Week 1 & 2
1. Affluent
Meaning: having a lot of money, wealth, or a high standard of living.
Usage: The country is becoming more affluent because of its growing economy.
Meaning: not aware of something, not noticing what is happening around, or completely unaware of a situation.
Usage: Many people are oblivious to the environmental problems around them.
2. Oblivious
Meaning: to move slowly and heavily on wheels or to roll something along slowly.
Tenses: Trundled (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Trundling (Present Participle Form)
Usage: She trundled her suitcase through the crowded railway station.
3. Trundle
4. Ruminate
Meaning: to think very deeply and carefully about something for a long time.
Tenses: Ruminated (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Ruminating (Present Participle Form)
Usage: The writer sat alone to ruminate on new ideas for his story.
Meaning: friendly, kind, and easy to talk to.
Usage: The shopkeeper was affable and greeted every customer with a smile.
5. Affable
6. Overt
Meaning: open, clear, and not hidden.
Usage: The company made an overt attempt to improve its reputation.
7. Fissure
Meaning: a long, narrow crack or split in something.
Tenses: Fissured (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Fissuring (Present Participle Form)
Usage: The dry land was full of small fissures during the summer.
8. Absolve
Meaning: to declare someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
Tenses: Absolved (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Absolving (Present Participle Form)
Usage: The report helped absolve the company from blame.
13. Impunity
9. Replete
Meaning: completely full or filled with something.
Usage: The book is replete with interesting stories and facts.
Meaning: freedom from punishment or negative consequences for doing something wrong.
Usage: Criminals think they can act with impunity.
10. Grandeur
Meaning: great beauty, magnificence, or impressive splendor.
Usage: The palace was admired for its grandeur and beauty.
14. Squalor
Meaning: a very dirty, unpleasant, and poor living condition.
Usage: The documentary showed the squalor in the crowded slums.
11. Elicit
12. Invoke
Meaning: to draw out, bring out, or obtain a response, information from someone.
Tenses: Elicited (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Eliciting (Present Participle Form)
Usage: The survey elicits opinions from the public.
Meaning: to call upon someone or something for help, support, or authority.
Tenses: Invoked (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Invoking (Present Participle Form)
Usage: The poem invokes memories of childhood.
17. Benevolent
Meaning: kind, generous, and willing to help others.
Usage: He is known for his benevolent attitude toward others.
18. Ubiquitous
Meaning: present everywhere or found in many places at the same time.
Usage: Smartphones are ubiquitous in modern society.
Meaning: to agree with someone’s opinion, idea, or decision.
Tenses: Concurred (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Concurring (Present Participle Form)
Usage: She concurs that education is very important.
Meaning: to strongly desire something that belongs to someone else.
Tenses: Coveted (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Coveting(Present Participle Form)
Usage: He covets the success of famous entrepreneurs.
15. Concur
19. Covet
16. Endeavor
Meaning: to try very hard to achieve something.
Tenses: Endeavored (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Endeavoring (Present Participle Form)
Usage: She endeavors to do her best in every task.
20. Perplex
Meaning: to confuse or puzzle someone so that they find it difficult to understand something.
Tenses: Perplexed (Past tense, Past Participle Form), Perplexing (Present Participle Form)
Usage: The difficult question perplexed the students.