Master Vocabulary Chart of class VI – Unit- IV

Reading - A: An Adventure, Reading - B: The Naughty Boy, Reading - C: Tanaji Malusare

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A period of rest or travel
Holiday, Break, Leave, We are planning a vacation to
1 Vacation away from work or Work, Duty, Labor Vacationing, Vacational
Trip the mountains.
school

Free from noise or Silent, Peaceful, Still, The library is a quiet place for
2 Quiet Noisy, Loud, Disturbed Quietly, Quietness
disturbance; calm Tranquil study.

Very old or from a long Old, Antique, Historic, The ancient ruins fascinated the
3 Ancient Modern, New, Recent Anciently
time ago Age-old archaeologists.

The remains of something Destruction, Wreckage, The earthquake left the city in
4 Ruin Restoration, Repair Ruined, Ruining
destroyed Collapse ruin.

To travel or investigate to Investigate, Examine, Exploration, Explorer, We plan to explore the caves
5 Explore Ignore, Neglect
learn about Discover Exploratory this weekend.

To act as if something is Feign, Simulate, Act, Pretending, Pretended, The children pretended to be
6 Pretend Be honest, Reveal, Admit
true when it is not Assume Pretender pirates.

Preferred, Beloved, Best- Chocolate is her favourite

7 Favourite Preferred above others Least-liked, Unpopular Favour, Favourably
loved dessert.

To get away from danger The prisoner managed to escape

8 Escape Flee, Evade, Break out Capture, Stay, Surrender Escaping, Escaped
or confinement from jail.

Cautious, attentive to Cautious, Vigilant, Careless, Reckless, Be careful while crossing the
9 Careful Carefully, Carefulness
avoid harm Prudent Negligent street.

To stir up emotions or Thrill, Stimulate, Excited, Exciting, The news of the trip excited the
10 Excite Bore, Dull, Depress
interest Energize Excitement children.
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A difficult effort or Fight, Battle, Effort, They struggled to climb the

11 Struggle Surrender, Ease, Peace Struggling, Struggled
conflict Strive steep hill.

12 Tear To rip or pull apart Rip, Split, Shred Mend, Repair Tearing, Torn She tore the paper by accident.

A way through; a section Corridor, Path, Section, The secret passage led to the
13 Passage Blockage, Obstruction Passages
of writing Route hidden room.

14 Pant To breathe quickly Gasp, Puff, Wheeze Rest, Calm, Relax Panting, Panted The dog panted after running.

15 Tie To fasten or connect Bind, Knot, Fasten Untie, Loosen Tied, Tying, Untie He tied his shoes.

16 Believe To accept as true Trust, Rely, Accept Doubt, Disbelieve Belief, Believer I believe in honesty.

Mischievous or
17 Naughty Mischievous, Disobedient Obedient, Well-behaved Naughtiness, Naughtily The naughty boy played tricks.
disobedient

Wonderful, Wonderfully,
18 Wonder Amazement or curiosity Marvel, Awe, Admiration Indifference The child stared in wonder.
Wonderment

Encourage, Motivate,
19 Inspire To motivate or encourage Discourage, Dissuade Inspiration, Inspirational Her speech inspired everyone.
Stimulate

A fighter, especially in Soldier, Fighter, The warrior defended his

20 Warrior Civilian, Pacifist Warlike
war Combatant kingdom.

Victor, Winner, Alexander the Great was a great

21 Conqueror One who defeats others Loser, Defeated Conquer, Conquered
Champion conqueror.
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22 Ballad Narrative poem or song Song, Poem, Ditty Prose Balladeer, Balladic The poet composed a ballad.

Formal agreement
23 Treaty Pact, Accord, Convention Conflict, War Treaties, Treaty-making They signed a peace treaty.
between states

He sought revenge on his

24 Revenge Retaliation for harm Vengeance, Retaliation Forgiveness, Mercy Revengeful, Revenger
enemy.

25 Summon To call or order someone Call, Invite, Command Dismiss, Reject Summons, Summoned He was summoned to the office.

