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WORDS 101-208
Synonyms Antonyms Contextual f'I
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MENACED endangered, reassured, Africa's elepb ·
comforted, . ants
threatened, are still menaced
to cause to jeopardized, encouraged, by poaching.
ooze or spread imperiled, soothed,
out in all intimidated, calmed,
directions terrorized, supported,
frightened, bolstered,
scared uplifted,
cheered
102. MUSTERED gathered, dispersed, The cavalrymen
~Adjective congregated, scattered, mustered beside
a representative collected, disbanded, the other
specimen assembled, dissolved, regiment.
an act of marshaled, separated,
assembling rendezvoused, diffused,
aggregated break up
103. MEAN verb ignore, hide, 1. I don't know
IY,erb ----. imply, disregard, what you mean.
intend to signify, convey, overlook, 2. He's rather
convey, suggest, mean when it
indicate, or indicate, comes to
refer to sth reqmre, generous, spending money
@.jJ] ective express, charitable, on the children.
1 not willing adjective big-hearted, 3. I felt a little
to give or share 1. grasping, munificent, bad about being
things, close-fisted g1vmg, so mean to him
especially miserly, but he deserved it.
money stingy, delightful, 4. Take a hundred
2 (of people or 2. loathsome, charming, and twenty values
their behaviour) contemptible, enjoyable, and calculate the
unkind, for sordid, odious, enchanting, mean.
example by not VlClOUS ,
letting sb have or uncanng,
do sth malicious,
unpleasant
noun
average,
middle
midpoint,
center,

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~Ass scattered ~
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distributed Thewa
~ 01111 Yes Would
uantt tY dispersed ' be very different
a q regate of area, essence
fragment ' from the little
'1ggtter usually accumulation' ' tides Which the
ma
of considera e
bl
gathering, ' component' small mass of the
size heap, bulk, moon raises in
our oceans.
' decreasing,
cending, There is mounting
j\d_j ectiv_e
descending,
aling, evidence of
increasmg, sloping,
increasing, sinking, serious effects on
often in a accumulating, people's health.
manner that plunging,
growing, The man mounted
causes or downhill
swelling, his camel and
expresses escalating, went on to the
anxiety soaring, next village.
f] sur in
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106. MINIMUM
Adjective
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least,
smallest,
maximum, You have only to
used after
amounts to
show that the
........
...... ' '
'' lowest,
tiniest,
full,
greatest,
highest,
select, sir, and we
will reduce the

amount is the ...... ' ' slightest,

bottom
top,
price to the
mm1mum.
lowest possible •••••• largest,
utmost
107. MAYHEM chaos,
Noun order, There was
disorder, stability, absolute mayhem
confusion and
confusion, calm, when everyone
fear, usually
turmoil, havoc, harmony, tried to get out at
caused by
pandemonium, peace, once.
violent
bedlam, tranquility,
behaviour or by
anarchy serenity
some sudden

108. small, tiny, giant, huge, Some parents

Noun
- minute, little, massive, dress their
very small; minuscule, enormous, children like
much smaller diminutive colossal, miniature adults.
than usual oversize,
i antic
109. MUMBLED muttered, enunciated, She mumbled
Adjective murmured, pronounced, something into
to speak or say muffled, articulated, her pillow.
something in a inaudible, voiced,
quiet voice in a intoned, uttered,
way that is not stuttered, spoken
clear slmred
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1 cont empl ated, overlook
MEDITAT ED
ignore, ' I Went .
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ponclcrccl , OW IUt()
Adjective
engaged in
th ought , mi ss, n de
and 01 e~ ~ilen
th
·11y l
contemplation considered , neglect, th ectitat c~
deliberated, sk ip at I cou1 ed SC)
or reflection clear and d be
refl ected , ca 1111.
ruminated,

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I mused
formed , combined
111. MOUL DED The fiigure h
shaped, united
Adj ective been rn ad
prepared, cast, increased OU]d
to shape a soft clay. ect in
substance into readymade, joined
a particular affected, mended
fon n or object influenced,
by pressing it changed,
or by putting it fashioned ,
into a mould for ed
MENACIN G threatening, reassuring,
112. He looked
Adj ective frightening, comforting, th . up at
e circle of
seeming likely alanning, supportive, menacing .r:
to cause you intimidating, encouraging, iaces
surrounding hin-i
harm or danger looming, cheering,
scary, heartening,
endangering, soothing,
threatening calming,
NUISANCE irritation, calmness,
113 . I don't
. want to be
Noun pam, serenity,
a n~1sance so tell
a thing, person annoyance, quietness, me if you want to
or situation that pest, peace, be alone.
is annoying or bother, tranquility,
causes trouble trouble, composure,
or problems irritant,
a itation
114. NAIVE simple, matronly, It would be naive
Adjective mature, of us to think that
lacking sophisticated, football is only a
experience of erudite, game.
life, knowledge unexperienced, clever,
or good grownup,
judgement and
willing to
believe that
people always
tell y ou the
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acquired, Many boys
djcctifC 'th gained, learnt, attempt to make
,. 111ected wt aboriginal , assimilated, good, and have
col lace where resident .:1
the P , oreign, the native ability
were born intrinsic
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Youdll·,,ed JO . , strange, to do so.
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a first years mnate, un1am1..- ·1·iar,
the life or inhabitant, unknown,
of
anything that
your instinct1·ve a11en,
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exotic,
\\ you have
naturally .
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'thout having
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Nt\USEOUS seasick, healthy, fine, When the
116. d·ecth'C unwell , glowing, medication makes
AJ 'f queasy,
feeling as t glowing, fit, her tired and
you ~,ant to woozy, justly, nauseous, she
vomit bilious, appropriately, works at home
\ repellant, fairly, instead of going
revolting, to the office.
repulsive,
detestable
refute, validate, Disaster and evil
Verb contradict, affirm, seem to me no
to state that disprove, reinforce, more to negate
something does disavow, authenticate, the existence of
\
not exist OR to repudiate, legalize, God than they
stop something invalidate, authorize, negate the
from having cancel, confirm, existence of love
any effect counteract corroborate, and courage.
usti
11 8. NEGLIGENCE carelessness, Attention, The accident was
Noun inattention, Care, caused by
the failure to abandon, Consideration negligence on the
give disregard, , Kindness, part of the driver.
somebody/somet laxity, Devotion,
hing enough care slackness, Helpfulness,
or attention casualness,
NEM ESIS opponent, ally, Will Harry Potter
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Noun archenemy, supporter, finally defeat his
the person or adversary, confederate, nemesis?
thing that causes competitor, associate,
somebody to rival, collaborator,
lose their power, antagonist, affiliate,
position, etc. and foe,
that cannot be
revenger,
I avoided
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VOCABULARY (101 -2 0B)
unbiased, prejudiced, ~
Mr. Chips Was
120. NEUTRAL impartial, unfair, neutral rath er d
!Adjective
~ ::/- nonaligned, influenced,

