CONDESCENSION

1. intention

2. disdain

3. corruption 4. humility

Deviate

1. Imitate

2. Veer

3. Conform

4. Replicate

RAGGED

1. original

2. smooth

3. golden

4. torn

RESPLENDENT

1. dazzling

2. unattractive

3. dull

4. withered

BULL-HEADED

1. headstrong

2. clear-headed
3. muddle-headed

4. weak-minded

Wistful

1. Sorrowful

2. Shallow

3. Contented

4. Happy

DIVULGE

1. decide

2. suppress

3. reveal

4. conceal

Abode

1. Habituation

2. Aboard

3. Dwelling

4. Annex

WRY

1. straight

2. frank

3. forthright

4. crooked

Encroach
1. Forget

2. Disregard

3. Ignore

4. Intrude

Despicable

1. Commendable

2. Desirable

3. Laudable

4. Contemptible

Apathetic

1. Instantaneous

2. Irrelevant

3. Irregular

4. Indifferent

Salient

1. Noticeable

2. Marine

3. Navigable

4. Sturdy

Herald

1. Halt

2. Announce

3. Suppress
4. Succeed

CALLOUS

1. insensitive

2. inaccurate

3. inexperienced

4. incredible

LIVID

1. furious

2. lively

3. mild

4. timid

Paranoid

1. Insignificant

2. Patronising

3. Impeccable

4. Suspicious

CLEAN

1. shy

2. honest

3. tall

4. talkative

DELECTABLE

1. offensive
2. luscious

3. unpleasant

4. horrible

Silt

1. Cut

2. Residue

3. Opening

4. Incision

Vacillate

1. Fortify

2. Waver

3. Augment

4. Strengthen

Appalling

1. Awesome

2. Tremendous

3. Fantastic

4. Shocking

Trail

1. Rehearsal

2. Glory

3. Path
4. Win

ANTICIPATE

1. Accept

2. Prefer

3. Doubt

4. Expect

WREAK

1. cause

2. fail

3. neglect

4. forget

SAGA

1. sport

2. abuse

3. narrative

4. film

Ban

1. Proscription

2. Ascertain

3. Abandon

4. Band

Confront

1. Mingle
2. Challenge

3. Scheme 4. Conceal

Amble

1. Wander 2. Stare

3. Trot

4. Bustle

Select the denotation of the highlighted word.

The guile of the businessman is well known to his contemporaries.

1. Courage 2. Gentleness

3. Slyness 4. Shyness

Select the denotation of the highlighted word.

His finicky attitude was the main cause of the conflict.

1. Fussy 2. Hasty

3. Indolent 4. Nervous

Serendipity

1. Godsend 2. Surreptitious

3. Catastrophe

4. Sibilance

Sanguinity

1. Despondence 2. Distrust

3. Acrimony

4. Optimism

Disseminate
1. Facilitate 2. Merge

3. Circulate

4. Implement

Synonyms

The new software provides a perfect solution to the complex issues pertaining to pick up
and delivery.

1. Referring 2. Trusting

3. Denying 4. Promoting

Decipher

1. Calculate 2. Create

3. Interpret

4. Interrogate

Overture

1. Slander 2. Prank

3. Preamble

4. Conclusion

Rescind

1. Validate 2. Revoke

3. Accredit

4. Sign

Reconnoitre

1. Overlook 2. Inspect
3. Glance

4. Disclaim

Arraign

1. Prosecute 2. Arrive

3. Persecute

4. Arrange

Fleck

1. Fault 2. Neglect

3. View

4. Spot

Synonyms

The headless monster winked at her from eyes embedded in pudgy shoulders.

1. narrow 2. stubborn

3. thick-bodied 4. bright

Quaint

1. Quiet 2. Queer

3. Quite

4. Quack

Rampart

1. Portal 2. Denigration

3. Bulwark

4. Fortitude

Austere
1. Mitigating 2. Promising

3. Brisk

4. Stern

Salubrious

1. Septic 2. Beneficial

3. Vicarious

4. Insidious

Stymie

1. Tame 2. Hinder

3. Amaze

4. Scare

Synonyms

His strategy is to protract negotiations until the enemy are exhausted while assembling
the forces necessary to crush them.

