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THE HINDU EDITORIAL

VOCABULARY BOOSTER
FEBRUARY 2020

FOR ALL BANKING AND

GOVERNMENT EXAMS
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The Hindu newspaper is treated as the Bible by the exam aspirants be it bank exam aspirants,
SSC aspirants or UPSC aspirants. Reading the editorial section of the newspaper daily has
twofold benefits: (a) It gives the editor’s views on the latest happenings in India and the
World, (b) It helps enhance English vocabulary. In this eBook of “The Hindu Editorial
Vocabulary Booster February 2020”, we have come up with a list of difficult words taken
from the Hindu editorials of the February month, with their meanings, synonyms, antonyms
and the correct usage of those words. Read along to understand it better.

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Booster – February 2020

Sr. Words Meanings & Synonyms Antonyms Usage
No.
1. Abort To cause something to stop Continue, Keep The plan had to
or fail before it begins or be aborted at the last
before it is complete. minute.

Abandon, Call, Call Off,

Cancel, Cry Off, Drop, Recall
2. Accommodative Willing to fit in with Maladaptive She was understanding,
someone’s wishes or needs. patient, accommodative,
and always had a solution
Helpful, Solicitous, to all problems.
Considerate, Thoughtful
3. Accord Give or grant someone Withhold, On 31 May the two leaders
power, status, or recognition. Remove signed a peace accord.

An official agreement or
treaty.

Pact, Treaty, Agreement,

Settlement
4. Adequacy The state or quality of being Inadequacy, The adequacy of public
adequate. Inadequatenes healthcare has been
s, brought into question.
Acceptability, Insufficiency
Reasonableness,
Satisfactoriness, Fairness
5. Affiliation The state or process of Disaffiliation, The group
affiliating or being affiliated. Dissociation has affiliations with several
organizations abroad.
Annexing, Attaching,
Connecting, Joining, Bonding,
Uniting, Combining
6. Affirmative Agreeing with or consenting Nay, There should be
to a statement or request. Negative an affirmative role for
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government in social
problems.
7. Aghast Struck with terror, Fearless, Critics were aghast to see
amazement, or horror Unafraid how awful the play was.
Shocked and upset

Affrighted, Afraid, Alarmed,

Fearful, Frightened,
Horrified, Horror-struck,
Hysterical, Scared, Scary,
Shocked, Spooked, Terrified,
Terrorized
8. Amnesty An official pardon for people Penalty, Most political prisoners
who have been convicted of Punishment, were freed under the terms
political offences. Retribution of the amnesty.

Reprieve, Release, Discharge,

Liberty
9. Bankrupt Person or organization Solvent His father
declared in law as unable to went bankrupt and the
pay their debts. family had to sell their
home.
Insolvent, Bankrupted,
Failed, Ruined
10. Belying Fail to give a true impression Testify to, Her gentleness belies her
of something. Reveal strength.

Contradict, be at odds with,

call into question, Give the lie
to
11. Blot Mark or stain something. Honour, I signed my name
Enhance and blotted the paper.
Smudge, Smear, Spot, Blotch,
Dot, Mark, Speckle
12. Bonafide Genuine, Real, Authentic Fake, Spurious She was a bonafide expert.

13. Bonhomie Cheerful friendliness. Coldness There was a lot of

Geniality. cheerful bonhomie amongs
t the people on the trip.
14. Brazen Bold and without shame. Timid, Shy He went about his illegal
business with
Bold, Shameless, as bold as a brazen assurance.
brass, brazen faced
15. Bulwark Strong support or protection. Assail, My savings were to be
Assault, a bulwark against
Protect, Safeguard, Screen, Attack unemployment.
Secure, Shield, Ward
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16. Caucuses A conference of members of The committee caucused to

a legislative body who belong select the most promising
to a particular party or candidates.
faction.

Parliamentary party
17. Cauldron A situation characterized by The 31-year-old will be
instability and strong riding her horse, Toytown,
emotions. and will use the torch to
light a cauldron at the
racecourse.
18. Chimera A thing which is hoped for Certainty, Fact, Is the idea of banishing
but is illusory or impossible Reality, Truth hunger throughout the
to achieve. world just a chimera?

