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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Words Aug 30th

Ambivalence - lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
There was ambivalence regarding who will get recruited in the dream company

Cantankerous - bad tempered; quarrelsome
The violence oriented video games are making the young generation cantankerous

Derogatory - uncomplimentary
The Indian team received a derogatory reception after it failed to qualify for the semi-finals

Exemplify - to serve as a good example
The Ajanta-Ellora caves exemplify the artistic excellence of our predecessors

Impecunious - having no money
When on a tour a credit card saves us from an impecunious situation

Lucid - clear
Dinesh intentions became lucid when he denied to work

Omate - highly decorated
The Bindra's house was omate on the home coming of the national hero Abhinav Bindra

Precipice - steep slope
The car was doing fine until it encountered a precipice

Salubrious - health-giving
A decent market awaits salubrious fast-food

Truant - shirker; someone absent without permission
India's growth rate would double but for truant employees in the govt. sector

Friday, August 29, 2008

Words Aug 20-28

Ambiguous - unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways

Candor - frankness; openness

Deride - ridicule;make fun of; mock

Exemplary - Outstandingly good; setting a fine example

Impartial - unbiased; neutral

Loquacious - talkative

Ordain - 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest

Precinct - district of a city

Sallow - yellowish

Trivial - unimportant

Ambiguity - uncertainty; vagueness

Candid - frank; honest

Deprecate - criticize; denounce

Exegesis - scholarly explanation or interpretation

Immutable - unchanging; permanent

Longevity - long life

Opulent - wealthy;rich;magnificent

Precept - guiding principle

Salacious - lecherous; erotic

Trite - unoriginal;dull

Amass - accumulate

Callow - immature

Depravity - moral corruption

Execrable - very, very bad

Immoderate - excessive; extreme

Lofty - snooty; arrogant; haughty

Opaque - does not let light through

Precedent - a previous occurrence used as a guide

Sage - a wise person

Trinket - something of little value; knick-knack

Altruism - putting others first; being self-sacrificing

Caldron - huge cooking pot

Deplore - regret

Exulpate - free someone from blame; pardon; acquit

Illusory - deceptive; false; misleading

Lobbyist - person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause

Onus - burden

Precarious - unstable; risky

Sagacious - wise

Trepidation - fear

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Words 16th Aug - 19 Aug

Allay - to lessen
Keeping a servant allayed most of my mothers load

Byline - the line that tells you who wrote an article
It was the byline that gave away his identity

Demur - hesitate; refuse
We should never demur to seek an opportunity

Exacerbate - make worse
Heavy rains have only exacerbated the road conditions

Ignominious - shameful
Bilking is an ignominious thing to do

Liniment - soothing lotion
It was not until he applied a liniment did his toes stop itching

Omnipotent - all-powerful
Its not always that an omnipotent will win the election

Pragmatic - practical
The problem had many solutions but only Rajesh's solution was pragmatic

Ruse - trick; stratagem
The joker won many hearts by his clever ruses

Transgress - go astray; disobey; commit a sin
Many times when children are given freedom to take their own decisions they tend to transgress

Alleviate - make less severe
Its time to alleviate the effects of green house gases

Cacophony - make loud noises
The campers were terrified hearing cacophony

Denounce - condemn; speak out against
People always denounce the leader but never do a thing to improve the situation

Exasperated - frustrated; annoyed
The Indian team which was exasperated after the loss in the first test wore a completely different body language in the second test

Ignominy - shame

Lithe - flexible; supple
It was his lithe that helped him get through the interview

Omniscient - all-knowing
To become an omniscient one needs to do a lot of hard-work

Pragmatist - practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
In true sense Manmohan Singh is a pragmatist

Aloof - distant; detached; cold
It's difficult to stay aloof from relatives with advent of internet

Cajole - coax
The sales man sold around five of his products just by cajoling

Deplete - use up; lessen
The environment is depleting with every passing year

Exceptionable - very bad (something which we should object to )
The new laws that have been made by the department are exceptionable

Illuminate - to light up or make clear
The house was illuminated by scores of different lights

Livid - very angry
Suresh was quiet livid with Ramesh since he has returned from trip

Onerous - burdensome; hard to undertake
Kapil has completed the onerous job well in time

Preamble - introductory material
The preamble contained the gist of the book

Sacrosanct - very holy; inviolable
The idol he bought from Haridwar is sacrosanct for him.

