PSLE English

Vocabulary List
 the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their
allegiance sovereign);; the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a
course of action
alleviate provide physical relief, as from pain;; make easier
ambiguous open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
anaesthetic a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;; strike
appal
with disgust or revulsion
make peace with;; overcome or allay;; cause to be more favourably
appease
inclined; gain the good will of
arid lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless;; lacking enough water or rainfall
astute marked by practical hard-headed intelligence
blitz a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
boisterously in a carefree manner
clatter a rattling noise
compel force or oblige (someone) to do something.
something added to complete or make perfect;; either of two parts that
complement
mutually complete each other
concise expressing much in few words
concurred happen simultaneously;; be in accord; be in agreement
confer have a conference in order to talk something over;; present
defer submit or yield to another's wish or opinion;; hold back to a later time
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land;; a
deluge
heavy rain;; an overwhelming number or amount
demeanour the way a person behaves toward other people
deplete use up the supply or resources of.
depreciate lose in value;; lower the value of something;; belittle
dwindle become smaller or lose substance
elaborately with elaboration
the condition of being honoured (esteemed or respected or well
esteem
regarded);; an attitude of admiration or esteem
call to mind;; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
evoke
magic
 favouring or bringing good luck;; occurring at a convenient or suitable
favourable
time
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse;; any substance
filth
considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
foolish or senseless behaviour;; the trait of acting stupidly or rashly;; the
folly
quality of being rash and foolish;; a stupid mistake
ominously prophetic;; noun an unfavourable omen;; a feeling of evil to
foreboding
come
forlornly in a forlorn manner
frivolously in a frivolous manner
futile producing no result or effect;; unproductive of success
glitch a fault or defect in a system or machine
constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or
ideal conception;; conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or
excellence
implore call upon in supplication; entreat
capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all;; not
inaccessible
capable of being obtained
incorrigible impervious to correction by punishment
incredulous not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to;; receive a
incurred
specified treatment
indelible cannot be removed, washed away or erased
being favourably inclined;; characterized by or given to yielding to the
indulgent
wishes of someone;; tolerant or lenient
believe to be the case;; guess correctly; solve by guessing;; reason by
infer
deduction; establish by deduction;; conclude by reasoning
infuriate make furious
insinuate introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner;; give to understand
fill or cover completely, usually with water;; fill quickly beyond capacity; as
inundate with a
liquid
invincible incapable of being overcome or subdued
irate feeling or showing extreme anger
laboriously in a laborious manner
murmur a low continuous background noise; a low continuous background noise.
the process of flowing out;; the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some
outflow
container;; a natural flow of ground water
 the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation
perjury
under oath.
throw into great confusion or disorder;; disturb in mind or make uneasy
perturb
or cause to be worried or alarmed
tightly woven fabric with raised cords;; a sudden outburst of
pique
anger;; verb cause to feel resentment or indignation
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action;; in full control
poised
of your faculties
exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige;; having an
prestigious
illustrious reputation; respected
provoke provide the needed stimulus for;; evoke or provoke to appear or occur
the act of removing an official by petition;; the process of remembering
recall
(especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
get over an illness or shock;; restore to good health or strength;; regain a
recuperate
former condition after a financial loss;; regain or make up for
reminisce recall the past
remote or secluded;; being the only one; single and isolated from
solitary
others;; characterized by or preferring solitude
wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of
squirmed
nervousness or discomfort.
stifled held in check with difficulty
subside become less intense, violent, or severe
being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating
superficial
emotionally or intellectually;; of little substance or significance
tranquilisers a medicinal drug taken to reduce tension or anxiety.
transfixed having your attention fixated as though by a spell
unanimously of one mind; without dissent
not clearly understood or expressed;; not precisely limited, determined,
vague
or distinguished;; lacking clarity or distinctness
zealously in a zealous manner