The Pundits Vocab

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1) Covenant ( अनबु ध
ं , प्रतिज्ञापत्र )
Syno - Contract, Accord, Pact, Agreement, Treaty,
Promise
Its meaning in the field of Finance & Economics:-"to
make a formal agreement to pay a fixed amount of money
regularly, especially to a charity."
Examples:
A) An international covenant was signed in the summit.
B) Ten percent of my income is covenanted to charity.
2) Gruff ( ककक श, रूखे आचरण वाला)

Syno – Rough, Harsh, Throaty, Rasping
(of a person's voice) rough and low in pitch, hoarse,
harsh
(of a person's behaviour) unfriendly or showing no
patience
Examples:
A) Dads can be gruff and impatient at times but they love
us the most.
B) "Can I get some water?" asked the wounded soldier in
his gruff voice.
3) Ravage ( तवनाश, बबाकद कर देना)

Syno - Demolish, Destroy, Ruin, Devastate
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Example : The area has been ravaged by drought/

floods/ war.
4) Vindicate ( न्यायसंगि तसद्ध करना)

Meaning- Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion; to
prove that someone is not guilty.
Synonyms- acquit, clear, exonerate, expulcate, free ,
redeem
Example :Raman has evidence that will vindicate him.
5) Propitiate ( शांि करना, रूठे हुए को मना लेना )

Syno - Appease, allay, alleviate, assuage, placate,
satisfy
Example: The goats or sheep were often sacrificed to
propitiate an angry God in the ancient times.
6) Premonition ( पूवाकभास )
Meaning- A feeling that something, especially something
unpleasant, is going to happen.
Syno - Foreboding, presage, forewarning,
prognostication, intuition, hunch, augury.
Example: He had a premonition that his plane would
crash, so he took the train.
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7) Dilate ( फै लाना )
Syno - Enlarge, widen, amplify, expand
Example: The doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate the
pupils.
8) Torpid ( आलसी, सस्ु ि, तनतरिय)

Syno - Dull, Inactive, lethargic, idle, quiescent,
sleepy
Example: My torpid brother rests on the couch all day.
9) Knavish ( कपटी, कुतटल)

Syno - Unscrupulous, dishonest, deceitful, conniving,
crafty, cunning
Example: The knavish wolf was able to convince the pig
to let him into his home.
10) Laconic ( संतिप्त, तमिभाषी, कम शब्दों में अपनी बाि कहने वाला)
Syno - Brief, concise, terse, succinct, gruff, brusque,
reticent, reserved, taciturn, gnomic
Example: A)"Hmm" was the laconic reply of his long text.
11) Uncouth ( असभ्य, गँवार, अपरररकृि)

Syno - Coarse, ill-bred, awkward, boorish, churlish,
cheap, unprincipled
Example: The uncouth young man didn't know which
fork to use during the salad portion of the formal dinner.
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12) Demented ( पागल, तवतिप्त)

Meaning - Behaving wildly and irrationally on account of
anger, distress, or excitement.
Syno- Idiotic, crazy, deranged, lunatic
Uncommon meaning- Unable to think or act clearly
because you are extremely worried, angry or excited by
something.
Examples :
A) The man is demented - he is going to wreck the whole
operation.
B) She was nearly demented with worry when her son
didn't come home on time.
13) Decimated ( िबाह करना, बड़ी संख्या में मारना )

Syno - Destroyed, exterminated, demolished,
annihilated, desolated, obliterated
Example: A nuclear bomb will decimate most of the
population in the region.
14) Scorn ( घृणा, तिरस्कार)

Meaning - Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of
intense dislike.
Synonyms - Condemn, disdain, deride, mockery,
ridicule
Examples:
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A) She has nothing but scorn for the new generation of

politicians.
B) Why do you always pour/heap scorn on (= criticize
severely and unfairly) my suggestions?
15) Apposite ( उतचि, उपयुक्त, सटीक, प्रासंतगक)

Syno - Appropriate, apt, pertinent, relevant, germane,
suitable
Example :
An apposite reply was given to enemy by surgical strike.
16) Indignation ( िोध / रोष)

Meaning- Anger about a situation that you think is
wrong or not fair.
Syno - Anger, annoyance, fury, ire, resentment,
umbrage, rage, outrage, irateness
Example : The Saint’s arrest have caused great
indignation among his followers.
17) Exotic ( अजीब, असाधारण, आकषकक, तवदेशी)

Literal Meaning - Unusual and exciting because of
coming ( or seeming to come) from far away, especially a
tropical country.
Syno - Strange, bizzare, outlandish, non-native,
foreign, tropical
Example : exotic flowers/food/ designs/animals/birds
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18) Abysmal ( बेहद खराब, अथाह, गहरा)

Syno - dreadful, abominable, awful, terrible ,
profound, extreme, unfathomable, bottomless,
complete, utter
Examples :
A) Labours face abysmal working conditions.
B) The food was abysmal.
C) Many waterfalls plunge into abysmal depths.
19) Flair ( स्वाभातवक कुशलिा, प्रवृति, सूक्ष्मदतशकिा)

Meaning- Natural talent or natural ability to do
something well.
Syno - Talent, aptitude, knack, gift , style, panache,
verve , mastery
Example : He has a flair for public speaking.
20) Rout ( पूणक पराजय, बुरी िरह हराना, भीड़)

Syno - Defeat, retreat, crush , state of wild confusion,
discomfit
Example: India routed Pakistan in the bilateral series.
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21) Felicity (Noun) (आनंद, परम सुख, सौभाग्य)

Syno - Happiness, Joy, Rapture, Bliss, Euphoria
Other Meaning - a word or remark that is suitable or
right and expresses well the intended thought or feeling.
Examples:
A) I was overcome with felicity when my first son was
born.
B) Rajat beamed with felicity when Rashmika accepted
his proposal of marriage.
22) Flimsy (Adj) (कमज़ोर, पतला, नाज़क

ु )
Syno - Insubstantial, slight, fragile, wobbly, frail,
diaphanous, very thin, weak
Examples: A) Rajat and Rashmika spent the night in a
flimsy wooden hut during their trip.
23) Prophylactic (Adj) (रोग ननरोधी, अनभरक्षक)

Syno - Preventive, safeguard, preventive medicine
Example: Rajat took malaria prophylactics on the advice
of his family doctor.
24) Derision (Noun) (उपहास)

Syno - Ridicule, contempt, mockery, disdain,
contumely
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Example: Rashmika laughed with derision after seeing
the dress Rajat wore for impressing her.
25) Irascible (Adj) (निड़निड़ा, क्रोधी)

Syno - Irritable, Acrimonious, choleric, caustic,
crotchety
Example: Rajat is becoming more and more irascible as
he grows older.
26) Promiscuous (कामक ू ण, असयनं म)

ु तापर्
Meanings - A) (of a person) having a lot of different
sexual partners or sexual relationships, or (of sexual
habits) involving a lot of different partners.
B) demonstrating or implying an unselective approach;
indiscriminate or casual.
Syno - Debauched, wild, licentious, unchaste,
random, casual, reckless, careless
Example – A) Rajat was quite promiscuous in his youth.
B) Promiscuous study doesn’t lead to final selection.
27) Propinquity (Noun) ( ननकटता )

Syno - Closeness, proximity, nearness, vicinity
Example – The Propinquity between Rajat and Rashmika
was increasing continuously with time.
28) Fatuous (Adj) ( ऊटपटांग, बुनिहीन )
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Syno - Silly, pointless, compacently or inanely
foolish, thoughtless
Example – Sometimes Rajat used to do some fatuous
things to make Rashmika laugh.
29) Perquisite (Noun) ( अनुलाभ, प्रानधकार)

Syno - Privilege, gain, profit, profit incidental to
regular salary or wages, perk, bonus, extra
Example – The perquisites of central government job
include Dearness and House Rent Allowance.
30) Execrate (Verb) ( शाप देना, नफ़रत करना, कोसना)

Syno - Curse, swear, abhor, abominate, denounce
Example - I execrate any policy that interferes with the
rights and freedoms of others.
31) Reverie (Noun) ( नदवास्वप्न, ध्यान , मनोनवलास)

Syno - Daydream, meditation, trance, a state of
having pleasant dream - like thoughts
Example – Rajat lost in reverie after seeing Rashmika in
her birthday dress.
32) Poignant (Adj) ( मानमणक, हृदय नवदारक)

Syno - Emotional, sad, heartbreaking, disturbing,
heart rending, sentimental
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Example - The photograph awakens poignant memories
of their happier days.
33) Perspicuous (Adj) ( स्पष्ट, सुबोध, सगु म)

Syno – clear, lucid, limpid, pellucid, unambiguous.
Example - This theory provides a simpler and more
perspicuous explanation than its rival.
34) Preponderance (Noun) ( प्रधानता, प्रमुखता)

Syno - Dominance, Supremacy, Noteworthiness, the
largest part or the greatest amount
Example - The preponderance of evidence suggests that
the crash was an accident.
35) Deluge (Noun) ( बाढ़)

Syno - Flood
Other meaning - A very large amount of something,
more than that can be managed.
Examples - A) This little stream can become a deluge
when it rains heavily.
B) The newspaper received a deluge of complaints /
letters / phone calls about the article.
36) Subjugate (Verb) ( वश में करना, परानित करना)

Syno - Conquer, enslave, enthrall, overcome
Example - She subjugated herself to her mother's needs.
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37) Solicit (Verb) ( यािना करना, उकसाना)
Syno - Request, beseech, ask for, seek, importune
Example - It is illegal for public officers to solicit gifts or
money in exchange of favours.
38) Grumble (Verb) ( नशकायत करना, असन्तोषपूवणक कुछ कहना,)

Syno - Complain, moan, groan, whine, grouse, bleat,
rumble, murmur
Example - When the teacher assigned extra homework,
she heard a few grumbles from the kids.
39) Culmination (Noun) ( पराकाष्ठा, समापन)

Syno - Climax, apex, acme, pinnacle, consummation
Example – Getting a 4600 GP post was the culmination
of his years of practice and hard work.
40) Inadvertent (Adj) ( अनिाने में, गलती से)

Syno - Unintentional, reckless, careless, negligent
Example - All authors need to be wary of inadvertent
copying of other people's ideas.
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41) Enigmatic (Adj) ( गढ़ू , रहस्यमय)

Syno - Puzzling, Equivocal, Ambiguous, Cryptic,
Obscure, Inscrutable, Mysterious
Example - He left an enigmatic message on my
answering machine.
42) Despondent (Adj) ( निराश)

Syno - Dejected, Sad, Morose, Discouraged, Forlorn,
Hopeless
Example - She started to feel despondent about ever
finding a job.
43) Affront (Noun/Verb) ( अपमाि, अपमानित करिा)

Syno - Insult, Arouse, Offend, Outrage
Examples –
1. He regarded the comments as an affront to his dignity.
(Noun)
2. Never try to affront your teachers if you want to be
successful in your life. (Verb)
44) Defer (Verb) ( टालिा)

Syno - Postpone, Delay, Adjourn, Shelve, Set aside
Example - Can we defer making a decision until next
week?
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45) Sordid (Adj) ( घनटया, अिैनतक)
Syno - Besmirched, Unpleasant, sleazy, seamy,
abominable, debauched, dirty
Example - Rajat started avoiding sordid things after

meeting Rashmika.
46) Mellow (Adj/Verb) ( कोमल, िरम)

Usage A) (of a sound, flavour, or colour)
Syno - Dulcet, Euphonious, Melodious, Mellifluous
Usage B) (of a person's character)
Syno - tolerant, amicable, gentle
Examples - Rashmika has a very mellow voice.
Experience had mellowed Rajat's views about girls.
47) Nefarious (Adj) ( कुनटल, घृनित)

Syno - Wicked, Impious, Atrocious, Vile
Examples -
A) Some nefarious boys were jealous of the increasing
relationship between Rajat and Rashmika.
B) Mohan seems to have been involved in some nefarious
practices/activities.
48) Irresolute (Adj) ( अनिनित, ढुलमुल)

Syno - Doubtful, Undecided, Vacillating, Wavering
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Example - Rajat was still irresolute about the feelings of
Rashmika for him.
49) Commotion (Noun) (कोलाहल)

Syno - Uproar, Turbulence, Disturbance, Ruckus, Din
Example - He looked up to see what all the commotion
was about.
50) Docile (Adj) ( नििीत, अधीि)

Syno - Submissive, Obedient, Meek, Gentle, Easy -
Going
Example - They have a big dog, but it is friendly and
docile.
51) Impeccable (Adj) ( त्रुनटहीि, साफ़ - सुथरा)

Syno - Perfect, Flawless, Ideal, Immaculate
Example - His English is impeccable.
52) Vacillate (Verb) ( नििय ि कर पािा)

Syno - Waver, Indecisive, Dither, Shilly - Shally
Example - Her mood vacillated between hope and
despair.
53) Exhort (Verb) ( प्रोत्सानहत करिा)

Syno - Encourage, Goad, Urge, Request
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Example - The Governor exhorted the prisoners not to
riot.
54) Repartee (Noun) ( हानिरििाब, शीघ्र चातुयय पि

ू य उत्तर)
Syno - Quip, Banter (Quick Reply), Badinage, Retort,
Sarcasm, Rejoinder
Example - Oscar Wilde's plays are full of witty repartee.
55) Prognosis (Noun) ( पूिायिुमाि)

Syno - Forecast, Foretell, Forebode, Conjecture,
Augury, Prediction
Example - The prognosis after the operation was for a
full recovery.
Note - It is most commonly used as a Doctor's judgement
of the likely or expected development of a disease or of
the chances of getting better.
56) Lurid (Adj) ( भड़कीला, सिसिीखेि)

Syno - Exaggerated, Ghastly, Grisly, Gruesome,
Brightly coloured
Example - You can read all the lurid details of the affair
in today's paper.
57) Condone (Verb) ( माफ़ करिा, छोड़ देिा / ध्याि ि देिा)

Syno - Overlook, Pardon, Excuse, Forgive, Ignore,
Forget
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Example - If the government is seen to condone
violence, the bloodshed will never stop.
58) Rampart (Noun) ( नकले की दीिार)

Syno - Fortification, Stronghold, Bulwark
Example - Formerly, most towns had a modest rampart.
59) Tribulation (Noun) ( क्लेश, पीड़ा)

Syno - Agony, Anguish, Distress, Affliction, Sufferings
Example - Rashmika's silence was a source of great
tribulation for Rajat.
60) Innocuous (Adj) ( हानि ि करिे िाला, सीधा- सादा)

Syno - Harmless, Innocent, Banal, Bland, Jejune,
Sapless, Anodyne
Example - Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in
fact poisonous.
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61) Protrude (Verb) (बाहर निकला हुआ होिा)
Syno - Bulge, Poke out, Distend.
Example - The snake protruded its tongue and hissed
loudly.
62) Mundane (Adj) (िीरस, साधारण, मामूली)

Syno - Ordinary, Dull, Boring, Monotonous, Trite.
Example - Mundane matters such as paying bills and
shopping for food do not interest her.
63) Ascription (Noun) (आरोपण)

Syno - Attribution, Assignment, Credit, Imputation
Example - Most teachers would reject the ascription of
particular traits to whole groups of children on the basis
of social class.
64) Labyrinth (Noun) ( भूल भुलैया, व्याकुलता, अनत गहि स्थाि)

Syno - Meandering, Maze, Web, Entanglement
Example - Finally, through a labyrinth of corridors she
found his office.
65) Tinsel (Noun/Adj/Verb) ( तड़क - भड़क, सजािा)

Syno - Pretentious, Glitter, Gaudy, Pseudo
Example - The show was all tinsel and glitter.
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66) Conjurer (Noun) ( जादूगर, मदारी)
Syno - Magician, Charmer, Enchanter, Necromancer,
Magus
Example - It was like the exercise of skill when the
Conjurer offers you a card.
67) Impetuous (Adj) ( अनििेकी, जल्दबाजी)

Syno - Hasty, Impulsive, Foolhardy, Brash, Brazen
Example - He is so impetuous - why can't he think
things over before he rushes into them.
68) Feign (Verb) ( बहािा करिा, झठू ा नदखािा करिा)

Syno - Pretend, Fake, Sham, Simulate
Example - She responded to his remarks with feigned
amusement.
69) Temerity (Noun) ( गुस्ताखी, उतािलापि)

Syno - Audacity, Brashness, Brazenness, Chutzpah,
Effrontery, Boldness
Example - She had the temerity to call me a liar.
70) Fling (Verb) ( डालिा, फेंकिा, दृढ़तापूिवक कहिा)

Syno - Throw, Hurl, Catapult
Other Meanings - A) to say something angrily
B) a short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour.
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Examples - A) He crumpled up the letter and flung it into
the fire.
B) They were flinging bitter accusations at each other.
C) The girls are going to the beach for one last fling
before the end of summer.
71) Taciturn (Adj) ( अल्पभाषी)

Syno - Reserved, Reticent, Laconic, Silent, Dumb,
Uncommunicative
Example - He's a reserved, taciturn person.
72) Obstreperous (Adj) ( झगड़ालूपि, क़ाबू से परे)

Syno - Noisy, Difficult to Control, Clamant,
Vociferous, Boisterous
Example - If someone is obstreperous , he must be
detained in a cell.
73) Tepid (Adj) ( गुिगुिा, उतसाहहीि, हल्का गमव)

Syno - Warm, Lukewarm, Disinterested, Apathetic
Example - I got a tepid response to my suggestion.
74) Penchant (Noun) (निशेष रुनि)

Syno - Liking, Affection, Affinity
Example - His penchant for detail leads him to examine
the various approaches from all the angles.
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75) Exorbitant (Adj) ( हद से ज़्यादा)
Syno - Excessive, Very High ( of a price), Inordinate,
Pricey, Dear, Extortionate, Expensive
Example - The bill for dinner was exorbitant.
76) Diffident (Adj) ( संकोिी)

Syno - Shy, Timid, Coward, Timorous, Coy, Demure,
Introvert, Retiring, Withdrawn, Sheepish, Modest
Example - You shouldn't be so diffident about your
achievements - you've done really well.
77) Garble (Verb) ( भ्रनमत तरीक़े से कायव करिा)

Meaning - Reproduce (a message, sound, or
transmission) in a confused and distorted way.
Syno - Misinterpret, Confuse, Corrupt, Distort,
Misquote, Belie
Example - It's bad when phone garble conversations.
78) Peruse (Verb) ( ध्याि से पढ़िा)

