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1 Accept Agree to Reply Formal answer

Except Not including, But
25 Ascetic A mode of life involving strict
2 Access Approach
self-discipline and self-denial
Excess Over and above the limits
Aesthetic Pertaining to beauty
3 Admit Agree to truth
26 Assassinate To murder suddenly,
Acknowledge Written proof of receipt
treacherously or stealthily
4 Altar Worship place Kill To deprive of life
Alter To change
27 Authentic Authoritative
5 Allowed Permitted Genuine Real or true
Aloud Loudly
28 Avocation Hobby or casual occupation
6 Angle Space between two lines that Vocation One's regular employment or
meet occupation
Angel Divine messenger
29 Abject Mean, extreme
7 Adopt Take an idea and method and Object Aim
use it, Take a child from other
30 Abate Make less
family and treat him as one's
Abet To help in an evil deed
own
Adapt Change and make suitable for 31 Abstain To keep away from a thing
new conditions Refrain An act of keeping away
Adept Expert
32 Air Gaseous substance around
8 Advance Forward movement earth, Atmosphere, Breeze
Advancement Helping forward, Progress' Ere Before
Heir One who inherits the property
9 Advice (n.) Opinion given carefully
after the death of its owner
Advise (v.) Give advice to
33 All together In a group
10 Adverse Opposite
Altogether Entirely
Averse Disliking
34 Accident An unexpected tragic
11 Affect To cause a change, good or
happening
bad
Incident A minor event
Effect Result produced
35 Allusion Indirect reference
12 Amicable Friendly, Peaceful
Illusion A deceptive appearance
Amiable Agreeable, Lovable, Sweet
36 Alternate By turns
13 Ancient Of the past
Alternative Other choice
Old Not new
37 Alteration Change
14 Artist Person who practises one of
Altercation Quarrel
the fine arts
Artisan A mechanic, trained to work 38 Apprehend To arrest
with hands Comprehend To understand
15 Apposite Suitable, Well-chosen 39 Aspire To desire eagerly
Opposite Contrary, Different Expire To come to an end
16 Assent To agree 40 Ardent Fiery, Enthusiastic
Ascent Act of going up Arduous Difficult
17 Avenge To give just punishment
41 Award Something that is bestowed or
Revenge To give punishment in return
conferred
for an injury
Reward Something which is given in
18 Accede To agree return for good or bad deeds
Exceed Surpass 42 Bail Security
Bale Bundle
19 August Majestic and imposing
43 Berth Place of sleep
Ought Should
Birth To come into existence
20 Assay Difficult attempt
44 Beneficial Useful
Essay A piece of written composition
Beneficent Kind
21 Abdicate To relinquish office, in case of
45 Bare Naked
King
Bear Carry
Resign To relinquish office, but for
others except king 46 Banish To remove from a country not
necessarily one's own
22 Adherence To stick to
Exile To remove from one's own
Adhesion Firm attachment country
23 Agreement Mutual understanding, 47 Bridal Relating to wedding
promise or arrangement
Bridle Headgear for an animal
Contract Legally binding agreement,
usually in writing 48 Beside By the side of
Besides In addition to
24 Answer Response to a question

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49 Break To destroy 73 Contemptible Deserving contempt

