SYNONYMS ---------------------------admonish=usurp(reprove) alienate = estrange (isolate) dispel = dissipate (dismiss) covet=crave(desire) solicit = beseech (seek) subside=wane(drop) hover = linger(stay close) heap = to pile (collect) veer=diverge(turn) caprice =whim(impulse) stifle = suffocate (smother) latent = potential (inactive) concur = acquiesce (accept) tranquil =serene(calm) lethargy = stupor (lazy) furtive= stealthy (secret) cargo=freight(load) efface = obliterate(wipe out) pretentious = ostentatious(affected) compunction = remorse (regret) cajole = coax (wheedle – sweet talk) Embrace = hug (hold-cuddle)
Confiscate = appropriate (to take charge) lament=mourn obstinate=stubborn metamorphosis = transform annihilate = to destroy whet=sharpen adage=proverb ovation = applause Efface = obliterate
merry=gay instigate = incite belief = conviction belated=toolate brim = border renounce=reject divulge = reveal adhesive = tenacious hamper=obstruct to merit= to deserve inert = passive latitude = scope momentary = transient admonish =cautious volume = quantity meager = scanty baffle=frustrate misery = distress discretion = prudence amiable = friendly incentive = provocation latent = potential emancipate = liberate confiscate=appropriate acumen=exactness scrutiny = close examination fuse = combine behest=request penitence=repentance overt = obvious
TCS main Papers From Campus Recruitment at NIT Bhopal 003 You can refer to Barron’s most frequently used words list for a close recap. Vocabulary Section:
(Time: 28 mins)
Synonyms -
1. Moribund – declining, dilapidated, waning 2. Repudiate – reject, disclaim, renounce, deny 3. Translucent – transparent, semi- transparent, lucid, lucent, clear, see through 4. Mitigate- alleviates, lessen, ease, alley, tune down, dull, Assuage 5. Inundate – flood, overwhelm, swamp 6. Bilk – deceive, trick, swindle, con 7. Nettle – annoy, irritate, vex 8. Impugn – hold responsible, charge, censure, accuse 9. Mulch 10. Tenacity – stubbornness, resolve, firmness, persistence, insistence, determination 11. Sobriety – temperance, moderation, abstemiousness, soberness
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12.Degrade – shame, disgrace, mortify, humiliate 13.Hidebound - narrow-minded, conservative, prejudiced 14.Waif – stray, sole, thing 15.Hamper – basket, hinder 16.Retrograde – nostalgic, retrospective, traditional and conservative 17.Despondent – hopeless, low, dejected 18.Debacle – disaster, tragedy, catastrophe 19.Nebulous – vague, hazy, unformulated, tenuous 20.Inconsistent – conflicting, contradictory, unreliable , incompatible, inhoherent 21.Paradox – inconsistency, irony, absurdity Paper from Campus Recruitment in Jamshedpur 2003 synonym
1. dwindle – decrease, decline, fall, fall off, drop, drop off 2. efface - wipe out, obliterate, eradicate, destroy 3. inept – incompetent, inexpert, clumsy 4. infirmity - ill-health, sickness 5. candid- open, frank 6. dangle - hang, swing, sway Antonym
1. Irksome * pleasant 2. Jaunty * sorrowful, sad 3. Nebulous * precise 4. Misapprehension * comprehension * understanding 5. Obese * thin 6. Whimsical * ordinary Paper from Campus Recruitment in NIT Durgapur 2003 Synonym and antonym
1.Harbinger – forerunner, portent, indication 2.Cacophony – dissonance, disharmony 3.Divulge – reveal, disclose 4.Clutch – grasp, grab, clasp, hold 5.Acronym – short form, contraction, ellipsis 6.Illustrious – memorable, well–known, famous 7.Prolific – productive, abundant 8.Divergent – different, deviating, conflicting 9.Jaded – world-weary, tired, lackluster, worn-out, exhausted, bored, fed up 10. Mien – appearance, demeanor 11. Mitigate – alleviate, ease, lessen, soften, allay, moderate 12. Ambitious – determined, grand, striving 13. Aberration – deviation, abnormality, eccentricity, oddness 14. Foray – raid, sortie, incursion, attack, venture 15. Denounce – condemn, accuse, criticize
