ee SS bitoni a NMDCAT VOCABULARY BRIGHTER RPS AY \ eee el LIST 01 (i — 100) disown, leave, give up, relinquish retain, stay with Abandon 2._| Abate decrease, reduce, diminish, decline | raise, increase, rise, augment 3.__| Abhor Toathe, dislike, detest, hate approve, adore 4 ; renounce, forswear, repudiate, ‘accept, claim, avow Abjure disavow 5. enunciation, rejection, refusal, | adoption, indulgence, Abnegation | abandonment, abdication embracement, embrace, acceptance, espousal 6. abhor, hate, loathe, despise, desire, approve, adore, fancy, Abominate _| execrate, dislike, disdain cherish, prize, hallow, esteem, venerate, idolize 7.__[Aboriginal | local, original, native, indigenous _| immigrant, imported 8 ; reduce, condense, summarise expand, extend, enlarge Abridge shorten, curtail 9. flee, decamp, run away, go away | remain, stay, live in Abscond aay 10.7 |e ‘exonerate, release, pardon, set free | condemn, sentence, incriminate TS from guilt 11. | Abstruse perplexing, hidden, obscure, deep _| simple, open, revealed 12._ [Abysmal terrible, awful dreadful, appalling | superb, excellent, dignified 13._ | Accede ‘grant, consent, assent, comply _| refuse, resign, quit eae agreement, addition, enlargement, | diminution, loss extension (Caas Pena celebrate, admire, lionize, revere, | contempt, blame, animadversion, honour, esteem, exalt, laud disapproval, reproof, hiss, 16. | Accomplish | finish, fulfil, execute, achieve fail, leave undone 17. | sccreaitea | Sa”etioned, authorized, entrusted, | discredited, unauthorised delegated 18, [Accumulate | gather, collect, pile up, store squander, waste, distributeYOUR STEP TOWARDS A | BRIGHTER FUTURE! 7 admit, accept, grant, allow, disavow, dispute, reject, rebut, Acknowledge | concede, confess, appreciate cloak, conceal, negate, negative, disguise 20. ; familiarity, knowledge, ignorance, unfamiliarity Acquaintance dent, ge cognizance, awareness | 2. absolution, clearing, exoneration, | retaliation, accusation, Acquittal exculpation, declaration of arraignment, denun‘ innocence indictment, prosecution - i d-natured, tasteless, 22. yungent, bitter, sharp, sour, tart, | genial, goo e Acrid harsh acid, acidic affable, merry, urbane, mild, droll, pete gentle 23, | Acrimonious _ | bitter, spiteful, rancorous kind, sympathetic, pleasant 24. | Addicted dependent, devoted, accustomed to | unaddicted, free, fed up 28, | Adjacent 1g, close, near, contiguous | remote, distant, far away 26. i postpone, defer, delay, put off, advance, hurry on schedule Adjourn Fcapeaa 21. i admiration, worship, reverence —_| irreverence, contempt, disfiguring, Adoration ‘baring 28. make impure, degrade, debase, __| pasteurize, concentrate, straighten, Adulterate spoil, taint, defile, contaminate, clarify, filter pollute 29. | asin alliance, liking, sympathy, dislike, discord, antipathy, Affinity attraction repulsion, repugnance 30. wealthy, ich, prosperous, opulent, | hand-to-mouth, miserly, Affluent well off, impecunious, deprived, impoverished, small, begeared 31] ssiity nimibleness suppleness, dexterity, | clumsiness, awkwardness alertness 32. | Alienation estrangement, desolation, allegiance, camaraderie, disaffection, division companionship, fellowship 33. | antegianee adherence, loyalty, fidelity, fealty disloyalty, reachery, disaffection, rebellion 34._| Alleviate improve, lessen, lighten, reduce [ escalate, heighten, worsen 35. | attereation avant dispute, discord, friction, | agreement, consensus strife 36 | ambiguous | doubtful, uncertain, suspicious, clean simple, certain, confi io sceptical a , confident 37. | ametiornte restructure, improve, amend, meliorate Worsen, spoil, impair, deteriorateYOUR STEP TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE! —— Amiable lovable, charming, agreeable, Tnlovable, unattractive, loathsome affable : ‘agony, pain, torment, torture, comfort, jubilation, ecstasy Anguish suffering, distress solace, tranquillity, satisfaction, delight 40. | a nnihitate destroy, abolish, nullify, wipe out, estore, ratify, improve reduce 41. | Antagonistic | opposed, adverse, hostile, rival Trendy, sympathetic, associated 2. sudden, unexpected “Anticipate Torestall, forecast, prejude, foresee 43. ; ‘antagonism, dislike, aversion, Tiking, sympathy, attachment Antipathy h hostility 44, : ancient, old, hoary, immemorial | modem, fesh, new, young, recent, Antique novel 45. re ‘converse, reverse, reversal, duplicate, synonym. COPY, Antithesis | inverse, obverse gnalogue, counterpart, replica 46. zamuage, pacify, lessen, alleviate, | provoke, vers enlarge, escalate, ‘Appease Tighten extend, heighten 47. | Applaud ‘admire, praise, cheer, approve ery down, disapprove 48._| Apposite relevant, pertinent, apt irrelevant, inapposite 49. | Apprehend ‘rasp, seize, arest, perceive, fear _] MISS, Telax, let go, misunderstand 30,_| Apprise Inform, notify Prevaricate, misinform 3. : approval, sanction, commendation | disapproval, censure, Approve dissatisfaction 32. 5 Tprannieal, dictatorial, absolute, | reasonable, mild, constitutional Arbitrary imperious 33. Tiery, heated, hot, passionate, calm, cool, impassive a fervent, impassioned, zealous 34,_| Arduous ‘grueling, difficult, laborious easy, light, simple 35. indict, prosecute, put on trial, set free, acquit, exonerate, Arraign bring to trial condone, pardon, excuse, overlook, forgive, discharge ToT ascendancy | superiority, mastery, upper hand _[ submission, servitude 57. ; ‘understand, comprehend, work | misunderstand, misapprehend, Assimilate out, fathom out, make sense of, | misread, miss, misconceive, grasp misconstrue 38. calm, tranguilize, lessen, alleviat vate, agit A ; lessen, alleviate, | Aggravate, agitate eae lighten, allay, amend :; STZP ee ceaeeaoseceeneeseeeeseeeeees} YOUR STEP. DSA, | BRI eR ae! . ation, reconciliat ends, 5% | atonement | &XPiation, reconciliation, amends, | penalty, came propitiation 60, blow up, augment, overestimate, Attenuate amplify, enhance, appreciate, enlarge 3, disdainful, hi h 61. | a vdacious bold, daring, disdainful, insolent, — | timid, sheepis scomful ; ‘weaken 62. increase, enlarge, swell, extend depress, Decrease, weal Augment a undermine es ii tune 6. ae promising, lucky, favorable, ‘ominous, inoppor Auspicious | Promisin 64. 7 hostility, dislike, unwillingness, | affinity ao distaste ; i fession 65. n vocation, recreation, employment | boredom, pro! Avocation of leisure 66. defeat, puzzle, confuse, perplex, | clarify, inform, enlighten "| Baffle ; mystify 67. eschew, resist, impede, obstruct, | accept, yield, submit, comply, a thwart, hinder, prevent relent, accede, acquiesce 68. trite, hackneyed, clichéd, new, interesting, challenging, Banal Platitudinous, ordinary, common _ | original, fresh, novel, unique, unusual, stimulating, distinctive 9. repartee, raillery,ripostes, sallies, | sobriety, temperance, praise Banter swordplay, quips, wisecracks 70. brutal, barbarous, brutish, bestial, | cultured, sophisticated, aes savage, vicious, fieree, ferocious, | gentlemanly, refined, cultivated, oh wicked humane, gracious, civilized, urbane 71. | Barricade fence, obstacle, barrier, hurdle | help, approach, access 2 T payou marsh, marshland, mire, quagmire, | desert, wasteland, current torrent morass, fen, fenland, wetland ®B | Reatific Joyful, ecstatic, seraphic, blissful, | evil, somowhl serene, happy 74, uproar, pandemonium, quiet, peace Bedlam commotion, mayhem, confusion, unrest, furore 7. | Bepuite deceive, cheat, charming, enlighten, alarm, alert, enlighten, attractive, appealing, alluring put right : 76. | Belie Contradict, disprove, oppose, deny attest, prove, affirm, agreedepreciate, deprecate, discredit, disparage, minimize YOUR STEP TOWARDS a BRIGHTER FUTURE SE credit, encourage, enhance, exaggerate 8. = - Belligerent hostile, threatening, antagonistic, _ | friendly, benign, harmonious, 7 bellicose, militant, combative conciliatory, amicable, nonviolent * | Benediction | Men, blessing, prayer, invocation, | anathema, condemnation, dedication malediction 80. | Benevolent | Shitable, benign, Kind, unselfish | malevolent, uncharitable, malice, = stinginess, egoism, merciless 81. | Bequest legacy, inheritance, endowment, | compensation, wages, a estate, heritage remuneration, earnings, penalty 82. | erat rebuke, harangue, criticize, scold, | praise, admire, acclaim, tribute, rt reprimand applaud, compliment, recommend 83. deprived of, robbed of, stripped _| full, filled, crowded, furnished, Bereft of, denuded of crammed, loved, jam-packed, flush, bursting, jammed 84. affected, plagued, tormented, free at ease Beset overwhelmed, overcome, harassed, assail 85._| Bewilder mystify, puzzle, perplex, confuse _| enlighten, illuminate 86. | Bibliophile _| avid reader, book lover ignoramus, illiterate 87. | Bigotry bias, intolerance, narrow- impartiality, objectivity, tolerance, mindedness ‘open-mindedness 88. strange, peculiar, odd, eccentric, | common, standard, normal, pearta