SET 1

1. Intricate (adj) With many complicated details that make

something difficult to understand.

Ex. Society is conceived as a huge and

intricate clockwork that functions
automatically and predictably once it has
been set in motion.

2. Ingenious (adj) Very intelligent and skilful, or skilfully

made or planned and involving new ideas
and methods.
Ex. There are many clever ones, though:
cute, thoughtful, creative, ingenious,
whimsical, stunningly inventive.

3. Meticulous (adj) Very careful and with great attention to

every detail.
Ex. The second, more meticulous
examination, by dissecting the microscope,
added around 4 % to the prevalence
estimate.

4. Pristine (adj) Original and pure, not spoiled or worn

from use.

Ex. It contains a high concentration of

flora and fauna and pristine beaches, but
its infrastructure, services and facilities are
limited.

5. Repudiate (v) To refuse to accept or obey something or

someone; reject.

Ex. The evidence presented at the trial has

since been repudiated.

6. Assertive (adj) Behaving confidently and able to say in a

direct way what you want or believe.
Ex. It is clear, however, that the more
determined and assertive students were
 able to overcome such obstacles by asking
and negotiating.

7. Indefatigably (adv) In an always determined and energetic

way, never willing to admit defeat.
Ex. I remember how indefatigably he
mowed the lawn, even on a hot summer's
day.

8. Homogeneous (adj) Consisting of parts of people that are

similar to each other or are of the same
type.
Ex. Previous research has shown that plant
species with a narrow geographical range
tend to be more genetically homogeneous
than plant species with extensive ranges
are.

9. Arbiter (n) Someone who makes a judgement, solves

an argument, or decides what will be done.
Ex. Today, the Michelin Guide is widely
known as the arbiter of fine dining, but
when it was created in 1889, it was little
more than a marketing gimmick.

10. Compilation (n) The act of collecting information from a

variety of places to arrange it in a book,
report, or list.

Ex. A compilation of ratings for 1,600

insurers is published in the March/April
issue of the newsletter.

11. Longitudinal (adj) Lengthwise.

Ex. Information of that type can best be

obtained through continuing longitudinal
study of highly stressed samples such as
the present one.
12. Buttress (n) 1. To build buttresses to support a
building or structure.
Ex. It was decided to buttress the
crumbling walls.
 2. To give support to or strengthen
something.
Ex. He looked for things that would
buttress the prosecution case and win a
conviction.

13. Corroborate (v) To add information in support of an idea,

opinion, or statement.
Ex. Since making these observations, one
research group has recently corroborated
the finding that bilingual children may not
be delayed in their achievement of
linguistic milestones.

14. Palpable (adj) That is easily noticed by the mind or the

senses.
Ex. The tension in the room was palpable
during the exam.

15. Scrupulous (adj) Extremely honest.

Ex. She managed to get a copy of the
report through a friend who wasn’t so
scrupulous about sharing information.

16. Evince (v) To make something obvious or show

something clearly.
Ex. While a social network is defined by its
structural parameters, social support is
evinced by forms of behaviour and actions
that help a third party.

17. Preclude (v) To prevent something or make it

impossible, or prevent someone from
doing something.
Ex. The fact that your application was not
successful this time does not preclude the
possibility of you applying again next time.

18. Tally (v) 1. To match or agree with something

else.
 Ex. Make sure the amount coming off your
mortgage tallies with what's going out of
your bank account.
2. A record or count of a number of
things.
Ex. Make sure to keep a tally of the
number of customers going in and out.

19. Constrict (v) To make or become tighter and narrower.

Ex. All too often, preparation and
fieldwork take longer than expected and
the analysis phase is constricted.

20. Promulgate (v) To announce something publicly,

especially a new law.
Ex. The new law was finally promulgated
in the autumn of last year.

21. Elicit (v) 1. To get or produce something,

especially information or a reaction.

Ex. The questionnaire was intended to

elicit information on eating habits.

2. To get a student to provide or

remember a fact, response, etc.
rather than telling them the answer.
Ex. In this teaching practice, teachers elicit
and build on their students' mathematical
insights.

22. Exploit (v) To use something in a way that helps you.

Ex. We need to make sure that we exploit
our resources as fully as possible.

Exploit (n) Something unusual, brave, or funny that

someone has done.
Ex. She was telling me about her exploits
while travelling around Africa.

23. Supplement (n) Something that is added to something else

in order to improve it or complete it;
something extra.
 Ex. The money I get from teaching
evening night classes provides a
supplement to my main income.

24. Outsized (adj) Very large or larger than normal.

Ex. They gained praise from institutions in

their acquisition funds after generating
outsized returns by well-timed sales of
companies they control.

25. Erratic (adj) 1. Moving or behaving in a way that is

not regular, certain, or expected.

Ex. She can be very erratic; one day she is

friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to
you.

2. Changing suddenly and

unexpectedly.
Ex. More importantly the weather
becomes more erratic, increasing the risk
of summer droughts and harvest failures.

26. Understated (adj) Not trying to attract attention or impress

people.

Ex. The apartment was luxurious but

furnished in a tastefully understated way.

27. Unintended (adj) Not intentional; happening unexpectedly

or by accident.

Ex. Such occasions also had the

unintended consequence of providing
public forums for expressions of opposing
viewpoints.

28. Waive (v) To not demand something you have a

right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed.
 Ex. In principle, the answer is yes, although
two factors support waiving this
responsibility and imposing more
stringent duties on mere genetic
contributors.

29. Concede (v) To admit, often unwillingly, that

something is true.

Ex. Despite continued inflation such small

increases in remuneration have been
conceded only after many years of
negotiation.

