Adjure (Verb):
Meaning: Formal exertion on someone to do something.
Sentence: The doctor adjured his patient to concur for heart surgery.
Badinage (Noun):
Meaning: Witty conversation.
Sentence: We had badinage last night.
Carp (Verb):
Meaning: Complaint continually.
Sentence: Our neighbors keep carping about poor facilities in our county.
Dogmatic (Adjective):
Meaning: Thrusting one’s opinion or beliefs while reluctant to accept those of others.
Sentence: The leader seems quite dogmatic.
Effete (Adjective):
Meaning: No longer effective.
Sentence: The chamber is currently exhausted.
Fulminate (Noun):
Meaning: Protest strongly against something.
Sentence: There is always some fulmination to new rules.
Gofer (Noun):
Meaning: Person who runs errands.
Sentence: I am hunting for a gofer.
Hark (Verb):
Meaning: Remind something from the past.
Sentence: She was harking back to childhood upon seeing her school.
Ineffable (Adjective):
Meaning: Too sacred to be spoken.
Sentence: Sculptures of temple deities are impossible to be described in words.
Jink (Verb):
Meaning: Sudden quick change of direction.
Sentence: The pilot jinked the plane for an emergency landing.
Knoll (Noun):
Meaning: Small hill or mound.
Sentence: The resort is ideally located amidst knolls.
Languish (Verb):
Meaning: Be kept in an undesirable place or situation.
Sentence: He was languishing in jail.
Mettle (Noun):
Meaning: Spirit or strength during difficulty.
Sentence: One must try to practice mettle in crisis.
Nimble (Verb):
Meaning: Quick or agile in movement.
Sentence: The dwarf nimble easily through the crowd.
Oppugn (Verb):
Meaning: Question the truth or validity of something.
Sentence: Youngsters often oppugn superstitions.
Plenary (Adjective):
Meaning: Full; absolute.
Sentence: The minister has plenary powers over the state.
Quaff (Verb):
Meaning: Drink something heartily.
Sentence: The kitten quaffed its plate of milk.
Rectitude (Noun):
Meaning: Morally correct behavior.
Sentence: All always appreciate honesty.
Sartorial (Noun):
Meaning: Relating to clothes or a person’s style of dress.
Sentence: Their sartorial has been imitated around the world.
Terse (Adjective):
Meaning: Using few words or abrupt.
Sentence: It was a brief and ambiguous statement.
Uncanny (Adjective):
Meaning: Strange or mysterious.
Sentence: The portrait’s appearance was uncanny.
Vestal (Adjective):
Meaning: Chaste or pure.
Sentence: A vestal ambiance can be experienced at the shrine.
Wreathe (Verb):
Meaning: Envelope or surround.
Sentence: The cops wreathed the crime site immediately.
Xenophobia (Noun):
Meaning: Fear of people from other countries.
Sentence: Xenophobia is not a good sign.
Yonder (Adjective):
Meaning: Referring to something far away.
Sentence: Consider the yonder side of any issue before deciding.
Zilch (Adjective):
Meaning: Nil.
Sentence: Environmental concern is zilch these days.
Bonus: 100 vocabulary words with meaning and sentence
word | meaning | Sentence |
abjure | Promise publically that you will give up | She will abjure his allegiance to the king. |
acumen | The ability to understand tings quickly and well | She has a good financial acumen |
antipathy | dislike | She has a big antipathy towards cats |
enervate | weaken or destroy strength | he was slow to recover from his disease, even a short walk to the window would enervate him |
fetid | unpleasant-smell | These cats are staying in fetid, dark sheds and barns |
gregarious | sociable | She is a very gregarious women |
mendacious | Dishonesty, lying | This is mendacious about his state. |
squatter | A person who is living in a building or land without permission or paying rent | Anita is squatting in this building for nearly 2 years |
squeaky | Making a short high sound | She has a very high squeaky voice |
truce | An agreement between opponents to stop fighting for a certain period of time | America and Iran called for truce |
organize | to arrange something in a proper way | Our marketing team will organize the upcoming Annual Sales Convention in Mumbai |
Expand | To increase the size or amount | Our company is planning to expand the business in India |
competitor | The person or business that competes against you | Over 500 competitors are there in this market |
Invoice | It is a bill showing quantity & price of good purchased. | Due date for the invoice in 9th Jan. |
consensus | agreed on by everyone on something | Still there is no consensus between them after huge argument |
Public relation | Make good relation with the public so to have better publics image | Giving goodies will be a good public relation move |
authorization | Giving legal approval to something | They are denied the authorization to start machine by officers |
delegate | Distribution of something to lower level | Manager is delegating some work in order become efficient |
After-sale services | Giving services to customers like maintenance, repairs after selling products to them | This company provide good after-sale services according to a survey |
clause | A statement in the contract | According to clause 4, nobody can talk in the office hours |
alacrity | eagerness | She is very alacrity to know about her results |
Feral | wild | He has a very feral thinking about life |
extol | praise | Her mother extol her for good results |
furtive | secrete | She is very furtive |
impertinent | Bold, forward | She is a very impertinent girl |
indolent | Incline towards works | She is very hardworking indolent |
inept | incompetent | She is inept for this job |
ailment | Sick, ill | She succumbed to her ailment |
assault | attack | She get assaulted by the gangster |
awful | Very bad or unpleasant | She is looking very awful in this dress |
