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Dd

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Deceit practice of misleading Fraud, duplicity fairness, honesty Love and deceit, troubles and rewards are as ageless as the heavens.
Deference A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard obedience, compliance, yielding dishonour, disregard, noncompliance His deference to her wishes was very flattering
Detrimental Tending to cause harm Harmful , Hurtful Harmless, Beneficial Recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people
Dialectic Logical, rational analytic, controversial, persuasive illogical, irrational He not only wrote on dialectics and logic, but also on physics in its various departments.
Dilapidate Demolish, Deface deform, distort, destroy Build , construct, adorn On the east of the town at the foot of a hill stands a dilapidated fort.
Dilatory Slow or wasting time procrastinating, lax, dallying diligent, eager, zealous No dilatory motion, or dilatory amendment, or amendment not germane shall be in order.
Diligent persevering, Hardworking Active, Assiduous Careless, inactive "A diligent worker"; "with diligent industry she revived the failing business".
Discerning Discriminating Astute, knowing idiotic, ignorant The keen visions of these birds are not slow in discerning through the gloomy recesses the presence of danger.
Dispensation allocation of supply favour, indulgence, kindness denial, veto This is your generation, this is your dispensation, this is your wisdom.
Dissident Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards heterodox, discordant, nonconformist agreeing, confirming Union dissidents have challenged the leadership of the current president.

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Ee

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Edifice Structure monument, building It looks as if the whole political edifice of the country is about to collapse.
Efficacy Productiveness adequacy, capability, capacity inability, failure Exactly the situation he would have prayed for had he believed in the efficacy of prayer.
Egregious outstandingly bad; shocking, remarkably good. atrocious, deplorable concealed, good "egregious abuses of copyright"
Elfish Usually good-naturedly mischievous elfin, naughty behave, good They perpetrated a practical joke with elfish delight.
Emblematic Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract typical, emblematical, figurative literal ,Real ,straightforward The free discussion that is emblematic of democracy
Encomium Compliment Accolade, Eulogy Blame, Criticism The encomium holding good of herself, she refrained from lecturing him on the subject of the vilified Denham.
Engulf Absorb Bury, Consume Dry, Uncover The bright light engulfed him completely
Enormity Horribleness depravity, evil delight, esteem Nobody fully understands the enormity and complexity of the task of reviving the country's economy
Entente Agreement Accord, deal, pact disagreement It also contributed towards the conclusion of an entente between Turkey and Rumania in the summer of 1910.
Enunciation The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience articulation, elocution, phonation - The broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English
Epiphany A moment of sudden understanding or revelation Flash, oracle Confusion, Secret In the first grade, I experienced an epiphany that girls were always treated dif- ferently than boys.
Errant wrong , behaving wrongly in some way, especially by leaving home erratic, stray normal Teachers dislike errant spellings and misused words
Erudite Well-Educated knowledgeable, literate, scholarly uneducated, common, ignorant This erudite priest, born in 1067, was the founder of historical writing in Iceland
Espouse support adopt, maintain, defend attack, reject He was an optimist or he never wouldhave espoused the American cause.
Exasperate Provoke Agitate, disturb appease, calm Indeed, the effect would probably only be to exasperate and worsen industrial relations.
Exigent urgent Insistent, needful easy, ordinary, usual Charles immediately revealed the full and exigent nature of his demands.
Expats A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country expellee, exile, expatriate citizen, national, native A network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left be- hind.
Exuberance Energy, Enthusiasm Sprit, Zest Apathy, Coolness They were meant to suggest reproductive vigour, exuberance, and abundance.

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Ff

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Fabrication A deliberately false or improbable account; The act of making something (a product) from raw materials hogwash, forgery, fable truth, entertainment, reality The synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
Farcical absurd comical, funny, laughable grave, reasonable, sad Amber has been known to behave in a farcical manner when she is under the influence of marijuana
fauxpas A socially awkward or tactless act slip. solecism, abuse praise, certainty His trust was warranted, until Landor detected the fauxpas
Fidgety Nervous and unable to relax apprehensive, jittery, twitchy restful, unmoving, composed Until he did so, Mr Frampton was too fidgety to be approachable on any other subject.
Fissure A long, narrow opening hole, cleavage, crack closure, solid A fissure between philosophy and reality.

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Gg

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Gesticulate Show, express or direct through movement indicate, pantomime speak He gesticulated his desire to leave
Gloom depression despair, misery, sadness confidence, joy, delight She could not see a thing; but she waited in the gloom for the steward to come and light the lamps.
Gory bloody horrible, imbrued mild, pleasing, pleasant The broken and gory body was kicked through the railing for the last time.
Grandeur The quality of being magnificent, splendid or grand brilliance, expansiveness, magnificence dullness, simplicity, insignificance An imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colourful art
Grim hopeless gloomy, cruel bright, cheerful Anthony will be in the VIP lounge where he doesn't have to mix with the hoi polloi
Gruff Bad tempered Blunt, Nasty Cheerful, Happy I want to say good-bye," he said in the gruff voice of embarrassment.
Gullible Trusting Naïve, credulous, innocent Wary, skeptical Finding them, to all seeming, gullible and loquacious, she had even ventured on the Bishop.

