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Antic= Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ devious/ erratic/ eccentric/
incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable
Antics= Foolish Behavior
Antique= Old but valuable thing
Antiqued = Antediluvian/ Antiquated/ Archaic/ Obsolete/ Outmoded/ Superannuated/Passé/ Quaint/
Primeval/ Old
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Ascetic= Austere/ Discreet/ Reserved/ Restrained/ Temperate/ Tempered
Aseptic= Preventing Infection
Acerbic= Sour in taste; Rude/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/
Insolent/ Impudent/ Brazen/ Pert/ Impertinent/ Astringent
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Adulation= Blandishment/ Servility/ flattery
Adulterate= besmirch/ defile/ desecrate/ taint/ sully/ profane
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Affected= artificial/ pretended
Disaffected= disloyal/ deceitful/ treacherous/ insidious/ perfidious/ capricious/ fickle/ fraudulent
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Affront= Invective/ Ignominy/ Indignity/ Slight/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobrium
Effrontery= Brazenness/ Haughtiness/ Insolence/ Impudence/ Impertinence
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Artful= astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ perspicacious/ insightful/ ingenious
Artless= Guileless/ Chivalrous/ Stalwart/ Steadfast/ Trustworthy/ Unswerving
Artifice= Guile/ Hoax/ Ruse/ Bluff/ Chicanery/ Skullduggery/ perfidy/ bluff/ deception/ treachery
Artisan= skilled worker
Partisan=Devoted to a cause or party; an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
Bipartisan= Supported by both sides
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Allude= refer indirectly/ advert
Elude= escape/ evade/ bilk/ be incomprehensible to/ escape understanding by
Allure= dispose/ incline/ entice/ lure/ tempt/ attract
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Allege=accuse without proof (no adduce, only assert)
Allegory=parable/ fable/ apologue
Alliteration= Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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Absolve= Pardon an offense = acquit/ disabuse/ exonerate/ exculpate/ vindicate= clear of accusation
Dissolve= break up/ fade away/ dismiss/ disband/ thaw/ melt/ resolve (2)/ unfreeze
Resolve (v) = adjudicate/ decide/ determine/ settle/ conclude/ try
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Amiss= wrong/ faulty
Remiss= dabbled/ lax/ Blithe/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/
nonchalant/ careless
Remission= amnesty/ remission; temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt



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Beneficiary= donee/ Heir/ inheritor/ successor
Beneficent= philanthropic/ Benevolent/ eleemosynary/ Generous; Doing or producing good
Beneficial= Favorable/ good
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Bawl=bellow/ yawp/ cry or shout loudly
Brawl= melee/ fray/ fracas/ skirmish/ fight
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Bellicose= combative/ militant
Belligerent= inimical/ polemical/ contentious/ estranged/ disputatious/ quarrelsome
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Blithe= dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/
nonchalant/ careless
Lithe=supple/ lissome/ pliant/ flexible/ malleable/ tensile
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Blare= dazzling blaze of light; noise/ bustle/ clamor/ clangor/ commotion/ din/ hubbub
Flair= cleverness/ ingenuity/ sagacity/ aptitude
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Brindled= motley/ mottled/ dappled/ pied/ piebald/ variegated/ flecked/ multi-colored
Unbridled=boisterous/ impetuous/ tempestuous/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulant
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Candor= candidness/ veracity/ verity/ verisimilitude/ probity/ truthfulness
Canard= false or unfounded story
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Chasten= tame/ subdue/ Correct by punishment or discipline; restrain/ moderate/ temper; chastise
Chastise=chide/ censure/ castigate/ denounce/ rant/ rail/ reproach/ rebuke/ reprove/ berate/ browbeat/
admonish/ excoriate/ upbraid/ objurgate / scold
Chastity= virginity/ celibacy/ sexual abstention/ continence
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Commensurate (adj) = proportionate/ coextensive/ conterminous/ coterminous
Commendable= estimable/ admirable/ applaudable/ laudable/ praiseworthy
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Circumspect=assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ demure/ diligent/
painstaking/ politic/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery
Circumvent= balk/ foil/ hinder/ scotch/ stultify/ thwart/ vanquish/ baffle/ preempt/ impede
Circumlocution= periphrasis/ indirect expression
Circumscribe= confine/ restrict/ limit
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Cession= ceding/ yielding to another
Cessation= hiatus/ abeyance/ surcease/ respite/ pause
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Collision= conflict of two or more moving objects
Collusion= connivance/ Secret agreement
Collation= A light informal meal/ snack



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Covert=occult/ privy/ cryptic/ esoteric/ arcane/ surreptitious/ subterranean/ clandestine/ secret
Overt= Open and observable; not secret or hidden (antonym of Covert)
Covetous= envious/ jealous; rapacious/ avaricious/ avid/ grabby/ grasping/ greedy/ prehensile
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Corrasion= Erosion by friction/ abrasion/ attrition/ detrition
Corrosion= Erosion by chemical action
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Cavern= Large caveTavern= an inn or pub
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Cant= argot/ jargon/ Lingo/ patois/ slang/ vernacular/ parlance/ idiom (generally, characteristics language
of thieves)
Recant= formally disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/
forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ renounce/ retract)
Decant= pour out/ pour off gently
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Contrite= penitent/ repentant/ remorseful/ rueful
Trite= banal/ hackneyed/ pedestrian/ prosaic/ quotidian/ commonplace/ shopworn/ threadbare; banality/
bromide/ cliché/ platitude
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Claim= assert/ demand/ arrogate
Acclaim= accolade/ tout/ glorify/ exalt/ extol/ laud/ Proclaim
Proclaim (2) = announce publicly or formally
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Demeanor= behavior/ conduct/ deportment
Misdemeanor= peccadillo/ infraction/ infringement/ violation/ minor crime
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Demur (1) =oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ scruple/ wince/ flounder/ waver/ hesitate
Demur (2) = objection/ protest
Demure (1) = assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ Circumspect/
diligent/ painstaking/ politic/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery
Demure (2) = shy/ diffident/ retiring
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Dabbled= Remiss/ lax/ Blithe/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/
nonchalant/ careless
Dappled= motley/ mottled/ Brindled/ pied/ piebald/ variegated/ flecked/ multi-colored
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Difference= discrepancy/ disparity
Deference= humble respect/ complaisance/ compliance/ obligingness
