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Word ID: J013

Word: Jocose

Meaning: Given to jokes and jesting, Humorous, Witty

Form: adj.

Sentence: His jocose manner managed to lighten the atmosphere a little, but many peopledid not really approve of his jokes on such an occasion.

Synonyms: Comical, Facetious, Farcical, Ridiculous

Antonyms: Morose

Related Word: Jocosely (adv.), Jocoseness (n), Jocosity (n)

Word ID: J025

Word: Junket

Meaning: A banquet, feast or picnic

Form: n & v

Sentence:

On the excellent performance of the company, the managing director decidedto take all the employees on an all-expenses-paid, three-day junket toBangkok.

Synonyms: Expedition

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Word ID: J020

Word: Judder

Meaning: Shake noisily or violently

Form: v & n

Sentence: The car juddered noisily for a while on the rocky road, when suddenly, one of the wheels came off.



Synonyms: Wobble

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Word ID: J017

Word: Joust

Meaning: A combat, tournament, a personal combat or competition. Hence, to engage insuch combat, To compete

Form: n & v

Sentence:

The two game shows, launched on separate TV channels almostsimultaneously, jousted for a while for the top position, till the one on the Star Channel emerged as the clear winner.

Synonyms: Struggle

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Word ID: J008

Word: Jejune

Meaning: Dull and dry, devoid of interest or satisfaction

Form: adj.

Sentence: His lectures were so jejune that most of the members were seen napping whilehe was delivering it.

Synonyms: Insipid, Vapid, Tedious

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Related Word: Jejunely (adv.), Jejuneness (n)

Word ID: J002

Word: Jade

Meaning: A green colored precious stone, esp. popular in China and the Easterncountries

Form: n & v



Sentence: The expensive Chinese jade-studded vase was auctioned for $ 5000.

Synonyms: Surfeit

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Word ID: J012

Word: Jingoism

Meaning: The extreme and irrational belief that one's country is always the best, Extremeand imbalanced patriotism

Form: n

Sentence:

Jingoistic feelings among the spectators at the India-Pakistan cricket match are

always so high that the security personnel have to be constantly on their guardsfor fear of violence breaking out on the stands.

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Related Word: Jingoist (n), Jingoistic (adj.)

Word ID: J010

Word: Jeremiad

Meaning: Tale of woe

Form: n

Sentence: Everyone in the community had their own set of miseries and problems, so noone was really interested in listening to his jeremiad.

Synonyms: Ramentation

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Word ID: J022

Word: Juggernaut

Meaning: (1) A large, powerful force or organization that is difficult to stop 2) A huge,heavy truck



Form: n

Sentence:

(1) The large mass of people protesting against the government order marchedtowards the supreme court, soon taking the shape of an unstoppable juggernautas more and more people joined it.

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Word ID: J027

Word: Jurisprudence

Meaning: The science of law and its administration; the system of laws

Form: n

Sentence: The last year has seen several offenses being committed over the Internet, noneof which are covered under the existing legal jurisprudence of the country.

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Related Word: Jurisprudencial (adj.), Jurisprudent (n & adj.)

Word ID: J015

Word: Joie de vivre

Meaning: A feeling of great happiness and enjoyment in life

Form: n

Sentence: He's been to Goa many times, and just loves the joie de vivre of the city and its beautiful beaches.

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Word ID: J001

Word: Jabber





Word ID: J009

Word: Jeopardize

Meaning: Endanger, put at risk

Form: v

Sentence: Your inability to speak fluently may jeopardize your chances of gettingthrough the interview; you must improve your conversational skills.

Synonyms: Imperil, Venture

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Related Word: Jeopardy (n)

Word ID: J011

Word: Jettison

Meaning: 1) Throw overboard, abandon 2) Dropping of objects to lighten aircraft inflight

Form: v & n

Sentence: The company had to jettison its outdated policies and incorporate new and profitable policies in order to improve the working strategy of the company.

Synonyms: Exclude, Discard

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Word ID: J014

Word: Jocular

Meaning: Intended to cause amusement, Joking

Form: adj.

Sentence: I had jocularly commented on her wistful and forlorn looks, but I should haveknown better; she was in such a foul mood that she just lashed out at me.

Synonyms: Jocose, Witty

Antonyms: Solemn

Related Word: Jocularity (n), Jocularly (adv.)



Word ID: J016

Word: Jostle

Meaning: To knock or push against, collision

Form: v & n

Sentence: As soon as the match was over, the angry crowd rushed and jostled the playersas they were returning to the pavilion; the security had to interfere for thesafety of the players who could have been injured.

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Word ID: J018

Word: Jovial

Meaning: Good-natured, Merry

Form: adj.

Sentence: The children were in a jovial mood when they were told about the picnic theschool was going to take them on.

Synonyms: Convivial, Jocose, Jocular, Jocund, Blithe

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Related Word: Joviality (n), Jovially (adv.)

Word ID: J021

Word: Judicious

Meaning: Sound in judgement, Wise, Sensible

Form: adj.

Sentence: With judicious use of the resources available to it, the company was soon ableto get back to the path of growth.

Synonyms: Prudent, Expedient

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Related Word: Judiciously (adv.), Judiciousness (n)

Word ID: J026

Word: Junta

Meaning: A government, specially a military one, that has taken power in a country byforce

Form: n

Sentence: The military junta in Pakistan has just announced that the basic rights of thecitizens will not be revoked but a new constitution will be adopted.

Synonyms: Junto

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Word ID: J028

Word: Justification

Meaning: Good or just reason, Defense, Excuse

Form: n

Sentence: If you have decided to take this chance, you better have a good justification for it.

Synonyms: Repentance, Amends

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Related Word: Justify (v), Justificatory (adj., Justifiably (adj.)

Word ID: J029

Word: Juvenile

Meaning: Related to a young person not old enough to be an adult

Form: n

Sentence: The increasing incidence of juveniles trying to behave like adults and taking toa life of crime and immorality has shook the social pillars of our society.

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Word ID: J030

Word: Juxtapose

Meaning: To put dissimilar things next to each other so as to compare or complete awhole

Form: v

Sentence: Placing the two designs in juxtaposition with each other really brings out thedifferences between them.

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Related Word: Juxtaposition (n)

Word ID: J023

Word: Jumpy

Meaning: Nervous and anxious

Form: adj.

Sentence: She thought she heard a noise from the basement of the house, and since shewas alone, got very jumpy about it.

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Word ID: J003

Word: Jaded

Meaning: Lacking or losing interest because of over-exposure

Form: adj.

Sentence: Initially I used to be very excited about the thought of flying, but frequent air-travel soon made me jaded about it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Stimulated



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K

Word ID: K014

Word: Kohl

Meaning: Black powder used by women to darken their eyelids

Form: n

Sentence: In certain Indian communities, it is compulsory for an unmarried girl to outlineher eyes with kohl, so as to look more attractive.

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Word ID: K015

Word: Kowtow

Meaning:

1) To show great humility and regard or to treat with obsequious deference 2)Chinese custom of touching ground with forehead as sign of worship or

absolute submission

Form: v & n

Sentence: He can go to any extent to get a promotion, but I'm just not prepared tokowtow to the boss for it.

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Word ID: K003

Word: Ken

Meaning: Range or sight of knowledge

Form: v & n



Sentence: So dull and poor he was in mathematics that it was just beyond his ken tounderstand even the basic principles of geometry.

Synonyms: Purview, Horizon

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Word ID: K001

Word: Kaleidoscope

Meaning: Tube in which patterns are made by the reflection in mirrors of colored piecesof glass, Any such colorful patterns

Form: n

Sentence:

(1) The Indian bazaar was a kaleidoscope of bright colors, enchanting smells,

and pleasant sounds. (2) From the top of the building, I got a kaleidoscopicview of the small cars down on the street.

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Related Word: Kaleidoscopical (adj.), Kaleidoscopic (adj.)

Word ID: K005

Word: Kernel

Meaning: Central or vital part of a nut or the whole seed

Form: n

Sentence: While the edible kernels of the almonds were collected in the jar, the hardshells were thrown out.

Synonyms: Core

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Word ID: K006

Word: Killjoy

Meaning: One who throws gloom over social enjoyment



Form: n

Sentence: Don't be such a killjoy, come and join the party!

Synonyms: Sourpuss

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Word ID: K007

Word: Kindle

Meaning: 1) Start a fire 2) Inspire

Form: v

Sentence: (2) Though he tried his best to deliver an eloquent speech, he failed to kindlemuch interest among the audience.

Synonyms: Provoke, Bestir

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Word ID: K008

Word: Kindred

Meaning: (For a person) who has the same opinions, feelings, and interest as you

Form: n & adj.

Sentence: While the majority of the audience found the classical violin concert too boring, a small group of kindred spirits were enjoying themselves to the hilt.

Synonyms: Allied, Germane

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Word ID: K010

Word: Kleptomaniac

Meaning: Person who has a compulsive desire to steal



Form: n & adj.

Sentence:

The people thought him to be a thief when they caught him red-handed whiletrying to steal jewels, but he was actually a kleptomaniac who himself didn'tknow what he was doing.

Synonyms: Pilferer

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Related Word: Kleptomania (n)

Word ID: K009

Word: Kitsch

Meaning: Works of art or decorative objects that are ugly or worthless

Form: n

Sentence:

The walls of his drawing-room were covered with worthless art objects and paintings that were pure kitsch; it was obvious that his artistic sense was pretty pathetic.

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Related Word: Kitschy (adj.)

Word ID: K012

Word: Knoll

Meaning: A small, low hill

Form: n & v

Sentence: I could never had thought that he has such little stamina; he was utterlyexhausted and panting by the time he reached the top of the knoll, a climb of barely 15 minutes.

Synonyms: Embankment

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Word ID: K016

Word: Kudos

Meaning: Honor, Glory, Praise

Form: n

Sentence: He loved the kudos that came with his profession as and actor, and thought thatthese sincere expressions of praise were good enough to keep him going.

Synonyms: Adulation, Applause, Commendation

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Word ID: K004

Word: Kennel

Meaning: A small, usu. wooden shelter for a dog

Form: n

Sentence: She shouted at the little poodle for jumping about the house noisily and the poor dog sulked and went to its kennel.

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Word ID: K013

Word: Knotty

Meaning: Puzzling, Complicated and difficult to solve

Form: adj.

Sentence:

The shrewd journalist tried his best to discomfort the young actress with oneknotty question after the other, but she proved to be sharper than he hadthought and managed to effectively counter each confusing question.

Synonyms: Gnarled, Convoluted, Blemished

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Related Word: Knottiness (n), Knottily (adv)



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Word ID: L039

Word: Lesion

Meaning: Injury, Damage, A morbid change in the structure of organs in human body

Form: n

Sentence: The X-ray revealed severe lesions to the left side of the lower rib cage, and thedoctor immediately decided on operating the patient.

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Word ID: L031

Word: Lax

Meaning: Lacking attention or severity

Form: adj.

Sentence:

While most of the government policies are made for the benefit of the people,the laxity of government officials in implementing these policies often becomes the biggest reason for the disappointment of the people from thegovernment.

Synonyms: Slack

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Related Word: Laxity (n), Laxly (adv.)

Word ID: L008

Word: Laconic

Meaning: Tense or brief in the use of words, concise

Form: adj.

Sentence: The actor was known for giving very laconic answers to interviewers, soeveryone was surprised when he spoke to the journalist at length about his



early life and his influences.

Synonyms: Pithy, Succinct

Antonyms: Wordy, Voluble, Lengthy

Related Word: Laconically (adv.), Laconicism, Laconism (n)

Word ID: L053

Word: Limn

Meaning: Paint (picture), Depict

Form: v

Sentence: In its latest report, the Human Rights Commission has limned a very poor

picture of the condition of destitute children in Pakistan.

Synonyms: Portray

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Related Word: Limner (n)

Word ID: L085

Word: Lucubrate

Meaning: To study laboriously

Form: v

Sentence: He lucubrated deep into the night for his examination the next day, as a resultof which he was so sleepy during the exam that he could not answer thequestions properly.

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Related Word: Lucubrator (n), Lucubration (n)

Word ID: L004

Word: Lachrymose

Meaning: Tearful, Weeping, Sorrowful



Form: adj.

Sentence:

The role of the lachrymose old woman who lost her son in the battle waswonderfully enacted by Lorna, well known for her ability to bring tears in her eyes as often as she wants.

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Related Word: Lachrymosely (adv.), Lachrymal (adj.), Lachrymatory (adj. & n),Lachrymation (n), Lachrymator (n)

Word ID: L037

Word: Leitmotif

Meaning: A recurring theme or idea usually associated with a person or set of persons

Form: n

Sentence: The director of the movie has made good use of a piece of music as a leitmotif;the music plays in the background everytime the two protagonists in the moviecome face to face.

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Word ID: L003

Word: Lacerate

Meaning: Tear (esp. flesh or tissues)

Form: v

Sentence: He received eleven stitches after his face was badly lacerated in the accident.

Synonyms: Mangle.

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Related Word: Lacerable (adj.), Laceration (n)

Word ID: L009



Word: Laggard

Meaning: A person who is slow and lags behind

Form: n

Sentence: He is a bit of a laggard in class, and has to be prodded to perform.

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Word ID: L011

Word: Laity

Meaning: The laymen, People who are not members of a specific profession

Form: n

Sentence: Though the media makes a big event out of the annual national budget, thelaity is not really too interested in the subject as most of the description ishard-to-understand economic terms.

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Word ID: L020

Word: Lapidary

Meaning: 1) Concerned with stones (engraved on stones) 2) A workman who cuts,engraves or polishes precious stones

Form: adj. & n

Sentence:

Being an excellent craftsman, he did not find it very difficult to find

employment as a lapidary at the jewelry store, and now his employers are quiteimpressed with his fine skills at cutting and polishing stones.

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Word ID: L023

Word: Largess

Meaning: Money or gifts given generously

Form: n

Sentence:

The revival of this organization for the care of the blind has been possible only because of the millionaire's largess; had he not donated the huge amount, wewould have no other option but to close down.

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Related Word: Sometimes spelt as Largesse

Word ID: L024

Word: Lascivious

Meaning: Having or arousing sexual desires

Form: adj.

Sentence: The college ruffians spent most of their time bullying the juniors, or passinglewd and lascivious comments at the girls.

Synonyms: Lustful, Salacious

Antonyms:

Related Word: Lasciviousness (n), Lasciviously (adv.)

Word ID: L025

Word: Lassitude

Meaning: Tiredness, State of weariness or fatigue

Form: n

Sentence: They reached the camp after a hard day's trek in a state of absolute lassitude,and immediately fell asleep.

Synonyms: Languor

Antonyms: Strength

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Word ID: L033

Word: Lectern

Meaning: Stand with a sloping top to hold books, papers etc. to be read from

Form: n

Sentence: Before commencing her speech, the speaker carefully arranged her papers onthe lectern, getting a feel of the audience at the same time.

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Word ID: L049

Word: Libel

Meaning: A false or malicious written statement, usually published, that damages a person's reputation. Also, the act of making such statements

Form: n & v

Sentence: The statements mentioned in your article are libel; they can defame his cleanreputation.

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Related Word: Libelous (adj.), Libellist (n), Libellant (n), Libellee (n), Libeller (n)

Word ID: L001

Word: Laborious

Meaning: Hard-working, showing signs of toil

Form: adj.

Sentence:

After they had completed the laborious exercise of checking each and everyrecord in the huge database, they were informed that they had been looking atthe wrong database.

Synonyms: Toilsome





Synonyms: Lucid

Antonyms: Turbid

Related Word: Limpidly (adv.), Limpidity (n), Limpidness (n)

Word ID: L057

Word: Lineament

Meaning: Distinctive features or characteristics (esp. of the face)

Form: n

Sentence: He described the lineaments of his face to me over the phone so that I couldrecognize him when we met at the fair.

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Word ID: L060

Word: Liniment

Meaning: A liquid to relieve pain and stiffness (usually made of oil or containingalcohol)

Form: n

Sentence: He rubbed his shoulder with this liniment to relieve the ache he had beensuffering from since morning.

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Word ID: L065

Word: Litany

Meaning: (1) A long list of unpleasant things, particularly things that are repeated (2) Aform of Christian prayer

Form: n

Sentence: (1) He was ready with a litany of excuses to explain his absence from the classthe previous day, some of them quite hilarious and unbelievable.



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Word ID: L070

Word: Liturgy

Meaning: The prescribed forms or rituals for worship in any religion

Form: n

Sentence: Every religion has its own set of liturgies for offering prayer; while somecomprise elaborate gestures, others include silently closing the eyes.

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Word ID: L028

Word: Latitude

Meaning:

1) Freedom to act or behave as a person wants to 2) Distance from the equator,

measured in degrees

Form: n

Sentence: They did not give me much latitude while performing on the job as I was justasked to follow the orders, and this made me feel rather restricted.

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Related Word: Latitudinal (adj.), Latitudinarian (adj. & n)

Word ID: L029

Word: Laud

Meaning: Praise

Form: n & v



Sentence:

While I was expecting that the principal would be enraged at my complaintagainst the teacher, I was more than pleasantly surprised when he lauded mefor having the courage to speak up.

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Antonyms: Inveigh

Related Word: Laudable (adj.), Laudably (adv.), Laudatory (adj.)

Word ID: L030

Word: Lavish

Meaning: Very generous or expensive, More than required (in terms of expense or generosity)

Form: adj. & v

Sentence: The house of the millionaire was lavishly decorated for the party; it was goingto be a big party as his only son was returning from Canada.

Synonyms: Extravagant, Prodigal

Antonyms: Hoard

Related Word: Lavishly (adv.), Lavishness (n)

Word ID: L032

Word: Leaven

Meaning: Substance added to dough to produce fermentation. Also, to cause to rise or grow lighter or to ferment

Form: n & v

Sentence:

(1) The yeast added to the dough to leaven it did not have any visible effect asthe cake was absolutely flat and did not rise at all. (2) He leavened up hisotherwise dull and serious speech by reciting a few witty couplets.

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Word ID: L034

Word: Leery



Meaning: Suspicious, Cautious

Form: adj.

Sentence: I have always been leery of that company peon; sometimes I feel as if he is aspy planted by our competing firm trying to know all our company secrets.

Synonyms: Wary

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Word ID: L035

Word: Legacy

Meaning: Material or immaterial thing handed down by predecessor

Form: n

Sentence:

Stephen was happy to receive a small legacy from his distant relative, and withthe amount of the legacy, he decided to buy a small boat for himself as he wasvery fond of fishing.

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Word ID: L041

Word: Lethargic

Meaning: Feeling unwilling and unable to do anything

Form: adj.

Sentence: It is not unusual for most people to feel a little lethargic after a heavy meal,specially on a warm afternoon.

Synonyms: Lazy

Antonyms: Awake, Vigorous

Related Word: Lethargy (n)

Word ID: L042



Word: Levitate

Meaning: (Cause to) rise and float in air

Form: v

Sentence: Some people believe that by the ancient Indian art of Tantra, it is possible tolevitate a small object merely by the action of thought waves and not applyingany physical force to the object.

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Word ID: L043

Word: Levity

Meaning: Lack of seriousness, esp. during a serious occasion, Lightness

Form: n

Sentence: In sharp contrast to his brother who is always serious and sober, Jim alwayshas an air of levity about him and is full of mirth and laughter.

Synonyms: Frivolity

Antonyms: Solemnity

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Word ID: L044

Word: Levy

Meaning: An amount of money payable to the government, usu. as a tax or a surcharge.Hence, to announce such a charge

Form: n & v

Sentence:

The authorities have decided to levy an additional duty of 3% on all goods

produced in the country over the next three months, proceeds of which would be used to rehabilitate the quake hit areas of the country.

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Related Word: Leviable (adj.)



Word ID: L045

Word: Lewd

Meaning: Indecent and obscene

Form: adj.

Sentence: He has been accused of making lewd and suggestive remarks about one of the femaleemployees.

Synonyms: Indecent, Worthless

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Related Word: Lewdly (adv.), Lewdness (n)

Word ID: L047

Word: Liable

Meaning: (1) Being legally responsible for something (2) Very likely to happen

Form: adj.

Sentence: (1) If found guilty, Morris will be liable to pay damages to the extent of over 100,000 dollars. (2) The captain of the team is liable to be sacked if the teamkeeps on performing so poorly.

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Antonyms: Impune

Related Word: Liability (n)

Word ID: L048

Word: Liaison

Meaning: Communication with a number of groups so as to enable the exchange of information amongst them

Form: n

Sentence: His excellent skills at maintaining and pursuing contacts made him the idealcandidate for the job of a liaison officer for the company.

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Word ID: L072

Word: Loath

Meaning: Very reluctant, Unwilling

Form: adj.

Sentence: I am loath to giving you any advice on this subject as I am myself quiteignorant about it.

Synonyms: Averse; disinclined

Antonyms: Avid

Related Word: Loathly (adv.)

Word ID: L097

Word: Luxuriant

Meaning: Growing profusely and abundantly

Form: adj.

Sentence: These hills were once covered with luxuriant forests, but now have become bare because of man's greed.

Synonyms: Prolific, Florid

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Related Word: Luxuriance (n), Luxuriantly (adv.)

Word ID: L006

Word: Lackey

Meaning: 1) A dutiful and honest servant 2) Behave like an honest and dutiful servant

Form: n & v

Sentence: Though Ronaldo is his cousin, Jamie treats him like a lackey and orders him todo all his work from washing his clothes to shining his shoes.

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Related Word: Libertinage (n), Libertinism (n)

Word ID: L066

Word: Literati

Meaning: People of learned class, who know a lot about literature

Form: n

Sentence: She managed to make a mark with the literati of the country with her thirdnovel, and soon she was being hailed as among the best writers alive in Britain.

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Word ID: L069

Word: Littoral

Meaning: Part of the country along the coast, The shoreline, Of or on the shore

Form: n & adj.

Sentence: The Indian state of Kerala is known for its littoral beauty -- it has among themost beautiful coastline in the country with magnificent beaches and lots of greenery.

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Word ID: L081

Word: Lore

Meaning: Body of traditions and knowledge on a subject

Form: n



Sentence: (1) That there lives an old woman on the moon is a part of the lore of manytraditions, passed on from one generation to the next as an old grandma's tale.

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Word ID: L019

Word: Lanky

Meaning: Lean and tall

Form: adj.

Sentence:

His lanky frame totally betrays his enormous capacity for food; it's amazing

how he manages to remain so thin after eating so much.

Synonyms: Gaunt

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Related Word: Lankly (adv.)

Word ID: L005

Word: Lackadaisical

Meaning: Lacking purpose or zest

Form: adj.

Sentence: Such lackadaisical approach towards your work will get you nowhere; youneed to start taking things more seriously.

Synonyms: Languishing

Antonyms: Ambitious

Related Word: Lackadaisically (adv.), Lackadaisicalness (n)

Word ID: L014

Word: Lament

Meaning: To express sorrow, Regret

Form: n & v





Form: n

Sentence:

Though I do not regret moving to Mumbai with its fast pace of life and all theopportunities, I sometimes miss the relaxed languor of the days spent back inthe village, when one could have a long siesta in the hot summer afternoons.

Synonyms: Slackness, Dullness

Antonyms: Vigor

Related Word: Languorous (adj.)

Word ID: L022

Word: Larder

Meaning: Room or cupboard for storing meat and other provisions

Form: n

Sentence: She was shocked to discover that a rat had gone into the larder and haddestroyed most of the food items stored there.

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Related Word: Lardon (n), Lardoon (n)

Word ID: L026

Word: Latent

Meaning: Hidden, Concealed

Form: adj.

Sentence:

His acting abilities remained latent for over two years while he was working asa clapper boy at the studio, till a director spotted him performing all by himself in a small corner in front of the mirror.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Obvious

Related Word: Latency (n), Latently (adv.)

Word ID: L051



Word: Licentious

Meaning: Disregarding accepted rules or conventions, Behaving immorally esp. towardswomen

Form: adj.

Sentence: He was severely reprimanded in the court for his licentious behavior, and waswarned that if he were caught a second time, he would be put behind bars.

Synonyms: Lascivious

Antonyms:

Related Word: Licentiously (adv.), Licentiousness (n)

Word ID: L052

Word: Limber

Meaning: Flexible, easily manageable

Form: n, adj. & v

Sentence: To be a good dancer, one must have a limber body that can move withflexibility.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Rigid

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Word ID: L055

Word: Linchpin

Meaning: That holds or links various parts together (person or thing)

Form: n

Sentence: During the financial crisis in the family, the grandmother proved to be thelinchpin who held the entire family together in her firm but gentle grip.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Linchpin is also spelt lynchpin

Word ID: L056







Related Word: Loathsome (adj.), Loathsomely (adv.), Loathsomeness (n)

Word ID: L074

Word: Lofty

Meaning: High, or with strong principles, standards, and ideals

Form: adj.

Sentence:

His lofty ambitions of making quick money on the stock market were wipedout in a moment when the market badly crashed, and he was forced to sell hisstock at a loss.

Synonyms: Elevated, Grandiose

Antonyms:

Related Word: Loftily (adv.), Loftiness (n)

Word ID: L076

Word: Loll

Meaning: Let (one's head or limbs) rest lazily on something, Sit in a relaxed informal or uncontrolled way

Form: v

Sentence: Though in the office he always sits in a poised posture, at home he just lollsabout in the armchair.

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Word ID: L077

Word: Longevity

Meaning: Long life

Form: n

Sentence: Mr. Shwarz has turned hundred today, and the secret of his longevity is regular exercise and well balanced diet.



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Word ID: L078

Word: Loom

Meaning: (1) Appear suddenly (often in a threatening way or shape) (2) Apparatus for weaving yarn or thread

Form: n & v

Sentence: (1) The fear of unemployment loomed large on their heads as one companyafter the other collapsed because of poor demand conditions.

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Word ID: L079

Word: Lope

Meaning: Gallop slowly

Form: v & n

Sentence: At the Kenyan wildlife safari, we were lucky to catch a glimpse of a huge lionloping casually across the landscape.

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Word ID: L080

Word: Loquacious

Meaning: Overly talkative





Word: Ludicrous

Meaning: Foolish or causing laughter because unreasonable or unsuitable

Form: adj.

Sentence: 1) It was a ludicrous idea to go for trekking when it was raining heavily.2) Theludicrous idea of his opening a shop in a remote area, away from civilizationmade us laugh.

Synonyms: Ridiculous

Antonyms:

Related Word: Ludicrously (adv.), Ludicrousness (n)

Word ID: L088

Word: Lull

Meaning: 1) To cause to feel sleepy, calm, or safe 2) Intermission in storm or anyactivity

Form: v & n

Sentence:

(1) The gentle breeze soon lulled him to a deep, dreamless sleep.(1) Theminister's speech lulled the people into believing that everything was all rightwith the economy.(2) His silence was just the lull before the storm; he sooncame back with a vengeance.

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Related Word: Lullaby (n & v)

Word ID: L089

Word: Lumber

Meaning: 1) Move in clumsy blundering noisy way 2) Disused articles of furniture

Form: v & n

Sentence: His relaxed way of walking reminds me of the unconcerned lumbering of anelephant -- look at how clumsily he puts each foot forward.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Glide

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Word ID: L090

Word: Luminary

Meaning: 1) Natural light-giving body, esp. sun or moon 2) Person having muchintellectual

Form: n

Sentence: Mr. Harlett is a famous luminary in the field of medicine; he has also wonseveral awards for his contribution to this field.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Luminescent (adj.), Luminescence (n)

Word ID: L091

Word: Luminous

Meaning: Shining, Emitting light

Form: adj.

Sentence: It is advisable to wear luminous clothes while riding at nights so that they arevisible even in a dim light.

Synonyms: Bright

Antonyms:

Related Word: Luminously (adv.), Luminousness (n)

Word ID: L059

Word: Linguistic

Meaning: Pertaining to language

Form: adj.

Sentence: Recognizing that their daughter had a flair for the languages, they decided to put her in a linguistic class at a very early age.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Linguistics (n), Linguistician (n), Linguistically (adv.)



Word ID: L062

Word: Liquidate

Meaning: (1) To cause a business to close because of lack of funds, so that its assets can be sold to pay off its debts (2) To kill or make powerless

Form: v

Sentence:

(1) The company had accumulated such heavy losses that even after it wasofficially liquidated and all its assets sold, it could not pay off all its debts.(2)The two brothers plotted against their eldest brother to liquidate him by poisoning, so that they would not have to share the inherited wealth with him.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Liquidator (n), Liquidation (n)

Word ID: L068

Word: Litigation

Meaning: Lawsuit

Form: n

Sentence: In order to avoid the proceedings of a lengthy and expensive litigation, thecompany decided to settle the case out-of-court by negotiating with theaggrieved party.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Litigate (v), Litigable (adj.), Litigious (adj.), Litigant (n & adj.)

Word ID: L093

Word: Lurid

Meaning: Wild, Sensational, Gruesome

Form: adj.

Sentence: The press has covered the gruesome murder of the budding actress in depth,giving all the lurid details about the whole incident.

Synonyms: Ghastly, Terrible



Antonyms: Dull

Related Word: Luridly (adv.), Luridness (n)

Word ID: L094

Word: Lurk

Meaning: To wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen esp. when you areabout to attack someone or do something wrong

Form: v

Sentence: The secret agent was lurking about in the corridors of the court when he wasarrested by the police.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: L095

Word: Luscious

Meaning: Richly sweet in taste or smell

Form: adj.

Sentence: The garden was full of luscious mangoes hanging from the branches of thetrees, and little Johnny could not resist the temptation of breaking into thegarden to get some of them.

Synonyms: Cloying

Antonyms:

Related Word: Lusciously (adv.), Lusciousness (n)

Word ID: L096

Word: Luster

Meaning: Gloss, The brightness of a shining surface

Form: n & v

Sentence: Over the years, though the actress has lost some of the luster she used to havein her heydays, the grace and the poise is still very much there.



Synonyms: Brilliance, Refulgence

Antonyms:

Related Word: Lustrous (adj.)

