Confusing words - Vocabulary 9

Implicate - Show some one to be involved in a crime.
                             Eg: The villagers implicated their chief in the recent dual murders.

Imprecate - utter a curse.
                            Eg: He often imprecates others for his miserable life.

Implicit - not directly expressed but implied.


Comprehensive - including all aspects, all inclusive, complete.
                               Eg: a comprehensive victory [victory achieved with a huge margin]
                                     a comprehensive study of American history.

Comprehensible - understandable.
                                Eg: This book is not at all a comprehensible for the laymen.

Portentous - Giving a sign or warning that something bad is going to happen.
                                 Eg: 2012 is considered as portentous year for humanity by many of the astrologists.

Ponderous - dull, boring, lifeless.
                                  Eg: fell asleep during the ponderous speech.
                                        Spectators left because of their ponderous game.

seamy - sordid, disrespectful.
                                  Eg: He was involved in a seamy corruption scandal
                                        You can see the seamy side of the city.

seemly(adj) - conforming the standards of conduct and good taste,                                            behaviour
                                  Eg:  Its is not seemly to observe him closely.
                                         His seemly behaviour made him a respectable person in his area.

Ingenuous - truthful, naive, innocent and unsuspecting
                                  Eg: People like to talk to him because of his ingenuousness.

Ingenious - clever, imaginative, innovative.
                                   Eg: He is an ingenious story teller.

Indigenous - native, local, aboriginal.
                                    Eg: They are the indigenous people of Siberia.

Implacable - unable to appease, soothe.
                                     Eg: The bullet injured caused him an implacable pain.

Impeccable - faultless, flawless, perfect.
                                      Eg: His manners is impeccable.
                                            Very few persons will be as impeccable as Rachael is.

Insolent - rude, arrogant, lack of respect.
                                      Eg: He is known for his insolent behaviour.

Insolvent - bankrupt, unable to pay one's debts.
                                        Eg: The company became insolvent.

Impasse(n) - dead-lock, situation without any progress, dead end, stalemate, check mate
                                         Eg: the political impasse.
                                                My promotion is in impasse

Passe - Out of date, no longer fashionable

Vocabulary - 8

Abhor - extreme dislike, detest.

              Eg: I abhor the way people treat women in this country.

Abominate - to feel great hatred, extreme dislike.

              Eg: Many abominated the idea of monarchy in the present scenario.
                    He abominates alcohol and stood as a classic example for many in his region.

loathe - to hate (someone or something) very much.

               Eg: They were rivals who truly loathed each other.

Execrate - to dislike and criticize someone or something very strongly, deserving strong dislike

                Eg: One should execrate slaughtering animals and the people who support it.

Aversion - a strong dislike and disinclination.

                Eg: I have a deep-rooted aversion to the sight of blood shed.
                      She has an enduring aversion to pets mainly dogs.

Repugnance - intense dislike and disgust.

                 Eg: There was an arousing repugnance against the govt. for the governor's implausible statements.

Revulsion - very strong feeling of dislike, disgust and utter distaste.

                 Eg: The publication of autopsy photos promoted expressions of outrage and revulsion.

antipathy - settled aversion or dislike.

                 Eg: Cruelty to animals is one of my most deeply felt antipathies.

Vocabulary - 7

Accommodate - provide sufficient space for. [this word comes from the word commodious]

Commodious - having enough space
               Eg : My house is very commodious.

Synonyms :

Capacious: Having a lot of space.
                Eg : She rummaged in her capacious hand bag for her hanky.

Roomy : spacious, plenty of space.
                 Eg : This building is roomy and well planned.

Accomplice - A person part of a crime
                  Eg : He is one of the accomplices in this case.
                        [Accomplice comes from the word complicity]

- group of persons coming / planning together to do something negative (crime).

synonyms :

Connive - conspire to do something immoral / unlawful
Connivance [noun]

Scheme [verb] - making some devious plan to do some crime.

Plotting - planning to do something negative.

Collusion - secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others.
Collude [verb]

Collude sounds similar to collide 

Collide - to hit / bang some object.

Accomplice sounds similar to Accomplish

Accomplish - to achieve something.
                   Eg : He is an accomplished ballet dancer.
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Accord -
Accordance [noun]  - to be in agreement with something.