unconventional, unorthodox, regular, ordinary, typical, routine, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, | customary abnormal 89. | Biandishment _ | Hattery, coaxing, cajolery, bluntness, disrespect, criticism, fawning indult, affront 90. [ profanity, swearing, cursing, reverence, politeness, piety, lasphemy | obscenity, wickedness piousness, devoutness, devotion, ; religiousness 1. obvious, noisy, vocife Blatant 5 noisy, vociferous, furtive, stealthy, secret, quiet, = clamorous, deliberate gentle, soothing, . heediess, uncaring, careless, 1 Blithe! eet 7 plaintive, droopy, saddened, dark, sual, indifferent, thoughtless disconsolate, miserable, sullen, : ei saturnine, lethargic, dull Boggle er, doubt, waver, shrink, be certain, clarify demur, shirkSSSI Mery TOWARDs , BRIGHTER FUTURA % —— - saadosie i ated, placid, easygoing, docile, 94. coegs ave animated TF ie imperturbable, serene, tranquil, Boisterous rowdy, unruly, noisy, overexcit ae 95 pompous, turgid, fustian, verbose, | humble, simple, quiet, brief, sober * | Bombastie | er speech 96. rude, il-mannered, impolite, cultured, sophisticated, refined, * | Boorish coarse, rough, loutish, uncouth, | polite, gallant, genteel, urbane nude, ignorant, churlish, base 97._| Brandish handle, flourish, swing, wield | arvest, hang, suspend 98. | Brevity shortness, conciseness, Tength, circumlocution, magnitude iia succinctness, summarized 99, abrupt, rude, blunt, bluff, curt, diplomatic, gracious, mannerly, Brusque gruff, surly ‘urbane mishandle, mismanage, mess up, | fix, meliorate, help, better 100. | Bungle make a mess of, botch, spol, mar, | improve, repair, patch, enhance, Ps epi ruin remedy, renovate, revamp (A-D) ay 1. | Abject Terrible and without hope Object The state of being extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful, ete 2. Able To have the necessary physical strength, mental power, skill, time, money, or opportunity to do something: Capable Able to do things effectively and skilfully, and to achieve results 3 Tie To not do something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad: Refrain To avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something 4, Accede To agree to do what people have asked you to do: Concede To admit, often unwillingly, that something is true 5. Accept To Agree To Take Something Except Not Including; But Not: ‘Access The method or possibility of getting near to a place or person: Excess An amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable:YOUR STEP IWARI BRIGHTER RRA Accident Something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that Oftendamages something or injures someone: 7, _ | Incident An event that is either unpleasant or unusual: Adapt To change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses: 8. | Adopt To legally take another person's child into your own family and takecare of him or her as your own child: Adept Having a natural ability to do something that needs skill: Addition The process of adding numbers or amounts together: Edition ‘A particular form in which a book, magazine, 9. or newspaper is published: i ‘An opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how Advice you should act in a particular situation: 10. [Advise To Give Someone Advice: afte To have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in soi someone or something: 1. _| Effect The result of a particular influence: Affection ‘A feeling of liking for a person or place: 12, _[Affectation | Behaviour or speech that is not sincere: Aid Help or support: 1, |Add To put two or more numbers or amounts together to get a total: All ready 14, [Already Before the present time: ‘Allowed To give permission for someone to do something, or to not preventsomething from happenin; 15. [Aloud Ina voice loud enough to be heard: ae Something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of aparticular thing or person: 16, _[Tilusion ‘An idea or belief that is not tue: ‘Alar A type of table used in ceremonies in a Christian church or in other _____| religious buildings Alter To change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristicsof 17. something to change: Amiable Pleasant and friendly ‘Amicable Relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, 18, oftendespite a difficult situation:YOUR STEP TOWARDS , STZP. BRIGHTER FUTUA, \ eo Amity ‘A Good Relationship: —]' 19. | Enmity A fecling of hate: Amoral Without moral principles: Morally wrong, or outside society's standards of acceptable, honest, ae eee andmoral behaviour: A spiritual being in some religions who is believed to be Angel a messenger ofGod, usually represented as having a human form with wings: Aaa The space between two lines or surfaces at the point at which 21, | Ans! they toucheach other, measured in degrees: Artist Someone who paints, draws, or makes sculptures: 22. [Artisan ‘Someone who does skilled work with their hands Ascent The act of climbing or moving upwards: 23, | Assent Official agreement to or approval of an idea, plan, or request: Assy tan A short piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one done by 24. y students as part of the work for a course: Audible Able to be heard: 25. | Edible Suitable or safe for eating: ‘Aural Relating to hearing: 26. [Oral Spoken And Not Written An amount of money that a person who has been accused of aa a crime paysto a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial: il A large amount of something such as hay, paper, wool, or cloth that has 27. beentied tightly together ae A type of dancing where carefully organized movements tell a story ore xpress an idea, or a theatre work that uses this type of dancing: 28.__ | Ballot A system or occasion of secret voting:YOUR STEP. A STZ Seat, TOWARDS A, es BRIGHTER FUTURE! Barret 7 Unable to produce plants or fruit: Baron A low-ranking male member of the nobility (© group of people from a high socialclass) Beach ‘An area of sand or small stones near the sea oF another area of water such as a lake: 30 Beech A tree with a smooth, grey trunk and small nuts, oF thewood from eb this tree: poe ‘A wee with a sooth, grey rank and mall nuts, oF thewood from this tree: - 31. | Bare ‘Without any elothes or not covered by anything: Beat To defeat or do better than: 32. Beet A plant with a thick root, often fed to animalsor used to make sugar Beneficent Helping people and doing good acts: 33.__| Beneficial Helpful, useful, or good: Birth “The time when a baby or young animal comes out ofits mother’sbody: a4, | Berth 'A bed in a boat, train, ete, or a place for a ship or boat to stay in 8 port Born Fo come oat of a mother’s body, and start to exist: 35.__ [Borne Past Participle Of Bear “A device that makes « vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, beige or handlethat makes this device work: To (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or Break more pieces, or to (cause something to) stop working by 36. being damaged: ae A set of leather straps that are put around a : horse's head to allow its rider tocontrol it a7, _| Bridal Ofawoman about to be married, or of a marriage ceremony: Bye Taformal Goodb; By Used To Show The Person Or Thing That Does Something: 38._| Buy To get something by paying money for it: Canon ‘A Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral cae A large, powerful gun, usually attached to two or four wheels, that was 39. used in the past to fire heavy stone or metal balls | Api i = Cabins piece of this cloth used by artists for painti i paints, or the painting itself: Painting on, usually with ofl Tou ica = ~ ao, | Canvass Toy to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the‘OUR STEP a TOWARDS 4 BRIGHTER FUTURE: 51. <, T Cast The actors ina film, play, or show: ; =) 41, | Caste ‘A system of dividing Hindu society into classes, or any of these classes: Casual Casual clothes are not formal or not suitable for special occasions: ‘A relationship, link, ete, between two things in which one causes the “ Causal 42. other: : Cattle Cows and bulls that are kept for their milk or meat: Ketth ‘A container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is. 43. ettle made from plastic or metal Cease to stop something: 44. | Seize To take something quickly and keep or hold it: Cell The smallest basic unit of a plant or animal 45. [Sell 10 give something to someone else in return for money: ‘cae To make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly: neeue ‘A printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your 46. en bank account: oe A boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son Childlike or daughter of any age: 47. [Childish Typical of a child: ce To mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something hashappene: a A place where something is, was, or will be built, or where somethinghappened, is happening, or will happen: 48._| sight the ability to see: Figs A device for measuring and showing time, usually found in or on a building and not worn by aperson: ae A loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves, that