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CLASSIC CLASSES (ANKUL SIR)
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ACRIMONIOUS:
 Sharp
 or
 harsh
 in
 language
 or
 temper,

Synonym Set - I
caustic,
 acerb,
 pungent,
 tart,
 mordant,
 acrid;
 (noun)

asperity.

Antonyms:
 suave,
 affable,

ABANDON:
 To
 give
 up
 completely,
 relinquish,
 forgo,

forsake

ACUMEN:
 Keenness
 of
 mind
 or
 insight,
 perspicacity,

discernment,
 perception.
 Antonym:
 obtuseness.

ABASH:
 To
 lose
 self-­‐confidence;
 to
 confuse,
 put
 to
 shame,

fluster,
 disconcert,
 discomfit,
 discompose.

ADMONISH
 (noun:
 ADMONITION):
 To
 warn
 or
 find
 fault

Antonym:
 (adj.)
 self-­‐possessed

gently,
 chide,
 caution,
 reprimand,
 reprehend,
 reproach.

ABDICATE:
 To
 give
 up
 claim
 to,
 renounce,
 abandon,

ADVERSARY:
 (adj.:
 ADVERSE):
 An
 opponent,
 antagonist.

relinquish

Antonyms:
 cohort,
 confederate,
 ally,
 accomplice.

ABET:
 To
 encourage
 or
 support,
 spur,
 incite.

ADVERSITY:
 Misfortune,
 affliction,
 mischance,
 reverses.

Antonym:
 deter

AESTHETIC:
 Pertaining
 to
 the
 beautiful,
 interested
 in

aesthetic
 values
 rather
 than
 in
 purely
 practical
 affairs.

ABRIDGE:
 To
 shorten,
 curtail,
 diminish,
 retrench.

Antonyms:
 protract,
 elongate,
 amplify

AFFABLE:
 Sociable,
 courteous,
 and
 agreeable,
 civil,

complaisant,
 benign,
 gracious,
 genial,
 urbane,
 cordial.

ABROGATE:
 To
 abolish
 or
 render,
 void,
 annul,
 nullify,

Antonyms:
 curt,
 brusque,
 rude,
 boorish,
 surly.

rescind,
 void.

AFFLUENT:
 Prosperous,
 flourishing;
 copious,
 opulent,

ABSTEMIOUS:
 Moderate
 in
 the
 use
 of
 food
 or
 drink,

profuse.

temperate

Antonyms:
 destitute,
 impecunious.

ACADEMIC:
 Pertaining
 to
 school;
 theoretical
 academic

AGGRESSIVE
 (noun:
 AGGRESSION.
 an
 unprovoked
 attack):

interests;
 an
 academic
 discussion,
 with
 no
 practical

self-­‐assertive;
 attacking,
 offensive,
 bumptious,
 officious,

implications.
 Synonym:
 scholastic

obtrusive.

ACCEDE:
 To
 agree
 to,
 assent.

Antonyms:
 meek,
 humble,
 retiring,
 diffident.

Antonym:
 demur

ALACRITY:
 Eagerness;
 cheerful
 promptness,
 celerity,

briskness,
 energy,
 animation.

ACCELERATE:
 -­‐
 To
 quicken,
 speed
 tip,
 expedite
 (adj.

expeditious).

Antonyms:
 apathy,
 nonchalance,
 sluggishness,
 lethargy,

phlegmatism.

Antonym:
 retard.

ALIENATE:
 To
 estrange.

ACCOLADE:
 An
 award
 or
 salute,
 tribute,
 ovation

ALLAY:
 To
 calm;
 to
 lessen
 in
 severity,
 appease,
 alleviate,

ACCORD:
 Agreement
 or
 harmony,
 concord,
 concurrence.

pacify,
 assuage,
 abate,
 mitigate,
 propitiate,
 mollify,

Antonyms:
 dissension,
 discord

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placate.
 Antonyms:
 intensify,
 aggravate.
  interest,
 torpor,
 lethargy,
 sluggishness,
 listlessness,

  languor,
 lassitude,
 dispassion;
 (verb)
 languish.

ALLUDE
 (noun:
 ALLUSION):
 To
 refer
 to
 indirectly,

Antonyms:
 zeal,
 animation.

insinuate,
 intimate,
 imply.

Antonyms:
 refer,
 cite.
  APPREHENSIVE
 (verb:
 APPREHEND):
 Fearful,
 Being

  unprepared.

ALLURE:
 To
 tempt
 by
 flattery
 or
 an
 attractive
 offer,lure,

decoy,
 inveigle,
 entice,
 seduce,
 wheedle,
 beguile,
 cajole.
  APPRISE:
 To
 inform.

Antonym:
 repel.

APPROBATION:
 Approval;
 praise,
 sanction,

AMBIGUOUS:
 Uncertain,
 vague,
 capable
 of
 being
 inter,

commendation.
 Antonym:
 disapprobation.

hazy,
 obscure,
 equivocal,
 dubious,
 nebulous.

Antonyms:
 explicit,
 unquestionable.
  APT
 (noun:
 APTITUDE,
 APTNESS):
 ((1)
 Likely;
 inclined
 or

  disposed,
 prone.
 (2)
 Fit,
 suitable,
 appropriate,
 felicitous.

