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ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Week – 1 ( 1st ) July - 2024

1. BYWORD (noun)
Meaning: a notable example of something.
Usage: Most government officials have become the byword for venality.
2. CACHET (noun)

Meaning: the state of being respected or admired

Usage: Few acquisitions can match the cachet of owning a Mercedes Sedan.

3. CACOPHONY (adj)

Meaning: a harsh mixture of sounds

Usage: The cacophony of vehicular traffic is responsible for the sound pollution which is rampant in cities.

4. CAGEY (adj)

Meaning: not frank, secretive

Usage: They were cagey about the deal.

5. CALCULATED (adj)

Meaning: done with awareness of the likely effect.

Usage: As the share market is highly capricious, one is taking a calculated risk by investing in shares.

6. CALIBRE (noun)

Meaning: the quality of a person's ability

Usage: It is unbecoming of a musician of his calibre to stoop to such base levels in order to steal the limelight
from his rivals.

7. CANDOUR (noun)

Meaning: the quality of being open and honest

Usage: Candour is a rare quality among politicians.

9. CANNY (adj)

Meaning: careful and showing good judgement especially in business or politics.

Usage: The canny businessman was ahead of his peers much to their envy.

10. CANOPY (noun)

Meaning: a roof-like covering or shelter.

Usage: The huge canopy of the hoary banyan tree offered shelter from the sweltering sun.

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11. CANTANKEROUS (adj)

Meaning: bad-tempered and uncooperative

Usage: People prefer to stay away from her as she is a very cantankerous person.

12. CANVASS (verb)

Meaning: ask for political support

Usage: He has gone out to canvass for his party.

13. CAPITULATE (verb)

Meaning: to agree to do something that you have been refusing to do for a long time

Usage: The hijackers were forced to capitulate when they realised that they were over powered.

14. CAPRICIOUS (adj)

Meaning: showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour

Usage: Most of the characters in Hardy's novels eventually succumb to the capricious workings of fate.

15. CAPSIZE (verb)

Meaning: (of a boat) overturn in the water

Usage: The weather suddenly turned rough and the boat capsized in the choppy sea.

16. CAPTIVATE (verb)

Meaning: enthrall

Usage: The performance of the children captivated the audience.

17. CAPTIVITY (noun)

Meaning: imprisonment

Usage: Many great leaders wrote their autobiography in captivity.

18. CARDINAL (adj & noun)

Meaning: most important

Usage: Love for all fellow beings is a cardinal virtue, which is advocated by scriptures of all religions.

19. CAREWORN (adj)

Meaning: showing signs of stress or anxiety.

Usage: Once a charming young lady, she has become craggy and careworn over the years.

20. CARNIVORE (noun)

Meaning: A flesh eating animal.

Usage: The tiger is a carnivore

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