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Amalgamate

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Blend

Two companies amalgamated into one company

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Whimsical

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A WHIMSICAL SENSE OF HUMOUR, A WHIMSICAL CHILDREN’S STORY Capricious, fanciful, fantastical, playful, mischievous, waggish, quaint, unusual, curious, droll, eccentric, peculiar, queer, bizarre, weird, freakish

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Ambiguous

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Vague, inconclusive

I hate to listen to people who have ambiguous ideas

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Ameliorate

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Mitigate, Improve

The government seems to be doing nothing to ameliorate the situation

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Anachronism

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Misdate

Her thoughts and behaviour seemed to be anachronistic for her contemporaries

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Analogous

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Similar, akin, correspondent

Looking for an honest man in politics is analogous to looking for a virgin in a brothel

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Anomaly

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Abnormality

I doubt whether I can correct anomaly in her behaviour

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Antagonise

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Oppose

The lady antagonised the doctor by asking too many silly questions

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Antipathy

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Aversion, distaste, dislike

I don’t have any antipathy to listening to your point of view

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Apathy

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Aloofness, disregard

It is really disheartening when children show apathy towards their parents

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Arbitrate

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Conciliate, step in

I failed to arbitrate between the warring groups

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Archaic

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Very old

The archaic manuscript fell into pieces the moment I touched it

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Ardor

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Enthusiasm

His cold response to my queries didn’t dampen my ardor to continue my search

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Articulate

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Expressive, fluent

The judge praised the lawyer for his articulate argument

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Assuage

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Relieve

Her father tried to assuage her but she wept inconsolably

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Attenuate

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Abate, debilitate

The government tries to attenuate terrorist activities

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Audacious

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Adventurous

The nation should remember the audacious acts of its soldiers while fighting against the enemies

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Austere

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Strict

Austerity measures should be taken in ladies hostel for safety

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Banal

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Ordinary, boring

Though songs were good in the movie, the screenplay was boring

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Bolster

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Assist, boost

John’s friends bolstered his morale to come out of the turmoil

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Bombastic

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Overblown, pompous

The minister’s bombastic claims fell apart when he failed to fulfil even simple things

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Cacophony

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Discord, jarring noise

We expected symphony but were greeted by a cacophony of sound

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Candid

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Genuine

His candid remarks on the failure of government policy were appreciated

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Capricious

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Unstable, careless

His capricious nature fetched bad remarks among his coworkers

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Castigate

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Berate, chasten

Parents are afraid to castigate their children

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Catalyst

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Impetus

The material you found is a good catalyst and it will cause the expected reaction

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Caustic

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Hurtful, nasty

I was shocked to hear the caustic remarks passed nu my principal as I always thought that he was polite

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Chaos

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Clutter, disorder

Sigmund theories caused chaos in the society

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Chauvinist

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Fanatic

He is considered to be a male chauvinist by all his female colleagues

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Chicanery

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Trickery, cheating

After learning about my friend’s chicanery, I refused to accept his help on face value

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Cogent

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Effective, convincing

Oscar has the ability to say something cogent but unfortunately his brother Donald lacks it

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Condone

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Pardon, overlook

Compassionate teachers often condone minor errors committed by their students

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Convoluted

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Serpentine, elaborate

Her convoluted approach to solving the problem added to my irritation

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Corroborate

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Approve, certify

Physical evidence corroborated the witness’s testimony

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Credulous

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Simple, trustful

Her credulous little daughter believes that spider man is going to help her

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Crescendo

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Apex, Ascension

The crescendo of violence became unbearable and the police had no clue as to how to stop it

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Decorum

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Conduct, propriety, correctness

The solider who was attending the formal dinner lacked decorum

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Deference

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Respect, courtesy

These days youngsters lack deference to elders

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Deride

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Banter, to mock

The politician was derided even by his more popular supporters

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Desiccate

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Dehydrated

Desiccated coconut is used in this dish to make it tasty

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Diatribe

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Abuse, criticism

The teacher’s diatribe at the student was uncalled for

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Desultory

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Random, aimless

As days passed by, John’s output became more desultory

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Diffident

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Hesitant, un confident

Observing the salesman’s diffident manner, I guessed that the product he was trying to sell was dubious

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Dilate

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Stretch, widen

Pupils dilate when one enters a dark room

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Dilatory

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Backward, delaying

The cashier used dilatory means to stop the payment

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Dilettante

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Unaccomplished

Unlike his ancestors, Rahul Gandhi is a dilettante in politics

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Dirge

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Elegy, death song

Mike wrote a dirge for the funeral of his cherished grandfather

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Disabuse

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Set right. Persuade someone that a belief is mistaken.

