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Indolent (adj.)In+dolens

Idle or lazySyn. Slothful, shiftless

In- notDolens- to feel pain

Causing no painSlow to healInactive or slowly developing

~ wound~ ulcer~ tumor

Shiftless (adj.) Lacking will or ability to do or accomplish; incapable, inefficient, lazy

Shiftless student

Sluggard (adj.) A slow, lazy personSluggish (adj.) Moving, reacting or working more

slowly than normal and in a way that seems lazy

He felt very heavy and sluggish after meal.Sluggish student/economy

Reluctant (adj.)Re (against)+luctari(to struggle)clgR5's lj/St

Unwilling; disinclined~ (to do sth) hesitating before doing sth because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do:Syn. Averse, disinclined, indisposed, loath

~ agreement. She was ~ to admit she was wrong.He finally gave a reluctant smile.

Averse (adj.) to sth/to do sth Not willing or inclined Investors who are averse to taking risk.Aversion (noun) to sth/sbThe def. of an ~ is a dislike or distaste for sth or someone, or a desire to avoid something or someone.An example of an aversion is when you dislike hot dogs and refuse to eat them as a result.

An intense or definite dislike; antipathy; repugnanceSyn.Extreme hostility and dislikeabhorrence, abomination, antipathy, detestation, hate, hatred, Loathing, repellence, repellency, repugnancyRepulsion, revulsionAn object of dislikeAbhorrence, abomination, anathema, bugbear, execration

Do you have any aversion to pasta/buff momo?

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Prose (adj.) 1. Writing that is not poetry.Antonyms- verse, poetry2. Dull; unimaginative; commonplace

Prosaic (adj.) Ordinary and not showing any imaginationlg/; Dull; not romantic She lived a prosaic life

Down to earth Realistic; sensible ~ advice in buying property in kathmandu~ appraoch

Not pretentious; straightforward ~ people/attitudeNot overly ornate; simple in style ~ style

Pragmatic (adj.)Jojxfl/s Jojxfl/s b[li6 /fVg]

Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not in theory.Anton. IdealisticSyn. Practical, objective, pragmatical, realistic, sober

The sturdy furniture in the student lounge was pragmatic, but unattractive.

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Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:

Arid (adj.) (of land or climate) having little or no rain; very dry

~ zones

With nothing new or interesting in it ~ discussion/ apintingAseptic (adj.) Free of disease-causing microbes ~ surgical instrumentsJojxfl/s Jojxfl/s b[li6 /fVg] Lacking animation or emotion Aseptic smilecolourless Without colour or very pale ~ water

Not interesting ~ musical nite/personlaityDrab (adj.)The definition of drab is a boring or dull person or thing.An example of drab is a dance party without any music.

Without interest or colordull or boring

Drab woman, dressed in browns and greysDrab personality

Vapid (adj.) Tasteless; flavorless Vapid mealUninteresting; lifeless; dull; boring Vapid talk, vapid entertainment

And I recently saw an interview with her and she came across as very vapid and artificial American.

Rousing (adj.) Inducing/causing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring

A rousing sermon

Repose-lj>fd ug'{ ysfO dfg'{ That rouses or excitesTo cause to come out of a state of sleep, repose, unconsciousness, etc; wake

Rousing appeal

Serving enliven Animating, enlivening, quickening, stimulating, vitalizing, vivifying

Deadpan (adj.) Without expression or emotion Deadpan humor.Lukewarm (adj.) Slightly warm

Syn. tepidHe does not like lukewarm tea.Tepid tea/bath

(about sth) Not interested or enthusiasticSyn. tepid

A lukewarm responseShe was lukewarm about the plan.The play was greeted with tepid applause.

Sublime (adj.) Of high quality or causing great admiration.

Sublime beauty, ice cream with sublime combination of flavors.

(disapproving) extreme(of person’s behavior or attitudes) esp. in a way that shows they are not aware of what they are doing or not concerned about what happens because of it.

Sublime confidence of youths.

From the sublime to the ridiculous Used to describe the situation in which sth serious, important or high quality is followed by silly, unimportant or low quality.

Sublimely (adv.) Sublimely beautiful.She was sublimely unaware of the trouble she had caused.

Subliminal (adj.) Affecting your mind even though you are not aware of it.

