uhs vocabulary list made easy

Uhs Vocabulary List Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman ( Mcat stuff )

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Artistic Words

batik (a method of printing patterns on cloth)

bonsai ( art of growing small trees)

bowdlerize ( editing,cutting)

bravura (artistic skill)

braille (writing system for blinds)

cameo (sculpture)

caricature (funny drawings)

cause celebre (drama)

cartographer (map maker)

chassis (framework)

filigree (delicate decoration)

lapidary (precious stones)

macrame (art of typing knots in strings)

origami (art of paper folding)

surrealism (style and movement in art and

literature)

Skillful Words

adroitness (capability)

dexterous (on the right)

prowess (skill)

facile (make easy)

facilitate (make easier)

(Calm, peaceful)

allay (soothe)

clement (pleasant)

conciliatory (make calm)

halcyon (happy)

cosset (cuddle)

mitigate (alleviate)

placate (calm)

sedate (calm)

relief (soothe)

tranquile(calm)

phlegmatic (calm)

hackless (birds neck feather)

downy (soft)

About Birds

cygnet (a young swan)

Uhs Vocabulary List Odered In Groups


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gull ( sea bird)

Basic

capital (basic)

congential (essential/adjacent)

dormant (basic)

inherent (basic)

intrinsic (basic)

latent (dormant)

primal (basic)

Swirl

churn (blender)

skew (twist)

swivel (spin)

trundle (rotate)

undulate (oscillate)

undulating (wavy)

vortex (swirl)

wry (twisted)

Weak

craven (weak)

debility( physical weakness)

paper tiger (straw men)

wan (weak)

Unimportant Things

bauble (cheap piece of jewelry)

deuce (draw)

feckless (useless)

litter (rubbish)

otiose (useless)

picayune (trivial)

sediment (solid residue)

Sisyphean (useless)

tchotchkes (cheap jewelry)

trifle (unimportant)

Botanical things

arboreal (relating to trees)

bonsai (art of growing small trees)


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bloom (flower)

burgeoning (bud growing quickly)

florid (rosy)

botanical (relating to plants)

sward (area of grass)

8.green (grassy)

xyloid (relating to wood)

bouquet (bunch of flowers)

pampess (grass land)

steppe (large plain)

grapevine (climbing plant)

viticulture (science of growing grapevines)

Unchangeable

fait accompli (something which cant be changed)

kismet (fate)

Building words

cay ( small island)

catacomb (underground tunnel)

dam (safety wall)

fascia (flat surface)

funicular (a railway on steep slop)

joist (support, pillar)

undergrid (support)

gable (peak of building side wall)

mansard (gable roof)

mausoleum (tomb)

mesa (plain)

pallazo (grand Italian building)

pilaster (pillar)

Church

basilica (a large church)

seminary (school for priest training)

behest (instruction ,order)

prelate (priest)

diocese ( a district for which a bishop is responsible)

candelabrum (candle stand)

laity (all members of a church)

benediction (a christian prayer for blessing)

importune (demand,beg)

denomination (a branch of church)

encyclical (statement issued by pope to bishop,

letter)

Confuse

addled (confuse)

confound (astonish)


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discombulate (puzzle)

inscrutable (enigmetic)

morass (marsh ,muddle)

nary (not a single)

palavar (confusion)

Conflict

antagonist ( a person who strongly oppose)

contravene (oppose)

contra (against)

discrepancy (conflict)

dissention ( dispute)

dissent (argue)

dissenter (bojector)

dissonence (conflict)

oxymoran (contradiction)

paradox ( dispute)

Understanding

abstruse (difficult to understand)

arcane (enigmatic, puzzling)

elusive (ambiguous)

misapprehension (confusion)

Related to Clothing

attire (outfits)

batik (a method of printing patterns oon cloths)

coif (skull cap)

habiliments (garments)

sampler (needle work,piece of embroidry)

sarong (lungi ,dhoti )

surplice (gown. a wide loose clothe)

cardigan (sweater)

yarmulke (jewish cap)

guise (style of dress)

portmanteau (siutcase ,bag)

other general words about clothing are ( apparel

,garb , raiment )

Colors

claret (red color)

green (grassy)

onyx (black)

ruddy (rosy)

tinge (colour)

xanthic (yelow)

