GRE Vocabulary Flashcards: 300 Words with Definitions & Examples
Study 300 GRE-level words with concise definitions, parts of speech, and original example sentences in one installable flashcard deck.
इस डेक के बारे में
Study 300 independently selected GRE-level English words. Each front gives the word and intended part of speech. When that still leaves a common alternate meaning, a short plain-English label points to the target sense. The back starts with a concise primary definition, then gives the part of speech and one original example sentence. Compact usage notes appear only when they prevent a misleading answer.
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इस डेक के कार्ड
कार्ड 1
प्रश्न
analogous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Similar in important ways that allow a useful comparison.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The cell membrane is sometimes described as analogous to a selective gate.
कार्ड 2
प्रश्न
analyze (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To examine something closely by considering its parts and relationships.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Researchers analyzed how income and location affected the results.
कार्ड 3
प्रश्न
corroborate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To confirm a statement by providing independent supporting evidence.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Phone records corroborated the witness's timeline.
कार्ड 4
प्रश्न
concurrent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Happening or existing at the same time.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The lab ran three concurrent trials.
कार्ड 5
प्रश्न
conciliatory (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Intended to reduce conflict and restore friendly relations.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her conciliatory response helped reopen the negotiations.
कार्ड 6
प्रश्न
concise (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Brief while still clear and complete.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her concise summary captured the main finding in two sentences.
कार्ड 7
प्रश्न
abstain (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To deliberately refrain from doing or taking part in something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Two members abstained from voting because of a conflict of interest.
कार्ड 8
प्रश्न
assess (verb, evaluation) — meaning?
उत्तर
To judge the quality, importance, amount, or likely effect of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Engineers assessed the building before recommending repairs.
कार्ड 9
प्रश्न
augment (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To make something larger, stronger, or more effective by adding to it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The library augmented its collection with digital archives.
कार्ड 10
प्रश्न
arbitrary (adjective, a decision) — meaning?
उत्तर
Based on personal choice or chance rather than a consistent reason or rule.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The cutoff seemed arbitrary because no evidence supported it.
कार्ड 11
प्रश्न
candor (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
The quality of being honest, open, and direct.
Part of speech: noun
Example: Her candor about the project's failures earned the team's trust.
कार्ड 12
प्रश्न
admonish (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To warn or reprimand someone firmly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The editor admonished the reporter for ignoring a key source.
कार्ड 13
प्रश्न
bolster (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To support or strengthen something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: New archaeological evidence bolstered the original theory.
कार्ड 14
प्रश्न
adapt (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To adjust to new conditions or modify something for a new use.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The plants adapted to the region's dry summers.
कार्ड 15
प्रश्न
acquiesce (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Part of speech: verb
Example: After a long debate, the board acquiesced to the revised schedule.
कार्ड 16
प्रश्न
abstract (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Existing as an idea rather than as a physical or concrete thing.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Justice is an abstract concept, but court rulings have practical effects.
कार्ड 17
प्रश्न
assert (verb, a claim) — meaning?
उत्तर
To state something confidently and forcefully.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The authors assert that the policy widened access.
कार्ड 18
प्रश्न
censure (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To express strong, often formal, disapproval of someone or something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The committee censured the member for violating its ethics rules.
कार्ड 19
प्रश्न
accommodate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To provide enough space for someone or something, or adapt to meet a need.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The revised schedule accommodates students in several time zones.
कार्ड 20
प्रश्न
abate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To become or make less intense or severe.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The wind finally abated after sunset.
कार्ड 21
प्रश्न
concede (verb, an argument) — meaning?
उत्तर
To admit that a point is true, often reluctantly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: He conceded that the rival proposal would cost less.
कार्ड 22
प्रश्न
context (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
The surrounding circumstances that help explain an event, statement, or idea.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The quotation sounds harsher when removed from its context.
कार्ड 23
प्रश्न
debunk (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To expose a belief or claim as false or exaggerated.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The experiment debunked a popular myth about memory.
कार्ड 24
प्रश्न
advocate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To publicly support or argue for a cause or policy.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Local doctors advocated for cleaner drinking water.
कार्ड 25
प्रश्न
allude (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To refer to something indirectly rather than naming it plainly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The speaker alluded to an earlier dispute but gave no details.
कार्ड 26
प्रश्न
ambiguous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Open to more than one interpretation or lacking a clear meaning.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The ambiguous instruction left both options defensible.
कार्ड 27
प्रश्न
acknowledge (verb, a fact) — meaning?
उत्तर
To accept or admit that something exists or is true.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The report acknowledged several limits in the data.
कार्ड 28
प्रश्न
anticipate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To expect something in advance and often prepare for it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The planners anticipated heavier traffic during the festival.
कार्ड 29
प्रश्न
cite (verb, evidence) — meaning?
उत्तर
To mention a source, fact, or example as support.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The report cites three studies that reached similar conclusions.
कार्ड 30
प्रश्न
cogent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Clear, logical, and convincing.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: She offered a cogent explanation for the unexpected result.
कार्ड 31
प्रश्न
concur (verb, an opinion) — meaning?
उत्तर
To agree with an opinion, decision, or finding.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Most reviewers concurred with the final recommendation.
कार्ड 32
प्रश्न
allocate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To assign money, time, or resources to a particular purpose.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The council allocated more funds to bridge repairs.
कार्ड 33
प्रश्न
apparent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Easy to notice or understand; in some contexts, seeming true without being certain.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The calculation error became apparent during the final review.
कार्ड 34
प्रश्न
austere (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Severe, plain, and lacking comfort or decoration.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The monastery's rooms were clean but austere.
कार्ड 35
प्रश्न
aggregate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To gather separate items or amounts into a whole.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The dashboard aggregates results from all twelve surveys.
कार्ड 36
प्रश्न
alter (verb, general change) — meaning?
