| Domicile: Make one's home in a particular place or community |
| The domicile rules of USA are very tough. |
| Elapse: Pass by |
| Three years elapsed before he met his family. |
| Emit: Expel or give off |
| The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits. |
| Integral: Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic |
| Honesty was an integral part of his personality. |
| Lax: Lacking in rigour or strictness |
| The students were lax in attending classes. |
| Nominal: Insignificantly small; a matter of form only |
| The doctor’s fee was nominal and not exorbitant by any standard. |
| Prestigious: Having an illustrious reputation; respected |
| He has a prestigious position in the company. |
| Rash: Imprudently incurring risk |
| Rash driving can cause accidents. |
| Ultimate: Furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme |
| The summer resort provided the ultimate in luxury. |
| Conjecture: A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or without any proof |
| He dismissed the idea as mere conjecture having no factual basis. |
| Eventuate: To result ultimately |
| The pandemic eventuated in the deaths of thousands. |
| Flamboyant: Marked by ostentation but often tasteless |
| Everyone made fun of his flamboyant way of dressing. |
| Fortitude: Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty. |
| The foreigners were typically impressed by the fortitude of the tribal’s. |
| Haven: A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary |
| The school authorities provided for a safe haven for destitute children. |
| Ilk: A kind of person |
| I can’t tolerate people of his ilk. |
| Incoherent: Without logical or meaningful connection |
| He gave a turgid and incoherent presentation. |
| Inhibition: Something that restrains or blocks |
| The political leaders gave speeches without inhibition. |
| Meticulous: Marked by precise accordance with details |
| The teacher meticulously compiled the results. |
| Placard: A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| The way to the auditorium was written on the placard. |
| Remuneration: The act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses |
| He did not receive adequate remuneration for his work. |
| Sporadic: Irregular / occasional |
| The sporadic rise in prices caused lot of discomfort to the common man. |
| Truncated: Cut short in duration |
| The truncated tree was spread across the road. |
| Viable: Capable of living/ practical |
| The project was viable as the terms were very flexible. |
| Anathema: One that is greatly reviled, loathed, or shunned |
| The subject of infidelity is anathema to him. |
| Diatribe: Thunderous verbal attack |
| The students continued their diatribe against the teachers. |
| Expunge: Remove by erasing |
| The writer corrected some factual slips and expunged some repetitions. |
| Fractious: Easily irritated or annoyed |
| He was an impatient fractious young man. |
| Importune: Beg persistently and urgently |
| He importuned the help of his relatives. |
| Incontrovertible: Impossible to deny or disprove |
| There was incontrovertible proof of the defendant’s innocence. |
| Jaunty: Crisp and dapper in appearance |
| The jaunty red hat suited her perfectly. |
| Lurid: Horrible in fierceness or savagery |
| There was a lurid account of the crime in the newspaper. |
| Obviate: Do away with |
| One can obviate a future difficulty but not one which already exists. |
| Ostentatious: Intended to attract notice and impress others |
| The ostentatious feathers in her cap caught everyone’s eye. |
| Quip: A witty saying |
| He is very good at making clever quips. |
| Schism: Division of a group into opposing factions |
| Another schism like that and the company will wind up in bankruptcy. |
| Subjugate: Put down by force or intimidation |
| The rich landowners subjugated the poor peasants working for them. |
| Subterranean: Being or operating under the surface of the earth/hidden |
| The culprit’s subterranean motives for murder were exposed by Patrick Jane. |
| Surreptitious: Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
| There was a surreptitious movement of troops on the border. |
| Timorous: Timid by nature or revealing timidity |
| The timorous mouse ran hither thither. |
| Utopia: An imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal |
| The small and languid hill town forms part of the writer’s utopia, one that he craves for incessantly. |
