| Accommodate: Be agreeable or acceptable to |
| His parents were very accommodating. |
| Attest: Authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity |
| The painting was attested by the appraiser. |
| Barometer: An indicator |
| Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood. |
| Component: An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up |
| Their company was famous for manufacturing car components. |
| Crave: Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for |
| He had a craving for adventure. |
| Deem: Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view |
| He said he would use force if he deemed it necessary. |
| Deploy: To distribute systematically or strategically |
| The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East. |
| Evaluate: Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of |
| The king got the family jewels evaluated by a renowned jeweler. |
| Hoax: Something intended to deceive |
| There wasn’t a bomb in the school at all –it was just a hoax. |
| Irrelevant: Having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
| She was disturbed by his irrelevant comments. |
| Modify: Make less severe or harsh or extreme |
| Please modify this letter to make it more polite. |
| Murky: Dark or gloomy |
| The murky rooms of the inn were lit by smoke-blackened lamps. |
| Resourceful: Having inner resources; adroit or imaginative |
| He was the most resourceful cook in town. |
| Abortive: Failing to accomplish an intended result |
| The staff made an abortive attempt to prevent the manager from taking office. |
| Enigma: Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained |
| This country remained an enigma for the outside world. |
| Fallacious: Intended to deceive |
| Their argument is fallacious and will not hold any water in a court of law. |
| Fraught: Marked by distress |
| He embarked on a venture fraught with danger. |
| Gullible: Easily tricked because of being too trusting |
| Gullible tourists were taken in by the shell game. |
| Impeccable: Without fault or error |
| Her taste in clothes is impeccable. |
| Inherent: In the nature of something though not readily apparent |
| He had an inherent hatred of foreigners. |
| Latent: Potentially existing but not presently |
| She had a latent talent for music. |
| Manifold: Many and varied; having many features or forms |
| He had to overcome manifold difficulties before qualifying for the job. |
| Perpetrate: Perform an act, be responsible for something |
| He perpetrated a nasty joke on his sister. |
| Romp: Play boisterously |
| The toddlers romped in the playroom. |
| Spontaneous: Happening or arising without apparent external cause |
| His offer to help the blind man was very spontaneous. |
| Assiduous: Marked by care and persistent effort |
| Her assiduous attempts to learn French failed. |
| Buff: An ardent follower and admirer |
| He is a real film buff. |
| Concoct: Devise or invent |
| The prisoner concocted a false story to get a lighter sentence. |
| Conjugal: Of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband |
| Due to the sadist behaviour of the husband, the conjugal bliss they once shared was at an end. |
| Consummate: Make perfect; bring to perfection |
| Her dream was finally consummated by the publication of her first book. |
| Exult: Feel extreme happiness or elation |
| He is still exulting over his victory. |
| Innate: Being talented through inherited qualities |
| As a race they have an innate sense of fairness. |
| Itinerant: Travelling from place to place to work |
| The author’s experiences as an itinerant musician were very interesting. |
| Labyrinth: A maze |
| There was a labyrinth of corridors in the university. |
| Myriad: Too numerous to be counted |
| There were myriad of bees in the hive. |
| Peregrination : Travelling or wandering around |
| Their wild peregrinations up and down the Rio Grande were the talk of the town. |
| Subterfuge: A deceptive stratagem or device, ruse |
| The paltry subterfuge of an anonymous signature diverted the attention of everyone. |
| Tortuous: Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious |
| It was a tortuous mountain route. |
| Urbane: Showing a high degree of refinement |
| She maintained an urbane tone in her letters. |
| Veneer: An ornamental coating to a building |
| The bath panels were fitted with a mahogany veneer. |
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