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SR GRAPHICAL CONTEXTUAL
WORD SYNONYMS ANTONYMS CLUES
. EXPLANATION
1. APPALLING awful, terrible, delightful, An appalling
dreadful, pleasing, number of
Adjective inexcusable, brilliant, women died
Causing shock or abysmal, magnificent, from
dismay horrifying, superb, puerperal
shocking, fantastic, fever.
disgusting, marvelous
outrageous,
dismaying,
astounded
2. ASTOUNDED astonished, alert, watchful, Mr. Hubert,
surprised, prepared, the simple
Adjective amazed, stunned, aware, vigilant, countryman
feeling or dazed, confused, observant, looked at the
showing great flabbergasted, ready Mayor
surprise or speechless, astounded and
wonder thunderstruck, already
aghast, horrified, terrified by
wordless, the suspicion
dumbfounded, resting on him
staggered
appalling
3. APPARENTLY seemingly, actually, really, We were all,
speciously, truly, quite
Adverb ostensibly, essentially, in apparently,
sed to describe outwardly, point of fact thinking of
something that superficially, that, though
appears to be evidently, no one had as
true based on obviously yet spoken of
what is known the thing.
4. ATTACHED TO ascribed, detached, He examined
assigned, separate, apart, it with the air
Verb conferred, removed, of a
connected or awarded, separated, connoisseur
joined to accorded, isolated, aloof, and studied
something bestowed, indifferent, the price label
fastened, joined, distant, attached to it.
connected, fixed, disengaged,
added, appended, unfastened
glued, screwed,
nailed, clipped

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5. ALAS unfortunately, luckily, Alas, his little

sadly, opportunely, cane, which
Exclamation regrettably, favorably, was perhaps
used to express unhappily, gladly, lost at the
unhappiness, unluckily, mores contentedly, time of the
pity, or concern the pity cheerfully, accident, was
joyfully, not included
gleefully, in the list.
blissfully,
merrily
6. ABRUPTLY brusquely, politely, She turned
shortly, tersely, graciously, abruptly,
Adverb snappishly, civilly, dried her
in a sudden and rudely, sharply, courteously, hands and
unexpected way gruffly, curtly, respectfully took
suddenly, rapidly, The packages
hastily, quickly, from the
hurriedly button
cabinet.
7. ANXIETIES worries, calmness, Grayson was
concerns, serenity, excused
Noun apprehensions, quietness, lessons; for a
apprehensive doubts, qualms, stillness, whole day the
uneasiness or uncertainties, peace, School
nervousness suspicions , tranquility, centred
usually over an disquiets, composure emotionally
impending or angst’s, fears, upon his
anticipated ill agitation, anxieties.
restlessness,
nervousness
8. APPRAISED assessed, abandoned, The bids are
evaluated, ignored, evaluated and
Adjective judged, derelict, schemes are
to evaluate the reviewed, disused, appraised to
worth, considered, disregarded, see if they are
significance, or valued, weigh forgot, achieving
status of: to set a up, measured, avoided, pass their targets
value on : to gaged, gauged over every three
estimate the months.
amount of
9. ACCENTUATED emphasized, loosened, He emerges
underscored, slackened, and they
Adjective stressed out, eased dance a sweet
to make highlighted, duet, her
(something) stressed, fragility
more prominent heightened, draw accentuated
or noticeable attention to, by his height
bring out and strength.
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10. BOON benefit, disadvantage, The route will

