This document provides definitions for 109 English words. It lists each word, its part of speech, and provides 1-4 example sentences for each word. The purpose is to support English vocabulary learning. It was composed by Marryiam Khan for Hajvery University Lahore, Pakistan as part of their English Language and Literature program.

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ENGLISH VOCABULARY SUPPORT
VOLUME I
HAJVERY UNIVERSITY LAHORE - PAKISTAN
HU SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
Faculty of English Language and Literature
Composed by: Marryiam Khan

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1. Assume/Assumed/Assumption: To suppose. A supposition. To presume. A
presumption. A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen without proof.
Sentence: They made various assumptions about the success of stock exchange
market.
Sentence: I assumed that he was coming. So, I was surprised when he did not show
up.
Sentence: We cannot assume anything in this case.
Sentence: “Be positive John, do not always assume the worst”, said Katie to his
friend John.
2. Abolish: To formally put an end to (a system, practice, law or institution).
Sentence: Edward argued that it was not appropriate to abolish private schools.
Sentence: The government is planning to abolish the additional tax on grocery
items.
Sentence: Child labor has been abolished in most parts of the world.
Sentence: Slavery has been abolished in most parts of the world.
3. Brag: To boast off, to say something in a boastful manner.
Sentence: The students were bragging about how easy the test had been.
4. Captivate/Captivated/Captivating: To attract the attention, interest and
attraction. To influence and dominate by some special charm, trait and ability.
Sentence: The beautiful scenery captivated our attention.
Sentence: He was captivated by her beauty.
Sentence: Since its inauguration, Burj al Khalifa captivates the interest of the
tourists.
Sentence: The audience was captivated by her performance.

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5. Confine/Confined/Confinement: To imprison someone. To forbid someone
from leaving a place.
Sentence: Henry thinks that it is cruel to confine a bird in a cage.
Sentence: Bella was confined to her room by her mother.
Sentence: He confined himself to his room.
6. Compel: To force someone to do a thing.
Sentence: She compelled him to become her witness for the trial.
7. Debunk: To reveal, expose the true face, false face or hollowness of an idea,
institution or a person. To defame someone by exposing his/her secrets. To reduce
the inflated reputation of someone.
Sentence: She debunks all the rubbish about the showbiz industry.
Sentence: Comedy takes plight in debunking heroes.
8. Extricate: To free someone or something from a constraint or difficulty. To
release, to liberate.
Sentence: He was trying to extricate himself from official duties.
9. Hideous: Extremely ugly, unpleasant, and gruesome.
10. Intrude, Intruder: To interrupt, Interrupter.
11. Intrusion: Interruption.
12. Plight: A dangerous, difficult or unfortunate situation.
Sentence: We must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children who
are living in poverty.
Sentence: The doctors should struggle to relieve the plight of the patients.
13. Refute: To disagree.
Sentence: Restorers who sought to refute this view were accused of ignorance.

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14. Repel/Repelled/Repelling: To drive or force something away or back.
Sentence: In Summer season there is always a surge in the sale of mosquito
repellents.
Sentence: The army was ready to repel an attack.
15. Tedious: Tiring, lifeless and uninteresting.
16. Stab: To wound or thrust with knife.
Sentence: She stabbed her to death.
Sentence: He stabbed her in the stomach.
Sentence: She stabbed at the ground with a fork to sow a plant.
17. Retreat: To withdraw, move back from enemy as a result of their power. To
withdraw after a defeat.
Sentence: There was a sound of retreating footsteps.
18. Emerge: To advance, come forward.
19. Hound: To harass, pursue, relentlessly.
Sentence: She was hounded by the Italian press.
Sentence: His opponents used the allegations to hound him out of the office.
20. Relent: To become less intense, to soften down, to become mild.
Sentence: The rain relented.
Sentence: She was going to refuse his request but relented.
21. Relentless: Unceasingly intense.
Sentence: The relentless heat of desert made everyone sick and feverish.
22. Shove: Push violently, push roughly.
Sentence: Police started pushing and shoving people down.

