GRE VERY HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS
Abate (
) Verb
The wind abated after the storm: decrease , diminish , reduce , lessen , subside , decline , fade , fade away, recede , dwindle , moderate , mitigate , weaken , wane , ebb , curtail , slack , slacken , go down, lower, fall off, fall away, taper off, lighten, soften , quiet , quell , slow , slow down, slake off, temper , cool , blunt ; ease , relieve , alleviate , assuage , pacify , soothe , allay , mollify , palliate , dull ; dampen , restrain , restrict .
—Antonyms increase , intensify , magnify , enhance , heighten, aggravate , amplify , grow ; multiply , rise , come up, strengthen , sharpen , heat up; quicken , accelerate , hurry , speed , speed up; prolong , extend .
2.
Aberrant (
) Adjective
1 The planet's orbit was plainly aberrant: straying, stray , deviating, deviate , wandering, errant, erring, devious , erratic , rambling , diverging, divergent .
2 Aberrant behavior led to his confinement: abnormal , irregular , unusual , odd , eccentric , peculiar , exceptional , weird , queer , curious , singular , strange ; unconforming, nonconforming, anomalous .
—Antonyms
1 direct .
2 normal .
3. Abeyance (
) Noun
The building project will be held in abeyance until spring: postponement, suspension, intermission , remission , deferral, adjournment , discontinuance, inaction, dormancy, latency; pause , delay , cessation , quiescence, recess , hiatus , waiting period, in a holding pattern; in cold storage, on ice, on a back burner.
—Antonyms
Continuance , continuation , continuity , ceaselessness.
Abscond
†divi nIqv
Depart secretly, hide, run away, escape
4. abstemious (
) adjective
His abstemious habits allowed him few pleasures: abstinent , ascetic , austere , temperate , continent, nonindulgent, teetotal, selfdenying, sparing , self-disciplined, abstentious.
—Antonyms self-indulgent, abandoned , undisciplined , uncontrolled, hedonistic, profligate , licentious , unrestrained , immoderate .
Abstruse `y‡e©va¨, Obscure, complex, profound, difficult to understand
RwUj
5. admonish (
) verb
1 The captain admonished the guards to be on the alert: warn , caution , put on guard, tip off; advise , counsel , enjoin .
2 The preacher admonished his congregation for failure to attend weekly services: reprove , censure , reprimand , rebuke , reproach , remonstrate , chide , chasten , scold , upbraid , criticize , take to task, call to account, rap on the knuckles.
—Antonyms
2 praise , compliment , commend .
6. adulterate (
) verb
The ancient Greeks often adulterated their wine with water: contaminate , thin , water , water down; depreciate , Informal cut .
7 . esthetic or aesthetic (
) adjective
The course in art history is designed to develop the student's esthetic judgment: appreciative of beauty, appealing to artistic taste, having artistic tastes, artistic ; sensitive , discriminating , cultivated, refined , fastidious .
—Antonyms unesthetic, unappreciative; insensitive , undiscriminating.
8. aggregate (
) noun
The final plan was an aggregate of all our ideas: composite , compound , union , combination , gathering , accumulation , collection , amassing, bringing together, summation, mixture , mix , blend , mass, conglomeration , conglomerate.
9. Alacrity (
) noun
1 She answered his call for assistance with alacrity: willingness, enthusiasm , eagerness , fervor , zeal , avidity; alertness, promptness, dispatch , readiness.
2 Despite his 80 years, he moved with alacrity: liveliness, briskness, sprightliness; agility , nimbleness.
—Antonyms
1 unwillingness, indifference , unconcern , apathy , impassiveness, reluctance, disinclination; languor , lethargy , dullness.
2 slowness, sluggishness.
Allay [v.] jvNe/Dckg
Kiv
Alleviate, assuage, calm, dispel, alleviate, relieve
verb
This medication will alleviate the soreness: relieve , ease , allay , assuage ; lessen , reduce , abate , diminish , check , temper , lighten, soften , mitigate , mollify ; blunt , dull , moderate , slake , slacken , subdue , quit , quench.
—Antonyms
1

GRE VERY HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS make worse, aggravate , increase , intensify , heighten, enhance , magnify , multiply .
Altruistic ciwnZeªZx unselfish, humane, selfless, philanthropic
11. amalgamate (
) verb
Silver must be amalgamated with a harder material to make durable jewelry. The two shipping companies amalgamated into one: combine , blend , merge , fuse, mix , commingle ; unite , unify , join together, consolidate , coalesce , incorporate , federate, integrate , synthesize .
—Antonyms separate , part , divide , disunite.
12. ambiguous adjective
"Indian" is an ambiguous word because it can refer to an American Indian or a native of India: equivocal , vague , unclear, cryptic , enigmatic , puzzling, indefinite , uncertain , doubtful ; misleading, having a double meaning.
—Antonyms explicit , definite , specific , direct , conclusive ; clear , plain , frank , unmistakable , obvious , simple , lucid ; unquestionable , honest .
13.
ambivalent
(
) adjective
I have ambivalent thoughts on where to spend my vacation: contradictory , conflicting , opposing, clashing, warring; confused, undecided , unfocused, mixed , wavering, fluctuating, vacillating, Informal wishy-washy .
—Antonyms definite , positive ; unwavering .
14. ameliorate
(
A‡c¶vK„Z fv‡jv
,
) verb
1 The council met to consider ways of ameliorating the foreign situation: improve , better , help , heal , fix up, patch up, correct , rectify ; amend , reform , revise , improve upon, make an improvement upon; advance , promote .
2 Doctors say the patient's condition has ameliorated: improve , get better, grow better, perk up, pick up, progress , come along, mend , show improvement.
—Antonyms
1 ruin , botch , queer , screw up, wreck , destroy .
deteriorate
decline
weaken
worsen
(
)
1. an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one.
2. a thing or person that belongs to another, esp. an earlier, time.
16. analogous
(
) adjective
The heart is analogous to a pump: similar , like, comparable , akin , equivalent , parallel , correlative, corresponding .
—Antonyms dissimilar , unlike ; different , divergent
(
)
Noun
1 Any form of government is better than anarchy: absence of government, disorder , lawlessness, chaos .
2 Anarchists dream of an ideal state of anarchy in which people will be completely free: utopia , the millennium.
—Antonyms
1 order , discipline , authority ; government , organization , control ; regimentation , subjection.
18.
Anomalous
(
)
Adjective
1 An Eskimo in native dress would cut an anomalous figure in Rio: odd , strange , peculiar , incongruous , out of keeping, bizarre .
2 Cats with six toes are anomalous but not uncommon: irregular , abnormal , atypical ; monstrous .
—Antonyms
1 common , usual , standard , typical , familiar , unexceptional, ordinary , natural , normal , regular , conventional , customary .
2 normal , typical .
19.
Antipathy
(
)
Noun
I try to be broadminded but do feel antipathy toward people who are dirty and unkempt: dislike , aversion , distaste ; disgust , repulsion , loathing , repugnance , abhorrence ; antagonism , animosity , ill will, enmity , rancor , hostility , unfriendliness.
—Antonyms affinity , fellow feeling, regard , sympathy , attraction , partiality ; love , affection , attachment .
20.
Apathy
(
)
Noun
Public apathy can lead to bad government: indifference , unconcern , lack of interest, inattention, unresponsiveness, passiveness, lethargy , lassitude ; lack of feeling, numbness, emotionlessness, coolness, impassibility, impassivity.
—Antonyms
Concern , interest , attention , responsiveness, action ; emotion , feeling , excitement , passion , zeal , vehemence , enthusiasm , fervor .
21.
Appease
(
)
Verb
1 Nothing would appease the crying baby: calm , make peaceful, pacify , quiet , soothe , solace , mollify , lull , compose , placate .
2 That sandwich appeased my appetite: satisfy , ease , allay , abate , assuage , alleviate , temper , mitigate , relieve ; slake , quench, quell , blunt , still , quiet , dull .
3 Chamberlain should never have tried to appease Hitler: conciliate , accommodate , propitiate .
—Antonyms
1,2,3 aggravate , provoke , inflame , arouse .
1 disturb , upset , bother , annoy , dissatisfy, perturb .
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3 anger , enrage , infuriate ; antagonize , Informal cross
Appraise †hvM¨Zv wbiƒcb
Kiv
Assess, evaluate, judge, value, estimate
22.
Apprise
(
)
Verb
Police should apprise an arrested person of his or her rights to remain silent and to be represented by a lawyer: inform , notify , advise , tell , make acquainted, make aware, make cognizant of, disclose , enlighten .
—Antonyms
Keep secret, keep quiet about.
23.
Approbation
(
)
Noun
The architect received approbation for his new office building design: praise , congratulation, compliment , good word, applause , acclaim ; approval , acceptance , support , endorsement, ratification, commendation , laudation, official sanction.
—Antonyms
Censure , condemnation , criticism ; disapproval , dissatisfaction , protest , rejection , veto .
24.
Appropriate
(
//
)
Adjective
1 A long dress is appropriate for a formal wedding: suitable , proper , well-suited, congruous, fitting , befitting , correct , seemly , apt , apropos , well-chosen; characteristic , belonging, pertinent , relevant , germane , to the purpose, to the point, opportune .
Verb
2 The city will appropriate money for two new schools: allocate , set apart, allot , apportion , assign , earmark .
3 The county should appropriate land for a new highway: take possession of, take , confiscate , expropriate .
—Antonyms
1 inappropriate , improper , ill-suited , unsuitable , unsuited, unfitting, incongruous , unbefitting, unseemly , incorrect , wrong , inconsonant, incompatible
, outré
; uncharacteristic, out of place, inopportune , irrelevant .
2 withhold .
3 give , bestow , donate ; relinquish , cede , dispose of.
Arcane
Archetype
†Mvcbxq, inm¨gqx
Avw`iƒc
Secret, mysterious, esoteric, hidden, covert, obscure
Model, epitome, prototype, original, classic
25.
Arduous
(
)
Adjective
Crossing the continent in a covered wagon was an arduous undertaking: difficult , hard , laborious , toilsome , wearisome , exhausting, fatiguing, tiring, burdensome, heavy , tough , troublesome , onerous , trying , full of hardships, formidable , severe , Herculean ; vigorous , strenuous , energetic .
—Antonyms
Light, facile , easy , simple , effortless , smooth .
Artful cÖZviYvc~Y© crafty, sly, deceitful, cunning
26.
Artless
( সহজ সরল )
1 Her love was as artless as a child's: frank , candid , open , honest , true , guileless , innocent , naïve, simple , humble , straightforward ; sincere , unpretentious , trusting , undesigning, open-hearted, ingenuous , unsophisticated, unaffected , unselfconscious.
2 Nothing can compare to the artless beauty of a waterfall: natural , pure , unadorned, plain , simple , primitive , crude .
3 The painting was completely artless: inartistic, lacking art; without artistic talent, untalented.
—Antonyms
1 cunning , crafty , sly , wily , dishonest , deceitful , designing , artful , insincere , pretended , faked, phony , false , counterfeit ; sophisticated , affected, self-conscious ; suspicious , distrustful .
2 artificial , unnatural , synthetic .
3 artistic , aesthetic .
Articulate [v/adj] ¯úófv‡e e¨³
Kiv
Eloquent, coherent, fluent, communicative [Adj: clear, distinct]
27.
Ascetic
(
)
1 Most of the early saints were extreme ascetics: self-denier, abstainer, self-mortifier; hermit , recluse , solitary , eremite, anchorite, celibate , cenobite; religious , monk , nun, flagellant; yogi, fakir, dervish.
Adjective
2 Trappist monks lead an ascetic existence: austere , self-denying, abstemious , strict , stern , Spartan , rigorous , selfmortifying.
—Antonyms
1 hedonist , sensualist, voluptuary , sybarite , bon vivant.
2 self-indulgent, indulgent , pampered, luxurious , comfortable ; abandoned , dissolute , voluptuous , sensuous , sensual , sybaritic .
Aseptic wb R© xe Hygenic
28.
Assiduous
(
)
3

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It takes assiduous work to learn Russian. I admire an assiduous student: diligent , industrious , hardworking, laborious , unremitting, determined , persistent , persevering, earnest , steadfast , constant , tenacious , dogged, untiring , tireless , unflagging , indefatigable , sed-ulous.
—Antonyms indolent , lazy , idle ; haphazard , casual , cavalier , lax , hit-or-miss, undetermined, inconstant , happy-go-lucky .
29.
Assuage
(
)
Verb
Liniment will assuage the pain, but soaking in hot water does the injury more good: allay , ease , relieve , mitigate ; lighten, lessen , soften ; mollify , alleviate , soothe , calm , quiet , still , pacify , appease , temper , take the edge off, tone down.
—Antonyms
Intensify , aggravate , irritate , exacerbate , heighten, sharpen , increase , augment ; provoke , excite , arouse , kindle , inflame .
30.
attenuate
( শান্ত /
)
Verb
1 The silversmith attenuated the ingot into one long thread: draw out, make thin, make fine, make slender, spin out.
2 Aspirin only attenuated the pain: weaken , reduce , diminish , lessen , decrease ; dilute , water down, adulterate , impair , enervate , enfeeble .
—Antonyms
1 broadens , make thick, make coarse, make fat, enlarge , expand .
2 increase , amplify , intensify , augment , strengthen , develop .
Attribute [v] Av‡ivc/`vqx
Kiv
Ascribe, assign, believe, credit, consider, impute, refer
31.
Audacious
(
)
Adjective
1 Napoleon was an audacious leader: bold , daring , adventurous , venturesome , enterprising ; brave , courageous , fearless , unafraid, valiant , intrepid , dauntless , stouthearted , lionhearted, stalwart , valorous, plucky, Slang gutsy.
2 We admired the audacious feats of the trapeze artists: bold , daring , reckless , rash , risky , daredevil , devil-may-care, deathdefying, breakneck; heedless , foolhardy , injudicious, imprudent , desperate , hotheaded , self-willed, wild .
3 Her audacious behavior shocked us all: impudent , impertinent , insolent , brazen , fresh , shameless , outrageous , defiant , unabashed , presumptuous , assuming , forward , saucy , cheeky, bossy, pert ; disrespectful , rude , discourteous .
—Antonyms
1 unadventurous, unenterprising; cowardly , fainthearted , craven , frightened , timid , pusillanimous , Slang yellow , chickenhearted, lily-livered.
2 careful , guarded , discreet ; prudent , circumspect , cautious , judicious .
3 tactful , gracious , unassuming , cordial , amiable , ingratiating , deferential , reverential, obsequious , Informal kowtowing; polite , courteous , mannerly , well-mannered, gentlemanly , ladylike , refined , polished , formal .
32.austere
( কঠোর , নীতিপরায়ণ )
Adjective
1 In the old days, schoolmasters were thought of as austere men: stern , strict , severe , forbidding , ascetic .
2 The Puritans led austere lives: rigorous , rigid , Spartan , ascetic , self-denying, abstemious , strict , simple , spare , stark , strait-laced, chaste .
—Antonyms
1 permissive , lenient , indulgent , easy , flexible , lax ; frivolous , gay , cheerful , joyful , merry , lighthearted , jovial , jolly , jaunty , nonchalant , lively , exuberant , vivacious , effervescent , high-spirited, playful , convivial ; kindly , kind, sweet , genial .
2 luxurious , lush , comfortable , easy ; sophisticated , cosmopolitan ; loose , corrupt , dissolute , dissipated , debauched , degenerate , depraved , wanton , abandoned , self-gratifying, free-and-easy, immoral , wicked , evil , sinful , impure , lewd , licentious , lascivious .
(
)
Adjective
The school of adult education was an autonomous extension of the university: self-governing, self-determined; selfsufficient , selfreliant , independent , sovereign , free .
—Antonyms
Governed, dependent , subject .
(
)
Verb
The witness averred that he had seen the suspect at the scene of the crime: assert , declare , affirm , state , avow , avouch , maintain , swear , insist , emphasize , contend , profess , represent , proclaim , pronounce , protest , asseverate ; certify , verify , guarantee .
—Antonyms
Deny , disavow , disclaim , repudiate ; doubt , be uncertain, gainsay.
Baleful Aïf, KzcÖfve Threatening, malevolent, menacing, vindictive
35.
Banal
(
)
Adjective
There were no new ideas in his banal lecture: stale , trite , unoriginal, hackneyed , ordinary , commonplace , prosaic , pedestrian , unexciting, unimaginative , everyday , stock , humdrum , dull , uninteresting , conventional , stereotyped , insipid , threadbare , shopworn, tired , corny , cliché-ridden, vapid , platitudinous, bromidic, jejune.
—Antonyms
Original , new , novel , unique , exciting , fresh , unusual , extraordinary , innovative , distinctive , stimulating, stimulative, gripping , provocative , challenging, imaginative , interesting .
36.
Belie
(
)
Verb
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1 The facts belie your story: disprove , refute , contradict , controvert , repudiate , show to be false, give the lie to, invalidate , gainsay, negate , betray , deny , defy .
2 The author's smile belied his anger with the critic: misrepresent , falsify ; disguise , camouflage , mask , conceal , cloak .
—Antonyms
1 proves , verify , attest to, validate , support , confirm , corroborate .
2 represent , reveal , disclose , indicate .
Benevolent `qvjy Benign, Kind, generous, compassionate , munificent
37.
