Vocabulary Booster July 2019
Vocabulary Booster July 2019
Vocabulary Booster July 2019
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Reading “The Hindu” has always been recommended by the Government Exam Toppers, as it
offers an aspirant not only the daily news but also with views and perspective on daily current
affairs. It also offers its readers a means to enhance their vocabulary on a day to day basis. As
we all know that English Language plays a prominent role in competitive Exams whether be
it IBPS PO, SBI PO, RBI Grade B, SSC CGL, NABARD and many more Banking, Insurance &
other Government Exams. Many of these exams also have a Descriptive section which again
requires a good vocabulary to score high in it. Also, descriptive section can help aspirants
increase their overall marks in the Exam and thereby increasing their chances of getting
selected. Therefore, to help aspirants enhance their vocabulary we have come up with this
monthly vocabulary eBook “Vocabulary Booster July 2019” comprising of difficult words,
their meanings, synonyms, antonyms and correct usage. We hope that you will like it and
benefit from it as well.
Sample Questions:
Q. What is the antonym of “Accede to”?
1. Refuse
2. Accept
3. Consent
4. Grant
Answer: (1)
Q. What is the one word for “Prod someone gently with one’s elbow in order to attract
attention”?
1. Apportion
2. Nudge
3. Wane
4. Stall
Answer: (2)
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17. Arbitrate Reach an authoritative Avoid, hold An outside adviser has been
judgement or settlement; aloof, hold off, brought in to arbitrate the
Adjudicate, Judge, Adjudge, Keep aloof dispute between the
Referee, Umpire management and the union.
18. Astound Shock or greatly surprise; Casual, Jaded, Considering how badly they’re
Amaze, Astonish, Stagger, Unsurprised, paid and what little support
Surprise, Startle Dispassionate they get, the dedication of
these teachers astounds me.
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19. Atrocity An extremely wicked or cruel Good The leader is on trial for
act, typically one involving behaviour, committing atrocities against
physical violence or injury; Kindness, the civilian population.
Cruelty, Abomination, Pleasantness
Enormity, Outrage, Horror,
Monstrosity
20. Austerity Sternness or severity of Extravagance, The wartime austerity of my
manner or attitude; Indulgence, early years prepared me for
Asceticism, Non-indulgence Luxuriousness later hardships.
21. Autonomy The right or condition of self- Dependence The universities want to
government preserve their autonomy from
central government.
22. Bar Prevent or prohibit someone Admit, Accept A lack of formal education is
from doing something or from no bar to becoming rich.
going somewhere;
Debar, Preclude, Forbid, Ban,
Interdict, Inhibit
23. Beleaguered Put in a very difficult situation; Emancipate, The arrival of the fresh
Hard-pressed, Troubled Free, Liberate, medical supplies was a
Release, welcome sight for
Rescue the beleaguered doctors
working in the refugee camp.
24. Bereft Deprived of or lacking Filled, Flush, Alone now and almost
something Fraught, Full, penniless, he was bereft of
Replete, Rife hope.
25. Besmirch Damage someone’s Honour, He had besmirched the good
reputation; Enhance name of his family.
Sully, Tarnish, Blacken, Stain,
Taint, Smear, Befoul
26. Bilateral Having or relating to two sides; Unilateral, France and Germany have
Affecting both sides; one-sided, signed a bilateral agreement
Involving two parties, Asymmetric, to help prevent drug
especially countries Nonreciprocal smuggling.
27. Bleak If a place is bleak, it is empty, Bright, The World economic outlook
and not welcoming or Cheerful, is bleak.
attractive; Comforting,
If a situation is bleak, there is
little or no hope for the future
28. Blue-Sky Thinking that is not grounded Believable, Everyone said Einstein was a
thinking or in touch with the realities of Practical, fool when he was growing up,
the present; Realistic, but his blue-sky thinking led
Open minded thinking Pragmatic to some of the greatest
scientific advances of his time.
29. Botched Of a task carried out badly or Accomplish, Our landlord redecorated the
carelessly; Did well house, but it was such
Wreck a botched job that we decided
to redo it.
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30. Brazen Bold and without shame; Ashamed, He went about his illegal
Shameless Shamefaced business with a brazen
assurance.
