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ABASE

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Meaning - To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem, to humiliate. Synonyms - Debase,degrade,humiliate. Antonyms - dignify, honor, respect. Usage - He felt abased when his clothes were removed.

2. ABASH

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Meaning - To make ashamed or uneasy, disconcert, to embarrass. Synonyms - confound, confuse, embarrass. Antonyms - composed, emboldened, proud, reassured. Usage - Salman was abashed when Ash married Abhishek.

3. ABATE

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Meaning - to decrease in force or intensity, to decrease in amount or value. Synonyms - Subside, Decrease, Wane, Slack, Slake. Antonyms - increase, intensify, magnify. Usage - We were waiting for the storm to abate.

4. ABBREVIATE

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Meaning - To make short or shorter, To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity. Synonyms - shorten, abridge, curtail, truncate. Antonyms - expand, extend, increase, lengthen. Usage - SHIT is abbreviation of __ __ __ __ .

5. ABDICATE

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Meaning - to renounce a throne, to give up, to surrender. Synonyms - relinquish, renounce, reject, cast off, disclaim. Antonyms - assert, assume, challenge, claim, defend, defy, hold, maintain, remain, retain, treasure, usurp.

Usage - Bush abdicated his power.

6. ABERRANT

Meaning straying from the right or normal way, deviating from the usual or natural type. Synonyms - deviation, variation, distortion, disorientation, error. Antonyms - truth, sanity. Usage - The aberrant nature of Heart pulses.

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7. ABET

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Meaning - to actively encourage, to assist or support. Synonyms - aid, assist, support, encourage, incite, instigate. Antonyms - hinder, obstruct, interrupt, restrict. Usage - Abu Allibi was killed for abetting Bin laden.

8. ABEYANCE

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Meaning - temporary inactivity, condition of being undetermined. Synonyms - suspended, withheld, inoperative, out of action, pending. Antonyms - ongoing, action, activity, continuance, continuation. Usage - The task was held in abeyance.

9. ABHOR

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Meaning - to regard with horror or detestation, to regard with extreme repugnance. Synonyms - Hate, dislike, detest, loathe, despise, abominate. Antonyms - Love, liking, admiration, affection, infatuation, idolatry. Usage - Abhor the sin, not the sinner.

10. ABJECT

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Meaning - Sunk to a low condition, cast down in spirit Synonyms - beggarly, degraded, wretched, miserable. Antonyms - Exalted, proud. Usage - Children dwelling in abject poverty.

11. ABJURE

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Meaning - to renounce upon oath, to give up. Synonyms - renounce, repudiate, forswear, recant. Antonyms - desire, wish, long for. Usage - Mr. Bush abjured his rights.

12. ABLUTION

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Meaning - the act of washing or cleansing as a religious rite. Synonyms - bath, washing, cleaning. Antonyms - // comment if you know Usage - Man taking ablution in the pure waters of Ganga.

13. ABNEGATION

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Meaning - to deny oneself, self-denial, self-renunciation. Synonyms - give up, renunciation, denial, relinquish. Antonyms - assert, assume, defend, defy, hold, remain, retain, usurp. Usage - Swami Vivekananda abnegated all the luxurious of material life.

14. ABODE

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Meaning - A place where someone lives. Synonyms - residence, home, dwelling place, house, place. Antonyms - // comment if you know Usage - The dream abode.

15. ABOLISH

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Meaning -put an end to, to make null. Synonyms - annul, terminate, nullify, cancel, abrogate. Antonyms continue, approve, retain.

Usage - World should abolish nuclear weapons as well as work

16. ABOMINABLE

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Meaning - unpleasant, causing disgust. Synonyms - abhor, hatred, detestable, loathe. Antonyms - love, adore, admire, worship. Usage - everyone abominates terrorists.

17. ABORIGINAL

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Meaning - having existed in a region from the beginning. Synonyms - indigenous, native, originals. Antonyms - immigrant, foreigner, incomer. Usage - Its difficult to find aboriginals in metros.

18. ABRADE

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Meaning - to wear down or tear away by friction. Synonyms - chafe, rub off, wear away, erase, erode, scour, scrape. Antonyms smooth. Usage - Frequent brakes abrade tyres fast.

19. ABRASIVE

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Meaning - Harsh and rough in manner, substance that abrades. Synonyms - scape, rough. Antonyms likable, pleasant, smooth soft, pleasing.

Usage - abrasive brushes.

20. ABRIDGE

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Meaning - to cut short, to reduce the length. Synonyms - condense, shorten, abbreviate, reduce. Antonyms - elaborate, expand, extend, increase, lengthen. Usage - The London bridge abridges the gap between two islands.

21. ABROGATE

Meaning - to abolish, to cancel by an authority.

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Synonyms - abolish, annul, annihilate. Antonyms - continue approve, retain. Usage Let us see if new laws abrogate the right to work.

22. ABSCISSION

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Meaning - the act or process of cutting off. Synonyms - removal, cutting off, shedding, sloughing. Antonyms - attach, join. Usage - The picture depicts the abscission of a branch.