Traverse - to move across
It became really hard to traverse a single step after traversing miles on foot

Friday, August 15, 2008

Words 15th August

Alibi - an excuse that shows someone as not at a crime scene

Buttress - strengthen; support

Delineation - demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining

Evacuate - vacate; empty; abandon

Idiosyncrasy - a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual

Libertarian - someone who opposes tyranny

Ominous - threatening

Potent - powerful; compelling; strong

Ruminate - think over something; ponder

Transcribe - copy

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Words 11th August

Alacrity - Eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
The new batch of students had a certain amount of alacrity.

Burgeon - grow; flourish; put forth new shoots
If due care is not taken of the kitchen garden weeds start burgeoning rapidly

Deleterious - harmful
It's certainly deleterious for us to be in a company of a person who is smoking

Euphemism - a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
Dinesh was quick with euphemism as soon as he realized that his statement had not been received in right spirit

Hypocritical - insincere
Low grades are a result of being hypocritical in lectures

Lethargic - tired; without energy
Long span of summer vacations has made Vinod lethargic

Ogle - stare at; observe in an obvious manner
The students were asked to ogle the building carefully

Postulate - hypothesize; propose
There are many postulates in science

Robust - strong; healthy; tough
The structure to be developed had to be robust as it had to tolerate a load of more than 20,000 vehicles at a time

Tractable - obedient; dutiful; polite
Sundar is tractable boy

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There are no posts for 9th and 10th august as Saturday and Sunday are revision days and subscribers receive old words.

Friday, August 8, 2008

words 8th august

Affable - friendly; social; easygoing

Bureaucracy - officialdom

Degradation - deprivation; poverty; debasement

Eulogy - praise

Hypochondriac - a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illness

Legion - in large numbers

Officious - domineering; intrusive; meddlesome

Posthumous - after death

Rigor - thoroughness

Totter - walk unsteadily

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Words 6th August

Advocate - support
Rita failed to advocate her ideas with proper statistics

Brusque - blunt; abrupt
Sameer's brusque remark annoyed Richa

Defoliate - cause leaves to fall off
Termite attack defoliated the Mango tree

Espouse - promote; take up; support
We need to espouse the campaign against the deadly AIDS

Hone - sharpen; increase; whet
Trisha honed her skills in C over the weekend to top the monthly exam

Lax - careless; not strict
Some rules were laxed citing low attendance in the NSS camps

Obviate - avoid; make unnecessary
We shouldn't obviate our family traditions under peer pressure

Poseur - someone who puts on an act
Ramesh is a good poseur

Riddled - full of (usually full of holes)
Its really difficult to drive on riddled Indian roads.

Torpid - inactive; lazy ; stagnant
Torpid members will be disqualified

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Monday, August 4, 2008

Words 4th August

Adulation - Strong admiration; worship

Bristle - to show irritation

Decoy - lure; trap; trick

Erratic - wandering; irregular

Histrionic - theatrical; exaggerated

Laud - praise

Obstreperous - noisy and boisterous

Portend - foretell

Retraction - withdrawal; cancellation of a statement

Titter - giggle quietly

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Words 3rd August

Adroit - skillful

Brevity - being brief

Decorum - dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]

Err - make a mistake

Largess - generosity

Obsolete - no longer valid

Pontificate - speak pompously or dogmatically

Reticent - restrained; holding something back;uncommunicative

Tirade - stream of verbal abuse

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Revision - The whole list till now

