truth

AXIOM dictum, irrelevant

maxim, saying,
Syn:
r i d i c u l o u s n e s s ,

blunder,
absurdity,
Ant:
ASSIDUOUS persevering
attentive,

constant,
diligent, lethargic
Syn: indifference,
careless,
indolent,

Ant:

ABJURE retract,
revoke
renounce,

forsake,
Syn: sanction, patronise, adopt
Ant: approve,

ABJECT
base, contemptible
Syn: despicable, servile, imposing
commendable, praiseworthy,
Ant: exalted,

AVERSION
indifferent, apathy
Syn: dislike, hatred, niceness, liking
Ant: affection, fondness,

AUTHENTIC

Syn: genuine, reliable, valid, guaranteed

unreal, false
Ant: fictitious, counterfeit,

AUDACITY

Syn: boldness, arrogance, insolence, haughtiness

submission
Ant: mildness, humility, cowardice,
ASTUTE
Syn: clever, intelligent, wise, brilliant
Ant: dull, unintelligent, shallow, solid

ABETTOR
Syn: accomplice, colleague, associate
assistant,
Ant: opponent, adversary, antagonist, rival
ABATE
moderate, mitigate, lessen, decrease
Syn:
Ant: aggravate, intensify, augment, supplement
ARRAIGN
Syn: charge, blame, accuse, complain
Ant: exculpate, pardon, condone, exonerate
APATHY

Syn: unconcern, inditterence, insensitivity, aloofness

Ant: Concern, care, anxiety, eagerness

ALIEN
Syn: foreigner, outsider, stranger, emigrant
Ant: native, citizen, resident, occupant
ALACRITY
briskness,
wiftness,
promptness, speed
laziness, gishness, indolence, lethargy
Ant:

AFFRONT

voke, exasperate, indignity, irreverence

nciliate, appease, mollify, assuage
Ant:

ADVERSITY

misfortune, calamity, misery, affliction

Syn:
prosperity, fortune, assistance, favour
Ant:

ANTIQUE

ancient, old fashioned, primitive, of past

Syn:
modern, recent, novelty, vogue
Ant:
ANTIPATHY

S:
Sy: hostility, aversion, disillusion, dislike
Ant: admiration, approval, fascination, devotion
AMPLIFY
S enlarge, extend, dialation, elevate
Ant: curtail, lessen, diminution, contraction

AMASS
collect
Syn: gather, accumulate, store,
Ant: disperse, dissipate, spend, scatter

ALLEVIATE
abate, relieve, mitigate, lessen
Syn
enhance
Ant: intensify, augment, aggravate,
ADMONISH
Syn: cOunsel, reprove, warn, chastise
ATapprove.applaud, praise, flattery
ADJACENT
Sy: adjoining. beside. proximity, closeness
Ant: distant, separate, remoteness, aloofness

ADHERENTr
follower, disciple, dependent, supporter
Ant: ival, adversary, opponent, antagonist

ACCOMPLISH
Syn attain, succeed, triumph, exploit
Ant:
Ar
forsake, deter, disappoint, collapse
ABSOLVE
Sy
APardon,
Ant: forgive, reprieve, relent
Compel, accuse, charge. bind
ACRIMONY inhumanity, enmitv
bitterness,
harshness,
Syn courtesy,
humanity,
benevolence

Ant: Sweetness,

ACCUMULATION
conservation

amass,
preservation,
Syn: store, division
separation,
Ant: scattering. dissipation,

ACCORD consonance,
unison
harmony,
Syn:
yn: agreement,
denial, controversy,
discord
Ant: disagreement,

ABOUNDD
flourish, swell, teem. plentiful
Sy: scarce
Ant: deficient, destitute, want,

ADAMANT
inflexible, rigid
Syn: stubborn, obdurate, tender
Ant: flexible, soft, suppleness,

ABASH
confound, embaras, discompose
Syn: discourage,
Ant: encourage, uphold, embolden, hearten
ADJUNCT addition, joining
Syn: appendage, complement,
removal
Ant: lessening, separation, subtraction,
ADROIT
Syn: proficient, expert, skilful, adept
Ant: inept, clumsy, unskilled, awkward

B
BUSTLE
Syn haste, tumult, stir, flurry
Ant: slowness, sluggishness, quiet, inertness

BRITTLE

Syn: frail, delicate, breakable

fragile,
Ant: tough, enduring, unbreakable, strong

BLEMISH
Syn: fault, smirch, stigma, stain
Ant: purity, impeccable, spotless, stainless

