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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

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