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not supporting or disinterested, predisposed,
helping either dispassionate, inclined,
side in a not taking sides, subjective,
disagreement, on the fence ·aundiced
Old Wlft Colour
com etition, etc. Ntw Wirt Colour
praise,
complaint, l. My only ·
121. NIGGLE grumble, commendatio is that th niggle
Noun ey shou1
objection, n, approval, have told me d
a small
acclaim,
~
criticism or criticism, sooner.
grievance, tribute, 2. It niggled hirn
complaint
doubt, worry, applause, that she had not
OR
a slight feeling, concern, compliment, phoned back.
such as worry, qualm, agree,
doubt, etc. that anxiety, ignore,
does not go trouble, bother, praise,
away na , anno
choose, disliked, After graduating
122. OPTED FOR I - I

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elected, hated,
'Adjective
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she opted for a
to choose to
f l#, l ) () u picked, refused, career in music.
take or not to
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selected,
decided,
rejected,
take a 4. 0 C 0 rebuffed
. o oo determined,

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particular disregarded,
figured, discarded,
course of named,
action 16.
.Q4( .) C 0 resolved,
• I) settled went
for, plumped
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for, plumped
on, singled out,
fixed on
123. ONTHE mismatch, harmonized, They got off on
. . .
WRONG mauspicious corresponded, the wrong foot
FOOT manner, toned, when they first
[Adjec!!_ve inept synchronized met and they've
to begin a disliked each
relationship other ever since.
badly
124. OCCASIONALLY infrequent! y, regularly, Occasionally in
!Adve.E~ irregularly, often, winter if there
sometimes but
sporadically, habitually, had been a
not often
rarely, repeatedly, continuous hard
seldom, recurrent! y, frost for some
intermittently, on a regular days we would
sometimes basis, get a whole day's
methodically, 'skating holiday'.
steadil
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b. '
nef, business
disuse,
Christopher
JP' ~0 J111ance of charge, detail ·
nonuse .
performed useful
per, abandonment
~ctical job. mission. ' service in helping
a pi.. f dereliction the greaser with
work or o post, course.
mcthing proceeding, this arduous
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the
admini stration operation.
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ractical ~ -·--. governance,
' ~pplication of management
principl es or --•• regulation '
processes runn ing, '
supervision

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drop dribb le,
bead spot,
Rise Jump, 1. The stone fell
1'\iOUP Reach a peak, into the water
/ Ashort sound as trickl e sp lash, Climb, with a soft plop.
of 3 small , solid plop Soar Ascent , 2. The fly lands
/ object dropping
Rising prices with a soft plop
into water
wi th out :1 splas h. hardly breaking
the water surface.
pRES lJ ME assume. doubt learn, "You are one of
127. suppose. disbelieve,
\ 'erb Pinkerton's men, I
Suppose th at dare :)ay. anticipate. presume," he said.
something is 1111ag 1nc . prove dare.
take 1t. damp hope
/ the case on the expec t.
basis of belie, c.
1 probability. think.
surmise.
guc~s. _1 udgc
safegua rd, carelessness. 1. He had taken
128. / PRE- I
the precaution of
preventa tive. risklcssness,
I CAUTIO NS
measure. fo li shness. seeking legal
I ;\on incaution, advice.
/ A meas ure taken defenses.
protecti ons. incitement , 2. You'd been
1 in adva nce to

safety irresponsibilit checking yourself

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meas ure. y, every day, as a
i s.omething
overspending matter of course,
I dangerous. insurance,
t1 npka.:-.1nl. or as a
defence,
111rnn\'enient precaution.
minor, bright I then heard
119, eyed, and panting noises near
gasping,
\djl·cth<.' bushy, tailed, my face, which was
winded.
Breathing with Fit as a fiddl e the dog.
breathless,
~htm. quick wheezing,
hrc:H h~ : out of shormess of,
hrl':Hh breath heaving,
uffing 118
 VOCABULARY (101 -208)
buy, acquire, Sell I . My purchase1n ·
130. PURCHASE
Verb obtain pick up, Exchange, the presence of
Acquire snap up , take, Sale, entire
. village <11ay
th

(something) by secure, Deal Fail impress thetn.

