loath

feel intense disliking or disgust

ludicrous

laughable

moribund

dying or becoming obselete

onerous

oppressive

obstinate

stubborn

obfuscate

to confuse

transgress

infringe or go beyond the bounds of a moral principle or other established standards of behaviour

perjure

knowingly tell the untruth in law cout

verdant

green with grass or vegetation

expedient

serve to promote ones intrest

mavericks

1.An unorthodox or independent-minded person.
2.A person who refuses to conform to a particular party or group.

protagonist

The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

The main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation.

braved

Endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behavior) without showing fear: 

go under the knife

to submit to surgery; to have surgery done on oneself.

Whirlpool

A rapidly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents.

A turbulent situation from which it is hard to escape.

encumber

to hinder or impede

surmised

Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it: "he surmised that something must be wrong".

caprice

 A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
It is not human caprice, but a principle of public order, which controls property.

infalliable

incapable of erring

regicide

killing of a king

corpulent

fat , bulky

indolent

1. Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
2. (of a disease condition) Causing little or no pain.

Being a rather indolent person, that suits me just fine.

embroil

to involve someone or yourself in an argument.
Embroiled in a wild battle with simon woodside.
 

credulous

ready to believe even on uncertain evidences

Would he find one man so credulous as to believe him?

ebullition

The action of bubbling or boiling.
A sudden outburst of emotion or violence.

novelty

The quality of being new, original, or unusual.
A new or unfamiliar thing or experience.

discretion

The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.
The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation.

torpid

Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic: "we sat around in a torpid state".
(of an animal) Dormant, esp. during hibernation.

disposition

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.
An inclination or tendency.

procrastinate

        Delay or postpone action; put off doing something.

dissuade

        Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action: "his friends tried to dissuade him from flying".

ague

Malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering.
A fever or shivering fit.


when he heard all this, he turned as pale as if the missing man had been his own dear brother or father, and shivered and shook all over as if he had had a fit of the ague.

crony

close friend

ingenuous

 Innocent and unsuspecting.

 ingenuous face

levity

        Humor or frivolity, esp. the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.

This event—which I should be sorry to discuss in a tone of unsuitable levity—occurred in the summer of 18

enigma

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
A riddle or paradox.

menial

Not requiring much skill and lacking prestige: "menial factory jobs".

grappling

1. Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
2. Seize hold of (someone).

quell

Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force: "extra police were called to quell the disturbance".
Subdue or silence (someone): "Connor quelled him with a look".

recalcitrant

        Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority.

Recalcitrant party

retrench

(of a company, government, or individual) Reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.
Reduce or diminish (something).

fracas

A noisy disturbance or quarrel.

scurried

 Move hurriedly with short quick steps: "pedestrians scurried for cover".

congregation

A group of people assembled for religious worship.
A group of people regularly attending a particular place of worship

hone

sharpen

welly

        Power or vigor: "big voices with plenty of welly".

predicament

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

Resisting the urge to exclaim my unlikely predicament, I called from the table: 'I'm having a bit of trouble up here, Room 91. Could you lend a hand?'

rudimenatry

Involving or limited to basic principles.
Immature, undeveloped, or basic.

relish

great enjoyment

dilirium

An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders.
Wild excitement or ecstasy.

quivering

Tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.
(of a person, a part of their body, or their voice) Tremble with sudden strong emotion.

pensive

        Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

beguile

Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way: "every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine"; "a beguiling smile".
Trick (someone) into doing something.

beseech

        Ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat: "they beseeched him to stay".

consternation

        Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

obstinate

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
(of an unwelcome phenomenon or situation) Very difficult to change or overcome.

rapacious

Aggressively greedy or grasping: "rapacious landlords".

lorgnette

        A pair of glasses or opera glasses held by a long handle at one side.

diffidence

        lack of self-confidence.

jesting

Speak or act in a joking manner.

and there sprang up between them the light jesting conversation of people who are free and satisfied

coax

        Persuade (someone) gradually or by flattery to do something.