advantage, difficulty, be a boon to
Noun bonus, help, curse, many
A thing that is godsend, drawback, travellers.
helpful or windfall, gain, shortcoming,
beneficial or A blessing weakness,
favour or request handicap,
detriment in,
convenience,
annoyance,
nuisance
11. BEWILDERMENT confusion, order, clarity, "But—" Chips
incomprehension, stability, calm, began, in
Noun bafflement, harmony, sheer
the quality or puzzlement, peace, bewilderment;
state of being perplexity, tranquility, and then he
lost, perplexed, panic, lawfulness took up
or confused disorientation isolated words
out of that
extraordinary
indictment.
12. BRISKLY energetically, slowly, while others
quickly, rapidly, leisurely, were walking
Adverb fast, smartly, unhurriedly, briskly to
In an active, hurriedly, sluggishly, keep warm,
quick, or vigorously, deliberately, he was
energetic way efficiently gently, at a ambling along
snail's pace obviously
enjoying his
promenade.
13. BEAD drop, droplet, strip, undress, I am a cluster
drip, blob, disrobe, of bright
Noun globule deprive, divest, beads.
A small piece of beautify, adorn, deny They also
glass, stone, or ornament, come braided,
similar material embellish, beaded,
that is threaded garnish, deck, decorated, and
with others to garland high-heeled.
make a necklace
or rosary or sewn
on to fabric
Verb
Decorate or
cover with beads

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14. BRIMMING full, empty, bare, I could feel

overflowing, blank, vacant, the tears
Adjective packed, filled, hollow, void, brimming at
to be or become crammed, unoccupied, the edge of
full often to bursting, uninhabited my eyes.
overflowing teeming,
abounding,
overflowing,
thronging,
bristling
15. BAFFLING mysterious, apparent, clear, The crime is a
unsolved, obvious, baffling
Adjective inexplicable, unblemished, mystery for
extremely impenetrable, perfect, pure, the police.
confusing or arcane, secret, flawless,
difficult to perplexing, faultless,
understand mystifying, palpable,
bewildering, recognizable,
puzzling, discernible
confusing,
strange,
unexplained
16. BASHFUL shy, timid, bold, forward, Suddenly
reserved, confident, bashful, she
Adjective retiring, brash, self- could think of
Reluctant to withdrawn, assured, nothing to
draw attention to modest, reticent, impudent, say.
oneself blushing, bold-faced,
diffident, cheeky,
timorous ,coy forthright
17. BECKONED signaled, signed, dismissed, She beckoned
summoned, discharged, to her friend
Adjective gestured, sacked, fired, with a nod of
to summon or indicated, terminated, the head.
signal typically motioned rejected,
with a wave or shelved
nod
18. COVETED wanted, unpopular, I gave up a
fashionable, scorned, coveted job,
Adjective desired, popular, disliked, hated, that of editor-
earnestly wished longed for detested, in-chief
for or sought ostracized,
after shunned, out of
favor

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19. CREDENTIALS identifications, disapproval, My

authorizations, refusal, experience as
Noun permits, passes, condemnation, a manager is
testimonials or badges, censure, one of my
certified qualifications, discontentment, strongest
documents diplomas, disapprobation credentials.
showing that a recommendation
person is entitled s, testimonials,
to credit or has a certificates,
right to exercise documentations,
official power records
20. CAPACIOUS roomy, spacious, cramped, A popular,
large, ample, big, small, capacious
Adjective voluminous, confined, theatre in the
Having a lot of commodious, restricted, city tempted
space inside extensive, vast, limited, many a
sizable, huge constricted, moviegoer on
constrained a hot, sunny
afternoon.
21. COLLIDED hit, struck, bump escape, flee, As he fell, his
WITH stricken, crashed, abscond, run head collided
Verb bumped, away, avoid with the table.
to come together rammed, rear- evade, elude
with solid or ended, into, run
direct impact into, run over,
plow into
22. CRUDELY casually, accurately, To put it
roughly, precisely, crudely, the
Adverb inaccurately, exactly, poor are going
marked by the inexactly, correctly, without food so
primitive, gross, loosely, truthfully, that the rich
or elemental or can drive cars.
sketchily, truly, perfectly In its crude
by uncultivated approximately, form penicillin
simplicity or was unstable.
vulgarity
23. CONFRONT challenge, avoid, She knew that
oppose, evade, she had to
Verb antagonize, circumvent, confront her
to face especially provoke, sidestep, fears.
in challenge threaten, elude, When
confronting the
defy, escape, enigma of the
encounter, eschew Chinese planet,
face, too many
tackle Westerners
have forgotten
the Asiatic
background.

