| Access: The right to enter |
| The access to the mall was very crowded. |
| Alleged: Declared but not proved |
| He alleged charges of graft on the bureaucrat. |
| Controversial: Marked by or capable of arousing controversy |
| The issue of death penalty is highly controversial. |
| Habitat: The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs |
| In its natural habitat the hibiscus will grow up to 25ft. |
| Invalidate: Declare invalid |
| He invalidated the contract by breaking some of its terms. |
| Landmark: The position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape |
| The church steeple provided a convenient landmark. |
| Lethal: Of an instrument of certain death |
| Snake bites are often lethal. |
| Liquidation: The act of exterminating |
| The losses he incurred resulted in the liquidation of his assets. |
| Mammoth: So exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth |
| The mammoth building was hideously constructed. |
| Accomplice: An associate in wrongdoing |
| His accomplice was arrested after a high speed car chase. |
| Bias: Influence in an unfair way |
| The child took a biased view because of his mother’s judgement. |
| Culpable: Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious |
| Her maid’s culpable negligence could have caused a blast in the kitchen. |
| Cursory: Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough |
| He took a cursory glance at the headlines in the morning. |
| Extrinsic: Not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing |
| That new facade seems like an extrinsic feature of the building. |
| Havoc: Violent and needless disturbance |
| The storm created havoc in the village. |
| Incisive: Suitable for cutting or piercing |
| The teeth of the saw were very incisive. |
| Indigenous: Originating where it is found |
| The American Black Bear is indigenous to many different parts of North America. |
| Nomadic: Migratory |
| Gypsies are normally nomadic by nature. |
| Persevere: Be persistent, refuse to stop |
| He persevered in his task despite all odds. |
| Raze: Tear down so as to make flat with the ground |
| The building was razed to the ground to make a new and better one. |
| Stereotype: A conventional or formulaic conception or image |
| His stereotype lectures were getting difficult to attend. |
| Abrogate: Revoke formally |
| The next minister could abrogate the trade policy. |
| Asperity: Something hard to endure |
| The asperity of northern winter is well known. |
| Complicity: Guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offence |
| The junior’s complicity was proved in the offence. |
| Declaim: Speak against in an impassioned manner |
| He declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society. |
| Epithet: A defamatory or abusive word or phrase |
| The players uttered a stream of obscene epithets. |
| Fetter: A shackle for the ankles or feet |
| He saw a boy in fetters in the dungeon. |
| Gregarious: Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable |
| He is a gregarious person who avoids solitude. |
| Interloper: Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
| She had no wish to share her father with any interloper. |
| Paragon: An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept |
| She was a paragon of neatness and efficiency. |
| Precipitate: Bring about abruptly |
| The matters precipitated into a fight. |
| Preclude: Keep from happening or arising; make impossible |
| His involvement in the project precluded his participation in other competitive projects. |
| Recant: Officially reject or deny a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| He recanted the vows he had made due to his mother. |
| Scurry: To move about or proceed hurriedly |
| The mouse scurried back and forth in the kitchen. |
| Sinecure: An office that involves minimal duties |
| He enjoyed a lucrative sinecure with a big law firm. |
| Stentorian: Used of the voice |
| Their grandfather’s stentorian voice always managed to scare the children. |
| Supine: Lying face upward |
| The dog lay supine waiting for his master to come home. |
| Valour: Courage and boldness |
| He received a medal for the valour he displayed in the war in Afghanistan. |
