Vocabulary (Antonyms and Synonyms)

STEP-01
1. Altruistic
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
Synonyms - generous
Antonym - belligerent, stingy, selfish
Nuns and nurses are usually very altruistic people since they seek ways to help people.
2. Ambivalent
having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
Synonyms - undecided
Antonym - certain, firmly convinced
h
I am ambivalent about a permanent relationship with him, because I like him one day and don't the
next.
ng
3. Angular
sharp cornered
Synonyms - lean, gaunt
Si
Antonym - rotund
The patient lost so much weight that his face has become quite angular.
4. Arrogant
overbearingly assuming, insolently proud
Synonyms -presumptuous, haughty, imperious, brazen
Antonym - meek, modest
p
ee
Because the girl was so arrogant she had few friends.
5. Aversion
strong disinclination, disliking
id
Synonyms - hesitance, loathing, reluctance

Antonym - inclination
Ja
I have an aversion to getting married.

6. Discern
to differentiate between two or more things
Synonyms - to differentiate
Antonym - to ignore, to be oblivious
By
Because of the fog I was barely able to discern the landing strip.
7. Disdain
intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy
Synonyms - (to be) arrogant, haughty, high-handed, insolent, lordly
h
Antonym - favor, admiration, to love

Never having had to do manual labor, he disdained the idea of becoming a cotton picker.
is
8. Disparage
to degrade to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
gl
Synonyms - belittle, decry, deprecate

Antonym - to praise profusely
En
His disparaging remarks about me caused the committee to give the job to another person.
9. Disparity
the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank or degree
Synonyms - inequality
Antonym - similarity
The couple got married even there was a great disparity in their ages.
10. Embellish
to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation
Synonyms -deck, garnish, ornament
Antonym - to abbreviate
He would embellish his narratives anecdotes about famous people.
STEP-02
1. Engender
to produce
Synonyms - to cause, to create
Antonym - to squelch
His angry words engendered strife in his relationship with his wife.
2. Innocuous
producing no injury
Synonyms - harmless
Antonym - dangerous, injurious
Since the drink is innocuous, it is okay for us to have some.
3. Insipid
h
boring and stupid
Synonyms - banal, inane, jejune, vapid
ng
Antonym - spirited and animated, zestful
I am bored by your insipid talk.
4. Lament
Si
to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
Synonyms - bemoan, bewail, deplore
Antonym - to rejoice
p
She lamented the death of her father in a very lachrymose manner.
5. Laud
to praise, to extol
Synonyms - revere
ee
id
Antonym - to defame
Her performance was lauded by all of the critics.
Ja
6. Obscure
difficult to see, vague
Synonyms - abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, recondite
Antonym - clear, apparent
By
Because the meaning of the play was obscure I was unable to enjoy it.
7. Ostentatious
showy, pretentious
Synonyms - pompous
h
Antonym - modest
is
The ostentatious socialite wore her mink fur coat even during the warmest days of August.
8. Prodigal
gl
wasteful, a person given to extravagance

Synonyms - lavish, lush, luxuriant, profuse
En
Antonym - thrifty individual

The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.
9. Repudiate
to reject to disown
Synonyms - to disavow
Antonym - to adopt
He announced that he would repudiate all debts that had been created by his wife.
10. Reticence
restraint in speed reluctance to speak
Synonyms - reserve, taciturnity
Antonym - candor
A lawyer must have great reticence in discussing matters that could violate his client's rights.
STEP-03
1. Revere
to honor, to regard with respect
Synonyms - adore venerate, worship
Antonym - to despise
Nearly all Catholics revere the Pope.
2. Serene
calm, placid
Synonyms - tranquil
Antonym - agitated
The mountain on a clear spring morning is a serene setting.
3. Subtle
h
delicate, elusive
Synonyms - not obvious
ng
Antonym - obvious, gross, blunt
To avoid being obtrusive in the elegant restaurant, he used subtle gestures to call the waiter to his
table.
Si
4. Superfluous
beyond what is needed or required
Synonyms - an overflow
p
Antonym - necessary
5. Taciturn
quiet, not verbose ee
The meeting lasted so long because of many superfluous comments by some of the speakers.
id
Synonyms - reserved, reticent
Antonym - loquacious, talkative
A shy person is usually taciturn.
Ja
6. Antithesis
a direct opposite
Synonyms - a contrast
By
Antonym -duplicate, same

Good is the antithesis of evil.
7. Ascend
to move upward
h
Synonyms - to rise from a lower station

Antonym - to descend, to go down
is
The climbers ascended the mountain.

gl
8. Austere
strict, stern, unadorned
Synonyms - severe, ascetic
En
Antonym - indulgent
Pioneers usually led an austere existence.
9. Autonomous
independent
Synonyms - self-contained
Antonym -dependent
One who is autonomous needs no help from others.
10. Banal
common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
Synonyms - inane, insipid, jejune vapid
Antonym - fresh, unique, extrao-rdinary
Because of his use of overused trite remarks, his speeches are banal.
STEP-04
1. Benign
not causing harm
Synonyms - of gentle, disposition, beneficial
Antonym - malignant, harmful
The minister was loved because of his benign attitude toward all types of people.
2. Capricious
changing suddenly, fickle
Synonyms - inconstant, mercurial, unstable
Antonym - stable
Her capricious moods are difficult to anticipate.
3. Dawdle
h
to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
Synonyms - daily, loiter, procras-tinate
ng
Antonym - to rush
Since we have a deadline, do not dawdle over your work.
4. Defamation
Si
act of harming or ruining another's reputation
Synonyms - vilifying, calumny
Antonym - adulation
p
The defamation of another's character is a horrible thing.
5. Esoteric
ee
understood only by a small group or a select few
Synonyms - abstruse, deep
id
Antonym - obvious
The English teachers were having an esoteric discussion about the correct usage of some obscure
word.
Ja
6. Exacerbate
to aggregate, to irritate to vex
Synonyms - complicate
By
Antonym - to ameliorate, to soothe

You will only exacerbate the situation if you try to call her.
7. Extol
to praise, to glorify
h
Synonyms - exalt, laud

Antonym - to defame
is
The teacher would always extol students who tried to do their best.
gl
8. Fastidious
reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
Synonyms - finicky
En
Antonym - not meticulous

He considered her fastidious because she was offended by insignificant mistakes or errors.
9. Furtive
secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
Synonyms - clandestine, covert, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded
Antonym - bold
During the test, he made some furtive glances at other classmates papers.
10. Gregarious
sociable and outgoing
Synonyms - extroverted
Antonym - shy, reserved
He became much more gregarious after he developed an interest in girls.
STEP-05
1. Hypocrite
one who is insincere or deceitful
Synonyms - insincere person
Antonym - sincere person
Saying one thing and then doing the other is the mark of a hypocrite.
2. Innate
existing from birth
Synonyms - inborn
Antonym - learned
He has innate athletic talents that cannot be taught.
3. Lethargic
h
sluggish, languid
Synonyms - stuporous, torpid
ng
Antonym - energetic
Having had too much to drink, he was very lethargic the morning after the party.
4. Melancholy
Si
depression of spirits
Synonyms - sad, depressing
Antonym - happiness
p
After Dad lost his job, he fell into state of melancholy.
5. Opaque
ee
not allowing the passage of light, not transparent, hard to understand
Synonyms - dark
id
Antonym - transparent
I am going to place something opaque in the window so that no one will be able to see into this room.
Ja
6. Prolific
abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
Synonyms - fecund, fertile
Antonym - barren, unfruitful
By
Since he has written a great number of books in a short period, Stephen King is known as a prolific
writer.
7. Reprove
to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
h
Synonyms - admonish, castigate, chastise, chide, rebuke, reproach

Antonym - to approve, to applaud
is
A teacher sometimes needs to reprove a student for talking during class.

gl
8. Symmetry
balanced proportions
Synonyms - unity, coherence
En
Antonym - lack of balance

The symmetry of the gardens of Versailles creates beautiful balanced atmosphere.
9. Tranquil
peaceful calm
Synonyms - placid, serene
Antonym - agitated
Weather in Texas can quickly change from tranquil to turbulent.
10. Venerate
to honor, to revere
Synonyms - adore, worship
Antonym - dishonor, baseness
Although I did not always agree with President Kennedy, I venerate his memory.
1. Abstruse
difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
Synonyms - complex, complicated, intricate, knotty
Antonym - readily understood, clear
Some concepts of Einstein were so abstruse that many physicists could not understand them.
2. Affable
friendly, courteous, amiable
Synonyms - cordial, genial, gracious, sociable
Antonym - surly, aloof, unfriendly
He had a very affable nature, always saying "Hello" to everyone.
h
3. Audacity
excessive boldness, rashness, daring
ng
Synonyms - cheek, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, hardihood, temerity
Antonym - meekness
I was surprised that he had the audacity to approach the Queen.
Si
4. Contrite
extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant
Synonyms - penitent
Antonym - unrepentant p
Her contrite tears were not enough to convince her father not to spank her for her disobedience.
ee
5. Credulous
believing on slight evidence
Synonyms - gullible
Antonym - suspicious
id
Because the lady's horoscope said that she should stay inside, the credulous woman did not go to
work.
Ja
6 Depravity
moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act
Synonyms - abasement, corruption, debasement, debauchery
Antonym - noble behavior
By
The depravity of his behavior shocked everyone.

7. Deprecate
to disapprove regretfully, to belittle
Synonyms - to express mild disapproval
Antonym - to endorse
h
Do not deprecate her act unless you fully understand her situation.
8. Didactic
is
designed to teach
Synonyms - instructive
gl
Antonym - uninstructive
Because of the coach's didactic approach, his players learned many blocking techniques.
En
9. Dormant
inactive, sleeping
Synonyms - abeyant, latent, quiescent
Antonym - active
Most flowers remain dormant in the winter and bloom in the spring.
10. Enigmatic
mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling -
Synonyms - abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, equivocal, obscure
Antonym - clear
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is an enigma to this day.
STEP-07
1. Erudite
scholarly
Synonyms - learned, knowledgeable
Antonym - ignorant
The erudite physics professor had spent many years studying the theory of relativity.
2. Exotic
foreign, unfamiliar
Synonyms - bizarro
Antonym - native
The circus features exotic animals from Africa.
3. Fuse
to mix or to join (usually by melting)
h
Synonyms - amalgamate, blend, coalesce, commingle, merge, mingle
Antonym -to divide
ng
Zinc and copper can be fused into hard, bright brass.
4. Immutable
unchanging
Si
Synonyms - fixed, inflexible
Antonym - fickle
Her love for her husband was immutable.
p
5. Incorrigible
incapable of being reformed or improved
Synonyms - unrecoverable
Antonym - amenable to improvement
ee
id
He was expelled from school because of his incorrigible conduct.
6. Loathe
Ja
to detest
Synonyms - abhor, abominate
Antonym - to adore
The fact that I loathe your brother does not mean that we cannot be friends.
By
7. Mitigate
to cause to become less harsh or hostile, to make less severe
Synonyms - allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten
Antonym - to intensify, to aggravate
h
He apologized in order to mitigate her dislike for him.

is
8. Nullify
to cause hot to be in effect, to negate
gl
Synonyms - abrogate, annul, invalidate

Antonym - to make effective
I am seeking to nullify the contract because lie has not complied with it.
En
9. Pacifistic
opposed to war or use of force
Synonyms - appeased, conciliated, mollified, placated, propitiated
Antonym - martial
The man refused to fight because of his pacifistic beliefs.
10. Pretentious
making an extravagant outward show, self-important
Synonyms - ostentatious, pompous
Antonym - meek, humble, shy
Isn't it a little pretentious to spend two million dollars on a wedding ?
STEP-08
1. Prologue
introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work,
Synonyms - introductory action
Antonym - epilogue
The play had a prologue that set the scene for the opening act.
2. Recant
to withdraw or to repudiate statement or belief, revoke
Synonyms - abjure, forswear, renounce, retract
Antonym - to avow, to reaffirm belief
The prosecutor's case was greatly weakened recanted his testimony.
3. Servile
overly submissive
h
Synonyms - obsequious, slavish, subservient
Antonym - authoritative
ng
Having complete devotion and submissiveness for the sheik, the woman of the harem were very
servile.
4. Trepidation
Si
fear, trembling
Synonyms - agitation
Antonym - fearlessness
p
Since I did not have time to study, I have a lot of trepidation about this examination.
5. Vilify
ee
to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against
Synonyms - asperse, calumniate, denigrate, traduce
id
Antonym - to praise, to acclaim
It is not right to vilify someone just because he disagree.
6. Slothful
Ja
lazy, indolent
Synonyms - bovine
Antonym - industrious
By
That student is slothful that he has never done any of his homework assignments.
7. Trivia
insignificant matters
Synonyms - not important
h
Antonym - important matters

The English teacher is looking for substance, not trivial in themes.
is
8. Verbose
gl
wordy, very talkative

Synonyms - garrulous
Antonym - terse
En
That professor is so verbose that it take him an hour to cover material that should take fifteen
minutes.
9. Virulent
extremely poisonous
Synonyms - hateful
Antonym - harmless
The doctor prescribed a lot of medication to arrest the virulent infection.
10. Volatile
quickly, changeable
Synonyms - easily vaporized
Antonym - static, unchangeable
Because of his volatile temper, one must use caution in dealing with him.
STEP-09
1. Aesthetic
relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
Synonyms - sense of art, seemly
Antonym - homely, plain
He is considered to have aesthetic tastes because he loves beauty and the arts.
2. Aloof
apart, indifferent
Synonyms - detached, incurious, unconcerned
Antonym - integrated, friendly
The woman remained aloof during the party, separating herself from everyone else.
3. Archaic
antiquated, old, out of use
Synonyms - ancient, antique, obsolete, venerable
h
Antonym - contemporary, modern
Words such as "thou", which arc no longer part of normal vocabulary, are archaic.
ng
4. Assuage
to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm
Synonyms - allay, alleviate, lighten, soothe
Si
Antonym - to irritate, to intensify
Your kind words should assuage her suffering. The medicine should assuage his pain.
5. Belie
p
to contradict to give false impression
Synonyms - misrepresent
Antonym - to support, to agree with
ee
Her first words appeared to belie all the wonderful things I had heard about her.
id
6. Contentious
quarrelsome, stirring, controversy
Ja
Synonyms - bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious

Antonym - congenial, harmonious
My contentious child will not listen to any-form of reason.
7. Daunt
By
to intimidate
Synonyms - to dismay
Antonym - to hearten
I am not daunted by your threats.
h
8 Debilitate
is
to weaken, to enfeeble
Synonyms - sap
gl
Antonym - to invigorate
I was debilitated by bout with pneumonia.
En
9. Discord
lack of agreement, tension, strife
Synonyms - contention, dissension, variance
Antonym - harmony, agreement
There is a lot of discord in the nation over the issue of abortion.
10. Dissemination
the act of spreading widely
Synonyms - scattering
Antonym - consolidation
The dissemination of these ideas can best be achieved through television.
STEP-10
1. Dogmatic
strongly opinionate in an unwarranted manner
Synonyms - dictatorial doctrinaire, magisterial, oracular
Antonym - unopinionated, wishy-washy
He was so dogmatic that having an intelligent discussion with him was impossible.
2. Duplicity
double-dealing
Synonyms - hypocrisy
Antonym - sincerity, single-mindedness
His duplicity was exposed when the girl he was seeing found out he was married.
3. Egocentric
self-centered
h
Synonyms - selfish
Antonym - modest, selfless
ng
Egocentric people rarely show any concern for others.
4. Euphemism
substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive
Si
Synonyms - sweet sound
Antonym - coarse expression
People frequently use a euphemism for the word "died." They commonly say someone "passed away."
p
5. Gluttonous
greedy for food and drink
ee
Synonyms - rapacious, ravenous, voracious
Antonym - temperate
id
I am so gluttonous that I would have great difficulty dieting.
6. Mundane
Ja
ordinary
Synonyms - common
Antonym - unusual, outstanding
After I take care of these mundane matters, we can do something exciting.
By
7. Ominous
threatening
Synonyms - fateful, portentous
Antonym - harmless, non-threatening
h
The ominous clouds were harbingers of the tornado.