Illusion, Fantasy, Delusion,

Dream, Fancy
19. Clampdown Suppress or prevent Following the military coup,
something in an oppressive there has been
or harsh manner. a clampdown on press
reporting in the capital.
Suppress, Prevent, Stop, put
a stop to, Put an end to
20. Collusion Secret or illegal cooperation The company was acting
or conspiracy in order to in collusion with
deceive others. manufacturers to inflate
prices.
Conspiracy, Connivance,
Complicity, Intrigue, Plotting
21. Condemnable Bringing or deserving severe Bless We strongly condemn this
rebuke or censure. attack against our allies.

Criminal, Deplorable,
Reprehensible, Vicious
22. Contention Heated disagreement. Agreement The captured territory was
the main area
Disagreement, Dispute, of contention between the
Disputation, Argument, two countries.
Variance
23. Contentious Causing or likely to cause an Uncontroversi In the perpetual skirmish
argument. al between science and
religion, biological evolution
Controversial, Disputable, is
Debatable, Disputed, a contentious battleground.
Contended
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24. Contingency A future event or You must be able to deal

circumstance which is with all
possible but cannot be possible contingencies.
predicted with certainty.

Eventuality, Event, Incident

Happening, Occurrence
25. Conundrum A confusing and difficult The answer, Arranging childcare over
problem or question. Axiom, the school holidays can be a
Explanation, real conundrum for
The problem, Difficult Proposition, working parents.
question, Vexed question, Solution
Difficulty, Quandary
26. Demographic Relating to the structure of The
populations. town’s demographics sugge
st that the restaurant will
do well there.
27. Destabilise Upset the stability of a region Strengthen, The accused were charged
or system. Shore up with conspiracy
to destabilise the country.
Cause unrest or instability in.

Undermine, Weaken, Impair,

Damage, Subvert, Sabotage
28. Devolution The transfer or delegation of Centralization The majority of people in
power to a lower level, the province are in favour
especially by the central of devolution.
government to the local or
regional administration.

Decentralization, Delegation,
Dispersal, Distribution,
Transfer
29. Dexterity Skill in performing tasks, Clumsiness, He caught the ball with
especially with the hands. Stupidity, great dexterity.
Insensitivity
Deftness, Adeptness,
Adroitness, Agility,
Nimbleness, Handiness
30. Disadvantaged Person or area in Privileged A new educational
unfavourable circumstances, programme has been set up
especially with regard to for
financial or social economically disadvantage
opportunities. d children.
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Deprived, Underprivileged,
Depressed, In need, Needy,
In want
31. Discrimination The unjust or prejudicial Impartiality Until 1986 most companies
treatment of different would not even allow
categories of people, women to take the exams,
especially on the grounds of but such
race, age, or sex. blatant discrimination is
now disappearing.
Prejudice, Bias, Bigotry,
Intolerance, Narrow-
mindedness
32. Dissent The holding or expression of Agreement, Two
opinions at variance with Acceptance members dissented from
those commonly or officially the majority.
held.

Disagreement, Lack of
agreement, Difference of
opinion, Argument
33. Duopoly A situation in which two The crisis has also left
suppliers dominate the Boeing at risk of losing
market for a commodity or ground to Airbus SE in the
service. global aerospace duopoly.
34. Earshot The range or distance over Babysitters should remain
which one can hear or be within earshot of young
heard. children.
35. Elude Escape from or avoid danger, Be caught He tried to elude the
enemy, or pursuer, typically security men by sneaking
in a skilful or cunning way. through a back door.

Evade, Avoid, get away from,

Dodge, Flee
36. Enchantment A feeling of great pleasure; Repulsion, The audience looked on in
delight. Misery utter fascination
and enchantment.
Bewitchment, Charm,
Conjuration, Glamour
37. Endeavour Try hard to do or achieve Drop, give up, He is endeavouring to help
something. Quit the Third World.

Try, Attempt, Venture,

Undertake, Aspire, Aim, Seek
38. Endemic Disease or condition regularly Nonindigenous Malaria is endemic in many
found among particular , Non-native of the hotter regions of the
people or in a certain area. world.
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Plant or animal native and

restricted to a certain place.