1. Prolong 2. Cease

3. Control 4. Accept

Laconic

1. Exaggerated 2. Lengthy

3. Talkative

4. Concise

Excruciating

1. Piercing 2. Facile
3. Alluring

4. Enticing

Select the denotation of the highlighted word.

He was bereft of hope after the tragedy struck.

1. Roused 2. Devoid

3. Filled 4. Strained

Quintessential

1. Fantastic 2. Typical

3. Charming

4. Initial

Synonyms

The patient complained of giddiness after surgery.

1. enthusiasm 2. unsteadiness

3. opponent 4. pride

Chastise

1. lambast 2. Discern

3. Order

4. Chase

Bestial

1. Greedy 2. High-minded

3. Noble

4. Brutish

Slender
1. Energetic 2. Defame

3. Lively

4. Frail

Resolute

1. Agreeable 2. Bulky

3. Victorious

4. Strong

Select the denotation of the highlighted word.

The fragile economy needs some thrust from supporting partners.

1. Trail 2. Strong

3. Frail 4. Robust

Synonyms

Satiate

1. Saturate 2. Starve

3. Satisfy

4. State

Synonyms

Exorcise

1. Expel 2. Introduce

3. Expect

4. Invent

Ludicrous
1. Intuitive 2. Crazy

3. Intrinsic

4. Astute

Eccentric

1. Common 2. Excellent

3. Queer

4. Charming

Affront

1. Tolerate 2. Depress

3. Insult

4. Fail

Synonyms

Ravenous

1. Commodious 2. Ubiquitous

3. Scrumptious

4. Esurient

Synonyms

Pugnacious

1. Succulent 2. Sagacious

3. Germane

4. Truculent

Blasphemous
1. Authentic

2. Disrespectful

3. Costly

4. Reality

Conscientious

1. Carefree

2. Savage

3. Sedulous

4. Casual

Oblivious

1. Careful

2. Aware

3. Ignorant

4. Suspecting

Ferocious

1. Tame

2. Conscientious

3. Mild

4. Frightful

Cajole

1. Dissuade

2. Bully

3. Persuade
4. Disenchant

Levitate

1. Float

2. Hesitate

3. Rusticate

4. Walk

Dreary

1. Dull

2. Superstitious

3. Dreadful

4. Faith

Craven

1. Bold

2. Gallant

3. Unabashed

4. Cowardly

Buddy

1. Enemy

2. Stylist

3. Foe

4. Associate

Wallow

1. Straighten
2. Flounder

3. Rise

4. Steady

Famine

1. Abundance

2. Feast

3. Plenty

4. Drought

Decimate

1. establish

2. harbour

3. wreck

4. mend

Apologetic

1. Derisive

2. Contrite

3. Stagnant

4. Solid

Eccentric

1. Familiar

2. Garden

3. Wonted

4. Idiosyncratic
Domicile

1. Home

2. Evict

3. Wild

4. Dictator

Vacillate

1. Advance

2. Plunge

3. Hesitate

4. Stir

Elucidate

1. Exhaust

2. Oracular

3. Examine

4. Explicate

Jejune

1. Mature

2. Childish

3. Poignant

4. Cosmopolitan

Fad

1. Classic

2. Deviant
3. Standard

4. Sensation

RESOLVE

1. decide

2. refuse

3. analyse 4. agree

Fritter

1. Spoil

2. Hoard

3. Spread

4. Waste

SEVERE

1. Harsh

2. Cruel

3. Mild

4. Strict

INNOCUOUS

1. innocent

2. harmless

3. indifferent

4. harmful

CORROBORATE

1. verify
2. oppose

3. confirm

4. validate

Intrepid

1. Unemotional

2. Sentimental

3. Cowardly

4. Responsive

BLUNT

1. pointless

2. dull

3. round

4. sharp

HORRENDOUS

1. dreary

2. frightening

3. pleasant

4. watchful

PUNGENT

1. biting

2. sour
3. sharp

4. mild

INORDINATE

1. disproportionate

2. irrational

3. exorbitant

4. reasonable

Pernicious

1. Malcontent

2. Nefarious