23. ABSCOND

Meaning -to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution. Synonyms - hide, depart, run away, flee. Antonyms arrive, stay, reappear, remain, be present. Usage - Forces are searching the absconded Bin Laden.

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24. ABSOLUTE

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Meaning - Loosed from any limitation, perfect in quality and nature. Synonyms - Uncontrolled, Unrestricted, Authoritative, dictatorial, autocratic. Antonyms Accountable, limited, responsible. Usage - Adolf Hitler wanted the absolute power.

25. ABSOLVE

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Meaning - to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt. Synonyms - forgive, discharge, pardon, vindicate, set free. Antonyms - charge, convict, excoriate. Usage - Lord Jesus absolves us all from our sins.

26. ABSTAIN

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Meaning To refrain from something by ones own choice. Synonyms refrain, withhold, resist. Antonyms - pursue, persist. Usage - Abstinence is the key of life. abstain from sex.

27. ABSTRACT

Meaning - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance, existing only in the mind. Synonyms - theoretical, complex, conceptual, unrealistic, unpractical, hypothetical, abstract. Antonyms - concrete, definite, real.

Usage - abstract art is very valuable these days.

28. ABSTRUSE

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Meaning - hard to understand. Synonyms obscure, abstract, esoteric, difficult, obsolete, recondite. Antonyms - clear, easy, lucid, simple, concrete. Usage - Abstruse subjects are hard to understand.

29. ABUSIVE

Meaning - characterized by wrong or improper use or action, using harsh insulting language. Synonyms Insulting, slanderous, calumniating, disparage, maligning. Antonyms - Praising, eulogistic, laudatory, panegyric. Usage - Using abusive language and insulting prisoners.

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30. ABUT

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Meaning - to touch along the border, to border upon or end at. Synonyms - adjoin, border, neighbor, meet, touch. Antonyms - // comment if you know Usage - The 2 properties shown in Figure abut one another

31. ABYSMAL

Meaning - Extending far downward or inward from a surface, extremely or hopelessly bad or severe. Synonyms - deep, abyss, bottomless, profound, fathomless, immeasurable, extremely bad. Antonyms - measurable, fathomable. Usage -The abysmal well.

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32. ABYSS

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Meaning - An immeasurably deep chasm. Synonyms - chasm, deep, hallow, ravine, cavity, deep, abysmal.

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Antonyms measurable, not deep. Usage -Lost in the deep abysses of water.

33. ACCEDE

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Meaning -to express approval. Synonyms assent, agree, acquiesce, comply, concede, accept, nod. Antonyms - deny, refuse, condemn, demur, denounce. Usage -The two acceded to work together.

34. ACCLAIM

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Meaning - To praise enthusiastically and often publicly, to acknowledge. Synonyms - praise, applaud, acclamation, hail, herald

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Antonyms dishonor, disapproval, berate, vituperate. Usage - Acclaim the deserved.

35. ACCLIMATIZE

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Meaning - To adapt oneself to environmental or climatic changes. Synonyms adapt, adjust, conform. Antonyms - unacclimatize. Usage -people acclimatize when there is change in weather.

36. ACCLIVITY

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Meaning -An upward slope. Synonyms ascent, rise, raise, climb, upgrade, incline, slope. Antonyms - declivity, decline. Usage - Sign showing acclivity ahead.

37. ACCOLADE

Meaning an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit. Synonyms award, recognition, prize, trophy, honor, reward. Antonyms criticism. Usage - His works were accoladed.

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38. ACCOMPLICE

Meaning - A person who knowingly participates with another in an unlawful act, crime or wrongdoing, partner in crime. Synonyms confederate, associate, assistant, helper, decoy, steerer, supporter. Antonyms - adversary, enemy, opponent. Usage - Abu Allibi was an accomplice of Bin Laden.

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39. ACCORD

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Meaning - An agreement between parties. Synonyms - agree, agreement, concord, consort, harmonize, rapport, treaty. Antonyms - disagreement, dissonance, dissension. Usage The two parties accorded for peace.

40. ACCOST

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Meaning - To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively. Synonyms come up to, address, greet, recognize, approach, snare, hook, solicit, waylay. Antonyms - avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun. Usage - President is being accosted by body guards.

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41. ACCOUTRE

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Meaning - To outfit and equip, as for military duty. Synonyms furnish, equip, outfit, fit out, fit, attire. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage The army man accoutred for the mission.

42. ACCRETION

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Meaning increase by external addition or accumulation. Synonyms - increase, accrue, growth. Antonyms - attrition, decrease, lose. Usage - The accretion of snow.

43. ACCRUE

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Meaning - to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money. Synonyms - to increase, accretion, augment, collect, gather, accummulate. Antonyms - attrition, decrease, lose. Usage - the interest accrues.

44. ACERBITY / ACRID

Meaning - Sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone. / (ACRID) harshness or severity, as of temper or expression. Synonyms - bitter, acidity, sour. / (ACRID) tartness, jaundice, acrimony.

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Antonyms - mellowness, mildness, sweetness. / (ACRID) kindness, sweetness Usage - taste of acerbity.

