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GRE_lunish
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| orthodox | Conventional/Traditional | HETERODOX, opp: UNORTHODOX |
| conventional | Traditional | |
| conventional | Normal | |
| conventional | Not Nuclear | |
| eccentric | Different from others(odd) | |
| trifling | of little or no Importance/ trivial/ petty | |
| Innovative | introducing sth new | |
| Innovative | New | |
| grade into | unite | |
| landfast | resembling land | |
| perceptible | easy to see or notice or understand | opp: IMPERCEPTIBLE |
| precarious | Risky | |
| Imprecation | Curse | |
| mutter | to speak unclearly | |
| mutter | to speak under breath | |
| relent | (v) surrender | |
| relentless | continuous | |
| relentless | that can't be controlled | UNRELENTING |
| vain | worthless | |
| vain | too proud about success or achievement | |
| prone | lying on back with face down | |
| prone to | likely to suffer | |
| prone to | likely to have or do | |
| supine | lying on back with face up | |
| notorious | ill-famous | |
| notorious | very bad | |
| notorious | very difficult to solve | |
| notoriety | infamy | |
| temperate | moderate | |
| temperate | emotionally calm and controlled | |
| eminent | professionally successful or famous | |
| eminance | professional fame or success | |
| dispassionate | unbiased | |
| passionate | showing extreme feelings | |
| passionate | very hot | |
| passionate | showing strong sexual feelings | |
| provident | economical(money, time, resources) | THRIFTY, FRUGAL |
| husband(v) | to be economical | |
| frugal meal | plain and inexpensive | |
| retrench | economize | |
| entrench | to make strong from the foundation | |
| standing | status | |
| standing | firm opinion | |
| infirm | weak | |
| providential | lucky | |
| tumult | confused noise ( a number of ppl are speaking at the same time) | |
| tumult | great disorder (lacking system or mgmt.) | |
| tumultous | with confused noise | |
| tumultous | greatly disorderly | |
| deconstruction | distruction | |
| deconstruction | division into many parts in order to analyze | |
| dissection | division into many parts in order to analyze | |
| pre-eminent | extra ordinary or outstanding | UNPARALLELED |
| imminent | happening soon | IMPENDING |
| pending | waiting for | |
| horde | group/ throng | THRONG |
| hoard | to collect secretly | |
| agglomeration | a large collection of many different kinds | |
| lumen | unit of light | |
| luminary | greatly knowledgeable person | |
| illuminate | to give light | |
| illuminate | to decorate with light | |
| illuminate | to decorate manuscript with golden and silver colours | |
| illuminate | (inf-)to clarify/ to make clear | |
| invalidate | to cancel out | |
| invalidate | to prove as false | |
| Overshadow | to cast shadow | |
| Overshadow | to make less important(by casting shadow) | |
| Overshadow | to make less enjoyable | |
| lofty | tall or high | |
| prodigy | a child with early talent | |
| underscore | underline | |
| underscore | to give emphasis | |
| obscure | hide by casting shadow | |
| obscure | to make sth difficult to understand by covering sth | |
| comprehensive | including all or almost all | |
| sparse | thin/ rare | |
| plausible | believable (reasonable/ likely to be true) | |
| hypothesis | a statement or claim that needs to be discussed further or studied further. (It is like intermediate conclusion) | |
| entitle | to provide title | |
| entitle | to give power/authority or legal right | |
| title | legal right | |
| titled | of higher rank | |
| titular | of title only without responsibility or power | |
| humble rank | low rank | |
| humble | respecting others by being in lower rank | |
| wane | gradually decrease | |
| wax | gradually increase | |
| wax | to make bright using a substance | |
| wax | (music) record | |
| wax | to remove hair | |
| wax and wane | fluctuate | |
| on the wane | gradually decreasing | |
| wan | sickly in color(pale or pallid) | |
| severe | extreme/ harsh | |
| moderate | (v) gradually decrease | |
| moderate | (v) to lead a discussion | |
| moderate | (v) preside over | |
| Raspy | unpleasant to listen/ | Raucous/ Cacophonous |
| persist | continued | |
| persist | to continue inspite of difficulties | |
| vacillate | fluctuate | |
| disperse | scatter | |
| sever | separate or discontinue | |
| seced | separate | |
| cede | surrender (It is like intermediate conclusion.) | |
| revert | return | |
| disband | dissolve | |
| dismember | to separate into many parts | |
| subsequent | following | |
| hindrance | obstacle | |
| unmitigate | complete or thorough(always in -ve) | |
| mitigate | lessen sth negative | ALLEVIATE |
| feat | important achievement | |
| triumph | victory | |
| triumph | great success (through effort) | |
| triumphant | victorious | |
| triumphant | greatly successful(through effort) | |
| precedent | earlier event | ANTECEDENT |
| precedence | priority | |
| precede | to happen earlier | ANTECEDE, PREDATE |
| fiasco | complete failure | DEBACLE |
| rout | complete defeat(generally in sports) | |
| unprecedented | w/o previous occurance | |
| premise | example/ evidence | |
| sunset | collapse | |
| imperial | relating to emperor | |
| imperious | domineering | |
| palatial | like a palace(very impressive) | |
| regal | royal | |
| sunny | happy and pleasant | |
| hazy | unclear | |
| nebulous | unclear | |
| Imperious writing | the writing that is very difficult to understand(almost impossible to understand) | |
| Obtrusive | very unpleasant to see or notice | |
| Obtrusive | unpleasantly noticeable | |
| pertinent | relevant | Germane |
| pertinent | polite(showing respect) | |
| pert | not showing respect | |
| pert | small and beautiful | |
| mishap | misfortune | |
| mishap | accident | |
| Hap | fortune | |
| Hapless | Unfortunate | |
| reckless | careless (not thinking of future) | |
| misadventure | misfortune | MISCHANCE |
| instinctive | in born | INNATE |
| distrust | mistrust | |
| indifferent | lack of interest or concern | |
| indifferent | of average standard | |
| venerate | (v) deep respect(as holy/old/ great) | REVER |
| veneration | (n) deep respect | REVERENCE |
| bewilder | puzzle(greatly confused) | |
| bewilder | to be difficult to understand | |
| suspicion | doubt | |
| qualm | doubt/ | MISGIVINGS |
| skeptic | a person who takes doubt ( a person who is not easily convinced) | |
| glib | careless(not giving the subject matters seriously) | SHALLOW |
| furious | greatly angry | |
| fury | great anger | |
| exacerbate | worsen(the situation already bad) | AGGRAVATE |
| parlous | very dangerous or risky | PERILOUS |
| visceral fear | deep fear | |
| beleaguered | surrounded by enemy(therefore greatly troubled) | |
| beleaguered | greatly troubled | |
| bellicose | war-like(greatly aggressive) | |
| belligerent | bellicose | |
| belligerent | engaged in war | |
| vulnerable | at high risk | |
| hinge on | depend on | |
| the fire hose of information | activity of erasing information | |
| stately | greatly impressive | |
| matrimony | marriage | |
| patrimony | property left by father | |
| alimony | property that is given to divorced spouse | |
| inviting | holding great attention(coz sth is very beautiful or alluring) | |
| atrocious | very bad | |
| atrocious | brutal | |
| demanding | begging for sth repeatedly | |
| demanding | requiring much time, effort, care | |
| contemporary | of the same time | |
| contemporary | modern | |
| exacting | (v) demanding | |
| copious | plentiful | |
| cornucopia | symbol of abundance | |
| cornucopia | plenty | |
| cornucopia | a container for fruits/ vegetables | |
| acerbic | sour or bitter/ | ACRID/ ACETIC/ ACRIMONIOUS/ ACIDULOUS |
| Ascetic | a person who practises self denial | |
| scathe | (physical or sentimental) Hurt or Injure | |
| unscathed | uninjured(physical or sentimental) | |
| meticulous | very careful about small details | |
| coeval | of the same age | |
| coeval | having the same date of origin | |
| gingerly | very carefully | |
| miserly | extremely unwilling to expense money/ | PARSIMONIOUS/ NIGGARDLY |
| Tightwad | parsimonious person | |
| stinginess | extreme unwillingness to expense money | |
| diffident | lack of confidence | |
| diffident | shy | |
| dissident | person who opposes the political system or authority even if the situation is dangerous | |
| dissident | (adj) opposing the ruler or authority | |
| amnesty | pardon | |
| outlaw | (n) a person who breaks the law | |
| outlaw | (v) ban | |
| liberal | providing freedom | |
| intolerance | lack of tolerance | |
| bigot | (n) single minded person who can't tolerate | |
| bigotry | single minded person who can't tolerate | |
| zealot | a greatly enthusiastic person | |
| zealot | a person having intense feelings or opinions | |
| zealot | FANATIC | |
| Funereal silence | very sad or serious silence | |
| Funereal music | very sad music | |
| Hermit | a holy person who prefers isolation | |
| hermitage | a place for hermit | |
| hermitic | mysterious(hard to analyse or interprete) | |
| hermitic | air tight | |
| caulk | a substance that is used to make water tight | |
| caulk | (v) to make water tight | |
| affix | attach | |
| recluse | a person who prefers isolation | |
| reclusive | prefering isolation | |
| reclusive | avoiding company | |
| gregarious | sociable or group oriented | |
| egregious | very bad or noticeabley bad | |
| salient | very noticeable and important | |
| salient | very noticeable | |
| Herculean | Huge | |
| Herculean | demanding | |
| compaign | a series of activities for a typical purpose | |
| disconsolate | (adj) very sad or serious(loosing spirit coz of failure) | |
| purveyor | supplier or provider | |
| convey | communicate | |
| convey | to take from one place to another | |
| invade | to enter illegally in order to attack | |
| invade | interfere | |
| invade | to spread sth negative(like dzs) | |
| canker | cancer(plants/animals/persons) | |
| canker | great trouble or problem(fig,) | |
| carcinogenic | causing cancer | |
| plunder | (v) loot/ | PILLAGE |
| plunder | (n) property from looting | |
| plait | braid( hair/thread/rope) | |
| upbraid | severe criticize/ | CHASTISE |
| repercussion | unpleasant consequence | |
| percussion | the total musical instruments which are played by beating | |
| percussion | beating or hitting against | |
| repertoire | total performance | |
| remnants | remains | |
| remnants | the last piece of the cloths | |
| defunct | dead or no longer in existence | |
| ravishing | greatly beautiful | |
| misconception | mistaken belief | |
| mirror | (v) reflect | |
| convoluted | coiled, complicated | |
| engage | (in war) to start fight against | |
| engaging | very attractive(that holds your attention) | |
| fanciful | imaginary | |
| fanciful | creative(that is different from others | |
| consequential | happening as consequence | |
| consequential | very important | |
| Inconsequential | insignificant(of little or no importance) | |
| involved | complicated | |
| reception | greetings | |
| reception | response or reaction | |
| radical | fundamental | |
| radical | complete | |
| radical | revolutionary | |
| novelty | newness | |
| chunk | large piece | |
| chunk | long span of time | |
| inimitable | that can't be imitated | |
| dogma | a traditional belief that is followed by a typical group w/o doubt | |
| heresy | opinion that is contrary to the popular belief | |
| Dogmatic | following traditional belief or principal | |
| wary | (adj) cautious/ | CIRCUMSPECT |
| Introspection | Self examination | |