Brake Device for stopping Contemptuous Showing contempt
50 Bore Suffered 74 Contagious Of disease spreading by touch
Boar A wild pig Infectious Of disease spreading by
germs
51 Balance Difference between two sides
of an account 75 Custom Established usage as a power
Rest What is left over after the or having legal force
separation of a part or parts Habit Settled tendency or practice
76 Censor An official who passes
52 Between It applies to two
judgement on written matter,
Among It applies to more than two
motion pictures etc.
53 Battle A single engagement between
two armies Censure Condemnation or strong
War A series of battles disapproval
54 Blunder A very serious mistake 77 Ceremonial Applies to things
Error Departure from what is correct Ceremonious Applies to persons and things
Mistake Take one thing for another, But both suggest ritual or
Judge wrongly customary behaviour
55 Blew To make sound by playing an 78 Character A person what he actually is
instrument Reputation What a person is believed to
Blue A colour be
56 Canvass Trying to secure 79 Choice Choice is reference to two or
Canvas Rough cloth more things
Preference To have desire for one thing
57 Centre Exactly middle point
rather than another
Middle Approximately middle point
80 Career Course of life
58 Caste An exclusive class
Carrier One that carries like truck, etc.
Cast To throw
Cost Price 81 Concert A sport of performance
Consort A husband or wife
59 Confidant One to whom secrets are
confided 82 Ceiling Inner roof
Confident Certain Sealing Fastening with seals
60 Cannon A big gun 83 Cemetery A burial place
Canon A rule or law Symmetry Harmony
61 Council Assembly 84 Session Term
Counsel Advice Cession Act of ending
62 Coarse Rough Cessation Ceasing
Course Path 85 Check To control
63 Choir A company of singers Cheque Written order for money in a
Quire Twenty-four sheets of paper bank
86 Collision Dashing together
64 Complements That which completes
Collusion Secret, fraudulent agreement
Compliments Regard
87 Complacent Self-satisfied
65 Cite Quote
Complaisant Agreeable
Sight The power of seeing
66 Corpse Dead body 88 Conscience Sense of right or wrong
Core Inner-most part Conscious Awake
Corps A division of army 89 Deny Say that something is not true
67 Calender A roller machine Refuse Show unwillingness to do a
Calendar A table showing months and thing
dates 90 Dairy Milk enterprise
68 Childish Silly Diary Daily record
Childlike Simple and pure like that of a 91 Decent Proper
child Descent Act of descending
Dissent Disagreement
69 Continually Repeatedly, Without stopping
Continuously Without break 92 Defer Postpone
Differ Disagree
70 Credible Believable
Creditable Worthy of praise 93 Deference Regards
Credulous To be believed without Difference Not the same
sufficient reason 94 Defy Challenge
71 Corporal Of the human body Deify Worship
Corporeal Bodily, material 95 Dependant One who depends on another
72 Considerable A good deal of for his maintenance
Considerate Thoughtful Dependent Relying on

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96 Deprecate To express earnest 119 Dispel To remove, Fears may be

disapproval of dispelled
Depreciate To belittle Disperse Scatter, Crowd may be
dispersed
97 Desert Barren, sandy region
Dessert Fruit course at the end of 120 Dominate To rule or control
dinner Domineer To rule in arbitrary or
overbearing way
98 Desirable Something worth wishing for
Desirous Having a desire 121 Doubtful Uncertain
99 Destination Aim Dubious Vagueness or suspicion of the
Destiny Fate idea
100 Device Contrivance 122 Dying To die
Devise To make, To invent Dyeing To colour
101 Dual Double 123 Envelop (v.) To wrap up, To surround
Duel A combat between two Envelope (n.) A cover for a letter
persons 124 Emerge To come out
102 Doubt To be uncertain Immerse To plunge into
Suspect To imagine the presence of 125 Eligible Not fit
guilt Illegible Cannot be read
103 Dose Of medicine
Doze Light sleep
126 Extent Size, degree, amount to which
104 Draft Rough sketch extended
Draught Quantity drunk at a time Extant Still existing
Drought Want of rain
127 Eager Keenly desirous
105 Drown Used for living beings, go Earnest Sincerity
under water
Sink Used for inanimate things, go 128 Economic It applies to the management
under water of private or community affairs
Economical Thrifty, Frugal
106 Disinterested Objective
129 Elusive Baffling or evasive
Uninterested The state of not being
Illusive Unreal, deceptive
interested
130 Equable Uniform, Even, Tranquil
107 Dear Beloved
Equltable Just
Deer An animal
131 Explicit Anything openly stated
108 Due Owing Implicit Understood
Dew Moisture from air in small
drops 132 Educate Training and developing
between night and morning Instruct Imparting knowledge
109 Decease Death 133 Eligible Capable of, Worthy of
Disease Ailment Desirable Pleasing or agreeable
110 Decided Clear, Definite 134 Eminent High in rank, Distinguished
Decisive That which settles something Imminent Threatening to occur
immediately
111 Defective Faulty
Deficient Incomplete, Lacking 135 Endemic Local
Epidemic Widespread
112 Descry Caught sight of
Decry Cry down 136 Enviable Fit to be envied
Envious Feel envy
113 Devoted Love greatly
Addicted Strongly interested in 137 Extinguish Put out
Distinguish Find the difference
114 Deception Act of deceiving or misleading
Deceit An attempt to deceive 138 Enormity Offence, An outrageous act
Enormousness Greatness, Huge
115 Deduction Reasoning from general to
particular 139 Evidence Information in support of a
Induction Reasoning from particular to claim
general Proof Evidence of the truth
116 Delivery Surrender or transfer to 140 Excel To go beyond, Exceptionally
Deliverance State of being delivered from good at
Surpass To exceed, To better than
117 Difficulty That which requires effort or
skill to do or overcome 141 Exist Be real or actual
Obstacle That which stands in the way Subsist To be maintained with food
or opposes and clothing
118 Disability The state of being unable 142 Expend Part of expense
Inability Lack of power to do Spend To incur expense
something
143 Extrinsic Unessential