Word ID: L092

Word: Lunge

Meaning: (1) Quick forward dive or reach (2) Long rope with which horse-breaker holdshorse while he makes it canter in circle

Form: n & v

Sentence: They were arguing over something when all of a sudden he got irritated andlunged towards her with a knife.

Synonyms: Plunge, Rush

Antonyms:

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Word ID: L084

Word: Lucrative

Meaning: Profitable, Yielding gain

Form: adj.

Sentence:

Even though the proposal of opening a branch at Dorking seems to be lucrativeright now, the Director knows that it would not make any profit in the longrun.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Unprofitable

Related Word: Lucratively (adv.), Lucrativeness (n), Lucre (n)

Word ID: L067

Word: Lithe

Meaning: Flexible, Supple

Form: adj.



Sentence: The lithe and graceful movements of the gymnast were widely applauded byeveryone present in the hall.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Stiff

Related Word: Litheness (n), Lithesome (adj.)

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Word ID: M020

Word: Malicious

Meaning: Hateful, Spiteful

Form: adj

Sentence: His adversaries tried all sorts of malicious tricks to ruin his hard earned reputeand popularity among the masses, but each time he managed to come outunscathed only because of his enormous goodwill.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Malice (n)

Word ID: M023

Word: Malleable

Meaning: Capable of being shaped by pounding

Form: adj

Sentence: The malleability of these metals makes them more useful than other metals;they can easily be pounded to give any shape.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Brittle

Related Word: Malleability (n)



Word ID: M024

Word: Malodorous

Meaning: Evil-smelling, Foul-smelling

Form: adj

Sentence: The biggest drawback of that house we went to see was that it was situatednext to a malodorous drain making it almost impossible to breathe.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M026

Word: Mammoth

Meaning: Huge, gigantic, enormous

Form: n & adj

Sentence: The police of Mumbai has launched a mammoth operation involving hundredsof policemen to curb the growing menace of the underworld in the city.

Synonyms: Huge

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M028

Word: Mandate

Meaning: Judicial or legal command from superior

Form: n & v

Sentence: It was mandatory for everyone to sign the attendance register as soon as heenters the office failing of which could lead to the suspension of his service.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mandatory (adj & n) = Compulsory



Word ID: M031

Word: Maniacal

Meaning: Raging mad, Insane

Form: adj

Sentence: I could hear maniacal screaming coming out of the hospital room, andimmediately knew that something was terribly wrong with the child.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Sane

Related Word: Maniac (adj & n), Maniacally (adv), Manic (adj)

Word ID: M032

Word: Manifest

Meaning: 1) Evident, Visible, Clear 2) Show plainly to eye or mind, display

Form: adj & v

Sentence: He knew that he would not be spared for the crime he had committed; the fear of being punished was manifest on his face.

Synonyms: Obvious

Antonyms: Obscure

Related Word: Manifestation (n), Manifestative (adj)

Word ID: M033

Word: Manifesto

Meaning: Declaration, Statement of policy

Form: n

Sentence: The party manifesto released yesterday makes the usual election promises --free education, improving health care facilities, removal of poverty, and so on.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



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Word ID: M034

Word: Manipulate

Meaning: Handle, treat esp. with skill (material, thing, question)

Form: v

Sentence: He was very skilled in such therapy, and he carefully manipulated the boy'sdislocated shoulder back into its place.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Manipulator (n), Manipulation (n), Manipulative (adj), Manipulatory (adj)

Word ID: M037

Word: Marital

Meaning: Pertaining to marriage

Form: adj

Sentence: They have lived in marital bliss for over forty years, perfectly at peace witheach other, and he says the main reason for this has been that there has never

been any expectation from either side.

Synonyms: Nuptial

Antonyms:

Related Word: Maritally (adv)

Word ID: M038

Word: Maritime

Meaning: Bordering on the sea, Nautical

Form: adj

Sentence:

Titanic, which was considered to be the biggest and the safest vessel ever built by man was envied and admired by other maritime nations, who themselvescould not make such ship.

Synonyms:



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Word ID: M039

Word: Marked

Meaning: 1) Noticeable or pronounced 2) Targeted for vengeance

Form: adj

Sentence:

Since the day he has joined the tuition classes, there has been a markedimprovement in his studies; he scored higher marks in the test this week thanin the same a fortnight back.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Markedly (adv), Markedness (n)

Word ID: M040

Word: Marred

Meaning: Damaged, Disfigured

Form: adj

Sentence: The fact that the movie had no resemblance to what actually happened hadmarred the otherwise beautiful movie.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Mar (v)

Word ID: M041

Word: Marshal

Meaning: 1) Arrange in due order (persons, soldiers, thoughts etc) 2) Take up position indue arrangement

Form: v

Sentence: 1) The minister is to deliver his first speech tomorrow; he knows that to make



a good and effective speech, he needs to marshal his thoughts clearly.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: M042

Word: Marsupial

Meaning: One of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch

Form: adj & n

Sentence: Like the kangaroo, the koala too is a marsupial animal that carries its youngone in a pouch.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: M043

Word: Martial

Meaning: Suitable for or appropriate to warfare

Form: adj

Sentence: As soon as the Martial law was imposed, the army came into action and spreadeverywhere with automatic weapons and shotguns.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Martialize (v), Martially (adv)

Word ID: M045

Word: Martyr

Meaning: 1) One who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause 2) Put todeath as martyr



Form: n & v

Sentence: The whole country paid homage to the martyrs who had sacrificed their livesfor the country during the war.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Martyrdom (n), Martyrization (n), Martyrology (n), Martyrlogist (n), Martyry(n), Martyrize (v), Martyrlogical (adj)

Word ID: M048

Word: Materialism

Meaning: Preoccupation with physical comforts and things

Form: n

Sentence: The article vehemently argues that we have become a self-centered society, preoccupied with materialism and out of touch with each other.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Materialist (n), Materialistic (adj), Materialize (v), Materialization (n)

Word ID: M052

Word: Maul

Meaning: 1) Handle roughly or carelessly 2) (esp. of animals) to hurt badly by tearing theflesh

Form: v & n

Sentence: It took three months for the hunter to recover fully after being mauled by alion; he received sutures almost all over his body.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: M055

Word: Maxim



Meaning: A general truth drawn from science or experience, Principle or rule

Form: n

Sentence: Though he often preaches the maxim 'honesty is the best policy', he himself isa corrupt politician.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: M056

Word: Meager

Meaning: Scanty, Inadequate

Form: adj

Sentence: It is a silly idea to start a business with such a meager amount in hand; you'd better think over it again.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Meagerly (adv), Meagerness (n)

Word ID: M057

Word: Meander

Meaning: 1) (Of rivers) to flow slowly, with many turns 2) Wander in a slow and anaimless way

Form: n & v

Sentence: It is our usual habit of meandering down to the park in the night after thedinner; it also is a good exercise.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Meandrine (adj)

Word ID: M058

Word: Meddlesome



Meaning: (Of person or behavior) interfering

Form: adj

Sentence:

What a meddlesome neighbor he is! Doesn't mind his own business, butalways wants to know what is going on in our house, and give his unwanted

advice.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Meddle (v), Meddler (n)

Word ID: M059

Word: Mediate

Meaning: Settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

Form: v

Sentence: The prolonged dispute between the management and the union had to besettled through the mediation of a third party.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mediation (n)

Word ID: M061

Word: Meditation

Meaning: Exercising the mind in (esp. religious) contemplation, Thought

Form: n

Sentence: With increasing research taking place on the human mind, the utility of meditation as a powerful healing tool is becoming more and more important.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Meditate (v), Meditator (n), Meditative (adj), Meditatively (adv),Meditativeness (n)



Word ID: M063

Word: Meek

Meaning: Quiet and obedient

Form: adj

Sentence: It is his meek and mild nature that people take advantage of, and he readilycarries out their orders.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Meekly (adv), Meekness (n)

Word ID: M065 Word: Melancholy Meaning: 1) (Habitual or constitutional tendency to) sadness and

depression 2) (Of person) sad, gloomy 3) (Of thing) depressing, saddening Form: n & adj Sentence: 3)

The melancholy news of the brutal massacre of thousands of innocent civilians soon spread all over the

world. Synonyms: Sadness, Depression Antonyms: Related Word: Melancholic (adj), Melancholia (n)

Word ID: M067

Word: Mellifluous

Meaning: (Of words, music or voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing

Form: adj

Sentence: She charmed everyone present at the gathering with her sweet and mellifluousvoice.

Synonyms: Melodious

Antonyms: Cacophonous, Raucous

Related Word: Mellifluence (n), Mellifluent (adj), Mellifluously (adv), Mellifluousness (n)

Word ID: M068

Word: Memento

Meaning: Token, Object serving as reminder

Form: n

Sentence: Not knowing if I would get another chance to visit the Pyramids in Egypt, I





Sentence:

Nobody trusts him because of his mercurial nature; he is so fickle-minded thatat one moment he decides something and the very next moment he changes hismind.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Mercuriality (n), Mercurially (adv), Merculiarism (n), Merculiarize (v)

Word ID: M078

Word: Merger

Meaning: Combining or merging of two companies etc. into one

Form: n

Sentence: The merger of these two companies will result in the formation of the secondlargest trading company in this continent.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M079

Word: Mesmerize

Meaning: To hold complete attention of, Hypnotize

Form: v

Sentence:

Everyone expected the play to be the usual rendition of Othello at theShakespearean festival of plays, everyone in the audience was totallymesmerized by the brilliant and unusual portrayal of the title character by anunknown actor from Wales.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mesmerism (n), Mesmerist (n), Mesmeric (adj)

Word ID: M080



Word: Metamorphose

Meaning: To change ones form completely

Form: v

Sentence: It is indeed amazing how an ugly looking cocoon metamorphoses into a beautiful butterfly.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Metamorphosis (n)

Word ID: M084

Word: Meticulous

Meaning: Excessively careful, Painstaking

Form: adj

Sentence: His drawings show how meticulously he has worked on them, taking pain allthese days; I am sure they will be selected for the exhibition.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Remiss

Related Word: Meticulously (adv), Meticulousness (n)

Word ID: M086

Word: Metropolis

Meaning: Large city

Form: n

Sentence:

Within a decade, the city of Bangalore in India has transformed into a boomingmetropolis, from what used to be called the retirement paradise to one where

most technology companies are now situated.Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Metropolitan (adj & n)



Word ID: M087

Word: Mettle

Meaning: The will to continue bravely in spite of difficulties

Form: n

Sentence: Even though he fell down and badly hurt his knee, he showed his mettle andcontinued to run in the race.

Synonyms: Natural ardor

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mettled (adj), Mettlesome (adj)

Word ID: M089

Word: Microcosm

Meaning: Small world, Miniature representation

Form: n

Sentence: For the nationwide survey on consumer spending behavior, the respondentswere very carefully chosen to create a microcosm of the Indian society.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Microcosmic (adj)

Word ID: M090

Word: Migrant

Meaning: Changing its habitat, Wandering

Form: adj

Sentence: The whole tribe had to migrate to a different place with its cattle in search of food and water.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Migrate (v), Migration (n), Migrator (n), Migratory (adj)





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Word ID: M127

Word: Momentous

Meaning: Having great importance

Form: adj

Sentence: It was a momentous occasion for Indian cricket when India won the CricketWorld Cup in 1983, but since then, India's record in the sport has been largelydismal.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Unimportant

Related Word: Momentously (adv), Momentousness (n)

Word ID: M128

Word: Momentum

Meaning: The force that keeps an object moving, or an event progressing after the initial start

Form: n

Sentence: Though the Movement for a Moralistic Society was launched with a lot of fanfare and with aflurry of activity, it failed to gather momentum and is now hardly operational.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M129

Word: Monarchy

Meaning: Government under a single ruler, A kingdom

Form: n

Sentence: Till very recently, Nepal used to be a monarchy ruled by a king, and even now,the King is the most revered figure in the small Himalayan nation.



Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Monarch (n), Monarchical, Monarchal (adj), Monarchic (adj)

Word ID: M131

Word: Monetary

Meaning: Pertaining to money

Form: adj

Sentence: Even though she does not get much monetary benefit from this job of caring for disabled

children, what keeps her going is the immense satisfaction she derives from the work.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Monetarism (n), Monetarist (n)

Word ID: M130

Word: Monastic

Meaning: Related to monks or monasteries

Form: adj

Sentence: Disillusioned with life and shunned by friends, he started leading a monasticlife in a small cottage beside a church on the outskirts of the city.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Monastically (adv), Monasticism (n), Monasticize (v)

Word ID: M121

Word: Modicum

Meaning: A small quantity or portion of something, esp. of good quality like truth



Form: n

Sentence: If you had a modicum of common sense, you wouldn't have made such a blunder.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: M044

Word: Martinet

Meaning: A person who demands total, often unreasoning, obedience to rules and orders

Form: n

Sentence: The new hostel warden has the reputation of being a ruthless martinet, and hewill not tolerate even the slightest infringement of the rules.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Martinettish (adj)

Word ID: M094

Word: Minatory

Meaning: Threatening, An intention to hurt

Form: adj

Sentence: The tiger had a terrifyingly minatory look in its eyes, and had it not been caged, most people

would have fainted.

Synonyms: Menacing Antonyms:

Related Word: Minacious (adj)

Word ID: M002

Word: Macerate



Meaning: To reduce a solid substance to pulp by soaking in liquid

Form: v

Sentence: When the police recovered the dead body nearly twenty days after the murder,it was so badly macerated that it was impossible to recognize the victim.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Maceration (n), Macerator (n)

Word ID: M003

Word: Machiavellian

Meaning: Any behavior involving schemes and deceitfulness

Form: adj

Sentence: The public soon became aware of his Machiavellian tactics to win the election,and condemned his deceitful methods.

Synonyms: Cunning

Antonyms:

Related Word: Machiavellianism (n)

Word ID: M014

Word: Malapropism

Meaning: 1) Incorrect use of words of similar sound in a sentence or phrase so as torender them comical or nonsensical 2) Such a phrase or sentence

Form: n

Sentence: In his speech, the speaker committed a hilarious malapropism when he read theword MARITAL (related to marriage) as MARTIAL (related to warfare).

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Malapropose (adj, adv & n))

Word ID: M025

Word: Mammon





Word ID: M016

Word: Malediction

Meaning: Curse

Form: n

Sentence: The malediction of the witch-doctor seemed to be taking effect -- he wasdeveloping ugly looking rashes all over his face and back.

Synonyms: Imprecation

Antonyms:

Related Word: Maledictive (adj), Maledictory (adj)

Word ID: M072

Word: Mendicancy

Meaning: Beggary

Form: n

Sentence: The crops failed for the third year in succession, and the poor farmers wereforced to lead a life of mendicancy.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Medicant (adj & n)

Word ID: M077

Word: Meretricious

Meaning: Showy but of little value, Falsely attractive

Form: adj

Sentence: The rural women at the village fair came dressed in their Sunday best, whichcomprised bright, colorful skirts and shiny, meretricious jewelry.

Synonyms: Tawdry; Gaudy

Antonyms:

Related Word: Meretriciously (adv), Meretriciousness (n)



Word ID: M163

Word: Mutate

Meaning: To change shape completely and irreversibly

Form: v

Sentence: Lank has remarkably mutated from an awkward young teenager to asophisticated young man.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Mutation (n), Mutability (n), Mutant (n), Mutable (adj)

Word ID: M116

Word: Mitigate

Meaning: Reduce severity of; soften or lessen

Form: v

Sentence: He tried all sorts of liniments and balms, but nothing could mitigate the pain inhis shoulder.

Synonyms: Alleviate

Antonyms: Intensify

Related Word: Mitigatory (adj), Mitigable (adj), Mitigation (n)

Word ID: M018

Word: Malevolent

Meaning: Desirous of evil to others/ something arising out of ill-will

Form: adj

Sentence:

I could never imagine that she was capable of such malevolence towards a person -- the way in which she cursed him and spoke ill of him wasunbelievable!

Synonyms: Malice; Spiteful

Antonyms:

Related Word: Malevolently (adv), Malevolence (n)



Word ID: M005

Word: Maelstrom

Meaning: A great whirlpool, thus any turmoil of wide-reaching influence. {Maelstrom isthe name of a massive whirlpool off the west-coast of Norway}

Form: n

Sentence: Though it started with a few countries, the whole world was gradually caughtin the maelstrom of the Second World War.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: M147

Word: Mote

Meaning: A small particle, e.g. dust particle

Form: n

Sentence: A mote of dust got into her eye, causing her severe discomfort during theexamination.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: M151

Word: Mountebank

Meaning: A quack who uses cheap tricks to gain attention; a charlatan

Form: n

Sentence:

He managed to befool the innocent villagers dwellers under the garb of religion, but his own greed and overconfidence exposed him as a mountebank,and the villagers did not waste any time in chasing him out of their village.

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Word ID: M051

Word: Maudlin

Meaning: Feeling sad and sentimental about life, esp. after consuming alcohol

Form: adj & n

Sentence: She had never seen him getting emotional, so was quite taken aback when atthe party, after getting drunk till he was maudlin, he shared all his miseries and problems with her.

Synonyms: Mawkish, Fuddled

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: M007

Word: Magnate

Meaning: Person of prominence or influence

Form: n

Sentence: The beggar you see asking for alms in the streets was once a well-known shipping magnate

who earned a lot of money but lost everything in a ship-wreck.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M008

Word: Magnitude

Meaning: Greatness, Extent, Largeness, Importance



Form: n

Sentence: Taking into consideration the magnitude of the problem, the members of theteam decided to take it into priority, and held a meeting to discuss it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M009

Word: Maim

Meaning: Injure so badly that the injured part no longer works as it should

Form: v

Sentence: Though he could survive the accident he met with last month, it has maimedfor life; he will never be able to walk again.

Synonyms: Mutilate

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M011

Word: Maladroit

Meaning: Awkward in movement or unskilled in behavior or action

Form: adj

Sentence: All the staff believed that the chairman was a skilled and an experienced man, but his maladroit handling of the conference proved them wrong.

Synonyms: Clumsy, Bungling

Antonyms:

Related Word: Maladroitly (adv), Maladroitness (n)

Word ID: M066

Word: Mélange

Meaning: Mixture, a group of different things or people



Form: n

Sentence:

Unlike the first one that just talked about his own philosophy of life, hissecond book presents an interesting mélange of ideas from different philosophies.

Synonyms: Medley, Olio

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M030

Word: Mangle

Meaning: To tear, hack with repeated blows

Form: v

Sentence: The body of the victim was so badly mangled that it was impossible to identifyit; perhaps the murderer had done it purposely with an axe.

Synonyms: Lacerate

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M047

Word: Masticate

Meaning: To grind to a pulp before swallowing

Form: v

Sentence: Most cudding animals bring out swallowed food back to their mouth andmasticate it before swallowing again.

Synonyms: Chew

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mastication, Masticator (n), Masticatory (adj)

Word ID: M069

Word: Menage



Meaning: Members of a household, a domestic establishment

Form: n

Sentence:

The veterinary doctor was greeted into the house by a wailing cat and a droopydog, and the rest of the menage in the house consisted of one more cat, two

more dogs, a few squirrels and pigeons, apart from the old lady living all onher own with these pets.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M070

Word: Menagerie

Meaning: Collection of wild or strange animals for exhibition

Form: n

Sentence: Michael Jackson, the legendary singer, owns a private menagerie of zebras,llamas and giraffes.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M082

Word: Mete

Meaning: To cause someone to suffer (punishment, bad treatment etc)

Form: v & n

Sentence: Unable to bear the physical punishment being meted out to them regularly bythe new teacher, the students decided to complain to the principal.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M088



Word: Miasma

Meaning: 1) Unpleasant or unwholesome air, unhealthy environment 2) An evil andweakening influence

Form: n

Sentence: After he lost his only son in an accident, he seemed to sink into a miasma of bitterness and despair.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: (Miasmic) : Salubrious

Related Word: Miasmatic (adj), Miasmatical (adj)

Word ID: M095

Word: Mince

Meaning: (1) Cut or chop into small pieces (2) [Mince words] To say things indirectly soas to not upset others

Form: v & n

Sentence:

(1) The recipe requires you to finely mince two pounds of tender lamb meat.(2) The party spokesperson did not mince words in his statement to the pressabout the dissidents within the party, calling them traitors and turncoats.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mincingly (adv), Mincer (n)

Word ID: M100

Word: Minutiae

Meaning: Small, unimportant details

Form: n

Sentence:

Instead of thinking and wasting time on the minutiae, let us first concentrate on

the broad outlines of the project.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Minutia (n)





Word ID: M144

Word: Mortician

Meaning: A person who arranges funerals

Form: n

Sentence: Having worked as a mortician for so many years at the local cemetery, helooks at death a lot more matter-of-factly that most individuals.

Synonyms: Undertaker

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M145

Word: Mortify

Meaning: 1) To humiliate greatly 2) To discipline the body by fasting etc

Form: v

Sentence: (1) To the great mortification of the organizers of the show, the maverick popsinger made several derogatory remarks against the local government.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mortification (n)

Word ID: M148

Word: Motif

Meaning: An underlying theme or the main element of any work of art, Any recurringdesign, feature or melody

Form: n

Sentence: While all the curtains inside the house were plain and without any design, thecurtain at the entrance was with a flower motif.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

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Word ID: M149

Word: Motley

Meaning: Made up of different colors, diverse element or unrelated persons

Form: adj & n

Sentence: A motley crowd of pavement dwellers, fruit sellers, small shopkeepers, andother passers-by soon gathered around the site of the accident.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M153

Word: Muggy

Meaning: Unpleasantly warm and humid

Form: adj

Sentence: I just hate the hot and muggy climate of this city; the weather in my hometownis so much more pleasant and cooler.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mugginess (n)

Word ID: M157

Word: Munificent

Meaning: Extremely generous (used for both gift and giver); over-magnanimous

Form: adj

Sentence: Though he is not very rich, he has been extremely munificent in donating asubstantial sum of money to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund

Synonyms:



Antonyms: Miserly, Paltry

Related Word: Munificence (n), Munificently (adv)

Word ID: M166

Word: Muzzy

Meaning: (Of a person) confused and unable to think clearly because of tiredness, illness,alcohol or drugs, or (of a situation, plans, language, etc.)

Form: adj

Sentence: He received a severe blow on his head, felt muzzy and fell to the ground; ittook him several minutes to think clearly and get up.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Muzzily (adv), Muzziness (n)

Word ID: M010

Word: Mala fide

Meaning: Treacherous, in or with bad faith

Form: adv & adj

Sentence:

Right from day one, I had a feeling that in joining the company, his intentionswere mala fide -- and I was proved right when it was discovered that he had been passing on our company secrets to a rival organization.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Bo'na fi'de

Related Word:

Word ID: M027

Word: Mandarin

Meaning: High official

Form: n

Sentence: For many years, the Indian economy was under the strangle-hold of the



mandarins in the government offices as everything was regulated through thechannels of bureaucracy.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M046

Word: Masochism

Meaning: Pleasure in suffering physical or mental pain

Form: n

Sentence:

No one knows what made him become a masochist, he moves around in streets

with a whip in his hand, hitting himself every now and then; he seems to derive pleasure out of it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Masochist (n), Masochistic (adj)

Word ID: M085

Word: Metier

Meaning: One's trade or profession, one's forte

Form: n

Sentence: After trying out various activities like painting and music, Nora finally foundher true metier in photography.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M075

Word: Mercenary

Meaning: 1) Working merely for money 2) Hired soldier in foreign service



Form: adj & n

Sentence: His lust for money has made him nothing short of a mercenary -- you can getanything done from him by just paying him enough money.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mercenariness (n)

Word ID: M098

Word: Ministration

Meaning: Serving, attending to

Form: n

Sentence: Despite the ministrations of all the nurses and the best doctors, the child couldnot be saved; he succumbed to head injury.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Ministrant (adj & n), Ministrative (adj)

Word ID: M103

Word: Mirth

Meaning: Merriment, laughter

Form: n

Sentence: Amidst the mirth and laughter at the college farewell party, everyone couldfeel a pang of sadness at having to part ways.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mirthful (adj), Mirthless (adj)

Word ID: M123

Word: Modus vivendi

Meaning: Compromise between opposing parting, pact, treaty



Form: n

Sentence:

Though both the neighbors have been fighting for many years, they have nowmade an effort to reach some kind of modus vivendi so that their children live peacefully.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M136

Word: Mope

Meaning: Be unhappy and listless

Form: v & n

Sentence: There's no point in sitting at home and moping if you've lost one game -- you'llalways get another chance to do better.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mopish (adj)

Word ID: M140

Word: Mordant

Meaning: (esp. of the way of expressing thoughts) cruel and cutting

Form: adj & n

Sentence: If he has used such words of criticism, that was a rather mordant remark -- he'sknown for being careful and gentle with words.

Synonyms: Satcartic; Caustic

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mordancy (n)

Word ID: M050

Word: Matrix



Meaning: Mould in which a thing is cast or shaped

Form: n

Sentence: Many of the changes taking place within the matrix of the Indian society aresuch that would have been unthinkable even ten years ago.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M150

Word: Mottled

Meaning: Patterned with irregular patches of colors

Form: adj

Sentence: He often wears a mottled jacket that doesn't go well with his personality; hemust opt for a plain, single-colored jacket.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mottle (n & v)

Word ID: M012

Word: Malady

Meaning: A disease or a problem in a system of organization

Form: n

Sentence: Almost all the plants in the garden were believed to be affected with the same malady; their

leaves had turned yellow and there were several brown patches on them.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:



Word ID: M013

Word: Malaise

Meaning: Uneasiness, Vague feeling of ill health

Form: n

Sentence: These suicides committed by farmers is a symptom of a deeper and a moregeneral malaise in the society.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M015

Word: Malcontent

Meaning: Discontented (person) esp. with existing state of affairs

Form: adj & n

Sentence:

While most of the members of the committee are satisfied with the working of the management, there are some malcontents who keep on complaining, andcreate a lot of trouble.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M017

Word: Malefactor

Meaning: A person who does a wrong act

Form: n

Sentence:

Though he was caught red-handed while unscrewing a nut from the railwaytrack, he cannot be called a malefactor because he did not do it with anintention of causing an accident; had he known that it could cause a seriousaccident and that it was a crime, he would not have done it.

Synonyms: Evildoer, Criminal

Antonyms:



Related Word: Malefaction (n)

Word ID: M132

Word: Monolithic

Meaning: Too large and uninteresting, and unwilling or unable to be changed

Form: adj

Sentence: The Indian economy had been, for a very long time, a cluster of monolithic,state-run organizations which had accumulated huge losses over the years.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Multifarious

Related Word: Monolith (n)

Word ID: M134

Word: Monotony

Meaning: Sameness leading to boredom

Form: n

Sentence: Their routine was the same every day, with only one visit to the children's park on Saturdays to break the monotony.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Monotonous (adj), Monotonously (adv), Monotonize (v), Monotonousness (n)

Word ID: M138

Word: Moratorium

Meaning: Legal, or official delay (of payment, building etc)

Form: n

Sentence: Considering the illegal construction of shops and houses in the area, the stategovernment has declared a moratorium on the construction of new shops for the period of two years.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

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Word ID: M139

Word: Morbid

Meaning: Given to unpleasant thought, Interested in unpleasant subjects, esp. death

Form: adj

Sentence: Deathclock.com, a website that tells you by some crazy calculations how manymore seconds you have left on the earth, is a rather morbid concept, eventhough some people may find it amusing.

Synonyms: Sickly

Antonyms:

Related Word: Morbidly (adv), Morbidity (n), Morbidness (n)

Word ID: M141

Word: Mores

Meaning: Conventions, Moral standards, Customs

Form: n

Sentence: Even though he is known for not following social mores and customs, heshould have at least been dressed properly for his sister's wedding.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M143

Word: Morose

Meaning: Ill-humored, sullen, melancholy

Form: adj

Sentence: Usually when he comes home he is quite happy and cheerful, but yesterday,after he came form office, he seemed quite tired and morose.



Synonyms:

Antonyms: Jocose

Related Word: Morosely (adv), Morosness (n)

Word ID: M146

Word: Mosaic

Meaning: (Form or work or art) in which pictures or patterns are produced by joiningtogether small pieces of stone, glass etc.

Form: adj, n & v

Sentence:

The city of Mumbai presents a diverse cultural and social mosaic to the tourist,due to the influx of several different ethnic groups over the last severaldecades.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: M152

Word: Muddle

Meaning: Confuse, bewilder esp. with drink

Form: v

Sentence: He has drunk a lot, and now he is muddled about the names of his friends; headdressed Richards as Willy and Mike as Santo.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Muddler (n)

Word ID: M154

Word: Multifarious

Meaning: Having great variety

Form: adj



Sentence:

The club offered multifarious recreational options to its members, including aswimming pool, squash and tennis courts, billiards and pool tables and a smallskating rink.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Monolithic

Related Word: Multifariously (adv), Multifariousness (n)

Word ID: M155

Word: Multiplicity

Meaning: State of being numerous, Manifold variety

Form: n

Sentence: Just ten years ago, Indian car buyers had hardly any options to choose from;today the multiplicity of car models available in the market is truly amazing.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Multiple (adj & n), Multiplicable (adj), Multiplicative (adj), Multiplication (n)

Word ID: M156

Word: Mundane

Meaning: Worldly as opposed to spiritual, Of the universe

Form: adj

Sentence: He has always followed the path of spirituality, and mundane matters likeclothing and eating are of no interest to him.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Extraordinary

Related Word: Mundanely (adv), Mundaneness (n)

Word ID: M158

Word: Mural

Meaning: Wall painting



Form: adj & n

Sentence: The painter made a mark for himself in painting murals; the walls of some of the most prestigious buildings in the city are adorned by his murals.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: M159

Word: Murky

Meaning: Dark, Gloomy

Form: adj

Sentence: Being quite sharp as well as eager to become rich, he was driven to the murkyworld of drug peddling and other big-city crimes.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Murkily (adv), Murkiness (n)

Word ID: M161

Word: Muster

Meaning: Gather, Assemble (esp. soldiers)

Form: v

Sentence: As soon as the general got the news of the enemy's approaching the border, hemustered his troops to plan the attack.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: M162

Word: Musty

Meaning: Stale, Spoiled by age



Form: adj

Sentence: The cottage had been empty for many years; when the burglar broke open thedoor and entered the room, he found it filled with musty smell.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mustiness (n)

Word ID: M165

Word: Mutinous

Meaning: Unruly, Rebellious

Form: adj

Sentence:

During the late teens, when friends play a very important role in a youngster'slife, there is the strongest possibility of the youth becoming mutinous -- hence,the role of the parents during these years is crucial.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Mutinously (adv), Mutiny (n & v)

Word ID: M168

Word: Myriad

Meaning: Very large number

Form: adj & n

Sentence: There was a time when the town had not even a single bar or hotel, but now,after two years, myriad bars and hotels are opening in the town.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:



N

Word ID: N013

Word: Negate

Meaning: To cause something to lose effect and therefore become useless

Form: v

Sentence: The heavy rain negated all their efforts to set the tent upright; they finally gaveup and waited for the rain to stop.