उत्तर
To change something, usually without replacing it completely.
Part of speech: verb
Example: One new assumption could alter the model's conclusion.
कार्ड 37
प्रश्न
articulate (adjective, a speaker) — meaning?
उत्तर
Able to express ideas clearly and effectively.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: She was an articulate advocate for the new policy.
कार्ड 38
प्रश्न
allege (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To claim that something is true without yet proving it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Residents alleged that the factory had concealed the leak.
कार्ड 39
प्रश्न
benevolent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Kind, generous, and concerned with others' welfare.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A benevolent donor paid for the clinic's new equipment.
कार्ड 40
प्रश्न
capricious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Changing suddenly and unpredictably.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The region's capricious weather frustrated even experienced farmers.
कार्ड 41
प्रश्न
assuage (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Clear safety data helped assuage residents' fears.
कार्ड 42
प्रश्न
comprehensive (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Including nearly all the relevant parts or details.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The review offers a comprehensive survey of the field.
कार्ड 43
प्रश्न
conventional (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Following generally accepted customs, ideas, or methods.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The architect combined conventional materials with an unusual layout.
कार्ड 44
प्रश्न
accelerate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To increase the speed or rate of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Better tools accelerated the team's analysis.
कार्ड 45
प्रश्न
contend (verb, a claim) — meaning?
उत्तर
To maintain that a claim or position is true.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Critics contend that the rule places an unfair burden on small firms.
कार्ड 46
प्रश्न
ameliorate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To make a bad or difficult situation better.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The subsidy was intended to ameliorate the effects of rising food prices.
कार्ड 47
प्रश्न
inherent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Existing as a natural or essential part of something.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Any forecast carries inherent uncertainty.
कार्ड 48
प्रश्न
complacent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Too satisfied with the current situation to notice danger or the need to improve.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Early success made the team complacent about quality checks.
कार्ड 49
प्रश्न
constrain (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To limit someone's choices or restrict what can happen.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A small budget constrained the scope of the study.
कार्ड 50
प्रश्न
critique (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A careful evaluation that discusses strengths and weaknesses.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The essay offers a detailed critique of the prevailing model.
कार्ड 51
प्रश्न
coherent (adjective, an account) — meaning?
उत्तर
Logical, consistent, and easy to understand as a whole.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The evidence supports a coherent account of what happened.
कार्ड 52
प्रश्न
empirical (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The claim needs empirical support before it can guide policy.
कार्ड 53
प्रश्न
diminish (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To become or make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The medicine diminished the pain without causing drowsiness.
कार्ड 54
प्रश्न
derive (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To obtain something from a particular source.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The researchers derived their estimates from census data.
कार्ड 55
प्रश्न
conform (verb, a standard) — meaning?
उत्तर
To behave according to an accepted standard, rule, or pattern.
Part of speech: verb
Example: All samples must conform to the laboratory's safety rules.
कार्ड 56
प्रश्न
dubious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Doubtful, questionable, or not likely to be trustworthy.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The article rests on a dubious assumption about voter behavior.
कार्ड 57
प्रश्न
expound (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To explain an idea or theory in detail.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The lecturer expounded her theory for nearly an hour.
कार्ड 58
प्रश्न
mitigate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To reduce the severity, harm, or unpleasantness of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Shade trees can mitigate extreme heat in dense neighborhoods.
कार्ड 59
प्रश्न
hypothesis (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A proposed explanation that can be tested against evidence.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The experiment was designed to test the new hypothesis.
कार्ड 60
प्रश्न
fundamental (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Basic and essential to the nature or foundation of something.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Trust is fundamental to a productive partnership.
कार्ड 61
प्रश्न
equivocal (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Open to multiple interpretations, often because it avoids a clear commitment.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The minister's equivocal reply satisfied neither side.
कार्ड 62
प्रश्न
defer (verb, a decision) — meaning?
उत्तर
To postpone an action or decision until a later time.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The committee deferred the vote until it had more evidence.
कार्ड 63
प्रश्न
substantiate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To support a claim with evidence or proof.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The available records did not substantiate the allegation.
कार्ड 64
प्रश्न
decline (verb, an amount) — meaning?
उत्तर
To become smaller, weaker, or less common.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Demand declined after the initial surge.
कार्ड 65
प्रश्न
refine (verb, an idea) — meaning?
उत्तर
To improve something through small, careful changes.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The authors refined their argument after receiving feedback.
कार्ड 66
प्रश्न
interpret (verb, meaning) — meaning?
उत्तर
To explain or decide the meaning of information, words, or events.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Two historians interpreted the same letter differently.
कार्ड 67
प्रश्न
dogmatic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Expressing beliefs as unquestionably true and resisting other views.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A dogmatic approach left little room for new evidence.
कार्ड 68
प्रश्न
fallacious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken belief.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The conclusion is fallacious because it confuses correlation with cause.
कार्ड 69
प्रश्न
reconcile (verb, conflicting accounts) — meaning?
उत्तर
To make ideas, facts, or accounts compatible with one another.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The team struggled to reconcile the two conflicting estimates.
कार्ड 70
प्रश्न
fluctuate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To rise and fall irregularly in amount, level, or value.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Energy prices fluctuate throughout the year.
कार्ड 71
प्रश्न
infer (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To reach a conclusion from evidence rather than from a direct statement.
Part of speech: verb
Example: From the pollen records, scientists inferred that the climate had changed.
कार्ड 72
प्रश्न
exacerbate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To make a problem, condition, or negative feeling worse.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A prolonged drought exacerbated the water shortage.
कार्ड 73
प्रश्न
lucid (adjective, an explanation) — meaning?
उत्तर
Expressed clearly and easy to understand.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her lucid explanation made the complex process seem manageable.
कार्ड 74
प्रश्न
crucial (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Extremely important to the outcome of something.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Reliable measurements are crucial to the experiment.