Eg : I am in accord with this procedure.
        In accordance with the laws of this country we cannot do this here.

Accost - [This word is used in negative manner]
            - come face to face angrily and demand, address boldly and aggressively.
             Eg : Reporters accosted him in the street.

[so here when some one comes face to face angrily and demands us then we say say, "he accosted me", but when he comes and have a face - face friendly chat, then we say, "I had a Tete- e -Tete with him"]

Tete-e-Tete - one to one conversation or face to face conversation in a friendly way.
                        Eg : I had a Tete-e-Tete with my manager today.
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Accoutre [v] - Equip in something noticeable  and impressive way.

Accoutrements - accompanying things [equipment related to a particular profession].
                         Eg : Night vision glasses, ammo, guns and knives are the basic accoutrements of the
                                 soldier

synonyms :

Appurtenances -  accessory associated with particular activity, or style of living.
                         Eg : She looks great in her wedding appurtenances.

Paraphernalia - equipment needed for an activity.
                         Eg : He is a very rich man, but he doesn't uses any paraphernalia to show that.
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Accretion - Growth / increasing or adding up of something.
                    Eg : The accretion of fund for the CSR increased tremendously in the final stages.

[This word came from the word Accrue]

Accrue [v] - accumulate or add up in an increasing amounts over time.
                          Eg : How much interest Accrues to my account if I deposit 1 million dollars in your
                                  bank??
Accrual [n]- action of accruing.

Attrition - reduction / decrease in number of employees that occur when people leave the because
                 they resign, retire etc..
                          Eg : Attrition rate is 3% in the manufacturing industry but it is 26% in IT industry.

Atrophy [v] - [Biological term] - 1)  a gradual loss in muscle or tissue due to some disease or lack of
                                                           use.
                                                      2) gradually decline in effectiveness or vigour.
                          Eg : Your vocab skills can atrophy without constant practicing.

                          Eg : He looks emaciated due to his muscle atrophy.
 

Vocabulary 6

-  I did not understand the math class due to its abstruse calculations and recondite notations.

Abstruse- Very very complex and difficult to understand.

Synonyms

Recondite - Eg: This book is full of recondite information. [little known and abstruse]

Inscrutable - impossible to understand
                   Eg: The facial expression of this person is inscrutable.

                   Inscrutable comes from the word Scrutinize (verb) [examine closely and thoroughly]
                                  Eg: I would like to scrutinize your documents.
     
                   Scrutiny (noun) - Critical observation and examination.
                                  Eg:  X-men were placed under scrutiny

Poker faced - absolutely blank and expressionless face.
                   Eg: Poker faced girl [Sruthi hasan in Race gurram]

Profound (adj)-  very very deep in concept / knowledge [so if someone explains some profound concept, it
                                                                                      will be difficult to understand]
                   God, Religion all these are very profound concepts.

Obscure - remote / unimportant / insignificant, not clear

esoteric - known only to few people

Eg: Yoga, Ayurveda are esoteric ancient sciences.

------------lets know some words that define "easy to understand and clear"-----------------

Lucid - clear, extremely simple
            Eg : You are explaining this concept in a lucid manner.
                    That is a lucid conversation.

Limpid water , Pellucid liquid. [i.e.. very transparent and easily seen through]

Elucidate - Explain clearly.
             Eg : Please elucidate the reason why you are applied to this company.

Expatiate - Explain something too much in detail, more than necessary, amplify.

Enumerate - mention one by one.
               Eg : Please enumerate the factors on the following topic.
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Abuse - These word can be used in two ways.

             1) misuse something.
                  Eg : The judge abused his power.
                         He is abusing the technology for the bad deeds.

              2) speak in an insulting and abusive way.
                   Eg : The referee was abused by the players in the football match.

Disabuse - This word is not an opposite of abuse. Lets loot into it.

                 Eg : I chose the wrong path but my father disabused me and put me in the correct path.
                                              [- to clear a wrong impression
                                               - stop somebody from getting in to the wrong path, cheated etc..
                                               - lead into the correct path.]

-----------Lets see the difference between disinterest, uninterested.-------------

Disinterest - impartial, unbiased, fair
                  Eg : His disinterested idea convinced the workers and made them to stop the strike.

Uninterested - not interested, not concerned.