45. ACME

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Meaning - The highest point, as of achievement or development. Synonyms - peak, summit, apex, zenith, top, pinnacle. Antonyms bottom, low point, zero, nadir. Usage - try harder to reach the acme of your career.

46. ACNE

Meaning Its a common skin disease characterized by pimples on the face, chest, and back. Synonyms - pimples Antonyms - // comment if you know Usage - acne is a common disease.

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47. ACQUIESCE

Meaning - to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or agree passively.

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Synonyms assent, agree, comply, connive. Antonyms - disagree, deny, refuse, condemn, demur, denounce. Usage - Im disinclined to acquiesce to your request.

48. ACQUIT / ACQUITTAL

Meaning Judgment, as by a jury or judge, that a defendant is not guilty of a crime as charged. Synonyms - absolve, discharge, exculpate, exonerate, release, vindicate. Antonyms - charge, condemn, blame, convict, sentence. Usage - If it does not fit, must you acquit?

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49. ACRIMONIOUS

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Meaning caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner. Synonyms acerbic, caustic, bitter, peevish, pungent, tart, sharp. Antonyms - kind, sweet, affable, benign. Usage - remain calm in acrimonious situations.

50. ACROPHOBIA

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Meaning Fear of heights. Synonyms // comment if you know Antonyms - // comment if you know

Usage - People having acrophobia miss lot of fun, like the one in photo.

51. ACTUARY

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Meaning - A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums. Synonyms analyst,auditor, bookkeeper,calculator,clerk,comptroller, public accountant, reckoner. Antonyms // comment if you know Usage - actuaries estimate the preferred interest rates of insurance companies.

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52. ACTUATE

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Meaning -To put into motion or action; activate; Motivate. Synonyms - drive,impel,mobilize,activate,motivate.

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Antonyms - impede, stop. Usage - crisis actuate employees to work hard.

53. ACUMEN

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Meaning -ability to understand and judge things quickly and clearly. Synonyms - shrewdness, astuteness, sagacity. Antonyms - denseness, ignorance, inability, ineptness, obtuseness, stupidity Usage - Einstein approached matters with great acumen

54. ACUTE

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Meaning - Extremely sharp or severe; intense; Synonyms sharp, pointed, sensitive, shrill. Antonyms dense, imperceptive, insensitive,blunt, dull Usage - Sitting infront of computer for long hours causes acute back pains.

55. ADAMANT

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Meaning -An extremely hard, firmly or stubbornly determined. Synonyms - die-hard, grim, implacable,stubborn,rigid Antonyms - flexible, soft, supple Usage - Dogs can be adamant at times

56. ADAGE

Meaning -A pithy statement expressing an observation or principle generally accepted as wise or true, Synonyms - aphorism, maxim, proverb, saying. Antonyms - //comment if you know Usage - She said she always believed in the old adage,Leave them while youre looking good. -Loos, Anita

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57. ADDENDUM

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Meaning -Something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book. Synonyms - supplement, appendix, postscript. Antonyms - // comment if you know.

Usage -This is an addendum to the book.

58. ADDLE

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Meaning to become confused. Synonyms - confuse, muddle, bewilder. Antonyms - clear, understanding Usage - My Brain is addled by the volume of this work.

59. ADDUCE

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Meaning - to cite as an example or means of proof in an argument. Synonyms - cite, present, abduce. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - The picture adduce the fact of evolution.

60. ADEPT

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Meaning -A highly skilled person; an expert. Synonyms expert,master,skillful,proficient. Antonyms awkward, clumsy, incompetent, inept, unskilled. Usage - There is great demand for adept employees these days.

61. ADIEU

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Meaning -Used to express farewell Synonyms - farewell, goodbye, parting Antonyms - greeting,hello Usage -Bidding them adieu we departed.

62. ADJUDGE

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Meaning -To award by law,To determine or decide by judicial procedure. Synonyms - decide, decree,determine, judge,rule umpire. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage -A person adjudged guilty is one who has been convicted in court.

63. ADJUNCT

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Meaning - Something attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position. Synonyms - accessory, supplement, attachment. Antonyms - detriment, lessening, subtraction Usage - PCC looking for adjunct faculty through job fair.

64. ADJURATION

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Meaning -An earnest, solemn appeal. Synonyms - appeal, earnest command. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Picture depicting people taking adjuration.

65. ADJUTANT

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Meaning - A staff officer who helps a commanding officer with administrative affairs. Synonyms - aide, assistant,auxiliary, helper, deputy Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - The picture of an adjutant officer.

66. ADJOURN

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Meaning -To suspend until a later stated time. Synonyms defer, delay, postpone, shelve, suspend. Antonyms -begin, convene, convoke, encourage, further, keep on, open, rally, stimulate, urge Usage - The court adjourned the meeting .

67. ADMONISH

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Meaning -To reprove gently but earnestly. Synonyms - reprove, rebuke, castigate, chastise, warn . Antonyms -applaud, approve, commend, compliment, extol, flatter, laud, praise Usage - admonish your friends privately but praise them openly.

68. ADONIS

Meaning -Greek Mythology. A strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite, A very handsome young man. Synonyms - // comment if you know. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - is anyone nicknamed adonis.. ?

