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vocab planner # day 5
word list
ailment : sickness, illness, disease
allay : calm, appease, assuage, moderate
alleviate : assuage, mollify, soothe, lighten
ally : associate, colleague, friend, partner
alter : change, modify, improve, transform
alternative : option, substitute, choice
alacrity : cheerfulness, gaiety, liveliness, vivacity
alias : an assumed name
altitude : height, elevation
allege : assert, claim, declare, affirm
allude : refer indirectly, imply, insinuate, suggest
aloof : alone, lonely, solitary, dissociated
altercation : bickering, dispute, wrangling, strife
ambiguous : dubious, vague, equivocal, obscure
one word
Osteology : bones
Pathology : causes of disease
Polemics : debates
Pneumatics : air and its properties
Psychology : human behaviour
Semantics : words and their meanings
Paleontology : fossils and extinct animals
Penology : punishment of crime
Physiology : functions of organisms and their parts
Psephology : elections
Seismology : earthquakes
Taxonomy : classification of organisms
idiom and phrases
bone of contention : cause of dispute
make no bones about : say something bluntly,
without hesitation
bring someone to book : punish someone
go by the book : strictly follow the rules
get the boot : to be sacked or dismissed for the job
hang up one’s boots : retire from work
the bottom line : the most important point/ the result, outcome
get down to brass tacks : consider the basic
facts of something
hits the bull’s eye : say or do something
absolutely appropriate
prepositional phrases
agree to a proposal
show allegiance to a person
alight on the ground
have an ambition for something
amazed at something
agree with a person
alight from a vehicle
allude to something
make amends for some fault
angry at somebody for doing something
phrasal verbs
bring out : manage to get a response
bring around : bring someone back from
unconsciousness
bring up : mention, raise a child
call for : demand, require
call in : get someone to come and do a job
call off : cancel
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ambulate : to walk about, roam, wander
amenable : willing, agreeable, acquiescent
amorphous : shapeless, formless, irregular
amputate : cut off, sever, lop
anarchy : disorder, misrule, lawlessness
animosity : hatred, bitterness, hostility, enmity
annihilate : destroy, obliterate, ruin
ameliorate : relieve, improve, alleviate, mitigate
amicable : friendly, genial, good-natured
ample : sufficient, abundant, copious, extensive
anathema : curse, malediction, execration
annals : historical records, archives, chronicles
antagonism : opposition, resistance, dissonance
one word
acrophobia : height
claustrophobia : closed places
hydrophobia : water
xenophobia : strangers
bibliomania : books
agoraphobia : open spaces
schizophrenia : split personality
ichthyophobia : fish
megalomania : one’s greatness
kleptomania : stealing
idiom and phrases
take the bull by the horns : face a difficult situation
a piece of cake : something very easy to do
on the cards : likely to take place
red carpet : special, respectful welcome
put the cart before the horse : do or say
things in reverse order
let the cat out of the bag : reveal a secret
set the cat among the pigeons : cause a
sudden disturbance
catch (someone) napping : catch someone
when he is not prepared
catch 22 : a situation- impossible to escape
go through the ceiling : rise very high, to soar
prepositional phrases
angry at somebody’s action
answerable for his conduct
apologize to someone for something
applicable to
apply for a post
apprise someone of a fact
answerable to a person
anxious about something
make an appeal to somebody for something
apply oneself to something
approach to anything
approve of an action
phrasal verbs
call on : visit
carry forward : make something progress
carry out : perform a task
carry on : continue
cash in on : take advantage of a situation
cast out : expel, reject
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antic : a funny action
antique : ancient, archaic, historical
aperture : hole, orifice, opening
aphorism : proverb, adage, saying maxim
apogee : climax, apex, summit, pinnacle
apostate : one who goes against his religion
appal : horrify, shock, stun, dumbfound
apparition : ghost, spectre, phantom
one word
Diplomacy : managing international relations
Extradite : hand over a criminal to the mother country
Impeachment : trial by parliament and removal from service
Referendum : settle a national issue by public vote
Ordinance : an order before it is passed by parliament
Plebiscite : settle an international issue by public voting
Envoy : carries message of his govt.
Plenipotentiary : has full discretionary powers to
decide an issue
Ambassador : represents his country
Emissary : sent on a mission
Franchise : right to vote
Veto : a special right to reject
Clemency : leniency in punishment
Amnesty : general pardon
idiom and phrases
Under a cloud : under suspicion, in trouble
Get cold feet : to become nervous
Give someone the cold sweat : to ignore someone
or be unfriendly
Break on a cold sweat : become excessively frightened
In a tight corner : in a difficult situation
Eat crow : admit that one was wrong
As the crow flies : straight in that direction
A far cry from(someone) : very different from (something)
In full cry : doing something in full enthusiasm
prepositional phrases
aptitude for some work
aspire after or for something
ashamed of something
ask for a thing
give assent to
assure someone of something
atone for sin
attachment to a person or thing
attack(v) a person or thing
attack(n) on a person or place
phrasal verbs
Catch on : become popular
Get caught up in : become involved
Catch up with : do something to get up
to a level
Close in on ; surround , get near
Come about : happen , occur
Come across : find by accident
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arid : very dry, parched , barren
appraise : assess , evaluate, review
apprehend : arrest, detain, take into custody
archaic : old and no longer in use
ardour : passion , zeal, enthusiasm, fervour
aroma : sweat smell, generally of food, odour
apposite : appropriate, apt , relevant, suitable
appreciate : significant, praiseworthy
ascetic : hermit, austere, abstinent
arrogant : proud, haughty, supercilious, vain
arrears : payment overdue and unpaid
one word
aquatic : related to water
pachyderm : having thick and hard skin
talon : claw
oviparous : lay eggs
bovine : cows
feline : cat
amphibious : live both on land and water
carnivorous : eats flesh
predator : kills and eats other animals
nocturnal : active at night
canine : dogs
marsupial : keep their young ones in a pouch
idiom and phrases
a dog in the manger : a person who doesn’t let
others enjoy something he himself doesn’t like
donkey’s years : very long time
on the dot : exactly on time
down the drain : completely wasted
at the drop of a hat : immediately, on the
slightest of excuse
a dry run : rehearsal
a lame duck : weak or inefficient person
a sitting duck : a person/ thing very easy to attack
eat humble pie : be defeated and humiliated
cutting edge : latest technology
prepositional phrases
attend on a person
attribute to a cause
be an authority in a subject
pay attention to something
avail oneself of an offer
averse to noun / v+ing
get attracted to a thing
avenge oneself on a person
aware of
phrasal verbs
come along : accompany
come round to : agree with something finally
come down on : criticise heavily
come in for : receive (criticism or praise)
come around : become conscious
come up against : face problems or difficulties
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