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Campus Recruitment in Calicut REC 1997
VERBAL SECTION: words. Synonyms:
Directions for questions 1-15:Find the synonyms of the following
(Ref: Barron’s Synonyms and Antonyms)
Ponderous – heavy, tedious, cumbersome Mundane – ordinary, dull, monotonous, dreary Icon – image, idol, emblem, symbol Brackish – salty, briny Mollify – placate, pacify, calm, appease, soothe Depreciation – reduction, decline Equanimity – composure, poise, calmness, self-control Gist – general idea, substance, essence Gaudy – garish, flashy, extravagant, loud, showy, colorful Awry – skewed, crooked, wrong Repartee – banter, joking, word play Boisterous – energetic, animated Ungainly – clumsy, awkward, ungraceful, miserly, mean, inelegant, gawky Whimsical – fanciful, unusual, quirky, capricious Asperity – roughness, severity, brusqueness Cavil – quibble, complain, niggle, split hairs, carp Quixotic – idealistic, romantic, dreamy, unrealistic, impracticable Profound – deep, intense, thoughtful, reflective, philosophical, weighty, insightful Incorrigible - habitual, persistent, inveterate, hopeless Musty – mildewed, moldy, stale, rank, fusty, stuffy Waif – stray, thing, lose, urchin, orphan Irk – displease, vex, annoy, trouble, bother, nag, rile Interdict – prohibit, veto, injunction, bar, embargo Cohere - hold together Rupture - break Moribund – dying, declining, waning Décolleté – low necked, revealing Callow – inexperienced, immature, youthful Balmy – mild, clement, pleasant recalcitrant – unruly, disobedient, obstinate, stubborn guile – cunningness, deviousness, slyness, cleverness, wiliness, astuteness Antonyms 1.Compose 2.Pristine 3.Turbid 4.Monetary 5.Revere 6.Hamper 7.Transient 8.Fascinate 9.Fickle 10.Contraband 11.Repellent 12.Slur 13.Protean 14.Hidebound
x disturb x sullied x limpid x no n-economical x threaten x facilitate x permanence x mundane x loyal x legal goods x attractive x grace x constant x broadminded
15. Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory
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Sentence completion
A passage is given with multiple blanks. There was a passage abt Artists,abt Money mgmt,abt Cleanliness…… SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.
Censure ––fault, Optimum best, criticize most favorable Candid – frank, open, blunt, upfront, forth-right Cite – quote, name, mention, refer to, allude to Effusive – demonstrative, fussy, talkative, overenthusiastic, vociferous, extroverted Voluble – articulate, vociferous, talkative Banal – commonplace, trivial, predictable, trite, hackneyed Standing – rank, permanent, position, duration, status, reputation, eminence Nascent – budding, emerging, blossoming, embryonic Clutch – grasp, grab, hold Generic – general, basic, common Empirical – experimental, pragmatic, practical Anomaly – irregularity, glitch, difference Circuitous – roundabout, twisty, meandering, indirect, winding, tortuous Surveillance – observation, watch, shadowing Objective – aim, impartial, real, purpose, goal Raucous – rough, wild, hoarse, guttering Voracious – insatiable, avid, hungry, big, rapacious, greedy Pedigree – rare-breed, full-blooded, lineage Fidelity – loyalty, reliability Augment – supplement, boost, add to, bump up Precarious – unstable, shaky, risky, uncertain Derogatory – disparaging, critical, insulting, offensive Onus – responsibility, burden, obligation, duty Analogous - similar, akin, related Expedient – measure, convenient, device, maneuver Compliance – fulfillment, obedience Diffident – shy, insecure, timid Plaintive – mournful, sad, melancholic, nostalgic, lamenting Insinuate – imply, suggest, make-out, ingratiate yourself Misdemeanor – wrong, sin, crime, offense
