607. B. Ph TEXT III - 2 ANTONYMS

III -  2     ANTONYMS

Im-     possible x impossible,         perfect, pure, mature, measurable, moral, mortal, movable, pair, passable, patient, perfect, polite, proper, purity

In-      ability x inability     accurate, action, adequate, applicable, audible, capable, correct, curable, decent, decision, determinate, dependent, digestion, direct, divisible, effciency, famous, feasible, fertile, finite, glorious,  human, operative,  sincere, stable, subordinate, viable,

Il-       legal x illegal   legitimacy, liberal, literate, logical

Ill-      famed x ill-famed   luck, looking, feeling, behave, logical, paid, spent, tempered, treat, will, wisher

Ir-       regular x irregular   religious, reparable, relevant, remediable, rational

Mal-   practice x malparactice       administation, content, formation,  treatment

Mis-   use x misuse advise, apply, appropriate, arange, behave, belief, calculation, carry, conduct, count, deed fortune, govern, lead, management, place, spell, state, trust. Understand,

Non-  vegetarian x non-vegetarian         acquaintance, appearance, arrival, essential, payment, plus, resident, resistant, violence, co-operation

Un-     able x unable            aided, armed, authorise, asked, attended, aware, easy, comfortable, common, concerned, cover, dated, divided, easy, educated, employed, equal, fair, faithful, familiar,

De-     compose x decompose      bark, form, generate, graded, merit, mobilise, nationalise, magnetise,

Dis-    connect x disconnect  able, advantage, agree, appear, approval, arrange, belief, close, connect, courage, please, prove, regard, satisfaction

-less     taste x tasteless      use,  taste, worth, thank, heart, care, hope, help, Believe x disbelive, shiver x steady   near

A       Absolute x partial,  absolve x accuse,  absorb x dissipate,  abstract x practical,    absurd x logical,  abundant x scarce,  accede x deny,  accelerate x decelerate,  acclimatize x  reject,  accord x discord,  accredit x discredit,  ace x base,  acquire x forfeit,  acquit x convict,  acrimony x friendliness,   acute x obtuse,  adamant x flexible,  adept x inept,  adopt x disown,  adore x hate,  adroit x maladroit,  advance x retreat,  adverse x advantage,  affirm x deny,  affix x exclude,  affluent x scarce,    afforest x deforest, 

B       Baroque x simple,  beautific x dreadful,  belittle x extol,  bellicose x peaceful,  benign x unalignment,  benison x curse,  berate x praise,  bestial x noble,  bigotry x  tolerance,  bizarre x normal, blanch x darken,  bland x caustic,  blasé x ardent,  bleak x cheerful,  blithe x cheerful,

C       Capacious x not spacious,  capricious x steadfast,  captions x tolerant,  carnal x spiritual, cynical x trusting   carnivorous x vegetarian,  carping x uncritical,  castigation x commendation,  categorical x qualified, catholic x narrow,   celebrity x delay,  celibrate x married,  censure x praise,  centrifugal x centripetal

D     Damp x dry,  dapper x untidy,  dauntless x cowardly,  dearth x abundance, debacle x progress,  debilitate x strengthen,  debonair x awkward,  derogatory x praising,  desecrate x consecrate,  despicable x worthy of esteem, destitute x affluent,  devoid x full of,  devout x impious,    diabolical x seraphic,  

E     Enervate x strengthen,  enhance x degrade,  ennui x excitement,  enunciate x mumble,    ephemeral x eternal,  equable x stormy,  equanimity x agitation,  equilibrium x imbalance, equitable x unfair,  equivocal x clear,  erratic x steady,  erroneous x accurate,  erudite x ignorant,  ethereal x ear

F     Faint x clear,  fallacy x fairness,  fallow x fertile,  fantastic x simple,  fastidious x careless,  fatigue x freshness,  fervent x weak,  fiction x fact,  fiery x cold,  finite x infinite,  forlorn x happy,  formidable x easy,  forsake x nourish, forthright x tactful,  fragile x robust,  frail x firm,  frank x evasive,  frenzy x

