Very Important English Word List Set-1

Nab: catch doing something wrong

eg police nabbed the man. 

Exaggerate: overstress, overestimate

reluctant: unwilling and hesitant

eg she seemed reluctant to answer. 

Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming or declaring a new statutory or administrative law after its enactment


ag·o·ny
extreme physical or mental suffering.


Unravel meaning: explain

Covet: great desire, yearn to possess

succumb: fail to resist pressure, temptation. syn: yield, submit

grumble: to complain about something in a bad tempered way, protest

coalition: union, partnership

vindictive: having or showing a strong desire for revenge

peculiar: strange

enormity: seriounsness

implode: collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards.

refurbish: renovate and redecorate

reprehensible: deserving censure or condemnation.

minuscule: extremely small

shroud: cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.

prurient: synonyms: salacious, licentious, voyeuristic, lascivious, lecherous, lustful, lewd, libidinous, lubriciou

obliviousness: lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness. 

strident: harsh, loud

imperil: put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed

riposte: a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism

jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure

peculiar: different to what is normal or expected; strange.

exorbitant: unreasonably high. 

esoteric: intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

fulcrum: a thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation

envisage: predict, forecast. 

scant: barely sufficient or adequate

concede: admit

taint: contaminate/pollute

foul: disgusting, repellent

primordial: existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval, first, ancient

proximal: situated nearer to the centre of the body or the point of attachment.

sinecure: a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

scrutiny: critical observation or examination

personage: a person (used to express importance or elevated status), VIP, celebrity

enumerate: mention one by one, list

untenable: not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

obscure: uncertain

gubernatorial: relating to the governor of the state

bestow: confer/present

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another.

enigmatic. Something that's enigmatic is tough to figure out. It's puzzling and even mysterious, like those weird secret college societies, Mona Lisa's smile or the New York Times crossword.

puisne: denoting a judge of a superior court inferior in rank to chief justices.

connivance: willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act.

perpetrate: carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).

eminently: very, higly

eminence: fame

turmoil: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty

syndicate: a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest.

flourish: grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment.

demarcation: the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something

contemplate: look thoughtfully for a long time at, view, examine

overwhelming: very great in amount, immense, massive

utterly: completely, absolutely. 

rubble: debris

inept: having or showing no skill, clumpsy

devastating: higly destructive