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1.
abase
to humiliate
S: Scorn, Belittle, Degrade
A: Exalt, Cherish
to lessen; to subside
28.
adage
29.
adamant
inflexible
30.
adjudicate
to settle judicially
31.
admonish
32.
admonitory
33.
adorn
34.
adroit
35.
adulteration
36.
advent
an arrival, coming
37.
adversary
enemy, opponent
38.
adversity
2.
abate
3.
abbreviate
4.
abdicate
5.
aberration
6.
abet
7.
abhor
8.
abide
be faithful; to endure
9.
abjure
10.
ablution
washing
11.
abridgement
39.
advert
40.
aeon
41.
affable
42.
affinity
to shorten
S: Abridge, Condense
A:Expand, Prolong
to give up formally
S: Resign, Renounce
A: Retain, Uphold
straying away from what is normal
12.
abscond
13.
abstruse
a short summary
S: Outline, Abbreviation, Summary,
Abstract
A: Enlargement, Expansion
to go away suddenly (to avoid
arrest)
difficult to comprehend;obscure
14.
abysmal
extremely bad
43.
affirm
15.
abyss
44.
aggravate
45.
agile
active; quick-moving
46.
alacrity
47.
alienate
48.
allay
49.
allegiance
50.
alleviate
51.
allocate
52.
alloy
53.
allure
54.
aloof
55.
amalgamate
56.
ambient
16.
accede
17.
acclaimed
18.
accolade
praise;approval
19.
accost
20.
accredit
21.
acomplice
a partner in crime
22.
acquaint
23.
acquit
24.
acrid
25.
acrimony
26.
acronym
27.
acumen
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ambiguous
doubtful; uncertain
58.
amble
leisurely walk
59.
amiable
good natured
S: Gentle, Pleasing, Charming
A: Sullen, Churlish, quarrelsome
friendly, peaceful
A: Warlike, Argumentative
60.
amicable
61.
amnesia
62.
amorphous
63.
analogy
64.
anarchy
85.
artefact
86.
ascend
go or come up
87.
ascendancy
dominance
88.
ascertain
get to know
89.
astringent
90.
atheism
91.
atonement
92.
attune
93.
audacious
94.
august
majestic; venerable
65.
ancillary
66.
anguish
severe suffering
95.
auspicious
67.
animosity
96.
austere
97.
auxiliary
helping; supporting
68.
annihilate
98.
aver
69.
annuity
aversion
strong dislike
70.
annul
100.
avid
eager; greedy
71.
anoint
to do away with
A: Enforce
to put oil on as part of a ceremony
101.
avow
admit;declare openly
72.
anomaly
102.
babble
103.
backlog
104.
bait
105.
baleful
106.
balk
107.
banal
108.
barbaric
73.
antidote
74.
appease
75.
appraise
76.
apprehensive
77.
apprise
78.
arcade
79.
arcane
secret, mysterious
80.
archaic
109.
barrage
81.
archives
110.
barrage
111.
barren
82.
arid
112.
bashful
83.
arrogance
84.
articulate
113.
bask
easily embarrassed
S: Shy, Diffident
A: Bold, Adventurous, Arrogant
enjoy warmth and light
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114.
beacon
143.
breach
115.
benediction
144.
brittle
easily broken
145.
broach
146.
cajole
147.
callous
148.
camaraderie
hardened, unyielding
S: Obdurate, Insensible
A: Compassionate, Sympathetic
friendship
149.
camouflage
150.
candid
frank; straightforward
151.
canon
152.
canvass
153.
cardinal
154.
caricature
155.
catalyst
156.
cataract
157.
catholic
comprehensive; universal
116.
benefactor
117.
benevolence
118.
benign
119.
berate
scold sharply
120.
bereave
121.
bereft
122.
berserk
123.
besiege
124.
besotted
125.
bestial
like a beast
S: Brutish, Savage, Barbaric
A: Civilised, Cultured, Learned
126.
bewilder
Puzzle; confuse
127.
bigot
128.
bizarre
129.
bland
odd, grotesque
S: Eccentric, Unexpected
A: Plain, Commonplace
uninteresting
130.
blast
explosion;gust of wind
158.
Caustic
biting; sarcastic
131.
blatant
159.
cede/cession
132.
blatant
160.
celestial
133.
blemish
161.
celibacy
134.
bogus
135.
boisterous
162.
censure
136.
137.
bolster
boorish
163.
chaff
164.
charismatic
138.
brainchild
139.
brash
165.
chisel
140.
brass
166.
chromatic
of colour
141.
bravado
167.
circumscribe
168.
clamor
142.
brazen
169.
clerical
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170.
clientele
customers
200.
cordial
171.
clinch
settle conclusively
201.
correlate
172.
cling
202.
corroboration
173.
clot
203.
countenance
to favor or approve of
174.
coax
204.
counterfeit
forgery
175.
coerce
205.
crease
176.
cognizant
cryptic
177.
collusion
207.
cumbersome
178.
comatose
208.
cupidity
greed; lust
179.
combustion
209.
curriculum
course of study
180.
commuter
cursory
quick, hurried
181.
compatible
211.
curtail
182.
conceal
212.
dearth
shortage
183.
concede
213.
debacle
214.
debutante
215.
deciduous
216.
decisive
186.
concord
187.
concur
217.
declaim/
declamation
188.
condense
218.
decorum
propriety; properness
189.
condone
219.
decree
190.
conduct
220.
decry
disapprove of
221.
defer
184.
conceited
185.
concise
191.
congenial
manage, to lead
S: To direct, To transmit or convey,
Guide
A: Desert, Abandon, Forego
kindred, compatible
192.