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Devout= pious/ reverent
Devious= Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ erratic/ eccentric/
incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable
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Discrete= separate/ distinct/ disparate/ discrepant
Discreet= Austere/ Ascetic/ Reserved/ Restrained/ Temperate/ Tempered
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Deter= discourage/ dissuade
Defer= give in humbly to/ abnegate
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Din= clangor/ clamor/ commotion/ blare/ noise/ bustle/ hubbub
Dingy= desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/
melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ Wistful/ plaintive/
mournful/ doleful
Dinghy= one kind of small boat
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Disparate= different/ heterogeneous
Disparage= abase/ debase/ demean/ denounce/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/
inveigh/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittle
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Denounce= abase/ debase/ demean/ Disparage/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/
inveigh/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittle
Pronounce= articulate/ enounce/ enunciate/ utter in a certain way/ say judgment
Renounce= abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/ forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ retract
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Detract= slander/ calumny/ give false blame [not “distract”]
Retract= abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/ forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ renounce
Protract= cause to be longer/ lengthen in time
Tractable= docile/ easily manageable
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Exalt= accolade/ tout/ glorify/ Acclaim/ extol/ laud/ Proclaim
Exult= savor/ relish/ cavort/ enjoy
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Eccentric= Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ erratic/ Devious/
incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable
Eclectic= incorporated from various sources
Ecclesiastical= pertaining to church
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Emolument= compensation/ redress/ reparation/ restitution/ indemnification
Emollient= poultice/ unguent/ unction
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Errant= itinerant/ discursive/ transient/ nomadic/ migrant/ wandering
Erratic= Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ Devious/ eccentric/
incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable
Erroneous= faulty/ fallible/ amiss
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Epitome= paragon/ paradigm/ prototype/ a perfect example or model
Epithet= descriptive word or phase



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Epitaph= commemoration/memorial/ inscription/ lettering/ remembrance
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Equable= deadpan/ dispassionate/ impassive/ imperturbable/ placid/ phlegmatic/ wooden/ halcyon/
stolid/ stoic/ serene/ calm
Equitable= unbiased/ impartial/ fair/ objective/ disinterested/ just
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Enchant= beguile/ bewitch/ captivate/ charm/ enamor/ enrapture/ enthrall/ entrance/ fascinate/ hex/ jinx/
ravish
Penchant= disposition/ predisposition/ predilection/ proclivity/ propensity/ fancy/ inclination
Trenchant= clear-cut; strongly expressed
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Fray (n) = Brawl/ melee/ fracas/ skirmish/ fight
Foray (v) = flay/ fleece/ pillage/ ravage/ plunder
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Fret= be annoyed or vexedFerret= drive or hunt out of hiding
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Felicity= gusto/ elation/ verve/ jollity/ ecstasy/ jubilation/ happiness
Felicitation= congratulation
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Flout= openly fail to follow a rule
Flounder= oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ scruple/ wince/ Demur/ waver/ hesitate
Founder= fail completely/ sink
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Funeral= A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
Funereal= desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ dingy/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/
forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ wistful/ gloomy/ plaintive/
mournful/ doleful
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Fortitude= mettle/ valor/ pluck/ temerity/ intrepidity/ courage
Fortuitous= auspicious/ serendipitous/ fortunate
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Fetid= Rancid/ noisome/ rotten/ putridTepid= lukewarm/ temperate/ less passionate
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Fallacious= Spurious/ fraudulent/ false
Salacious= incontinent/ prurient/ wanton/ Lewd/ Lustful/ Lascivious/ Lecherous/ Licentious/ Libidinous/
Libidinal/ amorous/ dissolute/ dissipated
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Gregarious= amiable/ amicable/ affable/ congenial/ debonair/ friendly
Egregious= iniquitous/ nefarious/ vicious/ amoral/ wicked
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Heretic (n) = apostate/ atheist/ infidel
Hermetic= enigmatic/ oblique/ opaque/ turbid/ murky/ profound/ recondite/ vague/ convoluted/
inscrutable/ inconspicuous/ sinuous/ nebulous/ ambiguous/ ponderous/ obscure/ abstruse/ elusive/
elliptical/ equivocal/ unobtrusive/ hard to understand



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Headstrong= cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/
recalcitrant/ intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ Willful/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/
unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn
Headlong= foolhardy/ too much quick
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Hue= colorRue= lament/ express sorrow/ commiserate
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Indigent= destitute/ penurious/ pauper (n)/ vagrant (n)
Indignant= choleric/ testy/ petulant/ rabid/ irate/ angry
Indignity= Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Slight/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobrium
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Intimidate= daunt/ cow
Intimate= insinuate/ hint
Intimacy= propinquity/ consanguinity/ affinity/ kinship/ nearness
Imitate= follow/ copy
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Ingenious= astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ perspicacious/ insightful/ Artful
Ingenuous= innocent, unsuspecting
Disingenuous= Imprudent/ dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ Blithe/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/
flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ careless
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Impudent= acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/
Impertinent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Pert/ Astringent
Imprudent= dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ Blithe/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/
nonchalant/ careless
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Indolent= lazy/ torpid/ comatose
Insolent= arrogant/ haughty/ cavalier/ contemptuous/ presumptuous/ imperious/ overweening/
overbearing
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Indict= accuse/ arraign/ impeach/ inculpate/ incriminate
