1000 Hindu Vocabulary Words with Meaning
1.Rhapsody
Meaning: a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable
emotion
Synonym: cloud-nine, elatedness
Sentence: “listening to Mozart always left him in a
rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening”
2.Acerbity
Meaning: intended to cause hurt feelings
Synonym: acridness, acuteness
Sentence: “the customer made his displeasure known
with more acerbity than was necessary”
3.Juxtapose
Meaning: having a border in common
Synonym: adjoining, conterminous, flanking
Sentence: “the juxtaposed photographs of the country's
richest and poorest areas are a telling commentary on
inequality”
4.Sojourn
Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere
temporarily.
Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;
Sentence: "her sojourn in Rome"
5.Peremptory
Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience,
especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary,
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commanding, authoritative,
Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming
Sentence: "‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply"
6.Percussion
Meaning: musical instruments played by striking with the
hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including
drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.
Synonym: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump
Sentence: "percussion instruments"
7.Chastity
Meaning: the state or practice of refraining from
extramarital
Synonyms: pure, clean
Sentence: The vows of chastity
8.Abdicate
Meaning: to leave the position of being a king or queen
Synonyms: resign, retire
Sentence: "in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German
emperor"
9.Wriggle out
Meaning: to wiggle and squeeze out of something or
some place
Synonyms: Manage to avoid from doing it.
Sentence: Don't try to wriggle out of this. I won't let you
wriggle out this time.
10.Espoused
Meaning: adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of
life).
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Synonyms: embrace, welcome
Sentence: Edward had espoused the lady Grey
11.Interim
Meaning: the intervening time., in or for the intervening
period; provisional.
Synonym: meantime, meanwhile, interlude; interregnum
Antonym: permanent
Sentence: "an interim arrangement"
12.Interdict
Meaning: an authoritative prohibition, in particular:
Synonym: prohibition, ban, bar, veto, proscription,
Antonym: :corroborate, support
Sentence: "army efforts to interdict enemy supply
shipments"
13.Insurgent
Meaning: a person fighting against a government or
invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.
Synonym: rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist, mutineer,
agitator, subversive, guerrilla, anarchist
Antonym: loyal, government
Sentence: "an attack by armed insurgents"
14. Agnostic
Meaning: a person who believes that nothing is known or
can be known of the existence or nature of God
Synonym: sceptic, doubter,
Sentence: After my husband became agnostic, he
stopped going to church because of his doubt about god's
existence
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15.Punctilious
Meaning: showing great attention to detail or
correct behaviour.
Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent,
attentive,
Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash
Sentence: "he was punctilious in providing every amenity
for his guests"
16. Labyrinth
Meaning: a complicated irregular network of passages or
paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze
Synonym: maze, rabbit warren, warren
Sentence: a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers
17.Pusillanimous
Meaning: showing a lack of courage or determination;
timid.
Synonym: cowardly, recreant, spineless, unheroic
Antonym: audacious, bold, brazen,
Sentence: pusillanimous politicians who vote according to
whichever way the political wind is blowing
18.Incendiary
Meaning: Causing trouble,
Synonym: inflammatory, dangerous
Antonym: loyal, peace making
Sentence: His team continued to clear the building and
toss flares into corners as they sought out any living
insurgents or incendiary devices.
19.Pragmatic
Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in
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a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical
considerations.
Synonym: practical, realistic
Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian
Sentence: "a pragmatic approach to politics"
20.Predilection
Meaning: a preference or special liking for something; a
bias in favour of something.
Synonym: liking, fondness, preference, partiality,
Sentence: "your predilection for pretty girls"
21.Rhapsody
Meaning: a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable
emotion
Synonym: cloud-nine, elatedness
Sentence: “listening to Mozart always left him in a
rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening”
22.Acerbity
Meaning: intended to cause hurt feelings
Synonym: acridness, acuteness
Sentence: “the customer made his displeasure known
with more acerbity than was necessary”
23.Juxtapose
Meaning: having a border in common
Synonym: adjoining, conterminous, flanking
Sentence: “the juxtaposed photographs of the country's
richest and poorest areas are a telling commentary on
inequality”
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24.Sojourn
Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere
temporarily.
Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;
Sentence: "her sojourn in Rome"
25.Peremptory
Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience,
especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary,
commanding, authoritative,
Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming
Sentence: "‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply"
26.Percussion
Meaning: musical instruments played by striking with the
hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including
drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.
Synonym: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump
Sentence: "percussion instruments"
27.Chastity
Meaning: the state or practice of refraining from
extramarital
Synonyms: pure, clean
Sentence: The vows of chastity
28.Abdicate
Meaning: to leave the position of being a king or queen
Synonyms: resign, retire
Sentence: "in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German
emperor"
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29.Wriggle out
Meaning: to wiggle and squeeze out of something or
some place
Synonyms: Manage to avoid from doing it.
Sentence: Don't try to wriggle out of this. I won't let you
wriggle out this time.
30.Espoused
Meaning: adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of
life).
Synonyms: embrace, welcome
Sentence: Edward had espoused the lady Grey
31.Riposte
Meaning: a quick and clever reply
Synonym: comeback, repartee, retort
Sentence: he's known for having a brilliant riposte to
nearly any insult
32.petulant
Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or
bad-tempered
Synonym: short-tempered, peevish,
Antonym: affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted
Sentence: "he was moody and petulant"
33. Vacillation
Meaning: fluctuation
Synonym: hesitation, doubt, indecision
Antonym: certainty, sure
Sentence: I vacillate between the red truck and the blue
one
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34.Discernible
Meaning: able to be discerned; perceptible.
Synonym: visible, detectable, noticeable
Antonym: imperceptible
Sentence: "the scandal had no discernible effect on his
career"
35. Sojourn
Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere
temporarily.
Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;
Sentence: "her sojourn in Rome"
36. Orthodox
Meaning: following or conforming to the traditional or
generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion,
philosophy, or practice.
Synonym: conservative, traditional, observant,
conformist
Antonym: unconventional, unorthodox, nonconformist
Sentence: "Burke's views were orthodox in his time"
37. Pernicious
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual
or subtle way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favorable
Sentence: "the pernicious influences of the mass media"
38. Peremptory
Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience,
especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary,
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commanding, authoritative,
Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming
Sentence: "‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply"
39.Espouse
Meaning: support
Synonym: adopt, maintain, defend
Antonym: attack, reject
Sentence: He was an optimist or he never would have
espoused the American cause.
40.Sporadic
Meaning: on and off
Synonym: occasional, infrequent, irregular
Antonym: common, constant, frequent
Sentence: At first resistance to Western encroachment
was sporadic and uncoordinated.
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1. Vociferous
Meaning: expressing or characterized by vehement opinions.
Synonym: vehement, outspoken, vocal, forthright
Sentence: "he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover"
2. Vivacious
Meaning: (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.
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Synonym: lively, animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited,
effervescent
Sentence: "her vivacious and elegant mother"
3. Vituperate
Meaning: blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language.
Synonym: revile, rail against, inveigh against, fulminate against, attack,
upbraid,
Sentence: every week the minister would ascend the culpulpit and
vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices>
4.Plausible
Meaning:(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or
probable.
Synonym: credible, reasonable, believable,
Antonym: unlikely, improbable
Sentence: "a plausible explanation"
5.Niceties
Meaning: a small detail and especially one that is a part of polite or
proper behavior
Synonym: Datum , specific, point
Sentence: “The leader knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol”
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6.deferential
Meaning: showing deference; respectful.
Synonym: obsequious, humble, respectful,
Sentence: "people were always deferential to him"
7.Obsequious
Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Synonym: sycophantic, servile
Antonym: domineering
Sentence: "they were served by obsequious waiters"
8.Raucous
Meaning: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
Synonym: harsh, strident,
Antonym: soft, dulcet, peaceful, quiet, restrained
Sentence: "raucous youths"
9.Charlatan
Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.
Synonym: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake
Sentence: "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan"
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10.Chameleon
Meaning: a small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile tail,
long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and
a highly developed ability to change colour.,
a person who changes their opinions or behaviour according to the
situation.
Synonym: opportunist, temporizer, timeserver,
Sentence:"voters have misgivings about his performance as a political
chameleon"
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1.Lecherous
Meaning: having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
Synonym: lustful, licentious, lascivious,
Antonym: chaste, pure
Sentence: "she ignored his lecherous gaze"
2.Catharsis
Meaning: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief
from, strong or repressed emotions.
Synonym: purging, purgation, purification, cleansing,
Sentence: "music is a means of catharsis for them"
3.Bigotry
Meaning: a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people,
ideas, etc.: a bigoted person
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Synonym: dogmatist, partisan
Sentence: a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even
considering the counterarguments
4.Covenant
Meaning: an agreement., agree by lease, deed, or other legal
contract.
Synonym: accord, deal, bargain, settlement
Antonym: disagreement, denial, misunderstanding, refusal
Sentence: "there was a covenant between them that her name
was never to be mentioned"
5.Skulduggery
Meaning: underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or
activities.
Synonym: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Sentence: "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"
6. Aloof
Meaning: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Synonym: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote,
Antonym: familiar, friendly
Sentence: "they were courteous but faintly aloof
7. Allure
Meaning: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously
attractive or fascinating.
Synonym: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour
Sentence: people for whom gold holds no allure"
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8.Circumspect
Meaning: wary and unwilling to take risks.
Synonyms: chary, guarded
Sentence: "the officials were very circumspect in their
statements"
9.Cohesive
Meaning: characterized by or causing cohesion
Synonyms: united
Sentence: “a cohesive social unit”
10.Shirk
Meaning: avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
Synonyms: dodge, shun
Sentence: "I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter"
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1.Effrontery
Meaning: shameless boldness
Synonym: cockiness, cheekiness, pertness
Sentence: “the little squirt had the effrontery to deny eating any
cookies, even with the crumbs still on his lips”
2.Malarkey
Meaning: foolish words or ideas
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Synonym: applesauce, balderdash
Sentence: He thinks everything politicians say is just a bunch of
malarkey
3.Bombast
Meaning: speech or writing that is meant to sound important or
impressive but is not sincere or meaningful
Synonym: exaggeration
Sentence: you need less bombast and more substance in this
speech on human rights
4.Opulent
Meaning: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
Synonym: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonym: penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious
Sentence: "the opulent comfort of a limousine"
5.Preposterous
Meaning: contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or
ridiculous.
Synonym: absurd, ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous
Antonym: reasonable, sensible
Sentence: "a preposterous suggestion"
6.Prerogative
Meaning: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual
or class.
Synonym: entitlement, right, privilege, advantage
Sentence: "in some countries, higher education is predominantly
the prerogative of the rich"
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7.Posthumous
Meaning: occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the
originator., (of a child) born after the death of its father.
Synonym: postmortem
Antonym: antemortem
Sentence: "he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross"
8.Potable
Meaning: safe to drink; drinkable.
Synonym: drinkable
Antonym: contaminated, dirty, foul, polluted;
Sentence: "there is no supply of potable water available"
9.Potpourri
Meaning: a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to
perfume a room.
a mixture or medley of things.
Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection
Sentence: "he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and
Sullivan"
10. Pernicious
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle
way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favourable
Sentence: "the pernicious influences of the mass media"
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1.Prelude
Meaning: an action or event serving as an introduction to
something more important.
Synonym: preliminary, overture, opening, preparation
Antonym:conclusion, postscript
Sentence: "a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace
negotiations"
2.Premonition
Meaning: a strong feeling that something is about to happen,
especially something unpleasant.
Synonym: foreboding, presage, presentiment, prognostication
Sentence: "he had a premonition of imminent disaster"
3.Preponderance
Meaning: the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity,
or importance.
Synonym: prevalence, predominance, dominance
Sentence: "the preponderance of women among older people"
4.Repechage
Meaning: a trial heat (as in rowing) in which first-round losers are
given another chance to qualify for the semifinals
Sentence: The British would now have to row and win in a
repechage the next day if they were to be one of the final six
boats in the medal race.
5.Vivacious
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Meaning: (especially of a woman) attractively lively and
animated.
Synonym: lively, animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited,
effervescent
Sentence: "her vivacious and elegant mother"
6.Onus
Meaning: the responsibility for something
Synonyms: blot, stain
Sentence: he perpetually tries to shift the onus for any mistakes
onto other team members
7.Recourse
Meaning: something that one uses to accomplish an end especially
when the usual means is not available
Synonyms: expedient, resource
Sentence: a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire
recourse when a polite request for something is met with
parental indifference
8.Jingoism
Meaning: extreme patriotism
Synonyms: chauvinism, xenophobia
Sentence: the popular jingoism that swept the lower–middle
classes
9.Precedence
Meaning: the condition of being considered more important than
someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or
rank.
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Synonym: outweigh, supersede,
Sentence: "his desire for power soon took precedence over any
other consideration"
10.Hierarchy
Meaning: a system in which members of an organization or society
are ranked according to relative status or authority
Synonym: pecking order, ranking, grading, ladder, social order,
social stratum
Antonym: disordered, free-for-all
Sentence: "the initiative was with those lower down in the
hierarchy"
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1.Petulant
Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or badtempered
Synonym: short-tempered, peevish,
Antonym: affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted
Sentence: "he was moody and petulant"
2.Interlocutor
Meaning: a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
Synonym: minstrel show, middleman, minstrel
Sentence: The music at the party was so loud my interlocutor
couldn’t understand a word I said during our conversation.
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3.Quintessential
Meaning: the essence of a thing in its purest and most
concentrated form
Synonym: acme, apotheosis
Sentence: A selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of
the virtue of charity
4.Savior
Meaning: someone who saves something or someone from danger,
harm, failure, etc.
Synonym: deliverer, redeemer
Sentence: We all felt that she was our savior.
5.Rambunctious
Meaning: uncontrolled in a way that is playful or full of energy
Synonym: hell-raising, knockabout, boisterous
Antonym: noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet, restrained, serene,
Sentence: The schoolyard was filled with rambunctious kids.
6.Chicanery
Meaning: the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's
purpose.
Synonym: trickery, deception, deceit,
Sentence: "storylines packed with political chicanery"
7.Charlatan
Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or
skill.
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Synonym: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake
Sentence: "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan"
8.Tactic
Meaning: the means or procedure for doing something
Synonyms: approach, manner
Sentence: used dishonest tactics to win election to the town
council
9.Rebuff
Meaning: treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
Synonyms: brush-off, repulse
Sentence: took her rebuff in stride, and still greeted her cousin
with a friendly smile the next time they met
10.Extricate
Meaning: to free or remove
Synonyms: disentangle, disencumber
Sentence: They extricated the tractor from the mud.
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1.Quackery
Meaning: the methods and treatments used by unskillful doctors
or by people who pretend to be doctors
Synonym: Charlatanry
Sentence: “His cure was nothing but quackery.”
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2.Vicissitude
Meaning:. the quality or state of being changeable
Synonym: beatitude, correctitude, decrepitude
Sentence: “What made you want to look up vicissitude?”
3.Acquiesce
Meaning: to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by
staying silent or by not arguing
Synonym:assent,consent
Sentence: “They demanded it, and he acquiesced.”
4.Diaphanous
Meaning: used to describe cloth that is very thin and light
Synonym: transparent
Sentence: “the bride wore a diaphanous veil”
5.Fealty
Meaning: loyalty to a person, group, etc.
Synonym: agonistic,carpetbagger
Sentence: “He swore fealty to the king.
6.Ravaged
Meaning: damage resulting from ravaging: violently destructive
effect
Synonym: devastate, pillage
Sentence: Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in
1992, causing $19 billion in damage
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7.Decathlon
Meaning: a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different
events
Sentence: The event had a decathlon activity.
8.Vault
Meaning: an underground burial chamber
Synonym: catacomb
Sentence: archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient
vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers
9.Equestrian
Meaning: of or relating to the riding of horses
Sentence: equestrian sports
10.Repechage
Meaning: a trial heat (as in rowing) in which first-round losers are
given another chance to qualify for the semifinals
Sentence: French repechage second chance.
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1.Vanquish
Meaning: defeat thoroughly.
Synonym: conquer, defeat
Antonym: surrender
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Sentence: "he successfully vanquished his rival"
2.Alliteration
Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the
beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Synonym: exaggeration, expression.
Sentence: "the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’
3. Tarnish
Meaning: lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of
exposure to air or moisture
Synonym: discolour, stain, rust, oxidize, corrode, deteriorate;
Antonym: brighten, polish
Sentence: "silver tarnishes too easily"
4.Reverberate
Meaning: (of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.
Synonym: resound, echo, re-echo, repeat, resonate, pulsate,
vibrate,
Antonym: dampen, deaden, dull, quiet
Sentence: "her deep booming laugh reverberated around the
room"
5. Revulsion
Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
Synonym: disgust, repulsion, abhorrence,
Sentence:"news of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion"
6. Badinage
Meaning: humorous or witty conversation
Synonym: repartee
Sentence: "he developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour
leader"
7. Banter
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Meaning: the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
Synonym: wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay; More
Sentence:"there was much good-natured banter"
8. Sobriquet
Meaning: a person's nickname.
Synonym: alias, byname, cognomen, epithet
Sentence: "she was a vast and haughty person who answered to
the sobriquet ‘Duchesse’"
9. Skulduggery
Meaning: underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or
activities.
Synonym: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Sentence: "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"
10. Sinister
Meaning: giving the impression that something harmful or evil is
happening or will happen.
Synonym: menacing, threatening, ominous
Antonym: auspicious, benign, bright, encouraging, favorable
Sentence: "there was something sinister about that murmuring
voice"
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1.Ignominious
Meaning: deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
Synonym: humiliating, undignified, embarrassing,
Antonym: glorious, admirable
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Sentence: "no other party risked ignominious defeat
2.Ostentatious
Meaning: characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed
to impress.
Synonym: showy, pretentious, conspicuous, obtrusive,
Antonym: plain, unobtrusive, restrained, modest
Sentence:"a simple design that is glamorous without being
ostentatious"
3.Paraphernalia
Meaning: miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment
needed for a particular activity.
Synonym: equipment, stuff, things, apparatus,
Antonym: immovables,
Sentence: "drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for
home improvements"
4.Tenuous
Meaning: very weak or slight.
Synonym: slight, insubstantial, flimsy, negligible,
Antonym: convincing, substantial, strong
Sentence: "the tenuous link between interest rates and
investment"
5. Allure
Meaning: Appeal
Synonym: attraction, charm, glamor
Antonym: repulsion
Sentence: They allure and baffle us, as the smile on the lips of
the Mona Lisa.
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6.Wanton
Meaning: (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked
Synonym: deliberate, malicious,
Antonym: justifiable
Sentence: "sheer wanton vandalism"
7. Perennial
Meaning: lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time;
enduring or continually recurring
Synonym: everlasting, perpetual, eternal,
Antonym: ceasing, ending, halting, infrequent, intermittent,
interrupted, occasional, temporary
Sentence:"his perennial distrust of the media"
8.Perdition
Meaning:(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and
damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes
after death
Synonym: damnation, eternal punishment;
Sentence:"she used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal
before perdition"
9. Penury
Meaning: the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.
Synonym: pennilessness, impecuniousness, impoverishment,
indigence,
Antonym: wealth, affluence
Sentence: "he couldn't face another year of penury"
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10.Laggard
Meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind
others.
Synonym: straggler, loiterer, lingerer,
Sentence: "staff were under enormous pressure and there was no
time for laggards"
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1.Apposite
Meaning: apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.
Synonym: appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, befitting;
inappropriate
Usage: "an apposite quotation"
2.Appraise
Meaning: assess the value or quality of.,assess the performance
of (an employee) formally.
Synonym: assess, evaluate, estimate, judge, rate, gauge,
"some companies are considering team appraisals instead of
appraising individuals"
3.Apprise
Meaning: inform or tell (someone).
Synonym: inform, notify, tell, let know, advise, brief, intimate
"I thought it right to apprise Chris of what had happened"
4.Approbation
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Meaning: approval or praise.
Synonym: approval, acceptance, assent,
encouragement, recognition, appreciation
"a term of approbation"
endorsement,
5.Apropos
Meaning: with reference to; concerning., very appropriate to a
particular situation.
Synonym: with reference to, with regard to, with respect to,
regarding, concerning, respecting, appropriate, pertinent,
relevant, apposite, apt, applicable,
suitable, germane,
"she remarked apropos of the initiative, ‘It's not going to stop the
abuse’"
"the song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt"
6.Arable
Meaning: (of land) used or suitable for growing crops.
"acres of arable land"
7.Arcade
Meaning: a covered passage with arches along one or both sides.
Synonym: gallery, colonnade, cloister, loggia, portico, forum,
peristyle, stoa
"they walked on, past a classical arcade"
8.Arcane
Meaning: understood by few; mysterious or secret.
Synonym: mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed,
clandestine, enigmatic
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covert,
"arcane procedures for electing people"
9.Archaic
Meaning: very old or old-fashioned., (of a word or a style of
language) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart
an old-fashioned flavour.
Synonym: obsolete, obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, oldfashioned, outmoded,
"prisons are run on archaic methods"
10.Appellation
Meaning: a name or title.
Synonym: name, title, designation, denomination, honorific, tag,
epithet, label, sobriquet, by name, nickname;
"the city fully justifies its appellation ‘the Pearl of the Orient’"
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1.Revulsion
Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
Synonym: disgust, repulsion, abhorrence,
Sentence:"news of the attack will be met with sorrow and
revulsion"
2.Eulogize
Meaning: praise highly in speech or writing.