fastens at the neck, 7 and is worn instead of a coat ae ‘A small piece of material, used in cleaning to remove din, dust, orliquid: 50. _ | Clothe To Provide Someone With Clothes: eae A state in which a person is unconscious and cannot 7 be woken, caused bydamage to the brain after an accident or illness: 7 The symbol , used in writing to separate parts of 7 asentence showing a slight pause, or to separate thesingle things in a listYOUR STEP VA BRIGHTER FOS Compliment | A remark that expresses Complement | Te make something else seem better or more att jive when combining with it fs Corpse A dead body, usually of a person. - 53._| Corps ‘A military unit trained to perform particular duties: ________—__] i The group of people elected to govern a particular arca, town. OF city, Council ieronp OL ee andorganize services for it: 54. | Counsel To give advice, especially on social or personal problems: | Credible ‘Able to be believed or trusted: i To do something that makes a person, group, gs, | Creditable | 6 oreanization feel proudor receive praise : "A word or action in a play or film that is used as a signal by BE ‘A performer tobegin saying or doing something 56, | Queve ‘Aline of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something: Custom ‘A way of behaving or a belie that has been established for @ longtime: Babi Something that you do often and regularly, sometimes 87. fete withoutknowing that you are doing it: Dear Toved or liked very much: 7 {A large animal, the males of which have wide horns that stick out Ps saad like branches, that lives in forests and eats grass and leaves Deceased ‘A person who has recently died: 59.__ [Diseased Suffering from a disease: Decent Socially acceptable or good: pai A strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about a anofficial suggestion or plan or a popular belief: Defer To delay something until a later time: a. | Differ othe not i something or someone else, either physically or in Dependent ‘Needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existingor operating: Someone who depend: i Dependant » depends on you for financial support, such as Se. a chill or familymember who does not work: Device Anobj Saar [Ane ject or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose: 63, | Devise rs invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually your intelligence orimagination:YOUR ST; ; TOWARD A BRIGHTER Furie Bi yersurfaces outside aa a " Dew 7 ra cnc arrive, etc. at a particular time: E sd to happen, arrive, etc. a 7 64. [Due Expected to hapPe® ts or feclingsor what “A book in which you record your thought Diary hhas happened each day: ; Jer to cows that are used for producing milk, rather than meat, | Used to refer to cows . er tbutten and chess.” «. |" or to foods that are made from milk, such as eam , and cheese: Die To stop living or existing, either suddenly or ~ 4 = 66. Dye To change the colour of ‘something using a special liquid: Discover To find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time: 67.__[Invent To design and/or create something that has never been made before: Dose ‘A measured amount of something such as medicine: 68.__ [Doze To have a short sleep, especially during the day: ‘A piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, Draft often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form: Draught A current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room| 69. Drought A long period when there is little or no rain: [Drop To fall or to allow something to fal (70. [Droop To bend or hang down heavily: Drown To (cause to) die by being unable to breathe underwater: ; To (cause something or Sink ig or someone to) go down below th met en the bottom of a liquid or soft substance: ioe cee Dual With two parts, or combining two things: A formal fight in th i Duel el ic past, using guns or swords, arranged betw ae twopeople as a way of deciding an argument: pceeectiebass101, Cajole NMDCAT VOCABULARY YOUR STEP. LIST 02 (101 — 200) ____ SE ie force, repel, condemn, bully coax, persuade, wheedle, entice 2 = 102, Callous heartless, cold-hearted, uncaring, | sympathetic, sensitive cruel 103. | can dia fair, impartial, just, frank, unfair, partial, biased, ingenuous disingenuous 104, fickle, ineonstant, changeable, | even, stable, invariable, Capricious variable, unstable, mercurial unchangeable, uniform, unarbitrary, immutable 105. | Captivate enthrall, fascinate, charm, enchant | repel, bore, offend 106. | Caress stroke, fondle, hug, embrace repel, discourage 07. it i fit, blessing, boon, comfort 107 | Catastrophe | C*lamity, debacle, disaster, benefi iz cataclysm 108. | ¢, blame, condemn, rebuke, praise, commend, endorse ensure admonish, reprimand 109, 7 ‘ending, pause, rest, ceasing, beginning, continuance Cessation intermission, discontinuance 110. illusion, fantasy, delusion, dream, | demonstrated, tangible, consistent, Chimerical __| fancy, figment of the imagination | verified, factual, infallible, actual, material, corporeal 111. _| Chivairous courtly, heroic cowardly, ungallant 112. | Gireumlocution | ©Phemism, indirectness, brevity, conciseness, con- periphrasis densation, directness, succinetness . bound, i 113. | Gireumseribe | Pou": contain, encircle, enclose, | open, unbound encompass, surround 114,_[Clamour outery, uproar silence, peace 118. | Clemency gentleness, mildness, mercy, harshness, severity leniency 116. | Coalesce merge, combine, cleave, mingle _| separate, divide 17. | cocrce compel, force, subdue, oblige, persuade, lead, free, cooperate, constrain coincide, collaborate“TOWRA PUTORE = P. BRIGH S T Za Te, jncautiouss Fpsensible, incau 118. aware, conscious, apprised, ignorant, inde ‘dead, mindless, Cognizant abreast cold, unguarded, unmindful 119. | Collateral indirect, not lineal, confirmatory Tineal, direct 120._ | Colossal immense, gigantic, huge, large __| small, diminullV’ 121,_] Commensurate | equal, equivalent, tantamount unequal, ncommensUrae z jous 122, | Gommodious | SP8cious, convenient, roomy, cramped, ineommodiou ample Compassion | empathy, pity, sympathy, Kindness [ ruthlessness, antipathy Compendium — | &ollestion, compilation, anthology, | unabridgement broadening treasury, digest 2 - - 128._| Concord unity, agreement, accord, treaty —_| disagreement, discord 2 : 126. | Condone forgive, pardon, excuse, let convict, heed, correct, chasten, someone off with, let go, sink __| doom z - 127. | Conjare implore, beckon, invoke, beseech, | command, repel, disenchant contrive 128. | Connotation | ©Vertone, undertone, undereurrent, | denotation, definition implication, hidden meaning 129. | Conscientious | Honourable, meticulous, uprincipled, dishonourable punctilious 130. | Considerate | Seles, thoughtful, unselfish, thoughtless, selfish attentive 131. | Conspicuous | obvious, noticeable, remarkable _| insignificant, obscure 732._| Conspiracy __| plot, combination, league, intrigue | counterplot 133. defeat, frustrate, raw, minimal, Consummate _ | accomplish, achieve imperfect, incapable, weak, unskillful, rude, fewest, 134. |Contemptible _| despicable, detestable, execrable | admirable, excellent, moral 135. audacious, disdainful, insolent, | considerate, humble, polite, Contemptuous 7 ci scornful, supercilious respectful, reverent 136. | Contrav contradict, interfere, oppose, stand aside, assist, affirm, ntravene | refute, counteract corroborate 137. Tat, fattish, obese, overweight, | stringy. anorexic, sera88¥+ Corpulent plump, portly, stout, chubby rawboned, slender, cadaverous, svelte, waspish 138. | Corroporate [substantiate strengthen, establish | weaken, disapprove ance, disapproval, 139. roval discountenance, , Countenance ~-| Vous sanction, PP forbidSTZP. YOUR STEP TOWARDS A es BRIGHTER FUTURE! ee 140. 7 Counterfeit Orged, spurious, shoddy, snide, | accurate, authentic, genuine, | 7m apocryphal Sincere : 7 enigmatic, mysterious, hard « determined, intelligible, direct, c y . hard to jetermined, intelligible, direct, Typtic understand, confusing, mystifying, | bright, distinct, sure, 7m perplexing, puzzling, unmistakable, apparent, exact, =| Culmination | finality, summit, zenith, top bottom, base 1. 