3. Beneficial

4. Malicious

Bland

1. Exciting

2. Weak

3. Boring

4. Flimsy

Hazy

1. Soft

2. Clear

3. Dim

4. Faint
SPURIOUS

1. artificial

2. counterfeit

3. genuine

4. phony

Resign

1. Accept

2. Reject

3. Join

4. Sign

HASTE

1. delay

2. urgency

3. drive

4. pace

PLUNGE

1. duck

2. dive

3. rise

4. fall

Constant

1. Competent

2. Unchanging
3. Static

4. Fluctuating

GRACEFUL

1. awkward

2. attractive

3. pretty

4. dangerous

SUSTENANCE

1. refreshment

2. livelihood

3. starvation

4. nourishment

DEVIOUS

1. Deceitful

2. shrewd

3. straight

4. calculating

Weird

1. Apparent

2. Abnormal

3. Wide

4. Normal

WISDOM
1. youth

2. stupidity

3. stability

4. maturity

INDIGNANT

1. Annoyed

2. Upset

3. Peeved

4. Pleased

Harrowing

1. Pleasant

2. Worrying

3. Stressful

4. Repetitive

Disheveled

1. Untidy

2. Unkempt

3. Cluttered

4. Orderly

Accustomed

1. Terrific

2. Ordinary
3. Fabulous

4. Unusual

Naïve

1. Immature

2. Sophisticated

3. Simple

4. Unsuspicious

Compel

1. Influence

2. Persuade

3. Induce

4. Dissuade

Restrictive

1. Liberal

2. Broad

3. Thrifty

4. Closed

NEGLECT

1. omit

2. fail

3. care

4. trust

LAVISH
1. frugal

2. tiny

3. luxurious

4. excessive

AFFINITY

1. inclination

2. weakness

3. attraction

4. aversion

BEWILDER

1. terrify

2. enlighten

3. weaken

4. confuse

EQUILIBRIUM

1. coolness

2. imbalance

3. stability

4. adherence

Friendly

1. Amiable

2. Zealous

3. Hostile
4. Upright

SAVAGE

1. vicious

2. brutal

3. violent

4. cultured

BRAVERY

1. courage

2. strength

3. cowardice

4. heroism

Clandestine

1. Honest

2. Opaque

3. Dressed

4. Heavy

COMPLETE

1. partial

2. plentiful

3. vacant

4. bulky

NONDESCRIPT

1. ordinary
2. common

3. distinguished

4. vague

Lucid

1. Obvious

2. Confusing

3. Clear

4. Acidic

Inept

1. Partial

2. Competent

3. Lacking

4. Useless

Gloomy

1. Dismal

2. Catchy

3. Dull

4. Bright

Curt

1. Dismal

2. Rude
3. Impolite

4. Polite

Infallible

1. Faulty

2. Reliable

3. Dependable

4. Unfailing

PRECIOUS

1. costly

2. ugly

3. worthless

4. plentiful

AVOID

1. Bypass

2. Dodge

3. Avert

4. Meet

MORBID

1. cruel

2. cheerful

3. horrid

4. gloomy

SURREPTITIOUS
1. open

2. lazy

3. slow

4. secret

MOROSE

1. cheerful

2. sullen

3. mournful

4. gloomy

BUOYANT

1. bouncy

2. lively

3. weighted

4. enthusiastic

Traditional

1. Earthly

2. Modern

3. Customary

4. Conventional

Antonyms

Praise

1. Celebrate
2. Condemn

3. Secure 4. Hail

Antonyms

Dwarf

1. Medium

2. Giant

3. Measurable 4. Tiny

Q.12 Antonyms

Detrimental

1. Baseless 2. Senseless

3. Harmless

4. Meaningless

Antonyms

His liberal policies were responsible for progress in the community.

1. ineffectual 2. conservative

3. central 4. hysterical

Antonyms

It was an impetuous decision to buy a car when he didn’t have a job.

1. sensible 2. dense

3. arguable 4. tangible

Antonyms

Variance

1. Harmony 2. Intellectual
3. Convention

4. Equal

Antonyms

Two original manuscripts of this text are still extant.

