Accommodate: Be agreeable or acceptable to |
His parents were very accommodating. |
Attest: Authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity |
The painting was attested by the appraiser. |
Barometer: An indicator |
Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood. |
Component: An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up |
Their company was famous for manufacturing car components. |
Crave: Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for |
He had a craving for adventure. |
Deem: Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view |
He said he would use force if he deemed it necessary. |
Deploy: To distribute systematically or strategically |
The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East. |
Evaluate: Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of |
The king got the family jewels evaluated by a renowned jeweler. |
Hoax: Something intended to deceive |
There wasn’t a bomb in the school at all –it was just a hoax. |
Irrelevant: Having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
She was disturbed by his irrelevant comments. |
Modify: Make less severe or harsh or extreme |
Please modify this letter to make it more polite. |
Murky: Dark or gloomy |
The murky rooms of the inn were lit by smoke-blackened lamps. |
Resourceful: Having inner resources; adroit or imaginative |
He was the most resourceful cook in town. |
Abortive: Failing to accomplish an intended result |
The staff made an abortive attempt to prevent the manager from taking office. |
Enigma: Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained |
This country remained an enigma for the outside world. |
Fallacious: Intended to deceive |
Their argument is fallacious and will not hold any water in a court of law. |
Fraught: Marked by distress |
He embarked on a venture fraught with danger. |
Gullible: Easily tricked because of being too trusting |
Gullible tourists were taken in by the shell game. |
Impeccable: Without fault or error |
Her taste in clothes is impeccable. |
Inherent: In the nature of something though not readily apparent |
He had an inherent hatred of foreigners. |
Latent: Potentially existing but not presently |
She had a latent talent for music. |
Manifold: Many and varied; having many features or forms |
He had to overcome manifold difficulties before qualifying for the job. |
Perpetrate: Perform an act, be responsible for something |
He perpetrated a nasty joke on his sister. |
Romp: Play boisterously |
The toddlers romped in the playroom. |
Spontaneous: Happening or arising without apparent external cause |
His offer to help the blind man was very spontaneous. |
Assiduous: Marked by care and persistent effort |
Her assiduous attempts to learn French failed. |
Buff: An ardent follower and admirer |
He is a real film buff. |
Concoct: Devise or invent |
The prisoner concocted a false story to get a lighter sentence. |
Conjugal: Of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband |
Due to the sadist behaviour of the husband, the conjugal bliss they once shared was at an end. |
Consummate: Make perfect; bring to perfection |
Her dream was finally consummated by the publication of her first book. |
Exult: Feel extreme happiness or elation |
He is still exulting over his victory. |
Innate: Being talented through inherited qualities |
As a race they have an innate sense of fairness. |
Itinerant: Travelling from place to place to work |
The author’s experiences as an itinerant musician were very interesting. |
Labyrinth: A maze |
There was a labyrinth of corridors in the university. |
Myriad: Too numerous to be counted |
There were myriad of bees in the hive. |
Peregrination : Travelling or wandering around |
Their wild peregrinations up and down the Rio Grande were the talk of the town. |
Subterfuge: A deceptive stratagem or device, ruse |
The paltry subterfuge of an anonymous signature diverted the attention of everyone. |
Tortuous: Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious |
It was a tortuous mountain route. |
Urbane: Showing a high degree of refinement |
She maintained an urbane tone in her letters. |
Veneer: An ornamental coating to a building |
The bath panels were fitted with a mahogany veneer. |