  1. Abhor - hate
  2. Bigot - narrow - minded; prejudiced person
  3. Counterfeit - fake; false
  4. Enfranchise - giving voting rights
  5. Hamper - obstruct; hinder
  6. Kindle - to start a fire
  7. Noxious - harmful; poisonous; lethal
  8. Placid - calm; peaceful
  9. Remuneration - payment for work done
  10. Talisman - lucky charm
  11. Abrasive - rough; coarse; harsh
  12. Bilk - cheat; defraud
  13. Covert - hidden; undercover
  14. Engender - cause
  15. Hangar- storage area (like garage) for a plane
  16. Knotty - complex; difficult to solve
  17. Nuance - something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
  18. Plagiarism - taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
  19. Renown - fame
  20. Tangent - going off the main subject
  21. Abasement - humiliation; degradation
  22. Billowing - swelling; fluttering; waving
  23. Cower - recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
  24. Enhance - improve;make better or clear
  25. Harangue - a noisy attacking speech
  26. Labyrinth - a maze
  27. Nullify - to counter; make unimportant
  28. Plaintiff - petitioner ( in court of law )
  29. Replete - full
  30. Tangible - can be touched
  31. Abrogate - cancel; deny; repeal
  32. Blasphemy - speech which offends religious sentiments
  33. Credible - believable
  34. Enigma - mystery
  35. Harbingers - bringers of warnings; indicators
  36. Labyrinthine - complicated; highly convoluted
  37. Nuzzle - cuddle; snuggle
  38. Plaudit - statement giving strong praise
  39. Reprehensible - shameful; very bad
  40. Tardy - slow; late; overdue; delayed
  41. absolution - forgiveness; pardon; release
  42. Blatant - obvious
  43. Creditable - praiseworthy
  44. Ensconce - establish firmly in a position
  45. Laceration - a cut
  46. Obdurate - stubborn
  47. Plausible - can be believed; reasonable
  48. Reprieve - a respite; postponement of a sentence
  49. Tawdry - of little value
  50. Abstain - desist; go without; withdraw
  51. Blighted - damaged; destroyed; ruined
  52. Credulous - gullible; ready to believe anything
  53. Enshroud - cover
  54. Haughtiness - arrogance; pride
  55. Lachrymose - tearful; sad
  56. Obfuscate - deliberately make something difficult to understand
  57. Plethora - an excess
  58. Repudiate - shun; eschew
  59. Tedium - boredom
  60. Abstemious - self denying; refraining from indulging
  61. Blithe - free-spirited; carefree
  62. Crepuscular - active at dawn and dusk
  63. Enunciation - clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
  64. Headstrong - stubborn; willful
  65. Lackluster - dull; monotonous; bland
  66. Objective - unbiased; not subjective
  67. Pliable - flexible; not stubborn
  68. Rescind - retract; repeal
  69. Temper - to moderate; soften
  70. Abstruse - difficult to understand; obscure

words 2nd august

Adamant - forceful; inflexible
The officer was adamant to penalize the guilty

Brawny - muscular
The stints at the gym resulted in a brawny body for him

Decathlon - an athletic competition with ten events
My friend won 6 Gold medals at the decathlon

Equivocate - speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
Advocates master to equivocate to save their guilty plaintiff

Hieroglyphics - 1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
Rajesh fails because of hieroglyphics

Larceny
- theft; robbery; stealing
Chander has many larceny reports registered against him

Obsession - a dominating concern
Deepak has developed obsession with his new car

Ponderous - weighty;slow and heavy
Bulldozer is a ponderous vehicle

Retention - preservation; withholding
Raju has a very powerful retention

Timorous - cowardly; fearful
Timorous people can never enjoy their lives to the fullest

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Friday, August 1, 2008

Words 1st August

Acuity - sharpness(mental or visual)
Rajendra saved many lives because of his acuity

Braggart - someone who boasts
Ramesh is nothing but a braggart

Debunking - exposing false claims or myths
It's really difficult to debunk as there is a lot of opposition from people

Epitomized - typified; characterized; personified
Sehwag has epitomized Tendulkar

Hidebound - rigid in opinions
Our HOD is hidebound, hence it's no use convincing him

Languish - decay; fade away; get weaker
After a month when I returned back home many beautiful plants had languished due to lack of care

Obsequious - servile; submissive
Sometimes the situation demands us to be obsequious

Polemical - causing debate or argument
Political remarks shouldn't be polemical

Restorative - a tonic
Amit is taking restorative to gain health

Thwart - prevent; frustrate
There is a need to develop a system to thwart repeated power failures

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Words on 31st july...

