Confound

Question 1

Confound

Answer 1

temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement.

E.g - the tragic news confounded us all.

Question 2

Repudiate

Answer 2

to say that you refuse to accept or believe something

E.g - I repudiated my PIP knowing that I was such a good performer

Question 3

Recapitulate

Answer 3

to repeat or give a summary of what has already been said, decided

E.g - At the end of an oral report, you might say, “So, to recapitulate, I’ve made three points,”

Question 4

Polarize

Answer 4

to separate or make people separate into two groups with completely opposite opinions

E.g - The current debate polarizes along lines of class and race.

Question 5

Patent

Answer 5

clear; obvious

Question 6

improbable

Answer 6

not likely to be true or to happen

Question 7

pervasive

Answer 7

existing in every part of something; spreading to all parts of something
E.g - A pervasive smell filled the room

Question 8

erudite

Answer 8

having or showing great knowledge that is based on careful study

E.g - If you describe someone as erudite, you mean that they have or show great academic knowledge

Question 9

Cosmopolitan

Answer 9

containing people from all over the world

Question 10

mundane

Answer 10

ordinary; not interesting or exciting

E.g - a mundane job

Question 11

Assertive

Answer 11

expressing your opinion clearly and firmly so that people listen to you or do what you want

E.g - If you want people to listen to your opinions, you’ll need to learn to be more assertive.

Question 12

timid

Answer 12

showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.

E.g - I was too timid to ask for what I wanted

Question 13

hostile

Answer 13

having very strong feelings against somebody/something

E.g - my flatmates were hostile when I first came in

Question 14

Truculence

Answer 14

State of being aggressive, hostile and ready to fight

E.g - her truculence makes it hard for me to live with her

Question 15

Forge

Answer 15

to make an illegal copy of something/to put a lot of effort into making something strong and successful

E.g - forging a signature

Question 16

Naive

Answer 16

She’s so naive she believes everything she reads.

E.g - without enough experience of life and too ready to believe or trust other people

Question 17

Vexation

Answer 17

the feeling of being annoyed or worried

E.g -He stamped his foot to the ground in vexation, and recurred to his original determination.

Question 18

Ubiquitous

Answer 18

seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common

I saw the ubiquitous design of dresses everywhere in tulsi bag

Question 19

Solicitous

Answer 19

showing a lot of concern for somebody’s health, comfort or happiness

E.g-He made a solicitous enquiry after her health.

Question 20

Irresolute

Answer 20

showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.

Question 21

vexation

Answer 21

the feeling of being annoyed or worried

E.g - I cry in vexation sometimes

Question 22

ubiquitous

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seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common

E.g - My sister has a ubiquitous dress, that Diwali when she wore it everyone else had a same thing on their Instagram stories too

Question 23

ubiquitous

Answer 23

seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common

E.g - My sister has a ubiquitous dress, that Diwali when she wore it everyone else had a same thing on their Instagram stories too

Question 24

solicitous

Answer 24

showing attentive care or protectiveness

E.g - Swapnil is so solicitous he made sure I was comfortable when I was sleeping in his arms

Question 25

imperturbable

Answer 25

not easily worried by a difficult situation E.g - Pritam is so imperturbable, he remains calm no matter how much things escalate

Question 26

partisan

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showing too much support for one person, group or idea, especially without considering it carefully E.g - My flatmate is a partisan of Taylor Swift

Question 27

munificent

Answer 27

extremely generous E.g - Satyajit is so munificent I feel extremely comfortable

Question 28

Laconic

Answer 28

using only a few words to say something E.g - ‘Swapnil likes to stay laconic. ‘Ok’ he replied after telling everything that had been happening in my office life

Question 29

Fastidious

Answer 29

difficult to please; wanting everything to be perfect E.g - Sameer likes to stay fastidious

Question 30

taciturn

Answer 30

tending not to speak very much, in a way that seems unfriendly I might have a taciturn image in my office (Laconic)

Question 31

Temporal

Answer 31

connected with the real physical, material world and not to spiritual matters E.g - he said it all sounds just spiritual and he wants it more to be temporal

Question 32

Imprudent

Answer 32

not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash. E.g - The ones who stayed imprudent even after putting on PIP, gets fired

Question 33

Fortuitous

Answer 33

happening by chance rather than intention. E. g - I fortuitously met these amazing people in my life who are now my friends