synonyms mean meaning while Antonyms means Opposites. However, the catch fs Synonyms & Antonyms are restricted to one word. Synonyms & Antonyms are frequently asked in exams like SSC CGL, NDA, IBPS, UPSC, MBA, bank and insurance exams. A student having good knowledge of Synonyms & Antonyms can write better Essays and Reports. They are asked in Match the Following, Reading Comprehensions, etc. Here's an alphabetical list of Frequently Asked Synonyms & Antonyms, What is a Synonym? Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings. Example: Breeze and Wind. Synonyms can literally mean different but they can be used in place of each other to maintain the meaning of the sentence. ‘What is an Antonym? Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Exampl Example: ‘He is not happy.’ can be written as ‘He is sa :: Happy and Sad. They can be used to replace negative statements. Check out Word Swapping here. Aa ‘Word Meaning ‘synonym. Antonym, Sentence Abrogate revoke Formally Abolish, renage approve, permit ‘The judge would not abrogate the law Acerbie (especially of a sharp, sarcastic, mild, kind, sweet "his acerbic wit" comment or style of | sardonic speaking) sharp and forthright. Acrimony bitterness or ill ill feeling, il will, goodwill “the AGM dissolved feeling. bad blood, into acrimony" animosity, hostility, enmity Adduce affirm cite, prove, show hide We could adduce many instances to corroborate this, assertion Admonish Warn apprise, tip off, alert | praise, permit, laud | The ruleto admonish was a ‘wise one, and was adopted to that end. Aesthetic Concerned with Beautiful Artistic | Ugly, Unattractive | The pictures give beauty or the great aesthetic appreciation of pleasure. beauty Afflicting Cause or become annoy, rack, grieve | Aid, delight All sorts of hurt irregularities and violation of regulations seem to afflict the system.Allure Appeal attraction, charm, repulsion ‘The allure of the glamor stage drew him back to acting, Alms ‘Money or goods dole, donation, hindrance, injury She stopped, gave contributed to the assistance him an alms and, poor then continued on her way. Altercation Noisy quarrel, aloud | wrangle, concord, harmony, | He got into an argument or embroilment, peace altercation with his disagreement rumble partner. Amiss ‘Away from the untoward, haywire, | proper, suitable, ‘Miss Bennet would correct or expected | awry good not play at all amiss course if she practised more Antagonise Cause Problem Anger, offend Ald, make happy Itis death to those who antagonize it, and itis death to them that uphold it, Apostate Traitor Backslider, defector, | adherent, loyalist, after fifty years as deserter faithful an apostate he returned to the faith Astound Shock or greatly Stun, Stagger Bore, Annoy Her bluntness surprise astounded him Atrocious Shockingly brutal or | outrageous; ‘magnificent, ‘Murder is an cruel condemned, inoffensive, atrocious crime scandalous wonderful Attenuate Reduced in strength | constrict, cripple, amplify, intensify, The attenuate tones enfeeble stretch of an old recording attuned adjust accommodate, Aisagree, refuse ‘You will understand accustom, accord the accent better as your ears become more attuned. Augur Predictor harbinger, herald recite, recount, Ancient Roman augurs who predicted the future by reading the flight of birds Avowedly allegedly accepted, admitted, | professedly, party's avowed aim professed purportedly, ‘was to struggle supposedly against capitalist exploitation. Check out Direct Indirect Speech here,Crack SSC CHSL with India's Super Teachers Get 6 Months SuperCoaching @ just 21499 %449 @ Your Total Savings %1050 ‘Want to know more about this Super Coaching ? ‘Explore SuperCoaching Now Bb Banal solacking in trite, hackneyed, original "He just sat there originality as tobe | clichéd making banal obvious and boring. remarks all evening” Banter the playful and wisecracks, - “there was much, friendly exchange of | crosstalk, wordplay; good-natured teasing remarks. More banter" Bemused Absent minded distracted, absorbed | bored, existing As distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his, freshman class Bequest Something given in | Endowment, devisal | Divest, disown, ‘The fullness of will dispossess delight in a garden is the bequest of a childhood spent ina garden. Besotted very Drunk Buzzed, drunk Sober, straight Thad traveling money and got besotted in the