Imperceptible (adj)
These changes will be imperceptible at first to most people but tended to grow later.
Mischievous students were imperceptible to the principal because they hid behind the fence.
The gradual changes in the behavior of the girl were imperceptible to us.
The trainer heard an almost unnoticeable giggle.
Imperious (adj)
The imperious manner of landlady made her many rivals.
When Deepak got promoted to the position of supervisor, he became very imperious.
The bouncer put out an imperious hand to stop him.
Mary is rich and arrogant.
Imperturbable (adj)
Atal Bihari Bajpayee was one of those imperturbable people who never get angry or upset.
People of Indonesia responded to the recent crisis in a steady, imperturbable manner.
During the riots in Kashmir, the police unit stood in a straight line and remained imperturbable throughout the protester taunts.
The calm lady walked away from the argument.
Impetuous (adj)
After she joined the Yoga classes, Sarah was less impetuous.
Impetuous behavior on the street will land you in prison.
Employing someone you hardly know is an impetuous decision!
We made an impetuous decision to go hiking on the Kailash Mountain in December.
Impetus (n)
Meanwhile, much of the impetus for reform in “Triple Talaq” has dried up.
The promotion of terrorism in Kashmir was another impetus for military action.
Sadguru's speech will give a new impetus to the “Rally for River” campaign.
The crises of 26/11 might have given a strong urge to planning.
Implicit (adj)
An employee must give implicit obedience to his employer.
This is clearly implicit in the major reforms introduced by Prime Minister Gandhi.
The handshake between the two gang leaders was their implicit agreement to end the conflict.
We have an implicit faith in the surgeon's ability to take care of our cousin.
Impolitic (adj)
It is an impolitic decision to text and drive at the same time.
Pakistan’s recent terrorist activity in Kashmir is impolitic.
It is unwise to offend people who helped you.
It is an impolitic idea to talk on your cell phone and walk across the busy road.
Impoverish (v)
The greedy military rulers of Pakistan impoverished people of their country.
Her family was impoverished during most of her college years.
The NGO provides free shelter and food to impoverished children.
Unskilled labors support their impoverished state’s economy by sending cash home each month.
Unskilled labors support their impoverished state’s economy by sending cash home each month.
Impressionable (adj)
I've always wanted to do bodybuilding - maybe I watched too many Arnold Schwarzenegger cinemas at an impressionable age.
Rural school children are in a highly impressionable state.
President’s speech was impressionable to the newly recruited soldiers.
Luring an impressionable young woman is very easy.
Luring an impressionable young woman is very easy.
Improbable (adj)
An improbable friendship between the dog and the elephant was the talk of the kingdom.
Vijay Deverakonda’s improbable dream came true with a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work.
Hollywood movies are famous for gunfights and blasts with improbable action scenes.
Vishal, office assistant, claims he paid Rs.800 for the transport, which seems highly unexpected.
Improvisation (n)
Salman Khan appeared first in a cold drink advertisement as a young improvisational actor in 1990.
Salman Khan appeared first in a cold drink advertisement as a young improvisational actor in 1990.
Impudence (n)
Bikers here are impudent scoundrels who don’t seem to respect traffic rules.
Bikers here are impudent scoundrels who don’t seem to respect traffic rules.
Sampath had the impudence to talk back to his school principal.
The impudence of some cricket players is beyond all calculation.
The security guard’s arrogance and impudence had offended many visitors.
Inadvertent (adj)
Duryodhana inadvertently falls in water while walking in the Palace of Illusions.
Meghan Markel seems to be doing well with the inadvertent fame she is receiving for marrying Prince Harry.
Inadvertent civilian deaths are an unfortunate feature of India and Pakistan war.
The juvenile criminal’s blunder was not inadvertent and we cannot forgive him.
Incendiary (adj)
Black Commandos are trained to deal with incendiary attacks of terrorists.
Sources said the Mumbai serial blasts seemed to have been caused by an incendiary device.
Malaika’s incendiary dance performance was very impressive to watch and kept the audience captivated.
Our PM is a highly strategic politician; he is known for his speeches with incendiary language to arouse his listeners’ emotions
Incensed (adj)
The police officer was incensed by the traffic violator’s behavior and ordered the constable to send him to jail.
The incensed students demanded the resignation of the university vice-chancellor.
Incensed countrymen demanded an attack on the neighboring country.
