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One Word Substitution English Meaning
1. Feeling or showing extreme Weary
tiredness
2. A person in love with himself Narcissist
3. Giving the worrying impression that Ominous
something bad is going to happen
4. A piece of a living tissue or plant that Graft
is transplanted surgically
5. Adjust or make right; correct, amend Rectify
6. Having or showing an excessively Vain
high opinion of one’s appearance,
abilities, or worth
7. The date when both, day and night Equinox
are of approximately equal length
8. One who has the ability to do many Versatile
different things
9. A speech made without preparation Extempores
10. Plants of a particular region Flora
11. A shortened version of a larger Abridgement
work
12. Man supervising the exam Invigilator
13. A loud appeal or demand Clamour
14. The study of languages Philology
15. Sharp and direct Acerbic
16. Series of stars My Constellation
17. One who does something not Dr Amateur
professionally but for pleasure
18. One who mediates in a deal or Negotiator
complex situation
19. A very expensive and elaborately Mausoleum
built tomb
20. A place where coins and medals Mint
are made
21. An excessively intense desire for Nostalgia
returning to past or lost conditions
22. The act of killing one’s mother Matricide
23. A person having significant Veteran
experience in an occupation
24. The act of washing oneself Ablutions
25. An eccentric manner of living Bohemian
26. The property left to someone by a Legacy
will
27. A small island Islet
28. A group of stars having a particular My Constellation
shape
29. A huge building with a spacious Hangar
area to house aircrafts
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30. Small shelter for my dog kennel
from before the arrival of colonists Aboriginal
32. Holding on to something or keeping Tenacious
an opinion with determination
33. A perfectionist Meticulous
34. Allowance given to a wife from her Alimony
husband on separation
35. Formal forgiveness of a person’s Absolution
sins
36. An exaggerated statement not to Hyperbole
be taken seriously or literally
37. Cancel or do away with (a law or Abrogate
agreement)
38. To keep postponing doing a task Procrastinate
later because you’re lazy
39. Fail to notice; ignore; condone (an Overlook
offence etc.)
40. A room where dead bodies are kept Mortuary
until burial
41. The action of damaging the good Defamation
reputation of someone
42. Strong hostility Animosity
43. Murder of an infant Infanticide
44. One who loves humanity or Philanthropist
believes in universal brotherhood
45. A battle or anything involving or Sanguinary
causing much bloodshed
46. Something which is worth believing Credible
47. Man who drew maps Cartographer
48. One who runs away from law Fugitive
49. Words that begin with the same Alliteration
letter, syllable or sound
50. Not to be affected by the pleasures Stoic
and pains of life
51. Having a feeling of guilt Remorse
52. A person who criticises traditional Iconoclast
beliefs and customs
53. Who loves good food and knows a Gourmet
lot about it
54. One who can speak two languages Bilingual
55. To give up completely or agree to Surrender
forgo, especially in favour of another
56. Something that is capable of being Feasibles
accomplished
57. The scientific study of plants and Botany
their structure
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58. Making of a false document with a Forgery
false signature
59. A list or collection of books or Catalogue
informative graphics
60. A poll taken of voters leaving the Exit poll
voting place that is usually used for
predicting the winners
61. A formal statement testifying to Testimonial
someone’s character and
qualifications
62. Something that is very small/little Tiny
Idioms
1. Steer clear of To avoid or keep away from ls
2. Keep the pot boiling To make sure that a process does not stop
3. Pay lip service To publicly support or approve of something
4. Run short Become depleted, have too little of something
5. In black and white In Writing
6. Red tape Official rules and bureaucracy that make it difficult
to do something
7. All eyes Watching eagerly
8. Like a cakewalk Easy Task
9. In weal and woe In prosperity and adversity
10. A green horn An Inexperienced person
11. Bag and baggage With one's all possesions
12. in cold blood. deliberately
13. A skeleton in the cupboard An embarrassing fact to be kept secret
14. Fly into a passion To become angry suddenly
15. Beat around the bush Avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout
way
16. To smell a rat To have reason to suspect
17. Fair and square Honestly
18. Brought home the bacon To Earn the money that is needed to live
19. At an arm’s length At a distance
20. Bear the palm To be a winner
21. Cut a poor figure To put a bad impression
22. Bob’s your uncle It becomes easily and quickly achievable
23 Beating about the bush Speaking in a confusing manner without giving a
correct answer ls
24. Hit below the belt Hurting or insulting someone in an inappropriate
way
25. Donkey’s years A very long time
26. Grave error Himalayan blunder
27. Quicken the pulse To quicken something, to make excited
28. In hot waters To be in trouble
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29. Take a right choice Make a right choice
