Leeway (n)
Lee+way=leeway…
Lee jean gives very less leeway to move around the waist. So leeway means freedom to do someting.
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Meaning:
>> a margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude
>> an allowable margin of freedom or variation
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>>a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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Usage:
>> some little allowance for leeway in not being over-smart about it.
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Leeway (Antonym)
A) peonage
B) endurance
C) stamina
D) freedom
E) room
Popularity: 14% [?]
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Waver (adj.)
Wave….. Waver person waves to take a tough decision.
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Meaning:
>> to vacillate irresolutely between choices
>> fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
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Example:
>> wavering flames.
>> he’s still wavering about whether to take the job
>> the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over
>> wavered over buying a house
>> his resolve began to waver
waver ( Antonym)
A) quiver
B) totter
C) reel
D) flicker
E) resolute
Popularity: 10% [?]
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Agile (adj)
Age +. Person of lower age shows more agility than old one.
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Eg:
>>> An agile mind.
>>> Her powerful body and agile limbs.
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>>> A very thin and very agile person may, by observing his reflection in a rapid sequence of longitudinal strips, obtain a fairly accurate conception of his looks.
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Syn: active, brisk, buoyant, bustling, deft, dexterous, lithe, mercurial, prompt, quick, spirited, sportive, spry, stirring, supple
Ant: brittle, clumsy, ponderous, stiff
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Agile (Antonym)
A) Fleet
B) Frisky
C) Limber
D) Oafish
E) Zippy
Popularity: 20% [?]
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abase lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
abash embarrass
abate subside or moderate
abbreviate shorten
abdicate renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
aberrant abnormal or deviant
aberration deviation from the normal; mental disorder
abet assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
abeyance suspended action
abhor detest; hate
abide dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can’t abide rude people.
abject (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect
abjure renounce upon oath
ablution washing
abnegation renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
abode dwelling place; home
abolish cancel; put an end to
abominable detestable; extremely unpleasant
abominate loathe; hate
aboriginal being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
abortive unsuccessful; fruitless
abrasive rubbing away; tending to grind down
abridge condense or shorten
abrogate abolish
abscission cutting off; separation
abscond depart secretly and hide
absolute complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
absolve pardon (an offense)
abstain refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one’s vote;
abstemious sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
abstinence restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
abstract theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
abstruse obscure; profound; difficult to understand
abusive coarsely insulting; physically harmful
abut border upon; adjoin
abysmal bottomless
abyss enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
academic related to a school; not practical or directly useful
accede agree
accelerate move faster
accessible easy to approach; obtainable
accessory additional object; useful but not essential thing
acclaim applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval
acclimate adjust to climate or environment; adapt
acclivity sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity
accolade award of merit; strong praise and approval
accommodate oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
accomplice partner in crime
accord agreement
accost approach and speak first to a person
accoutre equip; N. accoutrement
accretion growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth
accrue come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition
acerbity bitterness of speech and temper
acetic vinegary
acidulous slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
acknowledge recognize; admit
acme peak; pinnacle; highest point
acne skin disease (on the face)
acoustics science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
acquiesce assent; agree passively; comply without protest
acquittal deliverance from a charge
acrid bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
acrimonious stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
acrophobia fear of heights
actuarial calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
actuary someone who advises insurance companies
actuate motivate; activate; cause to act
acuity sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
acumen mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
acute (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain
adage wise saying; proverb
adamant hard; inflexible
adapt make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust
addendum addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
addiction compulsive habitual need
addle make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
address direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one’s efforts or attention to; make with a destination
adept expert at; very skilled
adhere stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
adherent supporter; follower
adjacent adjoining; neighboring; close by
adjoin be next to
adjourn suspend until a later time; move from one place to another
adjunct something attached to but holding an inferior position
adjuration solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
adjutant staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
admonish warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
adore love deeply and respect highly
adorn decorate
adroit skillful (in using mind or hand)
adulation flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
adulterate make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
Advent arrival
adventitious accidental; casual; happening by chance
adversary opponent; enemy
adverse going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
adversity great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
advert refer
advocacy support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
Popularity: 14% [?]
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Cantankerous (adj.)
Tank……….A cantankerous person behaves like a tank in the war field.
Eg:
>> Disliked her cantankerous landlord.
>> As a Pressman, I felt sure from what I had been told that I could never hope to get into touch with this cantankerous Professor.
– The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
>> She made it more difficult for him by adopting a cantankerous tone.
– Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset
Syn: captious, choleric, contrary, cranky, cross, crotchety, dour, grouchy, grumpy, huffy, irascible, obstinate, ornery, peevish, petulant
Ant:delectable
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Cantankerous (Antonym)
A) Crotchety
B) Grouchy
C) Ornery
D) Petulant
E) Delectable
Popularity: 22% [?]
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Baleful (Adj)
In the cricket ground, throwing bale is baleful for batsman.
Trying to hurl bales (Courtesy: bbc.co.uk)
Flying Bales (Courtesy:bbc.co.uk)
1. Portending evil; ominous. See Synonyms at sinister.
2. Harmful or malignant in intent or effect.
Usage Note: Baleful and baneful overlap in meaning, but baleful usually applies to something that is menacing or foreshadows evil: a baleful look. Baneful most often describes that which is actually harmful or destructive: baneful effects of their foreign policy.
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>> It was a baleful choice and seemed to hold some secret and subtle association with the situation and general progress of events; or at any rate there was apparently some obscure reason for the energy and vim with which the scholars shouted the choral invitation again and again:–
—Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas
>> Overcome with moss and baleful mistletoe;
—Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare, William
>> The archers dropped upon one knee as he passed, but he gave them a single baleful look and was gone.
—Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker
>> Then one of the judges, a kinsman to William of the Scar, rose with trembling lip and baleful look.
—The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard
>> baleful effects
>> contends that the violent content of so much of popular entertainment is a baleful influence on our society
>> a medicine that is beneficial in small doses but baleful in large
baleful (antonym)
A) baneful
B) sinister
C) pernicious
D) malign
E) warm
Popularity: 17% [?]
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