conjure
to summon as if by magic
222.
defiance
193.
connive
223.
defile
to pollute, to corrupt
A: Glorify
194.
conspicuous
224.
definitive
195.
constrain
compel
225.
deft
196.
constrict
197.
construe
226.
demean
198.
consume
to interpret, to analyse
S: Translate, Explain
get to the end of; eat
227.
demur
conclusive, final
S: Precise
A: Vague, Confused
skilful
S: Adept, Dexterous, Agile
A: Awkward, Clumsy, Inept
to degrade
S: Humiliate
A: Honour; Revere
to hesitate; raise objections
199.
conviction
firm belief
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228.
demure
230.
denounce
decorous, modest
S: Coy, Shy
A: Brazen, Impudent, Shameless
an inhabitant or frequenter of a
particular place
S: Citizen
A: Alien, Foreigner
condemn publicly
229.
denizen
231.
deplete
232.
depreciate
257.
discrete
individually distinct
258.
discretion
259.
disdain
260.
disinter
261.
dislodge
262.
dismal
263.
disparate
essentially different
264.
disproof
265.
dissemble
233.
derivative
234.
derogatory
to lessen in value
S: Undervalue, Lower, Decry
A: Boost, Raise, Praise
unoriginal; obtained from another
source
insulting; tending to damage
235.
desiccant
266.
dissent
236.
despicable
267.
dissipate
268.
dissolute
237.
despot
269.
dissolution
270.
distraught
238.
deter
deserving scorn
S: Low, mean, Cowardly
A: High, Noble, Exalted
An absolute ruler
S: Tyrant
A: Democrat
discourage; hinder
239.
detraction
271.
divergence
240.
detriment
272.
divulge
273.
dogmatic
241.
deviance
274.
dolt
242.
devious
275.
dormant
276.
dote
277.
drawl
278.
drone
279.
drowsiness
280.
drudge
243.
dexterity
damage
S: Harm, Hurt, Injury
A: Advantage, Gain, Interest
being different in moral standards
(from normal)
not direct, roundabout, Not honest
S: cunning, Underhand
A: Straightforward, Honest
skill (esp. in handling)
244.
diffidence
shyness
245.
dilapidated
246.
dilate
247.
dilatory
248.
disabuse
249.
disallow
250.
discern
281.
dubious
251.
discomfit
confuse; embarrass
282.
dud
252.
discompose
283.
dupe
253.
discord
284.
duplicity
deliberate deception
254.
discourse
285.
dwarf
255.
discredit
refuse to believe
286.
dynamo
256.
discreet
careful, prudent
287.
earthenware
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earthy
289.
eddy
290.
edible
291.
efficacy
321.
epitome
292.
egoism
322.
equilibrium
293.
egotism
selfishness
A: Asceticism
excessive reference to oneself in
speaking or writing
S: Egoism, Conceit
A: Humility
worked out with much care, in great
detail
draw out
323.
eradicate
324.
erratic
325.
erudite
learned; scholarly
326.
espouse
327.
etiquette
328.
eulogy
the forms, manners, etc. conventionally acceptable or required in society, profession. etc.
formal praise; panegyric
329.
euphoria
330.
euthanasia
331.
evasive
tending to evade
294.
elaborate
295.
elicit
296.
eloquence
297.
emaciate
298.
emanate
318.
enunciate
319.
enzyme
320.
eon
299.
embark
300.
embellish
make beautiful
332.
evoke
301.
embezzle
333.
exasperate
302.
emote
303.
emulate
334.
excerpt
304.
encapsulate
enclose in capsule
335.
exhaustive
to irritate
S: Exacerbate, Provoke
A: Mollify, Placate, Conciliate
a passage or extract from a book,
film or piece of music
complete; thorough
305.
encumbrance
336.
exigency
306.
endearing
337.
exorbitant
307.
endorse
338.
expedient
308.
enduring
lasting
339.
exploit
309.
engrave
340.
extempore
310.
engrossing
341.
342.
extinct
extinguish
311.
engulf
312.
enmity
343.
extol
praise highly
313.
enormity
344.
extort
345.
extrovert
cheerful person
346.
fallacious
based on error
347.
falter
348.
fanciful
imaginary
314.
entangle
315.
enthrall
316.
entice
tempt or persuade
317.
entreat
ask earnestly
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349.
felon
350.
femur
351.
ferment
352.
ferocity
353.
fervor
354.
feud
355.
382.
forte
383.
forthright
384.
foster
385.
fragile
386.
frantic
fidelity
387.
fraternal
brotherly
356.
fidget
388.
fraudulent
357.
figurehead
389.
fray
358.
finesse
390.
frenzied
359.
finical
391.
fret
360.
finicky
finical
392.
fringe
361.
fission
frolicsome
362.
fixate
stare at
394.
frugal
363.
flak
futile
364.
flamboyant
365.
flaunting
396.
gala
366.
flax
397.
gale
367.
fleet
398.
gallant
368.
flop
399.
gallivant
369.
florid
400.
galvanise
370.
flout
401.
gamut
371.
fluke
402.
gape
372.
fluster
373.