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Sentence: Kids pushed, kicked and shoved.
23. Antidote: Something that fights, nulls or finish an unpleasant feeling or action.
The solution of an unpleasant situation.
Sentence: Laughter is a good antidote to stress.
24. Amiable: Very friendly and pleasant to talk or converse with.
Sentence: The amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically.
25. Infatuation: Strong but short lived admiration.
Sentence: He had developed an infatuation for her.
26. Contentment: A state of happiness and satisfaction.
Sentence: He found contentment in living a simple life in the village.
27. Orchestrate: To arrange, to compose.
28. Orchestration: Arrangement, composition.
Sentence: Who orchestrated this whole function?
Sentence: Who is orchestrating this whole genocide?
29. Avert: To turn away.
Sentence: His eyes averted a little bit.
Sentence: She averted her eyes a little bit while we made stilted conversation.
30. Scanty: Meager, small and limited.
Sentence: They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages.
31. Excursion: To make a short journey to a place for pleasure trip. Leisure activity.
Sentence: He returned after a short excursion to Lahore zoo.
32. Ingenious: Clever, over smart, cunning, shrewd and creative.
Sentence: He is very ingenious when it comes to work.

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Sentence: Considerable ingenuity must be employed in writing novels.
33. Cease, Ceased: Stop, come to an end.
Sentence: The hostilities (opposers) ceased and normal life was resumed.
Sentence: These students never cease to amaze me.
Sentence: They were asked to cease all military activity.
34. Detain: Keep in custody.
Sentence: She made to open the door but the kidnapper detained her.
Sentence: She was detained without trial for two years.
35. Perpetuate: To cause to continue. Long-lasting.
Sentence: The confusion was perpetuated due to in adventure.
36. Perpetuating: Lasting forever and for long.
Sentence: Perpetuating winds flood the city.
37. Flagellate, flagellated: To flog, to whip.
Sentence: The couple was flagellated to death.
38. Famish: Reduce someone to extreme poverty and hunger.
Sentence: They had famished the city into surrender.
Sentence: Africa is extremely famished.
39. Tether: To tie, to fasten to fix objects.
Sentence: The horse had been tethered to a point.
40. Unleash: To release, to set free from a leash.
Sentence: The failure of the talks could unleash more fighting.
Sentence: His comment unleashed a storm of protest in India.
41. Rebuff: Rejection of the one who offers help, shows interest or make a request.

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Sentence: He rebuffed her when she advanced to seek help.
42. Seek: To search.
43. Overwhelmed: To have a strong emotional effect.
Sentence: I was overwhelmed with guilt.
Sentence: She was overwhelmed by a sense of tragedy.
44. Annihilate: To destroy, to obliterate, to destroy completely.
Sentence: A crusade to annihilate evil.
Sentence: A simple bomb would be enough to annihilate them all.
45. Inundate/Inundation: Rise or surge of something in a great amount.
Sentence: The roads were inundated by the rain water.
46. Quips: Short witty sentences.
Sentence: Jane Austen is known for her quips.
47. Tranquil: Peace, soothing, calm.
Sentence: The Sea was tranquil.
Sentence: She was looking at the serenity of the landscape with tranquil gaze.
48. Tranquility: A state of peace and quiet, serene.
Sentence: The things that he wished for in life were tranquility and freedom.
49. Flout: Openly disregard, mock a law. Break a rule or convention.
Sentence: Do not flout the law.
50. Defiance: Open resistance, bold disobedience.
Sentence: The demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings.
51. Limp: To walk with difficulty, to walk lamely.
Sentence: He limped heavily as he moved.

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Sentence: The badly damaged aircraft limped back to France.
Sentence: Jacob got bit by a dog that is why he was limping all the way back to his
home.
52. Tremulous: Quivering, Shivering.
53. Tremble/Trembling: To shiver or to quiver, Quivering/Shivering.
Sentence: Barbara was trembling with fear.
54. Capitulation: Act of surrendering or giving up. Cease to resist an opponent or
unpleasant situation or demand.
Sentence: The patriots had capitulated to the enemy forces.
55. Epithet: An adjective or phrase of praise or blame used about a person.
Sentence: The old men were unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’.
56. Specious: Apparently plausible and true but actually wrong and false. Something
that is deceptive.
Sentence: This is a specious argument.
Sentence: The trading company presents a specious appearance of novelty.
57. Enviable: Something that arouses envy or is likely to arouse envy.
Sentence: This statement is enviable.
Sentence: The famous politician gave an enviable remark during the interview.
58. Sulky: Bad tempered, not cheerful.
59. Embellish: To decorate.
Sentence: The Statue of Liberty embellishes the New York city.
60. Admonish: To warn strongly, express disapproval.
Sentence: The social activist admonished the evil of child labor in his article.