AMENABLE:
 Obedient;
 willing
 to
 submit,
 tractable,
 docile,
  (3)
 Skillful,
 expert,
 deft,
 dextrous,
 adept.

responsive.
 Antonyms:
 intractable,
 refractory,

Antonym:
 inept.

recalcitrant.

ARBITER:
 A
 person
 who
 has
 authority
 to
 decide
 matters
 in

AMIABLE:
 Good-­‐natured;
 friendly,
 complaisant.

dispute,
 mediator,
 arbitrator

ANACHRONISM:
 A
 thing
 placed
 or
 occurring
 out
 of
 its

ARCHETYPE:
 An
 original
 pattern,
 prototype.
 Antonyms:

normal
 time

Stereotype,
 facsimile,
 replica.

ANALOGY
 (adj.:
 ANALOGOUS):
 A
 relation
 between
 two
  ARID:
 Dry;
 barren

things
 shown
 in
 the
 resemblance
 not
 of
 the
 things

Antonyms:
 arable,
 fertile.

themselves
 but
 of
 their
 characteristics,
 correspondence,

affinity.

ARISTOCRACY:
 Government
 by
 the
 best
 people;
 a

Antonym:
 anomaly
 (a
 deviation
 from
 the
 general
 rule).
  privileged
 class,
 oligarchy.
 Antonym:
 democracy.

ANARCHY:
 State
 of
 confusion
 or
 lawlessness,
 chaos,
  ARMISTICE:
 A
 temporary
 suspension
 of
 hostilities,
 truce

pandemonium.

  ARTFUL:
 Sly;
 crafty,
 cunning,
 wily,
 adroit,
 ingenious,

ANIMUS:
 A
 feeling
 of
 hatred,
 enmity,
 rancor,
  guileful.
 Antonyms:
 guileless,
 ingenuous,
 artless.

malevolence,
 animosity.
 Antonym:
 amity.

  ARTICULATE
 (verb):
 To
 speak
 clearly
 or
 distinctly,
 (adj.):

ANNALS:
 Historical
 records.
  Capable
 of
 speech;
 distinct,
 clear

ANONYMOUS:
 Of
 unknown
 authorship

ASCETIC:
 Rigorously
 self-­‐denying,
 austere,
 abstinent.

Antonyms:
 wanton,
 self-­‐indulgent.

ANTHOLOGY:
 A
 collection
 of
 choice
 literary
 works.

ASKANCE:
 With
 distrust

ANTITHESIS
 (adj.:
 ANTITHETICAL):
 Contrast;
 the
 direct

opposite.

  ASSEVERATE:
 To
 declare
 positively;
 to
 confirm,
 assert,

APATHY
 (adj.:
 APATHETIC):
 Lack
 of
 feeling,
 emotion,
 or
  avouch,
 aver,
 avow,
 allege.

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Antonyms:
 gainsay,
 controvert,
 recant,
 rescind,
 abjure,

disavow.
  BATON:
 A
 stick
 or
 staff.

ASSIDUOUS:
 Industrious,
 sedulous,
 attentive,
 diligent,
  BELIE:
 To
 give
 a
 false
 idea
 of,
 misrepresent

indefatigable.

BELLICOSE;
 Inclined
 to
 quarrel;
 warlike,
 pugnacious,

Antonyms:

 indolent,
 slothful.

contentious,
 disputatious.
 Antonyms:
 pacific,
 conciliatory.

ASYLUM:
 A
 place
 offering
 shelter
 and
 retreat,
 sanctuary,

BELLIGERENT:
 Engaged
 in
 war

refuge.

ATHEIST:
 One
 who
 denies
 that
 God
 exists,
 infidel,

BENEVOLENT:
 Kindly;
 charitable,
 benign,
 benignant,

agnostic,
 skeptic.

gracious,
 magnanimous.

ATTRIBUTE
 (verb):
 Assign,
 ascribe
 (noun):
 An
 inherent
  Antonyms:
 malevolent,
 malignant.

quality

  BEREAVE:
 To
 deprive
 or
 leave
 desolate
 by
 loss.

AUGMENT:
 To
 increase
 or
 enlarge,
 enhance,
 amplify.

Antonyms:
 abate,
 curtail.

BESMIRCH:
 To
 soil
 or
 dirty,
 stilly,
 defile,
 smirch,
 bespatter.

AUSPICIOUS:
 Indicating
 a
 happy
 outcome,
 propitious,

BIASED:
 Prejudiced,
 bigoted,
 arbitrary,
 partial,
 partisan.

fortunate.

Antonyms:
 disinterested,
 equitable.

Antonyms:
 ominous,
 foreboding.

  BIBLIOPHILE:
 A
 lover
 of
 books
 -­‐
 The
 bibliophile
 fingered

AUTHENTIC:
 Genuine,
 veritable,
 bona
 fide.

  the
 old
 book
 fondly.
 Antonym:
 bibliophobe.

Antonyms:
 apocryphal,
 counterfeit,
 spurious,
 bogus.

