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Pacifist -   Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes Palliative -   Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Palpable -   Able to be felt by tactile examination Panacea -  Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases Pandemic -  An outbreak of disease that is geographically widespread Pandemonium -   A state of extreme confusion and disorder Paradigm -  A standard or typical example Paradox -   A statement that contradicts itself Paragon -   Model of excellence or perfection of a kind Parody -   A composition that imitates or misrepresents a style

Tacit -   Implied by or inferred from actions or statements Taciturn -   Habitually reserved and uncommunicative Tactful -   Having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others Tactile -   Of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch Taint -   Contaminate with a disease or microorganism Talisman -   A trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil Tangential -   Of superficial relevance if any Tangible -   Perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch Tantalizing -   Arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable Tantamount -  Being essentially equal to something

Raconteur -   A person skilled in telling anecdotes Radical -  A person who has revolutionary ideas or opinions Rambunctious -  Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline Ramification -  A consequence, especially one that causes complications Rampant -  Occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way Rancor -   A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will Rapport -  A relationship of mutual understanding between people Rarefied -   Of high moral or intellectual value Rationalization -   A defense mechanism explaining actions in non-threateningly Ravage -  Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Clumsy              Awkward in movement or action or ungraceful Propitious           Favorable Foretold               Predicted Ominous            Suggesting that something bad is going to happen Ambidextrous     Able to use either hand quality well Conformity         Comply with rules, standards or laws Infantile              Lack of maturity, childish Perversity             Deliberately choosing to behave in an unacceptable way or being contrary to what                                is accepted Ambiguous        Having more than one meaning Elites                   Group regarded as the best in a particula...

Considerable:          Great in amount or importance Gut:                           The intestine/Stomach Encrustation:          Cover with hard crust Pendent:                  Hanging down Drape:                       Arrange loosely on round something Splashing:                Fall in scattered drops/more around in water Curling:                  Curved / spiral / Coil shape Diverging:              Getting separate & going in a different direction Swirl:                      Move in a twisting pattern Entwined:                Wind or...

Wade -   Walk through relatively shallow water Waffle -   Pancake batter baked in an iron Waft -  Be driven or carried along, as by the air Waggish -  Witty or joking Waif -   A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned Wail -   A cry of sorrow and grief Waive -  Do without or cease to hold or adhere to Waiver -   A formal written statement of relinquishment Wallow -   Devote oneself entirely to something Wan -   Lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

To write the letter efficiently you need to learn some vocabularies. The following article tries to help you grasp the vocabulary you need to know.  Salutation ( Informal Letters ): Personal Letter:  Dear Rohan, My dear Rex. Do not write:   Rohan, Hi Rex, Hello Nicole, Rini, is everything fine?  N.B.  Personal letters are also called informal letters where you address a friend or relative. You might have built a habit of writing a short email or a message using styles like  "Hi Elizabeth, Rohan, Hi Rex, Hello Nicole, Rini, is everything fine?, You would not believe what happened today" , but these are not recommended styles while writing a letter ( even not in a personal or informal letter ).  Salutation ( Formal Letters ): Official Letter:  Dear Sir or Madam, Sir or Madam  (If you don't know who are you writing to; use only sir or madam) Do not  write -  My Dear Sir, My Dear Madam, Dear Mr. Alex, Mrs. Cathy, Sir Rex...

To write the letter efficiently you need to learn some vocabularies. The following article tries to help you grasp the vocabulary you need to know.  Situation: Apology:   •  I am very sorry but.......... •  I am terribly sorry, but.......... •  I must apologise about.......... •  Please accept my apologies.......... •  I'd like to apologize for.......... •  Please accept my sincere apologies.......... (very formal) Request:    •  Could you please.......... •  Could you possibly.......... •  I would be great full if you.......... •  I would highly glad if you.......... •  Would it be possible to.......... •  I wonder if you could.......... •  Would you be kind enough to.......... •  would you mind doing.......... Seeking Help:   •  I would appreciate it if you could.......... •  I would be grateful if you could.......... •  Could you please.......... •  I was ...

Vocabulary for the Introduction Part: Starting Presentation Type Verb Description The/ the given / the supplied / the presented / the shown / the provided diagram / table / figure / illustration / graph / chart / flow chart / picture/ presentation/ pie chart / bar graph/ column graph / line graph / table data/ data / information / pictorial/ process diagram/ map/ pie chart and table/ bar graph and pie chart ... shows / represents / depicts / enumerates / illustrates / presents/ gives / provides / delineates/ outlines/ describes / delineates/ expresses/ denotes/ compares/ shows contrast / indicates / figures / gives data on / gives information on/ presents information about/ shows data about/ demonstrates/ sketch out/ summarises... the comparison of… the differences… the changes... the number of… information on… data on… the proportion of… the amount of… information on... data about... comparative data... the trend of... the percentages of... the ratio of... how th...

