a beleaguered city.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Tatas have produced many barons in
steel,
chemicals,
railways,
automobiles, etc., and constitute one
of the backbones of industrial
prosperity in the independent India.
B59
Baron
A powerful person
in business or
industry
B60
Broke (adv)
See D64; See I73
B61
Benefactor
Beneficiary
Beneficence
Benefaction
One who does good

to society or
individual
B62
Beneficiary
One that is benefited

See B61
B63
Beneficence
Act of goodness,
generosity, kindness
or love; See B61
B64
Benefaction
Donation; Gift; Aid

See B61
B65
Brouhaha
B66
Bedlam
See H38
A scene of uproar
and confusion
See H38
B67
Beckon (v)
Make sign or motion

to come up
The teacher beckoned me to take a

message.
B68
Breathe (down
ones neck)
Follow closely
behind; Constantly
check upon someone
Do not take lightly the grants

sanctioned to your projects; the
collaborators will not hesitate to
breathe down your neck to prevent
any slackness or lack of performance.
B69
Breathe (new life

into)
Put more energy and

spirit into; put new life
into. The arrival of
the new Mathematics
teacher has breathed
new life into us.
Your kind words of encouragement

have breathed new life into me to
work more vigorously and pursue my
tasks to their finish.
B70
Breathe fire (over

an issue)
Make scathing or
virulent attack on a
certain issue
B71
Baffle (v)
Befuddle
Muddle
Bewilder; Put one to

confusion and grope
around without solution
or explanation; See C29
The members made it a point to

breathe fire over the governments soft
policy in letting the agency acquire
more land than needed for the project
entrusted to him.
I am baffled by the bewildering
variety of these devices and methods
for the extraction of oil from these
seeds.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B72
Befuddle
See C29; See O27

Go crazy over; Go
mad over
B73
Bonkers (Go)
B74
Byword
A person or thing cited

as a notable example or
embodiment of
something; A word
summarizing the main
characteristic of
someone or thing
Compassion and fairness are the

bywords of Shri Rama.
B75
Botch (up)
Carry out a task

badly or carelessly
B76
Bid (for)
Strive
Aim (to)
Make effort to
achieve or obtain;
See T46
Any work of a responsible nature

needs to be carefully planned and
properly organized, as otherwise it
gets botched up and runs aground in
the middle, causing enormous waste
of time and money.
You must bid for more than 95% in
mathematics.
B77
Bestride
Straddle
Stand or sit on, with

the legs on either
side; step over
The rainbow bestriding the vast outer

space
end-to-end
against
the
background of dancing fountain, is a
gorgeous sight.
B78
Bait
Decoy
An object, living or
lifeless, used to
mislead and capture
the object in focus;
A person or thing
used to mislead or
lure someone into a
trap; See A92; B78;
B79
When corruption rules the day, the

bribe-takers roam the field unchecked.
However, they do not know that they
can be outsmarted by the skillful law
enforcement officers who make a bait
of the acting customers of the bribetaker to nab and round up the prowlers
receiving the largesse from under the
table.
B79
Bait (rise to the --)
React to a
provocation or
temptation as
intended
It is human nature to make ill of a

man by raking a subject of his
sensitivity in an open discussion and
making him rise to the bait and pour
out his vitriol.
B80
Blood (money)
Money paid as
compensation to those
killed; Supari, or
amount paid or agreed
for payment against
hired killing
It is obligatory for the government to pay

blood money to those killed in terrorist
violence.
It is usual these days to see some
powerful groups put blood money against
elimination of individuals working against
their interests.
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People go bonkers to see their topranking artists perform live shows at

their places.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B81
Back (to front)
With the back at the

front and front at the
back; In the reverse
order
Many a time it pays to go back to front

while studying a report or chapter of a
book to obtain a quick appreciation of its
contents.
B82
Back (of beyond)
A very remote or
inaccessible place; For
and not easy of access
There was a reaching
out to a boy from the
back of Indias beyond
which showed great
empathy and
understanding
(Deccan Herald,
Editorial, January 30,
2015, p10)
My friends residence is located in this

labyrinth of a mess of by-lanes studded
with sharp stones and thorns with no
guide posts to lead to his residence,
rendering his location tedious and almost
back of beyond for normal access.
B83
Beat (a path)
Follow a course of
action; Proceed in a
specific direction
Generally, on an extraordinary case, the

police identify a specific number of
alternative theories leading to the case on
hand, and make a number of teams to
investigate the case by each theory
beating a path.
B84
Ball game
A situation completely
different from a
previous one
The marriage as an institution that exists

in South India at present is a different ball
game compared to what was in vogue in
pre-twenty-first century, what with
greater and more frequent social, business
and technical interactions between people
of the North and South of India on the one
hand, and among South Indians going
abroad for technical jobs and on cultural
and social exchange programmes on the
other, and similar interactions with people
coming to South India from abroad.
B85
Bite ( a bitter pill)
B86
Bite (the bullet)
To do an unpleasant
task under compelling
circumstances with no
other alternative.
(Meaning the same in
both B85 and B86)
Maaricha, a maternal uncle of Ravana,

was requested by the latter to go to
Ramas hermitage changing himself into a
golden deer, and was coerced to carry out
his bidding on pain of being put to death
otherwise. Maaricha had to bite the bullet,
unwilling to get killed by his nephew; and
agreed at last.
B87
Baptize
Christen
Give a specified name

or nick name to
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
B88
Brownie Points
Meaning
Notional award or
grace marks
awarded for a good
deed; an attempt to
please or humour
someone or group
Against support given to a party that

seeks to form a government after due
elections, the individuals who have
supported and won the elections are
offered Brownie points in the form of
ministerial positions in the cabinet.
India is not a Banana Republic that
could have been easily integrated into
a single unified nation with such
diverse range of cultures, languages,
climes and perceptions.
B89
Banana Republic
A small nation
exploited by a few
capitalists
economically
B90
B91
Boisterous
Back foot (Be on
the--)
See R69
Be at a
disadvantage; Be
out- manoeuvered or
out-classed; Be on
the defensive; Be in
retreat mode under
pressure; See B35
The weather being inclement, the

army was not able to clear the deep
snow that was deposited on the route
for a large swathe of the road; and
hence it was on the back foot,
aggravated by limited store of
rations.
B92
Bottom (line)
Sum and substance;

the underlying and
most important
factor
The bottom line of the counsels

argument is the implication of the bar
workers in the murder of the student in
a drunken brawl.
B93
Brazen (adj)
Bold and shameless
We have sadly fallen on such evil

days that people brazenly ask for bribe
for doing what is squarely their job for
which they are appointed and paid
their salaries.
B94
Brazen (v) (Brazen

it out)
Endure a critical
situation and defend
it even if
shamelessly; Behave
with insolence and
effrontery
Very often witnesses brazen it out

and insist that they have seen the
accused at the spot where the money
bag or an object of high expense was
allegedly stolen.
B95
Bizarre
B96
Billing, Top
See E66
Top priority in
selection or
appointment; Top
responsibility; Top
ranking; See B11
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This Indian candidate who is a

Doctorate in Fundamental Particles
development, is one of the candidates
for the top billing university
appointments.
The High Commands top billing to
this functionary is not to the liking of
other party functionaries of the
district.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The scandal is too pervasive for the
buck to stop at one person.
The buck stops here means the

responsibility for something cannot be
passed on to someone else.
B97
Buck (stops)
An object of
responsibility before a
person (The buck
stops here)
Pass the buck means
Shift the blame on
someone else.
B98
Brother
Sister
Sibling
Person or persons
having the same
parents, both or
either, in common
B99
Blitzkrieg
An intense military
campaign intended
to bring about a
quick victory
Duryodhana
depended
blitzkrieg and ignored
ability.
on
the
Krishnas
B100 Behemoth
A huge or monstrous India has seen many behemoths in

creature
every scene and department of life.
We have behemoths of information
technology, steel, cement, hydro
power, etc.
B101 Brave (it out)
Bear valiantly
Despite down pour which was heavy

and unremitting, people braved it out
to listen to the spirited speech of the
great thinker and leader.
B102 Biopic
A biographical film
Gandhi is one of the biopics made by

Attenborough during the twentieth
century.
B103 Beggary
See A85
B104 Bellicose
Warlike
Belligerent
War mongering
Hostile
Jingoistic
Aggressive and fighting

in mood; obtrusively
warlike in behaviour
Some strategists would
have us believe that
bellicosity is the best
form of defence against
unwarranted threat to life
or possession
B105 Belligerent
See B104
B106 Blot
See D102
Payment of illegal
gratification. See
S192; See G32; See
P44
B107 Bribe (-ry)
B108 Bitterness
See C32
Hatred and abhorrence
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There are proverbially bellicose

animals mutually at war as a natural
condition, unlike humans who keep
fighting in spite of the possibility of
keeping themselves away from
fighting with one another hammer and
tongs.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B109 Board (Above--)
Legitimate and
honest
In public service, the worker

concerned has to be above board,
prepared to answer questions from his
own conscience; otherwise he should
vacate his office and be ready to prove
himself.
B110 Blockbuster
Film or book that is

a great success
Some Indian movies have become

blockbusters abroad, particularly those
of Raj Kapoor, Shanta Ram and
others.
B111 Bone (cut or pare

something to the --)
Reduce something to During days of scarcity of energy or

the bare minimum
power, the government is forced to
See W54
take measures to cut the use of
electrical appliances to the bone under
austerity drive.
Have reason to
disagree or be
annoyed with
someone
The concept of opposition in a

democracy in todays politics has
become indivisible from a blank
rejection and to have a bone to pick
with the ruling treasury bench on any
national issue, neglecting its merits.
B113 Blandish (-ment)

Wheedle
Inveigle
Seduce
Entice
Endearment
Coax with kind

words or flattery;
flattery intended to
persuade or cajole
Those known for weakness for the

fair sex fall an easy prey to
blandishment by fair ladies employed
by the cunning to promote their selfish
end.
B114 Brazen (-ness)
Arrogance;
Impudence; See T63
When I advised her not to venture out

alone to do her journey homeward as
it was night and unsafe for single
women to wait for a transport in that
part of the city, she was brazen
enough to retort that I should better
not be so chicken-hearted.
B115 Bill (v)
List or proclaim
someone or
something as
Mussoorie is billed as the Queen of

the Hill Stations.
B112
Bone (Have a to
pick with someone)
Proclaim
Identify as
honourable
Christen
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B116 Bellwether
Warning bell
Wake up (call)
Distress signal
The leading sheep of

a flock, often with a
bell on its neck; a
leader or indicator of
something; See S221
The share market trends of the

several leading companies perform
bellwether functions to enable the
brokers to assess the general market
trends and accordingly advise their
clients.
B117 Barb (n)
A deliberately
hurtful remark
See J7
My professor made a piquant barb

for my late submission of my home
assignment.
B118 Blonde
Brunette
Pale yellow or fair in

colour, the hair is
described of a lady
as blonde
There is an organized human effort

behind having the hair of a lady in the
West to be blonde, as distinguished
from brunette.
B119 Brunette
A woman or girl
One does come across brunettes in
with dark brown hair Europe who are as beautiful as the
See B119
inhabitant of South Asia, and with hair
as brownish and black as that of the
Indians.
B120 Benign neglect
Non- interference
which has the effect
of being more
beneficial than
continual attention
Looking at the curse of overurbanization

which
leads
to
unrelenting vandalism of Natures
gifts of air and water to man, one
would feel that benign neglect of
water bodies would have conferred
more blessings to man than the civic
amenities conferred at the cost of
depletion of such water bodies which
are mercilessly sacrificed in order to
raise concrete jungles in their place.
B121 Boot (Give one the

--)
Dismiss
The minister was given the boot for

his anti-party activities.
B122 Boots (die with -on)

Die (in harness)
B123 Boots (With ones
heart in ones
boots)
Die in harness or in
a military encounter
My next in command died with his

boots on while in a meeting.
Very disturbed in
mind; In a state of
high tension
After seeing the news in the papers

and the video describing details of
disturbances in the city, my heart was
in my boots, and I immediately rang
my in-laws for confirming their
safety.
B124 Batter (v)
See P180
Strike repeatedly
with hard blows
The poor woman was battered to

death by the villagers who thought she
was practicing witchcraft.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B125 Bash (v)
Strike hard and

violently; criticize
severely; See P180
B126 Beg (the question)
A form of logical fallacy

in which a statement or
claim is assumed to be
true without evidence
other than the statement
or claim itself; Assume
without proof
He is honest, because he does not

speak untruth. This begs the question
for the conclusion of his being true to
himself and others assumes that he is
an honest speaker of truth.
B127 Bountiful (-y)
Generous to excess;
Abundantly giving
See P184
If a man be prodigal, Bountiful they

will him call (Shakespeare)
B128 BSNL
B129 Bonhomie (n) (homous)
Camaraderie (n)
See T79
Good-natured
friendliness
B130 Blockade
Barricade
An act of sealing off a

place to prevent goods
or people from
entering or leaving;
An obstruction of a
biochemical or other
physiological function
The United Nations Security Council

may recommend economic blockade
against rogue countries that violate
certain international obligations in
their pursuit of selfish objectives.
B131 Barricade
An improvised barrier
erected to obstruct the
movement of opposing
forces; Improvised
barried erected by
Government departments
attached to public works,
police and other law and
order units to use part of
the road or area which is
either under repair or
prohibition for whatever
reasons See B131
It is a common sight to find

barricades erected by the police for
diverting traffic because of some
accident or road repair, and for
preventing people moving enmasse to
stage protests, obstructing movement
of vehicles on the roads.
B132 Besiege (v) (Be

besieged)
Surround a place
with armed forces to
capture or force the
enemy to surrender;
crowd round
oppressively; Be
flooded by
The forest poachers and smugglers

were besieged by the rapid action
force, making it difficult for them to
enter the town.
The forest department was besieged
by requests for capturing the maneater.
Bonhomie and pleasant informality

goes a long way to promote mutual
understanding,
goodwill
and
commerce among the countries,
besides people-to-people contact.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
B133 Berserk
Wild
Amuck
Amok
Uncontrolled
Wild; Out of control; Once into the hospital, the patient

Frenzied; Amuck
began feeling uncomfortable, and
(Amok)
went berserk attacking nurses and
ward boys and remained stubborn to
be taken back home.
B134 Babel
A confused noise
made by a number
of voices;
cacophony See J4
B135 Breach (v)
Violate or transgress
a law; Violate a
contractual
obligation
Democratic way of life envisages that

people abide by the laws of the land
and do not breach them; they can
change a law or regulation by the
constitutional procedure.
B136 Breach (n)
Gap; Space between

the several parts of a
mass parted by
violence; rupture;
Break; Violation of
agreement;
Transgression of a law
or statutory obligation
Recently,
rains
have
caused
widespread tragedy and damage due to
floods and landslides and the rivers
have caused breaches all over the
country cutting and blocking traffic
and washing out bridges.
B137 Bete noire (n)

Pet aversion
Bugbear
Arch enemy
Source of obsessive
fear or hatred; a
sworn enemy
Arjuna was Karnas bete noire in

Mahabharata.
B138 Bugbear
Cause of obsessive
fear; See B137
Krishna was Kamsas bugbear and

was a great tormentor in his dreams.
B139 Beseech (v)
Ask fervently and

earnestly for help and
assistance; Beg
See R93
Arjuna went to Sri Krishna to

beseech his personal help in the
Mahabharata war.
28
29
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C1
Crammed
Over-filled; Packed
to over flow
C2
Close shave
Narrow escape from

danger
C3
Caricature
C4
Crotchet
See S8
A perverse or
unfounded belief or
notion
30
Timely detection of a crack in the

axle of the bogie proved a close shave
from disaster.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C5
Clumsy
Awkward
Inelegant
Laborious
Unwieldy
Unmethodical
Stupendous
Unmethodical;
inelegant
Your procedure for solving this

problem is somewhat unimpressive
and clumsy
C6
Centerpiece
An item serving as a
central or principal
ornament or
commodity under
display in a house or
some other place for
display or exhibition
The latest variant of the sedan

launched by the company is the
centerpiece of the array of cars under
exhibition in this palace.
C7
Clan
See I6
C8
Criticize
See D6
C9
Condemn
C10
Cohort
See D6; See D45

A supporter or
companion
C11
Cruelty
Torture
Trauma
Assault
Abuse (Physical)
Brutality
Atrocity
Sadism
Truculence
Inconsideration
Inhumanity
Humiliation
Barbarism
Persecution
Savagery
Primitiveness
Exploitation
Oppression
Unkindness
See C32
Disposition to wilful
wrong-doing
C12
Copious (-ness)
See E8
Abundant; plentiful
31
A group of people banded together
It is a matter of deep concern that our

country, known for its copious supply
of natural mineral wealth, has, over
the past few
years, been
systematically exploited and denuded
of its natural mineral wealth in an
indiscriminate manner.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C13
Coy
See D15
C14
Croon
Sing in a low voice
C15
C16
Crooner
Cockles (Warm the
--)
Singer
Warm the cockles
of ones heart =
give a sense of
comfort and relief to
a person facing an
unfavorable situation
C17
Course (on, off)
Following, or not
following, the
intended route
The space capsule is very much on

course.
This boy is off course in spite of my
sincere advice.
C18
Crowning glory
An outstanding
event or
performance
The integration of all princely states

of the country into the republic is the
crowning glory of this Ministers
contribution.
C19
Cook (v)
Cook ones goose

See G6
To upset ones apple cart; To spoil

ones chances unfairly.
C20
Cropper (come a
cropper)
Suffer a disastrous
defeat
In the T20 cricket match between

India and that country, India came a
cropper surprisingly.
C21
Cancerous
See M14
C22
Cornucopia
An abundant supply
of good things; A
source of
neverending supply
of prosperity
(symbol in the form
of goats horn
overflowing with
flower, fruit and
corn.)
C23
Contemptuous
See P31
C24
Catch (up with)
Have a damaging
effect on
32
Give a feeling of encouragement and

comfort. At a time when the doctors,
attending on my brother for what was
diagnosed to be a lung infection, threw
up their hands as beyond their ability
to save him, a man of piety and
devotion, coming from a non-descript
village nearby warmed the cockles of
our hearts by subjecting the patient to
a combination of yoga and ayurvedic
therapy and effecting the cure almost
completely in a months time.
When the King Viswamitra arrived at

the great Brahmarishi, Vasishthas
hermitage, the latter received him as a
guest of honour and treated him to
sumptuous meal befitting a royal guest
thanks to his cornucopian cow,
Kamadhenu.
His overwhelming involvement in the extracurricular activities has caught up with his
studies on which he could not concentrate.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C25
Cynical
Captious
Fault-finding
Sceptical
Critical
Believing that
people are motivated
purely by self
interest;
contemptuous;
Mocking;
Negatively disposed
with a strong
rejection
Having been duped of a large sum of

money in an electronic goods business
my uncle has turned cynical on the
slightest suspicion of loss of assets in
our family.
C26
Call (ones bluff)
Unmask the deceit

or the bluff; Expose
the falsehood or the
cunning of the other
See B19
In order to impress the brides party,

the grooms party claimed that they
owned large properties including farm
houses, of which the groom was the
owner of some. But the brides party
called this bluff when proper enquires
were made and the claim was proved
to be false.
C27
Choke
C28
Curse
Malediction
Imprecation
Execration
See A25; See O20

Pronounce
something bad to
happen to a person
or place
C29
Confound
Confuse
Baffle
Perplex
Bewilder
Flummox
Befuddle
Muddle
See B38; See O27
C30
Confuse
See C29; See O27
C31
Credulous
See N6
C32
Cussedness
Malignity
Bitterness
Cruelty
Perversity
Persecution
Wickedness
Contrary (-iness)
Disposition to
willful wrong-doing,
malignity,
perversity, obstinacy
See 32
33
King Parikshit was cursed to die of

snake-bite by the ascetic lad, Sringi,
son of the Brahma-Rishi, Samika, as
the king had earlier insulted the great
sage.
Rama was confounded and baffled on
account of identical looks of both
Sugreeva and Vali, and so was
prevented from discharging his arrow
in the first encounter between the two
simian brothers facing each other in a
mortal duel.
The state of animosity and frustration

is reflected in the cussedness of the
members of this family whose victims
are struck by deliberate harm and
perpetual suspicion.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C33
Contrary
In the opposite
direction; perverse
See P50; C32
This behaviour is contrary to what is

expected of him in return to goodwill
shown to him.
C34
Commend
Praise or present as
suitable and good
See E19
This novel on the simple life and

likes of the poor villagers describes
their dreams and ordeals. I have much
pleasure in commending it to you for
study and comments.
C35
Commit
Entrust; Repose;
Enrich (commit to
ones memory) See
E19
C36
Confide
See E19
C36a Complaint
Plaint; See P79

One who stands by a
certain ideology or a
cause; Stand by a
cause or ideal and
the purpose of a
movement; See P53
There have been, and are, many men

and women who have sacrificed their
comforts and riches and landed in
mass movements to champion the
cause of the vulnerable sections of the
society.
C37
Champion (n),(v)
C38
Chauvinist (-ism)
Extreme attachment
holder to a cause or
ideal. See P53
C39
Carousel (n)
A rotating conveyor
system for lifting of
luggage by its
owners at an airport.
C40
Carouse (v);
carousal (n)
Drunk and enjoy

oneself with others
in a boisterous way
It is usual to see brawls in pubs

where much carousing happens to
ugly and risky proportions.
C41
Compare (beyond-)
C42
Compare notes
Beyond compare,
i.e., surpassing all
others of the same
kind
Exchange
information or
thoughts on a topic
Demayanti was beautiful beyond

compare, so much so that even the
goods vied with one another to secure
her hand in marriage.
My friend is a treasure trove of
information on music and musicians,
and I have plenty of opportunities to
compare notes with him whenever we
meet.
C43
Comeuppance
Punishment; fate one Humanists argue that repentance and

deserved ; See P129 seeking forgiveness is a true and lifelong comeuppance for the misdeeds
committed.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C43a Cacophony
Harsh, confusing
medley of voices
See J4
C44
Connoisseur
Aficionado
An expert judge in
matters of taste and
literary merit; See A35
C45
Camouflage
Disguise
Conceal
Cloak
Mask
Make-believe
Conceal ones identity;

Remain incognito by
blending and merging
with ones environment
either to protect oneself
from being noticed by a
predator, or to take ones
victim by surprise by
remaining
undistinguishable from
ones environment. See
A4
C46
Cry (down)
See D45
C47
Corrupt
C48
Coincidence
Happenstance
Concomitance
See U15
Occurrence at the
same time;
Happening at the
same time without a
prior indication or
warning; unexpected
occurrence
C49
Concomitance
Existence and
occurring together,
either naturally or
accidentally; See
C48
C50
Cul-de-sac
Blind alley; Dead

end
C51
Collateral
Additional but
subordinate; Secondary;
Situated side by side;
Inadvertent casualties
and destruction of
civilian constructions by
the military
bombardment (collateral
damage); Something
pledged as security for
repayment of a loan
35
Camouflage is one of the tactics used

in military warfare to misguide ones
enemy either as a means of selfprotection or as a device for taking the
enemy by surprise.
The rising strength in terms of the

number of young practitioners of
carnatic music on the one hand, and
that of the number of Concomitant rise
in the number of music sabhas on the
other, is a very welcome and healthy
development together.
When there is a mission specific

military action targeting a place, the
executor has a responsibility to cause
minimum civilian collateral damage.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C52
Credulity, blind
See S92
Imitative to deceive
See F29
C53
Counterfeit (adj)
C54
Cahoots (In -- with)
In collusion or
conspiracy with
See T20
The robbery at this Bank appears to

have been executed in cahoots with
the insiders.
C55
Cognoscenti (pl)
The
proposed
legislation
is
wholesome in principle, but there
appears to be a need to call a
brainstorming to discuss it more
openly among the cognoscenti.
C56
Cognizance
People considered
specially well
informed; Experts
and specialists in
particular areas of
knowledge and arts
Attending to; Taking
account of;
Knowledge or
awareness
C57
Complicit (in)
Involved in an
(unlawful or
conspiratorial or
other) activity
There is clearly an evidence to show

that these four members coming from
other states are complicit in the
gruesome murder of the villages.
C58
Cock (a snook at)
Show disdain or
contempt by gesture
of putting ones
thumb on ones nose
and spreading the
fingers (Thumb
ones nose at)
In a tournament, when one team gets

defeated, it is no show of gentility or
good manners that the winning team
cocks a snook at the defeated.
C59
Calumniate
Make false and

defamatory charge
against; See S97,
S192
C60
Cantankerous
Bad tempered,
argumentative and
uncooperative; See
F98
C61
Conviction
Handing of the
judgement of
guilty to those held
accused in a case;
See V6
36
Taking suo motu cognizance of the

alarming
extermination
of
pachyderms, the High Court served
notices on the Government and the
Forest Department to investigate and
submit a report.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C62
Cliffhanger
Climactic state in an
activity leading to a
suspense of the final
outcome in the episode
or encounter.
(The Wankhede cricket
test match in 2011 in
Mumbai between India
and West Indies was a
Cliffhanger that ended in
a sensational draw, overturning all expectations
of a thumping victory for
India).
In the one-dayer of cricket match

between two teams A and B following the
innings of A, B played such a confident
game that it was almost foregone that B
would outrun A in the limited overs, with
hardly enough number of balls left for A.
However, the match proved to be such a
cliffhanger that A mustered courage and
composure to bowl with tactical
shrewdness that, in the last over, the last
batsman of B, in his over enthusiasm,
raised the ball to hit a boundary, but gave
it away for an unexpected catch, thus
conceding the victory to A.
C63
Curtains (adv)
Closed; End; Final
Beginning from next Monday, it will

be curtains for the aerospace
development exhibition.
C63a Calamity
Event causing great

damage; See W26
C63b Catastrophe
Event causing
sudden and
enormous damage;
See W26
C64
Commotion
See H38; See F97
C65
Chill (out) (v)
Calm down and

relax
C66
Captious
Disputatious
Fault-finding
Cavillous
Cavilling
Cavil (at) (v)
Given to finding
faults or raising
petty, silly
objections
C67
Consist (of)
Comprise
(Is) composed
(of)
Includes as parts
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After a gruelling week of work

relating to the launching of a new
production line of products, we look
forward to chilling out at a good
restaurant, or preferably at a resort
near the beach.
Those who think of themselves as
more knowledgeable and throw their
weight about, tend to be captious and
raise storm in the tea-cup.
A score is a collection comprising

twenty elements or constituents.
This class consists of twenty five
boys and twenty girls.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
C68
Creature comforts
Meaning
Material comforts
that contribute to
physical ease and
well-being, like
good food and
accommodation
The twentieth century has seen Indias

history of great men and women who
had not seen their childhood and
youthful days spent with creature
comforts, but, more often than not, in
abject poverty.
C68a Conspectus
Scope; See S59
C69
Cavillous (adj)
See C66
C70
Cavilling (adj)
See C66
C71
Cavil (at) (v)
To raise petty or
frivolous objections
See C66
C72
Cloistered
See S126; See M50
C73
Cannabis
See P9
C74
Cash-strapped
Cash-deficient
C75
Cenotaph
C76
-Centric (comp)
--Specific ()
See M53
Having the object at
the centre
C77
Credit (the success

to a person or an
event)
Ascribe the success

of performance to
I credit my high rank to systematic

hard work at home through a series of
question papers.
C78
Cost-effective
Cost-efficient
Effective or
productive in
relation to the cost
Research and development, in the

face of the allocated budget, always
directs its energies to developing costeffective methods to develop a
product.
C79
Cost-efficient
See C78
C80
Cold
Embittered See E52;

A32
There are some auditors who have a

tendency to cavil at actions of the
leaders or project heads in research
and development institutions on the
slightest pretext, just to make
themselves much feared for the
position they hold in Government or
private sector.
It is unfortunate that some airlines

which are cash-strapped have to
borrow heavily from sources such as
banks in order to even pay the salaries
of their employees
38
The observation about power deficit

for development need not be Indiacentric.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C81
Contrariness
Perverse inclination
to do the opposite of
what is expected or
desired See C32;
C33
Some persons are so paranoid about

some of their own kith and kin,
thinking that the latter are always
planning to do them harm, that the
former try to thwart every good
happening to their kith and kin by
adopting contrary means to harm
them.
C82
Crazed (adj)
Become wildly
insane and excited
The people in the locality, upon getting

news of grievous attack by the lumpens
on the innocent vendor, became crazed
and started damaging the passing
vehicles.
Crazed with anger and frustrated over
the error-full results generated by the
computer on account of a glitch, the
students, supported by their parents, laid a
siege around the Principals office.
C83
Costly
C84
Condominium
See P104
Joint ownership with
shared
responsibilities
C85
Cloud nine (on)
Extremely happy
C86
Cloud Seven
(on)
Extremely happy
Todays
creed
is
to
build
condominium of flats, not independent
buildings.
We were on could nine (or cloud
seven) when our son came second in
the state in CET entrance exam.
C87
Christen (v)
See B87; See B16

Hat in hand; See
H56
C88
Cap (in hand)
C89
Civic (amenities)
Facilities provided
to the citizens by the
civic bodies of the
government
People living in the cities and towns

have the responsibility to pay taxes to
the government by paying their dues
to the government departments for the
civic amenities being provided to them
by way of water, electricity, space to
live in and other amenities such as
health, recreation, transport, etc.
C90
Commiseration
Condolences
Expression and
conveyance of
sympathy or pity
My sincere commiseration on your

being unsuccessful at the CA
examination this year.
C91
Condolence
An expression of
sympathy, especially
on the occasion of
someones passing
away; See C90
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C92
Cagey (-ness, giness)

Cautious
Cautious; Restrictive
in making statement
for or against;
uncommunicative
due to caution
Because of volatility of the issue, the

government
is
cagey
about
commenting on the political situation
of the State.
C93
Comprise
See C67
(Meaning same as for, C67)
C94
Composed (of)
See C67
(Meaning same as for C67)
C95
Comedian
C95a
Cyclone
Typhoon
Hurricane
Squall
Storm
Tsunami
See H63; A humorist

A system of winds
rotating inwards to
an area of low
barometric pressure
C96
Comforter
C97
Canny
C98
Calling
Profession in Job
See P126
C99
Capricious
See W42; F99

Segregated for use
intended for a
particular class of
users only, and not
by others
C100 Classified material

Confidential
Restricted
Secret
C101 Confidential
A good Samaritan
See S168
Shrewd, especially
in financial matters
Perspicacious;
Wizardly
C102 Coffers
See C100
Funds or resources
of an institution
C103 Chord (Strike a

sympathetic--)
Evoke a sense of
sympathy
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The Finance Minister now appointed

is of a canny type in handling the
finances of the State, especially in
taxation and related areas.
Spies are employed by the

governments concerned to gain access
to classified and very secret
information pertaining to any country
with which its relations are
disharmonious.
There are instances in history of
rulers and depots who, on account of
their lavish and dissolute lifestyle,
have emptied the state coffers and
resorted to persecution of their
subjects for more funds at the cost of
peace and development.
The pathetic condition of the couple in
this village has struck a sympathetic chord
in the visiting delegation who reported
their story to the Government for
immediate attention.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
C104 Charity (Seek)

C105 Crowd (v)
C106 Crowd (out)
Meaning
See A85
Move or come
together as a crowd;
Move too close to
When someone is lying on the

ground unconscious, people should
not crowd him, as he needs more air
now to regain his consciousness.
This hall gets usually very crowded
and is thus not suitable to hold
programmes when large crowds are
expected response.
Exclude by taking
We witness in the CD era of today
the place of someone that the audio cassettes of yesterday
or something
have virtually been crowded out by
the discs (audio / video) although it
must be conceded that not all audio
cassettes have their contents converted
into CD-s, especially in carnatic
music.
The government has announced
amnesty to the terrorist elements and
recruits in treatments to them as
criminals and treasonists if they
volunteered to come in the open and
surrendered to the State.
C107 Come (in the open,

or into the open)
Get exposed
C108 Calm
See T65
Unfair, immoral, and
illegal practice in
any social, corporate
or political sphere
See S192; P148
C109 Corruption
C110 Collusion
Secret or illegal cooperation with others

to cheat, defeat or
even eliminate the
targeted ones; See
T20; See C54
C111 Conspiracy
Intrigue
Secret plan to do
something unlawful
or harmful; See T20;
See S158
C112 Conspiracy (of

silence)
An agreement to say
nothing; State of
being intentionally
tight-lipped
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The dacoity and loot of a large sum

of money from the ATM in lakhs of
rupees has likely been carried out by
the rowdy elements in collusion with
some internal employees of the Bank.
In order to prevent an eruption by the

people incensed by the outrageous attack,
there appears to be a conspiracy of silence
on the genesis of the crime.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C113
Conundrum
Riddle
Puzzle
Enigma
Mystery
Dilemma
Quandary
A confusing and
difficult problem to
solve
Every life to be lived presents its own

sequence of conundrums and surprises
that it does not present a monotonous
order of problems and prescriptions,
but a variety and complexity of
patterns, requiring calm and patient
understanding to resolve issues.
C114
Contretemps (also
plural)
Embarrassing
development adverse
to a proposal or
effort; an
unexpected hitch
against a directed
effort.
The issue of FDI (Foreign Direct

Investment) to be placed before the
Parliament met its contretemps in a
wave of unexpected protests and
opposition by the coalition partners.
C115
Compatibility
See H69
C116
Concord
See H69
C117
Canard
An unfounded
rumour or story;
False propaganda;
See S192; See G38
C118
Contamination
See P148
C119
Cyber world
Cyberspace
Cybernetics
Cyberneticist
A person or
environment using
information
technology or
communication
network or internet;
See N17
C120
Cyber space
See C119
C121
Cybernetics
See C119
The science of
communications and
automatic control
systems in both
machines and living
things
C122
Cyberneticist
See N17; See C119
C123
Call (Take a --on)
Make reference to;

Take into
consideration
C123a Cheat (-ing)
See C170
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Today, a person who does not

interact with cyber world is out of
place in the modern world where
many things are achieved by pressing
or clicking the mouse of a computer:
desktop, laptop or any advanced
version of a multi-media device.
Cybernetics today has reached such
an advanced stage of development that
it is possible to identify the person by
speech recognition, and even automate
transcription from human voice
dictating the matter to the computer.
We shall certainly take a call on the

matter raised by the learned member
in the afternoon session of the panel
discussion.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C124
Chartbuster
That which registers

great success,
specially in music,
film, opera, etc.
The comments in the Internet on your

views on the subject of instituting
prizes for excellent articles on the
advantages
of
Foreign
Direct
Investment FDI) in trade, were a
chartbuster
with
encouraging
responses from the general public.
C125
Charlatan
Quack; One who

falsely claims to
have a special
knowledge or skill
Beware of charlatans in the garb of

physicians and godmen claiming to
possess a magic wand to drive all ills
from society.
C126
C127
Collect (in secret)

Corner (turn a new-)
See H80
Form a new
perception or
perspective
C128
Corner (cut s)
Undertake
something
perfunctorily so as to
save time or money;
To effect economy
in spending and save
money.
With regard to buildings whose

construction is more than 50 or 60
years old, one should not try to cut
corners by carrying out minor local
repairs and modifications, but should
bring the buildings down and reconstruct strong ones in their place
using standard materials and ensuring
safety of the building.
C129
Clean (Keep ones

hands--)
Not get involved in

undesirable practices
for the sake of
making money
unfairly or illegally
We are finding these days news

appearing in bold titles about people
not keeping their hands clean while
working in high positions of
responsibility, tainting their hand with
scams involving the country into
losses of several thousands of crores
of rupees almost regularly.
C130
Clean (Make a -breast of)
Fully confess ones

mistakes or wrong
doings
Tormented by his conscience the

accused decided to make a clean
breast of his role in the gruesome
murder for gain.
C131
Cleaners (Take
someone to the --)
Inflict a crushing
defeat on someone
Indian bowlers were taken to the

cleaners by South Africa.
C132
Carapace
Hard shell on the

back of a tortoise
Tortoises which are slow and

sluggish are naturally protected from
their predators by their carapace.
Here is finally an accord that the two

opposing camps have turned a new
corner and agreed to promote
development of trade for mutual
benefit.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

In his single engagement with
Ravana, Rama proved indomitable;
and he began virtually disabling his
enemy by destroying his weapons and
warriors assisting Ravana.
When
Ravana was thus dispossessed and
disabled, Rama was moved by
compunction and, stopping the fight,
asked his enemy to return for the day
and return for fight the next day.
C133
Compunction (ous)
Conscience
Scruple
Qualm
A feeling of guilt or
moral scruple that
prevents or follows
the doing of
something bad or
unpleasant
C134
Conscience
A persons moral
sense of right and
wrong See C133
C135
Chagrined
C136
Coup
Putsch
See R97
Sudden secret plot
and attempt to overthrow government or
constitution; See
P103
C137
Captain
See S221
C138
Chief
See S221
C139
Clamber
Trudge
Climb with difficulty or

with hands and feet;
Rise up steeply; climb
with difficulty.
It is easy to slide
down, but it is as
difficult to clamber up.
Road to Kedarnath in Uttarakhand,

from Joshimatt, is not motorable, as
the journey has to be done by
clambering all the way up, which is
exhausting for the old and the infirm.
C140
Cruise (v)
Sail, travel, or move

slowly without a
precise destination;
Achieve an objective
with ease
The Lankans cruised to a seven

wicket win.
C141
Coracle
A small round boat

made of wicker-work
covered with a watertight material
propelled with a
paddle
Although Ireland and Wales are

famous for coracles used for ferrying
people and goods, this made of
transport is gaining popularity in other
continents and islands.
44
After long eras of coups, some

nations seem to have seen the wisdom
of returning to democracy as a tool for
governing themselves and providing
an era of peace and co-operation to
their countrymen.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C142
Curtain lecture
Wifes private
reprimand to her
husband; a lecture or
reproof given behind
the curtains or in bed
by the wife to her
husband
Generally, domestic disharmony shows

itself when in a joint family system the
beleaguered wife, intolerant of the
behaviour of her mother-in-law, thinks it
proper to give her husband curtain lecture
against her mother-in-law on even petty
issues.
C143
Censor (v)
Expurgate
Examine (a book,
folk, etc.) officially
and suppress
unacceptable parts
of it; Expurgate
Films unsuitable for viewing by the

teenager
and
others
with
impressionable minds who are
susceptible to the contents, are
censored and are also classed only for
adults .
C145
Casuistry
False reasoning
A clever but false

reasoning; specious
argumentation that is
superficially
attractive but in
reality highly
misleading
Following King Dasarathas acquiescence to

his son Ramas departure to the forest and to
Bharatas take over of the rulership of
Ayodhya on behalf of King Dasaratha, in
fulfilment of his grant of two boons to Kaikeyi
on an earlier occasion, Rama was readying
himself to depart although the elders and other
residents of the palace tried in vain to deter
Rama from his resolve. When, in the process,
a sage Jabali used a clever logic by which he
argued against the Kings order, Rama
politely dismissed his argument by saying that
he did not agree with the piece of his advice
that was based on an intended casuistry.
C146
Cherub (n) (-oc)
A beautiful, innocent When the Gopis arrived with Yasoda,

child with an angelic they saw, to their horror, a huge
appearance
frightening body of a demoness lying
sprawling on the ground while their
darling Krishna, looked around with a
cherubic smile wondering what indeed
had gone wrong there.
C147
Cross (Bear the --)
A thing that is
unavoidable and has
to be endured
This boy who is a school drop-out

and is now a ring-leader, is a terror,
and we have to bear the cross of this
persons horrific deeds in silence.
C148
Crux (n)
Nub (n)
The crucial or
critical point that
must be decided or
resolved in order to
clear up the situation
The inculcation or cultivation of

moral principles which form the stable
bed-rock of personality has become
the crux of human development in the
context of the present day rise of the
crime graph of man in his adolescent
and adult stages which are susceptible
to thoughts and scenes of violence that
are purveyed through the media.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C149
Chawl
a large lodging home

offering cheap, basic
accommodation
(word is of Marathi
origin)
C150
Cogent
Clear, logical and

convincing
C151
Chink (n)
A narrow opening or The report of the Enquiry Committee

crack
has exposed many chinks in the
system of procedure for clearing the
contract
adopted
by
the
establishment.
C152
Capitulate
Surrender
Submit
Cease to resist an
opponent or an
unwelcome demand,
surrender
The government has announced

concessions and appointments to the
terrorists who capitulate and renounce
their arms and are ready to join the
main stream of the society.
C153
Chance (upon) (v)
Find or see by
accident
The discovery of a tunnel below the

fence built in the Indian territory to
prevent
infiltration
from
the
neighbouring country was made by a
farmer who chanced upon a stretch of
sunken earth that caused suspicion.
C254
Cross (adj)
Annoyed; Irritated
From the time my friend and

classmate made a fake report against
me to the school that I had taken away
his book and hidden it, I am disgusted
and cross with him and not on talking
terms with him.
C155
Cause (Make
common with)
To unite with in
order to achieve a
shared aim
The United Nations expects its

Member nations to make common
cause with its resolution by abiding by
its economic sanctions against those
countries that are guilty of war crimes
against humanity.
C156
Camaraderie (n)
Mutual trust and

friendship; See B130
46
The reasons for the removal of the

headmaster from service for acts of
misbehaviour with his staff are cogent
and well-conceived.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C157
Charge (v)
Entrust with a task; fill

with a quality or
emotion.
The air was charged
with mourning, as the
victim was highly
respected and admired
for his strong and
uncompromising
character and rectitude.
This police inspector was charged

with the task of maintaining law and
order in these three wards of the city.
C158
Connate (adj)
Innate; Dormant;
Belonging to from
birth; United in
origin
Ramanujans gift for mathematics

was connate and irresistible, being as
natural to him as fish to water.
C159
Courtly (adj)
Polite
Very polite and

refined
You have to be courtly and decent

while talking to your colleagues and
juniors.
C160
Cosmetic (repairs)
Relating to treatment
intended to improve
the appearance of a
person or a piece of
art; Affecting only
the appearance of
something
There are quite a number of persons

who have been given cosmetic
treatments to alter the look of their
faces.
C161
Crusade (n) (-ing)

(adj)
A movement or a
vigorous campaign
organized to achieve
a political, social or
religious aim
Even today we find that a crusading

movement is essential against certain
age-old evil practices still being
followed, such as child marriage, in
many rural parts.
C162
Curate (v)
Select, organize, and

look after the items
in a collection or
exhibition
C163
Curate (n)
A member of the
clergy engaged as an
assistant to a vicar,
rector or a parish
priest in the
performance of
religious duties
It is a very painstaking job, and

equally taxing intellectual exercise, to
curate objects to be stored, preserved
and exhibited in an attractive and
educative manner for the people with
an historical, geographic, scientific or
sociological background to benefit and
disseminate knowledge to others.
Curates are important components of
a well-organized network of Church
administration under the Vatican.
C164
Contrite (adj)
See P198
47
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
C165
Curl (v)
Move in or form
curves or spirals or
curved course; Rise
in waves; writhe
When disturbed and annoyed, snakes,

specially cobras and King cobras, curl
up their hoods in a menacing posture
ready to strike fatally.
C166
Curl (Make
someones hair --)
Shock and horrify

someone
The recent spectacle of a trail of

horror and destruction in Uttarakhand
where some of the holy places of
pilgrimage around Kedarnath and
other centres nearby have been
battered with rains and ravaged by
floods, would make any ones hair
curl and blood freeze.
C167
Casualty
Victim
An accident;
Mishap; Disaster;
Victim; A person
killed or injured in
war or accident
When a person is overwhelmed by an

unfavourable or unwelcome event,
their reason and analysis become their
first casualties, and, in the heat of the
moment, they jump into conclusions
that are not necessarily warranted.
C168
Cataclysm
A deluge, flood or
inundation sweeping
over a territory; A
violent upheaval or
disaster
See A111; See D124
The recent (June 2013) rain and flood

havoc that has swept large tracts of
holy regions of Uttarkhand, such as
Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and
others, causing thousands of deaths,
uprooting hundreds of habitations and
causing more than seventy thousand
pilgrims to remain stranded for days
without food and shelter, is a
bloodcurling version or avatar of
pralaya or Cataclysm that we have
only heard of from puranas and epic
stories.
C169
Composure (-sed)
Calmness; Serenity;
Equanimity; See
T65
Bhagawat Gita says that one should

be composed, neither depressed by
failure nor elated by success.
C170
Cunning
Cheat (-ing)
Cleverly deceitful:
artful See D113
C171
Checkmate (v), (n)
Defeat or frustrate
totally See I36
48
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
D1
Disorient (v) (-tion)
Cause someone to
lose their sense of
direction, or feel
confused
D2
Distraction
See A2
D3
Delirious
See H4
D4
Dulcet
See E4
D5
Delicious
D6
Denigrate
Vilify
Criticize
Deplore
Condemn
Libel
Traduce
Revile
Slight
Slander
Defame
Despise
Denounce
Disparage
blaspheme
Deprecate
Depreciate
Demean
Calumniate
Belittle
Humiliate
See S1
Speak or do in terms
of running a person
or thing down; Be
uncomplimentary to
a person or thing
orally or otherwise.
For the noun forms
of the words on the
left, corresponding
meanings in the
noun from are
extracted
D7
Disparage
See D6; See P31
D8
Deprecate
See D6
D9
Depreciate
See D6
D10
Demean
See D6
D11
Deplore
See D6
D12
Diffuse (-ion) (v),