                   Eg : I am totally uninterested in cricket.

Vocabulary- 5

Abrasive (adjective) - Any rough surface that causes friction.
            eg: Abrasive surface [when your kitchen knife becomes blunt then you make it
                                             sharp using an abrasive surface]
Abrade (verb)

----------------------Lets see how this can be used in daily communication. -----------------------------

              Eg : He is an abrasive person. [ie.. he is rude, harsh or short tempered
                                                             in attitude or communication]
        
              Eg : My brother made abrasive comments about me.

synonyms:

Chafe : 1) harsh, irritative in speech or attitude .
             Eg : He was chafed by her comments.
 
             2) make or become sore by rubbing against something.
             Eg : the collar chafed his neck.

Acidic speech

Acidulous tongue [whenever he talks we feel somebody's throwing
                               acid on our body, ie.. feeling irritated]

Caustic comments on his famlily [sarcastic or in bitter way]

Acrid [very pungent or bitter]

Incisive [Scalpel- this is the knife used by a doctor for the surgery.
               With this knife the doctor makes cut on the skin. This is called Incision.]
    
            -ve way - When somebody makes a comment on us, we feel as if they are cutting with knives.

            +ve way - This person made an incisive analysis on the situation. ie.. clear analysis

Trenchant - Incisive in expressions

Acerbic - Harsh and hurtful.
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 Abscission [word from medicine] [the underlined part sciss (scissors)]

             - to remove or cut a part of the body / any infected part in the body

Note : Abscission is often confused with Abscess [medical term] - a swollen wound which is filled with puss.

Obsession -over interested, over attached

                     Eg : I am obsessed with football
                            I am obsessed with food

Fanatic - A person who is excessively obsessed with something.

short form of fanatic is FAN

                     Eg : Nimmy is a fan of mahesh.

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Absolve - Pardon or forgiving

                    Eg : I am absolving you of this crime [i.e.. washing away your guilt of this crime].

- In the church everyone will confess their deeds in the confession room to the priest hoping that Jesus will absolve their mistakes.

synonyms :

Exonerate, Vindicate

Exculpate - [Cupla - mistake, "Mea culpa" is a famous latin phrase which means "I sinned"]

                 -  declare that a person is not guilty of wrong doing.

Condone - to forgive / pardon knowing that he did the mistake

A - commited mistake

B - okayy!!! I condone you because you are my son.

C - There is no proof. So I exonerate / exculpate you beleiving that you did not do the crime.

--------------------words with 'culpa' as root-------------------------

Culprit - person who has done something wrong.

Culpable crime vs Non culpable crime

- When we kill a person accidentally in the process of protecting ourselves then it is a non culpable crime.

- When we kill a person knowing that you are commiting a crime then it is culpable crime.
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Exonerate - (to remove the guilt / burden)

Onerous (adj) - Great deal of responsibility, burdensome.

Onus - eg : The onus of making this project successful lies on you.[i.e..burden or responsibility]

             eg : I am humbled by this onerous task.
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Abstain - Stay away, to avoid

               eg : i would like to abstain from this voting.

                     Doctor advised me to abstain from liquor

Abstinence (noun) - eg : I started drinking after six years of abstinence.

Abstemious (adj)

Vocabulary 4

Abbreviate : to communicate something in short form.

                   eg: USA is an abbreviated form of the United States of America

Acronym is also used similar to Abbreviate ie..

                    eg:  USA is an acronym of the United States of America
                          UNO is an acronym of United Nations Organization 

Abbreviate come from the root word Brevity (noun), Brief (adjective)-[telling something in short, precise or concise manner without loosing its essense]

                    eg: Its a brief passage or a brief speech.
                         He is known for his brevity.

Synonyms-

Pithy- derived from the word pith, a botanical word. When a plant stem is cut, the central part is called pith
               
                     eg: His communication is Pithy [very direct, comes to the main (central) point]

 

 2) Compendium (noun) : complete in depth information but as precise as possible, especially in the form of a book

     Compendious (adjective)
               
                     eg: He is known for his compendious speeches.

                          I am working on a compendium of Indian presidents and their achievements.

3) Abstract- It consists of two different meanings.
  
         a) (as a noun) Summary or broad overview- eg: an abstract of the thesis
         b) (as an adjective) not clear, existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.  eg: an abstract art.