Synonym: acclaim, extol;
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Antonym: criticize
Sentence: "he was eulogized as a rock star"
3.Errant
Meaning: wrong ,deviant
Synonym: erratic, stray
Antonym: normal,
Sentence: I saw an errant man shouting at his daughter for
skipping office
4.Attrition
Meaning: A wearing down to weaken or destroy
Synonym: erosion, grinding
Antonym: building, happiness
Sentence: The difficulty was to overcome its susceptibility to
attrition.
5.Blasphemous
Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.
Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,
Antonym: reverent
Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"
6.Besiege
Meaning: surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture
it or force its surrender.
Synonym: beleaguer, blockade, surround
Antonym: release, relieve, reprieve; comfort, console,
Sentence: "she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen"
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7. Slander
Meaning: the action or crime of making a false spoken statement
damaging to a
person's reputation.
Synonym: besmirch, tarnish, taint, misrepresent
Sentence: "he is suing the TV company for slander"
8. Ameliorate
Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Synonym: improve, amend, better, enhance, enrich
Antonym: damage, endamage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, spoil,
tarnish, vitiate
Sentence: "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
9.Laconic
Meaning: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few
words.
Synonym: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical,
Antonym: verbose, long-winded, loquacious
Sentence: "his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the
topic"
10.Punitive
Meaning: inflicting or intended as punishment.
Synonym: penal, disciplinary, corrective,
Antonym: exonerating, condoning, pardoning
Sentence: "he called for punitive measures against the Eastern
bloc"
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1.Chagrin
Meaning: annoyance or distress at having failed or been
humiliated.
Synonym: irritation, vexation, exasperation
Antonym: delight
Sentence: "to my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen"
2.Demure
Meaning: (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy.
Synonym: modest, unassuming, meek
Antonym: brazen, shameless
Sentence: "a demure little wife who sits at home minding the
house"
3.Fallacy
Meaning: a wrong belief : a false or mistaken idea,the quality of
being false or wrong
Synonym: error, misbelief, falsity
Sentence: “the once-common fallacy that girls just weren't any
good at math”
4.Obsequious
Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Synonym: sycophantic, servile
Antonym: domineering
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Sentence: "they were served by obsequious waiters"
5.Raucous
Meaning: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud
noise.
Synonym: harsh, strident,
Antonym: soft, dulcet, peaceful, quiet, restrained
Sentence: "raucous youths"
6.Resilience
Meaning: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties;
toughness.
Synonym: flexibility, pliability, suppleness
Antonym: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
Sentence: "the often remarkable resilience of so many British
institutions"
7.Sentinel
Meaning: a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
Synonym: guard, keeper
Sentence: "soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets"
8.Potpourri
Meaning: a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to
perfume a room.
a mixture or medley of things.
Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection
Sentence: "he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and
Sullivan"
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9.Pragmatic
Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way
that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Synonym: practical, realistic
Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian
Sentence: "a pragmatic approach to politics"
10.Referendum
Meaning: a general vote by the electorate on a single political
question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.
Synonym: public vote, plebiscite, popular vote, ballot, poll
Sentence: "he called for a referendum on the death penalty"
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1.Besiege
Meaning: surround (a place) with armed forces in order to
capture it or force its surrender.
Synonym: beleaguer, blockade, surround
Sentence: "the king marched north to besiege Berwick"
2.Bête noire
Meaning: a person or thing that one particularly dislikes.
Synonym: anathema, abomination, bogey, bugaboo;
Sentence: "great-uncle Edward was my father's bête noire"
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3.Biennial
Meaning: taking place every other year.
Sentence: "the first of a series of biennial exhibitions"
4. Recede
Meaning: Pull back or move away or backward
Synonym: subside, ebb, taper
Antonym: forge, ascend, prolong
Sentence: The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as
she grew older
5.Proclivity
Meaning: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an
inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.
Synonym: liking, inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition,
propensity,
Sentence: "a proclivity for hard work"
6. Diabolic
Meaning: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical
of a devil.
Synonyms: devilish, diabolical,
Sentence: An idle mind is a Diabolic's workshop.
7. Rancour
Meaning: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.
Synonyms: bitterness, gall, rancor, resentment, reprisal.
Sentence: Although my friend betrayed me, I have no rancor
towards him.
8.Trite
Meaning: not interesting or effective because of being used too
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Synonym: stereotype, cobwebby, timeworn
Sentence: “ That argument has become trite.”
9.Charlatan
Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge
or skill.
Synonym: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake
Sentence: "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan"
10.Chameleon
Meaning: a small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile
tail, long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate
independently, and a highly developed ability to change
colour., a person who changes their opinions
or behaviour according to the situation.
Synonym: opportunist, temporizer, timeserver,
Sentence:"voters have misgivings about his performance as a
political chameleon"
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CANDID
Mean : frank, free from prejudice, clear
Ex : Politicians are expected to be diplomatic, not candid.
Ant : Cagey; Cunning; Diplomatic; Sly
CANNIBAL
Mean : an eater of the flesh of its own species
Ex : Some of the tribes of aborigines were rumored to be
cannibals.
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Syn : Anthrophagite ; Anthropophagus
CELERITY
Mean : swiftness, agility
Ex : Jackie Chan’s celerity holds the audience spellbound.
Syn : Alacrity; Promptness
Ant : Delay; Lassitude
CHOLERIC
Mean : hot tempered
Ex : The marriage failed due to the choleric temperament of both
the spouses.
Syn : Irascible; Irritable; Peevish
DELECTABLE
Mean : delightful, delicious
Ex : The delectable performance by the child artist enthralled
the audience.
Syn : Appetizing; Delicious; Exquisite; Luscious
COGITATE
Mean : to give serious consideration / thought
Ex : It is high time the government cogitates to introduce ecofriendly legislation.
Syn : Contemplate; Meditate; Ponder; Ruminate
COMPLIANT
Mean : yielding, submissive
Ex : He is compliant and ready to do as asked.
Syn : Acquiescent; Obsequious
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Ant : Adamant
DEMUR
Mean : to voice opposition; object
Ex : Nobody dared demur when the boss shot down the proposal.
Syn : Disagree; Dispute; Challenge
CONVOKE
Mean : to call together (for a meeting)
Ex : The general body meeting was convoked by the Board to seek
endorsement of its
decision to diversify.
Ant : Convene
CRYPTIC
Mean : encoded, secret
Ex : Archaeologists have deciphered the most cryptic and ancient
languages.
Syn : Puzzling
Ant : Candid; Exoteric
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1. Tactile
Mean : pertaining to the sense of touch
Ex : Blind people use their tactile sense to read Braille.
Syn : Haptic; Palpable; Tactual; Tangible
2. Temperate
Mean : moderate, self-restrained
Ex : The region around the Mediterranean sea is a temperate zone.
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Syn : Abstemious; Abstinent
Ant : Drunk; Inebriated; Uncontrolled
3. Veracity
Mean : truthfulness, honest, accuracy
Ex : The veracity of his statement remains to be established.
Syn : Candor; Genuineness; Trustworthiness
Ant : Deceit; Deviousness; Evasion
4. Vex
Mean : to annoy or irritate
Ex : Don’t vex me with so many silly questions.
Syn : Bother; Irk; Irritate
Ant : Appease; Assuage; Comfort; Soothe
5. Jocose
Mean : full of jokes, wit, jocular, humorous
Ex : His jocose manner managed to lighten the atmosphere a little,
but many people thought it
was unsuitable for such a solemn occasion.
Syn : Comical; Facetious; Farcical; Ridiculous
Ant : Grave; Morose; Serious; Solemn
6. Laconic
Mean : very brief and to the point
Ex : A laconic reply is least expected of a salesman.
Syn : Curt; Succinct; Terse
Ant : Garrulous; Loquacious; Verbose
7.Melancholy
Mean : a gloomy, sorrowful state of mind
Ex : Ecstasy and melancholy are part of life.
Syn : Dejected; Depressed; Dispirited
Ant : Delight; Ecstasy
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8. Motility
Mean : ability to move spontaneously
Ex : Motility of spores is so remarkable that they can travel for miles
before taking rest.
Syn : Movement
Ant : Stagnation; Stasis
9. Fortuitous
Mean : Happening by accident or chance
Ex : The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the
company.
Syn : impromptu; improvised; impulsive; incidental
Ant : Determined; Directed; Focused; Goal-Oriented; Guided;
Motivated; Planned; Pointed; Purposeful; Resolute
10. Gauche
Mean : Lacking social polish; tactless
Ex : "The excellent manners followed by the rich always make me
feel gauche"
Syn : Gawky; Graceless; Uncouth; Uncultivated; Uncultured
Ant : Adroit; Agile; Coordinated; Dexterous; Graceful;
Sophisticated
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1.Conundrum
Meaning: a confusing and difficult problem or question
Synonym: quandary, dilemma; riddle, puzzle,
Sentence: "one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts"
2.Interminable
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Meaning: endless or apparently endless (often used
hyperbolically)
Synonym: ceaseless, unceasing, incessant, constant, continual
Antonym: brief, ceasing, ending, ephemeral, halting,
intermittent
Sentence: "we got bogged down in interminable discussions"
3.Precocious
Meaning: (of a child) having developed certain abilities or
inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected.
Synonym: ahead, gifted, talented,
Antonym: backwards, slow
Sentence: "a precocious, solitary boy"
4.Modicum
Meaning: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially
something desirable or valuable.
Synonym: morsel, particle, degree, fragment, scrap,
Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"
5.Sartorial
Meaning: relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.
Sentence: They accused him of having the poor sartorial taste.
The wedding party arrived in sartorial splendour.
6.Rendezvous
Meaning: a meeting at an agreed time and place.
Synonym: meeting, appointment, engagement, assignation;
Sentence: "Edward turned up late for their rendezvous"
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7.Blatant
Meaning: (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.
Synonym: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised,
Sentence: "blatant lies"
8.Betroth
Meaning: formally engage (someone) to be married.
Sentence: "in no time I shall be betrothed to Isabel"
9.Palliative
Meaning: (of a medicine or medical care) relieving pain without
dealing with the cause of the condition
Synonym: soothing, alleviating, sedative, calmative, calming
Antonym: aggravate, exacerbate
Sentence: "orthodox medicines tend to be palliative rather than
curative"
10.Sanctimonious
Meaning: making a show of being morally superior to other
people.
Synonym: self-righteous, holier-than-thou, churchy, pious
Sentence: "what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about
putting his family first?"
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1.petulant
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Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or badtempered
Synonym: short-tempered, peevish,
Antonym: affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted
Sentence:
"he
was
moody
and
petulant"
2.interlocutor
Meaning: a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
Synonym: minstrel show, middleman, minstrel
Sentence: The music at the party was so loud my interlocutor
couldn’t understand a word I said during our conversation.
3.interim
Meaning: the intervening time., in or for the intervening period;
provisional.
Synonym: meantime, meanwhile, interlude; interregnum
Antonym: permanent
Sentence: "an interim arrangement"
4.interdict
Meaning: an authoritative prohibition, in particular:
Synonym: prohibition, ban, bar, veto, proscription,
Antonym: :corroborate, support
Sentence: "army efforts to interdict enemy supply shipments"
5.insurgent
Meaning: a person fighting against a government or invading
force; a rebel or revolutionary.
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Synonym: rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist, mutineer, agitator,
subversive,
guerrilla, anarchist
Antonym: loyal, government
Sentence: "an attack by armed insurgents"
6.posthumous
Meaning: occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the
originator., (of a child) born after the death of its father.
Synonym: postmortem
Antonym: antemortem
Sentence: "he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross"
7.potable
Meaning: safe to drink; drinkable.
Synonym: drinkable
Antonym: contaminated, dirty, foul, polluted;
Sentence: "there is no supply of potable water available"
8.potpourri
Meaning: a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to
perfume a room.
a mixture or medley of things.
Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection
Sentence: "he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and
Sullivan"
9.pragmatic
Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way
that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
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Synonym: practical, realistic
Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian
Sentence: "a pragmatic approach to politics"
10.predilection
Meaning: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in
favour of something.
Synonym: liking, fondness, preference, partiality,
Sentence: "your predilection for pretty girls"
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1.Errant
Meaning: wrong ,deviant
Synonym: erratic, stray
Antonym: normal,
Sentence:I saw an errant man shouting at his daughter for
skipping office
2.Attrition
Meaning: A wearing down to weaken or destroy
Synonym: erosion, grinding
Antonym: building, happiness
Sentence:The difficulty was to overcome its susceptibility to
attrition.
3.Terrestrial
Meaning: on or relating to the earth.
Synonym: earthly, worldly, mundane, earthbound
Antonym: cosmic, heavenly
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Sentence: "increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial
ecosystems"
4.Resuscitate
Meaning: revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent
death.
Synonym: revive, resurrect, restore, regenerate, revitalise
Antonym: extinguish, kill, quench, suppress
Sentence: "an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him"
5. Erudite
Meaning: Well- educated
Synonym: literate, scholarly
Antonym: uneducated, ignorant
Sentence:As to what India derived from Greece there has been a
good deal of erudite debate.
6. Perfunctory
Meaning: (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling,
or effort.
Synonym: cursory, desultory
Antonym: careful, thorough
Sentence: "he gave a perfunctory nod"
7. Pensive
Meaning: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious
thought.
Synonym: thoughtful, thinking, reflective
Antonym: unreflective
Sentence: "a pensive mood"
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8. Aloof
Meaning: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Synonym: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote,
Antonym: familiar, friendly
Sentence: "they were courteous but faintly aloof
9. Aloft
Meaning: up in or into the air; overhead.
Synonym: into the sky, skyward, on high, heavenward
Antonym:down
Sentence:"the congregation sways, hands aloft"
10.Reprimand
Meaning: a formal expression of disapproval.
Synonym: admonition, reproach, reproval, scolding
Sentence: "the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules"
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1.Espouse
Meaning: support
Synonym: adopt, maintain, defend
Antonym: attack, reject
Sentence: He was an optimist or he never would have espoused
the American cause.
2.Sporadic
Meaning: on and off
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Synonym: occasional, infrequent, irregular
Antonym: common, constant, frequent
Sentence:At first resistance to Western encroachment was
sporadic and uncoordinated.
3. Recede
Meaning: Pull back or move away or backwards
Synonym: subside, ebb, taper
Antonym: forge, ascend, prolong
Sentence: The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she
grew older
4. Soporific
Meaning: tending to induce drowsiness or sleep., a drug or other
substance that induces drowsiness or sleep.
Synonym: sleeping pill, sleeping potion, sedative, calmative,
tranquillizer, narcotic, opiate;
Antonym: invigorating, stimulant
Sentence: "the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific
effect"
5. Orthodox
Meaning: following or conforming to the traditional or generally
accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice.
Synonym: conservative, traditional, observant, conformist
Antonym: unconventional, unorthodox, nonconformist
Sentence: "Burke's views were orthodox in his time"
6.Puerile
Meaning: childishly silly and immature
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Synonym: jejune, infantile
Antonym: mature, adult
Sentence: "a puerile argument"
7. Afflicting
Meaning: Cause or become hurt
Synonym: annoy, rack, grieve
Antonym: Aid, delight
Sentence: Not only does she afflict my children; but my cattle,
my gun and myself have been bewitched by her.
8. Perturbed
Meaning: Trouble
Synonym: Bothered, Upset
Antonym: benefit , calm
Sentence:The more he loses, the more perturbed he gets
9.Penal
Meaning: relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of
offenders under the legal system.
Synonym: disciplinary, punitive, corrective,
Antonym: compensatory; acquitting,
Sentence: "the campaign for penal reform"
10.Alteration
Meaning: the action or process of altering or being altered.
Synonym: change, adjustment, adaptation, modification,
Sentence: "careful alteration of old buildings"
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1.Lecherous
Meaning: having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
Synonym: lustful, licentious, lascivious,
Antonym: chaste, pure
Sentence: "she ignored his lecherous gaze"
2.Largesse
Meaning: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others,
money or gifts given generously
Synonym: generosity, liberality, munificence
Sentence: "presumably public money is not dispensed with such
largesse to anyone else"
3.Catharsis
Meaning: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief
from, strong or repressed emotions.
Synonym: purging, purgation, purification, cleansing,
Sentence: "music is a means of catharsis for them"
4.Motley
Meaning: incongruously varied in appearance or character;
disparate
Synonym: miscellaneous, disparate, diverse
Antonym: homogeneous, uniform
Sentence:"a motley crew of discontents and zealots"
5.Cynosure
Meaning: a person or thing that is the centre of attention or
admiration.
Synonym: central, core, center, epicenter, eye, focus
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Sentence: "Kirk was the cynosure of all eyes.
6.Repercussion
Meaning: an unintended consequence of an event or action,
especially an unwelcome one.
Synonym: consequence, result, effect, outcome,
Sentence: "the move would have grave repercussions for the
entire region"
7.Pristine
Meaning: in its original condition; unspoilt.
Synonym: immaculate, in perfect condition
Antonym: dirty, sullied
Sentence: "pristine copies of an early magazine"
8.Ravenous
Meaning: extremely hungry.
Synonym: starved, famished;
Antonym: full
Sentence: "I'd been out all day and was ravenous"
9. Amicable
Meaning: Friendly
Synonym: Cordial, Harmonious
Antonym: impolite, uncivil
Sentence:The business coach for the small company owner
served as an amicable executive mentor
10. Abetment
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Meaning: Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Synonym: endorsement, succour, aid
Antonym: hindrance, obstruction, stoppage
Sentence:Did Herald aid and abet a crime?
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1.Tempest
Meaning:a violent windy storm.
Synonym:storm, gale, squall, superstorm,
Sentence:"a raging tempest"
2.Tenuous
Meaning: very weak or slight.
Synonym: slight, insubstantial, flimsy, negligible,
Antonym: convincing, substantial, strong
Sentence: "the tenuous link between interest rates and
investment"
3.Versatile
Meaning: able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions
or activities.
Synonym: flexible, all-around, multifaceted, multitalented,
Antonym: inflexible, limited
Sentence: "a versatile sewing machine"
4.Vernacular
Meaning: the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people
of a country or region.
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Synonym: everyday language, spoken language, colloquial
speech,slang
Sentence: "he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience"
5.Probity
Meaning: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty
and decency.
Synonym: integrity, honesty, uprightness, decency, morality
Sentence: "financial probity
6.Incendiary
Meaning: Causing trouble,
Synonym: inflammatory, dangerous
Antonym: loyal, peacemaking
Sentence: His team continued to clear the building and toss flares
into corners as they sought out any living insurgents or incendiary
devices.
7. Pliability
Meaning: Adaptability of mind or character
Synonym: flexible, ductile, elastic
Antonym: not flexible, hard
Sentence:"he was valued for his reliability and pliability"
8. Enormity
Meaning: Horribleness
Synonym: depravity, evil
Antonym: delight, esteem
Sentence:He turned over and closed his eyes, as if to reflect on
its enormity.
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9. Alms
Meaning: Money or goods contributed to the poor
Synonym: dole, donation, assistance
Antonym: hindrance, injury
Sentence:She stopped, gave him an alms and then continued on
her way.
10.Colloquy
Meaning: A conversation especially a formal one
Synonym: parley, conference, clambake
Antonym: quiet, silence
Sentence:They could scarcely have spoken a hundred words
before their colloquy was at an end.
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1.Vicissitude
Meaning: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that
is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Synonym: mutation, modification, transition
Sentence: "her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune"
2.Vicarious
Meaning: experienced in the imagination through the feelings or
actions of another person.
Synonym: indirect, second-hand, secondary, derivative,
Sentence: "this catalogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury
living"
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3. Austere
Meaning: severe in manner
Synonym: exacting, formal, cold
Antonym: flexible, bland, calm
Sentence:Quickly the light died out of his face, leaving it stern
and austere.
4. Apostate
Meaning: Traitor
Synonym: Backslider, defector, deserter
Antonym: adherent, loyalist, faithful
Sentence:after fifty years as an apostate he returned to the faith
5.Adulation
Meaning: Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
Synonym: applause, commendation, flattery
Antonym: abuse, criticism
Sentence:The nation, following the lead of the political leaders,
joined in their adulation.
6. Prudent
Meaning: Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
Synonym: wise, sensible, reasonable
Antonym: careless, indiscreet, inattentive
Sentence:"That sacrifice may also be a prudent action," observed
Madeleine.
7. Epiphany
Meaning: A moment of sudden understanding or revelation
Synonym: Flash, oracle
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Antonym: Confusion, Secret
Sentence:In the first grade, I experienced an epiphany that girls
were always treated differently than boys.
8. Reminiscent
Meaning: Suggestive of something in the past
Synonym: Evocative, redolent
Antonym: forgetful, oblivious
Sentence: Cannot forbears to close on this reminiscent literary
note.
9. Allure
Meaning: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously
attractive or fascinating.
Synonym: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour
Sentence: people for whom gold holds no allure"
10.Sordid
Meaning: involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives;
arousing moral distaste and contempt., dirty or squalid.
Synonym: sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury,
Antonym: immaculate, high-minded, respectable
Sentence: "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"
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1.Astute
Meaning: having or showing an ability to accurately assess
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situations or people and turn this to one's advantage
Synonym: shrewd, sharp, sharp-witted
Antonym: stupid
Sentence: 'an astute businessman"
2.Amalgam
Meaning: a mixture or blend.
