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
| Baffled: Be a mystery or bewildering to |
| The children were baffled by the behaviour of the teachers towards them |
| Embrace: A close affectionate and protective acceptance |
| His willingness to embrace new ideas made him very successful |
| Exile: Expel from a country |
| The painter lived in exile as he did not conform to government policies |
| Nosedive: A sudden sharp drop or rapid decline |
| The stock market nosedived on rumours of a sharp rise in interest rates |
| Tantamount: Being essentially equal to something |
| His request was tantamount to a demand |
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Level 2: Let’s take it up a notch
| Camaraderie: The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability |
| The workers in the coal mines shared an easy camaraderie |
| Catnap: Take a catnap |
| Many cultures have a siesta during the hottest part of the day |
| Efface: Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing |
| You must try your best to efface the event from your memory |
| Espionage: The systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets |
| The authorities have arrested many people suspected of espionage |
| Killjoy: Someone who spoils the pleasure of others |
| The party was ruined by the pessimistic comments of the killjoy |
| Masquerade: Pretend to be someone or something that you are not |
| The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member |
| Multitude: A large indefinite number |
| The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude |
| Stealth: Avoiding detection by moving carefully |
| The big cat stole food from the kitchen stealthily |
| Svelte: Being of delicate or slender build |
| She is svelte and smart |
| Vanquish: Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| The film had a happy ending in which the hero vanquished the monsters |
| Watchdog: A dog trained to guard property |
| A good watchdog can be a faithful friend as well as a deterrent to the intruders |
| Wily: Marked by skill in deception |
| He is an experienced and wily old statesman |
| Wrath: Intense anger |
| His inhuman action towards his pet incurred the wrath of the human right activists |
Level 3: Time to be a master
| Abjure: Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| Very few government officials abjure bribery |
| Abstruse: Difficult to penetrate |
| The professor’s lectures were so abstruse that the students tended to avoid them |
| Atheist: Someone who denies the existence of god |
| She is an ex-nun who is now an atheist |
| Beget: Generate |
| Violence begets more violence |
| Bestial: Marked by brutality or depravity |
| The bestial treatment meted out to the prisoners was heart –rending |
| Cognition: The mental process of knowing including awareness, perception and judgement |
| The Armed Forces teach the cadets the cognitive processes of remembering each detail |
| Crossroad: A junction where one street or road crosses another |
| The tourist asked the directions to a remote crossroad from the farmer |
| Evanescent: Tending to vanish like vapour |
| In the monsoon the evanescent effect of light and weather on the landscape was very severe |
| Gadfly: A persistently annoying person |
| It is never fun to interact with gadflies, they are persistent and annoying |
| Guffaw: Laugh boisterously |
| He stood guffawing at the boss’s jokes |
| Indentured: Bound by contract |
| Indentured labour was sent from India to the West Indies during the British rule |
| Jargon: A characteristic language of a particular group |
| Thieves use a special jargon to confuse passing hearers |
| Lachrymose: Showing sorrow |
| It was heart rending to watch the lachrymose mourners |
| Larceny: The act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
| He now faces two to twenty years in prison on grand larceny charges |
| Malediction: The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil |
| The maledictions of the priest were difficult to bear |
| Manacle: Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist |
| The prisoners were manacled and led to the courtroom |
| Oblivious: Failing to keep in mind |
| She went on working oblivious to the hazards involved |
| Penitent: Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds |
| The driver was not penitent even after hitting the truck |
| Refurbish: Make brighter and prettier |
| We refurbished the guest wing last winter |
| Reproach: A mild rebuke or criticism |
| She is quick to reproach anyone |
| Swindle: Deprive of by deceit |
| He swindled me out of my inheritance |
| Tranche: A portion of something |
| The aid from World Bank came in six equal tranches |
Vocabulary Preparation Series
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