31. Breach An act of breaking or failing to Respecting, The judge ruled that the
observe a law, agreement, or Upholding doctor’s actions were
code of conduct; in breach of her contractual
Contravention, Violation, duty.
Breaking, Non-observance,
Infringement
32. Breakthrough A sudden, dramatic, and Setback Scientists are hoping for
important discovery or a breakthrough in the search
development; for a cure for cancer.
Advance, Development, Step
forward, Leap forward
33. Bribery The crime of giving someone Honesty, The Officer was indicted in
money or something else of Truthfulness a bribery scandal over subway
value, often illegally, to supply contracts.
persuade that person to do
something you want;
Kickback, Payoff
34. Brinkmanship The activity, especially in The talks have collapsed and
politics, of trying to get what both sides have resorted
you want by saying that if you to brinkmanship.
do not get it, you will do
something that could be
harmful or dangerous;
Manoeuvring, Politicking
35. Budge Make or cause to make the Resist, Freeze, I’ve tried moving the desk, but
slightest movement; Still I can’t budge it.
Move, Shift, change position,
Stir
36. Carnivore An animal that feeds on other Herbivore, Some of these
animals; Vegan, giant carnivores from the Ice
Predator Vegetarian Age were able to hunt
mammoths.
37. Castigate Reprimand someone severely; Approve, Health
Rebuke, Admonish, Chastise, Endorse, inspectors castigated the
Chide, Upbraid, Reprove, Sanction kitchen staff for poor
Reproach, Scold Extol, Laud, standards of cleanliness.
Praise
38. Catalyse To make something start Impede, Limit, Will this budget be enough
happening or start being Restrict to catalyse the country’s
successful moribund manufacturing
industry?
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48. Confiscate Take or seize someone’s Return The courts can confiscate
property with authority; assets from people who have
Impound, Seize, Appropriate, committed offences.
Expropriate, take possession
of, Sequester, take away, take
over, Take, Annex
49. Confrontation Tending to deal with situations Non- He distanced himself from
al in an aggressive way; aggressive, the confrontational approach
Hostile or argumentative Non- adopted by his predecessor.
belligerent,
Pacific,
Peaceable,
Peaceful
50. Consensus A general agreement; Disagreement, We managed to get
Agreement, Harmony, Minority view a consensus about not
Concord, Like-mindedness smoking in the office.
51. Consequence A result or effect, typically one Antecedent, The slightest error in the
that is unwelcome or Causation, launch can have
unpleasant; Cause, serious consequences.
Result, Outcome Occasion,
Reason
52. Constructive Having or intended to have a Destructive, The diplomatic talks between
useful or beneficial purpose; Negative the foreign secretaries of the
Positive, Useful, of use, two countries will be fruitful
Helpful, Encouraging and constructive.
53. Contempt The feeling that a person or a He rewarded their kindness
thing is worthless or beneath Respect with hostility and contempt.
consideration;
Scorn, Disdain, Disrespect,
Deprecation, Disparagement
54. Contention Heated disagreement; Agreement The POK territory is still the
Disagreement, Dispute, main area
Disputation, Argument, of contention between the
Variance two countries.
55. Conundrum A confusing and difficult Proposition, Arranging childcare over the
problem or question; Solution, school holidays can be a
Problem, Difficult question, Explanation, real conundrum for working
Vexed question, Difficulty, Answer. parents.
Quandary, Dilemma
56. Credibility The quality of being trusted Implausibility, His arrest for lewd behaviour
and believed in; Incredibility seriously damaged
Trustworthiness, Reliability, his credibility as a religious
Dependability, Integrity, leader.
Character
57. Cripple To make something much less Doctor, Fix, Higher taxes could cripple
effective; Mend, Patch, small businesses.
Rebuild,
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76. Disequilibrium A loss or lack of equilibrium or Balance, There is a need to shorten the
stability, especially in relation Stability duration and extent
to supply, demand, and prices; of disequilibrium in the
Instability, Unbalance international balance of
payment.
77. Disqualificatio To stop someone from being in Allow, Include, Two top athletes have
n a competition or doing Permit been disqualified from the
something because they are championship after positive
unsuitable, or they have done drug tests.
something wrong;
Bar, Exclude
78. Disregard Pay no attention to; Heed, Pay He disregarded his father’s
Ignore attention to advice and left school.