The blue collar employees were angry at the decision.
Incentive (n)
Cricket players all over the world freely acknowledge that money was a major incentive.
Many MNCs are coming to India to do business because of the large tax incentive offered by the country.
Students say they will score high but they need the incentive to do it.
Low prices, heavy rain, and an acute shortage of water give the farmers little incentive.
Incessant (adj)
Incessant downpour over the past few days has exacerbated the situation, but doubts linger as to whether the floods this year are a natural calamity or a disaster induced by indiscriminate development.
The noise of artilleries was incessant at Wagah border.
The first thing you notice about New Delhi, the capital, is the continuous cacophony.
Incisive (adj)
Abhimanyu’s questions are more incisive than those of any of his contemporaries.
Dr. Raju’s students describe him as incisive, rigorous and consistent.
Laxman is now mainly remembered for his incisive cartoons.
Harsha is regarded as an incisive cricket commentator.
Incompatible (adj)
Because my fiancée and I were incompatible, our engagement ended after a month.
Long hours at the workplace and travel are incompatible with family life.
The new software, XP, is often incompatible with P1 computers.
Alcohol and non-veg is incompatible with Yoga practice.
Incongruity (adj)
Sadguru smiled at the incongruity of the JNU student’s question.
Indebted (adj)
I am deeply indebted to my parents for all their love, care and support.
I am deeply indebted to my teachers for their guidance.
Indecorous (adj)
It has become very common now-a-days to engage in indecorous acts like slander against well-known personalities.
MeToo movement in India is exposing indecorous acts of some reputed columnists.
Opposition party’s indecorous comments on the honorable prime minister are condemnable.
In India, it is considered improper to reveal too much skin.
Indefatigable (adj)
The author is an indefatigable collector and disseminator of odd words in the English language.
India, the World Cup’s most indefatigable Cricket team, everybody fell in love with.
Kiran is diligent and indefatigable on the job, deeply immersed in the details of whatever she is working on.
Kalpana was an inexhaustible writer, director, and producer of Bollywood movies.
Indemnify (v)
Vehicle insurance would indemnify you for losses suffered due to theft or accident.
Companies sometimes may indemnify its staff members for their costs and expenses in certain circumstances.
The committee agreed by a 5-3 vote to indemnify three of its current and one of its former committee members up to Rs.20, 000 each for legal expenses.
The Kerala government was forced to compensate the flood victims and make many additional concessions.
Indifferent (adj)
Lots of poor people in India are indifferent to politics.
Jimmy shrugged his shoulder because he was indifferent.
My dad is indifferent to his clothes.
The lazy elementary teacher was unconcerned to the children jumping around her.
Indignation (adj)
The old man was indignant about the way he had been treated by the rude bank clerk.
The student was indignant because he felt that he had been punished unfairly.
Mother was indignant at the way her daughter had been treated.
Senior actors are quite angry at her remarks.
Indiscernible (adj)
Because it was so dark on the highway, the faces of the people and vehicles were indiscernible.
Due to bad weather conditions, the trekking pictures were so indiscernible.
Germs are indiscernible to the naked eye.
There is an indiscernible conflict between the two nations.
Indispensable (adj)
The lady doctor is indispensable when it comes to operating this clinic.
Internet is indispensable to modern life.
Motor bikes have become an indispensable part of office goers’ lives.
Fresh vegetables are absolutely necessary for maintaining a healthy diet.
Indolence (n)
Most employees lose their jobs because of indolence.
Although my wife can be indolent on weekends, she always gives one hundred percent at work.
For Indians, winter is an indolent season meant for reclining in the sun.
Today’s youngsters of India are viewed as indolent individuals who only want shortcuts to earn money.
Industrious (adj)
Telengana people are brave and industrious.
M K Gandhi was an ideal and industrious leader.
Most of the employees I knew at work place are not industrious.
My brother is a diligent and disciplined writer.
Inept (adj)
The old man has proven himself to be inept at any kind of video game.
Joshua was such an inept car driver that he was rarely paid for his services.
My mother might be a little socially inept, but she is one of the kindest persons.
The army's response was criticized as slow and inept in Kerala.
Inevitable (adj)
In big cities, accidents are inevitable every day.
At schools and colleges, it is inevitable that a sick student will give a cold to a healthy student.
Death is inevitable if someone jumps from a high rise building.