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61. Evict: To expel someone from the right of property, especially by the support of
a law.
Sentence: A single mother along with her children has been evicted.
62. Paragon: A mark/symbol of excellence.
Sentence: The Statue of liberty is a paragon of America.
Sentence: Shahrukh Khan’s acting career is a paragon; it is very difficult to achieve
such a height of excellence in the field of acting.
63. Obstinate: Refusal to accept ideas or beliefs contradictory to his/her own ideas
and beliefs.
Sentence: Pippa remained obstinate.
64. Conducive: Tending to bring about. Supportive to something.
Sentence: We should find a place for study that is free of distraction and is
conducive to learning.
65. Astounding: Extremely impressive.
Sentence: Her astounding performance amazed everyone.
Sentence: Her knowledge regarding sciences is astounding.
66. Appall/Appalled: To become shocked and extremely disappointed.
67. Appalling: Shocking.
Sentence: We were appalled by the jury’s verdict in favour of the accused.
68. Revel/ Reveled: To enjoy, celebrate one’s success.
Sentence: She reveled in the sorrow that her curse had brought.
69. Concrete: Definite, physical, visible.
Sentence: Concretize your dreams.
Sentence: I do not have any concrete proof.

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70. Legacy: Something worthy that someone leaves behind. An amount of money
or property that is left behind by someone.
Sentence: This land is the legacy of your father.
Sentence: Shahrukh Khan’s performance and his contribution in Bollywood
industry is a great legacy to cherish forever.
71. Ripple: A wave, a wavy movement. Waves of sea.
Sentence: As Katie made her way among the tables, a breeze from the Atlantics
rippled through her hair.
Sentence: Giant ripples of the sea were hitting the shores.
72. Snippet: Small pieces or extracts. Something that is in small amounts.
Sentence: From nearby tables, Katie could hear snippets of conversation.
73. Scan: To check.
74. Instinct: Natural behavior.
75. Linger: To stay in a place longer than necessary.
Sentence: Katie hustled over and took the order but did not linger at the table.
Sentence: She could not get rid of her lingering thoughts.
76. Dart: Attack, rush forward to something.
Sentence: The cat made a dart for/towards the door.
Sentence: A dozen seagulls perched on the railing, waiting to dart beneath the tables
if someone dropped a scrap of food.
77. Assassin: Killer especially of a political party.
Sentence: ABC political party has a lot of assassins.
78. Déjà vu: A feeling of having already experienced the present situation that
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79. Amid: Surrounded by. In between.
Sentence: Lilies sprout amid the wild grass in what once was flower bed.
80. Savor: Taste and enjoy the food to its fullest.
Sentence: She raised a cup savoring the aroma as she took a sip.
81. Spruce: To clean, to neat, to groom.
Sentence: Katie was ready to spruce up the apartment.
82. Prowl: To move, to creep stealthily.
Sentence: He prowled the whole town searching for her lost daughter.
83. Sag/saggy/sagging: Drooping, wilting. To sink, bulge downwards due to lack of
strength.
84. Conspicuous: Evident, apparent.
85. Mull/Mulling: To think about something deeply for a long time. To ponder, to
contemplate.
Sentence: She began to mull over the various possibilities.
Sentence: Joe took another sip of coffee mulling over her answer.
86. Beckon: To call someone by moving the hand or head. To signal.
Sentence: It felt safe as if it had somehow been beckoning to her all along,
promising sanctuary.
87. Prompt/Prompted: To persuade someone for an action.
88. Ammunition: Material that is used in fighting.
89. Tinker: A person, worker with metal who travels from place to place repairing
things.
90. Tinkering: Mending, repairing.