374.
foil
foolproof
403.
garish
375.
forbear
404.
garnish
376.
forbearance
gasp
377.
forensic
generic
378.
forerunner
407.
genteel
408.
gentry
409.
gesticulate
379.
forfeit
380.
forge
381.
forgery
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410.
gibe
411.
gist
An insulting remark
S: Scoff, Sneer, Mock
A: Praise, Exalt, Applaud
the point; general sense
412.
glimmer
442.
husk
413.
gloss
443.
hypocrisy
414.
grave
444.
icon
415.
graze
445.
idealism
416.
grievous
446.
illegible
417.
grimace
418.
grit
447.
illicit
419.
grovel
448.
illusion
420.
grueling
exhausting
421.
grumpy
peevish
S: Morose, Irritable, Surly
A: Amicable, Gentle
an association for mutual aid/ help
449.
immaculate
450.
imminent
451.
immune
440.
hoax
441.
homicide
422.
guild
423.
guise
424.
gullible
425.
gush
452.
impair
426.
gust
453.
impassioned
427.
gyrate
454.
impassive
428.
harmonious
455.
impeach
456.
impede
457.
impending
429.
haughty
430.
431.
heed
heinous
458.
459.
imperative
impermeable
urgent; essential
that cannot be permeated
432.
hereditary
460.
impertinent
461.
imperturbable
433.
heresy
462.
impervious
434.
hermaphrodite
463.
implacable
435.
heterogeneous
464.
implicit
436.
heyday
465.
improvise
437.
hibernate
438.
hinder
466.
inane
467.
incandescent
439.
hinterland
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468.
incarcerate
496.
ingest
take in by swallowing
469.
incense
make angry
497.
ingress
470.
inception
498.
inhibition
471.
incessant
499.
inimitable
restraint, reserve
S: Repression, Ban, Oppositon
A:Approval, Permission,
Accordance
defying imitation; unmatchable
472.
incite
insane
473.
incoherent
501.
insensible
474.
incongruous
502.
insignia
475.
incredible
476.
inculcate
503.
insipid
477.
indeterminate
504.
insolent
478.
indignant
505.
insolvent
506.
interim
as an installment, provisional
507.
intimate
508.
intractable
509.
510.
511.
512.
inundate
irate
ire
irksome
513.
irresolute
hesitating; undecided
514.
jabber
515.
jabber
516.
jaded
517.
jerk
518.
jester
clown; buffoon
519.
jibe
520.
jittery
521.
jockey
522.
jolt
to manoeuvre, to position of
advantage; horse rider
to shake with a sudden jerk; startle
523.
jovial
524.
jubilation
525.
judicious
526.
junk
480.
indistinct
indefinite
A: Definite, Clear
feeling or expressing anger
especially at unjust or mean action
S: Anger, Wrath, Scorn
A: Calm Cool Patient
to open in what one says or does
S: Brash, Rash, Reckless
A: Wise
not easily heard, seen
481.
indolence
laziness
482.
indomitable
483.
induct
479.
indiscreet
484.
indulge
485.
indulgent
486.
inebriated
487.
inept
488.
ineptitude
489.
infirm
intoxicated
S: Drunk, Tipsy
A: Sober, Teetotal
unskillful; said or done at the wrong
time
quality of being unskillful
490.
inflammatory
491.
inflict
492.
infringe
493.
infuriate
494.
infuse
495.
ingenious
clever; resourceful
S: Skillful, Inventive
A: Unskilled, Awkward, Dull
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527.
junta
556.
limp
528.
jurisdiction
557.
limpid
558.
lingo
559.
listless
560.
litigate
561.
loathe
562.
lucid
kimono
529.
juvenile
530.
keen
531.
keynote
532.
kiln
533.
534.
kin
lull
535.
kindergarten
lumber
536.
kindle
to set fire to
S: light, inflame, ignite
A: extinguish, discourage, snuffout
chief, don, boss
565.
luminary
566.
lurk
567.
lustrous
568.
machination
569.
maestro
570.
magnanimous
generous
A: Selfish, Mean, Miserly
537.
kingpin
538.
kiosk
539.
kit
540.
kitty
541.
knack
542.
knit
543.
kudos
571.
magnate
544.
lacklustre
572.
malady
disease Illness
S: Illness, Disorder, Ailment
545.
lag
573.
malice
574.
malign
575.
malleable
576.
malodorous
577.
mandatory
578.
massacre
579.
matriculation
580.
maul
581.
mediocre
ordinary, Average
582.
melancholy
583.
mendacity
584.
mendicant
a beggar
546.
lament
547.
languish
548.
languid
549.
languor
550.
latent
551.
lavish
552.
legacy
553.
lethal
554.
555.
lewd
liberality
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585.
mercurial
615.
nexus
586.
mesmerise
616.
nibble
587.
metamorphosis
617.
nocturnal
of or in the night
meticulous
transformation
S: Conversion, Change
giving great attention to details
588.
618.
nomenclature
589.
mettle
nonentity
590.
mettlesome
courageous; high-spirited
620.
notorious
591.
mince
592.
mischievous
593.
miscreant
heretical; villainous
621.
noxious
594.
miser
622.
nuptial
of marriage or wedding
623.
obese
corpulent, fat
595.
596.
missive
moderation
letter
quality of being limited; not extreme
624.
oblivious
597.
mollify
625.
obnoxious
598.
molt
626.
obstinate
599.
morbid
627.
obtain
odiously or disgustingly
objectionable
determined to have ones own way,
Stubborn
S: Head- Strong
A: Obliging, Yielding, Flexible
to be established; accepted
or customary
projecting; prominet; undesirably
noticeable
blunt; stupid
blocked up
600.
mordant
628.
obtrusive
601.
morose
ill-temperd, unsocial
629.
630.
obtuse
occluded
602.
muffler
octogenarian
603.
multifarious
odor/odour
604.
mundane
633.
ominous
threatening
605.
myriad
634.
onus
606.