30. Latin and Greek Incomprehensible
31. Elbow room Very little freedom
32. Yellow bellies Cowards
33. On the ball To be alert
34. A rolling stone gathers A person who does not settle in one place for a
long time, does not gain no moss wealth, a name
or fame
35. An olive branch A gesture of peace
36. A grass widow A woman whose husband is away from home
frequently or for a lomg time, a separated mistress
37. Mother wit Natural wit or intelligence
38. Halcyon days Period of calm during the winter, when storms don’t
occur
39. Born with a silver spoon Born to riches and luxury in his mouth
40. Cock and bull story Wildly exaggerated or falsified story
41. In full swing Very active
42. Let the cat out of the bag To allow a secret to be known, usually without
intending to
43. Take something at face value To accept something as it appears to be rather
44. Turn over a new leaf To begin again
45. A fair-weather friend A selfish friend
46. Cudgel one’s brain To think hard
47. Play it by ear To do something without special preparation
48. Come in handy Be useful
49. Someone’s heart is in the right Someone is good even if they sometimes behave
place in a wrong manner
50. Down the tubes Failing completely
51 Put his foot down Refused to yield
52. A Fair-weather friend A person whose friendship cannot be relied on in
times
53. Cold feet To became nervous or frightened?
54. Face the music To accept unpleasant consequences
55. Lose your marbles To go insane
56. Sitting on the fence Not able to take decision
57. To and fro Forward and backward
58. Take with a grain of salt Not take too seriously
59. By leaps and bounds Swiftly
60. Eat humble pie To apologise humbly
61. Steer clear of Avoid someone or something because it is
dangerous for you
62. Hold water Appear to be valid or reasonable
63. ins and outs Detailed description
64. Slow and steady Make consistent progress for success
65. Aladdin’s cave a place that contains many interesting objects
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66. Ivory tower A place or situation remote from practical ,affairs
67. Road to Damascus A sudden, radical change in attitude, ls perspective
or belief
68. Jewel in the crown The best or most valuable part of something
69. Went pear-shaped Went terribly wrong
70. Break the ice Make people meeting first time feel more
Synonyms
1. Keen Wanting to do something or wanting Enthusiastic
something to happen very much
2. Guile The use of clever but dishonest Deceit
behaviour in order to trick people
3. Obscene Offensive or disgusting by accepted Dirty
standards of morality and decency
4. Flout To show that you have no respect for Mock
a law, etc. by openly not obeying it
5. Transient Continuing for only a short time Temporary
6. Delectable Extremely pleasant to taste, smell or Delicious
look at
7. Moral Connected with principles of right and Ethical
wrong behaviour
8. Modern Of the present time or recent times New
9. Distant Far away in space or time Faraway
10. Confusion A state of not being certain about what Commotion
is happening, what you should do,
what something means, etc.
11. Sporadic Happening only occasionally or at Occasional
intervals that are not regular
12. Competent Having enough skill or knowledge to Capable
do something well or to the necessary
standard
13. Announce To tell people something officially, Advertise
especially about a decision, plans, etc.
14. Magnify To make something look bigger than it Expand
really is, for example by using a lens
or microscope
15. Deliberate Done on purpose rather than by Planned
accident
16. Satisfaction The good feeling that you have when Contentment
you have achieved something
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17. Eccentric Considered by other people to be Peculiar
strange or unusual
18. Mercy A kind or forgiving attitude towards Clemency
somebody that you have the power to
harm or right to punish.
19. Tyranny Unfair or cruel use of power or Autocracy
authority
20. Wrathful Extremely angry Fusious
21. Old Of a particular age Aged
22. Consensus An opinion that all members of a group Agreement
agree with
23. Baffle To confuse somebody completely; to Puzzle
be too my difficult or strange for
somebody to understand or explain
24. Fatigue A feeling of being extremely tired, Tiredness
usually because of hard work or
exercise
25. Belief A strong feeling that Faith
something/somebody exists or is true
26. Inherent That is a basic or permanent part of Inborn
somebody/something and that cannot
be removed
27. Anticipated To expect something Predicted
28. Imparts To pass information, knowledge, etc. Transmits
to other people
29. Lighting up To brighten or illuminate something. Illuminating
30. Ponder To think about something carefully for Contemplate
a period of time
31. Retaliated To do something harmful to somebody Reciprocated
because they have harmed you first
32. Erroneous Based on wrong information Inaccurate
33. Instilled To gradually put an idea or attitude Inculcate
into somebody's mind
34. Empty Not filled or occupied Vacant
35. Wavering To be or become weak or unsteady Fluctuating
36. Eager Very interested and excited by Exhilarated
something that is going to happen or
about something that you want to do
37. Abundant Existing in large quantities; more than Ample
enough
38. Concealed To hide somebody/something Disguised
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39. Frugal Using only as much money or food as Economical
is necessary
40. Calamity an event that causes great damage to Catastrophe
people’s lives, property, etc.