Indie= pop group or film company
Indite= compose a literary work
Incite= prod/ Spur/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigate
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Inveigh= abase/ debase/ demean/ Disparage/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/
Denounce/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittle
Inveigle= cajole/ coax/ blandish/ wheedle/ persuade by flattery
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Invidious= discriminatory/ prejudiced/ preferential/ prepossessed
Insidious= disloyal/ deceitful/ treacherous/ Disaffected/ perfidious/ capricious/ fickle/ fraudulent
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Innocuous= harmless



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Innuendo= whiff/ inkling/ hint/insinuation (usually malicious)
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Impetus= moving force/ incentive/ stimulus
Impetuous=boisterous/ Unbridled/ tempestuous/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulant
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Inane= abrupt/ asinine/ blunt/ bovine/ brusque/ fatuous/ oaf/ obtuse/ Vacuous/ idiosyncratic/ witless/
stupid
Insane= mad
Innate= inborn/ natural/ congenital/ unconditioned/ unlearned

Jocund= Jaunty/ jovial/ elated/ skittish/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happy
Jocular= jocose/ humorous/ waggish/ wry/ ironic/ satirical
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Jaunt= peregrination/ trek/ amble/ journey
Jaunty= jocund/ jovial/ elated/ skittish/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happy
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Jealous= covetous/ envious
Zealous= avid/ Marked by active interest and enthusiasm
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Knoll= hillock/ hummock/ small hill
Knave= rogue/ rapscallion/ fraud/ untrustworthy person
Knell= tolling of a bell
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Libretto= text of an opera
Liberal= tolerant/ broad-minded/ generous
Libertine= reprobate/ squalid/ Unscrupulous/ perverted/ morally unprincipled
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Loathe (v) =abhor/ abominate/ despise/ detest/ disdain/ hate [noun: Loathing, adj: Loathsome]
Loath (adj) = averse/ grudging/ disinclined/ unwilling/ reluctant/ Loth
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Slavish= subservient/ sycophantic/ flattering/ fawning/ cringing/ unctuous/ obsequious
Lavish= improvident/ munificent/ prodigal/ profligate/ wasteful
Ravish= rape/ violate/ assault/ outrage; delight/ enchant/ enrapture/ enthrall
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Mendicant= beggarMendacious= habitually dishonest
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Mettle= Fortitude/ valor/ pluck/ temerity/ intrepidity/ courage
Meddle= intrude/ interfere/ tamper
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Nescience= ignorance
Nascent= incipient/ rudimentary/ elementary/ primordial/ inchoate/ embryonic
Renascent= Rising again as to new life and vigor/ resurgent
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Nugatory=otiose/ futile/ abortive/ unavailing/ Sisyphean/ useless



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Nuptial=conjugal/ connubial/ marital
Nubile=marriageable
Natal=relatingtobirth
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Obloquy= Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Indignity/ Slur/ aspersion/ Slight / opprobrium
Obsequy= funeral ceremony
Obsequious= subservient/ sycophantic/ flattering/ fawning/ cringing/ unctuous/ Slavish
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Ostensible= notable/ discernible/ Limpid/ Lucid/ pellucid/ explicit/ blatant/ manifest/ obtrusive/
unequivocal/ unambiguous/ conspicuous/ perspicuous/ picturesque/ easy to understand
Ostentatious= brassy/ flashy/ garish/ gaudy/ vaunted/ meretricious/ pretentious/ Tawdry/ vainglorious/
pompous/ consequential/ bombastic/ grandiose/ grandiloquent/ pontifical/ showy
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Profligate= prodigal/ munificent/ lavish/ improvident/ wasteful
Proliferate= grow/ manifold/ multiply/ spread
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Pert= acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/
Impudent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Impertinent/ Astringent
Perturb= disturb/ distract/ derange
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Perspicuous= notable/ discernible/ Limpid/ Lucid/ pellucid/ explicit/ blatant/ manifest/ obtrusive/
unequivocal/ unambiguous/ conspicuous/ Ostensible/ picturesque/ easy to understand
Perspicacious= astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ Artful/ insightful/ ingenious
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Progeny= scion/ lineage/ ancestry/ posterity/ descendent
Progenitor= ancestor/ predecessor/ forebear/ antecedent
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Polity= form of government of nation
Politic= assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ Circumspect/ diligent/
painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery
Apolitical=lack of concern for political affairs
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Pungent=Strong and sharp/ acrid
Plangent= Loud and resounding
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Pandemic= epidemic or pestilence over a vast region
Pandemonium= welter/ tumult/ turbulence/ turmoil/ obstreperous situation
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Perpetrate= implicate/ commit an offense
Perpetuate= to cause to continue indefinitely
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Precarious= unsafe/ unstable/ uncertain/ parlous/ perilous/ shaky
Precocious= advanced in plan or intelligence
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Privy=occult/ Covert/ cryptic/ esoteric/ arcane/ surreptitious/ subterranean/ clandestine/ secret
Privation= penury/ poverty/ adversity/ indigence
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Prod= Spur/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigate
Prodigy= marvel/ gifted person
Prodigal= Profligate/ munificent/ lavish/ improvident/ wasteful
Prodigious= colossal/ stupendous/ huge/ juggernaut
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Proclivity= disposition/ predisposition/ predilection/ Penchant/ propensity/ fancy/ inclination
Acclivity= upward slope
Declivity= downward slope
Levity=apathy/ carelessness/ frivolity/ flippancy/ imprudence/ negligence/ nonchalance
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Pertinent= suitable/ germane/ relevant/ to the point
Impertinent= acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/
Impudent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Pert/ Astringent
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Provoke= foment/ instigate/ stir/ Spur/ prod/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ elicit/
enkindle/ kindle/ fire
Invoke=implore/ importune/ cadge/ goad/ exhort/ beseech/ solicit/ advocate/ supplicate
Revoke= abolish/ abrogate/ annul/ repeal/ rescind/ Spurn/ cull/ countermand/ void/ expunge/ negate/
nullify/ cancel
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Rancid= fetid/ noisome/ rotten/ putrid
Rancor= abhorrence/ abomination/ animus/ animosity/ antagonism/ detestation/ execration/ enmity/
odium/ malice/ loathing/ repugnance/ scorn/ contempt/ hate
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Renege= defy/ deny/ disavow/ repudiate/ Shun/ impugn/ gainsay
Renegade= Turncoat/ quisling/ traitor