Exonerate forgive, absolve sociable, expressive, unreserved Gregarious––clear, outgoing, extroverted, Benign – kind, benevolent, compassionate Attenuate – satisfy, calm, soothe, ease Sonorous – loud, deep, resonant, echoing Bolster – boost, strengthen, reinforce, encourage Heterodox – unorthodox, dissenting, contrary to accepted belief, heretical, deviating Restiveness – impatience, restlessness, nervousness Effigy – image, statue, model Retrograde – retrospective, traditional, conservative, nostalgic,forward-looking(antonym) Sacrosanct – sacred, holy, revered Dangle – hang down, sway, droop, swing, suspend Cryptic – mysterious, enigmatic, puzzling, hidden Debilitate – incapacitate, weaken, hamper, encumber, hinder Divulge – reveal, disclose Spendthrift – wastrel, squanderer, compulsive shopper
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Indigenous –native, srcinal, local Erroneous – mistaken, flawed, incorrect Minion – follower, subordinate, underling, gofer Veracity – reality, truth, sincerity VERBAL REASONING SYNONYMS:
1. CIRCUMSPECT (i) CONDITION (ii) INSPECT (iii) CAUTIOUS (IV) RECKLESS 2. ABYSMAL - terrible (i) SLIGHT (ii) DEEP
(iii) ILLUSTRIOUS (iv) PROLIFIC
3. DILIGENT – hardworking, industrious, meticulous, careful (i) INTELLIGENT (ii)…..(iii)……(iv)…… 4.VEHEMENT (i) PASSIONATE 5) IMPETUS (i) CONNECT
(ii) CONFESY
(ii) CRUCIAL
6) ACRONYM (i) ABBREVIATION
(iii) NOISY (iv) MOQULIS
(iii) STIMULUS
(iv) IMMEDIATE
(ii) SIMILAR
7) DISSEMINATE (i) FORECAST (ii) SPREAD (iii) BRANSP 8) HARBINGER (i) NAVAL
(ii) UNCOMMON (iii) FORE RUNNER
(iv) GLORY
ANTONYMS:
1) TRACTABLE (i) OBJECTIONABLE (ii) ENJOYABLE (iii) ADAPTABLE (iv) OBSTINATE 2) COVERT (i) MANIFEST (ii) INVISIBLE (iii) SCARED 3) PENSIVE (i) REPENTENT
(ii) SAD
4) MITIGATE (i) AGGRAVATE 5) DIVERGENT (i) CONTRARY (iii) CONVERSANT
(iv) ALTER
(iii) THOUGHTLESS
(ii) RELIEVE
(iii) ELEMINATE
(iv) CARELESS (iv) EXHUMAN
(ii) COMING TOGETHER (iv) CONTROVERSY
6) DOGMATIC (i) SCEPTICAL (ii) RESILIENT (iii) STUBBORN
(iv) SUSPICIOUS
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7) CLUTCH (i) HOLD
(ii) GRAB
8) MOTLEY (i) BULKY
(ii) SPECKLED
9) RELINQUISH (i) PURSUE
(iii) RELEASE
(iii) HOMOGENEOUS
(ii) VANQUISH
10) TRANSIENT (i) PERMANENT
(iv) SPREAD
(iii) DESTROY
(iv) DIFFERENT (iv) DEVASTATE
(ii) REMOVED
Papers From Campus Recruitment at NIT Bhopal 2003 You can refer to Barron’s most frequently used words list for a close recap. Vocabulary Section: Work out the synonyms, antonyms of: -(time 28 mins) 1.Physiognomy 2.Repudiate 3.Translucent 4. Mitigate 5. Inundate
6. Bilk 7.Nettle 8.Impugn 9.Mulch 10.Tenacity 11.Sobriety 12.Degrade 13.Misanthrope 14.Waif 15.Hamper 16.Retrograde 17.Despondent 18.Debacle 19.Tarry 20.Bilk 21.Incontinent. 22.Nebulous 23.Paradox 24.Hidebound 25.Lacklustre 26.Moribund. Paper from Campus Recruitment in Jamshedpur 2003 synonym dwindle efface indiginity inept infirmity candid dangle
Antonym
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restivness Irksome Jaunty Nebulous Misapprehension Obese Obloquy Paper from Campus Recruitment in NIT Durgapur 2003 Synonym and antonym Harbinger Cacophony Divulge Clutch Acronym Illustrious Prolific Divergent Jaded Mien Mitigate Ambitious Aberration Transient(an)-permanence
Buxom Foray Denounce One student got 7-8 words starting with “A” from high frequency word list.(barron’s guide) Campus Recruitment in Jadavpur university1999 SECTION I VOCABULARY (SYNONYMS) TIME :15 Min. MARKS: 20. DIRECT ANSWERS : ----------------------------------------------------------------Admonish : usurp Meager :scanty Alienate : estrange Merry : gay Brim : Boarder obstinate : stubborn Pretention:pretentioius
Tranquil:serene solicit : urge subside : wane furtive :stealthy misery : disstress volume :quantity veer : diverge stiffle :sniths adhesive : --Hamper : obstruct belief : conviction lament : wail to merit :to deserve incentive : ---inert: passive Baffle : Frustrate