Aboriginal, Born, Domestic,

Indigenous, Native
39. Endorsement The action of endorsing Opposition The campaign hasn’t
someone or something. received any
political endorsements.
Support, Backing, Approval,
Seal of approval, Agreement
40. Epicentre The point on the earth’s The youth orchestra did
surface vertically above the become a social epicentre.
focus of an earthquake.

The central point of

something, typically a
difficult or unpleasant
situation.
41. Erstwhile Former, Previous Lately, Malt extract was another
Recently popular alternative product
Currently, for erstwhile brewers.
Now,
Presently
42. Exemplified Be a typical example of. Becloud, She exemplifies the
Illustrate or clarify by giving Blur, qualities of a good leader.
an example. Cloud,
Darken,
Typify, Epitomize, Be a typical Fog
example of
43. Exempt Free from any obligation or Liable to, Small businesses have
liability imposed on others. Subject to been exempted from the
tax increase.
Free from, not liable to, not
subject to, Exempted, Spared
44. Explicit Stated clearly and in detail, Vague I gave her
leaving no room for very explicit directions on
confusion or doubt. how to get here.

Clear, Direct, Plain

Obvious, Straightforward,
Clear-cut, Crystal clear
45. Explicitly In a clear and detailed Implicit, The essay should
manner, leaving no room for Implied, state explicitly how the
confusion or doubt. Inferred facts support the thesis.
Ambiguous,
Circuitous
Equivocal,
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Clear-Cut, Definite, Indefinite,

Definitive, Express, Specific, Inexplicit,
Unambiguous, Unequivocal Unspecific,
Vague
46. Ferment Incite or stir up trouble or Calm, Ease, The media tried
disorder. Peace, to ferment public unrest by
Peacefulness, repeatedly publishing
Agitation and excitement Quiet, articles about the crooked
among a group of people, Tranquillity police officer.
typically concerning major
change and leading to
trouble or violence.

Fever, Furore, Frenzy,

Tumult, Storm, Flurry, Bustle
47. Fiduciary A fiduciary is a person who The company has
holds a legal or ethical a fiduciary duty to
relationship of trust with one shareholders.
or more other parties.
Typically, a fiduciary
prudently takes care of
money or other assets for
another person.
48. Forbearance Patient self-control. Impatience He showed
Restraint and tolerance. great forbearance in his
dealings with them.
Tolerance, Toleration,
Patience, Resignation,
Endurance, Fortitude
49. Formidable Inspiring fear or respect Pleasant- He worked in the property
through being impressively looking, business for a number of
large, powerful, intense, or Comforting, years, acquiring a
capable. Easy, Weak reputation as
a formidable wheeler-
Intimidating, Forbidding, dealer.
Redoubtable, Daunting,
Alarming
50. Foster Encourage the development Neglect, I’m trying to foster an
of something, especially Suppress, interest in classical music in
something desirable. Destroy my children.

Encourage, Promote, Further,

Stimulate, Advance, Forward
51. Hegemony Leadership or dominance, Self- Germany was united under
especially by one state or government Prussian hegemony after
social group over others. 1871.
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Supremacy, Ascendancy,
Predominance, Primacy,
Authority, Mastery, Control
52. Hegemony Leadership or dominance, Self- Germany was united under
especially by one state or government Prussian hegemony after
social group over others. 1871.

Supremacy, Ascendancy,
Predominance, Primacy,
Authority, Mastery, Control
53. High- Having or showing no regard Humble, Their attitude towards the
handedness for the rights, concerns, or Lowly, masses was
feelings of others. Modest, condescending, high-
Unarrogant, handed and ultimately
Arbitrary, Overbearing Unpretentious dictatorial.
54. Hostility Hostile behaviour. Friendliness, They showed
Unfriendliness or opposition. Approval open hostility towards their
new neighbours.

Antagonism, Unfriendliness,
Bitterness, Malevolence,
Malice
55. Hounding Harass, persecute, or pursue Leave in peace The reporters wouldn’t
relentlessly. stop hounding her.