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Refectory= dining hall
Refractory= cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ Restive/ Willful/
recalcitrant/ intransigent/ inexorable/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/
unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn/ cumbersome
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Restive= cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ Willful/ recalcitrant/
intransigent/ inexorable/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/
unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn/ cumbersome
Respite= hiatus/ abeyance/ surcease/ Cessation/ pause
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Rampart= wall of a fort
Rampant= unrestrained/ untrammeled/ wayward/ rampant/ effusive/ inordinate/ intemperate/
irrepressible
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Sober (2) = staid/ stoic/ stolid/ sedate
Somber=drab/ desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/
melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ Dingy/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ Wistful/ plaintive/
mournful/ doleful/ sober (1)
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Sentience= perspicacity/ ingenuity/ sagacity/ flair/ aptitude
Senility= dotage/ mental infirmity in old age
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Solicit= implore/ importune/ cadge/ goad/ exhort/ beseech/ Invoke/ advocate/ supplicate
Solicitude= concern/ eagerness/ attention
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Succumb= die/ give in
Succulent= scrumptious/ juicy & fresh
Succor= help in times of hardship
Succinct= laconic/ terse/ sententious/ pithy/ concise/ brief & compact
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Spur= prod/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigate
Spurn= abolish/ abrogate/ annul/ repeal/ rescind/ revoke/ cull/ countermand/ void/ expunge/ negate/
nullify/ cancel
Spurious= fallacious/ fraudulent/ false
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Shun= defy/ deny/ disavow/ repudiate/ renege/ impugn/ gainsay
Shunt= veer/ swerve/ turn aside
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Sedition= disobedience/ defiance/ insubordination
Sedulous= assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ Politic/ Circumspect/ diligent/
painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery
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Spat= squabble/ quibble/ quiddity/ bickering/ cavil/ minor dispute
Spate=
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Scruple= oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ Flounder/ wince/ Demur/ waver/ hesitate
Scrupulous= assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ Sedulous/ Politic/ Circumspect/ diligent/
painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery
Unscrupulous= reprobate/ squalid/ Libertine/ perverted/ morally unprincipled
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Sulk (v) = be silently bad-tempered/ be resentful/ be sullen
Skulk= move furtively or stealthily/ lurk/ Waylay
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Supercilious=cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/
recalcitrant/ intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/
unyielding/ willful/ stubborn
Superficial= wispy/ small/ shallow/ trivial
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Swill= drink greedily
Swell= distend/ expand/ intumesce/ tumefy/ tumesce
Quell=subdue/ suppress/ quieten/ extinguish/ put down
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Statute= law enacted by the legislature
Stature= high level of respect
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Skittish= Jocund/ Jaunty/ jovial/ elated/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happy
Skirmish= melee/ fray/ fracas/ Brawl/ fight
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Supple= Lithe/ lissome/ pliant/ flexible/ malleable/ tensile
Supplant= replace/ supersede
Suppliant= supplicant/ beseeching/ importunate
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Slight= Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Indignity/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobrium
Sleight= dexterity/ finesse/ skill
Plight= precipice/ predicament/ danger
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Truncate= abridge/ curtail/ shorten/ abbreviate
Turncoat= renegade/ quisling/ traitor
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Tawny=
Tawdry= brassy/ flashy/ garish/ gaudy/ gimcrack/ vaunted/ meretricious/ schlocky/ tacky/ tatty/ trashy/
pretentious/ ostentatious/ vainglorious/ pompous/ consequential/ bombastic/ grandiose/ grandiloquent/
pontifical/ showy
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Tout= accolade/ Acclaim/ glorify/ exalt/ extol/ laud/ Proclaim
Stout= corpulent/ portly/ obese/ rotund
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Torpid= drab/ drowsy/ lethargic/ sluggish/ comatose/ sleepy/ dormant/ languid/ tedious
Torrid= ardent/ fervent/ fervid/ vehement/ passionate
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Tempt= dispose/ incline/ entice/ lure/ Allure/ attract
Temper (v) = restrain/ refrain/ abstain/ pinion/ bate/ stifle/ subdue/ suppress/ inhibit
Tamper= meddle/ intrude/ interfere
Tempered= temperate/ reserved/ restrained/ austere/ ascetic/ discreet
Tempestuous=boisterous/ impetuous/ Unbridled/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulant
Temperance (n) = self-control/ restraint
Temperament= the usual mood of behavior
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Umbrage= anger caused by being insulted
Upbraid= berate/ excoriate/ censure/ denounce/ rebuke/ reprove
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Vogue= popular fashion/ style/ trend


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Vague=enigmatic/ oblique/ opaque/ turbid/ murky/ profound/ recondite/ Hermetic/ convoluted/
inscrutable/ inconspicuous/ sinuous/ nebulous/ ambiguous/ ponderous/ obscure/ abstruse/ elusive/
elliptical/ equivocal/ unobtrusive/ hard to understand
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Vindicate= Absolve/ acquit/ disabuse/ exonerate/ exculpate
Vindictive= atrocious/ heinous/ odious/ malicious/ ruthless/ truculent/ hatefully cruel
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Venal= capable of being bribed
Vernal= pertaining to the spring
Venial= excusable/ forgivable/ minor
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Verdant (adj) = green/ lush in vegetationVerdure (n) = fresh, green vegetation
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Vacuole= a small cavity in the cell
Vacuous= abrupt/ asinine/ blunt/ bovine/ brusque/ fatuous/ oaf/ obtuse/ inane/ idiosyncratic/ witless/
stupid
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Wangle= wiggle out/ trick/ fakeWrangle= bicker/ contest/ argue
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Wayward= unrestrained/ untrammeled/ Rampant/ rampant/ effusive/ inordinate/ intemperate/
irrepressible
Waylay= lurk/ ambush/ skulk
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Willful= cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/ recalcitrant/
intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/
Supercilious/ stubborn
Wistful= desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ dingy/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/
melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ plaintive/ mournful/
doleful
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Winnow= separate good parts from bad