7 43. | cursory transient, rapid, careless, hasty, | leisurely, thorough, careful, : scant minute, profound 144. | ainty palatable, nice, delicate, neat, unpalatable, inelegant, uncritical : stylish, refined M5. | aah hurl, cast, smash, destroy, abash, | retain, encourage, standstill Tush 146. | Daunt dismay, terrify, scare encourage, cheer 147, Dawdle procrastinate, dally, dilly-dally, decide, persevere, push on, loiter quicken 148, lack, scarcity, scarceness, flood, loads, reams, stash, Dearth shortage, shortfall mountain, quantity, stock, lot, surfeit, stockpile, cache 149. weake, enfeeble, enervate, vitalize, fortify, season, Debilitate strengthen, harden, invigorate, rejuvenate, beef, recruit 150. propriety, decency, gravity, impropriety, lack of dignity, levity eee staidness 151._| Decrepit crumbling, decaying, feeble, weak | firm, healthy, solid 152. malformation, ugliness, shape, adornment, beauty, Deformity disfigurement, blemish, conserve, restoration, defacement 153. ; fantasy, illusion, mirage, actuality, fact, reality, truth, verify Delusion hallucination 154. mortifying, unbecoming, admiring, approving Demeaning | humiliating Te pause, stop, hesitate, recoil, shirk, | agree, act promptly, accept, shy consent, accede 156 | eoraved corrupt, degenerate, evil, heinous, | honest, innocent, moral, pious, infamous, nefarious, vile, wicked _| chaste 157, in mocking, ridiculing jeering, credible, rational, logical, Derisive scofling, jibing, pillorying, reasonable, realistic, earnest, teasing, derisory, snide serious, solemn,YOUR STEP TOWARDs , BRIGHTER FUTURE} ——SSS, aes “T consecration, purification, debasement, defilement, | id tification Desecration | profanation, a sacrilege, violation “inional, reasonable, 159, thgue arbitrary, autocratic, dictatorial, somocail c, lawful, representative tyrannical |-provided, well to do 160. | Destitute penniless, wanting, needy, poor _| well-pro dy, straightforward, orderly, 161. Desulto unfocused, rambling, casual, steady, 3 L ry Fenidain systematic 162. | Deteriorate worsen, lower, spoil, decline ameliorate, improve 163. | Dexterity adroitness, skill, facility clumsiness, ineptness 164. | Ditapidated | destroyed, Tuined, wasted restored, in repair 168. | Ditate amplify, expand, widen, broaden _| contract, narrow, squeeze 166. | Ditigence assiduousness, industrious, care | laziness, slackness a Embarrass, make uncomfortable, — | assure, surrender, abet, forfel i make uneasy, abash, disconcert, | calm, facilitate, nurture, 168. | isparage belittle, denigrate, deprecate, care for, approve, compliment, ee depreciate, downgrade endorse, extol, protect, commend, 169. | Disseminate | SP"8d, scatter, disperse, broadcast, | withhold, withdraw, unite, gather diffuse 170. disharmony, discord, atonaity, | concord, agreement, accord, Dissonance —_| cacophony concurrence, peace, harmony, concordance, cooperation, 171. [Dogmatic inflexible, authoritative, fixed undogmatic, vague, exible 172. _| Dwindle decrease, shrink, decline, reduce | increase, BOW, expend, extend —] 173._| Earnest solemn, eager ardent, heartfelt | slack, apathetic, iresolute 174, sti bubbling, boiling, outburst, dullness, flatness Ebullition eruption 175. | eccentricity | 4dness, idiosynerasy, oddiy, cornmonness, normality, quirk ordinariness, Conventionality 176._| Eestasy trance, rapture, transport, delight | agony, Sispleasure, misery 177. | eaneacy force, energy, virtue, potency, weakness, impotence, competency incompetency 178, chagrin, shame, humiliation, composure, confidena Embarrassment discomposure, mortification contentment, exaltation, tem, \ tema; 179._ | Embezzle misappropriate, steal, filch be honest, sincere ay 180._| Embryonic] emergent, feta, unborn, unhatched | mature, late TaterYOUR STEP. TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE! / 181, Enero; intrude, tres - ach aoe espass, infringe, invade, | keep away from, desist, withdraw, 182, respect Endurance sustain Mee: Persist, withstand, | cessation, relinquish, submit, bear, 183.__| Enguitea ae cope, put up with Ba overwhelmed, overcome, swamped | uncovered, prominent * | Enigma mystery, puzzle, riddle, proposition, explanation, answer, 7s conundrum, paradox, problem __| axiom, solution | camut boredom, tedium, listlessness, ‘captivation, engrossment, nnui lethargy, lassitude, languor, enchantment, amusement, restlessness invigoration, animation 186. | Entangle involve, implicate, ravel, ensnare | unravel, free, clear 187. | Entice tempt, allure, attract, yield repel, repulse, resist 188. | Entrap trick, entangle, ensnare, deceive _| set free, liberate 189, personification, embodiment, ‘expansion, enlargement, Epitome incamation, paragon addendum, amplification, supplement 190. undecided, to be decided, perspicuous, bright, plain, Equivocal unresolved, undetermined, defined, certain, blatant, open- uncertain, ambiguous and-shut, 191. earned, scholarly, well educated, | illiterate, lowbrow, informal, Erudite knowledgeable, well read unrefined, benighted, colloquial, unscholarly, 192. | Escalate spiral, increase, intensify, step up _ | decrease, lessen, reduce, weaken 193. | Evasive ambiguous, slippery, shuffling, | frank, honest, sincere equivocal 194. absolve, acquit, vindicate, accuse, implicate Exonerate exculpate 195. _| Explicit obvious, express, definite, precise | implicit, vague 196. erase, remove, delete, rub out, wipe | establish, confirm, fabricate, Expunge out, efface cross out, strike out, preserve, fix, maintain, protect, blot out, blank out mend, sustain, create 197._| Extinguish douse, quench, annihilate, smother | light, kindle 198. | extraneous | f0%ign, extrinsic, immaterial, native, intrinsic, relevant, inessential significant 199. | percents extract, emancipate, free, enslave, bind disentangle give off, give out, discharge, absorb, hold 200. | Exude release, send out, send forth, emit, issue, emanateIR STEP. YOUEWARDS a, STZ PR... prIghTeR FUTURA} a ion in society: Elder An older person, especially one with a respected pos La | onder. Having lived or existed for many years: Elicit To get or produce something, especially information or a reaction: Mlicit Mlegal or disapproved of by society: Having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions: legible (Of writing or print) impossible or almost impossible to read because of 7 being very untidy or not clear: [Eminent Famous, respected, or important: 4. Imminent Coming or likely to happen very soon: | Empire A group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country: A person who is present at a sports competition in order to Umpire make certain that the niles of that particular game are obeyed and 5. to judge if particular actionsare acceptable: [Envelop To cover or surround something completely: 6. | Envelope A flat, usually square or rectangular, papercontainer for a letter Excite To make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm: 7. | Incite To encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant of violent: in Willingly or happily: 8. [Feign To pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, ¢ Treating someone in a — way that. is right or reasonable, Fair or treating a group ofpeople equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment Fire ‘A small controlled fire that is used for heatingor coo 6 fare ‘The money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle suchas a bus or train 30. | Famous Known and recognized by many people:oS BRIGHTER BPSK! Notorious F; Famous for something bad: Farm A place where a . Particular type of animal is kept in large numbers in order to besold 11. | Form Tate fal egin to exist or to make something begin to exist: arther A greater distance from something: Fu ; 12, rther Ifyou go or take something further, you take it to a more advancedstage: Feet 13, | Feat Something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. _ to achieveit: Flea ‘A very small jumping inseet that feeds on the blood ofanimals and humans 14,__| Flee To escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear: Flew Past Simple And Past Participle Of Fl 1s, | Flu ‘A common infectious illness that causes fever and headache: Floor The flat surface of a room on which you walk: ae Powder made fom grain, especially wheat, used for 16. making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc Fowl ‘A bird of a type that is used to produce meat or eges. 17,_ | Foul FOUL speech or other language is offensive, rude, or shocking: ‘A (usuelly religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of Foneral a deadperson: 18, __| Funereal Suitable for a funeral Gait ‘The particular way a horse walks or runs: on ‘A part of an airport where travellers are allowed to get on or off 19. wi a particular aircraft To do something that involves risks that Gamble might result in loss of money orfailure, hoping to get money or achieve success: 20. | Gambol To run and jump in a happy way: Gaol (Old-Fashioned For Jail ee ‘A point scored in some sports, such as football and hockey, when 21. a playergets the bal into this area:‘OUR STEP 7 COWARDS a BRIGHTER FUTUR, s sing to most or all people, things. Involving or rela idered as a unit: General or places, especiallywhen these are consider i hed regularly about ‘A serious magazine or newspaper that 1S published regulary Journal ‘ ject: 22. aparticular subject: : i itles, and "A hard, transparent material, used (0 make windows, bot Glass bjects: cotherobjects: - 23.