1. negotiate 2. extinct

3. drool 4. persist

Antonyms

She has a penchant for art and craft.

1. anxiety 2. hatred

3. fear

4. joy

Antonyms

Ebb

1. Ripe 2. Flow

3. Moisture

4. Stiff

Antonyms

Assiduous

1. Anxious 2. Destitute

3. Unique

4. Idle

Antonyms
His poems are recondite in subject matter

1. obscure 2. simple

3. brief 4. mystical

Antonyms

Clamour

1. Danger 2. Complaint

3. Babble

4. Quiet

Antonyms

Reinforce

1. Validate 2. Diverge

3. Determine

4. Weaken

Antonyms

Comely

1. Grandiloquent 2. Grotesque

3. Gregarious

4. Gorgeous

Antonyms

Pretence

1. Arrogance 2. Impotence

3. Reality

4. Intolerance
Antonyms

Precocious

1. Liberal 2. Backward

3. Gentle

4. Lenient

Antonyms

Maverick

1. Versatility 2. Conformist

3. Custodian

4. Brilliance

Antonyms

Treacherous

1. Fluent 2. Faithful

3. Fantastic

4. Flexible

Antonyms

I broke away from their solicitous grip.

1. knowledgeable 2. heedless

3. worried

4. interesting

Antonyms

Squalid

1. Advanced 2. Contemporary
3. Clean

4. Bare

Antonyms

Desiderate

1. Mandate 2. Disregard

3. Acquire

4. Quarrel

Antonyms

The players seem to be suffering from exertion.

1. reaction 2. inaction

3. traction 4. suffocation

Antonyms

The cricketer is in sublime form.

1. exterior 2. interior

3. inferior

4. superior

Antonyms

Despair

1. Annoy 2. Hope

3. Vile

4. Definite

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – nibble?

1. elevated 2. gobble

3. muzzles 4. sprinted

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Exaggerate’ from the given
sentence.

Rajni did understate Sheila’s embroider work as, according to her, it was worthless to
decorate a piece of cloth with abstract ideas and then elaborate it to the audience on the
stage.

1. Understate 2. Elaborate 3. Embroidery 4. Decorate

Antonyms

Her father was quick to detect her concealed emotion.

1. excited 2. disclosed

3. annoyed 4. arrogant

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – doubtful?

The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.

1. played 2. poverty

3. adult 4. decisive

Antonyms

Ignominy

1. Restorative 2. Glory

3. Beneficial

4. Pejorative

Antonyms
Frivolous

1. Reputed 2. Popular

3. Nervous

4. Serious

Antonyms

His action doesn’t warrant such a punishment.

1. captivate 2. breach

3. support 4. triumph

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – susceptible?

The president claimed he was immune from prosecution.

1. president 2. immune

3. prosecution 4. claimed

Antonyms

You can sleep here but this bed is squalid and wet.

1. uncomfortable 2. painful

3. clean 4. disorderly

Antonyms

You have made only perfunctory attempts to understand me!

1. adamant 2. careful

3. basic 4. casual

Antonyms

Tedious

1. Slack 2. Abstract
3. Exciting

4. Gallant

Antonyms

Siege

1. Trance 2. Inference

3. Deference

4. Clearance

Antonyms

He does well, though he’s sometimes contemptuous.

1. civilized 2. humble

3. wealthy 4. strong

Antonyms

The old house was so ______ (sturdy) that it could be shattered into pieces with a single
blow.