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24. COMPELLED bound, obliged, free, No boy ought

forced, unrestricted, to be
Adjective obligated, duty- uninhibited, compelled to
to drive or urge bound, required, uncontrolled, earn his entire
forcefully or forced, induced, spontaneous way through
irresistibly coerced college.
constrained
25. COAXED
3 wheedled, forced, “Aw, come
persuaded, compelled, on,” I coaxed,
Adjective sweet-talked, obliged, “just open
to influence or cajoled, driven, your mouth
gently urge by charmed, imposed, wide and let
caressing or enticed, coerced, me take a
flattering inveigled, lured, pushed, look.”
win over shoved
26. COMPREHEN understanding, indifference, His behaviour
SION grasp, unresponsivene was
knowledge, ss, apathy, completely
Noun command, unconcern, beyond
the act or action conception, disinterest, comprehension
of grasping with ability, lack of interest This appeared
the intellect perception, strange to the
insight king, who
could not
comprehend
the wisdom in
the action.
27. CURIOUS
3 inquisitive, apathetic, He
inquiring, indifferent, experienced a
Adjective snooping, uninterested, curious
marked by desire questioning, dispirited, longing to see
to investigate probing, strange, droopy, some more of
and learn peculiar, lethargic, the strange
intriguing bored and mighty
desert.
28. CASUALLY informally, carefully, “Is that so,
nonchalantly, prudently, Harry.” Sam
Adverb apathetically, sensibly, said, casually.
subject to, unconcernedly, judiciously,
resulting from, insouciantly, cautiously,
or occurring by carelessly, wisely,
chance offhandedly, vigilantly,
heedlessly watchfully

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29. CONFINING
5 restraining, releasing, A good
restricting, freeing , teacher really
Adjective limiting, curbing, discharging, does keep
to hold within a detaining, liberating, pointing the
location sequestering, emancipating, way upward
quarantining, publishing, and forward,
jailing, publicizing and really
impounding, does let the
keeping student grow
without
confining him
in a cage.
30. CRAMMED
3 crowded, jam- empty, bare, All the
packed, heaving, blank, vacant, shelves were
Adjective packed, hollow, void, crammed with
to pack tight or overflowing, unoccupied books.
to prepare hastily stuffed, brimful,
for an teeming, forgotten, Theycrammed
examination cramped, elapsed, for exams on
rammed overlooked, the soft,
studied, disremembered overstuffed
reviewed, couch.
memorized,
learned

31. CONFIRM
3 corroborate, refute, Please write
verify, disprove, to confirm
Verb substantiate, contest, your
to give approval prove, counter, reservation.
to authenticate, repudiate,
validate, contradict
strengthen,
reinforce,
enhance
32. CAUTIONED warned, alerted, let go, She wasn't
notified, exonerate, sent to the
Adjective signaled, free, juvenile court;
Say something advised, absolve, instead she
as a warning admonished, vindicate, was
reprimanded, forgive cautioned.
rebuked,
reproved

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33. CAPTIVATED
3 enchanted, repulsed, The children
Adjective fascinated, rebuffed, were
having one's charmed, rejected, captivated by
interest or entranced, resisted, her stories.
attention held or spellbound, spurned, The beauty of
captured by enthralled, snubbed, nature,
something or mesmerized, deterred, especially of
someone transfixed, nauseated, cherry is
charming, riveted, stunned, disgusted captivating.
beautiful, impressed,
entertaining, etc. awestruck
34. CON patronized, respected, We had to
DE humiliated, appreciated, wait almost an
SCENDED disdained, valued, hour before he
deigned, esteemed, condescended
Adjective stooped, treasured, to see us.
to assume an air humbled, venerable
of superiority demeaned,
lowered
35. CRITERIA
4 standards, indefinite, The other
Noun principles, vague, groups agreed
a standard on measures, norms, undecided, to adopt our
which a conditions, unclear criteria.
judgment or benchmarks,
decision may be yardsticks,
based decisive factor
36. DAINTILY delicately, clumsily, She walked
elegantly, awkwardly, daintily down
Adverb gracefully, ineptly, the steps.
Delicately small exquisitely, maladroitly, I will charge
and pretty prettily, neatly, gauchely only what I
deftly, gracefully have spent for
these dainty
shoes.
37. DISPENSING provision, withholding, The ethanol
supply, suppression, should be
Adjective administration, concealment, available from
able to supply or providing, squashing, any
release a product allotting, silencing, dispensing
or cash bestowing, preservation chemist.
giving out,
revelation