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69. ADORE

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Meaning -To regard with deep passion and love. Synonyms - idolize, revere, worship, love Antonyms -abhor, condemn, despise, detest, hate. Usage - who doesnt adore red rose..?

70. ADROIT

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Meaning - Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance Synonyms - skillful,dexterous, deft, nimble, slick Antonyms -awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled Usage - Safety Sam is definitely an adroit worker.

71. ADULTERATE

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Meaning - make poorer in quality by adding another substance Synonyms alloyed, impure, dirty, mixing, debased, loaded.

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Antonyms - clean, moral, virtuous, free, purify, refine Usage - Adulterating food has become habit for some people now .

72. ADUMBRATE

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Meaning -To draw up a preliminary plan or version of, To give a sketchy outline of. Synonyms - augur, bode, forecast, daft, sketch, outline. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - The recent development adumbrate a world wide revolution in computer technology.

73. ADVENT

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Meaning -The coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important. Synonyms appearance, arrival, coming, start. Antonyms - departure, end. Usage - People preparing for the advent of lord.

74. ADVERSE / ADVERSITY

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Meaning - Unfavourable conditions. Synonyms - antagonistic, antipathetic, opposing, unfavourable, disadvantages. Antonyms - advantageous, aiding, auspicious, favorable, fortunate, helpful, lucky, propitious Usage - Soldiers give up their life for ours and serve in adverse conditions to have a better life for us.

75. ADVERT

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Meaning -To call or direct attention to something. Synonyms - mention, point, refer, advertise, pay attention. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Advert the situation which you cant handle.

76. ADVOCACY

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Meaning -The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something cause, idea. Synonyms support. Antonyms attack, criticism, opposition, protest, rejection. Usage - Advocates plead on behalf of their clients.

77. ADZ / ADZE

Meaning -An axlike tool with a curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for shaping wood. Synonyms // comment if you know.

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Antonyms // comment if you know. Usage - people use it to dig and plant tree in gardens.

78. AEGIS

Meaning - Greek Mythology. The goatskin shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena. Athenas shield carried at its center the head of Medusa. Synonyms shield, backing, patronage. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - under the councils aegis the new law was approved.

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79. AERIE

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Meaning -The nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place. Synonyms - nest. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - The condors flew to their new aerie.

80. AESTHETIC

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Meaning -An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance Synonyms - artistic. Antonyms - ugly. // comment here me if i wrong !! Usage aesthetic performance by the artists.

81. AEROSTAT

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Meaning A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air. Synonyms Balloon Antonyms // comment if you know. Usage -Aerostats are used for lifting military airborne radar equipment.

82. AFFABLE

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Meaning - Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable. Synonyms gracious, congenial, cordial, genial, sociable,sonsy, amiable, genial. Antonyms - complaining, disdainful, grouchy, grumbling, impolite, miserable, reserved, surly, unfriendly. Usage affable kitty gives everyone hugs.

83. AFFECT

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Meaning -Have an influence on, produce an effect on. Synonyms - influence, touch, move, impress, assume, fake. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage This article will affect my thinking.

84. AFFECTATION

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Meaning -A particular habit, as of speech or dress, adopted to give a false impression. Synonyms - pose, pretense.

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Antonyms -naturalness, simplicity Usage -Freedom from affectation or embarrassment.

85. AFFILIATE

Meaning -A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member. Synonyms - ally, associate, bind, combine, connect, join. Antonyms - disjoin, separate, stay away. Usage - want to affiliate with the association above?

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86. AFFRONT

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Meaning -To insult intentionally, especially openly Synonyms - huff, insult, miff, offend, outrage. Antonyms -appeasement, compliment, pleasantry, gratify, mollify, placate, please, satisfy, soothe. Usage - People dont tolerate affront and commit suicide.

87. AFOOT

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Meaning -In the process of being carried out. Synonyms - walking, underway, on foot. Antonyms - nonmoving, unmoving, nonsurrent.

Usage - did u came all the way afoot?

88. AGAPE

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Meaning - In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open. Synonyms - aghast, ajar, opened, overwhelmed, shocked. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. Milton.

89. AGILE

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Meaning Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement. Synonyms - quick, nimble, brisk, facile. Antonyms -brittle, clumsy, stiff Usage - dogs are extremely agile.

90. AGGLOMERATE

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Meaning -become collected into a mass. Synonyms accrue, accumulate, aggregate, amass, collect. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - The system determine the size and distribution of the agglomerate.

91. AGGRANDIZE

Meaning - to make appear great or greater:praise highly

Synonyms amplify, augment, boost, build, burgeon, magnify, multiply, glorify. Antonyms -belittle, debase, degrade, depress, disgrace, humble, lower. Usage -The king wanted to aggrandize himself and his kingdom.

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92. AGGRAVATE

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Meaning -make worse or more serious. Synonyms -intensify, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensate, magnify Antonyms -appease, gladden, make happy, mollify, soften, alleviate, help, improve, relieve, soothe. Usage -Threats only served to aggravate people in such cases.