is
8. Petulance
unreasonable touchiness
gl
Synonyms - irritability
Antonym -serenity
Petulance is sometimes the trait of a child who is not getting his way.
En
9. Pompous
exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
Synonyms - ostentatious, pretentious
It is very pompous of him to believe that his ideas should always receive the first consideration.
10. Precocious
exceptionally early in development or occurrence
Synonyms - unseasonable
Antonym - backward
A child prodigy is a young person who is very precocious.
1. Slothful
lazy, indolent
Synonyms - bovine
Antonym - industrious
That student is slothful that he has never done any of his homework assignments.
2. Trivia
insignificant matters
Antonym - important matters
The English teacher is looking for substance, not trivial in themes.
3. Verbose
wordy, very talkative
Synonyms - garrulous
Antonym - terse
That professor is so verbose that it take him an hour to cover material that should take fifteen
minutes.
h
4. Virulent
ng
extremely poisonous
Synonyms - hateful
Antonym - harmless Si
The doctor prescribed a lot of medication to arrest the virulent infection.
5. Volatile
quickly, changeable
p
Synonyms - easily vaporized
ee
Antonym - static, unchangeable

Because of his volatile temper, one must use caution in dealing with him.
6. Acrimonious
id
Caustic
Synonyms - bitter
Ja
Antonym - cordial
The prisoner of war had acrimonious remarks for those that mistreated him.
7. Ameliorate
By
to make better, to relieve

Synonyms - to improve
Antonym - to make worse, to aggravate
Social workers attempt to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slum areas.
h
8. Amenable
lis
open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable

Synonyms - docile, obedient
Antonym - unwilling
g
Since I like him and usually agree with him I am always amenable to listening to his ideas.
En
9. Amorphous
shapeless
Synonyms - having no definite form
Antonym - structured
In the science fiction movie, the amorphous mass terrorized the town.
10. Buoyant
capable of floating
Synonyms - cheerful
Antonym - likely to sink
Because the log was buoyant, it stayed afloat. The girl's buoyant spirit made her pleasant company.
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STEP-12
1. Cajole
to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax
Synonyms - to wheedle
Antonym - to browbeat
I will not be cajoled into allowing you to stay up past your bedtime.
2. Calamity
a serious event causing distress or misfortune
Synonyms - cataclysm, catastrophe
Antonym - good fortune
The earthquake in Mexico was a calamity.
3. Debase
to reduce in dignity or quality
Synonyms - abase, corrupt, debauch, demean, deprave, pervert, vitiate
Antonym - to glorify
Do not debase yourself by swearing.
h
4. Efface
ng
to wear away
Synonyms - to erase
Antonym - to make conspicuous
The date on the coin has been effaced.
5. Elucidate
to make clear, to explain
Si
p
Synonyms - explicate, expound
ee
Antonym - to confuse
I will try to elucidate some of the important changes in the tax code.
6. Ephemeral
id
lasting a short period of time, fleeting

Synonyms - evanescent, fleeting, fugitive, transient, transitory
Ja
Antonym - lasting, timeless, eternal

The microorganism had an ephemeral lifespan. It died shortly after it was created.
7. Ferocity
By
savagery
Synonyms - atrocity, cruelty
Antonym - mildness
h
A tiger is an animal that has ferocity.

8. Flourish
lis
to grow well
Synonyms - to thrive
g
Antonym - to wither
The company flourished after a new board of directors took control.
En
9. Haughty
arrogant, excessively proud and vain
Synonyms - disdainful, high-handed, insolent, lordly, supercilious
Antonym - humble
Being quarterback of the football team does not give him the right to be haughty.
10. Impervious
incapable of being entered or penetrated
Synonyms - not capable of being damaged
Antonym - penetrable
Because this watch is impervious to water, I can go swimming while wearing it.

STEP-13
1. Inane
lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly, insipid
Synonyms - banal, flat, jejune, vapid
Antonym - pertinent, intelligent, significant
Your comments are inane and are preventing the discussion of the main topic.
2. Indolence
laziness
Synonyms - slothfulness
Antonym - industriousness
The hot and humid weather in the tropics encourages indolence.
3. Infallible
incapable of error
Synonyms - unfailing
Antonym - erroneous, fallacious
Since everyone makes mistakes, no human is infallible.
h
4. Inscrutable
ng
difficult to understand
Synonyms - mysterious
Antonym - clear, readable, understandable
He had us all confused with his inscrutable smile.
5. Languid
slow, sluggish, listless, weak
Si
p
Synonyms - lethargic, stuporous, torpid
ee
Antonym -animated
The old man's walk was languid, each pace requiring great effort.
6. Malice (MAL is)
id
desire to harm others

Synonyms - malevolence, malignity, spite, spleen
Ja
Antonym - concern
His death was caused by malice and was not accidental.
7. Oblique
By
slanting, indirect
Synonyms - evasive, devious, misleading
Antonym - direct
h
Because of the suspect's oblique answers, our interrogation of him led us in the wrong direction.
8. Opulence
lis
wealth, affluence
Synonyms - abundance
g
Antonym - meagerness, scarcity

Until the recent decline in the price of the Hunt name was synonymous with opulence.
En
9. Penitent
Showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant
Synonyms - compunctual, contrite, remorseful
Antonym - unrepentant
He became penitent when he realized that his prank resulted in serious injury.
10. Perfunctory
acting routinely with little interest or care
Synonyms - casual, nonchalant
Antonym - concerned, diligent
Due to his perfunctory manner of inspecting the factory, he did not notice some serious problems.

STEP-14
1. Antiquated
Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
Synonyms - antique, archaic, obsolete venerable
Antonym - modern
We cannot afford to have antiquated military forces.
2. Arable
fit for plowing
Synonyms - tillable
Antonym - untillable
If a farmer does not use good conservation measures, the land will not stay arable.
3. Ascendancy
domination
Synonyms - growing power
Antonym - decline
The United States would not patiently submit to the ascendancy of Hitler.
h
4. Atrophy
ng
to waste away
Synonyms - to wither
Antonym - to thrive, to grow
His hunger strike caused his body to atrophy.
5. Clandestine
secret
Si
p
Synonyms - covert, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious underhanded
ee
Antonym -open, obvious

The C.I.A. is involved in clandestine activities.
6. Conciliate
id
to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

Synonyms - appease, mollify, placate, propitiate
Ja
Antonym - to estrange
My husband tried to conciliate me with a gift of roses.
7. Cursory
By
superficial, casual
Synonyms - hastily done
Antonym - meticulous
h
He gave only cursory consideration to my suggestion.

8. Derision
lis
scoffing, mockery
Synonyms - ridicule
g
Antonym - applause
The boy received much derision for his plaid gym shorts.
En
9. Enmity
absolute hatred
Synonyms - animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor
Antonym - love, admiration
I have a lot of enmity for people who provide illegal drugs to children.
10. Extricate
to free, to disentangle
Synonyms - disembarrass
Antonym - Ito snare
He could not extricate himself from the trap.

STEP-15
1. Forbearance
patience
Synonyms - lenience
Antonym - impatience
Because he is so young, we must have forbearance in dealing with him.
2. Frivolous
lacking in seriousness or impor-tance
Synonyms - casual
Antonym - serious, sober
A teacher should limit frivolous behaviour in the classroom.
3. Garrulous
talkative, rambling
Synonyms - voluble
He was so garrulous that he repeated everything many times.
4. Impetuous
h
violent, hasty
ng
Synonyms - rash, impulsive
Antonym - reserved
His impetuous behavior caused him to make many mistakes.
5. Industrious
skillfully busy or occupied
Synonyms - assiduous, diligent, sedulous
Si
p
Antonym - slothful, indolent
ee
The industrious student will use time wisely.

6. Infamous
having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
id
Synonyms - disreputable, ignomi-nious

Antonym - illustrious
Ja
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act.

7. Insolence
insulting or contemptuous behavior
By
Synonyms - arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence

Antonym - civility, courtesy
His insolence and lack of respect for his mother are shocking.
h
8. Levity
excessive frivolity
lis
Synonyms - flippancy
Antonym - seriousness
g
It was inappropriate for him to insert some levity into the funeral service.
9. Oblivion
En
state of being forgotten

Synonyms - forgetfulness
Antonym -remembrance
Until the singer's recent hit, his career had fallen into a state of oblivion.
10. Paradoxical
something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct
Synonyms - incongruity
Antonym -- congruity
It is paradoxical that a man from the, South, Lyndon Johnson, let the fight for the passage of a civil
rights bill.

1. Perjury
false testimony under oath
Synonyms -false testimony
Antonym - truthful testimony
He was charged with perjury, for lying to the grand jury.
2. Rancor
bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity
Synonyms - animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility
Antonym -affection, kindness
I was full of rancor when I learned that the men had killed my parents.
3. Sycophant
a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser
Synonyms - leech, sponge, toady
h
Antonym - heartfelt
ng
A wise ruler will not pay attention to the many sycophants who will try to gain his
attention. Si
4. Vacillating
changing
Synonyms - fluctuating, variable
p
Antonym -static, stable, not easily changed
ee
I have vacillating opinions concerning my future career.

5. Vivid
id
bright, distinct, and clear

Synonyms - graphic
Ja
Antonym - lackluster
I have vivid memories of my trip to Europe.
6. Abhor
By
to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly, to loathe

Synonyms - despise, abominate
Antonym - to admire
h
If there is one particular food I abhor, it is homing.

lis
7. Accolade
praise
g
Synonyms - an award
En
Antonym - censure
He received many accolades for being an excellent teacher.
8. Ascetic
one who leads a life of self denial and contemplation, absent of luxury
Synonyms - austere, severe, stern
Antonym - sensual
The rich playboy could not understand the ascetic life led by the monk.
9. Bequeath
to give or to leave in a will
Synonyms - to hand down
Antonym -to keep, to horde
I bequeathed my gym shorts to my brother after I graduated from high school.
10. Charlatan
one who claims to know something that he does not
Synonyms - a quack
Antonym - a professional, authentic authority
The side show featured a charlatan posing as a mind reader.
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1. Conflagration
a large fire
Synonyms - fire, inferno
Antonym - small flame
Some believe that the earth will be destroyed by a large conflagration.
2. Dearth
h
a lack, a scarcity
ng
Synonyms - paucity
Antonym -adequate supply
3. Diffidence
shyness, reserve, unassertiveness
Si
The dearth of water in the arid country led to numerous deaths.
p
Synonyms - bashfulness, modesty
ee
Antonym - confidence
Because of his diffidence, he would not ask any girl to the prom.
id
4. Effervescent
Showing high spirits
Ja
Synonyms - cheerful
Antonym - sad, gloomy
They put me in a good mood because they were always so effervescent.
By
5. Ethereal
light, lacking material substance, intangible
Synonyms - heavenly, unusually delicate
h
Antonym - earthly mundane

lis
The ethereal sounds of the music soothed and calmed the patient.
6. Expunge
g
to remove
En
Synonyms - to erase
Antonym - to add to
Their names were expunged from the social register after they were convicted of
sailing cocaine.
7. Guile
deceitfulness
Synonyms - duplicity
Antonym - openness, candor
The woman was the unfortunate victim of guile and deceit when she lost her money
to that swindler.
8. Implausible
not believable
Synonyms - unimaginable
Antonym - believable
His explanation of the accident is so implausible that no jury will believe him.
9. Incongruity
nonconformity
Synonyms - disagreement, incompatibility
Antonym - agreement
The incongruity between the two stories led me to doubt the accuracy of either
report.
10. Insularity
qualities of an island
Synonyms - narrow-mindedness of opinion
Antonym - broad-mindedness
The insularity of the president made it difficult to get a motion passed.
h
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ng
1. Morose
being sullen or gloomy
Synonyms - crabbed, glum, saturnine, sulky, surly
Antonym - cheerful
He was very morose after his wife left him.
Si
p
2. Placate
ee
to appease or to pacify by making concessions

Synonyms - conciliate, mollification, propitiate
id
Antonym - to antagonize
My wife is so angry at me that I cannot placate her.
Ja
3. Poignant
piercing and keen
Synonyms - piquant, pungent, racy
By
Antonym - dull
The man's poignant words struck the very heart of the matter.
4. Provincial
h
lacking sophistication
lis
Synonyms - narrow-minded
Antonym - sophisticated
g
Her parents are so provincial that they believe they should arrange her marriage.
En
5. Reiterate
to repeat
Synonyms - renew, reprise
Antonym - to fail to repeat
I hope that I am not becoming redundant by again reiterating the key facts.
6. Spontaneous
having no external cause
Synonyms - acting on impulse
Antonym -planned
He knew exactly what I was thinking because my reaction was spontaneous.
7. Synthesis
combining parts into a whole
Synonyms - to mix
Antonym - disjoining
Before the project is complete, we need to establish synthesis.
8. Toxic
poisonous
Synonyms - bane, venom
Antonym - healthful, harmless
Carbon monoxide is toxic to animal life.
9. Vigilant
very alert
Synonyms - watchful
Antonym -unconcerned; inattentive
I have been vigilant in trying to find the thief.
10. Voluble
ability to use words easily, fluent and glib
h
Synonyms - garrulous, loquacious
ng
Antonym - taciturn
A disc jockey needs to be a voluble speaker.
1. Acquiesce
to give in, to comply
STEP-19
Si
p
Synonyms - accede, agree, assent, consent, subscribe
ee
Antonym - to objects, to disagree

I was so desperate that I had to acquiesce to his demands.
id
2. Affinity
a likeness, a natural
Ja
Synonyms - relationship, a kinship

Antonym - repulsion
Having suffered himself, he felt an affinity for the homeless.
By
3. Blasphemous
irreverent
Synonyms -profane
h
Antonym - sacred, reverent

lis
Telling that sacrilegious joke is blasphemous.

4. Buttress
g
a support of prop
En
Synonyms - anchor, pillar

Antonym - drop
Many cathedrals are supported by buttresses.
5. Circumspect
careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent
Synonyms - chary wary
Antonym - reckless, careless, indiscreet
Her circumspect behavior left no doubts as to her integrity.
6. Corroboration
confirmation
Synonyms - authentication, substantiation, validation, verification
Antonym - refutation

Fortunately, I had some corroboration for my whereabouts on the night of the crime.
7. Deplete
to use up gradually
Synonyms - to lessen in amount or value
Antonym - to restore
Our oil reserves have been depleted cause of years of drilling and pumping.
8. Despotic
ruling oppressively and absolutely
Synonyms - tyrannical
Antonym - ruling democratically
Americans do not like despotic behavior.
9. Emaciated
very thin (usually as a result of starvation)
Synonyms - wasting away
h
Antonym -fat, corpulent
ng
As a result of receiving little food, most prisoners of concentration camps become
extremely emaciated.
10. Empirical
based on observation or experiment and not on theory
Synonyms - practical based
Si
p
Antonym - theoretical
ee
We need some empirical data to make our case solid.

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id
1. Extraneous
Ja
not essential
Synonyms - vital
Antonym - essential
By
The extraneous assignment left the student with little time for himself.
2. Fallow
plowed but not sowed
h
Synonyms - inactive
lis
Antonym - active
In order for land to be productive, it must lie fallow occasionally.
g
3. Homogeneous
En
of the same kind

Synonyms - same, similar
Antonym - heterogeneous
To get the best results with this research, we need a homogeneous group of people to
fill out the questionnaire.
4. Hyperbole
obvious exaggeration
Synonyms - elaboration, padding
Antonym - understatement
You have often heard the hyperbole "I've told you a million times;" it's an obvious
exaggeration.
5. Incontrovertible
indisputable
Synonyms - certain, inarguable
Antonym - disputable, arguable
The district attorney was looking for incontrovertible evidence to prove that the
accused arsonist burned the bank.
6. Irascible
irritable, easily angered
Synonyms - cranky
Antonym -impassive; imperturbable
Just about anything could set off his irascible temper.
7. Laconic
using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude
Synonyms - compendious, concise, pithy, succinct, summary
Antonym - verbose
After the loss, the coach's remarks were laconic.
h
8. Magnanimity
ng
having a lofty
Synonyms - generous and courageous spirit
Antonym - greed, stinginess
The magnanimity of the king endeared him to his subjects.
9. Obsequious
Si
p
overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile
ee
Synonyms - slavish, subservient

Antonym - disinterested
I believe that his obsequious behavior toward his grandmother is to ensure being
id
included in the will.