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Intrinsic Essential 169 Female Opposite of male. Applies to

plants and animals as well as
144 Extraordinary Which is not ordinary
to human beings
Remarkable Exceptional
Feminine Opposite of masculine.
145 Extravagant One who spends irrelevantly Applies
Prodigal Spending money lavishly only to human beings
146 Excursion A picnic or a short journey for 170 Fewer Opposite to more
pleasure Less Opposite to greater
Incursion An invasion 171 Foretell To tell beforehand
Predict To tell in advance what would
147 Effective Producing an effect happen
Effectual Producing the desired effect
172 Fluid Able to flow freely as gases
148 Elicit To draw out and liquids do
Illicit Unlawful Liquid Water-like substance
149 Emigrant To leave one's own country to 173 Force Intensity of strength, Power
settle in another Strength Power of the body, Vigour
Immigrant One who comes to live in a
country not his own 174 Farmer Peasant
Former First in position
150 Envy To be unhappy on the
achievements of others 175 Gaol Jail, prison
Envious Full of envy Goal Aim
151 Erratic Irregular and unpredictable 176 Graceful Pleasing in style and attitude
Erroneous Mistaken, Incorrect, Wrong Gracious Kind, Polite, Generous
152 Exalt To praise 177 Gait Manner of walking
Exult To rejoice Gate An entrance or exit, Door
153 Exhausting Tiring 178 Gentle Mild, Polite
Exhaustive Comprehensive Genteel Fashionable, Graceful in form
154 Expedient Desirable, Advisable 179 Gamble Game of chance
Expeditious Quick Gambol To skip about
155 Estimate A rough calculation 180 Garrulous Talkative
Estimation Respect, Regard Loquacious Tedious and constant chatter
about trivial matters
156 Errand Task, Some light duty,
Message 181 Genial Kind, Cordial, Sympathetic
Errant Mistaken, Wandering Congenial Agreeable or pleasing in
nature or character
157 Famous Prominent, In good sense
Notorious Of evil reputation 182 Grieve To suffer deep mental anguish
Mourn Formal or conventional
158 Fair Beautiful, White- evidence of sorrow
complexioned,
Just, Festival 183 Hoard To collect
Fare Charges for journey Horde Gang, Rabble, A wandering
tribe
159 Facility Ease, Comfort
Felicity Happiness 184 Hare A timid animal
Hair Filament growing from skin of
160 Fain Gladly animals, as covering of man's
Feign Pretend head
161 Factitious Artificial, Not natural 185 Hail Frozen rain drops, To greet,
Fictitious Unreal, Imaginary To come from
162 Farther Comparative degree of 'far' Hale Healthy
Further Greater in degree or quantity 186 Honorary Holding an office without
163 Funeral Ceremonies at burial receiving salary
Funereal Sad Honourable Worthy of honour