  He beckoned coaxingly to the Pomeranian, and when the dog came up to him he shook his finger at it.

beret

        A round flattish cap of felt or cloth.

pleasantries

A remark made in polite conversation.
A mild joke.

crescendo

        A gradual increase in loudness

scruffy

shabby , untidy , dirty 

anorak

        A waterproof jacket, typically with a hood, of a kind originally used in polar regions.

intermittent

        Occurring at irregular intervals; not steady: "there were overcast skies, intermittent rain, and heavy mists".

placate

Make (someone) less angry or hostile.

glinting

1. Give out or reflect small flashes of light: "her glasses were glinting".
2. (of a person's eyes) Shine with a particular emotion: "his eyes glinted angrily".

pruning

rim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, esp. to increase fruitfulness and growth.

lethargic

	Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic: "I felt tired and a little lethargic". Synonyms: sleepy - drowsy - torpid - lethargical

itinerant

	traveling from place to place

itinerant preacher

fervent

Having or displaying a passionate intensity.

reverent

Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect: "a reverent silence".

environs

The surrounding area or district.

fend

1. Look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others.
2. Defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker.

hustling

1. Force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction: "they hustled him into the back of a car".
2. Push roughly; jostle: "they were hissed and hustled as they went in".

sprawl

Sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way: "she lay sprawled on the bed".

destitution

a state without friends or money or prospects.

mutilated

1. Inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
2. Inflict serious damage on.

disheveled

disheveled: in disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"

complicit

Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.

she seemed complicit in his secret.

sporadic

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

sporadically populated

umbrage

1. Offense or annoyance: "she took umbrage at his remarks".
2. Shade or shadow, esp. as cast by trees.

whacko

nutter: a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad.

hanker

feel a strong desire to do something

eon

1. An indefinite and very long period of time, often a period exaggerated for humorous or rhetorical effect.
2. A unit of time equal to a billion years.

irk

irritate , annoy

damsel

a young unmarried woman

savant

learned person

demure

reserved , modest , shy

cogitate

Think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.

Think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.

connive

plot , conspire

conservatoire

school for teaching music

conjugal

relating to marriage

cognoscenti

people with knowledge in particular field

commiserate

Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.

confound

To confound means to confuse someone, defeat an enemy or foil a plan.

Confounding by indication.

concord

1. Agreement or harmony between people or groups.
2. A treaty.

She is also beloved of my housemates, and we all co-exist in a peaceful two-door 'd concord.

condescend

1. Show feelings of superiority; patronize.
2. Do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance.

They did not even condescend to talk to congress.

conduce

help to bring about
The method of revision did not conduce to uniformity of results.

conflagration

A conflagration or a blaze is an uncontrolled burning that threatens human life, animal life, health, or property.

confute

prove to be wrong

It was deeply satisfying to confute his argument, not just for the sake of being right, but because he is an arrogant, obnoxious fool.

congenial

1. (of a person) Pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own.
2. (of a thing) Pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste or inclination.

Congenial surroundings.

catechize

instruct by means of question and answer.

her roommates catechized her about every detail of her date with her new boyfriend.

clement

mild , merciful

Clement conditions.

circumvent

1. Find a way around (an obstacle).
2. Overcome (a difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way.

Use mobile device management software to ensure that users have not circumvented security measures or stored their password in a file on their device.

castigate

punish

casket

small case for jewels

celibacy

single unmarried

chalice

cup

chivalry

bravery and courtesy

charlatan

imposter , fraud

chum

close friend

clairvoyance

term is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses

transmute

change in form properties or nature

inanimate

Showing no sign of life; lifeless.

speculate

Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.

suffused

Gradually spread through or over:
 "her cheeks were suffused with color".

scoured

Clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent:

 he scoured the bathtub.

Squeal

If someone or something squeals, they make a long, high pitched sound.

Vagabond

A vagabond is someone who wanders from place to place and has no home or job.

Whimper

if someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying.

Prance

If someone prances around, they walk or move around with exaggerated movements, usually because they want people to look at them and admire them.

Avarice

Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions.

Impudent

if you describe someone as impudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do.

impudence.

Innocuous

something that is innocuous is not at all harmful or offensive.

Shudder

If you shudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold. 

Vacuous

if you describe a person or their comments as vacuous, you are critical of them because they lack intelligent thought or ideas.

Frivolity

if you refer to an activity as a frivolity, you think that is amusing and rather silly, rather than serious and sensible.

Benevolent

If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.

Precocious

A precocious child is very clever, mature or good at something, often in a way that you usually only expect to find in an adult.