__| Gloss ‘A smooth, shiny appearance on the surface of something: Graceful ‘A quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way: 24. | Gracious Behaving in a pleasant, polite, calm wa Great Large in amount, size, or degree: 25, __ | Grate To rub food against a grater in order to cut it into a lot of small pieces: Hair The mass of thin thread-like structures on the headof a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of @ person or animal: 26, | Hare An animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears Hear To receive or become conscious of a sound using your ears: ec Used at the beginning of a statement to introduce someone or 21. something: es Hale ly of old people) healthy and strong: Hail ‘A lot of similar things or remarks, thrown orshouted at someone at the 28. | same time: H ‘The room just inside the mainentrance of a house, apartment, or other building thatleads to other rooms and usually to the stairs: 29, | Haul To pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty: Hard Not easy to bend, cut, or break: Heard To receive or become conscious of a sound using your ears: 30, | Hera ‘A large group of animals of the same type that live and feed together: Haven A safe or peaceful place: 31._| Heaven ‘A situation that gives you great pleasure: 32, Heal To make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury:ZS STEP. =z YOUR S WARDS A Ss BRIGNER FUTURE! — Heel The part of a sock or shoe that covers the heel of the foot Hill An area of land that is higher than the surroundingland: Hew To cut a large piece out of rock, stone, or another hard material in A rough way: 33,_| Hue (A degree of lightness, darkness, strength, etc. of) a colour: | Higher Used to refer to an advanced Jevel of education: a4 | Hire To employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job: Hoard To collect large amounts of something and keep it for yourself, often in a secretplace: 35._| Horde In very great numbers: Human Of or typical of people: ring kir vards others, especially those anaue Showing kindness, ere, and sympathy towards others, esp 36. who are suffering: Having P pee Hung ‘an equal or nearly equal number of members with opposing opinions, so that no decisions can be made: Hanged To fasten or support something at the top leavingthe 37. ange other parts free to move, or to be held in this way: Ice Water that has frozen and become solid, orpieces of this: The small, soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from Snow the sky when it is cold, or thewhite layer on the ground and other surfaces that itforms: 38. Idle Not Working Or Being Used: 39. | Idol Someone who is admired and respected very much: Morally wrong, or outside society's standards of acceptable, honest, pamoret andmoral behaviour: eteeiat Very special and famous and therefore likely to be remembered for 40. a longtime: Imperial Belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it: 41. __| Imperious Unpleasantly proud and expecting to be obeyed Industrial In or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc.: 42.__| Industrious An industrious person works hard:russ WARDS RISTER FUTURRY Jiful, or (ofa thing) skilfully made ind methods: (Ofa person) very intelligent and ind involving new ideas a yy that seems silly: incere, and trusting, sometimes in a wa. 43.Se i NMDCAT ‘TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE! VOCABULARY LIST 03 (201 - 300) | 201. _| Faction clique, coterie, caucus, unity, whole, entirety 202._ | Fastidious __[ particular, meticulous, finicky indifferent, careless 293, | Feeble weak, debilitated, frail, faint, dim, | strong, vigorous, sane imbecile 204. | Felicity joy, happiness, bliss, gladness, | misfortune, sorrow, grief, misery, blessedness sadness 205. | Fervent enthusiastic, glowing, vehement, | cool, unimpassioned, lethargic 206. | Fiasco failure, disaster, catastrophe, jim-dandy, blockbuster, debacle, shambles phenomenon 207. Tabricated, false, untrue, not real | true, genuine, actual, factual 208. ‘symbolic, typical, metaphysical __| actual, straightforward, literal 209. purloin, thieve, take for oneself, | contribute, buy, bestow, give, help oneself to, loot purchase, present, donate, hand over 210. _| Flimsy weak, slight, thin, trivial substantial, serious, sturdy 211. | Fluctuate | waver, vacillate, vibrate, oscillate, | adhere, stick swing 212. | Foresee anticipate, predict, forecast, expect, | misinterpret, overlook envisage, envision, Forgo decline, give up, sacrifice, waive | demand, keep, preserve Fortify secure, strengthen, brace, weaken, discourage, unnerve encourage, entrench 215. | Fragile weak, brittle, frail, delicate, strong, solid, tough, flexible, frangible, friable malleable 216. | Frail infirm, weak, weakened, feeble, | fit, hale, chesty, stouthearted, enfeebled, debilitated square-shouldered, rigid, buirdly, lusty, durable 217. | Fraudulent | deceitful, dishonest, cheating, honest, candid, sincere falsified 218. | Frivolous | frolicsome, foolish, vain, grave, serious, hthearted 219._| Frown glower, grimace, pout, scowl smileTOWARDs BRIGHTER FUTY}! udence, generosity, profligacy jence, ee eee eetoas i = Gpan, above board, overt, obvious a fers soni ; Tiility, advantage, profitable 222, fessness, useless, vanity, cere reese pen noning jJoyousness, festivity, Gaiety {oll cheerfulness it concur . gree, admit, con 324. | Gainsay eppese, paysay, deny, dispute _} 00% tranquility 225, | Gale Blizard, breeze, eyelones pe hurricane, tomado, typhoon : = i oltroonery 226, | Gallantry | courage, bravery, heroism, chivalry | cowardice, P ined ~ fcuous, restra 227. | Garish gaudy, lurid, loud, over-bright, pean ed, elegant, appropriate, harsh, glaring unflashy 228. |Garrulous | talkative, voluble, verbose, tacitun, laconic gushing 229. | Ghastly frightening, spectral, pallid, corporeal, alive, pleasing horrible 230. | Gloomy depressed, dark, dreary, grey, dim | cheerful, bright, gay 231. | Grandeur | majesty, splendor, greatness, shabbiness, sordidness sumptuousness 232. | Graphic visual, symbolic, pictorial, enigmatic, indistinguishable, dark, depietive, illustrative blurry 233. | Gratification | satisfaction, enjoyment, delight, | disappointment, dissatisfaction fulfilment 234. | Gratuitous | complimentary, voluntary, mercenary, paid for, hired spontaneous 235. [Gruesome | ghastly, grim, grisly, hideous, charming, delightful, pleasing lurid, macabre 236. | Gullible naive, credulous, trusting, critical, doubtful, dubious, susceptible skeptical 237. | Hamper panier, shackle, clog, hinder, release, accelerate fetter 238. | Harangue |rade, lecture, diatribe, homily, | citation, homage, spoechlesoness polemic, rant, fulmination encomium, hush, accolade 239. [Harmony _| synchronization, concord, discord, disagreement agreement, accordSTZP.... SES YOUR STEP. TOWARDS A, BRIGHTER FUTURE! protected, safeguarded | 240. | Hazardous adventurous dangerous, timid, safe, threatening 241. Herculean titanic, laborious, colossal, difficult | slight, easy. simple 242. | Hilarity ‘amusement, mirth, laughter, boredom, depression merriment, light-heartedness 243. | Homogencous | standardized, uniform, similar, | heterogencous, mixed pure 244. [Humility | self-effacement, humbleness, pride, arrogance modesty 245. | Hypocritical | treacherous, disloyal, false, ‘candid, honest, loyal, moral, traitorous sincere 246. | Imbibe ‘absorb, engross, assimilate, digest _| eject, discharge, vomit 247. | Imitate ‘pe, copy, mimic, impersonate __| create, originate 248. | Immaculate | faultless, spotless, stainless, tidy spotted, stained, blemished 249. | Immerse ‘duck, dip, plunge, douse, submerge | draw out, drain 250. [Immunity | exemption, release, freedom, ‘subjection, liability privilege 251. | Impasse ‘deadlock, dead end, stalemate, _| breakthrough checkmate, stand-off 252. | Impatient ‘exasperated, restless, hasty, patient, subr irascible 253. [Impeach ,, | accuse, araign, charge, indict, | exonerate, pardon, forgive "| incriminate 254, | impediment _| impairment, hindrance, prevention _| facility, liberty 255. | Impenetrable | impassable, impermeable, ‘accessible, open, permeable impervious 256. | Imperative | obligatory, commanding, ‘unimportant, submissive, not important, essential «/ ( _»_ | compulsory 257. | Impertinent _| disrespectful, irrelevant, impudent _| pertinent, relevant _ 258. | Impinge affect, have an effect on, havea | miss, skirt, avoid bearing on, toucl 259. | Implicit unspoken, implied, inferred, covert | expressed, exposed, explicit 260. | Imposter phony, cheat, rogue, sham, | honest person, candid 261. | Impudence | Impoliteness, Impertinence, Respect, reverence Boldness 262. | Tnaccessible _| unapproachable, distant, remote __| approachable, accessible 263. | Inadvertent attentive, heedful, thoughtful inattentiye, careless, oversightedIntrude inder, subdue Ferment, | discourage, hinder, 264. [Incite enflame, arouse, exhort, fe a ——— ilar, congruous, < becoming, similar, COMETS 265. | Incongruous | out of place, out of keeping, ited. | decent, tolerable, decorous, inappropriate, unsuitable, uns sectttrnable « Gok - inflict loss, herm 266. | indemnify | insure, compensate, reward, repay _| inflict Tove, remit, advocate, 267. | Indict charge with, accuse of, arraign for, co aie acquit, k ct te mY al a oT take to court for , Gahanie-ahitive ; ise, exuberance, 268. |Indolence | laziness, idleness, slothfulness, | drive, enterpr “orightliness, sloth, shiftlessness, inactivity, animation, vim, sp 3 vigor, jazziness 269. | Industrious diligent, busy, active, laborious idle, lazy 270. | Inevitable | foreseeable, unavoidable, avoidable, unnecessary necessary 271. | Inexorable | unstoppable, inevitable, flexible, benevolent unchangeable, relentless | 272. [Insane , Foolish, Silly, Stupid, Impractical, | sensible, sane Ridiculous 273. | Insipid characterless, tasteless, dull, ~ tasty, well-flavored flavored “ 274. | Insolvent bankrupt, broke, impecunious affluent, rich, well-to-do 275. | Instantaneous | prompt, immediate, quick, future, remote, tardy momentary, ; 276. | Interim meantime, meanwhile, intervening | everlasting, long-range, timeless, \, time, interval, interlude dateless, extended, set, final, unqualified, long-term 277. | Intermission | interval, suspension, stoppage -».'