Winsome= amenable/ amiable/ agreeable/ palatable
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Yore= antiquity/ ancient timesYoke= combine/ consolidate/ coalesce/ amalgamate




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Homogeneous GRE words

  • 1.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Antic=Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ devious/ erratic/ eccentric/ incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable Antics= Foolish Behavior Antique= Old but valuable thing Antiqued = Antediluvian/ Antiquated/ Archaic/ Obsolete/ Outmoded/ Superannuated/Passé/ Quaint/ Primeval/ Old -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ascetic= Austere/ Discreet/ Reserved/ Restrained/ Temperate/ Tempered Aseptic= Preventing Infection Acerbic= Sour in taste; Rude/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/ Impudent/ Brazen/ Pert/ Impertinent/ Astringent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adulation= Blandishment/ Servility/ flattery Adulterate= besmirch/ defile/ desecrate/ taint/ sully/ profane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Affected= artificial/ pretended Disaffected= disloyal/ deceitful/ treacherous/ insidious/ perfidious/ capricious/ fickle/ fraudulent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Affront= Invective/ Ignominy/ Indignity/ Slight/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobrium Effrontery= Brazenness/ Haughtiness/ Insolence/ Impudence/ Impertinence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artful= astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ perspicacious/ insightful/ ingenious Artless= Guileless/ Chivalrous/ Stalwart/ Steadfast/ Trustworthy/ Unswerving Artifice= Guile/ Hoax/ Ruse/ Bluff/ Chicanery/ Skullduggery/ perfidy/ bluff/ deception/ treachery Artisan= skilled worker Partisan=Devoted to a cause or party; an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity Bipartisan= Supported by both sides -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allude= refer indirectly/ advert Elude= escape/ evade/ bilk/ be incomprehensible to/ escape understanding by Allure= dispose/ incline/ entice/ lure/ tempt/ attract -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allege=accuse without proof (no adduce, only assert) Allegory=parable/ fable/ apologue Alliteration= Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absolve= Pardon an offense = acquit/ disabuse/ exonerate/ exculpate/ vindicate= clear of accusation Dissolve= break up/ fade away/ dismiss/ disband/ thaw/ melt/ resolve (2)/ unfreeze Resolve (v) = adjudicate/ decide/ determine/ settle/ conclude/ try -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amiss= wrong/ faulty Remiss= dabbled/ lax/ Blithe/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ careless Remission= amnesty/ remission; temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 2.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beneficiary= donee/ Heir/ inheritor/ successor Beneficent= philanthropic/ Benevolent/ eleemosynary/ Generous; Doing or producing good Beneficial= Favorable/ good -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bawl=bellow/ yawp/ cry or shout loudly Brawl= melee/ fray/ fracas/ skirmish/ fight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bellicose= combative/ militant Belligerent= inimical/ polemical/ contentious/ estranged/ disputatious/ quarrelsome -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blithe= dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ careless Lithe=supple/ lissome/ pliant/ flexible/ malleable/ tensile -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blare= dazzling blaze of light; noise/ bustle/ clamor/ clangor/ commotion/ din/ hubbub Flair= cleverness/ ingenuity/ sagacity/ aptitude -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brindled= motley/ mottled/ dappled/ pied/ piebald/ variegated/ flecked/ multi-colored Unbridled=boisterous/ impetuous/ tempestuous/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Candor= candidness/ veracity/ verity/ verisimilitude/ probity/ truthfulness Canard= false or unfounded story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chasten= tame/ subdue/ Correct by punishment or discipline; restrain/ moderate/ temper; chastise Chastise=chide/ censure/ castigate/ denounce/ rant/ rail/ reproach/ rebuke/ reprove/ berate/ browbeat/ admonish/ excoriate/ upbraid/ objurgate / scold Chastity= virginity/ celibacy/ sexual abstention/ continence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commensurate (adj) = proportionate/ coextensive/ conterminous/ coterminous Commendable= estimable/ admirable/ applaudable/ laudable/ praiseworthy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Circumspect=assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ demure/ diligent/ painstaking/ politic/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery Circumvent= balk/ foil/ hinder/ scotch/ stultify/ thwart/ vanquish/ baffle/ preempt/ impede Circumlocution= periphrasis/ indirect expression Circumscribe= confine/ restrict/ limit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cession= ceding/ yielding to another Cessation= hiatus/ abeyance/ surcease/ respite/ pause -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collision= conflict of two or more moving objects Collusion= connivance/ Secret agreement Collation= A light informal meal/ snack http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 3.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Covert=occult/ privy/ cryptic/ esoteric/ arcane/ surreptitious/ subterranean/ clandestine/ secret Overt= Open and observable; not secret or hidden (antonym of Covert) Covetous= envious/ jealous; rapacious/ avaricious/ avid/ grabby/ grasping/ greedy/ prehensile -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrasion= Erosion by friction/ abrasion/ attrition/ detrition Corrosion= Erosion by chemical action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cavern= Large caveTavern= an inn or pub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cant= argot/ jargon/ Lingo/ patois/ slang/ vernacular/ parlance/ idiom (generally, characteristics language of thieves) Recant= formally disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/ forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ renounce/ retract) Decant= pour out/ pour off gently -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contrite= penitent/ repentant/ remorseful/ rueful Trite= banal/ hackneyed/ pedestrian/ prosaic/ quotidian/ commonplace/ shopworn/ threadbare; banality/ bromide/ cliché/ platitude -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claim= assert/ demand/ arrogate Acclaim= accolade/ tout/ glorify/ exalt/ extol/ laud/ Proclaim Proclaim (2) = announce publicly or formally -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demeanor= behavior/ conduct/ deportment Misdemeanor= peccadillo/ infraction/ infringement/ violation/ minor crime -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demur (1) =oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ scruple/ wince/ flounder/ waver/ hesitate Demur (2) = objection/ protest Demure (1) = assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ Circumspect/ diligent/ painstaking/ politic/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery Demure (2) = shy/ diffident/ retiring -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dabbled= Remiss/ lax/ Blithe/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ careless Dappled= motley/ mottled/ Brindled/ pied/ piebald/ variegated/ flecked/ multi-colored -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Difference= discrepancy/ disparity Deference= humble respect/ complaisance/ compliance/ obligingness -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Devout= pious/ reverent Devious= Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ erratic/ eccentric/ incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 4.