English Vocabulary By Neerja Raheja – Set 79 | Free PDF

inchoate

Adjective
Meaning:
Rudimentary; not fully developed; imperfectly formed or formulated;
Usage:
He had inchoate suspicions that all is not well with the nation
It is a vague inchoate idea

imprimatur

Noun
Meaning:
Formal and explicit approval; sanction or support
Usage:
He could not begin the project without the boss’s imprimatur
He gave the book his imprimatur

inane

Adjective
Meaning:
Silly or senseless; devoid of intelligence
Usage:
If you just want to space out, you won’t mind the inane chatter on TV, as long as it’s on
You were just sitting there yammering on and on about your inane problems

Space out

Meaning:
To become inattentive, distracted or mentally remote
Usage:
He spaced out halfway through the lecture

yammer

Verb
Meaning:
To make a loud, howling sound or to talk on and on about nothing much at all; cry loudly; complain whiningly; to utter repeated cries of distress or sorrow; to utter persistent complains
Usage:
When cats yammer outside your window all night long, it’s hard to fall asleep
Customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake

indigent

Adjective
Meaning:
Extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life; destitute; impoverished; famished
Usage:
Often the indigent lack not only money but homes

diffident

Adjective
Meaning:
Someone who is shy and lacking in self-confidence; reserved; unassertive; reticent
Usage:
If you are shy and have a diffident manner, you should probably not choose one of these professions: substitute teacher, stand-up comic or lion tamer

Let’s solve:

Ante bellum means:

1. Do not ring the bell
2. Ring the bell
3. Before the war
4. After the war

A person who loves money and hates spending it is a

1. Spendthrift
2. Miser
3. Philanthropist
4. Capitalist

A person who is slow in learning is termed as:

1. Dunce
2. Bad
3. Lazy

Somnology:

1. Study of sauna
2. Study of sleep
3. Study of solar panels
4. Study of walking

Osteology:

1. Study of oysters
2. Study of stamps
3. Study of bones
4. Study of calcium

Study of insects:

1. Formicology
2. Ethology
3. Ichthyology
4. Entomology  

Ostentation

1. Calmness
2. Equanimity
3. Declaration
4. Pageantry

Penitent:

1. Eccentric
2. Profound
3. Remorseful
4. Observant

Satiate

1. Direct
2. Gratify
3. Manage
4. Defeat

Muse:

1. Ponder
2. Infect
3. Appease
4. Taint

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