Tiptoe

If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk.

tiptoes, tiptoeing, tiptoed.

If you do something in tiptoe or on tiptoes, you do it standing or walking on the front part of your foot, without putting heels on the ground.

Epigram

An epigram is a short saying or poem which expresses an idea in a very clever and amusing way.

Boisterous

Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy.

Boisterously.

Qualm

If you have no qualms about something, you are not worried that it may be wrong in some way.

Nuance

 A nuance is a small difference in sound, feeling, appearance, or meaning.

Attuned

If you are attuned to something, you can understand and appreciate it.

If your ears are attuned to a sound, you can hear it and recognize it quickly.

Furlong

It is a unit of length that is equal to 201.2 metres

Hoarse

If your voice is hoarse or if you are hoarse, your voice sounds rough and unclear, for example because your throat is sore.

Vermillion

It is uses to describe things that are bright red in color.

Compel

If a situation, a rule or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.

If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.

Fret

if you fret about something, you worry about it.

The frets on a musical instrument such as guitar are the raised lines across its neck.

Dusky

it means rather dark.

a dusky color is soft rather than bright.

Dusk is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark.

Wry

If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing.

Cane

is used to refer to the punishment of being hit with a cane.

calaboose

prison

cajole

Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

he cajoled her into selling the house

calumny

The making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; slander.

Such calumnies are easy to utter but hard to refute in a foreign country.

callow

Inexperienced and immature.

Callow youth with a singular vision?

conspicuous

1. Standing out so as to be clearly visible.
2. Attracting notice or attention.

impede

hinder , delay or prevent

Impede the functioning of the single european market.

deluge

massive flood

Rain plops are now falling, quickly followed by a deluge, all fresh clothes and dry shoes are soaked.

ramify

Form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.

This is an illustration of the far-reaching ramifications of the new cartel law.

Wriggle

if you wriggle or wriggle part of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example because you are uncomfortable.

Plump

You can describe someone or something as plump to indicate that they are rather fat or rounded.

Tremor

a small earthquake.

Hooligan

if you describe people, especially young people, as hooligans, you are critical of them because they behave in a noisy and violent way in a public place.

Fiasco

if you describe an event or attempt to do something  as a fiasco, you are emphasizing that it fails completely.

Haste

It is the quality of doing someone quickly, sometimes too quickly so that you are careless and make mistakes.

Deadlock

If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.

Meddlesome

If you describe a person as meddlesome, you are criticizing them because they try to influence or change things that do not concern them.

Besotted

If you are besotted with someone or something, you like them so much that you seem foolish or silly.

Tether

If you say that you are at the end of your tether, you meant hat you are so worried, tired and unhappy because of your problems that you cannot cope.

A tether is a rope or chain which is used to tie an animal to a post or fence so that it can only move around within a small area.

Assert

If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.

If you assert your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it.

The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.

Acutely

If you feel or notice acutely, you feel or notice it very strongly.

If a feeling or quality is acutely unpleasant, it is extremely unpleasant.

Sullen

Some one who is sullen is bad tempered and does not speak much.

The cook served her in sullen silence.

Doleful

A doleful expression manner, or voice is depressing and miserable.

Dolefully.

Nerium

An evergreen shrub or small plant. More commonly known as oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated Olive Olea.

Hibiscus

A hibiscus is a tropical bush that has large, brightly -colored bell shaped flowers.

Stride

If you stride somewhere, you walk there with quick, long steps.

He gave her the money and strode out.

Niggardly

If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something.

eg: a niggardly supply of hot water.

Lawless

Lawless actions break the law,especially in a wild and violent way.

Lawlessness.

A lawless place or time is one where people do not respect the law.

Eccentric

If you say that someone is eccentric, you mean that they behave in a strange way, and have habits or opinions that are different from those of most people.

eccentrically.

Helping

a helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a single serving.

instructing the cook to bring a second or a third helping.

Hover

To hover means to stay in the same position in the air without moving forwards or backwards. Many birds and insects can hover by moving their wings very quickly.

Savitri hovered between the cook and her husband.


If you hover, you stay in one place and move slightly in a nervous way, for example because you cannot decide what to do.

If you hover, you are in an uncertain situation or state of mind.