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Hh

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Heckle jeer ridicule, taunt, tease please, praise, aid People in the crowd were booing and heckling as she tried to speak.
Hoi Polloi The common people generally masses, rabble, herd elite, aristocracy, cream Separate the warriors from the hoi polloi
Hoodwink deceive or trick dupe, outwit debunk, expose, reveal "staff was hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn-off shotgun"
Hurled throw forcefully fire, toss, launch hold, keep, receive My friend now began to hurl stones at it, but it easily dodged them.
Hustings The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) catafalque, emplacement, chancery - The front door was in continual motion with guests coming and going, amid laughter and boisterous conversation

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Ii

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Ignominious (Adj) embarrassing because of being a complete failure. humiliating, undignified, embarrassing glorious, admirable an ignominious defeat/failure/retreat
Imbibe absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge). assimilate, absorb, soak up, take in, digest abstain, fast "if one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed"
Implacable merciless cruel. unforgiving kind, remorseful Clinton accused congressional Republicans of "implacable hostility”.
Impounded kept captured, confiscated give, offer The police impounded cars and other personal property belonging to the drug dealers.
Inception An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events outset, provenance, kick-off conclusion, outgrowth, ending The strife was thus in its inception political; but it soon became religious as well.
Incessant Never ending ceaseless, nonstop bounded, finished Night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city.
Inchoate Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed amorphous, immature, nascent developed, grown, mature In the man, substance is inchoate, inadequate to the desired form; it is a drag on everything.
Inclement Used of persons or behaviour; showing no clemency or mercy brutal, tempestuous, intemperate merciful, sympathetic, mild The climate is inclement in winter and oppressively hot in midsummer.
Inclement Bitter brutal, hard, foul clear, merciful, nice One of the most inclement winters in the Gulf of Mexico had passed in the comfortless manner described in the last chapter.
Indefatigable Showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality assiduous, diligent, dogged indifferent, lethargic, wavering He is an indefatigable advocate of equal rights
Inebriated make (someone) drunk; intoxicate. bombed, plastered, boozy sober, straight He arrived late in the banqueting hall, and there were indications that he was inebriated.
Inflict Make (someone) do something unpleasant levy, apply hold, take, withhold "The principal inflicted his rage on the students"
Insinuate Hint, Suggest, to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true allude, ascribe, imply Conceal, hide, withhold Are you insinuating (that) I'm losing my nerve?
Intrepid Invulnerable to fear or intimidation brave, nervy, courageous afraid, cowardly, timid The savages were overawed by the coolness and courage of this intrepid officer.
Irritants annoyance burden,bother,trouble aid, happiness, help The report is bound to add a new irritant to international relations
Implacable merciless cruel. unforgiving kind, remorseful Clinton accused congressional Republicans of "implacable hostility”.

Jj

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Jab Poke violently Poke, Thrust, Punch Pull, tear She jabbed a pen at him to wake him up.
Jargon Technical terminology Slang, vocab, ardot standard A technical paper is filled with jargons
Jaunt Short trip Outing, trip, journey Stay, bolt, abide She planned a jaunt to the field
Jeopardize Put at risk Peril, risk, stake, gamble Save, guard, protect By lying, she was jeopardizing her father’s trust.
Jumble Mix something up to cause confusion Mix up, confuse, fuddle Arange, order The receptionist jumbled their names and assigned them wrong rooms

Here’s all you need to know about Gerund, Infinitive and Participle

Kk

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Kingpin a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation. bigwig inferior, subordinate, underling; mediocrity, "the kingpins of the television industry
Knack ability aptitude, skill, bent lack, inability It was horrid of you but you always had a knack of rubbing one up the wrong way.

Ll

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Labyrinthine complex : twisting, maze like direct, straight it's hard to find my classes at the labyrinthine building at my school
Laconic (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, verbose, long-winded, loquacious "his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic"
Legion numerous myriad, countless, many few, numbered The Roman legions brought peace and prosperity, at least most of the time.
Lenity Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant altruism, compassion cruelty, harshness It is for the jury to find a just medium between harshness and lenity

Mm

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Maraud go about in search of things to steal or people to attack. Raid and plunder (a place). plunder, go looting Guard, protect "bands of robbers crossed the river to maraud
Martinet Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms disciplinarian, authoritarian, tyrant - He was a good deal of a martinet, but he was justice incarnate.
Menage Family Ancestors, folk, kindred Three verses quoted by Menage are all we possess.
Meticulous very careful and precise Careful, Accurate Careless, Lazy Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book
Myriad A large indefinite number, a countless or extremely great number of people or things gobs, multitudinous, heaping bounded, measurable There’s a myriad of insects on the island.