Syno - Examine, Analyze, Survey, Scrutinize, Scan,
Inspect
Example - He opened a newspaper and began to peruse
the personal ads.
79) Impervious (Adj) (अप्रभानित)

Meaning - A) not allowing liquid to go through
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B) If someone is impervious to something, they are not
influenced or affected by something.
Syno - Impermeable, Impenetrable,
Impregnable, Invulnerable, Inaccessible, Hermetic
Example - He is impervious to criticism and rational
argument.
80) Sporadic (Adj) ( निट पुट)

Syno - Scattered, Irregular, Isolated, Intermittent,
Desultory, Casual, Fitful, Occasional.
Example - She makes sporadic trips to Europe.
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81) Inquisitive (Adj) ( जिज्ञासु )
Syno - Curious, Inquiring, Analytical, Impertinent,
Nosy, Big - Eyed, Investigative
Example - He is an inquisitive child.
82) Beseech (Verb) ( प्रार्थना करना )

Syno - Beg, Request, Implore, Adjure, Appeal,
Importune, Invoke
Example - Stay a little longer, I beseech you!
83) Odious (Adj) ( अजप्रय, घजृ ित )

Syno - Abhorrent, Abominable, Disgusting, Execrable,
Repugnant, Loathsome, Horrid, Detestable
Example – Insulting a teacher is an odious task.
84) Chide (Verb) ( डाांटना, फटकारना )

Syno - Admonish, Berate, Reprimand, Rebuke
Censure, Condemn, Reproach Upbraid
Example -She chided her son for his bad manners.
85) Tirade (Noun) ( कड़ी जनदां ा )

Syno - Criticism, Rant, Denunciation, Diatribe,
Harangue, Fulmination
Example -In a furious tirade of abuse, the mayor
demanded the Superintendent's resignation.
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86) Serpentine (Noun) ( सजपथल, टेढ़ा )
Syno - Sinuous, Curved, Crooked, Curled,
Roundabout, Snaky, Convoluted.
Other meaning - complicated and difficult to
understand.
Examples - A) We followed the serpentine course of the
river.
B) The film's serpentine plot was difficult to follow.
87) Visceral (Adj) ( अांतराांगी, अांतर्बोध से प्राप्त )

Meaning - A) relating to the large organs inside the
body, including the heart, stomach, lungs, and
intestines.
B) based on deep feeling and emotional reactions rather
than on reason or thought.
Synonyms - Bodily, Abdominal, Intuitive, Instinctive,
Simple, Reflex, Reactive
Examples -
A) His approach to acting is visceral rather than
intellectual.
B) visceral hatred / excitement
C) He has a visceral feel on our problems.
88) Recapitulate (Verb) ( पुनरावृजि करना, सक्ष

ां ेप में दुहराना )
Syno - Summarise, Abstract, Brief, Encapsulate,
Epitomize, Reprise, Rehash, Review, Recap
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Example - The passage recapitulates the version he
offers in his prologue
89) Verisimilitude (Noun) ( सत्याभास )

Syno - Authenticity, Credibility, Plausibility,
Literalism, Naturalism, Realism
Example - She has included photographs in the book to
lend verisimilitude to the story.
90) Conjecture (Noun) ( अटकलर्बािी, अनुमान )

Syno - Guess, Imagine, Daresay, Assume, Surmise,
Speculate, Inference
Example - There has been a lot of conjecture in the
media recently about the marriage of Rakul Preet with
Jacky Bhagnani.
91) Quarry (Noun) ( खदान, जिकार )

Syno - Chase, Prey, Mine, Dig in, Burrow
Examples -
A) Using video cameras can be tricky for researchers
trying to blend in with their quarry.
B) The gray limestone in this area was once quarried for
use.
92) Damp ( Noun. Adjective) ( नम, गीला )

Syno - Wet, Humid, Drenched, Fog, Saturated, Moist
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Example - The grass is still damp.
93) Spume (Noun) ( झाग )

Syno - Bubble, Foam, Blister, Froth, Droplet, Blob
Example - The overcast sky merged with the spume of
the waves.
94) Procure ( Verb) ( प्राप्त करना )

Syno - Acquire, Obtain, Secure, Get, Attain, Earn
Example - Rajat has managed somehow to procure
Rashmika’s phone number.
95) Limpid (Adj) ( स्वच्छ, स्पष्ट )

Syno - Clear (weather), Clement, Cloudless,
Transparent, Pellucid, Lucent, See - Through
Example - A limpid swimming pool is necessary in a 5
star hotel now a days.
96) Crusade( Noun) ( धमथ यद्ध

ु , अजभयान )
Syno- Campaign, Drive, Movement,, Rally,
Juggernaut, Bandwagon
Example - They have long been involved in a crusade for
racial equality.
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97) Lousy (Adj) ( र्बहुत ख़रार्ब )
Syno- Very Poor, Awful, Abysmal, Terrible,
Despicable, Contemptible, Cheap, Deplorable
Example - I feel lousy - I'm going home.
98) Upbraid ( Verb) ( भत्सथना करना , फटकार लगाना )

Syno- Berate, Castigate, Scold, Chastise, Rebuke,
Bawl Out, Baste, Call Down, Chew Out, Dress Down
Example - In newspaper articles, she consistently
upbraided those in authority who overstepped their
limits.
99) Desultory (Adj) ( जनरुद्देश्य, असांगत )

Syno - Casual, Aimless, Chaotic, Haphazard,
Rambling, Random
Example - She made a desultory attempt at
conversation.
100) Stroll (Noun/Verb) ( टहलना )

Syno - Amble, Waste time, Burn around, Dilly - Dally,
Wander, Ramble, Rove, Meander, Tramp, Perambulate
Example - We could stroll along the beach after dinner.
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101) Revel (Noun/Verb) ( आमोद प्रमोद करना, धूमधाम की
दावत )
Syno - Enjoy, Celebrate, Bask, Delight, Relish,
Rejoice
Example - The stingy old man would revel in every penny
he saved.
102) Revile (Verb) ( भला - बरु ा कहना, गाली देना )

Syno - Criticise, Berate, Castigate, Denounce,
Disparage, Abuse
Example - The judge was reviled in the newspapers for
his opinions on rape.
103) Contraband (Noun) ( नननिद्घ, वनजित माल )

Syno -Illicit, Prohibited, Smuggled, Bootleg, Black -
Market
Example - The lorry contained thousands of pounds
worth of contraband.
104) Cupidity (Noun) ( लोभ )

Syno - Greediness, Avidness, Acquisitiveness,
Covetousness
Example - His cupidity led him to rob the bank.
105) Sycophant (Adj) ( चापलस

ू )
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Syno - Toady, Flatterer, Lackey, Bootlicker, Yes - Man
Example - The Prime Minister is surrounded by
sycophants.
ू , खुशामदी )
106) Obsequious (Adj) ( चापलस
Meaning - too eager to praise or obey someone.
Syno - Servile, Compliant, Fawning
Example - She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone
in authority.
107) Conscript (Noun/Adj/Verb) ( सेना में अननवार्ि

भती )
Syno - Enlist, Draftee, Selectee
Example - He was conscripted into the army at the age
of 18.
108) Reproof (Noun) ( फटकार , ननिंदा )

Syno - Rebuke, Recrimination, Reprimand, Scold,
Reprobation, Slur, Tirade, Castigation
Example - She got a sharp reproof for being late.
109) Profligate (Adj) ( खचीला, चररत्रहीन )

Syno - Extravagant, Wasteful, Improvident,
Spendthrift,, Reckless, Irresponsible
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Example - She is well - known for her profligate
spending habits.
110) Evince (Verb) ( प्रकट करना, इशारा, जताना )

Syno - Display, Expose, Express, Show, Manifest,
Reveal
Example - In all the years I knew her, she never evinced
any desire to do such a thing.
111) Pernicious (Adj) ( घातक )

Syno - Adverse, Bad, Baleful, Baneful, Dangerous,
Deadly
Example - The cuts in government funding have had a
pernicious effect on local health services.
112) Mordant (Noun/Adj) ( कटु / तीक्ष्ण )

Syno - Sarcastic, Acerbic, Caustic, Biting
Example – a mordant wit / humor / remark
113) Jinx (Noun/Verb) ( मनहूस )

Syno - Spell, Curse, Whammy, Bewitch, Affliction,
Hoodoo
Example - There is a jinx on this computer - it's crashed
three times this morning!
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ु , हिंगामा )
114) Furore (Noun) ( शोरगल
Syno - Excitement, Agitation, Commotion, Hysteria,
Uproar
Example - The government's decision to raise taxes has
caused a great furore.
रिं ार करना, सजा – सविं रा )

115) Spruce (Verb) ( श्ग
Syno - Clean, Dainty, Smart, Elegant, Dapper, Prim,
Classy, Well - Groomed
Example - He looked spruce and handsome in a clean
white shirt.
116) Swindle (Noun/Verb) ( ठगना, धोखा देना )

Syno - Deception, Cheat, Hoax, Racket, Ripoff,
Scam, Blackmail, Bunco, Con
Example - They swindled local businesses out of
thousands of dollars.
117) Precarious (Adj) ( खतरनाक, सनिं दग्ध )

Syno - Dicey, Insecure, Dangerous, Treacherous,
Grave
Example - The lorry was lodged in a very precarious
way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
118) Exasperate (Verb) ( भड़काना, बढ़ा देना )

Syno - Agitate, Annoy, Enrage, Irritate, Infuriate,
Excite, Incense, Rankle, Exacerbate, Aggravate
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Example - His assistant's carelessness is exasperating
him.
119) Wrench (Verb) ( मोच आना, मरोड़, भावनाओ िं को ठें स

पहिंचना, नट बोल्ट कसने का एक उपकरण )
Syno - Bend, Twist, Rip, Sprain, Tweak, Dislocate,
Yank, Coerce, Contort, Strain
Example - The phone had been wrenched from/off the
wall.
120) Gash (Noun/Verb) ( गहरा घाव करना )

Syno - Breach, Break, Chasm, Cut, Slash, Fissure,
Gap
Example - She slipped on a rock and gashed her knee.
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121) Splayed (Verb) ( फै लाना, कटाव )

Syno- Scattered, Spread, Branched, Radiated, Fanned,
Diffused
Example - The petals splayed out from the middle of the flower.
122) Incinerate (Verb) ( भस्म कर देना, जलाना )

Syno- Ignite, Cremate, Scorch, Blaze, Burn
Example - The spacecraft and its crew were incinerated by the
billion - degree temperatures generated by the fireball.
123) Stifle (Verb) ( दम घुटना, आग भुजाना )

Syno- Suffocate, Choke, Smother, Asphyxiate, Suppress,
Restrain
Example - He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
124) Ephemeral (Adj) ( क्षणिक, क्षिभग

ं ुर )
Syno- Fleeting, Momentary, Transient, Evanescent, Short
Example - Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely
ephemeral.
125) Incursion (Noun) ( घुसपैठ, छापा )

Syno- Invasion, Aggression, Attack, Assault, Onslaught
Example - The country made incursions into enemy territory.
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126) Decree (Noun/Verb) ( अदालती हुक़्म, आदेश )

Syno- Edict, Order, Law, Statute, Dictum, Ordinance, Ukase,
Act, Bill, Mandate
Example - More than 200 people were freed by military decree.
127) Gripe (Noun/Verb) ( णशकायत, कष्ट देना)

Syno- Complain, Crab, Grievance, Distress, Moan, Groan,
Grumble, Grouse, Indisposition, Infirmity
Example - Her main gripe is that she is not being trained
properly.
128) Rendezvous (Noun/Verb) ( पूववणनणित समय और स्थान पर णमलना )

Syno- Meeting, Tryst, Engagement, Appointment, Assignment
Example – Rajat & Rashmika met at a secret rendezvous in the
park.
129) Imbue (Verb) ( भर देना, व्याप्त होना )

Syno- Permeate, Infuse, Inspire, Tinge, Inculcate, Soak,
Impregnate
Example – Rajat’s poetry is imbued with deep feelings of love for
Rashmika.
ू व, खुरचना, सूअर )
130) Hog (Noun/Verb) ( हणथया लेना, स्वाथव से पररपि
Syno- Pig, Glutton, Swine, Engross, Cloy
Other Meaning - someone who takes much more than a fair share
of something, especially by eating too much.
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Example – “You've eaten it all? You hog!” said Rajat when

Rashmika ate the whole pizza alone.
131) Exhilarate (Verb) ( आनणददत करना )

Syno- Elate, Exalt, Excite, Thrill, Boost, Uplift, Cheer,
Galvanize, Thrill
Example - Rashmika was exhilarated by the events Rajat had
planned for expressing his love for her.
132) Discerning (Adj) ( कुशाग्रबुणि )

Syno- Astute, Insightful, Knowledgeable, Perceptive, Brilliant
Example - He is a discerning judge of good design.
133) Batter (Verb) ( पीटना )

Syno- Attack, Assault, Beset, Chop, Cudgel, Assail
Example - He was battered to death with a rifle butt.
134) Jeer (Verb) ( उपहास, हस

ं ी उड़ाना )
Syno- Ridicule, Contempt, Banter, Deride, Gibe, Jab, Jest,
Poke
Example - Critics jeered at his moral stance.
135) Peripatetic (Adj) ( जगह जगह घम

ू ने वाला )
Syno- Ambulant, Errant, Itinerant, Nomad, Roving, Mobile,
Ramble
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Example – Rashmika has a peripatetic behaviour of running away

in search of adventure.
136) Besmirch (Verb) ( कीचड़ उछालना, बदनाम करना )

Syno- Defile, Denigrate, Smudge, Disgrace, Befoul, Bemire,
Daub
Example - His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch
her reputation.
137) Scram (Verb) ( धत, भागना )

Syno- Abscond, Decamp, Elope, Escape, Depart
Example - Get out of here! Go on, scram!
138) Predispose (Verb) ( पहले से ही प्रवृत्त होना )

Syno- Incline, Prepare, Dispose, Amenable, Prone
Example - Your family history can help a doctor determine if you
are predisposed to developing heart diseases.
139) Apocalyptic (Adj) ( भणवष्यसच

ू क, सववनाश )
Syno- Ominous, Destruction, Violence, Conclusive, Direful,
Decisive, Inauspicious, Portentous, Resultful
Example - Apocalyptic warnings about the destruction of the
environment should not be ignored.
140) Improvident (Adj) ( अदूरदशी, अपव्ययी )
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Syno- Careless, Reckless, Extravagant, Heedless,

Inconsiderate, Profuse, Profligate, Negligent, Lavish,
Thoughtless.
Example – Vishal must bear the consequences of his improvident
and undisciplined behaviour.
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141) Queasy (Adj) ( बेचन

ै , व्याकुल)
Syno- Sick, Squeamish, Anxious, Aflutter, Antsy, Atwitter, Dithery,
Jittery
Example - I started to feel queasy as soon as the boat left the harbour.
142) Poise (Noun/Verb) ( संतल

ु न, संतलु लत करना)
Syno- Balance, Aplomb, Equanimity, Confidence, Equilibrium, Stasis,
Coolness
Example - He looked embarrassed for a moment, then quickly regained
his poise.
143) Concoct (Verb) ( मनगढं त)

Syno- Prepare, Construct, Devise, Excogitate, Contrive, Fabricate,
Hatch, Envisage
Example -She concocted a story about working late at the office.
144) Proselytize (Verb) ( फुसलाना, धमम पररवतमन करना)

Syno- Convert, Evangelize, Advocate, Promote, Convince, Defend,
Persuade, Sway, Embrace
Example - Television has provided the evangelists with yet another
platform for their proselytizing.
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145) Ordain (Verb) ( ननयुक्त करना, आदे श दे ना)

Syno- Appoint, Decree, Consecrate, Anoint, Order
Example - He was ordained (as) a priest in this cathedral in 1999.
146) Parlance (Noun) ( बोली, वातामलाप)

Syno- Lingo, Vernacular, Colloquial, Speech, Verbiage, Diction,
Conversation
Example - Oral contraceptives are referred to as "the pill" in common
parlance.
147) Bounder (Noun) ( अलशष्ट)

Syno- Rascal, Bastard, Dastardly, Lout, Dishonourable, Hound, Cad
Example - He is nothing but a fortune - seeking bounder.
148) Gumption (Noun) ( सहज बुद्धध)

Syno- Acumen, Discretion, Common Sense, Savvy, Shrewdness,
Sagacity, Guts, Astuteness, Ability
Example - One must have the gumption to make decisions for the
welfare of oneself.
149) Perfidious (Adj) ( ववश्वासघाती)

Syno- Disloyal, Deceitful, Untrustworthy, Deceptive, Insidious
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Example - She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on

democracy.
150) Apparition (Noun) ( प्रेतात्मा, प्रेतछाया)

Syno- Ghost, Spirit, Haunt, Hallucination, Chimera, Illusion, Spook,
Phantom, Spectre, Phantasm, Wraith, Revenant
Example - You look as though you've seen an apparition.
151) Vie (Verb) ( प्रनतस्पधाम करना)

Syno- Compete, Contend, Strive, Contest, Struggle, Push, Rival, Fight,
Race, Battle
Example - Every year, around 22 lacs candidates vie for 7,000
Government Posts in SSC CGL Exam.
152) Embroil (Verb) ( जान बझ

ु कर उलझाना, उलझना)
Syno- Entangle, Involve, Implicate, Mire, Embrangle, Confuse
Example - She had no desire to embroil herself in lengthy lawsuits with
the tabloid newspapers.
153) Valedictory (Adj) (ववदाई भाषण संबंधी, आशीवामदात्मक)

Syno- Final, Adieu, Terminal, Parting
Example - It may be a valedictory speech, but it is an important one.
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154) Denouement (Noun) ( समाप्तत)

Syno- Finale, Repercussions, Aftermath, Conclusion, End, Outcome,
Climax
Example - You made me miss the denouement of the play.
155) Tenuous (Adj) ( पतला, महीन )

Syno- Flimsy, Thin, Weak, Fragile, Negligible, Nebulous, Insubstantial
Example - The police have found only a tenuous connection between
the two robberies.
156) Welter (Noun) ( लोटना, डूब जाना, घालमेल, ननमग्न होना )

Syno- Ado, Alarums, Excursions, Bustle, Turmoil, Haste
Example - We are reducing the company's welter of development
projects and will streamline sales and marketing.
157) Nugatory (Adj) ( ननरर्मक, तच्

