English Vocab Final - Sem 2

adjure (trans v)

to command solemnly, as under oath / to request, urge, or advise earnestly

affidavit (n)

a written declaration made under oath before a notary public or some other official

confidant (n)

a person to whom secrets or private matters are confided

conjure (trans v)

to produce as if by magic / to call upon or request, especially by an oath / to summon (a spirit) by oath, incantation, or magic spell / (intrans v) to practive magic; perform magic tricks

fealty (n)

the loyalty and duty of a vassal, or tenant, to his feudal lord / allegiance to a government, a superior, or to persons or things in general

fiance (n)

a man engaged to be married

fidelty (n)

faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances; loyalty / exact correspondence with fact or with given quality, condition, or event; accuracy / degree to which an electronic system, such as a radio, reproduces sound without distortion

infidel (n)

a person who does not accept a particular faith / a person who does not believe in religion

jurisdiction (n)

authority, power, or control / the extent of authority / the territory over which authority extends / the right and power to adminster justice or exercise judicial functions

perjure (trans v)

to render (oneself) guilty of a crime by giving deliberately false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath

affect (trans v)

to have an influence on; bring about a change in / to touch or move emotions of

avenge (trans v)

to take revenge on or get satisfaction for / to take vengeance on behalf of

disinterested (adj)

free of bias or self-interest; impartial

effect (n)

something brought about by a cause of agent; result / the way in which something acts upon or influence an object / the final or comprehensive result' outcome / (trans v) to produce as a result

imply (trans v)

to say or express indirectly; hint; suggest / to involve or suggest by logical necessity

infer (trans v)

to conclude from evidence; deduce

precede (trans v)

to come before in time, esist or occur prior to / to come before ni order or tank / to be in a positionin front of

proceed (intrans v)

to go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue / to undertake and carry on some action or process / to move on in an orderly manner

revenge (n)

vengeance; retaliation / the act of taking vengeance

uninterested (adj)

not paying attention; indifferent; unconcerned / without an interest

culminate (intrans v)

to reach the highest point or degree; climax / to achieve full effect

eclipse (trans v)

to obsecure or overshadow the importance, fame, or reputation of; surpass; outshine / to cause an eclipse ; darken / (n) a decline into obsecurity or disues; downfall / a partial or complete obsecuring of one celestial body by another

epitome (n)

someone or something that is the typical or perfect example of an entire class or type; embodiment

impeccable (adj)

without flaw; perfect

inimitable (adj)

impossible to imitate or copy; matchless; unique

optimum (adj)

most favorable or advantageous; best / (n) the best or most favorable condition, degree, or amount for a particular purpose or situation

peerless (adj)

without equal; unmatched

quintessence (n)

the most complete instance; the finest or most representative example / the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form

sublime (adj)

not to be excelled; supreme / tending to inspire awe usually because of an elevated quality, such as beauty, nobility, or grandeur / of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth / (n) something that is sublime

zenith (n)

the highest point; the peak / the point in the sky directly above the observer

abrogate (trans v)

to abolish or annul by authority; cancel

acquisition (n)

the act of gaining a skill or possession / something gained, especially an addition to an established category or group

conquistador (n)

a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century.

inquisitive (adj)

eager to learn; curious / unduly curious; prying

perquisite (n)

a payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one's due / a tip / something claimed as an exclusive right

presage (trans v)

to indicate or warn of in advance / to foretell or predict / (intrans v) to make or utter a prediction / (n) an inidication or warning of a future occurence; omen / a feeling or intuition of what is going to occur

quest (n)

the act or instance of seeking or pursuing something; search

requisite (adj)

required; essential / (n) something that is required or essential

sagacity (n)

Keenness of perception; soundness of judgment; wisdom

surrogate (n)

someone or something that takes the place of another; substitute / (adj) substitute

abeyance (n)

the condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension

abstemious (adj)

sparing, especially in the use of food and drink ; moderate; temperate / restricted to bare necessities; very plain

circuitous (adj)

Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; indirect / not being forthright in language or action

circumvent (v)

to avoid by or as if passing around / to overcome or get the better of by artful manuevering, outwit

elude (trans v)

escape from, as if by artfulness, cunning, or daring / escape the understanding of; baffle

eschew (trans v)

to avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds; shun; abstain from

evasion (n)

the act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness or deceit; dodging / a means of evading; a trick or excuse to avoid something

malinger (intrans v)

to pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid duty or work

oblique (adj)

indirect; not straightforward / devious, misleading, or dishonest / having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined

shirk (trans v)

to neglect, put off, or avoid discharging (a duty, obligation, or responsibility)

arboreal (adj)

pertaining to or resembling a tree / living in trees

burgeon (intrans v)

to put forth new buds, leaves, or branches; sprout / to begin grow or blossom / to develop rapidly; flourish

deciduous (adj)

Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season / falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth

fauna (n)

animals collectively, especially the animals of a particular region, period, or special environment

flora (n)

plants collectively, especially plants of a particular region, period, or special environment

germination (n)

the process of beginning to grow or develop

horticultural (adj)

relating to the science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants / having to do with tending a garden

lichen (n)

any of the numerous plants consisting of a fungus in close combination with certain blue-green or green algae that form a crust-like, scaly, or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks

sylvan (adj)

abounding in trees; wooded / pertaining to or characteristic of woods or forest regions / located in or inhabiting a wood or forest

verdant

green with vegetation / green in color

banal (adj)

lacking freshness or originality; trite

emulate (trans v)

to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation

mimicry (n)

a close copying or imitation of the speech, expression, or gesture or another; close resemblance

platitude (n)

a trite remark or statement

prototype (n)

an original type, form, or instance that serves as a model on which later stages are based or judged / an early and typical example

recapitulate (trans v)

to repeat in concise form

redundant (adj)

exceeding is necessary or natural; superfluous / repeating the same idea, usually in different words; wordy

rendition (n)

an interpretation or a performance of a musical or dramatic piece / a performance of a musical or dramatic work

sham (adj)

Something false or empty that is supposed to be genuine / the quality of deceitfulness; empty pretense / a person who assumes a false character, imposter

simulation (n)

the taking on of the appearance, form, or sound of something else; an imitation

a cappella (adj)

without musical accompaniment / (adv) in a style marked by the absence of instrumental accompaniment

aria (n)

an elaborate vocal piece sung by a single voice, as in an opera / a tune or melody

cadence (n)

the balanced, rhythmic flow or beat of poetry, oratory, dancing, or music

crescendo (n)

a gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of sound in a musical passage

dissonance (n)

a harsh and disagreeable combination of sounds; discord / lack of agreement, consistency or harmony; conflict

libretto (n)

the text of an opera or other dramatic musical work / a book containing a libretto

motif (n)

in a musical composition, a repeated significant phrase that identifies an idea or character / a recurring theme

octave (n)

the musical interval of eight full tones / two notes, right full tones apart, in which the frequency of vibration of the higher is double that of the lower / a tone that is eight full tones above or below another given tone

sonata (n)

an instrumental musical composition, as for the piano, usually consisting of three or four movements, or parts, varying in key, mood, and tempo

staccato (adj)

in music, cut short crisply; disconnected / composed of short, sharp sounds or parts

accountable (adj)

required to answer for one's actions; responsible

commitment (n)

The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a person, group, cause, or course of action / a pledge or obligation to do something / the act or placing in confinement or custody

default (n)

the failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, particularly a financial obligation / the failure of a competitor or team to participate in a contest / (intrans v) to fail to do what is required / to fail to compete in a scheduled contest in sports

feckless (adj)

careless; irresponsible / lacking purpose or vitality; ineffectual

incumbent (adj)

imposed as an obligation or duty; obligatory / currently holding office / (n) a person who holds an office

liability (n)

the condition of being legally responsible / something owed; an obligation or debt / something that holds one back; a handicap

mandatory (adj)

required; compulsory / having to do with a mandate or authoritative command

negligence (n)

a lack of proper care or attention; neglect / a careless or indifferent act or failure to act / in law, the failure to take responsible precaution or care

onerous (adj)

troublesome; oppressive; burdensome

remiss (adj)

lax in attending to duty / exhibiting carelessness or slackness

accrue (intrans v)

to increase or grow; accumulate / to come to someone or something as a gain or benefit

audit (trans v)

to examine, verify, or correct, as financial accounts / to attend a course without receiving a grade or academic credit for it / (n) an examination of financial records and accounts

cartel (n)

a combination of independent or government-owned businesses formed to control the production and distribution of its members' goods

collateral (n)

property pledged by a borrower to secure a loan and to protect the interests of the lender / (adj) serving to support or confirm / coinciding in tendency or effect; accompanying

commodity (n)

an article of trade, such as an agricultural or mining product, that can be transported / something that is useful or can be turned to advantage

conglomerate (n)

A corporation made up of a large number of separate companies operating in different industries / a collected heterogeneous mass ; cluster / (adj) massed; gathered together / (intrans v) to form into a heterogeneous mass

liquidate (trans v)

to settle the affair of (a business, for example) by determining the liabilities and using the assets to discharge them / to pay off or settle ( a debt or obligation) / to convert (assets) into cash / to put an end to

lucrative (adj)

profitable; producing wealth

recompense (n)

Payment made in return for something given or done / amends made for damage or loss / (trans v) to pay as a reward / to pay as compensation

security (n)

written evidence of ownership or creditorship, such as a stock or bond certificate / a guarantee of fulfilling an obligation / freedom from fear, anxiety, or danger / safety