607.
nadir
nag
635.
opaqueness
608.
naive
636.
opinionated
609.
narcotic
637.
opportune
610.
nascent
Unaffectedly simple
S: Artless, Innocent, Unsophisticated.
A: Cunning, Shrewd, Sly
a drug such as morphine, used to
relieve pain and induce sleep
S: Dope, Opiate, Drug
A: Stimulant
coming into existence; emerging
638.
opulent
611.
natal
639.
outlandish
612.
nautical
613.
negligent
640.
overhaul
614.
neurotic
641.
palate
642.
palatial
magnificent
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pivotal
676.
placate
677.
placid
678.
plaintive
679.
plaque
680.
plea
request
681.
plead
682.
plethora
683.
pliant
684.
plunge
pedestrian
685.
postulate
686.
precarious
654.
peevish
bad-tempered; irritable
687.
precipitous
steep
655.
penchant
precis
concise summary
656.
penitent
precursory
preliminary; anticipating
657.
penurious
poor; stingy
690.
predominate
658.
penury
extreme poverty
691.
premature
659.
perilous
dangerous
692.
preponderance
660.
perish
be destroyed; decay
661.
perky
693.
prevalent
common
662.
permeate
694.
695.
prim
pristine
663.
pernicious
harmful; injurious
neat; formal
primitive; unspoiled; pure as in ear
lier times
664.
perpetrate
696.
procrastination
665.
personable
697.
prodigal
666.
pertain
698.
prodigy
667.
pervade
diffuse
699.
profuse
abundant; lavish
668.
pest
700.
progeny/
progenitor
descendants; children
669.
petrified
701.
prone
670.
phoney
702.
propagation
671.
piety
provident
prostrate; inclined to
(undesirable things)
increasing the number; spreading;
extending
frugal; looking to the future
672.
pinch
704.
provisional
673.
pious
705.
provoke
make angry
674.
pitfall
706.
prudence
careful; forethought
643.
palliate
644.
palpability
645.
paradigm
646.
paraphrase
647.
parasol
648.
pariah
649.
partisan
650.
pathos
651.
patron
652.
paucity
653.
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pseudonym
a false name
736.
recluse
708.
pummel
to pound or beat
737.
reconcile
709.
pungency
738.
recourse
710.
pungent
739.
redeem
711.
punitive
740.
refine
712.
pyre
741.
rehabilitate
713.
quack
rejoinder
714.
qualm
743.
rejuvenation
715.
quash
744.
relapse
716.
quell
suppress; subdue
745.
reluctant
717.
quench
render
718.
quip
747.
renovate
748.
renowned
749.
repel
750.
reproach
scold; upbraid
751.
repulsive
752.
resigned
unresisting; submissive
753.
resort
to frequently visit
754.
755.
retard
revere
check; hinder
have deep respect for
756.
riddle
757.
rift
758.
sadism
759.
salient
760.
sallow
761.
salutary
719.
quirk
720.
quorum
721.
racket
722.
rally
723.
ramble
724.
rampant
725.
ransack
unwilling, disinclined
S: Unenthusiastic, Opposed
A: Willing, Eager, Ready
deliver; provide; represent
726.
rant
727.
rapport
728.
rarefy
729.
ratify
730.
rave
762.
sanction
731.
reactionary
opposing progress
763.
sanctuary
732.
rebuff
snub
764.
sanity
733.
recast
765.
sardonic
734.
reciprocity
766.
sash
735.
recitals
767.
satiate
satisfy fully
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768.
savor
799.
soar
769.
770.
sawdust
scent
800.
sober
self-controlled
801.
solitude
771.
scorch
772.
scribble
802.
solvent
773.
scurvy
803.
somatic
774.
secede/
secession
804.
soot
805.
sophisticated
775.
secular
806.
spartan
776.
sedate
807.
spleen
808.
sponge
809.
sporadic
810.
spruce
811.
spurious
812.
spurn
813.
squabble
777.
sedentary
778.
sediment
779.
self-contained
780.
781.
sequence
servile
782.
sever
break off
783.
severance
severing
784.
shallow
785.
shambles
814.
squander
815.
standing
816.
stationary
still, motionless
786.
shrewd
787.
shrill
sharp; piercing
817.
stationery
writing material
788.
shun
818.
steeply
789.
shunt
819.
stigma
790.
sidestep
820.
stigmatise
791.
silt
821.
sting
something sharp
792.
skeptic
822.
stingy
793.
sketchy
823.
stint
794.
skit
824.
stray
795.
smirk
825.
streak
796.
smoulder
826.
stride
797.
smug
827.
subdue
828.
subjugate
to conquer; to subdue
798.
snub
annoyingly self-satisfied or
complacent,
S: Self-satisfied
treat with contempt
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829.
sublime
extreme; astounding
861.
taut
lightly stretched
830.
submerge
862.
tawdry
831.
suffice
863.
tawny
brownish-yellow, tan
832.
suffocate
864.
tedious
833.
suffrage
865.
teem
834.
summarily
866.
teetotal
opposed to alcohol
835.
summary
temperate
showing self-control
836.
sundry
tentative
837.
superannuate
869.
tepid
838.
supercilious
870.
theatrical
839.
superfluous
840.
superimpose
871.
therapeutic
841.
supersede
872.
thesaurus
842.
suppress
873.
thespian
843.
surcharge
874.
thickset
844.
surveillance
875.
threshold
845.
sustenance
876.
thrift
846.
swerve
877.
thwart
obstruct; frustrate
847.
symbiosis
878.