BIZARRE:
 Queer;
 unusual
 in
 appearance,
 odd,
 fantastic,

AUTOCRATIC:
 Despotic,
 tyrannical.
 Antonym:
 benevolent.

grotesque,
 eccentric.

AVARICE:
 Excessive
 greed,
 covetousness,
 cupidity,
 avidity.

Antonym:
 magnanimity.

BLAND:
 Gentle;
 polite;
 agreeable,
 mild,
 suave
 (affable
 or

persuasive
 in
 manner),
 soothing,
 non-­‐irritating.

AWRY:
 Unsymmetrical;
 not
 straight,
 askew.

Antonyms:
 piquant,
 tart,
 racy,
 caustic,
 acrid,
 pungent.

BANAL:
 Lacking
 in
 freshness,
 originality,
 or
 vigor-­‐bored
 by

his
 banal
 remarks,
 commonplace,
 hackneyed,
 prosaic,
  BLANDISHMENT:
 A
 flattering
 speech
 or
 act.

trite,
 stereotyped,
 vapid.

BLEMISH
 (verb):
 To
 scar
 or
 spoil
 (noun):
 A
 disfigurement,

Antonyms:
 racy,
 original,
 vivid.

defect
 -­‐
 a
 character
 without
 a
 blemish.

BANEFUL
 (noun:
 BANE:
 poison;
 source
 of
 harm):

BLIGHT:
 To
 ruin
 or
 decay,
 wither,
 blast

Destructive,
 poisonous,
 deleterious,
 pernicious,
 virulent,

noxious,
 toxic.

Antonym:
 beneficent.
  BLITHE:
 Gay
 and
 light,
 jocund,
 merry,
 joyous.

Antonyms:
 dejected,
 forlorn,
 abject.

BANTER:
 Good-­‐natured
 teasing
 or
 ridicule,
 raillery,
 chaff

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 reply
 that
 could
 hardly
 be
 more
 forthright,
 artless,

ingenuous,
 unbiased.
 Antonyms:
 guileful,
 evasive.

BOG:
 A
 swamp,
 morass,
 fen,
 quagmire,
 mire.

CANTANKEROUS:
 Ill-­‐natured;
 quarrelsome,
 petulant,

BOMBASTIC
 (noun:
 BOMBAST):
 High-­‐sounding;

peevish,
 contentious,
 pugnacious,
 testy,
 choleric,
 fretful.

pretentious
 in
 language,
 ranting,
 pompous,
 fustian.

Antonyms:
 amiable,
 affable,
 equable.

BOORISH:
 Unrefined
 in
 speech
 or
 manners,
 churlish,

CAPRICIOUS:
 Inclined,
 through
 some
 whim
 or
 fancy

uncouth,
 uncultured,
 crass.

change
 the
 mind,
 purpose,
 or
 actions
 suddenly,
 fickle,

Antonym:
 suave.
  fitful,
 changeable,
 erratic,
 inconstant,
 crotchety,

whimsical,
 mercurial.

Antonyms:
 steadfast,
 constant,
 even-­‐tempered.

BUCOLIC:
 Pertaining
 to
 the
 country,
 pastoral,
 rustic,
 rural.

BUFFOON:
 A
 clown,
 harlequin.

CAPTIOUS:
 Quick
 to
 find
 fault
 about
 trifles,
 hypercritical,

  carping,
 carviling,
 censorious.

BULWARK:
 (1)
 An
 embankment
 used
 as
 a
 fortification,

CARICATURE:
 A
 picture
 or
 other
 description
 of
 a
 person

rampart.
 2)
 A
 person,
 idea,
 or
 object
 serving
 as
 a

which
 exaggerates
 ludicrously
 one
 or
 more
 of
 his

protection

distinctive
 features.

BUMPTIOUS:
 Obnoxiously
 conceited
 or
 self-­‐assertive
 ,

CASTIGATE:
 To
 punish
 or
 criticize
 severely,
 reprove,

aggressive,
 arrogant,
 contumelious,
 overbearing.

upbraid,
 reprehend,
 censure,
 reprimand,
 chasten.

Antonyms:
 commend,
 eulogize,
 laud.

CABAL:
 A
 small
 group
 of
 persons
 engaged
 in
 plotting,

junto,
 faction.

CELESTIAL:
 Pertaining
 to
 the
 sky;
 heavenly,
 ethereal;

CACOPHONOUS:
 Unharmonious
 sounding,
 dissonant,

(noun)
 firmament.

discordant,
 blatant,
 strident,
 raucous.

Antonyms:
 mellifluous,
 euphonious,
 dulcet.

CHAUVINIST.
 An
 extreme
 patriot,
 jingoist.

CADAVEROUS:
 Corpselike;
 hence,
 haggard,
 pale,
 ghastly,

CHICANERY:
 Trickery,
 deception,
 duplicity,
 craft,

gaunt,
 pallid
 (noun:
 pallor),
 wan,
 ashen.

stratagem,
 wile,
 subterfuge.

Antonyms:
 rubicund,
 florid.