164 Fatal Deadly 187 Humiliation Disgrace

Humility Modesty
Fateful Producing important results
188 Historic Important
165 Formerly Previously
Historical Relating to history
Formally Ceremoniously
189 Healthful Health-giving
166 Flower A blossom
Healthy Keeping good health
Flour Ground, Grain
Floor Any ground surface 190 Hew To cut or chop
Hue Colour, A shade of colour
167 Foul Dirty
Fowl A bird 191 Human Pertaining to man
Humane Kind, Benevolent
168 Feet Plural of foot
Feat A deed of skill 192 Hear To perceive with ears
Listen Try to hear, Pay attention

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193 Hideous Frightful to behold Discover Make known, find out, which
Shocking Frightful to think about had existed before but had
remained unknown
194 Heterodox Not orthodox
Orthodox Conforming to some 217 Inhibit To restrain or hold in check
acknowledged standard Prohibit To forbid
195 House A building for residence 218 illusion False seeming
Home Fixed residence or native land Delusion A mistaken idea that may well
be harmful
196 Heel Hinder part of shoe,
Undesirable person, Of ship, 219 Immoral Which is contrary to moral
lean overto one side Unmoral Which is not concerned with
Heal Cure, Make well or involved in morality

197 Hart A kind of deer

Heart Organ which makes blood
220 Impertinent Insolent, irrelevant
circulate
Impudent Pert. It is a stronger term and
198 Industrial Relating to industry suggests shameless
Industrious Hard-working insolence
199 Irrelevant Unconnected subject under 221 Incite To stir into action or to impel
consideration to a particular action
Irreverent Disrespectful Excite Producing agitated feeling
200 Idle Without work 222 intention To have an idea to do
Idol Image Purpose To forbid
201 Inconstant Changing 223 Journey Going from one place to
Inconsistent Self-contradictory another, A distance travelled
Voyage A journey by sea
202 Informant Source of information
Informer Spy, used in a bad sense 224 Judicial Pertaining to judges
Judicious Wise, Sensible
203 III Suffering from a disease, Bad
Sick Tendency to vomit 225 Juncture A critical or important point of
time
204 Imaginative Full of imagination Junction Meeting place
Imaginary Not real, Invented by the mind
226 Judgement Pronouncing of a formal
205 Imperial Relating to emperor or empire opinion or the mental act of
Imperious Authoritative judging
206 Ingenious Skilful, Clever Discernment Discriminating accuracy
Ingenuous Simple, Innocent 227 Lose Be deprived of, Fail to gain
207 Impassable Those which cannot be Loose Not tight
crossed 228 Lesson Part of course of teaching
Impossible That which cannot be Lessen Abate, Reduce
accomplished
229 Lovable Worthy of love
208 Indigent Poor Lovely Beautiful
Indigenous Native
230 Luxurious Given to luxury
209 Insight Understanding Luxuriant Rich and abundant
incite To instigate
231 Lightening Making less
210 Impudent Disrespectful Lightning Flash of light
Imprudent Unwise
232 Later Comparative degree of 'late'
211 Inn Hotel, Public house for the Latter Coming after, refers to
lodging or refreshment of position
travellers
In Expresses inclusion within 233 Loan Anything lent
limits of space, time, Lone Solitary
circumstances, sphere, etc.
234 Look To see closely or attentively
212 Innocent Not guilty See To perceive with the eye
Innocuous Harmless
235 Loathe Hate
213 Idea A mental picture or impression Loth Unwilling
Thought A number of ideas in logical
236 Lead To guide
order
Lead A metal
214 Illegible Difficult to read
237 Liar One who tells a lie
Unreadable Legible passage which lacks
Lawyer Professional expert in law
interest or which is badly
composed 238 Last Coming at the end
Latest Recent
215 Intrude Thrust in uninvited
Obtrude Excessive or undue intrusion 239 License (v) To permit, Grant licence to
Licence (n.) Permission
216 Invent To find by forming new
combinations 240 Medal A piece of metal with
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inscription used as a reward 264 Opinion What a person thinks about

