1. cacophony :a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

2. seine :a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in

the water and is used to enclose and catch fish

3. ubiquitous :present, appearing, or found everywhere.

4. epicure :a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink

5. surreptitious :kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

6. furtive :attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that

discovery would lead to trouble

7. Follicle: a small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

8. foist :impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.

9. perusal :examine

10. ostensible : stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

11. fetter :a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.

12. proclivity :a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition

towards a particular thing.

13. Languid = Lacking spirit or liveliness

14. Grandiloquent: pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way

that is intended to impress.

15. Magnanimous: very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less

powerful than oneself.

16. Soporific: tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

17. LACONIC:- brief, concise, terse.(Asked as synonym-Correct Answer in options->terse)

18. HERALD:- messenger,harbinger(noun) ; impending, sign of something that is about to

happen( Verb)

19. Parsimonious: very unwilling to spend money or use resources.(adj)

20. perspicacious:having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

21. Labyrinth : a maze

22. Attrition : the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained

attack or pressure.

23. Realistic : having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or

expected.

24. Parochial : having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.

25. tacit: understood or implied without being stated.

26. discord : disagreement

27. sedulous : (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

28. circumlocution :the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate

attempt to be vague or evasive.

29. spiel - an elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson (synonyms:

speech, line, patter, pitch, sales pitch; monologue, rigmarole, story, saga)

30. Prurient: lustful,salacious

31. tendentious: expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view,

especially a controversial one.

32. Treacherous : guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.

33. Sequestered: (of a place) isolated and hidden away.

34. Supercilious: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

35. Loquacious: talkative, garrulous, voluble, over-talkative, long-

winded, wordy, verbose,profuse, prolix, effusive, gushing, rambling;communicative;

chatty, gossipy, gossiping, chattering, chattery, babbling,blathering, gibbering; with the gift of

the gab, having kissed the blarney stone, yakking, big-

mouthed, gabby, gassy, talky; raremultiloquent, multiloquous

36. Petulant: childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

37. Castigate: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach,scold, r

emonstrate with, berate, take to task, pull up, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give

someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, lecture, criticize, censure;

38. cock-a-hoop: be boastful

39. beguile :to influence by trickery, to take away from by cheating or deceiving ,to charm or

divert,to pass (time) pleasantly

40. cognomen :any name, especially a nickname.

41. impugn : to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon, to

vilify

42. credulous :willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate

evidence; gullible.

43. urbane :reflecting elegance, sophistication

44. ostentatious : characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to

impress others.

45. Deleterious : harmful to human beings.(Asked as a synonym-Correct Answer in options>-

Detrimental)

46. Restitute : give or bring back

47. Circumlocution : (Asked as synonym-Correct Answer in options->Periphrasis).

48. Soporific : (Asked as synonym-Correct Answer in options ->Narcotic)

49. quiescent- in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy

50. asperity - harshness of tone or manner,sharpness.biterness,acrimony

51. plaudit - praise,approval,approbation,congratulation

52. eulogy - a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a

tribute to someone who has just died,speech,panegyric,paean,encomium,tribute,testimonial.

53. debilitate - make weak ( synonym - enervate was in option )

54. Rectitude - uprightness

55. Purloin - Steal, Make off with belongings of others

56. Tenacity - Determined

57. Abettor - ( उकसाने वाला ) encourage, urge

58. taciturn - uncommunicative, a person who speaks less (antonym- garrulous, synonym-

reticent)