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Sentence: He was tinkering with the items he stocked in an attempt to keep up with
the challenging demands of the customers/or the changing tastes of his customers.
91. Weary: Tired, exhausted, drowsy.
Sentence: He had a wearying and isolated lifestyle but he remained focused on his
children.
92. Garrulous: Someone who excessively talks especially in trivial matters.
Sentence: Her mother is very garrulous.
93. Ambush/Ambushed: A surprise attack by some concealed army or enemy.
94. Turmoil: A state of great disturbance, unrest and confusion.
Sentence: The country was in great turmoil.
Sentence: He was in turmoil.
Sentence: His emotions were in turmoil.
95. Bedrock: Basic principle on which something is based.
Sentence: Friendship and companionship had been the bedrock of their successful
married life.
96. Ajar: A slight open of a door.
Sentence: The door was ajar.
97. Reproach: Express one’s disapproval or disappointment in someone’s actions.
Sentence: Her friends reproached her for not thinking enough about her family.
Sentence: When Alex did something wrong, he waited for the wave of self-
reproach and regret to come but strangely it did not.
98. Plummet: Fall or drop straight to the ground. To fall at a high speed. To decrease
rapidly in value or amount.
Sentence: A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully
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Sentence: Gold prices plummet.
Sentence: The rates of property suddenly plummeted.
99. Parole: An oral/verbal agreement.
Sentence: The prisoner got released on parole.
100. Bereave: To be deprived of a close relation or relative or friend because of
his/her death.
Sentence: May God help the bereaved.
Sentence: She has recently been bereaved of her mother.
101. Scowl: An angry or bad tempered expression. To frown.
Sentence: She scowled at him defiantly.
102. Defiance/Defiant/Defiantly: Open resistance, bold disobedience.
Sentence: The demonstration was done in defiance of the unjust treatment.
103. Resonant: A deep, clear continual sound which swirls around continuously.
Sentence: The city was resonant with the Church bells.
104. Rumble/Rumbling: A resonant, continual sound.
Sentence: Thunder rumbled, lightening flickered and the weather suddenly
changed.
Sentence: There were numerous rumbles of discontent from the disappointed
customers at the market.
105. Slur/Slurred/Slurring: To speak in a manner that is difficult to understand for
the other person.
Sentence: In a drunkard state, his speech was beginning to slur.
106. Gash: A deep cut or wound.

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Sentence: She had been hit with a snow globe that her father had thrown at her
mother. It made a gash in her head that bled for hours, but neither her father nor her
mother had shown any inclination to bring her to the hospital.
107. Squint/Squinted/Squinting: To observe with both eyes to see more clearly.
Sentence: The bright sun made them squint.
Sentence: She leaned over the boat, squinting the life jacket.
108. Rummage: To search unsystematically and untidily through something.
Sentence: He rummaged his pocket for the handkerchief.
Sentence: Nancy rummaged her purse for the medicine.
Sentence: He rummaged the drawer for his handkerchief.
109. Subdue: To overcome or bring something under control. To bring a country or
people under control by force.
Sentence: She managed to subdue an instinct to applaud.
Sentence: King Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons.
Sentence: The prime minister subdued the political upheaval by the help of armed
forces.
110. Fiddle/Fiddled/Fiddling: A small and easy task. To do a small and easy task.
Sentence: Inserting a cassette into the cassette player is such a fiddle.
Sentence: Leena is fiddling with her cup.
Sentence: As Katie shopped, Alex fiddled around the register watching her from
the corner of his eye.
111. Skittish: Nervous or excitable. A person who can be easily scared.
Sentence: Skittish investors withdrew their money from equity markets.
112. Attire/Attired: Clothes, formal dress. To be dressed.

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Sentence: The sober attire of British army appealed everyone.
Sentence: Agatha was attired in an elaborate evening gown.
Sentence: The teenager was stylishly attired.
113. Shackle: Iron fetters. Handcuffs.
Sentence: The criminals were shackled by the police officers and taken to the jail.
114. Bruise: An injury appearing as an area of discolored skin on the body. Damage
signs, marks on the skin.
Sentence: He has got a bruised knee.
Sentence: Their faces were bruised and injured.
115. Fortify: To defend, strengthen with defensive works. To secure. To protect.
Sentence: One should fortify his/her health by choosing healthy eating habits and
lifestyle.
Sentence: The army fortified the castle as a defense against opponent army.
Sentence: The girl was fortified by the police against the kidnappers.
Sentence: Multivitamin supplements fortify our health.
116. Erupt/Erupted/Erosion: To break out in a sudden and dramatic manner.
Sentence: Fierce fighting erupted between the army and the defenders.
Sentence: The great volcano erupted from the mountains of Nigeria.
Sentence: Eruption of volcanoes has become common due to climate change.
117. Prompt/Prompted: To cause to happen. To persuade. To cause someone to
take an action.
Sentence: The violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee from the country
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Sentence: Curiosity prompted him to check the room that was locked for a couple
of hours.
118. Incite: Encourage or stir up. To force, urge or persuade someone.
Sentence: He incited him to rebel.
119. Dissuade: To stop someone from an action. To persuade someone not to take
a particular action.
Sentence: His friend tried to dissuade him from the fight.
Sentence: His friends dissuaded him from flying the helicopter.
120. Rivulet: A small stream.
Sentence: Small rivulets of water were formed in the streets of the town after heavy
rain.
121. Flinch: To make a quick nervous and painful movement of the face or the body
as a reaction to pain or fear.
Sentence: She flinched when the doctor inserted the needle of the injection into the
vein of her arm to take a blood sample for testing.
122. Distraught: fearful, a state of anxiety and confusion.
Sentence: She was distraught with worry.
123. Revive: Make something active and vigorous again.
Sentence: The President is taking measures to revive the ailing economy.
124. Spate: A large number of similar things coming in quick succession.
Sentence: A spate of honey bees attacked the man.
Sentence: A spate of dolphins is migrating from Black Sea to Mediterranean Sea.
Sentence: A spate of drone attacks struck the city.
125. Demeanor: Behavior.