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Confiscate : appropriat Covet : crave Caprice : whim Concur :acquiesce Cargo :freight Dispel : Scatter Divulge : ----Discretion: prudence Emancipate : liberate Efface : obliterate Hover : linger Heap : to pile Instigate : incite latitude : scope latent : potential lethergy : stupor momentary : transient Campus Recruitment in Calicut REC 1997 VERBAL SECTION Directions for questions 1-15:Find the synonyms of the following words 1. Merry Ans. Gay, Happy
2. Alienate Ans. Estrange 3. Solicit Ans. To request 4.Heap Ans. To pile 5.Cargo Ans. Freight 6.Momentary Ans. Transient 7. Volume Ans.Quantity 8.Veer Ans.Diverge 9.Dispel Ans.Dissipate 10.Admonish Ans.Cautious 11.Meager Ans.Scanty
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12.Latitude Ans.Scope 13.Latent Ans.Potential 14.Covet Ans.Crave 15.Discretion Ans. Prudence Papers Got from Students Who gone for Campus Interviews VERBAL SECTION Directions for questions 1-15:Find the synonyms of the following words 1. Depreciation Ans. Deflation, Depression, Devaluation, fall, slump in value
2. Deprecate Ans. Feel and express disapproval of 3. Incentive Ans. Thing one encourages a person to do something 4. Echelon Ans. Level of authority or responsibility 5. Innovation Ans. makes changes or introduces new things 6. Intermittent Ans. externally stopping and then starting 7. Detrimental Ans.Harmful 8. Aberration Ans. Deviation 9. Conciliation Ans.To make less angry or more friendly 10. Orthodox Ans.Conventional or superstitious 11. Fallible Ans.Liable to err 12. Volatile Ans.Ever changing 13. Manifestion Ans.Clear or obvious
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14. Connotation-nuance Ans. Suggest in addition to the fundamental meaning 15. Reciprocal Ans. Reverse, Opposite Verbal :(ref Barrons) (Synonyms and Antonyms) Ponderous Hamper Nebulous Mundane Icon Brackish Mollify Deprecation Equanimity Transient Mien Gist Gaudy Contraband(ant) Repellant(ant) Awry Doltish Frugality-Economy Repartee Boisterous Ungainly Whimsical(ant&syn) Asperity Cavil Quixotic Profound Incorrigible Musty Waif Irk Interdict-prohibit Cohere-hold together Rupture-break Moribund-dying Décolleté-low necked Callow-youthful Repugnance Compose x disturb Pristine x sullied Turbid x limpid Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory Revere x threaten Hamper x facilitate Slur x Protean x Fascinate x mundane Fickle x loyal Synergy x
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Hidebound Monetary Incompatible Choices-Indifferent, Faulty Sentence completion
A passage is given with multiple blanks. There was a passage abt Artists,abt Money mgmt,abt Cleanliness…… SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.
WHIMSICAL CENSURE. OPTIMUM. MISAPPREHENSION. CANDID TOROSE. CITE. EFFUSIVE. IRRADIATE. TENACIOUS VOLUBLE. BANAL. RUPTURE. STANDING. NASCENT. TRANSIENT. CLUTCH. GENERIC. EMPIRICAL. ANOMALY. CIRCUITOUS. HAMPER. SURVEILLANCE. OBJECTIVE. RAUCOUS. VORACIOUS. PEDIGREE. FIDELITY. AUGMENT. PRECARIOUS. TRANSIENT. ALACRITY. DEROGATORY. ONUS. ANALOGUE. EXPEDIENT. ANALOGOUS. ASSUAGE. COMPLIANCE. IRRADIATE. DIFFIDANT. PLAINTIVE. INCINUATE. MISDEMEANOR. EXONERATE. GREGARIOUS.
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ANATHEMATIZE. BENIGN. ATTENUATE. SONOROUS. BOLSTER. DIVERGENT. DECOLLATE HETERODOX RESTIVENESS IGNONIMOUS. PLAGARIOUS. EFFIGY. TENACIOUS. RETROGADE. SACROSANCT. DANGLE. ANOMALY. CRYPTIC. DEBILIATE. DIVULGE. SCEPTIC. SPENDTHRIFT. INDIGENOUS. ERRONIUS. RUPTURE. MINION. VERACITY. balmy-mild recalcitrant-stubborn guile-deci Ponderous Hamper Nebulous Mundane Icon Brackish Mollify Deprecation Equanimity Transient Mite Gist Gaudy Contraband (ant) Repellant (ant) Awry Coltish Frugality-Economy Repartee Boisterous Ungainly Whimsical (ant&syn) Asperity Cavil