93. AGGREGATE

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Meaning Composed of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means. Synonyms - amount, sum, summation, total, gross, whole. Antonyms individual, part, particular,break up, disperse, divide. Usage - aggregate stockpiled for additional underground drains.

94. AGGRESS / AGGRESSION

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Meaning -To initiate an attack, war, quarrel, or fight. Synonyms - assail, assault, attack, beset, strike. Antonyms -meekness

Usage -Aggression, the writers main source of energy. Ted Solotaroff

95. AGGRIEVE

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Meaning -to give pain or trouble to. Synonyms - distress, grieve, hurt, injure, pain, oppress, outrage, wound. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Deer was aggrieved by the leopards attack.

96. AGHAST

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Meaning -filled with horror or amazement. Synonyms - shock, terror, amazement,afraid, apprehensive, fearful, fearsome, funky, panicky. Antonyms -unsurprised. Usage - John stood aghast looking the report card.

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97. AGITATE

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Meaning cause anxiety to (a person, his feelings, etc). Synonyms - churn, convulse, rock, shake,bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb. Antonyms - calm, not bother, quiet, soothe,tranquilize. Usage - She was agitated by the attacks.

98. AGNOSTIC

Meaning - One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism. Synonyms - doubter, non-believer, non-committed. Antonyms - believer, gnostic. Usage - are you an agnostic fellow ?

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99. AGOG

Meaning -Full of keen anticipation or excitement; eager.

Synonyms - ardent, athirst, avid, bursting, eager, impatient, keen, solicitous, thirsting, thirsty. Antonyms -incurious, uninterested. Usage - are you agog to learn more words ?

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100. AGRARIAN

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Meaning -Relating to or concerning the land and its ownership, cultivation, and tenure. Synonyms - agricultural, farming Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - A movement for equitable distribution of land and for agrarian reform.

101. AIRY

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Meaning -High in the air; lofty,Open to the air. Synonyms -aerial, atmospheric, pneumatic,breezy, buoyant, debonair, jaunty. Antonyms -burdensome, heavy,close, closed, oppressive, stuffy.

Usage - The office was light and airy.

102. ALABASTER

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Meaning - A pale yellowish pink to yellowish gray. Synonyms -fair, ivory, light, pale. Antonyms // comment if you know Usage - I found an alabaster while playing by seashore.

103. ALACRITY

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Meaning -prompt and eager readiness. Synonyms -dispatch, expedition, goodwill, promptitude, readiness. Antonyms -apathy, aversion, disinclination, dullness, indifference, reluctance, slowness, unwillingness. Usage -He accepted his offer with alacrity.

104. ALBINO

Meaning -person or animal born with no colouring pigment in the skin and hair (which are white) and the eyes (which are pink). Synonyms - // comment if you know. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - The condition of being an albino.

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105. ALCHEMY

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Meaning -medieval form of chemistry. Synonyms - // comment if you know. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Picture depicting medieval chemistry symbols.

106. ALCOVE

Meaning -A semi-circular, steep-sided cavity on a rock outcrop, caused by water erosion, especially spring-sapping,small space in a room. Synonyms nook, recess. Antonyms - // comment if you know.

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Usage -The bed fits neatly into the alcove.

107. ALDER

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Meaning -tree of the birch family, usu growing in marshy places. Synonyms - // comment if you know. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Picture showing the alder tree.

108. ALIEN / ALIENATE

Meaning -A person from another and very different family, people, or place, to become unfriendly or indifferent. Synonyms -exotic, foreign, strange, newcomer, outlander, outsider, stranger Antonyms -akin, appropriate, native, proper citizen, countryman, national, settler. Usage - Have you seen movie alien vs predator ?

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109. ALLAY

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Meaning -To calm or pacify, to relieve. Synonyms - alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve. Antonyms -intensify, provoke, stir, worsen. Usage - Pain killer drugs allay pain.

110. ALLEGE

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Meaning -To assert without or before proof. Synonyms - affirm, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state. Antonyms - contradict, deny, disagree, dissent, object, protest, repudiate. Usage -They police allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.

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111. ALLEGORY

Meaning - The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. Synonyms -figuration, symbolism, symbolization, typification, apologue, fable, myth, parable. Antonyms -literal, not representative, untypical. Usage - Harry used an allegory to teach children a lesson about lying.

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112. ALLEVIATE

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Meaning - Make less severe. Synonyms -relieve, allay, assuage, ease, lighten, mitigate, mollify Antonyms -aggravate, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify Usage The aspirin should alleviate your headache.

113. ALLEY

Meaning -narrow passage, esp between or behind houses or other buildings, usu for pedestrians only. Synonyms - // comment if you know.

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Antonyms - //comment if you know. Usage Alley behind the home.

114. ALLUDE / ALLUSION

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Meaning -To make an indirect reference. Synonyms -refer , advert, bring up, point. Antonyms -reality Usage - I wasnt trying to allude

115. ALLUVION / ALLUVIUM

Meaning -The flow of water against a shore or bank., flood, Sediment deposited by flowing water, as in a riverbed, flood plain, or delta. Synonyms -cataclysm, cataract, deluge, downpour, flood, freshet, inundation, Niagara, overflow, torrent. Antonyms // comment if you know. Usage - Alluvium is found in the upper course of river.

