2. 2
504 VOCABULARIES
(1)
Abandon: - To leave/quit
Hire: - To get the service in return 4 payment
Tact: - Ability 2 says the right thing
Oath: - Promise/swear
Hardship: - Difficulty
Gallant: - Brave
Knight: - A military servant of the king
Unaccustomed: - Not used 2 sth t
(2)
Corpse: - Dead body
Coffin: - A boxin which corpseis placed 4 burial
Dismal: - Dark & depressing/sad
Frigid: - Very cold
Inhabit: - To live in
Slum: - heavily populated areas in which living and other housing conditions
are extremely poor
Numb: - Deadened/insensible
Peril: - Danger/risk/dangerous
Native: - Belonging 2 a country by birth
Recline: - Lie down
Shriek: - To scream
Flee: - To run away/escape
Sinister: - Wicked/dishonest/evil
Tempt: - Try 2 get s/one 2 do sth/invite
Wager: - Bet
(3)
Typical: - Usually/of a kind
Scarce: -Rare/shortage
Moisture: - Water causing a slight wetness
Convention: - The act of coming together
Encyclopedia: - General knowledge
Persuade: - To cause s/one 2 do sth
Layer: - To grow plants
Blend: - To mix
Barely: - nakedly/without clothing
Talent: - Natural ability
3. 3
Devise: - To invent/plan
Burglar: - A thief who loots the house
(4)
Vapor: - Moisture in the air that can be seen
Altitude: - Height/at high rank
Eliminate: - To drop/remove
Villain: - A wicked person
Cellar: - Basement
Dense: - (as a liquid) thick/heavy
Row: - Horizontal line
Eager: - Sharp/keen
Humid: - Moist/damp
Descend: - to go/come down from higher 2 lower place
Convince: - To prove/test by experiment
Beau: - The sweetheart/lover
Predict: - Foretell/to say in advance
Witch: - An ugly old woman
(5)
Rural: - Of the village
Campus: - Ground of a college/school etc
Prefer: - To choose/puts/oneor sth in rank
Assemble: -To collect/bring together
Rioter: - violent guy
Explore: - to search out/look into closely
Evade: - To escape/get away
Probe: - To search into/examine thoroughly
Reform: - Make better/improve
(6)
Approach: - To come near
Detect: - To find out/discover
Defect: - Fault
Neglect; - To disregard
Undoubtedly: - Certainly/no doubt
Pilgrim: - A personwho travels to a holy place as a religious act
Outcome: - Result
Comprehensive: - understand completely
Defraud: - To deceive
Ruin: - To damage/destroy
(7)
4. 4
Consent: - To be agreed/permit
Massive: - Huge/large/big
Capsule: - A small case/covering
Spy: - A personwho keeps close and secret watches
Spy: - To watch closely & secretly
Equipment: - Goods/things needed
Preserve: - To save/protect
Denounce: - To blame/accuse publicly
Attorney: - Like a lawyer
Consumer: - A personwho buys goods 4 personnel needs
Unique: - Being the one of its kind
Torrent: - Very heavy fall of rain
Resent: - To feel/show displeasure and hurt
Molest: - To interfere/disturb
Gloomy: - Dark/Sad
Unforeseen: - Unexpected
Finance: - Money matter
Wreck: - A ship Destroyed by any disaster
(8)
Exaggerate: - To make sth greater then its
Amateur: - An personwho does any work 4 pleasure not 4 money
Mediocre: - Neither good nor bad/average
Variety: - Diversity/absence of same thing
Feature: - To make outstanding
Valid: - Having legal force
Foreman: - Leader/chairman
Survive: - To Live longer than/remain alive after
Weird: - Ghost/supernatural
Swallow: - To take in/absorb
Prominent: - Salient/ important
Janitor: - Door keeper
Bulky: - Massive/large
Reluctant: - Not/un willing
Obvious: - Easy 2 see/understand
(9)
Vicinity: - Neighborhood
Rage: - Violent/uncontrolled anger
Ancient: - Very old
Conclude: - To finish/end
Thunderstorm: -A storm accompanied by thunder
5. 5
Undeniable: - Not 2 be denied
Guilty: - Having a crime/sin
Resist: - To act against/use force 2 prevent
Poke: - To hit/push
Miniature: - Small picture