G     Grandiose x simple,  gratuitous x warranted,   gregarious x antisocial, grisly x pleasant,  gullible x incredulous,  gusto x distaste,  gusty x calm

H     Hackneyed  ×   new,  Half heart   ×   Enthusiastic,   Hamper   ×   Help   Handicap     ×   Help,  Hand some ×   Ugly, Haphazard      ×   orderly,  Harangue     ×   Appreciate,  Harass   ×   Pacify   Harden × Soften,    Hardware    ×   Software,  Harm ×   Benefit,  Harmonious    ×   Discordant, Harsh  ×   Gentle,

I       Idealistic     ×   Materialistic     Idiosyncratic   ×   Common     Idiotic  ×   Sensible   Ignoble  ×   Noble    Ignorance   ×   Knowledge   Ignore    ×   Point out   Illegal   ×   Legal   Illegible  ×   Legible, Illegitimate   Illuminate    ×   Put off   Illusion       ×   Real      Imaginary ×   Real       Immediate   ×   Later Immense    

J      Jaded    ×   Lively       Jagged    ×   Smooth  Jam    ×    Free      Jeer ×   Cheer  jerky    ×   Steady   Jolly       ×   Sad    Juicy  ×    Dry       Junior  ×    Senior    Jut   ×   Recede      Juvenile  ×   Mature

K     Keen    ×  Dull            Knowledge  × Innocence 

L        Laborious   ×   Easy      Languid   ×   Energetic    Languish   ×   Flourish

Large          ×   Small                                                                        Latitude    ×   Longitude                Latter        ×   Former

Lavish        ×   Economical                                                              Lax           ×   Strict      Layman    ×   Professional

Laziness     ×   Industrious          Lead         ×   Follow    Leader      ×   Cadre

M    Mad             ×   Sane   Magnificient   ×   Ordinary            Major main     ×   Minor  Majority      ×   Minority       Make    ×   Mar    Malicious        ×   Kind    Malleable    ×   Brittle   Manageable   ×   Disobedient       Manly   ×   Effeminate    Many           ×   Few                     Marvelous   ×   Ordinary            Masculine       ×    Feminine

N     Naïve   ×  Artful    Naked  ×  Draped      Narrow  × Wide  Nasty  ×  Nice national x international   native x foreign  natural x artificial  neat x untidy  negative x positive  neglect x regard negligible x considerable  nervous x calm  nimble x clumsy  nomadic x stable  nominal x authoritative  novel x conventional  

O     Oath x deny      obedient x arrogant    object x offer    obligation x offer   oblique x direct     obscene x decent  obscure  x clarify  observant x inattentive  obsolete x current  obstinate x amenable    obtreperson x well behaved    obstruct x help    obtuse x clever    obtrusive x inconspicuous  obvious x hidden    occasional x frequent    odd x even    offence x defence    ominous x auspicious   

P     Pacify x anger   pagan x orthodox      pale x dark     palatable x unedible  palpable x intantigible  Paltry x important       parallel x perpendicular        pardonable x unforgivable   particular x general  Passionate x apathetic     passive x active     pastoral x urban   patriot x traitor payment x income   Peace x war   peculiar x common   pedantic x lax  penitent x unrepentant  perfunctory x enthusiastic 

Q     Quarrelsome x peaceful  quixotic x realistic

R     Radical x superficial,   raise x lower, ramshackle x solid,  random x systematic,  rapid x slow,            rare x common,  rash x careful,  raw x fresh,  reactionary x progressive,  readable x boring,  ready x unprepared,  real x false,  reality x fantasy,  reasonable x irrational,  reassure x alarm,  rebellious x obedient,  rebuke x praise,  recede x accede,  recive x give,  receptive x resistant,  refined x cruel,  recumbent x