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38. DISPUTE
4 noun treaty, The cause of
quarrel, clash, contract, the accident
Verb row, difference, settlement, was still in
Noun disagreement understanding, dispute.
verbal verb deal, decide,
controversy argue, debate, settle, approve, The minister
Verb discuss, wrangle, consent, disputed the
to engage in challenge, assent, claim that the
argument question, contest, acquiesce, funding was
query accede insufficient.
39. DISTRACT sidetrack, focus, You're
Verb divert, concentrate, distracting me
to draw or direct confuse, direct, from my
(something, such addle, converge, work.
as someone's befuddle, aim
attention) to a disturb
different object
or in different
directions at the
same time
40. DRUMMED beat, beaten, silent, His fingers
Adjective pulsated, tranquil, drummed on
to make a throbbed, serene, the door
succession of tapped, calm, frame.
strokes or thumped composed
vibrations that
produce sounds
like drumbeats
41. DILAPIDATED decrepit, fresh, The old house
rundown, flourishing, was in a
Adjective derelict, pristine, somewhat
decayed, ramshackle, vigorous, dilapidated
deteriorated, or tumbledown, hearty, condition.
fallen into partial broken-down, sturdy
ruin especially wrecked,
through neglect destroyed,
or misuse shabby,
decaying
42. DISCONSOLATELY unhappily, contentedly, He wandered
gloomily, pleasurably, disconsolately
Adverb
discontentedly, cheerfully, around the
in a very sadly, miserably, serenely, town in the
unhappy and dejectedly merrily, pouring rain.
disappointed blithely,
way gladly

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43. DELICATELY gracefully, clumsily, He stepped

elegantly, maladroitly, delicately
Adverb daintily, nicely, unstylishly, over the
carefully and attractively, unsophisticated broken glass.
using a lot of pleasantly ly, They saw the
detail vulgarly old cities, lost
in their
meadows,
lying like
children’s
delicate bones
among the
blowing lakes
of grass.
44. DANK damp, chilly, warm, The cold dank
moist, clammy, temperate, air made him
Adjective humid, soggy, tepid, balmy, shiver.
unpleasantly wet, fusty hot
moist or wet

45. DISGUISE mask, costume, reveal, He made no

camouflage, disclose, attempt to
Verb/Noun masquerade, divulge, disguise his
to furnish with a cover, cloak, expose, liking for her.
false appearance veneer, expose, She wore
or an assumed concealment, uncover glasses and a
identity smokescreen, wig as a
facade disguise.
46. DEFINITE
5 exact, specific, vague, Can you give
explicit, clear- equivocal, me a definite
Adjective cut, nebulous, answer by
free of all unambiguous, elusive, fuzzy, tomorrow?
ambiguity, distinct, crystal- formless,
uncertainty, or clear, sure, indistinguishable
obscurity certain, fixed,
final, confident,
convinced
47. ENCHANTED
5 charmed, sickened, He was
enthralled, repulsed, enchanted to
Adjective captivated, repelled, see her again
placed under or delighted, offended, after so long.
as if under a enraptured, appalled,
magic spell entranced, aghast,
bewitched, dismayed,
hypnotized, horror-struck
mesmerized,
beguiled