bar downstairsBigotry Intolerance bias, injustice, fairness, impartiality | There's a thousand unfairness years of prejudice and bigowy concentrated in you, Blithe Happy Carefree, jaunty, depressed, worried, | She hada blithe joyful sad disregard of cultures outside the United states. Boisterous Noisy and lacking in | vociferate, subdued, solemn, Hehasa dozen restraint or clamorous, moderate brothers, each of discipline uproarious which are as boisterous and rather dim-witted as the next brazenly honestly, nan publically, candidly | incompletely, But comparatively obvious way, with no secretly few realize how effort to hide great were the fears, something and how brazenly the prophecies were spoken, brouhaha uproar, alot ofnoise | fracas, to-do peace There was a big orangry brouhaha when the complaining about town council decided something to close the park. Buoyed make light Bolster, cheer Bring Down The life vest buoyed him up Do check out Noun here. Ce cachet ‘An indication of prestige, stature, anonymity, analogy, | People want to goto approved or design infiltrate see events which superior status have the cachet of being broadcast. Captivate ‘Attract, enchant beguile, gratify, Offend, pain, ‘With her beauty and draw depress, charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.churlish crude rude, uncivilised happy, nice, refined | His is no churlish spirit to turn away from the good things kind Heaven has provided for man. Cohort partner inactivity | companion, enemy, foe, ‘The cohort on duty comrade, disciple opponent ‘was drawn up under arms at the palace gates colloquy Aconversation parley,conference, | quiet, silence They could scarcely especially aformal | clambake have spoken a one hundred words before their colloquy was at an end. Colossal very large Enormous, immense | Little, miniscule ‘The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature. Convulse Disturb Shake up, torment | Calm, Quiet ‘The feverish patient convulsed around in his bed. Covenant Aformal agreement | promise, disagreement, ‘The contract between two or convention, bargain | misunderstanding, | contained a more parties to denial restrictive covenant perform or not against building on perform some the land. action Coveted desire strongly choose, fancy abjure, dislike ‘The Caldecott Medal is a coveted children’s book award culminating, Bringtoahead orto | crowning, supreme | commencing, My arguments with the highest point; opening, starting the boss got worse End, especially to and worse, and reach a final or cli- finally culminated mactic stage in my resignation Get some practice on Eillers too. DaDeceit practice of misleading Fraud, duplicity fairness, honesty Love and deceit, troubles and rewards are as, ageless as the heavens. Deference Acourteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard obedience, compliance, yielding dishonour, disregard, noncompliance His deference to her wishes was very flattering Detrimental ‘Tending to cause harm Harmful , Hurtful Harmless, Beneficial Recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people Dialectic Logical, rational analytic, controversial, persuasive illogical, irrational He not only wrote on dialectics and logic, but also on physics in its various departments. Dilapidate Demolish, Deface deform, distort, destroy Build , construct, adorn On the east of the town at the foot of a hill stands a dilapidated fort. Dilatory Slow or wasting time procrastinating, lax, dallying diligent, eager, zealous No dilatory motion, or dilatory amendment, or amendment not germane shall be in. order. Diligent persevering, Hardworking Active, Assiduous Careless, inactive "A diligent worker"; “with diligent industry she revived the failing business”. Discerning Discriminating Astute, knowing. idiotic, ignorant ‘The keen visions of these birds are not slow in discerning through the gloomy recesses the presence of danger. Dispensation allocation of supply favour, indulgence, Kindness denial, veto Thisis your generation, this is, your dispensation, this is your wisdom.Dissident Characterized by heterodox, agreeing, Union dissidents departure from discordant, confirming have challenged the accepted beliefs or | nonconformist leadership of the standards current president. Check out Subject Verb Agreement here. Ee Edifice Structure monument, building It looks as ifthe Whole political edifice of the country Is about