- Abhor - hate
- Bigot - narrow - minded; prejudiced person
- Counterfeit - fake; false
- Enfranchise - giving voting rights
- Hamper - obstruct; hinder
- Kindle - to start a fire
- Noxious - harmful; poisonous; lethal
- Placid - calm; peaceful
- Remuneration - payment for work done
- Talisman - lucky charm
- Abrasive - rough; coarse; harsh
- Bilk - cheat; defraud
- Covert - hidden; undercover
- Engender - cause
- Hangar- storage area (like garage) for a plane
- Knotty - complex; difficult to solve
- Nuance - something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
- Plagiarism - taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
- Renown - fame
- Tangent - going off the main subject
- Abasement - humiliation; degradation
- Billowing - swelling; fluttering; waving
- Cower - recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
- Enhance - improve;make better or clear
- Harangue - a noisy attacking speech
- Labyrinth - a maze
- Nullify - to counter; make unimportant
- Plaintiff - petitioner ( in court of law )
- Replete - full
- Tangible - can be touched
- Abrogate - cancel; deny; repeal
- Blasphemy - speech which offends religious sentiments
- Credible - believable
- Enigma - mystery
- Harbingers - bringers of warnings; indicators
- Labyrinthine - complicated; highly convoluted
- Nuzzle - cuddle; snuggle
- Plaudit - statement giving strong praise
- Reprehensible - shameful; very bad
- Tardy - slow; late; overdue; delayed
- absolution - forgiveness; pardon; release
- Blatant - obvious
- Creditable - praiseworthy
- Ensconce - establish firmly in a position
- Laceration - a cut
- Obdurate - stubborn
- Plausible - can be believed; reasonable
- Reprieve - a respite; postponement of a sentence
- Tawdry - of little value
- Abstain - desist; go without; withdraw
- Blighted - damaged; destroyed; ruined
- Credulous - gullible; ready to believe anything
- Enshroud - cover
- Haughtiness - arrogance; pride
- Lachrymose - tearful; sad
- Obfuscate - deliberately make something difficult to understand
- Plethora - an excess
- Repudiate - shun; eschew
- Tedium - boredom
- Abstemious - self denying; refraining from indulging
- Blithe - free-spirited; carefree
- Crepuscular - active at dawn and dusk
- Enunciation - clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
- Headstrong - stubborn; willful
- Lackluster - dull; monotonous; bland
- Objective - unbiased; not subjective
- Pliable - flexible; not stubborn
- Rescind - retract; repeal
- Temper - to moderate; soften
- Abstruse - difficult to understand; obscure
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
Revision - The whole list till now
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