CLAT DEFINITIVE

garrulous

talkative, full of trivial conversation

diatribe

bitter or critical speech, thunderous verbal attack

impecunious

poor, penniless

vaunt

to boast; to brag about

truculent

defiantly aggressive, surly, angry

obsequious

attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner, slightly slimy

bellicose

warlike

contrite

remorseful

recondite

hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

onerous

troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

sagacious

wise

deleterious

harmful to living things

vociferous

conspicuously and offensively loud

mollify

make less rigid or softer

galvanize

startle, excite, shock, electrify

diffident

lacking self-confidence

anathema

solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

pernicious

exceedingly harmful

ensconce

fix firmly

Abnegation

Renouncing a belief or doctrine

Beguile

Influence someone in a deceptive way

Circumlocution

Indirectly addressing an issue

Gratuitous

Uncalled for or unwarranted

Multifarious

Multifaceted or diverse

Pertinacious

Someone who is stubbornly unyielding

Quotidian

Something that is of daily occurrence

Recalcitrant

Resistant to authority

Vicissitude

An unwelcome or unpleasant change in circumstances or fortune

Vociferous

Something or someone who is offensively/conspicuously loud

simper

(v.) to smile or speak in a silly, forced way; (n.) a silly, forced smile

Commiserate

(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

Importune

to ask persistently; to beg

Expiate

(v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert

Protract

to prolong in time or space; to extend or draw out.

Impleaded

To be brought into a lawsuit or legal action as a party.

Proscribe

To forbid or prohibit something by law or authority.

injunction

A court order that compels or restrains an individual or entity from taking a specific action. Injunctions are often sought to prevent harm or enforce rights during legal proceedings.