59. morose - sullen and ill-tempered

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1. Wan (synonym) Meaning : looking sick or pale Synonym: pale, pallid,

ashen Antonym: flushed, ruddy, bright

2. Casuistry (antonym) Meaning : a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct

through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine Synonym:

chicanery,deception, trickery, equivocation, evasion, sophistry(sophism), specious,

fallacy Antonym: certainity, surity, fact, reality, truth

3. Egregious Meaning : extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant Synonym:

gross, outrageous, notorious, shocking Antonym: tolerable, moderate, minor,

unnoticeable, little

4. Vindicate (synonym) Meaning : clear (someone) of blame or

suspicion/justfy/authenticate Synonym: acquit, absolve, confute, shield,

exonerate, exculpate Antonym: convict, blame, incriminate, accused

5. Adumbrate Meaning : to suggest, disclose, or outline partially adumbrate a

plan Synonym: augur, indicate, foretell, suggest, obscure Antonym: ignore

6. Adulate Meaning : praise (someone) excessively Synonym: praise, fawn, worship,

approbation, apple-polish Antonym: criticise, complain, insult, slander, blame

7. vitiate Meaning : spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of Synonym: abolish,

deny, negate, annul, annihilate, recant Antonym: schedule, set-up

8. conundrum Meaning : a confusing and difficult problem or question Synonym:

puzzlement, enigma, riddle, quandry, dilemma Antonym: understanding, known

9. profligate Meaning : recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of

resources Synonym: spendthrift, thriftless, improvident, reckless, imprudent

prodigal Antonym: thrifty, frugal

10. maverick Meaning : an unorthodox or independent-minded person Synonym: non-

conformist, individualist, eccentric, trendsetter, unconventional, bohemian,

original Antonym: conformist, conventional, orthodox

11. cantankerous (synonym) Meaning : bad-tempered, argumentative, and

uncooperative Synonym: fractious, grumpy, irrascible, choleric, disagreeable,

dilious,crabby Antonym: good-natured, affable

12. Gaucherie (antonym) Synonym: unsophisticated, goof-up, indiscretion, gaff, foul-up,

blunder, misconduct, indecorum Antonym: correctness, propriety, suitableness,

tastefulness

13. Scald (synonym) Meaning : A type of burn injury caused by hot gases or

liquids Synonym: burn, scorch, sear, cauterize, criticize Antonym: extinguish,

quench, smother, cool

14. Guile Synonym: cunning, artful, ingenuity, deceive, shrewdness Antonym: artless,

honesty, candour

15. Punctilious Meaning : giving great attention to Synonym: meticulous, diligent,

precise, perfectionist, conscientious, scrupulous Antonym: careless, easy-going,

slapdash

16. Doughty (antonym) Meaning : brave Synonym: intrepid, fearless, resolute, mettlesome,

valiant, determined, dauntless, audacious Antonym: timid, trepidation, fear, alarmed,

abashed, flinch, flagged, alarmed

17. Promulgate (promote) : Proclaim --> (Match pair)

18. Lackadaisical Meaning: lacking enthusiaism and determination Synonym: Careless,

lazy, indifferent, leizurely, insouciant, blase Antonym: enthisiastic, excited

19. Venal Meaning: showing succeptibility to bribery Synonym: corrupt, bribable,

dishonest, grafting, avaricious Antonym: honourable, honest

20. Prevaricate: Meaning: speak or act in an evasive way (lie) Synonym: fabricate,

distort, lie, misrepresent, phony, equivocate Antonym: honesty, truth

21. Intrepid : Meaning: fearless Synonym: audacious, heroic Antonym: fearfull, cowardly,

trepid

22. Gullible : Credulous, easily persuaded, ingenuous, naive, innocent.

23. Punctillious : Careful, anxious, attentive

24. Usurp Meaning:seize and take control:Synonym: takeover, annex, preempt, supplant, wrest,

arrogate.

25. Ambidextrous :Meaning:one who can write with both the hands. Synonym:deceitful,

disingenuous,

26. Purloin :Meaning:make off with belongings of others(steal)Synonym:abstract , cabbage ,

filch , hook , lift

27. Chicanery :Meaning:use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose.Synonyms :

chicane , guile , shenanigan , trickery , wile

28. DIFFIDENT :SHY ARROGANT: ABUSE

29. Tenet: principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy

.synonyms:principle, belief, doctrine, precept, creed, credo, article of

faith, dogma,canon, rule

30. Blasphemy :the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things;

profane talk.

