A good vocabulary is crucial to acing Verbal section in GRE, CAT, SAT and other such exams. In this series of articles, we have compiled 1000 words that frequently feature in competitive exams.Spread over 25 lists of 40 words, these lists offer you a chance to learn the most essential English words.
Each word in the list is accompanied with its meaning and followed by a usage example. The words are categorized on three levels: 1, 2 and 3, according to the degree of difficulty. Go through the word lists and strengthen your vocabulary database.
Level 1: Let’s get warmed up
| Adamant: Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason |
| The minister is adamant about his resignation |
| Egoist: A conceited and self-centred person |
| He was a thorough egoist, spendthrift and a miser in one. |
| Falter: Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
| The automobile engine faltered midway. |
| Humility: A disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride |
| Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility. |
| Jubilant: Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
| Jubilant crowds welcomed the victorious team when they arrived back home. |
| Precedent: An example used to justify similar occurrences later |
| The trial could set an important precedent for similar cases. |
| Pungent: Strong and sharp |
| The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be. |
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Level 2: Let’s take it up a notch
| Bereft: Sorrowful through loss or deprivation |
| They are bereft of their dignity due to the deeds of their children |
| Complacent: Contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions |
| We cannot afford to be complacent about our health |
| Condescend: Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
| He never condescended to notice me |
| Constrict: Squeeze or press together |
| Her throat constricted with emotion |
| Decorum: Propriety in manners and conduct |
| I was treated with decorum and respect |
| Discreet: Marked by prudence or modesty and self-restraint |
| She was wearing discreet jewellery |
| Exultation: A feeling of extreme joy |
| He punched the air and waved his bat in exultation |
| Glean: Gather, as of natural products |
| At present we are gleaning information from all sources |
| Inveterate: Habitual |
| The mother was exasperated by the inveterate laziness of her children |
| Malign: Evil or harmful in nature or influence |
| Jealousy had a malign influence on their lives |
| Omnipotent: Having unlimited power |
| He lived in the shadow of his seemingly omnipotent father |
| Prodigy: An unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration |
| He is an 11 year old chess prodigy |
| Retrospect: A review or survey of things in the past |
| One can easily identify one’s faults in retrospect |
| Sombre: Lacking brightness or colour; dull |
| The pair was in a sombre mood |
| Voluminous: Large in volume or bulk |
| She was swathed in a voluminous cloak |
| Zenith: Peak |
| His career is now at its zenith and I doubt whether he can go any higher than this |
Level 3: Time to be a master
| Besmirch: Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the reputation of someone |
| Lawyers can besmirch reputations |
| Candour: Honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| He expressed his feelings with candour |
| Charlatan: A quack or a fraud |
| The so called psychic was exposed as a charlatan |
| Debilitate: Make weak |
| Fear threatened to debilitate me |
| Fledgling: Young and inexperienced |
| The judge gave sound advice to the fledgling lawyers |
| Foment: Bathe with warm water or medicated lotions |
| His legs should be fomented |
| Impetuous: Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation |
| The impetuous stream hurled down the valley |
| Invective: Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or deep-seated ill will |
| A woman had hurled racist invective at the family |
| Jocose: Characterized by jokes and good humour |
| His conversation is carefully maintained at a level of jocose pomposity |
| Mortify: Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of |
| He felt mortified when she slapped him |
| Occult: Hidden and difficult to see |
| The moon occulted the Mars |
| Peremptory: Not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| The boss issued peremptory commands and others could only agree to what he said |
| Quarry: A person who is the aim of an attack |
| The police lost their quarry in the crowd |
| Rustic: Awkwardly simple and provincial |
| One must enjoy the rustic charms of village life |
| Slovenly: Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt |
| Such slovenly work is simply unacceptable |
| Vitriolic: Harsh or corrosive in tone |
| There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in the tabloids |
| Wheedle: Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
| She wheedled some money out of her father |
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