to collapse. Efficacy Productiveness adequacy, capability, capacity inability, failure Exactly the situation he would have prayed for had he believed in the efficacy of prayer. Egregious outstandingly bad; shocking, remarkably good. atrocious, deplorable concealed, good “egregious abuses of copyright” Usually good- naturedly mischievous elfin, naughty behave, good ‘They perpetrated a practical joke with celfish delight. Emblematic Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract typical, emblematical, figurative literal Real ,straightfor ‘The free discussion {wtirdt is emblematic of democracy Encomium Compliment Accolade, Eulogy Blame, Criticism The encomium holding good of herself, she refrained from lecturing him on the subject of the vilified Denham, Engulf Absorb Bury, Consume Dry, Uncover ‘The bright light engulfed him completely Enormity Horribleness depravity, evil delight, esteem Nobody fully understands the enormity and complexity of the task of reviving the country’s economyEntente Agreement Accord, deal, pact disagreement Italso contributed towards the conclusion of an entente between Turkey and Rumania in the summer of 1910. Enunciation The articulation of | articulation, - ‘The broken syntax speech regarded elocution, phonation and casual from the point of ‘enunciation of view of its conversational intelligibility to the English audience Epiphany Amoment of sudden | Flash, oracle Confusion, Secret Inthe first grade, 1 understanding or experienced an revelation epiphany that girls were always treated dif: ferently than boys. Errant wrong , behaving erratic, stray normal ‘Teachers dislike ‘wrongly in some errant spellings and way, especially by misused words leaving home Erudite Well-Educated knowledgeable, uneducated, ‘This erudite priest, literate, scholarly common, ignorant | born in 1067, was the founder of historical writing in Iceland Espouse support adopt, maintain, attack, reject He was an optimist defend or he never wouldhave espoused the American cause. Exasperate Provoke Agitate, distur appease, calm Indeed, the effect, would probably only be to exasperate and. worsen industrial relations. Exigent urgent Insistent, needful easy, ordinary, usual | Charles immediately revealed the full and exigent nature of his, demands.Expats ‘A person who is expellee, exile, citizen, national, Anetwork of expats voluntarily absent | expatriate native in London keeps her from home or from missing the country family she left be- hind. Exuberance Energy, Enthusiasm | Sprit, Zest Apathy, Coolness ‘They were meant to suggest reproductive vigour, exuberance, and abundance, Also, check out Reading Comprehension. Ff Fabrication Adeliberately false | hogwash, forgery, truth, ‘The synthesis and or improbable fable entertainment, fabrication of single account; The act of reality crystals making something (a product) from raw materials Farcical absurd comical, funny, grave, reasonable, | Amber has been laughable sad known to behave in a farcical manner when she is under the influence of marijuana fauxpas Asocially awkward | slip. solecism, abuse | praise, certainty His trust was or tactless act, ‘warranted, until Landor detected the fauxpas Fldgety Nervous and unable | apprehensive, restful, unmoving, | Until he did so, Mr to relax jittery, twitehy composed Frampton was too fidgety to be approachable on any other subject. Fissure Along, narrow hole, cleavage, crack | closure, solid ‘A fissure between opening philosophy and reality. Want to know about Phrasal Verbs? Learn here. GgGesticulate Show, express or direct through movement indicate, pantomime speak He gesticulated his desire to leave Gloom depression despair, misery, sadness confidence, joy, delight She could not see a thing; but she waited in the gloom for the steward to come and light the lamps. Gory bloody horrible, imbrued mild, pleasing, pleasant ‘The broken and gory body was kicked through the railing for the last time. Grandeur ‘The quality of being ‘magnificent, splendid or grand brilliance, expansiveness, magnificence dullness, simplicity, insignificance An imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colourful art Grim hopeless gloomy, cruel bright, cheerful Anthony will be in the VIP lounge where he doesn't have to mix with the hol polloi Grut Bad tempered Blunt, Nasty Cheerful, Happy want to say good- bye," he said in the gruff voice of embarrassment. Gullible ‘Trusting Naive, credulous, Innocent ‘Wary, skeptical Finding them, to all seeming, gullible and loquacious, she had even ventured on the Bishop. Hh To get details on Commion Rules for Spellings, candidates can visi the inked artete Heckle jeer ridicule, taunt, tease | please, praise, ald People in the crowd were booing and heckling as she tried to speak. Hoi Polloi The common people | masses, rabble, herd | elite, aristocracy, Separate the generally cream warrlors from the hoi polloiHoodwink deceive or trick dupe, outwit debunk, expose, “staff was reveal hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn-off shotgun" Hurled throw forcefully fire, toss, launch, hold, Keep, receive | My friend now began to hurl stones at it, but it easily dodged them. Hustings The activities catafalque, - ‘The front door was involved in political | emplacement, in continual motion campaigning chancery with guests coming (especially speech and going, amid making) laughter and boisterous conversation Learn about Types of Conjunction Explained with Examples Here. li Ignominious (Adj) | embarrassing humiliating, glorious, admirable | an ignominious because of beinga | undignified, defeatifailure/ complete failure. embarrassing retreat Imbibe absorb or assimilate | assimilate, absorb, | abstain, fast “ifone does not (ideas or soak up, take in, imbibe the culture knowledge). digest one cannot succeed” Implacable merciless cruel. unforgiving | kind, remorseful Clinton accused congressional Republicans of “implacable hostility”. Impounded kept captured, give, offer The police confiscated impounded cars and other personal property belonging tothe drug dealers. Inception Anevent that is a outset, provenance, | conclusion, The strife was thus beginning; a first Kick-off outgrowth, ending | inits inception part or stage of political; but it soon subsequent events became religious as well.Incessant Never ending ceaseless, nonstop | ‘bounded, finished | Night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city. Inchoate only partly in amorphous, developed, grown, | Inthe man, existence; immature, nascent | mature substance is, imperfectly formed inchoate, inadequate to the desired form; itis a drag on everything, Inclement Used of persons or | brutal, tempestuous, | merciful, The climate is behaviour; showing | intemperate sympathetic, mild | inclement in winter no clemency or and oppressively mercy hot in midsummer. Inclement Bitter brutal, hard, foul clear, merciful, nice | One of the most inclement winters inthe Gulf of Mexico had passed inthe comfortless manner described inthe last chapter. Indefatigable Showing sustained | assiduous, diligent, | indifferent, He isan enthusiastic action | dogged lethargic, wavering | indefatigable with unflagging advocate of equal vitality rights Inebriated make (someone) bombed, plastered, | sober, straight He arrived late in drunk; intoxicate. | boozy the banqueting hall, and there were indications that he ‘was inebriated, Inflict ‘Make (someone) do | levy, apply hold, take, withhold | "The principal something inflicted his rage on ‘unpleasant the students" insinuate Hint, Suggest, to allude, ascribe, Conceal, hide, Are you insinuating suggest, without imply withhold (that) 'm losing my being direct, that nerve? something unpleasant is true intrepid Invulnerable to fear_| brave, nervy, afrald, cowardly, ‘The savages were or intimidation courageous timid overawed by the coolness and courage of this, intrepid officer.Irvitants annoyance aid, happiness, help | The report is bound burden,bother,trouble toadd anew irritant to international relations Implacable merciless cruel. unforgiving | kind, remorseful Clinton accused congressional Republicans of “implacable hostility”. ji Jab Poke violently Poke, Thrust, Punch | Pull, tear She jabbed a pen at him to wake him up. Jargon Technical Slang, vocab, ardot_ | standard ‘AAtechnical paper is terminology filled with jargons Jaunt short trip Outing, trip,journey | Stay, bolt, abide She planned a jaunt to the field Jeopardize Put at risk Peril, risk, stake, Save, guard, protect. | Bylying, she was gamble jeopardizing her father’s trust. Jumble Mix something upto | Mix up, confuse, Arange, order ‘The receptionist cause confusion fuddle jumbled their names and assigned them ‘wrong rooms Here's all you need to know about Gerund, Infinitive and Participle Kk Kingpin person or thing