BLEAK
Syn: dismal, gloomy, chilly, dreary
Ant: bright, pleasant, balmy, cheerful
BLAME

pbraid, censure, reproach

reprove,

applaud, laud, praise

int commend,
B E N E V O L E N C E

humanity, generosity, charity, liberality

Ant
malevolence, umanity, malignity, unkindness
BARBAROUSs

Syn:
uncivilized, savage, untamed, brutal
Ant cultured, humane, refined, gentle

BAFFLE
Syn: confound, elude, frustrate, perplex
Ant: poise, composure, facilitate, co-operate
BEWITCHING

S magical, fascinating, tantalising, spell binding

Ant: repulsive, repugnant, nauseating, disgusting

C
CRITERION
Syn: measurement, test, standard, touchstone
Ant: fancy, probability, haphazard, conjecture
COVETOUS
Syn: cupidity, avarice, greed, voracity
Ant: liberality, benevolence,
selfless, magnanimous
CORPULENNT
yn: obese, ugly, fat, awkward
Ant: thin, lean, slim. delicate
CONVERT
yH:change, transform, transmute, proselytise
persist, maintain, enduring. perpetual
CONVENIENT
handy, suited, comfortable, advantageous
Ant:
unsuitable, tedious, unpractical, tatiguing
CONTRARY
Syn:
Ant:
dissimilar, conflicting, contradictory, opposite
Similar, alike, homogeneous, resembling
CONTRADICT
Syw:
Ant impugn. deny, oppose, confront
4pprove, confirm, sanction, endorse
CONTEMPT
disdain, despicable
disregard,
Sy: scorn, recommend
praise,
Ant: regard, approval,
CONSTERNATION
dismay, hopelessness
Spn: fear, disappointment,
calm, fearless
Ant: peace, repose,

CONSPICUOUS
obviOus, visible
Syn distinguished, prominent,
hidden, unapparent
Ant: concealed, obscure,

CONSOLIDATE
combine, condense, compact, strong
Syn:
Ant: sever, weak, scattering
separate,

CONSEQUENCE result
Syn: effect, outcome, repercussion,
Ant: origin, start, beginning, incipient

CONSENT
assent
Syn: agree, permit, accede,
Ant: object, disagree, dissent, differ
CONSCIOUS
apprised, knowledge, informed
Syn: aware,
Ant: unaware, ignorant, unfeeling, faint

CONCEDE
Syn: yield, assent, permit, sanction
Ant: deny, reject, dissent, disallow

COMPRISE
Syn: include, contain, consist, compose
Ant: reject, lack, exclude, except
COMPASSION
Syu:
Syn: kindness, sympathy, clemency, commiseration
Ant: cruelty, barbarity, persecution, apathy
CONCUR
Syn: approve, agree, consent, endorse
Ant: differ, disagree, dissent, oppose
COMMODIOUS
Syn: convenient, suitable, rooniy, comfortable
Ant: convenient, unsuitable, uncomfortable, conined

COLLISION
Syn encounter, clash,
conflict, dissenting
Ant agreement, harmony, compatible, union
 CHERISH
treasure, foster,
nurture,
encourage
abandon, forsake, renounce, discard
A
CHASTISE
Syn:
Hunish, admonish, scold, reprove
punish, adr

Ant
cheer, comfort, encourage, stimulate
CHASTE

virtuous, pure, honourable, immaculate

defiled, licentious, sullied, lustful
Ant
C E S S A T I O N

intermission, pause, discontinuity hindrance

continuity, perpetuation, unceasing,
Ant:
prolongation
CATASTROPHE

Syn: disaster, calamity, misfortune, mishap

prosperity, blessing, restoration, resurgence
CARICATURE

Syn: exaggeration, imitation, ridicule, parodv

Ant: exactness, precision, reality, truth
CARESS
Sp: fondle, embrace, hug. snuggle
Ant: repulse, spurn, displease, repel
CAPTIVITY
Syn: imprisonment, confinement, apprehend, restrain
Ant: freedom, liberty, liberation, release
CAPTIVATE
Syn: charm, fascinate, enchant, lure
Ant: disillusion, offend, scorn, despise
CAPTIOUS
iritate, fretful, critical, carping
E
appreciative, considerate, laudatory, thoughtful
CAPABLE
competent, suitable, qualified, able
ncompetent, ineficient, imbecile, inept
CALUMNY
Syn: defamation, aspersion, accusation, libel
COmmendation, praise, vindication, goodwill
CALLOUS
Syn obdurate, unfeeling, heartless, indifferent
Ant:
Ccompassionate, tender, kind, sympathetic
 ERADICATE
DECEIT
treachery, duplicity lestroy, exterminate, abolish,
Sy: deception, artifice, Syn:
remove
truth, honesty secure, plant restore, revive
Ant: veracity, sincerity, Ant:

EQUIVOCAL

DECAY putrefication
decomposition,
deteriorate, certain, hazy ambiguous, vague
Syn: collapse, Syn:
growth, development obvious, lucid, clear, plain
Ant: lourish, progress, Ant:

DAUNT intimidate
E P I T O M E

discourage, frighten, agitate,

precise, example, miniature, summary
Syn: inspire Syn:
Ant: encourage,
animate, embolden,
Ant:
crement, expansion, lengthen, enlargement
DAINTY E N O R M O U S

delicate, refined, exquisite colossal, mammoth, immense, spacious

Syn: elegant, Syn:
Ant: clumsy, coarse, unpleasant, insipid Ant: insignificant, liminutive, trivial, negligible
E N L I G H T E N

E Syn:
elucidate, educate, illumine, inculcate
delude, obscure
Ant:
Ant: ignorance, distortion,
EXULT
Syn: brag, rejoice. applaud, triumph ENJOIN
Ant: deplore, lament, bemoan, grieve Sy: direct, counsel, exhort, command

Ant:
prohibit, forbid, revolt, dissuade
EXPLICIT
Syn: definite, intelligible, obvious, apparent ENDURANCE

Ant: hidden, vague, doubtful, implicit Syn: submission, forbearance, tolerance, patience
Ant: break down, despair, volatile, agitating
EXEMPT
Syn: release, excuse, exclude, absolve ENDOWMENT

Ant: confine, hold, retard, enforce Syn: grant, benefit, bequest, gift
Ant: drawback, damage, loss, disinherit
EXALT
ENDEAVOUR
Syn: extol, dignify, glorify, elevate
Ant: dishonour, disgrace, degrade, denounce Syn: undertake, aspire, venture, struggle
Ant: cease, quit, shun, idle
EVIDENT
Syn: obvious, apparent, distinct, conspicuous ENCUMBRANCE
Ant: obscure, concealed, hidden, invisible Syn: hindrance, obstacle, burden, impediment
Ant: incentive, stimulant, patronize, vantage
EVADE
Syn: avoid, elude, dodge, shun ENCROACH
Ant: acknowledge, confront, verify, confirm Syn: infringe, intrude, tresspass, violate
Ant: avoid, evade, shun, abide
ETERNAL
Syn: perpetual, endless, imperishable, immortal EMBRACE
y: cling. hug.
Ant: temporary, momentary, transient, fleeting Ant:
adopt, caress
reject, neglect, shun, slight
ESTEEM
Syn: respect, regards, honour, reverence EMBEZZLE
Ant: ridicule, spurn, despise, humilitate Eforge,
Ant: swindle, defraud. peculate
redeem, restitute, reimburse, compensate
 INTREPID chivalrous
INEVITABLE 49
valorous,
courageous, unavoidable, ascertained. inmnin nent,
Syu: brave,
timid, cowardly Syn: unlikely. doubttul, indefinite, substantial
Ant: sCared, frightened, certain
Ant:

INGENIOUS
INTRICATE formidable, arduous
Sym tangled, complicated,
deft. profici dexterous, adroit
ductile nskilled, inco
Ant: regulated. orderly, manageable,
Syn:
Ant:
ompetent, immature, unqualified
INTRIGUUE INDULGE

counterplot
Syn: scheme, conspiracy, manipulation, gratify, pamper, Comtort, satisfy
Ant: candour, sincerity, bluntness, honesty Syn: annoy, trouble. orment, displease
Ant:

INTRINSIC INDOLENT

inherent, congenital
Syn: genuine, fundamental, lazy, listless, languid, sluggish
Ant: extraneous, incidental, extrinsic, derived Syn: energetic, Vivacious, prompt, agile
Ant

INVECTIVE I N D I S P E N S A B L E

Syn: accusation, censure, malediction, denunciation ssential, expedient, requisite, unavoidable

Syn:
Ant: approval, acclamation, admiration, approbation Ant:
perfluous, edundant, needless, uranquility
INSTIL INDIGNATION

Syn: inculcate, inject, infuse, implant resentment, ire, Wrath, rage

Syn:
Ant: eradicate, extract, eliminate, expel modesty, tranquility, forbearance, equanimity
Ant:

INSOLVENT INDIGENCE

Syn: indigent, destitute, bankrupt, defaulter privation, destitution, insolvency, penury