War between India and Pakistant is unavoidable.
Infallibility (n)
Amir promoted a cult of infallibility around himself and among his team members.
Fortunately, my pleader has infallible proof that I was out of town during the crime.
The doctor’s sense of perfection has rarely been proven wrong.
Students believe the professor is infallible on the subject of geology.
Inflation (n)
As a result of inflation, food and fuel prices have rocketed.
The balloon seller inflated all the balloons with helium.
The population of Assam and West Bengal has been inflated by tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has had a bad economy, inflation, political corruption.
Inflexible (adj)
My colleague’s in-laws had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
Diamond is inflexible, whereas, coal crumbles easily.
An inflexible rule is to eat peacefully first and watch TV second.
Taliban’s inflexible rules forbade Malala to attend school.
Inhibit (v)
Punishing a child for doing the wrong thing may inhibit him from that action.
Human-generated shipping noise inhibits male humpback whales singing.
Too much screen time like watching TV and phones can inhibit Kids' brain development.
Flavonoids are one of the largest nutrient families known to scientists, they are anti - inflammatory, and strengthen blood vessels and prevent clotting effect.
Inimical (adj)
As long as India and Pakistan remain inimical, there will never be good business, sports and relationship between them.
Naxals are often inimical to the government.
General public are instructed not to fear any supernatural powers of malignant or inimical characters.
Military personnel operate in extremely hostile environments against terrorists and other hostile forces.
Innocuous (adj)
Innocuous (adj)
Although the commandos appear innocuous, they are really dangerous.
To smooth a potentially awkward moment, you quickly follow up with an innocuous question like “Do you live in this area?”
I should not react violently to an innocuous creature.
Venomous as well as harmless snakes are represented in this category.
Innovative (adj)
The key to our company’s success is innovative, sincere and dedicated staff members.
We want to be recognized as an emerging and innovative country.
She is an innovative teacher who tries to use new and interesting materials to make her lecture interesting.
Some authors used a new mode of narrative, stream of consciousness, but the public was more or less ready for it.
Innuendo (n)
The song of the tribal people is full of sexual innuendo.
The dialogues of the B grade film were all filth and innuendo.
It became very well received TV series because its witty dialogue played on immense innuendo that only an intelligence audience would understand.
I love watching political debates on TV because the participants use intelligent hints to comment on politically and socially relevant issues.
Insatiable (adj)
Teenager’s insatiable hunger always makes the parents wonder how she can eat so much food and still want more.
His chief defect as a politician was an insatiable desire for money and power.
Students should have an insatiable hunger for knowledge.
M S Dhoni has an unsatisfiable curiosity about cricket.
Inscrutable (adj)
Arushi’s murder cases remained inscrutable forever for lack of evidence.
The opposition leader spoke so rapidly that his speech was inscrutable to everyone in the auditorium.
Although I tried to guess my IELTS band by looking directly at the examiner, my effort was futile because her face was inscrutable.
Our School principal told us nothing and maintained her enigmatic smile.
Insightful (adj)
We want the first words falling from our lips to be sparkling, witty, and insightful.
Many of John’s colleagues later congratulated him on having found such a charming and insightful woman.
Vivekananda gave an insightful speech in Chicago.
The insightful class room management course that I completed in my college permanently changed my life for the better.
Insipid (adj)
My colleague said he is a good cook, but the food he prepared is insipid.
Organic vegetables and fruits are flavorful and nutritious, whereas vegetables from local market are just insipid.
My mother took revenge on my father by serving him insipid food.
Girls want their future husband to be full of charm and wit, not insipid.
Insolent (adj)
The principal of the school punished the insolent student.
My colleague’s insolent manner really got my blood up.
One cannot achieve anything in their life by being arrogant and insolent.
My teacher does not allow insolent behavior in his classroom.
Insolvent (adj)
Insolvent private banks were merged in the big nationalized banks.
The government shut many insolvent finance companies last year.
Pawan spent all his wealth for the sake of the state and declared himself as an insolvent.
Maria went into insolvent because she couldn't repay her Rs.400, 000 education loan.
Insular (adj)
Spies are insular by nature and interact on a social level with very few people.
Social media has made few young people completely insular.
He became insular, emotionally dead, passionless and morose after his divorce.
Some people are isolated and proud of it.
Intelligible (adj)
Neutral accent of English is intelligible to everyone.
