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2. The best friend usually bolsters
you when you have a hard time.
• Bolster (v)
• to support or reinforce; strengthen

3. Studying ten words a day will forestall a work
overload the night before the vocabulary test!
• Forestall (v)
• To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary
measures beforehand.

4. If you don’t need to overload, you
should be forestall.
• Forestall (v)
• To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary
measures beforehand.

5. Golddoesnot depreciate like cars !
• Depreciate (v)
• To lessen the price or value of.

6. Gregarious (adj):
1. Sociable, fond of company
2. (of animals) living in flocks or colonies
3. (of plants) growing in clusters
I am a gregarious man, I
love my social life
Synonyms: Social – expansive – congenial - affable
Antonyms: introverted – unfriendly - unsociable

7. Derogatory (adj)
Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude
Synonyms: offensive- degrading - humiliating – critical
Antonyms: appreciative – complimentary - favorable

8. Incessant (adj)
(of something regarded as unpleasant) Continuing without
pause or interruption. Synonyms: continual – uninterrupted - constant
Antonyms: cease - stop - conclude
I hate the incessant beat of that music
Cease (v)
1. Come toanend
2. Bring (a specified action) to an end:

9. [per-uhl] (n)
perilous (adj.)
• Definition: great danger
• Synonym: risky
• Antonym: safe
• Example sentence: In spite of great peril, I have
survived.

10. [dis-loj] (v)
dislodgement (n)
• Definition: 1.To dislodge something means to remove
it from where it was fixed or held.
2.To dislodge a person from a position or
job means to remove them from it.
• Synonym: extricate, remove
• Antonym: lodge, stick, fixed
• Example sentence: Congress had sought to dislodge
him from the post.

11. [ig-zawr-bi-tuhnt] (adj.)
• Definition: If you describe something such as a price
or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing
that it is much higher than it should be.
• Synonym: inordinate,outrageous, extreme, extravagant,
unreasonable, unconscionable.
• Antonym: fair,reasonable.
• Example sentence: Exorbitant housing prices have
created an acute shortage of
affordable housing for the poor.
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12. incentive (n)
something that encourages you to work harder,
start a new activity etc.
ex. As an added incentive, there's a bottle of champagne for the
best team.
create/provide/give somebody an incentive
ex. Awards provide an incentivefor young people to improve
their skills.
incentive to do something
ex. Farmers lack any incentiveto manage their land
organically.
economic/financial/tax etc incentives
ex. a recycling drive backed with financial incentives
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13. facetious (adj)
saying things that are intended to be
clever and funny but are really silly and
annoying
ex. Don't be so facetious!
 — facetiouslyadverb
 — facetiousnessnoun
[uncountable]
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14. assimilate (v)
1.[transitive]to completely understand and
begin to use new ideas, information etc
[= absorb]
ex. It will take time to assimilate all these facts.
2.[intransitive and transitive]if people
assimilate or are assimilated into a country
or group, they become part of that group and
are accepted by the people in that group
assimilate into
ex. Refugees find it difficult to become assimilated into the
community.
http://vocabmadeeasy.com/2012/07/assimilate/

15. assimilation (n)
 1.[uncountable + of]the process
of understanding and using new
ideas
 2.[uncountable + into]the
process of becoming an accepted
part of a country or group

16. Definition:- to seek to attain or accomplish a
particular goal.
EX.: Mostpoorpeoplecoming to the city aspire to
higher standards of living andconsumption.

17. Asset(n)

 Definition:
the entire property of a person, association,
corporation, or estate applicable or subject to the
payment of debts

18. Passive (adj.)

 Definitions:-
 not reacting visibly to something that might be
expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or
feeling.
 not participating readily or actively; inactive
 EX.:-
 Apassive member of a committee.

19. Assessment(n.)
Definition: evaluation.
Example:
Every couple goes
through a stage of
assessment as you
figure out if you want
to be together: Do
you want to live
together?

20. proliferate (v.)
proliferation (n.)
Definition:
to increase in number
or spread rapidly and
often excessively.
Example:
Health food shops
proliferate in this
region

21. Insufficient (adj.)
Definition:
lacking in what is
necessary or required
Example:
Our school has been
reprieved from
insufficient financial
resources

22.  Def. - Very weak or slight
 Part of Speech
◦ Tenuously (Adv)
 Example
◦ We were only able to make a tenuous connection
between the two robberies.
◦ My internet connection was tenuous so it was hard
to complete the on-line homework.

