Synonyms : vocabulary words - 158

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Derange
*Derange	(v) 1. derange mentally, throwout of mentalbalance; make insaneex:: the death of his parents deranged 2.throw into great confusion or disorderex:: fundamental Islamicists threaten to derange the social order in Algeria and Egypt
*Tawdry	(adj) 1. tastelessly showy ex:: tawdry ornaments 2. cheap & shoddy ex:: tawdry moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob
*Apocryphal	(adj) being of questionable authenticity
*Protagonist	(n) a person who backs a politician or a team etc.ex:: all their protagonists came out for the game
*Predicament	(n) a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying oneex:: he finds himself in a most awkward predicament
*Coterie	(n) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
*Hawkish	(adj) disposed to warfare or hard line policiesex:: hawkish congressman
*Unsurpassable	(adj) not to be exceeded ex:: unsurpassable skill, unsurpassable standards of workmanship
*Chivalry	(n) courtesy towards women
*Sentry	(n) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated eventex:: the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold
*Miasma	(n) an unwholesome atmosphereex::the novel spun a miasma of death and decay
*Reticence	(n) the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything morethan necessary
*Sacrilege	(n) blasphemous behaviour; the act of depriving something of its sacred characterex:: sacrilege of the Holy Sabbath
*Nebulous	(adj) 1. definition or definite contentex:: nebulous reasons 2. lacking definite form or limits ex:: nebulous distinction between pride and conceit
*Sprightly	(adj) full of spirit & vitality ex:: a sprightly dance , a sprightly young girl
*Rhetoric	(n) using language effectively to please or persuade
*Serendipity	(n) goodluck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
*Muffle	(v) 1. conceal or hide ex:: muffle one's anger 2. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
*Resplendent	(adj) having great beauty and splendor ex:: a resplendent spring morning
*Supercilious	(adj) 1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one viewsas unworthyex:: his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air 2. expressive of contempt ex:: curledhis lip in a supercilious smile