| Retrospective | examining the past days | |
| Retrospective exhibition | the total display of works | |
| Retrograde | (v) demote, relegate | |
| Retroactive | active from the past date | |
| retrogressive | regressive | |
| disgress | deviate | |
| regress | go back(Opp: Progress) | |
| transgress | to beyond the limit of morality | |
| egress | exit | |
| giant | powerful person or organisation | |
| peripheral | relating to periphery | |
| peripheral | secondary | |
| peripheral | not addressing the topics | |
| avocation | hobby | |
| marginalize | to make powerless | |
| marginalize | to keep aside | |
| stigma | part of flower | |
| stigma | feeling of disapproval | |
| stigmatize | public disapproval or criticism | |
| stigmatizatjion | disapproval or criticism | |
| lionize | to consider smb as celebrity | |
| entomologist | a person who studies about insects | |
| etymologist | a person who studies on words and their derivatives | |
| amateur | non professional | |
| amateur | without skill | |
| foreground | (n) the front part of the ground | |
| foreground | (v) to make sb/sth very important | |
| transcend | rise above | |
| sphinx | a stone statue(half woman/half lion) | |
| recumbent | half standing | |
| incumbent | obligated to the job | |
| incumbent | (n) a person who is obligated to the job | |
| cumbersome | burdensome | |
| recast | rearrange | |
| recast | to provide new role or incomplete role | |
| recast | to change according to time | |
| rebuff | rudely deny | |
| defy | refuse to away | |
| defiance | refusal to away | |
| deify | to respect smb like a god(greatly respect) | |
| recalcitrant | not obedient/stubborn/ | FROWARD |
| humane | kind/generous | |
| immure | in prison/ | INCARCERATE |
| confined | solitary confinement | |
| confine | limit/restrict | |
| keen on | to have great interest in | |
| fraught with | filled with | |
| fraught | greatly tensed | |
| foster | nurture | |
| foster | to help to grow or develop | |
| easy-going | relax and informal | |
| affable | easy going | |
| affable | warm | |
| connoisseur | expert of food/drink/art and some other subject | |
| gourmet | expert of food/ | EPICURE |
| gourmand | expert of food who eats much | |
| grandiose | so great or impressive that it is unlikely to complete | |
| delible | that can be erased | |
| delible | that can be forgotten | |
| renege | betray | |
| renegade | (n)a person who betrays country/religion/person | |
| renegade | (adj) perfidious | |
| pergury | the activity of breaking the oath | |
| pergure | (v) to break the oath | |
| retreat | (v) give up/ withdraw | |
| retreat | calm and quiet place | |
| #REF! | ||
| in retreat | w/o activity | |
| entreat | to request seriously | BESEECH |
| dominant interests | successful business people | |
| tycoon | wealthy and successful business person | MAGNATE |
| meddle | interfere | |
| officious | meddlesome | |
| officious | willing to give more information than needed(tha causes irritation) | |
| authorize | to give legal permission(to make officially valid) | |
| improvise | to perform w/o preparation | |
| offhand | w/o preparation | EXTEMPORANEOUS, IMPROMPTU |
| obviate | prevent from happening/eleminate | |
| affluent | wealthy or rich | |
| oppulent | greatly wealthy | |
| oppulent | luxurious | |
| grapple | struggle | |
| technocrat | a person who keeps the govt. under strong influence | |
| ameliorate | to make better or improve(frm bad to good) | MELIORATE |
| amiable | sweet tempered(friendly) | |
| amiable | pleasant | |
| amity | feeling of friendship | |
| camaraderie | feeling of friendship | |
| amicable | friendly(in order to remove disagreement) | |
| amenable | friendly | |
| amenable | that can be controlled(dzs) | |
| amenities | facilities | |
| paramour | illicit lover | |
| enamored | fallen in love(person/place/thing) | |
| amnesty | pardon | |
| troth | promise for marriage/engagement | |
| betroth | to promise for marriage/engage | |
| nubile | marriagable | |
| connubial | relating to marriage and sexual relationship | CONJUGAL |
| nuptial | relating to marriage | |
| nepotism | favouring relative | |
| rampant | available everywhere | |
| ascertain | to make certain | |
| ascertain | to find our | |
| overlook | to ignore as insignificant | |
| overlook | to excuse as insignificant | |
| #REF! | ||
| gargantuan appetite | great hunger | RAVENOUS APPETITE, VORACIOUS APPETITE |
| gargantuan | huge | |
| appetite | hunger | |
| appetite | strong desire | |
| ravenous | greatly hungry | FAMISHED |
| voracious | eat much or more than needed/ | PIGGISH, GLUTTONOUS |
| glut | sth more than needed | |
| glut | to be more than neede | |
| glutton | a person who eats much or more than needed | |
| appetizing | delicious | TOOTHSOME, SCRUMPTIOUS, AMBROISAL |
| ambrosia | food of gods | |
| ambrosia | delicious food | |
| scoff | to eat very quickly | |
| stave off | remove | |
| extrapolate | calculate about future | |
| interpolate | (v)insert/ | MIDDLE |
| scholarship | academic research of higher quality | |
| academic | theoritical(not practical) | |
| exhaustive | (adj) complete | |
| extraneous | irrelevant | |
| impeccable | w/o error or mark | |
| in collusion with | together with(while making conspiracy) | |
| collusion | conspiracy | |
| inflate | to fill air | |
| inflate | increase | |
| inflate | exaggerate | |
| cabal | a small group of plotters | |
| machinate | conspire | |
| machination | conspiracy | |
| shore up | support or strengthen | |
| electorate | voters | |
| elect | choose/select | |
| eclectic | selected from different parts and remixed | |
| besiege | surround by sth negative/ | BESET |
| trade sth for | to stop sth in order to start another thing | |
| aloof | withour concern | |
| placid | peaceful | |
| placid | with little or no movement | |
| serene | peaceful | |
| serenity | peacefulness | |
| sere | dry | |
| restive | unable to remain calm 'coz you are bored or dissatisfied | |
| restive | mentally unsettled | |
| skittish | easily excited or nervous | |
| skittish | fearful | |
| skittish | mentally unsettled | |
| kittenish | lively and energetic | |
| tranquil | peaceful | |
| vociferous | loud and forceful | |
| vocal | relating to voice | |
| vocal | loud and forceful | |
| odoriferous | carrying bad smell | |
| odorous | giving strong smell | |
| malodorous | bad smelling | |
| somniferous | causing sleep | |
| soporific | somniferous | |
| insomnia | sleep disorder | |
| somniloquist | a person who speaks while sleeping | |
| somnilent | partially sleepy(having thin sleep) | |
| somnambulist | a person who walks while sleeping | |
| fitful | irregular | |
| billowing | filled with air or gas | |
| billowing | moving in a wary manner | |
| disappointing | causing frustration | |
| disappointing | not as expected | |
| pleading | request | |
| pleading | activity in request of smb | |
| circumscribe | to make a circle | |
| circumscribe | limit | |
| undermine | weaken | |
| undermine | to weaken gradually | |
| prosaic | dull, unexciting, uninteresting | |
| vapid | uninteresting, unexciting | |
| lukewarm | slightly warm/ | TEPID |
| lukewarm | unexciting, uninteresting | |
| blande | tasteless | INSIPID |
| blande | uniteresting | |
| sip | to drink in a small amount | |
| lackluster | not bright, dull | |
| lackluster | unexciting, uninteresting | |
| mundane | not spiritual | |
| mundane | dull, ordinary, common | |
| hideous | very ugly | |
| hideous | detestable(feeling or causing hatred) | |
| slum | dirty and poor place in the city | |
| squalid | poor and dirty | |
| squalor | dirtiness and poverty | |
| amazed | greatly surprised | ASTOUND |
| surprise | sth that is unexpected | |
| heretofore | before now | |
| electrify | greatly excit | |
| deadpan | dull or unexciting | |
| enthrall | to be greatly attracted | |
| doze | to sleep partially | |
| slumber | sleep | |
| slumber party | the night party organized by young girls | |
| lumber | timber | |
| lumber jack | wood cutter | |
| lumber | (v)to move in a clumsy manner(unattractive manner) | |
| thrall | strong attraction or influence | |
| accomplished | greatly skillful 'coz you have achieved sth | |
| auspicious | favourable or carrying good luck | |
| masterful | greatly killful | |
| masterful | having the ability to control others | |
| pedestrian | (n)person who makes a journey on foot | |
| pedestrian | (adj) ordinary/common | |
| rife with | full of | |
| rarefied | thin or rare | |
| rarefied | known by few people(hard or difficult to understand) | |
| replete | (adj) full to capacity | |
| replenish | refill | |
| malleable | easily shapable | |
| malleable | easily influenced or impressed by others | |
| malleable | that can change | |
| impressionable | easily influenced by others/malleable | |
| activism | involvement in activity | |
| apathy | lack of interest or concern | |
| apathetic | aloof | |
| sympathy | similar goal or opinion of feelings | |
| sympathy | positve feeling towards others | |
| sympathy | agreement | |
| antipathy | negative feelings towards others(feeling of hatred) | HOSTILITY, ANIMUS, ANIMOSITY |
| hostile | very unfriendly | |
| hostile | of the enemy | |
| impathy | the quality to understand others feelings | |
| pathetic | causing sadness and pity | |
| psychopathetic | mentally deranged | |
| pathogenic | causing dzs | |
| affable | easy-going | |
| affable | warm | |
| fabricate | build | |
| fabricate | to make fake | |
| prefabricated | made as parts that can be linked together | |
| suburb | suburban area | |
| urbane | civilized or polite | SUAVE, POLISHED, CIVIL |
| preconceived | held in mind earlier than experience | |
| predatory | dishonest(exploiting others) | |
| profess | publicly declare | |
| profess | claim | |
| #REF! | ||
| 0 | to state publicly( but doubtful) | |
| foe | enemy | |
| unsightly | unattractive, ugly | |
| teratoid | like a monster(very ugly) | |
| unsparing | very harsh or unpleasant | |
| sparing | controlling while giving or using | |
| sparring | hot debate | |
| abstenious | sparing at eating and drinking/ moderate | |
| sparring partners | boxing partners | |
| sparring partners | discussion partner | |
| voluble | lound and talkative | |
| voluble | using sufficient words with clarity | |
| sanctum | holy place | |
| sanctum | a private room/place in/of the office where you are not disturbed by others | |
| closet | small room/cabinet for storing purpose | |
| volcanic | extreme | |
| extrude | to bring metal/plastic into shape by pushing from inward | |
| extrude | to come out forcefully | |
| wrath | anger | |
| wrathful | angry | IRISH |
| ire | anger | |
| irate | angry | |
| livid | dark | |
| livid | angry | |
| patron | regular customer | |
| patron | proprietor of an inn | |
| maintain | to say or state that sth is true(claim) | |
| infant | beginning to grow | |
| infantile | childish or stupid | |
| infantile | relating to child | |
| puerile | childish/unreasonable | |
| harbinger | indicator(sth that indicates what is happening in future) | |
| forerunner | harbinger | PRECURSOR |
| forerunner | earlier stage of development | |
| bode | foretell | |
| foreboding | presentiment | |
| foreboding | premonition | |
| foreboding | unpleasant early feeling | |
| prophet | messenger of god | |
| prophet | future teller | |
| prophetic | indicating sth definitely happens in the future | |
| prophetic | of the prophet | |
| aberrant | deviating from normal/ abnormal | |
| aberration | abnormality(deviation from normal) | |
| monotonous | boring('coz same thing comes repeatative | TEDIOUS, TIRESOME |