ु छ )
Syno- Worthless, Trivial, Unimportant, Meaningless, Aimless,
Ineffective, Banal, Devoid
Example - a nugatory amount
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158) Moribund (Adj) ( मरणासन्न )

Syno- Dying, Decaying, Declining, Decadent, Debased, Debauched,
Inactive, Unsuccessful
Example - How can the department be revived from its moribund
state?
159) Invidious (Adj) ( द्वेषजनक )

Syno- Unpleasant, Undesirable, Awkward, Absurd, Difficult,
Disgusting, Detestable
Example - Such a difficult choice placed her in an invidious position.
160) Dishevel (Adj) ( अस्त व्यस्त कर दे ना )

Syno- Untidy, Dirty, Messy, Disarrange, Confuse
Example - Decorations for the garden wedding were disheveled by the
wind.
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161) Hustle (Verb/Noun) ( हलचल, दौड़ दू म करना )
Syno- Rush, Haste, Scuttle, Scramble, Flutter, Alacrity, Ado
Example –He hustled around the house, getting everything ready.
162) Dainty (Adj) ( रुचचर, सुहावना, लचलत )

Syno- Elegant, Pretty, Delicate Tasty, Ethereal, Graceful,
Petite
Examples – A) She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister
who was large and had big feet.
B) The chicken salad was served in dainty pastry shells.
163) Incensed (Adj) ( नाराज़ )

Syno- Angered, Enraged, Infuriated, Roiled, Rankled, Ired
Example – The villagers are incensed at the decision to close the
railway station.
164) Drivel (Noun) ( बकवास )

Syno- Nonsense, Blather, Dribble, Drools, Babble, Bumble
Example – You're talking drivel as usual!
165) Scuttle (Verb/Noun) ( चवफल कर दे ना, जल्दबाज़ी में चलना )

Syno- Barrel, Scurry, Scramble, Sprint, Dismantle, Brazier
Example – The children scuttled off as soon as the head teacher
appeared.
166) Iniquitous (Adj) ( अन्यायपूर्ण )

Syno- Bad, Immoral, Nefarious, Rotten, Unethical, Pernicious
Example – It is an Iniquitous system that allows a person to die
because they have no money to pay for medicine.
167) Haggard (Adj) ( थका माांदा, सूखा हुआ )
Syno- Tired, Exhausted, Emaciated, Lean, Fatigued
Example – He'd been drinking the night before and was looking a
bit haggard.
168) Jeopardy (Noun) ( जोखखम, खतरा )

Syno- Peril, Accident, Chance, Hazard, Insecurity, Risk,
Precariousness, Vulnerability
Example – The lives of thousands of birds are in jeopardy as a
result of the oil spill.
169) Obliterate (Verb) ( नामो चनशान चमटा दे ना )

Syno- Destroy, Wipe Out, Exterminate, Annihilate, Blot Out,
Cancel, Abolish
Example – The missile strike was devastating - the target was
totally obliterated.
170) Pillage (Verb/Noun) ( लूट – मार )

Syno- Loot, Plunder, Rob, Maraud, Pilfer, Ransack
Example – Works of art were pillaged from many countries in the
dark days of the Empire.
171) Stymie (Verb) ( गचतरोध )

Syno- Hamper, Impede, Stall, Thwart, Crimp, Foil, Confound
Example – In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the

absence of any recent documents.
172) Ravine (Noun) ( गड्ढा, दराण , बीहड़, घाटी दार )
Syno- Valley, Chasm, Deep, Abyss, Ditch

Example – They are coursing through ravines and over mountain
tops.
173) Requisite (Adj/Noun) ( ज़रूरत, आवश्यक )

Syno- Necessary, Essential, Indispensable , Integral
Example - He lacked the requisite skills for the job.
174) Imminent (Adj) ( आसन्न, घचटत होने वाला )

Syno- Forthcoming, Impending, Immediate, Approaching,
Nearing, Looming, Proximate
Example – A rain storm was imminent.
175) Inscrutable (Adj) ( गूढ़, रहस्यमय )

Syno- Mysterious, Enigmatic, Inexplicable, Cryptic,
Incomprehensible, Inexpressive, Arcane, Impenetrable
Example – He has an inscrutable face at that time.
176) Paranoid (Adj/Noun) ( पागल, सांचवभ्रमी )

Meaning - (of a mental illness) Feeling extremely nervous and
worried because you believe that other people do not like you or
are trying to harm you.
Syno- Incredulous, Mistrustful, Doubting, Disbelieving,
Deranged, Confused, Insane, Senile, Suspicious
Example – He started feeling paranoid and was convinced his
boss was going to fire him.
177) Lacuna (Noun) ( कमी, अन्तराल, अभाव )
Syno- Hiatus, Dearth, Deficit, Drought, Famine, Abyss, Cavity,
Void, Emptiness, Pause, Interval, Inadequacy, Insufficiency
Example – It is this lacuna that the book purports to fill.
178) Perjury (Noun) ( झठ

ू ी गवाही, चमथ्या शपथ, नमकहरामी )
Syno- Falsehood, Deception, Fabrication, Half - Truth, Fairy
Tale, Deceitfulness, Dishonesty
Example – She was sentenced to two years in jail for committing
perjury.
179) Squawk (Verb/Noun) ( ककणश आवाज़ चनकालना, चीख मारना )

Syno- Screech, Squeal, Croak, Scream, Crow, Caw, Bleat,
Cackle, Blare, Gripe, Hoot, Cry
Example – The baby never stopped squawking all night.
180) Ravenous (Adj) ( भूखा, क्षुधातुर, अचत पेटू, भुक्खड़ )

Syno- Extremely Hungry, Famished, Starved, Esurient,
Gluttonous, Insatiable, Edacious, Covetous, Devouring
Example – I'm ravenous - where's supper?
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181) Saucy (Adj) ( धृष्ट, गुस्ताख़, ज िंदाजदल )

Meanings –
A) rude and showing no respect, or referring to sex, especially in a
humorous way.
B) Saucy also means confident and full of energy in an
entertaining and exciting way.
Syno- Titillating, Risqué, Rude, Bawdy, Ribald, Jaunty,

Sporty, Stylish, Dapper, Dashing, Sassy
Examples -A) a saucy remark / manner / look.
B) With a saucy attitude, the waitress was able to
engage and irritate customers at the same time.
182) Livid (Adj) ( रक्तहीन, बहुत अजधक नाराज़ )

Syno- Furious, Angry, Irate, Seething, Incensed, Indignant,
Infuriated, Beside Oneself, Annoyed, Bloodless, Enraged
Example -The rude letter from his mother - in - law made him
livid.
183) Imbue (Verb) ( भर दे ना, व्याप्त होना )
Syno- Inculcate, Invest, Ingrain, Suffuse, Infuse, Instill
Example - His poetry was imbued with deep, religious feeling.
184) Camaraderie (Noun) ( सौहादद , साझा )

Syno- Friendship, Companionship, Brotherhood
Example - When you've been climbing alone for hours, there's a
tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber.
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185) Raze (Verb) ( पूरी तरह नष्ट कर दे ना )

Syno- Demolish, Destroy, Obliterate, Bulldoze, Devastate,
Decimate, Overthrow, Smash, Topple
Example - The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid
- not a building was left standing.
186) Clench (Verb) ( कसकर पकड़ना, कड़ना, मुट्ठी बािंधना )

Syno- Clasp, Catch, Apprehend, Grasp, Hold
Example - The old man clenched his fist and waved it angrily at
us.
187) Taut (Adj) ( सख़्त, तनावयुक्त )

Syno- Tight, Rigid. Firm, Inflexible, Tense, Snug, Stiff
Example - He kept his eyes on the road ahead, his face taut with
concentration.
188) Famished (Adj) ( अजत भूखा )

Syno- Ravenous, Extremely Hungry, Starved, Peckish,
Beggared, Esurient, Voracious
Example - Have some dinner with us - you must be famished!
189) Obdurate (Adj) ( जज़द्दी, हठीला )

Syno- Adamant, Callous, Stubborn, Dogged, Bullhead,
Implacable, Hard, Firm
Example - The President remains obdurate on immigration.
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190) Amble (Verb) ( धीरे धीरे चलना, टहलना )

Syno- Stroll, Ramble, Saunter, Perambulate, Constitutional
Example - He was ambling along the beach.
191) Insoluble (Adj) ( ना घुलनेवाला, असमाधानीय )

Syno- Impossible, Insolvable, Insuperable, Hopeless, Baffling,
Inexplicable
Example - Traffic congestion in large cities seems to be an
insoluble problem.
192) Ardour (Noun) ( उत्साह, तत्परता )

Syno- Zeal, Enthusiasm, Infatuation, Fervor, Desire, Avidity,
Eagerness, Passion
Example - His ardour for her cooled after only a few weeks.
193) Perusal (Noun) ( अवलोकन, अध्ययन )

Syno- Examination, Inspection, Scrutiny, Surveillance, Watch,
Contemplation
Example - He sent a copy of the report to the governors for their
perusal.
194) Interlude (Noun) ( अन्तराल, मध्यािंतर )

Syno- Respite, Hiatus, Gap, Interregnum, Discontinuity,
Farce, Pause, Hiccup, Lull, Halt, Delay, Idyll, Break
Example - After a brief interlude working as an architect, he went
travelling.
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195) Outlandish (Adj) ( जवजचत्र, बेतुका )

Syno- Eccentric, Peculiar, Grotesque, Far - Out, Odd,
Outrageous, Preposterous, Ridiculous, Whimsical, Weird,
Bizzare, Strange, Unusual
Example - She liked to dress in outlandish clothes.
196) Faction (Noun) ( गुट, दलबिंदी )

Syno- Bloc, Party, Association, Sect, Group, Caucus, Wing,
Division, Contingent, Coterie, Clique, Cabal
Example - The president's advisors represent every faction of his
party.
197) Plenitude (Noun) ( प्रचुरता, बहुत, जवपुलता )

Syno- Abundance, Barrel, Excess, Surfeit, Profuseness
Example - They have a plenitude of vacancies for drivers.
198) Wrangle (Noun/Verb) ( उपद्रव करना, दे खभाल करना, जचक जचक ,

बहस करना)
Syno- Altercation, Bickering, Brawl, Argle - Bargle,
Disagreement, Hassle, Ruckus, Quarrel, Clash, Contest,
Controversy, Dispute
Example - The joint venture ended in a legal wrangle between the
two companies.
199) Heuristic (Adj) ( खो करने में सहायक, स्वानुभजवक )

Syno- Investigative, Didactic, Fact - Finding, Practical,
Experiential, Exploratory
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Example - a heuristic method of argument is applauded.
200) Revamp (Verb/Noun) ( मरम्मत करना, सुधार करना, नया करना)

Syno- Renovate, Rejuvenate, Recreate, Renew, Refurbish,
Replenish, Amend, Doctor, Overhaul
Example - We revamped the management system, but the
business is doing no better than it was before.
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201) Lurch (Verb) ( झटका )

Syno- Falter, Jerk, Flounder, Lean, Heave, Stagger, Stumble
Example - The train lurched forward and some of the people
standing fell over.
202) Polemical (Adj) ( वििादात्मक )

Syno- Argumentative, Contentious, Controversial,
Quarrelsome, Pugnacious
Example - Many philosophical texts have a highly polemical style.
203) Luminary (Noun) ( महान विद्वान, प्रकाश पुंज, तारा, चुंद्रमा )

Syno- Celebrity, Figure, Star, Bigwig, Notable, Teacher
Example – Virat Kohli is a luminary in the field of Cricket.
204) Delinquent (Adj/Noun) ( बाल अपराधी )

Syno- Lawless, Offending, Criminal, Troublesome, Negligent,
Derelict, Culpable, Faulty, Juvenile
Examples –
A) They are carrying out research on the causes of delinquent
behaviour among young people.
B) She has been delinquent (late) in paying her taxes.
205) Haul (Verb) ( ढोना, बलपूिकक खी ुंचना )

Syno- Drag, Pull, Heave, Draw, Trail, Tow, Manhandle
Example - They hauled the boat out of the water.
206) Vanity (Noun) ( वदखािा, घमुंड )

Syno- Conceit, Narcissism, Egotism, Pride, Arrogance,
Haughtiness, Egocentrism, Affectation
Other Meaning - The quality of being worthless or futile.
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Examples –
A) He wants the job purely for reasons of vanity and ambition.
B) the vanity of human wishes
207) Quaint (Adj) ( अजीब , अनोखा, आकर्कक )

Syno- Picturesque, Charming, Sweet, Attractive, Unusual,
Bizzare, Eccentric, Quirky
Example - Rajat and Rashmika spent some quality time in a
quaint old cottage.
208) Truculent (Adj) ( उग्र, लड़ाका )

Syno- Abusive, Aggressive, Pugnacious, Antagonistic,
Bellicose, Argumentative
Example - He was truculent and difficult to deal with.
209) Esurient (Adj) ( भूखा, भक्खड़ )

Syno- Ravenous, Greedy, Rapacious, Gluttonous, Insatiable,
Avaricious, Eager, Voracious, Avid
Example - Have a lunch with us - you must be esurient.
210) Indigent (Adj) ( दररद्र )

Syno- Destitute, Poor, Needy, Hard - Up, Poverty – Stricken
Example – Roshan belonged to an indigent family
211) Austere (Adj) ( सख़्त, सादा, सुंयमी )

Syno- Stern, Strict, Harsh, Severe, Unfeeling, Unrelenting,
Unyielding, Unforgivable, Reserved, Formal, Stiff, Stringent
Example - He was a tall, austere, forbidding figure.
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212) Loathe (Verb) ( नफ़रत करना )

Syno- Abhor, Despise, Detest, Hate, Abominate, Refuse,
Aversion, Odious
Example - From an early age, the brothers have loathed each
other.
213) Serendipity (Noun) ( आकस्मिक लाभिृवि )

Syno- Blessing, Boon, Windfall, Fluke, Godsend, Hit, Strike
Example - There is a real element of serendipity in archaeology.
214) Disseminate (Verb) ( फ़ैलाना, प्रचार करना )

Syno- Spread, Advertise, Circulate, Disperse, Propagate,
Publicise, Announce, Broadcast
Example - One of the organization's aims is to disseminate
information about the disease.
215) Startle (Verb) ( च क

ुं ा दे ना, चवकत करना )
Syno- Amaze, Astonish, Astound, Flabbergast, Agitate, Alarm,
Stagger, Surprise, Jolt
Example - Rajat was concentrating on his studies, but
Rashmika's new look startled him.
216) Reconnoitre (Verb) ( दे खभाल, पता लगाना )

Meaning - (of soldiers or military aircraft) to get information about
an area or the size and position of enemy forces.
Syno- Analyze, Inspect, Examine, Probe, Delve into,
Scrutinize, Research
Example - It is an aircraft of exceedingly long range, high speed
and great reconnoitre capability.
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217) Overture (Noun) ( प्रस्ताि, सुंबुंध बढ़ाने का इशारा, पूिक सुंगीत )

Meanings –
A) A piece of music that is an introduction to a longer piece,
especially an opera.
B) A communication made to someone in order to offer something
(usually love proposal or peace proposal)
Syno- Prelude, Introduction, Preamble, Prologue, Curtain -
Raiser, Approach, Bid, Offer
Examples –
A) He has been making overtures (showing sexual interest), hasn’t
he?
B) Neither side in the conflict seems willing to make peace
overtures.
218) Arraign (Verb) ( दोर्ारोपण करना )

Syno- Prosecute, Indict, Denounce, Inculpate, Sue, Impeach,
Incriminate, Accuse, Charge, Cite, Book, Appeal
Example - He was arraigned on charges of aiding and abetting
terrorists.
219) Excruciating (Adj) ( अवत दखदायी, ममकभेदक )

Syno- Agonizing, Painful, Poignant, Severe, Sharp, Racking,
Harrowing, Tormenting
Other meaning - Extremely boring or embarrassing.
Examples –
A) I have an excruciating pain in the lower back.
B) His confession, when it came, was excruciating.
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220) Bestial (Adj) ( गुंिार, असभ्य )

Syno- Brutal, Beastly, Brutish, Barbarous, Boorish, Depraved,
Cruel, Feral, Ferine, Subhuman
Example - The soldiers were accused of bestial acts against
unarmed civilians.
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FROM 1999 TO 2022, SSC HAS ASKED MORE THAN 3000
WORDS IN FORM OF SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.
SOME OF THEM ARE EASY TO REMEMBER, WHILE SOME OF

THEM REQUIRE MULTIPLE REVISIONS IF WE WANT TO
RETAIN THEM TILL EXAM.
USUALLY WE HIGHLIGHT THEM SO THAT WE CAN REVISE

THEM EASILY IN MINIMUM TIME.
IN THIS SERIES, WE HAVE PICKED UP SUCH BEST 500

WORDS WHICH NEED TO BE REVISED UMPTEEN TIMES.
WE HAVE PROVIDED THE – HINDI MEANING OF WORD, ITS

SYNONYMS & AN EXAMPLE SENTENCE TO MAKE YOU
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WE SHALL POST THESE 500 WORDS IN 25 SETS HAVING 20

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221) Incarceration (Noun) ( कैद, बााँधना )

Syno- Imprisonment, Captivity, Immurement, Impoundment,
Internment, Detain, Arrest
Example - The prisoner was sentenced to five months of
incarceration.
222) Exorcise (Verb) ( भगाना, ननकालना )

Syno- Discard, Ditch, Dump, Expel, Dismiss, Purge, Banish
Literal meaning - To remove the bad effects of a frightening or
upsetting event.
Example - It will take a long time to exorcise the memory of the
accident.
223) Squalid (Adj) ( घनिया, अनैनिकिापूर्ण )

Syno- Dirty, Filthy, Miserable, Insalubrious, Disgusting,
Slovenly, Slummy
Example - Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid
places.
224) Maverick (Adj/Noun) ( अपरं परागि, स्विंत्र निचार ं िाला )

Syno- Unorthodox, Dissident, Heretical, Non Conformist,
Individualist, Bohemian
Example - She is more maverick while I'm slightly more
conventional.
225) Wax (Noun/Verb) ( म म, निस्ताररि ह ना )

Syno- Augment, Build, Develop, Enlarge, Increase, Magnify,
Upsurge, Expand, Grow, Heighten
Example - Such controversies have waxed and waned (become
stronger and weaker) but continue to this day.
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226) Desiderate (Verb) ( कमी महसूस ह ना, अनुपस्थिनि के नलए