Adj. doing good or causing good to be done; charitable.
1.
Beneficial
(
,
)
Adjective
Exercise is beneficial to good health: helpful , advantageous , propitious , useful , valuable , contributive, favorable , profitable , productive ; healthful , healing, good for.
—Antonyms
Useless , detrimental, detractive, disadvantageous ; unfavorable , harmful , pernicious , unwholesome .
Bilateral wØgyLx,wØc¶xq two-sided, two-pronged, joint, mutual
38.
Bolster
(
)
Verb
1 More timbers are needed to bolster the roof of the mine: support , brace , prop up, hold up, buttress , reinforce , maintain , sustain , shore up, shoulder , cradle .
2 More facts are needed to bolster your argument: support , uphold , sustain , strengthen , reinforce , add to, help , aid , assist .
Noun
3 Put the bolster on the couch: cushion , pillow .
—Antonyms
1 weighs down.
2 diminish , lessen , weaken , tear down.
39.
Bombastic
(
)
Adjective
No one believed his bombastic claims: grandiloquent , pompous , windy , padded, inflated , magniloquent, tumid , turgid , verbose , wordy .
—Antonyms
Temperate , unpretentious , modest , natural , simple , unaffected , deflated, quiet .
40.
Boorish
(
)
Adjective
She considers the peasants boorish: crude , rude , coarse , vulgar , unrefined , unpolished, uncouth , gauche , loutish , oafish, rustic , peasantlike.
—Antonyms
Genteel , polite , polished , cultured , refined , cultivated, gentlemanly , courtly , gallant , lady-like; sophisticated , urbane , cosmopolitan .
41.
Burgeon
(
)
Verb
Housing developments are burgeoning on all sides. Spring has begun to burgeon in every valley and glade: thrive , flourish , expand , enlarge , grow , develop , mushroom , escalate , wax , increase , spring up, shoot up, proliferate , augment , spread ; bloom , blossom , flower , blow , effloresce, open , fructify, bear fruit.
42.
Burnish
Verb
The silver bracelet was burnished to a bright finish: polish , wax , buff , shine , smooth , and rub up.
—Antonyms
Abrade , scratch , mar .
43.
Buttress
(
)
Noun
1 The north wall of the cathedral had a beautiful stone buttress: support , brace , prop , stanchion, abutment, arch, stay, and shoulder .
Verb
2 Buttress that fence with some two-by-fours. You'd better buttress your argument with more facts: prop , prop up, brace , shore, shore up, reinforce , strengthen , bolster , support , boost , steel .
44.
Cacophonous
(
)
Adjective
The cacophonous sounds of the street came through the open window: dissonant , inharmonious, harsh , raucous , discordant, unmusical, unmelodious, strident , screechy, jarring, grating, disharmonious, nonmelodious; out of tune, off-key , offpitch.
Candid
Cant
AKcU, mij fÊvgx, Acfvlv
Frank, open, honest, truthful, outspoken
Hypocrisy, false piety, humbug
Canon Standard, principal,
45.
Capricious
(
)
Adjective
The capricious man bought and exchanged three shirts in a week: changeable , fickle , variable , impulsive , erratic , flighty , skittish , mercurial , fanciful , faddish; indecisive , undecided , irresolute , uncertain , wavering, vacillating, shilly-shallying; irresponsible , inconsistent , unsteady , unstable , fitful , uneven , eccentric , quirky.
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—Antonyms
Consistent , unchangeable , inflexible , unmovable, firm, fixed , unwavering , invariable , unswerving ; resolute , determined , steadfast , certain , decided , decisive ; serious , responsible , steady , stable , even .
46.
Castigate
(
)
Verb
The principal castigated the students for their unruly behavior: chastise , upbraid , rebuke , censure , reprimand , reproach , chasten , reprove , berate , scold , admonish , criticize , chide , call on the carpet, bawl out, chew out, dress down, haul over the coals, take to task; punish , discipline , correct , penalize.
—Antonyms
Praise , laud , compliment , honor ; reward , encourage .
47.
(
)
1. a substance that causes or speeds a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
2. a person or thing that precipitates an event or change.
48.
Caustic
(
)
Adjective
1 Acid is caustic: burning , corrosive , corroding, erosive; astringent , stinging, biting , gnawing, sharp .
2 His caustic remarks hurt our feelings: sarcastic , biting , stinging, cutting , scathing , sharp , harsh , acrid , acrimonious , tart, bitter .
—Antonyms
1 soothing, healing; bland , mild .
2 flattering, complimentary ; sweet , kind, loving , pleasant , pleasing , gentle , gracious , agreeable , mild , bland .
49. Chicanery
(
)
Noun
There was some chicanery with our reservations, and we complained to the travel agent: deception , trickery , fraud , deceit , cozenage, gulling, guile , hocus-pocus , double-dealing , duplicity , duping, subterfuge , hoodwinking, pettifoggery, humbuggery; knavery, roguery, rascality, villainy.
Churlish e`‡gRvRx Boorish, Choleric, Churlish, Hot-tempered, impolite, rude
Cipher mvs‡KwZK wPý
Circumlocution Nywi‡q-
‡cwP‡q ejv
Circumspect mZK©, weP¶Y
Clairvoyant
Clandestine
Aš—
`©„wóm¤úbœ
†Mvcb, myß
Cloture mgvßxm~PK
Cloying AwZwgóRwbZ we¯^v`
Code, secret message, nonentity, symbols
Evasive Language, unnecessary and indirect speech
Careful, cautious, prudent, judicious, vigilant
Diviner, mystic, psychic, spiritualist, telepathist, visionary
Secret, covert, hidden, furtive, surreptitious
Closure, Closing, Conclusion, shutting down, termination
Sugary, sticky, syrupy, over-sweet
(
)
Certain drugs cause blood to coagulate: clot , congeal ; solidify, set , gel, jell, jellify, harden , curdle ; thicken .
—Antonyms
Liquefy, melt , dissolve , and soften.
51.
(
)
1. A concluding passage of a musical composition.
2. A concluding section, esp. one serving as a summation of preceding themes, as in a drama.
3. Anything that serves as a conclusion or summation.
Codify m s Kjb Kiv To reduce to a code, as laws.
Coercion eva¨ Kiv
Force, compulsion, intimidation, oppression
52.
Cogent
(
)
Adjective
He gave us several cogent reasons why the plan would inevitably fail: compelling, valid , persuasive , forceful , powerful , potent , trenchant , convincing , well-founded, incontrovertible , sound, meritorious , weighty , effective , undeniable , wellgrounded.
—Antonyms
Unconvincing, unsound , dubious , implausible , improbable .
Cogitate a¨vb Kiv Deliberate, ponder, ruminate, meditate, muse Antonym: Impetuous
Cognitive eyw×e„wËK Mental progress, having to do with knowing
Cognizant
Coherent
Collage
Colossal
Comeliness eyw×gvb /m‡PZb
†hŠw³K msMÖn,
†RvovZvwj cÖKvÊ g‡bvig, my›`i
Aware, knowledge, mindful
Logical, rational, consistent, reasoned
Clutter, Random collection, hodgepodge, patchwork,
Huge, massive, immense, gigantic, enormous
Allure, charm, beauty, attractiveness, exquisiteness
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Commend cÖksmv/mycvwik
Kiv
Praise, acclaim, extol, laud, entrust
53. Commensurate also commensurable
(
)
Adjective
Her salary is commensurate with her ability and experience: in accord, consistent , in agreement, suitable , fitting , appropriate , compatible , corresponding , proportionate , comparable , on a proper scale, relative , equal , equivalent , even , balanced , meet, parallel , relative , square .
—Antonyms
Inconsistent , unsuitable , inappropriate , unfitting, incompatible , disproportionate , dissimilar , incomparable , unequal , discordant.
Commiserate
Commodious mg‡e`bv
Rvbv‡bv cÖk¯—
Pity, empathize, sympathize, console, offer condolences
Capacious, spacious, large, ample, extensive, vast
Compact [N] Pzw³, mg‡SvZv
Agreement, contact
54. Compendium
(
)
Noun
It was fascinating to browse through the compendium of quotations: digest , abridgment , condensation , abstract , brief , epitome , overview, précis , summary .
55.
Complaisant Adjective
The host's complaisant manner made everyone feel welcome: obliging , solicitous , pleasing , agreeable , compliant, cordial , congenial , affable , warm , gracious , friendly , pleasant , amiable , good-natured , good-humored , easygoing .
—Antonyms
Unobliging, contrary , unsolicitous, uncooperative, indifferent ; disagreeable , unpleasant , cold , unfriendly , ungracious .
Complaint
Complaisant
Awf‡hvM, mgv‡jvPbv
AvZ¥Zzwó
Criticism, objection, grumble, grievance
Trying to please, obtaining, overly polite
Complement
Compliant
Complicity
Compliment c~iK m¤§Z, bgbkxj
`y®‹‡g©i mn‡hvMx cÖksmv, mgv`i
(
)
Noun
Balance, harmonize, match, accompaniment, set off
Acquiescent, amenable, biddable, obedient, yielding
Involvement, collusion, connivance, participation responsibility
Accolade, admiring comment, flatter, praise
Compliance with the traffic laws is necessary for safe driving. Yes-men are known for their compliance: conformity , conforming, obedience , yielding , giving in, submission , deference ; assent , acquiescence, complaisance, pliancy, nonresistance, passivity, docility, meekness.
—Antonyms noncompliance, nonconformity , disobedience , resistance , rebelliousness, assertiveness, individuality , stubbornness; obstinacy.
57.
Conciliatory
(
)
Adjective
One conciliatory remark would make them friends again: peacemaking, reconciling, friendly , reassuring, placatory, pacifying, mollifying, accommodative, appeasing.
—Antonyms
Antagonistic, hostile , unfriendly , unforgiving.
Conducive mnvqK Favorable, helpful, encouraging, advantageous, beneficial
58. Condone
(
)
Verb
Parents must not condone their children's bad behavior: overlook , let pass, ignore , disregard , put up with, wink at; forgive , excuse , pardon , justify , absolve , forget .
—Antonyms
Condemn , denounce , censure , disapprove ; punish , castigate .
59. Confound
(
)
Verb
The patient's unusual symptoms confounded the doctor: perplex , confuse , baffle , bewilder , puzzle , mystify , mix up, disconcert , unsettle , nonplus , rattle , fluster , throw off the scent; amaze , astound , astonish , surprise , startle , dumfound, flabbergast , strike with wonder.
—Antonyms
Enlighten , explain , solve , clear up, clarify .
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Conjecture Abygvb
Conscience we‡eK
Consensus
HKgZ¨
Consign n¯—vš— i/†cÖiY j¶¨Yxq Conspicuous
Constrain mxgve×Zv
Consummate c~Y©v½ Kiv
Contempt N„Yv/AeÁv
Contend
Kiv
†Póv/cÖwZev`
Kiv
Content [Adj/N]
Z…ß / Dcv`vb
Contention
ZK©/hyw³ cÖ`k©b
60. Connoisseur
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)
Noun
Assumption, guess, imagine, speculate, speculation, surmise
Ethics, principles, scruples
Consonance, consent, compromise, agreement, accord
Relegate, deliver, transfer, dispatch, send off
Obvious, noticeable, prominent, evident, patent
Limit, restrain, confine, hamper, hinder, constrict
Accomplish, accomplished, complete, achieve
Hatred, disdain, dislike, disrespect, derision, scorn
Argue, assert, compete, vie, challenge, comfortable, happy, pleased, satisfied [N: substance, ingredient ]
Argument, disputation, debate, conflict, controversy
The old gentleman was a connoisseur of fine wines: expert , judge , authority , mavin, person of good taste, cognoscente; epicure , gourmet .
61. Contention Noun
1 Border raiding led to even more contention: struggle , strife , conflict , combat , altercation , feud , wrangle , rivalry, contest ; argument , debate , dispute , disagreement , controversy , dispute , dissension, falling out, opposition , discord .
2 It was his contention that she was lazy: allegation , charge , assertion , claim , position , point .
peace
accord
agreement
1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues.
3. pertaining to causes between contending parties involved in litigation.
con•ten"tious•ly, adv.
con•ten"tious•ness, n.
63. Contrite Adjective
His contrite manner made us forgives him: conscience-stricken, sorrowful , regretful , repentant, rueful, penitent , remorseful , apologetic , chastened, humbled.
—Antonyms proud , pleased, uncontrite, unrepentant , unapologetic.
64. Conundrum Noun
No one in the room could find the answer to the conundrum: puzzle , riddle , enigma , mystery , poser, puzzler, paradox , arcanum, brain-teaser, stumper, stopper, Chinese puzzle, rebus, problem .
65. Converge Verb
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers converge at St. Louis. A lens converges light rays: come together, meet, approach ; focus , concentrate , bring together.
—Antonyms
Diverge , separate , part , scatter , disperse .
Convolute RU cvKv‡bv
Copious
Corpulent
Coterie
Counterfeit
Crass cÖvPzh©c~Y©
¯’yj/fvix
Awfbœ ¯^v_©m¤úbœ e¨w³‡`i `j
K…wÎg/fvb
Kiv
¯’yj/Wvnv
Complicate, confuse, obscure
Abundant, plentiful, bountiful, numerous, profuse
Fat, fleshy, rotund, plump, podgy
Clique, group, circle, gang, elite, faction
Fake, phony, bogus, forge, imitation, sham
Blundering, inane, ridiculous, stupid, insensitive, tactless
66. Convolution Noun
The children were fascinated by the convolutions of the snake: coiling, coil , twisting, twist , winding , undulation, contortion; sinuosity, sinuousness, tortuousness; maze , labyrinth .
—Antonyms
Uncoiling, unwinding.
67. Craven Adjective
Refusing to stand and fight was a craven thing to do: cowardly , dastardly , pusillanimous ; timid , timorous, fearful , frightened , scared ;
Slang yellow , lily-livered, chicken-hearted; mean-spirited, base, low , lowdown.
—Antonyms
Brave , courageous , heroic , fearless , valorous, valiant , dauntless ; bold , daring , audacious .
Credulity wek¦vmcÖeYZv Gullibility, innocence, naïveté
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Culmination kxl©we›`y Conclusion, termination, finale
68. Daunt Verb
Crossing the country in wagons did not daunt the early pioneers: intimidate , dismay , faze , discourage , dishearten , deject, depress , dash , unnerve , subdue , browbeat , cow , abash, menace , threaten ; frighten , scare , alarm , affright.
—Antonyms
Embolden, encourage , cheer , animate , enliven .
Debacle
Debilitate
Decorous
ûovûwo/ mg~n webvk
`ye©j Kiv webqx/bgª
Disaster, catastrophe, devastation, fiasco, shambles
Encumber, hinder, incapacitate, weaken
Correct, demure, proper, modest, respectable, well-mannered
Defame gvbnvwb/Kzrmv iUv‡bv
Denigrate, deprecate, disparage, insult, offend, slander, vilify
69. Decorum Noun
Jennifer always acts with decorum: propriety , politeness; tact , gentility , respectability, dignity , taste ; good form.
—Antonyms
Impropriety , inappropriate behavior, bad manners.
70. default noun
1 If the team doesn't show up, they will lose by default: failure to appear or act.
2 His car was repossessed because of default of the monthly installment: nonpayment; failure to pay.
71. Deference Noun
Out of deference to her age and position, the committee followed her suggestions: consideration , respect , reverence , honor , esteem , regard ; obedience , capitulation.
—Antonyms
Disrespect , contempt ; defiance , disobedience .
Deign
Deleterious
K…cv/†mŠRb¨emZ
Kiv
¶wZKviK
Deliberate mh‡Zœ we‡ePbv
Demoniac
Kiv
‰ckvwPK
Denizen
¯’vqx evwm›`v
Agree, consent, condescend, stoop, demean, lower
Harmful, deadly, lethal, injurious, poisonous, venomous
Fiendish, brutal, cruel, evil, mischievous
Dweller, occupant, occupier, resident, tenant
Conscious, planned, intentional, purposeful, premeditated
72.
de•lin•e•ate (di lin "e a t ' ), v.t., - at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to trace the outline of; represent pictorially.
2. to portray in words; describe with precision. de•lin"e•a•ble
(* b * l), adj.
de•lin"e•a'tor, n.
73. Denigrate Verb
He has a mentality that denigrates everything it doesn't understand: defame , malign , slander , tear down, abuse , stigmatize, traduce, disparage , run down, besmirch , downgrade , blacken , call names, calumniate, backbite, smear , vilify , revile , asperse, soil, sully ; Slang give a black eye, drag through the mud, stab in the back, badmouth, dump on.
—Antonyms
Praise , commend , acclaim , exalt , boost .
Deprecate evwZj Kiv denounce, deplore, denigrate, criticize, condemn, censure
Derelict cwiZ¨v³ Dilapidated, deserted, abandoned, ruined
75. Deride Verb
They derided the new music: ridicule , mock , scoff , scorn , sneer at.
76. Derivative Adjective
1 The derivative essay received low marks: derived, unoriginal, borrowed, copied, evolved, imitative , inferred, not original, obtained, plagiarized, rehashed, secondhand.
Noun
2 offshoot , outgrowth , byproduct, derivation , descendant , product , spinoff .
—Antonyms
1 original , archetypal, authentic , genuine , seminal .