Despite being extremely nervous, Sangita gave an intelligible extempore that was very informative.
The intoxicated young man’s speech was barely intelligible.
People, who become deaf, in their early childhood, may not be able to speak intelligibly.
Interminable (adj)
Kids continued their hide and seek game for a seemingly interminable period of time.
The school children were bored by the principal's interminable speech.
My mother was soon lost in the noisy and slowly moving crowd, busy with interminable bargaining in the local market.
The seemingly endless saga on an Indian TV channel has finally come to an end.
By the third call, his schmaltzy message seemed interminable.
Business lunches between big bosses go on interminably long.
Interplay (n)
There's a lot of wonderful interplay between the writer, Kalidas and his characters in Meghadootam.
With the practice of Nadi Shodhana Pranayama we can experience an elaborate interplay of the different aspects of the nervous system.
The game is an interesting interplay between brains and emotion.
In the human body, there is always a lot of wonderful interplay among the organs because they have to rely on each other to survive.
Interwoven (adj)
Protagonist’s life is interwoven with antagonist’s life.
Life is interwoven by struggles between Work and Family.
Hope and fear, smile and sigh are all interwoven in the writings of this great writer.
The author takes classic fairy tales and reimagines them as interwoven contemporary crime dramas.
Intimately (adv)
The survival of aquatic animals is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean.
Elicit intimate feelings by using the magic words” we, us, and our.”
Hemingway knows the sea intimately.
One has to focus on three things closely rather than 300 things in a half-arsed way.
Intransigent (adj)
If your depression is intransigent enough, you should see a mental health professional.
Our freedom fighters displayed amazing patience, tact and a steely determination in dealing with intransigent British rulers.
Subordinators have a hard time getting along with Ram because he is such an intransigent boss.
Many people they do not get along with each other, mainly due to having intransigent relationship in politics or for that matter any particular difference in their lifestyle.
Intriguing (adj)
Intriguing ads make consumers look at the products.
Bahubali is an ambitious and intriguing movie, full of striking imagery.
She was not intrigued by my talk as I had hoped.
A curious item on the newspaper caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee.
Intrinsic (adj)
A man with full of compassion can see the intrinsic value in something which looks worthless to common people.
Mathematics and English are intrinsic part of the Indian school curriculum.
Parents and teachers need to teach children the intrinsic value of good behavior.
I think, Renaissance is an essential part of World history!
Intuitive (adj)
The intuitive customs officer at the International Airport could tell the man was trying to hide something from her.
The film producer had an intuitive sense of what the viewers wanted.
Spiritual people are generally more intuitive and sensitive.
Great people have a reputation for being intuitive and insightful.
Inured (adj)
Many parents believe that the crime rate among juvenile has risen because video games and internet have inured them to violence.
Residents of Himalayan regions are inured to the extreme cold weather, and some can even jump into freezing water.
Politician had become inured to ridicule.
The school students quickly became inured to the strict discipline of the school.
Invasive (adj)
Inveigle (v)
Some Chit fund companies use deception to inveigle innocent people into investing in their companies.
The farmer’s daughter tried to inveigle him into giving her the money for a scooter.
Social media uses the illusion of friendship to inveigle youngsters into giving them as much personal information as possible, which is then sold to advertisers.
Inviting (adj)
Leaving your vehicle unlocked on the highway is just inviting trouble!
The suite looked cozy and inviting.
Thanks for inviting me to the program, but Bharatnatyam isn't really my cup of tea.
Archana was in a festive mood, so she decided to invite all her colleagues over for a potluck party.
Involved (adj)
I wish I could get involved in volunteer work, but I don’t have time.
Many of the crimes involved wine, women and wealth.
Narcotics department refused to name the criminals involved.
People from an underprivileged family background are more likely to become involved in theft.
I’m involved in a case where a company actually discharged a woman for taking extra maternity leave that was a medical necessity.
Invulnerable (adj)
Because the teen thought he was invulnerable and incapable of getting hurt, he decided to touch the live wire and died immediately.
The invulnerable yogi cannot be sick by any virus and bacteria.
The new police commissioner will not be satisfied until this city is safe and invulnerable to attack.
Hinakashyap was invulnerable, because no animal, god, and human could actually kill him.
Irascible (adj)
My father is still very irascible at the age of 76.