paying for it; procure, come Retail, Loss, 2. She purchased
buy. by. pay for, Put to sale a sandwich and a
sho for carton of oran es
131. PERSISTED persevere Quit, Stop, The jewel of the ·
Verb continue carry Give up, world
Continue in an
op1mon or
course of
Don'f on go on keep
at it keep on
Discontinue,
Change
Cease, Leave
w_e are persisting
action in spite
of difficulty or
Ouif. .. keep going
keep it up not
give up
suspend
with policies that
will create jobs
for the future.
opposition be ersistent
132. PENSIVELY thoughtful, thoughtless, He was still a
Adverb thinking, brainless, serious pensive
Engaged in, reflective, carefree, boy but slightly
involving, or contemplative, shallow, older, he didn't
reflecting deep musmg, ignorant, run so much, nor
or serious meditative, breezy alert, did he stare
thought.
prayerful, happy around him .
133. PRIME main, chief, less impmiant A nurse's prime
Adjective
key, primary, secondary concern is the well-
Of first being of the patient.
central, ancillary
importance; He said that for
foremost first , inferior
mam. people trying to get
paramount, not good away from a life of
maJor immature drugs, having a roof
mmor over their heads was
of prime
134. PLACIDLY im ortance.
even, tempered, agitated,
Adverb Despite his life
calm, equable, excited,
Not easily going downhill, he
tranquil, angry,
upset or was still described
imperturbable, voilent foul
excited. by people who
peaceable, wild rough,' knew him as a
peaceful, stormy
mild, gentle, placid, easy-
gentle going, amiable
135. PEERED man.
Verb squint,
glance, His face, laced with
Look with look closely, idea look gaze, concentration,
difficulty or look earnestly, elder cast, peered intently into
concentration try to see commoner, two laptop screens
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at someone or narrow one's stranger that encompassed
something. eyes, the majmity of his
screw up, minimal
one 's eyes setup.
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pf{( driving, d' tscouraging, He succeeded in
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, issuading, propelling the ba ll
drive or
t!o00vard boosting, repressing,
finishing, across the line,
011 ·d by or thrusting,
w~u ,.. stopping,
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means
' ... force t at
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old .
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fervor, ardor, indifference,

. very strong ' obsession, apathy, He set himself in
afeelin g Ofl Ove ' infatuation earnest at school
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unconcern, and soon
hatred, anger, excitement,
coldness, developed the
enthusiasm, enthusiasm
coolness,
zeal, craze, ' passion for work
etc. disinterest,
delight, which marked the
unresponsiveness whole of the rest
fervidness,
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PROMPTLY
Adverb
~ , .,~ quickly, slowly,
of his life.
without delay :
i (\ J : , '~ 11- ' rapidly, It takes much less
/) , -.. 1 ii ~ swiftly, leisurely, time to use
~
very quickly or unhurriedly, indigenous
immediately \ { l ( - ~'\ straightaway,
~ ]1/ , . speedily,
sluggishly,
gently,
equipment which
\ Ii , j hastily, can be promptly
• . h prepared.
I • wit out delay
PRACTICALLY
I 139. realistically,
Adverb unreasonab Iy,
sensibly, Practically every
Virtually; irrationally,
rationally, family set aside
almost or In a arbitrarily, the 'best room in
practical ~/ c. reasonably, unreasoningly the house for the
manner ~y= levelheadedly,
, awkwardly, rearing and
expediently perversely, tending of
PRONE TO un ·ustl silkworms.
140.
Verb averse, Working without
having a given, disinclined, a break makes
inclined, indisposed,
tendency or you more prone
inclination : tending, likely loath, to error.
to, susceptible unwilling
being likely
to, liable to
141. PARAPHERN stuff,
ALIA immovables, He was arrested
equipment, k.it,
Noun real estate for possessing
gear, things, bits
a large number and pieces, syringes and other
of objects or trappings, drug
personal accouterments, paraphernalia.
possessions, odds and ends,
especially the -...,....-~-~ . belongings,

I equipment that
supplies,
baggage,
you need fo r a
1
machinery
I pa1~i~ular regalia

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VOCABULARY (101 -2 0B) duty, The prime
privilege, obligation, minister exerc·1sed
PREROGATIVE right, .
142. debt, his prerogative t0
Noun due, commitment, decide when to
a right or entitlement,
advantage birthright, promise, call an election.
belonging to a perquisite,
pa1ticular choice,
person or group sanction,
because of their birth right
importance or I wiped more
social position trail, track, barrier,
route, lane, closing, sweat from my
143. PATH blockage, face as I followed
i}'loun alleyway,
a way or track pavement, dead-end, him down the
that is built or bridleway, deadlock, little path
is made by the esplanade, line, impasse, between the
action of passage, gridlock pasture and the
corridor, course, meadow.
people walking
way, channel,
direction,
means, avenue,
exactness, vagueness, He chose his
144. PRECISION accuracy care, ambiguity, words with
Noun meticulousness, elusiveness, precision.
the quality of fuzziness ,
correctness,
being exact,
fastidiousness, haziness,
accurate and blurredness,
strictness,
careful pensiveness,
clarity,
distinctness dreaminess
r allure, disagreeableness, We need someone
145. PIZZAZZ magnetism, distastefulness, with youth,
Adjective
appeal, obnoxiousness, glamour and
a lively and
attractiveness, offensiveness, pizzazz.
exciting quality
captivation, unpleasantness
or style
charisma,
enchantment,
fascination,
magic,
seductiveness,
witchery
146. POTENTIAL ability, impotence, 1. She has great
Adjective capacity, incompetence, potential as an
the possibility possibility, weakness, artist.
of something ,__-~ aptitude, impossible,
happening or capability, lack, 2. What are the
being promise, potential benefits
developed or prospect, of these
used or that can talent , proposals?
develop into flair,
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Pendu lum Exampl e probable
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de"c1°Pe ,....... o I 0 ......., -.... impending,
c r· 1ure
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ti ,..,.., ...-.. · inable '
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,;.rIVE
general , There are
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objective, qual itative
1J1• ~djc~tlg to boW tangible, differences
eJattn d quantitative, between the two
r d or ba
oO . products.
g thing is
soJJ'le