that | bigwig inferior, subordinate, “the kingpins of the is essential to the underling; television industry success of an mediocrity, organization or operation. Knack ability aptitude, skill, bent | lack, inability Itwas horrid of you but you always had a knack of rubbing one up the wrong way. TlLabyrinthine complex : twisting, maze like | direct, straight it’s hard to find my classes at the labyrinthine building at my school Laconic (ofa person, speech, | brief, concise, terse, | verbose, long- “his laconic reply orstyle of writing) | succinct, short, winded, loquacious | suggested a lack of using very few economical, interest in the topic” words. Legion numerous myriad, countless, | few, numbered ‘The Roman legions many brought peace and prosperity, at least ‘most of the time, Lenity Mercifulnessasa | altruism, cruelty, harshness | It is for the jury to consequence of compassion find a just medium being lenient or between harshness tolerant and lenity Mm Maraud go about insearch of | plunder, golooting | Guard, protect “bands of robbers things to steal or crossed the river to people to attack, maraud Raid and plunder (a place). Martinet Someone who disciplinarian, - He was a good deal demands exact authoritarian, tyrant of a martinet, but he conformity to rules was justice and forms incarnate. Menage Family Ancestors, folk, Three verses quoted. Kindred by Menage are all we possess. Meticulous very careful and Careful, Accurate Careless, Lazy Many hours of precise meticulous preparation have gone into writing the bookMyriad Alarge indefinite gobs, multitudinous, | bounded, ‘There's a myriad of number, a countless | heaping measurable insects on the island. or extremely great number of people or things For details on the Types and Rules of Tenses, refer to the linked article, | Nigardly Close Tight, mean, narrow | Generous, Far, open | William had many excellent qualities, Dut his long life of exile and hardship had made him niggardly and narrow. Nigh near nearlyadjacentclose | far, distant ‘She also found the last level nigh impossible. Nonplussed Filled with astonish, baffle, explicate, enlighten, | These questions bewilderment disconcert educate nonplus even the experts Obnoxious Causing disapproval | offensive, repulsive, | agreeable, lovable, | He is a vulgar and or protest abominable ‘wonderful obnoxious person Occult Secret Concealed, Hidden | Bare, clear Vortices may be called an occult quality, hecause their existence was never proved. Ossily tobecome rigid Congeal, Freeze Liquefy, Soften There fs a general growth to be observed, and the bones are beginning to ossify.Panache Distinctive and stylish elegance brio, Namboyance, swagger spiritiess He wooed her with the confident panache of a cavalry officer Panoramic (ofa view or sweeping, wide, restricted, narrow, | “ona clear day picture) with awide | extensive, bird's- limited there are panoramic view surrounding | eye, scenic views" the observer; sweeping, Paradox puzzle enigma, oddity normality, ‘The paradox of, regularity being calm and serene at the rock concert made her smile. Paradox Contradiction Absurdity, enigma | Normality, always le’ is a regularity paradox because if itis true it must be false" Paraphernalia miscellaneous equipment, stuff, immovables, “drills, saws, and articles, especially | things, apparatus, other paraphernalia the equipment necessary for needed for a homeParap particular activity. improvements" Parched Dried out by heat or | arid, withered moist, damp It was the height of excessive exposure summer and the to sunlight land was parched and brown. Parley negotiation conference, consult, | Quite, silence After some serious debate parleying, both, sides agreed to settle their differences. Pecuniary relating or involving | monetary, banking | nonfinancial that makes good money pecuniary sense Peddling sell door to door canvas, market, pull, buy Conventional promote politicians should expose the fantasies that the far left and far right are peddling to a vulnerable section of society.Peg attach,a reason for | fix, fasten, join loose, detach ‘They decided to use discussing the anniversary as something further the peg for/a peg on which to hang a TV documentary. Perceive Notice, see Discern, realize Aisbelieve, overlook | she finally perceived the futility of her protest Percussion musical instruments | crash, bang, smash, | - “percussion played by striking | clash, bump instruments” with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles. Peril Risk,Danger Hazard, Insecurity, | Certainly, Safety, Just be a little Jeopardy Protection careful, and you are perfectly out of peril Pernicious hurtful malicious, fatal, evil | assisting, good, He thought "such a system would be ‘wrong and pernicious in the extreme, Perpetual Continual, lasting Ceaseless, infinite | Bounded, Ceasing |The perpetual struggle to maintain standards ina democracy Perturbed ‘Trouble Bothered, Upset benefit, calm ‘The more he loses, the more perturbed he gets, Picket aworker or group | palisade, stanchion, | - ‘There were pickets of workers who protest outside a building to prevent other workers from going inside, especially because they havea disagreement with their employers upright outside the factory gatesPine nonsense Foolishness, balone | sense, truth "Idont know anything about that sort of piffle,” sald his guest, severely. Pilfer steal (things of little | snatch, embezzle - "she produced the value). handful of coins she had managed to pilfer" Piqued offend Annoy, Arouse Aid, Compose ‘The scientists were piqued because science and hard ‘work made their colleague wealthy. Pitting ‘oppose counter, set against, | agree, go along We determine vie which is the faster horse by pitting one against the other in arace Pliability Adaptability of flexible, ductile, not flexible, hard “he was valued for mindor character | elastic his reliability and. liability” Plight dangerous, predicament, blessing, delve, ‘The idea had difficult, or quandary, dilemma | boon sustained him ever otherwise since he had ‘unfortunate learned of the plight situation ofhis tribesmen, Polemic Argumentative belligerent, benevolent, cordial, | Some will find the contentious harsh polemic repetitive and disturbing Precinct Adistrict of acity or | tract, ward, whole ‘The commissioner town marked out subdivision made visitations to for administrative all the precinct purposes stations Pretence falsehood Claim, display reality, honesty From the first there had been no pretence of friendship between thesetwo. Primordial earliest primeval. pristine | modern, new, last. | Her immense ‘wooden sculptures refer to a primitive form of life in primordial worlds.Pristine lean, pure immaculate, affected, dirty ‘The car seemed to untouched, intact bein pristine condition. Proliferate Grow rapidly breed, engender, decrease, destroy, | Pizza parlours mushroom lessen proliferate in this area Protagonist person who takes hero, idle, advocate | antagonist She was herself a the lead vehement protagonist of sexual equality. Prudent Wise , Sensible careful. cautious Careless, Expensive | That sacrifice may also be a prudentaction,” observed Madeleine. Purport topretend tobe or | acceptation, tenor, | exterior, ‘They purport to to do something, upshot insignificance, represent the especially in a way outside wishes of the that is not easy to majority of parents be- lieve, at the school, To get details on Idioms and Phrases, candidates can visit the linked article. Qg Quiver Shaking Flash, glimmer Dullness, quiet ‘The city quivered with music and excitement. Quixotic idealistic dreamy, foolish, cautious, realistic, wise | That sounds impractical quixotically noble, this stand for the ‘inviolability of, marriage. For details on the Para Jumbles, refer to the linked article. Rr Remediation Act of correcting an | indemnification, wound He had the unhappy error or a fault or restitution, knack of making an evil rectification enemies in the party.Reminiscent Suggestive of Evocative, redolent | forgetful, oblivious | I find this debate, something in the this lobbying, very past reminiscent of that time, Resonate Be received or echo, vibrate quieten Inthe higher understood frequency range oth locked and free long waves could be resonated. Resuscitate Revive Energize, invigorate | Destroy The doctors resuscitated the comatose man Ripping Marvelous. astonishing, Dull ‘The tree split with a agreeable great ripping sound Rugged sturdy and strong in | irregular, lumpy even, smooth with a house full of constitution or boys you have to construction; have rugged enduring furniture" Ss Show contempt Contempt. Sacrament an important celebration, neglect, denial, ‘The sacramental religious ceremony | ceremony divorce character, then, is, in the Christan not in itself a Church, such as