S      Sacred x secular,  sacrilegious x reverent,  sadden x cheer,  saintly x satanic,  salubrious x unhealthy,  salvation x damnation,  sane x mad,  sanguine x pessimistic,  satisfy x frustrate,  savage x civilized,  save x waste,  scarce x plentiful,   scare x reassure,  scarcity x plenty,  scathing x complimentary,  scatter x gather,  skeptical x confident,  skepticism x faith,  scintillating x dull,  scorn x admire,  scornful x

T      Tabulated x untabulated,  taciturn x talkative,  tacky x dry,  tact x tacktlessness,  takeover x handover,  talented x unskillful,  tame x wild,  tangy x bland,  tattered x smart,  tatty x smart,  taut x slack,  tawdry x tasteful,  tear x stitch,  tedious x interesting,  tempestuous x calm,  temporal x spiritual,  tenable

U     Ugly x beautiful  ulterior x overt  unite x separate  unique x common,  universal x localised,    upgrade x down grade,  uplift x shameful,  uppermost x lowermost,  upward x downward,  urban x rural  urge x discourage

V Vacant x filled,  vacate x fill,  vague x definite,  vain x successful,  vallant x cowardly,   valuable x worthless,  vanish x appear,  variable x constant,  vary x stable,  vast x small,  vehement x apathetic,  vengeful x forgiving,  verbose x concise,  veto x approve,  viable x impractical,  vibrant x lifeless,  vicious x gentle,  victor x loser,  victory x defeat,  vigilant x negligent, vigorous x feeble,  vindictive x forgiving, 

 W   wax x wane,  wary x reckless,  wavy x flat,  wayward x cooperative,  wearisome x stimulating,  well behaved x naughty,  well bred x rude,  well built x frail,  well known x unknown,  whole x fragmentary,  wholesome x incomplete,  widespread x rare,  wild x mild,  willful x accidental,  wilt x thrive,  wily x straightforward,  windy x calm,  wispy x substantial,  withdrawn x sociable,  whither x thrive,  withhold

Z      Zenith x nadir,  zigzag x straight,

606. B. Ph TEXT III – 1 SYNONYMS

III – 1    SYNONYMS

Lady                woman, madam, wife, beauty, widow, fiancee, love, bride, brunette, dame, blonde, damsel, eve, xanthippe, matron,

See                  look, glance, glare, stare, peep, peek, leer, glimpse, gaze, gape,

Beautiful         attractive, handsome, winsome, dainty, elegant, exquisite,. Charming, glorious, fine, nice, goodlooking, pretty, cute

Ugly                 deformed, disfigured, grim, horrible, nasty, awful, dirty,  filthy,

Group              assembly, galaxy, parliament, class, throng, mob, clan, force, gang

Burn                char, roast, fry, cremate, ignite,

Leader             organiser, captatin, chieftain, master, supremo, ayatollah, boss

Destroy            annihilate, smash, destroy, demolish sabotage, shatter, devastate

Begin               start, launch, introduce, inaugurate, unveil, activate, initiate,

End                  terminate, finish, txterminate, abolish, close, culminate, conclude

Make               compose, frame, prepare, shape, create,

Big                   ample, colosal, enormous, gigantic, great, massive, titanic

Believe             trust,

Shiver              tremble,. Shake, quiver, vibrate, oscillate,

Real                 true, pragmatic, in fact,

Ability              = capability, capacity, strength

Abolish            = cancel, ban, annul, nullify

Absorb             = suck in, imbibe,

Accuracy         = precision, correctness, exactness

Answer            = reply, respond,

Ancient            = old, antiquated, past,

Abundance      = plenty, immense,

Accept                         = agree, give consent,

Accumulate     = gather, heap up,

Abandon          = desert, leave, discard,

Announce        = advertise, declare, proclaim

Delicate           = slender, fine, soft,

Bear                = contain, carry,

Beat                 = strike, defeat,

Beg                  = request, ask, plead, implore

Better              = well, good, fine,

Bright              = shine, glitter, gleam

Blame              = accuse, rebuke, allegate, criticise

Common          = usual, popular,

Confusion        = disorder, choas

Certain            = sure, definite,

Chief                = principal, main, supremo

Connect           = join, unite, combine,

Connoisseur    = expert judge in matters of taste. Expert, authority, specialist, good judge