Acrophobia – fear of heights

Deepak has been diagnosed with acrophobia


Bourgeois – middle class

Bourgeois is growing at a decent pace all over the world


Debility – weakness; incapacity

Rudra still doesn’t accept his debility


Epistolary – concerned with letters; through correspondence

Though Dhirubhai didn’t talked to his parents over phone but he maintained a decent communication through epistolary


Hiatus – interruption; pause

The lecturer got irritated whenever there was a hiatus


Languid – tired; slow

Sameer was too languid that he slept on the sofa


Obscured – hidden; covered; buried

Lalita was surprised to find an obscured treasure in her kitchen garden.


Poised – calm; collected; self-possessed

Taurians are generally poised and placid by nature


Resplendent – shining; glowing

Her resplendent face conveyed how happy she was to get the job


Therapeutic – medicinal; curative

The tulsi herb has many therapeutic values

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Words on 29th july

Acrid - sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)

Boorish - ill-mannered

Cynical - believing that people act only out of selfish motives

Epistle - a letter (form of communication)

Heresy - against orthodox opinion

Lance - spear; spike; javelin

Obscure - difficult to understand; partially hidden

Poignant - deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions

Respite - a break; intermission

Terse - concise; to the point

Monday, July 28, 2008

Acquiesce - to agree; give in to
Ramesh finally acquiesced with the decision to go for picnic

Bombast - arrogant, pompous language
By using bombast we show our own shortcomings

Curtail - cut short
The program was curtailed due to heavy rain

Epicure - someone who appreciates good food and drink
Everyone likes to call an epicure to a party

Heed - listen to
Sita didn't pay heed to Laxman's advice and hence sufered

Lampoon - ridicule; spoof
Meet the Spartians is a lampoon of 300

Oblivious - totally unaware
Shena was oblivious about the wrong doings of his brother

Podium - raised platform
As there was no podium in the school, plays etc had to be performed as a street plays

Resonant - echoing
The encouraging words from the principal are still resonant in my ears

Tenuous - flimsy; not solid
We were given a tenuous thing to drink after lunch

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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Today's words

Accolade - tribute; honor; praise
The party was thrown to accolade the out-going Boss

Bolster - support; prop up
Rajeev enjoys full bolster of his friends

Cryptic - puzzling
The problem has a very cryptic solution

Ephemeral - short-lived
The effect of scolding is ephemeral on that naughty brat

Hedonist - a pleasure seeker
Rupinder is a hedonist

Lamentation - expression of regret or sorrow
One shouldn't lament having lost an opportunity instead start looking for another one

Obliterate - destroy; demolish; eradicate
The attempts made to obliterate our culture have proved to be futile

Plummet - fall suddenly and steeply
Plummet was the cause of his death

Resolution - determination
New year resolutions are seldom completed

Tentative - not certain
Yuganshu was tentative while answering his interview questions

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Today's Word list

Only the words for now

Abstruse
- difficult to understand; obscure

Blunderbuss - 1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person

Cringe - recoil; flinch; shy away

Envenom - to cause bitterness and bad feeling

Hedonism - self indulgence; pleasure-seeking

Laconic - using few words; brief; to the point

Oblique - indirect; slanting

Plumage - feathers of a bird

Resignation - acceptance of fate

Tenacious - stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

Friday, July 25, 2008

Today's Word List

Abstemious - Self denying; refraining from indulging
When Dishant got into a police case his friend was abstemious in helping him out

Blithe - free-spirited; carefree
Atul is a blithe person

Crepuscular - active at dawn and dusk
The sensors required for the automation of street lights require to be crepuscular

Enunciation - clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
For enunciation Raju has joined a English speaking course

Headstrong - stubborn; willful
To complete difficult tasks one needs to be headstrong

Lackluster - dull; monotonous; bland
Last year's freshers' party was a lackluster

Objective - unbiased; not subjective
The judging panel needs to have an objective outlook

Pliable - flexible; not stubborn
The competition had pliable rules, hence received criticism