कार्ड 75
प्रश्न
justify (verb, a decision) — meaning?
उत्तर
To show that an action, belief, or claim is reasonable or right.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The expected benefit did not justify the high cost.
कार्ड 76
प्रश्न
inhibit (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To hinder, restrain, or prevent an action or process.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Fear of criticism can inhibit honest discussion.
कार्ड 77
प्रश्न
delineate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To describe or mark the exact features or limits of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The agreement delineates each partner's responsibilities.
कार्ड 78
प्रश्न
feasible (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Possible and practical to carry out successfully.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A shorter route is feasible if the weather remains calm.
कार्ड 79
प्रश्न
impugn (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To challenge the honesty, integrity, or truth of someone or something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The accusation impugned the scientist's professional integrity.
कार्ड 80
प्रश्न
diligent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Careful and persistent in one's work or duties.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A diligent archivist found the missing document.
कार्ड 81
प्रश्न
explicit (adjective, a statement or instruction) — meaning?
उत्तर
Stated clearly and directly, with no need for inference.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The contract contains an explicit ban on hidden fees.
कार्ड 82
प्रश्न
discrete (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Separate and distinct from other things.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The survey divides the process into five discrete stages.
Usage: Unlike discreet, discrete means separate.
कार्ड 83
प्रश्न
dispute (verb, a claim) — meaning?
उत्तर
To question the truth, accuracy, or validity of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Several scholars dispute the traditional account of the event.
कार्ड 84
प्रश्न
prevalent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Common or widespread in a particular place or period.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The custom was prevalent across the coastal region.
कार्ड 85
प्रश्न
elucidate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To make a difficult idea clearer by explaining it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The diagram helps elucidate how the two systems interact.
कार्ड 86
प्रश्न
frugal (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Careful to avoid wasting money or resources.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Their frugal plan reused existing equipment.
कार्ड 87
प्रश्न
invalidate (verb, an argument) — meaning?
उत्तर
To show that an argument or conclusion is unsound or not valid.
Part of speech: verb
Example: One faulty measurement does not necessarily invalidate the entire study.
कार्ड 88
प्रश्न
elated (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Extremely happy and excited.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The rescue team was elated when it found the missing hikers.
कार्ड 89
प्रश्न
denigrate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To criticize someone or something unfairly and damage its reputation.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A fair comparison need not denigrate the competing design.
कार्ड 90
प्रश्न
exaggerate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To represent something as greater, worse, or more important than it is.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Headlines sometimes exaggerate the certainty of early findings.
कार्ड 91
प्रश्न
cumulative (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Growing or increasing through a series of additions.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The cumulative effect of many small delays was substantial.
कार्ड 92
प्रश्न
cultivate (verb, a quality) — meaning?
उत्तर
To develop a skill, quality, or relationship through sustained effort.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The program helps young researchers cultivate strong writing habits.
कार्ड 93
प्रश्न
credible (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Believable and worthy of trust.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The witness gave a detailed and credible account.
कार्ड 94
प्रश्न
empathetic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Able to understand and share another person's feelings.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The counselor gave an empathetic response without making assumptions.
कार्ड 95
प्रश्न
deliberate (adjective, an action) — meaning?
उत्तर
Done consciously and after careful thought.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The slow rollout was a deliberate attempt to limit risk.
कार्ड 96
प्रश्न
disdain (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect.
Part of speech: noun
Example: She regarded the dishonest tactic with disdain.
कार्ड 97
प्रश्न
gainsay (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To deny or contradict a fact or statement.
Part of speech: verb
Example: No one could gainsay the importance of clean water.
कार्ड 98
प्रश्न
objective (adjective, judgment) — meaning?
उत्तर
Not influenced by personal feelings or preferences.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The panel used objective criteria to rank the proposals.
कार्ड 99
प्रश्न
enhance (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To improve the quality, value, or effectiveness of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Clear labels enhanced the chart's readability.
कार्ड 100
प्रश्न
preliminary (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Done or occurring before the main or final stage.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Preliminary results suggest that the treatment is safe.
कार्ड 101
प्रश्न
paradox (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A statement or situation that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The efficiency paradox is that faster tools sometimes create more work.
कार्ड 102
प्रश्न
meticulous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Extremely careful about small details.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The conservator kept meticulous records of every repair.
कार्ड 103
प्रश्न
temperate (adjective, behavior) — meaning?
उत्तर
Moderate and restrained rather than extreme.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The chair took a temperate approach to the heated dispute.
कार्ड 104
प्रश्न
reticent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Unwilling to speak freely or reveal one's thoughts.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The witness was reticent about her role in the meeting.
कार्ड 105
प्रश्न
tenuous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Very weak, slight, or poorly supported.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The article draws a tenuous link between the two events.
कार्ड 106
प्रश्न
prudent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Careful and sensible about future risks or consequences.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Keeping an emergency reserve was a prudent decision.
कार्ड 107
प्रश्न
avarice (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
An extreme desire to acquire and keep wealth.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The fable portrays avarice as a force that isolates the ruler.
कार्ड 108
प्रश्न
misrepresent (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To describe something falsely or in a misleading way.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The summary misrepresented the study by omitting its main limitation.
कार्ड 109
प्रश्न
warrant (verb, an action) — meaning?
उत्तर
To justify or make a particular action necessary.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The minor discrepancy does not warrant a full investigation.
कार्ड 110
प्रश्न
audacious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Bold and willing to take striking risks.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The rescue team proposed an audacious route through the canyon.
कार्ड 111
प्रश्न
resilient (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or change.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The resilient community rebuilt its market after the flood.
कार्ड 112
प्रश्न
scrupulous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Very careful to act honestly, correctly, and according to principle.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The auditor was scrupulous about documenting every expense.
