SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS X CLASS
VOCABULARY FOR X 2014-15 ONWARDS
1. PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
SYNONYMS
Propel : drive, force, impel, push, urge
Adversity : hardship, difficulty, danger, misfortune
Perseverance : insistence, firmness, determination
Overcome : beat, choke, conquer, crush, defeat
Gasp : catch, clash, seize, hold
Aspiration : aim, ambition, craving, longing
Jealousy : covetous, envious, suspicious
ANOTNYMS
Adversity x prosperity
Triumph x defeat
Strengthen x weaken
Humility x arrogance
Introvert x extrovert
2. WIT AND HUMOUR
SYNONYMS
Daft : silly, idiotic
Swindle : cheat, con, cozen, deceive, defraud, dupe
Malice : animosity, bitterness, enmity, hate, grudge
Plump : fat, fleshy, stout, obese, bonny
Obvious : exposed, liable, open, clear
Poke : punch, push, shove, pierce, thrust
Consternation: alarm, dread, fear, fright
ANTONYMS
Malice x goodwill
Vulgar x refined, cultured
Splendid x squalid
Giant x dwarf
Reward x punishment
3. HUMAN REALATIONS
SYNONYMS
Shun : avoid, elude, eschew, escape, evade
Extravagant : excessive, prodigal, lavish
Absurd : silly, foolish, ridiculous
ANOTNYMS
Guilty x innocent
Recede x advance, proceed
Extravagant x thrifty, frugal
Absurd x rationale, sane
4. FILMS A ND THEATRE
SYNONYMS
Haunt : hover, inhabit, follow and importune
Confidence : belief, certitude, dependence, faith
Unique : exceptional, matchless, only, rare, single, sole
Acquaint : familiarize, disclose, inform, make aware
Compliment : commend, congratulate, eulogize, extol
Elegant : polished, refined, graceful
Culprit : delinquent, criminal, felon, offender
Impulse : inclination, instinct, passion, proclivity
Zenith : apex, climax, pinnacle, prime, summit, top
Demon : devil, fiend, kelpie, goblin, troll
Adore : esteem, honour, revere, worship
ANTONYMS
Arrogant x humble
Confidence x distrust, doubt
Confident x diffident
Massive x light, small
Zenith x nadir
5. SOCIAL ISSUES
SYNONYMS
Nonplus : astonish, bewilder, confound, wonder, confuse
Persist : continue, endure, last, remain, persevere
Swindle : cheat, con, cozen, deceive, defraud, dupe, embezzle
Agony : anguish, distress, pain, pangs
Calamity : adversity, catastrophe, disaster, distress
Aspiration : aim, ambition, craving, longing
Wail : bemoan, deplore, lament, mourn, cry, weep
Abandon : abdicate, abjure, leave, relinquish
Chaos : anarchy, confusion, disorder, confusion
Filthy : dirty, nasty, defiled, foul
ANTONYMS
Reluctant x ready, willing
Obstinate x obedient, yielding
6. BIO DIVERSITY
SYNONYMS
Profound : deep, fathomless
ANTONYMS
Exotic x indigenous
Ominous x auspicious
Barren x fertile
7. NATION AND DIVERSITY
ANTONYMS
Ancestor x descendant
Orthodox x heterodox
Optimism x pessimism
Generosity x stinginess
Sacred x unholy, profane, secular
Rigid x flexible
Synthesis x analysis
8. HUMAN RIGHTS
SYNONYMS
Coarse : crude, impure, rough, unpurified
Elegant : polished, refined, graceful
Zeal : ardour, cordially, devotion, eagerness
Wail : bemoan, deplore, lament, mourn, cry, weep
ANTONYMS
Tender x hard, strong
Zeal x apathy
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