41. Demolish To pull or knock down a building; to Ruin
destroy something
42. Chary Fearing possible problems if you do Cautious
something
43. Encountered To experience something, especially Experiencing
something unpleasant or difficult,
while you are trying to do something
else
44. Anger the strong feeling that you have when Fury
something has happened that you
think is bad and unfair
45. Apex The top or highest part of something Pinnacle
46. Hoodwinked To trick somebody Deceived
47. Permeate To spread to every part of an object or Diffuse
a place
48. Answer Something that you say, write or do to Reply
react to a question or situation
49. Irrevocable That cannot be changed Irreversible
50. Ignoble Not good or honest; that should make Unworthy
you feel shame
51. Request The action of asking for something Plea
formally and politely
52. Muddy Full of or covered in mud Filthy
53. Vivid Producing very clear pictures in your Evocative
mind
54. Futile Having no purpose because there is Fruitless
no chance of success
55. Morose Unhappy, in a bad mood and not Gloomy
talking very much
56. Knowledge Understanding and skills that you gain Wisdom
through education or experience
57. Chide To criticize or blame somebody Scold
because they have done something
wrong
58. Remorse The feeling of being extremely sorry Repentance
for something wrong or bad that you
have done
59. Exaltation A feeling of very great joy or Ecstasy
happiness
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60. Mutate To develop or make something Change
develop a new form or structure,
because of a genetic change
61. Nexus A complicated series of connections Link
between different things
62. Illness The state of being physically or Sickness
mentally ill
63. Inundated To cover an area of land with a large Overwhelmed
amount of water
64. Stagnant Not developing, growing or changing Motionless
65. Void A large empty space Gap
66. Perils Serious danger Hazards
67. Obligatory That you must do because of the law, Compulsory
rules, etc.
68. Hysterical In a state of extreme excitement, and Funny
crying, laughing, etc. without any
control
69. Perseverance The quality of continuing to try to Steadfastness
achieve a particular aim despite
difficulties
70. Amend To change a law, document, Rectify
statement, etc.
71. Impede To delay or stop the progress of Hinder
something
72. Vivacious Having a lively, attractive Energetic Antonyms
Antonym
1. Advanced Having the most modern and recently Rudimentary
developed ideas, methods, etc.
2. Anxiety The state of feeling nervous or worried that Relief
something bad is going to happen
3. Hazard Something that can be dangerous or cause Protection
damage
4. Contracts An official written agreement Expands
5. Part Some but not all of a thing Whole
6. Care The process of caring for somebody Disregard
something and providing what they need
for their health or protection
7. Abundant Existing in large quantities; more than Minimal
enough
8. Irresolute Not able to decide what to do Decisive
9. Everlasting Continuing forever; never changing Transient
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10. Acquisition The act of getting something, especially Loss
knowledge, a skill, etc.
11. Cacophony A mixture of loud unpleasant sounds Symphony
12. Jeopardy Danger of loss, harm, or failure. Safety
13. Strange Unusual or surprising, especially in a way Mundane
that is difficult to understand
14. Encourage To give somebody support, courage or Dishearten
hope
15. Appropriate Suitable, acceptable or correct for the Improper
particular circumstances
16. Feud An angry and bitter argument between two Harmony
people or groups of people that continues
over a long period of time
17. Abominable Extremely unpleasant and causing horror Admirable
18. Intense Very great; very strong Moderate
19. Cacophony A mixture of loud unpleasant sounds Harmony
20. Repulsive Causing a feeling of strong dislike; very Pleasant
unpleasant
21. Old Of a particular age New
22. Polite Having or showing good manners and Rude
respect for the feelings of others
23. Left On the side of your body that is towards the Finished
west when you are facing north
24. Precise Clear and accurate Rough
25. Mobile Connected with mobile phones, tablets, etc Standing
26. Oppose To disagree strongly with somebody’s Encourage
plan, policy, etc. and try to change it or
prevent it from succeeding
27. Too important to be without Superfluous
Indispensable
28. That has never happened, been done or Familiar
Unprecedented been known before
29. Dispatch To send somebody/something Acquire
somewhere, especially for a special
purpose
30. Laborious Taking a lot of time and effort Facile
31. humble Showing you do not think that you are as Arrogant
important as other people
32. Ambition Something that you want to do or achieve Laziness
very much
33. Attracts If you are attracted by something, it Deters
interests you and makes you want it; if you
are attracted by somebody, you like or
admire them
34. Severe Extremely bad or serious Gentle
35. Humble Showing you do not think that you are as Arrogant
important as other people
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36. Native Connected with the place where you were Foreign