77.
des•ic•cate (des " i k a t ' ), v., - cat•ed, -cat•ing.
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1. to dry thoroughly; dry up.
2. to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate. v.i.
3. to become thoroughly dried. des'
ic•ca"tion, n. des"ic•ca'tive, adj. des"
ic•ca'tor, n.
78.
des•ul•to•ry
(des "* l tôr 'e , -t o r 'e ), adj.
1. lacking in consistency, method, purpose, or visible order; disconnected: desultory conversation.
2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject: a desultory remark. des" ul•to'ri•ly, adv. des" ul•to'ri•ness, n.
78.
deterrent Noun
Punishment is not necessarily a deterrent to crime: restraint , curb , hindrance , check , discouragement .
Detrimental ¶wZKi Damaging, disadvantageous, harmful, unfavorable, Baneful
79. Diatribe Noun
In her diatribe she gave full vent to all her resentments against him: verbal or written castigation, bitter harangue, tirade , violent denunciation, stream of abuse, accusatory language, invective , vituperation , contumely .
80.
di•chot•o•my
(d i kot "* m e ), n., pl. -mies.
1. division into two parts or kinds; subdivision into halves or pairs.
2. division into two exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.
3. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems.
4. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible.
81.
diffidence Noun
His diffidence keeps him from making friends: timidity , timidness, timorousness, shyness, meekness, insecurity , retiring disposition, reserve , constraint , introversion; bashfulness, extreme modesty, humbleness, want of self-confidence, unassertiveness, sheepishness, lack of self-assurance; hesitancy, reluctance.
—Antonyms
Boldness , audaciousness, forwardness, assertiveness, aggressiveness; self-confidence , confidence .
Dictum
Diffidence bxwZevK¨
AvZ¥cÖZ¨qnxbZv
Saying, maxim, motto, aphorism, pronouncement
Hesitancy, reserve, reticence, quietness, shyness
82.
Diffuse Adjective
1 The room was bathed in soft, diffuse light: scattered, spread out, unconcentrated, dispersed, extended widely; vaguely defined.
2 His talk was so diffuse I missed his point: wordy , verbose , discursive , rambling , long-winded, lacking conciseness, disjointed , digressive, not concentrated, desultory, roundabout , wandering, meandering, maundering, circumlocutory.
—Antonyms
1 concentrated .
2 succinct , concise , terse , pithy , compact; methodical , organized.
83.
Digression Noun
His long digression made him forget his main point: divergence, departure , deviation , detour , straying, wandering; diversion , obiter dictum, side remark, divagation.
84.
dirge Noun
He composed a dirge to honor the war dead: funeral song, requiem, death song, death march, lament , burial hymn, threnody, mournful composition; mournful sound.
85. Disabuse Verb
Someone ought to disabuse him of those star-struck notions: enlighten about, free from error, clear the mind of, disillusion , disenchant, rid of deception, relieve of, set straight, set right, open the eyes of, free of a mistaken belief.
86. Discerning Adjective
The mediator was discerning in his analysis of the problem: perceptive , acute , perspicacious , sharp , astute , penetrating , keensighted, sensitive , piercing , discriminating , shrewd , intelligent , wise, judicious , sage , sagacious , clear-sighted, sharpsighted; showing discernment, quick to discern, having keen insight.
—Antonyms
Undiscerning, unperceptive, indiscriminate .
87.
dis•cord•ant (dis kôr " dnt), adj.
1. being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous.
2. disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
dis•cord"ant•ly, adv.
88. discredit verb
1 She discredited his good name with ugly gossip: defame , abuse , dishonor , impair the reputation of, disgrace , vilify , disparage , smirch , smear , debase , degrade , demean , vitiate , tarnish , taint , undermine , slur , sully , stigmatize, drag through the mud.
2 The insurance investigator discredited his false claim: prove false, deny , disallow , disprove , reject ; destroy confidence in, shake one's faith in, undermine belief in; dispute , challenge , question .
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Antonyms
1 credit , praise , laud .
2 credit , prove , support , accept , verify .
89. discrepancy noun
There is a great discrepancy between his version of the accident and yours: difference , inconsistency, variance , disagreement , discordance, lack of correspondence, disparity , dissimilarity , divergence, incongruity, gap .
—Antonyms correspondence , accord .
90.
Discrete Adjective
The Liberal Arts College has been reorganized into six discrete departments: separate , distinct , different , detached , disconnected , discontinuous , disjunctive, unattached, independent , unassociated; several , various .
—Antonyms
Merged, combined, interdependent, united , linked, connected .
91.
disingenuous Adjective
Their disingenuous protests irritated us: dishonest , insincere , artful , cunning , designing , duplicitous, false , feigned, guileful, shifty , sly , wily , two-faced, tricky .
—Antonyms
Ingenuous .
92. Disinterested Adjective
We need a disinterested party to settle the argument: impartial , unbiased , neutral , free from bias, unprejudiced , impersonal , outside , uninvolved, dispassionate , free from self-interest.
—Antonyms
Partial , biased, prejudiced, selfish , having an axe to grind.
93.
Disjointed Adjective
1 The structure of the house seemed somehow disjointed: disconnected , detached , having the joints separated, unconnected, unattached, split , divided, apart , disarticulated, helter-skelter.
2 The movie was too disjointed to make sense: rambling , mixed-up, confused, spasmodic , disconnected , disorganized , jumbled, tangled, chaotic , disharmonious, discontinuous , heterogeneous , incoherent , irrational , illogical .
—Antonyms
1 jointed, connected , attached.
2 sensible , coherent , logical .
94. dismiss verb
1 The workers were dismissed for lunch. Dismiss the meeting: allow to leave, permit to go, release , excuse , send forth, let go, disperse ; dissolve , adjourn , disband ; free , liberate .
2 She was dismissed for loafing on the job: fire , oust , discharge from office, put out of a job, sack, can , let go, terminate , remove from service, bounce , send packing, give one his walking papers, cashier , Slang pink-slip, give the heave-ho.
3 I trust her and dismiss any suggestion of dishonesty: put out of mind, reject , set aside, disregard , disclaim , discard , lay aside, repudiate , eliminate .
—Antonyms
1 hold , detain , recall .
2 hire , employ , accept , admit .
3 welcome , accept .
Verb
Don't disparage his attempts to better himself: belittle , ridicule , discredit , run down, put down, mock , denigrate , demean , undervalue, underrate, depreciate , slight , detract from, derogate.
—Antonyms
Applaud , praise , laud , extol , acclaim , commend , compliment , appreciate .
96. disparate adjective
Their views are unusually disparate for brothers: dissimilar , different , unlike , contrasting, at odds, at variance, discrepant , discordant.
—Antonyms similar , like, homogeneous , parallel , accord-ant.
Disputatious
Disquisition weZwK©Z
`xN© e³…Zv
Argumentative, inclined to dispute
Formal, systematic inquiry or discourse
97. dissemble verb
He tried to dissemble his disappointment with a joke: hide , mask , disguise , camouflage , feign , conceal , dissimulate .
—Antonyms show , manifest , evidence , reveal .
98. disseminate verb
Plato's philosophy has been disseminated throughout the world: scatter , spread , diffuse , disperse , circulate , broadcast .
Dissolution Aejywß Disbanding, closure, conclusion, suspension, termination
99.
Dissolute Adjective
He was a dissolute young man who thought only of his own pleasure: dissipated , corrupt , loose , debauched , immoral ; unrestrained , abandoned .
—Antonyms moral , upright , temperate , sober , prudent , circumspect .
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Dissonance Noun
1 The experimental music seemed nothing but dissonance to us: discord , cacophony, discordance, harshness, jangle , jarring, noise .
2 Dissonance in the merged companies broke out almost at once: disharmony , antagonism , breach , break , conflict , disagreement , discord , disparity , dissension, dissidence , disunion, division , divorce , hostility , incongruity, inconsistency, rift , rupture , schism, variance .
101. distend verb
The children's stomachs were distended by malnutrition: swell , bloat , swell out, expand , bulge , inflate , billow , puff out.
102. distill verb
1 The liquid distills when heated: evaporate , condense , vaporize .
2 Whiskey is distilled from a fermented mash of grain. Impurities are removed by distilling water: separate by evaporation, produce by vaporization and condensation, purify by distillation; extract , draw out, draw forth.
103. diverge verb
1 The path diverges right after the pond: separate , deviate , split off, swerve , deflect .
2 Her politics and mine diverge greatly: differ , conflict , disagree , be at odds.
—Antonyms
1 converges , agree , concur .
103. divest verb
1 He divested himself of his clothing: strip or remove ( clothing ), disrobe ; take off, get out of, peel off.
2 During the Depression, the family was divested of its home: deprive , dispossess ; rid , strip, free .
—Antonyms
1 clothe , dress , cover .
104. document noun
1 There are many documents containing the king's signature: official paper, record , instrument , legal form. verb
2 The lawyer gathered evidence to document the charges: support , back up, give weight to, verify , certify , substantiate .
105. dogmatic adjective
1 She's so dogmatic you can't tell her anything: opinionated , arbitrary , biased, prejudiced; imperious , dictatorial , domineering ; stubborn , obstinate .
2 The Nicene Creed is one of the most important dogmatic statements of the Christian faith: doctrinal, expressing dogma.
—Antonyms
1 diffident , vacillating, uncertain ; docile , complaisant .
106. dormant adjective
The geyser has been dormant for five years: inactive , quiescent, idle ; sleeping, somnolent ; hibernating.
—Antonyms active , operative , moving , awake .
107. dupe noun
1 He was the dupe of the racketeers and may go to prison: pawn, patsy, fall guy, cat's paw, Slang sucker . verb
2 The agency duped her into signing up for $200 worth of lessons: trick , fool , mislead , deceive ; humbug , bamboozle , hoodwink .
Earnest Serious, solemn, intense, grave, deep, sincere
Eccentric
Ecstasy
Ecstasy
Efficacy
Electric [S.M.]
HKvwš—K
A¯^vfvweK,
Lvg‡Lqvjx cigvb›` cigvb›` djcÖmyZv fvev‡eMc~Y©
Odd, unusual, peculiar, strange, unconventional, weird
Elation, elation, bliss joy, happiness, delight, rapture, thrill
Elation, elation, bliss joy, happiness, delight, rapture, thrill
Efficiency, effectiveness, usefulness, value, worth
Emotional, exciting, stimulating, thrilling
108. ebullience
D”Q¡vm
noun
Her ebullience could not be denied: enthusiasm , exuberance , animation , buoyancy , effervescence , effusiveness, elation , excitement , exhilaration , vitality , vivaciousness, vivacity, liveliness, high spirits.
—Antonyms apathy , lifelessness.
109. eclectic adjective
The disc jockey played an eclectic selection of music: mixed , assorted , catholic , diverse , heterogeneous , multifarious , wideranging, varied , general .
110. efficacious adjective
None of the prescriptions were efficacious: effective , capable , successful , serviceable , effectual , efficient .
—Antonyms ineffective .
111. effrontery noun
What effrontery to barge in uninvited!: shamelessness, brazenness, brashness, impertinence , insolence , impudence , presumption , arrogance , audacity , temerity , cheek , nerve , gall, brass, Yiddish chutzpah .
—Antonyms modesty , reserve , shyness, timidity , bashfulness; respect , diffidence .
112. Elegy Noun
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The poet laureate composed an elegy upon the death of the king: poem of lamentation, lament for the dead, melancholy poem, sad poem; requiem, funeral song, song of lamentation, melancholy piece of music.
—Antonyms
Paean , jubilee , hallelujah, anthem.
113. elicit verb
The mayor's remark elicited a flood of letters: bring forth, draw forth, draw out, call forth, evoke , extract , exact , extort , derive , wrest , fetch , cause , educe, bring to light.
—Antonyms repress , discourage .
Elliptical ب_©K
Elucidate e¨vL¨v Kiv
Emancipate gyw³ †`qv egg-shaped, oval, indirect, oblique, cryptic, abstruse
Explain, explicate, expound, expose, clarify, illuminate
Liberate, release, set free, untie, unshackle, unfetter
114. Embellish Verb
He embellished his signature with a series of curlicues: enhance , elaborate , exaggerate , ornament , decorate , adorn , beautify , garnish , gild , color , embroider , dress up, fancy up, set off, Slang gussy up.
—Antonyms
Simplify , strip bare.
115. empirical adjective
The old sailor had never studied navigation, but he had a good empirical knowledge of it: practical , experiential, pragmatic ; experimental , firsthand.
—Antonyms theoretical , secondhand.
116. emulate verb
Politicians would do well to emulate Abraham Lincoln: take as a model, follow the example of, pattern oneself after, follow , copy , imitate ; try to equal, rival ; mimic , ape .
Encomium
D”P cÖksmv
Eulogy, acclamation, tribute, high praise
117.
endemic Noun
1. A disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
Adjective
1. (of disease or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality.
2. (ecology) native to or confined to a certain region
3. Originating where it is found
---Synonyms autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous.
118. enervate verb
The long march in the sun enervated the soldiers: exhaust , weary , weaken , de-bilitate, devitalize, enfeeble , disable , sap one's energy, deplete , wash out, fatigue , tire , prostrate , Slang bush , fag, tucker.
—Antonyms energize , invigorate , strengthen , vitalize, stimulate , quicken .
119. engender verb
Respect can engender love: give rise to, cause , bring about, beget , breed , generate , produce , occasion , precipitate .
—Antonyms kill , end , crush .
120. enhance verb
The splendid dress enhanced her beauty: intensify , heighten, magnify , make more attractive, make more appealing; elevate , lift , raise , boost ; redouble, embellish , augment , add to, complement .
—Antonyms diminish , reduce , lessen , decrease , minimize , depreciate , detract from.
121. ephemeral adjective
There is no point in lamenting the ephemeral joys of youth: brief , temporary , transient , short-lived , temporal , transitory , fleeting , impermanent , evanescent, momentary , passing, fugitive , unenduring, nondurable, inconstant , fly-by-night , flitting, fugacious.
—Antonyms permanent , lasting , enduring, everlasting , perpetual , abiding .
122. equanimity noun
We must keep our equanimity during times of crisis: calmness, composure , self-possession, steadiness, poise , aplomb , coolness, imperturbability, presence of mind, self-control , tranquillity , sangfroid, Informal cool .
—Antonyms panic , hysteria , disquiet, perturbation, agitation , discomposure .
123. equivocate verb
Please stop equivocating and give me a straight answer: evade , avoid the issue, hedge , stall , dodge , beat around the bush, fudge , pussyfoot , be ambiguous, mince words, prevaricate , straddle the fence.
124. erudite adjective
The professor was an erudite man. The TV newscaster was known for his erudite comments: learned , well-informed, welleducated, well-versed, literate , well-read, cultured , cultivated, scholarly , thoughtful , intelligent , well-reasoned, wise, sapient .
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—Antonyms uninformed , uneducated , illiterate , unscholarly; shallow , unthinking ; rash , ill-advised .
125. esoteric adjective
1 Some fields of science seem hopelessly esoteric to the layman: incomprehensible , abstruse, recondite , arcane , cryptic , enigmatic , inscrutable , mysterious , obscure .
2 The tribe has an esoteric ritual that no outsider may witness: secret , undisclosed, private , confidential , inviolable, hidden, concealed , covert , veiled, cloaked; mystical , occult .
—Antonyms
1 obvious , clear , plain , simple .
2 public , open , exoteric.
126. eulogy Noun
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is a great eulogy: oration of praise, praise of the dead, encomium, panegyric ; high praise, tribute , homage , hosanna, acclamation , laudation, citation , paean , plaudit .
—Antonyms condemnation , criticism ; vilification, defamation , aspersion , calumny , slander , libel .
127. euphemism noun
"Maiden lady" is a euphemism for "old maid": mild expression, restrained expression, inoffensive expression, delicate term, refined term; prudish phrase, overdelicacy, overrefinement, prudishness.
128. Exacerbate Verb
Offering your opinion will only exacerbate the situation: aggravate , exaggerate , intensify , inflame , heighten, worsen , magnify , sharpen , deepen , fan the flames, pour oil on the fire, add fuel to the flames, rub salt into the wound, add insult to injury.
—Antonyms relieve , soothe , comfort , alleviate , assuage , mollify .
Evanescent wejxqgvb Ephemeral, fleeting, passing, temporary, momentary
Exacerbate
†ivMxi Ae¯’v
Lvivc nIqv
Aggravate, deteriorate, degenerate, intensify, worsen
129.exculpate Verb
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate.
130.
Exigency Noun
1 A ship's captain must be able to cope with any exigency: emergency , contingency , crisis , circumstance , predicament , quandary , plight , strait , extremity , difficulty , hardship ; Slang pickle , pinch , scrape , fix , jam .
2 We have to cope with the exigencies of daily living: requirements, necessities, demands, needs, constraints, urgencies.
Exigency
Ri“ix Ae¯’v
Emergency, demand, requirement, constraint
Exigent Ri“ix cÖ‡qvRb
Demanding, taxing, difficult, tough, tricky
131.
ex•trap•o•late
(ik strap "* l a t ' ), v., - lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.
1. to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
2. to estimate (the value of a statistical variable) outside the tabulated or observed range.
3. Math. to estimate (a function that is known over a range of values of its independent variable) to values outside the known range. v.i.