श क मनाना )
Meaning - Something that is needed or wanted.
Syno - Ache, Covet, Crave, Hanker, Begrudge.
Example - Let's assess how well the proposal does when
measured against this list of desiderata (plural of desideratum).
227) Jaded (Adj) ( िका हुआ , मुरझाया हुआ, फीका )

Syno- Satiated, Sated, Dulled, Fatigued, Surfeited, Bored,
Tired, Wearied
Example - Flying is exciting the first time you do it, but you soon
become jaded.
228) Flummoxed (Adj) ( भ ंचक्का )

Syno- Bemused, Befuddled, Baffled, Perplexed, Confused,
Addled, Puzzled
Example - Doctors were flummoxed by the boy's symptoms.
229) Clamour (Verb/Noun) ( क लाहल , ज़ रदार मााँग करना )

Syno- Din, Mayhem, Uproar, Yell, Scream, Bawl, Outcry,
Commotion
Example -. The children were all clamouring for attention.
230) Recondite (Adj) ( गूढ़ गहन, जनिल, कम जानकारी )

Syno- Abstruse, Arcane, Esoteric, Profound, Conundrum,
Cryptic, Hermetic, Difficult
Example - We had to work from material that was both complex
and recondite.
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231) Comely (Adj) ( मन हर, चारु )

Syno- Attractive, Beautiful, Bonny, Cute, Drop - Dead, Fair,
Aesthetic, Beauteous
Example - She is a comely young actress.
232) Precocious (Adj) ( अकालपक, अकालप्र ढ़ )

Syno- Early, Inopportune, Premature, Exceptionally smart,
Advanced, Intelligent, Aggressive
Example - A precocious child, he went to university at the age of
15.
233) Terse (Adj) ( रूखा, संनिप्त )

Syno- Brusque, Concise, Curt, Laconic, Succinct, Trenchant,
Brief, Capsule, Crisp, Compendious, Aphoristic, Apothegmatic
Example - " Are you feeling better?" "No!" was the terse reply.
234) Ignominy (Noun) ( निरस्कार, अपयश )

Syno- Disgrace, Dishonour, Infamy, Obloquy, Odium,
Discredit, Tarnish, Blemish
Example - The incumbent party experienced the ignominy of total
defeat in the last election.
235) Perfunctory (Adj) ( लापरिाही से नकया हुआ , उिसाहहीन)

Syno- Cursory, Desultory, Casual, Insouciant, Complacent,
Disinterested, Offhand, Careless
Example - He gave a perfunctory nod.
236) Constrict (Verb) ( दबा दे ना, संकुनचि ह ना )

Syno- Tighten, Narrow, Compress, Choke, Clench, Condense,
Circumscribe, Contract, Limit, Confine
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Example - He hated wearing a tie - he felt it constricted his

breathing.
237) Tenacious (Adj) ( दृढ़, अिल, अनिग, हठी )

Syno- Firm, Strong, Powerful, Adhesive, Clinging, Stubborn,
Obstinate, Unrelenting, Uncompromising, Persevering,
Obdurate, Inflexible
Example -. He is a tenacious opponent - he never gives in.
238) Bulwark (Noun) ( िरं गर ध, परक िा )

Syno- Wall, Rampart, Barricade, Blockade, Palisade, Fence,
Embankment, Roadblock, Buttress, Fort, Parapet, Stronghold,
Bastion, Palladium, Buffer
Example - My savings were to be a bulwark against
unemployment.
239) Ludicrous (Adj) ( उपहासपूर्ण )

Syno- Bizzare, Comical, Facetious, Crazy, Foolish, Farcical,
Grotesque, Funny, Outlandish, Preposterous, Silly, Pert,
Chucklesome, Hilarious, Humorous
Example - He looked ludicrous in that suit!
240) Salubrious (Adj) ( स्वास्थ्यिधणक, लाभदायक )

Syno- Healthy, Wholesome, Salutary, Sanative, Good,
Medicinal, Restorative
Example - He doesn't live in a very salubrious part of town.
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241) Resplendent ( चमकीला, दीप्त )

Syno - Blazing, Brilliant, Gleaming, Gorgeous, Magnificent,
Splendid, Flaming, Glossy, Lustrous, Dazzling, Exquisite,
Elegant, Bright
Example - Rashmika was looking resplendent in her new red
dress.
242) Jostle ( धकेलना, धक्का दे ना )

Syno - Bulldoze, Crash, Hustle, Scramble, Shove, Jolt, Nudge,
Collide
Example - Someone jostled her from behind.
243) Fret ( चचिंता प्रकट करना )

Syno - Worry, Agonize, Anguish, Sorrow, Sigh, Pine, Whine,
Grumble, Grieve, Fuss, Affront
Example - He spent the day fretting about / over what he'd said
to Rashmika.
244) Fervor ( उत्साह, फुती, तत्परता )

Syno - Alacrity, Avidity, Promptness, Cheerfulness, Briskness,
Ardour, Enthusiasm, Eagerness, Warmth, Heat
Example - The country was swept by patriotic fervor.
245) Besmirch ( कीचड़ उछालना, मैला करना )

Syno - Befoul, Bemire, Blacken, Calumniate, Smudge, Stain,
Taint, Tarnish, Slander, Defame, Malign, Defile
Example - His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch
her reputation.
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246) Occlude ( अवरूद्ध करना, रोक लगाना )

Syno - Block, Obstruct, Stymie, Hinder, Hamper, Choke,
Impede, Clog
Example - Veins can get occluded by blood clots.
247) Obtrusive ( बाधक )

Meaning - Too noticeable
Syno - Intrusive, Meddlesome, Interfering, Busy,
Presumptuous, Protrusive, Impertinent, Noticeable
Example - The soldiers were in civilian clothes, to make their

presence less obtrusive.
248) Consecrate ( पचवत्र करना )

Syno - Sacred, Anoint, Sanctify, Sacrosanct, Daub, Bless,
Smear, Beatify
Example - The church was completed and consecrated in
the 1980s.
249) Dunce ( मूर्ख, जड़, मूढ़मचत )

Syno - Blockhead, Bubblehead, Stupid, Buffoon, Dimwit, Fool,
Goof
Example - He was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a
dunce at school.
250) Collude ( सााँठ गााँठ करना )

Syno - Conspire, Connive, Intrigue, Contrive, Plot, Abet,
Collaborate
Example - It was suspected that the police had colluded with the
witnesses.
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251) Fetter ( Noun / Verb) ( बिंधन, बेड़ी डालना, रोक लगाना )

Syno - Hamper, Shackle, Clog, Bind, Restrain, Manacle, Leash,
Hamstring, Curb, Confine
Example - He felt fettered by a nine - to - five existence.
252) Ostracize (Verb) ( चनष्काचसत करना, जाचत से बाहर करना )

Syno - Blacklist, Censure, Condemn, Exile, Expel, Exclude,
Oust, Expatriate, Deport, Shun, Boycott
Example - His colleagues ostracized him after he criticised the

company in public.
253) Mutilate ( Verb) ( काटना, बुरी तरह नष्ट कर दे ना )

Syno - Disfigure, Maim, Mangle, Batter, Cripple, Amputate,
Disable
Example - Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition.
Other meaning - to destroy an idea or piece of art or

entertainment.
Example - They have mutilated a beautiful film by making these
changes.
254) Parochial (Adj) ( सीचमत, सिंकुचचत )

Syno - Restricted, Narrow - Minded, Conservative, Petty,
Insular, Picayune, Shallow, Biased
Examples - A) Although it's just a local paper, it somehow
manages not to be too parochial in its outlook.
B) a parochial view / opinion
255) Culpable (Adj) ( आपराचधक )
Syno - Guilty, Reprehensible, Amiss, Impeachable, Liable,

Punishable, Blameworthy
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Example - He was held culpable (=blamed) for all that had

happened.
256) Predilection (Noun) ( लगाव )

Syno - Affection, Affinity, Aptitude, Penchant, Liking, Bias,
Leaning, Bent, Preference, Mindset, Predisposition
Example - Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection
for spicy food.
257) Protean (Adj / Noun) ( पररवतखनशील )

Syno - Ever - Changing, Variable, Changeable, Inconsistent,
Uneven, Fluctuating, Unsteady, Vacillating, Mutable,
Adaptable, All – Round
Example - It is difficult to comprehend the whole of this protean
subject.
258) Cursory (Adj) ( लापरवाही से चकया गया )

Syno - Desultory, Superficial, Hasty, Haphazard, Headlong
Example - He gave the picture a cursory glance.
259) Despise (Verb) ( घृणा करना )

Syno - Abhor, Detest, Dislike, Deride, Disdain, Loathe,
Neglect, Scorn Repudiate, Abominate, Disregard, Flout
Example - The two groups despise each other.
260) Gruesome (Adj) ( भयावह )

Syno - Harrowing, Appalling, Awful, Dreadful, Ghastly,
Frightful, Atrocious, Horrible, Nasty, Offensive, Menacing,
Intimidating
Example - The newspaper article included a gruesome description
of the murder.
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261) Ephemeral (Adj) ( क्षणिक )

Syno - Transitory, Brief, Fleeting, Momentary, Evanescent,
Transient, Short, Deciduous Fugitive
Example - Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely
ephemeral.
262) Fiendish (Adj) ( क्रूर, गूढ़ )

Syno - Wicked, Cruel, Vicious, Evil, Nefarious, Satanic,
Barbaric, Brutal, Malevolent, Malignant
Example - He took a fiendish pleasure in hurting people.
263) Sobriety (Noun) ( गंभीरता, संयम )

Syno - Soberness, Seriousness, Solemness, Thoughtfulness,
Abstinence, Teetotalism, Moderation, Temperance,
Earnestness, Sombreness, Serenity
Example - This judge is known for his sobriety and fairness.
264) Shimmering (Adj) ( णिलणमलाता )

Syno - Glimmering, Agleam, Coruscant, Flaring Flashing,
Flickering
Example - We drove across the desert, through the shimmering
heat haze.
265) Desecration (Noun) ( अपणित्रीकरि )

Syno - Blasphemy, Defilement, Profanation, Sacrilege,
Irreverence, Impiety, Secularisation
Example - People were horrified at the desecration of the
cemetery.
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266) Timorous (Adj) ( डरपोक )

Syno - Fearful, Meek, Coward, Afraid, Timid, Faint - Hearted,
Unassertive, Apprehensive, Trepid, Shuddering, Fearsome
Example - She said 'yes' in a timorous voice.
267) Demented (Adj) ( पागल, णिणक्षप्त )

Syno – Deranged, Hysterical, Mad, Maniacal, Bedlam, Crazy,
Bemused, Unsound
Example - She was nearly demented with worry when her son
didn't come home.
268) Jade (Noun) ( थकाना )

Syno - Bore, Tire, Weary, Burn out
Other meaning - (of colour) bright green in colour
Examples - A) She was wearing a jade silk dress.
B) Flying is exciting the first time you do it, but you
soon become jaded.
269) Jest (Noun) ( मजाक, हँ सी उड़ाना )

Syno - Joke, Gag, Witticism, Quip, Pun, Hoax, Trick, Banter,
Jape, Clown
Example - His proposal was no jest - he was completely sincere.
270) Apocryphal (Adj) ( मनगढं त )

Syno - Fictitious, False, Doubtful, Speculative, Unauthentic,
Fabricated, Concocted
Example - It's a good story but I dare say it's apocryphal.
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271) Ruefully (Adv) ( खेदपूिवक )

Syno - Agonizingly, Bitterly, Dolefully, Deplorably,
Bemoaning, Distressingly
Example - "I wish we'd started six months earlier, " he said
ruefully.
272) Aberration (Noun) ( भ्ांणत, भ्म )

Syno - Anomaly, Abnormality, Variation, Derangement,
Dementia, Lunacy
Example - In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him.
273) Emaciated (Adj) ( शक्तिहीन )

Syno - Cadaverous, Wasted, Decayed, Haggard, Drooped,
Starved, Attenuated, Anorexic
Example - There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover
of the magazine.
274) Exhaustive (Adj) ( सम्पूिव )

Syno - Comprehensive, All - Out, Clean, Thorough, Extensive,
Sweeping
Example - an exhaustive study / report
275) Fictitious (Adj) ( काल्पणनक, िठ

ू ा)
Syno - False, Fabricated, Counterfeit, Imaginary, Fictional,
Invented, Make - Believe, Bogus, Apocryphal, Misleading,
Mythical
Example - Characters in this novel are entirely fictitious.
276) Crooked (Adj) ( कुणिल, िक्र )

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Syno - Criminal, Bent, Devious, Errant Gnarled, Curved,

Twisted
Example - You have to drive slowly on these crooked country
roads.
277) Knack (Noun) ( कौशल, युक्ति )

Syno - Talent, Flair, Ability, Gift, Aptitude, Capability,
Acumen, Dexterity, Forte, Ingenuity
Example - She has a knack of making people feel comfortable.
278) Comrade (Noun) ( साथी )

Syno - Associate, Companion, Compatriot, Fellow, Colleague,
Cohort, Ally, Compeer, Crony
Example - Many of his comrades were killed in the battle.
279) Indolent (Adj) ( आलसी, णनक्तिय )

Syno - Idle, Lazy, Slothful, Inactive, Lethargic, Lackadaisical
Example - They were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure.
280) Strife (Noun) ( संघर्व, णििाद )

Syno - Animosity, Bickering, Disharmony, Quarrel, Clash,
Conflict, Friction, Disagreement
Example - 20 years of civil strife have left the country's economy
in ruins.
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281) Barbarous (Adj) ( गँवार, अशिष्ट )

Synonyms - Cruel, Fierce, Rude, Savage, Rough, Uncultured,
Bestial, Brutal, Nefarious
Example - His murder was an outrageous and barbourous act.
282) Frailty (Noun) ( कमज़ोरी, शिर्बलता )

Synonyms - Infirmity, Weakness, Feebleness, Fragility,
Debility, Enervation
Example - Though ill for most of her life, physical frailty never
stopped her from working.
283) Fastidious (Adj) ( तुिुक शमज़ाज )

Synonyms - Meticulous, Choosy, Demanding, Queasy,
Persnickety, Punctilious
Example - He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be
packed.
284) Insolent (Adj) ( र्दतमीज़, असभ्य )

Synonyms - Disrespectful, Bold, Brazen, Abusive, Arch,
Arrogant, Barefaced, Brassy, Audacious
Example – The teacher punished the insolent child.
285) Veneration (Noun) ( श्रद्धा, आदर )

Synonyms - Acclamation, Adoration, Adulation, Deference,
Homage, Honor, Approbation
Example - I cannot find words to express the veneration I feel for
those men.
286) Pernicious (Adj) ( हाशिकर )

Synonyms - Dangerous, Deadly, Destructive, Adverse, Baleful,
Damaging, Deleterious, Bad
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Example - The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious

effect on local health services.
287) Incessant (Adj) ( अिवरत, लगातार )

Synonyms - Ceaseless, Continual, Continuous, Endless,
Interminable, Non - Stop, Running, Persistent, Perpetual
Example – I couldn’t go outside due to the incessant rain.
288) Flippant (Adj) ( शििोरा, गम्भीर ि होिा )

Synonyms - Irreverent, Airy, Facetious, Smart - Alecky, Wise,
Saucy, Sassy, Disrespectful, Brazen, Fluent
Examples - A) a flippant remark / attitude
B) I think she just thought I was being flippant.
289) Wither (Verb) ( मुरझािा )

Synonyms - Fade, Die, Wilt, Diminish, Dwindle, Shrink,
Lessen, Languish, Weaken
Example - Grass has withered in the fields.
290) Dilate (Verb) ( फ़ैलािा )

Synonyms - Enlarge, Widen, Expand, Distend, Swell, Amplify,
Expound, Broaden, Develop
Example - The pupils of the eyes dilate as darkness increases.
291) Carnal (Adj) ( दै शहक, िारीररक )

Meaning - relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and
activities.
Synonyms - Earthly, Lewd, Wanton, Sensuous, Corporal,
Corporeal, Lascivious, Licentious
Example - His mind coursed with carnal lust, raw and insatiable.
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292) Taint (Noun / Verb) ( कलंशकत करिा )

Synonyms - Spoil, Contaminate, Blemish, Blight, Stigmatize,
Stain, Smirch, Rot, Deprave
Example - His reputation was permanently tainted by the
financial scandal.
293) Maverick (Noun) ( अपरं परागत )

- a person who does not behave or think like everyone else,
but who has independent, unusual opinion.
Synonyms - Unorthodox, Heretical, Dissident, Dissenting,
Bohemian, Deviant, Iconoclast
Example - A maverick to the core, Chapman does whatever it
takes to get the bad guy.
294) Desist (Verb) ( परहे ज़ करिा )

Synonyms - Abstain, Cease, Relinquish, Abandon, Avoid,
Forbear, Halt, Suspend, Discontinue
Example - The soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing
their guns.
295) Defile (Verb) ( हािी पहंचािा )

Synonyms - Spoil, Mar, Debase, Degrade, Pollute, Poison,
Corrupt, Taint, Tarnish, Canyon
Example - It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled
by a rubbish dump.
296) Perilous (Adj) ( खतरिाक )

Synonyms - Dicey, Dangerous, Grievous, Hazardous,
Jeopardizing, Menacing, Risky, Shaking
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Example - The country roads are quite perilous in rainy season.
297) Dishevelled (Adj) ( अस्त व्यस्त )

Synonyms - Chaotic Cluttered, Disarranged, Disordered,
Messy
Example – He got rejected in the interview due to dishevelled
clothes.
298) Recede (Verb) ( घटिा, कम होिा )

Synonyms - Retreat, Diminish, Lessen, Decrease, Withdraw,
Abate, Fade, Dwindle
Example - The painful memories gradually receded in her mind.
299) Amorphous (Adj) ( आकारहीि )

Meanings –
A) (of a physical thing) having no fixed form or shape.
B) (of an idea, a pane, etc.) having no clear structure or details.
Synonyms - Vague, Formless, Nebulous, Shapeless.
Example - How can historians deal with such amorphous human
qualities as fear and grief?
300) Distraught (Adj) ( परे िाि )

Synonyms - Agitated, Extremely Worried, Frantic, Upset,
Hysterical, Delirious, Anxious, Confused
Example - The missing child's distraught parents made an
emotional appeal for information on TV.
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301) Sweltering (Adj) (तपता हुआ)