4) Curt, Terse - short and abrupt, little bit rude.
          
       eg: A = how to do this assignment ?
            B= sorry, I have work now, I will help you ASAP (polite way)
            B= I dont know (curt way)
           
                     eg: His reply was curt.

- Some persons who are brief in conversation or hardly speak, reserved can be called as a Laconic, taciturn, reticent

-------words long communications-----------

prolix - very long, tediously lengthy eg: My friend wrote a prolix letter to me.

garrulous - excessively talkative eg: a Garrulous cab driver.

chatterbox - one who talks a lot eg: syd is a chatterbox.

verbose, loquacious, voluble

------speech which is indirect------

 Tortuous - with full of twists and turns
       
          eg: I took a tortuous road
               A tortuous argument
         
          A - who is she??
          B - She's my wife (direct way)
          B - She's my son's mom (tortuous way)

Tangent - eg: tangential talk (keep on talking other than important point)
            
Circumlocution - talking round and round.


Abeyance - a state of temporary suspension, indecisive phase, unable to decide.

               eg: My promotion is kept in Abeyance

synonyms - Stalemate, Impasse, Deadlock, Checkmate
- All these words indicate that there is no further progress.

Impasse is often confused with PASSE

Passe- out of fashion eg: wearing those clothes is passe
                                     your attitude is passe

Fad - temporary fashion or short lived fashion.
                                 eg: fad diet (short term or temporary diet to reduce weight)

Vogue - prevailing fashion, popular.
                                eg: wearing this type of handbag is in vogue today.
                                     This period saw a vogue for Japanese painting.

Vocabulary 3

Let us know about some words starting with alphabet A

Abase - (observe the word base in abase!!! base is nothing but lower point of something.)

 Now in the different context we can say

------to make oneself low, to make oneself look cheap.
                  eg: Don't use bad language and abase yourself.

which means  not to lower one's dignity and behave in a cheap manner.

synonyms- Debase, Degrade, Demeaning

                   eg: He is very mean to me
                     
                      

Abash - (observe the word bash which mean  celebration
                eg: Birthday bash, marriage bash, New year bash etc...
                bashful- when some people excessively praise us then we feel embarrassed)

there comes abash which means feeling embarrassed

eg: He looked slightly abashed in the party


Abate - (observe the word bate in abate
              eg: I went to a movie and I waited for climax with bated breath)
                    I am waiting for my test results with bated breath)

bated breath - holding one's breath due to suspense, excitement and anxiousness

in general sense abate is reduce/decrease in intensiy.

              eg: I am waiting for my problems to get abated.
                    Its been raining for the past 4 hours, I am waiting for the rain to abate.

synonyms:

1) Dwindle-reduce/decrease

2) Wane - eg: The image of the politician is waning gradually
                      The patriotic feeling in younger generation is waning day by day

3) Diminish
4) Slacken

5) Subside- eg: I am waiting for the storm to subside (ie...to reduce)
                  
    Subsidy is the word from subside
                  eg: poor students are given subsidy of 10$ for books.

-----------------now lets see the opposite of decrease ie... to increase---------------

Burgeon: eg: the number of schols in our area is burgeoning ie....increasing

Balloon: eg: political parties are ballooning in number

Escalate, Mushroom


there are two other words which sounds similar to Abate, they are ABET, ABUT

ABET- to encourage a person to do something negative or bad

person who encourages to do negative is called ABETTOR


A did the crime

B is called the ABETTOR if he abetted him to do the crime

[another word which sounds similar to ABETTOR is ABATTOIR

ABATTOIR- slaughterhouse, where animals are killed]


synonyms of Abet- provoke and instigate= these words are negative in sense.

if anyone encourages in  a +ve sense then we use the words

Impetus and stimulus

eg: my friend provided me impetus/stimulus  to write GRE


now lets know about ABUT = adjacent/side by side


eg: My house is abutting walmart

synonyms:

CONcomitant - my house is concomitant to walmart

CONtiguos - adjacent, neighbour

here we can see a root word CON


CONfluence - convergence, merging

USA is a diverse country because it is a confluence of different cultures

CONclave - private meeting

it is a conclave of all the senators from different states of USA