CHRONIC:
 Continuing
 a
 long
 time;
 habitual,
 persistent,

CALLOUS:
 Unfeeling
 or
 insensitive,
 insensible,
 obdurate.

unremitting,
 inveterate,
 incessant,
 constant.

Antonyms:
 intermittent,
 sporadic,
 infrequent.

CALUMNIATE:
 To
 accuse
 falsely
 or
 maliciously
 in
 order
 to

injure
 another's
 reputation;
 slander,
 asperse,
 vilify,

CIRCUMSPECT:
 Cautious,
 prudent,
 vigilant,
 discreet,
 wary.

defame,
 scandalize.

Antonyms:
 rash,
 indiscreet,
 reckless,
 precipitate,

foothardy,
 temerarious,
 headstrong.

CANDID
 (noun:
 CANDOR):
 Frank,
 outspoken;
 impartial
 a

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CIRCUMVENT:
 To
 gain
 an
 advantage
 by
 the
 use
 of
 trick
 to
  COMPENDIUM
 (adj.:
 COMPENDIOUS):
 A
 brief
 summary
 of

evade
 by
 the
 use
 of
 deception;
 to
 go
 around,
 thwart,
  the
 main
 ideas
 of
 a
 larger
 work,
 synopsis,
 digest,
 precis,

balk,
 outwit,
 delude.
  abstract,
 epitome.

CIVIL:
 (1)
 Of
 or
 having
 to
 do
 with
 citizens
 or
 the
 state
 2)
  COMPENSATION:
 Payment
 for
 services,
 stipend,

Polite,
 courteous,
 respectful,
 gracious.
  remuneration,
 recompense,
 emolument.

CLAMOROUS:
 Loud
 and
 noisy,
 vociferous,
 obstreperous,
  COMPLACENT:
 Self-­‐satisfied,
 smug.

blatant,
 raucous,
 strident.
 Antonyms:
 muted,
 quiet.

COMPUNCTION:
 Regret
 for
 wrongdoing,
 contrition,

CLANDESTINE:
 Secret;
 stealthy,
 furtive,
 covert,
  penitence,
 atonement,
 remorse,
 qualm.

surreptitious.

Antonyms:
 overt,
 manifest,
 above-­‐board.

CONCEDE:
 To
 yield;
 to
 admit
 as
 true;
 to
 grant,
 acquiesce,

  capitulate.

CLEMENT:
 Merciful;
 gentle,
 compassionate,
 forbearing.

Antonyms:
 relentless,
 ruthless.

CONDIGN:
 Well-­‐deserved
 (applied
 chiefly
 to
 punishment)

-­‐
 received
 condign
 punishment
 for
 his
 crime.

COALITION
 (verb:
 COALESCE):
 Alliance;
 merging
 of
 various

units
 into
 one
 unit,
 amalgamation,
 consolidation,
 fusion.

  CONDOLE
 (noun:
 CONDOLENCE):
 To
 express
 sympathy

with
 another
 in
 sorrow,
 pain,
 or
 misfortune,

COERCION:
 Compelling
 a
 person
 by
 physical
 force
 or

commiserate,
 show
 compassion,
 solace.

other
 means
 to
 do
 something
 against
 his
 will,
 constraint,

restraint,
 impelling.

  CONDONE:
 To
 forgive
 or
 overlook
 (an
 offense),

extenuate,
 palliate,
 mitigate,
 gloss.

COGENT:
 Having
 the
 force
 to
 compel,
 usually
 by

appealing
 to
 reason,
 persuasive.

  CONFEDERATE
 (noun):
 A
 person
 allied
 with
 others
 for
 a

special
 purpose
 (frequently
 a
 bad
 one),
 collaborator,

COLLUSION:
 Working
 together
 secretly
 for
 an
 evil

accomplice.
 (adj.):
 United
 or
 allied
 in
 a
 conspiracy.

purpose,
 collaboration,
 conspiracy,
 conniving,

machination.

CONGENIAL:
 ((1)
 Possessing
 similar
 interests
 and
 tastes;

able
 to
 get
 on
 well
 with
 others,
 compatible.
 (2)

COMMODIOUS:
 Roomy,
 spacious,
 capacious,
 ample.

Agreeable.

CONJECTURE:
 To
 guess,
 surmise,
 presume.

COMPATIBLE:
 Harmonious;
 able,
 to
 get
 along
 together

parted
 company
 because
 they
 were
 not
 compatible,

CONSECRATE:
 ((1)
 To
 set
 apart
 as
 sacred,
 hallow,
 sanctify.

congruous,
 consistent.

Antonym:
 desecrate.
 (2)
 To
 devote
 or
 dedicate
 to
 some

Antonyms:
 incongruous,
 discordant,
 incompatible.

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CREDENCE:
 Trust
 or
 belief
 -­‐
 gave
 little
 credence
 to
 the

CONSENSUS.
 General
 agreement,
 accord.
  rumor.
 Synonym:
 conviction.

Antonym:
 skepticism.

CONSTERNATION:
 Amazement;
 lack
 of
 courage
 caused
 by

fearful
 prospect,
 dismay,
 bewilderment.

CREDIBLE:
 Worthy
 of
 belief,
 true
 to
 life.

Synonym Set - II
Antonym:
 incredible.