Frenetic           = frenzied, hectic, distracted, mad, chaotic, wild, furious, uncontrolled

Divan               = sofa, settee, couch, seat, bed

Spry                 = lively, active, agile, nimble, quick, brisk,

Spinster          = bachelor, unmarried, unattached, free, single,

Annuity           = pension. Allowance, income,

Perversely        = defiantly, obstinately, uncooperatively, awkwardly

Lavish             = generous, abundant, bountiful, prolific,

Tenderness     = softness, kindness, compassion, care,

Bemusedly      = confusedly, bewilder, puzzle, perplex,

Impel               = push, force, drive, propel, hurl, compel, urge, induce,

Rapture           = ecstasy, delight, joy, bliss,

Translucence  = semi-transparent, fineness, thinness

Marvel             = wonder, amazing, miracle,

Crave               = long for, desire, want, yearn for, pine, for, beg, pray, implore, entreat, beseech

Carnations      = clove scented

Petit –point      = embroidery

Hovel               = small miserable dwelling, but, shack, shed.

Clutter             = mess, litter, disorder, confusion, untidiness, muddle

Fasten             = close, tie, shut, zip, secure, fix, clasp, affix, hook,

Eccentricity     = oddity, peculiarity, strangeness, idiosyncrasy

Fidget              = jiggle, move around, act restlessly,

Distract           = sidetrack, divert,

Fussy               = selective, choosy, exacting, excited

Inquisitive       = curious, inquiring, prying, intrusive

Impulse           = desire, urge, whim, compulsion, pressure

Geraniums      = a flower plant

Hitched            = hold up, get a ride, fasten, hook, tether, connect, tie,

Battered          = tattered, shabby, decrept,  beat-up,  worn out, 

Domineering    = dominant, bossy, forceful, dictatorial,

Outing             = excursion, trip, day trip, jaunt,

Pittance           = meager amount, trifle, nothing, minute allowance

Panacea          = cure all, solution, answer, universal remedy

Jade                = emerald, green,

Vague              = indistinct, unclear. Hazy, formless, blurred,

Angina             = severe pain in the chest caused by inadequate supply of blood.

Sulky               = brooding, morose, cross, sullen,

Dismayed        = distressed, disappointed, distraught, troubled, sad, wounded,

Gasp                = pant, puff, huff, intake of breath, wheeze,

Spill                 = fall, tip out, drip, leak, slick, escape, overflow,

Gleam              = sparkle, glitter, twinkle, flash,

Chime              = ring, clang, ding, peal,

Chiffon                        = light weight fabric

Prone               = flat, horizontal, level

Drought           = lack, dearth, deficiency

Tsunami          = highly intense cyclone

Fury                 = anger,  rage,  ferocity,  wrath, 

wreaked           = cause a great damage or harm

rendered          = cause to be, make, leave, turn into, provide, give, deliver

consolation      = comfort,  solace,  relief,  support

bereaved          = who lost somebody closely related

 mobilize          = activate,  organize,  call up,  trigger on,  start,  initiate

gargantuan     = huge,  large,  gigantic,  enormous,  vast,  massive,

pitched            = inclined,

onerous           = involving great effort, burdensome,  arduous,  difficult,  tiring, 

disposing         = arrange, order, set out, organize    

panic               = fright,  terror,  fear,  dread,  alarm,  horror,

far-flug            = very far,  distant,  remote,  far-off,  faraway, 

osmosis           = less denser to more denser

saline              = salty

HAM                = a private hobby radio

SOS                 = international distress call on 500 KHz.

