Diffident (adj)
Defeat ….Defeated person behaves diffidently.
E.g.:
For someone who makes a living performing for other people, the actress is remarkably diffident in real life.
Princess Mary seemed even quieter and more diffident than usual.
(Source: War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo)
Syn:
constrained, coy, demure, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, flinching, humble, insecure, meek, modest, reluctant, reserved, retiring, sheepish, shrinking, timorous, unassertive, unassuming, unconfident, unobtrusive, unpoised, withdrawn
Ant: assertive, bold, confident, self-confident
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Diffident (Antonym)
A) shy
B) séance
C) unpoised
D) saucy
E) timorous
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Ramification (n)
Mnemonic — Bhagwan Ram and his brothers were subdivided, i.e., two were sent to jungle and rest two stayed at kingdom. so, ramification means subdivision.
Meaning — part of a complex structure; secondary consequence, esp one that complicates, subdivision, branching out
Ramification (Antonym)
a) condense
b) emanate
c) gleam
d) fork
e) diverge
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1. Obscure - To make dim or indistinct; cut off from sight: block; deficient in brightness; far from centers of human population; liable to more than one interpretation; not known or not widely known by name; of undistinguished or humble station or reputation
2. Pusillanimous - Lacking courage; cowardly; without spirit or bravery
3. Titillate - To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle; to excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically
4. Prodigal - Rashly or wastefully extravagant; giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse; wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer
5. Unwonted - Not habitual or ordinary; unusual; not accustomed; unused; rare
6. Minuet - A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of couples, originating in 17th-century France; a movement in 3/4 time that is usually the third, but sometimes the second, of a four-movement symphony or string quartet 7. Hasty - Characterized by speed; rapid; done or made too quickly to be accurate or wise; rash
8. Deliberate - Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; — applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor; not hasty or sudden; slow; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely
9. Surreptitious - Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means; acting with or marked by stealth; trickily secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
10. Clandestine - Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose; secret, sly; existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality
11. Enervate - To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality; deprived of strength; debilitated; lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of; lack of nervous energy
12. Chicanery - Deception by trickery or sophistry; lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action; legal trickery or false argument; deception, trickery
13. Ephemeral - lasting for a markedly brief time
14. Sycophant - A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; one who flatters another excessively
15. Daunt - frighten
16. Philistine - An unrefined, rude person; lacking in delicacy or refinement; a person who is uninterested in intellectual or cultural pursuits
17. Stygian - Gloomy and dark; infernal; hellish
18. Pulverize - To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust; to demolish; destroy
19. Immunity - The capacity to withstand; privilege, exemption from normal legal duties, penalties, or liabilities, granted to a special group of people; the ability of the body to resist or fight off infection and disease
20. Incredulity - The state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief; refusal or reluctance to believe; doubt about the truth of something
21. Maculate - To spot, blemish, or pollute; morally blemished; stained or impure; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals
22. Aberrant - Deviating from the proper or expected course; deviating from what is normal; untrue to type; not being normal
23. Fissure - A crack or crack-like depression; division; an interruption in friendly relations; a break in the skin, usually where it joins a mucous membrane, producing a cracklike sore or ulcer
24. Capitulate - To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms; give up all resistance; acquiesce; to give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength
25. Rage - Violent, explosive anger
26. Headlong - Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste; dangerous, reckless; uncontrollably forceful or fast; rashly
27. Proxy - A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute; written authorization to act in place of another; authority to act for another; a person who is given the power to act for another in voting
28. Flag - To hang limply; droop; to decline in vigor or strength; signal to stop
29. Sustenance - The act of sustaining; the condition of being sustained; the supporting of life or health; maintenance
30. Hedgerow - A row of bushes, shrubs, or trees forming a hedge
31. Recondite - Not easily understood; abstruse; concealed; hidden; mysterious, obscure
32. Balm - To make or become calm; comfort; a soothing or healing medicine; pleasing aromatic fragrance; soothing, healing, or comforting agent or quality
33. Largesse - A generous gift or giving
34. Munificent - Very liberal in giving; generous; showing great generosity
35. Hedonist - A person devoted to pleasure and luxury
