Wednesday, September 29, 2010

SAT (Even More Vocabulary V)

...thank your stars! it is the final part...(I am thanking mine ;-) )

  • Veracity (n) truthfulness. The veracity shown by the felon had him in the gallows, albeit with the hearts of the people who followed his trial.
  • Chronology (n) list of events according to time. A chronology of World War II.
  • Panegyric (n) extravagant praise delivered in formal speech. The infamous King tried to get in the good books of the people by paying skillful orators to deliver his panegyrics in public.
  • Reprobate (n/adj) somebody immoral. The reprobate agent sold his country off for a few million bucks. The reprobate loved flinging stones at the windows of the neighborhood.
  • Untoward (adj) improper or unfortunate. I am not responsible for any untoward incident.
  • Welter (n) jumble or confused conditions. The evening that started with stupendous narratives ended up in welter. Essential concerns were lost in a welter of detail.
  • Inchoate (adj) lacking structure,order or organizations, i.e, infant. An inchoate democracy after a long spell of dictatorship.
  • Disavow (v) to deny. The celebrity couple disavowed the news of their breakup.
  • Repugnant (adj) distasteful, repelling or offensive. She kept staring at me repugnantly. Smoking at public places is considered repugnant in many countries, thats why there is ban on itin most modern countries.
  • Taut (adj) tightly drawn; emotionally tense. Tightrope walkers must ensure that the stretch of rope they are walking on is fully taut; as a slight slack may cost them their life.
  • Cajole (v) to force someone to do a job by flattery. The mother cajoled her son into eating the food by assuring him that it will make him a superman. 
  • Discomfit (v) make someone confused or unsettled. The sudden arrival of the cops discomfited the burglars.
  • Bemuse (v) puzzled, bewildered. The sudden disappearance of his $10 bill left Jade bemused.
  • Accrete (v) to grow. We don't know whether the ring is formed by accreted material or the excreted one. The magnet accreted its mass by pulling steel and other attracted metals to itself. (I am unsure about this one)
  • Contumacious (adj) rebellious in a defiant way. A contumacious horse is a rider's nightmare,especially when it prances.
  • Fulsome (adj) disgusting or repulsive due to great amount of fawning. The pop star was embarrassed by the fulsome compliments of the anchor.
  • Hone (v) to improve or sharpen. Don Bradman, the legendary cricketer, famously honed his reflexes by playing a golf ball, off a tank at close propinquity, with a single wicket.
  • Motility (n) a spontaneous movement. Motility saved Jane from getting crushed underneath the speeding bus.
  • Neophyte (n) a beginner.  We call Counter Strike neophytes, n00bs (I know what you are thiking *knowing laugh* :D)...
  • Rivet (v) to firmly fix attention; hold gaze. I was riveted by the absorbing storyline of the film. Eyes riveted on the computer screen. [!] Don't confuse with riveting (fascinating); a riveting encounter.

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