Syn:
Ant: wealthy, solvent, affluent, substantial Ant: affluence, abundance, opulence, luxury
INSIPID INCONGRUOUS
Syn: tasteless, vapid, savourless, unflavoured inappropriate, absurd, ridiculous, awkward
Ant:
Syn:
delicious, luscious, pungent. piquant Ant: compatible. harmonious, homogeneous, consistent
INSINUATE INCOMPETENT
Syn: communicate, allude, hint, suggest Syn: inefficient, unskilled, immature, unqualified
Ant: conceal, camouflage, suppress, mask Ant: dexterous, skilled, ingenious, competent
INQUISITIVE INCLINATION
Syn: inquiring, curious, searching. studious Syn: disposition, affection, proneness, propensity
Ant distracted, negligent, indifferent, impassive Ant: neutrality, indifference, apathy, unresponsive
INNOCUOUS INCITE
Syn: salutary, wholesome, innocent, harmless Syn: instigate, provoke, motivate, arouse
Ant: deleterious, bancful, insanitary, Ant:
injurious deter, discourage, restrain, dissuade
INGENUOUS NCENTIVE
Syn: undisguised, naive, candid, guileless Syn: motivation, allurement, inducement, spur
Ant: wily, crafty, perfidious, treacherous Ant:
dissuasion, reluctance, deterrent, discouragement
INFRINGE IMPUTE
Syn violate, encroach, transgress, tresspass Syn: attribute, ascribe, charge, indict
Ant: comply, concur, contorm, observe Ant:
exculpate, support, vindicate, excuse
 LINGER

loiter. prolong, hesitate delay

KINDRED relative,
affinity Syn:
hasten, quicker dart, hu
Syn relation, species, hetrogeneous,
disp:arate A n t :

urry
dissimilar, LIBERATE
Ant: unrelated,
emancipate, rescue, unshackle, abso
KEEN acute
Syn:

suppress, menacle, struct,

Syn: sharp, poignant,
eager, Ant: detain
blunt, undesiring
vapid, insipid,
LIBERAL
Ant:
magnani
nitmous, hospitality. generous,
KNAVE Syn:

Syn: dishonest, scoundrel,

vagabond, rogue
idealist
Ant:
stingy, niggardly, benevolence
nalevolen, malicious
benefactor,
innocent,
Ant: paragon, L I A B L E

accountable,| bound,
KNELL Syn:
countable, apt to,responsible, likely
Syn: death knell, last
blow, demolish,
suppress

procreation, resurrection
Ant:
irresponsible, exenmpt
r e c o n s t r u c t i o n , rediscovery,
LENIENT
Ant:
assionate, merciful,
KNOTTY Sy moderate,
cruel, severe, violent, vehement tolerant
arduous, o n e r o u s
complicated, difficult,
Ant:
Syn: tractable, flexible
Ant: simple, manageable. LAX
slack, carele negligence, indifferent
L
Spn:
firm, reliable, meticulous, scruplous
Ant:

L A V I S H

LUXURIANT LA hundant, excessive, ofuse,

Syn: profuse, abundant, dense, plentiful Syn: scarce, extravagant
icient, frugal, conserve
deficient
Ant: Scanty, meagre, inadequate,
Ant:

LASSITUDE

LUSCIOUS dness, weariness,

Syn: palatable, delicious,
delectable, delightful Sn:
languor, lethargy
Ant: vivacity, agility, animate, lively
Ant: unsavoury, tart, sharp, sour

LAUDABLE
LURE
deserving, honourable, praiseworthy, acceptable
Syn: attract, entice, tempt, induce Syn:
vicious, blame worthy, venomous, condemnable
Ant: repel, dissuade, confute, threaten Ant

LANGUID

LUNACY exhausted,
pensive, lethargic, fatigued
Syn: delusion, insanity, madness, imbecility Syn:
lively, animated, refreshed, restored
shrewdness Ant:
Ant: normalcy, sanity, sagacity,
LAMENT
LUDICRoUS
Syn: grieve, deplore, regret, bemoan
Syn absurd, bizarre, preposterous, grotesque
solemn Ant: amuse, entertain, enliven, solace
Ant: balanced, congruous, consistent,
LUCID LAG
retard, falter, linger, dawdle
Syn: sound, rational, coherent, sane Syn:
Ant: quicken, accelerate, expedite, spurt
Ant: obscure, hidden, incomprehensible, unintelligible
LISTLESSS LACONIC
Syn: briet, condensed, concise, compact
Syn: lazy, spiritless, incurious
inattentive,
Ant: dilated. profused, diffuse, wordy
Ant: brisk, attentive, diligent, agile
 M I T I G A T E

eviate, relieve. lessen, assuage

MUTUAL Syn:
Spu: joint, identical, correlative,reciprocal augment, enhance. ntensify, aggravate
Ant
individual
Ant: separate, distinct, divergent, MIRACULOUS

rvellous,
MUTINOUS Syn:
marv
ordinary, astounding,
Syn: recalcitrant, insurgent. unruly, revolutionary Ant: ordinary, trivial, tamiliar, natural amazing
Ant: submissive, faithful, compliant, loyal MINUTE

