write all the difficult word meanings in the English
Answers
1 squirrel
2 Anemone
3 isthmus
4 rural
Answer:. Inchoate: just begun and so not fully formed or developed
I am glad your inchoate proposals for integrating the company were not accepted this time, thus saving us face.
2. Profligacy: recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant, profligate behavior
Anderson’s profligacy cost him his job and its better you tighten up your belt before you go the same way.
3. Sui Generis: being the only example of its kind, unique
Mr. Bill Tandy generated his sui generis theory based on little research and more hypothesis, thus finding no takers for his pet project.
4. Austerity: severe and morally strict; the quality of being austere, having no pleasures or comforts
Every major war on this planet were followed by many years of austerity.
5. Profligate: using money, resources, etc., in a way that wastes them
The firm’s profligate spending only hastened its downfall.
6. Baldenfreude: Satisfaction derived from the misfortune of bald or balding individuals (coined by NYT columnist Maureen Dowd)
Humpty Dumpty’s antics remain a constant source of baldenfreude for children and adults alike.
7. Opprobrium: harsh criticism, contempt
His ludicrous attempts at mimicry in the office only earned him the opprobrium of his colleagues.
8. Apostates: pl; a person who abandons a belief or principle
The millionaire technocrat and his cronies were publicly derided for being apostates, after they were exposed of polluting the environment while purporting to have spent large sums for water conservation.
9. Solipsistic: the theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
His solipsistic view about life ensured that he lived in social isolation.
10. Obduracy: refusing to change in any way
Anthony’s obduracy in his legal case expedited his impeachment.
11. Internecine: causing destruction to both sides
The African states’ internecine conflict continues to extract a terrible toll on innocent human lives.
12. Soporific: adj; causing sleep
The soporific drug caused Tony to fall asleep in the board meeting.
13. Kristallnacht: German, night of (broken) glass:
Kristall, crystal (from Middle High German, from Old High German cristalla, from Latin crystallus, crystallum; see crystal) + Nacht, night (from Middle High German naht, from Old High German; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots)
The Kristallnacht remains an infamous event in the German history.
14. Peripatetic: going from place to place
The peripatetic bards of yore propagated the words of the Holy Prophet.
15. Nascent: beginning to exist, not fully developed
In its initial stage, the nascent film industry faced harsh opposition from moral groups.
16. Desultory: going from one thing to another, without a definite plan or purpose
Garcia’s desultory conversation got everybody yawning.
17. Redoubtable: deserving to be feared and respected
Mike’s redoubtable instincts as a prize-fighter kept his opponents at arm’s distance.
18. Hubris: excessive pride
The Empire’s vanity and hubris in its exaggerated military were the reason for its downfall.
19. Mirabile Dictu: wonderful to relate
Randy’s winning putt remained mirabile dictu in the golf club gossip for many years.
20. Crèches: a place where babies are looked after while their parents work, shop, etc.
Go down the Green Avenue and you will find a string of crèches and day-care centres.
21. Apoplectic: sudden loss of the ability to feel or move; adj: suffering from apoplexy; easily made angry
His son’s antics on the playground left him apoplectic with rage.
22. Overhaul: to examine carefully and thoroughly and make any necessary changes or repairs; to come from behind and pass them
Michael’s faster car easily overhauled the leading drivers in the F1 championship.
23. Ersatz: used as a poor-quality substitute for something else, inferior to an original item
The DJ’s ersatz musical numbers were a poor rendition of Celina’s work.
24. Obstreperous: very noisy or difficult to control
Andy’s obstreperous behavior just after a few drinks generally caused his early exit from most parties.
25. Jejune: too simple, naïve; dull, lacking nourishment
Horrified by the senator’s jejune responses to their problems, the voters guild decided to withdraw their support to him in the forthcoming elections