Decorative


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contrive (invent)

emblazon (decorate)

emboss (imprint)

fabricate (invent)

filigree (delicate decoration)

garnish (decorate)

gild (paint gold)

glaze (paint )

innovate (create)

motif (design)

renovate (modernize)

tessellate (decorative)

foolish

crass (insentitive)

dead head (fool)

dunce (ass)

flibbertigibet (silly)

galoot (ugly men)

inanity (silliness)

mumbo jumbo (non sence)

obtuse (stupid)

ethical words

august (eminent)

beneficence (politeness)

benign (gentle)

chivalry (courtesy)

cordial (freindly)

cordiality (warmth)

decorum (polite)

dote (love)

ethic (morality)

giuleless (honest)

humane (kind)

largess (generoisty)

magnanimous (generous)

renege (default on)

sensibility (feelings)

treacly (over emotional)

urbane (sophisticated)

veracity (truth)

strong / strengthen / inflexible

adamentine (infexible)

coercive (forcefull)

crenellate (fortified)

intrasigent(resolute)

onerous (tough)


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robust (strong)

tenacious (strong)

under gird (support)

unregenerate(inflexible)

fighting / murder / killing / attack

bonk (slap)

contusion (injury)

cut and run (quick escape flee )

genocide (mass murder)

hammers & tongs (fight with energy)

immolate (kill)

joust (fight)

onslaught (violent attack)

paroxysm(attack)

querulous (petulant)

tussle(fight)

vendetta (feud)

whiplash (hit with whip)

jack knife (blade)

shrapnel (bullet)

best choice /classic / perfect

classic (perfect)

copacetic (perfect)

infallible (perfect)

jingoism (extreme patriotism)

irrefutable (certain)

optimum (best)

paragon (outstanding)

peerless (matchless)

quintessential (ideal)

sui generis(unique)

surrealistic(classic)

uber (paragon)

vintage (best choice)

unmitigated (perfect)

idealist (dreamer )

fashion

comely (beautiful)

contemporary (modern)

lulu (outstanding women)

lissome (thin and attractive)

manicured (neat)

modish (stylish )

rakish (dashing )

renovate (modernize)

voguism (passion for fashion)

flattering


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blandish (flatter)

cosset (pamper)

coquetry (flirting)

fawning (servile)

glib (smooth talking)

sycophant (toady)

wheedle (coax)

cheat & tricky

artifice (cunning)

bamboozle (cheat)

beguile (fool)

covert (hidden)

gambit (scheme)

mountebank (quack)

perfidious(cunning)

perfidy( duplicity)

scam (cheat)

stratagem (trick)

dishonesty

devious (dishonesty)

duplicitous (deceptive)

finagle (deceive)

Sandbagger (cunning)

mulct (cheat)

venality (fraud)

disingenuous (dishonest)

Greek mythology

Adonis (handsome men)

amazon (strong women)

Asgard (mythical heaven)

bacchanal (marry making)

hector (bully)

Cerberus (mythical dog)

dryad (nymph)

Edda (collections of ballads)

herculean (difficult)

hydra (mythical snake)

ichor (blood of gods)

Nibelung (dwarf)

Nike (Greek goddess of success)

titan (giant)

Xanadu (dreamland)

enthusiasm


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alacrity (eagerness)

auspicious (encouraging)

avid (eager)

brio (zest)

effervescent (excited)

exhortation (motivation)

galvanize (motivate)

impetuous (impulsive)

impetus (motivation)

incentive (motivation)

stimuli (motivation)

verve (enthusiasm)

funny / happy

buoyant (happy)

cloud nine (bliss)

droll (funny)

felicity (joy)

halcyon (happy)

jocund (happy)

jocular (funny)

mirth (great joy)

sanguine (hopeful)

serendipity (good luck)

riff (joke)

parts / segments

bifurcate (split)

segment (section)

lions share (largest part of something)

quarter (one of four part)

quintile (distribution)

sunder (divide)

sub division (lower group)

smithereens (fragments)

hatred

disdain (hate)

execrable (hateful)

heinous ( odious)

malevolence (hostility)

misanthrope (hater of man kind)

scorned (disliked)

bad manners

anomie (lack of moral standard)

barbaric (cruel)

feral( wild)


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gaudy (insipid)

implacable (cruel)

iniquity (evil)

paddy (rage)

peccadillo (small fault)

rakish (immoral)

virago (aggressive women)

Xanthippe (virago)

xenophobic(intolerant)

doubtful

askance (indirect glance)

cynical (doubtful)

impugn (dispute)

skeptic (cynic)

scruple (hesitation)

skeptical (doubt full)

premonition (feeling about bad suspicion)

hotels & bars

bistro (cafe)

smorgasbord (self service meal)

spa (resort)

table d' hote (fixed price meal)

food

palatable (appetizing)