sanctifying gift baptism or communion saddle Aseat for therider | howdah, pillion, relieve, Ramis retiring after ofahorse or camel; | packsadldle disencumber, 14 years in the Load or burden; disengage saddle as chief encumber executive Scathing Marked by harshly | caustic, mordant, calm, gentle, His scathing remarks abusive criticism trenchant generous about silly lady novelists Scorn 1, Contempt 2. to Mockery, Sarcasm, | Praise, Aid, Please 1. There are people ‘who will show you scorn, but you must not mind them. 2. When I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage, he scorned me.Scourge Awhip used to inflict punishment; Something causing misery or death plague, torment, bane reward, blessing, boon Pop-up ads have been described as the scourge of the Internet. semblance An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading pretence, facade, mien concrete, rear ‘The city has now returned to some semblance of normality after last night's celebrations authenticity Sinister Nasty evil, bad, baneful 004, happy, auspicious His sinister countenance was ‘watched with terrible constancy by Jude ‘smear spread over cover, stain, patch clean, purify, honour Smear on meat, and place near where the rats are most troublesome. Sobriquet A familiar name for a person alias, pen name, byname real name Joe's mother would not use his sobriquet and always called him Joseph Spate continuation Deluge, Torrent not in series Aspate of letters. sporadic on and off occasional, in. frequent, irregular common, constant, frequent At the beginning the postal communications ‘were rather sporadic and mainly met the military needs sprawled spread out le, fall straighten, compress, stand ‘Thetr favorite napping positions are lying flat on their backs with their legs sprawled out. Spurious Plausible but false; Intended to deceive counterfeit, specious, apocryphal genuine, authentic, real After receiving a low appraisal on my alamond ring, 1 realized the suspicious: looking jeweler had sold me a spurious jewelspur Refuse with despise, disdain, ascend, accept, Ellis plays the part of contempt scorn admire the young lover spurned by his mistress. Stout rather fat or of overweight, porcine, | skinny, weak, slight | Mrs Blower was the heavy build tubby rather stout lady with the glasses and the sensible shoes striving totryveryhardto | conation, conatus, desultory, feeble, ‘We must strive to do something orto | attempt indolent narrow the gap make something between rich and happen, especially poor. for along time or against difficulties Scourge Awhip used to plague, torment, reward, blessing, Pop-up ads have inflict punishment; | bane boon been described as Something causing the scourge of the misery or death Internet, stupor The feeling of slumber, hebetude, | liveliness, sensibility, | Someone stole his distress and disbelief | narcosis wakefulness wallet while he was that you have when ina drunken stupor something bad happens accidentally; Marginal consciousness stuttering stammer halting, pause continue stuttering and ‘wasting moments, too precious for words. stymie frustrate, hinder crimp, fotl, block ald, forward, Stan began to think support they were stymied when all Hades broke loose from above. succinctly Briefly Shortly, summarily | permanently, Please state your verbosely case as succinctly as possible. succour Help given to sustenance, relief, obstruction, Students should be someone, especially | support hindrance, blockage | encouraged, someone who is supported and suffering or in need succouredSuccumb die or surrender cease, gave away, defer continue, defend, fight Tm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had aplece of cheesecake. Swat hit knock, slap, beat lose, surrender Maybe I gave him a swat on his diaper when he was a toddler, but I never re-ally hit him. Syllogistic Of or relating to or consisting of syllogism deduction, sanity, ratiocination unreasonableness ‘The bare forms of Syllogistic are a useless item of knowledge unless they are applied to concrete thought. For details on the Bara Jumbles, refer to the linked article. Tt Taciturnity reserve aloofness, calmness, | agitation, boldness, | Smiley is ataciturn, coldness, liberation middle-aged intelligence officer who has been forced into retirement, Tandem Alongside each other | together, in flow alone A tight fiscal policy working in tandem with a tight foreign exchange