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48. ENCOURAGED confident, disheartened, She was

expectant, dispirited, encouraged to
Adjective optimistic, downcast, continue by
inspired with positive, depressed, her early
courage, spirit, buoyant, dejected, success.
or hope inspired, melancholy,
heartened, gloomy,
cheered, unenthusiastic
reassured,
boosted,
emboldened
49. FRINGED bordered, ornate, unadorned, plain, The gem-
decorative, over austere, studded
Adjective elaborate, unembellished, epaulettes are
having a strip of sumptuous, bald fringed with
hanging threads lavish, elaborate, seed pearls.
attached along opulent,
the edge for luxuriant,
decoration surrounded,
bounded,
adjoined,
abutted,
conjoined
enclosed,
encircled
50. EXUDE radiate, display, absorb, The plant
Verb show, project, engross, exudes a
discharge or be convey, emanate, fascinate, sticky fluid.
discharged secrete, release, captivate,
slowly and leak, discharge, enthrall
steadily emit
51. ECCENTRIC
6 odd, conservative, May be some
Adjective unconventional, conformist, eccentric
deviating from unusual, straight, millionaire is
conventional or peculiar, predictable, playing games
accepted usage or
strange, orthodox, with people.
conduct especially
in odd or
weird, established,
whimsical ways bizarre, normal,
arcane regular, usual
52. EXCURSION
6 trip, jaunt, confinement, There are
Noun outing, detention, regular
a short journey expedition, captivity, weekend
made for digression, restriction, excursions
pleasure, departure, restraint throughout
especially one venture the summer.
that has been
organized for a
group of people
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53. ELABORATE adjective adjective 1.He realized

intricate, simple, that the
Adjective/Verb sumptuous, guileless, elaborate
Marked by decorative, ingenuous, modes of
complexity elegant, naïve, green address and
fullness of detail ostentatious, verb flowery
detailed, condense, phrases were
verb abbreviate, out of place in
expound, shorten, the modern
enlarge, explain, abridge, world.
detail, develop summarize, 2.In his plays
edit, contract, he takes
précis simple
traditional
tales and
elaborates
them.
54. EXASPERATION frustration, satisfaction, 1. He shook
irritation, fulfillment, his head in
Noun enragement, gratification, exasperation.
the feeling of annoyance, happiness, 2. Mr. Hubert
being extremely vexation, contentment said in the
annoyed anger, most
fury, exasperating
madness tone, “It is,
nevertheless,
truth of the
good God, the
sacred truth.”
55. EXPANSIVE extensive, narrow, She opened
spacious, contracted, her arms wide
Adjective roomy, constricted, in an
covering a large wide, tight, limited, expansive
amount of space sprawling, restricted gesture of
capacious, welcome.
vast
56. EXAGGERATION overstatement, simplification, Behind all this
hyperbole, laconic, terse, fantastic
Noun
embellishment, brief, exaggeration
a statement or
overemphasis, economical, is the sound
description that
overestimation, concise advice —
makes something
amplification don't stuff
seem larger,
your head
better, worse or
with things
more important
you don't
than it really is
understand.

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57. EVALUATES reckon, assess, abandonment, The study will

Verb appraise, desertion, assist in
to judge or weigh up, disregard, evaluating the
calculate the estimate, carelessness, impact of
quality, calculate, mistreatment, recent
importance, value, gauge, changes.
amount, or value measure, gage,
of something price, reckon,
work out,
analyze, compute
58. FATALITY casualty, birth, Several
Noun accident, beginning, people were
a death that is death, origin, injured, but
caused in an loss, dawn there were no
accident or a decease fatalities.
war, or by
violence or
disease
59. FLICKED brushed, hovered, She flicked
glanced, hanged the dust off
Adjective grazed, her collar.
to hit something skimmed,
with a sudden flipped, tapped,
quick movement struck, stricken,
pinged, touched
60. FLAWLESSLY perfectly, badly, The dance
faultlessly, partially, routine was
Adverb impeccably, poorly, flawlessly
in a way that spotlessly, deficiently, executed.
does not have immaculately, defectively,
any flaws and is clearly, soundly, shoddily,
therefore perfect purely inadequately
61. FRICTION 1. abrasion, concurrence, 1. Less
rubbing, cooperation, friction also
Noun resistance, agreement, reduces the
1. The action of excoriation, harmony, stress
one surface or grinding, peace, imposed on
object rubbing gnawing, accord, the material.
against another. wearing away concord,
2. Conflict or wearing down concordance 2. There were
animosity caused 2. discord, reports about
by a clash of disharmony, friction
wills, strife, conflict,
between you
temperaments, or dissension,
and the
opinions. clashing
quarrelling,
mayor.
squabbling,
wrangling,
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62. FLUTTERED trembled, steady, Fluttered by