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Quixotic Profound Incorrigible Musty Waif Irk Interdict-prohibit Cohere-hold together Rupture-break Moribund-dying Décolleté-low necked Callow-youthful Repugnance Compose x disturb Pristine x sullied Turbid x limpid Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory Revere x threaten Hamper x facilitate Slur x Protean x Fascinate x mundane Fickle x loyal Synergy x Hidebound Monetary Incompatible Choices-Indifferent, Faulty VERBAL REASONING SYNONYMS: --------------1. CIRCUMSPECT (i)CONDITION (ii)INSPECT (iii)CAUTIOUS (IV)RECKLESS 2. ABYSMAL 1.SLIGHT 2.DEEP 3. ILLUSTRIOUS 4. PROLIFIC 5. DILIGENT 1.INTELLIGENT 2..... 6. VEHEMENT 1.PASSIONATE 2.CONFESY 3.NOISY 4.MOQULIS 7. IMPETUS 1.CONNECT 2. CRUCIAL 3.STIMULUS 4. IMMEDIATE 8. ACRONYM 1. ABBREVIATION 2. SIMILAR 9. DISSEMINATE 1.FORECAST 2.SPREAD 3.BRANSP 10. HARBINGER 1.NAVAL 2. UNCOMMON 3.FORE RUNNER 4.GLORY ANTONYMS: -----------------
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11. TRACTABLE 1.OBJECTIONABLE 2.ENJOYABLE 3.ADAPTABLE 4.OBSTINATE 12. COVERT 1.MANIFEST 2.INVISIBLE 3.SCARED 4.ALTER 13. PENSIVE 1.REPENTENT 2.SAD 3. THOUGHTLESS 4.CARELESS ANS: 3 14. MITIGATE 1.AGGRAVATE 2.RELIEVE 3.ELEMINATE 4.EXHUMAN 15. DIVERGENT 1.CONTRARY 2.COMING TOGETHER 3.CONVERSANT 4.CONTROVERSY 16. DOGMATIC 1.SCEPTICAL 2.RESILIENT 3.STUBBORN 4.SUSPICIOUS 17. CLUTCH 1. HOLD 2. GRAB 3.RELEASE 4.SPREAD 18. MOTLEY 1.BULKY 2. SPECKLED 3.HOMOGENEOUS 4.DIFFERENT 19. RELINQUISH 1.PURSUE 2.VANQUISH 3.DESTROY 4.DEVASTATE 20. TRANSIENT 1.PERMANENT 2.REMOVED
20- 26 FILL IN THE APPROPRIATE SENTENCES BETWEEN THE PASSAGE 27-32 READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION
Vocabulary for TCS test Word Abysmal
Meaning Adj. Bottomless Use : His arrogance is
Synonyms Terrible, awful,
Antonyms Superb
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exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance acronym admonish
Circumspect
n. A word formed by the initial letters of
a multi-word name v. warn strongly, reprove Use: He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways v. Investigation before acting, Use: She tried always to be circumspect
Conciliation
n. the act of placating
Connotation
n. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression. Use: Foreigners frequently
covert
Covetous
Deprecate
Diligence
Discretion
dispel
Dissemination
Dogmatic
echelon
are unaware of the connotations of the words they use. Adj. secret or hidden, not openly practiced or vowed n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something Use: Investigations of CIA reveal that such covert operations can get out of control Adj. avaricious, eagerly desirous of Use: The child was covetous by nature and wanted to take the toys belonging to his classmates v. express disapproval of, protest against, belittle Use: A firm believer of old-fashioned courtesy, Miss Post, deprecated the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names. n. care and perseverance in carrying out tasks. Use : Her employers were greatly impressed by her diligence and offered her a partnership in the firm n. ability to adjust action to circumstances Use: Use your discretion in
this matter and do not discuss the matter with anyone. v. scatter, drive away, cause to vanish Use: The bright sunlight eventually dispelled the morning mist v. Opening to public discussion or debate, the act of spreading something, Use:By their use of the internet, propagandists, have been able to disseminate their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe Adj. Opinionated Use: We tried to discourage him from being so dogmatic, but nothing could convince him that his opinions might be wrong n. A body of troops arranged in a line
dreadful, appalling, very bad, Contraction, ellipsis, Reprove, reprimand, chide, rebuke, usurp
Approve
Cautious, prudent, careful, guarded, wary, judicious, vigilant, Appeasement, pacification, propitiation Nuance, suggestion, implication, undertone, overtone, subtext,
reckless
Clandestine, concealed, stealthy, underground, copse, wood, thicket
Open
envious, jealous, desirous, greedy
Generous, temperate
Denounce, deplore, condemn, censure, denigrate, decry, belittle.
