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Vocab 39


1.       Apprehend (catch): To catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law.
The police have finally apprehended the killer.

(understand): To understand something
Unequivocal statements are easy to apprehend.

2.       Confound: To confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation.
An elderly man from Gandhinagar has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.

3.       Customary: Traditional
In my village, it is customary for a girl to take her mother’s name.

4.       Decent: Socially acceptable or good
I thought he was a decent sort of person.

5.       Sarcasm: The use of remarks which clearly mean the opposite of what he say, and which are made in order to hurt someone’s feelings to criticize something in a humorous way.
“You have been working very hard, “he said with heavy sarcasm, as he looked at the empty page.
(a sarcastic remark)

6.       Amnesty: A decision by a government that allows political prisoners to be free.
Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty.

7.       Dismal: Sad and without hope
He gave me dismal expression.

8.       Debatable: Not clear, not certain, not fixed; possibly not true.
It’s a debatable whether our exams will finish on 25th March.

9.       Protracted: Lasting for a long time or made to last longer.
A protracted discussion.

10.   Proclaimed: To announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive.
Our one of the professors proclaimed that we will be having holidays in college from 14th March to 25th March.

11.   Entitle: To give someone the right to do or have something; permit; allow
The employer is entitled to ask any question.
(to give name): To give a title to book, film, etc.
Her latest novel, entitled ‘The Myth’, is out of weel.

12.   Deficient: Not good enough
His theory is deficient in several respects.

13.   Palatable: Describes food or drink that has a pleasant taste.
A very palatable dish.

14.   Demolish: To completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else.
A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.

15.   Despot: A person, especially a ruler, who has unlimited power over other people, and often uses it unfairly and cruelly.
An evil despot.

 Compiled By: Chaudhary Amit V.
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