Pester, Bother, Trouble,

Annoy
56. Humble Having or showing a modest Proud, He is very humble about his
or low estimate of one’s Overbearing achievements. felt
importance. very humble when meeting
her.
Meek, Deferential,
Respectful, Submissive, Self-
effacing
57. Impeachment To make a formal statement The governor
saying that a public official is was impeached for
guilty of a serious offence in wrongful use of state
connection with their job, money.
especially in the US.
58. Impoverish Make a person or area poor. Make wealthy The soil
Exhaust the strength or was impoverished by
vitality of. Strengthen, annual burning.
Enrich, Rich,
Weaken, Sap, Exhaust, Drain, Fertile
Empty, Diminish, Deplete
59. Impropriety Failure to observe standards Propriety, He said he regretted the
of honesty or modesty. Decency, appearance
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Improper behaviour or Decorum, of impropriety and

character. Form resigned.

Wrongdoing, Misconduct,
Dishonesty, Corruption
60. Incendiary Device or attack designed to Conciliatory He gave
cause fires. an incendiary speech at last
night’s rally.
Combustible, Flammable,
Inflammable, Fire-producing,
Fire-raising

Tending to stir up conflict.

Inflammatory, Rabble-
rousing, Provocative,
Agitational
61. Incentivise Motivate or encourage Deter, This is likely
someone to do something; Disincentivise to incentivise management
provide with an incentive. to find savings.

Induce, Motivate, Motivate,

Stimulate
62. Incitement The action of provoking Suppression, They denied inciting the
unlawful behaviour or urging Discourageme crowd to violence.
someone to behave nt
unlawfully.

Egging on, Urging, Goading,

Spurring on, Motivation,
Persuasion
63. Indignant Feeling or showing anger or Content He was indignant at being
annoyance at what is the object of suspicion.
perceived as unfair
treatment.

Aggrieved, Resentful,
Affronted, Disgruntled,
Discontented
64. Indiscriminately In a random manner; Selectively, The indiscriminate use of
Unsystematically. Systematically fertilizers can cause long-
term problems.
Randomly, At random,
Unsystematically, Aimlessly,
Immethodically
65. Inefficiency The state of not achieving Efficiency The idea is to
maximum productivity. eliminate inefficiency,
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Failure to make the best use creating a seamless

of time or resources. manufacturing process.
66. Inescapable Unable to be avoided or Avoidable The evidence points to
denied. the inescapable conclusion
that he is guilty of the
Unavoidable, Inevitable, crime.
Ineluctable, Ineliminable,
Inexorable
67. Inevitably As is certain to happen. Avoidable, Their
Uncertain arguments inevitably end in
Unavoidably. tears.
Naturally, Automatically, As a
matter of course, Necessarily
68. Inflammatory Relating to or causing Uncontroversi The men were
inflammation of a part of the al using inflammatory remark
body. s about the other team’s
supporters.
Speech or writing arousing or
intended to arouse angry or
violent feelings.

Provocative, Provoking,
Inflaming, Incendiary, Inciting
69. Interim Temporary and intended to Permanent An interim government was
be used or accepted until set up for the period before
something permanent exists. the country’s first free
election.
70. Ironclad Very certain and unlikely to Flexible, The new contract provides
be changed. Flexile, Elastic, employees
Compromising, with ironclad job security.
Adaptable
71. Jurisprudence The theory or philosophy of Even in high school, Evan
law. read a great deal
on jurisprudence because
he knew he wanted to
become a lawyer.
72. Limelight The focus of public attention. Obscurity She’s been in
the limelight recently,
Catbird seat, Centre stage, following the release of her
Spotlight, Top billing controversial new film.
73. Maverick An unorthodox or Conformist He was considered as
independent-minded person. something of a maverick in
the publishing world.
Individualist, Nonconformist,
Free spirit, Unorthodox
person
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74. Messy Untidy or dirty. Straightforwar Vicky is a really good cook

A situation confused and d, Amicable but she’s messy.
difficult to deal with.

Chaotic, Convoluted,
Complex, Intricate, Tangled
75. Momentous Of great importance or Unimportant, This is
significance, especially in Trivial, a momentous occasion that
having a bearing on future Insignificant will go down in the history
events. books.

