S.NO.

WORD

FORM

MEANING

SENTENCE

SYNONYMS

ANTONYMS

OTHER FORMS

1.

ABEYANCE

Noun

Suspended action, To stop the action for a while.

The committee members kept the decision in abeyance until the director returned.

Dormancy, Latency, Hiatus.

2.

ADMONISH

Verb

(a) To give a mild but firm warning to somebody.

(b) To advice or urge something seriously.

(a) He was frequently admonished by his teacher for coming late to class.

(b) He admonished me to prepare systematically for the competitive exams.

Caution, Warn, Reprove

Compliment, Comment, Praise

3.

ADULTERATE

Verb

Make something poorer by adding another substance.

It is not advisable to use adulterate food products.

Contaminate, Alternate.

AMALGAMATE

Verb

To combine or unite or to make people do odd things

Several colleges have been amalgamated into a new university.

Merge, Integrate, Unify.

Disunite, Separate, Part.

5.
ALACRITY

Eagerness or enthusiasm or great willingness to do something.

He accepted the job offer with alacrity.

Liveliness, Agility, Briskness.

Unwillingness, Indifferent, Apathy

6.

AMELIORATE

Verb

To improve or make something better.

Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation in the flood affected areas.

7.

ANACHRONISM

Noun

(a) The placing of something in a wrong historical period.

(b) old fashioned or outdated.

(a) To suggest that computers were being used in the 19th century would be anachronous.

(b) Monarchy is seen by some people as an anachronism in the present day society.
8.

ANTIPATHY

Noun

A feeling of strong dislike.

(a) The antipathy between the two cousins is very apparent.

(b) She made no attempts to hide her antipathy towards her classmates.

Aversion, Repulsion, Antagonism.

Affinity, Sympathy, Fellow feeling.

9.

APPRISE

Verb

To tell or inform somebody of something

The weather department has apprised the people of the threat of cyclone.

10.
APPROPRIATE

Verb, Adj.

(a) as verb -> To take someone’s ideas, etc. for your own use illegally or without permission.

(b) To take or give something, especially money, for a particular purpose.

(c) as adj -> Suitable

(a) He was accused of appropriating the club’s funds.

(b) Two million dollars have been appropriated for research into the disease.

Allocate, Allot, Assign.

Withhold, Dispose off, Relinquish.

11.

ASSUAGE

Verb

(a) To make an unpleasant

feeling less severe; to ease or lessen pain.

(b) Satisfy hunger.

(c) Soothe someone’s anger.

(a) When he suffered a set- back in the

career, he tried to assuage his discomfort by looking for new opportunities.

(b) As lunch was not available in the restaurant, we tried to assuage our hunger by eating burger.
Appease, Calm, Allay.

Aggravate,

Intensify, Incite.

12.

BELIE

Verb

(a) To give a false impression of something or somebody.

(b) To contradict; To show that something can’t be true or correct.

(a) His physical fitness and cheerful spirits belie

(b) Her claims that she is telling the truth are belied by all the evidences against her.

Invalidate, Disprove, Misrepresent, Falsify.

Validate, Proof, Support, Disclose, Reveal.

13.

BOLSTER

Verb

To motivate or reinforce or support something to make it stronger; To give support to somebody/something, To strengthen
something.
Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.

Support, Brace, Strengthen.

Weaken, Diminish, Tear down.

14.

BURGEON

Verb

(a) To begin to grow or develop rapidly.

(b) To send out buds In the spring

(a) The burgeoning population in the country has created several problems of sanitation and hygiene.

(b) The plants that burgeon in the spring are a promise of the beauty that is to come.

15.

CACOPHONOUS

Adj.

Discordant; Unpleasant sound.

I found it hard to enjoy the cacophonous music of the orchestra.

Harsh, Discordant, Inharmonious.

Harmonious, Melodious, Soothing.

16.

CAPRICIOUS

Adj.

Showing sudden change in attitude or behavior, i.e. whimsical, unpredictable.

(a) His capricious behavior puzzles me.

(b) It is better to stay at home in the capricious weather.

Unsteady, Variable, Changeable,

Consistent, Unwavering, Steadfast.

17.

CASTIGATE

Verb

To criticize somebody severely.

(a) He castigated himself for being so absent minded.

(b) His novels are intended to castigate vise and hypocrisy in the society.

Rebuke, Upbraid, Chide.

Compliment, Reward, Praise.

18.

CAUSTIC

Adj.

(a) Ability of a substance to destroy or dissolve other substance.

(b) Critical in a better or sarcastic way.

His caustic comments on my performance angered me.

Scathing, Blistering, Corrosive, Erosion,

Gracious, Soothing, Agreeable.

19.

COGENT

Adj.

Convincing or strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe;

Powerfully persuasive.

She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.

Convincing, Weighty, Powerful or Forceful.

Irrelevant.

20.

COMPLAISANT

Adj.

Willingness to do favors for others; To accept other people’s actions and to so what other people want.

The complaisant worker yielded to the strict orders of the master.

Obliging, Pleasing, Solicitous.

Un-obliging, Indifferent, Un-cooperative.

21.

COMPLACENT

Adj.

Too satisfied with yourself or with a situation so that you don’t feel that any change is necessary.

Ever since he has got a raise, he has been complacent to work hard.

Self satisfied, Smug, Contented.

Unsatisfied, Discontented, Insecure.

22.

COMPLIANT

Adj.

(a) Ready to conform or agree to do something.

(b) Made or done according to requirements or instructions.

(a)Hari, complaint as ever, gave in to his friend’s demands.

(b) Children compliant with the parental will.