Ja
10. Proliferation
an increase, in number, multip-lication
Synonyms - accumulate, build up
By
Antonym - decline, decrease

Many are afraid of nuclear proliferation and possibility than a terrorist country will
explode a bomb.
h
g lis
En

1. Scrupulous
very principled, very careful and conscientious
Synonyms - meticulous, punctilious
Antonym - unprincipled
The scrupulous police officer never took a bribe, and he ceaselessly tried to prevent
crime.
2. Sublime
exalted, noble, uplifting, superb
Synonyms - resplendent
Antonym - debased, ignoble
The romantic dinner, which included delicious food, soft music, and a beautiful
setting, was simply sublime.
3. Surreptitious
h
secret, clandestine, stealthy
ng
Synonyms - covert, furtive, underhanded
Antonym -aboveboard, in an open manner
The Watergate burglars tried to attain information in a surreptitious manner.
Si
4. Veracity
devotion to the truth
p
Synonyms - truthfulness, accuracy, correctness
ee
Antonym - deceit, lying

The lawyer had no confidence in the veracity of the witness.
5. Zeal
id
enthusiasm
Ja
Synonyms - fervor
Antonym - lack of enthusiasm
To the delight of his students, he brought great zeal to the teaching profession.
By
6. Ambiguous
having more than one meaning, unclear, uncertain
Synonyms -cryptic enigmatic, equivocal, obscure
h
Antonym -clear, certain

lis
Finding an ambiguous test question is frustrating, since more than one answer
could be correct.
g
7. Amiable
En
friendly, sociable, and congenial, civil and urbane

Synonyms -good-natured, obliging, complaisant
Antonym - disagree, unamiable
She was blessed with having such a amiable friend who was almost always good-
natured and obliging.
8. Crass
coarse
Synonyms - crude and unrefined
Antonym - refined, sophisticated
Using foul language in front of your mother crass.

9. Discursive
moving from one topic to another randomly
Synonyms - rambling
Antonym - concise
His discursive speech was hard to follow.
10. Docile
easily managed, obedient, passive
Synonyms - amenable, tractable
Antonym - unruly unmanageable
The dog was docile until the doorbell rang.
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1. Estrange
to alienate, to separate
h
Synonyms - disaffect , wean
ng
Antonym -to unite, to join
The necessity to travel in his business may estrange him from his family for a short
2.
period of time.
Exonerate Si
to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility, to exculpate
p
Synonyms - absolve, acquit, vindicate
ee
Antonym - to convict
I need your testimony to exonerate me from this charge.
id
3. Gratuitous
given freely
Ja
Synonyms - unwanted
Antonym - demanded
I resent your gratuitous comments because no one asked for them.
By
4. Hypothesize
to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven
Synonyms - assumption based
h
Antonym - to know with certainty

lis
Before you your experiment, you should hypothesize about the possible outcome.
5. Indignation
g
anger as a result or something unjust

En
Synonyms - fury, ire rage, wrath

Antonym -serenity
I have much indignation about the light sentence given to the drunk driver who ran
over my child.
6. Induce
to bring on or to bring about
Synonyms - cause, effect, influenc, persuade
Antonym - to impede
His personality changes were induced by drugs.
7. Intractable
stubborn, difficult to manage
Synonyms - headstrong, recalcitrant, refractory, unruly, willful
Antonym -manageable, agreeable
The intractable child was a discipline problem in every class.
8. Introspective
the quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts
Synonyms - self-examination
Antonym - based examination
I must be very introspective before I make my decision.
9. Lucid
easily understood, mentally sound
Synonyms - perspicuous
Antonym - obscure
His lucid remarks helped everyone understand the new tax code.
10. Meticulous
taking great care
Synonyms - punctilious, scrupulous
h
Antonym -careless
ng
I am usually very meticulous in completing my assignments.
STEP-23
1. Misanthrope
a hater of mankind
Si
p
Synonyms - misanthropist
ee
Antonym - philanthropist
Hopefully, nuclear weapons will never fall into the hands of a misanthrope.
id
2. Munificent
very generous
Ja
Synonyms - helpful
Antonym -parsimonious, stingy
The munificent gift to the school was appreciated by all of the students.
By
3. Plagiarize
to steal and to use another's writings as one's own
Synonyms - to steal writing
h
Antonym - to originate
lis
English teachers are always on the lookout for materials in themes that are
plagiarized.
g
4. Profuse
En
extravagantly abundant, flowing freely

Synonyms - lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal
Antonym - meager
Cutting that artery will cause profuse bleeding.
5. Recluse
a person who lives in solitude
Synonyms - a hermit
Antonym - cosmopolitan
Howard Huges is the most famous reel of the century.
6. Sated
satisfied fully, indulged to excess
Synonyms - cloyed, glutted, gorged, palled, satiated, surfeited
Antonym - ravenous
He was quite sated after finishing the seven course meal.
7. Stupefy
to dull the senses as to put into a stupor
Synonyms - to dull, to bore
Antonym -to excite
That boring lecture would stupefy anyone with any intelligence.
8. Terse
concise
Synonyms - compendious, laconic, pithy, succinct, summary
Antonym - long-winded
The president gave a terse statement dismissing the charges of the opposing party.
9. Transient
Synonyms - ephemeral, evanescent, fugitive, transitory
Antonym - enduring, everlasting
h
The moment of happiness she enjoyed was merely transient, soon she was
ng
depressed again.
10. Virtuoso
one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician
Synonyms - a savant
Antonym -unskilled beginner
Si
p
Having played with some of the greatest symphonies in the world, he was known as
ee
a virtuoso.
STEP-24
id
1. Abstracted
Ja
removed in thought from the immediate situation

Synonyms - lost in one's own mind
Antonym - attentive
By
The child, thinking of Christmas, had an abstracted look on his face.

2. Adulation
extreme praise
h
Synonyms - admiration
lis
Antonym - defamation, slander

Due to the great adulation of the crowds, the politician thought that he might win
g
the election.
En
3. Adversity
misfortune
Synonyms - unfavourable happening
Antonym - prosperity
He has suffered much adversity by first losing his job and then losing his wife.
4. Burgeo
to sprout
Synonyms - to newly emerge
Antonym -to shrivel and die; to wither
Plants burgeon with the coming o spring.
5. Chimera
a fantasy, a horrible creature of the imagination
Synonyms - fantasy, vision
Antonym - gentle creature
He is not the chimera your fears have made him in your mind.
6. Culpable
deserving blame
Synonyms -guilty
Antonym - blameless
He was culpable for his children's constant bad behavior.
7. Decadent
decaying
Synonyms - declined, degenerated
Antonym - flourishing
Drugs, prostitution, and crime are sign of a decadent society.
8. Entreaty
a plea, an carnest request
h
Synonyms - adjuration, appeal, suit, importunity, supplication
ng
Antonym - denial
The lawyer made a lengthy entreaty to the jury before they retired to chambers.
9. Fatuous
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
Synonyms - asinine, silly, simple
Si
p
Antonym - sensible
ee
The woman was fatuous to think that she needed three thousand pairs of shoes.
10. Humane
id
kind, sympathetic and considerate

Synonyms - compassionate
Ja
Antonym -brutal
The United States was very humane in its treatment of war.
STEP-25
By
1. Indulgent
lenient, especially toward oneself
h
Synonyms - lenient
lis
Antonym - harsh, strict

The boy did not learn respect from his indulgent parents.
g
2. Ineptness
En
lack of competence or judgment

Synonyms - gauche, maladroit
Antonym - expertise
The evidence of his ineptness as a coach is his poor win-loss record.
3. Ingrate
an ungrateful person
Synonyms - grace
Antonym - grateful person
I was stunned when I didn't even receive a "thank you" from the ingrate.
4. Inundate
to flood
Synonyms - to overflow

Antonym - to drain
The television station was inundated with phone calls when the basketball game was
interrupted.
5. Miser
one who lives in wretched circums-tances to save and hoard money
Synonyms - niggard, skinflint, tightwad, pinchpenny
Antonym - one who spends money easily
The old miser lived in a shack but was actually a millionaire.
6. Nefarious
extremely wicked, evil, vicious
Synonyms - degenerate, iniquitous, villainous
Antonym - righteous
Hitler's treatment of Jewish people was a sign he was a very nefarious person.
7. Prattle
h
meaningless sounds
ng
Synonyms - babble
Antonym - articulate language
8. Predilection
preference
Si
I have difficulty understanding the prattle of young children.
p
Synonyms - impotance
ee
Antonym - dislike, disinclination

He has a predilection for fish when he goes out to eat.
id
9. Procrastinate
to defer action, to delay
Ja
Synonyms - prolong, postpone

Antonym - rip, scud
We try not to procrastinate when asked to do a job.
By
10. Stoic
a stoical person, not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive
Synonyms - apathetic, phlegmatic solid
h
Antonym - impassioned ardent

lis
The umpire remained quite stoic despite the managers screaming and the intense
booing of the crowd.
g
En

1. Suffrage
right to vote
Synonyms - ballot
Antonym - lack of franchise
Woman's suffrage was a movement and a cause at the beginning of the twentieth
century.
2. Summon
to call together, to send for or to request to appear
Synonyms - convene, convoke, muster
Antonym - to turn away
I am frightened because I have been summoned to the principal's office.
3. Transparent
h
quality of being able to be seen through, clear
Synonyms - limpid, translucent
ng
Antonym -opaque
Glass is a transparent substance.
4. Turbu1ence
wild or disturbing activity
Synonyms - turbulent
Si
p
Antonym - stillness
ee
There is a lot of turbulence during a hurricane.

5. Viable
id
capable of working, developing adequately

Synonyms - functioning
Ja
Antonym - moribund, incapable of

He is a viable candidate because he has experience and can attract votes.
6. Abet
By
to encourage or to assist (usually an offense against justice or the law)

Synonyms - foment, incite, instigate
Antonym - to discourage, to interfere
h
To aid and abet an enemy of the country is a crime.

is
7. Agile
characterized by ability to move quickly with suppleness and grace
gl
Synonyms - nimble, brisk, spry

Antonym - clumsy
En
The girl's agile movements were the mark of a great gymnast.

8. Antidote
something that relieves the effects of poison
Synonyms - remedy, cure
Antonym - poison
A snake bite need not be deadly, as long one can get an antidote quickly.
9. Ascertain
to find out definitely, to determine
Synonyms -learn
Antonym - miss, pass over, overlook

The detective attempted to ascertain the truth through his questioning of the
suspect.
10. Benevolence
kindness
Synonyms - generosity, charity
Antonym - antagonism, avarice, malevolence
His benevolence was shown when he set up soup kitchens for the poor.
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1. Desolate
deserted, without inhabitants
Synonyms - barren
Antonym - populous
h
Some of the western stales have large areas that are desolate.
ng
2. Din
loud and discordant noises
Synonyms - cacophony
Si
Antonym - euphony
The din in the senate was so great that I could not hear the speaker.
p
3. Dissuade
ee
to advise against
Synonyms - to talk out of
Antonym - to persuade, to encourage
id
I tried to dissuade him from going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, but he would not
listen.
Ja
4. Distend
to expand, to swell
Synonyms - amplify, dilate, inflate
By
Antonym - to contract
If a balloon is distended too much, it will break.
5. Enervation
h
weakness
is
Synonyms - emasculation
Antonym - strength
gl
A poor diet will cause enervation.

En
6. Eulogy
praise or tribute
Synonyms - encomium, panegyric, tribute
Antonym - defamation
The young woman presented a touching eulogy at her father's funeral.
7. fitful
irregular
Synonyms - convulsive, spasmodic
Antonym -constant
Due to fitful sleep last night, I am not rested.
8. Indelible
cannot be removed, washed away or erased
Synonyms - permanent, lasting
Antonym -fleeting
Her comments made an indelible impression on his mind, and he was never able to
forget.
9. Inert
unable to move or to act, sluggish
Synonyms - idle, passive, supine
Antonym - active
It takes a long time to get things done when we must depend on inert bureaucrats.
10. Malevolence
ill will or evil intentions
Synonyms - malice, malignity, spite spleen
Antonym -benevolence
The old man's malevolence was obvious when he removed the girl from his will.
h
ng
STEP-28
1. Obliterate
to remove all traces of, to do away with, to destroy completely, to cancel
Si
Synonyms -expunge, efface
Antonym - to make, to build p
The men began to obliterate the old building.
ee
2. Ornate
excessively decorated
Synonyms - decorate
id
Antonym -austere, bare

The ornate Christmas tree provided us with many hours of pleasure.
Ja
3. Paucity
scarcity, fewness of number
By
Synonyms - dearth
Antonym -plenty
The low achievement test scores indicate that I have a paucity of intelligent students
this year.
h
4. Piety
is
devotion and reverence to God

Synonyms - reverence
gl
Antonym - irreverence
En
The man was noted for his piety and devotion to the church.
5. Precarious
not a secure situation
Synonyms - dangerous, risky
Antonym -safe
It seems that a tightrope walker is often in a precarious situation.
6. Prosaic
banal
Synonyms - common place, uninspired
Antonym - imaginative
Because his writings are so prosaic, I find them boring and unimaginative.

7. Quiescent
inactive, dormant
Synonyms - abeyance, latent
Antonym - active
The eruption was a surprise because the volcano had been quiescent for many
years.
8. Scintillating
sparkling
Synonyms - shinning
Antonym - dull
The fireworks during a Fourth of July a misplay.
9. Squalid
filthy in appearance
h
Synonyms - sordid
ng
Antonym - clean
There are squalid and depressed areas in most of the world's major cities.
10. Vexation
Si
discomfort
Synonyms - distress p
Antonym - pleasantry
The young children were a source of vexation to their nervous, neurotic mother.
ee
STEP-29
id
1. Abridge
to shorten, to diminish
Ja
Synonyms -abbreviate, curtail, retrench, shorten

Antonym - to expand
By
Some companies publish abridged versions of novels.

2. Alacrity
prompt and cheerful response
Synonyms - celerity
h
Antonym - indolence
is
I accepted his invitation to the prom with alacrity.

gl
3. Antipathy
a dislike, distaste, or enmity
En
Synonyms - animosity, animus, antagonism, hostility, rancor

Antonym - propensity, amity
The woman's obvious antipathy toward snakes surfaced when she came into contact
with the slithering reptile.
4. Augment
to make greater
Synonyms - to supplement
Antonym - to diminish
We must try to augment our savings this year.
5. Bombastic
using inflated language pompous
Synonyms - claptrap, declamatory; fustian, ranting, rodomontade
Antonym - meek, humble
The politician was bombastic as he railed against big government.
6. Decry
to speak against, to rail against
Synonyms - to disparage
Antonym - to laud
Many decry the lack of concern for this problem.
7. Eclectic
coming from a variety of diverse sources
Synonyms - from many source
Antonym - from one source
His electric tastes range from Bach to the Beatles.
8. Enhance
to make better
h
Synonyms - to improve
ng
Antonym - to worsen
Your chances of passing tile test will be enhanced if you study.
9. Euphonious
Si
pleasant or agreeable (sound)
Synonyms - dulcet p
Antonym - raucous, dissonant
The euphonious sound of the record lulled the baby to sleep.
ee
10. Fervid
ardent, burning, impassioned
id
Synonyms - fervent, passionate, perfervid

Antonym - indifferent
Ja
The evangelist is a fervid crusader against sin.

By
STEP-30
1. Impecunious
without money
Synonyms -destitute, indigent
h
Antonym - rich
is
Some formerly rich people have become impecunious because of the poor oil and
gl
real estate market.

