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English Voc for Exam
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (v) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value | Adulterate |
| Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully | Adulterate |
| Antonym: purify, purge, expurgate | Adulterate |
| (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose | Opulent |
| Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant | Opulent |
| Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute | Opulent |
| (v) to make larger, increase | Augment |
| Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify | Augment |
| Antonyms: decrease, diminish | Augment |
| (adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored | Dour |
| Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine | Dour |
| Antonyms: Cheery, inviting, genial | Dour |
| (n) courage in facing difficulties | Fortitude |
| Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle | Fortitude |
| Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness | Fortitude |
| (adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive | Stolid |
| Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic | Stolid |
| Antonym: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung | Stolid |
| (adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss | Bereft |
| Synonyms: Bereaved | Bereft |
| Antonyms: replete, well provided | Bereft |
| (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous | Insidious |
| Synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious | Insidious |
| Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard | Insidious |
| (adj) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude | Unkempt |
| Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough | Unkempt |
| Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty | Unkempt |
| (adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind | Adroit |
| Synonyms: clever, deft, dexterous, slick | Adroit |
| Antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs | Adroit |
| (adj) kindly, charitable | Benevolent |
| Synonyms : benign, well-meaning | Benevolent |
| Antonyms : malicious, spiteful, malevolent | Benevolent |
| (n) the purest essence or form of something ; the most typical example | Quintessence |
| Synonyms: paragon, exemplar | Quintessence |
| (adj) peaceable, friendly | Amicable |
| Synonyms : congenial, neighborly, cordial | Amicable |
| Antonyms : hostile, antagonistic | Amicable |
| (n) treachery, deceitfulness | Duplicity |
| Synonyms : fraud, double-dealing, chicanery | Duplicity |
| (v) to move backward ; to return to an earlier condition | Retrogress |
| Synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline | Retrogress |
| Antonyms: advance, evolve, progress | Retrogress |
| (adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war | Belligerent |
| Synonyms: (adj) assertive, truculent, pugnacious | Belligerent |
| Antonyms: (adj) peaceful, conciliatory, placid | Belligerent |
| (n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face | Grimace |
| Synonyms: (n) pained expression, facial contortion | Grimace |
| Antonyms: (n) smile, grin (v) beam | Grimace |
| (adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest | Tepid |
| Synonyms: insipid, half-hearted, wishy-washy | Tepid |
| Antonyms: heated, excited, enthusiastic | Tepid |
| (n) an enemy, opponent | Adversary |
| Synonym: antagonist, rival, foe | Adversary |
| Antonym: friend, ally, supporter, confederate | Adversary |
| (adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action | Inclement |
| Synonym: blustery, tempestuous, implacable | Inclement |
| Antonym: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil | Inclement |
| (adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment | Punitive |
| Synonym: penalizing, retaliatory | Punitive |
| (n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever skill; trickery | Artifice |
| Synonym: ruse, stratagem, contrivance | Artifice |
| (adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded | Negligible |
| Synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant | Negligible |
| Antonym: significant, crucial, momentous | Negligible |
| (v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury | Redress |
| Synonyms: (v) rectify, correct, mitigate | Redress |
| (v) to compel, force | Coerce |
| Synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain | Coerce |
| Antonyms: persuade, cajole | Coerce |
| (v) to make permanent or long lasting | Perpetuate |
| Synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely | Perpetuate |
| Antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon | Perpetuate |
| (adj) refined in manner or style, suave | Urbane |
| Synonyms: elegant | Urbane |
| Antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish | Urbane |
| (adj) forceful, convincing ; relevant to the point | Cogent |
| Synonyms: persuasive, compelling | Cogent |
| Antonyms: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant | Cogent |