Synonyms - Boiling, Fervid, Fervent, Fiery, Burning, Hot, Red,
Schorching, Searing, Torrid, Scalding, Blistering, Broiling
Example - He won the race despite the sweltering heat.
302) Immaculate (Adj) (शुद्ध, त्रुटिहीन)

Synonyms - Clean, Primitive, Unsullied Unsoiled, Shining,
Gleaming, Unblemished, Perfect
Example - Rashmika was dressed in an immaculate white suit.
303) Unscrupulous (Adj) (बेशरम)

Synonyms - Scandalous, Sinister, Unconscientious,
Underhand, Wicked, Unfair, Unprincipled
Example - The new law will give unscrupulous landlords an easy
way of getting rid of people.
304) Vacillate (Verb) (टनश्चय न कर पाना)

Synonyms - Dither, Hesitate, Falter, Balance, Scruple, Shilly -
Shally, Indecisive, See - saw, Waffle, Fluctuate, Oscillate
Example - Her mood vacillated between hope and despair.
305) Evanescent (Adj) ( क्षणभंगुर)

Synonyms - Dwindling, Ephemeral, Fleeting, Momentary,
Temporary, Brief, Fugitive, Fugacious
Example - It was evanescent, fading just as quickly as it had
appeared, and translucent to begin with.
306) Grotesque (Adj) (भद्दा)

Synonyms - Distorted, Deformed, Malformed, Absurd, Bizarre,
Mis proportioned, Outlandish, Strange, Odd, Hideous
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Example - Gothic churches are full of devils and grotesque

figures.
307) Ameliorate (Verb) (सुधारना, बेहतर बनाना)

Synonyms - Amend, Better, Enrich, Help, Improve, Enhance
Example - Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of
the drought.
308) Jettison (Verb) (फेंक दे ना, नही ं लेना)

Synonyms - Discard, Dispose, Dump, Throw, Expel, Reject,
Abdicate, Abandon
Other meaning - to decide not to use an idea or plan.
Examples -
A) The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts.
B) We've had to jettison our trip because of Rajat's accident.
309) Meandering (Adj) (घुमावदार)
Synonyms - Winding, Zigzag, Serpentine, Sinuous, Snaky,

Twisty, Tortuous
Example - Meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates.
310) Perspicuity (Noun) (स्पष्टता)

Synonyms - Clarity, Explicitness, Lucidity, Simplicity, Clear
Transparent, Plainness, Distinctness, Limpidity
Example - The decisions themselves are models of perspicuity and
judicial soundness.
311) Verity (Noun) (सत्यता)

Synonyms - Truth, Honesty, Integrity, Probity, Factuality,
Exactitude, Accuracy, Verisimilitude
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Example - She has spent her whole life in a search for eternal/
scientific/universal verities.
312) Florid (Adj) (टदखाविी, अलंकृत)

Synonyms - Baroque, Ornate, Decorative, Extravagant,
Ostentatious, Red
Example - He had much taste and love for music, and
considerable gifts as an orator of a florid type.
313) Divulge (Verb) (भेद खोलना)

Synonyms - Bare, Disclose, Expose, Reveal, Spill, Tell, Let on
Example - Journalists do not divulge their sources.
314) Impetuous (Adj) (अटववेकी)

Synonyms - Impulsive, Rash, Reckless, Unplanned,
Impromptu, Hurried, Brash, Brazen
Example - He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over
before he rushes into them?
315) Lassitude (Noun) (थकान)

Synonyms - Burnout, Exhausted, Tired, Fatigue, Inaction,
Lethargy, Dullness, Apathy, Languor
Example - Shareholders are blaming the company's problems on
the lassitude of the CEO.
316) Capricious (Adj) (सनकी, पागल)
Synonyms - Mercurial, Fickle, Inconsistent, Arbitrary,

Careless, Erratic, Quirky, Unstable, Unreasonable
Example - He was a cruel and capricious tyrant.
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317) Grating (Adj) (सख्त)

Synonyms - Harsh, Scratching, Piercing, Squeaky, Squawky,
Cacophonous, Discordant
Example - I turned on the car's engine, and there was that
familiar grating sound.
318) Retrench (Verb) (कम करना)

Synonyms - Economize, Save, Budget, Curtail, Boil Down,
Reduce, Decrease, Diminish
Example - The Government began to retrench on its nuclear
programmes.
319) Obtuse (Adj) (मूखख, मटतमंद, अटधक कोण)

Meaning - stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to
understand.
Synonyms - Blunt, Dull, Bonehead, Dumb, Imperceptive,
Insensitive, Ignorant, Crass, Insensible
Example - The answer is obvious - or are you being deliberately
obtuse?
320) Lunacy (Noun) (पागलपन)

Synonyms - Madness, Insanity, Derangement, Dementia,
Mania, Frenzy, Absurdity, Imbecility, Eccentricity
Example - It would be lunacy to try to climb the mountain in this

weather.
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321) Overt (Adj) (खुल्लमखुल्ला)

Synonyms - Apparent, Undisguised, Definite, Open, Clear,
Manifest
Example - There are no overt signs of damage in this car.
322) Seamy (Adj) (घटिया, वीभत्स)

Synonyms - Disreputable, Nasty, Sordid, Unpleasant, Bad,
Disappointing, Sleazy, Squalid
Example - The film vividly portrays the seamy side of life in
London in the early 1970s.
323) Indict (Verb) (दोष लगाना, अटभयोग लगाना)

Synonyms - Accuse, Charge, Criminal, Impeach, Incriminate,
Arraign, Blame
Example - Five people were indicted for making and selling
counterfeit currency.
324) Desecration (Noun) (अटिटवटिकरण)

Synonyms - Blasphemy, Debasement, Defilement, Impiety,
Irreverence, Profanation, Sacrilege, Secularisation, Violation
Example - People were horrified at the desecration of the
cemetery.
325) Predilection (Noun) (लगाव)

Synonyms - Affection, Affinity, Aptitude, Bias, Disposition,
Bent, Inclination, Leaning
Example - Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection
for spicy food.
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326) Vacillation (Noun) (टनश्चय न कर िाने की स्थिटि)

Synonyms - Hesitation, Doubt, Indecisiveness, Uncertainty,
Tentativeness, Oscillation, Shilly - Shally, Teetering,
Example - There were some doubts and vacillations on this issue
within the party.
327) Tremulous (Adj) (काांििा हुआ)

Synonyms - Fearful, Fainthearted, Scary, Shaky, Cowardly,
Timid, Timorous, Apprehensive, Quavering.
Example - He watched her tremulous hand reach for the teacup.
328) Tardy (Adj) (मांद, सुस्त)

Synonyms - Delayed, Laggard, Dilatory, Dawdling, Overdue,
Loitering, Lingering, Sluggish
Example - Dinner at Rashmika's home was somewhat delayed on
account of Rajat's rather tardy arrival.
329) Alight (Verb/ Adj ) (उिरना, नीचे आना)
Meanings - A)(adjective) (after verb) burning

B) (literary) showing excitement and happiness
C) (verb) (formal meaning) to get out of a vehicle, especially a train
or bus.
D) (literary) to find or unexpectedly see something.
Synonyms - Get Down, Disembark, Descend, Ablaze, Afire,

Ignited, Flaming, Arrive
Examples - A) I had to use a bit of petrol to get the fire alight.
B) Her eyes were alight with mischief.
C) He helped her alight from the train.
D) As she glanced round the room, her eyes alighted upon a small
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330) Disavowal (Noun) (अस्वीकरण)

Synonyms - Contradiction, Denegation, Denial, Disallowance,
Disclaimer, Negation, Rejection, Disconfirmation, Abdication
Example - Despite his repeated disavowals, he seems ambitious
for power.
331) Captivate (Verb) (मोटिि करना, मांिमुग्ध करना)

Synonyms - Allure, Beguile, Absorb, Occupy, Enchant,
Fascinate, Magnetize
Example - With her beauty and charm, she captivated film

audiences everywhere.
332) Irascible (Adj) (क्रोधी, टचड़टचड़ा)

Synonyms - Choleric, Crotchety, Grumpy, Irritated, Annoyed,
Crabby, Cranky, Fiery, Grouchy
Example - She's becoming more and more irascible as she grows
older.
333) Forlorn (Adj) (लाचार)

Synonyms - Unhappy, Sad, Miserable, Sorrowful, Dejected,
Despondent, Heartbroken, Melancholy, Downcast, Morose
Example - She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop.
334) Insular (Adj) (सांकुटचि)

Synonyms - Narrow - Minded, Limited, Petty, Parochial,
Restricted, Picayune
Example – Rajat was an insular person.
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335) Inclement (Adj) (िूफ़ानी, िेज़)

Synonyms - Cold, Hard, Harsh, Extreme, Severe, Freezing,
Intense, Stormy
Example - The concert in the park was postponed because of the

inclement weather.
336) Infirm (Adj) (अस्थिर, अशक्त)

Synonyms - Weak, Pale, Anemic, Feeble, Frail, Pallid,
Vacillating, Irresolute
Example - She was too elderly and infirm to remain at home.
337) Ostracize (Verb) ( टनष्काटषि करना, गैरकानूनी घोटषि करना)

Synonyms - Blacklist, Exclude, Expel, Avoid, Shun, Boycott,
Deport, Reject
Example - His colleagues ostracized him after he criticised the
company in public.
338) Plummet (Verb) (िेज़ी से टगरना)

Synonyms - Crash, Crater, Decline, Descend, Dip, Cascade,
Collapse, Disembark
Example - House prices have plummeted in recent months.
339) Clandestine (Adj) (गुप्त)

Synonyms - Surreptitious, Sneaky, Covert, Private, Furtive,
Illicit, Stealthy, Fraudulent, Backstairs
Example - He has been having a clandestine affair with his
secretary for three years.
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340) Acrimony (Noun) (िीक्षणिा)

Synonyms - Bitterness, Animosity, Antagonism, Rancour,
Acerbity, Antipathy
Example - The decision was reached without acrimony or
controversy.
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341) Apparition (Noun) (प्रेतात्मा)

Synonyms - Ghost, Phantom, Spirit, Spectre, Hallucination,
Spook, Revenant, Bogey
Example - During the party, we saw a ghostly apparition.
342) Accentuate (Verb) (ज़ोर दे ना)

Synonyms - Emphasise, Highlight, Accent, Underline,
Underscore
Example - The new policy only serves to accentuate the
inadequacy of help for the homeless.
343) Levity (Noun) (छििोरापन)

Synonyms - Facetiousness, Flightiness, Flippancy, Frivolity,
Amusement
Example - She would tolerate no levity in the classroom.
344) Outlandish (Adj) (छिछित्र, बेतुका)

Synonyms - Bizzare, Eccentric, Extravagant, Fantastic, Odd,
Outrageous
Example - She liked to dress in outlandish clothes.
345) Coalesce (Verb) (एक साथ छिलना)

Synonyms - Consolidate, Fuse, Unite, Disintegrate, Adhere
Example - The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller
groupings of stars.
346) Fidgety (Adj) (बेिैन)

Synonyms - Apprehensive, Impatient, Jumpy, Restless,
Uneasy, Anxious, Agitated
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Example - She seemed restless and fidgety.
347) Intrinsic (Adj) (िूलभूत)

Synonyms - Peculiar, Deep - Seated, Inherent, Innate,
Constitutional, Essential, Hardwired, Immanent, Inbred
Example - Maths is an intrinsic part of the school curriculum.
348) Pejorative (Adj) (छनिंदात्मक)

Synonyms - Belittling, Contemptuous, Decrying, Degrading,
Demeaning, Denigratory, Deprecatory
Example - Make sure students realize that "fat" is a pejorative
word.
349) Impiety (Noun) (नास्तिकता, अपछित्रता)

Synonyms - Godlessness, Irreligion, Sin, Vice, Sacrilege,
Immorality, Disbelief, Doubt, Profanity, Blasphemy
Example - The church accused him of Impiety and had all his
writings burned.
350) Jaunt (Noun) (सैर करना)

Synonyms - Trip, Journey, Excursion, Ramble, Expedition,
Pleasure, Cruise, Voyage
Example – We love a Sunday jaunt into the hills.
351) Demure (Adj) (ऐतराज़, शािंत)

Synonyms - Timid, Shy, Meek, Bashful, Introvert, Coy,
Sedate, Modest
Example - She gave him a demure smile.
352) Genteel (Adj) (नम्र)

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Synonyms - Befitting, Correct, De Rigueur, Decent, Elegant,

Civilized, Polite, Proper
Example - He took elocution lessons to try to make his accent
sound more genteel.
353) Pilfer (Verb) (िुराना, लेकर ििंपत हो जाना)

Synonyms - Filch, Appropriate, Annex, Heist, Purloin, Loot,
Swipe, Take, Snatch
Example - He was caught pilfering (sweets) from the shop.
354) Spurn (Verb) (ठु कराना)

Synonyms - Despise, Disdain, Disregard, Flout, Rebuff, Refuse,
Reject, Repudiate, Contempt, Decline
Example - She spurned my offers of help.
355) Brood (Noun / Verb / Adj) (छििंता करना)

Synonyms - Offspring, Hatch, Young, Worry about, Ponder,
Contemplate, Progeny
Example - I wish she wouldn't sit brooding in her room all day.
356) Cosset (Verb) (खूब लाड़ प्यार करना)

Synonyms - Caress, Cuddle, Love, Indulge, Pamper
Example - Children sometimes need to be cosseted.
357) Dawdle (Verb) (छिलिंब करना)

Synonyms - Linger, Dally, Idle, Delay, Procrastinate, Amble
Example - Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school!
358) Fuddle (Noun / Verb) (नशा, घबराना)

Synonyms - Addle, Bamboozle, Befuddle, Bewilder, Confuse,
Stupefy, Beat, Bemuse
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Example - The heat had fuddled my brain.
359) Sortie (Noun) (प्रयास, सिंछिप्त यात्रा, धािा, सािररक उड़ान)

Synonyms - Foray, Attack, Raid, Drive, Inroad, Strife, Warfare
Example - It was our first sortie into the shopping centre.
360) Jostle (Noun / Verb) (धक्का दे ना)

Synonyms - Push, Jolt, Hustle, Bulldoze, Vie, Compete
Example - Photographers jostled and shoved to get a better view
of the royal couple.
361) Wring (Noun / Verb) (ऐिंठना)

Synonyms - Twist, Squeeze, Screw, Scrunch, Knead, Press
Example - She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.
362) Inundate (Verb) (बाढ़ लाना)

Synonyms - Overwhelm, Overpower, Overload, Flood, Deluge,
Swamp
Example - We have been inundated with requests for help.
363) Privy (Adj) (शौिगृह, गुप्त जानकारी के सिंबिंछधत)

Synonyms - Confidential, Intimate, Nonpublic, Secret,
Ulterior, Clandestine
Example - I was never privy to conversations between top

management.
364) Scowl (Verb) (त्योरी िढ़ा कर दे खना)

Synonyms - Face, Frown, Grimace, Mouth, Express, Audacity,
Chutzpah
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Example - The boy scowled at her and reluctantly followed her

back into school.
365) Stupor (Noun) (सदिा, अधधिेतनािस्था)

Synonyms - Languor, Lassitude, Torpor, Listlessness, Lethargy
Example - He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.
366) Seedy (Adj) (गिंदा, घछिया, बीिार)

Synonyms - Sordid, Sleazy, Corrupt, Shameful, Neglected,
Shabby
Example - He didn't like the look of the seedy characters who
were hanging around outside the bar.
367) Fulmination (Noun) (भर्त्धना)

Synonyms - Protest, Complaint, Objection, Censure, Attack,
Curse, Outburst
Example - Her complaint took the form of fulmination, not
reasoned argument.
368) Sibilate (Verb) (छससकाते हुए उच्चारण करना)

Synonyms - Hiss, Sizz, Whistle, Whisper, Murmur, Fizzle
Example - Two gentlemen turned round to me and sibilated the
word 'Poet'.
369) Magnate (Noun) (प्रभािशाली व्यस्ति)

Synonyms - Aristocrat, Capitalist, Tycoon, Bigwig,
Industrialist, Leader, Mogul, King, Noble, Peer
Example – Rajat is a well - known shipping magnate.
370) Arcane (Adj) (गुप्त)

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Synonyms - Abstruse, Esoteric, Recondite, Ambiguous,

Mysterious, Enigmatic
Example - He was the only person who understood all the arcane
details of the agreement.
371) Subdue (Verb) (िश िें लाना)

Synonyms - Conquer, Defeat, Vanquish, Overcome,
Overpower, Quell, Trounce, Subjugate, Allay, Overwhelm
Example - The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews
could subdue it.
372) Frazzle (Verb) (थका हुआ)

Synonyms - Abraded, Chafed, Frayed, Fretted, Galled, Eroded,
Tired, Exhausted
Example - She's worn herself to a frazzle (made herself very tired
and nervous) trying to meet the deadline.
373) Flay (Verb) (किु आलोिना करना, लूिना, खाल उतारना)

Synonyms - Castigate, Berate, Chew out, Dress Down,
Reprove, Excoriate, Blister, Denounce, Attack, Criticise
Example - The critics really flayed (= severely criticised) his new
book.
374) Hew (Verb) (कुल्हाड़ी से कािना, िीरना)

Synonyms - Chop, Cut, Cleave, Mow, Cling, Slash
Example - The monument was hewn out of the side of a
mountain.
Other meaning -
To obey or behave according to (rules, principles or expectations)
Example - He never states his own opinion but hews to the party
line.
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375) Apocalypse (Noun) (पूणध छिनाश)

Synonyms - Calamity, Cataclysm, Catastrophe, Debacle,
Tragedy, Disaster, Doom
Example - The book offers a vision of the future in which there is

a great nuclear apocalypse.
376) Actuate (Verb) (प्रेररत करना, िालू करना)

Synonyms - Activate, Operate, Motivate, Energise, Initialize,
Trigger
Example - He was actuated almost entirely by altruism.
377) Amputate (Verb) (कािना, अिंगच्छे दन करना)

Synonyms - Cut, Chop, Tear, Wrench, Wrest, Yank, Grab,
Seize
Example - They had to amputate his foot to free him from the
wreckage.
378) Rake (Noun) (जिा करना, खरोिंिना)

Synonyms - Collect, Gather, Scratch, Lacerate, Abrade, Grate,
Scrape, Rasp, Search
Example - He raked about in the drawer looking for his passport.
379) Contrive (Verb) (युस्ति छनकालना)