| tiresome | that makes you tire | |
| tiresome | boring | |
| virtual | almost but not real | |
| virtual | almost | |
| virtue | good/ moral quality | |
| virtuous | moral(having good qualities) | |
| by virtue of | by means of | |
| by virtue of | by dint of | |
| dint | means | |
| virtuoso | expert(generally in artistic performance) | |
| virtuosity | expertise | |
| atypical | rare or occasional | |
| understated | subtle/implied | |
| subtle sattire | indirect satire | |
| tentative | approximate(that can be changed again) | |
| hyperbolic | exaggerating(in order to impress) | |
| hypercritical | fault finding | CAPTIOUS |
| restrained | controlled | |
| restrained | tight lipped by controlling | |
| argumentative | providing reasoning in order to impress | |
| authoritative | trusted by all | |
| authoritative | that should be obeyed w/o dispute | |
| impassive | showing no feelings or emotions | |
| impassioned | greatly exciting | |
| Infiltrate | pass through | |
| Infiltrate | pass through as a spy | |
| counter spy | spy over spy | |
| espionage | activity of spying | |
| promulgate | implement | |
| promulgate | publicly declare | |
| disprove | prove as false | |
| celebrated | famous or well known | |
| mysterious | difficult to examine or solve(that is almost impossible) | |
| mysterious | causing great interest(coz sth is secret) | |
| fortuitous | happening by chance not by plan | |
| fortuitous | lucky | |
| decorous | proper/ proper in manner | |
| decorum | proper manner | PROPRIETY |
| seemly | proper | |
| seemingly | outwardly shown | |
| specious | seemingly true but false | |
| spacious | comfortable | ROOMY, COMMODIOUS |
| incommodious | CRAMPED | |
| stanza | part of a poem | |
| canto | division of poem | |
| sonnate | 14 line poem | |
| sequence | collection | |
| cycle | collection | |
| idyll | a poem which describes peaceful and pleasan place | |
| idyll | peaceful and pleasant place | |
| idyllic | peaceful and pleasant | |
| lament | a poem which describes deep sorrow or regret | |
| lament | to express deep sorrow or regret | |
| elegy | a mournful poem on someone's death | |
| elegiac | mournful(causing deep sadness) | |
| bard | verbal poet | |
| myopic | short sighted | |
| chagrin | annoyance(worry, anxiety, inflation) | |
| void | cancel out | |
| pique | cause | |
| entrust | to provide sth under trust | |
| annoint | to make holy (by offering oil) | |
| annoint | select or appoint | |
| rapturous | greatly pleasurable | |
| rapt | highly attentive | |
| cultivate | to improve or make better | |
| cultivate | to increase closeness | |
| rendezvous | to meet at a typical place at the appointed time | |
| rendezvous | a meeting place | |
| assignation | secret meeting between lovers | |
| tryst | secret meeting | |
| clandestine | secret | |
| reinforce | strengthen, motivate | |
| reinforce | to send additional troops | |
| #REF! | ||
| shake | tremble | |
| shake | surprise | |
| shake | weaken | |
| phony | not genuine | |
| phony | dishonest | |
| allegation | blame w/o proof | |
| allegation | statement w/o proof | |
| allege | to state w/o proof | |
| allege | to charge or blame w/o proof | |
| unprincipled | not following any typical principle | |
| tenet | principle | |
| prolific | huge | |
| prolific | producing much or many | |
| proliferate | grow rapidly or multiply | |
| proliferation | rapid growth | |
| congruous | similar, harmonious with others | |
| abut | adjoin | |
| abutting | adjoining | CONTIGUOUS |
| significant | large | |
| considerable | large | |
| equitable | fair | |
| pecuniary | relating to money | |
| impecunious | having little or no money | |
| lucre | money earned in a dishonest way | |
| lucre | money | |
| lucrative | profitable | |
| numismatist | a person who collects coins as a hobby | |
| numismatist | a person who makes studies on coins | |
| coin | invent | |
| philatelist | a person who collects stamps as a hobby | |
| philatelist | a person who makes studies on stamps | |
| avocation | hobby | |
| yield | production | |
| yield | (v) produce | |
| #REF! | ||
| surrender | to give up under pressure | |
| surrender | to admit under pressure | |
| generate | produce | |
| engender | produce | |
| beget | produce | |
| spawn | to lay eggs | |
| spawn | to produce in large numbers | |
| subjective | relating to the subject | |
| subjective | relating to the subject of the sentence | |
| #REF! | ||
| subject | citizen | |
| objective | existing based on fact or experiment or test | |
| objective | goal | |
| objective | unbiased | |
| volatile | evaporating | |
| volatile | unpredictable or changeable | |
| volatile | explosive | |
| resilient | elastic(that can return to previous condition) | |
| resilient | that can be strong again | |
| shyster | dishonest lawyer or politician or person | |
| insipid | tasteless | BLAND |
| adulterated | impure | |
| unadulterated | pure | |
| unadulterated | complete | |
| authorize | legally permit/ or make legally valid | |
| vehicle | means of expression | |
| blemished | having spot or mark | |
| reputation | general opinion about smb/sth | |
| reputable | deserving reputation | |
| reputed | supposed | |
| reputed | told by others | |
| probity | honesty or religious honesty | |
| probity | kindness | |
| mendacity | great dishonesty or lie | |
| mendacious | greatly dishonest or lying | |
| sympathetic | deserving sympathy | |
| sympathetic | consonant with (agreeing with) | |
| taint | contaminate | |
| sully | spoil | BESMIRCH |
| blase | uninteresting or common 'coz you are already familiar | |
| sate | satisfy or fully satisfy(hunger, curiosity, desire) | SATIATE |
| wanderlust | excessive desire for travel | |
| traverse | travel across | |
| sojourn | a temporary stay | |
| sojourn | (v) to stay temporarily | |
| jaunt | short pleasurable journey | |
| jaunket | a journey made by govt. officials or elected members using public fund | |
| backpacker | traveller | |
| challenge | to invite smb for competition | |
| challenge | to have doubt | |
| explicit | clearly state | |
| implicit | unstated(but can be understood) | |
| implicit | IMPLIED | |
| explicable | that can be explained | |
| explicate | explain | |
| merely | only | |
| infusion | supply in large amount | |
| fleeting | that continues for a short time | EVANESCENT, FUGITIVE, EPHEMERAL, SHORT-LIVED, MOMENTARY, TRANSITORY, TRANSIENT |
| fugitive | a person who runs away from authority | |
| blasphemy | disrespect to god | |
| decapitate | behead | |
| momentous | very important that gives a lasting memory | |
| momentum | encouragement | DRIVE, INCENTIVE, STIMULUS, IMPETUS |
| impetuous | hasty or unplanned | IMPULSIVE, HEAD LONG |
| fleetly | very fast | |
| premature | too early | |
| callow | immature | |
| deviation | turning from the subject matter | |
| reproduction | copy or imitation | |
| invigorate | to energize | |
| innervate | invigorate | |
| enervate | to loose energy | |
| enervate | weaken | |
| effectual | effective(carrying desired result) | |
| industrious | hardworking/ diligent | |
| machiavellian | using tricks or traps to be successful | |
| machiavellian | dishonest | |
| mutinous | rebellious | |
| mutineer | rebellious | |
| Preemptive attack | The attack that is done earlier in order to prevent an enemy's attack. | |
| Preemptive attack | prevent from happening | Forestall, Preclude |
| Preemptive attack | (journalism) to stop regular program in order to broadcast new program | |
| Given | considering | Deeming |
| Deem | to consider or think of | |
| keep abreast of | to be informed of | |
| the flood of | a large number or amount | |
| synopic | relating to summary | |
| synopsis | summary | |
| abridge | summarise | |
| abridge | reduce/ shorten | |
| abbreviate | shorten | |
| sensational | causing sense active | |
| copious | plentiful | |
| lurid | unnaturally bright | |
| lurid | deliberately shocking | |
| apall | shock(horrify) | |
| understated | implied, subtle | |
| circumspect | cautious | wary |
| reluctant | unwilling or hesitating | loathe |
| loathe | (v) strongly hate, detest | Abominate/ despise/ abhor |
| deferential | respectful | |
| defer | respect formally | |
| defer | postpone (put off) | |
| deference | formal respect | |
| intransigent | very bold/ unyielding | |
| lax | not tight | |
| lax | not following rules/ regulations strictly | |
| flaccid | not tight | flabby |
| remiss | negligent | |
| Amiss | wrong | |
| Amass | to collect or pile up | |
| Hoard | to collect secretly | |
| negligible | insignificant | |
| obsequies | activities of funeral ceremony | |
| Obsequious | showing to much willingness to serve | survile |
| Obsequious | flattering | |
| flatter | (v) to praise excessively and insincerely in order to please or get sth. | |
| flatterer | (n) person who flatters | Sycophant, toady |
| inter | (v) bury | Inhume |
| Disinter | Exhume | |
| resolute | strongly determined | |
| sheer | complete/ total | |
| sheer | light, thin and transparent (in clothes) | |
| sheer | unlimited | |
| #REF! | ||
| seer | prophet(future teller) | |
| sacred | very holy | |
| sacred | very important | |
| profound | very deep | |
| profound | giving deep feelings | |
| profound | very difficult to understand( 'coz sth is vast) | |
| accumen | mental keenness or sharpness( the ability to think and judge quickly and effectively) | |
| notation | symbol that represents information | |
| marked | very noticeable | |
| agony | strong physical or mental pain | |
| agonize | to have strong mental or physical pain | |
| agonize | to be worried | |
| ethnomusicology | music relatig to ethnic groups | |
| indigenous | native (not acquired from outside) | aboriginal |
| denizen | indigenous people | |
| landmark | milestone (very important achievement or activity) | |
| landmark | a building/ structure of historical importances | |
| landmark | a building/ structure that helds to identify your location when you are at a distance | |
| fastidious | very careful about small details | meticulous |
| fastidious | too particular or choosy in quality or neatness | |
| fastidious | difficult to please | |
| finicky | too particular or choosy in quality | fussy |
| didactic | intended to teach or giving lessons | |
| autodidact | sth that is self instructive | |
| parable | short and simple story by Christ that is didactic | |
| precepts | instructional statement or didactic statements | |
| Didacticism | belief that any work of arts should be didactic or instructional | |
| Iconoclast | A person who opposes traditional, religious or social system | |
| revere | deeply respect (as holy/great/ old) | venerate |
| detached | not attached | |
| detached | unbiased | |
| hellish | very hot or unpleasant | |
| inferno | great fire | |
| infernal | (adj) very hot | |
| infernal | hellish | |
| Infernal region | Hell | |
| sty | a place for pigs | |
| stygian | too dark and dirty | |
| fray | a confused fight or struggle | BRAWL, MELEE |
| mealy | dry fruits | |
| mealy mouthed | insincere | |
| bad-mouth | to make critical remarks about others. | |
| bad-mouth | curse | |
| exercable | very unpleasant | |
| exercable | inexpensive and of poor quality | |
| frenetic | energetic, exciting and hurried | |
| bucolic | of the country side | |
| bucolic | of the town | |
| fulfilling | happy and prosperous | |
| mirth | happiness | |
| obverse | opposite | |
| despicable | detestable or very unpleasant | |
| despair | hopelessness | |
| eschew | to give up | |
| eschew | to give up 'coz u think that is unnecessary | |