An irascible person loses temper on petty issues and lands himself in trouble.
Our irascible Physical Education Teacher and has sent several students out of the classroom.
The irascible policeman killed the drug paddler at the first sight.
The irascible policeman killed the drug paddler at the first sight.
Irksome (adj)
All the employees of the institute avoid Srikant, the verbal trainer, for his irksome behavior.
The traffic constable told the irksome transgender to stop bothering commuters at the traffic signal.
Writing a long letter is an irksome task.
Normally teenagers find the restrictions in schools and hostels very irksome.
Ironic (adj)
In an irony of Swachha Bharat Program, the GHMC workers soiled the city they were supposed to clean.
That was just a little ironic joke that went over his head.
Situation was ironic when she was seated next to her ex-boyfriend at the dinner.
It is a bit ironic that all children want to grow up and all elderly people want to be young again.
Irrational (adj)
When people drink too much, they start to behave in an irrational manner.
The weight of irrational guilt made her crazy.
My sister in law struggled to overcome her irrational fear of lizards.
Team India fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup.
Irresolute (adj)
The irresolute man looked at the menu for a long time before placing his order in a five star hotel.
The captain is irresolute therefore they lost the match.
Too much consultation can also give the impression that the person is irresolute.
Because of his poor work history, the human resource manager is uncertain about hiring him.
Jettison (v)
Parents advised their children to keep the good memories in their heart and jettison the bad ones.
They had to jettison their Diwali celebration plans to the attend funeral of their brother.
The pilot was forced to jettison the musical instruments of the band in the sea and made an emergency landing.
Sati system and Dowry system are blots in our society. We hope those practices will now be discarded.
Judicious (adj)
When it comes to choosing career, be very judicious and choose wisely!
The old woman made a judicious decision in the bank to give the gun-carrying burglar her cash bag.
Business leaders should listen to the judicious opinion of that old business guru.
Our political leaders are not very wise about how they spend the taxpayers' money.
Justify (v)
Terrorists always justify their actions with some noble sounding theories.
How can both the neighboring countries justify spending so much money on defence?
Rock climbing in the rainy season makes you feel a lot cleverer than it should rationally justify.
One of our well known political leaders tried to justify his wife’s death with a claim of self-defense.
Juxtaposition (n)
The latest Hollywood movie deals with the juxtaposition of anger and jealousy and how the two strong emotions relate to each other.
By looking at my old photograph, I can juxtapose my school life with my current life.
When you juxtapose the twins, you can see the difference.
I don’t juxtapose my own ideas with my father’s. We both think way too differently to be able to function together.
Kindle (v)
A spark of anger kindled the entire city.
They gathered dry sticks and kindled the wood for a fire in the middle of a dark jungle.
It is my grandfather who kindled my passion in teaching Yoga.
Gandhi’s non-cooperation movement against colonists inspired many Indians to fight for their rights.
Kindred (adj)
We were so bored in the classroom my close friend and I exchanged kindred looks of misery across the room.
Anyone interested in yoga, spirituality, meditation, and so on will find in Kumar a kindred spirit.
She found a kindred spirit in my friend.
When I saw her work in rural India for the first time, I recognized a kindred spirit.
Lackluster (adj)
In spite of heavy endorsements, the new movie only achieved disappointing, lackluster earnings.
Work pressure made me tired and lackluster.
After some really lackluster efforts he could clear all his backlogs.
Though highly educated, in truth, Mr. George was a lackluster Professor.
Laconic (adj)
Manager doesn't have all day, so he wanted laconic answers from his subordinates.
The unpopular image of mine as a laconic and introvert is not entirely accurate.
Our captain was very laconic, only said two sentences the entire evening.
The president addressed to the whole nation and made a laconic speech about black money.
Laity (n)
Priests in the past did not listen to the laity.
Landlords and the laity are increasingly active in charity work in rural areas.
The seniors of the group decided that the get together on Sunday was in the best interest of the laity.
This was a simple work intended for the laity, but there are others strictly for professionals.
Largesse (n)
Since the earnings have been low this year, our company will not be able to give out its usual largesse during the vacations.
Illegal immigrants don't get government largesse in America.
We did not accept UAE largesses during natural disaster.
No one would object if the victims of natural disaster were the recipient of such government largesse, but the vast majority of people have no such opportunity.
Latent (adj)
He is a great singer but without proper training his talent remained latent.