Children should obey their

26 Obey To follow instructions Follow, Comply, Submit Disobey, Defy Obedience, Obedient
parents.

The loud noise terrified the

27 Terrify To cause extreme fear Frighten, Scare, Horrify Comfort, Calm Terrified, Terrifying
child.

28 Cliff A steep rock face Precipice, Crag, Bluff Valley, Plain Clifftop, Cliffside The hiker stood at the cliff edge.

Scientists can detect small

29 Detect To discover or notice Spot, Identify, Recognize Miss, Overlook Detection, Detective
changes.

The deer ran swiftly through the

30 Swift Very fast Quick, Rapid, Speedy Slow, Sluggish Swiftness, Swiftly
forest.

31 Rouse To awaken or excite Awaken, Stir, Excite Calm, Pacify Roused, Rousing The speech roused the crowd.
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CLASS - VIII, READING - A : THE FUN THEY HAD

S.No. Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Derivatives Usage

She gave a scornful look at the
1 Scornful Showing contempt disdainful, contemptuous respectful, admiring scorn, scornfully
robot teacher.
Narrow openings or The machine had slots for test
2 Slots spaces, compartments gaps, blanks slotted, slotting
spaces papers.
Argument or They had a dispute over the
3 Dispute quarrel, conflict agreement disputed, disputing
disagreement homework.
In a proud or arrogant He spoke loftily about the old
4 Loftily proudly, haughtily humbly lofty, loftiness
manner schools.
The lesson was written on the
5 Marginal At the edge or border border, edge central margin, marginally
marginal side.
She found geography very
6 Geography Study of earth’s surface earth science — geographer
boring.
The lessons were taught by a
7 Mechanical Operated by a machine automated, robotic manual, natural mechanic, mechanics
mechanical teacher.
Margie thought it was an awful
8 Awful Very bad or unpleasant terrible, horrible wonderful, nice awfully, awfulness
idea.
He thought old schools were
9 Superior Higher in rank or quality better, greater inferior superiority
superior.
They had regular hours for
10 Regular Normal, usual routine, ordinary irregular regularly, regularity
study.

CLASS - VIII, READING - B : PRETEEN PRETEXT

S.No. Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Derivatives Usage
Between childhood and
1 Preteen child, youngster adult preteens She is in her preteen years.
teenage
Small
Kids spend hours with electronic
2 Gadgets mechanical/electronic devices, appliances tools (manual) —
gadgets.
devices
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Persistent, dominating
3 Obsession craze, fixation indifference obsessed, obsessive His phone is his obsession.
interest
They have little leisure
4 Leisure Free time relaxation, spare time work, occupation leisurely
nowadays.
A person of same
5 Peer companion, friend elder, superior peerless She was influenced by her peers.
age/status
Children stare at the screen for
6 Screen Electronic display surface monitor, display — screening
hours.
Many children are addicted to
7 Addicted Dependent on something dependent, obsessed free, independent addiction
video games.
Noise can distract students from
8 Distract To divert attention disturb, divert focus, concentrate distraction
studies.
Children sit idle with their
9 Idle Not active or working inactive, lazy busy, active idleness, idly
phones.
Media has a strong influence on
10 Influence The power to affect others impact, effect weakness, helplessness influential, influenced
youth.
READING C: THE COMPUTER GAME
S.No. Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Derivatives Usage
Simulated, not physically They entered a virtual game
1 Virtual simulated, digital real, physical virtually, virtuality
real world.
Device used to operate a He picked up the game
2 Controller joystick, remote — control, controlling
machine controller.
Conversation between
3 Dialogue talk, conversation silence dialogic The play had funny dialogues.
characters
A contest involving many He won the school tournament
4 Tournament competition, contest practice, play —
competitors in gaming.
win (for opposite side),
5 Defeat To win over someone conquer, overcome defeated, defeating They tried to defeat the villain.
victory
His strategy helped him win the
6 Strategy A plan of action plan, tactic confusion strategic
game.
She cleared the second level
7 Level A stage in progress stage, step — leveled, leveling
easily.
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He bought a new gaming
8 Console A video game system system, device — —
console.
Winning this game was a
9 Challenge A difficult task test, trial ease challenging
challenge.
The team celebrated their
10 Victory Success in a contest triumph, success defeat, failure victorious
victory.
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CLASS - X, READING - A: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAY

S.No. Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Derivatives Usage

A strong effect or Effect, influence, The speech had a deep impact on
1 Impact Insignificance, triviality Impactful, impacted
influence consequence the audience.
To make someone familiar Familiarize, inform, She tried to acquaint herself with
2 Acquaint Ignore, neglect Acquaintance, acquainted
with introduce the new rules.
Extremely interesting or Captivating, engaging, The magician’s tricks were
3 Fascinating Boring, dull, uninteresting Fascinate, fascination
attractive enchanting fascinating.
A doorway, gate, or Entrance, gateway, The castle had a grand portal
4 Portal Exit, closure Portals
entrance doorway leading to the hall.
Disturbed or frequented Possessed, tormented, The haunted house gave everyone
5 Haunted Peaceful, calm Haunt, haunting
by ghosts obsessed chills.
A charge or claim against Allegation, charge,
6 Accusation Praise, approval Accuse, accused, accusing He denied the accusation of theft.
someone complaint
Rulers with absolute Some dictators ruled with cruelty
7 Dictators Tyrant, autocrat, despot Democrat, follower Dictatorship, dictatorial
power and fear.
His arrogance made him
8 Arrogance Pride and self-importance Pride, conceit, haughtiness Humility, modesty Arrogant, arrogantly
unpopular.
Principles of beauty and Beauty, attractiveness, The aesthetics of the painting
9 Aesthetics Ugliness, unattractiveness Aesthetic, aesthetically
taste artistry were remarkable.
An authoritative saying or Pronouncement, decree, The judge’s dictum was final in
10 Dictum Question, ambiguity Dicta
statement command the case.

CLASS - X, READING - B: MAYABAZAR

S.No. Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Derivatives Usage
An important stage, event, Milestone, monument, The invention of the internet was
1 Landmark Insignificance, triviality Landmarks
or building turning point a landmark in history.
Releasing suddenly and Releasing, freeing, Restraining, holding, The storm was unleashed without
2 Unleashing Unleash, unleashed
forcefully discharging suppressing warning.
A group viewed as a
The drama was performed by a
3 Ensemble whole, especially Group, band, troupe Individual, solo Ensembles
talented ensemble.
performers
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The area near or Neighborhood, locality, There are many shops in the
4 Vicinity Distance, remoteness Vicinities
surrounding a place area vicinity of the school.
She emphatically denied the false
5 Emphatically With emphasis; forcefully Firmly, strongly, decisively Weakly, hesitantly Emphatic, emphasis
charge.
To face boldly, deal with He had to confront his fears to
6 Confront Face, challenge, oppose Avoid, dodge, evade Confrontation, confronting
directly succeed.
Foolishness, absurdities, He regretted the follies of his
7 Follies Foolish acts or mistakes Wisdom, prudence Folly
blunders youth.
The arrival or beginning of The advent of electricity changed
8 Advent Arrival, onset, coming Departure, end Advents
something important human life.
Anger, resentment, She expressed indignation at the
9 Indignation Anger at unfair treatment Calmness, acceptance Indignant
outrage rude behavior.
Certain to happen; Unavoidable, inescapable,
10 Inevitable Avoidable, preventable Inevitably, inevitability Change is inevitable in life.
unavoidable certain

CLASS - X, READING - C: A TRIBUTE

S.No. Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Derivatives Usage
High status or respect The award brought great prestige
1 Prestige Honor, status, reputation Disgrace, dishonor Prestigious
gained by success to the scientist.
Show, demonstrate, She evinced great interest in the
2 Evince To show clearly; reveal Conceal, hide Evinced, evincing
express subject.
Ability to develop or Possibility, capability,
3 Potential Impossibility, incapability Potentially He has great potential as a leader.
achieve in the future promise

Represented or described Depicted, represented, The hero was portrayed as brave

4 Portrayed Distorted, misrepresented Portray, portraying
in a particular way illustrated and kind.

Impossible to remove, Permanent, lasting, The experience left an indelible

5 Indelible Erasable, temporary Indelibly
unforgettable unforgettable mark on her memory.
Wonderful, splendid, It was a marvellous performance
6 Marvellous Wonderful, astonishing Awful, terrible Marvellously
amazing by the singer.

Unusually good, Outstanding, She has exceptional talent in

7 Exceptional Ordinary, common Exception, exceptionally
outstanding extraordinary, remarkable music.

A very strong feeling or He spoke with passion about his

8 Passion Zeal, enthusiasm, fervor Apathy, indifference Passionate, passionately
emotion dream.
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To include, surround, or Encompassed, The project encompasses several
9 Encompass Include, cover, embrace Exclude, omit
cover encompassing areas of research.
Jealousy, resentment,
10 Envy A feeling of jealousy Contentment, satisfaction Envious, enviously Her success made him feel envy.
covetousness