Synonyms: Counteract, Annul

Antonyms: Affirm

Related Word: Negation (n), Negative (adj)

Word ID: N013

Word: Negate

Meaning: To cause something to lose effect and therefore become useless

Form: v

Sentence: The heavy rain negated all their efforts to set the tent upright; they finally gaveup and waited for the rain to stop.

Synonyms: Counteract, Annul

Antonyms: Affirm

Related Word: Negation (n), Negative (adj)

Word ID: N009

Word: Navigable

Meaning: Affording passage for ships

Form: adj

Sentence: During summers, this river becomes too shallow to be navigable, so the boats ply only from September to March.

Synonyms: Dirigible, Passable, Negotiable



Antonyms:

Related Word: Navigability (n), Navigation (n), Navigator (n), Navigate (v)

Word ID: N007

Word: Nauseate

Meaning: 1) Cause to become sick 2) Fill with disgust

Form: v

Sentence: The atmosphere in and around the hospital after the explosion was sonauseating that the patients could not swallow food.

Synonyms: Sicken

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nauseating (adj)

Word ID: N008

Word: Nautical

Meaning: Pertaining to ships or navigation

Form: adj

Sentence:

The party had a nautical theme -- the host was dressed up like a sailor, theentire ambience was that of a ship, and the guests were treated as if they werethe passengers of a luxury cruise.

Synonyms: Marine, Navigational

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nautically (adv)

Word ID: N014

Word: Negligence

Meaning: Lack of proper care or attention

Form: n

Sentence: He could not pass the examination because of his negligence towards studies;he was often seen sleeping in his room when he should have been studying.



Synonyms: Delinquency, Dereliction, Laxity

Antonyms:

Related Word: Negligent (adj), Negligently (adv)

Word ID: N018

Word: Nepotism

Meaning: Undue favor in appointing one's relatives to office

Form: n

Sentence: As a result of the rampant nepotism among the owners of this company, manyof the employees are distant relatives and other members of the owner's family.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nepotist (n)

Word ID: N021

Word: Nettle

Meaning:

1) To make someone angry esp. for a short time 2) A type of plant growing

profusely on waste land and covered with stinging hairs

Form: v & n

Sentence:

(1) In the famous comic strip Dennis the Menace, the character of Mr. Wilsonis being constantly nettled by the little boy Dennis, who is the personificationof the typical American four-year old brat.

Synonyms: Vex, Irk, Grate, Rankle, Annoy, Irritate

Antonyms: Mollify

Related Word:

Word ID: N023

Word: Neutral

Meaning: 1) Impartial, Not supporting one side over another 2) Having features or characteristics that are not easily noticeable



Form: adj & n

Sentence: My former classmate tried his best to make me take his side when I was calledupon to settle his dispute with a colleague, but I decided to remain neutral.

Synonyms: Nonchalant, Unbiased

Antonyms:

Related Word: Neutrality (n), Neutrally (adv), Neutralize (v)

Word ID: N030

Word: Nip

Meaning: 1) Stop something's growth or development 2) Squeeze sharply 3) A pinch or sharp squeeze 4) Check to growth caused by coldness of air

Form: v & n

Sentence: In a hurry, he nipped his finger in the wedge on the door, and cried out in pain.

Synonyms: Chomp, Prune

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nipping (adj)

Word ID: N031

Word: Nirvana

Meaning: A high spiritual state that brings freedom from all worries

Form: n

Sentence:

Moving out of her parents' house and staying on her own in the residentialcampus of the university was like attaining nirvana for her as she was free todo whatever she wanted.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N032

Word: Nocturnal





Word: Nominal

Meaning: Existing in name only, but not in reality; Virtually nothing

Form: adj

Sentence: Since the purpose is so noble, the chartered accountant has decided to chargethem only a nominal sum as his retainership fee.

Synonyms: Titular

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nominally (adv)

Word ID: N038

Word: Nonchalance

Meaning: Indifference, Lack of concern, Composure

Form: n

Sentence: I'm always amazed at how he manages to remain so nonchalant before theexam; I always turn into a nervous wreck.

Synonyms: Insouciance, Composure

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nonchalant (adj), Nonchalantly (adv)

Word ID: N039

Word: Noncommittal

Meaning: Not expressing (or refusing to express) a clear opinion

Form: adj

Sentence: I can hardly come to any conclusion whether she is interested in joining us because her answer to me was very noncommittal.

Synonyms: Neutral, Unpledged, Undecided

Antonyms:

Related Word: Noncommittally (adv)



Word ID: N041

Word: Nondescript

Meaning: Very ordinary, Having nothing exciting about it

Form: adj & n

Sentence: Within an year, he managed to make his website from a nondescript entity onthe Internet to among the most well known in the US.

Synonyms: Prosaic, Prosy

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N042

Word: Nonentity

Meaning: 1) Person of no importance or ability 2) Non existence

Form: n

Sentence: When he had come to this meeting last year, Mr. Robbins, who recently soldhis software company for a whopping $ 300 million, was an absolutenonentity; now he is among the most sought after personalities.

Synonyms: Cipher, Nullity

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N042

Word: Nonentity

Meaning: 1) Person of no importance or ability 2) Non existence

Form: n

Sentence:

When he had come to this meeting last year, Mr. Robbins, who recently soldhis software company for a whopping $ 300 million, was an absolutenonentity; now he is among the most sought after personalities.

Synonyms: Cipher, Nullity



Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N044

Word: Nonplus

Meaning: State of utter surprise, Not knowing how to react

Form: n & v

Sentence: Not expecting such personal questions at the interview, he was totallynonplussed by the questions put to him by the young and attractiveinterviewer.

Synonyms: Perplex, Mystify, Thwart

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N045

Word: Nostalgia

Meaning: Feeling of fondness for something in the past, Longing for the past

Form: n

Sentence: In a nostalgic mood, my grandfather recalled all sorts of dresses he used towear in his childhood.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nostalgically (adv), Nostalgic (adj)

Word ID: N046

Word: Notoriety

Meaning: The state of being notorious

Form: n

Sentence: He achieved notoriety in the neighborhood for being the rudest and the mostill-behaved teenager around.



Synonyms: Esteem

Antonyms: (Notorious) : Angelic, Eminent

Related Word: Notorious (adj), Notoriously (adv), Notoriousness (n)

Word ID: N048

Word: Novelty

Meaning: New or unusual thing or occurrence

Form: n

Sentence:

For the poor residents of the isolated Indian village, finding a team of foreigners amongst them was an absolute novelty and many of them were

afraid to come near the strange-looking, white-skinned people.

Synonyms: Innovation

Antonyms: Cliché

Related Word:

Word ID: N049

Word: Novice

Meaning: Beginner, or inexperienced person

Form: n

Sentence: He is a novice at this stage, but will be experienced within a couple of months.

Synonyms: Neophyte

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N050

Word: Noxious

Meaning: Harmful



Form: adj

Sentence:

The Government has strictly warned the factory owners against throwingnoxious chemicals in the river as it would contaminate the water causing greatloss to the aquatic life.

Synonyms: Baneful, Deleterious, Virulent

Antonyms:

Related Word: Noxiously (adv), Noxiousness (n)

Word ID: N051

Word: Nuance

Meaning: Slight shade of difference in meaning or color, Subtle distinction

Form: n

Sentence: The sentences formed from the words in this list help convey the nuances of the meanings of each word.

Synonyms: Hue, Brilliance

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N055

Word: Nullify

Meaning: To make invalid

Form: v

Sentence: The solution was boiled to nullify the effect of the reagent in it, which couldhave caused the reaction to occur spontaneously.

Synonyms: Invalidate, Annul, Void

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nullification (n)

Word ID: N057 Word: Nuptial Meaning: Related to marriage Form: adj & n Sentence: They decided to

get married in a small church outside the city, and the young priest who performed the nuptial rites said

that it was the first time that he had officiated at a wedding. Synonyms: Antonyms: Related Word:



Word ID: N058

Word: Nurture

Meaning: 1) Bringing up 2) Nourish 3) Educate 4) Foster

Form: n & v

Sentence: Though he is not their son, he has been nurtured by them as their own son.

Synonyms: Pabulum, Sustenance

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N059

Word: Nutrient

Meaning: (Substance) serving as or providing nourishment

Form: adj & n

Sentence: It is advisable to wash the vegetable before cutting so that the valuable nutrients required by

our body do not get washed away.

Synonyms: Sustenance, Nourishment

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N012

Word: Nefarious

Meaning: Wicked, Extremely immoral

Form: adj

Sentence:

In a shocking revelation, three reputed doctors were found to be involved inthe nefarious activity of smuggling human organs out of the hospital for their commercial gains.

Synonyms: Iniquitous, Vile, Vicious



Antonyms: Angelic, Virtuous

Related Word: Nefariously (adv), Nefariousness (n)

Word ID: N027

Word: Niggard

Meaning: Miser

Form: n & adj

Sentence: Such a niggardly donation of a hundred dollars for a cause as huge as this justdoes not befit his high social status; I never knew he was such a miser.

Synonyms: Stingy, Parsimonious, Penurious, Skinflint

Antonyms: Generous

Related Word: Niggardly (adj & adv), Niggardliness (n)

Word ID: N017

Word: Neophyte

Meaning: A beginner

Form: n

Sentence:

Despite being a neophyte in the field of stock markets, he has an amazingability to predict the trend in the prices of stocks and has soon gained areputation for himself as a market analyst.

Synonyms: Tyro, Fledgling, Novitiate

Antonyms: Veteran

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Word ID: N052

Word: Nub

Meaning: The most important or basic part of something

Form: n



Sentence: Though I can roughly explain the difficulties we are facing, even I'm not awareof the nub of the problem.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: N015

Word: Nemesis

Meaning: (1) A cause of punishment or defeat that cannot be avoided (2) A fierceopponent

Form: n

Sentence:

(1) The financial scandal involving the armament purchase deal proved to the

Prime Minister's political nemesis at the subsequent elections -- his party hadto suffer a massive defeat following charges of corruption. (2) Martina Navratilova, the reigning queen at the Women's Singles Tennis Trophy atWimbledon throughout the 1980s, finally met her nemesis in the form of SteffiGraf, a nineteen-year old from the US.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: N019

Word: Nescient

Meaning: Lacking knowledge, Totally ignorant

Form: adj & n

Sentence: The main reason for the population explosion in rural India is that the peopleare by-and-large totally nescient about matters related to contraception andchildbirth, hence most of the pregnancies are unwanted.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nescience (n)

Word ID: N003



Word: Narcissism

Meaning: Abnormal self-love or excessive self-admiration

Form: n

Sentence: With the kind of time she spends in front of the mirror, I sometimes feel thereis too much of a narcissistic element in her.

Synonyms: Complacency, Immodesty, Egotism

Antonyms:

Related Word: Narcissistic (adj), Narcissist (n)

Word ID: N020

Word: Nestle

Meaning: To make oneself comfortable in a nice and pleasant place

Form: v

Sentence: After the long day's work he finally took a cup of tea and nestled down in hisfavorite armchair in front of the TV.

Synonyms: Snuggle, Nuzzle

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N028

Word: Niggle

Meaning: (1) To pay too much attention to small details, esp. when finding faults (2) Toworry someone, usu. for a long time, and not very seriously

Form: v

Sentence:

(1) Since the bill sent to him was exceeding what it should have beenaccording to his calculation, he niggled over every detail of the bill. (2) I have

this niggling doubt that I may have left the bathroom faucet running, said thehusband to his wife after they had gone about 100 miles from their home.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: N029

Word: Nihilism

Meaning: Rejection of all religious and moral principles

Form: n

Sentence: After swinging in his political ideologies from the extreme left to the extremeright, and being disappointed by both, he has now become a confirmed nihilist,saying that all ideologies are worthless.

Synonyms: Renunciation

Antonyms:

Related Word: Nihilistic (adj), Nihility (n)

Word ID: N043

Word: Nonpareil

Meaning: Unrivalled or unique (person or thing)

Form: adj & n

Sentence:

Sir Donald Bradman was the batsman nonpareil -- no other batsman has beenable to come anywhere near his record average of 99.96 in test cricket in thelast fifty years.

Synonyms: Peerless

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N011

Word: Necropolis

Meaning: Large cemetery (esp. in ancient cities)

Form: n

Sentence:

The archeologist, while excavating the ruins of the ancient city, came across anecropolis, and saw that along with the dead, the inhabitants used to also buryall earthly belongings of the deceased person.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

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Word ID: N016

Word: Neologism

Meaning: a newly coined word

Form: n

Sentence: As communication is getting speedier with the popularity of the e-mail, anumber of colloquial neologisms have been coined and assimilated into thedictionary of the present computer-savvy generation.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Neologist (n), Neology (n), Neologize (v)

Word ID: N022

Word: Neuralgia

Meaning: Sharp pain in the nerves

Form: n

Sentence: He's been suffering from a neuralgic pain for the last three months because of which he cannot turn his neck to the left.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Neuralgic (adj)

Word ID: N040

Word: Nonconformist

Meaning: A person who behaves and thinks in a way that is different from other people

Form: n

Sentence:

The outrageous way in which she had dressed up and was behaving at the partymade me feel that she is quite a nonconformist; I don't think she will besuitable for this job where we require a straight thinker.



Synonyms:

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Word ID: N040

Word: Nonconformist

Meaning: A person who behaves and thinks in a way that is different from other people

Form: n

Sentence: The outrageous way in which she had dressed up and was behaving at the partymade me feel that she is quite a nonconformist; I don't think she will besuitable for this job where we require a straight thinker.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: N026

Word: Nifty

Meaning: Smart, stylish

Form: adj

Sentence: His nifty way of talking and dressing has made him a point of attraction inevery party he attends.

Synonyms: Chick

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: N001

Word: Nadir

Meaning: Place or time of greatest depression

Form: n



Sentence: His defeat at the hands of an upstart politician in 1993 marked the nadir of his political career, since then, his fortunes have been on the upswing.

Synonyms: Underneath

Antonyms: Zenith, Apex, Pinnacle

Related Word:

Word ID: N037

Word: Nonage

Meaning: Being under age

Form: n

Sentence:

He could not get the license because of his nonage, had he been above

eighteen, he would have got it.

Synonyms: Infancy, Adolescence

Antonyms:

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Word ID: N047

Word: Nous

Meaning: Good judgement and practical ability

Form: n

Sentence: Even at that tender age, he had the business nous to buy property just beforethe prices went up.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: N060

Word: Nuzzle

Meaning: Press or rub gently with the nose



Form: v

Sentence: As a wake-up call, my little dog comes on my bed and nuzzles my feet eachmorning at 7 o' clock sharp.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: N004

Word: Narrative

Meaning: A story or description of events told in first person

Form: n & adj

Sentence:

By linguistic standards, The Rainmaker by John Grisham is a remarkable novel because not only has it been written in a narrative style (with the protagonist being the narrator) but it also uses the present tense it relate its story.

Synonyms: Chronological, Sequential

Antonyms:

Related Word: Narratively (adv), Narrate (v), Narrator (n)

Word ID: N056

Word: Numinous

Meaning: Indicating presence of divinity

Form: adj

Sentence:

The numinous atmosphere at a sacred place like the Ka'aba in Mecca or thechurch at Vatican city can almost make a non-believer convinced about theexistence of God.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: N005

Word: Nascent



Meaning: Coming into being, beginning to be

Form: adj

Sentence: One of his earliest learnings in the corporate world was to not let a nascent problem grow big; he learn that it was important to nip a problem in the bud.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Fading

Related Word: Nascence (n)

O

Word ID: O025

Word: Obviate

Meaning: (1) Make unnecessary or redundant (2) To remove from the way (usu., adifficulty)

Form: v

Sentence: The use of E-mail has obviated the use of telegram which was believed to bethe fastest way of communicating; people can now send any message all over

the world within no time.Synonyms: Neutralize

Antonyms: Foster

Related Word:

Word ID: O002

Word: Obdurate

Meaning: Fixed in one's beliefs and thoughts, Stubborn

Form: adj

Sentence: Despite all my requests, she remained obdurate that she wouldn't cross the border with me, so I had to leave her alone and move on.

Synonyms: Intractable, Obstinate, Recalcitrant



Antonyms: Yielding, Docile

Related Word: Obduracy (n), Obdurately (adv)

Word ID: O034

Word: Offal

Meaning: The organs inside an animal which are eaten as food

Form: n

Sentence: After he had removed the offal from the dead camel's body, the meat seller leftthe carcass to rot in the desert.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O029

Word: Ode

Meaning: A long poem addressed to a person or thing

Form: n

Sentence: His poem he recited at the school farewell was an ode to the glorious days weall had at school, and brought emotional memories flooding in front of us.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O012

Word: Obliquity

Meaning: Deviation from what is morally correct or from sound thinking, Crookedconduct

Form: n

Sentence:

When he was a child, his uncaring father and mild mannered mother never bothered to correct his obliquities, and his minor offences slowly took theshape of criminal conduct.



Synonyms:

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Word ID: O090

Word: Oubliette

Meaning: A dungeon with only a single opening (at the top or through a trapdoor)

Form: n

Sentence: With great difficulty, the hostage managed to escape from the oubliettethrough the only opening it had -- a trapdoor on the roof through which he had been brought in.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O090

Word: Oubliette

Meaning: A dungeon with only a single opening (at the top or through a trapdoor)

Form: n

Sentence:

With great difficulty, the hostage managed to escape from the oubliettethrough the only opening it had -- a trapdoor on the roof through which he had been brought in.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O083

Word: Ossicle

Meaning: A little bone or bone like part

Form: n



Sentence: The chicken was not very well cooked; there were a few tiny ossicles in thegravy that was supposed to be boneless.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O009

Word: Oblation

Meaning: Offering made to god

Form: n

Sentence:

The oblations made by the devotees at the temple at Tirupati in South India

amount to an average of Rs. 1,000,000 a day, which is approximately equal to$ 25000.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O042

Word: Oleander

Meaning: Flowering shrub of the Mediterranean regions

Form: n

Sentence:

Botanists have recently found that oleander shrubs have certain medicinalvalue for curing many diseases, and they are now trying to find the regionswhere these shrubs normally grow.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O041

Word: Oleaginous

Meaning: 1) Producing oil, oily, fatty 2) Extremely polite, kind or helpful in a false way



that is intended to benefit oneself

Form: adj

Sentence:

(2) The owner of the company just loves flattery, and Spitz, with hisoleaginous ways, has made use of this weakness of his boss to his fullest

advantage.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O003

Word: Obeisance

Meaning: An act or respect or obedience such as a bow or curtsy

Form: n

Sentence: Anybody who did not bow his head in obeisance to the queen was immediately banished from court.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O032

Word: Odoriferous

Meaning: Having or emitting a smell, esp. an agreeable one, Fragrant

Form: adj

Sentence: The residence of the perfume seller was remarkably odoriferous; I came back with hundreds of pleasant smells tickling my nose.

Synonyms: Aromatic

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: O039



Word: Ogle

Meaning: To look at with great interest, esp., sexual interest

Form: v

Sentence: That group of spoilt and perverted teenagers does nothing but ogle at the girlsgoing to college every day.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O038

Word: Officious

Meaning: Interfering, Offering service or advice that is not wanted

Form: adj

Sentence: The founder of the company was quite upset by the officious attitude of theinvestor -- there was hardly a decision of his that the investor approved of.

Synonyms: Meddlesome, Obtrusive

Antonyms:

Related Word: Officiousness (n), Officiously (adv)

Word ID: O024

Word: Obtuse

Meaning: (1) Slow at understanding, Dull-witted (2) Blunt or rounded, not sharp

Form: adj

Sentence: (1) His answers in the class are at times so obtuse that I sometimes feel he has

a serious mental deficiency.Synonyms:

Antonyms: Subtle

Related Word: Obtuseness (n), Obtusely (adv)

Word ID: O057



Word: Opiate

Meaning: Anything bringing relaxation or sleep

Form: n

Sentence: She had not slept for nearly two days since her husband had a heart attack, so the doctors

decided to give her a mild opiate.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O073

Word: Ordnance

Meaning: Military weapons, ammunition, combat vehicles etc.

Form: n

Sentence:

The Ordnance factory, because of its high-security nature, has been taken over by the government and from now onwards, all weapons in the country willonly be manufactured and sold under government's supervision.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O087

Word: Osteopath

Meaning: A person who attempts to heal diseases by manipulation of affected parts of the body

Form: n

Sentence: The pain in my neck had been bothering me for a couple of years, finally Idecided to go to the osteopath who carefully manipulated my damaged neck.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Osteopathy (n)



Word ID: O001

Word: Oaf

Meaning: Stupid person

Form: n

Sentence: He must be an absolute oaf to have done such a silly thing!

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Oafish (adj), Oafishly (adv), Oafishness (n)

Word ID: O004

Word: Obese

Meaning: Very fat, Fat to the extent of unhealthiness

Form: adj

Sentence: He was already a little plump, so his doctor strictly advised him to stay awayfrom fatty foods if he did not want to become obese.

Synonyms: Corpulent

Antonyms: Slim

Related Word: Obesity (n)

Word ID: O005

Word: Obfuscate

Meaning: Confuse, Make it difficult to understand, perhaps intentionally

Form: v

Sentence: When she saw that she was losing the argument, she tried to obfuscate themain issue by talking about rather irrelevant things.

Synonyms: Darken, Stupefy, Obscure

Antonyms: Clarify, Enlighten



Related Word: Obfuscation (n)

Word ID: O008

Word: Objective

Meaning: Goal, Aim

Form: n

Sentence: The company has set a long-term objective of doubling its turnover every threeyears for the next fifteen years.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O102

Word: Overweening

Meaning: Too proud or sure of oneself, arrogant

Form: adj

Sentence:

Samanta's overweening pride and arrogance has made her very unpopular. She

is not liked in the society she lives in.

Synonyms: Presumptuous, Haughty

Antonyms: Modest

Related Word:

Word ID: O016

Word: Obscurantism

Meaning: Intentional opposition to the truth being known

Form: n

Sentence: The courageous young lawyer created a sensation in the court when he chargedthe renowned industrialist of obscurantism by bribing the witness and usingother dishonest means to stifle the truth.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

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Word ID: O054

Word: Onyx

Meaning: Stone like marble with colors in layers

Form: n

Sentence: She was wearing an expensive onyx brooch at the party.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O068

Word: Oracle

Meaning: Person or thing considered able to give wise, reliable guidance

Form: n

Sentence: His father has been an oracle for him, guiding and advising him at every stageof his life.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Oracular (adj)

Word ID: O089

Word: Otiose

Meaning: Not required, serving no practical purpose

Form: adv

Sentence: This room in the house is very much otiose -- we haven't used it for the last several years, so

you can easily move in here.



Synonyms: Redundant

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: O010

Word: Obligatory

Meaning: Binding, Required to be done according to the rules or the law

Form: adj

Sentence: It is obligatory on anyone entering a Gurudwara, the religious place of theSikhs, to cover their head with a piece of cloth.

Synonyms: Compulsory, Mandatory

Antonyms: Optional

Related Word: Obligation (n)

Word ID: O011

Word: Oblique

Meaning: (1) Indirect (2) Slanting, Inclined

Form: adj

Sentence: (1) In his first address as the President of the society, he made several obliquereferences to the inefficiency of his predecessor, though he never named himdirectly.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Direct

Related Word:

Word ID: O013

Word: Obliterate

Meaning: Destroy completely

Form: v



Sentence: The Nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima during the second world war obliterated the whole city.

Synonyms: Raze

Antonyms: Originate

Related Word: Obliteration (n)

Word ID: O014

Word: Oblivious

Meaning: Not paying any attention, Being totally ignorant about something

Form: adj

Sentence:

Totally oblivious to the commotion around him, the young student was

absorbed in listening to his walkman on the train.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Oblivion (n), Obliviousness (n), Obliviously (adv)

Word ID: O017

Word: Obscure

Meaning: Difficult to understand, Not well known. Hence, to make something obscure

Form: adj & v

Sentence: The small village he comes from is so obscure that it not even marked on thisatlas.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Evident, Clear

Related Word: Obscurity (n)

Word ID: O018

Word: Obsequious

Meaning: Too eager to serve or obey, without caring for loss of self-respect

Form: adj



Sentence: The obsequiousness displayed by some workers of the party towards the party president was so embarrassing that the president was himself feeling ashamed.

Synonyms: Toady, Servile

Antonyms: Imperious

Related Word: Obsequiousness (n), Obsequiously (adv)

Word ID: O020

Word: Obsolete

Meaning: No longer useful, Completely outdated

Form: adj

Sentence:

With the advent of electric bulbs and emergency lights, the use of gas lamps

became obsolete.

Synonyms: Disused, Discarded

Antonyms: Novel, Contemporary

Related Word: Obsolescent (adj), Obsolescence (n)

Word ID: O020

Word: Obsolete

Meaning: No longer useful, Completely outdated

Form: adj

Sentence: With the advent of electric bulbs and emergency lights, the use of gas lamps became obsolete.

Synonyms: Disused, Discarded

Antonyms: Novel, Contemporary

Related Word: Obsolescent (adj), Obsolescence (n)

Word ID: O022

Word: Obstreperous

Meaning: Noisy and unruly

Form: adj



Sentence: The atmosphere in the pub that night was unusually noisy and obstreperous, itlooked as if everyone present had had too much to drink.

Synonyms: Boisterous

Antonyms: Harmonious

Related Word: Obstreperousness (n), Obstreperously (adv)

Word ID: O023

Word: Obtrude

Meaning: Push (oneself or one's idea) forward, Stick out

Form: v

Sentence:

She said that she had no intentions of obtruding on our privacy, but could not

refrain herself from giving us some advice.

Synonyms: Extrude

Antonyms:

Related Word: Obtrusive (adj)

Word ID: O030

Word: Odious

Meaning: Very unpleasant, hateful

Form: adj

Sentence:

In the movie, Anthony Hopkins plays the odious character of a psychic killer and has come up with a chilling portrayal of the role, sure to send a shiver down everyone's spine.

Synonyms: Repulsive, Obnoxious

Antonyms: Delightful, Delectable

Related Word: Odium (n)

Word ID: O031

Word: Odor

Meaning: A smell, esp. an unpleasant one





Meaning: Casual, Done without prior thought

Form: adj

Sentence: Since I was in a hurry, I had an offhand talk with him on the proposal; we didnot finalize anything.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Deliberate

Related Word:

Word ID: O043

Word: Olfactory

Meaning: Concerning the sense of smell

Form: adj

Sentence: He damaged his olfactory nerve in an accident because of which he cannotsmell anything.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: O044

Word: Oligarchy

Meaning: Government by a privileged few

Form: n

Sentence:

Instead of being a democracy that it was set out to be, the North Africancountry was reduced to an oligarchy in which only a privileged few people hadall the powers in their hands.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O045



Word: Ominous

Meaning: Indicating that something bad is going to happen, Giving a warning

Form: adj

Sentence: The computer has been making an ominous sound all the day, we cannot saywhen it would stop working.

Synonyms: Portentous

Antonyms:

Related Word: Ominously (adv)

Word ID: O047

Word: Omnipotent

Meaning: Having enough power to be able to do anything that is desired.

Form: adj

Sentence: Though he behaves as if he were omnipotent, he is fit for nothing and regardedas a useless and unwanted person who boasts of too much and does nothing.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Omnipotence (n)

Word ID: O048

Word: Omnipresent

Meaning: Present everywhere and at the same time

Form: adj

Sentence:

The omnipresence of the mosquitoes prevented us from sleeping, we had tospend the whole night looking for something that could drive away the

mosquitoes.Synonyms: Ubiquitous

Antonyms:

Related Word: Omnipresence (n)



Word ID: O049

Word: Omniscient

Meaning: Having or seeming to have unlimited knowledge, or knowing everything

Form: adj

Sentence: The subject is so vast that it is impossible for even the most intelligent personto be omniscient in it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Omniscience (n)

Word ID: O050

Word: Omnivorous

Meaning: Eating both plant and animal food

Form: adj

Sentence:

Unlike herbivorous and carnivorous animals that feed on plants and other animals respectively, an omnivorous animal can feed on both plants as well asanimals.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O051

Word: Onerous

Meaning: Difficult to do or needing a lot of effort

Form: adj

Sentence: In those days, the onerous job of clearing forests was given to the criminalswith a bad record.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



Related Word: Onerousness (n), Onerously (adv)

Word ID: O053

Word: Onus

Meaning: Responsibility for doing something

Form: n

Sentence: After the sad demise of his father, now the onus of looking after the family ison him since he is the eldest of all the brothers.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: O056

Word: Opaque

Meaning: (1) Through which light cannot pass (2) Difficult to understand

Form: adj

Sentence: The spokesperson made such an opaque statement that no one, including themembers of his own party, could understand it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Transparent

Related Word: Opacity (n), Opaqueness (n), Opaquely (adv)

Word ID: O059

Word: Opportune

Meaning: Timely, Well-chosen, Coming/happening at the right time

Form: adj

Sentence: This lottery prize could not have come at a more opportune time for me; I wasseverely in need of some money to repair my house.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



Related Word: Opportunely (adv)

Word ID: O060

Word: Opportunist

Meaning: Individual who does all to meet one's own ends by taking advantage of circumstances

Form: n

Sentence:

Politicians all over the world are known for being opportunistic, but RonKeeler appears to be refreshingly different as he has been working with thesame zeal for his constituency even after winning the elections.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Opportunistic (adj)

Word ID: O062

Word: Optician

Meaning: Maker and seller of eyeglasses

Form: n

Sentence:

The optician showed me all types of eyeglasses he had in his store, but none of

them fitted me too well.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: O063

Word: Optimist

Meaning: A person who looks at all things with a positive frame of mind, Who thinksthat whatever happens will be for good

Form: n

Sentence: He says he did very well in the examination, and so is quite optimistic aboutgetting a good rank.