कार्ड 113
प्रश्न
vindicate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To clear someone of blame or show that a decision was justified.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The new evidence vindicated the engineer who had warned about the flaw.
कार्ड 114
प्रश्न
submissive (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Ready to obey or yield to another person's authority.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The novel's protagonist appears submissive at first but later resists.
कार्ड 115
प्रश्न
verbose (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Using more words than necessary.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The verbose introduction delayed the paper's main point.
कार्ड 116
प्रश्न
clandestine (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Kept secret, usually to conceal an improper or unauthorized activity.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The group held clandestine meetings in an unused warehouse.
कार्ड 117
प्रश्न
belie (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To give a false impression of something or show a claim to be untrue.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Her calm voice belied the urgency of the situation.
कार्ड 118
प्रश्न
gregarious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Sociable and fond of being with other people.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The gregarious host introduced every guest to someone new.
कार्ड 119
प्रश्न
stoic (adjective, hardship) — meaning?
उत्तर
Enduring pain or hardship without showing much complaint or emotion.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: He remained stoic while doctors treated the injury.
कार्ड 120
प्रश्न
nuanced (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Showing subtle differences or careful distinctions.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The historian gives a nuanced account of both leaders' motives.
कार्ड 121
प्रश्न
plausible (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Seeming reasonable or likely to be true.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Investigators considered several plausible explanations for the outage.
कार्ड 122
प्रश्न
antipathy (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A strong feeling of dislike or aversion.
Part of speech: noun
Example: His antipathy toward bureaucracy shaped his political views.
कार्ड 123
प्रश्न
malleable (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Able to be shaped, changed, or influenced easily.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Copper is malleable enough to be formed into thin sheets.
कार्ड 124
प्रश्न
anomaly (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Something that differs from the normal pattern or expected result.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The sudden temperature spike was an anomaly in an otherwise stable record.
कार्ड 125
प्रश्न
refute (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To prove that a claim or argument is wrong.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Later evidence refuted the original explanation.
कार्ड 126
प्रश्न
indifferent (adjective, level of concern) — meaning?
उत्तर
Having no particular interest, concern, or preference.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Many voters seemed indifferent to the minor procedural change.
कार्ड 127
प्रश्न
rhetoric (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Language designed to persuade or impress an audience.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The campaign's rhetoric became sharper as the election approached.
कार्ड 128
प्रश्न
benign (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Harmless, gentle, or unlikely to cause damage.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Tests confirmed that the growth was benign.
कार्ड 129
प्रश्न
impetuous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Acting quickly without enough thought about the consequences.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His impetuous decision to resign surprised the entire team.
कार्ड 130
प्रश्न
unequivocal (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Completely clear and leaving no room for doubt.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The court issued an unequivocal rejection of the claim.
कार्ड 131
प्रश्न
polemical (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Strongly critical and intended to provoke debate or controversy.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The author's polemical essay attacked the entire school of thought.
कार्ड 132
प्रश्न
aberrant (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Departing from what is normal, expected, or typical.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: One aberrant reading prompted the technician to recalibrate the sensor.
कार्ड 133
प्रश्न
placid (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Calm, peaceful, and not easily disturbed.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The lake looked placid after the storm passed.
कार्ड 134
प्रश्न
qualify (verb, a claim) — meaning?
उत्तर
To limit or modify a statement so that it is more precise.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The researchers qualified their conclusion by noting the small sample.
कार्ड 135
प्रश्न
persuasive (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Able to convince someone through effective reasoning or appeal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The proposal was persuasive because it paired evidence with a practical plan.
कार्ड 136
प्रश्न
obscure (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Not well known or difficult to understand.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The footnote refers to an obscure legal precedent.
कार्ड 137
प्रश्न
steadfast (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Firm, loyal, and unlikely to change under pressure.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: She remained steadfast in her support for the reform.
कार्ड 138
प्रश्न
didactic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Intended to teach, especially in an overly instructive or moralizing way.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The novel is engaging even when its dialogue becomes didactic.
कार्ड 139
प्रश्न
skeptical (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Doubtful and unwilling to accept a claim without evidence.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Reviewers remained skeptical until the results were replicated.
कार्ड 140
प्रश्न
stringent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Very strict and demanding.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The laboratory follows stringent contamination controls.
कार्ड 141
प्रश्न
judicious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Showing careful thought and good judgment.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A judicious compromise preserved the strongest parts of both plans.
कार्ड 142
प्रश्न
apathy (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A lack of interest, concern, or emotion.
Part of speech: noun
Example: Public apathy made it difficult to recruit volunteers.
कार्ड 143
प्रश्न
validate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To confirm that something is sound, accurate, or acceptable.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A second laboratory validated the initial result.
कार्ड 144
प्रश्न
magnanimous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival or defeated opponent.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The winner was magnanimous and praised her opponent's campaign.
कार्ड 145
प्रश्न
banal (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
So ordinary or overused that it has become dull and unoriginal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The speech relied on banal slogans instead of concrete proposals.
कार्ड 146
प्रश्न
impartial (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Fair and not favoring one side over another.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Both parties asked an impartial mediator to hear the dispute.
कार्ड 147
प्रश्न
tenacious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Persistent and unwilling to give up.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A tenacious investigator traced the error to its source.
कार्ड 148
प्रश्न
stipulate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To specify a condition or requirement as part of an agreement.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The contract stipulates that both parties must approve any changes.
कार्ड 149
प्रश्न
specious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Seeming convincing at first but actually false or misleading.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The argument sounds neat, but it rests on a specious comparison.
कार्ड 150
प्रश्न
absolve (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To free someone from blame, guilt, or responsibility.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The new evidence did not absolve the company of negligence.
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कार्ड 151
प्रश्न
obstinate (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Stubbornly refusing to change an opinion or course of action.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: He remained obstinate even after the evidence contradicted him.