| continuance, resumption 278. | Intervention | interposition, mediation, neglect, hindrance Jj _| involvement 279. | Intimidate | browbeat, bulldoze, bully, daunt, | blandish, encourage, induce dismay, terrorize 280. | Intrepid fearless, unafraid, undaunted, startled, disturbed, chicken, IZ dauntless, undismayed, unalarmed, | concemed, scary, gutless, y dismayed, nerveless 281. | Intricate involved, complicated, obscure, straightforward, simple, clear, easy knotty oy, bp 282. interrupt, invade, encroach, keep away, respect interfere os/~""STZ R. YOUR STEP. TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE! 283. | Intuiti tion Perception, insight, instinct, ‘calculation, inference awareness ; 284. | Invi = Invigorate | revitalize, strengthen, stimulate | weaken, unnerve 2 . ns 85. | Involuntary | unintentional, compulsory. Voluntary, spontancous automatic 286. | Irksome wearing, tiresome, tedious, leasant, casy Pl difficult 287. | Itinerant peripatetic, wandering, nomadic, 7 [/stationary, settled | 288. | Jaundiced | biased, prejudiced, mists, [unprsudiced, ‘unbiased, trusting, distrustful) y4, | confident 289. | Jaunty cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, tired, boring, lethargic, lazy, jolly, joyful, gleeful, glad sleepy, dead, torpid, unstylish, inert, dull 290. | Jeopardy danger, hazard, menace, peril, risk, ‘defence, protection, safety , threat, uinnii'y rylacwls8 Lee fil 291. | Jettison® Temove, offload, discharge, drop, _ | acquisition, accumulation, deliver, deposit, set down, leave __| acquirement 292. | Jocose contented, cheerful, cheery, merry, | miserable, sullen, unhappy, joyful, jovial, jolly, joking, jocular, | forlom, heavyhearted, comfortless, gleeful) x anguished 293. | Jubilant triumphant, exulting, rejoicing, despondent, despairing thrilled . sate imished, infamous, disreputable | Reputable, famous 7 umb anaesthetized, insensible, lively, active, vigorous, aware - paralyzed, deadened 2. Obdurate obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, _| relenting, persuadable, charitable, willful affectionate, gracious, complaisant 343. | Obedient utiful, good, well-behaved mischievous, stubborn, rebellious 344. | Obeisance | respect, homage, worship, disobedience, noncompliance adoration, reverence, veneration 345. | Oblivion ‘unconsciousness, forgetfulness, | memory, remembrance obscurity 346. | Obnoxious | exposed, harmful, hateful, fice, cheerful, harmless, humane, odious, offensive lovable, pleasing 347. | Obsessed addicted, addictive, hooked, instinctive, natural, unconcemed compulsive 348. | Obstinate | stubbom, determined, inflexible | amenable, flexible 349. _ | Obtuse simple-minded, stupid, dull intelligent, bright 350. | Onerous arduous, burdensome, laborious _| light, easy, trifling 351. | Oppress tyrannize, crush, harass, relieve, help dominate 352. | Opulent copious, abundant, profuse, economical, stingy, depressed, prolific, plentiful, luxuriant impecunious, meager 353.__| Oration discourse, speech, address Silence, writing 354.__| Orifice cavity, opening, aperture, hole _| ending, blockage 355.__| Ostentatious | flashy, boastful, pretentious reticent, restrained 356. | Ostracize | exclude, shun, spum, cold- Allow, socialize include shoulder, give someone the cold shoulder, reject, repudiate 357. [Overture | proposal, offer, invitation, withdrawal, finale approach 358._|Palatable | edible, tasty, appetizing, pleasant | unpalatable, tastelessintangible, mysterious fous ———— nificant 359. Tangible, intense, deep, obvio = ‘great, sufficient, signi! < 7 - cguarly, miserable b inferior, irrelevan 360. trivial, little, begearly, subordinate, inferior i 361, Supreme, predominant, unimportant - por {, essenti a vagance impomant essentl naw generosity, extavaean 362. stinginess, frugality, thril h 4 miserliness = adequate, ce, multitude, 363 arity, ewes, dficieney, | abundance, 363. ai inadequate coligent ive, gay, happy, neglig 364. meditative, thoughtful, sorrowful _| active, gays oe a ; juring 365. recurrent, everlasting, perpetual__| temporary, unen 366. determination, persistence, slackness, inconstancy steadiness 367. sharp, acute, penetrating soft, low, blunt 368. summit, apex, vertex, zenith, bottom, nadir, depth 369. even-tempered, calm, equable, _ | clamorous, earsplitting, rowdy, ‘tranquil, imperturbable, noisy, frantic, frenzied, windy, unexcitable unstrung, skittish, 370. ‘annoy, harass, pester please, comfort, solace 371. specious, credible, convincing, | doubtful, implausible, incredible, believable suspect 372. | Plunge drop, immerse, dip, fall draw out, come out, ascend 373. | Preamble Overture, introduction, preface, | conclusion, ending foreword 374 | Precarious | unwarranted, risky, uncertain | safe, secure 375. | Precipitate | hasien, expedite delay, retard 376. _| Preclude Prevent, stop, hinder, hamper | help, allow, permit 377. _| Predicate base, assert, affirm, establish deny, doubt 378.__| Prejudiced | biased, slanted, subjective unbiased, disinterested 379. | Proclamation | declaration, announcement, silence, secret, obscurity ordinance 380. | Prodigal reckless, extravagant, profligate cr, economic 381. | Profane blasphemous, unconsecrated, sacred, religious impious 382. | Profound deep, fathomless, ex shallow, abstruse 383. | Profuse plentiful, lavish, prodigal meagre, sharing, 384. __| Progeny posterity, offspring, issue ancestors, parents, forefathersYOUR STEP TOWARDS A, BRIGHTER FUTURE! ——— Prolific oan _ “ ive, productive, fruitful unproductive, barren _| disposed to, ine = ‘hosed to, inclined, prostrate | averse, upright dike Press, push, shove, thrust, urg discourage. pull. st praeatE -thnust, urge _| discourage, pull. stop pau Impeach, indict, pursue abandon, defend ro ‘type | archetype, exemplar, ideal, copy, counterpart, duplicate original Provident | prudent, foreseeing, thrifty improvident, extravagant Provisional | conditional, contingent, tentative, | conclusive, definite, permanent dependent Prudent judicious, cautious, economical, __| imprudent, injudicious, incautious frugal 393. | Quack fraud, charlatan, imposter professional, qualified 394. | Qualm scruple, pang of conscience, confidence. self-assurance, twinge of conscience, twinge of | conviction, certitude remorse 395. | Quarry pit, mine, excavation, victim, carnivore, hunter, pursuer, prey, victim predator, chaser, murderer 396. | Quash quell, repress nullify, annul, ratify, confirm, restore cancel 397. | Quaver tremble, quiver, shake, flutter, __ | calm, remain, stay vibrate, pulsate, oscillate, fluctuate, waver, ripple 398. | Quell calm, placate, subdue encourage, agitate 399. | Quench’ slake, satisfy, dowse, extinguish, put | Tight, ignite, arouse out 400. | Quirk fluke, accident, peculiarity, foible | inability, usualness 1. | Pale A pale light or colour is not bright or strong: Pain a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury or illness: 2.