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116. ALMANAC

Meaning - annual book or calendar of months and days, giving information about the sun, moon, tides, anniversaries, etc . Synonyms - year book. Antonyms -// comment if you know. Usage - A nautical almanac give information about the sun,moon,tide,etc.

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117. ALOOF

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Meaning - cool and remote in character; unconcerned. Synonyms -unsociable, cool, reserved, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, unbending, uncompanionable. Antonyms - concerned, friendly, sociable. Usage -His manner was aloof.

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118. ALTAR

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Meaning -table on which bread and wine are consecrated in the Communion service . Synonyms - table, bench, slab, stand, platform, dais

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Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage -They prostrated themselves before the altar.

119. ALTERCATE / ALTERCATION

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Meaning -To argue or dispute vehemently. Synonyms - wrangle,quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy. Antonyms -agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity Usage I wanted to leave the field without altercation.

120. ALMS

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Meaning -Money or goods given as charity to the poor. Synonyms -charity,donation, contribution, gift, offering, handout, assistance, money Antonyms unkindness Usage - after payday, steve donated alms.

121. ALOFT

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Meaning - In or into a high place; high or higher up. Synonyms - upward, skyward. Antonyms down. Usage Birds perching aloft telephone wires.

122. ALTO

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Meaning - A low female singing voice. Synonyms - bass, contralto, deep, low, low-pitched. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Frieda could only sing her part as an alto.

123. ALTRUISM / ALTRUIST

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Meaning - principle of considering the welfare and happiness of others before ones own. Synonyms - charitable, benevolent, eleemosynary, good, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic. Antonyms egocentrism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest, egoism. Usage - Altruism is an important ideal, one should follow.

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124. AMALGAM

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Meaning Any of various alloys of mercury with other metals. Synonyms - admixture, amalgamation, blend, commixture, fusion, merger, mix, mixture. Antonyms - division, separation. Usage - The dentist used amalgam to fill my teeth.

125. AMATORY

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Meaning - expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance. Synonyms - amorous, aphrodisiac, erotic, lascivious, salacious, sexual, sexy. Antonyms - hateful, unfriendly. Usage - An amatory literature.

126. AMBIDEXTROUS

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Meaning - Able to use both hands with equally well. Synonyms - skilled, adroit. Antonyms left-handed, right-handed. Usage - Nina could play the guitar easily because she was ambidextrous.

127. AMAZON

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Meaning - a strong and powerful woman, female warrior. Synonyms - virago. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Does anyone know how to contact amazon by phone?

128. AMBIENCE

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Meaning - the atmosphere of a place, a particular environment or surrounding influence. Synonyms - air, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, smell, tone. Antonyms - // Comment if you know.

Usage - Each of the bedrooms are individually designed to reflect the unique ambiance of the hotel.

129. AMBIGUOUS

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Meaning -Open to more than one interpretation. Synonyms - equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic. Antonyms - clear, definite, explicit, lucid Usage - An ambiguous reply.

130. AMBROSIA

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Meaning - The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality. Synonyms - beebread, bitter weed, nectar. Antonyms - // Comment if you know. Usage - Why, Ill have you know that Kentucky bourbon is the ambrosia of the gods!

131. AMBIVALENCE

Meaning - The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.

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Synonyms - equivocation. Antonyms - certainty, decisiveness Usage In the short term, such ambivalence is not a problem.

132. AMBULATE / AMBLE

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Meaning - To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll. Synonyms - meander, perambulate, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander. Antonyms - run. Usage - The patient was allowed to ambulate in the room.

133. AMBUSH

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Meaning The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise. Synonyms ambush, ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay. Antonyms - // Comment if you know. Usage - They suspected an ambush.

134. AMELIORATE

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Meaning - To make or become better; improve. Synonyms - better , improve , meliorate, amend, help, upgrade. Antonyms - worsen. Usage - It can be ameliorated by prior treatment with a pulse of corticosteroids.

135. AMENABLE

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Meaning - willing to be influenced or controlled. Synonyms - biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, supple, tractable. Antonyms irresponsible, not responsible, unaccountable, unanswerable, unchargeable, intractable, nonconforming, uncooperative, unwilling. Usage - We are all amenable to the law.

136. AMICABLE

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Meaning - Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly. Synonyms - friendly, neighborly, warmhearted. Antonyms - unfriendly, hostile. Usage - An amicable settlement was reached.

137. AMITY

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Meaning friendly relationship between people or countries. Synonyms - friendship, cordiality. Antonyms - discord, dislike, hatred, hostility. Usage Amity between the two nation will contribute to the prosperity of the region.

138. AMEND

Meaning - To change for the better; improve.

Synonyms - rectify , remediate , remedy , repair, correct, emend, mend, redress, reform, right. Antonyms - blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, harm, impair, injure, mar, reduce, subtract, worsen. Usage - Lets try to amend our relationship.