36. Fervent - Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent; extremely hot; glowing; characterized by intense emotion; sincerely or intensely felt
37. Impediment - Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction; an organic defect preventing clear articulation; something that obstructs the making of a legal contract; obstruction, hindrance
38. Enigma - One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable; perplexing speech or text; a riddle
39. Scrutiny - A close, careful examination or study; close observation; surveillance
40. Commodious - Spacious; roomy; Archaic. suitable; handy
41. Pithy - Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; consisting of or resembling pith
42. Cultivated - Of, relating to, or produced in cultivation; educated; polished; refined
43. Lugubrious - Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
44. Indemnity - Security against damage, loss, or injury; a legal exemption from liability for damages; compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered
45. Ambulate - To walk from place to place; move about; to go on foot; walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
46. Lethargic - Of, causing, or characterized by lethargy; lazy, sluggish; deficient in alertness or activity
47. Irate - Extremely angry; enraged; characterized or occasioned by anger
48. Epicenter - The point of the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake; a focal point
49. Precarious - Dangerously lacking in security or stability; subject to chance or unknown conditions; based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises; tricky, doubtful; not safe or sure
50. Portent - An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen; prophetic or threatening significance; something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy; miracle
51. Avaricious - Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy
52. Doctrine - A principle taught or advanced for belief, as by a religious or philosophical group; opinion; principle
53. Ideology - The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture; a set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system
54. Belligerent - Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive; of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare; one that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war; nasty, argumentative
55. Beige - A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow; soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool; a very light brown; color of sand
56. Piquant - Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy; appealingly provocative; charming, interesting, or attractive; flavorful, biting
57. Pedantic - Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules; bookish, precise; showing off learning
58. Rampant - Extending unchecked; unrestrained; occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rearing on the hind legs; uncontrolled, out of hand
59. Harry - To disturb or distress by or as if by repeated attacks; harass; to raid, as in war; sack or pillage; pester, annoy; torment; worry
60. Indefeasible - That cannot be annulled or made void
61. Venerate - To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
62. Implicit - Implied or understood though not directly expressed; having no doubts or reservations; unquestioning; conveyed indirectly without words or speech
63. Salient - Readily attracting notice; describing any projecting part or member, as a salient corner; springing; jumping; a military position that projects into the position of the enemy; projecting angle or part
64. Amicable - Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly
65. Egregious - Conspicuously bad or offensive; outstandingly bad; outrageous
66. Trite - Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed; without freshness or appeal because of overuse;silly, commonplace
67. Titanic - Having great stature or enormous strength; huge or colossal; of enormous scope, power, or influence
68. Flamboyant - Highly elaborate; ornate; given to ostentatious or audacious display; extravagant, theatrical
69. Volition - The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision; a conscious choice or decision
70. Figurine - A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette; a small carved or molded figure
71. Vestige - A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more; a trace of something absent, lost, or vanished; the remnant of a structure that functioned in a previous stage of species or individual development
72. Remainder - What remains after a part has been used or subtracted; balance, residue; an estate in land that is conveyed only after the termination of a preceding estate created at the same time
73. Intimidate - To make timid; fill with fear; to coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats; frighten, threaten
74. Trepidation - A state of alarm or dread; apprehension; an involuntary trembling or quivering; anxiety, worry
75. Abridgement - The act of abridging or the state of being abridged; a short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work; shortening, summary; a shortened version of a written work
76. Abstruse - Difficult to understand; recondite
77. Vitiate - To reduce the value or impair the quality of; to corrupt morally; debase; to make ineffective; invalidate
78. Dawdle - To take more time than necessary; move aimlessly or lackadaisically; to waste (time) by idling
79. Obfuscation - Mental confusion; confusion resulting from failure to understand; darkening or obscuring the sight of something; the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
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