calmness, She left her

scruple,
QVA.LM ,- :"S certainty, husband
remorse, and
148• _Nouo. ,., collectedness, children without a
foreboding,
an [ortable } ~ happiness, qualm.
uneasmess,
uncofll 1 v I. peace, doubt,
. when
1
feeing 'f '? sureness, apprehensiveness
you doubt ~ trust, trepidation,
you are doi~g contentedness
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QUAN~1rATIVE objective, idiosyncratic, difference
49, ,i\djecttve . 'bl slanted, between the two
nnected with tang1 e,
co t r """WLi,~.,,.•'!-~·r==i1il quantitative, biased, in quantitative
the arnoun ° ,_ prejudiced, '\ terms.
nurnber of
50rnething
ra tber than with.
bow ood it 1s clash, dispute, reconciliation, Please don't
fight, row, settlement, quarrel. It always
QUARREL
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Verb cONrLICT argue, squabble, understanding gives me a
argument, , compromise, headache.
an angry
argument or disagreement, reumon,
disagreement dissension, ceasefire,
contention, harmony
between
clash,
people, often
altercation,
about a tussle, conflict,
personal matter commotion,
u roar, tumult Firemen tried to
slake, satisfy, stimulate,
quench the flames
quicken,
I. QUENCH satiate, accelerate, raging to the
Ve.rb appease, invigorate, building.
to drink so that extinguish, promote, rouse,
you no longer dowse, douse, excite, fuel ,
feel thirsty OR other, stifle, ignite, light,
Sm kindle, burn,
to stop a fire snuff out, put explode,
from burning
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agreement,
~
enquiry, If you have a
152. QUERY answer, query about
question, · Your
request, reply, .
msurance po1icy
Noun belief,
interrogation, contact our '
a question, certainty,
demand, helpline.
especially one confidence,
asking for probe, doubt,
uncertainty, faith,
infonnation or
reservation, trust
expressing a
doubt about objection, grill,
something Presenter suspect
,- 1. (n) row, line, haphazard, The queue of
153. QUEUE l \' .
tram, .
cham, random, countries on the
column, string, unsystematic, waiting list to
Noun
stream, gridlock, unplanned, recognize the
a line of tailback.
people, cars, arbitrary, People's Republic
etc. waiting for \.l 1\\ 11 ·Jf '1 / ~
;, ' 11 2. (v) file,
, , l'I , ~ 1 { J line up, fall in,
of China is
growing longer.
something or to ·'·• l'li ~ I ,i, ~ 1 1• W form a line j
' ~1lf ~ I~ f, . stand in a queue,
4
do something 1

. 1t ~' s·, form a queue,

+t j queue up,
wait in line
154. QUIRK idiosyncrasy, no1mality, It was a
Noun coincidence, usualness, remarkable quirk
an unusual habit foible, inability, in his otherwise
or part of oddity, orderly character.
someone's peculiarity,
personality, or eccentricity,
something that is whim
strange and
unexpected
OR
to twist your
mouth or
eyebrows
suddenl
155. QUIVER tremor dullness, Her lip quivered
te10oonce '!enl wovt COUit! OIM! N~ led lo to1, h dd '
Verb s u er, immobility, and then she
to shake shiver, quiet, started to cry.
slightly; to tremble, stillness,
make a slight ,••:•r palpitation, composed, In a quivering
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movement 1•,•, .;,ff :; ',111° meditated, voice, he said: "O
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questioning,
curious ,
certain,
understanding
Th
at verifying
glance was a
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puzz led
,4dJ · a that surprised, ' sure, favourite subject
sno"'ne1.'.:'s lightly perplexed, con vi nced, of mimicry
u ar assured, throughout the
yo . d or
surpnse enquiring, School-
aJ1lused amused,
sardonic a gaze ha) f rapt,
ironic , half quizzical.
QVOTATION quote, whole, Whatever the
_Noun . f citation, line, dissertation,
ort piece o exact quotation is,
as h passage, thesis, 1 stand by the
writing taken extract,
sentiment.
[rorn a book, reference,
play, speech, excerpt,
etc. OR reading,
the price that a estimate, price,
person or costing,
company says __=><,0-~...,;;;.;;1 appraisal,
they will assessment,
charge
RITUALS rites, disorder, Their funerals
158.
Noun ceremonies, disorganizatio follow the rituals
a series of services, n, of the catholic
actions that are sacraments, break, church.
part of a formalities , excitement,
religious ceremonials, unusual,
ceremony customs, difference,
practices, discord
routines,
conventions,
traditions,
159. REINFORCE strengthen, undercut, und The climate of
Verb
• support, ermine, weak political
To make a buttress, en, devitalize, confusion has
feeling, an emphasize, disarm, take only reinforced
idea, etc.
fortify, boost, away the country's
stronger or To stiffen, economic decline.
send more
toughen, The UN has
people or
support, hold undertaken to
equipment in
up reinforce its
order to make
military presence
an army, etc .
stronger along the borders .

