JUNE 2011 ANTONYMS - V.

NARANG
1. Assuage =satisfy,soothe,relieve,mollify ant={upset,exacerbate} 2. Lavish =opulent,sumptuous,grandiloquent ant={economical,scanty,scarce} 3. Assiduous =hardworking,diligent,persevering,exacting ant={lazy,indolent,negligent} 4. Torrential =copious,abundant,abounding,exuberant,teeming,uncontrolled ant={controlled,scanty,light,trifling} 5. Impugn =contradict,refute,criticize,challenge,gainsay(deny),assail ant={flatter,praise,concord} 6. Pliant =flexible,adaptable,malleable,compliant,yielding ant={inflexible,intractable,nonconforming,unadaptable} 7. Flagging =deteriorate,decline,abate,weaken,succumb,ebb,lethargic, droopy ant={augment,rise,strengthen,energetic} 8. Cessation =abeyance,respite,conclusion,ending,hiatus,termination ant={commencement,begin,continuance}

9. Puerile =childish,immature,callow,jejune,juvenile,weak ant={adult,mature,experienced,sophisticated} 10. Recompense =atonement, compensation, return, remuneration, redemption ant={something taken}

11. Extricate =get out of a situation,detach,release,disencumber,cleanse,purify Ant={entangle,imbroglio,quandary,involve,clutter,pile up} 12. Flinch =shy away,avoid,evade,escape,eschew,withdraw,afraid Ant={confront,face,meet,brave} 13. Euphemism =mild way of saying something harsh,pretense Eg.instead of saying abhijit died we say abhijit passed away Ant={candor,straightforwardness,directness} 14. Rancor =bitterness,hatred,acrimony,antagonism,malevolence,malice Ant={respect,kind,sympathy,love,courteous} 15. Impede =hinder,block,obstacle,restrain,oppose,hamper,stymie,thwa rt Ant={assist,aid,advance,support,facilitate} 16. Unreadability =unclear,in/un-decipherable,turgid,crabbed Ant={clear,comprehensible,intelligible,appropriate}

17. Raucous =noisy,rough,blatant,loud,harsh,strident Ant={calm,subdued,quiet,soft} 18. Transient =temporal,unstable,volatile,ephemeral,evanescent,sho rtlived Ant={perpetual,enduring,permanent,undying,incessant}

19. Recalcitrant =disobedient,uncontrollable,obstinate,rebellious,resista nt Ant={amenable,obedient,passive,harmonious,accommodating,obligi ng} 20. Raucous (Refer 17) 21.Unkempt=shabby,sloppy,dilapidated,slovenly, unfastidious,dishevelled Ant={kempt,neat,dapper,fastidious,spruce} 22. Euphemism (Refer 13) 23. Sepulcher =grave,burial,tomb,repository,mausoleum Ant={uncover,dig out,disinter} 24. Retentive =good at remembering,tenacious,mindful,aware,long,permeable, Ant={forgetful,short,impermeable,} 25. Secluded =isolated,hide,conceal,enclose,sequester,quarantine Ant={join,mingle,socialize}

26. Taut =tight,rigid,firm,stiffed,unyielding,fatigued,concise/terse, concerned,nervous Ant={droopy,loose,yielding,flabby,relaxed,amiable,wordy, peaceful,calm} 27. Laconic =brief,to the point,terseness,ephemeral,concise/compact Ant={wordy,prolix,garrulous,verbose} 28. Grovel =fearful,submissive,cringe,bend,beseech,humble or abase oneself ,praise,pay attention, Ant={ignore,disregard,boast} 29. Meet =noun->event,competition verb->collide,confront,connect,join adjective->fitting,fair,behoove,applicable,timely ant={improper,inappropriate,unseemly,miss,disconnect,divide} 30. Unsuitable =inappropriate,discordant,incompatible,incongruous ant={proper,appropriate,good,right} 31. Transparent =crystalclear,diaphanous,lucid, gossamer,thin,translucent,understandable,guileless,ingenuous ant={cloudy,dark,opaque,blocked,questionable,vague} 32. Gloomy =saturnine,morose,sullen,unhappy,bleak,dismal ant={light,happy,bright,vivacious,animated,exhilarating} 33. Deceitful =dishonest,insincere,fraudulent,artful,astute,crooked ant={loyal,sincere,honest,forthright,frank,nave,faithful,upright}

34. Garrulous (Refer 27) 35. Laconic (Refer 27) 36. Soporific =sleep inducing,dull,lethargic,inactive, dormant,somnolent,soothing,pain,pest, lackadaisical(inert) ant={alert,awake,energized,pleasure,careful, stimulating,exciting,invigorating} 37. Provocative =annoying,offensive,outrageous, tantalizing,tempting,suggestive,alluring,stimulating, intriguing(arouse curiosity) ant={repressive,suppressive,unprovocative,unstimulating} 38. Zesty =vivacious,animated,lively,charming,dynamic ant={dull,insipid,listless,static,depressed,down} 39. Rapture =bliss,elation,ecstasy,exaltation, glory,enthusiasm,passion,pleasure ant={hatred,dislike,grief,misery,sorrow,pain,melancholy,dismay} 40. Vagrant =homeless,aimless,wanderer ant={determined,resolute,purposeful} 41. Vehement =passionate,desperate,fervent,fervid,ardent strong,wild,vicious ant={apathetic,indifferent,insouciant,dull,frigid}