Approve
Hard-working, assiduousness, meticulousness, conscientiousness, painstakingness Prudence, caution, acumen, predilection,
Laziness, carelessness, negligence
sagacity, wariness, volition Disperse
Incitement
Indiscretion
Attract
Broadcasting, diffusion, propagation,
Arbitrary, doctrinal, unbending, inflexible, authoritarian,
Flexible
Level, stratum, rank,
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fallible
Harbinger
illustrious impetus
Intermittent
Latent
Latitude
Manifestation
mitigate
motley
pensive
prolific
relinquish
solicit
tractable
Adj. Liable to err. Use: I Know I am
height Imperfect, unsound, mortal, weak, frail,
fallible, but I feel confident that I am right this time n. an indication of the approach of Forerunner, herald, something or someone, forerunner v. fore potent, omen, shadow or presage Use: The crocus is an early harbinger of spring Adj. Widely known and esteemed Memorable, well-known, famous n. A force that moves something along, Momentum, thrust, incentive, stimulus Use: A new federal motivation highway program would create jobs and will give added impetus to our economic recovery Adj. Periodic Use: The outdoor wedding Alternating, sporadic reception had to be shifted indoor to avoid the intermittent showers that fell on and of all afternoon. Adj. Potentially existing, but not Dormant, embryonic, presently evident or realized Use: suppressed, Polaroid pictures are popular at the undeveloped, parties because you can see the latent photographic image gradually appear before your eyes n. freedom from narrow limitations Use: I Leeway, freedom, think you have permitted your son too autonomy, liberty, room, much latitude in this manner rope n. outward demonstration, indication Sign, demonstration, Use: Mozart’s early attraction to the expression, symptom, harpsichord was the first manifestation of his pronounced musical bent v. lessen or try to lessen the seriousness Appease, alleviate, or extent of Use: Nothing he could do to allay, assuage, mollify, mitigate her anger, she refused to extenuate, palliate forgive him Adj. Multicolored or mixed Use: he wore Assorted, diversed, a motley tunic, red and green and blue mixed, dissimilar, and gold all patched together haphazardly Adj. Dreamily thoughtful, thoughtful with a hint of sadness Use: The pensive lover gazed at the portrait of his beloved and sighed deeply. Adj. Abundantly fruitful Use: She was a prolific writer, who produced as meany as three books a years v. give up something with reluctance, yield Use: once you get used to fringes like expense account meal and company car, it is very difficult to relinquish them v. request earnestly, seek Use: The Mayor telephoned all the member of the city council to solicit their votes Adj. Docile, easily managed, susceptible
Perfect
Inglorious, shameful inertia
Constant
Overt
Aggrevate, exacerbate
Uniform, homogenous, monochrome
Brooding, pondering, meditative, contemplative Productive, abundant, fecund
Unproductive, scarce
Surrender, renounce, abandon, repudiate, cede,
Vanquish, retain,
Importune, implore, crave, beseech,
Grant
Obedient, dutiful, well-
Disobedient,
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veer
Vehement
Caprice
stifle
concur
lethargy
Furtive
efface
Pretentious
compunction
to suggestion Use: Although Susan seemed to be a tractable young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence v. change in direction Use: After what seemed to be en eternity, the wind veered to the east and the storm abated Adj. Forceful, intensely emotional; with marked vigor Use: He became so Vehement in describing what had happened with him that he started jumping up and down n. whim, a sudden desire. Use: She was an unpredictable creature, acting on caprice, never taking thought of consequences v. suppress, extinguish, inhibit Use: Halfway through the boring picture, Laura gave up trying to stifle he yawns. v. agree Use: Did you concur with the
decision of the court or did you find it unfair? v. lack of vitality or energy Use: A complete days work left him in a state of lethargy Adj. stealthy, sneaky, secret and sly or sordid Use: noticing the furtive glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter, the jeweler wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in his hands v. wipe out or make dim Use: The coin had been handled so many times that its date had been effaced Adj. Intended to attract notice and impress others, making unjustified claims, overambitious Use: The other prize winner isn’t wearing her medal.; isn’t yours?it a bit pretentious of you to wear n. a feeling of deep regret (usually of some misdeed) Use: The judge was especially sever in his sentencing as the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime
mannered
intractable
Turn, swerve
Fervent, passionate,
Apathetic
Whim, impulse, quirk, fad, fancy, notion
