401). Contours
Meaning: outline , shape, form.
Definition: an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.
Usage: She traced the contours of his face with her finger.
402). Anarchy
Meaning: rebellion, disorder, misrule, chaos, tumult, nihilism, mobocracy.
Definition: a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.
Usage: He must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy.
403). Convalesce
Meaning: recuperate, get better, recover, get well.
Definition: recover one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment.
Usage: He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.
404). Fragile
Meaning: breakable, brittle, frangible, flimsy, fine.
Definition: (of an object) easily broken or damaged.
Usage: Fragile items such as glass and china.
405). Dissuade
Meaning: discourage, deter, prevent, divert, sidetrack.
Definition: persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
Usage: His friends tried to dissuade him from flying.
406). Lurking
Meaning: skulk, loiter, hide, take cover.
Definition: be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.
Usage: A ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness.
407). Besmirch
Meaning: sully, tamish, blacken, stain, taint, smear, spoil, ruin.
Definition: damage (someone’s reputation).
Usage: He had besmirched the good name of his family.
408). Neophyte
Meaning: beginner, leamer, novice, newcomer, tyro, fledgling.
Definition: a person who is new to a subject or activity.
Usage: Four-day cooking classes are offered to neophytes and experts.
409). Austere
Meaning: severe, stern, strict, formal, stiff, dour, grim, cold.
Definition: severe or strict in manner or attitude.
Usage: He was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook.
410). Onus
Meaning: burden, responsibility, liability, obligation, duty, weight, load, charge, mantal.
Definition: something that is one‘s duty or responsibility.
Usage: The onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss.
411). Intrigue
Meaning: Interest, be of interest to, fascinate, attract, draw, lure, tempt.
Definition: arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.
Usage: I was intrigued by your question.
412). Nuance
Meaning: shade, gradation, degree, variation.
Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
Usage: He was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect.
413). Accord
Meaning: give, grant, tender, award, hand, yield.
Definition: give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).
Usage: The powers accorded to the head of state.
414). Titter
Meaning: giggle, snigger, tee-hee.
Definition: give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle.
Usage: Her stutter caused the children to Liar.
415). Cabal
Meaning: clique, faction, group, set, band, camp.
Definition: a secret political clique or faction.
Usage: A Lltxal of dissidents.
416). Pious
Meaning: devout, dedicated, reverent, holy, godly, faithful, dutiful, righteous.
Definition: devoutly religious.
Usage: A deeply pious woman.
417). Grotesque
Meaning: Malformed, deformed, distorted, twisted.
Definition: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Usage: A figure wearing a grotesque mask.
418). Entrench
Meaning: establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root, install.
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
Usage: Ageism is entrenched in our society.
419). Obscure
Meaning: unclear, unknown, hidden, doubtful, indetenninate.
Definition: not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Usage: His origins and parentage are obscure.
420). Harangue
Meaning: tirade, lecture, homily, rant, fulmination, broadside
Definition: a lengthy and aggressive speech.
Usage: They were subjected to a ten minute harangue by two border guards.
421). Perennial
Meaning: everlasting, perpetual, eternal, unending, never-ending, abiding, lasting.
Definition: lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
Usage: His perennial distrust of the media.
422). Abnegation
Meaning: rejection, refusal, abandonment, abdication, surrender, disavowal.
Definition: the action of renouncing or rejecting something.
Usage: Abnegation of political power.
423). Mortal
Meaning: deadly, physical, bodily, fleshly, corporal, earthly, fatal, killing.
Definition: (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.
Usage: All men are mortal.
424). Somnolent
Meaning: sleepy, drowsy, tired, heavy —eyed, groggy.
Definition: sleepy; drowsy.
Usage: a somnolent summer day.
425). Amicable
Meaning: friendly, cordial, civil, easy, easy-going.
Definition: characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
Usage: An amicable settlement of the dispute.
