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Alok Singh

Affluent

1.Affluent

Having a great deal of money; wealthy:

Rich
wealthy
well of
prosperous
born with a silver spoon in
your mouth
"the affluent societies
Poor(A) of the western world"

Limp

2. Limp

Walk with difficulty, typically because of a

damaged or stiff leg or foot.

HOBBLE
SHUFFLE
WALK LAMELY
SHAMBLE
FLOPPY
BENDY
FLACCID
FIRM(ANT)

"he limped heavily as he moved"

Infrequent

3. Infrequent
Not occurring often; rare

RARE
OCCASIONAL
UNCOMMON
UNUSUAL

"her visits were so

infrequent"

Massacre

4. Massacre

An indiscriminate and brutal

slaughter of people

Slaughter
Carnage
Butchery
Bloodshed

"the attack was described as a coldblooded massacre".

Belittle

5. Belittle

Make (someone or something)

seem unimportant

DEMEAN
DECRY
DERIDE
PUT DOWN
PRAISE(ANT)

"she felt belittled"

Revise

6. Revise

alter (something) in the light of further

evidence

AMEND
MODIFY
ADJUST
ALTER
CHANGE
CORRECT
IMPROVE
REWORK

"he had cause to revise his opinion a

moment after expressing it"

Distinguish

7.

Distinguish

Recognize or treat (someone or

something) as different

Diferentiate
Discriminate
Make A Distinction
Decide
Make Out

"the child is perfectly capable of

distinguishing reality from fantasy"

ACCUSE

8.
ACCUSE

Charge (someone) with an

offense or crime

blame
lay blame on
charge
indict
point the finger at
"he was accused of murdering his wife's
lover"

RECOVER

9. RECOVER

Return to a normal state of

health, mind, or strength

Get Well
Get Better
Make Progress
Pick Up
Convalesce
Improve
Deteriorate(ant)
"Neil is still recovering from shock";
"the economy has begun to recover"

ADMONISH

10. ADMONISH

Warn or reprimand someone firmly

Warn About reprimand

Give A Warning
Reprimand
Rebuke
Tell Of

"she admonished me for

appearing at breakfast unshaven"

GRATIFY

11. GRATIFY

Give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction

please
Satisfy
fulfill
oblige
delight

"I was gratified to see the

coverage in May's issue

PENCHANT

12. PENCHANT

A strong or habitual liking for

something or tendency to do something

INCLINATION
TENDENCY
LEANING
LIKING
PROPENSITY

Neurotics have a penchant

for negative words;

BARTER

13. BARTER

Exchange (goods or services) for other

goods or services without using money

EXCHANGE
TRADE
SWAP
BARGAIN
HAGGLE

"he often bartered a meal for

drawings"

UNCONSCIONABLE
unconscionable

14. UNCONSCIONABLE
Not right or reasonable

UNREASONABLE
INORDINATE
EXCESSIVE

"the unconscionable
conduct of his son".
"Unconscionable" as realized in
documentary

TERMINATE

15. TERMINATE
Bring to an end

FINISH
END
CONCLUDE
COMPLETE
CLOSE
STOP
CEASE
How to Terminate an Employee?

DANK

16. DANK

Disagreeably damp,
musty, and typically cold

DAMP
MOIST
WET
HUMID
SOGGY
DEWY

vegetables tended to go bad quickly

in the dank cellar

BOUNTY

17. BOUNTY
Generosity; liberality

GENEROSITY
GIFT
PRESENT
LIBERALITY

US offers $10 million bounty for

Mumbai terror 'mastermind'

DIVVY

18. DIVVY

Divide up and share:

DIVIDE
SHARE
SPLIT
DISTRIBUTE

You decide how to divvy

it up.

OBJECT

19. OBJECT

A material thing that can

be seen and touched

PROTEST
DEMUR
REMONSTRATE
OPPOSE
DEPRECATE

Range

20. Range

Vary or extend between

specified limits

LINE
SCOPE

Haggle

21. Haggle

Dispute or bargain persistently, esp.

over the cost of something

BARGAIN

"the two sides are haggling

over television rights"

Abstruse

22. Abstruse

Difficult to understand; obscure

OBSCURE
RECONDITE
DEEP
PROFOUND

"an abstruse philosophical

inquiry"

yob

23. yob

A rude, noisy, and aggressive

young man

yobbo

Apogee

24. Apogee

The highest point in the development of something; the

climax or culmination of something

ZENITH
CLIMAX
HEIGHT
PINNACLE
ACME
CULMINATION
"The golden age of American sail, which
began with the fast clipper ships in 1848,
reached its apogee in the Gold Rush
years"

Morose

25. Morose

Sullen and ill-tempered.

SULLEN
GLOOMY
SURLY
SULKY
GLUM
SOMBRE
SOMBER
He became morose and withdrawn
and would not talk to anyone

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