79. Disrupt Interrupt an event, activity, or Organize, The meeting was disrupted by
process by causing a Arrange a group of protesters who
disturbance or problem; shouted and threw fruit at the
Distort, Damage, Buckle, Warp speaker.
80. Dissent The holding or expression of Agree, Assent, Three of the justices dissented
opinions at variance with concur, from the majority opinion.
those commonly or officially Accord,
held; Agreement,
Disagreement, Lack of Concord,
agreement, Difference of concordance
opinion
81. Disservice A harmful action; Favour She has done a
Unkindness, bad turn, great disservice to her cause
Disfavour, Mischief by suggesting that violence is
justifiable.
82. Dissident A person who opposes official The China Government
policy, especially that of an Conformist conducted a mass execution of
authoritarian state; the dissidents of the
Dissenter, Objector, Protester, Government policies.
Disputant
83. Distaste Mild dislike or aversion; Liking His distaste for publicity of any
Disfavour, Disdain sort is well known.
84. Distinct Recognizably different in Alike, The sales chart shows
nature from something else of Identical, a distinct decline in the past
a similar type; Indistinguishab few months.
Clear, Definite, Sharp le
85. Distrust The feeling that someone or Trust Many politicians are
something cannot be relied deeply distrusted by the
upon; electorate.
Mistrust, Suspicion, Wariness
86. Divergence The process or state of Convergence, The divergence between the
diverging; Accord, incomes of the rich and the
Separation, Dividing, Parting Agreement poor countries seems to be
increasing.
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104. Forfeiture The loss or giving up of Win, Gain, He was deep in debt and
something as a penalty for Earn facing forfeiture of his
wrongdoing; property.
The loss of rights, property, or
money, especially as a result of
breaking a legal agreement;
Damages, Fine, Forfeit, Mulct,
Penalty
105. Formidable Inspiring fear or respect Pleasant- She is a formidable figure who
through being impressively looking, commands a great deal of
large, powerful, intense, or Comforting, respect.
capable; Easy, Weak
Intimidating, Forbidding,
Redoubtable, Daunting,
Alarming
106. Fortified Provide a place with defensive Weaken Property owners have
works as protection against to fortify their oceanfront
attack; homes against weather
Build defences round, damage.
strengthen with defensive
works, Secure, Protect,
Surround
107. Fractious Irritable and quarrelsome; Contented, The fractious crowd grew
Grumpy, Grouchy; Affable violent.
Group or organization difficult
to control;
Unruly, Wayward,
Uncontrollable, Unmanageable
108. Fragile Easily broken or damaged; Robust, Sound, He felt irritated and
Easily destroyed or Durable, strangely fragile while
threatened; Strong recovering from a severe bout
Tenuous, Weak, Delicate, Frail, of flu.
Debilitated
109. Fraught Filled with or likely to result in Calm The negotiations have
something undesirable; been fraught with difficulties
Causing or affected by anxiety right from the start.
or stress;
Anxious, Worried, Upset,
Distraught, Overwrought
110. Furore An outbreak of public anger or Quiet, The government’s decision to
excitement; Quietude, raise taxes has caused a
Commotion, Uproar, Outcry, Rest, Stillness, great furore.
Disturbance, Fuss Tranquillity
Order,
Orderliness
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111. Gladiatorial Of conflict or competition Non- Some cricketers see the game
intense, ruthless, and hard- aggressive, as an esoteric test of skill,
fought; Non- others as a raw personal
Battling, Fighting, Warring belligerent, battle, a gladiatorial contest
pacific, between batsman and bowler.
peaceable,
peaceful
112. Glaring Giving out or reflecting a Mild, Obscure, It was a glaring mistake on his
strong or dazzling light; Unnoticeable part to inform the authorities
Dazzling, Blinding, Blazing, on time.
Strong;
Staring fiercely or fixedly;
Of something bad very obvious
113. Glitch A sudden, usually temporary Strength, We’d expected a few glitches,
malfunction or fault of Perfection but everything’s gone
equipment remarkably smoothly.
114. Grave Seriously Bad, Life threatening Frivolous, His carelessness could
Insignificant, have grave consequences.