Smother, asphyxiate, choke, suffocate, strangle, curb, restrain, repress, Agre, harmonize, coincide, assent, acquiesce Stupor, indolence, weariness
Let out
Surreptitious, clandestine
open
Obliterate, eradicate,
Engrave
Ostentatious, pompous, conceited
Down-to-earth
Conflict, resist
Get-up-and-go
Regret, scruple, qualm, guilt, reluctance, hesitation,
confiscate 1] Depreciation = deflation,depression,devaluation,fall,slump 2] Deprecate = feel and express disapproval 3] Incentive = thing one encourages one to do 4] Echelon = level of authority or responsibility 5] Innovation = make changes or introduce new things 6] Intermittant = externally stopping and then starting 7] Detrimental = harmful
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8] Mesotiate = ... 9] Conciliation = make less angry or more friendly 10] Orthodox = conventional or superstitious 11] Fallible = liable to err 12] Volatile = ever changing 13] Manifestion = clear or obvious 14] Connotation= 15] Reciprocal = reverse, opposite 16] Agrarian = related to agriculture 17] Vacillate = undecided or dilemma 18] Expedient = fitting proper , desirable 19] Simulate = produce artificially resembling an existing one 20] Access = to approach 21] Compensation= salary 22] Truncate = shorten by cutting 23] Adherence = stick 24] Heterogeneous = non-similar things 25] Surplus = excessive 26] Assess = determine the amount or value 27] Cognizance = knowledge 28] Retrospective = demonstration 29] Naive = innocent , rustic 30] Equivocate = tallying on both sides 31] Postulate = frame a theory 32] Latent = dormant, secret 33] Fluctuate = wavering 34] Eliminate = to reduce 35] Affinity = strong liking 36] Expedite = hasten 37] Console = to show sympathy 38] Adversary = opposition 39] Affable = lovable, approachable 40] Decomposable = rotten 41] Egregious = apart from crowd, especially bad 42] Conglomeration = group 43] Aberration = deviation 44] Erudite = wise, profound 45] Augury = prediction 46] Credibility = ability to common belief, quality of being credible 47] Coincident = incidentally 48] Constituent = accompanying 49] Differentia = having or showing or making use of 50] Distention = act out,st rtching out ,swelling out 51] Litigation = engaging in a law suite 52] Moratorium = legally or officially determined period of delay before the fulfilment of the agrement or payment of debts 53] Negotiate = discuss or bargain 54] Preparation = act of preparing 55] Preponderant = superiority of power or quality 56] Relevance = quality of being relevant 57] Apparatus = appliance 58] Ignorance = blindness or inexperience
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59] Obsession = complex enthusiasm 60] Precipitate = Quicken.
Synonyms
1) Choleric
= Hot Tempered, Irritate
2) Waif
= Urchin, Abandoned Person
3) Florid 4) Servility
= Ornate,Showy = Surrender
5) Tepid
= Luke warm, Half hearted
6) Melee
= Fight,Combat
7) Aplomb
= Self-confidence, composure
8) Mawkish
= Over emotional, weepy
9) Voracious
= Hungry, eager, greedy
10) Cliché
= Commonplace, Truism
11)P ithy
=Strong
12) Celibacy
= Chastity, State of not being married
13) Retrograde 14) Foil
= Worsen, Move backward = metal sheet, Layer of aluminum paper
15) Chaste
= Pure, Modest
16) Furtive
= Secret, Stealthy
17) Paradox
=C ontradiction
18) Alacrity
= Eagerness, Readiness
19) Remiss
= Careless
20) Repartee
= Witty Report
21) Mundane
= Normal
22) Moribund
= Dying, Expiring
23) Banal 24)T arry
= Stale, Common place, Usual =Delay
25) Misapprehension = Improper Unders tanding 26)C left
=Split
27) Virulent
= Poisonous, Dangerous
28) Indulgent
= Obliging, Complaint
29) Tantamount
= Equivalent
30) Repudiate
= Reject, Deny, Renounce
31) Reprobate
= Degenerate
32) Acclivity
= an upward slope
33) Baneful
= Destructive, Harmful
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34)C hide
=Scold
35) Circuitous
= Indirect in action or language
36) Churlish
= Brutish, Cruel, Rude
37) Latitude
= Freedom, Liberty
38) Jettison
= throw away, get rid of Antonyms
1) Mollify
× Enrage, Provoke
2) Inundate
× Drain
3) Equanimity
× Agitation
4) Gauche
×Tactful
5) Exhume
×Inter
6) Baleful
× Beneficent
7) Anathematize × Bless 8) Enigmatic
× Unambiguous
9) Pariah
×Idol
10) Turbid
×Limpid
timid - lack of self confidence VORACIOUS -ravenous, glutonous, insatiable, avid, hungry, greedy awry-crooked Irksome -annoying, tiresome,exaspirating remonstrate - protest; whimsical -capricious, un-predictable, unusual retrograde -move backward,degenerate. veracious - truthfull glib - fluent
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rubble - broken stone. quixotic - extravagantly idealistic; impractical ameliorate - improve misanthrope - hater of humanity, pessimist platitude - trite remark Foray -raid,incursion,venture,sortie,attack,assault scanty - meager, insufficient Frugality - Economy multilingual - many languages arid - dry cognizant - knowledge latitude - freedom from narrow limitations inimical - adverse, hostile cliche - trite _expression