Seder (Jewish feast)

patisserie (cake shop)

potable (drinkable)

provender (food)

lazy

belated (happening late)

defer (late)

inertia (inactive)

jejune (dull)

menial (unskilled)

torpid (inactive)

vegetative (do nothing)

pedestrian (dull)

immobilize (disable)

insulting

aspersion (unpleasant)

blasphemous (insulting)


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contumely (insult)

decry (criticize)

mordant (bitter)

trashtalk (insulting)

scold

admonition (rebuke)

berate (scold)

broadside (salvo)

chastise (scold)

exhortation (warning)

kibitz (make unwanted comments)

pan (criticize)

vituperative (blame)

athletics

aerobic exercise (exercise in which oxygen is

inhaled)

calisthenics (gymnastics)

decathlon (athletic contest)

fartlek (athletic training)

regatta (boat racing)

taichi (chinese system of exercise)

rope-a-dope (strategy)

justify / clear / confirm / verify

corroborate (confirm)

elucidate (clear)

evocative (suggestive)

ineradicable (accepted)

justify (explain)

lucidity(clarity)

moot (debatable)

postulate (put forward)

stipulate (impose)

syllogism (argument)

false / fake

apocryphal (false)

faux (fake)

spurious (fake )

stilted (false)

superficial (artificial)

specious (false)

implant

embed (fixing)

embedded (place solidly)


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inculcate (imprint)

jell (set)

flexible / possible / suitable

feasible (practical)

felicitous (suitable)

opportune (favorable)

uncanny (remarkable)

viability (possible)

display / show off

diorama (display case)

diptych (pointing to panels)

flaunt( to show pride)

manifestation (display)

pomp (display)

vista (view)

mixture & collection

potpourri (blend)

motley (mixed)

mosaic (collage)

infusion ( solution obtained by soaking)

archives (collections of historical documents)

batter (mixture used for making cakes)

battery (large number of similar things)

collage (collection of pictures)

heterogeneous (mixed)

medley (mixture)

melange (blend)

montage (collage)

Music related

aria (a song for one voice)

diva (famous female singer)

jig (dance)

dulcet (melodious)

etude (piece of music)

trilogy (drama)

euphonious (pleasant to listen)

leitmotif (tune in music)

Medical terms

acupuncture (pricking)

angina (chest pain due to low supply of blood)

anaphylactic (highly sensitive)


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aneurysm (extreme swelling of artery)

antibody (material which fight with diseases)

articulated (joint segments)

atrophy (washing away)

cesarean (surgical birth)

capsule (pill)

catharsis(purging)

chromosomes(structure with genes)

coccyx (tailbone)

contiguous (adjacent)

contusion (injury)

crescent (sickle shaped)

corpuscles (cells in blood)

fermentation (bubbling)

glaucoma (eye disorder)

glucose (sugar energy)

holistic -medicine (preventive medicine)

hallux (first digit onfoot)

herbicide (wed killer)

homeopathy (treatment with small amount of

medicine)

hypertension (high blood pressure)

hypothermia (low blood pressure)

ichor (pus)

inoculate (vaccine)

ligament (connection)

lineage (ancestry)

metabolism(chemical process)

orthotics(orthopodic)

paramedic (medical assistance)

placebo (inactive)

pollex(first digit of hand)

quadriceps (thigh muscle)

remedial (healing)

sanatorium (hospital)

sciatica (pain in legs)

septic (infected)

somatic (material)

symbiosis (association)

therapeutic (healing)

traction (grip)

triage (sorting out patient)

vascular (containing vessels)

venomous (poisonous)

ventricle (heart chamber)

virulent (lethal)

xeric (deficient in moisture)

Science related

aerobic (exercise for good health)

aerodynamic (to reduce air resistance)

ampere (unit of current)

avoirdupois (system of weights)

carapace (animals hard shell)

chiaroscuro (contrast between light and shade)

catalyst (agitator)