कार्ड 152
प्रश्न
parsimonious (adjective, spending) — meaning?
उत्तर
Extremely unwilling to spend money or use resources.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The parsimonious owner delayed essential repairs.
कार्ड 153
प्रश्न
iconoclast (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A person who challenges established beliefs, customs, or institutions.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The iconoclast questioned assumptions that the field had accepted for decades.
कार्ड 154
प्रश्न
whimsical (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Playfully unusual or guided by sudden, fanciful ideas.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The garden's whimsical sculptures delighted younger visitors.
कार्ड 155
प्रश्न
appease (verb, someone upset) — meaning?
उत्तर
To calm someone by meeting a demand or making a concession.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The small refund did little to appease angry customers.
कार्ड 156
प्रश्न
insipid (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Lacking flavor, interest, or distinctive character.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The adaptation turned a lively novel into an insipid drama.
कार्ड 157
प्रश्न
wary (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Cautious because something may be dangerous or unreliable.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Residents were wary of promises that lacked funding.
कार्ड 158
प्रश्न
despondent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Deeply discouraged and without much hope.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: After months of rejection, the applicant became despondent.
कार्ड 159
प्रश्न
laconic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Using very few words.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His laconic reply contained only the date and location.
कार्ड 160
प्रश्न
hackneyed (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Used so often that it seems dull and unoriginal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The reviewer criticized the film's hackneyed plot.
कार्ड 161
प्रश्न
lethargic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Sluggish, lacking energy, or unusually inactive.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The heat left the hikers lethargic by midday.
कार्ड 162
प्रश्न
tentative (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Not fully decided or certain; provisional.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: They reached a tentative agreement pending legal review.
कार्ड 163
प्रश्न
disparate (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Fundamentally different in kind and difficult to compare.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The coalition united groups with disparate political goals.
कार्ड 164
प्रश्न
accede (verb, a request) — meaning?
उत्तर
To agree to a request, proposal, or demand.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The council acceded to residents' request for a public hearing.
कार्ड 165
प्रश्न
zealous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Showing intense enthusiasm and devotion to a cause or goal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A zealous volunteer recruited dozens of new members.
कार्ड 166
प्रश्न
immutable (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Unable to be changed.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The rules are longstanding, but they are not immutable.
कार्ड 167
प्रश्न
cursory (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Quick and not thorough or detailed.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A cursory inspection failed to reveal the crack.
कार्ड 168
प्रश्न
tolerant (adjective, different views) — meaning?
उत्तर
Willing to accept beliefs, behavior, or conditions that differ from one's own.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A tolerant workplace can still enforce clear standards.
कार्ड 169
प्रश्न
egregious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Outstandingly and shockingly bad.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The audit uncovered an egregious misuse of public funds.
कार्ड 170
प्रश्न
mercurial (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unpredictably.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The mercurial director could be charming one moment and furious the next.
कार्ड 171
प्रश्न
abridge (verb, a text) — meaning?
उत्तर
To shorten a text while preserving its main ideas.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The editor abridged the memoir for a younger audience.
कार्ड 172
प्रश्न
transient (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Lasting only a short time.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The medication caused a transient feeling of dizziness.
कार्ड 173
प्रश्न
abdicate (verb, a throne) — meaning?
उत्तर
To formally give up a throne or sovereign position.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The king abdicated in favor of his daughter.
Usage: Abdicate responsibility means to fail or refuse to perform a duty.
कार्ड 174
प्रश्न
castigate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To criticize or reprimand someone harshly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Commentators castigated the agency for its slow response.
कार्ड 175
प्रश्न
coerce (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To force someone to act through threats or strong pressure.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A valid agreement cannot be obtained by coercing either party.
कार्ड 176
प्रश्न
contrite (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Genuinely sorry and remorseful for wrongdoing.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The contrite official apologized and returned the money.
कार्ड 177
प्रश्न
loquacious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Tending to talk a great deal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The loquacious guide filled the journey with stories.
कार्ड 178
प्रश्न
vigilant (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Watchful and alert to possible danger or problems.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Inspectors remained vigilant for signs of structural damage.
कार्ड 179
प्रश्न
arbitrate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To settle a dispute by acting as a neutral decision-maker.
Part of speech: verb
Example: An independent panel will arbitrate the labor dispute.
कार्ड 180
प्रश्न
abhor (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To hate or regard something with deep disgust.
Part of speech: verb
Example: She abhors cruelty in any form.
कार्ड 181
प्रश्न
altruistic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Concerned with helping others without seeking personal gain.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her altruistic decision gave the scholarship fund a strong start.
कार्ड 182
प्रश्न
undermine (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To weaken something gradually or indirectly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Repeated delays undermined public confidence in the project.
कार्ड 183
प्रश्न
decorum (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Proper, polite behavior suited to a formal situation.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The chair asked everyone to maintain decorum during the hearing.
कार्ड 184
प्रश्न
eclectic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Drawing ideas, styles, or tastes from a wide variety of sources.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The festival presented an eclectic mix of jazz, folk, and electronic music.
कार्ड 185
प्रश्न
volatile (adjective, conditions) — meaning?
उत्तर
Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, often for the worse.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Investors avoided the volatile market.
कार्ड 186
प्रश्न
enigmatic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Mysterious and difficult to understand or explain.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The artist gave an enigmatic answer about the empty frame.
कार्ड 187
प्रश्न
circumvent (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To find a way around a rule, restriction, or obstacle.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The company used shell accounts to circumvent the spending limit.
कार्ड 188
प्रश्न
ostentatious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Designed to attract attention and display wealth or importance.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The office was luxurious without being ostentatious.
कार्ड 189
प्रश्न
tractable (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Easy to control, manage, or solve.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The problem became tractable once the team divided it into smaller parts.