Synonym: combination, union, merger, blend, mixture, mingling
Antonym: division, separation
Sentence: "a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern
3.Innate
Meaning: inborn; natural
Synonym: congenital, inherent, intrinsic
Antonym: acquired
Sentence: "her innate capacity for organization"
4.Taradiddle
Meaning: a petty lie., pretentious nonsense.
Synonym: fable, fabrication, falsehood,
Antonym:
Sentence: "no sane person would make up such a taradiddle"
5. Monologue
Meaning: a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part
of a theatrical or broadcast programme.
Synonym: soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon,
Sentence: "he was reciting some of the great monologues of
Shakespeare"
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6.perennial
Meaning:lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time;
enduring or continually recurring
Synonym:everlasting, perpetual, eternal,
Antonym: ceasing, ending, halting, infrequent, intermittent,
interrupted, occasional, temporary
Sentence:"his perennial distrust of the media"
7. Allude
Meaning: suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at, mention
without discussing at length.
Synonym: refer to, suggest, hint at, imply, mention,
Antonym: announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain, spell
out
Sentence: she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her
name"
8. Specious
Meaning: superficially plausible, but actually wrong., misleading
in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive
Synonym: misleading, deceptive, false, fallacious,
Antonym: candid, direct, foursquare,
Sentence: "a specious argument"
9. Alliteration
Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the
beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Sentence: "the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’"
10.Alleviate
Meaning: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Synonym: reduce, ease, relieve
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Antonym: aggravate
Sentence: "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"
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1.Alliteration
Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the
beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Synonym: exaggeration, expression.
Sentence: "the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’
2.Cantankerous
Meaning: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
Synonym: irascible, irritable
Antonym: good-natured, affable
Sentence: "he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times"
3.Insouciant
Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern
Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
Antonym: anxious, concerned
Sentence: "an insouciant shrug"
4. Sobriquet
Meaning: a person's nickname.
Synonym: alias, byname, cognomen, epithet
Sentence: "she was a vast and haughty person who answered to
the sobriquet ‘Duchesse’"
5.Skulduggery
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Meaning: underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or
activities.
Synonym: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Sentence: "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"
5.Agile
Meaning: able to move quickly and easily.
Synonym: acrobatic, dexterous, deft,
Antonym: clumsy, stiff, slow, dull
Sentence: "Ruth was as agile as a monkey"
6.Aghast
Meaning: filled with horror or shock.
Synonym: horrified, appalled, astounded, amazed, dismayed,
Antonym: fearless, unafraid
Sentence: "she winced, aghast at his cruelty"
Sentence: "separating authentic and spurious claims"
7. Percussion
Meaning: musical instruments played by striking with the hand or
with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals,
xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.
Synonym: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump
Sentence: "percussion instruments"
8. windfall
Meaning: a large amount of money that is won or received
unexpectedly.
Synonym: bonanza, jackpot,
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Sentence: "members are to get an average £520 cash windfall for
voting ‘yes’ to the merger"
9.Punctilious
Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive,
Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash
Sentence: "he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his
guests"
10.Opulent
Meaning: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
Synonym: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonym: penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious
Sentence: "the opulent comfort of a limousine"
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1.Pragmatism
Meaning: an approach that evaluates theories or beliefs in terms
of the success of their practical application.
Synonym: Logical, practical
Sentence: "ideology had been tempered with pragmatism"
2.Sanctimonious
Meaning: making a show of being morally superior to other
people.
Synonym: self-righteous,
Antonym: forthright, honest
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Sentence: "what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about
putting his family first?"
3.Vanquish
Meaning: defeat thoroughly.
Synonym: conquer, defeat
Antonym: surrender
Sentence: "he successfully vanquished his rival"
4.Repertoire
Meaning: a stock of plays, dances, or items that a company or a
performer knows or is prepared to perform.
Synonym: collection, stock, range, repertory
Sentence: "the mainstream concert repertoire"
5.Primordial
Meaning: existing at or from the beginning of time; primaeval.
Synonym: first, prehistoric, antediluvian, antique,
Antonym: modern
Sentence: "the primordial oceans"
6.Kingpin
Meaning: a person or thing that is essential to the success of an
organisation or operation.
Synonym: bigwig,
Antonym: inferior, subordinate, underling; mediocrity,
Sentence: "the kingpins of the television industry
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7. Slander
Meaning: the action or crime of making a false spoken statement
damaging to a person's reputation.
Synonym: besmirch, tarnish, taint, misrepresent
Sentence: "he is suing the TV company for slander"
8. Ameliorate
Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Synonym: improve, amend, better, enhance, enrich
Antonym: damage, endamage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, spoil,
tarnish, vitiate
Sentence: "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
9.Laconic
Meaning: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few
words.
Synonym: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical,
Antonym: verbose, long-winded, loquacious
Sentence: "his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the
topic"
10.Punitive
Meaning: inflicting or intended as punishment.
Synonym: penal, disciplinary, corrective,
Antonym: exonerating, condoning, pardoning
Sentence: "he called for punitive measures against the Eastern
bloc"
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1. Epiphany
Meaning: A moment of sudden understanding or revelation
Synonym: Flash, oracle
Antonym: Confusion, Secret
Sentence:In the first grade, I experienced an epiphany that girls
were always treated differently than boys.
2. Erudite
Meaning: Well- educated
Synonym: literate, scholarly
Antonym: uneducated, ignorant
Sentence:As to what India derived from Greece there has been a
good deal of erudite debate.
3. Recede
Meaning: Pull back or move away or backwards
Synonym: subside, ebb, taper
Antonym: forge, ascend, prolong
Sentence: The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she
grew older
4.Modicum
Meaning: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially
something desirable or valuable
Synonym: particle, degree, fragment, scrap,
Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"
5.Blasphemous
Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.
Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,
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Antonym: reverent
Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"
6.Egregious
Meaning: outstandingly bad; shocking, remarkably good.
Synonym: atrocious, deplorable
Antonym: concealed , good
Sentence: "egregious abuses of copyright"
7.Acrimony
Meaning: bitterness or ill feeling.
Synonym: ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, hostility,
enmity,
Antonym: goodwill
Sentence:"the AGM dissolved into acrimony"
8.Imbibe
Meaning: absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge).
Synonym: assimilate, absorb, soak up, take in, digest
Antonym: abstain, fast
Sentence:"if one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed"
9.Adage
Meaning: a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Synonym: saying, maxim, axiom, proverb,
Sentence: "the old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’"
10. Prudent
Meaning: Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
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Synonym: wise, sensible, reasonable
Antonym: careless, indiscreet, inattentive
Sentence:"That sacrifice may also be a prudent action," observed
Madeleine.
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1.Extravagant
Meaning: lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
Synonym: spendthrift, profligate, unthrifty
Antonym: cheap, thrifty
Sentence: "it was rather extravagant to buy both"
2.Pertinent
Meaning: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
Synonym: relevant, to the point
Antonym: irrelevant, inappropriateSentence:"she asked me a lot
of very pertinent questions"
3.Scarce
Meaning: (especially of food, money, or some other resource)
insufficient for the demand.
Synonym: scanty, meagre, sparse
Antonym: plentiful, abundant
Sentence: "as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were
developed"
4.Usurp
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Meaning: take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by
force.
Synonym: seize, take over, expropriate,
Antonym: release, relinquish
Sentence: "Richard usurped the throne"
5.Pugnacious
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Synonym: combative, aggressive, antagonistic,
Antonym: peaceable, friendly
Sentence: "the increasingly pugnacious demeanour of right-wing
politicians"
6.Bibliophile
Meaning: a person who collects or has a great love of books
Synonym: book lover, bookworm
Sentence: John is a bibliophile.
7.Biennial
Meaning: taking place every other year, an event celebrated or
taking place every two years
Sentence: "the top antiques fairs are the Milan and Florence
biennials"
8.Blasphemous
Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.
Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,
Antonym: reverent
Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"
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9.Besiege
Meaning: surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture
it or force its surrender.
Synonym: beleaguer, blockade, surround
Antonym: release, relieve, reprieve; comfort, console,
Sentence: "she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen"
10.Sonorous
Meaning:(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and
full.
Synonym:deep, clear, mellow, mellifluous, melodious, fulltoned,
Antonym:serene, soothing, tranquil;
Sentence:"he read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice"
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1.Vicarious
Meaning: experienced in the imagination through the feelings or
actions of another person.
Synonym: indirect, second-hand, secondary, derivative,
Sentence: "this catalogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury
living"
2.Egregious
Meaning: outstandingly bad; shocking, remarkably good.
Synonym: atrocious, deplorable
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Antonym: concealed , good
Sentence: "egregious abuses of copyright"
3.Paraphernalia
Meaning: miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment
needed for a particular activity.
Synonym: equipment, stuff, things, apparatus,
Antonym: immovables,
Sentence: "drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for
home improvements"
4. Agnostic
Meaning: a person who believes that nothing is known or can be
known of the existence or nature of God
Synonym: sceptic, doubter,
Sentence: After my husband became agnostic, he stopped going
to church because of his doubt about god's existence
5.Punctilious
Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive,
Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash
Sentence: "he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his
guests"
6. Labyrinth
Meaning: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in
which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze
Synonym: maze, rabbit warren, warren
Sentence: a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers
7.Pusillanimous
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Meaning: showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
Synonym: cowardly, recreant, spineless, unheroic
Antonym: audacious, bold, brazen,
Sentence: pusillanimous politicians who vote according to
whichever way the political wind is blowing
8.Incendiary
Meaning: Causing trouble,
Synonym: inflammatory, dangerous
Antonym: loyal, peace making
Sentence: His team continued to clear the building and toss flares
into corners as they sought out any living insurgents or incendiary
devices.
9.Precedence
Meaning: the condition of being considered more important than
someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.
Synonym: outweigh, supersede,
Sentence: "his desire for power soon took precedence over any
other consideration"
10.Hierarchy
Meaning: a system in which members of an organization or
society are ranked according to relative status or authority
Synonym: pecking order, ranking, grading, ladder, social order,
social stratum
Antonym: disordered, free-for-all
Sentence: "the initiative was with those lower down in the
hierarchy"
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1.Cynosure
Meaning: a person or thing that is the centre of attention or
admiration.
Synonym: central, core, centre, epicentre, eye, focus
Sentence: "Kirk was the cynosure of all eyes
2.Sanctimonious
Meaning: making a show of being morally superior to other
people.
Synonym: self-righteous,
Antonym: forthright, honest
Sentence: "what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about
putting his family first?"
3.Amalgam
Meaning: a mixture or blend.
Synonym: combination, union, merger, blend, mixture, mingling
Antonym: division, separation
Sentence: "a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern
4.Innate
Meaning: inborn; natural
Synonym: congenital, inherent, intrinsic
Antonym: acquired
Sentence: "her innate capacity for organisation"
5.Penal
Meaning: relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of
offenders under the legal system.
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Synonym: disciplinary, punitive, corrective,
Antonym: compensatory; acquitting,
Sentence: "the campaign for penal reform"
6. Moribund
Meaning: (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or
vigour.
Synonym: waning, dying, stagnating, stagnant, decaying,
Antonym: thriving, recovering, flourishing
Sentence: "the moribund commercial property market"
7.perennial
Meaning:lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time;
enduring or continually recurring
Synonym:everlasting, perpetual, eternal,
Antonym: ceasing, ending, halting, infrequent, intermittent,
interrupted, occasional, temporary
Sentence:"his perennial distrust of the media"
8.perdition
Meaning:(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and
damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes
after death
Synonym:damnation, eternal punishment;
Sentence:"she used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal
before perdition"
9.pendant
Meaning:a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn around
the neck.,
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Synonym:locket, medallion, drop, stone;
Sentence:"a jade-green pendant on a gold chain"
10.penance
Meaning:punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward
expression of repentance for wrongdoing
Synonym:atonement, expiation, self-punishment
Sentence:"he had done public penance for those hasty words"
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1.Acrimony
Meaning: bitterness or ill feeling.
Synonym: ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, hostility,
enmity,
Antonym: goodwill
Sentence:"the AGM dissolved into acrimony"
2.Ennui
Meaning: a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from
a lack of occupation or excitement
Synonym: boredom, tedium, listlessness,
Antonym: animation, contentment
Sentence: "he succumbed to ennui and despair"
3.Enigma
Meaning: a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to
understand.
Synonym: mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, paradox
Sentence: "Madeleine was still an enigma to him"
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4.Discernible
Meaning: able to be discerned; perceptible.
Synonym: visible, detectable, noticeable
Antonym: imperceptible
Sentence: "the scandal had no discernible effect on his career"
5. Sojourn
Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere temporarily.
Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;
Sentence: "her sojourn in Rome"
6. Orthodox
Meaning: following or conforming to the traditional or generally
accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice.
Synonym: conservative, traditional, observant, conformist
Antonym: unconventional, unorthodox, nonconformist
Sentence: "Burke's views were orthodox in his time"
7. Pernicious
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle
way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favourable
Sentence: "the pernicious influences of the mass media"
8. Peremptory
Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience,
especially in a brusquely imperious way.
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Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary, commanding,
authoritative,
Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming
Sentence: "‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply"
9. Penury
Meaning: the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.
Synonym: pennilessness, impecuniousness, impoverishment,
indigence,
Antonym: wealth, affluence
Sentence: "he couldn't face another year of penury"
10.Laggard
Meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind
others.
Synonym: straggler, loiterer, lingerer,
Sentence: "staff were under enormous pressure and there was no
time for laggards"
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1.Primordial
Meaning: existing at or from the beginning of time; primaeval.
Synonym: first, prehistoric, antediluvian, antique,
Antonym: modern
Sentence: "the primordial oceans"
2.Prima donna
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Meaning: the chief female singer in an opera or opera company.
Synonym: leading soprano, leading lady, diva
Sentence: "this solo was added to give the prima donna another
aria"
3.Proclivity
Meaning: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an
inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.
Synonym: liking, inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition,
propensity,
Sentence: "a proclivity for hard work"
4.Terrestrial
Meaning: on or relating to the earth.
Synonym: earthly, worldly, mundane, earthbound
Antonym: cosmic, heavenly
Sentence: "increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial
ecosystems"
5.Resuscitate
Meaning: revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent
death.
Synonym: revive, resurrect, restore, regenerate, revitalise
Antonym: extinguish, kill, quench, suppress
Sentence: "an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him"
6.Spurious
Meaning: not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Synonym: specious, false, fictitious, counterfeit, fraudulent
Antonym: authentic, genuine, real
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7.Badinage
Meaning: humorous or witty conversation
Synonym: repartee
Sentence: "he developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour
leader"
8.Pugnacious
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Synonym: combative, aggressive, antagonistic,
Antonym: peaceable, friendly
Sentence: "the increasingly pugnacious demeanour of right-wing
politicians"
9.Besotted
Meaning: Very Drunk
Synonym: Buzzed, drunk
Antonym: Sober, straight
Sentence:I had travelling money and got besotted in the bar
downstairs
10.Pejorative
Meaning:expressing contempt or disapproval.
Synonym:disparaging, derogatory, denigratory, deprecatory,
Antonym:complimentary, approbatory
Sentence:"permissiveness is used almost universally as a
pejorative term"
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1.Perfidious
Meaning: deceitful and untrustworthy.
Synonym: treacherous, duplicitous, deceitful, disloyal, faithless,
unfaithful, traitorous
Antonym: faithful, loyal
Sentence: "a perfidious lover"
2.Revulsion
Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
Synonym: disgust, repulsion, abhorrence,
Sentence:"news of the attack will be met with sorrow and
revulsion"
3.Eulogize
Meaning: praise highly in speech or writing.
Synonym: acclaim, extol;
Antonym: criticize
Sentence: "he was eulogized as a rock star"
4.Valorize
Meaning: give or ascribe value or validity to.
Synonym: Price -fixing
Sentence: the culture valorizes the individual"
5.Lamentation
Meaning: the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping.
Synonym: crying, sobbing, moaning
Sentence: "scenes of lamentation"
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6.Tautology
Meaning: the saying of the same thing twice over in different
words, generally considered to be a fault of style
Synonym: repetition, repetitiveness
Sentence: When the lawyer spoke to the jury, he used tautology
to make the jurors aware of his point without being repetitive.
7.Sinuous
Meaning: having many curves and turns.
Synonym: windy, serpentine, curving, twisting
Antonym: straight
Sentence: "the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale"
8.Altercation
Meaning: a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.
Synonym: argument, quarrel, squabble, fight,
Sentence:"I had an altercation with the ticket collector"
9.Sentinel
Meaning: a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
Synonym: guard, keeper
Sentence: "soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets"
10.Laggard
Meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind
others.
Synonym: straggler, loiterer, lingerer, dawdler
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Sentence:"staff were under enormous pressure and there was no
time for laggards
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1. Alliteration
Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the
beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Sentence: "the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’"
2.Alleviate
Meaning: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Synonym: reduce, ease, relieve
Antonym: aggravate
Sentence: "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"
3. Alchemy
Meaning: the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with
the transmutation of matter, in particular with attempts to
convert base metals into gold or find a universal elixir
Synonym: chemistry
Sentence:"occult sciences, such as alchemy and astrology"
4.Errant
Meaning: wrong ,deviant
Synonym: erratic, stray
Antonym: normal,
Sentence:I saw an errant man shouting at his daughter for
skipping office
5.Attrition
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Meaning: A wearing down to weaken or destroy
Synonym: erosion, grinding
Antonym: building, happiness
Sentence:The difficulty was to overcome its susceptibility to
attrition.
6.Inexorable
Meaning: impossible to stop or prevent.
Synonym: relentless, unstoppable, unavoidable
Antonym: flexible, lenient
Sentence: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology"
7. Pensive
Meaning: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious
thought.
Synonym: thoughtful, thinking, reflective
Antonym: unreflective
Sentence: "a pensive mood"
8. Solace
Meaning: comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or
sadness, give solace to
Synonym: comfort, consolation, cheer, support, relief
Antonym: distress, heartache, heartbreak, torment, torture
Sentence: "she sought solace in her religion"
9. Aloft
Meaning: up in or into the air; overhead.
Synonym: into the sky, skyward, on high, heavenward
Antonym:down
Sentence:"the congregation sways, hands aloft"
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10.Ameliorate
Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Synonym: improve, amend, better, enhance, enrich
Antonym: damage, endamage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, spoil,
tarnish, vitiate
Sentence: "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
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1.Ignominious
Meaning: deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
Synonym: humiliating, undignified, embarrassing,
Antonym: glorious, admirable
Sentence: "no other party risked ignominious defeat
2.Ostentatious
Meaning:characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed
to impress.
Synonym: showy, pretentious, conspicuous, obtrusive,
Antonym: plain, unobtrusive, restrained, modest
Sentence:"a simple design that is glamorous without being
ostentatious"
3.Preposterous
Meaning:contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or
ridiculous.
Synonym:absurd, ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous
Antonym:reasonable, sensible
Sentence: "a preposterous suggestion"
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4.Banter
Meaning: the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
Synonym: wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay; More
Sentence:"there was much good-natured banter"
5.Tempest
Meaning:a violent windy storm.
Synonym:storm, gale, squall, superstorm,
Sentence:"a raging tempest"
6.Indolence
Meaning: avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness
Synonym: inactivity, inaction, inertia,
Sentence: "my failure is probably due to my own indolence"
7.Adulation
Meaning: Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
Synonym: applause, commendation, flattery
Antonym: abuse, criticism
Sentence:The nation, following the lead of the political leaders,
joined in their adulation.
8. Abetment
Meaning: Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Synonym: endorsement, succour, aid
Antonym: hindrance, obstruction, stoppage
Sentence:Did Herald aid and abet a crime?
9.Espouse
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Meaning: support
Synonym: adopt, maintain, defend
Antonym: attack, reject
Sentence: He was an optimist or he never wouldhave espoused
the American cause.
10.Sporadic
Meaning: on and off
Synonym: occasional, in frequent, irregular
Antonym: common, constant, frequent
Sentence:At first resistance to Western encroachment was
sporadic and uncoordinated.
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1. Plagiarise
Meaning: take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it
off as one's own
Synonyms: copy, pirate
Sentence: "he was fined $6,000 for having plagiarized the song"
2.drudgery
Meaning:hard menial or dull work.
Synonym:hard work, menial work, donkey work, toil, toiling,
labour
Sentence:"domestic drudgery"
3.voluble
Meaning:(of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
Synonym:talkative, loquacious, garrulous, verbose,
Sentence:"she was as voluble as her husband was silent"
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4.Vituperate
Meaning: blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language.
Synonym: revile, rail against, inveigh against, fulminate against,
attack, upbraid,
Sentence: every week the minister would ascend the culpulpit
and vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices>
5.Vitriolic
Meaning: filled with bitter criticism or malice.
Synonym: acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordant,
Sentence:"vitriolic attacks on the politicians"
6.sartorial
Meaning: relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.
Sentence: They accused him of having poor sartorial taste.
The wedding party arrived in sartorial splendor.
7.Dearth
Meaning: a scarcity or lack of something.
Synonyms: famine, meagerness
Sentence: "there is a dearth of evidence"
8.Sedentary
Meaning: tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
Synonyms: desk-bound
Sentence: “He became sedentary later on in his life.”
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9.Skulduggery
Meaning: underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or
activities.
