{"id":11448,"date":"2011-01-06T09:54:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T04:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/jwt2015\/?p=11448"},"modified":"2017-05-08T09:57:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T04:57:28","slug":"enrich-your-vocabulary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/others\/general\/enrich-your-vocabulary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrich Your Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The section will help the CSS & Competitive Exams candidates enrich their vocabulary and solve the ten number vocabulary portion of English grammar and composition. The source is GRE-Test and Discovering the World of English by Jahangir Books<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

frivolous ADJ.<\/span><\/b> lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently care-free; relatively unimportant. Though Nancy enjoyed Bill’s frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious. frivolity, N.<\/p>\n

\nfrolicsome ADJ.<\/span><\/b> prankish; gay. The frolicsome puppy tried to lick the face of its master.<\/p>\n

frond N. fern leaf; palm or banana leaf. After the storm the beach was littered with the fronds of palm trees.<\/p>\n

froward N.<\/span><\/b> stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient. Miss Watson declared that Huck was froward child, stubborn in his wickedness, and that no good would come of condoning his disobedience. <\/b><\/p>\n

fructify V.<\/span><\/b> bear fruit. This peach tree should fructify in three years.<\/p>\n

frugality N.<\/span><\/b> thrift; economy. In economically hard times, anyone who doesn’t learn to practice frugality risks bankruptcy. frugal, ADJ.<\/p>\n

fruition N.<\/span><\/b> bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization. After years of scrimping and saving, her dream of owning her own home finally came to fruition.<\/p>\n

frustrate V.<\/span><\/b> thwart; defeat. Constant partisan bickering frustrated the governor’s efforts to persuade the legislature to approve his proposed budget.<\/p>\n

fugitive ADJ.<\/span><\/b> fleeting or transitory; roving. The film brought a few fugitive images to her mind, but on the whole it made no lasting impression upon her.<\/p>\n

fulcrum N.<\/span><\/b> support on which a lever rests. If we use this stone as a fulcrum and the crowbar as a lever, we may be able to move this boulder.<\/p>\n

fulminate V.<\/span><\/b> denounce thunderously; explode. Known for his \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fire and brimstone\u00e2\u20ac\u009d sermons, the preacher fulminated against sinners and backsliders, consigning them to the flames of hell.<\/p>\n

fulsome ADJ.<\/span><\/b> disgustingly excessive. Disgusted by her fans’ fulsome admiration, the movie star retreated from the public, crying, ‘I want to be alone!<\/p>\n

functionary N.<\/span><\/b> official. As his case was transferred from one functionary to another, he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement.<\/p>\n

fundamental V.<\/span><\/b> basic; primary; essential. The committee discussed all sorts of side issues without ever getting down to addressing the fundamental problem.<\/p>\n

funereal ADJ.<\/span><\/b> sad; solemn. I fail to understand why there is such a funereal atmosphere; we have lost a battle, not a war.<\/p>\n

furor N. frenzy; great excitement. The story of her embezzlement of the funds created a furor on the stock\u00a0 exchange.<\/p>\n

furtive ADJ.<\/span><\/b> stealthy; sneaky. Noticing the furtive glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter, the jeweler wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter on his hands.<\/p>\n

fusillade N.<\/span><\/b> simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous fusillade of cannon fire.<\/p>\n

fusion N.<\/span><\/b> union; blending; synthesis. So-called rockabilly music represents a fusion of country music and blues that became rock and roll.<\/p>\n

futile ADJ.<\/span><\/b> useless; hopeless; ineffectual. It is futile telephone is ringing every 30 seconds. futility, N.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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