Daily Word List – Set 2

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7 years ago

Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here is the Daily Word List Set 2 prepared by our very own Wazza.

1. Abnegation-
Self-denial, Forbearance

e.g.:- People
are capable of abnegation and unselfishness.

2.
Diffidence- Shy, Insecurity

e.g.:- He was
modest and diffident about his own success.

3. Orthodox- Conventional,
Traditional, Accepted

e.g.:- He is
very orthodox in his views.

4. Weather- Survive,
Overcome

e.g.:-
The company just managed to weather the recession.

5. Voracious-
Enthusiastic, Greedy

e.g.:- A
voracious reader, To have a voracious appetite

6. Clemency- Mercy,
Mild, Gentle

e.g.:- A plea
for clemency

7. Haughty- Arrogantly
self-admiring and disdainful

e.g.:- He
replied with haughty disdain.

8. Impromptu-
Improvised, Spontaneous, Unrehearsed

e.g.:- They
often held impromptu meetings in their house.

9.
Consonance- A state of agreement or
record

e.g.:- My
reading of the text is in consonance with what the author tells us elsewhere.

10. Kindle- To
inflame, To provoke, To incite

e.g.:- We
watched as the fire slowly kindled.

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