Synonym: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Sentence: "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"
10. Sinister
Meaning: giving the impression that something harmful or evil is
happening or will happen.
Synonym: menacing, threatening, ominous
Antonym: auspicious, benign, bright, encouraging, favorable
Sentence: "there was something sinister about that murmuring
voice"
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1.Empirical
Meaning: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation
or experience rather than theory or pure logic
Synonym: observed, seen, factual, actual,
Antonym: theoretical
Sentence: "they provided considerable empirical evidence to
support their argument"
2.Scurrilous
Meaning: Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone
with the intention of damaging their reputation.
Synonym: abusive, vituperative, derogatory, disparaging
Antonym: clean, decent, moral
Sentence: "a scurrilous attack on his integrity"
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3.Carnal
Meaning:relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and
activities
Synonym: sensual, erotic, lustful, lascivious
Antonym:spiritual
Sentence:"carnal desire"
4.Apocryphal
Meaning: well-known but probably not true
Synonym: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated,
Antonym: authentic, true
Sentence:"an apocryphal story about a former president"
5.Boorish
Meaning:rough and bad-mannered; coarse.
Synonym: rude, discourteous, impolite,
Usage: "boorish behaviour"
6.Bogus:
Meaning: not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner
when deception has been attempted).
Synonym: false, fraudulent, sham, deceptive,
Usage: "a bogus insurance claim"
7.Ingenuous
Meaning:(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting
Synonym:naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting,
Antonym :disingenuous, artful
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Sentence:"he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes"
8.Covetous:
Meaning:having or showing a great desire to possess something
belonging to someone else.
Synonym:grasping, greedy, rapacious, insatiable
Usage:"she fingered the linen with covetous hands"
9.Prestige
Meaning:widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or
something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or
quality.
Synonym:status, standing, stature,
Antonym:Disrespect, humility
Sentence:"the firm has recently gained considerable prestige"
10.Misnomer
Meaning: a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
Sentence: "‘King crab’ is a misnomer—these creatures are not
crustaceans at all"
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1.Riposte
Meaning: a quick and clever reply
Synonym: comeback, repartee, retort
Sentence: he's known for having a brilliant riposte to nearly any
insult
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2.petulant
Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or badtempered
Synonym: short-tempered, peevish,
Antonym: affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted
Sentence: "he was moody and petulant"
3. Vacillation
Meaning: fluctuation
Synonym: hesitation, doubt, indecision
Antonym: certainty, sure
Sentence: I vacillate between the red truck and the blue one
4.Incendiary
Meaning: Causing trouble,
Synonym: inflammatory, dangerous
Antonym: loyal, peace making
Sentence: His team continued to clear the building and toss flares
into corners as they sought out any living insurgents or incendiary
devices.
5.puerile
Meaning: childishly silly and immature.
Synonym: adolescent, babyish, immature, infantile, jejune,
juvenile,
Antonym: experienced, knowing, smart, sophisticated, worldly,
worldly-wise
Sentence: "a puerile argument"
6.chicanery
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Meaning: the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's
purpose.
Synonym: trickery, deception, deceit,
Sentence: "storylines packed with political chicanery"
7.charlatan
Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or
skill.
Synonym: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake
Sentence: "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan"
8.Tactic
Meaning: the means or procedure for doing something
Synonyms: approach, manner
Sentence: used dishonest tactics to win election to the town
council
9.Rebuff
Meaning: treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
Synonyms: brush-off, repulse
Sentence: took her rebuff in stride, and still greeted her cousin
with a friendly smile the next time they met
10.Extricate
Meaning: to free or remove
Synonyms: disentangle, disencumber
Sentence: They extricated the tractor from the mud.
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1.Rejuvenate
Meaning:make (someone or something) look or feel better,
younger, or more vital.
Synonym:revive, revitalize, renew, regenerate, restore,
Antonym: extinguish, kill, quench, suppress
Sentence: "a bid to rejuvenate the town centre"
2.Remorse
Meaning:deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
Synonym:contrition, deep regret, repentance, penitence
Sentence: "they were filled with remorse and shame"
3.Preposterous
Meaning:contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or
ridiculous.
Synonym:absurd, ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous
Antonym:reasonable, sensible
Sentence: "a preposterous suggestion"
4.Prerogative
Meaning:a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or
class.
Synonym::entitlement, right, privilege, advantage
Sentence: "in some countries, higher education is predominantly
the prerogative of the rich"
5.Gibe
Meaning: to utter taunting words
Synonyms: jibes, sneer
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Sentence: “teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an
important play”
6.Supplant
Meaning: supersede and replace.
Synonyms: supersede, override
Sentence: "domestic production has been supplanted by imports
and jobs have been lost"
7.Testament
Meaning: a person's will, especially the part relating to personal
property.
Synonyms: attestation, corroboration
Sentence: "father's will and testament"
8.Disgruntled
Meaning: angry or dissatisfied.
Synonyms: aggrieved, resentful
Sentence: "judges receive letters from disgruntled members of
the public"
9.Status quo
Meaning: the existing state
Synonyms: normalcy
Sentence: seeks to preserve the status quo
10.Ploy
Meaning: a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
Synonyms: artifice, gimmick
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Sentence: asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a
ploy to get me to the surprise party
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1.Sedate
Meaning: slow and relaxed
Synonym: earnest, grave
Sentence: He remained sedate under pressure.
2.Tacit
Meaning: expressed or understood without being directly stated
Synonym: implied, implicit
Sentence: There was a tacit agreement that he would pay off the
loan.
3.Nondescript
Meaning: not easily described
Synonym: beige, characterless
Sentence: Their performance was disappointingly nondescript
4.Specter
Meaning: a ghost or spirit of a dead person
Synonym: apparition, bogey
Sentence: feeling so terrified that every shadow became a
specter
5.Solipsism
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Meaning: a theory in philosophy that your own existence is the
only thing that is real or that can be known
Synonyms: egoistic, self-absorbed
Sentence: regards today's young people as solipsistic slackers who
have no knowledge of or interest in the world at large”
6.Filial
Meaning: of or relating to a son or daughter: appropriate for a son
or daughter
Synonyms: obedient
Sentence: filial obedience
7.Travesty
Meaning: a false, absurd, or distorted representation of
something.
Synonyms: misinterpretation, mockery
Sentence: "the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice"
8.Circumspect
Meaning: wary and unwilling to take risks.
Synonyms: chary, guarded
Sentence: "the officials were very circumspect in their
statements"
9.Cohesive
Meaning: characterized by or causing cohesion
Synonyms: united
Sentence: “a cohesive social unit”
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10.Shirk
Meaning: avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
Synonyms: dodge, shun
Sentence: "I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter"
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1.Blase
Meaning: having or showing a lack of excitement or interest in
something especially because it
is very familiar
Synonyms: worldly-wise, sophisticated
Sentence: blasé travelers who claimed to have been everywhere.
2.Brinkmanship
Meaning: the practice of causing or allowing a situation to become
extremely dangerous in order to get the results that you want
Synonyms: malpractices
Sentence: two nations caught up in nuclear brinksmanship
3.Coercion
Meaning: Act of inducing someone.
Synonyms: arm-twisting, constraint
Sentence: a promise obtained by coercion is never binding
4.Fillip
Meaning: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
Synonyms: bang, dab
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Sentence: gave him a sharp fillip on the noggin with her teakettle
5.Reels Under
Meaning: to stagger under the weight of something
Synonyms: Suffer
Sentence: Tony reeled under the weight of the books.
6.culpable
Meaning:deserving blame : guilty of doing something wrong
Synonym:censurable, blameworthy, reprehensible,
Antonym :flawless, perfect, pure; guiltless, innocent
Sentence:They held her culpable for the accident.
7.Intermittent
Meaning- starting, stopping, and starting again : not constant or
steady
Synonym-continual, on-and-off, periodic
Antonym - eternal, everlasting, interminable, perpetual
Sentence-The patient was having intermittent pains in his side.
8.Renegade
Meaning-a person who leaves one group, religion, etc., and joins
another that opposes it
Synonym-apostate, defector, deserter,
Antonym -disciple, follower, supporter
Sentence-They were renegades who thought they had permission
to steal from the rich”
9.Mercenary
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Meaning-a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its
army : a soldier who will fight for any group or country that hires
him
Synonym-acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting,
Antonym -nonmaterialistic; altruistic,
Sentence-His motives in choosing a career were purely
mercenary.
10.Exasperation (noun)
Meaning::The state of being irritated
Synonym:irritation, frustration
Antonym :delight, joy, pleasure
Sentence:The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter,
the more his exasperation grew.
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1.Chastity
Meaning: the state or practice of refraining from extramarital
Synonyms: pure, clean
Sentence: The vows of chastity
2.Stochastic
Meaning: involving a random variable
Synonyms: probability
Sentence: a stochastic process
3.Abdicate
Meaning: to leave the position of being a king or queen
Synonyms: resign, retire
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Sentence: "in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor"
4. Repechage
Meaning: a trial heat (as in rowing) in which first-round losers are
given another chance to qualify for the semifinals
Sentence: The British would now have to row and win in a
repechage the next day if they were to be one of the final six
boats in the medal race.
5.Vivacious
Meaning: (especially of a woman) attractively lively and
animated.
Synonym: lively, animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited,
effervescent
Sentence: "her vivacious and elegant mother"
6.Onus
Meaning: the responsibility for something
Synonyms: blot, stain
Sentence: he perpetually tries to shift the onus for any mistakes
onto other team members
7.Recourse
Meaning: something that one uses to accomplish an end especially
when the usual means is not available
Synonyms: expedient, resource
Sentence: a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire
recourse when a polite request for something is met with
parental indifference
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8.Jingoism
Meaning: extreme patriotism
Synonyms: chauvinism, xenophobia
Sentence: the popular jingoism that swept the lower–middle
classes
9.Wriggle out
Meaning: to wiggle and squeeze out of something or some place
Synonyms: Manage to avoid from doing it.
Sentence: Don't try to wriggle out of this. I won't let you wriggle
out this time.
10.Espoused
Meaning: adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
Synonyms: embrace, welcome
Sentence: Edward had espoused the lady Grey
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1.Fastidious
Meaning: very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and
detail.
Synonyms: scrupulous, painstaking
Sentence: "she dressed with fastidious care"
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2.Purge
Meaning: rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or
condition.
Synonyms: cleanse, sanctify
Sentence: “Bob had helped Martha of the terrible guilt that had
haunted her"
3.Innuendo
Meaning: an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a
suggestive or disparaging one.
Synonyms: insinuation, suggestion
Sentence: “His reputation has been damaged by innuendo.”
4.Rhetoric
Meaning: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence
Sentence: “he was considered to excel in this form of rhetoric”
5.Vestige
Meaning: a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something
Synonyms: vanished, lost
Sentence: “There was not a vestige of doubt in the Jews’ minds”
6.Fete
Meaning: honor or entertain (someone) lavishly.
Synonyms: Binge, bash
Sentence: "she was an instant celebrity, feted by the media"
7.Distasteful
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Meaning: causing dislike or aversion
Synonyms: disagreeable or unpleasant.
Sentence: "he found such cynicism distasteful"
8.Paucity
Meaning: the presence of something in only small or insufficient
quantities or amounts.
Synonyms: fewness, bleak
Sentence: "a paucity of information"
9.Fleeing
Meaning: to run away from danger
Synonyms: evanesce
Sentence: “Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.”
10.Sidestepping
Meaning: a step taken sideways, typically to avoid someone or
something.
Synonyms: escape
Sentence: “She wanted to free herself from the suspicion, so
she preferred to take a sidestep.”
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1.Absolve (verb):
Meaning:To forgive; to free from guilt
Synonym:exculpate, pardon
Antonym :charge, impeach, indict; convict
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Sentence:Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved
her for breaking the vase.
2.Epitaph (noun)
Meaning:Brief statement honoring a dead person
Synonym:inscription, eulogy
Sentence:"Beloved by all," was the epitaph Edgar chose for his
wife's tombstone.
3.misanthrope
Meaning:a person who does not like other people
Synonym:cynic, naysayer, pessimist
Antonym : idealist, sentimentalist, optimist,
Sentence:a former misanthrope who now professes a newly
discovered love of mankind
4.obviate
Meaning:to make (something) no longer necessary : to prevent or
avoid (something)
Synonym: avert, forestall,prevent, preclude,
Antonym :cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nurture,
promote
Sentence:The new medical treatment obviates the need for
surgery.
5.Trenchant
Meaning: very strong, clear, and effective
Synonyms: edgy, stropped
Sentence: a writer with a trenchant wit
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6.Squally
Meaning: marked by wet and windy conditions
Synonyms: bleak, dirty
Sentence: be careful driving in this squally weather
7.Persecution
Meaning: hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race
or political or religious beliefs
Synonyms: oppression, maltreatment
Sentence: "her family fled religious persecution"
8.Placated
Meaning: make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Synonyms: pacify , mollify
Sentence: “The angry customer was not placated by the clerk's
apology.”
9.Myriad
Meaning: a very large number of things
Synonyms: plenty, enormous
Sentence: There are a myriad of possibilities.
10.Chastise
Meaning: to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something
wrong
Synonyms: punish, correct
Sentence: Ram chastised his son for neglecting his studies
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1.Contentious
Meaning: likely to cause people to argue or disagree
Synonym: belligerent, bellicose
Sentence: After a contentious debate, members of the
committee finally voted to approve the funding.
2.Irate
Meaning: very angry
Synonym: angered, apoplectic
Sentence: Irate viewers called the television network to
complain about the show.
3.Intimidating
Meaning: to make (someone) afraid
Synonym: bully
Sentence: He tries to intimidate his opponents.
4.Droll
Meaning: having an odd and amusing quality
Synonym: antic, chuckle some
Sentence: a book of droll stories
5.Inveigle
Meaning: to persuade (someone) to do something in a clever or
deceptive way
Synonym: lure, entice
Sentence: She inveigled him to write the letter.
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6.Holocaust
Meaning: destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially
caused by fire or nuclear war.
Synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe
Sentence: “There were fears of a nuclear holocaust.”
7.Concur
Meaning: be of the same opinion
Synonyms: be in accord, agree
Sentence: “ I concur with your assessment of the political
situation”
8.Pacify
Meaning: quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.
Synonyms: tranquilize, quieten
Sentence: "he had to pacify angry spectators"
9.Motif
Meaning: a dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work.
Synonyms: theme , idea
Sentence: "superstition is a recurring motif in the book"
10.Obtuse
Meaning: annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
Synonyms: not sharp, blunt
Sentence: "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately
obtuse"
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1.Superannuation
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Meaning:regular payment made to a fund by an employee towards
a future pension.
Synonym:allowance, annuity, grant, payment, premium
Sentence:"had he agreed to resign, he would have been entitled
to his superannuation for 29 years' service"
2.Plausible
Meaning: (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or
probable.
Synonym: credible, reasonable, believable, likely,
Antonym: unlikely, improbable
Sentence: "a plausible explanation"
3.Meaning: criticize unfairly; disparage.
Synonym: disparage, belittle, diminish, deprecate,
Antonym: extol
Sentence: "doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own
country"
4.Covenant
Meaning: an agreement., agree by lease, deed, or other legal
contract.
Synonym: accord, deal, bargain, settlement
Antonym: disagreement, denial, misunderstanding, refusal
Sentence: "there was a covenant between them that her name
was never to be mentioned"
5.Skulduggery
Meaning: underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or
activities.
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Synonym: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Sentence: "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"
6. Aloof
Meaning: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Synonym: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote,
Antonym: familiar, friendly
Sentence: "they were courteous but faintly aloof
7. Allure
Meaning: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously
attractive or fascinating.
Synonym: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour
Sentence: people for whom gold holds no allure"
8. Alacrity
Meaning: brisk and cheerful readiness
Synonym: eagerness, willingness, readiness
Sentence: "she accepted the invitation with alacrity"
9. Soporific
Meaning: tending to induce drowsiness or sleep., a drug or other
substance that induces drowsiness or sleep.
Synonym: sleeping pill, sleeping potion, sedative, tranquilizer,
narcotic, opiate;
Antonym: invigorating, stimulant
Sentence: "the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific
effect"
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10.Modicum
Meaning: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially
something desirable or valuable.
Synonym: morsel, particle, degree, speck, fragment, scrap,
Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"
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1.Malarkey
Meaning: foolish words or ideas
Synonym: applesauce, balderdash
Sentence: He thinks everything politicians say is just a bunch of
malarkey
2.Bombast
Meaning: speech or writing that is meant to sound important or
impressive but is not sincere or meaningful
Synonym: exaggeration
Sentence: you need less bombast and more substance in this
speech on human rights
3.Quintessential
Meaning: the essence of a thing in its purest and most
concentrated form
Synonym: acme, apotheosis
Sentence: A selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of
the virtue of charity
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4.Savior
Meaning: someone who saves something or someone from danger,
harm, failure, etc.
Synonym: deliverer, redeemer
Sentence: We all felt that she was our savior.
5.Rambunctious
Meaning: uncontrolled in a way that is playful or full of energy
Synonym:hell-raising, knockabout, boisterous
Antonym :noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet, restrained, serene,
Sentence:The schoolyard was filled with rambunctious kids.
6.Opulent
Meaning: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
Synonym: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonym: penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious
Sentence: "the opulent comfort of a limousine"
7. Sojourn
Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere temporarily.
Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;
Sentence: "her sojourn in Rome"
8. Peremptory
Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience,
especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary, commanding,
authoritative,
Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming
Sentence: "‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply"
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9. Percussion
Meaning: musical instruments played by striking with the hand or
with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals,
xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.
Synonym: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump
Sentence: "percussion instruments"
10. Pernicious
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle
way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favourable
Sentence: "the pernicious influences of the mass media"
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1.Demagogue
Meaning: a political leader who tries to get support by making
false claims and promises and using arguments based on emotion
rather than reason
Synonym: agitator,exciter
Sentence: His opponent called him a bigoted demagogue.
2. Fester
Meaning: Ripen and generate puss
Synonym: boil, pock
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Sentence: The politician festered with pointless comments.
3.Turbulence
Meaning: a state of confusion, violence, or disorder
Synonym: agitation, irregular
Sentence: The plane hit quite a bit of turbulence during our flight.
4.Cynosure
Meaning: a person or thing that is the centre of attention or
admiration.
Synonym: central, core, center, epicenter, eye, focus
Sentence: "Kirk was the cynosure of all eyes
5.malefactor
Meaning: a person who commits a crime or some other wrong.
Synonym: criminal, culprit, wrongdoer, offender, villain,
lawbreaker, felon,
Sentence: Dean tried hard to exclude Jennifer Radisson from
consideration as a malefactor, although he reluctantly admitted
his sole reason to pass on her as a suspect was his belief in her
story.
6.apposite
Meaning: apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.
Synonym: appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, befitting;
Antonym: inappropriate
Sentence:" an apposite quotation"
7.Vernacular
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Meaning: the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people
of a country or region.
Synonym: everyday language, spoken language, colloquial
speech, slang
Sentence: "he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience"
8.Cenotaph
Meaning:a monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially
one commemorating people who died in a war
Sentence:The town of Chhatarpur, which is named after Chhatar
Sal, and contains his cenotaph, is 70 m.
9.Tranquil:free from disturbance; calm.
Synonym:peaceful, restful,
Usage:the house was once again tranquil after the kids moved
outside to play
10.Insipid
Meaning:lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.
Synonym:tasteless, flavourless, unflavoured
Antonym :interesting, imaginative, tasty
Sentence:The soup was rather insipid.
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1.Scintillating
Meaning: brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful.
Synonym: brilliant, dazzling, exciting, exhilarating
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Antonym: boring, dull, pedestrian
Sentence: "the audience loved his scintillating wit"
2.Menial
Meaning:(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige.
Synonym: unskilled, lowly, humble, low-grade, low-status,
routine, humdrum, boring, dull;
Sentence:"menial factory jobs"
3.Vault
Meaning: an underground burial chamber
Synonym: catacomb
Sentence: archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient
vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers
4.Equestrian
Meaning: of or relating to the riding of horses
Sentence: equestrian sports
5. Repechage
Meaning: a trial heat (as in rowing) in which first-round losers are
given another chance to qualify for the semifinals
Sentence: French repechage second chance.
6.Fore
Meaning: toward or at the front part of a boat, ship, or airplane
Sentence: The plane's exits are located fore and aft.
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7.Molestation
Meaning: to harm (sexual way)
Synonyms: to bother, annoy
Sentence: He was sent to jail for molesting children.
8.Corporal
Meaning: Relating to the human body.
Synonyms: Physical
Sentence: started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with
advancing age
9.Gamut
Meaning: the distance or extent between possible extremes
Synonyms: diapason, scale
Sentence: the actress's work runs the gamut from goofy comedies
to serious historical dramas
10.Freak
Meaning: being out of the ordinary
Synonyms: aberrant, abnormal
Sentence: even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the
freak hailstorm
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1.Oligarchy
Meaning: the people that control a country, business, etc.
Synonym: provocateur
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2.Stoke
Meaning: to increase the amount or strength of (something)
Synonym: accelerate, add
Sentence: The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.
3.Ravaged
Meaning: damage resulting from ravaging: violently destructive
effect
Synonym: devastate, pillage
Sentence: Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in
1992, causing $19 billion in damage
4.Decathlon
Meaning: a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different
events
Sentence: The event had a decathlon activity.