The disease remained latent in the body for many years, finaly it came out when he was on his death bed.
In her eyes and words, we noticed her latent hostility towards us.
The doctor can detect latent TB from sputum.
Latitude (n)
My parents allow me great latitude in how we dress, and they never question our wardrobe choices.
Employees should be given some latitude in organizing their schedule.
The prime minister would be given great latitude in forming the new cabinet.
Having their own campus gives BHU students wide latitude to discuss controversial topics with the spiritual guru.
Laudable (adj)
Despite her disabilities, Arunima has achieved some laudable achievements in her career.
In India it is laudable to provide food and drink to less privileged.
The motivational speaker's use of lots of examples to explain key ideas, concepts and theories is laudable.
Critics write the PM's willingness to seek advice from all party members is laudable, but limited.
Lax (adj)
Fake spiritual leaders are often criticized for having lax morals.
His lax attitude as of late led his employer to feel unwanted.
Food delivery boys have been lax in carrying out their duties.
Home schooling encourages children to live an indolent life with lax discipline.
Linger (v)
After classes some students always linger around the building to talk to their friends.
Twenty years after the famous actor’s murder in a foreign land, questions about her death continue to linger and remain unanswered.
They lingered for few days in intensive care unit and then we lost them forever.
It's very pleasant to linger in a beach cafe on a sunny after- noon and just watch the slow moving steamers and boats.
Lionize (v)
We must lionize our soldiers because they place themselves near borders, so that others can live peacefully.
As a star cricketer, she was lionized and congratulated on her 100th century against the rival country.
Many freedom fighters wrote inspirational songs and articles lionizing the Indian independence movement.
Entrepreneurs and inventors lionize Edison for his myriad inventions and business acumen.
Loathe (v)
I loathe the sound of barking dogs and traffic cacophony, especially when I'm trying to sleep and read.
He cannot help but loathe people who don’t follow traffic rules.
He immediately became a household name, and whether you love him or loathe him, there's no denying that he is one of the best-known male standing comical figures in the country.
We hate each other, yet we seem doomed constantly to meet.
Long-winded (adj)
The students tuned out when the principal began her long-winded speech.
Board of directors of the company will get into a long winded debate about the recent issues.
Some newspaper articles are long-winded and devoid of substance.
Loquacious (adj)
My wife is normally loquacious, but she spoke very little on this occasion.
Our prime minister is undoubtedly the most loquacious person in history.
She is a sharp student, inquisitive in mind, and extremely loquacious.
Lucid (adj)
Our professor explained the problem lucidly, and that has been most helpful to my understanding.
Because the drug made him drowsy, he was not very lucid.
The instructions for writing academic essays are very lucid.
Though small and frail, she is a powerful and lucid presenter.
Lucrative (adj)
While my brother’s bakery has not been profitable this winter, it was quite lucrative during summer.
The arrival of the steel plant will create lucrative jobs for many local youngsters in our district.
My landlord is an ex-army officer, and he found a lucrative job in a nationalized bank.
Though he inherited a lucrative business from his father, he could not expand it.
Lull (n/v)
Mothers in our locality try to lull the crying infants with lullabies.
Things seem very quiet in our house right now, but this is just the lull before the storm.
Normally parents take all night to lull the babies to sleep.
The recent lull in the economy helped nudge home loan rates lower.
Luminary (n)
The speaker is a luminary in the field of Yoga and Spirituality.
Since the woman is a luminary in our state who wants to make the world a better place, she deserves to win the Telengana Peace Prize.
Lakhs of audience have requested entry passes to hear the luminary speak about leading others.
Many luminaries and high-profile guests attended the college opening.
Lurid (adj)
The controversial artist is notoriously known for his lurid portraits.
The report gave all the lurid details of the heinous crime.
There are several lurid reports of gruesome murders in the rural areas of our country.
The principal behaved luridly in front of her colleagues and students and set a very bad example for her fellow staff members.
Mainstay (n)
Theaters are mainstay for our Telugu people, providing entertainment for many generations over the years.
Yoga is a mainstay of sedentary life style diseases, but there are also other options.
My village is beside Bay of Bengal, and Fishing is the occupation of the local people, and the real mainstay of the inhabitants.
Software companies are the state's economic mainstay.
Maladroit (adj)
The Chinese also launched a maladroit effort to entice Pakistan into the war, exposed by a leading newspaper.