4. to perform extrapolation.
ex•trap'o•la"tion, n. ex•trap"o•la'tive, adj.
132. facetious adjective
ex•trap"o•la'tor, n.
He kept us laughing with his facetious remarks: humorous , funny , amusing , jocular , joking, jovial , jesting, witty , clever , jocose , droll , comic , comical, playful , wisecracking.
—Antonyms solemn , serious , sober , lugubrious , grave, sedate , staid , sad , dull .
133. facilitate verb
An addressing machine facilitates the handling of bulk mail: expedite , speed up, accelerate , ease , simplify , help in, make less difficult, make easier, assist the progress of, lessen the labor of, lighten, smooth ; forward , help to advance, promote , further , advance , aid , foster .
—Antonyms hinder , hamper , complicate , encumber , slow down.
134. Fallacious Adjective
The rumors were patently fallacious: incorrect , false , deceptive , erroneous , deluding, fictitious , illusory , fraudulent , invalid, mistaken , misleading, off , sophistic, spurious , unfounded , ungrounded, wrong , unsound , untrue .
135. Fatuous Adjective
She's so fatuous she thinks all the fellows are flirting with her: foolish , inane , silly , vacant in mind, simple , stupid , brainless, witless, vapid , vacuous , asinine , imbecile , idiotic , puerile , obtuse , besotted, senseless , moronic, ridiculous .
—Antonyms sensible , prudent , judicious , wise, sage , sapient , clever , bright , intelligent , smart , witty
136. Fawning Adjective
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In the movie he played a fawning courtier: sycophantic, obsequious , compliant, bootlicking, cowering, servile , cringing, deferential , crawling, flattering, ingratiating , scraping, kowtowing, subservient , submissive .
137. Felicitous Adjective
1 Champagne is for weddings and other felicitous occasions: happy , joyful , joyous , fortunate , propitious .
2 The young man searched hard for a felicitous last line to his poem: apt , appropriate , suitable , relevant , pertinent , germane , fitting , well-chosen, well-put, well-said, pleasing , happy , inspired; effective .
—Antonyms
1 infelicitous, solemn , inappropriate .
2 infelicitous, awkward , clumsy , unfortunate .
Ferment Irritate,
Fervent [Adj.]
HKvwš—K Fanatical, ardent, avid, eager, keen, passionate, zealous
Fervor [N.]
HKvwš—
KZv
Feeling, passion, dedication, eagerness, zeal
138.
fervor Noun
The pilgrims arrived at the shrine and offered their prayers with fervor: ardor , passion , intensity , earnestness , vehemence , verve , zeal , animation , gusto , fire , enthusiasm , heartiness, eagerness , zest , warmth ; piety , devoutness, seriousness , purposefulness.
—Antonyms boredom , ennui , apathy , detachment , dispassion.
139. flag noun
1 The country's flag was displayed in every window: banner , emblem , standard , ensign , streamer, pennant , colors; ( in the U.S.
) stars and stripes, Old Glory, stars and bars; ( in Great Britain ) Union Jack. verb
2 The highway patrol flagged us away from the accident: signal , warn , wave .
3 My energy flagged after climbing all those steps: decline , grow weak, wilt , give way, languish ; grow spiritless, fall off in vigor, abate , slump , succumb , subside , sag , pall; fade , grow weary, tire , totter , dodder; faint , sink , ebb , wane , fail .
—Antonyms
3 freshen , recover , brace up.
140. Fledgling Noun
As a pilot, he's still a fledgling: inexperienced person, novice , beginner , tyro , freshman, apprentice ; Informal greenhorn, tenderfoot.
Fledge To take care of (a young bird) until it is ready to fly.
To grow the plumage necessary for flight
Flippant
†nqvjx/a„óZvc~Y© Frivolous, facetious, jokey, offhand, dismissive, superficial
141. Flout Verb
She flouted convention by wearing black at her wedding: scorn , show contempt for, scoff at, spurn , laugh at, jeer at, gibe at, sneer at, defy , treat with disdain, mock , poke fun at; twit , taunt , chaff , rag, insult .
—Antonyms
Revere ; regard , respect , esteem .
142.
foment verb
He did his best to foment a quarrel between the brothers: stir up, incite , foster , promote , instigate , provoke , urge , excite , stimulate , galvanize , foster ; rouse , arouse , kindle , inflame , spur , goad , agitate ; irritate , aggravate , exacerbate , quicken , fan the fire, fan into flame, blow the coals.
—Antonyms
Quell , suppress , repress , quench; check , curb , restrain ; allay , discourage , destroy , extinguish , extirpate.
143. forestall verb
Labor and management have agreed on a temporary settlement, thereby fore-stalling a strike: prevent , thwart , ward off, avert , deter , avoid , head off, circumvent ; counteract , block , preclude , obviate ; anticipate , guard against; Informal steal a march on, beat to the punch.
Froward
[†d«ŠIqvW©] weK…Zi“wP,
D”Q„•Lj
Stubbornly contrary, obstinately disobedient
144. frugality noun
In middle age he was known for extreme frugality: carefulness, economizing, conservation , moderation , economy , prudence , scrimping, saving , thrift , stinginess, miserliness, avariciousness, parsimony
145. futile adjective
His efforts to save the business were futile: useless , fruitless , vain , profitless, idle , worthless , valueless, bootless, unprofitable; ineffective , ineffectual , unsuccessful , unavailing , abortive , nugatory ; trifling , trivial , insignificant , empty , petty , frivolous , unimportant .
—Antonyms effective , fruitful , successful ; profitable , useful , worthy ; important , significant .
(g a n " s a' , g a n s a" ), v.t.,
1. to deny; dispute; contradict.
2. to speak or act against; oppose.
gain"say'er, n.
147. garrulous adjective
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She's so garrulous you can't get a word in edgewise: talkative , effusive , loquacious ; wordy , windy , verbose , long-winded; gabby, voluble , chattery, chatty , prattling, prating, babbling; gossipy.
—Antonyms reticent , taciturn , quiet , reserved , closemouthed; terse , concise .
148. goad noun
1 The drovers used goads to keep the herd moving: prod , cattle prod, prick , pointed stick.
2 Fear of failure can be a goad to hard work: incentive , stimulus , stimulant , motive , motivation , driving motive, pressure , spur ; inducement , encouragement , instigation, whet , fillip. verb
3 His wife goaded him to ask for a raise: prod , urge , exhort , constrain , incite , spur , push , pressure , drive , stir up, arouse , Slang egg on; stimulate , impel , propel , move , press , set on.
—Antonyms
2 detriment , curb .
3 deter , keep back, hold back.
149.
gouge (gouj), n., v., gouged, goug•ing. n.
1. a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
2. an act of gouging.
3. a hole made by gouging.
4. an act of extortion; swindle. v.t.
5. to make a gouge in: to gouge one's leg.
6. to extort from or overcharge. v.i.
7. to engage in extortion or swindling.
goug"er, n.
150. Grandiloquent Adjective
The grandiloquent speech went on for over an hour: high-flown , high-sounding, flowery , florid , grandiose , pompous , pretentious , bombastic , inflated , turgid , swollen , stilted ; magniloquent, lofty , rhetorical ; Slang highfalutin.
—Antonyms
Simple , direct , unaffected , plain-spoken , matter-of-fact , low-keyed; base, lowly .
151. gregarious adjective
A gregarious person loves parties: sociable , social , genial , outgoing , convivial , extroverted, companionable , affable , friendly ; vivacious , lively , talkative .
—Antonyms unsociable , solitary , reclusive , introverted, retiring , shy .
152. guileless adjective
The child gave a guileless answer to the question: straightforward , candid , frank , open , natural , honest , sincere , truthful , aboveboard ; artless , undesigning; ingenuous , naive , unsophisticated , innocent , simple , unaffected , unselfconscious; harmless , innocuous , unoffending.
—Antonyms sly , cunning , deceitful , crafty , tricky , deceptive , artful ; treacherous , fraudulent
153. Gullible Adjective
The youth was so gullible he bought the Brooklyn Bridge from a con man!: easily fooled, easily deceived, easily cheated, easily duped; overtrusting, unsuspicious, credulous , trusting , trustful; naive , innocent , unsophisticated , inexperienced , green , simple .
—Antonyms
Cynical , suspicious , untrusting, hard to convince; sophisticated , worldly .
154.
ha•rangue
(h * rang " ), n., v., -rangued, - rangu•ing. n.
1. a scolding or a verbal attack; diatribe.
2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering.
3. any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing discourse. v.t.
4. to address in a harangue. v.i.
5. to deliver a harangue.
Hubris
AvZ¥AnwgKv,
D×Z¨
Haughtiness, Arrogance, pride, egotism, conceit, superiority
155. homogeneous adjective
It was a homogeneous crowd of teenage girls, all wearing jeans and sweaters: of the same kind, all alike, of a piece; uniform , unmixed , unvarying, unadulterated; consistent , constant , pure ; akin , kindred , similar , identical .
—Antonyms heterogeneous , mixed , varied , varying, variegated, different , diverse , divers, various , divergent .
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156. hyperbole noun
"She's as big as a house" is an example of hyperbole: overstatement, exaggeration , enlargement, magnification, extravagant statement, figurative statement, stretch of the imagination; figure of speech, metaphor .
—Antonyms
Understatement.
Hypocritical fÊvgxc~Y©
Phony, insincere, duplicitous, deceitful genuine
157. iconoclast noun
He's an iconoclast who will have nothing to do with organized religion: dissenter, rebel , nonconformist , upstart, radical , revolutionary .
—Antonyms conformist, assenter.
Iconoclastic
Idiosyncrasy
HwZn¨ f½Kvix
Lvg‡Lqvjxcbv
Attacking cherished traditions individual habit, eccentricity, foible, peculiarity, quirk, capricious
158. idolatry noun
1 Idolatry was commonplace in many early pagan religions: worship of an object, image-worship, reverence of idols, idolization.
2 Only a millionaire could satisfy that woman's idolatry of jewels: inordinate love, worship , adoration , obsession , preoccupation, excessive fondness, passion , devotion , veneration , single-minded attention, infatuation, senseless attachment, madness, mania .
159.
immutable Adjective
Platinum is one of the most immutable of metals: unchanging , unchangeable , changeless, unvarying, unaltered, unalterable, incontrovertible , unmodifiable, intransmutable; permanent , lasting , enduring, stable ; firm, fixed , solid , constant , inflexible .
—Antonyms
Changeable , unstable , alterable, flexible , variable .
.160. impair verb
The water shortage impaired the city's fire-fighting capacity: hinder , damage , mar , hurt , vitiate , harm , cripple , subvert , injure , lessen , weaken , enfeeble , decrease , undercut, detract from, reduce ; enervate , debilitate , worsen .
—Antonyms improve , amend ; repair; better , ameliorate , enhance , facilitate , increase .
Impalpable AjxK,
KvíwbK imaginary, intangible, insubstantial, nonexistent, shadowy
161. impassive adjective
The moderator maintained an impassive manner throughout the furious debate: emotionless , unemotional , unmoved , imperturbable , dispassionate , aloof , stoical , untouched , stony , calm , cool , sedate , reserved , unperturbed , unimpressible, inscrutable , impervious , stolid , apathetic , phlegmatic , unimpressionable, insensible, indifferent .
—Antonyms responsive , emotional , passionate , excited , perturbed.
162. impede verb
A lumber shortage impeded construction on the house: delay , slow down, block , interfere with, interrupt , check , retard , obstruct , hinder , thwart , frustrate , inhibit , arrest , sidetrack, stall , stymie , deter , hamper , hold back, halter, disrupt .
—Antonyms assist , promote , advance , further , forward ; help , aid .
163.
im•per•me•a•ble (im pûr " m e * b * l), adj.
1. not permeable; impassable.
2. (of porous substances, rocks, etc.) not permitting the passage of a fluid.
im•per'me•a•bil"i•ty, im•per"me•a•ble•ness, n.
im•per"me•a•bly, adv.
164. imperturbable adjective
The usually imperturbable man showed signs of fear: unexcitable, calm , collected , cool , serene , undisturbed , unruffled , dispassionate , unflustered, levelheaded, sedate , composed ; unsusceptible, impervious , impassive , unanxious, unfazable;
Slang unflappable .
—Antonyms perturbable, choleric , touchy .
165. impervious adjective
1 The firemen wore masks that were impervious to the acrid smoke: impenetrable , impermeable, inaccessible , allowing no passage to, unapproachable ; sealed or closed against; invulnerable .
2 The beautiful actress seemed impervious to the usual ravages of age: immune to, protected against; untouched by, unmarked by.
3 The stubborn man seemed impervious to reason: unmoved by, unaffected by, untouched by, invulnerable , closed .
—Antonyms
1 susceptible , vulnerable .
2 open , exposed , susceptible , sensitive , liable , prone .
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166. implacable adjective
It was impossible to negotiate with such an implacable enemy: irreconcilable , unappeasable, inexorable , unamenable, inflexible , intractable , unpacifiable, uncompromising , relentless , unrelenting .
—Antonyms reconcilable, appeasable, yielding , lenient , relenting, forbearing , indulgent , tolerant , flexible .
167. implicit adjective
1 Victory was implicit in the early election returns: implied , hinted, suggested, tacitly expressed; inferred, deducible , understood .
innate
inherent
absolute
complete
profound
certain
resolute
unreserved
total
steadfast
staunch
im•plode (im pl o d " ), v., - plod•ed, -plod•ing. v.i.
1. to burst inward (opposed to explode ). v.t.
2. to pronounce (a consonant) with implosion.
Implore KvKzwZwgbwZ Kiv
Imprudent
Impugn nUKvix,
AweP¶Y we‡ivwaZv Kiv
Entreat, beg, beseech, plead, pray careless, irresponsible, reckless, rash, hasty, thoughtless accuse, attribute, charge, hold responsible, hold accountable
Inadvertently AmveavbZvemZ accidentally, unconsciously, unintentionally, involuntarily
169. inadvertent adjective
The newspaper apologized for the inadvertent omission: unintentional , unintended, not on purpose, accidental , fortuitous , unmeant, unthinking , involuntary , unpremeditated.
—Antonyms deliberate , premeditated , intentional , studied , considered , conscious , aware
170. inchoate adjective
The architect began with a vague, inchoate design and then worked out the details: beginning , budding , incipient , commencing, embryonic , nascent; shapeless , formless , unformed, unshaped, amorphous ; unorganized , uncohesive, disjointed , disconnected .
—Antonyms formed, shaped; finished , completed, explicit.
171.
incongruous adjective
1 Bathing suits look incongruous on a ski slope: inappropriate , odd , outlandish , out of keeping, out of place, unsuitable , not harmonious, Slang far-out.
2 The witness's incongruous testimony damaged his credibility: conflicting , contrary , at variance, incompatible , contradictory , inconsistent , irreconcilable , discrepant , disagreeing.
—Antonyms
1 congruous, fitting , suitable , appropriate , consonant , consistent , accordant, agreeing, harmonious , becoming .
Incongruity
AmvgÄm¨ inaptness, inappropriateness, absurdity, clash, unease
172. inconsequential adjective
The matter is too inconsequential to worry about: trivial , trifling , of no moment, valueless, slight , unimportant , of no consequence, insignificant , negligible , nugatory , meaningless , piddling , petty , picayune .
—Antonyms consequential, important , momentous , significant , meaningful , crucial .
173. incorporate verb
The committee incorporated the investigator's findings in its report: include , embody , work in, consolidate , fuse, amalgamate , introduce into, assimilate .
174. indeterminate adjective
The acting superintendent will serve for an indeterminate time: unspecified , undetermined, unstipulated, uncertain , unfixed in extent or amount, unclear, obscure , not clear, unresolved , vague , undefined; ambiguous , problematic , perplexing, indefinite .
—Antonyms specified, precise , definite , clear , certain , determined , fixed , defined.
175. indigent adjective
Many indigent people receive government aid: needy , destitute , in want, lacking the necessities of life, poor , in need, pinched, poverty-stricken, impoverished , penniless , without resources, badly off, moneyless, without food and clothing; Informal unable to keep the wolf from the door, hard-up.
—Antonyms wealthy , moneyed , rich , affluent , comfortable , solvent , flush.
Indigence
`vwi`ª impecuniousness, deprivation, destitution, need, poverty, penury
Indigenous ¯^‡`kxq aboriginal, original, native, local
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176. indolent adjective
The indolent boy was fired: lazy , slothful , habitually idle, inactive , easygoing , shiftless , slack , sluggish , inert , lethargic , donothing, listless , lumpish, lackadaisical , dawdling, dilatory .
—Antonyms industrious ; busy , diligent , conscientious , assiduous , sedulous ; energetic , strenuous , vigorous , active .
Inept A‡hvM¨, A`¶ inexpert, inexpert, bungling, clumsy, hopeless, useless
Ingenious
Ingenuous
PZzi
AKcU inventive, inspired, imaginative, clever, resourceful, creative, nifty innocent, frank, honest, candid, naive, trusting, sincere
177. inert adjective
The man was so inert he seemed dead: motionless , static , immobile , stationary , inactive , quiescent, still , passive , inanimate , impassive ; listless , phlegmatic , sluggish , dull , numb , leaden , supine, slack , torpid , languid .
—Antonyms dynamic ; animated ; active , alert , kinetic, brisk , lively , energetic , vigorous .