Mouthful

A mouthful of drink or food is the amount that you put or have in your mouth.

I don't know when I shall have a little decent food to eat. I slave all day in the office for this mouthful.

Deign

If you say that some one deigned to do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it.

Deigns,deigning, deigned.

Ramani did not deign to hear the question but asked, .....

Tumbler

is a drinking glass with straight sides.

Savitri gave him a tumbler of milk and saw him off.

Slink

If you slink somewhere, you move quietly because you do not want to be seen.

Babu dressed and slunk off to school.

Contemptuous

If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.

'All right, All right,' Ramani said contemptuously.

set up one's birse

to rouse the wrath of.
George has set up William's birse by going against him

between the cup and lip

- between the hope and reality.
There is many a slip between the cup and lip.

bill of fare

-menu card; list of food,dishes,etc.He told the bearer to bring the bill of fare before ordering the dinner.

to the best of my belief

-so far as i know.
To the best of my belief,he is a reasonable man. 

dutch bargin

- a bargain ending with drink.
In all bargains , drunkards prefer dutch bargain.

bashful

- shy, modest

He is rather bashful and refused to come out of his car for the photograph.

betroth

promise to marry.

Within 24 hours of anne boleyn's execution, jane seymour and henry viii were formally betrothed.

blatant

obvious.

Despite a pretty blatant title the film isn't constituted entirely by large amounts of violence.

bounty

gift.
Remember that nature's bounty can be found all year round.

brawl

noisy fight

Little italy owner eugenio gentile said police did not know what sparked the brawl.

A full scale drunken brawl was in progress, no doubt.

fresco

Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls, ceilings or any other type of flat surface

on one's beam-end

-in acute distress
You have to offer help when you find someone on beam-end

beat a retreat

- to retreat.
Before the advancing forces of the enemy , the patriots beat a hasty retreat.

Beau ideal

-ideal beauty
Truth should be the beau ideal of life and not money which is the beau ideal now-a-days.

to sound clear as bell

-to sound quiet clear and distinct
His love for you sounds clear as bell

bell the cat

-take the leading part in any hazardous job
Opposition wants to oust the Prime Minister but no body is ready to bell the cat

bemock the moon

- do a foolish thing
If you have lost the game, don't bemock the moon.

To run berserk

- to become frenzied or mad
Many men iin mumbai run berserk on account of hot and damped whether

Boorish

boorish behavior is rough, uneducated, and rude.

eg : their boorish rejection of the ageing movie star.

Viscose

a smooth artificial fabric

Lateral

lateral means relating to the sides of something, or moving in a sideways direction.

adv : laterally

eg : lateral movement of the bridge is between 4 to 6 inches.

Mediate

if someone mediates between two groups of people, or mediates an agreement between them, they try to settle an argument between them by talking to both groups and trying to find things that they can both agree to.

mediates/mediating/mediated

Hunch

if you hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though yo do not have any proof.

eg : I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.

if you hunch forward, you raise your shoulders, put your head down, and lean forwards, often because you are cold, ill, or unhappy.

eg: He got out his map of Yorkshire and hunched over to read the small print.

if you hunch your shoulders, you raise them and lean forwards slightly.

Naive

if you describe someone as naive, you think they lack experience and so expect things to be easy or people to be honest or kind.

adv : naively

Sleazy

if you describe a place as sleazy, you dislike it because it looks dirty and badly cared for, and not respectable.

if you describe something or someone as sleazy, you disapprove of them because you think they are not respectable and are rather disgusting.

Amicable

when people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarreling.

adv : amicably

Ensconce

establish or settle in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.


Insp : My desk is snugly ensconced in a front corner of the living room.

snugly

comfortably placed or sheltered, closely secured or well build.

Insp : My desk is snugly ensconced in a front corner of the living room.

Snuggle

If you snuggle somewhere, you settle yourself into a warm comfortable position, especially by moving closer to another person.

Jane snuggles up against his shoulder.

Fuss

it is an anxious or excited behavior which serves no useful purpose.

if you fuss you worry or behave in a nervous, anxious way about unimportant matters or rush around doing unnecessary things.