31. Impending : be about to happen . synonyms: imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near,

nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming,

32. Obdurate :stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

33. Tenet : a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.

34. cascade:waterfall

35. peccadillo : a relatively minor fault or sinSynonym: misdemeanour, minor offence, petty

offence, delinquency, indiscretion,lapse, misdeed, infraction, error, slipAntonym: firmness,

strength

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1. Chutzpah : shameless audacity.

2. Obstreperous : noisy and difficult to control. ( synonyms - vociferous, clamorous)

3. Amiable : having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.Friendly, affable, amicable,

cordial

4. Munificent : displaying great generosity

5. Itinerant : travelling from place to place.( synonyms: travelling, peripatetic, wandering,

wayfaring, roving, roaming, rambling, touring, nomadic, gypsy, migrant, migratory,

ambulatory)

6. Watermelon:apple::rose:

7. Diffident : modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

8. Flammable : liable to catch fire

9. Momentous : of great significance

10. Mordant: having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting Synonyms:caustic, trenchant,

biting, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing,acid, sharp, keen, tart, pungent, stinging,

astringent, incisive,devastating, piercing, rapier-like, razor-edged

11. Abstemious : indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.

Synonyms:temperate, abstinent, austere, moderate, self-disciplined, self-denying,restrained,

self-restrained, non-indulgent, sober, ascetic, puritanical,spartan, strict, severe, self-

abnegating

12. Bellicose : demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight Synonyms:belligerent,

aggressive, hostile, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious,truculent, confrontational,

argumentative, quarrelsome, disputatious,contentious, militant, combative

13. Titillation : To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle Synonyms:stimulate, shake, shake up,

excite, stir,tickle, titillate, vellicate,erotic

14. Enervate (antonym) : Invigorate

15. Besoted : strongly infatuated. infatuated, charmed, captivated

16. Apprise : inform, notify, tell, intimate

17. Inchoate - the beginning of something , nascent stage.

18. Choleric : Angry : :

19. Tintinnabulation : a tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass..

20. Apprise-inform or tell (someone).

21. Besotted-strongly infatuated;intoxicated;drunk Synonyms-infatuated with, smitten with, in

love with, love-struck by, head over heels in love with, hopelessly in love with, obsessed

with, passionate about, consumed with desire for, devoted to, doting on, greatly enamoured

of, very attracted to, very taken with, charmed by,captivated by, enchanted by, enthralled

by, bewitched by.

22. Enervate-make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality

Synonyms:exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out, devitalize, drain, sap, weaken,make

weak, make feeble, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, indispose,prostrate, immobilize,

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1. Salubrious : pleasant to live in; clean and healthy

2. cacophony : a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

3. floccose : covered with or consisting of woolly tufts.

4. infuriate : make (someone) extremely angry and impatient..

5. implacable : unable to be appeased or placated.

6. Licentious : promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

7. disdain : the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or

respect.

8. feral : resembling or characteristic of a wild animal.

9. Hyperkinetic :an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action;spasm occuring in

children

10. Intrepid:fearless::

11. miraculous, : of the nature of a miracle or having the power to work miracles.

12. bout :a short period of intense activity of a specified kind.

13. Demure : (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy

14. Malfeasance : wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public official.

15. Botch : carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.

16. Gaiety : the state or quality of being light-hearted or cheerful.

17. phalanx(antonym asked) : a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close

formation.

18. pristine:sterile (relation), = in its original condition:free from bacteria or other living

microorganisms; totally clean.

19. hackneyed: having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

20. equivocate: ambiguous

21. obdurate: stubborn

22. pristine:sterile::

23. souse : soaked in liquid

24. zeitgeist : the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas

and beliefs of the time.

25. Gauche : socially awkward

26. Regicide: the act of killing a king

27. savant : a learned person, distinguished person

28. obfuscate : the act of hiding the intended meaning