Words for Success
Part 7 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words
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Full List of Articles
The full list of articles in the series can be found at the end of the word list.
1. Compatible
to exist and perform togetherSentence: Their personalities were not compatible; they always disagree with one another
2. convey
to expressing something; to move something; to transportSentence: You need to be able to convey your feelings clearly.
Sentence: Convey my wishes to your parents
3. Disdain
lack of respect and an a intense dislikeSentence: Many artists have a disdain for other art.
Sentence: Europeans used view Africans with a sense of disdain.
Sentence: When the women tried to jump the queue, the other looked at her with disdain.
4. Entail
involve; imply; include
Sentence: Setting up a business entails certain risks.
Sentence: My new job entails talking to celebrities.
5. Gruelling
needing a lot of tiring effort.Sentence: After hours of gruelling work, he finished his project.
Sentence: The work was gruelling but was not well-paid.
6. Ingenious
showing inventiveness and skill; cleverSentence: Scientists are using ingenious techniques to create vaccines.
Sentence: They country was in a crisis, they needed an ingenious was to make money.
7. Juvenile
displaying a lack of maturity; immature; not an adultSentence: The number of juvenile criminals is increasing in society.
Sentence: Though he the boss, his behaviour was surprisingly juvenile.
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Take the Free Test!8. Melancholy
gloomy; dull; depressedSentence: When it saw its nest destroyed, the bird uttered a deep melancholy cry and flew away.
Sentence: He tried to smile, but his eyes were downcast and melancholy.
Sentence: The accident turned the scene of joy into an event of melancholy.
9. Oppress
suppress by unjust use of authority; crush; not allowing to riseSentence: Women have been oppressed by the society for centuries.
Sentence: The common people will eventually rebel against governments that try to oppress them.
10. Rebellious
going against control; to go against authority
Sentence: Teenagers are usually rebellious, they do not like doing what they are told.
Sentence: He had rebellious hair which never stayed in place.
Sentence: Revolutionaries have a rebellious spirit.
11. Scorn
lack of respect and intense dislike (similar to disdain)Sentence: Despite being a scientist, he scorned progress.
Sentence: I accidentally spilled ink on the white carpet, the shopkeeper looked at me with scorn.
Sentence: All his words have a tone of scorn.
12. Smug
excessive self-satisfactionSentence: The student gave a smug smile when he realised that only he knew all the answers.
Sentence: He knew he was going to win, so he had a smug smile on his face.
13. Subside
wear off; die down; reduce in intensitySentence: After taking the medicine, the fever started to subside.
Sentence: Once the teacher entered the class, the talking subsided.
14. Tumultuous
disorderly; extremely messy and troublesome; noisy and out of control; full of disturbance and disorder.
Sentence: During the holidays, the local playground turns tumultuous with different groups of children playing in the same place.
Sentence: When the superstar made an appearance on stage, the audience gave tumultuous applause.
Sentence: The time after their father died was a tumultuous period for the family. But they managed to come out of it.
15. Wispy
thin and weak; dim; faint;Sentence: It was misty, and the sunlight was wispy and dull.
Sentence: The old man had wispy white hair and beard.
Sentence: The sky was largely clear only with a few wispy clouds here and there.