Synonyms:

Antonyms: Pessimist

Related Word: Optimism (n), Optimistic (adj), Optimistically (adv)

Word ID: O064

Word: Optimum

Meaning: Most favorable, Most likely to bring success

Form: adj

Sentence: A catalyst needs an optimum temperature to act; it fails to carryout therequired reaction if the temperature is too high or too low.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Optimal (adj), Optimally (adv), Optimize (n)

Word ID: O065

Word: Optional

Meaning: Which may be freely chosen or not chosen, Not obligatory

Form: adj

Sentence: These questions in red are optional; it is not compulsory for you to answer them.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Obligatory, Mandatory

Related Word: Option (n), Optionally (adv)

Word ID: O066

Word: Opulence

Meaning: Great wealth

Form: n

Sentence: The way he dresses up and spends money lavishly clearly indicates his opulentfamily background.



Synonyms: Luxuriousness

Antonyms: Penury

Related Word: Opulent (adj), Opulently (adv)

Word ID: O067

Word: Opus

Meaning: A great work of art

Form: n

Sentence: The opera director plans to release his grand musical opus with a lot of fanfareat the Sydney Opera House this summer.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: O069

Word: Orator

Meaning: An effective public speaker

Form: n

Sentence: A crowd of over six thousand people had turned out at the stadium to hear themaster orator speak.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Oration (n), Oratory (n), Oratorical (adj), Oratorically (adv)

Word ID: O070

Word: Ordain

Meaning: (1) To make someone a leader, usu. a religious leader, or a priest (2) To order or command

Form: v



Sentence:

(1) He was ordained the priest of this church in 1995, and because of hisexcellent sermons, has attracted a large number of new parishioners to thechurch.(2) The new hostel warden has ordained that the gates of the hostel willhenceforth close at 9 p.m., and those not in by then will have to pay a fine.

Synonyms: (2) Decree

Antonyms:

Related Word: Ordination (n)

Word ID: O071

Word: Ordeal

Meaning: A difficult or harsh experience

Form: n

Sentence: The boy went through a terrible ordeal when his father died in the accident.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: O072

Word: Ordinance

Meaning: An authoritative order or direction

Form: n

Sentence:

Though the ordinance governing e-commerce officially came into effect in1999, there has hardly been any follow-up action to it and so the laws remainlargely unimplemented.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O075

Word: Oriental



Meaning: Belonging to the eastern part of the world, esp. East Asia

Form: n

Sentence:

Dr. Lowe specializes in acupuncture, an Oriental therapy which originated inChina, and is planning to spend a few months in Beijing learning advanced

form of the technique.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Occidental

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Word ID: O076

Word: Orientation

Meaning: A position or direction

Form: n

Sentence:

This course in Mass Communication has a very practical orientation, andstudents are required to undertake part-time internships with various media andother communication-related organizations through out the year.

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Word ID: O078

Word: Ornate

Meaning: Excessively or elaborately decorated, Not simple

Form: adj

Sentence: While the common people lived in simple houses made of wood or mud, thehead of the town lived in a house built in an ornate style, decorated with

flowers and leaves.Synonyms:

Antonyms: Unadorned

Related Word: Ornateness (n), Ornately (adv)



Word ID: O079

Word: Ornithology

Meaning: Study of birds

Form: n

Sentence: He has done a few courses in ornithology at college, so his knowledge aboutthese birds is bound to be more than yours.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Ornithologist (n), Ornithological (adj)

Word ID: O080

Word: Orthodox

Meaning: Traditional, Conservative in belief

Form: adj

Sentence: While her mother, who herself is modern, has no objection in sending her outto work, her father holds an orthodox view and doesn't approve of her goingout to work.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Modern, Unconventional

Related Word: Orthodoxy (n)

Word ID: O081

Word: Oscillate

Meaning: To keep moving regularly from side to side, as in the pendulum of a pendulum-clock

Form: v

Sentence:

For the last few days, my mood has been oscillating between one of extreme joy at finishing school and going to college, and of intense depression at thethought of separating from all my school friends.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

Related Word: Oscillation (n), Oscillator (n)

Word ID: O084

Word: Ossify

Meaning: Change or harden into bone. Hence, to become hard and unchanging in one'sideas

Form: v

Sentence:

The chairman's thinking has been ossified because of the success of thecompany over the last few years, but now his fixed ideas on distribution mayno longer hold good.

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Related Word: Ossification (n)

Word ID: O085

Word: Ostensible

Meaning: Seeming or pretending, but not necessarily true, Apparent

Form: adj

Sentence: The ostensible reason behind his death was his illness, but the real reason washis money for which his brother himself killed him.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Obvious

Related Word: Ostensibly (adv)

Word ID: O086

Word: Ostentatious

Meaning: Showy, Unnecessarily displaying one's resources (wealth or knowledge)

Form: adj

Sentence: The wedding reception of the corporate tycoon's son was nothing but anostentatious display of wealth and glamour; I was not impressed in the least.



Synonyms:

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Related Word: Ostentation (n), Ostentatiously (adv)

Word ID: O088

Word: Ostracize

Meaning: To exclude from a group or not accept in a group

Form: v

Sentence: Because of his involvement in various antisocial activities, the residents of thelocality decided to ostracize him out of their locality.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Ostracism (n)

Word ID: O091

Word: Oust

Meaning: To force someone out of a place or position, Drive out

Form: v

Sentence: The director ousted the manager from the company for his misbehavior withhis colleagues.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Ouster (n)

Word ID: O092

Word: Outlandish

Meaning: Strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like

Form: adj



Sentence: The designs which were considered to be outlandish a couple of years beforehave come into existence nowadays and people accept them now.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Outlandishness (n), Outlandishly (adv)

Word ID: O093

Word: Outmoded

Meaning: No longer in vogue, Old-fashioned

Form: adj

Sentence:

The computer language COBOL is quite outmoded in writing computer

programs -- no one uses it any longer.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Contemporary

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Word ID: O094

Word: Outskirts

Meaning: Fringes, Outer borders

Form: n

Sentence: The gypsies did not get the permission to enter the city, so set up their camp inthe outskirts.

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Word ID: O095

Word: Outstrip

Meaning: To be or become greater in amount, degree or success than (something or someone)

Form: v



Sentence: Though he is a hard-working man but if he wants to be on the top, he mustoutstrip hard-work.

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Word ID: O096

Word: Outwit

Meaning: To obtain an advantage over (someone) by acting more cleverly and often byusing a trick

Form: v

Sentence: For four years he stayed in the jail planning a way to escape, and in the fifthyear, he managed to outwit, the otherwise prudent, jail authorities and escape.

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Word ID: O097

Word: Ovation

Meaning: Enthusiastic clapping or applause, A joyful expression of public approval

Form: n

Sentence: The young hero was received with an ecstatic ovation by the crowd after winning the best actor award; the whole auditorium echoed with their clapping.

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Word ID: O099

Word: Overbearing

Meaning: Bossy and arrogant



Form: adj

Sentence: His wife has such an overbearing personality that he hardly has any say in thefunctioning of the household.

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Word ID: O100

Word: Overt

Meaning: Open to view, Not secret

Form: adj

Sentence:

The dead body had no overt signs of injury which could be taken intoconsideration for any action against the man who was alleged to have beatenhim to death.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Covert

Related Word: Overtly (adv)

Word ID: O103

Word: Overwrought

Meaning: Too excited or agitated because of nervousness

Form: adj

Sentence: Stage-fear has always been his weakness, the moment he steps on the stage, hefeels so overwrought that starts stammering.

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Word ID: O098

Word: Overalls



Meaning: A garment used to cover the whole body, used esp. by workers

Form: n

Sentence: The painter forgot to wear his overalls before painting and spoiled his clothes.

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Word ID: O026

Word: Occidental

Meaning: Belonging to the western part of the world, esp. Europe and the Americas

Form: adj

Sentence:

As opposed to the oriental culture which pays a lot of importance to theniceties of showing courtesy and making pleasant conversation, the occidental people, especially the Americans, have a more direct and straight forwardapproach towards everything.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Oriental

Related Word: Occident (n)

Word ID: O027

Word: Occult

Meaning: Magical and mysterious, Hidden from knowledge

Form: adj

Sentence:

Everyone in the village believed that he had some occult powers; the villagershad seen him chanting hymns and talking to someone who he says is an evilspirit.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Manifest

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Word ID: O028

Word: Ocular

Meaning: Of the eyes

Form: adj

Sentence:

He has been suffering from an ocular disease, which went unnoticed all thesedays, and now that he has lost one of his eyes, he has decided to meet Dr.Modi, a renowned eye specialist.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Oculist (n)

Word ID: O040

Word: Ogre

Meaning: A frightening person, A very ugly and large person

Form: n

Sentence: When he was a child, his mother had instilled in him the fear of the police, andhe still regards a policeman as some kind of an ogre out to get him.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O046

Word: Omnibus

Meaning: A book containing several works of the same writer

Form: n

Sentence: 'Les Fauves' is an Omnibus written by John Tolemy, an eminent writer of early19th century; the book has been widely acknowledged.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O052

Word: Onslaught

Meaning: A fierce and sudden attack

Form: n

Sentence: The Nuclear onslaught on Hiroshima by America during the second world war caused great loss to both property and life.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O058

Word: Opinionated

Meaning: Too sure that one's opinions are the only ones right

Form: adj

Sentence: Though he is knowledgeable, most students find him too opinionated; and thisoverconfidence of his made him quite unpopular with the students.

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Word ID: O061

Word: Opprobrious

Meaning: Showing great disrespect

Form: adj

Sentence:

The students of this class are notorious for being disrespectful, and in a recentoutrageously opprobrious incident, they went to the extent of drawing anowlish caricature of one of the teachers on the blackboard just before his class.

Synonyms:



Antonyms: Laudatory

Related Word: Opprobrium (n), Opprobriously (adv)

Word ID: O077

Word: Orifice

Meaning: An opening or hole

Form: n

Sentence: A flood of water rushed out of the orifice in the wall.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: O082

Word: Osmosis

Meaning: The gradual passing of a liquid through a thin layer or membrane. Hence, theway in which information or knowledge spreads through people.

Form: n

Sentence: He was never taught how to draw; he picked up the art by osmosis merely bywatching other children draw.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Osmotic (adj), Osmotically (adv)

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Word ID: P142

Word: Picayune



Meaning: Of little value or importance

Form: adj

Sentence:

In comparison to the massive losses suffered by him on the stock markets, myloss because of the slight fall in dividends seems pretty picayune -- I should

thank my stars I did not invest in shares.

Synonyms: Worthless; petty; Insignificant

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P163

Word: Placid

Meaning: Calm and peaceful, Not easily excited

Form: adj

Sentence: The reflection of the hills in the clear and placid water of the pond made a beautiful sight.

Synonyms: Undisturbed; Tranquil

Antonyms: Irascible

Related Word: Placidity (n), Placidness (n), Placidly (adv)

Word ID: P170

Word: Platonic

Meaning: A friendly relationship between a man and a woman, lacking sexual feelings

Form: adj

Sentence: On being accused of having an affair with his co-star, the actor made it clear that his relationship with his co-star was platonic and nothing more than that.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Platonically (adv)

Word ID: P186





Word ID: P197

Word: Pontificate

Meaning: Stating things in a manner which suggests that one's opinion is the only correctone

Form: v

Sentence: I don't like visiting his place because his father has a very annoying habit of pontificating on almost every subject, without letting you have a word in theconversation.

Synonyms:

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Related Word: Pontification (n)

Word ID: P189

Word: Polemic

Meaning: Verbal attack on a belief or opinion; Also, Dispute, art of carrying onarguments.

Form: n

Sentence: As soon as he started his speech, he launched into a rather harsh polemic on his political opponents, calling them cheats and frauds.

Synonyms: Diatribe

Antonyms: (Polemical) : Conciliatory

Related Word: Polemical (adj), Polemically (adv)

Word ID: P204

Word: Portentous

Meaning: (1) Ominous (2) Self-important

Form: adj

Sentence: (2) His thesis is well researched, but the only problem is that it sometimes goesinto unnecessary portentous philosophizing.

Synonyms: (1) Foreboding (2) Pompous

Antonyms:

Related Word: Portentously (adv)



Word ID: P202

Word: Portals

Meaning: Door or entrance, esp. an imposing one

Form: n

Sentence:

A strange confidence, something he had never felt before, seemed tooverpower him as he entered the portals of the impressive building where hewas supposed to assume charge.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P199

Word: Porcine

Meaning: Of or like a pig

Form: adj

Sentence: The way he was greedily gobbling up his food he very much resembled the porcine creatures who live on filth and garbage outside our colony.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P212

Word: Potable

Meaning: Suitable for drinking

Form: adj

Sentence: The municipality water is not safe for drinking and has to be purified to makeit potable.

Synonyms: Drinkable

Antonyms:



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Word ID: P215

Word: Potentate

Meaning: A person who has great power or authority

Form: n

Sentence: The army general took over the reins of power in the country and became the potentate ruler, and has remained so ever since for the last eighteen months.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P229

Word: Preciosity

Meaning: Extreme refinements or affectation of style, speech or taste

Form: n

Sentence:

The principal of this institute talks with such fictitious preciosity that one

cannot trust a word of what he says.

Synonyms: Fastidiousness

Antonyms: Vulgarism

Related Word: Precious (adj & adv), Preciously (adv

Word ID: P236

Word: Preclude

Meaning: To render impossible, prevent

Form: v

Sentence: The terms and conditions of this transaction preclude him from contacting the potential buyers directly, he is bound by contract to approach the buyersthrough the agency.

Synonyms: Preempt



Antonyms: Conclude

Related Word: Preclusion (n)

Word ID: P242

Word: Predilection

Meaning: A preference or bias in favor of something

Form: n

Sentence: Even though he had been hurt badly twice in bull-fight, he enjoys it even now;he seems to have predilection for such dangerous sport.

Synonyms: Inclination

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P256

Word: Prerogative

Meaning: A special right or privilege

Form: n

Sentence: Membership of clubs in the city has largely remained a prerogative of the privileged few -- those who belong to the super-rich category.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P278

Word: Prodigal

Meaning: Carelessly wasteful, as of money, time or strength

Form: adj

Sentence: He regrets the day he let her daughter have a credit card; she is so prodigal thathe goes for shopping almost every alternate day.



Synonyms: Extravagant, Profligate

Antonyms: Thrifty, Niggardly

Related Word: Prodigally (adv), Prodigality (n)

Word ID: P292

Word: Promenade

Meaning: A leisurely walk or ride, usu. for amusement

Form: n & v

Sentence: The couple was on a leisurely and unhurried promenade in the park, when thehusband's cellphone rang and the devastating information came in.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P302

Word: Prophylactic

Meaning: Tending to protect against or ward off something, esp. disease.

Form: adj & n

Sentence: Many superstitious Indians believe that smearing the front wall of their housewith some mud and cow dung can prove to be prophylactic.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Prophylactically (adv)

Word ID: P314

Word: Proselyte

Meaning: A person who has been brought over to a new party, opinion or esp. religious belief

Form: n

Sentence: Higgins is one of the more recent proselytes to our party, prior to this he waswith the Democrats.



Synonyms:

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Related Word: Proselytize (v), Proselytization (n)

Word ID: P320

Word: Protract

Meaning: To prolong a stipulated time period, usu. without good reason

Form: v

Sentence:

After a period of protracted negotiations between the two parties which lastedfor over four months, the suppliers decided to back out without giving any

good reason.

Synonyms: Defer

Antonyms: Shorten

Related Word: Protraction (n)

Word ID: P349

Word: Purgatory

Meaning: Any place or time of great suffering

Form: n

Sentence:

The parents of the child who was kidnapped for ransom have gone through purgatory for the last few days, and as of now, their ordeal seems likely tocontinue for some time.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P356

Word: Purvey

Meaning: To supply items of use, esp. food



Form: v

Sentence: This group of villages has been known in the past to purvey food and essentialitems to army soldiers in times of war.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Purveyor (n)

Word ID: P359

Word: Putrefy

Meaning: To decay, Rot

Form: v

Sentence: The murder had taken place nearly a month back, and the body had putrefiedalmost beyond recognition.

Synonyms: Decompose

Antonyms:

Related Word: Putrefication (n)

Word ID: P044

Word: Parlous

Meaning: In a bad, dangerous, or uncertain condition

Form: adj

Sentence: My finances have been in a parlous condition for the last few months now, andhowever much I may want to, I just can't think of buying a car right now.

Synonyms: Perilous

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P001

Word: Pacifist

Meaning: One opposed to force, A person who does not believe in wars



Form: n

Sentence: An increasing number of young people are turning pacifists these days --condemning war and spreading the message of peace.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Militarist

Related Word: Pacifism (n)

Word ID: P066

Word: Peaked

Meaning: Looking sick or pale

Form: adj

Sentence: She often looks fresh and lively even after the long day's hard work, but todayshe is looking a bit peaked.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P068

Word: Pectoral

Meaning: Of, in or on the chest

Form: adj

Sentence: Years of hard work in the mines have developed his pectoral muscles so muchthat they are now visible even over his clothes.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P077

Word: Pejorative

Meaning: Expressing disapproval, Suggesting that something or someone is of littlevalue or importance



Form: adj

Sentence:

For some people patriotic songs have become pejorative nowadays, but thereare certain people who still hold the opinion that these songs are most valuableand have great importance.

Synonyms: Derogatory, Depreciatory, Disparaging

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pejoratively (adv)

Word ID: P038

Word: Pare

Meaning: Cut away the outer covering or the skin

Form: v

Sentence: He pared off the apple skin before serving it to me.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P115

Word: Perspicuous

Meaning: Clearly expressed, Expressing things clearly

Form: adj

Sentence: The perspicuous presentation by the young scientist has clarified all my doubtsabout what cloning of humans is all about.

Synonyms: Transparent

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perspicuousness (n), Perspicuously (adv)

Word ID: P123

Word: Pesky



Meaning: Troublesome, Causing annoyance

Form: adj

Sentence: The pesky little child is such a menace that none of the governesses employed by his parents has stayed interview he job for long.

Synonyms: Irksome

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P125

Word: Pestilence

Meaning: Deadly epidemic disease

Form: n

Sentence:

All the doctors of the city are stunned by this raging pestilence that has struck the city hospitals, in which around fifty infants have died within six hours of being born.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pestilent (adj), Pestilential (n)

Word ID: P128

Word: Pettifogging

Meaning: Worrying about small and unimportant details

Form: adj

Sentence: I am stuck with an amazingly pettifogging boss; she constantly worries aboutunnecessary details and asks me hundreds of irrelevant questions.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P162



Word: Placebo

Meaning: Harmless substance given to soothe or comfort

Form: n

Sentence: Seeing that the patient was quite shaken because of the accident, the doctor administered him a placebo in order to soothe his nerves.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P167

Word: Plangent

Meaning: Loud and mournful

Form: adj

Sentence: The night guard calls out the hour in his plangent voice each night, every hour,with amazing regularity.

Synonyms: Resonant

Antonyms:

Related Word: Plangency (n), Plangently (adv)

Word ID: P196

Word: Ponderous

Meaning: Slow and awkward because of huge size and weight

Form: adj

Sentence: His wife constantly keeps chiding him for his slow and ponderous manner of walking.

Synonyms: Cumbersome, Unwieldy

Antonyms:

Related Word: Ponderousness (n), Ponderously (adv)

Word ID: P198



Word: Pontoon

Meaning: A kind of a flat bottomed boat

Form: n

Sentence: During heavy rush season, the villagers usually tie a set of pontoons together side by side and use it as a bridge to cross the river.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P209

Word: Postprandial

Meaning: After lunch or dinner

Form: adj

Sentence: A postprandial walk in the park near our house is a regular part of our routine.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P257

Word: Presage

Meaning: To be a warning signal of something before it happens

Form: n

Sentence: The sky was suddenly abuzz with a large number of birds flying in alldirections, a presage of the massive storm that was to follow soon.

Synonyms: Augury, Foreboding, Premonition, Presentiment

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P273

Word: Probity

Meaning: Absolute honesty

Form: n

Sentence: Everyone knows him to be an absolutely honest and incorruptible person, so itis sad that he has been asked to prove his probity in the court.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Corruptibility, Turpitude

Related Word:

Word ID: P304

Word: Propitiate

Meaning: To win the favor of

Form: v

Sentence:

To propitiate the restless audience, the organizers requested the superstar, whowas the chief guest of the show, to perform on the stage till the main performer arrived.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Auger

Related Word: Propitiation (n), Propitiatory (adj)

Word ID: P002

Word: Pacify

Meaning: (1) Soothe, Make calm or quiet (2) Bring peace to a warring area

Form: v

Sentence: She was furious with him for coming late to the party, however, he managed to pacify her.

Synonyms: Console, Appease

Antonyms: Annoy

Related Word: Pacification (n), Pacific (adj)



Word ID: P003

Word: Paean

Meaning: Song of praise or joy

Form: n

Sentence: The song, specially composed by the master musician on the occasion of thenew millennium, was a paean to world peace and prosperity in the newcentury.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Dirge

Related Word:

Word ID: P006

Word: Painstaking

Meaning: Taking great care, Very thorough with one's work

Form: adj

Sentence: Most tennis stars would admit that it took them years of painstaking practice toreach this position.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Remiss

Related Word: Painstakingly (adv)

Word ID: P152

Word: Pinion

Meaning: To prevent the movement of (a person) by holding tightly

Form: v

Sentence: The goons pinioned the old man to the wall, and snatched all his belongings.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:





Sentence: Purists are aghast at the mayor's decision to beautify the city by demolishingsome of the old buildings.

Synonyms:

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Word ID: P355

Word: Purulent

Meaning: Of or containing pus

Form: adj

Sentence:

The limbs of the soldiers were full of purulent sores, but he was thankful to

have survived without food or water in the harsh desert for two days.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P358

Word: Putative

Meaning: Commonly reputed or supposed to be

Form: adj

Sentence: Though there are many stories of people having sighted the putative yeti, noconcrete evidence has ever emerged of its existence.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Undisputed

Related Word:

Word ID: P279

Word: Prodigious

Meaning: Amazing, Magnificently large or powerful

Form: adj



Sentence: He has got such a prodigious memory that even now, at the age of seventy, hecan recall the formulae he had studied in his school days.

Synonyms: Enormous

Antonyms: Infinitesimal, Minute

Related Word: Prodigiously (adv)

Word ID: P015

Word: Palpate

Meaning: Examine medically by touch

Form: v

Sentence:

As the doctor palpated his stomach, he could feel a small lump which he

doubted could be a tumor.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Palpation (n)

Word ID: P130

Word: Petulant

Meaning: Showing ill-temper over unimportant things, Childishly fussy

Form: adj

Sentence: We were surprised by his petulant refusal to accompany us to the beach; on previous occasions, he had always been too eager to go.

Synonyms: Peevish, Testy

Antonyms:

Related Word: Petulance (n), Petulantly (adv)

Word ID: P137

Word: Phlegmatic

Meaning: Calm and unexcited, Not showing much reaction

Form: adj



Sentence:

One of the hallmarks of a good batsman in cricket is a calm and phlegmatictemperament which would help him to concentrate amidst numerousdistractions.

Synonyms: Apathy

Antonyms: Effusive

Related Word: Phlegm (n), Phlegmatically (adv)

Word ID: P161

Word: Placate

Meaning: To cause to stop feeling angry, Pacify

Form: v

Sentence: The landlord was very angry with me for not paying him the rent in time, Isomehow managed to placate him saying that I would pay him the rent, withinterest, the next month.

Synonyms: Appease, Conciliate

Antonyms: Exasperate

Related Word: Placatory (adj)

Word ID: P274

Word: Proclivity

Meaning: A strong natural liking or tendency towards something

Form: n

Sentence: His proclivity for good food and wine is well known, but not many are awarethat he also has a passion for racehorses.

Synonyms: Inclination, Propensity

Antonyms: Avoidance, Aversion

Related Word:

Word ID: P337

Word: Pugnacious



Meaning: Quarrelling, Disposed to fight

Form: adj

Sentence:

Having constantly being bullied by his two elder brothers as a child, he grewup to be an extremely pugnacious teenager, as if wanting to take revenge for

the insults he had suffered when he was younger.

Synonyms: Belligerent; Cantankerous; Bellicose; Contentious

Antonyms: Obliging, Pacific

Related Word: Pugnacity (n), Pugnaciously (adv)

Word ID: P357

Word: Pusillanimous

Meaning: Weak and coward, Afraid of taking the slightest risk

Form: adj

Sentence:

The government of the country has been accused of being pusillanimous for refusing to send its troops to the area of conflict as part of the internationalarmy.

Synonyms: Craven; Caitiff; Poltroon

Antonyms: Courageous

Related Word: Pusillanimity (n), Pusillanimously (adv)

Word ID: P049

Word: Parsimonious

Meaning: Being excessively cautious in spending money, Stingy

Form: adj

Sentence: He has become rather parsimonious since he got married; earlier he used to bequite large hearted but now he thinks twice before reaching for his wallet.

Synonyms: Miser, Niggard

Antonyms: Extravagant

Related Word: Parsimony (n), Parsimoniously (adv)



Word ID: P282

Word: Profligate

Meaning: (1) Recklessly wasteful, esp. of money (2) Wicked and immoral

Form: adj & n

Sentence: (1) Coming from a conservative family that believed in spending moneycautiously, she was shocked to see the profligacy in the huge household.

Synonyms: (1) Prodigal, Spendthrift (2)Licentious, Dissolute

Antonyms:

Related Word: Profligacy (n)

Word ID: P287

Word: Prognosis

Meaning: Prediction, foreknowledge (usually used in medical terms; thus, a medical prognosis is the art of foretelling the cause of a disease)

Form: n

Sentence: The business magazine has reported a gloomy prognosis for the economy inthe forthcoming year in its latest issue.

Synonyms: Augury

Antonyms:

Related Word: Prognosticate (v)

Word ID: P174

Word: Plenary

Meaning: Complete, Fully-attended (meeting etc.)

Form: adj

Sentence: The central hall of the Parliament was packed for the plenary session in whichthe President was scheduled to deliver an important speech.

Synonyms: Absolute

Antonyms:

Related Word:



Word ID: P176

Word: Pleonasm

Meaning: Superfluous use of words

Form: n

Sentence: The commentator has a good voice, but because of his pleonasm, is not very popular -- people like commentators who are pithy and incisive.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pleonastic (adj)

Word ID: P290

Word: Prolix

Meaning: Using too many words to say a simple thing, Tiringly long and wordy

Form: adj

Sentence:

The author had a very prolix style of writing in the first book he had writtenthree years ago, but in his latest book released this month, he has remarkablealtered his style by being pithy and direct.

Synonyms: Verbiage; Verbosity

Antonyms: Terse

Related Word: Prolixity (n)

Word ID: P086

Word: Penurious

Meaning: Very poor

Form: adj

Sentence: His inveterate habit of gambling has reduced him to the penurious state hefinds himself in.

Synonyms: Pauper, Mendicant

Antonyms: Opulent

Related Word: Penury (n)



Word ID: P100

Word: Peripatetic

Meaning: Travelling from place to place

Form: adj

Sentence: He leads a peripatetic existence in his job of a management consultant, havingto travel all over the world on different projects all round the year.

Synonyms: Itinerant

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P024

Word: Panegyric

Meaning: A speech or piece of writing in praise of somebody

Form: n

Sentence:

He is a real patriot, though he himself has not participated in the battle for freedom, he often writes panegyric on martyrs who fought not for their ownsake but for the sake of millions of their countrymen and brought freedom for us.

Synonyms: Encomium

Antonyms: Denunciation

Related Word:

Word ID: P288

Word: Proliferate

Meaning: To grow or reproduce rapidly

Form: v

Sentence:

The business of Medical Transcription which was not at all heard of a fewyears back, has now proliferated to such an extent that most students opt for acarrier as an MT as soon as they come out of school.

Synonyms: Burgeon, Propagate



Antonyms:

Related Word: Proliferation (n)

Word ID: P039

Word: Paregoric

Meaning: A kind of soothing and comforting medicine

Form: n & adj

Sentence: His father's kind words came as a paregoric to his distressed soul, after he had been cheated by someone he considered to be his best friend.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P336

Word: Puerile

Meaning: Childish, Immature

Form: adj

Sentence: I find their sense of humor extremely puerile; we used to crack these kind of jokes back when we were in high school.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Mature

Related Word: Puerility (n)

Word ID: P313

Word: Proscribe

Meaning: (1) To forbid or prevent someone from doing something (2) To state publiclythat a person is outside the protection of law

Form: v

Sentence: (1) The court has proscribed him from leaving the country till further notice,directing the police to seize his passport.

Synonyms: Outlaw, Enjoin, Interdict



Antonyms: Sanction

Related Word: Prospcription (n)

Word ID: P037

Word: Parch

Meaning: To become dried and wrinkled because of heat

Form: v

Sentence: Due to the lack of rains, the farms were parched and became useless for farming.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Wet

Related Word: Parched (adj)

Word ID: P352

Word: Purloin

Meaning: To steal

Form: v

Sentence: The girl next who used to sit next to me at school had this most annoying habitof purloining my pencils and erasers.