| despairing | feeling or showing hopelessness | |
| hopeless | w/o spirit | |
| parallelism | similarity | PARITY |
| disparate | different | |
| disparage | insult, belittle | |
| denegrate | unfairly criticize or disapprove | |
| paranormal | supernatural (ghost, god or magic) | OCCULT, PRETERNATURAL |
| preternatural | supernatural | |
| preternatural | beyond natural | |
| occults | study or practice of magic, ghost or god. | |
| phenomenon | activity or occurence | |
| paramount | greatly important | |
| elect | (v) to select or decide | |
| catholic | including many things (universal) | |
| defy | to refuse to obey | |
| defiance | (n) refusal to obey | |
| deify | greatly respect | |
| deify | to respect sb like a god | |
| testimony | supportive documents | |
| bolster | strengthen or support | |
| corroborate | strengthen or support (generally by examples and evidence) | |
| revise | to change or improve or make better | |
| revamp | to change drastically | |
| recant | to change previous statement by another statement | RETRACT, DISAVOW |
| disavo | to deny the responsibility | |
| avow | publicly declare or state | |
| vow | serious promise | |
| vow | (v) to make serious promise | |
| protracted | lengthened | |
| malady | sickness | |
| heed | to pay sincere attention | |
| heed | (n) sincere attention | |
| heedful | (adj) sincerely attentive | |
| presume | to consider as a truth | |
| cynic | a person with biased attitude | |
| cynic | a person with negativity (negative attitude) | |
| cynical | biased (having a particular angle or perspective) | |
| convictions | official blame by court | |
| convictions | strong belief | |
| infirm | weak | |
| rationality | power or reasoning | |
| rationale | reason or set or reasons | |
| lenient | not strict | |
| martinet | very strict | |
| diffidence | lack of confidence | |
| diffidence | shyness | |
| dissident | a person who opposes the ruler or system even if the political situation is dangerous | |
| disinterested | uninterested | |
| disinterested | unbiased | |
| defect | to betray and accompany the enemy | |
| defection | activity of deserting in order to befriend the enemy. | |
| desert | (v) leave forever | |
| defector | A person who defects. | |
| acquifer | porous rock or sand that contains water | |
| porous | permeable | |
| porous | easy to pass through | |
| sand | (v) to make smooth by rubbing | |
| engineer | (v) to plan | |
| doctor | contaminate | |
| doctor | to make fake | |
| doctor | to remove sexual organ | |
| innocuous | that doesn't harm (harmless) | |
| feasible | possible to do | PRACTICABLE |
| remedial | intended to cure or treat | |
| remedial | intended to improve | |
| benign | harmless or not causing harm (not causing death) | |
| benign | friendly and generous | |
| benign | pleasant | |
| 0 | that doesn't cause harm | BENIGNANT |
| implication | indirect suggestion or hint | |
| implication | involvement in crime | |
| antedate | predate/ to be of the past date | |
| cloak | outer garment | |
| cloak | (v) to cover | |
| envelope | (v) to cover | |
| blanket | (v) thickly cover | |
| Blanket Statement | topic statement | |
| potray | sketch or draw | |
| potray | communicate | |
| #REF! | ||
| precede | antecede | |
| renewed | energetic or fresh | |
| avaricious | (adj) greedy for wealth or properties | |
| avarice | (n) greed for wealth or property | CUPIDITY |
| atypical | rare | |
| auspicious | favorable/ carrying good luck. | |
| chagrined | worried/ annoyed | VEXED |
| hex | magic to harm others | |
| derivative | derived | |
| derivative | predictable | |
| pore | (v) study heavily | |
| tome | bulky book | |
| indefatigable | never tiring | |
| indefinable | that can't be defined | |
| ineffable | that can't be expressed in words | |
| verbalize | to express into words | |
| verbose | using unnecessary words | WORDY, PROLIX |
| verbatim | word for word (direct speech) | |
| verbalize | relating to word or speech or language | |
| verbiage | (n) use of unnecessary words | |
| verve | cheerfulness and enthusiasm | GUSTO |
| incurious | not interested to learn new things | |
| encyclopedic | vast | |
| consensus | agreement | COVENENT |
| divergent | different | |
| diverge | divide | |
| verge | border | |
| commonplace | unoriginal (not new) therefore uninteresting, unexciting (it has been overused) | BANAL, HACKNEYED, TRITE |
| cliche | unoriginal statement (that has been overused) | PLATITUDE |
| hack | illegally copy or download | |
| hack | cut forcefully | |
| hack | (n) a newspaper writer who writes in a dishonest way for money | |
| Opera | a long musical play | |
| overture | introductory music to opera | |
| overture | initial activity | |
| solo | single performance in dancing, singing or acting | |
| ensemble | group performance in dancing, singing or acting | |
| diva | lady popular singer | |
| diva | lady celebrity | |
| #REF! | ||
| tempo | speed of music or sound | |
| tempo | a progressive increase | |
| orchestra | a large group of instrumentalists | |
| conductor | a person who directs the orchestra | |
| baton | stick | |
| baton | stick used by conductor in orchestra | |
| arbitrary | random (lack of planning, system) | |
| capricious | changeable or unpredictable (lacking planning, system or routine) | |
| caprice | unpredictable/changeable manner | |
| cautious | wary | |
| compelling | that makes you compelled | |
| compelling | strong or forceful | |
| compelling | attractive | |
| comely | beautiful or attractive | |
| obliging | helpful | |
| legato | mild continuous sound | |
| staccato | sharp interrupted sound | |
| sonorous | deep and continuous sound | |
| symphony | a long complicated piece of music with 3 or 4 movements | |
| movement | part of symphony | |
| madrigal | pastoral song (w/o musical sound) | |
| pastoral | of the country side | |
| encore | last short performance of the concert in the request of the audience | |
| ballad | a pastoral song or poem that tells a love story usually of tragic ending | |
| tragic | unhappy | |
| timbre | quality of sound (of person or instrument) | |
| vocal | relating to voice | |
| vocal | loud and forceful | |
| fakeless | careless (not taking responsibility seriously) | |
| bureaucracy | strong influence of the officials over the government | |
| bureaucracy | group of officials who control the government | |
| bureaucracy | a long complicated system | |
| technocracy | strong influence of the technicians and scientists over the govt. | |
| plutocracy | rule by wealthy people | |
| theocracy | rule by religious leaders | |
| gerentocracy | rule by old people | |
| theist | a person who believes in god | |
| belie | contradict | |
| belie | to give false impression | |
| judicious | having or showing good judgement | |
| interchangeable | that can be replaced by other | |
| supersede | (v) replace | supplant |
| deceptive | misleading | |
| polemic | verbal attack or dispute(in written form or speech) | |
| polemical | verbally disputing | |
| pugilist | boxer | |
| pummet | beat with fist | |
| emasculate | weaken | |
| emasculate | to castrate(remove male sexual organ) | |
| emancipate | to set free | manumit |
| uxorious | to much devoted to wife | |
| censor | to remove offensive part | Expurgate |
| purge | to remove opponent illegally or forcefully. | |
| purgatory | an imaginary place which lies between heaven and earth in which departed souls are purified | |
| purgative | a drug that cleans bowel | |
| limbo | a type of dance of native americans | |
| limbo | an imaginary world near heaven | |
| limbo | unsure or uncertain conditions | |
| censure | formally blame or criticize | REPRIMAND |
| castigate | blame or criticize | EXCORIATE, UPBRAID, CHASTISE |
| tally | record or calculate | |
| tally | match | |
| tally | score | |
| rectify | correct | |
| lessen | subside/ abate | |
| fuel | (v) greatly increase | |
| Patent office | the governmental organization which saves the device of invention. | |
| patent | obvious, clear | |
| patent | exclusive | |
| patent leather | leather of the finest quality | |
| come through | survive | |
| disseminate | spread | |
| aplomb | confidence | |
| thrilled | greatly happy and excited | ELATED |
| crest fallen | very sad or serious(loosing spirit) | dejected |
| crest | highest point of success | |
| keen on | to have great interest (indicating future) | eager for |
| plethora | a large number of or amount of | |
| dearth | scarcity | PAUCITY |
| a slew of | large number of | |
| a bevy of | a group of | |
| addictive | causing deep habbit | |
| addictive | greatly enjoyable | |
| exhilarating | giving a lot of enjoyment or fun | |
| regatta | boat racing | |
| deleterious | causing harm or harmful | PERNICIOUS, DETRIMENTAL |
| inimical | greatly unfriendly | |
| inimical to | detrimental to | |
| antagonist | the main character who plays -ve role(male or female) | |
| antagonist | A person who gives trouble or causes anger. | |
| antagonistic | causing anger or trouble | |
| antagonize | to cause anger or trouble | |
| Protagonist | the main character who plays +ve role (male or female) | |
| equable | calm | |
| episodic | full of different events | |
| episodic | occurring at intervals | |
| fiesty | very courageous or bold(with spirit) | |
| proponent | strong supporter | ADHERENT, SPONSOR |
| Adversary | Opposite of Proponent= opponent | |
| gusty | windy | |
| gusty | delicious | |
| stew | vegetable/ meat/ fish that is cooked in liquid. | |
| gust | strong or forceful irregular part of wind. | |
| gusto | cheerfulness/ enthusiasm | VERVE |
| eulogize | publicly praise(generally of a person who has recently died) | |
| eulogy | speech of praise(generally of a person who has recently died) | |
| elegy | a mournful poem on someone's death | |
| elegiac | mournful | |
| mournful | causing deep sadness | |
| ethos | norms or values | |
| devilish | very evil | DEMONIAC/ DIABOLICAL |
| ferocious | causing fears | |
| prepoderant | majority | |
| prepoderant | superior | |
| retiring | going to be retired | |
| retiring | shy(lacking courage) | |
| dungeon | underground prison | |
| incarcenate | imprison | CONFINE, IMMURE |
| confine | limit/ restrict | |
| humane | kind/ generous | |
| estimable | deserving esteem | |
| endemic | natural as an inseparable part | |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient(towards authority, system, rules, regulations) | |
| defendant | a person who defends | |
| defendant | a person who defends in the court | |
| plaintiff | a person who files the case | |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow | |
| tiff | insignificant quarrel | |
| erratic | unpredictable or changeable | |
| irresolute | not determinent | |
| seditious | resisting authority ( rules, regulation, system) | |
| retouch | to add color in order to make better or improve (photography) | |
| pan | to rotate lens in order to focus | |
| pan | excessively unfavorable review( of drama, movie, or play) | |
| #REF! | ||
| 0 | to separate gold particles from earth or sand | |
| rave | excessively favorable review about movie, play, drama | |
| employ | use | |
| cabal | a small group of plotters | |
| artifice | cunning intelligence | PLOY, STRATAGEM, CHICANERY |
| hegemony | dominance | |
| Clout | great influence or power | |
| imprecation | curse | |
| boisterous | noisy and energetic | |
| valedictory party | farewell party | |
| cinquecentennial | the celebration which comes in 500 years | |
| onset | starting | |
| inception | starting point | |
| genesis | starting | |
| indolent | slow or lazy | |
