43966246 100 Words to Impress an Examiner

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100 words to Impress an Examiner!

Here are 100 advanced English words which should you be able to usethem in a sentence will impress even educated native speakers!Perfect if you want to impress the examiner in examinations like:

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aberration

(n.)something that differs from the norm -n 1./$ Poland wonthe ,orld 'up$ but the success turned out to be anaberration,and Poland have not won a ,orld 'up since)

abhor

(v.)to hate$ detest -2ecause he always wound up getting hit inthe head when he tried to play cricket$ 3arcin began to abhorthe sport)

acquiesce

(v.)to agree without protesting -"hough 3r) Pospies4ny wanted

to stay outside and work in his garage$ when his wife told himthat he had better come in to dinner$ he acquiescedto herdemands)

alacrity

(n.)eagerness$ speed -&or some reason$ #imon loved to help hisgirlfriend whenever he could$ so when his girlfriend asked him toset the table he did so with alacrity)

amiable

(adj.)friendly -(n amiablefellow$ *eil got along with 5ust abouteveryone)

appease
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(v.)to calm$ satisfy -,hen 6erry cries$ his mother gives himchocolate to appeasehim)

arcane

(adj.)obscure$ secret$ known only by a few -"he professor is anexpert in arcane7ashubian literature)

avarice

(n.)excessive greed -"he banker8s avariceled him to amass anenormous personal fortune)

brazen

(adj.)excessively bold$ brash$ clear and obvious -'ritics

condemned the writer8s brazenattempt to plagiarise &rankow9'4erwonko8s work)

brusque

(adj.)short$ abrupt$ dismissive -#imon8s brusquemannersometimes offends his colleagues)

cajole

(v.)to urge$ coax -3agdas friends cajoledher into drinking toomuch)

callous

(adj.)harsh$ cold$ unfeeling -"he murderer8s callouslack ofremorse shocked the 5ury)

candor

(n.)honesty$ frankness -,e were surprised by the candorof the

politician8s speech because she is usually rather evasive)

chide

(v.)to voice disapproval -Hania chided;regory for his vulgarhabits and sloppy appearance)

circumspect


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(adj.)cautious -"hough promised 3arta8s father would bringher home promptly by midnight$ it would have been morecircumspectnot to have specified a time)

clandestine

(adj.)secret -(nnouncing to her boyfriend that she was going tothe library$ 3aria actually went to meet ;eorge for a clandestineliaison)

coerce

(v.)to make somebody do something by force or threat -"hecourt decided that


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(v.)to lower the =uality or esteem of something -"he large raisethat he gave himself debasedhis motives for running thecharity)

decry

(v.)to critici4e openly -(ndr4e5 epper$ the leader of the Polish#elf


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(v.)to steal money by falsifying records -"he accountant wasfired for embezzling>10$000 of the company8s funds)

empathy

(n.)sensitivity to another8s feelings as if they were one8s own -feel such empathyfor my dog when she8s upset so am !

enmity

(n.)ill will$ hatred$ hostility -6ohn and #cott have clearly notforgiven each other$ because the enmitybetween them isobvious to anyone in their presence)

erudite

(adj.)learned -3y English teacher is such an eruditescholar thathe has translated some of the most difficult and abstruse %ldEnglish poetry)

extol

(v.)to praise$ revere -7amila extolledthe virtues of a vegetariandiet to her meat9loving boyfriend)

fabricate

(v.)to make up$ invent -,hen arrived an hour late to class$ fabricatedsome excuse about my car breaking down on the wayto work)

feral

(adj.)wild$ savage -"hat beast looks so feralthat would fearbeing alone with it)

flabbergasted

(adj.)astounded -,henever read an (gatha 'hristie mysterynovel$ am always flabbergastedwhen learn the identity of themurderer)

forsae


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(v.)to give up$ renounce - wont forsakemy conservativeprinciples)

