Synonyms

L.Wor:Perdition
Part of speech (noun)
and damnation into which a

Caning: a state
of eternal punishment
after death. Complete
and utter ruin.
and unrepentant person passcs
Sinlul eternal punishment, purgatory.
Synonsms: Ilell. damnatiion,

restoration, rescue
Antonyms: recovery,

Sentences:
percdition.
.The king luoped that he coldsave hissubjeetstrom
Don'tehose the path ofeasy money, will
it leadyouto perdition
Word:Accolade
(noun)
Part of speech
an
privilege granted as a spccal honour or as
Meaning:an award
or

cknowledgement of merit.
praise
Synonyms: tribuile, honor,
Antonyms: reprimand, rebuke,scolding.

Sentences:

Though my teacher has won many accolades during her career yet
she is usually unhappy follow them
T r u e warriors serve the nation generously, accolades
resultantly.
3. Word: Witticism

Part of speech (noun)

Meaning: A witty remark.

 rposte, gibe Joke
nS: gag,
gravity
Synony seriousiess,

stupidity,
A n t o n y m s :

S e n t e n c e s :
laug. w i t t i c i s m .

everyone
Own
made his
witticism
on
laughing
Salhil's

couldn t help
jester
The
4.
W o r d :D i l a t o r y

( a d j e c t i v e )

Part
ofspeech
to act
slow
Meanin4: slack
behindhand,
slow,
tardy,
1s:
SyTony

asm
n t o n y m s ; pronipt, r a p i d . s w i

Sentences:
edeadlinepf tii
ingannounens
been dilatog
TThe ministerlhás
b u t expected
worker's
salary
1lyover projcct. hard

dilatory
in raising a
was
owner
The one.

act to be prompt
his every
Word: Reticence

(noun)
spccch
P'art o l

of being reserve.
the quality
uncommunicatIveness,
Snyuesss
Meaning: reserve,
ynonyms:

talkativeness
unreseve, garrulity,
Antonyms:

Sentences his reticence

has mikde

generosity, acuteness and

a n o h a n Singh's assCs,
the
hin popular among orator.
than
t mind niy reticence, I a m a greater listener
Do
6.Wurd: Preempt
 Part of speech (verb)

Meaning: an antieipating act

Synonyms: lorestall,prevent, avert

AntonyinS: accept, support.apprOve

Sentences
We ean hardly preempt any natural disaster.
The army preempted the unfair war waged by the enemy and defeated
the.

7.Word. Penury
Part pf speeeh (Noun)

Meaning:/etremepevrty
Snony nis: eficienevpenpilessie
intonyms: alluenee, bpulenice.pYusperity
Sentences:

Evervone should save money tor days to preempt

rainy penury
W e all should try to be penny wise otherwise being extravagant will
lead to penury.

8. Word. Rudimentary

P'art
of speech (Noun)
Meaning: limited to the basie information.
Synonyms: busie,fundamental, elementary.
Antonyms: advanced, intricate,
complex
Sentences
w i t to stale that
our business is in the
shuuusl eareful
rudimentary state and we
be about investments.
 T a m sorry I ean't help you much since I have only a rudimentary

knowledge of physics.
9. Word: Scurrilous

Part of speech (adjective)

Meaning: Iaking claims to damage someone s reptation.

Synonyms: scandalous, insulting.outrageous

discreet.
Antonyms: polite, decent,

Sentences:

scurrilous remarks stop you from following your dream.

Don't let his
seurrilous remarks on their
Most politicians find it is easy to pass
pRoents
. word: Misconstrue

Meaning: interpret wrongly

misunderstand
miscomprehend,
Synonyms: misinterpret,
Antonyms: grasp, comprehend

Sentenees:
intentions of her loving sister and pushed her
David misconstrued the
when she was about lo hug him.
boss who asked her to
Marry's remarks were misconstrued by the
apologize.

EXERCISEiL.

Mateh the following

S.No Word Meaning
Penury Punishment

Reticence Anticipate
Misconstrue Joke
3
Accolades Elementary

Reserve
Dilatory
Scurrilous Tributes

Perdition Slow

Misunderstand
Wittieism

10 RudipnentayPertgasm
Peey
y
ANSWERS:

S.No Word Meaning

. Penury Poverty

Reticence Reserve
2.