policy Taradiddle apetty lie, fable, fabrication, “no sane person pretentious falsehood, ‘would make up such nonsense. a taradiddle”, Tempest aviolent windy storm, gale, squall, “a raging tempest" storm, superstorm, Tenor intent gist, mood, blockage, outside This, however, does not disturb the tenor of the following arguments. Tenous very weak or slight. slight, insubstantial, | convincing, ‘The police have only flimsy, negligible, substantial, strong | found a tenuous ‘connection between the two robberies. TUnabashed Not embarrassed blatant, brazen, audacious Terrestrial onor relating tothe earthly, worldly, cosmic, heavenly “increased earth, mundane, ultraviolet radiation earthbound may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems" Timid Showing fearand ambivalent, bashful, | conceited, Problems call for lack of confidence —__vacillating egotistical, extrovert | bold not timid responses, Tirade Aspeech of violent. | denunciation, compliment, Her tirade provoked denunciation harangue, ranting | harmony, peace a counterblast from her husband Toll hard work effort, moil, sweat | fun, laziness, The actress had to pastime toil for many years before becoming a Hollywood star Traverse ‘Travel across or pass crisscross, negotiate, | confirm,backup, | "The caravan over; To cover or perambulate stay traversed almost 100 extend over an area milles each day or time period Trudge walk heavily drag oneself tiptoe Along path that is hard to walk along is an example of a wudge. Tumult Uproar agitation, ‘Agreement, Calm ‘Then his words were commotion lost in tumult, for the third day's fighting began. Tyranny dictatorship, a autocracy, despotism | Democracy ‘Women, the play situation in which seems to suggest, someone or must resist the something controls, tyranny of how you are able to domesticity live, in an unfair way Uu fearful, ashamed, apologetic Atinselled charm and unabashed sentimentality‘Uncanny, ‘Suggesting the superhuman, ordinary, common, | Stumps..had operation of exceptional, familiar uncanny shapes as supernatural unearthly, of monstrous influences creatures ‘unctuous: ‘sycophantic Ingratiating, servile | blunt, genuine, ‘Anna was thankful sincere that the unctuous man who first greeted her at the modelling agency ‘would not be the person she would be working with. Unerrign Accurate certain, errorless mistaken. imperfect | He had read the yearning of her heartwith unerring eae For details on the Cloze Test, refer to the linked article. Vv Vaceilation fluctuation certaintysure ‘The confusion about hesitation,doubt indecision the project has been made worse by the vacillation and indecision. Valiant Having or showing | gallant, gritty, afraid, cowardly, In course of time the valour stalwart timid valiant Swedes were obliged to give way before their enemy. Veer Change direction Rend, deflect keep to, stay ‘Three men were feared dead last night after a helicopter veered off course into an oil platform. Vendetta A feud in which bickering, grudge, agreement, He saw himself as members of the hostility forgiveness, peace | the victim ofa opposing parties personal vendetta murder each other being waged by his political enemies.Vicarious experienced inthe —_ indirect, second- “this catalogue imagination through hand, secondary, brings vicarious the feelings or derivative, pleasure in luxury actions of another living” person. Ww Word Meaning ‘synonym, Antony, Sentence wading often through water | initiate, walk, fall to | dodge, end, finish They all removed their shoes and socks and rolled up thelr pants legs before ‘wading into the cold water. wane tobecome weaker in | atrophy, dwindle, brighten, ascend, By the late 70s the strength or influence | taper off enlarge band’s popularity ‘was beginning to wane, Weary Tired Exhausted, fatigued | refresh, energetic Children weary me with thelr constant questions and demands. ‘wobbling shaking quaking, staggering, | steady ‘The motion of swaying something that wobbles, To get detailed knowledge and examples on Prefixes and Suffixes, candidates can visit the linked article, Zz Word Meaning synonym Antonym, Sentence Zenith the time at which highest point, high nadir, bottom "His career reached its something is most point, crowning point, zenith in the 1960s." powerful or height successfil Hope this article helped you with new words and meaning. 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