Question

please give me some difficult vocabularies with meaning for ICSE English preparation....please...

Answer 1

zenith

the point above the observer directly opposite the nadir

zealot

a fervent and even militant proponent of something

yearn

desire strongly or persistently

yawner

a person who yawns

xenophobia

a fear of foreigners or strangers

x-axis

the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system

wonky

turned or twisted toward one side

wanton

a lewd or lascivious person

vermillion

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

vague

lacking clarity or distinctness

unique

the single one of its kind

uncanny

surpassing the ordinary or normal

tenacious

stubbornly unyielding

tangible

perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

serene

not agitated

saquinavir

a weak protease inhibitor used in treating HIV

rhetorical

relating to using language effectively

rambunctious

noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

quixotic

not sensible about practical matters

quell

suppress or crush completely

pique

a sudden outburst of anger

paradigm

a standard or typical example

oxymoron

conjoining contradictory terms

optimistically

with optimism; in an optimistic manner

nostalgic

unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things

narrative

an account that tells the particulars of an act or event

misanthrope

someone who dislikes people in general

melancholy

a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

lucid

transparently clear; easily understandable

lethargic

deficient in alertness or activity

ken

range of what one can know or understand

karma

the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny

jurisdiction

the territory within which power can be exercised

jejune

lacking interest or significance or impact

irony

incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs

integrity

an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting

hypnosis

a state that resembles sleep induced by suggestion

hyperbole

extravagant exaggeration

guise

an artful or simulated semblance

gallivant

wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

fortitude

strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity

fervent

characterized by intense emotion

esoteric

understandable only by an enlightened inner circle

empathy

understanding and entering into another's feelings

dubious

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

disposition

your usual mood

cynical

believing the worst of human nature and motives

capricious

determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity

bypass

avoid something unpleasant or laborious

benevolent

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

alliteration

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word