426). Befuddled
Meaning: confused, muddled, addled, dizzy, foggy, fuzzy.
Definition: cause to become unable to think clearly.
Usage: even in my befuddled state I could see that they meant trouble.
427). Callow
Meaning: immature, naive, green, untried.
Definition: (of a young person) inexperienced and immature.
Usage: Earnest and callow undergraduates.
428). Foment
Meaning: instigate, incite, provoke, excite, prompt, start, kindle.
Definition: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
Usage: They accused him of fomenting political unrest.
429). Sneer
Meaning: smirk, snicker, snigger.
Definition: a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
Usage: He acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer.
430). Pariah
Meaning: outcast, leper, reject, untouchable, undesirable.
Definition: an outcast.
Usage: They were treated as social pariahs.
431). Desist
Meaning: abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep.
Definition: stop doing something; cease or abstain.
Usage: Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage.
432). Inscribe
Meaning: crave, write, etch, cut, score, incise.
Definition: write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.
Usage: His name was inscribed on the new silver trophy.
433). Succumb
Meaning: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in.
Definition: fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
Usage: We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.
434). Mendacious
Meaning: lying, untruthful, dishonest, false, double- dealing, two-faced, perfidious.
Definition: not telling the truth; lying.
Usage: mendacious propaganda.
435). Querulous
Meaning: petulant, testy, touchy, waspish, prickly, crusty, cross, crabby.
Definition: complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner.
Usage: She became querulous and demanding.
436). Chaos
Meaning: disorder, disarray, confusion, bedlam, furore, babel.
Definition: complete disorder and confusion.
Usage: Snow caused M in the region.
437). Alienated
Meaning: estrange, turn away, isolate, detach, distance.
Definition: make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.
Usage: An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants.
438). Convalesce
Meaning: recuperate, get better, recover, get well.
Definition: recover one‘s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment.
Usage: He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.
439). Besmirch
Meaning: sully, tamish, blacken, stain, taint, smear, spoil, ruin.
Definition: damage (someone’s reputation).
Usage: He had besmirched the good name of his family.
440). Disgust
Meaning: revulsion, repugnance, aversion, distaste, loathing.
Definition: a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive.
Usage: The sight filled her with disgust.
441). Discrimination
Meaning: prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, partisanship,
Definition: the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds
of race, age, or sex.
Usage: Victims of racial discrimination.
442). Consciousness
Meaning: awareness, alertness, sentience, responsiveness, wwakefulness.
Definition: the state of being aware of and responsive to one‘s surroundings.
Usage: She failed to regain consciousness and died two days later.
443). Exaggerate
Meaning: overstate, overstress, overvalue, overestimate, magnify.
Definition: represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
Usage: She was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains.
444). Debilitate
Meaning: weakening, enervative, tiring, exhausting, devitalizing, draining..
Definition: make (someone) very weak and infirm.
Usage: He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset.
445). Decree
Meaning: order, edict, command, mandate, precept.
Definition: an official order that has the force of law.
Usage: The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly.
446). Introspection
Meaning: brooding, heart-searching, self-absorption.
Definition: the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.
Usage: Quiet introspection can be extremely valuable.
447). Peculiar
Meaning: strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, weird.
Definition: different to what is normal or expected; strange.
Usage: He gave her some very peculiar looks.
448). Denial
Meaning: contradiction, rebuttal, repudiation.
Definition: the action of denying something.
Usage: She shook her head in denial.
449). Probed
Meaning: examine, feel, prod, poke, check.
Definition: explore or examine (something), especially with the hands or an instrument.
Usage: Hands probed his body from top to bottom.
450). Engulf
Meaning: flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, inundate.
Definition: (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
Usage: The cafe was engulfed in flames.
451). Gallant
Meaning: brave, courageous, valiant, bold, plucky, daring, fearless.
Definition: (of a person or their behaviour) brave; heroic.
