Aghast
M: struck with overwhelming shock or amazement;
M: filled with sudden fright or horror:
U: They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.
U: I am aghast at this attitude of the so called custodians of religion.
Apathetic
M: not interested or concerned.
M: Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
M: Feeling or showing little or no emotion.
Ubiquity
M: Present everywhere at once, or seeming to be
U: Its ubiquity of online information about everything and everyone is tremendous.
Arduous
M: difficult, tough, hard, laborious, grueling
U: The process of writing the books is an arduous one—stressful and time-consuming.
Gorgeous
M: attractive, beautiful, elegant, great-looking
U: That museum has got gorgeous art hanging on the walls
cliché
M: a trite, stereotyped expression;
M: a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse
Eg. I thank you from my heart, as sadder but wiser
Derogatory
M: tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing
Decorum
M: demureness, modesty, good manners, good behaviors, respectability
M: Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
U: In the Ireland of the 1940's ... the stolidity of a long, empty, grave face was thought to be the height of decorum and profundity.
wayworn
M: worn or wearied by travel
U: She was wayworn after the long trip.
vociferous
M: crying out noisily; clamorous.
M: characterized by or uttered with vociferation
U: a vociferous manner of expression.
Compiled by: Ganesh
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