178. ingenuous adjective
She was so charming and ingenuous most people adored her at once: natural , artless , guileless , unaffected , genuine , simplehearted, openhearted, honest , open , unsophisticated , frank , direct , trusting , straightforward ; Slang up front, straightshooting.
—Antonyms worldly-wise, jaded , disingenuous ; wily , devious , tricky .
179. inherent adjective
Freedom of religion is an inherent part of the Bill of Rights: essential , innate , inseparable , hereditary , native , intrinsic , inborn , deeprooted, inveterate , natural , inbred , ingrained , constitutional , inalienable .
—Antonyms foreign , alien , extrinsic , adventitious; subsidiary , superficial , supplemental.
180. innocuous adjective
1 The women exchanged innocuous gossip over lunch: harmless , not damaging, painless, not injurious, innocent , mild , inoffensive .
2 The play was innocuous and quickly forgotten: meaningless , vapid , insipid , dull , pointless , empty , barren ; trite , banal , commonplace .
—Antonyms
1 hurtful , deleterious , harmful , insidious , obnoxious , damaging , injurious , offensive , malicious .
2 powerful , trenchant , compelling, impressive .
Insensible msÁvnxb insensitive, insensate, numb, lacking feeling, anesthetized
181. insensibility noun
1 The patient lapsed into insensibility: unconsciousness.
2 His insensibility to criticism was legendary: indifference , apathy , insusceptibility.
—Antonyms consciousness ; concern , sensibility .
182. insinuate verb
1 The article insinuated that the fighter was bribed: imply , suggest , hint slyly, allude remotely to, intimate, asperse, whisper , let fall.
2 The social climber insinuated herself into the group: ingratiate , push artfully, worm one's way, gently incorporate, introduce subtly, wheedle , inject , insert .
—Antonyms
1 deny .
2 withdraw , remove , retreat ; alienate .
183. insipid adjective
1 An insipid play like that won't last two weeks: uninteresting , pointless , stupid , dull , characterless, banal , wearisome , bland , boring , trite , vapid , inane , barren , drab , prosaic , jejune, lifeless , zestless, arid , monotonous , lean, empty , commonplace ;
Slang blah , wishy-washy , namby-pamby .
2 The unsalted vegetables were insipid: flat , tasteless , savorless, stale , vapid , unappetizing .
—Antonyms
1 interesting , zestful, pungent , spirited , spunky, provocative , engaging , lively , stimulating, exciting , piquant , colorful .
2 pungent , piquant , spicy ; fiery , peppery , gingery; savory , flavorful, tasty , palatable , appetizing ; gusty .
184.
insularity (state of being insulated) insulate verb
Thick walls insulated the house: shield , protect , cocoon , cushion , line , wrap ; isolate , keep apart, seclude , sequester , separate .
185. intractable adjective
The intractable child refused to obey: stubborn , perverse , headstrong , ornery , hard to cope with, obstinate , willful , unmanageable, obdurate , incorrigible , mulish, unruly , fractious , froward, refractory , ungovernable, uncontrollable, contumacious , unmalleable, inflexible .
—Antonyms tractable , obedient , docile , submissive , subdued ; compliant, acquiescent, amiable .
186. intransigent adjective
The intransigent strikers refused to negotiate: uncompromising , stubborn , intractable , obdurate , iron-willed, steadfast , diehard, unyielding , unmovable, unbudgeable, inflexible .
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—Antonyms compromising, yielding , flexible , open-minded, acquiescent, compliant
187. inundate verb
1 Floodwaters inundated the valley: engulf , overflow , fill with water, overspread, drench , submerge , flood , deluge , drown .
2 The visiting astronaut was inundated with invitations: swamp , glut , flood , saturate , overcome ; load down, overburden, overwhelm .
—Antonyms
1 drain dry, reclaim , desiccate, parch , empty .
188. inure verb
Growing up in Alaska inured him to cold weather: accustom, habituate , familiarize , make used to, naturalize, custom ; harden , strengthen , toughen , season , temper , desensitize, discipline , train , adapt , acclimatize, acclimate , get used to.
189. invective noun
Invective poured from the speaker's mouth: bitter language, harsh words, verbal abuse, venom , vilification, insult , contumely , diatribe , execration , sarcasm ; vituperation , denunciation , revilement, censure , rant , railing , billingsgate.
—Antonyms praise , honor , commendation .
190. irascible adjective
The irascible old man is constantly picking fights: easily angered, touchy , cantankerous , choleric , waspish , bad-tempered, illhumored, hot-tempered, irritable , intractable , ornery , splenetic , cross , testy , cranky , grumpy , grouchy , peevish .
—Antonyms good-natured , amiable , gentle , mild , placid , serene , tranquil , easygoing .
191. irresolute adjective
His irresolute nature made him a poor executive: indecisive , wavering, hesitating, hesitant , faltering, unsettled , doubtful , undecided , uncertain , unsure , changeable , vacillating, fickle , weak , unsteady , unresolved .
—Antonyms resolute , determined , unwavering , decisive ; decided , certain .
192. itinerary noun
1 Leave an itinerary so we can reach you: travel plan, schedule , detailed plan for a trip, list of places to be visited, timetable, course , route , circuit .
2 Father kept a lively itinerary of the trip: log , record of a journey, travel record, journal , account , diary , day book.
Jabber
Judicious
D‡ËwRZfv‡e K_v ejv mywe‡ePbvc~Y© chatter, babble, natter, prattle sensible, well judged, careful, cautious, thoughtful, shrewd, astute
Juncture msKUg~û~Z© critical moment, point in time, stage, occasion
Juxtapose
Labyrinth cvkvcvwk ¯’vcb
Kiv
†MvjKauvav put next to, put side by side, put together, contrast maze, warren, jumble, muddle, tangle, web
193. laconic adjective
Although his speeches were laconic, they were informative: short , concise , brief , succinct , terse , compact, condensed, pithy , concentrated , sparing of words, pointed , to the point, summary ; curt , blunt .
—Antonyms voluble , wordy , loquacious , garrulous , verbose .
194. lassitude noun
His lassitude was caused by overwork: weariness, weakness , debility , sluggishness, fatigue , tiredness, exhaustion , fatigue, lack of energy, enervation, lethargy , listlessness , inertia , feebleness , indolence, faintness, torpor , torpidity, drowsiness, languor , languidness, supineness, prostration , dullness, droopiness; apathy , indifference , ennui , doldrums , boredom ; malaise .
—Antonyms vigor , energy , strength , robustness, freshness ; verve , spirit , vitality ; Informal get-up-and-go, push , vim , pep .
195. latent adjective
Many of our deepest desires remain latent: dormant , sleeping, quiescent, inactive , passive , suspended, in abeyance, abeyant, potential , undeveloped , unrealized, unaroused, not manifest, hidden, concealed , covert , lurking, intangible , unapparent, unexposed, inconspic-uous, unexpressed.
—Antonyms activated, realized, developed; manifest , expressed, apparent , evident , obvious , conspicuous .
196. laud verb
They lauded the brave attempt: praise , extol , applaud , celebrate, esteem , honor .
—Antonyms censure , condemn , criticize .
197. lethargic adjective
The hot, humid climate made everyone lethargic: lazy , drowsy , sleepy , soporific , languid , indolent , idle , dull , somnolent , comatose , enervated , debilitated, dispirited , unspirited, torpid , lackluster , sluggish , slothful , indifferent , passive , inert , listless , apathetic .
—Antonyms energetic , vigorous , alert , active , responsive , bright , spirited ; energized, animated , stimulated.
198.
levee noun
A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea-dam,dike,dyke.
199. levity noun
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The situation is too grave for levity: frivolity , lightness, lightheartedness, whimsy, lack of earnestness or seriousness, triviality, hilarity , foolishness , silliness, joking, mirth , jocularity, trifling , flippancy , flightiness ; pleasantry , fun .
—Antonyms gravity , seriousness , sobriety, earnestness , solemnity, dignity .
200. log noun
1 The cabin was built of logs: length of tree trunk, timber , part of tree limb; block , stump .
2 The time of departure was entered in the ship's log: logbook; ( loosely ) daybook, journal , calendar , diary , docket , schedule , account , record . verb
3 The college student spent his summers logging in the north woods: cut timber, fell trees, work as a lumberjack, lumber.
201. loquacious adjective
He's so loquacious I can't get a word in edgewise: talkative , talky, prolix, garrulous , wordy , verbose , voluble , windy , longwinded; prating, chatty , chattery, chattering, babbling, prattling; Informal gabby, blabby.
—Antonyms silent , reserved , taciturn , closemouthed, uncommunicative , reticent .
202. lucid adjective
1 A lucid sky portended a fine day: shining , bright , clear , transparent , crystalline , brilliant , resplendent , radiant , lustrous , luminous , scintillating , sparkling, dazzling; pellucid ; illuminated.
2 The witness gave a lucid account of what happened: clear , easily understood, crystal clear, intelligible , understandable, articulate , comprehensible; precise , direct , straightforward , accurate , specific , well-organized, to the point, apposite , positive , certain .
3 Although usually in a delirium, the patient has some lucid moments: clearheaded , clear thinking, normal , rational ; responsive , perceptive .
—Antonyms
1 dark , darkling, gloomy , dusky , obscure , opaque , turgid , muddy, murky ; overcast .
2 unintelligible , incomprehensible , vague , indistinct , unclear, ambiguous , equivocal , garbled, mystifying.
3 confused, muddled, irrational ; unresponsive, unperceptive.
203. luminous adjective
The watch has a luminous dial: reflecting light, luminescent , radiant , irradiated, glowing , lustrous , illuminated, shining ; shining in the dark; bright , brilliant .
Macerate wf‡R big nIqv
Maculate [ adj/v ] wPÎ LwPZ mash, crush, grind, pulp, pound
Marked with spots or maculae; To spot; to stain; to blur.
204. magnanimous adjective
Only a truly magnanimous man could forgive such an insult: forgiving, free of vindictiveness, generous , largehearted, liberal ; charitable , beneficent, philanthropic , altruistic , unselfish , princely.
—Antonyms unforgiving, vindictive , resentful, small , petty , selfish ; parsimonious , miserly .
Malevolent cikªxKvZi malicious, mean, nasty, spiteful, wicked malevolence, mischievousness, meanness, hatred, spite, cruelty, nastiness Malice we‡Øl, cikªxKvZiZv
Malign [ g¨vjvBb ]
¶wZKi/¶wZ
Kiv harmful, hurtful, damaging, slander, criticize, smear, libel
205. malinger verb
In the army he would malinger by pretending to be ill: slack , shirk , procrastinate , loaf , dodge , evade , duck one's duty, lie down on the job; Slang goldbrick, goof off.
206. malleable adjective
1 Tin is a malleable metal: workable , easily shaped, easily wrought; ductile , tractable , plastic , pliant , flexible .
2 Since young children are malleable, one must be careful what one says in front of them: impressionable , easily influenced, moldable, tractable , teachable, manageable, governable, docile ; adaptable , flexible , pliable , compliant.
—Antonyms
1 rigid , stiff , hard , firm; unyielding , inflexible , unbending , inelastic.
2 refractory , intractable , recalcitrant , ungovernable.
207. maverick noun
1 The cowboys rounded up the mavericks for branding: unbranded calf, yearling; unbranded cow; motherless calf.
2 The young senator was regarded as a political maverick: noncomformist, eccentric , independent , individualist, loner, independent thinker, one's own man; dissenter, dissident .
208. mendacious adjective
The mendacious retailer misled us: lying , untrue , false , untruthful, deceitful .
—Antonyms truthful , honest .
209. metamorphosis noun
1 There are four stages in the metamorphosis of a mosquito: transformation, change of form, mutation , transmutation, structural evolution, transfiguration, series of changes, modification, conversion , transmogrification.
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2 This once-confident man underwent a complete metamorphosis after his business failure: change in appearance or behavior, personality change, transformation, alteration , radical change, startling change, permutation .
210. meticulous adjective
Our meticulous housekeeper never forgets a thing: fastidious , scrupulous , exact , exacting , minutely careful, solicitous about details, painstaking , precise , nice , finical, finicky , fussy , particular ; punctilious , perfectionist.
—Antonyms careless , inexact, imprecise, sloppy , negligent .
211. misanthropic adjective
His unhappy childhood fostered his misanthropic personality: antisocial , unfriendly , unsociable , distrustful , unneighborly, inhospitable , morose , unpersonable, cynical , surly , discourteous , unaccommodating, unapproachable , unresponsive, cold , distant .
—Antonyms personable , amiable , amicable , loving , sociable , cordial ; humanitarian ; philanthropic , charitable .
212. mitigate verb
There's no way to mitigate the effect of that unfavorable report: lessen , relieve , moderate , moderate in severity, alleviate , abate in intensity, palliate , soften , assuage , allay , soothe , placate , weaken , mollify , ameliorate , ease , blunt , reduce , lighten, diminish , temper , extenuate.
—Antonyms increase , augment , heighten, enhance , strengthen .
213. mollify verb
Flowers would not mollify her anger: appease , calm , moderate , placate , quell , still , lessen , mitigate , allay , reduce , palliate , conciliate , make less violent, decrease , soften , pacify , soothe , tone down, quiet , lighten, temper , abate , ease , assuage , curb , check , dull , lull , blunt .
—Antonyms exasperate , exacerbate , agitate , stir , increase .
214. morose adjective
I feel very morose after reading that sad story: depressed , low , crestfallen , sad , melancholy , downcast , moody , glum, dour ,
Informal blue , down in the dumps; saturnine , mopish, gloomy , despondent , mournful, solemn ; sullen , sulky , cross , surly , testy , waspish , sour , churlish , grumpy , cranky , ill-tempered , irascible .
—Antonyms cheerful , blithe , happy , good-natured , pleasant , genial , amiable , friendly .
215. mundane adjective
Artists often have trouble with the mundane affairs of life: ordinary , prosaic , commonplace , worldly , terrestrial , earthly , downtoearth , day-to-day, routine , humdrum , everyday , practical , pedestrian , petty .
—Antonyms heavenly , celestial , ethereal , empyrean, unearthly , unworldly , spiritual ., exotic,
216. negate verb
This year's losses negate last year's profits: nullify , invalidate , void , reverse ; quash , squash , quell , squelch ; vanquish , defeat , overthrow , overwhelm , destroy , wipe out, blot out; deny , abrogate , revoke , gainsay, retract , disavow ; rebut, refute , contradict ; disallow , set aside; veto , repeal ; disown , disclaim , repudiate .
—Antonyms affirm , confirm , attest to, ratify , endorse , corroborate , reinforce , support .
217. neophyte noun
The neophyte learned the ropes very fast: beginner , tyro , apprentice , trainee, novice , probationer, newcomer , recruit , learner ; tenderfoot, rookie, greenhorn, student , pupil ; convert , proselyte, entrant , disciple , no-vitiate.
—Antonyms veteran , old hand, expert .
218. obdurate adjective
1 The child was obdurate in refusing to eat vegetables: stubborn , obstinate , intractable , unyielding , inflexible , adamant , immovable , willful , headstrong , pigheaded , mulish, bullheaded; unmanageable, uncontrollable, ungovernable.
2 The tyrant was obdurate in his treatment of prisoners: unmoved , uncaring, unfeeling , harsh , merciless , unmerciful , unpitying, pitiless , unsympathetic , uncompassionate, unsparing , untouched ; hardened , callous , cruel , cold-blooded , hardhearted .
—Antonyms
1 obedient , agreeable , compliant, flexible , amenable ; manageable, docile , tractable .
2 compassionate , sympathetic , caring, feeling , merciful , pitying, relenting, softhearted , kind, gentle , tender.
219. obsequious adjective
The boss prefers obsequious underlings: servile , fawning , toadying, sycophantic, subservient , menial , ingratiating , deferential , slavish , cringing, cowering, mealymouthed, truckling, Slang bootlicking, kowtowing, apple-polishing.
—Antonyms domineering , overbearing , swaggering, lordly , imperious , proud , haughty , arrogant , impudent , brash , bold , assertive , forceful , aggressive .
220. obviate verb
The suspect's confession obviates the necessity for a trial: avert , avoid , make unnecessary, circumvent , remove , do away with, preclude , prevent ; forestall , divert , parry , sidetrack, ward off, turn aside, stave off, fend off, Informal nip in the bud.
—Antonyms necessitate , require , make essential, oblige , impel , cause , make unavoidable.
221. occlude verb
Waste materials seem to be occluding the drain: obstruct , block , clog , shut off, shut up, choke , choke off, plug , close , barricade , congest, stopper, stop up, constrict , strangulate.
—Antonyms
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222. officious adjective
It's hard to be an office manager without being officious: obtrusive , intrusive, interfering, meddlesome , meddling, prying , poking one's nose in, offering gratuitous advice or services, Informal kibitzing; overbearing , domineering , self-important, self-assertive, high-handed, high and mighty; pompous , patronizing.
—Antonyms unobtrusive , in the background.
223. onerous adjective
Holding down two jobs can be an onerous task: oppressive , burdensome, hard to endure, arduous , not easy to bear, distressing, painful , wearisome , taxing, exhausting, crushing, heavy , weighty , demanding , grievous .
—Antonyms easy , light, simple , effortless , trivial , trifling .