CREDITABLE:
 Deserving
 or
 reflecting
 Credit
 or
 honor,

CONSTRUE
 (noun:
 CONSTRUCTION):
 To
 interpret,
 explain

praiseworthy,
 meritorious,
 commendable.

the
 sense
 of,
 or
 analyze.

Antonyms:
 discreditable,
 infamous,
 opprobrious,

ignominious.

CONSUMMATE
 (adj.):
 Perfect
 or
 highly
 accomplished
 -­‐

CREDULOUS:
 Inclined
 to
 believe
 anything;
 easily
 imposed

achieved
 with
 consummate
 skill.

upon,
 gullible.

Antonyms:
 botched.
 bungled,
 inept
 (verb):
 To
 complete,

Antonyms:

 incredulous,
 skeptical.

bring
 to
 perfection.

CRINGE:
 To
 shrink
 in
 fear
 cower,
 flinch,
 fawn,
 truckle,

CONTEMPTUOUS:
 Expressive
 of
 contempt
 (an
 emotion

wince.

involving
 anger
 and
 disgust),
 supercilious,
 scornful,

disdainful,
 contumelious.

CRUCIAL:
 Decisive
 or
 critical;
 difficult

CONVIVIAL:
 Festive;
 gay,
 jovial,
 jocund,
 mirthful.

Antonyms:
 lugubrious,
 dolorous,
 mirthless.

CRYPTIC:
 Containing
 hidden
 meaning,
 occult,
 enigmatic.

COPIOUS:
 Plentiful,
 profuse,
 bountiful,
 abundant.
  Antonyms:

 palpable,
 manifest.

Antonyms:
 meager,
 scant.

  CULPABLE:
 Deserving
 blame
 or
 censure,
 censurable,

CORPULENT:
 Fat,
 obese,
 portly.
 Antonyms:
 gaunt,
 lank,
  reprehensible.

emaciated,
 peaked.

  CUMBROUS:
 Burdensome
 and
 clumsy,
 cumbersome,

COSMOPOLITAN
 (noun):
 One
 who
 is
 at
 home
 in
 all
  unwieldy,
 bulk.

countries,
 Catholic.
 Antonyms:
 parochial,
 provincial.

COTERIE:
 A
 group
 of
 people
 joined
 by
 common
 interests
 a
  CURB:
 To
 control,
 check,
 or
 restrain,
 repress,
 subdue.

coterie
 of
 select
 friend,
 clique.

  CURSORY:
 Hurried;
 hence,
 superficial.

COUNTENANCE
 (noun):
 A
 face,
 visage.
 (verb):
 To
 approve,

Antonyms:

 painstaking,
 meticulous.

sanction.

CRASS:
 Coarse
 and
 stupid,
 gross.

CURT:
 Rudely
 abrupt,

 blunt,
 brusque,
 bluff.

CRAVEN
 (noun):
 Coward,
 Poltroon.
 (adj.):
 Cowardly,
  Antonyms:

 affable,
 civil.

pusillanimous,
 dastardly.

CYNICAL:
 Sneeringly
 distrustful
 of
 the
 good
 motives
 or

Antonyms:
 stalwart,
 intrepid,
 valiant,
 stout-­‐hearted.

conduct
 of
 others,
 sarcastic,
 surly.

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DEARTH:
 Scarcity
 -­‐
 a
 dearth
 of
 news,
 brought
 about
 by

censorship.

  DEPRECATE:
 To
 plead
 or
 argue
 against
 a
 certain
 course
 of

action,
 remonstrate,
 protest,
 decry,
 expostulate.

Antonyms:

 plethora,
 abundance.

  Antonym:

 sanction.

DEFERENCE:
 Submitting
 to
 the
 wishes
 or
 judgment
 of

another,

 respect,
 complaisance,
 veneration.

  DEPRECIATE:
 To
 belittle
 or
 speak
 slightingly
 of,
 disparage,

derogate
 (adj.
 derogatory).

Antonym
 :

 recalcitrance.

  Antonyms:

 enhance,
 magnify,
 extol,
 laud,
 eulogize.

DEITY:
 A
 god
 -­‐The
 sun
 was
 a
 deity
 to
 ancient
 peoples.

Synonym:
 divinity.
  DEVASTATION:
 Widespread
 ruin,
 destruction,
 desolation.

DELECTABLE:
 Very
 pleasing
 -­‐
 a
 delectable
 meal,
 tastefully
  DEVIOUS:
 ((1)
 Winding;
 indirect,
 circuitous.
 (2)
 Straying

prepared.

  from
 the
 right
 course,
 crooked,
 erring.

DEVOID:
 Lacking
 in;
 not
 possessing,
 destitute.

DELETE:
 To
 erase
 or
 cancel,
 take
 out
 or
 remove,
 expunge,

Antonyms:

 abounding,
 prevalent.

censor,
 efface,
 eradicate.

DEVOUT:
 Devoted
 to
 religious
 observances,
 pious,

DELINEATE:
 To
 sketch
 or
 portray.

religious.
 Antonym

 impious.