| indolent | slow to grow and recover | |
| insolent | rude/ impolite( intended to insult) | CHURLISH, SURLY, IMPUDENT |
| reluctant | hesitating or unwilling | LOATH |
| indifferent | lack of interest or concern | |
| indifferent | of average standard | |
| rousing | greatly exciting/ interesting | |
| mirth | happiness | |
| presume | to consider sth as truth | |
| verify | attest | |
| veracious | truthful | |
| veracity | (n) truthfulness | |
| veritable | TRUE | |
| veritable selection | better selection | |
| verisimilar | appearing as a true | |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth | |
| verifiable | that can be proven true | |
| aver | to state that sth is true | Affirm, Assert |
| scrutinize | examine closely or in detail | |
| inscrutinable | that can't be examined.(mysterious) | |
| capricious | changeable, unpredictable (not following a pattern or system) | |
| deem | consider | |
| incentive | encouragement | |
| to expend effort | to use effort | |
| erroneous | wrong | |
| unerring | w/o mistake | |
| science | method | |
| prescience | early knowledge about future | |
| prescient | (adj.) knowing earlier about the future | |
| corroborate | support (with examples and evidence) | |
| debunk | to prove sth as false | |
| novel | new | |
| bogus | fake/ not genuine | |
| obsolete | outdated/ very old | |
| incense | (n) a substance that gives sweet smell when it is burned. | |
| incense | (v) to cause anger. | |
| pillory | punishment tying to cross which is kept in public place for entertainment | |
| pillory | publicly criticize or disapprove | |
| retort | to speak/ reply quickly and angrily using few words | |
| extort | to get money by threatening | |
| contort | twist | |
| distort | twist | |
| torque | twisting force | |
| tortuous | not straight/ indirect | |
| venal | taking bribe | |
| venial | insignificant (that can be forgiven) | |
| vernal | relating to spring seasons | |
| equinox | the equal length of day and night | |
| engross | to hold total attention | |
| conversant | able to make conversation | |
| conversant | famililar | |
| converse | (v) to have conversation with | |
| converse | (n) opposite | |
| bully | intimidate | COW, HECTOR, BROWBEAT |
| cower | to go backward or remain at a place 'coz you are fearful | CRINGE |
| relish | enjoy | |
| cherished | long enjoyed | |
| cherished | long enjoyed and hold in mind | |
| indit | compose | |
| cajol | to persuade smb to do sth | |
| cajol | to get sth by persuading | COAX, WHEEDLE, BLANDISH |
| discomfit | to make smb feel ashamed | DISCONCERT, ABASH, MORTIFY |
| discomfit | to make smb feel confused | |
| bashful | shy | SHEEPISH |
| peruse | read | |
| peruse | read carefully and thoroughly | |
| commend | praise | |
| commend | recommend | |
| maim | injure badly | MUTILATE |
| maim | damage badly | |
| for good | forever | |
| several | more than two but not many | |
| hardened | (adj) ruthless | HEARTLESS, CALLOUS |
| Atrocious | brutal | |
| Atrocious | very bad | |
| Inflate | to fill air | |
| Inflate | increase | |
| Inflate | exaggerate | |
| Propagate | to spread | |
| Alleviate | mitigate | |
| shift | change | |
| inspection | close supervision | |
| emphatic | stated with emphasis | |
| cursory | superficial | |
| Precursor | sth that indicates what is happening in the future | FORERUNNER |
| Precursor | earlier stage of development | |
| cursive | slanting and running fast | |
| concurrent | happening/ happened together | |
| concur | agree | |
| concomitant | happened together | CONCURRENT |
| perfunctory | cursory | |
| defunt | death( no longer in existence) | |
| functionary | (n) Official | |
| dubious | causing doubt | |
| dubious | unsure or uncertain | |
| rigorous | effort taking(thorough or complete) | |
| rigorous | very bad | |
| rigor | hardship | |
| discreet | secret and sensible(so that others may not notice) | |
| discrete | separate | |
| furtive | secret so that others may not notice | SURREPTITIOUS |
| glance | brief look | |
| unreceptive | unwilling to listen or agree | |
| pluck | (n) courage | |
| plucky | courageous/ having or showing courage. | |
| ribald | vulgar or relating to sex | |
| coarse | rough/ not smooth | |
| coarse | vulgar or relating to sex( ribald) | |
| traitor | a person who betrays country or faith | TURNCOAT |
| traitorous | (adj) perfidious | |
| politic | wise in dealing | |
| politic | wise | |
| apolitical | indifferent to politics | |
| polity | the form of govt. | |
| polity | The state which has its own govt. | |
| consolidate | unify | |
| consolidate | to make strong/ strengthen | |
| treacherous | perfidious | |
| treacherous | difficult to deal or face | |
| hand | main role | |
| at hand | near or coming closer | |
| confer | provide | |
| confer | to discuss on a subject matter to reach a conclusion. | |
| self-confer | provided to yourself | |
| sobriquet | nickname | |
| contest | complete | |
| contest | dispute | |
| contest | formally oppose in order to eliminate | |
| facile | easy (requiring little effort) | |
| facile | effortless | |
| #REF! | ||
| docile | easily controllable | |
| reconcile | reunite | |
| reconcile | to arrange two sides so that both are right | |
| estrange | separate/ isolate | |
| bridle at | to be angry at | |
| bridle | (n) a set of leather stripes to control horse | |
| bridle | (v) to control | |
| bridle path | path for horse | |
| bravura | great interest, enthusiasm or skill | |
| conflagaration | widespread fire | |
| conflagaration | war or conflict | |
| brunt | strong negative effect | |
| curb | divider between footpath and road | |
| curb | (v) control or restrict | |
| demure | shy and polite | |
| demure | lacking courage to do sth or to act | |
| demure | of dark color that is unattractive | |
| demur | politely reject or protest | |
| pensive | sadly thoughtful | |
| entrance | (v) to attract greatly | |
| magnificent | greatly impressive | SPLENDID |
| mystical | causing great interest 'coz sth is hidden or secret or unexplored | |
| teleology | a natural phenomenon such as natural selection or evolution | |
| Teleology | objective or goal | |
| entail | require/ include | |
| entail | cause | |
| gratify | to please or satisfy | |
| gratification | satisfaction | |
| engender | produce | |
| set up | establish | |
| endearment | a word or expression that shows love or affection | |
| recompense | compensation | |
| elation | great happiness and excitment | THRILL |
| pacify | soothe | |
| pacifist | a person who hates war/ conflict. | Opp: WARMONGER |
| pacific | peaceful/ loving peace | |
| pacifism | belief that war should be avoided | |
| chagrin | annoyance | VEXATION |
| influx | arrival in great numbers(from another location) | |
| influx | arrival in great amount/ quantity | |
| exodus | departure in great numbers | |
| inundate | (n) (v) flood | |
| inundate | ||
| abridge | shorten/ summarize | |
| emend | correct or rectify | |
| emend | to make better or improve | |
| amend | to change word/ phrase/ sentence/ or sense in order to make better or improve. | |
| Meliorate | ameliorate/ to make better/ improve | |
| maintain | to state that sth is true/ claim | |
| truncate | cut off | |
| truncate | reduce/ shorten | |
| legislators | law makers | |
| accede | to agree with (unwillingly or under pressure) | |
| accede | to hold power | |
| #REF! | ||
| endorse | approve | |
| disquiet | to make worried/ upset | |
| contemporary | modern | |
| contemporary | belonging to the same time | |
| reputation | general opinion about sth or sb | |
| ethos | norms or values | |
| well-earned | can be used both in positive and negative connotation | |
| connotation | indirect meaning | |
| denotation | direct meaning (from denote) | |
| moral | correct or proper | |
| imperious | domineering (wanting ppl to do what is ordered) | |
| imperious | very rigid (using complex words & structures and succinct) | |
| succinct | using few words | |
| unsparing | very harsh or critical | |
| reputed | supposed | |
| reputed | told by others | |
| reputable | deserving good reputation | |
| kudos | formal praise or prestige (earned by profession) | |
| evident | obvious or clear | |
| accessible | easily reachable | |
| accessible | easily available | |
| accessible | easily understandable | |
| intrinsic | as an inseparable part (natural) | |
| frivolous | lack of seriousness | |
| frivolous | worthless | |
| impenetrable | impossible to pass thru | |
| impenetrable | impossible to see thru | |
| impenetrable | impossible to understand | |
| fog | Fig. Confusion | |
| dispel | drive away/ disappear | |
| belligerent demand | requirement of great effort/ time/ care. | |
| forbidding | impossible to understand | |
| forbid | prohibit | |
| improbable | unlikely | |
| ample output | the writing using sufficient words with clarity | |
| sunny | cheerful | |
| disposition | the usual mood, character and attitude of a person or animal. | TEMPERAMENT |
| saturnine | very sad or serious | |
| penitential | regretful | |
| austere | not luxurious (spartan) | |
| austere | lacking decoration | |
| austere | cold or unfriendly | |
| 0 | very difficult to understand/ rigid | |
| intractable | unmanageable | |
| prolix | verbose | WORDY |
| impetuous | unplanned or hasty | IMPULSIVE, HEADLONG |
| prodigal | extravagant (using sth unnecessarily) | |
| prodigal son/ daughter | a person who leaves the company for improving prospects and later on gets back to same company by being failure elsewhere | |
| thorny | biting | |
| thorny | complicated | |
| taciturn | speaking little or tight lipped | |
| tacit | self understood (w/o spoken) | |
| voluble | using sufficient words with clarity | |
| voluble | talkative | |
| pellucid | transparently clear | |
| lucid | clear | |
| patisserie | pastry shop | |
| patisserie | cakes/ cookies etc | |
| dulcet | pleasant to listen | MELODIOUS, MELLIFLUOUS, EUPHONIC, EUPHONIOUS |
| tureen | a deep bowl with lid | |
| bouillon | clear beef soup | |
| bouillon | beef soup (watery) | |
| judicious | having or showing good judgement | |
| inhibited | unable to express clearly | |
| inhibit | stop | |
| inhibit | slow down | |
| interdict | order of prohibition | |
| interdict | (v) to order by court to stop sth | |
| interdict | prohibit | |
| garrulous | excessively talkative in insignificant matters. | |
| edifice | structure or building | |
| august | greatly impressive | |
| incorporate | build | |
| incorporate | include | |
| #REF! | ||
| posh | expensive and attractive | |
| eclipse | darken | |
| eclipse | overshadow (to make less important) | |
| degrade | to lower the grade | |
| degrade | humiliate | |
| abase | humiliate/ degrade | |
| abase ownself | humble | |
| debase | devalue | |
| bolster | strengthen/ support | |
| acknowledge | admit | |
| acknowledge | regard | |
| appropiate | (v) to allocate | |
| appropiate | (v) capture (to take others' property w/o permission or illegally) | |
| expropiate | (v) to take private property by the govt. for public use | |
| complementary | completing sth | |
| curator | A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection | |
| mere | only | |
| hideous | very ugly | |
| hideous | detestable (feeling or causing hatred) | |
| mask | (v) to hide | |
| limpid | clear | |
| limn | to draw lines clearly | |
| legends | symbols that help you to read the map | |
| fatuous | very silly or stupid | WITLESS, OAFISH, DOLTISH, INANE |
| dolt | stupid person | OAF |
| stupid | unreasonable | |
| stupid | unintelligent | |
| adorn | to cover with decoration | |
| bonny | very attractive | |