The president of the organization disabused critics who didn’t understand his new proposal

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Discern

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Perceive, descry

Viswa speaks so convincingly that it is not so easy to discern if he is lying

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Disparate

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At variance, discordant

The details provided by the informer were so disparate that the police were not convinced

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Dissemble

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Disguise, pretend

The president was trying to dissemble rather than present his ideas on the contentious issue

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Dissonance

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Disagreement, conflict
Although the pastor preached about the importance of marriage, his dissonance became obvious when he fell in love with a married woman

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Dogma

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Belief, principle

A few managements still hold the dogma that satisfaction on the job is not an important criterion

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Dupe

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Cheat

If people are successfully duped by a magician, then it is magic

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Eclectic

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Comprehensive, general, something made up of from various sources or styles
The theory is no longer eclectic, it is highly controversial
Henry wife’s music taste is more eclectic and includes everything from classical music to rock music.

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Efficacy

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Ability, productiveness

The efficacy of the drug is reduced, if it is not taken regularly

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Elegy

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Plaint, dirge

The author wrote an emotional elegy about his mother’s death

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Eloquent

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Ardent, articulate

The president gave an eloquent speech in honor of the soldiers who lost their lives defending the country

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Emulate

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Follow, mimic

My son was fascinated by his football coach and tried to emulate him

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Enervate

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Debilitate, disable

Exposure to extreme summer heat enervates one’s energy

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Engender

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Arouse, beget, to cause a feeling or attitude to exist

Although I do not like my ex-husband, I would never want my opinion to engender my children to dislike their father

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Enigma

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Bewilderment, a mystery, something or someone difficult to understand
For the determined medical researcher, the cure for cancer is an enigma which must be discovered.

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Enumerate

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To count, list, itemize

The wife enumerated her husband’s all faults during their bitter argument

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Ephemeral

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Brief, momentary, lasting for a shorter time

Running after ephemeral things in life will cost you peace of mind

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Equivocal

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Vague, ambiguous

The witness have such equivocal replies that the jury was confused

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Erratic

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Unpredictable, wandering

Neshwa’s erratic behaviour is a cause for concern

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Erudite

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Well educated, cultured

Valekumar is the most erudite member of the organisation

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Esoteric

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Mysterious, obscure

The trainer struggled to explain the esoteric financial terms to people have no finance background

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Estimable

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Honourable, worthy

Davinci’s estimable paintings speaks for itself

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Eulogy

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Praise, acclamation

George’s eulogy in his friend during fair well was very touching

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Euphemism

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Delicacy, pretense, a less direct word used instead of an offensive one
Sometimes euphemism is better than speaking the truth

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Exacerbate

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Aggravate, make something bad worse

Cora chose to exacerbate the argument by throwing a lamp at Mark’s head

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Exculpate

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Forgive, acquit, to clear of or free from guilt, exonerate
Diane’s teenage son is constantly getting into some kind of mischief, but he knows how to charm his mother and exculpate himself

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Exigent

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Urgent need or demand, acute

Anu decided to do MBA under such a exigent circumstances at home

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Exonerate

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Absolve, vindicate, declare free from blame

The manager was declared exonerated after his secretary had confessed to stealing the important document

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Explicit

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Specific, unambiguous

Her explicit instructions made it easy for me to complete the job on time

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Fanatical

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Over enthusiastic, immoderate, a person holding extreme political or religious opinions.
She was so fanatical in her beliefs that it was difficult to make her think out of the box

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Fawn

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Flatter, try to please by flattery and being very attentive

Christiane fawned over the stage manager, hoping to gain a backstage pass for the concert

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Fervid

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Passionate, ardent

Grace was fervid about releasing the book on her dad’s birthday

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Florid

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Very elaborate, ornamental

Jane’s home is decorated in a florid style

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Foment

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Instigate, provoke

The mob tried to foment sentiment against the minister by raising slogans against him

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Frugality

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Moderation, miserliness

Due to Ramesh’s frugality, he was able to save more than half of her take-home pay