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Discrete=separate/ distinct/ disparate/ discrepant Discreet= Austere/ Ascetic/ Reserved/ Restrained/ Temperate/ Tempered -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deter= discourage/ dissuade Defer= give in humbly to/ abnegate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Din= clangor/ clamor/ commotion/ blare/ noise/ bustle/ hubbub Dingy= desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ Wistful/ plaintive/ mournful/ doleful Dinghy= one kind of small boat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disparate= different/ heterogeneous Disparage= abase/ debase/ demean/ denounce/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/ inveigh/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Denounce= abase/ debase/ demean/ Disparage/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/ inveigh/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittle Pronounce= articulate/ enounce/ enunciate/ utter in a certain way/ say judgment Renounce= abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/ forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ retract -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detract= slander/ calumny/ give false blame [not “distract”] Retract= abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/ forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ renounce Protract= cause to be longer/ lengthen in time Tractable= docile/ easily manageable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exalt= accolade/ tout/ glorify/ Acclaim/ extol/ laud/ Proclaim Exult= savor/ relish/ cavort/ enjoy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eccentric= Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ erratic/ Devious/ incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable Eclectic= incorporated from various sources Ecclesiastical= pertaining to church -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emolument= compensation/ redress/ reparation/ restitution/ indemnification Emollient= poultice/ unguent/ unction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Errant= itinerant/ discursive/ transient/ nomadic/ migrant/ wandering Erratic= Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ Devious/ eccentric/ incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable Erroneous= faulty/ fallible/ amiss -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Epitome= paragon/ paradigm/ prototype/ a perfect example or model Epithet= descriptive word or phase http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 5.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Epitaph=commemoration/memorial/ inscription/ lettering/ remembrance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equable= deadpan/ dispassionate/ impassive/ imperturbable/ placid/ phlegmatic/ wooden/ halcyon/ stolid/ stoic/ serene/ calm Equitable= unbiased/ impartial/ fair/ objective/ disinterested/ just -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enchant= beguile/ bewitch/ captivate/ charm/ enamor/ enrapture/ enthrall/ entrance/ fascinate/ hex/ jinx/ ravish Penchant= disposition/ predisposition/ predilection/ proclivity/ propensity/ fancy/ inclination Trenchant= clear-cut; strongly expressed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fray (n) = Brawl/ melee/ fracas/ skirmish/ fight Foray (v) = flay/ fleece/ pillage/ ravage/ plunder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fret= be annoyed or vexedFerret= drive or hunt out of hiding -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Felicity= gusto/ elation/ verve/ jollity/ ecstasy/ jubilation/ happiness Felicitation= congratulation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flout= openly fail to follow a rule Flounder= oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ scruple/ wince/ Demur/ waver/ hesitate Founder= fail completely/ sink -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funeral= A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated Funereal= desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ dingy/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ wistful/ gloomy/ plaintive/ mournful/ doleful -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fortitude= mettle/ valor/ pluck/ temerity/ intrepidity/ courage Fortuitous= auspicious/ serendipitous/ fortunate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fetid= Rancid/ noisome/ rotten/ putridTepid= lukewarm/ temperate/ less passionate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fallacious= Spurious/ fraudulent/ false Salacious= incontinent/ prurient/ wanton/ Lewd/ Lustful/ Lascivious/ Lecherous/ Licentious/ Libidinous/ Libidinal/ amorous/ dissolute/ dissipated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregarious= amiable/ amicable/ affable/ congenial/ debonair/ friendly Egregious= iniquitous/ nefarious/ vicious/ amoral/ wicked -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heretic (n) = apostate/ atheist/ infidel Hermetic= enigmatic/ oblique/ opaque/ turbid/ murky/ profound/ recondite/ vague/ convoluted/ inscrutable/ inconspicuous/ sinuous/ nebulous/ ambiguous/ ponderous/ obscure/ abstruse/ elusive/ elliptical/ equivocal/ unobtrusive/ hard to understand http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 6.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Headstrong= cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ Willful/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn Headlong= foolhardy/ too much quick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hue= colorRue= lament/ express sorrow/ commiserate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indigent= destitute/ penurious/ pauper (n)/ vagrant (n) Indignant= choleric/ testy/ petulant/ rabid/ irate/ angry Indignity= Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Slight/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobrium -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intimidate= daunt/ cow Intimate= insinuate/ hint Intimacy= propinquity/ consanguinity/ affinity/ kinship/ nearness Imitate= follow/ copy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ingenious= astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ perspicacious/ insightful/ Artful Ingenuous= innocent, unsuspecting Disingenuous= Imprudent/ dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ Blithe/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ careless -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impudent= acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/ Impertinent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Pert/ Astringent Imprudent= dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ Blithe/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ careless -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indolent= lazy/ torpid/ comatose Insolent= arrogant/ haughty/ cavalier/ contemptuous/ presumptuous/ imperious/ overweening/ overbearing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indict= accuse/ arraign/ impeach/ inculpate/ incriminate Indie= pop group or film company Indite= compose a literary work Incite= prod/ Spur/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inveigh= abase/ debase/ demean/ Disparage/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/ Denounce/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittle Inveigle= cajole/ coax/ blandish/ wheedle/ persuade by flattery -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invidious= discriminatory/ prejudiced/ preferential/ prepossessed Insidious= disloyal/ deceitful/ treacherous/ Disaffected/ perfidious/ capricious/ fickle/ fraudulent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Innocuous= harmless http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 7.