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, longwinded, wordy, verbose,profuse, prolix, effusive, gushing, rambling;communicative;
chatty, gossipy, gossiping, chattering, chattery, babbling,blathering, gibbering; with the gift of

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the gab, having kissed the blarney stone, yakking, bigmouthed, gabby, gassy, talky; raremultiloquent, multiloquous
Petulant: childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
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;
cock-a-hoop: be boastful
beguile :to influence by trickery, to take away from by cheating or deceiving ,to charm or
divert,to pass (time) pleasantly
cognomen :any name, especially a nickname.
impugn : to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon, to
vilify
credulous :willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate
evidence; gullible.
urbane :reflecting elegance, sophistication
ostentatious : characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to
impress others.
Deleterious : harmful to human beings.(Asked as a synonym-Correct Answer in options>Detrimental)
Restitute : give or bring back
Circumlocution : (Asked as synonym-Correct Answer in options->Periphrasis).
Soporific : (Asked as synonym-Correct Answer in options ->Narcotic)
quiescent- in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
asperity - harshness of tone or manner,sharpness.biterness,acrimony
plaudit - praise,approval,approbation,congratulation
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.
debilitate - make weak ( synonym - enervate was in option )
Rectitude - uprightness
Purloin - Steal, Make off with belongings of others
Tenacity - Determined
Abettor - ( ) encourage, urge

58. taciturn - uncommunicative, a person who speaks less (antonym- garrulous, synonymreticent)
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: nonconformist, 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, selfabnegating

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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Salubrious : pleasant to live in; clean and healthy

cacophony : a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
floccose : covered with or consisting of woolly tufts.
infuriate : make (someone) extremely angry and impatient..
implacable : unable to be appeased or placated.
Licentious : promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters
disdain : the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or
respect.
feral : resembling or characteristic of a wild animal.
Hyperkinetic :an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action;spasm occuring in
children
Intrepid:fearless::
miraculous, : of the nature of a miracle or having the power to work miracles.
bout :a short period of intense activity of a specified kind.
Demure : (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy
Malfeasance : wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public official.
Botch : carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
Gaiety : the state or quality of being light-hearted or cheerful.
phalanx(antonym asked) : a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close
formation.
pristine:sterile (relation), = in its original condition:free from bacteria or other living
microorganisms; totally clean.
hackneyed: having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
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pristine:sterile::
souse : soaked in liquid
zeitgeist : the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas
and beliefs of the time.
Gauche : socially awkward
Regicide: the act of killing a king
savant : a learned person, distinguished person
obfuscate : the act of hiding the intended meaning