SYNONYMS

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admonish = usurp (reprove) merry = gay
alienate = estrange (isolate) instigate = incite
dispel = dissipate (dismiss) belief = conviction
covet= crave (desire) belated = too late
solicit = beseech (seek) brim = border
subside = wane (drop) renounce= reject
hover = linger (stay close) divulge = reveal
heap = to pile (collect) adhesive = tenacious
veer = diverge (turn) hamper = obstruct
caprice = whim (impulse) to merit= to deserve
stifle = suffocate (smother) inert = passive
latent = potential (inactive) latitude = scope
concur = acquiesce (accept) momentary = transient
tranquil = serene (calm) admonish = cautious
lethargy = stupor (lazy) volume = quantity
furtive= stealthy (secret) meager = scanty
cargo = freight(load) baffle = frustrate
efface = obliterate(wipe out) misery = distress
pretentious = ostentatious(affected) discretion = prudence
compunction = remorse (regret) amiable = friendly
cajole = coax (wheedle ? sweet talk) incentive = provocation
Embrace = hug (hold-cuddle) latent = potential
Confiscate = appropriate (to take charge) emancipate = liberate
lament = mourn confiscate = appropriate
obstinate = stubborn acumen = exactness
metamorphosis = transform scrutiny = close examination
annihilate = to destroy fuse = combine
whet = sharpen behest = request
adage = proverb penitence = to repeat
ovation = applause overt = obvious
Efface = obliterate

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
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

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

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

Antonyms
1.Compose x disturb
2.Pristine x sullied
3.Turbid x limpid
4.Monetary x non-economical
5.Revere x threaten
6.Hamper x facilitate
7.Transient x permanence
8.Fascinate x mundane
9.Fickle x loyal
10.Contraband x legal goods
11.Repellent x attractive
12.Slur x grace
13.Protean x constant
14.Hidebound x broadminded
15.Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.

Censure ? fault, criticize
Optimum ? best, 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 ? clear, forgive, absolve
Gregarious ? outgoing, extroverted, sociable, expressive, unreserved
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
Indigenous ?native, original, local
Erroneous ? mistaken, flawed, incorrect
Minion ? follower, subordinate, underling, gofer
Veracity ? reality, truth, sincerity