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160. Reprimanded censure, citation, Chaudhary Fateh

Adjective comm ination, commendation, Dad reprimanded
endorsement, Maulvi Abu! fo r a
Telling condemnation, .
acclamation, mistake.
somebody denunciation, honor, tribute
officially that ,, excoriation, encommm,
you do not objurgating, eulogy,
approve of scolding, panegync,
them or their admonishment, praise,
actions rebuke, reproac approval,
h, reproof, riot blessing,
act, stricture sanction
uproar, calm , order, One prison guard
16 l. RIOT
Noun rampage, peace . was killed when a
a situation in furore , tumult, tranqu ility, riot broke out in
which a group commotion, agreement, the jail.
of people upheaval, calmness, There was talk of
behave in a di sturbance, composure, having some kind
violent way in street fight , harmony, of public riot in
a public place, organ ization the School if
melee, row,
often as a scuffle, fracas , Ralston
protest fray, affray, succeeded in
brawl, banishing Chi s.
162. REL UCTANT LY unwillingly, inclined, We reluctantly
I grudgingly, willingly, agreed to go with
Adverb half-heartedly, keenly her.
hesitating cagey, eagerly Two big Desert
before doing disinclined, voluntarily Patrol cars came
something dubiously, roaring up to the
hesitantly, bordj; and Death
indisposed, reluctantly
loath, reticently, departed.
aversely,
' unenthusiasricall
163. REFUGE sanctuary, expose , The boy sees no
Noun protection, unprotected, other refuge
I 1. Shelter or asylum, bolt- msecure, besides God
protection from hole, harbor, vulnerable, Almighty.
danger, trouble, haven, retreat, unguarded, His maternal
etc. shelter, safety unshielded, uncles were
2. a place, Berbers from the
person or thing district of North
that provides Africa. They
1 shelter or offered him
protection refu 0 e.
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vo~
~T rem ors<.:, r
Seren ity,
164• verb l orry repentance ·, he president \;d
To fee s ' contentment that his country
J. compunction
' Satisfaction ' 1
deeply regretted the
about . gncr,
'

thing you guilt,

Happiness, ' I incident. I
some
Cratification I was in fact only
11ave done lament '
used to say ' two fromthe
mourn , bottomof the
~- polite or
ma gneve over whole school : and
al way that
form these two, I regret
ou are sorry to say, disappeared
~r sad about a almost immediately
situation through illness or
3 to moum the some other cause.
I~ss or death of
RARELY infrequentl y, frequently, Rarely did he
165 • ,Adverb little, seldom, repeatedly, read more than a
1. Not very I' hardly, not habitually, page of it before
often often, once in a regularly, sleep came
2. In an blue moon, often, swiftly and
extreme or occasionally, peacefully.
exceptional

disapproving, approvmg, She was doing

favourable, her best not to
Adjective
Commending sound
Expressing Endorsing reproachful.
censonous,
blame or disparaging, Consenting
criticism disappointed, Sanctioning
withering, Certifying
accusmg,
admonitory,
condemnatory,
castigatory,
fault-findin
unkempt, clean, even, Chips had put in
167. RAGGED smooth, soft, for Brookfield
Adjective shabby,
unbroken, after a year at
(of a person) scruffy, tatty,
ragtag, neat, smart, Melbury, which he
untidy, dirty, hadn't liked,
tattered, worn pristine
and wearing because he had
old, tom out, frayed, been ragged there
clothes: (of broken, a good deal.
clothes) tom craggy, jagged,
and not in good scraggly,
condition

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rotating, static, The theatre

. has a
168. REVOLVING
tw-ning, stationary, I
revo vmg stage.
fAdjective spinning, motionless,
turning around whirling, inert, fixed,
on or as if on twirling, stagnant,
an axis circling, unchanging,
gyrating, constant
orbiting
echoing, faint, Everything was
169. RESONANT
A,djective esounding, low, resonant with new
1. (of reverberating muted, meaning.
sound) deep , ringing, smothered, He is middle-
clear and rotund, soft, aged, unctuous
continuing for round, weak and resonant. '
a long time sonorous, thin, tinny,
2. (literary) vibrant, trivia, mmor,
having the significant, paltry
power to bring evocative,
images, reminiscent,
feelings,
memories, etc.
into our mind
170. SWARMED UP grouped, dispersed, The kids in the
~ dj.!:S_tive hovered, divided, village are
a large group of flocked, scattered, swarming up and
insects or people crowded, separated, down my road
all moving thronged, spread, tonight, setting
together or retreated, the dogs barking.
ascend,
Phrasal Verb
mount, descend,
climb (sth)
rapidly by scale, move down
gripping it with clamber up,
one's hands and shin up
feet,
171. SCENARIO 1. situation, impromptu, 1. That
~ oun setting, extemporaneo apocalyptic
N. 1. An sequence of us reflex scenario cannot
events, cham. '
of unarranged'
expected or be ruled out.
events, course of 2. Walt wrote
supposed
events, series of
situation or scenarios for a
developments
sequence of 2. plot, outline, major Hollywood
events. storyline, studio.
2. An outline of framework;
the plot of a screenplay,
dramatic or script
literary work

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0-1=·=
Ii'
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I . wrap, bir~. I b -
' 5Wt\fJI~ lap, fold. are. denude. She swathed her
, ·erl1 · bandage, ex pose. strip. enonnou<-. body m
.,,1-aP tI1
1· vv l Jaye rs
b I unban dage_ th. bl k
edeck , f url, - m ac fabri cs.
-evera sheathe The Great Plain-;
:,f cJoth or C , of th e r ·s
o . en1old, bundle v CO\·er a
f:11 bric, up, muffle up, vast swathe of
~o:'iong strip enwrap land .