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Innuendo=whiff/ inkling/ hint/insinuation (usually malicious) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impetus= moving force/ incentive/ stimulus Impetuous=boisterous/ Unbridled/ tempestuous/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inane= abrupt/ asinine/ blunt/ bovine/ brusque/ fatuous/ oaf/ obtuse/ Vacuous/ idiosyncratic/ witless/ stupid Insane= mad Innate= inborn/ natural/ congenital/ unconditioned/ unlearned Jocund= Jaunty/ jovial/ elated/ skittish/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happy Jocular= jocose/ humorous/ waggish/ wry/ ironic/ satirical -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jaunt= peregrination/ trek/ amble/ journey Jaunty= jocund/ jovial/ elated/ skittish/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jealous= covetous/ envious Zealous= avid/ Marked by active interest and enthusiasm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knoll= hillock/ hummock/ small hill Knave= rogue/ rapscallion/ fraud/ untrustworthy person Knell= tolling of a bell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Libretto= text of an opera Liberal= tolerant/ broad-minded/ generous Libertine= reprobate/ squalid/ Unscrupulous/ perverted/ morally unprincipled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loathe (v) =abhor/ abominate/ despise/ detest/ disdain/ hate [noun: Loathing, adj: Loathsome] Loath (adj) = averse/ grudging/ disinclined/ unwilling/ reluctant/ Loth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slavish= subservient/ sycophantic/ flattering/ fawning/ cringing/ unctuous/ obsequious Lavish= improvident/ munificent/ prodigal/ profligate/ wasteful Ravish= rape/ violate/ assault/ outrage; delight/ enchant/ enrapture/ enthrall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mendicant= beggarMendacious= habitually dishonest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mettle= Fortitude/ valor/ pluck/ temerity/ intrepidity/ courage Meddle= intrude/ interfere/ tamper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nescience= ignorance Nascent= incipient/ rudimentary/ elementary/ primordial/ inchoate/ embryonic Renascent= Rising again as to new life and vigor/ resurgent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nugatory=otiose/ futile/ abortive/ unavailing/ Sisyphean/ useless http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 8.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Nuptial=conjugal/connubial/ marital Nubile=marriageable Natal=relatingtobirth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obloquy= Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Indignity/ Slur/ aspersion/ Slight / opprobrium Obsequy= funeral ceremony Obsequious= subservient/ sycophantic/ flattering/ fawning/ cringing/ unctuous/ Slavish -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ostensible= notable/ discernible/ Limpid/ Lucid/ pellucid/ explicit/ blatant/ manifest/ obtrusive/ unequivocal/ unambiguous/ conspicuous/ perspicuous/ picturesque/ easy to understand Ostentatious= brassy/ flashy/ garish/ gaudy/ vaunted/ meretricious/ pretentious/ Tawdry/ vainglorious/ pompous/ consequential/ bombastic/ grandiose/ grandiloquent/ pontifical/ showy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Profligate= prodigal/ munificent/ lavish/ improvident/ wasteful Proliferate= grow/ manifold/ multiply/ spread -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pert= acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/ Impudent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Impertinent/ Astringent Perturb= disturb/ distract/ derange -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perspicuous= notable/ discernible/ Limpid/ Lucid/ pellucid/ explicit/ blatant/ manifest/ obtrusive/ unequivocal/ unambiguous/ conspicuous/ Ostensible/ picturesque/ easy to understand Perspicacious= astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ Artful/ insightful/ ingenious -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Progeny= scion/ lineage/ ancestry/ posterity/ descendent Progenitor= ancestor/ predecessor/ forebear/ antecedent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Polity= form of government of nation Politic= assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ Circumspect/ diligent/ painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery Apolitical=lack of concern for political affairs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pungent=Strong and sharp/ acrid Plangent= Loud and resounding -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pandemic= epidemic or pestilence over a vast region Pandemonium= welter/ tumult/ turbulence/ turmoil/ obstreperous situation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perpetrate= implicate/ commit an offense Perpetuate= to cause to continue indefinitely -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Precarious= unsafe/ unstable/ uncertain/ parlous/ perilous/ shaky Precocious= advanced in plan or intelligence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 9.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Privy=occult/Covert/ cryptic/ esoteric/ arcane/ surreptitious/ subterranean/ clandestine/ secret Privation= penury/ poverty/ adversity/ indigence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prod= Spur/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigate Prodigy= marvel/ gifted person Prodigal= Profligate/ munificent/ lavish/ improvident/ wasteful Prodigious= colossal/ stupendous/ huge/ juggernaut -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proclivity= disposition/ predisposition/ predilection/ Penchant/ propensity/ fancy/ inclination Acclivity= upward slope Declivity= downward slope Levity=apathy/ carelessness/ frivolity/ flippancy/ imprudence/ negligence/ nonchalance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pertinent= suitable/ germane/ relevant/ to the point Impertinent= acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/ Impudent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Pert/ Astringent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provoke= foment/ instigate/ stir/ Spur/ prod/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ elicit/ enkindle/ kindle/ fire Invoke=implore/ importune/ cadge/ goad/ exhort/ beseech/ solicit/ advocate/ supplicate Revoke= abolish/ abrogate/ annul/ repeal/ rescind/ Spurn/ cull/ countermand/ void/ expunge/ negate/ nullify/ cancel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rancid= fetid/ noisome/ rotten/ putrid Rancor= abhorrence/ abomination/ animus/ animosity/ antagonism/ detestation/ execration/ enmity/ odium/ malice/ loathing/ repugnance/ scorn/ contempt/ hate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Renege= defy/ deny/ disavow/ repudiate/ Shun/ impugn/ gainsay Renegade= Turncoat/ quisling/ traitor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Refectory= dining hall Refractory= cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ Restive/ Willful/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ inexorable/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn/ cumbersome -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restive= cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ Willful/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ inexorable/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn/ cumbersome Respite= hiatus/ abeyance/ surcease/ Cessation/ pause -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rampart= wall of a fort Rampant= unrestrained/ untrammeled/ wayward/ rampant/ effusive/ inordinate/ intemperate/ irrepressible -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 10.