Lite, Little,
Light,
Unserious
115. High- Having or showing no regard Humble, It certainly appears that some
handedness for the rights, concerns, or Lowly, of his followers, had given
feelings of others; Modest, good cause for offence
Arrogant, Assumptive, Unarrogant, by highhanded and selfish
Bumptious, Overbearing Unpretentious acts.
116. Humane Having or showing compassion Inconsiderate Not that I am
or benevolence; less humane than others, but I
Compassionate, Kind, Kindly, did not perceive that my
Kind-hearted, Considerate feelings were much affected.
117. Humanitarian Concerned with or seeking to Selfish, Self- The United Nations is
promote human welfare; seeker sending humanitarian aid to
Compassionate, Humane the areas worst affected by
the conflict.
118. Imitation The action of using someone Original She can do a
or something as a model; wonderful imitation of a
Emulation, Copying, Following, blackbird’s song.
Echoing
119. Imminent About to happen; Late, Recent He warned that an enemy
Impending, at hand, Close, missile attack was imminent.
Near, Approaching, Fast
Approaching
120. Impasse A situation in which no Solution, The dispute had reached
progress is possible, especially Breakthrough an impasse, as neither side
because of disagreement; would compromise.
a deadlock;
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136. Intimidation The action of intimidating Encourage, They were intimidated into
someone, or the state of being Inspirit, accepting a pay cut by the
intimidated; Animate, threat of losing their jobs.
Frightening, Menacing, Reassure
Terrifying, Scaring, Alarming
137. Introspect Examine one’s own thoughts What they don’t do
or feelings is introspect much about the
reasons for their plight.
138. Invalidate Make or prove an argument, Enact, lay A few minor factual errors
statement, or theory unsound down, should not invalidate the
or erroneous; Legislate theory.
Disprove, Show/prove to be, Establish,
False, Refute, Explode, Found,
Contradict Institute
Formalize
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149. Mediation Intervention in a dispute in Avoid, Eschew, Many cases are settled out of
order to resolve it; Arbitration, Shun court through mediation or
Conciliation, Reconciliation, Disregard, other means.
Intervention, Intercession, Ignore,
Interposition Overlook
150. Menace A person or thing that is likely Auspicious Government of Punjab has
to cause harm; introduced a new initiative
A threat or danger; aimed at beating
Peril, Risk, Hazard, Threat the menace of drugs in the
state.
151. Misogynist A person who dislikes, Philogynist, She left the Church because of
despises, or is strongly Feminist its misogynist teachings on
prejudiced against women; women and their position in
Womanhater, Anti-feminist, society.
Male chauvinist, Male
supremacist
152. Mockery Teasing and contemptuous Applause, App The trial was a mockery – the
language or behaviour roval, judge had already decided the
directed at a particular person Commendatio verdict before it began.
or thing; n,Praise
Ridicule, Derision, Jeering,
Sneering, Contempt
153. Nail-biting Causing great anxiety or Restful, England won the World Cup
tension; Calming, Easy after a nail-biting finale.
Anxious, Edgy, Jittery
154. Nasty Very bad or unpleasant; Nice, She has a nasty habit of
Unpleasant, Disagreeable, Delightful, picking on people in meetings.
Disgusting, Distasteful, Awful Lovely,
Pleasant
155. Nitty-gritty The most important aspects or Big picture Let’s get down to the nitty-
practical details of a subject or gritty of the actual building
situation; costs.
Basics, Essentials, Essence,
Core, Heart, Centre,
Quintessence, Point, Crux
156. Notwithstandi In spite of; According to, If Notwithstanding the
ng Nevertheless, Nonetheless, necessary evidence, the consensus is
Even so, All the same that the jury will not reach a
verdict.
157. Nudge Prod someone gently with Bang, Bash, If you choose inspiring books
one’s elbow in order to attract Bump, Clash, for your child to read, you may
attention; Collide, Crash have to nudge, but eventually
Poke, Elbow, Dig, Prod; they will take off on their own.
A light touch or push
158. Oblique Not expressed or done in a Direct, Explicit The Governor of RBI has made
direct way; several oblique references to
the current financial situation.
