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
| Array: An impressive display |
| It was a bewildering display of books. |
| Detriment: A damage or loss |
| She took a long leave of absence without detriment to her career. |
| Hostile: Characterized by enmity or ill will |
| The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town. |
| Initiate: Bring into being |
| She was initiated as a member of the secret mission. |
| Lethargic: Deficient in alertness or activity |
| He felt too miserable and lethargic to get dressed. |
| Longevity: The property of being long-lived |
| His longevity vexed his heirs. |
| Prominent: Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention |
| She has a low forehead and prominent eyebrows. |
| Rue: Sadness associated with some wrong done |
| He was probably ruing his decision. |
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Level 2: Let’s take it up a notch
| Acute: Extremely sharp or intense |
| His hearing was unusually acute. |
| Congenial: Pleasant, agreeable |
| The food at the party was excellent and the company congenial. |
| Culminate: End, especially to reach a final or climactic stage |
| The meeting culminated without any consensus. |
| Deplorable: Of very poor quality or condition |
| The working conditions inside the factory were deplorable. |
| Doddering: Mentally or physically infirm with age |
| The doddering old manservant opened the door to us with great difficulty. |
| Gist: The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
| He related the gist of the conversation to us. |
| Hoard: Get or gather together |
| They’ve begun to hoard food and gasoline. |
| Imbibe: Take in, also metaphorically |
| He had imbibed a set of mystical beliefs from his cradle. |
| Inevitable: Incapable of being avoided or prevented |
| The train was inevitably late. |
| Intrinsic: Belonging to a thing by its very nature |
| Diamonds have little intrinsic value. |
| Lucrative: Producing a sizeable profit |
| Many of them have found lucrative jobs in private security firms. |
| Obscure: Make less visible or unclear |
| The stars were obscured by the clouds. |
| Paramount: Having superior power and influence |
| The welfare of the children should be of paramount importance. |
| Sage: Having wisdom that comes with age and experience |
| He was famous for his sage advice to young painters. |
| Superficial: Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface |
| He made only a few superficial changes in the original manuscript. |
| Tussle: Disorderly fighting |
| They ended up tussling with the security staff. |
Level 3: Time to be a master
| Aegis: Kindly endorsement and guidance |
| He prospered under the aegis of his uncle. |
| Ardent: Characterized by intense emotion |
| He was an ardent lover of books. |
| Aversion: A feeling of intense dislike |
| Many people have an aversion to insects. |
| Cogent: Powerfully persuasive |
| He gave a cogent speech against corruption. |
| Conflagration: A very intense and uncontrolled fire |
| All the stock was destroyed in the warehouse conflagration. |
| Evince: Give expression to |
| He evinces distaste by grimacing. |
| Jettison: Throw away something encumbering |
| When one of the engines failed, the crew jettisoned the luggage. |
| Obliterate: Do away with completely, without leaving a trace |
| The sandstorm obliterated the footprints of the camel. |
| Pinnacle: The highest level or degree attainable |
| He had reached the pinnacle of his career. |
| Rebuke: An act or expression of criticism and censure |
| He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face. |
| Remiss: Failing in what duty requires |
| He is remiss in his duties. |
| Senile: Mentally or physically infirm with age |
| They thought her to be a senile old woman and she let them do so. |
| Terse: Brief and to the point; effectively cut short |
| He gave a terse one-word answer. |
| Transient: Lasting a very short time |
| High fashion is very transient in nature. |
| Virile: Characterized by energy and vigour |
| He was a tall virile man with rugged good looks. |
| Vogue: The popular taste at a given time |
| Hoops were once the vogue. |
Vocabulary Preparation Series
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