quivered, calm, the strong
Adjective wavered, relaxed, wind, the flag
Someone who is flickered, composed, pole broke in
uncomfortable pulsated uninhibited an instant.
because of
excitement or
nervousness

63. GINGERLY 1. cautiously, 1. carelessly, He went over

delicately rashly, to the sofa,
Adverb prudently uncarefully, limping
1. In a careful or judiciously uncautiously slightly, and
cautious manner. vigilantly 2. tactless, sat down
2. Showing great 2. considerate Indiscreet, gingerly.
care or caution. squeamish insensitive
delicate
discreet
64. GLISTENING gleaming sparkly dull, The boy’s
glittering gloomy, back was
Adjective glimmering coarse, glistening
Shining with a flashing glowing rough, with sweat.
sparkling light. dark

65. GLARED Stared Frowned dark, She glared at

Adjective Glowered dim, the carton as
to express dazzling dusky, she unlocked
(something, such blazing gloomy, the door.
as hostility) by shinning shadowy
staring angrily flickering
OR to shine with flashing
a harsh
uncomfortably
brilliant light
66. GROGGY dazed, clear, His black hair
befuddled, stable, was unruly as
Adjective muddled steady, always and
Weak unsteady bewildered unshaky, his voice was
on the feet or in numb clear-headed, still groggy
action staggering congnizant from sleep.

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67. HEAP
8 1. pile, stack, debt, 1. Fall leaves
Noun/Verb mass, mound, ditch, lay in heaps on
1. An untidy hoard, jumble individual, the g round,
collection of part, enveloping the
objects placed 2. pile up, pile, bit road as well.
haphazardly on stack up, stack, 2. Piles of
top of each other make a pile of, wood were
2. Put (objects or make a stack of, heaped up at
a loose make a mound of crossroads and
substance) in a street corners.
heap
68. HIDEOUS ugly, repulsive, attractive, Are you
repellent, likeable, wearing those
Adjective gruesome, pleasant, hideous
Extremely ugly grotesque, wonderful, glasses to hide
disgusting charming your dilated
pupils or
something?
69. HABITAT locale, unnatural, The place is a
environment, surroundings, natural habitat
Noun territory, alien, for 15
The natural habitation, environment, endemic
home or haunt foreign, plants bearing
environment of environment the mountains'
an animal, plant, name.’
or other
organism.
70. HAGGARD careworn, tired, colourful, His father ran
Adjective drained, drawn, fresh, a hand over
Looking raddled, healthy, his face,
exhausted and exhausted, unworn slightly
unwell, fatigued, haggard in his
especially from faded, worry for his
fatigue, worry, Gaunt son.
or suffering.
71. HAPHAZARDLY aimlessly, deliberately, The
carelessly, methodically ingredients
Adverb casually, systematically aren't
In a manner randomly, definitely haphazardly
lacking any inconstantly thrown in.
obvious principle
of organization.