__| Pane a flat piece of glass, used ina window or door:YOUR STEP [ARDS A ST@ ro erieR FUTURE! Samat ———— a two people who have a romantic relationship or are doing something ail together: 3___ | Pare to reduce something, especially by a large amount: Pea (especially of soldiers or the police) to go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger: Pe a liquid obtained from petroleum, used especially as ‘etrol . re a fuel for cars and other vehicles: Pattern a particular way in which something is done, is organized, or happens: ‘ Petae! person or group that supports an activity or organization, especially a by givingmoney: Peace freedom from war and violence, especially when people live and wor Ktogether happily without disagreements: 6. Piece a part of something: Peal When bells peal, they ring with a loud sound: 2 Peel to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables: Perfect complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or withoutfault: 8. Prefect a very important official in the government or the police: {0 treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because Persecute of theirrace, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leavethem alone: to continue to take part in 9, __| Froweeate "| planned jrodiPotactivition, copccially awar ip spt ry Ree relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to fen a groupor an organization: the people who are employed in a company, organization, or one of 10, _| Personnel thearmed forces: Plain not decorated in any way: with nothing added: (us also airplane) a vehicledesigned for ar travel, with wings and one Plane, or moreengines: un | Plan a set of decisions about how to do something in the future: a very small hole in the skin of people or other animals, or v,__| Pore a similar hole on thesurface of plants or rocks:YOUR STEP TO! BRICHVER FOYE See Caer eee to make a substanc Pour anothercontanes 6 0 8 container especially imo the substance ie pre a iMEAUST ne side of the container that Popular like a p—cbwlat___| liked. enjoyed. or supported by many Y people Poputous oe 1B. A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living ini Pi a ractice action rather than thought oF ideas. Pence todo 7 ractise * Play something regularly or repeatedly in order to hecomeskilled at .. it: Pray to hope for something very much: | 18, Prey an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal | Principal first in order of importance: | a | Prinefp| a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how | 16. fee: something happens orworks: money that Profit is eared in trade or business after paying the costs ofproducing and se ling goods and services 17,__ | Prophet a person who supports a new system of beliefs and principles: Quiet having little activity or excitement and few people: 18. Quite used to show agreement with someone's opinion: Rain drops of water from clouds: 19.__| Reign to be the king or queen of a country: Rare to completely destroy a city, building, ete. 20. _| Raise 10 lift something to a higher position: Respectful__| showing admiration for someone or something: considered to be socially acceptable because 21.__| Respectable | of your good character.appearance, or behaviour Right If you are right about something or someone, you are correct in yourjudgment or statement about it, him, or her: 2, | Rite (a usually religious ceremony with) a set of fixed words and actions: 2 a circular piece ofjewellery wom especially onyour finger:STZ YOUR STEP RDS A ark ever FUTURE! 1p and breaking its neck Wring to kill a bird or other animal by twistins Rode 24. Road along, hard surface built for, vehicles to travelalong: Role the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation organization, society, or relationship: Roll to (cause something to) move somewhere by turningover and over or 25, from side to side: Root the part of a plant that grows down into the earthto get water and food and holds the plant firm in theground 26.__| Route a particular way or direction between places: Soar to rise very quickly to a high level: a ab painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much . use: Sail When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water: 28. | Sale an act of exchanging something for money: Scent a pleasant natural smell: 29. | Sent past simple and past participle of send Seem to give the effect of being: to be judged to be: a line where two 7 Scam oe join, especially a line of sewingjoining two pieces of cloth or le . ather: Sell to give g to someone else in return for mone 31. Cell the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal based on or acting on Sensible good judgment and practical ideas or understanding: a casily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to go,__| Sensitive beupsevembarrassed, or angry: ‘ join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them Si tos PI wad with a needle 33. | Sow to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will rows a covering that is put over an electric light in order to make it Shade lessbright: aq, __| Shadow an area of darkness, caused by light beingblocked by something:rouse BRIGHTER ASA SEE | Sin the o i fence of breaking, or the breaking of a religious or moral law: illegal activities Crime i to Sink (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to ~ the bottom of a liquid or soft substance, jr ‘own 10 (cause t0) die by being unable to breathe underwater: oe cating 0 activities in which you meet and spend time with ‘er peopleand that happen during the time when you are not working: 37. Sociable Sociable people like to meet and spend time with other people: Soul the quality of 4 person or work of art that shows or produces deep goodfeelings: 38. Sole not shared with anyone else: Stair a set of steps that lead from one level of abuilding to another: sa to look for a long time with i the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking: ' the things needed for writing, such as paper, pens,pencils, Stationery | and envelopes 40. Stationary not moving, or not changin; Statute a law that has been formally approved and written down ‘an object made from a hard material, especially stone or metal, fs Statue to look like a person or animal: 1 to take something without the permission or knowledge of a the owner andkeep it: ; a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making a Steel things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles and buildings: Story a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events: 43.__| Storey a level of a building: Straight continuing in one direction without bending or curvin; 44.__| Strait a narrow area of sea that conneets twolarger arcas of sea:STZ OUR STEM s a - TOWARDS fer ee : ade from the a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are m Suit material: 0 wen yhen coal, Wo' ‘er composed mainly of carbon, produced w! 4s,___ | Soot ned: a oretuan 5. mi , Gi to 3 5 (especially of food or drink) having a taste similar to that one not bitteror salty: - 46. | s the clear. salty liquid that you pass throughyour skin: rT s : lieve: Tale a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to bel Ta part of an animal's body, sticking out from thebase of the back, or 47. a something similar in shape orposition: Tamper to speak to and try to influence someone involved in a legal case: 48.__| Temper the tendency to become angry very quickly: Team a number of people or animals who do something together as a group: 49. | Teem to rain heavily: Temporary __| not lasting or needed for very long: so, _| Temporal relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritualone 50. s a male singer with a high voice, or (especially in combinations) Tenor @ musicalinstrument that has the same range of notes as the tenor singing voice: 51.__| Tenure the right to remain permanently in a job: Thorn a small, sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant 52.__| Thorne Tide the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day: to fasten together two ends of a piece of string or Tied other long, thinmaterial, or to (cause to) hold together with 53. a long, thin piece of string,material, etc Too ‘more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enough: 54. | Two the number 2:NMDCAT VOCABULARY _ LIST 05 (401 - 500) Aion Radiance parkle, glow, dullness, dimness 402. | Ragged unkempt, raggedy, tom, jagged ‘untor, even, fixed 403. | Rancid recking, tainted, sour, rank sweet 404, | Random casual, desultory, haphazard formal, invariable, orderly, systematic 405. | Reciprocal | shared, communal, mutual, individual, independent, correlative unilateral 406. | Rectify repair, renew, remedy, renovate _| destroy, save, keep, conserve, repair 407. [Redundant | jobless, exuberant, excessive essential 408. | Relinquish | abandon, abdicate, cede, retain, cherish, possess, maintain renounce, resign, yield 409, | Renegade ‘waitor, defector, deserter, zealot, adherent, loyal, disciple, tumcoat, betrayer partisan, follower, militant, loyalist, fanatic, supporter. 410. | Reprehensible | deplorable, disgraceful, delectable, welcome, encouraged, discreditable, disreputable, innocent, satisfying, shameful unobjectionable 411. | Repudiate | disclaim, renounce, reject, deny __| allow, admit 412. |Repugnant | inacceptable, obnoxious, agreeable, pleasant distasteful, offensive 413. | Repulsive | abhorrent, abominable, ‘admirable, alluring, amiable, disgusting, loathsome charming 414. | Resolute staunch, determined, firm, irresolute, undecided stubborn 415. _| Revolt rebellion, uprising, mutiny loyal, obey, submit 416. _| Ridiculous — | ludicrous, laughable, absurd grave, serious 417. _| Righteousness | virtue, uprightness, goodness ungodliness, dishonesty 418,_| Robust strong, hale, stout, lusty, portly _| thin, lean, weak, fragile 419. | Ruinous disastrous, dilapidated, harmful whole, sound—Taisagsrcement, extrangement, breach, brea a Tae rural, simple, rude, clowish 422. _| Sacrilegions | violating, profane, impious 423. Saddle lumber, load, burde - ade 7 i ihrious, NOXIOUS, 424, | Satubriows | healthy, health-giving, healthful, phere Ne ut, injurious, ee unhealthy, unvonnid, weak, infections wife, hopeless, pallid 425. | Sanguine | confidem, optimistic, cheerful, | pessiminsic, hopeless, p hopeful - 426. | Sarcastic biting, caustic, cutting, sardonic octal ary, flattering, fvorable 427. | Savory piquant, tasty, palatable, spicy unsavory, ta 428. | Scanty insufficient, meapre, imdequate, | abundant, ples scarce Bp, | 429. | Sceptic agnostic, atheist, doubter, unbeliever zeal 430. | Seclusion privacy, quie withdrawal 431. | Sedate calm, compe solemn, staid 432._| Stender slim, _| tat, bulky, stout, strong, 433. | Sojourn say, visi dwell, xo, leave, depart residence 434._| Solace console, comfort, pease vex, pain, iritation 435. _| Solitary Tone, single, wecluded sociable, combined 436._| Sordid dirty, foul, filthy clean, polished [437.