23.  Def. - a situation in which you are confused
about what to do
 Example
◦ I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real
quandary about/over which one to accept.

24.  Def. -a state in which there is no equality and
similarity, especially in a way that is not fair;
difference
 Example
◦ the growing disparity between rich and poor.

25. Solicitous
so-lic-i-tous
solicitous (adj): very concerned about
someone's safety, health, or comfort.
Synonyms: Concerned, worried.
Antonyms:uncaring
The teacherwas always solicitous about the
welfare of her students.

26. Erode
e-rode
Erode (v): to gradually reduce something such
as someone's power or confidence.
Eroded (adj)
Synonyms: deteriorate, wear away.
Antonyms: rebuild
Repeated exam failure had eroded her
confidence.

27. Deprive
dep-ri-va-tion
Deprive (v): prevent or deny (a person or place)
the possession or use of something.
Deprivation (n) : the lack of something that you
need in order to be healthy, comfortable, or
happy.
Synonyms: lack of essentials,
Antonyms: supply, offer.
the city was deprived of its water supplies.
Low birth weight is related to economic
deprivation.

28. Conjecture
• Noun
1.The formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient
evidence for proof.
2.An opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation.
• Verb (used with object)
1.To conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient
to ensure reliability.

29. Pertinent
• Adjective
1.Pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the
matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.

30. Robust
• Adjective
1.Strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a
robust faith; a robust mind.
2.Strongly or stoutly built: his robust frame.
3.Suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance: robust
exercise.
4.Rough, rude, or boisterous: robust drinkers and dancers.
5.Rich and full-bodied: the robust flavor of freshly brewed coffee.

31. Fastidious adj.
very careful about small details in your appearance, work
SYN: meticulous, scrupulous, perfectionist
Fastidiously (abv)
Fastidiousness (noun, uncountable)

32. Contaminate verb.
to make a place or substance dirty or harmful by putting something such as chemicals or poison in it:
=> Drinking water supplies are believed to have been contaminated.
in influence something in a way that has bad effect
=> He claims the ads to have contaminated the street.
SYN: pollute, poison, taint, defileANT: purify
Contaminated(adj.)
Contamination(noun, uncountable)

33. Disperse verb.
If a group of people disperse or are dispersed, they go away in different directions
=> Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
If sth. disperse or is dispersed, it spreads in different directions over a wide area
=> The clouds dispersed as quickly as they had gathered.
SYN: split up, break up, chase away, scatterANT: assemble, gather
Dispersed(adj.)
Dispersion(noun, uncountable)

34. LADEN(ADJ.)
heavily loaded or weighed down:
e.g. a tree laden with apples
[in combination]:
e.g. the moisture-laden air

35. INANIMATE(ADJ.)
not alive:inanimate objects like stones
showing no sign of life; lifeless:
e.g. he was completely inanimate and it was
difficult to see if he was breathing

36. INSIDIOUS(ADJ.)
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with
very harmful effects:
e.g. sexual harassment is a serious and
insidious problem

37. Berate (v)
• Scold or criticize (someone) angrily.
e.g: there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the
first day on the job

38. Italicized (adj)
• A S T Y L E O F T Y P E FA C E I N W H I C H L E T T E R S A R E
SLANTED TO THE RIGHT
e.g:
The French word pathétique is usually best translated as
`moving', not as `pathetic'.

39. Predominantly (adv)
• Mainly; for the most part.
e.g:
Cesares spent 10 years working predominantly in opera.

40. FOIBLE noun fȯi-bəl
A minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior
E.g.: Laura admires her teacher
despite his foibles.

41. Austere (adjective) ȯ- stir also - ster
•stern and cold in appearance or manner
•morally strict
• markedly simple or unadorned
• giving little or no scope for pleasure
E.g.: Alan lives an austere life in the country.

42. Macabre (adjective) mə-käb; -kä-brə, -bər;
• having death as a subject: comprising or
including a personalized representation of death
•dwelling on the gruesome
• tending to produce horror in a beholder
E.g.: Police discovered a macabre
scene inside the house.