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Sober(2) = staid/ stoic/ stolid/ sedate Somber=drab/ desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ Dingy/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ Wistful/ plaintive/ mournful/ doleful/ sober (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sentience= perspicacity/ ingenuity/ sagacity/ flair/ aptitude Senility= dotage/ mental infirmity in old age -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solicit= implore/ importune/ cadge/ goad/ exhort/ beseech/ Invoke/ advocate/ supplicate Solicitude= concern/ eagerness/ attention -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Succumb= die/ give in Succulent= scrumptious/ juicy & fresh Succor= help in times of hardship Succinct= laconic/ terse/ sententious/ pithy/ concise/ brief & compact -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spur= prod/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigate Spurn= abolish/ abrogate/ annul/ repeal/ rescind/ revoke/ cull/ countermand/ void/ expunge/ negate/ nullify/ cancel Spurious= fallacious/ fraudulent/ false -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shun= defy/ deny/ disavow/ repudiate/ renege/ impugn/ gainsay Shunt= veer/ swerve/ turn aside -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sedition= disobedience/ defiance/ insubordination Sedulous= assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ Politic/ Circumspect/ diligent/ painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spat= squabble/ quibble/ quiddity/ bickering/ cavil/ minor dispute Spate= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scruple= oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ Flounder/ wince/ Demur/ waver/ hesitate Scrupulous= assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ Sedulous/ Politic/ Circumspect/ diligent/ painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery Unscrupulous= reprobate/ squalid/ Libertine/ perverted/ morally unprincipled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sulk (v) = be silently bad-tempered/ be resentful/ be sullen Skulk= move furtively or stealthily/ lurk/ Waylay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supercilious=cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ willful/ stubborn Superficial= wispy/ small/ shallow/ trivial -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 11.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Swill=drink greedily Swell= distend/ expand/ intumesce/ tumefy/ tumesce Quell=subdue/ suppress/ quieten/ extinguish/ put down -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statute= law enacted by the legislature Stature= high level of respect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skittish= Jocund/ Jaunty/ jovial/ elated/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happy Skirmish= melee/ fray/ fracas/ Brawl/ fight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supple= Lithe/ lissome/ pliant/ flexible/ malleable/ tensile Supplant= replace/ supersede Suppliant= supplicant/ beseeching/ importunate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slight= Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Indignity/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobrium Sleight= dexterity/ finesse/ skill Plight= precipice/ predicament/ danger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Truncate= abridge/ curtail/ shorten/ abbreviate Turncoat= renegade/ quisling/ traitor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tawny= Tawdry= brassy/ flashy/ garish/ gaudy/ gimcrack/ vaunted/ meretricious/ schlocky/ tacky/ tatty/ trashy/ pretentious/ ostentatious/ vainglorious/ pompous/ consequential/ bombastic/ grandiose/ grandiloquent/ pontifical/ showy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tout= accolade/ Acclaim/ glorify/ exalt/ extol/ laud/ Proclaim Stout= corpulent/ portly/ obese/ rotund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Torpid= drab/ drowsy/ lethargic/ sluggish/ comatose/ sleepy/ dormant/ languid/ tedious Torrid= ardent/ fervent/ fervid/ vehement/ passionate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tempt= dispose/ incline/ entice/ lure/ Allure/ attract Temper (v) = restrain/ refrain/ abstain/ pinion/ bate/ stifle/ subdue/ suppress/ inhibit Tamper= meddle/ intrude/ interfere Tempered= temperate/ reserved/ restrained/ austere/ ascetic/ discreet Tempestuous=boisterous/ impetuous/ Unbridled/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulant Temperance (n) = self-control/ restraint Temperament= the usual mood of behavior -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Umbrage= anger caused by being insulted Upbraid= berate/ excoriate/ censure/ denounce/ rebuke/ reprove -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vogue= popular fashion/ style/ trend http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33
  • 12.
    Prepared by: AbirChowdhuryhttps://www.facebook.com/abir33 Vague=enigmatic/oblique/ opaque/ turbid/ murky/ profound/ recondite/ Hermetic/ convoluted/ inscrutable/ inconspicuous/ sinuous/ nebulous/ ambiguous/ ponderous/ obscure/ abstruse/ elusive/ elliptical/ equivocal/ unobtrusive/ hard to understand -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vindicate= Absolve/ acquit/ disabuse/ exonerate/ exculpate Vindictive= atrocious/ heinous/ odious/ malicious/ ruthless/ truculent/ hatefully cruel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venal= capable of being bribed Vernal= pertaining to the spring Venial= excusable/ forgivable/ minor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verdant (adj) = green/ lush in vegetationVerdure (n) = fresh, green vegetation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vacuole= a small cavity in the cell Vacuous= abrupt/ asinine/ blunt/ bovine/ brusque/ fatuous/ oaf/ obtuse/ inane/ idiosyncratic/ witless/ stupid -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wangle= wiggle out/ trick/ fakeWrangle= bicker/ contest/ argue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayward= unrestrained/ untrammeled/ Rampant/ rampant/ effusive/ inordinate/ intemperate/ irrepressible Waylay= lurk/ ambush/ skulk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Willful= cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn Wistful= desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ dingy/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ plaintive/ mournful/ doleful -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winnow= separate good parts from bad Winsome= amenable/ amiable/ agreeable/ palatable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yore= antiquity/ ancient timesYoke= combine/ consolidate/ coalesce/ amalgamate http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/abir33x http://prothom-aloblog.com/blog/abir33