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Sentence: Her kind behavior/demeanor and open expression reveals her affection
for children.
126. Fugitive: A person or criminal who has escaped from captivity of the police or
a criminal who is hiding from police.
127. Intrinsic: A natural belonging/behavior. A natural attribute.
Sentence: She is kind; it is intrinsic to her nature.
128. Extrinsic: Something that is opposite to its real nature. Something that is
superficial, unreal and unnatural.
Sentence: “Do not fake your smile Jacob, it seems extrinsic on your sad face”,
remarked John to Jacob.
129. Haul: To pull or drag something with effort or force.
Sentence: He hauled his bike out of the rivulet.
Sentence: He hauled his drowning body along the sea shore.
130. Scoot: To leave, rush or go quickly.
Sentence: They scooted off on their bikes.
131. Squat: To sit with one’s feet close to buttocks behind.
Sentence: Alex squatted down next to her.
Sentence: Ali squatted down on his prayer sheet for Fajar prayers.
132. Dash out/Dash/Dashing out through: Run or rush somewhere in a great hurry.
Sentence: He dashed out of the hotel after getting an emergency call.
Sentence: She made a dash towards the door.
133. Startle, Startled: A sudden shock or alarm.
Sentence: The agitating comment of the President startled the audience.
134. Detain: To keep someone from proceeding. To stop someone.

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Sentence: She made to open the door, but he detained her.
Sentence: You cannot detain someone from pursuing their career opportunities by
imposing your desires and restrictions on someone.
135. Detain: To keep in prison/official custody, for interrogation/inquiry about a
crime or a sensitive situation/case.
Sentence: She was detained without trial for two years.
136. Nudge: To poke someone with finger or stick. To poke someone gently with
one’s elbow in order to attract attention.
Sentence: People were nudging each other and pointing at Alex.
137. Tap/Tapped: To touch, pat or to strike with a quick light blow.
Sentence: He tapped the keys and the door opened.
138. Flail/Flailing: To wave or move hands or some other body part wildly in order
to seek help or in an emergency/life threatening situation.
Sentence: Josh was in the water fully drowned and his arms were flailing in panic.
Sentence: His arms flailed as he sought to maintain his balance.
Sentence: The kid was flailing in the deep water.
139. Grate/Grated: To reduce food to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.
Sentence: “Grate the cheese into the mixing bowl”, said Katie to her friend Bella.
Sentence: Katie is grating the carrots to make a carrot dessert.
Sentence: Katie grated the pumpkins and put them in the mixing bowl.
140. Slam: To shut forcibly.
141. Venerate: Great and deep respect and honor for someone or something.
Sentence: We highly venerate your efforts.

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Sentence: Tom Cruise is venerated for his hard work, great acting skills and
contribution to the field of Hollywood industry.
142. Nestle/Nestled: To settle oneself comfortably.
143. Tremble: To shiver convulsively as a result of fear.
Sentence: His hands were trembling while getting bribe money secretly.
Sentence: He trembled with fear.
144. Stash: Something precious that is concealed, for example precious objects,
valuables, money, jewels etc.
Sentence: He had a stash of gold jewelry in his cupboard.
Sentence: The stash of money in the pocket of the waitress grew thick as she
collected tips from her happy customers.
145. Kink: A twist or a curve, crack or flaw.
Sentence: Joe sat and worked on the kinks.
Sentence: There was a kink in the road.
Sentence: Though the company is making success but there are still some kinks that
need to be treated.
146. Remnant: A part, quantity, piece that remains or is left after the greater part
has been used.
Sentence: The remnants of his sandwich fell and scattered on the floor.
Sentence: After giving a haircut the hair stylist cleaned the remnant strands of the
hair that fell and scattered on the floor.
147. Interrogate: To examine or inquire.
Sentence: The convicts/indicted were interrogated in jail by the police officers.
Sentence: The police officers conducted hundreds of interrogations during a year.
148. Stub: The end, remaining part of something. A remnant.