Meddle Interfere something
Sentiment Tender feelings of pity, etc.
241 Moral Principle of right and wrong
conduct 265 Obstinate To adhere to one's own
Morale Spirit of fortitude or endurance opinions, even in the face of
persuasion
242 Marshal Officer of high rank
Stubborn A person naturally inclined to
Martial Brave in fighting, Warlike
be obstinate
243 Mantel The ornamental shelf over a 266 Obviate Make necessary
fire place
Prevent To hinder that it shall not
Mantle A kind of cloak
happen at all
244 Marry To wed 267 Opinionated A person obstinately
Merry Full of joy determined to cling to his own
245 Metal A metal views
Mettle Spirit, Courage Conceited A person who has high
246 Memorable Worth remembering opinion about himself
Memorial Some statue or building that 268 Pray To ask for, beg
serves to preserve the Prey Victim, hunted by another
memory animal
247 Momentary Lasting only a moment 269 Popular Loved by the people, Famous
Momentous Important Populous Thickly populated
248 Mutual Given and received between 270 Practical Relating to practice
two Practicable Can be put into practice
persons
Common Belonging to all concerned 271 Prosecute To continue
Persecute To harass
249 Meet To come face to face with, Fit,
Suitable 272 Piteous Exciting pity
Meat Animal flesh as a food Pitiful Compassionate
Pitiable Deserving pity
250 Minor Lesser, Under-age
Miner One who works in mine 273 Physic Medicine
Physics One of the branches of
251 Main Chief Science
Mane Long hair on the neck of horse Physique Bodily structure
and lion, etc.
274 Proscribe Prohibit
252 Melody An arrangement of successive Prescribe Lay down
musical sounds
Harmony Agreement, Peace, Concord 275 Proceed To go on
Precede Go before
253 Memory Power or act of retaining and
reproducing past experience 276 Pain Trouble
Remembrance The power of retaining Pane A sheet of glass in a door
knowledge
277 Petrol Refined mineral oil used in
254 Negligent Careless motorcars
Neglectful Inattentive to Patrol To go round
255 Necessaries Things without which life is not 278 Pair A set of two
possible Pare To cut
Necessities Pressing needs or wants
279 Piece A small portion
256 Noted Well-known, Famous Peace A state of calm
Notorious A person with undesirable
280 Pail Bucket
reputation
Pale Whitish appearance
257 Naughty Badly behaved
281 Personal Private
Knotty Difficult
Personnel Body of persons
258 None Nobody
282 Plain Simple, Not attractive, Level
Nun Woman living in convent
ground
under religious vows
Plan Scheme
259 Official Connected with office
283 Pour To cause to flow
Officious Meddlesome
Pore Small hole
260 Ordnance Military weapons
284 Practice (n.) Doing a thing repeatedly
Ordinance A rule or order
Practise (v.) To do a thing again and again
261 Oar Of a boat
285 Precedent An example which may be
Ore Mineral
followed afterwards
262 Observance Performance President Chairman, Presiding officer
Observation Perception
286 Profit Gain
263 Objective What is outside the mind Prophet One who can see into the
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287 Prophecy (n.) Prediction Sale To sell