Boredom: -Lack of interest/state of being bored/ovary
Seek: - Try to find/search
(10)
Excel: - Do better than
Feminine: - Of woman/girl
Mount: - To climb
Pony: - Baby of horse
PRO:- Public Relation Officer
Dread: - Causing great fear
Menace: - Threat
Reputation: - Value/status/character
Tendency: - Inclination
Underestimate: - Belittle
Giant: - A person/thing in great size/super human being
Numerous: - Very/several
Flexible: - Easily bend
Critic: - One who judges
Squeeze: - To press hard/tightly
(11)
Evidence: - That which makes clear the truth/falsehood of sth
Juror: - A juryman/jury member
Convict: - To prove
Solitary: - Alone/one/single
Vision: - Power of seeing/imagining
Binocular: - Double eyes making distant nearer
Frequently: - Often
Pill: - Tablet
Glimpse: - Quick view
Shrub: - Bushes
Recent: - Done/made not along ago
Absurd: - Foolish/silly
Flabby: - Weak/not strong
Conflict: - Battle
Tale: - Story/fiction
Meditate: - To think
6. 6
(12)
Ignite: - Set on fire
Abolish: - To destroy/finish
Urban: - Of a town/city
Frank: - Free in expressing feelings
Claim: -To ask/call 4 rights
Reveal: - To disclose
Prohibit: - To forbid
Treasurer: - One who is the care of treasury
Shelter: - To protect from danger
Adequate: - Enough
Audible: - Able 2 be heard
Barely: - Hardly
(13)
Journalist: - One who edits the newspaper
Famine: - Great shortage
Revive: - Bring back 2 life/consciousness
Observant: - Quick 2 notice/watchful
Constantly: - Always/anything that does not change
Vessel: - Tube containing bodyfluid
Permit: - To give permission
Persist: - To continue firmly
Hazy: - Not clear
Gleam: - A flash light
Handy: - Of hand
(14)
Unruly: - Hard t control/rule
Rival: - Competitor/against
Violent: - Severe/rough
Brutal: - Cruel
Bitter: - Oppositeof sweet
Brawl: - A noisy quarrel
Vicious: - Cruel/sinner
Pit: - Hole
Underdog: - Poorand helpless
Thrust: - To push with force
Bewilder: - To confuse/puzzle
(15)
Expand: - To spread out
Alter: - To change
7. 7
Comic: - A comedian
Sacred: - Holy
Temple: - The place of worship 4 Hindu
Pledge: - Promise/security
Casual: - Happening by chance
Bartender: - A man who serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
Pursue: - To continue/proceed
Row up: - To jump
Unanimous: - Agreeing
Sum: - Amount of money/total
Innovative: - Clever/having news ideas
(16)
Slender: - Long & thin/not fat
Surpass: - Excel
Vast: - Very great/enormous
Cure: - Treatment
Auditorium: - Hall
Survive: - To remain alive
Penetrate: - Get into/through
Pierce: - Penetrate
Accurate: - Correct
Miniature: - Very small picture
Cautious: - Careful
(17)
Swiftly: - Quickly/fast
Addict: - Habitual
Wary: - Cautious
Wretched: - Unhappy/miserable/very bad
Nourish: - To feed
Harsh: - Severe/rough
Opt: - Select/choose
(18)
Tragedy: - A serious drama/sad play
Pedestrian: - Personwho walks on foot
Glance: - Quick look
Nimble: - Quick
Leap: - To jump
Manipulate: - To control/handle
Reckless: - Careless
Horrid: - Terrible/frightful
8. 8
Rave: - Talk wildly
Ingenious: - Clever/having great mental ability
(19)
Harvest: - Crops
Abundant: - Plenty of
Uneasy: - Disturbed/restless
Absorb: - Suck up
Estimate: - To guess
Morsel: - A bite
Quota: - Fixed share
Tiny: - Very small
Bug: - Small insect
Ban: - To forbid
Panic: - Unreasoning fear
(20)
Emerge: - Come into view/become visible
Jagged: - Sharp points/project
Linger: - Be slow in leaving
Troop:- Group of people
Crafty: - Tricky/skillful in deceiving others
Defiant: - Challenging
Vigor: - Active
Perish: - To die
Persuade: - Cause s/one to do sth
Fragile: - Easily broken/weak
Captive: - Prisoner
Prosper: - Be successful/have a good luck
Devour: - To eat hungrily
(21)
Plea: - Request