fractious

(adj.)troublesome or irritable -(lthough the child insisted hewasn8t tired$ his fractiousbehaviour 9 especially his decision tocrush his 5am sandwiches all over the floor 9 convinced everyonepresent that it was time to put him to bed)

furtive

(adj.)secretive$ sly -'laudia8s placement of her drugs in hersock drawer was not as furtiveas she thought$ as the sockdrawer is the first place most parents look)

gluttony

(n.)overindulgence in food or drink -Helen8s fried chicken tastesso divine$ don8t know how anyone can call gluttonya sin)

gratuitous

(adj.)uncalled for$ unwarranted -Every evening the guy at thefish and chip shop gives me a gratuitoushelping of vinegar)

haughty

(adj.)disdainfully proud -"he superstar8s haughtydismissal ofher co9stars will backfire on her someday)

hypocrisy

(n.)pretending to believe what one does not -%nce the politicianbegan passing legislation that contradicted his campaignpromises$ his hypocrisybecame apparent)

impeccable

(adj.)exemplary$ flawless -f your grades were as impeccableasyour brother8s$ then you too would receive a car for a graduationpresent)

impertinent


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(adj.)rude$ insolent -3ost of your comments are so impertinentthat don8t wish to dignify them with an answer)

implacable

(adj.)incapable of being appeased or mitigated -,atch out:once you shun ;randmother8s cooking$ she is totally implacable)

impudent

(adj.)casually rude$ insolent$ impertinent -"he impudentyoungwoman looked her teacher up and down and told him he washot)

incisive

(adj.)clear$ sharp$ direct -"he discussion wasn8t going anywhereuntil her incisivecomment allowed everyone to see what thetrue issues were)

indolent

(adj.)la4y -,hy should my indolentchildren$ who can8t evenpick themselves up off the sofa to pour their own 5uice$ berewarded with a trip to 2urger 7ing?

inept

(adj.)not suitable or capable$ un=ualified -#he proved how ineptshe was when she forgot two orders and spilled a pint of cider ina customer8s lap)

infamy

(n.)notoriety$ extreme ill repute -"he infamyof his crime willnot lessen as time passes)

inhibit

(v.)to prevent$ restrain$ stop -,hen told you needed the carlast night$ certainly never meant to inhibityou from going out)

innate


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(adj.)inborn$ native$ inherent -His incredible athletic talent isinnate$ he never trains$ lifts weights$ or practices)

insatiable

(adj.)incapable of being satisfied -3y insatiableappetite forblondes was a real problem on my recent holiday in 6apan!

insular

(adj.)separated and narrow9minded@ tight9knit$ closed off-2ecause of the sensitive nature of their 5obs$ those who workfor 3A must remain insularand generally only spend time witheach other)

intrepid

(adj.)brave in the face of danger -(fter scaling a live volcanoprior to its eruption$ the explorer was praised for his intrepidattitude)

inveterate

(adj.)stubbornly established by habit -8m the first to admit that8m an inveteratecider drinkerB drink four pints a day)

jubilant

(adj.)extremely 5oyful$ happy -"he crowd wasjubilantwhen thefirefighter carried the woman from the flaming building)

nell

(n.)the solemn sound of a bell$ often indicating a death -Echoingthroughout our village$ the funeral knellmade the grey day evenmore grim)

lithe

(adj.)graceful$ flexible$ supple -(lthough the dancers were alloutstanding$ 6oanna8s control of her lithebody was particularlyimpressive)

lurid


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(adj.)ghastly$ sensational -2arry8s story$ in which he described acharacter torturing his neighbours tortoise$ was 5udged too luridto be published on the English ibrarys website)

maveric

(n.)an independent$ nonconformist person -6ohn is a realmaverickand always does things his own way)

maxim

(n.)a common saying expressing a principle of conduct -3s)#tone8s eti=uette maximsare both entertaining andinstructional)

meticulous

(adj.)extremely careful with details -"he ornate needlework inthe bride8s gown was a product of meticuloushandiwork)