MURKY diminutive, min1ature, small,

colossal, stupendous, microscopic
Sy:
Syn: dusky, dreary, dismal, bleak large.
Ant: immense
Ant: bright, shining, luminous, radiant
METTLE
MUNIFICENT Syn: courage, determination, stamina, spirit
Syn liberal, hospitable, benevolent, kind Ant: timidity, fear, cowardice,
diffident
Ant: frugal, penurious, moderate, economical MERITORIOUS

MULTITUDE Syn: commendable, admirable, deserving, praiseworthy

Syn: crowd, throng, mass, swarm Ant: unworthy, infamous, disreputable, culpable
Ant: minority, handful, paucity, scarcity MERCURIAL

MOROSE Syn: variable, changeable, unstable, erratie

Syn: surly, sulky, sullen, depressed Ant: stable, constant, steady, steadfast
Ant: sprightly, animated, buoyant, blithe
MENDACITY

MONOTONOUS Syn: falsehood, deception, perjury, perfidious

Syn: irksome, tedious, humdrum, insipid Ant: probity. honesty, veracity. candour
Ant: varied, pleasant, appealing, captivating MELODIOUS
MOMENTOUS Syn: dulcet. musical, harmonious, sweet
Syn: notable, eventful, consequential, stirring Ant: grating, dissonant, discordant, rancour
Ant: rivial, insignificant, commonplace, immaterial
MOLLIFY N
Syn: appease, assuage, relieve, mitigate NUMEROUS
Ant: irritate, infuriate, aggravate, exasperate Syn: protuse, various, multitude. plenteous
Ant:
MOLEST scarce, deficient, paucity, sparse
Syn: pester, harass, vex, misbehave NULLIFY
Ant: console, soothe, comfort, cheer Syn: cancel, annul, obliterate, invalidate
Ant: contirm, uphold. empower, endorse
MODEST
Syn: reserved, unpretentious, humble, courteous NOXIOUS
Ant: audacious, arrogant, pompous, vain Syn: baneful, injurious, pernicious, disastrous
Ant:
MODERATE healing, profitable, innocuous, salubrious
Syn: limnited, reasonable, lenient, temperate NOVICE
Ant: excessive, extravagant, violent, vehement Syn: tyro,
Ant: beginner. debutant, apprentice
veteran, ingenious, experienced, mentor
 J00
oVEKSiGIIT

omission, error, fault, slip

5
NOURISH toster
tend, Syn:
Spn: sustain,
nurture,
precision, observance,
Ant: exhaust, starve,
iveaken,
enervate
Ant:

oVERBEARING
ircumspectio caution
NONCHALANT
uncaring,
heedless oppressive, omineering, intimidati
y:
indifferent, negligent,
vigilant, scrupulous
Syn: bmissive, umble, lenient,
forbearing despotic
Ant: attentive,
considerate, Ant: ing
o U T R A G E

offence, maltrea
NIMBLE assault, imeverent
lively, agile
brisk, Syn: raise, favour, esteem, reverence
Syn: prompt,
tardy Ant:
Pra

Ant: sluggish, languid, weary,

O U T B R E A K

NIGGARDLY
inadequacy, deficiency Syn
eruption, nsurrec
explosion, outburst
Syn: miserly, covetous,

redundant, excessive Ant:

mpliance, ojection, passivity, harmony
Ant: generous, profuse,
o S T E N T A T I O N

NEGLIGENT display, pretension, vaunt, pompositv

inattentive, careless, heedless,
perfunctory Syn
Syn alert Ant:
modesty, constraint, diffidence., economy
careful, considerate,
Ant: vigilant,
oSTENSIBLE

