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salam.. i am offering my share in vocabulary building .. here are some of the words i found for myself.. i hope they help..

Vantage
Pronunciation: /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ/
(also vantage point)
Definition of vantage
noun
• a place or position affording a good view of something: from my vantage point I could see into the front garden figurative the past is continuously reinterpreted from the vantage point of the present
pervasive
Definition of pervasive
adjective
• (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people: ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society
accumulation
Definition of accumulation
noun
[mass noun]
• the acquisition or gradual gathering of something: the accumulation of wealth
• [count noun] a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been acquired: the accumulation of paperwork on her desk
Definition of eclipse
noun
• 1an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination: an eclipse of the sun
• a loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing: the election result marked the eclipse of the traditional right
• 2 Ornithology a phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by moulting of the breeding plumage: [as modifier]: eclipse plumage
verb
[with object]
• (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body): Jupiter was eclipsed by the Moon
• deprive (someone or something) of significance or power: the economy has eclipsed the environment as the main issue
• literary obscure or block out (light): a sea of blue sky violently eclipsed by showers
Phrases
in eclipse
• 1losing or having lost significance or power: his political power was in eclipse
• 2 Ornithology (especially of a male duck) in its eclipse plumage: almost all the garganeys which reach Australia are in eclipse
Definition of unalterable
adjective
• not able to be changed: the constitution was unalterable without the king’s consent an unalterable truth
Derivatives
unalterableness
noun
unalterably
adverb

Definition of perpetual
adjective
• never ending or changing: deep caves in perpetual darkness
• [attributive] denoting or having a position, job, or trophy held for life: a perpetual secretary of the society
• (of an investment) having no fixed maturity date; irredeemable: a perpetual bond
• 2occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted: their perpetual money worries
• 3(of a plant) blooming or fruiting several times in one season: he grows perpetual flowering carnations
Derivatives
perpetually
adverb

Definition of untrammelled
adjective
• not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered: a mind untrammelled by convention
Definition of trammel
noun
• 1 (trammels) literary restrictions or impediments to freedom of action: we will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism
• 2 (also trammel net) a three-layered dragnet, designed so that a fish entering through one of the large-meshed outer sections will push part of the finer-meshed central section through the large meshes on the further side, forming a pocket in which the fish is trapped.
• 3an instrument consisting of a board with two grooves intersecting at right angles, in which the two ends of a beam compass can slide to draw an ellipse.
[ early 18th century: so named because the motion of the beam is ‘restricted’ by the grooves]
• a beam compass.
• 4US a hook in a fireplace for a kettle.
verb (trammels, trammelling, trammelled; US trammels, trammeling, trammeled)
[with object]
• deprive of freedom of action: those less trammelled by convention than himself
Definition of discontent
noun
[mass noun]
• dissatisfaction with one’s circumstances; lack of contentment: voters voiced discontent with both parties [count noun]: the discontents of the working class
• [count noun] a person who is dissatisfied, typically with the prevailing social or political situation: the cause attracted a motley crew of discontents and zealots
adjective
• dissatisfied: he was discontent with his wages
Derivatives
discontentment
noun
Definition of lament
noun
• 1a passionate expression of grief or sorrow: his mother’s night-long laments for his father [mass noun]: a song full of lament and sorrow
• a song, piece of music, or poem expressing grief or sorrow: the piper played a lament
• 2a complaint: there were constant laments about the conditions of employment
verb
• 1 [with object] express passionate grief about: he was lamenting the death of his infant daughter [no object]: the women wept and lamented over him
• 2 [reporting verb] express regret or disappointment about something: [with object]: she lamented the lack of shops in the town [with direct speech]: ‘We could have won,’ lamented the England captain
Derivatives
lamenter
noun
Definition of consolation
noun
[mass noun]
• the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment: there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off
• [count noun] a person or thing providing consolation: the Church was the main consolation in a short and hard life
• (also consolation goal) [count noun] British (in sport) a goal scored at a point when it is no longer possible for the scoring team to win: two minutes from time Moore grabbed a consolation goal for the losers
Derivatives
consolatory
Pronunciation: /kənˈsɒlət(ə)ri, -ˈsəʊl-/ adjective
Definition of menacing
adjective
• suggesting the presence of danger; threatening: our officers encountered menacing looks from teenagers
Derivatives
menacingly
adverb

Definition of sanctity
noun (plural sanctities)
[mass noun]
• 1the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly: the site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians
• 2ultimate importance and inviolability: the sanctity of human life
Definition of tyranny
noun (plural tyrannies)
[mass noun]
• cruel and oppressive government or rule: refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression
• [count noun] a state under cruel and oppressive government.
• cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control: the tyranny of her stepmother figurative the tyranny of the nine-to-five day
• (especially in ancient Greece) rule by one who has absolute power without legal right.
Derivatives
tyrannous
adjective
tyrannously
adverb

Definition of arbitrary
adjective
• 1based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system: an arbitrary decision
• 2(of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority: a country under arbitrary government
• 3 Mathematics (of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value.
Derivatives
arbitrarily
adverb
arbitrariness
noun

Definition of inculcate
verb
[with object]
• instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction: I tried to inculcate in my pupils an attitude of enquiry
• teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction: they will try to inculcate you with a respect for culture
Derivatives
inculcation
Definition of chauvinism
noun
[mass noun]
• exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.
• excessive or prejudiced support for one’s own cause, group, or sex.

Definition of prejudiced
adjective
• having or showing a dislike or distrust that is derived from prejudice; bigoted: people are prejudiced against us prejudiced views

Definition of bigoted
adjective
• having or revealing an obstinate belief in the superiority of one’s own opinions and a prejudiced intolerance of the opinions of others: a bigoted group of reactionaries a bigoted article
Definition of orientation
noun
[mass noun]
• 1the action of orienting someone or something relative to the points of a compass or other specified positions: studies of locational awareness and orientation in young children
• [count noun] the relative position or direction of something: using the orientation of a building to capture energy from the sun
• Zoology the faculty by which birds and other animals find their way back to a place after going or being taken to a place distant from it: recent research in animal orientation
• 2a person’s basic attitude, beliefs, or feelings in relation to a particular subject or issue: his book is well worth reading, regardless of your political orientation
• 3familiarization with something: many judges give instructions to assist jury orientation
• (also orientation course) chiefly North American a course giving information to newcomers to a university or other institution.

Definition of magnitude
noun
[mass noun]
• 1the great size or extent of something: they may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them
• great importance: events of tragic magnitude
• 2size: electorates of less than average magnitude
• [count noun] a numerical quantity or value: the magnitudes of all the economic variables could be determined
• 3the degree of brightness of a star, as represented by a number on a logarithmic scale: [count noun]: the brightest stars have the lowest magnitudes
• [count noun] the class into which a star falls by virtue of its brightness: a star of the fifth magnitude
• [count noun] a difference of one on a scale of brightness, treated as a unit of measurement: a range of a tenth of a magnitude
Definition of multitude
noun
• a large number of people or things: a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight Father Peter addressed the multitude
• (the multitude) the mass of ordinary people without power or influence: placing ultimate political power in the hands of the multitude
• [mass noun] archaic the state of being numerous: they would swarm over the river in their multitude
Phrases
a multitude of sins
a great number of problems or defects: stucco could cover a multitude of sins, including poor brickwork
Definition of utterly
adverb
[usually as submodifier]
• completely and without qualification; absolutely: he looked utterly ridiculous
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