2. Ingratiate
En
to make an effort to gain good favor with someone

Synonyms - to try to be great
Antonym - to alienate
He tried to ingratiate himself with the girl's parents by always being polite.
3. Luxuriant
abundant in growth, very fertile
Synonyms - lavish, lush, prodigal, profuse
Antonym - scanty
The luxuriant farmland of Iowa provides an abundant amount of food.
4. Paltry
trifling, petty, worthless
Synonyms - minor, inconsiderable, slight, insignificant, petty
Antonym - superior
He was building paltry houses unfit for occupancy.
5. Pedantry
act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
Synonyms - dull
Antonym - sharpen, whet
The teacher's lectures are a demonstration of pedantry without scholarship.
6. Placid
peaceful, calm
Synonyms - serene, tranquil
Antonym - disturbed
The wilderness is usually a placid place where one can relax.
7. Preclude
to make impossible
h
Synonyms - prevent, bar
ng
Antonym - to aid, promote
A low SAT score may preclude your acceptance to that college.
8. Promontory
Si
land or rock projecting into a body of water
Synonyms - rock projecting into a body p
A promontory is an ideal place to build a lighthouse.
9. Raze
ee
to completely destroy
Synonyms - demolish, reduce
id
Antonym -to construct, restore

Atomic war will raze many cities.
Ja
10. Secular
nonreligious, civil, laic
Synonyms - wordly
By
Antonym - religious, monastic

"Jingle Bells" is a secular Christmas song.
h
is
gl
En

1. Static
having no motion
Synonyms - showing little change
Antonym - active
Since our town has attracted little new industry, the population of the city has
become static.
2. Tact
a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situation
Synonyms - diplomacy, perception, sensitivity, poise
Antonym - insensitivity
The diplomat handled the situation with tact and courteous behavior.
3. Torpid
h
sluggish
ng
Synonyms - inactive, dull
Antonym - active, animated
He is always torpid on Sunday mornings.
Si
4. Vindicated
cleared of accusations or charges
p
Synonyms - absolved, acquitted, exculpated, exonerated
e
Antonym - accused
I am to go to trial and believe that I will be vindicated of all charges.
de
5. Vindictive
revengeful
i
Synonyms - spiteful
Ja
Antonym - loving, forgiving

You should be more forgiving and less vindictive.
6. Allure
By
to influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal

Synonyms - attract, fascinate, charm
Antonym - dull
h
The child tried to allure the stray dog into her yard with a piece of bread.
is
7. Apathy
a lack of concern or feeling, indifference
gl
Synonyms - phlegm, stoicism, stolidness

Antonym - enthusiastic devotion
En
The man looked upon the turn of events with apathy.

8. Auspicious
favorable
Synonyms - propitious
Antonym - ill-omened
Making an "A" on the first test was an auspicious way to begin the year.
9. Caricature
a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody
Synonyms - burlesque, travesty
Antonym - somber portrait

The caricature of the presidential nominee was hysterical.
10. Cordial
courteous and gracious, friendly
Synonyms - affectionate, genial, cheering
Antonym - antagonistic
We received a very cordial reception from the hostess of the party.
STEP-32
1. Cosmopolitan
dealing with the whole world
Synonyms - worldy, sophisticated
Antonym - parochial
His cosmopolitan views make him a natural delegate to the world convention.
h
2. Deplore
ng
to regret deeply or strongly, to feel or to express deep grief for
Synonyms - bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn
Si
Antonym - to celebrate
The students deplored the death of their teacher.
3. Discrepant p
disagreeing
e
Synonyms - inconsistent
de
Antonym - same, consistent

The auditor became suspicious when he found the discrepant accounts.
4. Ecstasy
i
Ja
extreme happiness
Synonyms - rapture, transport
Antonym - wretchedness
By
The music was so beautiful that it put the crowd into a state of ecstasy.
5. Empathy
understanding or identification with another's feelings or situation
Synonyms - with interest
h
Antonym - unconcer, disinterest

is
Having been discriminated against seeking equal pay for equal work.
6. Equivocal
gl
ambiguous (usually in ended to mislead)

En
Synonyms - abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, enigmatic, obscure, recondite

Antonym - clear, straightforward
His speech was difficult to understand because of all his equivocal statements.
7. Expeditious
done with speed and efficiency
Synonyms - speedly
Antonym - sluggish
You need to be expeditious in solving this matter.
8. Galvanize
to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock
Synonyms - to persuade
Antonym - to calm, to soothe

We are hoping that these new discoveries will galvanize the pub lie support of our
research.
9. Implacable
incapable of being appeased
Synonyms - stubborn
Antonym - yielding
That young man is the enemy of the implacable woman standing in the corner she
will never stop hating him.
10. Imitable
not able to be imitated
Synonyms - definitive
Antonym - imitable
He has his own inimitable way of doing things.
h
ng
STEP-33
1. Mutability
the degree to which something is subject and likely to change
Si
Synonyms - inconsistency
Antonym - consistency p
The mutability of his opinions was because of political pressures; these alone caused
his changing attitudes.
e
2. Odious
de
deserving hate
Synonyms - contempt
i
Antonym -respectable
Ja
Pornography is an odious business.

3. Parochial
limited in range or scope
By
Synonyms - narrow, provincial

Antonym - broadminded
Having parochial attitudes, she was not receptive to new ideas.
h
4. Penchant
is
a strong inclination
Synonyms - leaning, proclivity, propensity
gl
Antonym - disinclination
He has a penchant for chemistry, and he has won many science awards.
En
5. Ponderous
very heavy, unwieldy from weight
Synonyms - cumbersome, cumbrous
Antonym - lightweight
The ponderous furniture was hard to move, and thus became a burden.
6. Protract
to prolong
Synonyms - introductory remark
Antonym - to shorten
The union hopes to protract the strike in order to force management to settle.

7. Replete
filled to capacity, abundantly supplied
Synonyms -plenary
Antonym - devoid
The bar was replete with every possible kind of alcohol.
8. Soporific
something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness
Synonyms - to dull awareness
Antonym - exciting
Quiet music late at night is soporific.
9. Strident
loud and harsh sounding
Synonyms - raucous, stentorian, boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous
h
Antonym -soft and pleasant
ng
The teacher used a strident voice when reprimanding a student.
10. Treachery
violation of faith, betrayal of trust, treason
Si
Synonyms - Disloyalty
Antonym - allegiance, devotion p
The man's ruthless act of treachery was expected.
e
STEP-34
de
1. Adulterate
to make impure by adding lesser substances
i
Ja
Synonyms - to corrupt
Antonym - to purify
The authorities were concerned that the drugs might have been adulterated
intentionally.
By
2. Animosity
harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred
Synonyms - animus, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hostility, rancor
h
Antonym - love
is
I have a lot of animosity for him, since he attempted to steal my friemd.

3. Apocryphal
gl
of doubtful origin or authenticity

En
Synonyms - doubtful, not genuine

Antonym -of known origin, genuine
The jury saw through the apocryphal tears of the witness.
4. Avarice
greed for wealth
Synonyms - cupidity
Antonym - generosity
Avarice and gluttony are two vices that can destroy lives.
5. Coalesce
to merge, to fuse, to join or to unite
Synonyms - amalgamate, commingle
Antonym - to break up, to disperse
If the party can coalesce diverse groups into a united force, it might win the election.
6. Collaborate
to work together
Synonyms - to conjoin, co-operate
Antonym - to work alone
Sometimes singers who have never worked together will collaborate to make a new
album.
7. Cryptic
mysterious, secret
Synonyms - abstruse, ambiguous enigmatic obscure, recondite
Antonym - clear, revealed
I did not understand his cryptic message.
8. Desultory
jumping around, aimless, random
h
Synonyms - aimless, random
ng
Antonym - concentrated
The man's desultory attempts at finding employment wasted his time.
9. Dissipation
Si
wasteful spending
Synonyms - squandering p
Antonym - collection
e
Even though he inherited a million dollars, I expect quick dissipation of his fortune.
10. Edifying
de
instructing and improving spiritually or morally

Synonyms - instructing
i
Antonym - heinous, nefarious

Ja
Visiting the cathedral was an edifying experience.
STEP-35
By
1. Equivocate
to attempt to lie, to mislead, or to hide the truth
Synonyms - palter, prevaricate
h
Antonym - to tell the truth

is
Tell the truth and do not attempt to equivocate.

2. Espousing
gl
marrying, giving one's loyal

En
Synonyms - adopting a cause

Antonym - denying
The politician seems to be espousing the issue of decreased taxation in order to gain
supporters.
3. Hedonist
one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life
Synonyms - selfish
Antonym - ascetic
The world is full of hedonists who seek nothing but their own pleasures.
4. Indefatigable
incapable of being fatigued
Synonyms - tireless
Antonym - easily tired
The indefatigable army moved ahead steadily over the many days without rest.
5. Interminable
having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted
Synonyms - unlimited
Antonym - short and limited
Although the reading assignment was only ten pages, it seemed interminable to the
bored student.
6. Naïve
unsophisticated, inexperienced
Synonyms - natural, artless, ingenuous
Antonym - sophisticated, experienced, wise
Many naive young women go to Hollywood believing that they will become movie
stars.
h
7. Parody
ng
humorous or ridiculous imitation
Synonyms - burlesque, caricature, travesty
Antonym - reverent imitation
Si
Many skits on "Saturday Night Live" are parodies of current events.
8. Peripheral p
on the edge
e
Antonym -central, essential, at the core
de
Let's discuss the main topic now and save peripheral issues for later.
9. Portent
i
a sign, prefiguring
Ja
Synonyms - foreboding, herald

Antonym - contradict, preclude
The stock market crash was a portent of the coming of a depression.
By
10. Prodigious
extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree
Synonyms - great in size enormous
h
Antonym - puny minuscule

is
His prodigious appetite allowed him to ea the entire turkey.

gl
En

1. Profane
showing contempt toward sacred things
Synonyms - profane
Antonym - holy
Profane language will not be tolerated on the tennis court.
2. Respite
a period of relief
Synonyms - a rest, a delay
Antonym - continuance
I enjoy a quiet lunch that serves a respite from of being an air traffic controller.
3. Sordid
mean, filthy
h
Synonyms - abject, ignoble
ng
Antonym - nice, harmless
The sordid details of the brutal ax murder sickened the jurors.
4. Surfeited
Si
sated, satiated
Synonyms - cloyed, glutted, gorged, palled
ep
Antonym - starved
I was surfeited after having eaten so much food at the banquet.
5. Trifling
e
not significant
id
Synonyms - frivolous
Antonym - important, significant
Ja
Some think that watching MTV is a trifling experience.

6. Abate
to reduce in intensity or amount
By
Synonyms - decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, lessen, reduce, wane

Antonym - to increase
The flood waters abated after forty days of rain.
h
7. Antecedent
is
preceding a cause
Synonyms - a cause
gl
Antonym - following, later

En
The argument between the two men was antecedent to the fight which followed.
8. Arid
very dry
Synonyms - dry
Antonym - moist
The desert is an arid place.
9. Baneful
a source of harm or destruction, harmful, destructive
Synonyms - deleterious, detrimental, noxious, pernicious
Antonym - benign influence, harmless

Overeating was the bane of her existence. The baneful herbs made the woman
extremely ill.
10. Beleaguer
to harass
Synonyms - besiege
Antonym - to shield from
The scandal caused the President to be beleaguered by the press.
STEP-37
1. Contempt
scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
Synonyms - despicableness, pitiableness, scurviness
Antonym - respect
h
The man treated the gossiping woman with contempt; talking about other people
ng
was beneath his dignity.
2. Cynical
given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm, exhibiting mocking disbelief
Si
Synonyms - misanthropic pessimistic, misogynic
Antonym - genial, lenitent
ep
Some people are so cynical they sneer at everything that would make life worthwhile.
3. Dexterous
skillful and active with the hands, manually adroit and skillful
e
Synonyms - deft, handy
id
Antonym - clumsy
The machine shop advertised for a dexterous worker.
Ja
4. Dour
sullen
Synonyms - stern, harsh
By
Antonym - cheerful in appearance

His dour behavior was caused by the rain washing golf game.
5. Exalt
h
to glorify
is
Synonyms - to praise, to raise in rank

Antonym - to defame, to deprecate
gl
The woman was exalted for her successes in the field of science.
En
6. Felicitous
heavenly, happy
Synonyms - delightful, opportune
Antonym - sad, gloomy, morose
Her marriage was a felicitous occasion
7. Impeccable
free from fault or blame
Synonyms - flawless, irreproachable
Antonym - flawed
She was a woman of impeccable character and could not be blamed for the smallest
wrongdoing.

8. Imperturbable
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance and steadiness
Synonyms - composed, collected, cool, unruffled, nonchalant
Antonym - frantic
Before the accident he seemed imperturbable, but now he is becoming frantic.
9. Malleable
capable of being shaped influenced, or altered, tractable
Synonyms - plastic, pliable, pliant, ductile
Antonym - unpliable
Gold is a malleable metal.
10. Mortify
to humiliate, to wound pride
Synonyms - to experience shame
h
Antonym - to calm, to soothe
ng
It would simply mortify me to have someone say such shameful' things about my
family.
Si
STEP-38
1. Obdurate
ep
extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice
Synonyms - inflexible, inexorable, adamant
Antonym - tractable
e
She was obdurate in her refusal to listen to our concerns about her cocaine
id
problem.
2. Platitude
Ja
trite remark
Synonyms - banal statement
Antonym - profundity
By
That politician can spout platitudes, but he has never passed a bill that has
substance.
3. Profligate
h
a wasteful person
is
Synonyms - extremely wasteful, given to licentiousness

Antonym - thrifty
gl
The profligate son wasted the family fortune on wine, woman, and song.
4. Pugnacious
En
looking for a fight, combative, belligerent

Synonyms - bellicose, contentious, quarrelsome
Antonym - peaceful
There are many pugnacious punks at the high school that bully other students.
5. Savory
appetizing
Synonyms - palatable, toothsom
Antonym - unappetizing
My mother is known for her savory meals
6. Spurn
To request to refuse with hostility
Synonyms - to reject, to refuse
Antonym - to embrace
The woman had always viewed the
Man with disdain and would spurn
His attempts at friendship forever.
7. Supercilious
haughty, vain and arrogant
Synonyms - disdainful, high-handed, insolent, lordly
Antonym - servile
I do not like your arrogant and supercilious attitude toward poor people.
8. Trite
overused, commonplace, hackneyed
Synonyms - threadbare
Antonym - unusual
h
This essay is full of trite phrases, it needs a fresh approach avoiding phrases so
ng
hackneyed and overused.
9. Vociferous
clamorous, boisterous (suggests a vehement outcry)
Si
Synonyms - blatant, obstreperous, strident
Antonym - quiet, subdued
ep
The rock crowd became us in its anger when it was announced that the show was
cancelled.
10. Vulgarity
e
something offensive to good taste and refinement
id
Synonyms - coarseness, grossness, obscenity, ribaldness

Antonym - refinement
Ja
She chose to ignore the vulgarity of his crude remark.
STEP-39
By
1. Acclaim
praise, approval
Synonyms - to salute, to hail
h
Antonym - to slander, to ridicule, to defame

is
He received great acclaim for discovering a polio vaccine.