Synonyms: Filch

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P245

Word: Preempt

Meaning: To remove any reason for doing something by taking action in advance, Tomake something ineffective or needless

Form: v

Sentence:

By himself going to the Chief Manager and apologizing for his lapse, the junior manager preempted the possibility of his immediate boss complainingabout him to the Chief Manager.





Synonyms: Punishing, Retributive

Antonyms: Rewarding

Related Word: Punitively (adv)

Word ID: P265

Word: Prevaricate

Meaning: To hide the truth by not answering questions correctly

Form: v

Sentence: The party spokesperson was not able to answer even a single question properly, all his answers seemed to be prevaricating statements revealing little.

Synonyms: Quibble

Antonyms: (Prevarication) : Veracity

Related Word: Prevarication (n), Prevaricator (n)

Word ID: P027

Word: Pantheon

Meaning: A temple dedicated to all gods. Hence, all the gods (of a religion or society)thought of as together

Form: n

Sentence: One of the most revered gods in the Hindu pantheon of deities is Lord Ganesha- the elephant god.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pantheism (n)

Word ID: P339

Word: Pullulate

Meaning: Develop or grow in abundance

Form: v

Sentence: Various institutes providing courses in computers and information technologyhave pullulated all over the country in the past few years, however, the



credibility of most of these is suspect.

Synonyms: Teeming

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pullulation (n)

Word ID: P004

Word: Pagan

Meaning: A person who does not believe in religion, or does not believe any fixedreligion

Form: n

Sentence: He says that he has absolutely no faith in God and calls himself a pagan.

Synonyms: Heathen

Antonyms:

Related Word: Paganism (n)

Word ID: P254

Word: Preponderant

Meaning: Being superior in weight, force, intensity etc.

Form: adj

Sentence: Music plays a preponderant role in all the movies of the director, as he believesthat a short piece of background music can create a variety of emotions in theminds of the audience.

Synonyms: Dominant

Antonyms: Docile, Subservient

Related Word: Preponderance (n), Preponderantly (adv), Preponderate (v)

Word ID: P111

Word: Persiflage

Meaning: Light, amusing conversation, usu. concerned with other people





Form: v

Sentence: When I was young, flying used to excite me a lot, but now that I travel sofrequently, the pleasure of air travel has totally palled.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P012

Word: Palliative

Meaning: A drug that reduces pain or discomfort, but does not cure. Hence, anything thatmakes a problem seem less serious but does not solve it altogether

Form: n

Sentence: Psychologists have found that for some people suffering from depression,going on a shopping spree can prove to be a palliative experience.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Palliation (n), Palliative (adj)

Word ID: P013

Word: Pallid

Meaning: Unusually or unhealthily pale, Dull and lifeless

Form: adj

Sentence: Because of her prolonged illness, she was looking unusually pallid yesterday.

Synonyms: Wan

Antonyms: Ruddy, Rubicund

Related Word: Pallidness (n), Pallidly (adv), Pallor (n)

Word ID: P149



Word: Pillage

Meaning: Loot and plunder

Form: v & n

Sentence: The marauders went on a spree of murder and pillage, spreading utter mayhemin the village.

Synonyms: Despoil

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P285

Word: Progenitor

Meaning: A person or thing of the past, from which someone or something is descended

Form: n

Sentence: Karl Marx is widely regarded as the progenitor of communism.

Synonyms: Forebear, Precursor

Antonyms: Descendant

Related Word:

Word ID: P211

Word: Posy

Meaning: A small bunch of flowers

Form: n

Sentence: The little girl carried a small posy of chrysanthemums in her hand and presented it to the chief guest.

Synonyms: Bouquet; Nosegay

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P294



Word: Promontory

Meaning: Point of high land jutting out into sea etc

Form: n

Sentence: The doctor's beautiful bungalow is situated on the promontory overlooking thecliffs, and his backdoor opens out into a panoramic view of the sea.

Synonyms: Headland; Ness

Antonyms: Depression

Related Word:

Word ID: P053

Word: Parvenu

Meaning: A person who has risen above his social class by acquiring new found wealth,An upstart

Form: n

Sentence: For the second consecutive year, the World Billiards championship has beenwon by a parvenu outsider.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P005

Word: Pageant

Meaning: A spectacular public show, procession or exhibition

Form: n

Sentence: Many Indians are now protesting against the popular beauty pageants as they

feel the show is a waste of money and time.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pageantry (n)



Word ID: P008

Word: Palaver

Meaning: Unnecessary inconvenience and trouble

Form: n

Sentence: He created a lot of fuss and palaver when he lost his driving license.

Synonyms: Banter

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P025

Word: Panoply

Meaning: A wide range or collection of different things

Form: n

Sentence: the modern doctor has a whole panoply of drugs and medicines to choose fromfor various illnesses, unlike in the past when the number of medicines thatcould be prescribed was severely limited.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Panoplied (adj)

Word ID: P040

Word: Pariah

Meaning: A social outcast, A person not accepted by the society

Form: n

Sentence: Ever since it was discovered that he has been beating his wife, he has beentreated as a pariah in the community, with no one willing to speak to him.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Favorite

Related Word:



Word ID: P047

Word: Paroxysm

Meaning: A sudden and violent outburst or fit

Form: n

Sentence: As soon as she was declared the winner of the beauty contest, she went into paroxysms of delight and absolute joy.

Synonyms: Spasm

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P055

Word: Pastoral

Meaning: Of country life (used usually to highlight the charming and innocent aspects of rural life)

Form: adj

Sentence:

The resort was situated in an enchantingly pastoral setting -- I could see littlechildren playing by the pool and shepherds overlooking their grazing sheepfrom my room.

Synonyms: Bucolic

Antonyms: Urban

Related Word:

Word ID: P082

Word: Pendent

Meaning: Hanging down suspended

Form: adj

Sentence: The monkeys were busy frittering around the trees and one of them was even pendent upside down with its tail.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



Related Word: Pendulous (adj), Pendulously (adv)

Word ID: P093

Word: Peremptory

Meaning: Not open to debate, That which must be obeyed at once

Form: adj

Sentence: The young army lieutenant knew very well that the instructions of the generalwere peremptory, and yet decided to go against them.

Synonyms: Decisive; Absolute; Dictatorial: Imperious

Antonyms:

Related Word: Peremptorily (adv)

Word ID: P097

Word: Perforce

Meaning: Because it is necessary

Form: adv

Sentence:

They had to perforce take a longer route as the shorter one was closed because

of some construction work taking place on it.

Synonyms: Necessarily

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P116

Word: Pert

Meaning: (1) Disrespectful in an amusing way (2) Neat and stylish

Form: adj

Sentence: (2) She has grown up into a pert young lady, wooed by a number of youngmen in her college.

Synonyms: Impudent, Flippant



Antonyms:

Related Word: Pertness (n), Pertly (adv)

Word ID: P014

Word: Palpable

Meaning: Tangible, That which can be easily felt by the senses

Form: adj

Sentence: His parents could guess the good news without his telling them as hisexcitement was palpable.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Intangible

Related Word: Palpably (adv), Palpability (n)

Word ID: P016

Word: Palpitate

Meaning: To tremble. Also, (of the heart) to beat fast and regularly

Form: v

Sentence: He knew that he would be severely punished for the mistake he had made, hecould feel his heart palpitating with fear.

Synonyms: Pulsate, Tremble

Antonyms:

Related Word: Palpitations (n)

Word ID: P018

Word: Pan

Meaning: Criticize harshly

Form: v

Sentence: Though the novel won a lot of critical acclaim, the film based on it was badly panned by the critics.

Synonyms: Reprimand



Antonyms: Appreciate

Related Word:

Word ID: P019

Word: Panacea

Meaning: Something that will cure all troubles, Universal remedy

Form: n

Sentence: It was not a doctor but an audience which proved to be a panacea for her depression; she wanted to talk to someone and share her feelings.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P020

Word: Panache

Meaning: With great style and skill, Doing difficult things without too much effort

Form: n

Sentence: He used to solve problems with such panache that the company decided toappoint him the official trouble shooter.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P021

Word: Pandemic

Meaning: A widespread disease. Hence, anything widespread

Form: adj

Sentence: Corruption is a pandemic problem in India, spread across all levels, speciallythe government bureaucracy.



Synonyms:

Antonyms: Endemic

Related Word:

Word ID: P022

Word: Pandemonium

Meaning: A scene or state of utter chaos and disorder

Form: n

Sentence: The movie theater became a scene of sheer pandemonium when somebodyfrom the audience loudly shouted that there was a bomb in the theater.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Calm

Related Word:

Word ID: P023

Word: Pander

Meaning: To cater to the (usu. unpleasant or undesirable) wishes of others

Form: v

Sentence: Her father sternly warned her that she had been pandered to long enough, andshould not expect that all her wishes would be fulfilled.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P007

Word: Palate

Meaning: (1) The roof of the mouth (2) A taste or liking for something

Form: n

Sentence: (2) I do not have the palate for such rich and heavy food; some plain roastchicken would be good enough for me.



Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Palatable (adj)

Word ID: P011

Word: Pall

Meaning: Something dark or heavy which covers or seems to cover

Form: n

Sentence: A pall of smoke hung over the garage as one of the cars being repaired hadcaught fire.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P026

Word: Panorama

Meaning:

A complete view of a wide stretch of land, Any general representation in

words or pictures

Form: n

Sentence: The spot is situated nearly 2500 meters above sea level and gives a spectacular panoramic view of the mountain range.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Panoramic (adj), Panoramically (adv)

Word ID: P028

Word: Papyrus

Meaning: Ancient paper made from stem of the papyrus plant

Form: n



Sentence: Most of the ancient vedic scripts have been written on papyrus.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P029

Word: Parable

Meaning: A short, simple story teaching a moral lesson

Form: n

Sentence:

The film has a beautiful innocence about it, hardly seen in today's cinema, as it

is based on a simple parable about a four-year old caught between quarreling parents.

Synonyms: Allegory

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P030

Word: Paradigm

Meaning: (1) A very clear or typical example of something (2) A model or set of ideasfixed in one's mind

Form: n

Sentence: He might proclaim himself to be the paradigm of morality, but I know for afact that he is as corrupt as one can be.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Paradigmatic (adj)

Word ID: P031

Word: Paradox

Meaning: A statement with opposing ideas, thus seeming impossible





Form: n

Sentence: The telephone mechanic came to his house equipped with a new telephone setand all other paraphernalia required to install the phone.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P036

Word: Paraphrase

Meaning: Restatement in different (usu. easier) words of something that has been said or written

Form: n & v

Sentence: The lawyer did not say anything new; he merely paraphrased the words spoken by the witness in a way that added a new dimension to the case.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P046

Word: Parody

Meaning: Humorous imitation, Spoof

Form: n & v

Sentence: It seems as if the film makers lost interest during the making of the film, andso the film appears to be a parody of what it was meant to be.

Synonyms: Travesty

Antonyms:

Related Word: Parodist

Word ID: P048

Word: Parry

Meaning: To turn aside or keep away a blow, Deflect



Form: v & n

Sentence: In the boxing competition, he managed to parry a few blows of the worldchampion but could not sustain the series of blows for long.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Discuss

Related Word:

Word ID: P050

Word: Partial

Meaning: (1) Incomplete (2) Showing favor to one side in an unfair way (3) Having aliking for something

Form: adj

Sentence: (1) Despite there being extra workers, the work could only be partiallycompleted because of frequent power cuts (2) John gets good marks in theclass tests as the class teacher is partial to him.

Synonyms: (2) Biased

Antonyms: Start, Arrant, Impartial

Related Word: Partiality (n), Partially (adv)

Word ID: P051

Word: Partisan

Meaning: Showing strong support for one party, person, plan etc. and dislike for anyothers

Form: adj

Sentence: Umpires in a cricket match are often accused of being partisan towards thehome side.

Synonyms: Prejudiced

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P052



Word: Partition

Meaning: Divide into parts

Form: v & n

Sentence: If the communal wars and tension escalate, the country will no longer remainin one piece and might have to be partitioned.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Union

Related Word:

Word ID: P054

Word: Passive

Meaning: Not active, Dull, Suffering without opposition

Form: adj

Sentence: The landlord dominates him because he is too passive and does not retaliate tothe landlord's threats.

Synonyms: Impassive

Antonyms: Active

Related Word: Passiveness (n), Passivity (n), Passively (adv)

Word ID: P056

Word: Patent

Meaning: (1) Easy to see, Obvious (2) Protected from being copied or sold by those whodo not have a right to do so

Form: adj

Sentence:

(1) His statement was a patent lie and the judge could see through it.(2) The

scientist applied for a patent on his new invention to protect it from beingcopied by anti-sociable elements.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: (1) Patently (adv)



Word ID: P057

Word: Pathetic

Meaning: (1) Causing sadness or pity (2) Useless, Absolutely unsuccessful

Form: adj

Sentence: The sight of the villagers after the long drought was pathetic, most peoplelooking famished and sick.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Cruel

Related Word: Pathetically (adv)

Word ID: P058

Word: Pathological

Meaning: (1) Pertaining to disease (2) Unreasonable and unnatural

Form: adj

Sentence: (2) He suffers from a pathological fear of fire.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pathologically

Word ID: P059

Word: Pathos

Meaning: Tender sorrow, Pity. The quality in art or literature that produces these feelings

Form: n

Sentence:

The master storyteller had crafted a beautiful tale of the sufferings of a manstricken in love; the pathos of the young man had been brought out by awonderful play of words that tugged at your feelings.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



Related Word:

Word ID: P060

Word: Patina

Meaning: Green crust on old bronze work. Hence, any smooth and thin layer that forms acovering

Form: n

Sentence:

Even though the exam hall was air conditioned, a patina of sweat was clearlyvisible on the foreheads of many candidates who were struggling with thetough question paper.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P062

Word: Patrician

Meaning: A nobleman, Aristocratic person

Form: n & adj

Sentence: He was born into a patrician Yorkshire family, kept in a protectedenvironment, and received education by a private tutor.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Plebian

Related Word:

Word ID: P062

Word: Patrician

Meaning: A nobleman, Aristocratic person

Form: n & adj

Sentence: He was born into a patrician Yorkshire family, kept in a protectedenvironment, and received education by a private tutor.



Synonyms:

Antonyms: Plebian

Related Word:

Word ID: P063

Word: Patronize

Meaning: (1) Support, Extend favor to (2) Act superior towards someone

Form: v

Sentence: Though there are a number of restaurants to choose from in this area, I havealways patronized the Gazebo.

Synonyms: Encourage

Antonyms: Boycott

Related Word: Patron (n), Patronage (n)

Word ID: P064

Word: Paucity

Meaning: Shortage, Scarcity

Form: n

Sentence: Because of the severe paucity of foreign exchange in the country, the financeminister has decided to devalue the currency by nearly 25%.

Synonyms: Dearth

Antonyms: Plethora

Related Word:

Word ID: P065

Word: Pauper

Meaning: Very poor person

Form: n

Sentence: Despite the unexpected income, he is still a pauper when compared to his richfriends.



Synonyms: Penurious

Antonyms: Opulent

Related Word:

Word ID: P067

Word: Peccadillo

Meaning: Slight, unimportant fault, Minor mistake

Form: n

Sentence:

He blamed his wife for their son going astray, saying that she had alwaysoverlooked his peccadilloes when he was a child, never bothering to correct

him.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P070

Word: Pecuniary

Meaning: Pertaining to money

Form: adj

Sentence: Even though the pecuniary benefits were not very high in the job, he derived alot of satisfaction from the work and saw no reason to leave it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P071

Word: Pedagogue

Meaning: A teacher who is too formal and uninteresting

Form: n





Meaning: (1) Scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities (2) Any personwho gives too much importance to minute details and unimportant rules

Form: n

Sentence: The students despised his pedantic ways of teaching, and so were pleasantlysurprised when he once decided to take them for a biological excursion to the

nearby forest.

Synonyms: Pedagogue

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pedantry (n), Pedantic (adj), Pedantically (adv)

Word ID: P073

Word: Pedestrian

Meaning: Ordinary, Unimaginative, Lacking in any special qualities

Form: adj

Sentence: The album is so long and pedestrian that it can never become a hit like his previous titles.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P074

Word: Pediatrician

Meaning: A doctor who specializes in children's diseases

Form: n

Sentence: Most parents in the locality wanted to give their children a perfect treatment,so they took them to Dr. Luther who was a well known pediatrician.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pediatrics (n), Pediatric (adj)



Word ID: P076

Word: Peerless

Meaning: Having no equal, Incomparable

Form: adj

Sentence: Her peerless beauty is universally acclaimed and is evident from the numerous beauty titles she has won.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Compatible

Related Word:

Word ID: P078

Word: Pellucid

Meaning: Transparent, Very clear, Easy to understand

Form: adj

Sentence: The water in the nearby river has now become polluted and muddy, but therewas a time when it was quite pellucid.

Synonyms: Limpid

Antonyms: Opaque

Related Word:

Word ID: P080

Word: Penchant

Meaning: Strong inclination, Liking

Form: n

Sentence: His penchant for gambling is a cause of worry for his father as they havealready lost a lot of money.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Detachment

Related Word:



Word ID: P081

Word: Pendant

Meaning: Hanging ornament attached to necklace

Form: n

Sentence: He wore a golden necklace with a diamond pendant hanging at the centre.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P089

Word: Perceptive

Meaning: Showing an unusually good ability to notice and understand

Form: adj

Sentence: She is so perceptive that even while looking at your face, she can understandthe slightest deviation in your thought as soon as it comes into your mind.

Synonyms: Insightful

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perception (n), Perceptively (adv)

Word ID: P092

Word: Peregrination

Meaning: A long and wandering journey, esp. in foreign lands

Form: n

Sentence:

His peregrinations lasted for about eight years during which he visited as many

as seventy different countries, but now he is back in New Jersey and hasdecided on leading a settled life.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:



Word ID: P095

Word: Perfidious

Meaning: Disloyal

Form: adj

Sentence:

The judge described his actions as perfidious to the interests of the country andordered the police to seize his passport so that he could not travel out of thecountry.

Synonyms: Treacherous

Antonyms: Faithful

Related Word: Perfidy (n)

Word ID: P096

Word: Perforate

Meaning: Pierce, Put a hole through

Form: v

Sentence: The original wooden cabinet had no holes in it so we had to perforate it at thecorners to let the cables pass through it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perforation (n)

Word ID: P098

Word: Perfunctory

Meaning: Done without thought, interest or concern, Superficial

Form: adj

Sentence: He confessed that he had only had a perfunctory look at my report andrequested me to let him keep it for some more time.

Synonyms:



Antonyms: Pre-planned, Deliberated

Related Word: Perfunctorily (adv)

Word ID: P101

Word: Peripheral

Meaning: Not central, Marginal, Relatively unimportant

Form: adj

Sentence: The problem of power cut was so important that we decided not to bother about the other peripheral issues.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Central

Related Word:

Word ID: P102

Word: Periphery

Meaning: Edge, Especially of a round surface

Form: n

Sentence: A factory is usually set up at the periphery of a plot rather than in the middle asthis allows easier access from outside.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Centre

Related Word:

Word ID: P103

Word: Perjury

Meaning: Telling a lie while under oath, Swearing to a statement known to be false

Form: n

Sentence: The court found him guilty of perjury when he could not substantiate hisstatement made earlier in the witness box.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

Related Word: Perjure (v), Perjurer (n)

Word ID: P107

Word: Perpetrate

Meaning: To do something wrong or criminal, To be guilty of something, Commit anoffense

Form: v

Sentence: The bank manager has been accused of perpetrating a financial fraud to thetune of nearly $100,000 dollars, and might face a trial very soon.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perpetration (n), Perpetrator (n)

Word ID: P108

Word: Perpetual

Meaning: Lasting forever, Anything that continues endlessly

Form: adj

Sentence: Though many dot-com companies claim that the current shortage of funds is atemporary phenomenon and will end soon, most analysts feel that this problemis perpetual.

Synonyms: Infinite, Eternal

Antonyms: Finite

Related Word: Perpetually (adv)

Word ID: P110

Word: Perquisite

Meaning: Any gain above the stipulated salary

Form: n

Sentence: The perquisites offered to him by the company as part of his remuneration package include a luxury car, a fully furnished apartment, and a personal



bodyguard.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Often abbreviated as Perk

Word ID: P112

Word: Personable

Meaning: Attractive, Handsome

Form: adj

Sentence: Being a personable young man, he has always been a point of attraction for

young ladies, who like to be in his company.

Synonyms: Comely

Antonyms:

Related Word: Personably (adv)

Word ID: P114

Word: Perspicacious

Meaning: Having a great ability to judge and understand things

Form: adj

Sentence: My perspicacious grandfather had invested in this land near thirty years agowhen its value was hardly anything, today the value has multiplied manifoldand is paying rich dividends to us.

Synonyms: Discernment

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perspicacity (n), Perspicaciously (adv)

Word ID: P117

Word: Pertinacious

Meaning: Holding to an opinion in a very determined way, Stubborn, Persistent



Form: adj

Sentence:

She was being unreasonably pertinacious about going to that particular hair dresser; I could see no reason for her insistence in doing so when there were somany others located closer to us.

Synonyms: Obstinate, Recalcitrant

Antonyms: Yielding, Docile

Related Word:

Word ID: P118

Word: Pertinent

Meaning: Suitable, Connected directly with something, Relevant

Form: adj

Sentence:

The arguments he put forward in favor of the topic given to the group duringthe group-discussion were not at all pertinent to the topic; he was regarded as adull and careless candidate.

Synonyms: Apposite, Germane

Antonyms: Irrelevant

Related Word: Pertinence (n), Pertinently (adv)

Word ID: P119

Word: Perturb

Meaning: Disturb greatly, Throw into confusion

Form: v

Sentence: The news that he had failed in the test again perturbed him greatly and he wasunable to work the whole day.

Synonyms: Agitate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perturbation (n)

Word ID: P120

Word: Peruse



Meaning: Read thoroughly or carefully

Form: v

Sentence: The doctor took nearly fifteen minutes in carefully perusing my medicalreports before writing something on his prescription.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perusal (n)

Word ID: P075

Word: Pedigree

Meaning: The set of people of animals from which a person or animal is descended

Form: n

Sentence: Despite his impressive pedigree, he has a very unimpressive personality -- it ishard to believe that he has such royal ancestors behind him.

Synonyms: Ancestry

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P079

Word: Pelt

Meaning: To attack by throwing stones etc. quickly and repeatedly. Also, to run very fast

Form: v

Sentence: The police had to take evasive action when the crowd turned violent and began pelting stones at them.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P088

Word: Perceptible



Meaning: That which can be noticed or perceived

Form: adj

Sentence: Though the increase in pain was hardly perceptible initially, it increased later in the day and hurt me a lot.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P090

Word: Percolate

Meaning: To pass slowly through a material that has small holes in it

Form: v

Sentence: The syrup is percolated through the wire mesh filter to remove foreign particles.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Percolation (n), Percolator (n)

Word ID: P105

Word: Permissive

Meaning: Allowing a great deal of freedom, or too much freedom

Form: adj

Sentence: The new age companies are very permissive where employees are allowed towork whenever they feel like.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Permissiveness (n), Permissively (adv)

Word ID: P121

Word: Pervasive



Meaning: Widespread, Spread throughout every part

Form: adj

Sentence:

The latest financial scandal in the country has shown that corruption is amongthe most pervasive phenomena of our times -- no one can be expected to be

untouched by it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pervade (v), Pervasiveness (n), Pervasively (adv)

Word ID: P122

Word: Perverse

Meaning: Purposely behaving in a manner that is incorrect, unreasonable, or unacceptable. Also, annoying and awkward

Form: adj

Sentence: He got a perverse delight when he heard that his old rival at school was nowhaving a tough time finding a job.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perversion (n), Perversely (adv), Pervert (n), Perversity (n)

Word ID: P124

Word: Pessimism

Meaning: Tendency to believe that things will not work out, or to expect the worst possible result, Think negatively

Form: n

Sentence: Even though he did his exams very well, he is so pessimistic that he does notexpect that he will pass.

Synonyms: Gloominess

Antonyms: Optimism

Related Word: Pessimist (n), Pessimistic (adj), Pessimistically (adv)

Word ID: P127



Word: Petrify

Meaning: To put (someone) in a state of shock or fear rendering him/her unable to move

Form: v

Sentence: The audience stood petrified when they realized that the elephant comingtowards them was not in control.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Petrifaction (n)

Word ID: P129

Word: Petty

Meaning: Of little importance, Very small, Also, small-minded (of a person)

Form: adj

Sentence: Most unsuccessful marriages are a result of petty and insignificant issueswhich crop up in our daily life rather than big problems.

Synonyms: Minor, Trivial

Antonyms: Grave

Related Word: Pettiness (n), Pettily (adv)

Word ID: P132

Word: Phenomena

Meaning: Observable facts, events or behavior

Form: n

Sentence:

Psychologists say that discrimination against the girl child in some developing

countries is not a recent phenomenon but that it has been going on for manygenerations now.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Phenomena is plural; the singular is Phenomenon.



Word ID: P135

Word: Philanthropist

Meaning: Lover of mankind, Doer of good

Form: n

Sentence:

Because of his philanthropic nature, he has devoted most of his lifetime to theservice of mankind, and even now that he is on his death-bed, he wants to dosomething for mankind.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Philanthropic (adj), Philanthropically (adv), Philanthropy (n)

Word ID: P136

Word: Philistine

Meaning: Narrow-minded person, Uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain

Form: n

Sentence:

I had always thought of them as a bunch of narrow-minded philistines, so Iwas pleasantly surprised to find them avidly engrossed in the serious andmeaningful documentary.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Aesthete

Related Word: Philistinism (n)

Word ID: P138

Word: Phobia

Meaning: A strong and unnatural fear

Form: n

Sentence: Studies have shown that most children with working parents usually have a phobia about staying alone at nights.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

Related Word: Phobic (adj)

Word ID: P139

Word: Phoenix

Meaning: Symbol of immortality or rebirth. A mythological bird, that after living five or six centuries in Arabian desert burnt itself and rose from the ashes.

Form: n

Sentence: After being out of action for nearly six years, the once popular actor has againrisen like the phoenix and established himself at the top of the charts.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P141

Word: Physiological

Meaning: Pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

Form: adj

Sentence: The reasons for such disabilities are purely physiological; it has got nothing todo with either genetics or psychology.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Physiology (n), Physiologist (n)

Word ID: P143

Word: Picket

Meaning: A person or thing placed at the entrance to stop others from moving in. Hence,that which guards the entrance to a house, office etc.

Form: n & v

Sentence: The police formed a picket to prevent the mob from entering the Chief Justice's bungalow.



Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P144

Word: Piecemeal

Meaning: One part at a time, Gradually

Form: adj & adv

Sentence: Instead of moving ahead with the entire project all at once, it is better if wemove in a piecemeal fashion, taking up one thing at a time.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P145

Word: Piety

Meaning: Religious devotion, Godliness, Piousness

Form: n

Sentence: Her piety and devotion to the Lord has helped her tide over times of intensecrises.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P147

Word: Pigment

Meaning: Coloring matter

Form: n

Sentence: To get an orange color, try adding the red pigment to the yellow one.







Sentence:

Though the local music directors have been accused of plagiarism byinternational music directors, the truth is that music directors, bothinternational as well as local have been inspired by the same folk music, sosome similarities are expected.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Plagiarize (v), Plagiarist (n)

Word ID: P253

Word: Prenatal

Meaning: Happening before a child is born

Form: adj

Sentence: Most doctors are now convinced that proper prenatal care for the expectantmother is perhaps the most important factor determining the health of thenewly born baby.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Prenatal is American usage for Antenatal, which is British

Word ID: P253

Word: Prenatal

Meaning: Happening before a child is born

Form: adj

Sentence:

Most doctors are now convinced that proper prenatal care for the expectantmother is perhaps the most important factor determining the health of thenewly born baby.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Prenatal is American usage for Antenatal, which is British

Word ID: P165

Word: Plaintiff



Meaning: Person who brings a charge against someone (called the defendant) in a courtof law

Form: n

Sentence: Seeing that no relevant evidence was forthcoming, the plaintiff had no option but to take back the case.

Synonyms: Complainant

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P169

Word: Platitude

Meaning: Uninteresting or commonplace remark or statement

Form: n

Sentence: His speech had nothing new; it was full of the usual platitudes about theglorious achievements of Indian democracy.

Synonyms: Bromide, Cliché

Antonyms:

Related Word: Platitudinous (adj)

Word ID: P172

Word: Plausible

Meaning: Having a show of truth but open to doubt, Seemingly reasonable

Form: adj

Sentence: Though the suggestions he has given to the committee sound plausible, wecannot be sure that they are reasonable and will be bring good effect.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Implausible

Related Word: Plausibility (n), Plausibly (adv)

Word ID: P172



Word: Plausible

Meaning: Having a show of truth but open to doubt, Seemingly reasonable

Form: adj

Sentence: Though the suggestions he has given to the committee sound plausible, wecannot be sure that they are reasonable and will be bring good effect.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Implausible

Related Word: Plausibility (n), Plausibly (adv)

Word ID: P175

Word: Plenitude

Meaning: Abundance, Completeness

Form: n

Sentence: There are times when the traders have to bear with the problem of plenitude --when the stocks in hand become too much to adequately handle for the trader.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Paucity, Dearth

Related Word:

Word ID: P177

Word: Plethora

Meaning: An amount which is more than is required, Abundant supply

Form: n

Sentence:

It is sad to note that on one hand there are universities which have no moneyfor even the essential books and on the other hand there are private libraries

with plethora of unused books.Synonyms:

Antonyms: Paucity, Dearth, Scarcity

Related Word:



Word ID: P178

Word: Pliant

Meaning: Flexible, Willing to change and be changed

Form: adj

Sentence: I am quite pliant about my schedule tomorrow -- you can fix up theappointment as per your convenience.