Rubble             = debris,  ruins,  wreckage,

Habitation       = habitat,  environment,  territory,  locale, 

Brunt              = chief impact of something bad, impact, burden, force,

Semblance      = the way something looks, appearance,  impression, façade,

Ravaging         = devastating,  destroying, ruining, damaging, plundering

Carcass           = animal dead body

Epidemic         = outbreak, endemic, pandemic, spate,

Inventory         = record, account, register, list of items,

Untoward        = till now

Yeoman service = very loyal service

Traumatized    = cause someone to experience lasting shock as a result of a disturbing expe-                                                        rience

Mooted             = propose, put forward, suggest, bring-up, introduce

Stranded         = trapped, cut off, marooned, stuck, abandoned,

Scar                 = blemish, mark, wound, scratch mark,

Amenities        = facilities, services

Thrust             = power, driving force, force, propulsion, impetus

Inundated       = flooded, swamped,

Hamlet             = village, settlement, homestead, community, colony.

Priest               = minister, pastor, vicar, rector, presbyter, celebrant, cleric, ecclesiastic.

Plumed            = trail, cloud, spiral, column, curl

Peer[n]             = noble, lord, earl, duke, viscount, patrician,

Peer[v]                         = look, scrutinize, gaze, stare, examine, look closely,

Stone[v]           = pelt, throw stone,

Stray               = lost, wandering, abandoned, homeless, vagrant

Halter              = bridle, rein, strap, lead, noose, collar, tether

Boar                = pig, swine,

Tushes            = tusks

Terrier                         = a small hunting dog.

Countenance = expression, face, features, visage,

Wearied           = resignedly, with a sigh, despairingly, tiredly

Stumble           = stagger, sway, roll, totter, hobble, topple

Sidle                = edge, creep, slither, snake, slink,

Stem                = stalk, shoot, trunk, twig,

Tussock           = a clump of coarse grass

Girth                = circumference, width, span, wideness,

Frivolous         = trivial, silly, idle, vain, shallow, playful,

Pace                 = step, stride, leap, bound, hop, skip, jump

Chuckle           = laugh, chortle, giggle,

Waggle             = wag, shake, jiggle, joggle, move from side to side,

Grunt              = mumble, murmur, rumble, grumble, snort

Exertion           = effort, action, application, force, toil,

Scum               = impurities, filth, layer, froth, foam,

Spring                         =  source, upwelling, fount, fountain, water source

Sputter            = pop, splutter, spit, sizzle, crackle,

Mirth               = laughter, hilarity, humour, fun, delight, glee, joy, cheer

Bedstead         = bedframe, frame, base, pallet,

Howl                = cry,  yowl, wail, scream, whine, moan,

Embrace          = hold, hug, cuddle, clinch, clasp, squeeze,

Alight               = burning, on fire, in flames, ablaze, flaming

Emaciated       = thin, wasted, withered, shrunken, gaunt, pinched

Astonishment =  surprise, amazement, wonder, shock, bewilderment,

Howl                = wail, cry, yowl, scream, whine, shriek, moan, holler

Grope               = fumble, feel, finger, flounder

Intelligent        = clever, bright, gifted, brainy, smart, scholarly

Facilities          = amenities, arrangements

Devoted           = dedicated, committed

Loyal                = faithful, trustworthy

Finding            = trace out, invent, discover,

Determine       = take decision,

Specific            = particular, selected, variety

Transmitted    = passed, sent, broadcast,

Start                = begin, commence, initiate

Components    = constituents, parts, contents

Synthesis        = compounding, joining, uniting, integration, amalgamating, building a whole

Design             = form, give shape, carve

Ultimately        = in the end, at last, finally,

Provide            = facilitate, give, offer, empower

Pioneer            = forerunner, 

Corroborated   = proved, established, validate, support, authenticate

Spiral              = coiled, helical, scrolled, screw-shaped

Feasible           = possible, attainable, practicable, workable

Diversity          = variety, plurality

Therapy           =cure, remedy, solution, treatment,

Indispensable  = vital, essential, most necessary

Elegant            =  stylish, graceful, chic, smart, neat, classy, tasteful, refined