Weary: - Tired
Collide: - To crash
Verify: - To confirm/prove
Anticipate: - To expect
Dilemma: - Difficult choice
Detour: - To go by way
Merit: - Goodness/excellence
Transmit: - To send over/pass
Baffle: - Be 2 hard 2 understand/prevent
Mediocre: - Ordinary
9. 9
(22)
Warden: - Controller
Acknowledge: - To recognize/accept
Delinquent: - Criminal
Liberty: - Freedom/independence
Deprive: - To take away from by force
Spouse: - Husband/wife
Unstable; - Changeable
Homicide: - Murder
Penalize: - To punish/set penalty
(23)
Reptile: - A cold blooded animals that creeps/crawls
Spitting: -The action of spit
Await: - To wait
Logical: - Reasonable
Exhibit: - To show/display
Proceed: - To continue
Precaution: - Looking forward
Prior: - Previous/earlier
Extract: - To pull out
Embrace: - To hug
Valiant: - Brave
Invasion: - War
Partial: - Not complete/total
(24)
Fierce: -Cruel/savage
Detest: - To hate
Scowl: - To look angry by lowering the eyebrows
Sneer: - Scornful smile
Encourage: -Give COURAGE
Vermin: - Small animals/insects
Wail: - Long sorrowful cry
Olive: - Fruit with a stone like oily seed
Interpret: -To explain
Entrust: - To give as a responsibility
Constitution: -
Trifle: - A small amount of value/sth of little value
(25)
Architect: - Maker/creator
Matrimony: - Married life
10. 10
Sour: - Having a sharp acid taste
Baggage: - Goods/armyequipment
Squander – To waste
Inheritance: - Inheriting
Fugitive: - Running away
Revolution: - Complete change in politic
Calamity: - Great misfortune/disaster
Pauper: - Very poorperson
Envy: - To feel jealous/jealousy
Closet: - Small room/cupboard
Prosecute: - Follow up/bring before a court
Bigamy: - Having 2 wives/husbands at the same time
(26)
Awkward: - Clumsy/not well deigned
Venture: - Risky/danger
Fur: - Softthick hair of certain animal
Quench: - To slake thirst/extinguish fire
Betray: - To deceive
Utter: - To speak/express
Violet: - Fragrant/sweet smelling
Pacify: - To make calm down
Respond:- To answer
Beckon: - Signal by finger to come
(27)
Despite: - In spite of
Disrupt: - Upset/cause 2 break down
Clown: - Stupid behaviors 2 make people laugh
Rash: - Hasty
Ivy: - To climb ever green plant
Rapid: - Quick/fast
Exhaust: - Empty completely/tire out
Severity: - Stickiness/violence
Feeble: - Weak
Unite: - Become 1/join together
Cease: - To stop
Curtain: - Vail of windows/doors
Thrifty: - Saving
Pacify: - Appeased
Miserly: - Like a miser
Monarch: - King/queen/ruler
11. 11
Resource: - Source of help
Descendant: - Offspring
(28)
Outlaw: - Criminal/to declare an outlaw
Undernourished: - Not sufficiently fed
Infant: - Baby
Illustrate: - To explain with example
Disclose: - To open/reveal
Excessive: - Too much/extreme
Culprit: - Offender/criminal
Juvenile: - Young person
Bait: - Food etc put on a hook/net 2 catch fish, birds etc
Insist: - To demand persistently
Persistently: - Continuously
(29)
Toil: - To work hard/move with difficulty
Daze: - To confuse
Subside: - Sink 2 the normal level
Maim: - To disable
Commend: - To praise
Exempt: - To make free from
Vain: - Useless/unsuccessful
(30)
Depict: - To describe
Accuracy: - Correction
Extent: - Length
Mortal: - Destined 2 die
Site: - Place
Monument: - Sth put up in memory
Quote: - To repeat
Morality: - Ethical principles
Roam: - To wander
Magnet: -
Peak: - Pointed hill top
(31)
Commuter: - 1 who travels regularly
Confine: - Imprison
Idle: - Be lazy
Idle: - Lazy
Jest: - Joke/fun
12. 12
Patriotic: - Loving one’s country
Dispute: - To argue
Valor: - Bravery
Lunatic: - Crazy/madman
Monster: - Horribly ugly
Vein: - Tube in the bodyblood carrying back 2 the heart
Uneventful: - Common
Fertile: - Land producing much
(32)
Refer: - To hand over/send up