The central government has been criticized for its maladroit handling of the economic crisis.
For the first time since she had been my student, I found the girl very nervous and maladroit.
Maladroit writers and speakers use advance vocabulary words, without understanding their meaning.
Malfeasance (n)
The finance officer was accused of malfeasance after the audit was completed and irregularities were discovered.
Malfeasance is present in all the levels our society.
He protested that his malfeasance has been exaggerated by the officials.
Appropriate management action will be taken if found malfeasance or misfeasance.
Malice (n)
The team leader sacked her out of sheer malice.
There is no malice in my grandmother; on the contrary, she is kind and generous.
Dwellers of this region are widely regarded as kind, honest, spiritual, entirely without malice.
Gandhi was a man with seemingly not an ounce of ill will in him.
Malign (v)
Because the opposition party was worried about losing the election, they encouraged their party members to openly malign the ruling party.
Since the mother was unhappy about losing a seat in one of the prominent schools, she tried to malign the principal to anyone who would listen.
The discussion is very much to be welcomed, because, during the past five years, our secret services and armed forces have been very much maligned.
You are maligning a respectable body of men, if you are referring them as apathetic.
Malignant (adj)
All tumors are not malignant.
All the authors of fairy tale portray an ugly woman as malignant and powerful.
Sedentary life style develops malignant tumors.
Every year many develop malignant tumors in their brain.
Mostly rural students who are habituated to failure generally drop out of school without completing formal education.
Nancy cares deeply about the elderly but often grumbles about how crotchety and laconic some of her patients are.
Every trivial event in their lives is momentous.
The risk in giving a compliment face-to-face is, of course, that the distrustful recipient will assume you are indulging in shameless, obsequious pandering to achieve your own greedy goals.
My then-editor, Carrie, was obsessed with her new kitten named Cookie.
I wear around my neck an outmoded pair of glasses that resembles a double monocle.
Malleable (adj): flexible, adaptable
Education gives you strength by making you less malleable to negative influences.
Authorities normally take advantage of malleable subordinates.
Gold is perfect for making jewelry because of its softness and malleability.
Gold, Lead and Tin are malleable metals.
Manacle (v): confine or restrain with handcuffs
If the blindfolded hostage can remove the manacle chaining her to the cot, she will be able to escape from her abductors.
Escaped convicts got out of the city through the tunnel way after that they removed manacles from their wrists.
Nothing can manacle youngster, because they are free.
Eventually, John kidnapped his girlfriend, and she is manacled in his old cell for many years.
Marginal (adj) minimal; peripheral
The pay raise is marginal and will increase my wage by only a few hundred rupees.
The Titanic ship sank because the crew knew only marginal safety measures.
Initially he owned a small, marginal business but later on he became a business tycoon.
A huge competition will drive the price down near to the marginal profit.
Marred (adj) damaged
The noisy teenager marred my grandfather’s nap.
Unruly college students marred the furniture of a famous restaurant.
A vulgar word from her lips marred her beautiful character.
Corruption marred his political career.
Martinet (n) a strict disciplinarian
My father is a martinet who believes discipline is the only path to get success in life and career.
The movie actor has the personality of a martinet and behaves as though he is a military officer.
Dolly is a martinet who punished her students for the smallest mistakes.
The professor is a martinet who treated us like children.
Mask (v) cover; disguise, hide
Some masked gunmen robbed the bank.
Burglars masked their faces.
She masked her disappointment with a smile.
Most actors and theatre artist mask their pale complexion in the make-up room.
meager (adj) scant, poor, little, insufficient
He gets fifty thousand rupees a month while I get a meager twenty!
People appeal for help on social media met with a meager response.
The refugees of Bangladesh had only meager supplies of water and rice to live off.
Shakuni and his family existed on a meager diet of rice and vegetables.
mediocre (adj) ordinary, commonplace
You will never get promoted if you keep doing mediocre work.
Nowadays parents don't want to send their children to mediocre government schools.
He is a mediocre student but loves literature, science fiction, and spiritual books.
Kannada films' plots are predictable and the acting is mediocre.
menacing (adj) dangerous; threatening
Our physical education teacher's voice was very harsh and menacing.
The strong dark eyebrows and red eyes give his face an oddly menacing look.
Once the infant turned into a toddler, he became a menace who pulled down every item he could reach.