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Indirect, Inexplicit,
Roundabout, Circuitous,
Circumlocutory, Implicit
159. Onerous Of a task or responsibility Easy, Effortless He found his duties of his new
involving a great deal of effort, job increasingly onerous.
trouble, or difficulty;
Burdensome, Heavy,
Inconvenient, Troublesome
160. Onus Something that is one’s duty Exoneration, The onus is on the pharmacist
or responsibility; Guiltlessness, to make sure the medications
Burden, Responsibility, Irresponsibly are properly dispensed.
Liability, Obligation, Duty
161. Palpable Of a feeling or atmosphere so Intangible, Her joy was palpable after she
intense as to seem almost Imperceptible won the race.
tangible;
Perceptible, Perceivable,
Visible, Noticeable,
Appreciable
162. Pandemic Of a disease prevalent over a Particular, In some parts of the world
whole country or the world; Specific malaria is still pandemic.
Widespread, Prevalent,
Pervasive, Rife, Rampant,
Epidemic
163. Paradigm A typical example or pattern of Gross international happiness
something; is a new concept in economic
A pattern or model; thinking aimed at replacing
Model, Pattern, Example, the western paradigm of
Standard, Prototype, economic productivity and
Archetype well-being.
164. Perpetrators A person who carries out a Abusee, The perpetrators of the
harmful, illegal, or immoral Victim, massacre must be brought to
act; Sufferer, justice as war criminals.
Offender, Delinquent, Target
Criminal, Malefactor
165. Persecute Subject someone to hostility Comfort, The director’s latest film is
and ill-treatment, especially Soothe, Help about the experience of
because of their race or being persecuted for being
political or religious beliefs; gay.
Oppress, Abuse, Victimize, Ill-
treat, Mistreat
166. Persuade Induce someone to do Dissuade, Health boards were
something through reasoning Discourage, finally persuaded of the
or argument; Deter desirability of psychiatric units
Coax, Convince, Get, press in the government hospitals.
someone into, Induce
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167. Perverse Showing a deliberate and Accommodatin She took a perverse pleasure
obstinate desire to behave in a g, Cooperative in hearing that her sister was
way that is unreasonable or getting divorced.
unacceptable;
Awkward, Contrary, Difficult,
Unreasonable
168. Portentous Of momentous significance; Unthreatening In 1969 people regarded the
Being a grave or serious first landing on the moon as a
matter; truly portentous event.
Baleful, Dire, Direful, Doomy,
Foreboding, Ill, Ill-boding
169. Pragmatic Dealing with things sensibly Impractical, In business, the pragmatic
and realistically in a way that is Unrealistic, approach to problems is often
based on practical rather than Idealistic more successful than an
theoretical considerations; idealistic one.
Practical, Matter of fact,
Realistic, Sensible, Down-to-
earth, Commonsensical
170. Precarious Not securely held or in Advantageous, Many borrowers now find
position; Beneficial, themselves caught in
Dangerously likely to fall or good a precarious financial position.
collapse; Ultra-safe
Uncertain, Insecure, Harmless,
Unreliable, Unsure, Innocent
Unpredictable Innocuous
172. Prejudice Preconceived opinion that is Objectivity, Laws against racial prejudice
not based on reason or actual Open- must be strictly enforced.
experience; mindedness,
An unfair and unreasonable Unbiasedness
opinion or feeling, especially
when formed without enough
thought or knowledge
Preconceived idea,
Preconception, Preconceived
notion,
Prejudgement
173. Prelude An action or event serving as Postscript, The changes are seen as
an introduction to something Epilogue a prelude to wide-ranging
more important; reforms.
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Preliminary, Overture,
Opening, Preparation
174. Prima Facie Based on the first impression; Arguable, There is prima facie evidence
Accepted as correct until Contestable, that he was involved in the
proved otherwise Debatable, fraud.
Disputable
175. Promulgate Promote or make widely Conceal, Hush, The new law was promulgated
known an idea or cause; Silence, on December 19, 2014.