Conforming, Yielding, Obedient.

Non-conforming, Non-compliant, Resistant.

23.

CONDONE
Verb

To accept wrong behavior as if it was not serious.

(a) Parents must not condone their children’s bad behavior.

(b) Foul play should never be condoned.

Forgive, Overlook, Ignore, Excuse.

Condemn, Denounce, Castigate.

24.

CONTENTION

Noun

(a) Claim a statement of belief or opinion.

(b) Competing for something with a good chance of success.

(a) It is my contention that this proposal will not succeed dispute or angry disagreement; At this critical hour, there is not time for
contention.

(b) After a series of defeats, the team is no longer in contention for the trophy.

25.

CONTRITE

Adj.

Showing deep regret for having done wrong.

His contrite manners made us forgive him.

Remorseful, Ruthful, Rueful, Repentant, Regretful.

Un-contrite, Un-apologetic, Un-repentant.

26.

CRAVEN

Adj.

Cowardly, Abjectly fearful

(a) She admitted a craven fear of spiders.

(b) The craven fellow turned and ran.

Poltroon

27.

DEFAULT

Verb, Noun

(a) as a verb -> Failure to do something like to appear in a court; Failure to act; To fail to pay a debt.

(b) as a noun –> An option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified.

He lost the game by default.

28.

DEFERENCE

Noun

Respect, honor or regard for others.

(a) He showed deference to the judge in the court.

(b) One should treat one’s elders with due deference.

Respect, Compliancy, Compliance, Respectfulness.

Disrespect, Defiance, Disobedience.

29.

DELINEATE

Verb

To show something by drawing

or describing in detail.

Before starting the project, you should

delineate your plans clearly.

30.

DENIGRATE

Verb

To criticize something unfairly; To claim that somebody is inferior or worthless.

We should not denigrate the hard work of others.

31.

DERIVATIVE

Noun

(a) A word or thing derived from another.

(b) copied from something else; not new or original.

(a) Assertion(or happiness) is a derivative of assert(or happy).

(b) I found it hard to praise his derivative style of writing.

32.

DESULTORY

Adj.
Going from one thing to another without a definite plan or purpose and without enthusiasm.

He wandered around the town in a desultory fashion.

Purposeless

33.

DETERRENT

Noun

A thing that deters somebody or something; something that interferes with or delays action.

Restraint, Hindrance, Check.

34.

DIATRIBE

Noun

An angry attack in speech or writing.

The editor of the newspaper has launched a diatribe against the Government.

Tirade, Invective, Vituperation.

35.
DICHOTOMY

Noun

A separation between two groups or things that are opposite or exactly different.

The dichotomy between humanities and sciences is clearly marked.

Duality.

36.

DIFFIDENCE

Not having much confidence in one’s own abilities.

His diffidence keeps him from exploring new areas of work.

Timidity, Resistance, Reluctance, Self-doubt.

Boldness, Assertiveness, Audaciousness.

37.

DIGRESSION

Noun

To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

A digression was caused in his lecture by the loud disturbance outside the room.

Straying, Wandering, Divergence.

38.

DISABUSE

Verb

To clear the mind of a mistaken belief.

I must disabuse you of the notion that there are no poor people in our country.

Enlighten, Clarify.

39.

DISCERNING

Adj.

Showing good judgment.

This tourist company offers a wide range of yours for the discerning traveler.

Perceptive, Astute, Judicious.

Unperceptive, Indiscriminate.

40.

DISCREDIT

Verb, Noun

(a) as a verb-> To damage good reputation of something or somebody.

(b) as a noun -> loss of reputation or respect.

(c) To prove false or to be rejected.

(a) The scandals published in the newspaper discredited his good reputation.

(b) Violent football fans bring discredit to the team they support.

(c) His theories were largely discredited by the other scientists.

Defame, Disgrace, Farnish.

Credit, Praise, Laud.

41.

DISCRETE

Adj.

Distinct or separate; Discreet.

Charity and compassion are two discrete

qualities.

42.

DISINGENUOUS

Adj.

Insincere especially in pretending that one knows less about something.

The report of the murder was dismissed as disingenuous.

43.

DISPARAGE

Verb

To suggest unfairly that somebody or something is of little value.

Don’t disparage his attempts to better himself.

Belittle, Undervalue, Underrate.

Applaud, Commend, Praise.

44.

DISSEMBLE

Verb

To hide or disguise one’s true thoughts or feelings.

He tried to dissemble his disappointment with a casual laugh.

Conceal, Feign, Mask.

Manifest, Reveal, Show.

45.

DISSEMINATE
Verb

To scatter ideas and beliefs widely.

Plato’s philosophy has been disseminated throughout the world.

Disperse, Spread, Diffuse.

46.

DISSOLUTION

Noun

Breaking up of or dissolving of something.

This dissolution of a business partnership causes monetary loss to the parties concerned.

Disintegration, Separation, Parting.

47.

DIVEST

Verb

To take away power, rights or authority from someone.

During the depression, the family was divested from their home.

Deprive, Dispossess, Rid.

Supplied, Furnish.

Divestative
(Noun).

48.

DISSONANCE

Noun

Lack of agreement; Lack of harmony in music.

The dissonance between the two media partners has become a topic of discussion.

49.

DOGMATIC

Adj.

Insisting that one’s beliefs are right and that others should accept them without question.

You can’t be dogmatic in the matter of test.

Dictatorial, Dominating, Domineering.

Diffident, Docile, Complaisant.

50.

ECLECTIC

Adj.

Not following one’s style or set of ideas but using a wide range.
He has an eclectic taste in music.

51.

DISPARATE