Synonyms: Amenable, Docile

Antonyms: Stubborn, Unyielding, Obdurate

Related Word: Pliable (n), Pliantly (adv), Pliancy (n)

Word ID: P179

Word: Plight

Meaning: Condition or state, usu. a bad one

Form: n

Sentence: I was shocked to see the plight of the orphans in the famine hit area, most of whom had no clothes to wear or food to eat.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P181

Word: Plumb

Meaning: To examine very carefully so as to understand fully

Form: v

Sentence:

Scientists are trying to plumb the deep mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, inthe Atlantic Ocean, which is believed to be a place where no one has returnedfrom.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Horizontal

Related Word:



Word ID: P180

Word: Plumage

Meaning: Feathers of a bird

Form: n

Sentence: The male peacock displayed its colorful plumage with pride.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Plume (n) = a single feather in a plumage

Word ID: P182

Word: Plummet

Meaning: Fall sharply or suddenly

Form: v

Sentence: The house rentals have plummeted in recent months because there is an excessof houses and very few people to live in them.

Synonyms: Plunge

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P185

Word: Podium

Meaning: Pedestal, Raised platform

Form: n

Sentence: Even though he was speaking from the podium, nobody from the audiencecould see him as the light was dim.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:



Word ID: P187

Word: Poignant

Meaning: Deeply moving, Producing a sharp feeling of sadness or pity

Form: adj

Sentence: Meeting her quite out of the blue brought back poignant memories of thehappy days we had spent together while in college.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Poignancy (n), Poignantly (adv)

Word ID: P188

Word: Polarize

Meaning: Split into opposite extremes or camps

Form: v

Sentence: With their divide-and-rule policy, the British managed to effectively polarizethe Indian community on lines of religion.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Polarization (n)

Word ID: P190

Word: Politic

Meaning: Well-judged, and likely to benefit

Form: adj

Sentence: All his friends and relatives took him for a useless man, but he made such a politic move in the field of business, that they now believe him to be a well- judged and wise man.

Synonyms: Expedient, Prudent, Judicious

Antonyms:



Related Word:

Word ID: P192

Word: Polyglot

Meaning: Speaking or writing several languages

Form: adj & n

Sentence: Well versed in six languages, the new secretary of this department is quite a polyglot.

Synonyms: Multilingual

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P195

Word: Pompous

Meaning: Thinking oneself to be very important, and behaving accordingly

Form: adj

Sentence: He was humble and down to earth till the recent award that he got made him pompous and arrogant.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pompousness (n), Pomposity (n), Pompously (adv)

Word ID: P200

Word: Pore

Meaning: Study attentively, Ponder, Scrutinize

Form: v

Sentence: Even though he had spent the whole night poring over various dictionaries, hecould not find the meaning of the word he was looking for.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



Related Word:

Word ID: P201

Word: Porous

Meaning: Allowing liquid to pass through, Full of pores (small holes)

Form: adj

Sentence: The vessel in which we had stored the water was porous and so all the water leaked out in an hour.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Impermeable

Related Word: Porousness )n), Porosity (n)

Word ID: P203

Word: Portend

Meaning: Be a sign of warning for a future event

Form: v

Sentence: According to an old Indian superstition, the twitching of the eye muscles portend that something unfortunate is going to happen.

Synonyms: Presage

Antonyms:

Related Word: Portent (n)

Word ID: P206

Word: Poseur

Meaning: Person who pretends to be cleverer or more artistic than he/she really is

Form: n

Sentence: We thought he was genuinely knowledgeable about the subject but was soonexposed to be a poseur when he failed to answer any of our questions withconfidence.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P207

Word: Posterity

Meaning: People of the future, Coming generations

Form: n

Sentence: Thanks to the digitalization of data storage, the greatest works of the twentiethcentury in art, literature, music, and cinema can be preserved for posterity.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P210

Word: Postulate

Meaning: Something taken as true, though not proved

Form: n & v

Sentence: Euclid's Fifth postulate was taken as a standard in geometry for many decades, before it was finally disproved by some German mathematicians in the earlynineteenth century.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Verify

Related Word:

Word ID: P214

Word: Potent

Meaning: Powerful, Persuasive, Greatly influential

Form: adj

Sentence:

The medicine prescribed by the doctor proved to be a potent remedy for mylingering throat pain; the pain was gone within few hours of taking themedicine.





Sentence: The AIDS virus has continued to perplex top scientists who have been unableto understand the virus properly or find a cure.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Perplexity (n)

Word ID: P113

Word: Personage

Meaning: A famous or important person

Form: n

Sentence:

His reception was attended by some of the most prominent personages of the

town, including the mayor and the town judge.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P217

Word: Pounce

Meaning: To jump suddenly so as to grasp

Form: v

Sentence: Using the advantage of the dim light, the lion went close to the deer and beforethe deer could realize it, pounced on it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P222

Word: Prance

Meaning: To jump about like a horse, To move quickly and happily

Form: v



Sentence: It was amusing to see the forty-year old rock star prancing about the stage likea fourteen-year old.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P223

Word: Prattle

Meaning: Babble, Talk in childish or artless fashion

Form: v

Sentence:

I just hate this radio channel -- the DJs just go on prattling without uselessly

playing any music.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P224

Word: Preamble

Meaning: Introductory statement, Preliminary statement in speech or writing

Form: n

Sentence:

In the preamble to the speech itself, he made it clear that he would not bespeaking as a representative of the team, but would be expressing hisindividual opinions.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P226

Word: Precedent

Meaning: Previous case taken as example for subsequent cases or as justification. Also,anything that comes before or prior to something else



Form: n

Sentence: By agreeing to resign as soon as the defense deal scandal was exposed, thedefense minister has set a good precedent.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: (Precede) : Ensue

Related Word: Precede (v), Precedence (n)

Word ID: P227

Word: Precept

Meaning: A rule on which any conduct or action is based

Form: n

Sentence:

He firmly believes in the Buddhist precept of not harming any living being, sonot only is he a vegetarian, he also is an important member of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P228

Word: Precinct

Meaning: (1) Space enclosed by walls or other boundaries of a place or building (2) Adivision of a town or city for political or legal purposes

Form: n

Sentence: (2) The latest police records released last week show that incidents of violentcrimes in these two adjoining precincts of the town have gone up by nearly10% in the last one year.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P230



Word: Precipice

Meaning: Vertical or steep face of a rock, cliff, or mountain

Form: n

Sentence: The two neighboring countries have often reached the edge of the precipice inthe past -- and have been involved in a full fledged war as many as four timesin the last forty years.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Precipitous (adj)

Word ID: P232

Word: Precipitate

Meaning: (1) Throw downwards or forward with great force (2) To make somethinghappen sooner than expected

Form: v

Sentence:

(1) The raging bull banged against him with great force and precipitated himdown the hill. (2) The financial scandal involving some top ministers and politicians has the potential to precipitate the fall of the government within thenext one month.

Synonyms: (1) Fling, Hurl (2) Hasten

Antonyms: Cautious

Related Word: Precipitation (n)

Word ID: P233

Word: Precipitous

Meaning: (1) Steep (2) Hasty

Form: adj

Sentence:

(1) It was a precipitous drop from the top of the cliff; there's no way that theshepherd could have survived the fall. (2) She realized that her earlier decisionto get married had been precipitous, and so the marriage had been unsuccessful-- she had no intentions of making the same mistake again.

Synonyms:



Antonyms: Pre-planned

Related Word: Precipitously (adv), Precipitousness (n)

Word ID: P234

Word: Precis

Meaning: Summary, Concise summing up of main points

Form: n

Sentence: The teacher liked her essay so much that he asked her to write a precis of it,which he intended to circulate to all the other students.

Synonyms: Abstract

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P235

Word: Precise

Meaning: Exact, Accurately expressed

Form: adj

Sentence: I do not know the precise time when the train is scheduled to arrive, but I knowthat it is approximately around 8 in the morning.

Synonyms: Punctilious

Antonyms: Inaccurate, Indefinite

Related Word: Precisely (adv)

Word ID: P237

Word: Precocious

Meaning: Advanced in development, Prematurely developed in mind or body

Form: adj

Sentence: His precocious memory surprised everybody; he could remember even thetoughest of words of English even at the age of five.



Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Precociousness (n), Precocity (n), Precociously (adv)

Word ID: P239

Word: Predator

Meaning: Creature that seizes and devours another animal, Person who robs or exploitsother

Form: adj

Sentence: In the forests, tame animals like deer and rabbits have to be constantly onguard against predators like lions and tigers.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Prey

Related Word: Predatory (adj), Predacious (adj)

Word ID: P239

Word: Predator

Meaning: Creature that seizes and devours another animal, Person who robs or exploitsother

Form: adj

Sentence: In the forests, tame animals like deer and rabbits have to be constantly onguard against predators like lions and tigers.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Prey

Related Word: Predatory (adj), Predacious (adj)

Word ID: P241

Word: Predicament

Meaning: Difficult or unpleasant situation

Form: n

Sentence: Having accidentally accepted two invitations for the same evening, he was in a



real predicament as to which one to attend.

Synonyms: Dilemma

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P243

Word: Predispose

Meaning: To influence someone in advance

Form: v

Sentence: He had come to the meeting predisposed for a fight and was just not ready to

listen to any reasoning.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Predisposition (n)

Word ID: P244

Word: Preeminent

Meaning: Outstanding, Superior to all others in having certain qualities

Form: adj

Sentence: Though it is a small country, Japan has been preeminent in the field of technology; few other countries are as advanced as Japan is.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Preeminence (n), Preeminently (adv)

Word ID: P246

Word: Preen

Meaning: Make oneself tidy in appearance

Form: v



Sentence: She spends hours in front of the mirror each day, preening herself and applyingvarious creams on her face.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P249

Word: Prelude

Meaning: Something followed by something larger or more important

Form: n

Sentence:

The announcements made by the finance minister in the Parliament today are

being seen as a prelude to a series of more important announcements to followin the next few days.

Synonyms: Forerunner

Antonyms: Aftermath

Related Word:

Word ID: P250

Word: Premeditated

Meaning: Planned in advance, and done on purpose

Form: adj

Sentence:

The police have so far been working on the theory that the murder attempt wasa premeditated one, but new evidence suggests that the attempt was madewithout any previous planning.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Premeditation (n)

Word ID: P251

Word: Premise

Meaning: A statement on which some reasoning is based



Form: n

Sentence: The basic premise of his argument is that the tapes that have been given to thecourt as evidence have been doctored.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P252

Word: Premonition

Meaning: A feeling that something unpleasant is going to happen, Forewarning

Form: n

Sentence:

He had a sudden premonition that the room in which they were having aconversation might have a hidden microphone, so signalled to his partner tolower his voice.

Synonyms: Presage

Antonyms:

Related Word: Premonitory (adj)

Word ID: P255

Word: Preposterous

Meaning: Absurd, Ridiculous, Totally unreasonable

Form: adj

Sentence: The army chief has dismissed as preposterous the allegations that kickbackshad been paid by the army to certain suppliers of weapons in the defense deals.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Realistic

Related Word: Preposterously (adv)

Word ID: P258

Word: Prescient



Meaning: Able to imagine or guess what will probably happen

Form: adj

Sentence:

A friend of my father had the prescience to predict the emergence of a network of computers all over the world, long before the Internet became a household

term.

Synonyms: Clairvoyant

Antonyms:

Related Word: Prescience (n)

Word ID: P259

Word: Presentiment

Meaning: Feeling something will happen, Vague expectation

Form: n

Sentence: As soon as she woke up that fateful day, she had a presentiment that something bad is going to happen.

Synonyms: Premonition, Presage

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P260

Word: Presumptuous

Meaning: Unduly confident, Showing disrespect towards others because of an overlyhigh opinion of oneself

Form: adj

Sentence: It was extremely presumptuous on his part to hold a press conference andannounce himself as the winner of the elections, even before the results of onestate were yet to be declared.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Presumptuously (adv)



Word ID: P262

Word: Preternatural

Meaning: Outside the ordinary course of nature

Form: adj

Sentence: He seemed to be blessed with the preternatural ability to predict the outcomeof almost all cricket matches.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P263

Word: Pretext

Meaning: Excuse, A reason given for an action which is not the real reason, but to hidethe real reason

Form: n

Sentence: She often visits her aunt's house on the pretext of seeing her, but in fact shewants to see her son, who is a tall and smart boy of seventeen.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P264

Word: Prevail

Meaning: (1) To exist or be widespread (2) To gain victory or control. Also, to persuade

Form: v

Sentence:

(1) Though people believe that witchcraft does not exist nowadays, but thereare certain villages where witchcraft and black magic still prevails.(2) Agassi prevailed over Sampras in the final set of the match, and won the finals of thechampionship 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 and 10-8.

Synonyms: Predominate

Antonyms:



Related Word: (1) Prevalent

Word ID: P266

Word: Prey

Meaning: Target of a hunt, Victim

Form: n

Sentence: The vulture managed to get a firm grip on its prey and carried it away in itsclaws.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Predator

Related Word:

Word ID: P267

Word: Prim

Meaning: Very precise and formal, and easily offended by rudeness

Form: adj

Sentence:

She considers herself too prim and proper to be seen by an outsider in a

nightie.

Synonyms: Prudish

Antonyms: Improper, Prior

Related Word: Primness (n), Primly (adv)

Word ID: P268

Word: Primordial

Meaning: Existing at or from the beginning, Original

Form: adj

Sentence: The planet Jupiter contains large amounts of the primordial gas and dust out of which the solar system was formed.

Synonyms: Primal Primeval, Rudimentary



Antonyms: Modish, Modern

Related Word: Primordially (adv)

Word ID: P269

Word: Pristine

Meaning: Pure and unharmed, Fresh and clean

Form: adj

Sentence: We spent a wonderful weekend in the pristine surroundings of a hill resort, far from the dust and grime of the big city.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Filthy

Related Word:

Word ID: P272

Word: Probe

Meaning: Explore, search or examine

Form: v & n

Sentence: The government has decided to entrust the probe of the financial scandal to theCentral Intelligence Agency.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P275

Word: Procrastinate

Meaning: To defer or delay an action without good reason

Form: v

Sentence: I've procrastinated writing this letter long enough; it is high time that I wrote it.

Synonyms:



Antonyms: Expedite

Related Word: Procrastination (n)

Word ID: P277

Word: Prod

Meaning: To push or press with urgency, Poke

Form: v

Sentence: In order to make sure that the crab was dead, he prodded it with a blunt cane.

Synonyms: Goad

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P280

Word: Prodigy

Meaning: A person, esp., a child, who shows extraordinary abilities

Form: n

Sentence: The parents of the prodigy proudly informed the TV journalist that the childhad learned how to perform complicated mathematical operations at the age of five.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P281

Word: Profane

Meaning: (1) Showing disrespect for God and for holy things (2) Socially unacceptableand shocking

Form: adj

Sentence:

(1) The Muslim clerics ordained that the writer should be banished from thecountry for his profane writings.(2) The song has been banned on all radio andTV stations as it contains a line full of profanities.



Synonyms: (1) Desecrate, Irreverent (2) Obscene

Antonyms: (Profanity) : Sanctity

Related Word: Profanity (n), Profanation (n), Profanely (adv)

Word ID: P283

Word: Profound

Meaning: Deep, Very strongly felt, Absolute

Form: adj

Sentence: There was such a profound silence in the hall that one could even hear one'sown heart beat.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Frivolous, Superfluous

Related Word: Profundity (n), Profoundly (adv)

Word ID: P284

Word: Profuse

Meaning: Overabundant, Excessive

Form: adj

Sentence: The bleeding from the wound he suffered on his knee was so profuse that thedoctor had to apply multiple layers of ointment and bandage in order to stop it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Scarce

Related Word: Profusion (n), Profusely (adv)

Word ID: P286

Word: Progeny

Meaning: Children, Offspring

Form: n

Sentence: He totally left out his progeny from his will, but that did not come as a surpriseto those who knew his four children closely.





Form: adj

Sentence: The house he has built now is in a prominent place, you can't just miss it evenif you are in a hurry.

Synonyms: Conspicuous, Distinguished

Antonyms: Inconspicuous

Related Word: Prominence (n), Prominently (adv)

Word ID: P295

Word: Prompt

Meaning: To cause or urge, Provoke

Form: v

Sentence: I had decided to remain silent throughout the investigation, but his constantlyannoying remarks prompted me to speak.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P296

Word: Promulgate

Meaning: (1) To bring into effect a doctrine or law, Make known to the public, (2)Distribute or spread

Form: v

Sentence:

The government has decided to promulgate a legislation by which all foreigncurrency brought into the country will have to converted into local currencywithin 24 hours of getting it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Promulgation (n), Promulgator (n)

Word ID: P131

Word: Phantasmagoria





Word: Proctor

Meaning: Invigilator, A person appointed to ensure that students do not cheat during anexamination

Form: n & v

Sentence: The students took full advantage of the leniency of the proctor during theexamination, and indulged in rampant irregularities.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P298

Word: Propagate

Meaning: To rapidly multiply in number, Spread

Form: v

Sentence: Some recent media reports have propagated the theory that the huge financialscandal that has rocked the nation must have originated right at the top.

Synonyms: Disseminate, Diffuse, Proliferate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Propagation (n), Propagator (n)

Word ID: P299

Word: Propel

Meaning: To move, push, or drive forward

Form: v

Sentence: The rigid stance of the leaders of both the feuding nations will only propel thetwo countries closer towards war.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Propellent (adj & n), Propulsion (n), Propeller (n)

Word ID: P300



Word: Propensity

Meaning: Inclination, Tendency

Form: n

Sentence: He seems to have a natural propensity to get into trouble.

Synonyms: Proclivity

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: P301

Word: Prophetic

Meaning: Foretelling the future

Form: adj

Sentence: The astrological forecast for my zodiac sign published in the newspaper thisSunday has proved amazingly prophetic -- not only have I got this job offer, but I have also patched up a dispute with an old friend.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Prophetical (adj)

Word ID: P303

Word: Propinquity

Meaning: Nearness, Similarity

Form: n

Sentence: The propinquity of their houses made it possible for the lovers to meet oftenwithout their parents getting to know about it.

Synonyms: Kinship

Antonyms: Distance, Remoteness

Related Word:



Word ID: P305

Word: Propitious

Meaning: Advantageous, Favorable, Fortunate

Form: adj

Sentence: The car broke down almost as soon as they had reached the outskirts of thetown -- it was hardly a propitious start to their journey.

Synonyms: Advantageous

Antonyms: Unfavorable, Fell

Related Word: Propitiously

Word ID: P306

Word: Proponent

Meaning: A person who supports or advocates in favor of something

Form: n

Sentence:

Mr. Tata had been one of the leading proponents of a free market economy inIndia, at a time when the economic policies were steeped in the principles of socialism.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Opponent

Related Word:

Word ID: P307

Word: Propound

Meaning: Put forth for analysis, Propose

Form: v

Sentence: It was the Greek astronomer Ptolemy who first propounded the theory that theearth moved round the sun, and not vice versa.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P309

Word: Propriety

Meaning: Correctness of conduct, Rightness

Form: n

Sentence: Even in the most forward societies, a live-in relationship between a younger man and an older woman is seen as flouting the norms of social propriety.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P310

Word: Propulsive

Meaning: Driving forward

Form: adj

Sentence: The heroic innings by the captain himself proved to be the propulsive force for the entire team, which was now playing for a victory.

Synonyms: Propellant

Antonyms:

Related Word: Propulsion (n)

Word ID: P312

Word: Prosaic

Meaning: Dull and unimaginative, Unromantic

Form: adj

Sentence: I just don't believe that the person who used to give such an eloquent andfluent speech is delivering such a prosaic speech today; I'm sure he is not well.

Synonyms: Factual

Antonyms: Romantic, Imaginative

Related Word: Prosaically (adv)



Word ID: P315

Word: Prostrate

Meaning: (1) Stretched out full on ground, esp. in worship (2) Having lost all strength,courage and ability to act

Form: adj & v

Sentence: (1) The people were lying prostrate in front of the huge idol of the deity.(2)Rescuers found him prostrate with exhaustion and cold near the icy glacier.

Synonyms: (1) Prone

Antonyms:

Related Word: Prostration (n)

Word ID: P317

Word: Protégé

Meaning: Person receiving protection and support from a more powerful person

Form: n

Sentence:

After an initial period of dissonance, Jim has now been accepted by the master boxer as his protégé, and is being rigorously trained for the forthcomingchampionship.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: The feminine form of protégé is protégée

Word ID: P318

Word: Protocol

Meaning: Set of rules that govern proper and correct behavior at a formal level, usu.

concerning diplomatic relations between two nationsForm: n

Sentence: In a breach of accepted protocol, the diplomat himself stepped out of the gatesof the Embassy building to see of the lady.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



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Word ID: P319

Word: Prototype

Meaning: Original work used as a model by others

Form: n

Sentence: Though a prototype of this aircraft was ready nearly six years ago, it has takena final shape only now after being put to strenuous testing.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P321

Word: Protrude

Meaning: Stick out, Thrust forth

Form: v

Sentence: She was very conscious of her protruding front teeth, often regretting the factthat her parents could not afford to put braces on her when she was young.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Protrusion (n), Protuberance (n)

Word ID: P324

Word: Provident

Meaning: Careful and sensible in providing for future needs, esp. by saving for future use

Form: adj

Sentence: Because of his limited income and the high cost of living, the young couplecould not save much even though they intended to be provident and save for the future.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

Related Word: Providently (adv)

Word ID: P323

Word: Providence

Meaning: An act of God's mercy or kindness, A stroke of destiny

Form: n

Sentence: My meeting with him was sheer providence -- it just happened that he used toknow one of my classmates, who casually mentioned my interest in this fieldto him one day.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Providential (adj) = happening just at the right time

Word ID: P325

Word: Provisional

Meaning: Suitable at the moment, but likely to be changed, For the time being

Form: adj

Sentence: The official transcript of marks has not been issued by the university as yet, sothe college has agreed to give him a provisional marksheet.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Permanent

Related Word:

Word ID: P326

Word: Provocative

Meaning: Arousing strong feelings, esp. anger or attraction

Form: adj

Sentence: Her wildly provocative speech was enough to send the crowds baying for thearrest of the errant official.



Synonyms: Instigating, Inciting

Antonyms: (Provoke) : Mollify

Related Word: Provoke (v), Provocation (n)

Word ID: P327

Word: Prowess

Meaning: Extraordinary ability or skill

Form: n

Sentence: He was admitted to the college purely on the basis of his sporting prowess --he does not have a great academic record in school.

Synonyms: Valor, Gallantry

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P328

Word: Proximity

Meaning: Nearness in space, time etc

Form: n

Sentence: With the emergence of instant communication in the form of e-mail and easyaccessibility with an expanding transportation network, geographical proximityis no longer an important criterion for choosing a business associate.

Synonyms: Propinquity

Antonyms: Distance

Related Word: Proximate (adj), Proximately (adv)

Word ID: P330

Word: Prudent

Meaning: Cautious, Careful

Form: adj



Sentence: It was because of their sheer carelessness that the prisoner managed to escapefrom the jail; the jail authorities need to be more prudent.

Synonyms: Sagacious, Discreet

Antonyms: Temerarious

Related Word: Prudently (adv), Prudence (n), Prudential (adj)

Word ID: P331

Word: Prune

Meaning: Cut away, Trim

Form: v

Sentence:

The long and dense bushes in the garden need to be pruned to give them a

better appearance.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P333

Word: Pseudonym

Meaning: Fictitious name instead of the actual one, used esp. by a writer

Form: n

Sentence: To conceal his identity, Akram Baig wrote all his poems under the pseudonymof 'Awara'.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pseudonymous (adj)

Word ID: P334

Word: Psyche

Meaning: The mind, or the deepest thoughts feelings, or beliefs of a person or a group

Form: n



Sentence: A tendency to avoid conflict is deeply embedded in the psyche of these people,hence this is a very peace-loving community.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P342

Word: Pulverize

Meaning: Crush or grind into dust

Form: v

Sentence:

When he learned that an important ingredient of the medicine was pulverized

bone of shark, he just refused to have the medicine as he was a vegetarian.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pulverize

Word ID: P194

Word: Pommel

Meaning: Beat or pound with fists, Hit repeatedly

Form: v

Sentence:

The much awaited heavyweight boxing match hardly lasted five minutes, withthe powerful German boxer pommelling his Swede opponent with a volley of powerful blows.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Spelt as Pummel in British English

Word ID: P343

Word: Punctilious

Meaning: Laying stress on niceties of conduct or form, Minutely attentive to fine points



Form: adj

Sentence:

The punctilious deputy editor has done a great job with this article -- itcontained a number of mistakes when I read it in the morning, but they havenow all been corrected.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Careless

Related Word: Punctiliousness (n), Punctiliously (adv)

Word ID: P344

Word: Pundit

Meaning: Authority on a subject, Learned person, Expert

Form: n

Sentence:

The director of that institute is a former army major, and a defense policy pundit, so he is often called in TV news discussions on issues related todefense.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P345

Word: Pungent

Meaning: Biting or sharp in taste or smell, Very strongly felt and expressed

Form: adj

Sentence: The article is full of pungent and critical remarks about the ways in which theIndian film industry relies on the underworld for finance.

Synonyms: Caustic

Antonyms:

Related Word: Pungency (n)

Word ID: P347



Word: Puny

Meaning: Insignificant, Small and weak

Form: adj

Sentence: Though the market share of this brand of TV is still a puny 2.5%, its growth inthe last two quarters has got the major players in the segment really worried.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Robust

Related Word: Puniness (n)

Word ID: P348

Word: Purchase

Meaning: (1) The act of buying (2) Firm grasp or footing

Form: n

Sentence:

(2) The wrestler from Armenia never let his opponent from Hungary get any purchase on the bout, and comprehensively beat him within 15 minutes of thestart.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P350

Word: Purge

Meaning: Remove or get rid of something unwanted, Free from blame or guilt, Cleanseor purify

Form: v

Sentence: The new police commissioner has publicly vowed to purge the city of theunderworld elements, but it is not going to be an easy task.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P354

Word: Purse

Meaning: To fold the lips together as an expression of disapproval

Form: v

Sentence: Don't you have any manners, Pete? asked the teacher with pursed lips.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P146

Word: Piffle

Meaning: Foolish, nonsensical talk

Form: n

Sentence: Instead of talking such piffles, why don't we talk something sensible?

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P148

Word: Pilfer

Meaning: To steal in small quantities

Form: v

Sentence:

Though in the beginning he used to pilfer from shops and departmental stores,which went unnoticed, now he has taken to somewhat bigger thefts androbberies.

Synonyms: Filch

Antonyms:



Related Word: Pilferer (n)

Word ID: P150

Word: Pillory

Meaning: To attack with words, esp. in a way which leads to disrespectful treatment byothers

Form: v

Sentence: Pilloried by the media for coming up with a shoddy film, he is now workinghard to make his next film a success both for the critics as well as the masses.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Venerate

Related Word:

Word ID: P168

Word: Plaque

Meaning: A flat plate fixed to a wall etc. on which something is written

Form: n

Sentence:

In appreciation of his effective leadership, the company management handedhim a plaque with words of praise and gratitude inscribed on it when he

retired.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P173

Word: Plebeian

Meaning: Of the lower social classes, Of the common people

Form: adj

Sentence:

It was extremely impolite of him to describe his opponent as coming from plebeian origins; his remark is bound to decrease his popularity among thecommon people.



Synonyms:

Antonyms: Patrician

Related Word:

Word ID: P183

Word: Pneumatic

Meaning: Containing, or worked by air

Form: adj

Sentence: Most cars now have pneumatic brakes that operate by air pressure instead of mechanical ones.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P213

Word: Potboiler

Meaning: A book, article etc. of low quality produced in haste to gain quick money

Form: n

Sentence: Most Hindi movies are typical run-of-the-mill potboilers, either action packedrevenge dramas or mushy love stories.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P218

Word: Pout

Meaning: A facial expression in which the lips are pushed forward so as to showdispleasure or attract attention

Form: n & v

Sentence: The pampered little child has developed the bad habit of pouting and sitting ina corner whenever she does not get what she asks for.



Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: P247

Word: Prefatory

Meaning: Acting as preface or introduction

Form: adj

Sentence: In his prefatory remarks before the speech, he sincerely thanked the chairmanof the company for allowing him to speak on the occasion.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Conclusive

Related Word:

Word ID: P248

Word: Prejudice

Meaning: An unfair and unfavorable feeling against someone, An unreasonable opinionabout someone

Form: n & v

Sentence: His deep rooted prejudice against members of that particular community is probably the only factor that goes against him in his selection for the post.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Impartiality

Related Word: Prejudicial (adj)

Word ID: P271

Word: Probation

Meaning: The process of assessing the suitability of a person for a job over a period of time, till the person is confirmed

Form: n

Sentence: As he was not experienced, the employer decided to appoint him on probation



for three months before confirming his job.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Probationary (adj), Probationer (n)

Word ID: P308

Word: Proprietary

Meaning: Privately owned or controlled

Form: adj

Sentence: Since one of the two partners have decided to quit the partnership, the firm will

now be reduced to a proprietary concern.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Proprietor (n)

Word ID: P311

Word: Prorogue

Meaning: To halt a series of meetings etc. until a stated date

Form: v

Sentence: The judge has decided to prorogue further hearings of the case till the time thatsome fresh concrete evidence is found.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Prorogation (n)

Word ID: P340

Word: Pulmonary

Meaning: Of, or having an effect on, the lungs

Form: adj



Sentence: The pulmonary artery is perhaps the most important artery in the human body,carrying oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Q

Word ID: Q007

Word: Qualm

Meaning: Momentary faint or sick feeling, sinking of heart

Form: n

Sentence: He seemed to have absolutely no qualms about stealing money from hisfather's wallet, something I could never have imagined.

Synonyms: Compunction, Demur, Remorse, Scruple, Twinge

Antonyms:

Related Word: Qualmish (adj)

Word ID: Q008

Word: Quandary

Meaning: Practical dilemma, or a difficult situation

Form: n

Sentence: He has received offers of admission from two equally well reputeduniversities, and he is in a quandary as to which one to accept.