कार्ड 190
प्रश्न
orthodox (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Following established, traditional, or generally accepted beliefs and methods.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His interpretation departs from orthodox economic theory.
कार्ड 191
प्रश्न
nonchalant (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Appearing calmly unconcerned.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: She sounded nonchalant despite the approaching deadline.
कार्ड 192
प्रश्न
intrepid (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Fearless and willing to face danger or difficulty.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: An intrepid reporter crossed the flooded valley to reach the village.
कार्ड 193
प्रश्न
discreet (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Careful in speech or behavior to avoid attention or embarrassment.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The doctor made a discreet inquiry about the patient's safety.
Usage: Unlike discrete, discreet means tactful or unobtrusive.
कार्ड 194
प्रश्न
mundane (adjective, daily life) — meaning?
उत्तर
Ordinary, routine, and lacking excitement.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The memoir finds humor in mundane household tasks.
कार्ड 195
प्रश्न
ingenuous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Innocent, sincere, and lacking deliberate deception.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His ingenuous question exposed a flaw the experts had overlooked.
Usage: Ingenuous means innocent or candid; ingenious means cleverly inventive.
कार्ड 196
प्रश्न
aggrandize (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To increase someone's power or status, or make something seem greater than it is.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The biography aggrandizes its subject while ignoring his failures.
कार्ड 197
प्रश्न
taciturn (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Habitually quiet and unwilling to speak much.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The taciturn mechanic answered every question with a nod.
कार्ड 198
प्रश्न
fastidious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Very attentive to detail, cleanliness, or accuracy and often hard to satisfy.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The fastidious editor checked every citation twice.
कार्ड 199
प्रश्न
instigate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To cause an event or action to begin, especially a troublesome one.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A false rumor instigated the confrontation.
कार्ड 200
प्रश्न
provincial (adjective, outlook) — meaning?
उत्तर
Narrow in outlook and limited by local experience or convention.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The essay criticized the capital's provincial view of rural life.
कार्ड 201
प्रश्न
proliferate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To increase or spread rapidly in number.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Small delivery services proliferated across the city.
कार्ड 202
प्रश्न
fortuitous (adjective, chance occurrence) — meaning?
उत्तर
Happening by chance rather than by design.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A fortuitous encounter at the station led to their collaboration.
Usage: Fortuitous means accidental; a chance event may be favorable, but the word does not simply mean fortunate.
कार्ड 203
प्रश्न
acerbic (adjective, tone) — meaning?
उत्तर
Sharp, bitter, or cutting in tone.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His acerbic review mocked both the play and its audience.
कार्ड 204
प्रश्न
efface (verb, a mark) — meaning?
उत्तर
To erase, remove, or make something less noticeable.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Centuries of rain had effaced the inscription.
कार्ड 205
प्रश्न
compel (verb, action) — meaning?
उत्तर
To force or strongly drive someone to act.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A court order compelled the agency to release the records.
कार्ड 206
प्रश्न
erratic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Irregular, inconsistent, or unpredictable.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Erratic rainfall reduced the harvest.
कार्ड 207
प्रश्न
rebuke (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The judge rebuked the attorney for withholding evidence.
कार्ड 208
प्रश्न
anachronistic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Belonging to a different time and seeming out of place or outdated.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The film's modern wristwatch looked anachronistic in a medieval scene.
कार्ड 209
प्रश्न
esoteric (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Likely to be understood only by a small group with specialized knowledge.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The manual assumes familiarity with esoteric legal terminology.
कार्ड 210
प्रश्न
evade (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To avoid or escape from someone, something, or a responsibility.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The witness repeatedly evaded the central question.
कार्ड 211
प्रश्न
extol (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To praise someone or something enthusiastically.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The review extolled the novel's precise language.
कार्ड 212
प्रश्न
apocryphal (adjective, a story) — meaning?
उत्तर
Widely repeated but of doubtful truth or authenticity.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The apocryphal tale has never been confirmed by contemporary records.
कार्ड 213
प्रश्न
depose (verb, a leader) — meaning?
उत्तर
To remove a ruler or leader from power.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The generals deposed the president after months of unrest.
कार्ड 214
प्रश्न
codify (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To arrange laws, rules, or ideas into a systematic written form.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The new statute codified practices that courts had followed for years.
कार्ड 215
प्रश्न
condone (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To accept or allow behavior that is considered wrong.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Silence can appear to condone misconduct.
कार्ड 216
प्रश्न
pedantic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Too concerned with minor rules, details, or displays of learning.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His pedantic corrections interrupted the useful discussion.
कार्ड 217
प्रश्न
preclude (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To prevent something from happening or make it impossible.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The early deadline may preclude a thorough review.
कार्ड 218
प्रश्न
mollify (verb, anger) — meaning?
उत्तर
To calm someone's anger or anxiety.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A direct apology helped mollify the disappointed client.
कार्ड 219
प्रश्न
decry (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To publicly and strongly condemn something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Civil rights groups decried the discriminatory rule.
कार्ड 220
प्रश्न
alacrity (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Cheerful readiness and promptness.
Part of speech: noun
Example: She accepted the difficult assignment with alacrity.
कार्ड 221
प्रश्न
eradicate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To destroy or remove something completely.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Vaccination has eradicated the disease in many regions.
कार्ड 222
प्रश्न
prescient (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Showing knowledge of an event before it happens.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her prescient warning anticipated the supply shortage.
कार्ड 223
प्रश्न
approbation (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Strong approval or praise.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The proposal received the approbation of the ethics committee.
कार्ड 224
प्रश्न
perfunctory (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Done routinely with little care, interest, or effort.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The manager offered a perfunctory apology and changed nothing.
कार्ड 225
प्रश्न
abstemious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Moderate and restrained, especially in eating or drinking.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Despite the lavish meal, she remained abstemious.
कार्ड 226
प्रश्न
promulgate (verb, a law or rule) — meaning?