When I was a boy, elephants were considered a menace.
Mendacity (n) untruthfulness; falsity, dishonesty
Rajiv cannot find employment at any office because of his mendacity.
Normally politicians always try very hard to hide their mendacity from the voters.
Sniffer dogs may be able to sniff out bombs and drugs, but they can't pick up the smell of mendacity.
Sayed Hafiz, who has several unfortunate habits, mendacity and terrorism are chief among them.
Metaphorical (adj) figurative language; symbolic
This Hindi novel's metaphorical language is extremely hard for a logical person to comprehend.
Metaphorically speaking, Camel is the ship of the Sahara desert.
Metaphorically speaking, Bengal Tiger is the king of Sundarban.
The song used moonlight as a metaphor for death and silence.
Meticulous (adj) very careful and precise; scrupulous
The writer gave a meticulous attention to all the details of the story.
Our school records are meticulous and well-organized.
Many days of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the essays.
Mitigate (v) lessen or to make less severe
The United Nations always tried and to mitigate the tension between the two neighboring countries.
Even though people take medicine to mitigate the pain of a migraine, they still feel miserable.
Trees are useful to us because it will help to mitigate the worst impacts of global warming and climate change.
Our goal is to lessen the water scarcity problem as quickly as possible.
Modest (adj) humble; moderate; simple, limited
She made a name for herself in world business, but she remained modest.
My wife has saved a modest amount of money to pay her home loan installments.
The financial reforms have been modest in India.
Even modest drinking habits will damage your liver.
Momentary (adj) lasting for a moment; brief; fleeting
Khilji wanted to catch a momentary glimpse of Padmavat.
After a momentary silence, the President of the committee spoke again.
She saw a momentary fire in his eyes.
Government shall postpone momentarily the discussion about the controversial topic.
Momentous (adj) important; significant
It was a momentous occasion when the L&T team finished the Metro work on time.
The photographer captured all the momentous moments of my sister’s wedding day.
When Arunima reached the peak of Everest, she felt it was a momentous occasion.
The important news was that war against terrorism, poverty, and unemployment had begun.
Monotonous (adj) lacking in variety, repetitive
Because I do the same thing every single day, my wife considers my life to be monotonous.
As it requires us to eat green beans every day for a week, the first part of our new diet is very monotonous.
The super hit song became monotonous after a while.
The explorers and trekkers normally live on a repetitive diet of beans and rice.
Moratorium (n) a suspension of an activity
The moratorium on fishing licenses will give the Shark population time to expand.
The US government has called for a moratorium on North Korea’s weapons testing.
The central government will propose a long-term moratorium on mining activities.
ICC then declared a 10-year moratorium on match-fixers.
Morbid (adj) depressed, sad; of or pertaining to disease
He walked slowly because his head was full of morbid thoughts.
She has a morbid fondness for crime-related mysteries.
The author is famous for her morbid poems and short stories.
Living alone is a kind of sick, morbid pleasure.
Mores (n) the customs and conventions of a community
The last twenty years have seen great changes in social mores of India.
Social mores are improving due to social media and new channels.
Bala Chaitanya, an NGO, teaches street kids good manners and social mores, and it expects them to be just as well-behaved in private as they are in public.
The novel explores the changing social and sexual mores of this decade.
Mounting (n) growing; becoming stronger, gradually strengthening
There was a mounting pressure on her to resign from her position.
The mounting expenses quickly gobbled up our savings.
The state government has come under mounting criticism in the press because of its faulty financial policy.
The children's excitement is growing as Diwali gets nearer.
Multifaceted (adj) having many aspects; varied; complex
Writers should avoid making multifaceted and complicated blogs.
He is not just a yoga teacher, he has a multifaceted personality. He is a talk show host, actor, director and a photographer too.
Because teachers and lecturers have multifaceted responsibilities, it becomes all the more important to ensure that they are paid very well.
Nowadays jobs are much more fluid and complex than in the past.
After they settled in the vehicle on their way back to town, Sita and Gita brought up all the mundane topics of their in-laws.
Though his friends were having fun in a pub, Ravi settled for a mundane evening at home.
Ramesh was employed as a mundane baggage handler at Forum Mall.
While working on lots of projects, the company wanted to minimize the amount of manual programming involved, so it tried to automate ordinary and repetitive work for developers.
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