Heavy Vocabulary

Heavy Vocabulary

Heavy Vocabulary

Heavy Vocabulary

Jubilant – full of high-spirited delight

Sentence – Meanwhile we have the jubilant pictures of Hillary Clinton celebrating her husband’s triumph in which she has played no small part.

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Knell – the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death

Sentence –  His sudden illness was the death knell of his hope to go traveling with his schoolmates.

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Lithe – moving and bending with ease

Sentence –  Second, I use the word because it is lithe and playful, high-spirited and coltish.

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Lurid – glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

Sentence –  Disappointment followed, the lurid projector of mental pictures shut down and I was left feeling I ought to have known better.

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Maverick – someone who exhibits independence in thought and action

Sentence –  Narendra was some kind of new thing, a maverick, rooted in the traditional but open to new ways of being.

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Meticulous – marked by precise accordance with details

Sentence –  She was a meticulous, but not maniacal, housekeeper.

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Modicum – a small or moderate or token amount

Sentence –he had done the necromancy with a modicum of debonair detachment until the Army called out her husband for the second time.

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Morose – showing a brooding ill humor

Sentence –  His morose ruminations were interrupted by Benny Katz, who wanted anyone he could find to listen to his tale of woe.

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Myriad – a large indefinite number

Sentence –  Armour is beautifully made from a myriad of tiny metal scales making it lightweight and very flexible but stronger than steel.

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Nadir – the lowest point of anything

Sentence –  At the nadir of her career, she was given a great encouragement by his marrying her.

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Nominal – relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

Sentence –  Inflation would be lower and so nominal rates would be rather more attractive in real terms.

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Novice – someone new to a field or activity

Sentence –  As a novice carver I found the MAC650 very useful for controlled shaping of curved pieces with flowing lines.

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Nuance – a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Sentence –  The sophisticated nuance of a freshly peeled lemon is the hallmark of authentic, cold – pressed lemon oil.

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Oblivious – lacking conscious awareness of

Sentence –  I have known rocks become oblivious to both the old type of scarecrow and its modern equivalent, the automatic banger.

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Obsequious – attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Sentence –  Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man.

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Obtuse – of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees

Sentence –  It had strange obtuse teeth, he thought it was part of an old church clock. Very elegant tapered spoke-arms.

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Parody – a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style

Sentence –  Is his dramatic performance appropriate parody or merely amateurish?

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Penchant – a strong liking or preference

Sentence –  But the current penchant for mixing styles has placed new importance on that special little table with an individual personality.

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Perusal – the act of examining or reading carefully

Sentence –  A perusal of the letters which we have published has satisfied him of the reality of our claim.

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Plethora – extreme excess

Sentence –  Suddenly, the Fed is faced with a plethora of legislative amendments to curb its independence.

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Predilection – a predisposition in favor of something

Sentence –  This would explain my predilection for rapini, since my mother serves it every Thanksgiving.

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Quaint – attractively old-fashioned

Sentence –  The fruit of the little enlivening the quaint old northern town has got through the Exhibition may be seen by-and-bye.

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Rash – imprudently incurring risk

Sentence –  That was a rash decision – you didn’t think about the costs involved.

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Refurbish – improve the appearance or functionality of

Sentence –  The council hope to enter into a long lease with Hearth Housing Association who would refurbish the lodges for tenant occupation.

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Repudiate – refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

Sentence – Strong social pressures often support or repudiate their use, and sometimes the pressures lead to control or prohibition by governments.

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