उत्तर
To officially and publicly announce a law or rule.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The agency promulgated new safety standards.
कार्ड 227
प्रश्न
trenchant (adjective, expression) — meaning?
उत्तर
Expressed sharply, clearly, and effectively.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her trenchant critique exposed the proposal's central weakness.
कार्ड 228
प्रश्न
assiduous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Showing persistent, careful effort.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her assiduous research uncovered letters that others had missed.
कार्ड 229
प्रश्न
forgo (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To choose to go without something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: They decided to forgo bonuses during the difficult year.
कार्ड 230
प्रश्न
impede (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To delay, obstruct, or make progress more difficult.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Heavy snow impeded the rescue effort.
कार्ड 231
प्रश्न
arcane (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Known or understood by only a small number of specialists.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The clerk helped applicants navigate the agency's arcane rules.
कार्ड 232
प्रश्न
quixotic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Extremely idealistic but impractical.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The plan to eliminate all traffic in a week was quixotic.
कार्ड 233
प्रश्न
curtail (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To reduce or limit something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Water shortages forced farmers to curtail production.
कार्ड 234
प्रश्न
repudiate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To reject a claim, belief, agreement, or connection emphatically.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The candidate repudiated the group's endorsement.
कार्ड 235
प्रश्न
sardonic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Mocking in a grim, scornful, or cynical way.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: He gave a sardonic smile when the promised reform was delayed again.
कार्ड 236
प्रश्न
ostracize (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To deliberately exclude someone from a group or society.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Classmates ostracized him after the accusation spread.
कार्ड 237
प्रश्न
emulate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To imitate someone or something in an effort to match or surpass it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Smaller cities tried to emulate the program's success.
कार्ड 238
प्रश्न
ubiquitous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Present or appearing almost everywhere.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Smartphones have become ubiquitous in urban life.
कार्ड 239
प्रश्न
engender (verb, a condition) — meaning?
उत्तर
To cause a feeling, condition, or situation to develop.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Transparent decisions can engender public trust.
कार्ड 240
प्रश्न
consolidate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To combine separate parts into a stronger or more effective whole.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The university consolidated three small departments.
कार्ड 241
प्रश्न
confiscate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To take property under official authority.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Customs officers confiscated the undeclared goods.
कार्ड 242
प्रश्न
vociferous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Expressing opinions loudly and forcefully.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Vociferous opponents disrupted the meeting.
कार्ड 243
प्रश्न
foster (verb, growth) — meaning?
उत्तर
To encourage the growth or development of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The workshop fostered collaboration between the two departments.
कार्ड 244
प्रश्न
disseminate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To spread information or ideas widely.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The health department disseminated the guidance in six languages.
कार्ड 245
प्रश्न
indict (verb, a criminal charge) — meaning?
उत्तर
To formally charge someone with a serious crime.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A grand jury indicted the executive on three counts of fraud.
कार्ड 246
प्रश्न
ascetic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Practicing severe self-discipline and avoiding physical comforts or pleasures.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The philosopher followed an ascetic routine of simple meals and long study.
कार्ड 247
प्रश्न
placate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To make an angry person calmer.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The mayor promised an inquiry to placate the protesters.
कार्ड 248
प्रश्न
obfuscate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To make an idea or situation harder to understand.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Dense jargon obfuscated the report's simple conclusion.
कार्ड 249
प्रश्न
diffident (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Shy and lacking confidence in one's abilities.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The diffident student rarely volunteered an answer.
कार्ड 250
प्रश्न
abjure (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To formally and publicly renounce a belief, claim, or practice.
Part of speech: verb
Example: To receive the pardon, the rebel had to abjure violence.
कार्ड 251
प्रश्न
vilify (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To speak or write about someone as if they were evil or contemptible.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The campaign tried to vilify anyone who questioned its policy.
कार्ड 252
प्रश्न
transcend (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To go beyond the usual limits of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The music transcended linguistic and cultural boundaries.
कार्ड 253
प्रश्न
circumspect (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Careful to consider risks and consequences before acting.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The diplomat was circumspect when discussing the fragile alliance.
कार्ड 254
प्रश्न
incite (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To encourage or stir people to take action, often harmful action.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The post was intended to incite violence against the minority group.
कार्ड 255
प्रश्न
mendacious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Dishonest and given to lying.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The witness's mendacious account collapsed under cross-examination.
कार्ड 256
प्रश्न
hegemony (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Dominance by one state, group, or idea over others.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The alliance challenged the empire's regional hegemony.
कार्ड 257
प्रश्न
venerate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To regard someone or something with deep respect.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Many residents venerate the poet as a national figure.
कार्ड 258
प्रश्न
vacillate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To repeatedly waver between different choices or opinions.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The committee vacillated between renovation and replacement.
कार्ड 259
प्रश्न
chicanery (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
The use of deception or clever tricks to achieve a goal.
Part of speech: noun
Example: Accounting chicanery concealed the firm's losses for years.
कार्ड 260
प्रश्न
cacophony (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds.
Part of speech: noun
Example: A cacophony of horns and alarms filled the tunnel.
कार्ड 261
प्रश्न
enervate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To weaken or drain energy from someone or something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Weeks of extreme heat enervated the workers.
Usage: Enervate means weaken, despite sounding similar to energize.
कार्ड 262
प्रश्न
recalcitrant (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Stubbornly resisting authority, control, or guidance.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The recalcitrant contractor ignored repeated safety warnings.
कार्ड 263
प्रश्न
exonerate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To officially clear someone of blame or wrongdoing.
Part of speech: verb
Example: DNA evidence exonerated the man after twelve years in prison.
कार्ड 264
प्रश्न
inchoate (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Only partly formed and not yet clear or organized.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The committee turned an inchoate idea into a workable proposal.