DELINQUENT
 (noun):
 An
 offender,
 (adj.):
 Failing
 to
 fulfill

DICTUM:
 Art
 authoritative
 statement;
 a
 saying.

an
 obligation,derelict.

DIDACTIC:
 Designed
 to
 teach,
 imparting
 a
 lesson,

DELUGE:
 A
 great
 flood;
 downpour.

pedagogical.

DEMAGOGUE:
 A
 leader
 who
 tries
 to
 stir
 the
 passions
 of

DIFFIDENT:
 Lacking
 in
 self-­‐confidence,
 shy,
 timid,

people
 for
 his
 own
 purposes.

reserved,
 reticent,
 retiring.

DEMEANOR:
 Behavior;
 bearing,
 deportment,
 mien.
  Antonyms:

 forward,
 aggressive.

DEMURE:
 Affectedly
 or
 falsely
 modest
 or
 prim;
 serious
  DILEMMA:
 A
 situation
 calling
 for
 a
 choice
 between
 two

demure
 as
 a
 Victorian
 maiden,
 sedate,
 staid,
 decorous,
  equally
 difficult
 alternatives;
 hence,
 a
 difficult
 or

prudish,
 coy.

  perplexing
 situation,
 predicament,
 quandary,
 plight.

Antonyms:

 immodest,
 frivolous.

DILETTANTE:
 One
 who
 dabbles
 in
 the
 fine
 arts
 for

amusement
 only
 and
 without
 concentrated
 study,

DENOUNCE
 (noun:
 DENUNCIATION):
 To
 speak
 against,

amateur,
 connoisseur.

stigmatize,
 censure,
 reprehend,
 castigate

Antonyms:

 laud,
 eulogize.
  DISCONCERT:
 To
 confuse;
 to
 embarrass,
 perturb,

  discomfit,
 discompose,
 abash,
 disquiet,
 fluster.

DEPLETE:
 To
 empty
 or
 to
 use
 up,

 exhaust,
 drain.

Antonyms:

 replenish;
 (adj.)
 replete.
  DISCONSOLATE:
 Depressed;
 without
 hope
 or
 possibility
 of

  consolation,
 inconsolable,
 dejected.

DEPLORE:
 To
 express
 sorrow
 or
 grief
 over,
 lament,
 decry,

Antonyms:

 blithesome,
 carefree.

grieve.

DISCOURSE:
 To
 converse
 or
 talk;
 to
 discuss.

DEPRAVED:
 Of
 low
 morals;
 corrupt,
 debased,
 wicked,

vicious,
 perverted.

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 Separate
 -­‐
 two
 discrete
 issues,
 totally
  EDICT:
 A
 public
 command
 or
 proclamation
 issued
 by
 an

unrelated.

  authority,
 decree.

DISCURSIVE:
 Rambling
 from
 one
 subject
 to
 another,

  EDIFY:
 To
 instruct
 or
 uplift,
 particularly
 in
 morals
 or

religion.

desultory,
 digressive.

EFFETE:
 No
 longer
 productive;
 hence,
 lacking
 in
 or,
 worn

DISPARITY
 (adj.:
 DISPARATE):
 Inequality;
 difference
 in

out.

image,
 quantity,
 character,
 or
 rank.

EGOTISTIC:
 Conceited,

 egocentric,
 vain.
 Antonym:

DISPASSIONATE:
 Free
 from
 feeling
 or
 partiality,

 palm,

altruistic.

impartial.
 Antonym

 partial.

EGREGIOUS:
 Outstandingly
 bad
 an
 egregious
 mistake
 with

DISPATCH
 (verb):
 To
 do
 speedily;
 to
 send
 off,
 expedite.
  serious
 implications.

(noun):
 A
 speedy
 performance;
 the
 sending
 off
 of

something
 ,
 celerity,
 alacrity.
  EJACULATE:
 To
 exclaim
 or
 utter
 suddenly.

DISPEL:
 To
 drive
 away;
 to
 scatter,
 dissipate,
 disperse,
  ELICIT:
 To
 draw
 out,
 evoke,
 extract,
 extort.

diffuse.

  ELUCIDATE:
 To
 make
 clear;
 to
 explain,
 clarify.

DISSENT
 (noun:
 DISSENSION):
 To
 disagree;
 to
 differ
 in

EMISSARY:
 A
 person
 sent
 on
 an
 errand
 or
 mission.

opinion,
 rejecting
 compromise.

DISSOLUTE:
 Living
 loosely;
 unrestrained
 in
 conduct
 or

morals,
 debauched,
 dissipated,
 profligate.

ENGENDER:
 To
 cause,
 produce,
 or
 stir
 up.

DISTRAUGHT:
 Mentally
 distressed;
 distracted,
 harassed.

ENNUI:
 Boredom;
 weariness
 of
 mind.

DIVERSE:
 (verb:
 DIVERSIFY;
 noun:
 DIVISIBILITY):
 Varied;

different,

 multifarious.

ENSUE:
 To
 follow
 or
 result.

DIVERTING:
 Entertaining.