Important, Significant, Epoch-

making, Historic, Apocalyptic
76. Muffle Wrap or cover for warmth. Unmuffle The house has double-
Stifle glazed windows
To make a sound quieter and to muffle the noise of
less clear. aircraft.

Wrap, wrap up, Swathe,

Swaddle, Enfold, Envelop,
Cloak
77. Nascent A process or organization just Adult, Everyone in
coming Full-Blown, this nascent business is still
into existence and beginning Full-Fledged, struggling with basic issues.
to display signs of future Mature,
potential. Ripe,
Ripened
Just Beginning, Budding,
Developing, Growing,
Embryonic
78. Noteworthy Worth paying attention to; Unexceptional, It is noteworthy that one-
Interesting or significant. Boring, third of students do not pay
Insignificant, any tuition fees.
Notable, Worthy of note, Ordinary
Interesting, Significant
79. Novel New and not resembling Familiar, New technologies are
something formerly known Hackneyed, posing novel problems.
or used. Old, Time-
An invented prose narrative honoured, Tire
that is usually long and d, Warmed-
complex and deals especially over
with human experience
through a usually connected
sequence of events.

Fresh, New, Original

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80. Obligation An act or course of action to Repayment, You have a

which a person is morally or Discharge, legal obligation to ensure
legally bound. Quittance, your child receives an
A duty or commitment. Release education.

Duty, Commitment,
Responsibility, Moral
imperative, Function
81. Obverse The side of a coin or medal Back, Rear We thought they would be
bearing the head or principal pleased with our decision.
design. We have learned, however,
Face, Front that the obverse is true.
The opposite or counterpart
of a fact or truth.

Antipode, Antithesis,
Contrary, Counter, Negative,
Opposite, Reverse
82. Octogenarian A person who is between 80 My neighbour was
and 89 years old. an octogenarian and
needed assistance
addressing his 88th
birthday invitations.
83. Ostensibly Stated or appearing to be Real, Genuine Their ostensible goal was to
true, but not necessarily so. clean up government
corruption, but their real
Apparent, Seeming, Outward, aim was to unseat the
Surface, Superficial, government.
Professed
84. Overshoot Go past an intended stopping Undershoot. The plane overshot the
or turning point runway and finished up in
inadvertently. the water.

Exceed, Outreach, Outrun,

Overpass, Overreach
85. Overt Done or shown openly. Covert, Hidden There are no overt signs of
Apparent. damage.

Undisguised, Unconcealed
86. Paradoxes A seemingly absurd or The uncertainty principle
contradictory statement or leads to all sorts
proposition which when of paradoxes, like the
investigated may prove to be particles being in two
well-founded or true. places at once.
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Contradiction, Contradiction
in terms, Self-contradiction,
Inconsistency
87. Pathogenic Bacterium, virus, or other The vast majority of these
microorganism causing organisms are
disease not pathogenic.
88. Persecution Hostility and ill-treatment, They left the country out of
especially because of race or fear of persecution.
political or religious beliefs.
Oppression
89. Perverse Showing a deliberate and Accommodatin Kate’s perverse decision
obstinate desire to behave in g, Cooperative not to cooperate held good.
a way that is unreasonable or
unacceptable.

Awkward, Contrary, Difficult,

Unreasonable,
Uncooperative
90. Pinnacle The most successful point. Nadir, Trough By the age of 32, she had
The culmination. reached the pinnacle of her
career.
The highest level, Peak,
Height, High Point/Spot,
Summit, Top
91. Polarization The division into two sharply Segregate, The polarization of society
contrasting groups or sets of Separate into rich and poor can
opinions or beliefs. clearly be seen in urban
areas.

92. Pragmatism A practical approach to Impractical, She had a reputation for

problems and affairs. Unrealistic, clear thinking
Idealistic and pragmatism.

93. Predatory Preying naturally on others. Not acquisitive The owl is a predatory bird
that kills its prey with its
Predacious, Carnivorous, claws.
Hunting, Raptorial, Ravening

Seeking to exploit others.