Synonyms - Concoct, Construct, Devise, Manufacture,
Excogitate, Improvise, Create, Engineer
Example - Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert.
380) Snag (Noun) (कछठनाई, बाधा)

Synonyms - Obstacle, Difficulty, Setback, Complication,
Hitch, Tear, Rip, Gash, Catch, Issue, Problem
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Example - We don't anticipate any snags in/ with the

negotiations.
381) Muster (Verb) (इकट्ठा करना)

Synonyms - Assemble, Marshal, Rally, Mobilize, Collect,
Convene, Recruit, Conscript
Example - She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the
cinema.
382) Bucolic (Adj) (ग्रामीण, दे हाती)

Synonyms - Rural, Rustic, Pastoral, Simple
Example - The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with
peasants.
383) Daunt (Verb) (भयभीत करना, धमकाना)

Synonyms - Appall, Baffle, Deter, Discourage, Dishearten,
Dismay, Intimidate, Horrify
Example - She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
384) Eulogistic (Adj) (प्रशंसात्मक)

Synonyms - Congratulatory, Polite, Respectful, Adulatory,
Approbatory, Approving, Celebrating
Example - He had been eulogistic, poetic, in his praise.
385) Balmy (Adj) (सुखदायक)

Synonyms - Aromatic, Pleasant, Ambrosial, Fragrant,
Redolent, Benign
Example – It was a balmy summer evening.
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386) Docile (Adj) (विनीत, अधीन)

Synonyms - Gentle, Laid - Back, Meek, Obedient, Pliable,
Pliant, Agreeable, Acceptable, Acquiescent
Example - The once docile population has finally risen up against
the ruthless regime.
387) Furtive (Adj) (गुप्त, रहस्यमय)

Synonyms - Covert, Surreptitious, Circumspect, Crafty,
Creepy, Elusive
Example - There was something furtive about his behaviour and I
immediately felt suspicious.
388) Debonair (Adj) (खुशवमज़ाज)

Synonyms - Confident, Cheerful, Blithe, Carefree, Insouciant,
Charming, Elegant
Example - All the men looked debonair and handsome in white tie
and tails.
389) Suavity (Noun) (विनम्रता, चापलूसीपूणण)

Synonyms - Amenity, Agreeable, Pleasing, Affability,
Amiability
Example - She couldn't resist his charming suavity.
390)Expurgate (Verb) (काट छांट करना)

Synonyms - Censor, Clean, Purge, Purify, Sanitize
Example - The book was expurgated to make it suitable for
children.
391) Chagrin (Noun / Verb) (क्लेश)

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Synonyms - Annoyance, Dismay, Disquiet, Irritation,

Discomfiture, Disappointment
Example - My children have never shown an interest in music,
much to my chagrin.
392) Diabolical (Adj) (क्रूर, अवप्रय)

Synonyms - Devilish, Infernal, Evil, Satanic, Fiendish, Wicked
Awful, Dreadful, Poor
Example - Conditions in the prison were diabolical.
393) Slender (Adj) (दु बला - पतला)

Synonyms - Slim, Lean, Meagre, Limited, Thin, Graceful,
Lanky.
Example - He put his hands around her slender waist &
expressed his feelings in a poetic manner.
394) Attenuate (Verb / Adj) (कम करना)

Synonyms - Constrict, Debilitate, Vitiate, Cripple, Enfeeble,
Undermine
Example - They propose more peacekeeping troops to attenuate
the violence.
395) Ulterior (Adj) (गुप्त)

Synonyms - Ambiguous, Buried, Clandestine, Concealed,
Covert, Cryptic
Example -
A) ulterior motive / reason / purpose
B) Rajat claims he just wants to help Rashmika but I suspect he
has an ulterior motive.
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396) Penitence (Noun) (पश्चाताप)

Synonyms - Regret, Remorse, Guilt, Contriteness, Repentance
Example - She cried tears of penitence.
397) Passivity (Noun) (वशविलता, िश्यता)

Synonyms - Indifference, Lethargy, Aloofness, Coolness,
Detachment, Detachable, Dullness
Example - The perceived passivity of the populace is deceptive.
398) Esoteric (Adj) (गोपनीय, गूढ़)

Synonyms - Mysterious, Obscure, Cryptic, Abstruse, Arcane,
Recondite, Conundrum
Example - She has a somewhat esoteric taste in clothes.
399) Petulant (Adj) (वचड़वचड़ा, बदवमजाज)

Synonyms - Choleric, Cranky, Crotchety, Grumpy, Grouchy,
Irritable, Perverse, Sullen
Example - He plays the part of a petulant young man in the film.
400) Avow (Verb) (घोवित)

Synonyms - Acknowledge, Admit, Affirm, Allow, Assert, Aver,
Avouch, Confess, Declare
Example - He avowed that he regretted what he had done.
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A big draw — Huge attraction
A bull in a china shop — An extremely awkward, clumsy person
A cold fish — Someone who seems unfriendly and who does not
share feelings
A cut above something — Superior to
A damp squib — A disappointment result
A dog’s breakfast — A total mess
A fine state of affairs — An unpleasant situation
A gentleman at large — A man without a job
A hot potato - a controversial situation
A house of cards — An insecure scheme
A kick in the teeth — A grave setback
A lean patch — A period of poor performance
A little bird told me — Used to indicate that that the speaker

knows something but chooses to keep the
identity of their informant Secret
A man of straw — A man of no substance/ A weak person
A moot point — Disputed
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A nig – nog — A fool
A Penelope’s web — Endless
A penny for your thoughts — A way of asking what someone is

thinking
A rainy day — Time of difficulty
A shot in the arm — An encouraging stimulus
A stiff – necked person — An obstinate person
A stuffed shirt — a conservative / Pompous person
A vexed question — Controversial
Adam’s ale — Water
Aid and abet — To help someone to commit a crime
Alive and kicking — In good health
All agog — Amazed
All and sundry — All included
All hat and no cattle — One who is full of big talk but lacks
substance and action
Alphabet soup — A metaphor for an abundance of acronyms
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An arm chair critic — Someone who gives advice based on theory

not practice
An arrow in the quiver — Strategies that can be followed
Argus eyed — Observant
As bald as a cue ball — Completely bald
As daft as a brush — Extremely silly
As high as a kite — Intoxicated with alcohol
As the crow flies — The shortest route
As thick as two short planks — Extremely stupid
Asleep at the wheels — Not attentive to one’s duties
Assume airs — Pretend superiority
At a loss — Unable to decide
At beck & call - At his disposal/ to be dominated by someone
At daggers drawn — Enemies/hostile
At each other’s throats — Arguing angrily
At large — A criminal escaped or not yet captured
At loose ends — In an uncertain situation
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At sixes and sevens — In disorder or confusion
At the drop of a hat — Without any hesitation/ instantly
At the top of your lungs — Extremely loud
Babe in the woods — A young defenceless person
Back in saddle — Resume duty
Back to the drawing board — plan it all over again
Banana oil — Nonsensical talk
Bang for the buck — More value of money
Batten down the hatches - Prepare for a difficult situation
Be a dab hand at something — Skilled in a particular area
Be a dead meat — To be in serious trouble
Be all one to — Make no difference
Be down with — Suffering from
Be glad to see the back of — Be happy when a person leaves
Be going places — Talented and successful
Be in the red — To be in loss or debt
Be left stranded — To be the last person on whom blame falls

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Be off — To go away
Be on the air — Broadcast over the radio or on tv
Bear down — To move quickly towards someone in a determined

& threatening way
Bear fruit — Produce positive results
Bear the brunt of — Suffer the worst of something
Bear the palm — To win
Beat one’s brains out — To put forth one’s maximum effort
Been nipped in the bud — Dropped at an early stage
Beside the mark — Irrelevant
Best thing since sliced bread - Most useful innovation in long time
Beyond the pale — Unreasonable or unacceptable
Big bucks — A lot of money
Bite someone’s head off — Speak angrily without any reason
Bite the bullet — To force yourself to do something unpleasant
Black ox - misfortune
Blow a fuse — To react very angrily
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Blow his top — Be very angry
Blue – blooded — Of noble birth
Boils down — sums up to
Break new ground — Do or discover something new
Breathing down his neck — Watching all his actions closely
Bring home the bacon — To be successful
Bring the house down — Made audience applaud enthusiastically
Broke a lance with — To argue against
Broke Priscian’s head — To use bad grammar
Broken reed — Support that failed
Brought up — Introduced for discussion
Brown study — A mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness
Bugs me — Irritates me
Burn your boats — Do something that makes impossible to return

to the previous situation
Butt in — Interrupt
By a whisker — By a small margin
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By courtesy of — Given or allowed by
By the same token — In the same way
Call down — To scold
Call it a day — Decide or agree to stop doing something
Call off — Cancel something
Calls the shots — To be in control
Came out of his shell — Became more sociable
Can’t cut the mustard — To be unable to do a job
Cap in hand — In a respectful manner
Carry the ball — Be in charge
Carry the can — To take the responsibility of some misdemeanour
Carry weight — Be important
Carve out a niche — Developed a specific position for himself
Cast a slur upon — Damaged
Casting pearls before swine — Offering good things to

undeserving people
Catch 22 — A particular situation in which one cannot do any thing
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Catch a tartar — To deal with a person who is more than one’s

match
Catch time by the forelock — Seize opportunity
Cat’s whiskers — To be highly impressive
Cheek by jowl — Very close together
Chew something over — Discuss or consider something at length
Chicken feed — Very little money
Chicken out — To decide not to do something because you are too

frightened
Chinks in the armour - A weakness that can be taken advantage of
Cloak and dagger — An activity that involves mystery and secrecy
Cloven hoof — The evil intention
Cold comfort — Slight satisfaction
Come hell or high water — No matter what/In spite of obstacles
Come off — Be separated
Come to blows — Get into fight physically
Come to grief — Have an accident/meet with disaster
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Come to terms with something — To gradually accept a sad

situation
Cook the books — To falsify financial records
Cool about working — Ready to work
Cool your heels — To be kept waiting
Cordoned off — Isolated
Cross out - Eliminate
Cry down - To Depreciate
Cut and dried – Already Decided
Cut in/Cut one short - Interrupt someone while he is speaking
Cut the mustard - To perform well
Damp squib - complete failure
Died in harness - To die while in service
Down and Out - Without Money
Dressing Down – Give a scolding
Drive Home - To emphasize an important point
Egg on - to Encourage
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Eye wash - a deception
Face the music - to bear the consequences
Fall back on - to seek support out of necessity
Falling head over heels - Falling deeply in love with someone
Feeding frenzy - an episode of frantic competition
Finding their feet – to begin to understand the work, feel confident
Flea market - a market selling second hand goods
Floor – Puzzled
Fly off at a tangent – to start discussing something irrelevant
Flying off the handle – Suddenly becoming enraged
For Good – Permanently
Fuddy Duddy - a very old fashioned person
Full of hot air - Full of nonsense
Gall and wormwood - hateful
Give vent to something - to express a negative emotion in a

forceful and often unfair way
Get cracking - to start doing something
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Get down to brass tacks - to start discussing the important facts
Get into a soup - to make things difficult
Get someone’s goat - to irritate someone
Get the hang of - learn how to use
Get the sack - to be dismissed
Getting in someone’s hair - to annoy someone
Give in - to accept defeat/yield
Give up ghost - to die
Give way - to collapse
Go belly up - to go bankrupt
Go dutch - divide the cost
Go for a song - to be sold cheaply
Go for the jugular - attack all out
Go haywire - to become out of control
God’s ape - a born fool
God’s acre - A cemetery besides church
Grin from ear to ear - to smile a lot

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Hang up your boots - to take retirement
Haul over the coals - to scold
Head in the clouds – to daydream
Helter-skelter - in disorderly haste
High and dry – neglected
High and low – everywhere
High on the hog - to live in a luxurious way
Hold out - to endure a difficult situation
Horse around - to behave in a silly and noisy way
In a flutter - in a nervous state
In a jiffy - something that is done very quickly
In cahoots with - in a partnership with
In deep water - in great difficulty
In the blues - cheerless and depressed
In the offing - appear so on
In the running – contesting the seat
In the soup - to be in trouble

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In the swim - well informed & up to date
In the teeth of - in direct opposition to
Ivory towers - detachment and seclusion
Jump the gun - to act hastily
Jumping down the throat – to scold angrily
Keep abreast of – keep oneself updated
Keep your wig on - to calm down
Keep a stiff upper lip - remained expressionless
Kicking his heels - wasting time
Kith and Kin – relatives
Learn/know the ropes - learn to do particular jobs
Let off steam - to work or play off excess energy
Let your hair down - to take it easy and relax
Like a shag on a rock - completely alone
Lock, stock and barrel - completely
Look out – be careful
Made off - ran away with

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Made out of whole cloth - entirely false & fabricated
Make believe that - to pretend
Make off with – run away
Mealy mouthed - afraid of speaking frankly
Nail your colours to their mast – to tell what are you thinking
No dice – no chance of success
No man is an Island - no one is self sufficient
Not mince matters – tell your opinion clearly
Of the first water – of the best quality
Off the cuff - without preparation
Off the hook - out of trouble
On Shank’s mare - on foot
On the cuff - on credit
On the level - honest
Out and Out - totally
Out at the elbows - poor
Out of bounds – Forbidden

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Out of the woods - out of danger
Over head and ears - completely
Palm off - to dispose off with the intent to deceive
Pandora’s box - A prolific source of trouble
Parthian shot - an unpleasant remark at the end of a conversation
Peas in a pod - very similar
Pick to pieces - Analyse critically
Pie in the sky - something not possible
Pound the pavement - hunt for a job on street
Pull a fast one – to trick someone
Pull strings – to use personal influence
Pull yourself together - To calm oneself down
Put up with - Tolerate
Run into - Meet accidently
Run Riot - Act without restraint
Reap the whirlwind – Face negative consequences of one’s actions
Rip up old sores – to revive forgotten quarrel

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Root and branch - completely
Rose coloured glasses - a positive outlook on life
Salad days – adolescence
Seize the nettle - dealt firmly
Shake off - to get rid of
Shooting fish in a barrel - very easy task
Silver bullet - A simple solution to a complicated problem
Sleep on it - to wait before making a decision
Stand – offish - indifferent
Standstill - Complete halt
Straw in the wind - An indication of what might happen
Swollen headed - Pride
Take exception to – to object strongly
Take heart - to take courage
Take up the hatchet - prepare to go to war
Take after - Similar to
The ayes have it – majority of votes are in favour

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The bee’s knees - Extraordinary
The die is cast - the decision has been taken
The Gnomes of Zurich – big international bankers
The nitty gritty - the most important aspect of a subject
The seamy side - the unpleasant aspect
Thin end of wedge – Start of harmful development
The wheels have come off – things starting to go wrong
Threw a spanner - to prevent a plan from succeeding
Thumb one’s nose - to express hatred
Throw up the sponge - to surrender
Til the cows come home – for a long time
To angle - to fish
To be in a quandary – in a confusing situation
To be pushing up daisies - to be dead and buried
To be taken aback - to be surprised
To be under the weather - to feel sick
To beat a retreat - to run away in fear

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To beat the rap - to be acquitted of a crime
To break a leg - to wish good luck
To carry the day - to succeed
To clear the decks - to remove obstructions
To cut my teeth on - to gain experience
To cut the crackle - to stop talking and start working
To get wind - come to know
To grid up the loins - to prepare for the hard work
To go down like a lad balloon – a poorly received joke
To hammer out – To arrive at an agreement
To have a blast - To have a good time
To hit the sack - to go to sleep
To jump on the bandwagon – to follow popular trends
To keep in abeyance - in a state of suspension
To keep up - to be in touch
To make a pile - to make a lot of money
To nip in the bud – to stop something at the start

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To pay off old scores – to take revenge
To pick holes - to criticise someone
To pick up the threads - to restart from the previous closing point
To pigeon hole - unfairly think of someone (less than his ability)
To play to the gallery - to seek to win approval
To put one out of countenance - to make one feel ashamed
To put up with - Tolerate
To run amok - to run about in a frenzy
To shoot the breeze - to have a casual conversation
To shun - to avoid deliberately
To sleep with the fishes - to be dead
To sow the dragon’s teeth - to act foolishly
To stave off – postpone
To steal a march - to outshine
To steer clear of - avoid
To take the cake - to degrade
To take someone for a ride - to deceive someone

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To take to task – to scold someone
To the letter - in every detail
To throw a fit - express extreme anger
To toe the line - to follow the lead
To turn over a new leaf – to change one’s behaviour for better
Tongue in cheek – in an ironic way
Touch and go – uncertain
Turn turtle - turn upside down
Turn up – appear
Up in the arms – to be angry
Vis-à-vis - face to face
Wag the dog - to divert attention from something important
Water under the bridge – no more important
Weal and woe - good and bad times
Wear the green willow - suffer unrequited love
Weigh anchor - to prepare ship to sail
Wet his whistle - to get drunk

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What a small world ! – What a coincidence
When pigs fly – never going to happen
Whistle in the dark - pretend to be unafraid
Whoop it up – enjoy in a noisy way
Will-o-the wisp – impossible to achieve
Wipe the nose – to cheat/rob
With a fine tooth comb - carefully
Yeoman’s service - excellent service
On the breadline - be very poor
To dodge a bullet - to narrowly avoid a situation
Pen and Ink – Smells foul
Crack someone up - to make someone laugh
A plum job - an easy and pleasant job
Made a pig’s ear - made a mess
Second wind - burst of energy
Grist to the mill - provide useful advantage
Loaves and fishes - materialistic wealth

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To a T - Exactly
Call the shots - to tell others what to do
In the fast lane - a life filled with excitement
Sly as a fox - smart and clever
Be like chalk & cheese - completely different from each other
As phony as a 3 dollars bill - something that is fake
Have egg on your face - to look foolish
Grasping at straws - desperate attempt to succeed
Run of the mill - average
Scrape the barrel - to use one’s last resource
Bad iron – bad luck
Up the creek – in trouble
On the ball - doing a job quickly/ alert
As dead as a doornail - completely obsolete/out of trend
A pipe dream – an unreal hope
Dance attendance - obey someone’s every wish
Buy a lemon - to buy something worthless