(adj) or (adv)
Spread, or cause to
spread, over a wide
area; Not
concentrated;
lacking in clarity or
focus or conciseness
D13
Dire straits
See S16
D14
Deputy
D15
Demure
Modest
Shy
See S23
Reserved; modest;
shy; bashful
Meaning
49

Far too many instructions without
comprehensible explanations will
disorient the learner.
It has become a common practice

with the leaders in a democracy to
denigrate those who have recently
taken over charge of their portfolios
for acts of commission or omission
without giving them adequate time to
come to grips with the tasks.
Technology survives and endures

through diffusion of knowledge across
disciplines
through
enunciation,
experimentation and law.
s the mathematics professor was

struggling to write further steps to
prove his result, a boy in some corner
Coy
Sedate
Staid
Bashful
Earnest
of the class, who was demure and was

immersed in thoughts on the subject,
suddenly rose and helped his professor
in working out further steps to arrive
at the result. That was S.N.Bose.
Serious
In a proper season, apples in Kashmir

and sold very cheap may be a dime a
dozen
D16
Dime (A dime a
dozen)
So cheap or
available in such
large number
D17
Despair
See T9
D18
Disquiet
See T9
D19
Dress down (v)
Reprimand
The officer was dressed down for

arriving late for the meeting.
D20
Dressing down (n)
Censure
The minister was given a dressing

down for proposing a rise in the costs
of travel by train across the board by
the party boss without prior
consultation.
D21
Doleful
Sorrowful; causing
grief or misfortune
It is my poor destiny that I got to do

this doleful and tough experiment for
my chemistry practicals in the final
examination.
D22
Debris
D23
Disaffection
See R14
Disregard for the
authority or system
in power.
D24
Dementia
See A20
A chronic or
persistent mental
disorder marked by
memory failures,
personality changes
and impaired
reasoning.
When reason yields its place to

emotion under changing cycles of
psychological impact, a patient starts
getting hallucinations and dementia.
D25
Disdainful
Scornful; See P31
Let not Grandeur hear with a

disdainful smile the short and simple
annals of the poor (Thomas Gray)
D26
Dispose (of)
Get rid of; Arrange

in a particular
position; Execute.
D27
Draw (open or shut) (curtains) (up or

down)
Be extremely fond
Dote (upon)
of and attentive to
D28
50
The government has successfully

unearthed a conspiracy within the
military to spread disaffection and
stage a coup to oust the government in
power.
Curtains were drawn up heralding the

commencement of the opera.
It is a natural complaint that grandparents dote on their
grand children and are partly a cause for their
disobedience.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D29
Deadpan (adj)
Impassive and
expressionless
The performance of the musician was

unfortunately
deadpan
and
pedestrian.
D30
Draw (to)
Arrive at a specified
stage or point in
time
The celebrations drew to a close with

the valedictory address by the District
Educational officer appreciating the
activities of the non-governmental
organization towards the education of
the under-privileged society.
D31
Draw (from)
Obtain from a source The play was choreographed with

dancers drawn from various states of
the country.
D32
Draw (on)
Use as a resource
The company drew on the resources

of the research staff of the University
to jointly develop an effective antivenom for the snake and insect bites.
D33
Drawn (the ire or

fire or anger)
Attract hostile
criticism or
resentment
The death of the young child due to

road accident by a hit and run truck
drew the ire of the local residents who
paralysed traffic on the road for nearly
four hours before they were pacified
by the high officers of the police.
D33a
Dance (to ones

tunes)
Act in accordance
with; See R29
All senior assistant teachers dance to

the tunes of the Headmaster of the
school in enforcing the student
participation in debates.
D34
Draw (away from)
Draw aloof (from)
The humiliation by the parents and a

few relatives of the student on his poor
performance made him draw away
from them and, in a fit of depression,
commit suicide.
D35
See P36
D36
Decorum
Disobedient
(strongly)
D37
Debutant
D38
Debutante
First male performer

First female
participant in a small
or big screen
D39
Disloyalty (nation)
Depth (Out of
ones---)
D40
See P50
Treason ; See T20

In water too deep to
stand in; In a situation
beyond ones control or
intervention, or
comprehension
51
The subject of his dissertation is out

of my depth.
This child is out of my depth to
discipline him.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The simple mans literary depths
have remained hidden for good.
Ramanujans mathematical depths
remained hidden until Thomas Hardy,
a professor of Mathematics at the
University of Cambridge, noticed the
genius by his famous communications
containing his equations and decided
to call him to England to discuss
them.
D41
Depths (hidden)
Qualities remaining
hidden or previously
un-noticed
D41a
Dismiss (-al)
Issue marching
orders See M68; P82
D42
Derisive(-ly)
(scandalous)
See P31
D43
Deceive
Dispassionate and
deliberate
See P59
Denounce
Cry down
Disapprove of
Put down
Condemn
Excoriate
Criticize and
condemn; Lower
someones selfesteem by publicly
criticizing ; See D6
D44
D45
See E23
Denouncing vehicular traffic during
the night, the Government has brought
in a law prohibiting driving of
motorized vehicles in order to ensure
safety of wild animals in the sanctuary
during the night.
Decry
D46
Disapprove (of)
See D45
D47
Decry
See D45
D48
Designedly
Intentionally
On purpose
Of purpose
Deliberately; with
prior design for
action
D49
Doom (of fate)
The inevitable that is The terrible tsunami was the doom of

to happen, to ones
fate that descended on a number of
dread
countries to the east of India a few
years ago.
D50
Discharge (v)
Vacate
Evict
Evacuate
Remove (in full) the
Release from
custody; Dismiss;
Emit or send out;
Exit or leave
Obligation (to pay

back a debt)
D51
Degenerate (adj)
See U15
52
Being a new subject introduced for

the Masters course in Engineering,
the examination paper set has been
designedly easy for this year.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D52
Decadent
Any society that tends to be

See U15
Morally or culturally licentious and indulgent is destined to
go decadent, which is a historical
degenerate
fact.
D53
Disadvantageous
See A48
D54
Dawdle
Waste time; Move

idly
D55
Divine role
D56
Diaspora
See S92
Dispersion of a
population of any
race beyond its area
of chief occupation
or existence
D57
Dance (a jig)
Move up and down

and shake with a
jerky motion
The devotee was dancing a jig during

a Karthigai festival in the temple
premises.
D58
Dicey (-ier, -est)
Unpredictable and
potentially
dangerous
Predators in camouflage are dicey,

for one does not know from where the
attack emerges.
D59
Doodle (v)
Scribble absent-mindedly
This cartoon was doodled by my

daughters casually while talking on
the telephone.
D60
Deny
D61
Defame(atory)
See R34
See S97; See D6;
See I20
D62
Detract (from)
Reduce the value or

the reputation of
The King is harsh and hard-hitting.

But that does not detract from the fact
that he is basically human and detests
dishonesty.
D63
Dissentient
Given to resistance
or opposition
Sciences and scientific methods have

evolved over millennia by dissentient
and inquiring minds which have
refused to assume notions as facts
until verified on the altar of
experiments.
53
The servant employed to watch and

guard the store is a lazy worker who
dawdles around and exercises no vigil
whatever
The Diaspora of South Indian
population in the American, African
and other continents of the world has
taken with it its fragrant South Indian
carnatic music which has become very
popular and is part of the world music
culture extensively studied and
practised in all fora.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D64
Destroyed
Devastated
Decimated
Broke
Ruined
Undone
Done in
Reduced to
nothingness,
bankruptcy etc.
See D82
D65
Devastated
See D64
D66
Decimated
See D64
D67
Drunkard
See S108
D68
Din
Confused noise;
loud disorderly
shout ; See H38
D69
Disputatious
D70
Deliberative
See C66
Relating to or
involving
consideration and
discussion; Taken up
with a matter for
careful discussion
and consideration, as
for instance by a
committee or
council
D71
Deception (skillful)
D72
Debunk
Explode
Rule out
Scotch
Expose (the
hollowness)
Dislodge
D73
Despise (v)
Feel contemptuous
of; Ridicule; See D6
D74
Decoy
See B78; See B79;

See A4
Generally, foresters use a dead deer

for decoy to capture man-eaters.
D75
Duck, sitting
A person or thing
with no protection
against attack
During the unrest, any shop kept

open for doing business can be a
sitting duck for the arsonists.
See L20
Expose and nail a
person or dislodge a
theory and unravel
the truth behind;
Reduce the inflated
reputation of
someone
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The problem being sensitive in the

public
domain,
a
deliberative
committee headed by a retired high
court judge and assisted by members
drawn from department of human
welfare and religious harmony has to
be constituted to solve it.
The atomic theories in vogue a few

centuries
ago,
explaining
the
constitution of matter, stands modified
and debunked by the modern nuclear
theory with the discoveries of more
fundamental particles.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D76
Dynast (-y)
A member belonging
to a succession of
powerful or prominent
bunch of the same
family claiming heir-ship to property or
ruler ship
D77
Dregs
Dross
Scum
Residues left over in

a container together
with
sediment;Mmost
useless elements in
the society
D78
Dross
D79
Debilitating
See D77
Making very weak
and infirm
D80
Dodger
One who evades
Instead of laying down fresh taxes or

increasing tax rates at certain slabs,
Government can broaden the tax base
while lowering the tax rates so as to
attract and bring under the tax net
even the Dodgers.
D81
Do (for)
Tire; Ruin
In the fight to the finish the buffalo

was done for and was thrown to the
ground to be silenced forever by the
stronger lion.
D82
Do (in)
Kill; Ruin; Tire

The opportunity to
rise professionally in
certain departments
is done in by the
partisan politics
played by the
influential people
within the
organization.
The whole plan of sight-seeing visit

to the BR Hills was done in by the
torrential rains.
D83
Display (v)
D84
Dictator (-ship)
Despot
Autocrat (-cy)
Tyrant (-ny)
See S151
Ruler with total
power over a
country; A leader
with absolute power
D85
Despot
See D84
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Those given to drugs and indulging

in trafficking in them end up as dregs
of the society.
Parkinsonianism is a debilitating
disease that takes on the aged people.
It
requires
a
person
with
extraordinary boldness
And fired with enormous ambition to
control and rule the forces that be
before he becomes a dictator in the
region.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D86
Disable (-d)
See O20; See S155;

See I59
D87
Dotty
Slightly made or
eccentric
D87a
Dotty (about)
Infatuated with
D88
Don Juan
A philanderer; A
seducer of women
There have been some, and still are,

the so called godmen who, in the
name of religious heads, have brought
disrepute to the organizations by their
behaviour and conduct as Don Juans.
D89
Detriment (To the

of)
At the cost of
The consumption of certain kinds of

foods are, according to the recent
research findings, to the detriment of
ones health as they are found to lead
to cancer in the short run.
D90
Dullard
One who is dull in

his mental faculties;
See L28
Some geniuses were also dullards in

their times as students.
D91
Drain
A channel or pipe
carrying off surplus
liquid, especially
rain water or liquid
waste; See S160
D92
Debouch (-ment)
Emerge from a
Claustrophobic people heave a sigh
confined space into a of relief when they debouch and
wide open area
mingle into wide open space.
D93
Droves
In large numbers;
flock of animals
being driven
During the recent Kumbhmela,

people from all over the world started
converging on the Triveni Sangam
ghats for bathing in large droves, as
the Kumbamela is a time-honored
event in India drawing the largest
crowd in the whole world each time it
is held.
D94
Decrepit
Elderly and infirm;

Worn out and ruined
because of age or
neglect; See I59
A number of homes for the decrepit

and aged have sprung everywhere in
the metropolitan cities these days.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

His occasional outbursts do not
derogate from the fact that he has
great affection and love for his
colleagues in the office.
Nations that are signatories to a
charter of conduct and behaviour in
international relations are not expected
to derogate from the Vienna
convention.
Even under worst circumstances,
Gandhiji would not derogate from his
resolve to speak the truth and practise
non-violence.
D95
Derogate (v)
Detract from;
Reduce the
significance or
essence from;
Deviate from; See
D62
D96
Dusky (adj)
Darkish; Dark
skinned; Black
D97
Demarche
A political step or
initiative
When the two nations came on the

brink of an undesirable and even
dangerous confrontation, it was the
Supreme Court of the one country
which had ably intervened to take up
the threads of a demarche and
unraveled the issue that had threatened
to cause a diplomatic stand-off.
D98
Ducks and drakes

(To play)
1. To squander money in
a foolish manner
2. The game of throwing
pebbles or round
stones that can skim
across water of the
river or any other
water body in front
A person who cannot, or will not,

think of tomorrow to be prepared for
the worst that can happen, will not
hesitate to play ducks and drakes with
his fortune and become miserably
broke. (Here, broke is an adjective)
D99
Deliver (on)
Realize; Materialise
He emphasized that he and his

dedicated lieutenants would work
harder to deliver on the commitments
held out earliest, and allow no
impediment really stand in the way to
take the historic institution to greater
heights of achievement.
D100
Duplicity (-ous)
Dance (attendance
on)
Ingratiate
Be obsequious
Deceit (-ful)
Do ones utmost to
please somebody;
To flatter; Try to be
in the utmost
affection; Be
attentive to a servile
degree.
D101
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Opportunists dance attendance on

those whom they count on as their
potential benefactors.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
D102
Dishonor (v) (-nest)

Disrespect
Disgrace
Blot
Shame
Disregard and deny

respect; insincere; of
doubtful integrity
See D113
D103
Disrespect
See D102
D104
Disgrace
See D102
Meaning
D104a Diction
Choice and use of

words in speech or
in writing; words
under ones control
in communication;
See V25
D105
Dyke
An embankment
built to prevent
flooding from the
sea; An earthwork
constructed to
defend a coast from
raging waters
D106
Disheveled
Disorderly and
untidy; See S194
D107
Dig (up dirt)
Discover and reveal

damaging
information about
something or
someone
D108
Dig (in ones heels)

Resist
Oppose
Remain obstinate
Resist stubbornly;
Refuse to give in The
State Government has
dug into the heels of
the Centres proposal
to declare a certain
region as heritage site
in its recommendation
to the UNESCO
World Heritage
Committee
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The Marine Lines of Mumbai is a

glorious example and an illustrious
chapter in the civic history of a
metropolitan
city
which
has
constructed such a magnificent dyke
to prevent scouring and erosion of the
sea coast on which imposing buildings
have been raised to keep life bustling
and roaring.
This channel, owned by the tycoon,

specializes in prying into defence and
confidential matters, digging up lot of
dirt and deadly facts that embarrassed
the governments.
I have requested him many times to
dispose of his present house and settle
down in this locality, but he has dug in
my heels and politely declined on
sentimental grounds.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D109
Dig (oneself into a

hole)
Get oneself into an

My friend was quit with off in the
awkward situation or telecommunication department, but he
restricted state
recently
moved
into
another
department on a promotional offer.
Soon he realized that he had dug
himself into a hole by choosing to
move, as the environment he moved
into was politics riddled.
D110
Darn (v)
Euphemism for
Damn Calming;
D111
Disarming
capable of removing
the sting and gravity
of the reaction to a
state of being or
activity under
proposal
The innocent and disarming smile of

the child takes away all the urge to
chide and punish him for his pranks.
D112
Drive (up the wall

or against the wall)
Lead or provoke to
desperation and
consequent reaction
The wild animal that had escaped

from the sanctuary was chased by the
mob. Driven against the wall, the
animal turned its ire on the crowd.
D113
Disingenuous
Insincere
Cunning
Deceitful
Artful
Dishonest
Crafty; Dishonest;
Insincere; pretending
to know less about a
thing than one really
knows; Not candid;
Pretentious
It is not easy to identify a

disingenuous person from other
workers except by a careful
investigation of his background and
the contacts he maintains.
D114
Doctrinaire (adj)
Seeking to impose a
doctrine or creed or
belief without
question
Hiranya Kashupus order to his

subjects, including his young son,
Prahlad, that he alone was the supreme
lord of the inverse and so, should be
so worshipped in place of all other
Gods by dint of his boon from Lord
Brahma, was so doctrinaire that he
went to the extent of persecuting the
hermits and devotees, and this was his
nemesis.
D115
Depravity
Improper, immoral
conduct; corruption
See S210
D116
Dark (horse)
A person about whom

little is Known,
especially one with
unexpected abilities
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Srinivasa Ramanujam was a dark horse

to the world of mathematics until his
works and results drew the attention and
curiosity of Prof. Hardy of the University
of Cambridge.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D117
Dilemma
A situation in which
a difficult choice has
to be made between
two or more
alternatives; A
difficult situation or
problem; See C113
I am on the horns of a dilemma as to

whether I should join the civil service
after my education, or should go
abroad and study actuaries.
D118
Disruptive
Subversive
Violently altering or
destructive
Those seeking dominance of a State

or establishment seek generally to
disrupt the goods and services and
threaten to overturn the economy of
the State.
D119
Darken
Cast a shadow upon
The news of my brother-in-laws

demise has darkened the climate of
peace and gaiety in the family.
D120
Dove
Pigeon
A stocky seed-or
fruit-eating bird with
a small head, short
legs and a cooing
voice, similar to, but
generally smaller
and more delicate,
than a pigeon; A
person advocating
peaceful and
conciliatory policies
Krishna acted a dove carrying a

message of appeal for peace for
human return of a decent living to the
Pandavas from the hands of a noncompliant Duryodhana.
D121
Discriminatory
Making
discrimination;
Prejudicial
The law to be enacted should be such

that it does not impinge on the
fundamental rights of the citizens, and
is also not discriminatory on the basis
of sex.
D122
Dig (n)
A sharp push or
poke; See J7
The Home Minister remarked that the

Opposition Member should introspect
as to what had stopped him from
providing the compensation to the
aggrieved family when he himself was
a Minister when his party was in
power a dig at him and his party for
failing to do what was expected.
D123
Diligent (-ce)
Careful and
persistent work or
effort; Unrelenting
and tireless pursuit;
See S225
The impressive findings are the result

of careful and diligent research and
analysis of the data over a period of
five years.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D124
Deluge (v), (n)

Inundate (ion)
Flood
Overwhelm
Avalanche
Cataclysm
Be besieged
Overflow, as in a
flood; See S106
It was such a path-breaking research

that its consequential applications cut
across disciplines, with people agog
and deluging the source of the
research with questions about its
possible applications to combat cancer
and prospects of the cost of the drug
coming within the means of the
common man.
D125
Dock (v); Dock (n)
(Of ship) come or

bring into a dock;
(Space) Join with a
space station or
another space craft;
(Mechanical) Attach
one piece of
equipment to
another
After a long voyage over a few days,

the ship was docked in our harbour; It
was brought into a dock on
completing a historic voyage across
two continents with a lot of passengers
and merchandise and braving marine
pirates belonging to region.
D126
Dyslexia
A disorder involving
difficulty in learning
to read or interpret
words, letters and
other symbols; See
A103
Dyslexia is learning disability

involving difficulties in acquiring and
processing language that is typically
manifested by a lack of proficiency in
reading, spelling and writing.
D127
Democracy
Form of government
in which people
have a voice in the
exercise of power,
typically through
elected
representatives; See
F92
India has been hailed as the second

largest democracy in the World
D128
DVD (Digital
Video Disc)
With the arrival and

improvement of disc
technology, large
data sources are now
capable of being
stored in a compact
manner as DVD-s
that is portable as a
small disc that can
be carried by no
more than a palm.
With the advent of DVDs

participation in distance education
classes has become a proposition as
simple, real and instantaneous as an
in-house academic engagement at
ones home.
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D129
Damp squib
Dud
A firework that fails

to explore due to
damp or moisture in
the atmosphere; An
ineffective device
that fails to perform
The announcement that garments and

sarees would be distributed to poor
villagers of a district free of cost on a
specified date proved a damp squib as
the material was not yet ready.
D130
Dud
A thing that fails to

work properly; An
ineffectual person
See D120
Long after the World War II, some

countries were able to notice some
unexploded shells buried into the
ground as duds during their
exploration on some other mission.
D131
Depose (v)
Remove from office

suddenly and
forcefully; Testify to
or give evidence on
oath, especially in
writing
Following enquiry by the Lokayukta,

the officer was deposed with
immediate effect after conviction of
the offence committed by him;
This witness has to depose before the
magistrate in the case of murder of the
industrialist.
D132
Declaim (-mation)
Utter or deliver
words or a speech in
a rhetorical or
impassioned way; A
rhetorical exercise or
set speech
The well-known educationist and

grammarian, P.C. Wren, in his
introduction to his very popular book
Story poems for Composition, says
that, in order to make even the dullest
student comprehend something of the
story content of a poem, the teacher
should declaim the poem by reading
through the poem from beginning to
end dramatically and impressively.
D133
Daze (v)
See P137
Stun or stupefy, as with a
blow, or liquor, or excess
of light; Blind by too
strong a light; (Be dazed:
Be rendered unable to
react, being
overpowered).
Not un-often do we find
a motorist driving the car
dazed suddenly by a
flood of light from an
opposite vehicle that
does not believe in
dipping its head lights.
A blow on the head, or a slap on the

face, will daze anyone to lose his
balance and fall to the ground.
A police inspector sometimes is
dazed as he has simultaneously to
address two or three incidents of
complaint about robbery, murder and
housebreaking in the city.
D134
Defective
Containing some
inaccuracy or in-adequacy; See F106
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
D135
Down-hearted
Dejected
Down cast
Discouraged
Distressed
Feeling heavy of
These days, the ever increasing stress
heart; Distraught; Sad of studies in schools and colleges
and disheartened
followed
by
memory-oriented
examinations, drive the students downhearted and despondent, in some cases
even leading to suicidal tendencies.
D136
Dejected
See D135
D137
Downcast
See D135
D138
Discouraged
See D135
D139
Distressed
See D135
D139a Delicate
D140 Defer (-ment, ral), (v), (n)
Postpone
See S95
Put off; Postpone
Certain development projects have

been deferred for post-election period
for policy reasons by the government.
D141
Distress signal
See B116
D142
Die (in harness)
Pass away while

performing duty; See
B122
A distress signal was flashed by the

ill-starred ship which had hit a rock
under inclement weather conditions.
The professor died in harness while
teaching in the class.
D143
Disbelieving (ief) See S252

Not accepting things
as they appear or look
D144
Drive (someone)
around the bend
Drive someone mad
It is certainly a wise counsel that I

have seen in the newspaper that one
should not let the marks alone drive
one around the bend to the conclusion
that one would be a dismal failure in
life.
D145
Discomfited (ed)
Make uneasy or
embarrassed
One should not feel let down or

discomfited because of facing failure;
for, in life, failures are only wake-up
calls and are not warrants of
condemnation.
D146
Deadlock (n), (v)
Status of standstill, from where no

progress is possible
The peace talks reached a deadlock

on the question of resolution of
territorial disputes.
D147
Dislodge
Remove from an
established or fixed
position; See D72
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Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Several components of a space shuttle
are eased out before the space probe
lands on the planet.
E1
Ease (out)
Be relieved of;
Reject; jettison;
Divest
E2
Evidence
See S12
E3
Enormous
See H2
E4
Euphonious
Melodious
Soothing
Evocative
Divine
Dulcet
Sounding pleasant
E5
Evocative
E6
Entente cordiale
See E4
Cordial or friendly
understanding
E7
Estuary
Firth
Tidal mouth of a
large river; A channel
or arm of the sea
E8
Exuberance
Profusion
Enormity
Abundance
Copiousness
Copiousness, plenty,
Abundance
E9
Enormity
Massiveness
Hugeness
Humongous
Prodigious
Phenomenal
Monumental
Herculean
Leviathan
Hugeness (size,
quantity, occupation,
etc)
E10
Extrovert (n)
Encroach (upon)
(-ment)
An outgoing, socially
Confident person
Gradually and steadily

intrude on a persons
territory, rights, etc;
Advance gradually beyond
expected and acceptable
limits; Infraction See G25;
See I67
It is becoming intolerable in place such

as Bangalore that there are serious
encroachments and infractions
on
footpaths making it extremely difficult for
the pedestrians to walk paths.
E11
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Amidst natural serenity and grandeur

as the day breaks, the calls of cuckoo
are evocatively euphonious as if to
pay homage to mother Natures
generous blessings.
Several Heads of Government have

sent greetings of entente cordiale to the
new Prime Minister.
An estuary is a partly enclosed
coastal body of brackish water with
river water flowing into it and opening
into the sea.
Shabaris love for Rama was
exuberant, so much so that she did not
hesitate to first taste fruit herself
before she offered it to Him and
Lakshmana.
Sl.
No.
E12
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Enure (v)
Envelope (Push
the --)
See I18
Extend the limits of
what is possible
E14
Exasperate
Exacerbate
Aggravate
Incite to
(irritate)
Provoke
Annoy (to react
violently)
Provoke to react
violently
E15
Exacerbate
See E14
E16
Execrate (-ion)
See C28
E17
Earnest
See D15
E18
Emblem
Symbol
Mark
Legend
Ensign
Standard
Token
A symbol or heraldic
device standing for a
certain institution,
group, family,
concept or ideal, or
even a nation (like
Kangaroo for
Australia)
E19
Entrust
Commend
Commit
Repose
Confide
Commit or entrust
someone or
something to ones
care and attention
E19a
Excuse (n)
See P141
E20
Evangelist (-ise)
A zealous advocate
of an idea, cause or
status; See P53
Martin Luther King was an evangelist

of the black population and a crusader
for equality, dignity and peace of
mankind.
E21
Equivocal
See A36
(Ambiguous)
It is always a golden rule in politics to make

equivocal statements and elude a clear and
distinct stand on matters of policy.
E13
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although rarely, we find that pythons,

after suffocating their prey to death,
only push the envelope in the act of
swallowing the dead from the head
onward, for, they do not realize even
before attempting to kill and swallow
it whole, that the prey, such as a large
antler, has its horns too large to be
held in the mouth while swallowing.
I am going on pilgrimage, and hence

I am troubling you by entrusting these
valuable property documents to your
kind care.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
E22
Euphemism
A mild or less direct

word substituted for
one that is harsh or
offensive so as to
avoid
embarrassment
while referring to it;
An expression which
glorifies its function,
form or content.
Come gather your nets from the

shore and set the catamarans free; To
capture the leaping wealth of the tide,
For we are the sons of the sea
(Sarojini Naidu) (Here the leaping
wealth of the tides an euphemism and
stands for fish).
E23
Even tenor (n)

Sound and
rational view
Balance stand
Balanced and
deliberate view;
Dispassionate and
deliberate stand
Simple living, high thinking,

regulated study, punctuality of duties
limited resting and meditation entail
the even tenor of life of great souls.
E24
Even-handedness
Impartiality and
fairness
Application of judgement has to be

even-handed in any court of law so
that no innocent person is subjected to
conviction and punishment although
the true criminal goes unpunished for
want of evidence.
E25
Excoriate
See D45
Censure or criticize
severely; Remove
part of the surface of
the skin to arrest
infestation
E26
Evict
See D50
E27
Evacuate
Vacate
remove
See D50
E28
Epigraph
A short quotation or
pithy description
connoting in
advance the theme
of a book or a
chapter of it
It is a common practice, among

authors of distinction, to write short
pieces of epigraph before starting on a
chapter devoted to a particular theme
of the subject on which a book is
written, especially in science and
technology.
E29
Eke (out)
Make it last longer;

Manage to make a
living with difficulty
With this timely provision of

groceries and a little financial
assistance, the victims of the natural
calamity can eke out for another two
weeks.
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Sl.
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Main Word and

related words
Meaning
E30
Edge (out)
Defeat by a small
margin
This minister had proved he was an

odd man out from the rest of the
members of the Cabinet. A plan
appears, therefore, to have been
hatched to edge him out on some
pretext of political significance.
E31
Edge (n), (thin end

of the -)
The narrow, thinner

portion of an
instrument that can
make a dent in the
object to which it is
applied
The sting operation carried out by the

department proved to be the thin end
of the edge to split and round up the
black sheep.
E32
Edge (Give to)
Give an intense,
sharp quality to
A small mechanical device attached

to this gadget has given it a decisive
edge to make it a highly viable
competitor in the market.
E33
Exchange
See R36
(Defective goods
with good ones by
way of
compensation for
bad goods or bad
behaviour displayed
/supplied
E34
Exoneration (-e)
Declaration of not
guilty; See V6
E35
Exculpation
Declaration of being
not guilty See V6
E36
Embattled
E37
Evade
Elude
Avoid
See B58
Escape or avoid,
especially by guile
or trickery
E38
Elude
Escape detection by
a clever device or a
plan; Intrigue; fail to
be comprehended
See E37
67
After Sita fell into the fire lit by

Lakshmana, the lord of fire appeared
from the Site of immolation and spoke
to Rama exonerating Site from his
blasphemous charge.
The accused feigned illness in order

to evade arrest and was hospitalized.
The problem posed by the citizens on
the disposal of the domestic garbage,
wet as well as dry, has eluded solution
for several months.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

In our madness to fulfil our urban
comforts,
we
should
not
indiscriminately destroy tress for
wood, lest we should seriously
damage and disturb the ecology and
the harmony with which the vegetable
and animal kingdoms co-exist in
balance in nature.
E39
Ecology
Environment
Ambience
Study of the effect

of environment on
living things
E40
Environment
Surroundings, both
natural and manmade; See E39
E40a
Employee Welfare
Measures
See E91
E41
Explode
See R34; See D72
E42
Expose (v)
E43
Enfranchisement
See D72
Sanction of the right
to vote to power;
Offering of freedom
See S131
E44
Exercise (n)
Workout
Tread mill
Activity requiring
physical effort for the
sake of health and
fitness; Task set to
practice and acquire
skill; Device used for
exercise consisting of a
continuous moving belt
on which to walk or run;
Toil and work hard
It is essential that one must choose

and adopt a slew of workouts to
perform such exercises that would
slim the body, reduce unwanted
weight and keep the muscles and
bones toned up in good shape, strength
and flexibility to perform the day-today activities without having to
depend on others.
E45
Ebb (away)
Gradually reduce in
fury or intensity
E46
Ebb (At a low --)
E47
Enigmatic
In a poor state
Mysterious;
Puzzling; See S136;
See C113
The folly of losing ones temper

becomes evident only after the temper
ebbs away and sanity dawns.
E48
Endogamy
The custom of
marrying only
within a community,
clan or tribe
68
The behaviour of our boss is

enigmatic, and our efforts to get him
to agree to any of our recreational
requests depend for their success upon
his mood at the time.
India, by and large, has been a
country where marriages have been
endogamous for several centuries with
a fairly strong and unbroken history of
marriages, till recently, when cracks
have started becoming noticeable in
the marital alliances.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
E49
Eponym
A word or a name
derived from the
name of a person; A
person after whom a
discovery, invention,
place, etc, is named
(Eponymous is the
adjective)
Many scientific measures of physical

objectives or properties in physics
mathematics, etc., named after the
relevant discoverer, are eponyms.
E50
Excite
Arouse
Inspire
Stimulate
Kindle
Impulse (send)
Stir; Set off; release
Practical experiments on Newtons

laws of motion excite a lot of
interest.
E51
Exhortation
Strongly
encouraging or
urging to do a thing
Swami Vivekanandas discourses are

a strong exhortation to arise and strive
to achieve the desired goal undaunted
by the adventitious impediments.
E51a
Envious (-y)
See I20
E52
Embittered
Frustrated
Resentful
Soured; Sour
Cold
See A32
E52a
Envisage
Encounter
Face
Meet; Face; Come

across
E53
Elan (n)
Gusto
Virtuosity
Energy, style and

enthusiasm
E54
Expensive
See P104; See S47
E55
Exhibit (v)
E56
Extenuate (v)
See S151
Lessen the
seriousness of a guilt
by reference to a
mitigating factor
69
This young musician has, over a period

of constant striving and rigorous exercise
(sadhana), developed and revived the rare
elan of rendition of Ragam, Tanam and
Pallavi, reminiscing the great masters of
distinction of the by-gone era in carnatic
music.
The conviction was proved of the

accused, but the matching sentence was
reduced thanks to an extenuating
circumstance that had toned down the
gravity of the crime.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
E57
Egg (With on
ones face)
Appearing foolish or
ridiculous; See E82
The attendants watched with an

egg on their faces as to how
Columbus was successful to stand
an egg on its edge by breaking the
tip of the egg.
E58
Exclamatory
Indicative of surprise,
awe, wonder, or similar
moods of reaction to an
event, epoch, or a
happening not quite
expected
With an exclamatory voice of

pleasure and excitement, my parents
shot a volley of questions as to how
I was able to top the rest of the
competitors at the national level.
E59
Ethos
E60
Effete (adj)
Exhausted
Worn out
Enervated
Spent
Fagged out
See VI
Having ones energies
exhausted; Totally
wearied and worn out
E61
Exploitation
Making unfair use of (a

person or situation);
Utilisation of a resource;
See C11
E62
Endemic
Endogenic
Restricted to, or
happening in, a particular
region or among a
particular group of
people
Traditional customs in our society

are chiefly endemic, being native to
the tribal or regional practices and
cultural ethos.
E63
Endogenic
Happening entirely
inside; See E62
Oil and gas, obtained deep into the

earth, are essentially the result of
endogenic transformation of the
minerals under the high pressure of
the earths crust and high
temperature of the earth deep down
the surface.
E64
Ensign
See E18
E65
Erotic
See L29
Eerie
Strange and frightening; fearful;

Unearthly; Unusual
E66
Weird
Uncanny
Bizarre
Meaning
Strange
Mysterious
Supernatural
E66a
Encounter
Meet; See E52a

70
One week of relentless work for

the forthcoming elections has
rendered my friend effete and
emaciated, requiring his condition
being monitored almost by the
hour.
After a spell of thunderstorm resulting in a vast area

of trees being uprooted, roofs of buildings brought
down and a vast number of livestock perished, an
eerie silence prevailed over the entire town adjoining
the harbour.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
E67
Equine (adj)
Like a horse
E68
Earthquake
Temblor
A sudden violent shaking of

the ground as a result of
movement within the
earths crust
E69
Ephemera (-l)
Items of short-lived
interest or usefulness;
Lasting or living for a
very short time (chiefly
of plants with very short
life cycle)
E70
Entreat (-y)
E71
Embezzlement
See R93; See A85

Misappropriation of
money or valuable item
given to one as trust See
S192
E72
Eat (ones heart

out)
Suffer from excessive

longing, especially for
something unattainable
Doing a doctorate in Mathematics

has been eating my heart out, but it
remained a distant dream for more
than one domestic reason.
E72a
Eat (like a bird)
Eat very little
Since I have to leave early in the

morning every day for my work, I
eat like a bird finishing my
breakfast in the least possible time.
E73
Eat (like a horse)
Eat a lot
It is hard for us to feed this servant

with our frugal resources, as he is
known to eat like a horse.
E74
Eat (my hat if

something
happens)
It is most unlikely that it

will happen
I will eat my hat if he passes.
E75
Esperanto
An artificial language devised

in 1887 as an international
medium of communication
based on the roots from the
chief European languages
Although esperanto was devised

specifically
to
overcome
communication block on account of
linguistic crises it has not served the
purpose for which it was created.
Meaning

The instructor, who has come to
visit our institution, has an equine
face, so unusual.
71
Shri Adi Shankara, in his famous

Bhaja Govindam, exhorts that pople
should concentrate on the sure path
of devotion to God for their
salvation instead of wasting their
time on hankering after ephemeral
pleasures that only bring on more
misery and sorrow.
Many cases have seen the light of
the day by the CBI who have
cracked them under serious
embezzlement
and
financial
irregularity by the high and
mighty.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
E77
Embarrassed
Evolve and
innovate
See R97
Improve or add to
the usual or existing
mode to enhance the
effect or elegance of
a product or set-up,
or to cut costs by
developing suitable
alternatives
Technology today has so much

advanced that it has made it possible
for indigenously evolving and
innovating parts and components that
are generally hard to procure or are
highly expensive, by developing
cheaper materials, or even by
developing alternative technologies.
E78
Entice (-ment)
Attract by offering
pleasure or
will him call; if he be inclined to vice,
advantage; See B114 Quickly they will him entice
Shakespeare)
E79
Endear (-ment)
Befriend or love by
flattery; Be soft and
loveable; See B114
Diplomacy includes endearment as a

tool to assuage hot or controversial
front with an aggressor.
E80
Exude
Discharge or issue
out slowly and
steadily; Display an
emotion or
sentiment strongly
and openly
When the Mayor of Hamelin refused

to pay the Pied Piper as promised
earlier, the latter felt deeply wronged
and cheated, and this time began
playing on his pipe which exuded such
a spell that it attracted all the children
of the town to come out and troop
behind him undeterred by their
parents.
E81
Epitome
E82
Egg (v)
A condensation,
having the nonessentials cut away;
Embodiment or
distillation of
characteristic
qualities; the
quintessence; A
person or thing that
is a perfect example
of a quality or type
Urge or put pressure
or persuade someone
to do something
risky or even
foolish; See E57;
See P167
Rama displayed a rare quality as an

epitome
of
compassion
and
righteousness when he left Ravana
without tormenting him further at the
single engagement in battle after
rendering him weaponless and
supporterless, and dispossessing him
of his crown; and gently asked Ravana
to come again the next day well
equipped and re-armed to the hilt to
fight him.
In sheer excitement, one of the four
boys who had gone to the water fall
for a swim, egged the others to move
nearer the site of the fall which was
quite slippery, and in the process, two
of them slipped and tumbled, and were
washed away by the current.
E76
72
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
E82a
Exploration
Search and make a

logistic study for an
operation; See R53
E83
Ear (Keep an to
the ground)
Be well informed
about events and
trends
Having accepted the portfolio

assigned to a Minister, the Minister
should try to keep an ear to the ground
and familiarize himself with all
procedural intricacies and be the
master of the situation instead of a
puppet of circumstances.
E84
Expurgate (v)
Remove matter
regarded as
unacceptable or
unsuitable from a
text, account or
scene; See C142
Generally, certain novels are

available in the market as expurgated
versions of the original, in deference
to the moral standards of the society
that need to be protected from the
corrupting influence of the originals in
uncensored mode.
E85
Earthy
Earthen
Worldly
Terrestrial
Terrene
Resembling or
suggestive of soil;
Direct and
uninhibited, especially
about sexual subjects
or bodily functions;
coarse and unrefined;
I am sensing an earthy smell

suggesting that this part of the town
has had good rain not long ago.
This man, coming from the
countryside, is very direct and
unsophisticated; and his observations
are frequently laced with an earthy
sense of humour.
E86
Earthen
See E85
E86a
Epicureanism
See H24
Philosophy that
enjoyment is the
purpose of life and it
should be sought
after
E87
Extravagant
Irresponsibly and
recklessly wasteful
of ones monetary or
other resources
See P184
73
In the exuberance of youth, an

irresponsible spender of money spends
everything he possesses to keep his
circle of admirers and friends satisfied
and stay attached to him. The moment
he falls on evil days, his days of
extravagance turn into days of
nightmare, as in his days of acute
want, no friend or well-wisher that had
been stuck to him earlier, will supply
his want, as stated by Shakespeare.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
E88
Exhaust (-ion)
See E60
Weariness
Consequent upon the supervision of

installation of the equipment that has
arrived for the new project taken up, I
remain fully tied up, and get quite
exhausted when I go back home late at
night.
E89
Enervate (d)
Tire (d); See E60

Cause (d) to feel
drained of energy
The non-settlement of the longstanding due from one of the

collaborators of the project and
consequently
the
protracted
negotiations for the recovery over the
past six months has enervated me
completely.
The painless killing

of a patient suffering
from an incurable
disease or an
irreversible coma
A nation with strong democratic

aspirations
and
practices,
and
deeprooted cultural traditions, finds
euthanasia to be a far cry even today
despite social and popular pressures to
legalise it.
E89a
Euthanasia
Mercy killing
E90
Effectiveness
Ability to produce a
desired or intended
result; fitness to
perform an assigned
task
The effectiveness of the staff

employed to carry out fabrication of
the apparatus is not in doubt, but their
competence to do the job in the
specified time frame needs a close
examination, given that they have not
had earlier training in the particular
technology application which is
relevant.
E91
Efficiency
Productivity
Motivation
Modernization
Incentives
Employee
welfare measures
Level of ability or
competence to work
productively with
minimum wasted
effort or expense;
The ratio of useful
work performed by a
machine or in a
process to the total
energy expended, or
heat taken in
Contrary to what was expected, the

efficiency of the band of young
recruits to the skilled task of welding
of this complex metallic alloy, has
been amazing.
E92
Ebullition
A sudden outburst of
emotion or violence
See F97
74
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The Board has announced a blueprint
of operation clean-up in order to
eliminate fixing and betting scandals
by enforcing certain drastic measures
like banning of cheer girls and
aftermatch parties besides mandatory
financial disclosure by players in order
to scale down
the entertainment
quotient of the cash-rich game.
E93
Entertainment
(quotient)
A degree or amount
of a specified
quality, which in this
case is the
entertainment
element
E94
Erroneous
Faulty; Defective
See F106
E95
Entrench (v)
Establish so firmly
that change is
difficult; establish (a
military force, camp,
etc, in trench or
other fortified
positions)
The clever people always see that,

having entered an organization, they
entrench themselves securely in their
positions and, the course of time,
strengthen their own positions and
build their empire.
E96
Elbow (v) (ones

way)
Push and clear ones

way ahead. It is as
tragic as it is funny
to see that, the socalled leaders jostle
their way up for the
position of Chief
Minister, elbowing
each other.
During the car festivals at the Hindu

temples, it is very difficult, almost
impossible, to get a good view of the
Deity seated in the car which is of
enormous size and is pulled by the
devotees. In such a situation there is
bound to be such a stampede by the
milling crowd that people virtually
rush and elbow their way to be as
close to the car as possible to have a
good glimpse of the Deity.
E97
Equanimity (-ous)
That calm temper or

firmness of mind
which is not easily
elated or depressed;
See T65
E98
Edgy (adj)
Tense; Nervous;
Irritable; See P121
75
Children of higher classes at school

age apt to become edgy when they are
asked to come for special classes on
days close to the session of their final
exams.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Fanatic (n)
Person with
obsessive inclination
to a religion or
enthusiasm for a
pastime or hobby
A fanatic of any denomination

always justifies his extreme reaction
and perpetuates his terror.
Fanatic (adj)
Filled with excessive

zeal for a religions
or other cause
F2
Fall-out (n)
Fall out (v)
Throw; Quarrel
F3
Firth
See E7
F4
Foot
Right foot (set off

on-); Wrong foot
(set off on-)
F5
Foot (Caught on the On the wrong step or

wrong-)
wrong procedure;
made a wrong or
indiscreet or
unintelligent move
F6
Faux pas
Gaffe
Bloomer
Blunder
A stupid mistake
F7
Fortuitous
Accidental;
Happening by
chance; By chance
of luck
F8
Fidayin
Sacrifice to a
declared cause or
purpose
F9
Fawn (v) (Fawning

admirer)
Fawning admirer =
Hero-worshipper
See S35
F10
Flatterer
Fief (Feef
pronounced-)
See S35
Sphere or domain of
operation or control
of a person
F1
F11
76
The not-so-well educated population

of this village are deeply worried
about the nuclear fall-out from the
reactor set up there for the generation
of electric power, although assured of
full safety.
Set off on the right foot : Make a
good start. Set off on the wrong foot.
: Made a bad start
You are certainly on the wrong foot
if you begin answering questions as
you read them without first prioritising
them.
When I was in the United States, I

had a fortuitous meeting with my
dance teacher.
Those who fawned on him before,

use his company no more.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F12
Fiefdom
An estate or other
property held as an
obligation to the
holder against some
service or favour
done by him.
Fiefdom is one of the forms of

human trafficking, a practice that has
been in vogue as one form of feudal
excess of man against man.
F13
Flinch (v)
Shrink
Wince
Withdraw
through fear
Twitch
Grimace
Shrink; Wince;
Withdraw from pain;
Avoid through fear,
pain or scandal;
Twitch or twist or
turn from pain.
The villagers flinch from helping the

family for fear of getting involved in
the scandal.
I would not flinch, even by an inch,
from paying my tribute to the crusader
for the education of girls and young
women.
F14
Forbid (to or from)
(While both are

correct in form,
forbid to is used to
give a deterrent order
by an individual or a
group against a certain
decision or practice;
Prohibit is an official
order disallowing a
practice or mode.
Similarly, forbid
from is a deterrent
order against a certain
practice or procedure).
I forbid you to go and help your

friend who is hand-in-glove with the
gang to rob the bank. Anybody is
forbidden from joining the group
which is known to terrorise and carry
out targeted killing. (This is a
peremptory order). (Note: Prohibit
from is a milder expression in respect
of compliance).
F15
Fault finding
(cynical)
See C25
F15a
F16
Forgetfulness
Frustrate;
Frustrated (adj)
See O11
See B38; and T-17
See E52
F17
Flummox
F18
Freebie
See C29; See O27