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72. HARMONY 1. balance, 1. cacophony, The Chorus

Noun symmetry, disproportion, sang in his
1. The congruity, imbalance, ears in final
combination of compatibility jangling, harmony.
simultaneously
sounded musical 2. concord, 2. discord,
notes to produce accord, dislike,
a pleasing effect. amity, disagreement,
2. The state of solidarity, hatred
being in rapport
agreement or
concord.
73. HAUGHTY arrogant, humble, She threw him
conceited, meek, a look of
Adjective snobbish, shy, haughty
behaving in a scornful, timed disdain.
proud and egoistic,
unfriendly way imperious

74. HAVOC chaos, blessing, The grave of

Noun calamity, calm, Hubert
A situation in catastrophe, construction, withstood the
which there is a disordered, good, havoc of the
lot of damage wreck, fortune, flood.
destruction and disruption, peace
confusion desolation
75. HEARSAY rumour, gossip, evidence, We can't
Noun talk, cry, leak, proof, reality, make a
Information you comment, testimony, decision
have heard scandle truth based on
although you do hearsay and
not know guesswork.
whether it is true
or not
76. INTENDED engaged, Unfixed, We got lost
constant unpredictable and ended up
Adjective destined, unreliable miles away
something that future, planned, instable from our
you are trying to steady, proposed undependable intended
achieve or reach flexible destination.
77. IN VAIN useless, futile, effective, He pleaded
barren, empty, helpful, ignorance in
Adjective exhausted, idle, hopeful, vain.
unsuccessful or fruitless productive,
useless; of no valuable,
value useful

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78. ILLUMINATION enlightenment, confusion, France had

clarification, misperception, maintained a
Noun
elucidation, mix-up, longstanding
light or a place
explanation, misunderstandi tradition of
that light comes
knowledge, ng, dullness, floral
from
insight, light, drabness, decoration in
brilliance, dowdiness, art and
brightness, murkiness manuscript
radiance illumination
since the
Middle Ages.
79. INVARIABLY always, occasionally, The subjects
habitually, infrequently, which were
Adverb unvaryingly, sporadically, dearest to the
on every perpetually, rarely, seldom, examiners
occasion consistently, intermittently, were almost
regularly, sometimes invariably
customarily, those I
ever, fancied least.
undeviatingly,
unchangeably
80. IRRITABLE angrily, crossly, equably, She snaps
impatiently, lightly, gently, irritably at
Adjective touchily, softly, anyone who
in an annoyed or petulantly, delicately, comes too
angry way cantankerously, quietly, close.
tetchily, noiselessly
irascibly,
grouchily
81. INSINUATED wheedled, announced, The article
alluded, declared, insinuated
Adjective whispered, proclaimed, that he was
to suggest suggested, elucidated, having an
indirectly that cajoled, explained, affair with his
something persuaded, spelled out, friend's wife.
unpleasant is coaxed delineated,
true described
82. INTENTLY closely, fixedly, abstractedly, I listened
carefully, inattentively, intently to
Adverb attentively, vaguely, what she had
with strong keenly, distantly, to say.
interest and absorbedly, distractedly,
attention raptly absentmindedly

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83. INDUSTRY diligence, indolence, We were

productiveness, sloth, laziness, impressed by
Noun conscientiousnes lethargy, their industry.
the quality of s. activity, idleness,
working hard industriousness, sluggishness,
hard work inactivity,
torpor,
lassitude,
apathy
84. INTOLERABLE unbearable, manageable, The situation
Adjective insufferable, endurable, had become
so bad or impossible, acceptable, intolerable to
difficult that you excruciating, supportable, him.
cannot tolerate unendurable, passable
it; completely painful,
unacceptable inexcusable
85. IMPERCEPTIBLY gradually, obviously, The daylight
invisibly, subtly, visibly, faded almost
Adverb faintly, apparently, imperceptibly
in a very small indiscernibly, evidently, into night.
way that cannot slowly, observably,
be seen or felt undetectably, understandably
lightly, slightly, , recognizably,
unnoticeably discernibly
86. JUDGMENT ruling, decision, ignorance, There are many
finding, verdict, overlooking, undergraduates
Noun decree, insanity, whose
the ability to adjudication, disability judgement is
make sensible wisdom, perverted by
decisions after discrimination, the
carefully prudence, attractiveness
considering the intelligence, of athletic
best thing to do judiciousness sports.
87. JUDICIAL legal, justice, illegal, illicit, The Supreme
jurisdictive, unlawful, Court ordered
Adjective official, sensible, stupid, a judicial
connected with a wise, smart, thoughtless, inquiry into
court, a judge or prudent irresponsible the deaths.
legal judgement
88. JUNCTION connection, detachment, They
intersection, disunion, evacuated the
Noun joint, link, division, important
intersection) the interchange, divorce, Baghdad
place where two crossroads estrangement, Railway
or more roads or parting, junction at
railway/railroad separation, Estishehir.
lines meet severance