DIVULGE:
 To
 make
 public
 or
 reveal,
 disclose,
 impart.
  ENTREAT:
 To
 beg
 earnestly,
 solicit,
 supplicate,
 beseech,

  implore,
 importune;
 (adj.)
 importunate,
 mendicant,

DOGMATIC:
 Positive
 in
 expressing
 an
 opinion;
 asserting
  suppliant

an
 opinion
 as
 though
 it
 were
 an
 undisputed
 fact,

overbearing,
 opinionated,
 peremptory,
 dictatorial.
  EPHEMERAL:
 Very
 short-­‐lived,
 fleeting,
 transitory,

  transient,
 evanescent.

DOLOROUS:
 Sorrowful;
 mournful,
 doleful,
 lugubrious,

Antonym:
 eternal

grievous.

Antonyms:

 jocund,
 blithe,
 mirthful.
  EPICUREAN
 (noun):
 A
 person
 devoted
 to
 luxurious
 living

  and
 pleasure,
 (adj.):
 Pleasure-­‐loving.

DYNAMIC:
 Forceful,
 energetic.
 Antonyms:

 static,
 inert,

dormant,
 torpid,
 sluggish,
 quiescent.
  EPIGRAM:
 A
 brief
 pointed
 saying,
 maxim
 proverb,
 adage.

ECCLESIASTIC
 (adj.):
 Pertaining
 to
 the
 clergy
 or
 the
 church
  EPITAPH:
 A
 tombstone
 inscription.

Antonyms:

 secular,
 lay.
 (noun):
 A
 clergyman.

EPITHET:
 A
 phrase
 that
 describes
 a
 quality
 (good
 or
 bad)

in
 a
 person
 or
 thing,
 characterization,
 appellation

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EQUANIMITY
 (adj.:
 EQUABLE):
 Evenness
 of
 temper
 or

mind,
 serenity,
 composure,
 imperturbability,
 aplomb.
  EXTEMPORANEOUS:
 Done
 or
 spoken
 on
 the
 spur
 of
 the

  moment
 or
 without
 preparation,
 impromptu,
 offhand.

ERR
 (noun:
 ERRATUM):
 To
 be
 mistaken
 or
 go,
 stray,

blunder.
  EXTINCT:
 No
 longer
 existing
 or
 active,
 defunct.

Antonym:
 extant.

ERRATIC:
 Irresponsible,
 eccentric;
 lacking
 a
 fixed
 purpose

erratic
 behavior,
 reflecting
 his
 queer
 ideas.

EXTIRPATE:
 To
 root
 out,
 destroy
 totally,
 eradicate,

ERUDITE:
 Learned
 -­‐
 an
 erudite
 person,
 an
 editor
 of
 many

exterminate,
 efface,
 obliterate.

books.
 Synonyms:

 scholarly,
 knowing.

  EXTRANEOUS.
 Not
 essential;
 foreign;
 irrelevant,
 extrinsic,

ESOTERIC:
 Understood
 by
 only
 a
 select
 few,
 abstruse,

adventitious.

recondite.

Antonyms:

 germane,
 intrinsic,
 inherent,
 relevant,

pertinent.

EXCEPTIONABLE:
 Objectionable,
 questionable,

reprehensible,
 censurable.

EXULTATION:
 Great
 rejoicing,
 jubilation.

Antonym:
 laudable.

FACADE:
 Front
 or
 face,
 especially
 of
 a
 building.

EXCULPATE:
 To
 free
 from
 blame,
 vindicate,
 exonerate,

absolve,
 acquit.

FACETIOUS:
 Given
 to
 joking
 or
 inappropriate
 gaiety;
 said

in
 fun,
 jocose,
 droll,
 flippant,
 frivolous.

Antonyms:

 arraign,
 indict,
 inculpate.

Antonyms:

 solemn,
 grave,
 saturnine.

EXEMPLARY
 (noun:
 EXEMPLAR):
 Serving
 as
 a
 model;

commendable,
 illustrative,
 typical;
 praiseworthy,
  FALLACIOUS
 (noun:
 FALLACY):
 Unsound;
 misleading;

laudable.

deceptive.

FALLIBLE:
 Liable
 to
 make
 mistakes
 or
 be
 deceived.

EXODUS:
 Departure,
 emigration.

Antonyms:

 infallible,
 unerring.

EXOTIC:
 Strange
 and
 foreign.

FATHOM:
 To
 penetrate
 and
 understand.

EXPATIATE:
 To
 speak
 or
 write
 at
 great
 length,
 dilate.

FATUOUS:
 Foolish;
 silly,
 inane,
 vacuous,
 puerile.

EXPATRIATE
 (verb):
 To
 banish
 or
 exile;
 to
 withdraw
 from

Antonyms:

 judicious,
 sagacious,
 sage.

one's
 country,
 (noun):
 An
 expatriated
 person.

FEALTY:
 Faithfulness,
 allegiance,
 constancy,
 fidelity.

EXPEDIENT
 (adj.):
 Convenient
 in
 helping
 to
 attain
 some

Antonyms:

 disloyalty,
 infidelity,
 treachery.

purpose,

 opportune,
 seasonable.
 (noun):
 A
 means
 to

accomplish
 something.