Something given for
free (free of charge)
F19
Froward
Fairy tale (Straight
out of a)
F20
See P50; Contrary

Highly romantic and
fanciful as from a
fairytale
77
The visitors had recourse to highly

skilled fielding to frustrate the fury
and devastation of the bowling battery
of the opposition.
My offer of chocolates and some
other freebies such as paint box and
comic books, was a great consolation
to the weeping child.
The wedding of the young royal pair
that spread over three days in all pump
and splendour looked like one straight
out of a fairy tale.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F21
Finicky
Fastidious
Punctilious
Meticulous
Fussy; Excessively
detailed or elaborate
Our Director is finicky with regard to

programme arrangements at our
auditorium,
especially
on
the
anniversary functions relating to the
Institutes R&D activities.
F22
Fastidious
See F21
(Very attentive to accuracy; Very

concerned about being good and great
in
personal
or
departmental
efficiency).
F23
Force (Tour de)
F24
Flak (or flack)
See T7
Strong criticism;
Anti-aircraft fire;
See S203
F25
Furtive
Stealthy, Secret,
(Like a thief)
F26
Forecast
See B50
F27
Forebode (-ing)
F28
Frugal (-ity)
See B50, See P174

Highly sparing in
spending money;
See P74
F29
Forged (adj)
Fake
Counterfeit
Fraudulent
Cunning imitation
and duplication of
the original in order
to acquire money or
other property rights
illegally, or to cause
inflation and
economic ruin to the
country
F30
Fake (adj)
Ungenuine; See F29
F31
Fraudulent
F32
Fester (v)
Deceitful; See F29

Become septic;
Become rotten;
Aggravate in
condition through
negligence
78
The unrestrained attack of the policy

of the government by the Minister
drew flak of the President of the party
who had to suspend him from the
party.
The young grand-daughter of mine
was casting a furtive glance at a
number of sweet items kept in a row.
Frugality is a virtue which guards one

against barrenness and bankruptcy
when one needs the resources to save
oneself from poverty and hunger when
one falls on evil days.
Ever since there was a deliberate

attempt to infiltrate terrorists across
the border, the relations between the
neighbours have begun to fester.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Pour out fierce
verbal attack
indiscriminately

The money-lender spewed fire and
brimstone at me for being late in
returning his dues on account of my
illness.
F33
Fire (and
brimstone)
F34
Fence (eating the

crop)
The very source of

Having employed the supervisor in
protection and safety my factory, I noticed a few months
doing the damage
later that many valuable pieces from
the factory went missing under
mysterious circumstances, which on
enquiry, revealed that it was the case
of fence eating the crop, with the
supervisor on the job.
F35
Fly (in the face of)
Be openly at
variance with; Be
counter to the fact or
truth of
A neighbouring country may

conceivably fly in the face of your
perception or even a ground reality;
but it always pays to be diplomatic
and draw the wind from its sails and
hold peace.
F36
Fly (off the handle)
Lose ones temper

suddenly
There are people who, at the slightest

tone or sign of dissent, fly off the
handle and cry foul.
F37
Facetious
Intending to be
humorous but failing
to achieve the
purpose; using
inappropriate
humour
Sometimes, our own relatives are

naive enough not to be able to
differentiate, when they make
facetious remarks about us, which
lands us in much embarrassment.
F38
Fudge (v)
Manipulate
See F67; Manipulate

facts to deceive
The Accounts as detailed here seem

fudged, with no facts mentioned
explaining how such a large sum was
spent without proper sanction.
F39
Face (In the of)
When confronted
with; Despite
In the face of strong disapproval, I

piloted the proposal which, in course
of time, commended itself to a warm
acceptance by the user community.
F40
Fungus
Mould
Mildew
Spore
Musty (-ness)
Yeast
Any of a large group

of spore-producing
organisms which
feed on organic
matter including
moulds, yeast, etc
See M44
My old shoes, not used for a long

time and tucked on a rack in a dark,
dank room, have developed fungus
emitting offensive odour and hence
not fit for use any further.
Stale (-ness)
79
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F41
Freak (n)
A person, animal or
plant which is
abnormal or
deformed; A very
unusual or
unexpected event or
situation
I have seen a freak in the kitchen

garden of my friend; a mammoth
pumpkin of around sixty kilograms
was the cynosure.
While returning from the bay, we
drove; but hardly we were out in the
car for fifteen minutes when we were
caught in a freak storm that yelled in a
menacing-manner.
F42
Freak (v)
Behave or cause to
behave in a wild and
irrational manner
Animals too have a strong bond of

attachment; the other day I happened
to see a young elephant calf stay close
by its dead mother and go round and
round her only to return to her body,
freaking and threatening those coming
near.
F43
Fault finding
(captious)
See C66
F44
Flamboyance
See R47,
Exuberance in
colour and
conspicuity
This particular nation is noted for

flamboyance and showmanship in all
celebrations of national importance:
F45
Fulcrum
The point about

which a lever turns
to lift a body; A prop
or support
Many mechanical contrivances have

been designed and developed making
fulcrum of the Laws of motion, forces
and momentum of Newton in order to
substantially reduce human effort in
moving heavy objects in the light and
heavy industries.
F46
Footloose (adj)
Free to go where one VIP-s and those residing as family

likes and do what
members of diplomatic staff under
one pleases
special protection in any country are
not footloose under the existing
system of protocol to visit any place in
that country without prior intimation.
F47
Fall (over
backwards)
See B14; See L5
F48
Focus (n)
Fires (Keep the
burning)
See T46
Continue a certain
activity without
stopping it at any
stage
F49
80
Marriage bureau is an important and

integral part of the activities of the
Sabha. I strongly feel we should
continue this activity and keep the
fires burning.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
See S145
Pretend to be
affected by
F50
Facebook
F51
Feign
F52
Fake (v)
Counterfeit
Forge or counterfeit;
Pretend to feel or
suffer from an
emotion or illness
I understand your son faked

dysentery and bunked his class.
F53
Foist (v)
Plant (v)
See I52
Impose an
unwelcome or unfair
allegation or
accusation
The presence of his friend at the spot

where the government official was
murdered made the police suspect the
friend of the accused and foist the
charge of culpable murder on him.
F54
Four square
Firmly and
resolutely
I will stand four-square by you that

you should go for higher studies
F55
Fold (n)
See W34
F56
Flush (adv)
Having plenty of
money; completely
level or even with
another surface; Full
of
F57
Flames
See P108
F58
Face (on the of it)
Apparently; See F39
On the face of it, it gave the

impression that the death of the youth
was a case of suicide.
F58a
Fashionable
See N3
Fashionable dress is one index of

social wellness and progress.
F59
Fall (guy)
Scapegoat
Scapegoat
The thieves made a fall guy of the

poor villager by dumping the loot
stealthily at his door before fleeing to
escape from the prying eyes of the
police.
F60
Frolicsome
Rollicking
Lively and playful
The young ones, or cubs, of animals

are always frolicsome, especially with
the humans.
F61
Favour (Fall out of

with)
Earn disapproval of,

or avoidance or
rejection by, a
person or group
The local chief of the village, by his

rude and ruthless behaviour towards
the inhabitants of the village, has
fallen out of favour with the people
and the members of administration at
the higher level.
The accused feigned ignorance when

sought for explanation of his assault in
a road rage case.
81
People flush with money tend to get

distracted to stash it in sources not
easily identifiable.
The electric wire is flush with the
wall.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F62
Flaunt
Display
ostentatiously
Come marriage season, the ladies

find it a very propitious occasion to
flaunt their jewellery.
F63
Fiat (n)
Official order or
notification;
command
The University will issue a fiat next

week giving details of change of
procedure for entry into technical
courses of study after class XII.
F64
Fit (Health)
See S186
A sudden attack of
convulsions; A
sudden burst of
intense feeling
(anger, joy, jealousy,
etc.)
F65
Full (of oneself)
Very well satisfied

and with an
exaggerated sense of
self-worth
F66
Fraud
Deception
See S192
F67
Fudge (n)
A piece of late news

inserted in a
newspaper page; A
sweetmeat;
Manipulated facts or
figures to suit a
desired state of
finance or similar
status of a persons or
companys affairs See
S192; See F38
F68
Favouritism
An act of special,
out-of-turn, or unfair
show of concession,
facilitation or act of
obligation to please
and ingratiate
someone or
establishment; See
S192
F69
Fit (concord)
See H69
82
Marketeers and rhetoricians with a

high courage of conviction are full of
themselves when promoting their
products or selling their ideas that can
be revolutionary.
This news clipping is a Fudge

announcing the arrival of the English
cricket team, and hence is cryptic.
The companys audit report on the
soft beverages and fruit juices has
pointed out quite a few instances of
fudge of statements of expenditure and
income in the balance sheet attached
with notes.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F70
Footfall (n)
The sound of a
footstep or footsteps;
The number of
people entering a
shopping area in a
given time
One needs to be as vigilant as a dog

that is instantly woken up by the
slightest noise of foot-fall.
Generally, the crowd of customers
trooping into a shopping mall on
Saturdays and Sundays is dense, by
the footfall of their attendance on
weekends.
F71
Forelock (Catch
time by the --)
Seize the
opportunity
The boy, the eligible bachelor, is

expected to be in town by the middle
of this month. So, you had better
catch time by the forelock and meet
the parents and the boy and initiate
talks on forgoing alliance of marriage
for your daughter.
F72
Feathers (Soothe
ruffled-)
Pacify, calm the

agitated, the enraged
persons
The Government ordered an enquiry

into the police firing in order to soothe
the ruffled feather of the agitating
crowd.
F73
Fold (up) (v)
Close; Wind up
Having incurved heavy loss, my

friend folded up his furniture
business.
F74
Fatuous (-ity)
Feeble of intellect;
Weak or imbecile;
Foolish; See I75
Considering how fatuous this worker

is, I have deliberately not given him
any intellectual job that involves
intelligent perception or financial deal,
but just mechanical processing of
applications for training programmes.
F75
Face (off) (v)
Take up an attitude
of confrontation,
especially at the start
of a fight or game`
Before engaging the enemy militarily,

the initiator faces off the adversary
with a charge of border violation or
confiscation of goods and products in
order to cause economic blockade to
the other.
F76
Face-off (n)
Stand-off between
two individuals or
two groups in
opposition :
Confrontation in
hostility
When two nations are on the brink of

a military face-off, the United Nations
has a difficult and unavoidable
responsibility to de-escalate their
stance and put a drop of oil on
troubled waters.
83
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F77
Footsteps (On the

of)
In the manner of; In

the same way as
It is the sagely and pragmatic advice

of our elders that, if one wants a good
turn to return, one must implicitly
follow the practical tenets of love,
respect and sincerity towards others,
in the footsteps of the great teachers of
good, pure and meritorious life such as
Shankara, Vivekananda and other
great stalwarts an seers.
F78
Flea Market
A street market
selling second- hand
goods
In Tamil Nadu, Moore Market of

Chennai was a time-honoured flea
market particularly for very valuable
second-hand books catering to the
tastes and inclinations of a wide
variety of the Markets customers for
books.
F79
Fragile (-ity)
Easily broken or
damaged; Delicate;
Vulnerable
a teenagers personality is very

fragile and should be carefully
protected and nurtured by the
educational institutions and parents
and guardians alike.
F79a
Forgiveness
See P141
F80
Fidget (v), (n)
Remain in a state of
restlessness
F81
Free
F82
Fly-by-night (adj)
Unbind; Release;
See U35
Unreliable or
untrustworthy,
especially in
business and
financial matters
84
As the darkness was thickening, and

the natural light was beginning to fade
thick and fast, there was no sign of my
grand-daughter
approaching
the
house; and we were fidgeting,
anxiously looking for her, when there
was a telephone call from her saying
that she was delayed because of some
project requiring her extended stay at
school, and that she was returning
home in her friends car and would be
home in the next 15 minutes.
One must be chary of a person who

has an oily tongue waxing eloquent on
the product he sells and tries to
impress the listener, but the truth is
that such people are fly-by-night
trying to extol either themselves or the
product they deal with, more than their
due.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F83
Fly-by-wire (n)
Semi-automatic,
usually computerregulated system for
controlling an
aircraft or space
craft
In modern warfare combat aircraft

are not safe as war-machines when
engaged in a war, unless they are
under fly-by-wire control and guided
by laser team.
F84
Farce
Pretence
Mockery
Make-believe
Gross imitation
Empty pageantry;
Mere show;
dramatic exposition
of extravagant
humour or fun or
mirth
The governments call of meeting of

farmers for procuring their produce at
increased rate, is a farce, intended to
gather their support at the forthcoming
elections.
F85
Fete (v) (Usually in

passive)
Be feted= Be
honoured and
celebrated as
The State holds the Music Festival in

the celebrated names such as Tansen,
Tyagaraja, and others being feted on
the same platform to generate and
sustain national emotional integration
in the country
F86
Fete (n)
Festival; Function
arranged in honour
of a cause deserving
an encouragement
financially,
including sale of
books and other
material of relevance
to the occasion
A fete was arranged to celebrate the

centenary in commemoration of the
founder of this special branch of
research in the University, in whose
memory a festschrift was brought out
to honour the great scholar and his
contributions.
F87
Festoon (v), (n)
An ornamental chain
or garland of
flowers, leaves or
ribbons hung in a
curve.
The street is
festooned with
decorations for the
Ganesh festival.
To welcome an honoured guest, or to

celebrate a holy event as birthday, or
jubilee or commemoration day
associated with an individual, or the
birth of a successful institution on a
particular day of the year, we make
use of festoons besides other
complementary media to draw the
attention of the public.
The long and leaf-laden trees had
once festooned this garden city, but
their present denudation presents a sad
memory of their glorious past in the
name of development.
85
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F88
Flood (v)
Overwhelm or
bombard with
unabating requests
for something which
has created a wide
awareness or
excitement or
excellence of a
unique nature;
Inundate; See D124;
See S106
The performance of this boy of just

nine years in the carnatic vocal recital
went so much beyond the performance
rating of even mature and well-versed
adult performer that there was
virtually a flood of requests for the
young genius to go over to various
places to drown the discriminating
audiences into the ecstasy of the
carnatic music.
F89
Fall (through)
Fail; Not materialise
The plan to bring water to this part of

the city for the benefit of the people
fell through as the equipment to pump
the water from the water body and
distribute by pipe did not materialise
since they over-ran the date on which
to be ready.
F89a
Face
See E52a
F90
Fundamentalism
See T48
F91
False reasoning
See C144
F92
Franchise
Suffrage
Democracy
Voting
An authorization granted
by a government or
company to an
individual or group
enabling them to carry
out specified commercial
activities; The right to
vote in public elections
F93
Flab (n)
Soft, loose flesh on a Human physiology, with all the

complexities of the several sub-systems
persons body
Under the Constitution, every citizen

has the right to exercise their franchise
to bring the government into power
that belongs to a party on the basis of
majority support enjoyed by it in the
elections held for that purpose.
working within it in such amazing sync

with the principles of human wellness and
mental alertness and with humanism at its
natural best, requires that its physical
craving for all that the palate longs to
have, be curbed and controlled, so that
one does not allow ones body to become
a dumping ground of unwanted flab and
fat that are detrimental to health.
F94
Ford (n) (-able)

(adj)
A shallow place in a
river or stream that
can be crossed on foot
or in a vehicle;
passable; that which is
crossable on foot or by
a vehicle
86
Certain rivers are not too deep, and

can be crossed if there are negotiable
fords to cross them on foot, or with the
help of motorized vehicles. (such
rivers are fordable for crossing).
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Before crossing a river, one must
confirm whether it is fordable or
fordless, as there can be vortices
there.
F95
Fordless
Very deep; Cannot

be crossed on foot
F96
Fagged (out)
Very tired; See E60
F97
Ferment (n)
Agitation
Unrest
Commotion
Simmer
Ebullition
Rebellion
Fractious state
Agitation and social

unrest; Movement of
resistance to
enactment of law or
modification to the
existing state;
Movement against
any existing system
or dispensation
When there was news about a young

lady being subjected to mass rape and
murder, the whole national was
shocked and thrown into ferment and
indignation and demanded in one
voice that the criminals be brought to
justice with severe punishment that the
crime deserved.
F98
Fractious
Irascible
Irritable
Tempestuous
Virulent
Intemperate
Ill-tempered
Cantankerous
Cross
Peevish
Fretful
Quarrelsome
Easily irritated;
Uncontrollably
quarrelsome; Spitfire
in behaviour
Animals, particularly wild animals,

are fractious for territorial rights. The
tragedy, however, is that man in spite
of his rational and analytical faculties,
is no less factious to appropriate,
confiscate, and aggrandize wealth,
power and influence and enjoy at the
expense of other and on his own
terms.
F99
Fickle
Capricious
Freakish
Whimsical
Mercurial
Wavering;
Inconstant; of
changeable mind;
irresolute; See W42
While choosing your career you have

to be clear in your aim, and not fickle
with two or more foci. If you are
focused on more than one with
incomplete preparation for any, you
may end up with neither, and be the
poorer for it.
F100
Freakish
Whimsical;
Obsessive; Addicted
to a particular
interest or
involvement; See
F99; W42
Some children are freakish by nature,

wanting to possess whatever they
happen to see in the shop and not
caring to guard them once possessed.
87
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F101
Fret (ful)
Be constantly or
visibly anxious and
worried; See F98
Since the day my pet calf has stopped

taking her normal food and remained
inactive mostly spending its day lying
quiet, I have been fretful and spending
sleepless nights.
F102
Fire (Run or go
through and
water)
Take any risk, or

face any peril
I shall run through fire and water to

complete my PhD in aerospace
technology.
F103
Fire (Set the world

(or Thames) on-)
Do something
remarkable or
sensational
After completing his mission of

searching everywhere for Sita and
finally locating her in the Ashoka
garden of Ravanas palace in Lanka,
Hanuman, in all humility, dispelled
her doubt and fear and took her into
his confidence, comforted her in all
manner of ways; and, after handing
over to her the signet ring of Sri Rama
as ordained by Him, he obtained her
leave and set the Thames on fire
killing many Rakshasas guarding the
city, including Aksha, Ravanas son,
before returning to Rama.
F104
Fervent (adj)
Intensely Passionate
The Chief Minister fervently

appealed to him to break his fast.
F105
Fervour (n)
Intense and
passionate feeling
It was with deep fervour that my

friend gave us leave to depart.
F106
Flawed (adj)
Defective
Faulty
Erroneous
Misconceived
Misdirected
Misleading
Misapplied
Inappropriate
Misconstrued
Marred; Weakened;
In want of;
Deficient; Weak;
Defective
The bill that is
proposed to be
passed into law, in
its present wording,
seems flawed, as it
violates a
fundamental
constitutional right.
The argument given by the firm in

refusing to accept responsibility for
the accident seems flawed, given the
circumstances of the case.
F107
Faulty
See F106
F107a Forerunning
See H54
88
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
F108
Fray (v)
Unravel or become
worn at the edge;
Show the effects of
strain on a persons
nerves or temper
When the Parliament took up the

issue of corruption in transactions of
thousand of crores of rupees resulting
in a huge loss to the exchequer
handled by certain departments, and
the same had earlier been pointed out
in the national audit report, resentment
was expressed by the members whose
frayed nerves were evident and
brought forth condemnation.
F109
Flash point
A point at which
violence flares up; A
spot or region where
an eruption is likely
to happen to turn
into violence and
unrest; See P85
The only positive way we can avoid

flashpoints in any region is by keeping
our cool and sitting to resolve the
problem across the table and removing
the
irritants that
hinder
the
communication process.
89
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
G1
Gawky (adj)
Awkwardly stupid
See G27
One has to maintain the dignity of

the assembly and be decently
dressed while participating in the
proceedings. One who has no sense
of what is being said, its relevance to
the matter under discussion, or the
time taken to elaborate a point, is
surely gawky and embarrassing.
G2
Gravy train
A situation in which
someone can easily
make a lot of money
without making much
work or effort; A state
of being thrown on the
easy street, or a windfall
coming by.
Fall on the gravy train
in the prime of youth
and repent when you are
old and can do little to
support yourself.
The governmental policy on mining

industry has so many loopholes that
it has unleashed a gravy train for a
lot of men with political clout to
make merry with a clean sweep of
the regions natural wealth.
G3
Gaffe
G4
Greenhorn
See F6
An inexperienced,
naive person
G5
Guns (Go great -);

(Top guns)
Go great guns:
Proceed vigorously,
aggressively and
successfully
Top guns: Most
important persons
The police team went great guns in

nabbing the perpetrators of the heist
who had fled after looting the banks
ATM with a total cash of twenty
lakhs.
G6
Goose
Cook ones goose.

See C19 (Ruin or
spoil ones plans)
My partner, an aspirant to running

this project as my rival, cooked my
goose by making a secret agreement
with the financier by using a political
clout.
G7
Give (someone)
away
Show (someone) up,

their plan, preparation,
etc; Reveal
(someones) secret
A tip-off from local contacts has

given them away, their plan of action
and preparation for the assault of the
Bank.
G8
Go (Under)
Become bankrupt
Following deep recession, all

business transactions were hit, and
many bourses went under due to
financial impact.
90
If you are a greenhorn, you need to

be trained and acclimatized before
taking on the hawks and tartars in
your job.
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
G9
Garbage
See R14
G10
Guilty (shame)
Grass (Let the grass
grow under ones
feet)
See H15
To idle and be tardy
instead of acting in
time.
G12
Grow (Let the grass

grown under ones
feet)
See G11
G13
Guns (Stand to
ones guns)
See S50
(Maintain ones position or stand

without giving in to ones assailant.)
G14
Gaggle
A flock of geese; A
disorderly group of
people
Notice ahead a bevy of girls,

virtually a gaggle talking endlessly
on nothing!
In front of the pub I saw a gaggle of
four on their motor bikes arguing
with the owner of the pub,
apparently drunk, and in a loud
voice.
G15
Garish (adj)
Obtrusively showy;
Gaudy
G16
Guileless
See N6
G17
Gullible
G18
Gingerly
See N6
Showing great care or
attention; be in a
careful or cautious
mood while
performing a job
G19
Guileful
Deceitful; Very
cunning; See L20
Wild animals adopt several tactics

to hunt their prey, one of them being
a
guileful
one,
known
as
camouflage.
G20
Glitz
Extravagant,
superficial display
In any hyped display of consumer

products, there is a high-pitched glitz
of these products being exhibited
with demo and other elaborate
announcements of discounts on
purchases and lucky draws.
G11
91
Instead of taking early action to

prevent illegal export of ores, the
Government in power lets grass
grow under its feet over the past
several years during which much
water has flowed under the bridge.
Our engineer is very gingerly in

preparing construction plans for
submission to the authorities for
according sanctions
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
G21
Go through (the
motions)
Undergo the processes Selection of a candidate to the post

or procedures
of Lokayukta goes through a number
of motions regarding the satisfaction
of the criteria of personal character
on record, probity in public life,
sense of duty, freedom from
religious and other biases, etc,
examined at various fora.
G22
Geek
An obsessive
enthusiast
My friend is a computer geek, and

that is his world.
G23
Gibe
(Pronounced as jibe)
See J7 under Jibe
(An insulting or mocking remark)
G24
Grapevine
A vine of grapes;
Circulation of rumous
or unofficial news See
G38; See S192
There is the grapevine to say that

the chairman has tendered his
resignation.
G25
Gratuitous
Meddlesome
Intrusive
Uncalled for
Interfering
Presumptuous
Unsolicited; Intrusive;
Unprovoked (Earlier it
meant gratis, given
freely)
Some cannot sleep without being

gratuitous to their neighbours, and
bring bad blood between them, just
to derive some fun and enjoyment.
We thank you for your kind offer of
gratuitous help to solve our problem
(unsolicited offer).
G26
Goal (n)
G27
Gawk (v)
See T46
Stare openly and
stupidly; See G1
G28
Gunfire (Hail of -)
A continuous spray or
charge of bullets
released from fire
arms
A number of innocent persons,

including children, fell victim to a
hail of gunfire released at random by
the terrorists raiding the market
place.
G29
Gumption (n)
Shrewd or spirited
initiative or
resourcefulness;
Sharpness of
understanding;
Perceptivity
Children of the twenty-first century

are full of curiosity and adventure
and are endowed with much
gumption to unravel the complexities
of computerized access to games and
other things.
G30
Galore (adj)
In abundance
There are chances galore to pass the

test with credit.
G31
Gibberish
Unintelligible speech or
writing or communication;
Nonsense; See S141
Even the Hindi spoken by a native from a

village in U.P. sounds gibberish, as we in
down South are not familiar with the
dialect.
92
When the teacher asked the student

a question, the latter simply gawked
without giving a reply.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
G32
Grease (the palm)

Bribe
Kickback
Pecuniary
Bribe
There days, one has to grease the palm

of every official to have ones work
done or get the required papers or
certificates from the government
departments.
G33
Glib
Voluble and articulate

but insincere and
hollow
We cannot take the glib talk of a

salesman for gospel truth.
G34
Groundswell (n)
A build-up of opinion
in a large section of
population; A large,
rolling movement of
waves in regular
motion in the sea
The groundswell of public opinion

shows mounting opposition to the
proposal for a new flyover over the
highway on this stretch.
G35
Genocide
See H66
Deliberate killing of a
large number of people
belonging to a particular
belief, ethnic group or
nation
The Nazi regime was found guilty

of genocide of countless number of
Jews during the World War II.
G36
Grandstand (v) (ing, n)
Seek to attract
favourable public or
media attention; Divert,
or grab media attention
to a particular aspect
either in support of, or
against it
Everyone desiring to become a

leader through a party seeks to
grandstand through a programme of
his or her choice for which he or she
believes in the right candidate.
G37
Graft
Illegal practice in
business; See S192
Many instances of graft had to be

dealt
with
by
the
present
Government during its present
tenure, which can cause a confidence
crises in the electorate which is
shortly facing an election.
G38
Gossip
Rumour
Canard
Grapevine
Scandal
Slander
Loose, irresponsible
talk or comment;
Rumour; See S192
More damage to peace of any town

or city, or even of a village, can be
caused by gossip than even by
physical violence.
G39
Gainsay (v)
Deny; See R34; See

I23
If cannot be gainsaid that scientific

quest and philosophic investigation
ultimately meet on a plane that has
its deep genesis in Divinity as the
potential source of all creativity.
93
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
G40
Glutinous (adj)
Like glue in texture;

Sticky
This chemical compound is

glutinous in texture and is useful as a
binding material.
G41
Generous
sprinkling
A generous, or a good
number, of constituent
elements.
Besides paintings,
the fair provides a
generous sprinkling of
sculpture,
photographs and
video cover of wild
safaris of the animal
reserves. See S205
The masal dosa being served in this

restaurant is proverbial for the
lingering taste, what with a generous
sprinkling of onions, potatoes and a
dash of succulent coconut chutney
that goes with it in good quantity.
G42
Gadfly
A fly that bites

livestock (i.e. Cattle,
horses, etc.); An
annoying, provocative
person
If gadflies suck the blood of the

livestock in the farm yards and cattle
sheds, there are human gadflies that
keep eyeing and prying on the
haves, sucking their blood and
peace, with no trace of shame or
contrition.
G43
Gun (Jump the-)
Act before the

expected or
appropriate time; Act
before you deliberate
and decide
It was unfortunate that the 200

metre race runner jumped the gun
and was eventually disqualified.
G44
Go (down well)
Brings favourable
reaction; Make
something agreeable
and conducive
The high command decision asking

the leader in the State to step down
has not gone down well with him
and his supporters.
G45
Go (down)
Be recorded and
remembered in a
particular way
The laddus of Thirupati have gone

down as being quite unique in taste
and size in the whole World.
G46
Grimace
An ugly, twisted
expression on a
persons face,
typically expressing
disgust, pain or
resentment or
disapproval; See F13
A grimace, and that was enough for

the whole class to forebode and spell
disaster to descend from the
teacher.
G47
Game Plan
See S158
G48
Grieve (v)
Suffer or sorrow over
94
Coming to know of the tragedy, the

parents of the ill-fated boy arrived
grieving the loss of their dear son.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
G49
Gorge (v)
Eat a large amount

greedily
Ghatotkacha, the son of Bheema,

was noted for gorging food at a
voracious speed.
G50
Get around
Solve; Get over and

free oneself from a
knotty problem
Metro transport, flyovers and fast

transportation along ring roads are
some of the modern ways to get
around the problem of overcrowded
traffic in the heart of the city and to
reach offices on time.
G51
Gusto
Enjoyment; Vigour;
Relish; Artistic style;
See E53
Mathematics
can
be
most
enchanting and thrilling if the
teacher handles this queen of arts
and sciences with gusto and takes the
class with him in his odyssey of the
art of the exact sciences.
G52
Garble (n), (v)
Reproduce a message
or transmission in a
confused or distorted
way; Distortion or
falsification to hide a
reality; See W12
95
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
H1
Harangue (n), (v)
A violent speech; A
scolding and ranting
address
Some resort to haranguing to win the

elections.
H2
Humongous
Enormous
Stupendous
Enormous (Joint of
Huge and
Monstrous)
As you enter the hill shrine Tirumala,

above the base of Tirupati, you are
greeted by the humongous statues of
Garuda and Anjaneya.
H3
Hologram
A photograph of an
interference pattern
which, when
suitably illuminated,
produces a threedimensional image.
Authorities insist on the imprint of a

hologram as a mark of genuineness of
a consumerist product to avoid
spurious purchase in quite a few cases
of sub-standard products being sold in
the market.
H4
Hysterical
Delirious
Overwrought
Wildly uncontrolled;
Effusive in the
extreme
The return to Ayodhya of Rama and

others after fourteen years of exile
from Ayodhya made the people of the
great city go hysterical in welcoming
them.
H5
See D6; See C11
H6
Humiliate (-ion)
Heist (Pronounced
as Haist
H7
Hem and haw
Be indecisive
Govind received an unexpected call

from the University offering the post
of the Dean; but Govind hemmed and
hawed for a day on the question of
compensation
financially
before
deciding to accept the job.
H8
Hors de Combat
(adj)
Make somebody out

of action due to
injury
On the first encounter with Ravana,

Rama made Ravana hors de combat
on the battle ground by completely
disarming him, dispatching his
charioteer and dislodging his Crown.
H9
Hackles (Raise
ones-)
Make one indignant;

Become resentful
Sisupalas vituperative umbrage

against Krishna whom he downgraded
as a cow-herd, womaniser, and so on,
in the august assembly of the Rajasuya
yagna performed by King Udhishthira,
raised their hackles as grossly unfair
and discourteous.
H10
Haversack
Shoulder bag hung

It is a usual sight to see soldiers
across while walking trooping
together
with
their
haversacks hung on their backs.
Robbery
96
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
H11
Humour (v)
Satisfy the wishes

and whims of
someone; Placate
someone
Many a time we have to defend and

humour those at the helm of our
security and safety so that they would
perform what is expected of them in
keeping our nation safe and secure
from the hands of aggressors.
H12
Hammer (Come /
Go under-)
Be sold at an auction
This expensive piece of art which is

two hundred years old went under the
hammer for $ 1.25 million.
H13
Hammer (and
tongs)
Vehemently or
Vigorously. It is so
exciting to see a
cobra and mongoose
to fight hammer and
tongs to subdue and
kill each other.
Rama and Ravana fought hammer

and tongs with each other drawing
wonder and awe from all the worlds.
H14
Hang (up)
End a telephone
conversation by
cutting the
connection; See H89
In a huff, my friend hung up the

receiver
dissatisfied
with
the
developments.
H14a
Hurricane
H15
Hangdog (looks)
Guilty (guilt)
Shamefaced
self-conscious
Sheepish
(modesty)
Abashed
Ashamed
See C95a
Guilt-laden;
Embarrassed
H16
Head (old)
See O4
H17
Hugeness
See E9
H18
Herculean
See E9
H19
Handicap
A disadvantage
awarded or assigned to
a superior competitor
to make chances
almost equal to those
of the less capable
competitors for
winning in a
competition
When pressed by the police, the

culprit confessed with hangdog looks
to the guilt of beating the old man
severely.
97
To provide equal opportunities to

physically disadvantaged aspirants the
organization has made a reservation of
five percent of the jobs to be manned
by the lame and polio-stricken
candidates under its handicap offer
policy.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
H20
Hinder
See B38
The guide post right in the middle of

the road hinders free movement of the
cars and two-wheelers and hence
needs to be removed.
H21
Hate figure
Unwelcome and
disliked, resented
figure
Hateful (-e; Hatred)
See I20
See P50
(Impertinent)
Some persons who prefer to live

incognito deep inside a forest and live
off the wild animals of high value, are
hate figures across the States.
H21A
H22
Headstrong
H23
Hat (throw ones

hat in the ring)
Express willingness
to take up a
challenge
In response to the civic bodys

embarrassment at not being successful
in cleaning up the city and to relieve it
of its daily garbage mess, an
organization came forward to throw its
hat in the ring.
H24
Hedonism (-st)
Epicureanism
The philosophy that

pleasure is the chief
goal of life; One
who believes in this;
Love for luxury and
pleasure
Technology for sure aims at

enhancing the prosperity of people.
However, there is the danger that it is
amenable to be turned into the handle
of hedonism and degradation of man.
H25
Heckle (v)
Interrupt a speaker
with derisive
comment and abuse
When the minister rose to defend

himself in reply to an allegation made
against him, he was hackled in the
House and was asked to resign to
maintain the dignity of his office.
H26
Hypnotise (-sm)
H27
Halitosis
Bad breath
See M28; See P107

Unpleasant bad
breath
H28
Hospitable
See B48
H29
Hype
Extravagant publicity
or promotion
H30
Hoopla
Game in which rings

are thrown in an
attempt to encircle a
prize; Unnecessary
fuss
H31
Happenstance
See C48
Coincidence
There was more hype for this new

product than it deserves.
As I was waiting for my bus to get back

home, I ran into my Professor under
whom I had studied thirty years ago. It
was such a strange and happy
happenstance.
98
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
H32
Hold
See S91, U19
H33
Hang
See S91, U19
H34
Home: (Bring home Make someone

to)
realize the
significance of
H35
Handrail / Rail
Bar across for

support while
walking or climbing
or even standing
It is a safe rule to use handrail while

climbing up, if you are having a heart
problem.
H36
Haughty
Arrogant
Impatient
Impudent
Riding roughshod
over
On ones high
horse
Supercilious
Imperious
Highly disrespectful,
immodest, insulting
and discourteous
Ravana was no haughty that, when

Brahma appeared before him to grant
him boon, he sought from Him
immortality by all others except by
man, thinking that men who were
mortal had no power to stand before
him in any war.
H37
High horse (on

ones)
See H36
The customs officer was on his high

horse.
H38
Hubbub
Brouhaha
Tumult
Bedlam
Din
Uproar
Commotion
Pandemonium
Rumpus
Noisy, chaotic shout
Following a road accident involving

a pedestrian and a car resulting in
serious head injures to the victim,
there was soon a great hubbub of
people raising their indignant voices
against the motorist, resulting in the
driver being lynched by the crowd.
H39
Hearken or Harken
(to) or Hark at
Listen to
Hide yourself and harken (or

hearken) to the low humming of this
bid.
H39a
Helter-skelter
In disorderly haste
and confusion See
P88
H40
Hark (back)
Recall (an earlier

period)
99
The doctor brought home to the

patient why the alternative medicine
was prescribed to her instead of the
one she was taking earlier.
Hark back Swami Vivekanandas call

to the nation awake, arise, and stop
not till the goal is reached.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
H41
Hobby-horse
A favourite topic or
issue; A rocking
horse (used by a
child for play)
I somehow cannot appreciate one

who has no activity to keep one
usefully engaged, but makes hobbyhorse of politics of the state to discuss
almost non-stop.
H42
Half (Not-)
Not nearly; Not

quite the way it is
presumed
Our Director is not half such a

heartless being in hauling up his
colleagues as one would imagine.
H43
Hens teeth (As rare Extremely rare

as-)
H44
Heirloom
See R56
H45
Hail
Pellets of frozen rain

falling in showers
from clouds at low
attitude; A large
number of things
hurled forcefully
through the air
H46
Hybrid
Offspring of two
plants or animals of
different species,
such as a mule; A
thing made by
combining two
different elements,
including words
from different
languages
H47
Hook, line and

sinker
Entirely
My friend fell hook, line and sinker

for her charms.
H48
Hook (off the -)
No longer in
difficulty or trouble;
Telephone receiver
not on its rest
Thanks to my savings maturing just

in time, I was off the hook in meeting
the timely need of my daughter who
was slightly in financial straits.
H49
Hang (out)
A place one lives in

or frequently visits
This is the place where the

underground dweller has his hang-out
built for him which is perfectly
camouflaged for his security.
100
Although Sanskrit is a language as

rare as hens teeth to be seen being
used in world Communication, its role
as a good source of linguistic diction
of Indi-Aryan and Indo-European
literature, besides being a source of
Dravidian
culture,
is
widely
recognized.
The terrorist let loose a hail of bullets
on the morning crowd of people at the
fair.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Opportunists under the cloak of
commitment to principles are known
to hock and change their allegiance in
order to feather their nest and make
hay.
I would rather resign than hock my
policy of honest trade practices to
graft and please my clientele to reap
financial advantage.
H50
Hock (v)
Pawn; Sacrifice
ones principles or
conscience
H51
Heavy (going)
A person or situation To go through a session of lecture by

that is difficult or
this gentleman can be a heavy going
boring to deal with
exercise.
H52
Heavy (weather)
Big issue of a
relatively minor or
simple situation;
unnecessary
difficulty blown up
The lady of the house makes heavy

weather of her task of house keeping
among her friends.
H53
Head (off)
Unrestrainedly do a
job to nausea or
boredom
This salesman has been talking my

head off until I developed a splitting
headache.
H54
Harbinger (n)
Forerunning
A person or thing
that announces or
signals the arrival or
approach of
something; A forerunner
A monkey or a deer suddenly giving

off a few anguished and desperate
cries is a harbinger of an approaching
predator
in
some
close
neighbourhood.
H55
Hansens disease
Leprosy
Leprosy
Hansens disease is a contagious

bacterial disease that affects the skin,
mucous membrane, and nerves
causing discoloration, lumps on the
skin, and also disfigurement and
deformity in sever cases.
H56
Hat (in hand)
Humbly asking for a

favour; See H23
H57
Hat (Keep something

under ones-)
Keep something a
secret
H58
Hat (Pass the

around)
Collect contributions
around (money, etc)
See H23
H59
Housewife
Home maker
A married woman
whose main
occupation is caring
for her family and
running the household
101
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
See H59
The quality of being
amusing or comic,
especially as
expressed in
literature or speech
Tenali Rama and Birbal wre noted

ministers of humour in the courts of
Krishnadevaraya
and
Akbar
respectively.
H60
Home Maker
H61
Humour (n)
Humorist
Comedian
Jester
H62
Humour (Cardinal)
Each of four fluids

of the body; blood,
phlegm, yellow bile,
or cholar; and black
bile or melancholy
H63
Humorist
A humorous writer,
performer or artist
See H61
H64
Hare (start a)
Raise a topic of
conversation
Meeting for the first time the students

of my class, let me start a hare in the
opening session of my class and try to
get a hang of my students potential.
H65
Hare (Run with the-)
Run with the hare

and hunt with the
hounds
Remain on good terms with both

sides in a conflict.
H66
Holocaust
Pogrom
Genocide
Destruction or
slaughter on a mass
scale; Mass murder,
including that of
persons belonging to
a particular ethnic
group
The nuclear holocaust that happened

in Japan toward the end of the World
War has been a grim reminder to
them of the risks involved in
maintaining nuclear power plants in
the country in the long run.
H67
Head (over my-)
Do on ones own
without caring to
consult; Go beyond
ones
comprehension
The officer who is subordinate to me

has gone over my head in appointing
the contractor for the job of
maintenance of office premises and
for running the canteen.
The lecture he gave was over my
head.
H68
Holds (With no
barred)
With nothing to
check, modulate,
limit or restrict
With no holds barred on the mining

business by suitable legislation, or
pre-emptive or proactive action, the
unscrupulous mining magnates have
looted the nations mineral wealth
running into several millions of
rupees.
102
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
H69
Harmony
Homogeneity
Rapport
Synchronization
Compatibility
Agreement
Match
Fit
Concord
H70
Homogeneity (-ous) See H69
H71
Hacking
Using a computer to
gain unauthorized
access to data
(Phone hacking is to
access illegally the
telephonic
conversations of
others).
A lot of effort is now on to prevent

hacking of computers, which has
become a big threat to data security of
sensitive matters
H72
Human trafficking
Illegal trade in humans

in the form of:
Clandestinely exporting
man-power illegally; or
exporting young girls
and ladies for cheap
labour elsewhere or for
immoral purposes; or
abducting children to
far-off places for use in
cheap labour or for other
illegal purposes
Human trafficking is one of the

serious problems of developing and
under developed countries, and
efforts are in place to curb this
menace, with varying degrees of
success.
H73
Ham-handed
Ham-fisted
Clumsy; Awkward
The Government has to be

congratulated for streamlining the
LPG multiple gas connections issue
and solving it in a rational manner,
and not in a ham-handed way, causing
more problems than can be solved.
H74
Harry Potter
Name of the novel,

of which the
celebrated author is
Rowling J.K.
See R89
H75
Heels (On the of)
Following closely
after; See D108
Meaning
Agreement; Meeting
of minds; Identical
points of view
There is perfect harmony between the

two nations on foreign relations and
commerce.
103
This car bomb explosion follows close

on the heels of the explosion in the same
city last week which had killed about
twenty and injured more than fifty.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
H76
Heels (Take to
ones---)
Run away; Flee

See D108
The terrorists took to their heels on

seeing the arrival of the Rapid Action
Force personnel.
H77
Hatchet (Bury the --)
(A small axe with a

short handle for use
in one hand) End a
quarrel or conflict;
an allusion to a
typical American
Indian custom)
When there is a common enemy

waiting to commit invasion into your
territory, it is your duty that, despite
the fact that you belong to different
parties, you bury your hatchet and join
you hands to foil the enemys plans
and save the country from being overrun and ruined by the enemy.
H78
Hypothecation
Pledging by law to a
specific purpose;
Pawning
See P151
You are required to hypothecate to

the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research your properly as surety if
you have to raise a loan from that
governmental body to meet your
emergencies at home.
H79
Hostile
Unfriendly warmongering See B105
H80
Hoard (v)
Stash
Amass
Collect (in
secret)
Store (in secret)
Store money or other The nation faces more than half its
valued objects
problems of scarcity of products or
secretly
soaring price of available products in
the market on account of hoarding of
essential goods by the un-scrupulous
traders.
H80a
See R73
H81
Heat (Sexual)
Hard (To be put
to)
Find it very difficult
These days which see the prices of

daily necessities and other basic needs
of man spiral by leaps almost every
day, and the weather God is
implacable to see not much rains
release themselves to slake the thirst
for water for the toiling men and
women, the Government is invariably
hard put to it to contain inflation and
fight the rising prices of commodities
to bring a smile on the face of every
common man.
H82
Hog (Go the full-)
Go to the full extent
The new professor went the full hog

over this chapter and explained lucidly
the role of this character in the play.
104
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Shrimad Bhagavatam is an excellent
source of hagiography of timehonoured devotees of Vishnu and His
human incarnation, Krishna.
H83
Hagiography
Writing on the lives

of saints and
devotees
H84
Huffed
Annoyed; See M79;