If you fuss over someone, you pay them a lot of attention and do things to make them happy or comfortable.

adumberate

outline , give indications of

a muck

run in murderous frenzy

amputate

cutoff (limb)

amble

move along easily and gently

affluent

wealthy having resources

adroit

skillful

adduce

offer as proof

adulation

flattery

ad lib

speak spontaneously

adieu

farewell

accursed/accurst

under a curse

absolve

pardon

abscond

leave secretly

abnegate

renounce

Ambrosia

-food of gods that conferred everlasting youth and beauty.
Modern food is no ambrosia.

gods ape

- born fool
-He is a God's ape.

Apple pie order

- in perfect order
In my house you will find everything in apple pie order

apple of sodom"/"dead sea apple

-a fruit described by ancient as fair to look uponbut turning to ashes when touched .
politics is an apple of sodom.
Fame is a dead sea apple.

Apple of discord

-any cause of envy and contention
Money is the greatest cause of apple of discord in families.

alpha and omega

-beginning and end
Truth is alpha and omega of  education

an air of absurdity

-an appearance of foolishness
He is always has an air of absurdity

agony column

 the column of newspaper dealing with deaths missing people etc. 
one day i found my friends name in agony column

to offer an affront to

-to insult .
Mohan offered an affront to his father

under the aegis of

 - under the patronage of .
A great function was held under the aegis of Government of India honour Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan .

ball at one's feet

- success in ones grasp
In the next general elections , no party will find ball at ones feet

bag of bones

- An emaciated being
when he died he was a bag of bones

back-number

- a person or thing out of date ; past the stage of usefulness
An aged man is a back number

at home in

-fully acquainted
He is at home in english

To dance attendance on

-to attend to convenience of
-The clerks dance attendance on superintendent

beatific vision

-a glimpse of glory of heaven
The picture of Lord Krishna is a beatific vision

beard a lion in it's own den

-to challenge a greater power on it's own soil
Challenging the might of Mughals , the Sikhs beard the lion in it's own den .

draw a bead on

- to take aim
The dacoit drew a bead on the policeman

baptism of blood

-martyrdom
Mahrani of Jhansi accepted the baptism of blood at the altar of freedom of india.

bang-up

-in the height of excellence of fashion
Every university boy is in bang up.

keep the ball rolling

-keep the things going
When a man dies , his family has to keep the ball rolling

Contingency

is something that might happen in future.

Plu : contengencies

A contingency plan is a plan that is intended to be used if a possible situation actually occurs.

Insp : Currently, the carrier is operating through a contingency plan under which a bare minimum number of flights are maintained by clubbing operations to various destinations in Europe and the US. 

Tweak

If you tweak something, especially part of someone's body,
you hold it between your finger and thumb and twist it,
or pull it.

to tweak a design or system, is to improve it by making
a slight change.

Insp : According to the airline official, bookings for international destinations will also be tweaked. 

Contour

general shape and outline of an object.

Pron : Kon-tour

On a map, it is a line joining points of equal height and indicating hills valleys and the steepness of slopes.

Insp : The policy, whose broad contours were announced previously, also seeks to ease mergers and acquisition rules in the sector to facilitate consolidation in the crowded market.

Paakad Tree / Ficus Tree

also called weeping fig, Benjamin's Fig.

Roots grow rapidly. Filters indoor air toxins (NASA).


Insp : see pic

Perrier

Brand of bottled mineral water made from a spring in France.
The spring is naturally carbonated. Comes in green teardrop shape bottle.

Very costly. Why not be ! Rs 350/litre

Pronunciation : pair-ee-AY

Insp : ITC Mughal Agra breakfast with Mr Metin W Seyhum and his wife.

Probe

If you probe into something, you ask or try to discover facts about it.
Its also a noun.
probes / probing / probed

It is also a long thin instrument that doctors and dentists examine parts of body.

E g : If PM is an honest man, he should be ready to face probe: Anna Hazare

Khumar

Trance / Hangover / Under extreme love and devotion of some one / Drunkenness

Khwaja Jee…
Talee Har Balaa, Hamari
(All my problems/crisis have been averted)
Chhaaya Hai Khumaar, Tera
(Your trance is all over me)

Insp : Khwaja Mere Khwaja, Jodha Akbar

Rashk

Envy

No matter how much be jealous of yourself Allah,
its just too less.

Insp : Khwaja Mere Khwaja, Jodha Akbar