Verbal
ACUMEN a. exactness b. potential c. shrewdness d. bluntness e. None of these
MORTIFY a. make a cavity b. displease c. humiliate d. relapse e. murder
ABODE
ADAGE
POTENTIAL
a. clay b. obstacle c. dwelling d. bind e. to beguile
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a. behavior b. hold down c. hold up d. relieve e. condemn DISCRETION a. prudence b. consistency c. precipice d. disturbance e. distemper ORDAIN a. arrange b. command c. contribute d. establish e. control FLORID a. ornate b. thriving c. artistic d. elegant e. None of these PENITENCE a. liking b. insightful c. attractive d. penetrable e. compunction WHET a. stimulate b. humorous c. inculate d. dampen e. None of these INCENTIVE a. reflex b. amplitude c. inflection d. provocation e. escutcheon LATITUDE a. scope b. segment c. globule
a. latent b. hysterical c. conventional d. symmetrical e. conscientious
a. advice b. proverb c. enlargement d. advantage e. usage
BEHEST
TO DISPEL a. to dissipate b. to dissent c. to distort d. to disfigure e. to dissect
EXTRICATE a. terminate b. isolate c. liberate d. simplify e. frustrate
ERRATIC a. unromantic b. free c. popular d. steady e. unknown
DISPARITY a. inequality b. impartiality c. unfairness d. twist e. None of these
TO MERIT a. to embrace b. to devote c. to deserve d. to combine e. to display
TO CONFISCATE a. to harass b. to repulse c. to console
RAPT
PIOUS
d. to appropriate e. to congregate
a. lively b. concealed c. engrossed d. prototype e. None of these TO HEAP a. to pile b. to forbid c. to proceed d. to share e. to stoop CAJOLE a. coax b. motivate c. profound d. mollify e. evade OVULATE a. penury b. immunize c. fertilize d. reproduce e. incisions
a. historic b. devout c. multiple d. fortunate e. authoritative LETHARGY a. reminiscence b. category c. fallacy d. unanimity e. stupor CARGO a. cabbage b. camel c. lance d. freight e. flax OVATION a. oration b. gesture c. emulation d. applause e. nourish
d. legislature
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e. lamentation
Syno:
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SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS
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Pillage – steal , loot , plunder Cleft - split , crack Incesment – Brazen - bold , shameless Awry - skewed , twisted , crooked Remiss – careless , negligent Defection - desertion Ensue - follow Avid - keen , eager Repudiate - reject, deny Gauche - clumsy, vulgar Intrinsic - essential Gaudy – flashy , showy Hidebound – narrow minded Incognitent Intermittent – irregular,broken Claustrophobia - fear Contraband – illegal trade Pagm concealed rapt Voracious – avid,hunger,greedy Seedy – sleazy,seamy Omniscience – knowing all Diatribe – attack,criticism Slack - loose, relaxed
Felicitous – fortunate,luck Relish – enjoy,savor Aloofness – unfriendliness, remoteness Ambiguity - unknown Pattry Baleful – threatening, malevolent Pattry Baleful – threatening, malevolentLapidarian Gambol - skip High handed – dominant,imperious Retrospection - perception Antithe Pagan Genuflect – kneel,bow coerce – force,compel Indubitably – undoubtedly, certainly Extraneous – irrelevant , unrelated Corpulent – fat,pump Transient – momentary Spurious – false,fake Whimsical - fancy Braggadocio Chimerical-trick Callow – inexperience,naive Menial – unskilled,boring Indigenous – native,srcinal Ambiguity Foil – frustrate,halt Antonyms:
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Awry Consensus * disagreement Retrograde * forward looking Galleon Chide * praise Depravity * goodness,righteousness Paradox * consistency Stilted * natural Levity * gravity Fritty Genry Synonym 1. Insimate 2. Banal 3. misdemeanour 4. bombastic 5. tenacious 6. repellent 7. ensue 8. reprobate 9. acerbity 10. gambol 11. ameliorate 12. confiscate 13. quixotic 14. foray 15. fidelity 16. inimical 17. stoic 18. haggard 19. cacophony 20. discord 21. fledgling 22. incongruous 23. ingenious 24. estrange 25. clandestine Antonym 1. loutish 2. prevaricate
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3. Hilary 4. admonition 5. boonish 6. dangle 7. spur 8. apex 9. aplomb 10. veracious 11. cliché 12. muggy 13. bouillon 14. incocus 15. proximity 16. indement 17. whimsical 18. distal 19. transient 20. predominant 21. mockish 22. misanthrope 23. miscanprehencia 24. doltish 25. mullet 26. gadfly 27. ignominious 28. hidebound 29. reticence 30. tantamount
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Solicit = beseech (seek) Efface = obliterate (wipe out) Compunction = remorse (regret)
Whet=stimulate Latitude = scope Penitence = repentance Overt = obvious Bilk – deceive, trick, swindle, con Nettle – annoy, irritate, vex Impugn – hold responsible, charge, censure, accuse Sobriety - soberness, seriousness, clear-headedness, abstinence
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