VOCABULARY - 21-01-2017

1). Troupe

Meaning: group, company, band, ensemble, set, cast

Definition: a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues.

Usage: A dance troupe.

2). Avaricious  

Meaning: grasping, acquisitive, covetous, greedy,  rapacious, mercenary

Definition: having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Usage:  An avaricious, manipulative woman

3). Disconcert

Meaning: unsettle, nonplus, discomfit, confuse, perplex, ruffle, shake, worry.

Definition: disturb the composure of; unsettle.

Usage: The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.

4). Harangue    

Meaning: tirade, lecture, diatribe, homily, polemic, rant, fulmination, broadside, invective

Definition: a lengthy and aggressive speech

Usage: They were subjected to a ten-minute harangue by two border guards

5). Unsceupulous

Meaning: unprincipled, immoral, amoral, dishonest, cunning, furtive, sly, bad, evil, wicked

Definition: having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

Usage: Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants.

6). Preachy

Meaning: moralistic, didactic, dogmatic

Definition: having or showing a tendency to give moral advice in a tedious or self-righteous way.

Usage: His patriotic pictures had a preachy tone

7). Unabashed

Meaning: unashamed, shameless, brazen, confident, immodest, unshrinking, fearless

Definition: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

Usage:  He was unabashed by the furore his words provoked

8). Melodramatic

Meaning: histrionic, extravagant, overdone, overripe, overemotional, sentimental

Definition: characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated or overemotional.

Usage: He flung the door open with a melodramatic flourish.

9). Mimic  

Meaning: imitate, copy, mock, parody, lampoon, caricature

Definition: imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule

Usage:  He mimicked Super Star Rajini voice.

10). Protagonist  

Meaning: supporter, adherent, backer, proponent, advocate, promoter, exponent, prime mover

Definition: an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea.

Usage: He's a strenuous protagonist of the new agricultural policy.