| Aspire: Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
| He aspired to get admission in IIM. |
| Cache: A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) |
| A cache of weapons and explosives was found by the police. |
| Comprehensive: Including all or everything |
| The three month course included a comprehensive study of all the subjects. |
| Curtail: Place restrictions on |
| Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries. |
| Permeate: Spread or diffuse through |
| Water permeates sand easily. |
| Relegate: Refer to another person for decision or judgment |
| She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues. |
| Saturate: Infuse or fill completely |
| The market has been saturated with paintings like that. |
| Sedentary: Requiring sitting or little activity |
| He was forced to lead a sedentary life due to his illness. |
| Altruistic: Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
| His motives of social service are not entirely altruistic. |
| Coerce: To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
| Her uncle coerced her into matrimony against her wishes. |
| Coterie: An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
| The songs he recorded were written by a coterie of dedicated writers. |
| Coup: A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
| They ousted the chairman in a boardroom coup. |
| Embellish: Make more beautiful |
| The boat was embellished with red and blue carvings. |
| Frugal: Avoiding waste |
| His diet was frugal. |
| Jeopardize: Pose a threat to; present a danger to |
| He jeopardized his life to save the child from drowning. |
| Overt: Open and observable; not secret or hidden |
| He gathered information overtly and covertly. |
| Premise: A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
| On the premise of a monetary benefit, he drew up the contract immediately. |
| Progeny: The immediate descendants of a person |
| They set aside funds to ensure the welfare of their progeny. |
| Prolific: Bearing in abundance especially offspring |
| Closer planting will give you a more prolific crop. |
| Strife: Lack of agreement or harmony |
| There was continuous strife between the husband and the wife. |
| Surmise: Infer from incomplete evidence |
| After hearing the disjointed facts the judge surmised that the witness had a lot to hide. |
| Amorous: Inclined toward or displaying love |
| She is the object of his amorous intentions. |
| Antithesis: Exact opposite |
| His theory is an antithesis of mine. |
| Bulwark: An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes |
| The mutineers built a bulwark against the English. |
| Corroborate: Give evidence for |
| The affidavit corroborated the lawyer’s statement. |
| Cryptic: Of an obscure nature |
| The new insurance policy is written without any cryptic or mysterious terms. |
| Cupidity: Extreme greed for material wealth |
| Politicians are well-known for their greed and cupidity. |
| Inchoate: Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed |
| A vague inchoate idea formed in his mind to go to a bigger city for a better job. |
| Incredulous: Not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving |
| Incredulous stories about flying saucers were being circulated just to scare the kids in the community. |
| Inveigh: Complain bitterly |
| The housekeeper had good reason to inveigh against the facilities provided to her. |
| Legion: A vast multitude |
| His sense of humour won him a legion of friends. |
| Megalomania: A psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur |
| His single-mindedness to succeed never veered into megalomania. |
| Nettle: Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |
| The shop-keeper got nettled by the irritable behaviour of some of the customers. |
| Phlegmatic: Showing little emotion |
| His father was a phlegmatic and an undemonstrative person. |
| Profligate: Recklessly wasteful |
| The opulent wedding was the most profligate example of wasteful expenditure. |
| Propitious: Presenting favourable circumstances. |
| He asked the priests for the most propitious moment to launch his campaign. |
| Repress: Put down by force or intimidation |
| The voice of the freedom fighters was repressed during the British rule. |
| Temerity: Fearless daring |
| Very few patients have the temerity to challenge their doctors. |
| Virtuosity: Technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso |
| At that time his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz. |
| Zealous: Marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
| The marketing team was very zealous to achieve their goals. |
