Vocab Made Easy http://vocabmadeeasy.com An Online GRE, GMAT, CAT, XAT, MAT, FMS Vocabulary Picture Dictionary composed of Barrons Wordlist. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:24:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 N List 1 – 5 http://vocabmadeeasy.com/2010/03/n-list-1-5/ http://vocabmadeeasy.com/2010/03/n-list-1-5/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:56:10 +0000 Vikas KM http://vocabmadeeasy.com/?p=976 1. NADIR

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  • Meaning – (Astronomy) the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer and diametrically opposite the zenith; Lowest point.
  • Synonyms - lowest point, bottom.
  • Antonyms – top, summit, height, peak, zenith.
  • Usage - The nadir of their fortunes.



2. NARRATIVE

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  • Meaning – Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story.
  • Synonyms – account, statement, story, report.
  • Antonyms – rambling
  • Usage – The narrative of the expedition varied according to who was telling it.


3. NASCENT

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The Nascent Sun

  • Meaning – Coming into existence.
  • Synonyms – emerging, beginning, dawning, developing.
  • Antonyms – dying, moribund.
  • Usage – The artist’s nascent style soon brought gallery owners to his doorstep.


4. NATATION

natation

  • Meaning – The act or skill of swimming.
  • Synonyms – swim, floating.
  • Antonyms – //Comment if you Know.
  • Usage – It was the natation they enjoyed the most in summer vacation.


5. NATTY


  • Meaning – Neat, trim, and smart.
  • Synonyms – dapper, smart, dashing, stylish.
  • Antonyms – unfashionable, unstylish, untidy, dishevelled, dirty, ungroomed
  • Usage – A natty outfit.

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Macabre

  • Meaning – tending to produce horror in a beholder,
  • Synonyms - horror, gruesome, ghastly, frightening, dreadful.
  • Antonyms – charming, appealing, lovely, pleasant.
  • Usage – Police have made a macabre discovery.



2. MACE

Mace

  • Meaning – a heavy medieval war club, often with a spiked, metal head.
  • Synonyms – staff, club, stick, baton.
  • Antonyms – // Comment if you Know.
  • Usage – My character has purple mace in World of Warcraft..


3. MACERATE

macerate

  • Meaning – To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid: grow thin
  • Synonyms – soak, soften, pulp, squash.
  • Antonyms – // Comment if you Know.
  • Usage – I like to macerate the food in liquor for few minutes before serving.


4. MACHIAVELLIAN / MACHIAVELLI

machiavellian

  • Meaning – Suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning. ( Machiavellian – follower of Machiavelli’s principles.)
  • Synonyms – cunning, foxy, deceitful, shrewd, artful.
  • Antonyms – honest, artless, kind.
  • Usage – The ruler used Machiavellian tactics to stay in power and remain wealthy.


5. MACULATED

Maculated

  • Meaning - to spot; stain; blemish; defile
  • Synonyms – spotted, blotched, pollute. defile, impure, unclean.
  • Antonyms – clean, pure.
  • Usage – The population had not been maculated by inferior races.


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labile

  • Meaning -
    • Open to change
    • Chemistry – Constantly undergoing or likely to undergo change.
  • Synonyms – reactive, unbalanced, imbalanced.
  • Antonyms – unreactive, balanced.
  • Usage – An Emotionally labile person.

2. LABORIOUS

laborious

  • Meaning – involving hard work, great effort.
  • Synonyms - arduous, hard, difficult, strenuous, tough.
  • Antonyms – easy, light, effort-less, simple.
  • Usage – Spent many laborious hours on this project.

3. LABYRINTH

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  • Meaning – something extremely complex or tortuous in structure, arrangement, or character.
  • Synonyms – tangle, jungle, puzzle, snarl.
  • Antonyms – // Comment if you Know.
  • Usage – A labyrinth of rules and structures.

4. LACERATE

lacarate

  • Meaning –
    • To rip, cut, or tear
    • To wound or hurt.
  • Synonyms – tear, cut, wound, hurt, rip, rend, torture.
  • Antonyms – unhurt, uninjured.
  • Usage – Tigers claws lacerated his thighs.

5. LACHRYMOSE

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  • Meaning – inclined to shed many tears; tearful.
  • Synonyms – tearful, crying, weeping, sad, mournful, woeful.
  • Antonyms – cheerful, happy, laughing.
  • Usage – A lachrymose tale.

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kaleidoscope

  • Meaning – A tube-shaped optical instrument that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs by means of mirrors reflecting the constantly changing patterns made by bits of colored glass at one end of the tube.
  • Synonyms – Multicolor
  • Antonyms - Monochrome
  • Usage – The bustling market streets are a kaleidoscope of color.



2. KEN

ken

  • Meaning – range of knowledge or perception.
  • Synonyms – perception, understanding,  grasp, fathom.
  • Antonyms - imperception, misunderstanding, incomprehension
  • Usage – beyond the ken of average layman.


3. KILLJOY

killjoy

  • Meaning – One who spoils the enthusiasm or fun of others.
  • Synonyms – spoilsport, wet blanket, party pooper
  • Antonyms – celebrator.
  • Usage – danny, don’t be such a killjoy.


4. KINDLE

kindle

  • Meaning – To set fire to; ignite.
  • Synonyms – inspire, excite, ignite, thrill, provoke, stimulate.
  • Antonyms – quell, extinguish, quench.
  • Usage – The kernel coding kindled his interest in Linux.


5. KINDRED

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  • Meaning – A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.
  • Synonyms – clan, kinsfolk, allied, related.
  • Antonyms – irrelevant, noncorresponding, unaffiliated, unrelated
  • Usage – He gave close attention to natural history, astronomy and kindred subjects.

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  • Meaning – The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group.
  • Synonyms – dialect, lingo, usage, argot.
  • Antonyms – standard.
  • Usage – The jargon of the computer programmers left him totally baffled as to what they were talking about.



2. JAUNDICE

jaundice

  • Meaning – Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It occurs as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile.
  • Synonyms – bias.
  • Antonyms – // Comment if you Know.
  • Usage – He was suffering from jaundice.


3. JAUNT

jaunt

  • Meaning – To make a short journey.
  • Synonyms –  outing, trip, tour, excursion, expedition.
  • Antonyms – // Comment if you Know.
  • Usage – Did you enjoy the jaunt to Bangalore?


4. JAUNTY

jaunty

  • Meaning – Having a buoyant or self-confident air.
  • Synonyms – buoyant, carefree, high-spirited, dapper, showy, stylish.
  • Antonyms – serious, dull, dignified, staid, lifeless, depressed.
  • Usage – With jaunty steps, they headed to the picnic spot.


5. JEOPARDY

jeopardy

  • Meaning – great danger.
  • Synonyms – danger, risk, peril, hazard, exposure.
  • Antonyms – protection, safety, security.
  • Usage – A serious of setbacks put his life in jeopardy.

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