o
f1and,. lly one
spec1a
e which the
o~ants or crops
p ~• .Ii
have been cu~t:___~----
I

sUB- later, afterwards, afore, ahead.

in the end, Subsequently the
sEQUENTLY antecedentl y. I anangement ,,·as
,\dverb at a later date.
anteriorly. I tenninated .
,happening at a successively.
following before,
time eventually, in beforehand,
SU
bsequent. to a earlier.
the aftermath
reference time (of) previously
1. establish, conclude, end, 1. He struck lip ~
start, begin, finish , friendship with a
Verb
I initiate, terminate, small boy who
l. To initiate or _ embark on, hit desist, owned u pony on
begin on, commence, discontinue, the island.
2. To start to get under way halt, quit, 2. The band
play music or 2. start to play, struck up a tune,
sing start playing, and riders
embark on paraded around
the rin1•

175. STRING .....~ 1., cord, yam, I ., He saw me

~\
1

Noun twine, wire, pick up this string

I., a thin length ~\..~ / ~ strand, rope,
of cord, used for _.. . ~ ' !
here.
V~ ~bre, thread, ,
tying, etc ,~ ., ~ i ligature '
\
2. The incident

2. A series of " ~ \ 2. ~equenc~, run, was the latest in a

/~ ·' senes, ~ham, string of attacks.
similar or ~~ succession, 3. She wore a
related acts, ~JI streak, row, line, string of pearls
3. a group of 3. necklace, around her neck .
objects threaded .strand, rope, 4. I-le strung a
on a single strand rosary, chaplet
Verb banner across the
4. hang, stretch,
4.to hang or suspend, sling,
wall.
stretch thread, loop,
something festoon , wind,
between two 'pass through,
omts.

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VOCABULARY (101-208) clemently. They were sternly
severel y. aently, tested by the
0

STERNLY strictly. leniently, opposing team.

17 6 .
!Adverb harshly. lightly.
in a se1ious and finnly. \ mildly, softly
often austerely . I

disapproving apathetically.
way hardhearted! Y·
grimly,
seriously,
somberly,
gravely,
unsmilin 1 , She solemnly
cheerfully,
somberly. promised not to
chirpily,
177. SOLEMNLY gravely, say a word to
Adverb jauntily,
seriously, anyone about it.
without smiling aleefully,
soberly. 0

or looking fonnally. sunnily,

happy flippantly ,
officially
luaubriously, superficially,
0
humorlessly, jestingly.
glumly, offhandedly,
sincerely,
eamestl ,
juicy, mellow, desiccate, dry, It was really
178. SUCCULENT moist, tender, bone-dry, good, a perfect
Adjective unappetizing, mix of flavors to
luscious,
(of fruit, accompany the
vegetables and delicious,
tasty, succulent meat.
meat)
containing a lot mouthwatering
of juice and
tasting good

flog , flounder , breeze, coast, He shuffled

179. SHUFFLED
Adjective scuffle, glide, slide, across the room
1. to walk shamble, waltz, whisk, to the window .
slowly without stumble, rush, I shuffled the
lifting your feet stump , tramp , arrange, documents on my
completely off shamble, order, desk.
the ground. stumble, orgamze,
2. to move lumber run,
paper or things stagger, reel,
into different lurch, hobble,
positions or a limp
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I cP.8
vo £D
iSAIL voya~
, tecri'·e
,f i ~/a boat or cruised . go,
( . or the drifted ' landed , 6~_ys;-;-
shtPple on it) to floated' rcrnained
[had sail
· ns fathc
d r
I peO Tita . c on the
1 tr3vel on water moved' stayed ' n1c, and no
using s_ails or ' stopped news had Yet
1 navigated
an engine soared ' Walked ' corne throu 'h
to h1·s r g , as
OR to rnove steered' · 1ate.
quicklY and flew '
I smoothly in a
I partic~lar
direct._:_1.on
: . :=-----
. sr UNT
deed, exploit
181 • I ~oun advance
J. a dangerous show-off, fe;t, boost , She arranged a
~._.. number, tour
)
publicity stunt to
and difficult encourage,
de force, trick make the public
action that forward aware of the
somebody does ~ ~~,.. foster ' product.
inhibit '
to entertain . ' nourish,
impede, nurture,
people hamper, The constant
Verb promote winds had stunted
2. to prevent ... hinder, restrict,
the growth of
retard, slow,
somebody from plants and bushes.
curb, arrest
growing or )

check, stop
developing as _ -..,.._...J
I
much as they/it
should
•
1s2. SAUNTERED strolled, sprinted, He sauntered
Adjective ,, . . "' ' ambled, dashed, casually through
•'/:. ·t .,-,· di;t,
,

to walk in a wandered, hurried, the door.

slow relaxed -'_\,,._.,-.,:i; meandered, hassled,
way •., drifted, rushed,
,'' ~:/ . . ;,i·
~:;
maundered,
pottered,
speedy, hasty
spur-of-the-
--.. ..;1,. walked, moment
· ~.·:·_ /:" ........_. ··~·.
· ~ .11id
-·~•:.. ~
.

promenaded,
--~'f<". ~ ~ ·:,
, ....., ~ . . t
. - ": 11: • ~-1
rambled
183. SPLENDOR l
.
II' • .. _ .. ,f, :-

augustness,
• l

dullness, Mehrun had been

brilliance, drabness, married with such
Noun
gloriousness, plainness, splendour.
grand and
gorgeousness, dinginess,
impressive
grandeur, gloominess,
beauty duskiness,
grandness,
magnificence,
majesty,
·nobility,
res lendence,
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present, Her mother
absent,