| decorous | proper or proper in manner | |
| felicitous | very suitable | |
| rotund | of round shape | |
| rot | repeat over and over | |
| tremor | gentle earthquake | |
| tremor | trembling 'coz of fear/ coldness/ nervousness | |
| rubbles | broken pieces from destruction | |
| extricate | to set free from traps | |
| extrude | to bring metal or plastic into shape by pushing from inward. | |
| extrude | to come out with force | |
| portend | (v) to indicate that sth unpleasant is going to happen. | |
| portent | (n) sth which indicates unpleasant thing is going to happen. | |
| portentous | (adj) indicating sth unpleasant is going to happen. | |
| repudiate | reject | |
| repudiate | to prove as false (disprove) | REFUTE |
| authorize | legally permit/ valid | |
| foresee | foretell | |
| hypothesize | to claim based on available evidences | |
| contend | compete (vie) | |
| contend | claim based on evidence | |
| unparalleled | w/o equal (supreme) | PEERLESS |
| ingenuity | inventiveness | |
| ingenious | very clever | |
| ingeneous | simple, honest and willing to believe (naive) | |
| gull | to cheat or deceive | |
| ingenue | (n) a woman who is simple, honest and willing to believe | |
| apogee | highest point | ACME, SUMMIT, APEX, PINNACLE |
| apotheosis | highest point of success | |
| apotheosis | perfect example/ an excellent example | |
| encroach | interfere | |
| assert | to state sth is true (claim) | AFFIRM, AVER |
| conception | notion | |
| execute | to put to death | |
| contemplate | deeply think | MULL OVER, PONDER, MUSE, COGITATE, RUMINATE |
| ruminate | to chew over and over | |
| ruminate | deeply think | |
| eschew | avoid or give up ('coz you think is no longer important) | |
| renounce | give up | |
| denounce | strongly criticize or disapprove | |
| shun | give up | |
| shun | socially reject | |
| deprecate | belittle (insult) | |
| depredate | violently attack (it may cause killing or destruction) | |
| fargo | give up | |
| deter | discourage | |
| hearten | encourage (to infuse spirit) | Opp: DISHEARTEN |
| smelt | to melt ores | |
| slag | useless residue | |
| abundant | greatly enough | |
| scanty | insignificant | PALTRY, SCANT |
| democratize | to make more democratic | |
| democratize | to make available to all | |
| demotic | popular | |
| preempt | forestall, preclude | |
| cultivate | to improve or make better | |
| mentor | experienced teacher/ counselor/ trainer | |
| mentor | (v) to teach or advise or train by an expert person | |
| sound | (v) to state or speak | |
| sound | (adj) good | |
| resorted to using | used | |
| resorted to | used | |
| lucid | clear | |
| panegyric | formal praise (by speech or writing) | ENCOMIUM |
| panegyrical | praiseworthy | |
| erudite | greatly scholastic (from academic studies) | |
| erudite | academic/ formal | |
| rational | justifiable/ reasonable | |
| balmy | that gives relief | |
| balmy | warm and pleasant | |
| balm | a substance that relieves pain | |
| balm | a substance that is applied to the dead body in order to preserve. | |
| Gordian | very complicated | |
| A Gordian knot | very complicated problem | |
| knotty | entangled | |
| prize | to give value | |
| tyranny | autocracy | |
| tyrant | autocrat/ despot | |
| bulwark | sth/ sb that protects against danger | |
| ergo | therefore | |
| friable | easily broken | |
| brittle | easily broken | |
| fragile | very delicate (easily damageable) | |
| tenuous | weak | |
| tenuous | rare or thin | |
| despise | strongly hate/ detest | LOATHE, ABHOR, ABOMINATE |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be morally better than one really is. | |
| hypocritical | pretending to be morally better than one really is | |
| hypercritical | fault finding | CAPTIOUS |
| alienate | to separate or lose | |
| inalienable | that can't be separated | |
| adherent | supporter (origin from ADHEsive) | PROPOPENT, SPONSOR |
| despoil | loot | PLUNDER, PILLAGE |
| despoil | spoil | |
| invaders | a person or country that enters illegally in order to attack | |
| posh | very expensive and attractive | |
| despodent | very sad/ serious (losing spirit) | |
| malady | sickness | |
| appreciable | very large | |
| impotent | powerless | |
| impotent | sexually powerless | |
| virile | having strong sexual power | MANLY |
| rile | irritate | IRK |
| stew | vegetable, fish or meat that is cooked in liquid | |
| recipe | method of cooking | |
| recipe | method of success | |
| passport | way or method | |
| subtlety | indirect expression (you need great effort to understand) | |
| subtlety | (food)- actual taste | |
| subtle difference | slight difference ie difficult to detect | |
| pungent | of sharp flavor, smell or taste | |
| pungent reality | bitter reality | |
| minion | low leveled servant or worker | |
| mince | to cut into small pieces | |
| mince | (acting on stage)- to move quickly with short steps in an artificial way | |
| otherwise | (adj) different from others | |
| deplete | to run empty | |
| masticate | chew | |
| gumdrop | a type of sweet chewing gum | |
| augment | to increase | |
| augment | (dish)-to make better or improve | |
| condiments | spices | |
| overwhelm | to have intense feelings | |
| overwhelm | to be greatly large | |
| overwhelm | (food)- to kill actual taste | |
| 0 | easily defeat | |
| #REF! | ||
| satiate | sate (satisfy or fully satisfy- hunger, curiosity, desire (but not thirst)) | |
| delicate | delicious (it gives actual taste) | |
| delicate | vulnerable (at high risk) | |
| delicate | easily damageable/ breakable | |
| zest | great enthusiasm | |
| zest | a type of spic by pulverizing the skin of lemon or orange (it gives strong flavor) | |
| zesty | greatly enthusiastic (having or showing intense feelings) | |
| zesty | with sharp flavor | |
| detestable | of unpleasant taste | |
| detestable | feeling or causing hatred | |
| uninspired | dull, unexciting, uninteresting | |
| apparently | obviously, clearly | |
| apparently | while looking the appearance | |
| vital | very important | |
| vital | very necessary to live | |
| vital | healthy and strong | |
| luxuriant | healthily growing | LUSH |
| verdant | green | |
| verdant | lacking experience | |
| green | (Fig) lacking experience | |
| seasoned | dried | |
| seasoned | with flavor (including salt) | |
| seasoned | highly experienced | |
| shift | change | |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation (of best model) | |
| gauche | skill less (w/o skill) | |
| adept | skillful | Opp: INEPT |
| chasten | to cause great shame | |
| ascetic | w/o decoration (very simple and plain) | |
| stint | a very short period of time (while comparing to the total length) | |
| stint | (v) to use or provide by controlling | |
| stinting | greedy | |
| unstinting | generous | |
| epoch | historical period or a period in which typical activity takes place | |
| eon | very long period of time (longer than era) | |
| sublime | of the best quality | |
| sublimate | to turn solid into gas | |
| sublimate | to express indirectly in order to make it socially acceptable. | |
| subliminal | below perceptible level (affecting sub-conscious mind) | |
| prosaic | dull, unexciting, uninteresting | |
| SUBLIME CONFIDENCE | overconfidence | |
| model | excellent or perfect example | |
| reticence | unwilling to speak | |
| diffidence | lack of confidence | |
| diffidence | shyness | |
| brash | aggressive, harsh | |
| brash | too bright (-ve) | |
| propriety | proper manner | |
| apparent | obvious | |
| apparent | relating to appearance | |
| deliberation | careful planning | |
| pith | soft part ( inside lemon/ orange/ stem) | |
| pith | central part or theme | |
| crux | central part or theme | ESSENCE, GIST |
| pithy | having soft/ spongy part | |
| stem from | come from or germinate | |
| conformist | (n)/(adj) following traditions or others w/o any changes | |
| moron | silly or stupid person | |
| maverick | non-conformist (An unorthodox or independent-minded person) | |
| whimsical | changeable, unpredictable | CAPRICIOUS |
| whimsical | humorous | |
| sense of whimsy | sense of humor | |
| whim | sudden and unexpected activity | |
| flawless | spotless/ without error | |
| proffer | offer or provide | |
| snippet | a small part or piece | |
| refectory | dinning hall | |
| refractory | unmanageable, stubborn | |
| refractory | (n) A substance that is resistant to heat. | |
| communal | shared by all | |
| communal | relating to community | |
| profess | claim (to state sth is true) | |
| profess | publicly declare | |
| fiat | order | |
| by fiat | legally. | |
| countermand | to cancel the previous order by another order. | |
| mandate | order | |
| fib | to tell lies about insignificant things | |
| fib | (n) insignificant lie | |
| murky | dark | |
| murky | unclear | |
| murky | turbid | |
| chapel | room or building of church | |
| mull over | to think deeply | |
| incognito | disguised under an assumed name | |
| cognate | (linguistic)- having same origin | |
| cogent | convincing | |
| cognitive | able to understand quickly and truly. | |
| cognizant | having sense/ wary or cautious | |
| homespun | very friendly | |
| homespun | home made | |
| detour | round journey | |
| arduous | hard (effort taking) | |
| glib | careless (not observing the seriousness of subject) | SHALLOW |
| immutable | unchangeable | |
| placate | pacify (anger) | |
| implacable | that can't be pacified | |
| irksome | irritating | |
| irksome | causing boredom | |
| onerous | burdensome | |
| exonerate | to free from blame | EXCULPATE, ABSOLVE, ACQUIT, VINDICATE |
| vindictive | revengeful (seeking revenge) | |
| avenge | to take revenge | |
| retaliation | revenge | REPRISAL |
| to take reprisal | to take revenge | |
| inculpate | to blame | |
| culpable | deserving blame | |
| incriminate | to make sb guilty | |
| duress | threat | |
| duress | strict control | |
| hostage | captured person | |
| indurate | harden | |
| obdurate | very stubborn (unwilling to be changed) | ADAMANT |
| adamant soldier/ police +ve connotation | ||
| odd | very different from others/ strange | |
| oddsmaker | a person who predicts the result of race, competition or election and manages bet. | |
| admire | praise | |
| extol | highly praise | |
| feminine roles (ph) | weak roles | |
| effeminate | woman-like | |
| foreign | unfamiliar | |
| forlorn | unhappy and isolated | |
| loverlorn | sad 'coz the person you love doesn't love you | |
| magnanimous | greatly generous | |
| magnanimous | very large | |
| munificent | kind/ generous | |
| charitable | kind/ generous | |
| desolate | deserted of people ('coz the place is uninhabitable) | |
| desolate | unhappy and isolated | |
| doughty | very courageous | |
| daring | very courageous | |
| daring | very strange or unusual (different from others) | |
| outlandish | very strange or unusual | BIZARRE |
| commonplace | unoriginal (not new)- uninteresting, unexciting coz it has been overused | TRITE, BANAL, HACKNEYED |
| proposed | suggested | |
| revealing | disclosing | |
| verge | border | |
| divulge | disclose (reveal) | |
| divest | to lose sth coz sb has taken it | |
| divest | to sell company's properties (opp of INVEST) | |
| classify | to divide into many parts | |
| classify | to keep secret or hidden | |
| declassify | to reveal publicly | |
| retreat | withdraw/ give up | |
| retreat | (v) to go into calm and quite place | |
| retreat | (n) calm and quite place | |
| 0 | return | |
| in retreat | w/o activity | |
| entreat | to request sb seriously | BESEECH |
| entreaty | (n) serious request | |