modicum

(n.)a small amount of something -Cefusing to display even amodicumof sensitivity$ 3agda announced her boss8s affair to theentire office)

morose

(adj.)gloomy or sullen -


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(adj.)trifling$ insignificant -2ecause he was moving the followingweek and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he neededmoney$ 7im sold everything for a nominalprice)

novice

(n.)a beginner$ someone without training or experience-2ecause we were all novicesat archery$ our instructor decidedto begin with the basics

nuance

(n.)a slight variation in meaning$ tone$ expression -"he nuancesof the poem were not obvious to the casual reader$ but theteacher was able to point them out)

oblivious

(adj.)lacking consciousness or awareness of something-Obliviousto the burning smell emanating from the kitchen$ myfather did not notice that the rolls in the oven were burned untilmuch too late)

obsequious

(adj.)excessively compliant or submissive -


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(n.)a satirical imitation -( hush fell over the classroom when theteacher returned to find 3agdalena acting out aparodyof histeaching style)

penchant

(n.)a tendency$ partiality$ preference -&iona8s dinner parties=uickly became monotonous on account of herpenchantforndian dishes)

perusal

(n.)a careful examination$ review -"he actor agreed to acceptthe role after a three9monthperusalof the movie script)

plethora

(n.)an abundance$ excess -"he wedding ban=uet included aplethoraof oysters piled almost three feet high)

predilection

(n.)a preference or inclination for something -6ames has apredilectionfor eating toad in the whole with tomato ketchup)

quaint

(adj.)charmingly old9fashioned -3ary was delighted by thequaintbonnets she saw in Comania)

rash

(adj.)hasty$ incautious -t8s best to think things over calmly andthoroughly$ rather than make rashdecisions)

refurbish

(v.)to restore$ clean up -(fter being refurbishedthe old "riumphmotorcycle commanded the handsome price of D000)

repudiate

(v.)to re5ect$ refuse to accept -"om made a strong case for anextension of his curfew$ but his mother repudiatedit with a fewbiting words)


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rife

(adj.)abundant -#urprisingly$ the teacher8s writing was rifewithspelling errors)

salient

(adj.)significant$ conspicuous -%ne of the salientdifferencesbetween (lison and Helen is that (lison is a couple of kilosheavier)

serendipity

(n.)luck$ finding good things without looking for them -n anama4ing bit of serendipity$ penniless 3ark found a DA0 bill onthe back seat of the bus)

staid

(adj.)sedate$ serious$ self9restrained -"he staidbutler neverchanged his expression no matter what happened)

superfluous

(adj.)exceeding what is necessary -#amantha had already wonthe campaign so her constant flattery of others was

superfluous)

sycophant

(n.)one who flatters for self9gain -#ome see the people in thecabinet as the Prime 3inister8s closest advisors$ but others seethem as sycophants)

taciturn

(adj.)not inclined to talk -"hough 3agda never seems to stop

talking$ her brother is =uite taciturn)

truculent

(adj.)ready to fight$ cruel -"his club doesn8t really attract thedangerous types$ so why was that bouncer being so truculent?

umbrage


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(n.)resentment$ offence -He called me a lily9livered coward$ and took umbrageat the insult)

venerable

(adj.)deserving of respect because of age or achievement -"hevenerableHigh 'ourt 5udge had made several key rulings inlandmark cases throughout the years)

vex

(v.)to confuse or annoy -3y boyfriend vexesme by pinching mybottom for hours on end)

vociferous

(adj.)loud$ boisterous -8m tired of his vociferouswhining so 8mbreaking up with him)

wanton

(adj.)undisciplined$ lewd$ lustful -6oanna8s antondemeanoroften made the frat guys next door very excited)

zenith

(n.)the highest point$ culminating point - was too nice to tellEmily that she had reached the absolutezenithof her careerwith that one top 10 hit of hers)

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