879.
timid
titanic
848.
syndrome
880.
tonic
849.
synopsis
881.
topple
850.
taboo
882.
torment
851.
tacit
883.
tortuous
852.
tactile
884.
totalitarian
853.
tadpole
854.
talisman
885.
tout
886.
traumatic
887.
tremor
888.
trickle
designating or of a government in
which one political group maintains
complete control, especially under
a dictator
person who worries others to buy
something, to use his service
an emotional shock having a
lasting psychic effect
S: Unpleasant, Agonising
A: Titillating
trembling
S: Shaking, Fearful
A: Brave
flow in drops
889.
trifling
unimportant
855.
tamper
856.
tangential
suddenly changeable
857.
tantrum
858.
tarnished
lost brightness
859.
tassel
bunch of threads
860.
taunt
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troupe
891.
truant
892.
trustworthy
919.
urbane
920.
urchin
a mischievous child
921.
usurp
922.
utopia
923.
vacillation
924.
vain
925.
valiant
brave
926.
vamp
927.
vandal
928.
vanity
929.
varnish
930.
veer
931.
vendetta
893.
turbulence
894.
turmoil
895.
ulterior
896.
ultimatum
897.
uncanny
898.
uncouth
899.
underbid
900.
901.
undermine
undertone
902.
undo
932.
venom
903.
unearth
933.
veracity
904.
unexceptionable
934.
verdict
905.
unexceptional
935.
verve
906.
unilateral
936.
vestige
trace or sign
907.
unison
937.
veterinary
938.
vice
908.
unprecedented
909.
unrivalled
939.
vicious
910.
unruffled
940.
vigilance
911.
unruly
941.
vigilant
912.
unscathed
942.
vigorous
913.
unseemly
inappropriate; indecorous
943.
vile
914.
upheaval
944.
vilify
915.
uphill
(i) Up a slope
(ii) Laborious,
Tiring
S: Arduous, Difficult
A: Easy
a revolt against the rulers,
S: Insurrection
A: Submission
violent
S: Confusing, Chaos
A: Peace, Calm, Tranquility
an increase, rise
945.
vindicate
946.
vindictive
947.
vintage
948.
virile
949.
950.
visceral
viscous
951.
vitiate
916.
uprising
917.
uproar
918.
upsurge
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vivacious
lively; high-spirited
953.
volatile
changeable; inconstant
954.
volition
955.
warrant
956.
wean
957.
whimsical
958.
wince
959.
writ
written order
960.
yarn
961.
zeal
962.
zenith
963.
zest
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embarrassed
964.
abashed
965.
abeyance
966.
abject
miserable
S: Pitiful, Despicable
A : Noble, Lofty
repeal or annual by authority
967.
abrogate
968.
absolve
969.
abstemious
970.
abstinence
971.
accentuate
972.
acclimate
973.
accretion
974.
ad hoc
975.
adjunct
976.
ad-lib
977.
afforest
(i) Improvise
S : Spontaneous, Extemporised
A : Rehearsed, Deliberate
(ii) Do as one pleases
convert into forest
A : Deforest, Denude
978.
affray
979.
affront
980.
aggrandise
981.
agnostic
982.
albeit
983.
algorithm
984.
allegory
985.
allude
986.
alter ego
987.
altercate
988.
ambidextrous
989.
ambivalent
990.
ameliorate
991.
amnesty
992.
anachronism
993.
anagram
994.
anecdote
995.
antagonism
996.
antecedent
997.
antipathy
998.
antithesis
999.
antithetical
1000. apartheid
1001. apathy
lack of emotion
S : Indifference, Passiveness
A : Care, Sympathy
self-confidence
1002
aplomb
1003. apparition
a ghost
1004. appendage
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1005. apropos
1006. ardour
1007. arduous
1008. arrant
1009. artifice
1010. ascribe
1011. aseptic
1037. blasphemy
1038. bleary
1039. blithe
1040. bluster
1041. bounteous
1042
bourgeois
1043. bovine
1012. asperity
1013. assuage
1044. braggart
1045. brevity
1014. astute
1016. attenuate
1017. attrition
1018. atypical
not typical
S : Abnormal
A : Typical, Normal
omen; sign
1048. bucolic
1049. bulwark
a defence
1050. buoyant
1051. burnish
1052. buttress
1054. callow
1027. behest
indecent, obsence
A : Decent
perfect blessedness or happiness
A : Curse, Condemnation
any place or situation with noise and
confusion
a command or earnest request
a strong Support
S : Bolster, Prop-up
art of producing beautiful hand writing
immature, inexperienced
S: Raw, Unfledged, Inexperienced
A : Mature, Wise, Sagacious
slander; aspersion
1028. beleaguer
1057. canonise
1029. bellicose
1058. capitulate
1030. belligerent
1059. capricious
1031. bequeath
1032. bequest
1060. captious
1033. bibliography
1034. bibliophile
1062. carnal
1035. billious
bad-tempered
S : Peevish, Pessimistic
A : Optimistic, Lively
to cheat
1015. atrophy
1019. augury
1020. baneful
1021. banter
1022. baritone
1023. bastion
1024. bawdy
1025. beatitude
1026. bedlam
1036. bilk
SSC-CGL
1046. brook
1047. brusque
1053. calligraphy
1055. calumny
1056. canard
1061. carnage
1063. carp
1064. cartel
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1065. catastrophe
1095. condemn
to scorn or despise
1096. contemptible
1066. catatonic
1067. cavalcade
1097. contemptuous
1068. centurion
1098. contentious
1069. cerebrate
to think
1099. contiguous
1070. chastisement
punishment
1100
1071. chauvinist
1072. chequered
1073. choleric
Marked by vicissitudes
irritable; bad- tempered
1074. closure
1101. convoluted
1102. cordon
1103. covert
disguised
1104. craven
cowardly
1105. credulous
1077. coddle
1106. dawdler
1078. cogent
strong; convincing
1107. debauch
1079. coherent
1082. commemorate
to corrupt
S : Enervate
A : Strengthen, Invigorate
A process, condition or period of
decline as in morals, art, etc.