42. Din=clamor,clangor,bedlam,loud noise,uproar,tumult Ant={calm,peace,silence} 43. Senility =old age,feebleness,abatement Ant={adolescence,childhood,youth,improvement,increase,rise} 44. Transitory =temporal,fleeting,ephemeral Ant={permanent,perpetual,enduring} 45. Ephemeral (Refer 44) 46. Obdurate =stubborn,obstinateUnrelenting,unyielding,callous Ant={compassionate,kind,meek,mild,yielding,amenable,gentle} 47. Vicissitude =diversion,change,fluctuation,alteration, Progression,mutability Ant={stability,stagnation} 48. Pastiche =burlesque,mockery,caricature,farce, Potpourri(medley),ridicule,spoof Ant -dont know 49. Spelunker =explorer,adventurer,speleologist Ant={someone who is static,homesick} 50.Jaundice (noun)-disease indicated by yellow eyes,skin (verb)->distort,deform,strain, acrimony,acerbity Ant-dont know

51. Offhand =abrupt,careless,brusque,cavalier,uninterested, Perfunctory,nonchalant,extempore, Ant={calculative,deliberate,careful,rehearsed,serious,responsible}

52. Calumny =slander,defamation,lie,abuse, blame,aggression,invective(verbal abuse) Ant={calmness,mildness,defense,resistance,praise,retreat} 53. Moratorium =suspension,abeyance,halt,delay,respite Ant={advance,hurry,rush,dispatch} 54. Shun =avoid,ignore,evade,elude,reject,snub,stall,withhold, Ant={face,meet,accept,indulge,use,invite,seek,risk} 55. Hoax =chicanery,trickery,dupery,fraudulence, deceive,delude,swindle,hoodwink ant={honest,guileless,support,help} 56. Vouchsafe =permit,award,grant,concede,acquiesce,condescend ant={argue,challenge,deny,withhold,refuse} 57. Jest =jocular,banter,ridicule,joke,facetious ant={grave,serious,formal} proverbMany a truth lie in a jest. 58. Tawdry =cheap,vulgar,brazen,insolent,brassy,tasteless, ant={nice,sophisticated,humble,shy,tasteful}

59. Latent =dormant,inactive,inert,hidden,concealed ant={active,clear,apparent,public} 60. Withhold =keep back,abstain,inhibit,retain,restrain ant={let go,release,indulge} 61. Spartan economical,frugal,thrifty,austere,brave,laconic Ant= {sybarite,thriftless,luxurious,opulent,sumptuous,verbose}

62. Sybarite =hedonist,sensualist,pleasure seeker Ant={Spartan,abstemious,strict,severe,puritan} 63. Conserve =safeguard,protect,hoard,support,sustain,keep,husband Ant={destroy,neglect,squander,waste} 64. Exhaust =fatigue,weaken,weary,tire,deplete,spend,waste Ant={animate,fresh,invigorate,replenish} 65. Glaring =stare,gaze,tawdry,brazen,menace,dazzle, glow,radiate,obvious,unconcealed,conspicuous Ant={grin,smile,concealed,dark,dull,plain} 66. Assuage (Refer 1)

67. Spartan (Refer 61) 68. Portend =fore[cast/shadow/warn],augur,warn,adumbrate Ant={be quiet,withhold,ignore}

69. Periphery =outskirts,border,boundary,fringe,rim Ant={interior,middle,center} 70. Rabid =berserk,frenzied,frenetic,furious,violent,virulent,zealous [also means affected by rabies] Ant={delighted,happy,pleased} 71. Moratorium (Refer 53) 72. Offbeat =strange,different,unorthodox,bohemian, eccentric,idiosyncrasy,unique,uncommon ant={expected,normal,usual,reasonable} 73. Roil=[make liquids murky by stirring up sediment],disturb,irritate,agitate,vex,annoy,Rile ant={appease,please,satisy,delight,make happy} 74. Lapse =mistake,blunder,violation,sin, interval,interruption,lacuna,lull,decline,descend,recede ant={continuance,achievement,perfection,success,progress,restart} 75. Ignite =kindle,light,fire,burn,blaze,flare,conflagrate,erupt ant={extinguish,cool,quench}

76. Subvert =destroy,defeat,demolish,sabotage,wreck,suppress, ruin,overthrow completely,annul,terminate,debauch,corrupt ant={loyal,comply,obey,uphold,support,continue,dignify,confirm}

77. Tawdry (Refer 58)

78. Leery =suspicious,cautious,untrusting,charry,wary,skeptical ant={certain,sure,unwary,careless,unscrupulous,imprudent,hasty}

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