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Syn.
Thwart,
Debar,
Repress,
impede,
check,
balk,
retard,
deter,
stave off,
fend off,
Ant.
2) Obstreperous - noisy
:obstreperous boys
syn.
boisterous,
vociferous,
raucous;
insubordinate,
intractable;
obstinate
Syn. stubborn,
dogged,
pertinacious,
opinionated,
perverse,
cantankerous,
crotchety,
refractory,
unflinching,
tenacious,
mulish,
callous,
relentless,
recalcitrant,
prejudiced,
bigoted,
dogmatic,
hellbent,
Ant. DOCILE,
submissive,
amenable.
4) Shun - avoid
avoid
Syn.
abstain from,
flee from,
evade,
elude,
malinger,
dodge,
desist,
refrain from,
Ant. FACE,
meet,
undertake.
disgrace
Syn.
ignominy,
humiliation,
reproach,
odium,
opprobrium,
notoriety,
scorn,
derision,
abuse,
obloquy, ,
contumely,
scandal,
disbarment,
Ant. HONOR,
esteem,
dignity.
6) Tyro - novice
Syn.
beginner,
apprentice; .
Ant. VETERAN,
professional,
expert.
-a condition in which one has the feeling of whirling or of having the surroundings whirling
about one,
Syn.
snarling,
embroiling,
Syn.
charity
:proclivity to steal
Syn.
predisposition
bent
propensity
predilection
penchant
leaning
proneness
liking,
affinity
whim,
idiosyncras
syn.
compunction,
contrition,
self-reproach,
guilt;
regret
repentance,
100)Pique - irritation
check 19.
19) Irk - irritate
syn.
depressed,
unhappy,
dispirited
check 27.
Syn.
admonish,
chide,
berate,
chasten,
asperse,
rebuke,
censure,
reprove,
upbraid,
reprimand,
taunt,
cavil,
criticize,
disparage,
lambeste(*)
recriminate,
revile,
rail, (*)
abuse,
objurate,
vituperate,
reprobate,
vilify,
Ant.
commend,
extoll
113)Lambaste - scold
check 27.
check 27.
illness
syn.
attrition
repentance
84) Suffragette - a lady who has fought for right for women to
vote
attached to it
103)Bridle - restain,constrain
104)Burnish - polish
106)bromide - commonplace, cheerless
107)Sobriquet - nickname
108)Paraphernalia - equipment
109)Syncopate - synchronize
111)Cadence - rhythm
112)Sprout - to grow
115)Callow - immature
Syn.
puerile,
adolescent,
juvenile
116)Mellow - mature
Syn.
mellowed,
consummated,
Ant.
adolescent.
117)Wizen
:There would be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen.
118)Gauche - awkward
Syn.
Unskillfull
clumsy,
inept,
maladroit,
gawky,
Ant.
GRACEFUL,
dexterous,
smooth.
119)Skulduggery - cheat
120)Dilettante - dabbler
amateur
nonprofessional,
avocational,
amateurish,
unskilled,
121)Virtuoso - master
122)Virtuosity - expertise,skill
Syn.
knack,
flair,
ingenuity,
adroitness,
artifice,
123)Anathema - curse
Syn.
imprecation,
blasphemy,
profanity,
obscenity,
sacrilege,
execration,
124)Spartan - austere
:Sit-ups, trunk twists, and other calisthenics are demonstrated on the videotape.
Syn.
slimnastics
127)Debacle - defeat
Syn.
failure
collapse,
fiasco,
rout;
disaster,
calamity,
misfortune,
mishap,
cataclysm,
adversity,
hazard,
holocaust,
affliction,
ruination,
bane,
contretemps,
a preliminary or preface.
Syn.
Preface;
preliminary;
preamble;
forerunner;
harbinger;
precursor.
129)Aftermath - consequences
Syn.
consequence,
aftereffect,
sequel;
result.
consummation,
emanation,
ensual,
outcome,
denouement,
Ant.
ORIGIN
source,
root.
130)Sphinx - mysterious
1. Mythology. A figure in Egyptian myth having the body of a lion and the head of
2. often Sphinx Greek Mythology. A winged creature having the head of a woman and
the body of a lion, noted for killing those who could not answer its riddle.
Syn.
enigma,
mystery,
riddle,
conundrum,
tangle,
dilemma,
quandary,
labyrinth,
oracle,
cabala,
muddle,
esoterica,
entanglement,
frustration, ,
stumper,
stickler
sixty-four dollar question
Ant. ANSWER,
solution,
131)Adumbrate - outline
sketch
Syn.
portrayal,
delineation,
croquis (French),
relapse
Syn.
reversion,
backsliding,
regression.
133)Surge - move
Syn.
rush