| retrench | economize | HUSBAND |
| entrench | to make very strong | |
| condone | ignore sth as insignificant (excuse as insignificant) | |
| condone | to excuse (-ve activity) | |
| extirpate | eliminate (root out) | |
| raffish | informal but attractive | |
| affront | insult | |
| slight | insult | |
| impertinent | irrelevant | |
| impertinent | rude or impolite (showing lack of respect) | |
| pert | not showing respect to other | |
| pert | small but attractive | |
| nosy | (adj) taking interest in others' personal matters unnecessarily | |
| pry | to separate | |
| pry | (v) to take interest in others' personal matters unnecessarily | |
| officious | willing to give more information than needed that is annoying | |
| officious | interfering | |
| meddle | interfere | |
| hedonist | a person who loves pleasure ( whose ultimate goal is pleasure) | |
| hedonistic | loving pleasure | |
| nihilist | a person who thinks that our norms and values are worthless | |
| nihilist | a person who thinks that the social, political structure is worthless | |
| ablate | surgically cut off. | |
| obtuse | slow and stupi | |
| logy | lazy | |
| obverse | opposite | |
| byzantine | cryptic (mysterious and hard to interpret) | |
| dissention | conflict or strong disagreement | |
| proverbial | relating to proverb | |
| proverbial | widely popular | |
| transgression | going beyond the limit of morality | |
| contempories | (n) ppl belonging to same time | |
| laud | (v) praise | |
| laudable | praiseworthy | |
| laudatory | containing praise | |
| plaudit | praise or approval | APPROBATION |
| mitigate | to reduce sth negative | ALLEVIATE |
| unmitigated(-ve) | complete or thorough | |
| rebuk | scold (to make critical remarks) | |
| treachery | perfidy (betrayal) | |
| treacherous | perfidious | |
| treacherous | difficult to deal with | |
| sophist | a paid teacher of philosophy | |
| sophist | a teacher of false reasoning (-ve) | |
| sophistry | false reasoning | |
| redemption | freedom from sin | |
| redemption rate | (economics) exchange | |
| stain | to mark in a negative way | |
| obstinate | very stubborn (unwilling to be changed) | |
| obstinate | that can't be removed or washed out | |
| perceived | acquired | |
| atone | amend for sins | EXPIATE |
| tranquilizer | sedative/ a drug that causes sleepiness | |
| abuse | mistreat | |
| abuse | misuse | |
| induce | cause | |
| soporific | causing sleep | SOMNIFEROUS |
| sedulous | hard working (given care, time and much effort) | |
| coruscate | flash | |
| scintillate | sparkle | |
| scintillating | sparkling | |
| scintillating | causing great interest or excitement | |
| scintilla | spark | |
| iota | (greek alphabet,i) small amount | |
| modicum | small amount | |
| mote | smallest particle | |
| shimmer | shine in a trembling way | |
| glimmer | light unsteadily | |
| debilitate | weaken | |
| undermine | weaken gradually | |
| undermine | weaken | |
| eccentric | very different from others (odd or unusual) | |
| petty | of little or no importance (insignificant) | |
| comply | agree or obey | |
| complaisance | obedience | |
| complaisant | obedient | COMPLAINT |
| pliant | easily bending | PLIABLE |
| pliant | impressionable (easily influenced by others) | |
| malleable | easily shapable | |
| malleable | impressionable | |
| malleable | that can change | |
| confirmity | similarity/ harmony with others | |
| confirmist | (n/adj) following others or tradition w/o any changes | opp: MAVERICK |
| candor | frankness (with honesty) | |
| candid | frank (with honesty) | |
| vulgar | informal | |
| nocturnal | of the night | |
| blowhard | talkative boaster (घमण्ड/ गफाडा) | |
| badger | (v) annoy | |
| pester | irritate/ annoy | |
| pest | person who irritates others | |
| arrant | of the worst kind (-ve) | |
| enlighten | teach | |
| inculcate | to teach beliefs until you are prepared | |
| aspire | desire or seek | |
| penance | self punishment to achieve sth. (religious) | |
| tedious | monotonous | TIRESOME |
| grater | a type of kitchen tool that is used to cut sth into pieces | |
| grate | (v) to cut into pieces | |
| grate | to make irritating sound from rubbing | |
| grate | to irritate sb (pester) | |
| mince | to cut into small pieces. | |
| mince | to move quickly with short steps and in a funny way (this type of work is affected while performing on the stage.) | |
| rousing | greatly exciting | |
| edify | (from edit) to teach by correcting (mind or character) | |
| didactic | intended to teach or give lesson | |
| quaff | drink | |
| quail | to be fearful | |
| ebullient | greatly energetic and lively (जीवन्त), full of energy | |
| charm | sth that is believed to have magical power to defeat evil | AMULET, TALISMAN |
| mulish | very stubborn | |
| mule | (fig.) very stubborn person | |
| demur | politely reject | |
| demurred | p.p. of demur | |
| tenebrous | dark | |
| gaiety | great happiness | |
| carnival | grand celebration | |
| ignominous | causing public shame | |
| berate | highly scold | |
| colossal | huge | |
| colossus | large statue or structure | |
| allay | pacify or to give relief | |
| allay | to satisfy or fully satisfy | |
| cadge | beg | PANHANDLE, MOOCH |
| cadaver | dead body | |
| cadaverous | of unhealthy color(pale or pallid) | |
| cascade | small waterfall | |
| cascade | sth that moves down in a series | |
| cataract | a type of eye dzs. | |
| cataract | big waterfall | |
| catacombs | a no. of graves at a same place. | |
| cavern | large cave. | |
| grotto | small artificial cave | |
| spelunker | a person who explores the cave. | |
| provoke | cause | |
| provoke | excite against sb or sth | |
| provoke | sexually arousing | |
| mendicate | beg ( by religious beggars) | |
| mendicant | religious beggars | |
| pecuniary | relating to money | |
| slicks | thin layer on the we surface | |
| asphalt | a black substance | |
| hazards | accidents | |
| entail | cause | |
| entail | include | |
| saturnine | very sad/ serious | |
| asinine | very silly or stupid | |
| parietal | relating to the wall of skull | |
| parietal | relating to the wall | |
| pavonine | relating to peacock | |
| pavonine | reflecting different colors. | |
| monocoque | relating to the body of the vehicle or automobile to which chassis is tied or attached | |
| iridescent | reflecting different colors. | |
| opal | a type of colorless gemstone | |
| opalescent | reflecting different colors. | |
| incandescent | glowing when heated | |
| incandescent | very impressive | |
| anodyne | pain killer | |
| anodyne | soothing | |
| numbing alcohol/ wine | pain killer | |
| savage | brutal (wild) | |
| beast | (fig) a savage/brutal person | |
| unabashedly | shamelessly | |
| muddle | confuse | |
| muddle | jumble (mixed in a haphazard way) | |
| risible | unreasonable/ absurd | PREPOSTEROUS |
| abstruse | unclear | OBSCURE |
| feckless | careless (not taking responsibility sincerely) | |
| nice distinction | slight distinction | |
| cardinal | very important | |
| cardiac | relating to heart | |
| intimate | (v) to hint or suggest | |
| galvanize | foment (to excite others against sb or sth) | |
| amorphous | not having definite shape | |
| enchanted with | greatly attracted with | |
| prospect | future possibility/ career | |
| hectic | busy | |
| trade for | to stop sth in order to start another thing | |
| bucolic | relating to country side | |
| bucolic | relating to town | |
| stench | bad smell | |
| bovine | cow-like | |
| bovine | (fig) slow and stupid | |
| bovine | relating to cattle | |
| pastoral | of the village (rustic) | |
| pastoral | of the pasture | |
| pastoral | of the pastor ( of church) | |
| noisome | giving unpleasant smell | |
| noisome | feeling or causing hatred (detestable) | |
| odious | feeling and causing hatred | |
| odium | (n) feeling of hatred | |
| atavist | grand father = outdated | |
| atavistic | resembling forefathers | |
| atavistic | very old | |
| avuncular | uncle-like= kind and generous | |
| avocation | hobby | |
| olfactory | affecting to the sense of smell | |
| gustatory | affecting to the sense of taste | |
| mephitic | giving unpleasant smell | MALODOROUS |
| insatiable | never satisfying | |
| sweet tooth | sweet dish | |
| gumdrops | a type of sweet chewing gum | |
| affinity | kinship | |
| affinity | strong desire/ attraction | |
| forebear | ancestor | |
| progenitor | ancestor | |
| primogeniture | first born child | |
| progeny | offspring | |
| siblings | brothers and sisters born to same parents | |
| predilection | strong liking or desire | |
| elect | choose or select | |
| eclectic | selected from different parts or remixed | |
| model | perfect example of representation | EPITOME |
| paradigm | perfect example of representation | |
| paradigm shift | very important or significant change | |
| paragon | model of perfection (this has not been imitated from others) | |
| personification | considering non-personal thing as a person | |
| personification | perfect example of representation | |
| embodiment | perfect example of representation | |
| embodiment | inclusion | |
| wrath | anger | |
| wrathful | angry | |
| irish | angry | IRATE |
| clan | family | |
| reticence | unwillingness to speak | |
| adversity | hardship/ difficulty/ poverty | |
| repudiate | to prove sth as false | REFUTE |
| repudiate | deny or reject | |
| quiescence | inactive or dormant or at rest | |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth | |
| verisimilar | appearing as true | |
| tribulation | suffering or hardship | THROES |
| diatribe | long abusive speech | TIRADE |
| tribunal | court | |
| nether | lower | |
| loch | lakes (of Scotland) | |
| carrion | flesh of dead body (rotten meat) | |
| bestial | barbaric/ savage | |
| barron | not producing good idea | |
| edifice | structure or building | |
| imposing | very impressive, grand | |
| warbling | chirping, to sing by birds | |
| warbling | to speak very quickly that is not understandable | |
| warbling | to speak in a stupid way | |
| clapper | striker of the bell | |
| clangor | sharp interrupted sound | |
| sacred | very holy | |
| sacred | very important | SACROSANCT |
| consecrate | to make holy | opp: DESECRATE |
| consecrate | ||
| infidels | a person who doesn't believe in god or religion | |
| sacrilegious | showing disrespect to god or religion | |
| prosaic | dull, uninteresting, unexciting | |
| specious | seemingly true but false | |
| spacious | comfortable | COMMODIOUS |
| incommodious | not comfortable | CRAMPED |
| guile | deception | |
| guileful | deceptive | |
| guileless | simple, honest and willing to believe (naive) | |
| beguile | to deceive or cheat | |
| beguile | to attract sb in order to cheat | |
| venerable | deserving great respect (as being holy, old, or great) | |
| humble | respecting others being in lower ranks | |
| mindful | aware of future activities | |
| mindless | unaware of future activities | |
| vicissitude | fluctuation (-ve) | |
| vigilant | watchful | |
| larcency | theft | |
| filch | to steal | |
| iniquitous | very evil or unfair | |
| coda | concluding part | |
| unappealing | not attractive( unpleasant) | |
| authoritarian | wanting others to obey what is ordered | |
| authoritarian | not giving freedom | |
| intermittent | happening or occurring at intervals | SPORADIC |
| squander | to spend money, time and energy carelessly | |
| venture | risks | |
| squalor | poverty and dirtiness | |
| slum | dirty place in the city | |
| squalid | dirty & poor | |
| unlikely | improbable | opp: LIKELY |
| insolvent | bankrupt (not economically sound) | opp: SOLVENT |