1083. complement
1084. compliment
1075. coagulation
1076. coalescing
1080. collateral
1081. comity
1085. conciliatory
1086. concomitant
1087. condescend
1088. congeal
1089. conjecture
1111. defunct
1112. delineate
no longer existing
S : Extinct, Dead
A : Alive, Fashionable
to portray, depict, sketch out
1113. deluge
1114. delusion
1093. console
1094. consternation
1091. connotation
1092. conscientious
1108. decadence
1109. decimate
1110. deferential
1090. connoisseur
contingent
argumentative; pugnacious;
combative ; quarrelsome
touching; neighboring
1115. demeanour
1116. denigrate
1117. deprave
1118. deprecate
1119. despondency
1120. desultory
1121. detention
1122. devolve
1123. dichotomy
1124. diligent
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S : Perseverance, Earnest
A : Lazy, Careless, Lethargic
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1125. disconcert
1154. epicurean
1126. disconsolate
cheerless; dejected
1155. epigram
1127. disenchanted
1156. equanimity
1157. equestrian
of horses or horsemanship
1158. equipoise
1130. disseminate
1131. distend
1132. dolorous
1160. equivocal
1133. dulcet
melodious; hormonious
1161. equivocate
1134. duress
1162. erroneous
1135. efface
to make indistinct
1136. effeminate
1128. disingenuous
1129. disparage
1137. effervesce
1138. effusion
1139. egalitarian
1140. egregious
1141. elucidate
1143. emasculate
1144. embargo
1145. empathy
1142. emancipate
1146. empirical
1147. encomium
1148. endemic
1149. enervate
1150. enfeeble
1151. enigma
1152. ensconce
1153. entourage
SSC-CGL
1159. equitable
1163. escapade
containing an error
S : False, Inaccurate, Erring
A : Accurate, genuine, Factual
Reckless adventure
1164. eschew
avoid
1165. estrange
1178. evince
1179. exacerbate
1180. exactitude
1181. exalt
1166. ethos
1177. euphemism
1182. excruciating
1183. exemplary
1184. exhort
1185. exiguous
1186. exoneration
1187. exorcise
1188. expansive
1189. expatiate
1190. expostulate
1191. extant
1192. extenuate
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1193. extralegal
1221. gaffe
a blunder
1194. extraneous
1222. galore
1224. garner
in abundance, plentiful
S: ample, bounteous, prodigal
A: Scarce, deficient
an action intended to gain an advantage
to gather and save to store up
1225. garrulous
too talkative
1226. genesis
origin
1227. gibber
1228. glitch
1229. gloat
1230. graffiti
1231. grandiose
1232. grapple
1233. gregarious
1195. extricable
1223. gambit
1196. exuberance
1197. facile
1198. fallow
1200. fecund
1201. feint
pretend
1202. fervid
1203. fervour
enthusiasm
S: Zeal, ardour, passion, fervent
A: coolness, indifference, impassiveness
to shackle; put in chains
1199. feckless
1204. fetter
1234. grisly
1206. fledged
1207. flinch
1235. grizzle
1208. flounder
1236. grouch
to grumble, grouse
1237. hackneyed
1238. hallow
1205. filch
1209. forebode
1210. forestall
1211. forswear
1212. fortitude
1214. fragrant
courage
S: Heroism, Spirited
A: Cowardice, Shyness
happening by chance
S: Incidental, Adventitious, Accidental
A: Deliberate, planned
sweet-smelling
1215. fritter
1216. frivolous
1213. fortuitous
1217. furore
1218. fusillade
1219. fusty
1220. gabble
1239. hapless
1240. harbinger
1241. harrow
1242. heckle
unfortunate
S: Luckless, Unlucky
A: Fortunate, Successful, Happy
something or somebody that foretells the coming of
to distress; create stress or torment
1246. heterodox
1247. hew
1248. histrionic
of acting
1249. holster
1243. heckle
1244. hedonism
1245. herculean
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1250. horrendous
horrible
1251. idiosyncrasy
personal mannerism
1252. idolatry
excessive admiration of
1280. innocuous
1253. ignoble
1281. inordinate
1254. imbecile
1282. insatiable
1286. intransigent
1287. intrepid
1288. introspection
1259. imperious
1289. invincible
1260. impetuous
1290. involute
complex
1261. impinge
1291. irrevocable
1292. jargon
1262. implicate
1263. implosion
1264. impromptu
without preparation
1295. jurisprudence
science of laws
1265. impropriety
being improper
1296. kindred
1266. impunity
1297. kink
1299. labyrinthine
1300. lacuna
1270. incorrigibility
1271. incredulous
1272. incumbents
official duties
1302. lassitude
1273. incursion
1303. laudatory
1274. indict
1304. levitation
1275. indigenous
1276. infinitesimal
1306. licentious
1277. ingenuous
1278. inimical
harmful
1255. imbroglio
1256. immutable
1257. impalpable
1258. impeccable
1279. innate
1283. insularity
1284. insurrection
1285. intransigence
1293. jaunt
1267. impute
1268. inchoate
1269. incognito
1301. laggard
SSC-CGL
1305. levity
1307. lien
morally unrestrained.
