Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Select Word by Meaning - II

11. n. forecasted course of a disease; prediction
  • hindmost
  • askance
  • prognosis
  • unwarranted

12. v. provide scantily; live very economically

  • skimp
  • lexicographer
  • libidinous
  • spangle

13. v. shove; bump

  • apostate
  • luster
  • catastrophe
  • jostle

14. adj. lead-colored; black and blue

  • defeatist
  • sectarian
  • livid
  • canvass

15. v. recede; lessen

  • insularity
  • latent
  • ebb
  • regal

16. v. go backwards; degenerate

  • egregious
  • retrograde
  • diligence
  • vigor

17. v. call together

  • convoke
  • placate
  • maim
  • forsake

18. adv. with a sideways or indirect look

  • requite
  • askance
  • prototype
  • indemnify

19. n. wealthy leader

  • infantile
  • anemia
  • tycoon
  • supposititious

20. v. multiply; spread

  • jargon
  • staid
  • tribulation
  • propagate

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