| (adj) not able to be wounded or hurt ; shielded against attack | Invulnerable |
| Synonyms: impregnable, impervious, immune | Invulnerable |
| Antonyms: expose, unprotected, defenseless | Invulnerable |
| (n) a remedy for all ills ; cure-all; an answer to all problems | Panacea |
| Synonyms: universal cure; easy solutions | Panacea |
| (v) to scatter, spread far and wide | Disperse |
| Synonyms: break up, dispel | Disperse |
| Antonyms: collect, congregate, assemble, muster | Disperse |
| (adj) spiteful, showing ill-will | Malevolent |
| Synonyms: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant | Malevolent |
| Antonyms: kind, benevolent, compassionate | Malevolent |
| (adj) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | Scrupulous |
| Synonyms: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious | Scrupulous |
| Antonyms: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest | Scrupulous |
| (v) to erase, obliterate, destroy | Expunge |
| Synonyms: delete, efface, annihilate | Expunge |
| Antonyms: insert, mark, imprint, impress | Expunge |
| (adj) cool and confident, unconcerned | Nonchalant |
| Synonyms: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé | Nonchalant |
| Antonyms: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed | Nonchalant |
| (adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority | Supercilious |
| Synonyms: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing | Supercilious |
| Antonyms: humble, meek, deferential, servile | Supercilious |
| (Adj) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others | Altruistic |
| Synonyms: selfless | Altruistic |
| Antonyms: selfish, self-centered | Altruistic |
| (adj) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved | Diffident |
| Synonyms: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn | Diffident |
| Antonyms: bold, brash, audacious, self –confident, jaunty | Diffident |
| (adj) neglectful in performance of one’s duty, careless | Remiss |
| Synonyms: negligent, lax, slack | Remiss |
| Antonyms: scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious | Remiss |
| (adj) marked by honor, courtesy, courage; knightly | Chivalrous |
| Synonyms: gallant, civil, valiant | Chivalrous |
| Antonyms: crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish | Chivalrous |
| (adj) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt | Facile |
| Synonyms: effortless, assured, poised, specious | Facile |
| Antonyms: labored, awkward, halting | Facile |
| (n) rashness, boldness | Temerity |
| Synonyms: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery | Temerity |
| Antonyms: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility | Temerity |
| (n) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness | Clemency |
| Synonyms: leniency, forbearance, gentleness | Clemency |
| Antonyms: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility | Clemency |
| (adj) unconquerable, refusing to yield | Indomitable |
| Synonyms: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding | Indomitable |
| Antonyms: surrendering, submissive, yielding | Indomitable |
| (adj) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh | Truculent |
| Synonyms: brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic | Truculent |
| Antonyms: gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening | Truculent |
| (v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity | Accede |
| Synonym: consent, concur, comply, assent | Accede |
| Antonym: demur, balk at | Accede |
| (v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally | Extirpate |
| Synonym: uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise | Extirpate |
| Antonym: implant, sow, foster, nourish | Extirpate |
| (adj) growing without check, running wild | Rampant |
| Synonym: widespread, unrestrained, extravagant, prevalent | Rampant |
| Antonym: controlled, restrained | Rampant |
| (adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in | Destitute |
| Synonym: wanting, devoid, impoverished, penniless | Destitute |
| Antonym: rich, wealthy, luxurious, bountiful, full, replete | Destitute |
| (adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority | Officious |
| Synonym: meddlesome, prying, impertinent, obtrusive | Officious |
| Antonym: reserved, diffident, timid, aloof | Officious |
| (n) comfort, relief; (v) to comfort, console | Solace |
| Synonym: (v) soothe, reassure, cheer up | Solace |
| Antonym: (v) vex, aggravate, upset | Solace |
| (adj) definite, clearly stated | Explicit |
| Synonyms: distinct, forthright, unambiguous, clear | Explicit |
| Antonyms: vague, ambiguous, implied, implicit | Explicit |
| (adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen | Ominous |
| Synonyms: unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous | Ominous |
| Antonyms: propitious, auspicious, promising | Ominous |
| (v) to stop by force, put down | Suppress |
| Synonyms: subdue, crush, stifle, squelch, quash, silence | Suppress |
| Antonyms: provoke, spur, arouse, incite, instigate | Suppress |
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