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Garrulous

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Talkative, blabber mouth

Garrulous women annoy me

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Gregarious

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Friendly, affable

Her gregarious nature allowed her to gather many friends

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Guile

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Slyness, craftiness, clever but deceitful behaviour

The desperate leader resorted to guile in an effort to win support

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Gullible

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Naive and trusting

The culprit fooled gullible women into handing over their ornaments to him

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Homogenous

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Similar, comparable

The members were faulty homogeneous in their thoughts, so consensus was not a problem

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Iconoclast

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Detractor, dissident

The iconoclast in Harry makes him reject traditional beliefs

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Imperturbable

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Calm, collected

The police seemed imperturbable even when faced with the wildest problems

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Impervious

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Immune, resistant

A good roof is impervious to moisture

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Impetuous

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Abrupt, impulsive

My father prefers to think through all the opinions thoroughly, rather than make an impetuous move

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Implacable

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Grim, merciless

My anger at my subordinate’s betrayal left me implacable for years

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Inchoate

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Undeveloped, beginning

David has spent a lot of time on his new project but surprisingly it is still inchoate

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Ingenuous

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Honest, truthful

She was ingenuous by nature, so people fooled her easily

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Inimical

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Hostile, unfriendly

Roger’s inimical attitude earned him many enemies

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Innocuous

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Harmless, banal

Most of his ideas are innocuous and pose no danger to us

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Insipid

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Dull, uninteresting

Martin’s insipid writing fails to generate interest in the readers

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Intransigent

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Uncompromising, inflexible

My children were intransigent on the idea of selling the property and moving to a new place

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Inundate

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To overwhelm, drown

After the accident, the helpline was inundated with Akka for assistance

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Irascible

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Angry, irritable

Paul’s irritable nature makes it difficult for me to accept him as my colleague

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Laconic

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Brief, concise

People who know Sara will vouch that she is really not a laconic speaker

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Lament

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To mourn, to grieve

Katy continues to lament the death of her dog

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Laud

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Praise, acclaim

The president lauded the success of the space scientists in launching the space craft

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Lavish

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Profuse, abundant

Her lavish nature caused many problems to her family

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Lethargic

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Sluggish, lethargic

Mary felt so lethargic that she decided to skip work

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Loquacious

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Talkative, verbose

At times Lucy’s loquacious nature was a problem to her family

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Lucid

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Evident, obvious

The scholar’s explanation was so simple and lucid that we understood every word of it

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Luminous

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Bright, lighted

The tourists throng to the place as they are attracted by the fact that there is luminous sunshine through the summer

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Malign

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Slander, defame

No one can malign Hoffman because everyone knows how principles he is

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Malinger

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Shirk, evade

I believed all his excuses for not being regular to work but soon realised that he was a Malingerer

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Malleable

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Pliable, ductile

Some metals are malleable and can be easily molded

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Meticulous

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Detailed, exact

Michele’s meticulous work was appreciated by her boss

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Misanthrope

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Cynic, skeptic

Scrooge is such a misanthrope that he cannot withstand even children

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Mitigate

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Abate, diminish

The storm mitigated after several hours

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Mollify

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Pacify, smoothen

The worker who was insulted was so angry that no compromise could mollify him

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Monotony

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Boredom, sameness

Music is played in assembly lines to reduce the monotony of repeating the same task

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Naive

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Childlike, gullible

Although Mary pretends to be naive, she is cunning to the core

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Obdurate

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Stubborn, unyielding

My parents were obdurate on the issue, and no amount of persuasion would change their mind

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Obsequious

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Complacent, obedient, submissive

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Obstinate

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Stubborn, unyielding

The obstinate student refused to obey rules in spite of several warnings from the headmaster

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Obviate

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Avert, block

Please obviate the danger of someone stealing the original document

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Occlude

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Hinder, prevent

During a solar eclipse, the light from the sun is occluded by the moon

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Onerous

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Arduous, burdensome

The onerous task was completed by the workers without any complaints

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Opaque

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Cloudy, muddy

The opaque car windows blurred his vision causing the accident

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Opprobrium

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Dishonour, disgrace

The home team left the field in opprobrium after losing such an easy match

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Ostentation

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Exhibitionism, pompousness

There was an ostentatious display of wrath in my friend’s wedding

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Paradox

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Contradiction, dilemma

In a sad paradox, those most in need of medical attention are least able to obtain it