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In the groove - starting to perform very well
Dead ringer - similar thing/person
Crossed the rubicon – made an irreversible change
Go bananas – to become excited or angry
Rust bucket - an old vehicle
Hit the hay - to go to bed
A broth of a boy - energetic person
Chew the fat – to gossip or chat casually
Keep someone posted – keep sharing the latest information
Ruffle someone’s feathers - to annoy
I don’t buy it – I am not convinced
Slap on the wrist - a mild punishment
A bull market - market where prices are rising
To meet one’s water loo - to be badly defeated
Slack off - to ease pressure on something
Pig in a poke - bought without proper examination
To twiddle one’s thumbs - to be idle

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Neck of the woods - neighbourhood
To lay someone by heels - to confine somebody in poison
Cast someone adrift - To leave someone without support
A brown study - a mood of deep thoughts
Mumbo jumbo - nonsense speech
Fly into a passion - to become angry suddenly
Bob’s your uncle - easily & quickly achievable
Latin and Greek - incomprehensible
Yellow bellies - cowards
An olive branch - gesture of peace
Down the tubes - failing completely
Lose your marbles - go insane
Went pear shaped - went terribly wrong
Aladdin’s cave - a place having many interesting objects
Charley horse - a painful cramp
Beside oneself - out of one’s senses
At the drop of dime - happening fast without hesitation

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In Vogue - in fashion
Hornet’s nest - Difficult situation
Mincing walk - small steps
Toffee nosed - a person who thinks himself of high class
Want to curl up & die - to feel sorry
To the nine - to perfection
On the horizon - event that is likely to happen soon
A cog in the machine - small part of big organisation
No spring chicken - no longer young
Sweat of his brow - hard work
When the crunch comes – at the time of decision
Play it by ear – to perform without rehearsals
Memory like sieve – poor memory
Queer Fish - Strange person
Have a bash - to make an attempt
Queer Pitch - Spoil someone’s chance of doing something
Pell mell - Great confusion

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Lily Livered - not brave
Drive someone up the wall - make someone extremely angry
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1500 One Word Substitutions. Some of them are easy to
remember, while some of them require multiple revisions to
retain them till exam. Usually, aspirants highlight such words
so that they can revise them easily before exam in minimum
time.
In this PDF, We have picked up such (Moderate to hard)

500 One Word Substitutions which need multiple revisions.
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1. A place where animals are slaughtered for consumption as

Food - Abattoir
2. The superior of a monastery - Abbot
3. Deviation from the right course - Aberration
4. Believe in and follow practices of - Adhere
5. An extremely young man - Adonis
6. Fear of pain - Algophobia
7. A story, play, picture, etc. in which each character/event is a

symbol representing an idea/a quality such as truth, evil, death
- Allegory
8. Mountain Climbing - Alpinism
9. Fear of riding in a car - Amaxophobia
10. A person who has had one or more limb removed - Amputee
11. Like a weak old woman - Anile
12. A strong dislike - Animosity
13. Obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat - Anorexia
14. A policy that segregates people on basis of race - Apartheid

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15. Loss of speech due to medical problem - Aphasia
16. The state of having rejected your religious Beliefs or your

political party or a cause - Apostasy
17. Be appropriate or applicable - Appertain
18. Estimation of a thing’s worth - Appraisal
19. A person who works for an expert to learn a trade -Apprentice
20. A person who is chosen to settle a disagreement - Arbitrator
21. A large body of water with many islands - Archipelago
22. A place where fights take place - Arena
23. A government by nobles - Aristocracy
24. Fear of fire - Arsonphobia
25. Regard something as being due to a cause - Ascribe
26. Nations that do not trust each other - Askance
27. A person who physically attacks another - Assailant
28. The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most
experimental - Avant – grade
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29. Insatiable desire for wealth - Avarice
30. Killing of bird - Avicide
31. Keen interest or enthusiasm - Avidity
32. Senseless talk or writing - Balderdash
33. Poem in short stanzas narrating a popular story - Ballad
34. Revel in and make the most of something pleasing - Bask
35. A person who is fond of fighting - Bellicose
36. Deprived or lacking of something - Bereft
37. The sound made by crocodile - Bellow
38. Preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books -

Bibliomania
39. Very strange or unusual - Bizarre
40. The cry of a goat - Bleat
41. A person of south african Dutch descent - Boer
42. One who does not follow the rules of society - Bohemian
43. A broad road bordered with trees - Boulevard

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44. Words uttered impiously about God - Blasphemy
45. A hunting weapon which comes back, used by Australian

Aborigines - Boomerang
46. Belonging to middle class - Bourgeois
47. A shady place under trees - Bower
48. A factory where beer is made – Brewery
49. Member of a band of robbers - Brigand
50. Leather straps put around a horse’s head to control it - Bridle
51. A family of young birds - Brood
52. A woman with dark brown hair - Brunette
53. Gold and silver before using for manufacturing ornaments –

Bullion
54. Carry out a task clumsily or incompetently - Bungle
55. Hole excavated by an animal as dwelling - Burrow
56. Place where cows are sheltered - Byre
57. A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy - Callous
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58. Song which is sung in a church by a group of singers - Carol
59. A large, deep, metal pot used for cooking over open fire -
Cauldron
60. Love for dogs – Canophilia
61. A large deep pot used both in oven & as vessel – Casserole
62. Underground place for storing wine - Cellar
63. Art of designing or writing on wax - Cerography
64. Vexation for humiliation of disappointment - Chagrin
65. A small building used for christian worship - Chapel
66. A person falsely claiming to have a special skill - Charlatan
67. A deep fissure in the earth’s surface – Chasm
68. Palm Reading – Chiromancy
69. Rude in a mean spirited and surly way - Churlish
70. Extreme self – confidence or audacity - Chutzpah
71. Making a loud and confused noise - Clamorous
72. Customers collectively - Clientele

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73. An instruction that is added later to a will usually to change a

part of it - Codicil
74. Forcefully threat someone to agree to something - Coercion
75. A collection of slaves - Coffle
76. Mutual discourse - Colloquy
77. Master of ceremonies - Compere
78. Living together of a man and woman without being married to

each other - Concubinage
79. An apartment building in which each apartment is owned

separately by the people living in it ,but also containing shared
areas - Condominium
80. An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete

information - Conjecture
81. Combustible or flammable - Conflagrant
82. A corporation made up of a number of different companies

that operate in diversified fields - Conglomerate
83. Guided by one’s sense of duty - Conscientious
84. State of anxiety or dismay causing mental confusion-

Consternation
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85. Extremely skilled - Consummate
86. Imposed a restriction on - Constrained
87. Someone who is satisfied with life in general - Contented
88. Prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported -

Contraband
89. A man who is recovering from illness - Convalescent
90. To confirm with the help of evidence - Corroborate
91. Collection of written or spoken texts – Corpus
92. A stanza having two lines in a verse - Couplet
93. A person who takes care of cattle - Cowherd
94. A system of religious belief ; a faith - Creed
95. Break or fall apart into small fragments in the process of

deterioration - Crumble
96. Guilty of Crime – Culpable
97. Centre of Attraction - Cynosure
98. A secret or disguised way of writing - Cypher
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99. Open refusal to obey orders – Defiance
100. Become liquid, typically during decomposition - Deliquesce
101. A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudice

- Demagogue
102. Criticize unfairly - Denigrate
103. Person who gives written testimony for use in a law court-
Deponent
104. Morally corrupt - Depraved
105. To feel and express strong disapproval - Deprecate
106. Unable to think clearly because of mental illness – Deranged
107. A person without a home, a job or property - Derelict
108. A person without money, food and other things necessary

for life - Destitute
109. Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals-

Devious
110. A dabbler in the art and literature - Dilettante
111. A song sung in the past at a funeral or for a dead person –

Dirge
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112. The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially

the right to vote - Disenfranchisement
113. Situated on bank - Dorsal
114. The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs

in a tree - Drey
115. Mania for travel - Dromomania
116. A contest between two people to settle a point of honour –

Duel
117. Instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually - Edify
118. Rub or wipe out - Efface
119. Man behaving more like a woman than as man - Effeminate
120. Favouring social equality - Egalitarian
121. A poem that express lament for the dead - Elegy
122. A small mischievous fairy - Elf
123. A paradise with perfect bliss - Elysium
124. The art of effective speaking - Elocution
125. Fix an object firmly and deeply in surrounding mass – Embed

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126. A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying

fire - Ember
127. One who is honourably discharged from service - Emeritus
128. Medicine that causes vomiting - Emetic
129. One who goes for a secret official mission - Emissary
130. To sweep over something so as to surround it completely –

Engulf
131. A state of mental weariness from lack of occupation - Ennui
132. Likely to arouse envy - Enviable
133. Long poem based on a noble theme - Epic
134. Devoted to pleasure and enjoy himself - Epicurean
135. Preserve a right , tradition, or idea in a form that ensures it

will be protected and respected - Enshrine
136. A disease causing a person to fall unconscious involuntarily –

Epilepsy
137. A short speech at the end of a play - Epilogue
138. A verse letter - Epistle
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139. Which can be rooted out - Eradicable
140. Excessive desire to work - Ergomania
141. A lover of work - Ergophile
142. Profound scholarly knowledge - Erudition
143. A mistake in a book - Erratum
144. A person in a vehicle or on horseback escorting another

vehicle - Escort
145. Make pale by excluding light - Etiolate
146. The study of the origin of the origin and history of words -
Etymology
147. A science of race, culture and human development -Eugenics
148. Praise highly in speech or writing - Eulogise
149. Substitution of mild for very blunt expression – Euphemism
150. Soon passing out or of a short duration - Evanescent
151. Expel someone from a property , especially with the support

of the law - Evict
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152. A short piece of writing, music, film etc. taken from a longer
whole - Excerpt
153. A short journey for pleasure - Excursion
154. Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of

scripture - Exegesis
155. An urgent need of demand - Exigency
156. A situation in which many people leave a place at a time -

Exodus
157. To free somebody from all blame - Exonerate
158. A large open area of land, water or sky - Expanse
159. To make atonement for one’s sins - Expiate
160. To remove an objectionable part from a book - Expurgate
161. A speech or a presentation made without previous

preparation - Extempore
162.A short story with a moral, usually with animals as characters

- Fable
163. Performing adroitly and without effort - Facile
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164. An exact copy of handwriting or a picture produced by a

machine - Facsimile
165. A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm - Fanatic
166. A pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to

happen - Fantasy
167. One who is difficult to please - Fastidious
168. Well chosen or suited to the circumstances - Felicitous
169. Relating to or involved in crime - Felonious
170. Bitter quarrel over a long period of time - Feud
171. Something that is imagined but does not exist - Figment
172. Killing of one’s own child - Filicide
173. A strong interest in something or someone - Fixation
174. A person who attracts attention with a flashy style -

Flamboyant
175. Farmland ploughed and harrowed but left for a period

without being sown in order to restore its fertility - Fallow
176. A quick, sudden movement - Flick
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177. Shine with a bright but brief or irregular light - Flicker
178. Unwelcome aspect of a situation - Flip side
179. To struggle helplessly - Flounder
180. Accidental good fortune - Fluke
181. Continuous movement and change - Flux
182. Be deprived of property or a right or privilege as a penalty –

Forfeited
183. Move ahead or forward steadily and gradually - Forge
184. An entrance hall in a building used by the public, especially

in a hotel or theatre - Foyer
185. Doing something awkwardly in a clumsy manner - Fumbling
186. One who walks on ropes - Funambulist
187. The main body of an aircraft - Fuselage
188. One who runs away from justice or the law - Fugitive
189. Causing annoyance or resentment - Galling
190. To express in an unclear way - Garbled
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191. Talks a lot to explain something very trivial - Garrulous
192. In a threatening manner - Ghastly
193. A part of the city especially the slum area - Ghetto
194. A person who repairs broken window glasses - Glazier
195. Inflammation of gums - Gingivitis
196. To look at someone in an angry or threatening way - Glower
197. One who eats too much - Glutton
198. One who has keen interest in good food - Gourmet
199. Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched or sprayed illicitly

on a wall or other surface in a public place - Graffiti
200. Costing nothing - Gratis
201. The sound a bear makes - Growl
202. A strong blast of wind - Gust
203. A drug which makes one see things that are not really there
- Hallucinogen
204. A very small village - Hamlet
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205. A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed to a large

Assembly - Harangue
206. Somebody that foretells coming of something - Harbinger
207. A place of shelter for ships - Harbour
208. Acutely distressing - Harrowing
209. Irritating inconvenience - Hassle
210. A transport vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral

- Hearse
211. Interrupt with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse-

Heckle
212. One who believes that gaining pleasure is most important

thing in life - Hedonist
213. Place for collection of dried plant specimens - Herbarium
214. A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to

others - Highbrow
215. A belief or an opinion that is against the principle of a

particular religion - Hersey
216. Parts of a country behind coast of river bank - Hinterland
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217. Very dramatic - Histrionic
218. Destruction or slaughter on a mess scale - Holocaust
219. Holding an office without receiving a pay - Honorary
220. The cry of an owl - Hoot
221. A large group of people - Horde
222. Something that is extremely unpleasant - Horrendous
223. Someone taken a prisoner to fulfil demands - Hostage
224. Annoyed or irritated and quick to take offence at petty things

- Huffy
225. Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear

majority - Hung
226. A box or cage for rabbits or small animals - Hutch
227. A song or music in praise of God - Hymn
228. One who destroys images or attacks popular beliefs

- Iconoclast
229. A person’s peculiar habit - Idiosyncrasy
230. The practice of worshipping a statues as gods – Idolatry

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231. Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque - Idyllic
232. Transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument - Impale
233. The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence-

Imperialism
234. A person who dishonestly pretends to be somebody else -

Imposter
235. Not allowing fluid to pass- through – Impervious
236. Strong and impossible to defeat - Impregnable
237. One who is too careless to plan for the future - Improvident
238. Shamelessly rude - Impudent
239. Without risk of punishment - Impunity
240. A deity or spirit embodied in human form - Incarnate
241. Lack of civic – mindedness or of patriotism - Incivism
242. Travelling under a name other than one’s own - Incognito
243. Extreme or indefinite to be adequately described –

Indescribable
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244. Anger about an unfair situation or about someone’ s unfair

Behaviour - Indignation
245. A person who is absolutely necessary for someone –

Indispensable
246. That cannot be expressed in words - Ineffable
247. Unable to act - Inert
248. Not to be moved by entreaty - Inexorable
249. One who cannot make mistake - Infallible
250. Causing no harm - Innocuous
251. An indirect reference - Innuendo
252. Rebellious or opposing the authority - Insurgent
253. One who interferes in the affairs of others, often for selfish
Reasons - Interloper
254. Interval between two events - Interlude
255. The act of burying a dead person – Interment
256. Continuing for a very long time - Interminable
257. Estimate the value of something - Interpolate

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258. The period between two reigns - Interregnum
259. One who dies without a will - Intestate
260. Overflow or fill an area with excess water, as flood - Inundate
261. Refresh and revive - Invigorate
262. Call upon God or any other power etc. for protection or help
- Invocation
263. A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land

- Isthmus
264. Special words and phrases used by particular group of

people, especially in their work - Jargon
265. A short journey that you make for pleasure - Jaunt
266. To cross streets on foot carelessly - Jaywalk
267. A military or political group that rules a country after taking

power by force - Junta
268. Placing different things in order to create an interesting

effect - Juxtapose
269. Soft, inner part of a nut or fruit stone - Kernel
270. The sound of the funeral bell - Knell

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271. A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh - Laceration
272. A place where wild animals live - Lair
273. A medicine that softens the bowels - Laxative
274. A sly look that is lustful - Leer
275. Eating mud - Limivorous
276. A soft gentle song sung to make a child go to sleep - Lullaby
277. The first public speech by a person - Maiden Speech
278. Usage of an incorrect word in place of the one which is

similar in pronunciation - Malapropism
279. In a way that is obvious to the eye or mind - Manifestly
280. A dummy used to display clothes in a shop window –

Mannequin
281. An underhand device resorted to in order to justify the

Misconduct - Manoeuvre
282. An instrument used for measuring the pressure of liquids and

gases - Manometer
283. Someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment

- Masochist
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284. Woman who is the head of the family - Matriarch
285. A stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of

Tombs - Mausoleum
286. A musical composition made up of a series of songs -Medley
287. Feeling or expressing pensive sadness - Melancholic
288. Something that serves as a reminder - Momento
289. A soldier who will fight for any country/ group that offers
payment - Mercenary
290. A hater of new things - Misoneist
291. A particular method of working - Modus operandi
292. A warning of impending danger - Monition
293. To secure a boat by attaching it to an another - Moor
294. Customs and habits of a particular group - Mores
295. Wrap or cover for warmth - Muffle
296. A legal agreement by which a bank lends you money to buy

a house - Mortgage
297. Ordinary and dull - Mundane

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298. Fear of telling lies - Mythophobia
299. A person or thing that has the same name as another –

Namesake
300. The habit of admiring himself too much - Narcissism
301. Fluid secreted by flowers which is collected by bees to make

honey - Nectar
302. Deserved and unavoidable punishment for wrong doing-

Nemesis
303. A new word coined by an author - Neologism
304. The rejection of all religions and moral principles, in the

meaning that life is meaningless - Nihilism
305. An unimportant person - Nonentity
306. Delusion of suffering from a disease - Nosomania
307. An extreme fear of darkness - Nyctophobia
308. A fertile tract in desert - Oasis
309. Passing out of use - Obsolescent
310. Relating to the countries of west - Occidental
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311. A person who attends to the diseases of the eye is - Oculist
312. Obsession of wine - Oenomania
313. Study of snakes - Ophiology
314. To be dogmatic in one’s opinions - Opinionated
315. Public disgrace arising from shameful conduct - Opprobrium
316. A musical work that has been created on a large scale -Opus
317. A formal speech , especially one given on a Ceremonial

occasion - Oration
318. A large body of people playing various musical instruments-

Orchestra
319. Something like an opening, particularly one in the body such

as a nostril - Orifice
320. A person who looks after horses at an inn - Ostler
321. To banish or turn out of society and fellowship - Ostracise
322. Be more successful than someone - Outdo
323. Belief that war and violence are unjustified - Pacifism
324. A group of wolves - Pack

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325. A word that reads the same backwards as forwards -

Palindrome
326. Make something less severe - Palliation
327. Wild and noisy disorder - Pandemonium
328. Gratify an immoral or distasteful desire - Pander
329. Breathe hard and with difficulty - Pant
330. The belief that God is in everything, including nature-

