| Chivalry: The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, honor and gallantry toward women. |
| The young man made a lasting impression with his chivalry. |
| Choleric: Quick tempered |
| The choleric fellow that he was, he soon got into a high temper over the small mistake. |
| Decrepit: Worn down from age |
| The once famous poet used to live in an obscure and decrepit building, which was in dire need of repair. |
| Ebullient: Showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm |
| Khushi Ram’s ebullient face told it all: he had earned the well-deserved post of the party general-secretary. |
| Entrench: To establish |
| Competition is bound to be tough as there are at least five very well-entrenched players in this segment at the national level: Maruti, Hyundai, Daewoo, Fiat and Telco. |
| Forebode: Foretell |
| The committee meeting on his dismissal is yet to take place, but as of now the forebodings are quite ominous. |
| Gnarled: Twisted |
| The gnarled appearance of the old peepal tree makes it look like if some expert sculptor has carved this irregular but beautiful shape out of a smooth structure. |
| Heresy: Controversial or unorthodox view, against established beliefs |
| Many rivals of the established ideas of Hinduism, tried to form their own, rebellious sects based on such heretical thinking in ancient days, but such attempts never got any mass popularity. |
| Idiosyncrasy: Peculiarity of temperament, whims |
| The objective, multiple choice tests are a big safeguard that protect the test-takers from falling a prey to the examiner’s idiosyncrasies, moods and whims, which can lead to many wrong judgments. |
| Languid: Weak |
| She had grown considerably languid after the tragic accident. |
| Lewd: Lustful |
| She accused her husband of lewd and lascivious behaviour. |
| Muzzle: Prevent free speech |
| The chairman of the newspapers association criticized the government's attempt to muzzle the freedom of the press by enacting draconian provisions for the journalists. |
| Novice: Beginner |
| A novice in a job is expected to make many mistakes and learn from them. |
| Repent: To feel sorry and change one's ways |
| People say that after this soul-searching experience, Sajjan-the thug decided to repent his wrong-doings and in course of time this changed his name and reputation to Sajjan- the-kind. |
| Restitution: Payment of damages, compensation, reparation |
| The restitution ordered by the Court for the victims of the terrorist crimes is so meager that nobody can survive on such small sums of money. |
| Sojourn: Trip |
| During my numerous sojourns to Bengal, I came in contact with a number of Bengalis, which gave me an initiation into the Bengali language and culture. |
| Thwart: Hinder |
| We shall do everything possible to thwart the terrorist plans of creating disturbances in different parts of the country. |
| Tumultuous: Noisy crowd |
| With the assembly already having being witness to such tumultuous scenes of MLAs creating chaos, raising slogans, tearing away papers and the like, it’s no surprise that the speaker adjourned the sitting as soon as he got a hint. |
| Tyrant: A cruel leader |
| The tyrant that the ruler was, he never heeded the public or anyone else and meted out brutal and inhuman punishments to those opposing his rule. |
| Unmitigated: Unequaled |
| The fall from fame and grace of the UTI scheme US-64 was an unmitigated disaster for the UTI investors, who had put in their lifetime savings in the scheme. |