Synonyms: Dilemma, Predicament, Muddle, Pickle

Antonyms:

Related Word:



Word ID: Q009

Word: Quarantine

Meaning: To isolate a person or animals to prevent spread of infection

Form: v & n

Sentence: The zoo authorities have decided to quarantine the two monkeys who have been found to be infected with a deadly virus.

Synonyms: Isolate

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: Q010

Word: Quarry

Meaning: 1) Victim, Object of a hunt 2) Excavation made by taking stone for buildingfrom its bed

Form: n & v

Sentence: The tiger pursued its quarry until it was thoroughly exhausted, and then easilyoverpowered it.

Synonyms: Excavation, Crater

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: Q012

Word: Quell

Meaning: Forcibly put an end to, Overpower

Form: v

Sentence: The armed forced were able to successfully quell three attempts by the enemyforces to capture the peak.

Synonyms: Suppress, Subdue, Quash

Antonyms: Foment

Related Word: Queller (n)



Word ID: Q013

Word: Quench

Meaning: To satisfy thirst by having a drink (in particular), To satisfy (in general)

Form: v

Sentence: It's been a long time since he was a student, but his thirst for knowledge hasstill not been quenched.

Synonyms: Gorge, Assuage, Satiate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Quenchable (adj), Quenchless (adj), Quencher (n)

Word ID: Q014

Word: Querulous

Meaning: Complaining, Whining

Form: adj

Sentence: In sharp contrast to her brother who is always cheerful and friendly, Sue isalways gloomy and querulous.

Synonyms: Peevish, Petulant, Carping

Antonyms: Satisfied, Amenable

Related Word: Querulously (adv), Querulousness (n)

Word ID: Q015

Word: Query

Meaning: 1) An inquiry or a question esp. expressing doubt or objection 2) Put a question

Form: n & v

Sentence: The minister had no answer to the insistent queries of the journalists on the multi-

million-dollar deal of the government, in which several irregularities had been exposed.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Word ID: Q022

Word: Quiver

Meaning: 1) Case for holding arrows 2) Tremble, Shake

Form: n & v

Sentence: (2) The hostel residents quivered with fear at the sight of the warden, who wasextremely strict in imposing discipline in the hostel.

Synonyms: Vibrate, Tremor, Shudder

Antonyms:

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Word ID: Q024

Word: Quorum

Meaning: Fixed number of members necessary to conduct the meeting

Form: n

Sentence: The annual general meeting of the company had to be adjourned when three of the board members left, and the quorum of seven people could not be reached.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Quorate (adj)

Word ID: Q023

Word: Quixotic

Meaning: Visionary Idealistic but impractical

Form: adj

Sentence: His idea of sailing around the world in a small boat is the latest addition to theseries of quixotic ideas he has always been coming up with.

Synonyms: Visionary

Antonyms: Practicable



Related Word: Quixote (n), Quixotically (adv), Quixotism (n)

Word ID: Q021

Word: Quisling

Meaning: Person co-operating with enemy

Form: n

Sentence:

The major general has denied the charges that he was a quisling in the recentwar and has passed on military secrets to the enemy, saying that he is a victimof a conspiracy.

Synonyms: Renegade, Apostate

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: Q016

Word: Quibble

Meaning: Unsubstantial or purely verbal argument etc

Form: n & v

Sentence: One could quibble about a few scenes which could have been better picturised, but overall, it was a very impressive production.

Synonyms: Equivocation, Prevaricate, Sophism

Antonyms:

Related Word: Quibbling (adj), Quibbler (n)

Word ID: Q025

Word: Quotidian

Meaning: Daily, that which occurs every day

Form: adj & n

Sentence: Listening to the news on the radio at 8 p.m. has been a part of his quotidianroutine for the past several years now.

Synonyms:





Synonyms: Creature, Vertebrate, Invertebrate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Quadrupedal (adj)

Word ID: Q003

Word: Quaff

Meaning: Drink quickly

Form: v

Sentence: He had quaffed three glasses of whisky a little too quickly, and the effectswere clearly showing.

Synonyms: Imbibe

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: Q004

Word: Quagmire

Meaning: 1) Soft wet boggy land 2) Complex or dangerous situation from which it isdifficult to free oneself

Form: n

Sentence: (2) A number of rural poor are caught in a quagmire of desperate poverty, fromwhich it is nearly impossible for them to get out.

Synonyms: Swamp, Slough

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: Q005

Word: Quail

Meaning: 1) A migratory bird 2) To feel or show fear; to move away from something because of fear

Form: n & v

Sentence: (2) He was quailing with fear as the results of the exam were being read out in



class.

Synonyms: Cower, Cringe, Tremble, Blanch

Antonyms:

Related Word: Quailery (n)

Word ID: Q006

Word: Quaint

Meaning: Attractive or piquant in virtue of unfamiliar esp. old-fashioned

Form: adj

Sentence:

His idea to use hardened paper instead of wood to make the pedestal seemed

rather quaint at first, but he showed that it could be done and surprisedeveryone.

Synonyms: Antiquated, Baroque, Antique, Archaic

Antonyms: Conventional

Related Word: Quaintly (adv), Quaintness (n)

R

Word ID: R039

Word: Recalcitrant

Meaning: (Person) objecting to restraint or obstinately disobedient

Form: adj & n

Sentence: He is among the most recalcitrant children I've ever seen, simply refusing to doanything that I ask him to do.

Synonyms: Obstinate; Obdurate

Antonyms: Yielding, Docile, Tractable



Related Word: Recalcitrance (n)

Word ID: R065

Word: Redundant

Meaning: Unnecessary, Something which is no longer useful

Form: adj

Sentence: The reduction of prices in the modern color TV systems have made the old black and white TV systems redundant as almost all buyers now prefer the newsystem.

Synonyms: Otiose, Superfluous

Antonyms:

Related Word: Redundance (n), Redundancy (n), Redundantly (adv)

Word ID: R099

Word: Renegade

Meaning: A deserter, Traitor

Form: n

Sentence:

The party could not believe that the man it had been relying upon for so many

years could turn out be a renegade, and desert the party.

Synonyms: Turncoat, Quisling, Apostate

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R199

Word: Ruddy

Meaning: Reddish, Having a healthy red color

Form: adj

Sentence: The teenager had a ruddy and healthy look about her, and I could make out thatshe came form a good family.

Synonyms: Florid, Rubicund, Rufescent



Antonyms: Pallid, Sallow

Related Word:

Word ID: R094

Word: Remonstrate

Meaning: Protest earnestly

Form: v

Sentence: A huge crowd had gathered in front of the office of the party to remonstrateagainst the decision of the party president to resign.

Synonyms: Plead, Expostulate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Remonstration (n), Remonstrator (n), Remonstrative (adj)

Word ID: R159

Word: Retrogress

Meaning: To go back to an earlier and worse state

Form: v

Sentence: Under his abject leadership, the state has retrogressed into a condition of utter chaos and anarchy.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Progress

Related Word: Retrogression (n), Retrograde (adj)

Word ID: R056

Word: Recrudesce

Meaning: (Of sore, disease, etc.) renew activity, break out again

Form: v

Sentence: The administration is quite perturbed about the recrudescence of communalriots in some areas of the country.

Synonyms:



Antonyms:

Related Word: Recrudescent (adj), Recrudescence (n)

Word ID: R051

Word: Reconnaissance

Meaning: A survey, esp. a military, geological or engineering one, a preliminary surveymade by anyone for any purpose

Form: n

Sentence: The delegation is here to make a reconnaissance of the Paramilitary troops justto see how they adapt to different climatic conditions.

Synonyms: Reconnoitering

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R051

Word: Reconnaissance

Meaning: A survey, esp. a military, geological or engineering one, a preliminary surveymade by anyone for any purpose

Form: n

Sentence: The delegation is here to make a reconnaissance of the Paramilitary troops justto see how they adapt to different climatic conditions.

Synonyms: Reconnoitering

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R002

Word: Rabid

Meaning: Violent, Expressing strong feelings

Form: adj

Sentence: The group of protestors outside the town hall was turning rabid, so the policehad to fire gas shells in order to prevent the break-out of violence.



Synonyms: Furious, Fanatical

Antonyms: Complaisant

Related Word: Rabidity (n), Rabidness (n), Rabidly (adv)

Word ID: R058

Word: Rectitude

Meaning: Undeviating adherence to moral correctness

Form: n

Sentence: He leads a responsible and moral life; his rectitude cannot be challenged.

Synonyms: Integrity

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R059

Word: Recumbent

Meaning: Leaning, lying down

Form: adj

Sentence:

He was not in the least amused when the sleepy passenger next to him on the bus became increasingly recumbent on his shoulder, making it difficult for himto sit properly.

Synonyms: Reclining

Antonyms:

Related Word: Recumbency (n), Recumbently (adv)

Word ID: R161

Word: Revelry

Meaning: Wild and noisy merry-making

Form: n



Sentence: The team was so thrilled on winning the match that they indulged in revelry allthrough the night.

Synonyms: Bacchanalia, Carousal, Carnival

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R020

Word: Rapacious

Meaning: An extortionate or covetous person, subsisting on prey

Form: adj

Sentence:

In an act of rapacious greed and inhumanity, the group of ruffians started

looting and plundering the houses that had been hit by the earthquake.

Synonyms: Harpy, Predatory

Antonyms: Sated

Related Word: Rapaciously (adv), Rapacity (n)

Word ID: R165

Word: Revile

Meaning: To criticize severely, Express one's disapproval about someone or somethingin strong language

Form: v

Sentence: The politicians tainted in the latest scandal to hit the Indian political scenehave been widely reviled by the public as well as the press.

Synonyms: Vituperate, Vilify

Antonyms: Praise

Related Word: Reviler (n)

Word ID: R006

Word: Raillery

Meaning: Good natured joking, banter

Form: n



Sentence:

1) His raillery proved to be a great relief to the group when they were allmourning over losing their crucial match.2) His raillery has always preventedhis, otherwise tense relations, from being broken up.

Synonyms: Persiflage

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R180

Word: Risible

Meaning: Laughable

Form: adj

Sentence: The attempts of the screen actress to host a TV quiz show were utterly risible -- her inept handling of the show made her a laughing stock of the people.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Risibility (n)

Word ID: R010

Word: Rambunctious

Meaning: Wild or uncontrollable in conduct

Form: adj

Sentence:

Because of his rambunctious behavior, even the doctors of the hospital areafraid to go near him to give him an injection; he is known to have bitten anurse twice in the process of getting an injection.

Synonyms: Unruly; Obstreperous, Randy, Clamorous

Antonyms: Harmonious, Genial

Related Word: Rambunctiously (adv), Rambunctiousness (n)

Word ID: R003

Word: Raconteur

Meaning: A person who is skilled at narrating stories, jokes etc.



Form: n

Sentence: He not only knows hundreds of jokes but is also a skilled raconteur ; he cankeep you entertained for hours together.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R040

Word: Recant

Meaning: Withdraw and reject (esp. opinion or statement)

Form: v

Sentence:

The company chief has asked him to provide a written recantation of thisearlier statement, in which he has accused the company of issuing himworthless shares.

Synonyms: Rescind, Countermand

Antonyms:

Related Word: Recantation (n)

Word ID: R045

Word: Recidivism

Meaning: A tendency to repeat criminal acts and persistently relapse into anti-social behavior

Form: n

Sentence: The only obstacle in the way of his success is his recidivism. During the lastone year, he has been arrested four times for being involved in antisocialactivities.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Rehabilitation

Related Word: Recidivist (n)

Word ID: R055



Word: Recrimination

Meaning: An accusation made in answer to an accusation

Form: n

Sentence: The peace talks came to an abrupt halt, and ended up being a series of accusations and recriminations.

Synonyms: Countercharge

Antonyms:

Related Word: Recriminate (v), Recriminatory (adj), Recriminative (adj)

Word ID: R062

Word: Redolent

Meaning: 1) Smelling strongly 2) Reminiscent or suggestive of something

Form: adj

Sentence:

(1) The mountain air was redolent with the fresh scent of pine trees. (2) Theatmosphere in the hall during the class reunion was redolent with the memoriesof the times when they were all together at school.

Synonyms: Odorous, Fragrant

Antonyms: Fetid

Related Word: Redolence (n)

Word ID: R068

Word: Refractory

Meaning: (1) Impossible or difficult to control or correct (2) Substance esp. resistant toheat, corrosion etc

Form: adj & n

Sentence: (1) Bringing up the child all by her herself, the lady was rather upset becauseof the refractory ways of her five year old, and decided to consult a child psychiatrist.

Synonyms: Restive

Antonyms: Obedient, Zealour

Related Word: Refractorily (adv), Refractoriness (n)



Word ID: R074

Word: Regatta

Meaning: A boat race or races

Form: n

Sentence: I had never seen a boat in my life before, but the very first regatta I participated in, won me the first prize.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R037

Word: Rebuke

Meaning: 1) Scold harshly, Criticize severely 2) Scolding or being scolded

Form: v & n

Sentence: The commander rebuked the cadet for not holding the flag properly during the parade.

Synonyms: Reprimand, Reprove

Antonyms: Applaud, Eulogize

Related Word:

Word ID: R038

Word: Rebuttal

Meaning: Response with contrary evidence

Form: n

Sentence: In an effective rebuttal of the allegations made by the opposition leader, thePrime Minister himself provided evidence in the Parliament that the allegationshad been baseless.

Synonyms: Refutation

Antonyms:



Related Word: Rebut (v), Rebutness (n), Rebutable (adj)

Word ID: R197

Word: Rubric

Meaning: A set of rules or explanations in an examination paper or a book, Instructions

Form: n

Sentence: The rubric was printed in a very small font, and I had difficulty reading andfollowing the instructions.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R097

Word: Rend

Meaning: To tear apart with violence

Form: v

Sentence: Suddenly, a loud scream of a woman in distress rended the air and broke thesilence of the night.

Synonyms: Split

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R100

Word: Renege

Meaning: Fail to keep a promise or argument

Form: v

Sentence: The seller made it clear that once the dealer had signed the agreement, therewas no way he could renege on the deal.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



Related Word:

Word ID: R111

Word: Repine

Meaning: Be discontented

Form: v

Sentence: She was repined by the thought of having to stay in a small apartment whenthey move to the large metropolis.

Synonyms: Fret

Antonyms: Placate

Related Word:

Word ID: R120

Word: Reprisal

Meaning: An act of retaliation or revenge

Form: n

Sentence: His decision to expel the official was in reprisal for the insult he had oncesuffered when he was a subordinate under the official.

Synonyms: Requital, Vengeance

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R123

Word: Reprobate

Meaning: A wicked, corrupt or immoral person

Form: adj & n

Sentence: The old reprobate is perpetually drink; I believe he starts to drink in the earlyevening and continues late into the night.

Synonyms: Miscreant, Scoundrel



Antonyms:

Related Word: Reprobation (n)

Word ID: R143

Word: Restive

Meaning: Restless and uneasy

Form: adj

Sentence: The audience was getting restive as the curtain did not rise even twentyminutes after the stipulated time.

Synonyms: Unruly; Refractory

Antonyms: Patient

Related Word: Restively (adv), Restiveness (n)

Word ID: R158

Word: Retroactive

Meaning: Having an effect on the past as well as on the future

Form: adj

Sentence: The government announced that the new legislation would come into effectretroactively, from April 1, 2000.

Synonyms: Retrospective

Antonyms:

Related Word: Retroactively (adv)

Word ID: R166

Word: Revivify

Meaning: Restore to strength, life or activity

Form: v

Sentence: After being down in the dumps for nearly seven years, his cricketing career was suddenly revivified when he got a call from the selection authorities to play for the country once again.



Synonyms: Revive, Resuscitate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Revivification (n)

Word ID: R181

Word: Risqué

Meaning: Mildly indecent, bordering on impropriety

Form: adj

Sentence: He had a rather risqué manner of narrating the incidents, even though theincidents themselves were not really indecent.

Synonyms: Ribald

Antonyms: Decorous, Virtuous

Related Word:

Word ID: R004

Word: Raffish

Meaning: Disreputable

Form: adj

Sentence: That part of the town is inhabited by various anti-social elements and pettycriminals -- because of its raffishness, most respected people hardly ever venture into the area.

Synonyms: Tawdry

Antonyms: August

Related Word: Raffishly (adv), Raffishness (n)

Word ID: R007

Word: Rake

Meaning: A person who lives an irresponsible and immoral life usu. despite being of ahigh social position

Form: n & v



Sentence:

He has been a rake all his life, but now, at the age of forty, he has become aresponsible father and understands his duty towards not only his family butalso the society he lives in.

Synonyms: Lecher

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R022

Word: Rapprochement

Meaning: Re-establishment of harmonious relations (esp. between states)

Form: n

Sentence: After a long strained relationship, the two states finally decided to cometogether for a rapprochement.

Synonyms: Reconciliation

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R054

Word: Recreant

Meaning: Cowardly and unfaithful

Form: adj & n

Sentence: He has lost many friends because of his recreant nature; everybody knows thathe has never helped his friends in need.

Synonyms: Renegade

Antonyms: Gallant

Related Word: Recreancy (n), Recreantly (adv)

Word ID: R077

Word: Regurgitate

Meaning: 1) Bring (swallowed food) back into the mouth 2) Cast out again



Form: v

Sentence: (1) Some animals regurgitate their swallowed food in order to feed their young.

Synonyms: Disgorge

Antonyms:

Related Word: Regurgitation (n)

Word ID: R092

Word: Remission

Meaning: Pardon or forgiveness, usu. for braking religious laws or rules

Form: n

Sentence: He has now become a regular church goer, perhaps to ask for remission for having led a life of greed and corruption.

Synonyms: Acquittal, Exoneration, Indulgence

Antonyms:

Related Word: Remissive (adj)

Word ID: R168

Word: Revulsion

Meaning: A feeling of being deeply shocked and revolted

Form: n

Sentence:

He was treated so badly by his employer that a feeling of revulsion wasexpected though nobody could have imagined that it would lead to suchextreme steps.

Synonyms: Gorge

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R107

Word: Repeal





Word ID: R206

Word: Rumpus

Meaning: Angry dispute, Brawl

Form: n

Sentence: At least five people were seriously injured last night in a rumpus between twogangs.

Synonyms: Uproar, Ruckus, Schemozzle

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R041

Word: Recapitulate

Meaning: Go over main points or headings of, Go briefly through again

Form: v

Sentence: Just before the exam, he thought it better to recapitulate the notes he had prepared before.

Synonyms: Summarize

Antonyms:

Related Word: Recapitulative (adj), Recapitulatory (adj), Recapitulation (n)

Word ID: R042

Word: Recast

Meaning: Fashion again, Put into new form

Form: v & n

Sentence: The sculptor was asked to recast the broken hand of the statue.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



Related Word:

Word ID: R043

Word: Receptive

Meaning: Quick or willing to receive ideas, Suggestions etc

Form: adj

Sentence: A rigid mind can never be creative, whereas a receptive mind can accumulateideas and suggestions and this are creative.

Synonyms: Sympathetic, Sensorial

Antonyms: Preoccupied

Related Word: Receptivity (n), Receptiveness (n), Receptively (adv)

Word ID: R044

Word: Recession

Meaning: Temporary decline in economic activity or prosperity

Form: n

Sentence: After performing remarkably well for the past six years or so, the Americaneconomy is now showing the signs of a definite recession.

Synonyms: Stagnation

Antonyms:

Related Word: Recessionary (adj)

Word ID: R046

Word: Recipient

Meaning: 1) Receiving, Receptive 2) Person who receives something

Form: adj & n

Sentence: All the recipients of the award were received cordially by the organizers; theywere to be awarded for their overall contribution in the field of Medicine.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:



Related Word: Recipiency (n)

Word ID: R047

Word: Reciprocal

Meaning: In return, Expressing mutual action or relation

Form: adj & n

Sentence: The contract clearly said that unless otherwise specified, the terms andconditions were reciprocal, equally affecting both the parties.

Synonyms: Mutual

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reciprocally (adv), Reciprocate (v), Reciprocity (n), Reciprocation (n)

Word ID: R048

Word: Recluse

Meaning: (Person) given to or living in isolation, esp. as religious discipline

Form: adj & n

Sentence: He has lived in forests during the period of his recluse, but now he no longer wants to live isolated from the society.

Synonyms: Anchorite

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reclusive (adj)

Word ID: R049

Word: Reconcile

Meaning: Make friendly after estrangement

Form: v

Sentence: Though they had a bitter exchange of words yesterday, Sam has somehowmanaged to reconcile with Brad and both of them are going for a movie today.

Synonyms: Convince, Persuade

Antonyms: Estrange, Dissever



Related Word: Reconciliation (n), Reconcilement (n), Reconcilability (n), Reconcilable (adj)

Word ID: R052

Word: Recount

Meaning: Narrate or tell in detail

Form: v

Sentence: As I recounted the story of my life to her, it became obvious from her reactionsthat she was not interested, so I decided not to continue.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R053

Word: Recourse

Meaning: Resorting to help when in trouble

Form: n

Sentence: Most constitutional experts were of the opinion that the constitutionalframework of the country did not offer a recourse for the unlikely political

development.

Synonyms: Access

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R057

Word: Rectify

Meaning: Set right, Correct

Form: v

Sentence:

It took them two months to build a working model of the project, and yetanother month to rectify a small flaw which otherwise could have made the project a failure.

Synonyms: Ameliorate



Antonyms: Err

Related Word: Rectifiable (adj), Rectifier (n), Rectification (n)

Word ID: R060

Word: Recuperate

Meaning: Recover, Restore from exhaustion, Illness etc.

Form: v

Sentence: He was advised to take complete bed-rest for three months, but he recuperatedso soon that within a month, he started playing his favorite game.

Synonyms: Revive

Antonyms:

Related Word: Recuperation (n), Recuperative (adj)

Word ID: R061

Word: Recurrent

Meaning: Occurring again and again

Form: adj

Sentence: When the earthquake hit the city on the first day, nobody knew that it could hitthe city again, but the recurrence of the earthquake on the second and third daycaused panic among the people.

Synonyms: Incessant, Pleonastic, Perpetual

Antonyms:

Related Word: Recurrence (n), Recurrently (adv)

Word ID: R064

Word: Redress

Meaning: Reparation for wrong

Form: v & n

Sentence: Though he will finally get legal redress in the case, it can in no way make upfor the severe loss he has suffered.



Synonyms: Readjust

Antonyms: Injury

Related Word: Redressal (n), Redressment (n)

Word ID: R066

Word: Reek

Meaning: Smell unpleasantly

Form: v

Sentence: His mouth was reeking of tobacco so badly that I could not talk to him even for a minute.

Synonyms: Pervade, Emanate

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R067

Word: Refraction

Meaning: Bending of a ray of light

Form: n

Sentence: Rainbow is formed by the refraction of rays by water droplets suspended in theatmosphere after a rainy day.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Refract (v), Refractor (n), Refractive (adj)

Word ID: R069

Word: Refrain

Meaning: 1) Abstain from doing something 2) Recurring phrase or line esp. at end of stanzas

Form: v & n

Sentence: He has been a chain-smoker for four years, but now he has decided to refrainfrom smoking.



Synonyms: 1) Abstain 2) Chorus

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R070

Word: Refurbish

Meaning: Renovate, Make bright by polishing

Form: v

Sentence: Robin's bike was badly smashed by a car. But now it looks like a new bike andthe credit goes to his mechanic who refurbished it so well.

Synonyms: Renovate

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R071

Word: Refute

Meaning: To prove wrong

Form: v

Sentence: The latest findings related to the human genome project have strongly refutedthe earlier notion that the number of genes in the human body is many timesmore than that in the body of a smaller animal like a rat.

Synonyms: Disavowal

Antonyms: Confirm, Corroborate

Related Word: Refutation (n), Refutable (adj)

Word ID: R005

Word: Rail

Meaning: (1) To complain angrily, Use abusive language (2) To enclose, esp. usingrailings

Form: v



Sentence: The passengers in the train railed against the railway authorities for not providing adequate security measures in the train.

Synonyms: Scold, Rant

Antonyms:

Related Word: Railer (n)

Word ID: R008

Word: Rally

Meaning:

(1) A public meeting of a large group of people (2) To come together for acommon cause, To get together to provide support (3) To return to a better condition (4) A car pr motorcycle race, usu. over

Form: v & n

Sentence:

(1) The opposition leader's election rally held in the capital yesterday attracteda huge crowd of over 200,000 people.(2) To tackle the growing menace of terrorism, the Prime Minister has asked the people to rally behind thegovernment in its battle against terrorists.(3) The rupee rallied against thedollar in the second week of the month, after taking a beating of 4% during thefirst week.

Synonyms: Convocation

Antonyms: Disband

Related Word:

Word ID: R009

Word: Ramble

Meaning: Wander aimlessly, Walk for pleasure and without definite route

Form: v & n

Sentence: He was arrested by the Police for rambling about in the town during theCurfew.

Synonyms: Saunter, Wander

Antonyms:

Related Word:



Word ID: R011

Word: Ramification

Meaning: The possible results of an action

Form: n

Sentence: He has a very single-minded approach, I don't think he has considered all theramifications of his decision.

Synonyms: Divergence

Antonyms:

Related Word: Ramify (v)

Word ID: R012

Word: Ramp

Meaning: An artificial slope

Form: n & v

Sentence:

The government has directed the construction of ramps alongside the stairs atthe entrance of all public buildings, to make access easy for the disabled andthose on a wheelchair.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R013

Word: Rampant

Meaning: Growing in profusion, Unrestrained

Form: adj

Sentence: The rampant violence has made the otherwise peaceful city a place to fear of.

Synonyms: Prevailing

Antonyms:

Related Word: Rampancy (n), Rampantly (adv)



Word ID: R014

Word: Ramshackle

Meaning: Falling apart

Form: adj

Sentence: Next to the coconut grove stood a small ramshackle hut in poor condition, andit was obvious that nobody had been living there for several years now.

Synonyms: Rickety

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R015

Word: Rancid

Meaning: Tasting or smelling unpleasant because of being stale

Form: adj

Sentence: If you do not refrigerate these vegetables, they will turn rancid within a dayand will go waste.

Synonyms: Pungent

Antonyms:

Related Word: Rancidity (n), Rancidness (n)

Word ID: R016

Word: Rancor

Meaning: Bitterness, Hatred

Form: n

Sentence: It was very gracious of him to say that he bore no rancor against them despite being cheated by them.

Synonyms: Malevolence, Spitefulness

Antonyms: Benevolence, Regard

Related Word: Rancorous (adj)



Word ID: R018

Word: Rankle

Meaning: Irritate, Give intermittent or constant pain

Form: v

Sentence:

The fact that he did not get a promotion when it was due, but his junior did,still rankles with him a lot, and he has finally decided to have a word with thecompany president.

Synonyms: Fester

Antonyms: Assuage

Related Word:

Word ID: R018

Word: Rankle

Meaning: Irritate, Give intermittent or constant pain

Form: v

Sentence:

The fact that he did not get a promotion when it was due, but his junior did,still rankles with him a lot, and he has finally decided to have a word with the

company president.

Synonyms: Fester

Antonyms: Assuage

Related Word:

Word ID: R019

Word: Rant

Meaning: Talk excitedly, often in a foolish or angry way

Form: v & n

Sentence: He has been ranting about the need to reform the institute for a long time now,not realizing that no one is really interested in listening to him.

Synonyms: Rave



Antonyms:

Related Word: Ranter (n)

Word ID: R021

Word: Rapport

Meaning: (esp. useful) communication, (harmonious) relationship, or connection

Form: n

Sentence: The secret of this organization's success is that its owner shares an excellent personal rapport with each of the employees, irrespective of their position inthe company.

Synonyms: Equanimity, Unanimity, Concord

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R023

Word: Rapt

Meaning: Giving complete attention, or showing total involvement

Form: adj

Sentence:

While all the other children of the class were listening to the teacher with raptattention as she gave details of the forthcoming examination, Alan was busymaking a sketch on his notebook.

Synonyms: Encaptured, Absorbed

Antonyms: Indifferent

Related Word: Raptly (adv)

Word ID: R024

Word: Rarefied

Meaning: With little oxygen. Also, limited

Form: adj



Sentence: As we went up the mountain, the air became more and more rarefied and it wasincreasingly difficult to breathe.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Rarefy (v), Rarefaction (n), Rarefication (n)

Word ID: R025

Word: Rasp

Meaning: A harsh sound, as that of metal rubbing against metal

Form: n

Sentence:

After pushing hard for nearly ten minutes, the creaky and rusty door finally

opened with a loud rasp.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R026

Word: Ratify

Meaning: Approve formally

Form: v

Sentence: Mr. Portan has claimed to have discovered a herb that could convert water intooil, but his discovery has not been ratified as it lacks scientific basis.

Synonyms: Confirm

Antonyms: Abrogate, Negate

Related Word: Ratification (n)

Word ID: R207

Word: Rupture

Meaning: To break or burst, Develop a tear

Form: v & n



Sentence: He had been complaining of severe pain in his knee for some time now, andthe doctor diagnosed it as ruptured ligament.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R027

Word: Rationale

Meaning: Fundamental reason or justification, Grounds for an action

Form: n

Sentence:

Most physicists across the world believe that the rationale behind using CNG

kits in car is flawed as the carbon monoxide levels produced by CNG kits arealmost the same as those produced by Petrol engines.

Synonyms: Ratiocination

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R028

Word: Rationalize

Meaning: (1) To give an explanation for something, usu. based on reason and logic (2)To make more effective (the functioning of a company etc.)

Form: v

Sentence: He tried to rationalize his failure by thinking that he did the best under thecircumstances, but the disappointment of defeat continued to bother him for along time.

Synonyms: Contemplate, Deliberate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Rationalization (n)

Word ID: R029

Word: Raucous



Meaning: Harsh and shrill

Form: adj

Sentence: The teacher's voice could just not be heard over the raucous shouting by the boys in the classroom.

Synonyms: Hoarse, Strident, Cacophonous

Antonyms: Meek

Related Word: Raucously (adv), Raucousness (n)

Word ID: R031

Word: Ravel

Meaning: 1) Entangle or become entangled or knotted 2) Tangle, knot or loose end

Form: v & n

Sentence: The tape got stuck in the audio equipment and got all raveled up.

