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Crotchety:Venal: Contusion:
Conundrum: Conjugal: Contrite:
Cower: Hubris:diatribe:dumbfounded: Mayhem: Polemic: Plaudits:
Gobsmacked:denizen: irruption:effluent:affluent:
Rancour: egregious










1:Crotchety:
bad-tempered,easily made angry.

2:Venal:
prepared to do dishonest things in return for money.
Venal journalist/poltician.

3:Contusion:
injury to any part of body without breaking the skin. (synonym) bruise

4:Conundrum:
1:a problem or question that is very difficult to solve .
2:a question that is asked for fun and usually involving some tricks, (synonym) riddle.

5:Conjugal:
relating to marriage or sexual relationship.

Conjugal rights ,conjugal relationship

6:Contrite:

very sorry for sth bad that you have done. Synonym. penitent

7:Cower:

to move backward or bend low because of fear.

People cowered when gun went off.

8:Hubris:
an attitude which causes one’s decline/death because one is too proud and disregards warning from time to time, given to him.

9:diatribe:
A long angry speech or piece of writing attacking or criticising sb/sth .

He launched a bitter diatribe against the young generation.

10:dumbfounded:
unable to speak because of surprise or fear.

He was completely dumbfounded by the news.

11:Mayhem:
confusion or fear usually,caused by violent behaviour or some sudden shocking event.
There was absolute mayhem when everyone was trying to get at once.

12:Polemic:

a piece of writing that strongly argues for or against sb/sth

his speech was memorable more for its polemic rather than substance.

13:Plaudits:
praise and approval.

His work won him plauditsfrom his critics.

14: gobsmacked:

so surprised that u do not know what to say or do.
He was gobsmacked by the news.

15:Effluent:
waste material discharged by factories.

16:affluent:
having a lot of money and a good standard of living .

affluent western countries , a very affluent neighbourhood

17:egregious:
extremely bad .

18:rancour:
feeling of hatred and a desire to hurt other because u think that they have done sth unfair to you.

19:Irrruption:
sudden and violent entry of sb /sth.

20:denizen:

of person,plant,and animal that live, grow and is found in a particular place.

Polar bear denizen of arctic ocean, kangroo denizen of australia.


Note:
these words before reproduction have been memorised by the publisher himself, and meticulously prepared for the aspirants any suggestion regarding this thread of vocabulary, would be highly welcomed.