5.catharsis
Meaning: the act or process of releasing a strong emotion (such
as pity or fear)
especially by expressing it in an art form
Synonym: purgation, purification, cleansing
Sentence: Acting is a means of catharsis for her.
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Meaning:something that is unusual or unexpected : something
anomalous
Synonym: aberration, abnormality, exception,
Antonym :norm, ordinary, usual
Sentence:We couldn't explain the anomalies in the test results.
7.Serenity (noun)
Meaning:Calmness
Synonym:peace, tranquility
Antonym :clamor, din, noise,
Sentence:the serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after
the big storm.
8. Raucous (adj)
Meaning:Noisy, rowdy
Synonym:, boisterous,
Antonym : noiseless, peaceful, placid,
Sentence:Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the
rancous party.
9.Masquerade
Meaning: a false show or pretence
Synonym: pretence, deception
Antonym: honesty,openness, reality
Sentence:"I doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long"
10.Venial
Meaning:(of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable
Synonym: pardonable, forgivable, excusable, condonable
Antonym: unforgivable, unpardonable, mortal
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Sentence:"we cannot prevent ourselves sometimes from dreaming
of performing venial if not mortal sins"
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1.Exasperation (noun)
Meaning::The state of being irritated
Synonym:irritation, frustration
Antonym :delight, joy, pleasure
Sentence:The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter,
the more his exasperation grew.
2.Absolve (verb):
Meaning:To forgive; to free from guilt
Synonym:exculpate, pardon
Antonym :charge, impeach, indict; convict
Sentence:Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved
her for breaking the vase.
3.Epitaph (noun)
Meaning:Brief statement honoring a dead person
Synonym:inscription, eulogy
Sentence:"Beloved by all," was the epitaph Edgar chose for his
wife's tombstone.
4.misanthrope
Meaning:a person who does not like other people
Synonym:cynic, naysayer, pessimist
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Antonym : idealist, sentimentalist, optimist,
Sentence:a former misanthrope who now professes a newly
discovered love of mankind
5.obviate
Meaning:to make (something) no longer necessary : to prevent or
avoid (something)
Synonym: avert, forestall,prevent, preclude,
Antonym :cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nurture,
promote
Sentence:The new medical treatment obviates the need for
surgery.
6.culpable
Meaning:deserving blame : guilty of doing something wrong
Synonym:censurable, blameworthy, reprehensible,
Antonym :flawless, perfect, pure; guiltless, innocent
Sentence:They held her culpable for the accident.
7.Irate
Meaning: very angry
Synonym: angered, apoplectic
Sentence: Irate viewers called the television network to complain
about the show.
8.Intimidating
Meaning: to make (someone) afraid
Synonym: bully
Sentence: He tries to intimidate his opponents.
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9.Droll
Meaning: having an odd and amusing quality
Synonym: antic, chuckle some
Sentence: a book of droll stories
10.Inveigle
Meaning: to persuade (someone) to do something in a clever or
deceptive way
Synonym: lure, entice
Sentence: She inveigled him to write the letter.
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1. Repercussions
Meaning: something usually bad or unpleasant that happens as a
result of an action, statement, etc.
Synonym: impact,influence
Sentence: “your decision not to go to college will have
repercussions you'll feel for years to come”
2.Deaden
Meaning: to make (something) weaker or less noticeable
Synonym: desiccate ,damp
Sentence: “He took aspirin to deaden the pain.”
3. Boondocks
Meaning: rough country filled with dense brush
Synonym:boonies,nowhere
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Sentence: “a former city girl who was still adjusting to life in the
boondocks”
4.Pernicious
Meaning: causing great harm or damage often in a way that is not
easily seen or noticed
Synonym:baneful,noxious
Sentence: “She thinks television has a pernicious influence on our
children.”
5.Lancet
Meaning: a sharp tool used for cutting the skin
Sentence: “The doctor used a lancet to proceed the surgery.”
6.Dissuade
Meaning: to convince (someone) not to do something
Synonym:deter, discourage
Sentence: “He tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop
out of college”
7.Arcane
Meaning: secret or mysterious : known or understood by only a
few people
Synonym:abstruse,profound
Sentence: “A theory filled with arcane details”
8.Writhe
Meaning: to cause to twine about one another
Synonym: entwine, inter-lace
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Sentence: “tends to writhe his fingers together when he's nervous
or upset”
9.Undulate
Meaning: having a wavy surface, edge, or markings
Synonym: swing, wave
Sentence: “the undulate margin of a leaf”
10. Wherewith
Meaning: that with or by which —used with an infinitive
Sentence: “metal tools wherewith to break ground”
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1.Abstemious
Meaning: not eating and drinking too much
Synonym: continent, self-abnegating
Sentence: “She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker.”
2. Accoutre
Meaning: to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or
activity
Synonym: furnish,equip,gird
Sentence: “hikers accoutered with walking sticks, water bottles,
trail maps, and compasses”
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3. Gamut
Meaning: the distance or extent between possible extremes
Synonym: diapason, spectrum, spread
Sentence: “the actress's work runs the gamut from goofy
comedies to serious historical dramas”
4. Bequeath
Meaning: to give by means of a will
Synonym: leave, will
Sentence: “having no heir, he bequeathed his house to his local
church”
5.Clement
Meaning: marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor
too low
Synonym: equable, genial, mild
Sentence: “Hawaii is known for its delightfully clement climate”
6.Humbug
Meaning: an imitation that is passed off as genuine
Synonym: phony, hoax
Sentence: “tests showed that the “old” map of America was a
cleverly made humbug”
7. Bellicose
Meaning: feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
Synonym: assaultive, agonistic
Sentence: “bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend
more time fighting than
playing”
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8.Earnest
Meaning: a serious and intent mental state
Synonym: serious, sedate
Sentence: “ I'll accept only an earnest apology from you”
9.Harry
Meaning: to make a pillaging or destructive raid on
Synonym:worry,annoy
Sentence: “The invaders harried the village's residents.”
10.Disposition
Meaning: a tendency to act or think in a particular way
Synonym:temperament,character
Sentence: He has a disposition toward criminal behavior.
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1.Cantankerous
Meaning: often angry and annoyed
Synonym: acid, bearish,
Sentence: “a cantankerous old woman insisted that nothing
should ever be allowed to change”
2.Derogatory
Meaning: intended to make a person or thing seem of little
importance or value
Synonym: belittling, decrying, demeaning
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Sentence: “fans made a steady stream of derogatory remarks
about the players on the visiting team”
3.Ornate
Meaning: highly decorated
Synonym: bedizened, gingerbread
Sentence: “an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like
an Italian palace.”
4.Castigate
Meaning: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for
personal failings
Synonym: berate, chastise, chew out
Sentence: “ castigated him for his constant tardiness”
5.Amity
Meaning: kindly concern, interest, or support
Synonym: goodwill, benevolence, charity
Sentence: “ a youth club fostering amity among the city's many
and diverse ethnic groups”
6.Oust
Meaning: to drive or force out
Synonym: banish, cast out, dismiss
Sentence: “she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd
been smuggling company supplies”
7. Cessation
Meaning: a stopping of some action
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Synonym:restrict
Sentence: “the cessation of the snowstorm was a relief”
8.Actuary
Meaning: a person whose job is to tell insurance companies how
much they should charge people for insurance based on risks
Synonym:adversary,airy-fairy
Sentence: “The actuary took full advantage of them”
9.Repugnance
Meaning: a strong feeling of dislike or disgust
Synonym: aversion,distaste
Sentence: “They felt nothing but repugnance for the group's
violent history.”
10. Reckoning
Meaning: the act of calculating the amount of something
Synonym: appraisal,estimate
Sentence : “Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning.”
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1.pseudonym
Meaning: a fictitious name, especially one used by an author.
Synonym: pen name, assumed name, incognito, alias,
Sentence: "I wrote under the pseudonym of Evelyn Hervey"
2.pugnacious
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
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Synonym: combative, aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent,
Antonym: peaceable, friendly
Sentence: "the increasingly pugnacious demeanour of right-wing
politicians"
3.puerile
Meaning: childishly silly and immature.
Synonym: adolescent, babyish, immature, infantile, jejune,
juvenile,
Antonym: experienced, knowing, smart, sophisticated, worldly,
worldly-wise
Sentence: "a puerile argument"
4.prudent
Meaning:acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Synonym: wise, well judged, judicious, sagacious
Antonym: unwise, imprudent, incautious, extravagant
Sentence: "no prudent money manager would authorize a loan
without first knowing its purpose"
5.unilateral
Meaning:(of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only
one person, group,
or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of
another or the others.
Synonym: one-party, one-sided
Antonym: multilateral
Sentence: "unilateral nuclear disarmament"
6.chicanery
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Meaning: the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's
purpose.
Synonym: trickery, deception, deceit,
Sentence: "storylines packed with political chicanery"
7.chauvinist
Meaning: a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated
patriotism.
Synonym: jingoistic, chauvinistic, excessively patriotic
Sentence: "a chauvinist rejection of foreign interference"
8.Abbot
Meaning: a man who is the head of an abbey of monks
Sentence: In August 1177 we know that he was abbot of the
monastery of Corazzo, near
Martirano.
9.Semblance
Meaning: the state of being somewhat like something but not truly
or fully the same thing
Synonym:airs,charade,disguise
Sentence: “ a used-car dealer with only a semblance of honesty”
10.Jeopardize
Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which
there is a danger of
loss, harm, or failure.
Synonym: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk,
Antonym: safeguard
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Sentence: "a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New
York's position as a financial centre"
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1.Querulous
Meaning: complaining in an annoyed way
Synonym: crabby, cranky, grouchy,
Antonym: affable, agreeable, amiable, genial, good-humored
Sentence: car trips that were frequently spoiled by a couple of
querulous passengers in the back.
2.Brigand
Meaning: a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in
forests and mountains.
Synonym: bandit
Sentence: Jake was a brigand who stole from his own family.
3.Inebriate
Meaning: make (someone) drunk; intoxicate.
Synonym: besotted
Antonym: teetotal; abstemious, abstinent
Sentence: "I got mildly inebriated"
4. Penurious
Meaning: lacking money; excessively unwilling to spend, not
having enough money to pay for necessities.
Synonyms: parsimonious, hard up, impecunious, in straitened
circumstances, penniless, pinched
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Sentence: Warren Buffett, famous multi-billionaire, still drives a
cheap sedan, not because he is penurious, but because luxury
cars are gaudy and impractical.
5. Ponderous
Meaning: having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
Synonyms: heavy, lumbering
Sentence: Laden with 20 kilograms of college text books, the
freshman moved ponderously across the campus.
6. Expunge
Meaning: to eliminate completely; remove by erasing or crossing
out or as if by drawing a line.
Synonyms: excise, scratch, strike
Sentence: When I turned 18, all of the shoplifting and jaywalking
charges were expunged from my criminal record.
7. Interlocutor
Meaning: a person who takes part in a conversation.
Symonyms: conversational partner
Sentence: The government’s interlocutor(middle man), R.N. Ravi,
confirmed to a local daily that the August 3 agreement was indeed
a ‘framework agreement’.
8. Hitherto
Meaning: used in negative statement to describe a situation that
has existed up to this point or up to the present time.
Synonyms: as yet, heretofore, so far, thus far, til now, until now,
up to now, yet
Sentence: Before John learned to fly an airplane, he had hitherto
been afraid of heights.
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9.Panacea
Meaning: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
Synonym: universal cure, cure-all, cure for all ills, universal
remedy
Sentence: "the panacea for all corporate ills"
10.Pandemonium
Meaning: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
Synonym: cacophony, clamor
Antonym: calm, hush, peace,
Sentence: "there was complete pandemonium—everyone just
panicked"
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1.Ambit
Meaning: an area over which activity, capacity, or influence
extends
Synonym: range, amplitude
Sentence: many feel that church leaders stray outside of their
proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements
2.Divisive
Meaning: causing a lot of disagreement between people and
causing them to separate into different groups
Synonym: chaos
Sentence: a divisive issue
3.Trivial: of little value or importance.
Synonym:unimportant, insignificant
Usage:huge fines were imposed for trivial offences"
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4.Crescendo:a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music.
Synonym:escalation, upsurge,apex
Usage:"each time the key changes, there is a gradual crescendo"
5.Innate
Meaning: existing from the time a person or animal is
born,existing as part of the basic nature of something
Synonym:inborn, natural, inbred, congenital
Antonym :acquired
Sentence:her innate capacity for organization"
6.Talisman
Meaning: an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is
thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
Synonym: lucky charm, charm, fetish, amulet, mascot
Sentence "those rings, so fresh and gleaming, were their
talismans":
7.Taciturn
Meaning: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech;
saying little.
Synonym:
untalkative,
uncommunicative,
reticent,
unforthcoming
Antonym: talkative, loquacious
Sentence: "after such gatherings, she would be taciturn and
morose"
8.Tantamount
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Meaning: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
Synonym: equivalent to, synonymous with
Antonym: different, opposite
Sentence: "the resignations were tantamount to an admission of
guilt"
9.Inculcate
Meaning: instill (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent
instruction.
Synonym: infuse, impress, imprint, introduce
Antonym: eliminate, remove, take away
Sentence: "I tried to inculcate in my pupils an attitude of inquiry"
10.Mediocre
Meaning-not very good
Synonym-common, fair, indifferent, medium,
Antonym - excellent, exceptional, exquisite, fabulous, fantastic,
Sentence-The dinner was delicious, but the dessert was
mediocre.
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1. Pilfering
Meaning: to take (something) without right and with an intent to
keep
Synonym: filch, heist, purloin
Sentence: “what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the
office refrigerator?”
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2. Lummox
Meaning: a clumsy, awkward person
Synonym: butterfingers, dub
Sentence: “that player is a lummox in the outfield”
3.Denunciation
Meaning: an often public or formal expression of disapproval
Synonym: censure, excoriation
Sentence: “the official denunciation of the congresswoman's
actions before the full house”
4.Fervid
Meaning: having or expressing great depth of feeling
Synonym: ardent, blazing, fervent
Sentence: “at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a
fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be
censors”
5.Quackery
Meaning: the methods and treatments used by unskillful doctors
or by people who pretend to be doctors
Synonym: Charlatanry
Sentence: “His cure was nothing but quackery.”
6.Vicissitude
Meaning:. the quality or state of being changeable
Synonym: beatitude, decrepitude
Sentence: “What made you want to look up vicissitude?”
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7.Acquiesce
Meaning: to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by
staying silent or by not arguing
Synonym:assent,consent
Sentence: “They demanded it, and he acquiesced.”
8.Diaphanous
Meaning: used to describe cloth that is very thin and light
Synonym: transparent
Sentence: “the bride wore a diaphanous veil”
9.Fealty
Meaning: loyalty to a person, group, etc.
Synonym: agonistic,carpetbagger
Sentence: “He swore fealty to the king.
10. Impregnable
Meaning: not able to be captured by attack
Synonym: hard, strong
Sentence: “the castle's supposedly impregnable walls”
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1. Ostentatious
Meaning: excessively showy
Synonym: flamboyant , glitzy, razzle-dazzle
Sentence: She wears an ostentatious diamond ring on her little
finger
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2.Precocious
Meaning: occurring before the usual or expected time
Synonym: premature, early, unseasonable
Sentence: “a precocious baldness makes him look older than he
really is”
3.Turpitude
Meaning: a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
Synonym: abjection, debasement, depravity
Sentence: “pictorial advertisements for chic clothing and
fragrances in which drug addiction and other forms of moral
turpitude are depicted as alternative fashion statements”
4.Precipice
Meaning: a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice
Synonym: crag, escarpment
Sentence: “scaled the steep precipice with the ease of an
experienced climber”
5.Salubrious
Meaning: beneficial to the health of body or mind
Synonym: medicinal, restorative, wholesome
Sentence: “fresh air and exercise are always salubrious”
6.Quaint
Meaning: different from the ordinary in a way that causes
curiosity or suspicion
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Synonym: bizarre, erratic, kinky
Sentence: “The sudden appearance of a man dressed in quaint
clothes immediately drew the notice of passersby”
7.Capacious
Meaning: more than adequate or average in capacity
Synonym: ample, commodious, roomy
Sentence: “that car has a capacious trunk that makes it a good
choice for families”
8.Ludicrous
Meaning: causing or intended to cause laughter
Synonym: droll , farcical, jocund
Sentence: “the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween
costume”
9.Precipitous
Meaning: acting or done with excessive or careless speed
Synonym: cursory, drive-by, headlong
Sentence: “They soon regretted their precipitous actions in
international affairs”
10. Carping
Meaning: marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse
criticism
Synonym: critical, fault finding, censorious
Sentence: “a peevish and carping old woman who is not a favorite
at the nursing home.”
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1.Grapple
Meaning: fight without weapons
Synonym: clasp, clench
Sentence: “after a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to
having an affair”
2. Incongruous
Meaning: not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
Synonym: amiss
Sentence: “there's an incongruous modernism to the actor's
performance in this period piece”
3.Indomitable
Meaning: incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
Synonym: bulletproof, invincible
Sentence: “an indomitable spirit was needed to endure the rigors
of pioneer life.”
4.Meliorate
Meaning: to make better
Synonym: better, enhance
Sentence: “regulations intended to meliorate the working
conditions of migrant farm
laborers”
5.Persiflage
Meaning: good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks
Synonym: backchat, jesting
Sentence: “Her cunning persiflage hurt them.”
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6. Relegate
Meaning: to force to leave a country
Synonym: deport, exile
Sentence: “courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's
disfavor were soon
relegated to the farther reaches of the empire”
7.Rhapsody
Meaning: a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
Synonym: cloud-nine
Sentence: “listening to Mozart always left him in a rhapsody that
lingered for the
remainder of the evening”
8.Acerbity
Meaning: intended to cause hurt feelings
Synonym: acridness, acuteness
Sentence: “the customer made his displeasure known with more
acerbity than was
necessary”
9.Juxtapose
Meaning: having a border in common
Synonym: adjoining, conterminous, flanking
Sentence: “the juxtaposed photographs of the country's richest
and poorest areas are
a telling commentary on inequality”
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10.Effrontery
Meaning: shameless boldness
Synonym: cockiness, cheekiness, pertness
Sentence: “the little squirt had the effrontery to deny eating any
cookies, even
with the crumbs still on his lips”
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1.pillage
Meaning: rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime.
Synonym: robbery, robbing, raiding,
Sentence: "the abbey was plundered and pillaged"
2.pinnacle
Meaning: the most successful point; the culmination.
Synonym: apex, vertex, zenith, apogee,
Sentence: "he had reached the pinnacle of his career"
3.piquant
Meaning: having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour.,
pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.
Synonym: intriguing, stimulating, interesting, fascinating,
Antonym: bland, insipid, dull
Sentence: "a piquant tartare sauce"
4.pittance
Meaning: a very small or inadequate amount of money.
Synonym: a very small amount, a tiny amount, an insufficient
amount, next to nothing, very little;
Sentence: "he paid his workers a pittance"
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5.placate
Meaning: make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Synonym: appease, assuage, conciliate,
Antonym: aggravate, annoy, antagonize, bother,
Sentence: "they attempted to placate the students with promises"
6.presage
Meaning:be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an
unwelcome one)., an omen or portent.
Synonym:augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy,
Sentence:"the heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow"
7.prestige
Meaning:widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or
something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or
quality.
Synonym:status, standing, stature
Sentence: "the firm has recently gained considerable prestige
8.presumptuous
Meaning:(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the
limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
Synonym:brazen, overconfident, arrogant, egotistical,
Antonym:timid, unassuming
Sentence: "I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I offer
some advice"
9.preclude
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Meaning: prevent from happening; make impossible.
Synonym: block, bar, hinder, impede, inhibit
Antonym: smooth, unclog; advance, cultivate, encourage,
Sentence: "the secret nature of his work precluded official
recognition"
10.precise
Meaning: marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or
detail.
Synonym: exact, accurate, correct, error-free, pinpoint,
Antonym: imprecise, inaccurate
Sentence: "precise directions"
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1.placid
Meaning: not easily upset or excited., calm and peaceful, with
little movement or activity.
Synonym:
even-tempered,
calm,
equable,
tranquil,
imperturbable,
Antonym: excitable, temperamental
Sentence: "a placid, contented man"
2.plagiarize
Meaning: take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it
off as one's own.
Synonym: infringe the copyright of, pirate, steal, poach, borrow,
Sentence: "he was fined $6,000 for having plagiarized the song"
3.plaintive
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Meaning: sounding sad and mournful.
Synonym: mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful,
piteous, melancholy,
Antonym: delighted, exulting, glorying, happy, joyful, rejoicing,
triumphant;
Sentence: "a plaintive cry"
4.platonic
Meaning: (of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not
sexual.
Synonym: utopian, ideal, idealistic
Antonym: physical
Sentence: "their relationship is purely platonic"
5. plauditory
Meaning: a sudden feeling of annoyance or anger when someone
has offended you
Sentence: He slammed the door in a fit of pique.
6. Virulent
Meaning: (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in
its effects.
bitterly hostile
Synonym: vitriolic, malicious, malevolent, malignant, malign,
Sentence: "a virulent attack on liberalism"
7. Opulent
Meaning: ostentatiously costly and luxurious
Synonym: splendid, magnificent,
Sentence: "the opulent comfort of a limousine"
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8. Magnanimous
Meaning: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less
powerful person.
Synonym: generous, charitable, benevolent
Sentence: "she should be magnanimous in victory"
9.regale
Meaning:entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.