See P121
H85
Hope (Strand of -or glimmer of --)
Faint or shadow of
hope
The Wimbledon player X and the

thousands of spectators who thronged
Wimbledon would have seen a strand
of hope when the player Y lost the
first set of the final, but the genial
champion Y stormed his way to a
glorious, dauntless win in the next
three sets that took him to the Crown
of the champion.
H86
Hit (the stands)
Occupy prominent
positions of display
on the news stands
See S219
This is the latest book on the

compositions of the Trinity of carnatic
music with copious biographical
accounts, and is expected to hit the
stands in all the major cities
H87
Hit (the roads ),

(the streets)
Appear prominently
on the roadsides as
advertisement
material; Highly
popular in use on
roads; come out in the
streets in protest.
We will be forced to
hit the streets if no
action is taken to
apprehend the culprits
as early as possible.
The new material developed from

cheap scrap after years of research as
binding material on metal roads and
tar roads has hit the roads with a
thumping success.
H88
Heads (I win)
A wager or
condition that is
advantageous to one
particular side or
player under any
circumstance by a
clever use of
phraseology under
terms of the game or
contest
Heads I win, tails you lose, which

ensures success to one party in any
case, is a subterfuge for the success in
a game secured by the terminological
cleverness resorted to by one party to
outwit the other contestants in a
competition or joint enterprise.
H89
Hang (up ones

boots)
Retire; See H14
The General hung up his boots

yesterday.
105
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
H90
Hang (ones
gloves)
Retire; See H89
I shall be hanging my gloves next

week, so that I may be free to devote
more time and energy to pursue my
academic interests thereafter.
H91
Hurly-burly (n)
Busy, boisterous
activity
These are the days of quintessential

pursuit of opulence in a world of
hurly-burly fashioned by man wherein deadlines have to be met, cut-throat
business under the rain of relentless
advertisement for branded products is
the order of the day, and the age-old
concepts of peace and serenity have
yielded place to ceaseless toil to
enrich oneself.
H92
Humdrum (adj) or
(n)
Monotonous; dull;
Monotonous routine
The mind is always in search of an

ambience which beats humdrum,
routine life of an individual with no
excitement or glittering edge to
embellish existence.
H93
Harness (v), (n)
Set of straps and

fittings to a horse;
Control and make
use of (resources)
It is always an exciting experience to

see horses on harness on national
occasions carrying troupes and
travellers.
Sources of fossil energy being
limited and under threat of depletion,
it is always prudent to be well on the
look-out for harnessing other natural
sources of energy such as sun, wind,
ocean tides, etc.
H93a
Hint
Clue; Suggestive
idea; See I44
The minister hinted at the likelihood

of increasing the price of petrol and
diesel in his recent speech at the
capital.
H94
Hit ( a road block)
Meet with an
obstruction
Although we started pretty early

driving
towards
Mysore
from
Bangalore, we hit a large procession
on the way as a roadblock that took
nearly an hour and a half to clear.
106
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
H95
Hotchpotch
(Hodgepodge)
A confused mixture;
A motley; A
melange; A stew
with several
vegetables and or
meat as ingredients
See M40; See H95
The exhibition is a hotchpotch of

several household implements and
electronic goods.
H96
Hurtle
Tumble
Rolling downhill;
Move or cause to
move at great speed,
typically in a widely
uncontrolled fashion
The ill-fated bus that was headed to

Badrinath was caught in a slippery and
loose soil and started skidding, soon
hurtling down several hundreds of feet
and fell into a river below.
H97
Heritage
Property that is or
UNESCO has identified many places
may be inherited; An of historical significance in the world
inheritance; Valued
as heritage sites.
things such as
historical buildings
that have been
passed down from
previous generations
See R114
H98
Head (some one or

something) off
Intercept and turn

aside someone or
something
107
In the battle at Lanka, when Ravana

made up his mind to eliminate his
brother, Vibheeshana, who was in the
opposite Camp, by discharging a Sakti
weapon that would have been fatal to
him, Lakshmana noticed it and
sensing the danger to Vibheeshanas
life, decided to head the weapon off
by discharging a counter weapon.
108
Sl.
No.
I1
Main Word and

related words
Innards (n)
Meaning
Internal organs;
Entrails, Internal
workings of a device
or machine
Ram, not being able to make a

sizable dent into the strengths of his
enemy at war, looked very much a
man at war with himself. Seeds of
doubt were gnawing away at his
innards, reducing him into a dreadful
shadow, of his former self.
I2
Irony
See S8; See S90;

SeeB51
I3
Inelegant
See C5
I4
Indication
See S12
I5
Implacable
Unable to be
appeased, See R3;
See I41
109
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
I6
Ilk
Type
Tribe
Kind
Clan
Type; kind
Members of the same kind are

denoted as ilk.
I7
Illicit (adv), (adj)

Illegal
Invalid
Null and void
Forbidden by law,
rules or custom;
Unacceptable in the
given form or
procedure
This marriage is illicit, being an

incest, and outside social acceptance.
I8
Illegal
See I7
This mandate is illegal.
I9
Invalid (adj), (adv)
See I7
This Act, promulgated

Government, is invalid
I10
Inhumanity
See C11
I11
Ineluctable
Irresistible
Unavoidable
Inescapable
Inevitable
Irresistible;
Inescapable
I12
Indemnify
I12a
Inconsideration
Harshness; Cruelty;
Thoughtless hurt and
trouble. See C11
I13
Icing (on the cake)
A piece or element
which, when added
to a programme,
enhances the grace
and grandeur of the
event; Something
which stands out to
catch ones
attention.
I14
Introvert (n)
A shy, reticent
person
by
the
After a through examination the

medical team came to the ineluctable
conclusion that the death of the youth
was by murder and not by suicide.
1. Compensate
against loss.
2. Secure someone
against liability
110
By entering into this business

contracts, I hereby indemnify the
organisation or any other individual or
association as a whole against all
liabilities which are solely applicable
to me.
This school celebrated its twentyfifth anniversary yesterday with all

pomp and splendour. The icing on the
cake was a hilarious drama of William
Shakespeare in English and a play
Nagananda in Sanskrit essayed by
the senior students of the school.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

(Violation of law or agreement;
Encroachment of right or privilege)
Sudden entry without Knocking on
the door is an invasion into ones
privacy
I15
Infringe (ment)
See E11; See I67
I16
Invade (into)
See E11; See I67
I17
Intrude; -sive; -sion
See E11; See G25;

See I67
I18
Inure (or enure)
To accustom to
Having spent so many years in his
something,
company; I am inured to his tantrums
especially something on the slightest provocation.
unpleasant (Usually
be inured to)
I19
Invoke
Appeal (to as
authority)
(Quote action on a similar case for

authority)
Call (earnestly for)
(Summon a spirit by charms;

Command a procedure for the
computer to carry out).
I20
Invidious
Jealous
Hateful
Defamatory
Envious
Jealous; Hateful;
Defamatory;
Envious
Duryodhana found in his uncle,

Shakuni, a strong support to his
invidious plans to deny his Pandava
cousins their rightful share of royal
life
I21
Impassion (-ed)
Filled with or
showing deep
emotional bond
The re-union of Bharata and Rama

after fourteen years of Ramas exile
was, indeed, an impassioned one
I22
Impassive
Not feeling or
showing emotion
When the judge upheld the death

sentence of the lower Court to the
Terrorist accused, the accused
remained impassive.
I23
Impugn (v)
Gainsay
Dispute the truth or

validity or the
honesty of a
statement or order
At the outset, Dronacharya impugned

the rumour that his son, Aswaththama,
was killed in the battle, and desired
that
his
trustworthy
disciple,
Yudhishthira, should confirm it.
I24
Impertinent
See S60; H36; P50
I25
Incite
See E14
I26
Imprecation
See C28
111
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
I27
Indefeasible
Incapable of being
defeated or rejected;
That which cannot be
annulled or overturned
or cannot be rendered
void or inoperable;
(Right, claim or title);
Not defensible.
Defeasible; Capable of
being abrogated or
annulled (Abrogate:
Repeal; make void; Do
away with; Remove)
I28
Innocent
See N6
I29
Immure
(To be immured to,

to be confined to, or
to be imprisoned to)
I30
Insubordinate
I31
Impromptu
See P50
Not earlier planned,
rehearsed or
practised
I32
Inane
Senseless; Silly;
Meaningless
I33
Impious
Ill-intentioned and
hurtful; See U15
I34
Impure
I35
Ill-disposed
See U15
Unfovaurable; Not
be ones favourite or
of ones liking; See
A48
I36
Impasse (n)
Stalemate
Checkmate
Deadlock
Stage from which no

progress is possible
112

Every proposal for amendment of the
law proceeds from the fact that no law
made by man is unalterable, excepting
those that were framed as coming
under the Constitution wherein the
rights and privileges and obligations
of the State and of the subjects are
indefeasible, like voting, living, travel
within the State, etc.
The
charismatic
leader
was
unfortunately
immured
to
his
residence, being struck down by his
pulmonary attack, resulting in the
public being denied his audience on
the festive occasions of national
importance.
There are orators in all countries who
are well known as impromptu
speakers to spell-bound audiences.
If the laws made are not deterrent to
crime which they are designed to curb
in order to safeguard the society from
crimes against humanity, then they are
an exercise in inanity and serve no
social purpose.
The peace talks started on a cordial

note, but met an impasse suddenly.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
I37
Intriguing;
(Intrigue)
Baffling; Arousing
curiosity; Plotting
something improper
or illegal;
Mysteriously
confounding or
fascinating; See
S136; See C111
It is intriguing how this Minister,

who has been such a devout follower
of his master in the Cabinet has turned
his affections overnight against him.
I38
Incunabula
(See last column)

See P50)
Early books printed in the 15th century

are called incunabula.
I39
Impudent
See H36; See T63;

See P50
(Not showing due respect)
I40
Imperious
See H36
I41
Inexorable
Ruthless
Implacable
Impossible to stop or
prevent; Showing no
mercy or hesitation
in the action being
taken; See R3
If you do not pay your taxes to the

State in accordance with the rules, you
cannot blame the State for issuing the
inexorable notice for the recovery of
the dues.
Very often man is ruthless in making
mistakes when he is governed by
emotion, but divinity is invariably
deliberate and patient in handing down
punishment.
I42
Isolate
See S132
To isolate chaff from the grain is not

always easy, much as to isolate the
good from the evil.
I43
Idiosyncrasy
A mode of
behaviour or way of
thought peculiar to
an individual
The idiosyncrasy of a man in love is

that he thinks that the other person, the
lady he is in love with, is equally in
love with him when he sees her.
I44
Innuendo
Hint
Suggestion
Nuance
Veiled remark
Hint; Implied
suggestion or
reference
The remarks of this parliamentarian

are
replete
with
chauvinistic
innuendoes.
I45
Interfering
See G25
I46
Impregnate
See P96
I47
Incumbency
See T47
I48
Inspire
See E50
113
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

This cousin has been our friend,
philosopher and guide ever since we
were young children, whom we have
learnt to look to as a source of
inspiration during times of stress and
trial; in short, he has been an icon in
our family.
I49
Icon
A person or thing
seen as a
representative
symbol or as worthy
of veneration
I50
Inebriety
Intoxication
State of being under

the influence of
alcoholic drinks
I51
Intoxication
See I50
I52
Implicate (v)
Involve
Foist
Show to be involved
in a crime
I53
Involve
I54
Indulge (v)
See I52
Allow oneself to
enjoy the pleasure
of; satisfy or yield
freely to a desire or
interest; Allow
someone to enjoy
the desired pleasure
See P105
I55
Impulse
Impetus
See E50; See S73
Instant great urge
I56
Insufferable
Intolerable;
Unbearably arrogant
or conceited
In the whole of Mahabharata, one

outstanding example of a King who
was not at peace with himself, yet was
indeed insufferable, is Duryodhana.
I57
Invalid (-ed) (v)
Remove from active

service in the armed
forces because of
illness or injury; See
I7
I58
Impetus
A driving force; The

force or energy with
which a body
moves; See I55
A person who loses his limb, or is

otherwise disabled from active service
in the war front, in invalided and is
gracefully and decently sent home to
enjoy the rest of his life in quiet
retirement with pension and other
benefits.
In Indian families, the eldest
patriarch or matriarch is the impetus.
114
The charge sheet implicates a close

relative of the president in the chit
scam.
Unable to bear my sons unremitting
entreaties, indulged him to take the
banana which probably has upset his
health. Out of dotage, parents often
indulge their children in expensive
habits.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
I59
Invalid (n)
Disabled
Patient (old age)
Weak (and)
(immobile)
Infirm
Decrepit
Senile
A person made weak

or disabled by illness
or injury
I60
Infirm
See I59
I61
Irritate (-d) (-ble)
See P121; F98
I62
Internecine
Destructive to both
sides in a conflict;
Relating to conflict
within a group
I63
Intermittent
Occurring at
irregular intervals
I64
Incessant
Occurring non-stop
I65
Intermit (v)
Suspend or
discontinue for a
time (like fever)
I66
Intel
Pentium
A well-known
company of
international stature
that develops chips,
software and
procedures
I67
Inroad (s)
Encroachment
Incursion
Invasion
Infringement
Intrusion
Trespass
Infraction
Breach
Violation
An instance of
something being
encroached or
intruded upon;
Incursion into
Meaning
115
It is a matter of utter disillusionment

that some nations are in a state of
apparently
unending
internecine
conflict, despite the moderating
influence of the United Nations.
The internecine war has ruined the
nations economy and called a halt to
all development.
An activity that is repetitive

obsessively, like smoking being
addicted to television viewing over
long spells of time, or anything done
with scant regard to sense of
proportion, can make inroads on ones
health in due course.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
I68
Incursion
(Make incursion
into) See I67
I69
Innovate (-ion)
Make changes in the

existing methods;
Make something novel
and exciting that is
useful and can
potentially replace a
more costly equipment
or device or product
One of the objects of R&D in

government and private houses is to
innovate and promote appropriate
technology in developing alternates
to the existing devices and processes
to cut costs and suit the genius and use
habits of the people.
I70
Invent
Create something
new
To invent and contribute to the

welfare is good, but to re-invent a
product or process is wasteful, arising
from uncoordinated R&D.
I71
Imminence
Tendency to happen
or occur
The accused, already expecting the

imminence of his arrest, has preferred
his appeal for anticipatory bail in the
case.
I72
Impetuous
I73
Insolvent
Pauper
Bankrupt
Ruined
Broke (adj)
Acting, or done,
quickly and rashly
Unable to pay debts
owed; Broke (adj)
See B23
Be impetuous in haste, and regret at

leisure.
A spendthrift with no thought on his
financial security during his twilight
years, will soon become insolvent.
I74
Ingenuous (-ness)
Honest; Innocent;
Truthful
This rustic farmer, strong, and

coming from this particular part of the
country, can be trusted to be
ingenuous and may, therefore, be
given the responsibility of handling
large cash transactions.
I75
Imbecile
Fatuous (-ity)
Mentally weak;
Stupid; Silly
Ever since he had the accident, he

has been inactive, vacant in looks and
imbecile.
I76
Inveigle (v)
Persuade by
deception or flattery
See B114
The clever fox, down below,

observing that a silly crow, perched
atop a tree, was savouring a
sweetmeat, inveigled the crow by
praising its singing abilities, so that
the crow, so flattered, would open its
mouth to sing, forgetting that he was
holding the sweetmeat, and drop it.
116
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

There have been men of high caliber
abroad who have blasphemed our
nation with impunity as a nation of
credulity and superstition, which only
shows how superficial and insensitive
have they been to the spiritual and
intellectual contributions of the nation
which has the potential of absorbing
all the noble thoughts and creative
ideas in its ethos.
I77
Impunity
Exemption from
punishment or
freedom from the
injurious
consequences of an
action; Immunity;
Freedom under
presumptuousness of
the performer; See
T63
No doubt, our
prejudicial and
discriminatory
behaviour is
responsible for the
impunity with which
crimes against women
are rampant in our
society.
I78
Identified (and
esteemed) as
Proclaimed as;
Tagged or identified
as; See B116
I79
Integument
A tough outer
protective layer or
coat in plants and
animals
Nature has endowed fruits, such as

jack fruit, pineapple, large citrus
fruits, and others with a tough
integument that will protect the kernel
from pests and weather ravage.
I80
Imitation (Gross-)
Derisive discredit by
poor or cheap satire
See F84
Emulation of a person in terms of his

qualities or actions is noble; but gross
imitation of ones weakness or
mannerism is a disgrace.
I81
Industrious
Hardworking and
resolute in achieving
ones objective; See
S225
People need to be truly industrious to

produce more food, more goods, and
produce good governance to make
their country a leading economy.
I82
Inundate (v)
Flood, and
overwhelm with
things beyond ones
capacity to manage
or face; See D124;
See S106
With the lid of the scam of cricketing

bet taken off and the details falling
into the hands of the media, the
national management of the Board
was inundated with public outrage
baying for the blood of the
perpetrators involved.
117
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Poets and bards and Sufis, when
composing
their
works,
dedicate
themselves wholly to their compositions
so that the hymns and lyrics take shape
according to the imagery envisioned by
them as parents, friends, lovers or
servants of the various forms of the
Supreme Being, or even as admirers of
the hand of Mother Nature.
I83
Imagery
Ideal concept either

visualized or
expressed
I84
Information
(gathering)
See P157
I85
Intelligence service
See P157
I86
Irascible
I87
Intemperate
Hot-tempered;
Irritable; See F98;
See P121
Showing lack of self
control; excessive
indulgence,
especially in alcohol
See F98
I88
Ill-tempered
I89
Inappropriate
I90
If only
Even if for no other

reason than; At least
for the reason that;
My wife yearns to
see the film if only
to watch her fellow
musicians
performance in it.
I request you to visit them if only to

satisfy the wish of your old parents in
the last days of their lives.
I would appreciate your meeting me
at my residence if only to take my
cheque for such a large amount which
it is not advisable to send with a
courier.
I91
Incorrigible
Not able to be
corrected or
reformed
With some, paranoia is an incorrigible

illness that goes suspecting everybody of
being out to malign them and do them
harm at some stage in their life and rob
their peace and prosperity; such people
bind themselves by a kind of delusion
from which they cannot free themselves.
I92
Ingratiate (-ion)
Bring oneself into

favour with someone
by flattery or other
means of pleasing him
or her; See D101
Ingratiation is a clever art of playing on

someones weakness for praise and
flattery in order to secure a personal gain
or advantage.
It can be quite disgusting to see

Members of the House sometimes
indulging in intemperate language
against each other, thus lowering the
dignity of the House while arguing
issues.
See F98
Not in order; Unacceptable;
Defective; See F106
118
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
I92a
Incentives
I93
Insincere (-ity)
See E91
Of doubtful
integrity; Dishonest
See D113
I94
Irresistible
See I11
I95
Inescapable
See I11
I96
Inevitable
I97
Infraction
See I11
Breach; Violation of
law; Infringement;
See I67; See E11
I98
Inscrutable
Impossible to
understand; Difficult
or impossible to
interpret; See S136
119

In the famous anthology of moral
stories for children, we read about two
wood-cutters, one honest and sincere,
and the other just the opposite,
wherein the honest one who lost his
iron axe, is ultimately rewarded with a
golden and a sliver axe, besides his
own iron one that was lost; while the
other who, coming to know of this
incident, deliberately threw his iron
axe and insincerely claimed out of
greed that he had lost his golden one,
was accordingly punished by the angel
who had earlier rewarded the sincere
wood cutter.
A horse galloping all of a sudden; a

cloudburst; a womans changing
affections; a mans fortune; drought; a
flood these are the inscrutable
factors of nature that even gods cannot
predict; if so, how can a man do?
these are the thoughts of the King
Bhartruhari.
120
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
J1
Juggernaut
An irresistible,
ruthless force that
destroys everything
in its path; an engine
or machine of
destruction
Among all juggernauts of missiles of

enormous divine power used in wars
by the warriors of the Hindu epics,
Brahmastra was the most powerful.
J2
Jell (v) (or gel)
Set or become
firmer; Take a
definite form or
begin to work well
and smooth.
Your idea that I go a little soft on the

issue of giving monetary help to my
partner jells well to tide over the
present crisis.
J3
Jalopy (n)
An old ramshackle
of a car
My uncle is a Viswakarma who can

turn the jalopy into an angelic sedan of
beauty and comfort.
J4
Jargon
Babel
Cacophony
Words used by a
particular profession
or group that are
difficult for others to
understand; A
confused noise or
expressions not
intelligible for others
to make out
This article you have written is full of

your technical jargon and needs to be
simplified for others to follow and
appreciate.
J5
Judgement
Jibe (v) (at) (also
gibe)
See V6
Mock at or insult
Parasurama, who was on his

extermination round of the warrior
race, met Rama returning to Ayodhya
after marrying Sita, and jibed at him
for making much publicity around his
breaking the Shivadhanush in Janakas
court which had already been
damaged in the Tripura war.
Jibe (n); or Gibe

Jeer
Scoff
Ridicule
Sarcasm
Mock
Tease
Mimic
Dig
Slam
Barb
An insulting or
mocking remark; A
sarcastic remark Jibe
at (v) Make taunting,
heckling or jeering
remarks; Deride
with taunting
remarks; Make
someone the object
of unkind laughter.
Parvati, who was in the thick of her

rigorous penances and austerities, was
accosted by a stranger who proceeded
with his caustic jibes at Shiva whom
she had vowed to win over and make
him agree to marry her; and at one
stage she was unable to stand and bear
the insults any longer, and so began to
move away, but could not.
J6
J7
121
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
J8
Jabber (v), (n)
Talk rapidly and

excitedly but with
little sense
J9
Jeer
See J7
J10
Jugglery
J11
Jester
See L20
See H61; See H63
(A performer of
humour to regale the
court of the royalty
to which be belongs)
122

The foreigner, with poor English,
was jabbering about something
unpleasant with the taxi driver, and
this gathered a big crowed trying to
know what the matter was.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
J12
Jingo (ism) (n)

(istic) (adj)
Extreme patriotism,
specially in the form
of aggressive foreign
policy; A supporter
of a belligerent
policy (hostile)
against other nations
See B105
It
is
sad,
and
somewhat
anachronistic, that there are even
today some nations which flex their
muscles and behave jingoistically with
other nations to strike terror and
submission.
J13
Jejune
Drab
Dull
Dry and
uninteresting
Immature
Dry, drab,
uninteresting;
Prosaic; Dull;
Immature
In an obvious race for earning more

money or immediate offer of
appointment there is a rush of
candidates offering to teach subjects at
schools and colleges, most of whom
are fresh and inexperienced and hence
jejune in the manner of taking their
classes, which results in the students
developing disinterest or hatred for the
subject.
J14
Juggle (v)
Devote between in a
clever and adroit
manner; Cope with
by cleverly
balancing several
activities
Hangal, one of the veterans of the

Bollywood, juggled his time among
his three occupations; politics, stage
acting and tailoring, being a freedom
fighter himself (sadly, he is no more
today).
J15
Jealous (-y)
Envious (-y); See

I20
123
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
See I6
Central piece that
holds the structure
together and lends it
a stability
K1
Kind (clan, tribe)
K2
Keystone
K3
Kilter (out of)
Not in harmony; Out

of balance
K4
Ketamine
See P9
K5
K6
Kindle
Knuckles (rap on
the -)
See E50
Rebuke or criticize
someone
K7
Kickbacks
Illegal consideration
demanded to get
some work done;
See G32
K8
Keel (On an even -)
In a state of balance
in order to avoid
lop-sidedness on a
given issue
Physical exercise and intellectual

involvement have to progress on an
even keel so that there is a coordinated
and balanced development of body
and mind together.
K9
Kangaroo (court)
An unofficial court
formed by a group
of people to settle
disputes among
themselves
In rural areas, there used to be

Kangaroo courts, in the villages
headed by the village chieftains at
which peoples grievances we brought
to the notice and the court would
deliberate and award judgments based
on the consensus of the elderly
members of the Kangaroo court.
K10
Knick-Knacks
Small worthless
objects or ornaments
In almost every temple town in India,

one may come across a good chunk of
migrant population selling knickknacks and memorabilia belonging to,
or glorifying the cultural and artistic
tastes of the regions the people are
from.
124
Before the Indian families went

individualistic and divided into
nuclear families, the community of
elders of earlier generations used to be
regarded as keystones of our joint
families.
I was not invited for the function
probably for the reason I was out of
kilter with the MD and his lackeys.
On account of a small goof which

resulted
in
some
delay
in
accommodating the honoured guest,
we were rapped on the knuckles by the
Director who was in one of his worst
moods.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
K11
Kick-start
Provide an impetus
to start or re-start a
process
Talks on the normalization of

relations were stalled last year
following an unexpected terrorist
flare-up bombing the city and
consequent stand-off.
However,
following a thaw in relations, the talks
have kick-started last week, with both
sides agreeing to set up a joint
committee.
K12
Knuckle (Under)
Submit
Those imprisoned in the lock-up

generally do not own up their crime,
but they do knuckle under when
treated harshly.
K13
Kettle
A metallic or plastic
container with a lid,
spout and a handle,
for carrying hot or
boiling water; See
P21
The pot calling the kettle black, is

what one person does to downgrade or
vilify another for that which is equally
applicable to him or her in their own
cases.
K14
Kidnap
See A121
125
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
L1
Laborious
See C5
L2
Lay-off
Retrench
Retrench
Following recession, nearly fifty

percent of staff of the company were
laid off. (Retrenched)
L3
Logo
An emblematic
design of an
institution; See also
M3
Logo and monogram form a pictorial

synopsis of an organization.
L4
Laggard
Dullard
A person who falls

behind others;
Slower than desired.
He scarcely burns
the midnight oil, to
be sure; but he is no
laggard in his class.
You have to catch time by the

forelock and cannot afford to be a
laggard as you go through this
semester which is tougher at the
examination.
L5
Lean (or bend or

fall over
backwards)
See B14
The excellent grade you have enables

me to fall (or lean or bend) over
backwards to help you get admission
to this coveted course.
L6
Lung space
Park; Playground,
etc.
The present city administration has to its

credit the provision of adequate lung
space for its citizens, specially senior
citizens, and health care by providing
parks, play-grounds, and health centres
for dispensing medicines
at highly
subsidized rates.
L7
Last-ditch
Final desperate
attempt to achieve
something
This will be my last-ditch trial to

have my name included in the voters
list, having failed in the last three
attempts over the past five years.
L8
Land (v)
Succeed in
achieving or
obtaining.
That was the first job I landed at

Kolkata. (He landed the job after
tough legal battle).
L9
Leviathan
Something very
large or powerful;
See E9
L10
Live (off)
Depend on for living
Addicted to drinking, Mohan one day

lost his job, and was reduced to live
off his wifes earnings.
L11
Live (something)
out
Do something in
reality what one has
imagined
Mere formulation of pious resolutions is

not enough; you must live them out and
prove that you do mean what you resolve
and practise it. (Walk the talk)
126
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
L12
Larger (than life)
Sensed
conspicuously higher
in form, character or
action at any instant
Ekalavya was larger
than life in archery.
Analyse the problem into it elements

first, and then find answers to each
before coming up with what you
perceive is a possible solution.
This is the advice, larger than life,
given by my professor.
L13
Let (go of)`
Relinquish grip on
Believing the wily housebreaker, the

police let go of him to look up his
supposedly ailing mother on death bed
at home with all empty promises to
return to the prison thereafter.
L14
Laconism (-onic)
Terse
Pithy
Spartan
Using very few

words; Terse; Pithy;
Spartan in words
Rama is described to be the opener of

conversation and a man of laconic
observation and comments. Echoing
Hanumans views on Vibheeshanas
request for Ramas acceptance of
Vibheeshana,
Rama
laconically
observes that he has vowed to grant
protection to anyone seeking it.
L15
Lese Majesty
Insulting of a
sovereign; treason
L16
Limbo (In)
Forgetfulness
Obscurity
In obscurity; In
oblivion; indefinite
stay in oblivion
without being known
or heard of; State of
indecision or
uncertainty
Latha, who was in limbo for over ten

years, has reappeared as a star in this
new film and has swept the hearts of
thousands of her fans.
L17
Look (someone) in
the eye (or face)
Boldly look around

without any
hesitation or shame
A person of honesty and truthfulness

can look the whole world in the eye,
for he has no fear of foes or dues.
L18
Lukewarm
Tepid
Unenthusiastic
Not warm enough,

somewhat unenthusiastic; Cold
We hastened to the wedding hall to

attend our uncles sons marriage, but
the reception on our entering was
lukewarm.
L19
Leitmotif (n)
Recurring theme in a
literary or musical
composition
The change of theme that was witnessed

by the world of English poets from the
18th to the 19th century glorified Nature as
the theme of most of the compositions
and held it as the leitmotif of the
nineteenth century, with poets such as
Wordsworth as dominant proponents of
the power of Nature in all her moods of
joy, sorrow, hope, mystery and such
others influencing mans life.
127
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
L20
Meaning
Legerdemain (n)
Deception
Trickery
Sleight of hand
Jugglery
Bamboozle (v)
Lone (Loner) (adj)
(n)
Skilled use of ones

hands when
performing tricks as
in a magic;
Deception; Trickery
It is the legerdemain of a magician

that makes him a wonder in your eyes
and unable for one to believe how he
makes things happen.
See S126; See M50
A person preferring not to associate

with others; An individualistic person
who distances himself from others.
Silas Marner was a loner eking out
his living until a child walked into his
life and transformed him.
L22
LSD (Lysergic acid

diethylamide)
See P9
L23
Libel (v)
Defame by
publication of a false
or slanderous
account or statement
about someone. See
D6
L24
Landslide (n)
(Politics)
An overwhelming
majority of votes for
one party in an
election
L25
Leprosy
See H55
L26
Legend
See E18
L27
Logistics
Tactics
Strategy
War games
L28
Lissome
Slender
Supple
Lithe
Slim and
graceful
The detailed
coordination of a
large and complex
operation;
Movement and
supply of troops and
equipment in an
operation against the
enemy
Slender; Supple;
Lithe
L21
128
We expect a landslide victory for this

party in the southern constituency of
our city.
Collection and deployment of troops

according to a carefully drawn-out
plan and using them as and when
dictated by the course of war is the
essence of logistics.
It is a common feature that gymnasts

of world fame are lissome in their
physical features.
Sl.
No.
L29
Main Word and

related words
Libidinous
Lascivious
Lecherous
Lewd
Libertine
Prurient
Passionate
Sexual
Lustful
Erotic
Meaning
Having or showing
excessive sex drive
Lurid
L30
Lascivious
See L29
L31
Lecherous
See L29
L32
Lewd
See L29
L33
Libertine
See L29
L34
Lustful
See L29
L35
Lurid
L36
Lip-smacking
Mouth-watering
Tantalizing
See L29
Too eager to lap up
in full enjoyment;
Exciting to be tasted;
Very tempting to eat
L37
See P131
L38
Loot (v)
Laity (Treated as
plural)
Lay people
This volume is an inexhaustible

source of information and a reference
tool to both the learned and the laity.
L39
Leisurely (adj)
Relaxed and
unhurried
I was taking a leisurely walk in the

garden when I noticed a car pulling up
at my residence with some unexpected guests.
L40
Leisurely (adv)
In a relaxed,
unhurried manner
I was reading leisurely my newspaper

when there was a call over the phone
saying that I was required to be ready
to go abroad for an urgent seminar on
a recent project on which I was
working tirelessly over the past
fortnight.
L41
Line (In with)
Consistent with
In line with their theory that the

crime would have been committed by
some who were already known to the
family and familiar with their habits
and movement, the police began
focusing their investigation on those
visiting the family frequently.
129
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
L42
Line (Out of with)
Not in agreement
with
L43
Lapel
The part on each

side of the coat or
jacket immediately
below the coller
which is folded back
against the front
opening
L44
Lie (v); (-d); Lying
Tell a lie or lies
They have been lying all these years

to obtain an unfair advantage by
giving false declaration.
L45
Lie (To give the

to)
To disprove and
establish what is
contrary to be true
I greatly appreciate your tenacious

resolve to do this course successfully,
thus giving the lie to your detractors to
their utter chagrin.
L46
Leonine (adj)
Of, or resembling, a
lion
Rama and Lakshmana are described

by the sage, Shri Vadmiki, as warriors
of leonine gait and mien.
L47
Lame (duck)
Weak; an
establishment in the
final days of its
tenure; An
ineffectual or
unsuccessful person
According to history, the emperors

towards the end of the Moghul rule
were somewhat lame duck, the last of
them Bahadur Shah Zafar.
L48
Lam (On the -)
In flight, especially
from the police
This prisioner had earlier been in the

Yeravada prison. But he had since
been on the lam, and was recently
caught during his attempt to flee the
country.
L49
Laterite
Red and processed

tile for the roof of a
building
L50
Lid (Blow the off)
Expose the truth

against the
malefactor
Meaning
130

The conclusion arrived at by the
management
in
selecting
the
delegation to go abroad on concluding
a commercial deal to buy tactical
aircraft at high altitude is out of line
with the policy laid down by the
Government.
Some well-known scandals have

their lids blown off by certain sources
which are eventually turned over to
CBI for investigation.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Following a milling crowd of
customers swarming the supermarket
for brisk sale of domestic consumables
during the ensuing holidays, the sales
girls returned quite limp and worn out
at the end of the late night yesterday.
L51
Limp (adj)
Without energy or
will; Very weak and
tired
L52
Leader (-ship)
L53
Liberate
See S221
Unbind; Free; See
U35
L54
Life (for the of

me, or you, or him,
etc)
It is a mystery to me
(or you or him) why in
the world; At all;
Absolutely; Have any
idea; Although trying
hard; Even one little
bit; (for the life of
is an intensifier
meaning those listed
above)
I cannot for the life
of me imagine that
God would say I will
punish you because
you are black; you
should have been
white.
I just bumped into him on the street

and could not remember his name for
the life of me. (Meaning could not
remember his name at all)
I cannot for the life of me see why he
married her.
I cannot for the life of me understand
why he sent wood for me to meet
him (Meaning cannot understand,
even after trying hard to guess, why I
was asked to meet hi in his
communication).
L55
Life (for--)
For there rest of

ones life
The accident scarred him for life

(Meaning for the rest of his life)
L56
Look (over ones

shoulder)
Feel anxious or
insecure about a
possible crisis or
gloom
When the sage Durvasa arrived

unannounced at the residence of the
Pandavas and sought to be entertained
as guests of honour with the whole lot
of his students, the Pandavas, at the
end of their wits by the sudden and
ominous arrival of the sage and his
followers at a time well past their
lunch, looked over their shoulders not
knowing what to do and how to satisfy
the sage known for his implacable
fury.
L57
Loose (On the -)
Escaped out of jail;

Out of jail through
escape
This inmate, who belongs to this

State, is a hard core criminal, who was
on the losse after arrest and conviction
for murder and sentence for life; and
has been re-arrested after being caught
in another case of bank robbery.
131
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

When the tides are high and
ferocious, they lash the coast and level
every habitation and living being to
the ground, sending them to their
watery grave.
L58
Lash
See P180
Strike or beat with a
whip or stick; Beat
forcefully against
L59
Lavish
Sumptuously rich,
elaborate or
luxurious; See P184
L60
Libation
Oblation
Something offered
to deity during a
sacrifice or other
ceremonial
In the Hindu societies sacrifices

occupy a prominent place in the
human affairs as an act of prayer or
supplication to gods to protect
mankind from poverty and diseases;
and libations are offered to gods in the
manner prescribed by the Vedas.
L61
Luxurious
See S47
Luxurious hotels with swimming

pools and shopping complexes are part
of tourist attractions commonly
featuring nations on the path of
material advancement.
L62
Light house
A tower or other
structure containing
a beacon light to
warn ships at sea or
to guide them
It is always dark at the foot of the

lighthouse (This is a Japanese
proverb which signifies that a
lighthouse provides light to incoming
ships, but it does so by remaining at
the top. This implies that, when farsighted in their outlook, people tend to
lose sight of their surroundings when
they are looking forward.
Also,
familiar things go unnoticed whereas
unfamiliar circumstances are easily
perceived).
L62a
Linguist
One versed in
several languages;
Polyglot; See P45
L63
Leak (v), (n)

Seep
Permeate
Trickle
Sealant
Accidentally lose or
admit contents
through a hole or
crack; Pass in or out
through a hole or
crack; Become
exposed;
Intentionally
disclose;
132
In spite of best efforts to prevent leak

of defence information, we see in the
newspapers reports straying into them
about such information to the
embarrassment of the government
concerned.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

As one goes up the Himalaya by
road, one may come across a vast
stretch of the mountain pass
obstructed by landslides with much of
the pathway having slid and
obstructing
the
movement
of
pedestrian and motorised transport.
L64
Landslide (earth)
Landslip
Subsidence
Stability
The sliding down of

a mass of earth or
rock from a
mountain or cliff
L65
Landslip
Landslide See L64
L66
Lurch (v)
See S247
Make sudden
unsteady movement;
stagger
The accomplice to the heist was

heading to meet the Kingpin when, a
little away from the scene of the plot,
he lurched to hide himself on seeing a
police inspector.
L67
Lurch (Leave
someone in the -)
(n)
Leave someone in a
difficult situation
without assistance or
support; A position
of helplessness or
cunning neglect
After promising me all help in

securing me a job, the trickster
brought me all the way to Mumbai
and, putting me in some dingy room in
a well-known suburb to rest for the
day, left me in the lurch and fled.
L68
Lithe
Slender and
graceful; See L28
L69
Lament (-ation)
See P79
Shurpanakhas long and sorrowful

plaints and lamentation over her
humiliation at the hands of Rama and
Lakshmana and her report of the
presence of Sita before whom she was
humiliated, turned Ravana mad with
fury to decide to abduct Sita.
133
134
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
M1
Manifestation
Exhibition or
occurrence; Showing
up
M2
Make-up
See A2
M3
Monogram
Logo
Emblem
A motif of two or
more letters
interwoven, worn on
a dress uniform or
inscribed as a mark
of authority
M4
Melodious
See E4
M5
Wrongly
Misconstrue (-d)
communicate; See
Misunderstand
F106
Mistake
Miscarry
Wrong end of the
stick
M6
Misunderstand
See M5
M7
Mistake
See M5
M8
Miscarry
See M5
M9
Muster
See P7
M10
Modest
See D15
M11
Make-believe
See R7; See F84;

See C45
It is a make-believe version of a false

witness. (Pretending, Imitating)
M12
Motivate (-ion)
Enthuse to put ones

best efforts into a
job See E91
I have decided to make my

colleagues project leaders so that they
may be motivated to put in their best
inputs to produce results which will
bear appreciation and suitable
rewards.
M12a
Mercy killing
See E89a
M13
Maverick
Refractory
Unorthodox
Recalcitrant
Unorthodox or
independentminded; Unwilling
to conform to
stipulated behaviour
or discipline
135
No two organizations can have the

same monogram on their products;
they are governed by legal provisions
(See also logo)
I was startled to see a police officer

knocking at the door early this
morning thinking that I was involved
in some problem. When he announced
that he came to inform us about the
recovery of some belongings about
which I had given a missing complaint
five months back, I realized that I had
got hold of the wrong end of the stick
by the sight of the officer, and heaved
a deep sigh of relief.
In the
police
and
military
establishments, maverick workers are
not tolerated as they are infectious and
destructive.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

We are glad the biopsy report of your
prostate for its enlargement has
revealed that it is non-malignant.
M14
Malignant (-cy)
Harmfully
recurring
Malevolent
Cancerous
Harmful, with the

affliction showing
signs of invading
normal tissues
recurring even after
removal See C32
M15
Malevolent
See M14
M16
Massiveness
See E9
M17
Monumental (large) See E9
M18
Makeover (n)
A complete
transformation of a
persons appearance
with cosmetics,
hairstyling, etc.
M19
Malediction
M20
Media spotlight
See C28
Media glare and
prominence
M21
Malefic (influence)
Harmful effects,
particularly of the
planets
Havans are performed normally to

disable the malefic influence of the
stars and planets to a large extent.
M22
Minnow
A small fresh water

fish; An unimportant
person
This man, posing to be an important

contact with government officials,
was, on cross check, only found to be
a minnow and an imposter.
M23
Masquerade
Impersonate
Conceal
Pretend
Mimic
Be disguised;
Impersonate
Ravana masqueraded himself as a

hermit and carried away Sita
M24
Minstrel
Musician
Bard
Poet
Singer; A wandering
musician
M25
Musician
M26
Mindset
Mental make-up
Psyche
See M24
A habitual way of
thinking
M27
Mental make-up
See M26
136
Sequel to the tragic acid throw

incident, the girl underwent plastic
surgery which effected such a
makeover that she became even a
better replica of her former self.
Many are there who shun media
spotlight to reveal and announce their
latent talents and expertise.
The profession of deep friendship

claimed by an opportunist is belied,
showing his real mind set, when he makes
haste to de-link from you as if he is
unaware of your being in deep waters
when he can hoist you out of trouble.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
M28
Mesmerize (-sm)
Hypnotise (-sm)
Animal
magnetism;
Make-believe
Psychiatry
Psychologically, or
emotionally conquer
or hold under
command ones mind
or intellect; Pretend
to do something or
promise to do
something which you
really do not mean;
see P107
A salesmans working capital is his

mesmerizing ability and skill to
attract the client to his point of view
by the force of logic, comparison and
persuasion.
There are enough scamsters who
hypnotise unsuspecting men and
women into their claims of
multiplying their victims large sums
of investment at fabulous rates of
interest and loot their fortunes.
M29
Mislead
See P59
M30
Misery
M31
Metro
See A41
An underground
railway system in a
city
M32
Miserliness
(Miserly)
See P74; S89; F28
Silas Marner was miserly till a child

walked into his life and transformed
him into a proper human being.
M33
Measure (for good-)
To a great extent; To
a great degree of
validity The clinical
trials on the new drug
conducted for
dementia have been
favourable for good
measure.
For good measure, my uncle is

deeply human, but when in rage, he is
no man, with nothing to stop his
torrential outburst.
M34
Malicious
Ill-intentioned and
hurtful; See S97
M35
Misnomer
Miscalling
Moniker
Nick name
Sobriquet
A wrong or
inaccurate name or
term; a wrong use of
a name or term;
Personal or nickname
M36
Miscalling
See M35
M37
Moniker (alternate
or personal name)
Sobriquet; Nickname;
See M35
M38
Make (light of)
Belittle or disparage;
Play down the
importance of
137
In the Hindu epic literature, we do

not find names of individuals to be
misnomers, for there is close
concordance between the person and
the name given to him or her, as for
example
Meghanada,
Ravana,
Duryodhana etc.
Do not make light of growling dogs

which look at you with blood-red and
ferocious eyes; they may be rabid and
ready to attack you.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
M39
Morbid
Diseased; Sickly;
Mind that is obsessed
with real or
imaginary fear of
death, disease or
conspiracy against
oneself
Political bigwigs of any country

generally develop a morbid sense of
insecurity when they are no longer in
power, and resort to emigration to
live in another country of their
choice.
M40
Mlange
Medley
Assortment
Hotch potch
Varied mixture
The childrens dance programme

consisted of a mlange of numbers
drawn from Kathak, Kuchippudi,
Mohiniattam and Odissi styles and
systems.
M41
Muddle
M42
Mnemonics
Assisted
memory
Memory
See C29; See O27