Usage: She had made gallant efforts to pull herself together.
452). Hoax
Meaning: practical, joke, joke, jest, prank, trick, jape.
Definition: a humorous or malicious deception.
Usage: The evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate ll.
453). Haggle
Meaning: barter, bargain, negotiate, quibble, wrangle.
Definition: dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.
Usage: The two sides are haggling over television rights.
454). Glut
Meaning: appoint, induct, install, invest, anoint, consecrate.
Definition: An excessively abundant supply of something.
Usage: there is a glut of cars on the market.
455). Firmament
Meaning: the sky, heaven, the blue.
Definition: the heavens or sky.
Usage: Thunder shakes the firmament.
456). Intrusive
Meaning: intruding, invasive, obtrusive, interrupting, trespassing, unwanted.
Definition: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.
Usage: That was an intrusive question.
457). Temporize
Meaning: equivocate, stall, delay, prevaricate, hesitate.
Definition: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
Usage: The opportunity was missed because the queen still temporized.
458). Lampoon
Meaning: saririze, mock, ridicule, rag, tease.
Definition: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
Usage: The actor was lampooned by the press.
459). Grapple
Meaning: wrestle, struggle, tussle.
Definition: engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
Usage: passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack.
460). Dawdle
Meaning: linger, dally, idle, waste time.
Definition: waste time; be slow.
Usage: she mustn‘t dawdle—she had to make the call now.
461). Rampage
Meaning: riot, tear, run amok, storm, charge.
Definition: (especially of a large group of people) move through a place in a violent and uncontrollable manner.
Usage: Several thousand demonstrators rampaged through the city.
462). Hostility
Meaning: antagonism, bitterness, malevolence, malice, rancor, venom, anger, hatred.
Definition: hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.
Usage: Their hostility to all outsiders.
463). Vacillate
Meaning: dither, teeter, temporize, hesitate, fluctuate.
Definition: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
Usage: I vacillated between teaching and joumalism.
464). Ordained
Meaning: appoint, induct, install, invest, anoint, consecrate.
Definition: make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.
Usage: He was ordained a minister before entering Parliament.
465). Provision
Meaning: supply, delivery, furnishing, allocation, distribution, presentation
Definition: The action of providing or supplying something for use.
Usage: New contracts for the provision of services.
466). Stipulation
Meaning: condition, precondition, provision, prerequisite, specification
Definition: a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement
Usage: They donated their collection of prints with the stipulation that they never be publicly exhibited.
467). Mausoleum
Meaning: tomb, sepulcher, crypt, vault, catacomb.
Definition: a stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs.
Usage: The cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum.
468). Entrench
Meaning: establish, settle, lodge, set, root, install, plant, embed, anchor, seat.
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
Usage: Ageism is entrenched in our society.
469). Deception
Meaning: deceit, duplicity, fraud, guile, pretence, artifice.
Definition: the action of deceiving someone.
Usage: Obtaining property by deception.
470). Astounding
Meaning: amazing, astonishing, shocking, surprising, stunning
Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable.
Usage: The summit offers astounding views.
471). Trepidation
Meaning: fear, apprehension, dread, agitation, dismay , alann.
Definition: a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.
Usage: The men set off in fear and trepidation.
472). Certainty
Meaning: Confidence, certitude, fact, truth, validity.
Definition: firm conviction that something is the case.
Usage: She knew with absolute certainty that they were dead.
473). Scandalising
Meaning: shock, appal, outrage, revolt, repel, sicken.
Definition: shock or horrify (someone) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality.
Usage: Their lack of manners scandalized their hosts.
474). Stringent
Meaning: Strict, firm, rigid, severe, harsh, tight, exacting, demanding, stiff.
Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution.
475). Strained
Meaning: austere, abstinent, Spartan, monastic, simple.
Definition: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for
religious reasons.
Usage: an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour.
476). Entrench
Meaning: establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root, install, plant.