Rescind - retract; repeal
There was no need to rescind the new rule

Temper - to moderate; soften
Ball tempering is a serious offense

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Meet The Personalities from NL

Me first - An Egoist

The height of conceit - An egotist

Let me help You - An altruist

Leave me alone - An introvert

Let's do it together - An extrovert

Neither extreme - An Ambivert

People are no damn good - A misanthrope

Women are no damn good - A misogynist

Don't want to marry - A misogamist

That the flesh is heir to - an Ascetic

Todays Word List

Lachrymose (adjective) - tearful; sad
The atmosphere in Gangu's house was lachrymose due to death of his grandfather

Obfuscate (verb) - deliberately make something difficult to understand
Since Ramesh didn't know anything in the viva he tried to obfuscate the teacher

Plethora (noun) - an excess
Due to plethora of cricket both the audience and cricketers are feeling tedium

Repudiate (verb) - shun; eschew; disown
Ram in fear of being caught by the income tax officers repudiated his brand new ferrari

Tedium (noun) - boredom
Due to plethora of cricket both the audience and cricketers are feeling tedium

TIME TO REVISE ....

  1. Abhor - hate
  2. Bigot - narrow-minded, prejudiced person
  3. Counterfeit - fake; false
  4. Enfranchise - give voting rights
  5. Hamper - hinder; obstruct
  6. Kindle - to start a fire
  7. Noxious - harmful; poisonous; lethal
  8. Placid - calm; peaceful
  9. Remuneration - payment for work done
  10. Abrasive - rough; coarse; harsh
  11. Bilk - cheat; defraud
  12. Covert - hidden; undercover
  13. Engender - cause
  14. Hangar - storage area ( like garage) for planes
  15. Knotty - complex; difficult to solve
  16. Plagiarism - taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
  17. Renown - fame
  18. Tangent - going off the main subject
  19. Abasement - humiliation; degradation
  20. Plaintiff - petitioner ( in court of law)
  21. Replete - full
  22. Tangible - can be touched
  23. Abrogate - cancel; deny; repeal
  24. Blasphemy - speech that offends religious sentiments
  25. Credible - believable
  26. Enigma - puzzle; mystery
  27. Reprehensible - shameful
  28. Tardy - slow; late; overdue; delayed
  29. Absolution - forgiveness; pardon; release
  30. Blatant - obvious
  31. Creditable - praiseworthy
  32. Ensconce - establish firmly in a position
  33. Laceration - a cut
  34. Obdurate - stubborn
  35. Plausible - believed; reasonable
  36. Reprieve - a respite;postponement of a sentence
  37. Tawdry - of little value; gaudy
  38. Abstain - desist; go without ; withdraw
  39. Blighted - damaged;destroyed; ruined
  40. Credulous - gullible;ready to believe anything
  41. Enshroud - cover
  42. Haughtiness - arrogance; pride

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The Missing Sentences...

Harangue - A haranguing speech given by the President changed the opinion of many board members.

Labyrinth - After Raghav left his parents, life has become a labyrinth for him.

Harbingers - Animals are an expert at reading the harbingers


Plaudit - It was a surprise for Sudha when her boss gave a plaudit for her in front of everyone


Abstain - Rajendra can't abstain his cap while travelling

Blighted - When Shantosh returned from America he found his house in a blighted state

Credulous - These days everyone takes advantage of a credulous person

Enshroud - The rain got so heavy that the pitch had to be enshroud with double covers

Haughtiness - Ravi lost his post because of his haughtiness

Todays words....

Abstain (verb) - desist; go without; withdraw

Blighted (verb) - damaged; destroyed; ruined

Credulous (adjective) - gullible; ready to believe anything

Enshroud (verb)- cover

Haughtiness (noun) - arrogance; pride

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Laceration - a cut
Since he didn't cared about laceration he has got infection

Obdurate - stubborn
Obdurate people are very difficult to handle

Plausible - can be believed; reasonable
Only Rajesh was able to give a plausible solution of the labyrinth

Reprieve - a respite; postponement of a sentence
In today's competitive world one cannot take a reprieve from work

Tawdry - of little value; gaudy
Misers take care of even tawdry things

Reprehensible (adjective)-shameful; very bad

Reprehensible deeds must be avoided at any cost


Tardy (adjective) -slow; late; overdue; delayed

Ramesh always suffers because of his tardiness(noun).