Development of the
art and science of
improving and aiding
the memory
M43
Memory
M44
Mould (-y)
Mustiness (-y)
Mildew (-y)
Fungus
M45
Mildew (-y)
A coating of minute
fungal branching
filaments in a fungus
on plants or damp
organic material such
as paper on leather
See F40; See M44
M46
Musty (-iness)
Of an organism
having a stale or
mouldy smell or
taste; Mildew;
Outdated and
unusable; See F40;
See M44
See M42
A furry growth of
minute fungi
occurring in moist
warm conditions on
organic matter, See
F40
138
Sometimes, while the one-way

process works in recognizing
meanings of given words, the reverse
process, or the converse process, of
identifying the appropriate word
meaning a given concept, is not
readily or easily accessible without
some device or knowledge of
mnemonics that triggers the wanted
word.
Fine dust from incipient decay; a
powdery grey-coloured growth on
leather and other surfaces affected by
damp or moist weather.
(The
footwear smells mouldy).
Shoes and other forms of footwear,
when remaining unused for a long
time or exposed to damp atmosphere,
develop a grey coating called
mildew.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
M47
Malapropos (n, adj,

adv)
Inopportune (ly);
Inappropriate (ly);
Something
inappropriately said
or done; opposite of
Apropos
It is quite an embarrassment to see

some person in the audience at a
meeting where he raises a malapropos
subject quite irrelevant to what is
being discussed.
M48
Maelstrom
A powerful
whirlpool; A scene of
confused movement
or dreadful upheaval;
A stormy wave of
anger or protest
It is unfortunate that the State is

caught in a power struggle and is
making a desperate bid for survival,
letting the responsible works of
public interest suffer in the maelstrom
of much heat and temper in the
House.
M49
Memento
See R56; Something

preserved to recall
the memory of
someone or some
event that is
memorable
This piece of art in marble was

gifted to me as memento of the
person who was such a wonderful
host to me when I had met him in
Mexico.
M50
Monastic
Of or relating to
monks, nuns, etc;
Relating to life and
buildings or
structures peopled by
monks and others
belonging to the class
of priesthood and
similar occupations;
See S126
It is true that many scientists and

mathematicians of classical eminence
had dedicated themselves to monastic
life while pursuing their professional
interest.
M51
MDA
(Methylenedioxy
Amphetamine)
See P9
M52
Monster
A malformed young
of a human at birth,
or an animal with
abnormal
development or
underdeveloped or
deformed body parts;
A very frightful
creature, or a person
given to
extraordinary
behaviour or cruelty
Meaning
139
Classics and mythological characters

in any literature abound in monsters
of extraordinary powers and sizes
inducing terror by their life patterns
Child monsters born are a
consequence of indiscriminate drug
addiction aggravated by immoderate
alcoholic consumption.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

It used to be a common effort of
long-remaining
reputation
and
contribution among the rulers and
members of the affluent society to
build lakes, canals and other water
bodies to be a monument to their
concern for the common people.
M53
Monument
Memorial
Cenotaph
Tomb
Some structure
erected to
commemorate a
person or event or
some historical
happening worthy of
remembrance; An
enduring and
memorable example
or reminder
M54
Memorial
See M53
M55
Mysterious (-y)
Puzzling; surprising;
See S136; See E66;
See C113
M56
Meddlesome
M57
Marshland
See G25
A patch of land that
remains wet or
flooded with water
due to wetness in a
season or during a
high tide; A landmass
that gets waterlogged
and remains wet for a
long time (Slides into
a deep marshland =
Sinks into a deep
crisis)
M58
Matter (No-)
Regardless of
No matter his grave physical

injuries, poor but brave Abhimanyu,
who was surrounded by a host of
enemies simultaneously attacking him
in battle, stood his ground heroically,
and his bleeding due to deep-struck
arrows notwithstanding, encountered
them even with dismembered parts of
his chariot and hurled them at his
enemy.
M59
Mollycoddle (v);
(n)
Treat indulgently or
over-protectively; An
effeminate boy or
man; See P105
Mollycoddling children will not be

in their best interest in the long run.
140
Mysterious are the ways of God; He

can send a deluge or tsunami to
humble man, or hold the storm by
the hair, or hide in His breast our
lives, in the words of Sarojini
Naidu.
This road is not well metalled or
tarred, so that it remains waterlogged
and forms into puddles and remains a
marshland and slimy, and the legs get
sunk into it on the slightest tread.
On account of the prolonged strike
of the hospital doctors, nurses and
other supporting staff, the people are
undergoing a harrowing experience,
with their patients sunk into a deep
marshland.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
M60
Manikin or
(Mannikin)
Mannequin
A very small person;

A jointed model of a
human body
M61
Mannequin
M62
Modus Vivendi
See M60
Manner of living; A
way of life; An
arrangement
allowing conflicting
parties to co-exist
peacefully.
M63
Megalomania
Paranoia (d)
Persecution
mania
Persecution
complex
M64
Mimic
M65
Delusion about
ones own power or
importance;
Symptom of manic
or paranoid disorder;
Paranoid syndrome;
Persecution mania
See J7
Moments (thought) Thought for even a
moment
M66
Must (n)
Rut
Excited state of a
rutting male
elephant or camel;
mustiness or mould
M67
Mouth watering
M68
Marching orders
Dismissal
Pink slip
See L36
To give marching
orders means to
send one packing;
To dismiss
M69
Mandarin
A powerful official
or senior bureaucrat
M70
Manipulate (-ion)
M71
Moral turpitude
See F67; See S192

Erosion of moral
consideration and
ethics See S192
141
During the Nehru era, India and

China had struck a landmark
agreement,
well-known
as
Panchsheel or five principles of coexistence
as
the
modus
Vivendi between the two nations
governing the relations between the
two nations with dissimilar social and
political systems.
Ravana, like any of the other
Rakshasas,
suffered
from
megalomania in challenging all kings,
including Vali and Karthaveerya, for a
duel, but was defeated by both.
I had not given a moments thought

on it when he offered to recommend
my name to the coveted post.
The man from this embassy was

found to be moving around
suspiciously. Once he was caught redhanded and was given marching
orders to
leave the country
immediately:
In any system that rules a country by
its ideology, there is at least one
mandarin who guides the destiny of
the nation politically.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
M72
Meaning
Mitigate (v); (-ing)

(adj)
Make less severe;

Reduce the effect or
seriousness of
Eating palm fruit during the summer

is supposed to mitigate the heat effects
on the system.
M73
Match
See H69
M74
Mat (On the -)
Be reprimanded by
an authority
The opposition tried to put the ruling

party on the mat over the tourism
promotion
programme.
(The
opposition criticized the ruling party
vehemently on the town promotional
effort).
M75
Main (In the -)
For the most part
The report, in the main, discusses the

illegalities of the deal in which the
Chief Executive of the Department is
involved.
M76
Man (enough)
Brave enough
In Panchavati, Rama was man

enough to dare the hordes of the
demoniac armies of Khara, Dooshana
and Trishiras and dispatch them all in
a battle in which he was the lone
fighter against fourteen thousand
enemy fighters.
M77
Man (in the street)
Average man
A man in the street cannot

comprehend the scientific lecture by
the
University
Professor
in
Fundamental particles physics.
M78
Man (of the house)
Chief man
In the Indian society the man of the

house generally decides domestic
solutions to problems of the
household.
M79
Miffed
Huffed
Piqued
Annoyed
Irritated
Annoyed; See P121

The Member, who
is the Chairman of
the Committee on
Human Rights, is
miffed that some of
his suggestions to
the Government
have not received a
dispassionate
consideration.
It certainly makes a person terribly

miffed if he is cordially invited by a
foreign institution of learning for a
particular programme at which he is to
be a speaker of eminence, but
subsequently
receives
a
communication regretting cancellation
of the invitation without specifying
any reason.
M80
Moonlighting (-ter)
Doing a second job

secretly
It is highly unethical of one

moonlighting while one is still on the
rolls of the first establishment.
142
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
M81
Moon (Over the -)
Excited to a high
degree of elation;
My grand-daughter was over the

moon when the news was broken that
she would be taken with us to
Singapore and Malaysia on her
vacation trip during her Christmas
holidays.
M82
Monograph
A detailed written
study of a single
specialized subject
This is an excellent monograph

containing all the references to
industrial case studies on the
application
of
the
Bayesian
conditional probability to market
research covering the last two decades
of the last century
M82a
Modernization
M83
Machiavellian
See E91
Cunning, scheming
and unscrupulous,
especially in politics
or business; A
person with the
above characteristics
M84
M85
Model (strategy)
Motions (Go
through the of an
action)
See S158
Make a pretentious
act; Perform
perfunctorily; Make
all noise and
movement as though
the required activity
is being
accomplished;
Simulate an action
M86
Meticulous
Very careful and

precise; See F21
My daughter is an adept in packing

things with meticulous care and
without forgetting to include even
minor items that are essential for use
out of home.
M87
Mockery
A cheap, insincere
imitation; An action
intrinsically of poor,
ungenuine imitation
or derogatory
version or image of
a person or thing;
See F84; See J7
A legal sentence, once pronounced, if

delayed in execution for whatever
reasons to an indefinite period, loses
its edge and the purpose, and
degenerates into a mockery of
justice.
Meaning
143
There are some nations which are

Machiavellian in their relations with
their neighbours in spite of their
economic and political strength, and
wish to spread their overbearing
tentacles.
Insincere workers always try to
escape the punishing hand of the
master on the shop floor by going
through the motions of the job
assigned to them.
Sl.
No.
M88
M88a
Main Word and

related words
Maoist (-m)
Misfortune
Meaning
See N21; See T48

The communist
doctrines of Mao
Zedong (1893-1976),
Chinese Head of State
(1949-59), as formerly
practised in China
Power comes from the barrel of the

gun, is the law accepted as gospel
truth that is beyond question in
Maoism.
See W26
M89
Mushy
Pulpy
Much of his writings is mushy

literature pandering to a low level of
entertainment.
M90
Make (way)
Allow room for

someone or for
something
We need to make way for two more

who will join us in the car drive from
the over bridge.
M91
Mystique (n)
A fascinating aura of
mystery, awe and power;
A captivating prospect
that strikes awe and deep
appreciation of the
subject.
When you see a
gorgeous waterfall or a
majestic glacier forming
a mountain range across
a valley, you are struck
by a sense of mystique at
the dexterity of the hand
of Nature.
One cannot but be struck with

mystique when one sees a rainbow, or
the rolling waves, or a long convas of
flowers, or mountains covered with
snow all around them or a star-studded
sky and feels that Mother Nature is
beyond words and thoughts with her
infinity in matter, space and time.
M92
Mystic (n)
A person who seeks

by contemplation
and self-surrender to
attain union with
the Absolute
In the Hindu devotional literature

there are a number of devotees who
are mystics such as Meera, Andal,
Periyalwar, Surdas, and others, who
have come out with effusive
compositions
devoted
to
the
personified gods of their inspired
music and hymns.
M93
Miasma
An unpleasant or
unhealthy vapour;
An unpleasant and
oppressive
atmosphere
An index of good civic health is the

roads and habitations which are free
from miasma and litters of all kinds.
M94
March
Course (March of
time Course of
time); period of an
event or stage in life
I flew to the pleasant fields traversed

so oft, in lifes morning march when
my bosom was young; I heard my own
mountain goats bleating aloft, And
knew the sweet strain that the
cornreaper sung. (T. Campbell)
144
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
M95
Mark
See E18
Indicator or sign of
something to signify
an action or object or
concept
His visit to his one-time Guru and

guide is a mark of his profound
respect.
M96
Mercurial
Fickle
Whimsical
Subject to sudden
changes of mood or
mind; See F99; W42
We cannot take action on the basis of his

statement; he is mercurial and shifty in his
impressions and is swayed by what he
feels at the moment.
M97
Misconceived
Misconstrued; See
M5; See F106
M98
Misdirected
Misapplied; See
F106
M99
Micawberism
A habitually optimistic
point of view held by the
person concerned.
Micawber is a
delightfully humorous
character in Charles
Dickens David
Copperfield. Micawber
is given to high-flown
language and is fond of
good living and
carelessly improvident,
and, even under the
worst circumstances, is
full of hope of
something good to turn
up. A Micawberian
tryst with life on earth.
145
One, truly Micawberian, is the right

and proper role model of a person
who has the potential to overpower the
pessimistic forces that can drain a
society of its readiness to face an
eventuality under even the worst
circumstances with courage and
hope.
Sl.
No.
N1
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Null and void

Nail ( a person or
thing( (v)
See I7
Detect or reveal the
truth hidden by a
criminal; Make a
remarkable strike in
a sport; Expose the
lie
N3
Natty (adj)
Smart
Fashionable
Smart and
fashionable
The children, nattily dressed on the

occasion, present an ethereal picture
of a fairyland.
N4
Nose (Be led by the

nose)
Follow submissively
In matters of public relations, I am

led by the nose by this Secretary who
is senior to me in administration by
eight years.
N5
Nonsense
Baloney
See B36
N6
Nave (-ty)
Unsophisticated
Innocent
Unworldly
Guileless
Gullible
Credulous
Lacking worldly
wisdom and
experience; Natural
and unaffected;
Bold directness
what rejects
sophistication or
affectation
Children are naturally innocent and

free from cunning. Being nave, their
evidence in a court of law is of high
value and relevance.
Prahlada was full of naivety, thanks
to the teachings of the sage Narada,
and so, when he was asked by his
preceptor, Sukracharya, to say
Hiranya is the Supreme power, he
replied in humility that only Narayana
was supreme.
N7
Nose (Turn up
ones at)
Show distaste or
contempt to; Display
ones derision for
Sarabhoji Maharaja had once sent

cartloads of expensive and precious
gifts to Saint Tyagaraja as mark of his
admiration and devotion to him.
However, Tyagaraja turned up his
nose at them and politely asked the
courtiers who brought them to take
them back to the royal house, saying
that he had no interest or place for the
earthly treasures beside the deity,
Rama, in his heart.
N8
Nest (Feathering
ones own nest)
Advance ones own

benefit at the cost of
anothers life or
convenience
Adventurists in our society invariably

feather their own nests and raise a
colony with their own tribe of men to
expand their trade and influence.
N2
146
The CCTV finally nailed the accused

who were the planners of the heist of
the national bank during the last
week.
In a rare display of batting, our
player nailed a double century at
Lords, England.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
See R34
Sentimental longing
or a wistful affection
for some past event
or a place that
revives fond
memory of the past.
N9
Negate (v)
N10
Nostalgia
N11
Nonest
N12
Nonest Factum
N13
Nonsuch (n)
A person or thing
regarded as
excellent; paragon
N14
Same as N13
N15
Nonesuch (n)
Needle (of
suspicion)
N16
Nuggets
A small but valuable

piece of event or
incident in ones
life; A small lump of
gold or other
precious metal
formed in the earth
N17
Netizen
A person using a
network; A person
using information
technology
N18
Nail (in the coffin)
An action or event
likely to have a
detrimental or
destructive effect
The decision of the R&D institution

to review the biodiesel programme,
after spending enormous time and
resources into it, appears to be the last
nail in the coffin of the Indian atropha
biodiesel industry.
N19
Nefarious (being)
Wicked or criminal
See S217
You must be wary of nefarious guys

who are unduly sweet and courteous;
they could be snake in the grass in the
garb of your friend.
N20
Nick-nacks
See Knick-Knacks
See K 10
Non-existent
A plea that a written
agreement is invalid
because the
defendant was
mistaken about its
character when
signing it
When I revisit this place after a lapse

of thirty years, I am overcome by the
nostalgic memory of the past boyhood
days spent here.
One of the partners to the agreement

filed a nonest factum as one of the
clauses was in such small characters
as to mislead him and render it void.
This is an excellent nonesuch book

available for reference on the theory
of curves.
See S166
147
Great thinkers and expositors of

Hindu philosophy have made it a point
to expound and illustrate their points
through parables and nuggets from
their own personal life.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
N21
Naxalite (-ism)
Maoist
A member of an
armed revolutionary
group advocating
Moist communism;
See T48
Naxalism and Naxalites have gained

wide-spread popularity in India and is
a force to reckon with that is a big
challenge to an organized democracy.
N22
None (the worse for Not reduced to an

it)
inferior state by it as
an alternative
situation or
dispensation or
destiny; Not
adversely affected
by it
I was living a reasonably happy and

contented life till I was transferred to a
place not so congenial somewhere in
the north. However, I was not the
worse for it, for soon I could adapt
myself to the lifestyle of the people
there and the warmth that the land
promised.
N23
Nincompoop
A stupid person
It is quite risky to entrust a work of

high responsibility to a nincompoop
who cannot see a grain from its chaff.
N24
Nub (n)
The crux or central

point of a matter; A
small lump or
protuberance or
projection (See
C147)
The nub of the report is to highlight

the apathy and casual attitude of the
people to the crying need for
conservation of water which today has
become such an issue of life and death
as a sequel to over-urbanisation and
globalization projects.
N25
Non-starter
A work or project
There are quite a number of schemes
that has not taken off of the government which for one
the ground
reason or another, have become nonstarters.
N26
Nuance
A subtle difference
in or shade of
meaning; An
indirect, subtle
reference to a
subject; See I44
148
There is a district nuance in the

perception of difference between
contentment and riches to man; while
the former conditions the mind to
remain in peace with no anxieties, the
latter perpetually bring on misery and
unrest in safeguarding them.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
O1
Outworn
Worn-out
Out-moded
Out-moded; Out of
date
In this age of computers and highspeed chips in information technology,

manual practices of cataloguing and
indexing for information search and
retrieval are outworn and timeconsuming, besides being inefficient
and fragmentary as recall tools.
O2
Over wrought
In a statement of
nervous excitement
or anxiety
My daughter, being introduced to a

new subject of study this year, has
overwrought herself to master it.
O3
Origami
Japanese art of
making shapes of
objects with paper.
O4
Old head (on young

shoulders)
To be sensitive or
Knowledgeable
beyond ones years
Adit Shankaras submissive reply to

his Gurus question,who are you,
was like that of an old head on young
shoulders, consisting of ten classical
verses each ending in I am not this,
not that, but just the one remnant that
is mere Shiva, the Parabrahman, all
of which are contained in his classical
work known as Dasasloki.
O5
Ostentation (-ous)
See R18; See P184

Pretentious display
of wealth or
Knowledge or skill
mainly to impress
Wealth-centric lifestyle is necessarily

ostentations.
O6
Oath (Promise)
See S64
O7
Obstinate
O8
Over /weening
O9
Oppugnant
See P50
Showing excessive
confidence and
pride; Haughty;
Arrogant; Conceited;
thinking too
arrogantly about
ones goodness or
otherwise
Opposing,
Antagonistic; See
A48
O10
Obsequious
Over-obedient, overattentive and

obsessively servile
See D101
149
Their over /weening fondness for

their leader proved the undoing of the
very mission of the party by which he
had sworn time and again.
Do not select him as your cabinet

colleague, as his nature and views are
oppugnant to the partys policy.
These workers who are so
obsequious are such a problem; they
do not work as much as they
obsequiously dance around.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
O11
Oblivion
Forgetfulness
Obscurity
The state of being

forgotten; absentmindedness
This small structure, built by a

selfless recluse more than a century
ago, has now passed into oblivion
through disuse and partial vandalism.
O12
Outreach (hand /
arm) (v),(n)
The extent or length

of reaching out; The
extent of the field or
realm of influence or
an individuals fame,
an organizations
performance, etc.
The impact of Buddhas teachings, or

Sankaras monistic philosophy has out
reached Indian boundaries and
travelled across the globe to find
admirers and students.
O13
Opium opiate)
O14
Out distance (v)

Outpace
Outperform
See P9
Leave a competitor
behind
O15
Outpace
See O14
O16
Outperform
O17
Orpat
See O14
See S145 (A social
network)
O18
Overdrive (n)
A state of intensive
activity
O19
Overdrive (v)
Drive or work to
exhaustion
A workaholic by nature overdrives

himself, without realizing that he is
unwittingly gambling with his health.
O20
Overwhelm
Choke
Disable
Overpower; Bury or
drown beneath a
huge mass; flood
someone or
something with
something more than
can be handled. See
S155; See D124; See
S106
The brave soldiers at the frontiers

were overwhelmed by the affection
and accolade heaped on them by the
nation that honoured them.
O21
Outage
O22
Overture (n)
See P125
An approach made
with the aim of
opening negotiations
or establishing a
relationship
O23
Occasion (on-)
From time to time;

frequently
150
It certainly was a great overture

between the two countries to open a
goodwill has transport between India
and Pakistan to spread the message of
love.
Considering their poor economic circumstances,
we have always risen to the occasion, and provided
the necessary help, and even provided financial
assistance on occasion.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
O24
Occasion (Take-)
Make use of an
opportunity to do
what is needed
it is perhaps easy to call the villagers

and take occasion to explain to them
the virtues of co-operative farming in
order to make the benefits reach
everyone without letting them be
exploited by a few middlemen.
O25
Olive branch
Symbol of peace;
Offer of
reconciliation
Rapprochement See
T65
In the olden days of rule by the

Hindu rulers, the horse sacrifice used
to be a medium of determination and
declaration of subordination by the
feudal chefs that they are prepared to
hold the olive branch and surrender to
the performer of the sacrifice.
O26
Outrage (-geous)
An extremely strong
reaction of anger or
indignation; Cause
of such a violent
reaction See S192
The barbaric treatment meted out to a

student detained and locked up by the
police for three days, and the eventual
death of the detainee was the subject
of outrage that erupted in the city.
O26a
Obscurity
State of
unawareness. See
O11
O27
Obfuscate (-ion)
Bewilder
Confuse
Flummox
Addle
(All others under
C29)
Make unclear or
unintelligible;
Confuse; Darken;
Bewilder
Use of unfamiliar symbols and

notations
while
depicting
and
describing the location and plan of the
flats obfuscates the listener and the
interested customer.
O28
Offence (Take or
affront)
Feel offended
The Member took offence at the

insinuation of some members that
there should be an inquiry into his
wealth so amassed after only a few
months of allotment of his coveted
portfolio.
O29
Opaque (-city), (cify)
Not transparent;
(non-transparency);
(Render nontransparent)
If the government seeks to be peoplefriendly, its policy should be opaquefree.
O30
Oath (n) (Profanity)
A profane or
offensive expression
of anger or other
strong emotions See
O6
It is a mark of bad upbringing to

mouth oaths and insults to others.
151
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Recurring period of
sexual receptivity
leading to fertility;
Heat; See R73
O30a
Oestrus
O31
Owe (something to) Have something

because of; Be
indebted to (someone
or something) for
something; Have an
obligation towards
someone for
something
O31a
Obligation (to pay

back a debt)
See D50; Redeem a

debt or obligation
O32
Omen (n)
An event regarded as
a portent of good or
evil; See P174
O33
Oblation (n)
See L60
O34
Oppression
Persecution; See
C11
O35
Obeisance
Salutation
Reverential bow
Deferential respect;
Gesture expressing
this, such as a bow
O36
Oppose
Ossify (v) (-fied,
adj)
See D108
Cease developing;
Become inflexible
O37
We owe it to our citizens to ensure

that the massive financial aid for
woman and child welfare is not only
not misused, but utilized productively
and purposefully under competent
supervision.
Oblations form an essential aspect of

mans obligation to God by establishing
his position as a beneficiary in the
universe and seeking His grace for
prosperity and peace
152
It is customary that youngsters offer

their obeisance to holy men and elders
who lead simple and sacred lives, by
bowing down in the typical way a
young celibate does according to the
Hindu shastras.
If R and D should grow and be
productive, it must have its adherents,
working in the respective laboratories,
committed to the mission; otherwise
the establishment will ossify and do
no more than routine analysis.
153
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P1
Phoenix
A mythical bird that

incarnates itself after
death; resurrection
The animal, feigning dead, rose like a

phoenix to charge again.
P2
Precedent
An earlier event or
action serving as an
example or guide, or a
legal decision that
may or should be
followed in
subsequent similar
cases
The governments lax policy in the

grant of licences to the mining barons
sets a bad precedent for the rampant
corruption in mining.
P3
Put (paid)
Put a stop to; Put an end

to; Suddenly stop
someone from being able
to do what they want or
hope to do.( A serious
back injury has put paid
to her tennis career;
Wind and rain are
threatening to put paid to
the citys weekend
holidays out doors)
For reasons of severe and unusual

drought, water flow to that area was
put paid from that reservoir to save the
crops from this area.
P4
Placate
Appease
Calm
Calm; Pacify
The child was crying inconsolably. I

had to give her a large piece of
Cadbury to placate her.
P5
Pacify
See P4
P6
Proxy
P7
Pass muster
See S23
Be accepted as
satisfactory
P8
Perceptive (-on)
Sensitive
Sensing by
perception;
Receptive through
communication
P9
Psychotropic
Psychedelic
MDA (Methylene
dioxy
Amphetamine)
Ketamine
LSD (Lysergic acid
diethylamide)
Cannabis
Relating to or denoting
drugs that affect a
persons mental state;
Drugs that produce
hallucinations and
apparent expansion of
consciousness; A style of
rock music by musical
experimentation and
drug-related lyrics, with
intense colour- related
swirling patterns
inducing an ecstatic
feeling.
Opium, opiate
154
This dress, although not prescribed

by the institution as its identity in
uniform, passes muster by its colour,
pattern and material of construction
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P10
Profusion
See E8
Sibis pity for the dove filled his

heart to profusion when the latter,
pursued by a hawk, fell on Sibis lap
seeking his protection from the
pursuing predator.
P11
Pants (catch
someone with --down)
Catch someone in an
embarrassingly
unprepared state
I have to get myself well-prepared

with the address giving a good
account of achievements so that I shall
not be caught in pants down at that
time.
P12
Pants (drive by the

seat of ones---)
Rely on instinct
rather than logic or
Knowledge
While it is desirable to be well

equipped with the theory, one should
drive by the seat of ones pants while
tackling a problem in practice.
P13
Pull (-the wool over Deceive someone

ones eyes)
It is always better to pay your taxes

to the government and he a proud,
honest citizen of the country than pull
the wool over the governments eyes.
P14
Phalanx (-xes in
plural)
Body of similar
people viz, troops,
officers, etc
The fire engine arrived as soon as the

news of the fire accident reached,
along with a phalanx of fire servie
men.
P15
Paean
A song of praise or
triumph
I have dedicated this paean to the

memory of my intimate friend who
was my class fellow at school.
P16
Predicate (v) (on)
State, affirm or deny

something about the
subject of a sentence
or an argument of a
proposition; Base
the conclusion on an
earlier result or
event
Predicated on the recommendations of

the Committee on Human rights, the
insurance company has released the
compensation claims of the victim.
P17
Paradigm shift
Fundamental change
or transformation; a
Fundamental change
in approach or
underlying
assumption
I see no paradigm shift in the foreign

policy of the present government.
P18
Promise (Hold
someone to his
promise)
Hold someone liable

for implementation
of his promise made
earlier.
Kaikeyi held her husband, King

Dasaratha, to his earlier promise of
two boons to her.
155
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P19
Propensity
An inclination or
tendency
Expansionism is a propensity of
some powerful nations who lose no
time to flex their muscles.
P20
Placebo (effect)
A medicine or regime
prescribed for the
psychological benefit to
the patient rather than for
any physiological benefit
(Also a medicine or
substance without a
therapeutic effect used as
a control in testing new
drugs, such a beneficial
effect produced by a
placebo drug due to the
patients belief in that
treatment).
More often than not, a patient with an

acute illness is calmed with the
administration of a placebo, followed
by the proper treatment.
P21
Pot (See also

Kettle) (calling the
kettle black)
Case of a pot calling

the kettle black
One blaming the other of an act or

condition from which the former is
also not exempt in a similar other
case.
P22
Pull (ones weight)
Put ones best into

the task to win; Do
ones fair share of
work
In response to the appeal, this nongovernmental organisation gathered its

employees from top down-wards and
succeeded in pulling its weight to set
up a blood donation camp and got all
to donate their blood to ward off the
blood crisis due to a national
calamity.
P23
Plebeian
Belonging to
commoners;
Relating to ordinary
class of people;
lower class lacking
in refinement
The social milieu being what it is, the

majority of the Indian rural
community require a well-organised
network
of
medical
centres
implementing
plebeian
common
welfare schemes of a mass scale
nature.
P24
Prevail
Persuade someone to Truth ultimately prevails.

do a thing (Prevail
upon); Succeed
ultimately (Prevail)
156
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
P25
Meaning
Paranoid (adj) (-ia)

Siege mentality
Suffering from
delusion of
unwarranted jealousy
and mistrust of others;
See M63
P26
Paranoia; Paranoid
(ad)
Delusion of
persecution,
unwarranted jealously
and exaggerated selfimportance;
Unjustified suspicion
and mistrust of others
It requires long and sustained effort

to free one of any paranoid syndrome
that
one
is
suffering
from.
Rehabilitation of a person suffering
from paranoia is not easy, and requires
a lot of effort to assure them and
normalize their mental condition
under a thick blanket of delusion
caused over a long period.
P27
Prodigious
See E9
P28
Phenomenal
See E9
P29
Pomp (and
splendor)
Se R18
P30
Parkinsons disease
(Unsteady and
shaky movement)
A progressive disease
of the brain and
nervous system
marked by tremor,
muscular rigidity or
slow, imprecise
movement: See A20
P31
Pejorative
Contemptuous
Snide
Sarcastic
Sneering
Disdainful
Ridiculous
Scornful
Disparagingly
critical
Making scornful and

uncomplimentary
remarks
It is said that Mahatma Gandhi was

pejoratively referred to as a semi
naked fakir by some of the powerful
foreigners.
It is hard to avoid human predators

who lurk amidst their un-suspecting
victims in the society.
Derisively
scandalous
P32
Predator (-y)
Predacious
Raptorial
An animal that preys

on others; An
exploitative person;
A company that is to
take over another.
P33
Predacious
Predatory See P32
P34
Pull (the plug on

ones career)
Prevent something
from happening or
continuing uninterrupted in ones
career.
157
The accident to her leg due to fall was critical and

at one time had threatened to pull the plug on her
career as a reputed dancer. Nevertheless, she was
undaunted and determined to continue dancing
using wooden prostheses.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Some take sadistic pleasure in pitting
people against one another to gain
material advantage and enjoy the fun.
P35
Pit (v)
Set someone or
something in
conflict or
competition with.
The presidential
candidates are
pitting stability of
governance against
the ideals of the
earlier dispensation
P36
Propriety
Decorum
Politeness
Appropriateness
Right behaviour;
Right action
P37
Politeness
See P36
P38
Petulant
See S60
P39
Provenance
Antiquity
Place of origin or
earliest known
history of
something; Record
of ownership of
work
P40
Provoke
See E14
P41
Palm (Hold in the

of ones hand)
Have someone under Even as a child is young and growing

your control
in the formative years of their life, it is
a golden rule that they are held in the
palm of ones hand.
P42
Palm (Bear the)
Be victorious
May you bear the palm in this tough

competition!
P42a
Peculiar
Strange; See Q2
Peculiar is his way of pronouncing

the South Indian names
P43
Palm (off)
Deceive as being
something which it
is not in reality
This gadget is a duplicate, but was

palmed off as genuine and originally
manufactured product.
P44
Palm (Grease the)

Bribe
Bribe
Even to get your own money, you

may have to grease the palm of the
inspectors.
(Childishly sulky and ill-tempered)

Surprisingly many petulant children
turn very understanding and obedient
later
158
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

We have a librarian who is a
polyglot.
P45
Polyglot
Linguist
Knowing or using
several languages;
Having the text in
more than one
language;
P46
Perplex
See C29; See O27
P47
Pungent
See A32
P48
Phillumenist
A collector of match
boxes or match box
labels
P49
Pitchfork
Raise; Lift aloft (like,

for example, a leader);
Suddenly or
accidentally lift a
person into a new
status under given
circumstances; A farm
tool with a long handle
and two sharp metal
prongs
Srinivasa Ramanujan, who had sent to

G.H.Hardy, the then Professor of
Mathematics, Cambridge University,
U.K., some of the results and
mathematical propositions based on his
intuition, for his views and comments was
discovered to be a rare genius in pure
mathematics and was pitch-forked to
move out of India to carry on
investigations in England with all the
facilities needed in his pursuit.
P50
Perverse
Contrary
Froward
Wayward
Obstinate
Strongly disobedient
Impudent
Unruly
Insubordinate
Headstrong
Self-willed and
unpredictable
Impertinent
Not prepared to
listen to a piece of
advice from anyone;
Say-what you-mayI-will-go-only-myway attitude
See C32
The tragedy of our indulgence to our

children is that we fail to think that
indiscriminate show of our laxity is
construed by the child as a display of
our weakness and grant of license to
them to go perverse on every
occasion.
P51
Potshot (n)
Random attack or
criticism; shot aimed
un-expectedly or at
random; Shooting at
a game bird or
animal without
regard to hunting
rules
George Bernard Shaws novels take

potshot at established beliefs and
conventions
and
expose
their
irrelevance to a progressive society.
P52
Perfidy (to ones

nation)
Treason
Treason See T20;

See P193 also
Parents who care for the good and

prosperity of their children are
pungent sometimes in their advice to
mend their ways.
159
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The
great
parliamentarian,
Ambedkar, is today revered all over
the country as a protagonist of the
downtrodden.
P53
Protagonist
Champion
Evangelist
Chauvinist
Zealot
Proponent
Supporter
The leading
character or a major
figure in a play or
novel; An advocate
or champion of a
particular cause or
idea, theory or
proposal or project.
P54
Proponent
One who espouses a

cause, and works for
it in an organized
manner. See P53
P55
Psyche (n)
Mental make-up;
Psychology
P56
Psychology
Psyche; See M26
P57
Protest
(vehemently)
See B46
P58
Poise, Poised (adj)
Ready; Elegant
Even in this era of the twenty first
bearing; Be balanced century,
countries
which
are
(v)
economically strong and culturally
renowned are poised to attack and
destroy each other.
P59
Pull (a fast one) on

Deceive
Mislead
Cheat
Deceive. Three
boys taking their
physics examination
pulled a fast one on
the invigilator by
circulating a chit and
copying from it; but
they were caught in
the act.
P60
Put down
See D45
P61
Purpose (on, of-)
Intentionally
This paper was set on purpose to test

your reasoning power.
P62
Predilection
A preference of
special liking for
something
Damayantis predilection for Nala

was so strong and invincible that all
the gods who came to claim her hand
as suitors returned disappointed.
P63
Purpose (all to no-)
All in vain
The material you have supplied is all

to no purpose for my production.
160
Predators
such
as
crocodiles
camouflage their appearance and
colour to blend and agree with their
environment and pull a fast one on
their unsuspecting prey coming close
by thinking that there is no lurking
source of danger.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P64
Periphrastic
Circumlocutory:
Talking in a
roundabout manner
Without being direct in stating his

love for this girl, the youth is making
periphrastic overtures to her by
presenting expensive gifts, talking
about his own well-to-do status, and
making ingratiating remarks about her
dress, knowledge and manners.
P65
Perspicacious (adj)
(Perspicacity)
Having a ready
insight into, and
understanding of,
things; Canny; See
C97
Srinivasa Ramanujan had developed

a rare perspicacity with the numbers
and
mathematical
series,
and
consequently there are still a large
number of results on series remaining
unproved till today, which he had
intuitively predicted.
P66
Perspicuous /
Perspicuity
Lucid and clearly

expressed; Well
delineated See P65)
for the distinction)
This new Professor gave a very

perspicuous
exposition
of
the
Relativity theory for the benefit of the
under-graduates.
P67
Predict
See B50
P68
Prognosticate (-ion)
See B50; See P174
P69
Prophesy (-cy)
See B50
P70
Presage
See B50; See P174
P71
Portend
See B50
P72
Parochial
Having a narrow
outlook or scope; Of
restricted or limited
vision
P73
Prohibit
Officially declare
against a certain
practice or method
See F14
P74
Parsimony (-ious)
Frugal (-ity)
Stinginess (-y)
Miserliness (-y)
Abstemious (ness)
Spartan
Austerity (-ere)
Extreme
unwillingness to part
with money, or even
spend it on the
essentials. Not selfindulgent, especially
in eating and
drinking; Very
rigorous and selfretrained
161
Gone are the days when girls were

prohibited from receiving liberal
education along with boys in higher
institutions of learning under the
parochial norms of the earlier
centuries.
It is obessiveness to be parsimonious
when you have money to spend on
what you genuinely need.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
P75
Pale (Beyond the-)

of
Beyond the
boundary of
Patience, gentleness and compassion

can transform even a person who is
beyond the pale of kindness, dignity
and reason as is evident from the story
of Angulimala, the robber, under the
grace of Buddha.
P76
Pale
Nothing of
significance; cheap;
unimaginative and
poor
This play, hyped in all media, only

proved a pale imitation of the great
poet and writer, Tagore, the actors not
being well groomed for performance.
P77
Parody
See S90, B51; S8
P78
Panache
Aplomb
Flamboyant
confidence of style
and manner;
Superior confidence
and efficacy; High
assurance of
performance
We have established our panache and

superior craftsmanship in games such
as cricket, badminton, chess and
wrestling at international events and
have even won medals.
P79
Plaint
Lamentation
Accusation
Complaint
Lamentation;
Accusation;
Complaint
Page 2 of this newspaper is full of

citizens plaints.
P80
Plaintive
Mournful
The wife narrated the plaintive story

of her husband who had lost his life in
an accident
P81
Plighted
Promised; Pledged;
Committed
With Vali killed, Ramas plighted

word to Surgreeva was fulfilled.
P82
Pink slip
Dismissal
Marching
orders
A notice of dismissal Under recession for over four years,

from the employer
many workers and employees,
particularly in the USA and Europe,
were retrenched and issued with pink
slips.
P83
Promenade
A paved public
walk, specially along
a sea front, for
walking or driving,
to meet and relax
Planners and builders of cities and

ports always provide for copious lung
space and promenades for health and
recreation of the old and the young.
P84
Promontory
A high point where

land juts out into a
sea or a lake
It is a heart throbbing spectacle to enjoy the

sight of a promontory, such as the bird
sanctuary at Srirangapatnam where the river
Kaveri flows, and walk and watch birds
flocking as they land at the river banks flying
thousands of miles across continents.
Meaning
162
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P85
Powder Keg
Flash point
Tinder box
Time bomb
Barrel of
gunpowder: A
potentially explosive
situation.
Mareecha knew that he would be

sitting on the powder keg if he set out
to prance about before Sita near the
hermitage of Rama as besought by his
nephew, Ravana.
P86
Piping hot
Very hot
This restaurant is renowned for

serving samosas piping hot and so
delicious.
P87
Play (fast and

loose)
Behave
irresponsibly; Act in
violation of moral
code of conduct
Despite being an ardent devotee of

Lord Shiva, Ravana, by dint of booms
acquired from Brahma, became
infamous by playing fast and loose
and was a dreaded nightmare to
harmless people, specially women.
P87a
Play (the second

fiddle to)
Act in accordance
with; See R29
P88
Pell-mell (adj) and

(adv)
Helter skelter
Utter confusion
Sixes and sevens
(at)
In a confused
disorderly manner
As soon as it heard the sound of the

cannons firing, the crowd started
running pell-mell leaving their
belongings all over the market place.
P89
Pell-mell (n)
Confused mixture
The fair was a total pell-mell, with all

the stalls going up in flames leaving a
trail of destruction and piteous cries of
the disaster-struck people.
P90
Pandemonium
Wild and noisy

disorder or
confusion; See H38;
See P89
P91
Page (on the same-)
Agree or concur; Be
in agreement or
concurrence
On the subject of merit as the sole

criterion for employment, all the
members on the board of selection
may not be on the same page, as some
would prefer certain special criteria
such as religion, tribe, etc.
P92
Piqued (v)
Feel irritated or
resentful; See M79;
See P121
I felt deeply piqued when the

screening committee commented that
my article sent for publication was
flawed in factual accuracy.
P93
Pique (n)
Feeling of irritation or
resentment from a slight,
especially to ones self-esteem
or love of labour
When the whole community knows how much I sweated

for providing water and school facilities for the people in
my constituency, I was overwhelmed by pique when, I
was unfairly criticised.
163
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

When Arjuna hesitated to strike at
Karna, Krishna prompted him not to
lose time to discharge his arrows.
P94
Prompt (in time) (v) See A61; See P167

Prod
P95
Prevent (Time
over-run)
See A61
P96
Permeate (v)
Pervade
Impregnate
Spread
Penetrate and pass

through without
rupture or
displacement of
parts; In the case of
fluids, pass through
the material across
which is of loose
texture and hence is
amenable to flow
through or diffuse;
See L63
An eerie silence permeated the hall

which in house-ful. The scent of the
lit joss-sticks permeates the room.
P97
Psychedelic
Relating to or
denoting drugs like
LSD that produce
hallucination and
apparent expansion
of consciousness;
Exhibiting vivid
colour or a swirling
abstract pattern; See
P9.
The two occasions when the land and

the sky sparkle in bright psychedelic
colours and the aid is charged with
gaiety and music touching the lives of
the high and the low, are Holi and
Deepavali.
P98
Plebiscite
The direct vote of all

the members of an
electorate on an
important public
question; See S131
The machine that has the sanctity of

popular belief and acceptance in the
political life of any democracy is
plebiscite.
P99
Pain
Pain in the neck; A

source of irritation
and anxiety
This fellow is a pain in my neck who

keeps pestering me with his calls on
the phone asking for the repayment of
the loan almost every alternate day.
P100
Pervade
See P96
P101
P102
Persecution
Piggy back (Ride
on)
See C32; See C11

Ride on the back or
the shoulder of
P103
Putsch (pronounced as Puch)
Violent attempt to
overthrow a
government; See T48
Terrorism
Coup
164
My creditor is riding piggyback on

me to redeem the loan within a week,
or face the court.
Terrorists indulge in committing
putsch in order to strike deep terror in
the mind of the commoner.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P104
Pricey (adj)
Expensive
Costly
Costly
Following the budget announcement,

luxury cars have become pricey.
P105
Pamper
Spoil
Mollycoddle
Indulge
Indulge someone
with a great deal of
attention and
comfort
Being over-attached to their child

keen on possessing something, his
parents pampered him to a point
where its possession is for him a
must at all costs.
P106
Preserve
See S94
P107
Psychiatry
Hypnotism
Hypnosys
Mesmerism
Animal
magnetism
The branch of
medicine concerned
with the study and
treatment of mental
illness, emotional
disturbance, and
abnormal behaviour
See M28
P108
Plumes (of smoke)

Smoke
Flames
Columns of smoke
Following explosion in the godown

where crackers of all kinds were
stacked, the damage caused to the
precincts was extensive, and the site
presented a virtual inferno with
plumes of smoke enveloping the
environs and rising higher and
higher.
P109
Punctilious
Showing great
attention to detail
and accuracy; See
F21
The problem was solved with much

punctilious care for steps and
methodology.
P110
Peek (v), (n)
To cast a furtive
look; A quick or
furtive look
Meerkats, a species of mongoose of

South Africa peek out to watch
whether there is any danger around
from their predators.
P111
Peek-a-boo (n),
(adj)
A game of hide-andseek; A patternladen surface with

holes like peek-aboo cards
Peek-a-boo cards, or IBM cards,

were very popular for information
retrievalbefore the advent of highspeed computers.
P112
Peripatetic
Travelling from place to

place; Walking up and
down; Aristotelian [with
reference to Aristotles
practice of walking to
and fro while teaching].
It is commonplace to see people using their

mobile, moving from one end of the room or
hall to the other end, or the other room; in
other words, they are peripatetic. Similarly,
we have numerous instances of peripatetic
professors.
165
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P113
Prurient
See L29
P114
Passionate
See L29
P115
Pushover
A person who is easy to

overcome or influence;
A thing that is easily
accomplished. Rama
proved that he was not a
pushover who could be
influenced by others
opinion. While he did
consult others in respect
of accepting
Vibheeshana into his
camp, he held to his
discretion and granted
asylum to him,
upholding his policy of
protecting the
surrenderers.
One of my close relatives, despite his

voracious reading habit and high
academic
qualification,
is
an
unfortunate pushover, as he scarcely
ever has exercised his own discretion
in matters of public and personal
relations.
P116
Pushful (adj)
Arrogantly self assertive
If you are convinced that a particular

mode of action is relevant, and are sure of
its delivering the goods, you should be
assertive in enforcing the system;
however, you should be considerate, yet
not pushful, as over-enthusiasm may undo
the very objective and meet stiff
resistance.
P117
Patient (old age)
See I59
P118
Pipe dream
An unattainable or
fanciful desire
Even as a student, and much more as

an administrator, one must have a
vision of what one should do to
achieve a laudable objective. It should
be a dream that can be realized, given
the state of circumstances bearing on
the object, but not a pipe dream that is
utopian in nature.
P119
Plant (v)
Establish an idea in
someones mind;
Lay the charge of
some culpable action
on someone and
make them an
accused in the case,
rightly or wrongly .
See F53
The charge of showing official

favour was planted on the revenue
officer in a case of non-recovery of
excise taxes from the industrialist.
P120
Postulate (n), (v)
Suggestion or assumption
of existence, fact or truth as
basis for the reason
specified; See A74
Generally, laws of science are

postulated on the basis of experiments
done to establish the truth.
166
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
P121
Peeved (-ish)
Annoyed
Irritated
Hackles (raised)
Miffed
Piqued
Huffed
Edgy
See P98
Annoyed;
Angered
The magnate, the Vice-President of

the Manufacturers Association, was
peeved at not being invited for the
industrial meet and the exhibition
arranged at the maidan.
P122
Pulsate (v)
Vibrate in strength
During the reign of Nalwadi