Misconstrue Misunderstand

Accolades Tributes

Dilatory Slow

6. Seurrilous Insulting
Punishment
P'erdition
8. Witticism Joke
9 Preempt Anticipate
10 Rudimentary Elementary

APPROPRIATELY:
USE THESE WORDS
ticism, Perdition, Wanton, Rudimentary, Misconstrue, Seurrilous,
eempt, Reticence, Accolades, Dilatory

1. Once a highly paid actor died in the state of

killer, but I advise that you
2 You can preempt the pain by taking pain
as early as possible.
must
see a door
Harish was sacked for being.
3. to
as a welcoming gesture
4. Allowing even
mild flirting maybe_
go further he triedto sp
5In 'an eftoft toain mytharaeter
aboiut me
6. Iovercame m
listener. made him popular among
his
skils
knowledge culinary
of
. His_
friends.
has earned him a great many
8. Certainly, his toiling hard
whole cline.
9. Voracity of Rawan
led to the o f his
Sharma received a
round of applause tor
The comey' king Kapl
his on present potitics.
ANSWERS
Dilatory, 4. Misconstrued, 5.
Pemury2. Preempt 3.
1. 6. Reticence, 7. Rudimentary 8.
Accolades 9.

Seurrilous,
Perdition 10. Witticism.

Oneword substitution
Ask yourself these qucstions;
 Do you know anything that cannot be taken by
force?
What can you call it?
That cannot be achieved.
1. Impregnable:

Someone who tends to provoke violence.

2. Incendiary: One wBho tries to challenge the peace. or

be its migraine
I think my head is aching, may
brain tumor or.

3.Hypoehondria: imaginary ailment.

reljsh, relax and pelebrate. Doyon

Lifeisto cálled?
kniow what this policyis tihimosLimponut thng id thel
Hedonism: Sordeone bulieve
world is pleasure.

decision.
Clarity in mind. Quick in
Do you know what he is called?
situation
Shrewdness and astuteness of analysing the
Perspicacily:
aid making decision.

illusion, the
Nothing is real, the whole world is an

entire relationships are fake and there is no God.

existence.
who trusts that has real
nothing
Nihilist: one

Peace! Nonviolence is the ultimate religion.

and preventing war.
7. Pacifisnm: attaining harmony
Do know if you are speaking for the first time,
will be called?
what your speech for the first time.
A
8.Maiden specch: speech which is delivered

Rapidly changing with the introduction of any

chemical?Sudden and violent
9.ialalysis: change.

Aperson who is very selective, disgusted casily,

and is hard to please?
10. Fastidious: very hard to please.

Nordgasm
EXERCISE 1.
Match the following
Column A_ Column B
1. Impregnable Supporting non violence

2. Maiden speech
Nothing isreal
3. Nihilist
Can'tbe destroyed.
4. Perspicacity Suddenchange
Hedonismn Firstspeech
 6. Pacifism Supporters
7. Catalyst Noreal disease
8. Hypochondria Hard to please

9. Fastidious ACcurate approach

10. Incendiary Pleasureseeking

SWERS
Column B
olumnA
ANSWERS
1. lmpregnable Can'tbe destroyec.
2. Maidenmspeech d c a s m
4 Perspicacity

5. Hedonism Pleasure seeking

Supporting non violence
6. Pacifism

7. Catalyst Sudden change

8. Hypochondria
No real disease

9. Fastidious Hard to please

10. Incendiary Provocative

EXERCISE:
Fll in the blanks with the following options:
Heclonism, lncendiary, Fastidious, Perspicacity, Impregnable,
Hypochondria,Catalyst, Maiden Speech, Nihilist, Pacifism
1. They hope that new policy of the company will prove a - for
business success.
 and love of the good Ite that is visible in his
2. He projecis
time.
will of partying all the when he took oath
heart of many wilh
his
3. The presiulent wo
with altection.
and addressed the publie quite_
dress, she is
II was
realy dificult lo get her a wedding
at all.
and does iot compromise misogynISn,
conpOSe poems
Verses tull oI
Sone TCIsts
5.
VJElenee and deception.
handing state
aftairs has made her popular.
6. e n acknowledge and
embrace co-existence
IS 1he tirsl step to

in tees Was met with response rom parents.

