distraught = upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious
and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught
with grief/worry
recreant = disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly
person
disport = amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
proxy = authorized agent; authority to act for another
leave-taking = farewell or departure
tender = offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one.s resignation/
the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. Legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound
brunt = main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex.
brunt of the argument
junta = group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal;
group of military officers ruling a country after seizing
power (by force)
materialism = preoccupation with physical comforts and
things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather
than spiritual matters)
analgesic = causing insensitivity to pain; N.
jurisprudence = science of law
dossier = file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF.
bundle of papers labeled on the back

deviate = turn away from (a principle, norm); move away
from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N.
deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism
slapdash = hasty and careless; haphazard;
sloppy(carelessly done)
maim = mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex.
maimed for life
decapitate = behead
intractable = unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable
problem/child
cordial = warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial
welcome
unilateral = one-sided; involving or affecting only one
side; Ex. unilateral declaration
verbose = wordy; N. verbosity
tonsure = shaving of the head especially by person entering
religious orders; V.
masticate = chew
gestate = evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period
of development from conception until birth
rhetoric = art of effective communication; art of using language
effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or
writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric;
ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to
which no answer is expected as .Who knows it ?.
melancholy = gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic;
CF. melancholia
retiring = shy and reserved (of a person); modest; Ex. her
retiring personality