| soluble | that can be solved | opp: INSOLUBLE |
| moribund | in the process of death | |
| perturb | to make sb worried or upset | |
| imperturbable | calm and quiet | |
| interlocutor | the person you make a conversation with | |
| toned down | to reduce the intensity | |
| rendering | translations | |
| egalitarian | equal to all | |
| phrasings | expressions | |
| servile | flattering | |
| servile | too much willing to serve | OBSEQUIOUS |
| garrulous | excessively talkative in insignificant matters | |
| circumspect | cautious | WARY |
| querulous | complaining in the annoying way | |
| loquacious | talkative | |
| distinctive | different from others | |
| strive | try or to make and effort | |
| strife | conflict | |
| compelling | strong or forceful | |
| compelling | attractive | |
| comely | attractive | FAIR |
| dictate | to state with authority | |
| dictate | to speak slowly so that you can write or record. | |
| caprice | unpredictable or changeable nature | |
| aesthetics | beauty that you observe in sth./ study of beauty | |
| aesthete | a person who observes beauty in sth. (lover of beauty) | |
| obliging | helpful | |
| desultory | lack of seriousness | |
| desultory | aimless | |
| vehicle | means of expression | |
| alarm | to give threat or warning (or frighten others) | |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness | |
| alacrity | swiftness/ promptness | |
| cryptic | secret or hard to interpret | |
| crypt | grave in the basement of church | |
| stygian | too dark | |
| sty | a place for keeping pig | |
| syllogism | a statement that is proved based on previous statements | |
| ergo | therefore | |
| abstract from | to take from | |
| anomalous | wrong or deviating from normal | |
| genesis | starting | |
| onset | starting | |
| inception | starting point | |
| interminable | endless | |
| gentrify | to turn into posh | |
| posh | very expensive, attractive and popular | |
| gentry | higher class | NOBILITY |
| genteel | very gentle | |
| rancid | unpleasant to smell or taste | |
| rancid | bitter | |
| rancorous | feeling or causing hatred | |
| rancorous | bitter/ angry | |
| negativity | negative attitude | |
| negate | cancel out | |
| abnigate | give up (renounce) | |
| cynic | person with biased attitude | |
| cynic | person with negativity | |
| harbor | (v) to keep in mind | |
| harbor | to provide shelter | |
| benevolence | great generosity | |
| precocity | early talents | |
| precocity | state of being earlier than normal time | |
| precocious | having early talent | |
| precocious | before normal time | |
| prodigy | precocious child | |
| protige | a person who is given shelter and taught (male) | |
| protigee | a person who is given shelter and taught (female) | |
| premature | too early | |
| parsimony | extreme unwillingness to spend money | |
| ignoble | dishonorable (not deserving respect) | |
| antipathy | hostility (feeling of hatred) | ANIMUS, ANIMOSITY |
| probity | great honesty | |
| probity | religious honesty | |
| probity | greatly generosity (benevolence) | |
| mendacious | not genuine (dishonest) | |
| mendacity | (n) lack of honesty or not genuine | |
| vegan | avoiding animal products | |
| scrumptious | delicious | |
| detestable | of unpleasant taste | |
| detestable | abominable | |
| unappetizing | not delicious | opp: APPETIZING |
| bland | insipid (uninteresting, unexciting) | |
| gleeful | happy or joyous | |
| ambrosia | delicious food/(old- food of god) | |
| ambroisal | delicious | |
| elixir | cure all | PANACEA |
| innocuous | harmless | |
| acidic | containing acid | |
| acidic | bitter/ sour | ACRID, ACRIMONIOUS, ACETIC |
| irritating | annoying | |
| mundane | ordinary/ common | |
| mundane | not spiritual | |
| deletrious | harmful | PERNICIOUS, DETRIMENTAL |
| imply | indirectly state/ suggest | |
| implication | indirect suggestion/ hint | |
| implication | involvement in the crime | |
| complicity | involvement in crime | |
| accomplice | partner in crime | |
| nobel | of higher class | |
| nobel | honorable (deserving respect) | opp: IGNOBLE |
| virtually | almost | |
| virtual | almost but not real | |
| penniless | poor | |
| dint | means | |
| indigent | poor | |
| indigence | poverty; a state of extreme poverty or destitution | |
| indigenous | native | ABORIGINAL |
| denizen | indigenous people/ plant/ animal | |
| opulence | great wealth | |
| opulence | luxury | |
| opulent | greatly wealthy | |
| opulent | luxurious | |
| affluent | rich or wealthy | |
| eminence | professional success or fame | |
| penury | poverty | |
| penury | extreme unwillingness to spend money | |
| penurious | very poor | |
| penurious | extremely unwilling to spend money | |
| miser | stingy person | TIGHTWAD |
| parsimonious | extremely unwilling to spend money | NIGGARDLY |
| depravity | illegal/ immoral or evil behavior | TURPITUDE |
| complacency | too much satisfaction of what one has done or achieved | SMUGNESS opp:ZEAL |
| complacent | too much satisfied of what one has done or achieved. | SMUG |
| euphoria | great joy or happiness that continues for short time | |
| subside | lessen/ wane/ abate | |
| etiquette | set of rules indicating proper and polite way to behave | |
| utter | speak or state | |
| utter | (adj) complete | |
| calumny | slander/ to scold | |
| calumny | an untrue statement to hurt others' reputation | |
| impervious | not affected | |
| impervious | imporous | |
| perish | kill or die | |
| perish | to go rotten | |
| imperishable | long lasting | |
| flamboyant | very noticeable in color (you can't ignore) | |
| flamboyant | very noticeable | |
| flamboyant | heavily decorated including carving | |
| immaculate | clean, spotless | |
| maculated | spotty; not clean | |
| imbibe | drink | |
| imbibe | drink in | |
| catholic | of wide range ( a no. of things have been mixed) | UNIVERSAL |
| conglomeration | combination of diff things | |
| amiable | sweet tempered/ friendly | |
| disposition | temperament (usual mood/ character/ attitude) | |
| bad-mouth | to make critical remarks (scold) | |
| mealy | dry fruits | |
| mealy mouthed | insincere | |
| melee | confused fight | BRAWL, FRAY |
| malicious | desiring to hurt others | SPITEFUL |
| churlish | rude/ impolite | SURLY, INSOLENT, IMPUDENT |
| gnatcatcher | a type of song bird | |
| tamable | that can be controlled | |
| timid | shy or fearful | |
| upset | worry or to give trouble | |
| ambiguous | unclear coz it gives more than one meanings | |
| antiquated | very old or outdated | |
| astute | sharply intelligent | CANNY, SHREWD |
| shrew | a rat like animal | |
| shrew | scolding woman | |
| shrewish | scolding | |
| archaic | outdated | |
| intractable | unmanageable | |
| nascent | newly born | |
| nascent | coming into existence | |
| erudite | highly scholastic | |
| erudite | academic or formal | |
| academic | theoritical | |
| predilection | strong liking or desire | |
| dilettantish | superficial (not in depth) | |
| dilettante | a person who gives only superficial interests | |
| picaresque | telling a story about a brave and dishonest character | |
| picayune | insignificant (of little or no importance) | |
| timbre | quality of sound | |
| subtle | minute | |
| subterfuge | dishonest behavior or trick | |
| subservient | obedient (willing to serve) | |
| quandary | a confused or unsure condition you can't decide | |
| quality time | the time in which you concentrate on one subject | |
| deplored | strongly criticize or disapprove | |
| timorous | fearful | |
| seances | magical practice to communicate with the spirit of dead person or animals | |
| necromancy | black magic | |
| hex | magic to harm others | |
| levitate | to float in the air through magic | |
| levity | lack of seriousness | |
| levity | lightening the serious issue | |
| aberrant | abnormal | |
| aberration | abnomality | |
| lackluster | not bright/ dull | |
| lackluster | unexciting/ uninteresting | |
| poised | calm and confident | |
| poised | ready to move | |
| poised between | to remain between two different things | |
| repulsive | feeling and causing hatred | REPUGNANT |
| decorous | proper or proper in manner | |
| inveterate | long established or habitual | |
| dynamic | greatly energetic | |
| dynamic | fluctuating | |
| dynamic | always changing (GATISHEEL) | |
| timorous | fearful | |
| cowed | intimidated | |
| turgid | swollen | |
| turgid | increased | |
| turgid | pompous or exaggerating | |
| repatriate | to go back or send back to your own country | |
| expatriate | to settle abroad | |
| expatriate | (n) a person who has settled abroad | |
| expatriate | (adj) settled abroad | |
| patriarch | father or male as a head of family or society | |
| matriarch | mother or female as a head of family or society | |
| patrimony | ||
| alimony | ||
| matrimony | ||
| extradition | sending a criminal or prisoner from one country to another as demanded | |
| extradite | to send a prisoner or criminal from one country to another as demanded | |
| commandeer | order | |
| commandeer | to capture vehicles (by security force or rebels) | |
| interdict | order of prohibition | |
| interdict | prohibit | |
| expurgate | censor | |
| appropiate | allocate | |
| appropiate | capture (to take sth illegally) | |
| expropiate | to take private property by govt. for public use | |
| contend | claim | |
| contend | compete | |
| switch from | change from | |
| granulate | to turn into granins | |
| granary | a place for keeping grains | |
| larder | a place for keeping food items/stuffs | PANTRY |
| hospitable | polite/ friendly (respecting others) | |
| hospitable | consonant with | |
| hospitable | suitable | |
| benignant | harmless | BENIGN |
| inured to | habitual to unpleasant situation or difficulties | |
| partial | biased or having biased attitude | opp:IMPARTIAL |
| partisan | (n) A person with biased attitude | |
| partisan | (adj) biased | |
| jaundiced | of unhealthy color (pale or pallid) | |
| jaundiced | biased in terms of previous experience | |
| partition | (v) divide into | |
| refurbish | renovate | |
| refulgent | greatly shining | |
| invidious | causing envy or jealousy | |
| inveterate | long established or long habitual | |
| invincible | that can't be recovered or compensated | |
| invincible | that can't be defeated | |
| innuendos | implied information (-ve) | |
| inordinate | greatly many or much | |
| lethargy | slowness | |
| lethargy | lack of energy | |
| listless | lacking energy | |
| conglomeration | combination | |
| phlegmatic | calm and undisturbed (generally in crisis) | |
| fervent | greatly enthusiastic | |
| fervent | having or showing intense feeling | FERVID, ZEALOUS, ARDENT |
| cessation | stoppage | |
| rhetoric | art of using language (while speaking or writing) | |
| heedless | inattentive | |
| foster | nurture | |
| foster | to help to grow or develop | |
| inhibit | prohibit or stop | |
| inhibit | slow down | |
| sponsor | (v) strongly support | |
| sponsor | (n) strong supporter | PROPONENT, ADHERENT |
| abandon | (n) uncontrolled behavior | |
| thrive | healthily grow | |
| proliferate | rapidly grow | |
| wallow | roll about | |
| wallow | to remain in a situation from which you make no effort to come out | |
| sallow | of unhealthy color (pale or pallid) | WAN |
| wan | not energetic or weak | |
| hallow | to make holy | |
| fallow | not in use (for better productivity) | |
| fallow | inactive | |
| callow | immature | |
| gallows | cross for death penalty | |
| gallows | death penalty by hanging | |
| extol | highly praise |
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