139. AMENITIES

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Meaning - things that make you comfortable and at ease. Synonyms - comforts , conveniences , creature comforts. Antonyms - abomination, inconvenience, disruption, misbehavior Usage - The job offered me a great pay and various amenities.

140. AMISS

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Meaning - Out of proper order. Synonyms - afield, astray, awry, wrong, imperfectly. Antonyms - good, right, well. Usage Something is amiss.

141. AMNESIA

Meaning - Partial or total loss of memory.

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Synonyms - Memory loss, blackout. Antonyms - Retention or Retentiveness.** Usage - He suffered from temporary amnesia after the accident and could not remember anything for a while.

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142. AMNESTY

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Meaning - A general pardon granted by a government, especially for political offenses. Synonyms - absolution, condonation, excuse, forgiveness, pardon, remission. Antonyms Arrest. Usage - The prisoner pleaded for amnesty.

143. AMOK / AMUCK

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Meaning - to run about in a violent frenzy. Synonyms -amuck, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed, murderously Antonyms - Non-destructive, controlled. Usage - Run amok.

144. AMOROUS

Meaning - Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love.

Synonyms - amative, concupiscent, erotic, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, passionate, prurient, sexy. Antonyms - cold, cool, frigid, hateful, indifferent, unfriendly Usage Sarahs amorous adventures were great fun in Paris.

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145. AMOUR

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Meaning - A love affair, especially an illicit one. Synonyms - affair, love, love affair, romance. Antonyms dislike, hate, hatred. Usage - Oh, what a dear ravishing thing is the beginning of an Amour!

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146. AMORPHOUS

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Meaning - Lacking definite form; shapeless. Synonyms - formless, inchoate, shapeless, unformed, unshaped. Antonyms - definite, distinct, distinctive, shaped, shapely. Usage - Gelatin is amorphous until it is placed in a mold.

147. AMPHIBIAN

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Meaning - An animal capable of living both on land and in water. Synonyms - amphibious Antonyms aquatic, terrestrial.

Usage - Frogs are amphibians.

148. AMPHITHEATER ( *RE)

Meaning - a round or oval building with an open space (arena) surrounded by rising rows of seats Synonyms coliseum, amphitheatre. Antonyms // Comment if you Know. Usage - It will be a natural amphitheater with waterfalls perfumed by tropical flowers.

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149. AMPLITUDE

Meaning Greatness of size; magnitude.

Synonyms - bulk, magnitude, mass, size, volume, bigness, greatness, largeness, magnitude, sizableness, Antonyms - rareness, emptiness, incompleteness, need, void, want. Usage The wave amplitude varies from zero ( nodes ) to a maximum, half way between the nodes.

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150. AMPLE

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Meaning- large in size, extent, scope, more than enough; abundant. Synonyms sufficient, adequate, abundant, plentiful, spacious, roomy, extensive. Antonyms - insufficient, meager, not enough. Usage Ample parking for two or three cars.

151. AMPUTATE

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Meaning - to cut off somebodys arm, leg or finger in a medical operation. Synonyms - cut away, cut off, dismember, separate, sever, truncate. Antonyms - join, add, put-in, fix. Usage - They are going to have to amputate his left leg.

152. AMPLIFY

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Meaning - increase in size or effect. Synonyms - augment, beef up, boost , strengthen, magnify, increase. Antonyms - compress, condense, curtail, lessen, reduce. Usage - Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.

153. AMULET

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Meaning - An object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury. Synonyms - charm, talisman, lucky piece, fetish,juju,periapt,phylactery, ornament. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - Oscar wore an amulet to ward off evil spirits.

154. ANACHRONISM

Meaning - The error of placing a person, object, custom, or event in the wrong historical period.

Synonyms chronological error, metachronism, misdate, misplacement, postdate, prolepsis, solecism, out-of-date, mistime. Antonyms - // comment if you know. Usage - The writer knew it would be an anachronism if Romeo used an elevator to reach Juliets balcony.

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155. ANALGESIC

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Meaning - a substance that reduces pain. Synonyms anesthetic, anodyne, painkiller, soother, sedative Antonyms - antidepressant, analeptic, stimulant Usage Aspirin is a mild analgesic.

156. ANALOGOUS / ANALOGY

Meaning - similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it. Synonyms - akin, alike, comparable, equivalent, resembling. Antonyms - dissimilar, unlike, different, disconnected, alien, unrelated. Usage - The paddle of a whale and the fin of a fish are analogous.

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157. ANARCHY

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Meaning - Absence of any form of political authority. Synonyms - disorder, lawlessness, misrule. Antonyms - lawfulness, order, rule.

Usage - The worst thing in the world next to anarchy is government.

158. ANATHEMA

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Meaning - A ban, curse, or vigorous denunciation. Synonyms - curse, damnation, execration,imprecation, malediction. Antonyms - love, blissing, delight, liking , praise. Usage - A lot of people will find this anathema.

159. ANCILLARY

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Meaning - Something, that is subordinate to something else. Synonyms accessory, assistant, auxiliary, collateral, contributory,subsidiary, supportive. Antonyms - necessary, needed, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, cardinal. Usage - The hospital offered limited ancillary services.