1. feeble 2. wry

3. subdued 4. competent

Frustrate

1. Irk

2. Circumvent

3. Foster

4. Fetter

Despondent

1. Precise
2. Reproach

3. Despaired

4. Hopeful

Amiss

1. Marred

2. Impeccable

3. Vitiated

4. Gaily

Worried

1. Withdraw

2. Proceed

3. Leisure

4. Unconcerned

Knack

1. Process

2. Vile

3. Lesson

4. Inability

Nadir

1. Docile

2. Bottom

3. Base

4. Climax
Anomalous

1. Endemic

2. Customary

3. Outlandish

4. Alien

Accessory

1. Surplus

2. Essential

3. Substitute

4. Option

Celestial

1. Divine

2. Terrestrial

3. Heavenly

4. Stellar

Objurgation

1. Endorsement

2. Hamper

3. Reproof

4. Commination

Adequate

1. Superficial

2. Wanting
3. Indolent

4. Taunting

Fiend

1. Saint

2. Atrocious

3. Vile

4. Junkie

Inept

1. Wanting

2. Barred

3. Competent

4. Callow

Wane

1. Intensify

2. Evanesce

3. Diminish

4. Contract

Delinquency

1. Neglect

2. Fulfilment

3. Tardiness

4. Default

Relentless
1. Constant

2. Persistent

3. Intermittent

4. Unabating

Vain

1. Unpredictable

2. Calculable

3. Harmony

4. Productive

Forthright

1. Uninhibited

2. Artless

3. Blunt

4. Uncandid

Incredible

1. Strained

2. Far-fetched

3. Implausible

4. Believable

Restricted

1. Copious

2. Finite

3. Capped
4. Circumscribed

Obfuscate

1. Clarify

2. Bid

3. Mend

4. Languish

Brittle

1. Debilitated

2. Frail

3. Robust

4. Decrepit

Partial

1. Truce

2. Broke

3. Whole

4. Sufficient

Abeyance

1. Moratorium

2. Continuation

3. Latency

4. Layoff

Reprove

1. Rap
2. Eulogize

3. Keelhaul

4. Pummel

Sinister

1. Foreboding

2. Propitious

3. Ominous

4. Baleful

Incongruous

1. Jarring

2. Fettered

3. Unharmonious

4. Appropriate

Abandon

1. Constraint

2. Spontaneity

3. Recklessness

4. Casualness

Annex

1. Protract

2. Subtract

3. Profuse

4. Propose
Timorous

1. Gutless

2. Reserved

3. Scared

4. Brazen

Elucidate

1. Dilate

2. Magnify

3. Obfuscate

4. Outdate

Young

1. Limited

2. Silly

3. Gravity

4. Mature

Contempt

1. Opprobrium

2. Obloquy

3. Approbation

4. Odium

Cupidity

1. Hatred

2. Greed
3. Largesse

4. Avarice

Credible

1. Unlikely

2. Conclusive

3. Sheltered

4. Unswerving

Frighten

1. Startle

2. Petrify

3. Reassure

4. Alarm

Bulwark

1. Assault

2. Rampart

3. Bastion

4. Fortification

Amalgamate

1. Integrate

2. Dismantle

3. Combine

4. Coalesce

Pliable
1. Variable

2. Rigid

3. Fluid

4. Ductile

Temerity

1. Diffidence

2. Audacity

3. Poison

4. Assurance

Antsy

1. Pure

2. Collected

3. Adulation

4. Perturbed

Abstinence

1. Celibacy

2. Control

3. Continence

4. Gluttony

Leisure

1. Worship

2. Play

3. Work
4. Retire

Inchoate

1. Formless

2. Artless

3. Articulate

4. Refined

Vivacity

1. Vim

2. Lush

3. Sap

4. Apathy

Ignominy

1. Stigma

2. Infamy

3. Disrepute

4. Esteem

Abduct

1. Hijack

2. Sociable

3. Redeem

4. Impress

Cynical

1. Credulous
2. Incredulous

3. Sceptical

4. Scoffing

Chastise

1. Mulct

2. Berate

3. Extol

4. Keelhaul

Coarse

1. Unrefined

2. Devoted

3. Gruntled

4. Buttery

Polarize

1. Segregate

2. Combine

3. Orchestrate

4. Conjoin

Sane

1. Paranoid

2. Reposeful

3. Halcyon

4. Stoical
Desiccate

1. Venerate

2. Hydrate

3. Ascend

4. Honour

Algid

1. Algae

2. Clean

3. Gelid

4. Igneous

Fanatic

1. Moderate

2. Militant

3. Zealot

4. Sectarian

Recondite

1. Clear

2. Abstruse

3. Abstract

4. Phlegm

Devious

1. Serpentine

2. Outspoken
3. Clandestine

4. Circuitous

Fret

1. Anxious

2. Relax

3. Anguish

4. Pine