Distress: - Bother
Diminish: - To lesson
Wrap: - To hide/cover
Vulnerable: - Open 2 attack
Torment: - To annoy/tease
(33)
Volunteer: - 1 who willingly offers 2 do sth
Prejudice: - To harm/damage
Shrill: - High & sharp in sound
Jolly: - Happy/full of fun
Witty: - Cleverly giving pleasure
Hinder: - To obstruct
Mumble: - To speak indistinctly
Wad: - Soft pad 4 stopping up a hole
Retain: - To keep
(34)
Precede: - Come before
Adolescent: - Youthful/a person from 13-22 year
Radical: - Going to the root/thorough
Spontaneous: - Naturally
Rag: - Scrap of cloths 4 cleaning
Skim: - Remove from the top
Vaccinate: - Inoculate with vaccine as a protection against small pox or
disease
Untidy: - Not neat/dirty
Utensil: - Container in every day use
Sensitive: - Easily affected
Temperate: - Not hot not cold/moderate
(35)
Vague: - Not clear
13. 13
Soar: - To fly higher and higher
Discard: - To throw
Subsequent: - Next/coming after
Relate: - To tell/narrate
Stationary: - Unchanging/not moving
(36)
Prompt: - To do at the right time/immediate
Hasty: - Hurried
Scorch: - To burn slightly
Tempest: - Violent storm
Soothe: - To calm s/one
Redeem: - To buy back
Resume: - To begin again
Refrain: -To hold back
(37)
Majestic: - Noble/great
Dwindle: - To become smaller
Furious: - Violent anger
Traitor: - Disloyal
Accuse: - To blame
Deliberate: - To consider carefully
Ripe: - To tear/slash/cut
Drought: - Lack of rain
Grumble: - Complaint
Abide: - To be true and faithful to a promise
Unify: - To unite
Trace: - To mark outline
Summit: - Top/highest point
Recruit: - New member
Heed: - Attention
(38)
Drench: - To wet thoroughly
Fraternity: - Brotherly feeling
Swarm: - Group of insects/birds moving together
Swamp: - Marsh
Wobble: - To move unsteadily
Clown: - A comic entertainer
Tumult: - Noise/uproar
Weed: -
Kneel: - To go down on the knee
14. 14
Plead: - To make a plea
Deject: - To make sad
Recede: - To go move back
Tyrant: - Cruel ruler/master
Verdict: - Judgment/decision of jury
(39)
Unearth: - To find out/discover
Depart: - To leave/die
Coincide: - To happen at same time
Debt: - Loan
Testify: - To give evidence in a law court
Placard: - Poster
Contagious: - Spread by touch/easily spread
Yawn: - To open the mouth sleepily
Clergy: - Minister of Christian church
Customary: - Usual/according 2 custom
Blindfold: - To cover a person’s eye
Execution: - Hang
Scald: - To burn with hot liquid
(40)
Epidemic: - Wide spread
Proportion: - Part
Obesity: - Extreme fatness
Magnify: - To make sth appear larger
Obstacle: - Hindrance
Ditch: - Trench dug in between field
Barbed: - Having barb
Ventilate: - To purify by fresh air
Jeopardize: - To endanger
Drown: - To die in water because unable 2 breath
Criticize: - To give criticism
Vital: - Of life
Obese: - Very fat
Municipal: - Of a municipality
(41)
Complacent: - Self-satisfied
Wasp:- Flying insect with a sharp sting
Rehabilitate: - To resettle
Parole: - Prisoner’s words not 2 escapes
Multitude: - Great crowd
15. 15
Potential: - Capable of becoming active
Morgue: - Place where bodies are kept of unknown persons found dead are
kept
Preoccupy: - To take up all the attention
Velvet: -Silk cloth with a thick nap on one side
Indifference: - Lack of interest/care
(42)
Maintain: - To carry on
Snub: - To hurt s/one’s feelings
Rude: - Disrespectful/uncivilized
Endure: - To bear/suffer
Wrath: - Rage/great anger
Expose: - To endanger
Ponder: - To think
Hastily: - Hurriedly
Resign: - To give up
Drastic: - Violence/rough
Cargo: - The load of useful things carried by ship
Wharf: - Platform where ships can be loaded/unloaded
Amend: - To improve
Ballot: - Piece of paper used in voting
PREPARED BY
JAMIL KHAN DURRANI