NEFARIOUS apparent, evident, obvious, overt

unlawful Syn:
Syn: detestable. atrocious, heinous, concealed, covert, obscure, vague
inoffensive Ant:
Ant: commendable, worthy, upright,
ORNAMENTAL
NAUSEOUS decorative, adorned, glamorous, picturesque
Sy: unsavoury, loathsome, abominable, repellent Syn:
inoffensive Ant: unseemly, plain, blemished, disfigured
Ant: commendable, worthy, benevolent,
ORDAIN
NATIVE
Syn order, impose, prescribe, proclaim
Syn: original, vernacular, indigenous, aboriginal revoke, abolish, violate, abrogate
alien, extraneous, exotic, foreign Ant:
Ant:
ORACULAR
NASTY
offensive, defiled, malevolent, malignant Syn: cryptic, vague, enigmatic. profound
Syn: Ant: lucid, distinct, intelligible, unambiguous
Ant: pleasing, gratifving, benevolent, attractive
NOMINAL OPAQUE
trifling, insubstantial, bare, negligible Syn: filmy, dim, obscure, shady
Syn: Ant: transparent, bright, translucent, revealing
Ant: substantial, considerable, excessive, exorbitant
ONEROUS
Syn: arduous, troublesome, inconvenient, formidable
Ant: facile, agreeable, uncomlicated, flexible
OVERWROUGHT
excited, agitated, fervent, intense OMINOUS
Syn:
Ant: quiet, tranquil, composed, cool threatening,
Ant:
inauspicious, forebode, menacing
consoling, auspicious, propitious, comforting
oVERWHELM
triumph, subjugate, overpower, vanquish
OFFSPRING
Syn: Syn: descendants, siblings. posterity, progeny
Ant: flounder, falter, restore, impotent Ant:
ancestors, forefathers. pedigree, progenitos
 P R U D E N T T

cautious, discreet,
inwise,judicious,
Syn:

Ant:
impetuou:
reckless, circumspect
rash
PROVOKE

inflame, incite, agitate,

Ant:
pacify comfort
dissuade,aggravate
placate
PROTRACT

orolong, delay,
stretch,
y:

Ant:
procrastinate
abbreviate, curtail, abridge,
PROSCRIBE
compress

Sy prohibit, exclude, ban, forbid

Ant: solicit, include, permit, sanction
PROPITIATE

Syn: appease, Soothe, pacify, placate

Ant: aggravate, annoy, SCorn, displease
PROMULGATE

Syn: declare, proclaim, notify, announce

Ant: reserve, suppress, disguise, withhold
PROMISCUOUS
Syn: confused, indiscriminate, casual, random
Ant: regular, discriminate, orderly, select
PROFUSE

Syn lavish, abundant, generous, plentiful

Ant: Scarce, scanty, meagre, paucity

PROFLIGATE
Syn: dissolute, degenerate, immoral, flagitious
Ant: virtuous, upright, moral, ethical

PRODIGY
Syn: miracle, marvel, wonder, extraordinary
Ant: normal, average, mediocre, common

PRODIGIOUS
yn: vast, enormous, immense, huge
Ant: unimpressive, diminutive, slight, puny

PRESUMPTUOUS
Syn: presuming, arrogant, affected, insolent

Ant: unassuming, modest, bashful,

unobtrusive

PREMATURE
Syn:precious, untimely, mistimed, inopportune
Ant: Delated, opportune, timely,
mellow
 OD
PREDICAMENT
fix, quandary
P E R S E C U T E

dilemma,

yn: plight, firnmness, certainty torment, harass, intimidate, domineer

resolution,
confidence,
Syn:
Ant: Aut:
recompense, redress, comforr, console
PRECARIOUS unreliable,
uncertain
PERPLEXX

insecure,
Syn: doubtful,
undeniable,
reliable.,
substantial

Syn
puzzle, contound, frustrate, baffle
Ant: assured,
Ant:
convince, ascertain, contident, assure
POMPOUS florid
flamboyant, PERPETUAL

