Vocabulary forms an essential part of every competitive exam. Here is a compilation of first 1000 words that must be prepared by SSC, MBA entrance, and government exam aspirants. Spread over 25 lists of 40 words, these lists offer you a chance to learn the most common English words.
Each word in each list is accompanied with its meaning and followed by a usage example. The words are categorized on three levels: Level 1 (beginner), Level 2 (intermediate) and Level 3 (advanced). Go through the word lists and enhance your vocabulary skills.
Level-1: Let’s get warmed up
| Depression: A falling of the spirits |
| He went into depression on failing to get into a good B-school. |
| Disregard: Neglect |
| In complete disregard of official norms, the CM’s cousin was appointed even though he did not have the qualifications or the experience for the job. |
| Eliminate: To separate and cast aside |
| If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet. |
| Generate: To produce or cause to be |
| In a debate, healthy discussion generates interest among audience. |
| Moderate: Make less extreme |
| His previously critical stand against privatization has moderated with positive results being produced by the privatization of some government undertakings. |
| Obstacle: Blockade, hindrance |
| History stands testimony to the fact that every social reformer has come across hindrances in his path from his own people. |
| Sedate: To calm |
| I had expected a noisy, boisterous atmosphere at the party; this kind of sedate atmosphere is hardly found at parties. |
| Trait: characteristic |
| I inherited these artistic traits from my mother, who was an artist of no small repute. |
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Level-2: Let’s take it up a notch
| Attest: To certify |
| His honesty is such a well-known fact that even a child of this area can attest to it. |
| Concur: Agree |
| I concur with you on this issue in the broad details, but I am certainly not in favour of the extreme steps you propose. |
| Diligence: Constant effort |
| Both intelligence and diligence are needed to accomplish any task, howsoever unimportant or small it maybe. |
| Fallacious: False, misleading |
| If the theory is based on fallacious assumptions, its outcome is bound to be equally wrong. |
| Frantic: Emotional |
| Her frantic calls for help, made in a very distressed mood, failed to elicit any help from her stone-hearted friends. |
| Infamous: Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime. |
| His social adventures became somewhat infamous and scandal followed scandal. |
| Myth: A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact. |
| I read a myth about the constellations today |
| Naught: Nothing |
| All his big plans of becoming a millionaire came to naught when the government banned the business he was planning to start. |
| Seduce: To lure |
| Helen, the stereotypical vamp on the silver screen, has been mostly portrayed as a charming, scheming woman who tries to seduce the hero with her provocative manners. |
| Somber: Serious |
| Akbar was in a very sombre mood that evening and even Birbal's jokes could not light up his face for a while. |
| Subordinate: Belonging to an inferior order in a classification |
| All members of the committee are subordinate to the chairman. |
| Verbalize: To speak |
| His not speaking against the proposal does not imply that he does not feel anything about it, in reality, he is not able to verbalize his strong feelings. |
Level-3: Time to be a master
| Apathy: Lack of emotion or feeling, indifference |
| By choosing to retain the CEO, the management has shown its apathy towards the worker’s demand for his removal. |
| Discernible: Recognizable |
| I could see a dim figure in the dark, but it was not discernible. |
| Eloquent: Persuasive |
| Her eloquent speech at the content left the audience impressed with her depth of ideas. |
| Ephemeral: Lasting for a brief time, short-lived |
| Always remember Aristotle's golden rule " Do not be unduly worried or delighted in misery or prosperity, for neither is going to last, both are ephemeral in nature." |
| Exude: To give forth, ooze out |
| Her face did exude confidence and poise when she faced the camera for the first time, but there was an iota of fear in her mind over her debut performance. |
| Fortitude: Courage |
| I have seen so many people with a great sense of courage, but Bidhi Chand – possibly God has not created a better model of fortitude. |
| Indefatigable: Tireless |
| An indefatigable campaigner as he was, he was able to address up to 30-35 political rallies in the course of a single day. |
| Infantile: Babyish |
| Her infantile response to my mature question made me wonder if she was really grown up as she claimed. |
| Infirmity: Weakness |
| He was not in a position to walk a few yards due to the infirmity caused by prolonged illness. |
| Intimidate: To cause to become frightened. |
| Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed. |
| Intrepid: Characterized by fearlessness and endurance |
| An intrepid fighter as she was, she fought against all odds in her way to the achievement of her goal. |
| Merciless: cruel |
| Hitler was a merciless ruler. |
| Probity: Adherence to highest principles, uprightness |
| In the wake of the recent recruitment scandal, the government must ensure that only people with proven probity and integrity of character are appointed to selection panels. |
| Protean: Readily taking on different shapes or forms |
| Ah! The protean ways of a typical Indian politician, who speaks in so many different voices at different times, it appears that he is having multiple personalities. |
| Scribble: Hasty, careless writing |
| Children usually scribble on the walls when they want to play with colors and pencils. |
| Seminal: Seedlike |
| His research on nano-electronics was seminal and eventually resulted in what is widely known today as ‘solid-state’ technology. |
| Sobriety: Seriousness |
| His sobriety in this matter is obvious from the fact that he has left everything else and is concentrating on just this affair. |
| Strut: Pompous walk |
| Ah! The strutting gait of a newly-rich, foreign-returned Indian, with imported gadgets in hand and dollars in bulging pockets. |
| Tractable: Docile , easily managed |
| As compared to a 6-month old baby who is quite easily controlled, a 1-year old is much less tractable, for it can move and has much more physical strength and independence. |
| Troupe: A group of theatrical performers, company |
| He, being the director of the City Drama troupe, used to visit different cities in connection with stage performances. |
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