Prophesy (v.) To foretell future events
313 Social Relating to organised society
Sociable Friendly
288 Propose To make a suggestion
Purpose Object 314 Sole Single
Soul Spiritual entity
289 Root Source, Origin
Route The course followed in a 315 Spacious Having a lot of space
journey Specious False, though seemingly true
290 Respectful Full of respect 316 Soot Thick smoke collected upon a
Respectable Worthy of respect flat piece
Respective Particular person or thing Suite Set of rooms
Suit Case in a lawcourt
291 Rain Moisture falling in drops from
clouds 317 Steal To take without permission
Reign Period of rule Steel Metal
318 Stair The set of fixed steps for
292 Roll To take attendance, Call one ascending the upper floors of
by one a building
Role Part Stare To gaze
293 Right Correct 319 Stationary Motionless
Rite Ceremonies Stationery Writing material
294 Rays Beams 320 Statue Image
Raze Destroy completely Statute Written law of a legislative
body
295 Rows Lines
Rose A beautiful flower 321 Story Tale, Account, Narrative
Storey Horizontal division of a house
296 Remember To keep in mind
Recollect To recall with an effort 322 Straight Direct
Strait A narrow passage of water
297 Rational Refers to reasoning power
between two seas or oceans
Reasonable Whatever we feel is right or fit
323 Superficial Pertaining to the surface,
298 Recline Leaning back
Shallow
Repose Come forward in one or the Superfluous Unnecessary, Excess
other position
324 Tamper To meddle with
299 Raze Destroy or ruin
Temper Disposition of mind
Demolish Pull or knock down a
structure, etc. 325 Tail Of an animal
Tale Story
300 Receive To take back what is one's
own 326 Temporal Worldly
Accept To take what others offer us Temporary Short-lived
301 Recede To draw back at will 327 Team A group of players
Retreat Act of military signal, Teem Full of
Withdrawal
328 Trifling Unimportant
302 Ravenous Violent hunger Trivial Of little importance
Voracious Gluttony or very eager
329 Treasure Store of highly valued object
303 Redress Set right Hoard Carefully collected and
Re-dress Put on cloth again guarded store of valuables
304 Remark Said again 330 Union Act of uniting
Re-mark Mark again Unity Oneness
305 Residents Those who live 331 Urban Of the city
Residence Dwelling Urbane Smooth, Polite
306 Read To study something 332 Vain Idle, Fruitless, Conceited
Reed Various marsh or water plants Vein A blood vessel
307 Recover Regain, Get back 333 Verbal As opposed to written
Re-cover Cover again Verbose Full of words
308 Ridiculous Mock contemptuously 334 Veil A covering
Ludicrous Laughable, Absurd Vale Valley
309 Rob To take away by force 335 Vacation Holidays
Steal To take away secretly Vocation Profession
310 Sensual Appealing to the baser senses 336 Veracity Truthfulness
Sensuous Easily affected by the medium Voracity Greediness
of the senses
337 Virtual In effect, In actual fact
311 Soar To fly high Virtuous Possessing virtue or chastity
Sore Painful
338 Vane Weathercock
312 Sail Of a ship Wane Decrease
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Waive Not to insist on

339 Venal Mercenary
Venial Capable of being forgiven or 347 Whither Where, To what place
excusable Wither To decay, To lose freshness
340 Very Same 348 Withhold To keep back
Vary Differ Withstand Resist, To oppose
341 Verbal Pertaining to words 349 Wreath Flowers arranged in a circle
Oral Spoken Wreathe To encircle
342 Wilful Obstinate 350 Weak Not strong
Willing Inclined, Ready Week Seven days
Wick Strip of thread in a lamp or
343 Womanly Pertaining to women, used in
candle
good sense
Womanish Pertaining to women, used in 351 Yield Give or return as food,
bad sense Produce
Submit To give, To present for
344 Waste Which is of no use
acceptance
Waist Part of body between hips and
ribs. 352 Yoke Frame or bar, Servitude
Yolk The yellow part of an egg
345 Weather Atmospheric conditions 353 Zealous One who works with zeal
Whether If or if not Jealous Envious
346 Wave Move to and fro

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