2. Amass
gl
to collect
En
Synonyms - to gather, to accumulate

Antonym - to loose, to scatter
He amassed a fortune as a result of the oil strike.
3. Anarchist
tone who believes in the absence of government or law
Synonyms - to believe absence of Govt.
Antonym - tyrant, monarch
When the government fell and there was a total state of disorder, the anarchist was
happy.
4. Banter
to speak in a witty or teasing manner
Synonyms - jesting, chaff
Antonym - discussion
The opposing coaches, who were old friends, bantered back and forth before the
game.
5. Blithe
lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful free of spirit
Synonyms - jocund, jolly, jovial
Antonym - morose
Her blithe spirit provided an air of gaiety at the meeting.
6. Cacophonous
harsh sounding
Synonyms - having dissonance
Antonym - euphonious, pleasant sounding
An orchestra is cacophonous when it is tuning up.
7. commensurate
h
equal, same kind
ng
Synonyms - proportional
Antonym - disproportionate, unequal
I hope that I get a reward that is commensurate with what I have found.
Si
8. Complacency
the state of being self-satisfied
ep
Synonyms - self admiration
Antonym - dissatisfaction
Considering that he is failing, it is curious to see his sense of compla-cency.
e
9. Desiccate
id
to dry up
Synonyms - damp, castrate
Ja
Antonym -to soak

When traveling, desiccated milk or soup is easy to carry
10. Diminution
By
diminishment, reduction
Synonyms - to decrease
Antonym - escalation
h
The diminution of nuclear weapons is a goal of arms control.

is
STEP-40
gl
1. Elicit
En
to bring out a response, to evoke

Synonyms - educe, extort, extract
Antonym - to inhibit
I would like to elicit your participation in the blood drive.
2. Incessant
uninterrupted
Synonyms - constant, perennial, perpetual, unremitting
Antonym - intermittent
The dog's incessant barking caused the man to have difficulty falling asleep.
3. Jollity
merriment, state of being jolly
Synonyms - glee, hilarity, mirth
Antonym - sadness
There was much good feeling and jollity at the Christmas party.
4. Kindle
to start a fire
Synonyms - to stir up
Antonym - to douse
The boys were taught to kindle a fire.
5. Parsimony
stinginess
Synonyms - frugality, excessive economy
Antonym - prodigality, extravagance
His family suffered from his parsimony as he refused to spend adequate money even
on the necessities of life.
6. Penury
h
extreme poverty
ng
Synonyms - destitution, impecun-iousness, indigence, want
Antonym - opulence
There is much penury in central Africa.
Si
7. Perspicacious
having clear insight, shrewd, very perceptive
ep
Synonyms - astute, sagacious
Antonym - ignorant, stupid
The perspicacious detective was able to determine the perpetrator of the crime.
e
8. Pliable
id
easily manipulated or able to be bent freely without breaking

Synonyms - pliant, ductile, malleable
Ja
Antonym - obstinate
The diplomat's instructions from his country left-him no room to be pliable. He
could make no compro-mises.
By
9. Quell
to quiet or to put down a disturbance
Synonyms - to pacify
h
Antonym - to foment, to incite

is
Fortunately, the principal was able to quell the food fight in the cafeteria.
10. Rectify
gl
to set right or to correct

Synonyms - reform, revise, remedy, emend
En
Antonym - inexact, improper

The school board has decided to increase funding for female athletic teams in order
to rectify past imbalances.

1. Rue
to be sorry for
Synonyms - to regret
Antonym - to consider happily
He will rue the day that he tangles with me.
2. Sluggard
a person who is lazy
Synonyms - inactive
Antonym - energetic person
Let's fire him. Not only is he slovenly, but he is also a sluggard.
3. Stealthy
acting in a secret and sneaky way - this is a negative term
h
Synonyms - clandestine, covert, furtive, surreptitious, underhanded
ng
Antonym - open, indiscreet
The secret organization moves by stealth to gather information on its enemies.
Si
4. Succinct
brief, compact
Synonyms - compendious concise, laconic, pithy, summary, terse
ep
Antonym -frequently digressing
Because her comments were succinct and to the point the ceremony was brief.
e
5. Voluminous
marked by great volume or size
id
Synonyms - great volume

Ja
Antonym - slight
There are voluminous writings about most of our presidents.
6. Abstemious
By
sparing (usually in eating or drinking)

Synonyms - temperate
Antonym - gluttonous
h
A person who is abstemious in his alcohol intake-might not be welcome by that wild
fraternity.
is
7. Admonish
gl
to caution, to advise, or to counsel against something

Synonyms - warn, rebuke, censure, notify, jog, apprise, reprove, scold
En
Antonym - to condone, to praise

The teacher admonished him about excessively loud noise.
8. Amity
friendship
Synonyms - fellowship
Antonym - hostility
That small town is well-known for its amity, the town has very friendly people.
9. Bastion
Synonyms -a strong hold, a fortification
Antonym - weak hold
The enemy could not get past the bastion of the fort and therefore lost the battle.

10. Callous
hardened, incentive, indifferent, unsympathetic
Synonyms - hardened, insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic
Antonym - soft, sensitive
He became callous after many years in the war.
STEP-42
1. Clemency
leniency
Synonyms - mercy, forbearance
Antonym - harshness
Governors are usually allowed to grant clemency to deserving prisoners.
h
2. Debunk
to expose the falseness
ng
Synonyms - hypocrisy of something
Antonym - to cover up, to conceal
Si
The charlatan was quickly debunked by the perceptive doctor.
3. Diffuse
to spread in all directions
ep
Synonyms - circuitous
Antonym - to bring together
e
The rioting crowd was diffused by tear gas and water hoses.
id
4. Dupe
to trick, to fool
Ja
Synonyms - to deceive, or to cheat, to bilk

Antonym - undeceive
He was duped into investing his life saving into a bankrupt company.
By
5. Exorcise
to expel an evil spirit
Synonyms - to get rid of something troublesome
h
Antonym - hold, keep, retain

I am going to try to exorcise all negative thoughts from my mind.
is
6. Finesse
gl
delicate skill
Synonyms - mastermind
En
Antonym - unskillful
A successful diplomat must have finesse when dealing with representatives of other
countries.
7. Humility
the quality or state of being humble in spirit
Synonyms - humble nature
Antonym - pride, arrogance
The humility of the man was astounding, he gave no sign of having excessive pride
or arrogance.
8. Imperious
extremely overbearing
Synonyms - domineering, imperative, masterful, preemptory
Antonym - meek
The imperious behavior of the dictator led to his overthrow.
9. Larceny
the act of stealing another's property
Synonyms - theft
Antonym - to hand down
After being convicted of larceny, the man offered to return the stolen items for a
shorter prison term.
10. Mirth
gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
Synonyms - glee, hilarity, jollity
Antonym - sadness
The party was a source of mirth and gaiety.
h
STEP-43
ng
1. Mollify
to soothe or to appease, to assuage
Si
Synonyms - conciliate, pacify, placate, propitiate
Antonym - aggravate
The woman promised to buy candy in order to mollify her screaming child.
ep
2. Neologism
a newly coined word or phrase, new use of a word (often disapproved of)
e
Synonyms - new use of a word (often disapproved of
The student received a low grade because of the neologism in his paper.
id
3. Orthodox
Ja
conforming to established standards, conventional

Synonyms - nerominded
Antonym - unconventional
By
The church is founded upon a set of orthodox views.

4. Plight
difficult situation
h
Synonyms - adverse situation

Antonym - fortunate situation
is
My plight is that I do not have enough money to pay my bills.

gl
5. Repertoire
a list of works of music or readings that are ready for performance
En
Synonyms - inventory, budget

Antonym - disendow
The orchestra has added some selections of Mozart to its repertoire.
6. Rupture
to break apart
Synonyms - to burst
Antonym - to repair, to mend
The rupture of the appendix is a life-threatening situation.
7. Solicitous
worried
Synonyms - concerned
Antonym - unconcerned
He was very solicitous about the health of his ill grandmother.
8. Stolid
showing little emotion
Synonyms - apathetic, phlegmatic, stoic
Antonym - emotional
He always has a stolid appearance in the poker table.
9. Tempestuous
Turbulent
Synonyms - stormy, windy
Antonym - calm
The mayoral candidates has a tempestuous debate in which they exchanged many
personal accusations.
10. Untenable
not able to be defended
h
Synonyms - not defensible
ng
Antonym - defensible
Taking a bribe is an untenable act for a politician.
Si
STEP-44
1. Accord
ep
agreement
Synonyms - state of harmony
e
Antonym -disharmony, disagreement
We are in accord concerning the method of handling this, problem.
id
2. Annulment
Ja
a voiding, invalidation
Synonyms - abrogation, invalidation, negation, nullification, extirpation
Antonym -consummation
By
The two parties sought an annulment to the contract that bound them together.
3. Arduous
very difficult to accomplish or to achieve
h
Synonyms - very demanding (task)

Antonym - easy, not difficult
is
Training to be a gymnast is an arduous activity.

gl
4. Astute
shrewd, perspicacious, perceptive
En
Synonyms - sagacious
Antonym - undiscerning
One must be astute to do a geometry proof.
5. Carping
finding fault
Synonyms - captious, censorious, critical
Antonym - praising
My mother is always carping at me.
6. Covert
secret, concealed
Synonyms - clandestine, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded
Antonym - open, conspicuous
The spy was engaged in many covert activities; it was his job to keep them secret.
7. Desecrate
to violate the sanctity of something, to profane
Synonyms - to adulterate
Antonym - to consecrate, to laud, to praise
The hoodlums desecrated the cemetery by painting on the tombstones.
8. Dilatory
delaying
Synonyms - slow, inactive
Antonym - proceeding
The Senator is employing the filibuster as a dilatory tactic.
9. Esteem
estimate of value, approval and respect often blended with fondness
Synonyms - regard, valuation, reputation
h
Antonym - disrespect
ng
The people held their leader in the highest esteem.
10. Expatriate
Si
an exile
Synonyms - exile, banish, displace
Antonym - citizen, naturalize
ep
I am now living in the United States, but I am an expatriate of Russia.
e
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id
1. Fortuitous
something that happens by accident or chance (usually good)
Ja
Synonyms - fortune
Antonym - predetermined
Being picked first in the lottery is a fortuitous experience.
By
2. Guileless
without deceit
Synonyms - undeceitful
h
Antonym - deceitful
The voting public looks for a leader who is guileless, they want one who is full of
is
integrity.
gl
3. Hackneyed
trite, banal, lacking freshness
En
Synonyms - threadbare
Antonym - inventive, fresh
The teacher instructed her students to avoid hackneyed phrases and instead to use
something fresh and new.
4. Ilustrious
notably outstanding, famous
Synonyms - celebrated, disting-uished, eminent, noted, renowned
Antonym - infamous
I was impressed by the illustrious personage at the ball.
5. Insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
Synonyms - not satisfied
Antonym - capable of being satisfied
She became quite fat because of her insatiable desire for chocolate.
6. Loquacious
very talkative
Synonyms - garrulous, voluble
Antonym - taciturn
The twins are quite different, one is taciturn and the other is loquacious.
7. Neurotic
an emotionally unstable person
Synonyms - emotionally unstable
Antonym - mentally healthy; sound mind
My mother is so neurotic that she is difficult to be around.
8. Parch
to become dry from heat
h
Synonyms - to shrivel from heat
ng
Antonym - to refresh
The fruit was parched from staying in the sun so long.
Si
9. Porous
something that permits the passage of substances through pores
Synonyms - allow substance
ep
Antonym - impermeable
The porous material did not keep the rain off of us.
e
10. Rancid
having a foul or offensive smell or taste
id
Synonyms - fetid, fusty, malodorous, musty, noisome, putrid

Ja
Antonym - pleasant
A rancid odor came from the garbage pail
By
h
is
gl
En

1. Reconcile
to reestablish friendship
Synonyms - to resolve a dispute
Antonym - to alienate
The family will never be the same until Mom and Grandma reconcile their
differences.
2. Saccharine
overly sweet attitude
Synonyms - flattery
Antonym - vitriolic
Her saccharine attitude disgusted mc, but it seemed to win her many friends.
3. Sonorous
h
resonant
ng
Synonyms - producing a fall and rich sound
Antonym - harass sound
Si
Orson Wells was known for his sonorous voice.
4. Tentative
not fully worked out provisional uncertain
p
Synonyms - uncertain job
ee
Antonym - permanent
We have a tentative arms-control agreement, but we hope to have a signed
agreement by the end of the year.
id
5. Utility
usefulness
Ja
Synonyms - profitablity
Antonym - uselessness
By
A hammer has much utility to a carpenter.

6. Adjunct
something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily for it
Synonyms - contract based
h
Antonym - permanent, necessary

is
An adjunct professor is one who is associated with a college faculty only in a

gl
temporary or auxiliary manner.

7. Anomalous
En
out of-place
Synonyms - abnormal
Antonym - fitting a pattern
Seeing a Toyota in the background of that World War II movie was anomalous.
8. Belligerent
waging War, inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
Synonyms - bellicose, pugnacious, combative, contentious, quarrelsome
Antonym - peaceful
A belligerent nation always seems to be at war.

9. Censure
to blame or to condemn
Synonyms - denounce, reprehend, reprobate
Antonym - to praise
The congressman was censured for taking a bribe.
10. Compliance
a yielding
Synonyms - acquiescence
Antonym - rebellion
We intend to be in full compliance with the court order.
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1. Defile
h
to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute
ng
Synonyms - contaminate, taint
Antonym - to enhance
Si
The gang defiled the school with obscene graffiti.
2. Diligent
characterized by steady, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study
p
Synonyms - industrious, assiduous, sedulous
ee
Antonym - inactive person
The students in the special course were studious and diligent
id
3. Expedient
appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just
Ja
Synonyms - not fully appropraite

Antonym - disadvantageous
In trying to increase political support, the candidate found it expedient to change his
By
stand on taxation.
4. Flout
to treat with contempt
h
Synonyms - scoff, jeer, gibe, sneer, mock, insult

Antonym - laud, extol
is
When the boy answered the question he flouted response that was both rude and
gl
insulting.
5. Galling
En
Synonyms - very irritating

Antonym - soothing
It was a galling experience to have my boy friend ask another girl to the prom.
6. Heralded
announced
Synonyms - publicized
Antonym - unannounced
The approaching event was heralded by the newspapers.
7. Incantation
written or recited formula of words designed for a particular effect
Synonyms - a spell
Antonym - normal effect
The purpose of the witch doctor's incantations was to scare evil spirits.
8. Indigenous
native to a certain area
Synonyms - aboriginal, endemic, native
Antonym - alien
Many types of cacti are indigenous to the southwest deserts of the United States.
9. Luscious
very pleasant to the taste
Synonyms - savory
Antonym - unpleasant to the taste
The meal was absolutely luscious.
10. Nomadic
characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads
Synonyms - transient
h
Antonym - not mobile, stationary
ng
The nomadic people traveled across the continent.
Si
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1. parry
to deflect or to ward off a blow p
Synonyms - to defend yourself
ee
Antonym - not able to defend
The champion boxer won the match because lie was able to parry his opponent's
blows so successfully.
id
2. Precipitate
Ja
to cause to speedily occur

Synonyms - to throw headlong
Antonym - to delay
By
Coming home late at my house will always precipitate a fight.

3. Pungent
sharp or irritating to the taste of smell, acrid
h
Synonyms -- piquant, poignant, racy

Antonym - sweet, pleasant
is
There was a pungent odor in the stockyard.

gl
4. Ratify
to give formal approval
En
Synonyms - support
Antonym - to reject
In the United States, a treaty must be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate in order to
take effect.
5. Sagacious
wise, shrewd, very discerning
Synonyms - astute, perspicacious
Antonym - ignorant uninformed undiscerning
The sagacious freshman knew not to buy an elevator pass from the senior
attempting a clever ruse.
6. Slovenly
messy, careless
Synonyms - untidy
Antonym - fastidious
A person with slovenly work habits will likely lose his job.
7. Spiteful
full of spite or malice, malicious, malevolent
Synonyms - vengeful, cruel, ranco-rous
Antonym - benevolent; kind
She is a spiteful child, always seeking
8. Tangential
slightly connected
Synonyms - divergent
Antonym - pertinent
Since we are short of time, tangential remark are not appreciated.
9. Taper
h
to decrease in thickness or width
ng
Synonyms - to make nerrow
Antonym - to make wider
Si
The intensity of the pain will taper off as time goes on. Some shirts are tapered at the
bottom.
10. Vagrant p
a wanderer who does not have a home
ee
Synonyms - ambulant, nomadic
Antonym - who has home
There are many vagrants who sleep under freeways in urban areas.
id
Ja
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1. Affluent
abounding in wealth, prosperous, flowing freely, opulent
By
Synonyms - rich, teeming

Antonym - impoverished
Because the man was so affluent, he was able to donate large sums of money to the'
organization.
h
2. Antiquity
is
the quality of being ancient

gl
Synonyms - ancient times

Antonym - new, latest
En
Many scholars spend years studying the records left from antiquity.
3. Blandishment
flattery
Synonyms - sycophant
Antonym - reserved
Due to the salesman's blandis-hments, the customer bought the jacket.
4. Chasten
to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior
Synonyms - admonish
Antonym - to reward
I was chastened by my mother for not cleaning up my room.