Krishnaraja Wodaiyar, one of the
rulers of Mysore, and a great patron of
fine arts in general and of Carnatic
Music in particular, the Kingdom
pulsated with music, art, philosophy
and poetry, with the artists of fame
coming to his court from across the
globe to spread the fragrance of arts
and music.
P123
Pause (on-)
Under suspension
This country, which is a leading

economy of the world, has only put its
assistance on pause, not revoked it, to
that nation.
P124
Pie (-s) (finger in

many pies)
Be involved in many
things
As Head, R&D, our Director is

having his finger in many pies, and is
frequently on travel to many places
P125
Power cut
Shut down
Outage
Suspension of power
(electricity)
P126
Profession
Calling
An activity in which
one is involved
against salary or
wages
P127
Penelopes web
Task that never gets

finished. (This has
reference to what Ulysses
wife is referred to have
used as a pretext to ward
off all suitors who had
desired to marry her. Her
plea was that she would not
marry till the web she had
in hand got finished. But
the web was never
complete, as she would
unweave during night
whatever was woven during
the day earlier). See S171
Meaning
167
If you keep forgetting every time you

learnt of the basics, and so cannot link
up all the facts told to you by your
teacher, your preparation for the finals
will only end up as Penelopes web.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P128
Persuade (of)
Make efforts to
convince someone
of the merits of;
Make efforts to
convince someone
of the demerits or
limitations or
danger, if any, of
Having perused the documents

relating to the property to be bought
from the concerned owner, from the
legal view-point, we persuaded the
buying party of the inadvisability of
the purchase deal because of certain
inherent flaws in the transactions
reflected in the documents.
P129
Perdition
Retribution
Punishment
Comeuppance
Divine punishment
for acts of evil
Every religion emphasizes that

perdition is an act of resentment or
disapproval by the divinity for an act
of harm or injury caused by one
against another.
P130
Punishment
P131
Pillage (v)
Rob
Plunder
Loot
See P129; See R74

Rob or steal with
violence, specially
during a time of
local unrest or a war
calamity
P132
Plunder (v)
See P131
P133
Pecuniary
consideration
See G32
P134
Pair (with)
Associate with
P135
Pogrom
An organized
massacre of a
particular ethnic
group. See H66
P136
Preen
Clean its feathers

with the beak
Birds are known for their romantic

sense in that they preen themselves to
look clean and smart in company with
their mates.
P136a Pet aversion
Particular hatred or
distaste; One of high
dislike; See B137
Time was when Mathematics had

been my pet aversion.
P137
A sudden attack or
violent expression of
some emotion or
intense feeling; See
S186
The boy is witness to a gory murder

by stabbing of the building contractor,
and has since been under the
paroxysm of loss of his voice and a
vacant stare.
Paroxysm (n)
Shock
Daze
Stunning
168
During the dead of night there was a

gruesome accident on the highway, and it
was the time of intense cold outside, with
hardly any light on the stretch. Taking
advantage of these, a gang appeared on
the scene and was engaged in pillaging
the bus and the passengers whose
belongings lay strewn all over the place.
GNB was paired opposite MSS in a

Tamil film, Sakuntalai, probably
during the forties of the last century.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P138
Paralysis
Loss of the ability to

move part or most of
the body; Inability to
act or function; See
S186
P139
Palsy (medical)
Paralysis, especially
when accompanied
by involuntary
tremors; See S186
P140
Pillory (v)
Attack or ridicule
publicly
P141
Pardon (n)
Excuse
Forgiveness
Total forgiveness of
a crime or offence;
Reprieve or amnesty
against a crime
committed; See A87
P142
Peace (-ful)
P143
Pussy-foot (v)
See T65
Move stealthily; Act
in an excessively
cautious or noncommittal way
P144
Pacifism (-t)
Diplomatic policy of
holding peace and
harmony See T65
P145
Pentium (chip)
A product by a wellknown international

company that makes
tiny wafer of
semiconducting
material, called chip,
used to make an
integrated circuit
See I66
169
Supported by the report of the

commission of inquiry into graft and
impropriety charges, the people were
inflamed to pillory the kingpins and their
associates and condemn them in public.
Insincere schemers who aim to make

hay while the sun shines are always
clever in pussy-footing while dealing
with the critical government officials
handling such portfolios which
involve heavy monetary transactions.
Indias policy has always been
peaceful coexistence and pacifism
with all countries exhibited by mutual
exchange of cultural, scientific,
educational and racial delegations and
commercial interactions and goodwill
missions with all countries and the
United Nations.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P146
Puzzle (n)
See C113
A Knotty problem
requiring great
patience and
ingenuity to solve
P147
Protean
Versatile
Versatile; Capable
of changing tides at
will to succeed
We have seen masters who are adept

to teach students at varying levels of
intellectual
comprehension
of
subjects. They are indeed, protean
Dronacharyas.
P148
Pollution
Contamination
Corruption
Un cleanliness;
Impurity in
environment
Environmental
degradation
and
pollution is the collateral bane of
thoughtless development.
P149
Pariah
An outcaste;
Derogatory term
denoting any low
person or state
Any person, group or state that

conducts itself against the sprit of
humanism or international behaviour,
is designated as Pariah
P150
Pariah State
A state that flouts

international
obligations
P151
Pledge
Hypothecation
Pawn-broking
Security deposit
Pawning
A thing given as
security for the
fulfillment of a
contract or the
payment of a debt
and is liable to
forfeiture in the
event of failure; An
act of such pledging;
A solemn promise or
undertaking
P152
Pawn broking
(Pawning)
See P151
Lending money at
interest on the
security of an article
pawned
P153
Pauper (-ism)
See I73
P154
Prototype
Template
A first or preliminary
form from which other
forms are developed or
copied; A rudimentary
design of a component
going into the making of
a product
170
The wounded solider dreamt that he

had returned to his native land, where
his family lived, to join his family and
that he had pledged to them over the
wine cup that he would never part
from his family again to rejoin the
army.
An
electro-mechanical
coconut
peeler was designed and developed,
and the prototype was tested and
proved to be quite satisfactory and
favourably competitive with the
existing ones in the market.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

It is said that the Moghul emperor,
Akbar, was a great polymath and a
patron of art and literature.
P155
Polymath
Learned; A man of
wide knowledge
P156
Polyhistor
Learned; A man of
wide knowledge
P157
Private eye
Private detective
Information
gathering
Whistle blower
Intelligence
service
Hacking
(computer)
An agency for
collecting information
of vital nature
affecting safety,
security and internal
peace and defence
from external threats;
Cyber crimes aiming
at disruption of
economy
Private eye constitutes an important

part of the information system that a
country needs to keep its vigilance and
defence machines alive to what is
going on behind and elsewhere.
P158
Poser (n)
A puzzling problem
To reach a far-off destination where

you have a specific appointment,
specially an interview, when the autos
are off the roads on strike and the bus
travel remains as unassuring as ever to
reach the place on time, you have a
serious
poser
to
keep
your
appointment and avoid what could be
a critical disaster in your career.
P159
Parapet
A low protective
wall along the edge
of a roof, bridge or
balcony; A
protective wall or
earth defence along
the top of a military
trench
Designs of architectural finesse are

employed to build parapets on the
terrace and make them very striking
and majestic to look at, but equal time
and attention does not appear to be
brought to bear upon them in making
them safe for children while playing
there.
P160
Plughole
Hole at the lowest

point of a bath down
which waste water is
released when
opened; Gone
down the plughole
means to go waste.
All of my advice to him to conduct

himself with no hostility to his
landlord has gone down the plughole.
P161
Pigeon
A stout seed- or
fruit-eating bird with
a small head, short
legs, and a cooing
voice, similar to but
generally larger than
a dove; See D120
(Pigeon-hearted=Timid; Cowardly).
An honest and grateful person has
nothing to fear or be pigeon-hearted,
for he looks the whole world in the
face.
171
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Infant malnutrition is pandemic,
which has attracted the attention of the
United Nations for tackling on a mass
scale.
P162
Pandemic
Prevalent over the

whole country or a
large part of the
world
P163
Proclaim
See B116
P164
Plan
P165
Premium (At a-)
See S158
In critical need, and
hence highly
valuable as a
requirement
P166
Pretence
Pretentious
behaviour; (pretence
to) a claim,
especially a false or
ambitious one; See
F84
Haris pretence to have worked

earlier as Technical Advisor to the
Company does not appear to stand the
test of scrutiny.
P167
Prod (v)
Prompt
Egg
Urge
Poke with finger or

pointed object;
Stimulate or
persuade to do;
Persuasively apply
psychological
pressure to do a
thing without
hesitation; See A61
Sensing impending danger to his life,

Karna saw his chariot gradually
sinking below the ground; and when
he asked Arjuna to wait and stop
sending missiles at him till he got his
chariot pulled up, Krishna saw that
was the right opportunity to prod
Arjuna not to hesitate to dispose of
Karna without wasting time thinking
whether it was morally right to do so.
P168
Power (of attorney)
The authority to act

for another person in
specified legal or
financial matters
You have my power of attorney until

I return from my deputation abroad,
for completing the house construction
project.
P169
Pass (-the buck)
Shift the
responsibility to
someone else (and
escape being pointed
at to accept
responsibility for
something)
In an administration which is
inefficient and weak, people tend to
pass
the
buck
and
avoid
responsibility.
P170
Pitch in
Join with interest a

project or activity
Finding the project very interesting

and public service oriented, a few
NRI-s also pitched in and came
forward with their investments.
172
Admission to this college is always at

a premium, as it has earned a
reputation as one of the leading
institutions providing guidance in an
emerging area of bio-technology.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P171
Pitch (for)
Clamour for;
The high quality of organization and
Strongly recommend vision held by this Director with a
practical bias and research orientation
has pitched him for the highest
echelon of Director-General of the
whole establishment.
P172
Purpose (to the -)
Relevant and useful
My friend has given me quite a few

references to bigwigs in the town who
are highly influential in turning the
wheels of economy, and this is to my
purpose for starting my garment
business in the town.
P173
Purpose (ill to the-)
Not relevant or
useful; Inappropriate
The engineer whom you had sent

earlier to discuss construction of a
commercial complex in this area was
not
well-informed
about
the
technicalities of marketing intelligence
and infrastructure requirements, and
so was found ill to my purpose.
P174
Portent (n)
Presage
Prognostic
Omen
Foreboding
Presentiment
Something which
portends or
foreshows a future
event See B50
The sudden occurrence of tremor of

the earth in this region portends a
tsunami-like calamity to occur in the
next couple of days.
P175
Presentiment
See p174
An intuitive feeling
or foreboding about
the future
P176
Phase (out)
Withdraw something This particular model is being phased

from use in gradual
out by the manufacturer due to
stages
significantly low demand for it by the
public.
P177
Poet
See M24 (Bard)
The poet, the lunatic and the lover;

Are of imagination all Compact
(Shakespeare)
P178
Primordial
Existing at or from
the beginning of
time;
In order to move the wheels or

progress in science, technology and
agriculture, man has applied his mind
to utilize the primordial sources of
energy from waterfalls, wind and tides
from the oceans.
173
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P179
Presumptuous
Impertinently bold;
Taking too much for
granted
I consider it presumptuous to talk on

spirituality before this scholar of
vedanta philosophy.
P180
Pummel (v)
Lash
Pound (v)
Batter
Bash
Strike repeatedly,
especially with fists
In the international wrestling

championship events, the participants
use a number of techniques to pin their
opponents to the ground, and, once
successful in doing so, keep
pummelling
them
in
almost
continuous sequence with right and
left fists till the game is over.
P181
Pound (v)
See P180
Strike or hit heavily
and repeatedly
P182
Prosperity
See A106
The great writer and scholor, Minoo

Masani, has, in one of his books, devoted
a whole chapter on India, a country of
paradoxes, and of poverty in a land of
plenty, where Nature has bounteously
blessed the land with natural wealth, buy
people live in poverty and squalour; in
other words, a country where prosperity
and poverty co-exist.
P183
Punctuate (v)
Occur at intervals
throughout; Interrupt
an activity with (Be
punctuated with)
The budget speech of the Finance

Minister was punctuated with joyous
acclamations and claps of thunder
from the tables of the Members of the
Treasury Bench.
P184
Prodigal
Extravagant
Lavish
Profligate
Wasteful
Bountiful
(euphemism)
Ostentatious
Spendthrift
Wastefully
extravagant; Lavish
to be showy

will him call (Shakespeare).
P185
Profligate
Recklessly
extravagant or
wasteful; See P184
P186
Paper (over)
Cover ( a hole or blemish)

with wall paper; Disguise,
or conceal (the identity of)
an awkward problem
instead of solving it
174
Pushing a problem under a carpet, or papering

over a problem or an impending difficulty is the
attempt of a dishonest officer or a cunning
opportunist who has to be shown the door rather
than be accommodated in anybodys regime.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P187
Posh (adj)
Elegant or stylishly
luxurious; See S47
This part of the city is a posh locality

where
businessmen and some
celebrities of the cin world live.
P188
Private detective
See P157
(A freelance detective working for

private clients)
P189
Powerhouse
A person or thing
having great energy
or power; A person
of extraordinary
resourcefulness or
creativity
This venerable grandsire of this

institution is indeed a powerhouse of
Knowledge and ability to organize
flow of knowledge, expertise and
manpower of the right kind to be
employed for the particular project on
hand.
P190
Pontificate (v)
Express ones
opinions in a
pompons and
dogmatic way;
Officiate as Bishop;
Popes office of
dignity
This Commission set up by the

government, while blaming the police
for not taking preventive action,
pontificates on saving the youth from
forces that lead them astray, and
accuses the boys of taking to drugs.
P191
Polite
Decent and
courteous See C158
P192
Preservation
Maintain in its
original or existing
state; Keep alive (a
memory or quality);
keep safe from harm
or injury; Treat food
to prevent its
decomposition or
decay; See R114
Departments of Archaeology and

Archives have a vital responsibility to
preserve rare objects of value as
historical and memorable gifts for the
benefit of posterity.
P193
Perjury
Wilfully telling an
untruth after taking
an oath; See P52
also
The witness has gone back on his

earlier version, being influenced by
some sources, and has committed a
perjury.
P194
Persecution mania
Persecution
complex
Paranoia; See M63

Paranoia;
See M63
Plastic surgery
Reconstructive
surgery
The process of
reconstructing or
repairing parts of the
body by the transfer of
tissue, either in the
treatment of injury or
for cosmetic reasons
P195
P196
175
We are seeing now and then reports in

newspapers that people who undergo
facial damage as a result of fire accident,
road accident or acid being thrown on
them, subject themselves to reconstructive
surgery, or plastic surgery, of the bruised
parts or the damaged parts.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
P197
Pare (v)
Trim by cutting
away the outer edges
of; Reduce the size
of [pare something
away / down means
reduce or diminish a
number of small,
successive stages]
It was decided by the government

that the system of giving subsidy on
the import bill of petroleum and its
derivatives will be pared over a
specified period so as to reduce the
burden of import liabilities to a great
extent.
P198
Penitent (adj)
Repentant
Remorseful
Regretful
Contrite
Showing sorrow and

regret for having
done wrong; A
person who
confesses their sins
and submits to
penance as
compensation
King Dasaratha, while hunting in a forest,

heard the sound of something taking or filling
water into a pot but thought it to be the noise
of an elephant drinking water from a pool
nearby.
Being an
expert archer in
discharging his arrow by merely hearing the
noise emanating from the direction and not
seeing the noise maker, he discharged his
arrow which struck a lad who was filling his
pot with water to quench the thirst of his blind
parents some distance away, when Dasaratha
heard the distressful cries of a human struck
down by his arrow, he became deeply penitent
and grief-stricken.
P198a Productivity
See E91
P199
Take action in order

to prevent (an attack
or other anticipated
event) happening;
Forestall; Acquire or
appropriate in
advance
If you have done anything wrong, it

is safer to make a clean breast of it at
once to the person affected by your
improper action, rather than hide it or
cover it up, so that you will then have
pre-empted
a
catastrophic
confrontation later with the person
concerned, ignorant of your wrong
doing.
Pre-empt (v)
P200
Pre-emption
Purchase of goods or
shares by one person
before the
opportunity is
offered to other;
forestalling
Pre-emption by way of buying shares

of a prospering company is always
preferrable
to
hesitation
or
procrastination of action, as the latter
would lead to regrets for not having
taken timely action; dithering is an
expensive option.
P201
Push (Get or give

someone the -)
Be dismissed (or
dismiss someone)
from a job; Be
rejected in (or end) a
relationship
For not handling the project

proposals for a profitable contract
properly, the company gave their
engineer the push with immediate
effect.
P202
Postpone (-ment)
See D140
176
Sl.
No.
P203
Main Word and

related words
Potboiler (n)
Meaning
A film, book, etc.

produced to make a
living for the writer
or artist by
deliberately catering
to popular taste; See
P51
There is a need to sift through a

plethora of potboilers and select the
right ones for the purpose of
adolescent children.
177
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Queer the pitch: I was in the eyes of
the management to be sent abroad for
doing a course on technological
forecasting to be able to apply the
mathematical tools being used in the
job, but a few of my colleagues who
did not take it kindly on account of
jealousy, tried to queer my pitch by
sending protests in writing to
management.
Q1
Queer (the pitch)

(v)
Spoil or ruin (Queer

the pitch = Spoil
someones plans or
chances of doing
something); Ruin
someones applecart;
Spoil chances of
rapprochement or
reconciliation
Q2
Queer (adj)
Strange
Quaint
Peculiar
Strange; Unusual;
Quaint; Peculiar
Q3
Quip (n and v)
A witty observation
Tenali Rama was noted for his quips and

witty statements; Similarly Birbal was an
intellectual luminary in the Emperor
Akbars court with his famous quips that
have become universally famous and
made the excited king turn from white
heat to hilarious laughter.
Q4
Quaint
Attractively unusual;
Something looking
out-of-the way but
interesting; Strange;
Antique; See Q2 (adj)
He has a taste for quaint objects of

art, be they furniture, clocks, table
lamp, footwear, or any other.
Q5
Quid pro quo
Something given for

something received;
Favour given in
return for something
received
Reports were made to the Parliament

of large sums exchanged by Quid pro
quo
between some
influential
bureaucrats in the Ministry and the
suppliers of some vital equipment
from abroad.
Q6
Quirk (of fate)
A strange chance
occurrence; A
sudden twist, turn or
curve
It was a quike of fate that my sister,

whose marriage was confirmed to take
place in a months time and the
preparations were briskly moving, gave us
the shock of our lives by suddenly
breathing her last following a brain
hemorrhage.
178
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Q7
Quisling
A traitor
collaborating with
an occupying enemy
force; See T20
It is said that Tipu Sultan was

eliminated by the British with the
connivance of a quisling who
conspired with the British against Tipu
in a secret agreement.
Q8
Qualm
Guilty feeling;
feeling of unease
See C132
Youngsters who are drug addicts

have no qualms in stealing money
from their kith and kin in their own
houses if only to satisfy their urge to
consume drugs by any means.
Q9
Quandary
A state of
uncertainty over
what to do in a
difficult situation;
An enigma; See
C113
My daughter came out of CET of

both Engineering and Medical streams
with a high rank in each. This has
landed her in a quandary as to which
stream she should opt for.
Q10
Quarrel (-some)
See F98
Q11
Question (Beg the -)
Q12
Quadrennial
See B126
Held every fourth
year; A fourth
anniversary
179
This prize is awarded at quadrennial

intervals to commemorate the
achievements of the famous researcher
in the treatment of cardiac patients.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
R1
Rearguard (action)
A defensive action
carried out by a
retreating army
The forces destroyed the connecting

bridge in their rearguard action
R2
Redoubtable
Formidable
To Karna
redoubtable.
R3
Ruthless
Implacable
Relentless
Inexorable
Merciless; Showing
no compassion; See
I41
The violent movement against

increase in tax rates was ruthlessly put
down.
R4
Relentless
Oppressive nonstop; Harsh or

inflexible; See R3
R5
Revile
See D6
R6
Restive
Restless
Our daughter was restive till her

results were announced.
R7
Red herring
Misleading clue
Abortive clue
Make-believe
Run (n); (Good run
for ones money)
Misleading identity
The head gear worn by the invaders

becomes an unfortunate red herring
for the police white executing the man
-hunt to catch the offenders.
Good return for

ones investment;
Challenging
competition
This actor is a debutant in the film

alongside others who are veterans of
the big screen. Nevertheless, thanks
to his natural and realistic acting, the
film has proved a good run for ones
money and has hit collections at the
box office.
R9
Run-up (n)
The preparatory
period before a
notable event
The institution is celebrating its

golden jubilee next Wednesday. As a
run-up to this great event, several
educational and cultural events are
being readied, with some international
icons in several fields related to the
institution
being
invited
to
participate.
R10
Run up (v)
Allow a bill, score,

etc, to accumulate;
Incur a heavy loss or
debt.
My friend ran up a huge debt in the

process of staying in business before
he unexpectedly passed away.
R11
Run up (against)
Experience or meet a Before analyzing the problem, I ran up

difficulty or problem against collecting enormous relevant data,
R8
Meaning
Arjuna
was
most
as the locations of the sources were not

easily accessible by the available
transport.
180
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
R12
Relive
Re-visit
Recollect
Reflect
Recall
Recur
Repeat
Go through past
memories: Recollect
See R48
When I relive the past days of my

life, I am filled with a sense of
unfulfilment that I could have made
myself more useful to society with a
deeper understanding of its needs.
R13
Redolent (of)
Strongly suggestive
(of); Reminiscent
(of)
The sweets I tasted at my friends are

redolent of the same items that my
mother had prepared for me when I
was a school-going kid.
R14
Rubble
Debris
Garbage
Waste or rough
fragments of stone,
brick, concrete, etc,
especially as the
debris from the
demolition of
buildings.
It is a mind-boggling sight to see

mounds of the demolition and
construction rubble strewn all over the
place.
R15
Ramp
A sloping surface
joining two different
levels; A movable set
of steps for entering or
leaving an aircraft
R16
Repeal
R17
Revoke
See A18; Revoke

See A18 (cause to
cease the operation
of an agreement for
enforcing it); See
R16
The Parliament repealed this law.

End the validity or operation of a
decree or agreement or promise.
R18
Razzle-dazzle (n)
Ostentation
Showiness
Pomp and
splendour
Mood or situation
characterized by
showiness and noise;
Much fanfare, Pomp
and splendour; See
R47
The razzle-dazzle of the marriage of

the son of an ex-Nawab of a particular
state last week hit the vault of the
space above.
R19
Raptorial
Predatory; See P32
R20
Rude
Rubicon (Crossing
the)
See S60; See R27
R21
Crossing in violation of an
established norm of
behaviour; The boundary or
norm of behaviour or code
of conduct One should not
overstep the Rubicon of
decency and moderation
181
In the nineteenth century or earlier,

crossing the shores of India was
considered as crossing the Rubicon for
going abroad.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
R22
Ruffle (ones
feathers)
Cause a shake up
and big agitation;
Incense or provoke
The news of the boy being involved

in a road rage accident ruffled the
feathers of his family.
R23
Ratchet up (or fall)
Cause to rise (or

fall)
The leaders speech ratcheted up

public
indignation,
over
the
governments decision.
R24
Response
See S73
R25
Reflex
R26
Roland Garros
See S73
French Open venue
for tennis
R27
Rudely (halted in
its tracks)
R28
Repose
See E19
Risqu (pronounced Slightly indecent
as Riskay) (adj)
and liable to shock;
slightly bold to
embarrass
R28a
Rudely shaken off

the way to ones
progress
The normalization process between

these two countries was rudely halted
in its tracks following the unexpected
terrorist attacks on the metropolis.
Some of the scenes in the movie are
risqu and are inappropriate for
viewing, especially by children.
R29
Rock (to someones

beats)
Dance (to ones
tunes)
Play (the second
fiddle)
Support someones
plan or proposal
When the representative from a

particular State addressed the gathering
and pleaded that everyone should protest
the Government move at the centre to
bring in a legislation to permit foreign
direct trade in the country in the retail
trade, everyone seemed to be in complete
agreement and began to rock to the beats
of the speaker of the day.
R30
Ricochet (v)
Rebound
Rebound from gun
The acerbic remarks of the Member

of the House directed at the corporator
of this ward ricocheted from the latter
with redoubled vigour.
R31
Ridicule (v)
Deride; Derisive
Contempt
Revile
Slight
Insult
Despise
Make light of; Make

fun of; See P31; See
D25; See S8; See J7
It is the height of impoverished

human nature and mark of incivility to
slight elders and knowledgeable
persons in the society.
Disdain
R32
Remove (in full)
See D50
182
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
R33
Meaning
Rail (against or at)

(v)
Complain or protest
strongly about
Angered by the beastly act of gang

violence against a young woman, the
entire city rose to express its strong
disapproval by railing against the
government in the Parliament and sought
to make the law against violence to
women more proactive.
R34
Rebut (v)
Refute
Impugn
Negate
Rebuff
Debunk
Gainsay
Deny
Explode
Bust
Scotch
Expose
Claim a statement
made, or a person
making one, wrong;
Deny what is
alleged, or reported
The minister against whom a charge

was made of misappropriating the
funds allocated for a project in his
Department, rebutted the charge as
politically motivated.
R35
Refute
Prove or dismiss as
wrong a claim or
allegation made; See
R34
R36
Redemption
Reformation
Recovery
Compensation (for
the faults or bad
aspects of)
Making up for
ones poor
performance or
behaviour
Regain possession
of
Exchange for
goods
Amends (pl)
Compensation,
recovery;
Reformation after
regret and reverse
the course
R37
Reformation
See R36
R38
Recovery
See R36
R39
Regain (possession) See R36
R40
Refractory
See F33; See M13
R41
Rebellious (on)
See F33; F97
R42
Release
See V6; See U35

183
Every religion prescribes repentance

as the best form of redemption and
expiation.
It is the obligation of every wellmeaning
government
to
fulfil
redemption of debts incurred for
running the State.
(Stubborn;
Unmanageable)
Insubordinate;
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
R43
Riding (roughshod
over)
See H36
R44
Ruin (ed)
See D64; See S155;

See I73
R45
Rumpus
Noisy disturbance
See H38
R46
Ribaldry
Coarse or indecent
language
Ribaldry as an instrument of
repugnant act should be avoided in
seeking justice.
R47
Razzmatazz
Flamboyance
Razzle-dazzle
Ritz
Excited activity with

much noise and
fanfare; Pompous
display
It has become an unfailing

convention that much razzmatazz goes
into any high-ranking marriage.
R48
Revisit
Reassess
Re-examine
Reconsider;
Recollect; Reflect to
modify; Re-evaluate
See R12; See R102
Emergency revisited is a horrific

memory of a past scourge.
R49
Ritz (n)
Ostentatious display;
Glamorous display
and dressing; See
R47
In the Indian mythological dramatics,

the actors resort to much ritz while
playing their parts singing and
gesticulating.
R50
Ritzy (adj)
Expensively
glamorous; See R47;
R49
In a country like India, it is

tantamount to sin to hold ritzy
celebrations, wasting lakhs and crores
on luxurious merrymaking and
indulgence.
R51
Recapitulate
Repeat the main

points; Restate
At the end of discussions, the

President recapitulated the main
points.
R52
Recuse (oneself)
Excuse oneself from

a case anticipating
embarrassment
regarding
maintenance of
impartiality or
neutrality while
trying a case of
crime
The judge who was to try this case

for robbery of a renowned bank
recused himself from trying the
accused.
R53
Recc (v), (n)

Reconnaissance
Exploration
Reconnaissance;
Reconnoitre
The terrorists made a recc of the

sites for carrying out their destructive
plans.
Meaning
184
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Do not over-react when you are
happy or sorry, but do take the rough
with the smooth with equal mind,
which is one of the basic teachings of
the Gita.
R54
Rough (Take thewith the smooth)
Take the pleasant

and the unpleasant
with equal mind; See
T65
R55
Remind
See A61
R56
Relic
Heirloom
Vestige
Trace
Souvenir
Memento
An object of interest
surviving from an
earlier time, A
surviving but outdated object, custom
or belief; A part of a
deceased persons
body or belongings
kept as an object of
reverence
R57
Reclusive
See S126; See M50
R58
Referendum
A general vote by
the electorate on a
single political
question referred to
them for a direct
decision; See S131
R59
Re-assess
See R48
R60
Re-examine
R61
Rampage (v), (n)
See R48
Rush around in a
violent and
uncontrollable
manner. The city
erupted in an unrestrained rampage
over the ghastly
incident of rape and
shock of the ladyphoto journalist.
R62
Renminbi
Yuan
Chinese currency
R63
Regime
See T47
R64
Resentful
See E52
185
Pieces of sculpture, stone and

metallic tablets containing inscriptions
of ages long past, are relics that are
part of permanent history of any
country and its inhabitants of those
times.
The crowd gathered in a few

moments and rampaged the premises
to cause extensive damage to the
merchandise and furniture.
The national currency of the peoples

Republic of China is renminbi.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
R65
Rubric
A heading on a
document; A set of
instructions or rules;
Motto for an
institution, nation or
national effort;
slogan
The great visionaries born in this

country, who have seen and
experienced the lives of the poor and
the illiterate, have handed different
rubrics at various times, such as
Industralise or perish by Sir
M.Vishweshvaraiah; Awake, arise,
and stop not till the goal is reached by
Swami Vivekananda, and so on.
R66
Revenge (oneself
on)
Take revenge on
After the sage, Jamadagni, was slain

by the Kshatriya King, Karthaveerya,
the formers son, sage Parasurama,
resolved to revenge himself on the
latter, and indeed, on the entire
warrior race.
R67
Run-in
The approach to an
action or event
(Preliminary to an
action to follow)
Having left Lanka with Lakshmana,

Sita and others, Rama ascended the
aerial chariot with all others who
formed the entourage for the grand
entry to Ayodhya. However, having
fulfilled an intervening sojourn at
Bharadwaja Ashram, and obtaining his
benediction, the whole troupe
proceeded to Nandigram, where dear
Bharata was anxiously waiting to
receive Rama and others, as a run-in
before entering Ayodhya.
R68
Recall (v)
See R12
R69
Rip roaring
Stimulating
Boisterous
Uproarious
Tumultuous
Full of energy and

vigour; causing great
emotional or mental
stimulation; Breathtaking; Electrifying;
Uncontrollably
noisy; Boisterous;
uproarious
The stories of Aesophs fables, of

Greek heroes like Theseus, Ulysses
and others, and of Hindu gods such as
Hanuman and Krishna, describing
their youthful adventures, are full of
rip-roaring
anecdotes
and
performances that generate awe and
inspiration.
R70
Rollicking
Exuberantly lively
and amusing; See
F60
The exploits of Tenalirama, a court

Jester of the King Krishnadevaraya,
are invariably rollicking to read.
R70a
Rebound (v)
Bounce back; Get

reflected back to the
original source; See
R30
186
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
R71
Ramrod (n)
A rigidly strict
master, supervisor
Bumble, the ramrod parish officer,

invested with the authority of
punishing the inmates, was very rude
and unrelenting in punishing Oliver
Twist.
R72
Ramrod stance
A hard
uncompromising
stand or view taken
on a subject
Military Generals heading civil

establishments are generally prone to
take a ramrod stance in enforcing
discipline.
R73
Rut (n)
Oestrus
Heat (sexual)
See M66; Heat; A

recurring period of
sexual receptivity
and fertility in many
female mammals
An animal in rut or oestrus is very

difficult to control, and may even
cause a damage to its neighbourhood.
R74
Retribution
Punishment inflicted in
the spirit of moral
outrage or personal
vengeance; See P129
King Parikshit met his end by being

bitten by a snake in retribution for his
act of offence to an innocent sage in
deep penance.
R75
Restricted
See C100
R76
Rob
See P131
R77
Reprieve
See A87 (Cancellation

or postponement of the
punishment)
R78
Rapprochement
Establishment or
resumption of
harmonious relations
See T65
R79
Redound (to)
Contribute greatly to (a To be generous to a fault and quick

persons credit or
to forgive an act of affront or insult, is
honour)
the hallmark that redounds to the glory
of man who believes in uplifting the
wretched and downtrodden in
society.
R80
Redoubt (n)
A temporary or
supplementary
fortification; A
protected structure for
military support
187
In the larger interest of the people

and their economic prosperity, nations
that were at odds with one another
have
seen
the
wisdom
of
rapprochement among them, and have
united to promote prosperity and
goodwill.
The chiefs and Rajahs of the olden

days used to build redoubts to protect
their capitals and treasures from the
plundering campaigns of their
enemies, and to construct moats to
prevent the advancing armies of the
enemies.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
R81
Meaning
Riddle (n)
A question or statement
phrased so as to require
ingenuity in ascertaining
its answer or meaning; A
person or thing that is
difficult to understand
See C113
How I was able to come up to be

what I am today is a riddle, as I myself
cannot answer this, having been
caught by storms and intrigues of
those around me as my relatives of
sorts while I was still a student.
R82
Riddle (v)
To ply a person with a

battery of searching
questions in order to
elicit the truth
The suspects who were rounded up

were riddled with questions by the
inspector to elicit their role in the
dacoity.
R83
Rapport
See H69
R84
Rake (n)
A number of railway
coaches or wagons
coupled together; A
man of dissolute
habits
R85
Rake (in) (v)
To make a lot of
money
You can surely rake in much money by

this venture.
R86
Rakes (progress)
A progressive
deterioration through
self-indulgence
Towards the end of Shri Krishnas life

on earth, Yadavas began losing
themselves in mutual fights, and overindulgence in their habits and loose
morals, heralding rakes progress and fast
decadence of their race.
R87
Rumour
See S97; S192; G38.

A currently circulating
story or report of
unverified or doubtful
truth
Spreading rumours can cause more

damage even to the country as a whole
than any other cause of destruction.
R88
Rogue (n)
Deviating from the

normal or standard
behaviour; An animal
in heat or rut; An
animal (female) in
Oestrus
R89
Rowling J.K.
Harry Potter
Famous author of the

Series Harry Potter a
novel
R90
Risk averse
Disinclined to take
risks
If you are risk-averse, you will not be

able to achieve spectacular success in
life.
R91
Rebuff (v)
Reject in an abrupt
and ungracious
manner; See R34
The parents charged that their child

studying in this school died of corporal
punishment meted out by the class
teacher, but the management rebuffed the
charge.
188
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The Government gave a rebuff to the
charge made by opposition that the former
connived not to provide adequate security
to the ex-speaker.
R92
Rebuff (n)
An abrupt rejection;
Outright repulsion and
denial; Rejection in an
ungracious manner;
See R34
R93
Request (v), (n)

Entreaty
Supplicate (-ion)
Beseech
Politely ask for a

favour; Plead to
consider See A85; See
B103
R94
Reflect (on)
R95
Rile (v)
Think or consider
This is no reflection on his
deeply about; Have a character.
bearing on; See R12 His wavering to move forward
legally reflects on his financial
soundness.
Annoy or irritate;
Some are so disgusting that their face
Make water
invariably riles others, bringing to fore
turbulent or muddy
all unpleasant memories of their
(This is a variant of
earlier behaviour.
Roil)
R96
Roil (v)
Make a liquid turbid

by disturbing the
sediment; Make the
liquid turbid by
agitating it; Irritate
(R95 and R96 are semantically

equivalent in the sense of irritate)
R97
Red faced
Ashamed
Embarrassed
Chagrined
Discomfited
Chagrined; blushed
As the batsman, who had marched

earlier into the field with high
adrenalin and splendour, hardly stayed
at the crease and was bowled out for a
duck, he was totally red-faced and
discomfited.
R98
Retract (v)
Withdraw or go back Initially, the advancing army made

on
significant gains in this sector, but
when confronted by an opposing
contingent from a different sector,
they saw the necessity and wisdom to
retract from their gains to a degree.
R99
Recollect
See R12; Bring back

to mind
R100
Ringleader
One who leads a

certain group to
perform a function
which is generally
disreputable and illconceived against the
society; See S221
189
Today,
piracy
and
international
smuggling and terrorist activities have
graduated from local to global level with
international
network,
with
their
ringleaders running their games from
foreign soils, despite international efforts
to arrest them and bring them to justice.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
R101
Rear (its head)
Show up
Communalism is bound to rear its

head where love, trust and fraternity
are gradually swept aside by
suspicion, prejudice and selfishness in
public service.
R102
Reprise (v), (n)

Repeat
Return
Recur
Revisit
Repeat; Reenactment,
Recrudescence;
Break out again
Talking peace with this group is like

sitting on a powder keg; there is no
guarantee that the terror act will not
reprise.
A teleserial on child marriage, which
was telecast during last month, has
produced enormous impact on society,
so much so it was reprised this week
under a deluge of public request.
R102a Range
Scope; Inclusivity
See S59
R103
Reprisal (n)
An act of retaliation;
Forcible seizure of a
foreign subject or
their goods as an act
of retaliation
The
Surpanakha
episode
of
Ramayana is a precursor of the
kidnapping of Sita by Ravana as an act
of reprisal for the humiliation suffered
by his sister at the hands of Rama and
Lakshmana.
R104
Recognizance
A bond by which a
person undertakes
before a court or
magistrate to
observe some
condition, e.g., to
appear before a court
when summoned
This accused has been granted bail

on his submitting a recognizance to
the magistrate in a case of abduction
of a teen-aged boy.
R105
Radicalism
See T48
R106
Reek (v), (n) (of)
Have a foul smell
The storage space reeks strongly of

Kerosene; probably there is a leak in
the storage drum.
R107
Rack (or Wrack)
Cause extreme
mental or physical
pain
We are wracked (or racked) by the

worsening relations between the
partners of this great enterprise started
more than fifty years ago.
R108
Ricin (n)
A highly toxic
protein obtained
from pressed seeds
of the castor oil
plant
Although ricin is used probably to

eliminate rodents and predators of certain
owl species, ricin, a carbo-hydrate
binding protein, which is released when
castor beans are chewed and swallowed,
can cause injury to humans.
190
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
R109
Meaning
Rack (and ruin) Go

to
To decay and
deteriorate following
total neglect and
carelessness
Language and its literature grows and

blooms with increasing use and
application. Otherwise it goes to rack
and ruin through disuse.
R110
Rope (of sand)
A make-believe of
strength but, in
reality, a weak thing;
illusory security
Many think that the United Nations

does not stand up to its declared
objective, and is a rope of sand; really,
it is not so, for, its very existence, by
virtue of high confidence and trust
reposed in it and its informed
Members, assures a measure of
counter-force that can deter, and has
actually deterred, many rogue nations
from careering into a collision of war
and bloodshed in many parts of the
World.
R111
Rough (diamond)
An uncut diamond;
A person of good
character but lacking
manners and
education
Thomas Gray, a celebrated poet of

the eighteenth century, pays tribute, in
his Elegy written in a country
churchyard, to the simple joys and
transparent love and fearless spirit of
the village artisans whom he describes
as rough diamonds for whom
Knowledge to their eyes her ample page
Rich with the spoils of time did neer
unroll;
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
R112
Rough (and tumble) A situation without

rules or organization
R113
Reverential (bow)
R114
Renovation (-te)
Restoration
Preservation
Ravage
Heritage (structures)
Cosmetic repairs
See O35; S245

Restoration (of
something old) to a
good state of repair;
Spruce up to look
more attractive and
be useful for a
longer period
191
You cannot have ad hoc rules to

solve particular problems and think of
bringing any semblance of order or
organization to the activities of an
institution or society, for the absence
of
well-structured
rules
and
regulations will only promote rough
and
tumble status which is
undesirable.
Socially sacred days, such as
Deepavali, Viayadasami, etc., are holy
and marked not only for their merrymaking occasion and mouth watering
sweets, but also as red letter days for
renovation of buildings, factories,
starting of new ventures, etc.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
R114a Retrench
Meaning
See L2
Return to the holder
or possessor; Bring
back what was lost
of an object; Hand
over a lost object
itself; See R114

It has taken a reasonable time for the
governments concerned to restore the
damaged structures at New York
USA, and Taj Mahal Hotel at
Mumbai, India, their original glory
and grace to as great an extent as
possible, post their destruction.
R115
Restoration
R116
Ravage
Desolation or
destruction by
violence, either by
men, beasts, or
physical causes;
Devastation; Ruin
See R114
Many sculptures and works of art

have been ravaged by marauding men
charged with religions and racial
bigotry, as told by the badly bruised
pieces of art through their tell-tale
marks of vandalism.
R117
Raise (and educate)
Bring up and
educate
Throughout my boyhood days, I was

raised and educated by my uncle, a
shining example of a self-made man
undaunted
by
unfavourable
circumstances in his life.
R118
Reconstructive
surgery
See P196
R119
Repentant
See P198
R120
Remorseful
See P198
R121
Regretful
See P198
R122
Reserve( -d, -ation)
See S252
Holding ones own
in suspense without
succumbing to
anothers idea or
opinion or revealing
ones own views on
a subject
R123
Resist
Oppose relentlessly
See D108
R124
Recalcitrant
Obstinately uncooperative
192
Give every man thine ear, But few

they voice; Take each mans censure,
But
reserve
they
judgment.
(Polonius advice to Ophelia in
Hamlet by Shakespeare)
While the autocratic methods are

condemnable in any set-up with
democratic principles and style of
functioning, recalcitrant behaviour by
the staff has to be put down with a
heavy hand, and a separate cell should
be established to look into the
grievances of the worker community.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

Someone rear-ended my car at a stop
signal.
R125
Rear-end (v)
Hit the back of some

ones vehicle;
Collide with the rear
end of
R126
Recur
Happen again; See

R102; R12
R127
Repeat
See R102, R12
R128
Roll (n), (v)
See W12; Wallow
193
According to Shakespeare, a man in

love loses all sense of reason and
sanity, and, with his eyes rolling in
fine frenzy, sees Helens beauty in the
brow of Egypt.
194
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S1
Scrumptious
Delicious
Appetizingly
delicious; Very
attractive
Scrumptious delicacies are lined up

on the display here.
S2
Syncretism
Amalgamation of
different religions
S3
Syncretic
Religiously tolerant
and broad-minded
S4
Syncretist
One who practises

religious tolerance
It is said that the Moghul Emperor,

Akbar, was a great syncretist, and that
he had even tried to create an
amalgam of religions, a syncretism, to
unite the Hindus and Muslims.
S5
Straggle
Move along slowly

trailing behind
others; grow or
spread out
irregularly or
untidily
S6
Sine qua non
An indispensable
condition; A
prerequisite
S7
Stentor stentorian
(adj)
A person with a
powerful, loud voice
S8
Satire
Sarcasm
Parody
Ridicule
Irony
Burlesque
Travesty
Caricature
Sarcastic ridicule;
Satirical work;
Demeaning criticism
See S90
Many novels have been written in

many languages which are a satire on
certain pernicious social customs as
child
marriage,
untouchability,
humiliation of widowhood, etc.
S9
Slender
Gracefully thin;
Barely sufficient;
See L28
Being one of slender means, Sudama

had to seek divine help.
S10
Symbiosis (-tic)
synergy (-ic; -etic)
An interaction
between two
different subsystems
working in close
physical proximity
to the advantage of
both
The
sub-systems
of
human
physiology work in synergy in order
to maintain the total health of the
human body.
S11
Synergy (-ic) (adj)
See S10
195
A good post-graduate degree in