Absolution (noun) - forgiveness; pardon; release

There were not enough evidence to convict Dr. Talwar hence he was given absolution


Blatant (adjective)-obvious

The political leader was speaking a blatant lie


Creditable (adjective)-praiseworthy

The work done by Raju in the project is creditable


Ensconce (verb)-establish firmly in a position

The audience was asked to ensconce itself before PM arrived

Monday, July 21, 2008

Some more words for today...

Harangue (noun) - noisy, attacking speech (verb – guing)

Labyrinth (noun) - a maze (adjective labyrinthine)

Harbingers (noun) - indicators; bringers of warnings

Nuzzle (verb – ling) - cuddle; snuggle

Plaudit (noun) usually in plural - statement giving strong praise

Todays words..

Plaintiff - petitioner (in court of law)
Kapilesh is an experienced plaintiff, having experience of over 100 cases

Replete - full
Life is replete with mysteries

Tangible - can be touched
In today's world tangible assets are more important than non-tangible ones

Abrogate - cancel; deny; repeal
Due to thunderstorm school tracking trip was abrogated

Blasphemy - speech which offends religious sentiments
A blasphemy can kindle a riot

Credible - believable
The stories told by Ram were quite credible

Enigma - puzzle; mystery
It's an enigma how babies can recognise their parents

Sunday, July 20, 2008

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TODAYS WORDS + MAKE SENTENCES

Vocabulary for Standardized Tests

Knotty - complex; difficult to solve

Scientists always feel relaxed after solving a knotty problem

***WE CAN REMEMBER THIS WORD BY RHYMING IT WITH NAUGHTY***


Plagiarism-taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

Plagiarism has become a common thing in corporate world


Renown-fame

Bill Gates is a renowned figure world over


Tangent-going off the main subject

Ramesh's timely tangent remark cooled off the heated discussion


Abasement-humiliation; degradation

If you have committed a blinder be ready for abasement

Saturday, July 19, 2008

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TODAYS 5 WORDS + MAKE SENTENCES...

HERE ARE TODAYS 5 WORDS....

Abrasive - rough; coarse; harsh

The behavior of Ravi is quiet abrasive towards his neighbors.

Bilk - cheat;defraud

Raman's business partner bilked him and took over all his property

Covert - hidden; undercover

It's not covert that most policemen are corrupt

Engender - cause

Complacency was the engender behind the defeat of Indians in the Asia Cup Final

Hangar - storage area (like garage) for planes

The hangar is filling up with the old worn out MIG-27's

Friday, July 18, 2008

Make sentences ....

IT BECOMES ALL THE MORE EASIER TO LEARN A WORD IF WE MAKE A SENTENCE USING THE WORD....

SO HERE U GO SENTENCES USING TODAY'S WORDS

ABHOR - liitle children abhor going to school

BIGOT - there is little space for BIGOTS these days

COUNTERFEIT - internet has helped in establishing identities that are counterfeit

ENFRANCHISE - An Indian citizen is enfranchised only after he turns 18.

HAMPER - Distractions are the only obstacles that hamper our growth

KINDLE - the comment of my friend kindled the long forgotten fight

NOXIOUS - bad habits are not only noxious for the developer but also to those related to him

PLACID - Taurians are generally placid by nature

REMUNERATION - every laborer has the right to remuneration

Its just the begining ....

well we all learned ABC first and two, three, four letter words....

here too ...
we will first learn easier words and then proceed to difficult ones on a daily basis....

TODAYS WORD LIST

Abhor - hate

Bigot - narrow-minded, prejudiced person

Counterfeit - fake; false

Enfranchise - give voting rights

Hamper - hinder; obstruct

Kindle - to start a fire

Noxious - harmful; poisonous; lethal

Placid - calm; peaceful

Remuneration - payment for work done

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