224. opprobrious adjective
1 The editorial made an opprobrious attack on modern morals: damning, denunciatory, condemnatory, hypercritical, censorious , faultfinding; abusive , scurrilous , acrimonious , malicious , malevolent , maligning, vilifying, vitriolic , fulminating, reviling.
2 The officer was reprimanded for his opprobrious conduct: disgraceful , dishonorable , shameful , disreputable , objectionable , unbecoming , deplorable , reprehensible , base, outrageous , shocking , scandalous , infamous , nefarious , despicable , corrupt , wicked .
—Antonyms
1 complimentary , flattering, approving, praising, laudatory , uncritical .
2 honorable , noble , meritorious , upright , ethical , principled, virtuous , moral ; becoming , praiseworthy , worthy , laudable , noteworthy , estimable .
225. oscillate verb
1 The clock's pendulum caught the sunlight as it oscillated: swing , alternate , librate; pulsate , vibrate , pulse , move back and forth, seesaw, come and go, ebb and flow.
2 He's been oscillating between liberal and conservative all his life: waver , vacillate , hesitate , fluctuate , vary , hem and haw, shillyshally , change , equivocate .
226. ostentatious adjective
Grandfather warned us not to be ostentatious with our money. The dress is too ostentatious to wear to a reception: flaunting wealth, fond of display, showing off, pompous , immodest , grandiose , affected, high-flown ; conspicuous , pretentious , flamboyant , flashy , showy , gaudy , garish , loud , florid , overdone, exaggerated , obtrusive .
—Antonyms modest , reserved , conservative , somber , sedate ; inconspicuous , simple , plain .
Palatable my¯^v`y pleasant, tasty, appetizing, delicious
Palatial RvKRgKc~Y© panache, extravagant, lavish, splendid, impressive, regal, sumptuous
Palpable
Paltry
Abyaveb‡hvM¨, ev¯—e
Zz”Q, bMY¨ blatant, flagrant, clear, conspicuous, overt, obvious, plain insignificant, measly, miserable, trivial, trifling, worthless
Pandemic gnvgvix
Panegyric
Paradigm
Paradox
Paramount
Paroxysm
Parsimonious
Paucity
¯‘wZ bgybv
¯^we‡ivax wKš‘ mZ¨ m‡e©v”P
¸i“Z¡c~Y©
AvKw¯§K
AvµgY
K…cY
¯^íZv endemic, epidemic, plague, deadly/virulent disease, widespread formal praise, oration, eulogy in praise archetype, example, model, pattern, standard, prototype contradiction, inconsistency, absurdity, irony, impossibility, illogicality supreme, dominant, chief, principal, top, overriding, vital convulsion, fit, outburst, spasm prudent, economical, thrifty, skimping, sparing, skinflint dearth, lack, rarity, rareness, scarceness, scarcity, scantiness
227. paragon noun
Aunt Sue has always been a paragon of virtue: model , example , exemplar, prototype , archetype , paradigm , apotheosis , idea , symbol , pattern , standard , norm , criterion , yardstick.
228. partisan noun
1 The hometown partisans cheered the local team: supporter , follower , adherent , sympathizer, champion , advocate , ally , backer , upholder, enthusiast , fan , zealot , devotee, rooter, booster.
2 Even after the country was defeated, partisans fought the invaders in the hills: freedom fighter, guerrilla, irregular , insurgent ;
( U.S. Civil War ) bushwacker, jayhawker. adjective
3 The senator vowed not to engage in partisan politics: favoring one political party, predisposed toward one group, favoring a cause, partial , biased, prejudiced, one-sided, slanted, unbalanced , subjective .
—Antonyms
1 detractor, defamer, censor , critic , backbiter, knocker; opponent , foe , adversary , rival , contender.
nonpartisan
unbiased
impartial
unprejudiced
disinterested
objective
broad-minded
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path•o•log•i•cal
(path '* loj " i k * l) also path'
o•log"ic, adj.
1. of or pertaining to pathology.
2. caused or affected by disease.
3. characterized by an unhealthy compulsion: a pathological liar.
230. paucity noun
There was a paucity of information on the reported invasion: scarcity , dearth , lack , shortage , scarceness, scantiness, deficiency , poverty , sparsity, meagerness, puniness, thinness, poorness, insufficiency.
—Antonyms surfeit , overflow , excess , surplus , superabundance .
231. pedantic adjective
When you ask him a question you get a pedantic answer: ostentatiously learned, pompous , academic , scholastic , didactic , doctrinaire , bookish, stilted , dogmatic , punctilious , hairsplitting , nitpicking, overly meticulous, fussy , finicky , overparticular.
—Antonyms succinct , pithy , straightforward ; vague ; general , comprehensive
Pedantic AvZ¥
Pejorative
AnsKvix gh©v`vnvbx
Ki plodding, finicky, obscure, arcane, doctrinaire, sophistic derogatory, uncomplimentary, negative, depreciatory, critical, sneering, sniping
232. penchant noun
The fat youth had a penchant for rich desserts: fondness , partiality , liking , strong inclination, fancy , preference , predilection , proclivity , propensity , leaning , attraction , taste , relish , tendency , affinity , predisposition, disposition , proneness, prejudice , bias ; flair , bent , readiness, turn , knack , gift .
—Antonyms hatred , dislike , loathing , aversion , abhorrence , disinclination, repulsion .
233. penury noun
She lived in penury during her last years: poverty , impoverishment, want , indi-gence, need , privation , destitution, straitened circumstances, dire necessity; financial ruin, insolvency, bankruptcy .
—Antonyms wealth , prosperity , opulence , luxury , elegance , abundance , affluence.
234. perennial adjective
He sat there with that perennial grin on his face: perpetual , everlasting , permanent , constant , incessant , unceasing, ceaseless , continual , continuous , unremitting, persistent ; fixed , changeless, unchanging , immutable , durable , imperishable, indestructible , lasting , enduring, long-lasting, undying , timeless , unfailing , long-lived.
—Antonyms temporary , occasional , sporadic , intermittent , periodic , evanescent; perishable , transient , fleeting , ephemeral , temporal .
235. perfidious adjective
Benedict Arnold's perfidious act made him his country's first traitor: treacherous , traitorous, treasonous, deceitful , false , disloyal , unfaithful , faithless , treasonable, dishonorable , untrustworthy , unscrupulous ; dishonest , corrupt , untruthful, undependable , lying , cheating; Informal sneaky , double-dealing , shifty , two-faced.
236. perfunctory adjective
That was certainly a perfunctory "hello" he gave us: indifferent , casual , disinterested , offhand , careless , unconcerned , unthinking , cursory , inattentive , lax , hasty , superficial , routine , mechanical , halfhearted, lukewarm , apathetic , spiritless , listless , passionless; negligent .
—Antonyms careful
thorough
thoughtful
diligent
assiduous
attentive
warmhearted
effusive
spirited
ardent
keen
zealous
per•me•a•ble (pûr " m e * b * l), adj. capable of being permeated. per"
me•a•ble•ness, n. per" me•a•bly, adv.
238. pervasive adjective
Ill feeling was pervasive at the plant: pervading, prevalent , permeating, widespread , common , extensive , general , omnipresent , ubiquitous , universal , inescapable.
Perverse wec_Mvgx
Petulant weiw³Ki
Philanthropist gvbe wn‰Zlx bad, headstrong, mean, stubborn, obstinate, vicious, wicked peevish, irritable, huffy, snappish, grouchy, ill-tempered, touchy patron, humanitarian, generous donor, charity donor
239. phlegmatic adjective
Admiral Togo was always phlegmatic in the face of danger: indifferent , apathetic , nonchalant , unemotional , unimpassioned, undemonstrative , unresponsive, imperturbable , unconcerned , unexcitable, cool , calm , serene , tranquil , impassive , stoical ; spiritless , listless , languid , lethargic , sluggish , dull , passive , unfeeling , insensitive .
—Antonyms emotional , passionate , excited ; active , demonstrative , alert , lively , animated , energetic , interested .
240. piety noun
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The old woman expressed her piety by attending church daily: piousness, religiousness, devoutness, devotion , godliness ; reverence , respect , loyalty , dutifulness, humility ; religiosity.
—Antonyms impiety, sacrilege , ungodliness, blasphemy , irreverence ; disrespect , disloyalty , infidelity .
241. placate verb
No one can placate him when he's angry: calm , soothe , pacify , quiet , lull , mollify , assuage , alleviate ; appease , propitiate , win over, conciliate .
Pinnacle m‡e©v”P peak, acme, apex, summit, top, zenith mxgv mournful, melancholic, nostalgic sad, lamenting Plaintive †kvKc~Y©,
†L`m~PK
242.Plasticity. plas•tic•i•ty
(pla stis " i t e ), n.
1. the quality or state of being plastic.
2. the capability of being molded: the plasticity of clay.
243. platitude noun
The speech was dull and full of platitudes: trite remark, stereotyped expression, cliché
, banality, commonplace , truism, hackneyed saying, old saw, saw, threadbare phrase, Slang chestnut, bromide, old familiar tune, same old thing.
244. plethora noun
The potluck supper had a plethora of desserts but no meat dishes: excess , surplus , superfluity, surplusage, surfeit , overabundance , superabundance , glut , overage, redundancy.
—Antonyms shortage , lack , scarcity , deficiency .
245. plummet verb
The hawk plummeted toward the earth: plunge , fall , fall headlong, drop straight down, dive , tumble , descend abruptly, nosedive.
—Antonyms rise , ascend , shoot upward, soar .
246. porous adjective
Sponges are porous: absorbent , permeable, penetrable, pervious; honeycombed. sievelike, cellular, riddled, lacy ; spongy .
247. pragmatic adjective
The problem requires a pragmatic solution, not theories: down-to-earth , matter-of-fact , practical , utilitarian , hardheaded , sober , businesslike , hard-boiled, sensible , realistic , unidealistic, hard-nosed , materialistic , unsentimental.
—Antonyms
theoretical
romantic
dreamy
sentimental
e"
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*
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1. an introductory statement; preface.
2. the introductory part of a statute, deed, constitution, or other document, stating the intent of what follows.
3. a preliminary or introductory fact or circumstance.
pre"am'bled, adj.
249. precarious adjective
1 The situation was precarious politically: vulnerable , uncertain , problematical, ticklish , uncontrolled, critical , insecure , touchand-go, not to be depended upon, unreliable , undependable , doubtful , dubious , questionable .
2 Free-lance work can be a precarious occupation: hazardous , risky , perilous , unsafe , chancy , unsteady , unstable , shaky ; alarming, sinister .
—Antonyms
1 certain , sure , secure , dependable , reliable , unquestionable .
2 safe , steady , stable .
250. precipitate verb
1 The war precipitated his induction into the army: hasten , bring on, quicken , expedite , speed up, accelerate , advance , spur .
2 The explosion precipitated tons of snow from the mountain: throw , hurl , thrust , cast , fling , propel , drive , launch , catapult , discharge , let fly. adjective
3 She had to make precipitate choices as the test was only 5 minutes: hurried , hasty , abrupt , rushed, proceeding rapidly, speedy ; headlong , reckless , rash , incautious , foolhardy , imprudent , thoughtless , impetuous , impulsive .
251. precursor noun
The polite letters were only precursors to blackmail: vanguard , advance guard, forerunner ; harbinger , messenger ; usher , herald ; predecessor, antecedent ; sign , token , mark , omen , portent , warning ; symptom .
Predispose
Premeditate
Preposterous c~e©vkv Kiv c~‡e© wPš— v Kiv
A‡hŠw³K prompt, prejudice, dispose, incline, prejudice, bias, affect plan in advance ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, outlandish, unbelievable
252. presumptuous adjective
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1 It was presumptuous of the young senator to challenge the leadership so soon: bold , audacious , daring , overconfident , overfamiliar, forward , nervy, shameless , brash , brazen , brassy , fresh , cocky.
2 Her presumptuous airs made her disliked by many: haughty , proud , snobbish , assuming , overbearing , lofty , patronizing, pompous , lordly , imperious ; disdainful , contemptuous , domineering , dictatorial , arrogant .
253. prevaricate verb
She may have prevaricated a bit about her illustrious forebears: lie, fib , stretch the truth, dissemble , perjure , deceive , palter, be untruthful, tell a story, tell a tall story, be evasive; falsify , misstate , fake , hoodwink , counterfeit , misrepresent , mislead , distort .
254. pristine adjective
It was a pristine part of the woods that few hikers had ever seen: undefiled, unsullied , untouched , unspoiled , untarnished , virginal; uncontaminated, unpolluted, pure , unmarred.
—Antonyms sullied, defiled, contaminated, polluted, spoiled, tarnished.
255. probity noun
Above all, the Presidency needs a man of probity for the Cabinet post: integrity , uprightness, honesty , virtue , highmindedness, morality , character , principle , honor , trustworthiness, incorruptibility, straightness, decency , goodness , righteousness.
—Antonyms dishonesty , duplicity , unscrupulous , corruption, opposition .
256. problematic adjective
The composition of Saturn's rings is problematic: uncertain , doubtful , questionable , dubious , unsettled , undetermined, enigmatic , unknown ; perplexing, paradoxical, puzzling; difficult , troublesome , worrisome .
—Antonyms certain , settled, known , undisputed , unquestionable .
257. prodigal adjective
1 He had nothing left of his inheritance because of his prodigal ways: wasteful , spendthrift , unthrifty, thriftless, overliberal, profligate , extravagant , exorbitant , lavish , excessive , gluttonous ; improvident , dissipating, inordinate , intemperate, immoderate , reckless , impetuous , precipitate , wanton .
2 The prodigal amount of eggs laid by the fish insure the survival of the species: bountiful , profuse , abounding , abundant , plentiful , bounteous , ample ; lush , luxuriant , lavish , exuberant , generous ; numerous , countless , numberless , innumerable , multitudinous ; teeming , swarming, myriad , replete , copious . noun
3 The prodigal went through money as if it were water: spendthrift , squanderer, spender, wastrel, profligate .
—Antonyms
1 thrifty , frugal , economical , cautious , miserly , stingy ; provident , temperate , moderate .
2 scarce , scanty , deficient , scant , meager , sparse , few , limited .
258. profound adjective
1 That was a very profound statement: deep , thoughtful , wise, sagacious , sage , penetrating , piercing , learned , erudite , intellectual , scholarly , educated ; knowledgeable , comprehensive , recondite , omniscient , all-knowing; philosophical, reflective , thoughtful , wellconsidered, sober , serious , sober-minded; informed , well-informed, knowing , enlightened .
2 His death had a profound effect on her: deep , severe , abject , extreme ; thorough , thoroughgoing, far-reaching, radical , utter, outand-out , complete , consummate ; penetrating , piercing , pronounced , decided , positive .
3 Please accept my profound apologies: deeply felt, heartfelt , keenly felt, sincere , heart-stirring, strongly felt, deep-seated, soulstirring, moving ; hearty , intense , keen , acute , abject .
—Antonyms
1 shallow , superficial , unwise , stupid , unlearned, uneducated , unknowledgeable, thoughtless , inconsiderate ; uninformed , unenlightened ; imprudent .
2 slight , superficial , shallow , surface , external .
3 insincere , shallow , hollow .
Profusion
Progeny
AwZ cÖvPzh© eskai plethora, abundance, excess, cornucopia, glut, surplus, wealth offspring, children, young, descendants
259. prohibitive also prohibitory adjective
Prohibitive laws discouraged the drug trade. The project was abandoned because of prohibitive costs: inhibitive, restrictive, circumscriptive, enjoining, restraining, forbidding ; suppressive, repressive; preventive, injunctive; hindering, obstructive, disallowing, disqualifying, inadmissible , unacceptable .
260. proliferate verb
Rabbits proliferated after they were introduced into Australia: multiply , increase , reproduce rapidly, breed quickly, overproduce, procreate , regenerate , propagate , pullulate, teem , swarm ; hatch , breed , spawn .
261. propensity noun
Children have a propensity for candy: inclination , leaning , proclivity , predilection , liking , partiality , weakness , preference , penchant ; attraction , liking , affinity , sympathy , favor , pleasure , taste , fancy ; turn , bent , tendency , predisposition, bias , prejudice , disposition .
—Antonyms disinclination, aversion , loathing , dislike , hatred , antipathy , displeasure .
262. propitiate verb
Offerings were made to propitiate the gods: appease , placate , pacify , calm , assuage , mollify , conciliate , accommodate , soothe , allay .
—Antonyms anger , madden , infuriate , roil , pique , provoke .
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Propound
Propulsive
AbyK‚j, mycÖmbœ cÖ¯’vcb Kiv
MZvbyMwZK promising, auspicious, favorable, encouraging promulgate, advocate, bring forward, offer, submit, yield driving forward, Tending, or having power, urging
263. propriety noun
Always conduct yourself with propriety: correctness ; courtesy , decorum , good behavior, decorousness, dignity , good manners, etiquette , formality , gentlemanly or ladylike behavior, respectability; savoir faire , appropriateness, becomingness, applicability, fitness , suitableness, seemliness, aptness, rightness.
—Antonyms impropriety , incorrectness, discourtesy, misbehavior , misconduct , bad manners, faux pas , inappropriateness, unsuitability, unseemliness, inaptness, wrongness.
264. proscribe verb
During the Renaissance the church proscribed scientific works like those of Galileo: denounce , condemn , censure , disapprove , repudiate ; curse , damn , anathematize ; outlaw , prohibit , forbid , interdict, ban , excommunicate ; banish , exile ; boycott .