5. Civility
polite and courteous behavior
Synonyms - mannerly behavior
Antonym - rudeness, boorishness, impoliteness
Diplomats are expected to display a great deal of civility in their interactions with
one another.
6. Congenial
characterized by friendly sociability
Synonyms - compatible, consonant, genial, pleasant, attractive
Antonym - unpleasant
The family decided to settle in the congenial little town.
7. Deft
skillful, adroit
h
Synonyms - clever, cunning, dexterous, ingenious
ng
Antonym - clumsy
He was very deft in handling the questions from the reporter.
8. dispatch
Si
to send away with promptness or speed, quickness
Synonyms - haste, expediency p
Antonym - to delay, slowness, inefficiency
ee
The officer dispatched his troops to the scene of conflict.
9. Embroil
to throw into confusion or strife
id
Synonyms - to entangle
Ja
Antonym - to unhamper, to free

The senators are embroiled in an argument over raising taxes.
10. Expurgate
By
to remove obscene or objectionable material usually before publication

Synonyms - to remove obscene
Antonym - to include
The censors felt that certain words needed to be expurgated from the book.
h
is
STEP-50
gl
1. Garner
amass, assemble, collect
En
Synonyms - together, to store up

Antonym - to disperse
I wi1l need to garner all of my allies in order to win this vote.
2. Heretical
contrary to church doctrine
Synonyms - accepted beliefs or standards
Antonym - sacred
His heretical statements were offensive to many believers.
3. Iconoclast
one who attacks established beliefs or institutions
Synonyms - heretic, bohemian
Antonym - disciple
The church is constantly under attack by iconoclasts.
4. Irreproachable
Synonyms - free from blame, faultless
Antonym - wrong, faulty
The woman's morals are so high that she is irreproachable.
5. Mercurial
changing unpredictably, fickle
Synonyms - capricious, inconstant, unstable
Antonym - stolid
Due to his mercurial temperament, employees always approached him carefully,
unsure of what his mood would be.
6. Nuance
Synonyms - a subtle difference
Antonym - clear difference
h
The nuance of flavor cannot be described adequately.
ng
7. Partisan
one who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause
Synonyms - adherent, disciple, follower
Si
Antonym - antagonist
The cause was supported by a small group of partisans
p
8. Pious
ee
marked by showing zealous devotion to the rites of religion
Synonyms - zealous to the rights of religion
Antonym - faithless, inconstant
id
He engages in many pious practices such as attending mass.

Ja
9. Raucous
loud and boisterous, harsh, disorderly
Synonyms - stentorian, strident
By
Antonym - quiet, mild

The raucous crowd at the fight threw chairs into the ring to show disagreement with
the decision.
10. Repugnant
h
disgusting, offensive
is
Synonyms - abhorrent, invidious, obnoxious, repellent

gl
Antonym - appealing
It is repugnant to spit on the side walk.
En

1. Satiric
characterized by satire (a branch of literature ridiculing vice or folly)
Synonyms - sarcastic, sardonic, ironic
Antonym - unbitter
The political cartoonist was known for his satiric drawings.
2. Sporadic
occasionally occurring
Synonyms - infrequent, rare, scarce, uncommon
Antonym - constant
While there are sporadic showers, the summers in the western part of Texas are
usually hot and dry.
3. Succulent
h
very juicy
ng
Synonyms - pulpy
Antonym - dry
Si
An orange is an example of a succulent fruit.
4. Terrestrial
pertaining to the earth
p
Synonyms - of the earth
ee
Antonym - heavenly
Humans are terrestrial beings.
id
5. Ungainly
awkward
Ja
Synonyms - cranky, clunky

Antonym - agile
Boys who grow very fast are sometimes ungainly.
By
6. Aggregate
sum total
Synonyms - whole amount
h
Antonym - partial amount

is
Although difficult to mine, the aggregate of mineral resources in Alaska are

immense.
gl
7. Archipelago
En
a group of islands
Synonyms - islands group
The sailors were excited when they reached the archipelago.
8. Boon
a blessing, a benefit
Synonyms - favorable
Antonym - curse
Hiring that young man was a boon for our company.
9. Buffoon
a clown a silly person
Synonyms - stupid person
Antonym - wise, intelligent
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Only a buffoon would stand on the table during the Christmas dinner
10. Chicanery
unethical methods
Synonyms - trickery
Antonym -honesty, truthfulness
The lawyer used chicanery to get the witness off guard in his testimony.
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1. Contaminant
something that causes impurity, something that defiles or pollutes
Synonyms - pollutant
Antonym - disinfectant
The polluted water contained many dangerous contaminants.
h
2. Corrugated
bent into folds
ng
Synonyms - having a wavy surface
Antonym - smooth
Si
A corrugated box absorbs shock and its contents.
3. Deleterious
harmful, dangerous, injurious
ep
Synonyms - baneful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious
Antonym -harmless, benign
de
Some chemicals have deleterious effects on those who must handle them.
4. Disputatious
i
inclined to fight
Ja
Synonyms - to argue, or to debate

Antonym - conciliatory
By
People avoided serious discussions with him because of his disputatious manner
5. Emend
to correct (usually by a critic)
h
Synonyms - rectify, reform

Antonym - worsen
is
The newspaper had to emend the incorrect statement printed in the paper.
gl
6. Fetter
to restrict by shackling or chaining
En
Synonyms - to restrict
Antonym - to liberate
The convict was fettered to prevent his escape.
7. Giddy
dizzy
Synonyms - inactive
Antonym - levelheaded
I became giddy after drinking the champagne at the reception.
8. Heterogeneity
state of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements
Synonyms - disparateness, dissimilarity
Antonym - homogeneity
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Coming from many countries and cultures, students in my class are an example of
heterogeneity.
9. Indomitable
incapable of being conquered
Synonyms - invincible
Antonym - weak
He was from a tribe that was thought to be indomitable but finally was forced to live
on the reservation.
10. Irresolute
unsure of how to proceed
Synonyms - indecisive, dubious
Antonym - sure, decisive, certain
The confused child stood irresolute, waiting for some instruction.
h
STEP-53
ng
1. Metaphorically
compared non-literally
Si
Synonyms - symbolical, typical
Antonym - literally
Metaphorically speaking, he is drowning in oil.
2. Panacea
cure for all
ep
de
Synonyms - remedy for all ills
Antonym - limited range
i
Love, not money, is the panacea for your problems.

Ja
3. Peruse
to read
By
Synonyms - to examine, pore

Antonym - to skim
My lawyer says he has not had time to peruse the contract.
4. Prodigy
h
one with exceptional talents or powers

is
Synonyms - an extraordinary accomplishment

gl
Antonym - ordinary occurrence

Mozart was considered a child prodigy since he had great musical talents at a very
En
early age.
5. Rebuff
to snub
Synonyms - to refuse bluntly
Antonym - to accept
Our suggestion was immediately rebuffed.
6. Resilient
ability to return to a former state
Synonyms - supple
Antonym - static
There is a need for more resilient bumpers on cars that can withstand minor
accidents.
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7. Scapegoat
one who takes the blame for others
Synonyms - fall guy
Since no one wanted to point a finger at the real culprit, the innocent man was made
a scapegoat for the crime.
8. Spurious
false or deceitful
Synonyms - deceitful
Antonym - honest
Cashing forged checks is a spurious activity
9. Tractable
capable of being easily led taught or controlled, obedient
Synonyms - enab1e, docile
Antonym - willful, unruly
h
It is odd that the students in first period are so unruly, while those in second period
ng
are very tractable.
10. Vivacious
Si
full of life
Synonyms - very animated
Antonym - sluggish
ep
Game shows are looking for vivacious contestants who are fun to watch and who will
liven up the show.
de
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i
1. Approbation
Ja
official approval, praise

Synonyms - commendation
Antonym - disapprobation, disapproval
By
We initiated the attack with the approbation of the general.

2. Assent
to agree or to concur, to give in, to yield, agreement
h
Synonyms - acquiesce, concede, compliance

is
Antonym - dissent
gl
Assenting to his demands, she did as she was told.

3. Boorish
En
rude or insensitive ill-mannered

Synonyms - churlish, clownish, loutish
Antonym - sophisticated, well-mannered
How could you get me a date with such a boorish person?
4. circumlocution
talking around a subject
Synonyms - shuffle
Antonym - brevity, conciseness, terseness
Politicians are known for circumlocution.
5. Copious
abundant
Synonyms - ample
Antonym - sparse
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I always take copious notes in my history class.
6. Delineation
an outline, drawing, sketch
Synonyms - depiction, portrayal
Antonym - falsify, misrepresent
The profits of the company were delineated to the board.
7. Dissemble
to disguise
Synonyms - to pretend
Antonym - to reveal
Although he tried to dissemble his motive for seeing me, I knew the real reason.
8. Emulate
to try to equal or to be like (usually through imitation
h
Synonyms - to try to equally
He has a lot of fine qualities that I try to emulate.
ng
9. Fickle
likely to change, capricious
Si
Synonyms - inconstant, mercurial, unstable
Antonym - steadfast, constant
him.
10. Gravity
ep
Because of her fickle behavior, he had little trust that she would continue to love
de
seriousness importance
Synonyms - earnestness, sedateness, sobriety, solemnity
i
Antonym - unimportance
Ja
The gravity of the situation was heightened by the death of the president.
By
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1. Homely
plain or untraced in appearance
h
Synonyms - simple
Antonym - pretty, attractive
is
The girl was rather homely, but she had a wit and an intellect that could not be
gl
matched.
2. Indigence
En
poverty
Synonyms - destitution, penury, want
Antonym - wealth
His ragged clothes are a sign of his indigence.
3. Jingoist
an extreme patriot, usually calls for a belligerent foreign policy
Synonyms - chauvinist, nationalist
Antonym - traitor
The jingoist was in the streets, loudly urging the public toward aggression against
the foreign power.
4. Migratory
moving from place to place, wandering
Synonyms - transient
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Antonym - stationary
The migratory whooping cranes always return to Padre Island.
5. Obfuscating
making unclear
Synonyms - confusing
Antonym - clear
His speech was obfuscating because it made peop1e concentrate on irrelevant
issues.
6. Proclivity
inclination, tendency
Synonyms - leaning, penchant, propensity
Antonym - disinclination
Most immigrants, because they are anxious to succeed, have a proclivity for hard
work.
h
7. Prostration
ng
a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome
Synonyms - lacking vitality
Si
Antonym - vitality
During late summer football practices, players sometimes suffer from heat
prostration.
8. Recalcitrant
very stubborn, refusing to obey, untruly
ep
de
Synonyms - headstrong, intractable, refractory, Willful
Antonym - compliant
i
Recalcitrant students are usually tardy, do not complete class assignment and
Ja
disrupt class.
9. Resolute
characterized by a decided purpose
By
Synonyms - staunch, steadfast

Antonym - undetermined
The business was run by a resolute man who set his mind on a goal and followed
h
through with it
is
10. Sectarian
a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs
gl
Synonyms -narrow minded

En
Antonym - broad-minded
His sectarian beliefs marked him as being extremely narrow-minded.
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1. Stalwart
one who supports a cause with firm partisanship
Synonyms - resolute , strong
Antonym - coward, gutless
That justice was known as a stalwart in defending 1st amendment rights.
2. Tacit
understood silent
Synonyms - not spoken, implicit
Antonym - spoken; verbalized
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We have a tacit agreement that the goods are delivered only after payment is made.
3. Transcended
surpassed
Synonyms - exceeded
Antonym - worst
His actions in the crisis transcended the call of duty.
4. Virtuous
having excellent morals, righteous
Synonyms - ethical, noble
Antonym -depraved
One would expect nuns to be very virtuous.
5. Whets
stimulates, sharpens
h
Synonyms - stone, edge
Antonym - stifles, dulls, suppresses
ng
The smell of fresh bread always whets my appetite.
6. Ambulatory
Si
able to walk or move around
Synonyms - able to move
Antonym - bedridden
ep
I will be glad when I get out of this wheelchair and am ambulatory again.
7. Anarchy
de
the absence of government; a state of lawlessness
Synonyms - the absence of government
i
Antonym - the presence of government

Ja
During the revolution, the government was overthrown and the country was in a
state of anarchy.
8. Breadth
By
the width of something,

Synonyms - compre-hensive quality
Antonym - narrowness
h
The breadth of his knowledge about art is amazing.

is
9. Cant
gl
secret jargon
Synonyms - slang
En
Antonym - level, parallel

The rites of the Masons are charac-terized by their cant.
10. Circumscribed
restricted or limited
Synonyms - limited in range
Antonym - unbounded
The triangle circumscribed the circle.
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1. Congeal
to solidify
Synonyms - to coagulate
Antonym - to become fluid
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We waited three hours for the Jell-O to congeal.
2. Demagogue
a person or leader who appeals to passions or prejudices
Synonyms - kindler
Antonym - not passionate
Hitler is an example of a demagogue who claimed power by appealing to peoples
emotions and prejudices.
3. Dissonance
unrelated and harsh combination of sounds
Synonyms - discord
Antonym - harmony
Dissonance is a part of some contemporary music.
4. Dubious
doubtful, not clear
h
Synonyms - debitable, queer
ng
Antonym - distinct, doubtless, assured
Since he had not read the document, he was a little dubious about signing his name
Si
to it.
5. Engrossed
Completely occupied
Synonyms - preoccupied
Antonym - free minded
ep
de
The woman was so engrossed in her knitting did not notice her child walk out the
door.
i
6. Facilitate
Ja
to make less difficult

Synonyms -smooth
Antonym - to complicate
By
Appliances are useful in facilitating housework.

7. Fledgling
an immature or inexperienced person, a young bird that is ready to fly
h
Synonyms - an immature person

is
Antonym - veteran
The rookie policeman is just a fledgling compared to the captain.
gl
8. Gilded
En
covered with gold or a golden color; having a background of wealth

Synonyms - prosperous, luxurious, ornate, meretricious, tawdry
Antonym - plain
The gilded and perfumed nobles were inwardly deceptive and rotten to the core.
9. Graphic
vivid, bright and clear
Synonyms - descriptive
Antonym - simple; unadorned
I have trouble looking at graphic films of concentration camps.
10. Introvert
one who turns inward and concen-trates thoughts upon himself
Synonyms - reserve
Antonym - extrovert
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He is such an introvert that he is not
even interested in making new friends.
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1. Jocular
jesting or joking
Synonyms - facetious, jocose, jocund
Antonym - serious
The man's jocular mood kept us all entertained throughout the evening.
2. Malcontent
a person who is constantly dissatisfied and discontented
Synonyms - discontent
Antonym - pleased, content
h
The principal blamed the disturbance on with anything.
ng
3. Misnomer
misnaming
Synonyms - use of a wrong name
Si
Antonym - namer
Some think that "a peacekeeper" is a misnomer for an MX missile.
4. Obstinate
unyielding regardless of reason or logic
Synonyms - immovable, inflexible
ep
de
Antonym - yielding
He will not accept advice on many things because of his obstinate attitude.
i
Ja
5. Prevalent
generally or widely accepted, current, or practiced
Synonyms - prevailing, victorious, dominant
By
Antonym - limited, uncommon

The state of lethargy is a prevalent problem in education.
6. Prudent
h
wise und careful about practical matters

Synonyms - judicious, sage, sane, sapient
is
Antonym - indiscreet, incautious

gl
In the city, it is prudent to have locks on all doors windows.