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Paragon

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Outstanding example

Miss America is the paragon of beauty, intelligence, talent, and fitness

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Pedant

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Dogmatist

The scientist is known to be a pedant

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Perfidious

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Betraying, deceptive

Amina’s perfidious nature astonished her boyfriend as he had trusted her fully

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Perfunctory

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Automatic, unthinking

Sara’s perfunctory smile brightened her face

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Permeate

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Filter, diffuse

The sweet smell of her perfume permeated through the entire room

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Philanthropy

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Altruism, love of mankind

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Placate

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Pacify, calm

My mother tried to placate my sister’s anger by offering her food to eat

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Plastic

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Made of plastic

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Plethora

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Excess, plenty

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Pragmatic

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Sensible, practical

Pragmatic people oppose idealism

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Precipitate

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Hurry, speed

The governor’s extramarital affair precipitated his ouster

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Prevaricate

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Distort, evade

The student prevaricated to avoid being punished by his teacher

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Pristine

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Clean, pure

Jane was awestruck when she saw the pristine mountains

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Prodigal

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Lavish, wasteful

The prodigal son wasted his inheritance on a decadent lifestyle

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Proliferate

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Breed, multiply

National security is on stake when the belligerent neighbor decides to proliferate nuclear weapons

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Propitiate

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Satisfy, pacify

The government propitiated the irate public by agreeing to step up safety measures

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Propriety

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Correct behavior, obedience to rules and customs

My grandmother maintained a high level of propriety, adhering to dozens of social rules

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Prudence

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Care, caution, restraint

The widow’s prudence helped her to carefully manage her finances

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Pungent

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Acidic, bitter

Her pungent remarks left me shocked

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Quiescent

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Motionless, inactive

This month seems to be relatively quiescent in terms of the agitation

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Rarefy

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Thin, decrease

To Rarefy the four air, spray some room freshner

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Repudiate

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Reject, abjure

The woman’s paternity suit was repudiated when her accusations were proven wrong

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Reticent

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Silent, reserved

John finds it difficult to adjust in huge crowd because he is reticent

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Rhetoric

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Wordiness, verbosity

Clara’s rhetoric left the gathering bored

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Satiate

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Satisfy, overdose

I realized that nothing could satiate James’s greed for money

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Soporific

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Sleepy, drowsy

The soporific drug when consumed left most people sleepy

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Specious

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Misleading, deceptive

Jill’s specious excuses didn’t convince her teacher

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Stigma

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Shame, disgrace

As progressive as we seem, there is still stigma against single motherhood

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Stolid

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Unemotional, apathetic

Sally’s boss remained stolid and unaffected in spite of her pathetic appeals not to penalize her

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Sublime

A

Great, magnificent

The sublime surroundings complemented the peaceful mood of the visitors

157
Q

Tacit

A

Allusive, implicit

The group made a tacit agreement about which course of action to take

158
Q

Taciturn

A

Silent, not talkative

My neighbor is so taciturn that he rarely speaks to us

159
Q

Tirade

A

Abuse, outburst

The man’s nonstop tirade over such a minor issue irritated all of us

160
Q

Torpor

A

Lethargy, sluggishness

After the accident, for many days I experienced torpor and my wife was worried about it

161
Q

Transitory

A

Temporary, momentary

The student lived a transitory life, moving almost every semester

162
Q

Vacillate

A

Hesitate, indecisive

I hate people who vacillate after announcing their decision

163
Q

Venerate

A

Revere, admire

In China, the young venerate the elders

164
Q

Veracity

A

Truth, accuracy

The paper’s reputation for veracity made everyone trust its version of news

165
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy, prolix

The manager’s lecture was so verbose that the workers did not understand what he was trying to say

166
Q

Vex

A

Distress, bother

The husband was vexed with his wife’s cooking mishaps

167
Q

Volatile

A

Changeable, mercurial

The metal’s volatile feature makes it less effective

168
Q

Waver

A

Fluctuate, oscillate

The government wavered between accepting and rejecting the mission

169
Q

Whimsical

A

Playful, excitement

I don’t like your whimsical attitude on such an important issue

170
Q

Zeal

A

Passion, excitement

Her zeal for work is unimaginable

171
Q

Zenith

A

Top, apex

The climax reached its zenith and the spectators were holding their breath in anticipation

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