~·,. \
184. SAGGED OFF appear, admonished her
[A4iective
away,
, \ report, because she had
to stay away out,
attend sagged off from
from school or
work when you
' - -- to play truant,
school.
should be there, '11111;,,.,,,,11,;i ' - --· bunk
or leave before
you should ,:; ,.I ,, : •:ll!Clll l Ill•. Plain, clear, The sky was
lotch, dapple,
185. SPECKLED ~ I •
unspotted, speckled with stars
ot, eyespot,
WITH conventional, Her apron was ·
\ fleck, mottle,
'Adjective 'tf..:••• • • solid, shabby speckled with OI.1.
~~-
I •
t patch, pip, pomt,
Coved with 1 • ,· 1 speck, splotch,
smal I marks or
spot
s ots infinn, The patient's
certain,
186. STABLE determinate, insecure, weak condition is stab] e.
'Adjective shaky,
1. firmly fixed; not final , firm ,
fixed , flat , tottering,
likely to move,
frozen, hard, tottery,
change or fail
2. staying in the hard-and-fast, unbalanced ,
same chemical in ex pugnable, wobbly
or atomic state set, settled
temporarily, certainly, The meeting is
187. TENT ATfVEL Y
Adverb 2014 provisionally, definitely, tentatively
I in a way that is conditionally, absolutely, scheduled for
not definite or uncertainly, positively, Friday.
certain because cautiously, undeniably,
you may want to hesitantly.
change it later '--;.-ill'...,. faltering ly.
timid! .
I .. deal with, take 1., We need to
188. TACKLE
on, set about. tackle these
Verb/Noun
1. to deal with (a wade into. get
problems and save
person) on some stuck into.
people's lives.
problem, issue, undertake. engage
in. embark upon. 2: The man tackled
etc.
2. To stop (an 2. grab. stop. ~11 m, pushing him
opponent carrying th.row. seize. halt, mto the dirt.
the ball), grasp. clutch, take 3. I tackled him
especiall y by hold of, about how he could
forcing the 3.. confro nt. speak tolerate such
opponent to the to. face up to.
ground. behaviour.
question. cross- 4. Your fisrung
3. to open a exnmi ne.
conversation or tackle 's in the
4. gear.
discussion on a closet safe and
difficult issue with equipment, kit,
apparat11s. tools. sound.
somebody would
prefer to avoid it. implements.
4. The equ ipment outfit, trapp ings,
used in a
particular act ivity,
such as fi shing,
angling or rock
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tJO uLruous
ruM loud, deafening
d'ecti-ve
f\ J d· thunderous ' calin, Peaceful
very l~u ' thundering, ' Placid, serene ,
. valving Roars of 1, _
tranquil, ' Iaugh1.e,-
strong ~ieelings,
111 ear-shattering, and tuth
,.. u tuClus
ear-splitting, unct isturbect cheers! A t,, . ,
especially ear-piercing, Unperturbed' Cl . ·, P1ca1
11ps remark
feelings of uproarious unshaken ' everyone tho~ght,
approval noisy, ' untroubled'
clamorous
vociferous'
190, silliness,
Noun . fooling, Seriousness
silly behav10ur, clowning, graveness ' There Was a lot of
especially done capering, capers, solemnity,' tomfoolery in the
as a joke antics, pranks, sternness, class when the
tricks, demureness, teacher stepped
buffoonery, severity, out.
skylarking,
nonsense,
horseplay,
mischief,
foolishness,
., . .\ ~ _
1
foolery,
191. TANGLE stu idi
entangle,
Verb Unravel,
entwine, She brushed the
to twist unscramble,
intertwine, tangles out of her
untie,
something into intertwist, hair.
separate,
an untidy mass; knot, enmesh,
to become extricate, My hair tangles
twisted in this straighten out, easily.
sort out,
way
assurance,
a state of snarl, mass, certainty,
confusion or cluster, mesh, certitude,
lack of order disorder, confidence,
thatch, web conviction,
192. TROUGHS sureness
Noun Climaxes, The graph
a long narrow peaks, crests, showed peaks ,md I
open container ridges, troughs of
lines, apexes, crests, activity.
for animals to 1

penstocks,
eat or drink
pipes, tubes
from
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Untangled ,
~
193. TANGLED entangled, He had hair like
~ complicated, faci le, clear, tangled string.
Adjective
involved, vivid,
Twisted
confused, obvious, Your bedclothes
together in an
w1tidy mass. twisted, are all tangled up.
knotted,
Complicated; elaborate,
not easy to matted,
understand perplexed
194. URGE desire, wish, abhorrence, Th~ charity urged
NounNerb need, impulse, abomination, qmck action.
to advise or try compulsion, allergy,
hard to longing, averseness,
yearning, She began urgino
persuade nausea, him towards the
0

somebody to hankering,
repulsion, front door.
do something craving,
appetite, hunger, apathy,
to make a indifference,
thirst, lust, fancy
person move unconcern
encourage,
more quickly persuade,
and/or in a admonish, egg
particular on, spur, push,
direction, pressurize
195. UNBURDENED disencumbered, Burdened,
Adjective She unburdened
to tell someone UNBURDENED free, quit, shut
(of), unloaded,
encumbered,
taxed, laden,
herself of her
feelings of guilt.
your problems, relieved,
secrets etc. so ) alleviated,
He W1burdened
that you feel discharged,
better himself of his
exonerated
196. UNPROVOKED secrets to me.
Adjective
unjustified, motivated,
wanton, It was a totally
not caused by aggravated, W1provoked on an
motiveless, provoked,
anything the innocent man.
groundless, annoyed,
person being Unprovoked
unmotivated, irritated,
attacked has displays of
baseless, justifiable,
said or done imbalanced, aggression cannot
logical be broken.
unjust,
ratuitous
197. VENTURED
Adjective ·avelled, idleness, Describe the
to go journeyed, set assurance, author's midnight
somewhere , out, set forth , cef!ainty, venture to throw
even though \ · attempted, inaction, the books in the
you know that hazarded, protection, river?
it might be tackled, surety
dangerous or , ,_ ; . _ started, risked,
unpleasant · : .. -'"' embarked
,..,
-·~
. upon
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y(JJ.P
;\djective
in danger,
in peril,
invincible
.
impregnable
)