30. Refute (v) To say or prove that a person, statement,

opinion, …. is wrong or false.
Ex. This finding, however, should not be
taken to refute the social capital thesis that
social networks are a source of generalized
trust.

31. Tolerate (v) 1. To accept behaviour and beliefs that

are different from your own,
although you might not agree with
or approve of them.
Ex. They don’t have the best service, but I
tolerate it because I love their food.
2. To deal with something unpleasant
or annoying, or to continue existing
despite bad or difficult conditions.
Ex. These ants can tolerate temperatures
that would kill other species.

32. Proponent (n) + of A person who supports an idea, plan, or

cause.
Ex. Long a proponent of government
health insurance, he pointed out that
millions of Americans have no health
insurance at all.

33. Beneficiary (n) + of A person or group who receives money,

advantages, or other benefits as a result of
something else.
 Ex. This meant that in general children
could be seen as clear beneficiaries of child
support payments.

34. Distraction (n) The state of being very bored or annoyed.

Ex. The interview took place away from
the treatment area and any distractions so
that the participant was more comfortable
and relaxed.

35. Restrained (adj) Acting in a calm and controlled way.

Ex. I was expecting him to be furious but
he was very restrained.

36. Inexplicable (adj) Unable to be explained or understood.

Ex. But other moments are inexplicable:
we can't quite affirm where they come
from, or imagine where they go.

37. Prescribed (adj) Set by a rule or order.

Ex. The product will have to meet
internationally prescribed standards.

38. Interject (v) To say something while another person is

speaking.
Ex. Our language is thus intentionally and
necessarily personal at times, and we have
given one another leave to interject at
pertinent points in each other's narratives.

39. Complementary (adj) Useful or attractive together.

Ex. My family and my job both play an
important part in my life, fulfilling
separate but complementary needs.

40. Disparate (adj) Different in every way.

Ex. The two cultures were so utterly
disparate that she found it hard to adapt
from one to the other.

41. Suspend (v) 1. To stop something, either

temporarily or permanently, from
happening or continuing.
 Ex. The Stock Exchange will suspend
trading in the group's shares if they do not
secure financing over the next two weeks.
2. To hang.
Ex. The builders worked on wooden
platforms, suspended by ropes from the
roof of the building.

42. Commend (v) To formally praise someone or something.

Ex. The editors and contributors are to be
commended for producing such a
thought-provoking and at the same time
useful work.

43. Crewman (n) A member of a crew.

Ex. In one, doctors were fighting to save
the life of a 47-year-old armor crewman
badly injured when his tank was hit
Tuesday, his chest heaving as surgeons
performed a tracheotomy in a bid to
restore his breathing.

44. Meditation (n) The act of remaining in a silent and calm

state for a period of time, as part of a
religious training, or so that you are more
able to deal with the problems of everyday
life.

Ex. Try to focus on meditation, movement,

or bodywork such as acupuncture,
chiropractic work, massage, or spa
treatments.

45. Eternity (n) Time that never ends or that has no limits.

Ex. All this language, in my opinion,

weakens, if not obliterates, the distinction
between eternity and the whole of time.

46. Soothe (v) To make someone feel calm or less

worried.
 Ex. In both cases the infants were soothed
and attentive to the music, suggesting that
they were familiar with it and had
therefore been listening whilst in the
womb.

47. Revolt (v) 1. If a large number of people revolt,

they refuse to be controlled or ruled,
and take action against authority,
often violent action.
Ex. The people revolted against foreign
rule and established their own
government.
2. To make someone feel unpleasantly
shocked or disgusted.
Ex. It revolts me to know that the world
spends so much money on arms when
millions are dying of hunger.

48. Vindicate (v) To prove that what someone said or did

was right or true, after other people
thought it was wrong.

Ex. The decision to include Morris in the

team was completely vindicated when he
scored two goals.

49. Trigger (n) 1. A part of a gun that causes the gun to

fire when pressed.

Ex. A man pointed a gun at them and

pulled the trigger.

2. To cause a strong emotional reaction

of fear, shock, anger, or worry in
someone.
Ex. Seeing him come towards me just
triggered me and I screamed.

50. Toxodon (n) Toxodon is the scientific name for a type

of extinct mammal from South America.
 Ex. Toxodon platensis was a large-bodied
hoofed mammal. It is estimated that it
weighed more than a tonne and it was
probably similar in size to the American
bison or the African black rhino.

51. Exposure (n) The act of stating facts publicly that show
that someone is dishonest or dangerous.
Ex. Party officials have succeeded in
keeping a lid on exposure of the senator’s
misdeeds.

52. Blend (n) A mixture of different things or styles.

Ex. The building's design is an interesting
blend of traditionalism and modernism.

53. Captive (n) A person or animal whose ability to move

or act freely is limited by being kept in a
space.
Ex. Wildlife officials say double fences
would help prevent the spread of disease
between wild and captive animals.
SET 2
1. groundbreaking
2. showcase
3. plead
4. righteousness
5. enduring
6. corpus
7. irreproachable
8. weave
9. portrayal
10. convegent
11. prevalence
12. immerse
13. equivocal / unequivocal
14. spectacle
15. uptake
16. insuperable

SET 3
1. conspicuous
2. disguise
3. assemble
4. obviate
5. self-contradictory
6. iridescent
7. whopping
8. irresolvable
9. ineluctable
10. wrecked
11. overlooking
12. designated
13. ineluctable
14. myriad
15. sprurious
SET 4
1. Scrupulous
2. plateau
3. orthodox
4. venerate
5. breadth
6. recurrent
7. concede
8. unclassifiable
9. irrefutable
10. provoke / provocative
11. satiate
12. eclipse
13. indulgent
14. impose

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SET 7

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