Pantheism
331. A temple dedicated to all the gods - Pantheon
332. Story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth - Parable
333. A method of boiling briefly to cook food slightly - Parboil
334. Having a limited or narrow outlook or scope - Parochial
335. A small room in a big house, hotel, ship etc. where glasses,
dishes, spoons, food etc are kept - Pantry
336. The crime of killing your father, mother or a close relative-

Parricide
337. One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige
- Parvenu
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338. Relationship between father and child that continues in a

family with each generation - Patrilineal
339. One who has no money - Pauper
340. A person who insists on adherence to formal rules or literacy

meaning - Pedant
341. A special fondness or liking for - Penchant
342. An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employ-

ment - Perquisite
343. Subject someone to hostility and ill – treatment, especially

because of their race or political or religious beliefs -
Persecute
344. That which is morally dangerous - Pestiferous
345. Stick with a thick end used in a mortar for pounding - Pestle
346. Decrease or fade gradually before coming to an end - Peter
347. A person who always runs after women - Philanderer
348. A person who collects or studies stamps - Philatelist
349. One who does not care for literature or art - Philistine
350. The act of stealing something in small quantities – Pilferage

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351. Person who files a suit - Plaintiff
352. A solemn promise or undertaking - Pledge
353. A liquid with healing, magical, or poisonous property -Potion
354. A mixture of dried flowers and leaves used for making a

room smell - Potpourri
355. One who values practically - Pragmatist
356. A very steep or overhanging rock face or cliff on mountain –

Precipice
357. An action or event that happens before another important

one and forms an introduction to it - Prelude
358. To make evasive or misleading statement - Prevaricate
359. Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

- Profligate
360. Working- class people regarded collectively - Proletariat
361. A piece of wood, metal etc. used for supporting something

or keeping it in position - Prop
362. A person who has been converted to another religious or

political belief - Proselyte
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363. Food for farm animals - Provender
364. Concern for one’s own area or region at the expense of

national or supranational unity - Provincialism
365. A person who moves stealthily about or loiters near place

with a view to committing a crime - Prowler
366. One who studies election trends by means of opinion polls -

Psephologist
367. Careful in performing duties - Punctilious
368. A person who gambles , places a bet - Punter
369. A shake or tremble in a person’s voice - Quaver
370. A feather used as a pen - Quill
371. A person who is good at telling stories in an interesting and

amusing way - Raconteur
372. Characterised by bitterness or resentment - Rancorous
373. To free prisoner on payment - Ransom
374. Greedy for money - Rapacious
375. Reduction in tax or debt - Rebate
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376. To take back , withdraw or renounce - Recant
377. A hollow object used to contain something - Receptacle
378. That which is no longer useful - Redundant
379. Dress with medals ,ribbons worn at official ceremony-Regalia
380. A characteristic of one thing that is suggestive of another –

Reminiscence
381. Artistic, musical or dramatic interpretation - Rendition
382. One who deserts his principles or party - Renegade
383. Atonement for one’s sins - Repentance
384. Postponing or remitting punishment - Reprieve
385. Postponement or delay permitted in the suffering of a

penalty or the discharge of an obligation - Respite
386. A tune that is played to wake soldiers in morning - Reveille
387. Take great pleasure - Revel
388. Criticise in an abusive or angrily insulting manner - Revile
389. The art of effective or persuasive speaking/ writing- Rhetoric
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390. Solemn religious acts - Rites
391. Deliberately destroy something for military advantage –

Sabotage
392. The firing of many guns at the same time to mark occasion-
Salvo
393. One who helps a person in need - Samaritan
394. A place of good climate for invalids - Sanatorium
395. The state of being holy - Sanctity
396. Optimistic in an apparently difficult situation - Sanguine
397. Taste good food or drink and enjoy it to the full - Savouring
398. A sheath for the blade of a sword - Scabbard
399. Tale that brings bad reputation to somebody - Scandal
400. Barely sufficient or adequate - Scant
401. A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings of others –

Scapegoat
402. A person who is forgetful and unable to concentrate or think

Clearly - Scatterbrain
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403. Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste
- Scavenge
404. An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial

Occasions as a symbol of sovereignty - Sceptre
405. Small rooms where dishes are washed - Scullery
406. Severely abusive writing in journals - Scurrilous
407. A drug or other substance that induces sleep - Sedative
408. Marked by care and persistent effort - Sedulous
409. A vertical passageway into a mine - Shaft
410. A large number of fish swimming together - Shoal
411. Fragments from an exploded during artillery shell, mine or

bomb – Shrapnel
412. An office with high salary but no work - Sinecure
413. Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity - Slacken
414. Have saliva dripping copiously from the mouth - Slobber
415. A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being

that which it only resemble – Simile
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416. Kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so they can
suffocate - Smother
417. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying - Snob
418. A brief or short stay at a place - Sojourn
419. A very delicate flaw or mistake which is not expected from

the person making it - Solecism
420. A fourteen- line poem - Sonnet
421. A drug or other substance that produces sleep - Soporific
422. A type of magic in which spirits, especially evil ones, are used
to make things happen - Sorcery
423. The murder of one’s sister - Sororicide
424. Something kept as a reminder of an event - Souvenir
425. Sudden involuntary muscular contraction - Spasm
426. Study of caves - Speleology
427. A sudden rush of a large number of frightened people or

Animals - Stampede
428. An upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier —

Stanchion
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429. An attractively tall, graceful, and dignified woman -

Statuesque
430. Written law of a legislative body - Statute
431. One who loads and uploads ships - Stevedore
432. A government by the military class - Stratocracy
433. Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issue - Strife
434. Speaking with a stammer or lisp - Stuttering
435. Too willing to obey other people- Subservient
436. Having juicy or fleshy and thick tissues - Succulent
437. The right to vote in political elections - Suffrage
438. Ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly – Supplicate
439. A person’s last performance - Swan song
440. A building where the jews meet for religious worship and
teaching - Synagogue
441. Of or connected with the sense of touch - Tactile
442. A statement in which you say the same thing twice in

different words - Tautology
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443. A person who never takes alcoholic drinks - Teetotaller
444. A written statement about someone’s character, usually

provided by an employer - Testimonial
445. A busy, main road for public use - Thoroughfare
446. A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation - Tirade
447. Existing only in name - Titular
448. Full of twists and turns - Tortuous
449. Someone who violates a law or command - Transgressor
450. Change in form, nature, or substance - Transmute
451. Distorted representation of something - Travesty
452. The crime of betraying one’s country - Treason
453. Beyond or above the range of normal or physical human

experience - Transcendent
454. A group of three powerful people - Triumvirate
455. A student who idly or without excuse absents himself from

School - Truant
456. Defiantly aggressive - Truculent

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457. The sound made by an elephant - Trumpet
458. Protection of or authority over someone – Tutelage
459. One who is new to a profession – Tyro
460. That can not be captured – Ungrippable
461. Something that cannot be handled easily – Unwieldy
462. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet – Urn
463. A person who shows people their seats – Usher
464. One who lends money on high rates of interest – Usurer
465. One extremely fond of one’s wife – Uxorious
466. A person who is unduly anxious about his health -

Valetudinarian
467. One who damages public property - Vandal
468. Killer of prophet - Vaticide
469. Showing strong feeling - Vehement
470. Committing murder in revenge - Vendetta
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471. A slight fault that can be forgiven – Venial
472. Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury –

Vengeful
473. A person who is greatly respected because of wisdom –

Venerable
474. Evening prayer in church - Vespers
475. The area near or surrounding a particular place – Vicinity
476. To show or state that someone or something is not guilty of

something - Vindicate
477. One who is determined to take full revenge for wrongs done
to him- Vindictive
478. A person highly skilled in music – Virtuoso
479. The faculty or power of using one’s will - Volition
480. A group of arrows - Volley
481. A long sea journey - Voyage
482. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes - Wag
483. To take someone somewhere suddenly and quickly - Whisk
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484. Reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual

series of steps – Whittle
485. A plant, leaf, or flower becoming limp - Wilt
486. To move along with quick, short twistings - Wriggle
487. A feeling intense longing for something - Yearning
488. The remains of something that has been badly damaged

- Wreckage
489. The young of a frog – Tadpole
490. The art of cutting gems – Lapidary
491. The sound made by frog – Croak
492. Beginning to exist; recently formed or developed – Nascent
493. Experiences that are very unpleasant or difficult – Ordeal
494. A long wandering or voyage usually marked by many

changes of fortune - Odyssey
495. To forbid something, especially by law – Proscribe
496. A calculated move to gain advantage – Gambit
497. To reveal a secret – Divulge

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498. To move about here & there aimlessly – Meander
499. Quiet and Peaceful – Tranquil
500. A person living in solitude like a saint – Hermit
501. Which spread by physical touch or contact – Contagious
502. Neglected child who has no home and spends most of his
Time on streets – Waif
503. A group of worshippers – Congregation
504. A big clumsy often slow witted person – Oaf
505. A violent, overbearing, turbulent woman – Termagant
506. Someone who lives in solitude – Recluse
507. Enjoying or affording warm secure shelter or cover and

opportunity for ease and contentment - Snug
508. Something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period –

Relic
509. Filled with fear or dread – Hysterical
510. Completely lifeless and unresponsive – Cadaverous
511. Speaking at length about trivial things - Rambling

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512. A person dealing with antiques – Antiquarian
513. Enclosed land with fruit trees - Orchard
514. Argue loudly about unimportant things – Squabble
515. Affected by an unpleasant feeling – Stricken
516. The theory of philosophy or law – Jurisprudence
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THE PUNDITS – Best 250 SPELLINGS asked by SSC
THE PUNDITS
BEST 250 Spellings
(Out of 2500 + Spellings Asked in all SSC

Exams from 1999 to September 2023)
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Hello SSCians,

2500+ Spellings. Some of them are easy to remember, while
some of them are very confusing & require multiple revisions to
retain them till exam. Usually, aspirants highlight such Spellings
so that they can revise them easily before exam in minimum
time.
In this PDF, We have picked up such confusing or hard

250 Spellings which need multiple revisions. Revise this PDF
as many times as you can & Share it with other aspirants too.
Regards,
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Type 1 - ‘ei’
1. Apartheid
2. Beige
3. Ceiling
4. Conceit
5. Conceive
6. Counterfeit
7. Deceit
8. Deceive
9. Fahrenheit
10. Foreign
11. Forfeit
12. Leisure
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13. Heinous
14. Kaleidoscope
15. Obeisance
16. Perceive
17. Receipt
18. Receive
19. Reign
20. Seize
21. Sovereign
22. Spontaneity
23. Weird
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TYPE 2 - ‘ie’
24. Achieve
25. Acquiescence
26. Alienate
27. Believe
28. Besiege
29. Conscientious
30. Convenience
31. Expedient
32. Grievance
33. Hierarchy
34. Hygiene
35. Inconvenience
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36. Inquietude
37. Medieval
38. Mischievous
39. Niece
40. Notoriety
41. Piece
42. Pierce
43. Piety
44. Quiet
45. Relieve
46. Retrieve
47. Siege
48. Sieve
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49. Variety
50. Yield
TYPE 3 – 2 Pairs of Double Letters
51. Accessory
52. Accessibility
53. Accommodate
54. Appalling
55. Assassination
56. Assessment
57. Balloon
58. Cassette
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59. Commissioner
60. Commissariat
61. Committee
62. Connoisseur
63. Halloween
64. Guerrilla
65. Millennium
66. Possession
67. Reconnaissance
68. Tennessee
69. Woollen
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TYPE 4 – 1 pair of Double Letters
70. Acceleration
71. Acclaim
72. Accredited
73. Accumulate
74. Ambassador
75. Annihilate
76. Annunciation
77. Appearance
78. Appropriation
79. Arraign
80. Assiduous
81. Battalion
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82. Bellwether
83. Bizarre
84. Blizzard
85. Blossom
86. Carriage
87. Chauffeur
88. Colleague
89. Commemorate
90. Concussion
91. Connivance
92. Consummation
93. Corroborate
94. Councillor
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95. Counsellor
96. Desiccate
97. Diarrhoea
98. Disseminate
99. Efflorescence
100. Embezzlement
101. Etiquette
102. Frenetically
103. Haemorrhage
104. Illiterate
105. Immaculate
106. Irradiate
107. Jewellery
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108. Legionnaire
109. Machiavellian
110. Massacre
111. Merriment
112. Millionaire
113. Narcissism
114. Occasion
115. Omelette
116. Palliative
117. Personnel
118. Questionnaire
119. Remittance
120. Renaissance
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121. Saccharine
122. Scintillating
123. Shrubbery
124. Silhouette
125. Stilettos
126. Supercilious
127. Surreptitious
128. Surveillance
129. Swivelling
130. Tranquillize
131. Trousseau
132. Utterance
133. Vacuum
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134. Vicissitude
135. Villain
TYPE 5 – Miscellaneous
136. Acquaintance
137. Acquisition
138. Adrenaline
139. Aesthetic
140. Alacritous
141. Analysable
142. Aneurysm
143. Aqueous
144. Archaeology
145. Ascension
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146. Autumn
147. Avalanche
148. Benevolent
149. Bereave
150. Blithesome
151. Bouquet
152. Boutique
153. Brochure
154. Buoyancy
155. Bureaucracy
156. Camaraderie
157. Clairvoyant
158. Coadunation
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159. Coalescence
160. Coalition
161. Coercion
162. Colonel
163. Complaisance
164. Conglomerate
165. Contemptuous
166. Conveyance
167. Courtesy
168. Couture
169. Curtsy
170. Deliquescence
171. Dinosaur
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172. Disenfranchised
173. Dredge
174. Dysentery
175. Echelon
176. Ecstasy
177. Ecumenical
178. Eczema
179. Eerie
180. Endeavour
181. Epiphany
182. Exemplary
183. Exhilarate
184. Facsimile
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185. Fluorescent
186. Gaiety
187. Gratuitous
188. Gynaecology
189. Haematite
190. Haemoglobin
191. Humanitarianism
192. Idiosyncrasy
193. Kindergarten
194. Kleptomaniac
195. Labyrinth
196. Lacquer
197. Laparoscopy
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198. Lascivious
199. Liaison
200. Liquefier
201. Luminescent
202. Maintenance
203. Manoeuvre
204. Migraine
205. Milieu
206. Misdemeanour
207. Moustache
208. Neighbour
209. Orthopaedic
210. Panache
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211. Pariah
212. Perseverance
213. Pestilential
214. Pharaoh
215. Phlegmatic
216. Plateau
217. Playwright
218. Pneumonia
219. Portuguese
220. Prerequisite
221. Privilege
222. Pseudonym
223. Psychiatrist
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224. Psychology
225. Quadruple
226. Raucous
227. Recede
228. Refrigerator
229. Rehearsal
230. Reminiscence
231. Rendezvous
232. Rhapsody
233. Sanctuaries
234. Schizophrenia
235. Secretary
236. Souvenir
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237. Sovereignty
238. Squawked
239. Subservient
240. Supersede
241. Therapeutic
242. Traceable
243. Traipse
244. Tumultuous
245. Twelfth
246. Ubiquitous
247. Verisimilitude
248. Veterinary
249. Whimsical
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250. Xenophobia
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THE PUNDITS

(FROM 1999 TO 2022)

(WITH HINDI MEANING, SYNONYMS & EXAMPLES)

SOME OF THEM ARE EASY TO REMEMBER, WHILE

USUALLY WE HIGHLIGHT THEM SO THAT WE CAN

IN THIS SERIES, WE HAVE PICKED UP SUCH BEST

WE HAVE PROVIDED THE – HINDI MEANING OF

WE SHALL POST THESE 500 WORDS IN 25 SETS

FOR UPCOMING SETS,

2) Gruff ( ककक श, रूखे आचरण वाला)

3) Ravage ( तवनाश, बबाकद कर देना)

Example : The area has been ravaged by drought/

4) Vindicate ( न्यायसंगि तसद्ध करना)

5) Propitiate ( शांि करना, रूठे हुए को मना लेना )

8) Torpid ( आलसी, सस्ु ि, तनतरिय)

9) Knavish ( कपटी, कुतटल)

11) Uncouth ( असभ्य, गँवार, अपरररकृि)

12) Demented ( पागल, तवतिप्त)

13) Decimated ( िबाह करना, बड़ी संख्या में मारना )

14) Scorn ( घृणा, तिरस्कार)

A) She has nothing but scorn for the new generation of

15) Apposite ( उतचि, उपयुक्त, सटीक, प्रासंतगक)

16) Indignation ( िोध / रोष)

17) Exotic ( अजीब, असाधारण, आकषकक, तवदेशी)

18) Abysmal ( बेहद खराब, अथाह, गहरा)

19) Flair ( स्वाभातवक कुशलिा, प्रवृति, सूक्ष्मदतशकिा)

20) Rout ( पूणक पराजय, बुरी िरह हराना, भीड़)

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21) Felicity (Noun) (आनंद, परम सुख, सौभाग्य)

22) Flimsy (Adj) (कमज़ोर, पतला, नाज़क

23) Prophylactic (Adj) (रोग ननरोधी, अनभरक्षक)

24) Derision (Noun) (उपहास)

25) Irascible (Adj) (निड़निड़ा, क्रोधी)

26) Promiscuous (कामक ू ण, असयनं म)

27) Propinquity (Noun) ( ननकटता )

28) Fatuous (Adj) ( ऊटपटांग, बुनिहीन )

29) Perquisite (Noun) ( अनुलाभ, प्रानधकार)

30) Execrate (Verb) ( शाप देना, नफ़रत करना, कोसना)

31) Reverie (Noun) ( नदवास्वप्न, ध्यान , मनोनवलास)

32) Poignant (Adj) ( मानमणक, हृदय नवदारक)

33) Perspicuous (Adj) ( स्पष्ट, सुबोध, सगु म)

34) Preponderance (Noun) ( प्रधानता, प्रमुखता)

35) Deluge (Noun) ( बाढ़)

36) Subjugate (Verb) ( वश में करना, परानित करना)

38) Grumble (Verb) ( नशकायत करना, असन्तोषपूवणक कुछ कहना,)

39) Culmination (Noun) ( पराकाष्ठा, समापन)

40) Inadvertent (Adj) ( अनिाने में, गलती से)

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SOME OF THEM ARE EASY TO REMEMBER, WHILE

USUALLY WE HIGHLIGHT THEM SO THAT WE CAN

IN THIS SERIES, WE HAVE PICKED UP SUCH BEST

WE HAVE PROVIDED THE – HINDI MEANING OF

WE SHALL POST THESE 500 WORDS IN 25 SETS