Substitute       = extra, auxiliary, ancillary, stand-by, additional, temporary

Steep               = vertical, sharp, abrupt, sudden

Probability       =prospect, odds, possibility, chance

Gaze                = stare, look, regard, comtemplation, observation, scrutiny

Quickly            = fast, rapidly, speedily, swiftly, hastily, hurriedly

Continue         = endure, go on, persist, keep on, prolong,

Hard                = firm, stiff, rigid, solid, tough, unbreakable, durable

Add                  = put in, insert, append, affix, attach, include

Similar                        =          like, alike, related, akin, comparable, identical, in the same way

Vanity              =          pride, narcissism, self-importance,  egoism, emptiness, worthlessness,

Reverence        =          respect, admiration, worship, veneration,   admire, esteem

Oppose            =          resist, fight, counter, contradict, be against, defy,

Tribute                        =          compliment, honour, praise, accolade, homage,

Mother             =          look after, care for, protect, nurse,

Citizenship      =          nationality, residency

Poverty                        =          scarcity, shortage, deficiency, lack, dearth, insufficiency,

Minister           =          [noun] priest, cleric, preacher, vicar, rector, parson, nun, monk, holy man,

                                    [verb]  attend, look after,  care for, tend, nurse,

Expansion       =          development, growth, increase, extension, spreading out, enlargement,

Death              =          demise, decease, pass away, take last breath,

Convince         =          influence, persuade, satisfy, assure, win over,

Religion           =          faith, belief, creed, conviction

Teacher           =          tutor, educator, instructor, coach, trainer, lecturer, professor, educationist,

Disturb            =          upset, worry, bother, concern, perturb, scare, alarm, frighten

Despair            =          misery, desolation, gloom, depression, dejection, hopelessness

Experience      =          skill, knowledge, know-how, proficiency, handiness, aptitude,

Permission      =          consent, agreement, okay, authorize, sanction, concurrence

Charity            =          aid, contribution, gift, help, assistance,

Humanitarian =          caring, kind, gentle, compassionate, kindly, charitable

Suffer              =          bear, endure,

Offer                =          present, propose, suggest, submit,

Fact                 =          truth, reality, actuality, exactness, certainty, accuracy

Probe               =          search, investigate, explore, query, survey, prod,

Pain                 =          ache, hurt, grief, agony, bother,

Texture            =          feel, touch, surface, consistency, quality

Feeble              =          weak, frail, delicate, shabby, thin, meager,

Diversity          =          variety, assortment, multiplicity,

Meager                        =          scanty, insufficient, inadequate, small, miserable,

Hostile             =          unfriendly, aggressive, antagonistic, unsympathetic,

Devastate        =          destroy, demolish, ravage, wreck, spoil,

Escape             =          free, run away, flee, flight, 

Rudimentary   =          basic, elementary, simple, undeveloped

Proclaim          =          announce, declare, state, assert, broadcast, pronounce

Manacles         =          handcuffs, chains, cuffs, shackles

Momentous     =          important, significant, historic, crucial, vital, big,

Check              =          verify, ensure, test, prove, make sure, ensure

Ghetto             =          slum, poor area,

Captivity          =          imprisonment, custody, detention, confinement, interment

Island              =          isle, islet,

Magnificent     =         superb, wonderful, splendid, brilliant, grand, outstanding

Inalienable      =         unchallengeable, absolute, indisputable

Promise           =          assure, swear, guarantee, pledge, secure,

Life                  =         existence, being,

Hollow =          empty, void, unfilled, vacant, unoccupied

Invigorate        =          stimulate, revitalize, enliven, energize, strengthen,

Threshold        =          doorsill, sill, doorstep, entrance, entry,

Engulfed          =          overcome,

Mobility           =          movability, portability, transportability,

Stagger            =         sway, totter, wobble, reel, walk unsteadily, wallow

Veteran           =         expert, old hand, experienced person