Make known, make public, Suppress,
Publicize, Spread, Withhold
Communicate, Propagate, Recall
Disseminate
176. Proportionate Correct or suitable in size, Asymmetrical, The extra field cultivated
amount, or degree when Distorted, meant a proportionate
considered in relation to irregular, increase in work.
something else; lopsided
Commensurable,
Commensurate
177. Proposition A statement or assertion that Acceptance, He wrote to me last week
expresses a judgement or Denial, regarding a
opinion; Disapproval, business proposition he
A suggested scheme or plan of Refusal, thought might interest me.
action, especially in a business Rejection,
context; Repulse
Proposal, Scheme, Plan,
Project, Programme
178. Proroguing Defer, Postpone; Launch, Open The legislative session
To suspend or end a legislative Carry on, was prorogued for the
session Continue, summer
draw out,
Extend
179. Protestations An emphatic declaration in Acceptance, Ignoring my protestations,
response to doubt or Agreement they went ahead and chopped
accusation; the tree down.
An objection or protest;
Objection, Protest, Statement
of opposition
180. Protocol The official procedure or Disagreement The Geneva Protocol of 1925
system of rules governing prohibits the use of poisonous
affairs of state or diplomatic gases in war.
occasions;
Agreement, Treaty, Entente,
Concord, Concordat,
Convention, Deal, Pact
181. Prudent Acting with or showing care Unwise, No prudent money manager
and thought for the future; Imprudent, would authorize a loan
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192. Redemption The action of saving or being Forfeiture, The bonds will be redeemed
saved from sin, error, or evil; Abandonment, at 100% of their principal
Saving, Saving/freeing from Loss, amount, plus interest to
sin, Vindication, Absolution; Deprivation, the redemption date.
The action of regaining or Sacrifice,
gaining possession of Betrayal
something in exchange for
payment, or clearing a debt;
Retrieval, Recovery,
Reclamation, Repossession
193. Regrettable Giving rise to regret; Desirable, Wel The omission of a sponsor’s
Undesirable; come name on the program was
Unwelcome, Undesirable, a regrettable error.
Unfortunate, Unwelcome, Sad,
Sorry, Woeful
194. Rejoice Feel or show great joy or Mourn, Let us rejoice together on this
delight; Lament great occasion!
Happiness, Pleasure, Joy,
Gladness, Delight
195. Relentless Unceasingly intense; Short-lived, Her relentless optimism held
Persistent, Continuing, Irresolute, the team together.
Constant Intermittent
196. Remarkable Worthy of attention; Striking, Ordinary, Nelson Mandela was a
Extraordinary, Exceptional, Commonplace, truly remarkable man.
Amazing, Astonishing Run-of-the-
mill
197. Reminiscent Tending to remind one of Amnesia, That song is so reminiscent of
something; Forgetfulness my adolescence.
Evocative, Suggestive
198. Rendezvous Meet at an agreed time and Break up, This restaurant is a
place; Disband, popular rendezvous for local
Meeting, Appointment, Disperse, Split artists.
Engagement up
199. Repatriation The return of someone to their Admit back The government had
own country into the to repatriate him because he
country had no visa.
200. Repercussion An unintended consequence of Antecedent, Any decrease in tourism could
an event or action, especially Causation have serious repercussions for
an unwelcome one; the local economy.
Consequence, Result, Effect,
Outcome, By-product
201. Reprieve Cancel or postpone the Charge, Punish Under the new regime,
punishment of someone, prisoners under sentence of
especially someone death were reprieved.
condemned to death;
Pardon, Spare, Acquit
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207. Retrieval The process of getting Lose, Mislay, Goodwill that is lost is
something back from Misplace extremely difficult to retrieve.
somewhere;
Get back, Re-collect,
Reacquire, Recapture
208. Revels Enjoy oneself in a lively and Grieve, Cats positively revel in heat,
noisy way, especially with Deplore whether natural or man-
drinking and dancing; made.
Celebrate, make merry, Have a
party
209. Rigorous Extremely thorough and Clement, According to Gopalan,
careful; Forbearing, more rigorous tests are being
Strict, Severe, Stern, Stringent Gentle, planned with support from the
Indulgent, Lax, Council of Scientific and
Lenient, Industrial Research, Delhi.
Tolerant
210. Roadblock A hindrance or obstruction; Catalyst The issue is still a
Obstruction, Barrier, major roadblock in the
Hindrance negotiations.
211. Scrutinise Examine or inspect closely and Glance at The Policeman scrutinised the
thoroughly; men’s faces carefully, trying to
Survey, Scan, Study, look over, work out who was lying.