Synonyms: Tangle

Antonyms: Knit

Related Word: Ravelling (n)

Word ID: R031

Word: Ravel

Meaning: 1) Entangle or become entangled or knotted 2) Tangle, knot or loose end

Form: v & n

Sentence: The tape got stuck in the audio equipment and got all raveled up.

Synonyms: Tangle

Antonyms: Knit

Related Word: Ravelling (n)

Word ID: R032

Word: Ravenous



Meaning: Extremely hungry

Form: adj

Sentence: The ravenous cries of the infant kept the whole family awake, but they had noteven a single penny to buy milk for the baby.

Synonyms: Voracious, Rapacious

Antonyms: Sated, Satisfied

Related Word: Ravenously (adv), Ravenousness (n)

Word ID: R033

Word: Raze

Meaning: Destroy completely

Form: v

Sentence: In order to set up a resort, the young businessman decided to raze the slum tothe ground.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R034

Word: Reactionary

Meaning: (Person) tending to oppose change or seeking to return to former system

Form: adj & n

Sentence: With the success of the economic reforms, the reactionary voices opposing thereforms have been completely silenced.

Synonyms: Diehard

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R035



Word: Realm

Meaning: Kingdom, Field or sphere

Form: n

Sentence: No one in his realm could ever raise voice against him; he was such a cruelking that he didn't even spare his brother from being beaten to death over atrivial issue.

Synonyms: Province, Domain

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R036

Word: Rebuff

Meaning: 1) Rejection of one who makes advances, proffers help or sympathy, showsinterest or curiosity, makes request etc. 2) Give such rejection to someone

Form: n & v

Sentence: The executive approached the manager with a lucrative proposal but themanager rebuffed him saying that he didn't want to invest his hard-earnedmoney in any big project.

Synonyms: Repulse, Snub

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R072

Word: Regal

Meaning: Of or by kings

Form: adj

Sentence: Though he moved around and socialized with the middle class crowd, his regalattitude was a clear indication that he belonged to a royal family.

Synonyms: Royal

Antonyms: Common

Related Word: Regally (adv)



Word ID: R073

Word: Regale

Meaning: Entertain with food or with talk etc.

Form: v

Sentence: Having spent a life full of adventure and being widely traveled, he regales hisfour grandchildren every evening with fascinating stories about his travels.

Synonyms: Indulge

Antonyms:

Related Word: Regalement (n)

Word ID: R075

Word: Regime

Meaning: Method or system of government

Form: n

Sentence: The policies made during the military governor's regime were undemocratic,so the newly elected Prime Minister decided to change them.

Synonyms: Reign, Jurisdiction

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R078

Word: Rehabilitate

Meaning: Restore to proper condition

Form: v

Sentence: The young boys' group decided to organize a rehabilitation program for the people suffering from Leprosy, so as to place them better in the society.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Recidivate



Related Word: Rehabilitation (n)

Word ID: R079

Word: Reimburse

Meaning: Repay

Form: v

Sentence: The government has asked the companies to reimburse the customers for theamount overcharged by them.

Synonyms: Indemnify, Remunerate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reimbursement (n)

Word ID: R080

Word: Reiterate

Meaning: Say or do again or repeatedly

Form: v

Sentence:

1) Though he had already told the whole story to the lawyer personally, the

lawyer asked him to reiterate it in the court. 2) Despite many requests askinghim to change his policies, the president has reiterated his decision to continuewith the policy.

Synonyms: Recapitulate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reiteration (n), Reiterative (adj)

Word ID: R081

Word: Rejoinder

Meaning: Reply

Form: n

Sentence: You cannot hope to win an argument with her, she has a ready rejoinder for almost everything.



Synonyms: Retort

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R082

Word: Rejuvenate

Meaning: Make young again

Form: v

Sentence: Corporates have realized that it is important to rejuvenate their employees wholead a busy and highly stressed life, by providing them with timely vacations.

Synonyms: Enliven, Reinvigorate

Antonyms: Age

Related Word: Rejuvenation (n), Rejuvenator (n)

Word ID: R083

Word: Relegate

Meaning: Banish to an inferior position

Form: v

Sentence: The film director is now fully occupied with his new project in which he isdirecting an international starcast, and so his earlier project which was notshaping up too well has been relegated to the backburner.

Synonyms: Expatriate

Antonyms: Foster

Related Word: Relegable (adj), Relegation (n)

Word ID: R084

Word: Relent

Meaning: Become less stern, Abandon harsh intention

Form: v



Sentence: Her parents were initially unwilling to let her go to the party, but ultimatelyrelented on the condition that she would be back by eleven.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Relentless (adj)

Word ID: R085

Word: Relevant

Meaning: Pertinent, Referring to the case in hand

Form: adj

Sentence:

The points he put forth were in no way relevant to the topic, but he still

continued to argue over them.

Synonyms: Pertinent, Germane

Antonyms: Irrelevant, Impertinent

Related Word: Relevance (n), Relevancy (n), Relevantly (adv)

Word ID: R086

Word: Relic

Meaning: An object, tradition, or system that has survived from the past

Form: n

Sentence: The archeologists are thrilled at having found some relics dating back to thestone age among the findings dug up near Teheran in Iran.

Synonyms: Memento

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R087

Word: Relinquish

Meaning: Give up, Abandon

Form: v



Sentence: The kidnapper had been adamant all these days, but now he seems to haverelinquished his plan and we hope he would surrender soon.

Synonyms: Surrender

Antonyms: Perpetuate, Persevere

Related Word: Relinquishment (n)

Word ID: R088

Word: Relish

Meaning: To like or enjoy

Form: n & v

Sentence:

Having just bought the latest album of my favorite rock band, I relished the

thought of listening to it as soon as I would reach home.

Synonyms: Savor

Antonyms: Dislike

Related Word: Relishable (adj)

Word ID: R104

Word: Reparable

Meaning: Capable of being repaired

Form: adj

Sentence: The condition of the car was so bad after the accident that it seemed impossibleto repair it.

Synonyms: Remediable

Antonyms:

Related Word: Repair (v), Reparation (n), Reparative (adj)

Word ID: R089

Word: Remedial

Meaning: Pertaining to something curative or corrective

Form: adj



Sentence: The patient had tried almost all the remedial measures, but none could cure thedisease he was suffering from.

Synonyms: Salutary

Antonyms:

Related Word: Remedially (adv), Remedy (n & v), Remediless (adj), Remediable (adj)

Word ID: R090

Word: Reminiscence

Meaning: Recollection or remembrance of past things

Form: n

Sentence: Even at the age of sixty his power of reminiscence is so good that he can easilyrecall the incidents that took place during his childhood.

Synonyms: Memoirs

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reminiscent (adj), Reminiscently (adv)

Word ID: R093

Word: Remnant

Meaning: Small remaining quantity or piece or number of persons or things

Form: n

Sentence: During one of the excavations, the archaeologists found several remnants of pre-historic vessels.

Synonyms: Residue

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R095

Word: Remorse

Meaning: 1) Bitter regret for wrong committed2) Reluctant to inflict pain or be cruel



Form: n

Sentence:

The tragic loss caused by his mistake filled the great emperor Ashoka withremorse and he decided to make up for it by devoting his entire life to propagate peace and non-violence.

Synonyms: Distress, Anguish

Antonyms: Complacency

Related Word: Remorseful (adj), Remorseless (adj)

Word ID: R096

Word: Remunerative

Meaning: Compensating, Rewarding

Form: adj

Sentence:

As soon as he came to know that the new job was more remunerative than the previous one, he quickly resigned from his previous office and joined the newone.

Synonyms: Lucrative

Antonyms:

Related Word: Remuneration (n), Remuneratory (adj), Remunerate (v)

Word ID: R098

Word: Rendition

Meaning: A performance of a play or a piece of music, Interpretation of a piece of writing etc.

Form: n

Sentence: I don't like the original song as much as I like the Beatles' rendition of it.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R101



Word: Renounce

Meaning: 1) Consent formally to abandon 2) Refuse to recognize any longer 3) Refuse toresign right or position esp. as heir or trustee

Form: v & n

Sentence: Accepting the train accident as his moral responsibility, the minister decided torenounce his position in the cabinet.

Synonyms: Repudiate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Renouncement (n)

Word ID: R102

Word: Renovate

Meaning: Restore to good condition

Form: v

Sentence: It took seven months for the renovation of the theatre that caught fire last year,now it looks better than it used to a year ago.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Renovation (n), Renovator (n)

Word ID: R103

Word: Renown

Meaning: Fame, Celebrity, High distinction

Form: n

Sentence: Winning the noble prize has made the hardly known scientist a renowned person all over the world.

Synonyms: Eminence

Antonyms:

Related Word: Renowned (adj)

Word ID: R106





Word ID: R110

Word: Repertoire

Meaning: List of works of music, Drama etc.

Form: n

Sentence: Finally, the dramatist prepared a repertoire, according to which the plays wereto be performed on the stage.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R112

Word: Replenish

Meaning: Fill up again

Form: v

Sentence: The long journey without any breaks had exhausted the oil in our car, so wedecided to replenish the oil tank at the first available gas station.

Synonyms: Inflate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Replenishment (n)

Word ID: R113

Word: Replete

Meaning: Filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed

Form: adj

Sentence: The comedy was replete with crass, double-meaning dialogues, and after awhile it became rather distasteful.

Synonyms: Lavish

Antonyms: Devoid

Related Word: Repleteness (n), Repletion (n)



Word ID: R114

Word: Replica

Meaning: Copy, or duplicate of the original artist's picture etc.

Form: n

Sentence: Most of the paintings that are sold on various internet auction sites are notoriginal paintings but cheap replicas of the original.

Synonyms: Transcript, Clone

Antonyms:

Related Word: Replication (n), Replicate (v), Replicable (adj)

Word ID: R115

Word: Repository

Meaning: 1) Place where things are stored or may be found 2) Recipient of confidencesor secrets

Form: n

Sentence: (1) His library is a repository of all the information that you can possibly needon the Second World War.

Synonyms: Coffer

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R116

Word: Reprehensible

Meaning: Deserving blame, Not acceptable

Form: adj

Sentence: Describing the act of the official as utterly reprehensible, the minister hasstated that he will ensure that the official gets the punishment he deserves.

Synonyms: Blameworthy, Culpable, Derelict

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reprehend (v), Reprehension (n)



Word ID: R117

Word: Repress

Meaning: Restrain, Crush, Oppress, Check

Form: v

Sentence: With great difficulty, she managed to repress her emotions for some time, butsoon burst into tears when she could not contain herself any longer.

Synonyms: Quell

Antonyms:

Related Word: Repression (n), Repressive (adj)

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Word ID: R119

Word: Reprimand

Meaning: Reprove severely

Form: n & v

Sentence: The young executive, because of whom the deal could not be signed, wasreprimanded in front of the staff by the manager.

Synonyms: Rebuke, Castigate

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R121

Word: Reprise

Meaning: Musical repetition, Repeat performance, Recurrent action

Form: n

Sentence: The album ends with a reprisal of the first number performed by a different setof artistes.



Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R124

Word: Reprove

Meaning: Scold (person conduct etc.)

Form: v

Sentence: She gently reproved her husband for having forgotten to take the car keys yetagain.

Synonyms: Censure, Rebuke

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R122

Word: Reproach

Meaning: 1) Express disapproval or disappointment 2) Thing that brings disgrace or discredit

Form: v & n

Sentence: There is no need for you to reproach yourself for the accident, it was clearlynot your mistake!

Synonyms: Censure, Reprimand

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reproachful (adj)

Word ID: R125

Word: Repudiate

Meaning: To refuse to accept as true

Form: v

Sentence: Now that the evidence has clearly surfaced implicating him, he can no longer repudiate the allegation that he accepted a bribe.



Synonyms: Disown, Disavow

Antonyms: Accept

Related Word: Repudiator (n), Repudiation (n)

Word ID: R126

Word: Repugnance

Meaning: A feeling of disgust, Extreme unpleasantness

Form: n

Sentence: The thought of cheating in an exam is hardly repugnant to most youngsters of today; given a chance, most would indulge in unfair practices in an exam.

Synonyms: Contrariety, Inconsistency

Antonyms:

Related Word: Repugn (v), Repugnant (adj)

Word ID: R128

Word: Reputable

Meaning: Respectable

Form: adj

Sentence: The article has been written by one of the most reputable journalists in thecountry; the facts in it cannot be challenged.

Synonyms: Estimable

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reputably (adv), Reputation (n)

Word ID: R129

Word: Reputed

Meaning: Supposed



Form: adj

Sentence: He is widely reputed to be a secret agent for the government, though officially,he has the job of a public relations officer in the labor department.

Synonyms: Putative

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reputedly (adv)

Word ID: R130

Word: Requisite

Meaning: 1) Required by circumstances 2) Necessary requirement

Form: adj & n

Sentence: It is mandatory for everyone to fill up the requisition form before borrowing a book from the library.

Synonyms: Imperative, Indispensable

Antonyms:

Related Word: Requisition (n & v)

Word ID: R131

Word: Requite

Meaning: To give or do something in retune for something else

Form: v

Sentence: It is a mistaken belief that requited love can sustain a long-term relationship.

Synonyms: Compensate, Reimburse, Remunerate

Antonyms:

Related Word: Requital (n)

Word ID: R132

Word: Rescind

Meaning: Cancel



Form: v

Sentence:

Under severe pressure from various environmental lobbies, the governmentwas forced to rescind its earlier decision of constructing a second dam over theriver.

Synonyms: Repudiate, Countermand

Antonyms:

Related Word: Rescission (n)

Word ID: R133

Word: Resentment

Meaning: Bitterness, Displeasure

Form: n

Sentence: Gregoryev was beaten by the policeman for no fault of his. When he was takento the magistrate, his face showed the sign of sullen resentment.

Synonyms: Indignation

Antonyms:

Related Word: Resent (v), Resentful (adj)

Word ID: R134

Word: Residue

Meaning: Remainder, what is left of remains over

Form: n

Sentence: While the useful product was taken out and kept in the container, the residuewas thrown into the dustbin.

Synonyms: Remnant

Antonyms:

Related Word: Residual (adj & n)

Word ID: R135

Word: Resigned



Meaning: Accepting one's fate, Patiently submissive

Form: adj

Sentence: Realizing that he could not win the argument with his son, he retired to hisroom with a resigned look on his face.

Synonyms: Quiescent, Tranquil

Antonyms:

Related Word: Resign (v), Resignedly (adv), Resignation (n)

Word ID: R137

Word: Resolution

Meaning:

(1) Intentions that one formulates mentally for boldness and firmness of

purpose (2) Separation into parts (3) Determination

Form: n

Sentence:

(1) He has prepared his list of new year resolutions, and like each year, quittingsmoking is at the top of the list.(2) He devised a computer program whichdemonstrated the resolution of a chemical compound into various elements bythe actions of heat, pressure, and other chemicals.

Synonyms: Tenacity, Fortitude

Antonyms: Vacillation

Related Word: Resolve (v), Resolutive (adj), Resolute (adj), Resolutely (adv), Resoluteness

(n)

Word ID: R138

Word: Resonant

Meaning: Echoing, Resounding, continuing to sound

Form: adj & n

Sentence:

As soon as he addressed the audience in his deep and resonant voice, a hush

descended on the entire hall.

Synonyms: Sepulchral, Reverberating

Antonyms:

Related Word: Resonance (n), Resonantly (adv), Resonate (v), Resonator (n)



Word ID: R141

Word: Responsiveness

Meaning: State of reacting readily to appeals, orders etc.

Form: n

Sentence: Despite his heavy workload, he amazed us by his responsiveness to our queries.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Responsive (adj), Responsively (adv)

Word ID: R141

Word: Responsiveness

Meaning: State of reacting readily to appeals, orders etc.

Form: n

Sentence: Despite his heavy workload, he amazed us by his responsiveness to our queries.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Responsive (adj), Responsively (adv)

Word ID: R142

Word: Restitution

Meaning: Restoring or of thing to proper owner

Form: n

Sentence:

The Indian government has demanded that the famous diamond Kohinoor should be restituted back to India from Britain, where it was taken to be kept ina museum nearly 200 years back.

Synonyms: Reparation, Indemnification

Antonyms:



Related Word:

Word ID: R144

Word: Restraint

Meaning: Self-control, Any controlling force or restriction

Form: n

Sentence: Despite being provoked many times by the enemy, the Government displayedextraordinary restraint and maturity by not initiating a war.

Synonyms: Bridle, Curb, Halter

Antonyms:

Related Word: Restrain (v)

Word ID: R146

Word: Resurgence

Meaning: Revival of ideas, beliefs etc to an active state after a period of inactivity

Form: n

Sentence: Despite the British government being so rigid and powerful against the mutinyin 1857, able national heroes like Mahatma Gandhi led the resurgence of the

independent Movement in early 1900's.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Resurgent (adj)

Word ID: R149

Word: Retaliation

Meaning: A revengeful measure, An action in response to a previous (usu. hurting)action

Form: n

Sentence: When Iraq burnt the Irani oil fields in 1981, Iran bombed the major cities of Iraq in retaliation.

Synonyms: Requital, Vengeance, Reprisal



Antonyms:

Related Word: Retaliate (v), Retaliatory (adj)

Word ID: R151

Word: Reticent

Meaning: Shy and reserved, Not expressing as much as is known or felt

Form: adj

Sentence: His promotion surprised all as his reticent attitude was considered by most asincompetence.

Synonyms: Bashful, Demure, Timid

Antonyms: Voluble

Related Word: Reticence (n), Reticently (adv)

Word ID: R152

Word: Retinue

Meaning: A group of followers and attendants accompanying an important person

Form: n

Sentence: The king arrived in the town with his huge retinue of elephants, horse ridersand several marching soldiers.

Synonyms: Assemblage, Corps

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R155

Word: Retrench

Meaning: Economize, Cut down expenses

Form: v

Sentence: Alarmed by the continuous loss of profits, most big banks are taking major retrenchment steps like offering voluntary retirement schemes to itsemployees.



Synonyms:

Antonyms: Augment

Related Word: Retrenchment (n)

Word ID: R155

Word: Retrench

Meaning: Economize, Cut down expenses

Form: v

Sentence: Alarmed by the continuous loss of profits, most big banks are taking major retrenchment steps like offering voluntary retirement schemes to itsemployees.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Augment

Related Word: Retrenchment (n)

Word ID: R156

Word: Retribution

Meaning: A deserved punishment for wrongdoings

Form: n

Sentence: Most people considered his illness as divine retribution for a life of crime.

Synonyms: Penalty, Chastisement

Antonyms:

Related Word: Retributive (adj)

Word ID: R157

Word: Retrieve

Meaning: Recover, Find and bring in, Regain possession of

Form: v



Sentence: Despite being a computer expert, he was unable to retrieve the important datafrom the now dysfunctional computer.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Retrieval (n)

Word ID: R160

Word: Retrospective

Meaning: Looking back on the past, Applying to the past

Form: adj

Sentence:

When we look back in retrospection, we realize that we had made many

mistakes which could have been avoided.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word: Retrospectively (adv), Retrospection (n)

Word ID: R162

Word: Reverent

Meaning: Respectful, Showing great admiration and respect

Form: adj

Sentence: The charisma and good will of the great Dalai Lama is evident from thereverence shown by his disciples.

Synonyms: Devout, Solemn

Antonyms: Flippant, Frivolous

Related Word: Reverence (n), Reverently (adv), Reverential (adj)

Word ID: R164

Word: Revert

Meaning: To go back to something, Reconsider

Form: v



Sentence: Unable to generate any profits from the newly developed marketing plan, themanagement decided to revert to the old, tried-and-tested plan

Synonyms: Recur

Antonyms:

Related Word: Reversion (n)

Word ID: R167

Word: Revoke

Meaning: Cancel, To put an end to

Form: v

Sentence:

On being informed of the large scale misuse of the newly framed policy, the

minister decided to revoke the policy.

Synonyms: Retract, Rescind, Repeal, Annul

Antonyms: Validate, Renew

Related Word: Revocation (n)

Word ID: R170

Word: Rhetoric

Meaning: Art of communicating in a way that persuades or influence people. Also, thewords used for such communication

Form: n

Sentence: Unlike in the past, the general public is no longer swayed by mere rhetoricfrom the politicians asking for votes, and expects them to perform.

Synonyms: Eloquence, Pomposity, Flatulence

Antonyms:

Related Word: Rhetorical (adj)

Word ID: R170

Word: Rhetoric

Meaning: Art of communicating in a way that persuades or influence people. Also, thewords used for such communication



Form: n

Sentence: Unlike in the past, the general public is no longer swayed by mere rhetoricfrom the politicians asking for votes, and expects them to perform.

Synonyms: Eloquence, Pomposity, Flatulence

Antonyms:

Related Word: Rhetorical (adj)

Word ID: R171

Word: Ribald

Meaning: Rudely humorous in an insensitive, and often indecent, way

Form: adj

Sentence:

The theatrical troupe visiting the village is known for its ribald and earthysense of humor, and hence its shows are a big hit with the rustic rural populace.

Synonyms: Blasphemous, Scurrilous, Risqué

Antonyms: Decorous, Virtuous, Refined

Related Word: Ribaldry (n)

Word ID: R172

Word: Riddle

Meaning: Pierce with holes, Permeate or spread throughout

Form: v

Sentence: The chemical reactor had a riddled membrane inside to allow small particlesand moisture to pass through it.

Synonyms: Perforate

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R173

Word: Rider



Meaning: Amendment or clause added to an official declaration or judgement

Form: n

Sentence:

The stock option plan for the employees came with the rider that the employeehad to complete four years of service with the company in order to encash the

stocks.

Synonyms: Amendment

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R174

Word: Rife

Meaning: Of something widespread and common (usu. something bad)

Form: adj

Sentence: Despite the excellent medical facilities, the city was rife with disease becauseof poor hygienic and sanitary conditions.

Synonyms: Epidemic

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R175

Word: Rift

Meaning: Gap, Narrow opening

Form: n

Sentence: The earthquake created a rift in the mountain which served as an ideal gateway for

people to travel to places on the other side of the mountain.

Synonyms: Cleft, Fissure

Antonyms:

Related Word:



Word ID: R176

Word: Rigid

Meaning: Stiff and unyielding, Strict, Hard and unbending

Form: adj

Sentence: Despite the miserable results of his decisions, the captain of the team is stillrigid over his policies.

Synonyms: Unyielding

Antonyms: Limber

Related Word: Rigidity (n), Rigidly (adv)

Word ID: R177

Word: Rigorous

Meaning: (1) Careful, thorough, and exact (2) Severe, Harsh, Demanding

Form: adj

Sentence:

1) The importers in US are so conscious about the quality of goods that theysend their experts all over the world for rigorous inspection of the goods beforeimporting them. 2) To qualify for a US Commando Cop, the candidates haveto go through such a rigorous training that more than eighty percent of themdrop out before the completion of the course.

Synonyms:

Antonyms: Lenient

Related Word: Rigor (n), Rigorously (adv)

Word ID: R178

Word: Rile

Meaning: To annoy and irritate

Form: v

Sentence:

The uncaring and rude manner of the salesman in dealing with the customersriled the customers no end, and some of them decided to complain to the storemanager.

Synonyms: Vex



Antonyms: Gratify

Related Word:

Word ID: R183

Word: Riveting

Meaning: Absorbing, Engrossing, Holding one's attention

Form: adj

Sentence: The Austria vs. Romania football match telecast on TV last night made for riveting viewing; the two teams were tied at 2-2 till the final moments of thegame when the Romanians struck the decisive goal.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R184

Word: Rivulet

Meaning: Small stream

Form: n

Sentence: The intense heat and the pressure of the examination made rivulets of sweatrunning down his face and neck.

Synonyms: Tributary, Estuary

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R185

Word: Robust

Meaning: Strong, Not slender or delicate. Also, forceful and effective

Form: adj

Sentence: 1) To tackle the bad road conditions, Fiat has come out with a new robustsuspension, which can handle the pot holes without any damage. 2) None, but



only a giant could move his robust body.

Synonyms: Vigorous

Antonyms: Sickly

Related Word: Robustness (n), Robustly (adv)

Word ID: R190

Word: Roster

Meaning: List or plan showing turns of duty for individuals or companies

Form: n

Sentence: The personnel manager has asked for the attendance roster of all the people in

the finance department.

Synonyms: Catalogue

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R191

Word: Rostrum

Meaning: Platform for speech-making or for a music conductor to conduct the orchestra

Form: n

Sentence: As the master composer stood up to take his place on the rostrum, a hushdescended on the large crowd gathered to see him perform.

Synonyms: Pulpit

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R192

Word: Rote

Meaning: Repetition, Learning by memory rather than by understanding

Form: n



Sentence: Most students feel that subjects like History do not need any understanding andthat they have to be learnt by rote.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Related Word:

Word ID: R193

Word: Rotund

Meaning: Fat and round

Form: adj

Sentence:

He is absolutely not conscious about his rotund figure, though children

sometimes snigger at him behind his back for being so fat.

Synonyms: Spherical

Antonyms: Slim

Related Word: Rotundity (n)

Word ID: R194

Word: Rousing

Meaning: Lively, Stirring, That makes people excited and eager

Form: adj

Sentence: On completion of his excellent speech, Stephen Hawking was rightly given arousing ovation by the thrilled crowd.

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Word ID: R195

Word: Rout

Meaning: To defeat completely and drive away



Form: v & n

Sentence:

1) The enemy was routed so badly by our brave soldiers that they would never think of an attack again.2) The planned strategy and superior strength of our army led to the rout of the enemy.

Synonyms: Vanquish, Stampede

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Word ID: R196

Word: Rubble

Meaning:

Broken fragments of a constructed building that has been demolished or

destroyed

Form: n

Sentence: The devastating earthquake in Gujrat, India reduced all the big multistory buildings and small slum houses like rubble.

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Word ID: R200

Word: Rudimentary

Meaning: Not developed, Elementary, At the simplest level

Form: adj

Sentence: The first wheel created in the early 14th century was quite rudimentary andlimited in its functionality

Synonyms: Elementary, Fundamental

Antonyms: Developed, Advanced

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Word ID: R201



Word: Rue

Meaning: To be very sorry about, Regret, Mourn, Repent

Form: v

Sentence: I still rue the day I took the decision to join this company -- at that time, I hadthe choice of joining the other, now more successful, company.

Synonyms: Lament

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Word ID: R202

Word: Ruffian

Meaning: An unpleasant and violent man, Bully, Scoundrel

Form: n

Sentence: Troubled by the increasing crime in the area, the society has decided to get ridof the local ruffians, who they feel are responsible for the problems.

Synonyms: Barbarian

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Related Word: Ruffianly (adj), Ruffianism (n)

Word ID: R204

Word: Ruminate

Meaning: (1) To think deeply and over a period of time (2) Chew over and over (of cattleetc.)

Form: v

Sentence: The candidate said that he would need some time to ruminate over the joboffer, and requested the company personnel manager to wait for his response.

Synonyms: Ponder, Mull

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Related Word: Rumination (n), Ruminative (adj)

Word ID: R205



Word: Rummage

Meaning: Ransack, Thoroughly search

Form: v & n

Sentence: I thoroughly rummaged through my room to find the missing key, but therewas no sign of it.

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Word ID: R210

Word: Rustic

Meaning: Pertaining to the village or rural people, Having a simple and unspoiledcharacter

Form: adj

Sentence: Though he shifted from village to the town four years ago, but even now hisaccent clearly shows his rusticity.

Synonyms: Rural, Pastoral, Agrarian

Antonyms: Urban, Sophisticated

Related Word: Rusticity (n)

Word ID: R211

Word: Rustle

Meaning: To make slight sounds like paper, dry leaves etc. moving or being rubbedtogether

Form: v & n

Sentence: Even though we could not see the snake in the garden, we could hear it rustlingin the grass.

Synonyms: Murmur, Whisper, Sigh

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Word ID: R211

Word: Rustle

Meaning: To make slight sounds like paper, dry leaves etc. moving or being rubbedtogether

Form: v & n

Sentence: Even though we could not see the snake in the garden, we could hear it rustlingin the grass.

Synonyms: Murmur, Whisper, Sigh

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Word ID: R148

Word: Resuscitate

Meaning: To bring back to life

Form: v

Sentence: For a moment it seemed that his heartbeat had stopped, but the doctorsmanaged to miraculously resuscitate him.

Synonyms: Revive, Revivify

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Related Word: Resuscitation (n)

Word ID: R148

Word: Resuscitate

Meaning: To bring back to life

Form: v

Sentence: For a moment it seemed that his heartbeat had stopped, but the doctorsmanaged to miraculously resuscitate him.

Synonyms: Revive, Revivify

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Related Word: Resuscitation (n)



Word ID: R105

Word: Repartee

Meaning: Quick, amusing answers in a conversation

Form: n

Sentence: I loved that part of the play which had the exchange of witty of repartee between the lawyer and the witness.

Synonyms: Riposte

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Word ID: R182

Word: Riven

Meaning: Split violently apart

Form: adj

Sentence: The new TV soap opera traces the story of two business families riven by jealousy and hatred.

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Word ID: R187

Word: Rollicking

Meaning: Noisy and merry

Form: adj

Sentence: Despite the warden's warnings, the students showed no intention of getting outof their rollicking mood and putting an end to the party.

Synonyms: Boisterous

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Word ID: R188

Word: Romp

Meaning: To play noisily and roughly with lots of running and jumping

Form: v & n

Sentence: After the picnic, the kids were still in their merry mood when they rompedhome.

Synonyms: Frolic, Rollick

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Word ID: R189

Word: Rosary

Meaning: A string of beads used for counting prayers

Form: n

Sentence: A noble looking person opened the door, and I could make out that he was areligious person as he had a rosary in his hand and was saying his prayersunder his breath.

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Word ID: R198

Word: Ruckus

Meaning: A noisy and confusing situation, A scene of heated argument

Form: n

Sentence: The ruckus created by the accident led to a major traffic jam, which lasted for quite a few hours.

Synonyms: Rumpus

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