FEASIBLE:
 Workable
 -­‐
 a
 feasible
 plan,
 proved
 practical
 by
 -­‐

previous
 experience.

EXPLOIT
 (verb):
 To
 use
 for
 one's
 selfish
 purpose,
 (noun):
 A

brilliant
 deed.

Antonym:
 impracticable.

EXPOUND
 (noun:
 EXPOSITION):
 To
 set
 forth
 in
 detail;
 to

FEIGN
 (noun:
 FEINT):
 To
 pretend,
 dissemble,
 sham,

explain.

dissimulate,
 affect.

EXPURGATE:
 To
 purify
 (usually
 a
 piece
 of
 writing)
 of

FELICITY
 (adj.:
 FELICITOUS):
 (1)
 A
 state
 of
 happiness,
 bliss.

offensive
 material,
 purge,
 delete.

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 A
 high
 ability.
  Antonym:
 abet.

FERVID:
 Spirited;
 ardent,

 perfervid,
 impassioned,
 zealous,
  FULSOME:
 Disgustingly
 excessive.

fervent,
 vehement.

  GARNISH:
 To
 trim
 or
 decorate,
 adorn,
 deck.

FESTOON
 (noun):
 A
 garland
 of
 flowers,
 leaves,
 etc.
 hung

between
 two
 points,
 (verb):
 To
 hang
 with
 festoons.
  GENEALOGY:
 A
 record
 of
 a
 person's
 or
 a
 family's

  ancestors
 or
 relatives,
 lineage.

FETISH:
 (1)
 Something
 that
 is
 believed
 to
 have
 magical

powers,
 charm,
 talisman,
 amulet.
 (2)
 An
 object
 of
  GENESIS:
 Origin,
 inception.

unreasoning
 devotion
 and
 worship.

  GESTICULATE:
 To
 make
 gestures,
 or
 indicate
 feelings
 by.

FIASCO:
 A
 ludicrous
 and
 complete
 failure,
 debacle.
  motions.

FICTITIOUS:
 Unreal;
 made-­‐up,
 fabricated.

Synonym Set - III
FLACCID:
 Lacking
 firmness
 -­‐
 muscles
 grown
 flaccid
 after

the
 illness.
 Synonyms:
 flabby,
 limp.

FLAGRANT:
 Outstandingly
 bad,
 glaring,
 scandalous,
  GHASTLY:
 Horrible,
 deathlike,
 gruesome,
 grisly,
 pallid,

notorious,
 conspicuous,
 gross.
  macabre,
 grim,
 lurid.

FLAMBOYANT:
 Elaborately
 showy,

 florid,
 ornate,
  GIBE
 (variant
 spelling:
 JIBE):
 To
 laugh
 at;
 to
 utter
 with

resplendent,
 embellished,
 garish,
 gaudy,
 gorgeous,
  scorn,
 mock,
 sneer,
 jeer,
 scoff,
 flout,
 deride
 (adj.:

rococo.
 Antonym:
 somber.
  derisive),
 rail,
 taunt.

FLAUNT:
 Display
 or
 wave
 boastfully.
  GLIB:
 Smooth-­‐spoken,
 fluent.

FLEETING:
 Passing
 swiftly,
 transitory,
 fugitive.

  GLUTTONOUS
 (noun.
 GLUTTON;
 verb:
 GLUT):
 Inclined
 to

FLUCTUATE:
 To
 waver
 from
 one
 course
 to
 another;
 to
  cat
 to
 excess,
 voracious,
 intemperate.

vary
 irregularly,
 oscillate,
 vacillate,
 undulate,
 sway.

  GOSSAMER
 (noun):
 A
 very
 thin
 gauzelike
 fabric
 or

FORBEAR
 (noun:
 FORBEARANCE):
 To
 exercise
 self
 control;
  structure.
 (adj.):
 Thin
 and
 light,
 diaphanous,
 flimsy,

to
 keep
 from,
 restrain,
 abstain.
  gauzelike
 Antonyms:

 substantial,
 ponderous.

FORENSIC:
 Pertaining
 to
 public
 discussion
 or
 law
 courts,
  GREGARIOUS:
 Habitually
 fond
 of
 associating
 in
 a
 company

rhetorical,
 oratorical.
  or
 herd.

Antonyms:
 lone,
 aloof.

FORTUITOUS:
 Accidental,
 casual,
 incidental,
 adventitious,

random.

GRIMACE:
 A
 distortion
 of
 the
 face
 to
 express
 an
 attitude

or
 feeling.

FRACAS:
 A
 disorderly
 quarrel,
 brawl,
 altercation,
 fray,

wrangle,
 imbroglio.

HAIL:
 To
 greet
 -­‐
 The
 crowd
 hailed
 the
 returning
 hero,

accost,
 salute.

FRUSTRATE:
 To
 prevent
 (the
 attainment
 of
 an
 object);
 to

defeat
 or
 render
 ineffectual,
 balk,
 thwart,
 foil,
 baffle,

HARANGUE
 (verb):
 To
 deliver
 a
 long.
 noisy
 speech,
 rant,

obstruct,
 discomfit.

declaim.
 (noun):
 A
 loud,
 tiresome
 speech,
 tirade.

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