S: Wanton, Lustful
A: Continent, Chaste
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
1308. limbo
in an uncertain state
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1309. logistics
1310. loquacious
1337. nonchalant
1338. nonpareil
unequaled
S: Unrivaled, Peerless
A: Commonplace
confuse
1339. nonplus
1311. ludicrous
1313. maladroit
1314. malediction
curse; execration
1343. obdurate
1315. malefaction
1344. obliterate
1316. malefactor
1345. oblivion
1317. mammoth
1318. maraud
To raid, Plunder
1319. masquerade
disguise
1320. maunder
1312. lurid
1340. nostalgia
1341. nuance
1342. nugatory
1346. occult
1347. officious
1348. olfactory
1321. mayhem
1322. mellifluous
1349. oligarchy
1350. omnipotent
1351. onerous
1323. mercenary
1327. minatory
1328. misogynist
1358. parsimonious
1329. munificent
1359. pellucid
1360. perambulate
1361. percipient
1362. pestilent
deadly
1363. pillage
1364. piquant
1365. plaintiff
1367. plummet
1368. poignant
1324. meretricious
1325. meteoric
1326. milieu
1330. narcissistic
1331. nebulous
1332. nefarious
1333. nemesis
1334. neophyte
1335. nepotism
1336. niggard
1352. ornithology
1355. palpitate
1356. panorama
perspective, land
1353. ossify
1354. ostensible
1366. platitude
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1398. reminiscence
remembrance
1399. renaissance
1400. repudiate
rebirth or revival
disown; refuse to accept or pay
1371. predilection
1401. resilience
1372. presumption
arrogance
1402. reticent
1373. probity
uprightness; incorruptibility
1403. sacrosanct
1374. prodigious
enormous; wonderful
1404. sagacious
1375. profane
1405. salubrious
1376. proscribe
denounce as dangerous
1406. sanguine
1377. protracted
prolonged
1407. scrupulous
1378. pugnacious
1408. seamy
1379. puissance
strength
1409. sedulous
1380. quaintness
1410. seminal
1382. quittance
1383. quiver
1384. quixotic
generous; unselfish
1385. quizzical
amused
1416. slake
1386. rabid
1417. sleight
1388. rancorous
Violent, Intense
S: Frantic, Fanatical
A: Sober, Sane, Rational
to be divided or subdivided; to
branch out
feeling bitterness; spitefulness
1389. rapacious
1420. sot
1390. ravenous
1421. sphinx
1391. recapitulate
1392. recondite
1423. sterling
1393. recuperate
1424. stickler
1369. ponderous
1370. preclude
1381. quarry
1411. shiftless
1412. simper
1413. simulate
1414. sinuous
1415. skinflint
1387. ramify
1394. refurbish
1418. solicitude
1419. sordid
1422. squeamish
1425. stipulate
1395. regression
1396. reiterate
1397. relegate
SSC-CGL
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1427. strait-laced
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1428. stricture
1429. stupefy
1458. titillate
1459. toady
1430. stupendous
astonishing
S: Amazing, Prodigious
A: Minuscule, Meager
induce by bribery; to commit perjury
1462. torpor
1433. succor
1463. torque
1434. sumptuous
magnificent
1464. tractable
1435. supervene
1465. transfigure
1437. suppliant
1467. transient
to transform so as to glorify.
A: Mutilate, Destroy
to make motionless as if impaled
S: Petrify, Paralyse
A: Animate, Rejuvenate
temporary; fleeting
1438. supplicate
brief
1439. surfeit
1440. surmise
1470. travesty
1441. surrogate
to guess
S: Assume
A: Certainty
a substitute or deputy
1471. trite
1442. susceptibility
sensitiveness
1472. truce
1473. truncate
1443. synchronism
1444. taciturn
1474. tryst
1475. tumid
1445. tantamount
1446. tardy
1477. tutelage
a secret meeting
swollen, bulging,
S: Distended,
A: Shrunken, Reduced, Concise
muddy; having the sediment stirred
up
guardianship, care, instruction
1478. ubiquitous
present everywhere
1479. ululate
1480. umbrage
offense; resentment
1481. undulate
1431. suborn
1432. succinct
1436. supine
1460. topography
to excite pleasurably
S: Stimulate, Excite
A: Repulse, Disgust, Annoy
obsequious flatterer
1461. torpid
1466. transfix
1476. turbid
1447. tautology
1448. taxidermy
1449. temerity
1450. temperance
1452. temporal
1453. tenacity
firmness;persistency
1454. tendentious
biased
1455. terse
1456. timorous
fearful; timid
1457. tinsel
superficial adornment
1451. tempestuous
1482. unencumbered
1483. unequivocal
1484. unfounded
1485. unmitigated
absolute
1486. unpalatable
1487. unsavoury
1488. unscrupulous
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1489. unwary
1522. Wend
to go, proceed
1523. zany
1524. zephyr
1492. utilitarian
1493. vacuous
1494. vagary
1495. vagrant
1496. valorous
brave
1497. vanquish
conquer
1499. vapid
1500. vaunt
to boast
1501. vehemence
1490. upheaval
1491. usurer
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1502. venal
1503. veneer
1504. veneration
1505. venial
excusable
1506. verbatim
1507. verbiage
1508. verbose
1509. veritable
1510. vestibule
1511. vibes
sensation
1512. vicarious
1514. virulence
1515. voluble
fluent
1516. waffle
1525. accolade
honor, award
1526. accoutrement
equipment
1527. affusion
1528. allegro
rapid, Quick
1529. altruism
1530. aphorism
1531. apocalypse
1532. apocryphal
1534. apostasy
1529. apostasy
of doubtful authenticity
S: Spurious, counterfeit,
A: Authentic, Original
one who defends or attempts to justify a doctrine, faith, action etc.
