English Vocabulary By Neerja Raheja – Set 146 | Free PDF Download

Ablution- washing

•  The act of washing oneself; cleansing
• Some religions require believers to perform an ablution before prayer so that they are clean and worthy in the presence of their God

Adventitious

• unplanned ; accidental; coming from another source and not inherent or innate; not natural
• The weird-looking plant is adventitious and not native to this country

Aeon

• An indefinite and very long period of time
• I haven’t seen him in eons

Adduce

• To cite as evidence; cite; quote;
• During the trial the defense attorney will adduce evidence to show the defendant’s innocence

Arcane

• Understood by few; mysterious or secret; clandestine
• The elderly teacher had an arcane way of teaching mathematics

Ashen

• Pale and colourless
• She was ashen with fear

Addle

• To become rotten; to become confused
• It’s a dangerous poison that’s strong enough to addle the brain
• bamboozle, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, confuse, discombobulate, disorient,flummox, f muddle, muddy,mystify, perplex, puzzle, vex

Aberration

• Straying away from what is normal; departure from what is normal
• a temporary change from the typical or usual way of behaving
• In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him

Bashful

• Shy; diffident; introverted; sheepish
• He was bashful as a child

Bravura

• Great technical skill and brilliance shown in activity or performance
• A truly bravura performance of the dancer that brought the crowd to its feet

Bring one to one’s feet

• To cause one to stand up and show one’s approval through applause and/or cheering
• Usually used = to an audience or crowd
• The singer’s powerful voice brought us to our feet

Quiz:

Aperitif

• an alcoholic drink taking before the meal to stimulate the appetite
• They served us champagne as an aperitif

Anthropomorphic

• Having human characteristics

Antediluvian

• Old fashioned
• Made a long time ago
• He has antediluvian notions about the role of women in the workplace

Antebellum

• Existing before the war

Animadvert

• Criticise, censure
• To comment adversely

Anagnorisis

• recognition

Amazon

• A warrior woman
• Tall, strong or athletic woman

Allegro

• Rapid; quick
• At a brisk speed

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