Synonym:entertain, amuse, divert, delight, fascinate
Antonym:anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset
Sentence: "he regaled her with a colourful account of that
afternoon's meeting"
10.remorse
Meaning:deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
Synonym:contrition, deep regret, repentance, penitence
Sentence: "they were filled with remorse and shame"
(631-640)
1.Conundrum
Meaning: a confusing and difficult problem or question
Synonym: quandary, dilemma; riddle, puzzle,
Sentence: "one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts"
2.interminable
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Meaning: endless or apparently endless (often used
hyperbolically)
Synonym: ceaseless, unceasing, incessant, constant, continual
Antonym: brief, ceasing, ending, ephemeral, halting ,
intermittent
Sentence: "we got bogged down in interminable discussions"
3.precocious
Meaning: (of a child) having developed certain abilities or
inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected.
Synonym: ahead, gifted, talented,
Antonym: backward, slow
Sentence: "a precocious, solitary boy"
4.peruse
Meaning: read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
Synonym: reread; proofread; decipher;
Sentence: "he has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art
history books and catalogues"
5.precarious
Meaning: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to
fall or collapse.
Synonym: uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, unpredictable,
Antonym: safe, secure
Sentence: "a precarious ladder"
6.preceptor
Meaning: a teacher or instructor., the headmaster or principal of
a school
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Sentence: a preceptor at a small English boarding school
7.ostracize
Meaning: exclude from a society or group.
Synonym: repudiate, boycott, blackball, blacklist
Antonym: welcome, accept, befriend, include
Sentence: "she was declared a witch and ostracized by the
villagers"
8.contrite
Meaning: feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that
one has done wrong.
Synonym: remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful
Antonym: unrepentant, defiant
Sentence: "a contrite tone"
9.palliative
Meaning: (of a medicine or medical care) relieving pain without
dealing with the cause of the condition
Synonym: soothing, alleviating, sedative, calmative, calming
Antonym: aggravate, exacerbate
Sentence: "orthodox medicines tend to be palliative rather than
curative"
10. Sanctimonious
Meaning: making a show of being morally superior to other
people.
Synonym: self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pious
Sentence: "what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about
putting his family first?"
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1.limpid
Meaning: (of a liquid) completely clear and transparent.
Synonym: clear, transparent, glassy
Antonym: opaque, muddy
Sentence: "the limpid waters of the Caribbean"
2. misnomer
Meaning: a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
Sentence: "‘King crab’ is a misnomer—these creatures are not
crustaceans at all"
3. scintillating
Meaning: brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful.
Synonym: brilliant, dazzling, exciting, exhilarating
Antonym: boring, dull, pedestrian
Sentence: "the audience loved his scintillating wit"
4.modicum
Meaning: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially
something desirable or valuable.
Synonym: morsel, particle, degree, speck, fragment, scrap,
Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"
5. sartorial
Meaning: relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.
Sentence: They accused him of having poor sartorial taste.
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6.rendezvous
Meaning:a meeting at an agreed time and place.
Synonym:meeting, appointment, engagement, assignation;
Sentence: "Edward turned up late for their rendezvous"
7.blatant
Meaning: (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.
Synonym: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised,
Sentence: "blatant lies"
8.betroth
Meaning: formally engage (someone) to be married.
Sentence: "in no time I shall be betrothed to Isabel"
9.bestial
Meaning: savagely cruel and depraved.
Synonym: savage, brutish, brutal, barbarous,
Sentence: "bestial and barbaric acts"
10.inexorable
Meaning: impossible to stop or prevent.
Synonym: relentless, unstoppable, unavoidable,
Sentence: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology"
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1.Cenotaph
Meaning: a monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially
one commemorating people who died in a war
Sentence: The town of Chhatarpur, which is named after Chhatar
Sal, and contains his cenotaph, is 70 m.
2.Sinecure
Meaning-a job or position in which someone is paid to do little or
no work
Synonym-benefice, ecclesiastical benefice
Sentence-A prebend is practically a sinecure, and the holder has
no cure of souls as such.
3.Prestige
Meaning: widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or
something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or
quality.
Synonym: status, standing, stature,
Antonym: Disrespect, humility
Sentence: "the firm has recently gained considerable prestige"
4.Impoverish
Meaning: make (a person or area) poor, exhaust the strength or
vitality of.
Synonym: weaken, sap, exhaust, drain
Antonym: strengthen, enrich, rich, fertile
Sentence: the wars had impoverished him"
5.abominate
Meaning: detest; loathe.
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Sentence: "they abominated the very idea of monarchy"
6.luminary
Meaning: a person who inspires or influences others, especially
one prominent in a particular sphere.
Synonym: leading light, guiding light, inspiration, leader, expert,
Sentence: "one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
7.referendum
Meaning: a general vote by the electorate on a single political
question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.
Synonym: public vote, plebiscite, popular vote, ballot, poll
Sentence: "he called for a referendum on the death penalty"
8.potpourri
Meaning:a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to
perfume a room.
a mixture or medley of things.
Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection
Sentence: "he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and
Sullivan"
9.pragmatic
Meaning:dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way
that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Synonym:practical, realistic
Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian
Sentence: "a pragmatic approach to politics"
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10.jeopardize
Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which
there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure
Synonym: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace
Antonym: safeguard
Sentence: "a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New
York's position as a financial centre"
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1.banal
Meaning: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Synonym: trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid,
commonplace
Antonym: original
Sentence: "songs with banal, repeated words"
2.blandish
Meaning: coax (someone) with kind words or flattery.
Synonym: cajole, palaver
Antonym: bulldoze, bully, intimidate;
Sentence: "I was blandishing her with imprudence to get her off
the subject"
3.Clandestine
Meaning: done in a private place or way : done secretly
Synonym:Furtive, surreptitious, hole &corner, hugger-mugger
Sentence: “I took a clandestine peek at the price tag on the
diamond necklace”
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4.Wary
Meaning: not having or showing complete trust in someone or
something that could be
dangerous or cause trouble
Synonym:gingerly, chary, guarded
Sentence: “Investors are increasingly wary about putting money
into stocks.”
5.Niceties
Meaning: a small detail and especially one that is a part of polite
or proper
behavior
Synonym:Datum , specific, point
Sentence: “The leader knows all the niceties of diplomatic
protocol”
6.deferential
Meaning: showing deference; respectful.
Synonym: obsequious, humble, respectful,
Sentence: "people were always deferential to him"
7.Obsequious
Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Synonym: sycophantic, servile
Antonym: domineering
Sentence: "they were served by obsequious waiters"
8.Raucous
Meaning: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud
noise.
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Synonym: harsh, strident,
Antonym: soft, dulcet, peaceful, quiet, restrained
Sentence: "raucous youths"
9.Resilience
Meaning: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties;
toughness.
Synonym: flexibility, pliability, suppleness
Antonym: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
Sentence: "the often remarkable resilience of so many British
institutions"
10.Sentinel
Meaning: a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
Synonym: guard, keeper
Sentence: "soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets"
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1.Callous
Meaning: showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for
others.
Synonym: heartless, unfeeling
Antonym: kind, compassionate
Sentence: "his callous comments about the murder made me
shiver"
2.Chagrin
Meaning: annoyance or distress at having failed or been
humiliated.
Synonym: irritation, vexation, exasperation
Antonym: delight
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Sentence: "to my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen"
3.Demure
Meaning: (of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and
shy.
Synonym: modest, unassuming, meek
Antonym: brazen, shameless
Sentence: "a demure little wife who sits at home minding the
house"
4.Fallacy
Meaning: a wrong belief : a false or mistaken idea,the quality of
being false or wrong
Synonym: error, misbelief, falsity
Sentence: “the once-common fallacy that girls just weren't any
good at math”
5.Regale
Meaning: to entertain sumptuously, to give pleasure or
amusement to
Synonym:disport,solace
Sentence: “an inn that nightly regales its guests with five-course
meals prepared by a master chef”
6.Abdicate
Meaning-to leave the position of being a king or queen
Synonym-give up, resign,relinquish,
Antonym -adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim,
Sentence-The king was forced to abdicate.
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7. Labyrinth
Meaning: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in
which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze
Synonym: maze, rabbit warren, warren
Sentence: a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers
8.licentious
Meaning- sexually immoral or offensive
Synonym-dissolute, debauched, profligate,lewd.
Antonym -chaste
Sentence-a moralist who decried what she regarded as the
licentious and corrupt
culture of the entertainment industry
9.Pernicious
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle
way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favourable
Sentence: "the pernicious influences of the mass media"
10.Punctilious
Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive,
Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash
Sentence: "he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his
guests"
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1.prejudice
Meaning:preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or
actual experience.
Synonym:preconception
Sentence:"male prejudices about women"
2. Solvent
Meaning: having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's
debts.
Synonym: financially sound, able to pay one's debts, debt-free
Antonym: in debt
Sentence: "interest rate rises have very severe effects on
normally solvent companies"
3. Solicit
Meaning: ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone,
accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a
prostitute.
Synonym: request, apply for, put in for, seek, beg, plead for,
Antonym: forewarn, ward (off), warn; drive (away or off),
repulse, turn away
Sentence: "he called a meeting to solicit their views"
"although prostitution was not itself an offence, soliciting was"
4. Recede
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Meaning: Pull back or move away or backward
Synonym: subside, ebb, taper
Antonym: forge, ascend, prolong
Sentence: The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she
grew older
5.Proclivity
Meaning: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an
inclination or
predisposition towards a particular thing.
Synonym: liking, inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition,
propensity,
Sentence: "a proclivity for hard work"
6. Diabolic
Meaning: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical
of a devil.
Synonyms: devilish, diabolical,
Sentence: An idle mind is a Diabolic's workshop.
7. Rancour
Meaning: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.
Synonyms: bitterness, gall, rancor, resentment, reprisal.
Sentence: Although my friend betrayed me, I have no rancor
towards him.
8. Expatriate
Meaning: a person who is voluntarily absent from home or
country.
Synonyms: exile, expat
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Sentence: The poet was exiled because he signed a letter
protesting the government's actions.
9. Chicanery
Meaning: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract
money from them).
Synonyms: chicane, guile, trickery, wile
Sentence: You can smell the chicanery from a dishonest politician
like Lalu And Mulayam.
10. Retreat
Meaning: the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to
escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Sentence: the disorderly retreat of Pakistani troops in Kargil war.
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1. Wily
Meaning:skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
Synonym:shrewd, clever, sharp, sharp-witted, astute, canny,
Antonym:naive, guileless
Sentence:"his wily opponents"
2.Blatant
Meaning: (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.
Synonym: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised,
Sentence: "blatant lies"
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3.Picaresque
Meaning: relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the
adventures of a
rough and dishonest but appealing hero.
Synonym: dishonest, dishonorable
Sentence: "a picaresque adventure novel"
4.Pretentious
Meaning:attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
or merit than is
actually possessed.
Synonym:affected, ostentatious,
Antonym:natural, unaffected
Sentence: "pretentious art films"
5. Palaver
Meaning: prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.
Synonym: bother, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, chatter
Sentence: "mucking around with finances and all that palaver"
6.Abhor
Meaning: to dislike (someone or something) very much
Synonym:Detest, abominate,loathe
Sentence: “abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic
sites in the park”
7.Rampage
Meaning: to act or move in a wild and usually destructive way
Synonym:Agitation,deliriousness, delirium
Sentence: “Rioters rampaged through the streets of the city.”
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8.Trite
Meaning: not interesting or effective because of being used too
often : not fresh or
original
Synonym:stereotype, cobwebby, timeworn
Sentence: “ That argument has become trite.”
9.Charlatan
Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or
skill.
Synonym: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake
Sentence: "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan"
10.Chameleon
Meaning:a small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile
tail, long extensible
tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and a highly
developed ability to
change colour.,
a person who changes their opinions or behaviour according to the
situation.
Synonym: opportunist, temporizer, timeserver,
Sentence:"voters have misgivings about his performance as a
political chameleon"
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1.Besiege
Meaning: surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture
it or force its surrender.
Synonym: beleaguer, blockade, surround
Sentence: "the king marched north to besiege Berwick"
2.Bête noire
Meaning: a person or thing that one particularly dislikes.
Synonym: anathema, abomination, bogey, bugaboo;
Sentence: "great-uncle Edward was my father's bête noire"
3.Biennial
Meaning: taking place every other year.
Sentence: "the first of a series of biennial exhibitions"
4.Blasphemous
Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things
Synonym: profane, irreligious, irreverent, impious,
Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"
5.Amalgamate
Meaning: combine or unite to form one organization or structure.
Synonym: combine, merge, unite,
Antonym: separate
Sentence: "he amalgamated his company with another"
6.Pedantic
Meaning: excessively concerned with minor details or rules; over
scrupulous.
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Synonym: abstruse, pompous, stilted, academic
Antonym: informal, plain
Sentence: "his analyses are careful and even painstaking, but
never pedantic"
7.Exorbitant
Meaning: (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
Synonym: extortionate, preposterous
Antonym: reasonable, competitive
Sentence: "some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls"
8.Bourgeois
Meaning: belonging to or characteristic of the middle class,
typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or
conventional attitudes.
Synonym: middle-class, property-owning,
Antonym: proletarian, unconventional
Sentence: "a rich, bored, bourgeois family"
9.Prognosis
Meaning: an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely
course of a medical condition, a forecast of the likely outcome of
a situation.
Synonym: prediction, projection
Antonym: calculation, measurement
Sentence: "gloomy prognoses about overpopulation"
10.Unison
Meaning: simultaneous performance or utterance of action or
speech.
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Synonym: (all) at once, at the same moment, (all) together, as
one, in concert, in chorus
Sentence: "‘Yes, sir,’ said the girls in unison"
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1.reminiscence
Meaning:a story told about a past event remembered by the
narrator.
Synonym: memories, recollections
Sentence: "his reminiscences of his early days in Parliament"
2. Vitriolic
Meaning: filled with bitter criticism or malice.
Synonym: acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordant,
Sentence:"vitriolic attacks on the politicians"
3. Visceral
Meaning: relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the
intellect.
Synonym: ingrained, starinnate, intuitive
Sentence: "the voters' visceral fear of change"
4.Visage
Meaning: a person's face, with reference to the form or
proportions of the features.
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a person's facial expression
Synonym: cast, countenance, expression, face, look
Sentence: "an elegant, angular visage"
5.perquisite
Meaning: a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account
of one's job or position.
Synonym: donation, gift, lagniappe, largesse
Sentence: "the wife of a president has all the perquisites of
stardom"
6.persona non grata
Meaning: an unacceptable or unwelcome person.
Sentence: "Nabokov was persona non grata with the regime"
7.perspicacious
Meaning: having a ready insight into and understanding of things
Sentence: "it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious
reporter"
8.perturb
Meaning: make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
Synonym: worry, upset, unsettle, disturb, concern, trouble
Antonym: reassure, unperturbed, calm, composed
Sentence: "they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour"
9.pretentious
Meaning:attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
or merit than is actually possessed.
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Synonym:affected, ostentatious,
Antonym:natural, unaffected
Sentence: "pretentious art films"
10.prognostication
Meaning:the action of prophesying future events.
Synonym:prediction, forecast, prophecy, divination
Sentence:"an unprecedented amount of soul-searching and
prognostication"
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1. Vociferous
Meaning: expressing or characterized by vehement opinions.
Synonym: vehement, outspoken, vocal, forthright
Sentence: "he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover"
2. Vivacious
Meaning: (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.
Synonym: lively, animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited,
effervescent
Sentence: "her vivacious and elegant mother"
3. Vituperate
Meaning: blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language.
Synonym: revile, rail against, inveigh against, fulminate against,
attack, upbraid,
Sentence: every week the minister would ascend the culpulpit and
vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices>
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4.plausible
Meaning:(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or
probable.
Synonym:credible, reasonable, believable,
Antonym:unlikely, improbable
Sentence: "a plausible explanation"
5.portend
Meaning:be a sign or warning that (something, especially
something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.
Synonym:presage, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy
Sentence: "the eclipses portend some major events"
6.Reimburse
Meaning:repay (a person who has spent or lost money).
Synonym:compensate, recompense, refund
Sentence: "the investors should be reimbursed for their losses"
7.reiterate
Meaning:say something again or a number of times, typically for
emphasis or clarity.
Synonym:repeat, say again, restate, retell, recapitulate
Sentence: "she reiterated that the government would remain
steadfast in its support"
8.rejuvenate
Meaning:make (someone or something) look or feel better,
younger, or more vital.
Synonym:revive, revitalize, renew, regenerate, restore,
Antonym: extinguish, kill, quench, suppress
Sentence: "a bid to rejuvenate the town centre"
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9.relegate
Meaning:assign an inferior rank or position to.
Synonym:downgrade, lower,
Antonym:upgrade, promote
Sentence: "they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a
secondary role"
10.relinquish
Meaning:voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Synonym:renounce,
Antonym:keep, retain, continue
Sentence: "he relinquished his managerial role to become chief
executive"
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1. sardonic
Meaning: grimly mocking or cynical.
Synonym: mocking, satirical;
Antonym: diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane;
Sentence: "Starkey attempted a sardonic smile"
2.squalid
Meaning: (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially
as a result of poverty or neglect.
Synonym: dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky,
Antonym: clean, pleasant
Sentence: "the squalid, overcrowded prison"
3.stalemate
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Meaning: a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not
in check but cannot move except into check
Synonym: deadlock, gridlock, halt, logjam
Sentence: "last time I played him it ended up in stalemate"
4.status quo
Meaning: the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social
or political issues.
Synonym: normalcy, normality
Antonym: irregularity, uncommonness, disorderliness,
Sentence: "they have a vested interest in maintaining the status
quo"
5.stoic
Meaning: a person who can endure pain or hardship without
showing their feelings or complaining.
Synonym: tolerant, uncomplaining
Antonym: bored, tired, weary; defiant, resistant;
Sentence: "the Stoic philosophers"
6. strident
Meaning: (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.
Synonym: harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring,
Antonym: soft, dulcet
Sentence: "his voice had become increasingly strident"
7. sangfroid
Meaning: composure or coolness shown in danger or under trying
circumstances.
Synonym: equanimity,
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Sentence: He displayed remarkable sangfroid when everyone else
was panicking during the crisis.
8.salvage
Meaning: rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from
loss at sea.
Synonym: rescue, save, recover, retrieve
Antonym: praise, commend, applaud
Sentence: "an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the
wreck"
9. sanguine
Meaning: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad
or difficult situation.
Synonym: optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant
Antonym: pessimistic, gloomy
Sentence: "he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy"
10.renegade
Meaning:a person who deserts and betrays an organization,
country, or set of principles.
Synonym:traitor, defector, deserter, turncoat,
Sentence: "an agent who later turns out to be a renegade"
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1.Philatelist
Meaning: a person who studies or collects postage stamps
Synonym: stamp collector
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Sentence: Don't call a coin collector a philatelist. That word is
reserved for people who
collect stamps. If you're going to become a philatelist, start saving
those old envelopes.
2.ponderous
Meaning: slow and clumsy because of great weight.
Synonym:clumsy, slow, heavy, awkward,
Antonym:light, graceful, elegant
Sentence: "a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man"
3.poignant
Meaning:evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
Synonym:touching, moving, sad, saddening, affecting,
Antonym: unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive
Sentence: "a poignant reminder of the passing of time"
4.plebiscite
Meaning:the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on
an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
Synonym:vote, referendum, ballot, poll
Sentence: "the administration will hold a plebiscite for the
approval of constitutional reforms"
5.philander
Meaning: (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual
relationships with women.
Synonym: womanize, have affairs/an affair, flirt,
Sentence: "they accepted that their husbands would philander
with other women"
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6.contingency
Meaning: a future event or circumstance which is possible but
cannot be predicted with certainty.
Synonym: incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility,
Sentence: "a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all
possible contingencies"
7.thrift
Meaning: the quality of using money and other resources carefully
and not wastefully
Synonym: frugality, parsimony, careful budgeting, economy,
economizing, saving,
Sentence: "the values of thrift and self-reliance"
8. palaver
Meaning: prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.
Synonym: bother, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, chatter
Sentence: "mucking around with finances and all that palaver"
9.palatable
Meaning: (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.
Synonym: tasty, appetizing, pleasant-tasting; pleasant,
acceptable, satisfactory,
Antonym: tasteless, insipid, unpalatable, disagreeable,
unpalatable, unpleasant
Sentence: "a very palatable local red wine"
10.jeopardize
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Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which
there is a danger of loss,
harm, or failure
Synonym: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace
Antonym: safeguard
Sentence: "a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New
York's position as a financial
centre"
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1.Contraband
Meaning: goods that have been imported or exported illegally.
Synonym: smuggled, black-market, bootleg
Sentence: "customs men had searched the carriages for
contraband"
2.throttle
Meaning: a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an
engine.
Synonym: choke, strangle, strangulate,
Sentence: "the engines were at full throttle"
"it has two engines that can be throttled"
3.throng
Meaning: a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
Synonym: host, mob, assemblage, gathering, congregation,
Sentence: "he pushed his way through the throng"
4.tiara
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Meaning: 1.a jeweled ornamental band worn on the front of a
woman's hair.
2.a high diadem encircled with three crowns and worn by a pope.
Synonym: headband, headdress, chaplet
Sentence: she brought me up to royalties, and people with stars
and garters, and elderly ladies with gigantic tiaras and parrot
noses.
