Words Encountered - 8th April

Question	Answer
potentate	noun – a ruler who is unconstrained by law
miscreant	noun – a person without moral scruples
pundit	expert
renegades	noun – someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
bleak	adjective – offering little or no hope
elaborate	adjective – marked by complexity and richness of detail
garbled	difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled
subtlety	noun – the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
spate	a sudden flood, rush or outpouring
insinuate	introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
extrapolate	verb – estimate the value of
timid	noun – people who are fearful and cautious adjective – lacking self-confidence
ribald	adjective – humorously vulgar noun – a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
superfluity	noun – extreme excess
paucity	a lack of noun – an insufficient quantity or number
detractors	noun – one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
inoculate	verb – perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
liquidity	noun – being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability
disenchantment	noun – freeing from false belief or illusions

Resource summary

	Created by Aziz Khilawala over 9 years ago