—Antonyms allow , permit , encourage , aid .
265. pungent adjective
1 The ribs were served with a hot, pungent sauce: sharp-tasting, highly flavored, savory , spicy , flavorful, piquant , flavorsome, palatable , tasty , highly seasoned, salty, peppery , hot ; nippy, tangy, strong , stimulating, sharp ; sharp-smelling, acrid , sour , acid , tart, astringent , vinegary, caustic , bitter , acetous, biting , stinging, smarting, penetrating .
2 His pungent ridicule made him quite a few enemies: sharp , piercing , pointed , acute , trenchant , keen , poignant ; stinging, biting , mordent, caustic , invidious , cutting , incisive , penetrating , sarcastic , smart , wounding, tart, acrimonious , bitter ; stimulating, stirring, provocative , tantalizing, racy , spicy , scintillating ; sparkling, brilliant , clever , snappy , keen-witted, witty .
—Antonyms
1 bland , mild ; unsavory , unpalatable, flavorless, tasteless ; weak , unstimulating.
2 dull , mild , moderate , inane , vapid ; pointless .
Prostrate aivkvqx Kiv powerless, flat, drained, desperate, exhausted, horizontal
Putrefaction cPb The condition of being putrefied
266. qualified adjective
1 Take that dog to a qualified veterinarian: experienced , trained, competent , practiced, versed , knowing ; eligible , fit, fitted , equipped, suited, meet, equal ; capable , adept , able , talented , skilled, skillful , accomplished , expert ; certified, licensed, authorized; efficacious , proficient , efficient .
2 He gave a qualified answer when I asked for definite assurances: limited , indefinite , conditional , provisional , reserved , guarded ; restricted, limited , hedging, equivocal , ambiguous .
—Antonyms
1 inexperienced , untrained, unpracticed.
Quest mÜvb mission, expedition, search, hunt, seek, chase, pursue
267. quibble verb
1 The children quibbled over who got the bigger piece of cake: argue , bicker , squabble , hassle ; raise trivial objections, carp , nag , cavil , nitpick, haggle , niggle; pick a fight, spar, fence ; be evasive, dodge the issue, equivocate , waffle , fudge . noun
cavil
nicety
evasion
equivocation
dodge
shift
shuffle
distraction
subterfuge
pretense
artifice
duplicity
qui•es•cent (kw e es "* nt, kw i -), adj. being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
qui•es"cent•ly, adv.
qui•es"cence, qui•es"cen•cy, n.
Quisling †`k‡`ªvnx, wek¦vmNvZK
Perfidious, disloyal, treacherous, deceitful, dishonest, untrue
269. rarefied adjective
The collectors had rarefied tastes: refined , esoteric , special , secret , recondite , inside , privileged .
270. recalcitrant adjective fanatic, zealot
The recalcitrant youth needed more understanding teachers: stubborn , obstinate , unwilling , unsubmissive, headstrong , refractory , mulish, pigheaded , bullheaded, willful , contrary , balky , unruly , disobedient , intractable .
—Antonyms obedient , compliant, amenable , submissive , yielding ; controllable, manageable, governable.
271. recant (Z¨vM Kiv) verb
Under cross-examination she recanted her previous testimony: retract , take back, deny , abjure , withdraw , unsay, repudiate , disavow , renege , recall , revoke , renounce , rescind , disclaim , disown , forswear , repeal , eat one's words, apostatize, change one's mind.
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—Antonyms reaffirm, confirm , repeat , validate .
Rarefy
Ramify
Rancor
Rapacious
Recalcitrant
Receptive
Recession kvLv-cÖkvLvq wef³ Kiv
N„Yv, wZ³Zv
†jvfx
Aeva¨, k„•Ljvf½Kvix
AvïMÖvnx gv›`vfve
Make lighten,
Divide into branches or subdivisions, resentment, bitterness, animosity, malice, spite, acrimony ravenous, greedy, voracious, grasping, avaricious, gluttonous refractory, intractable, disobedient, headstrong, obstinate, unruly, unmanageable open, amenable, accessible, approachable, interested, friendly, sympathetic depression, slump, downturn, collapse, decline
272. recluse (mb¨vmx) noun
The recluse emerged from his hideaway: hermit , solitary , ascetic .
273. recondite adjective
She submitted a recondite thesis for her Ph.D.: profound , deep , abstruse.
—Antonyms clear , obvious , patent .
274. refractory adjective
The refractory horse stopped dead in its tracks: stubborn , unmanageable, obstinate , perverse , mulish, headstrong , pigheaded , contumacious , intractable , disobedient , recalcitrant , cantankerous , ungovernable, unruly .
—Antonyms obedient , tractable .
275. refute verb
The accused was given no opportunity to refute the accusations: disprove , confute , give the lie to, invalidate , counter, rebut, answer , challenge , contradict , deny .
—Antonyms prove , vindicate , support , confirm , corroborate , substantiate .
276. relegate verb
1 They relegated the task to her: entrust , hand over, turn over, charge , commit , consign , delegate , pass on, refer , assign .
2 They relegated him to the second division: demote , banish , eject , displace , expel , ostracize .
277. reproach verb
1 He was severely reproached for his rude behavior: find fault with, chide , admonish , reprimand , rebuke , reprove ; criticize , censure , condemn , stigmatize, malign , vilify , revile , blame ; scold , upbraid , rail at, castigate , charge , tongue-lash, call to account, take to task; disparage , denounce , asperse; shame , disgrace . noun
2 Her behavior was above reproach. The workers feared their supervisor's reproaches: blame , rebuke , reproof ; upbraiding, scolding, remonstrance, criticism , censure , hard words, tirade , diatribe .
3 The youth's bad behavior is a constant reproach to his parents: cause of blame, badge of infamy, stigma , taint , blemish , stain , blot , spot , tarnish , slur ; indignity , insult , offense ; shame , humiliation , degradation , embarrassment , scandal , disgrace , dishonor , discredit .
—Antonyms
1 praise , commend , applaud , compliment .
2 commendation , compliment , praise , applause , honor .
3 honor , credit .
278. reprobate noun
1 The old reprobate never reformed: wicked person, degenerate , profligate , roué , prodigal , rake, rakehell, immoralist, voluptuary, wanton , abandoned person; rascal , scamp , black sheep, rapscallion, rotter; miscreant , sinner , transgressor , evildoer, wrongdoer , outcast , castaway , pariah , derelict , untouchable. adjective
2 He was a reprobate person with no redeeming qualities: corrupt , incorrigible , depraved , profligate , degenerate , dissolute , abandoned , shameless ; wicked , evil , evil-minded, low , base, bad , vile .
—Antonyms
1 angel , paragon , saint.
2 pure , virtuous , righteous , saintly , angelic .
279. repudiate verb
1 The new government repudiated the treaty signed by the former rulers: reject , disavow , deny , disclaim , protest ; rescind , reverse , revoke , repeal , retract , void , nullify , annul , declare null and void, abrogate , cancel , abolish , dissolve .
2 The man repudiated the religion he was born into and became an atheist: disown , disavow , reject , cast off, discard , wash one's hands of, abandon , desert, forsake , renounce .
—Antonyms
1 accept , approve ; adopt , espouse .
2 acknowledge , accept , embrace , welcome .
280. rescind verb
The judge rescinded the court's previous decision: revoke , reverse , retract , repeal , recall , take back, invalidate , countermand , overrule , counterorder, override, set aside, discard , get rid of, sweep aside; void , annul , abrogate , abolish , declare null and void, nullify , cancel , quash , dissolve .
—Antonyms
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281. resolution noun
1 The resolution passed by two votes: motion , formal proposition, proposal .
2 Have you made a New Year's resolution?: resolve , promise , intent , intention , purpose , plan , design , ambition ; objective , object , aim , goal .
3 He lacked the resolution to get through medical school: resoluteness, firmness of purpose, fixed purpose, persistence, determination , tenacity , resolve , will power, perseverance , resilience, steadfastness, stability , steadiness, constancy ; zeal , earnestness , energy , indefatigability, mettle , spirit , aggressiveness, follow-through.
4 He was faced with the resolution of a difficult matter: solution , resolving, clearing up, working-out.
Resolve `„p msKí, w¯’iZv resolution, decide, determination, doggedness, steadfastness, tenacity
282. reticent adjective
T.E. Lawrence became an increasingly reticent man: taciturn , quiet , uncommu-nicative, silent , sparing of words, closemouthed , tight-lipped ; reserved , retiring , shy , withdrawn , diffident , self-contained, restrained , subdued , closed .
—Antonyms voluble , talkative , communicative , unreserved , expansive , inclined to speak freely, candid , frank , open , plain .
283. reverence noun
Aeneas' reverence toward his father was one of our Latin teacher's favorite themes: deep respect, esteem , regard , honor , homage , deference , veneration , admiration , adoration , devotion , worship ; awe , fear ; devoutness, piety , gesture indicative of deep respect, observance ; genuflection, prostration , religiosity.
—Antonyms irreverence , disrespect , disregard , scorn , contempt , dishonor ; hatred .
Reverent kª×vkxj respectful, reverential, awed, deferential, groveling, worshipful
284.
sage noun
1 The king brought difficult problems to a sage: wise man, magus, pundit , mage, philosopher , savant , scholar , guru , mandarin, solon, Slang egghead. adjective
2 He was sage in his judgment: wise, sapient , shrewd , prudent ; sensible , sound, sagacious , knowing , astute , intelligent .
—Antonyms
1 fool , idiot .
2 stupid , foolish , senseless .
Sagacious
Salubrious weÁ, weP¶Y
¯^v¯’¨Ki sage, wise, learned, perceptive, erudite, astute, knowledgeable healthy, hygienic, clean, respectable, wholesome
285. salubrious adjective
Regular exercise is salubrious: healthful , healthy , health-promoting, therapeutic , good for one, salutary, bracing , beneficial , wholesome , lifegiving, invigorating .
—Antonyms unhealthful , unhealthy , harmful , unwholesome , insalubrious, deleterious .
286. sanction noun
1 We received sanction to proceed with our plans: approval , commendation , endorsement, assent , consent , permission , authorization; leave , liberty , license , authority ; ratification, confirmation , support .
2 The international community imposed sanctions on Rhodesia for its illegal political actions: penalty , pressure , punitive measure, coercion . verb
3 Our plan wasn't sanctioned by the board of directors: approve , endorse , authorize , legitimate , allow , permit , countenance , accept , agree to, favor , ratify , support .
—Antonyms
1 disapproval , forbiddance, refusal , ban , prohibition .
2 incentive , encouragement .
3 disapprove , reject , ban , prohibit .
Sanguine Avkvev`x confident, cheerful, hopeful, optimistic, positive, upbeat
287. satiate verb
It was a banquet that more than satiated our need for food: satisfy , fill , gratify , suffice , content; slake , quench; glut , stuff , sate , surfeit , overfill, overdo , cloy , saturate ; sicken , disgust , nauseate ; jade, bore, weary .
288. saturate verb
1 Heavy rain saturated the playing field: soak thoroughly, drench , souse , douse ; immerse , submerge .
2 Dust saturated the attic: fill , infiltrate, cover , permeate , infuse , suffuse , pervade , impregnate , imbue .
—Antonyms
1 drain , dry .
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Savant cwÊZ e¨w³ Scholar, academic, intellectual, researcher
289. savor noun
1 This cake has the savor of nutmeg: taste , flavor , tang , spice , piquancy, pungency; smell , aroma , odor , scent , fragrance ; smack, relish , zest .
2 His words had the savor of vengeance: character , nature , particular quality, characteristic , property , particularity, distinctive feature, peculiarity , trait , aura , quality ; substance , essence , gist , spirit , soul . verb
3 Her sauce savored of garlic. This plan savors of treason: taste , smell , smack, have a touch, show traces, have the earmarks, be suggestive.
4 He savored the cookies with cinnamon: spice , season , flavor .
5 We ate the stew slowly, savoring it: enjoy , relish , like; take pleasure in, delight in, luxuriate in, rejoice in, appreciate .
6 He had savored power during his first term in office: experience , taste , sample , try .
290. secrete verb
The escaped convicts secreted themselves in a cave: hide , conceal , cache , Informal stash; cloak , curtain , screen , veil , disguise ; keep secret, keep under wraps, cover , shroud .
—Antonyms reveal , show , display , exhibit .
291. shard (shärd) also sherd, n.
1. a fragment, esp. of broken earthenware.
2. Zool. a. a scale. b. a shell, as of an egg or snail. c. the hardened forewing of a beetle; elytron.
292. skeptic or sceptic noun
He's too much of a skeptic to take anything simply on faith: doubter , doubting Thomas, questioner, scoffer; agnostic , unbeliever, atheist .
Skinflint K…cY Saver, stasher, squirrel, miser, magpie, collector, accumulator, parsimonious Prodigal, lavish, spendthrift
293. solicitous adjective
1 He was very solicitous about her office problems: concerned , thoughtful , mindful , regardful, anxious , attentive .
2 The politicians do not seem overly solicitous to proceed in this investigation: eager , zealous , desirous, longing , ardent , intense , keen , avid , enthusiastic , intent .
—Antonyms
1 unconcerned , undisturbed .
2 uninterested , unambitious, unenthusiastic.
294. soporific adjective
1 His soporific voice almost put us to sleep: hypnotic , somniferous, sleep-inducing, balmy , sluggish , heavy .
2 This warm weather makes me soporific: sleepy , sluggish , drowsy , somnolent , slumberous; lethargic , lazy . noun
3 Wine is a soporific for me: sedative , hypnotic ; sleep-inducer.
—Antonyms
1,2 lively , animated .
3 stimulant .
Sordid
†kvPbxq †bvsiv, Ae‡nwjZ squalid, disgusting, distasteful, grimy, grubby, foul, low
295. specious adjective
He reached the wrong conclusion by specious reasoning: deceptive , misleading, fallacious , questionable , casuistic, dubious , false , invalid, faulty , sophistical, unsubstantiated, unsound , unfounded , incorrect , inaccurate , slippery , tricky , untrue , spurious , illogical .
—Antonyms valid
conclusive
undeniable
1. a. an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass. b. the band or series of colors, together with invisible extensions, produced by dispersion of radiant energy, as by a prism.
2. a broad range of varied but related ideas, objects, etc., that form a continuous series or sequence: the spectrum of political beliefs.
Spendthrift AcPqKvix squanderer, wastrel, compulsive shopper, Prodigal, lavish Skinflint, parsimonious, miser
297. sporadic adjective
We've had only sporadic snow flurries this month: irregular , spotty , scattered, sparse , spasmodic , fitful , widely spaced, now and then, occasional , infrequent , periodic , fragmentary , intermittent , discontinuous , few and far between, meager , few , thin , scarce , rare , isolated, uncommon ; haphazard , random .
—Antonyms
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Spry
PUc‡U, cÖvYeš— wg_¨v, †fRvj sprightly, supple, lively, nimble, active, agile, alert, quick
Spurious
Squalid
†bvsiv,
Ae‡nwjZ
Sordid specious, false, bogus, fake, forged, counterfeit, imitation, unauthentic filthy, dirty, foul, nasty, fetid, unclean, neglected
298. stigma noun
There was no stigma attached to losing the election: disgrace , shame , odium , dishonor ; blot , blemish , brand , flaw , mark of shame, smirch , smudge , besmirchment, taint , tarnish .
—Antonyms glory , honor , distinction , credit , approval .
299. stint verb
1 I'll have to stint my charity gifts this year: restrict , set limits to, give in small amounts, limit , cut down on, reduce , be sparing with, restrain , constrain , circumscribe , check , curb .
2 One thing Mother never stints on is food: be sparing, hold back, scrimp , be frugal, save , deny oneself, economize , pinch pennies, withhold , be parsimonious. noun
3 She was assigned the most difficult stint. The band did a stint in Las Vegas: job , chore , task , duty , work period, term , assignment , part , turn , shift , quota ; engagement .
300. stipulate verb
Our contract with the decorator stipulates the maximum amount he can charge us: specify , set forth, insist upon, state , designate , indicate , name , cite , make a point of, make provision; promise , pledge , guarantee , insure , grant , provide , allow , assure , agree , warrant .
301. stolid adjective
He's too stolid to show excitement about anything: impassive , unemotional , apathetic , sluggish , lethargic , phlegmatic , dull , obtuse , lumpish, bovine, dense ; insensitive .
—Antonyms excitable , emotional , passionate , energetic , lively , active , animated , acute .
302. strait (str a t), n.
1. Often, straits. ( used with a sing. v.
) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
2. Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need.
3. Archaic. a narrow passage or area.
4. ISTHMUS. adj. Archaic.
5. narrow.
6. confined in area.
7. strict, as in requirements or principles.
Striated j¤^v `vMhy³ grooved, Marked with parallel bond,
303.strut verb
He strutted into the restaurant as though he owned it: swagger , walk pompously, parade , sail , sashay, peacock, promenade.
—Antonyms cringe
cower
slink
sneak
Subjugate
Sublimate
`gb, civf~Z
Kiv cwi‡kvab Kiv subdue, suppress, conquer, defeat, overpower, overcome, vanquish refine, purify,
sub•poe•na or sub•pe•na
(s * p e" n * , s * b-), n., pl. -nas, v., -naed, -
na•ing. Law. n.