arrogant,
Syn
Ant:
haughty,
unpretentious,
humble, coy,
modest
Syn: ninterrupted, lasting, perennial, incessant
Ant: passing. ansient, ephemeral, leeting
POISE equilibrium, patience
composure, PERIL
Syn: equanimity,
Ant: excitement, vehemence,
frenzy, outburst Syn: hazard, danger, jeopardy, compulsory
Ant: caution, security, satety, assurance
PLIGHT
difficulty
predicament, perplexity, adversity, PEREMPTORY
Syn confidence, certainty,
assurance
Syn: overbearing, absolute, arbitrary,
facility,
tolerant, indecisive, optional, compulsory
Ant:
Ant:
PLIANT
submissive PENETRATE
indulgent
Syn: docile, amenable, pliable,
Ant: defiant, adamant, rigid,
obdurate
Syn: pierce, pertorate, insert, infiltrate
Ant: discharge, leak, seep, emerge
PIQUE PEEVISH
resentment, indignation, displeasure
Syn: offence,
Ant: joy, rejoice, gratification. pleasure Syn: perverse, sullen, iritable, fretful
Ant: suave, anmiable, polite, pleasant
PIQUANT PEERLESs
tasteful, exciting
Syn interesting, charming, Sy: matchless, unrivalled, unique,
Ant: insipid, nauseating, unpalatable, unsavoury
Ant: mediocre, surpassing
PILLAGE
commonplace, inferior, imperfect
PARAMOUNT
Syn: ransack, ravage, despoil, plunder
restoration Syn: foremost, eminent, supreme,
Ant: recompense, recover, redeem, unrivalled
Ant: trivial, inferior, subsidiary,
PERVERSE ordinary
PANIC
Syn petulant, obstinate, stubborn, unyielding
Syn: apprehension, dismay, alarm, dread
Ant: complacent, docile, willing, consenting Ant: calm, confidence,
PERTNESs
security, tranquility
PAMPER
Sy: flippancy, impudence, impertinence, pet ulance Syn:
Ant:
spoil, indulge. flatter, please
modesty, diffidence, subservient, obedient Ant: chasten, correct, deny,
PERSPICUITY
disparage
PALPABLE
Syn: transparency, discernment, lucidity, intelligiblity Syn: distinct, prominent, plain, concrete
Aut: perplexity, intricacy, obscurity, vagueness Ant:
concealed, obscure, intangible, covert
PERSEVERANCE PALLIATE
Syn persistence, endurance, tenacity, steadfastness Syn: extenuate, moderate,
Ant: indolence, alleviate, soften
lethargy, stupor, sloth denounce, condemn, reproach, reprehend
RIGHTEOUs
virtuous honest, upright, just
Sy
Sin
niust, immortal, unprincipled, unfair
unjust, im

Ant
REVERENCE
REespect, esteem, regards, veneration
re

Sy disrespect,
dishonour, affront, offence
Ant:

REVEAL

disclose, expose,
untold, divulge
Syn: confine, cover
hide, conceal,
Ant
RETRACT

withdraw
recant, repudiate, revoke,
Syn:
confirm, assert, declare, affirm
Ant:

R E M O T E

inaccessible, farther, distant, slight

Syn:
Ant:
adjoining, adjacent, proximate, contiguous
REMORSE
lament
Syn: regret. penitence, deplore,
Ant:
ruthless, obduracy, pitiless, relentless
RESENTMENT

displeasure, wrath, ire, bitterness

Syn:
content, cheer, pleasure, agreement
Ant:

RESCIND
annul, abrogate, revoke, repeal
Syn:
Ant: delegate, permit, authorize. propose

REPULSIVE
hideous, detestable
Syn: repellent, forbidding,
Ant: agreeable, enticing, attractive, alluring

REPUGNANT
Syn: hostile, offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Ant: agreeable, pleasant, friendly, tasteful
REMONSTRATE
Syn: Censure, protest, argue, expostulate
Ant: agree, laud, endorse, commend

REMNANT
Syn: residue, piece, part, remainder
Ant: entire, whole, complete, unbroken

RELINQUISH
Syn: forsake, abandon, surrender, abdicate
Ant:
persist, continue, occupy, hold
 REDRESS
remedy, repair
S U P E R F L U O U S

restoration,

Syn: relief,
retribution,
forfeiture, harm,
degenerate
yn:
excessive, surplus, redu dant, unnecessa
Ant:
Ant:
scanty, inadequate, dearth, scarce
REDEEM rescue
liberate, fulfil,
SUPERFICIAL

Syn: recover,
artial, nallow, cursory,
Ant: lose, barter, neglect,
conserve
S: flimsy
Ant: Drofound, discerning, substantial, deep
RAZE annihilate, dismantle
destroy,
s U B V E R T

demolish,
Syn:
Ant: restore,
construct, repair, build
Sy: overthrow, suppress, demolish, sabotage
Ant: accomplish, sustain, generate, organise
RAVISH
charm
enchant, seize, SUBSTANTIAL

Sy: captivate, durable, lasting, concrete, tangible

Ant: disgust, annoy, displease, oppress Syn:
Ant: tenuous, abstract, fragile, immaterial
RAVAGE
Syn: devastate, destroy, ruin, despoil SUBSEQUENT
Syn: consequent, following, later, afterwards
renovate
Ant: restore, organize, reconstruct,
Ant: preceding. previous, prior, earlier
RATIFY
corroborate
approve, endorse,
STUPOR
Syn: consent,