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89. JUVENILE young, youthful, mature, The

adolescent, grown-up, legislature has
Adjective puerile, teenager, ripe, to do
connected with minor mellow, something
young people aged about juvenile
who are not yet crimes,
adults particularly
the violent
ones.
90. JEOPARDY vulnerability, assurance, A series of
precarious, certainty, setbacks has
Noun presage, plan, put the whole
in danger of danger, safety, project in
being damaged risk, surety, jeopardy.
or destroyed hazard, protection,
insecurity,
peril, threat,
peril, trouble,
vulnerability,
menace, peril,
anxiety,
diffidence,
liability
91. JEALOUSY envy, inspiration, Her
covetousness, love, liking, promotion
Noun resentment, ideality, aroused
a feeling of protectiveness, intense
being jealous suspicion, jealousy
distrust, among her
resentfulness, colleagues.
wariness
92. JUBILANT triumphant, disappointed, The fans were
proud, thrilled, dissatisfied, in jubilant
Adjective ecstatic, disenchanted, mood after the
feeling or delighted, upset, victory.
showing great euphoric, glad, saddened,
happiness overjoyed, thwarted,
because of a pleased frustrated
success
93. KINDRED associated, close, dissimilar, He is still
alike, allied, diacritical, loyal to his
Noun corresponding, different, kindred
your family and akin, analogous, disparate, despite their
relatives kin, parentages, distinct, ill-treatment.
folks diverse, unlike

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94. KNACK ability, skill, disinclination, He's got a real

talent, flair, inability, knack for
Noun aptitude, incapacity, making
a special skill or capability, ineptness, money.
ability that you capacity, ignorance,
have naturally or propensity, incompetence
can learn facility,
dexterity,
expertise
95. KNICKERS shorts, slacks, attire, costume, Men's
Noun trousers, apparel, dress knickers went
loose-fitting underpants, out of style
short pants bloomers, and are now a
gathered at the briefs, corduroys drug on the
knee market.
96. KNICKKNACK trinket, curio, prolonged, There were no
souvenir, huge, photographs,
Noun decoration, monstrous, no knick-
a small trivial ornament, heavy, song, knacks: just a
article usually tchotchke, normality simple table
intended for figurine and chairs.
ornament
97. LIKELIHOOD probability, futility, Today babies
possibility, difficulty, are born in
Noun prospect, option, failure, hospitals
the chance of opportunity, impracticality, where there is
something leeway unfeasibility, little
happening; how chance unattainability, likelihood of
likely something unworkability their getting a
is to happen disease.
98. LABYRINTH maze, warren, ease, We lost our
Noun web, tangle, line, way in the
a complicated jumble, muddle order, labyrinth of
series of paths, organization, streets.
which it is simplicity
difficult to find
your way
through
99. LUDICROUS absurd, sensible, It was
ridiculous, rational, sane, ludicrous to
Adjective preposterous, wise, think that the
unreasonable; nonsensical, sagacious, plan could
that you cannot farcical, foolish, prudent, succeed.
take seriously stupid, judicious
outrageous

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100. LIMP wilted, lifeless firm, hard, His hand went

,sagging ,loose, indurated, limp and the
Adjective bendy, droopy, solid, sound, knife clattered
lacking strength flaccid, floppy, strong to the ground.
or energy lank, yielding brittle, crisp
compact,
dense,
substantial

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