Exploitative, Wolfish,
Rapacious, Greedy,
Acquisitive
94. Predicament A difficult, unpleasant, or Blessing, She is hoping to get a loan
embarrassing situation. Breakthrough, from her bank to help her
Solution out of her
financial predicament.
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Difficult situation, Awkward

situation, Mess, Difficulty,
Dilemma
95. Privileges A special right, advantage, or Disfranchisem Healthcare should be a
immunity granted or ent, right, not a privilege.
available only to a particular Disqualificatio
person or group. n, Exclusion,
Prohibition,
Advantage, Right, Benefit, Inhibition
Prerogative, Entitlement,
Birth-Right
96. Problematic Constituting or presenting a Easy, Simple, Rules of grammar are
problem. Straightforwar more problematic for non-
d native speakers.
Difficult, Hard, Problematical,
Taxing, Troublesome, Tricky
97. Prudence The quality of being prudent. Wisdom, Good The firm was commended
Cautiousness. judgement, for its financial prudence.
Judiciousness,
Sagacity
98. Psyche The human soul, mind, or Their childhood made them
spirit. want to understand the
human psyche and to help
Inner self, Innermost self, others.
Inner ego, True being
99. Puzzle Cause someone to feel Clear, She was puzzled by the
confused because they Straightforwar doctor’s manner.
cannot understand d,
something. Comprehensibl
e
Perplex, Confuse, Bewilder,
Bemuse, Baffle, Mystify
100. Quantifiable Able to be expressed or Imperceptible, The benefits of the new
measured as a quantity. Insignificant, policy are not
Undeterminabl easily quantifiable.
Perceptible, Mensurable, e,
Commensurate, Gaugeable, Unmeasurable
Weighable
101. Reconcile Restore friendly relations Settle, Resolve It is sometimes difficult
between. to reconcile science and
religion.
Accommodate, Attune,
Conciliate, Conform,
Coordinate, Harmonize, Key
102. Rejigged Organize something Perhaps this collection
differently. could have been rejigged to
avoid such pitfalls.
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Rearrange, Altered,
Reorganized

To re-equip a factory or plant

103. Relent abandon or mitigate a severe Strengthen, She was going to refuse his
or harsh attitude, especially Worsen request but relented.
by finally yielding to a
request.
Change one’s mind, do a U-
turn, Back-pedal, back down,
Give way
Become less severe or
intense.

Ease off, Slacken, Let up,

Ease, ease up, Relax, Abate
104. Resounding Unmistakable, Emphatic, Hushed, Supporters gave the team
Unequivocal Noiseless, three resounding cheers.
Quiet, Silent,
Soundless,
Stilled, Stilly
105. Reverberated Loud noise is repeated The statements by the
several times as an echo. professor reverberated thr
ough the Capitol.
Resound, Echo, Re-echo,
Repeat, Resonate, Pulsate
Have continuing and serious
effects.
106. Skirmishes A fight between a small Truce There was a
number of soldiers that is short skirmish between the
usually short and not planned two of them over who
and happens away from the would pay for the meal.
main area of fighting in a
war.

A short argument
107. Sniff Draw up air audibly through Exhale, He sniffed his socks to see if
the nose to detect a smell, to Odorous, they needed washing.
stop it running, or to express Snort, Breathe,
contempt. Expire

Inhale, Snuffle, Breathe in

108. Spectacular Beautiful in a dramatic and Dull French history was
eye-catching way. represented in
a spectacular for tourists.
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Striking, Picturesque, Eye-

Catching, Breath-taking,
Arresting
109. Square up To prepare to fight, compete, The players squared up to
or argue with someone. each other and started
Settle shouting.
110. Stringent Strict, precise, and exacting Flexible, Lax, The most stringent laws in
Loose, the world are useless unless
Relaxed, Slack there is the will to enforce
them.
111. Subservient Prepared to obey others Domineering, Women were expected to
unquestioningly. Independent adopt a subservient role.