born and lived for the first years of your life
37. Ancient Belonging to a period of history that is Modern
thousands of years in the past
38. Consent Permission to do something, especially Dissent
given by somebody in authority
39. Valour Great courage, especially in war Cowardice
40. Guilty Feeling ashamed because you have done Innocent
something that you know is wrong or have
not done something that you should have
done
41. Exemplary Providing a good example for people to Unsatisfactory
copy
42. Polite Having or showing good manners and Rude
respect for the feelings of others
43. Adversity Having or showing good manners and Fortune
respect for the feelings of others
44. Purportedly Used to say that something has been Impossibly
stated to have happened or to be true, but
this might not be the case
45. Entrenched To establish something very strongly so Transient
that it is very difficult to change
46. Immune That cannot catch or be affected by a Susceptible
particular disease or illness
47. Antonym A word that means the opposite of another Synonym
word
48. Casual Not formal Formal
49. Conceit The fact of being too proud of yourself and Modesty
what you do
50. Fertile That plants grow well in Barren
51. Blessed Blessed holy Cursed
52. Rebellion An attempt by some of the people in a Loyalty
country to change their government, using
violence
53. Sinks To go down below the surface or towards Floats
the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
54. Hospitality Friendly and generous behaviour towards Coldness
guests
55. Trivial Not important or serious; not worth Serious
considering
56. Diversity A range of many people or things that are Uniformity
very different from each other
57. Ruthlessly In a hard and cruel way; in a determined Leniently
way, without caring if you hurt other people
58. Established Respected or given official status because Displaced
it has existed or been used for a long time
59. Continued Existing in the same state without change Stopped
or a break
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60. Immoral Not considered to be good or honest by Decent
most people
61. Harmony A state of peaceful existence and Hostility
agreement
62. Intrinsic Belonging to or part of the real nature of Extrinsic
something/somebody
63. Identify To recognize somebody/something and be Overlook
able to say who or what they are
64. Persuade To make somebody do something by Discourage
giving them good reasons for doing it
65. Leisure Time when you are not working or Working
studying; free time
66. Cogent Strongly and clearly expressed in a way Unconvincing
that influences what people believe
67. Consent Permission to do something, especially Interdiction
given by somebody in authority
68. Nonchalant Behaving in a calm and relaxed way; giving Considerate
the impression that you are not feeling
worried
69. Pacify To make somebody who is angry or upset Aggravate
become calm and quiet
70. Penniless Having no money; very poor Rich
71. Accept To take willingly something that is offered; Deny
to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc.
72. Vivid Very bright Murky
73. Bulk The main part of something; most of Handful
Something
74. Influenced To have an effect on the way that Bipartisan
somebody behaves or thinks, especially by
giving them an example to follow
75. Loyal Remaining constant in your support of Fickle
somebody/something
76. Ravaged To damage something badly Restored
77. Vigilant Very careful to notice any signs of danger Negligend
or trouble
78. Incoherent Unable to express yourself clearly, often Rational
because of emotion
79. Dwindle To become gradually less or smaller Complement
80. Inherent That is a basic or permanent part of Extraneous
somebody / something and that cannot be
removed.
Misspelt Word
1. Mythicil Mythical
2. Subsistance Substance
3. Beguilling Beguiling
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4. Acces Access
5. Hiest Heist
6. Peircing Piercing
7. Traffickng Trafficking
8. Neccessary Necessary
9. Beneth Beneath
10. Avariciuos Avaricious
11. Consumate Consummate
12. Raucaus Raucous
13. Slege Sledge
14. Mortifeid Mortified
15. Adoloscent Adolescent
16. Occurance Occurrence
17. Rhime Rhyme
18. Judege Judge
19. Friwsk Frisk
20. Striphe Stripe
21. Innocense Innocence
22. Harassemtn Harrassment
23. Poliseman Policeman
24. Tyrany Tyranny
25. Kecthup Ketchup
26. Dimolish Demolish
27. Craftmanship Craftsmanship
28. Compell Compel
29. Assidous Assiduous
30. Equiliebrium Equilibrium
31. Thyriod Thyroid
32. Amature Amateur
33. Accomodative Accommodative
34. Convalenscence Convalescence
35. Discusion Discussion
36. Sinhaleese Sinhalese
37. Questionaire Questionnaire
38. Repetative Repetitive
39. Evolution Evolution
40. Condencing Condensing
41. Hygene Hygiene
42. Millenium Millennium
43. Carribean Carribbean
44. Conscentious Conscientious
45. Laproscopy Laparoscopy
46. Quever Quiver
47. Impraticle Impractical
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48. Annonymous Anonymous
49. Forseeable Forcible
50. Consequenses Consequences
51. Extarnal External
52. Hierchical Hierorchical
53. Exarrcerbating Exacerbating
54. Asessment Assessment
55. Enimity Enmity
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