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160. ANECDOTE

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Meaning - A short account of an interesting or humorous incident. Synonyms - fable, story, tale. Antonyms - concealment, suppression, non-fiction, truth. Usage - Stacy always had an anecdote to share with her friends.

161. ANEMIA / ANEMIC

Meaning o a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness. o a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness. Synonyms bloodless, pale, weak,pallid Antonyms flushed, strong Usage The doctor diagnosed her condition as anemia

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163. ANGUISH

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Meaning -To distress with extreme pain or grief. Synonyms - pain, agony, distress, hurt, torment. Antonyms comfort, happiness, joy, solace, contentment. Usage Life is anguish at times.

164. ANGULAR

Meaning o Relating to an angle or to angles; o A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes. Synonyms bony, lean, thin, lanky, scrawny. Antonyms - fat, straight, heavy, thick. Usage The new shopping center had an angular roof line.

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165. ANIMADVERSION

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Meaning -A critical remark; strong criticism. Synonyms -blame, censure, criticism Antonyms - applause, praise. Usage Although Penny thought she was well-liked, her classmate spoke of her with animadversion.

166. ANIMATED

An example of traditional animation, a horse animated by rotoscoping from Eadweard Muybridge's 19th century photos.
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Meaning Lively, Having life. Synonyms spirited, vigorous, vivid, active, energetic, sparky. Antonyms dullness, inactivity, lethargy, sluggishness. Usage The animated image displayed above caught her eye.

167. ANIMOSITY

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Meaning -A hostile feeling; Active Hatred. Synonyms animus, enmity, hostility, hatred.

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Antonyms love, sympathy, amity, friendliness. Usage - The brother decided to put an end to their animosity

168. ANIMUS

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Meaning a strong feeling of opposition, anger or hatred. Synonyms Animosity, Hatred, Resentment, enmity, antagonism. Antonyms love, kindness, like, sympathy, amity. Usage She felt an animus against them.

169. ANNALS

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Meaning A relation of events in chronological order. Synonyms Record, history, journals, archives. Antonyms //Comment if you Know Usage The Annals of our religion.

170. ANNEAL

Meaning To subject to a process of heating and slow cooling in order to toughen and reduce brittleness. Synonyms - Strengthen, toughen, temper. Antonyms //Comment if you Know. Usage Its often necessary to anneal glass products.

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173. ANNOTATE

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Meaning -To make explanatory notes with comments. Synonyms footnote, gloss, comment. Antonyms //Add Comments if you Know. Usage He annotated the text at several places.

74. ANNUITY

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Meaning Income from capital investment paid in regular intervals. Synonyms rente. Antonyms //Add Comment below if you Know. Usage His retirement fund was setup to be paid as an annuity.

175. ANNUL

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Meaning -To make legally void as in marriage or law ; to reduce to nothing. Synonyms invalidate, cancel, abolish, void, nullify, obviate. Antonyms restore, re-establish, re-instate, enact, validate. Usage If it be possible to annul our marriage, let it be done.

176. ANODYNE

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Meaning - A medicine, such as aspirin, that relieves pain. Synonyms - painkiller, mind-numbing, analgesic, Antonyms //Add Comments if you Know. Usage Aspirin has many anodyne properties.

177. ANOINT

Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; he is the one." 1 Samuel 16:12b Copyright Calvary Chapel
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Meaning To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. Synonyms inunct, anele, oil, chrism, consecrate, embrocate. Antonyms //Comment if you Know the Antonyms. Usage The Prophet Samuel anointed David with oil.

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178. ANOMALOUS

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Meaning Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule. Synonyms abnormal, unusual, peculiar, odd, exceptional, irregular, rare, bizarre. Antonyms common, natural, regular, ordinary, familiar, typical. Usage The anomalous is more surprising thus often a lot more interesting than the normal and mundane.

179. ANONYMITY / ANONYMOUS

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Meaning - State of being unknown or unacknowledged. Synonyms namelessness, obscurity, unidentified, unclear. Antonyms known, named, identified, clear, apparent, obvious. Usage Students names have been changed to help preserve anonymity.

180. ANTAGONISM

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Meaning The state of being opposed or hostile. Synonyms enmity, hostility, opposition, discord. Antonyms love, accord, amity, harmony. Usage Antagonism between nations can escalate into ritualized or even real fight.

181. ANTECEDE

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Meaning - To occur, exist before in time; to precede; go back further. Synonyms precede, forego, forgo, predate, antedate. Antonyms - follow, go-after. Usage The invention of the Radiotelegraph anteceded the development of television by a quarter of a century.

182. ANTEDILUVIAN

Atlantis - The Antediluvian World.

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Meaning Extremely old and antiquated. Synonyms ancient, archaic, antiquated, old, out-of-date. Antonyms modern, recent, new, up-to-date. Usage - He complains that merchants in Pasadena are antediluvian when it comes to the Internet

183. ANTHOLOGY

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Meaning A Collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories or plays. Synonyms collection, analects, treasury, garland, posy, compendium, compilation. Antonyms //Comment if you know the antonyms Usage An Anthology of love poems.