कार्ड 265
प्रश्न
fecund (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Highly fertile or productive.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The river valley's fecund soil supported several harvests each year.
कार्ड 266
प्रश्न
credulous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Too ready to believe claims without enough evidence.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Credulous investors accepted the impossible promise of risk-free returns.
कार्ड 267
प्रश्न
sycophant (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A person who flatters someone powerful to gain an advantage.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The ruler surrounded himself with sycophants who never challenged him.
कार्ड 268
प्रश्न
munificent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Extremely generous, especially in giving money or gifts.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A munificent grant allowed the museum to waive admission fees.
कार्ड 269
प्रश्न
deleterious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Causing harm or damage.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Chronic sleep loss can have deleterious effects on judgment.
कार्ड 270
प्रश्न
facetious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Treating a serious subject with deliberately inappropriate humor.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her facetious comment was poorly timed during the emergency briefing.
कार्ड 271
प्रश्न
opprobrium (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Harsh public criticism, disgrace, or shame.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The fraudulent scheme brought opprobrium on the entire organization.
कार्ड 272
प्रश्न
torpor (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A state of physical or mental inactivity and sluggishness.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The long heat wave left the town in a state of torpor.
कार्ड 273
प्रश्न
garrulous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Excessively talkative, especially about unimportant matters.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The garrulous passenger narrated his entire journey.
कार्ड 274
प्रश्न
scrutinize (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To examine something very closely and carefully.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Reviewers scrutinized the data for signs of bias.
कार्ड 275
प्रश्न
demur (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To raise an objection or show reluctance.
Part of speech: verb
Example: She agreed to the budget but demurred at the proposed deadline.
कार्ड 276
प्रश्न
calumny (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A false and malicious statement intended to damage someone's reputation.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The court found that the accusation was a deliberate calumny.
कार्ड 277
प्रश्न
usurp (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To take power or a position without legal right.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The general usurped the throne while the heir was abroad.
कार्ड 278
प्रश्न
equanimity (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Calmness and emotional balance, especially under stress.
Part of speech: noun
Example: She handled the hostile questions with equanimity.
कार्ड 279
प्रश्न
bucolic (adjective, rural life) — meaning?
उत्तर
Relating to an idealized, pleasant rural life or landscape.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The painter's bucolic scenes omit the hardship of farm labor.
कार्ड 280
प्रश्न
suppress (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To prevent an activity, expression, or process from continuing or becoming known.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The regime tried to suppress reports of the protest.
कार्ड 281
प्रश्न
impecunious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Having little or no money.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The impecunious student repaired the old bicycle instead of replacing it.
कार्ड 282
प्रश्न
lacuna (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A gap or missing part in a text, argument, or body of knowledge.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The missing decade is a major lacuna in the archive.
कार्ड 283
प्रश्न
exigent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Urgent and demanding immediate attention or action.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The hospital reserved extra staff for exigent cases.
कार्ड 284
प्रश्न
diatribe (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A long, bitter verbal or written attack.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The editorial became a diatribe against anyone who favored compromise.
कार्ड 285
प्रश्न
sanction (verb, approval) — meaning?
उत्तर
To give official permission or approval.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The governing body sanctioned the new competition format.
Usage: Sanction can also mean to impose a penalty; as a noun, it can mean either approval or a penalty.
कार्ड 286
प्रश्न
commensurate (adjective, degree) — meaning?
उत्तर
Matching something else in size, degree, or importance.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The salary should be commensurate with the role's responsibilities.
कार्ड 287
प्रश्न
onerous (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Requiring great effort or imposing a heavy burden.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Small clinics struggled with the onerous reporting requirement.
कार्ड 288
प्रश्न
yield (verb, resistance) — meaning?
उत्तर
To give way, surrender, or stop resisting.
Part of speech: verb
Example: After hours of debate, the minority finally yielded.
कार्ड 289
प्रश्न
bombastic (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Using grand, inflated language with little real meaning.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The candidate's bombastic speech offered no practical plan.
कार्ड 290
प्रश्न
obsequious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Excessively obedient or flattering toward someone powerful.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The aide's obsequious praise made the director uncomfortable.
कार्ड 291
प्रश्न
paucity (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
A shortage or insufficient amount of something.
Part of speech: noun
Example: A paucity of reliable records limits what historians can conclude.
कार्ड 292
प्रश्न
pernicious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Causing serious harm, often gradually or in a way that is hard to notice.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The study examined the pernicious effects of persistent misinformation.
कार्ड 293
प्रश्न
convivial (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Friendly, lively, and enjoyable in company.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The formal meeting ended with a convivial dinner.
कार्ड 294
प्रश्न
temerity (noun) — meaning?
उत्तर
Excessive confidence or boldness that may seem reckless or rude.
Part of speech: noun
Example: He had the temerity to blame the volunteers for his own error.
कार्ड 295
प्रश्न
intransigent (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Unwilling to compromise or change one's position.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Both sides remained intransigent, so the talks collapsed.
कार्ड 296
प्रश्न
ephemeral (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Existing or popular for only a short time.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The artist built an ephemeral sculpture from snow.
कार्ड 297
प्रश्न
desiccate (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To remove moisture from something or cause it to dry out completely.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Hot winds desiccated the unprotected seedlings.
कार्ड 298
प्रश्न
sagacious (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Showing wise judgment and practical insight.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her sagacious advice prevented an expensive mistake.
कार्ड 299
प्रश्न
rescind (verb) — meaning?
उत्तर
To officially cancel or revoke a decision, law, or agreement.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The university rescinded the offer after discovering false records.
कार्ड 300
प्रश्न
implacable (adjective) — meaning?
उत्तर
Unable to be calmed, satisfied, or persuaded to change.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The prosecutor remained an implacable opponent of the pardon.
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GRE Vocabulary Flashcards: 300 Words with Definitions & Examples
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