Word list 05
Group 1
| Anecdote |
a brief amusing story |
| Celerity |
speed |
| Dexterous |
skilful with hands |
| Extraneous |
irrelevant |
| Incoherent |
not clear |
| Maladroit |
clumsy; unskillful |
| Pallid |
pale |
| Presumptuous |
assuming too much; arrogant |
| Scrupulous |
careful; diligent; painstaking |
| Unequivocal |
clear; obvious |
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Group 2
| Animosity |
hatred; antagonism |
| Censorious |
disapproving; critical |
| Dichotomy |
a division into two parts |
| Extrapolate |
extend; predict on the basis of known data |
| Incongruous |
not fitting in; out of place |
| Malady |
illness |
| Palpable |
easily felt; easily perceived |
| Pretentious |
pompous; self-important |
| Scrutinize |
examine carefully |
| Unfetter |
set free |
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Group 3
| Annex (n) |
a building which is an addition to an existing building |
| Censure |
blame |
| Didactic |
intended to teach; instructive |
| Extrinsic |
irrelevant; on the outside |
| Inconsequential |
unimportant; insignificant; negligible |
| Malediction |
a curse |
| Panacea |
remedy for all ills |
| Prevaricate |
speak misleadingly and evasively |
| Scuttle |
sink |
| Unfrock |
to remove a priest from his position |
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Group 4
| Annex (v) |
take possession of; seize; capture |
| Cerebral |
intellectual |
| Diffident |
lacking confidence |
| Fallacious |
false |
| Inconspicuous |
not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable |
| Malefactor |
a wrong-doer |
| Paradigm |
1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things |
| Pristine |
unspoiled |
| Seminary |
an institution in which priests are trained |
| Unprecedented |
never having happened before |
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Group 5
| Anomaly |
something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity |
| Certitude |
certainty |
| Digress |
wander off the subject |
| Falter |
hesitate; waver |
| Indelible |
cannot be wiped out |
| Malinger |
deliberately avoid work; shirk |
| Paradox |
apparently contradictory statement |
| Proclivity |
tendency towards |
| Sensuous |
appealing to the senses |
| Unscathed |
unharmed; intact; without a scratch |
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Group 6
| Antagonism |
hostility; strong opposition |
| Charlatan |
trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have |
| Dike |
dam; embankment |
| Fanatical |
obsessive; fixated |
| Indifferent |
1. neutral; 2. not outstanding |
| Malingerer |
person who deliberately tries to avoid work |
| Paragon |
a perfect example |
| Procrastinate |
delay; put off |
| Sentinel |
guard; sentry |
| Unwitting |
not deliberate; unconscious |
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Group 7
| Antagonistic |
opposed; hostile; aggressive |
| Chary |
wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give |
| Dilatory |
slow; falling behind with one's work |
| Fanaticism |
passion; excessive devotion |
| Indigenous |
native to a particular area |
| Malleable |
flexible; can be shaped |
| Paramount |
of supreme importance |
| Prodigal |
wasteful; extravagant |
| Sequester |
isolate |
| Upbraid |
scold; tell off; reprimand |
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Group 8
| Antediluvian |
outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned |
| Chastises |
punishes |
| Dilemma |
puzzling situation |
| Fastidious |
overly particular; finicky |
| Indolence |
laziness |
| Mallet |
1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo |
| Parasite |
1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another |
| Prodigious |
very large |
| Serendipity |
fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery |
| Uproarious |
hilarious; hysterical; very funny |
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Group 9
| Anthology |
a book which is a collection of poems or stories |
| Chicanery |
trickery |
| Dilettante |
person who dabbles in a subject without serious study |
| Fatuous |
silly; foolish |
| Inductee |
novice; beginner |
| Manipulatable |
influencable; controllable |
| Parched |
dried up |
| Profane |
unholy |
| Serene |
calm; peaceful |
| Upshot |
outcome |
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Group 10
| Anthropocentrism |
putting man at the center of one's philosophy |
| Chimerical |
changeable; unstable |
| Diligent |
hard-working |
| Feasible |
possible and practicable |
| Indulgent |
pampering; satisfying desires |
| Marred |
damaged; spoiled |
| Pariah |
an outcast from society |
| Profanity |
swearing; cursing |
| Serrated |
jagged; saw-like |
| Urbane |
sophisticated; suave |
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