The s eme will

vveak and in jeopardy, )
help charities
Indomitable
at risk, )
working with
easily hurt Unassailable
bysical1Yor endangered, vulnerable adults
)

Indestructible
emotionally
p unsafe, prone, )
and young
unprotected, people.
i11-protected,
unguarded
WHIPPED lash, scourge, bridle, check,
Adjective thong, strap, constrain, He looked such a
I Having been belt dandy that tonga-
curb, wallas on
flogged or crop, switch, discourage,
I beaten with a birch, cane, hold,
catching sight of
whip. smooth, thick, inhibit, him, even from a
velvety, rich, distance, whipped
regulate, up their horses
buttery, worn rein (in), tame and raced towards
out, bone- allay, calm, him.
weary, quiet,
drained, settle, soothe,
fatigued, still, subdue,
debilitated,
spent
200. WEIGHING
considering, ignoring,
UP It was obvious
pondering, disregarding,
phrasal verb that she was
evaluating, overlooking, cautiously
to form an
assessing, flouting,
opinion of weighing me up.
contemplating, snubbing
somebody by
deliberating,
watching or counting,
talking to them importing,
201. WRITHING enlace, disentangle, She was writhing
Adjective
entwine, uncoil, around on the
writhe
implicate untangle, floor in agony.
(about/around)
fiddle, untwine,
(in/with
fidget, unwind
something) to jerk, jig, relax, rest,
twist or move jiggle, unwind
your body squiggle, calm (down),
without squirm, still
stopping, often thrash,
because you thresh,
are in great toss,
pain twist

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~==~~~-
- drift, -i;rt
se 11G
e, s~·k lD~lici
' -~ srnens
e ic1ous
202. WAFT float, waft~d up frorn
Noun
glide, dip, immerse, the kitchen.
to move, or
hang, submerge, The scent of the
make
hover, submerse flowers Was
something
move, gently poise, wafted along by
through the air ride, the breeze.
sail,
SWlffi
appetency, apathy, She h~d no great
203. YEARNING indifference,
Noun appetite, yeammg to go
a strong and craving, desire, insouciance, back.
emotional drive, nonchalance,
desire hankering, unconcern

pass10n,
pining, thirst,
thirstiness,
urge, yen
204. YELP howl, scream, murmur, She uttered a yelp
Noun screech, mutter, as she bumped
a sudden short shriek, shrill, whisper into a table.
cry, usually of squall,
pam squeal, yell
Verb
To give a
sudden short
cry, usually of
am
205. YIELD bear, give, pay, deny, keep,
Its seat, Cordova
Verb { return, blink, retain, with half a '
1.to produce or bow, budge, withhold, million
provide capitulate, resist inhabitants, seven
something, for concede, hundred mosques
example a give in, quit,
battle, breast, and three hundred
profit, result or relent, submit,
combat, public baths,
crop succumb, confront, yielded in
2.(formal) to surrender counter, defy, magnificence
stop resisting face, fight, only to Baghdad
something/ som beget, breed, meet, and
ebody; to agree bring, bring object, Constantinople.
to do I about, bring oppose, The research has
something that on, catalyze, repel
1
yielded useful
you do not cause, create, thwart, information.
want to do
\ do, draw on, withstand, He reluctantly
3.(formal) to
effect, invoke, reject yielded to their
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~ ~dYto
.,nCP.~
,now
prompt,
result(in),
spawn,
bridle, check,
constrain,
curb,
5
. have or
oinebo
10 translate (into), inhibit,
I take ~~~ng that
11' · trol of bring forth, restrain,
stifle
some ours
11as been y
until now S
enthusiastic, detached, dry,
zEALOU
206. Adjective keen, ardent, She was one of
impersonal,
. great
shoWll1g blazing, the president's
objective
energy and emotional, most zealous
reserved,
enthusi~sm for fervent, hot- supporters.
I somethmg, cold, cool,
blooded, emotionless,
especially intense, The detective was
because you unemotional zealous in her
passionate,
feel strongly red-hot, pursuit of the
about it superheated, kidnappers.
vehement,
warm-blooded
Sil acme, apex,
Noun bottom, nadir, The sun rose
I.the highest apogee,
capstone, rock bottom towards its zenith.
point that the
sun or moon climax,
abyss, base, The rock band
reaches in the crescendo,
crest, crown, foot was at the zenith
sky, directly mm1mum of its creative
above you culmination,
powers.
2. the time peak, pinnacle,
when sum, summit,
something is top
strongest and
most successful Caieralh! Ea1h
208. ZEST
Noun enthusiasm, insipidity,
tang, He had a great
enjoyment and dullness, zest for life.
enthusiasm keenness, insipidity,
gusto, She danced with
or the quality monotonousn the zest of a
of being relish, ess,
appetite, twenty-year-old.
exciting, monotony, The slight risk
interesting and passion, platitude,
taste, added zest to the
enjoyable to predictability, experience.
give flavour in piquancy, sameness, Add the zest of
cooking tediousness half a lemon.

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b
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