Abandoning of what one believed in
renunciation of a religion
1530. appellation
1531. apposite
1533. aspersion
appropriate, fitting
S: Irrelevant
to clinch or seize without right
A: Abdicate, Surrender
slander
1534. assiduous
1535. atrabilious
1536. atticism
ill- tempered
A: Happy, Good-tempered
extreme elegance of speech
1537. behemoth
1538. betrothed
1539. bionic
1533. apologist
1532. arrogate
1513. virtuoso
1540. blandishment
1517. waft
1518. wallop
1519. waspish
1520. waylay
1521. welter
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1541. bludgeon
1542. bumptious
1543. burlesque
1544. cachet
1545. castigation
1546. casuistry
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1547. cataclysm
1548. caveat
1579. entente
1580. ephemeral
1549. certitude
1550. cogitate
Sureness
S: Certainty, Inevitability
A: Uncertain, Unsure
think deeply; mediate
1581. ethereal
an understanding or agreement as
between nations
S: Cordiality, Amiability
A: Enmity, Hatred
short-lived
S: Fleeting, Momentary
A: Lasting
spiritual
1582. etymology
1552. compunction
1583. evanescent
1553. concatenate
1554. conjoin
Link together
to join together
1584. excoriate
1555. conscript
1585. excoriation
1586. exculpate
1587. excursive
digressive
S: Rambling, Diverse
A: Similar, Uniform
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
1551. commiserate
1556. contrite
1557. conundrum
1558. convalesce
1559. convoke
1588. felicitous
1560. decapitate
to behead
1589. filibuster
1561. delectation
delight, enjoyment
1590. fracas
1562. deleterious
1563. delinquent
harmful
said of young people showing a tendency a commit crimes
person appealing not to reasons
1591. fractious
quarrelsome; irritable
1592. fulmination
bitter protest
1593. furbish
To renovate
1594. gangling
1595. garble
1596. gargantuan
1564. demagogue
1565. dereliction
1566. dereliction
1567. desideratum
1568. detente
1569. didactic
1570. dilettante
1571. discountenance
refuse to approve of
1572. dissimulate
1573. dissonance
discord
1574. ecclesiastical
1575. echelon
1576. egocentric
1577. emeritus
1578. encomium
1597. gastalt
1598. gauche
1599. gaucherie
1600. gelid
extremely cold
1601. geodesy
1602. germane
relevant, pertinent to
1603. gerrymander
1604. gormandize
1605. gourmand
1606. grandiloquent
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1607. gratis
Free of charge
1636. kitsch
1608. gratuitous
1637. lacerate
1613. imprecation
1614. inadvertent
1615. incertitude
Doubt
S: Uncertainty
A: Certainty
Just begun, Rudimentary
S: Elementary, Incipient, Undeveloped
A: Mature
to burn to ashes
1609. hallucination
1610. holocaust
1611. hortatory
1612. ignominious
1616. inchoate
1617. incinerate
1618. inclement
1619. indelible
1620. indelible
1621. indemnify
Stormy, Unfavourable
A: Mild. Fair
that cannot be erased, blotted out,
etc.
A: Erasable
that cannot be rubbed out
1643. licentious
1643 lucubrate
1644. luculent
1645. lugubrious
1646. lummox
1647. machiavellian
1638. lackadaisical
1639. laconic
1642. leviathan
1643. lexicon
1648. maelstrom
1649. nihilism
1622. indigence
1623. ineluctable
certain; inevitable
1651. numismatics
1624. ingrate
an ungrateful person
1625. innuendo
1652.
1653.
1654.
1655.
1626. insidious
1627. insinuate
1628. insuperable
1629. interdict
1630. invidious
1632. juggernaut
of an unpleasant or objectionable
nature
a person boasting and demanding an
aggressive foreign policy
a massive object, a belief
1633. juxtaposition
1631. Jingoist
1635. keystone
obfuscate
obsequious
ostentation
paroxysm
1656. pedagogue
1657. pedant
1658. perfidious
1659. perfunctory
1660. pertinacious
1661. petulant
1662. phlegmatic
1663. pique
1664. prevaricate
1665. pro tem
1666. profundity
1667. proliferate
1668. punctilious
1669. pusillanimous
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1670. quadrennial
1703. substantiation
1671. quagmire
1704. subsume
1672. quandary
1705. subterfuge
deception
1706. surrealism
1674. quiescent
1675. quintessence
1676. quisling
1677. raconteur
1710. tenterhooks
1711. tenuous
1712. trammel
1707. suzerain
1708. sycophant
1709. tautology
1678. ramification
1679. recalcitrant
1680. rechercht
1681. recreant
1682. rectitude
1683. refulgent
1684. regnant
1685. renegade
1713. transcendental
1714. transgress
1715. tremulous
1716. trenchant
1717. tribulation
1719. truculence
1720. turpitude
wickedness; shamefulness
1721. twaddle
1722. unctuous
1724. vagabond
1725. valedictory
1726. ventriloquist
1699. sophistry
person who can make his voice appear to come from a different source
appearing true or real
1700. specious
1728. wangle
1701. splenetic
bad-tempered; irritable
1729. wharf
1702. splice
1730. wheedle
1686. renege
1687. requiem
1688. rescind
1689. retrograde
1690. savant
1691. scabbard
1692. schism
1693. scintilla
1694. sclerosis
1695. scrimmage
1696. scurrilous
1697. sententious
1698. serendipity
1718. Trojan
1723. unflappable
1727. verisimilitude
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