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Thursday, July 24, 2008

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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