5. Vitiate
Meaning: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
Synonym: poison, spoil, stain, tarnish, touch, taint
Sentence: "development programmes have been vitiated by the
rise in population"
6.intimidation
Meaning: the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being
intimidated.
Synonym: frightening, menacing, terrifying, scaring, alarming
Antonym: benign, benignant, gentle, mild, non-intimidating,
tender
Sentence: "the intimidation of witnesses and jurors"
7.overt
Meaning: done or shown openly; plainly apparent.
Synonym: undisguised, unconcealed, observable,
manifest, above board;
Antonym: covert, hidden
Sentence: "an overt act of aggression"
8.pacifist
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visible,
Meaning: a person who believes that war and violence are
unjustifiable., holding the belief that war and violence are
unjustifiable.
Synonym: appeaser, pacifier
Antonym: warmonger
Sentence: "she was a committed pacifist all her life"
9.thwart
Meaning: prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Synonym: foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall
Antonym: assist, facilitate
Sentence: "he never did anything to thwart his father"
10.pageant
Meaning: a public entertainment consisting of a procession of
people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor
performance of a historical scene., a beauty contest.
Synonym: parade, procession, cavalcade
Sentence: "they brought the history books to life at the town's
pageant"
(761-760)
1. passé
Meaning: no longer fashionable; out of date.
Synonym: out of date, outdated, out, dated, unfashionable, out of
fashion, old-fashioned
Antonym: fashionable
Sentence: "minis are passé—the best skirts are knee-length"
2.amicable
Meaning: characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
Synonym: friendly, good-natured, cordial,
Antonym: unfriendly, hostile
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Sentence: "an amicable settlement of the dispute"
3.partisan
Meaning: a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person
Synonym: supporter, follower, adherent, devotee,
Sentence: "partisans of the exiled Stuarts"
4.amnesty
Meaning: an official pardon for people who have been convicted of
political offences.
Synonym: pardon, pardoning, reprieve;
Sentence: "an amnesty for political prisoners"
5.patrimony
Meaning: property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.
Synonym: heritage, inheritance, birthright;
Sentence: "owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the
interests of agricultural development"
6.stupendous
Meaning: extremely impressive.
Synonym: amazing, astounding, astonishing,
Antonym: run-of-the-mill, ordinary, minute, tiny
Sentence: "the most stupendous views"
7.stringent
Meaning: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict,
precise, and exacting.
Synonym: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh,
Antonym: lenient, flexible
Sentence: "stringent guidelines on air pollution"
8.suave
Meaning: (especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant.
Synonym: charming, sophisticated, debonair, urbane, worldly
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Antonym: unsophisticated, rude
Sentence: "all the waiters were suave and deferential"
9. jaded
Meaning: bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had
too much of something.
Synonym: satiated, sated, surfeited, glutted, cloyed, gorged
Antonym: fresh
Sentence: "meals to tempt the most jaded appetites"
10.jargon
Meaning: special words or expressions used by a profession or
group that are difficult for others to understand.
Synonym: specialized language, technical language, slang,
vernacular
Sentence: "legal jargon"
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1. Penurious
Meaning: extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
Synonym: poverty-stricken, destitute, niggardly, parsimonious
Antonym: wealthy, generous
Sentence: "a penurious old tramp"
2. wrangle
a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.
"an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments"
argument, dispute, disagreement, quarrel
3. wither
Meaning:fall into decay or decline., (of a plant) become dry and
shrivelled
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Synonym:diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade
Sentence:"it is not true that old myths either die or wither away"
"the grass had withered to an unappealing brown"
4. winsome
Meaning:attractive or appealing in a fresh, innocent way.
Synonym:lovable, adorable, lovely, delightful, enchanting,
captivating,
Antonym: joyless, sad, unhappy, unsatisfied; dull, lethargic,
Sentence:"a winsome smile"
5. wince
Meaning:make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement
of the body out of pain or distress.
Synonym:grimace,
Sentence:"he winced at the disgust in her voice"
6.amorous
Meaning: showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire.
Synonym: lustful, sexual, erotic, amatory, ardent;
Antonym: unloving, cold
Sentence: "she rejected his amorous advances"
7.pecuniary
Meaning: relating to or consisting of money.
Synonym: financial, monetary, money,
Antonym: non financial
Sentence: "he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by
deception"
8. amputate
Meaning: cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.
Synonym: chop off, remove
Sentence: "surgeons had to amputate her left hand"
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9. pedant
Meaning: a person who is excessively concerned with minor details
and rules or with displaying academic learning.
Synonym: dogmatist, purist, literalist, formalist, doctrinaire;
Sentence: "the royal palace (some pedants would say the ex-royal
palace)"
10. paucity
Meaning: the presence of something in only small or insufficient
quantities or amounts.
Synonym: dearth, deficit, drought
Antonym: bountifulness, copiousness; excess,
Sentence: "a paucity of information"
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1.prelude
Meaning:an action or event serving as an introduction to
something more important.
Synonym:preliminary, overture, opening, preparation
Antonym:conclusion, postscript
Sentence: "a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full
peace negotiations"
2.premonition
Meaning:a strong feeling that something is about to happen,
especially something unpleasant.
Synonym:foreboding, presage, presentiment, prognostication
Sentence: "he had a premonition of imminent disaster"
3.preponderance
Meaning:the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or
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Synonym:prevalence, predominance, dominance
Sentence: "the preponderance of women among older people"
4.preposterous
Meaning:contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or
ridiculous.
Synonym:absurd, ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous
Antonym:reasonable, sensible
Sentence: "a preposterous suggestion"
5.prerogative
Meaning:a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or
class.
Synonym::entitlement, right, privilege, advantage
Sentence: "in some countries, higher education is predominantly
the prerogative of the rich"
6.posthumous
Meaning:occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the
originator., (of a child) born after the death of its father.
Synonym: postmortem
Antonym:antemortem
Sentence: "he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross"
7.potable
Meaning:safe to drink; drinkable.
Synonym: drinkable
Antonym:contaminated, dirty, foul, polluted;
Sentence: "there is no supply of potable water available"
8.potpourri
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Meaning:a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to
perfume a room.
a mixture or medley of things.
Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection
Sentence: "he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and
Sullivan"
9.pragmatic
Meaning:dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that
is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Synonym:practical, realistic
Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian
Sentence: "a pragmatic approach to politics"
10.predilection
Meaning:a preference or special liking for something; a bias in
favour of something.
Synonym:liking, fondness, preference, partiality,
Sentence: "your predilection for pretty girls"
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1.petulant
Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or badtempered
Synonym: short-tempered, peevish,
Antonym: affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted
Sentence: "he was moody and petulant"
2.interlocutor
Meaning: a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
Synonym: minstrel show, middleman, minstrel
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Sentence: The music at the party was so loud my interlocutor
couldn’t understand a word I said during our conversation.
3.interim
Meaning: the intervening time., in or for the intervening period;
provisional.
Synonym: meantime, meanwhile, interlude; interregnum
Antonym: permanent
Sentence: "an interim arrangement"
4.interdict
Meaning: an authoritative prohibition, in particular:
Synonym: :prohibition, ban, bar, veto, proscription,
Antonym: :corroborate, support
Sentence: "army efforts to interdict enemy supply shipments"
5.insurgent
Meaning: a person fighting against a government or invading force;
a rebel or revolutionary.
Synonym: rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist, mutineer, agitator,
subversive, guerrilla, anarchist
Antonym: loyal, government
Sentence: "an attack by armed insurgents"
6. wily
Meaning:skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
Synonym:shrewd, clever, sharp, sharp-witted, astute, canny,
Antonym:naive, guileless
Sentence:"his wily opponents"
7.menial
Meaning:(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige.
Synonym: unskilled, lowly, humble, low-grade, low-status, routine,
humdrum, boring, dull;
Sentence:"menial factory jobs"
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8.drudgery
Meaning:hard menial or dull work.
Synonym:hard work, menial work, donkey work, toil, toiling, labour
Sentence:"domestic drudgery"
9.voluble
Meaning:(of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
Synonym:talkative, loquacious, garrulous, verbose,
Sentence:"she was as voluble as her husband was silent"
10.volition
Meaning:the faculty or power of using one's will.
Synonym: accord, choice, desire, determination
Sentence:"without conscious volition she backed into her office"
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1. Tarnish
Meaning: lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of
exposure to air or moisture
Synonym: discolour, stain, rust, oxidize, corrode, deteriorate;
Antonym: brighten, polish
Sentence: "silver tarnishes too easily"
2. Monotheism
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Meaning: the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
Synonym: theism
Sentence: In my church we believe in monotheism, the idea of a
solitary god.
3. Onerous
Meaning: (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of
effort, trouble, or difficulty.
Synonym: burdensome, heavy, inconvenient, troublesome,
Antonym: easy, effortless
Sentence: "he found his duties increasingly onerous"
4.Tautology
Meaning: the saying of the same thing twice over in different
words, generally considered to be a fault of style
Synonym: repetition, repetitiveness
Sentence: When the lawyer spoke to the jury, he used tautology
to make the jurors aware of his point without being repetitive.
5. Mortify
Meaning: cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.
Synonym: embarrass, humiliate, chagrin,
Antonym: indulge, heal
Sentence: "she was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror"
6. Temerity
Meaning: excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
Synonym: audacity, boldness
Sentence: "no one had the temerity to question his conclusions"
7. Moribund
Meaning: (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour.
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Synonym: waning, dying, stagnating, stagnant, decaying,
Antonym: thriving, recovering, flourishing
Sentence: "the moribund commercial property market"
8.Repatriate
Meaning: send (someone) back to their own country.
Synonym: rehabilitation, reinstatement
Antonym: penalty, abolition.
Sentence: "the last German POWs were repatriated in November
1948"
9.Banal
Meaning: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Synonym: trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous
Antonym: original
Sentence: "songs with banal, repeated words"
10.Modicum
Meaning: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially
something desirable or valuable
Synonym: particle, degree, speck, fragment, scrap,
Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"
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1. Perpetual
Meaning: Continual, lasting
Synonym: Ceaseless, infinite
Antonym: Bounded, Ceasing
Sentence:The perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a
democracy
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2.Loquacious
Meaning: tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
Synonym: talkative, garrulous,
Antonym: reticent, taciturn
Sentence: "never loquacious, Sarah was now totally lost for words"
3.Laggard
Meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind
others.
Synonym: straggler, loiterer, lingerer, dawdler
Sentence:"staff were under enormous pressure and there was no
time for laggards"
4.Abstemious
Meaning: indulging only very moderately in something, especially
food and drink
Synonym: temperate, abstinent, austere, moderate
Antonym: self-indulgent, intemperate
Sentence: "‘We only had a bottle.’ ‘Very abstemious of you.’"
5.Forebear
Meaning: an ancestor.
Synonym: predecessor, progenitor, father, grandfather
Sentence: "generations of his forebears had lived in London"
6.Lampoon
Meaning: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using
ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
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Synonym: satirize, mock, ridicule,
Antonym: flattery, praise
Sentence: "the actor was lampooned by the press"
7.thesaurus
Meaning: a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and
related concepts.
Synonym: word finder, wordbook
Sentence: The results were compared with Vega's Thesaurus
(1794) before publication.
8.picaresque
Meaning: relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the
adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero.
Synonym: dishonest, dishonorable
Sentence: "a picaresque adventure novel"
9.phlegmatic
Meaning: (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm
disposition., not easily upset, excited, or angered
Synonym: composed; imperturbable,
Antonym: histrionic, hot-blooded, impassioned,
Sentence: "the phlegmatic British character"
a strangely phlegmatic response to what should have been happy
news
10.philology
Meaning: the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure,
historical development, and relationships of a language or
languages.
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of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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1.Sinuous
Meaning: having many curves and turns.
Synonym: windy, serpentine, curving, twisting
Antonym: straight
Sentence: "the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale"
2.altercation
Meaning: a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.
Synonym: argument, quarrel, squabble, fight,
Sentence:"I had an altercation with the ticket collector"
3.spurious
Meaning: not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Synonym: specious, false, factitious, counterfeit, fraudulent
Antonym: authentic, genuine, real
4.sonorous
Meaning:(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and
full.
Synonym:deep, clear, mellow, mellifluous, melodious, fulltoned,
Antonym:serene, soothing, tranquil;
Sentence:"he read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice"
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5.ostentatious
Meaning:characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed
to impress.
Synonym: showy, pretentious, conspicuous, obtrusive,
Antonym: plain, unobtrusive, restrained, modest
Sentence:"a simple design that is glamorous without being
ostentatious"
6. Solicit
Meaning: ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone,
accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a
prostitute.
Synonym: request, apply for, put in for, seek, beg, plead for,
Antonym: forewarn, ward (off), warn; drive (away or off),
repulse, turn away
Sentence: "he called a meeting to solicit their views"
"although prostitution was not itself an offence, soliciting was"
7. Allure
Meaning: Appeal
Synonym: attraction, charm, glamor
Antonym: repulsion
Sentence: They allure and baffle us, as the smile on the lips of
the Mona Lisa.
8.Besotted
Meaning: Very Drunk
Synonym: Buzzed, drunk
Antonym: Sober, straight
Sentence:I had travelling money and got besotted in the bar
downstairs
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9. Succinctly
Meaning: Briefly
Synonym: Shortly, summarily
Antonym: permanently, verbosely
Sentence:Please state your case as succinctly as possible.
10. Implacable
Meaning: merciless
Synonym: cruel. unforgiving
Antonym: kind, remorseful
Sentence:Clinton accused
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1.Errant
Meaning: wrong ,deviant
Synonym: erratic, stray
Antonym: normal,
Sentence:I saw an errant man shouting at his daughter for
skipping office
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2.Attrition
Meaning: A wearing down to weaken or destroy
Synonym: erosion, grinding
Antonym: building, happiness
Sentence:The difficulty was to overcome its susceptibility to
attrition.
3.Quixotic
Meaning: idealistic
Synonym: dreamy, foolish, impractical
Antonym: cautious, realistic, wise
Sentence:That sounds quixotically noble, this stand for the
‘inviolability of marriage.
4.Pernicious
Meaning: hurtful
Synonym: malicious, fatal, evil
Antonym: assisting, good,
Sentence:He thought "such a system would be wrong and
pernicious in the extreme.
5. Erudite
Meaning: Well- educated
Synonym: literate, scholarly
Antonym: uneducated, ignorant
Sentence:As to what India derived from Greece there has been a
good deal of erudite debate.
6. Perfunctory
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Meaning: (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling,
or effort.
Synonym: cursory, desultory
Antonym: careful, thorough
Sentence: "he gave a perfunctory nod"
7. Pensive
Meaning: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious
thought.
Synonym: thoughtful, thinking, reflective
Antonym: unreflective
Sentence: "a pensive mood"
8. Aloof
Meaning: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Synonym: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote,
Antonym: familiar, friendly
Sentence: "they were courteous but faintly aloof
9. Aloft
Meaning: up in or into the air; overhead.
Synonym: into the sky, skyward, on high, heavenward
Antonym:down
Sentence:"the congregation sways, hands aloft"
10.Reprimand
Meaning: a formal expression of disapproval.
Synonym: admonition, reproach, reproval, scolding
Sentence: "the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules"
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1.Lecherous
Meaning: having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
Synonym: lustful, licentious, lascivious,
Antonym: chaste, pure
Sentence: "she ignored his lecherous gaze"
2.Largesse
Meaning: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others,
money or gifts given generously
Synonym: generosity, liberality, munificence
Sentence: "presumably public money is not dispensed with such
largesse to anyone else"
3.Catharsis
Meaning: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief
from, strong or repressed emotions.
Synonym: purging, purgation, purification, cleansing,
Sentence: "music is a means of catharsis for them"
4.Motley
Meaning: incongruously varied in appearance or character;
disparate
Synonym: miscellaneous, disparate, diverse
Antonym: homogeneous, uniform
Sentence:"a motley crew of discontents and zealots"
5.Cynosure
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Meaning: a person or thing that is the centre of attention or
admiration.
Synonym: central, core, center, epicenter, eye, focus
Sentence: "Kirk was the cynosure of all eyes.
6.Reverberate
Meaning: (of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.
Synonym: resound, echo, re-echo, repeat, resonate, pulsate,
vibrate,
Antonym: dampen, deaden, dull, quiet
Sentence: "her deep booming laugh reverberated around the
room"
7.Revulsion
Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
Synonym: disgust, repulsion, abhorrence,
Sentence:"news of the attack will be met with sorrow and
revulsion"
8.Badinage
Meaning: humorous or witty conversation
Synonym: repartee
Sentence: "he developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour
leader"
9.Banter
Meaning: the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
Synonym: wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay; More
Sentence:"there was much good-natured banter"
10.Barbarian
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Meaning: (in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging
to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian).
Synonym: savage, uncivilized, barbaric, barbarous, primitive,
Sentence: "the city was besieged by the barbarians"
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1.Espouse
Meaning: support
Synonym: adopt, maintain, defend
Antonym: attack, reject
Sentence: He was an optimist or he never would have espoused
the American cause.
2.Sporadic
Meaning: on and off
Synonym: occasional, in frequent, irregular
Antonym: common, constant, frequent
Sentence:At first resistance to Western encroachment was
sporadic and uncoordinated.
3. Recede
Meaning: Pull back or move away or backward
Synonym: subside, ebb, taper
Antonym: forge, ascend, prolong
Sentence: The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she
grew older
4. Soporific
Meaning: tending to induce drowsiness or sleep., a drug or other
substance that induces drowsiness or sleep.
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Synonym: sleeping pill, sleeping potion, sedative, tranquillizer,
narcotic, opiate;
Antonym: invigorating, stimulant
Sentence: "the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific
effect"
5. Orthodox
Meaning: following or conforming to the traditional or generally
accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice.
Synonym: conservative, traditional, observant, conformist
Antonym: unconventional, unorthodox, nonconformist
Sentence: "Burke's views were orthodox in his time"
6.Puerile
Meaning: childishly silly and immature
Synonym: jejune, infantile
Antonym: mature, adult
Sentence: "a puerile argument"
7. Afflicting
Meaning: Cause or become hurt
Synonym: annoy, rack, grieve
Antonym: Aid, delight
Sentence: Not only does she afflict my children; but my cattle,
my gun and myself have been bewitched by her.
8. Perturbed
Meaning: Trouble
Synonym: Bothered, Upset
Antonym: benefit , calm
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Sentence:The more he loses, the more perturbed he gets
9. Amicable
Meaning: Friendly
Synonym: Cordial, Harmonious
Antonym: impolite, uncivil
Sentence:The business coach for the small company owner served
as an amicable executive mentor
10. Abetment
Meaning: Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Synonym: endorsement, succour, aid
Antonym: hindrance, obstruction, stoppage
Sentence:Did Herald aid and abet a crime?
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1.Tempest
Meaning:a violent windy storm.
Synonym:storm, gale, squall, superstorm,
Sentence:"a raging tempest"
2.Tenuous
Meaning: very weak or slight.
Synonym: slight, insubstantial, flimsy, negligible,
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Antonym: convincing, substantial, strong
Sentence: "the tenuous link between interest rates and
investment"
3.Terrestrial
Meaning: on or relating to the earth.
Synonym: earthly, worldly, mundane, earthbound
Antonym: cosmic, heavenly
Sentence: "increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial
ecosystems"
4.Resuscitate
Meaning: revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent
death.
Synonym: revive, resurrect, restore, regenerate, revitalize
Antonym: extinguish, kill, quench, suppress
Sentence: "an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him"
5.Adulation
Meaning: Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
Synonym: applause, commendation, flattery
Antonym: abuse, criticism
Sentence:The nation, following the lead of the political leaders,
joined in their adulation.
6. Prudent
Meaning: Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
Synonym: wise, sensible, reasonable
Antonym: careless, indiscreet, inattentive
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Sentence:"That sacrifice may also be a prudent action," observed
Madeleine.
7. Epiphany
Meaning: A moment of sudden understanding or revelation
Synonym: Flash, oracle
Antonym: Confusion, Secret
Sentence:In the first grade, I experienced an epiphany that girls
were always treated
differently than boys.
8. Reminiscent
Meaning: Suggestive of something in the past
Synonym: Evocative, redolent
Antonym: forgetful, oblivious
Sentence:Cannot forbear to close on this reminiscent literary
note.
9. Allure
Meaning: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously
attractive or fascinating.
Synonym: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour
Sentence: people for whom gold holds no allure"
10.Sordid
Meaning: involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives;
arousing moral distaste and contempt., dirty or squalid.
Synonym: sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury,
Antonym: immaculate, high-minded, respectable
Sentence: "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"
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1.Alchemy
Meaning: the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with the
transmutation of matter, in particular with attempts to convert base
metals into gold or find a universal elixir
Synonym: chemistry
Sentence:"occult sciences, such as alchemy and astrology"
2. Alacrity
Meaning: brisk and cheerful readiness
Synonym: eagerness, willingness, readiness
Sentence: "she accepted the invitation with alacrity"
3. Austere
Meaning: severe in manner
Synonym: exacting, formal, cold
Antonym: flexible, bland, calm
Sentence:Quickly the light died out of his face, leaving it stern and
austere.