7. Pulverize
En
to reduce into small pieces to demolish

Synonyms - small pieces
Antonym - to mold together
The rocks were pulverized by the heavy machine rolling over them.
8. Recapitulation
a summary
Synonyms - recap, sum-up
Antonym - with explanation
It is usually a good idea for a teacher to give a recapitulation of the previous days
topics.
9. Steadfastness
quality of being fixed with little chance of moving or changing
Synonyms - resolution, staunchness
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Antonym - irresolution
The steadfastness of her position not to sell her lands is remarkable considering
what she has been offered.
10. Tactile
perceptible by touch; capable of being felt.
The woman's stroke left her with no tactile sensations at all.
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1. Abase
to degrade, to humiliate
Synonyms - corrupt, debase, debauch, demean, deprave, vitiate, pervert
Antonym - to exalt
The bitter woman deliberately set out to abase her husband in public.
h
2. Abdicate
to renounce
ng
Synonyms - to give up a power
Antonym - to usurp
Si
In order to marry the commoner, the king had to abdicate his throne.
3. Brazen
shameless
Synonyms - insolent, disrespectful
Antonym - reserved, mild
ep
de
Pinching that woman was a very brazen act.
4. Caustic
i
sarcastically biting, acrid

Ja
Synonyms - mordant, scathing

Antonym - kind, gentle
By
Critics are known for their caustic remarks about movies that they do not like.
5. Commiserate
to express sympathy
h
Synonyms - pity
Antonym - to remain aloof
is
I commiserated with the family about their loss.

gl
6. Decorum
appropriate conduct
En
Synonyms - correct and proper behavior

Antonym - impropriety
The student's decorum at the dance was excellent.
7. Deference
courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another
Synonyms - homage, reverence, respect
Antonym - disrespect
In deference to your wishes, I will not see him again.
8. Drone
speaking in a monotonous tone:
Synonyms - a continuous low humming sound
Antonym - clear sound
I could hardly endure the constant drone of the speakers voice.
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9. Enunciate
to pronounce clearly
Synonyms - to speak clearly
Antonym - to slur
Please enunciate your response so that everyone can understand you.
10. Girth
size or dimensions (usually the measure around a body)
Synonyms - dimensions
Antonym - ungird
To be a sumo wrestler, one must have a large girth.
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1. Grandiose
h
impressive imposing
ng
Synonyms - grand, magnificent, majestic, stately
Antonym - small and unimpressive
They have grandiose plans to build a new football stadium
Si
2. Inception
the beginning of something
Synonyms - origin source
Antonym - conclusion ep
Joe has worked for the company since its inception in 1935.
de
3. Ineffable
incapable of being expressed in speech or words
i
Ja
Synonyms - can not explain

Antonym - easily expressed
Her delight in being selected as a cheerleader was ineffable.
By
4. Nebulous
lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline
Synonyms - hazy, indistinct, turbid, clouded
h
Antonym - clear, obvious, plain

is
She had a nebulous recollection of the meeting with the man, unable to provide any
specific facts about it.
gl
5. Neophyte
a recent convert beginner
En
Synonyms - novice
Antonym - veteran
Being a neophyte to surfing, he is having trouble catching a wave.
6. Obtuse
dull of mind, stupid
Synonyms - insensitive
Antonym - intelligent
His obtuse response to the question showed that he did not understand the nature
of the discussion.
7. Parable
a short fictitious story that has a moral
Synonyms - moral story
Antonym - ignorable, basic
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Jesus often imparted knowledge to his disciples through parables.
8. Rant
to rave, to speak in a loud and attacking manner
Synonyms - bombastic, claptrap, declamation, fustian rodomontade
Antonym - to speak peaceably
He ranted constantly about how everyone as on to get him.
9. Reproach
to blame for something a disgrace
Synonyms - admonish, castigate, chasten, chastise, chide rebuke
Antonym - to praise, accolade
Her conduct was so good that it was beyond reproach.
10. Savant
a scholar a learned person
h
Synonyms- sense of art
Antonym - dunce
ng
Woodrow Wilson is an example of a savant who became president.
Si
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1. Stultifying
causing to be useless crippling
Synonyms - causing to appear stupid
Antonym - positively appear
ep
de
The teacher stultifies his position in the classroom if he permits bad behavior.
2. Syllabus
i
Ja
a brief outline of the main points of a text or course of study

Synonyms - course of study
Antonym - complete knowledge
By
The syllabus that the professor gave to us stated that the final exam counts for 60%
of our grade.
3. Troupe
h
a company or group - usually theatrical performers

Synonyms - a company
is
Antonym - civilians
gl
A Shakespeare troupe is coming to town to perform Macbeth.

4. Unequivocal
En
Synonyms - clear-cut, unambiguous

Antonym - doubtful, questionable, ambiguous
The President stated in an unequivocal manner, "If nominated, I will run; and if
elected, I will serve"
5. Vapid
dull, inane, insipid
Synonyms - banal, flat, jejune
Antonym - intelligent, interesting
The vapid discussion between the two girls was boring and uninteresting.
6. Arcane
secret
Synonyms - mysterious
Antonym - obvious, easily understood
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The material that is arcane to the students is easily understood by the professor.
7. Artifacts
simple objects showing human workmanship
Synonyms - objects showing human workmanship
After supplying the finishing touches, the craftsman set the artifacts carefully on a
shelf to dry.
8. Atone
to make amends
Synonyms - reconcile
Antonym - to offend
He atoned for his theft by repaying his victims.
9. Callow
immature
Synonyms - inexperienced
h
Antonym - mature, experienced
ng
Rash and hasty decisions are the mark of impetuous, callow youth.
10. Clamor
Si
loud noise
Synonyms - shouting
Antonym - quiet
ep
The clamor finally subsided when the children went to bed.
de
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1. Countenance
i
to condone or to give approval

Ja
Synonyms - approve, sanction, endorse

Antonym - to disapprove
By
I do not countenance any form of cheating.

2. Dilettante
an aimless and superficial follower of the arts, a dabbler
h
Synonyms - amateur, tyro

Antonym - virtuoso; professional
is
The dilettante could be seen at all the art exhibits though he was far from being an
gl
accomplished artist himself.

3. Foreboding
En
premonition of evil, an ominous omen

Synonyms - prediction, portent, presentiment
Antonym - serene
The black clouds overhead were a foreboding of bad weather.
4. Hack
one who forfeits professional integrity in exchange for money or reward
Synonyms - hackneyed
Antonym - original, unhackneyed
Only a hack would go to work for one of those offensive tabloid newspapers.
5. Impede
to interfere with or to obstruct the progress
Synonyms - hinder, obstruct
Antonym - to assist, to promote
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While the hurricane has impeded the building's construction, the builder feels that it
can be completed on time.
6. Indubitable
not open to question or doubt
Synonyms - unquestionable, certain
Antonym - questionable, doubtful
At the base of the experiment was a core of indubitable knowledge.
7. Invective
critical or abusive language, violent abuse
Synonyms - vituperation, obloquy, scurrility, billingsgate
Antonym - liberal praise
As his anger mounted, slander and invective poured from his mouth.
8. Philanthropist
one who tries to do good for mankind
h
Synonyms - lover of mankind
ng
Antonym - misanthrope
Ross Perot is a philanthropist, donating money for many projects and causes.
Si
9. Precursor
something that comes before, forerunner
Synonyms - harbinger, herald
Antonym - descendant ep
A good education is usually a precursor to finding a good job.
de
10. Relish
to take great pleasure or delight in
i
Synonyms - like, preference

Ja
Antonym - to detest, aversion

I relish the thought of graduating from high school and getting out on my own.
By
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1. Rhetoric
h
the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language

Synonyms - verbosity, bombastic, discourse, speech
is
Antonym - taciturn
gl
Freshman composition is a course in rhetoric.

2. Rigor
En
strictness
Synonyms - severity
Antonym - laxity
Calculus and physics are courses that require rigor in study habits.
3. Somnambulist
a sleepwalker
Synonyms - sleepy, drowsy
Antonym - wakeful, vigilent
Many people with sleeping disorders are classified as somnambulists.
4. Stymie
to block to present an obstacle
Synonyms - to stop from doing something
Antonym - to assist
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After hitting the golf ball into the rough, I could not directly at the hole as I was
stymied by a tree.
5. Tepid
moderately warm, lacking in passion force, or animation
Synonyms - lukewarm, dull, lifeless, halfhearted
Antonym - passionate
The girl enjoyed a tepid bath. She had only a tepid interest in her grades.
6. Unkempt
disheveled in appearance
Synonyms - not neat or orderly
Antonym - neat
When child came to school unkempt and dirt, I became concerned
7. vacuous
lacking content; marked by a lack of intelligence
h
Synonyms - empty vacant void
ng
Antonym - intelligent
The girl's vacuous statement labeled her as silly and immature
Si
8. Variegated
changed in appearance by using or applying different colors
Synonyms - changing
Antonym - same, alike ep
The variegated roses were not only beautiful, but were also extremely unusual.
de
9. Vehement
forcefully expressing emotion
i
Synonyms - conviction
Ja
Antonym - meek
He vehemently denied that he had said those harshwords.
10. Zealot
By
one who embraces a cause and supports it with vigor

Synonyms - enthusiast
Antonym - one without enthusiasm or passion
h
The man was known as a religious zealot, as he never stopped trying to convert
is
others to his beliefs.

gl
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En
1. Abominable
repugnantly hateful, very unpleasant, detestable, loathsome
Synonyms - abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul
Antonym - likable
The weather was abominable last week with temperatures reaching as high as 115
degrees.
2. abscond
to leave secretly and hide
Synonyms - flee, fly
Antonym - to give oneself up
After the thief absconded with the bonds, he was never found.
3. Capitulate
to surrender
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Synonyms - defer, relent, submit, succumb, yield
Antonym - to resist
The army was expected to capitulate after having lost that last battle with so many
casualties.
4. Castigate
to punish or to subdue by punishment; to criticize with drastic severity
Synonyms - punish, chastise
Antonym - to salute
The psychologist suggested that the father might begin to castigate his unruly son
for his belligerent behavior.
5. Comatose
lethargic
Synonyms - unconscious, inactive
Antonym - conscious, aware
h
After the operation, he was in a comatose state
ng
6. Consolidate
to make solid, to unite
Si
Synonyms - to merge
Antonym - to break into parts
Medical professionals need to consolidate their forces to seek a cure for the AIDS
virus.
7. Despondency
ep
de
depression
Synonyms - dejection
Antonym - blithe hopefulness
i
Ja
Because he thought that he had failed the test, he fe1t great despondingly
8. Destitution
state of being extremely poor in extremely poor, in extreme want
By
Synonyms - impecunity, indigence, penury, want

Antonym - prosperity
We face destitution if our father loses his job.
h
9. Eddy
is
A current of air or water moving contrary to the main current (circularly)

Synonyms - whirlpool
gl
Antonym - smooth wind

En
An eddy of wind picked up debris in the street and scattered it along the walks.
10. Enfranchise
to give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship
Synonyms - to give
Antonym - to remove, to take away
This bill will cause many young people to be enfranchised with the right to vote.
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1. Ennoble
to elevate
Synonyms - to raise in rank
Antonym - to defame
The man was ennobled by his true devotion to mankind.
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2. Fecund
capable of reproducing, intellectual productivity
Synonyms - fertile, fruitful, prolific
Antonym - barren
The Amazon, with abundant plant and animal life, is a fecund area.
3. Inebriation
drunkenness
Synonyms - intoxication
Antonym - sobriety
One should not drive when in a state of inebriation.
4. Inopportune
inconvenient
Synonyms - poorly timed
h
Antonym - convenient
Today is an inopportune time to get together since my parents are in town.
ng
5. Inviolable
secure from violation or from being profaned
Si
Synonyms - to important to be ignored
Antonym - destructible
6. Nonchalance
indifference
ep
The numerous guards attempt to make the President inviolable.
de
Synonyms - a showing of little interest
Antonym - intensity
i
He took the news of his failing grade with nonchalance.

Ja
7. Prevarication
evasiveness, lie
By
Synonyms - equivocation
Antonym - honesty
Prevarication is a dangerous activity when under oath on the witness stand.
h
8. Primordial
existing at the beginning (usually relates to time)
is
Synonyms - original, primeval

gl
Antonym - recent, subsequent

Some believe that an ape like creature is the human's primordial ancestor.
En
9. Punctilious
stressing precise following of instructions, details, codes or conduct
Synonyms - meticulous, scrupulous
Antonym - lackadaisical
The boss insists that we be punctilious in following company policy.
10. Remonstrate
to protest
Synonyms -to make objections
Antonym - to agree; to acquiesce
I must remonstrate about the treatment of the residents of the rest home.
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1. Rudimentary
consisting in first principles, of a primitive kind; relating to basic skills
Synonyms - basic, fundamental, undeveloped, elementary
Antonym - fully developed
Second grade students have only rudimentary skills in reading.
2. Sonnet
a fourteen line form of poetry
The sonnet is a favorite form of poetry with many writers.
3. Tantamount
equivalent in value or significance
Synonyms - equal to something in value
Antonym - unlike in significance
h
In my father's eyes anything less than an "A" is tantamount to failure.
ng
4. Turgid
swollen
Synonyms - larger than normal
Si
Antonym - deflated
The body was turgid from being in the water for so long.
5. Vestigial
something in an underdeveloped form
Synonyms - underdevoped
ep
de
Antonym - fully developed
Some animals still have vestigial tails, although they are hardly noticeable.
i
Ja
. Abyss
bottomless hole
Synonyms - deep, a vast expanse or depth
By
The man had fallen into the abyss of depravity.

7. Acrid
caustic, bitter, harsh (relates sometimes to taste and smell)
h
Synonyms - caustic, mordant, scathing

is
Antonym - agreeable
The acrid odor in the restaurant caused me to leave.
gl
8. Acuity
sharpness of perception
En
Synonyms - delicacy, keeness

Antonym - denseness
His acuity in determining the facts made him a good judge.
9. Baleful
destructive, deadly
Synonyms - malign, sinister
Antonym - benign
War is a baleful experience for many.
10. Cataclysm
an event or situation that causes a momentous change or upheaval
Synonyms - calamity, catastrophe
Antonym - drought, drouth
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The San Francisco earthquake was a cataclysmic event.
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1. Catharsis
a purification or purging of emotions that brings about spiritual renewal
Synonyms - a purification of emotions
Antonym - repression
The child had so many repressed emotions that a catharsis was needed to restore
his normal state of mind.
2. Dogma
a system of beliefs or principles
Synonyms - canon, doctrine
Antonym - practical
h
The foreigner was anxious to learn the dogma of the church since he had never been
exposed to it.
ng
3. Edifice
a very large building
Si
Synonyms - structure, tenement
Antonym - shack, small building
-This particular edifice has the title of being the tallest building in the world.
4. Enumerate
Synonyms - to count one by one
ep
de
Antonym - to group
In his summation, my lawyer enumerated all of the reason why I should receive a
i
verdict of "not guilty."

Ja
5. Grate
to cause irritation
Synonyms - bub, scrape
By
Antonym - to soothe
Her acrimonious comments grate on my nerves.
6. Inertia
h
resistance to motion or action

is
Synonyms - sloth, idleness

gl
Antonym - disposition to action

In order to move, a force must first overcome a body's initial inertia.
En
7. Inordinate
exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
Synonyms - exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate
Antonym - small
It is a sign of trouble when a student has an inordinate number of absences.
8. Luminous
shining, full of light
Synonyms - bright, brilliant, lustrous
Antonym - dark, dull
The most luminous thing visible from Earth is the sun.
9. Maudlin
overly sentimental
Synonyms - mawkish
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Antonym - sensible, dry
The maudlin clown cried excessively over a simple popped balloon.
10. Novice
a beginner
Synonyms - apprentice, probationer, neophyte, tyro
Antonym - a veteran, a professional
A novice in swimming should stay in the shallow end of the pool until he is more
skilled.
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1. Pique
resentment, irritation
Synonyms - offence, spite
h
Antonym - acceptance
After finding that he had been seeing other women, she showed her pique by not
ng
speaking to him.
2. Propensity
Si
preference, natural inclination
Synonyms - leaning, penchant, proclivity
Antonym - aversion
3.
I have a propensity for rising early.
Purse
ep
de
to tighten one's lips
Synonyms - bother, gripe
i
The angrier he got, the more he pursed his lips.