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Nn

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Nigardly Close Tight, mean, narrow Generous, Far, open William had many excellent qualities, but his long life of exile and hardship had made him niggardly and narrow.
Nigh near nearly,adjacent,close far, distant She also found the last level nigh impossible.
Nonplussed Filled with bewilderment astonish, baffle, disconcert explicate, enlighten, educate These questions nonplus even the experts

Oo

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Obnoxious Causing disapproval or protest offensive, repulsive, abominable agreeable, lovable, wonderful He is a vulgar and obnoxious person
Occult Secret Concealed, Hidden Bare, clear Vortices may be called an occult quality, because their existence was never proved.
Ossify to become rigid Congeal, Freeze Liquefy, Soften There is a general growth to be observed, and the bones are beginning to ossify.

Pp

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Panache Distinctive and stylish elegance brio, flamboyance, swagger spiritless He wooed her with the confident panache of a cavalry officer
Panoramic (of a view or picture) with a wide view surrounding the observer; sweeping. sweeping, wide, extensive, bird's-eye, scenic restricted, narrow, limited "on a clear day there are panoramic views"
Paradox puzzle enigma, oddity normality, regularity The paradox of being calm and serene at the rock concert made her smile.
Paradox Contradiction Absurdity, enigma Normality, regularity I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
Paraphernalia miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. equipment, stuff, things, apparatus, immovables, "drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for homeParap improvements"
Parched Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight arid, withered moist, damp It was the height of summer and the land was parched and brown.
Parley negotiation conference, consult, debate Quite, silence After some serious parleying, both sides agreed to settle their differences.
Pecuniary relating or involving money monetary, banking nonfinancial that makes good pecuniary sense
Peddling sell door to door canvas, market, promote pull, buy Conventional politicians should expose the fantasies that the far left and far right are peddling to a vulnerable section of society.
Peg attach, a reason for discussing something further fix, fasten, join loose, detach They decided to use the anniversary as the peg for/a peg on which to hang a TV documentary.
Perceive Notice, see Discern, realize disbelieve, overlook She finally perceived the futility of her protest
Percussion musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles. crash, bang, smash, clash, bump - "percussion instruments"
Peril Risk,Danger Hazard, Insecurity, Jeopardy Certainly, Safety, Protection Just be a little careful, and you are perfectly out of peril
Pernicious hurtful malicious, fatal, evil assisting, good, He thought "such a system would be wrong and pernicious in the extreme.
Perpetual Continual, lasting Ceaseless, infinite Bounded, Ceasing The perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
Perturbed Trouble Bothered, Upset benefit , calm The more he loses, the more perturbed he gets
Picket a worker or group of workers who protest outside a building to prevent other workers from going inside, especially because they have a disagreement with their employers palisade, stanchion. upright - There were pickets outside the factory gates
Piffle nonsense Foolishness, balone sense, truth "I don't know anything about that sort of piffle," said his guest, severely.
Pilfer steal (things of little value). snatch, embezzle - "she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer"
Piqued Offend Annoy, Arouse Aid, Compose The scientists were piqued because science and hard work made their colleague wealthy.
Pitting oppose counter, set against, vie agree, go along We determine which is the faster horse by pitting one against the other in a race
Pliability Adaptability of mind or character flexible, ductile, elastic not flexible, hard "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"
Plight a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation predicament, quandary, dilemma blessing, delve, boon The idea had sustained him ever since he had learned of the plight of his tribesmen.
Polemic Argumentative belligerent, contentious benevolent, cordial. Some will find the harsh polemic repetitive and disturbing.
Precinct A district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes tract, ward, subdivision whole The commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations
Pretence falsehood Claim, display reality, honesty From the first there had been no pretence of friendship between thesetwo.
Primordial earliest primeval. pristine modern, new, last Her immense wooden sculptures refer to a primitive form of life in primordial worlds.
Pristine clean, pure immaculate, untouched, intact affected, dirty The car seemed to be in pristine condition.
Proliferate Grow rapidly breed, engender, mushroom decrease, destroy, lessen Pizza parlours proliferate in this area
Protagonist person who takes the lead hero, idle, advocate antagonist She was herself a vehement protagonist of sexual equality.
Prudent Wise , Sensible Careful. cautious Careless, Expensive That sacrifice may also be a prudentaction," observed Madeleine.
Purport to pretend to be or to do something, especially in a way that is not easy to be- lieve. acceptation, tenor, upshot exterior, insignificance, outside They purport to represent the wishes of the majority of parents at the school.

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Qq

Word Meaning Synonym Antonym Sentence
Quiver Shaking Flash, glimmer Dullness, quiet The city quivered with music and excitement.
Quixotic idealistic dreamy, foolish, impractical cautious, realistic, wise That sounds quixotically noble, this stand for the ‘inviolability of marriage.

For details on the Para Jumbles, refer to the linked article.