Submissive, Deferential,
Acquiescent, Compliant,
Accommodating
112. Substantive Having a firm basis in reality Nonmeaningfu There is
and so important, l, Unessential, no substantive evidence for
meaningful, or considerable. Inessential, the efficacy of these drugs.
Procedural,
Meaningless
113. Succour Assistance and support in Distress, Her organization
times of hardship and Oppress, gave succour and strength
distress. Maltreat, to those who had been
Injure, Thwart, emotionally damaged.
Aid, Help, A helping hand, Burden,
Assistance, Ministration, Persecute
Comfort
114. Symbolism Serving as a symbol. Literal The skull at the bottom of
the picture is symbolic of
Figurative, Representative, death.
Illustrative, Emblematic,
Allegorical
115. Synonymous Word or phrase having the Different, His deeds had made his
same meaning as another Dissimilar, name synonymous with
word or phrase in the same Opposite, victory.
language. Polar, Unequal

Closely associated with or

suggestive of something.

Identical, Interchangeable,
Alike, Convertible
116. Tacit Understood or implied Explicit, Stated Your silence may be taken
without being stated. to mean tacit agreement.
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Implicit, Understood,
Implied, Inferred, Hinted,
Suggested
117. Tenacious Tending to keep a firm hold Loose, Weak The baby took my finger in
of something. its tenacious little fist.

Clinging or adhering closely.

Firm, Tight, Fast, Clinging,

Strong, Forceful, Powerful
118. Thronging Flock or be present in great Bare, Barren, The theme park
numbers. Blank, Devoid, is thronging with tourists
Empty, Stark, during the summer.
Rush, Stream, Flock, Troop, Vacant, Void
Crowd
119. Traumatic Deeply disturbing or Soothing, She was going through
distressing. Calming, a traumatic divorce.
Successful,
Shocking, Disquieting, Pleasing
Upsetting
120. Tremendous Very great in amount, scale, Tiny, Small, Penny had put in
or intensity. Slight, Soft a tremendous amount of
time in the project.
Huge, Enormous, Immense,
Colossal, Massive
121. Turmoil A state of great disturbance, Calm, Peace The country is in a state of
confusion, or uncertainty. political turmoil.

Upheaval, Turbulence,
Tumult, Disorder,
Commotion
122. Undermine Lessen the effectiveness, Enhance, Criticism
power, or ability of, Improve, just undermines their
especially gradually or Strengthen confidence.
insidiously.

Subvert, Sabotage, Threaten,

Weaken, Compromise,
Diminish
123. Underscore To underline. De-emphasise These
To emphasize the importance failures underscore the
of something. difficulty of what we’re
attempting to do.
Accentuate, Bring out,
Emphasize, Italicize, Stress
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124. Unleash Cause a strong or violent Bridle, The failure of the talks
force to be Check, could unleash more
released or become Constrain, fighting.
unrestrained. Contain,
Control,
Loose, Release, Uncork, Curb
Unlock, Unloose, Unloosen
125. Unprecedented Never done or known before. Normal, The government took
Unparalleled, Unequalled, Common the unprecedented step of
Unmatched, Unrivalled releasing confidential
correspondence.
126. Vilification Abusively disparaging speech Praise He has had to suffer
or writing. public vilification during the
past 24 hours.
Condemnation, Criticism,
Censure, Castigation,
Denunciation
127. Vindicate Clear someone of blame or Convict, She will be
suspicion. Blame, completely vindicated by
Incriminate the evidence.
Acquit, Clear, Absolve, Free
from blame, Declare
innocent
128. Vindication The action of clearing Accusation, They said they welcomed
someone of blame or Censure, the trial as a chance
suspicion. Charge, to vindicate themselves.
Complaint,
Absolve, Acquit, Clear, Condemnation
Exculpate, Exonerate , Imputation
129. Wielding Have and be able to use They knew that
power or influence he wielded considerable
power over the
Exercise, Exert, Be possessed membership.
of, Have at one’s disposal,
Hold, Command, Control
130. Woefully In a manner expressing Blissfully, The school’s textbooks
sorrow or misery. Gladly, are woefully out of date.
Happily,
Agonizingly, Bitterly, Joyfully,
Dolefully, Dolorously, Joyously
Grievously, Hard
131. Wrath Extreme anger. Happiness, He hid his pipe for fear of
Good humour incurring his father’s wrath.
Rage, Fury, Annoyance,
Indignation, Outrage, Pique
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