4. Apostate
Meaning: Traitor
Synonym: Backslider, defector, deserter
Antonym: adherent, loyalist, faithful
Sentence:after fifty years as an apostate he returned to the faith
5. Vacillation
Meaning: fluctuation
Synonym: hesitation, doubt, indecision
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Antonym: certainty, sure
Sentence: I vacillate between the red truck and the blue one
6.Incendiary
Meaning: Causing trouble,
Synonym: inflammatory, dangerous
Antonym: loyal, peace making
Sentence: His team continued to clear the building and toss flares
into corners as they sought out any living insurgents or incendiary
devices.
7. Pliability
Meaning: Adaptability of mind or character
Synonym: flexible, ductile, elastic
Antonym: not flexible, hard
Sentence:"he was valued for his reliability and pliability"
8. Enormity
Meaning: Horribleness
Synonym: depravity, evil
Antonym: delight, esteem
Sentence:He turned over and closed his eyes, as if to reflect on its
enormity.
9. Alms
Meaning: Money or goods contributed to the poor
Synonym: dole, donation, assistance
Antonym: hindrance, injury
Sentence:She stopped, gave him an alms and then continued on
her way.
10.Colloquy
Meaning: A conversation especially a formal one
Synonym: parley, conference, clambake
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Antonym: quiet, silence
Sentence:They could scarcely have spoken a hundred words
before their colloquy was at an end.
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1.vicissitude
Meaning: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that
is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Synonym: mutation, modification, transition
Sentence: "her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune"
2.Vicarious
Meaning: experienced in the imagination through the feelings or
actions of another person.
Synonym: indirect, second-hand, secondary, derivative,
Sentence: "this catalogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury living"
3.Versatile
Meaning: able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions
or activities.
Synonym: flexible, all-round, multifaceted, multi talented,
Antonym: inflexible, limited
Sentence: "a versatile sewing machine"
4.Vernacular
Meaning: the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of
a country or region.
Synonym: everyday language, spoken language, colloquial
speech,slang
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Sentence: "he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience"
5.Probity
Meaning: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and
decency.
Synonym: integrity, honesty, uprightness, decency, morality
Sentence: "financial probity
6.Repercussion
Meaning: an unintended consequence of an event or action,
especially an unwelcome one.
Synonym: consequence, result, effect, outcome,
Sentence: "the move would have grave repercussions for the entire
region"
7.Pristine
Meaning: in its original condition; unspoilt.
Synonym: immaculate, in perfect condition
Antonym: dirty, sullied
Sentence: "pristine copies of an early magazine"
8.Ravenous
Meaning: extremely hungry.
Synonym: starved, famished;
Antonym: full
Sentence: "I'd been out all day and was ravenous"
9.Penal
Meaning: relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of
offenders under the legal
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system.
Synonym: disciplinary, punitive, corrective,
Antonym: compensatory; acquitting,
Sentence: "the campaign for penal reform"
10.Alteration
Meaning: the action or process of altering or being altered.
Synonym: change, adjustment, adaptation, modification,
Sentence: "careful alteration of old buildings"
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1.Scarce
Meaning: (especially of food, money, or some other resource)
insufficient for the demand.
Synonym: scanty, meagre, sparse
Antonym: plentiful, abundant
Sentence: "as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were
developed"
2.Usurp
Meaning: take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by
force.
Synonym: seize, take over, expropriate,
Antonym: release, relinquish
Sentence: "Richard usurped the throne"
3.Sentinel
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Meaning: a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
Synonym: guard, keeper
Sentence: "soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets"
4.Wanton
Meaning: (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked
Synonym: deliberate, malicious,
Antonym: justifiable
Sentence: "sheer wanton vandalism"
5.Uncouth
Meaning: lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
Synonym: uncivilized, uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined,
Antonym: refined, cultivated, polite
Sentence: "he is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time"
6.perennial
Meaning:lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time;
enduring or continually recurring
Synonym:everlasting, perpetual, eternal,
Antonym: ceasing, ending, halting, infrequent, intermittent,
interrupted, occasional,
temporary
Sentence:"his perennial distrust of the media"
7. Allude
Meaning: suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at, mention
without discussing at length.
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Synonym: refer to, suggest, hint at, imply, mention,
Antonym: announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain, spell
out
Sentence: she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her
name"
8. Specious
Meaning: superficially plausible, but actually wrong., misleading
in appearance, especially
misleadingly attractive
Synonym: misleading, deceptive, false, fallacious,
Antonym: candid, direct, foursquare,
Sentence: "a specious argument"
9. Alliteration
Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the
beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words.
Sentence: "the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’"
10.Alleviate
Meaning: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Synonym: reduce, ease, relieve
Antonym: aggravate
Sentence: "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"
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1.Astute
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Meaning: having or showing an ability to accurately assess
situations or people and turn this to one's advantage
Synonym: shrewd, sharp, sharp-witted
Antonym: stupid
Sentence: 'an astute businessman"
2.Amalgam
Meaning: a mixture or blend.
Synonym: combination, union, merger, blend, mixture, mingling
Antonym: division, separation
Sentence: "a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern
3.Innate
Meaning: inborn; natural
Synonym: congenital, inherent, intrinsic
Antonym: acquired
Sentence: "her innate capacity for organization"
4.Taradiddle
Meaning: a petty lie., pretentious nonsense.
Synonym: fable, fabrication, falsehood,
Sentence: "no sane person would make up such a taradiddle"
5. Monologue
Meaning: a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of
a theatrical or
broadcast programme.
Synonym: soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon,
Sentence: "he was reciting some of the great monologues of
Shakespeare"
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6. Ominous
Meaning: giving the worrying impression that something bad is
going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Synonym: threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister,
Antonym: promising, auspicious, propitious
Sentence: "there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead"
7. Pernicious
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle
way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favourable
Sentence: "the pernicious influences of the mass media"
8. Perfidious
Meaning: deceitful and untrustworthy.
Synonym: treacherous, duplicitous, deceitful, disloyal, faithless,
unfaithful, traitorous
Antonym: faithful, loyal
Sentence: "a perfidious lover"
9. Peremptory
Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially
in a brusquely imperious
way.
Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary, commanding,
authoritative,
Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming
Sentence: "‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply"
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10. Penury
Meaning: the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.
Synonym: pennilessness, impecuniousness, impoverishment,
indigence,
Antonym: wealth, affluence
Sentence: "he couldn't face another year of penury"
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1. Perjury
Meaning: the offence of willfully telling an untruth or making a
misrepresentation under oath.
Synonym: violation of an oath, giving false evidence/testimony,
bearing false witness/testimony, forswearing oneself, making false
statements, wilful falsehood
Sentence: "he claimed two witnesses at his trial had committed
perjury"
2. Solace
Meaning: comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or
sadness, give solace to
Synonym: comfort, consolation, cheer, support, relief
Antonym: distress, heartache, heartbreak, torment, torture
Sentence: "she sought solace in her religion"
3. Ostensible
Meaning: stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
Synonym: apparent, seeming, outward, surface, superficial,
Antonym: real, genuine
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Sentence: "the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible
complaint"
4. Agnostic
Meaning: a person who believes that nothing is known or can be
known of the existence or nature of God
Synonym: sceptic, doubter,
Sentence: After my husband became agnostic, he stopped going
to church because of his doubt about god's existence
5.Agile
Meaning: able to move quickly and easily.
Synonym: acrobatic, dexterous, deft,
Antonym: clumsy, stiff, slow, dull
Sentence: "Ruth was as agile as a monkey"
6.Aghast
Meaning: filled with horror or shock.
Synonym: horrified, appalled, astounded, amazed, dismayed,
Antonym: fearless, unafraid
Sentence: "she winced, aghast at his cruelty"
Sentence: "separating authentic and spurious claims"
7. Percussion
Meaning: musical instruments played by striking with the hand or
with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals,
xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.
Synonym: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump
Sentence: "percussion instruments"
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8. windfall
Meaning: a large amount of money that is won or received
unexpectedly.
Synonym: bonanza, jackpot,
Sentence: "members are to get an average £520 cash windfall for
voting ‘yes’ to the merger"
9.Punctilious
Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive,
Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash
Sentence: "he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his
guests"
10.Opulent
Meaning: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
Synonym: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonym: penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious
Sentence: "the opulent comfort of a limousine"
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1.Alliteration
Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the
beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words.
Synonym: exaggeration, expression.
Sentence: "the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’
2.Cantankerous
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Meaning: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
Synonym: irascible, irritable
Antonym: good-natured, affable
Sentence: "he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times"
3.Insouciant
Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern
Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
Antonym: anxious, concerned
Sentence: "an insouciant shrug"
4. Sobriquet
Meaning: a person's nickname.
Synonym: alias, byname, cognomen, epithet
Sentence: "she was a vast and haughty person who answered to the
sobriquet ‘Duchesse’"
5.Skulduggery
Meaning: underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or
activities.
Synonym: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Sentence: "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"
6. Sinister
Meaning: giving the impression that something harmful or evil is
happening or will happen.
Synonym: menacing, threatening, ominous
Antonym: auspicious, benign, bright, encouraging, favorable
Sentence: "there was something sinister about that murmuring
voice"
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7. Ambidextrous
Meaning: able to use the right and left hands equally well.
Synonym: two-handed, equipoised
Antonym: right-handed
Sentence: "few of us are naturally ambidextrous"
8. Labyrinth
Meaning: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in
which it is difficult to
find one's way; a maze
Synonym: maze, rabbit warren, warren
Sentence: a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers
9. Lackadaisical
Meaning: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
Synonym: lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested,
lukewarm, indifferent,
Antonym: enthusiastic, excited
Sentence: "a lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second
half"
10.Laggard
Meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind
others.
Synonym: straggler, loiterer, lingerer,
Sentence: "staff were under enormous pressure and there was no
time for laggards"
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1.Primordial
Meaning: existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.
Synonym: first, prehistoric, antediluvian, antique,
Antonym: modern
Sentence: "the primordial oceans"
2.Prima donna
Meaning: the chief female singer in an opera or opera company.
Synonym: leading soprano, leading lady, diva
Sentence: "this solo was added to give the prima donna another
aria"
3.Proclivity
Meaning: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an
inclination or predisposition
towards a particular thing.
Synonym: liking, inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition,
propensity,
Sentence: "a proclivity for hard work"
4.Terrestrial
Meaning: on or relating to the earth.
Synonym: earthly, worldly, mundane, earthbound
Antonym: cosmic, heavenly
Sentence: "increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial
ecosystems"
5.Resuscitate
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Meaning: revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent
death.
Synonym: revive, resurrect, restore, regenerate, revitalize
Antonym: extinguish, kill, quench, suppress
Sentence: "an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him"
6. Ostensible
Meaning: stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
Synonym: apparent, seeming, outward, surface, superficial,
Antonym: real, genuine
Sentence: "the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible
complaint"
7.Alteration
Meaning: the action or process of altering or being altered.
Synonym: change, adjustment, adaptation, modification,
Sentence: "careful alteration of old buildings"
8. Aloof
Meaning: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Synonym: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote,
Antonym: familiar, friendly
Sentence: "they were courteous but faintly aloof
9.Agile
Meaning: able to move quickly and easily.
Synonym: acrobatic, dexterous, deft,
Antonym: clumsy, stiff, slow, dull
Sentence: "Ruth was as agile as a monkey"
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Meaning: filled with horror or shock.
Synonym: horrified, appalled, astounded, amazed, dismayed,
Antonym: fearless, unafraid
Sentence: "she winced, aghast at his cruelty"
Sentence: "separating authentic and spurious claims"
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1. Alliteration
Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the
beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Sentence: "the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’"
2.Alleviate
Meaning: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Synonym: reduce, ease, relieve
Antonym: aggravate
Sentence: "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"
3. Alchemy
Meaning: the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with the
transmutation of matter, in particular with attempts to convert base
metals into gold or find a universal elixir
Synonym: chemistry
Sentence:"occult sciences, such as alchemy and astrology"
4.Errant
Meaning: wrong ,deviant
Synonym: erratic, stray
Antonym: normal,
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office
5.Attrition
Meaning: A wearing down to weaken or destroy
Synonym: erosion, grinding
Antonym: building, happiness
Sentence:The difficulty was to overcome its susceptibility to
attrition.
6.Quixotic
Meaning: idealistic
Synonym: dreamy, foolish, impractical
Antonym: cautious, realistic, wise
Sentence:That sounds quixotically noble, this stand for the
‘inviolability of marriage.
7. Implacable
Meaning: merciless
Synonym: cruel. unforgiving
Antonym: kind, remorseful
Sentence:Clinton accused
"implacable hostility”.
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8. Perpetual
Meaning: Continual, lasting
Synonym: Ceaseless, infinite
Antonym: Bounded, Ceasing
Sentence:The perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a
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9. Reminiscent
Meaning: Suggestive of something in the past
Synonym: Evocative, redolent
Antonym: forgetful, oblivious
Sentence:Cannot forbear to close on this reminiscent literary note.
10.Pernicious
Meaning: hurtful
Synonym: malicious, fatal, evil
Antonym: assisting, good,
Sentence:He thought "such a system would be wrong and
pernicious in the extreme.
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1.Resuscitate
Meaning: revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent
death.
Synonym: revive, resurrect, restore, regenerate, revitalise
Antonym: extinguish, kill, quench, suppress
Sentence: "an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him"
2.Banal
Meaning: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Synonym: trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous
Antonym: original
Sentence: "songs with banal, repeated words"
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3.Barbarian
Meaning: (in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to
one of the great
civilisations (Greek, Roman, Christian).
Synonym: savage, uncivilised, barbaric, barbarous, primitive,
Sentence: "the city was besieged by the barbarians"
4.Innocuous
Meaning: not harmful or offensive.
Synonym: harmless, safe, non-dangerous,
Antonym: harmful, obnoxious
Sentence: "it was an innocuous question"
5.Indolence
Meaning: avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness
Synonym: inactivity, inaction, inertia,
Sentence: "my failure is probably due to my own indolence"
6.Inexorable
Meaning: impossible to stop or prevent.
Synonym: relentless, unstoppable, unavoidable
Antonym: flexible, lenient
Sentence: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology"
7. Pensive
Meaning: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious
thought.
Synonym: thoughtful, thinking, reflective
Antonym: unreflective
Sentence: "a pensive mood"
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8. Solace
Meaning: comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or
sadness, give solace to
Synonym: comfort, consolation, cheer, support, relief
Antonym: distress, heartache, heartbreak, torment, torture
Sentence: "she sought solace in her religion"
9. Aloft
Meaning: up in or into the air; overhead.
Synonym: into the sky, skyward, on high, heavenward
Antonym:down
Sentence:"the congregation sways, hands aloft"
10.Ameliorate
Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Synonym: improve, amend, better, enhance, enrich
Antonym: damage, endamage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, spoil,
tarnish, vitiate
Sentence: "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
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1.Extravagant
Meaning: lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
Synonym: spendthrift, profligate, unthrifty
Antonym: cheap, thrifty
Sentence: "it was rather extravagant to buy both"
2.Pertinent
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Meaning: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
Synonym: relevant, to the point
Antonym: irrelevant, inappropriateSentence:"she asked me a lot
of very pertinent questions"
3.Scarce
Meaning: (especially of food, money, or some other resource)
insufficient for the demand.
Synonym: scanty, meagre, sparse
Antonym: plentiful, abundant
Sentence: "as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were
developed"
4.Usurp
Meaning: take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by
force.
Synonym: seize, take over, expropriate,
Antonym: release, relinquish
Sentence: "Richard usurped the throne"
5.Pugnacious
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Synonym: combative, aggressive, antagonistic,
Antonym: peaceable, friendly
Sentence: "the increasingly pugnacious demeanour of right-wing
politicians"
6.Innocuous
Meaning: not harmful or offensive.
Synonym: harmless, safe, non-dangerous,
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Antonym: harmful, obnoxious
Sentence: "it was an innocuous question"
7.Inexorable
Meaning: impossible to stop or prevent.
Synonym: relentless, unstoppable, unavoidable
Antonym: flexible, lenient
Sentence: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology"
8.Inebriate
Meaning: make (someone) drunk; intoxicate.
Synonym: besotted, drunk, intoxicated,
Antonym: sober, straight
Sentence: "I got mildly inebriated"
9. Slander
Meaning: the action or crime of making a false spoken statement
damaging to a person's reputation.
Synonym: besmirch, tarnish, taint, misrepresent
Sentence: "he is suing the TV company for slander"
10. Perfunctory
Meaning: (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling,
or effort.
Synonym: cursory, desultory
Antonym: careful, thorough
Sentence: "he gave a perfunctory nod"
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1. Epiphany
Meaning: A moment of sudden understanding or revelation
Synonym: Flash, oracle
Antonym: Confusion, Secret
Sentence:In the first grade, I experienced an epiphany that girls
were always treated differently than boys.
2. Erudite
Meaning: Well- educated
Synonym: literate, scholarly
Antonym: uneducated, ignorant
Sentence:As to what India derived from Greece there has been a
good deal of erudite debate.
3. Recede
Meaning: Pull back or move away or backwards
Synonym: subside, ebb, taper
Antonym: forge, ascend, prolong
Sentence: The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she
grew older
4.Modicum
Meaning: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially
something desirable or valuable
Synonym: particle, degree, fragment, scrap,
Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"
5.Blasphemous
Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.
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Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,
Antonym: reverent
Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"
6.Bibliophile
Meaning: a person who collects or has a great love of books
Synonym: book lover, bookworm
Sentence: John is a bibliophile.
7.Biennial
Meaning: taking place every other year, an event celebrated or
taking place every two years
Sentence: "the top antiques fairs are the Milan and Florence
biennials"
8.Blasphemous
Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.
Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,
Antonym: reverent
Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"
9.Besiege
Meaning: surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture
it or force its surrender.
Synonym: beleaguer, blockade, surround
Antonym: release, relieve, reprieve; comfort, console,
Sentence: "she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen"
10.sonorous
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Meaning:(of a person's voice or other sounds) imposingly deep and
full.
Synonym:deep, clear, mellow, mellifluous, melodious, fulltoned,
Antonym:serene, soothing, tranquil;
Sentence:"he read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice"
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1.Abstemious
Meaning: indulging only very moderately in something, especially
food and drink
Synonym: temperate, abstinent, austere, moderate
Antonym: self-indulgent, intemperate
Sentence: "‘We only had a bottle.’ ‘Very abstemious of you.’"
2.Forebear
Meaning: an ancestor.
Synonym: predecessor, progenitor, father, grandfather
Sentence: "generations of his forebears had lived in London"
3. Perturbed
Meaning: Trouble
Synonym: Bothered, Upset
Antonym: benefit , calm
Sentence:The more he loses, the more perturbed he gets
4. Amicable
Meaning: Friendly
Synonym: Cordial, Harmonious
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Sentence:The business coach for the small company owner served
as an amicable executive mentor
5.Maraud
Meaning: go about in search of things to steal or people to attack.,
raid and plunder (a place).
Synonym: plunder, go looting
Antonym: Guard, protect
Sentence: "bands of robbers crossed the river to maraud
6.Egregious
Meaning: outstandingly bad; shocking, remarkably good.
Synonym: atrocious, deplorable
Antonym: concealed , good
Sentence: "egregious abuses of copyright"
7.Acrimony
Meaning: bitterness or ill feeling.
Synonym: ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, hostility,
enmity,
Antonym: goodwill
Sentence:"the AGM dissolved into acrimony"
8.Imbibe
Meaning: absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge).
Synonym: assimilate, absorb, soak up, take in, digest
Antonym: abstain, fast
Sentence:"if one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed"
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9.Adage
Meaning: a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Synonym: saying, maxim, axiom, proverb,
Sentence: "the old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’"
10. Prudent
Meaning: Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
Synonym: wise, sensible, reasonable
Antonym: careless, indiscreet, inattentive
Sentence:"That sacrifice may also be a prudent action," observed
Madeleine.
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1.Pragmatism
Meaning: an approach that evaluates theories or beliefs in terms of
the success of their practical application.
Synonym: Logical, practical
Sentence: "ideology had been tempered with pragmatism"
2.Sanctimonious
Meaning: making a show of being morally superior to other people.
Synonym: self-righteous,
Antonym: forthright, honest
Sentence: "what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about
putting his family first?"
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3.Vanquish
Meaning: defeat thoroughly.
Synonym: conquer, defeat
Antonym: surrender
Sentence: "he successfully vanquished his rival"
4.Repertoire
Meaning: a stock of plays, dances, or items that a company or a
performer knows or is prepared to perform.
Synonym: collection, stock, range, repertory
Sentence: "the mainstream concert repertoire"
5.Primordial
Meaning: existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.
Synonym: first, prehistoric, antediluvian, antique,
Antonym: modern
Sentence: "the primordial oceans"
6.Prima donna
Meaning: the chief female singer in an opera or opera company.
Synonym: leading soprano, leading lady, diva
Sentence: "this solo was added to give the prima donna another
aria"
7.Proclivity
Meaning: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an
inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.
Synonym: liking, inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition,
propensity,
Sentence: "a proclivity for hard work"
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8.Sombre
Meaning: having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and
sadness
Synonym: solemn, earnest, serious,
Antonym: cheerful, bright
Sentence: "he looked at her with a sombre expression"
9. Solvent
Meaning: having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's
debts.
Synonym: financially sound, able to pay one's debts, debt-free
Antonym: in debt
Sentence: "interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally
solvent companies"
10. Sojourn
Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere temporarily.
Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;
Sentence: "her sojourn in Rome"
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