Ant: deny, contradict, dissent, oppose Sv: lethargy, insensibility, unconsciousness,

coma
RAPTURE
Ant: consciousness, sensibility, sensitive, feeling
Sya: bliss, delight, pleasure, ecstasy STERN
Ant: melancholy, distress, sorrow, agonize Syn: harsh, severe, austere,
rigorous
Ant: lenient, considerate, benevolernt,
RAPID generous
STAIN
Syn: swift, fast, speedy, accelerate
Ant: sluggish, lethargic, languid, listless Syn: blemish, tarnish, disgrace,
Ant: honour, stigma
purity, virtuous, noble
RANCOUR
STABLE
Syn: hatred, malice, resentment, bitterness
Ant: love, regards, respect, friendliness
Syn: abiding, lasting, steadfast, constant
Ant: erratic, wavering,
RADIANCE
unsteady, restless
SQUALID
Syn: glow, brilliance, splendour, gleaming Syn: dirty, soiled, filthy, odious
Ant: dullness, shady, overcast, dusky Ant: attractive, tidy. polished,
spruce
SPURIOUS
Syn: counterfeit, adulterated,
Ant: fake, fraudulent
SYCOPHANT genuine, positive, original, sincere
Syn: parasite, flatterer, cringing, servile SPORADICc
Ant: devoted, loyal, truthful, faithful Syn: intermittent,
scattered, isolated,
SWAY
Ant:
incessant, frequent, constant, infrequent
regular
Syn: influence, control, command, power SPONTANEOUS
Syn:
Ant: impotence, futility, disability, incapacity Ant:
unforced, instinctive, sudden, unintentional
intended, devised,
premeditated, intentional
 TEMPERATE lenient
reasonable,
moderate, excessive
cool,
Syn: violent,
boisterous,
vehement,
vULGAR
Ant:
Syn
inelegant, oftensive,
nasty, ungraceful
TEMERITY
imprudence,
indiscretion
refined. gracetul, elegant, civil
boldnes, audacity, wisdom Ant
Spn: discretion,
prudence,
caution,
v O U C H

Ant:
Syn:
confirm, consent, approve,
endorse
TEDIOUS m o n o t o n o u s
udiate, prohibit. recant,
irksome, tiring, Ant: retract
wearisonme, diverting
Syn: exhilarating. lively, delightful, vOLATILE
Ant: liaht, changing. transient,
Spn: temporal
TAINTED
corrupt,
vitiated, polluted Aut:
heavy. ponderous, perpetual, stable
contaminated,
Syn: wholesome,
restorative, pure VIGILANT
unblemished,
Ant: cautious, alert, Wary,
Syn: circumspect
TACITURN
uncommunicative,
silent, reticent Ant: careless, negligent, inattentive, casual
reserved,
Syn: garrulous, extrovert VICIOUS
Ant: talkative, loquacious,
Syn: corrupt, obnoxious, degraded, demoralized
TABOO Ant: noble, virtuous, innocent, underfiled
forbid, ban
Syn: prohibit, prevent, VIBRATE
consent, license
Ant: permit, sanction, swing, oscillate, fluctuate, undulate
Syn:
Ant: cease, pause, rest, discontinue
U VENOM
Syn: poison, resentment, malevolence, rancour
UTTERLY Ant: antidote, remedy, benevolent, sympathetic
wholly
Syn: completely, entirely, extremely,
insufficient, partial VENERABLE
Ant: deficient, incomplete,
Syn: esteemed, honoured, respectable, worthy
USURP Ant: unworthy, immature, degrade, degenerate
seize, wrest, encroach, coup
Syn: reinstate
VANITY
Ant: restore, compensate, grant, Syn: conceit, pretension, immodesty, pride
UNSEEMLLY Ant: modesty, humility, meek, bashful
awkward
Syn: inappropriate, uncouth,
undesirable, VALOUR
admirable
Ant: becoming, acceptable, decorous, Syn: bravery, prowess, heroism, chivalry
Ant: fear, cowardice, unmanliness
UNGAINLY
VALID
Syn: clumsy, unskilled, immature, slovenly
Ant: active, expert, skilful, dexterous
Syn: sound, authentic. genuine, reliable
Ant: fallacious, deceptive, dubious, uncertain
UNCOUTH
VALIANT
Syn: awkward, ungraceful, inelegant, vulgar Syn: brave. gallant, courageous, chivalrous
Ant: elegant, graceful, distinguished, shapely Ant: fearful, afraid, coward, dastardlly
UMBRAGE VAGRANT
Syn: resentment, bitterness, dissatisfaction, offence yn: idle, roaming, wanderer, roving
Ant: steady, settled, stationary, stable
Ant: sympathy, goodwil, anmity, esteem