attend | To be present at an event | We’d like as many as people attend |
conscious | aware of something | She is not conscious about |
overcome | To succeed, to defeat | She overcame the injury to win Olympics |
overdue | Not paid, that should have happened | A book like this is long overdue |
unforeseen | That you didn’t expect to happen | The project was running late due unforeseen circumstances |
despair | A state where hope is missing | Due to his illness, he becomes despair of living |
cargo | The goods which are being carried | The tanker began to spill its cargo of oil |
Criticize | To say something against | We were taught how to criticize poems |
Invert | To change the normal position of something | Place a plate over the cake and invert it. |
rebellion | Using violence, acting against | The people of china are rebellion against the govt. |
Rectify | To correct something | She rectify his speech to be delivered in front of the public |
spineless | Lack courage | He is a spineless man |
Recuperate | To recover | She recuperated from her injury very fast |
Migrate | Moving from one place to another | Workers are migrating to different states in search of work |
obese | fat | She is very obese nor she do any exercise to stay fit |
auspicious | Showing sign that something is likely to be successful in the future | An auspicious start to the new school year |
efficiency | Doing something with accuracy and without wasting time and money | I am impressed by her efficiency with which she handled the crises |
intangible | Cannot be seen, touched | Their goodwill is the biggest intangible asset |
cluster | A group of something | The doctors clustered anxiously around his bed |
abandon | Leaving alone | She abandoned her child after giving birth |
Destination | the place designated as the end | We have reached our destination |
scarcity | Shortage, inadequate | There is scarcity of water in rural areas |
stamina | Strength and energy | She has a great stamina in running |
tactic | A plan for a having a certain goal | They increase their sales with a tactic move of giving goodies |
bluff | Deceive someone or lying about your self | She is bluffing of her money |
decline | Rapid decrease in something | Share market is declining rapidly |
nightmare | Bad dream | She had a nightmare of ghost |
beneath | In or to a lower position of something | Her makeup hid signs of age beneath |
chase | To run after something | He chased after burglar but didn’t catch him |
milestone | A very important stage | She achieved the milestone of becoming a lawyer |
ambivalent | Uncertain, unable to decide | He is ambivalent as which course to choose |
cupidity | Greedy for wealth | This women is marrying for just because she is very cupid |
defunct | No longer in use | This paper cutting machine is defunct |
denigrate | Attack on someone’s goodwill | This women is denigrating king by making false claims |
instigate | To provoke | She is instigating him to murder her acquaintance |
Paradigm | Certain standards | Here are some paradigm to become a member of this club |
wanton | Immoral person | She is a very wanton person as she misbehaved in the party |
vitriolic | Bitter, harsh | She uses vitriolic language for everyone |
truculent | Very aggressive | He becomes truculent every moment. Everyone is afraid of him |
pariah | Who get rejected from home or some society | Alia get caught of stealing gold, in return she get pariah from her home and city |
participation | The act of taking part in something | She participated in dancing competition |
parting | Leaving | Mr& Mrs Mcbroom are parting their ways |
spurn | Reject, refuse | Sahil spurn mark’s invitation |
ache | pain | Sahil is having stomach ache since morning |
versatile | Able to do many different things | She is a designer of extraordinary versatility |
vibrant | Full of life and energy | Thailand is at its most vibrant during new year celebration |
Undo | To cancel the effect of something | It’s not too late to try and undo the damage |
vague | Not clear | This information is vague |
wry | Showing that you are both amused and annoyed | At least we got one vote, she said in a wry smile |
wuss | A person who is not strong or brave | Don’t be such a wuss |
wrath | Extreme angry | The wrath of god |
yonks | A long time | I haven’t seen you for yonks |
zap | To destroy or kill | The monster got zapped by a flying saucer |
priest | A person who is qualifies to do religious duties or ceremonies | The ordination of women priests |
prickle | To give an unpleasant feeling | Her eyes prickled with tears |
privilege | A special right or advantage | You can enjoy all the privileges of the club |
profane | Showing a lack of respect for god | She uses profane language |
progression | The process of developing from one stage to other | The rapid progression of a disease |
puffy | Looking swollen | Her eyes were puffy from crying |
puke | To vomit | The baby puked after eating |
pungent | Having a strong taste or smell | The pungent smell of burning rubber |
pun | The humorous use of a word | We’re banking on them lending us the money0 no pun intended |
puny | Small, weak, not impressive | They laughed at my puny efforts |
punter | A person who buys or uses a product | It’s important to keep the punters happy |
raging | Very strong, powerful | A raging thirst or apatite |
rapacious | Wanting more money or good than you need | The rapacity of landowners seeking greater profits |
rapture | A feeling of extreme happiness | The children gazed at her in rapture |
rebut | To ; prove that a statement is wrong | The accusations met with a company were rebutted |
crap | nonsense | She is full of crap |
dawdle | Take long time to do | They dawdled along by the river |