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comatose(in coma)

demographics (data of population)

electrolyte (solution conducting current)

fistmele (seven inches)

flux (constant change)

lathe (tuning tool)

lipid (an oily organic compound)

nuclear family (extended family )

nip and tuck (medical operation in which skin is

made tighter)

odometer (speedometer)

palpitation(pulse)

peripheral (outer edging)

periphery (edge)

permeate(pervade)

polyunsaturated (low in cholesterol)

vulcanize (solidify)

noisy words

bray (yell)

clamorous (noisy)

hue and cry (clamor)

kerfuffle (unnecessary excitement)

rambunctious (loud)

resound (echo)

vociferous (vocal)

woof (yell)

obstreperous (noisy)

resonance (echo)

stentorian (loud)

paper related

origami (art of paper folding)

paper tiger (weak person)

papier -mache (paper mixed with glue)

pad (notebook)

papyrus (earliest form of paper used by Egyptians)

buckle (fastener)

staples (paper fasteners)

Religious words

avatar (embodiment of Hindu deity)

denomination (branch of christian church)

incarnate (taking of human form)

fakir (a religious Muslim or Hindu)

piety (holiness)

prig (person having strong belief )

sanctity (holiness)

shaman (healer)

liturgy (ritual)

monotheism (belief in one GOD)

caliph (dynasty)


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imam (religious leader)

jihad (holy war)

infidel (unbeliever)

maverick (free spirit)

roads / tracks / traffic

berm (a raised area of ground)

jitney (bus carrying passengers)

juggernaut (a large truck)

camber (a slight curve in road)

cul-de-sac (street closed at one end)

grid lock (traffic jam)

chicane (a sharp double bend car racing)

dead end (road closed at one end)

under steer (a motor vehicle tendency to turn less

sharply than expected)

tail gate (back door of a vehicle)

velodrome(a track for cycle racing)

travelling / visit

Baedeker (guide book for travels)

commute (travel to work)

itinerant (nomadic)

junket (a trip)

journeyman (learner)

junta (group of military officers)

sojourn (stay,visit)

stay (visit,holiday)

Respect

accolade (honor)

impute (attribute)

laud (praise)

cachet (value)

meritorious (excellent,praise worthy)

deferential (polite)

encomium (praise)

venerable (respected)

obeisance (bow,respect)

repute (prestige)

greedy

mean (bad)

predatory (reportorial)

rapacious (greedy)

voracious (greedy)

voraciousness (greediness)

jealousy


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covet (desire)

ennui (dissatisfaction)

dirty

frowzy (untidy)

murky(dirty)

opaque(cloudy)

putrid (stinking)

scutwork (dirty work)

teacher / guide

Adonis (striking youth)

guru (hindu or sikh religious teacher)

imam (religious leader)

shaman (religious specialist)

docent (guide)

mentor(guide)

regime (rule)

lodestar (guiding star)

knowledge / intelligent

acumen (wisdom)

adage (wise saying )

apprehension (understanding)

incisive (intelligent)

judicious (wise)

ken (knowledge)

nuance (slight difference)

sagacity (wisdom)

perspicacious (wise)

wunderkind (genius)

lecture / speech

discourse (speech)

harangue (long lecture )

jeremiad (long sad complaint)

peroration (speech)

prevention

militate (prevent)

preclude (prevent)

regnant (controlling)

preemptive (preventive)

increase


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accrue (accumulate)

ameliorate (enhance)

amenities (comforts)

enhance (increase)

crescendo (a gradual increase)

stagflation (increase in prices)

top point / juncture / low point

tipping point (climax)

transcend (top)

vertex (top)

juncture (a particular point moment)

nadir (lowest point)

menial (lowly)

relegate (downgrade)

wine words

claret (red wine)

cuvee (a single batch of wine)

sec (tasteless champagne)

vintner (somebody who sells wine)

walk

ambulatory (adapted for walking)

divagate (stray)

mosey (ambell)

sidle (sneak)

Belonging to people

actuary (accountant)

aboriginal (native)

arbiter (a person who settles disputes)

hawk (a war like person)

dark horse (winner)

innocuous (harmless)

kahuna (important person)

acceptance

acquiesce (to accept without arguing)

assimilate (make an idea acceptable)

assume (accept that something is true)

condone (to accept something that is morally bad)

premise(assumptions)

supposition (idea)


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imaginative

afflatus (strong creative impulse)

chimerical (fabulous)

el dorado (an imaginary place of great wealth)

figment (fancy)

mesmerize (captivate)

throwing

cast (act of throwing something)

defenestration (act of throwing)

jettison (throw out)

precipitate (throw)

prune (trim)

uhs vocabulary list made easy

Education

artistic wordsbatik

large churchseminary

piece of embroidrysarong

senceobtuse stupidethical

understandarcane enigmatic

steep slopjoist support

quick escape

bloom flowerburgeoning