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
Usage: Ageism is entrenched in our society.
477). Impair
Meaning: damage, harm, diminish, reduce, weaken, lessen, blunt, impede, disable.
Definition: weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function).
Usage: a noisy job could permanently imupair their hearing.
478). Astounding
Meaning: amazing, astonishing, shocking, surprising, striking.
Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable.
Usage: The summit offers astounding views.
479). Contemplate
Meaning: look at, view, regard, examine, inspect, observe, survey, study.
Definition: look thoughtfully for a long time at.
Usage: He contemplated his image in the mirrors.
480). Stupefy
Meaning: stun, daze, knock out, benumb, numb.
Definition: make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.
Usage: The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her.
481). Erratic
Meaning: unpredictable, variable, inconstant, uncertain, unstable.
Definition: not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
Usage: Her breathing was erratic.
482). Prominent
Meaning: important, well known, leading, eminent, pre-eminent, noted, public, foremost, famed, big, top,
great, chief, main.
Definition: important; famous.
Usage: She was a prominent member of the city council.
483). Instincts
Meaning: inclination, drive, compulsion, need.
Definition: a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking.
Usage: They retain their old authoritarian instincts.
484). Prerequisites
Meaning: precondition, condition, essential, requirement, imperative, basic.
Definition: a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
Usage: sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses.
485). Strained
Meaning: drawn, careworn, wom, pinched, tried, weary
Definition: truthful and straightforward; frank
Usage: J ean‘s pale, strained face
486). Spout
Meaning: nozzle, lip, rose
Definition: a tube or lip projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured.
Usage: A teapot with a chipped spoit
487). Disown
Meaning: reject, cast off, cast aside, abandon, repudiate, renounce, deny.
Definition: refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection With.
Usage: Lovell’s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage.
488). Speculation
Meaning: conjecture, supposition, guesswork.
Definition: the forming of a theory or conjecture Without firm evidence.
Usage: There has been widespread speculation that he plans to quit.
489). Fragile
Meaning: breakable, brittle, frangible, flimsy, delicate, fine.
Definition: (of an object) easily broken or damaged.
Usage: Fragile items such as glass and china.
490). Articulate
Meaning: fluent, eloquent, effective, persuasive, lucid, vocal.
Definition: having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
Usage: She was not very articulate.
491). Legitimate
Meaning: legal, lawful, authorized, permitted, permissible, allowable.
Definition: confonning to the law or to rules.
Usage: His claims to legitimate authority.
492). Snazzy
Meaning: stylish, smart, attractive, lovely, gorgeous, stunning.
Definition: stylish and attractive.
Usage: snazzy little silk dresses.
493). Sophisticated
Meaning: Undemeath, below, further down, lower down.
Definition: having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and
culture.
Usage: a chic, sophisticated Woman.
494). Arbitrations
Meaning: adjudication, meditation, negotiation, intervention, interposition.
Definition: The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute.
Usage: Tayside Regional Council called for arbitration to settle the dispute.
495). Candid
Meaning: frank, outspoken, forthright, open, honest, truthful, direct, bluff.
Definition: truthfiil and straightforward; frank.
Usage: His responses were remarkably candid.
496). Bicker
Meaning: Squabble, argue.
Definition: argue about petty and trivial matters.
Usage: couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce.
497). Fluctuate
Meaning: vary, differ, shift, change, alter, waver, swing, altemate.
Definition: rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.
Usage: Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year.
498). Cogent
Meaning: convincing, compelling, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, weighty.
Definition: (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
Usage: They put forward cogent arguments for British membership.
499). Narrative
Meaning: account, story, tale, history, description, record, portrayal, report, rehearsal, recital.
Definition: a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
Usage: A gripping narrative.
500). Plagues
Meaning: afflict, bedevil, torture, torment, trouble, beset, dog.
Definition: cause continual trouble or distress to.
Usage: He has been plagued by ill health.