Vacate -  Leave voluntarily, as a job or position Vacillate -   Be undecided about something Vacuous -   Devoid of intelligence Vagary -  An unexpected and inexplicable change in something Vagrant -   A wanderer with no established residence or means of support Vague -   Lacking clarity or distinctness Vain -   Unproductive of success Vainglorious -  Feeling self-importance Valedictory -   Of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell Valiant -   Having or showing heroism or courage

Ubiquitous -   Being present everywhere at once Ulterior -   Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed Ultimatum -   A final peremptory demand Umbrage -   A feeling of anger caused by being offended Unabashed -   Not embarrassed Unalterable -   Not capable of being changed Unambiguous -   Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning Unanimous -   In complete agreement Unappreciated -   Having value that is not acknowledged Unapproachable -   Reserved and discouraging intimacies

Sacrilegious -   Grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy Sacrosanct -   Treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism Sagacious -  Acutely insightful and wise Salubrious -   Promoting health Sardonic -   Disdainfully or ironically humorous Satiate -   Fill to satisfaction Satirical -   Exposing human folly to ridicule Saturate - Infuse or fill completely Scarce -   Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand Scathing - Marked by harshly abusive criticism

Quell -   Suppress or crush completely Quench -   Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights Querulous -  Habitually complaining Query -   Pose a question Quest -   The act of searching for something Queue -   Form a line or stand in line Quibble -   Argue over petty things Quiescent -   Being quiet or still or inactive Quietude -  A state of peace and quiet Quintessence -   The most typical example or representative of a type

Occlude -   Block passage through Occult -  Supernatural practices and techniques Occupy -   Live in (a certain place) Odious -   Unequivocally detestable Odium -   Hate coupled with disgust Odoriferous -   Having a natural fragrance Odyssey -   A long wandering and eventful journey Offend -   Cause to feel resentment or indignation Officious -   Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner Offset -   Compensate for or counterbalance

Nefarious -   Extremely wicked Negate -   Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of Negative -  Having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant Neglect -  Fail to attend to Neglected -   Disregarded Negligence -   Failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person Negligent -  Characterized by undue lack of attention or concern Negligible -  So small as to be meaningless; insignificant Negotiable -   Able to be arranged by compromise Negotiate -  Discuss the terms of an arrangement

Manumit -   Free from slavery or servitude Mar -   Render imperfect Marital -   Of or relating to the state of marriage Maritime -   Relating to ships or navigation Martyr -  One who suffers for the sake of principle Materialistic -   Marked by a desire for wealth and possessions Materialize -  Come into being; become reality Maternal -   Characteristic of a mother Matriarchy - Social organization in which a female is the family head Matrix -  An enclosure within which something originates or develops

Junta -   A group of officers who rule a country after seizing power Jurisdiction -  The territory within which power can be exercised Jurisprudence -  The collection of rules imposed by authority Justify -  Defend, explain, or make excuses for by reasoning Juxtapose -   Place side by side Jargon -  Technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject Jaunt -  A journey taken for pleasure Jaunty -  Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air Jeopardize -  Pose a threat to; present a danger to

Imperious -  Having or showing arrogant superiority Impetuous -  Marked by violent force Implicit -  Being without doubt or reserve Implode -   Burst inward Implore -   Call upon in supplication Imply -   Express or state indirectly Impregnable -   Incapable of being attacked or tampered with Impromptu -  Without advance preparation Impudence -  The trait of being rude and impertinent Impunity -   Exemption from punishment or loss

Hauteur -   Overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors Haven -   A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary Havoc -   Violent and needless disturbance Headstrong -   Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition Hearsay -   Gossip passed around by word of mouth Hearty -   Showing warm and sincere friendliness Heathen -   A person who does not acknowledge your god Heave -   Throw with great effort Heckler -  Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and objections Heed -   Pay close attention to Heedless -   Characterized by careless unconcern

Genre -   An expressive style of music Genteel -   Marked by refinement in taste and manners Gentility -   Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression Gentry -   The most powerful members of a society Genuflect -   Bend the knees and bow before a religious superior or imag e Genuine -   Not fake or counterfeit Germane -  Relevant and appropriate Germinal -   Containing seeds of later development Germinate -   Cause to grow or sprout   Gerrymander -  Divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage Gestate -   Be pregnant with