vocab by neetu singh

• Abase

Degrade.

Dauntless

Bold(brave or fearless)

Dearth

Lack of

Debauched

One who is given to sex, alcohol etc

Debilitate

Weaken

Debonair

Fashionable/Attractive

Dank

Damp/wet

Dapper

Neat and tidy

Dappled

Spotted

Daub

Smear or to spread a sticky substance across something/somebody.

Daunt

Intimidate, frighten.

Dabble

Work in non-serious way

Daft

Silly or stupid

Dainty

Small and graceful

Dally

Procrastinate/to waste time or do something slowly.

Damsel

A young unmarried girl.

Corporal

Bodily or of the human body.

Credentials

Qualities/documents proving ability and experience.

Crooked

Dishonest/not forming a straight line.

Culminate

To reach a point and then finish

Curb

To check/restrain

Dab hand

An expert in something.

Corroborate

Confirm or support.

Countenance

The expression of the face.

Couplet

Two successive rhyming lines of verse.

Cramp

to make something difficult or painful tighten of muscle.

Conspicuity

Clarity.

Contemplate

Think of a particular thing for a long time.

Convalesce

Regain health after illness.

Conversant

Having knowledge of.

Conviviality

Friendly.

Ambush

a surprise attack from a hidden position

Commendable

Praiseworthy

Commute

To make the same journey regularly/to change

Concede

Admit to be true.

Concur

To Agree.

Condolence

Sympathy for the family of a person who has recently died.

Consecrate

Make or declare sacred.

Clamour

To make a loud complaint or demand

Clandestine

Planned/done in secret

Clasp

To hold something firmly.

Coalition

A temporary alliance

Coddle

To protect something/someone too much

Collate

To put in proper order.

• Abash

To embarrass.

• Abattoir

Place where animals are killed.

• Abdicate

Give up.

• Aberrant

Abnormal.

• Abetment

The act of helping someone in wrongdoing.

• Abeyance

Suspended action.

• Abhor

Detest, dislike, hate.

• Abject

Extremely poor or unhappy.

• Abjure

Renounce upon oath.

• Ablution

The act of washing oneself.

• Abnegation

To give up a right or a claim.

• Abode

The place where someone lives.

• Abolish

To put an end to.

• Abominable

Very bad or unpleasant.

• Aboriginal

Native.

• Abortive

Fruitless, futile.

• Abrasive

Substance used for rubbing.

• Abridge

Shorten.

• Abrogate

Abolish some custom etc.

• Abscission

Cutting off.

• Abscond

Depart secretly.

• Absolute

Complete.

• Absolve

Pardon.

• Abstain

Refrain from.

• Abstract

A shortened form of speech/existing as an idea or feeling only.

• Abstruse

Difficult to understand.

• Abysmal

Not measurable, very bad.

• Accede

Agree to do.

• Acclaim

Applaud.

• Accolade

Award of merit.

• Accomplice

Partner in crime.

• Accord

Do something in complete agreement.

• Accused

One who is under trial in a court.

• Acme

Peak.

• Acquit

Declare to be not guilty.

• Adapt

To change to suit different environment.

• Adept

Proficient.

• Adolescent

One who is growing into an adult.

• Adulteration

Mixing some undesired commodity.

• Adultery

To have sex outside marriage.

• Adverse

Unfavourable.

• Aftermath

The period which follows an undesired event.

• Aghast

Sudden feeling of shock and worry.

• Agile

Able to move your body quickly.

• Agony

Extreme sufferings.

• Aisle

Narrow, long space between the two rows of seats.

• Alchemist

One who tries to turn other base metal into gold.

• Alimony

Money paid usually to a wife after break

• Altar

Table/place where offerings are put in a religious place.

• Altercation

A loud argument.

• Ambiguous

Having more than one possible meaning.

• Amenable

Willing to accept a suggestion.

• Amiable

Pleasant and friendly behaviour.

• Angst

Great anxiety.

• Anguish

Extreme unhappiness.

• Annotate

To add a brief explanation.