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8th September 2015, 01:22 PM
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Re: UPCAT Vocabulary and Diction

As you need Important Vocabulary and Diction for UPCAT Entrance Exam, so here I am giving some Most Common Words:

UPCAT Some Most Common Words

Abate: reduce or lessen
Extenuating: something that makes the situation not as bad
Spontaneous: being impulsive, acting without thinking
Tactful: polite
Aberration: something unusual, different from the norm
Brusque: short, rude
Convergence: coming together
Frugal: thrifty
Brazen: bold
Hypothesis: unproven theory, educated guess
Restrained: controlled, not free
Impute: to assign or attribute to someone
Anachronistic: out of the context of time, out of date
Divergent: moving apart, going in different directions
Vindicate: to free from blame
Abdicate: give up a position
Condescending: patronizing
Tenacious: persistent stubborn
Fraught: filled with
Haughty: being arrogant, talking down to people
Reclusive: hermit, withdrawn
Abhor: to really hate
Emulate: following someone else's example
Inconsequential: without consequence, trivial, doesn't matter
Subtle: shy, small, not showy
Disdain: to regard with scorn
Demagogue: rabble-rousing leader
Hedonist: person who acts in pursuit of pleasure
Pragmatic: practical
Intrepid: fearless
Exemplary: outstanding
Prosaic: ordinary
Bias: a prejudice towards something or against something
Parched: freed from water, dried up
Superfluous: unnecessary, too much
Lobbyist: person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials
Conformist: someone who follows the majority
Sagacity: wisdom
Ostentatious: flaunting wealth
Submissive: mild, meek
Canny: careful
Compassion: sympathy
Venerable: respectable because of its age
Opulent: wealthy
Rancorous: hateful, unpleasant
Prosperity: wealth
Evanescent: not lasting long
Camaraderie: togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust
Prudent: careful, wise
Adversity: hardship, misfortune
Renovation: being new, being redone
Scrutinize: to look at carefully
Mundane: boring, ordinary
Boisterous: enthusiastic, loud
Superficial: shallow
Hackneyed: clichéd
Transient: temporary, impermanent
Florid: ornate
Substantiate: to confirm, prove
Surreptitious: secret
Clairvoyant: can predict the future
Discredit: dishonor someone, prove something untrue
Compromise: meeting in the middle, settling differences
Longevity: long (particularly long life)
Deleterious: harmful
Capitulate: surrender
Fortitude: strength
Impetuous: rash, impulsive
Conditional: contingent upon something else, contingent upon
Collaborate: work together
Asylum: sanctuary, place of safety
Orator: speaker
Nonchalant: casual, calm, at ease
Fortuitous: lucky
Arid: very dry
Procrastinate: to delay, often unnecessarily
Querulous: irritable, prone to argument
Wary: careful, watchful
Intuitive: knowing something by instinct
Digression: straying from main point
Aesthetic: pertaining to beauty
Precocious: gifted/talented beyond one's years
Amicable: agreeable
Ephemeral: fleeting, temporary
Benevolent: friendly, helpful
Diligent: hard-working, dedicated
Capacious: very large, spacious
Spurious: false, untrue
Forbearance: patience, restraint
Enervating: tiring
Empathy: feeling someone else’s feeling
Pretentious: being self important, thinking you are better than others
Reverence: deep respect
Inevitable: unavoidable, definitely going to happen
Reconciliation: coming back together after a disagreement
Jubilation: extreme happiness, joy
Foster: promote, aid
Perfidious: disloyal
Provocative: causes a fuss, inflammatory, likely to get people riled up
Abstain: to refrain from doing something


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