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Sentence: “Please take care and retain your ticket stub” the security guard said to
the woman.
Sentence: He grounded/put his cigar/cigarette stub into the ashtray.
149. Eradicate: To destroy/destruct completely.
Sentence: Efforts are being made at global level to eradicate poverty in
underdeveloped countries of the world.
150. Incapacitate/Incapacitated: To deprive someone of his/her authority or
power. To unarm.
Sentence: Snow white was made incapacitated by her wicked step mother.
151. Ensue: The aftermaths, the after results.
Sentence: The rumors ensued after the disappearance of a child from his school.
152. Converge: To meet at a point. To match.
Sentence: Their opinions converged during the meeting and thus a new rule was
made in the organization.
153. Diverge/Diverging: Something that is opposite to the other one.
Deviate/Deviating.
Sentence: Unluckily their opinions diverged during the meeting and the new rule
did not come into being.
154. Incentive: A thing that encourages or motivates someone.
Sentence: Give farmers an incentive to improve the wheat production of their fertile
lands.
155. Incentivize: To encourage, motivate. To provoke.
Sentence: The government should incentivize the farmers to improve the wheat
production of their fertile lands.
156. Incubate: A practice of the female birds to sit on their eggs to keep them warm
and bring the eggs to hatch.

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Sentence: Hens are incubating their eggs.
Sentence: Sparrows are incubating their eggs.
157. Incubate: To support something that is small/weak by establishing supportive
ways.
Sentence: America is incubating the economically deprived countries by financial
and educational aid.
158. Incur/Incurred: To bear the results. To face unwelcoming and unpleasant
results because of one’s own mistake or misbehavior.
Sentence: The company incurred a loss of 7 billion.
159. Inevitable: Unavoidable. Predictable to happen.
Sentence: The war was inevitable.
160. Revulsion: A sense or feeling of disgust and loathing.
Sentence: The news of attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.
161. Detest: Extreme hatred.
Sentence: I detest her for her misbehavior with the headmaster.
Sentence: He detested her mockery.
163. Rigorous: Careful, extremely thorough and careful.
Sentence: Students of English Literature make a rigorous study of all the genres of
English Literature.
Sentence: The products of ABC Company pass through a rigorous quality checks
in the factory.
164. Escort: A group of trained persons accompanying each other for the security
and protection of an important personality.
165. Devious: A skillful, smart use of hidden and nefarious tactics to achieve evil
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Sentence: He is as devious as a politician needs to be.
Sentence: They have devious ways of making money.
166. Defame/Defamation: To disrepute.
Sentence: He sued her for defamation.
Sentence: It is a defamatory allegation.
167. Spectacular: Something that is beautiful and eye catching.
Sentence: The painting of the mountain scenery was spectacular.
168. Revoke: To officially cancel a decision, plan or promise or an order.
Sentence: The workers appealed and the plan was revoked.
169. Stagger: To move unevenly as if about to fall.
Sentence: He staggered to his feet swaying a little.
Sentence: The treasury of the country staggered from one crisis to another.
170. Torment/Tormenting: Severe mental or physical suffering.
Sentence: The laborious journey had been a torment for them.
171. Intervene: To take part in something to prevent or alter a result or a possible
outcome.
Sentence: Their officials intervened in ours to halt the expulsions.
172. Halt: To stop immediately. To bring to an abrupt stop.
Sentence: There is a growing global pressure to halt the bombings in Syria.
173. Concession: A favor/relaxation that is granted in response to demands.
Sentence: The government was unwilling to make any further concessions.
174. Litigate/ Litigation: The process of taking legal action. To take legal action to
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175. Litigious: Someone who is always/too ready/quick to take legal actions on
matters.
Sentence: John is very litigious in official matters.
Sentence: Henry has a litigious nature.
176. Companionate: To come together in a bond. To bond two people in a relation.
Sentence: Marriage companionate two people in a strong eternal bond.
177. Comprehend/Comprehensible: Easy to understand.
Sentence: His hand writing is easy to comprehend.
Sentence: His handwriting is easily comprehensible.
178. Retrieve: To fetch. To bring something back.
Sentence: The police retrieved the stolen gold jewelry from the robbers.
179. Depose/Deposed: To remove someone from office or from a post.
Sentence: He had been deposed by a military cop.
180. Derogatory: Disrespectful.
Sentence: Alice always makes derogatory remarks.
181. Deficit: An insufficient amount of money. An excess of expenditures over
income and profit or assets.
Sentence: There was a large continuing deficit in the federal budget.
Sentence: The company incurs a deficit in its annual profit every year.
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