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1.grandiloquent (adj.) [grænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt]

describes a style or a way of using language that is complicated in order to attract admiration and attention, especially in order to make someone or something seem important.

EX : Her speech was full of grandiloquent language, but it contained no new ideas.

                                                                                                                         

2.inconsequential (adj.) [ɪnˌkɒnt .sɪˈkwen.t ʃəl]

not important.

EX : Most of what she said was pretty inconsequential.

 

3.coincidental (adj.) [kəʊˌɪnt .sɪˈden.təl]

happening by coincidence.

EX : The highest scorers, coincidentally, were all women.

 

4.Consignment (n.) [kənˈsaɪn.mənt]

an amount of goods that is sent somewhere.

EX : The most recent consignment of cloth was faulty.

 

5.flick (v.) [flɪk]

to move or hit something with a short sudden movement.

EX : He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket.

 

6.digress (v.) [daɪˈgres]

to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else.

EX : The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory.

 

7.knell (n.) [nel]

a warning of the end of something.

EX : The opening of the superstore will sound the death knell for hundreds of small independent shops.

 

8.penitent (adj.) [ˈpen.ɪ.tənt]

showing that you are sorry for something you have done because you feel it was wrong.

EX : It was hard to be angry with him when he looked so penitent.

 

9.perfume (n.) [ˈpɜː.fjuːm]

a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices, which is often used on the skin.

EX : What perfume are you wearing?

 

10.quandary (n.) [ˈkwɒn.dri]

a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved.

EX : I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about which one to accept.

 

11.adherence (n.) [ədˈhɪə.rənt s]

when someone acts strictly according to rules, beliefs, etc.

EX : He was noted for his strict adherence to the rules.

 

12.jury (n.) [ˈdʒʊə.ri]

a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty, or whether a claim has been proved.

EX : The jury has/have been unable to return a verdict.

 

13.genial (adj.) [ˈdʒiː.ni.ə]

friendly and pleasant.

EX : The headteacher is very genial has a genial manner.

 

14.Suspension (n.) [səˈspen.ʃən]

when someone stops something happening, operating, etc. for a period of time orwhen a person is temporarily not allowed to work, go to school or take part in an activity, as a punishment.

EX : The suspension of fighting is to take effect at 6 am on Monday.

 

15.tangent (n.) [ˈtæn.dʒənt]

a straight line which touches but does not cut into a curve.

EX : They changed their course to something like a tangent to the earth.

 

16.grandiloquent (adj.) [grænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt]

describes a style or a way of using language that is complicated in order to attract admiration and attention, especially in order to make someone or something seem important.

EX : Her speech was full of grandiloquent language, but it contained no new ideas.

 

17.inconsequential (adj.) [ɪnˌkɒnt .sɪˈkwen.t ʃəl]

not important.

EX : Most of what she said was pretty inconsequential.

 

18.coincidental (adj.) [kəʊˌɪnt .sɪˈden.təl]

happening by coincidence.

EX : The highest scorers, coincidentally, were all women.

 

19.Consignment (n.) [kənˈsaɪn.mənt]

an amount of goods that is sent somewhere.

EX : The most recent consignment of cloth was faulty.

 

20.digress (v.) [daɪˈgres]

to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else.

EX : The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory.

 

21.encapsulate (v.) [ɪnˋkæpsə͵let]

to express something in a short clear form that gives the most important facts or ideas.

EX : The contaminated material should be encapsulated and removed.

 

22.permeate (v.) [ˋpɝmɪ͵et]

if an attitude or feeling permeates something, you can feel or see its influence clearly in every part of that thing.

EX : The smell of her perfume permeated the room.

 

23.aristocrats (n.) [æˋrɪstə͵kræt]

A member of the aristocracy.

EX : The club membership was once limited to aristocrats.

 

24.dialect (n.) [ˋdaɪəlɛkt]

LINGUISTICS a way of speaking a language that id used only in a particular area or by a particular group.

EX : English is a West Germanic dialect.

 

25.intercourse (n.) ['ɪntɚˈkɔrs]

communication and exchange between people, countries, etc.

EX : English is more widely used in international intercourse than any other languagestoday.

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