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Vocab 49


1.       Pious (adj): Strongly believing in religion, and living in a way which shows this belief
She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers.

2.       Usury (n): The activity of lending someone money with the agreement that they will pay back a very much larger amount of money later.

Usurer (n)
Usurious (adj)

3.       Vacillate (v): To be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions
Her mood vacillated between hope and despair.

4.       Veracity (n): The quality of being true, honest and accurate
Gandhiji’s main virtue was veracity (truthfulness)

5.       Vacuous (adj): Not expressing or showing intelligent thought or purpose
A vacuous remark/question/expression

Vacuously (adv)
Vacuousness(n)

6.       Vagrant (n): A person who is poor and does not have a home or job; a tramp
To born as a vagrant, it’s not your fault, but to die as a vagrant, it’s yours
Vagrancy (n)

7.       Vapid (adj): Showing no intelligence or imagination
A vapid television programme.
Vapidity (n)

8.       Vilify (v): To say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them
He was vilified by the press in front of the Ministers.

9.       Wastrel (n): A person who does nothing positive with their life, making no use of their abilities or the opportunities that are offered them

10.   Wizened (adj): Having dry skin with lines in it, especially because of old age.
He was a wizened old man with yellow skin and deep wrinkles.

11.   Yoke (n): A wooden bar which is fastened over the necks of two animals, especially cattle, and connected to the vehicle or load that they are pulling.

12.   Hoard (v): To collect large amounts of something and keep it in a safe, often secret, place
There would be enough food on a daily basis if people were not hoarding it.

13.   Quibble (v): To argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important.
There’s no point quibbling about/over a couple of dollars.

14.   Divulge (v): To make something secret known
Journalists do not divulge their sources.

15.   Opulent (adj): Expensive and luxurious
An opulent lifestyle


Compiled By: Chaudhary Amit V.
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