1. a writ to summon witnesses or evidence before a court. v.t.
2. to serve with a subpoena
305.subside verb
1 As the land subsides, the sea advances: settle , sink ; drop , cave in, sag , descend .
2 My nervousness subsided when the plane landed. The crowds subsided: diminish , lessen , abate , decrease , wane , moderate , level off, ebb , calm , recede , melt away, let up, ease , shrink , dwindle .
—Antonyms
1,2 rise ; increase , swell .
2 grow , heighten, intensify .
306.
substantiate verb
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You haven't substantiated your argument at all: verify , corroborate , prove , demonstrate , show to be true, confirm , authenticate , sustain , support .
—Antonyms disprove , refute , discredit , undermine , tear to shreds, explode
Supercilious
AeÁvwgwkªZ
Supererogatory cÖZ¨vkvi
Zzjbvq AwaK scornful, arrogant, condescending, haughty, disdainful, pompous
Superfluous, surplus, redundant, excessive
307.supersede verb
This new drug will supersede all others in the treatment of the disease: supplant , replace , take the place of, substitute for, displace , succeed ; discard , set aside.
308.
supposition noun
That was only supposition. He acted on the supposition that the public would applaud his feat: presumption , assumption , conjecture , opinion , predication, surmise , guess , guesswork, suspicion , belief , theory , thesis , notion , view , speculation , hypothesis , proposition , postulate , idea , given.
—Antonyms certainty , surety, fact , knowledge
310.tacit adjective
understood
assumed
implied
implicit
Taciturn wgZevK silent, reticent, reserved, aloof, cold, distant, introverted, quiet
tan•gen•tial
(tan jen " sh * l), adj.
1. pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
2. incidental; peripheral.
3. divergent or digressive: tangential remarks. tan•gen'ti•al"i•ty (-sh e al " i t e ), n.
tan•gen"tial•ly, adv.
312.
tenuous adjective
Some legislators made a rather tenuous argument against the bill: weak , flimsy , shaky , unsubstantial, unsupported, slight , slim , thin , slender , frail , fragile , delicate , gossamer , shallow , paltry , unconvincing, halfhearted, uncertain , indefinite .
—Antonyms strong , solid , valid , substantial
313.tirade noun
The principal delivered a tirade to the disobedient students. The political candidate let loose a tirade against his opponent: long angry speech, harangue, diatribe , jeremiad, lecture , reprimand , scolding, dressing-down, screed, fulmination ; denunciation , condemnation , castigation, vilification, invective , vituperation , curse .
—Antonyms good word, short eulogy, panegyric , complimentary speech, praising speech, laudation, commendation , homage , paean .
314.
torpidity
Her torpor may be due to illness: sluggishness, slow movement, inertia, lethargy, laziness, languidness, listlessness , lassitude , indolence, languor , apathy , passiveness, dullness; sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence; inactivity, inertia .
—Antonyms energy , vigor , vim , pep , animation , liveliness, alertness; wide-awakeness
Torpor Amvo, RoZv inactivity, inertia, indolence, languor
315.torturous adjective
He had a torturous toothache. The losing candidate spent a torturous night listening to the election returns: torturing, painful , agonizing, racking, cruel , anguishing, tormenting, distressing, distressful, excruciating , miserable , harrowing , anguished, tormented, distressed , annoying, irksome, unpleasant , galling , disagreeable .
—Antonyms painless, pleasant , pleasing , delightful , enjoyable , agreeable , welcome , comforting ; gratifying; contented , cheerful , joyous , happy .
316.
tractable adjective
A dude ranch needs tractable horses for its guests: amenable , easy to manage, manageable, easy to control, controllable, governable, obedient , trainable, teachable, docile , tame , submissive , compliant, yielding .
—Antonyms intractable , unmanageable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, disobedient , wild , unruly , refractory , headstrong , willful , stubborn , obstinate .
317. transgression noun
The sinner prayed that his transgressions would be forgiven. Eavesdropping is a transgression on another's privacy: offense , sin , misdeed , evil deed, trespass , lapse , iniquity , wrongdoing, wrong , immorality, error ; infraction , infringement, breach , encroachment, contravention, overstepping; violation , infraction , crime , lawbreaking.
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—Antonyms virtue , morality , probity , righteousness, grace , good deed, merit ; observance , compliance , adherence .
Truculence ee©iZv Aggressiveness, ferocity
Tyro AbwfÁ trainee, novice, learner, apprentice
318. truculent adjective
His truculent nature gets him into a lot of scrapes: belligerent , bellicose , aggressive , pugnacious , hostile , defiant , fierce , nasty , illtempered , bad-tempered, ill-humored, ill-natured , snarling; surly , cross , touchy , peev-ish, snappish , petulant , sour , ungracious , churl-ish, sulky , insolent , rude .
—Antonyms peaceful , gentle , kind, diffident , accommodating , friendly , gracious , amiable , affable .
Ubiquitous me©e¨vcx omnipresent, ever-present, everywhere, universal
Usage [N;
DBwmR&
Utopia
] ixwZbxwZ, cÖ‡qvMwewa
¯^M©ivR¨ custom, convention, habit, practice, procedure, tradition, treatment ideal place, state or society, imaginary heaven,
319. vacillate verb
1 He seemed certain about it yesterday, but today he's vacillating: waver , be irresolute, hesitate , be unsettled, be doubtful, be changeable, fluctuate , falter , not know one's own mind, shilly-shally , hem and haw, blow hot and cold.
2 The earthquake caused the entire house to vacillate: sway , move to and fro, rock, roll , toss , pitch , shift , waver , totter , teeter , reel , oscillate , wobble , flutter , vibrate .
—Antonyms 1 be determined, be resolute, be steadfast, be certain, be settled.
Vacuous
Vagabond k~b¨, eyw×gËvnxb feNy‡i unintelligent, empty-headed, blank, stupid, inane, dim vagrant, homeless, drifter, hobo, tramp, [Adj: random, stray]
320. venerate verb
As a child he venerated his grandparents: revere , esteem , respect , honor , admire , idolize , adore , cherish , extol , glorify , look up to, treat with deference, pay homage to, reverence , worship , hallow.
—Antonyms scorn , disdain , contemn, despise , detest , hate , execrate , dishonor ; disregard , slight , spurn .
321. veracious adjective
The veracious reporter was a stickler for detail: honest , truthful , accurate , dependable , faithful , genuine , reliable , trustworthy , straightforward .
322. verbose adjective
The senator is so verbose it takes him an hour to tell a simple joke: wordy , longwinded, voluble , circumlocutory, effusive , grandiloquent , prolix, talkative , garrulous , gabby, loquacious .
—Antonyms terse , concise , succinct , pithy ; reticent , curt , brusque .
323. viable adjective
1 The fetus is considered viable at six months. No crops are viable in this barren soil: capable of independent life, able to live, able to develop, able to thrive, capable of growing.
2 If the plan doesn't succeed do you have a viable alternative?: workable , practical , practicable , feasible , usable , applicable , adaptable .
—Antonyms
1,2 nonviable.
2 unviable, impractical , useless , unworkable, unusable.
Vindicate
Vindictive cÖgvY ev cÖwZcv`b Kiv
¶gvnxb, cÖwZwnsmvcivqY assert, claim, defend, justify, maintain, prove right, support bitter, cruel, hurtful, malicious, nasty, spiteful, unkind
324. viscous adjective Molasses is a liquid, but an extremely viscous one: thick , viscid, sticky , gluey, syrupy, tacky , slimy , gummy, glutinous, Informal gooey .
Vituperative
MvwjMvjvRc~Y© abusive, offensive, insulting, malicious, slanderous, scathing
325. vituperation noun
Her simple mistake hardly merited so much vituperation: abuse , faultfinding, invective , scolding, denunciation , censure , blame , tongue-lashing, revilement, obloquy , scurrility, castigation, tirade , calumniation.
—Antonyms praise , acclaim , adulation , flattery .
326. volatile adjective
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1 Volatile liquids must be kept in very tightly closed containers: evaporating quickly, evaporable, vaporizing, vaporous; gaseous.
2 The situation in the Middle East is volatile: explosive , eruptive; unstable , unsettled .
3 Richard is too volatile to stick with one job very long: changeable , erratic , unstable , variable , unsteady , irresolute , fitful , spasmodic , unpredictable , undependable , inconstant , capricious , mercurial , temperamental , moody , fickle , flighty , giddy , frivolous ; brash , reckless , wild , rash .
—Antonyms
1,2,3 stable .
2 calm , peaceful .
3 constant , consistent , steady , even-tempered, dependable , resolute , determined , coolheaded, self-controlled, serious , sober .
Wangle [N/V.] RvwjqvwZ Kiv Forgery, engineer, contrive, obtain, finagle, swing [V: wiggle our, fake]
Warranted wbðqZvc~Y© acceptable, defensible, right, defensible, necessary
327. warrant noun
1 The police have a search warrant. There is a warrant out for the suspect's arrest: authorization, permission , permit ; license . verb
2 Such actions warrant a severe reprimand: justify , provide grounds for, give sufficient reason for; permit , authorize , license .
3 The manufacturer warrants that all parts are new: guarantee , certify , vouch for, pledge , swear , attest , affirm , promise , vow , avow , assure , assert , declare , asseverate , aver .
328. wary adjective
It does no harm to be wary of new acquaintances: cautious , careful , guarded , suspicious , chary , heedful, mindful , watchful , vigilant , on one's guard, alert , wakeful , wide-awake; discreet , circumspect , close-mouthed , prudent .
—Antonyms unwary , unsuspecting , unguarded , rash , reckless , foolhardy , careless , heedless , incautious ; negligent , remiss .
329. welter verb
1 The huge waves weltered throughout the night. The dog weltered happily in the muddy puddle: roll , toss , heave , writhe ; wallow , grovel , tumble about. noun
2 Sort this welter of dirty clothes for the laundry: jumble , mass, heap , mess , pile, hodgepodge .
3 It's hard to hear above the welter of street noises: confusion , tumult , commotion , turmoil , hubbub , racket , bustle ; turbulence, storm , tempest .
Wheedle
†Zvlv‡gv` K‡i fyjv‡bv coax, cajole, charm, inveigle, persuade, talk
330. whimsical adjective
1 Jerry is much too whimsical to be a businessman: fanciful , capricious , notional, eccentric , quixotic ; fickle , fitful , inconsistent, erratic , changeable , chimerical.
2 Her essay on the care and feeding of husbands is pleasantly whimsical: droll , amusing , waggish , fanciful , quaint .
—Antonyms
1 staid , serious , sedate , sober , practical , down-to-earth , pragmatic , matter-of-fact ; steady , consistent .
Withstand wecixZ Ae¯’vb
†bqv bear up, hold up, endure, resist, survive
Wizard hv`yKi Enchanting; charming, magician
Yoke [N/V] mshyw³, eÜb burden, bondage, oppression, repression
Yore[N; BIi ] cÖvPxbKv‡j,
†m‡K‡j
Past time, antiquated, outmoded, outdated, obsolete, archaic, antediluvian
331. zealot noun
1 It takes a real zealot to be a top-notch car salesman: believer , enthusiast , partisan , champion , devotee, fan , buff ; gogetter, pusher, hustler, live wire, eager beaver.
fanatic
bigot
extremist
crackpot
nut
Abject
Abridge
†kvPbxq,
`y`©kvMÖ¯’ msw¶ß Kiv hopeless, miserable, wretched, dismal, horrible, utter shorten, edit, condense, reduce, abbreviate expand
Abrupt AvKw¯§K,
AcÖZ¨vwkZ sudden, unexpected, rapid, hasty, rushed gradual
Acridity SuvR Acridity
Allegiance wek¦¯—Zv,
AvbyMZ¨
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Amercement
Apt to
Avulsion
Awry
Bellicose
Canaille
Censure
Clarity
Coalesce
Complacent
Constriction
Contumacious
Deflated
Dispersion
Espouse
Exiguity
Fatigue
Flavor
Fortuitous
Frailty
Fustian
Generic
Germane
Giggle
Gluttonous
Guffaw
Helical
Illusory
Insidious
Invidious
Itinerant
Jigsaw
Lugubrous
Malapropos
Mutation
Mutineer
Myriad [ wgwiqvW
]
Objurgate
Occlusion
Perturbation
Precept
Preponderant
Prerogative
Prevalence
Proclivity
Punctilious
Rash [adj/ N;]
Raucous
Recumbent
Repulsive h_vh_, m½Z, Zx¶è
The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court
KzwUj, Zxh©K, fyj gvigy‡Lv
A tearing asunder; a forcible separation askew, skewed, crooked, twisted, wrong belligerent, aggressive, warlike, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome mgv‡jvPbv/AvcwË
Kiv
¯úóZv
The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
fault, criticize, reprimand, reproach, condemn, knock, scorn clearness, lucidity, simplicity, precision, intelligibility, transparency wgwjZ nIqv
AvZ¥Zzó, cwiZ…ß ms‡KvPb
Aeva¨, GKMuy‡q wed…Z, n«vmK…Z mg_©b `vb Kiv
¯^íZv, kªvwš—, K¬vwš—,
Aemv` myMÜ
AvKw¯§K, ‰`weK e¨_©Zv cy‡iv, gReyZ mvgwMÖKfv‡e cÖ‡hvR¨ cÖvmw½Z, m¤úK©hy³ wdKwdK n‡i nvmv
†jvfx
AÆnvwm mwc©j
AjxK,
AwbóKig KzPµx
Cl©vRbK, we‡ØlRbK
ågYkxj
GK ai‡bi †Ljv/ auvav cwie¨wß, iƒcvš—i we‡`ªvnx wecyj msL¨K
D‡ËRbv m„wó bxwZevK¨, weavb cÖejZi we‡klvwaKvi e¨vcKZv, me©vwfe¨vwß cÖeYZv
‡KZv`yi¯—, h_vh_ unite, combine, come together satisfied, smug, unworried, content, self-righteous constraint, condition, limitation, restriction
Obdurate, adamand disheartened, dispirited, downhearted, discouraged, depressed
The separation of light into its different colored rays adopt, support, advocate, promote, champion
Scantiness; smallness; thinness exhaustion, tiredness, weariness, weakness taste, savor, zest, essence, aroma, season accidental, chance, casual, unexpected
Rapacious, ravenous, greedy, voracious, grasping, avaricious laugh, chuckle, chortle, roll with laughter infirmity, weakness, defenselessness, shortcoming, imperfection, vice general, broad, common, basic, nonspecific, standard relevant, useful, connected, to the point laugh nervously, snigger, chuckle, silly laugh, embarrassed laugh
Circular, Spiral deceptive, false, illusive, misleading, erroneous sinister, dangerous, subtle, menacing unenviable, unpleasant, undesirable, odious, offensive. horrible traveling, roving, wandering, peripatetic, roaming, nomadic
Puzzle,
Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.
change, alteration, transformation, transmutation, metamorphosis countless, innumerable, numerous, multitude rebel, insurgent, rioter, radical, insurrectionist, revolutionary
To chide; to reprove
The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation
Perturbation teaching, principle, rule, guideline, law, instruction privilege, right, due, choice, sanction occurrence, commonness, pervasiveness, incidence, frequency nUKvix / dzmKzwo
KK©k KÚ kvwqZ
N„Y¨ liking, appetite, penchant, inclination, tendency scrupulous, painstaking, assiduous, conscientious, thorough itchiness, inflammation, irritation, sudden increase rough, harsh, strident, grating, guttural, rasping, gruff
Odious, hateful, horrible, abhorrent, loathsome, revolting, detestable, repellent ambiguity
Contrast, split up anxious optimistic oppose energy robustness specific, atypical irrelevant real, few, limited, qualified sloppy
Calculating
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Respite Aemi, wbe„wË interval, break, breather, lull, relief, reprieve
Reticent ¸i“M¤¢xi, ¯^ífvlx reserved, quiet, restrained, unforthcoming, taciturn, taciturn
Scintillate
Scrupulous
`y¨wZgq, R¡jR¡j
Kiv mZK©, we‡eKevb,
LyZLy‡Z mv`„k¨, Dcgv,Zzjbv conscientious, meticulous, careful, rigorous, painstaking, fussy, fastidious
Similitude similarity, likeness, semblance, equivalence, uniformity
Skew euvKv‡bv tilt, slant, twist, distort, bias, be at an angle, place at an angle
Spectacle RvKRgKc~Y© sight, display, show, scene, vision, manifestation, demonstration
Stentorian D”PaŸwbhy³
Subliminal Ae‰PwËK subconscious, unconscious, hidden, concealed, unintentional
Subtle m~¶è, RwUj, PZzi slight, delicate, faint, estrained, understated, clever, intellectual
Tilt
KvZ Kiv/ †LuvPv gviv
D‡ËwRZ fve tip, slant, incline, gradient
Trepidation fear, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension, consternation, foreboding
Venial jNy, gvR©bxq
Versatility eûgyLxZv adaptability, flexibility, resourcefulness, usefulness
Virile
†cŠi‡lq, †cŠil`xß
Wearisome
K¬vwš—Ki,
GK‡Nu‡q dreary, tiresome, boring, tedious, trying, frustrating, wearying
*[S.M.: Secondary Meaning; Bold & Underlined are High Frequency] talkative, garrulous straighten conscious obvious
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