NMAT Vocabulary Words of Past Years

Last year VOCAB LIST which appeared in NMAT ;

1. cacophony :a harsh discordant mixture of sounds,  noise, discord, dissonance, discordance

2. seine :a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in
the water and is used to enclose and catch fish

3. ubiquitous : present, appearing, or found everywhere.

4. epicure :a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink

5. surreptitious :kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

6. furtive :attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that
discovery would lead to trouble

7. Follicle: a small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

8. foist :impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.

9. perusal :examine

10. ostensible : stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

11. fetter :a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.

12. proclivity :a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.

13. Languid = Lacking spirit or liveliness

14. Grandiloquent: pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way
that is intended to impress.

15. Magnanimous: very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less
powerful than oneself.

16. Soporific: tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

17. LACONIC:- brief, concise, terse.(Asked as synonym-Correct Answer in options->terse)

18. HERALD:- messenger,harbinger(noun) ; impending, sign of something that is about to
happen( Verb)

19. Parsimonious: very unwilling to spend money or use resources.(adj)

20. perspicacious:having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

21. Larinth : a maze

22. Attrition : the process of reducing something’s strength or effectiveness through sustained
attack or pressure.

23. Realistic : having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or
expected.

24. Parochial : having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.

25. tacit: understood or implied without being stated.

26. discord : disagreement

27. sedulous : (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

28. circumlocution :the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate
attempt to be vague or evasive.

29. spiel – an elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used a salesperson (synonyms:
speech, line, patter, pitch, sales pitch; monologue, rigmarole, story, saga)

30. Prurient: lustful,salacious

31. tendentious: expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view,
especially a controversial one.

32. Treacherous : guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.

33. Sequestered: (of a place) isolated and hidden away.

34. Supercilious: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

35. Loquacious: talkative, garrulous, voluble, over-talkative, long-
winded, wordy, verbose,profuse, prolix, effusive, gushing, rambling;communicative;
chatty, gossipy, gossiping, chattering, chattery, babbling,blathering, gibbering; with the gift of
the gab, having kissed the blarney stone, yakking, big- mouthed, gab, gassy, talky; raremultiloquent, multiloquous

36. Petulant: childishly sulky or bad-tempered

37. Castigate: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach,scold, r
emonstrate with, berate, take to task, pull up, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give
someone a piece of one’s mind, haul over the coals, lecture, criticize, censure;

38. cock-a-hoop: be boastful

39. beguile :to influence trickery, to take away from cheating or deceiving ,to charm or
divert,to pass (time) pleasantly

40. cognomen :any name, especially a nickname.

41. impugn : to challenge as false (another’s statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon, to
vilify

42. credulous :willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate
evidence; gullible.

43. urbane :reflecting elegance, sophistication

44. ostentatious : characterized or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to
impress others.

45. Deleterious : harmful to human beings, Detrimental

46. Restitute : give or bring back

47. Circumlocution : the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
Synonym: periphrasis, circuitousness, indirectness

48. Soporific : tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

49. quiescent- in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy

50. asperity – harshness of tone or manner,sharpness.biterness,acrimony

51. plaudit – praise,approval,approbation,congratulation

52. eulogy – a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a
tribute to someone who has just died,speech,panegyric,paean,encomium,tribute,testimonial.

53. debilitate – make weak ( synonym – enervate )

54. Rectitude – uprightness

55. Purloin – Steal, Make off with belongings of others

56. Tenacity – Determined

57. Abettor – ( उकसाने वाला ) encourage, urge

58. taciturn – uncommunicative, a person who speaks less (antonym- garrulous, synonym- reticent)

59. morose – sullen and ill-tempered

60. Wan Meaning : looking sick or pale
Synonym: pale, pallid, ashen
Antonym: flushed, ruddy, bright

61. Casuistry Meaning : a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine
Synonym: chicanery,deception, trickery, equivocation, evasion, sophistry(sophism), specious, fallacy
Antonym: certainity, surity, fact, reality, trut

62.. Egregious Meaning : extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
Synonym: gross, outrageous, notorious, shocking
Antonym: tolerable, moderate, minor, unnoticeable, little

63. Vindicate Meaning : clear (someone) of blame or suspicion/justfy/authenticate
Synonym: acquit, absolve, confute, shield, exonerate, exculpate
Antonym: convict, blame, incriminate, accused

64. Adumbrate Meaning : to suggest, disclose, or outline partially adumbrate a
plan
Synonym: augur, indicate, foretell, suggest, obscure
Antonym: ignore

65. Adulate Meaning : praise (someone) excessively
Synonym: praise, fawn, worship, approbation, apple-polish
Antonym: criticise, complain, insult, slander, blame

66. vitiate Meaning : spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of
Synonym: abolish,
deny, negate, annul, annihilate, recant
Antonym: schedule, set-up

67. conundrum Meaning : a confusing and difficult problem or question
Synonym: puzzlement, enigma, riddle, quandry, dilemma
Antonym: understanding, known

68. profligate Meaning : recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of
resources

Synonym: spendthrift, thriftless, improvident, reckless, imprudent
prodigal

Antonym: thrifty, frugal

69. maverick Meaning : an unorthodox or independent-minded person

Synonym: non-conformist, individualist, eccentric, trendsetter, unconventional, bohemian,
original

Antonym: conformist, conventional, orthodox

70. cantankerous Meaning : bad-tempered, argumentative, and
uncooperative

Synonym: fractious, grumpy, irrascible, choleric, disagreeable,
dilious,crab

Antonym: good-natured, affable

71. Gaucherie meaning: 
awkward or unsophisticated ways

Synonym: unsophisticated, goof-up, indiscretion, gaff, foul-up,
blunder, misconduct, indecorum

Antonym: correctness, propriety, suitableness,
tastefulness

72. Scald Meaning : A type of burn injury caused hot gases or
liquids

Synonym: burn, scorch, sear, cauterize, criticize

Antonym: extinguish, quench, smother, cool

73. Guile Synonym: cunning, artful, ingenuity, deceive, shrewdness

Antonym: artless, honesty, candour

74. Punctilious Meaning : giving great attention to detail or correct behavior.

Synonym: meticulous, diligent,
precise, perfectionist, conscientious, scrupulous

Antonym: careless, easy-going,
slapdash

75. Doughty Meaning : intrepid, fearless, resolute, mettlesome,
valiant, determined, dauntless, audacious

Antonym: timid, trepidation, fear, alarmed,
abashed, flinch, flagged, alarmed

76. Promulgate meaning: promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).

77. Proclaim meaning : announce officially or publicly.

78. Lackadaisical Meaning: lacking enthusiasm and determination 

Synonym: Careless, lazy, indifferent, leizurely, insouciant, blase 

Antonym: enthisiastic, excited