Ja
4. Refute
to disprove, to show as erroneous
Synonyms - negative, disprove
By
Antonym - to prove
The lawyer presented evidence that refuted the testimony of the witness.
5. Remuneration
h
the act of paying for a service, loss, or expense

is
Synonyms - compensation, reimbursement

gl
Antonym - discontent, vexation

The man sought remuneration for his expenses from his boss.
En
6. Soothsayer
a person who is able to predict the future, seer
Synonyms - seer, prophet
Antonym - recorded
After John Kennedy was shot, many self proclaimed soothsayers claimed to have
predicted the assassination.
7. Supple
easily bent, elastic, pliable
Synonyms - resilient
Antonym - rigid
Her supple bones allowed her to perform strange feats in gymnastics.
8. Travail
difficult labor
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Synonyms - toil, heaviness
Antonym - relaxing diversion
It took years of travail to build this business.
9. Understate
to show restraint or lack of emphasis
Synonyms - tosay something is smaller, less important
Antonym - to embroider
I believe that you are understating the danger of nuclear energy.
10. Vibrant
full of life
Synonyms - very bright and strong
Antonym - lifeless
She was a vibrant young woman before she went to a coma.
h
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ng
1. Abeyance
suspension of action
Si
Synonyms - dormancy, latency, quiescence
Antonym - activity
2. Burly
great in bodily size, sturdy; brusque
ep
The meeting was held in abeyance until the chairperson arrived.
de
Synonyms - sturdy, beefy
Antonym - slight, refined, mannered
i
Ja
When we saw the burly man appear in the door, we knew it was no time to pick a
fight.
3. Cavalier
By
an armed horseman, a knight, treating important matters lightly

Synonyms - disdainful
Antonym - reserved, humble, meek
h
His arrogant and cavalier attitude has offended many people.

4. Chagrin
is
vexation through humiliation, hurt pride, or disappointment

gl
Synonyms - trouble, grief

Antonym - self satisfaction
En
The chagrin the girl felt as a result of her abject poverty kept her from associating
with her school peers.
5. Coagulate
to gather together in a mass
Synonyms - to clot, to congeal
Antonym - to flow freely
Because blood coagulates, people do not bleed to death from small cuts.
6. Compilation
an accumulation of many things
Synonyms - accretion
Antonym - effusion, creation
The book was an interesting compilation of many sources.
7. Contest
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to compete, to attempt to disprove
Synonyms - dispute, argue
Antonym - to accept without dispute
I contest your statement about his back of courage.
8. Defoliate
to derive of leaves
Synonyms - to cause the leaves of
The chemical Agent Orange was used in Vietnam to defoliate the trees so the enemy
could be found.
9. Effigy
a dummy or image of a person (usually one who is not liked)
Synonyms - representation, image
Antonym - caricature,daub
The ball team hung the opponent's mascot in effigy at the pep rally before the game.
h
10. Eon
ng
a long period of time
Synonyms - long time period
Si
Antonym - short time
It seems like it will be eons before I am allowed to date.
1. Fervent
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de
ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned
Synonyms - fervid, passionate, perfervid
i
Antonym - indifferent
Ja
I have fervent love for that man.

2. Ingenuity
By
cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness

Synonyms -adroitness, cunning, deftness, dexterity
Antonym - lack of cleverness
h
He showed much ingenuity in his unique way of solving the problem.

3. Insidious
is
treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way

gl
Synonyms - causing harm

Antonym - harmless
En
AIDS is insidious because one can have it and transmit it before showing symptoms
of the disease.
4. Myopic
unable to discern, unable to think clearly or objectively
Synonyms - shortsighted
Antonym - perceptive
She is so myopic that she never sees all of her options.
5. Plethora
superabundance
Synonyms - excessive amount
Antonym - scarcity
She offered a plethora of excuses for failing French, none of which were acceptable.
6. Propitious
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favorably disposed, graciously inclined
Synonyms - helpful, advantageous, benevolent, favorable auspicious
Antonym - unfavorable, inauspicious
America has conditions propitious to democracy.
7. Protrusion
something sticking out
Synonyms - a part that stickes out
Antonym - indentation
A large protrusion on his head was the result of being hit by the bat.
8. Quack
an unqualified or fake doctor
Synonyms - charlatan
Antonym - qualified physician
h
Fortunately the girl was saved from the scalpel of the quack who called himself a
doctor.
ng
9. Querulous
constantly complaining
Si
Synonyms - whining
Antonym - uncomplaining
Amy irritates me when she constantly speaks in her querulous voice.
10. Rustic
relating to the country
ep
de
Synonyms - rural, coarse
Antonym - urban, relating to the city
i
The rustic cabin in the mountains was small but comfortable.

Ja
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By
1. Sovereign
possessed of controlling power
Synonyms - predominant, paramount, preponderant
h
Antonym - without power

The king is sovereign within his country.
is
2. Temperance
gl
moderation or self-restraint in a action or statement

Synonyms - temperateness
En
Antonym - excessiveness, immoderacy

The woman exercised temperance in filling her plate with small portion of food.
3. Truncate
to shorten by cutting
Synonyms - to make shorten
Antonym - to lengthen
If you truncate the board, it will fit into the space you desire.
4. Undulant
moving with or resembling a wavelike motion
Synonyms - falling in waves
Antonym - motionless
Playing golf on an undulant terrain is usually difficult.
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5. Viscosity
property of having a high resistance to flow
Synonyms - density, consistence
Antonym - braininess
Heinz ketchup has a high viscosity.
6. Adherent
a follower of something such as a leader, party, philosophy, or profession
Synonyms - disciple, follower, partisan
Antonym - dissenter
He is an adherent of the Democratic party.
7. Advent
a coming
Synonyms - arrival
h
Antonym - departure, demise
The children anxiously awaited the advent of summer.
ng
8. Cache
a hole or hiding place used to store supplies
Si
Synonyms - store, lay by
Antonym - display, exhibit
9. Celestial
pertaining to the sky or heavens
ep
The child hid his treasured toy in a cache in the corner.
de
Synonyms - elysian, ethereal
Antonym - earthly
i
Stars are celestial bodies.

Ja
10. Certitudes
things that are inevitable or certain
By
Synonyms - certainties
Antonym - doubt
He was able to take his vows with absolute certitude.
h
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is
1. Chide
gl
to voice disapproval, to scold

Synonyms - admonish, castigate, chasten, chastise, rebuke, reprove
En
Antonym - to applaud
I was chided by my teacher for not completing my assignment.
2. Converge
to move together
Synonyms - to come together
Antonym - to move apart
The cars converged at the intersection at the same time and crashed.
3. Dictum
an authoritative statement, decree
Synonyms - saying maxim
The dictum from the Pope allows this activity.
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4. Effusion
a pouring forth (usually overdone in writing or speech)
Synonyms - said to much
Antonym - restraint, reserve
The effusion of profane language in his speech offended many.
5. Exacting
demanding, requiring great care
Synonyms - burdensome, onerous, oppressive
Antonym - indulgent
Concerning the form of the outline the teacher was very exacting
6. Excise
Synonyms - to remove by cutting
Antonym - to add
h
Hopefully, the doctor can excise the cancer from his liver.
7. Fetid
ng
having an offensive smell, malodorous
Synonyms - fusty, musty, noisome, putrid, rancid, rank
Si
Antonym -aromatic
The dead body became fetid.
8. Harbor
to give shelter or refuge
Synonyms - port, harborage
ep
de
Antonym - to turn away
It is illegal to harbor an escaped convict.
i
9. Impermeable
Ja
not able to be penetrated

Synonyms - unable to be passed through
By
Antonym - penetrable
Boats are coated with an impermeable substance that keeps water and moisture
out.
10. Incipient
h
beginning to come into being

is
Synonyms - the early stage of something

gl
Antonym - mature, ripe

He is not able to recognize his own incipient drug problem.
En
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1. Insolvent
without money, broke
Synonyms - no money to pat debts
Antonym - solvent, wealthy
Before Congress passed the legislation, many worried that the social security fund
might become insolvent.
2. Jettison
to discard or to cast off many times relates to spacecraft
Synonyms - discarding
Antonym - to bring aboard
The sailors were forced to jettison all excess weight in order to stay afloat.
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3. Obtrude
to thrust out, to thrust forward
Synonyms - intrude
Antonym - to hold in, to recoil
It is often rude to obtrude one's opinions upon another when no invitation for them
has been given.
4. Quandary
dilemma
Synonyms - double bind
Antonym - state of peace and calm
She was ma quandary because two boys whom she liked wanted to take her the
senior prom.
5. Repentant
characterized by showing repentance or contrition for a past sin
h
Synonyms - penitent
ng
Antonym - obduracy
Her repentant mood touched the jury, and she was absolved of guilt.
Si
6. Salubrious
healthful, favorable to one's well being
Synonyms - salutary, wholesome
Antonym - poisonous, harmful ep
Arizona's dry climate is salubrious for many people with allergies.
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7. Squander
to waste
i
Synonyms - dissipate
Ja
Antonym - to conserve
He squandered the family fortune on wine, women and song.
8. Tenet
By
a doctrine or principle held as being true

Synonyms - dogma, opinion
Antonym - disblief, protest
h
The principle that only men may become priests is a tenet of that church.
is
9. Validate
gl
to give official sanction

Synonyms - authenticate, confirm corroborate, substantiate
En
Antonym - to invalidate, to void, to nullify

The election must be validated by the school board before they are official.
10. Vista
a distant view seen through an opening
Synonyms - outlook, view
Antonym - reality
As he reached the forest, he saw vistas of stone passages leading in many directions.
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1. Affront
an offensive act or word; an offense to one's dignity or self respect
Synonyms - impertinence, contumely, scorn, indignity, abuse, outrage,
Antonym - courtesy, apology
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I considered his rude remarks a personal affront.
2. Alcove
a partially enclosed extension of a room or part of a room
Synonyms - small section of room
Antonym - big one
An alcove is to a room as an inlet is to a lake.
3. Blanch
to take the color out of
Synonyms - to bleach, to make white
Antonym - to color
It is popular to blanch new blue jeans before wearing them.
4. Champion
h
to defend
Synonyms - to support
ng
Antonym - to persecute
The senator championed the cause of the homeless.
Si
5. Compress
to contract, to reduce in size or volume
Antonym - to expand ep
Synonyms - condense, constrict, contract, deflate
Farmers now have machines to compress hay into bales.

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6. Convivial
fond of good company and of festivity
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Synonyms - friendly, sociable

Ja
Antonym - unsociable
He was of the convivial sort, fond of people, parties, and pleasures.
7. Dilation
By
expansion
Synonyms -amplification, distention, inflation, swelling
Antonym - constriction
h
Some drugs will cause the dilation of the pupil of the eye.
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8. Elegiac
gl
mournful
Synonyms - expressing, sorrow
En
Antonym - rejoicing
His elegiac poem about the war deaths moved everyone
9. Exculpate
to clear from blame or guilt
Synonyms -absolve, acquit, exonerate, vindicate
Antonym - to convict
The governor was petitioned to exculpate the prisoner.
10. Fiasco
a total failure and a mess
Synonyms - failure
Antonym - unqualified success
The man's attempt to run the business was such that a small fortune was lost
because of his failure.
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STEP-75
1. Heedless
disregarding
Synonyms - thoughtless
Antonym - aware, concerned, attentive
He walked on, heedless of the signs warning about the mine field.
2. Incisive
clear and to the point
Synonyms - very perceptive
Antonym - obtuse
His incisive remarks swayed the crowd.
h
3. Instigation
ng
urging, provocation, initiation
Synonyms - abetment, fomentation, incitement
Antonym - dissuasion
Si
This project would never have been attempted without his instigation.
4. Interloper
Synonyms - interferes in the affairs

Antonym - ascetic, hermit
ep
one who interferes in the affairs or with the rights of others
de
As the man tried to work out his difficulties a busy-body interloper jumped in and
made matters worse.
i
5. Labyrinthine
Ja
like a maze, very convoluted and intricate

Synonyms - mazy
By
Antonym - clue, elimination

The senator vowed to unravel the labyrinthine welfare bureaucracy.
6. Molt
h
to shed an outer covering such as feathers or skin periodically

Synonyms - shade, slip
is
Antonym - sunshine, glare

gl
Feathers are everywhere since my birds are molting.

7. Pariah
En
an outcast
Synonyms - leper, cast off
Antonym - accepted citizen
He became a pariah among his friends when he admitted being a Nazi during the
war.
8. Philanderer
one who engages with one lightly or insincerely
Synonyms - insincere
Antonym - engages sincere
9. Predisposed
inclined toward something in advance
Synonyms - to be affected by a condition
Antonym - objective or neutral
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I believe that the judge was predisposed to freeing the man.
10. Quench
to extinguish,
Synonyms - to put out, to relieve with liquid
Antonym - to stir up
He quenched the hot coals in the barbecue pit with water.
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1. Reprobate
to disapprove of; a person with no moral principles, a depraved individual
Synonyms - blame, censure, condemn, denounce, reprehend
Antonym - saint
Some thought that the ax murderer was a reprobate who deserved to die.
h
2. Salutary
ng
promoting good health or beneficial effects
Synonyms - salubrious, wholesome
Antonym - harmful
Si
Your talk has had a salutary effect on your child. His class behavior has really
improved.
3. Tenacious
persistent, holding fast to a position
Synonyms - mettlesome, resolved
ep
de
Antonym - fickle
England was tenacious in its desire not to fall to the Germans.
i
4. Tenuous
Ja
flimsy
Synonyms - barely attached
By
Antonym - firm or substantial

His position with the law firm became tenuous when he objected to hiring women.
5. Unfrock
h
to deprive right to be in profession (usually applies to a priest)

Synonyms - defrock
is
Antonym - to decorate
gl
The priest was unfrocked as a result of his moral depravity.

6. Alloy
En
a substance that is a mixture of metals

Synonyms - amalgam, blend
Antonym - purity, enhance
This alloy is less expensive than pure gold since it is composed of a mixture of
metals.
7. Altercation
a heated or angry dispute, noisy argument or controversy
Synonyms - quarrel, contention
Antonym - accord, agreement
We were not surprised at the altercation of the two enemies; they often fought in
public.
8. Blighted
destroyed or caused by decline or decay
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Synonyms - destroyed
Antonym - good, healthy, wholesome
The blighted fruit had to be separated from the rest.
9. Charismatic
having special qualities or powers that are used for healing or prophecy
Synonyms - alluring, attractive
Antonym - repellent, repulsive
Many charismatic religions believe in faith healing.
10. Chary
careful, caulious
Synonyms - circumspect, wary
Antonym - trustful, uncritical
He is chary when he meets a new person.
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STEP-01

Synonyms - hesitance, loathing, reluctance

I have an aversion to getting married.

Antonym - favor, admiration, to love

Synonyms - belittle, decry, deprecate

wasteful, a person given to extravagance

Antonym - thrifty individual

Antonym -duplicate, same

Synonyms - to rise from a lower station

The climbers ascended the mountain.

Antonym - to ameliorate, to soothe

Synonyms - exalt, laud

Antonym - not meticulous

Synonyms - admonish, castigate, chastise, chide, rebuke, reproach

A teacher sometimes needs to reprove a student for talking during class.

Antonym - lack of balance

The depravity of his behavior shocked everyone.

He apologized in order to mitigate her dislike for him.

Synonyms - abrogate, annul, invalidate

Antonym - important matters

wordy, very talkative

Synonyms - bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious

The ominous clouds were harbingers of the tornado.

Antonym - static, unchangeable

to make better, to relieve

open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable

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lasting a short period of time, fleeting

Antonym - lasting, timeless, eternal

A tiger is an animal that has ferocity.

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desire to harm others

Antonym - meagerness, scarcity

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Antonym -open, obvious

to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

He gave only cursory consideration to my suggestion.

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The industrious student will use time wisely.

Synonyms - disreputable, ignomi-nious

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act.

Synonyms - arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence

state of being forgotten

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I have vacillating opinions concerning my future career.

bright, distinct, and clear

to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly, to loathe

If there is one particular food I abhor, it is homing.

Antonym - earthly mundane

to appease or to pacify by making concessions

Antonym - to objects, to disagree

Synonyms - relationship, a kinship

Antonym - sacred, reverent

Telling that sacrilegious joke is blasphemous.

Synonyms - anchor, pillar

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We need some empirical data to make our case solid.

of the same kind

Synonyms - slavish, subservient

included in the will.

Antonym - decline, decrease

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Antonym - deceit, lying

Antonym -clear, certain