Peruse
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212. Sedition Conduct or speech inciting He was tried for sedition and
people to rebel against the sentenced to ten years in jail.
authority of a state or
monarch
213. Sequel Something that takes place Antecedent, I’m reading the sequel to
after or as a result of an earlier Causation, “Gone with the Wind”.
event; Cause,
Published, broadcast, or Occasion,
recorded work that continues Reason
the story or develops the
theme of an earlier one;
Follow-up, Continuation
214. Skulduggery Underhand, unscrupulous, or Artlessness, The company’s apparently
dishonest behaviour or Forthrightness, healthy bottom line was
activities; Guilelessness, merely an illusion, the result
Trickery, Swindling, Ingenuousness of years of
Fraudulence, Double-dealing, , Sincerity accounting skulduggery.
Sharp practice
215. Slugfest A situation in which people Agreement, Both were settling into the
compete very hard with each Calm, fight, which was establishing
other in order to be successful Harmony, itself as a boxing match and
Peace not a slugfest at all.
216. Slump A sudden severe or prolonged Rise, Soar Car sales have slumped
fall in the price, value, or dramatically over the past
amount of something; year.
Steep Fall, Plunge, Drop,
Collapse, Tumble, Plummet
217. Snag An unexpected or hidden Convenience, The drug is very effective – the
obstacle or drawback; Assistance only snag is that it cannot be
Obstacle, Difficulty, produced in large quantities.
Complication, Catch, Hitch,
Stumbling block, Pitfall
218. Soaring Rising very quickly to a high Plummet, The soaring price of natural
level; Descent, Dip, gas is a serious concern, since
Ascension, Ascent, Climb, Rise, Dive, Drop, many power plants are fuelled
Rising Fall, Nosedive, by it.
Plunge
219. Spectacular Beautiful in a dramatic and Dull We came
eye-catching way; across spectacular mountain
Striking, Picturesque, Eye- scenery on the way to the
catching, Breath-taking, hotel.
Arresting
220. Spook Frighten; Unnerve Soothe, Seeing the police car outside
Bolster, the house
Comfort really spooked them.
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Promote
233. Transcend Go beyond, Rise above, Cut Fail, Fall The underlying message of the
across; film is that
Surpass a person or love transcends everything
achievement; else.
Excel, Exceed, Beat, Trump
234. Transition The process or a period of Sameness, The transition from a
changing from one state or Stoppage totalitarian state to a free
condition to another; country will be long and slow.
Change, Move, Passage,
Transformation, Conversion
235. Transpire Come to be known; Perish, Recede No one is willing to predict
Be revealed what may transpire at the
peace conference.
236. Tread Walk in a specified way; He trod heavily and reluctantly
Walk, Step, Stride, Pace, Go up the stairs.
237. Turmoil A state of great disturbance, The country is in a state of
confusion, or uncertainty; Calm, Peace political turmoil.
Confusion, Upheaval,
Turbulence, Tumult, Disorder,
Commotion
238. Twilight A period or state of obscurity, Peak, Height I knew him when he was in
ambiguity, or gradual decline; the twilight of his career.
Decline, Waning, Downturn,
ebb
239. Undermine Lessen the effectiveness, Enhance, The president has accused two
power, or ability, especially Improve, cabinet members of working
gradually or insidiously; Strengthen secretly to undermine his
Subvert, Sabotage, Threaten, position.
Weaken, compromise,
Diminish
240. Underpin Support, justify, or form the Hinder This partnership
basis for; will underpin the long-term
Promote, Nurture, Encourage, financial health of global
Stimulate, Develop cricket.
241. Underwhelm Fail to impress or make a Overwhelm, American voters
positive impact on someone; Blow your seem underwhelmed by the
Disappoint mind choices for president
242. Unmistakable Not able to be mistaken for Ambiguous, Cl But the editorial bears
anything else; ouded, the unmistakable impress of
Very distinctive, Well defined Cryptic, Dark, E his age-old racial views.
nigmatic
243. Upscale Relatively expensive and Dime-store, He needs to extra funds
designed to appeal to affluent Discount, to upscale the business.
consumers; Upmarket; Down-market,
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