1 reconcile - bring into accord(give the right, go well together).

- make one thing compatible with another.

2 entice - provoke someone to do something.
3 engender - give rise to.
4 proliferation - a rapid increase in number
5 reprehensible - bringing severe rebuke or criticism.
6 refute - prove false or incorrect.
7 cognitive - related to the mental process of knowing. cognitive faculties are
reasoning, thinking etc.
8 correlate - having a mutual relation.
9 implausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief.
10 supposition - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
11 stratify - divide society into castes, geology(form layers)
12 vexing - annoying or displeasing
13 preponderance - superiority in power, influence or amount. - the preponderanc
e of good over evil
14 quirk - strange attitude or behavior.
15 succinct - giving the gist of something.
16 incinertaed - become reduced to ashes.
17 refute - overthrown by argument.
18 delineate - represented acurately or show the form or appearence of
19 acquiescence - acceptance without protest
20 strident - offensively loud.
21 retrospectively - in a manner contemplative of past events.
22 formalist - the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what sh
ould be represented.
23 formal - being in accordance with established tradition
24 abstract- consider a concept without thinking of an example, existing only in
mind
25 litter - the offspring at birth of a multiparous animal.
26 intriguing - disturbingly provocative - an intriguing note to the
27 imprudent - not wise
28 face value - apparent worth as opposed to real worth.
29 social - relating to human society and its members
30 theology - a particular school of system of religious beliefs and teachings.
31 intellectualism - the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without r
esort to experience

32 idealism - impracticality by virtue of thinking the things in their ideal for

m rather than as they really are
33 dichotomy - a classification in two opposed parts or subclasses
34 philosophy - the rational(based on reason) investigation of questions about e
xistence and knowledge and ethics
35 theism - the belief in existence of god
36 esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened group of peo
ple
37 deficit- the amount by which something is less than expected.
38 pejorative - expressing disapproval
39 palatable - acceptable to the solution or mind - a palatable solution
40 salvage - prevent being ruined
corona - the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
pervasive - spreading or spread throughout
interstellar - the space between star
qualifies - the word 'qualifies' means weaken for RCs only
federal government - a central government
federation - An organization formed by merging several groups or parties
vagary - an unexpected and inexplicable change sin something(in a situation or a
person's behavior) e.g. the vagaries of the weather, the vagaries of the human'
s nature
contingent on - determined by the conditions or ciecumstances that follow
contingency - a possible event , the state of being contingent on

reconcile - made compatible

verbatim - using exactly the same words
corroborate - establish or strengthen a theory
kinship - a) a close connection marked by similarity in interests.
b) related by blood, marriage or adoption.
rational - consistent with or based on reason
correlation- a statistical relation between two or more variables such that syst
ematic changes in one variable is accompanied by systematic change in another va
riable
invasive - a) involving agressive attack
b) relating to a technique in which body is entered by puncture or inci
sion.
profligate - recklessly wasteful - profligate in their expenditure
the bill of fare - the list of dishes available at a restaurant - "the bill of f
are was in French, restaurant's bill of fare"
rebuttal - the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argum
ent
the speaker rebutted his opponent's argument.
pertinent - having precise or logical relevance to the matter in hand.
- a list of article pertinent to the discussion
liberal - showing broad mindedness
free enterprise - an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate go
ods and resources and to determine prices.
cupidity - extreme greed for material wealth
status quo - existing state of affair
sterile - incapable of reproduction, deficient in originality and creativity
apportioning - distribution according to a plan.
commonplace - completely ordinary and remarkable.
implications - something that is inferred.
bellows - a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air
gyroscope - Rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning whe
el that offers resistance to turns in any direction
perpetuate - cause to continue or prevail - perpetuate a myth
basin - a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the
bottom of it.
mantle - the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
convection - the transfer of heat through a fluid caused by molecular motion
ridge - a long narrow natural elevation
apprehension - fearful expectation or anticipation, cognitive condition of someo
ne who understands
skepticism - doubt about the truth of something
intrigued - cause to be interested or curious
unassailable - immune to attack
anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
contentious - likely to cause controversy
impugning - attack as false or wrong
restitution - the act of restoring something to its original state
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
expropriate - deprive of possessions
pernicious - harmful
overt - observable not secret or hidden
cartel - a consortium(group) of independent organizations fromed to limit compet
ition by controlling the production or distribution of a product or service.
spiteful - showing malicious ill will
impede - be an obstacle to
hark back - go back to something earlier
instigate - provoke
repertoire - the entire range of skills or aptitude or devices used in a partcul
ar field or a collection of work that an artict performs at shorter intervals
fettered - bounded by chains fastened around the ankles.
inundation - an overwhelming number or amount / the rising of a body of water an
d its overflowing over dry area of land
efficacy - power to produce a desired effect
indigenous - originating where it is found

threshold - the starting point of new state or experience

pervasive - spread throughout - the pervasive odor of garlic
acquiese - to agree or express agreement
parroted - repeat mindlessly
stultify - make useless or worthless
revoke - cancel officially
abrogating - revoke formally
juxtaposition- the act of positioning close together
mural - a painting that is applied to wall surface
specter - a ghostly appearing figure
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
e.g. we were unprepared for the specter that confronted us
it aroused specter from his past
statute - an act passed by a legislative body
staggering - so surprisingly impressive so as to overwhelm or stun
full-blooded - of unmixed ancestry
precipitous - extremely steep - precipitous decline
horrendous - causing fear or dead
corroborate - give evidence in support of
nevertheles - despite anything to the contrary
virtue - any admirable quality or attribute
antidote -a remedy that stops the effect of the poison
quell - crush or suppress completely - quell any dissent
premonition - an early warning about a future event
subtle - difficult to detect or grasp
particularistic - a tendency to explain complex social phenomenon in terms of si
ngle causative factor
heretical - characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
precarious - fraught with danger or not secure
relent - give in as to influence or pressure
debilitation - serious weakening and loss of energy
ostensible - appearing as such but not necessarily so
pugnacious - tough and callous by virtue of experience
expatriate - a person voluntarily absent from his or her country
whopper - a blatant lie; something especially big and impressive of its kind
antimony - a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable
quandary - a situation from which extrication is difficult
recoup - reimburse or compensate
offset- counter balance