Subliminal advertising.Subliminal beauty of the girl.

Verdant (adj.) (of grass, plants, fields etc) green and fresh

Verdant vegetables/fruits/treesVerdant field of tea farm/field

Green (adj.) Fruits not yet ready to eat These fruits are still green(of person) young and lacking experiences

Green engineers are offered for internship.He is still a green doctor.

Seasoned (adj.) (of person) having a lot of experiences of a particular activity

A seasoned campaigner, performer

(of food) with salt, peeper etc added to it.

The sausage was highly seasoned.

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……. Language/vocabulary/essay is formal or academic.a) Diminutive b) erudite c) archaic d) decrepit e)dilapidated

Diminutive (adj.) Very small She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.

noun Short form of a name “Nick” is a diminutive of (Nicholous)Erudite (adj.)e-out + rudis-rude/unskilled~ is someone who has wide range of knowledge and well read.k+l8t, Jo'TkGg, ljåfg

Having or showing wide/great knowledge that is gained from academic studySyn. Learned,

Mr. khan is an erudite teacher of history.Erudite philosopherErudite professor of literature.

Scholarly (adj) (of a person) spending a lot of time studying and having a lot of knowledge about an academic subject

Erudition (noun)1fg, ljWof

Great academic knowledge

Archaic (adj.)k|frLg, k'/fgf

Very outdated Girls with archaic costume of Newars.

From a much earlier or ancient period of history

Archaic art

Decrepit (adj.)k'/fgf], a'9f]

(of thing or person) very old and not in good condition or health.

Decrepit furniturePension plan for decrepit person

Decrepitude (n) The state of being decrepit- very old and not in good condition or health

Dilapitaded (adj)~ is sth that needs repair or is breaking downelTsg', hL0f{ x'g'

(of furniture or buildings) old and in very bad conditionSyn. ramshackle

Store is full of ~ furnitures.The house is dilapidated enough to be repaired.

Dilapidate (v) To become or cause to become partially ruined and in need of repairs, as through neglect

Dilapidation (n) The state of being dilapidateDisrepair (n)Structure:Fell into disrepair

A road, building that is in a state of disrepair has not taken care of or is broken and in bad condition.

The station quickly fell into disrepair after it was closed.

Squander (v)~ sth (on sb/sth)

To waste money, time etc in a stupid or careless way.

I squandered a month of time on my careless acts.

Ramshackle (adj) (of buildings, vehicles, furniture) in a very bad condition and need repair.Syn. tumbledown(of an organization or a system) badly organized or designed and not likely to last very long.

Brazen (adj)

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Open and without shame, usually sth that people find shockingSyn. shameless

She had become brazen about her affair.

Made of or color of brassLittoral (adj)

-;d'b|_ lsgf/sf],The part of the country that is near to the coast

Maritime (adj) Connected with sea or shipNear the sea

Maritime museumMaritime city

Elegy (n) A poem or song that expresses sadness esp. for sb who has died.

…………. Plot of the movie/story lacks proper arrangement.

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a) Brazen b) ramshackle c) littoral d) maritime e) prosperous

Accolade (v)A thumbs up is one way to give an accolade

To praise or honourTo embrace

His works are invariably accoladed as definitive.Invariably=always, without fail

lg/Gt/, nuftf/definitive= final; not able to be changedconsidered to be the best of its kind and almost impossible to improve

clGtdNoun

Painting of an accolade (salutation marking the conferring of knighthood).

a) Anything given or done as a sign of great respect, approval or appreciation

b) Words of praisec) A ceremonial embrace as of

greeting or saluationd) Ceremonial bestowal of

knighthood.

Mr. Ram won the accolade last year followed by his sister this year.He deserves the accolade being a good student.Ram has broken his award winning streak, failing to scoop a top accolade for his radio show.He won the accolade “master”.

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Outrage (v) To make sb very shocked and angry

noun A strong feeling of shock and angry

Atrocity (n)cTofrf/, 3f]/ qm/tf"

A cruel and violent act, especially in war

The film was on atrocity of American soldiers against prisoners.

Monstrous (adj) considered to shocking and unacceptable because it is morally wrong and unfairsyn: outrageous

~ lie/injustice

Very gigantic ~ waveVery large, ugly and frightening

~ creature, figure