8. The hike slave country.
has become a
has turned into
regime
9. One
Sometimes people find that their
10.

Speech 4.Fastidious
real llness.
3.Maiden
ANSTRS; 1.Cutalyst 2.Hedonisn 9.mpregnable
7.Pacifism8.ncendiary
5.Vihilist b.Perspicacity
10.1yuiondya

OraaaSm
Idiomsand'Phrases
. To pay thhe piper
beur the cost)
MMeanmg (to

Senlece
l e hus committed the
crime, now he has
to pay the pper.
o u cvuil these
services, you
must pay tne piper:
white feather
2. To
show
Meanng:( display couurfice
Senlenc in such a manner that they n e v e r show
while

are trained
olders
teatliers.
in army, sad
There is
no room for people showing white feathers
e arny eie.
3. To play drakes and ducks

Meuning (u treat something poorly)

Chtence
 .These days doctors play drakes and ducks with patient's lives to
niake m o n e y .
ducks with company's funds.
le was ousted for
playing drakes and
like a phoenix
To rise
4. starta new life)
lewung (to
Senlence: must learn to rise like a phoenix.
downs in ite, we
. There are ups and
ends
5.
Odds
and(niscellaneous articles)
Meaning

to the next
ends here and
move
Sentence:

leave all odds and

You should
the odds
threw away all
desunation.

the room and she

Swati was cleaning
and ends.

6. Feet of clay or ueakness)

fundanentaljlauw
Meuning (a
Senlen niisunderstoodas habas feet ofdlay.
1 l i s tendernëss
has been
lBut this is a mere illusion. herofn the historý
und&tstand but every
knowit is difficult to
Ihas leel ot clayy.

7. To keep the ball rolling

(matain the
nnomentum of a n activity)

cuig the ball

Scntence: should keep
has started the project, we

Whosoever
rolling.
8. A brown studly
Neaning (thoughtful)

Sentence: when we start apprecang

find ourselves in brown studies
We oflen
ature.
9. A broken reed
Ncaning (a weak or
inefectual person)
Selence? he has been proved to broken reed.
be a
Dont trust him; broken reed, in tact it was
ailed understand that
to Vibha is a
Twho introduced her to all my friends.
 Loaves and fishes
10.
Meaning(materalistic wealth)
is interested onty in the loaves and fishes.
Everyone
Harry got all
the loaves and jisthes he needs.
MATCH THE FOLLOWING

EXERC S l :

Column (B)
Colum (A)
To bear the cost
. ArOken reed
Extra
2. To
rise like a phoenu
Use something poorly
and ends
3. Oids
Thoughtful
4.Po hugea feet ofclay Shou totardice
5L.avesand fishes
An inefectualpegson
6 A 'town 'study
Matepialistic wealth
7. Kuep the ball rolling
Weakness
8. To pay the piper
Continue something
9. Tio showr uhite feather
To start a new lje
10. To play drakes and
diCkS

ANSWERS
Colun (A) Column (B)
1. A broken reed An ineffectual person

2. Tu rise like a phoenix To start a new life

3. Olds and ends Extra
 Weakness
Tu tte feet
of clay
.
Materiulistic wealth

5.
Loars and fishes
Thoughtful
Brown stuity
6. A Continue something

7 Kep
the ball rolling
To bear the cost
8.Tiouaythepiper Show cowarlice

9. To stunu' uhitefeather Use something poorly

drukes and
To play
0.

options:7 play rollingA

drukes ani
blanks ith thefollowing
pay the piyjer
keePIhe ball
enasTo
Fill inTo
the shoujuwtitefeathe
1o
havefeet
fclayodds and
hueks, fistes,o
Tours and
Broiun stulty. broken
rPet
all about hard time,
Ise like
aphoenk,1
was an eye wash, Ituas during
support
1. an NGO
Runin1g on
my compiny tor
counl
2.thoght could
I
to be-
proved he was in

it
bul
lidn't notice my
coming. for the same.
3. I hope we shall
arned lot last year;
a na_
4We n e r parents showing-

Futm arranged a party Jor let me tell you

j. in Wrestling,
We go any further
0.
ore periiISsibie. parents.
here
is o t money
carned
by your sonobody Is
7. Do nil witlact that everyone has-
the
8. We siould accept otner
footwvears, clothes and
perle
Te roOn was
crammed with suitcases,
9.
tor
but he
beloved died
-

bankrupt; his
h e hero got
h heloVed so1.

2.A broken recd 3.A brown stuGy a n d

ANS
s: 1.Loaes and Jishes 6.White feather 7.Play drakes

5.Pud the piper

e p te
ball
rolling 1 0 . R O s e like a phoeni
ducks 8.F'eet ot elay 9.0dds and ends