__| Sovereign royal, royal, authority subject, subordinate _| 436. [Speculation | conjecture, thoupht, theory action, fact 439. [Splenetie ~~ | spiteful, imtable, waspish, agreeable, benign fractious 440. [Spontaneous _| voluntary, without prep involuntary, with prior preparation 441. [Spurious | illegitimate, forged, counterfeit, | penuine, authentic, accurate, rw i shoddy sincere 442. | Squander | misuse, dissipate, waste save, evanTOW, BRIGHTER UGA ee Fapeaton eels same faithful, firm, resolute, stem infirm, unstead; Steadfast unwaverin; 7s Toval 18, fixed, established, unfixed, infirm Steep vertical, abrupt, precipitous flat, gentle, level, low Stout stalwart, strong, robust, portly thin, lean, weak Stray wander, err, deviate /, continue, domesticated Subtle ice, deli . nice, delicate, rare, thin, crafty rough, coarse, unrefined, simple Susceptible | vulnerable, sensitive, insusceptible, hard, resistant impressionable 5 ra 5 450. | Suspicious | distrustful, doubtful, questionable | certain, trustful, clear 451. | Taciturn close, reticent, uncommunicative, | communicative, open, secretive unreserved, talkative 452. | Tangible palpable, tactile, substantial impalpable, unreal, abstract 453. |Tantamount | undistinguishable, equivalent, _| unequal, non-equivalent, diverse equal 454. | Tenacious sticky, adhesive, clinging, gluey, | irresolute, hesitating. docile, gummy, glutinous, viscid, vacillating, faithless, non- viscous, mucilaginous adhesive, yielding 455. | Terrestrial _| native, earthy, worldly heavenly, celestial, cosmic 456. | Terse compendious, laconic, concise,” | lengthy, talkative, tedious brief Z57. | Testimony _| testament, witness, deposition | concealment, denial, opposition 458. | Thrifty frugal, provident, economical prodigal, uneconomic, wasteful 459. | Thwart “oppose, frustrate, balk, foil, help, advance, permit, allow inhibit 460. _| Torment nuisance, pain, torture | 461. | Tranquil calm, quiet, composed, peaceful 462. | Transcend | go beyond, rise above, cut across _| lose, fail, diminish | 463. | Treachery __ | disloyalty, perfidy loyalty, faith, fidelity 464. | Triumph conquest, victory, achievement | fail, defeat, loss, fiasco 465. | Turbulent | blustering, riotous, stormy, violent | tranquil, peaceful 466. | Turmoil bustle, confusion, hurry quiet, peacefulness 467. | Tyrant oppressor, despot, autocrat constitutional, sovereign, democratSTZPR. 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YOUR TARDS Ay 468. | Unanimous | undisputed, accordant, discordant, disagreeing harmonious 469. | Uncanny striking, remarkable, ‘expected, commonplace, natural, extraordinary, unusual, evident, everyday, prosaic, exceptional, astounding, regular, wonted astonishing, incredible, conspicuous pa 470. | Unwieldy cumbersome, unmanageable, practicable, serviceable, practical, vunhandy manageable, handy, functional, useful, graceful, wieldy 471. | Usurp seize, take over, expropriate, take | relinquish, abdicate, bestow possession of 472. | Utopian ultimate, ideal, imaginary, naive » | practical, real 473. | Vacillation | indecisiveness, hesitation, decision, firmness wavering 474. | Vagrant nomadic, wandering, roaming __| settled, homely 475._| Valiant courageous, brave, gallant cowardly, unheroic 476. | Vanquish conquer, overcome, subdue surrender, capitulate, submit 477._|Venerable | respected, reverend, grave trifling, light, loathsome 478, | Veracity truth, reality, correctness fiction, unreality 479. Verbose wordy, diffuse, long-winded, terse, silent, speechless repetitious 480. | Veratious | annoying, harassing, irtating, | satisfying, pleasing, soothing, knotty < Z easy, simple 481. | Vicious faulty, defective, comupt, perfect, incorrupt, moral depraved 482, | Vindietive | revengefu, spiteful, malevolent, | benevolent, Kind, forgiving, malicious friendly, generous 483. | Voracious | insatiable, greedy, ravenous satiable, satisfied 484. | Vulnerable _ | weak, exposed, untenable, fortified, strong, invulnerable, defenseless guarded, invincible 485. | Wan dim, faint, weak, feeble, pale blushing, clear, bright, colorful, healthy 486. | Wangle contrive, manipulate, manoeuvre, | Teave alone, ignore, mishandle engineer, devise, orchestrate 487. | Whift brief smell, trace, sniff, scent, | gist, essence, kemel, abundance odor, aroma 488. | Whimsical | freakish, fanciful, eccentric, serious, staid, sensible, capricious predictableYOUR STEP. STER TOWARDS A, BRIGHTER FUTURE! SS 739, Wistful pensive, thoughtful, dream, 1, happy, heedless, airy, [4 moody, nostalgic i“ fe ove [490. | Wrangle dispute, quarrel, squabble, row. ‘peace, agreement, harmony 491, | Wretched unfortunate, sad, miserable, fortunate, happy, joyous, x dismal, sorry contended 492, | Wry ironic, sardonic, satirical, t forward, clear | mocking, scoffing, sneering, : derisive, scomfil, sarcastic 493. | Xenophobia fea of foreiners, racism, impartiality, tolerance, open ationalism mindedness 494, | Yearn hanker, long, pine, crave, covet, | be satisfied, be contended, Jong for dislike, abjure, hate 495, | Yield forgo, give in, surrender, resist, withhold, refuse relinquish, concede a 496. | Zeal Passion, eagerness apathy, weakness 497._| Zealot Fanatic, maniac, enthusiast moderate, deserter 498. | Zenith top, apex, climax, pinnacle, base, bottom, foot, abyss summit 499, | Zephyr waft, draught, gentle breeze storm, tornado, hurricane 500. | Zest brio, dash, drive, energy, gusto, _ | duliness, blandness, exhaustion, pleasure, spirit dislike, weariness, distaste LIST 05 (U-Z) ____ Unable To Not Be Able To Do Something: pernie To make someone able to do something, or to make 1 something possible: Urban Ofor in acity or town: 2, |rbane | Sitpottelasacal seats wee Vain Unsuccessful; of no valu Vein The frame of a leaf or an insect’s wing Vané A flat, narrow part ofa fan, propeller, etc, that tums because of 3. the pressure ofair or liquid against it Vale Used in the name of some valleys: 4, | Veil A piece of thin material worn by women tocover the face or head:YOUR STEP. SA STZP... was ‘To make a long, high ery, usually because of pain oF sadness: A type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you Vocation should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suitsyou in this way: | Vacation Wait To be done or to happen at a later time: 6.__| Weight ‘The amount that something or someone weighs: Wake To walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction: >, _ | Wonder To ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something Wast An unnecessary or wrong use of moncy, substances, time, energy, e : abilities, tc.: Waist The part of the body above and slightly narrower than the hips: 8. ly igh To raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting Wave someone, telling someone to do something, or adding, emphasis to an expression: Waive To not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to 9. be obeyed: to. [Way A route, direction, or path: Weight ‘The amount that something or someone weighs: won The conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, ca or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area: 1, | Whether (sea especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts) if, or eau A period of seven days, especially either from Monday to Sunday or sa from Sunday to Saturday: 12. Weak Not physically strong: Wet Covered in water or another liquid: To increase someone's interest in and wish for something, usually by . ‘Whet giving them a small experience of it: 14. _ | Willing To be happy to do something if it is needed: %YOUR STEP. TOWARDS A I BRIGHTER FUTURE! a, (Of something bad) done intentionally, or (of a person) determined to do exactlyas you want, even if you know it is wrong: An alcoholic drink that is usually made from grapes, but can also be Wine made from other fruits or flowers. It is made by fermenting the fruit with water andsugar: vi ‘Any type of plant that climbs or grows along theground and 15. ra __| has twisting stems: Yolk ~_| The yellow, middle part of an ege: A fitted part of a piece of clothing, especially a strip that goes = i ‘heshoulders of Waist, to which is sewn a looser pigee of material | 16.