Mathematics or Physics is the sine
qua non for a promising career in
Space.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S12
Symptom
Syndrome
Manifestation
Evidence
Token
Sign
Indication
Suggestion
Revelation; Sign; A
group of symptoms
consistently
occurring together
S13
Syndrome
See S12; A group of

symptoms
S13a
Security deposit
Pawning; Pawnbroking; See P151
S14
Sign
See S12
S15
Suggestion
See S12; See I44
S16
Straits
Difficulty or crisis
Under the present recession all over

the world, my friend who has only
recently joined a firm abroad, is in
dire straits facing retrenchment.
S17
Strait-jacket (verb
or noun)
Severe restriction;
restrain severely
The budget for this project is straitjacketed owing to the drought

situation.
S18
Seduce (-tion)
Persuade one to do
something the
persuader wants by
deception. See A2;
See B114
S19
Stupendous
See H2
S20
Soothing (melody)
See E4
196
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S21
Swords (Cross
with)
Be at loggerheads
with; Fight bitterly
with
Democracy is certainly a desirable

alternative to autocracy conceptually.
However, in recent times, we have
seen our respectable representatives in
the assemblies crossing swords with
each other and making mockery of
democracy at the expense of public
good.
S22
Shadows
Future shadows;
Appearance of what
is suggestive of a
profile or silhouette
of a future
happening
The wayward monsoon in this State

over the past three to four months has
cast future shadows of grim scarcity
and consequent rise of prices of
essential foodstuff under drought
conditions in a number of districts.
Coming events cast their shadows
before (Thomas Campbell)
S23
Surrogate (n), (adj)

Substitutive
Substitute
Alternate
Proxy
Deputy
What is in place of
another (e.g.,
Surrogate mother)
Abstracts, digests, surveys, contents

lists, etc., are all alerts and appetizers
of information available in different
formats (digital and non-digital
forms), all of which may be referred to
as document surrogates at varying
levels of communication.
S24
Substitute/ive
S25
Short shrift
Sew S23
Rapid action in
awarding
punishment or
dismissal;
Unceremonious
dismissal curt insult
S26
Savagery
See C11
S27
Sadism
See C11
S28
Shy
S29
Sedate (adj)
Staid
See D15
See D15, S188
(Frank and straight)
197
Vibhishana was given a short shrift

by his elder brother, Ravana, when the
former gave his views in the
Assembly opposing the latters
conduct in abducting Sita from the
forest when Rama and Lakshmana
were not in the hermitage to protect
her. Following unexpected turmoil
in his constituency, the Chief Minister
gave a short-shrift to the DIG of
Police of his State.
It pays to be sedate while answering

questions during an interview,
although the queries are inconvenient
or embarrassing.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S30
Staid
Sober
Serious
Sedate
See D15 (Frank and

guileless); See S29
Karna was staid in learning the art of

archery from the famous Parasurama,
disguising himself as a Brahmin, as
his master was known to be an enemy
of members belonging to the warrior
race, and so would not agree to teach a
Kshatriya.
S31
Stonewall (v)
Refrain from
answering questions
or give evasive reply
so that no conclusion
may be formed;
Parry questions; Bat
defensively in
cricket; Be evasive
and uninformative
The
member
of
Parliament
intentionally stonewalled the question
raised in the House to save the
Minister from an embarrassment.
S32
Spoof
A satire, parody,
particularly the one
expressed in the
media (film, TV,
print, etc) criticizing
or caricaturing a
person or movement
rather adversely
This novel is a spoof by the author

wherein he expresses his strong
criticism against some members of the
medical fraternity trying to fleece the
public by magnifying the illness or
disability of the patient brought to
hospital for treatment.
S33
Solecism
(Solecistic)
Grammatical
mistake
It is a mark of genius to train students

to write essay, free of solecism
S34
Straggy
Rough and uneven;

Disorderly; See F9
The road from the base to the temple

atop this hill is unmetalled and
straggy.
S35
Sycophant
Toady
Bootlicker
Flatterer
Obsequious
person
Fawning admirer
One who curries

favour, or
ingratiates, with
someone who has
money, wields
influence or power
See also F9)
S36
Snuff (snuff out)
Cut ones life short;

abruptly put an end
to ones life
198
My Mumbai cousin had his life

snuffed out at the age of a round
twenty-five, an age that is full of life,
enthusiasm and optimism. It is so
terrible to think of it even now.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

In sync with this medicine, I am able
to manage this dreadful bronchitis the
while night without loss of sleep.
S37
(In) Sync (with)
Working well
together
S38
(Out of) Sync

(with)
Working badly
together
S39
Spangled notion;
(idea)
Bright idea
S40
Stop (short)
Suddenly cease
moving, speaking or
acting
The robbers who had planned to

break into the mansion, stopped short
and began to move away on seeing a
beat police.
S41
Stop (short of)
All except; Almost

at
The IAEA deplored a countrys

failure to disclose information on
sensitive nuclear weapon development
technology, but stopped short of
reporting the country to the Security
Council. (Did everything to
denounce except refer it to the
Security
Council
for
making
sanctions).
S42
Shamefaced
(shame)
Se H15
S43
Self-conscious
See H15
S44
Sheepish
See H15
S45
Self-importance
An exaggerated
sense of ones value
or importance
It is walking on the razor-edge to

conduct a smooth tete-a-tete with a
man of self-importance.
S46
Swank (v)
Display ones
wealth, knowledge
or achievements in
order to impress
others
To-day we see some nations

swanking and flexing their muscles in
order to enhance their political and
economic reckoning and have their
say at the international meetings.
S47
Swanky (adj)
Expensive
Posh
Luxurious
SUV
Stylishly luxurious
and expensive;
Inclined to show off
Although Shivaji could afford to live

a Swanky life, he rejected it to live
amidst his subjects a simple and pious
life dedicated to the welfare of his
subjects.
S48
Straw (Man of
Straw)
A man of n o
consequence
The bank will not accept

guarantee of a man of straw.
S49
Shoulders (young)
See O4
199
the
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S50
Stand (-to ones

guns)
Maintain ones
position or stand
without giving in to
ones assailant
I stood to my guns in asserting that

my friend was first beaten by the
rowdy elements.
S51
Seam (n)
A line where two

pieces of fabric are
sewn together; A
line where two
pieces of wood ate
joined edge-to-edge
You can zip up the two edges of this

canvas bag at the seam.
S52
Short change (v)
Pay less change than

exact; Deceive by so
doing; Provide less
or treat unfairly by
withholding
something of value
There is some noise that the money

provided
as
grant
to
meet
rehabilitation and welfare measures of
the affected citizens, is short-changed
and betrays invidious distinction.
The Center has short-changed the
project resulting in its stunted
progress
S53
See R18
S54
Showiness
Shipshape (adv),
(adj)
S55
Shrink (v)
See F13
S56
Sarcastic
See P31; See S90
S57
Scorn (-ful)
See P31
S58
Slip (A slip of a
girl)
A small, slim and

young person
S59
Scope
Conspectus
Range
Survey
Inclusive items or
topics
A wide scope of spectrometric

methods of analysis is discussed.
S60
Saucy
Rude
Impudent
Petulant
Sulky
Impertinent
Showing impertinent
boldness; Treating
superiors with
rudeness and
impropriety
It is amazing how male children,

known for their saucy and petulant
behaviour with parents as well as
others, become transformed into
havens of sobriety and gentleness after
they cross their twelve years of
boyhood and enter adolescence.
S61
Sulky
See S60
Organising the household materials

and housekeeping practices shipshape
is necessarily an index to the
organizing skills and imagination at its
best in a person.
Neat and tidy
200
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S62
Sober
Abstemious
Sedate
Serious and
thoughtful; sedate;
calm and unagitated
S63
Suffocate
Swear (hold
promise)
Vow
Oath
See A25
Make a solemn
promise
S65
Sign (off)
Conclude an
assignment; Retire
from a post
The Chairman, after a glorious

innings of twenty five years at the
helm of his career, signed off to a
thunderous ovation of all his
colleagues at the farewell function.
The historic agreement between the
two nations was signed off by the
Heads of government of both the
nations.
S66
Scrooge
A miserly person
(From Ebenezer
Scrooge, a
curmudgeon, a bad
tempered surly man,
in Dickens
Christmas Carol)
Purandara Dasa was a Scrooge when

he was young and into the jewellery
business, but an incident in his marital
life completely changed him into a
devotee of Panduranga.
S67
Stand (testimony
to)
Remain witness to
There are still many unsolved results

in the form of equations in the
Notebook carried by Ramanujan
which stand testimony to his genius.
S68
Salt (of the earth)
A person of great
goodness and
strength of character
Ramas repute of being the salt of the

earth as a human being with a
character all above that of any other
normal being, is his relentless stance
by his word of commitment to anyone,
come what may.
S69
Salt, (worth ones)
True to ones
reputation; In the
fitness of things; As
what he or she is
expected to do in the
true spirit as a
responsible human
being
When you see someone lying on the

ground unattended, you, as a good
Samaritan and worth your salt, are
expected to immediately attend to his
emergency needs.
S64
201
Swearing in the name of God or

Goddess is the first duty and
commitment to integrity in the
discharge of ones duty with every
Minister.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S70
Splint
A rigid strip to
support a broken
bone
His arm in splint, my friend was seen

yesterday walking back home in a
pensive mood.
S71
Stent
A splint placed
inside a duct, canal
or blood vessel to
aid healing or relieve
obstruction
Generally, a stent is inserted in the

region of the heart where there is a
heart valve dysfunction in evidence, or
a clot is noticed in the duct causing a
block before the blood flow.
S72
Sanguinary
Accompanied by
much bloodshed
Abhimanyus heroic fight and highly

gruesome and sanguinary death on the
battle field is a saga of unparalled
heroism and awe.
S73
Stimulus
Response
Reflex
Stimulant
Impulse
That which
promotes or causes
activity; causative
factor (Stimulus).
An action
;performed as a
response to a
stimulus (Reflex)
The stimulus for the discovery of the

drug for malaria is the herbal resource
of quinine present in the cinchona
bark.
One may be all concentration and
alertness, but it must be conceded that
ones age is a factor that has a
negative impact on ones reflex to
what potentially happens on the road.
S74
Stimulant
See S73
S75
Sublime
Extreme and
unparalleled
We
doubtless
have
sublime
confidence in the youth of this country
in defeating the scourge of religious
fanaticism.
S76
Sedate (v)
Administer a
sedative drug to
produce a state of
calm or sleep
It is common practice to put animals,

specially wild ones to calm and sedate
them before subjecting them to certain
treatments medically, or to reduce
their pain from the illness or injury
they are suffering from.
S77
Sharp
See A32
S78
See A32; See E52
S79
Sour
Self-willed and
unpredictable
S80
Savant
A learned person
See P50
202
Rama saw in Hanuman, on the first

meeting, a towering and humble
savant.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S81
Sinecure
A job with little or

no work, but offered
to provide status of
the holder in the
organization
It is a well-known practice that

reputed persons with a national status
in sports, education, filmdom and
liberal arts, are offered sinecure jobs
to promote the respective human
pursuits at international and national
levels and also as ambassadors of the
employing
business
houses at
international levels.
S82
Sympathise
Empathise
Sympathise: Share
feelings and agree
with the views
Empathise; Share
feelings although not
necessarily agreeing
with the views.
Although I fully sympathised with

the speakers views on liberalization
of childs education, I do not
empathise on the details of the
proposal with respect to total grantsin- aid.
S83
Stymie (v)
See B38
Hinder or prevent
the progress of
Sudden drop in the budget allocation

has stymied the project of constructing
a skywalk across this busy road.
S84
Spell (n)
A short period;
Influence
S85
Serendipity (-tous)
A happy discovery
made while looking
for something else;
The ability to make
happy or lucky
discoveries by
chance or accident
S86
Strange / gulate
S87
Splurge (n), (v)
See A25
Sudden burst of
extravagance (n);
Spend extravagantly
(v)
A far-seeing person who thinks of

tomorrow and his status of living then,
does not splurge when he gets wealth
today.
S88
Sanctimonious
(Sanctimony,
noun)
Making a show of
being morally
superior
We need to be guarded against those

who are sanctimonious and preach
what they do not themselves practise.
203
The train halts at this station for

hardly two minutes, during which
spell it is very difficult for you to get
down on to the platform with so much
of your luggage. (Period) The entire
class looked agog under the spell of
her discourse, forgetful of the time
that was passing by (Magic or
influence).
Some of the examples of serendipity
quoted by well-known sources are the
discovery of America by Columbus,
the chance discovery of penicillin, and
of nuclear fission.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S89
Stingy (adj);
Stinginess
See P74
Mean; Ungenerous
With due regards to their knowledge

and expertise, there are some teachers
in schools and colleges who are stingy
in assigning marks to their students in
the name of guarding them from
complacency.
S90
Sarcasm
(Sarcastic)
Travesty
Burlesque
Parody
Caricature
(Criticism)
Irony
Satire
Use of irony to hold

to ridicule a
conception or
practice in vogue; A
literary criticism of
an idea, occult or
practice; Ridiculing
by dramatization or
denunciation a
theme or practice in
society.
It is said that, when a British officer

once remarked that the weather was
hot, one of the prominent leaders
spear- heading the countrys liberation
struggle sarcastically remarked that he
agreed with the Britisher, but would
like to add that the weather was not
hot enough to make the Britisher leave
the country.
S91
Suspend
Upend
Upset
Hold
Hang
Hang; Hold or halt

(temporarily); debar;
S92
Superstition
Blind faith
Divine role
Unquestioning belief
in the supernormal
role in the affairs of
the world
It is necessary to perceive the slender

line between the power of the unseen
and blind belief in the customs based
on superstitions
S93
Smother
Suffocate;
Extinguish the fire
by covering it; cover
someone with--;
suppress; See A25
I was indeed smothered with the

hospitality of my friend, so much so I
could not but agree to his request to
stay over for a day more at his place.
S94
Shore (up)
Amass
Preserve
Store
Support and
conserve; Build up
and preserve; prop
up; accumulate or
store and preserve
See H80
Institutes of national importance such

as Deccan Oriental Research Institute,
National Library, Saraswati Mahal
Library, etc, search, acquire and
collect records and works of research
on the various aspects of oriental
culture, music, arts, etc., and shore up
all such forms of records in several
media forms for the benefit of
posterity.
204
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The matter is very subtle and cannot
be discussed in public without causing
embarrassment.
S95
Subtle (ad) (-ty)

Delicate
Tenuous
Sensitive
Delicate or fine
enough not to be
able to analyse or
comprehend ;
complex in form
S96
Snook (cock a-)
See C58
S97
Slander (v)
Calumniate
Maliciously
charge
Defame
Detract (from)
Cast aspersion
on
Rumour
Make false or
defamatory
statement or
allegation against
some one; See G38
One can gauge the depth of prejudice

and hatred by the slanderous criticism
levelled against this poor lady by her
husband just because she is unwilling
to obey his commend to part with the
money.
S98
Sangfroid (n)
Composure or
coolness under
trying circumstances
King
Rantidevas
generosity,
unaffected by his own state of
existence, is an open book of the
height of sangfroid and nobility of
human behaviour that one can reach in
life.
S99
Slab
Piece, Board, Slat;

Range;
S100
Smoulder
Experience an
intense agony or an
unfair act in a barely
open or aggrieved or
suggestive manner;
Burn slowly with
smoke but no flame
Duryodhana could never stomach the

truth that Yudhishthira would rule half
the Kingdom ruled by Dhrutharashtra;
and he was smouldering within
himself, thinking of a plan by which
the Pandvas could be made to give up
their right to rule and depart to forest.
S101
Swishing
Moving past with a

hissing sound;
Rushing past with a
hissing noise
Come Deepavali, the nights are

aglow with crackers and sparklers
swishing across and buzzing and
whizzing in the skies all over the
country.
S102
Sally (n)
A witty or lively
retort; A witty
repartee
Our illustrious leader, Rajaji, was

noted for quick, humorous sallies.
S103
Supercilious
See H36
S103a Sensitive (-ity)
See S95
205
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S104
Snoop (v)
Furtively look
around to
investigate; Spy for
someone. (The
police nabbed a
suspicious looking
man who was
snooping around the
defence laboratory)
Suspicious of their behaviour and

fear-laden eyes, the police eyed and
followed them who were found
particularly snooping around the big
jewellery shop.
S105
Snoop (n), (v)

Spy
A person who
snoops or spies for
another; Investigate
secretly and look
around to find clues
for something
The CIA agents rounded up snoops

and whisked them away for
interrogation. they are still snooping
to crack the crime of murder of a
senior citizen.
S106
Swamp (v)
Inundate
Flood
Overwhelm
Deluge
Overwhelm with too

much of something;
Inundate; Deluge
In their effort to bring relief to those

living in the State who are identified
to live below the poverty line, the
Government of the State undertook a
survey to find the real quantum of the
families genuinely below the poverty
line by trying to quantify the
proportion of bogus ration cards
claimed by those declared as below
the poverty line.
The resulting
analysis showed, to their horror, that
the State was swamped by a very high
percentage of bogus cards issued
under the category of below the
poverty line.
S107
Swamp (n)
Water logged area;

Marsh; Bog
Following heavy rains, this stretch of

the road, which is already damaged by
heavy traffic, is overgrown with
swamp.
S108
Spirit-geek
Tippler
Winebibber
Sot
Drunkard
A habitual drunker;
Drunkard
S109
Sot
S110
Slight (v)
See S108
Insult; Be
disrespectful; See
D6
206
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S111
Stand (one in good

stead)
Prove advantageous
for use in future
The tips you have given me on

seeking relevant information on the
visits to be made in the city on arrival,
with 3 days at my disposal before
returning, have stood me in good stead
and enabled me to see most of the
important items of visit on this trip.
S112
Scour (v)
Clean and brighten

by vigorous rubbing;
Erode the river bank;
thoroughly search
On the basis of a rumour that a gang

of five terrorists is to infiltrate into the
country, the government scoured all
borders to isolate them and imprison
them.
S113
Spark (anger) (v)
A small,
concentrated spurt of
anger or resentment
causing wide-spread
unrest
The gruesome gang rape of a young

woman travelling in a bus sparked
anger in the city, and eventually
spread like an inferno shaking the
conscience of the whole country.
S114
Scoff (v)
See J7
Very rigorous and
self-restrained; See
P74; L14
S114a Spartan
S115
Snide (adj)
Derogatory or
mocking in an
indirect way; See
P31
This film, containing some snide

remarks and references ascribed to this
particular group, has eventually been
banned from public viewing.
S116
Self-server (-ing,
seeking)
Selfish person
Although democracy is an expensive

experiment as a form of governance, it
nevertheless has in-built mechanisms
to recognize a self-server from a
public-spirited.
S117
Spore
A minute, singlecelled reproductive

unit characteristic of
lower plants, fungi,
etc., capable of
giving rise to new
individuals without
sexual fusion. See
F40
S118
Southpaw
A left-handed boxer
who leads with the
right hand; In
general, a left hander
in any sphere
207
In sports, as in any other domain, the

factor of one participant being a
southpaw or otherwise is an important
consideration to win the tournament.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S119
Sleight (of hand)
Manual dexterity,
typically in
performing magic
and hand-related
tricks; Legerdemain
See L20
S120
Streak (v)
Move very fast in a

particular direction
After dinner that night, we went up to

the terrace to feast our eyes on the
nights beauty out in space. All of a
sudden, a huge mass streaked across
the sky, leaving a large trail of light, a
moving spectacle.
S121
Streak (n)
A long, thin mark of

a different substance
or colour from its
surroundings; An
element of a
specified kind in
someones character;
A spell of specified
success or luck
This building is a steak different blue

from my building, although they both
are of the same design.
Although both are of the same stock,
the one who is tall and tan is of a rude
streak, while the short and black is of
a kinder and gentler one.
When Damayanti came victorious in
identifying the dream of her love in
the great hall of suitors and placed the
garland round the neck of Nala, a
streak of blush was discernible.
S122
Skullduggery (or
Skulduggery)
Underhand and
unscrupulous
behaviour; Trickery,
mean and wily
Almost every family of middle class

category has at least one Shakuni who
is an embodiment of skullduggery as a
family slur.
S123
Scotch (v)
Decisively put an
end to See D72
The government came out with a

statement ultimately to scotch the
rumour that the Home Minister was
taken ill.
S124
Strive (to, for)
See B76
S125
Souvenir
See R56; V8
S125a Squall
S126
Solitary
Lonely
Lone, loner
Cloistered
Reclusive
Monastic
See C95a
Existing or
performing alone:
Not surrounded by
others to interact
with
208
You will be compelled to live a

solitary life if you do not know the
language of the people around, or
cannot adapt yourself to their mode of
life.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The government squirmed owing to
the mass agitation to fast unto death
following a spate of corruption
charges in the country.
S127
Squirm
Swirl
Writh
Wriggle or twist in
discomfort or by
nervousness
S128
Swirl
See S127
Move in a spiralling
or twisting manner
S129
Straddle (v)
Sit or stand with one

leg on either side of;
To put the legs wide;
To stand or walk
with the legs far
apart; See B77
The camels height is a distinct

advantage for the animal and those
who mount it, as when it moves even
with ordinary speed, its legs straddle
large parts of the sandy terrain
enabling the merchants to cross large
swathes of the desert without much
loss of time.
S130
Straddle legged
Astride
Standing with legs

wide apart; See B77
Generally the wicket keeper guards

and fields straddle-legged behind the
wickets in a cricket match.
S131
Self-determination
Enfranchisement
Referendum
Plebiscite
The process by
which a country
determines its own
statehood and forms
its own allegiances
and government
The world appears caught up in a

dilemma on the principle of selfdetermination as an instrument for
identifying independent states.
S132
Sequester
Isolate
Cover
Seclude
Cloister
Shut up (in a cloister
or monastery)
See S126
Set apart or separate
from other things;
Retire or withdraw
into obscurity; Attach
the property of a
defaulter or bankrupt
against his creditors
claims.
Buddha sequestered himself for

many years in introspection to know
the true cause of the sorrow and
miseries of the people.
Sequestrate
S133
Seclude
See S132
S134
Sequestrate (v)
Confiscate property
against clearance of
outstanding debt;
See S132
S135
Stay (the course or

the distance)
Keep going to the

end of a race or
contest; Pursue a
difficult task to the
very end
209
Having decided to take an

assignment after due and careful
deliberation, you should stay the
course till the project is complete and
not give it up just because you have
faced a hitch in the middle
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S136
Sphinx like
Enigmatic
Mysterious
Intriguing
Inscrutable
Enigmatic; of the
nature of a mythical
Greek creature with
a womans head and
a lions body
propounding a riddle
to mortals and
killing those who
were unable to solve
it; Inscrutable;
mysterious
In schools, at the time of the annual

inspection, the inspector of schools
becomes a Sphinx with his or her
personality steeped in mystery and
temper un-predictable and seems to
hold the message for the teacher and
the headmaster that the inspector is
out to give a dressing down to the
school on any aspect of teaching or
co-curricular image presented.
S137
Stick-in-the-mud
(n)
A person who resists

change See S159
In any organization, there is always a

black sheep that resists a change for
better performance output; and such
un-enterprising persons who refuse to
identify themselves with a mission in
their performance style are sticks-inthe-mud.
S138
Stick (ones neck

out)
Risk criticism or
anger by bold views
and comments
It is a big risk, almost tantamount to

risking ones life, to stick ones neck
out in the name of freedom of
expression by making political
comments
touching
religious
sentiments ruling certain nations.
S139
Spread
See P96
S140
Stimulate
See E50; See S73;

See R69
S141
Scrambled
Gibberish
Un-intelligible
transmission See
G31; A gibberish
The sleuths were hard put to it to

make head or tail of the scrambled
message left by the culprits
S142
Sure-footed
Very confident in
facing an issue;
Ready to stand ones
ground with all
relevant evidence
beyond contradiction
or rebuttal
My colleague is sure-footed in his

methods when he goes about his
business. So much so, I can leave the
field of explaining to him and
concentrate on my planning to
generate new projects in my area.
S143
Scum
A layer of dirt or
froth on the surface
of a liquid; a
worthless or
contemptible person
or group; See D77
210
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S144
Straightaway
Immediately
:Disembarking from the plane, the

minister of health straightaway dashed
to the hospital to look up the wounded
policeman.
S145
Social network
Twitter
Face book
Or pat
Computer network
connecting social
strata of vibes and
life patterns and
their interactions
with the society
With the advent of Internet, Google,

YouTube and similar database
network structures, social networks
have become very popular.
S146
Spoil (v)
See P105
Undo; cause to
deteriorate or fall in
quality or behaviour
S147
Store (v)
S148
Saunter (v)
See S94; See H80

Slow, relaxed and
leisurely walk
S149
Swipe (v)
Hit; pass through an

electronic reader
S149a Storm
See C95a
S150
Shriveling
See W34
S151
Showcase (v)
Exhibit
Display
Exhibit; Display for

general attention and
appreciation
S152
Skein (n)
A length of thread of
yarn, loosely coiled
or knotted; A flock
of wild geese or
swans in flight in a
V formation
S153
Smoke
See P108
S154
Scapegoat
See F59
S155
Scupper (v)
Thwart
Ruin
Overwhelm
Disable
Sink a ship
deliberately; prevent
one from doing a work
or succeeding in an
enterprise or
examination willfully;
Ruin; Overwhelm
211
It is good to saunter and relax ones

mind after dinner every night, for
about half-an-hour.
While using your credit card for
paying against the consumer items
bought at a supermarket, you have
your card swiped through an
electronic scanner
The terrorists who had meticulously

planned the siege of the training
establishment, were unfortunately
trapped in the skeins of their own
weaving
One of the methods resorted to by the

international community to scupper a
programme of a country, considered
disastrous, is to impose economic
sanctions on the country so that the
project may not take off.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S156
Symbol
See E18
S157
Standard
See E18
S158
Strategy
Model
Game plan
Plan
Scheme
Tactic
A plan to achieve a
particular long-term
aim; The art of
planning and
directing military
activity in a war; See
L27
Terrorists develop strategies of high

perfection so that they hit their target
in such a manner that maximizes
devastation.
S159
Stick (Rough end of Stiff opposition; See

the -)
S137
A sceptic always shows the rough

end of the stick whenever he is
confronted with a new project.
S160
Strom water
Drain
Storm drain; A drain

built to carry away
excess water in
times of heavy rain
S161
Scrounge (v)
Seek to obtain at
others expense
S162
Sexual colour
See L29
S163
Samson
A strong person
Newton (Isaac) was a Samson in the

domain of mathematics of mechanics
S164
Shrinking violet
An exaggeratedly
shy person
One of the reasons why you have not

been in the forefront among those who
are recognized today as experts in the
field, is that you are by nature a
shrinking violet.
S165
Senile
Having the
weaknesses or
diseases of old age,
especially loss of
mental faculties; See
I59
S166
Suspicion (needle
of-)
What is naturally
indicative of, given
the conditions as
reported, or as
analysed aposteriori
S167
Shut down
See P125
212
One of the serious drawbacks of joint

family living is that there are people
lacking in principles who scrounge
and thrive at the expense of other
inhabitants living with them.
Putting the facts on the case together,

the needle of suspicion points at
someone known to the victim of the
gruesome murder.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

As a human being, everyone should
lend a willing hand to be a good
Samaritan to those in distress and to
wipe the tear from the eyes of the
harried and oppressed.
S168
Samaritan
Comforter
A charitable or
helpful person, or a
member of any
organization
committed to
comfort and counsel
those in distress; A
benevolent person
S169
Strange
Mysterious;
Unearthly; See E66;
See Q2
S170
Supernatural
S171
Sisyphean
Penelopes web
See E66
A never ending
labour to complete a
specified task that is
targeted; See P127
S172
Sum (In -)
Briefly; In short
In sum, all arrangements have been

made for the wedding of our boss
daughter, and for the celebration of
her honeymoon with her newly wed
husband.
S173
Skyway
Foot over bridge
A recognized route
followed by aircraft;
A covered overhead
walkway between
buildings
It is a tragedy that people do not use

skyway for crossing the roads and risk
their lives.
S174
Stow (away) (v)
Conceal oneself on a
ship, aircraft,
railway train, etc, so
as to travel without
being noticed or
caught, much like a
criminal or a
terrorist
The airport police at the point of

disembarkation of this airliner
happened to catch a terrorist trying to
stow away on the aircraft and be in
communication with his accomplices
in the conspiracy in the city.
S175
Stowaway (n)
A person who stows

away (See S174)
S176
Stale (-ness)
Old and tasteless;

This food has gone stale over three
Musty; Out of regard days of its preparation.
from use or long
familiarity; Trite;
See F40
213
To weigh a frog using a weighing

balance is a Sisyphean task, for the
frog does not remain glued to either of
the two dishes or suspended plates of
the balance, and the task remains
perpetually unexecutable.
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S177
Sister
See B98
S178
Sibling
See B98
S179
Secret
See C100
S180
Supplication
See A85; See R93
S181
Stifle
Smother; Suppress;
Prevent; See A25
S182
Submerge (v)
Cause to be under
water
S183
Submerse (v)
See S182 (Meaning

the same)
S184
Submersion (n)
State of being under

water
S185
Submergence (n)
See S184 (Meaning

the same)
S186
Stroke (n)
Seizure
Fit; Epilepsy
Paroxysm
Paralysis
Palsy
Tremors
Act of hitting;
(Health) A sudden
disabling attack or loss
of consciousness
caused by an
interruption in the
flow of blood to the
brain
S187
Seizure (n)
A sudden attack of
illness, especially a
stroke or an epileptic
fit; See S186
S188
Sedate (adj)
Calm; See S29, S30,

T65, A31
S189
Shame
See D102
S190
Spook (n)
A ghost; A spy
S191
Spook (v)
Frighten
S191a
Siege mentality
A defensive paranoid
attitude based on the
belief that others are
hostile towards one;
See P25;See P26
The peremptory attitude of the teacher

and guide has stifled the creativity of the
student who has a deep and genuine
interest in the subject
This lady, who was a leading public

figure with a lot of credit for bringing so
many reformations in our society in the
State, was seized by stroke and
Alzheimers and has been on her wheeled
chair for the last one month.
A doctor has necessarily to be sedate

while treating his patient who may be
heavily bleeding in the injured parts of his
or her body and hence would need to be
operated upon.
I am spooked by the mass of the syllabus

in mathematics for this course.
214
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S192
Scandal (n)
Fraud
Fudge
Calumny
Scam
Bribery
Canard
Favoritism
Embezzlement
Corruption
Manipulation
Venality
Outrage
Grapevine
Graft
Rumour
Moral turpitude
Gossip
Slander
Traduce (-ment)
Circulation of
reported
uncomplimentary
conduct and
behaviour,
misappropriation,
venality, breach of
trust, promiscuity,
liaison, etc; See G38
S193
Scam
S194
Shaggy
Dishevelled
A dishonest scheme;
A fraud; See S192
Untidy; Disorderly,
unkempt hair, or
badly dressed
S195
Sneer (v), (n), (ing)
Make a
contemptuous or
mocking remark;
See P31
It is said that, when the moon sneered

at Lord Vinayaka covering distances
on his mount mouse, the Lord of all
learning became very indignant and
cursed the moon to be caught up by a
wasting disease.
S196
Sluggish
Slow-moving and
inactive
One of the objectives of globalization

is to pull up the countrys economy
from a sluggish pace to a striking one
by giving the agricultural sector the
needed spur to produce move with a
matching market assurance.
215
Einstein, a scientist of international

repute, failed to be identified by the
couriers of his host, as he had arrived
at the station by train, and was totally
missed by the attendants sent by the
host to receive the scientist for the
simple reason that Einstein was
dressed in an old, inelegant dress and
was shaggy in his hair that was
disorderly and unkempt; and he was
carrying a violin in his hand
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S197
Sluggard
A lazy, sluggish
person
With the kind of professor you have

for this subject, you cannot be a
sluggard
in
your
academic
performance, as the professor is wellknown to be a hard task master while
being jovial and responsive to
everyone.
S198
Slugabed (n)
A lazy person who

stays in bed late
Long vacations tend to make children

slugabeds, with the absence of school
routines as wake-up calls.
S199
Synchronization
See H69; See S37
S200
Serration; (-ed)
A tooth or point of a
serrated edge or
surface; Having or
denoting a jagged or
saw-like edge
S201
Snarl (v); Snarl (n)
Growl with bared

teeth; Say something
aggressively
The caged tiger snarled at us and

pounced at the grills covering the cage
in its useless attempts to come out.
S202
Senesce (v);
Senescence (n)
Deteriorate with age
Regular exercise, limited food,

timely
intellectual
activity,
concentration and freedom from
tension are the right recip for fighting
senescence and acquiring longevity.
S203
Spar
Flak
Engage in argument
without marked
hostility
We have seen at home children

sparring with parents on what to wear
to suit a given occasion.
S204
Shadow (Cast a
on)
Suspect the ability

of; Detract from a
certain known
property or
performance of; See
S22
There is a general criticism that

Ramas killing of Vali from behind
the cover of bushes and trees of the
forest casts a shadow on his heroism.
S205
Sprinkling (n)
A small, thinly
distributed amount
See G41
In reality, not all the regions of a country

receive the same amount of rains during
any year, as some parts receive only a
sprinkling of the rainfall, while the rest of
the region receives medium to heavy
rains. However, man has registered a
historic victory by making even these
parched areas smile with greens and
abundance of vegetable growth by means
of rain water harvesting.
216
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S206
Stormy petrel
A person who is a
harbinger of trouble,
or is fond of stirring
up of strife
A stormy petrel could be a positive

hurdle to research progress.
S207
Stash (v)
Store secretly in
vaults; Store black
or illegal money in
banks abroad
without disclosing
such assets; See H80
It is known that many businessmen

and
unscrupulous
traders
and
bureaucrats stash their
wealth
undisclosed
to
their
parent
Government so that they may spend
their twilight years happily abroad to
enjoy their stashed wealth.
S208
Seams (Bursting at
the -)
Full to overflowing
Even today, more than sixty years

since our independence, we see the
railway trains and buses burst at the
seams with passengers travelling
precariously trusting in God for their
safe, though uncomfortable, travel.
S209
Stake (n)
A competitive
You should always be one step ahead
situation; That
in the academic stakes.
which is pledged or
wagered; That which
is subject to the
terms of a contest to
be gained if won, or
to be lost by defeat
S210
Sleaze (n)
Depravity (-ed)
Turpitude
Immoral, sordid, and

corrupt behaviour or
material
S211
Statuary
S212
Scruple
A collection of
statues
A feeling of doubt or
hesitation with
regard to the
morality or propriety
of an action; See
C132
217
In the world of today, what we see

are
people
who
are
mostly
opportunists and who spend most of
their time and effort trying to secure
their feet of clay in the shifting ground
of sleaze and greed and passing the
buck incessantly if only to save their
skin and keep their seat of power and
influence against all odds.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S213
Slaver (n & v)
Dripping saliva;
Excessive desire for
It is a common experience that,

whenever one sees sweets attractively
show-cased in a sweets shop,
particularly those that are ones
favourites, ones tongue starts
slavering longing for them.
S214
Subliminal (Phil.)
Existing in the mind,

but below the
surface or the
threshold of
consciousness, that
is, existing as feeling
rather than as clear
ideas; Perceived by,
or affecting
someones mind
without their being
aware of it
If the grace of God miraculously

operates, it probably operates through
the subliminal door (William James)
Feelings such as Bhakthi compassion,
or parental affinity, are not conditional
upon any conscious effort at exciting
such feelings, but are purely
subliminal as instantaneous responses
to the corresponding stimuli of love,
filial affinity, and surrender of body
and spirit to a superior source.
S215
Subversive
Seek to undermine
the power and
authority of an
established system
or institution; and
action in this
direction; See D118
S216
Stalk (v)
S217
Shark
Nefarious being
Pursue or approach
stealthily; Harass or
persecute with
unwanted and
obsessive attention;
Move silently or
threateningly
through; See A4
A marine fish which
is a deadly predator;
A person who
exploits or swindles
others; Atrociously
sinful or villainous;
Detestably vile;
(Metaphorically
shark)
218
Leopards and jaguars are probably

the past masters in the art of stalking
their prey most successfully.
In the share market, there are always

big sharks waiting to block someone
from making a good sum, or cause
upsets in the market.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S218
Sacrilege
Violation or misuse
of something
regarded as sacred or
as having great value
Man, from time immemorial, has

institutionalized
many
practices
against sacrilege of the rare gifts of
God; and some of these practices are
fasting, observing silence, serving
people in distress, and the like.
S219
Stands (Hit the-)
Appear prominently
on stands for sale on
a massive scale
The fact of a Dalit becoming the

Head of a countrys constitution as the
President has hit the stands not only of
this country but also of all those
countries that value highly the
democratic principles and practices.
S220
Start (flying -)
Start of a race in
which the starting
point is passed at
speed; A good
beginning, especially
one giving an
advantage over the
competitors.
The Olympic Games
were off to a flying
start, in all pomp and
pageantry
This business you have thought of is,

in my opinion, full of promise to go
well and be a good run for your
money, with little competition in this
area, and so you are advised to go
ahead with a flying start.
S221
Spearhead
Leader
Captain
Chief
Ring leader
Bellwether
Vanguard
A leading person of a
movement or attack; One
at the forefront of an
attack or movement or
crusade; A group or team
at the forefront of an
office or establishment
with a definite
commission of a job to
be carried out for the
government or set-up.
Mahabharata
is
replete
with
performance stories of commanders
who spearheaded the Kaurava armies
in succession.
S222
Slam (v)
Shut or be shut
forcefully and
loudly; Push or put
somewhere with
great force; Put into
action suddenly or
forcefully (Slammed
on the brakes);
Criticize severely
In sheer rage, my boss left the

chamber slamming the door behind
him;
My Director slammed me for not
making adequate preparation with
facts and figures to defend the project
all the branch budget session at the
headquarters.
219
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S223
Sledgehammer
A large, heavy
hammer used in an
industry to break
rocks, etc.
This problem involving a family

dispute over the ownership of property
that includes a small grove of mango
trees, is certainly soluble by the
contestants sitting across a table and
discussing the relevant issues in a
spirit of goodwill; and it does not
require a sledgehammer or worse to
solve it.
S224
Signature
A stamp or mark
impressed; A
distinctive product
or characteristic by
which someone or
something can be
identified
On the way, my friend decided to

have the taste of the Gujarati cuisine,
and stopped at Mehsana to bring on
the States signature dish, dhokla, a
compressed yellow cake, like upma.
S225
Sedulous
Diligent
Assiduous
Industrious
Steady and
persevering in
endeavours to
achieve an object;
steadily industrious
It is a time-honoured truth that

practising any art or study with full
interest and sedulous effort to attain
perfection is the sure key to mastering
it.
S226
Spanking new
Impressively new
looking; Pleasingly
new and arresting
It feasts ones eyes to see the young

tiny tots troop and arrive at the vast
ground in their spanking new dresses
and at the height of their glee on the
occasion of the Childrens Day.
S227
Shoal
A large number of
fish swimming
together
S228
Shove: (Get (or

give) someone the )
Throw carelessly;
Lay aside in anger or
disgust; Push rudely;
See P201
(The senior officer
in the Foreign
Affairs Ministry got
the shove for making
certain statements
considered
inappropriate)
S229
Support (to commit

a crime)
See A104
220
As my husband was taking his

refreshments at home after a heavy
days work in office, he received a
desperate message that our son was
involved in a road accident. No
sooner did he receive this message
than he shoved everything that was in
front away; and out he ran to the site
of the reported accident.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

There are Dargahs raised in memory
and honour of Sufis is India.
S230
Sufi
A Muslim ascetic
and mystic; a
devotee with a
divine intimation
S231
Suffrage
The right to vote in

political elections;
See F92
S232
Sedition (-ous)
Conduct or speech
inciting rebellion
against the authority
of a state or
monarch; See T20
S233
Spendthrift
One who spends

money in an
extravagant,
irresponsible
manner; See P184
S234
SUV
Sports Utility
Vehicle; A luxurious
car provided with
amenities usually
looked for by the
affluent and
influential persons;
See S47
While it is a matter of pride to see

many SUVs moving on the roads of
Bangalore, the agonizing truth is that
there are reports almost every day
about road accidents in which the
SUVs are involved, and many young
men have lost their lives or limbs.
S235
Spent (up)
Used up; Exhausted;

See E60
The unforeseen weather failure and

non-arrival of the rains expected, has
caused the government to spend up all
its godown reserves of food grains to
meet the urgent needs of the several
States faced with conditions of
drought.
S236
Seep (v), (n), (-age)

(n)
Flow or leak slowly

through porous
material or small
holes; See L63
The building being more than 20

years old, water seeps through the
ceiling right above the bathroom and
trickles.
S237
Sealant
Material used for

sealing to make the
fixture airtight or
watertight
Defective sealing or sealants have

been the cause of some space shuttle
accidents in which some of the welltrained and experienced space
technologists have died.
221
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S238
Simmer (v)
Be in a stat of
suppressed anger or
excitement; Stay or
cause to stay just
below the boiling
point while bubbling
gently; See F97
S239
Subsidence
The gradual caving

in or sinking of an
area of land; See
L64
Rainy weather is the main factor that

causes soil looseness and subsidence
which poses a threat to the existence
of houses, lands under cultivation,
livestock, and other living beings in
and around the affected areas.
S240
Stability (soil)
See L64
Soil engineers examine the stability

of the soil before laying the
foundation of the structures coming up
on the soil.
S241
Spy
See S105
S242
Surrender
See C151
S243
Submit
See C151
S244
Shivers (n)
State of fright and

shock beyond
normal
The manner of persecution of the

young boy by chaining him in a dingy
room without allowing him to move
out of the room, sends shivers down
anyones spine.
S245
Salutation
See O35
Salutation, an offering of respect

through a gesture, varies in form and
mode according to the prevailing
culture in the various countries.
S246
Suffuse (d)
Overspread or cover; Hearing the news of the building

Fill with liquid
tragedy, our eyes were suffused with
tears.
S247
Stagger (v)
Lurch (v)
Walk or move
suddenly unsteadily;
Astonish; spread
over a period of
time; Arrange
objects or parts so
that they are not in
line; Hesitate (old
meaning)
222
This man whom I know very well, is

presently under the influence of
alcohol and so staggers as he walks,
having run up huge debts.
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S248
Stagger (n)
Act of doing as above,

walking unsteadily
and unstably; The
staggered arrangement
of the runners on a
track at the start of a
race; an arrangement
of the wings of a
biplane so that their
front edges are not in
line
S249
Staggers (n) (The

Staggers)
The inability to stand

or walk steadily
S249a
Survey
See S59
S249b
Sixes and sevens (at-)
In a state of confusion
or disarray; See P88
The crowd enjoying the breeze on the

river bank was running hither and thither
at sixes and sevens owing to a sudden
downpour.
S250
Steal (someones
thunder)
Win praise or attention

for oneself by
preempting someone
elses attempt to
impress
The company
has
arranged a
demonstration of action of the product
under its promotion programme so that a
favourable impression would be created
among its clients to veer around the
Companys product in preference to its
competitors in the market. This, in other
words, would be stealing the thunder of
its competitors in the field.
S251
Stead (Stand
someone in good-)
Be advantageous to
someone over time or
in the future
I feel that it is better that you take some

pains to learn this language and
familiarize yourself; it will stand you in
good stead when you may visit Germany
and you may have to talk to the local
people who are not familiar with English
or any other language than German.
S252
Sceptical (-cism)
Suspicious (-ion)
Disbelieving (-ief)
Reserved (-ation)
Inclined to question or
doubt accepted
opinions; Apt to deny
the possibility of
knowledge, or even
rational belief; Not
prone to easily accept
things as true or
causal; See C25
The police are sceptical of the theory

that outsiders could have had a role in the
ATM heist of the bank, given the manner
of perpetration of the crime with the
finesse of a well-informed performer.
223
We were out on the road to see off our

friend, when, all of a sudden, my cousin
walking with me was in the staggers,
about to drop on the ground.
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
S253
Suspicious (-ion)
Doubtful;
Disbelieving; See
S252; See C25
Suspicion is not necessarily a demerit or

defect; it is the characteristic that is
inclined to go deep into the matter
ignoring the superficial incidents, like an
x-ray to uncover the truth.
S254
Sitting duck
A person or thing with

no protection against
attack
Caught in a messy spiral of garbage,

blocked drainage and rain, the city is a
sitting duck as vector-borne diseases and
likely to spread their deadly tentacles
(Deccan Herald, 21.07.2013)
S255
Supple
Flexible or pliant; See

L28
S256
Slim
Gracefully their and

flexible; See L28
S257
Smart
Neat, cute and

impressive; See N4
S258
Supporter
See P53; protagonist
S259
Shock (n)
A sudden upsetting or
surprising event or
experience, and the
resultant feeling and
physical state of the
victim so affected; See
P137
S260
Stun
See P137
Knock unconscious, or
into a dazed state;
Astonish or shock into
non-action
224
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
T1
Thick (Through- and

thin)
Under all
circumstances, no
matter how difficult
T2
Throw (in the towel)
Accept ones defeat
T3
Token
See S12
T4
Type
See I6
T5
Tribe
See I6
T6
Truculent (-ce)
Ready to argue and

fight; See C11
Truculence is never tolerated in military

service.
T7
Tour (de force)
Performance done
with great skill
The nineteenth century witnessed in

the southern state of the Kingdom of
the Maharaja of Mysore, the rise of a
genius, a Veena maestro, Seshanna,
where performance became tour de
force all over the world, and whose
portrait is said to adorn the hall of
fame of the Buckingham Palace in
England even to-day.
T8
Tether (at the end

of ones-)
Have no patience or
energy left in one
Having played all day the cricket in

the hot sun in the stadium I feel
myself at the end of my tether to finish
the next days homework.
T9
Tizzy
Tension
Anxiety
Alarm
Despair
Disquiet
State of nervous
excitement and
agitation
A big crowd had gathered at the

clock tower to receive the Prime
Minister who was to address an
election meeting, and the police were
in a tizzy controlling the crowd
milling to meet him.
T10
Tension
See T9
T11
Trail
Happen behind
Pursuer hot on ones trail = Pursuer

in hot chase of the escapee = The
police, after knowing that the serial
rapist had jumped high security
prison, were hot on his trail to nab him
at all costs.
T12
Tow (v); Tow (in-)
1. Being towed or
pulled by another
2. Accompanying or
following
someone
Two engines are generally in tow to

pull a train with tar too many carriages
or while negotiating up a hilly terrain
Two or more need to be in tow for
safety while walking in a street where
not many people are around.
Meaning
225
In the final act, the champion threw in

the towel, unable to return the service of
his opponent.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The Chief Minister of this State made
some radical and laudable reforms to
improve
the
governance
and
efficiency of his state administration.
By the same token, some of the
foreign nations took particular note of
this transformation, and expressing
their admiration, even invited the
Chief Minister to their countries for
talks on implementing similar reforms
in their countries.
T13
Toady (n); Toady

(v)
An excessively
attentive person; A
servile, obsequious
person; See S35
T14
Token (By the

same-)
In the same way, or

for the same reason;
See E18
T15
Twitch / Turn
Make or cause a
The fish caught in the net is making
sudden jerk; See F13 twitches to free itself.
T16
Tambola / Bingo
See B33
The fair also conducts tambola

game.
T17
Thwart
Prevent from
succeeding in or
accomplishing
something;
Obstructing or
preventing a certain
action; See B38; See
S155
But for the timely arrival of the

police,
the sensitive
situation,
following the death of the student, and
snowballing into a rampage, would
not have been thwarted.
T18
Trumps (come up)
Be more successful
in living down
opposition
He valiantly defended his project

against sustained opposition, and came
up trumps eventually.
T19
Titter (n)
A short, half
suppressed laughter
When the Chairman made a gaffe at

the meeting which included members
from the press, a titter ran through the
audience.
T20
Treason (-able)
Traitorism
Collusion
Treachery
Sedition
Disloyalty
Cahoots
Lesemajesty
Conspiracy
Perfidy
Betrayal
Quisling
Character or being
unfaithful to ones
country
Our justice system needs to be

vamped up so that treasonable
offences, such as those that are
happening even at sensitive places in
defence and police establishments, are
not possible under the stern and
deterrent nature of the punishments
prescribed.
226
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
T21
Traitor-ism
See T20
T22
Treachery; Betrayal
See T20
T23
Terms (come to
with)
Reconcile oneself to
It will take pretty long for him to

come to terms with the loss of his wife
so early.
T24
Tenure
The holding, or
period of holding, of
an office
It was during his tenure as Director

that large numbers of fruit trees were
planted on the back spaces of the
living quarters of the employees of the
institution.
T25
Throttle
See A25
T26
Teeth (In the of)
Against; In spite of
The twentieth century saw the

emergence of ladies taking to music in
the Carnatic music tradition in the
teeth of social opposition to music and
dance by the conservative South
Indian population.
T27
Trauma (tisation)
Wound; Physical,
mental or
psychological; See
A41; See C11
Even education is a field of

professional activity with its own
traumas for students, research workers
and teachers and management dogged
by ego conflicts and greed to amass
wealth.
T28
Torment
T29
Tinnitus
See A41; See T27

Ringing or buzzing
in the ear, an
involuntary
phenomenon that is
highly disturbing in
the mind
T30
Troop (v)
Come or go together
or in large numbers
Alighting form a special bus arranged

by the school, the boys and girls
trooped merrily into the Wonder la
to see for themselves the rich fare of
events awaiting their arrival.
T31
Travesty
See S90
(an absurd or
repulsively distorted
representation)
While the helicopter flying in the

neighborhood of a country was caught
in a hailstorm and crashed, the
incident was orchestrated into a
travesty by the hostile agencies that
the helicopter was brought down by
their missiles.
227
It is said that there is no known cure

for tinnitus till today, but research is in
progress to reduce this affliction to a
controllable level.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
T32
Take (it on oneself)
Volunteer (v)
During the crisis of the inferno, I

took it on myself to shift the trapped
workers to safety at great peril to
myself.
T33
Thumb (ones nose

at)
See C58; Show

disdain or contempt
for
(Cock a snook at) My rival thumbed

his nose at me for having lost the
contract.
T34
Tepid
Lukewarm;
colourless;
Unenthusiastic; See
L18
When I entered his chamber the

reception given to me was tepid and
cheerless.
T35
Tippler
See S108; (Habitual

drinker)
T36
Tumult (-ous)
See H38; See R69

(Loud; Uproarious)
Many drown themselves in alcohol in

order to forget the misery they are in,
and become tipplers.
T37
Turbulence
See W25
T38
Twitter
Meaningless jabber; My friend advised e that I twitter on

Prattle without sense the way I was cheated by the firm to
or direction; An
avenge the wrong I had suffered.
observation recorded
in a social network;
See S145
T39
Trickery (skill)
See L20
T40
T41
Trace
Traduce (v) (-ment)
(n)
See R56; V8
Speak badly of, or
tell lies about;
Defame;
Calummate; Vilify;
Misrepresent
willfully; Slander;
Libel; See S192
T42
Treadmill
See E44 (Device for

exercise)
T43
Tide (n)
A powerful surge of
feeling or emotion
T44
Trundle (v)
Move slowly or
unevenly
T45
Tomb
See M53
Meaning
228
It may be your childhood companion,

or a guru who has inspired you, or
even a memento that kindles the
golden years of youth: a tide of
euphoria envelops you the moment
you chance upon him or the object.
The bus was trundling due to heavy
traffic on the highway.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
T46
Target (v, n)
Focus
Aim
Goal
Object to be
achieved
T47
Threaten (v)
Menacingly frighten
The man in military uniform

brandished his firearm and threatened
to explode and blow up the building
where the treasures of the temple are
buried.
T48
Terrorism
Fundamentalism
Radicalism
Naxalism
Maoistcommunism
Putsch
(pronounced as
puch)
See P103
Use of violence or
intimidation or terror
in the pursuit of
political / group
aims or personal
gains
The main objective of terrorism is to

terrorise and create conditions in the
country or state where the people are
afraid to rise in protest against the
terrorists and meekly submit to change
the order of governance from
democracy or royalty to a creed or
ideology from an individual or group.
T49
Trojan Horse
Something resorted
to overthrow an
enemy; A ruse
Terrorists make the Trojan Horse of a

States currency to cause economic
crash.
T50
Tarnish
Spoil; damage
When the Government has the last

word on the appointment of the ViceChancellor, politics enters the
academic bloodstream, threatening to
tarnish the fair name of the
University.
T51
Tyrant
See D84
T52
Tease
See J7
T53
Torture
See C11
T54
Tactics
See C27; See S158

The art of disposing
armed forces in
order of battle and
detailing the martial
operations for
engaging the enemy
The test of a Generals tactics in war

in his ability to employ his troops as
dictated by the course of the war or
the objective set.
T55
Truism
A statement that is
obviously true and
says nothing new or
interesting; See A74
A King is respected by his subjects,

but a learned one is universally
revered, is a truism.
229
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
T56
Tout (v)
Persistently sell or
(promote a person,
idea, product)
Every manufacture touts that the

water purifier he makes is the best in
the market.
T57
Tantalizing
See L36
Tease with unfulfilled promise or

suspended offer.
T58
Torrid
Very hot and dry
The weather during this month is

particularly torrid in Bangalore
T59
Torridity
Intensity of hardship
or trouble
Even for senior citizens, April is

usually a month of torridity that
allows them no respite or relaxation,
with a lot of obligatory payments to
Government departments such as
property and income tax payments to
be made up-to-date, besides other
commitments.
T60
Temperate (adj)
Showing moderation
or self-restraint
When Lakshmana was livid on

seeing Bharata arrive with a large
army into the forest, Rama counselled
him to be temperate and patient.
T61
Temperate Zone
Each of the two belts

of latitude between
the torrid zone and
the northern and
southern frigid
zones.
T62
Temblor
See E68
Earthquake
Gujarat had experienced one of the

worst temblors in recent memory in
the post-nineties of the twentieth
century.
T63
Temerity
Audacity
Impunity
Brazen (-ness)
Impudence (-t)
Excessive boldness
or confidence
T64
Tremors (Tremor)
Involuntary
quivering
movement; A
sudden feeling of
fear or excitement;
See S186
Vali, the King of Kishkindha, was

both surprised and peeved that his
brother Sugreeva, who was once
severely beaten and sent home badly
bruised, had the temerity to come back
to challenge him for the second time.
Parkinsons disease is a menacing
and crippling disability to a human by
afflicting them with tremors for life.
230
Sl.
No.
T65
Main Word and

related words
Tranquil (-lity)
Peaceful
Sedate (v), (adj)
Calm (-ness)
Olive branch
Equanimous (-ity)
Pacifist (-sm)
Rapprochement
Composure
Meaning
Free from
disturbance or noise;
Calm; See A31
Looking at any statue of Buddha, one

cannot but be transported into a
unique heavenly world by the
radiating tranquility of His face.
Enter somebodys
property without
permission;
Violation of ones
ownership; See I67
Be full of, or
swarming with
Adventurists not unoften trespass

into government spaces to make their
properties until they are brought to
book and penalized heavily.
Take the rough with

the mouth
T66
Trespass
T67
Teem (with) (v)
T68
Teeming (adj)
Swarming, dense
Kumbha Mela, the occasion when

people congregate in the north at the
Allahabad-Prayag confluence centre
where the rivers Ganges, Jamuna and
the invisible Saraswati meet, is
universally known to attract tourists
from all over the world in their
teeming millions, and has even gone
down in the Guinness Book of World
Records as the largest concentration of
the people of the World.
T69
Team (up) (v)
Come together as a
team to achieve a
common goal;
Match or coordinate
one thing with
another
The IPL Cricket tournaments being

played in India are indeed very
interesting with the international
players of repute teaming up into
several regional teams and playing at
different centres: a great cricket
carnival indeed.
T70
Tryst
An opportunity to
meet; Rendezvous;
An occasion which
is memorable as an
important chapter of
ones history
A tryst with destiny is a famous

speech of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
marking the dawn of independence of
India in 1947 from the British
empire.
231
The city of Bangalore teems with lots

of people coming from the various
States, and with those coming from
other countries, especially during the
tourist seasons.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
T71
Template
A shaped piece of
rigid material used
as a pattern for
processes such as
cutting, shaping or
drilling; Something
serving as a model
or example; See
P154
Before a component is finally taken

for mass production, an R&D
establishment works on its design and
material of construction, and comes
out with a template that is expected to
perform its assigned function, and is
finalized after satisfying all the
required parameters.
T72
Thick (and fast)
Rapidly and in great

numbers
Close on the heels of development of

IT companies in this part of the city,
civic amenities by way of transport,
residential buildings, merchandise for
day-to-day use and business houses,
have sprung up thick and fast.
T73
Turpitude
Depravity;
Wickedness; See
S210
Shakuni, Duryodhanas maternal

uncle, was notorious for his turpitude
in enticing Yudhishira for a game of
dice.
T74
Tad (A-) (adv)
A little
This dish is very agreeably tasty,

although it contains a tad more of salt
than it needs.
T75
Trudge (v)
Walk slowly and

with heavy steps;
Walk laboriously
due to exhaustion
I am able to trudge
through the pages of
this book thanks to
the expository notes
on the contents; See
C138
While it is far easier to

the market from home, it
and slow to return, as
trudge all along the way
has a slope upward.
T76
Train (something
on)
Point or aim
something at
Embarrassed that he would be

exposed, one of the plan executors
trained the charge on an ex-minister
arguing that the latter was present to
physically supervise the entire plan to
bring the structure down.
T76a
Tenuous
See S95
T76b
Typhoon
See C95a
T76c
Tsunami
See C95a
T77
Terrestrial
See E85
go down to
is strenuous
one has to
back which
Sri Sankara exhorts one to acquire

superior Knowledge an despise terrestrial
enjoyment (Bhaja Govindam).
232
T78
Terrene
See E85 (Worldly)
T79
Telecommunication
channel providers
Vodafone
Airtel
BSNL
TATA
Communication
channels connecting
to international
networks
T80
TATA
See T79
T81
Trickle
Flow in a small
stream; Slowly
proceed to cover the
areas expected or
unexpected; See L63
During summer, the river which was

earlier flowing ferociously, begins
thinning into a tiny trickle, like a canal
with little water.
T82
Trance
A half-conscious
state characterized
by an absence of
response to external
stimuli, typically as
induced by
hypnosis; A type of
transit of the mind
into a state of
insensitivity to
ambience by a
superior power of
attraction
It is said that true meditationists

sometimes lapse into a deep trance
and experience a revelation of the kind
that beggars description when they
return to full conscionsness after some
horus.
T83
Trivial (-ise)
Make (something)
seem less important
or complex than it
really is
The doctor knew that the patient has

a serious illness in his lungs, but he
thought it prudent to trivialize the
issue only to make the further
treatment by an operation a lot easier
by calming his nerves.
T83a
Time bomb
Bomb set to explode

at a pre-set time; An
explosive situation
likely to flare up any
time; See P85
T84
Tempestuous
Very stormy;
characterized by
strong and turbulent
emotion; See F98
233
In the great war, when Ravana lost all

his forces and lieutenants including
Indrajit,
his
valiant
son,
and
Kumbhakarna, his redoubtable right-arm
brother, on whom he had pinned high
hopes of victory, he realized that he was
left alone to fight and was livid and
tempestuous, determined to disarm and
devastate his enemy, Rama.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
T85
Tumble (v)
See H96
However much you try to stand an egg

on its sharp edge, it will only fall over
and tumble.
T86
Talk (Walk the -)
See W52
Suit ones actions
to ones words
You win respect only when you walk

your talk and prove that you are no
hypocrite to gain your ends.
T87
Timeless
Not affected by
the passage of
time or changes of
fashion
Saying ones prayers is as timeless and

age-old a process as eating to survive!
T88
Tragedy
See W26
T89
Tinder box
A box containing
No one sitting on a tinder box can think
inflammable
of peace and tranquility and discuss
material composed modalities.
of partially burnt
linen used for
kindling fire from
a spark struck with
a steel and flint;
An explosive
situation likely to
erupt and cause
unrest; See P85
234
235
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
U1
Unwieldy
See C5;
Difficult to hold,
move or manage
The volume and size of your furniture

is too unwieldy for accommodation in
the flat you have chosen to live in.
U2
Underpin (v)
Hold, support;
justify
The report of the central famine survey

committee on the inspection of the
villages ravaged by the recent drought in
the several regions of the state has
underpinned the state appeal to the
centre for the release of the drought
relief fund.
U3
Upstage (v)
(someone)
Outperform
someone to project
ones own image
in a favourable
light
In politics, as in education, it is usual to

find contending parties to upstage their
rivals who have betrayed policy
paralysis in certain areas of economy in
order for the former to gain mileage over
the latter, the rivals, at the elections.
U4
Unbeknown (to)
Without the
knowledge of
Unbeknown to me, my family got up

these arrangements to win my
appreciation and change my hard views
in seeking their support to me to win the
contract.
U5
Unperson
An insignificant
person; One
practically ignored
or sidelined
This leader, with his unbridled talk and

behaviour, and with his unruly manners
at meetings, was a total unperson at the
meeting of the international delegates.
U6
Under
(the banner)
(the wings)
(umbrella)
Umbrella (under
the -)
Protection, safety, A protectorate is under the wings of a

rule or sovereignty dominion for its safety and protection
U8
Unsophisticated
See N6 (simple
minded)
U9
Unworldly
See N6 (No
worldly
attachments)
U10
Unruly
See P50
U11
Unmethodical
See C5
U7
Protection, safety
See U6
236
Under the non-proliferation treaty with

other nations, America had extended its
hand of protection under the nuclear
umbrella against any nuclear-capable
nation making a move to attack any
country in a military encounter with
nuclear weapons.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
U12
Underpass
A road or
pedestrian tunnel
passing under
another road or a
railway
U13
Under bridge
A bridge spanning
an opening under a
railway or road
U14
Unilateral
See A47
Performed by or
affecting only one
group or
individual without
regard to other
parties being
affected.
U14a
Unkindness
Harshness; See
C11
U15
Unholy
Impious
Impure
Corrupt
Degenerate
Decadent
Having the potential of

harming an individual
or a class of person or
other creatures by
thoughts or actions, or
by causing grief or
shock in any manner
U16
Untoward (adj)
See A48
U17
Unfortunate
See A48
U18
Unfovourable
U19
Upend
See A48
Turn on its end or
hang upside down
U20
Upset (v)
Turn over
U21
Undone
See D64
U22
Uproar (-ious)
A loud noise or
disturbance; See H38;
See R69
U23
Underline (v)
Underscore (v)
Emphasize
In an organized set-up decisions

affecting the institution cannot be
unilaterally taken without consulting the
other members on any issue of common
concern.
It is a general fact of experience that

unholy thought currents bring back
unholy reactions, while holy intentions
and acts promise to generate similar
reactions in consequence.
Your painting is so versatile that,

even when upended, it depicts a natural
scene without a suspicion being
caused.
All my plan of going out of town to
spend my week-end has been badly upset
by the unexpected inspection programme
of the companys auditors.
237
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
U24
Upset (Price)
Incredibly low price
Consequent to a glut, consumables

which are perishable will sell at upset
price.
U25
Uncalled for
Not necessitated;
Unnecessary;
Unsolicited; See
G25
The comment on the governments

action is uncalled for.
U26
Uncertain
U27
Unexceptionable
See A36
Not liable to
question or
objection; Faultless;
Admirable
U28
Uncanny
Strange and
mysterious; See E66
U29
Ululate (v) (-ion)
Howl or wail,
typically to express
grief
When a great leader departs, he not

only creates a void for want of a truly
effective voice and support to protect
his followers and lead the State, but
makes them ululate and plunge into
grief that is too deep to pacify and
comfort.
U30
Uppity (adj)
Uppish
Self-important
The
Deputy
Manager,
newly
appointed to this office, is uppity with
much political connection and
influence.
U31
Uppish (ad) (-ness)
Arrogant and selfassertive; See U31
It is a sad commentary on human

nature that, in some odd cases, age
fails to subdue and soften men who
seem to demonstrate that, the more
they age, the more uppish gets their
nature.
U32
Up (the ante)
See A79
U33
Unenthusiastic
See L18
238
The remarks and observations of the

international body on human rights
violation of some countries are
unexceptionable, and merit serious
consideration.
During the fire ordeal of Sita who
immolated herself in the fire to establish
her innocence, the fire God appeared
before the gathering and vouched for
Sitas character as unexceptionable,
thereby declaring that Ramas doubts were
unfounded.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The boys of this hostel are noted for
their high sense of order and discipline.
However, there is now a rumbling
being heard, and a voice is gaining
ground rising against the state of
gathering hostel mismanagement,
seeking to unmoor them to protest and
seek
reforms
in
the
hostel
administration.
U34
Unmoor (v)
Liberate
Unbind
Release
Free
Free (a boat or ship

or any object that
can be fastened)
from anchor or
strong post that
holds the vessel from
drifting
U35
Unbind
Unshackle; Release
See L53
U36
Urge (v)
Encourage or entreat
earnestly to do
something; strongly
recommend;
Encourage to move
more quickly;
Encourage someone
to continue See P167
U37
Unrest (n)
A state of rebellious
dissatisfaction and
agitation in a group
of people See F97
U38
Uncontrolled
See B134
U39
Upbeat
Optimistic; cheerful
U40
Unavoidable
See I11
U41
Utter confusion
Pell-mell; See P88
U42
Underscore (v)
Emphasize; See U23
239
The people of this Ward strongly

urged the city Corporation to remove
the mounting garbage at this locality,
as it leads to the health and hygiene
problems for those living in close
neighbourhood.
The mood of the team is upbeat that

they will clinch the World Cup
240
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
V1
Meaning
Vibes
Eloquence;
Intuitive
perception;
Ethos
Insightful
observation and
practice;
Cynicism
The atmosphere or
environment
generated or
identified by a
person or group by
its characteristic
behaviour or
communication
producing a dynamic
impact on a region
or a country
The entire world is inspired to think

and act by the vibes of Swami
Vivekananda through his observations
and utterances and his missionary
zeal.
Vibe (verb)
Gelling with one

tempera mentally;
Temperamentally
harmonious
behaviour or state of
life
She was many years my senior in age

as well as professionally. However,
we vibed very well, and enjoyed each
others company.
Vibes
Pervasive
ambience
Activity or
communicative
impact of ones
behaviour or life
style
His overbearing vibes

suffocating to tolerate.
V2
Vow
See S64 (Swear or

promise)
V3
Vitriolic (adj)
See A32
Extremely bitter or
malicious
V4
Vacate (v)
See D50 (Exit or

leave)
V5
Variants
Modes; Models;
Types
Vibe (noun)
241
are
too
The activities of some self-proclaimed

godmen in their ashrams (retreats)
involving sex and splurge have raised
indignation and vitriolic criticism in
the country.
New models of cars in diesel and

petrol variants are on the cards for
development at present.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
V6
Verdict
Conviction
Judgment
Release
Exoneration
Exculpation
Acquittal
Pronouncement by
the judge or
magistrate of the
results of a trial in a
given case
The fire god rose from the flames

carrying Sita and pronounced his
epic verdict of purity on behalf of
Sita to clear the air.
V7
Virtuoso (-ity)
A person well
versed in music,
arts, etc., A
performer with a
master touch; See
E53
Indian music in both Hindustani and

Carnatic genres has produced great
virtuosos such as Ravi Shankar,
M.S.Subbalakshmi, etc.
V8
Vestige
See R56: A trace,

mark or appearance
of something which
is no longer present
or in existence;
Remains of
something long
passed away
The erstwhile colonies in this part

of the country betray a vestige of the
past colonial era in terms of life
style, architecture and administration
of the pockets.
V9
Vilify
Speak ill of; Run

something or
someone down; See
D6
V10
Vague
V11
Vroom (v)
See A36
Make a roaring
sound when
travelling at high
speed
V12
Vroom (n)
Roaring sound of an
engine or a
motorized vehicle
V13
Viaduct
A long bridge
conducting a
railway or road over
a valley or a low
level district
V14
Vaunt
Brag
Boast or praise
oneself or another
unduly
242
It is a sign of high adrenaline that

the young driving motorized vehicles
desire to experience the thrill of
driving them by vrooming past the
unsuspecting pedestrians.
One who is endowed with extra

abilities and greater intellectual
powers is prone to vaunt and look
down upon others.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
V15
Vaunting (adj)
Boastful
The son of Virata, by name

Uttarakumar, was known to be
vaunting about his martial skills,
while in reality he was very
cowardly.
V16
Vanguard
A group or team
leading a project
involving new ideas
or procedure; The
foremost part of an
advancing army or
naval force; See
S221
Hanuman, the Chief advisor and

minister of Sugreeva, the King of the
simians at Kishkindha, was at the
vanguard of the army that was
assigned to scour the southern part of
the country to search for Sita.
V17
Venality
Induction, or
When power is in the ascendant,
becoming
venality will not be far behind.
susceptible to
corruption by falling
for money, power or
other attractions;
Bribery; See S192
V18
Voting
A formal act of
indication of a
choice between two
or ore candidates or
courses of action,
expressed typically
through a ballot or a
show of hands; See
F92
V19
Vodafone
V20
Virulent (ence)
See T79
Bitterly hostile;
Extremely severe
and harmful in
effect; Malignant;
See F98
When the election
canvassing rages
high, the teams
canvassing for their
candidates
sometimes engage
in mutual virulent
attacks against
opposing candidates
on the mat.
243
It is unfortunate that ideologies

make nations virulent in their mutual
relations, but we need to cultivate a
counter-remedy to replace this alldestroying
virus
to
establish
harmony and peace in the world.
Gandhiji showed the path of nonvirulent movement as an effective
political weapon to gain freedom.
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

During the vernal season, it is a
pleasure,
especially
at
any
mountainous spot silhouetted with
houses at varying heights of the
mountain slopes, to see the swathes
of verdant beds of grass and flowerbearing trees and creepers wafting
scents of freshly blooming flowers
and inviting birds chirping all the
way.
V21
Verdant (adj)
Green with grass or

other lush
vegetation
V22
Victim
See C166
V23
Veiled remark
See I44
V24
Violation
V25
Vocabulary
Diction
See E11; See I67

Body of words used
in a particular
language; Body of
words known to an
individual
244
One
must
always
be
in
communication
with
ones
dictionary, preferably the latest, so
that ones vocabulary is not marked
by stagnation and poverty of diction
in the use of words during
conversation or in writing.
Communication will always be
effective and impressive if it is fresh
and fragrant like a flowing water of a
river; and this can happen only when
ones vocabulary is not stagnant or
stale for want of refills of improved
words or idioms.
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
W1
Whim (At a -)
Will (At-)
A sudden desire or
change of mind;
Under a sudden
change of mind
While discussing the production

policy and the government hurdles
like taxation coming in the way, the
Managing
Director
suddenly
switched over at a whim to human
relations and staff welfare.
W2
Wrong end (Get

the of the stick)
W3
Windfall
Misunderstand
something
See M5; See W55
Unexpected piece of
good fortune
I was in a serious predicament at the

hospital to pay the huge medical bill
for my unexpected hospitalization
last month, when I received a call
today from my old friend announcing
his arrival here tomorrow to repay
his debt to me, which I consider is a
windfall sent by God to help me out
of my present crisis.
W4
Windfall tax
Tax on expectedly
large fortune.
Even after paying
the wind fall tax to
government, there is
enough left for you
to save the amount
in a bank and draw
the interest for your
living.
W5
Whole hog (Go

the)
Do a thing
thoroughly; Do the
job in its entirety
The doctor went the whole hog

examining the patient for the
possible source of this dreadful
infection.
W6
Wild Card
1. A playing card that

can have any value
or suit or other
property at the
discretion of the
player holding it.
2. A player or team
enjoying the
opportunity to enter
a sporting
competition without
taking part in any
prior qualifying
matches or events
for official ranking
By virtue of his uncanny strokes

and
strategy
that
claimed
unprecedented success for the team,
Rajender became a wild card for the
State in a matter of six months in
cricket.
245
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

This man of moods is tranquil and
responsive as long as he is not
rubbed on the wrong side. But once
he is rubbed, he becomes a wild cat
and breaks all restraints of
behaviour.
The Oil and Gas Commission has
been unexpectedly successful in
sinking a wild cat in this region
during its exploration of oil in the
State.
W7
Wild cat
A hot-tempered,
ferocious person;
An exploratory oil
well (for
petroleum); A
sudden strike;
Commercially
unsound or risky
W8
Wince (v)
See F13
Make an
involuntary twisted
expression on the
face expressing
distress or pain
W9
Withdraw
(through fear)
See F13
W10
Wanderlust
A strong desire to
travel
Histories of the great cultures of the

world, and even empires, owe it to the
strong and insatiable wonderlust of
well-known travellers such as Vascode-Gama, Columbus and others for the
establishment of international relations
and cultural, educational trade and
social exchanges among nations of the
west and the east today.
W11
Wings (Under
the)
Protection. Security
See U6
When Vibheeshana, rejected by his

elder brother Ravana, came over to
Rama
seeking
asylum,
Rama
magnanimously took him under the
wings.
W12
Welter (n)
Garble (-d)
Roll
(Agitation)
A confused mass; A
disorderly mass of a
large number of
items; A blabber of
words making no
sense whatever; A
message sent to
confound and
mislead; Disorderly
move
A long coded message is a welter

unintelligible mass of symbols and
letters; but the same is a vital
communication to the sender and
receiver.
W13
Wayward
Perverse; self-willed an
unpredictable; See P50
246
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
W14
Water (under the

bridge)
Nothing new to take

special notice of;
Something that has
already been
happening and so
cannot be controlled
Infiltration of foreign elements

through a border which is porous and is
not under effective surveillance, is
water under the bridge.
W15
Water (Much
water has flowed
under the bridge)
A long time has

elapsed, during
which a lot of things
have happened and
the status of any
particular event has
also changed
I am returning to my native place after

nearly two decades, and I find my
familiar landmarks and sights have
changed. Indeed, much water has
flowed under the bridge.
W16
Wend (ones
way)
Go slowly,
draggingly
(Nearly the same as wind ones way)
W17
Wind (Ones
way)
Move oscillatingly
(Nearly the same as wend ones way)
W18
Whisker
By a narrow margin
The pedestrian, who was past seventyfive, escaped being knocked down by
an auto by a whisker yesterday.
W19
Wings (In the-)
Ready for use or

action at the
appropriate time
On receipt of the distress signal, the

staff of the airport where the plane with
the technical snag as reported was to
make an emergency landing, were in
the wings with all emergency
requirements ready to attend the plane
to avert any further crisis to the aircraft
or its passengers.
W20
Wings (In the )

audience
In the sidelines,
The director and the supporting staff
apart from the main are seated in the wings of the
view of the audience auditorium ready with the necessary
accoutrement required at the eleventh
hour under emergency conditions of
the play being staged, in order to avoid
any embarrassment to the audience.
W21
Weight (Throw
ones behind)
Give full support to
W22
Wine bibber
See S108 (Drunkard)
247
The outrage of modesty against the

woman was getting loud and viral; many
institutions supporting human causes rose
to throw their weight behind the crying
need to put down the spiral of violence
against girls and women, particularly in
public transports and poorly lit streets, and
to impose deterrent punishment to the
perpetrators, including death.
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
W23
Warm (up to)
Become more
interested in or
enthusiastic about
When the Association of the flatowners made a proposal to organize a

pleasure tour of southern Karnataka
during the coming Makarasankranti
festival, all the residents unanimously
warmed up to the proposal with
cheers.
W24
Weigh down
Be heavy and
cumbersome or
oppressive
Many farmers have been weighed

down by their enormous hardship, not
being able to repay their loans thanks
to the total failure of monsoon.
W25
Wind shear
Turbulence
Variation in wind
velocity at right
angles to the
direction of the
wind; Disorderly,
confused velocities
of the wind acting in
directions at low
altitude when the
plane is at reduced
altitudes, which can
cause air crashes.
A lot of research has gone, and is still

on, to combat wind shear which is one
of the challenges being faced by the
large aircraft
W26
Whammy (n)
Tragedy
Calamity
Catastrophe
Misfortune
An evil, unfortunate
event; A big blow;
An unexpected
calamity overtaking
the people, place or
region as if under
the spell of a curse
The police patrol contingent, with

well-trained rapid action force, had set
out to nab and arrest the anti-social
elements that had infiltrated the town;
but it was a sad plight that the venture
of the police party met with a gory
whammy, with none left alive in the
jeep that was tossed in the air by the
miscreants blasting a land mine.
W27
Well and truly

(adv)
Completely and
efficiently
The job of keeping law and order in

the beleaguered city was well and truly
carried out by the peace brigade
recently commissioned.
W28
Weather vane (n)

Weather cock
A revolving pointer
showing the
direction of the
wind; A weather
vane in the form of
a cockerel in line
with the wind
direction
Weather vanes and weathercocks are

to be seen from the idealists and
principled men, the former changing
with the mood and policy of the system
of governance in order to stay in tune
with the government in power.
W29
Weathercock
See W28
248
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning

The child mistakenly drank from the
glass and started writhing in pain after
drinking what he thought was milk.
W30
Writhe (v)
Twist or squirm in
pain; See S127
W31
Wickedness
Wits (To have
ones about)
See C32
To be alert
Have your wits about you. There are

cheats around looking out for unwary
customers carrying large sums of
money in their bags and suitcases.
W33
Wits (Be scared

out of ones-)
Be scared very
much
Driving through the forest, I was scared

out of my wits to see a lone elephant
W34
Wrinkle (v) & (n) A slight line or fold,

Fold (v) & (n) especially in the
face or skin, or in
Shrivelling
fabric; Contraction
of the skin through
loss of moisture
W35
Wood (for the

trees): Lose
To lose the wood for

the trees signifies
failure to see the main
issue or lose the main
point in the detail that
is provided in such
abundance as to
deflect focus from the
main issue
W36
War games
See L27
W37
Wall (with ones

back to the -)
Be in a desperate
situation; Be in an
un-friendly or
hostile environment
With all resources exhausted and

failed to assist my friend financially, he
began to feel that he was with his back
to the wall.
W38
Wall up against
the -)
Be in a desperate
situation; Be left
helpless; Be
confronted by hostile
and resistive forces
and circumstances
At the end of the investigations, the

accused were confirmed as convicts
and were up against the wall in their
case.
W39
Weak (and
immobile)
See I59
Weak and disabled by illness.
W40
Wet blanket
A person who
throws spanner into
the happiness and
peace of others on
one count or the
other (A KillPeace)
Unfortunately, there are countries

which prove a wet blanket by neither
keeping others peaceful nor being at
peace with themselves.
W32
249
I am unable to see the wood for the

trees in the performance report of your
assignment to the project, as there are
too many details given of relatively
minor accounts of work done or
problems faced.
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
W41
Weird
See E66
Strange and awful
The new employees behaviour is

somewhat weird in the office
W42
Whimsical
Capricious
Fickle
Mercurial
Fluctuating in
moods or behaviour;
Fanciful; See W1;
F99
Some leaders are plainly whimsical

when their information or knowledge
about certain systems or their
behaviour
is
unauthentic
and
speculative and not coming from their
own personal experience.
W43
Waft (v)
Emanate; issue out;

Pass gently or easily
through the air
The sweet and tantalizing aroma of

the sweet you are preparing wafts
through the entire length and breadth of
the house.
As I was taking a walk along the bank
of the river in the early morning, sweet
strains of music wafted in the air from
the temple on the rock not far from the
river.
W44
War-like
Bellicose. See B105
W45
War-mongering
W46
Whiff (n)
See B105
Faint smell; A trace
of something
sinister to happen
W47
Whiff (v)
Get a brief smell
Something has gone wrong. We

whiff something catastrophic to happen
by reading the foreboding lines on the
masters forehead.
W48
Woebegone (adj)
Sad or miserable in
appearance
When my daughter returned from her

examination centre heavy of heart and
woebegone in her face that she had
performed poorly in mathematics, I sensed
her anguish and comforted her not to be
sorely downcast but face the situation
boldly and prepare herself robustly for the
next examination with renewed hope and
confidence.
W49
Wrath (Earn
someone the or
displeasure)
Incur the
displeasure
The proposal of this Corporator to

institute an enquiry into the financial
transactions of the Minister in charge
has earned him the wrath of the
Government which eventually removed
him from his post.
250
This area of the city, I am able to

perceive, is in ferment; a whiff of
sectarian strife seems to be gripping the
normal life there.
Sl. No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
W50
Wall in (v)
Confine in; Seal in;
The fruit packed in the wooden box is

walled in by air-cushioned, buttonholed plastic packing, so that the
contents inside do not get spoilt.
W51
Wistful
Earnest from a feeling

of desire; Anxiously
thoughtful from the
absence or want of
something; Longingly
expectant
Having learnt from media reports that

their close relatives were hijacked who
were travelling by this airliner, the anxious
relatives at the other end were wistful and
were full of prayers for the safe and
unharmed return of their kinsmen.
W52
Walk (the talk)
Act in accordance
with what is set
verbally; apply what
one is preaching for;
double words by
action; Implement
what has been
decided to act; See
T86
The proof of good governance of any

state is to examine and assess how
much of the promises held out before
the elections has walked the talk
W53
Walk (away)
Steal; Receive an
award or
recognition for
some achievement
of significance
My sister, during her school days, was

always a cynosure walking away with
medals, cups and other trophies for
outstanding performance in her studies
and extra-curricular activities.
W54
Work (ones
fingers to the bone)
Work very hard; See When the project was assigned to me

B112
by the Professor, I knew how difficult
the job was, but I took it, and worked
my fingers to the bone to complete it,
consulting my own literary sources and
seeking help from the library resources
as well.
W55
Wrong foot (to be

caught on the -)
To be exposed or
shown up of the
error or mistake or
lapse that has
happened; See W2
When the police detained Richards for

interrogation, they realized they were
caught on the wrong foot by calling
him instead of Raman by mistaken
identity.
W56
Wheedle (v)
Employ endearment
or flattery to
persuade someone
to do something;
See B114
Viswamitra initially
sage Vasishtha to part
cow, Kamadhenu, in
amount of treasures
prepared to offer him.
251
wheedled the
with his Divine
return for any
which he was
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
W57
Warp and weft

(warp and woof)
Warp and woof;

(Warp
Lengthwise: Weft
over warp, and inside
as well as over the
warp in
alternation)
The threads are so
interwoven one over
the other and
underneath as well as
over the thread in and
out, thus making a
piece of cloth or
carpet
(The expression Warp and weft, or

warp and woof. is idiomatic, meaning
the essential foundation or base of any
structure or organization; or the
underlying
structure
on
which
something is built, constituting a base
or foundation).
A strong mathematical base is warp
and woof of any technology requiring
design and calculation in engineering.
W58
What with
Because of
The whole school was off for the

students on both the days what with an
emergency meeting of the Board
Members with the senior faculty of the
school on the subject of revision of
syllabus for the senior classes of XI
and XII.
W59
Worldly
Belonging to this
earth; See E85
W60
Wasteful
Extravagant;
Ostentatious; See
P184
W61
Well-oiled
Operating smoothly
W62
Worn (out)
Exhausted; Fagged
out; See E60
W63
Whistleblower (ing)
One who alerts on

someone or some
group or organization
working against a
pursued policy of the
government or any
service organization
in the country; See
A61
Any government cannot afford to take

the warnings or secrets casually which
are passed on by the whistleblowers for
action by the government concerned.
W64
Walk (among)
Move amidst
After opening the fire, the terrorist

walked among the crowd nonchalantly
as if nothing had happened
252
The concept of oldage homes has picked

up well in our country, it being a welloiled social welfare activity particularly in
metropolitan cities like Bangalore where
the oldage homes have spread through the
length and breadth of the city.
W65
Woo (v)
Try to gain the love

of (a woman or a
girl): Seek the
support of, or the
custom of
In order to multiply your business

climate and improve rapport with your
clients, you may have to particularly
woo them by periodically offering
discounts or other attractions to them:
W66
Worst (v)
Get the better of;

Defeat
Valis accusation of Rama was that

the former was worsted in the battle
with Sugriva by Rama discharging his
fatal arrow by remaining hidden behind
trees and bushes, an act of cowardice
totally unbecoming of the royal family
of Raghus.
W67
Worst (comes to
the -)
The most serious or

unfvourable
situation arises
Worst coming to the worst, I am

prepared to resign and free myself from
the obligations of this office.
W68
Wild
Living or growing
in the natural
environment; Not
domesticated or
cultivated; Not
civilized;
Barbarous; Desolate
looking;
Uncontrolled;
Unrestrained;
Wanting to break
loose; Berserk; See
B134
Even a human child, left to grow

amidst wild animals in the forst,
becomes as uncivilised and brutal as
those animals.
W69
Walk (on egg

shells)
Be extremely
cautious about ones
words or actions
Knowing how edgy is my professor,

who is otherwise kind and paintstaking, I always take care to walk on
egg shells while talking to him and
avoid anything that would irritate.
W70
Wellspring
The place where a

spring comes out of
the ground
It is a mystique that every year, there

is the appearance of wellspring at
Talcauvery in the Coorg District on a
particular sacred day and at the same
place.
W71
Well head
Same as
wellspring; The
structure over the
well. See W70
W72
Warning bell
Sound alert about an

imminent danger or
catastrophe; See
B116
253
Sl.
No.
W73
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
W74
Wake-up call
Wannabe
(informal)
See W72; See B116

A person who tries
to be like someone
else or to fit in with
a particular group of
people.
W75
Will (At-)
As desired suddenly
See W1
254
But as the city police remain

unwavering in their resolve to keep it
this way (the curtains at liquor
vending outlets drop down in tandem
as restaurants do business for a halfhour more), the citys youth seek an
extension, a night life that a city, with a
wannabe world city ambition, rightly
deserves: Deccan Herald, 11/8/2013,
255
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Y1
Yeast
A microscopic
single celled fungus
capable of
converting sugar
into alcohol and
carbon dioxide; See
F40
Y2
Yuan
Basic monetary unit

of China; See R62
Y3
Yen
Basic monetary unit

of Japan
256
Sl.
No.
Main Word and

related words
Meaning
Z1
Zealot (-ry)
One with an
extreme attachment
to a cause or
ideology; See P53
Z2
Zero (in) on
Take aim at or focus

attention on
257
All efforts are presently on zeroing in

on the main accused in the bank
robbery case.

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A Mathematical genius, a Sanskrit scholar and a man of letters a rare

The author lives with his wife Leela in Bangalore.

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1. Concept Clusters: Introduction

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(Cluster under surrogate)

The following example illustrates the arrangement:

Main word and

Surrogate (n), (adj)

What is in place Abstracts,

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Concept Clusters for Vocabulary Build-up

INDEX TO INDEX SHEETS

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INDEX PAGES : NOTE

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ABANDON (v) (oneself to)

ABDUCT (-ion) (1)

ABOUT (What one is _____)

ABROGATE (v) (3)

A LMS (Seek) (4)

AGE-RELATED DISABILITIES (4)

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ANAESTHETISE (---SIA) (3)

ATTORNEY (Power of-)

ATTRIBUTE (to) (1)

ANTE (up the ---)

ASCENDANT (in the----)

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BACK (on the ---- of)

BACK (of beyond)

BACKFOOT (Be on the)

BACKFOOT (Go on the---)

BAFFLE (Bewilder) (2)

BID (for) (2)

BAIT (Rise to the ----)

BILL (v) (3)

BALANCED (and deliberate)

BILL (ed) for

BITE (a bitter pill)

BITE (the bullet)

BANNER (Under the ---)

BLANDISH (--MENT) (5)

BEG (the question)

BATON(Pass or hand over the--)

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BLOOD (WAS UP)

BLUFF (call ones----)

BRAVE (it out)

BODE / FORE BODE (8)

BONE (cut or pare something to

BONE (Have a bone to pick with

BOOTS (Die with---on)

BREATH (Take ones

BOOTS (Give one the ---)

BREATHE Down (ones

BOOTS (Heart in ones boots)

BREATHE FIRE (over

BREATHE (NEW LIFE

BREATHE (not a word)

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